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El Reno (Okla.) Daily Tribune
Friday, November 9, 1951
The El Reno Daily Tribune
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Friday. November 9, 1951
An unseen force sometimes seems to hold us back from runloua mistakes.
We should for such help and welcome It I also withheld thee Horn
sinning against me.—Gen. 20:6. ____
Signs of III Omen
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PHE air war in Korea has taken a new turn in recent
-L weeks. And it is raising some uncomfortable questions
about the status of the American airforce.
Consider, lor example, a raid over northwest Korea not
long ago by nine B-29s. Russian-built MIGs shot down
three—one-third of the total—and damaged nearly all the
rest. Though the numbers involved were relatively small,
aviation experts believe this incident casts serious doubt on
the* future usefulness of the B-29 against jet interceptors.
-■ Id further illustration of the handicap this famous lumb-
er faces in Korea today, on another raid eight B-29s had to
have the protection of no less than 112 fighters. I his luige
ratio of fighters to bombers would once have been regarded
as unjustifiable.
Plainly, it is now tremendously costly in terms of planes,
men, fuel and money to send B-29s into combat against
high-grade jets like the Kusisan MIG. By implication, the
same handicap would face use of the larger B-.tfi, a jet-
assisted aircraft otherwise propelled by conventional en-
gines.
THESE planes simply do not have the speed they need to
A fend off the streaking jet attackers. The only alterna-
tives to employing a heavy fighter screen are to use the
B-29s at night, to send them out to bomb by radar in
weather discouraging to fighters, or to bomb parts of Korea
where fighters based in safe Manchuria might tear to go.
All these tactics are being tried.
But the mere fact that they must be resorted to seems to
be the handwriting on the wall for medium and large con-
ventionally powered bombers. Airforce men are said to
be casting eyes covetously already toward the B-47, highly
touted medium jet bomber just now getting into real pro-
duction in the United States. The B-47, however, is still a
long way from readiness for war in Korea.
In the meantime, our airmen will have to sweat it out
with what they have. They face not only intensified use of
pnemy“jrtN~but gr.ntly •stepi>ed up Communist anti-aircraft
defenses. We are frequently losing planes to ground fire.
Since we are employing our air strength offensively, it is
natural our losses should exceed the enemy’s. Too often
this fact is obscured by the tendency of American battle
accounts to lump Red losses together, as if there was no
distinction between planes destroyed, probably destroyed,
or merely damaged.
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Ij'ROM the start of the Korean war in 1950 up to October
* of this year, this country lost 586 planes to enemy ac-
tion and an estimated (567 through operational accidents—a
total of 1203. In the same period, we claim the Reds lost 324
in combat, and probably suffered loss of another 300 in acci-
dents.
There are many reasons for this showing: the greater
number of U. S. planes in combat, their use in close support
of troops (not matched by the Reds), the sanctity of Com-
munist bases from our attack, the Red anti-aircraft bat-
teries, and our offensive tactics.
But while it is plain why we arc losing two planes to
every Communist craft downed, this story of air warfare
in Korea affords us no grounds for glib complacency over
our superiority in the air.
With the future of our existing bombers in doubt, and
Red defenses against all our craft mounting in effectiveness,
we bad 1 letter face it: We are getting a real air challenge
that has meaning far beyond the limits of barren Korea.
Kitten in the Woods
By Kathleen Briggs
COPYRIGHT mi
IY NEA SERVICE, INC.
THE STORY: On her first morn-
ing aflrr her arrival at Black Firs.
Elizabeth lirif»nell. a nurse, real-
izes that there Is an unwholesome
atmosphere about the place. It I*
heightened by attitudes of various
members of the family. But Mrs.
Lucira Slelnhart. Elizabeths ua-
tlent. Is pleasant.
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Jcct. They know that some day
everything will go to them In a
three-way division. They're young
and greedy."
Elizabeth hoped Mrs. Stclnhart
wouldn't usk how things had gone
at luncheon During the afternoon
Elizabeth had deftly skirted the
subject. But now, with the height-
ened discernment of the sick, Mrs
Strinhurt read her mind.
"My dear, you haven't mentioned
UTkTOW tell me about your young
IN man, Beth." Old Emily Stein- J luncheon with my family.
hart, propped against the pillows! "It was an excellent luncheon,
of her huge four-poster, smiled You have a marvelous chef." .
ai the girl sharing her suin>er tray. "Ollte keeps Mrs. Murphcy pn
Her brown ryes twinkled with new her toes. Food Is 11 p&sslOn with
vitality. Elizabeth felt her checks him; sometimes I think his exag-
gerated interest In It Is psycholog-
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Nov. 9, 1931
Ruth Duff, Bully Atkinson, Mildred Brown and Helen
Fast compose the El Reno highschool girls’ debate team
which will o|ien its season here Tuesday night against the
Yukon highschool girls’ team. The debate will be on the
question, “Resolved; That the several states should enact
legislation providing compulsory unemployment insurance.”
Rev. J. E. McConnell was re-appointed to serve his sec-
ond year as pastor of the Central Methodist church here
at the closing session of the annual state conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church. South, in Oklahoma City Sun-
day night. Rev. Ben Sturdevant also was re-assigned as pas-
tor al Piedmont and Arcadia. Rev. W. B. Slack and Rev.
R. C. Taylor, former pastors here, likewise were re-appointed
to their respective posts, the former at Hobart and the lat-
ter at Cordell.
Mrs. C. R. Miller, 111 South Macomb, has returned from
a 10-day trip to San Antonio, Tex., where she attended the
general grand chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.
Carol, 9-year-old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H. J.
Reemstma, 108 East Cavanaugh, received a fracture of
her right arm Saturday at the Presbyterian church while
practicing with a group of Builders of the Trail Girls for
their Sunday afternoon program.
Mrs. E. E. Glasscock, Bristow, is visiting in the home of
her sister, Mrs. Sim Richard Rcville, and Mr. Reville, 907
South Macomb.
Nov. 9, 1941
Billy Manning was elected president of the Flying Aces
4-H club for the next yenr at the organization’s annual
election held during its regular meeting Friday. He will
succeed Emmett Garrett. Keith Cash was named vice presi-
dent; Catherine Pivniska was chosen secretary and Thelma
Bloigii was selected song leader. Kendall Maxey will be
game leader.
Miss Mary Walsh, chairman, Saturday appointed Mrs.
C. A. Fowler, Mrs. John W. F’ox and Mrs. Guy F. Gateka as
members of the committee which will canvass outlying busi-
ness areas of El Reno next week for the annual Red Cross
roll call.
grow warm.
"He Isn't my young man. Mrs.
Stclnhart. "I've wen Bill Dcvan-
tcr exactly twice, both times very
briefly."
"Sometimes that's enough.”
Elizabeth toyed with a bit of ar-
tichoke heart. How surprised she
hud been that afternoon when the
young surveyor showed up to re-
turn the leather gloves she had left
in his station wagon. Now two fine
lines formed in the center of her
forehead. The old lady observed
them and smiled one-sidedly.
"Why are you frowning, my
dear?"
1 llzabclh's fact lit up In one of
the r.rc smiles that nltered It so.
"I didn't realize I was that trans-
parent. ft’s Just, that 1 don't pos-
sibly • • how 1 mislaid my gloves
I know hey were tucked through
the loop of my handbag."
Mrs. S .hart managed a small
gasping l.t >:.h.
"If you id grown up In the
'90s, you \ didn't have to think
twice. In tl > e days men were
more resouri ‘I'd about finding
ways to see a,., in a young lady In
whom they wcin Interested. Now
I think your you.v: man Is Just u
bit old-fashioned or perhaps far-
slghtrd."
Hlizabcth stared nl her. It had j
never occurred to her that Bill De-
canter might have purposely taken
her gloves. Mrs. Slelnhart went on: I
"Next lime he calls please bring
him up to see me. When Is he j
coming again?”
He suggested taking me to sec
the lumber camp where he's stay-
ing but I told him I couldn't leave
Black Firs."
Tito thin lips twitched. "That's \
absurd. I want you to go. Olllc
will sit with me."
“No. I'm your nurse. It's part ol j
my Job."
"I'm not as sick as all that." I
Quickly she pul a hand to her lips
as though to catch the words that |
had inadvertently slipped out. "I
mean, I'm (terfectly safe here Ui
bed, nothing will hnppcn to me."
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KlLIZABETH'S expert fingers felt
A-4 the slender blue-veined wrist.
"Your pulse Is stendy."
"Never mind my arteries! I'd
like to know more shout this young
man If we're Ruing to give him a
chunk of our land."
"But I thought --that Is, your son
gave me to understand you were
going to contest the state's action
In court."
"Lawyers' fers would be more
than the land is worth. No, If it
belongs to the state they can have
It for the tux refund. It. will Ire a
nice park. I used to wnlk In those
woods often and others will enjoy
Its beauties."
"That's a very tolrrant attitude."
"The years do that to one. It's
my young grandchildren who ob-
ical."
Elizabeth thought Ollle would
certainly be one for Dr. Alexl’s
book. The bright eyes studied her
assiduously.
"I meant the conversation, my
| dear, not the food."
"Oh." Elizabeth floundered. “It
concerned Mr. Benson and Mr.
Riggs mostly. Your son didn't
know they were coming."
"Poor Ollle is never treated with
the respect he deserves. I supixrse
Lucia forgot to tell him?"
“Yes."
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rilHE old ludy sighed and for a
-R few minutes her tiny white Un-
gers plucked nervously at the bed-
clothes. "Lucia Is a disappointment
to me. She's vain and selfish with
an adder's tongue. She Is In great
need of some deep experience that
will shock her out of herself. But
It may be too late for that."
"She's young."
"Two years older than you, my
dear. I'm afraid her Instability
conic from her mother. An ac-
tress. We ndvised John against the
marriage but he wouldn't listen.
He was much In love and they did
manage to find some sort of off-
again on-again happiness before he
died 10 years ago.”
She closed her eyes and when
she opened them again they were
no longer clear but veiled with the
far-eff shades of reminiscence.
"You see, my dear, Lucien and I
began to think we would never
have children. So we adopted Ollle.
As so often happens, that seemed
to be Uie necessary key. John
ci:me along shortly, then Ada. She's
Lee's mother. A sweet girl but never
strong. She lives In California.”
She paused, breathed deeply be-
fore going on.
“When I had this stroke, Ollie
tdlegraphrd them. Ada is too much
an invalid to make the trip and
Cleo hnd theater commitments she
could not break. They sent their
children."
The old eyes suddenly grew bril-
liant with determination.
"They thought I was going to
die. But I won’t till I sec things
through!"
(To Be Continued)
Problem a Day
A cow Is tied to one end of a
26-loot, mix1, which Is fastened to
one corner of a barn 14 ft. wide
by 24 ft. long. Over what area can
the cow graze?
ANSWER
1109.0304 sq. ft. The cow can
graze over an area equivalent to
3/4 of a circle with radius 26 ft.,
1/4 of n circle with radlous 2 ft.
and 1*4 of a circle with radlous 12
ft. Squun 26. multiply by 3.1416
<p!> by 3 4. Square 2; multiply by
3.1416 by 1/4. Square 12; multiply
by 3.1416 by 1 4. Add the three
results.
Saddle Part
Answer to Previous Puzzle
HORIZONTAL
1 Depicted part
of a saddle
Bit usually is
made of-,
wood or
leather
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19 Parent
20 Hebrew
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22 Sun god of
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23 Pitcher
25 Warmth
27 Bargain event
23 Prod
29 Part of "be"
30 Enemies
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33 Defender of
the Faith (ab.)
34 U supports the
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35 Meadows
38 Front
39 Domestic slave
40 Belonging to
(suffix)
41 Light shoes
47 World War II
soldier (ab.)
48 Seine
50 City in Idaho
31 Lair
32 Growing out
54 Metrical unit
56 Resign
57 Sorrow
10 dratuity
11 Normal
12 Envoys ‘
17 Preposition
20 Hermits
21 Mixes cards
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26 Eats away
31 Related
32 Geological
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36 Enrages
37 Nets
42 Encourage
43 Negative reply
44 Darkena
45 Bewildered
46 Metal
49 Scottish cap
51 Owing
53 Palm lily
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CJIC Semper Fidelis.
►5 Today the United States Ma-
rine Corps Is 176 years old.
Established in 1775 by the conti-
nental congress and In 1798 re-
established on a permanent basis,
these soldiers-of-the-sea rate a
whopping gold crown for a birth-
day present.
They're the roughest, toughest,
fightingest, jacks-of-all-trades In
the military set up. No organiza-
tion can function smoothly with-
out a force which can "double
in brass," and In the military
that force is the marines.
Call him a soldier and hell
bite you, call him a sailor and
he’ll bopp you, but call him a
devil-dog or a leatherneck and
he’ll give you a big grin and go
on about his business.
All army are soldiers, nil navy
are sailors, and all marines are
marines and there is no reason
for the existing confusion In
shaking of marines.
And so on this their anniver-
sary all you gobs, doughboys,
etc., etc., Join me in a big cheer
for the U. S. Marines.
I’m ever impressed with the
toys for children as signs of our
times. Christmas 1949 tanks.
Jeeps, ambulances, and other
military vehicles couldn't have
been sold for a song, but today
toy shops are full of all such.
Yesterday the youngest of the
Three Musketeers was nine years
old. Went over to see what else
a nine-ycar-old gets on his birth-
day. Guns, puzzles, clothes, trink-
ets, gew-kaws-and Jim-cracks.
The prize of this year's ac-
cumulation is an air rifle with
a scope sight. Hot-ziggety-dam!
It's a lulu. Small corks are fur-
nished for target shooting and
are hard to find, and the marbles
from Chinese chinker-check do
not fit, so I do not anticipate
much practice, but a new sports-
man is in the making.
The Musketeers do not play
with shooting-guns. No training
is as rigid as theirs in the matters
of handling guns, care of equip-
ment, and etiquette of field and
stream. Not even this will prevent
all uccldents but greatly helps
to minimize the number.
No youngster should be denied
the pleasure of hunting, fishing,
trapping Just because he might
hurt himself or someone else.
Time for training is his Just due
and the parent who refused to
satisfy the Daniel Boone In his
son Is cheating him of his right-
ful heritage.
Give 'em a gun and teach 'em
to use it. Recognition of danger
is the best accident prevention,
sez I.
Mr. Breger
By Dave Bregc
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★WASHINGTON COLUMN
Short Stories
About Home Folks
Mr. and Mrs. Don R. Neuman of
Sheppard field airforce base, Wich-
ita Falls, Tex., are spending the
week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. T. Huddart, 706 South
Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Slocum and
son, Bobby, 1000 South Hadden,
will spend the week-end In the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hays
in Bartlesville.
Mr. and Mrs. Haydn O. Davis, 920
South Hoff, left Friday for Amarillo.
Tex., where they will attend funeral
services Saturday for Fred Seale.
Mrs. C. A. Jones, Mrs. A. D. Lynn,
Mrs. A. C. Dubbersteln, Mrs. Fannie
Cosgrove. Mr. and Mrs. Don Ahern,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Crltes, Earl
Dunn, J. D. Roland and W. Wllker-
son attended a seven o'clock dinner
Thursday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Vestus Morris in
Enid. Mr. and Mrs. Morris are
former El Reno residents.
Miss Edith Crubtree of Miami
and Mahlon Ocmun, students at
the University of Oklahoma in Nor-
man, will spend the week-end In
the home of Mr. Ozmun's parents,
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Ozmun, 811
South Duane.
Leonard C. Smith, southwest of
El Reno, and Paul Hyland. 101 Vg
South Rock Island, spent Thursday
at Lake Lugcrt, near Altus.
Miss Janet Huddart, student at
Oklahoma Baptist university In
Shawnee, will spend the week-end
In the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. T. Huddart. 706 South
Williams.
Mrs. W. L. Steiger of Ventura,
Calif., Is expected to arrive by plane
Saturday for a visit In the home of
her aunt. Mrs. O. B. Peck, and Mr.
Peck, 421 South Admire.
Mrs. Charles F. Bowers, 415 South
Hoff, Is spending the week-end In
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sant
Hawks In Clinton.
Marvin C. Chambers. 1305 South
Hadden, returned Thursday from a
visit In the home of his brother.
Earl Chambers, and Mrs. Chambers
In Iola, Kan.
Mrs. Lester J. Bowling, 617 South
Reno, will spend the week-end and
Monday In Kansas City, Mo. She
will make the trip by plane.
BY PETER EDSON
NEA Washington Correspondent
Southern European Defense It
Vital to Entire European Effort
^TAPLES, Italy, NOV. 9—(NEA)—
U. S. Admiral Richard B.
(Mick) Carney has been given the
somewhat curious Job of defending
only the western half of the
Mediterranean sea. As commander-
in-chief, allied forces Southern
Europe, his mission is to insure the
defense of Italy and to hold the
lines of communication to that area.
If the Russians and their satellites
should attack Western Europe, the
loss of the southern front would
mean that the flank of General
Elsenhower’s central front would be
exposed. Tire loss of the southern
front would also mean that the
Middle East might be lost to the
Western powers.
On the other hand, If the Western
powers should meet with reversal
on the central front—Germany—it
would not necessarily mean that
they would lose the Southern
European front. Italy's northern
frontier offers a good defense line
For the defense of the Middle
East, however, Admiral Carney has
been given no responsibility. Draw
line between the southern-
most Up of Greece on the north
Mediterranean shore to the boundry
between Algeria and Tunisia on the
southern African shore of the Med-
iterranean. That is the eastern
limit of Carney's command.
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rr»HE British island of Malta Is
excluded from Admiral Car-
ney's command, though It Is In his
area. So is the British naval forces
in the Mediterranean, though
weaker than the U. S. sixth fleet,
are not allocated to Admiral Car-
ney's command. Neither are French
ships in this area nor the two
French infantry divisions located In
North Africa.
No strategic air power has been
assigned to the Southern European
command, although it has some
tactical air—largely Italy's embryo
U. S. airforce, with headquarters
at Florence. It could of course be
supplemented by the sixth fleet's
carrier airforces.
The only ground forces assigned
to Southern European defense arc
the ready Italian forces under Gen-
eral Lazzaro de Castlgllonl, with
headquarters In northern Italy.
Southern European defenses, In
summary, arc still pathetically
weak. And they are further handi-
capped by ixilltlcal limitations. The
Adriatic sea is Included In the
Southern European comand, al-
though Yugoslavia is not, because
It Is not a NATO country.
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DMIRAL CARNEY points out
' tnat Greece naturally belongs
In any Mediterranean def
scheme. Turkey's defense must
planned from two points of v
The Turks have indicated that i
wish to ally themselves with
West. Turkey"s defenses must
supplied from the West, thr<
the Mediterranean. Geographic
however, Turkey is closely Hi
to any Middle Eastern defense
against Russian aggression. But
ordinated Middle Eastern def
is non-existant.
The British formerly consid
Alexandria os a Royal Naval I
Tile British sUll maintain a
on Cyprus, the big island in
eastern Mediterranean. The Br
want a British supreme comma:
for any Middle East or Eas
Mediterranean theater.
So fai\ the British have reta
complete freedom of nrtlon in
entire Mediterranean area. But
sidering the close relationshii
eastern and western Medlterrai
tactical and strategic problems,
difficult to see how this alool
can be maintained:
All these problems may com
a show down when the N
Atlantic Treaty countries nice
Rome next month. Inclusior
Greoic and Turkey In the N
Atlantic pact will necessarily r
that the Mediterranean must
considered as one lake, and not
Look and Learn
1. What Is the general dlstlm
between manslaughter and mur
2. What table article Is comr
ly made of sand?
3. What state has been the 1
of more U. S. vice presidents
any other?
4. What Is the difference bet'
flotsam and jetsam?
5. What Is a bldcntatc anlmi
ANSWERS
1. Manslaughter Is porsumci
be killing without malice. Mi
Implies criminal intent.
2. Glass.
3. New York.
4. Flotsam applies to goods
a wreck found floating. Jetsa
the part of a ship's cargo w
sinks at the time of wreck.
5. A two-toothed animal.
PAINT NOT SO GOOD
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. — (U
James Boswell, a painter
Tennessee, went .to Jail on the i
plaint of a Nebraska farmer,
farmer paid Boswell $600 for p
mg n barn. A week later It n
and the barn returned to its i
nal color.
Sally’s Sallies
By Set
“Well, he often tells me that his Navy days were the hann
in his life and—there he isl'*
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