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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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these due dates you can file an
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the amount of tax you are
paying.
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not required to file an esti
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above dates and pay your tax
installments spread over the
remaining due dates. .
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