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Civil Suit Being Heard by Local Jury A civil suit involving charges of assault and battery against Henry Fong, a proprietor of being heard by a Jackson Coun-' tv rirniii Tnnri in tnHav I Edward Porter f ouion, is Mistletoe St., Medford, is seek- ing $9,500 damages trom Pong. He charges that Fong threw him back into a booth and choked him at the restau rant Sept. 15, 1962. This, he olaims, aggravated a back in jury and hurt his leg. .Today, the second day of the trial, William Stewart, Ilinois Valley High school athletic coach, and a witness, testified. E. G. Anderson, another Illinois Valley High School coach, tes tified yesterday. The two men had stopped at the restaurant on the way through Medford. 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(UPI) - Police today held a man with ; Oregon identification papers on i susP'cion of impersonating Earl Warren Jr.. son of the U. S. I ;'" - ' jusiuc. Police said the suspect carried an employment card identitying him as Arthur Michael Warren 26. Brookings, Ore., but main tained that he was the former governor's son. The arrest was made Tuesday night after the manager of the El Cortez hotel, Jame Gellatly, contacted the wife of the chief justice's son and was told her husband was in Chile. Gellatly told police the sus pect had incurred a large bill, taped a television interview and made news releases stating that the chief justice who heads a blue ribbon panel investigating the assassination of President Kennedy was coming to San Diego on secret business. Mother Leads Children To Safety OREGON CITY (UPI) -Mrs. Evelyn Rasch, 32, led her seven children to safety here Tuesday when a fire leveled their three bedroom home. She said the children's Christ mas presents were destroyed with other conlenls of the house. The father, William, is a heavy equipment operator. The Rasch children are aged 2 to 10. The family is staying with a neighbor. mm CINEMA 21 Open Tonight, 7 P.M. From Brazil 'BLACK ORPHEUS1 Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film In Color - 8:55 ALSO "COID WIND IN AUGUST" AT 7:30 ONLYI Local and utHj i'.i.rn.nn.., r.. M..l I Poland. Med ford, lieutenant ! governor of Kiwanis Interna- j tional, was one of the officers attending the Kiwanis Fall !","' Lonierence nciu ai Bona Ore. Camel circling Medford Barracks 540 Veterans of World ; war i ann Auxiliary nave can celled a dinner meeting set for this evening in Girls Commu nity Club, officers announced to day. The cancellation is because of foggy weather conditions, and illness, according to Adju tant Patrick Graham. Auto Collision Vehicles driven by Ralph Newman Jr., cl'al.cnce" Wj)son, " 5i1, of 25B4 19, of 102 Elk St., and Lemuel Crater Lake Ave., collided about 7:55 a. m. Monday at the inter section of Ninth and Bartlctt Streets, according to Medford Police. Police cited Newman for an improper left turn. Clinic Opened The chest X ray clinic at Sacred Heart Hos pital, sponsored by the Jackson County Tuberculosis and Health Association, will be open from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19. The clinic is staffed by volun teers of the association, and members of Providence Guild each week and is open through out the year for the convenience of all persons in the area, 15 years of age and older. Rancher Hospitalized Morris Prather, rancher and cattle buy er in the Montague. Calif., area, is confined to Siskiyou General Hospital. His wife reports that he is responding to treatment. Injurv Suffered Mike Reyn olds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Del Reynolds, ranchers in the Little Shasta area near Montague, suf fered a broken arm while taking part in activities at Yreka High School. He was taken to Siskiyou General Hospital. He is allowed to receive visitors. Building Permits The Med ford building department Mon day issued permits to Richard H. Travis to restore his resi dence at 1100 Mira Mar Ave. at an estimated cost of $18,000; William J. Williams to erect a residence valued at $28,000 at 123 S. Foothill Road; and Lewis Jantzen to construct a residence at 2793 Springbrook Road valued at $22,000. Personal rk. n... ........ Tk. community' Christmas program and party for children of the onid Hill and sains Valley area will be held at 8 n.m. Mondav. Dec. 23, at 8 p.m. at the Gold Hill Grange Hall. Santa Claus will he present. All youngsters are invited to participate in the program. Those who wish to do so may call Mrs. A. A. Walker, general chairman. Nepal Teacher To Visit in Medford Shubh Kant Lai, 26, of Nepal will visit Medford early next year under the auspices of the International Teacher Develop ment Program in cooperation with Ihe Teacher Education pro- gram of the University of Mich igan and the Oregon State De partment of Education. Lai will visit Medford between Jan. 8 and Feb. 15, and will live at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Roberts, lOllli S. Oakriale Ave. His base school will be Medford High School. Elliolt Beckon, assistant su perintendent of Medford public schools, (old the school board last night that Lai will observe classes, study subject matter, and procedures on his visit to the district. Beckon said oilier activities and tours of Southern Oregon Points of interest will be sched uled for Lai. Lai is an English teacher at the Public Bindeswori High School in Rajbiraj, Nepal. The International Teacher De velopment Program is sponsored by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and since its start has brought more than 4,500 teachers, principals, inspectors, and Ministry of Ed ucation officials from 83 coun tries to this country for train ing. Retired Corporation Director Succumbs NEW YORK (UPI) - Theo- dore V. Houser, 71, retired chairman of Ihe hoard of Sears, Roebuck k Co., and a director in several olher corporations and funds, died Tuesday in Polyclinic Hospital afler a short illness. rensi llliuiti'iiiiiillll! PEPSICOLA f" rry rn MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, .MEDFORI), OREGON Sinatra Kidnap Suspect Turned In By Brother LOS ANGELES (UPI)-The brother of one of the suspected Kidnapers ot Hank Sinatra Jr. said Tuesday he turned his brother in to the FBI "at his re1'lost- 1 turned my brother in, hut it was with his approval," James Irwin, 41, said in a news paper interview. Jonn William Irwin, 42, arrested last Friday and was prc- sumably told FBI agents where to find the other two suspects, Barry Worthington Keenan, scion of a wealthy family, and Joseph Clyde Amslcr, both 23 Although the FBI continued to remain silent on details of the capture, it was believed to be Irwin's brother and details sun- nil I U.. IL - , , ' ijih.-u uv me Kinnap victim that led to ,he capture of the sus- peels. Freed After 51 Hours Sinatra Jr. was kidnaped at gunpoint Dec. 8 from a State hne. Calif., motel across the border from where he was ap pearing in a Nevada gambling spa with the Tommy Dorsev orchestra. He was released in the Los Angeles area 54 hours later after his famous father paid $210,000 ransom for his re turn. All but a small part of the marked money was returned. The younger Irwin insisted he was nol a "stnolie" in turning his brother over to federal agenls. "My brother came lo mv home in Imperial Reach (Calif.) and was sick and tired of his involvement in this situation," he said. "He knew that no mat ter where the FBI was on the case at this lime, it was just a matter of time before he would be caught," the brother said. Five Accidents Are Checked by Police Five automobile accidents were investigated by Medford police Tuesday. No serious in juries were reported. Rickey Lee Johnson, 7, of 1501 N. Riverside Ave., was Ireaind al Sacred Heart Hospital and re leasefl after he was hit by a car at the intersection of Easl Mc- Andrews Road and North River side Avenue. According to po lice, the accident occurred about 3 p.m. and involved a car oper ated by Beatrice Edna Beck, 63, of Route 2, Box 227G. Medford In a collision near Table Rock Hoad and Berrydale Avenue about ft p.m., Loretta Marie Deets, 37, of Route 2, Box 568C, Central Point, was cited by po nce ior noi naving an operator s license in nor possession. The Dccls vehicle collided with one operalcd by Gary Lynn Brill, 20, oi ziiii jaDie nock linad, corning 10 ponce, unit was treated at Sacred Heart Hospital for a broken nose and abrasions. A car operated by Ncal Wil liam Roberts, 2.1, of 2475 Spring St., was involved in an accident at Spring Street and Crater Lake Avenue with a car operated by Orin Alvin Boyer, 52, of 1:101 Spring St. Shortly at 3 p.m. Ihe damaged Roberts vehicle was hit by a car operated by Roy Lee Kirk, 5!l, of 123 Chestnut St., Medford, al Ihe same location, according lo police. Earlier a parked car regis tered lo Robert and Claudine Trimble, Box 126, Phoenix, was hit by an unidentified vehicle while parked on Sixth Street be tween Central Avenue and Bart lelt Streets, police reported. Klamath Murder Hearing Continues KLAMATH FALLS (UPI) -The prosecution continued Its case today in the first degree murder trial of Archie Foster, 26. Salem. Fosler is charged with the fatal shooting of Mrs. Eunice Hiss, 37, llealty, at Ilcalty April 22. He body was found in hor car in front of her home about 11 p.m. on that date. The prosecution began its case in Circuit Court here Tuesday by presenting five witnesses. Dr. George Nicholson of Kla math Falls, a pathologist, testi fied that Mrs. Biss died about 10 p.m. on the 22nd. Nicholson supported Ihe de fense contention about the lime of death. The prosecution said that Mis. Biss was killed be tween about 4 lo 6 p.m. THE AND FLORENTINE FOURTH and FRONT ST. Unsurpassed food from our complete menu served in elegant fashion al popular prices. Banquet and party facilities available. For Reservation or Information Call 779-1616 OBITUARIES MAUDE E. CLIFF ELMEK AND EI..MA Private funeral services fori 1.EATI1EHMAX Maude E. Cliff, 89, of Route 2,1 Funeral services for Mr. and Box 595, Central Point, who Mrs. Elmer Leatherman have died Monday, were held at 10:30, been changed to Friday at 1 o'clock this morning at Perl p m. in Conger-Morris downlnwn Funeral Home. The Rev. Donald chapel. The change has been Krug, pastor of Central Point ' made necessary because some Presbyterian Church, officiated Interment will he in Silver Lake Cemeterv in Silver Lake, Ore. Mrs. Cliff was born April 7, JR74. in Ashland, the rtanrhlor of Erastus and Ellen Wells. She lived in Silver Lake for several years then moved lo Gaston, Ore., where she lived for three years. For the past 10 years, she has made her home on Modoc Road near Central Point, with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Toner. In 1001. in Portland, she was married to James L. Cliff, who died in 1937. Survivors include one son, Cameron Cliff, Burns, Ore.; one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Toner, Central Point; one step-daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Smith, Leba non, Ore.; one sister. Mrs. Ida Tucker, Portland, Ore.; and three grandchildren. Benefit Claims To Be Recomputed SALEM (UPI) -All unem ployment benefit claims present-1 ly in effect which have a bene fit yea r expiring on or afler Jan. 1, 1!)64, must be recom puted, Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton said today. This includes claims on which maximum benefits have heen paid under the law in effect prior to Jan. 1, 1964, even though the benefit year expires after that date, Thornton said. The opinion is in answer to a request from the employment commission concerning changes in the law enacted by the 19t3 legislature. The re-computation may pro vide additional benefits to some and could result in lower bene fils for some, or even eliminate some claims, Thornton said. Oil Off Oregon Coast Said Possible NEWPORT, Ore. (UPI) -An Oregon State University geo logist says there is a good pos sibility ot oil beneath the ocean floor off Ihe Oregon coast. Dr. John Byrne said a study of rock samples taken in recent months reveals formations simi lar to those off the coast of Cal ifornia. He said two promising areas are a rock outcropping 17 miles west of Yaquina Bay and one 35 miles west of Heceta Head. Bolh areas are beyond the three mile limit and come under fed eral jurisdiction. Seattle Zoo Tigress Shows Latest Litter SEATTLE (UPI) -Woodland Park Zoo's prolific tigress, Sul tana, today was showing off her latest litter-cubs named tem porarily Eeney, Mecnie, Mcinic and Mo. This was her ninlh litter and she and her spouse, Toungoo, j now have 40 offspring, which Zoo Director Frank Vincenzi be lieves is a record. Jobless Benefits To Be Upped Jan. I SALEM (UPI) Maximum weekly unemployment benefits will be increased from $40 to $44, the minimum from $15 to $20 on Jan. 1, 1964 Employ ment Commissioner David H. Cameron said today . DENNY'S- OPEN ALL DAY CHRISTMAS! Enjoy Complete Delicious Quality Dinnor SPECIAL! $1.25 DENNEY'S COFFEE SHOP Open 74 Hrt.-BrejM.iit Anytimt 54 H. R. vtn.de 779-1350 Luncheon & Dinner SpeciU Daily Orders to Gof LOUNGE of the family has been delayed arriving here by winter storms. ruth h. Mcintosh Ruth H. Mcintosh, 61, former ly of Richland, Wash., died to day in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will he announced by Perl Funeral Home. Eagle Point Plays Postponed by Fog The blanket of fog darkening the Rogue River Valley was ac companied today by a cancella tion of activities in several quarters. Some organizations, however, hopefully retained meeting dates on the chance that the weather bureau might be a day late in predicting the lift of the cover. The Eagle Point Girls Athletic Association announced postpone ment of the plays scheduled (or tonight. They will be presented Jan. 8 and Ihe tickets issued for the productions will be honored at that time. Sponsors said it would he im possible to reschedule the plays any earlier because of Christ mas vacation. Van Hoomissen's Proposal Shelved PORTLAND (UPI) -Multnomah County Commissions re acted coolly Tuesday to a sug gestion by Dist. Ally. George Van Hoomissen that they assign a deputy district attorney al most full time to the 15 legis lature. Van Hoomissen said such a move would be in the best in terests of Multnomah County citizens. He said the legislature had been considering an increas ing number of matters each ses sion many of which impose sub stantial financial obligations on the county. Commissioner M. James I Gleason said it was more than a year until the next session and that he felt any legislative representative should come di rectly from the commissioner's office. Sugar Marketing Quota Announced WASHINGTON (UPD-Sccre- lary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman loday set the 1964 sugar marketing quota for the United States at 9,800,0001 oils and announced partial import quotas for foreign supplying countries. The marketing quota Is 600,- 0(H) Ions below Ihe 10.4-million tons that comprised the mar keting qunla (or 1963. Freeman authorized for pur chase and importation dur ing the January-October, 1964 period I million Ions of global quota sugar. This sugar is part of (he 1.504,00(1 tons of quota withheld from Cuba. Today's determination is in accordance with the proposal announced by Ihe department Dec. 5, except that the cnlire quota for the Dominican Re public has been established, and the quota (or the Virgin Is lands has been increased by 832 tons. ROXST TURKEY ROAST BEEF ROAST PORK Mailt Wad. Mom'i Night Off Treat Har to a Dinnar at . , WEDNESDAY, DELE.MBEK 18. 1903 Salem Bus Line Gas Tax Refund Favored in House WASHINGTON (UPI) -A sympathetic House agreed Tues day that an employe-owned bus line in Salem, Ore., should get another chance to ask for a gasoline tax refund it had ncg- j Icctcd lo claim in time. The House passed and sent to Ihe Senale a bill In permit the Capital Transit Lines, Inc., to file a claim for S;t,50(l in federal gasoline taxes paid before Feb ruary 1959. A report from the House Judi ciary Committee said the employe-owners had run the busline for four years before they found out they could get a refund. The measure, introduced by Rep. Walter Norblad, R-Ore., would permit the company to claim the refund even though it normally must be requested within three months of the end of a fiscal year. Employes Took Over The report said drivers, mech anics and other employes, who work for less than $4.81)6 a year, took over the system in 1958 to provide a "much-needed public service" afler the previous man agement could no longer operate it profitably. The commiltce said the bus linn did nol have an attorney and that It was not even a member of the American Transit Association. "Under these circumstances," Ihe report said, "it is not dif ficult lo understand why the owner-operators were not aware of their right to a refund." Bailiff Protests Retirement Age PORTLAND (UPI) James Cormack, a bailiff (or Circuit Judge Eugene K. Oppenheimer, has gone to court himself. Cormack is 89 years old. He was notified recently that under a 1903 state law which makes retirement of county employes mandatory at age 72 he will not he on Ihe payroll after Jan. 1. 1 Cormack claims he is not a county employe. In a petition ol controversy Cormack asks the county Cir cuit Court lo decide whether he is or is not a county employe. The outcome could have re percussions. It the suit should result in a decision he is not a county employe, bailiffs may no longer be eligible to receive county pensions. Cormack says his health is good and he is not ready to re tire. Salem Woman, 37, Dies in Car Fire JORDAN VALLEY, Ore (UPI) -A Salem woman burned lo death near here Tuesday In Ihe flaming crash of an automobile. Oregon police said the woman was Vera B. Harris, 37. Her husband, Will red, 3(1, was driving Ihe car and was hos pitalized with superficial burns. Police said the woman burned lo death inside the car where It went off the Folly Farm grade on slate Highway 78. Police said Ihey found Harris unconscious beside the burned auto. i SaETsfaift? 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