The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 71, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 27, 1952 Page: 3 of 20
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o A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
S-A Abilene, Texas, Wednesday Morning, Aug. 27, 1952
1 — Dannie Ma
nd Mrs J. W.
ley, is in the
I reiving treat-
e Blue
ight
1 Home
adium
Abilenians
End Cruise
While Abilenians were suffering
under the current heat wave two
local citizens were riding the waves
—the blue ones of the Pacific,
aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Valley Forge.
The local men, civilians turned
sailors for five days, were guests
of the Undersecretary of the Navy
aboard the Valley Forge.
W P. Wright Abilene business-
man and Dr. Andrew W. Hunt,
chairman of the Department of Ed-
ucation and Psychology at McMur-
ry College, were invited on the
cruise along with six other men
from Texas, Oklahoma and Arkan-
sas under a Navy - sponsored pro-
gram to familiarize civilians with
naval operations.
Wright and Hunt flew to San Di-
ego Aug. 16 where they boarded
the carrier the following day.
While on the cruise of the west
coast of California, they watched
air operations of the flat-top while
she underwent training maneuvers
with Grumman Avenger and Hell-
cat aircraft. They were taken on a
complete tour of the ship by Capt.
R. E. Dixon commanding officer
of the Valley Forte, who present-
ed them certificates making them
honorary members of the crew.
The two men met Preston L
Poole of Clyde, yeoman 3-C and
member of the aircraft crew. Poole
is the son of Mr. and .Mrs. P. L.
Poole of Clyde and is a farmer Me-
Murry College student.
Wright and Hunt were due back
in Abilene Tuesday night or Wed-
nesday morning.
5,855 Draft Exams
AUSTIN, Aug. 26 (—The largest
monthly quota of pre-induction ex-
aminations in nearly a year and a
half was announced today by State
Service headquarters. The October
quota for such exams will be 5.855.
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WOW! SOME MODEL—Four West Texas model plane con- brother Bill, 17, both of 2998 South Seventh St.; Miss John-
testants look on with interest as pretty Jean Johnson of son; Robert Bowden, 14, of Munday; and Marvin Wright, 19,
Detroit greets them and displays a model plane at the Ply- of Fort Worth. The boys are contesting for $4,725 in U. S.
mouth Motor Corp.’s Sixth International Model Plane con- savings bonds and 103 trophies.
test in Detroit. Left to right, they are David Ramsey, 14, and
2 Survivors of B-17 Bomber
Rescued From Gulf Waters
By HAROLD PARR
PANAMA CITY, Fla.. Aug. 26 n
—Thirst for drinking water was
the chief worry of two weary air-
men during a 24-hour battle in the
storm-swept Gulf of Mexico in a
life raft. They were brought here
tonight.
S. Sgt. Charles D. Jones, 31, of
Meridian, Miss, and Airman 2C
Peter R. Rosing, of Ingleside,
III., were the only known survivors
of a B17 bomber shot down by
mistake yesterday by a new-type
automatically controlled let
fighter.
"We never had any doubts but
that we would be picked up.” said
Jones, a sandy hatred veteran of
six years with the Air Force. "Our
only real concern was whether
we'd be able to last until we got
some good drinking water.'*
Jones and Rosing were picked up
by a Coast Guard minesweeper
today, then transferred to an Air
Force rescue boat for an 18-mile
run into Tyndall Air Force Base.
A C47 took them to the base hospi-
tal at Eglin Air Force Base north
of here.
For security reasons, newsmen
were not permitted to ask the res-
cued men about the accident which
caused their plight,
Rosing, a stocky, black haired
youth, was brought off the crash
boat on a stretcher. He suffered
second and third degree burns
about the hands and face when his
plane caught fire. He also was suf-
faring from shock, and medics ad-
ministered plasma as soon as ba
arrived.
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Jones said his first thought when
the plane was hit was to jump,
even though he'd never made a
parachute jump before in his life.
“I was so excited 1 didn’t have
time to look around to see whether
anyone else jumped," he said.
"It seemed like I was in the
water about 20 minutes when a
plane flew over me and dropped a
life raft. Just as it hit the water,
I saw Rosing close to me We both
swam for the raft, blew it up and
got inside.
"The storm was kicking salt
water into our eyes, nose and
mouth and it was pretty tough
going. We didn't say much to each
other. In fact, I believe the only
thing Rosing said to me at all dur-
tag the night was 'Gosh, but I'd
like a drink of fresh water.'”
"When daylight came we knew
it would be only a question of
time until we were picked up It
wasn’t long before we saw a plane
spotting us, and then we were
picked up."
An Air Force C47 spotted the
two in a life raft bobbing about
In the Gulf 80 miles from Panama
City, and directed the mine-sweep-
er USS Seer to the spot.
The Air Force refused to give
up hope for the remaining crew-
men. It speculated that heavy tides
might have carried any other sur-
vivors several miles from the spot
where the plane came down
Observers on other planes out
of Eglin Air Force Base which
were flying near the B17 at the
time it waa hit said they saw four
chutes open.
A large force of air and surface
rescue craft ranged over a wide
area at the Gulf searching for re-
maining crewmen.
The rocket which sent the B17
plunging was fired by the pilot of
an F86D. This is the Air Force's
newest all-weather fighter, which
has been undergoing operational
suitability testa at the air proving
ground at Eglin before being
placed to combat service.
The Air Force said the pilot, Col
j Arthur R Debolt, 39, of Columbus,
O.. apparently mistook the B17
"mother" plane for an uninhabited
radio controlled drone which it was
I guiding The drone, which was to
have been the target, was about
a mile and a half behind.
Col. Debolt, described by the Air
Force to Washington as “an ex-
ceptional officer,” was grief strick-
en at the error, and said he was
unable to explain IL
He saw the hit plainly on his
radarscope and figured it was
scored on the drone
The first I knew it was s mis-
take I heard s voice on the radio
from one of the other planes ac-
companying ua saying 'Watch for
chutes. He got the wrong plane.””
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FcA WANT AM
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MANY GIFTS
Fire-Stricken
Family Aided
The M. B. Tinajero family
whose home was destroyed by fire
last Friday, said Tuesday that they
had “more than enough clothes”
from the many persons who helped
them out in their crisis.
The fire killed a child and a
grandmother of the family, and left
Mr. and Mrs. Tinajero and four
children homeless and without pos-
sessions.
Mrs. A. I. Weldon, 1450 Orange
St., and Mrs. R. L. Rogers, 2226
Green St., came to the rescue by
making their homes collection cen-
ters for the many gifts which
poured in.
The Tinajeros are presently liv-
ing a three-room home, behind
the home of a cousin at 401 North
Eighth. Local furniture stores pro-
vided the house with furniture
A whole truck load full of cloth-
ing was delivered to the stricken
family Monday, Mrs Weldon said.
Besides clothing, the family receiv-
ed cooking utensils, dishes, and
over 100 pieces of baby apparrel.
Local grocers donated groceries as
did many other persons
A total of 3100 had been received
by the family Monday, the collec-
tors said and Mrs Rogers and
Mrs. Weldon will still take any
cash gifts.
“We thank very much the many
people who help us," Tinajero said
The family has enough clothes now
he pointed out, saying. "We would
like to take them but there just is
no more room for them."
My Sincere Thanks
To the Voters of
Taylor County
Words cannot express my sincere appreciation of the
confidence placed in me by the many friends who
voted for and worked so hard in behalf of my candi-
dacy for Sheriff. I can'only say that all of my efforts
will be directed to the fulfillment of this office, con-
ducted in a manner to justify the trust placed in me.
par LEI I Your Next Sheriff
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Talpa Rites Today .
For W. F. Brown
COLEMAN, Aug. 26 (RNS1—Fu-
neral services will be held Wednes-
day far W. F. Brown of Talpa, who
died in the Overall Memorial Hos-
pital in Coleman at 12:01 a. m.
Tuesday. .
The Rev. Curtis Carroll of Talpa
will conduct the funeral services at
« p m. at the First Baptist Church
in Talpa.
Mr Brown was born in Pontotac,
Miss, on Oct. 22, 1874, and first
came to Coleman County in 1898.
He was 77 years old at the time
of his death. .
Mr Brown was a member of the I
Baptist Church and a member of
the Talpa First Baptist Church for
approximately fifty years He was
a retired farmer
Survivors include two brothers.
Miller J. Brown and Arthur A
Brown, and two sisters. Miss Ada
Brown and Mrs W T Gregory, all
residents of Talpa
Burial will be in the Talpa eeme-l
terv with J. E. Stevens Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements
Chuckville Merchant
Dies; Rites Today
RISING STAR. Aug 26 (RNS)-
John M Clark, 66, Chuckville mer- I
chant and resident of Rising Star
and Sipe Springs for the past 25
years, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs W. G Elliott of
Carbon, at 3:45 a m. Tuesday.
Mr. Clark, born in Limestone
County January 3. 1886, operated a
filling station and grocery store
five miles east of Rising Star at
Chuckville
He is survived by his wife. Mrs
Tinnie Clark of Rising Star his I
step-mother, Mrs Mattie Clark of
Pioneer: three daughters, Mrs. W.
G. Elliott of Carbon, Mrs 0. L.
Burns of Rising Star, and Mrs. Lu-
ther G Swift of Andrews; two sons,
Alton B Clark of Snyder and John
D. Clark of Rising Star: four broth-
ers. Homer of White Face, Ernest
of Pioneer, Willie of Bonham and
Joe of Dallas; and eight grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held at
3 p m Wednesday at the Church
of Christ in Rising Star with
M M. Manchester of Coman-
che officiating
Interment will be in Rising Star |
Cemetery under the direction of
Higginbotham Funeral Home, Ris-
ing Star. *
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