Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 24, 1955, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Texti'f '- - VfcV 'ft i . - - - Watchdogs Guarding American Air Force Defense I nstal ht-ions Omaha, Neb. . : CU.R Air 200 yards away. x orce ; installations, which are the heart of American defense - against the H-bomb, are being guarded by the most ancient de vice in the world-watchdogs, There are human guards,- too, otj course. 'But air policemen guarding bases of the Strategic Air .- Command are patrolling their watches with trained Ger man Shepherds at their heels. The". 'dogs can sniff out' a stranger in the dark more than 4-H Club llers Fn Vall7 Club Tern Valley . 4-H Club met January 12 at the home of Les ter and Leona -Schleigh. Leona Schleigh led in the flag salute and Ronald Dougherty read the minutes. Refreshments were served and games were, played. .:. Gene Holt ,....V ;-.: Reporter . Anialope Club Antelope 4-H Club, met Jan uary 20 at the Antelope school r. house for the regular monthly business session. The Beef club conducted the, meeting with. .President Tessie Ragsdale pre siding and David Woolfolk act ing secretary. Roll call , was an swered by each member telling . ' what- projects they are taking, also weight, of their -steers and how much feed they are feeding. Next meeting will be ; on Thursday, February ,17, at 7:30 pan. in ' the. - Antelope .. school house with Mrs. Coffman and Mrs. Edith Bohnert serving. Bill Bigham handed out record books . and 4-H calendars,; which are given out by Flurex's Bakery. : Tessie : Ragsdale v and. Judy Bradshaw : lead in relay, games and then. Mrs.. Wallace Ragsdale. Leonard - Bradshaw - and Bob Fisher served refreshments. - -.( , , v Bob Hayes,. . ' - Reporter . Sew and. Sew U- ... The Sew and Sew. 4-H club - met at the home of Susan Gif- ford Jan.' 15. The- lesson was on '. making ' scarfs.' .'Mrs. : Van" Dyck . arid Mrs.' Zelnia " Kenner, the new assistant leader, gave.: the lesson: Refreshments were serv ed by Susan. (", ;'; .; .. "The next meeting will be held at the home of Eileen Ballance Feb. 5. The next lesson will be making - stuffed - animals. Miss Brooks will visit at this meeting. Judith Van Gordon,1-" ; Reporter.' i: Grange Eagle Point Grange. ; y- Eagle Point Grange' H.E.C. will meet at the home of Cara Bitterling on Jan.. 26, at 1:30 p.m. - Carol -Clymer, - the , new chairman, will be in charge of the meeting; and as many mem bers - as possible . are- urged to attend. 4:-,-'-: . '. Sams: 'Valley.. Grange .Sams Valley Grange will meet January 25 at 8 p. m. A basket ball game is planned for lecture ' . Some important news, and a report that is . vital to . the . com munity will be given. Everyone is' urged to come to the meet ing. ,. i .'-,.ii.;-4"v- - a - ' i The security-conscious SAC is the only command in the armed forces using dogs strictly, for sentry duty. A program is under way to supply airmen sentries at SAC bases the world - over with canine assistants. -'. . . Extra Precaution ; :Lt.; William jE. Mason, "sentry dog . project offices for ; SAC, said the . dogs " are a form of extra insurance - that saboteurs will not sneak into; SAC bases to delay America's counterpunch in case of atomic attack.- Bomb ers from SAC bases would carry A-bombs or H-bombs to . enemy targets ini "instant retaliation" if there is war. : - SAC's watchdogs' have their senses trained ' to " razor edge acuteness. One dog can "secure" and area of 30,000 square feet Most air policemen " who have worked with the dogs believe they are as valuable or: more valuable than a weapon. 'A " - Dogs selected by, the Air Force are not necessarily pedi greed, but they must meet stand ards of the American Kennel Club . and pass physical exams and intelligence ; and "friendli ness" tests. , - The dogs are given an eight week basic training .course at Camp Carson, Colo., and from there are sent to various SAC bases for advanced training. -Words and Gestures -V;.; -.t Handlers use both words and gestures to, give commands. ; If silence is needed a dog gets an order through" a tug on the leash or , a . motion , of the sentry's hands. -..-- :, . While' a V 200-pound German Shepherd, is nothing .to. trifle with,, the dogs are hot trained as killers. They are taught to throw their quarry, to the ground and stand guard' over' him - until ; a sentry' arrives.' :' ' Trainers have found that the dogs are not disturbed by the roar of jet engines,' by gunfire or any of the other strange sights and sounds of an air base. The dogs are "spelled" periodi cally like their human handlers but have been kept on duty up to 12 straight hours with a "high degree of effectiveness," Mason said . ' . 1 '.'So far the' dogs have been put in service at SAC bases in the United i States. But; soon, like other soldiers, they wilL be sub ject to transfer overseas. ILWU Children Get Portland (U.R)--Children of longshoremen up . to 15 years of age will get prepaid dental care in Oregon starting Feb. launder a pilot plan of the International longshoremen's and Warehouse men's ".; Union J and the -Pacific Maritime Association. . : . ... .: . , i Starting March 1, the program will be effective in Astoria, Ban- don, Coos Bay, Newport," North Bend, ' Rainier, Reedsport and St Helens. ;;; '. -: ;' -Roland Smith, area director of the ILWU, said about 1800 Ore gon children are ' eligible. The program will be financed from the joint welfare fund of ILWU and PMA. S, : ; ' - ArouhU Hollywood : y: ly ALINE MOSBY United Prau- Comtpon6nt s v:'.'i"': ' Hollywood U.R) Robert Mitchumv current unemployed actor, was ' gallantly . defended today, by two of his beautiful co-stars. The ladies think he's a "perfect gentleman.'! Mitchum is jobless through circumstances nobody can agree upon. J Hisi. employ ers,- producers 9 v Aline Mosby John Wayne l and Bob Fellows, say-he left the picture by mu tual agreement Mitchum says he quitjover differences of opin ion. His co-workers say he was fired because he, pushed a work man into 20 v feet of cold water on the movie location of "Blood Alley" near , Sausalito, Calif. But Shelley Winters .and Ann Blyth have risen to his defense. :MI guess" he just picked .the wrong time to kid around," de cided Shelley, who . acted with the sleepy-eyed actor in, "Night of, The . Hunter" last fall. I For Underdog "I was t told he was - sticking tip for the' crew because this man had not been nice to them. Mitchum is. a great one for the underdog. He's always befriend ing people who've been pushed around. . . " ' ' .-- . -' "On our- picture be was always on .time, never late. He kidded around, yes, but never beiore serious scenes. He never held up production. He worked late many times and helped me with xny scenes ;that. were supposed to take place at "an Evangelist meeting I didn't know anything about those things, so he told ' me. i ':- 'v-?:- : ''r.p ,"He had, tremendous respect f or the-lrectar,? Charles -Lug; ton. Mitchum Teally Is a serious person,-.. y. : ; .- vi ' ;: "I think he'll get art Academy Award; for that picture," she added ."He's so . good as , the villain; i get scared Just watch ing the rushes.' i; '-:--J I SheUey insisted she didn't see any of the Mitchum shenanigans reported-by other set workers, such as-his reportedly opening a' door by ;; pulling it '. off the hinges, and also booting Shelley in the behind Instead she spoke of ; the day he brought bis' chil dren to watch "Night - of The Hunter." - - Davoted Father . 'He's.cruei to the children in the picture so he. explained to his' kids ' Daddy really isn't like that'," said Shelly. "He's a de voted father."; ,-;- - ' - Another Mitchum fan is gen tle -Annc Blyth, -who co-starred with the colorful actor in "One Minute to Zero." - "I feel sorry"for"him,'? she "I can't Imagine what this is about,rm sure whatever he did he ' was" s&cere and " believed he was. right .1 don't know the cir cumstances:' I -- ; "But isvben I worked with him he was a perfect gentleman. He always knew his lines. He has the nicest manners and . always was considerate of me. ; Every , time hel sees ? me he always comes right, over and asks about my. new baby, Tim my, she beamed I think he's won'derfuL" -" . ' ' : 4 FAYETTA'S YARDSTICK - Custent Made -Draperies ijV:,- Our-Specialty ;-Sy myU- PHONE- 2-SM8,:? :'1 1728H N. Riverside Net to Aeme Cleaners - r " i ' ft"' J-;v-' " ; , ; '- l-r, f AND THERE YOU ARE Pleased as punch with their sculpturing are Sharon Reid,;3, (left) and Karen Delk, 3. t They are putting finishing touches on snowman they built in the wake snow storm that touched Memphis as it streaked across the South. : : ' ; Moadar, January 24 195S MEDFORD (OREGON) KAIL TRXBUlfSFXVS American Forces Aid Rescue Of Flood Victims in France : Paris XU.R) Flood waters of the Seine ; and Marne rivers have cut half the major roads into Paris, drove thousands of persons from their homes and rose toward their highest crest in 45 years.. '.V;;,-'.,;. ,. , -' .' ; Sysfem at Portland Washington- (U.PJ Rep. Wal ter Norblad (R-Ore.) has written Army . Secretary Robert- Stevens urging the installation a nike guided missile system ; for; the Portland area. I! -.'', i' He pointed out that, nike anti aircraft defense have .been . set up for other - West ; Coast areas, and ' stressed ' the industrial im portance of ; the - Portland area - "While I appreciate the fact that Portland does not have the industrial capacity "of such cities as Detroit or. Pittsburgh," he wrote, i"yet those wchistries in the area are of major import ance." .. . It is a center for production of aluminum, he said, and Bonne ville dam is a "key installation" uv powder, production for the en tire 'Northwest r including the Seattle Aircraft; industry. - "It would appear only logical that -this area should be. placed high oh your priority list for the next nike installation' and I would appreciate your consider tion of this matter," he 1 con cluded. ' ' ', The two rivers , already . have hit their highest flood crests in 31 . years and with more heavy, rain forecast; by the . weather bureau -officials, said the rivers would be higher today thah: "at any 'time since 1910. ' ') V:i - Maurice Cardinal Feltinj Arch bishop of Paris, called " on - all Catholics to pray at mass rtoday for relief from the floods- Experts said ' there ' was hope that the floods would not reach the 1910 crest "when' much ; of central Paris was under; water because the level; of .'the; Grand Morin, . which caused the J other rivers .to jump ; their ; banks ;45 years ago, ; Saturday,' was drop ping. -..;. . '-: '-; American forces rushed to the rescue- of the thousands hit by the flood in the Seine and Marne river valleys. '" ; :;-; -L': '-: -: ----- The U. S. Air Force flew 300 life rafts and. enough 'food to feed 5,000 persons for two days from its big Chateardux base in central France to-the Paris area. About .150 volunteers , from the U. S. 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