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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1941. PAGE SEVEN (fu o L SOLD TALENTS TO F Mar's Messenger Has to Wait Charles West, Ex-Interior Under Secretary, Witness At Senate Investigation. Washington, Dec. 18. Charles West, former Interior undersecretary, told senate In vestigators today that he was engaged last year for a percent age fee as "business consultant and adviser" in Washington for the Empire Ordnance company, but declared he was not em ployed to obtain defense con tracts. In reply to questions West testified before the senate de fense investigating committee that the Empire company had agreed to pay him one percent on its gross business and that he had brought suit to collect $687,000 which he contended the company owed to him. West said that there was no truth" in any statement that he had at any time attempted to obtain a defense contract with the United States government or the British government or that he had accepted any fee for ob taining such a contract. Hired For Advice "Nor," he added," have I worked for anyone to whom I represented that if they employ ed me I would use political influence." The Empire company through Frank Cohen, West said, em ployed him in October or No vember of last year after rep resenting that they wanted "the advice and counsel of someone who' knew Washington and inew the government." At that time, West said, the company already had commit ments from the British purchas ing commission, and did not need his help to get a contract. However, he testified, the com pany was having difficulty in obtaining clearance from the army ordnance department for the British contract, and his services were first sought to "find out what the trouble was and to advise the Empire com pany what to do." f TZT : " - f " i-y-: Young Filipino Pilot Battles 54 Japanese In Bantangas Clouds Manila, Dec. 18. (tP) The youthful leader of a daredevil squadron of six Filipino pilots in erstwhile training planes who took on 54 Japanese air raiders last Friday over Bantangas and shot down two said today he "got so mad" he forgot to be scared. "When I saw the first flight of 27 planes I felt frightened at first," said Capt. Jesus Villa- more, Tut went upstairs any way. Then I saw a second flight of 27 planes and thought they were Americans and I said to myself: Th is going to be a heck of a good fight.' But they were Japs. That made me so mad I went right for 'em, and the rest of the boys were with me. After Germany's Charge D'Affaires Hans Thomien, who bore a de claration of war against the United States to the state department at Waihington. had to wait in this fashion for some time before he was able to deliver his message. E YULE TREES URGED The practice of good citizen ship and conservation in cutting Christmas trees was urged today by the Oregon Roadside Coun cil. The council, in a leaflet be ing distributed, made these sug gestions: Get permission from the land owner before cutting a Christ mas tree; select tree out of sight of the roadside; decide what tree you want before you start cutting; don't cut a little tree from the top of a big one; help reforestation by doing your cutting where there are other young trees nearby to fill the gap made by the removal of your tree. If care, economy and conser vation are practiced in the for ests, there will be a perpetual supply of Christmas trees for the children and grownups of Oregon and neighboring treeless states, the council asserted. Closing tlma tur Claaind Ads I a. m. Too Late to Clualfj 1140 p 20-30 WILL AID IN FIRE DEFENSE Plans for participation In home defense efforts were made at the regular meeting of Medford 20-30 club Wednesday night. One of the main projects of the club is designating members to re ceive training with the fire department. Teams of three 20-30'ians wil spend a night a week at the fire hall, gaining experience in fire department routine and also strengthening the department. The 20-30 club will arrange to have a local dairy furnish sev eral needy families a three month supply of milk as a Christmas gut. Guests at Wednesday's meet ing were Fire Chief Roy Elliott, Harry McCay, "Doc" Svarin. John Davidson of the Salem club and Bill Benton of the Fresno, Calif., club. TEACHERS WANT PAY Portland, Dec. 18. (P) Port land school teachers have pro tested to the board of education the lack of a December pay check. They said they were paid November 27 and would not be paid again until January S. The board had rejected earlier requests for a December payment, saying it forced the district to borrow. ROSEBURG GIVES BLACKOUT TEETH Roseburg, Ore., Dec. 18. W) An order Issued today by the Douglas county defense council will darken Roseburg's store windows after business hours, merchants being required to ex tinguish all visible lights upon closing their stores for the day. The restriction also applies to festoons of multicolored lights recently placed over the busi ness streets to lend color to the holiday season. The council explained that no provision had been made for turning off the holiday lights simultaneously and that in event of emergency, it would require at least 30 minutes to extinguish the entire system. At a special meeting of the city council last night an ord inance was passed providing penalties up to $250 together with jail terms, for willful vio lation of blackout or civilian de fense regulations. HOME LOAN DIRECTOR Washington,' Dec. 18. (P) The Federal Home Loan bank board has reappointed Lee H. Hoffman of Portland as public interest director of the Portland Federal Home Loan bank. Hoff man will serve until Dec. 31, 1945. Closing utu. tot OlMsined Ada a. m. Too Late to ciMUy 13 30 p fat Mother HAMILTON BEACH Food Mfxcr ' It b the greatest kitchen con veniencesaves hours of tiresome arm work dors every mixing, task awiy, quickly, thoroughly With Extractor Complete $29.00 $25.75 HANSEN HARDWARE 35 K. Bartlttt. Phon 2370 On Mall Tnoun want tfs t PORTLAND'S i distinctive hotel 3 .4 THE BENSON 2 Broadway at Oak BU j that I didn't feel anything ex-. few of them and break up the formation." Of the Filipino pilots, one was wounded and parachuted to safety and another was kill ed, Villamor said, when seven Japanese planes "rode him down." WANT A HOTELf Coqullle, Ore., Dec. 18. (JPi If anyone wants an old hotel to preserve as a memorial to the past, the state highway de partment will give them the Knapp hotel at Port Orford if they will move it. Famous as a stopping place in pioneer days, it stands on property needed for right-of-way. PRISONERS GIVE Salem, Dec. 18. WV-State prison inmates will contribute $150 to the Red Cross war fund. Prison Warden George Alexan der said today. The Red Cross announced that Salem would be I state headquarters for the drive. DEFENSE BONDS Roseburg, Ore., Dec. 18. U" Purchase of 8100,000 worth of defense bonds with surplus funds from the Douglas county treasury has been authorized by the county court, it was an nounced today by County Judge D. N. Busenbark. The county will buy half of the bonds in December and the remainder in January. The county has accumulated a large surplus, chiefly from sale of timber lands through tax delinquencies. No tax levy Is slated for the first six months of 1942, aside from a general levy for roads. Expenses of county departments will be paid from surplus funds, leav ing the balance of $100,000 for buying the defense bonds, not only as a patriotic duty but for the financial benefit of the coun ty. Judge Busenbark states. The iunds draw no interest at present. Colorado Springs, Colo. (UP) A 8-month-old Brahma calf was found running wild with a herd of deer. Officials speculat ed it was one of three calves which escaped from a rodeo last summer. Cat Mall Trletnja trant adn. IP Oil "GOOD WCRTHn Slip away from achey muscles, stuffy sniffles, into sleep. Rub throat, chart, with Penetro, Follow the directions on the pac cage. 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