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o O n O O 'Wfcteor(gECeP) MAIL TBIBUHg Signed Confession Obtained From Convict in Sheppard Murder Case DeLnd. fr Two at-,V..as a "closed book" as far as he , Gardner said he and other torde,s obiinftd or, .(lXnei raur- was concerned. members o the private org-aniza- ."confessiiffl iO'to & Tlsniaa Mystery writer Erie Stanley tUw warded ta decide whether . .nfixct tojD9 oitS Q&t -will, Gardner was meeting in Los An- to Gontinue work on the case. b S try "to frfc Hp Sfunnel i geles today with officials of the I The court has ateeady obtained (g)Hl.-d frgn a life PJtaia en- Court of Last Resort, which has i from Wedler a Me detects.- test tcn o fnr tho Aivn t -tanfft heliied create interest in Wed- which, it vvas annauncee;, indi- in 1954. " The attorneys, Lilian) Ccrfe : j?an and Fred GarCBfflfe. tad Xte ; Land for Clevelar. Cfito, hop ing fte confession by IPffstoJ rf. ' "Wedler will Rive them ifcwl ; -way to reopen the tr.&oraf&l iase. . . The two attorneys B'gft t disclose their next move at 9s time. Corrigan said he F& to call a conference of all atoOjkys connected with Dr. fm's ; fense to plan the legal strata they hope will frtj tlyr, Cgte land osteopath. Clubbing Deicrib Wedler describee! in a 3 'o statement prepared by the at torneyi how he clubbed Marilyn Sheppard to death July 4, 1954. The statement v was prepared ".from information the attorneys obtained in an interview With "Wedler Monday. "t The convict signed with the . signature, Donald J. Wedler, ;after he had read the cofife.'eyon - and also after it was read to ,him before witnesses from the "state attorney's office and th sheriff's office. Corrigan said he woul deive back to Cleve-Snd but aid ttar- mone would leave from nectb Daytona Beach by airpln afternoon and should if. b. fc in Cleveland late tonight. Confession 'Clos4 Ba$' , Gov. C. William O'ffaiU t Ohio said IVonday in Columbus that the controvert' ee'lar . confession, already tficounM ' a "hoax" by three Ohio official, c ' Antelope Pre-Fair : Slated Wednesday Eagle Point The annual An telope 4-H club pre-fair will be held at the Elbert Bigham farm, Bigham rd., Wednesday. Hog and sheep showmanship contests will begin at 10 a.m., followed by sheep, hpg, beef and dairy judging. Lunch will be served at noon by mothers of club members. Beef fitting and beef and dairy showmanship will be held in the afternoon. Winners will receive prizes. ' The public has been invited to "attend, according to Bill Bigham, I who is in charge. DRESSES for the LITTLE GIRL From a salesman's sample line these dresses are just wonderful for little girl dresi-up days. In a variety of styles and colors. Many wonderful buys. Broken sizes. f f MEDFORD CANVAS PLAY SHOES This i. only one cf several styles to choose from. All washable play shoes in broken sizes. reg. to 4.98 ilcr g story. Drought Continues To Pingue Eastern Area; Midlands Get Soaking y VWITED PRESS $. bwuj ot scattered tbundep fjior continued to ramble ovee Ota Simvttdpiatcaei East t'tMy, bvt for the txuAt part the hoer ta too WX m to :e. 'ith 6itX to ertfflE ja Ga ll-stl itiay&tinnia: rt&inn a icdy figured in Oat tens rf mit lions of dollars, farm xS2rte :id steady, euns V needed to llaviet th Uo month drought. Mo snfc?al runs $ere in sifht for tos are. In estefcn Lons Idand, a l:.ivy downpour ajoniay did more harm thin gorgi. Th donpour caud flooding and nocked out potter lines with out doing much goU for tYm jaiUto crop. Drought alroariy has ann an stimatd SS millicn etmat to tlK potato crop. The Mev ierscy drought, Caraicd tna "mit axicrie4 in CO ytirs," i erCctd to bring bukt bnct in vegetable prices oon it trn aiarftets. State ctiaiU taid they Vill seek fed Hl aid to farriers it they get nothing moia than th predicted bri, thuaderghowers this week. The heaviest rainfall in south em New England Monday was slightly over two inches at Nor folk. Conn. Hartford, Conn., re corded 1.5 inches. The Weather bureau said more rain is needed over the entire region during the next two days. Rain-making ma chines were pressed into service throughout Massachusetts. Midlands Drenched The nation"s midlands, how ever, continued to bail out from drenching storms. Severe thunderstorms ripped the North Platte River Valley near Scottsbluff, Neb., Monday night, causing extensive dam age as high winds and heavy rains lashed the area. Crops were damaged, an irrigation canal was broken and a section A 5da.s Jui 3J). IK'S-? I cated he was teMing the truth. f foe Union Paci-fte Raikoad tracks wore washed it by the 2.5-iwh ramfatl. Wind gasts sf 38 pk also pmmded Rapid City, S-B., and SfUIistun, HJX A heat ware across tne Soutb'WQst, bsos&ag tempera tures Monday t 17 a Dallas, a mil 1& at ChildT&ss, Tex. No raliof was ia s3it fr the area. Postponement Called In Nuclear Explosion Las Vegae, Nev. iH Adverse vind conditions have forced the Atomic Energy commission to call a M-hour postponement of the 11th nuclear blast in its summer test series at the Nevada proving ground. Scientists Monilay resched uled the shot for 4:45 a.m. (PDT) Wednesday. They said winds would have carried a nar rowstrip of fallout over a tem porary road construction camp 40 miles from where the device is to be detonated from a 500 foot tower. Pair Tie Again on TV Qaiz Coafest New York api Dairyman Harold Craig tied Monday night with Brian Hamilton, New York City, on the NBC quiz show "Twenty-one," but he had to fight his way back from an eight point deficit to make it. Hamilton has appeared twice against Craig, but the two have tied both times keeping Hamil ton in the game and holding Craig's winnings to $44,000. They will meet next week at $1,500 a point. Craig is. a bachelor farmer from Granville, N.Y. r ' 1 1' a1V WUiU M- LOOK WHO'S COMING BACK Mrs. Charles Black of Atherton, Calif., better known as Shirley Temple back in the depression days when she was Hollywood's biggest box office attraction, tucks up the tresses of a Shirley Temple doll during a press conference in San Francisco. Shirley, now 28, announced that four of her movies of the 1930's will be seen on television this fall. The films will be run on Sunday afternoons and 20 in all have been released for future television. Non-Farm Work Said Salem W Non-farm employ ment in the Portland-Vancouver area stood at 259,000 last month, the State Unemployment Compensation Commission re ported today. The figure for the four-county area was 3200 lower than for June of last year. Earnings of production work ers also slipped slightly in June, but the $83.34 weekly average was still $2.67 higher than a year ago. Longer hours in food process ing, lumbering, apparel and publishing helped hold up the pay despite drops in some lines. Monon, Ind. (IP) Authorities are looking for a "vegetarian" who broke into the Monon lock er plant here. The thief disre garded hundreds of pounds of choice meat cuts and escaped with a sheet of three-cent post age stamps. 01 Lower Than Year Ago Principal job declines were in ship repairing, construction, lumber and wood products, met als and machinery. Poultry Workers Reach Settlement Portland IIP! A wage settle ment has been negotiated which affects some 600 to 700 egg and poultry workers in western Ore gon and the Portland area, a union official said today. Charles J. Mentrim, Seattle, international vice president of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of North America, said details would not be revealed until locals have voted on the offer. The union's wage committee voted accept tance of the offer Monday night. A wage hike would be retro active to June 1. I Summer's such a delightful season . . . so full of a world of wonderful things parties and picnics, vacation trips and shopping trips, mornings in the sun and afternoons in town. With all this exciting variety of things to do comes the question of what to wear when. We've collected a lot of beau tiful answers . . '. They're real fashion it news, practically priced . . . here for choosing. t practically priced at 9",nJ0" MEDFORD Brothers Admit Switch Tampering Winnipeg, Manitoba OP) Two young brothers admitted Monday 1hey tampered with a track switch, resulting in a train derailment that injured 86 per sons. The brothers, 7 and 9, were questioned after reports that two boys had been seen near the switch just before the pileup of the 22-car train at a siding at Nourse, 36 miles east of here Sunday. Sixteen cars of the Canadian National Railways Continental, bound from Montreal to Van couver, were derailed after the two-unit diesel and the mail car passed over an open switch. The subsequent vibration apparently caused the switch to turn, send ing the rest of the cars onto the siding. Thirty of the injured required hospitalization. Five persons were seriously injured. A spokesman for the railway said the boys apparently lifted the handle cf the switch but did not turn it to direct the train onto the siding. Reclusive Brothers Leave Big Estate Portland Two reclusive brothers who lived in inexpen sive hotels, but who dabbled in the stock market, have left es tates that may total nearly $100, 000, a lawyer said here Monday. The men, Arthur Kneubehler, 76, and Julius Kneubehler, 78, left estimated estates of $75,000 and $20,000, attorney Karl F. Glos said. The money was kept in over a dozen banks. Arthur died June 6, and Julius died July 22. Both were retired farmers from Cowlitz county, Wash. Glos said the only known heir is a sister, Hermine. Daniels Transferred To Kansas VA Post Camp White Herbert S. Daniels, assistant domiciliary of ficer, has been notified of his promotion and transfer to direc tor of domiciliary services at the VA center, Wadsworth, Kan., E. K. Ricker, manager of the Camp White facility has an nounced. Daniels is scheduled to report to his new post Aug. 11. Before becoming assistant domiciliary officer, Daniels was in charge of social service. He has been at Camp White the past six years, and was in the Navy during World War II. Don't Miss . . . SHAKESPEARE Nightly throughout Aug. in Ashland . Phone MU 9-5111 Right of Military To Claim Air Space Vetoed by CAB Washington OP The Civil Aeronautics Board today vetoed the right of the military to de clare vast areas of air space off limits to commercial planes. In a drastic step the CAB said it intends to give the Civil Aero nautics Administration virtually complete authority over the na tion's dwindling airspace. The CAA normally controls only civilian air traffic. The CAB has overall authority over military and civilian planes trav eling in the United States. Military Spanked Intervening in the battle be tween military and civilian avia tion officials over the use of air- lanes, the CAB verbally spanked the military for encroaching on civilian air routes unnecessarily and without legal authority. The CAB's proposed order points out that ' present regula tions allow the military to keep civilian planes only out of areas deemed necessary for the na tion's defense. Comments Invited "It was never intended that this section would be used to jus tify non-compliance with air traffic rules in such operations as continuing training activi ties," the CAB declared. The board invited comments on its proposed new rules with in the next 30 days. The CAB said its amended rules would require the military to get approval from the CAA administrator before declaring any air space restricted except in emergency cases involving ac tual defense of the country from attack. More than one-half the people of the U. S. have pronounced vision defects. V Check These SKIRTS Full, cotton skirts, light and sizes 10.16 reg. 7.98 DUSTERS Printed nylon, short cuffed Sizes 12-16. reg. 4.98 . NYLON SLIPS With white lace and net trim, some with shadow panels. Sizes 36, 38 and 40 only, reg. to 3.50 NYLON HOSIERY In the newest summer shades, some with dark seams. All sizes, some slightly irregular reg. to 89e SHEETS Cannon percale sheets. ' Irregulars. Full size only. reg. 2.99 PILLOW CASES Of nylon. White only. 21 x 27. reg. 1.29 SANDALS By a famous maker with a white only. reg. 6.98 LADIES' SHOES In black patent or white flats. Good size range. reg. 10.98 . MEN'S ROBES Our finest quality washable fabrics. Pru nella and Ardil. Sizes M & L Wed. only, reg. 15.95 and 16.95 Men's Summerweight PJ's Boxed pajamas. Famous "First Nighter" mo del, short sleeves. Sizes A-B-C-D. Wed. only. reg. 5.95 COFFEE MUGS In several gay colors. First night for a good cup of coffee. reg. 39c ea. ......... SNACK SETS Of clear crystal. 8-piece sets 1 plates, 4 cups. reg. 1.75 .......... Teenage Driving Contest Scheduled Eagle Point A teenage driv ing contest sponsored by the Eagle Point Junior Chamber of Commerce is tentatively sched uled for Saturday, Sept. 21, ac cording to Charles Martin, chair man. , The contest, open to all county high school students with driv ers' licenses, is planned to en courage safe and economical driving. Drivers will travel from Eagle Point to Medford, Jacksonville and Grants Pass before return ing to Eagle Point. An awards banquet with trophies and other prizes will follow. Tigard Man Pleads Guilty in Slayings Hillsboro OPi John William Gilmore, 49, late Monday en tered a plea of guilty to second degree murder for the double slaying of two Tigard women June 16. Circuit Judge Glen Hieber set sentencing for Thursday. Gilmore faces possible life im prisonment for the slaying of Mrs. Eleanor Peters, 48, and Mrs. Myrtle Cooley. The two women died from gunshot wounds suffered at the home of Mrs. Peters in Tigard. I PACIFIC . INDUSTRIAL" 14 S. Cmtral Phaix SP 3-S30I Big Wed. Specials dark colors, 4.99 sleeve. , 3.98 1.99 59- 1.99 79- wedge heel. In 4.00 7.00 8.99 3.88 H for $ J 1.29 MEDFORD mm
