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I TEW MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Lebanon Man Admits Slaying Of Stepmother Albany, Ore. (U.PJ Tommy Reppeto, 2 l& ear-old Lebanon youth, yesterday confessed the bludgeon slaying of hi 72-year-old stepmother in their Lebanon home Saturday, "because she broke my routine." District At torney Courtney Johns said. : Johns said the youth, who was charged with first degree mur der Monday, made the confession to him and the court-appointed defense attorney, Robert M. Mc Kechnie. To Go To Hospital The stepmother, Mrs. Mary Hattie Reppeto, died en route to a hospital Saturday afternoon. : Johns said young Reppeto. who once was an inmate of Fair- view home, would be sent to the state hospital in Salem for ob servation. V The illiterate youth told Johns yesterday that his stepmother had asked him to build a fire In the living room fireplace of the family's small ' home just east of Lebanon. He built the fire the youth said, then was told to get a piece of paper and place it beneath the grate to make the fire burn more readily. He said he went to the garage where the wood was stored and then returned to the front room with paper. While he was gone, the youth said, his stepmother had placed the piece of paper in the fire place. "That was my job to do. She shouldn't have done it," Johns quoted him as saying. Johns said the youth appar ently flew into a rage and at tacked the elderly woman. 3 ?Sv5L (V WW USE OUR LAYAWAY PLAN V Buy now at these low prices and pay later! A small deposit will hold your purchase until you're ready to pick it up. Ask any of our clerks about it! STORE HOURS: Daily 39 NORTH CENTRAL Boy Scouts Lone Pine Cub Pack A film or slides will be shown at a meeting of the Lone Pine Cub Scout Pack meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, in the Lone Pine school gymnasium. Court Records MUNICIPAL COl'RT Lawrence H. Kraue. violation of basic ruie. $10. Bav Lavonne Cummings, drag rac ing. SI 5. Llovd David Grossman, drag racing. $10. Ignatius G. Posphyhale. failure to yield right of way, S10. Noel Hammond Black, violation of basic rule. $10 Angelo Lee Bcnettt. four passengers in front seat. $-". Robert Ray Plankenhorn. violation Of basic rule. StO. Donald Ernest Hale, failure to Mop at stop sign. $5 A. F Edwards, violation of basic rule. $10. Lowell Whitney Shepard, failure to stop at red light. $5. DISTRICT COURT Maxcine Kimmel. failure to fcloo at stop sign. $10. twitched license tabs. $15 Stanford A. Brown, passing with in sufficient clearance. $15. James Clinton Kent, no muffler. $5. Paul Weslev Ellis, violation of basic rule. $15. Robert Hoagland, failure to- signal, $6 Richard Ellis Norton, inadequate muffler. $15. Mark S. Doole, failure to stop at stop sign. $10. Wallace M. Larson, violation of basic rule $10. George Arthur Plumlee, drunk on public highway. $30. Robert L. Staten. violation of basic rule. $12.50. CIKt'l'IT COLKT John E. Young vs. LaELIa Mae Young, divorce decree. Mattie L. Anderson vs. Clarence A Anriersnn. divorce decree. Sleatha Mane Donaldson vs. Thomas Donaldson, divorce decree. Vera L. Funk vs. Carl B. Funk, di vorce decree. Marjone Bell Norris vs. Daniel Herbert Norris. divorce decree. William C. Baxter vs. Diane Elaine Baxter, divorce decree. Yoko Maeno Doland vs. Flod Do land. divorce decree. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Alfred Lee Tabor. 113'2 Rose ave.. Med ford, and Donna Carol Heidemann. 1153 Grand ave., Medford. Sterling La Verne Williver. Eureka. Calif., and Anise Eldora Joyce. Red ding. Calif. NYLONS First Quality Nylons Regular 59c Pair SALE PRICE 2-8? You Save .... 31c COSTUME JEWELRY An outstanding assortment of Necklaces, Earrings, Bracelets, Brooches. 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Woo had been under treat ment by Dr. Mihelic since 1955 for hypertension and acne. The patient had complained to a friend, Philip Chan, that he thought the doctor was "giving him the wrong medicine," police reported. 3 7 Cases of Diseases Reported Last Week A total of 31 cases of com municable diseases were report ed to the Jackson county health department last week, includ ing 10 cases of influenza in Shady Cove, according to Dr. A. Erin fyferkel. county health physician. Other cases included one in fectious mononucleosis in Eagle Point; two of impetigo, one each in Medford and Central Point; one infectious hepatitis in Eagle Point; one mumps in Ashland; two whooping cough in Eagle Point; four chicken pox in Ash land, and 10 measles, one in Ashland, three in Medford, and six in Rogue River. 33" x 33" SILK and RAYON SCARFS Beautiful Prints and Solid Colors Regular- Each, 59c Sale Price 2 for 87c You Save Chocolate Peanuts Delicious, Crunchy, Double Dip Regular lb. 59c SALE PRICE . 2 lbs. 97 You Save 21c Sugar Wafers Delicious . . .' 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Independent insurance com panies in Oregon are expected to follow suit in the near fu ture, but one firm. Farmers In surance Group, said no rate hike is foreseen in the immediate fu ture for its policy holders. 'One of every six motor , ve hicles in the state was involved in an accident during the past fiscal year," Robert B. Taylor, state insurance commissioner, said. "Because of this experience the increases could not be de nied." Taylor added. Unmarried male drivers under 25 years of age will feel the sharpest rate hikes with in creases ranging from $36 to $60. depending on where they live. Exceptions to the trend toward more accidents are the Astoria, Eugene, Klamath Falls, and Sa lem areas. Rate increases for young drivers in those cities will not be as steep and older drivers will get a slight reduction in their policy costs." Highest increase will be made in the Portland suburban area. .31c Lotions, Colognes, Talcums, Mouth Washes SALE PRICE 3 for 97 MEDFORD, OREGON Rejected Suitor Kills College Coed, Self in Climax To Romance Vermillion, S. D. (U.R) A rejected suitor shot and killed his University of South Dakota sweetheart and mortally wound ed himself Tuesday night in a violent climax to their stormy campus romance. Killed by a fusillade of bullets was Joan Bruyer, 21, a pretty university senior and drum majorette, of the school band. She died shortly after the shoot ing on an operating table of a hospital here. Don Steele, 19, Minneapolis, a former university sophomore with a background of mental disorder, died in a hospital at Sioux City, Iowa, early today from a bullet wound in the tem ple. Authorities said Steele re turned to the campus two nights ago after the Christmas holiday. They said he apparently had a murder-suicide plan in mind when he called on the coed at her nome, where he formerly roomed. The; two were found on a bloodsoaked carpet in the Bruy er living room. A .22 caliber re volver lay nearby. The girl's body was riddled by several bullets. Volley of Shots The victim's mother Mrs. Eve lyn Bruyer, said she heard the volley ot shots only seconds after she and a woman visitor left the living room and the couple was alone. "Where did you get that gun?" she heard her daughter scream just before the bullets (were fired. Mrs. Bruyer said her daughter and Steele had dated since last May until shortly after the fall semester began. She said they once had been engaged for about a week before they broke up. Mrs. Bruyer said Steele had come to the home early in the evening for a visit with her daughter. She said'immediately after the shooting, ' she called police and their pastor, the Rev. Hugh Wolf, who was the first to arrive on the scene. Father Wolf said Miss Bruyer repeatedly had rejected Steele's proposals of marriage. He said he had been counseling Steele for some time. The pastor said the young man had always seemeed "calm," although he once threat ened the girl and her mother during an argument. A Little Rough Miss Bruyer 's sister, Elaine, a university freshman, said Steele had abused Joan on several dates 12-Year-0ld Looking To Geologist Career Dwight, 111. (U.R) Twelve- year-old Arthur Ogg, who al ready has a basement full of an cient rocks and fossils, is off and running toward a career as a geologist. "I just love it," he said, re- i ferring to his passion for the j footprints of history embedded ! in the earth's rocky strata. I His geological interest blos somed two years ago, when j Arky. as his friends call him, re- ceived a child's geology set for Christmas. ' Now he stumps his teachers at ! Dwight's East Side School, and j often is called on to exhibit his j fossil collection and talk about ! geology. The collection, much of : it found in the fields and near ! the railroad tracks here, includes ' about 2,590 items, all catalogued. The Illinois State Geological ; Survey at the University of Illi ! nois is studying part of Arky's collection. Occasionally, too, the youngster accompanies the state geologists on field trips and geo logical studies. Arthur's prize possession, how ever, is a certificate from the Geologifal Institute of America, awarded for his demonstrated knowledge of rocks and fossils. NABBED Irving Potash (above), one of the 11 top U. S. Communists convicted of Smith Act violations in 1949, was arrested by FBI agents in Bronxville, N. Y. because he had illegally re entered the U. S. He had accepted deportation to Po land in 1955 to get out of prison. He had been serving part of a five year sentence at the time. .. ' and Joan decided to break off the romance with Steele be cause he was "getting a little rough." Steele's father, Dr. D. S. Steele, a suburban Minneapolis veterinarian, said he was "shocked" by the . incident. "Donny was nervous and high strung," the father said. He said the youth had undergone mental treatment several years ago at the University of Minne sota hospital in Minneapolis. A spokesman for the dean .of men at the University of South Dakota said the school had sent Steele home shortly before Christmas with a letter suggest ing medical treatment. Mental Health Group To Meet Thursday The need for family counsel ing service will be discussed at. a meeting of the Mental Health committee of Jackson county at noon Thursday, Jan. 10. The committee will meet in the court house annex. ' A subcommittee will report on the second survey of professional people about the need for such services in the county. The film, "A Family Affair.", will be pre viewed for possible future use in Jackson county to show fam ily counseling in action. .. The subcommittee evaluated results of a recent survey, and found that the nee8 for counsel ing around marriage difficulties had been expressed as great in a previous opinion poll. Among 85 professional peo ple participating in the survey, there had been 73 persons' ap proach them within one- week seeking help to solve marriage problems. The subcommittee noted the surprising figure of 19 young mothers within one week seeking help in planning for fatherless families. The survey showed 46 who were in need of help in adjusting to employ ment problems, constant unem ployment, frequent changes of jobs, and dissatisfaction with jobs, the subcommittee said. The possible significance ' of the survey will be considered at the Mental Health committee meeting. Ring Figure Held On Traffic Charge New York U.R) Police ar rested Tommy (Hurricane) Jack son, 26-year-old boxer, early to day on a traffic charge growing out of a fatal auto accident. A man struck by Jackson's Cadillac convertible died Tues day. Police said Jackson was sober and was not driving reck lessly when he struck the man, but charged the heavyweight contender with using a forged driver's license. The dead man was identified as Charles Balga, 60. Police said Balga was walking his dog Mon day night when the dog slipped his leash. Balga ran into the street after the dog and was struck by Jackson's car. Jackson denied using a forged driver's license. Police said, however, that handwriting ex perts had established that the signature on Jackson's license application was not his own. Former Boxer Held on Charge Involving Girl Miami Beach U.R) Former middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta was arrested here today and charged with encour aging a 14-year-old girl to be come a prostitute. The . husky ex-pugilist, who operates a night club and pack age store here, was freed a few hours later on $6,000 bond. 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