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
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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."
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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. A covered
dish luncheon will be served at
12:30 p.m.
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"Great public leaders," he
said, "enlist their brains and
their own funds in the cam
paigns against evils with which
they nave been personally con
cerned. They guide the cam
paign for funds, and they as
sume the responsibility of caring
for such funds as accumulate.
They accept guidance from com
petent leaders in the field ot
medical science in the allocation
of funds for research, for educa
tion of the public and medical
profession, and for the care of
the sick."
Fishbein said he believes that
the effectiveness of the agencies
is shown by the fact that most
of the people no longer fear
these menaces to neaitn ana
life."
Fishbein continued:
"Are the people really tired of
giving? Of course not. They meet
the goals established by those
who study the situation and de
termine the needs. In the field
of infantile paralysis particular
ly, the people have shown their
earnestness and their sincere be
lief in the pattern of organiza
tion against disease and of care
for those in need.
"What has been said about po
liomyelitis could be said with
equal justice and acclaim about
cancer and the diseases of the
heart and the organizations that
lead in the attack against them.
Tlin Mo.1T Vnflr G(b(a 4AnnH.
ment of commerce has a bureau
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Green chalkboards lessen eve-
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Push-Button Balloting
Appealing to States,
State Council Reports
Chicago (U.R) The Council of
State Governments reports an in
creasing number of state legis
latures are using automatic roll
call machines to record their
votes.
Eighteen states now have
push-button voting in one or
bothhouses of their legislatures,
the council said. Mississippi was
the latest state to install electric
roll call machines when it pro
vided for them for its house of
representatives in time for the
special session last year.
The council said the machines
are accurate and save much
time in determining quorum
calls as well as results on con
tested issues.
Not Hard Figure Out
Why He's Getting Aid
Grand Island, Neb. (U.R) Dave
Alexander said it wasn't hard
to figure out why a man he wait
ed on in his store had an unem
ployment benefit check.
Alexander turned down his re
quest to cash the check and sug
gested he go to the bank half a
block down the street.
"Well, all right," the man said.
"But I didn't want to go that
far."
A survey by the Minnesota
poll showed that in the cold
north state, where winter lasts
maybe five or six months, 47 per
cent of the people have two or
more colds each winter and some
as many as six.
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