Sunday, May 8, 1958
MEDTOHD (OREGON) MAIL THIBUITB THUEE
Colonel Bob Em mens CommandsHew South Carolina Air Base
Col. Robert G. Emmens,
USAF, son of Mrs. J. J. Emmens,
1443 East Main st., is the com
manding officer of a base not
yet complete, and with only
three or four personnel assigned
to it.
Colonel Emmens, a Medford
High school graduate, previously
erved as Gen. O. P. Weyland's
deputy chief of staff for intelli
gence, at Langley Air Force
base, Va. His new command is
the incomplete Air Force base
at Myrtle Beach, S. C.
Major Problem
The Myrtle Beach base is being
constructed in a prosperous re
sort community. Therein is
Colonel Emmen's major problem
at the moment, the acquiring of
practical living quarters for ar
riving personnel.
The base is to be a modern jet
fighter-bomber base, with 10,000
foot runways. It will be ready
for occupancy in about a year.
But as yet there are no provi
sions for quarters. Subsequent
plans may include money for on
base quarters, but when the first
units begin to arrive, personnel
must live in the community.
With Local Interests
.Colonel Emmen's has worked
with local interests to get eco
nomical housing projects under
way. To strengthen community
relations, he has given talks be
fore civic groups, stressing the
mutual advantages of military-
civilian cooperation. As a result,
he has become well and favor
ably known by local residents
including the mayor, according
to a military magazine's account
of his assignment.
Realizing that in a summer
resort, rents are at their peak
in the spring and summer, Col
onel Emmens' plans for the ar
rivals will be next fall. In that
way they will not only get the
benefit of the lower rentals for
fall and winter, but they will
also be in a position to negotiate
for more reasonable rental rates.
Fir Assistance
There is plan under way for
cooperation in fire protection.
The air base will help the com
munity in its fire problems and
in turn the community will stand
ready to use its facilities to help
the base should it need it.
Fire Drotection is only one
phase of an over-all mutual as
sistance program which Colonel
Emmens is in the process of
working out. Others will include
cooperative policing, housing
committees, local planning and
oilier areas of concern to the res
idents of both the civilian and
military communities.
Nois is Problem
The noise problem of a jet
base is another one which has
called for attention. To a re
sort community, the continual
roar of jet aircraft taking off and
landing could become a major
irritation.. Colonel Emmens is
preparing for this in two ways.
First, he is planning for take
offs and landings in patterns
which will bring the aircraft
over 'the ocean for take offs,
and from deep inland positions
for landings, thus avoiding low
level approaches over the
beaches or the residential col-
Also, he is discussing with
community leaders the problems
of jet flight, explaining what he
is doing to avoid undue annoy
ance,, and what the community,
by its cooperation and forebear
ance, can . contribute to the pro
tection of the nation as a whole.
Early Air Interest
A graduate of the University
of Oregon, Colonel Emmens
took an early interest in avia
tion. Nineteen years ago he
joined the Air Corps for flight
training. When war came, he
was a seasoned pilot, and was
selected as one of the fliers to
accompany Gen. James Doolittle
on the surprise attack on Tokyo.
His plane went on from Tokyo
into Russian territory, and the
officers and crew men were in
custody of the Soviets for 18
months. It wss from this exper
ience that he wrote his book,
"Guests of the Kremlin."
Operational units at Myrtle
AFB will be a part of the 9th
Air Force, a unit of the Tactical
Air command.
Colonel Emmens has visited in
Medford frequently since his
high school days, and is well
known here. His brother, Dr.
Thomas Emmens, is also a Med
ford resident.
In County Schools
Xogu River
Administration of the April
testing program by the Gregg
Publishing company in the busi
ness education department has
been completed. Seven filing
awards and five shorthand
awards were won.
Winners were Janice Smith,
alphabetic, subject, Geographic
filing, and shorthand theory;
Judy Farer, alphabetic, subject,
and geographic filing; Irene
Bringmann, subject filing, and
horthand theory; Judy Buckle,
shorthand theory; Janet Robin
son, shorthand theory; Dorothy
Boucher, shorthand theory.
The Rogue River High school
band under the direction of Neil
Stone, participated in the large
groups contest, at Southern Ore
gon college on Friday, April 27.
They played three numbers, In
diana State Band -' March, Bel
mont " Overture and Capistranp
Overture.
McLOUGHLIN JUNIOR HIGH
Dr. Cliff Robinson, director
of secondary education for the
state department of education,
visited McLoughlin Junior High
school May 2. He observed class
es and inspected the plant and
curriculum for state standard
rating. ;
Eighth grade students from
Oak Grove, Howard, West Side
and Griffin Creek schools will
be guests of McLoufhlin Junior
High May 11. Visiting students
will be assigned a big brother or
sister, who will act as host. The
program will begin after lunch,
with an assembly, following
which guests will tour the build
ing and attend the track meet. ..
Tennis is a new competitive
sport at McLoughlin this year.
Earl Rogers has been coaching
30 students, and they are now
playing matches with Hedrick.
The boys played the first con
test April 30, and the Mac net
ters won four of the six matches
from Herdick. In the singles", the
winners were Bob Pond and
John Flanagan and Joe Bailey.
On May 1 the seventh grade
tennis team played Hedrick. Mc
Loughlin winners were Charles
Holt and Bill Hannaford who
won two of three doubles sets.
The girls of McLoughlin will
play the Hedrick girls next
week.
Mrs. FDR Impressed
With Medford People
; Mrs. . Franklin - D. Roosevelt
was overwhelmed at the hospi
tality and warmth of the people
of Medford on her recent visit,
according to Senl Richard ' L.
Neuberger.
The senator. . in a telenhone
conversation with Mrs. Edward
C. Kelly of Medford this week,
Kb introduced Mrs. Hoose-
velt at a Washington meeting.
and she told hum how impressed
she was with the arrangements
for the sixth annual Roosevelt
Memorial dinner, at which she
spoke, and her reception in Med
ford. -
The senator, told Mrs. Kelly
that Mrs. . Roosevelt has attend
ed nd snnkpn at a number of
larger meetings since the one
here April 23, but that tne raea
ford event has remained in her
mind.
Court Records
POLICE . COliRT
sihrr Frfwarri Randolnh. failure to
yield right of way; $10. ' .
: John Dennis riu, xouuwmi
01 ieona10Annette Scott, violation of
basic rule. $15. '
DISTRICT COURT
James Wesley Overturf, failure to
stop at red light. $10. ..
James Arthur Sutton, violation, of
basic rule. $12 50. bail forfeited.
James S. Merasco, no .operators
license. $10.' '.
Patricia Mary Luce, ' violation oi
basic rule. $10. , ' "
Dwight Lee Edward, overload, $63.
Cecil Joel Bell, .truck speeding, $10.
El win Wm. Brewer, overload, $44.
Ted Wayne Daw, no motor vehicle
license, $5: ; - ' .
Robert Emerson Green, failure to
stop at railroad signal, $5.
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