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MOlTOAY, SEPTEMBER S, 1960 oWb, MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. Two Infants Drown in State. By United Press International Two infants, one from Brookings and the other from Dorris, Calif., were drowned dn pre-Labor Day week end holiday accidents in Oregon Friday. Bruce Wayne Barrett, O's, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie H. Barnett of Dorris, drowned in an irrigation ditch on the Mullinax ranch three miles east of Bonanza. Debra Martina Crump, 4, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Os car Crump of Brookings, drowned in Diamond lake while on a fishing trip. BLOCK TRUCK SHIPMENTS Washington - (UP1) - The United States has moved to prevent shipments of trucks and jeeps to Cuba and the Dominican Republic which might be used for military purposes. The Bureau of For eign Commerce Friday remov ed jeeps and trucks from the category of goods which can be exported under general li cense to the two countries. Fse 1bth Found In Bottle Shipment Grants Pass-A set of den tures was recently found in a shipmt of empty bottles from Empire beverage com pany here to the Olympia Brewing firm in Olympia, Wash. After telephoning the Grants Pass distributor, the brewing company sent the false teeth to Grants Pass in the hope the owner can be found. Max Millhollin, dis tributor at Grants Pass, be lieves the item is for female wear, since they are rather small and the spread of the plates isn't wide enough for a "broad male jaw." The Week In California 45 ,000-Ac re Fire Started When 13-Year-Old Boy Tossed Away a Lighted Cigarette MARK EARLY FLIGHT Hadley Field, N.J. - IUPD - A group of veteran pilots will take off from a tiny airstrip here Sept. 8 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first coast - to - coast airmail flight, from Hadley Field io San Francisco. The fliers will land at Clarion, Pa., on an emergency field used by pilots on flights in the days when the airmail service was in its infancy. SAYS! EARN VH, 6 Thrift is a wonderful habit and a profitable one, too! Best thing about this habit of saving, we PAY YOU to do it, and make it so easy a habit to acquire. You can open an account for as little as $10.00. Principal and in terest are available at any time. Name of Board of Directors on Request CRATER FINANCE 123 PINE CEpNoTiL NO 4-1273 By United Press International Teams of investigators traced the disastrous 45,000 acre Foresthjll timber fire to a lighted cigarette carelessly tossed away by a 13-year-old San Francisco boy. At week's end, Thomas L. Bailey, 27, unemployed log ger and part-time fire fighter, was charged with deliberately starting two Trinity county fires which quickly were brought under control. The 13 -year -old camper, whose identity was withheld, said he may have been re sponsible for the fire that caused $2 million damage 15 miles north of Auburn near Foresthill. "I tossed my cigarete away in the underbrush," he told investigators. , Placer County Sheriff Wil liam Scott, joined by federal and state forestry officials, listened to the boy's story and agreed there would be no charges. "We're convinced it was un intentional, and there is also insufficient evidence," Scott said. More than 5,000 men work ed for eight days to encircle the huge blaze. Houses Leveled Nearly a dozen houses were leveled over a 65-mile area. The fire raged across rugged countryside, bypassed the town of Foresthill, jumped the American river and blaz ed into the El Dorado Nation al forest. In addition to the $2 million timber loss estimate, officials said the fire cost another $365,000 in ruined watershed. Luckily, the Trinity county fires the next week were con fied to within one acre. Trinity officers said that Bailey squabbled with his wife in Hayfork and then set off for a tavern. Bailey start ed two blazes 17 miles south of Hayfork, officers said, part ly because of the family tiff and partly because he wanted more fire fighting work. A U. S. Forest service spokesman estimated it cost the government $5,000 to sup press the two fires. The com plaint against Bailey was filed in the U. S. commission er's office in Sacramento. Bond was set at $5,000, Elsewhere, there were these developments: BRACEROS: A bill of ma jor interest to California farmers was passed by Con gress and sent to President Eisenhower to be signed into law. The measure extends the authority under which Mexi can migrant workers (bracer os) may be hired on American farms. BANKS: Gov. Edmund G. Brown announced that Har vey O. Banks, state director of water resources, will re sign next Jan. 2 to become a private consulting engineer. The governor said he has chosen William E. Warne, state director of agriculture, to succeed Banks. Dr. James T. Ralph, deputy director of agriculture, was named to re place Warne. Banks said he agreed to stay on until Janu ary in order to "do everything I can to insure that Califor nia's vital stake in water re sources development is ex plained to the people of this state." A $1.75 million bond issue to finance a program of water development goes be fore voters in November. RESCUE: The husband of prize winning woman pilot was rescued in a tricky land ing and takeoff from a re mote plateau 300 miles south of San Diego in Mexico. Wal ter Saunders, 45, who crash landed his plane in soft vol canic ash on the plateau, and his wife, Aileen Saunders, flew back to their home in El Cajon. Until their arrival in El Cajon, they apparently were oblivious of concern ex pressed because they we r e overdue. There had been no radio contact for about 24 hours. SHOOTING: A Sacramento man, Charles A. Serrano, charged with the fatal shoot ing of his ex-wife, told police that she had failed to send him a birthday card and had taunted him with stories of another man. He admitted go ing to the home of Doris L. Serrano, 45, to scare her with a deer rifle. Detectives said Serrano told them that when he entered, he saw a man run ning out the back door and that he "blacked out. FAIR: Thousands of visitors trooped through the gates of the California State fair for a look at exhibits ranging from missiles to milk cows. With forecasts of pleasant weather, officials predicted that one million persons would go through the turn stiles during the 12-day run of the fair. Reigning over the fair was Judy Ann Price, 17, of San Bernai-dino, who was selected after a bathing beau ty pageant as 1960's Maid of California. Seattle Youth Dies on Mountain North Bend, Wash. - OIPD -Rescue workers started down from Mt. Thompson in the Cascades Saturday with the body of Robert Ncimaji, 18, Seattle, who died after being struck by a boulder while climbing on the mountain Fri day. The exact time of Neiman's death was not known. Neiman was struck in the face by the boulder and tum bled approximately 200 feet down the slope in the Edds lake area about 20 miles cast of here. When the rescue operation began, it was hoped that Nei man would be found alive. A. companion, David Bushley, 18, Seattle, hiked down from the mountain Friday to report the accident and seek help. He said Neiman was alive but unconscious when he left him. fjMt ' ' VTsa.' .JfizXC' . . , j " MI iM tlx feVf ) v nil 1 ftrsi I FY r ju i i J - -i -" - -. CAPITOL CONSTRUCTION Construction work on the tnken Wednesday. 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