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Show Jet Ace Tells Steel Men About Korea Russian Mig-15's are better than our jets in some respects, but our lighting men are better trained than the Korean aviators. avia-tors. Such is the opinion of Capt. Clifford D. Jolley, Utah's jet ace.' Captain Jolley spoke before a U. S. Bond Drive dinner held in the Alpine Villa Grille Tuesday night which was attended by Columbia-Geneva management people and union officials of the two plants. "There's more to shooting down a Mig-15 than just pressing press-ing a gun control button it takes practice, experience and ability," the war ace said. Of the F-86, which he flew, the Captain said: "The ideal firing range for an F-86 Sabre-jet Sabre-jet is approximately 1000 feet. However, some of the fellows in my squadron have scored hits at nearly double that distance." The Captain stated that he and his buddies could have scored scor-ed more kills if they had not teen stopped at the Yalu River. I. F. Black, general superintendent superinten-dent of the Geneva works, gave an address of welcome. Other officials who spoke were George W. Haycock, sub district director, United Steel Workers, CIO; R. S. Bills, staff representative, CIO; H. C. Shoemaker, Shoe-maker, vice chairman of the Utah Ut-ah Defense Bond Committee; Ed Shriver, chairman of the Utah County Defense Bond Committee. Commit-tee. D. Robert Webster, deputy state director, U. S. Savings Bond Division, displayed the defense de-fense bond flag which will be presented if more than 70 per cent participation is gained. |