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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1942. NAZIS MASS FOR DRIVE ON VITAL Control Of Mediterranean Would Be British Disaster And Aid To Japan. (By DeWltt MacKensle) British military experti red In the concentration of Nazi war planes and troopi in Sicily the possibility of a full-dress attack on Britain's great aero-naval base at the neighboring Island of Malta an operation which might constitute part of a general axis offensive to seize control of the Mediterranean. That might well be, for any campaign which Hitler under takes In the near future, while he has vast forces tied up in Rus sia, will be largely aerial. Also, If he could gain domination of the Mediterranean he would have inflicted on his enemy a disaster so terrible that he would have made a mighty stride to wards winning the war. Malta Is the Atlas that carries on its back a power that goes far towards maintaining this all Important domination of Musso lini's mare nostrum. Speaking of II Duce, If it seems strange to be talking of Nazi concentration on his own soil. It must be remem bered that the Italians have be come unwilling hewers of wood and carriers of water for the Ger man master. The big island of Malta with Its area of 95 square miles and population of a quarter million lies about half way between the western and eastern gateways to the Mediterranean, Gibraltar and the Suez canal. That, in Itself, is important, but its strategic strength rests largely in the fact that it commands the narrow passage about 00 miles wide between Sicily and Cape Bon, in French Tunisia on the African coast. Malta has on of those so called Impregnable fortresses, such as boasted by Singapore and Gibraltar, but like all citadels these days is susceptible to air attack and may be rendered use less as a base for ships. How ever, it has at least two air dromes from which bombing raids can be counter-attacked and returned, and from which shipping can be bombed. Thus Malta still remains to a consider able degree the open sesame for vessels passing through the Mediterranean. The loss of this base to the axis would have several grave ef fects on the British position. For instance. If the Germans could capture the island and utilize its airdromes in conjunction with the Italian alrbases in nearby Sicily, It might enable the axis to cut the Mediterranean in two. This would sever connection tween the eastern and western portions of the British fleet. That would force the British to go round Africa to move sup plies through the Suez canal to the eastern Mediterranean, and to reach the far east. Naturally this would greatly lengthen the time of a voyage. Such a development would be a mlfihty assistance to Japan, and may represent contribution which Hitler has in mind for his ally. Possession of Malta also would facilitate passage of axis trans ports and supply ships to Tripoli Invaluable if the Germans should be able to take over the French colonies in northern Africa. FIRST ICE JINX' OF SEASON TO BE Featuring local talent almost exclusively, the Medford Ice Arena will hold Its first "Ice Jinx" of the season next Sat urday night from 8 to 11:30 o'clock, the program Itself to be presented between 9:13 and 10.30. The Ice will be available to public skaters the rest of the time. Denny Edge, manager of the arena, said today he had lined up a fine program, headed by the Medford senior high school girls' drum corps majorettes. These four girls will drill with their batons on ice, and will be supported by Ruth Edge, one of the northwest's most promising skaters. "Frick and Flack," world fa mous ice comedians, will be Imi tated by "Tick and Tack," whose real names are -Bill and Dick Frederick. There will be a wheelbarrow race, a men's five-lap and a women's three lap open race, a broom-ball game on ice between Medford and Grants Pass skaters, a solo number by Miss Edge," It Can Happen On Ice," and a pair number featuring Miss Edge and Bill Frederick in a demonstra tion of the 14-step. LEASE STORES IN HOLLY BUILDING The signing of five-year leases on two stores in the Halley build ing was announced today by M. N. Hogan, manager. The new businesses were being installed today. The corner premises at South Central avenue and Eighth street were leased to R. W. Hodges who will install a pool and billiard room, Mr. Hogan said. The prem ises next door were leased to Charlie Card who will establish a restaurant, he stated. Work will be rushed so that both places can be opened on or be fore February 1. Both Hodges and Card come from Merrill where they are members of the city council. Card was mayor of Merrill in 103S and 1940. He owns the Palm restaurant in Merrill. Both men will make their home here. WRONG DOORBELL Albany, N. Y., Jan. 14. JP) A city fireman canvassing for fire volunteers In Albany's de fense effort rang a doorbell just before a trial blackout. Even the immediately ensuing blackout hardly obliterated his flushed face it was the home of City Fire Chief Michael J. Fleming. LOCAL SCHEDULES FOR MAIL DUE TO S.P. CURTAILMENT Local schedules were an nounced today for the mail truck substituted for the discon tinued Southern Pacific trains connecting the Rogue river val ley and California. The northbound truck whlcn leaves Dunsmuir at 7:30 a. m. Is scheduled to arrive here at 12:30 p. m. and to depart at 1:10. Mail for this truck will close at Med ford central postoffice at 12 noon. The truck ends its run at Grants Pass. The southbound truck which leaves Grants Pass at 4:30 p. m. Is scheduled to arrive here at 8:13 and to depart at 6 25 p. m. Mails close at 5:15 p. m. Here the truck tops next to the railway express office at the railroad station, another ve hicle from the postoffice con necting with the truck at the station, two blocks distant. The postoffice here received notification today that its re quest had been granted by the postoffice department and so a direct pouch of mail will be made up for delivery by the southbound truck at Yreka. Weed and Hornbrook, Calif., Hugo Guenther, superintendent of malls said. As first arranged, the truck would carry all mail for points south of Ashland on to Dunsmuir for transfer to a southbound train which later would turn the mail over to a northbound train on which it would be sorted and taken back to the truck at Dunsmuir the next morning. LIVESTOCK Fortland Fortland. On., Jan. 14 OP)-(CSDA) Hoga: Salable 400, total 1080; market active, strong, soma aalea 10 higher: good-choice 170-216 lb. drtve-lna $12 80-10: lew ouutandlng lota $19.18; 330-370 lb. welghta 111 00 10; light llghte mostly sll.00-39: eov weighing 380-990 Iba. mostly 19 35 75; amooth aowa SlO.OO-ssr choice light feeder plga quotable to $1..00 and above. Cattle: Salable and total 100: calves aalable 35. total 60: around 30 loada beef ateera and cows held over; de mand broad for canner-cutter cows and bulla: these strong: other classes not moving, asking about steady with laat Monday; few lota medium to low' good steers Tuesday Sll .0012 00: common heifers today $6.00(99.00: ted heifers quotable to $11.00; canner-cutter cowa mostly $5.76-6.76: fleshy dairy type cows $7.26-76: med ium bulla $8 50(9 9.00; good heavy beef bulls quotable to $10.00; medium-good vealera $11.00013.50: choice quotable to $14 00. Sheep: aalable and total 60; few lamba ateady: medium-good wooled lambs $11.00; good-choice grades quotable to $11.75 and above: fat ewes salable around $.550-90. ' Chicago Chicago. Jan. 14 (FMUSDAl Salable hoga: Light hoga and under welghta, alow, ateady to 35 lower, beat 200-270 lba. $11.15-45; few cholee lots $11.45-60. extreme top $1160: moat 270-300 lb. butchers $11 00-23. good 360-500 sows $10.00-60; lighter weights to $10 76. Salable cattle: fed ateera and year lings strong to 23 higher; mostly 15 25 up on good and choice grades: common and medium gradea selling at $11.60 down to $9.75 and below; largely $11.6014.00 fed steer trade with choice offerings acaling 1.035 lbs. topplnf at $1440; several loads $1S401445; enable supply med ium weights and weighty steers 13O0e IS SO; good to choice topping for class at $13.78: bulk $10 Ms) 13 00. Salable sheep: Todays trade, fat Iambs fairly active, atrong to 10 higher, most early aalea good and choice fed wooled lambs $12.26-40; early top $1340, summer shorn 100 lbs. fed lambs $1146, good to choice 100 lbs. yearlings 61040. few small lots fat ewes $640 down. Portland Produce on, "we must add at least 10,- 000,000 others probably more to their ranks, making a total of more than 15,000,000. "To mobilize a labor force three times the projected size of our new army," he declared. 'isn t going to be easy,' Fortland. Ore.. Jan. I yp Dreaaed turkeys Selling prices: bens 26c; tocna, 2S-3Se lb. Buying prices: tome. 37s lb.; bens, 2-37o lb. Onions Taklma, $140-146; Ore gon, $145-3.00 per 60-lb. sack. Potato White, locals, $3.36 cen tal: Deachutes feme, S246-S cental; Taklma No. 1 feme. $346 cental; Klamath $346- cental. Idaho gems, S3 46 cental. $1000 OVER QUOTA FOR WAR RELIEF BRILLWFEAD OF ACTIVE CLUB Portland Wheat Fortland, Ore., Jan. 14 OP) Oram: Wheat: Open High Low Cloea May 1.03 143 1.03 1.03 cash grain: oat Ko. 2-34 lb. white $39.00; barley, No. 3-48 lb. b.w. $34 00: corn, No, 3-e.y. ahlpmenta $36-25; No. 1 flax S3.0614. Cash wheat (bld)t soft white $1.01; soft vhlte excluding res $1.03; white club $1.04; western red $1.03. Hard red winter: ordinary, $141: 10 pet., $143; 11 pet.. $1.11; 12 pet. $1.16. Hard whlte-baart: ordinary $1.13; 10 pet., $1.17; 11 pet., $1.33; 12 pet., $1.27. Chicago Wheat Jackson county has gone "over the top" in the county campaign to raise $12,000 for American Red Cross war relief, B. E. Harder, county chairman, announced today. He stated that the county is 1,000 over the quota set by American Red Cross national headquarters. The chairman requested that all solicitation cease and those having receipt books and stubs return these Immediately to Red Cross headquarters in the county court house In order that reports may be completed. "On behalf of the local chap ter of American Red Cross, I wish to thank every worker and the public for their generous contributions," Mr. Harder said. WARN SELECTEES Ti The Active club meeting in Hotel Medford last night elected Wallace Brill president and David Lowry vice president for the coming year. The new lead er succeeds Jack Nail, and the new vice president takes the place of Mr. Brill, elevated to the presidency. Delmar Wright was re-elect ed secretary-treasurer, Maurice Parrish was named sergeant-at- arms to succeed Emll Mohr and Ben Newman and Royal Clare were elected six-months' trus tees, along with Eugene Peter son, a one-year trustee. A guest of the club was Ro bert Thompson. Chicago, Jan. 14. (P) After de clining fractlona early In the eeealon, the grain market today rallied, led by rye which advanced aa much as a cent a buahel at one time. Wheat closed - cent higher than yesterday. May $141, July $1.32: corn lower to higher. May 86-, July 87-; oata - up: rye 1-1 higher; aoybeans unchanged to higher. Wall St. Report MM Here's hoping 'forty-two is good to you! Why not start in and New York, Jan. 14. (AP A little profit selling today threw the stock market off the forward pace, followed in the previous session. Softness of the steels tended to put light pressure on other lead ers and coppers and rubbers, fa vored on Tuesday, gave an indif ferent performance. Dealings were approximately 600.000 shares. Today's dosing prices for 34 se lected atocka follow: Al. Chem. Si Dye unqtcd Am. Can , 64 A. T. T. 128'j Anaconda 28 Atch. T. SI S. P. , 31 Bendlz Avta. 36 Beth. Steel 63 Caterpillar Tract. ,, , 39 Chryaler 48 Curtlsa-Wrtght Douelaa Acft. , ., 68 DuPont 133 Oen. Elec. 28 Oen. Foods 39 Oen. Mot. , 53 i Int. Harveat 48 Johns-Man. 59 Kennecott 36 Monty Ward 28 No. Amn. Av'n , 13 North Amer. 10 Penney (J. C.) 72 Penna. R. R. ., , 22 Phllllpa Pet 40 Radio , S Sou. Pac. 13 Std. Brandt 4 St. Oil Cal. 20 St. Oil N. J. 40 Trans. Amer. 4 Union Carb. 71 Unit. Aircraft , , 34 United Airline 11 V. 8. Steel 64 Headquarters of local selec tive service boards 1 and 2 to day issued a special warning to all registrants that they must respond to all official inquiries and calls within the time speci fied or face serious penalties. Some of the registrants don't seem to realize that this country is now at war and Uncle Sam will tolerate no delays in get ting the nation on a war footing, headquarters said. Before this country's entrance in the war. selective service was a train ing organization; how it is strict ly a war organization and all orders come from the war de partment it was emphasized. Various notices to registrants to report for screen testing, for physical examinations by army doctors and for induction are no longer requests but orders that carry with, them stiff penalties for failure to comply, the state ment of the two boards said. One of the jobs before the boards now is the reclassifica tion of registered married men. California Butter Sacramento. Jan. 14 if Chum- tner cream butterfat: nrst grade 41e; second grade 39e. San Francisco. Jan. 14 -(USIA Butter, 03 score 88c: 91-37c: 60- 36c. Cheese, rata. 34c. Triplets, 24c. Eggs unchanged. L 15 Washington, Jan. 14 W) Sidney Hillman hinted broadly today that 5,000,000 men Is the projected strength of the new United States army now being built. The associate director general of the office of production man agement mentioned the figure indirectly during the discussion of the war production labor problem which he prepared for the annual meeting of the Unit ed States conference of mayors. Hillman reported that 5,0UV 000 workers were engaged in war production at the end of 1941. "By the end of 1942," he went granted for six months or less, depending on hW long is neces sary to obtain ana train a re placement for the registrant. In class 2-A will be placed men necessary in any industry, business, employment, agricul tural mirsuit. governmental ser vice, or any other activity which Is essential to tne national health, safety or interest. PROMISE VICE CONTROL Salem, Jan. 14. (JP) The state board of health yesterday promised army authorities their full cooperation in the army's plans to close houses of prostitu tion near army establishments. The board's part will be to check spread of venereal disease. DEAN SCHOENFELD TALKS ON FRIDAY Dean William A. Schoenfeld of the Oregon State college of agriculture will be guest speak er at the annual meeting of the Fruit Growers League of Jack son county In the county court house auditorium Friday at 1:30 p. m. All persons interested in the outlook for the fruit industry and the other activities in this county closely connected there with are invited to attend the meeting to hear Dean Schoen- feld's discussion of the prob lems with which they must deal in the near future. DRAFT DEFERENT WILL BE HARDER Salem, Jan. 14. (JP) It's go ing to be extremely hard for men to obtain occupational de ferment from the draft, as they will have to prove that their Jobs are absolutely necessary in their civilian activities or are necessary to the war produc tion program, state selective service headquarters said today in explaining new regulations issued since declaration of war. Local boards will reclassify many hundreds of men to make them eligible for service. Such deferments will be HEMORRHOIDS (Piles) HERNIA-FISSURE-FISTULA No ntwd to numt any longer rot jj, tan w mo ooiafally tt.td ftocteJ j HrniandCoJondiMotdn Wlt-otjt hotptU) tiirgleil op- iHo.S-dtodTfoTFRl ' Boo-lot eoaUlBlag v-lnabl lafew-aUoa tud upUlmlsg JT Ltbml CrUH Totm Avmllabto Dr. C. J. DEAN CLINIC aAyaldea an. Sergeea HI. Cot. . nrailda and Grind A, T-Uphoaa IA 391s Portland, Orwjoa 4W I , trtrfSij. W J&Ti v I ti:' , 1 ! 1 1 ."1 '-m'fra-a a---8T.--J L JtfcJir Only prophet can tell I lig t03 wh' ,h new 5",f ,,or M - " m """" -$ for you but any man can tell m $v'b m ' S90?) P'f I you that tbottle of Old Hermitage f &'tV M I 1 etas' hol(J , htt you c)uId uk (of f .jjj" j Copyright IMINitiooal DirtiTtm Produrts Xv 1 i jjif I Corporation, New York, N. V. S-. VX Pear Market Yesterday. Chlearo, Jan. IS MVIUSDAI Pears: $ cars on track: no car ar rivals, 1 care diverted: Oregon An Joue 3 9 ex'.ra fancy $2 33-3 00 aver- a$ e $3 87. Mew Yorij. Jan. IS (JMrsDAl Peara: 14 e&ra arrived. 1 Oresoo un loaded, 14 on track: 1 diverted: Ore iron Anjone 178 eitra fancy $3 70 S '.O. arare $3 8: 730 fancy S3 10 3 00: averse $333: Boece 433 fancy $130-3 73: fev $3 00: avrrare $3 03: 3333 No. la $8O-IS0. small lot $3 33. average $1 89: Cornice 343 extra fancy $3 40-3 83, averare $3 34: 330 fancy $183-3.10. average $3 33: 330 half boxes evtra fancy $1.00-1.10, aver ara $107.. The highest per capita state and local tax bill in 1940 was paid in New York. GREEN FIR SLABS rD S3.00 Medford Fuel Co. Tel. 3111 QIEE) GE33ISGIS i 1 i. I 'i H iM 4 ii ill r i t t -r j r t T " j r r -r -r -n Q Come in and find out how COMPLETE this Checking Account service can be and remember Q You can open your account with any amount you like and USE EVERY DOLLAR IN THE ACCOUNT because O NO MINIMUM BALANCE IS EVER REQUIRED. Keep as much or as little in your account as you wish. Q Your check looks like any other check. Q NO MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE. You pay only for what you usei 5. our only charge for each check drawn and each item deposited. Medford Branch First National Bank Of Portland Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation emu tinea, ttuoous fa; "'TTggsi AND THE GIFTED GIANA RAYON K O PRINTS ANSWER RIGHT SMARTLY O f tff?0S& rVbove "Cosmopolitan Flair" fr4 A sleek, daring, sophisticated. Long VsTi &!S vl torso and all-around shutter l k v'jl,, pleats. Black with Green Gold. t e" American Beauty with Green. V U Vy Tun baked Tan with Blue, Deep Y rfcesvy Green with Beige. Sites 12 to 20. SECOND FLOOR ' FLORSHEIM SHOES Net odds and ends or morr tryits broken tize, but genuln A TV Florsheim quality, reduced T f for a short time only! $985 MAPdWS MEDFORD'S OWN STORE
