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' : O O O o o ; o o . ; 0 Foots Creek Mystery Small Barrel Would Fit into Imprint at Back of Second Hole (Continued from page 1) The uppermost hole had been dug straight down for a distance of eight feet. What ever the trio had been looking for wasn't there. The second hole was located four feet below the first and was dug for a distance of six feet straight into the side of the hill. At the back of the hole was an imprint where sorhething round and 16 inches across had been. A small bar rel or oilcan would have fit perfectly into the imprint. Miller immediately specu lated that the barrel had con tained contraband gold taken 30 years earlier in an armed robbery at a nearby mine. He called police. Confirms Report A state police officer con firmed what Miller reported - two holes, an imprint where something had been removed from one of them-but nothing else. Police noted that this par ticular plot of land belonged to the Bureau of Land Man agement, and they sent a re port of their meager findings to the FBI. For two months the story was kept quiet, in hopes that something would turn up. M. B. LEONARD, SR. Frigidaire salesman, says: I like the Frigidaire Washer be cause it washes all types of fab rics safely, thoroughly and for Its trouble-free service it main tains throughout the years. A SWEETHEART OF A PAIRAT LEONARD ELECTRIC COMPANY "Medrord's Leading Appliance 309 EAST MAIN STREET Newest Advance in Automatic Transmissions! bbsA. '.wnfiiriiJ urn IT? THI TRANSMISSION OF TOMORROW ... I.otvring a nw 22von rolor rhol tmoclhi out tfc take-off, movsi you Into fuel-iavlng direct drive in lecondil 'StoftdoftJ mi 9i Mod.),, opfionof or Come in and Test 0ARELI -JrtFcMwar, Nothing did. And Monday, this reporter and an off-duty Medford policeman went to the area. We talked to both Boone and Miller, but neither could offer any more information than they had already given to police. Miller, however, did elaborate on his robbery theory. Holds Up Dredge About 30 years ago, he said, an armed bandit held up a Foots creek gold - mining dredge and got away with an undetermined amount of raw gold. The dredge had been operated by one D. H. Fairy for the international Guggen heim mining interests. The robbery has never been solved and the gold never recovered. Miller thinks the gunman may have buried the gold on the nearby hill, planning to return for it at some later date, ft would appear then that the man and his friends, or his friends along, finally came back for it last Novem ber. Pursuing this line of think ing, most of the residents of Foots Creek shudder to think what might have happened had they tried to find out what was going on while the A SWEETHEART OF A PRICE! Exclusive Automatic Soak Exclusive Somersault Washing Exclusive Flowing Heat Four Automatic Drying Cycles Budget Priced ... 5 Year Warranty Dealer for the Past 30 Years" PHONE SP 3-4541 ACCEL-A-ROTOR HYDRA- .fire colt on a' otor 3"oi. I the Best. . . MILLER CO., 413 S. mfl.IDi 1wyuWW$f&&- men were still digging. We were informed by our police officer friend that gold is still easy to sell. It will bring as much as $100 an ounce on the black market, he said, whereas the U.S. govern ment only pays about $35 an ounce. A trip to the diggings them selves revealed something that had apparently gone un noticed before. Our friend dis covered that the lowest of the two holes is located dead center between two dead pine tree snags, one on either side of the gully. This would Indicate that all the men had to do was to lo cate the appropriate gully and then follow it up the side of the hill until they came to the two dead snags, and then start digging. On their first try they miss ed their goal because they ap parently sighted up the wrong snag on one side. The second time they were right on tar get. Three Days of Work Judging from the piles of dirt and amount of blasting that had been done, the two men put in a good three days work before finding what they were looking for. But, different from most men who hunt buried treas ure, they found theirs. Police doubt that they will ever find what came out of the side of that hill; they are not even positive that any laws have been broken. But, whatever it was, it will leave the residents of this roadside community talking and specu lating about it for a long time to come. Weather Program Set for Children The children's department of the Public Library of Med ford and Jackson county will present a program on weather Thursday, Jan. 26, at 3:45 p.m. The department points out that the program is especially designed for children between the ages of 5 through 8, but that all children are invited. Included in the program will be a discussion of the work and functions of the weather bureau by bureau personnel. Weather equip ment and books will be on display. The program will last about one hour and will be held in the library meeting room. MATIC Again Olds leads the wayl All-new . Hydra-Matic Drive' with Accel-A-Rotor action delivers more take-off thrust... runs with velvety new smoothness and gas-saving thrift I Try it today I ei OLDS SBB YOUR LOCAL AUTHORISES SLBSMOBILI QUALITY OBALBPt I used cau-mowat your MEDF6RDjrRIBUNE! AyftW SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25. 1961 PAGES 1 to 10 II VJ LwJr gj WJ feT ? HM&i f 21 (f 1 Wk .BULOVA SHIPPERS DELAYED Holding his chewed up shipping ticket in his mouth, the two-months-old English bulldog caused shippers at a Chicago airport quite a delay in deliver ing him to his rightful owner, Sgt. James Lavigno, of Hanscom, Mass. The pup had Drive Launched for mprove Sale m IliPII The Oregon Coast Association and other promotion groups have launched an ambitious drive in the 1961 legislature for bonds to improve U.S. 101 and all highways leading into it. Verne Ayers of Newport, association manager, suggest ed the state could bond itself to provide up to $100 million for highway improvements throughout Oregon. This would require a vote of the people. About 200 persons repre senting all sections of the coast attended a conference presided over by Coos County Judge James Harrison. - A number of legislators, mostly from coastal districts, pledged support. Also testifying were spokes men for groups promoting the iR'Sl- U.S. 101, Other Routes W ZL wrKZL ' l Astoria-Megler bridge; high ways 20, 26, 42, and Winne-mucca-to- the-Sea. Ayers said the association will contact leaders of other highway groups for a joint meeting to formulate an over all coast program. Conference leaders also called on Gov. Mark Hatfield who said although he leans toward the pay-as-you-go phi losophy, he would consider such a bonding program be cause the improvements are "long overdue." Hatfield said it would re quire a "real selling job" with the public. Ayers explained that under present law, Oregon could is sue bonds totaling $45 million for highways. Then if the voters approved an increase in the bonding capacity from four to six per cent of assessed property valuation, another $53 million could be raised. This would produce nearly $100 million for highways, he said. Program Offered Tillamook County Judge Otto Effenberger presented a five-point association program urging that: (1) The 1961 leg islature propose the bond is sue, and that it be big enough to modernize and remove U.S. 101 bottlenecks; (2) The State Highway Commission be ex panded from three to five members; (3) Special funds be provided for purchase or im provement of the Columbia River ferry system at Astoria, doubling its vehicle capacity; (4) Highway 101's name be changed to "Pacific Interna tional Scenic Route," and (5) $750,000 be Riven the Slate Bill Provides Service Charge For Applications Salem - !UM - A bill pro viding for 25 cents service charge on motor vehicle li cease applications has passed the Oregon House, along with seven appropriations bills most of them relating to state examining boards. The House also passed memorial calling on Washing ton and Idaho legislatures to extend to Oregon the same workmen's compensation cov erage which Oregon grants to certain employees of the two neighboring states. A resolution passed in the Senate praised the late Dar win Nash, twice a representa tive from Lincoln county, one of "the foremost citizens of the state." Bill Lays Ground Rulei The Senate also passed bill laying ground rules for appropriating money, and another Increasing member ship of the Legislative Fiscal committee from 11 to 13. A bill introduced in the House called for the state to adopt a policy of competitive salary scales for classified state employees. Sponsors said while the measure would not have the force of law In providing for automatic salary raises for state workers, it would en courage JCjiturerjegislature.i to keep salaries in step with the times by declaring this an of iu idl policy. cnuwed up me address. Tne shippers finally EsT mTj .jal" H located the kennel in San Antonio, Tex., M fft. iV T 9 that shipped him, then the puzzle was m' atWKgS?- W iP" JjU " '0? N solved. The pup, which was shipped before ZSZZ. ''ut "?rV '"' H Christmas, has just arrived in Hanscom. EASY TERMS X01 f 'rs? (UPITelephoto) "Zgm, ,-8 S " I Bonds To Fish Commission for propaga tion of salmon and steelhead on coast rivers. Among legislators at the meeting were Sens. Andrew Naterlin of Newport; Daniel Thief of Astoria; R. F. Chap man, Coos Bay; and Reps, William Holstrom of Gear- hart, Carl Back of Port Or ford, W. O. Kelsay of Rose burg and Harry C. Elliott, Tillamook. Elliott is a Repub- ucan ana tne others are Democrats. Holmstrom, a booster of the Astoria bridge, expressed opti mism and said "we are closer today man we were a year ago." He said some new leg islation" may be introduced in Washington but added that anything now would be "pre mature. Key Democrats Doubt Hatfield Will Be Candidate Salem - IUPH - Two key Democrats have expressed skepticism over Gov. Mark Hatfield's declaration he will seek reelection in 1962. One dared the governor to "keep his promise to run, in order to keep his failures in office clearly drawn as a campaign issue." "Hatfield can't dodge his own record," was the verdict of State Democratic Chair man Robert Straub (D - Eu gene). Republican legislative lead ers summed up Hatfield's an nouncement as "excellent." House Speaker Robert B. Duncan (D - Medford) joined Straub in expressing doubt that Hatfield's announcement was final or binding. 'Probably Sincere' "Hatfield probably Is sin cere at this time," Duncan said, "but much can happen by 1962." House Minority Leader F. F. Montgomery (R Eugene) said he hoped Hatfield would have two full terms to com plete his long range programs. Senate Minority Leader An thony Yturri (D-Ontarlo) term ed the decision "excellent" and praised Hatfield for "pro grams free of political Impli cations." Secretary of Slate Howell Appling Jr. said he was "de lighted" and added Hatfield would "certainly have my support." Appling him self has been mentioned as a can didate for governor. Valley Man Named to Gas Dealers Position Maynard Hadley, owner of the Desert Service station, 6779 Crater Lake highway, was elected to a one-year term on the executive board of the Oregon Gasoline Dealers' as sociation at a convention In Salem recently. Virgil W. Rukke of Port land, and Al Llndley of Eu cene were elected president and vice president, respective ly. of the association at the three-day convention. OIL EXECUTIVE DIES Chicago -WPIi-S. A. 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