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JUL, Law Enforcement Agencies Benefit from Crime inVnf miniiiiriiiiii iit)iiii'MMiiitoaiiMmitt COLLECT EVIDENCE Three law en forcement officers collect evidence at the scene of the "crime" last week during the "major case" crime school conducted here by the federal bureau of investigation at the request of the Medford city police. Pre serving the evidence .in plastic bags are Sgt. John S. Kennard, Klamath Falls po lice department; Sgt. Richard A. Newell, Granfc Pass police department, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Sterling White Jr., Kings ley Air Force base, Klamath Falls. Seventy officers from throughout the area partici pated inOchool. (Knackstedt photo) Medford Tribune SECTION D MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1960 PAGES 1 to 8 Aunt Jemima to Visit in City Aunt Jemima, the national television pancake queen, will be in Medford Friday, Oct. 28, for the Medford Lions club pancake feed at Hedrick Jun ior High school. Proceeds of the feed will go to youth activities, accord ing to Pancake Committee Chairman Dr. Lee Mellish. While in Medford, Aunt Je mima will appear in a parade through downtown Medford grid will make appearances on the local radio and television stations. Aunt Jemima is also sched uled to make appearances at various schools in the city. Dr. Mellish said Aunt Jemima will then climax her day's activi ties by entertaining patrons of the pancake feed while they are eating. Besides Dr. Mellish, mem bers of the Lions Club Pan cake committee are Herb Seitz, assistant general chair man; Roy Elmgren, publicity chairman; Al Hontemann, ad visory sign chairman; Joe Pa tella, ticket chairman; Jim Dziamaga, food supply chair- District 6C Students Display Art Works Central Point-Five students from school in District 6C won first place awards at the 1960 Oregon State Fair Art exhibit. Fifteen other district students received recognition for their work. More than 600 entries were submitted to the exhibit. Winning first place awards were Sally Novak, Connie McDonough and Gary More, Crater High school; Gary Branch, Central Point elemen tary school; and Ellen Meade, Jewett Elementary school. The work of the five stu dents will be placed in a trav eling art exhibit, along with other first place winners, which will tour Oregon schools to show the quality of art in the state educational system. Other students whose work was on display at the fair ex hibit were Jerry Martin, Lin da Engelbrecht and Cynthia Kellog, Patrick Elementary chairman; John Henson, per sonnel chairman; Elliott Beck in, school chairman; E s t o n Humphrey, entertainment chairman; Glen Linn, parade chairman; and Jim Warinner, man; Louis Ruhl, procurement finance chairman i i i i i 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 IILW r m u.i.i!ij.nja.-raroii un (PARKS! NO SMOKEP NO FiqR DRAFTS! LOWERS FUEL BILLS! Uniform heit from door to ceiling, o UMJ n.Hin.liMi ar brlnuert. 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Following a day and a half of investigating a "case" and preserving evidence, officers served as witnesses for the prosecution during a moot courfO ; The first school of its kind held locally, it was attended by 10 law enforcement offi cers from Medford, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Ashland, Phoenix, Talent, Central Point, Rogue River police de partments; Oregon State po lice, Jackson county sheriff's department, Air Police at Kingsley Air Force bate, Klamath Falls' National Pffflc rwigers assigned at CrarSjJ jt Lake and OregotPcaveiQ an), ti guards at t.W Veterans Ad Jackson county circuit court number 1 with District Judge Roy Bashaw presiding. Wil liam V. Deatherage, Medford lawyer, represented the de fendants and Chief Deputy District Attorney Gerald J. Scanncll was the prosecuting attorney. IHiring the "trial," 10 wit ises testified for the prose cution and entered more than a dozen exhibits. During cross - examination errors in invQigating and the impor tance of properly identif j?ng evidence and accurate note taking by officers were noted. Lieutenant McMillan added that the schoojrpointed out the importance of officers in tepreting their field notes ac curately when writing up their reports later at the po lice station. The FBI agents commented that two lawyers and 1j judge gave willingly of their time In aid the school. They exDlaQod that in manv simi- d o m i c i 1 iaryP lar schools tl ftagents have to assume these roles during moot courts, thus not giving it the atmosphere of an ac tual trial. ministration White City, Instruct School Two FBI agenis from the Portland office, Sax Taylor and Harry Welch, instructed the school assisted by Capt. Clyde C. Fichtner, Lt. Orlo W. McGee and Lt. Jack E. McMillan. Tne two agents ar rived in Medford Saturday to allow time to set up "evi dence" for the "crime" which was "rorted" Monday morning. Tjjjrty-two of the men at tending the school participat ed in the actual "case" inves tigation with the remaining observing. Ufiier the supervi sion of Lifcitenant McMillan, eight teams of officers, vary ing from 2 to 10 men, con ducted the various parts of the investigation. The teams collected evi dence at the "crime" scene, the old Anderson's Thrift Market building, 710 South Riverside ave. and on Cum mifigs rd. north of Medford where the "kidnapped" safe was found; interviewed wit nesses and suspects, and made two "arrests." The two men, "charged" witlPburglary not in a dwell ing were police officers and had been given the name of Shaky Bean and Goofy Gant. Other characters involved in the "case" included Mr. The Owner and Ole Overholt, a former prison cellmate of Bean. - The "trial" was held in rni w b. -F" nirri w xA 11 I j ! I : 1 ! I. - til ; 3 .1 I Si Tf MOOT COURT Medford Patrolman Keith Van Horn testified during the moot court last week which was the final part of the two-day "major case" crime school held in Medford for area law enforcement officers. A Jackson county circuit court was made available for the "trial" with Medford lawyers for the prosecution and defense and District Judge Roy Bashaw presiding. Law enforce-" ment officers commented that the setting gave the atmos- phere of an actual trial. ' (Knackstedt photo);. BULB PLANTER'S SPECIAL... INSURE AGAINST INSECTS AND DISEASE I I E I I I I BUY 10 OZ. OUSTER ' ORTHO toiL it BULB DUST regular $1 49 price A r i iOlLBULB ' SftuK V i ivm I ! I EVERT l I ' HAHTIH6lkP V NOIF ' rORTHoTJ , SOII.V J I A $2.93 VALUE FOR ONLY $1.49 Medford Shopping Center q I o . isoiii-a til, pAr less FOR HAD BATTERIES &WLiwm&&f powerhouse swy ,3 Vfg 614" POWER SAW n. t; . 5000 RPM-1H.P.-6 Amp. 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