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.
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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.
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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.
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