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SUNDAY. JUNE 1. 1963
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Anii-SubmarineWarfareManeuversArelleldConsianilyOffCoasi
(Editor' note: Americans
are concerned about Soviet
missiles in Cuba.
(But many military men
nd particularly the Navy
" feel there is a greater menace
from enemy iubmarlnei
prowling off the coasts of the
. nation.
(Their feeling ia that Russia
. will soon have, if she does not
- already, nuclear subs equip--
ped with Polaris-type missiles
tipped with atomic explosives,
. - (To meet that threat, U.S
; Navy task forces are constant
ly engaged in anti-submarine
! warfare maneuvers. Here Is a
first-hand report from "Task
Force Bravo" on how they op
erate.) . .
engine Skyraider equipped
again on the airwaves, this
with the latest in radar and
radio transmission gear. The
Skyraider relays the message
to this huge, angle-decked
carrier cruising slowly many
miles away.
When the word of the "con
tact" ia received, the Wasp's
calm routine is swiftly broken.
The loudspeakers blare, bells
jingle in the engine room, the
engines begin to pound and
the great ship heads ialo the
wind to prcpaje for the order
to "launch planes!"
On deck, 20 twin-engine
S2F submarine hunter killers
rev up their engines, unfold
their wings and roar swiftly
off the flight deck Into the
night.
Deep Inside the carrier, the
"C-l-C" room (combat infor
mation center) becomes a bee
hive of activity. On large,
clear plastic screens, the oper
ation is plotted, at In a gi
gantic cheu game.
Simultaneously, a h a 1 f
dozen destroyers of Task Force
Bravo, also cruising in the
area, churn into wide turns
and then charge through the
stormy night, wakes foaming
wildly behind them, spray
cascading over the bridges.
While the "reserves" are
coming up, two super-speed
. By EDWARD V. McCARTHY
United Press International
Aboard Carrier USS Wasp
. (UPO It is night over the Atr
' ' lantlc ocean. On the surface,
' the dark WBves heave end.
lessly, white foam forming a
. frothy top which is whipped
into spray by gusts oi wina.
A chill rain is falling.
A bare 50 feet above the
crests is an Incongruous sight
: Hovering like some fantastic
- beast from another world Is a
helicopter, a dark blob in the
sky. From it dangles a long
steel cable which plunges be
neath the surface into the
"quiet" depths.
While the two pilots strug-
gle against the wind and rain
to keep the 'copter almost mo-
. tionless, a third crewman alts
with earphones listening to
. the sounds of the deep. There
is the usual fish "talk" and the
hundreds of other eerie
sounds which echo endlessly
through the very unquiet
ocean currents.
, The sound is being picked
,, up by sonar listening gear In a
; ball at the other end of the
cable suspended from the heli
copter. The sonar even re
cords the rain drops striking
on the surface of the ocean.
New Sound Noted
Suddenly, the man with the
earphones stiffens. To his
trained ears, a new sound sep-
arates itself from the others.
It is the regular, pulsating
throb of a propeller the
: sound of a submarine slinking
along, aafe from the prying
"eye" of radar.
He speaks quietly to crew
man sitting next to him, also
wearing earphones. The sec
ond man is a radioman, . He
passes the word to another
helicopter operating some dis
tance away. The second 'copter
also picks up the "contact"
and a "tlx" is made on the
' location, speed and heading of i
the unidentified sub. I
I"
t'.
helicopters flying at more
man 200 MPH, have come out
of the night to join the two
original "helos" in pinpoint
ing and holding the "fix ' on
the still unsuspecting submar
ine. Planes Are Over Area
Now, the S2F sub killers
are over the area. They run
out their "MAD" gear a
stinger-like projection which
slides out just below the tail.
MAD stands for Magnetic
Anomaly Detection and it
works On a principle involv
ing the north-south magnetic
field flux lines which girdle
the earth.
When metal, such as a sub
marine, passes through these
lines, they are interrupted
and converge on the metallic
object. The MAD gear detects
this converging of lines and
can, figuratively, point a fin
ger right at a submarine be
low the surface.
i I PET TALK I
j j Sy M.I.L
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WARFARE MANEUVERS Many U.S. military men, and
particularly the Navy, feel there is a great menace from
enemy submarines prowling off the coasts of the nation.
This picture was taken pt the USS Wasp during anti
submarine warfare maneuvers, "Task Force Bravo," in
the South Atlantic. (Official Navy Photo via UPI)
65 Jackson County
Youths Will Attend
4-H Summer School
mond, Lynda Mang, Sue Cor
nutt, Conny Varner, Susan
Truly and Mary Williamson.
Eagle Point members plan
ning to attend are Darrell
Do well, Jary Manson, Laura
10-19, according to County! May Noble, Pauletta Ander-
4-H Agent Jerry Brog. I son and Linda Armltage.
Applegate member plan-1 to Attend From Medford
Sixty-five Jackson county
4-H club members are sched
uled to attend the 4-H sum
mer school at Oregon State
university in Corvalll June
nlng to attend . are Robert
Earl Plete, Mike Elmore, Bill
Piete, Randy Mvell, Tom
Plete. Gene Fowler, Bill
Keyes, Mary Anne Canlrall,
and Adrienne Brion.
Central Point members at-
The word is now passed I tending are James Anhorn,
time picked up by a single- Vicki Caldwell, Donna Ham-
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BIRDING
By JOSEPH HICKS
On May 30. 27 members of the Thnmaa Mrrimant Bird
Society participated in the annual Memorial Tlav Ttini rnimt
As in previous years the count was restricted to Jackson
tuumy.
With two more observers than last year, the count this
year of 124 apecles is still less than the 132 species observed
In 1062, or the 137 species noted in 1981. On. .n ,
the low count was the shortage of ducks and geese, although
v uie punas ana lanes were lined witn water..
John Linn Jr. found the most Interesting bird, a short-
ai neaaea, small sparrow with a Dale atr Doed
Goodwin, Kathl Kula. Lynn i " "na an """"axea, u"y breast. Named the grass-
Sheldon, Susan Vroman, Bev . , "pa"w' ln, D,ra 18 very r n western United
Biehn. Dale Drager. Janet OM,le,
Lee, Jan Main, Ilene Mitchel, Again the Memorial Day bird counts are establishing
Marlene Nougler. Kathy nesting records of species that are not listed as nestino In
R e n t z, Margaret Carnegie, I " Tea.
A female blue-srav enntratrhpr um n nn h..
by Mr. and Mrs. E. LBsher and the compiler of the count.
Doctors F. Sturges and J. Reynolds again located two nest
ing black phoebes on the ADDlesate river. A nnli- or nadir,.
yellow-headed blackbirds were spotted in a new location
east of the large game pond. A common merganser with
young was seen by Mrs. H. Pringle near Dodge bridge.
Four broods of small wood ducks were also observed on the
series of ponds leading to the Old Military bridge. Black-
J KP counted in their nesting area east of
Cynthia Charley. Linda Den.
bo, Marta Heffner, Ruth Ann
Hcnnsy, Peggy Lee Hilton,
Dixie Schefer, Marti Steeck.
Susan E. Whinihan, and Caro
lyn Zerosinski.
Others planning to attend
are Don Gall and reggy Mar
tin, Gold Hill; David Strick
land, Bob Trlchcy, Julie Ann
Smith, Rogue River; Wayne
Fletcher, Cynthia Holtgrave,
Joyce A. Cunthcr, Amy Jo
Helm, Lora South and Teresa
Bredshaw, Ashland; Sam
James and Lorna Fowler, Talent.
All of the 4-H'ers will be
housed In OSU dormitories
with college students as coun
sellors. During the week, they
win attend special classes
each morning, have recrea
tional activities and assem
blies In the afternoon, and at
tend a variety of programs in
ine evening.
Provides Opportunities
The 4-H summer school nro-
vldes opportunities for youths
that are not available in their
cuuritics In subject matter,
career possibilities, and the
opportunity to develop leader
! ship abilities, according to
Burton Hutton, state leader In
! 4-H club work. Seventy-four
of the older youths will attend
special classes as county rcp
i rcscntatlvos elected before
they left their counties. From
this group, a six-mrnibcr 4-H
j council will be chosen to as
! sisl with the li64 school.
1 Members of this year's
j council are Andrea DrJong,
Amity; Penny Jones, Irrigon;
Judy Reed. Warrentnn; James
Udell. Lebanon; Gordon Ea
kin, Condon; and Curtis Mc-
Cormack. McMinnvillr.
Assembly speakers will in
clude Slit. William Colbert,
Oregon slate police. Coos Bay;
Dr. Hester Turnrr, nVan of
students at Lewis and Clark
college; County JudBe D. L.
renhnllow. Bend; and Nancy
Lee Kayburn. 4-H member
from La Grande.
The Oregon Bankers asso
ciation, long-time supporters
of 4-H club work, will be hon
ored Wednesday. That eve
ning the Singing Viks, a 14
member choral group from
Portland Slate college, will
provide a HO-minute program
at the OSU Coliseum for 4-H
members and the public.
Tricolored blackbirds
ley. More tricolored and Brewer's blackbirds were seen
than any other species. Nine western bluebirds were count
ed this year. This is a slight Increase over the 6 found
1861 reported on May 30,
The two cold winters have undoubtedly had a severe
effect on the bluebird population.
Very few Rufous hummingbirds were seen this year
however. Calliope hummingbirds were noted by severai
observers Other Interesting birds were the American bittern
seen by Mrs. T. Conway and Mrs. R. Brlggs and the purple
martin observed by R. Hubbard. ,
Participating in the count were Dr. John Reynolds. Dr.
Franklin Sturges. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Conway,' Mrs. Howard
Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hubbard, John Linn, Jr.. Mike
Alesko, Jr. James Tcmrite, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lasher,
Mrs. Ray Brlggs, Mrs. Leroy Tompkins, Mrs. George Hart
..y ,r- ,nd M"' Arthuf Scott, Ralph Browning, Mr. and
m"- P.rlngi"' Mr' "nd Mr- Leland Mentzer. Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Fitch. Miss Betty Jo Hicks. Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Joseph Hicks.
The species follows: Pied . billed grcb, green heron
black crowned night heron, American bittern, Canada
goose, mallard, cinnamon teal, wood duck, common mer
ganser, turkey vulture, red - tailed hawk, osprey, spar
row hawk, ruffed grouse, California quail, mountain quail
ring-necked pheasant. American coot, killdcer. common
snipe, spotted sandpiper. Wilson's phalaropc. ring-billed gull
band-tailed pigeon, rock dove, mourning dove, barn owl'
burrowing owl, common nlghthawk, Vaux's swift. Rufous
hummingbird. Calliope hummingbird, belted kingfisher red
shafted flicker, pileated woodpecker, acorn woodpecker
Lewis woodpecker, yellow . bellied sapsucker. hairv wood
pecker, downy woodpecker, western kingbird, ash-ihroated
flycatcher, black phocbe. Say's ohoebe. Hammond-, rlvr-i-h.
er, western flycatcher, western wood pewee, olive - sided
mirneo larx, vion-green swallow, tree swallow
rough-winged swallow, barn swallow, cliff swallow Dumle
"'- J". ituo jay. oiacK-Diiird magpie, com-
u.u.1 r.vin, common crow, oiacK-capped chickadee, moun
tain chickadee, chestnut-backed chickadee, nl.'.n iiim..-.
common bushtitt. white-breasted nuthatch, red-breasted nut
hatch, brown creeper, wrentit. dipper, house wren, winter
ivh, Diwiins wren, long Dined marsh wren, rock wren
robin, hermit thrush. Swainson's thrush, western bluebird"
mountain bluebird, Towsends solitaire, blue gray gnat
catcher, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet
""w" aiarnng. soinary vireo, warbling vlrco,
Nashville warbler, yellow warbler, mvrtle warbler Audu
bon's warbler, hermit warbler. MacGillivray s warbler, yellow-breasted
chat, Wilson's warbler, house sparrow, mead
owlark, yellow-headed blackbird, redwincrd hi.vhi ..i.
colored blackbird. Bullock s oriole, Brewer's blackbird
brown-headed cowbird, western tanagcr, black-headed gros-'
beak. Latull tuintinc.
Chicken livers fry to a Cassm's finch, house finch, pine siskin. American gold
golden brown if wrapped in finch. l.-.vr goldfinch, Rufous-.ided towhee. brown towhee
aluminum (nil and rimnru-rf In I Sivinn.h i.-l. . . '
j . , , , ., ...... sparrow, uregnn Jlinco, cnipping
deep, hot fa L Unwrap when sparrow, fox sparrow, song sparrow, vesper sparrow, and
dune and serve immediately. I grasshopper sparrow. i
BULLFIGHT ON TV
On Saturday afte moon.
Feb. 2, 1963, N.B.C. chose to
devote Vi hours of time to
present a show called "Bull
fight in Spain."
Newsweek magazine, i3sue
of Feb. 4, 1983, carried a story
about this show, pointing out
that some of the more objec
tionable scenes had been cut
and that the network still ex
pected objections to the film
from those opposed to bull
fighting. Hundreds of tele
grams, in fact, were sent, but
to no avail.
The spectacle we saw that
afternoon was as horrible as
any we have ever witnessed.
The unfortunate bull was tor
tured in the prescribed man
ner of first getting him tired
with various cape maneuvers.
then six or more long, sharp
banderillas were sunk deep
into his withers, and the blood
flowed freely. Then the pica
dor on his blindfolded horse
sank his pic deep into the
large neck muscle. Now the
bull's head was lowered and
the blood spilled out, covering
the suffering animal's side.
Finally, after more cape
work to further wear out the
animal, the matador plunged
hia long sword into the bull s
body so that only the hilt was
visible. The slowly dying
beast stood for a few seconds
and looked at its executioner
-then slowly sank to its knees
-and died.
This is the scene that was
viewed on N. B. C. on that
Saturday afternoon and, of
course, thousands of children
had opportunity to see this
cruel and needless torture.
American children are taught
sportsmanship and fair play.
Some are also taught in
church, school and at home
that kindness is a great vir
tue. We wonder about the
children's reaction to the final
ghoulish bit when the mata
dor was "honored" by receiv
ing the bloody ears and til
from the once proud and beau
tiful creature he had just tor
tured and killed.
Will the showing of this
film encourage the introduc
tion of bullfighting in the
U.S.? There are several pro
moters eager to do just that.
N.B.C. did nothing to improve
TV's so-called "wasteland" by
the showing of this film-in
fact, the network rendered a
disservice, especially to young
people. Dr. Schweitzer's phil
osophy of Reverence for Life
is apparently not understood
by the powers at NBC who
fouled the airwaves with such
a disgusting show.
The spectacle of helpless an
imals tortured and finally
killed for the amusement of
onlookers Is contrary to Chris
tian civilization and kindness
which should include all the
animals within its scope.
Soon the submarine picks
up, through its own sound
gear, the throb of propellers
as the destroyers and the car
rier, racing at flank kpeed, ap
proach. The subskipper ord
ers a deep dive and evasive
maneuvers.
The sub twists and turns,
stops its engines and tries to
hide by "running silent." But,
this helps not at all. Killing
all sound leaves the sonar
men without a clue. But the
MAD gear then takes over and
focuses on the sub.
The destroyers, guided by
the airborne killers, zero in
on the target, their depth
charges rigged and ready to
fire. On the destroyers, just
forward of the bridge areas,
banks of "Hedgehogs" ex
plosives which resemble some
what old fashioned potato
mashers also are set to be
fired. These are fired off in
groups which form set pat
terns, and explode on contact
when they strike a submarine.
Shrugs His Shouldars i
Suddenly, the submarine
captain shrugs his shoulders
helplessly. He reaches for a
microphone and calls the
carrier. "O.K. You've got me,"
he tells them with resignation.
On the Wasp, Robert E.
Riera grins broadly.
Riera, 51, rear admiral,
U.S. Navy, has won another
round in a deadly serious
game played constantly off
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
of the United States.
This time the submarine
was an American. It had been
sent into the area to give Task
Force Bravo a workout. The
day could come when the
hunt would not be a game, but
for real, with the target an
enemy submarine intent on
chopping up a convoy carry
ing U.S. troops and vitally
needed supplies overseas. Or
even worse - the submarine
could be maneuvering to get
close enough to fire Polaris
missiles at U.S. cities.
Navy men consider the sub
marine a tremendous menace
to the safety and security of
the nation's millions. -
The Atlantic ocean alone
has over 10 million square
miles in which the enemy can
prowl.
Find Needle in Haystack
"it's like trying to find a
needle in a haystack, with
even the ha., -tack working
against you," says Cmdr. Jack
Stevens, 38, a native of Kerry
ville, Tex., who i' operations
officer for the air anti-submarine
squadron attached to the
Wasp.
Stevens, and most other
naval experts vitally con
cerned with the submarine
menace, point out that Hitler,
at the start of World War II.
had only 37 submarines, but
with that force virtually made
the Atlantic ocean his own
private hunting preserve.
Today, say these experts, in
telligence reports indicate
that the Russians have at least
430 conventional submarines.
And, they add, it would be
naive to assume that if the
Russians don't already have
operational nuclear submar
ines with weapons similar to
our awesome Polaris, they'll
probably have them very
soon.
The answer to this, they
feel, is the Navy's ASW (Anti
Submarine Warfare) program,
which is forever undergoing
refinements and improvement.
There is the ever-present
rivalry between the men who
fly the planes and the men
who run the ships. And, even
rivalry between the fixed
wing pilots and the helicopter
crews. But it is a friendly riv
airy, and competitive in tli
sense that each group tries to
be the first to come up with a
"solid contact."
The job of "ASW" is not a
glamorous one.
The pilots are not "hot
shot" jet jockeys whipping
sleek jets through the air at
fantastic speeds.
The ships are not nuclear
powered.
But, the men and the ships
and their comparatively
"slow" planes are performing
a vital function 24-hours
day, 365 days a year.
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Buys Klamath Logs
With a bid which more than
doubled the forest service ap
praised price, the Mountain
Fir Lumber company of
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BOND ISSUE LOSES
Troutdale - (IF - Voters In
the Reynolds School District
Thursday defeated for the
fourth time a proposed $1,
250.000 bond issue to build
a Junior high school. The vote
was 889 no and 791 yrs.
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