The Washington-Merry-Go-Round —
Glorified Air Force Technicolor Film
Goes Up in Smoke: $86,000 Worth
By DREW PEARSON
Famous Sons Arrested
Chief Justice Fred M. Vin
son is not going to Moscow
and his name, therefore, will
not become a byword with the
Russian people. Down in Vir
ginia, however, his name is sto
well known that it caused a
Virginia traffic cop to rub his
eyes.
Among the students at Wash
ington and Lee university
happen to be the grandson of
a late famous Virginia sena
tor, the great grandson of a
famed Civil war hero, and the
son of a chief justice. All three
were riding together near
Lexington, Va., when arrested
for speeding.
The policeman, proceeding
to book them, asked their
names. *
“Robert E. Lee, IV,” replied
the first student.
It happened that he was tell
ing the truth. The traffic cop
looked up quizzically, but
wrote the name down, then
asked for the next name.
“Carter Glass III,” was the
reply.
The cop wrote the name
down, then queried the third
student.
"Fred M. Vinson, jr.,” re
plied young Vinson.
"Then my name's Napol
eon," exclaimed the fluster
ed cop, and let all three
boys go.
(Note: Mrs. Vinson, wife of
the chief justice, suggested to
her son that after graduating
at Washington and Lee he
might want to take his law
degree at Yale. A Yale degree,
she intimated, might give him
a better springboard into the
legal fraternity. Replied her
son: “Little Old Center college
(Kentucky) was good enough
for dad, wasn’t it?”
• I •
Taxes Go Up in Smoke
Brass hats have kept it hush-:
ed up, but the Air Force wast-;
ed thousand of dollars taking
worthless movies of the Bikini
atomic-bomb tests. For some
unexplained reason, the job
was turned over to inexper
ienced officers.
Brig. Gen. Paul Cullen, then
a colonel, had charge of the
Air Force camera crews at Bi
kini. His masterpiece was a
glorified, technicolor training
film called “Able Baker Day,”
which he sent over to Metro
Goldwn-Mayer to be edited.
But even after the Hollywood
experts added their touches,
the picture was such a flop
and so hostile to the Army and
Navy that it couldn’t be
I shown.
Instead the top brass or
dered all the extra prints
burned, and only two copies
kept for the files. Since
Cullen had gone ahead and
ordered ‘48 prints, this made
an expensive bonfire — paid
for out of the taxpayers'
pocket. Cost of the film
alone that went up in
smoke: $86,000.
Since the atomic energy
commission had called upon
all the armed services to co
operate in filming the Bikini
explosions, the Navy was
working on a similar picture
at the same time Cullen wa£
making "Able Baker Day.”
But Cullen was in such a hur
ry to finish the Air Force
picture first and scoop the
Navy that he sent an Air
Force technical adviser under
the pretense of helping the
Navy, though with secret in
structions to obstruct and de
lay the Navy picture.
The Air Force also made
another $50,000 technicolor ex
travaganza of Bikini, called
“Phantom Wings.” This smel
led so that it also was never
shown again.
It was produced by Maj.
James L. Gaylord whose to
tal photgraphic background,
up to that time, had been
as a personnel officer.
And here is how the Air
Force has rewarded the two
officers who wasted so much
of the taxpayers’ money: Cul
len was promoted from colon
el to brigadier general, and
Gaylord—in spite of his first
flop—was placed in charge of
filming the recent super-sec
ret tests at Eniwetok for the
atomic energy commission. Hr'
was supposed to have finished
24 films by October 1; so far,
has delivered only five.
. . .
U. S. Army's Prisoners
Unfortunately, several thous
and U- S. prisoners still re
main in U. S. prisons for de
sertion, crime, or violation of
discipline during the recent
war. Even more tragic, some
prisoners have suffered “per
manent physical impairment”
in solitary confinement. This
was confessed in a recent cir
cular issued by the Air Force
inspector general.
Meant only for the eyes of
the top brass, the circular
warned grimly that regula
tions governing the treat
ment of these prisoners were
"not being complied with."
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When You and I Were Young —
Irrigation District Formed at Ewing;
Intended to Serve About 10,000 Acres
64 YEARS AGO
November 6, 1884
Although Atkinson precinct
polled more votes than Centre, |
we have no doubt that there
are 500 votes in this precinct
had they all been brought out,
and probably 25 more who j
have not been here long enough ,
to vote.
The stage in McCafferty’s J
hall, being erected by the band |
boys, will be, when completed,
a very line affair, and a credit
to the hall, and all together a
credit to qut town. Fred Her
re was the designer, Mr. Bor
oughs and Sam Schram the
paniters. They have all done
good work.
The biggest beet yet re
ported in North Nebraska is
now on exhibition at this of
fice. It weighs nearly 22
pounds and was raised by D.
M. Lemon, who lives near
Inman. Mrs. Lemon has main
charge of the garden and
has met with universal suc
cess this year.
H. C. Zulauf, whom we men
tioned last week as living in
the creamery, giving his name
as Rudolph, has' decided to re
main in O’Neill and is building
a residence just’south of J. C.
McWilliams’ home, east of the
creamery. Mr. Zaulauf has
made arrangements lor rent
ing the engine of the creamery
for six months and will erect
a temporary building next to I
the engine house, on the north
side, put in one run of stone
and grind feed this Winter.
In the Spring, he expects to
begin the erection of a first
class flouiing mill, which we
hope he will do, and put up
one which will be a credit to
himself and the town. The
Frontier welcomes Mr. Zulauf
to O’Neill and wishes him un
limited success in his milling
scheme.
54 YEARS AGO
November 15, 1894
H. Heinerickson has quit the
grocery business in this city
and removed his stock to Sioux
City where he expects to re
engage in the grocery business.
Mr. Heinerickson and his es
timable family have resided
among us about eight years
and have made many warm
friends who regret to see them
leave, but wish them success
in their new home.
Now that the general elec
tion is over, municipal politics
will soon begin to agitate the
minds of our citizens. In fact
we have already heard the
names of two of our most
prominent citizens mentioned
as probable candidates for ma
yor.
Several of fhe sports of
this city are making ar
rangements to attend the
wolf hunt in Willowdale
township next Saturday.
There are several good
hounds in this city and the
wolves will have to be good
runners in order to have a
show for their "white al
ley."
Last Saturday morning the
10-year-old daughter of John
Berger, who lives about 10
miles north of this city, while
Lr the stove, acci
her clothing on
she noticed her
clothing burning she rushed
outside and before her parents
could extinguish the flames
she was so badly burned that
she died in a few hours.
Our sister city of Ewing, not
to be behind the times, has
organized an irrigation com
pany. The purpose of the
company is to tap the South
Fork about five miles west of
Ewing and run in a south
easterly course along the foot
hills to Cache Creek. The main
ditch will be in the neighbor
hood of 10 miles long and
capable of irrigating 10,000
acres. The incorporators are: i
John Drayton. A. A. Ege, Wil
liam Ferris, J. D. Selah, J. A.
Trommershaussher. G. H. Ben
son, O. C. Wallace, L. A. j
Combs and W E. Bailey.
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