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Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-fourth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1939. No. 229. Second Section Six Pages YULE SHOPPING IN 1ST AREAS Lagging Tendency in Some Sections . Seen Due To ) Unfavorable Weather. New York, Dec. 15. (TP) Christmas shopping this week brought an expansion in retail trade activity, Dun & Bradstreet Inc., credit agency reported to day. The company, however, noted "spottiness" in buying. "Retailers," the report said, "were inclined to be more mod . erate in their expectations for the full holiday season, although considering weather conditions mainly responsible for the lag ging tendency. ... "Wholesale buying was again restricted, with both records of seasonal merchandise and pur chases for spring in small vol ume." Concerning retail business, the agency said: Industrial Areas Gain "The increase in the dollar volume of trade over the cor responding week of last year was estimated between 6 and 10 percent. ... In some indus trial areas of the east and mid The Gift That Only YOU Can Give Your Photograph can be 'taken as late as December ' 23 for XMAS delivery. Personality Portraits 24 Hour Service if desired SHANGLE STUDIO U Medford Bldg. Phone 1308 TfJi'l r time thev assure BETTER LIGHT for BETTER SIGHT for those on YOUR Christmas list. Handy pin-it-up lamps, adapter base models, floor and study lamps and any one of them is a handsome, ap propriate Christmas gift! dle west, buying was up by IS to 20 percent. "In drought-stricken areas of the southwest, however, sales were sharply below last year. . . . Year-to-year percentage in creases over 1938 for other re gions were estimated for the week as follows: New England, 6 to 13; east, S to, 11; south, 7 to 12: middlewest, 5 to 10; northwest, 2 to 6; and Pacific coast, 1 to 3." Of wholesale trade Dun 4 Bradstreet said: "Advance purchase for spring as well as recorders of seasonal goods were in comparatively small volume. "Buyers, however, reported that deliveries over recent weeks had been better than pre viously expected." 10 N1HEA1G Portland, Dec. 15. tfP) Nicholas Dozenberg left for New York by train last night in the custody of federal officers returning him to face a passport violation charge. New York federal authorities charge he loaned his naturaliza tion papers to Earl. Browder, head of the communist party in America, so Browder could ob tain a passport to travel in Rus sia. Dozenberg, 57, was arrested last Saturday at Bend, Ore., where he was found operating a grocery store. He was described as one of the founders of the communist party in America by U. S. Dis trict Attorney Carl Donaugh. ' . 1 ' Vehicles Increase. Salem. (U.R) There were 374,538 motor vehicles regis tered in Oregon November 30, the secretary of state reported This was an increase of 3.36 per cent over last year's fig ure at the same time. Included were 305,392 private passenger automobiles, 1071 exempt cars, 638 busses, 29,082 light deliv ery trucks, 39,663 trucks and 1 1693 motorcycles. .m MM ef - W ' m m w - mwr . w IT Yes sir! These GIFTS do MORE than bring cheer at Christmas Your ELECTRICAL DEALER is featuring a complete dis play of lamps RIGHT NOW. Be sure to see it O P c CHINESE ATTACK AT MANY POINTS; E Japs Stopped From Consoli dating Hold on Nanning Yangtze Points Retaken. Hongkong, Dec. 15. iJP) Chinese reported today their forces had made simultaneous attacks at scattered points from the south coast as far north as the Yellow river. Although the attacks did not develop into a unified offensive, Chinese said that on the vital Kwangsi province front they prevented the Japanese from consolidating their hold on Nan ning, potentially a base for Jap anse land and air operations in the deep south. Co-ordinated sabotage by plainclothes agents and regular guerrilla attacks, the Chinese said, undermined Japan's hold both on Hangchow, Chekiang province capital and port, and on Nanchang, capital of Kiangsi province. Jap Barracks Destroyed In both, they declared, Jap anese barracks, supply centers and ; puppet government head quarters were destroyed. North of Changsha, in Hunan province, the Chinese reported recapture of several points on the south bank of the Yangtze river and of several Japanese posts between the Yangtze and the Yellow river. Having exhausted the momen tum of the early stages of their drive to cut off essential Chi nese supply routes connecting South China with Burma and French Indo-China, the Japan ese were said to have halted in the mountain passes about 30 miles northeast of Nanning. Use Mall Tribune want ads. -V'Njdu - life it r"- V , w GROUNDED BY HOLLYWOO D "Isn't that s laush?" asked Rosroe Turner, speed flyer, as he finished playing a film role as an aviator having stayed on the (round through out the filming. Producers, nary of their star, hired a double for the stunts. Turner, seen with Jran Parker, used to do dangerous stunts for the movies before filmland decided to feature him, Enemy Envoys Well Spaced At White House Reception By Beth Campbell Washington, Dec. 15 (P) Smiling diplomats, resplendent In gold braid, plumed hats and clanking swords, thronged the White House last night for a reception which, on the surface, moved as smoothly as if there were no war abroad. It was a victory for state de-1 partment protocol, which kept the representatives of unfriend ly nations from meeting face to face. President and Mrs. Roosevelt, greeting the envoys of 53 coun tries, shook hands successively with the Chinese and Japanese delegations and a little later re ceived representatives of Spain, Soviet Russia and Great Britain in that order. Careful spacing by aides kept the groups from rubbing shoul ders in the reception line. After it broke up, little knots formed in the state dining room as dis tinct .as. if . they were miles. in stead of feet apart. Leave Early Nobody appeared to rush away, but an hour and a half after the party started at 9 p.m., all the chiefs of mission had left the White House. ; Whether the envoys from war ring countries were talking to members of their own staffs or to other diplomats, they smiled broadly as if they were having such a good time they did not want to leave. And polite guests saw to it no ambassador or minister was marooned with his own group -for long. The Finnish minister, Hjal mar Procope, was greeted warmly wherever he turned. At one point, Finnish and German envoys were the centers of ad Jacent groups, but Procope moved toward the refreshment table for a cup of punch with the South African minister and others. I Ashland, Dec. 15. (Spl) H. L. Claycomb, proprietor of the Claycomb Motor company and Ford agency here for over 14 years, today announced that con tracts have been arranged for sale of the agency and lease of the building to Tom Henderson, Yreka Ford dealer, contingent I nixn (jjjjhjjjijjia: upon approval of dealership franchise transfer by the Ford Motor company. Such approval is deemed a virtual certainty by Claycomb. Inventory will be taken Jan uary 8, with all parts and shop tools being sold on that basis, and Henderson, recently with the Besser and Henderson com pany in Yreka, will take ovor the local business January 10. Claycomb Retains Part Under the deal, Claycomb will retain his distribution agency for gasoline, oil and fuel oil, and will operate the service, station end of .the busi ness. . FRUIT, VEGETABLES Salem. (U.R) State depart ment of agriculture inspectors intercepted 814,825 pounds of fruit and vegetables in Novem ber that failed to comply with the state horticultural laws. In all cases, except a quan. tity of wormy apples which were ordered dumped, the prod ucts were released as soon as grading, labeling, or quarantine regulations were met. Twenty- five bags of potatoes found to be short eight were ordered filled. v In addition to produce, 135 sacks of flour were dumped because the inspectors found they contained weevil, and 1700 pounds of dried fruits were ordered burned as unfit for human consumption. Overlooks Tides San Francisco (U.R) Anton Zmak, 30, never had the advan tage of a university course In oceanography and therefore knew nothing about tides. Own ing a horse with an infected foot, he tied it under a wharf so its foot could soak in sea water. Then he went uptown. When he came back, tho tide had come in and his horse was up to its chin in water. tL Ivi EFFECTIVE DEC 20th Exompes.- ' San Francisco $5.10 $9.20 Sacramento . . 4.90 8.85 Fresno .... 8.0S 14.50 Los Angeles . . 10.9S 19.75 Depoli 8th and So. Central Phonei 755 ARMY AIR CORPS URGENTLY IN NEED OF FLYING CADETS Year's Training, Commission In Reserve Reward For Young Men Who Qualify. Four hundred qualified appli cants for flying cadet appoint ment are needed by the U. S. army air corps for each of the next three classes to be started In February, March and May, Sgt. William M.,Daws, head of the air corps unit at Medford municipal airport was notified today. Applicants may procure com plete information and applica tion blanks from Sgt. Daws at the airport or from Staff Sgt. Willis S. Estep, recruiter, at his office in city hall. To qualify for appointment, applicants must have had two years of college study or be capable of passing a mental ex amination; they must be able to pass a rigid physical examina tions; they must be 21 to 27 years old. Year Training If appointment is made, the applicant is sent by the air corps to an aeronautical school for three months and If he qualifies at the end of this period he goes to an army field for nine months of flight training. If he is suc cessful in passing the course, he is commissioned a second lieutenant in the air corps re serve. "This is the best opportunity offered in several years for early appointment of qualified applicants," said Sgt. Daws in urging men interested in flying to register without delay. 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SJOC Wrist Watches strap or link styles, $2.11 & $2.98 Alarm Clacks, high grade smart duslgn, S8c & $1.43 1 'REAL' REFORM SAYS U.S. CHAMBER LEADER Boston, Doc. 15. (T) De claring business man agement welcomes "real reform, prop erly timed, which is not so bur densome as to be disastrous to our people's future," W. Gibson Carey, Jr., president of the United States Chamber of Com merce, today urged the govern ment refrain from measures so drastic as to "undermine the dynamic quality of our eco nomic system," Although not mentioning the new deal by name, Carey com mended somcof its obiectives. and at the same time criticizecM some of its methods. In an address prepared for New England members of the national chamber, meeting in conjunction with a quarterly conference of the New England Association of Commercial Ex ecutives, Carey predicted capi tal ultimately, with the lifting of "excessive burdens," would "find its way into productive enterprise in a spiralling vol ume which can well bring real prosperity." Carey said it was his belief business management favored social security, old age pensions, unemployment Insurance, "some moderate law" regulating secur ity exchanges, downward re vision of tariffs, aid for farm ers and "adequate relief." An ."attempt to stimulate housing ana loans to certain industries and banks," also were accepted, he said. LaGrande. (U.R) Fred Culp, LaGrande highway department employe, received the number 1405 for his 1940 license plates, the same as. he had for 1939. Culp figured his chances of receiving the same number as one in 100,000. Please Youngsters Flyer..! Easy Terms and youngsters. 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