Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1959)
0 MAIL TRIBUNE, M!fer4, Or. Sunday " 21, IMt Parachute Jump Publicity Stunt learly Tragic Hood' River-(LTD -A para j?iute jump publicity stunt lor Vf Oakdale Fourth of July Celebration next month near 39 ended in tragedy here Fri Qty night. Louis Avila, former para cooper and veteran of two QB'ftrs, missed his jump target (fcnd landed in Hood River can yon. Another jumper, Bill Ha jpala, an Army paratrooper, glso missed but landed safely in a pear tree. Avila was pulled dazed, Rocked and. suffering from possible internal injuries, from the swift waters of Hood river by a deputy sheriff. He was taken to Hood River Memorial hospital for treat ment. Carried by Wind A wind carried his bright, red-striped chute from the target, a hay field, into the canyon. He struck the water nd became entangled in his chute lines and harness. The fjurrent ifnally ripped the ftrness off and he was swept wnstream. Avila jumped during sever al battles of World War II Qnd at the Inchon Invasion in th Korean war. He said h (ifB never before had trouble in jumping. It was his first (garachute jump in 10 years. ! k ( jf LV 71 Ley 7-twxiwm immpimmi0)utk 'XMf I J2. SWEEPING INTO MIAMI, tornado causes extensive damage in residential areas, in juries to more than 100. Wreckage of dnve-in restaurant is iramea in wmuuw. Attorney Questions Suicide Verdict in 'Superman's' Death Hollywood (DFD Famed de fense attorney Jerry Giesler says he is not satisfied with the suicide ruling in the death of TV Superman George Reeves because the case has too many "phony angles." Giesler, in a copyright ipter- view with the Beverly Hills (Calif.) Citizen, said "if there are any other peculiar angles that develop I may call in my one-man FBI to go into the matter completely." Giesler said, "You have to tltve a happy mention! f I i I ,.wtgrg it's almost fun to borrowmtmey! yu-iup" ( your nearby Pwaac Fintnca office) is ths ID borrow th money yc awd to unri a pleasant tfajatkm for yoo fpA your family. Come to "Monet; land" HCd and wanf-in. a.S. Remember whatevtr you need money for trips, far and house repairs, overdue bills you may get it promptly and courteously at "MONEY LAND." COMPLETE FINANCING NOW AVAILABLE! Pacific 9inanc will now "finance" (buy contracts) at competitive yes from dealers or private sellers for oars, boats, furni ture, appliances and many other major items. Be sure to check PF's competitive rates and friendly service. ft atTtsiti er eiMt rtaet $)U ?WIMDUSTOIAL QwaVOKBrLAyo ( 93 Gaath Central - O Phone SP 3-5308 Jim Elbert, Manager fcftaJtys until 8 P.M. Closed Saturdays Ot Weekdays: 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. look for a motive in this kind of a situation." Death Ruled Suicide The handsome actor was found shot to death in his home June 16. Police, and two autopsies by the coroner's of fice, determined that Reeves' death was suicide. The latest autopsy, conduct ed last Tuesday when. Chief, of Police William H. Parker re opened the case, was made by County Coroner Theodore Ourphey who said he was con vinced Reeves took his own life Parker disclosed Thursday that two bullef holes were dis covered imbedded in the wall at the actor's home. He said one of the bullets was fired from the luger, which Reeves used to take his life, by the actor's fiancee, Lenore Lem mons, "several days" earlier. May Question Socialite Parker said he expected an attempt would be made to question the New York social ite for more details about the incident. Miss Lemmon, in New York, said she was examining Reeves' luger in his bedroom when it discharged. Giesler said he was "very interested" when detectives failed to find fingerprints on the pistol. Parker said the lu ger was covered with oil and that was the reason no finger prints were found. The attorney said Parker's explanation "sounded very strange." At that point Giesler said he would call in a special in vestigator if any more pecul iar angles developed. Giesler was hired by Reeves' mother, Mrs. Helen Lescher Bessolo, because she said she could not believe her son committed suicide. She and the attorney conferred for two hours Thursday morning and again Friday afternoon. In Good Spirits Mrs. Bessolo said her late son had appeared in good spir its when she heard from him before his death and that she did not think he was capable of taking his own life. Reeves' mother, confined to a wheelchair, said she expect ed to go ahead with plans to contest her son's will. The will left his $50,000 estate , to a long-time, friend, Mrs. Toni DAs Due Greater Share in Juvenile Court Proceeding Salem-(UPD-Oregon's district attorneys will have a greater share in juvenile court pro ceedings as a result of the new juvenile code which goes into effect Jan. 1, 1960, district attorneys from 30 counties were told here Friday. Under the neW code, juve niles under 16 must be brought to juvenile court. Those between 16 and 18 must also be brought to juvenile court first before they may be remanded to adult courts-no matter how serious their crime. Before, DAs could take a teen-ager charged with a hein ous crime before the grand jury and seek Indictment. 1 Provisions Welcomed Circuit Judge Virgil Lang try, Multnomah county, wel comed provisions in the code that give juvenile courts au thority to handle traffic cases and revoke driver's licenses. He said a large majority of teen-agers' difficulties stem med from "their consuming desire to drive automobiles." He said losing a license would be a lot better lesson than be ing placed on probation. Service Group Would Be Observer Memphis, Tenn. - (UPD -' Ser toma International, meeting here, adopted a resolution Saturday calling on President Eisenhower to accredit serv ice organizations' representa tives as observers at summit conferences." A Sertoma spokesman said that the resolution introduced what he called a new concept of the role of service organi zations in world affairs. " George Saunders of Denver, Colo., past international presi dent, said "If we are to strike a blow at any aggressor force, we, who want to serve man kind, must offer our diplomat ic corps this citizen participation." The capacity of a pipe is in creased four times by dou bling its diameter. Mannix, wife of a film execu tive. A hearing on the will is scheduled for July 10 in Santa Monica Superior Court. PROSPECT Staldar Visits Area By FRANCES RING Prospect - Of interest to the community is the visit of Vibert Staldar who left here 51 years ago at the age of five. The Staldar family lived on the Lauralhurst rd. at the old Manning place before the mother died and the father took his five sons and moved to McMinnville. Many of the old timers here remember them and Mrs. Pierson tells of seeing them when she was a young girl as they picnicked on the timbers of the new bridge going in over Mill creek. Often on Sunday they made the all day trip by horse and buggy from the Lauralhurst to Prospect. Stalder has wanted to re turn for many years and has tried to reach friends of the family by letter before but did not succeed. He arrived here last week and with the help of Mrs. Pierson was able to locate his childhood home and to visit the grave of his mother. Mrs. Ernest Stewart from Ontario, Canada, is visiting Mrs. Alice Conger and . other relatives in this area. She flew from Canada last week and expects to spend most of the summer here. Junior Mitchem was guest of honor at a birthday party at his home on Tuesday, June 23. Games were played and refreshments were served to 30 young guests and some of their mothers. He received many gifts. Hostesses for the party were his mother, Mrs. Geneva Mitchem, and two sisters, Dora and Hannah. ' Jurl Hicks is ill at home. June Scriven and daughter, Veterans Rush To Use Aid Benefits Salem-(DPD-Oregon's World War II veterans are in a last- minute rush to use their state educational aid benefits be fore the June 30 deadline next Tuesday, according to Frank lin G. Reynolds, educational officer for the State Depart ment of Veterans' Affairs. , The department administers the program. Reynolds said the depart ment is being flooded with applications for the benefits, with 300 submitted already in June and 1,314 filed in the first six months of this year. He added that so long as World War II veterans are en rolled in approved schools by the June 30 deadline, they. may qualify for the benefits, even though their applications have not been submitted by that date. .... "We will give them a rea sonable time after their en rollment in school to submit their, benefit applications to the department,". Reynolds said. "The important thing is that they must be enrolled in and attending classes by next Tuesday. LARCENOUS 'LOAN' Los Angeles (DPD Former taxi driver Edward Hickman, 21, explained to police he just Tiorrowed" his old cab for a while so he could raise S5.85 to pay an electric bill. He was charged with grand larceny. AY FVFJRV TiAV v, v.'wr. aa initif SWIMMING POOL! fe:..iKW:....V:-.;.: A-: ISi: --Vi 'riX--; Id iimtii Aooto ,f y i W'w I fl j . ft i GILKISON COMPANY P.O. Box 422 1 1 ............ KMM I '"'"t - " ' THE ONLY POOL WITH A 10-YEAR GUARANTEE - 0 Imagine the fun for the entire familyl With a gorgeous LANCER pool, your fam ily will live arid play together in the convenience and safety of your own back . yard. .All year around, your health-giving, fun-providing LANCER pool will bring you and your loved ones the happiness and closeness that they deserve and further, your property will increase in value, thus, you are doing a good rurn for your family and .yourself in many extra ways. You Are Invited to See . . Sample Pool TODAY! 1411 Crown Avenue 12:30 P.M. 9:30 P.M. Betti Marie, were guests of honor at a pink and blue shower at the home of Mrs. George Ring Jr., Wednesday, June 24. She received many gifts from the 10 ladies at tendingLadies present were Mrs., Minnie Culver, Mrs. Freda "Burge, Mrs. Rhodes, Mrs. Betty Powers, Mrs. Imo gene Hicks, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Luper, Mrs. Gracie Sharp, Mrs. Maxine Parten 'and the hostess Mrs. Frances Ring. . Sharon Owens is leading in the queen contest with Lin da Parten second and Roma Shaffer third. Seaman Michael L. Ring surprised his f airiily by ar riving home for a 12 -hour visit Saturday. He had re cently enjoyed the Rose Pa rade when his ship, the TJSS Helena, was docked at Port land for three days during which time it was open for visitors. He left on Sunday for Long Beach, Calif. A "special executive meet ing of the PTA was called on June 23 to discuss some special business pertaining to tlie Hillbilly Jamboree. The meeting was at the homeof president, Mrs. Otto Bastiani. There were seven ladies pres The Nazarene church clos ed a successful two weeks of Daily Vacation Bible school with a program June 19. Each class assisted by their teacher had a part in the pro gram, which consisted of music and memory work. The high attendance for the two weeks was 110 with their low being 78 on the first day of the school. Total enroll ment for the course was 130. : Mabel Wayman was super intendent and the . teachers were, Florence Baarns, Jill Hedgpeth, Hope Hedgpeth, Alice Nye, Donna Struck, Ethel Rogers,. Wathene Alex ander and Lila Bean. Work ing as helpers were the Rev. and Mrs. Fitch, Judy Andre son, Judy Hull, Carol Moore, Wanda Moore Darlene Milli kan, Carl Cardin, and Wal lace Nye. Mrs. Wathene Alexander and children from Nampa, Idaho have been visiting her parents, The Rev. and Mrs. George Fitch. She expects to return home this week. Judy Hull of Grants Pass spent last week visiting Carol Moore. Visiting at the Ring resi dence last week were Billy, Vale, and Johney Womels dorf of Broadbent, Ore. They are nephews of Mrs. Ring. The boys also visited their mother, who is working at Diamond lake for the summer.' Wally- Dinkens is back at Flowerful Quilt Cover your bed with flow ers that bloom all year in vivid prints, plaids 'n' polka dots. Gay beauty! Use small scraps for easy-applique flowers-one fabric for pots. Pat tern 7425: pattern of applique patches; directions; quilt yard ages. ' "'. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (coins) for this pattern-add 5 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, House hold Arts Dept., P. O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PAT TERN NUMBER. . Our 1959 ALICE BROOKS Needlecraft Catalogue has many lovely designs to order: crocheting, knitting, embroi dery, quilts, dolls, weaving. A special gift, in the catalog to keep a child happily occupied a cutout doll and clothes to color. Send 25 cents for your copy of the book. work after being ill at home for some time. - Recent visitors in Portland were Mr. and Mrs. ,Otto Bastiani. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Rogers and family went on a short vacationin' Portland visiting friends and relatives. They attended the Rose Parade and the International Trade Fair. George Wayman spent two days home last week with the flu. Mr. and Mrs. Uther Rogers and daughters, Alma and Dorthy, are leaving on a two-week visit with friends and relatives at Lisbon, N.D., Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Pittam visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Uther Rogers, last week end. Prospect Christ Ambassa dors enjoyed an all day out ing in Crescent City and Brookings Saturday, June 20. They left here with The Rev. Boyd Powers and their Sun day School teacher, Russell Burge, about 6 p.m. and spent the day on the beach. They returned home about 8 p.m. Those attending were Donna and Diana Ells. Linda and Bobby Scott, Patty Ring and Darrell Parten, Linda Ells, Billy Betts. ' CASH DAVIS PHARMACY eaE store 135 West Main, corner Grape Ph. SP 2-2230 GREETING CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS PRESCRIPTION SERVICE S&H GREEN STAMPS Now! Another remarkable product from Fuller gives you YEARS OF PAINT BEAUTY FOR YOUR SHAKE OR SHINGLE HOME! New improved formula for shakes, shingles and rough wood siding! Outstanding color retention and dur ability. Compare it with any other rustic paint or stain ! ' ! Better appearance. The rich, velvety colors of Fuller Exterior Rustic Finish stay lovely looking for years . . . even in the harshest climate. Just one coat with roller or brush easily covers most new or previously painted surfaces. And you've 42 beautiful colors to choose from, finest selection anywhere. Better weather protectionThe special " oils of Fuller Exterior Rustic Finish are scientifically blended to penetrate the vrood . to just the right depth ... act as a tough shield against the most rugged weather conditions. Better moisture protection. Fnller's "breathing action" lets harmful mortture' vapor within your walls escape to the outdd . . . yet prevents eren the most driving rains from getting inside. See your Fuller dealer now! FOR SMOOTH WOOD SIDING use new Fuller Exterior House Paint its beauty lasts at least 2 extra years FOR STUCCO OR MASONRY HOMES use new Fuller Exterior Latex Masonry Paint unsurpassed for quality and appearance. PAINTS GLASS W. P. FULLER A CO. SPtCIAUSTS III HOMtWAHSI 245 South Central At Tenth Street Phone SP 2-5201 MEW I GLASS & MILLWORK COMPANY 1309 Court St.-Phone SP 3-4545 MEDFORD LUMBER COMPANY This Is Our 50th Year! North Fir at 3rd St. SP 2-6249 o o o J
