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Wednesday, March 7, 1958
TIMS TO DEFROST A bulldozer works to clear the masses of pack ice on the road by
tH4 eastern shore of the Rhine River near Lorch, Germany. The road had been blocked
for several weeks due to the ice-clogged river's overflow. Now that the river has re
ceded, highway workers are going full blast to get things back" to normal.
Responsibility Law
Upheld by Court
Salem iU.R) Oregon's rela
' live -responsibility- law, which
requires support of aged de
j pendents by their children, was
' upheld today by the Oregon Su
preme court.
Circuit Judge Frank Loner
igan.of Multnomah county, who
- had called the 1953 act uncon
' siitulional, was reversed by the
high', court.
'- The opinion by Justice Hall
Lusk said the act's classification
of contributions- to be- made by
' responsible relatives had a rea
sonable basis and did not' con-
llict with cither the state or
federal constitutions.
X The law was challenged by
; na. Mallatt of Portland after
: she was told by the Oregon Pub
. lie Welfare commission that she
Qs required to contribute to
.the support of her parents. She
argued that she had seven broth
ers and sisters in Oregon who
had incomes equal to or exceed
ing her own.
Her complaint called the law
unreasonable, arbitrary, d i s
criminatory and oppressive be
cause it set an inflexible scale
of payments without relation to
ability to pay.
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ONLY THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS HURT This semi
truck and trailer jack-knifed its trailer after striking a
hole in the road at Richland, Wash., and skidded to a stop
atop this auto. Alfred Rayburn, driver of the truck, suf
fered face cuts. Driver of the auto, Shirley Albright, suf
fered only "shock" which Highway Patrolmen conceded,
was understandable. . -
National Aeronautics Board
Has Most Misleading Name
Washington (U.R) The
National Advisory committee
for Aeronautics has the most
misleading name of any federal
agency.
A lot of people, judging sole
ly by the name, think the agen
cy is another one of the govern
ment's numerous advisory com
mittees, composed of industry
representatives who meet in
Washington every now and
then to discuss aviation prob
lems. Actually, the NACA is the
world's greatest aviation re
search establishment.
Its staff numbers about 7,500
scientists, engineers, technicians
and . supporting personnel. Its
business is solving the" prob
lems of military and civil avia
tion. Although often pressed by
emergency development prob
lems, the primary aim is to mus
ter information for the aircraft
of the future. NACA is usually
three to eight years ahead of
current models. -Small
Staff
It investigates whatever trou
ble a bomber or personal air
plane may have. Military, com-
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mercial and private aviation all
reap the benefits of NACA's re
search. The nerve center of this wide
ly scattered organization is lo
cated in downtown Washington.
A comparatively small staff of
200 coordinates research and
acts as liaison with the armed
forces and government depart
ments. In addition, they keep in
close contact with private re
search organizations and the
aircraft industry.
An independent federal agen
cy, it was created in 1915 by
Congress to study "the prob
lems of flight, with a view to
their practical solution." Con
gress was aware of the raging
war in Europe and the role mili
tary aviation was playing in it.
The NACA has come a long-
way since World War I. It now
operates three laboratories and
two field stations in Virginia,
Ohio and California, represent
ing a government investment of
more than $300,000,000.
Brains Most Important
A wide range of operating
problems from meteorology to
fire prevention fall under study.
Organized research by the NA
CA brings together under one
roof some of the best minds in
aeronautics.
The 17-member committee ap
pointed by the president is com
posed of scientists and engin
eers from the armed forces, gov
ernment and industry. They
serve without pay. Their chief
mission is to lead and coordinate
new discoveries.
Technical subcommittees staff
ed by over 400 scientists also
work vtihout compensation.
Unexcelled facilities are at
the disposal of NACA. Most
noteworthy is' the world's larg
est wind tunnel, located near
San Francisco. It is capable of
teting a full-size plane with ov
er a 70-foot wing span.
However, Dr. Hugh L. Dry
den, director of the NACA,
sums up that organization's most
valued possession:
'The most important tools in
research are the brains . of the
scientists, engineers, and sup
porting personnel. The indivi
dual worker is the essential ele
ment in NACA accomplishments."
RADIO STATION SOLD
Corvallis U.R) Sale of radio
station KRUL here to John G.
Severtson of Portland was an
nounced today. The station had
been owned and operated by
Brown & Haley Candy Co. of
Tacoma since it went on the air
in 1947.
Museum Director
Has Many Duties
Bui He Likes If
Madison, Wis. .(U.R) There's
more 10 being a museum direc
tor than keeping your . showcas
es dusted. At least that's true
if you're the head man of a mu
seum such as the Wisconsin His
torical society's Historymobile.
Albert Axelbank, 24-year-old
University of Wisconsin gradu
ate, said his job combines truck
driving, floor sweeping, lectur
ing and night watchman's
duties. But he likes it, and, if he
has his way, he'll take the big
Historymobile out of storage
next year for its third annual
April to November tour of -Wisconsin
communities.
The Historymobile is a famil
iar sight on Wisconsin highways
after two years of operation. It
has traveled more than 10,000
miles, had a quarter of a million
visitors and stopped in all but
two of the state's 71 counties.
Th "museum on wheels" is a
specially-built house-type trailer
fitted out with display cases for
historical exhibits. Along with
its pickup truck, the entire unit
measures 59 feet.
Axelbank, who took over op
eration of the Historymobile in
September, 1955, after it had
been under the directorship - of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Winn for
nearly two years, had a special
type of problem when he got the
job.
Although he had been driving
a car for some time, he had nev
er been behind the wheel of a
truck.
On top of that, he had only
one week end to practice with
the Historymobile before taking
it out on the open road.
Hs was cautious in the ex
treme on the first trip making
only 84 miles the first five
hours. But after he realized "that
the drivers behind me were
more worried about me than I
was about them," he relaxed
and tooled the unit along as fast
as 35 miles an hour.
He quickly learned to turn
wide, to be sure he didn't clip
a telephone pole or light post.
While in Sheboygan, he was in
Stevenson and Kefauver Battle
Minnesota Weather for Votes
Minneapolis OJ.R) Adlai E.
Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefau
ver bucked snow, ice, and rain
today in their fight, for votes in
Minnesota's Democratic presi
dential primary.
The two candidates stuck to a
fast pace, even though icy roads
kept Kefauver from making a
speech at Winona last night and
Stevenson's plane landed on a
snow-drifted runway at- Grand
Rapids.
Although the Illinoisan and
the Tehnessean are battling each
other in Minnesota's March 20
primary- they kept their fire con
centrated on President Eisen
hower and his administration's
farm and foreign policies.
Stevenson brought; up . the
question of Mr. Eisenhower's
health at Thief River Falls. He
said he did not want to make it
an issue, "but ; the manner in
which he proposes to conduct the
duties of the presidency obvious
ly is a public matter."
Stevenson recalled . that Mr.
Eisenhower said he would have
to cut down on some of his activi
ties and asked ""Doe: this mean
danger of clipping off reflec
tors on a safety island ; in the
street, but a '.. helpful policeman
finally , removed the reflectors
so he could get by. .
The wide sweeping turn hab
it stuck with Axelbank he
still does it in-his prvate car, to
the consternation of motorists
behind him." ;
Day't Work Long
A typical day on the job was
13 to 14 hours, he said, counting
driving to the day's exhibition
spot,- giving short talks to visi
tors about the displays . and
cleaning up afterward. The cus
todial part of .'the ..work was done
in bed there' is a small apart
ment in the rear of . the huge
trailer.
The job did cut down on the
director's social' activities, but
he. found time .for . one date
while on the road. Fortunately,
the girl had . her own car.
. "It would . have ; been . some
what awkward to call for a date
in a truck .with a- 43-fpot trailer
tagging along : behind," Axel
bank said.
that we are being asked to alter
the terms of service of the chief
executive and therefore to re
constitute our highest office?"
Kefauver also said he is not
making an issue of the Presi
dent's health. But he served no
tice that "I will criticize the fail
ure to reach decisions and the
failure to give sufficient time
to the office." '
Kefauver had a frustrating
time of it yesterday, due largely
to Minnesota's wintry weather.
His caravan slogged through the
twin cities in an icy rain and
he was forced to cancel plans
to fly to Winona last night.
The dogged Tennessean then
tried to .make the 100-mile trip
by car, but icy roads forced him
to turn back at Hastings.
Stevenson had better luck in
the northern part of the state.
He drew good crowds despite
stormy weather yesterday and
wound up his five-day stumping
tour today with the comment
that "I believe my prospects are
good."
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt also
hit the icy Minnesota campaign
trail for Stevenson.
She told Minneapolis - audi
ences that "We are in a time of
crisis and we need Stevenson's
kind of leadership." Leaders and
people of nations around the
world are "impressed vith his
desire for friendship and with
his understanding of their prob
lems," she said.
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