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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MfcUr'OhO. ORE. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1961 3 Lenten Message By THE REV. DR. JOHN F. WILLIAMS Pastor. First United Presby terian Church, Franklin, Ind. (Written for UPI) LENT - "a time of peni tence and of self-denial." Pen itence for what, and to what end shall we deny self? To be penitent simply because we regret either the commission or omission of certain acts, and to deny self simply to de velop a little pride in will power, these are hardly wor thy motives. To really be penitent be cause we so casually fall short of the example of our Christ, and to deny self that we might more nearly approach the self lessness of our Christ, would more likely produce for us the spiritual potential the season contains. The possibility of a more definite identification with the realities in our Master's life should then eventuate in less of the ncbulousncss of faith and deepening of faith in the specifics of our avowed discipleship. So may it be that Lent could become for us the "great adventure" in seeking the Holy Grail of Christian devotion. Four Appear in District Court, Clifford Ray Willoughby, 918 Maple Park dr., Medford, has been bound over to the grand jury on charges of forgery. District Court Judge L. 'L. Sawyer said Friday. Willoughby waived the right to an attorney and pre liminary hearing when he ap peared in district court. He is charged with forging a name to a check for wood. Ernest W. Small, Phoenix, was bound over to the grand jury on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. He also waived right to a pre liminary hearing in district court Friday. He is charged with giving a bad check for $10 to a Phoenix tavern Feb. 11. Earl Wayne Taylor, Third st. and Central ave., Medford, was bound over on charges of burglary not in a dwelling. He waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury. He is charg ed with burglarizing a drive in theater Feb. 13. Del Raymond Beebe, 15 North Riverside ave., Med ford, was bound over to the grand jury on charges of ob taining money under - false pretenses. He is charged with issuing a bad check for $10 to a Medford market Jan. 21. . He waived right to a prelim- inary hearing. Patio Partners Confessed Bank Embezzler Gets 15 Years in Penitentiary Sioux City, Iowa -1UP1I- Mrs. Burnice Iverson Geiger, who admitted embezzling $2 mil lion from the accounts of her friends and neighbors at the Sheldon National Bank, Fri day was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge. Mrs. Geiger, the slightly graying only daughter of the bank president, stood im passively before U.S. District Judge Henry N. Graven as he pronounced sentence, her hands gripping the table. She could have received a prison term of 175 years. She remained tight - lipped until the end about the big remaining questions in the case, why she took the money and what she did with it. Nothing To Say When the judge asked if she had anything to say in her own behalf, Mrs. Geiger re plied, "No Sir, I have not." Graven asked again if she had anything to say that might mitigate the punishment and then said "Do you have any information for the court" To both questions, the wom an replied, "No, Sir." However, Dist. Atty. F. E. Van Alstine shed some light on these questions in his pre sentation to the court. "Mrs. Geiger got to indulg ing in speculation of her own and the money was disposed of in various ways," he told the court. He said one of the principal ways was speculation on the Board of Trade which amounted at times to $1,000 a month over a period of many years. Ledger Sheets Withdrawn He explained that she had withdrawn customers' ledger sheets from bank files to cover shortages. Some of the money was loaned to local people, and some, for one reason or another, were allowed to draw on their accounts at the bank without records being kept of the credit, he said. Van Alstine also said that up to January of 1960, the shortage at the Sheldon Na tional Bank was about $1 mil lion. He said a little more than an additional $1 million was withdrawn in the past year. He said Mrs. Geiger's hus band, operator of a Sheldon hardware store, had no ap parent knowledge of his wife's speculation. ; When household expenses ran higher than income from the store and her salary from the bank, they were "taken care of" by the bank, Van Al stine said, meaning by Mrs. Geiger's embezzlements. Van Alstine also said "one of the people who drew on Mrs. Geiger for about $140, 000 to $150,000 has been the subject of an FBI investiga tion in San Francisco." Ruled Accidental He said the person died a few days ago "in an accidental fire in his apartment." He did not identify this per son but he apparently was re ferring to Samuel Marvin Harris, 54, a widower, who died last Saturday morning in his apartment in San Francis co. The death was ruled acci dental. Harris once did some in terior decorating at the Geiger home in Sheldon and was named in four of the 35' counts to which Mrs. Geiger pleaded guilty. The total amount in volved in the Harris counts was $1,652.53. Judge Graven sentenced Mrs. Geiger to five years on each of the first three counts against her with the terms to run consecutively, a total of 15 years. On counts 4 through 35, he sentenced her to five years each with the terms to run concurrently witli Count one. No fines or costs were as sessed. She could have been fined a total of $175,000. KENNEDY BRIEFED-President Kennedy flew by helicopter to the Atomic Energy Commission's headquarters at Ger mnntown, Md., for an inspection of the installation and briefing by officials. Dr. Glenn Seabord, AEC chairman, shows ihe Chief Executive a 3!i-pound piece of natural uranium. (UPI Telcphoto) Venezuela Jobless In Demonstration Caracas, Venezuela - (DPI) -Hundreds of unemployed per sons tried to storm the Presi dential Palace of President Romulo Betancourt Friday and were beaten back by po lice and national guardsmen using teargas bombs. The crowds formed in front of a union headquarters in the Paraiso section of Caracas and were intercepted by po lice as they ncarcd the El Si lcncio area, the big square where major outbreaks broke out last November against the government. Those outbreaks led the government to suspend consti tutional guarantees in the country and to prohibit future demonstrations as Friday's. Salem -lUPli- Gov. Mark Hat field Friday sent a telegram to President Kennedy confirm ing that Oregon is doing all it can to stimulate the economy. CENSUS DIRECTOR - Presi dent Kennedy has named Richard M. Scnminon, above, of Washington, to succeed Robert A. Burgess as U.S. cen sus director. Scammon has been director of elections re search for the Governmental Affairs Institute In Washing ton. (UPI Telcphoto) Halsey Man Faces Embezzling Charge Portland - IUPD - A federal grand jury Thursday indicted A. Ray Martin, an employee of the Halsey branch of the Bank of Lebanon, on charges of embezzling more than $9,000. One of seven counts against Martin claimed he embezzled 56,300 in March of 1959. Tho remaining counts charge em bezzlement of more than $3,000 from June to August, 1960. TAX WORK MADE EASY Rent or Lease Adding Machine Typewriter Calculator VOIGHT'S 8th & GraPe sp 2-4100 Easy Parking Green Stamps pa- George Washington Used a Hatchet... But Weeks & Orr Uses an AXE to OPEN MONDAY NIGHT Until 9:00 9346 12-20 Plavsuit or dress? These pretty partners keep an ad mirint audience UCSSin keep you in smart fashion for sports or city! Note shoulder- to-shoulder neckline scoop up lots of sunshine. Printed Pattern 9346: Miss es' Sizes 12. 14. 16. 18, 20. 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Many of the 400 were passed by travelers going through Medford, he pointed out. The police chief emphasized that all' checks should be ex amined carefully as to dates and other information. If a check is post-dated, there has been no crime committed un der Oregon law, he said. The case would be civil, not crim inal. Registration Cards Tamper-proof locks on mo tel units, and complete filling out of registration cards were stressed by the chief. Each registration card should have the guest's correct license number and state in which is sued. The group discussed House Bills 1010, 1024 and 1173 which affect motor and trailer courts. The group decided to oppose all three bills and write letters to legislators. Miss Ila Estelle presented Max Weston a plaque for his work and leadership of the as sociation for the last two years. Guests introduced by Hale Hearrell, president, were Charles Hendry, D. H. Van de Sande and Ray Lambert. 'l l We Cannot Tell a Lie! 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