Show T t I i f 7" ' - -- —N luckiest Fellow? t " I JAN PEERCE Role STANDARD-EXAMINE- OGDEN UTAH SUNDAY MORNING A3 R AUGUST? 21 1955 f MB i fu6 Fell LOGO Feet "I j — :— Melczak rl " — Jan Peerce J f: 4 - With Musi c m m im rmr' ii"iiiiiievj j iii iiii ii i i mil vi ii i i " ' j j — 4-- i f " 9 ld Cl'l7! FS? i e Has Lived - I i i i i I i wasn't-worrie- I y'itrtirifaiiMtiiiiaAikvKlVt mm II s ri ia is iiy ii in n ii iiy i i i i i i i i i intensely religious i with deeply etched cheeks and a "Finally" he wenti on "I MET I voice like James Cagney's was pulled the reserve chute 400 had fallen I about one of 1500 paratroopers flown thought feet but I was wrong I dropped near Anchorage Alaska last Jan- more than that — but! I stil d uary V "After I pulled the cord the TEST IN ALASKA pilot-chutwhich draws little He was assigned to the 11th i out the larger 'chute— flew out Airborne Division and this was and hit me in the face It caught the Army's "operation snowbird" onto me covered my face and I —a test to give airborne fighters couldn't see I knew I was in Alaska's harsh a without experience falling parachute but climatic conditions I still did n't think I was washed The gaunt private up from told full the Pittsburgh w"The old story is that when NEW YORK (AP) — It -s story after reporting 'for duty reand persons feel death is close they the middle of the afternoon cently at Ft Knox can remember every little detail "It was late January— the the big restaurant popular renLUCKY DRIVER BAILED OUT of that ever happened anything dezvous for the music wfcrld was 29th" he began "I had been —a to them in their lifetimel I wasn't since November The lucky motorist waded away from this car after it was capnearly empty when in bustled paratrooper had seven jumps This was to be thinking of anything— only to sized by a disappearing highway at Agawam Mass The heavy Jan Peerce I felt nervous — more try to get that parachute off my rains that washed out the road came from the dying hurricane my eighth He greeted the proprietor the than ever before Maybe it was face and get some air jift it I Diane that swept across "seven states cashier the headwaiter the bar- just being in Alaska — the snow didn't make it" man and then sat down at table fog and all But I had NEVER REALIZED IT complete with us No drink he said He'd faith in my parachute Everyone When he finally hit Melczak have lunch What was there for knows that the possibility of a never realized it Luckily he A pretty waitress im- 'chute not lunch? exists but landed feet first in a opening pressed at serving the Metropoli- the percentage is very small I snowbank His hips and knees tan tenor suggested cold borsch" felt confident it wouldn't happen 90 were flexed degrees Thus his Good he said and smacked his to me a of shock abwas sort But centuries ago the CATANIA Sicily (AP)— This lips and rubbed his hands in hap"It was an extremely foggy body a med- is the "This sorber of position" son one sea for Sicilians ate it Catania py anticipation I thought they'd postpone ical said later plus his Sicily's busy Mt report ancient A potato with it? the girl day professions: claims to be the birthplace of ice the but they didn't It excellent training accounts for Etna snow asked With a glance down at his was jump mining which' Sicilian emigrants cream 10 about am when we his living" bulging waistline Ithat no glance-dow- boarded the miners the dawn Each boxto the rest of the world trudge carried (flying "Thej medics and Jchaplains up Europe's tallest volcano with could possibly miss Peerce would and us it take about Originally Catanian ice cream were the first to get to me" decided unhappily well yes a car) their was painted an brightly to hour minutes and five only a paper cup of Etna Melczak said "They cut my equiplittle one and held up thumb and reach the snow to carts w ith a bit of lemon or snow dig donkey Zone (DZ) Drop ment got me on a stretcher gave forefinger curved in a circle to side on the It shady up a was piles "The ride bit orange juice squeezed on for bumpy me some shots and soon I was show how big the above dikes of lava lack a we of hit air hosflavoring couple pockets on a helicopter to an Army The borsch came He took 7000-foo- t level of the 10000-foo- t That was in medieval times and when we came within 10 and felt back arms no cucumber? What My pital spoonful sum- when the snow of Etna became all and lasts volcano DZ minutes of the could you broken but it was only three mer The girl rushed off for cucumber known hereabouts as "the archthe change come over the fractured vertebrae f cubes and then he was free to notice d times Roman ancient In — men— of all 36 in them that bishop's snow" "That weekend generals and talk: was snow Etna from "A pope granted to the archto Some hide tried their a plane to colonels and my buddies came "Living in the suburbs I'm asas far parched Egypt bishops of r Catania perpetual shipped different man It changed my nervousness by- acting bored and see me shook my hand! and told where faulous prices rights to all the snow that fell it brocght like been sleepy making was whole- - life" they'd Frandolini me how lucky I snow miners on Etna Down to the present Now Etna the around before that this was just came too — and I gave him some THREE GREAT THINGS seven burlap those who sell the mountain average another working day The young canned peaches For the next a day's cartload snow turn a fraction of the profin snow of He jumped to another topic: guys tried hard not to show their three months bags I was in Jiospitals "The three great things that have nervousness — but they showed it in Alaska later was sent to Val- covered with fern leaves They its over to the church to me musically were to all the more by their solemn figure to lose 20 pounds per bag " happened ley Forge Pa to another Army by start singing at the Met to be faces their silence melting on the tortuous way snow sells for Vk down invited by Toscanini to sing and "A lieutenant — new to our com- hospital I still j couldn't cents a The this time "All a month ago for the first time pany — got up We were almost believe I survived such a' thing pound NEED CJ) the Catania and modern In to meet Pablo Casals and sing at there He was in charge of our Exercises me back in tourist-fille- d got daily of Etna the villages the Casals festival in Prades" stick (the wire in the plane to and my back is strong and snow is placed in the - To another: JEWELRY "Did you know I which parachutes are linked) I shape slopes "now I was in I'm good shape sold for refrig- and cubes was booked for my first opera was on the right side of the plane tight walking within two weeksi of the eration purposes before I could even sing the being the fourth man I was not fall" V INSURANCE — but I did recall deeply "Melczak who stands 5 feet 8 thinking And another: "When I talked the first jump I took That was and Better Nced Help to Stop to the Pope it was just like talk- at Ft Benning Ga jump school on weighs 140to pounds said that was sent Knox he Ft being how to was that JoeDoakes ing Drinking? told "not to jump off a chair C Lamar t easy and free that great man r FIRST ONE IS EASIEST AJcofiofcs Anonymmm even" j "The first made me feel" jump is the easiest 529 Eccles Bldg This has made him unhappy Hlpd Us He switched again: "The won- and the best You're not nervous Fhon 29363 a "I'm paratrooper" he said "I'd WRIT! P O BOX 1288 OGDEN derful thing about Europe is no- — you don't know what to expect like to jump again" j and when you jump out it is a body can reach me by phone" Living in the suburbs he wonderful feeling watches the clock at night and "Everybody was very quiet gets home at a reasonable hour now All except the guy next to by catching the 1T30 instead of me He was Pvt Dick Brandolini the 12:30 He has a weakness from somewhere in New Jersey— he said for hanging around to and he never stopped talking all hours and talking — as he "Two minutes before we had loves to do to jump and Brandolini was talkThis fall he begins his 15th ing about food (Melczak grinned Met season His audiertce with at the memory) My rucksack atPius was in connection with the tached to the 'chute was filled presentation of record albums to with canned goods—c a n n e d the Vatican: "I hope you won't peaches "canned pears chicken De 100 Dusy to enjoy some oi all part of a package my mother r 1 r in nun nirr miiiLjii n iiij had sent the day before I planned replied that he certainly would to have a feast after awhile! not be too busy Brandolini said to me: SIGNED FOR "RIGOLETTO" REAL FUNNY JOKE Peerce was singing at Radio " 'lelczak when you jump and City Music Hall when his wife parachute don't open I'm and a manager signed him up for your to take all that food from it going "Rigoletto" But he knew the you OK?' J laughed' Real funny t role when it came time to sing it with a small com-- joke "Even Brandolini stopped talk pany in Washington Baltimore ing now The only thing on my Syracuse and Buffalo now was this: I was not goThe trouble with phones is mindto freeze at the door I was that at home he feels he has no ing to — don't jump 'right away right to refuse to answer the going I and freeze hesitate ring But he's a sort of hounded "Brandolini was out and then man he's too well known for his too I counted: 1000 went I own comfort Once in a while 3000 2000 '4000 when the pressure is too severe 5000 he and Mrs Peerce pack up as A distinctive contemporary modern home from plans featured in Better Homes and Car-de-n for a trip hop on a train ride I "There was no sensation when hit the air Sometimes you ge't on Southeast bench in new area near schools all the 25 miles to New York a jolt from the prop blast but and sign up in a small or hotel for a few days dr not this time "I was going down fast now as much as a week I didn't see anyone around and "Even then" says Peerce "the yme looked up Nothing was manager is apt to come up and there I But I didn't get excited Drivo to South Junior High School at 43rd and Madison and than turn Wast and follow arrows say well Mr Peerce! So glad was There always the reserve to see you" to this beautiful homo that Is designed throughout for modern leisurely living Exterior Is a com"But really" says Peerce who 'chute I could pull 'Don't lose bination of redwood and polished pino paneling redwood fence surrounds largo back yard with outmay sing in Italian and a dozen your head Stan I told myself" Melczak explained here that other languages but still talks standing landscaping Including a variety of 5 fruit trees It has a garage and carport that blends' with the sound of Brooklyn in the failure of his 'chute to open with finish of homo itself his voice "I can't run away from was due to breaking of the static — his hooked had which wire music The businessman shuts plane The large living room ajid dining room have finest quality ll up his office tight forgets it chute to the stick in the carpeting full his first feet was He falling takes a pair of slacks and is gone picture windows with exquisite drapes and a beautiful view of the valley Both bedrooms for a couple of weeks So what head and upper body slightly forrecommended not is which ward do I do when I go off? I take have full wall sliding'door closets There's a modern bathroom plus an His position was similar to that of a person sitting in a chair role or learn a new" storage room witH plumbing that could be converted to shower ' Z p i The modern kitchen has huge cabinet area It is wired for washer and dryerJnstal-latio- n Trouble STAR 1 wmllrp iin Mm Jr Jt i U M i£ i young paratroopers is the miraculous tale of Stanley Melczak—the luckiest paratrooper alive j a It is the tale of a guy who jumped from plane 1000 feet above the ground—and both his parachutes failed to open So down he came the hard way His body iplunged into a snowbank j He was not even critically injured i In 'Rigoletto THE OGDEN : I 300 Oown' S00 Month " No V Carrying Charge CZTJ T?::: IT'S —NEW! — — 4 PLASTIC TEETHING' RAMS 1 - j- -- 40-inc- h Miners Climb Mt Etna With Carts to 'Dig Snow sun-soak- j ed Ct I - j n C-1-19 two-wheele- d straw-packe- luxe crib with springs and beau tifully finished chest Modern de sign built for long wear Crib springs adjustable to three heights left side drops De luxe crib mattress has innerspring unit and is impregnated with baby powder i - - )z0z 120-poun- d 1 2 for 1 SALE! —i Mattress and Box Spring Combinations MATTRESS AND BOX SPRING ' Fagg - vi A ' 1 1 - mattress sold with a bbx fully guar spring Both for the one price anteed for construction and complete relaxa tion Both for $3950 Every' ite spring-fille- d '— The Famous Mattress and box spring A real value — that we are offering at this time for only $5950 Compare it with any mattress of the same price J A ra 5 Carrying 1 Charge on 50 Furniture ' the Famous - AIR-FLO- W letter-perfec- - 1 Innerspring mattress and box spring —for this special occasion we offer you this value for only LOW PRICES EASY TERMS - - i 'ii- - - r — r t im i mt i n " -- - out-of-the-w- OPEN HOUSE TODAY 2 ! 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