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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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. '
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