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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
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a. m Too Lata to Clauf? 13 so
p. m.
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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.
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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.
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