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Cashier Confesses To Embezzlement San Diego -CPS-A 34-year-1 account under the same ficti- Oia casmer woo iviuc embezzling $126,643 which he fays he used to corner one fourth of the American cop per market faces arraign ment Tuesday on grand theft charges. Deputy District Attorney William Low said Thursday that Rodnew G. Small, former investment firm cashier, con fessed the embezzlement from his employer, Donald G. Cole, a resident partner in J. A Hntrle & Co. Small was held in lieu of; $25,000 bail after bis iur-j render to authorities. j The former cashier ad- j mitted he took the money j from the firm by opening a j fictitious account on the firm's : books, crediting it with stocks j gainst which he drew money, j He then opened a commodity ; Better Weather I Forecasts Seen j Madison, Wis.-CTS-Prospects j of "substantially Improved" j weather forecasts are in the : -offing within five years andj possibly sooner, according to ; weather researchers at the j University of Wisconsin. Peter Kuhn, resident me-1 fffnrnloffist of the U.S. Weath- 1 er Bureau nere, saia inai will "rocket off a new era" in understanding causes of weather. A big jump was made in uncovering secrets of weather since the 1940s through the development of automatic computors, increas ed weather observation and research in the upper atmos phere. By the end of 1959, the U.S. Weather Bureau plans to have a network of 15 stations across the country gathering measurements of the intake and loss of the sun's infra red rays to and from the earth's surface. Each of these local stations will cover a limited part of the country to provide' additional informa tion for making predictions, Kuhn said. uous name. Small told authorities he bought 4,500,000 pounds of copper on the futures market which represented about one fourth of the whole market, he claimed. Small said he lost all the embezzled money when he got caught in a rising market while trying to sell short. The firm was covered by insur ance against the losses. Woman, 7 07 Years Old, lakes Her Daily Nip - Paterson, N J'.-CPD-Mrs. Gel somina Del Vecchio, who takes a nip with her daily cup of coffee, celebrates her 107th birthday today. She attributes her longevity to eating everything, drinking everything and not worrying about anything. However, Mrs. Del Vecchio doesn't smoke. She says she has not been ill in the last 50 years. Ashland Chamber Names Directors Ashland-Six new members of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce were named this week. Terms are for two Years. They are Harold Buck, Gra-1 ham Dean, Fay Greenwade, Gene Leidigh, Dr. Bill Samp son and Emmett Whitham. Holdover directors, who have another year to serve, are Herschel Scott, Ernest Man Gets Divorce; Hearing Aid Wrecked Newcastle, England - (CPD -Thomas Jeans, 43, was grant ed a divorce Thursday on grounds of cruelty when he testified his wife, Mary, 46, wrecked his hearing aid so he couldn't eavesdrop when she was talking with friends in the next room. Tichhauser, E. R. McLaugh lin, Phil Windsor, Elliott Mot schenbacher and Bill Slack.1 Affer-Game Dance Slated at YMCA An after -the game dance will be held Saturday night at the Young Men's Christian association. Proceeds will go to the United Medford Cru sade. Sponsored by Theta Rho Iota Tri-Hi-Y, the dance will be under the direction of Miss Dewanda Winchell. The Shad ows, popular singing group from St. Mary's High school. Red China Producing Long-Playing Records TokyoUCPB-Red China has begun mass-producing its first long-playing phonograph rec ords, the New China ' news agency said today. MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Oregon, Friday, Hovtmbtr 11, 1958 11 will entertain during the in termission. Chaperones are Mr. and Mrs. David Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Merlyn Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Medley, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Baccus, and Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Parsons. Garner Gives Up Cigars, Whiskey Uvalde, Texas-fCPD-Former Vic President John Nance Garner, who intends to live ' until he's 92, disclosed today as he approached his 90th birthday that he has given up cigars and whiskey. - - -"Cactus Jack," who served as Franklin D. Roosevelt's Tic president from 1933 to 1941, will be 90 years old Saturday. He spent 46 of his years in public life and he's determined to live until's he's spent an equal amount ; of tim as a private citizen. Garner told United Press International that he "gave up cigars Oct. 8, and hasn't touched whiskey sine Oct. 6." Garner chats with friends and receives occasional visi tors seated in a weathered whit and green metal lawn chair in th front room of his modest white wooden home here. His sparse frame is bolstered by two cushions. Bulganin Said Seriously III Moscow -ICPU- Marshal Ni kolai Bulganin, who was re placed as premier last April, is seriously ill and undergoing medical treatment in Moscow, reliable sources said today. Nature of his illness was net disclosed. The 63-year-old Bulganin also was reported ill last June and in 1955 when he was unable to receive a visiting Finnish delegation. Premier Nikita Khrushchev disclosed last summer Bulga nin had undergone an opera tion in a Moscow hospital. Last week Khrushchev de nounced Bulganin as a mem ber of the Malenkov-Molotov "anti-party group" which op posed Khrushchev's economic plans. This led observers to conclude Bulganin had been removed from his job in Stavropol. 4-H Club News Rogu River Dairy Club The Rogue River 4-H Dairy club met at the home of the leaders, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Par sons, Nov. 15. A program of work was adopted for the coming year with reports and demonstra tions assigned to the club members. Goals to be accomplished were discussed and adopted. Each member is to bring a food item for the Christmas baskets to be prepared at the next meeting. These will go to some needy family in our community. The December meeting will be held at the Carter farm on East Evans Creek. . Danny Riis was enrolled as a new member. Shop Early for Christmas At Special Savings! MEDFORD WASHABLE COTTON 60" long plus 6" fringe. 15" wide. Large assortment of beautiful plaids and solids. REG. 1 00 ,m MONTAG'S BEAUTIFUL BOXED STATIONERY A wonderful Christmas gift suggestion. Assorted colors. REG. 1.00 iSioi " L,' n- JO DUTCH TREAT zu rc Martcr act Reg. r0.98 IMPORTED DINNERWARE that for beauty and smart ness really is a "Dutch Treat." Rich brown and yellow combination. Set (o)(o) idiiQ) MEDFORD 1. Tailored Bedspreads SPECIAL PURCHASE! . . . Famous make tailored spreads. First quality. Assort ed decorator colors. Twin and Full REG. 13.95 sizes. 6.99 2. Full Size Blankets SPECIAL PURCHASE! . . . 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