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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1941. PAGE FTVB Happening in Hawaii Hints Further Lightening Blows According to War Analyst Br D.Witt MacK.nsL (Wide World war analyst) "With war a momentary possibility for weeks why were U. S. defenses in the Pacific caught flat-footed by Japanese? Did our forces await declaration of war before taking offensive action?" cost of the state guard is esti mated at more than $500,000. Some legislators expect a spec ial session to appropriate the money. Star Basketballer Dies in Car Crash player of the College of Puget before the blackout, also caused Sound, died In a local hospital serious Injuries to three other early this morning from injuries , students in the same automobile, received in an automobile acci- Police said the vehicle, traveling dent last night in the city's at a high rate of speed, skidded downtown section. 1 90 feet and crashed into a power The accident, which occurred 1 pole. Power Company Man Electrocuted On Job Albany, Dec. 9. (P) Charles Boyd, 53, Mountain States Pow er company employe, was elec trocuted last night when a telephone line he was repairing in north Albany contacted an ll.OOOvolt power line. Mountain states officers said he was not on duty at the time of the accident. Tacoma, Dec. 9. W) Nor man Walker, 21, star basketball On Mall mount want ads. material possible, both for our own uses and those of the al lies, who are leaning heavily on us. ASHLAND KILTIES The above message from the editor of a South Dakota news paper was lying on my desk when I arrived at my office in Manhattan this morning. It is a burning question one which must have been in all our minds and so this column repeats it. Honestly I don't know the answer to it and wish to heaven I did. I woke up in the middle of last night and wor ried over it. But our naval and military authorities alone can tell us what happened. Second Shock Is Suspected Still, probably my South Da kota friend will agree that while the answer to his question is vital, it is far more important that we avoid a second shock ing experience of this sort. One suspects, indeed, that the chief purpose of his query was to utter a warning. Warning of what? The writ ing on the wall clearly indi cates that if the early Japanese operations give sufficient en couragement Hitler may strike at us another lightning blow. Put an exclamation point after that. Mayor La Guardia has told New York that "we are not out of the danger zone by any means." There is little doubt of that, for the Atlantic daily is being spanned by air these times, and this country won't have forgotten the German sub marines which prowled off our coasts in the last war. The as tonishing reports of Japanese warplanes over San Francisco bay, and off the Aleutians, em phasize this danger. Hitler's chief aim at the mo ment must be to spike our war aid to Britain and the other allies. In that direction lies his salvation, for it will, be disas trous for him if Russia emerges powerful in the spring and the ether allies are all set for ac tion. Submarine Fleet Actions Seen Thus far the nazis haven't employed anything like the total fleet of submarines they re putedly have amassed. It would not be surprising to see that armada come into action before long. Should Hitler also be able to force the French into giving him their navy, it would create a grave situation for America and the allies. Probably the grim experience through which we have passed since Sunday has removed the danger of over-confidence on our part. The tradition has grown up that Uncle Sam could whip Japan with one hand tied behind his back. Maybe he could, if he didn't have other committments, but the only way to look at the thing now is that we have a man-size job cut out for us. We shall indeed be lucky if the war with Japan doesn't run long. Moreover, we mustn't overlook that the Japanese con flict is part and parcel of the world war and that knocking Japan out won't end the bigger conflagration. I'm afraid we've got to get used to the idea that there's going to be a lot of blood shed. It Inspires confidence to see Washington jumping in to en sure a vast increase In our armament production. Perhaps our greatest single need is to see that home industry pro duces every single ounce of war Portland, Dec. 9. (Spl) The Oregon state department of the American Legion will be rep resented at the national legion convention In New Orleans next year by a most unique and colorful musical organization if present plans are successfully completed. Instead of the usual type of drum corps or military band, Oregon's feature attrac tion, will be the famous Amer ican Legion kiltie band of Ash land post No. 14. The Ashland erouD. which scored such a hit at the national convention in Portland in 1932 when it ap peared under the direction of Lloyd Williamson, nationally famous drum major, has been a feature of numerous state con ventions and is well known to legionnaires throughout the west. During the past year, the band has been completely re uniformed with imported Scotch uniforms at a cost of $150 per man. The band has won many prizes since its inception, the latest being a silver trophy awarded at the American Le gion state convention in Eu gene. In 1940, Department Com mander Niel R. Allen designated the Ashland Kilties as official "commander's band" during his administration. In 1941, Com mander Alfred Kelley followed suit and this year the organiza tion has again been honored by Joseph K. Carson, present de partment commander. Under the management of Past Com mander Herb Moore, the Kilties are practicing diligently in order in order to be in top form when convention time rolls around next year. Legislators Pledge Cooperation During War Says Governor Salem, Dec. 9. (Senator Dean H. Walker and Representa tive Robert S. Farrell, Jr., lead ers of the senate and house of the state legislature, pledged to Governor Sprague yesterday that the legislature would give him full cooperation during the war. They said the Multnomah county tax muddle, for which a special session has been demand ed, has been pushed into the background, and that the polit ical campaign would receive lit tle attention in the next few months. 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