TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Widniday, Mar 24. 1950
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WE'RE WEARY AND WET BUT WE'LL WIN!-En rout to build
up sagging and crumbling dikes, Sam Gyrllk (left) and Nick Letke
man pause to read morale building message on the marque of the
City Hall In flood-plagued Winnipeg, Canada. Letkeman traveled
70 miles from Whitemouth, Mnnltoba, to help fight the rampaging
Red River which has already forced at least 110,000 persons to fie
the city.
About 500 Bombers
In Strategic Force
Washington, May 24 (u.R,
America's strategic bombing
force, which gained new impor
tance in recent North Atlantic
defense talks, now numbers
about 500 bombers, it was dis
closed today.
Only a few are B-36 super
bombers. The others are B-29 su
perfoits, built during World
War II, and their postwar suc
cessors, B-50's. All three types
are atomic bomb carriers. No
B-47 Jet bombers have yet been
delivered to combat groups.
Would Be Responsible
This country would be entire
ly responsible for long-range
bombardment under plans for
dividing military tasks among
the 12 Atlantic pact countries, as
discussed at the London foreign
ministers meeting.
The bombers available imme
diately for the Job are fewer in
number than those frequently
dispatched on single missions in
World War II. But the destruc
tive force they can carry is many
times greater than that of the
old B-17 flying forts.
Lt. Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, air
force strategic air commander,
keeps the bombing force in con
slant readiness to strike quickly
If this country should be drawn
into war. From headquarters of
Offutt air force base, Omaha,
Neb., he commands three air
forces. They are: The ISth with
headquarters at March air force
base, Riverside, C'al.. the 8th at
Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Tex.,
and the 2nd at Barksclale, AKB,
Shreveport, La.
Bombers Ready
With the exception of one
B-29 group of probably 30
planes, ba.sed in the far east, and
one currently on duty in Kng
land. all the strategic bombers
are stationed in this country,
ready to be sent in any direction
when necessary.
Fifteen of the air force's 48
groups are bomb groups in the
strategic air commands three
forces. At present there are three
B-36 8uperbomber groups, sup
posed to have 18 aircraft each,
although one probably is not up
to that strength. Eventually each
group will have 30 planes. The
B-36's are based at Fort Worth
17th and 11th groups) and Fair-field-Suisun
air force base, Cal.,
tilth group). The 92nd group t
Spokane, Wash., is slated to get
B-38'i,
There are three B-50 groups
the 93rd at Castle AFB, Merced,
Cal., the 43rd at Davis-Mnnthan
AFB, Tucson, Ariz., and the 2nd
at Chatham AFB, Savannah, Ga.
The other groups are B-29 out
fits. Gradual Expansion
The air force has been achiev
ing a gradual expansion of
bomber strength without increas
ing numbers of groups. Nine me
dium bomber groups, B-29's and
B-50's, are being increased from
strength of 30 planes each to
45 and, in addition, each has as
signed one squadron of 20 B-29
tankers for refueling in flight.
The expansion is underway or al
ready completed for six of these
groups.
Any of the strategic bombers.
the B-38's without in-flight re
fueling, the others with it, can
reach any target in the world.
The air force believes the pres
ent development of air defenses
Rogue River
Rogue River, May 24 Lay
man Alan O. Dech who is con
nected with the state educational
system of Pennsylvania spoke to
the Mens Council at Hope Pres
byterian church, Friday evening,
on the work of the organization
and its growth. He reported
there are now 1100 chapters and
1000 delegates attended the third
convention held in Chicago re
cently. The Rogue River chapter
is one of three organized chap
ters in Oregon. Dech said there
is a great need for the practical
application of Christianity in
every day business and in all
community life, and that every
worth while accomplishment
throughout the world is based on
applied Christianity.
A waffle and pancake supper
will be given by the Mens Coun
cil at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May
24, in Fellowship hall. At the re
cent meeting of the council a dis
cussion arose as to the number
of waffles a small boy can eat,
and as a result of the debate,
pancakes and sausage are to be
included in the menu for the
evening repast. The men will
cook and serve the supper and a
small charge per person will be
made. Funds raised are to be
used to rebuild the burned out
fireplace. A congregational meet
ing will follow the supper.
Mrs. Daniel T. Timberlake, 91,
a pioneer of the covered wagon
days, was a recent visitor at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. C. i.
Wohlford. She is a resident of
Mount Hermon, Cal., and was
accompanied on her trip by an
other daughter, Mrs. C. M. Biga
low, also of Mount Hermon. Mrs.
Timberlake has led an interest
ing life as the wife of an in
ventor. She states her husband
was the original inventor of four
wheel drive trucks and four
wheel brakes.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hargitt
have returned from a ten day
trip and visit with relatives in
Seattle. Molalla and Hillsboro.
They also visited their older son.
Robert II Hargitt. who is in the
navy and is transporting relief
troops to Yokohama, Japan.
Willi them on the trip were
Hargitt's mother and brother,
Mrs. M. A. Hargitt and C. L.
Hargitt from Tice. Fla., who are
visiting in Rogue River.
Miss Gertrude Harris of Hono
lulu and Miss Use Klcinert of
Kent. Wash., were recent guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Wor
rell of West Evans creek.
John Sullivan of Seattle and
his daughter and her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bruning
of Detroit visited Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Sullivan over the week end.
RniMt Rivpr Mnv 24 Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Whipple, as guests
it Mr. ana mrs. Clarence dhuu.
njoyed an all day outing Sun
day. They attended the rodeo
In Ashland and returned by way
of Jacksonville to iook over me
town and see the progress being
lade on tne museum, iney wen-
is such that the bombers would
get through with acceptable
losses.
LeMay has said an enemy
probably would not know a B-36
was coming until the bomb hit.
And in exercises over England
not so long ago. B-29's got
through British defenses with
what for the defenders was dis
couraging ease. No official state
ment ever was made to that ef
fect, but a British source who
was on the scene confirms re
ports printed at the time that
the B-29's flying at 300 miles an
hour at 30,000 feet were not
stopped by Britain's fast climb
ing, Jet-propelled Meteor 4's.
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celebrating Mr. Whipple's 79th
birthday.
Delia Randleman was given a
tetanus shot Monday after step
ping on a pitchfork which had
been left in the grass. One tine
penetrated her foot about an
inch and a half.
Mrs. Carl Christenson left
Monday for Bellingham, Wash.,
to attend the funeral of her
brother Lloyd William Rick,
who died suddenly in Los An
geles, May 19. Rick, a veteran
of World War I, served under
General Jojn J. Pershing, and
he also served nine years in the
Philippines. The body is being
returned to Bellingham by
plane, funeial services will be
conducted May 26.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gifford of
Sherburne Center, Vt., Mr. and
Mrs. Seward Read of Brattle
boro Vt., and Ralph West of
Pasadena, Cal., have arrived
here for a two weqks visit with
their brothers, Frank. Albert
and Lester West and their fam
ilies. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. V.'or
rail of West Evans creek have
received word their son Robert
plans to spend the summer in
New York as a guest of O. B.
Hansen, chief engineer of NBC
in Radio Citv. Robert was on
the tennis team and has won his !
letter. He is house manager of
Phi Delta Thcta and has been
chosen editor of the college year
book for next year.
Mrs. Minnie E. Sams of Grants
Pass is spending a week visit
ing friends and former neigh
bors in Rogue River. The Sams
family for many years resided
on the ranch now owned by
Frank Hall. She recalls many
interesting events in the history
of V.'oodville and while calling
on Mrs. Martha Cary Sunday
evening, she and her friend, Mrs.
Lizzie Hatch told many humor
ous stories of the past.
Mrs. Hatch spoke of the old
live oak tree on Evans creek
and the covered bridge which
stood beside it from 1868 to
1912. They then repeated Mark
Whipple's story of crossing the
bridge one dark night. It was
when he first came to Wood
ville as a young man. He was
returning from town on that
particular night and he had for
gotten the Inrri pail and candle
lantern he usually carried. In ,
passing through the dark bridge
he stumbled over a cow. She
arose with a bellowing protest
and Mark said he ran some dis
tance while telling himself it
was only a cow..
Larry Sheehan, with the help
of several others, succeeded in
rearranging the fixtures in the
Double Decker, Monday. They
door then sawed a part of the
wall out to remove the old cab
inet and make room for the new
speed freezer. When they fin
ished the work they were re
warded with cones of soft cream
served them by Mr. and Mrs.
James Roy, Rogue River's new
est business team.
California is divided into four
timber districts.
Portales, N. M. U.R) Mrs. F.
C. Oldham believes she has dis
covered why her husband was
discharged as janitor at the
county courthouse. He is one
third of a set of identical triplets.
The discharge came after a coun
ty commissioner saw one of her
husband's brothers working in
an adjoining town.
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