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Timber and Land Swindle Ring in Northwest Cracked by FBB Taeoma (IIPH TKa fot u . . - . . " ar Tacoma -(UPD-The FBI Wednesday it had cracked a swindle ring involving timber and land transactions with the indictment of six men by a federal grand jury here. Three of the six men in volved were under arrest. Warrants were issued for the other three. The six were accused in a 15-count indictment of con spiring to violate five differ ent criminal statutes of the federal government including the National Bankruptcy act. Eight counts charge violation of the law against interstate transportation of funds, mon eys or securities obtained by fraud or inducing persons to travel in interstate commerce in connection with a scheme to defraud. The grand jury returned the indictment Tuesday. Arrested were Anthony Fer nandez, 40, of Lonpview and Kelso; Raymond Thomas Dual, Longview, and Reuben G. Lenske, a Portland, Ore., attorney. Long Investigation Indictments were published against Carl G. Pratt, a Port land accountant; Joseph P. Delay, a Spokane attorney, and Burl Elton Dalgliesh, a former lumberman and miner of Winnemucca, Nev., former ly of Baker, Ore. J. E. Milnes, special agent in charge of the Seattle FBI office, said the indictment was the culmination of a long and extensive investigation. Fernandez, a long-time resi dent of the Longview-Kelso area, was charged with caus ing the transportation of Wil liam E. Belcher, Days Creek. Ore., between the states of Washington and Oregon and Canada in connection with a scheme to defraud Belcher and his wife, Jean, and the Grants Pass, Ore., branch of the U. S. National Bank and the Gresham State Bank of Oregon of $40,000. Same Violation Charged Fernandez and Delay were charged with violating the same interstate transportation law in connection with obtain ing a $25,000 certified check by fraud from the Trail, B.C., branch of the Royal Bank of Canada in July, 1958. Fernandez and Dual were charged with transporting $61,000 in securities obtained by fraud from Edwin Cone, of the Cone Lumber Co., Eu gene, Ore., in March, 1959. The three Fernandez, De- lay and Dual - likewise were I charged with obtaining $20,-1 000 by fraudulent sale of tim- j berland to Stevenson Co-Ply , against him and Fernandez Co., Inc., Stevenson, Wash., went into involuntary bank in May, 1959. ruptcy in Tacoma. Several in In May, 1961, Fernandez, dictments against Fernandez Dual and Pratt were alleged charge him with violation of to have caused the transporta-j the National Bankruptcy Act, tion of John L. Castcel of: including a charge that he Creswell, Ore., between Ore- concealed facts from the court, gon, Washington and Nelson, made false claims and took B. C, in an attempt to de- false oaths. fraud Casteel of timberland which the FBI said was re ported to be worth millions of dollars. Involuntary Bankruptcy The FBI said that various creditors of Fernandez, includ ing the Dickman Lumber Co., Tacoma, in August, 1969, ob tained a $538,000 judgment Among other things, Fer nandez and others caused the filing of a $575,000 mortgage l which was alleged to be fic titious and was alleged to have been filed to prevent Fernandez' assets from being acquired from the bankruptcy court. Reuben Lenske was alleged to have particips'cd with Fer-. in a firm known as Merrimac nandez in the concealment Inc., of which Lenske Is presi through the purchase of assets I dent. HYBRID PRIMROSES Ground Covers DICKENSON'S GARDENS One Mile Off Highway on Old Ferry Road , SHADY COVE, OREGON Delay also was alleged to have retained his house and have participated in the furnishings in Longview, val- scheme. ucd at $75,000, through this Fernandez was alleged to device, the FBI said. V thinkyoung SERVE PEPSI take home a cast Ml 9sm-i Medford Tribune i SECTION C MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1962 PAGES 1 to 10 SCHOOL NEWS Phoenix High School Edited by Jan Stone and Lorna Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Mata prepared an authentic Mexi can dinner for the Spanish club recently in the home eco nomics room. Eighteen members from the Spanish club, including Mr. and Mrs. Reno Offutt, at tended. Entertainment includ ed skits by the second and third year Spanish classes. Senior princesses chosen to reign over "Blue Rhapsody" were Bonnie Faytinger, Sandy Dickinson, Linda Ray, Chyrl Bowman and Dianne Carter. The Junior-Senior banquet and prom was at the Rogue Valley Country club. Construction of decorations was headed by general chair man, Carol Anderson. Writing the prophesy was the job undertaken by Teresa Diede rich, while Richard Coulter and Sandra Holt designed the banquet sequence, and Sally Strong, program committee chairman worked with mem ory booklets and dance pro grams. Darlene Coffman, with the aid of Betty Roberts and Laura Griffith, planned cor onation of the queen, while John Kearns and his commit tee selected suitable enter tainment. Invitations were sent by Donna Hill and her committee to seniors, school board and faculty members. Four students maintained a 4.0 grade point average for the fourth six weeks. These included one freshman, Linda Cauthon, sophomore, Micheld Dube and seniors, Bonnie Fay tinger and Linda Tompkins. . Students receiving a B or above in academic subjects for the fourth six weeks were Sande Beddoe, Barbara Beer, Dianne Carter, Dorothy Cot ton, Kay DeMers, Fletcher Fish, Norma Glasscock, Bar bara Jacobs, Steve Kesler, David Kinser, Carole Morin, Nancy Sciber, Rick Seymour, Sharon Vick, Pat Bentley, Richard Coulter, Teresa Die derich, Laura Griffith, Doro thy James, Rick Jennings, Saundra Nelson, Gail Scharfe, Judy Stewart, Jan Stone, Bob Barrentine and Danny Coo per. Others receiving a B or above in academic subjects were Betty Jo Howell, Teresa Mata, Nellie Morris, Linda Mullin, Lois Rasmussen, Dick Sanders, Fred Swingle, Karen Baker, John Barker, Sharon Bergren, Cheryl Bolz, Jim Consbruck, Paul Diederich, Steve Dube, Tim Faytinger, Greg Goodrich, Dan Grabher, Eugene Hill, John Homer, Charles Martin, Pat McAl aster, Lois McDowell, Dale O'Hara, Jay Thomas and Larry Thrapp. Students maintaining a B average in academic subjects for the fourth six weeks were Chyrl Bowman, Mike Cons bruck, Terry Hanson, Darilyn Popow, Jim Schwietert, Frank Thorpe, Carol Anderson, Penny Blacketor, Robert Hunter, Bill Illingworth, Penny Simmonds, John Fos ter, Lorna Fowler, Pam Grove, Janie Suit, Sharon Baker, Mary C a r p e n t er, Kathy Fisher, Rosa Hite, Jeanne Holley, Ramon Mata, Kenan Smith, Judie Tilford and Terry Caster. Future Nurses of America recently changed their name to Future Health Careers. This change was made in the hope that students interested in other medical fields, be sides nursing, would join. Sixteen girls and four boys interested in health careers will take a trip to Portland. April 13, and stay until the following Sunday. They will select three fields of study from dental hygiene, dentistry-basic science, dietetics, medical psychology, medical technology, medicine basic science, nursing, occupational therapy and x-ray technique. First three places in the annual high school mathe matics contest, taken by stu dents in algebra II and ad vanced mathematics, were won by Stephen Kesler, Chet Caster and Dorothy James. man's stock trailer, Gary Mc Garity's tool cabinet and Bill Breese, Jerry Moore and Boyd Lockwood's hay trailer. Phoenix - Talent Parent Teacher's associations, variety show was held two nights in the Phoenix High school gym. This was a show for the whole family consisting of comedy, music, pantomine and novelty acts. Future Homemakers of America planned activities for the National FHA week April 2 to 7. One of the plans made by the club was to send money to Care for needy families abroad, and bringing help closer to home, they will help a needy family in the valley. Drama productions are un der way as the casts for the two selected 1962 plays busily memorize lines for the com ing event. On April 27, the annual spring Mask club pres entation will include a melo drama and a comedy. "High Window," as . the melodrama attraction, will feature seniors Chryl Bow man as Emily, an invalid, and Fletcher Fish as Walter, the nephew! Linda will be played by Lynn Eilers, Judith by Penny Simmonds and the Judge by David Kinser. Dari Popow is make-up chairman for this play. On the double bill is a light comedy entitled "Three on a Bench." Bonnie Fay tinger will act the part of Betty with John Morrison as her boyfriend Harry. Marj Brood portrays Mrs. Moore who believes herself to be cupid's little helper. 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