MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1941.
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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."
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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.
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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
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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.
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BEFORE PRICES RISE
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You may. not. ba abla to get what you want
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