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r-lfilfltilfWi Mother Took Lives Of Children, Self South Bend, Ind. TP A dis traught mother hacked her three children to death in a homicidal frenzy and then plunged a butcher knife into her own heart, authorities said today. The bodies were discovered by her husband, George W. Con ley, when he hurried home from work Wednesday after no one answered the telephone. Conley frantically called po lice and then collapsed. He was placed under a doctor's care. Dr. Edward Shelley, St. Jo seph's County coroner, said Wednesday night after a post mortem that the "deaths were triple murder and suicide." The attractive mother, Eliza beth, 33, had been under treat ment for a nervous breakdown. Her body was found lying on the blood-soaked living room floor, a butcher knife through her chest. Nearby were the si -shed bodies of a daughter, Rebecca, 6, and a son, Matthew, 4. Conley found the body of his youngest ion, John, 2, in the L:Jroom with a knife in his chest. All-Arabian Horse Show Is Scheduled Salem Mr. and Mrs. William B. Robinson and daughter, Bar bara, of Medford, will be among Jackson county representatives at the 11th annual All-Arabian horse show at the state fair grounds in Salem June 22-23. The show is sponsored by Ara bian Horse Breeders association of Oregon. Purpose of the show is to give exhibitors and breeders a chance to show their mounts. The two-day show is expected to draw more than 200 Arabian horses which will b featured in 31 events including all phases of show horse competition. This year's show will be judged by Charlie B. Team of Fort Worth, Tex. Admission tickets can be obtained in advance by writing Arabian Horse Show, 390 State st., Salem. Governor's Safety Conference Opens Portland (ffl Leadership and teamplay will be general themes of the governor's seventh indus trial safety conference today and Friday at the Multnomah hotel. Oregon's biggest safety event of the year is sponsored by the State Industrial Accident Com mission in cooperation with la bor, management and civil groups. ""' Arizona's per acre cotton yield is often higher than in any other tate. LARGE -TASTY 0L.0QM By the Piece LARGE JUICY FRANKS B It) J WONT TALK Teamsters Union President Dave Beck appears to be clamping his mouth shut tight as the Senate rackets committee in Washington prepares to question him. Beck invoked the Fifth Amendment and a committee investigator charged that three members of the Beck family slipped into Canada "strictly" to duck questioning by the committee. . USIA Hopes To Regain Part of Budget Cuts Washington OP) The United States Information Agency to day hoped to regain a few mil lion dollars in a House-Senate compromise on its tattered budg et. But that would not alter the defeat the USIA budget has met in Congress. The USIA budget emerged from the Senate Wednesday night with more than a third cut away. The Senate voted the agency $90,200 000 which was 853,000, 000 less than President Eisen hower requested and S15,900,000 less than approved by the House. The extra cut was approved 61 to 15 with the Senate GOP leadership voting for it. Only a few hours earlier the President had made a new ap peal for his USIA budget re quest. Norwegian, Yugoslav Ships Hit Outside Suez Suez, Egypt W The Nor wegian tanker Vespasian and the Yugoslav vessel Drina col lided outside Suez today. First reports said damage was slights ' Lloyds Shipping Registry lists the Vespasian as a 12,786-ton tanker. The Yugoslav vessel is listed as a 601-ton freighter. TASTY TANGY Petitions Ask Kerby Building Be Museum Cave Junction Petitions from local organizations, asking that the Josephine county court pur chase a historic Kerby building as a memorial for use as a coun ty museum were presented at the final county budget meeting Wednesday by William J. Mc Lean, of the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce. The building was the first Josephine county courthouse back in the late 1800's when the present town of Kerby was the thriving gold center of Kerby-ville. Thornton Asks Funds To Hire Attorneys Salem OP Attorney Gener al Robert Y. Thornton today asked the Legislature for $100, 00C to engage experienced at torneys to prosecute the Multno mah county vice trials. Thornton wrote Senate Pres ident Boyd Overhulse and House Speaker Pat Dooley and sent copies of his letter to Gov. Rob ert Holmes and other legisla tors. Thornton said he would ask the Oregon State Bar for a list of outstanding attorneys who could serve. He said it was his intention "to choose not less than five top-flight lawyers so that there will be vigorous and forceful prosecution of persons who have been indicted." '"Recognizing the large num ber of cases to be tried and the skill and experience of the at torneys for the defendants, it is obvious that our regular staff must be augmented by the ad dition of at least five qualified and experienced attorneys," Thornton said. Clackamas County Judgment Sustained Salem (IFI The State Su preme Court Wednesday sus tained a $1,000 judgment against Dr. Werner Pundt, Clackamas county veterinarian for th? death of three dogs, but reversed a further judgment for $5,000 punitive damages. Kenneth O'Harra, who was awarded the judgment, said the dogs were picked up by police and turned over to Dr. Pundt, who worked under contract with the county. The " doctor said one of the dogs died of disease and that the other two had to be killed because of their diseased condi tion. The court denied the punitive damages on grounds there was no -prootlbe doctor killed the dogs as a result of malice or ill will, even though he might have made a mistake in killing them. Sliced bacod iinn n nil a JLOvU) LUWHW S MEAT PLAN 25 lbs Beef S(o)98 to) At the Grange Lake Creek Grange Lake Creek Grange members held their May meeting with a small attendance. We hope to have more members present at the June meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Burrell are away on a trip to several southern states. They are expected back before the June meeting. They are both officers in the Grange. June is the month that we are to have strawberries and cake. Next Grange meeting is June 14, at 8:30 p.m. Ellyn Charley, Secretary Upper Applegate Grange The contract for construction of the new Upper Applegate Grange hall is virtually com pleted, according to William Nostrand, chairman of the build ing committee. Volunteers are now needed to complete various details not in cluded in the contract, he stated, and a work day was planned for Sunday, May 19. Volunteer painters are in special demand as the painting of the kitchen is being completed and work on the exterior of the building will be resumed as soon as weather conditions permit. All who have contributed la bor toward completion of the building are asked to inform the Worthy Master of the hours they have worked in order to finish this aspect of the report for the national community serv ice contest which Upper Apple gate Grange has entered. The suggestion that the old sit adjoining the forest camp and picnic grounds at McKee bridge be sold at auction to provide funds for equipping the new hall was referred to the execu tive committee. The Home Economics commit tee reported the purchase of sil ver and dishes for the kitchen; and a gift of silverware from the family of the late Sister Nel lie Mayfield was acknowledged. Reporting for the relief com mittee, the chairman. Sister Kathleen Scovell, stated Brother Dave Winningham is convales cing at home -fallowing an ap pendectomy. A brief resume of the present status of the flood control pro gram for the Rogue basin was given by the agricultural com mittee, and the May meeting of the Applegate Valley Garden club was announced for May 15 at Ruch school.. r . - Legislative Chairman "Anna Scott described the progress of various bills through the ' i.tate legislature and urged Grangers and all others who are register ed, to vote at the school election May 20, at which issues pertain ing to the financing of rural schools are 'to be decided" -;:yJ Worthy Master Menno Bach- mann was named delegate to at tend sessions of State Grange in Bend next month. a DOZ. TIP toner "If . s. y "j 1VLUE Vit MILL! C Conversation around the re freshment tables where straw berry shortcake and coffee were served, took the place of the lecturer's hour. Composing the serving committee for the eve ning were George and Mildred Redhead and Wilfred and Grace Pearson. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wil liams and Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Williams will serve at the next meeting on Friday evening, May 24, it was announced. Grace N. Pearson.' Publicity Chairman ROXY ANN GRANGE Roxy Ann Grange met in reg ular session with Master Al Sims presiding. A good attendance was noted and all officers were present except Don Meadows Jr., who has moved to Klamath Falls. Willetta Sims reported on HEC stating 22 members and two guests were present at the last meeting. A dessert will be served to the BPW on May 16, and a dinner is scheduled for May 25. Members were reminded to save their rummage and bring it to the Grange to be made ready for the sale to be held at the Fehl building on June 4. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Marvin Garrett with Mrs. Carl Quackenbush as co-hostess. The building chairman report ed that the cement had been poured for the floor in the new storeroom and work would com mence as soon as members could get together. Marie Pfnister asked members to bring pictures of their mothers for the display table at the next meeting May 17. She also re minded members to save their sales slips. Ken Shaw, dance chairman, announced the next dance to be held would be May 18 at 8:30. He reported 12 squares at the last dance. A pledge of $50 was made to the Timber Cataland memorial fund for needed medical equip ment. Chaplain Mae Dalton reported that the Melvin Dwyers have a new baby, Caroline Wolfe : had been on the sick list and that Don Meadows was home from the hospital and feeling better. . Marie Pfnister welcomed our new member, Nixon Hall, who was given the third and fourth obligation, and the Van Gordons who are members of our Grange demitting from Grants Pass. A program for Mothers days was put on by Lecturer Frances Moffatt. Mrs. Andrews, our old est mother, was honored and pre sented a plant from the Grange. The meeting closed with the men of the Grange serving re freshments to the ladies in honor of Mothers day. . . - r ' :, Electric lights in a modern passenger automobile vary from a minimum nf ahnut. 2fl tn as I many as 40. Prices Good Thursday Thru Sunday Always I AT I Quality Fair (WTlMifd fllwas EGGS MED. AA 79 2 COFFEE TOP BRAND &9i WILSON'S BIF (Chopped Beef) DOUBLE STAMPS on WEDNESDAY Thursday, May 18. 1957 Lightning Bolt Kills Youngster Jonesboro, Tenn. (IP) A light ning bolt cracked across a base ball field during a high school game Wednesday, killing a 15-year-old player and injuring five others. Michael Watson, 15, a member of the Lamar, Tenn., high school team, died soon after he was struck. Of the five injured, one was kept at Johnson City Memo rial Hospital for treatment of burns on both legs. The others were treated and released, in cluding umpire Warren Miller, 35. Witnesses said a "horizontal bolt" of lightning swept across the field in the top of the seventh inning. It toppled the pitcher, four infielders and the umpire to the ground like "ten pins,",., a spectator said - 1 The game, between Lamar and Boone's Creek high schools was "being rushed along" because of threatening weather when the lightning struck. Poland Sees Cool Reception for Speech Warsaw (IP) Western ob servers expressed surprise today at the harshness of Communist Party leader Wladyslaw Gom ulka's speech to the party lead ership Wednesday and predict ed it would get, at best, a cool reception from the Polish peo ple. Gomulka called on Commun ists: to toe the party line or face expulsion and called for a Khrushchev-style decentralization of Polish industry in an indica tion that Poland still intends to hew largely to the Soviet line. Gomulka spoke at the open ing session of the ninth plenum or meeting of the party's central committee. The plenum today took up economic matters and was expected to study Poland's current bid for financial aid from the West. 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