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The Pilot Walked Away Chief Petty Officer Dean K.
Mitchell, 39, of Norfolk, Va., pilot of this crashed navy Grum
man Hellcat fighter plane, is shown on the wing of the craft .
after he climbed out uninjured. Mitchell said the engine "cut
out," so he had to set it down. The plane hit a tree before
it crashed near the Redbird, Tex., municipal airport. Mitchell
had taken off shortly before from Dallas naval air station to
ferry the plane to Norfolk, Va. (AP Wirephoto)
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War Fought in Arctic Region
(Editor's Note: Charles Cordry, United Press aviation
writer, has just returned from the Yukon territory and Alaska
where he observed the first joint Arctic maneuvers held
by the United States and Canada.
(This is the first in a series of three stories on the maneu
vers.) By CHARLES CORDRY
United Frna Arltlo Wrlltr ,
Washington, March 2 (U.R) Air power will be the dominant
Ingredient of any war fought in the Arctic. Many of the earlier
problems hampering Arctic use of airpower have been licked.
Some tough ones remain.
It seems certain that these will be the main conclusions of
commanders and staff officers
now 'holding a post mortem In
Whltehorse, Yukon Territory,
on exercise Sweetbrlar.
The Canadian-American ma
neuver was the most intensive
test yet of the ability of men
and machines to function under
combat conditions in the far
north. Tempe r a t u r e s ranged
from 20 above to 60 below zero.
Snow was waist deep in spots,
and much of the rocky terrain a
few yards off the Alcan high
way was all but impassable.
It will be some time, as Ca
nadian Defense Minister Brooke
Claxton said at the wlndup, be
fore conclusions can be reached
bout tactics, equipment and ef
fects on troops.
But 10 days spent with the
maneuver forces along the 350
mile stretch of road from White
horse to Northway, Alaska, re
vealed a number of continuing
problems peculiar to Arctic
warfare. Some are:
1. Air operations: Military men
have beaten or are beating the
mechanical troubles which once
beset the planes themselves. But
radar la severely limited in its
ability to "see" because of the
vast, uneven mountain ranges.
The weather is a constant men
ace,, with 2000-foot deep cloud
layers frequently hanging among
the mountains and ice fogs ov
erlaying air strips.
2. Ground operations: Top ma
neuver commanders foresee rel
atively small-scale use of ground
troops in tie Arctic. The rugged
country, with its mountains,
marshes, deep snow and forests,
restricts the deployment of
troops. The test "war" was
fought on a 38-foot front main
ly comprising the Alcan high
way. Because of the difficulty
In movng men overland, top of
ficers expect heavy reliance on
paratroops in an Arctic war.
3. Communications: Radio,
teletype and telephone were
used in the maneuver. Still there
were occ a s 1 o n a 1 breakdowns
chargeable both to the north
land itself and to lack of train
ing on the part of communica
tions men. The northern lights
and other natural phenomena
make radio alone undependable.
4. Transport: The war games
revealed an urgent need on the
part of the U.S. army for a bet
ter tracked vehicle than the
weasel." Under-powered and
dllttcult to maintain, the "wea
sels" suffered an estimated SO
percent casualty rate. The Cana
dian "penguin" fared very well
except that, because of Its size,
it is hard to maneuver off the
highway.
S. Health: Illness ranging
from common head colds to flu
was commonplace during the
games, especially among com
manders, staff officers, observers
and the press, who alternated
between over -heated, over
crowded buildings and the ex
treme cold outside.
6. Clothing: All kinds of ex
periments now are under way to
improve special Arctic clothing.
The combat troops' uniform
weighed about 25 pounds. Each
man carried about 60 items of
personal equipment. Because the
bulky gear limits action, experts
are searching for lighter weight
materials that are just as warm,
Fiber glass is one, but it has a
tendency to crack at pressure
points, such as at the elbows and
knees. Foot wear seems to be
the big problem, but officers
said a sizeable number of frost
bite cases could be traced more
to improper use than the equip
ment itself. For instance, some
soldiers had to learn the hard
way that wet socks and wet felt
boots have to be dried promptly
it tne leet are not to freeze.
Carnegie Club
Forming Here
Organization of a Salem chap
ter of the Dale CarnecrlA Inter.
national club, dealing with pub
lic speaking and human rela
tions, win lie perfected here
March 8 bv 20 nersons who have
comDleted a nreliminarv rniirs
here and whom were graduat
ed Wednesday night following a
dinner at the Senator hotel.
Classes have hepn hplri nncp
a week for the last 17 weeks at
the Hollywood Lions den with
instructors from the Northwest
School of Commerce in Portland.
Diplomas will be presented
D. Gerald Beach, Raymond L.
Bergman. Mrs. Anne Clpmpns
Melbert E. Clemens, Mary Er
ror, Nicholas Error, Aaron Esau,
George Farquhar, Virgil A.
JorEensen. Arthur N. Mnrnlf
Jr., Clifford Martin, Mary E.
Miner, William Miller, Jack
Reimann, Leonard Eeimann,
Richard Rogers. Ernest E. Scott.
M. H. Stuhr, Donald L, Thorn
and Ransom A. Widner.
Property at Amity
Changes Ownership
Amitv Mr. and Mrs n w
Bagley of Portland have leased
me property Belonging to Glenn
Watts, on Jellison and Thatcher
Rlrppts Thpv 4n A mlt..
Friday. Mr. Bagley is manager
oi me Amity Drancn, u. s. Na
tional bank, and has been enm
muting from Portland since
Jan. 1, when he took over his
duties at the bank. They have
two daughters, Marlene and Su
Surprise Given Miller
Lincoln A surprise party
Honoring the birthday anniver
sary of Avalt Miller, was given
by a group of neighbors at his
home here. Decorations were by
Mrs. K. J. Melssner and Mrs.
Avalt Miller. Seated were Mr.
and Mrs. R. J. Meissner, Allan
and Judy, Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Ashford, Mrs. Lois Crawford,
Mr. and Mrs. Avalt Miller and
Norma, Marvin and Verna.
san, who will enter the Amity
grade school, and a son, Larry,
who is four.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Christen-
sen of McCoy have purchased a
home in McMinnville. They
have leased their Oak Knoll
poultry farm to their daughter
and son In law, Mr. and Mrs. I
E. J. Cooper of Canby, The
Christensens expect to move
this week to their residence in
McMinnville near the city park.
The Coopers have four children,
one daughter who finishes high
school at Canby, one attending
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Perrydale schools, and two at
home not yet of school age. Mr.
and Mrs. Chrlstensen have op
erated the poultry farm over a
long period of years.
built on the J. L. McKenney
property, West Sixth street, oc
cupied by the city marshal,
James Davidson and family, has
been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Sum-
A new residence recentlyner of Coos Bay.
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Strafed James F. Knowl
ton (above) captain of the
freighter, Pioneer Dale, cabled
the United States Line that
the vessel was bombed and
strafed off Tslngtao, China. He
said the attack was by a bomb
er, that there was one slight
casualty, and that the ship
was proceeding seawards. He
was ordered to take his ship to
Japan. (AP Wirephoto)
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