Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 25, 1941, Image 1

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Medford mail tribune., June 25, 1941, Page 1, Image 1

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1941)

Page of 12 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (2.7 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Page of 12 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page Textt rull 0 Wntb- Weather "e"" Greater Demand There has not beeo a graatar demand In years than right now (or plana (or newcomers to "'. 1( 70a hTi honw. apartment or room for rent, maka tht (art known through a Want 44. Tribune Tonntt: Showtn tontrht tat Tharedir. Continued oooL Temperature Hlfhrat jeterdarS7 Lnnt this mornlnc 5 Fnclpttatlon put ti hears M FORD Full Associated Pim United Press Thirty-sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1941. ?MUffl Med ' ' ' i L No. 82. IT Bil m News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, June 25. The Nazi general staff is letting . the international grapevine re late that it expects as much from its fifth columnists in Russia as from its army in the field. Hitler agents are supposed to have been buying up red poli ticians for more than a year against this day. The buying was based, of course, on prom ises of leadership when Stalin was overthrown. The Germans seem to have the notion that complete conquest, therefore, may not be necessary; all they need is a few smashing military blows to prepare the way for revolution. THE Nazis were unprecedent edly considerate of Americans in Moscow on the eve of the at tack. A German diplomatic source there privately advised a member of our embassy staff 24 hours before the break came to get American wives and wo men workers of the staff out into the country over the week end. This was the first and only advance information received by this government. It is likewise the only kindness ever mani fest by the Nazis to American diplomats. ... THE White House received an indirect tip from Stalin but failed to recognize it. Com munist pickets, who had been walking up and down for weeks in front of Mr. Roosevelt's house carrying banners denouncing imperialistic wars, suddenly ' withrirow the dav before Stalin became involved. Picketing of ficers explained ine timing was Just a coincidence, dut. state op ..rfmant nffirinla are laughingly kicking themselves for failing to appreciate the significance of the withdrawal. Next week the commies will probably be back with signs urging Mr. Roosevelt to declare war. tnit the first lime In this war, av American diplomats and miiHtti-v man nffree in their eX' pectatlon of what will be the .t. Pnula. Thev both give the reds no more than 4 to 6 weeks. The red army ana gov (Continued, on Pago Eight) 3 NAVYFLlS DIE IN SNIASHUP Honolulu, June 23. (IP) Three U. S. marine fliers, nying in 4hr nnw nlanes in forma tion, were killed last night when thev struck the west side of Mt. Haleakala. 8.000-foot ex tinct volcano on Maul island. The dead were First Lieuten ant William M. Ferris, Lake wood, N. J.; Second Lieutenant Clyde H. Story, home town not available, and Second Lieuten ant Warner Hageman, Jr., Kan sas City, Kas. Reports from the scene said all three planes were demol ished. Heavy rain over the mountain had reduced visibility to zero. Searching parties reached the wreckage before midnight and civilian authorities said the bodies would be brought out to day. Milk Price to Rise Marshfield. Ore.. June 23 (&) Coos Bay dealers have announc ed that milk prices will go up a cent a quart here July 1. SICE GLANCES Br TRIBUNE REPORTERS Ben Vimont being commend ed for promptly and honestly re porting his finding of a 100 pound bag of sugar, lost by Gene Shelton from his car, the return to the owner being ar ranged through the good offices of the MT. Sam Gilbert wrenching his back in a sudden twist as he cleaned a ring. Jack "Diamond Jim" Matlack dmirine his new turuip-sue XiCfrcr gem. IS REPLY TO RAIDS BY German Spokesman Says Fighting Going On In Full Force Nazis Progress By the Associated Press Finland was reported to have declared war on Russia today after the soviet air fleet launched a wholesale offensive across southern Finland in re ply to German raids that left Leningrad in flames. An authorized German spokes man in Berlin said Finland had joined the war formally and that fighting was going on in full force. Dispatches from Helsinki Itself reported the cabinet would tell parliament in emergency session tonight the measures the country would take "against soviet aggression." Civilians Kill.d Helsinki had four alarms, was bombed twice and many Finnish civilians were reported killed. A German military spokes man declared German successes "baffling the Imagination" had been achieved and would be an nounced tomorrow. He reported that the German air force already had full su premacy in the combat area and that tactical surprises by panzer columns had succeeded., Soviet troops were said to have resisted strongly but to be unable to hold up the German drive at any point. Belief was expressed in Ber lin that the Russian high com mand already might be cut off from contact with some of its armies. A Bucharest communique from the German - Rumanian front admitted heavy Russian air raids on the Rumanian cities of Constanta, Sulina and Galatl, but said they failed to inflict severe damage. Russians re ported both Constanta and War saw in flames and said their troops were holding the Ger mans in the south. Before the Finnish declaration was announced in B.erlin Helsin ki made a sharp protest to Rus sia against what it called the unprovoked attack and said the soviet assertion that German troops had attacked Russia through northern Finland was a deliberate lie. Finnish fighters and anti air craft guns resisted the raids and were said to have shot down eight Russian planes. Reds Will Amase Fravda, the communist party organ, warned that "the world will be amazed by the forces which the soviet people in its indignation and patriotic wrath" would hurl against Germany, Germany announced the war was progressing so favorably that "great successes" were In prospect. Deep thrusts of Ger man columns into Russian terri tory were claimed. Reports from Turkey said Russians were offering little resistance in the former Rumanian province of Bessarabia and that a German parachute division was in readi ness to attack Odessa, Russian Black sea port. Germans told of heavy bom bardment of Rufsian railways and air bases and German troops were said to have captured the former Lithuanian city of Vilna. Nazis Confidant From the German high com m?nd communique, issued again from the "fuhrer's headquart ers" on the eastern front, came the nazis confident forecast of success. "In the east, fights of the army, air force and navy against soviet armed forces take such favorable course that great successes are to be expected," the communique said. The Russians acknowledged that they had been unable to halt three powerful German drives on the central and north em fronts. In the south, An kara reports said German and Rumanian troops had occupied Cemauti, capital of Bucovina province, and Chisinau, capital of Bessarabia, both taken over from Rumania by Russia a year ago. The Russians bombed War saw, Danzig and Rumanian Con stanta to match German assaults I on Ukraine cities and claimed they destroyed 381 German pUues while loiui 374, War on Eastern Front Ml 17 s r 'FINLAND), P K I lift. v r iilf I 5 1 TURKU TURKU HELSINKI oestonia U A-- KAUNAS GR.OONO (POLAND); GERMANY k RSTINOPOL f HUNGARY S&SSP? rX Xboigrad 7 p V -""TT r r SEVASTOPOL maniaT mvAt"" Btack Sea Black arrows mark German and Rumanian drives on Rus sia. Finland (1) was said today to have declared war on Rus sia. Lithuania (2) declared her Independence from Russia. Kiev (3) and Sevastopol (5) were bombed. French sources saw Khar kov (4) as a German objective. Soldiers Use Bare Knuckles In California By Jack Beardwoed Camp Hunter Liggett, Calif., June 25 (IP) Mock warfare became so serious today that soldiers at one point dropped their rifles and fought with their fists. The fist fighting was an un scheduled variation in a mimic "war of California" being fought on Hunter Liggett reservation by 53,000 keyed up troops equip ped with the most modern in struments of warfare. The rifles the soldiers dropped were load ed with blank cartridges. Two more deaths, the fifth and sixth during maneuvers here, were recorded during the night when a kitchen truck of the 162nd Infantry from the Oregon national guard overturn ed while traveling under black out conditions along the San An tonio river road. Five other sol diers were injured. Privates Clarence L. Sayles and Harold L. Vogen were killed. Both were members of company H of the 162nd infan try. The injured were from the same company. Hand to hand fighting, includ ing fisticuffs, occurred between infantrymen in the San Antonio valley flats near the Hearst ranch house. The first fighting was halted and more approved methods of warfare substituted when officers came up. The blue forces, outnumber ing the reds two to one, took the offensive today and reported the capture of a red colonel with "valuable maps of enemy posi tions." Numerous prisoners were claimed by both sides. The blues lost one officer and 23 men of its anti-tank battalion, about SO red Infantrymen were snared. The Paso Robles airport, the home base of red aviation, was theoretically bombed during the night by five planes of the 116th observation squadron which the army pretended were IS light bombardment planes. The blues claimed they damaged five planes on the field, forced two to scatter and pitted the airport runways with bomb craters. Reappointed ' Salem, June 25 T) Slate Insurance Commissioner Scth Thompson and Dr. Louis P. Gambee, Portland, member of the state public welfare commis sion, were reappointed by Gov ernor Charles A. Sprague today for terms beginning June 30. Mill Oiler Kill.d Dallas. Ore., June 25. tp Albert Montgomery, 40, an oiler at the Cobbs tc Mitchell Lumber company at Valsetz, was fatally injured today when he was caught In a conveyor. He died I en route to a hospital. v ok 300 milcs A i LENINGRAD MOSCOW KHARKOV ' V KIEV ZHITOMIR Mimic Battle London, June 25. (JP) RAF bombers roared across the chan nel twice today, once briefly In the morning and then In a heavier daylight smash this aft ernoon, following up their four teenth successive night assault on western Germany. At least seven more German planes were added officially to the British claim of 121 de stroyed in the past nine days of intensive air sweeps across the chanel and the air ministry said this was based only on "reports so far received." Two British fighter planes were acknowl edged missing. British bombers, the ministry said, blew up an ammunition train in a raid on railroad yards at Hazelbrouck, in occupied France, and scored direct hits on two railroad bridges, one of which collapsed. From both daylight raids thun derous explosions soon echoed back over the water. War Bulletins Vichy, Unoccupied France. June 25. ') Military Infor mation reaching Vichy to night from the Russian front said that seven Carman at tacks had been stopped or slowed down by determined Russian resistance. Bern, Swltierland, June 23 (p) Communications with Berlin were normal tonight after the German announce ment that Finland had gone to war against Russia. Pre viously communications bad been reported suspended. Berlin, June 25 WP DRB. official German news egeney. said tonight that the British had lost 41 planes and the Ger mans In the past 24 hours of bitter air battling. Moscow, June 2S. 'PI Russia announced tonight that she had been Informed of Tur key's decision to remain neu tral in the war fcttwcsn Ger many and the soviet union. Problem of Housing Workers to Be Talked With Coordi nator 'If Basis Remains Retail lumber dealers were to meet with Frank J. Van Dyke. cantonment civic coordinator. this afternoon to discuss hous ing plans in general In another step to prepare for workers on the proposed military camp here. Housing of the 8,000 or 9.000 workers expected to come here to build the cantonment if con struction is authorized Is one of the major problems facing the civic coordination board and an effort is being made to plan for the influx before It arrrives. Still On "If" Basis Building of the proposed army cantonment here is still on an "if. as and when" basis, it was emphasized today in an author ized statement from Mr. Van Dyke. "Our program," said a for mal statement from the civic coordinator, "is still essentially a planning program for every one, the military, the architect and engineer and the civilians, "At the present time the plans are going ahead under appropriations for planning pur poses. The fact Is that no ap propriation has yet been made by congress under which the cantonment can be constructed The plans are progressing ni.'My and whenever word comes that the proper appropriation has been made by congress, It Is anticipated that work can be commenced within a reasonable time thereafter, depending upon the provisions of the bill. Many Difficulties "No one Is in a position to predict accurately when the can. tonmcnt is to be constructed or when work is to be commenced, or whether or not congress will make the appropriation for this particular cantonment. "Many difficulties have been successfully straightened out and all agencies are working hard to have things ready If an order comes to proceed. The army has promised to inform the public promptly whenever of ficial notification has been re ceived that construction of the cantonment has been author ized." Portland Payroll Jumps Portland, June 25 (IP) Mult nomah county's industrial pay roll was $6,394,823 in May, a gain of 29.9 per cent over May, 1940, the state Industrial acci dent commission reported today. The gain in Oregon's other 35 counties was 20.4 per cent to a total of $9,448,861. First Range Fire Vale, Ore., June 25 (IP) The first extensive range fire of the season still smoldered yes terday after spreading over 15 miles of land south of here. $894,221,280 Deficiency Bill Receives Approval of House Washington, June 23. OP) The house passed and aent to the senate today an $894,221,280 deficiency appropriation bill carrying funds to give the navy 2.236 additional airplanes and 19 more auxiliary vessels. Only one maor amendment, rutting $2,862,545 from a $4. 500.000 Item for the restoration of the Commodity Credit cor poration's capital, was adopted. Passage was on a voice vote. The house appropriations com mittee approved the bill earlier in the day. The measure, a "catch-all" money bill for the fiscal year ending June 30, carried funds for almost a score of govern mental agencies such as $38, 500.000 for the office for emerg ency management; $28,800,765 for the postoffice depertment and $51,031,430 for the coast guard the latter allotment In cluding money for replacement of the 10 cutters transferred to Great Britain and for construc tion of three new Ice breakers MY WITH EASY WIN Washington Sweepsters Fin ish Two Lengths Ahead of California, Nearest Boat Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 23 CP) Washington's Huskies won the four-mile varsity race of the intercollegiate regatta for the second straight year today. The Huskies finished with two lengths to spare over Cali fornia, with Cornell third in the field of nine. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 25. (JP) Cornell won the freshman race in the Intercollegiate re gatta today, defeating five other yearling eights over the two mile course on the Hudson river. The Cornell freshmen eight won by more than a length with Wisconsin second, Syracuse third, Princeton fourth, Massa chusetts Tech fifth and Colum bia a bad last. Cornell was clocked In 9:57.7, far back of the record of 9:11.6 established by the 1909 Cornell freshmen. Wisconsin was timed in 10:03.4, Syracuse In 10:05.2; Princeton, 10:06.2; M. I. T. 10.08.5 and Columbia 10:20.5. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 23 (IP) California's Junior var sity scored its first victory in the Intercollegiate regatta today, winning the three-mile race by more than a length over Wash ington. Both . California and Wash ington lifted the beat to 34 strokes going into the last mile, but the Golden Bears gradually pulled away, finishing the three miles In' 14:40.4. The time was nearly a minute slower than the record of 13:44, set by Washing ton in 1937. Washington was caught in 14:45.7, Cornell in 14:48.0 and Columbia in 14:56.8. FOR MMILLER Seattle, June 25. (P) State, county and city law-enforcement agencies were besieged today with "tips" from excited persons but little progress ap parently had been made In the search for the man or men blamed for two killings and the terrorizing of parts of two counties. A convoy of cars followed deputy sheriffs around the city's north end and rural areas as officers, their sirens sounding, sped to Investigate reports the slayer had been seen. Deputies said lights burned in most homes In the district throughout the night, during which one new attack was re ported. for duty In the Greenland area. The navy's share of the total was $742,463,143, of which $467,046,600 was earmarked for the 2.236 new planes. The bal ance included $47,000,000 for the guns and ammunition for these and other planes, and for the purchase of an unspecified n'imber of 20 mlllmeter aircraft cannon, similar to those in use abroad. Naval officials testified deliv eries of the new weapon would start at the rate of 100 a month this month and probably be stepped up to three times that number next year. They will supplant the less effective .50 calibre machine guns In many caes. In recommending the bill, the committee said that 97 per cent of the money was for purposes directly connected with prepara tion for national defense or for activities which directly or In directly have felt the impact of the defense program. The total was $22,720,143 below the bud get estimate. BASEBALL American New York, June 25. 0P The Yankees went into the lead in the American league race as they defeated the St. Louis Browns, 7 to 3, today while Cleveland was losing to the Boston Red Sox. Joe Dimaggio hit his sixteenth home run of the year with one on in the fourth inning, Score: R. H. E. 5 11 1 7 8 1 St. Louis New York... Galehouse, Allen and Farrell; Chandler, Murphy and Dickey. Detroit 4 9 0 Philadelphia 5 7 0 Rowe, Giebbel, Thomas, New houser and Tebbetts; Knott, Fer rick, and Hayes. Cleveland 2 7 2 Boston 7 9 2 Bagby, Brown and Desautels, Hemsley; Grove and Peacock. National Brooklyn ... 5 9 1 Pittsburgh 4 10 1 Casey, Igbe and Owen; Heintz elman and Lopez. R. H. E. New York 4 8 1 Chicago 18 1 Carpenter and Dannlng; Lee and McCullough, Scheming. First game. R. H. E. Philadelphia 3 11 1 Cincinnati 8 13 0 Podgany, Johnson, Melton and Livingston, Harmon, E. Riddle and Lombardi. TO Washington, June 23. IJP) Jesse Jones, federal loan ad ministrator, announced today he is "considering a loan to the British government." Jones said in a formal state ment that the loan Is being studied by the Reconstruction Finance corporation under a new law authorizing such a loan and added that "the purpose of the loan would be to provide the British with dollar exchange to pay for war suppllea In this country, without having to sell their American securities and Investments at forced sale." He gave no amount of the proposed loan, which has been reported In some quarters at "several hundred million dol lars." YPS1LANTI PRIZE Washington, June 23.- The Defense Plant corporation announced today It would build a $47,620,171 bomber factory at Yysllanti, Mich., to be leased to and operated by the Ford Motor company. The Plant corporation, an RFC subsidiary, said that the land and construction would cost $31,961,300 and equipment $13, 65C871. This factory was understood to be an Important part of the army's new plan to construct facilities to build S00 bombers a month. RIFLE CHAMPION Portland, June 23. VP) Scores tabulated today showed that Mrs. Ivan K. Waddell of Medford raptured the state smallbore rifle championship at a state meet at Clackamas range Sunday. She scored 3177 points in eight matches. She won a trip to the national meet at Camp Perry, Ohio. Clifford Fosberg of Portland was second with 3173. L. E. Brentlinger. Eugene, took third with 3168. Both will go to Camp Perry late in August. 3$ At OSC Corvallis, June 23 P Ore gon State college summer school registration aggregated 638 to day compared with 887 tor the same time last year, Registrar E. B. Lemon said. WILL CAMP HERE JULY HO 11TH Mayor Deuel Gets Radio From General White Ask' ing Camp Site for Units Medford's own soldier boys, the lads of Company A. 186th infantry, and headquarters de tachment, third battalion, are coming back home for a brief visit. A radiogram received by Mayor H. S. Deuel from MaJ Gen. George A. White, com manding the forty-first division, said that the Medford units, for. merly of the Oreeon natinnul guard, will arrive here July 8 and remain until July 11. The general asxea the mayor to ar range camDinff anac tn mmmn. date eight officers and 175 men. He added that he would appre ciate any snecial entprtalnmunt that might be arranged for them. At Fairground Mavor Deuel renlled that behalf of the community and ine relatives and friends of the Medford soldiers he appreciated ine generals thoughtfulness In arranging the stop-over. Camp ing facilities have been arranged at the old county fairgrounda just south of the city, the mayor added. Mayor Deuel Informed Gen eral White that special enter tainment would be arranged and a reception planned for the ar rival of the men. He asked to be? informed of the expected hour of arrival. E Tokyo, June 23 OP) Japan'a leaders debated In two anxious secret sessions today the em pire's course in the new situa tion arising from Germany'! in vasion of Russia and Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye later laid the results of the two meet ings before Emperor Hirohlto. In some informed quarters it was believed a decision was reached, but there was no ink ling of its nature. Importance was attached to the fact that after his audience with the sov ereign Konoye was closeted with Marqui Kido, lord privy teal, to whom would be communicated any major matters of state. The first of today's confer ences was a Joint session of the Imperial high command and the cabinet, an unusual procedure. Thereafter the cabinet met for three hours. Then Konoye went to the palace. Sources close to the govern ment Indicated that a statement on imperial policy might be is sued Friday . AGAINST RETURN San Francisco, June 25 WV Striking CIO machinists voted down the navy's request to re turn to work under civil service status In struck San Francisco bay shipyards. Business Agent James Smith of the union an nounced today. The action was taken at a secret, special meeting late yes terday. Smith said the union, representing 500 machinists on strike in Oakland and Alameda, resolved to refuse to apply for civil service status and to re main on strike until they have a signed agreement with employ ers. Plan 0-1 Probe Washington, June 23 (yPV Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) told the house today that the house) naval committee would Investi gate the sinking of the Subma rine 0-9 as soon as the navy de partment's own Inquiry has been completed and its result are sent to congress.