Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1952)
TWO MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. Much 5. 1192 ' z ' t"" ROCKET ON THE LOOSE This unusual photo was taken the instant a rocket broke loose, from Marine Corps Corsair piloted by Robert Morrison of Philadelphia. Pa., as he landed on the escort carrier U. S. S. Bairolo off the Korean coast. The racket was dislodged when the carrier's arresting gear brought the plane to a halt The Navy did no. disclose if any damage resulted. Monstrous XB-52 Undergoes Taxi Tests on Seattle's Boeing Field Seattle (U.PJ Aeronautical engineers Wednesday tested a futuristic monster of destruction at Boeing field here. The great XB-52, the super secret big brother to the Air Force's swept-wing B-47, is mak ing almost daily taxi tests on the main runway. And it's too big to hide from curious on lookers. Sound Shakes Buildings It is possible to stand along the fence at the civilian side of the field and watch the secret bomber perform to your heart's content. When the power packed into the eight mammoth jet pods is turned loose, a wave of sound shakes the nearby buildings. The XB-S2 sounds like a high speed projectile coming direct ly at you but it never quite ar rives. She starts with a billow of black smoke and flame. Her size deceives you into believing she is lumbering over the con crete runway, but she quickly overtakes two Ford station wag ons which race ahead to photo graph landing gear reactions. Then the eerie, threatening whine dies from the air and a huge white parachute pops from the tail to slow her down. -The brakes can be heard screeching from a half-mile away like two trucks attempting to avoid a collision. Without ever getting off the ground, the weight of the mon ster has broken up the seven inch thickness of Boeing's run way a runway which withstood the pounding of B-17s, B-29s, B-30s and B-47s. The landing gear looks like a truck undercarriage four gi ant double wheels supporting the fuselage. Outrigger wheels near the wingtips support the thin, swept-back, speed-of-sound air foils. Observers wonder what the impact of landing the huge plane will do to a runway. No Comparison of Sise There is no good comparison of the size of the XB-52 from a distance. However, even from 500 yards it holds its own- with the giant C-97 Stratofreighter 74 ton doubledeck troops and cargo transport. - It dwarfs its predecessor, the medium B-47, and towers over four-engined conventional commercial transports. The Air Force hopes the XB- 52 will be the long range answer j to the jet interceptor. The World War II mainstay, the intrepid B-29, has proved dangerously obsolete in Karea and that, by implication, may mean the gi ant B-36 still untested in com bat already is too vulnerable to enemy fighters. HEADING FOR WILD BLUE YONDER First photo released of the. delta wing Convair XF-92A with afterburner (contained in extended tail section), which adds substantially to the thrust of the plane's J-33-A-29 engine. The XF-92A, shown over San Diego, was designed and built by Convair as an experimental ship to explore and test the flight characteristics of a true delta wing. The plane made its first flight in 1948. Bar Pilots Request Deeper River Channel Portland U.fi) The Colum bia River Ba Pilots association appealed to Rep. Homer D. An gel!, R-Ore., Wednesday for a deeper channel at the mouth of the Columbia River. In a communication written by Capt. Clarence E. Ash, a bar pilot since 1926, the association de clared "there is a continuing de terioration in the condition and depth of water at the mouth of the river." It said the situation was a hazard to shipping. The pilots want the channel deepened to 48 feet and said if the project is not authorized by Congress it will be unsafe to enter the Columbia except when the tide is coming in. 1 r HOW TO PAY YOUR INCOME TAXI ARRANGE AN INCOME TAX LOAN FROM FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND You can pay your income tax of other bills with PERSONAL Loan from The First National Bank of Portland - Open ANY DAY, 10 to 5, including Saturday. It's Quick, Easy, Convenient . . . and Costs So Little! IRS' MEDFORD IMNCH PI UST NATIONAL DANK C-J OP PORTLAND ) mudbui OMN 10 TO 5 SIX BAYS A UTS SOW OMSON TOOfTHBT Man Married 17 Times Believes New Record Set El Paso, Tex. (U.PJ A gray ing, 72-year-old El Paso plumber who "wanted to set a record" said Wednesday he thought he probably had with his 17th mar riage this time to a 47-year-old El Paso woman he has known 22 years. The plumber, Bruce Steele, said he couldn't help it if he appealed to women. Steele has 31 children 24 sons and 7 daughters. His new wife, Mrs. Estell Lloyd, has a son of her own. "That gives us 25 boys," Steele said. "Seven of the chil dren live with us." Steele, who said he is a "good Romeo," has been married 17 times to 14 women. He said he requires that his wives be "good women" who don't smoke or drink. "I married Nellie twice and Fannie three times. They come and go. Some are dead, some divorced, and some still living," he said. Actor Hailed to Court As Aftermath of Party Los Angeles (U.R) Film ac tor Steve Cochran was scheduled for a court appearance Wednes day as the belated aftermath of a New Year's Eve party. Lenwood (Buddy) Wright, a former boxer, filed a 405,000 damage suit against the hand some actor Tuesday, charging that Cochran was too handy with a baseball bat at the party. Miss Truman To Spend Vacation in California Malibu Beach (U.R) An eight room cottage was being reno vated Wednesday for Margaret Truman, who plans to spend a two-week vacation here before starting a concert tour in the west. The President's daughter has confirmed that she will arrive here early next week for a quiet vacation. BAND ON PROGRAM Ashland Several numbers by the Southern Oregon college band will be featured in the col lege weekly radio program to be presented at 8:15 Thursday eve ning over radio station KWIN, Ashland, according to Leon C. Mulling, associate professor of speech. The program will in clude selections recorded at a recent recital directed by Glenn T. Matthews, assistant professor of music. Dead tin on Classified Ads: 5:30 p m for following day: 10 am. Monday tor Monday: noon Saturday for Sunday am A" .A-V JS. "M. & 7 .i m . "THEY KILLED HIM" - Mrs. Peggy Paulsen, in the arms of her brother,- Ray Higgins, sobs, "They killed him, it's all their fault," after she had the casket of her soldier husband opened at Hawthorne, Calif., and had the body identified as that of her hus band. Paulsen was killed in Korea five days after their daughter was born. Milk Truck Foils Attempt To Escape Prison via Tunnel Walla Walla (U.R) A plan to escape from the Washington State Penitentiary here collapsed Tuesday with the collapse of a tunnel juat 30 feet short of the outer wall, Warden John Cranor said. The warden said that a 100 foot tunnel caved in beneath the wheels of a milk truck driven by a prisoner, and thus brought to light a Job that already had taken at least a year and one-half to accomplish. "It was simply a case of direct ing the tunnel toward the surface too soon," Cranor said. No one was in the tunnel when it . collapsed, but evidence of fresh digging was found. The tunnel started under a 20 inch square of concrete in the floor of the boiler room. A. steel plate covered with ashes con cealed the opening. Dirt from the excavation apparently was haul ed out in bags, sprinkled with ashes, and flushed down the sew er in the boiler room with the aid of a hose, Cranor said. Only two weeks ago the war den gave inmates a special din ner marking their good behavior in not digging any tunnels. Teachers Advised To Use Models in Presenting Talks Cleveland, O. (U.R) Teach ers in northern Ohio, at a series of meetings,, have provided a wealth of new ideas for educa tors and have leveled serious criticisms 2t today's parents. The Central Association of Science and Mathematics' Teach ers was advised recently to make greater use of models when pre senting a lecture. "Students not only listen more attentively, but learn more thor oughly when science models are displayed," Dr. J. A. Campbell, associate chemistry professor at Oberlin college said. The Northeastern Ohio Teach ers' association was told and members agreed that schools are taking over many of duties of parents. Broken homes and homes where both parents work situations reported oh the in crease combine to offer schools more .children, some of whom cannot tie their own shoes. Oth ers must be taught to brush their teeth and even wash their hands, according to Mrs. Eleanor Whip ple, an Akron teacher. "A teacher nowadays must give a pupil a pat on the back or a friendly smile to make up for the neglect (at home)," com mented Ben Waddington, a Cleveland wood working in structor. The problem of self -made en tertainment also was discussed at the N.E.O.T.A gathering. The (consensus was that radio, tele vision and motion, pictures had the effect of stunting the child's ability to entertain himself. "Children must be partici pants, not mere spectators," Mrs. Eloise Peebles, an Akron elementary teacher said, "if they are to get some kick out of life. More and more, the teacher must teach the games, stunts and hobbies that once were develop ed at the family fireside." Miss Babetta Breuhaus of Cleveland Heights, warned par ents that "children's poetry is better for the child than a diet of radio wisecracks and mystery stories" in another criticism of the over-flow of commercial en tertainment which invades the home. Teachers from Akron have found extensive use of field trips, real and imaginary, offer valu able aids in education. The Ak ron Public School system rTas even prepared a pamphlet for teachers naming 22 possible places to go in the Rubber City, with ' suggestions on how to prepare pupils for the trips. Spokane Records Slight Earthquake Spokane j(U.R) A light earth quake northwest of here Tues day apparently caused no dam age, city and county officials re ported. The temblor began at 11:42 a.m. and lasted about two min utes, seismograph attendants at Mount St. Michael's scholasticate said. They said the quake con sisted of two main shocks follow ed by 14 impulses lasting about four seconds each. The intensity of the earth quake was reported as being about 10 times greater than a minor quake recorded Febru ary 3. .- HOSPITALS DO BUSINESS Boston (U.R) The secretary of state reports that 99.9 per cent of all babies born in Mas sachusetts during 1951 were de livered in hospitals. STARK BROS. NURSERY STOCK -135 Years of Nursery Experience 20 Discount on TREES SHRUBS ROSES Hedge Plants Flowers Special Discount for Orcharditta Phone 3-3437 Uh Mail Tribune Want Ada See Us For Spring HOUSECLEANING SUPPLIES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION o FLOOR WAX o UPHOLSTERY and RUG CLEANER o BROOMS o PAINT BRUSHES o GARBAGE CANS O COMPLETE GARDENING TOOLS O Power Mowers Lawn Sweepers Garden Cart Hand Mower -Garden Hose Outboard Motors REFRIGERATORS DEEP FREEZE RANGES MAIN AT HOLLY PHONE 2-5550 GATES Announce new LOW, LOW prices on Good news if you've been looking longingly at carpet! Now you can buy a wonderful Lee carpet for far less than six or even three months ago. Prices have gone down recently and we're happily passing the savings along. There's a wide selection all weaves all colors all styles. Why wait? Come in and find the carpet you've been waiting for at a price you can pay. ' n OPENING I 4 Lees NUBSETTEm&fi Tha most sought-after carpet in the whole hard-twist field. Famous for wear. Many smart colors to choose from. SUCCESSOR A marvel in new carpet rayon. Moth, resistant. Handsome patterns and colors to choose from. 11 $50 SQ. YD. 6 SQ. YD. ROCKBRIDGE Smart decorator patterns and sturdy Lees construc tion make this carpet the buy of the year. Safe from moths because it's woven from new miracle carpet rayon. $050 Osc YD. BUY THE GATES WAY for Lowest Terms MEDFORD - GRANTS PASS - ASHLAND
