TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Thursday, February 28, 1957
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FINAL TESTS ARE GIVEN "Rockoon," combination of
rocket and balloon at Woomera, Australia before it takes
off. Rocket is on carrier, will be attached to galloon. At
40,000 feet rocket is fired, will soar to 300.000 feet be
fore returning to the earth. (International Soundphoto)
Navigator Aiding Career
While on Antarctic Tour
McMurdo Sound, Antarctica-
(U.Rj A young U. S. Air Force
navigator is taking advantage of
his Antarctic tour of duty to
helo further his career aa an
artist.
"I was awed by the beauty
an desolation of the Antarctic,"
said 25-year-old Lt. Gerald G.
Tharp, Fort Worth, Tex.
The six-foot-four Texan added
that the "last continent" present
ed a great opportunity to him
as an artist.
Tharp has had several of his
painings exhibited in galleries
inQ Dallas, Houston and Fort
Worth. He hopes he gains
enough from his experiences in
thePSouth Polar region here to
present an exhibition in New
York.
One of Tharp's major projects
will be to take back to the
United States a piece of volcanic
rock, found around the Williams
Air Operating Facility here on
Ross Island in McMurdo Sound.
The rock is lava from the last
major eruption of 13,000-foot
Mount Erebus, snowy rampart
to the Antarctic and the only
known active volcano on the
continent. It towers above the
base here and often smoke can
be seen issuing from the cone.
Using the rock, Tharp said
he will attempt a piece of sculp
ture depicting some phase of
life in tlfe Antarctic "what
little there is" or some phase
of the current operations.
Also Arctic Art
Tharp said "as far as I know,
this sort of thing hasn't been
done before, and the amount of
art dealing with Antarctica has
been virtually negligible."
Tharp is here as part of the
Air Force task unit supporting
the Navy's Operation Deepfreeze
II the 52nd Troop Carrier
Squadron, based at Greenville,
N. C.
Before being called to the
USAF through an Air Force
R O.T.C. commission, Tharp was
a commercial artist with a pre
ference for fine art work. As
navigator of a C-124 Globemas
ter transport. Tharp has made
flights to Italy. Germany. Libya
and northern Canada during his
two-and-a-half years in the Air
Force.
He used his spare time during
these overseas duties to further
his work, and among his paint
ings shown in Texan galleries
were some depicting Arctic
scenes. These were a result of
his duty in Greenland and north
ern Canada. Eventually, Tharp
hopes to be able to complete a
folio of paintings covering his
travels with the Air Force.
"Although I knew this trip
to the Antarctic would be ex
tremely interesting from an ar
tistic standpoint, I was really
surprised by this beautiful but
deadly country," he said.
Tharp, who has made several
flights to the South Pole, said
the flight So the bottom of the
world included "one of the most
beautiful sights he had ever
seen" the Beardmore Glacier.
Miles of Nothing
Dufiril his five flights to the
Pole in the eight days he was
here, Lt. Tharp- got to know the
Beardmore quite well. He was
navigator on a C-124 which air
dropped supplies and equipment
to the 25 Americans at 90 de
grees south the South Pole.
d'g an artist, I appreciated
the beauty of the glacier great
ly." hsaid. "It reminds you of
the moon until you realize you're
actually flying over it."
The glacier also acted as a
natural guide for him as navi
gator for 150 miles of the 800
mile journey from McMurdo
So6hd. It is almost the only
visi'1 guide on the route.
Once the Beardmore has been
left b3iind, the rest of the jour
ney is just "miles and miles and
nuSs of nothing," Tharp com
mented. Tim polar plateau is like
1 a huge "blanket of snow, stretch
ing for hundreds of miles in all
directions."
Although there is no great
problem in locating the exact
position of the Pole, "it's not
hard to get lost out there, if
you aren't careful," Tharp said.
"And it sure is a sight for
sore eyes to see the camp on
the horizon after flying over
the desolate plateau," he added
Tharp said he hopes to capture
the "human element of this vast
and virtually lifeless continent"
in his art. And, more particular
ly, the drama of the battle to
tame it and unlock its screts.
BUTTE FALLS
Sacramento Family Visits
By MARY JO HARRIS
Butte Falls Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Sisco and family of
Sacramento were recent visitors
in the Virgil Conley home. Miss
Cathy Conley returned to Sac
ramento with the Siscos for a
two week visit. Mrs. Sisco and
Mrs. Conley are sisters.
Week end guests in the Bruce
Barton home were Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. (Bud) McComb and daugh
ter, Connie Rae, of Ashland. The
Burtons and the McCombs at
tended the County Champion
ship game at Crater High.
Mr. and Mrs. Duayne Richard
son of Proyolt were recent visi
tors in the Herb Wright home.
Mrs. Richardson is a daughter
I of the Wrights.
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Har
ris recently motored to Portland
for a week end trip. Harris, a
delegate for the local union, at
tended the. Broad Conference,
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23
24 of the International Wood
cutters of America.
Saturday evening, Feb. 23, the
Harris' visited with the Robert
Tracy family in Vancouver.
Mrs. Tracy is a sister of Harris.
On the return trip, Mr. and
Mrs. Harris made a short stop
at Eugene to visit with the K.
J. Rodgers family. The Rodgers
are an aunt and uncle of Mrs.
Harris.
The Harris children had spent
the week end with their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hel
big of Grants Pass.
Loggers, working for Medco,
were laid off this past week
for approximately three weeks.
The construction crew is work
ing also.
Weather here has warmed up
considerably despite- the rain.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith
recently visited Mrs. Marie East
burn of Sutherlin. Mrs. Eastburn
is a daughter of Mrs. Smith. The
Smiths also visited with the
Freddie Houck family, Mrs.
Smith's grnaddaughter. ,
Claude Curtis i9 home fol
lowing major surgery at the
Sacred Heart hospital. Curtis is
reported recovering, and is now
convalscing at home.
The Ray Sheppards attended
a birthday dinner for Mrs. Shep
pard's sister, Mrs. Merle Jacks,
of Central Point, at the home
of Mrs. .Leonard Christean in
Grants Pass recently. Mrs.
Christean is a sister of Mrs.
Sheppard also.
The monthly pot luck supper
of the Butte Falls Lions club
and auxiliary has been post
poned until the second Wednes
day of March. A make-up meet
ing for the Lions will be held
the first week in March. Mem
bers will be notified as to time
and date later.
MAYOR TAGGED
Waterbury, Conn. (U.R)
Mayor Edward D. Bergin praised
Patrolman Walter Senich for
"devotion to duty." Senich had
tagged Bergin's car when he
found it in a "no parking" zone.
A natural bridge 70 feet high
on Petit Jean mountain ' in Ar
kansas is the third highest in the
United States.
Back Stairs: Complete Rest for Ike?
By MERRIMAN SMITH
United Press White House Writer
Washington U.R) Backstairs
at the White House:
If President Eisenhower's
cough continues, a brief but
complete rest, even if only for a
couple of days, might be indi
cated. Thousands of other Wash
ingtonians are suffering from
similar complaints at this damp
and chilly time of the year and
generally their doctors advise
bed rest.
This, however, is rather diffi
cult for busy Mr. Eisenhower.
According to the President's
doctor and members of his staff,
there is nothing serious about.
Mr. Eisenhower's cough. It just
hangs on. The cough is an an
noyance to the chief executive
who, aside from the slight dis
comfort, dislikes having to apol
ogize for it when making
speeches or during office confer
ences. One of the President's associ
ates remarked the other day, "If
he only smoked, then the cough
would make sense it sounds
just like a cigarette cough."
Mr. Eisenhower has been X
rayed and examined thoroughly
in connection with the cough but
the doctors can find nothing
wrong.
If he were not president of the
United States, Mr. Eisenhower
probably would be told to stay
in bed for a day or two and
keep a croup kettle steaming by
his side. That's what a lot of oth
er Washingtonians are doing for
their mid-winter sniffles and
coughs.
But being an active and self
determined man, the President
probably would have to be hog
tied before he would submit to
keeping his head in a cloud of
benzoin-scented steam.
Throat sprays and other simi
lar unguents accomplish little in
treating a cough of the type cur
rently displayed by the Presi
dent The patient may feel better
momentarily, but sprays and
such really don't. get. at the
trouble, according' to the doc
tors. Consequently, the Presi
dent is receiving little or no
medication.
His cough as been attributed
generally to the long hours and
exposure to cold weather dur
ing the inaugural ceremonies.
Actually, there is reason to be
lieve that the cough dates back
td his pre-inugural trip through
the dusty drought areas of the
Southwest.
When the President was in
Thomasville, Ga., recently, he
decided to stop hunting at least
three days before he departed
for Washington because the dus
ty roads leading through the
pincwoods hunting areas made
him cough even more.
The mules hauling the Presi
dent's ' hunting cart sent up
clouds of dust right in the chief
executive's face.
A sidelight of French Premier
Guy Mollet's visit to the WW
House: -
Just before the French pre
mier was scheduled to arrive for
his first meeting with the Presi
dent, a desk, being moved from
office to office, was noticed
standing on one end in the White
House lobby.
"I see,", observed a lobby -lounger,
"They're turning the
place upside down for the
French."
According to the Veterans Ad
ministration, patients undergo
ing treatment for tuberculosis
read about 58 books per year,
or more books than all other
types of patients combined.
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Subversive Plot by
Peron Backers Nipped
Buenos Aires IU.R The gov
ernment claimed today to have
thwarted a subversive plot by
the supporters of ousted Dictator
Juan D. Peron with the arrest of
10 high-ranking retired military
officers and 25 other persons.
An official communique is
sued by the presidential press of
fice of the provisional govern
ment said the roundup of sub
versive elements in continuing.
Unofficial sources said the ar
rested officers included six gen
erals, two colonels, one admiral
and one ' commander, all of
whom retired after Peron's
ouster.
Culture-Minded Citizens
Forms Musicians' Group
Wayland, Mass. (U.R) Culture-minded
Waylanders have
formed the Association for Ad
vancement of Musicians, Inc. as
a kuid of harmonic antidote for
Elvis Presley.
Incorporators of the group
said their project was two-fold
' to help advance the careers of
youthful musicians and to off
set the cacophonous reign of
Presley in this Boston suburb.
The first concert sponsored
by the group featured Egyptian
composer-pianist Halim El Dabh,
pianist Allen Baker' and Roger
Voisin, first trumpeter of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Lower Tuna Prices
Sells 10 Million Cases
Sn Diego, Calif. (U.R) -Lowering
the purchase price of can
ned tun resulted in the sale of
10 million cases, last year, the
highest in the tuna fishing in
dustry. Harold Cary, manager of the
American Tunaboat Association,
said the American public ate
enough tuna to equal three cans
for every man, woman and child
in the country.
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