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NO ONE HERE BUT US PIGEONS - Seaman Don Wesley
Denver sits alone, save for his feathered friends, in the deserted
Pacific Greyhound bus depot in San Francisco. A strike of 3500
drivers and station employes in seven Western states halted the
buses including Wesley's journey to his next station in San Diego.
Experts Find Nothing
In Russia's MIGs To
Cause Hysteria in US
By CHARLES CORDDRY
United Press Aviation Writer
Washington (U.R) The ex
perts have had time now for a
good long look at Russia's con
tribution to the Korean air war
the MIG-15 jet fighter plane
and what they find is no cause
for hysteria.
It apparently is true that the
U. S. Air Force's F-86 Sabre
is the only fighter airplane the
western world has in quantity
which day in and day out can
deal effectively with the MIG.
It is just as true, however, that
Russia so far has exhibited no
airplane at all in quantity which
can better the Sabre.
Offensive Not Retarded
Despite numerical superiority
and increasing determination,
the MIG forces have failed to
break out of Manchuria into
North Korean air bases. They
have failed to retard the mas
sive United Nations air offen
sive against Red ground forces.
And they have failed to inflict
anything like proportionate dam
age on the small Sabre forces
opposing them.
The statistics, which in this
case are not dull, show that the
Communists have available for
Korean combat some 900 MIGs.
Opposing them are about 150
Sabres, a ration of one to six.
Against these odds, Fifth Air
Force Sabre pilots to the begin
ning of this month had shot
down 174 MIGs while the MIG
pilots had shot down 23 Sabres.
In actual engagements, Sabres
usually are outnumbered three
to one. But they have been kill
ing MIGs at a rate of 7.6 to one.
Nothing Unknown to U. S.
The MIG interceptor discloses
nothing in the way of research
or construction that was un
known to aviation experts in
the United States in 1946, Dr.
Hugh L. Dryden, director of
the National Advisory Commit
tee for Aeronautics, told the
United Press. That was when
the Sabre was being developed.
Nevertheless the MIG, which
all hands concede is a first-class
short - range interceptor, has
spread alarm in this country
and provoked a controversy
about relative merits of Amer
ican and Russian planes.
The national fixation about
the MIG has led U. S. military
experts to make favorable com
parisons between latest Amer
ican fighters and the five-or-six-year-old
Russian design.
Better Planes Claimed
The Navy recently has said
it has four fighters that are
better performers than the MIG
and, not to be outdone, the Air
Force promptly came up with
an identical claim.
But what these planes, now
in limited production and not in
combat, should be compared
with is the latest Russian de
As Maj. Gen. Donald L. Putt,
vice commander of Air Force
research and development, says,
we would be less than smart
or realistic if we assumed that
those Russian weapons now in
Korea are the best Russia has.
4-H Club News
Upper Rogue Club
Upper Rogue 4-H club, par
ticipating in National 4-H week,
has made up a window display
at Treasure Trove in Shady
Cove, which shows their ribbons
won in 1951, pictures of prize
winning stock, pictures taken
at the National 4-H Congress at
Chicago in November, 1951, and
other material relative to local
and national activities. The
public is invited to view this
display by a very active 4-H
club.
Gold Hill Council
Names Three To
Advisory Group
Gold Hill Three new mem
bers of the citizens advisory
budget committee were appoint
ed at the meeting of the Gold
Hill city council held Monday
night at the city hall.' Paul
Thompson and Merritt Davis
were appointed for three-year
terms. Wilbur Martin was chosen
to finish out a two-year term
in place of Errol Miller, who
had resigned.
Harry Smith was selected as
an alternate budget member, in
case any of the others will be
unable to serve. Hold-over mem
bers of the committee include
Ralph Bell, two-year term, and
Angus Todd and Ray Davis, one
year terms. Work will be started
on the budget next month, so
that it may be voted upon at
the May election.
All Present
Monday night's meeting had
a 100 per cent attendance of
council members, with Mayor O.
W. Newland presiding. A letter
from the State Highway com
mission stated that Gold Hill's
share of the state street funds
for the first half of 1952 would
be $1,943.27, an increase of
about $400 over the allotment
last year.
Councilman Milton Steinmetz
stated that because of two con
flicting recordings in the county
records of the property in De
kum Addition and Dekum
Amended Addition of Gold Hill,
it costs an extra fee and takes
months of extra time to get a
clear title to any of the property
in that section. It was decided
to have the city attorney find
out what the council could do
to have one of the recording
voided.
Signs Authorized
A . deed was recieved from
Beth Gustin for the lot next
to the fire hall, which the city
had purchased. City Superin
tendent George Turner was au
thorized to get load limit signs
and post them on Fourth avenue
between Seventh street and the
west city limits. . ,
It was decided to have the
brush and berry vines along the
river bank on the south edge of
the city burned off by Fire Chief
Melf ord Hood and a crew of vol
unteers. The council voted to
pay the membership fee for Hood
to join the International Asso
ciation of Fire Chiefs.
City Superintendent Turner
read a report of work accom
plished by himself and his as
sistants during February. The
list included cleaning' the sew
age disposal plant, widening and
improving Seventh street from
Fifth avenue to Fourth avenue
and covering it with gravel,
clearing 11th street from Fourth
to Sixth avenues, overhauling
the chlorination unit at the
hydroelectric plant, installing
street drainage tile on the cor
ner around the fire station,
clearing 10th street right-of-way
of brush and trees, cleaning the
city jail, cleaning the city shop
and putting it in order and mak
ing an inventory of city sup
plies, clearing trees and brush
from the water main from the
reservoir to Sixth avenue, and
several other jobs. This was
in addition to the regular duties
of traffic law enforcement, gar
bage collection, etc.
Major oil companies spend
millions of dollars yearly on pe
troleum research.
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Recovery Expected
Of Most Stolen Cars
Chicago (U.R) A 'study of au
to theft claims submitted to four
insurance companies shows that
84 per cent of the cars stolen
during the first nine months of
1951 were recovered by Novem
ber 15.
"At that rate, we can expect
an. eventual recovery of. better
than 90 or 95 per cent," said H.
L. Bloom, in charge of automo
bile claims for the Kemper in
surance group. :
The study was based on a nation-wide
sampling of 543 claims
from files of the group.
Blocin said the study sup
ports the contention that most
automobiles are stolen by joy
riders and abandoned - quickrjt-
He pointed out, however, - that
many recovered cars were found
wrecked or stripped of essential
parts.
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SUSPECTS IN RENO THEFT Rodney C. Unger (left) and Geral
dine Harris (right) are being held along with three others by
authorities in Butte, Mont., for questioning in connection with the
$2,500,000 robbery of Reno millionaire LaVere V. Redfield. The
five persons were stopped at a roadblock near Butte.
No Certain Answers
Ava i la ble on Wi nd u p
On Conflict in Korea
. By ARNOLD DIBBLE
New York (U.R) -When will
it end?
That's the question asked most
frequently in connection with
the Korean War. The truce ne
gotiations now have gone on for
nine months twice as long as
it took to defeat the North Ko
rean army : before it was rein
forced by the Chinese Commu
nists. . No one can answer the
question with any certainty.
Even those who know most about
the talks have been wrong be
fore. Last July, when the talks
were about to start, the Army
told a United Press correspond
ent to take only enough clothes
for a "week or so."
However, : when this corre
spondent left Panmunjom two
weeks ago, the highest Allied
sources were hopeful there
would be an armistice sometime
this spring. This, despite the fact
that the Communists put up a
new roadblock - by demanding
that Russia be one of the "neu
tral" powers named to police
the armistice.
Actually, there is a little pres
sure for speed "on either side.
The Allies reason this way:
each day they tie down the Chi
nese Communist armies and
the bulk of the Red forces are
tied down in Korea the UN
buys low cost insurance for the
other trouble spots of southeast
Asia;
Many Far East observers be
lieve the Reds would have
struck in full force, at Indo
China, Formosa, Burma, Malaya
or even the Philippines if they
hadn't been tied up in Korea.
In addition, Korea provides
a training ground for men and
weapons. Korea is especially
valuable as a place to test weap
ons to see how they stand up
against Communist counter
weapons. The Allies also have a
chance to feel out any soft spots
in what armor the enemy
chooses to introduce.
The Reds are believed to rea
son this way: each day they tie
down American forces in Ko
rea they delay the rearming of
Europe. In addition, they push
American defense costs higher
and put added pressure on the
North Atlantic treaty nations.
The Chinese also are using
the war to train men and test
weapons and are gathering ex
perience in the weak spots of
American weapons. And the lull
in fighting brought about by the
truce negotiations has made the
Reds immeasurably stronger de
spite constant pounding from the
air.
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Unemployment
Shows Decline
During February
Salem (U.R) Employment
offices throughout Oregon re
ported nearly 10,000 workers
returning to their jobs during
February, leaving 40,167 active
job seekers 5,000 more than a
year ago.
With the exception of Baker,
La Grande and Lakeview, every
one of the 26 areas reported
fewer unemployed than on Feb.
1, 1951.
The back-to-work trend was
most Dronounced arnnnri Hnnrf
River, Tillamook, Lebanon and
Toledo, where moderating wea
ther stimulated renewed lumber
operations. Fish canneries heln-
ed at Astoria.
Portland reported 12,800 per
sons seekine iobs. 2.AD0
than a year ago. Hillsboro, Ore-1
gon L-ity, McMinnville and The J
Dalles also were in this group, i
Eugene and Salem HrnnnoH
below comparable 1951 figures, i
Deadline Nearing for '
Draft Examinations
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quarters today reminded college
students that aDDlications to tak
the April 24 service college quali
fication test must be postmarked
before midnight, March 10. "
"Only those who attain a re
quired score in the test, or who
are in the prescribed standing in
their classes, may be considered
for deferment by their local
boards," the announcement said.
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