The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas • Page 24

July 21, 1957 Near Some Ready By September By John Schmiedeler "Where would you put the deep freeze, honey?" asked M-Sgt. Kenneth Hufferd. "Why, it'll go right here," sparkled the sergeant's petite wife, "and the refrigerator could go right here and I have exactly the right thing for this corner." Mrs. Hufferd almost danced about the snug, gleaming kitchen, Knowing her husband how she hopes to furnish one of the uni in the Schilling AFB Capeha housing project. Sgt.

and Mrs. Hufferd have good chance for one of the unit too. Although they have no chi dren, the sergeant's job as ser of the 310th Bom i makes him one of the "key personnel" the Air Force likes have close to the job. Guided Tour The Hufferds, along with and Mrs. Clark Aamodt and Bruce Hescocfc, got an early of the new family quar- ters from Maj.

Don Berscbel; the base installations engineer and and one of the project's most voluble boosters. The 535-unit project is about 46 percent complete and families are expected to move into some of the homes in September. "If good building weather continues, the contractor, McCann Construction hopes to hit that target date. The project understandably has been delayed by earlier heavy rains. Pftge 34-Tfo StUiui ieci trtfwr.

A IS Need Drainage Pumpg In fact, the homes won't be safe from rain damage until drainage pumps to lift the rainwater over "a levee into Dry Creek are in-stalled. Except for streets, landscaping and seeding, a number of the are ready for Air Force families. The completed homes are on the florth side of the access' road --now more attractively a Schilling Drive 180 fam ilies will live in two and three bed room duplexes 'Major Berschel and other SAFE officials are proud of the homes and believe the completed development will be a pleasant place ia which to live. ON THE THRESHOLl-M-Sgt. and Mrs.

Kenneth Hufferd about to enter a duplex unit Schilling Manor, Air Force Capehart housing development The visitors were surprised Like A Landlord Major Berschel's office has played role in guiding the project, along with regular base maintenance, and will be a sort of landlord when the project is finished. His office will get the maintenance job. the interior of the homes, partic ularly by the size. didn't think they'd be this big," Lt. Aamodt said.

"Yon were looking at the concrete floor stabs, weren't yon?" the a asked. "Fooled you; didn't It? Everyone thought they'd be cracker- boxes." Actually, the homes aren't crac kerboxes. You couldn't call them spacious, except for tiu quarters yet to be built for high ranking officers, but they'll provide comfortable and convenien homes for the Air Force families There's one difficulty. Some non-commissioned officers and company grade officers (lieutenants and captains) have large families. No four-bedroom homes are provided for the lower ranks.

square feet of floor space in a 3 bedroom duplex, over 900 in a 2 bedroom unit. That's not counting roomy ga rages' and storge space. The bathrooms feature an astro dome (skylight) and a showe head high enough for tall men. Lt. Hescock, the Air Forci champion high jumper and a tall slim young officer, liked this fea lure.

"I wouldn't have to hunch under the shower," he said. The master bedroom features knock-out window for installation if an air conditioner. The 220-voll plug in is near-by. Major Berschel said there is a chance the Air Force eventuaEy will install central air condition- ng. The Wide And Roomy interiors are wide and roomy, the exposed roof beam adding to the impression of spaciousness.

Actually, there are 1100 "When Mr. Bryant (Assistant ecretary of Defense Floyti S. was here, we gave him le treatment," the major said. We shoved him into an air con- itioned building, back into the un, into another cool building and nto the sun aid. 'Stop! again.

Finally, he You've convinced at Schilling AFB. Unit has three bedrooms, big living arid dining area and is one of 535 new homes in the (JOURNAL PHOTOS) Each will be equipped the Air Force with stove and re frigerator. The roof is ready for a televisio antenna mast and a built in tei evision lead wire leads to an oul let in the living room. Mrs. Aamodt and Mrs.

Huffer agreed the colors were well-chos en and called the homes "ligh and Schilling Manor is built under Capehart section of the public bousing law which provides foi lorries on federally-owned lane irected by private investment. The builder, McCann Construe ion Fort Worth, will retire he over $7 million mortgage through collection of the housing allowance of the Air Force occupants. When paid for, the project be ongs to the Air Force. The project-includes: 128 2-bedroom duplex units for irmen. me'." Many of the duplex units ar separated from each other by thi garages.

"I like said Mrs. Aamodt. "You can have privacy and neighbors at the same time." The a area can be reached from the garage or from outside. There's space for foo lockers, lawn mowers, bicycles and other tools for family living There's a small patio, too, anc some duplexes have breezeways shaded from the "sun. The concrete drives will reach asphalt streets.

Hie entire project will be curbed and guttered and the storm sewer already is in place. The kitchen, besides steel cab- nets, a garbage disposal and many electric outlets, has equipment ior automatic washer ryer. and The floors are tiled in soft colors and the living and dining room areas feature wide expanses of glass. CONCRETE DRIVES are poured for duplex. Garages separate units, adding to privacy.

Good- sized storage area can be reached from garage or outside. Streets will be curbed and paved. officers. 50 3-bedroom duplex units fo officers. 11 4-bedroom single units officers.

Three 4-bedroom general's quar ters. One 4-bedroom commander quarters. City Of 2000 When the project is completed over 2000 persons, including th children, will call it tually, it will have a school, pe haps a chapel and a long, narro playground area. There'll be door-to-dopr mail di livery, traffic control by the A Police and other things community livjng. "The architect'tried to mak each house as distinctive as po sible," Major Berschel said "When you visit your neighbor, won't seem like leaving one bo for another just like it." Just who will live in the house hasn't been determined.

Many Aii Force people now own homes i Salina and most of these prob ably will be reluctant to mov ecause they've acquired home ailored to their family needs. But Phillips Village still hold 200 families in the left-over hos pital from -World--War 2. Ant here are many Air Force fam Alert Cop Saves Folks from Burning Truck 192 3-bedroom duplex units for irmen. 30 2-bedroom duplex units for fficers. 120 3-bedroom duplex units for lies living outside Salina.

The houses in Schilling Manor go begging for families to make them homes. "Major," asked Sgt. Hufferd when can we move in?" Top Tunes 20-MONTREAL MV-A trailer-truck stalled on yesterday ant burst into flames. The driver jumped out, and the burning ve hide rolled backwards down the hill directly toward 20 children and two nuns standing on a streei corner. 'A traffic policeman saved them all with a tool on his whistle and a fast spring.

This is the story the witnesses told: Jean Danis, 37, the truck driver: "There was a sheet of flame right up over the windshield. Then the explosion. I guess it was the gas tanks. I just had time to jump clear." Leo Claude, who looked up from the bottom of the hill and saw the 10-ton truck roll-: tog down at 15 m.p.h.: "I blew my whistle. I guess that was instinct.

The truck was gathering speed. It was just a ball of flame." Jack Boisclair, employe of hydroelectric company: "The kids just stood there. Then the constable leaped in with his whistle. He scrambled those kids out of there in no time. "One of the kiddies fell over and he picked her up and carried her.

I thought the truck wouold get them both. Next thing, he shoved the little- one right in my arms." The children and the nuns were visiting Montreal for the day from the Notre Dame De Merci Convent Can't Beat "Teddy Bear" Elvis Presley's "Teddy Bear" remained as top favorite with Salina record buyers for the fourth week. Leading the jukebox parade for ucBuiug uie jueuux. uuruut! Quebec City. Two explosions the fourth consecutive week shot from the truck, loaded with Letters In The by telephone cable reels the 1 first on top of the hill and the second Pat Boone.

Having as yet to find its way to after the wheels struck the top ten, "Words Of by in front. of the Quebec hydro building. Flames cracked windows on the building's fourth floor. The Diamonds, seems to be coming up fast in the jukebox department. The top ten in sales are: 1.

"Teddy by Elvis Presley. 2. "Whispering by the Dell Vikings. 3. "Love Letters In The by Pat Boone.

4. by Debbie ge olds-Ames Brothers. 5. by The Coasters. 6.

"Send For by Nat "King" Cole. 7. "I'm Gonna Sit Right by Billy Williams. 8. "Start by Sal Mineo.

9. "White Silver by the Owen Bradley Quintet. 10. "Just Hold My. by Clyde McPhatter.

The top ten on the jukebox: 1. "Love Letters In The by Pat Boone. 2. "Teddy by Elvis Pres- ley. 3.

"I'm Gonna Sit Right by Billy Williams. 4. "Build Your by Johnny Ray. 5. "Old Cape by Patti Acquit Teenagers In Slaying Case Saturday, 20-CHICAGO (0--A criminal court jury last night acquitted two white LOTS OF STORAGE SPACE--Maj deep shelves in big closets to Lt.

and Mrs. Don Berschel (center) ancT Clark Aamodt and, Sgt. Hufferd. Closet has bamboo curtain door with magnetic latch. shows long, arid" 6.

"White-Silver the! teen a ers of murder in the shot- Owen Bradley Quintet. 7. "Whispering by the Dell Vikings. 8. "Can't Wait For by Steve Lawrence.

9. "Gonna Find Me A by Marvin Rainwater. 10. "A Fallen by Ferlin Husky. Send your news tip to The Salina Journal, $10 in prizes every week.

gun slaying of a Negro youth. The jury deliberated nearly four hours and then freed David Van- deFSteegr-19, and Dennis-Moffitt, 18, both of Chicago. They were charged with the murder of Curis Bivins 17, April 13. VanderSteeg testified in the trial before Judge Harold P. O'Connell that the shooting was accidental.

He said a group of Negroes began stoning his car aha the shotgun went off as he ducked on the floor of the vehicle. Jnexpected Circus Show July 20-HENRYETTA, Okla. UB-Frank- a 500-pound circus lion, and a kangaroo, both from he Bill McGaw motor circus, ere the featured performers in an unexpected free show here yes terday. Their antics, however, nearly sent Chuck Smith, the 27-year-old truck driver for the floating menagerie, into a frenzy. It started when Smith's pickup truck took a curve too sharply at the west edge of town.

The lion's cage perched at the back of the truck, went careening down a 30- foot incline, smashing the steel bars and allowing Frankie freedom. But the big cat was hurt. He sniffed and slithered around tending to his injured shoulder. Then the eight-year-old lion, de scribed by an attendant as "vicious lately," tamely marched back into, his cage, urged by shade from the sun and a big bucket of cool water. Meanwhile, someone discovered the kangaroo was setting up a howl.

Seems that the Australian jumper had hopped too close to the tiger's cage in Oklahoma City earlier in the day and the tiger had nibbled on a foot-and-a-half section of his big tail. Smith and the other circus people were frantic. They already were hours late for their trip to Fort Smith, Ark. 3 Little Girls Die In Flames Saturday, July 20-SANDY, Ore. W-Three little girls were killed last night when fire destroyed a two-story frama house near here.

Fire Chief Lyle Seaman identified the victims as Sherry Rae Gaage, 3, and her sisters, Yvonne Mae, 2, and Karen Lee, one month. Seaman said the girls were the daughters and only children, of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald fire broke out in the kitchen of the home. A sister of Mrs.

Gaage. who was baby-sitting while the A Henryetta veterinarian, was out, saw the flames Ray Wilcox, was called in to look at the chewed-up tail. The doctor had to amputate on the tiger's unfinished meal. operation was performed on the highway while in the weeds for about 20 minutes I Frankie snarled at spectators. and ran to a neighbor for help.

When the sister, Mary Ann Weatherix, 17, and the neighbor returned, the flames had leaped through the house. They were unable to enter it. Tank Project Ordered Finished Newsman Goes On B-47 Mission; Crewmen From Salina Editor's Note: When James Ransom of the Detroit Free Press rode a B-47 on a prac- ti bomber run over Europe, he discovered a least two members of the crew' have families living in Salina. Ransom's story, in part, as it appeared in the Detroit Free Press under the dateline, "Seven Miles Over Saturday, July 20-- UR District Judge. -Harry Martz has ordered theTM The six jel en nes churn i ind" nnf AJL ii osphere.

During the few moments ex-'hour, change of information and com-! A mands between the pilot and run craft commander their hands sheer endurance testS; not part dred of instruments would In plane like busy organists. Seconds after becoming airborne, the pilot barks: "Fire warning light flashing in engine one." At the high speed anc! low altitude following take-off, "Fire- warning" scares the hell out of "Five, four, three, two, one now!" Brakes holding the thundering everybody. B-47 Stratojet bomber are re- Light Goes Out aircraft commander and covered 21,000 miles. SAC officers and Boeing engineers say the Strat- ojet probably could stay in the air for weeks, but crew fatigue forces them to come down. During eration Baton Rouge, is aircraft commander of Stratojet, Darwin 1-4.

He flew conventional bombers in World War 2 in the European Theater and intends to sta with SAC as a career man. Graduate of LSU His wife, Hannah, and thre young daughters, Donna Meren Joan, 214, and Cynthia, month, live at 622 Albert in Sa lina. The captain is a graduate Louisiana State University. First Lt. Henry T.

McEwen, 23 of Wood diff Lake, N. a forme Dartmouth, is pilot as this juaii uds uruercu me 1 completion of Wichita's three i 1 Ing out 44)00 pounds of thrust aircraft commander re-m'ssion has been designated wil lion gallon surge tank project oni scream and whistle as thev hurtlej tards the throttle slightly and the "blast" off the earth with devas- tb'e Diocline MIIH a( tne hu silver plane at 110 miies rnin IfeW goes out. tating atom bombs, London. Par- wells proec on pipeline to equus bed water!" 16 hufie silver plane at h.l::r Hmim MIA hour down the runway. "Go-no-go" shouts the pilot as Horning light goes out.

He immediately takes the roll call on his crew and passengers -temporary injunction against the: Kagle Drainage District, direct- miles an hour lag officials (o permit construc- workers -to enter a half -acre I Judge Martz yesterday issued a shouts the pilot as cau on nis crew and passengers emporary injunction against the speed indj cator shows 137i" safetv Procedure followed every plot a mile west of Benllcy to complete concrete structures This last message tells the aircraft commander he has reached five minutes during the mission. To the seasoned and capable air crew of the Strategic Air Command, getting the the point of no return. He will I crash if he attempts to stop in the lwmDer carrying 110,000 pounds of drainage from oriRinallv was caincd rcmainin runway space. He fucl into th ai a relatively condemnation 'and the must lake lhe planc off i inc lask The mission they are starting is considered "easy" since it will cover only 3300 miles in six hours jat altitudes up to 40,000 feet and distr.icl lias appealed award as "We're in Ihc air," he says he sends the bomber streaking toward the tating atom bombs, London, Par is, several smaller cities and ship in the North Atlantic. Of course, the mission is make believe.

The cities still stand. The ship will reach port safely. The "A-bombs" are photographs of the targetsr Though the mission will take only six hours, weeks of co-ordination and co-operation between all units of the Strategic Air Command were necessary to make it successful. Capt. M.

Clyde Garrison, 34, of the Stratojet. He is an easy-goin. flyer who likes to pedal his bi cycle through the rolling country side of England when he com pletes his 600-mile-an-hour sions. A graduate of the University of Minnesota and native of Duluth Calvin J. Borgren, 31, is the observer.

Borgren. Navy radio operator in World War 2, has a wife, Margaret, a son, Robert, 4, and three daughters, Mary Ann, 3, Patty, 2, and Linda, 1, in Salina where they live at 1332 W. Republic. He guides the aircraft to the target and is responsible for rcleas- jing the A-bomb when the targe has been reached. The ground crew includes Sgt.

Duane G. Amguehl, 22, crew chief; A-lc Lloyd Daniel 22 and A-3c Frederick L. Behrens, 18. These three airmen are responsible for keeping the million bomber flying. An obvious feeling of warmth, respect and confidence exists between the officers who fly the plane and the ground crew.

Garrison goes over the outside pre-flight checklist with his crew members. in the nose of the plane, the air craft commander behind him an the pilot slightly behind the AC Although the Stratojet ii bigger than 4-engine commercial airliners, crew quarters are cramped to the point of being uncomfortable, especially after several No GOCM Work Nothing is left to chance or Before he has com leted the entire checklist, he wil ave gojie through more than 90 ages of things that must be done. An hour before takeoff time and i minutes before boarding the ircraft, Garrison runs through nother checklist involving safety measures for the crew. This includes everything from og tags to parachute's, Mae 'ests, life rafts and oxygen sup- y. The observer takes hit position Everybody inside the plane wrestles into Mae Wests, pr achutes, helmets, oxygenmask and safety belts.

Garrison then starts his inside checklist with special attention given to methods of leaving the aircraft in case trouble develops During the takeoff, the bomber uses fuel at a rate of 6000 glalons an hour. Anywhere under 15,000 feet the consumption is about 3000 gallons an hour after take off. Leaving six contrails of white smoke behind as it races over the North Atlantic toward Iceland, Borgreo drops make-believe atom bomb on a ship far below. He changes course to the Faroe Islands of Denmark, then to, the northern tip of Scotland and an attack on Edinburgh. the east coast of England, crosses the English Channel ai Dunkirk and starts a bomb run on Paris The pull of gravity is felt whe Garrison makes a tight turn ove Paris and heads for the Normand Seach, the Northern Peninsula France and into the 75-mile-an hour jet stream for the bomb run on London.

Borgren's talents are really pu work here. The "target" blanketed by fog and clouds, 56, DOO feet below. Using his radar equipment anc other technical devices, the nav gator directs the plane onto the proper course and into position for a direct hit on the city when he ushes his camera- button am shouts "bombs The bwnber ever Movement It Fatiguing The slightest movement such as talking five feet to the side of the ilot, taxes the strength of the rew. Even in the pressurized abin, my i exertion fatiguing. At 15-minute intervals, other crews 'in sisterships, scattered ISO liles part, headed in on comple- on of their missions They are crews led by men lika Capt.

Francis C. Skiffington, 35, of Grosse Pointe Farms; Lt. John Mitchell, 24, of Detroit; Capt. Ozzie Hurt, Spencer, aircraft commander who likes to spend his spare time making furniture; Capt. Lou Marpil, of Brooklyn, who had bailed out of bombers with his crew on two occasions.

and Capt. Don Crowley, of California, one of the Air Forces top stars. Many of these men, too, have families in Salina. On the ground, the crew jokes and kids a lot and acts like it had ust won a ball game. on that one," they say, aging the current Air Force expression which seems to cover all situations It has been 20 hours, counting delays caused by weather, brief.

ng and de-briefing, since the crew eft their beds. Everybody's eafs. hurt from wearing the tight fitting helmets. oses are sore when the close fit. ng oxygen' masks press and gue has set in from the tense.

of methodically hurtling hrough space in the wild, but un- ontrolled, lightning bolt..