PACE TWO
Over Ten Billion Gone and
Over Half of Year To Go
British Outlay Vast.
Washington, Dec. 17.
Treasury expenditures this fis
cal year passed $10,000,000,000
today with mora than half the
year yet to go.
The treasury said that from
July through December 13, It
spent $10,058,519,071. of which
$7,200,950,058 went for de
fense. If the spending rat If main
tained, as the budget bureau
expected, the current fiscal
year ending next June 30 will
be the most costly in United
States history. Spending already
is within $2,700,000,000 of all
that was spent In a full 12
months last year.
London, Dec. 17. (IP) Sir
Klngsley Wood, chancellor of
the exchequer, told the house
of commons today that Britain
has spent 8,300,000,000 pounds
($33,200,000,000) to fight the
war so far.
At the same Urn commons
unhesitatingly voted Britain's
fourth 1,000,000,000-pound $4,
000,000,000) war credit for the
current fiscal year. No ques
tions were asked.
In requesting this new loan
Sir Klngsley disclosed that only
225,000,000 pounds ($800,000-,
O00) was left of the 3,000,000,
000 pounds ($12,000,000,000)
voted sine March 31, and that
Britain Is spending at the rate
of 12,000,000 pounds ($48,000,
000) a day.
Saying that expenditure was
likely to be 200,000,000 pounds
above the estimates for the fis
cal year ending March 31, 1942,
Wood hinted that the costs of
the war In the far east might
result In the need of new bor
rowing. The new credit voted by
commons made a total of 4,000,
000,000 pounds ($10,000,000,
000) for the fiscal year.
SPYING GERMAN HELD
BY LOS ANGELES FBI
Los Angeles, Dec. 17. W
Xrnest Frollch De Meyer, 27,
Identified as an alien German
baron by the federal bureau of
Investigation, was arrested yes
terday and Jailed on charges of
impersonating an army officer
and suspicion of espionage.
FBI agents said De Meyer
was wearing the uniform of a
U. S. army officer when arrest
ad near harbor defenses. They
said his Hollywood apartment
yielded uniforms of the U. S.
army, navy and marine corps:
shortwave broadcasting set
and what appeared to be data
on coast defenses.
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ELECTION FRIDAY
AT BLUE LODGE
For many years, the third
Friday in December has been
the day of election and Instal
lation of officers In Medford
Lodge No. 103, A F.A M. This
year will be no exception to the
old rule, and on Friday Dec. IB.
Medford Lodge will elect and
transact whatever business may
come before It. Ezra M. Wilson,
Past Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Oregon, will be In
stalling officer. From all reports,
It is expected that a goodly
number of tha craft will be
present. Light refreshments will
be served.
Technocrats Pledge
All Efforts In War
Local members of Technocra
cy Inc., have been Informed by
Howard Scott, directorin chief,
In New York, that he had wired
President Roosevelt placing at
the executive's disposal the en
tire personell and equipment of
Technocracy Inc., on the North
American Continent.
The Technocracy director also
urged the president to declare
war on signatory countries of
tha Axis pact or fascism.
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Portland, Ore., Dee. 17. (IP)
Bo n n e v i 1 1 a Administrator
Paul J. Raver, anticipating con
gressional approval of a $30,
000,000 appropriation, ordered a
speed-up today In construction
of transmission line and sub
stations to meet increasing de
mands of war production.
He directed that lines be
strengthened down tha Willam
ette valley to Oregon. An addi
tional Una will be built to Eu
gene, making it possible to
move power south through con
nections with the California
Oregon Power company and
other systems.
Bonneville would take over
their loads, permitting them to
serve northern California In
case of damage to generating
plants there.
U. S. TAKES OVER
Washington, Dec. 17,
The United States government
today took over the $60,000,000
French luxury liner Normandle.
The state department an
nounced that the U. S. maritime
commission would take the liner
over under existing law and
that fair and adequate compen
sation would be made to the
owners.
The action was described in
tha announcement as similar to
that taken by the United States
in the cases of the Swedish ves
sel Kungtholm, and other ves
sels of other friendly powers.
ITALIAN SUB DOWNED
WITH GENERAL ABOARD
London, Dec. 17 (IP) An
Italla.i submarine carrying an
Italian general and 19 other mil
itary officers from Libya to
Italy has been sunk In the cen
tral Mediterranean, the admir
alty said today.
The admiralty said the gene
ra, was not among 33 survivors
who were made prisoners.
The general was Identified as
Guldo Laml.
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AT NAVY STATION
A letter from Jim Matthews,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Matthews, of route 2, Medford,
gives an interesting Insight on
how Uncle Sam's boys In the
service reacted to Japan's sneak
punch at the Islands.
Young Matthews, who enter
ed the navy in February of this
year, is stationed at the Naval
Air Station in Corpus Christl,
Texas, under training In the
gunnery department
He wrote his parents that on
Sunday, December 7, he went
to Sunday school In the new
chapel at the base and had a
"swell noon meal" of chicken
fried steak, candled sweet po
tatoes, peas, mashed potatoes,
noodle soup, coffee, Ice cream
and cake. About 2 p. m. the
new came in of the attack on
Pearl Harbor.
"When the first report came
through there wasn't a sound
in the barracks," Matthews' let
ter said. "Everyone was listen
ing as if they couldn't believe
what their ears were hearing.
Then the tension broke one or
two of the fellows shouted
they were glad we were In it at
last.
"By supper time tongues had
begun to wag and the mess hall
was noiser than I have ever
heard It; like a hive of bees.
"If you see any worried navy
mothers, tell them we are all
well and happy and that every
man Is confident that the ma
terial he has to work with Is
the finest in the world. And
that with the trust of those,
loved ones at home he cannot
fall."
Penny a Plana Club
Members Will Giva
For Planes Downed
Marshall, Tex., Dec. M.VP)
Would you give a penny for
every enemy plane shot down
by United States forces?
That question was asked 203
Marshall citizens. Two hundred
answered "Yes." The "A Penny
a Plane club" resulted. Marshall
hopes the Idea will spread.
Harry Adams of Marshall,
who started the club here and
signed up 200 members In four
hours, said the plan was out
lined to him by a friend from
the Argentine.
A South American club rapid
ly drew 50,000 members, whose
contributions made possible the
purchase for the British of a
fighter plane costing $75,000
each month, Adams was told.
Members anyone may Join
are being asked to drop their
contributions In boxes to be put
up in public places. Funds will
be turned over, to the federal
government.
A penny a plane doesn't seem
like much but with two mil
lion members the receipts on
seven enemy planes shot down
would be $140,000, Adams point
ed out.
"Think how good that will
make the fellow who fired the
guns feel," he said.
Pittsburgh. Dec. 17 VP Du
quesne University's basketball
squad repeated last year's per
formance and defeated the Uni
versity of Oregon's travelling
team, 33-28, In the feature game
of a triple bill here last night.
The Dukes clinched the game
with a 10-polnt third period
spurt after a heated second per
lod in which the lead changed
seven times.
Noszka, a guard, scored 16
points for Duquesne while Fuhr
man and Marshik collected six
each for the visitors.
Last year's game was taken
by the Dukes, 37-34.
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Harry Kaplon and Harry Ru
bensteln, owners of the Medford
Bargain House, returned last
night from a meeting of Cali
fornia junk dealers and a con
ference with OPM representa
tives In San Francisco and today
pledged their full cooperation to
the government without thought
of profit.
Tha meeting was held, Mr.
Kaplon explained, to make uni
form plans to keep the country's
scrap metal moving to the mills
for manufacturing arms and am
munition. The government needs
all kinds of scrap metal and the
junk dealers, at their San Fran
cisco meeting, pledged full aid,
Mr. Kaplon stated. Profit, he
added, was made a secondary
consideration.
Prices for scrap have been sta
bilized, the price now paid by
junk dealers being $7 a ton, Mr.
Kaplon said, adding that when
delivered prices are quoted at
Pittsburgh, the public should re
member the cost of transporta
tion. Mr. Kaplon stated that his con
cern was now trying to work
out a plan to receive scrap paper.
The government wants scrap
paDer utilized but thus far the
collection and transportation
problems have not been solved,
he said. If arrangements can be
made with the railroad to spot
a car where the scrap paper may
be delivered directly, the Med
ford Bargain House may be able
to start receiving the paper
around the first of the year, Mr.
Kaplon said.
RAILROAD BOARD
FINISHES WORK
Chicago. Dec. 17 (P) Chair
man Wayne Morse of the Rail- i
road Emergency Mediation
board announced today the
board had finished Its work of
bringing about a settlement of
the rail labor wage dispute
which had threatened a nation
al strike on carrier systems.
The final document issued, he
said, was the award covering an
agreement on vacations for 90,
000 non operating employes of
14 unions. Wage and other Issues
applying to these workers and
350,000 members of five oper
ating unions. Red Caps and Rail
way Express Agency employes
had previously been settled by
signed agreements.
Washington, Dec. 17 (IP)
The navy department announced
today that there were no In
juries to personnel during the
Japanese attack on Johnston
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GLENN H. UTZ
"Give Something to Wear"
DECEMBER 17, 1941.
County Defense Council
Instructions for Public
The Jackwa County Co.aell of Detente liniea another of a series
er (UUmeau c gin Che pabllo mcttl UutnictloM retarding Tartans
pnues of elTlllan aefeate. Ta. soiineU sanetta last thee dally state
ments be clipped eat of the paper and sated for futon reference and
for compart ton with anr ehanreo that al(hl bo made la the rernlstlona
from time to time. Anr changea, the council amid, will bo referred bj
number to the eorrespoadlag stateaaeat to which It applies.
"Som misunderstanding exists with respect to the nature
of a 'blackout' and the way It is effected by the organization
furnishing the ripply of electricity to the community.
"BlacUouU do not entail turning off the SUPPLY of elec
tricity in a community. Such a procedure would seriously Inter
fere with our own military activities and would be detrimental
to civ'llan morale. It would cause a serious hazard in hospitals
and other public services.
"In European countries, long subject to blackouts, every
tffort is made to maintain continuous electric service for the
reasons given.
'The company supplying electric service will upon orders
from the prooerly constituted authorities shut off the street
lights and other services but it remains the duty of every
householder, store owner or building operator to black out
his own premises.
"Because of tha needs of tha military and populace as
mentioned above, the regular electric service will continue to
be operated during blackout unless prevented by accident or
enemy action."
Island, which was reported late
yesterday.
The navy described the action
by Japanese naval forces as
'weak." ,
Earlier, the war department
said the shelling of Kahului, on
the Island of Maul, by an enemy
submarine yesterday caused only
rllght damage to a loading plat
form of a pineapple company
and that there were no caus
ualtles. STAYS TO TEACH
Easton. Md. P) Miss Eliza
beth Honker of Baltimore land
ed at Tred Avon airport to
refuel her plane and so Im
pressed Manager Malcolm Hath
away with her flying skill that
the persuaded her to stay as in
structor for a group of CAA
'students. At 23, Miss Hooker,
j a Smith college graduate, has
been flying 10 years.
TALL STORY
Carlsbad, N. M. (IP) Western
peace officers have organized
the "6 foot-4" club. All of its
10 members are six feet four In
height It has a president and
nine vice presidents "and no
particular purpose." Charter
members are from New Mexico,
Texas and Colorado.
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Japanese Suicides;
Depressed by War
Stockton, Calif., Dec. 17 (IP)
Depressed over the American
Japanese war, George Okada,
23-year-old American born Jap
anese celery packer hanged him
self in a bunkhouse today.
"Everyone is so kind to me
here," he wrote in Japanese,
"let ma die In the United
States."
FREE AIR FOR FISH
New York Service stations
provided free air for fish, trav
eling from the New York aqua
rium, which Is being torn down,
to the Boston aquarium.
LONDON'S STONE HOUSE
London Because of the many
fires In London, the lord mayor
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Styles, Blocks, Crystals,
Cameo and 4 Leaf Clover.
GLENN H. UTZ
"Give Something to Wear"
in 1180 decreed all house
should be built of stone. They
were for about two centuries.
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Nylon and Silk
HOSIERY
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