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10 B .Two-Car Accident : Reported in Ashland Ashland - Two teen-agers were; .Involved in a two-car accident Thursday afternoon ' on Lithla Way in Ashland. ' About 4:20 p.m. a car driv en by Barbara K. Lees, 18, of 092 Ross lane, Medford, ran i Into the rear of a car driven by John Arlie King, 18, of 3450 Crest St., Klamath Falls, ! police report. King was stop ., ped for a traffic light at Scc ; ond st. and Lithla Way when the Lees car was unable to ' stop, and ran into the rear of : the King vehicle, police said. The Lees car was damaged ex- tcnslvely, according to police. ; No injuries were reported. Miss Lees was cited for ' faulty brakes, police said. SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 19BI MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON SEEK MORE AID , Ankara, Turkey-iUPII-Turk-lh ' President Gen. Ccmal . Gursel said his government will start negotiations with West Germany next month on additional aid. Gursel said normal aid from Germany will continue. The German promise of aid was believed , in line with Bonn promises to lighten the American foreign aid burden by extending fur ther help to Greece and Turkey. 41 I l' l ' I ;''.'"?,"-' ' 4 i ' ' , 1 1 ii 1 1 in mri'n iHlimn'mi in jysliy&iLia RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONIES -Mayor John W. Snider and directors of the Jackson County Federal Savings and Loan association are shown as the new building at 2 East Main St., Mcdford, was officially opened Tuesday. Pictured (left. to right, front) John Moffat; Mayor Snider; H. J. Field; Glen O. Taylor; W. J. Warner, president of the board of directors; E. H. Singmaster; and John Pletsch, secretary-treasurer. (Brainerd Photo) They'll Do It Every Time ltltft4 V. I. tH Mil By Jimmy Hatlo The foosters were childless AND THEy WERE AKTl-EVEfrBODV ELSEiS KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD Then they were blessed with a ripsnorter of their own . now listen to them 5Tp iWlTN MAV FROM OURE , lifl ,?2U jlOOIfT NIPT , m PROPERTY ? VOUR if flESDl r I IN THE BUD V Sal PARENTS OUGHT SEP WWIW,'0URSELF?V ; WDS WILL I KA NOT TO LET VOU ifV 7l5fittS8- r7 ' My A HAPPY, PROSPEROUS In this New Year, may there come to you all the most pre cious things in life , V love, health, happiness and enduring friendships. ' !.''. ' ' , Ahen th problem of home financing or savings enters the picture in the coming year, our services are here to help speed your progress to new goals. We wish to thank everyone who helped make our open house success. We invito you, who haven't seen our new home, . to come In soon. CF JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN. Home Office - 2 E. Main, Medford Ashland Branch -337 E. Main, Ashland Oregon Supreme Court Decisions Salem - IUPI) - The Oregon Supreme Court Thursday ruled in favor of the publisher of the Central Oregonian af ter Crook County Judge Harry Fowler sought a $50,000 judg ment for a satire printed about the judge. Publisher Edward A. Don nelly was cleared and Circuit Judge E. H. Howell was up held. Judge Fowler had ap pealed Howell's verdict. The high court in a de cision written by Justice George Rossman said the Cen tral Oregonian, a Princville newspaper, published a hu morous but somewhat deroga tory satire regarding the judge with respect to a hear ing which the county court had conducted in connection with a bond filed by the coun ty sheriff. Donnelly was one of the sureties on the bond. Nothing Improper Hinted The court said that although the article said Judge Fowler was "ready to wheel - and deal - right off the bottom of the deck" It did not say the judge on this or any other oc casion had done anything im proper, unlawful, irregulnr or unethical. "Assuming that the words Implied a readiness to engage in sharp practices," the de cision said, "yet the article did not intimate that this culminated in anything ex cept the judge's impartial dis charge of his duty." Fowler, had charged Don nelly intended to defame him and sought $25,000 general damages and $25,000 punitive damages. The high court added that the complaint made no al legation that the article was falso in any particular and that in the absence of special circumstances, a defamatory publication In order1 to be actionable must be false. Justice Kenneth O'Connell filed a dissenting opinion. Judge Sloper Affirmed Other decisions: Butte Motor Co., appellant vs. Delfred J. Strand and Hartford Accident & Indem nity Co.; appeal from Marion county; opinion by Chief Jus tice Willlnm McAllister; Judge Val D. Sloper affirmed; action against a used car dealer and his bonding company for value of three cars converted by the dealer, judgment for the bonding company af firmed. Warner Motor Company, appellant vs. Deltrcd J. Strand and Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company; ap peal from Marion county; opinion by Chief Justice Wil liam McAllister; Judge Val D. Sloper affirmed; action simi lar to that Involving Butte Falls Motor above but court held the bond not sufficiently broad to cover conduct of the defaulting used car dealer and affirmed a judgment for the surety company. State Highway Commission, appellant vs. Charles W. Park er, et al; appeal from Lincoln county; opinion by Justice George Rossman; Judge Rich ard Anderson reversed; appeal by the commission from a Judgment . tor Parker for 1 $1,000 in a condemnation ac tion, new trial ordered. Judge Main Reveried Marilyn W. Chambers for the estate of Grayce G. Wil son vs. Charles Zipper, appel lant; appeal from Multnomah county; opinion er curiifm; Judge James R. Main re versed; decree granting spe cific performance of a prop erty settlement after di i vorce reversed. Homer Suitter, cross-appel lant vs. Ivan Thompson and Mary Thompson, appellants, and National Industrial Prod ucts Corp., et al; appeal from Baker county; opinion by Jus tice William Perry; Judge W. F. Brownton affirmed; decree to determine the rights of various claimants under two mining claims in Baker coun ty affirmed. ' Floyd K. Dover, appellant vs. Calvin Clark Horger and Elizabeth Horger; appeal from Multnomah county; opinion by Justice Gordon Sloan; Judge William L. Dickson af firmed; an order refusing to admit a will for probate af firmed. Carl D. Miller and Flora D. Miller vs. E. A. Engclson and Marion A. Engclson, appel lants; appeal from Linn coun ty; opinion by Justice Ken neth O'Connell; Judge Victor Olliver reversed; an order ap proving an accounting filed by purchasers on a fore closed mortgage reversed, case remanded for further proceedings. City of Eugene, appellant vs. Warren C. Wiley and Gene B. Wiley, et al; appeal from Lane county; opinion by Jus tice Kenneth O'Connell; Judge Alfred T. Goodwin reversed; judgment for the Wileys for $1,500 in a condemnation ac tion reversed and case re manded. Property Division Affirmed Dora Prince, appellant vs. Paul Prince; appeal ' from Marion county; opinion by Judge Joseph Felton affirm ed; divorce decree dividing property between the parties affirmed. State Unemployment Com pensation Commission vs. El wood M. Brown of Brown's Barber Shop, appellant; ap peal froni Washington county; opinion by Justice pro tern Dal King; Judge Glen Heiber affirmed; action by the com mission against a Tigard bar ber to recover payroll con tributions, Judgment for the commission affirmed. Harold Carpenter vs. L. D. Kraninger- of Business Sales Co., appellant; appeal from Multnomah county; opinion by Justice Pro Tern Dal King; Judge James R. Bain reversed; action against a real e.statc broker to recover a $1,000 de posit, judgment for the de positor reversed and new trial ordered. Oswego Police Subdue Logger Oswego -HOT- Eight officers used tear gas Thursday night to capture a 4-t-year-old log ger who shut nimscii msinc an Oswego woman's residence and refused to surrender to police. Officers said Jonn winis Thompson was subdued after police smashed the glass from rear door of the downtown residence and tossed five rounds of tear gas into the house. The capture came shortly after Greta Nan Swartsfager, 34. fled her home and told po lice Thompson had threatened her. The women said she had seen the logger several times in recent weeks. Oswego Police Chief Rus sell A. Thorn said Thompson apparently was provoked by 'Jealousy. Thorn said Miss Swartsfag er managed to leave the house and run to the police station when a neighbor boy stopped by. Letter Reminds Residents of Confidence Man's Activities By GREG NOKES Mail Tribune Staff Writer Could you be deceived by a confidence man? Most readers will imme diately think: "Who me? Why of course not. I could tell a confidence. man as soon as he opened his mouth." But, several "very" promi nent Medford citizens will dis agree, because they were tak en in by just such a confi dence man-lock, stock and barrel. The incident took place three years ago this month when a Canadian ex-convict named Robert Arthur Meu nier came to Medford. Meu nier represented himself as the founder of a non-existent, "Canadian Boy's Town" near Toronto. Addresses Congregation Meunier was eventually ar rested by Medford police. But before he was, he had ad dressed the congregation at a Medford church; become quite well-thought of at the local YMCA; and spoke to the en tire Medford High school stu dent body on youth prob lems. The Mail Tribune was re minded of Meunier last week when a letter was received asking that the Tribune send Meunier clippings of news stories written when he was arrested here. A New York publisher is planning to do his life story. Meunier has apparently been continuing his "conning ways" since leaving Medford, because the letter was sent from the Ontario reformatory (prison) in Millbrook, Ontario. But, being behind there is nothing new to Meunier as he has, by his own admission, spent more than 18 years in various prisons. Meunier is now 36 years old; he is dark and stands at only five feet, two inches. But what he lacks in height, he makes up for in his gift of gab. Hitchhikes Ride Meunier's Medford esca pade began on Jan, 11, when he hitchhiked a ride near Roseburg with a logging truck driver from Central Point. Although he had been re leased only several weeks earlier from a prison In New Brunswick, he had no diffi culty In convincing the driv er that he represented a Ca nadian youth camp and was on a tour to find out how sim ilar institutions operated in the United States. Much impressed, the logger transported Meunier to the YMCA where he was intro duced to several YMCA offi cials. Also impressed, the of ficials introduced Meunier to a number of persons, includ ing several influential citi zens. . Invited io Meeting One of these citizens was minister who invited Meunier to address an evening meet ing at a local church. Meu nier was only too glad to ac cept, and when he made his talk, a more reverent man was not to be found. From the church Meunier was taken the next day (Mon day) to Medford High school where he was introduced to the faculty and was taken on a tour of several classrooms. Later the same day he spoke on youth problems before an assembly of the entire student body. That night he was a dinner guest at a prominent Medford attorney's home. Following the dinner he was taken to a bus depot by a group of high school students who intended to see him off on a trip to Los Angeles. Becomes Suspicious In the meantime, however, a clerk at the Holland hotel, where Meunier had been staying, became suspicious be cause Meunier had checked out without telling anyone. Also, the clerk was holding a $40 check written by Meunier on a Canadian bank, and he began to doubt its validity. The clerk contacted Med ford police who went to the bus depot and apprehended Meunier for questioning just prior to his departure for Los Angeles. Meunier agreed to go with police to the station and straighten everything out. Po lice and the confidence-man were followed to the police department by an indignant crowd of high school students who were sure there must have been some mistake. But, upon questioning, Meu nier admitted that the check was a phony, and he was ar rested on a charge of defraud ing an innkeeper (hotel clerk). He then told all. Inmate at Prisons He said he had been an in mate at prisons in New Bruns wick, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Idaho. In addi tion, he told police he had es caped from prisons twice and once had even set fire to a jail. Since his release several weeks earlier from the New Brunswick prison, Meunier said he had been transporting heroin from Canada to the U.S. He indicated that his reason for being in Medford was to set up a "home-base" which would afford him good refer ences and friends to aid him in future illicit activities in Chicago. He nearly succeeded. A YMCA official here had al ready written a YMCA offi cial in Chicago telling him what a fine person Meunier was. Many Professions Posing as a youth camp di rector was only one o the many professions adopted by Meunier during his career. Others include a doctor, a doc tor of psychiatry, an Earl, a Duke, a Member of Parlia ment, a lawyer and a scout master. When Medford police nab bed Meunier they found on him forged documents and pa pers attesting to various col lege degrees, letters of recom mendation, wills and docu ments indicating power of at torney. Capsules of Dope Meunier told police later that between the time he was brought to the station and the time of his arrest, he had, flushed three capsules of dope down the police station toilet. Meunier was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in the city jail on the defrauding an innkeeper charge. He was later turned over to the U.S. Immigration service and was sentenced to 20 months on McNeil island prison on a charge of illegal entry into the U.S. Shortly before his release from McNeil island, Meunier wrote a letter to the police department in which he apolo gized for the trouble he caused the city and said: "I miss so much the ' many friends I made ..." It is doubtful, however, that his many friends miss him. Christmas Tree Lift Set in CP Central Polnt-A Christmas tree lift In the Central Point area will be sponsored by the Lions club today, according to Bill Colley, chairman. Residents are asked to place the trees near the curb in front of their homes, and do nations attached to the tree are to be used for community improvement and youth pro grams by the Lions. Trees will be picked up be tween 1 and 3 p.m., according to Colley. If missed, residents may telephone NOrmandy 4-1248 to have their trees taken. , USEFUL TONSILS St. Louis - Tonsils, often removed as infection centers, are strategically placed where the small white corpuseles ot the blood are formed. IRRIGATION to 60 H.P. From $ 29 50 up V3 H.P. Shallow Well $ggo V4 H.P. DEEP WELL With 42 Gallon Tank and JfiM Charger 15450 Complete Siskiyou Hardware Ph. SP 2-2939225 W. Miin MEDFORD, OREGON We Give S&H Green Mamp. Winter Hours Set For Claims Offices Salem - New winter hours were announced today for re gional unemployment claims offices of the state employ ment department throughout Oregon. In the Shady Cove area the school band room will open Wednesdays of even num bered weeks at 1 p.m. The community hall in Prospect will be open the same days beginning at 1:30 p.m. until work is finished. Unemploy ment offices for residents in Cave Junction will be open at the American Legion Aux iliary hall Thursdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. : The offices are placed In I operation not only as a con-1 venience to the uncmploy-! ment compensation claimants, but as a time and expense saver in serving the Increased number of claimants during the winter months, employ ment officials stress. Reter Reappointed To Reserve Bank San Francisco-Raymond R. Reter of Reter Fruit company, Medford, was recently reap pointed director of the Port land branch of the Federal Reserve system. The ' announcement came this week after the Board of Governors met here to name officers for the coming year. F. B. Whitman of San Fran cisco was also redesignated as chairman of the Board. Reter will hold the office for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1. HUGE CRATER Phoenix - Meteor crater. fSVcst of Winslow, Ariz., is large enough to provide play ing space for 20 football games at one time and two million spectators could watch from its sloping sides. CH MOOSE RISTMAS TREE LIFT Monday, January 2 Benefit for SACRED HEART HOSPITAL Let's Keep Sacred Heart Open! Place your donation in an envelope and attach to your tree. Make checks payable to Sacred Heart Hospital or Medford Moose Lodge. Have tree on or near front porch in plain sight, the trees will be picked up tomorrow starting at 1:00 p.m. until dark; The pick-up will be made by Crater Lake Motors, Courtesy Chevrolet, City Sanitary Service, Medford Motors, Jay Allen Co., Darrell Miller, Huffman Truck & Auto Parts and many individuals! You Are Invited to the Big CHRISTMAS TREE BURN at the End of Ellendale Drive Just Below the Hiway Ready Mix Plant Put Your Tree Out Tomorrow . . KEEP SACRED HEART OPEN! Courtesy Medford Mail Tribune J
