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g "MAIL TRIBUNE, MtdforJ, Oregon, WcJwctJay, April 9, 1958 ' Lana Turner's Flirtation With Tragedy Finally Catches Her Edtor'i pote: Following ii the first of three dispatches on the life-of Lana Turner, -whose 14-jear-old daughter killed her moth er's boy friend in their Hollywood home last week. The series Is writ ten by Vernon Scott, Cnited Press correspondent. By VERNON SCOTT United Prs Hollywood Writer Hollywood OP) L a n a Turner flirted brazenly with tragedy during her 18-year reign as queen of tinsel town glamour girls and it finally caught up with her. The platinum beauty's reck less love affair with known hoodlum Johnny Stompanato which ended Friday night when her daughter Cheryl, 14, stabbed him to deatli was the latest in a long series of whimiscal romances, all of which ended in tears, or the divorce courts. ' In the past Miss -Turner's nipups hurt only herself. But scarrpil Vir life forever at- tempting to "protect" her mnthor A self-styled impulsive play- girl, Lana changed boyfriends I and misDanas wnn the regu larity of a metronome. She has been the classic Hollywood glamour queen " nightclub habitue, gay di vorcee, mink-swathed idol of 'the world's shop girls i Recently she explained her flamboyant behavior: "I've ; fallen in love many times, and I was usually the patsy. All imy life I've wanted to be loved. But I lose out every ' time." Despite her d a z z 1 i n g -beauty, Lana Turner's sobri quet is "the gal they love and leave." ' She never attempted to play idown.her romantic flings, " saying ' "I love the boys and the boys love me." Her taste in men ranged from gangster Stompanato to musicans, movie heroes, mil- ;a.,..ia L Ak v. ' . f y ; LEAVING Beverly Hills po lice station, Cheryl Crane, 14, breaks down after fatal stabbing of Johnny Stom panato, boy friend of Actress Lana Turner, mother of girl, at Miss Turner's Hollywood home. (International) Iionaires and free-wheeling playboys. A partial list of the men Lana loved and lost in eludes attorney Greg Bautzer (engaged, 1940), actors Turhan Bey (1945), Fernando Lamas, Victor Mature, Peter Lawford, singer Tony Martin, million aire Howard Hughes; Marital status made no dif ference to Lana. She flew to Mexico in 1947 on a lark to visit Tyrone Power (he was married at the time). She married Steve Crane (Cheryl's father) before his divorce was final. Third husband Bob Top ping was a married man when their romance began. For most of her 38 years the original movie "sweater girl" existed on headlines and heartbreak, all of her own doing. Even callused Hollywood gasped at a Confidential Mag azine story several years ago in which sweater girl Turner and Ava Gardner were report ed involved in a lurid incident in Palm Springs with bartend- i er Donald Bledsoe. A Life of Calamiiy Her life is punctuated with calamity miscarriages, a murdered father, domestic battles, childhood neglect and four marriage failures. Lana once said, "I like the Mocambo and Ciro's, fine and fancy food, fast music, bright lights, dancing and staying up late, cocktails and champagne and holding hands under the table. I like partying and kissing the men in my life. "I always go in with both feet or head over heels." She admits marrying her first husband, terrible-tempered Artie Shaw, in a fit of spite because boyfriend Baut zer had stood her up on a date. She went for a ride in the moonlight. with Shaw to celebrate her 19th birthday in 1940 and wound up flying to Las Vegas to elope. The marriage lasted four months. "If I had stopped to think," she said later, "there would have been no wedding." But Lana seldom stops to think. She didn't pause last December when Stompanato followed her to London to play patty-cake. She failed to consider. Cheryl or her own reputation when she bucketed off to Acupulco earlier this year with the swarthy gang ster. Once again Lana refused to think. That was last Dnaay night. As a result her only child killed a man. And Lana will have that bruising mem ory to live with the rest of her life. mmmmmm CHAINS NEEDED? Half-buried telephone poles and buried cars mark the depth of the snow along U. S. High way 40 near Soda Springs, Nevada, one of the main roads to Reno, Nevada. The driver of this car tried to dig out, but gave up after uncovering only one door. Comeback Predicted For Pubic Transit Systems in Nation Next: Lana's marital career. screen and Letters Reveal Lana Turner's Love for Johnny Stompanato Hollywood OB Actress Tuesday her attorney, Jerry Lana Turner's love for hand some Johnny : " Stompanato was revealed today, in torrid letters frohV--.':the -glamorous film star . to her underworld Lothario'. And, thg person who told the world about the actress and the good-looking Johnny Mickey Cohen vowed to find out the "truth" about the slaying last Friday of his ex bodyguard by - Miss Turner's 14-year-old daughter, Cheryl. Avenging Angel The 50-year-old, lippy, ex gambler swaggered onto the spotlighted stage of the drama Tuesday in - the role of an avenging angel with . know ledge of the correspondence between Lana .and Stompan ato, 32. "I'm not through with this mess," the ex-hoodlum said. "Johnny was a friend of mine. I'll find out- the" truth yet." Letters '.from voluptuous Lana tof Stompanato were printed Tuesday in a copy righted., article by the Los Angeles Evening Herald-Express. They badly dented Miss Turner's story that it was Stompanato who pursued her without encouragement to London and Mexico Terms of Love In them, the blonde actress addressed Stompanato as her "dearest, darling love," "dear lover," "honey pot," "darling Papito," and "daddy darling The letters were written from various parts of Europe to Stompanato and dated from last fall One dated Thursday morn ing, 7:30- (from Copenhagen), postmarked Sept. 19, 1957, read: "My dearest, darling love "This is the first letter I do wish it could be bright and brilliant but somehow I'm not quite up to it: Be cause all I want to write and say is I love you . Another from London read in part: "... Just this morning your precious exciting letter arrived and I'm quickly jotting this to you to tell you I adore the way you write and all the truly beautiful things you say to me so, please, please dearest con tinue ... "I'll close now love, will write tonite (sic) have to go to a meeting with dir. writ ers etc. know dearly I love you angel cuigado y baci, baci hold me dear lover." Tender Things And another in part: "Such a lovely day, weath erwise, and yet so alone all the little tender, dear things that we usually went thru on Sunday were some how missing ..." Miss Turner was not talk ing about the story of her affair with Stompanato. She was" reported still under seda tion " at her Beverly Hills home. Aiter a conference with her , Giesler, said: Miss Turner will not make any statements, nor grant any interviews, because she. will do her speaking if necessary at the inquest Friday." A full cast was named for the Friday hearing, including Cheryl Crane, the tall, dark haired girl, who plunged the razor-sharp, 8-inch butcher knife into Stompanato's abdo men, because she was afraid he .would make good his threat to maim her beautiful mother. Cheryl was ordered held in juvenile hall pending a hear ing to determine whether she will be held to answer for the slaying of Stompanato. McLEOD Farewell Party Given By CAROLINE L. HARDING McLeod A farewell party was given in the Upper Rogue Grange hall Saturday eve ning, March 29, , honoring Master Herb Carlton and Mrs. Carlton. The tables were dec orated with Easter . baskets filled with flowers. The Carl tons were presented with a gift by Harold Barber. About 75 friends and Grangers were present. The Garltons have moved to Ashland, where they building a new home. are Robert Busch, who has been confined in a Medford hospital is now home and may receive visitors. Dale Chapman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vic Chapman, slipped a disc in his back and was taken to Secred Heart hospital for treatment but is now at home. Dale received the injury while at the smo ker held recently in the Pros pect gym. Shady Cove, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Netherland of Medford and Mr. and Mrs. Claud Gar rett of Ashland all attended their parents' farewell party. Nick Kobernik of Roseburg was on the panel discussion over KBES-TV last ; Monday night, March 24. Kobernik is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harding of Trail. Mrs. Chuck Speciale and children of Portland were house guests of Mrs. Spe ciale's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moward Ash, recently. David Plankenhorn of Ash land has been visiting with his cousin, Jacque Carlton, during spring vacation. Mrs. Mary Ellen Carter of Lebanon, Ore., celebrated her 100th .birthday March 20. Chicago (IP) A transporta tion expert today predicted a prosperous comeback for pub lie transit, thanks to the Amer ican motorist who has created a "traffic paralysis" in down town areas. Jesse H. Haugh, head of the San Diego Transit System and president of the American Transit Association, said that public transportation is now "at its lowest ebb." "But the situation will start to improve with the increased use of superhighways funnel- ing thousands of cars into the city every day with no place to park and very little space to move," Haugh said. "Traffic engineers are now beginning to turn theirH thoughts to the movement of people rather than vehicles, he said. "Freeways and ex pressways designed solely for the automobile are aggravat ing the problems they were supposed to alleviate. , . Haugh said that as the traf fic monster grows more and more motorists will lease their car in the garage and turn to public transit. He said that public transit in turn will im prove its service as it attracts more passengers. Haugh said he could see no downward trend in fares de spite the increased revenue from bigger passenger loads. "Transit fares have been the victims of inflation as everything else," he said. "Trouble is we are regulated by state commissions and a good many people attend hear ings to let off steam and com- She is the great-grandmother of Wayne Vaughn, son of Mr and Mrs. Donald Vaughn. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ander ton were dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Pearl Adair at Shady Cove Saturday, April 5. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Vaugh and son, Wayne, ahd daughter, Sonda, all of Napa, Calif., have been spending their spring vacation with the former's parents, Mr.; and Mrs. Roy Vaughn, on Laurel hurst road. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hard ing were luncheon guests at the home of Mrs. Ralph Ellis in Medford Tuesday, March 25. Scott Brill, who was in jured in the bomb explosion recently at - Medford High school, is now able to be around. Irwin Howe is much better and has returned to his home after surgery in Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Heidinger of Dayton, Ore., were visiting their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Rod Perry, the week end of March 22. Mr. and Mrs. Ludo Grieve ; Prospect have bought a home in Shady Cove and will move into it soon. Miss Marilyn Fredrickson of Eugene visited her aunt, Mabel Dawson during spring vacation. Mrs. Katherine Bunce of Rogue River visited with her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Sander son the week end of March 22. Mrs. Eva Johnson and Peggy Dean and Cory spent a few days last week with Mrs. Johnston's mother, Mrs. Ann Elliott, in Woodland, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. John Carlton Davis stands for prompt, courteous service, and reason- courteous service, c able rates, too. Call us tomorrow you'll be glad you did! " ' . : HMDS Medford-139 South Fir Ashland-240 4th St. TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO. Crating & Packing Phone SP 2-6273 Phone MU 2-8552 BEKINS AGENT FOR MEDFORD AND ASHLAND plain about fare raises. . "These people pay higher prices for clothes, groceries and haircuts. But these things aren't regulated . by commis sions," Haugh said. Haugh, along with several hundred transit executives from across the nation, was in Chicago to attend the four-day regional conference of the American Transit Association. PETS EATING MORE Paris Britain's 9,000,- 000 cats and dogs eat more canned food than their mas ters, the International Feder ation of Agricultural Produc ers said today. The cats and dogs currently consume- $68 million worth of canned goods a year. University Gets Pottery Collection .. Zion National Park, Utah HP) A rare collection of Indian pottery, dating from 500 to 1300 A. D.,.has been given to University of Utah a,Salt Lake City by Chester A. Thomas, assistant superin tendent of Zion National Park. Hf found the 65 jars, bowls and cooking pots 25 years ago. while' excavating in southeastern Utah and south western Colorado. Photograph Studio Serves As Museum Evergreen Park, 111. OP) Photographer Stanley Sak's studio might appear to a visi tor as a cross between a mu seum and a portrait gallery. Sak has hung on his" walls pictures of cherubic children, along with trophies of his less sedentary life hunting in the wilds of Guatemala. His prrize exhibits include jaguar pelts, Mayan pottery, mount ed swordfish, and snake skins. Sak, his wife, Helen, ' and their son, James, 15, started their jungle adventures in 1952. Mrs. Sak read in a trav el magazine that little was known about the Lacondon Indians who inhabit Central America. That was enough to spark her husband's curios ity On one occasion they enter ed a hut to find the Indians also collected souvenirs skulls. But the people were not head-hunters, the Saks learned, the skulls came from jungle apes, which are a sta ple of the Lacondon diet. SHIPPERS DISCUSS SLUMP - London (IP) The world's leading maritime nations will meet here to discuss the ship ping slump that has laid up several million tons of tanker and dry cargo vessels. The 17 member nations of the Inter national Chamber of Shipping will hold a one-day closed conference April 16. Most lobsters are a dark color when caught and turn scarlet only when cooked, but occasionally an all-red speci men is taken from the sea. Some Days It Seems a Person Just Can't Make Dishonest Million Bucks By DOC QUIGG United Press Correspondent New York OP) Some days you can't make a dishonest million. And what's worse no body cares. A man in our office named Joseph L. Jones arose at 7 a.m. in his Pelhanr, N.Y., home, feeling fine, and took the train to, work. He emerged from Grand Central Station onto 42nd st. and decided to do some bank ing before going 4o the office. The transaction involved transferring money from his account in one big 42nd st. bank to" another big 42nd st. bank. A Slight Mistake He went to the first big bank and withdrew $2,320. He put the check in his pock- Average College Student 'Sharper' Madison, Wis. (IP) The average college student enter ing the University of, Wiscon sin now is "sharper" than the average student who entered in 1930, according toci study made here recently. Dr. J. Kenneth Little, direc tor of institutional studies at the university, said scholastic achievement of present col lege freshman is higher than in 1930. Little said the percentage of entering freshmen who had ranked in the top quarter of their high school classes was 45 per cent in 1930 and 56 per cent in 1956. There has been a continual decline since 1930 of students who gradu ated in the bottom - half of their high school graduating classes, he added. INDUSTRY PROJECTS SET Cairo (IP) Industry Min ister Aziz Sidky said Tues day night that agreement with Russia on all 65 industri al! projects to be financed by a $175 million Soviet loan is expected by t;he end of next month. An Egyptian mission is in Moscow to conclude ar rangements for some of the projects as part of a five-year development plan. et, walked two short blocks to the other bank, made out a deposit slip, and thrust it and the check into a teller's win dow. "I think," said the teller pleasantly, staring at the check, "that this probably won't go through the clearing house. It says a million dol lars here." The face of the check an nounced that the sum to, be paid to the order of Joseph L. Jones was $1,002,320. "You better take it back and have them issue another check," the teller said. "Go back and do it all over?" said Jones. "Oh, no why don't you just call 'em up and see what's wrong?" What If? The teller said just a min ute. When he returned, he said he had called the first bank and they agreed to fix things up with the right sum. The first bank opined that after they had closed, the day before, somebody had acci dentally brushed against the kays of the electronic ma chine that makes out the checks, and the mechanism had stayed all night with a figure one and a couple of zeroes poised in its innards, waiting for someone to come in with a check. The check to Jones had been, they presumed, the first one made out on that machine did its duty as ' it saw it. Well, Jones went on to work, and he began think ing. He thought: "Goodness gracious, that million dollars was made out to me, Joseph Li Jones. In truth and cer tainty, I was a millionaire for five minutes or so. What If I had carried it around all day, I'd have been a million aire for a day. What if . . . My. My. What if . . "ski That's a stiff price to pay for not knowing that State Farm Mutual . . . the careful driver insurance company . . . charges far less than most other companies. 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