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.
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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.,
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Mr. and Mrs. Henri Appy and
family returned recently from
Yellowstone National Park. At
Yellowstone they visited Mr. and
Mrs. J. Van Johnson and fam
ily. Johnson is a ranger at the
south entrance to the park. 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.
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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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