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o TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL THIBUSE Wdneiday, Iforeinber 2, 195S oodward runera o Sports Figures Society, for Police Seek To Fit Pieces in Slaying Picture New York fU.R; Top : ciety and sports figures gathered here today to attend last rites for millionaire turfman William Woodward Jr. while police fitted together a puzzzling personality of the jealous "Cinderella" wife who slew httn. Special police were assigned to St. James Protestant Episco e pal Church on Manhattan's fash' ionable East Side to handle the crowd of hundreds of mourners and curiosity seekers who were expected to attend Woodward's funeral services there at 11:30 a.m. (EST). The body of the 35-year-old Woodward, its face riddled be yond recognition by the .fatal shotgun blast triggered by his wife, Ann Crowell Woodward, will be buried in the family mausoleum in the Bronx's Wood lawn cemetery. Wooefward's beauteous blonde widow, the 39-year-old mother of two sons, was still too ill from shock and hysteria at Doctors Hospital to attend the services Grand Jury To Decide Nassau County District Attor ney Frank Gulotta said a grand jury will decide later this month whether or not to indict Mrs. Woodward for murder. A New York society columnist who was close to the Woodwards reported that Woodward had asked his wife for a divorce "many times" but she "always refused" or asked for a $2,000, 000 settlement. The couple's for mer cook-housekeeper, Mrs. In geborg Sorensen, said the Wood wards quarreled violently as re cently as three weeks ago. Mrs. Woodward has told Gu lotta and Nassau Chief of De tectives Stuyvesant Pinnell she mistook her husband for a long sought neighborhood prowler when she shot him virtually pointblank tin their darkened Oyster Bay, Long Island, home early Sundax morning. Police arrested the prowler, Paul Wirths, a 22-year-old Ger man refugee, Tuesday. Pinnell announced, however, that long questioning of the prisoner and a visit with him to the 30-acre Woodward" estate bailed to indi cate that he had been on the Woodward property the night of the tragedy. Discrepancies in Story Gulotta said he intends to question Mrs. Woodward, an ex mnHpi and showsirl of humble Pittsburgh, Kan., origin, again today concerning discrepancies In her version of the slaying. Those who knew Mrs. Wood ward best agreed with the con tradictory personality profiles of her that police have compiled by questioning her family, friends, servants, and the private detectives she had hired for the past seven years to keep tab on her husband's suspected but never proven "extra-curricular love life." the two portraits were summarized thus. 1. The devoted wife and moth er who shared her husband's racing and game hunting inter ests and moved with ease and popularity in the exclusive in ternational social circles to which she was not born. 2. The hysterically jealous wife and mother who absented herself from her home for months-long solo trips abroad. This portrait shows her 2as a small-town girl who turned so cialite at the cost of acquiring a great sense of insecurity which raised a shadowy wall between her and her husband's friends w V wm plif in : SOCIALITE SPORTSMAN KILLED Wealthy sportsman William Woodward Jr. (left) was accidentally shot and killed by his wife, Ann (right), as they searched for prowlers on their Oyster Bay, Long Island, N. Y., estate. The couple is shown above at Washington Park after Woodward's Nashua won the $100,000 match race against Swaps. d EAGLE POINT Takes Coos Bay Position Eagle Point Glenn Cave,- son cf Mr. and Mrs. Willard Cave, Eagle Point, went to Coos Bay Oct. 30 to accept a position in McAuley hospital there as x-ray technician. Mr. and Mrs. John Clarke, Long Beach, Calif., former resi dents of Eagle Point, arrived here Oct. 29 for a two weeks visit with their son Jim and family, and old friends in this locality. Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Porter, Medford, have leased the 'store "Van's Shop" of this place, and will carry on the same line of business as before. They will move to Eagle Point as soon as" they can find a house to rent. The Eagle Point postoffice has been moved into the building formerly occupied by The First State bank. Mr. and Mrs. Del "Logan, Shady Cove, Miss Berniece Hook, a sister of Mrs. Logan, Mountain View, Calif., and Mrs. Gertrude Stanley, Eagle Point, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Swan of Brownsborp district Oct. 28.. Miss Hook left Sunday evening, by plane on her return home. , Mr. and Mrs. Jim Edge, Eagle Point, left Oct. 30 on a business and pleasure trip to Portland. Willard Cave, Eagle Point merchant, left Oct. 27 for Klam ath Fails to meet a friend who Sauare Dancers Aid Disaster Car Fund A check for $200 was turned over yesterday to the local dis aster car organization by the Southern Oregon Square Dance Callers association, according to Doug Fosbury, president. The money was raised at a public square dance held in the E. H. Hedrick Junior High school auditorium Saturday evening. A total of 35 squares of dancers participated in the event The disaster car has been pur chased and is being outfitted by members of the Firefighters as sociation here with the help and cooperation of valley people and organizations. Fosbury said to day his group is exertmely grate ful for the assistance of many in making the dance a success. went with him on a 10-day elk hunting trip ito eastern Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hammell of the Reese Creek district on Crater Lake highway, and Mrs. Gertrude Stanley were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoover Oct. 29. Mr. and Mrs. William Brewer, Ft. Klamath, came over to the Rogue valley one day last week to buy "apples, pears and other available fruit. While here they called at the Stanley ranch on Brophy road. ., Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Henderson drove to Crescent City, Oct. 26 for a visit with her sister and husband, Mr. and "Mrs. S. F. Smith; returning Saturday aft ernoon. Smith had been quite ill with a siege of flu but was much improved when tbe Hen dersons left. ' Mrs. Ed Chamberlain is ill with flu, at present, at her home here. " . Mrs. Gerald Hanson, Browns boro, was a shopper in Eagle Point Nov. 1. 33 To Leave Saturday On Air Trip to Hawaii A total of 33 Jackson county people will leave Medford air port at 11 a.m. Nov. 5 for a one week good-will tour of Hawaii. Medford Mayor Earl Miller will present the group with a box of pears at a brief going away ceremony, to be delivered to the mayor of Honolulu. The group, which represents almost every town in the valley, will arrive in Honolulu at 9 p.m., Hawaiian standard time, and spend the week visiting island scenic spots, Hawaiian industry, attending dinners and shopping. Send Boxes of Pears Eight gift boxes of pears are being sent with the group by Harry and David Holmes, Bear Creek Orchards. The boxes will be distributed to Hawaiian Gov ernor Samuel W. King; Territo rial Senator W. H. Hill; an editor of a Honolulu newspaper; the manager of a Honolulu radio station: president of the Hawaii an visitors' bureau; the an nouncer of the radio program, "Hawaii Calls": and to the man ager of the Edgewater hotel, where- the group will be stay ing. Presentation of the pears will be made by Bert Pree. While in Hawaii the group will attend a luau, a native feast, at Queens Surf: tour Mt. Tantalus: visit a pineapple can nery; tour orchid gardens; go for an out-rigger canoe ride; visit the radio broadcast, "Hawaii Calls"; and attend an aloha din ner. They will leave Honolulu Sat urdav evening and arrive in Medford at noon. Sunday. Those leaving f'om Jackson county are Mr. and Mrs. Guy Yung. Mrs. Ethel S.Schultz, Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Lemery, Mr. and Mrs. Willis T. Fasel Mr. Donald G. VanCurler. Mrs. Cecil P. Beck e!hymer,,Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Tease, Mrs. Linna B. Abel, Mrs. Blanche E. Stanley, Mrs Rilla Morris, Mrs. May Ayres. Miss Eleanor Powers. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Beck. Colonel W. H. Paine, Mrs. Winifred S. Vail, Mrs. Nane M. Henry, Mrs. Viola Mae Corby, Mr. Dennis Spell mire, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Burke, Mrs. Susan J. Jesse, Mr. Pai'l W. Campbell, Mrs. I. Virginia Greene, and Mrs. Marie D'Al bini. Prize Winners Mr. and Mrs. James Pree will go on the trip through the cour tesy of the Chamber of Com merce. Mrs. Pree won tickets for the tour as a prize for bring ing the most new members into the Chamber of Commerce dur ing the past IVz months. The tour is being sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and arranged by Transocean Air lines. The flight, direct from Medford airport to the islands, is believed to be the first over seas trip from Medford in a pub lic carrier. Guidance Clinic Drive Ends Nov. 10 The annual fall county drive for Southern Oregon Child Guid ance Clinic Association member ships will end Nov. 10. Member ships are still being taken by local chairmen. They are the Rev. Ross Knotts, Ashland: Mrs. John Bohnert, Central Point; Mrs. W. H. Young and Mrs.t 'Glenn Hale, Eagle Point: Mrs. Jim Sawyer, Elk- Trail; Mrs. Norman Gail, Gold Hill; Mrs. Fred Richardson, Jack sonville; Mrs. Arthur Grigg and Mrs. Irving Thomas, Phoenix; Mrs. Phil Engle, Rogue River- Evans Valley; Mrs. William Zieg- ler, Ruch and Applegate; Mrs. Frank'Straus, Sams Valley; Dr. Loreri Messenger, Talent; Mrs. Ann Briggs, Shady Cove and Mrs. G. A. Hubbard, Prospect. Membership chairmen will meet in the clinic offices Nov. 10 to report the final listing of renewed and new memberships Those who did not join during the month of October and first week of November may join throughout the year by contact ing the clinic offices, 307 Lev- erette building, telephone 3-3174. Honolulu Pilot Dies In New Mexico Crash Grants, N. M. (U.P.) A light plane crashed and burned about 10 miles southwest of here last night killing the pilot, who was the only person aboard. He was identified as Thomas E. Creighton, about 40 of Honolulu. Aciress Returns Disputed Jewelry Hollywood (U.P.) Linda Christian, ex-wife of Tyrone Power.chas' returned $132,500 worth of gems to a New York jewelry firm which charged that a wealthy admirer of the actress paid for them with a worthless check. The jewelry firm of Van Cleef and Arpels announced yes terday it had given the actress an undisclosed sum" of cash for "her inconvenience" in the matter. The jewels were given to Miss Christian last Christmas by Robert H. Schlesinger, scion of a Milwaukee financial farm- The jewelers said that a SlOf).- 000 check Schlesinger gave in part payment for the jewels bounced. The firm asked M. Christian to return the jewels. She refused. The actress said she received the gems in good faith and was not a party to the transaction in which the play boy bought the jewels. The jewelers started court ac tion to regain the jewels, which consisted of a diamond bracelet, ring and necklace. Under terms of the settlement, announced by the actress' attorney, Samuel Zagon, the jewelry firm drop ped its legal action. $36,810 Soughl In Damage Suit A complaint asking for $36,- tuu damages has been filed by Barney K. Riggs. against John waiter Webber in the county clerk's office. According to the complaint, Riggs suffered permanent injury to his ankle and shoulder as a result of an auto accident, Dec. 31, 1953. The complaint charges that Webber was negligent. when he turned from the Tolman Creek rd. onto 99 highway. Webbers car was struck by a bus which then struck the parked vehicle in which Riggs was sitting. RESIGNED Madison, Wis. (U.P.) John H. Bunch, Madison traffic engineer, has a different slant on prob lems of the day. A sign in his office reads: "I consider my day lost when I don't catch h about something." 5 Three Arrested On Liquor Charges John Austin Duane, 22, of 115 Bush st., Ashland, was arrested in Ashland, Oct. 31, on a charge of furnishing alcoholic liquor to minors. Duane, who appeared before Justice Court Judge Nellie Burns, was released on $75 bail. Gerald Malcolm, 18, of 66 North Mountain ave., Ashland, and a 17-year-old boys also of Ashland, were arraigned before Judge Burns on a charge of il legal possession of intoxicating liquor and released on $50 bail each. Relief Workers Rushed To Stricken Honduras Tegucigalpa, Honduras (U.Pi The government and United Fruit Co. today rushed rescue and relief parties to flood-stricken cities in the banana areas of Northwestern Honduras. Hardest hit by the rampaging rain-swollen Chamslecon river were the cities of Chamelecon, Villa Nueva and Progreso. Au thorities appealed for U. 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