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Scheduled Airlines Considering New Plan To Eliminate Dangers BY ROBERT J. SERLING Washington CJ.R) America's scheduled airlines are consider ing a new aair traffic plan de- signed to eliminate collision dan gers in the heavily - traveled "golden triangle" between Wash ington, Chicago and New York, the United Press learned today. The proposal was drawn up by experts of the Air Transport Association, repre senting the scheduled airlines, and the Air line Pilots Association (ALPA), the union for 12,000 pilots. . Gradual Improvements It has no connection with a fu ture air traffic control blueprint revealed by engineers in Presi dent Eisenhower's Aviation Fac ilities Planning Commission. The White House group charted a plan which primarily calls for gradual improvements by 1960 and a completely new system by 1975. , The ATA-ALPA proposal, if approved by the airlines and the union's executive board, would go into effect next July 1. The industry-pilots plan would: 1. Require all scheduled air line flights in the 'triangle" to operate under instrument flight f rules above 9,500 feet thus put ting them under the monitoring and guidance of federal aid traf fic control centers. Flight Plant Required 2. Require every crew flying the "triangle" to file flight plans with traffic control centers for trips to be made at a 9,500-foot altitude or higher. 3. Ban "off-airways" flights ,jn the triangle above 9,500 feet in effect putting every flight above that altitude into federal ly designated airways. on Sunday, May 2 remember Mom with 4 Mothers Day Cards from our complete collection -hf.VU :iUM . ;. . .t il 4. Permit pilots to fly under "visual flight rules" only while climbing or descending to and from the 9,500 altitude. Visual flight rules place the responsibil ity for avoiding other traffice on the crews, and allows airliners to fly at any altitude as long as visibility is good. 5. Ban, effective in January, 1953, so-called "over the top" clearances which permit pilots to fly by visual rules if they can climb 1,000 feet above the clouds. It was such a clearance that played a role in the June 30 Grand Canyon collision between two airliners. These proposed rules involve drastic charges in present air line operations. The Civil Aero nautic Administration now re quires mandatory i n s t r ument flight rules only for planes above 24.000 feet. Flight blow that height may be under either in strument or visual rules. But aviation experts long have felt that because of poor cockpit vis ibility and increasing aircraft speeds, the visual "see and be seen" rule is dangerous. Opposition Seen ,li was understood both the in dustry and pilots groups feel the CAA can handle the increased number of instrument flights that would be poured into the 9,500-foot altitude and above. Airports at New York, Balti more, Philadelphia, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago and Detroit are equipped with "terminal radar" for monitoring approaching and departing air craft. In addition Chicago, New York and Washington airports have long-range radar for obser ving planes as far as 200 miles away. The ATA-ALPA proposal will meet with almost certain opposi tion from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, an or ganization representing the na tion's 6,000 private f 1 i ers. A spokesman for that group said a "great many business and pri vate planes operate above 9,500 feet." "The airline pilots will think they're safe just because they're operating on instrument rules," j he said. "But there's plenty of , other traffic above 9,500 feet i and we're always afraid of any gimmick that makes an airline pilot look out of his windows less than he does now." Lowering Ceiling Planned The suggested "golden tri angle" rule mesh, however, with CAA expansion plans and the futuristic blueprint outlined by the President's air safety group. The CAA, as it adds more per sonnel and electronic navigation equipment, hopes -to gradually lower its mandatory instrument flight ceiling from 24.000 to 15, 000 feet early in 1958 for the entire country. The White House plan is de signed to control the huge vol ume of air traffic in the jet age. Eventually it would enable maj or airports to handle the move ments of 1,200 planes an hour flying within a 25-mile radius of the terminals. The three-part plan will be come the nucleus for the final report of Edward P. Curtis, chairman of the Eisenhower planning group. The blueprint o ut 1 i nes im mediate steps to strengthen air safety controls, gradual improve ments to be made by 1960, and a complete new system by 1975. Improved Radar Urged The engineering group said the Civil Aeronautics Adminis tration immediately should step up its multi-million dollar pro gram to increase its radar facili ties and air traffic control per sonnel over the next six years. Another recommendation for immediate action called for the formation of a group within the CAA to improve operational pro cedures to wipe out current traf fic bottlenecks. The report also urged that all traffic above 18,000 feet be placed under air traffic con trol, and that one-way airways be created soon to expand cer tain highly-traveled routes. The first of these air "super highways" would be set up b tween Washington and New York. Instead of the present three two-way airways, there would be six one-way airways at different altitudes. The plan calls for eventually bringing 85 per cent of all com mercial, military and private air traffic into "controlled air space." Only 12 per cent of to day's air traffic is under federal control now. Health Groups Urged To Warn on Smoking Miami Beach 'U.R) A New York health expert wants public health agencies to buy as much radio and television time for warning of the dangers of cigar ette smoking as tobacco compan ies use in selling cigarettes. Dr. Morton L. Levin told the final session of the Pan-American Cancer Cystology congress Monday that if all persons stopped smoking it would save 15,000 lives a year from lung cancer alone. JACKSONVILLE Lodge Delegates Elected By MRS. C. S. HOSKINS Jacksonville At a recent meeting of the IOOF Lodge No. 10 in Jacksonville, Bill Camp bell, a former resident and mem ber of the lodge, who has now moved back to this area, was elected as Delegate to the IOOF convention to be held in May at Bend, Ore. Arthur Hinkle was elected as second delegate and John Black was elected District Deputy Grand Master. Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Crooks and two sons of Irving Texas were "drop in" visitors at the Milton James home one day this week. Mrs. Crooks is James' sist er. The Crooks also visited other relatives in Medford prior to leaving for Arabia, where Cro oks has been employed at a re finery for the past two years. He is moving his family with him on his return trip there. Mrs. Helen Sanford and daugh ter Kathy, former residents here, now of Los Angeles, were visi tors in Jacksonville recently at the homes of many friends and relatives. While in the valley they stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Sanford. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hicks, of Lancastpr, Calif., were recent visitors at the Irvin Boyd home. Mr. and Mrs. 'Duck' Boyd drove Grandpa Boyd to Toledo, Ore., last weekend to spend a few months with Boyd's brother Joel Boyd. Committal services were held last Tuesday for Michael Canty at the Jacksonville c e m etery. Survivors ihclude his son, Rob ert Canty, and three grandchild ren, all of Jacksonville. Services were also held this week at the cemetery for Mrs. Nellie E. Mayfield, who has been a resident of Jacksonville for the past several years. , Children of Assembly of God church members held an out door Easter egg hunt at the Carl Wall home last week. A large group of adults also attended and picnic refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Edens and daughter Margie were host and hostesses at a surprise house warming party , last Sunday, given at their new home which they recently moved into at the cornor of sixth and F. street. Guests present were Mr. and Mrs.. Otto Niedermeyer, Mrs. Quintin Jordon, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Baer, Mrs. Stella Beach, Mrs. Sara Edens, Dr. and Mrs. Albert Griffin, Mr. and JMrs. Dick Frost of Camp White, Mr. and Mrs. Win Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Robinson of. Med ford, Mrs. and Mrs. Elmo Welch, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hall, Mrs. Marion Niedermeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Harter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Totman, Mr. and Mrs. John ny Niedermeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mooring, and Mr. and Mrs. John Keaveny. The guests served refresh ments and presented Mrs. Edens with a large planter and plant which now occupys place of honor in their new livingroom. Mrs. Fred Edens is a patient at the Sacred Heart hospiatl this week. She entered the hospital last Wednesday evening and is to undergo major surgury. Mrs. Carl Totman and Mrs. Fred Richardson were co-hostes-sess at a surprise baby shower given at the Fred Edens home, honoring Mrs. Leroy Mauroni last Monday evening present were Mesdames John Crabb, Frances Guidry, John Nieder meyer, Elba Graham, Ruppert Maddox Jr., Job Berrimen, B. J. Christianson, Ross Crowley, Floyd Wyatt, Woodrow Mc- Junior High Sets Operetta Friday About 250 students of Mc Loughlin Junior High school will present an operetta, "Miss Starlight" by Charles George, on Friday, May 3, in the boys gym nasium. The operetta represents the "roaring 1920's," complete with flappers, dances and costumes. The setting is a summer hotel in Atlantic City, and the plot re volves around the complications caused when Venus, the goddess of love, takes a hand in mixing couples. Leading roles will be played by Pat Bingham, Barbara Tyler, Mariond Parsons, Bob Swan, Sharon Laing, Rosiland Randies, Lynn Knight, Ken Durkee, Skip Bennett, Sardra Semple, Janet Willarding, Charlene Highland, Pal Newbry, Keith Berg, Ken Hall and Sharon Jackson. Direction is under the super vision of Ray Lewis, assisted by Don Darneille. Steve Bayless is directing the construction of scenery. The Colleen Hope and Thurston Dance studios have as sisted in the dances. Mrs. Marg aret Brown will be the accomp anist for the chorus numbers, and Gene Harvey, Elmer Ay res and Jack Vincent will furnish in instrumntal music. . A matinee will be presented for the student body on Thurs day afternoon. Tuesday, April 30, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Around Hollywood Editor s note: Aline Mosby is on vacation. Today's col umnist is Eve Arden who de fends the public school sys tem and takes a poke at pri vate schools. By EVE ARDEN Written for United Press Hollywood U.PJ As "Our Miss Brooks," I have spent many make-believe years in the high school class rooms, while as Eve Arden, I have been more concerned with the actual prob lems of grade school children namely my two daughters, Liza and Connie. There seems to be a general misconception that children whose parent are in show busi ness are almost always sent to private schools. That's an ex ception rather than the rule. It's unfortunately true that the child of a theatrical parent is subject ed to a certain curiosity from his or her classmates. A child's rea soning seems to be that there is something special about a boy or girl ; whose parents are con sidered celebrities. Just Another Job My husband and I have taken pains to make sure that our children regard our profession as any other job and they are not impressed with it. It is im portant that our children in their- formative years not be given special privileges that set them apart from other young sters and private schools tend to invite this distinction. So much has been aired about the public school problem of over - crowded clasrooms and over-worked teachers, that it would be foolish for me to deny By ALINE MOSBY United Press Correspondent j that these problems do exist. Despite the problems that beset the public schools today, there is much in favor of the public school system as compared to private instructions of learning. Children's Private World The public school is a special private world in itself to a child and not unlike the world in which he finds himself as an adult. Here a child plays and studies with children of differ ent cultural and economic back grounds. Where private schools may tend to develop in the child a sense of being different, and perhaps give him a superiority complex, the public' school af fords a child the opportunity of discovering his individuality through his relationships with children of different back grounds. This, also works to great ad vantage for the public school teacher who, by having a class room that knows no social and economic levels, is well trained to better understand children from all walks of life. Too, when the school day is over a child naturally, must have friends as a normal outlet for fun and play. It is more dif ficult for a private school stu dents to make friends, when all the other kids on the block go to public school. This frequently has the tendency to make the private school pupil feel as an outcast in his own neighborhood. CYCL0I1E FENCE Keeps dog m ither dogs OUT NO DOWN PAYMENT EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS your town, low ers, home. Mskf y twn yard a eafe playerednd. Cyclone la made ef heavy ealvaniaed eteel and laeta longer than fence of ether material Eruflrt erection eervtco. Send for booklet Phone and eay "Pleaee eend me the free book let mat Me me how I can fence my aortic" Ph. SP 2-6480 314 E. 6th Medlurd, Oregon Bear nited jtti$ jtki coenwaTlM MANUFACTURES CYCLONE FUKf Cormack, Lee Harter, Don Wendt, Donna Kaufer, Bea Hor ton. Fred Edens. Unable to at tend were Mrs. Merle Tweedy j and Mrs. J. C. Weter. The baby i gifts were presented in a bas-i sinet and the table centerpiece j was a doll house with a Stork j hovering over it. With the weather as well as the calender proclaiming the ar rival of spring, all the unlucky 'city limited' dogs are howling in protest at the hated garden season (L i k ewise a few hus bands) Jacksonville city streets are being graded to erase winter made ruts and ten new city street lights have been installed. 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