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IS MAIL TRIBUNE, Mcrffoxf, Orcoen, Wednesday, April 2, 1931 Castro's Cuban Rebels Having Usual Problems With Supplies By CHARLES SCHUMAN United Press Correspondent Havana HP) Fidel Castro's Rebel "army" numbers only about 2,000 men, but it has its full share of the standard military problems includ ing the supply snafus that plague anyone who wears a uniform. During a 17-day stay in the Rebel hideout in Cuba's east ern mountains, I heard a good deal about Castro's supply problems. On one occasion, Castro was leading one of the five columns that make up his force on a raid against govern ment installations. He asked another column for 60,000 rounds of ammunition need ed by his men. The ammuition Was sent, but it went astray somewhere on the way. Castro's column had to do without it. Again, the plans for a Re bel raid on the city of Man zanillo called for the planting of a 100-pound bomb under the surface of a highway like ly to be used by government armored cars. Bomb Left Behind The raiders were a day out of camp on what proved to be a three-day march before somebody suddenly rememb ered that the bomb had been left behind. A mule driver had to be sent back hurriedly to get it. Castro's aides concede that everything doesn't always go smoothly, but they don't worry too much about it. "It's true we get fouled up a little sometimes, but Presi d e n t (Fulgencio) Batista's . army is fouled up even more," one Rebel officer said. It was tne miiuence or a woman that stretched the march to Manzanillo into the third day. Celia Sanchez is one of Castro's aides, and she sometimes overrules the boss himself. The original plan called for the raiding column to halt for a time in a mountain town and pull out at 2 p.m. so as to Such a nice way to say EASTER CARDS Be sure your dollars IIUI6 U high I.Q. Member Federal Deposit uufance Corporation 3wetT Open or f add to your Kf Savings Account V Vj by APRIL 10 I interest Earn Interest from i ... .,TED STATES NATIONAL BANK OP PORTLAND 1 reach its destination by night fall. On the dot of 2, the beard ed, 31-year-old Rebel leader stood up and said, "okay, let's go." "You can't leave now," Miss Sanchez shot back. "Din ner is cooking." In the end, it was 4 p.m. be fore the column got under way, and the men had to spend another night on the trail. The money needed to keep ! Castro's armv crninir in cAllot. , cH . underground in various Cuban cities. Castro told me that they take in about $25,000 a month. ' Most of the money is spent to feed and clothe the Rebel troops, but Castro also has some non-military projects in hand schools, hospitals and other facilities for the moun- JACKSONVILLE Easter Egg Hunt Planned By BETTE HOSKINS Jacksonville An Faster egg hunt for Jacksonville chil dren will be held Saturday, April 5, at 2 p.m. at the old Beekman property on South 5th street, according to Police Chief Frank Carter. Children will be divided into two groups, those under five and those from five to ten years old. There will be three prizes. Carter, who has organized the hunt, stated that residents or organizations wishing to donate eggs or help in any way with the event may con tact him for further informa tion. The first reminder has also been issued by Frank Carter that all dogs within the city limits of Jacksonville, as of April 1, must be tied or oth erwise confined to their own yards. This is a city ordinance effective annually during gar den season. At a second of fense the dogs owners will be fined $5, at a third offense the dog may be disposed of. Mrs. Arthur Roberts, Jack sonville librarian, announced this week that a slot has been cut in the library door which will enable patrons to return books if the library is closed. Mrs. Roberts also reported that several girls from the 7th grade Girl Scout Troop 186 put the finish on a large bookcase at the library as one of their recent projects. Jacksonville residents are reminded that in order to qualify to vote in the May 16 primaries one must be reg istered by April 15. According to City Recorder Mrs. Jean Hewlett, residents may regis ter at her home at 701 South Third st. or at Chris' Drugs on Mondays. The Jacksonville Band Boosters club will hold a rum mage sale at the Fehl build ing in Medford April 11 and 12 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Anyone wishing to donate rummage, white elephants or plants, may call Ruth Gold schmidt, SPring 3-1296 for pickup. The Band Boosters have now reached a total of 51,740 toward their goal of $2,140, which will buy the Jacksonville High school band uniforms. The Women's Missionary Council of the Assembly of God church met last Wednes- mm 'fcx 5iA.rrfy MEDFORD BRANCH tameers, who are isolated from the outside world. I saw one Rebel school and two temporary hospitals set up in remote mountain areas, and I also saw the mountain people who regard Castro almost as a savior coming to him for help. Sometimes he gave them money, sometimes aid took a more concrete form, such as a cow stolen from the ranch of a loyal army officer. Castro has grand plans for Cuba if his rebels succeed in overthrowing Batista. "I want it to be a place where people are not afraid, neither afraid of the cop on the corner nor afraid of be ing out of work next week . . .' he says. "I want every man in Cuba to feel his gov ernment is protecting him, not harassing him as it does today." day, March 26, and honored Mrs. William T. Turnbull with surprise birthday re freshments and gifts. The group also worked on their sewing project, making bed pads for the annual summer Christian Youth camp. The ladies stated they would ap preciate any clean old quilts or mattress pads that they could re-cover for the pur pose. Mrs. Lora Young recently returned here after a prolong ed stay in Yreka, Calif. .'Grandma' Lola Mclntyre has been quite ill lately and her many friends are hoping for her quick recovery. Danny Hinkle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hinkle, of Jack sonville, was recently guest of honor at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Mabel Haynes, in Medford, where he celebrated his fifth birth day. Mr. and Mrs. Verl Falls and family, of Myrtle Creek, were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hinkle. Connie Bohl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bohl, of Sterling rd., celebrated her seventh birthday at the home of her parents Saturday, March 22. There were 16 guests- present. Birthday re freshments were served and gifts presented. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Robert son and son, Eddie, of Philo math, Ore., were last week end guests at the home of relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Don ald Godley and family of Jacksonville. Jacksonville Garden club held their March meeting at the home of Mrs. R. J. Tetre ault recently. There were 12 members present, with Miss Claire Hanley, president, pre siding. Reports were heard and plans for a plant sale were discussed. A nominating com mittee was named to select officers for the next term. Mrs. L. Luy gave a talk on narcissi, which include all daffodils except Jonquils, which are smaller, more ira- srant and always yellow, she said. The daffodil was known about 300 B.C. and was found erowing wild in Europe and hulbs were brought to Eng land, where they were im proved and cultivated. Our modern daffodil is about 100 years old, according to Mrs. Luy, and there are now many sizes, shapes and colors bloom ing from early March into May. Mrs. Luv illustrated her talk with named 'varieties from her extensive collection. Mrs. Tetreault's home was decorated with blossoms from many spring bulbs, the tea table was centered with an arrangement of yellow and white narcissi. Cookies with a- Easter motif were served. Mrs. Paul Godward and Mrs. Merro poured. Co - hostesses were Mrs. Ray Coleman ana Mrs. James Noble. Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Merri man returned this week from a ten-day vacation trip to Centralia, Wash., where they visited old friends, Mr. and Mrs. G r o v e r Lovercheck. While there they attended the State Basketball champion ship game at Seattle. They also were guests at a annual Wyoming picnic held at the Centralia country club. The Berriman's visited with many of their former neighbors and friends, whom they had known in Wyoming, at the gathering. PLANER BLOX Clean Quick Delivery Medford Fuel Co. Tel. SP 2-21 11 Court & McAnd. UNIQUE FUEL TANK A North American Aviation workman in Los Angeles, Calif., checks this unique spheri cal hydrogen peroxide fuel tank, one of the many compo nents being built into the X-15 research plane, which will fly man at least 100 miles high and at speeds greater than a mile a second. April ParficySarly Important To Businessmen Editor's note: Lewis L. Schell bach. guest contributor for Elmer C. Walzer's "Financial Gossip," is an economist of note and vice pres ident of the widely known Stand ard & Poor's Corp. By LEWIS L. SCHELLBACH Vice President Standard & Poor's Written for United Press New York IIP) April 1, al ways an important date to small boys, was of particular import to businessmen this year. ' Business statistics from this point on will tell them the extent to which unusually miserable winter weather was responsible for the further slowdown of activity in Feb ruary and March. Seasonally better weather, it is hoped in some quarters, may cause enough rebound to start the business machine crawling slowly upward again. No one knows, for example, exactly what part snow and rain played in February's de cline of total sales to $16.2 billion (seasonally adjusted), from $16.7 billion the month before. The question is partic ularly critical in automobile circles. Weather Not Encouraging Certainly, weather condi tions in the past two months were not such as to encourage DeoDle to shop around for a new car. Whether, and to what extent, buying was merely postponed is an im portant factor to be consid ered in choosing between es timates of less than 4.5 mil lion cars and of more than 5 million for the year. Along much the same lines, heavy snow and ice have kept many cars off the roads, play ing no small role in holding first Quarter gasoline con sumption below year - earlier Y (APRIL 9, of Complete INSURANCE SERVICE The R. A. Holmes Agency The House of Insurance Cole and Grace Holmes Dick House THE HOLMES & HOUSE INSURANCE "Where Insurance Is a Business Not a Sideline" NO REAL ESTATE NO LOANS - NO NUTH'N But EVERY KNOWN FORM of INSURANCE and BONDS 116 South Central SP 3-3659 Moral levels by more than one per cent. The advent of spring will provide the answer to the question of whether some more fundamental force is at work: if not. good gains in fu ture months could straighten out the oil industry's lnven tory tangle in a hurry. Construction Off Another area in which the rlpmonts mav have caused distorted picture is residen tial construction. Housing starts in February dropped to an 890,000 annual rate from 1.030.000 the month before Again, weather may have had a great deal to do with the decline. A good rebound this month would revive the lm pression that home building pan he counted on as a potent general business support. Storms undoubtedfy had limited influence on freight carloadingsj which have been showing year-to-year declines of more than 20 per cent They also added to the costs of operating the railroads. Relief therefrom could have a distinctly beneficial effect on carrier earnings. These are some of the rea sons why April could dispel some of the gloom that has settled over the business com munity in recent months. 'OLDEST MAN' DIES Monteria, Colombia OPl Javier Pereira, the tiny In dian who was reported to be the oldest man in the world, died Monday. He was said to have been 168 years old. Santa Monica, Calif., (IB Actress Mary Pickf ord's adopted son, Ronald, 21, was reported in "fair condition" today at St. John's Hospital after what was described by police as a suicide attempt. 1909) ARS Declaration (Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-article series on income tax information prepared by the tax infor mation committee of the Oregon Association of Pub lic Accountants.) That April 15 deadline has additional significance for many. Not only must they have their final income tax returns for 1957 filed but they must also have taken action in the matter of a declaration of estimated tax for 1958. "Do I have to file a declara tion of estimated tax for 1958?" you well may ask. You do if: (1) The gross Income for the taxable year can reason ably be expected to consist cf wages and of not more than $100 from sources other than such wages and can reason ably be expected to exceed (A) $5,000, in the case of a single individual other than a head of a household or a sur viving spouse or, in the case of a married individual not entitled to file a joint decla ration with his spouse; Surviving Spouse (B) $10,000, in the case of a head of a household or a sur viving spouse; (C) $5,000, in the case of a married individual entitled to file a joint declaration with his spouse, and the aggregate gross income of such individ ual and his spouse for the tax able year can reasonably be expected to exceed $10,000; or (2) The gross income can Your r 1 UjiaggscgB tjaJsGgpcafii f? ( Credit Terms sOW 11 on andy's WW)? JliljM"w!StfS?' III EASY CREDIT TERMS rmWHsUU BLAZING BRILLIANCE JMsS Reoular A A S 2Tv I of Tax To Be reasonably be expected to in clude more than $100 from sources other than wages and can reasonably be expected to exceed the sum of (A) the amount obtained by multiplying S600 by the num ber of exemptions to which hs is entitled plus (B) $400. Suppose you are married and have one child for whom you can claim an exemption, then you would figure like this: 3 exemptions at $600 each is $1,800, and the speci fic exclusion is $400, the total is $2,200. So you would be required to file a declaration if your income could be expected to exceed $2,200 and would in clude over S100 from sources ctherthan wages. May Be Joint The declaration may be a joint one with your spouse or a separate filing. Any tax paid on a separate declaration may President Nominates Ambassador To Chile Washington (IP) President Eisenhower has nominat ed Walter Howe, a foreign aid official, as U.S. ambassa dor to Chile. CONTEST FOR "HAMS" London (ID Moscow Radio Saturday announced a contest for amateur radio operators open to "hams" in several countries, including the Unit ed States. FriendOy c!ub Award -'i Filed by April 15 be used to pay the tax due on a joint final return; likewise any tax paid on a joint decla ration may be used to pay the tax due on separate final re turns. Declarations of estimated tax are made on form 1040ES. These forms are available at your local office of the Inter nal Revenue Service. The estimate and one quar ter of the tax is due on April 15. Payments are due on June 15 and Sept. 15, 1958, and Jan. i EASTER Caladiums Hydrangeas Azaleas (Free Flower with Each Purchase) ' Irene's Flowers Cympidium Orchid Corsages (Pastel Shades to Wear with Your Easter Dress) FREE DELIVERY Dial SP 2-6337 2318 Capital Ave. Fiery center stone surrounded by 48 perfectly matched blue -white diamonds. 6?H. Green Stamps 15 Mo. Credit Jeweler uary 15, 1959. On ny one of these due dates you can file an amended estimate and change the amount of tax you are paying. Also, suppose that you are not required to file an esti mate on April 15. Suppose also that later in 1958 you have sufficient income to be required. to file an estimate. Then you file on one of the above dates and pay your tax installments spread over the remaining due dates. . LILLIES Geraniums Double Violets Mums for BOTH RINGS Central! J l
