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46 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Friday, December 11, 1958 1953's Top Adventure Tale Came From Everest's Peak By RON EVANS Canadian Press Staff Writer LONDON (CP) -- Two men reached the top of the world's highest mountain in the great ad- venture story of 1953. On a bright M morning, 33- year-old Edmund ary and Ten- zing, a native guide, struggled to a tiny wind-whipped patch of snow atop Mount Everest and stared down from the roof of the world. In 32 years the stone fist of Everest, thrust from a ragged cuff of Himalayan peaks, had smashed 11 major attempts to touch its top. Sixteen men had been killed since 1921 when the first party clawed its way up the slopes toward the 29,000-foot summit. Word of the ascent sped round the world. It reached London on the eve of the Coronation and went whispering down, the ranks of sleepy all-night watchers who lined the royal route. To the rest of the world, it was a testament of hu- man will and courage. CAREFULLY PLANNED The assault, led by Britain's Brig. John Hunt, 42-year-old pro- fessional soldier, was as carefully planned and cunningly executed as a military manoeuvre. The 'val Geographical Society and the Al- pine Club, sponsors of the expedi- tion, invested 720,000 in the en- deavor. their base camp at the foot of the mountain. In the next two months the ex- pedition, employing some 500 na- tives to carry food and equipment, hunched its way through nine suc- cessive camps to a point little more than 1,000 feet below the ak. After one unsuccessful at- empt 'by two other members of the party, Hillary and Tenzing, both carrying packs of 60 to pounds and breathing oxygen from tanks Strapped to their shoulders, brushed through the clouds and emerged on the summit. It was 11.30 in the morning as they stepped onto the peak, de- scribed by Hillary as "a symmet- rical, beautiful snow cone." They rested there 15 minutes, 'snapping photographs, drinking lemonade and nibbling cakes, and then de- scended to their camp. , Acclaim and honors were heaped upon them as they journeyed back to London, where knight hood awaited Hunt and Hillary and the N George Medal fer Tenzing. FIVE-MONTH TOUR A 'five-month- tour of lectures and banquets throughout ~Europe and Britain followed for the members of the exhibition and before the end of the year both.Hunt's book, "The Ascent of Everest," 'a de- tailed account of the assault, and |a feature-length color film, recor- {ded by a member of the party, had illustrated the pressure on the men '|who struggled against nature for so many weeks. He recalls finding a tin of fish among the ruins of an earlier Swiss camp: "It is an interesting commentary on appetite and animal instincts at 26,000 feet--and a fact which I mention not without a certain feel- ing of shame--that I was unsocial enough to conceal this titbit from my companions. I took it into the little 'blister' tent and emptied the tin myself." But Hunt is also the one to de- fine the impetus which drove him and his companions to the feat that may be marked as one of the most outstanding of the century: ""The possibility of entering the unknown; the simple fact that it was the highest point on the earth's snrface--these things goaded us on. OLSO (CP) -- The total solar eclipse due next June 30 will at- tract many foreign scientists to orway. The eclipse will be visible for about 2% minutes on the Nor- wegian west coast. FAIRPORT BEACH Plan Addition Duntair Chapel MRS. H. THOMPSON Correspondent RAGLAN -- Chureh service was fairly well attended on Sunday af- ternoon. S. G. Saywell's © sermon was based on, "The Hope of the Coming Christ". The anthem was "Saviour, again to Thy dear Name we raise". Next Sunday will be White Gift Service Sunday School and church will be combined at the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon. The Christmas party will be held in the hall on Saturday, December 19, at 8 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Corner and Evelyn were Saturday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. New, of Port Perry. Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie Ferguson of Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Ferguson and Mrs. Ivy Ormis- ton, attended the home and school dance in Myrtle Hall on Friday evening. : . Miss Shirley Cookson, of Sea- grave: spent the weekend with Mis uriel Birkett. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mahaffy of Port Perry called on Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mahatfy ea Sunday after- noon. : Mr. and Mrs. George Solomon and boys accompani Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bryant to Toronto on Sunday and were dinner guests of Me. and Mrs. E. Mathews and fam- ly. We welcome to our community Mr. and Mrs. Norman Silver and family of Kinmount. Mr. and Mrs. R. Manns and fam- ily, of Port Perry, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. Manns. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Evans and family visited recently with the former's sister Mrs. J. Wilson, Mr. Wilson, and children of Yelverton. | Mr Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bright, Penny and Mary were in Toronto on Thursday, Penny and Mary paid Santa Claus a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown and family were Sunday night Supper guests of the latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Collins of Whitby. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Corner and Grace of Oshawa were Sunday tea guests of the former's parents and sister, Mr, and Mrs. G. Corner and Evelyn. Mr. and Mrs. James Latimer at- tended the baptism and dedication services at North Oshawa United Church, on Sunday afternoon, and were afterwards entertained, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lang. Mr. and Mrs. C. Miller and girls were Friday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Norman ilson and family of Prince Albert. Mr. W. Baker of Oshawa visited Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Davidson and Ronald on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Birkett and boys attended a birthday party for Douglas Manns at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carol Avery. Mr. and Mrs. C. Miller and girls ere Figg gyening, ests of Mr. and Mrs. Norman on and fam- ily of Prince Albert. - Mr. W. Baker of Oshawa visited Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Davidson and Ronald on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Birkett and boys attended a birthday party for Douglas Manns at the home of . and Mrs. Carol Avery. Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Fergu- son and Mrs, Ivy Ormiston called on Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hamilton of Blackstock recently. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bright and George of Seagrave were Sunday callers of Miss Ethel Bright. Percy Lavengton, of Toronto, was a weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bryant. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hambly visited on Sunday with Mrs. B. Irons and family, Mrs. G. White | and family and Mrs. E. Cartwright and family, of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Free and fam- ily were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Battams and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Battams, of Bowmanville. Mr. and Mrs. W. Holliday and boys were Sunday tea guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Prouse and family of Brooklin. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Slute and family were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gatchell and family of North Oshawa. Mrs. F. Wood of Oshawa spent Wednesday afternoon with her daughter Mrs. H. Thompson. Miss Donna Bray was guests of Muriel Birkett. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mahaffy and boys visited on Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Roger Morrison and Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Manns and girls of Port Perry were Sunday tea guests of the former's parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Manns. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Steele of Cedar Creek were Monday evening uests of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon orner and Evelyn. The Woman's Association is hold- ing a Christmas party in the hall on Wednesday afternoon, Decem- ber 16. Quite a severe thunderstorm which they say, is a sign of weather, PAIR MANDED BARRIE CP)--William Stephen Kingsley, 19, and Francis Ian Rob- ertson, 21, both of Toronto, were remanded Thursday to Dec: 17 for preliminary hearing on a charge of murdering Fred Scotty) Cam- eron, 57, Toronto stock-broker mes- unday tea : passed over on Friday evening, |to 'mild Slew Infants With Crowbar STEUBENVILLE, O. (AP) -- A josjess, hymn-singing miner killed ee of his five little children Wed- nesday with a crow-bar and his feet, and critically injured the other two. "God told me to kill the children to save them from the tortures and torment of the devil," Frank Holt, 34, was quoted as telling sounty prosecutor Bernard T. Mec- ann. Holt was walking around his front yard humming a hymn when deputy sheriff Russell Wilsac ar- rived at the home, 17 miles north- west of here in the village of East Springfield. The deputy said Holt kept humming hymns and seemed Cc Pung a half-hour auto ride Three of Holt's small sons were dead when Wilsac got there-- Tracy, 1; Sidney, 2, and Sanford, 6. The other two children, Susan, 4, and Doren, 5, were unconscious in hospital today, their skulls frae- tured. Hospital attendants said they doubted the youngsters would "make it." A giraffe can run at more than AL RR: 30 miles an hour. The 13 members of the party left |been released. Britain early in February and by | From Hunt's book came the ac- the end of March had established count of an incident which sharply CROSSWORD PUZZLE EIAIMIS I EIL11 OTHER #1. Narrow, A secluded ISIAILIVIE BRA valley 22. Plays 2 HEF LS ETE Ca FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT WITH A LIFETIME OF 6 VING! FURNITURE FOR THE HOME WITH 130 WEEKS TO PAY STORE HOURS: 9 A.M. TO 6 P.M.; WED., 12:30 RENOVATE YOUR LIVING ROOM FOR THE HOLIDAYS ON THE EASIEST WEEKLY PAYMENTS IN TOWN! AUNUSS 1. Ahead eook 5. To fall suddenly on water 9. 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