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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD. OREGON . StSdAY. AUGUST 4. 1983 A 3 InloillDlfiii HBecinniDinig Inlome if op ImssdciiHiS By LESLIE COHEN United Piesi International Halifax, N.S. - WPD - The mighty United States aircraft carrier Intrepid steamed ma jestically into Halifax. Audaciously, a few hun dred yards in its wake, steam ed a Soviet trawler, bristling with radar and other sophis ticated electronic gear. Local residents didn't raise an eyebrow. For this East Coast port, steeped in the tra ditions of the sea in war and peace, is becoming a home away from home for hundreds of Russian sailors and their ships. Commonplace To See And it is commonplace to see U.S. and Soviet ships berthed side by side here. At one time recently, seven Rus sian ships operating out of Cuba were berthed at piers adjacent to a visiting U.S. Navy carrier division. The sight of the gold and red hammer and sickle is in creasingly familar both off Canada's East Coast, some times in areas where allied warships exercise, and in Halifax harbor, which claims to handle more Russian ships than any other port in the Western world. According to the Russians, they come here strictly as fishermen. They deny their mazes of radio and radar an tennas or theiit complicated, apparently navy-style sound ing or listening equipment are used for anything other than to catch fish and navigate. About SO of the Communist ships use Halifax as their "home" port while fishing the Georges and Grand Banks this year. They include trawl ers, water tankers, draggers tugs and factory and "moth er" ships. They have been using Halifax regularly dur ing the February-November fishing season since the So viets began exploiting the area in the northwest Atlan tic four years ago for cod herring and rodfish. Soviet seamen play soccer at dockside or walk the streets of Halifax in twos and threes - but almost never alone. Local officials say there are no better behaved visitors to this city of about 100,000 than the Russians. The sup plies the Soviets purchase in elude alcoholic beverages, but "we never have any trouble with them, said one official "And no Russian has ever jumped ship here," a Halifax customs official noted. Estimates an Average A spokesman for the local shipping agent who services the Russian fleet estimates an average of 30 different ships dock here about 100 times per year for repairs, water and other supplies. During June, Russian ships berthed at an average of one a day. The Russian fleet almost always enters Halifax harbor in groups of two or more. They first make contact with their shipping agent, giving them their estimated time of arrival a day in advance. 4 Miniature Clowns Dancers - Animals The Lesselli Marionette PUPPET CIRCUS 4 times each day 1 DOUGLAS ' ' 1 -WMi , J. ! 1 1 WqwgWjB If, 1 M L. 11 1 I'll, 5 , .ye : "a. ., ssisW ' Ki-.,' 1 im letOTH - - am DWARFED BY CARRIER-The Russian trawler, Oha (fore- the two vessels share docking facilities at H nfnisnWt ie 1. r 'Vrf. isj K.. Il II C T TCP 1 t -Ani-p n t. C in .nnnnl 1.. IIDft alifax, Nova inll. Adults, 7Se Mlmi Kidi, 25c AUGUST 14-18 ROSEBURG The shipping agent ar ranges with the harbormas ter for pilots, tugs and berth ing space for the Soviets, de pending on their needs. If necessary, as in the recent case of a stricken Russian sea man who was rushed to a hospital, the agent contacted the Soviet embassy in Ottawa with particulars. The Russians, who seem to strive to give a continuous appearance of correctness, do not encounter any clearance difficulty with Canadian im migration and customs offi cials who find them "very co operative." Once they have filled out the necessary forms and the crew is found to be in order, they are allowed ashore. The Soviets have proved to be an economic blessing to merchants. In addition to trade in such traditional sailor fare as souvenir trinkets and nylons, the Soviets occasion ally spend as much as $1,000 in replenishing supplies. A typical Russian food order would include Canadian po tatoes, oranges from Califor nia and South Africa, rad ishes from Massachusetts, on ions from Texas, Canadian meat and a stock of local beer and whisky. Seaman Are Friends The seamen are friendly but do not invite intimate contacts. They normally will pose cheerfully for newspaper pictures and, while many speak English, they will con verse in their native tongue until they are certain of the stranger's purpose. More oft en they will refer the strang er to the captain in broken English. The Russians recently let newsmen tour two of their ships, a trawler out of Cuba and a water tanker serving the Atlantic fishing fleet. The guided tours extended from stem to stern and from the bilges to the bridge. But the guides did not di vulge anything more than cursory information on some of their more complex and sophisticated radar gear. On each ship, the 502-ton Oka, a stern trawler from Kaliningrad, Russia, which operates out of Cuba and the tanker Vyru from Tallin. Russia (Estonia), most of the crew have their own rooms equipped with bed, desk, bookshelf and chairs. The of ficers' rooms were distinguish able by the addition of food .and drink. Picture! on Wall In the galley of the Oka hung pictures of Lenin and Fidel Castro posing with an unidentified person. Russian newspapers were in evidence and several reels of movie film, exchanged between ships while in port, lay on a table. Missing from the bridge of the Oka was the normal wheel-type helm and engine telegraph used on most ships. Instead, the East German-built vessel features an electrical steering system that operates by manipulating three plung ers; one each for turning right and left and the third to regulate speed. Captain Georgy Crechihin, 37, showed UPI a series of three sonar machines which 5 V Vs. EASY TERMS WA VALUES OF A LIFETIME! Our Once-a-Year HU. ODDS & ENDS MATTRESSES BOX SPRINGS Choose from Famous Quality SIMMONS & SEALY And Other Popular Makes NOW Huge Selection Twin or Full Sizes Some Floor Samples Slightly Soiled Mis-matched Sets Discontinued Models Tufted & Tuftlssi REDUCED ATLY FOR CLEARANCE! he said were used to delect fish. One piece of sonar gear operates as a television set, another on the bridge scans a graph on a roll of paper and a third was located in the adjoining navigation room above the chart table, and pulls its net over trawler and pulls its nets over the stern of the ship with cables. She holds about 1,000 tons of fish which are subse quently transferred to one of the "mother" ships. Seven Months at Sea The Soviet ships usually spend up to seven months at sea, starting in the Atlantic off the coast of Africa and working their way west to the North American side of the ocean. They generally fish the Grand Banks beginning in March and then move on to Georges in May. Last year the Russians took a 4 million metric tons of fish and whale from all parts of the world except the Indian Ocean. Their North Atlantic operation produced a catch of about 300,000 metric tons, according to tables of the In ternational Commission for Northwest Atlantic Fisheries. Dr. Alexander S. Bogda nov, director of the Central Research Institute of Fishery and Oceanography in Moscow, said the Russians had "more than 100 scientific and ex ploratory ships researching" the world's seas in 1962. 29-Man Crew Captain Crechihin has a 29- man crew aboard the Oka. Through an interpreter - a consul from the Ottawa em bassy - he said the average age of the Soviet seaman is 25 and they all are salaried. The Vyru has a crew of 23, including two women. A highlight of the two in spection tours was interview ing the captain of the Vyru, 31 -year -old Estonian Axel Sicmar to the background strains of rock 'n Toll music in his cabin. Siemar, who has been coming to Halifax aboard the Vyru for the past three years, is ' an avid pop music fan and record collec tor. The crew will be home about three months, Seimar said, when they will begin the Atlantic fishing circuit all over again off the coast of Africa. The Vyru normally makes Halifax its home port on this side of the Atlantic. But it occasionally stops at Sydney, N.S. as have other Soviet ships. But such Nova Scotia ports as Sydney and Yar mouth are used only rarely by the Russians. Listen to BARKER'S message on K S H A (radio 830) today: morning afternoon 10:07 1:07 10:38 4:07 11:07 4:38 11:38 5:38 12:38 6:07 a breath-taking eight seconds! You Specify... .... We'll Satisfy Oakland, San Francisco, Lei Angelas and Other California Pointi. Call Jack Fitigerald, 773-7761 . I Let Anaelei-Seattle LAwlllt Motor Express, Inc. We Oppose the Formation of the West Side Water District Southern Oregon Troops Parade at Governor's Day Camp Rilea, Warrenton - I Some 285 southern Oregon I National Guardsmen with the second automatic weapons battalion paraded here Satur- , day as the annual Governor s Day Review marked the mid point of two weeks' annual training. A thousand troops of the 240th Air Defense artillery and supporting units paraded at 10:45 a.m., before Gov. Mark O. Hatfield and military officials. The second automatic weap ons battalion has headquart ers in Ashland, and batteries at Mcdford and Klamath Falls. Commander of the bat talion is Maj. Ardis Warren, stationed at Ashland. Mcdford Guardsmen are as signed to Battery A, with 37 men nt camp commanded by Capt. Raymond R. Harris, and Battery D, with 53 men at camp commanded by Capt. Charles E. Henry. Ashland's Headquarters battery, with 65 men, is headed by First LI. Paul D. Lovejoy. Batteries B and C, in Klamath Falls, have 61 and 49 men respectively. Following the Saturday ceremonies, troops will be off duty until Monday morning, when they continue firing the track - mounted 40mm guns, over the Pacific Ocean range. Firing at both radio controlled aircraft tragets and at surface targets is slated un til close of camp. The Saturday review saw the presentation of the Eisen hower Trophy, the stale's top award to a Guard unit, to Al bany's Battery C, third auto matic weapons battalion, com manded by Capt. Darwynne Knoflor. Joining Gov. Hatfield on the reviewing stand were Maj. Gen. Paul L. Klicvcr, Oregon adjutant general; Brig. Gen. Donald N. Ander son, assistant adjutant gen eral and camp commander; Maj. Gen. Frederick R. Zicr alh, Ft. Lewis, Wash., and fourth infantry division com mander; and Brig. Gen. Car roll W. McCoIpin, commander of Adair Air Force station. ! X , i X. ' TAYLOH ROAD . . ; ' ;-7 V -f ? - - B"ULANE M. i N :j & i i f I ROSS LANE mmmmmm '-i Open Friday Nites o fiU carry" tf ir)tftiMt. Af Wfas Or yew mf Wy fc foer, SaSHS XWTRTEM (n)R lift established furniture store where you find fine quality at lowest prices! j 114 West Main Street Phone 772-9351 29 Cases of Disease Reported in County There were 29 cases of communicable diseases in Jackson county ronorted last fyweek, according to Dr. A. Erin Mcrkcl, director of the Jackson county health jfe-) parlmcnl. Influenza and chicken pox lopped the list with five cases each. There were four cases of pneumonia, two of German measles and two of red measles. Cases of mumps numbered four, gonorrhea, live; whooping cough, one, hd syphillisjce.-- Proposed boundaries of West Side Water District shown In heavy lines. The undersigned persons, who reside within the boundaries of the proposed West Side Water District, unalterably oppose the forma tion of such a district on the basis of the boundaries presently pro posed. Here are our reasons: 1. We desire to maintain our properties in their present condition, devoted to horticultural and agricultural purposes. We have no Inten tion nor desire to sub-divide these properties for residential use. 2. We firmly believe that the rich soil of this portion of the Rogue River Valley included in the proposed water district should be used for horticultural and agricultural purposes rather than residential purposes. 3. To date, those who are sponsoring the proposed West Side Water District have failed to offer any constructive or definite plan for the implementation of the proposed water project. No statement has been givon as to organization and use cost of water. There has been no assurance or indication that any water from Medford or any other source will be available to the West Side Water District if formed nor has there been an indication as to the course the officers and directors of the district would follow. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Kcwlcr Mr. and Mrs. E. L Dobbins Mr. and Mrs. E. Francis Cronin Mr. and Mrs. Austin Caldwell Mr, and Mrs. Ross Conner Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Holstrom Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Slout Mr. and Mrs. Veral Stearns Mr. and Mrs. Irvin L. Katherman Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Libby Mr. Harry Furch Mr. and Mrs. Roy Picard Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bittle Mr. and Mrs. Theron Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Wayne King Mr. Hugo Wehman Mr. and Mrs. Dava Blumenstein Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Norrls Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. R. M. HuftalinJ o Do suro to attend the PUBLIC MEETING -Jackson County Courthouse, Wed. Aug. 7-9:30 a.m. Adv. Frank J. VanDyka, 110 last Sixth St., Mcdford, Ore. T T G K
