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BENNY IS ON THE MEND A joyful father, Benjamin Hooper Sr. beams over the
son for whom he had given up hope. Little seven-year-old Benny smiles back from his
oxygen tent in Bay View Hospital at Mastic Beach, N. Y. The boy was rescued from
the bottom of a 21-foot well in the backyard of his home at Manorville, N. Y. He was
trapped in the well for nearly 24 hours before heroic rescuer broke through to find
him still alive. ...,. ......
Benny on
Manorville, N.Y. W
Seven-year-old Benny Hooper,
who survived a 23',2-hour en
trapment in the bottom of a one
foot wide well, shaft, today was
reported out of danger and well
on the road to recovery.
Week end X-rays showed that
the sandy-h aired 55-p o u n d
youngster was suffering from a
simple inflamation of the right
lung and inflammations of the
bronchial tubes and the sinuses.
In addition, he was under treat
ment for a nerve injury of the
left arm.
But doctors indicated that the
slender, blue-eyed boy, whose
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By UNITED PRESS
Vashington Rep. Emanuel Celler (D.-N.Y.) describing Presi
dent Eisenhower as a "lackadaisical" leader:
"He issues a clarion call one day and whimpers the next."
tiw York Evangelist Billy Graham, predicting an and to the
-fealC "by fire": "
"I have not only God's word for it, that the end of the world
e to tight, but T have the word of the scientists."
Manorville, N.Y. Dr. J. H. Kris, on the hospital demeanor of
7-j-eer-old Benny Hooper who was rescued from the bottom of a
-ell shaft where he spent 36 hours: .
"He's a good little patient. His spirits are good. He is very coop
erative with the doctors and nurses, and he asks for food and
trink when he wants it." ....
ta-v York Erstwhile racketeer Mickey Cohen, after being
Marched by police in response to a viewer's complaint that she
aw a yum under his coat as he was interviewed on television:
"I'd be a damn fool to wear a gun on TV."
The Family Council
Editor's note: Th Family Council consist! of m Jodie m psycnlatrlst,
tare clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers. Each
article Is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does not give
advice; it merely reports on problems that have been dealt with by responsible
agencies and counselors.
Rose N. A child couldn't
tell a lie like that.
Beatrice D I can't believe
he' that kind of man.
Rose N. My sister has told
me shocking story. She was re
cently married after haying
been a widow more than eight
years. She has a 14-year-old
daughter. The girl told her that
one day when she was alone
with her stepfather, he made
advances to her.
This happened more than six
months ago and they are still
living together. I simply can
not understand my sister. She
doesn't seem to care about the
safety of her own child. The girl
despises her stepfather and
won't even look at him. Their
home life is just a living hell,
but still my sister doesn't want
to leave her husband. He, of
course, denies the whole thing
but could a child make up a
lie like that?
I feel that Beatrice is over
looking her responsibility as a
mother for purely selfish rea
sons. BEATRICE. D. I have been
in agony since this thing hap
pened, but I just don't know the
right thing to do. I can't believe
my daughter would tell a lie luce
that and yet I don't believe my
husband is the kind of man to do
such a thing. He claims he kiss
ed my daughter in a completely
innocent, fatherly spirit because
he wants to win her affection.
She hasn't liked him from the
beginning. She says, however,
that he went further than a kiss.
I haven't left therh alone to
gether since it happened, but it
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Road To
entombment, in the dark, damp
well shaft touched off a 24-hour
long drama, would be able to
leave Bayview hospital in Mastic
Beach by the week end.
Looks Good, Lively
"He looks good and is very
lively," said Dr. J. H. Kris, the
physician who has attended
Benny since his fall into the
well Thursday evening. Kris,
who pervised the pumping of
oxygen into the narrow hole
throughout Benny's entrapment,
said the boy would remain in an
oxygen tent until the spot on
his lung a little larger than a
dime disappears. Doctors de-
is a horrible thing to live with
all this suspicion. My husband
is heartbroken and my daughter
is miserable.
I knew my husband several
years before we got married and
have found him to be a person
of fine character and reputation.
He has been a loving, devoted
husband and I would hate to
leave him. .
THE COUNCIL: Beatrice is
wise to avoid snap judgment in
this matter. It is virtually im
possible for her to get the full
truth. The accusation is so se
rious that both parties are forc
ed to stick to the stories, they
have told her.
Rose. is wrong in her belief
that a child could not make up
such a lie. Children have made
up such lies. This long-fatherless
adolescent girl is now op
erating under the stress of ad
justment to a stepfather. She
undoubtedly has many conflict
ing feelings about him and may
hr.ve misinterpreted his actions.
She may have exaggerated in
order to create a more convinc
ing story. All of this could have
been done without her intending
to tell a lie.
On the other hand, persons of
fine reputation have been
known to make a disastrous slip
in a moment of weakness. There
is no reason to completely ab
solve the father.
The problem is too delicate
for Beatrice to handle alone. A
competent . outsider should be
brought, into the case. A social
worker attached to a reliable
family agency would be better
able to evaluate the whole sit
uation. If necessary, she could
give -the girl and her stepfather
some individual guidance.
Beatrice is wise to hang on
; to her marriage to a "loving
i and devoted husband." With
; guidance, she may be able to
create a happy home.
I (Copyright 1957. General .
I Features Corp.)
Monday, Mr 20, 1957
Recovery
scribed - the lung inflammation
as "pneumonitis," a mild form
of pneumonia.
Surrounded by toys and get
well telegrams from friends and
anonymous .well-wishers, Benny
still was , not permitted to sit
up, except for meals and then
only when supported by nurses
Doctors emphasized, however,
that this was a precautionary
measure. The wide-eyed young
ster, doctors noted, was well-
enough Sunday to devour a milk
shake, some chocolate pudding
and cereal, in addition to a
variety of beverages.
With his temperature at 102.8
degrees Saturday night, doctors
feared that complications might
set in, jeopardizing his recovery
Sunday, however, the boy's
temperature dropped to 100 de
grees at 9 p.m., then to 99 this
morning.
Doctors, nurses, the boys' par
ents and other visitors avoided
discussing the terrifying ordeal.
But not Benny.
I was mad down there.
was gritting my teeth. 1 was
swearing," he told his mother.
I could feel the sand between
my teeth."
The childs father, Benjamin
Hooper Sr., who dug the well
that trapped his son, expressed
his thanks for money contribu
tions that reached the hospital
But he said they will be return
ed wherever possible.
"I intend to return all money
we received," he said. "I've paid
my medical bills before and I'll
do it this time. I thank these peo
ple but we can't take their
money."
Jockey Ties Two
On $64,000 Challenge
New York (IB Jockey-art
expert Billy Pearson took on
two new challengers on the
"564,000 Challenge" television
quiz on CBS Sunday night to
tie one at the $4,000 level and
the other at $2,000.
Pearson, from Pasadena,
Calif., has previously won
$102,000 in his appearances on
the "$64,000 Question" and
"Challenge" programs.
Dr. Joyce Brothers retained
her "boxing" championship by
defeating bartender and former
prize fighter Jimmy Mendoza,
who failed to name Sydney,
Australia, as the city in which
Jack Johnson defeated Tommy
Burns for the heavyweight
championship in 1908.
Senate Passes Bill
To Pay Prosecutors
Salem (W The Oregon
Senate Saturday- unanimously
passed a bill appropriating $35,
000 to the Department of Justice
to pay expenses incurred by hir
ing special prosecutors to handle
cases growing out of the grand
jury probe of alleged vice condi
tions in Portland.
Also passed in . the .Saturday
session was a bill appropriating
$100,000 to the Oregon National
Guard to prepare plans for a
Portland National Guard arm
ory. The Senate unanimously pass
ed a resolution to- establish an
interim committee of nine mem
bers to study the migratory
labor problem in Oregon.
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APPLEGATE-JACKSONVI LLE
Woman Receives Paris Call
By HELGA MITCHELL
Applegate-Jacksonville Last
Armpriest received a Mothers'
day gift in the form of a long dis
tance phone call from Paris,
J. V. A. Horton, whom she hasn't
seen in six years.
Mrs. Armpriest, who had been
previously informed of the
phone call, had just sat down to
read her Mail Tribune, with her
dog '"Tinker" at her feet, when
ment, Mrs. Armpriest accident
ally stepped on "Tinker," who
issued a blood-curdling yell.
Mrs. Horton, the former Miss
Margaret Armpriest, who grad
uated from Jacksonville high
school in 1945,x and since then
had been employed by the Amer
ican Embassy in Paris, met her
English husband . abroad. Mrs.
son-in-law, and had the oppor
tunity of speaking to him for the
first tune. The Hortons operate
an engineering firm in Paris.
Mrs. Horton asked her mother to
say "hello" to all her friends in
this area.
Mrs. Dora Krouse and Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Krouse drove to Eu
gene for Mothers' day and visit
ed the latter Mrs. Krouse's sister,
Mrs. William Gill. Francis
Krouse Jr., of Corvallis, also
came down to Eugene to be with
his mother on this occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Rich met
their son Jack Rich, of Roseburg,
day, and together they motored
to the Klamath river gorge,
where they each caught their
limit of fish.
Visitors at the home of Mrs.
Sophia Straube on Mothers' day
were Mr. and Mrs. G. O. San
den, of Medford, Mrs. Bessie
Jones of Conelius, Ore., Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert : Stohl and their
three children, of Texas, Mrs.
Dale McMullin and her three
children of Cottage Grove, and
Mrs. Straube's daughter and hus
band, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Vogel
of Central Point. Other recent
visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Fugere of Griffin creek and
Billy Osborne.',
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Childers
experienced a "lost weekend" in
the Diamond lake vicinity re
cently. They were on their way
to visit her father, C. L. Evans
of Toketee Falls, and somehow
lost their way to the camp. In
their endeavors to find the right
road, it grew so late that they
had no other alternative but to
sleep in the car. Next morning
they found the correct road, and
discovered they had parked their
car within four miles of their
destination.
All told, it took the Childers
13 hours to get to camp, which
usually takes two hours.
Nevertheless, they came home
with eight large German browns,
which they had caught at the
head-waters of the Umpqua riv
er. The Winningham clan held
their annual family dinner on
Mothers' day in Grants Pass, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Winningham. Attending from
this area were Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Winningham, Mrs. Chester Mc-
Donough, Mr. and Mrs. Carter
Hibbs, and Mr. and Mrs. Hester
Knutzen. From Jacksonville
were Mrs. Pearl Whitney, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Whitney and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Young and family, and from
Medford, Mrs. Ella Russel, Mr.
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and Mrs. Francis Russel, Mrs.
Gertrude Winningham, and Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Dykster an daugh
ter. Other relatives in Grants
Pass also attended.
When asked how she spent
Mothers' day, Mrs. W. L. Couch
replied, "My husband celebrated
by going fishing."
Despite official reports of poor
fishing at the Applegate, Leon
ard Wicksten and 12-year-old
Bobbie Ziegler ventured togeth
er down to the river's edge and
were, .reportedly, not "skunk
ed." P.S. They were using
worms. :
Speaking of fishing, several
visiting fishermen have had dif
ficulty finding a place to fish.
They either encountered "no
trespassing" signs, or if there
were no signs, there were two or
more cars parked, .with every
riffle and hole occupied by a
fisherman wearing a "no vac
ancy" expression. On the other
hand, ranchers who border the
river have bemoaned by the wa
ter because of people who total
ly disregarded signs, or fences,
and tore them down, and after
picnicking on private property,
left rubbish and broken glass for
the owners to clean up. It's al
ways the few "delinquents" who
make it difficult for the major
ity of good fishermen.
Residents of Top o' the Hill
were puzzled recently when they
saw loaded log trucks climbing
the hill going toward Ruch,
which is the opposite direction
of loaded log trucks in this area.
The log trucks are from ' the
Jackson creek mill, which burn
ed recently, and are going to the
mill at Murphy, which was for
merly Conifer's mill.
The Applegate Health Unit
will meet at the Ruch school on
Thursday, May 23, at 1:30 p.m.,
according to chairman Mrs.
Lawrence Tweedy. Special
speaker for the occasion will be
Claude Haggard, safety engineer
at Copco. Election of officers
will be held, and baby sitting
will be available. Ev .-yone is
invited to attend.
The Little Applegate Knitting
club will meet at the home of
Mrs. Armin Richter on Tuesday,
May 21.
The Little Applegate Sewing
club will meet at the home of
Mrs. Lewis Buckley, a former
Applegate resident, who now re
sides at 630 South Holly street
in Medford, on Thursday, May
23. -
Friends visiting recently at' the
Don Gettling residence were Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Price and two chil
dren, of Gold Beach, Ore. Get-
Leader Faces Trial
.Birmingham, Ala. (IP) Asa
(Ace) Carter, who claims support
of "thousands" in a white su
premacy campaign but got only
a handful of votes in a recent
city election, faces trial today on
two counts of assault with in
tent to murder.
The executive secretary of the
North Alabama White Citizens
Council is charged with wound
ing two Ku Klux Klansmen at a
Klan rally. The trial is being
held in Jefferson County Circuit
court;
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tling and Price were formerly
stationed together in Iceland,
and had last seen each other
three years ago. While the Pric
es were here they were looking
for property on the Rogue riv
er. Another recent visitor at the
Gettling residence was Mrs. A.
R. Forney of Ashland, sister of
Mrs. Gettling.
Mrs. Howard Helgeson, of
Ruch,. underwent surgery at the
Sacred Heart hospital last Mon
day. Bill Ziegler, who has been
busy working on the new flume
in Upper Applegate, together
with other local people, was ap
parently enjoying his day off in
Medford recently. He was ob
served gaily chatting with un
identified iriends as he munched
on their pop corn on the corner
of Sixth and North Central.
We wish to correct an error
made in our last column, where
we stated Dave Winningham was
home convalescing from an ap
pendectomy. At the time, he was
still in the hospital, but he re
turned home last Thursday.
About .24 women attended the
Applegate Home Extension meet
ing last Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. Dora Krouse.
Recent visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Johnson
were his sister, Mrs. Alice Trask,
of Medford, and his brother and
family, of eastern Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dowell,
of Jacksonville, have moved out
to the Sturgess guard station at
Carberry, where he will be fire
guard for the summer.
Graduation day is just around
the corner, Applegate school will
hold their graduation on Wed
nesday, May 22, with 9 gradu
ates, and Ruch on Tuesday, May
28 with 15 graduates.
Last Wednesday, Mrs. Estel
Cox visited a friend, Mrs. M. A.
Butler, of Ashland, who has been
in Arizona all winter. Accompa
nying Mrs. Cox, was Mrs. Don
Gettling, who visited her moth
er, Mrs. William Ross, also of
Ashland.
The Fourth and fifth grades
of the Ruch school spent a day
in Ashland park last Thursday.
Accompanying the 32 children
were Mrs. V. E. Taylor, Mrs.
Francis Gregory, Mrs. Bill Bark
er, Mrs. Don Gettling, Mrs. Earl
Best, and Mrs. Lucille McKemie.
Rural Reflection: At this time
of year, when the sun shines ear
lier and longer, Applegate ranch
ers arise with that "rarin' to go
. . . back to bed" feeling.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gerwickof
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Five Escape as Plane
Peekskill, N.Y. Iff) Five
persons escaped injury and
possible death by minutes
Sunday night when a .seaplane
crashed into a house, crumbling
a ceiling in ' the living room
where they had just been watch
ing television.
The pilot, Kenneth Ballou, 39,
of Verplanck, N.Y., died in a
hospital four hours later.
Berkeley, Calif., spent last week
end at their home on the Little
Applegate. Accompanying them
were Dr. and Mrs. Robert Cut
ter, of the Cutter laboratories, in
Berkeley, and other friends from
California.
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Only a few minutes before the
rented single-engine craft crash
ed into the house, Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Walder and three visitor!
had left the living room to go
into the kitchen for dinner.
The plane, believed to have
developed engine trouble,
smashed against an upstairi
bedroom window, collapsing the
ceiling and saving in a section
of the roof and the front of the
house. It then dropped to the
lawn, with Ballou still in the
cockpit.
The plane, in which Ballou
h'aJ taken off from a nearby sea
plane base, did not explode or
burn.
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