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0 o 8 h MONTjJsY, JANUARY 9, 1961 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON wMniCIVIL WAR t -!...:..;: jfc.St - ' " " ' """" ' 1 cJSS . " " '" "." "rr '''"'frMitw'iiiWMwiiiwiiiiiLi " wY fcfifi.,. iSCk . . Ik 1Kn FIRED AT STEAMER When Cadet George E. Haynsworth, of The Citadel, a military Echool, fired a cannon at the steamer "Star of the West" in Charleston, S.C., harbor, it was the first shot of the Civil War. It was' on the morning of Jan. 9, 1861, that the "Star of the West," carrying 200 Union sol diers and provisions for beseiged Fort Sum ter, crossed the bar of the harbor. Fired on first by a battery on Morris Island manned by The Citadel cadets, the steamer also fell under fire from a secessionist unit hold ing Fort Moultrie. Although unhit, the "Star of the West" turned back. This sketch shows the ship, with U.S. flag flying, as it was fired upon. (UPI Telcpholo) First Shots of War Are Fired By METRTON T. AKERS UPI Correspondent Only one light broke the darkness of Charleston, S.C. harbor the night of Jan. 8-0 1861, when the steamer, Star of .the West, nosed up to the bar. The darkened commercial ship carried 200 Union sol diers and provisions for Ft. Sumter, but not a single can non. Since Mai. Robert Ander son had bottled the harbor with his guns the night of Dec. 26 by moving his little garrison to the key Ft. Sum ter, the South Carolinians had yanked up all the buoys and doused all the harbor lights. 'Too Littlt, Too Late' So the one-ship expedition, the Civil War's first version of "too little and too late," hope to wait for dawn. . The sailing of the Star of the West from New York Jan. 5 was supposed to be a secret It was kept as well as most secrets of the time. Only a few hundred thou sand people knew it. The New York newspapers had printed stories o ils load ing and departure with ac curate speculation on Its desti nation. Secessionists in Wash ington had warned Gov. Fran cis Pickens of South Carolina by telegraph. The news even had reached the besieged defenders of Sumter, not because the Bu chanan administration had no tified them but because they read the Charleston Mercury. The snafu could be laid to LI. Gen. Winfield Scott, com-lnander-in.chicf of the U.S. Army. Instead of a naval ex pedition with warships and transports, prepared to shoot ils way tp. Sumter if need be, here came a little coastwise steamer, skippered by Capt. McGowan, a civilian, with Lt Charles R; Woods command ing the troops aboard-a little ship on a big ship's errand. All this without notifying Anderson, the man most in terested. Scott excused use of the commercial vessel by say ing that the Brooklyn, one of the better warships of the day and originally designed for the job, could not cross the bar except at high tide. The Stars Enters Harbor Soon after daylight Capt. Abner Doubleday was up and searching the harbor with his glasses from the walls of Sum ter. He saw the Star of the West cross the bar and start up the main ship channel par allel to Morris Island, on which the South Carolina mi litia had posted a battery hid den behind sand dunes. Only the ever-present red palmetto flag was in sight. This battery was manned by cadets from the Citadel, a military school, and recruits. Brig. Gen. James Simons, who had inspected the defenses, reported that the battery of 24-pounders on Morris Island was not com pleted and that probably not one of the garrison ever had seen a 24-pound gun serviced or fired. First Shot Fired Cadet George E. Hayns worth, a native of Sumter, S.C, a town about 75 miles northwest of where he was standing, fired the first shot at the steamer. It was the first shot of the Civil War. As Gen. Simons had pre dicted, the historic shot arch ed over the steamer, far from a j IPS ACCOUNT Make your dream vacation come true! Nearly everyone looks forward to a glorious vacntion-somotime! And by saving with us regularly, your money will earn excellent re turns and you can be ready for that trip before you know it! This emblem assures you that your favings with us arc insured by the FSI.IC, a unuea states Government agency. Inviilmanli made by the linlh ot the month lain at el tha tint, CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE 4 PER ANNUM FHtSf FEDERAL Savings & Loan tak d ICWferd o 24 North Ivy Street Robert F. Kylo, Manager n its mark. A second was no nearer. The Star of the West hoist ed a larger U.S. flag on the foremast-one already flew from the main mast-but the added bunting drew no more respect than the original. The 24-pounder balls were coming faster now as the lit tle vessel headed straight for Sumter. In time it would come into the range of Ft. Moultrie, where West Pointer Lt. Col. Rosewell Ripley, late of Ohio, now a secessionist officer with an itchy trigger finger, stood at ready. He was certain that his first shot would fetch iron replies from the big guns of Sumter, but he was deter mined to get into the fight anyway. Moultrie Joins Firing The Star of the West still was out of range when Ripley gave the order. His shot fell half a mile short and he braced for the Sumter barrage. Doubleday, as soon as he saw the Star of the West start for Sumter, aroused Mai. An derson. By the time the major dressed and reached the ram parts the garrison, and even some of the wives, were In the grandstand for the show. Sumter's three-24-pounders facing Morris Island were manned and ready. Surgeon Samuel Crawford, watching the Star with his glasses, re ported to Anderson that the ship was signaling. Anderson ordered the fort to signal back, but the halyards stuck. The 42-poundcrs bearing on Moultrie were manned, shot ted and primed. Anderson Fails to Act A word from Anderson would loose the barrage. But the major seemed paralyzed. By this time things were getting hot for the Star. Can nonballs whined from Morris Island on the port side and from Moultrie on starboard, and Sumter was still about a mile away., Approach of a Charleston steamer towing a barge made up the minds of Capt. McGowan and Lt. Woods. The Star of the West turned and went back -and muffled its day in the sun. With that Anderson regain ed his poise and ordered his men back to quarters. Rut the United States flag had been fired on. lt was an insult that called for ultima tums, fire and shot, in fast re tribution. But not this time, Reaction Ii Quiet The North had fired a few salutes and demonstrated in a few places when Anderson stole a march on the South erners by moving to Sumter. Firing on the Star ot the West provoked even less re action. South Carolinians took the firing quietly for the most part, not knowing what might happen next, but not the Mercury. "Yesterday, the 9th of Jan uary will be memorable In history," the newspaper said, "Powder has been burnt over the decree of our stale . . . the expulsion of the steamer Star ot the West . . , was the opening ball of the Revolution." Museum Visitors Total 406,089 Jacksonville - The Jackson ville museum reported the greatest attendance of any cal endar year in 1960 with the exception of the Oregon Cen tennial year, 1959. Attendance last year was 43,033 persons Attendance from July 10, 1950 to Jan. 1, 1961, was 406,- 089. Attendance last month was 1,031. Visitors from 20 slates registered. Countries represented were Canada England, Ireland, Sweden, Austria, Japan and Hong Kong. A first issue of the New York Sun, 1833, donated by Mrs. H. R. Wilcox, headed the list of gifts and loans last month. Other gifts and loans In cluded a floor polisher and wood plane, a 1914 money counter, an office chair, sta pler and letter rack, several jewelry pieces, , beaded bags, linens, laces, and clothing, a handmade gold rocker, a Chi na doll head, doll trunk, fur niture and related items, Ash land newspapers, dated 1910 to 1941, maps, books, a doll, a collection of GAR badges and a large lithograph from the Andersonville prison Camp Sumter, Ga., 1864. COOGAN ARRESTED Malibu, Calif. - IUPII - One time child actor Jackie Coo gan, two men and an exotic dancer were arrested Satur day on suspicion of using nar cotics when marijuana was found in Coogan's apartment, sheriff's deputies said. Smart, Slim, Young I 9032 14V4-24V4 Wide collar poised on a slimming sheath- a smart line and so flattering to short, full- figures. Choose cotton, crepe, or linen - jewel button trim. Printed. Pattern 9032: Half Sizes 14',i, 16'!, 18Vi, 20'2, 22 V4. 24"j. Size 16'-4 requires 4 yards 35-inch fabric. Send FIFTY CENTS (coins) for this pattern - add 10 ccnls for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send to Marian Mar tin, Medford Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME. ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUM BER. 100 FASHION FINDS - the best, newest, most beautiful Printed Patterns for Spring- Summer, 1961. See them all in our brand-new Color Cata log. Send 35c now! -O. Family Council Edltor'i Note: The Family Coun cil consists of m Judge, a. psychia trist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers. Each article is a summary of an actual case history. The Council reports on problems that have been dealt Wltn by respon sible agencies and counselors. (Copyright 1961 General Features corp.) Mrs. T. Y I tell her to be satisfied to stay the way God made her. Vivian Y. If I can be less of a monstrosity, I want to go through with the operation. Mrs. T, Y. My daughter is 20 years old, tall, very slim and attractive. But she's al ways been self-c o n s c i o u s about the size of her breasts. She binds herself tight, slouches when she walks and wears loose jackets to hide her form. She wouldn't dream of showing herself in a bath ing suit. Now she's making an appointment with a plastic surgeon. I tell her this is ridi culous, that the bosom goes with the rest of her body and shouldn't be tampered with. It's true she has a large bust measurement, but she doesn't look conspicuous. It's 99 per cent in her mind. She should be grateful she's well. Operations are no joke and when a knife touches your body it should be for a serious illness, not silly vanity. Vivian Y. My mother did not tell you that our family doctor agrees that my breasts are overdeveloped. They're out of proportion to the rest of me. This isn't a matter of vanity, as my mother says It's a matter of plain comfort, as well as peace of mind, for me. Also, as an artist, I'm troubled by the aesthetic im balance of my figure. It's awful to feel everybody looking at just one part of you. Even it it's not so, that s how I feel. Besides, if my bosom is this enormous now, how will it be if I marry and have babies? The Council:- The decision here should not be influenced by Mrs. Y's natural maternal fears, but by the validity of Vivian's motives and the ob jective opinion of accredited physicians. Nature is not perfect. Na tural processes can go hay wire in the body, as we see in cleft palates, Mongolism, con- gincntal hip dis-location, mal occlusion of teeth and other abnormalities. Girls are fre quently shortchanged by hor monal high-jinks which pro duce either too much or too little mammary tissue, and plastic surgeons have perfect ed practically foolproof tech niques for correcting exces sive deviations in bust development. Once the physicians acknowledge the need physi cal, emotional, aesthetic there should be no more hesi tation than there would be over straightening teeth or correcting web-feet. This is an approved form of cosmetic surgery and yields breasts that are in corrective propor tion to the rest of the body, and that function normally in every way. Vivian's motivation appears sound. Vanity? What's wrong with vanity which prompts one to look one's best? Vanity, in the best sense, leads us to be the best person we can be, both inside and out. As to "tampering" with Na ture, isn t a dam a tampering with floodwatcrs which might otherwise drown a townful of people'.' isn't a tunnel a tam pering with a mountain which otherwise would have to be climbed? Nature gave man a ill and a brain with which td check up on her designs! It may take more than this operation to turn Vivian s face to the sun and Keep ner head held high. But without it the whole Vivian is cringing, half- alive, in unnecessary shadows. 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