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r "5 : I- 4 'km rOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, May 5, I9SS Mirnter TelDs of Bomb iSQasH: Experience While -Huddled in (General IPattoini Tank Editor's note: Two years ago, United Press Staff Correspondent Robert Bennvhoff. a former war correspond ent and veteran of more than 35 atomic testa, huddled In a trench 4009 vards from a nuclear blast equivalent to 15.000 tons of TNT. He reported the experience was disappolntinely tame. . Todar, Bennyhoff was -buttoned up" Inside a SO ton Gen. Patton tank 3100 vards from a muck bigger atomic blast. By ROBERT BENNYHOFF 3100 Yards from Hell (U.R) Shake, rattle and roll. Give me a 50-ton Gen. Patton tank and I don't care if they drop an A-bomb on my front doorstep. Today's atomic blast caught tht five of us huddled in tank Charlie almost by surprise. Our telephone line was out- and we were under radio silence. "Our five watches didn't agree and we were debating what time it was when a faint glimmer of light filtered inside the tank. If you'd blinked you would have missed it. "There she goes," shouted one of the crew. He was so right. ' Wicked Wallop Before we could grab for something solid and say "gee , whillikers" the noise and the blast wave . hit us simultane- b - nav.v . in us ciinutioHv- n t.iiciit.i3 They'll Do It Every Time ously. They came with a wicked wallop maybe two or three sec onds after the first glimmer of light. Before I go any further, I'd better introduce the crewmen in my tank. The four of them and myself emerged from the blast unharmed, unsinged and cocky as the devil. The tank commander is Pfc; Edgar Hennel. 24, Pittsburgh. The gunner is Pfc. Hollis Gerald McCollum, 18. Ontario, Calif. Our driver is Pfc. James E. Par ker, 19, Aberdeen, Wash., and the ammunition loader is 1st Sgt. Nicholas Petock, 39, Beaver Meadows, Pa. . While we were hollering to each other that the blast had gone off, the tank was filled with an earsplitting "whap" that sounded like a million beavers slapping their tails on water in unison. Begins To Shako At the same time the tank, tieavy and solid as it was, began to shake. It wasn't the gentle rolling motion of a moderate earth quake that we felt in the trenches two years ago. Today's mbtion was jarring and jolting as if some giant had grasped the tank in his hands and shook it violently. We heard the rush of the blast wave through the. air past the tank with the rattle of dirt and rocks off its sides. All the time we heard the rumbling echo and re-echo of the "whap" of the explosion across Yucca Flat, sounding like a busy bowling alley. The inside of the tank was filled with blinding, choking dust. How the dust got inside the tank when the blinding flash of the explosion died down we'll never know, but it did. Ten seconds after the blast we had the two top hatches open and were peering outside. Awful But Beautiful Sight The first thing we saw was dust, huge clouds of it in all di rections. Then we looked up and saw the awful but still beauti ful mushroom cloud boiling up ward from the desert floor. A dirty reddish-brown cloud of smoke and dust lay at its base and the top of the mushroom tinged with deep shades of pink and lavender and churning furi- I ax a-JTU WUB4TJE BOOM-BOOM KiD WOH . HIS HANDLERS CARRIED MM OH" THEIR SMOULDERS IN TRIUMPH - By Jimmy Hatlo Last Night he ear kayoed ahd 00ULDA USED A RIDE TO THE DRESSiMS KOOM-did HE ocT fT f DUM5ESILLEH . Low in calories . .. ""T--f41' helps keep my j ftM W( waistline slim! j-f ri 1 0? Doesn my appetite Not too sweet . n..kbe II 1 1 1 1 Ml . -b. m. m m m sr sbb Soy 8 ' WMm Coca Cola Woffling Co. 600 N. Grape o Medford Phone 2-2339 ously, rose speedily skyward al most directly overhead. "I never saw such a beautiful sight in my life," said Hennel. "It looked like a giant pink car nation up in the sky." Nobody said much for quite a while after that. The crew was busy firing the 90-millimeter cannon and the machine guns and getting the tank underway for the first live atomic tank maneuver in history. And I was too busy scribbling notes as the tank bounced for ward across the desert but at the same time somehow wishing we had been a little closer. Nomination of East as District Judge Brings Sighs of Relief Wall Sfreel New York (U.R) Stocks ad vanced today on moderately heavier volume. Net gains extending to more that a point in the main list and as much as 6 points in specials. Prominent gainers included DuPont, Bethlehem, Eastman, Chrysler, Kennecott, RCA and International Paper. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 423.39" up 0.85; 20 railroads 159.42 un 1.02: 15 utilities 64.68 up 0.12, and 65 stocks 159.03 up 0.52. Sales today were about 2,270, 000 shares compared with 2,200, 000 shares traded yesterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 1843s Anaconda 62Vs Chrvsler 80 Curtiss Wright 2014 General Electric 51 General Motors 9734 Montgomery War 77 Penn R R 275s Penney J C f, . 9134 Radio .1 45 Southern Co 20V Southern Pacific .. . 60 S Oil of Calif 7878 Texas Gulf Sulphur . 40Vfe Transamerica ... 40?g Tri-Continental 26Va United Aircraft :. 69 U S Rubber . 46Vi U S Steel ....... 86 Youngstown 78Vi PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle 150. Ave rage choice 1049 lb. steers $24.25; good and low choice steers $21.50-23: utility heifers $13-16; canner-cutter cows 9:30-12; utility cows $13-14.50; com mercial $14.75-16. Calves - none. Good-choice vealers around S23-28. Hogs 100. Choice 180-233 lb. $19.50 20.50: choice 350-550 lb. sows $14- $15.50. , SSheep none. Choice-prime spring lambs $21.50-22: choice wooled lambs $18 down: good-choice shorn ewes $5.50-6.50. . Br A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington (Special) Presi dent Eisenhower's nomination of Circuit. Judge William G. East of Eugene to be a federal dist rict judge for Oregon caused great sighs of relief from Ore gon politicians on both sides of the party fence. Republicans were most re lieved because they had been nursing a bad case of the jitters for many weeks out of fear another in the long series of hitches would develop to add to the year-long delay that ensued between the promotion of Judge James Alger Fee to a higher court and the appointment of his successor. During that year they had first put forth an Oregon City Circuit Judge, Ralph Holman, only to withdraw his name after hassle developed within party ranks. Some GOP elements were critical of the Holman choice be cause they feared he would be vulnerable to criticism for hav ing not long before allowed the bailiff and clerk of his circuit court to act as appraisers in the settlement of an estate, thereby permitting them to collect extra fees. Although this was not an un common practice, it resulted in a switch in party recommenda tions for the Oregon judgship and submission of Judge East's name to Attorney General Her bert Brownell, who passes on all such positions before they can go to Eisenhower. . Formal nomination of East this week, over four months after his name was submitted to the administration, was the cause of relief on the Democratic side as well, particularly in the camp of Sen. Richard L. Neu berger (D-Ore.) who himself got mixed up in the judgship affair some months ago. Neuberger last February asked the F.B.I. to look into an incident involving 'Judge East near Reedspqrt which a news paper account indicated in volved drunk driving. The F.B.I followed through but never gaye Neuberger an account of its findings, even though reportedly it gave East a clean bill of health. Period of Waiting There then followed a period of watchful waiting on both sides for much of March and all of April the administration and Republicans wondering whether Neuberger, fresh from victory in his Sit e-t h t-White House-Squirrels-Crusade, would seek to block the East nomination if it were sent to the Senate for con firmation; and Neuberger on the other side, not knowing exactly what the F.B.I, had learned in its investigation, uncertain what attitude to express toward the possibility of the East appoint ment. When atat Republicans pointed out to administration of ficials that the Oregon GOP was suffering from criticism over the long delay in filling the vacant judgship, the administration promised action but didn't say when. Days and weeks passed and political jitters were aggra vated by constant rumors about other candidates coming into the picture.- Adminiilration Drops Plaa The administration at one time had planned to solicit the views of Neuberger and Sen. Wayne Morse privately before formally nominating East, but this plan was dropped. Both senators indicated that generally they had no personal objections to any of the several Republi can prospects mentioned for the $22,500 job. Yet the Reedsport incident, innocent of. wrong-doing as it may have been, haunted sensi tive administration officials who still feared that it just might boomerang politically as a minor national issue, in just the way other judgeship nominations of presidents over the years have caused embarrassment . when blocked by the senators of the state in question. Finally the decision was taken to go through with it and when Neuberger greeted the nomina tion with a promise to vote for East, the sighs of relief were as audible at some of the harsh statements which attended tht long judgeship dispute. SCOUT CIRCUS SET . Ontario, Ore. (U.R) The third annual Boy Scout circus pre sented by the Ore.-Ida. Scout'a council will be held at Malheur county fairgrounds Friday night. . Saturday night it will be pre sented at Nampa, Ida. About 2,000 scouts will participate. ." Phoenix Festival Set For Saturday, May 28 Phoenix The PhoeaL; May festival will be held Saturday, May 28, the executive commit tee of the Phoenix Community club has announced. Booth spaces are available for active groups on a 50 per cent consignment basis, and arrange ments can be made for commer cial displays on the festival grounds, officers announced. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 1 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day a make-up that does not change its color under any light V " ( - ' - l - : JHIIILfg gOO pit 1st "Constant Color" for every complexion . tv FRANCES DENNEY Now, for the first time, your make-up color will not fadt ' or darken even under brilliant sunlight or artificial light. Only Viva Fluid Make-up gives you "Constant Color under any light. And with Viva Fluid Make-up, your skin glows with t luminous radiance. Enriched with Viva, the famous beauty cream, .Viva Fluid Make-up helps retain natural moiature . . . never streaks, never cakes. Miss Marie Holmes Frances Dennty Consultant Will Be In Our Store Fri. and Sat. May 6th and 7th H udson's Pharmacy 613 East Main t Phona 3-5345 JUST OVER THE BRIDGE PORTLAND CASH GRAIN Portland Prices at reported by the VSOA. market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft white. $80.50 a ton bulk. DromDt delivery f.o.b. Portland. No. 2 white oats 38 lb. test Coast delivery $34 ton; Portland delivery. $51. No. 2 Western barley, $54 ton .o.b. Portland Coast delivery: soybean meal $84 ton, cars prompt delivery Portland: stand ard millrun. $46 cars, prompt delivery Portland; No. 2 yellow corn, $69.25 69.50 ton f.o.b. PorUand. Wholesale Hay Prices: Market nominal. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U J.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large. 50-5 lc doz.; A large, 48-49c; AA medium. 48-49c doz.; A medium, 47-48c doz.: A small, 42 44c doz.: cartons. l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints. 66c lb.: cartons 67c; A prints, 66c: cartons. 67c: B prints. 64c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar. Oregon singles, 42,,i-45ic: 5-lb. loaves. 46'j-49,2C. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf. 39-4 lc lb.' Farm Market Willamette valley rhubarb sold off jobber's floors at $1.25-1.50 for 15 lbs. today for best quality: northwest potato listings held firm; radishes sold mostly at around 60 cents a dozen bunches. Poultry, Rabbits live Chickens To grower (N. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2',i to 4 lbs.. 26c lb., at farm 25c: roasters, 26c Portland; 25c .ranch: light hens. 18-19c; heavy hens, all wts.. 22-23c lb.; old roosters. 12-14c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, New York. style. 37 38c lb.: whole drawn, 46-48c; cut-up, 51-54c lb.; roasters. N.Y. style.. 39-40c; hens, light type. New York style. 31 32c; cut-ups, 43-46c; hens, heavy type, N.Y. style, 34-35c; whole-drawn, 44-46c-lb. Turkeys To retailers, A grade hens, ready, to cook. 48-50c: N.Y. dressed, 37-38c lb.; A grade toms oven ready, 40-44c: N.Y. style. 34-35c lb. Rabbits (average to (growers f.o.b. kiUing plants): Live white. 3-4,a lbs..-21-23c up; 5-fflbs.; 17-1 9c: colored pelts, 4c under; old does. 10-12c lb., a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to retailers, 57-60c; cut up. 62-65c. DAILY WEATHER REPORT DATE May 5. 1955 ' Sunset tonight 7:15 p.m. Sunrise to morrow S p.m. FORKCASIS Medford and vicinity; Fair through Friday. Low tonight 42. A little cooler Friday with high near 70. - Western Oregon-: Partly cloudy to night and Friday except cloudy along coast. Low tonight 40-46. A little cooler Friday with highs 56-65 inland and 55-60 n coast. ' Northern California: Mostly fair through Friday except local low clouds on coast. Little temperature change. i LOCAL DATA . TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 57: above normal 3. Record high this date 92 in 1947. Record low this date 28 in 1924. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month .09 in.. .07 in. be low normal. Total since Sept. 1. 8.73 inches 7:04 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 27, highest this a.m. 84. CITY High Low Free. Brookings . 63 fi Crater Lake 49 30 Grants Pass 75 40 Klamath Fala 66 41 - MEDFORD 73 43 Portland : 70 45 Seattle . Spokane Yakima - 65 64 70 Eureka Red Bluff Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles 53 75 71 66 ........ 73 39 42 37 47 53 48 46 56 Phoenix - 92 66 Denver 73 48 Chicago . 88 57 Miami 78 62 New York 76 65 Washington, D.C. 80- 60 .01 f V" fi OlOlf mala. Imortc 1 3 i f y more ffm white... tJL 1 JUL Yt$, tiara's a leek ef extra wfclteaess iieit cetteu i Hum that are Cterex-deii...fer Oetex rtaoves dfagistss, stalls, evsa search and arias. kU loharatery tests preve there's extra health aretectiea is a Clerex-cleaa wash. NotlHrsMkswUriHafodolsClvftx la oeravknltif effideocyl Clorox dsodoriz, too, remtmbsr! 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