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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1941.
NO. 233.
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News Behind
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By Paul Mallon
Washington, Dec. 19. Ad
vance warnings to worker and
housewife that war-life behind
r?JS-W the lines will
ftf C this time are
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.$K be realixed.
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within 60
days.
It If true
those ' old
meatless days,
motoric ss
Pin Mallon
Sundays, - one
lump of sugar, weaker coffee
are not in prospect now. A
shortage of ships may cause
some eventual deficiencies In
sugar and coffee, but not soon.
Meats, vegetables, cigarettes,
will be plentiful, although
higher in price. Canned goods
will be available (defense re
gime has already allotted suf
ficient precious tin for that pur
pose). Tea, pepper, tapioca and
possibly soap will be scarce.
In general you can count on
getting sufficient food, clothing
and services. Shortages in do
mestic wool goods will be made
up by British importations and
by cotton textiles. Synthetic
silk goods do not yet seem
ready to do the same Job as
silk at the same price, but they
will be available.
As this Is a mechanical war,
the main privations of the peo
ple will be centered in mechan
ical lines. High-test gas will be
denied to motorists, and saved
for planes. Plenty of straight
gas will be available. Mew
autos will not be manufactured.
Used cars will soar in 'price.
(Perhaps one auto concern will
be allowed to turn out 8,000
cars or so a year).
We had about a 10 months'
supply of tin when the war
started, and have arranged for
more from Bolivia. But the use
of tin containers for oil, beer
and such consumer goods will
be stopped. Wooden, plastic and
glass containers will be favored
(Continued on Pag Twain)
Radio Highlights
By Associated Press
(Time is Pacific Standard)
Tonight: NBC-Red, 7:30, din
ner for Chinese Ambassador Dr.
Hu Shih, topic "China's Part in
War;" 8:30, return of jcience
series, Unlimited Horizons.
MBS, 7, lightweight fight,
Lew Jenkins vs. Sammy An
gott. Saturday: NBC-Red, 11 a. m.,
Christmas toast coast to coast;
1:13, races at Tropical Park,
Florida; 2, Christmas music.
CBS, 10 a. m., Christmas play
"House of the World;" 12:30,
Christmas songs.
GENERAL MacARTHUR
PROMOTION APPROVED
Washington, Dec. 19. OP)
The senate confirmed unanim
ously today President Roose
velt's promotion - of Lt. Gen.
Douglas MacArthur, comman
der of the United States army in
the far east, to be a full general.
HIGH TIDES
Aberdeen, Ore., Dec. 19.
VP) Slackening winds and de
creasing rainfall gave hope to
day that tidal high waters
would not be repeated her this
week-end. Yesterday parts of
South Aberdeen were inundated
and swollen creeks washed over
several roads. A slide near Elma
last night delayed four trains.
SIDE GLANCES
BT
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Gene Thomdike telephoning
a friend Just as the friend was
phoning him, each getting
busy wire, neither being able
to connect with the other.
Ralph McCarty declaring he
was a sharpshooter as h signed
up for civilian defense.
Sparkey Bourque hoping to
e a lot of hockey players at
hi lc arena this evening.
Mi
CONGRESS FIXES
SERVICE AGES AT
20 TO 44 YEARS
All Men From 18 to 64 Must
Register Compromise
On Active Duty Age-
Washington, Dec. 19. (AP)
The senate passed and sent to
the White House today legisla
tion requiring the registration of
all men from 18 through 84 and
making those from 20 through
44 subject to compulsory mili
tary service.
The chamber adopted a com
promise conference report, pre
viously approved by the house,
which fixed the minimum age for
active service at 20 instead of
the 19 previously set by the sen
ate and the 21 figure which the
house had voted.
Administration leaders ' had
encouraged th compromise 20-
year proposal.
Both chambers agreed to ex
pand the present upper age
limit for military service to
take in men through 44 years,
rather than through 35.
German Dye Trust
In United States
. Under Indictment
Washington, Dee. 19. VP)
The Justice department announc
ed today the indictment of three
corporations, including I, G.
Farbenindustrle A. G., th giant
German dye trust, and seven
persona on charges of restrain
ing .trade in the manufacture
and sale of dyestuffs, and heavy
chemicals in this country's mar
kets at home and abroad.
Three indictments were hand
ed down by a federal grand
Jury at New York, which long
has been Investigating the chem
ical Industry, th department
said.
The indictment charges, the
department said, that the three
corporations "agreed to combine
all their dyestuff properties in
the United States into a single
manufacturing company and not
to compete otherwise in the
manufacture or sale of dyestuffs
in this country except through
General Dyestuffs Corporation.
9TH CORPS AREA
San Francisco, Dec. 19. VP)
Headquarters of the army's
ninth corps area is to be moved
to Salt Lake City, the army an
nounced today, and will become
the headquarters of the zone of
communications for this theater
of operations.
The ninth corps area em
braces the Pacific coast.
Most of the ninth corps area
staff, enlisted men and civilian
employes, will be moved to Salt
Lake City. The change was
ordered by Lieut. General John
L. DeWitt, whose western de
fense command and the fourth
army headquarters will remain
in San Francisco.
MARINES ON WAKE
CONTINUE FIGHT
Washington, Dec. 19. &)
The marina garrison on Wake
island is still fighting off blows
of the enemy, the navy an
nounced today.
The navy department com
munique. No. 12, covering the
situation as of 6 a. m., PST
today, said:
"Central Pacific There hav
been two additional air attacks
by the enemy on Wake Island.
The first occurred on th night
of th 17th-18th and was com
paratively light Th second was
In greater fore and occurred
in the forenoon of th 19th.
Wak island continues to coun
ter the blows,"
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Pictured' her ar a faw of th toys mad from old. battarod playthings by city fireman
for distribution today and tomorrow by th Lady Lions to th parents of underprivileged
children. Th photograph was taken as a committee of Lady Lions completed aa Inspection
of th firemen's work. Shown ia th picture, left to right, ar Mrs. Henry Zacharlsen,
Mrs. Lyl B. Thurman, Mrs. C C Haggard, Hiram Martin. Mrs. Clifford C Proctor, Gor
don Barker, Mrs. E. H. Mann, Chief Roy Elliot. Georg 8hrr. Edward Canoos. assistant
ehlafi Frad Stevens and Howard Glascock. (Photo by Bralnerd).
BY HITLERITES IN
HEADLONG FLIGHT
By th Associated Press
Adolf Hitler's battered invasion
armies, reeling in retreat in Rus
sia and North Africa, were re
ported to have abandoned their
Finnish allies today as Soviet
dispatches announced huge new'
gains in the 17-day-old counter-
offensive on the central front.
"Reports from Helsinki (the
Finn capital) this morning say
that all German troops have been
withdrawn from Finland in a
great hurry," the British radio
declared.
The broadcast said Finnish
lines had been shattered between
Lakes Onega and Ladoga by a
red army drive in the vicfiirty
o! the Leningrad-Murmansk rail
road. On the Libyan desert battle
field, British troops were offic
ially reported to have captured
Derna airport, 100 miles north
west of Tobruk. Derna Itself was
said to be still in axis hands.
British forces - were reported
advancing "in all directions"
west and north of Mekili, 40
miles below Derna, with the Ger
mans and Italians fleeing in two
bodies one heading toward
Derna and the other toward Ben
gasi on the Gulf of Sirte.
The thrust to Derna airport
meant that the British had fought
their way approximately 195
miles across the desert from the
Egyptian frontier since Nov. 18,
when the new campaign was
launched with ' American-made
tanks and planes.
In axis counter blows, Pre
mier Mussolini's high command
asserted, that Italian, torpedo
planes and German fliers had hit
five British cruisers in the Medi
terranean three in attacks on a
major naval formation off the
coast of eastern Libya.
The German high command
said a nazi U-boat had sunk one
of the five a cruiser of the
7.270-ton Leander class off the
Alexandria, Egypt, naval base.
ICE COLISEUM OWNER
SUICIDES IN PORTLAND
Portland. Dec. 19 VPy Ed
ward F. Grell, about 90, owner
of the Ice Coliseum here, com
mitted suicide last night by in
haling carbon monoxide fumes
from the exhaust of his automo
bile. Deputy Coroner Earl Shea
reported. The widow discovered
the body. Grell had been wor
ried over financial affairs, she
said.
FALLS TO DEATH
Spokane, Dec. 19 UP) Mor
timer Gilleo, 42, Spokane bridge
carpenter, fell to his death to
day while working on a Great
Northern railway bridge over
th Spokan river.
Lady Lions Distribute Pile of
Gifts From Firemen's Toyshop
Santa Claua cam to town today to leave a lot of Christ
mas presents for poor children. .
.The big heap of toys, ordered by Santa-through th fire
men's workshop, were being distributed by th Lady Lions at
th Rogue River Chevrolet company's spacious showroom at
Bartlett and Ninth streets. The distribution will be continued
tomorrow.
With the playthings segre-l
gated as to type, the showroom
looked like th toy department
of a large department store.
There were all sorts of things,
bright, shiny, perfectly-working
toys made over by the fire
men from discarded playthings.
To parents of th children went
a generous amount of the toys.
This year there was a greater
number of large toys, such as
doll carriages, scooters, wagons,
tricycles and automobiles. Thus
the Lady Lions were better able
to satisfy the requirements of
children who like to receive at
least one large toy with a lot
of little ones from Santa's bag.
The toy project here has be
come so well known that this
year many children addressed
their letters to Santa Claus in
care of the Lady Lions or the
fire department. On letter
cam from out of state, from
a youngster in Yreka, Cel., who
pleaded for a scooter. No out-
of-county orders could be filled,
however. Through the years,
the Lady Lions have systema
tized their distribution proced
ure so that now a regular card
index Is maintained. A list of
needy families is made out and
parents are notified by postal
card when to come to th toy
depot. The toys are distributed
only to parents having cards.
Committees of Lady Lions
ar working at th toy depot
in giving out the toys. Mrs.
Lyle B. Thurman, president. Is
supervisor and Mrs. Clifford C.
Proctor is general chairman of
the toy project.
SIXSlNSlLL
Salem, Dee. 19 UP) In order
to test th new signal system
that will sound air-raid warn
ings at six places throughout the
cky, Salem will have Its first
practice blackout some time be
tween 9 p. m. and midnight Sun
day. The test also will determine
how thoroughly and how quick
ly the city can be blacked out.
In addition to the six whistles
on the signal system, th city
hall siren and sirens on fire
trucks and police cars will be
used.
One blast wUl Indicate the
air raid warning, while th all
dear signal will b two blasts,
Kledford Navy Man
Reports Safety In
Honolulu Bombing
I'm okay and expect to stay
that way."
' So wrote F. M. Crumrln,' a
veteran in the U. S. navy, to his
wife here two days after . the
Japanese launched their war
against this country with an un
expected attack on the Hawaiian
Islands. Crumrln's base was the
naval air station, Pearl Harbor,
which was subjected to a severe
aerial bombing.
After enjoying a 60-day leave
at his home here on Kings high
way, Crumrin got back to his
base on December 4, Just three
days before war broke out. He
had been In retirement after 20
years naval service when he
was recalled to active, duty, a
year ago last August. He has
been at Pearl Harbor about a
year. He was with the navy dur
ing World war 1 and did convoy
duty.
The letter to Mrs. Crumrln
cam by air.
DEFIANT AUTOIST
IS SEJJO JAIL
Lyol Hartman, 39, Jackson
ville, was In city jail today
serving out a $20 fine levied
against him yesterday afternoon
by Judge W. W. Allen for vio
lating the basic traffic rule.
Police said Hartman refused to
pay the fine and elected to serve
the equivalent 10 days, which
would keep him In Jail over
Christmas. He had posted $20
bail for temporary release be
fore entering Jail.
Police charged that Hartman
drove his ear at 80 miles an
hour on West Main street De
cember 8, passing a truck while
It was passing another car so
that three vehicles were abreast
going In the same direction.
Hartman failed to respond to
a citation to appear In court and
a warrant for his arrest was
Issued, police said.
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS
CONSIDER COIN REQUEST
Sacramento, Calif., Dec. 19.
VP) Th legislature went into
a special war-time session today
to consider Gov. Culbert L. Ol
son's requt for $28,730,000
emergency appropriation.
Br ash Say Hongkong
Still Defying Japanese
STATE TO MAKE
CIGARETTE TAX
COLLECTION TRY
Opinion by Attorney General
Brings Action by Snell
Court Fight Is Expected.
Salem, Dec. 19. (AP) Secre
tary of State Earl Snell today
paved the way for collection of
the state two-cent per package
cigarette tax when he notified
the state tax commission that he
was accepting an attorney gen
eral's opinion that the measure,
pused by the 1941 legislature,
should not b placed on th bal
lot. Th tax commission aald lt
would make plans to collect the
tax, but that it was likely that
the state Retail Grocers' associa
tion, which sponsored th refer
endum against the tax, would go
to court to restrain th commis
sion from collecting th tax, and
to get a court order placing the
measure on the ballot.
Th association sponsored th
referendum to put th measure
on th ballot next November, but
th attorney general two days
ago held that expense accounts
filed in connection with th ref
erendum wer insufficient. :
Would Aid Pension
"As the situation now stands,
th referendum against th cig
arette tax will not b placed
on th ballot," Snell said.
Th measure ' would raise
about $1,200,000 a year with
five-sixths of th revenue being
used for old age pensions and
one-sixth for vocational educa
tion.
The measure was passed In
th closing hours of the legis
lature after stormy battle.
' The tax commission explained
it probably would take a few
weeks to prepare for collection
of the tax, and that In the mean
time, the court fight probably
would start.
It was expected that th spon
sor of th referendum would
go directly Into supreme court
In a mandamus action either
against Snell or against th tax
commission.
Portland, Dec. 19. (AP) The
fight to have the two-cent-per
package clgaret tax placed be
fore the voters will be continued,
G. J. McPherson, secretary-
manager of the state Retail Gro
cers' association, declared her
today. The statement followed
receipt of information from
Salem that Secretary of State
Earl Snell had accepted an at
torney general's ruling that the
measure, passed by the 1941 leg
islature, should not be placed on
me Dauot.
Philippine Defenders Learn
Jap Airmen Not Bush League
Manila, Dee. 19 OP) Scenes
at an American airport In the
Philippines where the dust from
a dozen Japanese air bombs still
Is settling after a quick raid:
Filipino pilots remove their
tin hats, brush th dirt from
their uniforms, pour you a glass
of ginger ale, and then display
a magazine articl entitled:
"Japan's bush league air force."
"Hell," says one, "If they're
bush league I am In no hurry to
se the big-timers."
All had been flat on their
faces except th anti-aircraft
gunners during th brief raid
when several Japanese planes
dived to about 3,000 feet with
machine-guns blazing.
As they zoomed away the
bombers cam over at 30,000
feet and dropped twelve bombs.
Nona hit th field, hangars, or
other military objectives.'
But over on on sld soldiers
ar extinguishing a small fir In
th cockpit of on plan which
already was partly wrecked in
a raid two weeks ago.
War Bulletins
Moscow. Saturday. Dec. 20.
VP) The Red army has wlpad
out th entire Nasi 134th divi
sion, "not a German escaping."
the midnight communique an
aounced early today.
Moscow. Saturday. Dec. 20.
W) Th rad army has taken
Rusa. 80 mile du wait of
Moscow, and Tarusaa, 88 mil
to th southwest, a commu
nique said early today.
CAVITE BOMBING
SENDS UP LARGE
E
Manila. Dee. 19. WV-Two
waves of Japanese bombers,
flying at 30,000 feet, flew over
the vital naval base at Cavite,
In Manila bay, in less than two
hours today In short, quick
thrusts and th first left a giant
column of amok billowing in
the sky.
A communique Issued by the
U. S. far eastern command said
no reports of bombing by the
second wave of planes had been
received at 4:30 p. m. nearly
three hours after th raiders
flew over th Manila area.
A damaging raid on another
Phlllppin island was officially
reported earlier while th con
monwealth government interior
department announced ' it ' held
complete dominion over all pro
vinces except for thre scattered
Japanese beachheads on Luzon
Island.
(At sea, th navy department
announced in Washington,
United States submarines had
sunk a Japanese transport and
probably a destroyer. No details
wer given).
Portuguese Premier
Raps Timor Invasion;
No Action Is Hinted
Lisbon, Dee. 19. (IP) Pre
mier Antonio De Oliveira Sala
zar told his parliament and peo
ple today that Australian and
Dutch troops "Invaded" Portu
guese Timor without th threat
of a Japanese attack, and while
mutual defense discussions were
under way.
Although this speech had been
forecast as one of Salazar'f most
Important statements, h gave
no hint of drastic change in
Portuguese policy as a result of
th occupation.
"Th situation Is not settled
yet," he said, "and discussions
still are going on. I shall disclose
after the further developments."
A shiny sedan drives up to th
communications center where
an American colonel alts. A
Filipino major, graduate of
West Point and commander of
this base, gets out.
"W ar lucky today, sir," he
says, "only minor damage, and
no air force personnel hit. The
Japs had a line all right, but a
high wind blew th bombs off
their marks.
'They sneaked In on us, and
we didn't hav a chanca to get
Into th air."
Th colonel says "they sprang
a new on In this raid
pseudo-Stuka plane. But they
seem to be slow with non
retractabl gear, unabl to bet
ter mor than 200 miles an
hour."
Washington, Dec. 19
Senator Walsh (D., Mass.) intro
duced In th senate today legis
lation to increase th authorized
strength of th navy from 100,-
000 to 800,000 man and to rats
th marln corps strength from
00,000 to 104,000
tIDESPERATE STAND
MADE IN FACE OF
LANDING PARTIES
Invaders Using Dive Bomb
ers In Effort To Subdue
Smoke Obscured Fortress.
London, Dee. 19. (AP) Reu
ters, British news agency, an
nounced tonight receipt of a Ger
man broadcast of a Tokyo dis
patch acknowledging that th
British sjlll held key positions
on the Island of Hongkong.
The dispatch was received
shortly after 9 a. m. PST or 1
a. m., Saturday, Hongkong Urn.
Th dispatch said Japanese
dlv bombers wer continuing to
bomb British positions.
Artillery emplacements and
other military targets on th
island wer said to be enveloped
in great clouds of black smok.
Th garrison had previously
been reported holding out at
10:45 p. m., Hongkong tlra Fri
day against Japanese who had
landed in considerable fore on
th island.
London, Dee. 19. CAP Tha
British garrison at Penang,
Island state of British Malaya off
th northwestern fighting ton,
has been evacuated "quit safe
ly," it was announced today,
Penang had been outflanked
by th Japanese thrust through
Kedah province, the mainland
Just opposite the island.
Now, presumably, th Japan
ee will tak over Penang, If
they hav not dona so already.
fllnffanAr. TW 10 im .
Apparently suffering from ex
haustion and heavy casualties,
tl. Japanese off enalv now about
iuu mues aeep in northwestern
aiaiaya nas naited, th British
announced today.
A communion i,M tViat ih-
night was quiet all along the
northern Malayan front and that
the Japanese had Iwn ln4i
for 24 hours.
But well Informed sourcM
here expected a new thrust from
th northwest mmmm th. V.i-
river when th Japanese have
resrea ana reinforced ' their
snearhead. thfa nmhahl- ... w
paralleled by a push from Grlk,
10 mues wiinin ui border with
Thailand.
The chief i.i,m,-
of th Japanese probably la
jpon, in neart or Malaya s tin
Industry, about 300 airline miles
northwest of Singapore, on th
main railway. Japanese planes
wer actlv over th area yester
day. DEATH COMES TO !
OLDEST CAVEMAN
Grants Pass, Dee. 19 (IP) L,
A. Rlnguette, nationally known
as the gray-haired flamewatcher
of the Oregon cavemen, died this
morning, on day following a
heart attack.
Oldest member of th rough,
club-toting fur-wearing tribe of
local boosters for the marbla
caverns southwest of here, h
was th only person to hold
perpetual offic. Aged 79, wear
ing a grizzled wig to match his
gray moustache, he participated
In every caveman expedition,
carrying a club pounds heavier
than that brandished by any of
hi younger fellows. H called
lt "wlfetamer" and insured lt
annually for $230.
Cavemen agreed there would
b no on to tak nis plac.
A movement began to erect
monument In his memory.
Recently, h undertook alona
trek m wolfskins to North
Dakota and return, describing
th Oregon Cava national mon
ument en route, and traveled
to world's fain at San Diego
and San Francisco, to th Rosa
festival at Portland, and to other
points. -