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Newspaper Page Textome Time Seen for Anti-Recession Moves To Have Effect ore Economy Washington w Gov- :rnmcnt officials said today it' Aiil be weeks and in some :ases months before anti-recession moves by Congress and the Administration have an appreciable effect on the with Congress in recess, of ficials were working over time to translate the flood of anti-slump measures into gov ernment contracts, purchase orders and ultimately jobs. But key administration ex perts interviewed by the United Press said there is lit tle or no apparent effect yet except for a possible psycho logical gain. A3 -tH rf Jlf EASTER SERVICES Nearly 1,000 persons attended the community Easter service at Hedrick Junior high school auditorium Sunday at 11 a.m. Dr. George G. Roseberry, pastor of First Methodist church, spoke at the second an nual service held by First Methodist and St. Luke's Meth odist churches. On the platform in addition to Dr. Rose berry are the Rev. George Trobough, associate pastor, at Candidates Listed For School Boards In Jackson County Petition deadline for can didates filing for election to school boards in Jackson county closed Friday. Elec tion of school directors in the first, second or third class dis tricts and the rural school board will be held May 5. Candidates who have filed for the five first class dis tricts include: Medford, Mrs. Allyn (Doro thy) Monroe and Keith Hock ersmith; District 6C, J. W. (Jerry) Fitzgerald, Sams Val ley, unopposed; Ashland, M. Dale Williams and Richard JWesterberg; and Phoenix, Curtis Barnes, Fern Valley rd., present chairman of the school board, unopposed. Three at Eagle Point Three candidates have filed to fill two vacancies on the Eagle Point school board. One vacancy is for a three year term to fill the post of Dale Ackerman who moved from the area, and a five year term. Filed for the five year post are John Reid, currently fill ing the vacancy created by Ackerman, and Raymond Palm. Leonard Bradshaw, present chairman of the board, did not seek reelection. Elmer Harnish has filed for the three yc ir term. Four persons have filed for election to the county rural st iool board, according , to County School Superintend ent Alf B. Mekvold. There are four vacancies. Filed are Gerald Latham, Medford, central zone, (Med ford school district); Mrs. Edith Hoag, Prospect, north east zone (Eagle Point, Lone Pine, Elk-Trail, Prospect, Shady Cove, Butte Falls and Howard); Clarence Holdridge, Talent, southeast zone (Ash land. Talent, and Pinehurst); and C. Elwood Hedberg, mem ber at large. All of the can didate are unopposed. Nominees for the 14 indi-; vidual school districts were not available today. One Killed, Two Injured On Malin-Bonanza Road Klamath Falls OP One person was killed and two were injured when their car failed to negotiate a curve on the Malin-Bonanza highway and crashed off a cliff into the Lost river early Sunday. State Police said Frank Ed win Wessels, 22, of Klamath Falls, driver of the north bound car, died in the wreck age as the car hurtled over "A national economy as cumbersome and complex as ours cannot be turned on a dime," Dr. Gabriel Hauge, President Eisenhower's spec ial economic adviser has said. Government e c o n o mists and staffs of several top pri vate research organizations such as the Committee for Economic Development and the National Planning associ ation agree the impact of major public works projects would not be felt for a year or more. That is one reason key Ad ministration advisers, and apparently the President him self, oppose further sharp step-ups in public works pro-( wiifll'MMi Hiii l n mi " "' nntnniiTT "niiTirvww ) hit rm n m r Predicts Little Hope For Domiciliary Plan; V. A. Discouraging It will be a "difficult job" to convince the Veterans Ad ministration of the need for expansion at the Camp White domiciliary. Congressman Charles O. Porter reported to day. In a letter to Eugene Orr, Medford merchant and Ameri can Legion official, Porter said he had received a nega tive reply to his letter to the VA. reauestine a survey of Camp White to determine the possibility of using idle build ings there for a general medi cal and surgical hosptal. The letter to Porter, from William S. Middleton, chief medical director for the VA, indicated the number of medi cal specialists in Jackson coun ty is "quite limited." He add ed, "This bears out our con tention it would be exceeding ly difficult to obtain and re. tain trie proiessionai person nel required to maintain the desired standard of care and treatment. Therefore, we could not .in good conscience request authority to establish a hospital at Camp White." Plea Scheduled For Robert Ayres Robert Lee Ayres, 31, San Diego, charged with second degree murder, is tentatively scheduled to enter a plea to the charge in circuit court Tuesday at 9:15 a.m., accord ing to Philip B. Lowry, Med ford attorney who was ap pointed as counsel for Ayres. An extension of time was granted earlier so Lowry could make a thorough in vestigation of Ayres' back ground. Ayres was arrested by Ore gon state police March 18 after the fatal shooting of Wayne Wilbur Dailey, 48, Ashiand, service station and motel owner. Ayres was iden tified by Naval officials as a chief ship's serviceman sta tioned at the North Island Naval air station, San Diego. a 30-foot cliff and sank in 20 feet of water about 125 feet from shore. Police said the two passen gers, Marilyn Lehigh, 17, and Gregory Monroe Schulze, 21, both of Klamath Falls, pad dled to safety with the help of a spare tire which came loose in the crash. They found shelter in a nearby shed where they were found about 8:30 a.m. Sunday, posed by some congressional Democrats and labor groups. These advisers, still confi dent of a business upturn by the end of this year at the latest, fear a business boost coupled with the impact of new heavy federal spending would touch off another seri 53rd M EDF0RD 18 PAGES First Methodist, and the Rev. Melvin Dixon, pastor of St. Luke's. Churches throughout the valley reported over flow audiences at the Easter services with more than 2,000 persons attending the three services at First Presbyterian church, Medford. Good attendance was also reported at the sunrise services although several of the early morning services had to be held indoors due to rain. (Kenn Knackstedt photo) Dr. Middleton's" letter in dicated there are other draw backs, including the VA's con tention that existing hospitals are adequately meeting the hospitalization demand of qualified veterans. Porter's letter to Orr added that in conversations with VA officials, he -vas told most cases now being treated in VA hospitals are nonservice connected, and "any new facility, would, in effect, be for the purpose of establishing additional beds for the treat ment of nonservice connected disabilities. "In view of these facts," Porter added, "it seems to me that we have a difficult job ahead in attempting to justify the proposal to rehabilitate the existing unused buildings . . . for use as a Veterans hos pital . . . We will certainly need a great deal more speci fic information and evidence regarding the need for addi tional beds and ability of the community to staff the facility than has so far been made available.' Porter also .reported that there is no intention of tear ing down the unused buildings at Camp White. If it is found there is no foreseeable use for them by the VA, they will be declared surplus so they can be made available to other federal agencies, which are short of office or other space in the Medford area, or to make them available to the county or to the city for similar use, Porter stated. Parents' Refusal Blamed for Death Ashland Leon Bolin Jr., 18, of 91 Gresham st., Ashland, died yesterday evening of self inflicted gun shot wounds, according to Ashland police. Officers said the youth shot himself through the chest with a 12-gauge shotgun given him by his father, Leon Bolin. He was found by the youth's mother in an upstairs bed room. The body was taken to the Ashland mortuary. Funeral arrangements will be an nounced later. Ashland police said they are continuing their investi gation. The youth was de sDondent over the fact his parents would not buy him a car, according to the note he left, police reported. New York OP) Camera men, electricians and other members of the International Brothermhood of Electrical Workers went on strike today against the Columbia Broad casting system. ous inflationary spiral in 1959 or 1960. One high official has said this view may be translated into several major vetoes by the chief executive before the end of the 1958 congressional session. This was based on the assumption that -Congress Year MEDFORD, 350 Appointments Goal Of Red Cross A total of 350 appointments are needed when the Red Cross bloodmobile visits Med ford Tuesday, April 8, i Red Cross officials here said to day. Quota is 290 pints for Jackson county. So far only 25 appointments have been made for the blood drawing scheduled for 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Red Cross chapter building at 60 Hawthorne st., officials said. Those wishing to make an appointment should call the chapter headquarters at SP ring 3-3813. Drop-in donors are always welcomeofficials said. They are especially wel come between 3 and 4 p.m. which is usually a lack period, it was explained. An official said it is vital Jackson county make its quota this time since it js al ready far behind. It went over the quota this fall, but has generally dropped behind for the last two years. Approxi mately 10 per cent or 38 would be donors usually have to be turned away due to colds, high blood pressure, re cent sickness or operations. "We can still draw blood from the regional blood-bank in Portland even if we con tinue to drop behind." a chapter spokesman said. "However, if the regional bank falls too far behind in its supplies the soldiers at Fort Lewis, Wash., are 'draft ed' as donors." Those people planning to donate blood can establish credit for organizations, or for companies for which they work, a spokesman said. The Voice Of will return from its Easter recess fired by popular de mand to push, through "more and bigger anti-recession and job-promoting schemes. What about anti-recession steps thus far? Take the big $1,800,000,000 highway bill passed by Congress just be OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1958 Supreme Court Orders Cosfello Case Dismissed Gambler Free Pending Appeal Washington (IP) The Su preme court today ordered dismissal of the government's five-year-old denaturalization case against New York gam bler Frank Costello. The court acted in a brief order on three cases which raised the same issue. The order said the govern ment must file an "affidavit of good cause" in denaturali zation cases at the same time it files the complaint in court. Costello, 66, is now before the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in another case in volving income tax evasion. He started serving a five year sentence for that but was freed pending '' appeal pro ceedings. Other Cases The other cases acted on today concerned Gaetano Luc chese, 58, an Italian, natural ized in Newark, N.J.; and Matles, New York, director of organization for the united electrical workers. Costello had appealed both the income tax and denatur alization cases on grounds that wire-tap evidence had been used against him. But this issue was not involved in the court's action today. Both cases have been de layed pending the outcome of a test wiretap case decided by the Supreme court Dec. 9, 1957. 25 Reservations in For Crime Meeting About 25 reservations to the Western State Crime con ference have been received, according to Lyle Perkins, Mdford police lieutenant in charge of the event. The conference will be held in Medford on May 19; 20 and 21 with law enforcement representatives of the 11 west ern states, he explained. The conference features a discus sion of all known burglars operating in the area. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York IIP! Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 440.09, off 0.41; 20 rails 100.67, off 0.76; 15 utilities 74.12, up . 0.06; 65 stocks 149.95, off 0.27. Sales today were about 2,090,000 shares compared with 2.130,000 shares Thursday. WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy to night. Increasing cloudiness Tuesday. Chance of showers Tuesday afternoon and eve ning. Low tonight 30. High Tuesday 5g. TEMP. Highest Yesterday 54 Lowest This Morning ... 29 OurSJcies Tonight Sunrise 5:45 a.m. Sunset .. 6:44 p.m. Moonrise 11:17 p.m. Last Quarter April 10 PROMINENT STAR Spica, rises 7:34 p.m. Jupiter, follows Spica. Saturn, follows the Moon. Mars, rises .. 3:52 a.m. Venus, rises 4:14 a.m. The Turtle - L-T fct-ERBLOtK. fore it quit last Thursday for a 10-day Easter holiday. While still to be signed by the President, the measure might seem to promise a prompt transfusion to the economy and jobs for the unemployed. Not so simple, say federal experts. They estimate a time Tribune GRAS MOVIELAND MURDER Underworld char acter Johnny Stompanato, one time body guard of gangster Mickey Cohen, was stabbed to death by actress Lana Turner's daughter, Cheryl, 14, in their Beverly Hills, Calif., home. Booked for murder, Cheryl told police she stabbed Stompanato because Planned On Timber Sales A meeting with timber op erators to review the Rogue River national forest timber sale plans for next year will be held in the Federal court room of the Post Office build ing from 9 a.m. to 12 noon to morrow, according to Forest Supervisor Carroll E. Brown. District rangers will present sale plans for each of the six ranger districts which make up the national forest. "The meeting is designed to acquaint timber operators and other parties interested in the timber sale program with the proposed sale program and give them an opportunity to ask questions or present ideas on it. Bids will be received Tues day afternoon by the forest supervisor for five different tracts of national forest tim ber which have been adver tised for sale during the re quired 30-day period. Total estimated volume in the five tracts offered for bid is 9,980,000 board feet. Porter Schedules Tour of District Rep. Charles O. Porter, CD Ore.), plans to be in Medford Friday. He will meet with voters here and visit the Camp White domiciliary. Porter will appear in Grants Pass Friday noon for a luncheon then visit Med ford. Saturday he will return to Eugene. Those wishing to see Congressman Porter during his office hours here Friday afternoon should contact James Redden, chairman of the Jackson County Demo cratic Central committee, or Bernard Kelly, here. The Medford and Grants Pass visits will be part of a general tour by Porter through the Fourth Congres sional, district during the Easter recess of Congress. He plans to make at least 11 ma jor addresses in various cities in addition to many informal stops, according to the news release. He will return to Washington, D. C, Sunday, April 13. MAYOR LEAVES Medford Mayor John Snider will lead a discussion of city need's before the Oregon dele gation at the Western Reg ional conference of the Presi dent's committee for traffic safety in San Francisco early this week. Meeting lag of 18 months to two years from origin of a big inter state highway project to the placement of contracts. Bad weather and the need to as semble equipment and a work force may make this even longer. "A highway program is Price 10 Cents No. 14 in ffn nJ iyJ Legal Process To Determine Penalty For Cheryl Turner Hollywood (IP) Mobster Johnny Stompanato, who died at the hands of the teen-age daughter of screen star Lana Turner rather vthan in true gangland style, probably died "in a matter of minutes" from a stab wound, a coroner's of fice spokesman said today. Meanwhile, the slow legal process to determine what penalty if any Cheryl would pay for slaying her mother's lover was set in mo tion . as the girl waited in juvenile hall for a hearing to determine whether she shall be released to her parents or kept in custody. Dr. Frederick Newbarr, chief pathologist for the cor oner's office, said that al though the full autopsy report has not yet been prepared, a statement on the cause of death would not be changed by the report. Largest Artery Cut Cause of death was listed as "stab wound of abdomen, penetrating the liver, portal vein and aorta, with massive bleeding." Final Plans Set For Pear'Fefe Final planning meeting of the Pear Blossom festival committees will be held at 7 a.m. tomorrow at Henry's Broiler in Medford, accord ing to Fred Beck, group pres ident. All groups and organiza tions who are participating in activities scheduled in this area during the two-day event this Saturday and Sunday are urged to attend. Beck has invited especial ly representatives of the Jun ior Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of th Saturday morning parade; Crater Lions club, sponsors -of the Saturday and Sunday boat and sports show, Job's Daughters, who are holding its convention in Medford this week; and the Camp White wheel chair parade committee. Beck said plans have been completed for the selection of the Pear Blossom Festival court. Details of the program planned and scheduled for Wednesday night at Lincoln school will be reported at the Tuesday morning breakfast meeting. -- - probably one of the poorest places known for creation of relatively quick employment" one federal authority said. Building of state roads or improvement of existing high ways could be begun much faster than new arterial high ways, officials said. They said the interstate road program, while slow-moving, may how ever, stimulate a pickup in in dustries supplying machines and material for highways. Federal housing officials expressed confidence the government's program to speed housing construction has translated itself into new jobs. But they had no figures FAIRLin WES JF 4? he thought he was going to disfigure her mother. This photo from file shows uniden tified reporter (left) talking with Miss Tur ner as Cheryl chats with Stompanato who accompanied the actress to Los Angeles last month following a two-month vacation in Mexico. Dr. Newbarr said that be cause "all soft tissue was penetrated death probably took place very rapidly. The biggest blood vessel in the body being cut would make bleeding very rapid," he said. "Death in my opinion was in a matter of minutes," New barr said. He said doctors called to the scene of the Fri day night slaying could not have arrived in time to save the dying man's life. The slaying of the former gangland tough was not done in true mobster style as has marked deaths of Cohen as sociates in recent years. Rather than being taken for a "ride" or being shot down from a speeding car, Stom panato met death at the hands of a child who her mother thought was just jabbing a finger at the victim. Preliminary Hearing A preliminary hearing for Cheryl may be held late to day. Later, 'at another session, the juvenile court will decide whether she shall be tried for plunging an 8-inch butcher knife into handsome Johnny Stompanato, 32-year-old un derworld figure, last Friday night. Cheryl said she stabbed the dapper ''Adonis" of the gang which used to suijround for mer gambler Mickey Cohen because he had threatened to disfigure her glamorous mother. Children on Killed by Speeding Train Macdona, Tex. OPl The Southern Pacific Sunset limit ed roared around a bend northeast of here Sunday on its run to El Paso and killed five children who were snapping pictures from a rail road trestle. Three of the children were knocked over .the railing into the Medina river, 18 feet be low the bridge. Te other two were found on the three fourth mile long bridge by their parents, horribly man gled. Engineer J. W. Euforth, speeding his 12-car passenger train around a bend at 60 miles an hour, couldn't see the children until it was too late. to back this up nor could they estimate its effect on overall employment. As for government moves to speed up buying programs and defense spending, a key Administration official said he could not truthfully say even these had been translat ed into jobs yet. He said this process also "takes time." Another official remarked: "Thig is a recession for the manufacturers of durable goods (autos, refrigerators, tractors and the like) and thus far moves by the govern ment have not been of appre ciable iielp in that direction. Later, yes, but not for the present or very near future." Michigan Scene Of Sunday Night Wreck in Field Viscount Falls Short of Runway Midland, Mich. OPl A Capital Airlines Viscount landing on instruments in a light snow storm crashed short of the runway at Tri- City Airport Sunday night. killing all 47 aboard. Search ers who returned to a muddy cornfield at dawn today found the last of the dismembered and burned bodies. Short of Runway Civil Aeronautics Board and Civil Aeronautics Administra tion inspectors and engineers converged on the scene to try and find out why the "million mile," 17-year vet eran pilot landed more than a third of a mile short of the runway. The inspectors said Pilot William J. (Joe) Hull, 44, either could have misjudged his approach or the plane could have crashed because of a power or instrument failure. Fred G. Powell, CAB in vestigator-in-charge from Chi cago, said it might be a week before any solid conclusion could be reached on the cause of the crash. Engines Deep in Mud The plane nosed into a field where, rescuers sank ankle deep in the mud to bring out the last three bodies. Powell said the plane's four engines were embedded deep, in the mud. Heating Period Second Longest General heating of orchards was reported in the valley early today with the heating started shortly after midnight in the colder orchards and continuing until sunup. " According to Clifford B. Cordy, county horticultural- ist, this was the second long est heating period this season. Temperatures dipped to 27 de grees in the colder spots, he said. D'Anjou and Bartlett pear trees are now reported in full bloom with the bosc and cornice behind in normal bud development, Cordy explain ed. He added that the majority of the pear trees would be in full bloom this week end for the Pear Blossom festival. . Smoke from the heavy heat ing this morning resulted in a fire report in Ashland, accord ing to fire department officials there. Salem fiP Oregon highways were generally clear today and no chains re quired. Rail Trestle He yanked frantically on his horn and slammed on the emergency brakes at the same time and the train stopped with two cars still on the bridge. The children, ranging from 11 to 16 years old, were on an Easter picnic with their parents below " the bridge. Their parents wsmed them not to go up on the trestle because the bend in the tracks made it too dangerous. But they went up anyway and started taking pictures. When" they saw the engine bearing down on them they froze, Euforth said, and then started to run. But they had gone too far on the bridge to get off in time.