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Importance of GOG in National
Defense Stressed at Meeting
The importance of the Ground
Observer corps in the nation's
""defense system was stressed here
last night by Lt. Col. Albert B.
Sporer, USAF, at a meeting in
observance of the first anniver
sary of the' Medford GOC post.
Lt. Colonel Sporer, wing com
mander at McChord Air Force
base, Wash., declared that "one
call from a civilian plane spot
ter could sound the alarm that
would give our interceptor pilots
in Continental Air Defense com
mand more time to challenge
the invaders in the sky before
they reached their targets. One
call could alert the Army anti
aircraft batteries in time to
swing into action."
Could Save Bombers
He pointed out that "One call
might save our long-range bomb
ers from possible destruction on
the ground give them a chance
to strike back at the enemy in
his own territory. One call could
give local civil-defense orgahiza
tions more time 4o' sound the
air raid warning."
Lt. Colonel Sporer noted, that
"Every minute between initial
e detection and the time it takes
the fighter to reach the proper
altitude, means that the bomber
is that much closer to his tar
gei" He added that "The further
out we have detection, the more
readily an area can be de
fended"
a A feature of the anniversary
meeting, held at the Medford
VFW hall, 42 North Front st,
was presentation of an Ameri
can flag to the GOC by the
Medford VFW post. The presen
entation was made by Cecil Bell,
VFW -commander, and was ac
ceptecTby Earl A. Sterigere, of
the GOC.
Mayor Earl Miller welcomed
the guests and spoke briefly on
the meaning of Civil Defense.
He congratulated those who
vere interested enough in their
country's welfare to stand GOC
watches, especially those who
watch at night.
County Judge Rodney Keat
ing, - local commander of ., the
Naval Reserve was also present.
He has just returned from two
weeks of active duty.
County, Commissioner Shy
Morthland introduced Colonel
Charles E. Stafford, director of
Civil Defense for Jackson coun
ty, and he in turn introduced
the various people working un
der him.
Those working in Civil De
fense with Col. Stafford include
Assistant County Director B. L.
Nutting; education and informa
tion, Elliot Becken; communica
tions, Jack Creager, transport,
J. H. Fritzgerald; security, How
ard Gault; health, Dr. E. A. Mer
kel; engineering, Paul Rynning;
fire marshal, Lewis L. Simpson;
aid and welfare, Blanche D.
Lyman; administration, W. B.
Tucker; control center chief (ra
dio), Dwight Albright.
Plans were made for the for
mation of a Red Cross first aid
class for GOC observers. LeRoy
Williams and Barry Bingham
spoke on the importance of
knowing first aid. It was stated
that last year 19 instructors gave
Dodele Guilty
Of Manslaughter;
Leniency Urged .
Hillsboro U.R) Jerry Do
dele, 17-year-old Timber, youth,
was convicted last night of man
slaughter for the Nov. 11 shoot
ing of Peter Ribbers.
In an unprecedented move the
entire jury of nine women and
three men asked Judge Arlie C.
Walker .. for . leniency. "Our
hearts go with the boy',' Mrs.
Dorothy Chapman, jury fore
man, said. "Ana we-nope-ypu
give him leniency."
Judge Walker set sentencing
for the earl y, port of next
week. The boy could get up to
15 years imprisonment and a
fine of $5000.
No Emotion Shown
Jerry showed no emotion
when the verdict was brought
in, out nis 42-year-om motner,
Virginia Dodele, sobbed in her
wheelchair. She recently suf
fered a broken leg.
Defense Attorney Irvin Good
man said the boy intended to en
ter the armed services if acquit
ted. He maintained throughout
the trial, that young Dodele had
been plied with beer the after
noon before Ribbers was shot.
District Attorney James K.
Gardner argued that the . evi
dence all pointed to Jerry as the
person who entered Ribbers'
home with a borrowed gun and
shot him when the 64-year-old
man came home.. '
Export Program
Figures Prepared
Washington i(U.R) The Agri
culture Department is prapared
to defend its export programs
with figures showing that the
world has reverted to peacetime
buying habits.
, Hearings open tomorrow be
fore the Senate agriculture sub
committee on the department's
policies covering cotton exports.
Sen. Spessard L. Holland (D-Fla.)
said he hopes the committee can
learn why all farm exports have
dropped off while industrial ex
ports are up.
Department sources said today
officials will point out that
world agriculture has recovered
from the setback it suffered
after the Korean war and that
the need for American products
has been gradually diminishing.
44 series of lessons. It takes 18
hours of instruction to receive
a first aid certificate and 45
hours of instruction to become
an instructor.
Medford Police Chief Charles
Champlain was thanked for his
department's aid and coopera
tion in checking the post at night
and in providing transportation
for observer in emergencies.
GOC Wings Presented
Major Robert E. Stafford, de
tachment commander of the Air
Filter center, Portland presented
GOC wings to J. D. Conner, W.
J. Cline, Elaine Christiansen,
Paul C. Chinn, Joe Greeny,
Dorothy Griffith, Lewis Kula,
Harry Long, Beverly Morris,
Lavonne Mercer, Alice Mc
Knight, Isabel Ross, Lillian Steri
gere, John Summerfield, Larry
Tolle, Julia White, Anah Mae
Templeton and Lois Hart.
Also introduced were Harley
Harper, Major General Joseph
Hicks (USAF-ret) Major George
W. Manusier, squadron com
mander of GOC at McChord
Field; Captain Walter Andes,
USAF and civil defense liaison
officer, Salem; Capt. Heminway,
Reserve Training Center, Med
ford; Oren Chastain, police chief
of Central Point; Leo Webster,
governor of Loyal Order of
Moose, and Mrs. Claire Eldridge.
senior regent of the Women of
the Moose; and Lt. Lew Ayers,
and Sgt. Bernard Moore, Air
Force men who work with the
GOC in Medford.
Members of the GOC posts
at Rogue River, TouVelle Park
and Grants Pass were also
present.
Entertainment
Entertainment was furnished
by Colleen Hope's Dance studio
with numbers presented by Gail
DeRushe, Marlene Davis, Glen
and Debbie Rader, Patty Hilton,
Linda Durkee, Walter Knight,
Linda Gray, Gene Kimbrall.
Prentice's Accordian Band play
ed several selections before the
meeting opened.
After the meeting refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Ray
A. Daniels and her committee
composed of Mrs. Ferol Staine,
Mrs. John Dickson, and Mrs. E.
C. Coffman. Refreshments were
donated " by Loyal Order of
Moose, Women of the Moose,
Seventh Day Adventists Church,
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Flowers, Mrs.
Bruce Merrifield, Mrs. Stanley
Parish, Mrs. Robert B. Morris
and Kay Sutton. The Groceteria
donated a large, decorated birth
day cake. .
Officers of the local post are
Earl Sterigere, post supervisor;
Mrs. Lucille Brock, chief ob
server; Mrs. Pearl Orr, secretary
and public relations; Mrs. Eric
de Place, publicity.
Before the GOC meeting a
dinner was held in the Medford
hotel for the Air Force people
and was attended by the city and
county officials.
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Fighters, Smaller
Bombers Can Stop
Local Aggressors
Washington (U.R) The U.S.
Air Force is fast developing a
new type of atomic striking
force designed to prevent or win
"small" wars in much the way
its big bombers are geared to
deter or win global wars.
Strategists who believe the
Strategic Air Command has de
terred an all-out Russian attack
now argue that the fighters and
smaller bombers of the Tacti
cal Air Command similarly can
stop of destroy local aggressors.
Tactical planes now can carry
nuclear weapons with the de
structive power of thousands of
World War II bombers.
Broadly speaking, the mission
of the strategic aircraft is to
wreck destruction deep in the
heart of the enemy homeland;
tactical aircraft operate closer
to the front.
An Outline of Tactics
Gen. Nathan F. Twining. Air
Force Chief of Staff, is said to
have given congressional com
mittees recentlv a broad out
line of the new concept of Use
of tactical airpower.
When the day comes that Rus
sian strategic air power can act
as a sort of counter-deterrent to
America's, it is argued the Com
munists are likely to turn to in
creasingly bolder aggressions on
a local scale. Fear of mutual de
struction might prevent either
side from direct attack on the
other's homeland.
In those circumstances, tacti
cal air forces with both nuclear
and conventional weapons can
be quickly brought to use aeainst
military targets anywhere in the
world that aggression is started.
Gen. O. P. Weyland. U.S. tac
tical air commander who com
manded the Far East air forces
during the Korean war,, now is
tailoring air striking units to fit
the new concept.
Anywhere In 24 Hours
It is so designed that tactical
air strategists envision air task
forces based in the United States
which could put their weapons
on enemy targets anywhere on
the fringe of the Communist
world 24 hours after receiving
orders.
A typical force might comp
rise 25 aircraft of varied types
including jet fighters, jet light
bombers, tanker planes to refuel
the combat ships in flight, cargo
planes to move supplies forward.
reconnaisance planes.
This force, as has been dem
onstrated by jet fighters, could
span either ocean in less than
a day, refueling in flight. Fresh
crews, transported to the scene
in jet transports, could take over
the combat planes and go into
action immediately on arrival.
Cargo planes could carrv sun-
plies to keep the outfit in opera
tion for 30 days.
Can Retain Power
. By such means, air strategists
believe, the United States and
its allies can retain the balance
of military power even though
an atomic deadlock deters either
side from using super weapons
on the other's cities and indus
tries. .
This concept ' thus holds out
the possibility that if there mnct
be war they can be "controlled
wars. .
The new air strategy appears
to fit with other military ideas
now developing. The Navy plans
small task forces of about a doz
en ships built around super air-
Florist Firm Sold
By Clyde Leonards
Sale of Leonard's Flowers,
235 North Bartlett st., to . Mr.
and Mrs. Clark Thomas, Med
ford, was announced today by
the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Leonard. The Leonard's opened
the shop there five years ago
and have operated it since.
Thomas stated this morning
that the shop would be man
aged by Mrs. Stanley Shafer,
Medford, who has had consid
erable experience in floral
work.
The Leonards stated that they
have no plans for the present.
State leader Make It (Hear
Taxes Probably (Skdddd Kj Wm
Portland (U.R) Three of
Oregon's , top leaders made it
clear that taxes probably are
going up when they spoke at a
Chamber of Commerce forum
here yesterday.. .'
Gov. Paul . Patterson, Senate
President Elmo Smith and House
Speaker Edward . : Geary ail
stressed a single theme: That if
the people continue to- demand
more governmental service, they
Union Oil Announces
Two New Gasolines;
To Go On Sale Friday
Union Oil company will offer
two new brands of gasoline, both
with increased octane rating,
starting Friday, it was announced
here last night at the firm's an
nual sales meeting for distribu
tors in this area.
The new brands will be known
as Roval 76, the premium brand,
and 76000 Regular, the house, or
regular brand.
Royal 76000 replaces the for
mer 7600 as Union's premium
gasoline, and 7600 Standard re
places Union 76, which has been
the firm's standard gasoline for
many years.
Plan Price Boost
The gasoline will go on sale
in this area starting Friday. The
price for each brand will be one
cent a gallon higher than the
nresent prices for 7600 and
Union 76.
Royal 76, the new premium
brand which will be purple in
color, an inovation introduced
recently by Union in its Royal
Triton motor oil, has been
jumped to within reaching dis
tance of 100 octane. Octane rat
ing of the new 76 Regular has
been increased by five numbers
over that of Union 76
It was pointed out at last
night's meeting, held in the Pio
neer room of the Jackson hotel,
that the increase in octane rat
ing for the standard brand will
move it up to near a premium
grade in octane number,
Planned Four Years
The change over to the new
brands has been in the planning
stage for four years, and they
were developed at a cost of more
than $70,000,000, according to
company officials present at last
GRANGE
Griffin Creek Grange will
meet Thursday, Feb. 24, at 8
p.m. Members who have surplus
vegetables, etc., on hand are
asked to bring them to the meet
ing, with price on, to sell for a
new altar cloth. Mr. and Mrs
Hamlin and Mr. and Mrs. Mero
will serve refreshments.
H. E. C. met last week with
Hannah Slyter with a good at
tendance. Mrs. Ralph Dillon was
co-hostess. Next H. E. C. meeting
will be at the Rupert Maddox
home on Sterling road with Mrs
Clyde Sturgill assisting her.
craft carriers able to launch
planes against targets up to 1,
000 miles away.
The Army also is overhauling
its combat organization, plan
ning extensive use of air, trans
port both within the combat
zone and between this country
and whatever hot spots it is ord
ered to help defend.
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night's meeting.
Dealers were told that the
higher octane rating for the reg
ular brand will almost double
the number of automobiles
which can obtain full perform
ance from Union's regular gaso
line.
A widespread advertising cam
paign, slated to start late this
week, is planned for the new
gasolines, company officials said.
It will include newspaper, radio,
magazine and billboard advertis
ing throughout the area served
by Union
An estimated 120 dealers were
present at the Monday . night
meeting. They represented the
southern half of the company's
Medford - Eugene district, and
came from an area including
Gold Beach, Roseburg, Bend
Klamath Falls, Weed, Calif
Medford, Ashland, and other
cities. '
Other features of the meeting
were discussions of increasing
sales through mail and persona!
contacts, and .other items of in
terest to service station ' oper
ators
must dig down in their pockets
to pay the bill.
They outlined Oregon's finan
cial crisis with its looming bud
get deficit of between $50,000,
000 and $65,000,000 and 6aid
that taxes would have to be
raised to meet it. But none of
them would say what . kind of
new taxes, would be adopted.
House Speaker Geary said he
favored adoption of a bill now
before the Legislature which
would permit an emergency
clause on tax bills, thus prevent
ing application of the referen
dum to them.
Senate President Elmo Smith
said the reason for Oregon's
present financial difficulty was
that the huge cash surplus built
during the war years has run out
and now "the day of reckoning
is at hand."
Foundation Said Firm
Gov. Patterson, speaking last,
said the financial foundation of
the state "is a firm one." He
contended that people "should
be willing to pay a few more
dollars to live in this state."
The Governor expressed conf i-
aence tnat wnatever tax pro
gram is adopted by the. Legis
lature "will be sound and the
best that could be devised under
the circumstances."
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