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RAF STRIKES HARD Jap Plane Blown to Bits at Hickam I CHRISTIAN CHURCH POLICE HOLD TWO
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1942.
AT NEW OFFENSIVE
BASES JNGREECE
Middle-Eastern Force Takes
Cognizance of German
Massing Air, Sea Power.
By tha Auociated Press
Britain's Middle Eastern air
force appeared today to have
struck heavily and for the first
time at a potential, new axis of
fensive in the Mediterranean re
gion with raids on war indus
tries, a submarine base and air
dromes in Greece and Crete.
The raids, carried out Tuesday
night, were reportedly only to
day in the Cairo RAF commun
ique which also told of fresh air
assaults on Britain's mid-Mediterranean
base of Malta.
New Venture Seen
For days now, since the Ger
mans started their retreat in
Russia, there have been signs
that Adolf Hitler, now his own
commander in chief, was pre
paring for some new, face-saving
venture somewhere along
the Mediterranean. -
There have been repeated re
ports of a massing of German
airpower in Greece, including
planes withdrawn from Russia.
An observer arriving recent
ly at Istanbul, Turkey, from
Greece, told allied authorities
that the Germans were building
new airports in Greece and on
the Greek islands close to Tur
key, at the same time practicing
air invasion tactics similar to
those used against Crete.
New airfields were said to
have been laid out on the islands
of Mytilene, Chios and Samos,
all less than 15 minutes by air
from the Turkish shore and the
.Dardanelles. An axis submarine
force also was reported being
concentrated in the Aegean sea
The RAF communique now
has underlined those reports.
Hits Scored
"Direct hits were scored on
munitions factories and a sub
marine base at Salamis while at
Piraeus (Athens' port) green ex
plosions followed by orange
colored flame resulted from an
attack on chemical works and
oil installations," it said.
Unspecified objectives were
hit at Malemi, Crete and bombs
dropped on the airdrome at Can'
dia, capital of Crete, Greek is
land which British empire forces
lost to the Germans "vertical
envelopment" following the Nazi
conquest of Greece proper.
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Literally blown to bits, a Japanese plane, which was am ong the Invaders In the surprise
attack on tha army's Hickam Field, Utters tha ground near a CCC camp at Honolulu.
OFFICERS ELECTED
The Red army opened the new 1
year today with the announce
ment of an enormous new vic
tory on the Moscow front and
a menacing Crimean peninsula
drive as British sources predict
ed terrific new bombing on
slaughts on Germany during
1942.
Besides recapturing Kaluga,
Important railway center 110
miles southwest of Moscow,
smashing Col. Gen. Guderian's
tank command and routing an
estimated force of 250,000 nazis
before Moscow, the Red army
claimed it had destroyed a bri
gade of Hitler's handpicked elite
guards who had been flown 750
miles from Krakow to halt them
and was beating its way forward
on both the Leningrad and Cri
mean fronts.
Germans, Moscow said, were
leaving their wounded together
with their arms in deep snow as
they drew westward before the
Russian offensive. Possession of
the rail Junctfon of Novy Kirishi
was also claimed.
Pincers Threaten
With the capture of Kaluga
and that previously announced
of Volokolamsk, 65 miles north
west of Moscow, British war ex
perts said the Russians were in
a position to close the jaws of a
hugh pincers a favorite Germ
an practice upon the nazi
spearhead at Mozhaisk, 57 miles
west of Moscow.
In North Africa, the British
pressed hard for a final battle
with Gen. Erwin Rommel's re
maining tank forces. Spokesmen
said the consolidation of Bri
tain's Middle Eastern forces
along a line from Bengasi to the
Caucasus was the major British
achievement of 1941 and sum
marized defeats inflicted upon
Italians with claims to the de
struction of three armies total
ling 650,000 men. These were
grouped thus: 250,000 in former
Marshal Rodolfo Graziani's army
beaten in the first British con
quest of Cirenaica: 300,000 in
East Africa, and 100,000 put out
of action in the present Libyan
campaign. In addition, British
claimed the destruction of 47,000
Germans in north Africa. .
Oregon Motorists
Use More Petrol
Salem, Jan. 1. UP) Oregon's
gasoline consumption during the
first 11 months of 1941 totaled
274.770,525 gallons, or the
equivalent of more than' 3,000,
000.000 miles of travel, the state
department said today. Con
sumption was up 13.7 per cent
from the similar period of 1940.
Total gas taxes paid during
the period was $13,738,528
compared with $12,042,154 In
the same period of last year.
FINAL CLEAN-UP SALE
Starts Tomorrow, Jan. 2 1942
The BAND BOX COATS '
Beau tifui SHOES The Season's Smartest
Super-Style and $4 QQ Styles -Some $7 QO
Quality as low as as low as 1 170
MATS DRESSES
OUT THEY GO - Regular
Values to $12.98 Hundreds of Lovely Models In
Sale Prices 3,1 ,he latest Styles and
49c si . , u S398 rsr!....
Clean-Up on Broken Lines Outing
Gowns, Parahoods, Mittens, etc.
She BBANHD 1BQX
223 East 6th St.
Phone 3686
Des Moines, la. (UP) Iowa
health officials have won a long
battle with federal agencies for
approval of a "streamlined" cer
tificate for persons whose births
were not recorded officially.
The new form, prepared by
Dr. Eric P. Pfeiffer, Iowa direc
tor of vital statistics, is intended
to make it harder for aliens to
pretend birth In the United
States.
It was suggested by the fed
eral bureau of census last March
but other government agencies
balked at accepting it.
The United States veterans
bureau and the civil service
commission both shied at it. And
only after weeks of correspond
ence and conferring with the
U. S. attorney general's office
was It given approval.
Portland Greets
First 1942 Baby
Portland, Jan. 1. (jP) Port
lands first 1941 baby was born
two minutes and five seconds
after last midnight. He was the
seven-pound son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl W. Sarver, Portland. He
was named Jerry.
Many units of the Department
of Commerce are engaged almost
exclusively In the victory program.
Members and friends of the
First Christian church met in
annual meeting last night to
hear reports of the church's ac
tivities during 1941 and to elect
officers for the coming year.
Reports showed all phases of
tha church life In a healthy con
dition. All departments reported
substantial gains in financial re
ceipts with cash balances on
hand after all bills were paid
for the year. There were forty
two additions to the congrega
tion. Five members were lost by
death last year, Minnie Albaugh,
John Frick, M. L. Porter, Han
nah Einkopf and Ell O. Walden
Among other advances last
year the church purchased a par
sonage at 1102 W. Tenth Street.
Allen Curry, chairman of the
official board and toastmaster
for the meeting, expressed ap
preciation for work of the min
ister, the choir and many other
leaders in the congregation.
"The spiritual growth on the
part of the members and the
fine cooperative fellowship with'
in the congregation", was noted
as one of the outstanding fea
tures of the past year.
The minister, R. W. Coleman
gave an address on Jesus' com
mand "Advance, Follow Me.'
This was set forth as the theme
for 1942. It was suggested that
the First Christian church must
join with the others of the com
munity and "advance numerical'
ly, financially, in personal ser
vice. In fellowship, faith and
prayer, and in Biblican knowl
edge of the mind and spirit of
Christ."
The following officers were
elected by the congregation up
on recommendation of their
nominating committee and the
official board:
Trustee, E. R. Cobb; Elders,
L. F. Swanson, C. M. Hon, Herb
Sims; Deacons, M. E. Olson,
Floyd Coller, Richard Klemm,
A. C. Pierce, Clarence Smith,
Thayle Ford, Wayne Wakefield.
Roy Cameron; Deaconesses, Ka-'
thleen Scovell, Mabel Carr, Eth
el Troxell, Stella Hopkins, Mil
dred Sargent, Mabel Smith, Iva
Walden (to fill unexpired term
of Minnie Albaugh, 1942 and
1943); Treasurer, A. H. Gregory;
Music Director, Effie Kurtz;
pianist, Mabel Sims; Clerk, Edna
Hilderbrand; registrar, Ralph
Cook; Financial secretary, M. E.
Olson.
Sunday School officers: Sup
erintendent, R. V. Coleman; as
sistant superintendent, Louis
Centner; secretary, Dorothy
Hansen Cameron; treasurer,
Clarence Sargent.
Frank W. Hennessy, 37 and J.
J. White, 45, local men, were
being held by city police today
for investigation In connection
with the strongarming the night
of December 28 of Joseph
Whyte, who lost $9 to two men
who accosted him In a down
town alley.
Whyte, police said. Identified
Hennessy and White ai the two
men who took the money from
him, after ordering him to face
the side of a building.
Y
TO RECEIVE CALL
Washington, Jan. 1. VP)
The war department has author
ized the recall of all enlisted re
servists to active duty by Feb
ruary 1 and. Secretary of War
Stlmson said today, the army
would continue its policy of en
listments. He would not estimate the
number of men to be taken into
the service by the recall of the
reservists.
Births
WATSON To Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Watson, Forest Creek,
December 31, a girl, eight
pounds at Community hospital.
DOG OWNERS FORGETFUL
San Rafael, Cal. U.PJ Local
police wish that when people are
kept awake at night by barking i
dogs, they would first see if the I
dog has been properly fed and I
watered before calling the police. I
In one week police investigated 1
two cases where the dog merely
wanted a drink.
DONKEY BITES BACK
Colusa, Cal. (U.PJ Fred Tat
ton, as an expression of joy at a
Softball game, bit donkey on
the ear. The donkey, as an ex
pression of reciprocity, bit Tat
ton on the arm. The latter then
spent 21 days In the hospital,
recovering from infection and
shattered arm nerves.
Singapore grew with com
merce that resulted from the
opening of the Suez canal.
SAFECRACKERS PROTEST
Duncannon, Pa. (U.R) Thieves
cracked a safe at the Pennsyl
vania railroad station here re
cently and found It empty. On
the same night they cracked a
lVs-ton safe In the office of a
novelty factory. It was empty.
So the thieves penciled this note
on the safe door: "A big sa-e,
but nothing In It. Another
night shot to pieces.'
Cloolng time for Clmwined Adl B
a. m. Too Late to Claulfr 13:30
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"YOUR
OFFICE BOY"
Extend To One
And All Sincere
BKEE'iriIJS
Fifteen yean ago we enoyed our first pleasant experience
of greeting you, our Medford and Rogue River Valley
friends. Each New Year has found us mora determined
to servo you better during tho coming year. Thit year
it no exception. Truly, wo pledge our very finest service
during tho year ahead ... In thit way wo may show to
you our appreciation for your confidence and generoua
support . . . Through theto IS rears of pleasant associa
tion with you, familiar namot hare boon linked with ours
names such at Royal Typewriters and Wett-Made
Detks and wo can atturo you that theto famous lino
will continuo to be featured by this concern, hand-in-hand
with courteous, experienced, skillful service.
Sam CoKod
OFFICE STATIONERY & SUPPLY CO.
"YOUR OFFICE BOY"
US East Main St.
Phone 23S2
JANUARY CLEARANCE
SCffll SALE
WOMEN'S SHOES
O
A there has been no advance In price to date on
Red Cross Shoes, they are now more than ever tha
world's unchallenged shoo value at $6.85.
n tha face of advancing prices and scarcity of ma
terials, wo are offering the greatest values on this
sale In our store's history.
DON'T MISS THIS JANUARY CLEARANCE
Buy that extra pair at thesa substantial savings.
ALL SHOES ON SALE FROM OUR REGULAR STOCK
SIZES AAAA TO C....3 TO 10
EEHD CROSS
Black, Blue, Brown Ox
fords, Ties, Pumps
Suedes and Smooth
Leathers
A real opportunity to
save on theso famous
Shoes
Regular Price $685
TWO GROUPS
$495
$395
200 Paii?
STYLE SMOES
This Lot Contains Shoes
That Sold From
$395 to $595
High and Medium Heals Suedes and
Smooth Leathers
9
100 pair STYLE SHOES
Brokan Lots Good Patterns Unusual Values
8ii.s
Modem Shoo Repairing that's certain to pleas
At Prices You Can Afford to Pay
SALE OPENS 9 A. M. FRIDAY
Buy That Extra Pair of Shoes at These
Substantial Savings
ALL SALES FINAL
No Exchanges or Refunds
C.IMIDD&CO.
So. Oregon's Oldest Shoo Concern
221 I. Main Fhono 2123
350770
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