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MAN SUCCUMBS Fire, which originated
in the attic of the single story frame home
at 407 North Oakdale ave., about 5 p.m.
yesterday may have been responsible for
the death of Bruce F. Burchfield, 38. ac
cording to Fire Chief Gordon Barker.
Burchfield had suffered a heart attack be
fore he was discovered by firemen. Artifi
Lana Turner
Temporarily
Loses Daughter
Hollywood W Lana
Turner hoped today to regain
custody of her daughter,
Cheryl, the 14-year-old .who
killed her mother's lover.
Cheryl was released from
police custody Thursday,
cleared of any crime in the
stabbing of handsome Johnny
Stompanato. Bit her glamor
ous, movie star mother was
denied custody of her only
child temporarily.
Santa Monica Judge Allen
T. Lynch ruled Cheryl a ward
of the Juvenile Court and put
her in her grandmother's care
for two months pending final
disposition of the case on
June 26.
Lynch's decision meant
that Cheryl can never be
tried for the murder. She
plunged a butcher knife into
Stompanato s stomach April
" 4 after she heard him threat
en her mother with mutila
tion. The girl today was with
the grandmother; Mrs. Mil
dred Turner. They were -secluded
in a home rented by
Miss Turner and Stephen
Crane, Cheryl's father and
second off Lana's four hus
bands. Jerry Giesler, Miss Turn
er's lawyer, said there was a
good chance the actress
would be awarded custody of
Cheryl at the June hearing.
The girl will not go back
to school during the next
eight weeks but will have
private tutoring. One of the
main reasons for the tempor
ary custody decision is to see
how she reacts to the shock
of having takn a life. She
may undergo psychiatric
counseling. -
Lana Turner, Cheryl
Served Subpoenas
Hollywood (IP) Actress
Lana Turner and her 14-year-old
daughter, Cheryl, were
under subpoenas today to ap
pear May 20 for depositions
on a $750,000 damage suit
filed over the death of Johnny
Stompanato.
The subpoenas, ordering
them to appear in the office
of Attorney William J. Pol
lack, were pressed into their
hands Thursday in nearby
Santa Monica at a Juvenile
Court hearing for Cheryl,
who fatally stabbed her moth
er's handsome lover last
April 4.
The glamorous film star,
her tall, good-looking daugh
ter and Stephen Crane
Cheryl's father were named
as defendants in a suit filed
Tuesday by Pollack on behalf
of Stompanato's 10-year-old
son, John III, Hammond, Ind.
Officers Installed by
WSCS Conference Here
Oregon Conference, Wom
an's Society of Christian Serv
ice, elected and installed offi
cers today in the closing ses
sions of the 18th annual meet
ing here. Mrs.L. A. Wal
worth, Salem, was installed
president for another' term.
Also reelected and Installed
were Mrs. Russell Watson,
Portland, vice president; Mrs.
Eugene Hamblem, Portland,
recording secretary and Mrs.
George . V. Fallis, Portland,
treasurer.
New conference secretaries
include Mrs. George Lawless,
Medford, student work; Mrs.
L. S. Uppinghouse, Portland,
promotion; Mrs. Revelle E.
Roach, The Dalles, missionary
education and service; Mrs.
Cecil R. Monk, Salem, chil
dren's work; Mrs. C. B. Car-
Man Dies of Heart
Attack When House
Damaged by Fire
Bruce Fredrick Burchfield,
38, apparently died of a heart
attack' caused by excitement
when his residence at 407
North Oakdale ave. was heav
ily damaged by fire Thursday
afternoon, according to Med
ford police.
Fire department officials
said the fire apparently was
Ricker Plans to
Retire This Year
Eugene K. Ricker, manager
of the Camp White Domicil
iary, announced today he is
taking steps to retire from
government service this year.
He and Mrs. Ricker plan to
live in Medford after leaving
the Veterans administration.
Ricker came to the Camp
White Domiciliary from Ft.
Bayard, N. M., in 1953, fol
lowing the transfer of Man
ager Paul A. Hatton, who
opened the station, to Hot
Springs, S. D.
During his tenure as man
ager many improvements have
been added, including the
building of the athletic stadi
um at Memorial Field and
laying new pipe line facilities
for adequate water supply in
the Camp White area.
Ricker recently was present
ed a gold pin for completing
40 years of government serv
ice, including active duty in
the Army during both world
wars.
During World War II, he
was a major in the quarter
master corps, at Ft. Sheridan,
Camp Ellis and Percy Jones
hospital, Battle Creek, Mich.
He returned to the Veterans
administration in 1945 and a
year later was made assistant
manager at Ft. Benjamin Har
rison, Ind. In 1951, he was
transferred to Little Rock,
Ark., then as manager to Ft.
Bayard, N. Mex.
Boyd Named Head
Of Budget Group
Howard Boyd was elected
chairman of the Medford city
budget committee at the
erouD's first meeting last
night.
City Councilman Al Brad
ford was elected secretary. No
action was taken on the pro
posed budget, according to
Robert A. Duff, city manager
and budget officer.
The next meeting of the
rnmmittpe will bp at 7:30 D.-
m., May 8 in the councif
chambers. 1
penter, Portland, status of
women.
Reelected conference secre
taries "are Mrs. Charles Adam
son, Medford, Weslyan Serv
ice guilds; Mrs. Wayne C.
Stuffer, Eugene, Christian so
cial relations; Ms. O. L. Co
vault, Oak Grove, youth
work; Dr. Gertryde Boyd
Crane, Forest Grove, spiritual
life; Mrs. Mark W. Dunham,
Portland, literature and publi
cations; Mrs. Charles Scott,
Newberg, supply work; Mrs.
Verne Bain, Portland, mis
sionary personnel.
Mrs. W. Harold Stuart and
Mrs. James Kirkey were
named members of the board
for Linnton Community cen
ter and Mrs. D. N. Morey,
Gladstone, editor of Oregon
Conference bulletin.
cial respiration and use of the Medford Am
bulance service resuscitator failed to revive
him. The fire, which damaged the home
extensively, caused the biggest loss of any
single fire so far this year, Barker said.
Firemen on the roof of the house, above,
are putting wate:c on the flames through
the roof. -
caused by an earlier flue fire
which smouldered for several
hours . between the original
and false ceiling. Neighbors
told fire department officials
Burchfield had been on the
building roof about three
hours earlier to extinguish
the flue fire.
He complained to his wife
of chest pains and had gone
into the house to lie down
when Mrs. Burchfield saw
smoke coming from the bed
room and fire coming through
the ceiling. She called the fire
department about 4:49 p.m.
Burchfield ran out the front
door and around to the back
yard where he was found ly
ing face down by Medford
firemen. Medford Ambulance
Service was called for4 a res
pirator. Attempts to revive
him failed. -
Fire officials said the build
ing would have - to be ' torn
down. because of heavy fire
damage to the frame of the
house as well as the interior,
Two trucks answered the
alarm which Fire Chief Gor
odn Barker termed the most
costly so far this year.
Burchfield is survived by
his wife, Bessie, and two chil
dren. Funeral arrangements
will be announced by Conger
Morris Funeral home.
Centennial Group
To Meet Monday
A," special meeting of the
Oregon Centennial commis
sion will be held in the Med
ford city council chambers
starting at 9:15 a.m. Monday.'
The meeting is open to the
public, according to officials.
The agenda will include dis
cussions on concessions, finan
cial request for Frank Branch
Rjley tour, report from com
missioners on stamp cancella
tion, a report on the history
committee's recommendation
for officially approved history'
and a report on the Gover
nor's ' state advisory commit
tee for Jackson and Josephine
counties.
The commission also will
discuss the centennial at the
Jackson. County Chamber of
Commerce Roundtable meet
ing Monday noon in the Jack
son hotel.
McElroy Testifies
On Reorganization
Washington HP) Defense
Secretary Neil H. McElroy
conceded today he can't spe
cify any "outmoded military
concepts" which President Ei
senhower said would be erased
under his embattled defense
reorganization plan.
If any such existed, Mc
Elroy told the House Armed
Services Committee, he prob
ably could eliminate them
without the extra authority
the President's plan would
grant him.
McElroy made the state
ment in a fourth day of criti
cal questioning on the Penta
gon, reorganization proposal.
The secretary also labeled
as "far-fetched" any fear that
he might take over direct con
trol of the Army, Navy or Air
Force under the plan.
DOW -JONES AVERAGES
New York (IP! Dow
Jones final stock averages:
1.50; 0 railroads 111.52. up
0.52; 15 utilities 77.38, up
0.25, and 65 stocks 157.37.
up 0.56. Sales today were
about 3,020.000 shares com
pared with 2.870,000 shares
Thursday.
Injured Woman
Rescued From
Plane Wreckage
Fractured Pelvis,
Frostbite Treated
John Day, Ore.- BP) Mrs.
Patricia Davis, 35, who spent
three helpless days and nights
at the wreckage of a light
plane in the snowy wilds of
Central Oregon said today
she made "mint cocktails"
out of snow and her only
food, two lifesavers. , '
Mrs. Davis was rescued
dramatically shortly before
dark Thursday after her
courageous orchestra leader
husband, Bruce Davis, 36,
Fresno, Calif., had spent three
nights and two days trudging
through snow in light cloth
ing seeking help. He reached
a ranchhouse early Thurs
day. An .Air Force helicopter
from Portland plucked her to
safety from a 6,200-foot plat
eau in the wilderness about
II miles south of Dayville,
Ore. She spent 73 hours be
side the plane wreckage.'
Both Mrs. Davis and her
husband were hospitalized
here. She suffered a frac
tured pelvis, frost-bitten feet
and exposure. He suffered
two fractured ribs, sore feet,
exposure and exhaustion.
Snowed Each Night
Mrs. Davis and her hus
band were reported "doing
very well" at John Day clinic
here but she was having con
siderable pain from frostbit
ten feet which required seda
tion. Attendants said there
was no indication at this time
that amputation will be neces
sary.
She also suffered a frac
tured pelvis and exposure and
her husband suffered two
broken ribs, sore feet, ex
posure and exhaustion. . Both
had slight temperatures this
morning.' , ; , ; ,
Attendants said it was not
certain how long they would
be hospitalized , :
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Youth's Death
Ruled Accident
Ruch The death of Ed-
mond Cheadle, 16, of Ruch,
was termed accidental by a
Jackson county coroner's jury
following an inquest last
night.
The jury, meeting in the
ttiiph school cafeteria, delib
erated for approximately IVz
hours and returned the ver
dict about 11:15 pjn. '
A crowd estimated at more
than 80 people were present
at the hearing. One woman
fainted, but was quickly re
vived, sheriff's officers said.
According to the autopsy
presented by Pathologist Dr.
William Buck. Medford. death
was caused by strangulation.
No other significant marks
were'found on the body to in
dicate violence.
The boy was found near
Applegate April 9 under a
tree with a broken rope
around his neck.
TV Auction Funds'
To Go to Hospitals
An annual television auc
tion, funds from which will
be used to purchase equip
ment for Rogue Valley and
Sacred Heart hospitals,' will
be held Sunday, May 4, at 10
p.m. on KBES-TV, according
to Clifford McGinty, general
chairman.
Items such as portable type
writers, power mowers, boats,
desks, tires, food, and drugs
will be sold, he said. The sta
tion will donate air-time for
the event.
The event which is sponsor
ed by the Crater Lions club of
Medford, was decided upon
after a study by the board of
directors of needs in the com
munity. Bob Taylor, chairman
in1 charge of production, said
the event would furnish an op
portunity for everyone in the
community to help with the
project.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Partly elondy
through Saturday. Afternoon
showers in mountains. Low to
night 34. High Saturday 65.
, , Temp.
Highest Yesterday i 60
Lowest this Morning j 33
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise 5:18 am.
Sunset 7:04 p.m.
Moonset Saturday 12:53 a.m.
First Quarter Saturday
. PROMINENT STARS
. Regulus, high in south 8:01 p.m.
Procyon, below the Moon.
VISIBLE PLANETS ?
Jupiter, rises at sunset.
Saturn, due south ,3:35 a.m.
Venus, rises 3:56 a.nv
Mars, in the southeast at sunrise.
53rd Year-
Medford
28 Pages
Dedication of New
Building Will Be
At 2 p.m. Saturday
Patients to Move.
In Hospital May 1
The new $2,800,000 Rogue
Valley Memorial hospital will
be dedicated at ceremonies
starting at 2 o'clock tomor
row afternoon.
. The three-floor building,
which has been in the con
struction stage for about two
years, is located on a 20-acre
site at the corner of Barnett
and Murphy rds. in 'south
east Medford.
Following formal dedica
tion ceremonies, guided tours
will be conducted by medical
staff members, the hospital
auxiliary, and the founders
group. Open house and tours
also are scheduled all day
Sunday.
Patients to Be Moved .
Patients will be moved into
the new building May 1, ac
cording to Miss B. J. Larsen,
hospital administrator. She
said there will be no hos
pital visiting hours the after
noon of May 1, but regular
visiting hours are planned for
that evening. t
Present capacity of the new
hospital is 80 beds, with 26
private rooms, 10 two-bed
rooms;: and seven four-b'ed
wards. The central core of
facilities will provide for a
hospital of 150 beds, board
members pointed out. .
Funds for construction came
from several sources. Public
subscriptions totaled $900,-
t)00, private donors contribut
ed. $1,309,700, and there was
$564,000 from federal Hill
Burton funds, and $26,300
from the Ford Foundation.
Public subscriptions came
from 3,300 individuals. 1
Officers of the board of
directors are the Right Rev.
Benjamin D. Dagwell, presi
dent; Eugene Thorndike, vice
president; Leon Boomer, sec
retary; and Dwight Houghton,
treasurer.
Medical staff officers for
the new hospital are Dr. E. R.
Durno, president; Dr. M. L.
Vorheis, pesident elect; and
Dr. Malcolm S. Byers, secre
tary. -
Throughout the hospital
building soft pastel shades of
blue, green, pink and yellow
have been used. The interior
decorating was planned by a
local committee with color
selections by hospital color
consultant, Roy A. Johnson,
Chicago. Local committee
members include Mrs. Alfred
S. V. Carpenter, Mrs. W. H.
Fluhrer, Allen Hunt, Ron
Gandee, H. L. Bush Jr., and
Mrs. Chester Guches, cnair-
man.
Washable Wallpaper
Washable plastic type of
wallpaper has been used in
place of draperies as a sanita
tion factor in many parts of
the building. Grasscloth has
been used on the first floor
with a leather like material
called "dado cloth" on tne
second and third levels. All
Venetian blinds in the build
ing are in feather grey color
to match the building's ex
terior finish.
Lobby furniture is of Dan
ish modern style. Furniture in
the 'solariums for use of am
bulatory patients and visitors
is in metal with plastic up-!
holstery. Similar style furni
ture is also found in the doc
tor's lounge.
Pictures of the hospital
construction and various areas
in the hospital are included
in a special section of today's
Mail Tribune.
Salem 0P)--About 300 Hi-Y
and Tri-Hi-Y delegates and
advisers are here for the an
nual Oregon Youth Legisla
ture. Salem (IF) Oregon high
ways were generally clear to
day and no chains were -required,
the State Highway De
partment reported.
Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 2 7 1
Boston 0 6 1
Ramos and Courtney;
Bauman, Wahl (8) and
While.
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BOXCAR TIPS This Southern Pacific
boxcar came out second best following a
collision of two boxcars near the 11th st.
crossing of the Southern Pacific right-of-way
about 9 o'clock'last night. Railroad of
ficials reported minor damage to the empty
Economy of Area
Said Better Than
Most People Think
The economy of this com
munity is better than many
people think, Hugh Coleman,
of the Automobile Dealers
of Medford, told a group of
automobile 1 men and press,
radio, TV and chamber- of
commerce men this week.
The meeting was called to
discuss plans for the program
planned by the Dealers as
sociation, under the title of
"Keep Medf ord's Economy
Rolling You Auto By Now."
The plan is to show poten
tial customers that the econo
my is good, and bound to get
better locally, and that now
is the time to buy not only
automobiles, but any other
merchandise which people
need and can afford.
Facts Are Cited
Some of the facts cited by
Coleman and other speakers
include the fact that this is
"buyers' market" at present,
that prices are as low as
they're likely to get, and that
trade-in depreciation factors
make purchases now profit
able; that stocks of cars are
ample, that there is a healthy
use d-car market permitting
liberal allowances .toward
new cars, and that there are
ample supplies of financing
capital available at low in
terest rates.
The program will be push
ed intensively during the
period from May 1 to 10, Cole
man said, additional details
are being worked out by the
dealers group. He said he
hopes other merchants will
join in to make it a real factor
in stimulating the local econo
my to everyone's profit.
The "You Auto Buy Now"
program originated in Cleve
land, Coleman explained, and
has ben conducted with great
success in many other areas.
The program will include
an advertising program, but
in addition, Coleman in
dicated, it will attempt to pro
vide facts and figures to bol
ster confidence in the
sound economy of the region,
and the awareness of the peo
ple of the area that things are,
in fact, getting better. .
Other features of the
campaign will be announced
later. -
Memorial Dinner
Committees to Meet
A meeting of the Roosevelt
Memorial Dinner committee
will be held in the offices of
General Chairman Robert A.
Boyer, 28 North Oakdale ave.,
Medford, beginning at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
a c c o r ding to- Democratic
County Chairman James A.
Redden. ,
Chairmen of all the subcom
mittees, including foods, tick
ets, arrangements, decorations
and reception, are asked to re
port, - Redden said. The Me
morial dinner, . with Senator
Wayne Morse as guest speak
er will be held at McLoughlin
Junior High school Saturday,
May 3.
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1958
Nixon Claims Ike's
Measures All Needed
To Assist
New York API Vice Presi
dent Richard M. Nixon said
Thursday night there are
"substantial indications" that
measures taken by the Eisen
hower administration so far
"will be all that -will be re
quired to give the economy
the help it needs."
He said that if further gov
ernment help is needed to
boost the economy out of the
present slump, it should be
a tax cut "designed to put
money in the hands of in
vestors and job creators, as
well as consumers."
Places Responsibility
But Nixon placed the pri
mary responsibility for the
recovery with "business and
labor and- the other vital
forces which make up the
private sector of the Ameri
can economy."
The Vice President spoke at
the annual dinner of the Bu-.
reau of Advertising of the
American Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
"There will be no depres
sion in the United States,"
Nixon told the publishers.
"The American economy, is
sound." ''
Nixon said the government
would not "stand by and al
low a recession to be pro
longed or to deepen into
depression without decisive
government action."
He warned against "a
spending binge" that- "can
only lead to a hangover of
debt and inflation later."
"The use of massive spend
Hearing Date Set
For CPRFPD Budget
Central Point Board of
the Central Point Rural Fire
Protection district has set May
6 as date for a public hearing
on the 1958-1959 budget.
Charles Bateman, chairman
of the budget committee re
ported that the proposed bud
get is about $24,000 higher
than the one for the current
fiscal year. He said that the
committee feels it will be
"economy" to pay off equip
ment contracts this year, sav
ing several thousand dollars in
interest.
.The hearing will be' . at 8
p.m. at the rural fire hall here.
All persons interested are in
vited, Bateman said.
Claude C. Thompson has
been appointed chairman of
the rural district board. He
succeeds Harold Gebhard who
died last week.
Lew Wallace to Visit
In Medford Monday
Lew Wallace, candidate for
the Democratic nomination
for governor, will make sev
eral appearances in Jackson
county Monday, according to
Mrs. J. W. Barnard.
Mrs. Barnard is the Jack
son county chairman of the
Wallace-for-Governor commit
tee. 5 -' .
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car which was righted this morning by a
work crew from Ashland. No delay in the
movement of trains was caused by the car
which fell on a switching track. The car
was tipped during normal switching opera
tions, officials said. ' "
(Kenn Knackstedt photo)
Economy
ing for new federal activities
to combat the current reces
sion should be flatly rejected
by the American people and
our government." he said.
And 'consumer buying isn't
the, whole answer, either, Nix
on said. Business, he said, has
got to . get out and sell, at
attractive prices.
"New products, increased
advertising, lower prices can
have a dramatic effect on con
sumer psychology," Nixon
said.
Medford Egg Takes
3,000-Mile Trip;
Breaks Back at Home
A Medf ord egg w a
was lough enough to stand
a 3.000-mile auto trip but
failed io stand the drop fo
.a living room floor, accord
ing to the Jesse Ragsdale
family, 160 DeHague ave.
When the family left on
a trip to Kansas, Mrs. Rags
'dale packed a shoebox full
of eggs. Unnoticed, one
later fell to the floor of the
trunk. It was later discov
ered by Ragsdale when he
was changing tires about
1,500 miles from Medford.
Ragsdale decided that if
the egg had lasted for 1,500
miles, it would last until
the family returned to Med
ford. He then placed it' in a
shoe. After the family ar
rived back in Medford, cov
ering more than 3,000
miles, everything from the
car was dumped on the liv
ing room floor.
Ragsdale shaved and
showered and then at
tempted to put on his new
shoes. He sadly noted that
Medford eggs can survive
a 3,000 mile auto trip but
not a three-foot drop to the
living room floor.
'We'll Do All The Judging Around Here
Immigration
Director Told
To Show Cause
Not Bitter Toward
Immigration Service
San Francisco Iff) Ex
Communist William Heikkila,
52, weary and travel-rumpled,
stepped from a plane today to
complete his controversial
round-trip "deportation" to
Finland.
ThA Hraftcman . iitTia lira.
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seized by immigration officers
on a San Francisco sidewalk
a week ago today, and
whisked through customs and
4kAM u : 1 1 .
wen ucsKgca oy scores OI
newsmen.
"Just because a few men
exceeded their authority, that
is no reason for me to be bit
ter toward the Immigration
Service," he said.
Heikkila said he had not
been a member of the Com
munist party since 1939 and
had had no contact with Reds
since then.
"Now I am neither pro-
Communist, nor anti-Communist,"
he said. "All I want to
do is help mankind."
Contempt Hearing
Even as Heikkila ,was re
united with his attractive
wife, Phyllis, 28, at the air
port, a federal judge in down
town San Francisco held a
hearing for immigration of-,
ficials.
Judge Edward P. Murphy
ordered the district immigra
tion director, Bruce Barber,
to show cause Friday why he
should not be held in con-,
tempt for the sudden removal
of Heikkila while an appeal
was pending.
However, Murphy indicated
he probably would not hold
Barber. .
Acted in Good Faith
"It does not necessarily
follow that Mr. Barber should
be adjudged in contempt be
cause of an error of judg
ment by himself or his aides,"
Murphy said. "I believe he
acted' in good faith."
Murphy described the
method of Heikkila's depor
tation as "odius," but added
the "wheels of justice will
catch up with Mr. Heikkila
eventually." ".
As Heikkila stepped from
the Pan American World AirJ
ways plane, he wore an over
coat loaned by the U.S. am
bassador to Finland and car-.
ried books given him by Hel
sinki newsmen. He also car
ried crumpled red flowers
which he said had been given
him by Finnish relatives of
his wife. '
He said all he wanted to do
was change his clothes, take
a bath and consult his at
torney. Orchards Heated in
North End of Valley
Orchard heating last night
was confined to the north end ,
of the Rogue valley as the
mercury went to minimum
temperatures of about 28 de
grees, according to Clifford B."
Cordy, county , horticultural
agent.
Orchardists in that aTea
started heating about mid
night and continued to heat
until about 5 a.m. today as a
cloud cover rhpved in from
the south end of the. valley
where temperatures held at
39 degrees minimum.
Cordy added that currently
pear prospects are good as the
young fruit is starting to
swell and turn red. If the
good prospects continue pear
production should hit an aver
age crop of 3 million boxes,:
he said.