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MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdford, Of. ... Friday, Dw. 25, 1959 :Boastful Drunk Cleared in Death Of Roger Touhy Lincoln. III. - (I'PD - A 33 vear-olrt service station . at tendant, who drunkenly boasted of killing gangster Rnwr Tnuhv Bl. tndav was t-cieared oi tne muraer Dy cago ana state ponce invesu-eators. Th man was held for sev eral hnnn Thiirnnav after a hitchhiker. Georee Green, 17. ; Chicago, said the suspect ;bragged oI shooting the gang ster Dec. 10. A .iz-gauge snot- gun was found in his car. .Susoeci Found Drunk ' Police said the man. whose name was withheld, was dead ii-iinir whpn nolicemen ar rived at the secene of an ac cident about seven miles north of Lincoln. His car had crash ed into a ditch. . Stat oolice Questioned the suspect after he regained con sciousness. I John Ascher. chief of Chi 'cago detectives, said the man's wife, located in Lockport. 111., Jsaid her husband left home "Dec. 23, already drunk, saying ,ne was going miming sumr where between Illinois ana California. Trvino To ImprMS ' Ascher said the man was ;trying to Impress young Green :with drunken lies when he pointed to a half-filled box of nhotzun shells and said "the -other half are In Roger frouhy." .' Chicago police believe Touhy was killed, only 23 fdays after his parole from rjail, by the Chicago crime :yndicate, both to keep him 'team revealing underworld rsecrets and to prevent him -from muscling in on rackets. WELL-DISGUISED SANTA Pittsburgh - (CPU - Henry 'Molinaro took great pains to disguise himself well in the Santa Claus suit he put on to treat his children. Then he ho-ho-hoed his way into his home. The . children . didn't recognize him. Neither did the family dog, who took two good-sized bites out of Mol inarc's leg. I "V I f 1 I lih .... MASQUERADER HOME - Calvin C. Pan dall, 34, who masqueraded under a false name for 10 years to avoid arrest, arrives at his San Diego, Calif., home for Christ mas. He is greeted by a niece, Patricia, 1; his daughter, Susan, 7, and his wife, Len ora, 26. Pandall was released from Michi gan State Prison where he was taken to finish a sentence for burglary. (UPI Telephoto) Accused Murderess Observes Christmas Birthday in Jail Los Angeles (DPD- Carole Tregoff, accused murderess in the slaying of. her physician lover's wife, observed Christ mas and her 23rd birthday to day in county jail and was al lowed to receive only one gift - a bag of candy and fruit from the sheriffs department. The former model was also permitted to see her parents, James and Gladys Tregoff, because she has been rated a trusty. Such status is given persons who "give no indica tion of making any trouble," said Lt. Ralph Welch of the prison administrative staff. Stymied by Court But Miss Tregoff was sad as she once again was stymied in her battle to escape trial. Her appeal to the U. S. Su preme Court to delay her trial so she could appeal ' an ad verse ruling from the Cali fornia high court was denied Thursday by Justice William r f At fl1"1 w extend J I heartfelt good wishes to our 4r T I vC f'ind end neighbors. May W ' your Christmas be bright with i I t I the many joys of the season. i k . Lueilll & Jack Kilby 3 ; A Nl - Discount Shoes : S : Outlet - (F 3432 No. Pac. Hiway i ' f . Medford, Ore. O. Douglas. The California Supreme Court rejected on Dec. 15 her attorney's contention that the county Grand Jury lacked jurisdiction when it indicted her. The attorney claimed the alleged murder conspiracy oc curred "if at all wholly and entirely within the state of Nevada.' ' : Conspiracy Charged . Robert A. Neeb Jr., her counsel, insisted she was in dicted "solely and wholly upon the basis of incompetent evidence." : Miss Tregoff was accused of conspiring with her lover and co-defendant, Dr. R. Bernard Finch, 42, to murder his so cialite wife, Barbara, 33, whose body was found out side the couple's fashionable home in nearby West Coyina. Their trial, which. opened last week, is in recess until Monday because of the Christ mas holiday. Ike's Message ind Curtain Munich, Germany -(DPD- President Eisenhower's mes sage of peace to the world was broadcast behind the Ir on Curtain this Christmas time without interference or jamming by Communist rsdio stations. Voice of America officials and '"officials of Radio Free Europe said neither the Pres ident's peace message nor Pope John's message asking "men of good will" to make the coming year peaceful and tranquil were subject. to the usual disturbances. A spokesman for RFE said the jamming continued until Christmas Eve, including .ef forts to block Christmas mes sages by hundreds of Hungar ian refugees who fled the country at the time of the 1957 rebellion. ; But the Eisenhower mes sage went through free and clear, apparently as part of the current Kremlin "peace" offensive. War Hero May Be Spending Last Holiday at Home San Francisco -MPD-William S. Miller spent Christmas at home today and telephone company officials, were not unhappy about it. Miller, 36, a much-decorated war hero, escaped going to jail in May although he ad mitted taking $2,658 from Bay Area, telephone p a y boxes. Company agents esti mated the amount was closer to $10,000. In Trouble Again Thursday, federal proba tion officers said Miller had gotten into trouble again. He may not be so fortunate this time, they indicated. ' After checking a -series of coin box thefts in Alameda, company agents smeared, the inside of a booth one of those Miller had robber be fore with a greasy phos phorescent substance. Robert Scott, chief proba tion officer of the U. S. Court of Appeals, said that when a special light was thrown on Miller his hands came up like the moon." Out on Old Routs . ' Scott added that Miller ad mitted that ha had been out on his old route. The take this time totaled around $300. Telephone company offi cials said Miller, who has 17 Navy decorations including the Silver Star and the Pur ple Heart, was only one of four persons known who could get into a "pick proof coin box without a key or a hammer. ' . ; Scott said Miller told him he had resumed tapping phone boxes because he made only $350 a month at an electronics firm and had heavy medical bills. Plea Plays Part Miller's service record and his plea that he needed the money to help pay medical expenses for his , six-year-old daughter, who has a congeni tal hip malformation, played an important part in winning probation m May. "There isn't much chance he won't go to jail this time," acott said. , The nation's drug compan ies invested about $170,000, 000 in their research labora tories in 1958. jj ' jjjj . . v., i iNa--i ' . A- 129 S. CENTRAL Gary Picard Rom Picard Roy Picard Wish You a and a 1 Happy New Yean i Evening Classes Slated to Start Week of Jan. 4 Winter term evening class es for adults are scheduled to begin the week of Jan. 4 in Southern Oregon communi ties including Grants Pass, Medford, Central Point and Cave Junction. Most classes meet once a week for 10 con secutive weeks from 7:00 to 9:45 p.m. All are available for college credit. Classes in Grants Pass will meet at the high school Courses scheduled with credit hours, meeting day and in structor indicated are: Paint ing, 2 hours, Thursdays, be ginning Jan. 7, Harry Wid- man, instructor; World Litera ture, 3 hours, Tuesdays, be ginning Jan. 5, Walter J. Ar- ron; geography of North America, 3 hours, Friday eve nings and Saturday mornings every other week beginning Jan. 8, James T. Jack; history of the Pacific Northwest, 3 hours Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 6, Arthur S. Taylor; edu cational and vocational guid ance, 3 hours, Tuesdays, be ginning Jan. 5, Harold A. Cloer; psychology of adole scence, 3 hours, Thursdays, be ginning Jan. 7, Loren E. Mes senger. Two Classes in Medford The following two courses will be offered at the high -school in Medford: natural history of Oregon, 3 hours, Mondays, beginning Jan. 4, Franklin W. Sturges, instruc tor; and criminology and de linquency, 3 hours, Thursdays, beginning Jan. 7, Frederick J. Trost. In Central Point, with class meetings at Crater High school on Wednesdays, begin ning Jan. 6, F. D. Haines, Jr. will direct a course in history of the United States. The course provides three hours credit. One course is scheduled in Cave Junction. A seminar in group dynamics, providing three hours credit will be of fered on Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 5, under instruction of Bennett B. Kilpack, Southern Oregon college. .Class will meet at the high school. College Credits College credit courses are made available throughout the state by general extension di vision of the Oregon state sys tem of higher education. Cred it earned is accpetable at all state system campus institu tions and elsewhere subject to individual campus require ments. Courses are drawn from the curriculum of one or another of the state system campus in stitutions with subject matter and requirements parelleling the campus course. In most in stances instructors are mem bers of state system faculties Class Registration Students not working to ward college degrees may wish to register on a non- credit basis. -Fees are $10.50 per credit hour for both credit and noncredit students. Regis trations may be completed at the first or second class meeting. . Further information and a schedule of courses available during the winter term in other Southern Oregon com munities may be obtained from General Extension Divi sion offices, college campus, Ashland. Suspect Held in Burglary Attempt Corvallis-(DPD-Jack E. Wil liams, 22, Junction City, was arrested Thursday as a par ticipant in the attempted bur glary of the Monroe tavern at Monroe early Wednesday. Larue B. Garrick, 22, Santa Paula, . Calif., was critically wounded by the proprietor of the tavern,- Robert Carter,, after breaking open a rear door to the tavern. - Williams, alleged to have been a look-out, is said to have escaped in Garrick's car. Ed Beam, Benton county deputy sheriff, said Garrick admitted the attempted bur glary and implicated Wil liams. Williams had admitted being with Garrick up to about 11 p.m. the night of the burglary, but denied partici pating in the burglary, Ream said. , Garrick remained in criti cal condition at a hospital here. Rainfall Causes LA. Traffic Jam Los Angeles -OJPD-'An on slaught of last-minute shop pers combined with steady rain Thursday to cause one of the biggest traffic jams in Los Angeles history. , Nearly 400 policemen were frustrated in their attempt to unsnarl the congestion that worsened when thousands of worker left their jobs early because of the holiday. . Traffic controls were not established until late after Quotes From the Hews By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Palm Springs, Calif.-San Quentin convict Richard Bil lingsley, in a Christmas card to Palm Springs Police Chief A. G. Kettman, who helped send Billingsley to jail for carry ing a concealed weapon: . i'Wish you were here." Midland, Tex.-Corporation Court Justice Bill Hart, in a lecture to all prisons in the city jail except those with long arrest records: " "Merry Christmas. You can spend , Christmas at home. Your fines are suspended." ' Katmandu) Nepal-Explorer Peter Byrne, after the return, of an American expedition that spent nearly three years searching the slopes of Mt. Everest for the abominable snow man, or Yeti: "The final decision on our return lo continue the search . . . depends on our sponsors. But we have returned convinced that the Yeii exists and it will surely be found some day." - North Pole-Santa Claus returning home early today from a whirlwind world-wide tour: v , "Merry Christmas to all and lo all a good night." Gift List Suggested For Movie, Video Stars Hollywood -TOPD- Movie and television stars - are difficult to shop for. They buy what ever they want throughout the year. But some things escape the rich and famous, and for those whose Christmas isn't all it should be, we recom mend the following gifts: The Crosby boys - broth erly love. Jack Paar a testimonial from Mickey Rooney. Huntz Hall-a , comeback. Zsa Zsa Gabor - another foreign diplomat with a dia mond ring. Liberace-a loving cup from the beatniks at Venice West. Photograph Suggested Jerry Lewis - An auto graphed photo from Dean Martin. : Dean Martin a straight man role in Jerry's next TV show. Eddie Fisher A hit rec ord. , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer a sequel to "Ben-Hur," title "The Son Of Ben-Hur Strikes Back For The FBI." , Tuesday Weld - the title role in "Lolita." Ernest Borgnine-an album of wedding songs featuring Katy Jurado: Lawrence Welk-a new bub ble machine from Alice Lon. Edd Kookie Byrnes - a re turn to his role in "77 Sun set Strip." Marlon Brando a vocal instructor to translate his mumbling. Debbie Reynolds - a hap pier 1960 than, the past 12 months. Kirk Douglas-a final scene to his year-old, multi-million-dollar epic, "Spartacus." Peter Lorre - the leading Commissioner Post Sought in Marion Salem - (DPI - Oregon High way Department Engineer Jack Bartlett has filed a dec laration of candidacy with the Marion county clerk for the post of Marion county com missioner. Bartlett is a Republican, resident of the Lake Labish district of Salem, and is the second to so announce. Doug las Yea ter, merchant in Sa lem, announced his candidacy earlier. role in a new Marilyn Mon roe picture. ' Sterling Hayden cannons for his yacht, the Wanderer. "Twenty-One" quiz show an Emmy award for the year's best dramatic effort. Friendship Certificate) : Robert Mitchum cer tificate of friendship from the Irish Pub' Owners Associa tion. Evelyn Rudie-an;' airplane trip to London to implore the Queen .to sponsor a TV series starring the video mop pet. ' . . : Lassie the continued bliss of leading a dog's life. Elvis Presley-time off for good : behavior from the Army. Rickey Nelson Elvis' old uniform. . Sal Mineo - a haircut unariton ieston a comH edy role. Jayne Mansfield twins. Portland Realtor Dies in Hospital Portland rDPD-. A. A. Horse feldt, 53, a prominent Port land realtor, died Thursday in a Portland hospitaL The realtor had entered Providence hospital Tuesday for what he thought was a case of the. flu. But it was found he had a serious heart condition. Horsefeldt had been active for many years in one of Portland's largest real estate firms which was started by his father. In recent years he had run the organization. Horsefeldt, called "Al" by his friends, ran for the state senate in 1958. He was the top man for many years in an organization designed to boost the Hollywood district of Portland. Immediate Delivery MULTI-BARK Natural Organic Soil Conditioner & Mulch for Flowers Shrubs Lawns ' Gardens Also for Erosion Control KOGAP LUMBER IND. SP 3-6601 Ext. 46 Exceptional a 1595 -ME-? I Mair&W&VV jffliiijff. I ' Tr 1 -. New spring jacket dresses in easy care drip-dry shagbark. . . Lovely ombre plaid in blue or gold combi' ation. A if 2 jtziCjl . IT'S A WONPCRFUL STORf Saturday Check List - . ' - .. .. - . : .; OF GOOD VALUES i Spring jacket dresses Only 15.95 . . . should be 19.95. Full skirted jacket dresses in gay plaid drip dry cotton shagbark. Jacket has darling large . stand-away ' collar, self button front, blue or gold ombre plaids. Get the jump on spring.! See our ad in to night's paper. ,; Sale dressej Only $7 ... 9 ... $1 1 ... $15. Were up to $29.95. All styles, all fabrics, all sizes. Ter rific. Coat sale . $25 . . . $33 ... $38. Were up to twice as much. This is a clean sweep 'fashion clearance. Newest styles, elegant fab rics. AH sizes. Come save. Designer dresses reduced Now $25. A large group of famous name de signer dresses, including wools, some with jackets, silks and party dresses. Formerly to $59.95. Reduced regardless of original price to make room for new spring arrivals in our dress salon. ' Cashmere coats . . . 4 Only $49.00. Imported, costly cash mere coats meticulously tailored. 3 ele gant styles. 2 typical cashmere shades . , . light beige and bamboo. Specially purchased. If s worth a trip to Medford to shop La Pointe's. Form fit special Only $2.49 . . . regularly $2.95 . . . for fa mous Formfit Rave bras. Also regularly $7.50 Skippies girdles now $5.95 each or 2 for $10.95. Be fitted by our expert fitters and save, too. Blouse sale . Only $3.99 and $4.99 . . . were up to $8.98. A wide array of styles in lace, velvet, cotton, silk, prints. White and colors. Priced to clear. 1 Skirts . . . skirts . . . skirts $5.99 and $7.99 : . . regularly $14.98, Slims, and stitched-down box pleated, plaid-, tvfsds and flannel. All colors. Pon't miss LaPoinie's first clearance sale. Capri P--nr S-'ins $5.99 and $5.9?. WicJa va!e co d-rzy and velveteens. Were $3.93 and $9.98. Save $3.00. Colors galore, Store vide clssvanca Sale now in full swing. Don't forqst 1o c'i?ck our sportswear dspariment for ungual values. IN THE MEDFORD SHOPPING CENTER . Nylon slips ... Only $3.29 . . . nationally $3.98 , . . Lavishly lace trimmed or -vilh d.vnV embroidery. Many it?w siykr, sr.-."! in proportioned sizes. Just say charge it. noon when skies had cleared
