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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1942. FBI TO CONDUCT E FOR roiJCEMEN Court House Classes Janu ary 5 to 10 Designed To Train For Emergencies- Th Federal Bureau of In vestigation'! fix-day civilian de fense course for city police, sheriffs and state police will be held in the county courthouse January 5 to 10, inclusive, with dally classes from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., according to an announce ment from FBI headquarters in Portland. The course, to be conducted by G. H. Treadwell of the FBI, is designed to assist police agencies in meeting war emer- g e n e y conditions. Policemen from all parti of southern Ore gon will attend, and diplomas will be awarded those attending all sessions. Topic Listed Among subjects to be taken up are coordination of war emergency work, duties in small towns and rural areas, air raid reports, spot map maintenance. maintenance of records, codes, priorities and records, traffic control in wartime, protection of police personnel and prop erty, blackout enforcement, re organization of police depart ment, duties as to grounded air craft, gas protection and de contamination, internment work. prevention of malicious acts, evacuation work, training of personnel, equipment needs, manuals of instruction and air raid precaution duties. Stennett Alarm Clock Loses Authority of Call IS 1942 FORECAST Corvallls. Ore. (Spl.) A smaller output of deciduous fruits and a larger production of citrus are In prospect In 1942 compared with 1941, according to a review of the outlook for (rults and nuts Issued by the Oregon agricultural extension service. The report also Indi cates that domestic demand will continue strong, while export fruit business will remain at a low level. "It Is not possible to estimate the volume of fruit and nut pro duction In 1942 at th.s date," says the report, "although gen eral conditions would suggest a smaller output of deciduous fruit and more citrus than this year. The citrus crop of 1942-43 When A. Frederick Stennett of 323 South Riverside avenue was awakened at 5:43 this morn ing by the buzzing of his alarm clock, he probably smiled, told the time piece to go to hell and rolled over for another doze. That Is what Mr. Stennett promised to do when he retired and today he was enjoying his first day of retirement after ex actly 31 years of continuous service as foreman of the Mall Tribune composing room. Sten, as Mr. Stennett Is known to his associates, put In his last day with the Mail Tri bune yesterday, retiring at his own request because "of a mul titude of disabilities that retard me In filling the position effic iently." As he started to take off his printer's apron for the last time, employes gathered about him to extend their good wishes for happiness and con tentment in a retirement so richly deserved. Then he was handed a small package. Slowly Sten opened It Inside was a handsome wrist watch, a token of esteem from his fellow em ployes. He was also presented with a testimonial scroll bear ing the names of all Mall Tri bune employes. After a short term of employ' ment some time before, Mr. Stennett became Mail Tribune foreman on January 1, 1911. He is being succeeded as foreman by Charles Elliott, who has been employed in the Mail Tribune composing room for 14 years. U. S. BEATS OFF Sets Up Counter-Offenslve Of Factual Reports To Kill Lies Of Enemies. By Jack Stinnett Washington. The bombs that fell on Pearl Harbor blasted into new Intensity the war on another battle field the propaganda war In Latin America. No sooner had echoes of the first guns at Honolulu reached the axis nations than they un corked an ether campaign di rected at South America. With lies and distortions, they tried feverishly to weaken the bonds that bind the nations of the western hemisphere. They hammered away con stantly on the claim that In one blow Japan had made a shambles of our Pacific fleet and so weak ened our hold on the western sea that It would only be a mat ter of days until we were driven out entirely. U. S. Not Napping All of this didn't catch the United States napping on Its own propaganda front. The of fice of the coordinator of Inter- American relations, headed by Nelson Rockefeller, was already operating, with the cooperation of the war, navy and state de partments, in the field In a big way. Heretofore, however, the of fice had placed Its emphasis on hemispheric defense, cultural re lations, and information designed to bring about understanding be tween ourselves and our neigh bors to the south. Quick Switch The only problem was to may be the largest of record, if i8"0" ver, t0. military affairs no serious damage to the cropr. 7 " """" occurs. It Is very probable thatbet dwn ,he nd mlsrep domestlc demand will be even I resentations of this latest all-out axis propaganaa eiion. stronger than the record high level of demand this year. It Is to be expected that costs of production, harvesting and mar keting will Increase also. "Beyond 1942, the outlook is for a moderate Increaie In the rat of fruit production for sev era) years, owing to increases expected In citrus fruits, peaches. pears, cherries, plums, prunes and grapes. Citrus production is expected to continue to In crease for several years more. The production of apples and dried prunes Is expected to con tlnue to decline. Nut produc tion Is expected to Increase further." The complete fruit and nut outlook report, which contains several Important statistical tables and charts. Is available from county agricultural agents or directly from Oregon State college. FAMILY IS SAVED BY Salem, Jan. 1 (fl" Two fires near Sublimity early today de stroyed a farm home and a brooder house containing 900 chickens. The R. C. Morton family, liv ing on the John Smith farm four miles east of Sublimity was awakened at 12 30 a. m by a barking dog. The house was ablaze, the family barely escaping Into the cold winter night before the roof caved In. The house and furnishings, as well as a truckload of furniture which was being stored for a neighbor, were completely de strayed. A fire at 6:30 a. m. In the brooder house at the Shoemaker poultry farm killed the 900 chickens, which were four to six weeks old. The Island of Martlnqu has n area of 385 square miles, lightly more than one-third of that of Rhode Island. As one example of how quick ly we moved to defeat this: when the Japs pulled their sneak at tack on Hawaii. "En Cuardia," the Spanish and Portuguese Inn guage magazine published by the Rockefeller office, was on the presses. Immediately, the first five pages of the magazine were killed and factual news stories of events In the Pacific and of our own speedy and vir tually unanimous declaration of war, with President Roosevelt s address, were substituted. The office Issues 200.000 copies of "En Cuardia" and It goes Into the libraries, the schools and col leges, and to the government of ficials of every Latin American republic. News Tone Changed Just as the tone of the man rlne was changed, so wan the tone of our own news and In formational broadcasts that go to South America changed to meet the deluge of axis guff The nations to the south had the facts of the Pearl Harbor and Philippine aMacks as soon as they were made public here. And In recent weeks they have had a lot more Information about the great acceleration of our defense efforts than they had In the days of mere education and culture. If It's to be battle of words In the western hemisphere, the United States Is well prepared with facts and true Information as ammunition. HEADS C. OF C. Marshfield. Jan. 1. OPI Ro- bert F. Cebhardt, Jr., palntln? contractor, has been elected president of the Marthflrld Chamber of Commerce. Rex In gram Is vice president Cloalni Urn for CLM1n4 Ads a. m Too Lata to Clauf? 13 so p. m. DO YOUR EARS RING? Marbe tomtbodVa talkina .taut mt The? Botxad your bad breath. Sour. gassy stomach alien accompani. occa sional constipation. ADLFK1KA blends I larattrai (or quick bow.l action and ( carminattTM to ralier gas. Try afiURUU today. ' Jloat aide rnarmsrf AT LIONS LUNCH "It can Happen Here, was the theme of an address by Jackson County Civilian De fense Director Ed Mann to fel- low Medford Lions at their luncheon meeting at the Hotel Medford Wednesday. Mann, who attended the Civ ilian Defense Council meeting conducted in Portland this week by U. S. army defense experts, emphasized importance of civil ian defense preparation, includ lng the organization of a closely. knit, city-wide, trained group of defense experts, whose know ledge would ameliorate the damage Inficted by air raids, wun incendiary bombs, gas Bombs and high explosives. Mann emphasized that de structive force of bombing was largely reduced by proper com. bative methods. The informa tion imparted by u. S. army defense experts was a result of knowledge gained in handling London air raids. Mann appeal ed to all citizens of Jackson county to enlist in classes de voted to this study, so that they might aid In life-conservation, in the event of an air raid. On the probability of air raids, Mann was most emphatic The goal, he said, of the Japan ese military forces. If they are successful In dislodging our fighting forces in the Orient, would be none other than our coast cities. Mann, who Is also a director on the current Red Cross drive, in which Jackson county is ask ed to subscribe $12,000, named his committeemen among Lion members. Those designated and their districts follow: Group 1, Frank J. Cullen chairman: Michael Beck. Carl Bismark, tony Boltano, R. W. Coleman, II. W. Conger. Croup 2: George Buchanan, chairman; Ralph Cook, Dr. C. L. Cougle, Roy Elliott, Dr. Frank Freeburger. James urlgsby. Croup S: George Goodman. chairman: C. C. Haggard. Ed Hoppe, Claude Holmes, Orville Hasclton, Leland Knox. Croup 4: W. N. Green, chair man; Clay Konkel. Clatous Mc- Credie, J. A. McDougall. Ray marti, Mr. Neely. Group 5: Earl Miller, chair man; George Newberry, M. E. Olson, Carrold Parker, Dr. C. L. Perkins, Earl Reitsma. Croup 8: Clifford Proctor, chairman; Dr. Wm. F. Roney, R. M. Schino, L. R. Schoettlcr, tan sims, Allen R. Smith. Group 7: Frank Runtz, chair man; Jack Thompson, Lyle B. Thurman, Kenneth Wells, E. M. Wilson, Henry Zacharlsen The Lions were entertained by F. Peter Larson, baritone, of Corvallls, accompanied by Ern est Savage. Met Tenor Hackett Summoned by Death New York. Jan. 1. P) Charles Hackett, 52, a tenor of the Metropolitan opera company who concertized widely In the United States, South America Europe and Australia, died early today after an appendec tomy at Mary Immaculate hospi tal, Jamaica, Queens. He en tered the hospital Monday. A singer since his youth, when he was a member of the Worces ter (Mass.) clgh school glee club, he later sang with Mme. Nor dlca at the age of 19 and with Glurk, Homer and Witherspoon. IM) ..TUMI'S dlxtinrtite hotel THE IIEYCI1Y a I III, IILIItltlll S 5 Droadna) at Oak 81. 4 JAPS MAY SHELL COASTAL CITIES New Commander of Pacific Fleet Says Subs Can At tack With Impunity, Ease By Tom Yarbrough Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. I. W Admiral Chester W. Ni mltz, new commander of the United States Pacific fleet, warns that Japanese submarines operating off the west coast of the United States might attempt to shell coastal cities. Speaking to reporters aboard big new submarine yesterday Just three hours after he assum ed command, Admiral Nlmltz said "it's relatively safe and simple for submarine to arise to the surface near a port and throw a few shells Into a city. Ocean Too Big "It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that Japanese sub marines operating off the west coast of the United States may attempt to lay their shells Into cities before they leave." The ocean, he added. Is "too big to prevent it entirely." A reporter asked the signifi cance of submarine shelling of three points in the Hawaiian islands the night of Dec. 30. Ad miral Nlmltz replied that "Jap anese captains desire to make the utmost use of their weapons when there are no targets for their torpedoes." The setting for the admiral's first press conference after tak ing over his new command was colorful and unique in many re-1 specta. It was said to be one of the few times in the history of the fleet that a commander's four-tar flag had flown from a submarine. Fliers Decorated Before Inviting reporters ques tions on the sun-drenched deck of the underseas monster, Nimitz pinned the navy crosa on two pilots of flying boat that res cued nine army fliers from the sea only last night It was his first official act as commander In chief. The tall, affable Texan show ed an air of confidence but gave no sign of over-confidence. Speaking slowly and deliberate ly and with quiet dignity he volunteered this assertion at the end of the conference: "You asked several questions about the future, many of them no doubt pressing. I'm a kamaa ina (old-timer In Hawaii) myself and I'd like to reply In a Hawai ian word. This word Is hooman- awanul, meaning let time take care of the situation ." Attack Possible Hawaii-wise reporters also of fered these alternative transla tions: "time will tell." "Be pa tient- Asked about the possibilities of an attack on Hawaii if Japan succeeds in taking Manila and the Philippines, Nimitz took a long pause and replied: "An attack on these Inlands Is always possible. We will do our utmost to keep them from fall ing into enemy hands. The Pa cific fleet is doing and will do the utmost possible." In addition to awarding the navy cross to Ensign P. M. Fisler of Ivanhoe, N. C, and Aviation Machinist's Mate Leonard Wag oner of Bakersville, N. C. Ni mitz cited five other members of the flying boat crew for meri torious service. Bureau of medicine and sur gery of the navy department was organized in 1842. PHOENIX YOUTH 0 TO ALASKA POST Phoenix, Jan. 1 (Spl. Ed ward Waterman, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Waterman of Phoe nix, has gone to Alaska aftet completing a naval aviation course at Seattle. Waterman graduated tenth hi a class of over 100 on December 19. Previously he was stationed at San Diego, Calif. A graduate of Phoenix high school last year, Waterman waa outstanding in athletics, excel, ling in basketball, football, and baseball. He was also president of the student body during his senior year. i Closing Urn for Claaslflad Ada a. m. Too Law to Claatuy 13. p. m. I 1942 A New Year's Message from David and Harry Holmes O As the curtain comes down on 1941 a year that will go down in history we here at the Bear Creek Orchards are proud if we have played a role toward the economic welfare and stability of this, our community. O To those of you who have been employed here ... to those of you with whom we have been asso ciated in business ... to YOU, our friends and neighbors, may we ex tend our sincere and heart-felt thanks for your support in helping us to gain National recognition and acceptance of our Rogue River Valley products. O We extend New Year's greet ings and express -the sincere hope that 1942 will bring victory to our Nation and peace and con tentment to all of you. BEAR CREEK ORCHARDS January 1st, 1942. c f v '- .ai.raiai'iii.,itat.,,,W....flf . ...f -Vr"! . -rTfl.,' SJ lA Atf-j.-';';. v,.'.-.-t V
