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0 ( Air Power Seen to Dominate Any War Fought In Arctic Area By Charles Cordry United Press Aviation Writer Washington. March lWK 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 com manders and staff officers now holding a post mortem in White horse, Yukon Territory, on Ex ercise Sweetbriar. Intensive Test The Canadian-American ma neuver was the most intensive test yet of the ability of men and machines to function under com- Jean Hart's Diary Extra Edition We feel like Chicken Little and our "sky has fal len down." As you know, the sky has always been the limit when it comes to pleas ing you but the ceiling couldn't take it. It collapsed over the week-end in a flurry of plaster, so we will be CLOSED UNTIL FRIDAY. We planned on a Spring Opening but not from the top down. However, Spring will blossom on schedule with new clothes, pretty spring windows and a brand new ceilino' 'The Hart of Fashion" 22 S. Crape Phone 2-8992 bat conditions In the Far North. Temperatures ranged from 20 above to 60 below zero. Snow was waist deep in spots, and much of the rocky terrain a few yr-rds off the Alcan highway was all but impassable. It will be come time, as Can adian Defense Minister Brooke Claxton said at the wind up, be fore conclusions can be reached about 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 war fare. Some are: Radar Limited 1. Air operations: Military men have beaten or are beating the mechanical troubles which once beset the planes them selves. But radar is severely limited in its ability to "see ' i because of the vast, uneven i mountain ranges. The weather ! is a constant menace, with 2,000 foot deep cloud layers frequent j ly hanging among the mountains I and ice fogs overlaying air strips, j 2. Ground operations: Top maneuvers commanders foresee ! relatively small-scale use of : ground troops in the Arctic. The ! rugged country, with its moun i tains, marshes, deep snow and (forests, restricts the deployment i of troops. The test "war" was I fought on a 38-foot front mainly l comprising the Alcan highway. I Because of the difficulty in mov ! ing men overland, top officers I expect heavy reliance on para troops in any Arctic war. ( Occasional Breakdowns j 3. Communications: Radio, teletype and telephone were : used in the maneuver. Still 1 there were occasional break downs chargeable both to the northland itself and to lack of training on the part of commu nications men. The northern weight materials that are just as warm. Fiber glass is one, but it has a tendency to crack at pres sure points, such as at the el bows and knees. Foot wear seems to be the big problem, but officers said a sizable num ber of frostbite cases could be traced more to improper use than the equipment itself. For instance, some soldiers had to learn the hard way that wet socks and wet felt boots have to be dried promptly if the feet are not to freeze. Ambulance Plane Makes 1st Flight First emergency flight of the Mercy Flights Inc., ambulance plane, "Rogue's Wings O' Mercy," was made yesterday, it was reported today by Chairman George Milligan. Milligan and Eugene Koozer acted as pilot and co-pilot for the flight to Port land. A woman patient was taken to a Portland clinic for treat ment at the request of her doc tor, Milligan said. She was ac companied by her husband as flight attendant. The flight north took one hour 35 minutes, with the return tak ing an hour and a half, with an air and ground speed average of more than 160 miles per hour, Milligan said. He also reported that the two-engined Cessna am bulance plane performed well up to expectations. All arrangements for the flight had been made the night before and the woman was met at the Portland airport by an ambulance. 51 Take Examinations iiivavtuiis men. tic law i. j nomna'rnakeadiolone undelOr L6I1SUS rOSIllORS nendable. 4. Transport: The war games revealed an urgent need on the part of the U. S. army for a bet i ter tracked vehicle than the "weasel." Under powered and j difficult to maintain, the "weas : els" suffered an estimated 50 per cent casualty rate. The Cana dian "ponguin" fared very well except that .because of its size. : it is hard to - maneuver off the highway. ! 5. Health: Illness ranging from common head colds to flu was commonplace during the games, especially among com manders, staff officers, observ- I ers and the press, who alternat ed between over - neatect. oxer crowded buildings and the ex treme cold outside. Experiments On Clothing G. Clothing: All kinds of ex periments now are underway 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, ex perts are searching lor lighter zinc. Fifty-one persons took com petitive examinations here yes terday for positions as crew leaders at Medford. Ashland and Grants Pass for the decennial census, according to Ray M. Feves, district supervisor for the bureau of census. Feves, who was in Medford yesterday, said that two crew leaders will be selected for this community, two for Giants Pass and one for Ashland. Selections are to be announced before the end of the week. The supervisor reported that exams for enumerators will be! given in about two weeks. DURNO ON BOARD Salem, Ore., March 1 U.R) Gov. Douglas McKay today re appointed Dr. Edwin R. Durno of Medford to the state board of medical examiners for a five year term. Dr. Durno's new term will begin March 1. - Most silver produced in Cali fornia is a by-product from min ing of cold, copper, lead and ild Labor Under Law Amendments Explained In Talk Child labor provisions of the federal wage and hour law were strengthened and several loop holes plugged by a recent act of congress, it was pointed out by Madison R. Smith, of the wage and hour division in Oregon, in a talk over radio station KYJC last night. He said the amendments di rectly prohibit the employment of oppressive child labor in in dustries engaged in interstate commerce. Previously, he said, the ban applied only to firms shipping goods in interstate com merce. Other Change "Another important change concerns employment of chil dren in agriculture," Smith said. "The original act said children under 16 years of age could be employed when not legally re quired to attend school. The amendment says they can be employed on farms only outside of school hours for the district where they are living." They may also work on farms during vacations, holidays and after school hours, he added. This does not apply to employ ment on the farm of the child's parents, he said. "Newspaper carriers are ex empted for the first time from the child labor, minimum wage and overtime provisions if they deliver papers to consumers," he said. County Home Resident Hit-Run Wreck Victim oPrtland, Ore.. March 1 (U.R) Frank Giratto, 63, a resident of the Multnomah county home at Troutdale, was injured fatally yesterday in front of the home when he was struck by a station wason. Sheriffs deputies arrested Ar thur Leroy Powell, 51, Spring dale railroad man. on a hit-run charge after he allegedly failed to stop at the scene of the acci dent. Powell was arrested at his home on the tip of a witness who obtained his license number. PLANS LEOPARD MOVIE Hollywood. March 1 (U.R) Producer Maurice Conn an nounced today he has started work on a movie called "Leopard in the Streets." He said he would concentrate on the reac tions of persons caught with a jungle animal loose in the neigh borhood. i i mm ibb aaaer -i m w m m w m m mm at n 3 PACKARD SEDANS 400 WESTINGHOUSE , OR ONE OF HOME APPLIANCES ENTER SEVERAl TIMES A WEEK1 WIN PRIZES EVERY WEEK! 18 Here's all you have to do to be eligible to win in WHITE MAGIC SOAP'S Answer the three simple qucitfoni check answers to questions 1 ind 2. answer question J in not more than 2 5 additional words. Offi cial entry blanks at all Safeway Stores. 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Wright aircratt carrier which returned recently from Bermuda. He returned to his station February 28. Twenty-five met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hild for the monthly Sunday school birthday party, February 23. Birthdays celebrated for February were those of Verlee MacDowell, Nan nett Johnson, Donna Jean Yar nell and Judy Brabbin. Judy was ill and unable to attend. A pleas ant evening was had by all sing ing songs and playing games. Delicious refreshments, includ ing gingerbread and whipped cream, were served by the host ess. The next birthday party will be at the Layton MacDowell home March 30. Mr. and Mrs. William Bagley entertained Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Grove and family, Phoenix, and Mr. and Mrs. Penland, Talent, February 12. Mr. and Mrs. George Galbraith were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Crain on February 26. Scotty Scott, Applegate, treed a 128-pound cougar with dogs last week near the Hanson home on Anderson creek. He shot the cougar with a revolver and haul ed it out in a jeep. Mrs. Ann Stewart, Grants Pass, formerly of Glendale, Cal., spent last week with her sister, Mrs. Edna Hopper and family here. Esther Holt, Anderson creek, spent the afternoon of Februnry 25 with Mrs. Margaret (Aunt Maggie) Goddard . Mrs. Elfa Long gave a surprise birthday party February 19 for her mother, Mrs. Andrew Briner, on her 80th birthday. Those pres ent were Elroy and Ella Mae McGrew, Ollie and Melvin Mc Grew. Medford, Curtis and Elea nor McGrew, Lyle and Alta Briner, Prospect, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Long Sr.. Talent, and the host and hostess Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Long Jr. Lois Bradley fell and injured her arm while roller skating last week when Mrs. Walde mire's upper grade room went on a roller skating party. X-rays were necessary to determine ex tent of Lois' arm injury. Mary Torey returned home from the hospital February 21. Her health is improved some but she is still seriously ill. Mrs. McMillan from San Francisco is staying with her mother. Mrs. Waldemire's room gave a valentine party February 14 for Mrs. Slack's lower grades. Present were also P.T.C. mothers, Wednesday. March 1. 1930 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE $600 Million To Be Lost On Bad Checks Is View The bad check racket will cost the businessmen of the United States $600 million this year, and this tremendous loss is due in a large measure to careless meth ods of handling checks, Ray W. Clark, Medford businessman, told members of the Medford Rotary club in an address here Tuesday. With ten thousand "professionals" now operating in the forgery field, losses are mounting yearly at an alarming rate, he warned. Clark, manager of the Medford hotel and member of the Pacific Northwest Check Investigators association, addressed the Ro tary luncheon meeting at the Jackson hotel. Operations of the increasing number of check art ists, or "hot paper hangers," were described by Clark and their success was attributed to the eagerness for business on the part of merchants who neglect too often to secure adequate iden tification of check passers. It is so much easier to get money with a piece of paper than with The 4-H cooking club girls served cookies, cake and tea. Table decorations were trees made of laurel and Oregon grape. There were colored hearts and candy suckers, valentine boxes and val entines for each one present. The upper grades attended games at Oak Grove school Februnry 24 where they played basketball most of the day. A student body program and party the evening of February 24 to raise funds for a radio phonograph had a large attend ance. The girls' chorus sang sev eral numbers. Jill Gast was in charge of games. Delbert Goddard Jr., who has been ill with flu is up and around again. Lucy Maxon. Talent, visited her sister, Donna Goddard, Feb ruary 27. Donna was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Bailey February 12. Louise Knighten, Ashland, vis ited at the Grant Torey home February 26. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bunnell of Talent were guc3ts of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Work Sr. in Cres cent City, Cal., February 20 and 21. Mr. and Mrs. Work had been there since February 15 doing some work on their cabin. On their way home they stopped in Salem, Ore., to visit their son and family. a gun that more and more people are entering this lucrative busi ness, he said. Special Warning A special warning was voiced by Clark to all who cash gov ernment checks. It is especially important that full identification be secured to avoid a double loss, as the government demands full payment from those who cash such checks in case of loss, he pointed out. Following Clark's talk. Chief of Police Clatous McCredie em phasized the need for carefully guarding payroll checks and check protectors against rob bery, the prelude to costly bad check operations. 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