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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1963
No. 247
Gasoline Tax
Hike Proposed
For Road Bonds
The Oregon Coast As
sociation has proposed
legislation for a 1-cent
a gallon increase in
gasoline taxes to finance
bonds for highway con
struction. The roads would be
built in "have not"
highway areas through
out the state with the
No. one project a 25
mile section . In Tilla
mook county. Legisla
tors from coastal areas
are said to have agreed
to submit the bill.
; The story is on page
TERRY GREEN
Named to Council
Green Named To
Medford Council;
Other Posts Filled
, , A list of new appointments
to city boards and commis
sions was submitted by Mayor
James Dunlevy to the Med
ford city council last night.
. All appointments were unani
mously approved without ob
jection. - Heading the list of appoin
tees was Terry Green, 26, of
1359 Siskiyou blvd., who was
named to fill Dunlevy's un
expired term as councilman
from Ward 4. Green's term
will end Dec. 31, 1964.
The new councilman at
tended the University of Ore
gon and Oregon College of
Education. Prior to moving
to Medford four years ago,
he was associated with Fire
stone Rubber company in
Roseburg. He is a partner in
the Insurance Mart, 36 South
Bartlett st. He is married and
has two children. :
Fills Unexpired Term
Two years ago, Green was
, appointed to fill an unex
pired term on the planning
commission. Following that,
he was named to the - city
budget committee, from which
he resigned to accept the
council appointment: Green
has been active in YMCA
work, and is a stale vice presi
dent of the Medford Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Other appointments last
night included: Herb Part
ridge, 1401 Siskiyou blvd.,
and Wayne Struble, 1005 East
Main st. to the planning com
mission; Tod , Tibbutt, 2215
East Main St., Don Reverman,
401 Holmes ave., and John
Kent, 922 South Oakdale ave.,
to the park and recreation
commission.
Named to the Medford state
athletic commission were Jack
Barr, 235 South Oakdale ave.,
Art Savard, 1916 Stratford
i ave., Herb Pierson, 412 North
, Columbus ave., Al Williams,
Transient Caught
Under Truck Here
A 37 - year - old transient
walked into a downtown store
yesterday afternoon, grabbed
an armful of women's black
leotards and fled down an
alley, dropping a trail of the
garments behind him.
Three city police officers
pursued him - he was easy to
: follow - and found him hiding
under a truck in the alley be
tween Ninth and 10th sts.
As officers pulled him from
under the truck, Paul Eugene
Harless looked up at them
and snarled:
"O.K., you've got me for
boosting, don't make a federal
rap out of it."
They didn't. He was lodged
in Jackson county jail on a
charge of shoplifting.
412 Barnes ave., and Robert
Shaw, 1605 Crown ave.
New Committee Members
New budget committee
members include Jack Dumas,
1149 Leland St., John Russell,
450 Haven St., John Nuich,
308 Murphy rd., and Robert
Balk, 1608 Lenora dr.
Ed Barnett, 425 Ardmore
dr., was appointed to the
water commission, Mrs. Rob
ert Dames, 33 North Barne
burg rd., and Marvin Traut
man, 2249 Siskiyou blvd., to
the library board, and Earl
York, 107 North Ivy St., to the
civil service commission.
Appointed municipal judge
was Justin Smith Jr., 1005
East Main st. Don Denman,
128 East Main st., and Russell
DeForest, Franklin bldg.,
were named judges pro tern.
Named to the board of
plumbing examiners were Ed
win S. Bowers, 1312 Beatty
St., master plumber, John L.
Bennett, 23 Rose ave., jour
neyman plumber, and Donald
Slater, city plumbing inspect
or. Al Bradford was appoint
ed council president, Richard
Travis to the Armory board,
Robert Cunningham to head
the finance committee, Rob
ert Baccus as chairman of the
people to people committee,
James Dunlevy to the board
of health, and R. L. Van Sickle
as chairman of the legislative
committee.
Salem's 'Blue Law7
May Get Court Test
Salem -IUPII- Salem's auto
sales "blue law" may face
a Supreme Court test, attor
neys for auto dealer Don J.
Donofrio said Thursday.
Donofrio, operator of Sky
line Ford Co. was cited by
Salem police and charged
with selling aulos in violation
of a 23-year-old city ordinance
which outlaws auto sales on
Sundays.
The attorneys said they
would appeal to the high
court if Donofrio is convicted
of violating the ordinance
when he makes a scheduled
municipal court appearance
next Monday.
Harvey Aluminum
Assessment Hiked
The Dalles-lUPIi-The Oregon
State Tax Commission Thurs
day ordered Wasco county
officials to increase the as
sessed valuation of Harvey
Aluminum Co., properties
here by $13 million.
Harvey officials were ex
pected to seek an injunction
prohibiting Wasco County
Sheriff Ernie Mosier and As
sessor C. A. Wood from carry
ing out the order.
NEWS!)BnlEFS
itimj no M0UND 0l0M
'RED DEAN'S' RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
London-it PI'-Dr. Hewlett Johnson, the "Red Dean" of
Canterbury, hat tendered his resignation to Prime Miniiter
Harold Macmillan and it was accepted by Queen Elitebeth
today.
Parties Comment
On Profit Claim
By U.S. Auditors
THAW ENDS COLD GRIP ON EUROPE
Lendon-tn-A warming thaw ended the deadly grip to
day of a 13-day winter itorm period that paralysed Weitern
Europe and killed almost 1,000 persons.
LINER ADRIFT IN MEDITERRANEAN
London-tPf-The Pacific and Orient Lines said today Its
liner Canberra carrying -2,230 patiengeri was tdritt In the
Mediterranean without power following t fire in the ergine
room.
The fire wn put out In an hour and there was no casual
ties, the line said.
U. S. forest service officials
of the Rogue River national
forest, an executive of t h e
Cal-Ore Recreation association
and two private parties today
answered charges made Wed
nesday by the general account
ing office that private inter
ests in Jackson county made
substantial profits on timber
land exchanges in the forest.
Carroll E. Brown, forest su
pervisor, said he had not seen
a copy of the GAO land ex
change report on which the
news stories from Washing
ton, D. C, had been based.
Charles Collins, Medford,
executive vice president of
the Cal-Ore Recreation asso
ciation, said he could not
understand the attitude of the
GAO, and the two private
parties involved in the land
exchanges said the govern
ment got the best of both
deals.
Resulted in Profits
Wednesday government au
ditors charged that forest serv
ice mistakes had resulted in
windfall profits for Edward
G. and Raymond H. Taylor of
Talent, and the B and W
Mining company, Medford.
The timber land exchanges
were reported to have taken
place in 1960.
In his statement today.
Brown said several points may
not have been considered by
the GAO for its report. They
include:
1) In each exchange case
the given and received lands
were appraised by the same
forest service cruiser.
2) The wrong volume tables
were used in the appraisal,
but the same tables were used
for the given and received
lands.
3) The appraisal was pre
pared, in 1958 and the ex
change was made in 1960.
The period from 1958 to 1960
was one of rapidly rising tim
ber values.
Bring Higher Prices
4) The values cited by GAO
are those received by the pri
vate parties when they sold
the timber. Most sales of tim
ber in this area in I960
brought higher than apprais
ed prices in some cases
the bid price was more than
double the appraised price.
5) The forest service ex
changed 200 acres of timbered
land which were outside the
national forest boundary for
2,292 acres of cut-over land
inside the boundaries. The
2,292 acres of land received
by the forest service effec
tively consolidated public
ownership on the Rogue Riv
er National forest. The dollar
value of more effective and
economical management of
lands is hard to assess, he
said.
According to GAO exam
iners one exchange in Janu
ary, 1960, timber lands were
acquired at the appraised
price of $76,060 and a month
later sold for $225,000. In the
second exchange, in May,
1960, the timber land was
appraised at $25,260 but the
following month sold for
$83,500.
Regarding Land Exchange
In another statement re
garding the land exchange,
Collins remarked that he
could not understand the at
titude of the GAO.
His statement continues,
"we have always thought that
any business transaction that
brought benefit to both parties
was a good one.
"As near as we can de
termine, the forest service
very carefully appraised both
properties with the same set
of standards. That the apprai
sal was a little low for both
sides, has nothing whatever
to do with the trade and is
quite understandable. It takes
from six to eight years of red
tape cutting to consumale one
of these trades. By the time
an exchange is ready for con
sumation, it necessarily fol
lows that the appraisals arc
five or six years old, but they
do represent the same relative
values for both parties.
"There are more land ex
changes that should be made
to improve both the manage
ment program of the forest
service and to aid in the de
velopment of this area.
Reaion Behind Action
"The only reason we can
find behind the GAO actions
seems to be that they believe
it is immoral to make a profit
on land exchanges. We sin
cerely hope that this action
does not further complicate
th already difficult uro-
cedure of beneficial federal
land exchange. Many such ex
changes will be vital to fu
ture recreational develop
ments." Robert Wells, secretary
manager of the B and W Min
ing company, said "I would
rather have my land back. I
could do better with it to
day." Paul Haviland, lawyer for
the Taylors of Talent, said the
government got about one
half million dollars worth of
property for less than half
the price.
Wells said the only reason
his firm made a profit was
because there was a break in
the price of white fir logs.
He said otherwise he could
have lost money on the exchange.
Russian Peasants
Leave (or Homes
After Bid Fails
Moscow - (UPD - A group of
Russian peasants who sought
help at the U.S. Embassy
against religious persecution
have left Moscow to return
to their homes in Siberia, the
government said today.
The 32 Christians boarded
a train Thursday night for
Chernogorsk, a Foreign Min
istry spokesman said. He de
clined to disclose further
details.
The staiemenl was the first
word of the peasants since
Thursday afternoon when they
left the U.S. Embassy under
official escort In a bus. The
group included six men,. 12
women and 14 children.
Caused Commotion
The peasants caused quite
a commotion when they push
ed their way past Russian
guards into the U.S. Embassy
compound . Thursday. They
told embassy officials they
were "evangelical Christians,"
and claimed they were sub
jected to religious persecution
in Chernogorsk. Evangelical
Christians is the customary
name for Baptists in Russia.
Mary of the peasants wept
as they told Embassy officials
they would be shot, imprison
ed or separated from their
children. They said they had
spent four days on a train,
traveling 2,000 miles from
Chernogorsk to seek help in
Moscow.
U.S. officials eventually
turned the peasants over to
Soviet authorities since the
United States has no treaty
with the Soviet Union recog
nizing the right of asylum.
After herding the protest
ers into the bus, Soviet offi
cials promised that no harm
would come to them.
A spokesman for thj "Slate
Council for Religious Cult,"
the body charged with over
seeing religious groups other
than the Russian Orthodox
Church, said the peasants'
claims would be investigated.
Stamping out religion is an
official Soviet policy. Al
though the Communist regime
loIerBtes some religions such
as the Russian Orthodox
Church, it has outlawed some
other religious organizations
on the ground they are en
gaged in "political" and "anti
social" activities.
Registration Set
For Winter Program
Youngsters intending to par
ticipate in the Medford park
and recreation department
winter recreation program
have been urged to register
tomorrow, according to Direc
tor Robert L. Haworth.
Program activities will be
held each Saturday from Jan.
5 to March 31 in 13 school
gymnasiums in the area.
Adult recreation leaders will
conduct the activities from 10
a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3
p m, Haworth said.
Senior high school boys
wishing to participate in the
program should report to the
high school gym. Junior high
school students should regis
ter at the elementary school
nearest their home.
Activities rchcduled include
badminton, basketball, table
tennis, volleyball, tumbling,
ihufflcboard, and a variety
of other Indoor sports.
United Nations
Orders Probe of
Three Shootings
Criticism Mounts
Against Capture
Leopoldville, The Congo -lUPD-The-
United States called
on Katanga President Moise
Tshombe to "end promptly"
his secession efforts in the
Congo.
At almost the same time,
the United Nations ordered
an investigation of the shoot
ing of two Belgian women
and a man by UN troops
wno seized the key mining
town of Jadotville.
. The two moves came as
criticism mounted against the
capture of Jadotville, appar
ently in defiance of orders
from headquarters in New
York.
Bunche En Route
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, UN
undersecretary for political
affairs, hurried to the Congo
to investigate what happened
during a "temporary break
down in communications." He
passed through London and
Rome on his way here.
The UN troops who cap
tured Jadotville, meanwhile.
reinforced their positions
there amid speculation they
would not advance against
the city of Kolwezi, Tshombe's
last stronghold in the seces
sionist province.
In telling Tshombe to quit
the United States said he had
"a heavy responsibility" to
end his threatened "scorched
earth" tactics and promised
fight to the finish.
Peaceful Settlement Urged
Washington said such ac
tions "would result in disrup
tion of economic life and the
sowing of seeds of bitterness
which would make extremely
difficult the peaceful reinte
gration of Katanga into the
Congo, which he himself has
accepted."
Pointing out that UN forces
now occupy most key popu
lated places in Katanga, not
ing that the central govern
ment at Leopoldville has
promised amnesty to Tsh
ombe and full civil rights to
the Katangese if they give up
the struggle, and saying there
Is no desire to deny him a
place in the future of a re
united Congo, Washington
said the Katangese leader
should act at this vital mo
ment in the interests of all
the Congolese People."
Incident Regretted
A spokesman al head
quarters in New York said
Secretary General Thant and
the UN commander in the
Congo "deeply regret" the
tragic incident in which the
two women were shot to
death and the man wounded.
Thant called for an inquiry
immediately after hearing
that the women were killed.
To E oi di Secession!
v 3 4 -r '
RIVER FERRIED Indian UN Commander Gen. Prom
watches his mon ferry their equipment over the Lufira
river outside Jadotville, Katanga, in the Congo, for the
final thrust at Jadotville. UN troops captured the city with
little effort and then aimed their drive at Kolwezi, 100
miles away. Katanga President Moise Tshombe prepared a'
last-ditch stand at Kolwezi against onrushing UN forces.
Shown Inset is Ralph Bunche, UN Undersecretary for
Special Political Affairs, who was dispatched to the Congo
for an investigation of the Katanga UN command's de
cision to capture Jadotville in defiance of orders by UN -Secretary
General Thant. (UP1)
Drainage Problems
To Be Discussed
A public meeting will be
held at 2 p.m. Thursday In
the courthouse auditorium to
discuss drainage problems in
the Bear creek basin which
arose during the December
flood, County Judge Earl M.
Miller said.
Miller said he was mailing
letters today inviting mayors,
city managers and superin
tendents of Eagle Point, Tal
ent, Gold Hill, Jacksonville,
Central Point, PHoenix, Med
ford and Ashland. Irrigation
district managers and repre
sentatives of the county wa
termaster's, U. S. Geological
Survey, state highway depart
ment and social conservation
district offices also are invit
ed, Judge Miller said.
The storm pointed up the
need for better drainage sys
tems, a problem which be
comes increasingly difficult
as more road and home con
struction takes place in the
valley, Miller said.
The meeting was requested
in a letter from Frank Van
Dyke, Medford lawyer.
GRANT AWARDED
Portland - OiPli - Portland
State college has been award
ed a $389,280 grant for an
environmental health research
center the largest grant
in the seven-year-old school I
history.
WEATHER
H(rO;AsT: Vilify fog tonight
md Niturday, rxt-rpt for brief
iirnonn near nu, and lair
above fog. l.nv tonight 21-11.
Ih(h Saturday 40-43.
Temp.
Highest trrday 49
l.ownl This Morning 10
Free, to ) m. Today, Trace
Our Skies Tonight
Kiimrl tomorrow , . 4:5? fi m.
HtinrUt tnmnrrow ... 1:41 a.m.
Moonirt tomorrow ... 2:51 a.m.
ti Moon . Jan.
The Karlh U In Perlnrtton to
day, on the point of lt orbit
nearest the Hun. Our dlitanrv
from the Ann today It 11. 143,
ot mile; the average dtUnce
la ti.HSl.4ia milra.
South Viet Nam
Suffers Defeat
In 2-Day Battle
Saigon, Viet Nam - IUPP -Communist
guerrillas killed
65 government troops and
wounded 100 others at nearby
Ap Bac, a government spokes
man said today.
The spokesman said the cas
ualties for the furious two
day buttle were the highest
for a single action since a
paratroop battalion suffered
about 200 dead in a gurrilla
ambush in November, 1961.
The government defeat was
all the more humiliating .be
cause a 200-man Communiest
Viet Cong batallion at Ap Boc
managed to escape into the
jungles after holding the ham
let in daylong fighting against
a government force 10 times
as big and supported Dy
Dlancs, artillery and armor.
Informed sources said it ap
peared the U. S. military mis
sion and the South Vietna
mese government would have
to revise military strategy in
the light of lessons learned in
the costly battle.
Some advisers found only
three guerrilla bodies in a vis
it to Ap Bac, Just 30 miles
from Saigon, shortly after the
Viet Cong fled, taking their
wounded and most of their
dead with them.
The humiliating perform
ance by the government force
was capped by an accidental
shelling of its troops. Three
Vietnamese soldiers were kill
ed and 12 others were injured
by the error.
Flying Service Gets
Permit for 90 Days
A 90-day permit to allow
Rogue Flying Service to con
tinue in operation at the
municipal airport was ap
proved by the Medford city
council last night. City Man
ager Robert Duff recommend,
ed passage of the measure.
Duff told the council thai
the firm has paid the city
$500 of the more than $8,000
it owed In back rent, and had
agreed to pay $500 each
month until March.
The city would retain title
to the firm's real assets to se
cure the debt, Duff said. City
Attorney William Mansfield
assured the council that if
Rogue Flying Service should
default on the debt, the city
could obtain the amount owed
to It by sale of the firm's as
sets Counsel for the firm, Med
ford Attorney John R. Dcllcn
back, addressed the council
briefly. The arrangements
were "satisfactory" to his
client, Dcllcnback said.
County Court To Gef
Appraisal of Property
The Jackson county court
will ask the county assessor's
office to make an appraisal of
county property for sale at
1335 South Peach st., It was
decided this morning.
Clinton R. Phelps, 1337
South Peach st ollered ver
bally to buy the property al
$800, but County Commission
ers Chester Wendt and Edwin
Taylor set the value at $1,000.
Total value of the entire lot
including the adjacent prop
erty owned now by Phelps
was estimated at $2,000, It was
noted.
I
School Board Gives
Views on Proposed
Consolidation Plan
The school board of District
540C has recommended to
voters of the district that
they considor a proposal to
consolidate the Phoenix-Tal
ent district with Medford if
it is submitted to voters of
botli districts.
A public hearing on the
proposed consolidation will be
held at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan.
7, in the Jackson county
courthouse auditorium.
In an Information statement
to District 549C patrons, the
Medford board said it be
lieved the consolidation pro
posal is timely, sound and
feasible.
But it pointed out that the
board was not making the
Wendt Receives
Service Plaque
Outgoing County Commis
sioner Chester Wendt, 1652
Old Stage rd., received a
plaque from the county court
for his "faithful service to
Jackson county for eight
years.
Today was the commission
er's last official meeting.
Commissioner Elect Donald
Faber, Central Point, assumes
hip official duties Monday.
In making the presentation,
Counly Judge Earl M. Miller,
seconded by County Commis
sioner Edwin Taylor, noted
the county has expanded
greatly since Wendt took of
fice In 1955.
'During the past era on
the county court there has
been more expansion and im
provement than In any other
period. This applies to roads,
bridges, capital improvements,
maintenance and improve
ment of the courthouse, rec
reation and health and wel
fare," Miller noted.
1 know Mr. Wendt has
spent many days and nights
pondering decisions, but once
made these decisions have
been to the best interest of
the people of Jackson coun
ly," Miller said.
'I am leaving the office
with mixed emotions," Wendt
said. "I'm glad not to have
the responsibilities now thai
go with the office.
SOC Registration
Increase Noted
Ashland - Student registra
tion at Southern Oregon col
lege for the winter term con
tinues to exceed comparable
enrollment figures for the
record 1962 term.
Al the end of the second
day of registration Thursday
1,420 students had enrolled,
an Increase of 202 over the
comparable date in 1062, ac
cording to Mrs. Mabel Win
ston, registrar.
The total registered in
cludes 777 men and 643
women.
The record enrollment for
10B2's winter term was 1,503.
Registration will continue
through Jan. 16.
REED. GETS GIFT
Portland-lUPO-Tobacco heir
ess Doris Duke has sent a
gift of $30,000 to Reed Col
lege. 4
statement in an effort either
to solicit or discourage the
support of the Phoenix-Talent
people for consolidation. The
board's interest, the board
noted, la twofold.
1. Continuation of the best
possible educational facilities
for children in the district.
2. Providing patrons and
taxpayers of District 549C
with all pertinent information
so they may be well-informed
regarding their schools at all
times.
The board said it believes
the exisiting boundaries of the
two districts should be main
tained unless the two districts,
as a whole, consolidate.
Should the districts be con
solidated, the- board said,
there are three points, which
may be assumed.
One is that elementary pu
pils would remain essentially
as they are; the second is that
Junior high school students
would continue as they now
are, unless It is considered
advisable to convert Phoenix
High school into a . junior
high school; and the third is
that should the districts be
consolidated there probably
would be two senior high
schools with the Phoenix-Talent
students entering the near
est of the two high schools.
Review Philosophy
The board's statement re
views the district's philosophy
concerning education of chil
dren, standards for students
and teachers, and why It sup
ports the large high school
concept.
The board also pointed out
that it has not formulated
plans for accepting the re
sponsibility of the education
of the children should con
solidation be approved. "It is
not feasible to formulate In
advance the best means by
which such a process should
be carried out," the board
noted.
Board members feel that
development of a detailed
plan for carrying out such a
consolidation should be a
joint responsibility of the dis
tricts involved.
The board's statement ap
pears on page 11A of today's
Mall Tribune.
Kennedy Attends
Funeral Service
For Sen. Kerr
Palm Beach, Fla. - DID -
President Kennedy put vaca
tion pleasures aside today for
a sad journey to Oklahoma
City to attend the funeral of
Sen. Robert S. Kerr (D-Okla.).
The White House an
nounced that Kennedy will
meet at the winter White.
House Saturday with Secre
tary of State Dean Rusk and
Thomas K. Finletter, U.S. rep
resentative on the NATO
council. They will discuss
strains within the Western
alliance over nuclear policy
and other matters.
: Senate Democratic Leader
I Mike Mansfield was included
I in a small official party ac-
l DMfl.n tn
Oklahoma City. Sen. George
Smathers (D-Fla.) also made
the trip. Smathers is secretary
of the Senate Democratic Con
ference but has said he wants
to abandon that Job and con
centrate on activities in the
Senate Finance Committee -where
Kerr had shown great
influence.
Sorrow Reflected
Kennedy's sorrow over the
death of Kerr - who steered
the administration's trade bill
and numerous other measures
through the Senate - was re
flected in the statement issued
by the President Tuesday, sev
eral hours after he learned
of the influential lawmaker's
passing.
The President said then
that Kerr "will be greatly
missed when the Senate opens
next' week and even more so
in the months ahead." Kerr
had opposed Kennedy on sev
eral key Issues, particularly
medical care for the aged
through Social Security fi
nancing, but he. was consid
ered a major force for the
New Frontier In Congress.
Umapine Man Indicted
By Umatilla Grand Jury
Pendleton, Ore. - rani - A
Umatilla county grand Jury
Thursday indicted John Pena
of Umapine on second-degree
murder charges in the knife
slaying of Manuel Alvarado,
31, Walla Walla, Wash., Tues
day night.
A Big Bluff
Would-Be Bank Robber
Foiled in Parkrose Job
Portlnnd-dlPD-Couragcous bank officials, a flustered lady
teller and a fire department frustrated the efforts of a
would-be robber bluffing with a bottle of shampoo he said
was explosive in an attempted bank holdup here Thursday.
Thomas Leroy Sowcll, 45, Saltm, was arrested on bank
robbery charges.
Chief clerk Gary Pomeroy said a man entered the Park-
rose branch of the Oregon Bank and showed a bottle with
a trigger device attached. He said the bottlo contained nitroglycerin.
Pomeroy was ordered to close the bank and open the
vaults. In a quick aside, assistant manager Ken hideler
told Mrs. Nancy Henry to step on the alarm. She did, but
she stepped on the fire alarm.
Acting on the robber's order, Shldcler opened the door
to let the robber out when customers started pounding on
the doors from outside. As the man left Shideler struck him
from behind and Fite Chief Ken Hickey, whose engines
had answered the alarm, confronted him with a monkey
wrench.
The bandit had told a captive audience in the bank that
he had "cancer, diabetes and tuberculosis" and that a
"buddy's got a bomb in the manager s house and would
blow up the house if anything went wrong at the bank.
Both the bomb and the buddy were nonexistent, police
said.