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The Bellingshausen-Amundsen Sea Venture' MAIL HMIUNI, M.dford, Or. C Friday, April 22. 1960 I3 xpedition deceives . Gecar t New Zealand Islanders Provide Friendly Welcome For Polar Party (Editor's note: Following U the second installment of Herb Grey's impressions of an Antarctica expedi iion on which ho wai an observer. Today's . article relates tome of his experiences in New Zealand, where the icebreaker, USS Glacier, on which he was a pas senger, was in dry dock.) By HERB GREY Mail Tribune Advertising Manager Our next six-hour hop took us to the shoren nf New Zealand, the sweeping Canterbury plain surrounded by the Hills of Cashmere, and down to a smooth landing at Christ- cnurcn s line international airport. Here is the headquarters of the U. S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica. Here we were met by Captain McDonald, his staff, cus toms officials and an official with an ominous looking flit gun with which he vigorously sprayed the interior of our plane before we disembarked. After a warm welcome, Colonel Nichols and I were whisked away by Captain McDonald to quaint and hos pitable Warner hotel on Cathedral square where we quickly learned that New Zealanders are friendly people and their scotch whiskey is only 67 proof. Largest City Chrlstchurch, the largest city on the South Island, has much of the charm of Victoria, Montreal and Quebec, with winding Avon river flowing gently through the lush Oxford Terrace and Cambridge Terrace lawns past the old Provincial Council chambers and Canterbury University college. I was awakened at 7 a.m. in my hotel room by an at tractive young lady bearing a pot of tea and thin slices of bread. This hospitable gesture seems to be common prac tice thrOUffOUt NPW ZpAlanH T ran hiaMu .nrnmM 1 to the U.S. Navy, especially for the "plan of the day" on an icebreaker At Christchurch, we were outfitted at Navy headquar ters for landing on Antarctic Ice, an indication to us that Captain McDonald and his staff were confident that we would reach either the coast of the Bellingshausen sea or the Amundsen sea. In the January 29 Issue of "The Press," one of Christ- church's leading newspapers, appeared these headlines: "DRAKE'S LOST ISLAND 1960 SEARCH BY SCIENTISTS" The story which sent many of us scurrying to our history reference books followed: "Oceanographers aboard the United States Navy ice breakers Glacier and Bur ton Island will, during the OFFICIAL GREETERS-The official "greet ers committee" of Antarctica prepares to meet participants of Operation Deep Freeze 1960 when they enter the Bellinghausen sea aboard the icebreakers, USS Glacier and USS Burton Island. These birds of distinction, penguins, are the aristocrats of the bird world, and stand in a class by themselves as one of the four great super orders of birds. There are numerous var ieties of penguins throughout Antarctic and the South Pacific area. ships' attempt to breach the ice - locked Bellingshausen sea and reach the. coast, make a careful search for the Pactoius bank. ' "The submerged bank was first reported in 1885 by Captain W. D. Burn ham, of the Pactoius; it has been reported several times since in its chartered posi tion; but its existence has also been denied. "Some writers have 0" ff) ENTEB ft) PITTSBURGH PAINTS WALLMIDE A TRIP TO RIO DE JANIERO ? 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"Some scientists claim that the remains of the island may well be a sub merged bank in the tempes tous sea, worn down by wave action and ground at by stranded icebergs which are gradually wearing away even that residue, Drake's lost island could be redis covered in 1960." . Our own ship was later to become involved with two rescues and no report of find ing Sir Francis Drake's lost island came from the other U.S. Icebreaker, Burton Is land, which cruised north ward along the coast of Chill after we had completed our Bellingshausen sea mission. Apparently Sir Francis Drake's island is still lost. Arrive at Airport Loading our gear in a big R5D3 Skymaster, with the R7V riding our port wing, our party with Captain Mc Donald left for Wellington where the USS Glacier, Amer ica's largest and most power ful icebreaker, was in dry dock while new propellors were installed. Arriving at the new Wel lington airport, one of the first men I met was Comdr. Arthur Beaumont, a charming (Official Navy Photo) and colorful figure in Navy circles and an official Navy artist for 27 years. Wherever he travels, and that's around the world wit) fleets and from Pole to Pole Beaumont paints the ships am the men who make history ir peace and war. Many hit. toric events have been por trayed through the years by the facile brush and pencil ol this famous artist. This time he would capture with water colors and sketch pad the mysterious Bellingshausen sea and the area near the Thurs ton peninsula! It was fortunate for me that we became cabin mates on the Glacier and soon later close friends. His education in art stemmed from famous teach ers in America, E n g 1 a n d, France and Belgium. Of all places for a studio on the Glacier it would be the ship's brig! Life Most Enjoyable Once I got the swing of New Zealand currency, her left handeri traffic, and erratic taxi drivers, Wellington life was most enjoyable. There was the beautiful botanical gardens, with spreading Pun gi tree ferns and colorful be gonia house. Trophies of Capt. Robert Scott's Antarctic ex peditions were found in Wel lington's fine museum, along with Sir Ernest Shackleton's mechanical sled used in his 1914 explorations. Maori lore and artistry were a central feature of this museum's ex hibits. Throughout the areas of beautiful New Zealand, I had an opportunity to see the handsome, big-boned Maoris. These proud people, roman tically called "the vikings of the sunrise" were interesting, especially tn light of their amazing background. No brief description of what I found was more complete than this The Medical by Roundup r v me, published in Life Mags ine while I way away: "Far back in prehistory their remote ancestors probably moved eastward out of India. Eventually they reached the Pacific coast of Asia. Nobody knows how these landsmen learned the ways of the sea, but they went steadily east ward to become some of the world's greatest primitive navigators. Some of them pushed on to settle in the Hawaiian, Samoan and So ciety islands. They were the Polynesians. "In the 10th century, le gend says, some restless ness of spirit drove a man named Kupe to make a new long voyage. He embarked to the southwestward from the Societies and sailed his canoe 2,500 miles to make New Zealand a Polynesian discovery. Four hundred and twenty-five years later the legend of Kupe's adven turous voyage inspired a larger expedition of seven canoes filled with Poly nesians' most adventurous spirits and bent upon colo nization. "These were the first Maoris. They still trace tribal descent to one or another of Uie seven canoes. They are big-boned, hand some people, happy, ebulli ent and proud. Their repu tation for warrior prowess is matched by one of great chivalry. When the whites came Abel Jaszoon Tas man on a voyage of dis covery in 1642, then Cap tain James Cook to map the coast in 1769, then set tlers in the 1830's - the Maoris resisted firecely. New Zealanders still tell the story of a Maori attack on a white settlement in which, learning that the British had run out of am munition, the Maoris gave half their own bullets to the enemy so the fight could continue. Later the Maoris fought on the side of white men in both world wars. The volunteer Maori bat talion which fought in Crete and against Rommel In the Libyan desert was one of the most decorated units in the New Zealand army. Today the Maoris live with their white neigh bors In peace, amity and . equality. There Is no color line in New Zealand. To have Maori blood is a rea son for boasting." Upon two occasions I at tended Wellington theatres, once with Col. Herb Nichols, again with Artist Arthur Beaumont. The snack bars and "peanut butchers" were reminiscent of the State the ater in Sydney, Australia, years ago. Most movies adver tised in newspapers here seem to be of American origin. State Surplus of $13 Million Seen Salem UfPD An economist for the Oregon Tax Commis sion has predicted that the state will wind up the current biennium with a surplus of $13 million. George Pederson made the estimate at an Interim Tax Committee meeting here. Last January Gov. Mark Hatfield predicted that the state would wind up with a surplus of between $16 and $28 million. This was based on a continued upswing in the economy. Pederson said his lower fig ure is "not in conflict" with the governor's estimate be cause Pederson made his esti mate on the basis of tax col lections and used no figures from various state agencies on how much individual surplus they expected. The Department of Finance and Administration, which made the larger estimate, used figures from various oth- er departments, Pederson. ex- plained. Topics Suggested For Crime Committee ' Salem - (UPD A question naire sent by Attorney Gen eral Robert Y. Thornton to the advisory committee on crime prevention has brought nearly 100 suggestions for topics to be discussed. The committee, appointed by Thornton, has its first meeting here today. Picket Line Closes Piers at New York New York (DPI Office) workers picketed 82 New York City piers Thursday vir tually shutting down the port in a struggle for union recog nition. Longshoremen observ ed the picket lines. The picket lines began form ing just before the dally shape-up of long shoremen. The International Longshore men's association had said it would not cross the picket lines. The picketing also halted longshore work in Jersey City, Newark, and 'Weehawk en, N.J. Several ships were tied up by the work stoppage. 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