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Investigation Into
Riot at Utah Prison
unched
a
q O Point of Tti Mountain Utah,
2nj.Rj Warden Marcell Graham
O leunched a iTrtigation today
Cj into e a,orJt riot in history
f Utah State Prison.
tlraham returned to Utah
TTiurday night from Washing
ton. CHe had hen en route to
O
oCharle$ J. Meyers
Elected Leader
OfWWIGroupHere
Charles J. Meyeri was elected
(Wednesday to succeed Norvin R.
Walters as commander of Med
Wd Barracks 540, Veterans of
World .War I.
Annual election of officers
was held at a meeting in the
aVdmen hall, Medford.
Elected senior vice command
er was Harry E. Leuty; junior
vice commander, Alvin C. Lucas;
quartermaster, Pat Graham;
chaplain. James Cech; judge ad
O vocate. Bill Watkins: and trus
tees, Hans Sorenson, Frank Root
c?nd Fred C. Myers.
Auxiliary Election
O o' tne women's auxiliary
election officers, Mrs. Patrick
I: Graham was elected president
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to succtreu mrs. iiuivin n. wiii
ft. "Other officers are Mrs.
Augusta Hall, senior vice: Mrs.
Fred Middlebusher, junior vice;
Mrg Ethel Offutt. treasurer;
Mrs. Arthur L? Schrack, chap
lain: Mrs. Harry E. Leuty, con
ductressD Mr. Alvin C. Lucas,
gnard; )nd Mabel Baugh, trus
tee. O
Installation will be held in the
Redmen hall at Medford on
March 7.
0 At the barracks meeting, a res
CTfution was passed calling for
extension of the property tax
exemption of S7.500 cash value
on the homestead of World War
1 veterans. This is the same as
the exemption extended to 65-.
year-old Mexican and Spanish
American war veterans without
disability requirement. Copies of
the resolution are being mailed
to the two state rpresentatives
nd to ties state senator from
Jackson county.
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COIPOIATION
131 ine St. Central Point
Phone NO 4-1273
Frank Wilkinson, Mgr.
TRU-MIX Concrete
reseats the thrillineNational Hockey League Garnet
on KBES-TV
SATURDAY
Hockeys-
by Warden
New York to attend a prison
officials conference.
GriayancM Studied
Penal officials and .convict
I committees studied a lift of 43
; prisoner grievances amid an un
easy peace at the 'model in
stitution. The grievances touch
ed off the riot Wednesday.
Some 500 convicts ended the
11-hour riot Thursday after re
leasing the last of 28 hostages
and surrendering a small wea
pons arsenal.
Tension' mounted again short
ly after Gov. George D. Clyde
negotiated the truce by promis
ing to listen to the prisoners'
complaints if they would release
the hostages. Order was restored
when heavily armed guards and
highway patrolmen moved into
the cell blocks of the prison
in a display of strength.
Members of the state's Board
of Corrections and the seven
man convict committe closed the
first in a series of meetings
Thursday night. Board Chair
man John Dugan said the con
victs "felt we were very fair."
Dugan said they discussed
prison administration and of
ficials, preparation of prison
food, time off for good behavior
and the Pardons Board.
Semi Hiti Merit
He said the board felt about
10 of the 43 grievances had
some merit and would be in
vestigated further. He did not
identify the specific complaints.
Mopping-up operations contin
ued. Authorities said damage
would run into the thousands
of dollars with scores of broken
windows, plumbing fixtures, and
battered walls included in the
damage. The kitchen was in
shambles and supply rooms were
looted.
All convicts and civilans at
the prison were accounted for
with no escapes or deaths. Only
major injuries were to a guard,
stabbed in the abdomen, and a
convict beaten and thrown from
his cell.
Coos Bay-North Bend
Wafer Fluoridated
Coos Bay (U.R) Water users
at Coos Bay and North Bend
have been drinking water spiked
with fluorides for a week and
didn't know it.
C. V. Signor, manager of the
Coos Bay-North Bend Water
Board, reported that fluorida
tion equipment was approved by
state inspectors Jan. 30 and was
put in use immediately but no
public announcement was made.
Coos Bay voters last Novem
ber rejected a charter amend
ment that would hava prohibited
use of fluorides.
GRANGE
Central Point Grange
Fred Kuest, chairman of the
building committee of the Cen
tral Point Grange, announced
at a Grange meeting Friday,
Feb. 8, that the remodeling of
the Grange kitchen will ' begin
Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 8 a.m. He
asked for any volunteer help
that is available.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Warren of
Roxy Ann Grange were guests
at the meeting. The next meet
ing scheduled for Friday, Feb.
15, will be a social meeting.
Saturday
FEBRUARY 9
Montreal at Boston
Feb. 16 Boston at Chicago
Feb. 23-Detroit at Chicago
Mar. 2-New York at Boston
Mar. 9-Detroit at Boston
EridiT. February 8. 1957
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CLUB
-ITU NEWS
Central Point Beef Club
The Central Point Beef club
held a meeting Jan. 20, at Patsy
and Mike Charleys.
Under old business, all fines
were paid on the Showbox.
Mr. Charley asked us if we
were having any trouble with
our steers, and no one seemed to
be having any at the present
time.
There we no more business, so
the meeting was adjourned to
see a movie.
Larry Tweedy showed us a
film "Rumen Stomach." This was
a movie on how an animal di
gests its food and the proper feed
ing methods for an animal.
After the movie we played
games and refreshments were
served.
Carol von der Hellen,
Reporter.
Talent Jolly Chefs
i The Talent Jolly Chefs 4-H
club met at Mrs. Howell's home
; Monday, Feb. 4. There were 12
i members present. Our secretary,
Sandra Roth, resigned, and Judy
Bagley was elected in her place.
Betty Jo Howell was elected
song leader.
Judy Bagley and Linda Hazel
ton demonstrated how to set a
table correctly. Betty Jo Howell
and Sandra Roth are to give a
demonstration at our next meet
ing. "
After the meeting was ad
journed, we each made a ham
burger and Mrs. Howell served
cupcakes. Before going tiome
we played games.
Paulette Creel,
Reporter.
Central Point Doughnuts
Our cooking club held their
third meeting on Jan. 21. We
played games outdoors then had
refreshments furnished by Tari
Lee Martin.
Then we held our business
meeting. Each member had to
say the 4-H Pledge individually.
Most everyone knew it quite
well, but we are going to do it
again at our next meeting. We
read some pages in our project
books that told about measuring
and cleaning up afterwards.
This was a sort of review as last
meeting our Junior Leader Patsy
Charley gave us a demonstration
on dry and liquid measure, she
showed us the right types of cups
to use, also how to measure ac
curately with measuring spoons.
Then we planned a cookie
sale for Feb. 2. Each child was to
bring two dozen cookies to sell,
and they were to make them all
themselves. We had the sale and
it was a success, the cookies
turned out nicely and we took
turns selling them at Fabers'
Market. We made S6.43, which
we turned over to our treasurer,
Kathy Thompson.
Mike Charley,
Reporter.
Barnait Brats
Seven girls interested in cook
ing and sewing met at the home
of Mrs. G. E. Hackett, 940 Ellen-
dale drive., Medford, Wednes
day, after school. They received
their record books and discussed
their sewing boxes and supplies.
Officers of the newly formed
club are Alice Nicholson, presi
dent; Teresa Patten, vice presi
dent; Janice Neal, secretary; and
Margie Root, reporter.
Song leader is June Hendry,
yell leader is Alta Neel and
game leader is Elva Root. "
Margie Root,
Reporter
Central Point Sparkplugs
The Central Point Sparkplugs
Tractor club met on Jan. 15, at
the C. W. Anhorn home in Cen
tral Point. Glenn Klein, rnnntv
4-H club agent, was presenle at
this meeting and showed us a
i film on the tractor maintenance
! project and tractor safety.
I . Refreshments were served, aft
er the meeting by Mrs. Anhorn.
I Our next meeting will be held
I on Feb. 16, at 1:30 p.m. at the
home of the leader, Morris
Frink, on Beall lane.
Bob Kuest,'
j Repqrter "
Prison Escapee Asks
For Cell at Lebanon
Lebanon CU.P) A young man
who said he was an escapee
from the Washington state pri
son walked into the police sta
tion shortly before midnight
1 , , I l 1 :
I oi infeiii emu asacu xur a nice
warm ceil.
Assistant Police Chief Ralph
Fetterley identified the man as
William Guy Cole Jr., 21. Cole
told Fetterley he escaped from
a prison work gang in Chelan
county last September.
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Father of Marine
Silent on Role in
Probe of Beatings
Parris Island, S.C. (U.R)
The father of a Marine recruit
who complained of being beaten
by a drill instructor refused to
day to disclose his possible role
in a new investigation of training
abuses.
Nelson R. Porter, Hartford,
Vt., whose complaint touched off
the investigation, turned up as a
visitor to this huge Marine train
ing center but it was not known
whether his presence was "offi
cial." Not Taking Calls
Porter, father of Pvt. David
Lee Porter, 18, was staying at the
"hostess house'" for civilian
guests. A receptionist said Por
ter is "not taking calls from the
press."
Before leaving his home two
days ago the elder Porter told
newsmen his son had written
Traffic Violator Feels
Charges Rather Lengthy
West Los Angeles (U.R)
Frederick L. Lewis, 21, said he
had the feeling yesterday that
charges presented against him in
traffic court were rather lengthy.
They involved his speeding 85
miles an hour on his motorcycle
and were detailed ir a seven
foot long legal document ac
cusing him of 22 consecutive traf
fic violations. .
urging him to come to Parris Is
land at once. He did not reveal
the reason for urgency.
The next day the Marine Corps
began a pre-trial investigation of
abuses by "more than one" drill
sergeant whose cases cropped up
in a six weeks investigation of a
complaint Porter made about
treatment of his son.
Young Porter wrote his father
last Dec. 9 that when he walked
into a drill instructor's office
"with my hat on" he "got hit
over the head twice with a steel
bar" and 'would have got hit a
third time but there was already
too much blood."
Enough Evidence
The Marine Corps announced
it found enough evidence of
abuses to make a full-scale in
vestigation and to relieve "more
than one" drill instructor of his
duties pending the result of the
investigation.
Another case of abuse In the
Marine training system came to
light at the Corps' West Coast
center at San Diego, Calif.,
Thursday with a report that a
drill instructor was disciplined
for hitting a recruit.
A spokesman said Cpl. E. M.
Logue, 21, of Atlantic, Iowa, was
reduced to private first class and
relief of drill duty for hitting
Pvt. Richard Rezendes, 17, of
Haywood, Calif. -
By Jimmy Hatlo
SO THE 8UYEF? CALLS BACK TEM
MINUTES L4TEf? TO C4NCEL THE
ORDER NOW LISTEN TO SMODDY
Albany Attorney
Faces Tax Charges
. Portland U.R) A probation
office investigation was under
way today in the case of Robert
McKechnie, Albany city attor
ney, who pleaded guilty to fail
ure to file federal income tax
returns for the years 1953 and
1954.
Federal Judge William East,
who heard the plea, delayed
sentence until the investigation
was completed.
Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney
James W. Morrell said the infor
mation listed McKechnie's in
come as S5700 in 1953 and $11,
000 in 1954.
YOUR BLOOD IS PRECIOK
Won't YOU help us keep ample supplies of blood on hand?
The B LOO DM0 BILE
WILL BE AT THE-
Medford Elks Temple
WE
D.
The quota for the February visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile has been increasAl
50 per cent because of the steady increase in the use of blood in Jackson county.
The quota is 290 pints, for which 350 donors will be required. During the past
six months, 1,324 pints of blood were used in Jackson county. During the same
period, only 979 pints were collected. The need HERE is urgent. Help your neigh
bors - maybe YOURSELF Q
Dogs' Bodies To Be
Burned at City Dump
The county dog control officer
in the future will dispose of all
bodies of dogs in the Medford
city dump, near Camp White',
the county court said today.
The court's announcement fol
lowed reports that on two occas
ions bodies of about 65 dogs
had been burned in the Jackson
ville city dump, bringing pro
tests from Jacksonville residents
and city officials.
Commissioner Chester Wendt
said in past years dead dogs
had been taken to a by-products
firm, but the firm will no longer
accept them because of the
amount of hair on the bodies.
Until recently, the bodies
were burned on rubber tires at
the Medford dump. However,
the dog control officer was twice
authorized by Jacksonville city
police to burn the bodies at the
Jacksonville dump. When a resi
dent of Jacksonville protested
to city officials, the practice
was ordered discontinued.
It was explained that the Med
ford city dump is located far
enough from residential areas
that the practice of burning the
dogs' bodies is not offensive to
citizens.
The county court emphasized
that before the bodies are
burned the dogs are killed, by
lethal gas or a similar humane
means.
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Rock 'n Ro7 Dancing
Outlawed in Bogota
Bogota, Colombia (U.R)
The Board of Censors banned all
public exhibitions of rock 'n roll
dancing today.
The American movie "Roclc
Around the' Clock," which start
ed the current dance craze among
teen-agers, was not banned, however.
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