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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1950)
Russian Story of Air Attack Results in Much Talk, Little Excitement Among Top Brass Br LyU C. Wilien United Press Correspondent Washington Apr. 12 (U.PJ There was much talk but little excitement in the capital today about the self-proclaimed Soviet Russian attack on a United States military airplane in the Baltic area. The cold war has not warmed up a single degree of tempera ture. The best-informed Amer icans on the cold war and our immediate military future took the incident easily in stride. No War Talk They are the top brass the four and three star officers of the army, navy and air force. Some hours after the Soviet Un ion announced its attack on the American military aircraft, these men and many of their juniors were gathered yesterday at Fort Leslie J. McNair to wit ness a farewell parade honoring Gordon Gray, resigned secretary of army. Civilian guests heard many references to the attack in the Baltic, but nothing suggesting United States top military men regarded the incident as any thing except a trigger-happy ex ample of Russian ill humor. There was no war talk. Our brass would like to know where the shooting took place. Thev wouloV like both sides of the story, which they are not likelv to get unless some survivor of the United States plane turns up. They do not challenge the Soviet's right to shoot down or force down a United States air plane which flies without per mission over rtussian Territory. But they think shooting under such conditions would be stretch ing the legal right "mighty far." Orders To Shoot Under reverse circumstances a United States fighter defense air plane guarding our coast has standing orders to fire on any foreign or unidentified airplane if it commits a hostile act, such as opening its bomb bay doors The official position here is that there is no positive infor mation so far that a navy priva teer patrol airplane had been shot down by Russian fighters. Unofficially, the military brass was remarking yesterday that the "Russians have shot down one of our unarmed planes. The Russian story that the navy fighter was over Latvian territory and 300 miles or so off its flight plan course will nave few takers here unless it can be confirmed, but it is not ruled im possible. Navigators have been lost before this. Only a multiple repetition of the Soviet Russian fighter attack on American airplanes would much heat up the cold war. The immediate result of the incident will be extra precautions to pre vent American aircraft from straying over hostile territory. It is not unlikely that American military aircraft hereafter will be sent aloft in Europe without arms. The navy privateer was a slow flying duck of a target for the Soviet fighters if they really went after her. Temperature of the cold war is not being taken now against incidents in the air nor is it like ly to be soon. The hot spot still is the beleaguered city of Berlin. The Russians made their most spectacular cold war thrust against Berlin last year with the blockade which forced the Unit- Captured Auto Yields Only Price of Drinks Atlanta Police Find Atlanta (U.R) Police officers who capture automobiles of boot-leggers here get for reward one-third of what the machine brings at auction, less storage charges and other deductions. After confiscating a 1938 Ford containing a half gallon of boot leg corn whiskey, Patrolmen L. F. Preston and E. B. Lyle filed applications and waited through the usual legal processing. The vehicle sold for S40. but the remainder after deductions left the patrolmen puzzled over now to divide tne cnecK. iney settled for a 25-cent ice cream soda with two straws. When She Goes Gunning She Carries Real Gun Macon, Ga (U.R) A woman walked down the street with a pistol in one hand and a bus transfer in tne otner. Pedestri ans scattered. She said she was going to see a man. Officer R. W. Joiner, who was checking parking meters in the area, persuaded her to give up the weapon. He described it as a .3Z-ZU. witn a six-incn parrel that "looked even longer." Dead Una on Classified Ads: 5:30 D.m for following day. 10 a Monday for Monday; noon Saturday for Sunday a.m. ed States and Great Britain to come up with the air lift. Success of the air lift in pre venting Berliners from freezing and starving was a real and psy chological triumph of the west ern democracies over the Krem lin. The next significant move in the cold war also is scheduled for Berlin, An May 2 if the communists plan an invasion of the allied sectors of Berlin by tens of thou sands of youngsters. The purpose is to create riotous disorder sut- ficient either to provoke allied military commanders to fire on the young invaders or to make the allied sectors uninhabitable for the Americans, the British and the French. Not Discouraged Allied commanders are trou bled but not discouraged. There are tear gas, fire hoses and hard knuckled fists with which to op pose the army of young folk without shooting them. The com munists figure they cannot lose this battle regardless of its outcome. If the ydttns invaders can cre ate absolute chaos the allies might be persuaded to get out which is what tne communists want them to do. If the young people are repelled the commu nists can Dauynoo me oruiaiuy of the allies in chasing them back into the Soviet Russian sector. American officials in Berlin agree that the communists ap parently have the best of the Drooaeanda argument before it begins. But they are equally cer tain that they will chase tne Kias home at last and continue in control of the United States sec tor. $1,250 Little Reward For Grasshopper Diet Atlanta (U.R) Word from the War Claims commission that he will receive $1 per day for ra tions missed during the time he was a prisoner of war brought back unsavorv memories to Sgt. Hoke H. Kincaid. Kincaid said the $1,250 wouldn't begin to compensate for the 1,250 days he spent in a Japanese internment camp, din ing on grasshoppers, snails and worms. "I particularly didn't like the grasshoppers," Kincaid added. "Their legs cut my mouth." Society and CLUBS Wednesday, April 11. ItSO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREt War Brides' Club To Meet Saturday Members of the Jackson Coun ty War Brides' club have been Buck, Applegate, for a picnic and Buck Applegate for a picnic and tea Saturday, April 15. Members of the club are asked to meet at the Medford hotel at 1 p. m. and it is stated that the Jackson Coun ty Red Cross chapter will aid with transportation. Any woman eligible for the club is extended a cordial invita tion to attend, the club an nounces. Mrs. Buck, an Englishwoman. has invited the club to her home at this time because the wild flowers will be in bloom and her garden and the surrounding countryside will be particularly beautiful. She believes that the English war brides may find the scene reminiscent of the English countryside. Members Presented Gifts from Sewettes Mrs. J. W. Beacham was host ess for the last meeting of Sew- ette club, with members working on a quilt. ' A eift of flowers was present ed Mrs. Jessie Wilson from the club as a farewell, and Mrs. J. P. Laniewski was presented flow ers in observance ot ner anniversary. Mrs. T. D. Hershey was a guest. A orize won by Mrs. C. R. Martin proved to be a live rab bit. The afternoon closed with refreshment. Next meeting of the club will be April 20 at the Laniewski home on Table Rock road. Camp White Chaplain To Speak for Union Chaplain Henry Anderson of Camp White will speak at the meeting of Medford Women's Christian Temperance union set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Girls Community club. The Rev. Perry M. Johnson will also be a guest. The program will include musical numbers, and Mrs. Ever ett Finlay will give devotions. Mrs. Sherman L. Divine will re view a few chapters of the book, "Where Prayer and Purpose Meet." This book is to be stud ied by the union later. Science at Work By Paul F. Ellis United Press Science Writer New York, Apr. 12 (U.R) The American people "are not tired" of making contributions to the wide variety of founda tions and philanthropies in this country, according to Dr. Mor ris Fishbein. Flshbein, former unofficial spokesman for the American Medical association, believes pro posals to eliminate drives for gifts to the medical, charitable and similar philanthropies "is inextricably bound with the whole problem of the 'welfare state. Writing editorially in the jour nal Postgraduate Medicine, Dr. Fishbein said the attacks were being made against the Red Cross, the American Heart asso ciation, the American Cancer so ciety and the National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis. , He takes issue with those who believe that "government must assure the people certain mint mum levels of food, fuel, cloth ing, shelter and medical care. Says America Leads Fishbein said that in other countries of the world, in which governments assume the func tions developed by our great foundations and philanthropies in the United States, there are no such agencies." "In no other country, inci dentally, are the problems of poliomyelitis, cancer, relief in disaster, and similar difficulties. so completely met as in the United States," he wrote. "Here has been applied the genius for organization that prevails in the United States. The very effec tiveness of these voluntary groups makes one wonder how much less efficiently these needs might be served, if the hearts and warm sympathies of those who devote themselves to these causes were to be replaced by the automatic coldness of the bu reaucracies." Campaigns Are Guided Dr. Fishbein pointed out that a pattern of activity has devel oped in the agencies concerned with polio, heart disease, cancer, tuberculosis, and the care of the crippled. Luncheon Club Plans Meeting On Friday Members of the Friday Lunch eon club will meet April 14 in the home of Mrs. John Hubier, 859 East Ninth street. 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