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rniDAY, july is, mo MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. 8 B Williamson Gang Reported in Area Around Portland Members of the "William ion Gang" are working In the Portland area, according to Information from the Port land Better Business Bureau and Don McNeil, manager of the Medford Chamber of Com merce. According to reports, Wil liam Williamson and Thomas Williamson are soliciting roof spraying jobs, and another Williamson, using the initials B. L. and claiming to repre sent the Carlton Import com pany, is offering "imported" fabrics at $16 a yard. The Portland bureau said the younger Williamsons are apparently operating from a : late model blue pick-up truck and work as painters or roof ers and victimize home own ers by spraying a mixture of crankcase oil and pigment on the customer's roof. Work Door to Door Women of the' gang', the Portland BBB said, usually work door to door' selling 1 "hand made" tablecloths for prices ranging between $50 and $160, using stories about being "broke and finding it necessary to sell family treas ures to buy food for their hungry children.'' The merchandise is machine made, and the "priceless" ta blecloths are purchased from suppliers at a fraction of the price asked, the Portland bu reau noted x Other members of the gang, the bureau said, operate in business and industrial dis tricts selling what they claim is "imported all-wool" fabrics for men's suits. Generally the fabrics are covered with fake stencils indicating the goods are all-wool and from either England or Scotland, the bu reau noted. The material is bought from domestic sources for 50 cents to a $1 a yard, It added. Wall Street Chatter . , ...... y , . New York fUPD - We are now launched into- what .promises to be a bitter presidential election campaign with charg es and counter-charges doing much to obscure the actual level and course df business, according to Business Reports Inc. The stock market will not escape the general confusion, the firm points out, although Wall street traditionalists love to point out that presidential campaigns are good for stock prices. Reynolds & Co. believes , Beach Aircraft is moderately priced and that long - term commitments could work out well. . ! ' , Goodbody & Co. says fur ther softness in stock prices would certainly give more logic to a reduction in margin , requirements from the pres ent artificially high levels. "The Federal Reserve," it points out, "has always- been reluctant to reduce margin requirements in a rising mar ket." , Growth prospects for Inter national Rectifier remain promising, according to Stand ard & Poor's, with manage ment projecting a 25-30 per cent gain in 1961 .sales and earnings, reflecting mainly the marketing of new prod ucts. Bache & Co. says profit taking on an unusually large number of stop-loss orders are believed to have caused the recent weakness in First Char ter Financial, The. stock, it adds, has now backed down some 20 per. cent from its high and looks reasonably priced. .-: :- OSC Professor in Manila Hospital , Corvallis IUP11 - Dr. Kline R. Swygard, a professor of political science at Oregon State college, was reported hospitalized in Clark Air Force base hospital in Ma nila from injuries suffered in the crash-landing Wednesday of a Northwest Airlines plane. Mrs. Swygard received the report here Thursday, but she was not Informed of the ex tent of Swygard's injuries, if any. . (-.-,;: . Swygard was . leading a round-the-world study todr comprised mainly of teachers from across the. nation. The seven-week tour was on its third stop at Manila when the wing of the DC7C caught fire and forced the pilot to ditch in the sea northeast of Ma nila. The tour had visited Hawaii and Japan on the first two itops and was scheduled for visits to 15 countries. , fnlflP nlB lays Only! STARTS TOMORROW Saturday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. v. . and We're Offering You nr for the Price of In These OUTSTANDING BARGAINS! Yoy Get BRING A NEIGHBOR OR RELATIVE SPLIT THE COST! oth Sets Includes bookcase headboard bed with sliding panels, side rails, footboard, Mr. and Mrs. double dresser with landscaped mirror. $39.95 chest optional at $21.95. rJ I mm . V n v U SPECHAI OFFER 1 BEDDING BARGAINS for BOX SPRINGS & MATTRESS Serta Gold Seal Innerspring No. 312 Sold Anywhere at $69.95 Each SERTA No. 180 BOX SPRING and MATTRESS -Reg. $49.50 Ea. Coffee, Donuts O Cold Drinks SERVED SUNDAY 10 A.M. 6 P.M. BOTH W5 Here's a Real BONUS Buy! 7-Piece tains WITH EXTRA LEAF 60"x36" Woodgrain Formica Top Tubular Steel Legs (Table and Chairs) Chrome Brass and Copper Trim Edging Soft Padded Modern Chairs (6) Choice of Woodgrain Pattern in Popular Colors HAS SOLD AT $134. THIS SALE ONLY! Set 'II Ask About Our Skip-Payment' Plan When Illness or Unemployment Occurs Your Payments May Be Suspended for 6 MONTHS in M iVI Of Ashland 1640 Highway 66-Ashland, Oregon-MU 2-4351
