MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1941.
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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.
Governor Sprague told them
he has not completed estimates
as to how much money would be
required for defense purposes
Only $99,500 is available in the
emergency board fund, but the
jj Oregon i 1
wants finer TTy l
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