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wai a ju.il of tha Nay on Operation Deap Fraasa JO.
Today'i articla raviawi tha trip toward home, and
a stop in Buanoi Airai.)
By HERB GREY
Mail Tribuno Adva.tiiing Manager
After a single day stop at Penguin island, with its two
ton sea elephants, sea leopards and penguins, we sailed to
ward "Las Isles Malvinas," the forlorn appearing, but his
torically fascinating. Falkland islands, located 300 miles to
the east of the Straits of Magellan at the tip of South
America.
The turbulent history of the Falklands dates back to 1764
when Viscomte de Bougainville took possession in the name
of King Louis XV and, about the same time, the British
Admiralty dispatched Captain John Byron to take possession
in the name of King George III.
Even to this day Great Britain and Argentina dispute the
ownership of the East and West Falkland and 200 smaller
nearby islands.
The Glacier had received a cordial invitation to visit
the little island settlement of Stanley, with slightly over
a thousand inhabitants.
Dropping anchor in the outer harbor, the British gov
ernor for the islands. Sir Edwin Arrowsmith and Lady
Arrowsmith came aboard and were guests at our Commo
dor's mess. We were all deeply impressed by the sincere
and eloquent welcome voiced by these two charming people.
flew
Pilot Sam Rocray
Arthur Beaumont and me to
the Port Stanley football
field in the Glacier's tangerine-colored
helicopter, where
we began a tour of the little
settlement.
By far the most pretentious
building was the Government
house, the mansion where we
enjoyed a gay and colorful
party that evening. Out in .the
inner bay at Sparrow Cove
lay the hulk of the famous
ship, the Great Britian, which,
in 1842, was considered the
most wonderful ship of her
time.
Down the street from Gov
ernment house was the post
office, town hall and the
Colony club. We were all
made honoray members of this
rather exclusive club which
gave me an opportunity to
become acquainted with the
bar tender, whose claim for
fame was drifting as a child in
an open lifeboat for 54 days
in the storm-tossed South
Atlantic.
Important Pastime
Drinking, it seems, is an
important pastime in Port
Stanley. There seems to be an
official "list" that, quite nat
urally, provides the source of
much conversation and gossip.
Those who over-imbibe are
placed on the list for 30 days;
husbands may place wives,
wives may place husbands on
the taboo list.
Those I asked concerning
this unusual procedure seem
ed reluctant to comment upon
the reprecussions that almost
certainly would result.
Next to the Governor's man
sion, the most imposing struc
ture in Port Stanley is the
brick and stone Angelican
Cathedral, with a flower-filled
garden surrounding a cen
ter structure of tremendous
lectern, the flag hangs over
head which was in use on the
H.M.S. Achilies at the time
of the Battle of the River
Plate, the encouter with the
Graf Spce in the early days
of World War II.
Naval Engagement
It was during World War I.
Dee. 8, 1914, that one of the
most important and spectac
ular naval engagements in
history occured at and near
the Falkland islands thous
ands of miles from Zeebrugge,
Octend and other significant
engagements of that war. The
history of this great battle is
interesting, especially when
you can see evidences of it
at Port Stanley.
It seems the Canopus was in
the inner harbor embedded
in the mud, placed there be
fore the Battle of the Falk
land islands to defend the
Colony. ;
Admiral Sturdee of the Bri
tish Navy arrived at Port
William, across from Port
Stanley, Dec. 7 with the In
vincible, Inflexible, Cornwall,
Kent, Glasgow, Bristol and
the armed liner, Macedonia.
The people of the community
had been previously evacu
ated, then returned just be
fore the battle.
The German ships under
Admiral von Spee were
sighted on the morning of the
8th by a Falkland island de
fense force outpost. The trans
ports were sighted by two
women, who relayed the word
through a third woman to
Stanley (counterparts of the
aircraft observers today).
Get Up Steam
The British ships, which
were taking on coal, immed
iately got up steam and made
ready for battle. The Ger
man ships Gneisenau and
Nurnberg were greeted by
whale jaw bones. Close to the gunfire from the Canopus
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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1960
AMERICAN PARIS One of manv reasons
why Buenos Aires is known as the "Paris
of the Americas" is the beautiful Plaza de
Mayo in the heart of the city. On the square
is situated the presidential palace, many
famous edifices and the tomb of Argentine's
hero, General San Martin.
(Pan American World Airways Photo)
then steamed away to join the
Scharnhorst. Leipzig and
Dresden which were to the
southward.
Remaining British ships
joined the Canopus in hot
pursuit, and the battle was
waged about 12 miles from
Stanley. By nightfall it was
over. The only surviving Ger
man ship was the Dresden.
Admiral Sturdee, it seem -,
never tired of telling his
friends in later years how he
received the warning of the
approach of the enemy
through the young women rid
ing over the country to tell
their mistress what they had
seen, and the alert mistress
who relayed it to him at Stan
ley. In the Port Stanley ceme
tery, just east of town, the
victims of the Battle of the
Falkland islands lie buried,
along with three who lost
their lives in the River Plate
battle.
Heated With Blocks
The buildings and homes
are heated with blocks of
peat mined nearby. Gcntoo,
Rockhopper and Jackass pen
guins are found in rookeries
near Port Stanley and, on
outer islands, the Mollymawk
or Black - browed albatross
breed in large numbers. With
the exception of a submarine,
the USS Glacier was the ship
from North America to visit
this remote and historic place.
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surgical oxpont protection it available
through Tha Travelers! This protection is
guaranteed renewable during the lifetime
of the individual. There is no yearly limit
to tha number of hospital confinements.
Aha pays hospital chorges for outpatient
care and treatment.
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islanders did not forget the
Glacier's enlisted men. A free
dance was held for them at
the Town Hall; all the ship's
petty officers were granted
honorary membership in the
"Defense Force" club.
Not to be outdone in friend
ly hospitality, the Glacier
held open house to the people
of the community, especially
the children. All afternoon
her landing boats were busy.
A movie was shown in the
ship's crew mess room with
the youngsters' favorite
"Davy Crockett" having top
biiling. One little five-year-old
became so enamoured with
bcar-rassling Davy that he
kept rushing up to the screen
and trying to grab his hero.
Young men who might con
sider the U.S. Navy lor a
career or simply for a "hitch"
would have loved the life of
a sailor as the big icebreaker
cruised north along the coast
of South America during the
next four days. Maybe it
wasn't quite the same as a
cruise on the Caribbean on a
luxury liner, yet the weather
was balmy, the sea like blue
velvet, the sun just right for
sunbathing. At night it was
almost impossible to walk on
deck without stepping on a
sleeping sailor.
Land Sighted
Then, late in the afternoon
of Friday, March 18, land was
sighted, and the ship began
to swing toward port. It was
the mouth of the Rio de la
Plata and off in the distance
was Uruguay and the city of
Montevideo. Here the German
battleship Graff Spee had
sunk in the ooze of the great
muddy river.
Two sea going tugs iook tne
Glacier's lines and began the
long 130-mile tow up the river
to the "Pans of the Amer
icas." Buenos Aires. Much of
the time neither shore of the
wide Rio de la Plata could be
seen. A great copper-coiorca
sun sank in the distance, ac
centuating the copper color
ing of the waters.
It was morning when the
tugs towed the Glacier along
the "Costa Bonita" into the
great harbor of Buenos Aires.
At the entrance a large blue
and white Italian liner, the
Federico C.was fast in the
mud and listing enough to
empty her gleaming tile swim-
mn g pools. (Later she was
pulled from the silt of the
Rio de la Plata by tugs and
docked near our own ship).
Familiar Ship
As the Glacier tied up at
the Darsena A, a familiar ship
was moored just ahead of us,
the Argentine icebreaker Gen
eral San Martin along with
other Argentine Navy vessels.
Alongside, on the dock, were
two Tucker Sno-Cats.
A quarter of a mile away,
dominating, the water front
area, stood a arret whila
tiuildinc. an unfinished hos
pital ;rtcd bv Juan Dom
ingo Peron during hie turbu
lent times as dictator.
The welcome extended the
Glacier by rhc Argvntines
tyittld hardly be warmer; the
, asi4Mance extended lr-, their
ship beset ,trt the polar hie
was not forgotten. lAlany ati
(official,-ani unofficial) visit
was paw Wr ship, crowds
gathered t Vtljie doifff) free
trantportatj 6n : wass 'provided
skilled Rituchns, with flat-topped
sombreros and gayly col-
I ort-d ponchos, dashing around
on spirited horses. There is.
of course, the pampas but
Argentina also has steaming
jungles to the norlh. vast blue
lilaciers to the south and
great lakes and forests. The
only gouchos I saw. aside
from professional dancers,
were depicted in colorful dolls
in the cily's smart shops and
stores.
Convenient Location
Because of its convenient
location, Buenos Aires' ultra
modern Plaza hotel and par
ticularly the Bar Americano
became our headquarters for
seeing the town. The word
"town" is hardly appropriate.
It is a city of more than 6
million people)
Many bars, night clubs, cab
arets, fine restaurants and
beautiful theaters make night
life lively and make Buenos
Aires truly the "Paris of the
Americas." Here music is
much loved, a part of life,
and the tango sounds different
- and sadder - than anywhere
else. As one native put it: "if
an Argentine discovers he has
gone bankrupt, his home
burned down, his horse stolen
or his girl married to someone
else, he doesn't waste his time
worrying about it - he sits
down and writes a tango
about it."
Juan Rawlings of the
Argentine Navy look Arthur
Beaumont, Roy Gadberry and
me on a tour of Buenos Aires
lie buildings, racetracks and
the water front of this city.
The tour ended at the Argen
tine Navy club, occupying an
impressive building in the
heart of the busy business
district at the corner of Aven
ida Florida and Avenida Cor
doba. Impretiive Paintings
The Navy club's lounge Is
filled with deep, comfortable,
leather-covered chairs and
low coffee tables. Impressive
oil paintings were on the
walls, showing the men and
events famous in Argentine's
history since General Jose de
San Martin lead the country
in a war for independence in
1821.
In the corner of the big
room was a small lighthouse
and I questioned Lieutenant
Rawlings about it. It is actual
ly a warning light for mar
iners at play, just as a light
house near reefs and shoals
warns mariners at sea of dan
ger. This particular light, it
seems, flashes its warning
beam when a young Naval of
ficer forgets the club's ruling
and brings his "date" into the
room reserved for men only.
When the light flashes, voices
become subdued and discrete.
to officers and crew to down
town Buenos Aires.
My own impression of
Argentine had been one of j and we were impressed with I unless new ways can be de- federal budget will be twice
rolling pampas and dark-' the beauty of the parks, pub-' veloped to negotiate contracts. as nigh In lHYt) as it is now.
Pittsburgh - IUPI1 - United
Steclworkers President David
J. McDonald warned the
rank-and-file Saturday it faces
the prospect of being on strike
seven out of every 10 days
Crash of Canadian
Plane Investigated
Milwaukee. Wis. - HOT - The
Coast Guard and Civil Aero
nautics Board Saturday inves
tiRaled the crash of a crippled
Canadian Air Force plane
which went down in Lake
Michigan killing all six
aboard.
The B-2,ri crashed off fog
shrouded Milwaukee harbor
Friday night while attempting
to make an emergency land
ing. The plane, with one en
gine "running wild." smick
ed into the choppy waters
with such force it led some
people to believe there had
been an explosion.
Washington -HTD- President
Eisenhower and two top de
fense officials will be heard
on a nationwide test of the
Conelrad radio alert system
! Tuesday.
I Their recorded messages
I will be part of a half-hour
i Conelrad program starting at
2 p.m. (EDT) which will open
I the I960 operation alert civil
; defense training exercise.
I All regular radio and tele
vision will be shut down 'or
30 minutes while some 2.000
Conelrad stations, broadcast
ing on B40 and 1240 kilo
cycles, will operate as they
would in a national emergency.
car
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Voufh Killed as Car
Plunges Off Road
H e p p n e r -HIPP- A
plunged over a 40-foot
bankment on a county road
nine miles east of here Sun
day, killing Eugene Donald
Lesser, 18, and injuring two
teen-age companions.
InUired were Cathy Swart,
18. a senior at La Grande
high school, and Norman
Howell, 17, a Heppner high
school senior.
Washington-WPn-Budget Di
rector Maurice H. Statu said
Saturday night that if govern
ment spending continues to
increase at recent rates the
Vols for Dellenback
and his experienced lead
ership In public service to
Jackson County.
Piid by
Dellenback for
State Representative Commit
tee. S. V. McQueen, Chairman,
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