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FOURTEEN MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, April 18, 1950 Lid of Secrecy Clamped On Guided Missile Base Point Mugu Naval Air Missile Test Center, Calif., Apr. 15 U.R) The navy has slammed down the secrecy lid at this vast station where forerunners of submarine launched and other guided mis siles are being tested. About the only definite Infor mation officers here will give out today is that they emphati cally are not testing flying sauc ers. However, some of the experi ments indicated at least' that true guided missiles are not just around the corner. Strange Devil For example the Loon is one of the strange devices being launched from this Pacific-side base and tracked by radar sta tions on the Channel islands. It is described here only as a "con trolled buzz bomb," or Ameri can version of the German V-l, carrying about 3,000 pounds of test instruments. Actually the Loon has a ram jet engine, will attain a speed of little more than half the speed of sound and probably travel for 100 miles. Its guid ance system is called "command guidance," that is, it is tracked by radar and can obey simple commands from ground stations. Low Intellect High-ranking physicists regard this type of guidance system as having a low order oi lniei' lect." Another vehicle under test is the Lark, a pilotless aircraft which is boosted into the air by a rocket and is rocket propelled itself. This is called a ground- to-air type of vehicle, it is wen over a year old. The navy also is testing super sonic (faster than sound) ramjet vehicles which are prototypes of future long-range missiles. Five hundred miles is considered long range. Missiles Observed Mugu. meaning "landing place," is a 4.200-acre tract where some 2.500 people half civilian half navy are sta tioned. About 80 per cent are engaged in air missile work. Sheltering one side of the base is the Guadlasco mountain range on whose highest peak, 1500 foot Laguna, are radar stations for observing missiles. Mugu is reported to be one of several missile test centers whose need is being re-studied by the defense department. In any cutback in numbers of missile test centers, navy offi cers are expected to argue that Medford Trail Riders Set Horse Show Soon Medford Trail Riders will hold a horse show with races and gymkana on Sunday, April 23, at the Ashland rodeo grounds in the Valley View area. Twenty-two events are plan ned. The program will com mence at 2 p.m. and the affair is open to the public. The show will open with a grand entry to be followed by a quadrill by the Trail Riders. There will be an exhibition of stallions, all breeds and colts up to two years. Races for children are plan ned. Quarter horse, baton, bar rel, stake and saddle and go races and a potato scramble, DroomsucK polo game and musi cal chair game are scheduled. Entry fees are required for many events. Mugu has these advantages: It is close to the California aircraft industry, being about 40 miles from Los Angeles; it 'is near communities where there are churches, schools and ship ping facilities for its personnel; it has good weather; it has a string of islands where instru ments are mounted to track mis siles; and it is near adequate rail, air and water transportation. YMCA Bond Issue Selling Rapidly; Tell Payment Plan Tony Manno, president of the board of directors of the Med ford YMCA, Saturday reported that $19,000 worth of YMCA building bonds have been sold so far. More than one third of the $45,000 issue was sold in the first 10 days, he said, and about $4,000 worth since. The bonds were issued to fi nance completion of the "Y's" big new building on Sixth street, MHnno explained, and are in $100 denominations. In reply to some queries as to how amortization of the bond issue is planned, Manno said that each month $250 is set aside as a "payment in lieu of rent," and is added to the bond retirement fund. This amount, totalling $3,000 per year, will be suffic ient to retire the bonds in less than the 20-year period. The item is regularly budget ed, he said, in addition to ordin ary operating costs. Funds for the operation of the "Y" are de rived from membership due contributions and Communil Chest aid. The four per cent bonds are i callable, Manno added, and are backed bv the trust department of the Medford branch. United States National bank, which went into the venture as a strict ly business proposition, Manno id. Bonds may be purchased from any member of the board of di rectors, which is also serving as the bond sales committee. Ralph Cook is chairman of the commit tee, and Al Henke is treasurer. School Funds Sent To Jackson County Salem. Ore. Apr. 15 (U.Ri Secretary of State Earl T. New bry today announced distribu tion to Oregon counties oi me state and county school funds totaling $1,509,350. This represents the second one-half apportionment of the state and county school fund for fiscal year 1849-50. The appor tionment is computed at the rate of $10 per capita on the basis of the number of children between the ages of 4 and 20 years within each county and the total num ber of such children within the entire state, as shown by the last school census. Counties participating includ ed: Jackson, $73,250; Josephine, $37,215; Klamath, $85,455. . NINE LIVES SAVED ANDERSON, S. C. (U.R) A crash sent Mrs. V. E. Webb rac ing to her living room with vi sions of her favorite piece of pottery broken. The pottery cat had fallen from the mantelpiece but, in true feline fashion, landed on its feet without a scratch or chip. Dead Una Sunday Claatlfled Is at Noon Saturdaya. General Painting Contractor E. A. BARNES Specialist In Qualify, Workmanship & Material Free Estimate CALL 2-8481 ATTENTION LOGGERS! FOR SALE BY FORD DEALER '48 Ford F7 Log Truck, Cook Bros. Dual Center Chain Drive, 6" Wag ner Air Brakes, Cook Rear End, Spi cer Joints and Drive Line, 623 1-A-Brownie, 9.00x20 Logger Tires, Pierce Dual 1 8,000-1 b. Axle Trail er, 6" Air Brakes. Crater Lake Motors Phone 2-6297 Eugene Realtor Leader Of Dave Hoover Drive Portland Ore. Apr. 15 U.R) James A. Rodman, Eugene real tor and one-time chairman of the republican state central com mittee, said today he has ac cepted the post as state chairman of the Dave Hoover for Senator committee. Hoover, who is a Lane county farmer, is opposing Incumbent Sen. Wayne Morse in the May 19 election. Oic Mall Tribune Want Ada Church Women Conclude Meetings of Corvallis Corvallis. Ore., Apr. 15 (U.R) The Oregon council of Church Women concluded Its annual meeting Friday night by adoDt- ing a resolution urging more complete backing of the United Nations as the best possibility for world peace. The resolution asked all Ore gon women to study the UN and learn more about how it functions. Dad Una on Classified Ada: 5 3U p.m for following day; 10 a.m. Mon day noon baturaay lor Sunday a-ai Seaside Resident Dies In Plunge of His Car Seaside, Ore., Apr. 15 (U.B Francis Benjamin Dooley, 28, Seaside, was killed late Friday when he lost control of his car an4 ninnifpH iver a 50-foot em bankment about 18 miles east of here on state highway number two. State police reported Dooley's vehicle, a 1949 coupe, struck the rear of a sedan driven by Dale Hinkle, Portland, then dove over the side and struck a stump. The coupe was completely demolished. inr'-""V - ' ; ' v - . 1 Tennessee Walking Horse STANDING AT STUD Wilson's Allen's CHOCOLATE SOLDIER Reg. 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