MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD. OREGON . StSdAY. AUGUST 4. 1983 A 3
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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
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MEETING -Jackson County
Courthouse, Wed. Aug. 7-9:30 a.m.
Adv. Frank J. VanDyka, 110 last Sixth St., Mcdford, Ore.
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