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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TMBUXS KINI Pilot of Crippled Globemaster Credits Discipline With Preventing fmk Friday. July IS. 19SS Craft With Two Engines Out Lands At Hamilton Field Hamilton Air Force Base, Calif. (U.R) The pilot of a crippled giant Globemaster that almost ditched in the Pacific ocean with 87 men aboard credited military discipline to day with preventing a panic during the six harrowing hours the plane was in trouble. Capt. Theodore S. Roosevelt, 30, of Elyria, Ohio, a distant cousin of two presidents, said he . "never could have made it" if the seven other crewmen and 79 soldiers aboard had not fol lowed his orders. "They acted magnificently,' he said of the paratroopers, members of the 187th Regi mental Combat Team being ro tated back to the United States after service in Japan. The C-124 Globemaster was en route from Japan to Travis Air Force Base in California. The flight was part of "Opera tion Gyroscope," a large air borne rotation of soldiers be tween the Far East and the United States. The eventual destination of the 187th is Fort Bragg, N.C. 'Point of No Return The giant plane developed trouble about 850 miles from California, "about 60 miles be yond the point of no return. The No. 3 engine went out with internal troubles about 2:30 p.m. (PST)," Roosevelt aid. "Shortly after, the No. 4 engine had to be feathered be cause of internal trouble and loss of oil." When the first engine went out, Roosevelt messaged Travis and all air fields in . the San Francisco bay area were alerted. "Alter the second engine went out, there was a possibility we might lose another engine," Roosevelt said. "However, the other remaining engines held up okay, although they were failing rapidly." With two engines out, gas con sumption rose alarmingly, Roosevelt said. After the plane landed at Hamilton Air Force Base, he told one Air Force of ficer, "we were running on fumes as far as gas was con cerned." Actually, he had 15 minutes of gas left. Prepare To Bitch Flane While the plane limped to wards California at a speed of 140 knots, the passengers and crew prepared to ditch the plane, If necessary. "The paratroopers Jettisoned 11 their baggage and loose gear except their rifles," Roosevelt continued. "The men were then strapped in their safety belts and their Mae West life jackets. For a while, it was touch and go whether the plane could main tain altitude. As it was, it flew between 2,000 and 3,000 feet. A commercial DC4 met the plana at 9:05 p.m. and stayed with It until rescue amphibians from California bases made con tact. A host of ships steamed below in case the plane should have to land In the water. Tm glad I didn't have to land Terry B re re ton Tells of First Part of Trip To YMCA Conclave Terry Brereton, Medford High school senior, was to land to day, in Europe yesterday, on his way to the World Alliance of YMCA's conference in Paris, France. Aug. 22. He is among some 10,000 delegates from 78 countries. Terry, sponsored by the local YMCA. the Mail Tribune, and other groups, will represent the Medford "Y" as one of 200 young men and women from the United States. Centennial Meeting This will be the centennial meetings of the World Alliance. The honorary life president, the late Dr. John R. Mott, died Jan. 31, and Paul M. Limbert, gen eral secretary, will guide plan ning for this year's conference. Conference theme is taken from First Corinthians, 3:9: "For we are fellow workmen for God." Following are excerpts from a letter from Terry to the Mail Tribune, written June 30, a week after he had left Medford and mailed from the Panama Canal zone: "The Pacific Northwest- dele gation to the World Centennial conference in Paris met in Van couver B. C. at the VPR dock, at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21. .We wandered around and met the rest of the delegation. I have never met a nicer bunch of kids. '-'When our adviser, Mr. Mum mery arrived we got our tick ets and boarded -the ship. It is really a great thrill when you board a big passenger liner for the first time. You walk your feet off trying to see everything there is to see before they cast off. "There are eight decks on the boat. "One of the things on board which surprised me was the fact that the stewards and crew are very nice and friendly. An other thing which amazed me was the variety of countries rep resented on the boat. They are ail inendly and anxious to find out what kind of a person you are. 'If you have not done much travelling abroad, you nrobablv feel that Americans are very po lite, and are probably right; but compared with Europeans it is a different story. The Deonle which I have met from Aus tralia, England, Scotland, Nor way and several other countries are very polite. Hold Song Fests "There are two Australians es pecially whom we met in Van couver. On the way to San Francisco, where they disem barked, they would come to our song fests and add a lot to them. One of them nJaved the ukelele and the other was terrific on f- i J"1 1111 1 "''rf "On Thursday morning we docked at San Francisco at 8 a.m. After breakfast we divided into groups which, if they want ed to, could go on tours of the city. The group I was with hired two Cadillacs to take us around. The fare was $3 for four hours. During the evening an other boy and I took two girls from Vancouver B. C. out to din ner and then to the amusement park. "We left San Francisco at noon on Friday. We started our French classes that afternoon. "The boat arrived at Long Beach Saturday morning. "Some of- us went into town to do some shopping. After shopping we went to Catalina Island amusement park. We left for the Panama Canal at 5 p.m." Two Minor Accidents! Farm Loan Moneys Reported Yesterday Two minor accidents occurred yesterday afternoon on county highways. The first, at 2:58 p.m., involv ed cars operated by Albert Sid ney Murray, 47, Corpus Christi, Tex., and Suzette Ailene Basti ani, 37, Prospect, police said. Both vehicles were travelling north on Highway 62 near Pros pect when the Murray car at tempted to pass just as the Basti ani vehicle was turning left into a driveway, the report said. Minor injuries were suffered by passengers in the Texas vehicle. No citations were issued. A similar situation involved cars driven by Herbert Holt Waltermire, 72, of 4428 South Pacific highway, Medford, and Leonard Deane Rosenbaum, 25, of Seattle, Wash. About 5 p.m. on Highway 99 south -of Phoe nix, the Waltermire auto, travel ling north, was turning left when struck from behind by the Reported Available Grants Pass :Funds available to Oregon farmers for produc tion and subsistence loans for the coming fiscal year total $1, 450,000, according to William N. Young Jr., Josephine-Jackson county supervisor of the Farm ers Home Administration. Allotments of either direct or insured soil and water conserva tion loan funds will not be made to states for the coming year, Young added. Loans of this type will be drawn from national pools of $25,008,000 insured and $11,500,000 'direct finances. The national insured loan au thority for farm ownership loans has been set at $100,000,000. In addition, direct funds of $100,000 have been established for Ore-' gon farm ownership loans. Young reported. Rosenbaum vehicle, state police reported. There were no injuries listed. - . NOW OPEN Rainbow HOTEL, GROCERY & PATO CAFE Crater Lake Highway (62) Shady Cove FEATURING Fresh Trout (Caught Daily) Steak Dinners FOR YOUR FISHING PLEASURE FISH at Our Commercial Trout Ponds O Pony Rides O Picnic Grounds, Dane Floor with Juke Box Music Housekeeping Cabins by Day or Week O Trailer Park off shore because of the fog," Roosevelt said. Roosevelt decided to land at Hamilton Field because it was the closest. Hamilton is about 30 miles north of San Francisco, The plane landed at 8 p.m (PST) Thursday. SSI I I A M - WHEN FIRE CTRIKES-JII YQU ? 43 of Jm struck by fire never reopen and 31 are permanently Handicapped, primarily because so many business records are rloitroyoiL To pro-ride low cost pro tection lor all business papers, Shaw-Walker now builds the Fire-File ,r . a sale with drawers instead 'of doors. Made in letter and legal sizes, with two, three or four drawers, this drawer stylo safe will hold twice as many records as a door type safe of similar size. FIRE FILES hove already saved hundreds of businesses by protecting records in severe fires JEUETT fflFFiEE SUPPLY 128 NORTH BARTLETT - PHONE 3-3133 TERRY BRERETON En Route To Paris the bones. A girl from Samoa did a hula-hula dance for us. "Our first evening aboard we held a meeting of the 33 dele gates. Everybody stood up and gave a little speech about them selves so that we would become acquainted with everybody. "On" the second day of our trip we divided into six buzz groups to decided what we wanted to learn about European countries. Some of the topics mentioned were: boy-girl rela tions in Europe, international re lations, money differences, and differences in language. In San Francisco LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF HEARING ON ANNEXATION Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by and before the council of the City of Medford at the hour of 7:30 o'clock p.m.. Aug. 2nd. 1955. at the council chamber in the City Hall of the City of Medford upon the question of annexation to the City of Medford of territory in Jackson County. Oregon, contiguous to the City of Medford and described as follows.- to-wit: Beginning at the southeast corner of Country Club Park, an addition to the City of Medford. Jackson County, Oregon, according to the official plat thereof, now of re cord: thence north 89 53' west, along the south line thereof, a dis tance of 180.96 feet to the east line of Black Oak Drive; thence " south 0 2' east, along' Black Oak Drive (if extended) a distance of 200.0 feet: thence south 89 53' ' east 180.98 feet to the east line j of section 29. township 37 south, 'range 1 west of the Willamette . Meridian: thence north 0 2' west . along said section line 200.0 feet to the point of beginning. - The registered voters of the City of Medford may. at said hearing, appear and be heard by the council on the "question of the annexation of said territory to the City of Medford as aforesaid. By order of the council of the City of Medford. Dated and first published this 15th day of July. 1955. Neva Samuels. Recorder City of Medford NOTICE ' No. 9485 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR JACK SON COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF W. T. MORRIS, aka WILLIAM T. NORRIS. Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned administratrix of the above estate has filed herein her final report and account and that Monday, August 13. 1955. at 9:30 o'clock A.M. at the court house in the city of Med ford in said county, has been fixed by the above named court as the time and place for hearing obiectiona to said final report and account and for the examination and allowance thereof. Dated and tint nubllahad this ISth day of July. 1955. usie morns. Administratrix -NEFF. FROHNMAYER & LOWRY Attorneys far Administratrix NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bUa for furniatilna and laying oil penetration street paving on Sixth Avenue beginning at intersec tion of Sixth Avenue and Eighth Street and continuing to intersection of Sixth Avenue and Eleventh Street In the City of Gold Hill, Oregon, are invited and will be received up to five o'clock pjn. August 8. 1955. De tailed specifications are available at the office of city recorder in Gold Hill. Certified cheek for 10 of the amount of the bid is to accompany such bid. The Gold Hill City Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Ferd W. Jones Gold Hin City Recorder NOTICE OF FIXING APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE IN POINT OF DIVERSION OF WATER Notice ia given hereby that W. A. and Wanda White have filed an appli cation for the approval of a change in Euro or diversion ox water irotn ttle Butte Creek. Bv decree of the Circuit Court for Jackson Co. entered Aug. 15. 1949. in the matter of the determination of the relative rights to .the use of the water of Little Butte ICreek and its tributaries, a water right was adjudi cated in the name of Nicholas Young for the irrigation of. among other lands. 12.2 acres in NE'i NW'i. Sec. 9. T. 38 S.. R. 1 W., W.M from Little Butte Creek with a date of priority of 1899. These lands are irrigated thru the Young and Britt ditch, the point of diversion of said ditch being located 540 ft. N. and 817 ft. E. from SW comer of Sec. 3. and being within SWli SW'.i. said Sec. 3. T. 38 S. R. 1 W.. W.M. The aonucants herein, ownera of the lands above described, propose to Irrigate said lands by means of a Dumping slant, the txrint of diversion of said pumping plant to be located 570 ft. S. and 1050 ft. W. from the N' corner of Sec. 9. and being within NEli NW'. said Sec. 9. T. 36 S- R. 1 W.M. All nersona interested are Tint iff mi hereby that a hearing win be held at the county court house at Medford, ore., on Sept. 8. 1955, beginning at 10:00 a.m. All objections to the oro- posed change, if any there are. will be heard at said time and place. Any objections shall be prepared in writing, one copy to be served on W. A. and Wanda White. Rt. 1. Box 110. Eagle Point. Ore., and one copy mailed to the State Engineer. Salem, Ore., together with a S2 filiftr fee. at least ten days prior to the date set for hearing. If no objections are filed, the application may be approved by the State Engineer without a hearing. Dated at Salem. Ore., this 12th day of July. 1955. LEWIS A, STANLEY, guta Engineer e . ' Now o o Tlhie New DeLuxe iU0LT The Newest Ideas In CooMui . . . . . 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