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47 SURVIVE CRASH Firemen and rescue workers carry a body from wreckage of
a D04 that crashed on takeoff from Boeing Field at Seattle. The plane, on Govern
ment contract, had 74 persons aboard, including 66 soldiers returning home from the
Orient. It crashed into a house setting it afire but a woman and five children in the
house escaped. Forty-seven persons aboard the plane escaped but 27 others were killed
in the crash.
Silver Beaver Awards
Presented To 2 Area
Boy Scout Leaders
Dr. Elmo Stevenson, president
of Southern Oregon college at
Ashland, and John Lachenmyer
of Dunsmuir were presented sil
ver beaver awards at the annual
recognition banquet of the Cra
ter Lake area council of Boy
Scouts of America last night at
Hedrick Junior High school.
Presenting the awards were
Hubert Hamilton, chairman of
the Shasta Silvertip district, and
Mel Hogan, member of the exec
utive board. Dr. Stevenson is
president of the council.
Leader Awards
Three golden leader awards
were presented by J. A. Mc
Dougall, council commissioner,
for an outstanding job in leader
ship. Those receiving awards
were Lawson Scott, cub master
of pack 15, Phoenix; Ralph Hu
ber, scoutmaster, troop 20, Cave
Junction; and Robert Cotton, ad
visor, post 22, Grants Pass.
William Roy Clary, scout
master, troop 23, Grants Pass,
was presented the wood badge
beads award for completing spe
cial training in the Boy Scout
program. Fred Kitterman of
Grants Pass made the presenta
tion. Those r e'c e i v i n g scouter's
awards included Mike Morris,
leadership training, Big Pines
district; Jim Grigsby, assistant
commissioner, Big Pines district;
George Davey, committeeman,
troop 1, Medford; Carl Borg, SM,
troop 5, Medford, and John
Schroeder, CM, pack 8, Medford.
Scouter's key awards were pre
sented to Carl Olson, Jack
Thompson, both of Medford;
Lawson Scott Jr., Phoenix; Rob
ert Buffum, Dom Favero and
Russell Hoskins, Yreka; M. C.
Bill Haines, Pondosa, and An
drew Schmidt, Grants Pass.
Officers elected for the coming
year include George 'C. Flana
gan, Medford, president; Dr.
Stevenson, Ashland, George R.
Schrader, Mt. Shasta and Robert
D. Manchel, Grants Pass, vice
presidents; Frank Bash, Med
ford, treasurer; and J. A. Mc
Dougall, Medford, scout commis
sioner. Some 18 executive board mem-
Monday, November 21, 1955
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
RESUMING FLIGHTS
Paris U.R) The national
ized Air France company an
nounced it was resuming flights
to London today. Air traffic has
been paralyzed for two weeks
by a strike of ground workers
and weather specialists on the
airfields. Air France said it
would operate either from Orly
or from the military field of
Bretigny.
bers also were elected.
Others on Program
The program included a talk
by Roger L. Bales, deputy region
al executive of region 11. He
pointed out that scout member
ship and leadership has in
creased over 100 per cent in the
past eight years, but there has
been only a 30 per cent increase
in finances during the same per
iod. Also on the program were Dr.
Stevenson, H. C. Christensen,
who introduced 1956 council of
ficers, and Martin Webb, council
advancement chairman who pre
sided over recognition cere
monies. John Eddy, executive board
member, N. H. Gladfelter, Big
Pines district chairman, Jimmy
Dunlevy, executive board mem
ber, and Jerry McDougall pre
sented a program, "Faith," to
close the meeting.
San Queniin Inmates
Searched for Drugs
San Quentin, Calif. (U.R)
Prison officials staged an inten
sive shakedown of San Quentin
inmates today in a search for
half the prison's narcotics sup
ply which was stolen from a
strong room in the hospital
ward.
Authorities feared the narcot
ics were put in circulation
among the convicts. Guardskept
a close watch on all known" ad
dicts and users.
Associate Warden Louis Nel
son said the theft tpok place
early yesterday within 20 min-
COLORS MIAED
Chicago (U.R) Queenie, a
black, white and brown bird
dog had a litter of seven puppies
and the first six followed the
same ' color pattern. Owner
John Bednarczyk said "some
thing got fouled up" on the
seventh puppy. It came out
bright chartreuse.
utes after guards checked the
strong room. A guard stood less
than-30 yards away but out of
sight of the room.
Two of 35 missing-one-sixth
grain morphine . tablets were
found in a match box in the hos
pital kitchen late - yesterday.
Prison officials said they were
confident the other narcotics
will be found. ,
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