m MEDTORD (OHESOK1 MAIL TRIBUNE
Friday. August 3. 1958
Third Eyewitness Gives Account of Collision
Of Two Airliners Over Grand Canyon June 30
Washington U.R A coal
miner's wife from Clarksburg,
W.Va.. testified today that she
saw "a great puff of smoke"
and a smoking object fall out of
the sky over Grand Canyon
about the time of the airliner
collision there June 30.
Mrs. Blanche England said
that she and her husband were
driving along Highway 66 to
ward Flagstaff, Ariz., "along
about noon" on the fat! I day
when she saw "this thing hap
pen in the sky."
Mrs. England was an unschd
uled witness before a special
Civil Aeronautics Board panel
'investigating the cause of the
collision of United and Trans
World airlines planes. The acci
dent took 128 lives in the worst
commercial aviation mishap in
history.
Third EywitnMs
Mrs. England was the third
tourist to give an eyewitness ac
count of the disaster.
The other two were Lois and
Eugene Siefer, a young couple
from Ottawa, Ohio.
The Siefers, who were also
driving on Route 66 toward Flag
staff between 11:30 end noon,
said they saw two planes come
out of an opening in the clouds
"lock together," fly straight on
behind' a mountain peak
Mrs. England said she first
saw "a big cloud" over the can
yon and a flash of lightning.
"Then I saw a great puff of
smoke. It spread out like a para'
chute," she said. "I began to see
something come down out of the
sky with smoke coming out of
it."
Plan Fall Slowly
She said the plane made a
slow, slanting descent which
took "a good five minutes may
be more."
Mrs. England said that later
in the afternoon she heard a
report on the automobile radio
that two planes were lost. "It
dawned on me that was what I
saw," she said, adding that she
had previously thought she had
10,720,749 Acres
Said in Soil Bank
Washington U.R) The ag
riculture Department reported
today that almost 500,000 farm
ers deposited 10,720,749 acres
of crop land in the soil bank
acreage reserve for 1956.
July 27 was the deadline for
signing up for 1956 participa
tion. The farmers who signed 495.
432 agreements to deposit land
in the soil bank can earn almost
S225.000.000 in government pay
ments for not producing crops
this year.
- The department said these
totals "are "substantially final."
But minor adjustment may be
required.
Only farms with corn base
acreage or allotments for wheat,
cotton, rice, peanuts, or tobacco
are eligible to participate in the
acreage reserve program. It is
designed primarily to reduce
current production of these six
basic crops.
seen a jet plane.
Neither she nor her husband.
Walter -John England, could
establish the exact time or their
precise location when she saw
the incident.
The CAB summoned the Eng
lands Thursday night. England
said he did not inform anyone
immediately of what his wife
saw because "I didn't see any
thing to report myself."
Mrs. England said that she
and her husband didn't tell any
body at the time about what she
had seen because they had to get
back to their jobs at Clarksburg
and might be kept "out West."
Talked To Officials
Later, however, she wrote a
letter about the crash to the
Denver Post and talked with
United Air Lines officials about
what she had seen. She said two
United Air Lines investigators
questioned her at Clarksburg
July 20 and she told them her
story.
The investigating panel hoped
to wind up its three-day inquiry
late today yith testimony on the
final flights of the Trans World
Airlines Contcllation and United
Obituaries
Air Lines DC7.
A 14-man team of CAB and
airline investigators reported
Thursday that evidence at the
wreckage scene "clearly estab
lishes" that the two planes col
lided in flight before falling into
the canyon.
The UAL plane was on instru
ment flight and the TWA plane
on visual flight at the time. But
the investigating team said they
could not yet establish how the
collision occurred.
The wreckage investigating
team established that (I.) The
left outer wing of the UAL
plane and the TWA plane fusel
age just ahead of the tail section
had "made contact" in flight
and (2.) That one or more UAL
plane propellers had chewed one
or more cuts in the TWA fusel
age. On one propeller cut in the
TWA plane's rear baggage com
partment floor, the investigators
found paint markings that "coin
cide" with paint on the UAL
plane's propellers.
Comedy Brings Warm
Response from Chilly
Audience at Ashland
JESSE TODD
Jesse Porter Todd, 69, died
this morning at his home, 603
North Fir st. Conger-Morris
funeral home is in charge of
arrangements.
LESTER JULIAS MESSAL
Funeral services for Lester
Julias Messal, 48, of Lake Creek,
who died Wednesday, Aug. 1,
in a local hospital, will be held
at Perl Funeral home at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 4. The Rev. J. J.
Munshaw of Eagle Point Com
munity church will officiate
Internment will be in Central
Point cemetery.
Mr. Messal was born at Lake
Creek, Aug. 18, 1908, and re
sided at Lake Creek through
out his lifetime. His mother is
Mrs. Emma Walch Messal of
Lake Creek: his father the late
Willia n Messal, both natives of
Jackson county.
Mr. Messal was employed in
road construction and mining.
He was later affiliated with the
William Von der Hellen Con
struction company, and during
his last years he has been en
gaged in logging and cattle'
raising in the Lake Creek district.
In April," 1936, he was mar
ried to Mildred Cox, who sur
vives. Other survivors are his
mother, Mrs. Ema Messal; his
brother, Lawrence Messal, of
Eagle Point: his sister, Mrs. Neva
Richards of Woodland, Wash.;
two nieces, Marcene Sandell,
Riverside, Calif., and Linda
Messal, Eagle Point.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Ernest Burrell, Rapheal Gard
ner, Harold Zundel, Goldin
Zundel. Claus Charley, and Ira
Woolfolk.
Active pallbearers
Donald Beiberstedt.
Marsters. Scott Wickersham,
Merton Bradshaw, Melvin Johns
ton, and Kermit DeHass.
will be
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Y-CLUB
That love should not be set
aside and neglected is exempli
fied in "Love's Labour's Lost,"
presented last night by the Ore
gon Shakespearean Festival com
pany to a chilly, attentive aud
ience in Ashland.
There was no rain to dampen
last night's attendance, which
was about the same size as open''
ing night, and Shakespeare s
ridicule of establishing acad
emies for learning, training cour
tiers and the gossip of the court
amused patrons to warm re
sponse despite cool temperatures
in the outdoor theater.
The use of euphuism artifi
cial elegance of language by
Ferdinand, King of Navarre, and
his court, and the Princess of
France and her attendants, adds
a touch of intellectualism to roy
alty and emphasizes the satirical
intent of the author. Euphuism
used by characters in the minor
plot it more noticeable, indeed,
especially that of the school
master, who apparently is over
educated, and of Don Adriano de
Armado. a Spaniard who has
be.en reduced to poverty. -Selecting
Characters
Selecting characters to portray
Shakespeare s roles, ranging
from the courtly King of Na
varre, played by Ted van Grie
thuysen, to Dull, a stupid con
stable played by James Parker,
would not be an easy job. Yet,
Director Allen Fletcher has cho
sen players who, this reviewer
thinks, have presented the early
Shakespearean comedy in the
entertaining fashion for which
it was written.
Griethuysen as Ferdinand,
Michael F. Kasdan as Longaville,
and Eberle Thomas as Dumame,
both lords attending the king,
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
Cattle for week 3500. Average-
high choice 921 lb. fed steers 24o
Monday, new men .or ,e,r, uiei
choice $23-24: good S21.50-22.50; atand-
ard unevenly $i3.20-zi: utility aown
to $11; good fed -hett'er $1950-21;
-ann(r.riittfr rows S7-9. few 59 .SO;
utility 510-11.50; Dims iew
$14.50. .
Calves for weeK oao. uooa-cnuae
1550-1 R: hieh choice and price to S19
with one $20; commercial S12.50-14.50.
Hogs for week aiao. u.s. i ana a
grade butchers 180-235 lb. S20-20.25;
mixed 1, 2 and 3 lots 519-19.75; No. 3,
518 50: sows 300-500 lb. 512-16.
SheeD for week bboo. tiooa-cno.ee
slaughter lambs 518.50-20.50; mostly
choice 521: good-choice above 70 lb.
feeders S15-Io.50; common arouna ou
lb. down to 511; good-choice yearlings
512-14: cull-choice ewes S2-4.
Portland (U.P.) -fiRS To retail
ers: Grade AA large, 57-59c: A large,
52-56C; AA medium. 49-51c: A me
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no charge to 3c additional.
Butter To retailers: A A grade
prints. 67-63c lb.: cartons. 68-69c; A
prints, 67-68c; B prints, S5-66c.
Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched
dar, single daisies, 431i-47I2c; S-lb.
loaves, ASj-olc: processed American
cheese. 5-lb. loaf. 42-44c.
Farm Market
First Willamette valley pickling
onions nold at 54.75 for 25 lb. sack
todav; first broccoli sold at S2.25 a 12
bunch Iue; Milt on-Free water tomatoes
sold at $2.50-2.75 a two-layer lug for
No. 1.
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Live Chickens To growers (No. 1
quality, fob. Portland c Fryers. 2'i-
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hens, too few transactions for Port
land price, I5c at ranch: heavy hens.
5 lbs. up. not enough trading for Port
land price: at country, 17c lb. up; old
roosters, ll-12c.
Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade
dressed to retailers. Fryers. New York
stvle, 36-37c lb.: whole drawn. 41-44c
lb.: cut up 47-51c: hens, light type.
New York style. 28-29c: cut up. 40-44c;
hens, heavy type. N.Y. style, 30-31c;
whole drawn 42-45c.
Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur
keys, live weight. 27-28c lb.; young
A grade turkey hens, 35c lb. on evis
cerated basis.
Babbits (Average to growers f ob.
killing plant): Live white. 33-4, lbs..
20-23c; 5-6 lbs.. 15-18c; colored pelts.
4c under: old does, 10-12c lb., a few
higher. Fresh killed frvers to retailers
56-58c lb.; cut up. 60-63c.
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Wholesale prices as reported by
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white oat. 38-lb. test, Coast delivery,
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uphold the royal standing of
their positions, while Berowne,
played by Philip Jacobus, who
also is an up-and-coming cour
tier, is the most individualistic
of the four.
Berowne, having more dia
logue than the king or Ferdin
and s other lords, talked too
swiftly a couple times, although
the part requires quick, free-
flowing wit to be effective.
Insinuating Glances
Irene G. Baird, as the Princess
of. France, carried her part roy
ally, as did her court of Nancy
Pickhardt as Rosaline, Doris
Viola as Maria and Rosalyn
Newport as Katherine. Although
the dignity of royalty was main
tained, insinuating glances re
veal their contriving intent.
Of note also was Joan Kugell,
-who played the part of Moth, the
page to Don Adriano. She did a
commendable job to prove her
versatility, whether playing the
part of Helena in "All's Well
That Ends Well," as she did last
year, or Moth, the male page.
Gordon M. Wickstrom as Don
Adriano was effective not only
in his speech, but also pictur
esque in his actions the actions
of a Spaniard who took too seri
ously his code of honor.
Extravagant Ridicule
Ray Alexander, playing Boyet,
a lord attending the Princess,
was another target of extrava
gant ridicule. His flowing terms
and elaborate flattery of an ex
perienced courtier added to the
royal use of euphuism.
Other parts notable for atten
tion were those of Nathaniel, a
curate played by Angus L. Bow
mer, and Holofernes, a school
master played by Hal J. Todd.
The former was most susceptible
to the - over educated school
master's groping for words, "as
it were."
Costard, the clown, played by
Jack J. Swanson, added humor
which only a clown in this type
play could add, and the audience,
this reviewer believes, appreci
ated the simplicity of Dull, the
constable, played by Parker, as
a "silent" relief from elaborate
verses of the royalty and euphu
ism of minor plot characters.
Many supporting characters,
without which the production
would not have been effective,
also deserve mention. They in
cluded Steve Pavlisin, a for
ester; William Oyler, Mercade,
a lord to the Princess: Art Silva
and Lee Haring, gentlemen at
tending the Princess: Richard
Cavett, page to king; Judith Of-
ford and. Susan L. Shively, as
pages to the Princess; and Ann
Brennen as Jaquenetta, a coun
try wench.
Douglas Russell did a superb
job of arranging the wardrobe
for the play s royalty which in
cluded extensive costumes in the
gay colors of a king's court.
The Festival company will
continue its presentations to
night with Romeo and Juliet
with curtain time at 8:30 p.m.
E. H. A.
Russia Possibly
Making Fast Planes
London (U.P) Flight maga
zine said today Russia's assembly
lines may-already be turning out
1,200-MFH warplanes that can
outperform jet fighters pos
sessed by the West.
The magazine, organ of the
Royal Aero Club, speculated
that the S,oviet MIG19 may be
superior to America's F100,
while the new MIG21 may be at
least a match for the forthcom
ing F107.
Flight said that even if the
F107 proves to have an edge on
the MIG21, Russia has an advan
tage in "the significant question
of timing, for the 107 has yet to
fly."
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Medford
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6 to 1 A.M. Doily
4 to 11 P.M. Sundays
Mount Etna Glowing;
No Eruption Expected
Catania, Sicily UB Mount
Etna started glowing and steam
ing again Thursday, but scien
tists said Europe's tallest vol
cano was just putting on a good
show for the benefit of tourists.
They said the reddish glow and
a column of white smoke, visible
for 35 miles, were caused by lava
settling down in the crater after
an off-and-on series of harmless
eruptions earlier this year.
Daily Vealher Reporl
FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Fair through
Saturday with rising temperatures.
Low tonight 48. High Saturday 85.
Western Orecon: ?air in southern
interior and partly cloudy elsewhere
through Saturday except late night
and early morning overcast in north
portion. Low tonicht 44-52. Warmer
Saturday wifh highs 70-75 north in
tenor. 85 southern interior. 65 on
coast.
Northern California: Eair through
Saturday but increasing coastal fog.
Slowing rising daytime temperatures
inland.
LOCAL DATA
TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday
59: below normal 15
Record high this date 104 in 1932.
Record low this date 44 in J 956.
PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid
night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none.
Total this month none, normal.
Total since Sept. 1. 34.34 inches,
16.38 inches above normal.
HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 29.
highest this a.m. 89r.
CITY High Low Prec.
Brookings 70 53
Crater Lake
Grants Pass 74 43
Klamath Falls 62 36
MEDFORD 73 45
Portland 58 55 .74
Seattle 54 47
Spokane 65 44
Yakima 76 4 7
Eureka 60 52
Red Bluff 83 63
Sacramento 86 55
San Francisco 70 50
Los Angeles 76 64 -
Phoenix 99 67
Denver 81 57 1.35
Chicago 80 68
Miami 90 75 .36
New York 78 61 r
Washington, D.C 77 65
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
(Through Aug. 8):
Western Oregon-Western Washing
tonTemperatures much below nor
mal at beginning of period. Rising
trend over week end. Cooling again
about Monday. Hig.;y generally in 60s
and 70s in western Washington and
70s and 80s in western Oregon. Lows
generally in 40s and low 50s. Consid
erable night and mornine c lou rii rips
and partly sunny afternoons the next
new days, biiowers likelv late Sunday
or Monday and again about Wednes
day. Northern California No preciDitq
tion. Temperatures below normal in
land and near normal on coast.
Stevenson Backers Survey Field
Of Vice Presidential Candidates
Washington (U.R) Those
Democrats who think Adlai E.
Stevenson already has the presi
dential nomination sewed up are
surveying a field of five as pos
sible choices for second place
on the ticket.
Sen. Estes Kefauver of Ten
nessee put himself in the field
this week by pulling out of the
race for the presidential nomi
nation and throwing his support
to Stevenson. But both he and
Stevenson denied there was any
deal to give him the vice presi
dential nomination.
Current talk among Demo
crats here indicates a belief that
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey
(Minn.), who broke precedent to
become an avowed candidate,
and Sen. John F. Kennedy
(Mass.) will be the chief con
tenders. Here is a rundown on the five
most discussed candidates:
Kefauver In two campaigns
for the president nomination, has
shown great vote-pulling power
at the grass roots and more ap
peal to farmers than Stevenson;
many of his national convention
delegates are urging that he be
given second place if they are to
swing to Stevenson; unpopular,
however, with many party pro
fessionals and with some of his
fellow senators with whom he
would have to work if he were
vice president.
Humphrey Rated with high
appeal in the farm belt and with
Democratic liberals: some Ste
venson backers believe their
candidate has become so identi
fied with the South that a bal
anced ticket calls for an aggres
sive liberal on the ticket; as the
leader of the 1948 convention
fight which caused a Southern
walkout, he is viewed with much
suspicion by Southern voters, al
though he has joined the "team"
and made his peace with many
Southern senators and party
leaders.
Kennedy a Roman Catholic
who presumably would appeal to
this religious group where Ste
venson was supposed to be weak
in 1952 because of his divorce;
rates as a liberal who has appeal
to some of the Democratic con
servatives; is opposed by Demo
crats who believe he would be
weak in the farm belt and by
some who fear the religious is
sue would be injected into the
campaign ,in heavily Protestant
areas.
Sen. Albert Gore (Tenn.)
Viewed as a moderate with ap
peal to both the New Deal and
Southern wings of the party; op
position would regard him as too
much in the Sevenson image
and as one who would provide
no balance for the ticket except
in a geographic sense.
Mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr.
of New York A Catholic and a
liberal with the advantages nd
disadvantages which each of
these qualifications carries; un
like the others named, he has no
congressional experience to give
him a running start as a presi
dential, agent in Congress.
Indonesia Slum District
Fire Levels 1950 Homes
Djakarta, Indonesia (U.R1 A
fiercely burning fire in the heart
of a Djakarta slum district today
destroyed 1,950 homes and sent
5,000 persons fleeing.
Fire officials said the two-hour
fire spread quickly through the
flimsy wooden huts, whipped by
a strong wind.
No casualties were reported.
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ADLAI LOOKS LIKE CINCH WITH ESTES OUT In
Chicago, Adlai Stevenson, chief contender for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination, reads copy of Senator
Estes Kefauver's statement that ne as bowed out of
the Democratic presidential race for party unity. Ke
fauver announced in Washington that he was pulling out
of the race and urged his supporter to back Stevenson.
Seated behind Stevenson is his campaign manager James
Finnegan.
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