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Medford Tribune SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 1861 PAGES 1 to 8 The Week in California Trinity County Deputies Seek Clues To Mail Truck Holdup By United Press International Trinity county sheriff's of ficers and federal postal in spectors searched for leads in the holdup of a mail truck en route to Hayfork with $12,000 In cash for jobless workers. It was the biggest U.S. maii robbery in northern Califor nia mountain country since the Ruggles brothers took $30,000 at gunpoint from a Weaverville-bound stage in 1892 and were hanged by an outraged mob. Two men masked with Arctic woolen caps held up and kidnaped Bruce L. John, 49, and escaped with the $12,000. Flagged Down John said he was flagged down by what he thought were two county road depart ment employees on the road between Douglas City and Hayfork. The men had a truck later discovered to have been stolen from the Red Bluff school district. When the shorter of the holdup men came close enough for John to see he was masked and carried a pistol, John tried to shift his truck into reverse but missed, and the truck stalled. ' "Don't try that again," the robber warned. The gunman climbed into the mail truck and ordered John to follow a yellow pick up truck along Deer Lick Springs rd. Two miles up the road, the second robber joined his companion in the mail truck and they pulled off the road. Left in Truck They tied John's hands be hind him, bound his feet with adhesive tape, blindfolded him and left him in his truck. John said he heard the en gine of an automobile start and the robbers drive away. He worked his feet free, rub bed the mask from his eyes, and went to seek help. At week's end, Sheriff Har old Wilson said one possible clue was a 1956 cream and turquoise sedan which was Been in the area the same day. Two men and a woman were inside. Wilson said the woman might have driven the car to the rendezvous point after the holdup. The sheriff, who called in FBI agents, said the holdup was "as well timed as a clock." Elsewhere, there were these developmentsr Nixon: Former Vice Presi dent Richard M. Nixon said he is "not retiring from pub lic life." The returning native son told a cheering "Welcome Home Dick and Pat" audi ence of 1,500 in Beverly Hills he presently has no plans to run but extolled the "full, ex citing life in public affairs." He declined to be drawn into a statement directly that he would oppose Gov. Edmund G. Brown for California's leadership by staling that it was "too early" to comment on the incumbent administra tion. Eisenhower: An old golfer by the name of Dwight D. Eis enhower visited the baseball training camp of the Los An geles Angels in Palm Springs and had a high time joking with the players. The vaca tioning ex-president said he was "grateful" for President Kennedy's action in ' asking congress to restore his five star general's rank. He called it "very thoughtful" of Ken nedy. Kennedy: President Ken nedy's father, former Ambas sador Joseph Kennedy, ar rived in Palm Sp-ir.gs by priv ate plane from Palm Beach, Fla. Kennedy said he would be staying at the desert home of former actress Marion Davies and her husband, Capt. Horace Brown. He had no plans to meet with Eisen hower, who was vacationing nearby. Payne: Actor John Payne, 48, was struck by a car while crossing a Manhattan street and was hospitalized with ser ious injuries, including a broken leg and face and scalp cuts. Police said Payne, of Santa Monica, Calif., was walking to meet a friend for dinner when he was hit by a car at Madison ave. and 61st st. Phillips: President Ken nedy has advised the wife of one of the missing crew mem bers of the RB47 plane shot down by the Soviet Union that "we simply do not know" their fate. Mrs. Patricia Phil lips of Sacramento made pub lic a letter from the Presi dent. It said, in part: "It will be difficult for you at this time especially and I wish I could give you some specific information about this tragic event but as a matter of fact we simply do not know any more." Terry: A 15-year-old Sepul veda High school boy admit ted he shot down his mother and father in their garage, but said, "actually I didn't want to kill them. I guess 1 wanted to hurt, them real bad." The boy, Terry Lynn Wiggins, had a pretrial hear ing at week's end in juvenile hall. His parents were not ser iously injured. Annual Incentive Awards Are Presented at VA Domiciliary While City - At the Annual Incentive Awards ceremony Wednesday the employees of the Veterans Administration Domiciliary were commended by the manage! , Henry C. Herzog. The year 1960 was most sig nificant in several ways, he noted. On July 21, 1960, the VA celebrated its 30th anni versary, having been estab lished July 21, 1930. In recognition of those 30 years in existence, an Incen tive Awards contest was held VA-wide with major empha sis on the increase of at least 30 per cent in the suggestion program which reflected 1 per cent for each year of the Vet erans Administration's exist ence. The domiciliary attained its goal and maintained a good adoption rale, Herzog said. Adoption Rate Tops In comparison with other federal agencies during 1960 having over 100,000 employ ees, the adoption rate per em ployee was tops - 40 per cent above the next highest agency, the Navy Department, and double the adoption rate of the Army and Air Force. Herzog pointed out that this is a record for which the dom iciliary may be proud. The adoption rate at White City compared favorably with the national agencies of the Vet erans administration. Herzog expressed his sin cere appreciation to the par ticipating employees who sub mitted the suggestions, the su pervisory personnel who as sisted in the program through publicity and advice to the individual suggestors, and rec ognized the excellent work of the Incentive Awards commit tee, all of whom worked to gether to make it possible for (he While City Domiciliary to receive the Administrator's "Target 30 Award." A performance group award was presented to the fiscal division with certificates and cash awards to Mrs. Susie L. Vincent, chief, fiscal division; Mrs. Jean Fish, assistant fiscal officer; Mrs. Martha M. Black, teller; Mrs. Alyce B. Williams, fiscal accounts clerk; M r s. Dorothy M. Doty, time, leave and payroll supervisor; Mrs. Rita M. Spain, voucher exam ining supervisor; and Mrs. Olga L. Jacobson, fiscal ac counts clerk. Also, service pins were pre sented as follows: Hobart Moore of the engineering divi sion was presented a 39-year service pin and a certificate of service. Richard S. Dietz, chief, supply division, Chap lain Roger Pryor, and James Reinholtz, engineering divi sion, received 20-year pins. Fifteen-Year Pins Fifteen-year pins were pre sented to Dr. Ernest Everett; Miss Margaret Corcoran, of fice of the chief medical offi cer; Harold Adams, chief, pro tective section; John Berry, engineering division; Cloyde Golden, engineering division; Charles Ice. engineering divi sion; and Hubert Ladig, engi neering division. Also presented were 10-year service pins to Albert Rocgge, Mrs. Isabel Nolan, and Mrs. llciga llogslrom of dietetic service, and to Bryan Bow man, George Norton, Ernest Ralls, and Jesse Reeves, of the engineering division. Member letters of perform ance for five years' service as member-employee were pre sented to Robert W. DeShazer, Edward Dietz, Clifford Prin gle, Arnold L. Settles. Donald S. Blair and Augustine Tor res. Charles Martin and mem bers of his Eagle Point High school band presented several arrangements. m "IHunm m Tun-rcs r3oi wumm Wounds Is Topic 01 IV Program "Wounds," bo'.h common accidental injuries and special types, will be discussed on "Adventures in Medicine" at J:30 o'clock this afternoon over station KBES-TV. Spec ial attention will be given to wounds with danger of tetan us. ' According to medical au thorities, many common in juries which in themselves are not usually serious, can be aggravated by the wrong type of treatment or care im mediately following the in jury, thereby adding to the danger of infection. While many common wounds do not require the at tention of a physician, certain types are more subject to serious infection and should have immediate medical care to guard against this danger. "Things to do" and "things not to do" in the home treat ment of minor wounds will be included in the discussion. Appearing on the medical panel will be Dr. Malcolm Bvers, Dr. Laurel G. Case, slid Dr. Robert H. Riechers. all general practitioners of Medford. Tomorrow..." Shop and Save 9:30a.m. to 9 p.m. DON'T MBSS-FIMM WEEK PENNEY'S BIG SPRING DRAPERY MASCE-UP EVENT! FABRIC and LABOR INCLUDED at THESE SPECIAL PRICES!... Made to Your Window Measurements Custom made draperies that bring freshness and beauty into your home at a labor-saving price. 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