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Shaky Condition of Estes Empire Revealed Months Before Texas Arrest Washington - luru - An aiin-1 culture ueparxmem umt-iai testified today that months be fore the Billie Sol Estos scan dals exploded he received in formation that the Texas farm manipulator was liable for $7 million or $8 million in mort gages not covered in his fi nancial statements. The official, Roland F. Bal lou, made the statement in replying to questions by Rep. L. H. Fountain (D-N.C), chair man of a House government operations subcommittee which opened an inquiry to day into Estes' tangled af fairs. Ballou said he got the mortgage information from a Dun and Bradstreet report in September, 1961. Ballou also said the Agri culture Department began taking action to safeguard the government's interest in Es tes' grain storage operations "prior to his arrest." But un der further questioning, Bal lou said this action was start ed the morning of March 29, 1862, only hours before Estes was arrested. Ballou said "stories and ru mors" had been circulating for months that Estes was "not as solvent as he appear ed to be." But he said Estes was known as a "very fierce competitor in the grain stor age Held." Fountain began cross ex amination of Ballou after the official said in a prepaied statement that there was rea son to believe that Estes was Bank Debits Show Increase in Area Bank debits for the South western Oregon Including Curry, Jackson and Josephine counties. Increased in April, 1962, compared to April, 1961, according to the University of Oregon's research bureau. Debits for April, 1962, to taled $99,354,308. For March, 1962, the total was $88,399, 137, and for April, 1961 the total was $85,391,052. Oregon with 239 banks re porting, had an increase in bank debits in April, 1962, of 6.7 per cent compared with March, 1962 and an increase of 9.7 per cent compared to April, 1961. Americans are eating about 18 pounds more of fruit each year, fresh and canned, than they did in 1915. Rogue Valley Edition Medford, Page 2A RIBUNE MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1962 guilty of a criminal violation in his grain storage dealings with the government. Ballou said the matter had been turned over to the FBI and the Justice Department for possible action. He said the alleged violation involved false financial statements, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison upon conviction. Ballou said he based his conclusion that no favoritism was shown Estes by the de partment on his intimate ac quaintanceship of grain stor age operations. He said there was "abso lutely nothing to allegations" that the department was put to additional expense by mov ing grain from the Great Plains of Kansas to Estes' Texas elevators. Ballou said it was common to move grain from that area to Texas Gulf ports. In describing the govern ment's crackdown on Estes, Ballou said he was advised on March 28 considerable pub licity had been given in Texas to expressions .of concern by about 20 of Estes' creditors who feared for their Invest ments. The next day, he said, C. H. Moseley, head of the Dal las area Office of the Com modity Operations told him by telephone the FBI was looking into some of Estes' loans. He said he immediately called a meeting of depart ment officials. It was "unani mously agreed" to start tak ing inventories of government grain in Estei, elevators, he said. "Estes was arrested late that afternoon," Ballou told the subcommittee. Meantime, Agriculture Sec retary Orville L. Freeman re fused to modify a department order to withdraw about 42 million Dusnels of govern ment-owned grain from eleva tors once controlled by Estes Hospital's Error Results in Wrong Surgery on Infants Pontiac, Mich. - IUPD - Ev- eryone agreed the infants looked remarkably alike. The mixup was a "100,000 to one chance," one parent said, "but it happened." What happened was an op erating room mistake involv ing two infant boys, 17 months and 13 months. One got a "tonsillectomy" and the other a "hernia" op eration. It should have been the other way around. Tracy Fernald, 17 months, and Mark Trautman, 13 months, were in adjoining beds at St, Joseph hospital. They were wheeled Into the operating room within min utes of each other last week. Somehow, the wrong charts calling for operations were given to each boy. Mark, who needed a hernia operation, had his tons? Is out. And Tracy has an incision on his stomach following his "tonsillectomy." The mixup was discovered when Tracy's parents, Walter and Maude Fernald, saw a cart being wheeled out of the operating room with their son's chart attached. "Well, there's Tracy," Fer nald said. Let s go.' Mrs. Fernald objected. That s not Tracy," she said. "That one's got long hair. Tracy's got a butch cut." The nurse wheeling the cart looked shocked. "You must be kidding," she said When Mrs. Fernald convinced her, the nurse ran back to the operating room. Fernald said he wasn't an gry, that it hadn't bothered Tracy and described the whole affair as a "100,000 to 1 chance. Mrs. Trautman said "I still have all the faith in the world in both doctors and would send all of my children to them." SHE a mm, jwaid maJigaum highest in polyunsaturated liquid oil... with a flavor folks say has never been equalled Now your family can enjoy all the health benefits of a margarine made from unsatu rated oil . . . and still get the old-fashioned flavor of a table spread. Award's exclusive blend of vegetable oils, plus a unique method of blending, gives Award Margarine a flavor folks say has never been equalled. What's more, Award's combination of vegetable oils makes it the softest spread ing margarine... even when it's cold. Next time you go shopping, get Award. 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Local Firm Bids Low on Project Successful bidders have been determined for the hem lock looner control nrniect slated to begin in mid-June in Liaisop county, the State Forestry department has an nounced. Rosenbalm Aviation cor poration, Medford, submitted the low bid for the aerial spraying with an offer of 59 cents an acre, Stauffer Chem ical company, Portland, bid 20.31 cents per gallon for supplying the spray, and Portland Motor transport won the transportation contract at 2.625 cents a gallon. The transportation bid included the hauling cost, plus the in stallation of storage facili ties and pumping equipment at the Astoria - Clatsop coun ty airport. The project will cover 33, 508 acres of choice timber lands infested with thl rfo. structive moth which is cap- aoie oi Killing extensive areas of timber if left unchecked. On the basis of the bids in. tal cost will amount to $33,- 7H7.su. This expense will be shared cooDerativplv hv h State Forestry department, u.a. rorest service and pri vate landowners. The state will bear 100 per cent of the cost on state, countv and municlnnllv-num- ed lands, as will thn fnr service on federal lands. Costs on private lands will be apportioned, with th state to pay 37V4 per cent, the forest service 25 and private 3 vs. Control of tll hnmln.Ir looper will be sought in the aenai application of one and one-half gallons per acre of a mixture containing one-half pound of DDT plus enough diesel oil and solvet to make the full measure. GOP Seeks Opinions Of Party Leaders Verne Shancle MsHrnrJ Jackson County Central com mittee chairman, is among several thousand Republican grass - roots leaders whose opinions on organization and issues are being sought this month by the' National committee. Results will DroviHe imiHo. lines for shaping campaign strategy at the Republican National committee meeting in Seattle, Wash.. June 11 and 12. The ouestionnaire seeks n determine (l) prospects of victory in November based on comparison of organiza tional strength with 1958, and (2) national issues about which the American peoDle are most concerned. About a dozen Oregon Re publican leaders and candi. dates will go to Seattle for tne national meetine. said State Chairman Phil Roth. Toledo Boy Dies Of Accidental Hanging Toledo, Ore. - (UPD - Stephen Daniel. 8, Toledo, accidentally hanged himself at his home Sunday while playing with a rope, city police reported. They said the boy apparent ly climbed onto a stool with a rope wrapped around him. He fell, hanging himself. His mother, Mrs. George Daniel, attempted artificial respiration to no avail. The victim has four older brothers and sisters. Subscribers To report Improper or non delivery of the Mat Tribune in Medford. pho.ie 772-ffMl: Ash land ml! m low at. or phone 4P2-.10P-' Montague and Vreka phone Globe 9-5171. be fore f 4 p m. daily and 10 ni SundAv delivery arrives you cnl Dle5e notify office thin eliminating (pecial mt'ssrrger service, Jf regular trtly after Manner of Carpenter Rescue0 From Ocean Stirs Controversy Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPD A Navy-Air Force controversy that may provoke an official inquiry was developing today over the manner in which the rescue of astronaut Scott Car penter was carried out in the Atlantic last Thursday. At the center of the contro versy was a claim that an Air Force amphibious rescue plane could have scooped Car penter, a Navy lieutenant commander, out of the ocean an hour or an hour and a half before he actually was picked up by a Navy helicopter. A part of this claim, heard widely in this missile and space headquarters but not substantiated, was that the Navy recovery force shoulder ed the Air Force rescue team aside. There have been rumblings ever since the astronaut splashed down into the ocean 200 miles beyond his target area at the end of his three orbit mission around earth in a Mercury spacecraft. When rescued, he was floating in the liferaft carried aboard his craft for such an emergency. A source who was in the recovery area Thursday and was able to monitor radio communications during tha rescue operation insister to a newsman today that the Air Force SA16 rescue plane de termined about Vt hours be fore the helicopter's arrival that it could safely land and pick up Carpenter. A communication, he said, went to the carrier Intrepid that conditions were suitable , and shortly after that the word flashed back from the carrier that the Air Force plane was not to land. 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