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onspiracy Trial of Clyde Crosby Gets Started in Portland Portland in The con spiracy trial of Oregon Team ster Chief Clyde Crosby began in earnest here today after de- iense lauure to remove a key state witness on the ground of mental incompetency. Crosby is accused in a grand jury indictment of conspiring to accept a bribe in connection with a site purchase for Portland's new exposition center. The state proposed to call racketeer James Elkins as one of its principal wit nesses but Defense Counsel K. C. Tanner summoned a series of witnesses in an attempt to prove that the underworld fig ure was mentally deranged. Circuit Judge James R. Bain, Ashland-Talenl UF Group Organizes Ashland The Ashland-Talent United Fund goal will be set for the fall campaign as soon as var ious agencies' budgets are sub mitted and reviewed. Ken Jones, budget chairman, has announced The Ashland YMCA was the first organization to agree to participation in the United Fund, Jones said. Others ex pected to join are Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Campfire Girls, Red Cross, Salvation Army and the Southern Oregon Child Guid ance clinic. t The Oregon Heart fund has declined to obtain its funds through the annual United Fund campaign, it was reported. As part of the organizational program, Mrs. J. F. Christian, wife of the Talent mayor, has been elected to the board of di rectors. Helping to perfect the organization, G. R. Durham, executive director of the Oregon Chest, has been in Ashland to assist local officers. The local solicitation team is being set up. CONSUL GENERAL DIES Washington (If) Hevre J. L'Heureux, 58, United States consul general at Montreal and a veterfn of 30 years in the for eign 4tlce. died Tuesday. Boa'? Say "Hello' Soy--- "FILTER-FLO" two hours later, rejected the psychiatric testimony offered by the defense and ruled that El kins was competent to testify. A jury of seven women and five men was chosen by noon Tuesday to hear the Crosby trail and the presecution had com pleted its opening remarks be fore the attack on Elkins' com petence was launched. The jury was dismissed for that argu ment. Later, Tanner began his statement to the jury but was cut short by the evening recess. Sought Profit Deal The state contends that Cros by, while a member of the' E-R Commission, tried to interest El kins and Thomas Johnson in pur chases of property at the pro posed E-R site so that it could be later sold to the city and the profits split. ! Robert L. Welch, special as sistant attorney general, told the jury, "the crime is the conspir acy not the bribery. The thing was -tiever carried to completion." ILLINOIS VALLEY Hardwood Logs Ordered Cave Junction The Timber-' Plant Inspection station. He will line Lumber company in Cres cent City recently ordered a load of hardwood logs from the Bill Tolin ranch on Deer creek, to be used for experimental pur poses in its veneer department. The 2,000 board feet shipment was mostly oak and madrone. Two Warehouses, Old Flour Mill Burn ai Pendleton Guests at the Arthur Cribb home in Kerby last week were Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Smith and small daughter Sylvia of Menlo Park, Calif. The Smiths were former own ers of the Tip Top Beauty shop in Cave Junction. Howard Ollis is home from Lewiston, Calif., where he visit ed his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gilson. remain there during the summer months. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Wilber of Yamhill, Ore., spent the July week end with Wilber's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wilber on the Westside road. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wheaton and family have moved to Se attle, Wash. Mrs. Wheaton was in Cave Junction last week on a short business trip. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis N. Krauss have chosen Margaret Grace as the name for their new daugh ter born June 27. Pendleton HP) An early morning fire today destroyed two large warehouses and an old flour mill here. Thousands of cases of beer were reported! lost with damage to contents! esti mated at more than $225,000. The blaze broke out about 4 a.m. and was still smoldering hours later. All available equip ment was rushed to the blaze and volunteer firemen were called out. Cause of the blaze was not known. Buildings Leased The buildings were leasod.to four beer distributing companies, hardware company and the grain growers also had storage space. The fire swept through the east end of a warehouse and spread through the other two structures. Three trucks, refrigeration equipment, office equipment tond miscellaneous items were lost, as well as the beer. The beer company losses were insured. The buildings were reported covered by insurance. Loss to them was not immediately estimated. The buildings were located in north Pendleton near the Uma tilla river. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brown, of Cave Junction, are parents of a daughter, Melissa June, born June 24 at the Illinois Valley Medical Center. The baby weigh ed seven pounds, 12 ounces. She has two brothers and a sister, Here to assist with the baby and to visit their son and fam ily were Mr. and Mrs. Al Brown, Medford. Mrs. Edith Cline, Me lissa's great grandmother and an aunt, Mrs. Darlene Craft, were also on hand to welcome the new arrival. A family picnic at Grayback was held Sunday and during the day Kenneth and Al Brown bagged a 300 pound black bear in the Grayback mountain area. The Simpsonaires, a male quartet of Simpson Bible col lege, presented two concerts of sacred music Saturday and Sun day in the Illinois valley. The first concert was held at Selma Baptist church July 6 at 8 p.m., the second at the Com munity church in Cave Junc tion at 11 a.m. on July 7. Home from a two-weeks va cation trip to Washington and Canada are Mr. and Mrs. Victor Brown of O'Brien. Mrs. Sam Bunch and Mrs. Harry O. Smith were hostesses at a bridge party Tuesday, given in honor of Mrs. Raphael Leon ard, for a small group of friends. The afternoon affair was held at the Bunch home in Bridge-view. Jerry Etherton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Etherton of Cave Junction, has been transferred from Benton to the Dorris, Calif., 21 OS FOR ALL YOUR Cold Pack Canners $2.89 V Made of Im proved enamel on steel. Lift out rack holds 7 pints or 7 quart jars. Larger sizes available. FREEZER CARTONS 33 Pt Size Reg. 39c These handy freez er cartons cover tightly, stack com pactly -in your freezer. Get a sup ply of them right away. 75c cartons now 50. Rotary Ricer $3.25 For ricing pota toes, extracting juice from fruit and vegetables for a hundred other uses. 9 inches high. Aluminum. STOVE Mats fosco Kitchen Stool $13.95 All metal stool. 24" h i g h. 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En route home the Appys stopped at Baker, Ore., to visit Mr. and Mrs. Don Barnes and family Barnes was formerly principal at Illinois Valley High school. Mrs. Harry O. Smith and Mrs. Gladys King are home from the state federation of garden clubs convention at Coos Bay, where Mrs. Smith served as chairman of the horticultural awards com mittee, and Mrs. King attended as delegate from the Illinois Val ley Garden club. Mrs. Smith is past state president. Leslie Ann Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Smith of Grants Pass, visited her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A Smith, here recently. Guests at the John Smith home last week were Mr. and Mrs. winton Smith of Ska- mokawa, Wash. Smith is the brother of John and Harry O, bmith. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Potwin and family of Eugene returned home last week after spending their vacation with Mrs. Pot- win's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry O. Smith. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Leonard and children over the July 4 holidays was Leonard's mother, Mrs. Raphael Leonard of Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Skrecky have leased the Hughes ranch on Mullen creek rd., near Selma for the summer. Skrecky, who is in charge of the engineering work for Nickel Corporation of America, brought his wife and two children, Douglas and Gor don, to the valley last week. Visiting his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Banks, this summer is Hanley Harrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Harrison of Norwalk, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moyer, former owners of the ranch which is now Rancho Park golf range, visited in the valley last week. They live in Colfax, Calif. Guests at the Palmer Lovejoy home in Cave Junction recently were their daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Holcomb of southern California. Rough-' and Ready Mill opened again Monday after being closed down for the July 4 holiday. Repairs and overhaul to machin ery were made during the four day period. Ralph Duncan, former city police chief, and his family, are moving to Reno, Nev. He re signed effective July 1. Mrs. Albert Day and children spent Saturday in the valley visiting her aunts and uncles, Mr. and Mrs. Harry O. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. John W. Smith. She left Monday for Al burquerque, N. M., after visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wheeler, in Ashland. Overdue Plane Reported Safe Seattle A light plane reported missing with four per sons aboard landed safely at its destination at Patricia Bay, B.C. the Coast Guard here reported today. The Coast Guard said the plane, piloted by George E. Sterling, Sepulveda, Calif., land ed Tuesday afternoon but Sterl ing failed to report in on land ing. A Coast Guard amphibious Al batross began searching for the plane Tuesday and a more ex tensive search effort began at daybreak today. JEWISH WRITER DIES London nil Famed Jewish writer Sholem Asch died in Lon don today while on a visit with his wife to see his daughter. The Polish-born author was 76. Tax Commission Files Motion on Multnomah Ruling Salem W The State Tax commission has filed a motion with the Supreme Court to ob tain a temporary suspension of a Multnomah county ruling in volving the controversial "nor mal conditions factor" in setting tax rates. The commission asked that enforcement of a ruling by Cir cuit Judge Carl A. Dahi be held up pending a ruling by the high court on the case appealed by the commission. Gave Tax Relief Judge Dahl's ruling of July 2 gave tax relief in Multnomah county to the M&M Woodwork ing company and Crown Zeller bach corporation. The seat of the legal contro versy is in the use of a "normal conditions" factor which is a percentage reduction currently allowed real property for tax purposes to adjust for normalcy in setting tax values. Judge Dahl ruled that per sonal property should get the same consideration as real prop erty. His decision would, in ef fect, put both classes of property on the same level of value a goal the State Tax commission has sought to reach through leg islative enactment. Should Apply to All The commission contends, however, that the provisions of the ruling should apply uni formly to all taxpayers in the state and should not go into ef fect until the Supreme Court has had a chance to decide the issue. The commission feels the Circuit court ruling should ap ply state-wide in the future, but immediate application would up set assessment rolls in every county. Commission Chairman John Horn pointed out that tax rolls have already been prepared and equalized in the counties. Wednesday. July 10, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUJTE FIVE Mystery Surrounds Missing Woman Homedale, Idaho (W Mys tery today surrounded the dis appearance of Homedale City Clerk Bertha Ehrhart, who has been missing since Monday night after working in her city hall office. Homedale Police Chief Jim Hill said "nothing new" has been turned up to explain the disap pearance. Miss Ehrhart's car was still parked in front of city hall Tuesday and her purse and house keys were found in her of fice. The police chief said a few books in the office were in dis array and a radio was dangling by its cord from a shelf. Court Records MUNICIPAL COURT Noble H. Brown, violation of basic rule. 10. Norman Delbert Neathamer. im- oroDer massing. $5. Marilyn Marie Ross, violation of ba sic rule, $10. Archie Leonard Brougham, dis obeyed traffic sienal. $5 Jim Iver Bergren, disobeyed .traf fic sirnal. $5. Gaynor David Huck, disobeyed tramc-signai, j. Leorge ieroy Asner, excessive noise. SlO. Earl Alvm Winchester, foilowins ioo ciose. 9iv. Claude Edward Newman, no opera tor's license. SlO. Norman Edward Jahan. violation of basic rule, $10. Kov Albert Schnurr. disobeved traflic signal. $5. Dillon Eugene Arnold, failure to dim lights for oncoming traffic. So. Nash Gudroy Rone, disobeyed traf fic signal. S5. June Knowles Rommie, violation of basic rule, SlO. Rodney Claude Reed, violation of Dasic ruie, iu. Gerald Keith Anderson, disobeyed stop sign, ana violation of basic rule. $15. Eugene Earl Gemaehlich, disobeyed stoD sien. S5. Addison Loren Russell, failure to obtain Oregon operator s license. S2.50. jen Kay win son. tour in tront seat of vehicle. $2.50. David Stephen Souza. no license plate light. S2.50. Robert Kinney, disobeyed traffic signal. S5. wuiiam uowme inornaiKe, viola tion of basic rule, SlO. Konaid a. Aiccuuy. no license slate llgni. Linda N. Lick, violation of basic rule, 515. DISTRICT COURT Rov Kenton Lester, no onerator a license, $10. Walter Rand Webb, one license Dlate on motor vehicle. $5. ieonara aeon weaver, violation oi basic rule. S20. i-averne jonn v.imii. maaequaie mutller. 515. Dovle Homer Branson, angling without license, S5. Delmer Gene Brood, failure to stop at stoD sign. sio. uien iiouis. angling witnoui license. 53U. in o Die wyxcneriey. arunic on a pud- lie highway. S30. j? rands Ernest Bowman, laiiure to stop at stop sign, $iu. Calvin Burdette Wood, overload. $149. Leonard Ted Walters, no operator's license, 3iu. John Glenn Ermold, failure to stop at stop sign, $10. Floyd Cecil Wyatt, failure to atop at stop sign, $10. Vilas Vivian Hastings, overheight, $15. Wendell Franklin Holder, disorderly conduct in public place, $50, im proper muffler, $15. Zone Gail Young, no operator's li cense. SlO. Theodore WeixeL, violation of basic rule, $15. Lloyd Gene McClearen, no opera tor's license. $10. George Glen Lane Jr violation of basic rule, $15. CIRCUIT COURT Janice L. Hanna vs. Alfred George Hanna. divorce decree. Albert L. McCann vs. Rose Marie McCann, divorce decree. Amana M. McKeen vs. Walter M. McKeen, divorce decree. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION'S Neil Leroy Green, box 721. Central Point, and Patricia Ann Rice, 506 Union St., Medford. II ffml ncmo service If illiS WHCl CHA,R$ ll miow pages House Passes Bill on Poultry Inspection Washington (IB The House has passed a bill, to require fed eral inspection of poultry at slaughtering plants to protect consumers against the market ing of unsanitary or diseased birds. The measure was approved Tuesday by a standing vote of 93 to 23. It was returned to the Senate for action on House amendments. The bill would impose federal inspection controls on poultry dealers similar to those to which meat packers have been sub jected for 51 years. The Agri culture Department estimated it would cost taxpayers SlO mil lion a year. Teacher Teaches Teachers How To Teach Teachers Madison. Wis. IIJI A teach- er asked one of her pupils what his father did for a living, and he replied that his father was a teacher but tdidn't hold a teaching position. "He does have a job though," the boy insisted. "He sort of teaches teachers how to teach teachers." His father, Eugene McPhee. is director of all of Wisconsin's state teachers' colleges. Pair To Plant Ike's Photo Atop Mountain Long Beach, Calif. W Jacob Verwoerd and his wife Agnes, Tuesday announced plans Adoption Cases Not Up to District Court Salem (IP) District courts of the state do not have the au thority to handle adoption pro ceedings. Attorney General Rob ert Y. Thornton said today. Thornton said, in answer to a question raised by Miss Jeanne Jewett, public welfare adminis trator, that "until otherwise af fected by the provisions of chap ter 403, Oregon laws 1957, any decree of adoption entered by the District Court upon the peti tion in question would be a nullity and of no force and ef fect whatsoever." Thornton Rules on Transfer of Moneys Salem mi Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton ruled today the state treasurer has no au thority to transfer moneys col lected by the Oregon Racing Commission to 4-H and FFA building investment amortization funds until a loan from the pub lic employees' retirement fund has been made. To withhold funds prior to any loan being made would de prive the counties and other agencies of a part of their share of the moneys collected, Thorn ton said. to climb 10.000-foot ML Eisen hower in Canada next month and bury microfilm pictures of the President atop the peak. The Long Beach photograph, er said they planned the project as an international goodwill ges ture. They are Canadians who will become U. S. citizens. The pictures will be contain ed in a time capsule which also will have documents on Canad ian history and a current issue of Newsweek. The mountain in Alberta was named after Presi dent Eisenhower in 1946. 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