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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1957)
Hollywood Theater Turned Into Courtroom for Confidential Trial Hollywood IF Grauman's Chinese Theater played the hot test billing in its history today as the entire cast of the Confi dential smut trial moved into the famous landmark and was treated to an impropmtu re-enactment of the alleged Maureen O'Hara cuddling session. Judge, jury and the prosecu tion and defense staffs, plus an entourage of newsmen, traded the staid courtroom in down town Los Angeles for the plushy setting of the Hollywood Blvd. theater. They went there to de termine whether the actress could have romanced a Latin lover in the rear of the theater as the magazine article claimed. Not present to play the lead ing role was the star of Confi dential's story Miss O'Hara. Her role was undertaken by Decorative Panel IRS! 7030 one of the jurors, LaGuerre Drouett, who, without first ask ing Judge Herbert V. Walker, plunked himself into a loge seat and stretched out, measuring dis tances with hi3 hands apparently to find out whether two could have made like one in row 35 as the story said they did. Stretches Out Full Length Juror Drouett put on two per formances, one in the third seat of row 35 and another in row 40. Defense witnesses testified row 35 was the '"back row" of the loges and the scene of the necking session. Prosecution wit nesses testified in an attempt to impeach the defense story that the back row was row 40. And the third seat off aisle C in row 40 was where Drouett put on his second re-enactment, this time with Walker's permission. Both times Drouett stretched out full lenth in the seats, his feet under the seats in front of him. The iurv sDent 20 minutes in the theater, examining aisle C and the two rows of loges. Judge Walker acted as director of the production, motioning the cast here and there and saying "Now let us go out and take a look at the foyer." Luxurious Setting It was perhaps the most luxur ious court setting ever seen in Southern California. The judge formally convened the court in the lighted audience section, amidst the deep maroon seats and surrounded by gilt pillars decorated in the Chinese Empire style. Judge Walker called a short recess to allow the entourage to return to the downtown court. Prosecutor William R i t z i claimed it would have been im possible for the "love making" described in the lurid story to have taken place in theater seats. Defense Attorney Arthur J. Crowley was just as sure the story, "It Was The Hottest Show In Town When Maureen O'Hara Cuddled In Row 35:" was true in every spicy detail. Trial in Fifth Week Both the prosecution and de fense have made the Miss O'Hara story a major issue at the trial, now in its fifth week. The prose cution has indicated it may call the red-haired actress to the stand as a rebuttal witness. Miss O'Hara angrily denied out-of-court that the episode ever happened. Ritzi predicted the trial would last at least another two weeks. Medford Couple, Teenagers Return From Vacation Trip Embroider these decorative kittens in soft colors use gay colors for the flowers. Fascinat ing panel to embroider. Pattern 7030: transfer pattern of lSxliHz inch picture, color chart, easy-to-follow directions for lining and framing. SEND THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (coins) for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for -1st-class mailing. Send to Mail Trib une, Household Arts Dept., P. O. Box 163, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS and PAT TERN NUMBER. A bonus for our readers: two FREE patterns, printed in our new Alice . Brooks Needlecraft Book for 1957! Plus a variety of designs to order crochet, knitting, embroidery, huck weav cents for your copy of this nee cents for your copy of this nee dlecraft book now! Grade Instructors Appointed at Phoenix Phoenix Three new teach ers have been appointed to Phoe nix grade school, according to John Meyers, principal. School opens Sept. 9. New teachers for the 1957-58 school year include Mrs. Alice Swingle, Mrs. Shirley Kannasto !and Mrs. Ethel Bullard. Returning staff member Mrs. Orva Taylor will assume duties as remedial reading teacher Other returning staff members are Mrs. Ethel Morrison, Mrs Jane Germer, Mrs. Gertrude Wooten, Mrs. Nadine Schaffer, Mrs. Olive Fountain, Mrs. Guy Corliss, Mrs. Edward Rupp, Mrs Dorothea Crowley, Mrs. Zuba Stack, Mrs. Ardis Pramann, Miss Mabel Moire, Wallace Eri, Mrs Katherine Stancliffe, Mrs. Glad ys Sloan, John Stewart, Lewis Bertrand, Joseph Fader, Charles Wilson and Lloyd Hale. Mrs. Mildred Korth will re turn as grade school secretary and Charles Soper as custodian. Administration Plans Foreign Aid Fund Cut Washington (IP) The Eisen hower administration goes to work this week on the job of trimming nearly a billon dollars out of its original foreign aid plans. Its highest leaders had warn ed that a cut of this size might weaken America's military al liances, threaten U.S. and Free World security, and force the United States to return to high er draft calls and billions more in defense spending at home. Congress in effect called these threats a bluff. In the face of repeated warnings, it cut Presi dent Eisenhower's original mut ual security budget request by about 51,100,000,000 but added $167,000,000 more than he asked in his authority to use unspent funds. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swan, 916 South Holly st., and 12 teen agers returned Monday after spending a two-week vacation in California. The Swans, who have been mother and father to several foster children in the county, currently have nine children in addition to three of their own. That's not so many, they feel, considering they have had a total of more than 100 foster children in their home in the last 15 years. For the majority of the chil dren this was their first trip to California. For weeks they have been cutting wood, baby sitting, picking fruit, caring for yards and performing odd jobs to help earn travel money. "The majority of them had about $25 ach when we left," Mrs. Swan said. Climb Into Truck Saturday, Aug. 17, the group climbed into a panel pickup truck, converted to hold rows of seats, and headed south. The truck pulled a trailer which car ried all the food for the trip, necessary equipment, and 14 sleeping bags. Before leaving Medford, 14 brightly colored sponge rubber hats with yellow bills were pur chased. "So someone wouldn't get lost in the crowds," Swan, yard foreman for the Bruce Bauer Lumber company, explained. "Good for quick identification. All I had to do was climb up on something and count hats!" After leaving Medford the group spent several days in San Francisco including a visit to Chinatown where they ate in a restaurant, a "first" for many of the children. Visit Disntyland From there they traveled on to Los Angeles where they visit ed Disneyland and Marine land before visiting relatives and friends in San Bernardino. It was there that the group was treated to a giant barbecue. On the return trip they stop ped at Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Lassen Volcanic National parks. Highlights of the trip, accord ing to the youngsters, included the ever-present racoons who paid nightly visits to their camps and the "not-so-welcome" black bear who swiped a loaf of bread one night. The trip's mascot, a medium size "very-much alive" tarantula, was captured In south em California by several of the boys. Named Elvis, "because when the girls look at him they scream," the spider will even tually be taken to biology class this fall. At present, it is at home in a large jar with air holes punches in the lid and dines on small bees caught by the boys. "He used to eat flies until we put in a few bees," one of the boys explained, "now he won't touch the flies." Taking the two week trip in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Swan were the Swan's three children, Carol, 16, Bob, 14, and Dick, 13. Other children were Margie, 16, and her brother, Jimmie, 15; twins, Johnny and Valerie, 12; and Clarence, 16, David, 16, Jan, 18, Joan, 14, and Larry 14. Apartment Damaged By Sunday Fire An apartment in the Deuel building, Main arid Bartlett sts., was damaged slightly when a bed caught fire about 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the Med ford fire department. The department extinguished the fire, apparently caused by a burning cigaret, firemen said. Bed and bedding were damaged, and the apartment received smoke damage. The room's oc cupant, Glen Mills, was not in jured. At 2:26 p.m. Sunday a truck was dispatched to the Sparta building, Main st. and Riverside ave., where smoke was reported. No fire was found, firemen said. A grass fire in the 2100 block of Kings highway was extin guished about 8:30 p.m. Sunday and at 11:43 a.m. Monday fire men put out a grass fire along the Southern Pacific right of way at Clark st. About 50 square feet of dry grass burned, they said. LEADER ARRESTED Madison, Conn (IP) A teen age club formed to curb juve nile . delinquency suffered a jolt three days later when its presi dent was arrested on charges of theft and vandalism. Put your pennies to work helping you have fun! All summer merchandise priced to clear at Give-A-Way Prices . Hurry in and save. resses Values to $49.95 m $ 11 LEATHER Values to $39.95 Cats $1Q. SUMMER portswear Includes Skirts and Blouses Values to $8.95 $299 $ Coat V.I..A. C7Q OC Fruit of the Loom HOSE 99'fr. Blouses Values to $12.00 $Z00 credit gladly given Hadleyfe 'South Central Phoenix Apoinls Four New Teachers Phoenix Four new Phoenix high school teachers have been appointed for fall term by Er nest James, Phoenix school su perintendent. They are Robert Myrick, who will teach English and speech; Mrs. Evelyn Polas, home eco nomics; Mrs. Helen Thomas, girls' physical education and world geography; and Mrs. Don na James, commercial classes. Returning to the high school will be Mrs. Mabel Sims, Eng lish, latin and library; Jack Woodward, coach, general math, physical education; Mrs. Mildred James, mathematics; Albert Consbruck, social studies, physi cal education;. Harry Kannasto, music; Roscoe Larson, science, English; John Marler, shop, gen eral science; John Dube, voca tional agriculture; and Robert Montgomery, . driver training. Vice-principal Ernest Skipworth will instruct several science sec tions. Mrs. Louise Quackenbush, sec retary; Clifford Wallace, Osa Waggoner and Roy Mitchell, custodians; and Mrs. Sybil Av ery, cafeteria manager, are also returning staff members. Bus drivers for the coming year will be Alfred Lady, Walter Boly, C. Tueidty, Sepiember 8 1137 JflSOTORD (OHEGOK1 MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN" Two Accidents Are Reported in CP Central Point Two acci dents were reported here over the Labor Pay week end, ac cording to city police. A car driven by Lloyd E. Hudson, Centralia, Wash., was involved in a collision at. Hazel st. and Highway 99 with a veh icle operated by Mary M. Gor don, Glendale, Calif. Hudson received several bruis es about the face and arms, po lice said. The accident- occur red, about 5:15 p.m. Monday. At .9:15 a.m. Monday, cars driven by Florence Oettinger, 26 South Seventh st., and Arlene M. Reames, 661 Cedar st., col lided at Fifth and Ash sts. Voiture To Install Officers September 9 ! hhe Jackson county Voiture No. 40 et 8, honor society of the American Legion, will hold in stallation of officers at the hogue Lodge on Crater Lake C. Skinner, . Earnest Boly, Roy Harnden and Chloe Small. highway at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9. A no-host dinner will precede installation. The dinner will be smorgasbord style. Chef de Gare of the local Voiture, has invited all mem bers, their wives and friends. Harvey Willis, Grand Chef de Gare du Oregon, will be install- Don Wilson, newly elected ing officer. Edmund E. Hass I Vice-President Heine Noithwzst Company HOTEL MEDFORD LOBBY Phone SP 2-8379 Consult With Mr. Hass on INVESTMENT and RETIREMENT Programs Urine the Securities of . Utilities leaks Insurance Industrial Investment Company Shares. Deieft'sele lucernes of 5 to 6 Can Be Obtained. 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