TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Monday. May S. 1952
United Nations Forces Surpass
Reds in Total Plane Strength
Edilor'i not: Tha writer of
Shis dispatch is director of for
eign services for the United
Press. He has just returned
from a flying trip to Japan
during which he obtained an
exclusive interview with the
commander of the U.S. Far
Eastern Air Force. It presents
the inside story of how the air
war is going in Korea.
By WENDEL BURCH
Control of the air over North
Korea rests with the United Na
tions Forces, Lt. Gen. O. P. Wey
land, Commanding General of
the United States Far East Air
Force, indicated in an exclusive
interview with this correspond
ent in Tokyo. 1
"While the North Koreans and
Chinese now have between 1,500
and 1,700 planes, of all types op
erating in Korea, and while they
have more M1G-15 type fighters
than I have F 86 s, we outnumber
them by far in total plajic
strength," he said.
Can Go Anywhere
'We can and do go anywhere
we want. The enemy can go one
place only MIG alley in north
ern Korean. He could pull a few
surprise raids, but our offensive
component is in day and night
operation.
"We can fly an average of 800
to 1,200 sorties daily. The Navy
runs an additional 175 to 200.
The enemy averages less than
200 sorties a day, although at
times he may set up 300 to 400.
"The Russians have concen
trated on defensive fighters, but
we have lots of others. We have
offensive power they don't
have."
Losses Replaced Slowly
He reported that the commu
nists seem to be replacing their
plane losses more slowly than
formerly, and their aggressive
ness in offering and accepting
nlr mmhnt him decreased.
Their rail traffic has been cut
to a trickle. They have no spot
ter planes. They attempt no at
tacks on U.N. ground forces or
installations; and they have only
one operational air field in the
whnlp of North Korea. It is at
Sinuiji, opposite Antung on the
Yalu river. Only a few obsolete
Yak type planes have been ob
served there, and the base is
bombed occasionally by U.N.
planes.
Results Justify Decision
for high speed," the general said.
rne results seem to justuy our
Hnpicinn Th Nnrlh Knronn ni.
ton engine air force simply
couinn i siauu up agaiuM uui
Jets."
I asked the general why the
TT W nlana InnKi aam In pyrnnH
those of the Communists week
after week.
"In the first place, we an
nounce losses due to all kinds of
causes air combat, ground fire,
accident and non-return," he re
plied. "The Communists disclose
none of thcir's and we can count
only those planes shot down in
air combat.
"Secondly, we are flying
many, many more missions and
sorties than they do.
"Thirdly, our main effort has
been directed against their
ground defenses, and they have
built these up very heavily in
the last year. They have brought
in large numbers of automatic
weapons, and have installed
them around bridges, munitions
dumps, supply points and other
vital targets." '
Communist success in bringing
down U.N. planes with ground
fire results from the strength of
their ground defenses, he indi
cated, plus the fact that so much
of our air effort is hurled direct
ly against those defenses.
On The Side by e. v. Durimq
(Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.)
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HE'LL GIVE DAD A RUN FOR HIS MONEY Don Gehnnann,
ace miliT, and his wife, Dolores, proudly pose with their newborn
son at a hospital in Milwaukee. The future track star has not been
named as yet. Got any suggestions?
Certainly are a number of de
pressing films currently being
shown. Last night I saw "The
Blue Veil." This featured Jane
Wyman in one of her grim, prim
portrayals. Jane played a kind of
a glorified baby sitter. She kept
changing Jobs and changing hats.
She certainly had a lot of hats
for a baby sitter. She' added to
the grimness of her portrayal by
wearing these hats flat on her
head. Will somebody please tell
me why women wear hats flat on
their heads? As I have frequently
stated, wearing a hat that way
makes even a beautiful, brown
eyed honey blonde look like a
case of slightly arrested develop
ment. Automobiles
An automotive expert recently
stated the automobiles of twenty
five years ago were built to go
only 25,000 miles and then were
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(ready for the junk pile. A Bos-
toman taKcs very strong excep
tion to this claim. He says he was
the owner of a 1927 Chandler
which he drove over 100,000
miles and even after that it was
not anywhere near ready for the
junk pile.
Also Ran
Have you read that book by
Irving Stone titled, "They Also
Ran," which bears the sub-title,
"The Story of the Men Who
Were Defeated for the Presi
dency?" Among the "also rans"
were four generals: Winfield
Scott, John Charles Fremont, G.
B. McClelland and Winfield
Scott Hancock. Winfield Scott,
one of the greatest soldiers in
United States history, ran for
President Just 100 years ago.
His opponent, Franklin Pierce,
was described by R. H. Dana as
"a third rate county politician."
Pierce turned out to be a tenth
rate President. Spent most of his
time in office trying, by a va
riety of means, to pave the way
for his reelection. Fremont was
defeated by the bachelor Presi
dent, James Buchanan. McClel-
lan lost to Lincoln and Hancock
to Garfield.
Husbands Alarm. d
The members of the Husbands
Protective Association view with
much alarm a type of contest re
cently held at Cobb's Corner Res
taurant, Lexington Ave., Man
hattan. This was a "roller pin
throwing contest" for women.
The contestants threw rolling
pins at an effigy marked hus
band." A Brooklyn matron was
the winner. She scored eight di
rect hits In ten throws. "It s all
In fun," she commented. "The
only thing I ever throw at my
husband is a kiss." The husbands
present, however, were not com
pletely convinced of the lady's
sincerity.
Passing By
Edgar Kaiser. Automotive In-
dustry executive. In common
with J. Edgar Hoover he likes
the name of Edgar. I am still
opposed to that name and will
continue to conceal my connec
tion wun it with the initials "E.
V." To me Edgar as a name is
in the same class as Pcrcival,
Clarence and Montmorency. This
reminds me I have Just learned
I have a reader in Edgar, Neb.
They even give towns that name.
It must have something, but I
can't see it. . . . Jane Russell,
generously proportioned cinema
performer. She has twenty-five
sweaters In her wardrobe, but
her current film titled, "Macao,"
is the first in which she has
worn that type of garment. I
wonder if the incidental music
to this film Includes that ditty
called, "You Look Sweeter In a
Sweater."
Asking
Queries from clients. Q. Ball
players usually talk a big fight
with umpires. Rut have you ever
seen a major league ballplayer
actually punch an umpire in the
jaw? A. I didn't see it. But Sher
wood Magee, an outfielder for
the Phillies, once hit an umpire
named Finnrgan in the Jaw and
knocked him flat. Magee was
suspended for a year.
Those Ex.rclses
As I told you, seventy-elght-
year-old T. R. Togna, of London,
can run 100 yards in 15 seconds.
He has the blood pressure of a
man of 40. He is truly a physical
marvel. He attributes his remark
able health to some exercises he
does in the bathtub. Medical men
who have checked these exercises
have been favorably impressed.
Togna has written a book de
scribing his bathtub activities
titled, "Exercises in the Bath."
So if you're in your seventies
and want to run 100 yards in 15
seconds or accomplish some
comparable physical feat you
better get a copy.
Get It Right
It was George Whiting, not
Jack Whiting, who collaborated
with Irving Berlin on that hi
larious ditty of yesteryear titled
"My Wife's Gone to the Coun
try, Hurrah! Hurrah! They fol
lowed it with a sequel titled "I
Love My Wife, But, Oh, You
Kid!" Both Irving and George
were bachelors at the time,
which was all for the best. These
songs were very popular with
married men of the period. Need
le to say, the wives were not
amused. They found the ditties
too great a strain on their sense
of humor.
Representative Named
Wallowa County Judge
Salem (U.R) Gov. Douglas
McKay said Saturday he has
appointed State Rep. Dean B.
Erwin of Enterprise as county
judge for Wallowa county.
Rep. Erwin, who is not seeking
re-election to the s,tate legisla
ture, succeeds J. L. Staggs as
Wallowa county judge. Staggs
recently resigned because of ill
health.
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Howell, Mich (U.R) The
sleeve of HarryHanover's sheep
skin coat caught fire as he was
attending his furnace. He hung
the coat up after he thought he
had put the fire out. A short
time later the house burned
down with an estimated loss of
$10,000.
Auks .and murres lay but a
single egg; hummingbirds, two;
robins, three to five; grouse,
eight to 15. The number is prob
ably an adaptation to the dan
gers to which the eggs and
young are subjected.
Left-over pieces of linoleum
come in handy for covering cup
board shelves. It is colorful, easy
to clean, and is not e a i 1 y
marked or scratched. .
Fasten a paper or cloth bag to
the "delivering" end of the food
chopper to catch bread and
cracker crumbs. It saves sweep
ing the floor later.
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in fish and trees imported from
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