I2-(Src. 1)-Caplta! Journal, Salem, Ore., Thnrs,, Apr. 21, 1955
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"Forward Salem11 Program of Chamber1
Supported by 55 Community Leaders
TOKYO RAIDERS PAID TRIBUTE
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i'tAUOUY, Mass. Donald Jolly, li, high school freshman looks
at some of the approximately $1,000 in cash he hookfd while
fishing in the Ipswich river. The money, weighted with a tire
chain, may possibly have been part of the $081,700 loot from a
iSW. armored car robbery in nearby Danvers. Money is spread
on table in police headquarters to dry. (AP Wirepholo)
More RPM Would Have
Saved Plane on Coast
".SKATfLE W) An engineer
told a Civil Aeronautics Board
panel Wednesday the March 2fi
ditching of a Pan American World
Airways Stratocruiscr would not
have been necessary if it had been
possible lo increase the propellor
speed 6")0 revolutions per minute,
Mark Smaby, aerodynamics en
gineer for tho Boeing Airplane Co,,
testified at a hearing called by
the CAB to determine what caused
the four-engined airliner to come
down at sea.
Four died when the Honolulu
bound plane crash-landed off the
Oregon coast. Nineteen were res
cued from life rafts.
referring to- testimony by the
pilot, Capt. Herman Joslyn, that
he was unable to got full power
from three engines after one drop
ped off a wing, Smaby told the
beard:
'"It propellor revolutions per min
ute could have been increased to
2.7(H) from 2'.0,)fl full takeoff pow
er could have been obtained and
'the plane would have maintained
level night.
Smaby also said he was con
vinced from testimony of other
witnesses at the three-day hearing
there was "a very definite im
pairnmcnt of the mechanical con
trol systems" before the plane was
forced down.
The engineer said there was "no
obvious reason" for an apparent
elevator lock after the plane lost
its engine. He added:
"It is apparent that some part
or object may have come back
and imbedded in the elevator con
trol surfaces or in the fuselage
control wires. This is purely an
estimate."
Other witnesses Wednesday in
cluded Natalie It, Parker and Eliza
bath Thompson, stewardesses on
the ill-fated flight; the Misses
Mary L. Harrison and Gail Dill
ingham, of Tacoma, passengers,
and Cmdr. J. G. Lawrence of the
Coast Guard's search and rescue
section.
Purser and Stewardess
Tell of Airliner Wreck
SEATTLE Ml A feminine pur
scr who survived the ditching of
a Pan American World Airways
plane off the Oregon coast March
2t asked at a federal hearing on
the mishap Wednesday:
."Why, why wasn't there some
thing to throw to survivors from
the life rafts?"
'The question was raised by Na-j
talie It. Parker, as she made a
series of suggestions for improve
ments in emergency equipment.
She testified before a Civil !
Aeronautics Board panel in the'
second day of its inuqiry into do- j
tails of (he ditching of the Hawaii-bound
Stratocruiscr. Four out
of 23 persons aboard lost their
lives in the accident, which oc
curred after the big plane's No.
3 engine started vibrating violent
ly and then fell from the wing.
Suggestions of Miss Parker, as a
result of the harrowing experience
at sea, included: Life lines near
the emergency exils; lines on life
rafts which can be tossed to per
sons in the water to keep them
from drifting away; stowing of life
jackets under seats instead of be
hind them: protective webbing lo
prevent galley equipment from
flying about the plane in case of
an emergeno" landing; a cumulat
ed flnn- ' rafts, instead of
smooth rubber,
"I never doubled that we would
reach the raff," the purser (old
the hearing board," and I felt
there was a strong hand helping .
us." . j
Joseph Adams, vice chairman
of the CAB, commended the pur
ser for "calmness and efficiency";
in the emergency. j
Stewardess Elizabeth M. Thomp
son teslified that her seat was
torn loose when the plane .struck 1
the water and she docs not re
call how she got into the life raft, :
hut she said olhers told her later
that she had helped pull some of
the passengers out of the water.
She told how one of the pas
sengers, David K. Darrow of Aub
urn. Wash., kept crying: "J can't
make it; I can't make it." lie
was one of the four who perished.
I.OSKS HANK
NKW YOIiK (UP) A 52-year-old
rear admiral, stripped of his
rank and decorations, today faced
a term in Hie brig.
Arthur Ward Hunt was arrested
by the FBI Friday for illegally
wearing the uniform of a U.S.
naval officer.
Hunt said his admiral's stars
were taken from a motorcycle
jacket, and his campaign ribbons
were cut from colorful neckties.
WET START IN ROAD RACE
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course but darkened it s well made possible this umisu.il pic
ture of one of the first laps "f Ihc IVbblc Beach Spurts t ar
race This photn, made with a 24" lelepholn lens. shn the
over 1.5(M) CC ears runninii with Ihrir headlishU on lo nuke
them visible through the praj- from Ihc wet course. (AP Wue-photu)
The "Forward Salem" proeram,
launched last week by the Salem
Chamber of Commerce, was en
dorsed unanimously by 55 com
munity leaders comprising the cit
izens advisory committee who
met at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the
Hotel Marion.
The committee, after hearing
Chamber leadcra outline the pro
gram, adopted a resolution say
ing: "We pronounce this program
as of the utmost importance to
the future of our community, and
we individually pledge our assist
ance and support in every way
possible to help the Chamber
carry on the program success
fully." Brief talks outlining the plans
for developing the program's ob
jectives were made by Elton H.
Thompson. Chamber president;
George Alexander, Jr., and Jos
eph A. H. Dodd, general co-chairmen
of the program; Bernard
Mainwaring, chairman of the com
mittee, and Stanley Grove, Cham
ber manager.
fain speaker was Lloyd A. Wil
son of San Francisco, Chamber
counselor and program director,
on the subject; "Citizens in Ac
tion." He listed civic spirit,
leadership, organization and pro
grin as the lour basic essentials
of community development, And,
he added, "the 'Forward Salem'
program is designed to be just
that."
The other Chamber speakers
stressed the need for building an
adequate program, under Cham
ber leadership, to enhance the
progress and prosperity of Salem
and this area, concentrating on
the most vital activities and proj
ects to promote economic and
civic betterment.
Wilson suggested consideration
rf such major aims as industrial
development, trade development,
civic development, agricultural
development, transportation de
velopment and publicity and pub
lic relations. He said the specific
items in each of these six major
fields of the program should be
determined by the local citizens.
The committee meeting marked
the beginning of a survey of citi
zens' opinions of the needs,
Alexander and Dodd announced.
Those present at the session,
representing virtually all types of
business, industry, professions
and civic endeavor, were asked to
submit their suggestions on cards
provided for that purpose.
The survey will continue for
several weeks, for which a series
of meetings and conferences will
be announced shortly, they said.
In addition, arrangements are
being completed to have speak
ers appear before various service
clubs and other organizations, in
which many citizens are expected
to hear further explanations, con
sider the needs, and submit their
ideas for the program, it was announced.
GABBY GALS WANTED
DEARBORN, Mich. (UP) City
officials sought "talkative girls" to
day as candidates for the title of
"Miss City Beautiful."
Officials said the candidates will
be given as much credit for their
ability to publicize the city as they
will for their physical appeal.
I.OS ANGELES Lt. Gen. James Doolittle, right, who command
ed U.S. bombers in raid on Tokyo during Worid War II, chats
with Howard Pyle, center, an administrative assistant to Presi
dent Eisenhower, and Dick Pittengcr, commander-of American
Legion Post 707, at dinner here sponsored by the Legion Post.
Thirty-eight of the surviving 60 men of the flight attended.
Pyle, who was the featured speaker, praised Doolittle and his
flyers for their bravery. (AP Wirepholo)
JCold Weather
Injures Fruit
SEATTLE wi Freezing weath
er in mid-April damaged some soft
fruit buds and early asparagus in
Central Washington, and all farm
operations in the state are sub'
stantially behind schedule because
of the unseasonable cold and
moisture, the Washington Crop &
Livestock Reporting Service said
Wednesday.
The report said bud injury was
widespread "bdt only a slight re
duction in the potential crop is
anticipated as a result of . the frosty
! damage." . ,
Rains and some snow in the
liiddle and eastern belts of the
state brought much needed mois-
iture, however, to wheatlands
where seeding of spring grain con
tinued and the condition of winter
wheat remained good.
The cold retarded range growth
and seeding of green peas.
In Western Washington, rain
and cold brought most farm work
to a standstill, -
Town names of Frost, W. Va.,
and Frostproof, Fla., indicate vari
ations in U. S. climate.
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