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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1941. PAGE FTVH Cavemen Declare War On North Calif ornians; Defy Secession Effort Grants Pass, Ore., Nov. 19. The Oregon Cavemen today formally declared war against Curry, Del Norte and Siskiyou counties, and "protectively occupied" neighboring Jackson county. Chief Bighorn Sherman Dahl. announced that the action, con curred in by the eagle eyes, was taken so a "secession movement can not pick us off one by one to Incorporate us in a new order." Josephine as well as the other four Oregon and Califor nia counties are listed for inclu sion in a proposed 49th state. The Cavemen two weeks ago received a commission from Ore gon's Governor Charles A. Sprague to defend Oregon's in terests and to seize Del Norte county if necessary. "Special consideration w a s given Jackson county," a com munique from Chief Bighorn's camp said early today, "because Jackson county Judge J. B. Cole man resisted an invitation Tues day from Del Norte ambassadors to Join the new order. He quoted Judge Coleman as say ing: "It's purely an advertising stunt and such is frankly ad mitted." However its sponsors were quoted in Portland as saying they were "deadly serious" about the secession movement. John W. Childs of Crescent City headed the Del Norte dele gation to Jackson county. Cole man replied that his county "would delay joining in the itunt" Pear Market Yesterday Chicago. Nor. 18. JP)-CSDA) Peart: 7 car on track. 1 Oregon. 3 Washington arrived, 3 diverted; Ore ton Anjoua 360 extra fancy 83.18 3 88, averaga 33.85; 380 fancy 33.03 3.70, average 32.38. Hew York, Nov. 18. fl)-(USDA) Peart: Oregon Bote 3180 fancy 33.00 8, average 33.49; 3750 No. It 33.10 8.36, average 83.60; Cornice 970 fancy, 83.35-3.00, average 33.38. The output of petroleum pro ducts gasoline, kerosene, and oils from American refineries in a year would equal in quan tity week's flow of the Po tomac river past the city of Washington, according to the census. SPREADS ON LINE Yreka, Calif., Nov. 19. (IP) A rebellion, whose leaders want to put a 49th star in the Ameri can flag, spread along the border of California and Oregon today. From their provisional capi tal in Yreka, a quiet little county seat in the Siskiyous, the rebels proclaimed their occupation of Siskiyou and Del Norte counties in California and Curry county in Oregon, and sent out delega tions to stir -uprisings in three other counties. Out of this area, forming the northern strip of California and the southwest corner of Oregon, the rebels propose to form a new state. If it is formed, they said, there will be some changes made with plenty of highways and second ary roads being built, and some thing done to exploit the region's undoubtedly vast mineral I wealth. Secessionists took control of Curry county, Oregon, several weeks ago and the Curry county court petitioned for annexation to California, protesting that state officials at Salem had neg lected its development. The rebellion grew into a de mand for the creation of a new state only yesterday, however, after Gilbert Gable, head of the Curry secession move, went be fore a meeting of Siskiyou and Del Norte county Californians and told them Sacramento was mistreating its border counties as much as Salem was abusing Curry county. The Siskiyou county board of supervisors, stirred by Gable's speech, set aside $100 to finance an investigation of new state hood possibilities, and find a name for the proposed new com' monwealth. Del Norte county supervisors took similar action. Modoc county in California, and Jackson and Josephine coun ties in Oregon, were the three other counties that the rebels sought to line up. Creation of such a proposed state is not an easy job. It would have to be approved by the legislatures of Oregon and California, the voters of the two states, the counties and their voters, congress and the presi dent. TICKETS AT DOOR Tickets will be on sale at the door for the annual Thanksgiv ing Day Firemen's Ball in Orien tal Gardens at 9 o'clock tomor row night, Chief Roy Elliott an nounced today. Advance ticket sale, he said, indicated a large attendance. Proceeds from the ball will be used to buy materials and sup plies for rebuilding discarded toys for Christmas gifts to un derprivileged children. The fire men have received only a hand ful of old toys to date. Chief Elliott said in appealing for lots of worn-out playthings so that work can be started on them immediately. KINGA1D DENIES Howard KIncaid, of Eagle Point, arraigned in justice court yesterday on a charge of assault with a deadly weapons, entered a plea of not guilty and asked for a preliminary hearing. Hear ing date has not been set. Attor ney Charles W. Reames repre sents Kincaid who is at liberty on $1000 bonds. The complaining witness is Verne Decker, who alleges Kin said hit him in the head with a monkey-wrench during a dis pute near Talent ten days ago. Nathaniel H. Smith of the Jacksonville district, charged with operating an auto without a tail-light was fined $1.50 and costs. Sam W. Steele paid $5 and costs on a charge of driving an overloaded truck, and Eugene E. Buck was assessed $10 and costs for having no PUC permit. Clotlns time lur Cla-slfled Adt 9 a m. Too Lata to Classify 13 JO p Wallace Signs Arming Bill r - u. DIFFICULT TIME WOMBS Axis Dismembered Yugo slavia Seethes Guerrilla Units Disrupt Railroads. garia after the Balkan campaign virtually is sealed up as a news source, but there have been re ports of outbreaks there, too. Field Marshal Milan Nedic, the Serb premier, himself has appealed for a halt to the fight ing, warning recently that full fledged civil war was develop ing. Terrorists are pictured as so active that Serbian railways are almost unusable except for main lines kept open under strong military guard. Senator Tom Connelly (D.-Tex), chairman of the lenate for eign relations committee, looked on at Vice President Henry Wal lace signed the momentuous legislation permitting U. S. mer chant ships to carry arms and siil to belligerent ports. From Wallace, the bill went to the White House for the president's signature. 11 w That's one of the many reasons for Blitz-Weinhartfs overwhelming popularity! It's always refreshing... completely satisfying. HVL Bite 4 1 TirinrfnnnnnRRnn mL II II 111 ! II Mil II II n II nil I I1W J3AVtrt UUUUUUUUUULJ III' wtHp 2JJ V- - - mi rmmB m I 1 CUAIANIIII IT I? P 17 SATISFYING) ULUk DISTRIBUTED BY SNIDER DAIRY k PRODUCE F. D. R. Asks Peace Prayers In Thanksgiving Observance Washington, Nov. 19. (IP) President Roosevelt asked the American people to observe Thanksgiving with "prayers for a speedy end to strife and the establishment on earth of freedom, brotherhood and justice for enduring time," in a proclamation setting November 20 as the date of the observance. The text of the proclamation follows: "I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, pre sident of the United States of America, do hereby designate and set aside Thursday, the twentieth day of November, 1941, as a day to be observed in giving thanks to the heavenly source of our earthly blessings. "Our beloved country is free and strong, our moral and phy sical defenses against the forces of threatened aggression are mounting daily in magnitude and effectiveness. "In the interest of our own future, we are sending succor at increasing pace to those peoples abroad who are bravely defend ing their homes and their pre cious liberties against annihilation. "We have not lost our faith In the spiritual dignity of man, our proud belief in the right of all people to live out their lives in freedom and with equal treat ment. The love of democracy still burns brightly in our hearts. "We are grateful to the father of us all for the innumerable daily manifestations of his bene- ficient mercy in affairs both public and private, for the boun ties of the harvest, for oppor tunities to labor and to serve, and for the continuance of those homely joys and satisfactions which enrich our lives. 'Let us ask the divine blessing on our decision and detcrmina- Zagreb, Croatia, Nov. 19 VP) Information reaching here from throughout axis - dismembered Yugoslavia indicates a situation charged with distrust, unrest, terrorism and even, in some areas, virtual civil war. These reports are necessarily fragmentary because of poor communications and military control, but they add up to a picture of turbulence. Well-equipped soldiers of the puppet Serb government, sup ported by German occupation forces, are described as engaged in "desperate fighting with remnants of Yugoslavia's army, rebellious Chetnik guerilla units and what are described as "com munist bands." Even in nominally-indepen dent Croatia, armored trains pa trol the railways in a fight against sabotage. In the Black mountains of Italian-occupied Montenegro, villages have been bombed and burned where an tagonistic Montenegrins have re sisted the occupying forces. (A spokesman in London for the Yugoslav government-in- exile declared last week that. despite mass executions of 350,- 000 Yugoslavs, relentless moun tain warfare waged by 80,000 guerillas had wrested most of Serbia from the axis.) Macedonia Sealed Macedonia, absorbed by Bul- tion to protect our way of life against the forces of evil and slavery which seek in these days to encompass us. "On the day appointed for this purpose, let us reflect at our homes or places of worship on the goodness of God and, in giving thanks, let us pray for a speedy end to strife and the establishment on earth of free dom, brotherhood and justice for enduring time." The 16 states which will ob serve Thanksgiving on the last Thursday this year November 27 are Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oklahoma Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont. Of 2,643,950 women employ ed in United States factories, according to the 1940 census, the greatest number, 648,006, was engaged in manufacture of apparel and other finished pro ducts made from fabrics. Litvinoff Insulted By Refusal of Seat In British Airplane Teheran, Iran, Nov. 19. (AP) Cold-shouldered by minor Brit ish officials who barred him from passage to Cairo on a Brit ish overseas airway transport to day, Maxim Litvinoff, Russian ambassador to the United States, and his wife prepared to take a Russian plane tomorrow. Although the British minister to Iran profusely apologized for the action of the plane in leav ing the Russian diplomat on the airport, Litvinoff called it an in sult. Earlier they had been refused seats on the British plane. GloatnR time foe ClaialMed Ada 8 l m. Too Late tu Claealty 13:30 p Launch Blown lo Bits By Manila Bay Mines Manila, Nov. 19. (AP) Mines protecting the entrance to Manila bay took their first toll today when the Philippine sail ing launch El Ipidio was blown to bits off Corregidor island with the loss of six crew members. Naval officers said six men were rescued by patrol boats which braved the mine field, and that the six missing probably were killed In the explosion or fell prey to sharks. 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THY MATIN FRIDAY 10 at the CR AT :3D A. mm Sponsored by George A. Hunt Theatres and The Mail Tribune SPECIAL PROGRAM! ADMISSION:-Any Toy-New; Old or Broken for the Medford Firemen's Christmas Toy Shop All Children Welcome!
