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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1963)
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEPFORD, OREGON Thornton Rules on Parochial Students SALEM (LTD-Parochial school students are entitled to enroll in public schools to at tend selected classes not avail able in parochial schools, Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton said Friday. Thornton said Oregon law pro vides that no tuition shall be charged to any resident student regularly enrolled in the regu lar school program for special instruction. Minear also asked how dis tribution ol the basic school sup port fund should be made to dis trict enrolling part-time paro chial students. Thornton said it was up to the State Board of Education to adopt rules or regulations gov erning .distribution of basic school monies. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1963 b s ., " iff T-SjT- jyrT . mSJ FLIES OVER VALLEY This picture of the Ford Tri-Motor plane flying over the Rogue valley Wednesday was taken from an accom panying Mercy Flights plane. The plane made three flights over the valley carrying invited guests. It was on slatie display at the airport Thursday morning before leaving for California. (Knackstedt Photo) Don't let time "get away" i!JJ'rMftT turf Order your Personalized Christmas Cards now and enjoy a wide and unhurried selection. Balcony "'Gf1 On The Over 47 Albums To Choose From i- jg-t-arrma hewohd. amour USE YOUR CHARGE PLATE Tin Goose' Attracts Large Crowd on Arrival in Medford "The Flying Washboard" ar rived in Medford at the munici pal airport Wednesday afternoon and immedately attracted a crowd. The aircraft, also called the "Tin Goose," due to its all metal construction, is the Ford Tri-Motor, which operated as "the safest in the world" dur ing the early 1930's. Brought to Medford near the end of a 10,000-mile trip promot ing air safety and American Airlines the aircraf,t will return to Tulsa, Okla., this week to be restored to its original condition before being given to the Smithsonian Institution's Na tional Air Museum in Washing ton, D.C. Old and young alike flocked to the local airport to see the plane, one of only 199 manufac tured by Ford. Principal com ment heard was "I took my first plane ride in one of those." Crew Seeing America "Seeing America" is the crew who has flown the plane, one of the 11 remaining, on its tour of the country. CapU Ralph Long, based at Nashville, Tenn., as is his co-pilot, Floyd Mace, commented that this was the first time away from a regu larly scheduled run, and he is "enjoying every minute of it." Third member of the crew is Floyd Tohlinc, who keeps the craft "ship shape." As a fore man in the American Airlines' maintenance shops in Tulsa, he now knows all of its idiosyncra sies. The "Flying Washboard" name was given the airplane by some because of its skin of cor rugated lin which gives it the appearance of having been made from left-overs. There is nothing cheap about the craft. Originally purchased by American Airways, predeces sor of American Airlines, in 1929 for $55,000. the firm had to pay another $45,000 to buy it back when they started the search for a tri-motored plane. Then the company spent $75,000 to put it in flying condition. Before being presented to the Smithsonian Institution, more work will be necessary before restoration to its original con dition is complete. After its use on scheduled air line operations it was used for crop dusting, in mining in Alas ka, and other miscellaneous duties before it was abandoned in Mexico and used by a family for their home. It was later pur chased by a firm in southern California and repaired for their use, where it was located by American and bought. According to a 1934 handbill announcing a flight in one of the "huge" tri-motored planes, it was called the "safest in the world" and stressed that "now the whole family can fly." Family Could Fly The whole family could fly at once too. as long as there weren't more than 14. The plane here had 13 seats (one in front of the door had been removed) tucked along both sides of the narrow aisle. The interior is of Philippine mahogany and low windows give the passeng gers a tendency to slouch. .lust as the plane took off on the three flights for invited guests here Wednesday Copolil Mace held up a sign "Don't just sit there worry : " Once airborne, front seat pas sengers evedropping on the ra dio conversation between the pilot and control lower, heard the tower remind the "American flight your landing gear Is down." No modern air conditioning or pressurized cabins in this plane. Heat from the middle engine sends a blast of hot air into the cockpit so out of necessity, the windows are kept open. The cockpit is just big enough for two and the instruments, and Mace commented that "there isn't anyplace to set any thing down:" Above the front Iwo seats is the gas guagc, three slender glass tubes showing how much fuel is left. Capacity is 358 gal lons in three tanks. Luggage is stored in the wings of this low slung plane and it can carry a maximum of 13.000 pounds. Due to its slow speed cruising at 100 knots the lake off and landing are extremely smooth: then it could be the pride the crew has in the mu seum piece. Man will continue to improve the power, comfort, appearance and size of aircraft, but the Ford Tri-Motor was delayed by something which has plagued many jets today Oregon fog. Astoria Carpenter Files Candidacy SALEM (UPI)-M. A. (Cap) Ycggc, 54. Astoria carpenter. Thursday filed as a Democratic candidate (or secretary of state. Yegge was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial n o m i n a tion in 1062. LANSING, Mich. 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