The Berkshire Eagle from Pittsfield, Massachusetts • 11

First Man in Space-1 The Berkshire Eagle, Tuesday, July 15, 1958--11 We Need Manned Spaceships for Defense But We Put Priority on Pilot's Return Soon the States may send its first man into space. This is the first five telling how he is prepared, the purpose of the trip, and how, if all goes well, he will return to earth. Martin Caidin is a leading authority on guided missiles, author of 'Vanguard" in 1957 and "Countdown for Tomorrow," just recently published. By MARTIN CAIDIN Written for United Press International Jim Randall sits tensely in the cockpit. moment has come.

In a matter of minutes he will be America's first traveler in outer space. "How did I get here?" he thinks. am I doing? Will I ever see this earth again?" Jim Randall is a name I picked at random. This Jim Randall doesn't exist-and yet he does. He is a composite, a true composite, of the sort of man who will become, and very soon, America's first.

man in space. How did he get into seat? What is he doing? Will he ever get back to earth again? The answers are all before us. We know we can put a man into space, into orbit. The only question is when. It could be tomorrow.

Thousands of scientists and enat this moment preparing "Jim gineers in the United States, are Randall's" epochal flight, When his moment does come, he'll be the right man for the job. He'll be prepared. Two Big Challenges Before we send our "Columbus of space" on his historic journey, let's examine, briefly, challenges -and the brilliant men who paved the way for his takeoff--faces. There are two major enemies. One is the simple, basic danger of this first flight, the danger that in split-second the efforts of years could be destroyed, and our first spaceman killed.

The second enemy is time. It is the knowledge that Russian scientists are in a crash program to send a spaceman out of this world before we do. What of the first enemy? The initial thrust of man away from his home planet into space will be a harrowing journey. From the first second of flight the pilot will be subject at every moment to catastrophe. He will ished by his rocket launching: 1 from brutal high-gravity conditions he will be thrust into total weightlessness.

His fuel tanks may explode to consume him in fiery death. Slow-Death Menace Once in orbit his controls may not function, and perhaps he will be marooned in vacuum, die slowly from lack of food, water and air. His ship may be struck by a hurtling meteor, and he may. die horribly air and body fluids explode outward. If his return to atmosphere is not perfect, he may be crushed by deceleration forces.

Too swift a return may incinerate him from friction with the thickening air. These dangers, and many more, must be overcome by a single man who is physically perfect, whose nerves a are sound. This is the man I am calling Jim. Randall. 'He was selected from the ranks of the Air Force test pilots.

He is about 28 or 29 years old, with thousands of hours flying experience in. jets and rocket aireraft. He is a capable mathematician, an expert navigator. He is a veteran of many demanding flights with experimental, tricky airplanes. Most important: He wants to make that flight, to accept all the dangers, And if we are to be successful in our critical war for outer space, he must make that flight soon.

Fight for Supremacy Our second enemy is just as real. The race to put the first man in space is vital because of the stakes involved. The nation which first establishes a capability of manned space flight will have a tremendous military advantage over the rest of the world. The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, or ICBM, is not the weapon." It has too many weaknesses: barely capable of modifying its course in flight. -Defenses are being created to reduce its effectiveness.

It is a powerful weapon, but it will never replace manned strategic weapons. We need manned spaceships, manned satellites, manned space weapons. We need them desperately if we are to continue our present superiority in strategic striking power over the Soviet Union. Russian scientists are determined to wrest from us the advantages we now enjoy with our strategic range bombers. They can do this only with a successful manned space program.

Survival Paramount Actually, there's little problem in sending a man into space. can put a man into space any time we want to," one scientist told me. "There's no problem with the rockets we have today in firing a man into orbit at 18,000 miles per hour. trick is to bring him back alive." 1 The Air Force's MISS Project (Man-In-Space-Soonest) calls for a pilot orbiting the earth in a capsule satellite by late 1959. This is an unrealistic date, many military leaders feel.

By late 1959, they warn, Russia may well "have launched several manned spaceships. Thus our top scientists and military planners are considering alternate programs developing equipment now available, modifyline it by for many space months flight, and their moving target date. The logical choice for this program is the North American a rocket powered research airplane. Designed to fly faster than 4.000 m.p.h. the X-15 can be mated to the giant Navaho rocket booster.

This combination could send. the X-15 to more than 200 above the earth, into orbit at 18,000 m.p.h. More important, it can bring its pilot back safely. Other Projects Wait. 4 ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency have given the Air Force the primary responsibility for the first manned flight into space.

The Air Force needs desperately to accomplish this mission in the shortest time possible. It has several vtial manned space projects under way. In their success lies the key to future military superiority. There is MISS, the beginning of manned space stations. There is DYNASOAR (for dynamic soaring), which calls for 16.000 m.p.h.

manned bombers which plunge from space to "skip' across the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds. There are other. highly secret projects: But all wait for the success. of the most. critical flight ever made- the launching of the first man into space.

Police Briefs William Goodrow of North Adams reported his car ransacked while it was parked on Pacific Street. Mr. Goodrow said two packs of cigarettes, several pens and the wallet he left in his suit jacket were taken. Mrs. Lucy Blake of Dewey Ave.

reported the entire right side of her car damaged while it was parked on Greenwich Street. A brother and sister were reportedly bitten by the same dog within two weeks: Stephen Sperling, of 377 Peck's Rd. was bitten on the face Friday by a dog owned by J6- seph McCluskey of 495 Peck's' police said. His sister, Linn, was bitten two weeks ago and had to have four stitches taken on her face. The Pittsfield Grain New West Street, reported several sections of septic tank pipe stolen from their lot last night.

4 "Won't you take the time that I didn't?" "I am a polio engineer. Too busy, Take a good look one a second chance." patient. Up until about a I might add, to take at me. Then go out and year ago, I kept pretty my polio shots when they start your polio shots fast. busy as an electrical were available to me.

Polio doesn't give any- DON'T TAKE A CHANCE-TAKE YOUR POLIO. SHOTS! See your doctor or health department If predicted showers interfere with the Junior Olympics, scheduled to be held tonight at Clapp Park, the Department of Parks and Recreation will move the event to Thursday. G. Thomas Farley, director, said radio announcements will be made at 5:30 p.m. if the events are to be postponed.

The olympics will start at 6:30 p.m., if weather permits. This year's program has been worked out in conjunction with suggestions by President Eisenhower's Council on Youth Fitness, which emphasizes "balanced programs of fitness for the development of the whole individual," Mr. Farley said. Each of the city's 20 playgrounds will enter one contestant in each event, with every member of the winning olympic team receiving a felt pennant embossed with his playground's name, The winning playground will also receive the olympic banner. William A.

Tully will be chief clerk of course. SING CO The Berkshire Eagle This message 'is published as a public service in cooperation: with the Advertising Council, the Public Health Service of the Department. of Health, Education and Welfare, the American Medical Association and the National- Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Police Report Concert Sales Doing Well Glenn Miller Band To Appear July 27 As Assn. Benefit Patrons tickets for the Glenn Miller Band concert scheduled for July 27 are getting scarce, it was reported today by Officer Earl H.

Borden, general chairman and president of the Pittsfield Police Relief Assn. Officer Borden said other ticket sales progressing well, but the patrons' tickets have been disappearing fast. Only 500 patron seats were set up for the Wahconah Park concert. Local police. are seeking to fill Wahconah Park to its 2,400 capacity for the afternoon and evening appearances of Ray Eberle and his Glenn Miller Band.

Don Cornell will be featured vocalist at both concerts. Patrons' tickets are being sold for the evening concert only. Concerts will be given at 4 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., with the proceeds going to the benefit of the Police Assn. Weather permitting, police will also sell tickets at concert time for bleacher seats on the field.

All advance sales are for seats under cover of the grandstand. Calls from New. York State and Vermont have been coming in for tickets, Officer Borden said. He urged local persons planning to attend one of the concerts to get their tickets early. Tickets are available from the desk officer at the police station and from any police officer, as well as at several local stores.

BCIDC Approves $10,000 Budget For Advertising The Berkshire County Industrial Development Commission approved last night a space advertising budget of approximately $10,000 for the rest. of the year, including $3,000 for a special series of ads in the New York Times. Philip C. Ahern, executive director of BCIDC, said the advertising program was presented by John F. Downing of the Berkshire Hills Conference and Herbert W.

Frank, owner of the Boston-New York advertising agency which handles the Conference and BCIDC account. The special New York Times ads will be aimed at small familyowned businesses, inviting them to locate in the Berkshires. The commission also approved expenditures of $1,260 for ads in ness Week, $2,400 each for. Wall Street Journal and the Commerce and $450 for Industrial. Development Magazine, Snack Bar Opened In Lanesboro By Francoeurs Mr.

and Mrs. Noble J. Francoeur have opened the Westview Snack Bar in. Lanesboro at the intersection of Rockwell Read to Mount Greylock and Route 7 to Williamstown, They recently purchased the Westview Cabins from Mrs. Lillian Reymann snack bar will offer sandwiches, grinders, pizzas, soda and ice cream.

A large parking area is available for patrons. Mrs. Francoeur was employed for seven years at Pontoosuc Lodge. Her husband works at the GE naval ordnance plant. 1 They have three sons, and a daughter.

CD Staff Sees Film On Electric' Power The monthly meeting of members of the staff of Sector 4- Civil Defense was held last night at headquarters in Berkshire Village. John M. Russell, supervisor of distribution for the Western Massachusetts Electric showed a film, "Electric Power and Common Sense." Alphonse Kasuba, sector director, presided. Obituary Maranville, 'Miss Rachel M. Pigott, Francis Miss Rachel Maranville Miss Rachael M.

Maranville, 65, of 103 Bradford died last evening at Pittsfield General Hospital, where she had been a patient two weeks. She was born in Pittsfield, daughter of Warren B. and Amanda Burt Maranville, and was a lifelong resident here. Miss Maranville attended the South Congregational Church and was a member of the Golden Age Club and the Bobby Kidney Sunshine Clue. Survivors include a twin brother, Richard D.

Maranville. of Lancaster, and a niece, Mrs. Robert Marshall, Kenmore, Nova Scotia. Friends may call at the Newton Barnfather Funeral Home tonight from 7 to 9. The family will meet friends at the funeral home tomorrow fram 2.

to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will Thursday at the funeral home. Burial, will be in Bellevue Cemetery. Francis Pigott Mahan an oil painting by Thomas Blagden, is one of 13 oils and 12 watercolors by the artist on display for the remainder of the month at the Berkshire Museum. Mr.

Blagden, of Lakeville, was formerly head of the art department at' Hotchkiss School. He resigned to devote full time to his painting, which is based upon nature. and characterized by bright colors. He has frequently exhibited at the museum. He is having a show at Sharon, also.

Pittsfield Iron Works Opening First of Four Service Stations Mitchell Ethan A. Scott Pittsfield Iron Works Supply, distributor of Richfield gasoline, announced today the opening on Thursday at 458 South the first of four service stations under its ownership. The other stations will be at 239 West Housatonic corner of Linden Street and Daniels Avenue, and upper Street, opposite the former Pontoosuc Lake station. In addition, the company leases two stations, George's. on Dalton Avenue and Mario's on Tyler Street.

The new three bay station on South Street was built by contractor Robert Betit of Dalton. It features large doors, modern lighting. and the latest type equipment. One bay will be used exclusively for tires. Prizes Offered Persons who register at the station on 'grand opening days," Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, will be eligible for a chance on two major prizesMotorola portable television set, VHF and UHF.

valued at $159.95, and a boy's or girl's bicycle. Children attending must be accompanied by adults. Lollipops and balloons will be distributed, and a set of glasses will be given with each purchase of eight gallons of Stapleton Plans To Criticize Burns' Record County Commissioner William F. Stapleton of Holyoke, a Democratic candidate for Congress, said last night. that he intends to criticize the "record and policies" of his opponent in the coming primary campaign and to campaign "on the issues.

He spoke 1 to more than 50 Pittsfield Democrats at a gathering in the Hotel Wendell-Sherwood. Mrs. Mary Burns Drury, who established herself as an outstanding election worker last fall in Mayor Haughey's organization. presided at the session and was in charge of arrangements. Stapleton's.

primary election opis James M. Burns, of Williamstown. Over the past two months Burns has had published all the daily newspapers of the 1st Congressional District statements explaining his stand on various national and international issues. take Stapleton said last night that he will issue not only with published statements of Burns but with "other public statements" he has made. However, he did not take issue with any of Burns' sentiments last night.

The Holyoke lawyer also said he will conduct a campaign which is basically "decent and He said there would be no "personal vilification, character assassinaHe said he would "reject tion, and whispering campaigns." campaign material which misrepresents the facts about any candidate." The only other speaker last night Was Leonard E. Gibbons, city solicitor of Holyoke, who testified as Stapleton's, qualifications and exI perience. Francis Pigott of Tullamore, Offoly, Ireland, brother of William J. Pigott, 35 Forest died at his home Saturday, after a long illness. Survivors, besides his brother, include a sister, Mrs.

Rose Ryan of Ireland, his wife and two children. Conductor Paul Ash; Discovered Stars Junior Olympics To Be Postponed If It Rains NEW YORK. A funeral service for Paul Ash, 67, for many years conductor of the Roxy Theater orchestra, will be held tomorrow morning at the Church of the Transfiguration. He died Sunday at his home. Mr.

Ash, born in Germany and brought up in Milwaukee, first became popular as a band leader in Chicago in the 1920s. He presided over the Oriental. Theater there, built for him by the Balaban Katz chain: In 1928 he made his. triumphal entry into New York, billed as "'The Rajah of to play at the then new Paramount Theater. The band leader was credited with discovering and developing a number of performers who later became stars.

Among them were Paul Whiteman, the Dorsey Brothers, Glen Miller, Ruth. Etting, Helen Rogers and Dave Appolon. He retired from the Roxy in 1951. Funerals Harold W. Edwards Services for Harold W.

Edwards were this afternoon. at 2 in St. Stephen's Church with the Rev. Malcolm W. Eckel, rector, officiating.

Burial was in Pittsfield Cemetery. Bearers were Carl Risch, Columbus 0. Castagnetti, Sherrill P. a Irving O. Bull, John G.

Anderson and Theodore R. Sherpy. Mitchell William McDermott gasoline during the four days. Simon Lipton of Pittsfield Iron Works Coal Supply announced day the appointment of Ethan (Scotty) Scott as manager the new Richfield station and of William McDermott as manager of the tire department, in charge of budgets op tires, batteries, and accessories. Mr.

Scott. 39, former owner of Scotty's Service Station on Elm Street, has been in the gasoline service business for 14 years. For five years he was in the Army and was a technician, fourth class. He is married and has. four children.

The family Rostone Mr. McDermott, 25, of Lanesboro is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. He. was. commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve, and fulfilled his requirement with.

Co. in Great Barrington. a year and a he was with B. F. Goodrich Co.

and received training, and experience in retail commercial sales of passenger, truck, farm, and industrial tires, and retreading. He has been training recently as credit sales manager for the Pittsfield Iron Works Coal Supply budget department. 3 Bids Opened On Fuel Oil For County Jail Three bids on the county jail fuel oil supply were opened this morning. but 'the County Commissioners will not award the contract until they receive specifications on the low bid. Pierce Coal Oil Co.

was low bidder, asking 8:61 cents per lon on the approximately 70.000-gallon contract, Other than saying the would be supplied by Sears Cor Inc. of Albany, the producer was not 'identified. Frank E. Gogan's bid for Socony Mobil was 9.72 cents per gallon, while L. R.

Sweatland Inc. submitted a price of 9.70 for the same oil. Holders of the present contract, Five Brothers Oil did' not submit a bid. Last month the commissioners called for new bids when there seemed to be some confusion over the type of oil being offered. PGH Nursing School To' Be Inspected by Accrediting Service Bishop Memorial School of Nursing will be inspected by representatives of the National Nursing Accrediting Service sometime.

this fall, according to Thomas A. Harrington. assistant administrator. at Pittsfield General Hospital, Applications, with detailed written. information, have already been supplied to the service, he said.

It was erroneously stated in Friday's Eagle that the PGH school was already fully, accredited. The St. Luke's School of Nursing, which received full accreditation last lotweek, is, the only school in Western Massachusetts on the nationla, list. Harold H. Lusk Graveside services for Harold H.

Lusk of Johnstown, N.Y., former resident of Pittsfield, were this afternoon at 2 in Pittsfield Cemetery The Rev. Ellis J. Holt, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiated. Harry J. Fish Services for Harry J.

Fish will be Thursday afternoon at 3:30. in St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Pittsfield Cemetery. The family will meet friends at the Wellington Funeral Home tonightfrom 7 to 9.

Louis H. Loehr The funeral of Louis H. Loehr will be tomorrow morning at 8:30 at the Condron Funeral Home with a High Mass of Requiem at 9 in -St. Joseph's Church. Burial.

will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery. The family will meet friends at the funeral home today from 2 to 4. and 7 to 9 p.m. Fire Record Yesterday 10 p.m.- -Gas fumes from a power lawnmower ignited in a workshop at 83 McArthur St.

when Rene G. Fontaine entered the shop with a lighted cigarette. Lawnmower damaged. Firemen said Mr. Fontaine had just filled the mower with gasoline.

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