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
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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)
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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.
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3.000 pound performing elephant
ran amuk for 90 minutes Thurs
day, trampling a man and ram-,
paging through a crowded de
partment store before she was
killed by police.
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