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V oo G ) O O O O Service Station Attendant Admits Woman's Murder LA Angeles CPD Service tttiontteedant Charles Earl Brubaker, 39, has cqpfessed murdering a 40-yer-old di vorcee "4i her 9-yer-old son in their Wilshire District apartment, according to po lice. Polic Chief William H. Parker said Brubaker admit ted mrdering M. Irene P. Morey, 40, and her son, Craig, Sunday night safter a lie de 1tctor test sting more than $ve hours Wednesday. Brubaker was arrested Tuesday less than 10 hours after the bodies of the victims Tfjre discovered by fellow employees of a Los Angeles newspaper who called at Mrs. Morey's apartment to see why he had been siisent from work. " According to Chief Parker, 0 Brubaker confessed hitting Mrs. Morey when her son found them tpgether in the apartment. She was suffo cated and the boy was hit on the hea and strangled. Hands Bound Mrs. Morey's body, clad only in a sweater, a robe thrown across it, was found on a divan. Her hands had been bound behind her back and a stocking was twisted around her neck. The boy's body was on the floor nearby. Brubaker told officers he met the divorcee last Friday when he helped start her stalled car, took her to a movie that night and went to her house for dinner on the night of the slayings. Neighbors who described Mrs. Morey's visitor put si licers on Brubaker's trail. MAIL TRIBUNE, MadforJ, Oregon, Thurtdiy, July 24, 1958 11 'Hoolowl' Logging Extension Ordered Q Vancouver, Wash. TPD n Extension of the "hootowl shutdown" Jor all logging and industrial operations in the forested areas of the Van couver district of the Wash ington Department of Natural Resources was ordered late Wednesday by Vancouver dis trict officials. "Hootowl operations" . . . those from midnight until noon . . . will be permitted, officials said. The woods will be closed from noon until mid night to all operations. The extension is in effect until midnight Saturday. Uncharted Area Faces Trailer Vacationers Bauer Family Makes Happy Arrival;: : At Wallowa Lake State Park1 Goal Th. WMm h cendMMttea t Mrir mstatlment motorte. Mtnrtw m ma OrncmM, on of am annul wrias soomored tointyy by Tka Oraaaaiaa and Mm Oraaoa Star JMaiar Ana. Taasa travai articles aaitrUa vacattaa trips and deshna. tians racomnnniled for oat-of-stat visitors camia fa Orsna durina laa Cemaanial Yaar Obsanraaca. By ROBERTA and MALCOLM BAUER Fifth Day To Jordan Val ley, via Frenchglen 216 miles Here we began the most ehallenffins laDs of the triD: The negotiation of the 48 un charted, unposted miles from the Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge headquarters to Frencnglen. The roadmap is no help here. There is but one do bit of ref- x erence along the dusty, stony track. That is Rock Creek Ranch. oriffinallv an outmst of the sprawling cattle domain of .rete iTencn. The cluster oi weather-stained buildings is a welcome sight to the motorist, who has been feelin? his wav for 30 miles or so through sage- orusn and grease wood, easing his tires over the volcanic out- croppings of the primitive road. During one hour of steady driving we covered just n miles. Clusters of llies nes tled sluggishly on the hood of the car. ' The Millers, current proprie tors oi kock creek, Dave been known to stake travelers to a full tank of gasoline and re fuse to accept payment For all, they offer the hospitality of their fenced front yard through the center of which the road passes. Hotel Welcome Site 1 From Rock Creek to French glen, the going is relatively easy, the road, Dy mid-August, having become a smooth path, rim-deep in dust, but happily free of rocks. We arrived at the welcome oasis of the Frenchglen hotel t an opportune time; ie., in time for lunch. There we were told mat no one in sound mind would attempt to pull a 2,000 pound house trailer over the road we had just left. The Frenchglen hotel is a southeastern Oregon 1 a n d mark. Eleanor Pruitt is a charming hostess, and the ta bleshe sets is justly celebra ted. A stop mere should cer tainly include at least one meal. That we had, modestly described as "luncheon," con sisted of the following dishes, each heaped high and with a capacity adequate for three or four servings around: Macaro ni, meat balls, hashbrown pota toes, fried fresh corn, fresh peas, cabbage with bacon, tossed green salad plus pitch er after pitcher of iced tea, home-baked bread and, to top it off, sweet prune pie. The cost: $1 each. Frenchglen nestles at the southern end of the marshy valley of the Bhtzen River, the heart of Hie Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. One can drive north over a graveled route paralleling graveled state highway No. 205, directly through the bird nesting grounds and past F e ' French's old headquarters, the P Ranch. Here, is one of the n a t i o n's greatest wildfowl nurseries,,one may see at var ious times more than 200 spe cies of the wing. All resident species are abundant from April to September. The mi grants the beautiful snow goose, the whistling swan and others are plentiful during March and October. Pavement Reached Again We drove north from French glen to the Wildlife Refuge headquarters on the southern shore of shallow Malheur Lake, on the site of the Old Sod House built by trappers m 1862. Many road maps do not show this showplace. but it should not be missed. Although gardening is a risky business in the area because of the early frost, Charles Hansen, custodian, is responsible for the most beautiful lawns and flowerbeds we saw east of the Cascades. The headquarters settlement is a good overnight stopping point. A trailer camping ground is under development, and one can swim in the Sod House spring, the largest in the refuge. Just to the east of, the refuge headquarters, we struck the pavement again after more than a day and 150 miles on b -r " .... x m 'si v:3 Kent and Mary Baoer try oat a tandem bicycle fat Wallow Lake Stat Park daring pause in trailer circuit of stato. more primitive surfaces. We liked where we had been, but we let out a whoop in concert when we rolled back on the smooth, center-lined belt with which the American motorist is pampered. For 100 miles, south and east, we traveled through the sage-strewn wastes of the Ore gon portion of the Great Basin Desert. It would help here if occasionally the narrow shoul der was widened at least far enough to pull a trailer to the side of the road. Even when we came to the rim of the rich Jordan Valley, we could see little of it from U.S. Highway No. 95. One must leave the interstate route and travel through Arock and Dan ner to appreciate how the Basques and their neighbors have made the valley bloom. That night we tied up in the back yard of a hotel in the cen ter of Jordan valley (pop. 218). It was Saturday night We had looked forward to a rousing time in the trading center of a cattle country. But after a few early evening whoops- more of the rock-and-roll than the cowboy variety the town was as silent as the desert around. The teen-agers, we were told, were dancing at a nearby ranch. Thus has the motor age tamed the range. Sixth Day To Wallowa Lako, via Ontario, Baker and La Grande 233 miles. This was the longest of the eight days' drive out a rela tively easy one because of the high quality of the highways. We touched Idaho on U.S. 95. through Homedale and Parmai welcoming the irrigated oasis of the Snake River Valley aft er the many miles of the Great Basin Desert , Route 30 east from Ontario and from Baker is especially good, newly-surfaced, its grades nearly all three or four lane, built comfortably to the specifications of the interstate network. The Grande Ronde Valley is a rich one, but scarcely more than a prelude to the lush Wal lowa Valley, which, even in August, is green and inviting. The approach though Minam Canyon magnificent, al though we can both remember the day when the ascent there was one of the most chilling experiences offered in a state with plenty of steep highway grades. During our days in the desert we had found little opportunity to turn off the road to utilize the trailer for a mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack. But along the white waters of the Wallowa River there is an at tractive picnic or camping spot at every turn in the highway and there are plenty of turns. At each there is good fishing at the trailer step, and we saw many fishing parties on the August . afternoon we passed by. (To be concluded) f))oJA FJOHJS av a mm mm m a a. vara THE JOB'S THE SAME London (UPD The British navy has abolished its signal men and renamed them "tac t i c a 1 communications oper ators" to bring them "more into line with the terms used in civilian employment." TOWER COLLAPSES Cliffside Park, N.J. (UPD A 110-foot steel tower used by a high diver crashed on a Palisades amusement park stage Wednesday night, nar rowly missing 27 beauty con testants and a stage orchestra. rwX 1ACICEICI nC I OF AMSTERDAM o DIRECT IMPORT FROM OUR OWN CT WAMOND CUTTING W AND POLISHING PLANT IN AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND FDLME 'YOUR o ' Jl UJ 7 o80 If COMPARE THESE VALUES. YOU'U FINO TUT COMPARE FAVORABLY WITH RINGS S01I BLSEYVVKRE AT $125.00 YOU CH6ICE OF MANY STYLES: llllustratad ara anly a ftw) 11 DAL IAIRS SOIITAHIS , MEN'S klNCS THREESOMES WNNER RINGS WEDDING MNDS WEEK 4 3s WORTkf TWICf THE ffiCf WATER. SHOCK-RESISTANT AUTOMATIC SELE-WIN1ING WRIST WATCH Stainless Steel Expansion Band Setf-Win4i9. Aatemoric Shock Resistant Water Resistant Lamiaess Dial SwMp Second Hand Anti-Magnetic 50 A WEEK fsRHBRaWfffA W IIH mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmWmmmmmmmmmmmmmBmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm M2 nasf Main St. MEDFORD Store Hours; 9:30 P.m. to 5:30 p.m. Phone SP 3-5348 PROSPECT Navy Man on Leave By DOROTHY JEWELL Prospect Gene Winning ham, son of Eugene Winning ham Sr., is spending his Navy leave with his family in Pros pect. Home Extension of Pros pect met in Medford Wednes day to install officers for the coming year. Those attending were Mrs. Jerry Ferns, presi dent; Mrs. Joanne Rinks, vice president; Mrs. Jack Ells, treasurer; and Mrs. Dick Larson, secretary. Richie Larson, son of Mr. and .Mrs. Dick Larson, has been ill with the measles. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Freed has moved to the Milmar ranch in Butte Falls. Mrs. Bill Hervey, who was rushed to the Sacred Heart hospital Saturday evening is doing fine and can have visitors. The Rev. and Mrs. George L. Fitch and son, Bob, are living at the parsonage at the Nazarene church. Mr. Fitch will be the new minister. Bob, who is 15, will attend Pros pect school. Mr. and Mrs. Fitch have five children. Bob Thieves i n Thamesford, Ont., have a temper. They broke into the post office, found no money in the cash drawer, so they scattered post office mail for a mile along the highway. is the only one home at the present. They moved here from Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sissim and son were week end guests of the home of Mr. and Mrs Billy Grieves. 70 Boys Attending YMCA Camp at Lake Seventy boys are attending the Young Men's Christian as sociation Diamond lake camp Highlight of the past two weeks of camp was the week ly hike day, when the boys climbed to the top of Mt. Thielsen and Mt. Bailey Twelv.e boys last week made it to the top of Mt. Thielsen while 24 climbed Bailey. Otb er activities - in - which the young sters participate are swimming,' boating, archery, riflery, sailing, crafts, camp- fire and nature studies. Reservations for the last two weeks of Diamond lake camp are still being accepted Dates are Aug. 3 through 9 and Aug.10 through 16. The second period will be for girls. Any youngster may at tend YMCA camp. Older boys at Camp have been making trips to some of the remote lakes north of Dia mond lake. A weekly trip Is also made to Crater lake. 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