1ft Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Monday, Nov. 14, 1949
Couple Wine and Dine, Then
Walk Into Sea and Death
Half Moon Bay, Calif., Nov. 14 U.R A middle-aged couple
pent a gay Sunday date over cocktaili and dinner, then walked
hand-in-hand to their deathi In the Pacific ocean at sunset as
a score of witnesses stood frozen in horror.
The couole was identified tentatively as Myrtle M. Porter,
47, and Ted Yelle, 50, both of - -
nim rl Th. coast euard reached down and helped her to
Belmont, Cal. The coast guard
searched the heavy surf in vain
tor their bodies.
According to Deputy Sheriff
James Beatty of Pescadero, the
couple arrived at Martin's beach,
about seven miles south of here,
yesterday afternoon. They enter
ed a restaurant run by Ed Watts.
They had several cocktails
and engaged in an animated con
versation. About S o'clock, they
sat down for a fish dinner be
side a window overlooking the
ocean.
Beatty said they had drinks
during and after dinner. Finally,
they said they were'g o i n g to
stroll along the beach to watch
the sunset.
A number of motorists had
parked their cars along shore,
also to watch the sunset, and
several fishermen were packlng
their gear preparatory to going
home.
Suddenly a cry went up from
one of the persons who noticed
the couple wading dangerously
deep in the water, their hands
joined together.
The couple paid no heed to the
cry but continued their grim
walk to death. The waters were
swirling around their knees
when a heavy breaker knocked
the woman headlong. The man
her feet,
Then they joined hands again
and cont inued ploughing
through the surf, the water
churning around their chests.
They found it harder than ever
to struggle against the waves.
Along the shore and in the
restaurant, men and women
watched with pale faces, para
lyzed with horror.
As the sun, now a huge red
ball of first, sank into the ocean,
a tremendous wave broke over
the couple. After it passed over
them on its way to the shore,
the onlookers found the man
and woman had disappeared.
That broke the spell. Watts
and the other witnesses raced
down the cliff toward the spot
from which the couple started
their suicide walk.
They threw ropes and life pre
servers into the water in a fu
tile attempt to save the couple.
But it was too late.
Later, they reported they
thought they saw the bodies
bobbing up and down in the
surf offshore. A helicopter, two
coast guard boats and a coast
guard seaplane failed to find
them.
Beatty said the couple left no
note to tell what prompted them
to end their lives.
BIRDS DRESSED FOR THANKSGIVING
Oregon Turkeys Shipped
To 48 Governors of U.S.
By WILLIAM WARREN
McMinnville, Ore., Nov. 14 (U.FD Oregon turkeys began a mass
flight to all parts of the nation today by plane, of course to
(race the Thanksgiving day tables of the governors of all 48
states.
And accompanying each of the turkeys will be a generous
carton of Coquille cranberries
from the Oregon coastal bogs of
Coos county.
The 30-pound birds, dressed
and ready to stuff and stow into
the oven, made their final flight
on the eve of the Pacific Coast
Turkey Exhibit, opening here
Tuesday for a four-day run
They were, said sponsors of
the exhibit and donors of the
birds, the advance guard of an
International goodwill participa
tion In Thanksgiving that will
reach a climax Saturday when
the show's champion live turkey
takes off for turkey.
Gene Malecki, exhibit mana
ger, will accompany the cham
pion gobbler on its plane trip to
turkey and present it to Presi
dent Ismet Inonu, who already
has written that he will be pleas
ad to receive it.
Governor of the several states
joined in readily with the pro
posal that this Thanksgiving be
made the occasion for a gesture
of international goodwill.
From Gov. Earl Warren of Cal
ifornia to Gov. Fuller Warren of
Florida; from Gov. Frederick G.
Payne of Maine to Gov. Arthur
B. Langlie of Washington came
letters of gracious acceptance;
letters from all but two of the 48
governors.
Said the governor of North
Carolina, W. Kerr Scott: "I
hall be very glad to join you
and the turkey growers in cele
brating Thanksgiving as an in
ternational goodwill gesture. I
hope that our Thanksgiving cus
tom will some day be an inter
national celebration, and I take
this opportunity to congratulate
you on your efforts to make this
possible.
And the governor of South
Carolina, J. Strom Thurmond:
"I am looking forward to receiv
ing the gift."
Gov. Payne of Maine wrote:
"This courtesy is much appreci
ated. ... I will be most happy to
accept the goodwill turkey."
Said Gov. Warren of Califor
nia: I shall be delighted to ac
cept the turkey. Your kindness
in thinking of me is greatly ap
preciated by all the Warren fam
ily."
Gov. Herman Talmadge of
Georgia wrote: "It will be a
great pleasure to join you in cel
ebrating Thanksgiving as an in
ternational goodwill gesture and
I want you to know that we
shall enjoy the broad breasted
bronze turkey." (Plug: That's
Oregon's special breed.)
Similar sentiments came from
the other governors. So the Ore
gon turkeys took off today for
the four corners of the country
destined to be the chief dish for
the chief executives when!
Thanksgiving day rolls around. J
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Pledge Kills Fraternity Brother James D. Heer (right),
21, fraternity pledge at Ohio Slate university in Columbus,
O., fatally shot fraternity brother Jack T. McKeown (left)
after a gay cocktail party and formal dance. McKeown, 21,
was a star journalism student and popular campus leader.
Authorities said that Heer declared under questioning: "I get
trigger happy when I get drunk." (Acme Tclcphoto)
LOOKING FOR A QUEEN?
Shah of Iran, 30 and Single,
To Make Tour of United States
Washington, Nov. 14 U.R His imperial majesty, the Shah of
Iran, is coming to town, and worried officials are asking Amer
ican girls:
"Please control yourselves."
The Shah, it seems, is just about the smoothest thing going in
eligible, young bachelor kings
Freshman Faces
Murder Charge
Columbus, O., Nov. 14 A
first degree murder charge was
filed today againsi James D.
Heer, an Ohio state university
freshman, who killed a fraterni
ty brother after a homecoming
party.
The 20-year-old student and
ex-marine pleaded innocent and
was held for the grand jury
without bond.
Detective Sgt. Lowell V.
Sheets, who filed the charge,
said the shooting followed an ar
gument with a girl friend and
a reprimand from fraternity
brothers.
The girl friend, Joyce Frafton,
22, of Cleveland, was arraigned
as a material witness and her
bond was continued at $300.
Detective Sheets expressed be
lief that Heer's argument with
Miss Frafton, who had come here
for a fraternity homecoming
party, was a possible "key" to
the developments which followed.
The officer, after questioning
the 20-year-old Ohio state uni
versity freshman, reported Heer
said he was "going to get a gun
and shart out on a criminal
orgy."
James T. McKeown. 21, a sen
ior and managing editor of the
university's student daily, was
shot to death early Saturday
when he tried to take a .43 cali
ber automatic from Heer.
The shooting, which occurred
in front of the Delta Tau Delta
fraternity house, followed a fra
ternity cocktail party and dance.
Daylighters Active
Portland, Nov. 14 & The
Oregon Daylight Saving com
mittee announced Saturday a
campaign to get towns in Ore
gon and western Washington on
fast time along with California
next summer.
The committee backed the
referendum which blocked the
legislative ban on daylight time.
It will be up for a vote next No
vember. This leaves the summer
months of 1050 free of any rul
ing in Oregon.
California approved daylight
time in last week's balloting.
Sheriff's Posse Finds
Strayed Hunter Safe
Baker, Nov. 14 I) Strayed
hunter Lee Montgomery was
found safe late Saturday by a
sheriff's posse that had combed
the Anthony lakes area through
the day. The Baker resident re
ported he had built a fire to
keep warm over night when he
realized he was not able to ren
dezvous with companion Joe
Haskins as planned the night
previous.
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His post as commander-in-
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ries with it some very snappy
uniforms. And he is, you might
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dollars worth of well off.
While there's nothing official,
international romancers insist
that the imperial eye is open for
a prospective bride. His mar
riage to the glamorous Princess
Fawzia of Egypt ended in di
vorce last year.
The shah reportedly hopes to
convince America that he is a
regular guy.
The shah is scheduled to ar
rive Wednesday at 4 p.m. EST
at National airport where he
will be met by President Tru
man and state department offi
cials. In Washington and New York,
the shah's time will be pretty
much taken up by formalities.
When he gets into the middle
and far west, he hopes to un
bend to chat with farmers and
inspect their farms.
Party for Orphans
Portland, Ore., Nov. 14 (U.R)
Over 100 orphans will be enter
tained at University of Port
land's annual Christmas party
December 21. They will be giv
en presents, Christmas stock
ings and refreshments.
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