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4.' tWELVE MEDF0RD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thuwday, January 20, 1S33 for fflistira -r ft- .9 . Fqu 1 1 M IV Rearmament Due Regardless ofS Editor' note: ' A eomoletelT " new army It about to be born in Western Germany. It will be small- but it will be the most effective striking force in Western Europe. It will mark the return, as a world power, of a coun try which a little-mofe than 1 years . ago was regarded as ths 'o. 1 menace to democracy. Following is ne sec ond of three dispatches by the V.P. chief correspondent and manager for Germany on the arming of the, Bonn uepuouc ana its implications. - ' By JOSEPH W. GRICG yl United Prsi ..Correspondent : ; Bonn, Germany J0J.R) R-Day Is coming for Western Germany , within t the ' next few 1 months, I urobablv this sorine. The "R" is . for rearmament." " "- ; : iThe" prospect is that'R-Day . "." "will come when the Western Eu- f ropean Union Treaties have been finally ratified. ' - But it is coming anyway the United States and Great, Britain have decided lhat ratification or no ratification the Bonn Repub lic must be armed as part of the common defense against Red - aggression.' ; Birth of New Army ' I R-Day will mark the birth of a completely, -new, army the Streitkraefte or "fighting forces" of the Federal Republic of. West ;' Germany. It will- become the -'most modlrn and most effective striking force f in W ester n ' Europe. ';.: ' : , The ' -.West German: Defense Ministry, under tough Theodor Blank, is all set to go. 5 ; . ;"! 'Blank has a card index "con taining : the .names ' of 150,000 men who already have -Volunteered for military service.. J. Blueprints for the new army w have been completed. This will " be the setup: . i v . y V : 1. A' land army of 12 highly mobile divisions totaling 400,000 men. '- . . 2. An air force of 80,000 men. '-3. A small coastal navy of 20, 000 men. ' : ; ' -' ' : Divisions Completely Motorized The army is to .consist of six infantry, four armored and two : mechanized divisions : Each i ar mored division" is' ; to - have be tween .12,700 and 14,600 men, . equipped with 280 tanks.- Armor ed divisions of the World War 11 Wehrmacht had .11,000 men and 140 tanks. Each armored division will .be almost completely inde pendent as regards- supplies and reinforcements. The infantry di visions will be complexly motor ized. The German army is designed . to be better, division for division ; and man for man, than anything . Russia can 'produce. ::;' y The ayeragef Russian division, for instance, totals only about 10,000 men. ' . . : . -: The air force "will have 1326 planes tactical bombers, fighter-bombers : and " fighters."- Its main striking, force will consist ' of 10 wings of fighter-bombers, , . totaling about 750. There wilt be four wings of American built F- 86 Sabrejet fighters totaling.300 7 planes. There will be two wings 1 of all-weather fighters, urobablv i American-built F89s, and twen , wings ' each of "reconnaissance lleuberger To Ask More Funds for Dam Washmgton-TJ-'e 'Rich ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.)" said today that a $500,000 planning fund requested; by Army engin eers for. John Day dam was" in adequate. iV' : .... Neuberger 4 s a i d-$2,000,00p would be needed -over, a -two-year period to do the job' prop erly. He added he would seek an additional $250,000 for the first year in the Senate' Public Works Committee. " The $500,000 was contained in a lump sum request of $5,500, ono aslcpd in President Eisen hower's budget message for ad vance planning and engineering. and transport planes;Vy. - i " The new ,navy will consist largely of small coastal patrol craft, mine sweepers and mine layers. ;; " "' ; It,, is reported that 64-year-old Gen! Ludwig Cruewell, who suc ceeded Field Marshal Erwin Rommel ' in command of the famed Afrika Korps, will be cemmander in chief of the fight ing forces. . h He is described as a demo cratic soldier, without the stigma of the Prussian militarist. Other Former Nazis 1 Lt. Gen. Adolph - Heusinger, once Adolf Hitler's army . chief of operations, is mentioned as the . probable army commander. It is reported that Gen. Adolf Galland, one-time . commander of the wartime air force, will be the' air force chief and that Capt. Adolf Zenker, will command the navy. . - ':rtJ: 1 There are to be 40 generals in alL They.'and other senior offic ers will be carefully ..screened politically. . ; ' ; .' , ' The first move on: R-Day will be to start selecting, from the card index of - volunteers, the cadres of officers and non-com missioned .officers to train the armed forces. The United States, Britain, France and other coun tries' will help in the initial train In addition to the volunteers, the armed forces will be made up of draftees, recruits , of : not less than- 20 years' of age who will serve for 18 months. : The uniform of the new Streitkraefte will be a good bit like that of the American G.I. The arm will be a democratic one, without Prussian .iron discipline. "..;:" : It is estimated that the -first full :: division ' will have - gone through fits training: within 18 months- after R-Day and that all 12 -divisions rwill 5 be ready for battle .within 2V& years. : Far from ' reality as the new German Streitkraefte . is, and small as it - will be - when it ; is fully organized' Soviet Russia looks forward to it with alarm and so; do 'some . Western Euro peans..., : ;. 'y - -' :? ( 7;It is a symbol of revised Ger many,, a v Germany that may overshadow Russia in political importance in the measurable futurer ' :-.,-g,; :.:, .- WANTED BY THE FBI "i 1 CU1ENCI DYI . . :; wrlh allows Jockey Dye, "Jock Ufilawrul Risht to avoid provtewHon armed robWy " DISCHIPTIOH: Age 44, bora Tulr 5, 1910, Pad, W. Va.; height, 5 ftet 10 inches; weight, 140 pounds; build, me dium; hair, brown; eyes, blue; complex ion, fair; race, white;ationality, Ameri can; occupations, waiter, cook, bartender, ship fitter, welder, laborer; scars and marks, several small pit scars over face, scars over left eyebrow, blue scar over right eyebrow, small cut scar on right index finger, tattoo of initials "G D." on tight forearm. ; .-,: . A Federal complaint was filed at Akronv Ohio, on- November ; 9, 1951, charging Dye with unlawful flight from the State of Ohio to avoid prosecution for the crime of armed robbery. - Dyt Is probably armed and sboald b .couidtraa extremely danjeroiis. Any person having information which may aid in locating this fugitive is re quested to contact the nearest office of the FBI, the telephone number of which ap pears on the first page of local telephone .directories. 's -J;-1v. OSC Skiers Lost On Mary's Peak - . Corvailis U.R) Two Oregon State ' College students from Portland were reported lost 'to day after going skiing on Mary's peak near here. 7 . The sheriff's office identified them' at Tyrrell G. Lowry and Richard D. ! Gilbert. Both are members of Sigma Alpha Epsi lon fraternity. . ' The1 sheriff's office said5 the two. students left about iioon yes terday to ski on the tall - coast range mountain. 'Loggers work ing on a road noticed their car still; there - at 5; p.m.( when it started, to' get dark. i A deputy sheriff found the car still there at 8 p'.m. and a search was. organized. Members of the fraternity house joined the Ben ton county sheriff and a state officer from "Albany - and they hunted throughout most of the night and early morning without success. '" ;;: : I : ' - A larger search" party was to be organized and leave the sher iff's office here about 8. a.m. - Lbwry is a senior and Gilbert a junior. Both major in social science. .. -v. ' ! '. - ". . m r 1 ' ; . I We Will Wash Your Dishes For the Dishwasher and Soap Ybii; - Furnish -the Dirty Dishes c THEN YOU CAN BUY THE ; Authorized Dealer e Genera! Electric Appiiancts AUTOMATIC DISHWASHER I 1 mmm .: k Mm- On A Monthly Paymtnt Basis For Only apay 115 E. MAIN " PHONE 2-4585 After 2 Years ItVYours and Your Dishwashing is FREEI No InsfalicrHon O Kina-Sixe Capacity 4, O Completely Automatic O Rolr-Around Convenience May Be A Without Meeting ; Salem u.R) School bond issues may be authorized at an election called for that purpose without the necessity of prior authorization at a school meet ing, the Oregon Supreme Court said yesterday. Z The case at issue was filed by school district No" 17 " of Sher man county. ; which asked the court ' for '-a declaratory" judg ment. Justice Hall. S. Lusk, who wrote the opinion; held that con stitutional ; provisions regarding consolidation of municipal cor porations do not apply to school districts. The opinion, held that the Legislature .may : regulate such consolidations. . ,1 Sherman Judga Upheld . The opinion upheld the decree of Circuit Judge E. H. Howell in Sherman county.; The" case had been appealed by Charles ; L. Powell. ' ' The Supreme "court denied a petition for rehearing .filed" by Clarence Hansen in a case in which the court had held that a parking lot owner was not liable for! his employee s assault on a customer after the customer had Jingered : to engage in a dice game.:-, , t ? 953 Rose Festival -: 4: Queen Plans I To Marry - i- Portland (U.R) Nancie Ann Williams 1953 Portland Rose Festival queen, will marry George Richard Muhle,' a high school teacher , at Gresham, it has been disclosed. Muhle is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George O. Muhle of McMinnville. ' , House Bill Vould , Protect State Funds Salem U.R) The fear .that some cities "might encroach on some sources of state highway revenues today led tothe intro duction of a bill at the request ot- the.:Iiegislative Highway In terim Committee to protect state funds. ; . y i The House Highway Commit tee ; yesterday, agreed, to introi duce as a committee bill a meas ure keeping cities out of some revenue fields such as the gaso line tax.. vvS hji , r ' r-. '- .The : committee also voted to hold :. public ; hearings ' Monday afternoon on a series of bills concerning vehicle registrations. Rep. Lloyd Haynes' bill which would exempt school districts from paying the state motor ve hicle fuel tax was set for pub lic hearing Monday, Feb. 2. ". ' - Woodburn, Ore.--- (U.R) Mar-, shall Dana of Portland, " secre tary; of - Oregon Highway - Life savers, was fined $5 here yester day by Judge T. C. Gorman for passing" a truck with insufficient clearance on the Salem' bypass. At Crash Scene . : Seaside r U.R) A, party of Clatsop county deputies - and state patrolmen was on its way into heavy timber today to re cover the skeletons f four per sons lost in the crash of their light plane four years ago. - The wreckage was found yes terday by E. L. .Vosse, Seaside timber cruiser and Nick Muhlen b e rg;- Gearhart compassman, both employed by Crown Zeller bach. ' :; In the wreckage were the re mains of Archie W. Hooper, 52, pilot of the Fairchild . 24 and a Warrenton mechanic; vhis wife, Olive, about 40; his son,' Lyle, 32, of r Warreritoh; and Lyle's cousin, - Mrs.- Josephine - Hayes, about 25. . " ' ' i - Hopper took off from Astoria Feb. 11, 1951, on a flight to Tu lare,: Calif., without .v filing a flight) plan; The " party was not missed until' the following Sun day. A search of the whole coast al area failed to turn them up. : - Evidence; at - the crash scene indicates they ; were killed in stantly when the plane crashed a few miles after taking off. " MINISTER CHARGED - Hamilton, Ont. (U.R) The Binkely-T, Private Cemetery has complained to police- that a min ister has been helping push over tombstones so children wouldn't hurt themselves playing on the grounds. . ! . ;;-. ... Chicago (U.R) . . The best years of. William Margalus -life end thi) Friday when he gradiK ates from - Jones : Commercial High school. Margalus, 17, has been the only boy in business machine class - with SO girls for the past three years. v is Madison; Wis. :l-r (U.R) --'A bill to abolish the Wisconsin "naval militia" has been introduced in the Legislature." f. The- authors of the bill said they didn't figure .Wisconsin would be ; at tacked from either Lake Michi gan or Lake Superior. , ; Dravisig 8 Yonito Attendance Prize $7.50 Valencia Pearls More ' Cash' Added . ; s Every; Thursday Big Draving Neiif thurs. 1 of 5 Appliances FREE. Every . 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