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TEffiMSTS II
Official Canvass
Of Votes Completed
By Clerk's Office
The official canvass of votes
cast in Jackson county in the
primary election May 16 was
completed this morning by the
county elections department.
Only the votes for precinct
committee men and women
remain to be tallied.
The canvass verified the re
sults reported by the Mail
Tribune's unofficial tally im-
Escaped Convicts
Caught by Police
Near Pendleton
Pendleton (UP I) Two
convicts who e scaped from
the Washington State peniten
tiary Saturday were captured
by an Oregon state policeman
about 8:25 p.m. Sunday as
they walked along railroad
tracks 13 miles west of here,
police said.
The fugitives, James Fraz
ier, and Ray C. Carlson, were
booked into the Umatilla
county jail here as "fugitives
from justice" and held for
Washington authorities.
Police said the men insist
ed they were from Boise and
were not fugitives, but offic
ers identified them from pris
son photographs, tattoos and
other identification. Lewis
Berlin, lieutenant of guards
at the Walla Walla' prison, id
entified the pair late Sunday
but the men refused to waive
extradition to Washington.
Chang Clothing
Frazier was wearing GI
dungarees and a white shirt
and Carlson black pants and
It was not known immediate
ly how the men obtained the
clothing. They were wearing
denim uniforms when they
State policeman Bob Shan
non, who took the pair into
custody, said he took a six
inch knife from Frazier.
Sfrannon was patrolling old
Hif fcway 30 when he receiv
ed a call from Mrs. James
"suspicious" persons walking
along the Union Pacific rail
road tracks between Yokum
and Echo. The woman told
the officer the two men at
tempted to hide when she
0 gated and arrested the men
a short while later.
Warden Bob Rhay said
Frazier, who was doing life
considered "very dangerous."
Rhay said the. inmate was
charged with 'and convicted
of leading the 1955 riot at
the prison. -
Carlson was serving 20
years on a burglary charge.
The two men escaped Sat
urday morning by hiding in
a truck. '
Yrekv Youth Arrested
For Tatting Hubcaps
City police arrested two
youths from Yreka, Calif., one
16 and one 17, early Sunday
morning on charges of larceny
from a motor vehicle. They
were confined in the Jackson
county juvenile detention
home pending hearings.
Theft of hubcaps had been
reported by a witness who no
ticed activity behind the'Med
ford Mail Tribune building,
' on North Fir st. The automo
bile from which hubcaps were
taken is owned by Ronald
Kent Anderson, 1187 Morrow
rd.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Wrra and moder-
with a continuous threat of
thunderstorms. Low tonijht 55.
High Tuesday 90. XE i
Highest Yesterday
Lowest This Morning 52
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise
Sunset '
Moonset Tuesday
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tnn...rc KT STARS
4:41 a.m.
7:37 pjn.
1:18 a m.
June 1
rftU.TlIilt" w
ArcturuJ, high in
south - ,.M im.
will be in the west 2.33
Alphecca, high in
oh "1i:07 am.
will be in thtt E.p,i- of ihe
Alpheeca is the rrl
Crown."
mediately following the elec
tion. In the race for nomination
for governor on the Demo
cratic ballot, Robert D. Holmes
received 4,480; Lew Wallace,
2,136; and Wiley W. Smith,
633. Republican ballot, Mark
Hatfield, 4,531; Sig Unander,
2,715; Albert Eichman, 299;
Warren Gill, 2,613; George
Livingston, 79; and Orval
Rasor, 47.
Congressman
Nomination for congress
man, fourth district Demo
crat, Charles O. Porter, 6,439.
Republican, Paul E. Gaddes,
7,527.
Nomination for commission
er of the bureau of labor
Democrat, Norman O. Nilsen,
6,192. Republican, Lyle E. Mc
Cauley, 7,832;
Nomination for state senator-
Democrat, Gordon Hud
son, 6,305. Republican, Edwin
R. Durno, 5,830; John Snider,
4,336:
Nomination for state repre
sentatives (top two elected)
Democrat, Mrs. Marijane Dun
can, 5,101; Robert Duncan,
6,360. Republican, Mrs. Eve
lyn Nye, 6,241; Melvin J.
Lattie, 4,328; and O. H. Bengt
son, 4,024.
County Clerk Democrat,
Ernest Marvin Madden, 3,965;
Mrs. Nita B.'Zumwalt, 2,576.
Republican, Mrs. Bereth P. j
Hopkins, 5,511; Mrs. Anna R.J
Scott, 4,437.
Commissioner
County c o m m i ssioner
Democrat, . Frank Christian,
5,808. Republican, Chester H.
Wendt,' 8,559.
County Judge Democrat,
C. Scott Hamilton, 2,715;
Franklin Jere Girard, 1,205;
K. C. Wernmark, 1,906; and
C. L. Hockersmith, 617. Re
publican, Earl Miller, 5,905;
Rodney Keating, 4,049.
Coroner Republi can,
Carlos Morris, 6,025; Frank
Perl, 4,211.
Sheriff Democrat, Earle E
Fichtner, 2,926; Laurence J.
Sheehan, 2,336; and Raymond
R. Koch, 1,435. Republican,
Joseph Walsh, 4,677; Verne
Smith, 4.270; and Ralph A.
Larson, 1,071.
Official results in the non
partisan races were announced
last week.
UN Armistice Leader
Dies in Border Clash
Jerusalem, Israel (UPI)
A sniper's bullet killed the
Canadian chief of the Israeli
Jordanian mixed armistice
commission today as he made
a vain attempt to halt a bor
der clash between forces of
the two nations.
Col. George Flint died on
top of Mount Scopus, the Is
raeli enclave in Jordanian ter
ritory just outside Jerusalem
as it came under fire today in
a sudden flareup of border
warfare.
With him died two Israeli
policemen wounded earlier in
the clash. Flint was shot while
trying to rescue them from
Jordanian fire.
Flint was the highest U.
N. truce official slain in the
Israeli-Arab struggle since
Sweden's Count Folke Berna
dotte was killed on Sept. 17,
1948.
Atomic Submarines
Stay Under 30 Days
Groton, Conn. (UPI)
Adm. Arleigh A. Burke dis
closed today that the atomic
submarines Seawolf and Skate
made a new endurance record
by remaining more than 30
days submerged during ex
tended training exercises held
recently in the Atlantic.
- Burke said the two subma
rines operated separately and
"the mark set by the two
fleet submarines was not an
artificial test of man's ability
to exist without dependence
on the earth's atmosphere.
This was a real test under
actual operating conditions
upon which the very lives of
the personnel involved depended."
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 26, 1958
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Eight Are Killed,
15 Injured When
Time Device Fires
Arab League to
Consider Troubles
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI)
Anti- government terrorists
set off a time bomb in a pack
ed Beirut street car today.
Six to eight persons were
killed and 12 to 15 injured,
according to early estimates.
Meanwhile a movement was
understood to be afoot within
the government to postpone
Tuesday's Lebanese-requested
UN Security Council meeting
on this country's troubles un
til after the Arab league has
a chance to act in .the mat
ter.
Foreign Minister Charles
Malik was said to be plan
ning to postpone a trip to
the UN in New York for the
council session so he could
be present at the Arab league
meeting in Tripoli, Lebanon,
to discuss the issue Wednes
day. League Decision
A satisfactory Arab League
decision for a solution would
make UN action unnecessary,
it was said.
At the same time, sources
said, the government also was
moving in the direction of a
domestic compromise - solu
tion to tension paralyzing
this small nation. . . '
The new violence came in
the midst of a growing gov
ernment crisis, with several
Cabinet ministers threatening'
to quit unless President Ca-
mille Chamoun abandons his
hopes of running for a second
term in September. The dissi
dent group is reported put
ting pressure on Chamoun to
accept a compromise solution
that would permit him to re
main in office only until a
new election. -
The cabinet crisis was
coupled with reports of. a
worsening military situation
for the government both
north and south of the capi
tal. A dispatch from Nicosia
said British troops" on Cyprus
were alerted to be ready to
fly to Lebanon at a moment's
notice should . British prop
erty or citizens be jeopardiz
ed. Work to Resume
On Wilson School
An agreement was reached
this morning , between the
striking hod carriers on the
Wilson Elementary school
project and the contractor, ac
cording to information re
ceived today.
Union' officials reported
that the carriers would re
ceive $2.95 per, hour, plus 10
cents health and welfare ben
efits. They were receiving
$2.85 plus the fringe benefits.
The raise will be retroactive
to May 1, it was stated.
It is anticipated that the
hod carriers on the new Wil
son school project will return
to work tomorrow.
It was reported earlier by
E. W. Dillon, masonry con
tractor on the school job, that
20 to 25 men were off the job
as a result of picketing by
the hod carriers. The strike
was called May 14.
Nuclear Test Fired
At Eniwetok Sunday
Washington (UPI) The
Government announced today
that a nuclear test was staged
at Eniwetok Atoll at 7 p.m.
Sunday night.
There was no immediate in
dication of the type of test
involved.
It was the third nuclear
blast in the current series in
the Pacific. The first took
place May 11 and the second
the next day. -
Communist Czechoslovakia
today " rejected an invitation
to observe an explosion of a
"clean" U.S. H-bomb to be
set off in July or early August.
Russia previously had turn
ed down the same invitation.
"Goodness. I Wouldn't Think Of
Using Force"
Six Drown in Texas
Trying to Rescue
Small Girl in Surf
Rockport, Tex. (UPI) A
little girl drowned when she
walked too far into the surf
off a beach here Sunday,- and
six persons who rushed into
the -water-to save her alsoJostt
their lives.
The child, Janice Bailey, 9,
sank into an unmarked 15
foot ditch in shallow water.
Her mother was among the
six would-be rescuers who
died. Four other rescuers sur-
Cardinal Sfrifch
Growing Weaker
Rome (UPI) Samuel Car
dinal Stritch, unable to take
substantial nourishment, grew
steadily weaker today. Hopes
were all but gone that he
could recover from two circu
latry attacks and a weakened
heart.
Mser. James C. Hardiman,
the cardinal's secretary, said
the 70-year-old prelate had a
"very restless night." Msgr.
Hardiman spent the night at
the cardinal's bedside.
"He has had no nourish
ment since yesterday but . he
still is very much aware ol
everything that goes on
around him," Msgr. Hardiman
said.
The Rev. Antimo Boerio, an
Italian priest who visits the
cardinal each morning, gave
him Holy Communion this
morning before Dr. Ralph
Bergen of Chicago arrived to
take up the day-long vigil.
Bids Called for
Road Construction
The bureau of public roads
has advertised for bids on
grading of approximately 16
miles of road and construction
of four reinforced concrete
bridges in Jackson county, ac
cording to the regional en
gineer ;
Deadline for receiving bids
is 10 a.m. June 9.
This is a bureau of land
management timber access
road. Construction will extend
along the west fork of Evans
creek and is located approxi
mately 15 miles north of Gold
Hill. The bridges will be 120
feet, 110 feet, 80 feet and 60
feet long.
Residents Reminded
Of Burning Permits
Central Point Fire Chief.
L. C. Lisenbee issued a re
minder today that permits
must be obtained for trash
and debris burning in the
Central Point Rural Fire Pro
tection district..
He said that there has been
some burning without perrnti.
Residents of the district may
telephone the rural fire sta
tion at Central Point for per-riSission.
Price 10 Cents
Tribune
vived the mass catastrophe.
The drownings occurred on
a seldom-frequented portion
of the beach; which the Bailey
family used because of the
- crowds
along-the:main'
line of the heat-wracked little
town on ihe Gulf of Mexico
near Corpus Christi,
Signs Washed Away V
The : ditch,' , dredged two
years ago, originally was sur
rounded by warning signs
but they had washed away.
Janice walked unsuspectingly
into the pit and then, began
threshing around in the water.
Many persons on the beach
saw her plight, and 10 of
them rushed in to save her.
One bypne, the treacherous
waters swallowed up six of
the rescuers--Mrs. Bailey,
four children, and Leonard
Berry, 40, a military chaplain
from Syracuse, ' N. Y., who
was visiting the Baileys.
Manuel' Gomez, who was
driving by in l?is. car, , .saw
Janice's struggles and leaped
out of his auto and into the
water. . He ' was rescued and
revived without injury. An
other man was pulled out be
fore he reached the ditch. All
told, 10 persons tried to res
cue Janice. '
Standing Near Father.
The editor of the Rockport
Pilot,! Jack Baughman, was
standing beside Janice's father
as firemen pulled the bodies
of the seven victims out of the
hole. He said Bailey, an air
man from Victoria Air Force
Base, was talking to a Rock
port priest and he quoted
the flier as saying: .
"Father, that is " Father
Berry hey're bringing out."
Firemen came with - more
bodies, wading up to the sand.
"Father, that is my. wife.
Oh my God, Father, that is my
little girl." -
Sheridan (UPI) Death
came today -to Patrick .J.
O'Reilly, S. J., 86, one of the
last of the early day. mission
aries in the Pacific Northwest.
Eisenhower Names Felt Commander
Of U.S. Forces in Pacific, Far East
Washington--(UPI Presi
dent Eisenhower today named
Adm. Harry D. - Felt 'Com
mander in chief of U.S. forces
in the Pacific and Far East.
Felt, 55, is now vice chief
of naval operations. He will
succeed Adm. Felix. Stump
who will retire Aug. l.
As commander in chief, Pa
cific, Felt will direct U. S.
Army, Navy," and Air Forces
from headquarters at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii
The largely American"U.N.
command in Korea continues
to report directly to Washing
ton, however, and is not a
part of the Pacific command.
The president nominated
Vice Adm. James S. Russell,
now deputy commander in
No. 56
Ashland School
District to Vote
First Million Dollar
Budget in History
: Ashland Ashland school
district residents" tomorrow
will vote 'on, whether the
school board shall be .author
ized to exceed the 6 per cent
limitation by, $446,389.99. The
new school budget total is
$1,002,377.83.
The new school district bud
get is an , increase of $128,
859.19 over the current bud
get. When that was1 approved
a year ago it was the largest
ever voted for. the Ashland
school- district, according to
officials. , . 1
One of the two .man items
responsible for the increase is
$60,000 for; the construction of
six new classrooms t the
Walker school. The current
budget, covers $30,000 for
capital expenditures to cover
the same purpose.
Salary Increases
-' Salary increases for teach
ers and-provision for four new
teachers comes 'under the sec
ond largest item in the bud
get $50,865. ,
Smaller increases occur in
several other budget items to
make up the bulk of the pre
dicted increased expenditures.
Some decreases in the budget
ar relatively small.
"; Also, this year the rural
school board has been author
ized to make a levy of approx
imately 23.8 mills. From this
levy the: Ashland school sys
tem: will receive $313,781.69.
- The combined levies of the
Ashland and rural board will
provide $530,495.28. This does
Budget
Tuesday
jhw4fl0mcrud-rthe
$101,134-due
from basic state aid.- -.
' Following these credits and
adjustments, the J-A's h land
board will levy, if voters ap
prove,' a tax of 19.4 mills
which ..will raise $21 $,7 13. 59.
Combined Levy '
': The combined., rural' and
Ashland 'district levy is esti
mated at-43.2 mills or,' 4.3
mills less .than the ' straight
levy of the ' Ashland- district
last year.' " ;: - ; V
'School officials point out
that the property owner will
pay, slightly less in actual
property taxes although the
proposed' "Ashland budget is
the highest in the history of
the school system. This is due
to more property being placed
on the assessment rolls, a larg
er amount: of .basic state aid,
and the county-wide levy by
the -rural-school board. -
Of , ; the , million-dqllar-plus
total - budget, $945,660.33 is
for the general fund, to oper
ate the school district, and
$56,717.50 is for bond interest
and sinking fund.
Two Liquor Outlets
To Close Next Monday
Two Jackson county Ore
gon liquor control commission
outlets will have their privi
leges.' to ' sell and dispense
liquor; suspended starting
Monday, June 2, instead of
May 26 as previously an
nounced by the. commission,
it was reported today.
The suspensions, both for
seven days, are for Kim's' res
taurant, Medford, and Omar's
restaurant, : Ashland. Kim s
was 7 suspended because of
charges involving minors, and
Omar's was suspended for per
mitting intoxicated persons to
remain on the premises, ac
cording to. the Liquor com
mission.'
chief and -chief of staff of the
Atlantic fleet, to be vice chief
of naval operations, succeed
ing Felt. His nomination must
be' confirmed by the Senate. '.
Russell would be promoted
to the rank of full admiral.
Felt, a native of Topeka,
Kan., is a naval airman.' He
was graduated from the Na
val academy in 1923.
i . He headed the U.S. mili
tary mission to Russia in
1944-45 and the Navy's Mid
dle East forces in 1951.
."At the outbreak of World
War II he was commander of
the dive bomber squadron of
the aircraft carrier Lexing
ton. He was air officer of the
Carrier Saratoga 1942-43 and
commander, of the carrier
"IF THE PEOPLE WISH IT," General Charles de Gaulle,
above, said to newsmen, "I am ready" to take supreme
power in France. The announcement produced greatest
crisis in France. (UPI Telephoto)
Monopoly
Raised in
' Washington (UPI) Frank
Bartholomew, president of
United Press International,
confers today with representa
tives of the Justice Depart
ment concerning an inquiry
by the Antitrust Division on
the consolidation of the Unit
ed Press - and International
News Service.
On Saturday Bartholomew
sent the following telegraphic
reply to a telegram from the
Department of Justice inquir
ing into the details of the cre
ation of United Press Interna
tional: "Hon. Victor R. Hansen, As
sistant Attorney General, An-
Five Airways In
Planning Stage
Washington .(UPI)' The
government plans to cut. the
threat of air collisions soon
by laying ' out five airways
across the country in which
all pilots would have to fly
under instrument flight rules.
Civil Aeronautics Adminis
trator James T. Pyle said Sun
day he hoped to put the "lim
ited access freeways" system
into effect by Sept. 1.
He indicated the program
would be a steD toward event
ually putting all planes on in
strument flight rules, consul
pred safer than visual rules
Pvle said the airways would
be set up in altitudes from
17,00.0 to 22,000 feet, witnin
thpsp airwavs. Dilots would
have to operate under instru
ment flight rules and no one
could cross them without
clearance from the CAA.
The program outlined by
Pyle was the latest in a series
of moves announced or dis
closed- in the wake of recent
air collisions or near-col
lisions. .
The Air Force and Navy
agreed last Friday to drastic
ally curtail jet flights under
visual flight rules to reduce
the danger of collisions with
commercial planes.
White House Says
It's Against Cut
Washington (UPI) The
White House today came out
against any tax cuts this year.
At the same time, President
Eisenhower renewed his rec
ommendation that corporation
income tax and excise taxes,
which would be reduced July
1 automatically, be continued
at their present rates.
Chenango in 1945.
Russell, also 55, is a native
of Tacoma, Wash., and a grad
uate of the Naval academy
and the California Institute of
Technology. He also is a naval
airman.
During World War II he
served in the Aleutians and
Alaska and in the Pacific
campaigns of Palau, the Phil
ippines, Iwo Jima and Oki
nawa. From 1945-5J, he was di
rector of military application
for the Atomic Energy com
mission. He joined the office of the
Chief of Naval Operations in
1952 and became chief of the
Navy's Bureau of Aeronau
tics in 196.
Question
Merger
titrust Division, Department
of Justice, Washington, D. C:
Signed Agreement
"Your wire dated May 23
received today. On May 16,
1958, United Press signed an
agreement with Hearst Cor
poration' consummating the
matter about which you in
quire. The announcement had
to "be postponed until various
operational arrangem ents
were made today. We, cannot
see how this raises any ques
tion under the antitrust laws.
We,' of course, will be glad to
have an opportunity to discuss
the matter with you and to
furnish you whatever data is
necessary to demonstrate the
validity of our point of view."
Hansen's original telegraph
ic inquiry read: . t
- "I; have heard reports to the
effect that United Press and
International News Service
contemplate a merger. It will
be appreciated if you will in
form, me whether or not this
is true.. If so, such a merger
may raise serious questions
under the antitrust laws and
I should like the opportunity
to discuss the matter with, you
before any such merger is
consummated."
Voters Wind Up
Election in Italy
Rome . (UPI) Voters in
near -record. numbers turned
out today to wind up a two
day election expected to show
a decline in Communist
strength and to reaffirm
Italy's close ties with NATO
nations regarding the Medi
terranean. ,
More than 77 per cent of
the . eligible voters cast bal
lots Sunday. Today's turnout
is expected to push the total
over the 90 per cent mark,
perhaps setting a new record
in a country always conscien
tious about voting.
The first returns will be
available, this afternoon. The
popular vote totals should be
in by late Tuesday, but the
distribution of seats in the
new parliament will not be
known until Wednesday at
earliest because of Italy's com
plicated proportional repre
sentation voting system.
The Christian Democratic
Party, dominant in Italy ever
since World War IL is ex
pected to poll the biggest vote.
Local Man Named
Carriers President
Larry M. Rose, an employee
of the Medford post office,
was elected president of the
Oregon State Association of
Letter Carriers at a state con
vention in Portland last week
end.
Mrs. Rose was elected
vice president for the ladies
auxiliary.
Rose's election was the first
time since 1934 that a Med
ford member has been named
president. Bob Newland, now
retired, was elected at that
time. .
Rose, who has been with
the Medford post office for 12
years, has been branch presi
dent for three years and is
past state secretary. Mrs. Rose
has been a state officer for
six years.
Coulee Dam (UPI) The
government-owned town of
Coulee Dam was to be sold to
day. The town will become a
normal municipality after
more than 20 years as a fed
erally operated town.
French Premier
Undecided About
Proposed Talks
De Gaulle Remains
Key Figure Today
Paris (UPI) Reliable
government sources today re
ported Gen. Charles de Gaulle
has offered to meet Premier
Pierre Pflimlin for secret
talks on France's steadily
worsening crisis.
They said Pflimlin had not
yet decided whether to ac
cept.
De Gaulle nonetheless was
expected to come to Paris to
night from his country home
at Colombey-les-deux-Eglises.
Paris (UPI) Gen.
Charles de Gaulle left his
rural horn tonight appar
ently for Paris and possible
talks with Premier Pierre
Pflimlin over the French,
republic's steadily worsen- .
ing crisis.
All France watched De
Gaulle's next move, while
bitter defiance from the in- '
surreciionisis in Algeria and -Corsica
heightened the sus
pense. In a day of major develop
ments on other fronts, De
Gaulle remained the key fig
ure. These were the develop
ments:
The Paris Defense Min
istry denied rumors that
France's powerful Mediter
ranean fleet was defecting to
the Algiers rebels. If this -as
so, Pflimlin would be unable
to cut sea communications of
the insurrectionists in Algeria
and Corsica.
Reds Call Strike
But the fleet was headed
to Bone, Algeria, to pay "rou
tine calls." Rebel chief Jac
ques Soustelle also was at
Bone. In a rally there he de
livered a ringing defense of
the rebels' aims.
- The Communist General
Confederation of Labor order
ed its powerful unions to halt
work across the nation after
lunch Tuesday.
The right-wing conser
vatives independents in Par
liament decided to ask Presi
dent Rene Coty. to call in
De Gaulle and mid-road party
leaders for a round-table, stop
the crisis meeting.
The Chamber of Depu
ties' Judiciary committee re
jected a Pflimlin bill to
strip parliamentary immunity
from rebellious deputies. It
was watered down to cover
only the immunity of Pascal
Arrighi, leader of the Corsi
can insurrection. The com
mittee passed this 27-6 and
it went immediately to the
floor for consideration.
Remains Taut
France remained taut with
tension waiting for De Gaulle
to take a step. .
' De Gaulle was said to have
proposed a meeting with
Pflimlin on "neutral" ground
neither in the Premier's of
fice nor. in his own office.
The offer was said to have
been made Sunday night
through members of his staff
who have been in touch with
Pf limlin's office and several
middle of the road party lead
ers in Paris. .
Hearing Scheduled
On Bus Line Request
A public hearing on a pet
ition by Evergreen Bus lines
to abandon service between
Medford and -Jacksonville
will be held at 9 ajn. Thurs
day, June 19, in the Jackson
county courthouse auditor
ium, Howard Morgan, Public
Utilities commissioner, has
announced.
Henry J. Huber, operator
of the bus lines, petitioned
that the Jacksonville service
be discontinued because pat
ronage no longer makes it a
profitable run. Jacksonville
service was established in Sep
tember, 1945.
The company has discon
tinued service to Central
Point, but still maintains serv
ice to Ashland, Camp White,
and several runs to provide
transportation for school chil
dren. Firemen Issue 383
Recommendations
City firemen issued 383
recommendations for correc
tion of fire hazards last week
during their home inspection
program.
No hazards were found at
301 of the 551 houses they
checked.
Firemen stopped at 1,121
dwellings Monday through
Friday. At 506 no one was
at home and at 64 others the
occupants declined the offer
of inspection. t