THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL NYSSA. OREGON THURSDAY. AUGUST 21. »5 2
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About Peopl
Ground Observer
Corps Functions
Given In Report
Mr and Mm Fat Patter aad son
Bill and daughter, Barbara of Nam
pa Visited with Mr. and Mr>. Ke:i
Mrs. N v < Brarkrn. of Salt Lake arrived Sunday for a two week.' visit Reiistrom Sunday.
Mr and M m (ieerg* N Bear viM-
City. Utah, mother of Fred Bracken with her son.
Mr«. Twa J«hn*Mi and Mrs. Mia ted last week with Mrs. W B Rod-
ard McIntyre attended a birthday gers near Fruitland.
The Oregon State Civil Defense a-
of Mrs Johnsons granddaughter at
^
ILad Ur% Harr* Hathaway. gency released, this wee», a detailed
Caldwell Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Jim Nicholson and Mr report on the ground ob.'erver corps,
Mr. a n d M rs. D«a B. M o m . Mr. and Mi ' Pud Long went fishing on its organisation, scope and functions
and Mrs. Marvin Jefferies and Mr. the north fork of the Malheur.
together with comprehensive ans
and Mrs Don C. Moss spent the
The answer ta ererjrëay
Mr«. Lloyd Tobler. Mrs. Evan Tob- wers to many pertinent questions.
weok-end at McCall.
lasaranre problems.1
What is the ground observer
ler, Billy and Leon vacationed in a
Visiting at the Richard Mason cottage at Payette Lakes from Tues- corps?
It is an organisation of civilian
home over the week-end were Rich- day until Saturday.
ard Mason’s parents, Mr and Mrs.
Mrs. Archie Wilson of Virden. III. volunteers set up under mutual a-
By
George Hansen of Bremerton, Wash. arrived m Nyssa Monday evening for greement between civil defense and
RALPH
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Janes and a visit with her brother and sister- the U. 6. air force for the purpose
daughter,
Mrs. Jack E Atkeson left in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Potter. of detecting aircraft that might be
LAWRENCE
Housegnrsts arriving last week at hostile.
Tuesday for Utah for a few days
What is "operation skywatch?”
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Pat
visit.
"Skywatch”
places observation
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mason. Mr. terson were Mrs. Patterson's broth
and Mrs. Tom Chandler and Mrs. er. Stanley Irving. Jr. and her sister. posts of 27 bordering and coastal
Dorothy Bibbey spent Sunday at Mrs. Clarice Evans, both of Los An states, including-Oregon on 24-hour
geles Mr. Irving returned to his basis. This was effective July 14. Pre
Ironside.
Mrs. Grant Jones spent the last home Friday and Mrs. Evans re vious to that, the ground observer
corps was on a standby, training
week in Boise with her daughter, mained for an extended visit.
Mr and Mrs. Sam Parks and fam basis.
Mrs. Jack E. Atkeson while Jack
Why did the air force request
spent the week in Reno, Nevada on ily and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reit-
business but while there he visited enbaugh returned last Wednesday "skywatch?”
At a meeting of state civil defense
QUESTION: A handy man who
with Mr. and Mrs. Reed Ray former from a five-day fishing trip near
Bend They report very successful directors in Washington. D. C. in
occasionally works for us was hurt
ly of Nyssa.
June, Gen. Nathan F. Twining, act
while sawing wood for a neighbor.
Ned Snider, Vernon Frost, Larry fishing
Mr and Mrs. C. K. Olson returned ing chief of staff, USAF, said: "Our
I Just wondered if our Compre
Vaughn and Steve Talbot spent the
home Friday from a nine-day trip intelligence people estimate that the
hensive Personal Liability insur
week-end at Payette Lakes.
ance would have protected us if
Visitors at the Andrew McGinnis to Portland. Their daughter, Miss Russians can launch today more
home over the week-end were Mrs. Janet Olson, who had been in the than 400 TU-4s carrying enough
the accident had happened on
Kendrick Dunlay of Carlton, and hospital there, accompanied them atom and conventional bombs to hit
our property.
Sharron and Gene Kentral of Grass home They also visited Mrs. Olson’s all our major metropolitan industrial
ANSWER: Yes. Accidents to part
Valley. Sunday afternoon they went brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and target areas. The existence of such
time employees or servants are
a striking force, at a time of serious
to Emmett to visit Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Joe Jackson at Salem.
covered in most policies like
Mrs. Charlie White of Portland international tension, is the basic
Charley Kentral.
yours.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter McPartland was a Saturday overnight and Sun fact that establishes the urgent re
and family returned Friday evening day guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd quirement for putting the GOC on
•If you’ll address your own in
a 24-hour operation.”
from the summer’s stay at Eugene, Tobler.
surance questions to this office,
Mr
and
Mrs.
Vaughn
Stringer
and
If the military had radar, why are
where
Mr.
McPartland
attended
we’ll try to give you the correct
summer school at the University of family spent from Friday until Sun observers needed?
answers and there will be no
Radar, like all mechanical devices,
day at McCall.
Oregon.
charge or obligation of any kind.
Mr. and Mrs. Conley Ward and is subject to failures of operation.
Mr. and Mrs. John Newman spent
family of Notus were Sunday even- j And it can be jammed electronically.
Nyssa Insurance Agency
last week at McCall.
105 Main St.
Phone 53
Nancy Jo House and Delores Duus ing visitors at the Aubrey Ward Observers are the human agency
that will fill gaps Inherent in any
returned Tuesday from a five day home.
radar network. Curvature of the
earth and natural barriers, such as
mountains, create blind spots where
radar cannot “ see.” Volunteer ob
servers, spaced at regular intervals,
are able to see or hear airplanes that
slip in through the gaps in the net
work. Secretary of the air force,
Thomas K. Finletter, said that ob
servers are "absolutely indispensible
for detecting low-level operation.
There isn’t any other practical way
in which we can take care of the
low-level attack.”
Where are posts located?
For thorough coverage, the posts
are established about eight miles
apart. This is a flexible system, how
ever, since the location of posts is
governed by population, roads and
communications.
Must observation posts be located
in specially-constructed buildings?
No. Main consideration is that
they be within a few seconds of a
telephone, have sanitary facilities,
be within easy reach by road, and
have suitable sky-scanning ability.
City halls, schools and stores are be
ing used successfully as sites for ob
servation posts.
Now you know!
What qualifications are needed to
ue ome an observer?
I'wo good eyes and ear--, and a de
sire to help in tlae defense oi the
nation.
Do they receive training?
Ye»- The atr force is responsible
for operations and training. Three
air force field teams travel through
out Oregon, visiting the various ob
servation posts.
Do observers report on aU types
of aircraft?
No. only the types specifically in
structed by the air force. This may
vary from time to time, and obser
vers are kept advised of any changee.
How long does a volunteer stand
watch?
There is no set objective. It is de
sirable to have enough volunteers so
that no one is overburdened. The
number of hours on duty varies from
two t» four hours a week.
How many observation posts are
there in Oregon?
There are presently 200 civilian-
manned posts and 133 state and fed
eral forestry lookouts that the air
force considers equipped to function
in "skywatch.” Additional posts are
being set up as rapidly as volunteers
can be recruited.
How can volunteers be obtained?
One way to obtain volunteers is to
have civic clubs, churches, veterans'
organizations, granges and other
groups put their memberships’
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CARD OF THANKS
We take this way of thanking our
friends and neighbors during the
sickness and burial of our husband
and father.
Thanks to the Sunset auxiliary
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Mrs. Donna Stiner
Mrs. Lucille Charland
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ix tlx only agency that detects the
presence o f hostile aircraft, especial
ly those flying at low levels This de
tection would permit the air force
to take effective action as follows:
(1) To dispatch fighters to inter
cept and destroy the lvading planes,
if posdblt, and <2 t to initiate air
raid warnings, as appropriate, so
that tha civilian population can take
cover Gen. T » e n * s «d “it is be
cause we so badly need a iMawmt’s
warning that we are asking you tciv-
il defense directors) and the GOC
to work closely with us in an all-
out air defense effort.
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strength behind "operation sky-
watch” Contributing to preparedness
is a public service worth the atten
tion of any individual, business or
organization.
w:-at happens to aircraft informa
tion reported by observers?
Once an observer has 'ighted an
aircraft, he telephones an "aircraft
fla-h” call to the Portland filter cen-
tei The information is plotted on a
grid-map of the area. This data join«
the information collected from other
posts. The data is filtered into the
radar system, where the aircraft is
identified as friendly or hostile. If
identified as hostile, air defense at
tempts interception, and. if neces
sary. air raid warning calls are dis
seminated through civil defense or
ganizations to alert the civilian pop
ulation.
Is Oregon vulnerable to enemy at
taints?
There are several Soviet air bases
in Siberia within six hours’ flying
time from Oregon. The northern
parts of the country and the two
coastal areas, where "skywatch” was
activated, are particularly vulnerable
to air attack by polar routes. In ad
dition, rockets can be launched from
submarines on cities as far inland as
150 to 200 miles.
Would the efforts of GOC help
minimize the effects of enemy at
tacks?
The ground observer corps could
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