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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1953)
Here's Play-by-Play of How Queen Bestows Knighthood LONDC'J (INS) Queen Eli zabeth grip! the giant iword .in both hands, touches its chining blade to the shoulders of . the kneeling figure.' and another parfit gentle knight" rolls off the assembly line. ; A royal Investiture begins at 10 ajn. when the relatives ox the "recipients." looking scrubbed and proud, are herded through the great main entrance of the Palace, up thickly carpeted stairs and into a large reception room where they are ushered to seats. The walls of ' the room are cream splashed with gilL The carpet and the covers of the chairs are deep maroon and gold. Flora the high ceiling suspend six huge crystal chandeliers em itting the glow of pale roses. Explains Rules . ' When all are seated a resplend - ent army officer appears before the assemblage and, in the man ner of a radio announcer giving the studio audience its pre-pro-gram briefing, explains the rules. Unlike the radio announcer, how ever, the officer declares sternly that there will be-no applause. Five ancient yeomen warders in blazing scarlet and gold uni forms, march on uncertain legs down the center aisle and onto the low platform in front, where they stand supporting themselves on their lances. They were mem- 1 bers of the Queen's personal body guard, but one thinks woe on the queen should she ever have need to call on these stalwarts for pro tection. .... ! . ' - . Precisely at 11 a.m. two great doorr swing open. Looking very small, very trim and very deter mfiwd, Elizabeth almost strides in. The audience rises, the orches tra plays "God Save the Queen ind Her Majesty matter-of-fact-ly bids her guests "Please be seated." ' She stands on the platform be side a long table laden with trays of decorations. An upholstered stool reposes at her feet. . Three Paces Forward The recipient file; in from a side entrance and stops opposite the Queen. Turning to face her, he bows stiffly and awkwardly. Three paces forward brings him to the feet of bis sovereign. Grasping the single handle of the stool, he kneels with head bowed while Elizabeth silently touches the sword to his shoulders. Then be rises and the . Queen places the ribbon of the Order over his bead, chatting lightly all the while. She grasps his hands, and the famed Elizabeth smile lights her face. The newly-dubbed knight backs three ?ps,v bows, turns and walks from the room. Professor Studies Persons Confronted With Disaster MADISON, Wis. (INS)- How people behave when faced with disaster can show what is needed to meet the next crisis, and Prof. John P. Gillin has become a world-roving trouble-shooter to collect data. He feels man of the H-bomb era will do well to map out a plan of action in ease of an emer gency. So' far, Gillin's studies of man-in-trouble have involved tor nadoes, floods and accidental ex plosions. Heads Committee Gillin. a University of North Carolina professor of anthropolo gy, heads the executive commit tee on disaster studies tor tne National Research Council. Funds come from the U. S. Defense De partment which is vitally con cerned with anticipating puouc reaction to calamity. The professor, who taught sum mer courses. at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, has car ried away object lessons from some of the biggest disasters of history. Last spring's floods in the Netherlands and Great Britain, tornadoes 'of Texas, Massachu setts and Michigan, and a Hous ton factory blast all supplied Gillin's researchers with clues to cut down suffering in future ca tastrophes. He safd all information col lected both in the U. S. and abroad will be made public as soon as it is analyzed. Concern ing American tragedies, he said: "Panic is not the only problem to be faced. One of the main problems which we have noted re peatedly .can be boiled down to this; No one knows wno nas xwai authority." On the scene during the Neth erlands floods Gillin found tne Dutch were "totally unprepared." He said: "No warning system was in op eration. After communications broke down, the flood areas were out of contact with the govern ment With no pattern of survi- val left, most people threw up their hands in dspair. He added: "It's interesting to note the kind of informal leaership that arises. In some areas of Holland, groups of young men with Boy Scout training stepped in, mobi lized boats, and got the popula tion moving. A problem he noted in Eng land resulted from "dependent types of people resettled in new areas where everything was done for them." Gillin said: "Considerable urg ing and prodding was necessary to get them started back to their homes to do the important work of reconstruction." The professor credited the Brit ish with an "admirable ability to cut. through red tape In a crisis." He said: "The British have, in addition. an excellent civil defense sys tem with paid leaders in each community, and a corps of peo ple with blitz experience who know how to act promptly in emergency. Gremlins Play Havoc With Power Lines ELKHORN CITY, Ky. OF) Fierv eremlins skipping across power lines gave the Little Beav er Creek community a shock it will long remember. Unexplained electrical disturbances caused this havoc: Herby Sloane's furnace caught fire from the electrical circuit and SIbane needed hospital care for burns suffered when he tried to turn off the stoker. Luther Salvers' television set broke out in flames. He put them out, helped Cloane with his diffi culties and then learned his own furnace had caught fire. A store building was ignited by the mysterious hot wires. Fluorescent fires shot up around the. utility pore ground wires. Later, everything was all right, but residents were reluctant to touch anything electrical for sev eral hours. Master Uses His Bald Eagle As Watchdog BURNABY, B. C. P A bald eagle that's about half-a-century old ' is regarded by its master, George Clark, as fine watching. He's known simply as "eagle," and all the dogs in this neighbor hood, give him a wide berth, be cause be can be fierce at times. At other times he seems as gentle as a kitten. "When I hear his scream," said Clark, "I know there is someone strange around. The bird is the finest watchdog there is. No dog around here can stand up to him, and he's torn several cats to pie ces." .v..- v . f 180 Feet of Silk Found on Ear of Corn BOSTON (JP) The Massachu setts Department of Agriculture says there are about 180 feet of silk on an ear of corn or about 300 miles per acre of corn. It seems a bit silly to lay all the corn silks now growing in New England end to end, but if you do the department says they'd make a cord nearly eight millions miles long. Wait a min ute, there's more. That cord would be long enough to encircle the earth at the, equator more than 250 times. RECORD ENTRY MEXICO CITY (INS) Pan American race officials said re cently they expect a record 150 entries some even predicted 200 for the fourth running of the world's longest stock ear race Nov. 19. Famous racers from Eu rope and the U. S. piloting almost every type of sports and stand ard car, will thunder along 1,911 miles of highway through soaring mountains and deserts from southeastern Mexico to the north ern border at Juarez Two Rings for Hurricanes, Claims Official ORLEANS, Mass. to When Herb Fuller calls 'em hurri canes, that is he 'calls them right, according to his Cape Cod followers. Herb is the Cape's unofficial weather forecaster. His word is law with many. He said the re cent hurricane B - f or - Barbara wouldn't hit the Cape and it didn't Herb says there has to be two rings around the sun before a hurricane strikes at. least in Massachusetts. That happened in 1938 and 1944 when hurricanes hit the state. B-for-Barbara drew one ring, which Fuller says brings heavy rain and high winds, but no hurricane. x PHony Law Investigated TALLAHASSEE. Fla. (VP) Speaking of "secret government," someone slipped r fake law over on the legislature here. During its recent session the legislature passed a bill allowing plumbers at Tampa to work in newly-annexed areas without an examination. When the new law reached Secretary of State TL A. Gray, a biU the legislature never heard of had been substituted. It pro vided for stiff examinations be fore plumbers could work in the new sections. I Attorney General Richard Er- vih ordered a complete investi gation with findings to be placed before a grand jury. - Statesman. Salem, Ore.. 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