EIGHT--MEBFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Monday. January 24, 1955
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Pearl Harbor U.K Seven
men who survived a Navy 'sea
plane crash in the Pacific told
today how they crowded aboard
a leaking life raft and kept it
afloat for 56 hours by, plugging
leaks with fingers and corks.
The survivors said that they
could feel sharks bumping
ag&inst the bottom of their life
raft during the entire time they
spent on the waters.
.Finally, one of 40 ; planes
searching for the men spotted
them Friday and the Military
Sea Transport Service ship Gen.
Ainsworth rescued them the fol
lowing day. They were all in
good condition.
The survivors were Lt. James
G. Measel, pilot, Norfolk. Va.;
Ens. Harrison B. Nordstrom, co
pilot, St. Paul, Minn.; Ens. Rob
ert N. Gordon, Watertown,
Mass.; AET Robert D. Frames
Mephis, Tenn.: AMM Edward G.
Novak, Buffalo, N.Y.: AMMi
William C. . , Pavey , Warwick,
RJ.; and AET Jerome J. Warras,
Detroit, Mich. . .
Plane Develops Trouble
Their twin-engined Navy am
phibian developed engine trou
ble last Wednesday on a flight
from Johnston island to Kwaja-
lein. They, ditched the plane aft
er sending a distress message.
After the crash-landing one of
the rafts blew away before they
could inflate it, and the seven
men piled into the remaining
craft. The plane sank soon after.
"Swells ranged from eight to
20 feet," they said. "The water
was choppy and ram squalls
came every 40 minutes. The kite
for the radio wouldn't fly, so we
inflated a balloon, which floated
for an , hour. Then the , wind
broke the antenna.
Could Feel Sharks
"Friction caused by a coz
bottle punctured a hole in the
bottom of the raft There being
no repair kit, fingers and wood
en corks from oar handles were
used to plug holes for 56 hours
A pump was used continuously.
Sharks were bumping- the bot
tom of the raft and, five of us
were seasick." ; t
On Thursday, the men watch
ed despairingly as two search
planes flew overhead but failed
to spot the. raft. However,, on
Friday they saw PBDY2, a f our
engined Laberator-type bomber,
pass overhead, :
"We started shooting lares,
smoke bombs and all. The 21st
of January "became the Fourth
oi juiy 105 us. ine piane signv
ed us after seeing the flares.
A few moments later, other
search planes arrived on . the
scene and one dropped a 30-foot
boat with food, water and medi
cal sironTir-s.
"Three minutes later,' we were
all aboard that boat. A welcome
aboard. We rode this boat until
we were picked up by the. Ains
worth."
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Alan Paflison Wins
Ashland JC Award
Ashland Alan Pattison, Ash
land YMCA secretary, has been
awarded the city's Junior Cham
ber of Commerce distinguished
service award as Ashland's out
standing - young man of 1954.
The award was made by a for
mer DSA winner, Don Lewis,
business manager , of : Southern
Oregon college, at a banquet
Friday at the Bellview Grange
hall. Pattison has been secretary
of the Ashland "Y" for ttree
years. :
The winner has done YMCA
work the most of his life and has
worked with "Y" groups in New
York and in Atlanta, Ga., as
well as Ashland. He also has
worked with the Ashland juve
nile council and the Ashland
Talent Youth drive. , : i
WE'LL FOLLOW ALONG Helen Yu (center) tries out a
drum throne for size in San Francisco's Chinatown as she
and Dorothy Tom (left) and Carolyn Lim (right) vie for
New Year's queen title. They'll reign over week-long festi
vities ushering in the Chinese New Year 4653 Jan. 24. This
is the year of the Sheep. On Sunday, Jan. 30, called Hu
manity 'Day, Chinatown will be turned into one huge
parade. . l-rvl :''.. -
Shady
News
Shady Cove - Trail ; - Mrs.
Ernest Segessenman . of Shady
Cove has just received word of
the death of her uncle, Albert
Ansett of Fargo, .N. D.,s who
suffered a heart attack and
passed away suddenly. He was
the owner of the Pioneer coffee
and Peanut roasting plant in
Fargo. ' '
Upper Rogue Grange is spon
soring a dance for the benefit
of the March of Dimes jointly
with the' Prospect Lumberjacks
and Jills. The dance, to be held
at Upper Rogue Grange hall on
Saturday, Dec. 29, will feature
both square and round dancing. -
Chet Pfluke of Oakland, Calif,
is due to arrive in Shady Cove
for a visit with the Ernest Seg-
gessenman family. He is the
fiance of Miss - Mary - Segessen
man. '
Tom Quail of the Shady Cove
Cleaners has returned from his
stay- in the Veterans Hospital in
Portland where, he underwent
surgery recently. He is to return
shortly to the hospital for a
check-up. ".
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Kelley of
Shady Cove entertained the Sat
urday Evening Bridge club at
their home on Jan. 15. Members
present were Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Hale, Mrl and Mrs. Arley Spain
of Shady Cove and Ted Jantzer
of TraiL Several members were
absent . and the following sub
stitutes in ' their - absence, ; Mr.
and Mrs. Harry' Goode, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Harmon and Mrs!
O. L. Williams of Shady Cove.
Refreshments were '.served fol
lowing the evening . of cards.
Prizes for high scores were won
by Mr. and 'Mrs." Harry ; Goode
and ' consolation prizes went to
Donald Harmon and Mrs. Ivan
Hale.
Sympathy of the community
is extended to the Ray Mullen
family of Shady : Cove " and to
Art Mullen of Trail on the pass
ing of Mrs. Flossie . Mullen;
whose funeral - services were
heldin Medford "on Monday.
Also to Mrs. Charles Bpatwright
of Shady Cove on the' death of
her mother, Mrs.; Nancy Weeks,
pioneer resident of this area,
who was buried from the As
sembly of God Church in Shady
Cove last Thursday. . ;
Mrs. Pearl Adair of Shady
Cove returned' Thursday : from
Minneapolis where she-had been
visiting relatives smce before
Christmas. ' -
Shady Cove-Trail Lions Auxil
iary held its first meeting of the
year at the home of Mrs. Ray
Chubb in Shady Cove on Jan. 19.
Ten members were present. Fol
lowing the business session re
freshments were served by tne
hostess assisted by Mrs. Earl
Sheppard. ' ' v V
: Mrs. Dolf Larson of Shady
Cove entertained at her home
Jan. 19 . with, a luncheon and
afternoon bridge party. Present
were Mesdames Clara Thurman,
JacalynrLangston, Arley Spain,
Floyd Kelley, Max Hawks, Jerry
Hicks, Carroll Watson and the
hostess, Dolf Larson. Mrs. Lar
son is giving an afternoon pin
ochle and bridge party on Fri
day, Jan. 28, starting at 12 noon
with a salad luncheon as a bene
fit for the Shady Cove Home Ex
tension Unit, a
,- Mr. and Mrs. Dave Rastall
and; family of Shady Cove re
turned last week from an ex
tended vacation . trip in Wis
consin.
, Mrs. Dave Bergren of Shady
Cove entertained at her home
with a birthday v party in honor
of her son, Ricky Bergren who
celebrated his 6th birthday on
Jan. 15. Games were played
and refreshments served. Guests
were Morris Chamberlain; Judy
and Janice Waltz, Diane Holder,
Randy, Cathy and Connie. Bur
nett; Marilyn and George Learn-
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Oregon Democrats
Attack Plan for
e '
State Sales Tax ,
.- Salem,.- - (U.R) Oregon
Youft g Democrats 7 convening
here rapped any plan for a' state
sales tax and told Democrats to
support Gov.' Paul Patterson in
lis request to offset federal in
come . tax against state income
tax.
The group charged also that
suggestions to make the' attorn
ey-general's office appointive in
stead of. elective were political
ly inspired.'
, "It is strange that Republicans
should decide some r offices
shouSfcappointivejust after
Deriiocxats have been elected to
themjaid Vern Cook, 'Young
Democrat president.
Compact Opposed
Atty.Cen. Robert Y. Thornton
is a Democrat. Last week some
state Republicans indicated they
would attempt to remove the of
fice from ' the ballot and have
the attorney general appointed
by the governor.-
In other action, the Young
Democrats voiced their opposi
tion to the proposed Columbia
Basin compact. It favored repeal
of. a state law which lets some
property -owners escape, excise
taxes, and repeal . of the anti
picketing bilL The group -called
for extension of the state concil
iation service . and a full time
paid parole board.
Rest Home Licenses
The group recommended a li
censing ; and inspection service
for rest homes and nurseries;
adequate appropriations to meet
public assistance needs and for a
$50,000 ceiling on campaign ex
penditures for persons running
for state offices.
The. Young Democrats decided
to hold their state convention in
Pendleton early this spring. An
executive board meeting was
scheduled in that city on Feb
12. ;
Snowstorm Reaches
South To Florida
By UNITED PRESS .
: A snow storm hit Dixie as far
south as sunny Florida today and
the midwest got some of its
coldest weather of. the season.
The ' southern snow storm in
vaded Dixie as far south as
Louisiana and northern Florida.
Children at Defuniak Springs,
Fla., many of whom had never
seen snow, - spent ;. yesterday
building snowmen.
Charlotte, N. C, was buried
under four inches of snow and
Raleigh, N. C, had three inches.
There was one inch at Macon,
Ga., and snow covered Mobile,
Ala , for the second time in 54
years. ,
In Florida snow fell on Pensa
cola, Tallahassee, Crestview and
Milton, but spared the winter
playland of Miami, where fore
casters predicted a high of 78
today.
PRISON MUSIC RESUMED
Boston,; Mass. (U.R) At least
15 inmates at Massachusetts
State Prison were back in tune
today. The music lessons - that
were suspended temporarily by
last week's four-day revolt were
resumed. ; -
ing, , Mike, . Wayne and : Bruce
House, Sandra, Jimmy - and
Linda Paulson and Debbie and
Kenny Bergren. Several mothers
also attended, namely Mesdames
Joe Waltz, Dave Holder, .-. Ed
Learning, v Kenneth Paulson.
- Work of rebuilding the Willis
Hawkins home at Trail which
was destroyed by fire just be
fore Christmas will be started
Jan. 25 and:anyone who would
like to donate their services to
help erect the building may do
so and then efforts would be
greatly appreciated..
Congress Expected
To Vote Pay Increase
Washington (U.R) Rep.
Francis E. Walter .of Pennsyl
vania, a key figure in this Demo
cratic congress,' predicted today
that congressmen soon will vote
themselves a $7,500 pay raise to
zz,300 a year.
The increases, he said in an
interview, will be accomoanied
by pay boosts of $7,500 and $10,-
uuu a year lor ieaerai judges
and Supreme Court justices.
. It aDDeared that a comnaninn
proposal to provide, an official
residence for Vice - President
Richard M. Nixon is to be quiet
ly buried.
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Rash Decision Can Mean -Bitter
Regret Later On '
Seldom does a rash decision
work put satisfactorily. Certain
ly decisions about one's; whole
future should not be made with
out careful thought from every
angle;;-::- -v-- ---:.x:J; .y
(Q) "I am 21 years old and
have a serious problem . facing
' me. My parents will not let
me date anyone of a different
. religion. I recently dated a
; swell guy in secret, but when
' he met my parents they blew
; a fuse. So we broke up. Fel
lows from my church don't
even know I exist, though
I'm an- active member and
attend all the affairs. Now X
have definitely made up my
mind to leave home and mar
ry ' someone of any faith. I Z .
hate to do this, because my
mother is ill and quite , along
in years. But on the other
hand, I'm tired of living with
a ball and chain on my foot.
I'm desperate and - will do
anything to lead a new life. I
: have a good Job and earn
enough to leave home. . What
is your .opinion?" ;. : "
(A) it seems to me that you
are in no ; mental state how to
make aPdecision that will affect
the whole
course of your
life. You may
do something
you'll regret
bitterly unless
you wait until
your emotions
calm down.
So long as
your parents
feel as; thev
Dr. Hurloclc. do, you can be
sure that you would cut your
self off from them forever if you
married a man of another faith.
With your mother old and in
poor health, you certainly could
not do that, no matter how you
feel at the moment.
Go to your minister and -tell
him how matters stand. He may
be able to convince your, parents
that marrying a man of a differ-
Chamber Gommifle
ent religion would not necessar
ily affect your own faith, that he
might even be willing to accept
your faith.
He could certainly see to it
that you met some young men
of your own religion. He may
not realize that you have not
met any through your church
activities. ' v.
Surely you must meet young
men of your own faith through
your business associates. If there
are none where you work now,
why not get a job in an organ
ization where s you will meet
some? You are only ,21 years
old. You have your whole life
ahead of you: iDon't throw it
away in a fit of desperation.
V (Copyright 1955, General
4 Features Corp.) :
On Backing Bills
The legislative committee of
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce this morning at? its
second meeting .'voted to take
no. action supporting or oppos;
ing bills in the state legislature
unless : two-thirds - of ' the com
mitteemen feel the measures be
of major 4ocal importance, y t?.
The group under the chair
manship of Frank J. Van Dyke,
approved a policy which calls
for the, review of all bills in the
legislature : by sub committees.
By two-thirds vote the commit
tee itself may make recommend
ations to the legislature on . in
dividual measures, and by ma
jority vote they can be refered
to the chamber's board of direct
ors for review or action.
To Submit Policy ' r
The policy statement will be
submitted . to the. board for its
approval ; or rejection at the
board's meeting Thursday noon.
Reports on . veterans legisla
tion, proposals having to do with
elections and reapportionment,
and measures in the field of tax
ation were subject of reports at
today's meeting. No action was
taken by the eommittee on any
bill. -v. ;y:y : .v. y
The committee meets for
breakfast each Monday at 7:30
a. m. at the Medford hotel.
LEANED TOO FAR .
Chicago (U.R) Woodrow
Bazzell, 36, was in a hospital to
day with a broken ankle brought
on by a hangover. .Bazzell . be:
came ill while . appearmg in
court on a charge of - drunken
ness, ran to - a window, leaned
out a bit too-far and fell two
stories. '
Dead line Sunday Classified le at
noon Saturday : 10 a jn. Monaay lor
Monday: other days 5 JO oreviousday
Actor, Bride Honeymoon
At Undisclosed Location
Hollywood .ffl1 r Carl Le
Ladd, daughter of film- actor Al
lan Ladd, and actor Dick Ander
son ' honeymooned at an undis
closed location-today following '
their lavish marriage at the
home of the bride's parents
Ladd gave away the 21-year-
old bride at the star-studded Sat
urday night wedding, one of the
big Hollywood social events of
the year.
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Cartoonist Reported
To Be Slightly Improved
' Los Angeles (U.R) Car
toonist James Murphy, 62, cre
ator of the comic strip "Toots
and. Caspar," was reported to be
lightly improved" but still in
critical condition today at St.
Vincent's hospitaL
Murphy, a resident of Beverly
Hills, Calif- was admitted to the
hospita 1 Thursday "for uric
acid poisoning. The ; cartoonist
has undergone several abdomin
al operations in the last : few
years.1, ' .
MEW MAN, SAME NAME
Corsicana. Tex. (U.R) Offi
cials , of the ' Corsicana ' State
Home will have no trouble re
membering the name of their
new business manager,' James
William Irwin. Irwin will suc
ceed James William Irwin Feb.
1. The two men are not related.
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