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rEDFOT) MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. MONDAY, JULY 30. mi. TAPE THKEB AIRMEN EAGER ID T E Trio Undaunted by Narrow Escape From Death When Vast Balloon Plunges 60, 000 Feet to Corn Field By J. N. Allison HOLDREDGE, Neb., July 30. (AP) Three army airmen who took to their parachutes to escape death In the crash of the world's largest balloon 12 miles northwest of here are eager for another venture Into the strato sphere. Captain Albeit W. Stevens, scienti fic observed on the "explorer" when It failed to reach more than 60,000 feet Saturday, said, however, another attempt to soar uncharted heights would not be possible before next May or June. Major William E. Kepner, comman der of the flight from Rapid City, S. D., to Reuben Johnson's cornfield and co-pilots Captain Orvil A. An derson and Captain Stevens were en route back to Rapid City today after an investigation at Kearney, Neb., into the cause of the balloon's fail ure. Muy and June Best Stevens said May and June are the best months for stratospheric explor ation, and that It would take consid erable time to reconstruct he precious Instruments destroyed when the gon dola plunged to the earth, crashing liko an egg. The only instrument saved was the valuable spectrograph, which was sent immediately to the University of Rochester, New York. The salvage was loaded Into a motor truck after the close of the investigation, and started for Washington, D. C. Construction of new Instruments, Stevens said, would take less time than that required for those carried by the mammoth bag, as plans, spe clficatlona and blue prints of them are in the hands of the score of scientific organizations which cooper ated by placing the instruments aboard. Must Secure Funds Funds for another attempt to reach & new stratospheric ceiling would have to be enlisted. And whe ther the U. S. army air corps and the National Geographic society, which sponsored the most ambitious itratos-here flight in history would cooperate in another such undertak ing, had not been determined. Anxious to learn what caused the eas bag, which contained about three acres of fabric, to rip as it swung over Nebraska, the balloonists and scientists have given most of their time to a study of the wreckage. After an all day hearing at Kearney yesterday behind closed doors, those who conducted the investigation de clined to make an announcement. The broken "mechanical brains" were sent to the National Geographic so ciety office at Washington. Fabric Too Light Captain Anderson advanced the theory that the fabric used below the diaphragm was too light. He said that instead of two-ounce material, three or four-ounce fabric should have been used. - Captain Stevens had a different opinion. He believed the fabric strong enough, but that local strains on the peculiarly shaped bag and the meth od by which It unfolded probably were responsible for the rlpa which caused the airmen to seek a landing before they were able to reach the bag's maximum altitude. The balloon took off at Rapid City 'hortly after daylight Saturday and tred as it was carried on a south -terly direction. East of North te. Neb , the big bag tore below diaphragm, and then several .all holes appeared in that part of the fabric. The airmen, upon discovery of a tear at least 30 feet long, decided they should start down. They at tempted to drop less than 300 feet a minute to avoid any surges In the fabric, and tried "to pet her down" In the hope of escaping the para chute descent. Bottom Torn Out On reaching the 8000 foot level an other rip occurred, and the whole bottom of the bag tore out. The bal loon then was a perfect parachute and began floating down about 800 feet a minute. "We no longer had a balloon, only a parachute," Captain Anderson said, "and we couldn't help matters by staying in the gondola. So we agreed to ball out to lighten the load and hoped thereby to slow the dercent to avoid the crash. "I balled out at 3000 feet above the ground, and then the balloon dis appeared. Stevens and Kepner fol lowed, abandoning the ship at 1500 feet or lower. "The gondola plunged to earth, bursting open as it struck the ground." Stevpna narrowly escaped death In getting free of the gondola. He was unable to get out of the porthole on two attempts because of air pressure. On the third attempt he plunged Into space and pulled the rip cord. When the parachute opened It was struck by the falling balloon, but the bng glanced off and did not en tangle him. The gondola then drop ped like a shot. Schilling Lemorfgfef 'Extract puu tht Ij pure paver tj jresn it lemon p iyt-rr mots Society and Clubs Edited by Irva Fewell Scouts Complete , Week at camp Four local Girl Scouts, Avonne Rae, Marlon Strayer, Neva Croucher and LIU Croucher, have completed a week's stay at the Lake o' the Woods camp, and have written the follow ing interesting report of their out ing: Four of us girls from Berry dale troop No. 3 were fortunate enough to attend Girl Scout camp at Lake o' the Woods for one week. We had looked forward to It with much en thusiasm, and on Sunday morning, June 17, we Joyfully climbed In the car for our trip to the camp. We enjoyed the trip, and arrived In time for dinner. After dinner we were divided into groups according to our age. and assigned our cabins. ; The oldest girls were called the Dra gonflles, next were Grasshoppers. Butterflies, Crickets, Beetles and Lady bugs. Each group had its own cabin, supervised by two counselors. The counselors were named after some animal. Our day began with the call of the bugle at 6:30, and we were kept busy all day with duties and hobbles until taps at 9 o clock, except for an hour of rest after dinner. Each cabin had some duties they were expected to do, called Kapers, such as: Gathering wood, clean-up, color guard and kitchen police. All four of us took some handi craft, Avonne and Marlon made Na ture booklets and Neva and Llla made leather purses. We also went on a flower study hike. , Ae the evening campfires, we had short skits and puppet shows and learned many new songs at the com- munlty singing. We all tried swimming, and Marlon passed her swimming test for first- class. We all won a leather tie-clasp, made in handicraft, for being good camp ers, and Marion and Avonne won tr.e health winner badge. Thursday, the older bugs hiked up Brown Spring mountain and the smaller ones rowed across the lake to the sandbar. Friday, June 23, was Marlon's birth day, and they surprised her with a large white cake at supper. Tha evening the Dragonflles went across the lake to the resort in two boats, and rowed back later In the evening. We had. a good time. Saturday, Marlon entered the arch ery tournament and won first prize with a score of 53 points, and re ceived a red arrow. Sunday, before leaving, they treat ed us with a big chicken dinner and ice cream. We came home feeling that we had spent a most enjoyable week and were very thankful to the committee who makes it possible for the Girl Scouts to have camp every summer. South Carolinian Honored At D. . R. Luncheon Saturday On Saturday, July 28, Mrs. H. H Calhoun of South Carolina was the honored guest of Crater Lake chap ter, Daughters of the American Revo lution, at a 1 o'clock luncheon at the Hotel Medford. Mrs. Calhoun la a past vice-regent of the national society D. A. R., and a past state regent of the South Caro lina society, and It was through her personal efforts that the Tamaswe boarding school, sponsored and sup ported by the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution, was organized 15 years ago. Her delightful and en lightening story of the development of this splendid project was an in spiration to those who heard har speak. The school, which .was given the old Indian name Tamassee, meaning "Sunlight of God," is located In nothwestern South Carolina, near the borders of Georgia North Carolina and Tenneessee, and serves the moun tain people of that region. Tralnh.g and practice in agriculture and do mestic science are provided, as well as the regular school courses, and the buildings are used as a community center, church and Sunday school. This worthwhile work is one of the Daughters major projects and is In charge of the Americanism comml!1. tee of which Mrs. G. Q. D'Alblni la local chairman, Mrs. Calhoun Is touring the west ern states, accompanied by her hus band, who la the head of the chem istry and geology department of Clem son college S. C, and her son. Aft?r visiting Crater Lake, they wfll visit Albany. Salem and Portland, where Mrs. Calhoun will apeak in the in terest of Tamassee, to Daughters of the American Revolution chapters. VERT PAMnr M O one tone or another Q can ae totot cuu money to pr oid bilh bw? (be frurtgi nceiifrf peel some eroexypsocy expense, etc Yov cto get aaj amount op to $3O0 berr qoscfcrf and con&kobaMy. No indorten required cm ernbemnsmg investiga tions. Small payment!, ar ranged to rait your coo- CtL pbomt m Ore. & Washington Mortgage Co. 4.1 Central W. E. THOMAS. Mr. License No. 8-157 t2 m Princess Lola Returns From Eugene. After three days of teas, luncheons, balls, pageant and parades, Princess Lois of Medford has returned from the Oregon Trail celebration at Eu gene, where she represented Medford and the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce as an attendant to Queen Susannah III. Miss Lois Llndsey was accompanied to Eugene by her sister, Miss Alt Llndsey. Also attending Miss Marjorie Wll helm of Eugene, who was Queen Susannah III, were three Eugene prin cesses, and princesses from Medford, Albany, Corvallls, Florence, Lebanon, Gold Beach, Lakeview, Bend and Marshfleld. Princess Lois was escorted by Frank B. Reld. member of the Eugene Junior chambe- of commerce, and Thursday afternoon the princesses went from the Hotel Osborne to the city hall, by stage coach, where the queen was presented the key to the city. The young ladles then were taken for an airplane ride about the valley by Harold Sander, formerly of Medford. They also made brief talks over radio station KORE. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, the princesses sat with the queen in her official box, at the pio- j neer pageant. Friday t morning the ; participated in the pioneer parade, and In the afternoon were guests at a garden party at the Chapman home, sponsored by members of the Spins ters club. The party attended the Queen's ball In the Eugene armory Friday evening, and Cole McElroy. director of the dance band, introduced the queen and her princesses. Including Miss Lois "of the Pear City." Friday morning was the Industrial parade, followed by the luncheon at the Eugene hotel honoring the out standing women attending the cele bration. The affair was given by the Welfare Guild of Eugene, and as an added feature, old fashioned dresses and costumes were modeled by mem bers of the Spinsters' club. The luncheon was followed by a tea at Gerllnger hall, and the three days' events were completed by the final, showing of the pageant. For the parade and other day-time events, Princess Lois wore an at tractive old-fashioned print of light green, and her evening dress was orchid lavender, with matching bon net and parasol. She wore white lace mitts. . . 4 Mistletoe Club Party Is Tomorrow. The Thank You party for their Pollyannas, will be given by mem bers of the Mistletoe club Tuesday evening at the home of Calla Geer, 516 North Jackson street. Each mem ber will present a gift to her Polly anna of the past term. t-- Bridge Party Wednesday Evening. A benefit bridge party, being spon sored by the St. Ann's Altar society, will be given on Wednesday evening at the parish hall of the Catholic church, at eight o'clock. Refresh ments are to be served. H?f'& rf no v iriipvv t' 5 , A then I Sc Thousands of smokers have adopted this way of combating low energy and low spirits: when their energy sags down they smoke a Camel! Their ex perience shows that smoking a Camel definitely increases your available energy, and does it quickly! And science has fully confirmed this wholesome "lift." What happens is. that Camels, through their O Camels axe made bom liner, MOBE EXPENSIVE TOBACCOS Turkish and Domeilio than any other popular brand, a with 3L w WHIIston-Mlllard Wedding Here Saturday. At a ceremony performed Saturday noon in the study of the Presbyte rlan church, Jessie Wlltiston and Ralph Millard, both of Fresno, Calif., were married by the Reverend William J. Howell. Accompanying the couple were Herb Grey and Curtis W. Hop kins. Following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Millard were entertained by friends here. Mr. Millard Is advert! lng manager of the Fresno Bee. They left Sunday for a several weeks honeymoon tour, which will extend Info Canada. Etrniis Entertain At Sunday Iiinner. Visitors from the east, who are In the valley, were honored at Bunday supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Chandler Epan. Present were Miss Marian Weir of Cleveland. Miss Elisa beth Egan of St. Louis, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Robe.'t W. Ruhl and daughter, Miss Roxane, and Mrs. Phillip W. Hamtll and daughter, Miss Peggy, of New York. Mrs. Patton Honor Guest nt Dinner Dance Mrs. Warner Pntton, who will be leaving this week for Berkeley, Calif., to make her home, was honored at a dinner party Saturday evening at the Medford hotel, which was followed by dancing at the Jackson Hot Springs. Twenty-four persons made up the party. ntrtlil:iy Party At Mnlford lintel ' Mr. and Mrs. George Robertson and Miss Viola Templcton entertained at the Medford hotel Saturday evening with a cocktail party and dance in honor of Miss Templeton's and Mr. Robertson's birthdays. Fifty guests were Invited for the evening, and supper was served at midnight. Chllds Visitors of Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Green Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Chllds and Miss Elizabeth Childs of Creston, Iowa, arrived on the Shasta this morning and are visiting here with Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Green. Week-End Guest Of Miss DeVrles. Miss Marie Prescott of Ashland wae a week-end guest in this city of Miss Grace DeVries. BIRTHS Mr. 'and Mrs. E. J. Bell of Ideal Court, this city, are the parents of a son, weighing eight pounds, born Saturday at the Sacred Heart hospi tal. Both mother and child were re ported today as getting along well. NAPIER BEST SPELLER ANNA SPRINGS CAMP Robert Napier proved Infallible In two spelling bees at CCC Camp Anna Springs last week, and walked off with the prize cigarettes. Wlot Clark and Nyle Fewell took second place against a field of 27 contestants. There are numerous educational facilities at Camp Anna Springs and most members avail themselves of the privilege of keeping up with the world "for future reference." You can get anything, anytime, at DeVoe's. Across from the courthouse. MOtvT. . get badlc y-hst energY quickly when you Seel glum and weary! lilll amei i SIMPLE RITES FOR MAI- DRESSLER IN STAR'S CHURCH BEVERLY HILLS, July 30. (AP Marie Dressier will find her final resting place In a crypt at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, .to. morrow. The remains of the rjrand old trouper, veteran of the stage and screen, who died Saturday at Santa Barbara after a lingering illness, will be laid to rest following simple pri vate services in the wee kirk heather. the Rev. Neal Dodd, pastor of the Lit tle Church Around the Corner Hollywood known as the "Church of the Stars" since It Is the place of worship of many of filmland's not ables will preside at the services. Only Intimate acquaintances of the 62-year-old actress will attend her last rites. Some of Hollywood's notables will be there, of course, but by for the greatest majority will be folk from the rank and file of the film indus try, In which Miss Dressier attained her spectacular prominence long af ter what generally is considered the prime of life. There will be carpenters, prop men, stage hands, cameramen, script clerks, servants, old troupers of the stage and others who were close to Miss DreRsler, addressed her as "Marie" and called her friend. Announcement of the funeral plans for Miss Dressier were made by Alan Walker, who, with Mrs. Walker, was one of the actress clos est friends. "We decided on a private, simple funeral." Walker said, "because we knew Miss Dressier would have wish ed !t so." The remains of the grand Old trouper today lay in a private fun eral home, the name of which was known to only half a dozen persons. The casket was sealed, not to be re opened. And Holleywood mourned the pass ing of "Everybody's Friend." 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Smith Is the house guest of Miss refreshed, with all the vim and vigor that art naturally yoursl No Jangled Nerves! You can enjoy the "snap-back" in energy that Camels offer as often as you want. For the finer, MORE EXPENSIVB TOBACCOS In Camels never get on' the nerves! W 7 ' I ;l Hepburn's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn, who have a sum mer home near here. The actress Is rehearsing for a part In a new play cnlled "Dark Victory," which will open tho week of August 8, and Smith la taking an active In terest In his former wife's work. Well Diggers Rushed. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UP) The wcll-dlpglng business Is looking up. too. The W. H. Pearson Drilling com pany has contract to dig 24 wells and provide casings therefor. SKETCHES OF PARK Lor sen Howard Crawford of Welles vllle, Ohio, a CCC enrolle at Camp Wineglass In Crater Lake national park, is making a pamphlet contain ing water color sketches of scenery la the park section, which he will pre sent Robert Fechner, national direc tor of the CCC, when he visits here the latter part of next week. Crawford, who came to southern Oregon only a week ago, has complet ed a number of sketches, which will make up the book. He spends forty hours a week In this work. He has studied in Vienna, and also graduated from a school of art In Cleveland. OAKLAND, Calif., July 30. (UP! Two Chinese cousins fought with meat cleaver and pistol today be cause one of them said his wife could not cook boiled rice properly. Police pieced out tho story from accounts of excited witnesses. Ben Oee, 22, was ahot and killed. Hla cousin, Norman Oee, 22, was cut so seriously with the cleaver that h may die. Norman Gee waa criticizing cook lng of his own wife, Mrs. Yee Gooey Yoo Gee, 20. Ben took offense at the slight on the family name an4 pursued Norman with a cleaver thru the laundry where both worked. Badly cut, Norman turned and shot his cousin. Home Cookie. SILVERTON, Ore. (UP) Miles Barber bet a cookie that a local bank would not reopen. He paid Miss ina Harold with one eight Inches In diameter, two-tiered, decorated with white Icing, pink and green floral wreaths and the words: "I lost. MUea Barber." coprrllht. 1034. R. J. ItnrnoMs Tobacco company "When I think I can't go another step then I call a halt and smoke a Camel. A Camel picks me up and gives me the energy to push on. Miss GEORGIA ENGELHARD Champion vemu mouBiain cllmlMf CHINESE USE GUN, CLEAVER IN DUEL
