Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1957)
evl " I-1 " ; Jt 1114 r 1 ' THIS AIRLINE PHOTO may shatter Confidential magazine's assertion that screen star Maureen O'Hara was in Hollywood in November, 1953. Here she arrives at Los Angeles Airport with her brother, on Jan. 15, 1954, after 3 months in Spain. (International) Recess Called in Crimina Libel Trial in Hollywood Tfr VERNON SCOTT Unite Presi Hollywood Writer Hollywood OP) A recess was called today in the spicy Confi dential criminal libel trial in the heat of a defense move aimed at proving Mae West possessed a passion for boxers and singer Dorothy Dandridge made love in the woods with a bandleader. Top secret sources of lurid stories in Confidential and Whis per magazines were disclosed Wednesday prior to the adjourn ment of the trial until Friday. The defense maintained that af fidavits were obtained to sub ttantiate stories on such film celebrities as Clark Gable, Mau reen O'Hara, John Carroll and Producer Paul Cregory. Fred Meade, operator with his wife of a Hollywood "listening post" for Confidential, was the defense counsel's 'bombshell" witness of the day. Meade told of persons who tipped him off on prospective stories about the off screen life of movie stars. Coma Up And See Me ' Miss West was introduced into' testimony when Meade was asked about the Confidential story titled. "Mae West's Open Door Policy." The story claimed Miss West wasn't kidding when she said "come up and see me some time" and alleged that her chauffeur took her up on the offer. Meade testified that Miss West had an "affinity" for prize fight ers and often hired them as chauffeurs. The defense witness, also a defendant in the trial said he obtained a letter signed by a "Dale Wright" and an af fidavit from one-time feather weight champion Albert (Chalky) Wright to authenticate that Miss West allegedly had oth er than business relations with her Negro chaueffer identified only as "Jones." The defense prior to the start of the trial three weeks ago in dicated it hoped to prove that "Jones" actually was Wright. Wright slipped and drowned in a bathtub last week but his affi davit was introduced into evi dence. The affidavit brought out that Wright worked at one time for HORNBROOK Birthdays Are Observed By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN Hornbrook Twenty-nine rel atives and friends gathered Sat urday evening at Bur-Bel resort en the Klamath river to honor the 82nd birthday of Mrs. Dora Marlahan, and the 79th birth day of Mrs. Essie Mulloy, both rt. Jones. Sharing the honors of the oc casion were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith who were celebrating a wedding anniversary. Mrs. Marl ahan is Mrs. Smith's mother. Out of town guests present for the party were Mrs. Smith's sisters and their husbands from Bedding, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Clay Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Zeist, and Smith's sisters, Mrs. Merle Zink, from Eureka, Calif., and Mrs. Frances Steele of Grass Valley, Calif. Miss Dorothy Smith, who tea ches in the Yreka Elementary school, returned Monday from a week's vacation at Lake Tahoe. The Sewing club met Tuesday at theh ome of Mrs. L. E. Jeter. Members present were Mrs. Kay Kettlewell, Mrs. Lawrence Bre- ceda, Mrs. D. M. Horn, Mrs. Har ry Chapman, and a guest, Mrs. Lena Conley, of Sacramento, mother of Mrs. Breceda. Guests last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Walsh were her brother-in-law and sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. William No thelfer and daughter, Miss Donna Nothelfer of Salem. On Wednesday Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. Nothelfer and Miss Nothelfer at tended a performance of "Oth ello" at the Shakespearean fes tival in Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Lintz of Dallas, Texas, are visiting her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Haworth. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jacobs left last week end for a trip through the Pacific Northwest. They plan to attend the Patter- son-Rademacher boxing match at Seattle Thursday before con tinuing on to British Columbia. During their absence, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith of Modesto, Calif., are staying in the Jac obs home. The Smiths are for mer Hornbrook residents. Miss Sharee Walsh returned home Tuesday morning from a two kee's vacation at Lakewood, Calif., where she was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Adams. She and Miss Barbara Burns made the trip home to gether, stopping en route to visit for a day at San Leandro, with Miss Burns' brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. William Paulsen. Miss Burns had gone to Lakewood the early part of the summer to visit her sister, Mrs. Adams, and while there was taken ill and spent two weeks in the hospital. COPCO Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shepard and girls are in Portland visit ing relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Morrie Chappel have returned home after a trip to Canada where they vistied relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Holcomb have moved to Klamath Falls where he has beent ransferred. On Aug. 14, the Pinochle club honored Mrs. Shepard at a fare well party at the home of Mrs. Alta Crandall. Those 3 present were Mrs. Walteena Friday, Mrs. Jean Chappel, Mrs. Genny Trullinger, Mrs. Zona Coleman, who took high prize, and Mrs. Crystal De Shazer, who placed second. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Trullinger will be moving soon to Rose burg where he has been transferred. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Sargent and children were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Trullinger and sons. Other vis itors Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burch and children of Med ford. Mrs. Burch is Mrs. Trul linger's neice. 1 I Miss West but received Instead of a salary "$100 to $200 a week in tips." The tips kept coming in for a year and a half, accord ing to the document. The letter from the "Dale Wright," who was not identified, said in part: "Some years ago perhaps 15 Mae West had a Negro chauf feur named something or other Jones. The driver-employer re lationship soon developed into something a little more intimate, however, and rumor had it that Jones became her lover." Bandleader Daniel Terry was identified by Meade as the scan dal scout who obtained most of the material for the story titled, "Only The Birds and The Bees Saw What Dorothy Dandridge Did In The Woods." Meade testified that Terry and the sultry singer dated while both were appearing at a night club in the mountain resort town of Tahoe Village, Nev. The story alleged that the Negro singer and "a male companion" spent intimate moments together in the woods surrounding the lake. Meade admitted that he and his wife, Marjorie, niece of Con fidential Publisher Robert Har rison, received "tips" and then gathered material for some stories. Meanwhile, movie heroes and heroines continued to deny lewd accounts of themselves almost as fast as they were implicated in defense testimony. Corrine Calvet was the latest to attack as false a story about her. The story alleged that Miss Calvet "came close to killing husband John Bromfield 'with boudoir kindness." "Absolutely untrue," Miss Cal vet told newsmen. "Confidential magazine is a malignant growth. It must be destroyed and I will be happy to help, even if it means some embarrassment." Miss Calvet ' may get her chance to rally to the cause of movie stars who have been named in smut stories., She has been put on a "two-hour" call basis to testify as a "defense witness." A farewell party in honor of Mrs. Paulie Holcomb was com bined with the Aug. 19 meeting of the Pinochle club at Mrs. Genny Trullinger's. Besides the honored guest and the hostess, members playing were Mrs. Jack Shepard who held high score, Mrs. Crystal De Shazer who took second, Mrs. Jean Chappel, and Mrs. Alta Crandall. Bulls Walk In As Water Boils for Tea Newcastle, England (W Mrs. Doris Swan was waiting for the kettle to boil for a cup of tea Wednesday, when in walked four bulls. Mrs. Swan fled upstairs to a bedroom. So did one of the bulls. He charged the door, pawed the floor, butted a bed, and poked his head curiously in the direc tion of Mrs. Swan, her woman friend and her duaghter. "I thought we were done for," Mrs. Swan said. Meanwhile the three other bulls, which had escaped from a slaughterhouse, broke a stair case, a bed downstairs, the floor boards and some of Mrs. Swan's best china. The bull that went upstairs looked balefully at the women and girl and refused to be shooed off with a broomstick. He and his slaughterhouse mates finally fled when the Swan's spaniel, Lassie, took of fense at being awakened from a late afternoon nap and barked until they left. Tacoma Officials Crack Down on Gangs Tacoma (W Pierce Coun ty Sheriff Harold Bird Wednes day promised to crack down on roving teen-age gangs respons ible for a series of attacks on Tacoma area servicemen. The order was a direct result of a meeting of military and county officials, including Bird and the prosecutor's office. The meeting was called by the military to discuss way of curb ing outbreaks, all of which have occurred during the last several months. The latest incident was in the Parkland area south of here when 15 teen-age youths assaulted two McChord Field airmen earlier this week. UNUSUAL POLICY Vernon. France (IP) An in surance company agreed today to write four million francs ($9,524) policy insuring 45,000 matches against fire. The match es were used by a photo tech nician to build a scale model of the 12th and 14th century Notre Dame de Vernon church. American Delegation Arrives in Peiping Harbin, Manchuria Via Mos cow (IP) The American dele gation which attended the World Youth Festival in Moscow earlier this month arrived today en route to Peiping. They are due to arrive in the Chinese capital Friday. wmm GO RAMBLER HIGHEST TRADE-IN VALUE IN THE LOW-PRICE FIELD LEA MOTORS 5TH at BARTLETT Phone SP 2-6185 Airlines Seek NW Overhaul Base Seattle (IP) Representa tives of several airlines here Wednesday they had eight Pacific Northwest cities under consideration as a site for a pro posed overhaul base for turbo prop airplane engines. The eight cities mentioned in cluded Ephrata-Moses Lake, Ya kima, Everett, Chehalis, Pasco, Walla, Walla, Portland and Boise. The representatives said they would call on a nationally known aviation planning and en gineering firm to survey these cities and make a recommenda tion. Airlines involved in the pro ject are West Coast, Northern Consolidated, Wein Alaska, Bon anza, and possibly Frontier. The proposed plant would be cooperatively established by the participating airlines to main tain and rebulid Rolls Royce "Dart" engines, which will be used to power the 40-passenger Fairchild F-27. All of the air lines will eventually use the F 27 as a replacement for the Douglas DC-3 and for short to medium-haul operations. The F-27s are expected to be in operation by early next spring. Portland Enforces Its 'Gypsy" Ordinance Portland (IF) Portland has staged enforcing its so - called "gypsy" ordinance. Yesterday the city issued war rants against five property own ers, accusing them of violating the housing code. Officials say that all of the addresses listed in the warrants were, or had been, occupied by gypsies. Thursday, August 22, 195? MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN SPEAKER Shown above is Dr. Alfred H. Gromman, keynote speaker at the state conference of the Oregon chapter of the Na tional Council of Teachers of English. Dr. Grommon, whose work on the professional prepar ation of teachers of English is nationally recognized. He re ceived his Ph.D. from Cornell university in 1943, has con tributed a number of profession al writings to the field, and is presently serving as director of freshman English at Stanford university. Randolph Not to Seek Reelection to Union New York UPI Woodruff Randolph, 65, president of the International Typographical Union since 1944, has announced he will not seek reelection at the end of his present term. Randalph gave personal health as the basis for his decision to step down as head of the 105-year-old anion after nearly 30 years as a member of its Execu tive Council. - He will complete his present term until it expires on July 15, 1958. lit BE SURE TO ATTEND THE 4-H CLUB F.F.A. LIVESTOCK AUCTION AT THE FAIRGROUNDS FRIDAY, 7:30 p.m. You Do the Buying We Do All the Rest We Pick Up - Slaughter - Deliver Cutting and Wrapping Can Be Arranged OREGON STATE INSPECTION EST. 50 O USDA GRADED edford Meat Just Telephone SP 2-6229 Co. OH 1 yjgggss- gxmzzzmooo I P E N 0 N A Y S i s?nvy?hrK& rcnn&ifiifd&t foifr.&EMii'ii'ff m T I L L 9 P. M.- M 1 -M MJjvJsS LlXAJkltJx Ism rnJ 3 POUriPS WOOl FILLED ;A & 'iiSSS ' DESIGNED SO THAT 2 BAGS " fKtJH M ' ' "4 " - mll ZIPPERED TOGETHER SZjf ij i'M ' i Snap-off tent flap canopy males fiandy s. - "T&f r V''- sleeping bag carrying case. &Zksi uni nFO PLASTIC , 104? Convenient smooth double-pull Talon A,R mattress - ySHI; ,g7f W upper will 2ip inside or outside jpi a5 ' 'nS Sra'n re'norcec' or wear X Full-$ii, 5-emMon mHr$ i md m,JL of hvy-gaug moldtd plastic. Sinql Jj j m j -JiSSSZS J 1 1 -., , -, rf my '!. valyt. It't taiy to inflato no pump f f M W all ? Q (Tj'TCl 1 1 "lU zzz v ' 7 ONLY! REG. 18.95 3 POUND NOW sas3 asses? 122 E. Main Street Medford Store Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Phone SP 3-5343 Mondays 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. FACTORY CLOSE-OUT PRICES S ONLY! REG. 14.95 3 POUND WOOL AND NYLON FILLED1 SPECIAL 7 ONLY! REG. 18.95 3 POUND KAPOK FILLED ... ALL FEATURES 5 ONLY! REG. 2I.9S 4 POUND WOOL FILLED ... ALL FEATURES io88 1288 NO MONEY DOWN 4 ONLY! REG. 29.95 2Vi POUND DACRON FILLED ... ALL FEATURES 6 ONLY! REG. 24.95 3 POUND DACRON FILLED ... REDUCED 17 ONLY! REG. 31.95 3 POUND DACRON FILLED ... ALL FEATURES NOW NOW NOW 1683 1488 1888 No Money Down . . . Terms Low As 25c Week
