3 The Statesmen, Salem, Oregon Sunday, Decembor 21, 1952
Moses Lake
rash Scene
Of Heroism
! - (Story on P3 one.) .
MOSES LAKE, Wash. UP) A
C-124 just taking off from Larson
Air Base here Saturday crashed
and burned leaving 84 out of its
415 passengers and crew daed. j
i At the wreck scene there was
confusion, terror and heroism.
S. Set Charles B. Welker of
Oarksville. Term., a survivor; said
-We all tried to help the fellows
fnside."
Welker. seated near the tail of
the $1,800,000 transport, said:
"The first I knew anything was
wrong, the plane started waving
up and then back down.
"Then it crashed.
"I passed out for a minute. Then
I saw the fire. I was strapped in
and I tried to get out.
"After I got out somebody yelled
Let's get in there and get 'em out.'
"We started back in to get them.
I was all scared up."
Airman 3rd Class Raymond K.
Ferguson of Statesville, Ark., said
fie was sitting near tbe parachute
door.
Helped Others
"When I came to," he said, "my
parachute was hanging up and Wel
ker was all hung up too. I helped
him and some others get out. Then
we tried to get back to the fellows
inside."
In the crash the Globe master
was demolished and wreckage and
bodies widely scattered. Flames
charred many bodies beyond rec
ognition. Air Force men walked through
the snow, carrying bodies to a
truck. Rescue crews, who arrived
too late to help, poked about in the
snow and recovered an occasional
broken Christmas package. Some
one found two Bibles in the person
al effects.
"They were a happy-go-lucky
lot." said an officer. "Anxious to
be on their way. When their names
were called to get on the plane, all
was confusion."
Some missed the plane, and the
disaster.
Passed Up Trip
Sgt. Bobby J. Wilbanks of West
Monroe. La., was on the passenger
list, but had to pass up the trip at
the last minute.
kept hoping I'd be able to go,"
Ce said, "but couldn't get away
from my work."
The Air Force, explaining the
trip, said it was a training flight
of which service men took advan
tage "to obtain rides to various
points in the United States."
It made clear it was not a part
of the "Operation Sleighride" in
which some Korean veterans are
being flown home for Christmas.
What caused the crash?
Air Force officials, who began
an immediate probe, said the rea
son was undetermined.
There was the light snow, but
officials said it was not considered
a hazard. The Air Force said the
ceiling was 500 feet with visibility
two miles.
Cot Wide Swath
A Washington State Patrol ser
geant,. At R. Baker, said the plane
"hit awful hard and cut a swath
a quarter of a mile along the
ground."
"It must have come down side
ways,'.' Baker commented. "May
be a wing tip bit the ground while
making a left turn."
There was no dangerous terrain,
as in the case of several of the
recent Alaska plane crashes. The
land beyond the base runway lay
flat and clear.
There was no question of over
loading, the Air Force said, for
the plane could carry 200.
Back at base operations, another
group of airmen sat talking quietly
as each new detail came in from
the wreck, scene.
They were wr ting for a chance
to catch another plane to "hitch
hike" home for Christmas.
Truman to Give
Yule Message
WASHINGTON ur President
Truman will deliver his last official
Christmas message o the nation
Wednesday at the 30th annual light
ing of the living Christmas tree on
the White House grounds.
The program will be carried by
radio networks (1:30 p. m. PST).
It will feature Christmas music by
the United States Aarine band and
the Washington community chorus.
Climax will be the President's address.
East Germans
Sent to Prison
BERLIN UP Ornmunist-con-trolled
East Germany, where a
widespread purge is under way,
sentenced seven Christian Demo
cratic Party members Saturday to
prison terms ranging from eight to
15 years on charges of spying for
the West.
The Christian Democrats have
been collaborating with the Communist-controlled
government and
have members in the East German
Cabinet.
General Clark
Warns Red
PW Leaders
TOKYO Ufi Gen. Mark Clark
said Sunday the United Nations
Command "will not tolerate ter
rorism, rioting or mutiny inspired
by fanatical Communist leaders"
in Allied prisoner of war camps.
The Army said the supreme Far
Eastern commander made the
statement "in view of recently
published newspaper accounts of
statements attributed to the Inter
national Committee of the Red
Cross. Geneva, concerning the pos
sible non-observance by-the UNC
of the provisions of the Geneva
Convention relative to the treat
ment of prisoners of war."
Clark also released the text of
bis letter June 12 (correct) to Dr.
Otto Lehner. senior representative
of the International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC) in reply to
a specific complaint of mishandl
ing of prisoners.
Clark said In bis statement:
"The United Nations command
has respected, and win continue to
respect, the principles of the Gen
eva Convention relative to the
treatment of prisoners of war. It
has afforded, and will continue to
afford, prisoners of war decent
and humane treatment.
"At the same time, it will re
quire that prisoners of war respect
their obligations under the Geneva
Convention. It will not tolerate terr
orism, rioting, or mutiny inspired
by fanatical Communist leaders
and it will take adequate measures
to prevent mass breakouts of those
being interned."
In his letter to Lehner, dated last
June 12, Clark answered Red Cross
assertions that the U. N. Command
had violated the Geneva Conven
tion by using force and withholding
food and water from hospitalized
prisoners at Camp No. 10 in Pusan,
Korea.
The Red Cross letter, dated May
24, had said:
"Withholding food and water
from prisoners ir three hospital
compounds of UN POW enclosure
No. 10 is all the more serious as
.this measure applied to hospital
patients, post-operative cases, tu
bercular cases, menal cases and-
amputees.
The Pusan trouble broke out
when the Army ordered a small
group of Reds who served as hos
pital attendants to leave three com
pounds for transfer elsewhere. The
Reds refused and U. S. infantry
men entered with clubs.
One Red was killed and 85 were
injured in a three-hour melee. One
soldier also was injured.
Clark, in his reply made public
Sunday, recalled that Red Cross
delegates at Pusan "witnessed the
prisoners' flagrant disregard of
lawful orders" and "agreed that
uncontested control had to be
established."
He stressed that food and water
were available in the new com
pound for the Reds if they had
left as ordered.
Charlie Chaplin
Feted in Italy
ROME (J) Charlie Chaplin
was made a grand officer of the
Legion of Merit of the Italian Re
public at a dinner in his honor
here Saturday night.
The award was presented by
Giulio Andreotti, under secretary
of the presidency of the council
in charge of Italy's entertainment
industry.
Chaplin, who is in Rome with
his wife Oona, said the award
marked the apex of his career.
The comedian will greet about
1,500 school children Sunday after
they see some of his films.
The Chaplins will leave by plane
Tuesday to join their children in
Switzerland for Christmas.
D.M. Connelly
Dies in Wreck;
Rites Tuesday
Statesman Newt Service
(Story also on Page 1)
HUBBARD Funeral services
for D wight Marcus Conelly, 16,
killed Friday night in a grade
crossing accident, will be held at
2 p.m. at Canby Funeral Home.
The Rev. John Stone of Canby
Christian Church will officiate.
Interment will be at Zion Ceme
tery, Canby.
Connelly was born July 21, 1938,
at Gracewith, Minn., and attended
schools in Virginia and Minne
sota before entering seventh grade
at Canby. He had li' ed east of
Hubbard since last March.
Surviving are his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Connelly, two
sisters, Mrs. Gloria McEwen,
Canby, and Mrs. Virgilla Hanson,
Corvallis; and a brother, Harold,
at home.
Parents Meet
Christine in
Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (It
Christine Jorgensen. the ex-GI con
verted sexually by surgery, had a
happy, tearful Yuletide reunion
Saturday night with the parents
who last saw her as their son
George,
Mr. and Mrs. George Jorgenson
of The Bronx, New York, arrived
by plane to spend Christmas with
Christine, an attractive, 28 - year
old blonde who has launched a
new career as a color photogra
pher. They embraced each other sev
eral minutes in the customs office
of the Kastrup Airport, then moved
to a closed room for privacy.
Jorgensen, a small, thickset car
penter, and Mrs. Jorgensen showed
signs of bewilderment as they
talked with their daughter.
Stalin Prize
Recommended
For Robeson
LONDON m International
Stalin peace prizes Saturday were
recommended for seven men and
women, including American Negro
singer Paul Robeson, Moscow
Radio announced Saturday.
Others are Yves Farge of
France; Saiffudin Kichlew, chair
man of the Indian Council of
Peace; Elise Franco, member of
the Federation of Brazilian
Women; Johannes Becher. German
writer; Dr. James G. Endieott,
Canadian clergyman, and Hya
Ehrenburg, Russian writer.
$1,006 BILL IN KETTLE
MONTREAL On When they
opened the Salvation Army Christ
mas kettle on St. Catherine Street
last night they found a $1,000 bill.
It is believed that the Tower of
London is moving away from the
River Thames at the rate of about
IV4 Inches every 30 years.
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Wreck Involves
Cars, Pedestrian
A two-car and pedestrian acci
dent at North Capitol and Hunt
Streets Saturday resulted in minor
injury to one of the drivers.
The two cars were driven by
Stanley Marne Zeeb, 2025 Fisher
Rd and David Henry Turner,
3083 Silverton Rd. A pedestrian,
Wallace Strand, 2005 Market St,
walking: across the street in front
of the rear-end collision, was
struck but not injured. Turner
was treated by Salem first aid for
minor abrasions.
Licorice is widely used in cough
medicines.
Today Stalin's
73rd Birthday
By The Associated Pre
Today (Sunday) is Joseph Sta
lin's 73rd birthday.
As the Soviet prime minister en
ters - his 74th year, there are no
reliable reports on his health, a
closely guarded state secret.
IT ALT BLAST KILLS 4
AMALFL Ital; t A small
fireworks factory blew up here Sat
urday, kfllinr four workers and in
juring two.
However, there Is ground fori
speculation that he is ailing, great '
ly slowed down and less active in
the government over which be has
wielded dictatorial powers.
Less fuss has been made about
the birthday this year than in any
since the bang-up celebration when
be reached 70 in 1949.
Last year, when, he was 72, a
few statues of him were unveiled
here and there in satellite Commu
nist countries, and in Hungary
there was a report that the cele
bration of the day would replace
that of Christmas.
This year East Germany is pre
senting its praises with the unveil
ing of a Berlin-based television sys
tem. There will be speech-making
to Stalin in the dedicatory exercis
es. As yet, only the top Communist
officials have receiving sets.
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