Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 04, 1952, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Text- "Trill" I IIIIIMMIMfry (JpMJ II GUIDED BY "ELECTRONIC CREW," here Is America's answer to air Invasion threats, the Lockheed F-94C Starflre, an almost automatic jet warplane armed with new type radar and 24 2.75 Inch rockets housed In ring of firing tubes around nose. It carries no guns. Crew merely guides plane aloft. Radar and specialized "brain like" instruments enable Starflre to spot enemy miles away, lock' on to target, track it down, open fire, all without crew's guidance. Starfire's speed is believed faster than sound. Photo was made over Muroc, Cal., testing grounds. (International Soundphoto) 'Almost Automatic' Supersonic Jet Plane To Intercept Enemy Palmdale, Calif. (U.R) The Air Force has revealed any . at tacking bomber will be met be yond the borders and shorelines by an "almost automatic," high flying supersonic jet warplane. Although still security classi fied, test pilot Anthony William (Tony) Levier demonstrated the new Starfire F-94C. He jockeyed the plane through turns, rolls, loops and other combat maneu vers, often only 50 feet off the ground. All Rocket Armament The Starfire is the first fight ing plane ever to have all rock et armament. It carries 24 rock ets, 2.75-inches in size, and a ring of firing tubes around the blunt, radar-encased nose. Lockheed Aircraft at Burbank, Calif., already have begun de livering the new Starfire to the U.S. Air Force. Specialized ' "brain -like" In struments and radar enables the airplane to stop the enemy miles away, track down the target and open fire all by itself, accord ing to Lockheed vice president and chief engineer Hall L. Hub bard. In addition to the pilot, the Starfire carries a radar operator. The main duties of the crew are to take the plane off, maneuver to the general target area under direction of ground radar watch ers, switch on the "electronic crew," monitor automatic opera tions during the attack, and land. The interceptor type plane was designed specifically to knock out invading bombers in any kind of weather, night or day. "She's a honey," test pilot Le- Petition To Abolish Truck Tax on File Salem (U.R) Completed petitions for a measure which would abolish the ton-mile tax under which Oregon now col lects several million dollars a year from truck and bus oper ators were filed with the secre tary of state's office Thursday, a few hours before the deadline for filing initiative petitions. vier said. He said the plane was the fastest climbing aircraft he ever had flown. The Starfire's speed is "con siderably more than 600 miles per hour," and it rapidly climbs straight up if necessary, to its fighting altitude of more than 45,000 feet. Levier revealed he made a pass 50 feet over the airfield go ing more than 600 miles per hour "by quite a bit." He made a second pass from 50 feet off the ground flying from "100 to 140 miles per hour." The pilot was amazed at the wide range of speed. PickiV Pears News, Gossip, Comment From Camp White By SID HOLLINGSWORTH The American ' Legion's De partment of Oregon has been hiding its light under a bushel. As an organization, a real ser vice is being performed system atically and efficiently for the veterans entitled to benefits un der the law. In one field of activity alone, approximately $1,000,000 in compensation and pensions have been recovered during the past year without any fanfare of publicity. Three department service offi cers travel, about the state re viewing claims and making con tacts. Occasionally . they appear before chambers of commerce and other bodies to explain their work. Last week G. R. Shaw, Port land, was at Camp White and he was busy continuously all day holding conferences with domi ciliary members. A room in the administration building was made available for this purpose. He has just completed a nine months report up to June this year which shows what the Le gion has been doing for veterans, irrespective of membership. The report shows total recov eries of $1,558,850, of which $996,249 is in pension and com pensation, $239,765 in death benefits, $150,195 in insurance, and $118,641 in other adjustments. The volume of business involv ed is disclosed in the summary of interviews and - contacts of various kinds. Office interviews numbered 3,073, hospital con tacts 1,344, phone calls 2,994, let ters handled 9,447. There were 1,216 notarizations in this group ing, i Power of attorney was grant ed in 476 cases. Rating board ap pearances numbered 1,306. There were 1,609 cases reviewed and 27 appealed. More than 900 new cases were handled in the nine month's business. "We do not require member ship as a condition for perform ing this service," Shaw stated. "In many instances the men are without sufficient funds to. pay their dues. Besides we are inclin ed to regard such a requirement as contrary to the spirit of the law authorizing this service to veterans." Quietly and effectively this powerful body Is moving in Ore gon to correct some of the injus tices and injuries which have re sulted from the chaotic condi tions, faced in the past quarter century of war and its aftermath. Bill Kaiser, of the Central Point Legion post, which spon sors the Veterans Hour radio quiz show, suspended until Sep tember, was present with Shaw as he interviewed the Dom mem bers. He reports that the mer chants of Central Point made a $140 outlay of merchandise in the prizes received by Camp White vets who answered the questions correctly. Bill is working on the program for the "hour" when it is re sumed under a direct hookup ar rangement. And some of his per formers he must book far in ad vance. In the case of musicians he has to write James C Petrillo personally to obtain their serv ices for this type of appearance. The union, he says, is more than willing to cooperate, but it does take a lot of trouble to line up their services. One reason for the arrange ment of the program, placing the star performers first, is the fact that in most instances they have other engagements calling them away before 9 p.m. With these and mechanical difficulties iron ed out Camp White members can look forward to the Veterans Hour with considerable enthu siasm. . Billy Giles won first prize in the "funniest" hat contest staged by the Junior Red Cross at their final party of the season last Wednesday night. Second and third places were taken by the youngest and oldest members at the domiciliary,. George W. Lord, 24, and D. L. von Needa, 89. Oregon City U.K Stanley Western Union Rate Increases Delayed Washington (U.R) The West ern Union Telegraph Co. rate increases, scheduled to become effective "Sunday, have been de layed to August 1, it was dis closed Friday. The Federal Communications Commission, on the company's request, delayed the effective date so filing of documents sup porting the request for higher rates could be completed. . Miles ' MacNess, 62, Clackamas, was fatally injured Wednesday night when he was struck by an automobile driven by John R. Walter of Clackamas. Friday, Jul? 4, 1952 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE Californian Drowns Near Cave Junction Grants Pass (U.R) Walter Kenneth Renfro, 39, of Palo Alto, Calif., drowned Thursday after noon in the waters of Sucker creek where it enters the Illi nois river near. Cave Junction, Ore. Renfro had been visting his brother, Harlan Renfro, at Cave Junction. Witnesses said he was swimming underwater when his swimming trunks evidently caught on a submerged snag and he drowned before he could free himself. His brother was called and narrowly escaped a similar acci dent trying to save the other man. Syracuse, N. Y. U.R) Fire men not only put out fires and save lives and property but also a lot of money, according to Fire Chief William Connelly. He said: "There's always the guy, who leaves a couple of hundred dol lars in his wallet when his house catches fire. Money is the big gest thing they torget" r O.OREGON EQUIPMENT CO. 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