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o o o Tm-MEDFOHP (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE w ati . y4- -"". . - BOMB KILLS 4 IN FAMILY ROW Sheriff AI Cotter of Yreka, Calif., points to spot where Wilbur Smith,, 47, blew himself and three members of his family to pieces with a home-made dynamite bomb, but failed in his real purpose to "get" his wife. Killed , with Smith were his son, Ted, 16; daughter, Charlotte Sturges, 20, and his son-in-law, Douglas Sturges, 24. Smith's wife, Clare, with whom he wanted to get even for having him jailed for beating her, was in the house at the time of the blast and escaped injury. Note blood-spatted auto at right APPLEGATE-JACKSONVILLE Tools Reported Stolen By HELGA MITCHELL Applegate - Jacksonville iTheft of S3 00 worth of special ized power tools has been re ported to police by E. H. Fos sen, upper Applegate dairy man. IThe tools were taken several days ago from a cottage. Fossen was building on his property. Fossen said the thieves spent considerable time in unbolting j three quarter horse power motor from a power saw, and that tools of lesser value were left untouched. ;. Thursday night a robbery was attempted at Sunnyside service station at Ruch when windows in two front doors were broken. A few weeks ago two inebri ates stopped at the Jack O'Brien and Leon Offenbachers homes .at 3:30 a.m. and asked for gaso line. The man at the O'Brien home picked up a kitten at the jloor, and when O'Brien pro tested, the visitor drew a aun. He said he bad been "cat" hunt ing. ! A group of local people who $pent a fv days in Portland Salem, and other upstate points last week were Mrs. Lyal iftrd nd daughter, Bonnie, and son, Billy; and Mrs. Henry Stuemke and nephew and niece, Buffie and Malinda Martindale, of Po ir.oa, Calif., who have spent the summer here. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Childers, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. W. A. Childers of Jacksonville, went to Crater and Diamond iakes recently. 2 Joan Cantrall, 3-year-old jiaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan JCantrall, suffered a broken col 4ar bone recently when she fell irom the handle bars of a licycle. Mr. and Mrs. Harland Clarke Of Eugene are parents of an 8 "pound daughter, Megan Port, iorn July 29.Both are formerly of the Applegate. and Mrs. Clark the former Miss Francis Port. . Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Haskins 'of Medf ord are spending the "Week at their cottage here. Fol lowing a year's leave of absence from teaching, during which "lUrs. Haskins, with her husband, Visited Europe, she will teach again this term, being on the Staff of the Roosevelt school in Medford. where she will teach iixth grade social studies. ! Mr. and Mrs. Robert Webb nd son, Dave, are spending a week vacationing at Redmond ind Elk lake. Mr. and Mrs. Tebb were accompanied on the Jrip by Miss Martha Dahl, niece jof Webb, who is returning to her 4iome in Redmond after spend ing the summer here. Approximately 275 people Jtvere registered at the Apple jate valley 4-H pre-fair held at Ruch early this month, and 4-H clubs throughout the county vere well represented. Local 4-H leaders and members would like to extend their apprecia tionv to the following business lirms of the county who donated prizes. Monarch Feed and Seed: Pa cific Feed and Seed. Hubbard tVTav, Hubbard Brothers. Med ford Feed and Seed, Rexall rharmacy. Surge Dairy Supply, lorton Milling company, Fish r Feed and Seed. Big Y Feed and Seed. Dunham's, Jackson ville Lumber company, Cole rian Hardware, Grange Co-op, iledford Meat, and Alexander Hardware. Trophys were given fcv Hunter and Best. Riverside Market, Sunnyside service sta tion Straw and hay was donated j,y Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Can trail. . . i Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Davis and family en route from a Naval aviaUon base in Maryland to a Station in Hawaii, visited brief ly at the home of Mr. Davis brother, Rex Davis, recently. . John Person . of Burbank, oCalif, who is visiting his grand mother, Mrs. John Gore, in Med ford, spent Tuesday night with friends ip this community. Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Pearson have included Mrs. Pearson's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon R. Nichols of Healdsburg, Calif., and Mrs. Pearson's niece and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Brown of Danville, Calif., and Mrs. Grace L. Nichols of Palo Alto, who were en route to British Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Pearson have been confined to their home for a short time1 the former having undergone minor surgery 'at Sacred hospital, and Mrs. Pear son having suffered a minor leg injury when she fell. Local 4-H club members and their leaders are working to get exhibits completed for the coun ty fair next week, but some have taken time out for fun on field trips. Boys of the Ruch Roadsters tractor club, with their leader, Gail BuMington, had an over night camping trip to Cresent City and Fort Dick last week end. Those making the trip wore Donald Snopl, Brad Gettling, Byron Palmer, Gearry Fossen, Bobby Ziegler and Garry Silva. The Ruch sheep club accom panied by their leader and fa mily, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Tweedy, spent a day at Jackson Hot springs recently. Girls mak ing the trip were Madge Barker, Lona Buffignton, Mary Anne Cantrall, and Madge Nelson. Several members of the Beef club, with their leaders, Armin Richter, attended an angus show at Grants Pass recently, taking their anicals for use in judging. Those attending were Byron Palmer, Garry Sylvia, and Wil liam Dahl. Mr. and Mrs. Dale McMullen and children of Cottage Grove were over night guests of Mc Mullen's aunt, Mrs. Sophia Straube, Saturday. Additional guests on Saturday were Mrs. McMullen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Sanden of Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Norris of Eugene have returned to their home after spending a short time with Mrs. Norris' sister, Mrs. Leon Offenbacher. A.'tensrei fkiF.tw-UBalE Mr. and Mrs. William Barker left Tuesday on a short business trip to Seattle. Previous to this trip, Mr. and Mrs. Barker, ac companied by their four chil dren spent several days at Cres ent City and Brookings. Mr. and Mrs. Jack O'Brien and grandson, Terry Langley, left Friday for Portland to visit Mr. and Mrs. Donald O'Brien. In Albany they planned to be guests of Mrs. O'Brien's brother, Terry Langley. Miss Joy Dahl has rteurned to her home here following sur gery in a Portland hospital. Rural Reflection: Mrs. Anne Hancock was noted devoting an afternoon to boating on Squaw lake recently, the while remin iscing about boat rides when she lived in Maine, and at the same time thinking she ought to be a reporter, considering her con tinuous curiosity as to what makes the boat motor run and how was Squaw lake formed. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport Wednesday. August 14, 1937 --.--seat. -.- ' . 4, SUI CLUB (fll NEWS Phoenix 4-H Club The Phoenix 4-H club meeting was held at the Allen Harris home, Aug. 7. Allen Harris dem onstrated how to fill out a rec ord book and Eddie Meaker talked about the care of a calf before and after it is taken to the fair. It was also discussed what color to, paint the show boxes and the buckets. The meeting was adjourned and refreshments were served. Scott E. Holmes, Reporter. Gasoline Prices Decline in Portland Portland HP) A drop of near ly three cents per gallon in the retail price of regular gasoline here since last week was report ed today. Most Portland area stations were selling regular gasoline at 29.9 cents, compared to a mark of 32.6 cents a week ago. For several months there has been some price-cutting on gaso line in various highly competi tive retailing districts but none on a city-wide basis. Operators said the price drop was being absorbed by suppliers, although there has been no for mal announcement of a drop in price to distributors. O&C Counties Earn $9,805,664 in 1957 Wactiintnn (in Thp 18 west ern Oregon counties with O and C lands within their borders earned $9,805,664 in fiscal 19o7, arrordine to Interior Secretary Fred A. Seaton. The receipts from timber sales ranged in amount from Lincoln county's S35.000 to Douglas county's $2,462,202. The total was reduced by the $4,495,000 niinttpri Viv the counties for con struction and maintenance of ac cess roads. The federal govern ment's share was nearly five mil lion dollars. Bulk of the funds went to the four counties of Douglas, Jack son, Lane and Josephine, in that order. Medford Coupe Are Parents of Twin Girls Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bates, 845 Bennett rd., Medford, are par ents of twin girls born this morn ing at Sacred Heart hospital. The girls weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz., and 7 lbs. 2 oz. Bates will teach physical edu cation at Hedrick Junior High school this fall. Mrs. Bates was former freshman English teacher and librarian at Crater High school. The Bates have one other child, Cheryl Ann, 23 months. MONEY At Crater Finance you may borrow for any worthwhile purpose on your FURNITURE - AUTO SALARY and repay in monthly Install ments. You may choose the terms most suitable to you up to 24 months. Leant may b paid in ad vance or in full at any time. Crater Finance CORPORATION 135 Pine Sr. Central Point Phone NO 4-1273 Frank Wilkinson, Mgr. Convenient Parking Bill Would Require Congress' Approval Of Grange Purchase Washington, D. C. Rep. Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.), has introduced legislation which would prohibit government ag encies to acquire or use the Na tional Grange headquarters site without specific congressional approval. In essence, the legislation, if approved, would restore to the National Grange title to the buil ding and property. Condemna tion proceedings against the Grange by the General Services administration have been com pleted and the government agency says it has title to the building. The Grange was given a year's grace earlier this session when Sen. Warren Magnuson of Washington amended the Inde pendent Offices appropriation act to read that no government building be erected in the block where the Grange building stands until July 1, 1958. Gen eral Services says the National Grange building in downtown Washington, D.C., is needed to provide space for the new buil ding. Property Not Needed Investigation into the mat ter by Representative Porter in dicates that thte Grange prop erty is not needed for the actual government structure and would instead, be used for garden space. Emphasizing that he has noth ing against landscaping in gen eral, the Oregon lawmaker not ed that "garden space at $100 per square foot seems like a needless expenditure of govern ment money." He referred to the fact that the government has offered the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry $360,000 for the building when GSA filed its declaration of tak ing. Grange officials point out that they could not replace the building for that sum nor could they find an equally adequate location. The building is located a block from the White House. The national headquarters building was purchased in the early 1940's from the Brookings Institute. Funds were raised by Grange members in more than 7,000 subordinate Granges in the United States. Several Offices Currently, the National i Grange Building houses several , other offices, including the Na-1 tional Council of Farmer Coop- j eratives, the American Institute of Cooperatives, National Agri cultural Research, Inc., Farm Roads Foundations and Wash ington offices for more than 30 farm publications. Porter said there was no doubt in his mind that the building served the public and especially the American farmer. Native Oregonon Succumbs in Hawaii Honolulu (IP James L. Coke, a native Oregonian who was a territorial and federal judge in Hawaii, died here Monday. Judge Coke was born in Marshfield, Ore. (now Coos Bay) in 1875 and was a graduate of the University of Oregon law school. He practiced law in Marshfield for two years before moving to Honolulu. SPEEDS TO JAIL South Haven, Mich. (in Mo- trist Wayne Flickenger learned the hard way that haste makes waste. After being given a ticket for speeding. Flickenger sped away again. This time, he was jailed. ALL IN THE EAR What you see mthis girl's ear is Sonotone's new hear ing aid complete. ' IT'S WORN ENTIRELY IN THE EAR - no cord, no extra "button." Weighs only half an ounce. Women's hairdos hide i completely. On ' men, this amazing hearing aid is barely noticeable from any. angle. . COMf IN,' PHONE Oft wRirf. mr DIMQNSTHATION-NO OBLIGATION S0N0T0NE C. R. Adamson, Dist. Mgr. 839 E. Jackson Ph. SP 2-5904 VAC Letters and telegrams urging Representative Porter to take action to save the Grange head quarters have come from the Granges and Grange members throughout the Fourth Congres sional district. The Congressman checked with Grange officials Wednesday, Aug. 20, in refer ence to his bill. He was told that legislation he proposed would be welcomed by them. Floor Amendment Before actual legislation was filed, it was believed by mem bers of Congress that a floor amendment to the Lease Pur chase act might do the trick. However, this week it became evident that this legislation was being held up in the House of Representatives Rules commit tee and would not come before members before the session end ed. Representative Porter had asked GSA officials on June 6 why there was any need for the government to purchase the Grange property if the actual land was not needed for the building. He received this reply from Fred S. Poorman, acting com missioner, public buildings ser vice of GSA: "Consideration was given to excepting the Na tional Grange property from the area to be acquired, but it's our judgment that the acquisition of this property was necessary to provide a proper site for the new building." roorman saia tne site was needed to provide appropriate spacing between the buildings. The Grange home is flanked on both the west and the north by the historic Decatur house which will not be torn down. Children's DENIM Boxer Type Boxer type. Made of 7V-oz. san forized denim. Sizes 2 to 6. A BIG VALUE Boys' Denim Made of 7'i-or san forized denim with double knees. Sizes 2 to 6x. JEANS T-SHIRTS AND SHORTS EACH BOYS' Flannel Shirts Made of pre flannel in 12 Sizes 6 to 16. USE OUR LAYAWAY PLAN Buy now at these low prices and pay later! A small deposit will hold your purchase until you're ready to pick it up. Ask any of our clerks about it! STORE HOURS - 9:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday 9:30 to' 9:00 p.m. 39 NORTH CENTRAL Portland Denfisls Saved From Vater Vancouver, B. C. ffl Two dentists from Portland. Ore., were saved from drowning Tues day when their amphibious plane capsized on Takla lake in a re mote section of northern British Columbia. Rescued were Dr. Charles Fin nell and Dr. William C. Waind. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lynch, Yakima, Wash., who were op erating a pleasure boat on the lake, saved the men when they came upon them, still clinging to the plane floats. A gust of wind swept the light aircraft over, Finnell said, as he was preparing to take off. Worker Dies in Fall . Off Interstate Bridge Portland OPl The first fa tality at construction of the new Interstate bridge between Port land and Vancouver, Wash., was reported today when Herbert Smith, 53, Portland, died of in juries suffered in a fall. Smith and another man fell into a Columbia river slough. Witnesses said Smith fell when a section of scaffolding broke striking a barge before going into the water. He was working on a section of the bridge which is to cross the slough on the Oregon, side of the Columbia river. Ernest Markwell, 42, Sandy. who was working with Smith, also plunged into the water out escaped injury. SUMMER FROSTBITE Memphis, Tenn. ItPl It was in the high 70's here Tuesday, but 43-year-old Arthur Corter of Monette, Ark., suffered frost bite. Corter acidentally opened the valve on a container of icy propane gas and froze his left hand. $ 19 JEAMS $1169 Boys' fruits of the loom T-shirts and knit briefs. Sizes 4-16. 49c O for $1 45 U i $1119 - shrunk printed assorted colors. U EA. f W; WffliMfttiM 0 GO Cc AVENUE Columbia River Police Patrol Boat Planned Portland !IPI Commission ers of Multnomah county Tues day directed Sheriff Francis Lambert to draw up specifica tions for a Columbia river police patrol boat because of the in creasing use of the river for swimming and boating. "Squirreling" by some boat operators, Lambert said, had caused complaints of some resi dents along the river. New York (ffl Ross A. Doyle, 53, veteran newspaper reporter, editor and public re lations consultant, died Tuesday after a long illness. refreshment S&y , ' Pick up a carton or two f Sgr" f on your next shopping trip. - ' ' : y Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Medford Under appointment from Pepsi-Cola Company, New York f Ladies and Misses Stretch Anklets Made of 100 Helenca nylon, firs sizes tVz to 11. Crew typo or turn down cuffs. Ladies Rayon PANTIES Elastic waist and leg bands. Sizes 5-6-7 in wh,ite, pink, mint, maize. ft to ich Sizes 34 red, French blade Flannelette REMNANTS Large assortment of assorted patterns and colors. 36" wide in 1 to 1 0-yard pieces. Bys' Sweaters Pullover Style with long sleeves, Made of virgin orlon II in sizes 10 to 16. r II Camel charcoal, red and powder blue. LISTEN TO THE WOOL-WORTH HOUR Every Sunday 12 to 1 P.M. - STATION KYJC Portland Zoo io Loan Animals to Fair Salem More than 240 live animals, loaned by the Portland zoo will be exhibited at the Ore gon State fair in Salem, Aug. 31 through Sept. 7, according to Dr. Frank B. Queen, president of the Portland Zoological society. . Displayed wil be both large wild and domestic animals as well as the smaller tamer ani mals. Revenues received from the exhibit will be shared with the city in return for the use of the animals, zoo officials said. MM LADIES ORLON CARDIGAN 40, in white, V MX blst and T EA. Q Q MEDFORD, OREGON
