Medford mail tribune., November 19, 1958, Image 7

WINNER AND LOSER California's Governor-Elect Edmund G. (Pat) Brown (right)
meets with New York's Gov. Averell Harriman in New York City. Brown is making a
cross-country tour to discuss the problems faced by the governors of other large
states. Harriman was defeated by Nelson Rockefeller in his bid for re-election.
Writer Witnesses Landing of Disabled
Aircraft on Carrier After Nightfall
Editor's not: Frank H. Bartholo
mew, president of L'ntted Press In
ternational, was aboard the carrier
Intrepid in the Caribbean Sea Fron
tier when the vessel recovered some
of her aircraft in dramatic land
ings. His eye-witness dispatch follows.
Aboard USS Intrepid, at
Sea - (LTD An aircraft is in
trouble in the tropical sunset.
"An A-4-D is losing oil rap-
Idly," the crisp voice of pri
mary flight control said over
the loud speaker.
"Get him aboard on the
first pass.
"Start the helicopter en
gine but do not launch."
Men move rapidly across
the broad flight deck. Some
of them are running. The
flight deck crew in yellow
sweaters and helmets; the fire
fighters in red; arresting gear
crew in green; airplane cap
tains in brown; airplane han
dlers in blue; and the men in
white marked with red cross.
Primary flight control
gain: "The A-4-D is due in
seven minutes."
That places him over 40
miles astern; three horizons
back, from his altitude to our
flight deck.
There are more than 3,000
people on this giant ship. Not
all of them know that a lone
pilot is in trouble somewhere
back in that vividly colored
cloud bank into which the sun
has just set. But hundreds do,
and busy themselves with the
effort to bring in one of their
own on the first pass, if there
is a first pass. Or to launch
the "angel" the helicopter
which will assist the accom
panying destroyer on plane
guard duty.
Time Runs Short
Seven minutes proves a
.long time. It is darker. Five
minutes. The night comes
'down suddenly in the tropics.
The carrier's landing lights
are on.
Five uneasy minutes. Two.
Is he down in the unseen sea,
somewhere behind the ship's
wake?
Then a welcome yellow
light through the black cur
tain astern. Here he comes,
still flying.
What will happen if he loses
all his oil before he makes
the flight deck will his
jet engine freeze? Either that,
you are told, or it will blow
up.
You know the picture in
the pilot's mind. He is con
centrating on six green lights
in a horizontal line on the
port side of the carrier, group
ed in threes; between the
groups a concave mirror. In
the center of the mirror is a
single orange light.
That's his glide path to
safety. To keep on it he must
line up the reflected orange
ball in an exactly even hori
zontal line with the fixed
green lights, listen to the
voice of the landing signal
officer "Power! Power!" and
fly his damaged airplane in.
The fixed procedure is sim
ple; but this is night, that is
a failing aircraft approach
ing, and flight control says
the pilot had better make his
first pass a good one.
He hits the deck with a
roar. The engine thunder in
creases! He has added the
power the landing signal of
ficer called for. He does not
know yet whether his land
ing hook has engaged the ar
resting gear, and neither do
we. A screech surmounts the
engine roar. He's firm on the
number three wire. He is safe.
Two To Go -
Just as 90 other aircraft
were safe when they came
aboard with perfect precis
ion during the day. Two more
to come, and the day's work
of scouting the Caribbean Sea
frontier will be over.
These two have been orbit
ing to allow the damaged
plane a clear approach. It is
quite black now, no moon,
the stars obscured by scud.
Here comes the nose light
of the ninety -first aircraft.
He's on the deck, hitting it
hard with 80 per cent of full
power. A good thing; he fail
ed to engage a wire. Off he
goes into the night.
Back again for his second
pass. Slam onto the deck, then
the increased roar of the ad
ded power. Another "bolter,"
as his hook bounces over all
four of the arresting cables.
Off again.
Here he is, around again
for the third try. No wire,
and off once more into the
black.
"He can't be. hungry," a
young ensign on buzzard's
roost says.
"Hope he hasn't got a de
fective hook."
Here he comes out of the
night once more. Here's the
hard landing on the deck.
Here's the full-power roar.
He doesn't need it. The wire
has him fast.
And here comes his part
ner out of the blackness as
tern. The last aircraft of the
day.
"Bring her in, ensign!" the
young ensign on buzzard's
roost says. "Show 'em how an
ensign does it!" Firts pass,
perfect landing.
The USS Intrepid plows on
into the night, all pilots and
aircraft safe aboard, the op
erations log of another day
complete.
Quotes From the News
By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Charlevoix, Mich. The last radio message from Capt.
Roland Bryan of the cargo ship Carl D. Bradley, feared sunk
in gale-swept Lake Michigan:
"We've broke in half. We're going down."
New York-Col. John Stapp, Air Force space researcher,
in saying tests he has undergone show man can endure the
pressures of being fired into space and returned:
"But he is scarcely likely to enjoy either of these ordeals."
Boston-Gorley Kept, survivor of the Springhill, N.S.,
mine disaster, after arriving in Boston on his first airplane
flight:
"It's a lot nicer to be up in the air than down below the
ground. It's my first flight and it's like a breeze."
Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham Police Commissioner
Eugene (Bull) Connor, in charging that a proposed federal
grand jury investigation of the arrest of three Negro minis
ters was prompted by the Rev. Martin Luther King, United
Auto Worker President Walter Reuther, and U.S. Attorney
General William Rogers:
"They are trying a triple play on Bull Connor-it's King
to Reuther to Rogers."
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Editor's note: This Is the first of
two dispatches dealing with Tyrone
Power, whose death at the age of
44 marked the end of an era in
which screen lovers were hand
some, fearless and frequently
unhappy about it.
By VERNON SCOTT
TJPI Hollywood
Correspondent
Hollywood - (UPD - Tyrone
Power symbolized a movie
land era in which the leading
man was a dashing, hand
some, swashbuckling hero
who managed to rescue the
heroine in the final minute
of the last reel.
He was playing such a role
when he died.
His contemporaries in the
"pretty boy" era included
Errol Flynn and Robert Tay
lor who long ago gave up
those flamboyant roles. They
have been replaced by the
new school of not-so-pretty
"disturbed" young method
actors.
But Power continued to
star as a swashbuckler be
cause that's what moviegoers
and producers expected
of him. He was a throw-back
to the silent days of Douglas
Fairbanks.
In his 22 years in pictures
the flashily handsome actor
starred in 26 roles, most of
them calling for feats of der
ringdo, a situation he deplored.
Power had an apologetic
attitude toward his career.
Frequently he requested mod
ern drama roles, and when he
did appear in them the box-
office registered "tilt." The
public saw him as a knight on
a white charger.
Quiet and Dignified
So Power continued to play
the hero whose only problem
was to kill the villain and
save the leading lady.
He didn't like it.
Off-screen Power was the
antithesis of his screen por
trayals. To his friends he was a
thoughtful, intelligent man
with a ready wit and an aver
sion to Hollywood parties. He
was quiet, dignified and well
mannered.' Through two divorces and
three marriages he maintain
ed an unruffled exterior, re
fusing to discuss personal
problems with the press or
with his closest friends. When
the white glare of publicity
turned too brightly on his
personal affairs he traveled
to New York or Europe.
Power often spoke of turn
ing his talent entirely to the
theater, a desire growing out
of. his ambition to become as
great a legitimate performer
as his father and grandfather
before him.
"There's a vast difference
between movies and the
stage," he said earlier this
year. "Somehow you feel as
if you are cheating when you
work before the cameras.
There are so many tricks and
gimmicks to help you along.
But in the theater you are on
your own. You stand or fall
on your own ability. And
there is a real thrill in that
knowledge."
Theatrical Background
Three generations of per
formers instilled that instinc
tive drive in Power.
His great-grandfather, Ty
rone Power, the first, was a
celebrated Irish comedian
named after County Tyrone.
He was a beloved funnyman
for more than a quarter cen
tury, beginning in 1827, in
Europe and the United States.
His grandfather was the fam
ed British concert pianist,
Harold Power.
Tyrone the second, his fath
er, was for years a renowned
Shakespearean actor.
An though .he became bet
ter known, ssen by more peo
ple, than any of his predeces
sors, movie star Tyrone firm
ly believed he never reached
the heights attained by his
forebearers.
Power was not a robust
man, despite his handsome
physique. He frequently suf
fered from virus infections
and was allergic to cold, damp
weather.
Still, he insisted on per
forming difficult fight scenes
and stunts for his films, much
to the annoyance of 20th Century-Fox
moguls, where he
was under contract for most
of his career, going back to
1936.
He smarted under the stu
dio's insistence that he play
vacuous roles, but - and this is
typical of the man rather
than go on suspension or pre
cipitate a public quarrel, he
agreed to their demands.
Mythical Monster
' Says Charles Laughton, a
close friend of Power, "Can
you imagine what it would
be like having to live with
an oversize mythical mon
ster whom you and many oth
er people had invented to
gether? That is what my
friend Ty had to live with
The mythical monster was
called Tyrone Power.
"Ty lived inside this shell
which the whole world knew
by sight and which was made
partly by himself and a raft
of writers, directors, produc
ers and publicity depart
ments.
"Underneath the movie star
shell he was a hard working
artist, proud of his craft and
of his heritage."
When he died last Saturday
morning, Tyrone Power had
no permanent home. He had
sold his mansion in Bel-Air
(which is currently occupied
by Elizabeth Taylor) and
spent part of his time in a
New York apartment with his
third wife, Deborah Mindaros,
a 25-year-old Mississippi beau
ty.
Heiad recently purchased
a yacht, which he called "The
Black Swan" after one of his
pictures, and had planned to
live aboard the boat on the
Riviera after completing his
role with Gina Lollobrigida in
"Solomon and Sheba."
Tyrone Power could not
live as his father had as a
great Shakespearean actor.
However, he did die as his
father died before the mov
ie cameras.
Tyrone Power II died Dec.
30, 1932, at 62, after complet
ing a scene in a new picture,
"The Miracle Man."
GOLD HILL
Enlistment Announced
NIX BIG BEN LIFT
London (UPD The govern
ment has turned down a pro
posal to install a pay-as-you-go
elevator that would take visi
tors to the top of Big Ben.
The Works Ministry told
Commons Tuesday that the
elevator to the clock dominat
ing the houses of Parliament
would cost $56,000 and that it
would take too long to pay off
the investment.
DEATH TAKES EXECUTIVE
Miami-dJPD-Buell A. Patter
son, 63, a former sports col
umnist and recently a public
relations executive, died
Tuesday night on his way to
New York from Havana.
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By MRS. CLYDE KELL
Gold Hill Johnny Elliott,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam El
liott. Second ave., Gold Hill,
unlisted in the army recently
and is now on duty at Ft. Ord,
Calif. He attended the Hanby
school here and Crater High
school in Central Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carter,
Upper River rd., had as a
visitor, their son, Leroy Car
ter who arrived at the Med
ford - airport Nov. 9 from
Lima, Ohio, where he is em
ployed by Westinghouse as
mechanical engineer in the
aviation engineering depart
ment. He left Monday for
west coast cities to confer
with airlines officials.
Barney Kellogg returned to
Gold Hill last week after
spending a week at his' home
at Salem.
Youngsters at the Gold Hill
schools will begin working on
the annual Christmas program
beginning Nov. 17.
"Our Community" a poster
prepared by Mrs. Barbara
Steel and her fourth grade
class for the annual open
house at the Hanby school
was selected to represent the
Hanby school at the recent
Teacher's Institute in Med
ford. Teachers of the Hanby
school went to the Patrick
school where they selected the
poster, "we like milk", in Mrs.
Barbara Toner's first grade
room to represent the school
at the institute.
Miss Elizabeth McGallaird,
school health nurse, reported
that 167 were immunized at
the Hanby school Nov. 12 by
Dr. A. Erin Merkel, Jackson
county public health officer,
who administered diphtheria
injections and smallpox vac
cinations. He was assisted by
Mrs. Nina Vanderwalker, clin
ic nurse, Miss McGallaird, and
Miss Carol Culp from the
University of Oregon medical
school, who is in the county
on an eight-week assignment.
Others helping were Mrs. De
ios Walker and Mrs. Clyde
Kell, both members of Ahe
Gold Hill Health unit: ,
Miss McGallaird said that
youngsters who were absent
on that day may be taken to
the health department in the
courthouse for immunizations
on any Tuesday or Friday be
tween 3 and 5 p.m.
Gilbert Mack, principal of
the Patrick and Hanby schools
said there are 102 enrolled
at Patrick and 183 at Hanby.
Thirty-nine pupils at Patrick
were immunized at Hanby
school. .
Mr. and Mrs. John Cogs
well returned to their home
here Thursday after attend
ing the Oregon Independent
Grocer conference in Port
land. En route home they
were overnight guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Don
ald Hodge at Eugene. The
Hodges are former residents
of Gold Hill and Grants Pass.
Mrs. Bill Price, Fifth ave.,
and Mrs. Ivan Governor of
Sardine creek attended a
Woman's Missionary Council
rally in the Rogue River As
sembly of God church
Wednesday. Mrs. F. W. Wal
ton talked on Alaska.' Slides
also were shown on Alaska
by the speaker.
The Home Extension club
of the Gold Hill Grange held
its regular meeting on Thurs
day. The president, Mrs. Lucy
Edington, was surprized when
the women presented her a
decorated birthday cake and
gifts in observance of her
birthday. The club meets
every second and fourth
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook
nd Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wal
ker, went to Medford on
Armistice Day where they
had dinner in observance of
Clyde Walker's birthday. La
ter, they were, guests in the
home of the Walker's son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Seely, and daugh
ters, Karen and' Joyce, on
Arnold lane. Mrs. Seely is the
fcrmer Charlotte Walker.
Guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Lance Nov. .11
weer their son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs.- Joe
Hope, and sons of Medford,
and their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Lance, also of Medford.
Mrs. Leonard McMahan was
hostess for a party at her
home on Sardine creek in ob
servance of their son, Doug
las's ninth birthday, Nov. 6.
Guests were Tommy Kellog,
Donald Molloy, Donald Cook,
Joe Thomas, and his brothers
Steven and Jeff McMahan.
Judy Wilson was an over
night guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard McMaham
Nov 7, after attending the
school's skating party in
Grants Pass.
VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT
Beirut, Lebanon -(UPD- New
violence broke out . Tuesday
when a bomb exploded in a
street in the Armenian section
of the capital. One person
was killed.
MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford. Ore., Wednesday, November 19, 1958 7
Police Hunt for
Victims of Wreck
Madras (UPD State police
police planned to search to
day for a victim or victims of
an automobile accident Tues
day in which a car plunged
some 300 feet into Mill Creek
canyon and burst into flames.
State police said it was not
believed more than one per
son was in the car but they
couldn't be sure until the
wreckage and the area around
it was checked.
Officers said that because
of the dangerous terrain and
the improbability that anyone
could have survived it was de
cided to wait utnil today be
fore a ground party goes down
into the canyon to hunt for
the victim.
Papers and bits of wreck
age were strewn pver the can
yon. The car burned for about
two hours.
The accident occurred in
the same spot about 10 miles
northwest of v Warm Springs
where a car dropped into the
County Teen-Agers
Appear in Court
Four Jackson county teen
agers appeared before District
Court Judge James M. Main
Monday afternoon on charges
of illegal possession of liquor.
Those appearing in court
were Kenneth Ray Shaw, 19,
1808 Spring St., Medford and
William Lindsey Oliver, 18,
of 100 Spring St., Medford,
and two Central Point girls,
ages 17 and 15.
Shaw was held for sen
tencing and Oliver was lodged
in jail in lieu of $25 fine.
Cases of the others are pending.
canyorlast March and carried
Lester Saunders, Vancouver,
Wash., to his death after a
tire blew out.
State police said the car ap
parently was one registered to
Marcus and Phyllis Lawson of
Warm Springs. Marcus is a
student in California and
Phyllis, his sister, is in Ohio,
they said.
The accident occurred about
4 p.m. Tuesday.
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