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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1941. j mum i nMiiiau s a 'il v. W' V5r I '...4, 4 4A4&X I TEXANS' REVENGE FOR B(M SLIGHT 71 To 7 Whacking Seen By West Coast Writers as Effort To Humiliate Oregon Los Angeles, Dec. 8. (P) There was a pretty general sus picion among the football fans up and down the Pacific coast today that the University of Texas was torn by unrequited affection for the Rose Bowl when she humiliated the University of Oregon with a 71-7 trouncing Saturday. Oregon's s,l s t e r Institution Oregon State, Ignored Texas In selecting Duke as a Rose Bowl opponent. West coast sports writers agreed that revenge played a part in the crushing of Oregon. Their comment: L. H. Gregory, Portland Ore gonlan: "Texas was simply try ing to Impress the coast with the mistake Oregon State made In Inviting Duke to the Rose Bowl." Al Santoro, Los Angeles Ex aminer: "It seems that the rum ors had reached Austin that the Oregon State officials had doubt ed the Texans' ability to whip Oregon, therefore had not in vited them to the Rose Bowl." Paul Zimmerman, Los Angeles Times: "The boys down In Aus tin turned on the heat Just to show that they were a little up set In not getting a bid." Royal Brougham, Seattle Post Intelligencer: "The way those Texas teams behaved Saturday, you would have thought the boys from the Lone Star state were trying to avenge the massacre on the Alamo." This from Lon Stlner, Oregon State coach: "Conference teams often get so keyed up trying to beat each other they suffer let downs for Intersection! games. Texas Is undoubtedly a great club, but they wouldn't do that to Oregon State. We're only farmer boys but we're plenty tough." E F Bill Bowerman, Medford high football and track coach and a first lieutenant. Infantry, In the U. S. army reserve, returned here last night from Vancouver (Wash.) barracks where he took a physical examination for a call Into active service. The Tiger mentor, confident that he passed the exam, said he expected to receive his orders to report early this week. Bow erman said he expected to be ordered to report for duty at Ft. Lawton, Seattle, after being switched to the Interceptor com mand. Bowerman has been given a year's leave of absence from his coaching and teaching duties contingent upon his being called into active service. Russ Ache son, present assistant mentor, will take over the head coach ing jobs In football and track in case Bowerman is called. L ML EL PASO. Tex., Dec. 8 AP) Arizona university or Texas Tech will oppose Tulsa univers ity in the Sun Bowl football game at 1 Paso on New Year's day. Arizona university was Invit ed by the Sun Bowl committee last night Immediately upon Its selection by a poll of border con ference members to represent them In the seventh annual game. The athletic committee of Ari zona university meets today to decide whether to accept the bid o. to adhere to a policy discour aging post-season games. "We will consider the invita tion carefully" said C. Z. Lesher. chairman of the committee. "We appreciate the expression of con fidence of other conference mem bers." Arizona with a sweep of Its five conference games won a co- championship .with Hardln-Sim-mons university of Abilene, Tex., and A. & M. and Utah university to which they bowed In tha sea son finale Saturday, 12 8, Dae M-U fnoun want da Staters Hear Rose Bowl Coach Lon Sliner (left), announced to Oregon Stat students at a rally at Corvallls, Or., that their football tm had been selected for th Rot Bowl gam at Pasadena, Calif, Student Body Pre sident Andy Landforc is at Stlner's right. Etiner later said th team probably would lav for Pasa dena about December IS. PRUIIT ELECTED Klamath Falla. TJm 7AP ine Oregon Bowling congress voted the 1S42 tournament to Portland and elected officers yesterday. Men r.1rt4 Tfntnfc S-n- Portland. nresident. anrl R. V. Statzer Euffenfi- afretarv George Amato, Astoria, was named vice-president. Directors: Roy Prultt, Med ford; Maurice Ray, Marshfleld; Clem Ingles, Astoria; Jack John ston, Portland; Charles Patchett, Roseburg; Lloyd Britt, Klamath Falls; Les Houck, Redmond; Fred Karr, Salem; Myron Hens ler, Eugene; Charles Cartwrlght, Seaside; Millard Hodges. Grants Pass; Frank Scott, Corvallis Albany. Women elected Sally Harkln son, Portland, president; Agnes Matson, Marshficld, vice-president; Hazel Hensler. Eusene. secretary. Eve. Garner Portland, set a new women's tournament record with a 255-gome. Final standings: Bnnatfar ainul TTnmm., Grants Pass. 645; De Lury, Kla math Falls ft 01' FalrNrM M4. ford, 578; John Arlghl, Portland, 071; schock, Astoria, 858. Booster double Burkland Wakeman, Klamath Falls, 1143; Roche-Srhnnt Cii-valUa 1111 Westerfleld-Nlcholson, Medford. 1111; Titter-Young, Klamath Falls, 1105; Drmaln Ellis, Kla math Falls, 1062. Booster team KlamatH f. chine and Locomotive. Klamath Falls, 2574; Hammers, Grants PSAS. 23fl0- Pin PrnHn-ta Print.. vllle. 2500; Llttrell Parts, Mod- rorcl. 2483; Cecils Eats, Roseburg 2474. Commercial rinnhlA c2,,k. Aust, Portland, 1169; Adair- tads. Medford, 1162; White Duncan. Bend. 1145- Rnliprt. Dotson. EtlCene. 1140' Krhnrlc. OJa, Astoria, 1132. Open singles Rengstorff, Medford, 647; L. Gillam, Prlne Vllle. 645: H. Euan PnrtlnnH 632; Bray, Klamath Falls, 625; aines, Cortland, 623. ' Open teams Fluhrer's Bak ery, Medford, 2810; Molatores, Klamath Falls, 2797; Central Al leys, Port'and. 2780; Charlie Helwlgs, Portend, 2770; Frank Chevrolet, Portland, 2733. TEXAS AGGIESRELAX AT SUN VALLEY TODAY , Taeoma. Dec. 8 (AP) The Aggies of Texas A. & M., winner of 29 of their last 31 games, planned to relax at Sun Valley today on their way home after collecting the football pelt of the Washington State Cougar here last Saturday. The Ags will get home at Col lege Station, Tex., Wednesday, and will open training for their New Year's Cotton Bowl game against Alabama a week from today. Jefferson Winner In Charity Clash Portland. Dec. 8 AP Jef ferson high school. Portland looiDau league champion, de feated a city all-star eleven In a milk fund game Saturday night, 9 to 0. Beak -Bashing Business Hit By Far-Eastern Hostilities By Hugh Fullsrton, Jr. (Wide World Sports Columnist.) New York, Dec. 8. (Wide World) The beak-bashing busi ness may be one of the first to suffer as a result of the far east ern crisis . . with Welterweight Champ Freddie Cochrane. George Abrams, Marty Servo, Fred Apostoli and other grade-A scrappers in the navy, there will be a good many spots to fill until the boys get their leaves again . . Cochrane was due for a furlough beginning Thursday to start training for his Miami spat with Bobby Britton, but he'll be lucky to get It now . . N. Y. boxing writers will name the "boxer of the year" Wednesday. Nomina tion of this corner Is Prof. Wola tan Crocker Brown, the guy who taught Lou Nova how to lick Joe Louis with the "cosmlo punch", etc. . . . Tody's Guest Star B. M. Atkinson, Jr., Louisville Times: "Wallace Wade probably LIVESTOCK Portlsnd Portland. Ore., Dee. (P).(USDA) Hogs 8500; market mostly steady, 10-IS higher; bulk good -choice 173 315 Ik. drive-Ins 510.75: few small lots 510.83-B0: paeklnj sows 7 00-80. (seder piss 19 50 10. 00. Cattle 3.88; calves 300; market opened ateady. some late bids and tales steers and cows weak to 35 lower: other classes steady: several loads ted steers SUOOa 13.00; one load 513.35; oommon-medlum short fed steers, eoo.eio.5; 3 loads lalr ly Rood helrrrs 58.75 n 10.00: common down to 57.00; good lleht cows 57.75 8.00: few average cows 5835; few rood weighty lots 5735-80: canner common cows 3433eS7S: bulls firm, medium-good gradea S7.50e9.00; odd beef kinds 50.35; good -choice veal era 811.80) 13 00; common down to 58 00. Sheep 8300; fat lamb IB or more higher: 4 doublea (7-100 lb. fed. wooled tamba 31850; double deck 88 lb. lambs 81080; few common -aood slaughter wea 53 308.00. Chicago Chicago, Deo. 8 1Pi-(VSD) Hogs 81.600; open steady to 10 high er; later trade very a?ttv. i tly 15-33 tipt good and eholc 100-370 Iba. 51000-33; mostly 310.10-33: with several loads 31030 and 31033; top 310 35. Cattle 14.000. calves 1000: red steera and yearlings 15-35 higher: active at advance: yearlings very scarce; good to choice weighty steers In broad demand: selling freely t 511.75 up to 513 73. Sheep 17.000: very little trading on fat lambs and yearlings: asked 518 00 and up or fully 98 higher on best kinds: early bids around 33 low. er at 811.30 down; fat sheep steady. Chicago Wheat Chicago. Dec. 8 a rein prices soared 3 cents bushel In torn eases today, as much aa trading rules would permit In en session, aa the United Bute went to war with Ja pan. Soybean shot up 8 cents, th dally limit for that commodity. Wheat: Open High Low Close Dee. ' 113', 1.31 1331, May 193 IS9 198 I jet, July I97H IJ7S, 1J8 137S Portland Wheat Portland. Or.. Dec. ' Oram: Wheat: Open High Low Close May J7L, 1 00 .57V, 100, Dec. ) it .83 Cash grain; oats No. 1-34 lb. whit Selection would prefer playing In the Hollywood Bowl Instead of the Rose Bowl. The passes that beat him last time were all screen ed." Postman's Paragraph Couple of Carolina readers re mind us that Tom Burns Isn't the only Duke player whose brother preceded him to the Rose Bowl. Tom Davis, soph tailback, Is a brother of Jap Davis, reserve fullback on the Duke Rose Bowl team of 1938 . . . one of them also asks how we think the game will come out. Answer: About $200,000 to tne good . . , This week s brass ring goes to Joe B. McGee of the Conway (Ark) Log Cabin Demo crat. Last Wednesday he wrote: "Don't be surprised If Oregon university returns home from Austin, Tex., Saturday night complaining about the 'hot Texas weather.' Bible's bunch will make it plonty hot for them and it won't be the weather." 338.50; barley No. 3-48 lb. b.w. 333.00; No. 1 fiai 31.88V4. Cash wheat (bid): Soft whit edc; soft whit exclud ing res 51.00; whit club 81.01; west em red 81.00. Hard red winter ordinary 88c: 10 per cent 98c: 11 per cent 51.05; 13 per cent 51.10. Hard whlte-baart ordinary 51.09)6; 10 per cent 91. US; 11 per cent 81.1714: 19 per cent 1.31 '4. Today's car receipts: wheat 80; bar ley 1; flour 7; corn 8; oats 8; hay 4; mlllfred 8; flaxseed 0. Portland Produce Portland, Ore., Dee. S Eggs Prices to producers: A. large. 81c; B. large. 39c; B medium. 38a doe.; A smsll, 33c; B small. 33c do.: resale to retailers. 4c higher for cases; car. mns. 8o higher. Llv poultry Buy prices: fryers. 3' to 4 lbs, lHo; other un changed. Country meats Selling price to retailers: country killed hcya, best butchers, 139 to 148 lbs.. 141,-lSc lb.: vealers, fancy, 18-18ic; light thin. 13-ltc; heavy. 14-lSe; lambs. 17 lb.; ewes. 3-9e lb.; canner cows. 10c; good cutter cows. He; bulls. 14-15e lb. Potatoes New California. S3 15 3.40 60 lb. bos: others unchanged. I All ether prices steady, unchanged. Wall St. Report New Vork. Dec 8. (j?1) Se curities tumbled and commodi ties soared in today' markr-ts as Japan and the United States clashed in the Pacific and con gress voted all-out war on the Oriental empire. Cancellation of buying order which might hav made a cush ion for selling resulted In tt treats for leading stocks of 1 to 3 points at the opening on blocks of 1,000 to mora than 0,000 shares. Deal ingti slowed and quota tions recovered partially as it seemed offerings would be pret ty well absorbed. There was an other dip in prices after mid-day when It was learned American casualties at Hawaii were great er than most had looked for. WAI4. ST . std -. Today, closing prices fee I -lected stocks foUcw: Al. Chera. e. Dy . 148 Am Can -----.---. 71 A. T. At T. H3'i Anaconda , 94 Atch. T A 8. P. 94 Beadu Atla. 34! M 8 Unqtd TH 67 141(4 MS 88 88 44H 67 8-14. 34 unqtd 10 TIV, 1V 4H S 10 H as . 4, nvt 82 13 '4 0H Caterpillar Tract. . Chrysler .., ,. - ,. Curt u-Wright Douglas Acft. .. DuPont Oen. Eleo. , , , Oen. Fooda Oen. Mot. Int. Harvest , 'Johns-Man. - . Kennecott Monty Ward - No. Amn. Avn . North Amer. , Penney (J. O.) Penna. It. tL Phillip Pet Radio -. Sou. Pac. Std. Brand . 8t. oil Cal. St. Oil tt. J. Trans. Amer. Union Carh. Unit. Aircraft -United Airline U. B. Steel CIVILIAN DEFENSE; TO (Continued Prom Pass One) authorized by the last legisla ture, would be organized under command of Brig-Gen. Alvin C. Baker, former commander of the National Guard's 186th Infantry. General Baker, who reported for duty today, said the plans for the guard are complete, that all key officers already are cho sen and that mobilization may begin immediately. All officers and enlisted men In the state selective service headquarters, and the state mili tary department were in full army and navy uniform today. State Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock began preparation of a list of highway bridges and tun nels which are to be guarded night and day by state police. The list will Include all strategic structures which cannot readily be replaced, such as the inter state bridge between Vancouver and Portland, all coast highway bridges, and many bridges on other highways. Ready For Blackout Governor Sprague asked all county defense councils west of the Cascades to expedite enroll ment of air raid wardens, to per fect their blackout plans, In crease first aid, fire and police training; and to assist policing of vital facilities. The governor emphasized that organization of the state guard does not relieve civilian defense of any responsibility. Superintendent Charles P. Pray of the state police will take general charge of police and guard duty throughout the state, ai.d sheriffs and local police will guard essential structures and hold enemy aliens under surveillance, the governor an nounced. He ordered civilian defenses on the alert at once and asked members of the American Le gion and other veterans' organi zation to report to civilian de fense coordinators. "I shall, as governor, take fur ther steps as developments may warrant," he added. "I request the people to proceed with their normal occupations and assure them that federal, state and local authorities will be vigilant in the protection of their lives and pro perty." e Columbia river defenses were ordered to fire on "any enemy ship on sight," and Tongue Point nrval air station and the coast guard maintained a vigilant watch on the coast. LITVINOFF DISCUSSES WAR WITH ROOSEVELT Washington, Dee. 8. JP Maxim Litvinoff presented his credentials as soviet ambassador to President Roosevelt today and discussed the whole war sit uation with the chief executive. He said afterwards he could not make any statement about the chances of Russia going to war with Japan. Y FORMERLY LIVED Local Relatives Fear For Safety of Kin In Hawaii Many At Wake Island. Japan's wily attack In the Pa cific stung many people of southern Oregon with sudden misgiving. The war, In Its new est and unexpected outburst, has come close to home for scores of Jackson and Josephine county people who have relatives in the bombed and threatened areas. Former Medfordites residing in Honolulu Include Dan Watson, brother of J. V. Watson and son of Mrs. J. F. Watson of Cargill Court, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Leclerc, Irva Fewell Edwards, Winston Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ell M. Campbell of Holly Court, Russell (Buster) Coleman, son of Justice of the Peace William R. Coleman, and his wife, Mrs. Hugh Howell, daughter of Mrs. Delroy Get chell of 1121 South Oakdale avenue. Grant H. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Binder, Mrs. Binder being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Fowler, form er Medford residents now In Los Angeles. Also Mildred Walker, a teach er at the University of Hawaii and a daughter of Mrs. W. W. Walker of 842 East Main street, and Annette Heckman, a school teacher and daughter of Dr. W. H. Heckman of Corning Court. Mrs. Jack Simpson of 819 Min nesota avenue has a sister, Mrs. M. D. Austin, residing in Hono lulu. Dan Watson's wife Is visiting her parents in Berkeley, Cal., and Mr. Watson was to come to this country on a buying trip the first of the year. He visited here last summer and his mother has visited him in Honolulu. Buster Coleman has lived in Honolulu almost 20 years. In a letter to his father last Thurs day he said he planned to re main In Honolulu although de fense preparations were under way and there was talk of send ing women and children to coast al areas. Other local men are known to be serving in the army and navy in the Far East but their exact locations are military secrets. Charles Swanson, son of Mrs. Frances McConochle of 1015 West 12th street, has been serv ing on the battleship Oklahoma. Lieut, Richard Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. D D. Roberts, of 32 Rose Avenue, Is serving In the Philippine area as a naval pilot Jack McClure, brother of William H. McClure of 250 Beat ty street, was engaged In con struction work with the U. S. engineers at Hickman field, Honolulu. Other local men known to be serving the Pacific war zone are John A. Wetterau. whose wife is the former Estolla Davidson, Medford girl, and George San den, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Sanden of Jacksonville. Scores of Jackson and Jose phine county men, some married with families here, are employed In civilian defense construction lobs on Pacific islands, includ ing Midway, Wake, Guam and Palmyra. These include Louis Thompson, Albert Wall, son of Mrs. A. M. Wall of 628 McAn drew road, Tom Wray, Jr., and W. L. Byrum. Mrs. Louis Thompson receiv ed a letter this morning from her husband, who has been engaged for several months on defense work on Midway island. Mrs. Thompson said the lengthy let ter contained no hint of Impend ing hostilities. Mrs. Thompson is lustlce court secretary. The letter gave a list of men Newsman Captive CO ; :; y . -AT! O o d f r y H. P. Anderson (above), of th Associated Press, war correspondent with th British fore In Libya, was takn prisoner, th Italian gov ernment announced. residing In this area to whom Thompson asked Christmas greetings be extended, through publication of a card In this paper. They were: Don Barrett, Harold Looper. Howard Klinger, Ezra Payton, Jack Peters, Tyrus Beck, Roy Love, Clarence Edwards and H B. Young. Thompson In regular letters to friends and relatives here told of frequent visits and gath erings by the valley contingent. TAKES BIG JUMP New York. Dee. 8. UP) American marine Insurance un derwriters skyrocketed war risk rates on United States ship car goes today, boosting the prem ium to and from the Hawaiian islands to $4 per $100 valuation from five cents. With commitments on cargoes worth many millions of dollars afloat in and near the war zone, some of it possibly sunk already, observers said the insurance men were unusually calm as they set about writing new schedules today, Rialto's Stars Johnny Downs and Jane Fra zee star with Mischa Auer and Walter Catlett In "Sing Another Chorus," which comes to the Ri alto theatre for tomorrow and Wednesday as the added feature with "Out of the Fog," which co-stars Ida Lupino and John Garfield. RUSH TO ENLIST Los Angeles, Dec. 8 (AP) One hour after the federal build ing opened today 125 young men had enlisted for service in the armed forces. ?n . r v!j (Dn F7-MOTJS POWELL STREET OFT UNION IQOAJsX IN TBI -EAST OF DOWNTOWN (AN lANCI83CO MM ji ajaei.ray SAN FRANCISCO'S finest family hotel. Quiet, refined, and friendly atmosphere, in the very heart of the theatrical, restaurant, and hopping clistrict.' SATIS MOM E IN WAR DECREE AGAINST JAPAN (ConUnued lima rag On.) shall give a good account of our selves . . . "There Is the closest accord with the powerful American naval and air forces and with the strong, efficient forces of The Netherlands East Indies." Some observers believed It was possible that American war ships had already met Japanese naval forces in battle some where) between Hawaii and tha Philippines. One or more Japanese air craft carriers, presumably es corted by strong naval forma tions, were reported to have en gaged in the opening attack against Honolulu, and it seemed a fair conjecture that U. S. dreadnaughts were in hard pur suit or actual contact with tha invaders. In the Far East, a British communique said Japanese air raiders killed 63 persons and wounded 133 today in a violent assault on Singapore, Britain' "Gibraltar of the Orient," but that Japanese troops were be ing "mopped up" In an attempt ed land invasion of Malaya from the north. The Japanese announced aa agreement between Japan and Thailand for transit of Japan ese troops through Thailand presumably for an attack on British Malaya, site of Britain- great Far East fortress of Singa pore, or British Burma. Both adjoin Thailand Japanese troops were reported to have landed at two point on the Gulf of Slam, far down the Thai coast near Malaya. ' An official British announce ment at Singapore said Japan ese warcraft which landed Troops at two places in onusn Malaya, near the Thailand fron tier, had been put to flight. Japanese forces still remain ing on the beach were being heavily machine-gunned, th British said. Domel, the Japanese news agency, was quoted as saying that Japanese and British troopi already were fighting In Thai land. A Reuters dispatch said tt was announced officially in Bangkok, the Thai capital, that little Thailand had ceased resis ting a Japanese army temporar ily and that negotiations wera under way. Pan American Airways re ported that Japanese bomber "smashed" Wake island, and that only garbled radio signal were being received from tha airway's station at Hongkong. Meanwhile, the Japanese mas ter plan was slowly emerging from the pattern of attacks, and at first glance it appeared that the Japanese were attempting to Immobilize the main bases of the Anglo-American fleets un til the Thailand-Malay peninsula drive had gathered momentum. ROUND UP GERMANS Crintobal, C. Z, Dec 8. JPi Canal Zone police began round ing ip Germans and Italians In the Canal Zone tndav in Hrlve coordinated with the roundup at t.oion wnere Panama police have taken 11 Germans Into custody and are combing tha city for more axis nationals. WATER WELL DRILLING NEW 41.1 mi MtrillNI MIIIIKKA1K PKII-KS ROBT BURNS Teleohon 243 L BU l. Bus 887. nratits Pass, Pacific Highway CaeMWCk- attesVaer eMMr ! 250 Qarog Service AT DOOR otel 1 t a Cauta w.B Om tat Otimtmm eteer Xrver On tun itisuii eut na,