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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1942. PAGE THREH RED TAPE, HAMPER Senate Report Also Hits Dollar-a-Year Men, Labor And Capital War. Russian Pincer Attacks I VICTORY GARDEN I VVillkie Gets New Job SOVIET RUSSIA Washington, Jan 15. (IP) The senate defense investigating committee charged today that American war production had been hampered seriously by months of official bungling, la- bor selfishness and management greed. In a report covering its studies during last year the com mittee accused government agencies of slowing war output by a mesh of "bureaucratic red tape" and declared: 1. That after two years of frantic effort America has too few planes to allow adequate flying time for its pilots and that many of them are "medi ocre." 2. That dollar-a-year men on loan from industry were actu ally lobbyists for their former employers and should be elim inated. 3, That the automobile indus try had been allowed to con tinue civilian production virtu ally unchecked throughout 1941, with no real conversion to mili tary production even attempted, i 4. That a concerted effort should be made to use all the facilities of small manufacturers in defense production. Made public by Chairman Truman (D., Mo.), the report warned that: "Carelessness and inefficiency have already cost us a great deal and, if continued, can cost us much more, even though in the long run we will win the war because of the sheer extent of our resources." The committee said prospects for future airplane production were "not too good" and added that radical changes in methods must be made to meet the mili tary demand. "Apparently, there never has been and is not now any real planned and coordinated pro gram for the production of air craft," the report said. "Our services (the army and navy) have merely purchased what the manufacturers had to offer instead of planning to use : available facilities to produce what they needed at maximum capacity." I riMUkMnX JV Won V MILti -1 ' C") - J vgooo Jffe - " VYAMA MOZHAISK minsk T1 "SiLTULAtf ..V- Farthest MiwKr-;,,mu,U(1j - k Advance CorvaUis, Jan. 15 (JP) How Oregon can do its share in the nationwide "victory garden program will be mapped out here Saturday at the state con ference to be held here under the Joint auspices of the Oregon State college extension service. the department of agriculture war board, and the state civilian defense council. William A. Schoenfeld, dean of agriculture, will outline the victory garden campaign as part of the general food-for-victory drive. Russians bated near Vollchovo (1), were reported attacking Ger man remnants near Lake Ladoga and striking at Novgorod while forces based near Kalinin (2), were driving toward Staraya Runa and westward past Rzhev. Russian troops were reported storming Orel (3, which had been flanked. British sources said Hitler had moved his field headquarters from Smolensk (4) to a city in southern Russia. ANTI SLACK WAR Freeport, N. Y., Jan. 15 (IP) Whatever the relative merits of skirts or slacks as proper attire for girls at Freeport high school, Eddie Yazijian isn't interested any more. 'Tet 'em wear what they want," the 19-year-old senior muttered today in explaining how some of his fellow slack- haters slipped him the old double-cross. Deciding that they didn't ap prove of girls wearing slacks to school, Eddie and his erstwhile chums agreed to wear skirts, Just to emphasize their point. Only Eddie showed up in a skirt and promptly was suspend ed. The school principal says he will talk it over with Eddie to morrow and probably reinstate him. E Two schedule changes effect ive immediately were an nounced today by Max C. Henne, Medford manager of United Air Lines. Under the new schedule the southbound forenoon Mainliner will arrive at Medford munici pal airport at 9:47 a. m. and de port at 9:52 a. m., 55 minutes earlier than heretofore. The early evening southbound Main- liner will arrive at 5:32 p. m. and depart at 5:37 p. m., five minutes earlier than heretofore. Airmails close at the central postoffice one hour before plane departure time. COAST ALIENS TO APPLY FEB. 2-7 Washington, Jan. 15. (IP)- Attorney General Biddle today ordered all German, Italian and Japanese aliens in eight west ern states to apply for special identification certificates be tween February 2 and Feb ruary 7. Nationals of those three en emy countries residing else where in the United States must apply for the identification cer tificates between February 9 and February 28. The attorney general said that dates would be fixed later for identifying enemy aliens in the Virgin islands and Puerto Rico. PROSPERITY HITS Lawrenceburg, Ind., Jan. 15. (IP) One of the nation's few remaining buggy manufacturers today viewed the tire and auto mobile pinch with 'pardonable equanimity. Owner Edward Knapp of the Standard Vehicle company, went so far as to say: "The horse and buggy days are com ing again." He has orders for more than 500 buggies and his payroll is the largest since 1919 ten men. Knapp has Just returned from Barnesville, Ga., where he bought the stock of the Smith Buggy company, which quit af ter 50 years in the business. Knapp kept going during the depression years on orders from South America and occasional special Jobs for Hollywood movie producers. E FIRE SEEN SIGN AGREEMENT Tnnrinn. Jan. 15. UP) King George of Greece and King Petar of Yugoslavia signea an tndav unitine the two countries of which they are rulers-in-exile in defense, for eign policy and foreign trade. Yiicnslavia and Greece de clared the agreement "presents the general foundations tor ine organization of a Balkan union" and added that "tney envisage with satisfaction the future ad hesion to this agreement of other Balkan states ruiea oy governments freely and legally constituted." POLE SUB SINKS FIVE AXIS CRAFT London, Jan. 15. (IP) A Polish communique issued in London announced today that the Polish submarine Sokol tor pedoed an axis armed cruiser and a destroyer and three sup ply ships in October and Novem ber. . The communique, one of the few issued by the refugee gov ernment since Poland fell in 1939, said that the prowling submarine had been attacked unsuccessfully several times by depth charges. FRUIT STRIKE AT YAKIMA GOES UP li t flaky After talking with President Roosevelt about his new job as umpire to help the new war labor board. Wendell Willkie was in terviewed almost on the run as White House reporters escorted him down the front drive from the executive mansion, shown in background. MUTUAL SUICIDE PACT DISCOVERED Yakima, Jan. 15 (IP) Vic tims of a suicide pact, Marvin Lum, 30, and Miss Madaline Grove, 24, ended their lives as they sat in Lum's car parked near the Yakima Country club. Dr. W. H. Banks, coroner, re ported today. The bodies were found this morning by the ditch rider for the Roza canal whose attention had been directed to the car by rabbit hunters. Letters mailed to their fam ilies and a message left in the car stated their intentions of taking their lives by mutual agreement but gave no motive. The letters to the families were postmarked January 12. Obituary The Grange MRS. REINHART F. KRUGGEL Mrs. Reinhart F. Kruggel of 728 Summit avenue died this forenoon in a local hospital. A complete obituary was to be prepared for publication tomor row. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Perl's. The mountain playgrounds In the Colorado Rockies are five times larger than all Switzerland. London, Jan. 15 (IP) The air ministry announced today the RAF bombed Hamburg last night In force and left very large fires burning in docks and shipyards. Emden and other ports of northwestern Germany also were bombed in widespread at tacks but Hamburg was de scribed as '"the main objective." "Attacks were also made on the docks at Rotterdam and on enemy airdromes in Holland," the air ministry said. "Five of our aircraft are missing from these operations." ANTI-PUNCTURE DRIVE St. Louis, Jan. 15 (IP) Tires have become so precious that the department of streets and sewers has taken steps to assure their conservation. A tire conservation patrol has been formed to patrol the city's streets daily to pick up nails, glass and ether material which might injure tires. Washington, Jan. 15. (IP) Labor Secretary Frances Perk- ins today certified to the war labor board the strike of 5,000 AFL workers against the Yaki ma (Wash.) Fruit Growers as sociation. The strike started last October 13, and involved union security and wage increases for fruit, vegetable and produce workers, teamsters and steam and operating engineers. Beware Coughs from common colds That Hang On Creomulslon re lieves promptly be cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to hrlD loosen and ex Del germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to sootne ana neai raw, tenaer, in flamed branchial mucous mem branes. Tell your drufnjlst to sell you a bottle of Creomulslon with the un derstanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you axe to nave your money dock. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis Central Point Grange The entertainment committee for Friday night's meeting will put on their program before the business session of grange, and the lecture hour will be open to the public. The program committee in cludes the C.D.E. and F. with Eula Foley as chairman. The first meeting of the year was well attended with all new officers present. A good program was put on by the B's, with Eudora Bohnert as chairman and consisted of songs, contests, a tableaux, musi cal selections and a recreation number. Refreshments were served by the new officers with Rogue River valley pears prominent on the menu. Many Never Suspect Cause Of Backaches This OMTrmtment Often Brinfi Hippy Rrfrf Wh diorrW of kiioT funftK-n permit twin- qji ntr to rni.a ia your blond, it ir.v iM nn-r K-k,rh'V rkniDftti'' M:oa, Iri purA k of p-p and orfwy. ffvtttac up n -fit, twii'oc. p'iStf vtvi the eyfe, fcfltt-het nnd diit-.st. Frwvnt or ramy Eu4f-a mth rtmaniof ei buniicc av-nv-3 bow thT9 l sV)SKllU& WTMI ltfc our k.da or biirft Dna Att? Ak rrir drirrirt fT Doan's V', owd rtrtifi.iJ b It-.tion Iff oT 40 Th-y r hprr r &d J h P ti H me f kvicv tijV fl wfi out jv..na- ms waste irws yw eiood. Oe iea - - i YOU and I Must Keep 'Em Flying And I Must Keep YOU Rolling Let Us Repair and Re -Paint YOUR CAR ON OUR BUDGET PLAN And You Can Buy a Bond Today CRATER LAKE MOTORS 1 ART WINETROUT Your FORD Dealer SIXTH AND RIVERSIDI Engineers voted to purchase a $100 national defense savings bond. The chapter received a $15 check from national head quarters for showing the great est membership percentage gain in 1941. F SALE Portland, Jan. 15 (IP) The scrapiron America sold to Jap an will cause a drop of some 3.- 000,000 tons in U. S. steel pro duction this year. Dr. Bradley Stoughton said today. Dr. Stoughton. president of the American Society for Met als, here for a visit to the Ore gon section of the organization, asserted that American produc tion would drop despite addition of 10,000,000 tons of production capacity. "We sold the Japs enough scrap from 1935 on to triple their production of steel." he said. "The scrap . . . would have been sufficient to keep our mills operating for six months, even at our present rate," he said. He said some American steel mills are shutting down now briefly because they cannot get sufficient scrap. woodIUppLy of Portland, Jan. 15, (IP) The shortage of fuel wood in Port land resulting from last week's low temperatures, caused tem porary suspension of license fees for wood sales in the city. Acting Mayor William J. Bowes appealed to farmers to bring in wood. Supplies in the city were seriously depleted, he said, and there was m atrnn demand for all types of fuel. QUINTUPLETS relieve misery of CHEST COLDS this good old reliable way At tht first iijrn of tha Dioime Quirt tupleU ctchin cold their cheats ud throats art rubbed with Mustrol product made peially to promptly rchtve distress of colds and resulting bronchial and croupy cough. Ths Quints havs always had xpT care, to mother h assured of oiina just about the BEST product mad when you as Musterole. It'a wurm than an ordinary 'ialve" MasteroU helps break up local congestion! IN 3 STRENGTHS: Children's MM Musterole. Alo Kmlar and Extra Strength for trrown-upa who prefer stronger product. All drugstores. REP. FISH'S AIDE IS FOUND GUILTY BUY BONDS Meeting in regular session last night at the Medford Ice & Storage company, the local chapter of the National Associa tion of Practical Refrigerating Washington, Jan. IS George Hill, second secretary to Rep. Fish (R-NY), was convicted in district court today on two charges of perjury. The Indictments grew out of Hill's appearance before a dis trict grand jury investigating alleged Nazi propaganda activ ities. Hill was specifically charged with falsely denying that he knew George Sylvester Viereck, a registered German agent, and with falsely denying that he ordered eight mailbags contain ing franked congressional mat ter placed In a storeroom assign- I ed the New York representative. isglii Jill 'W i Distributed by Snider Dairy & Produce Co. "KEEP 'EH FLYING!" IS OUR BATTLE CRY! jr-t- i i , atouscu -V7,i fighting courage ana ' ' '. A , . .,-. t Simplified Requirements New Opportunities Today we are swiftly building an Ameri can Air Force that will have no equal in plane or in personnel. The U. S. Army needs thousands of young men to apply each month for the world's finest aviation training as Aviation Cadets to become bombardiers, navigators and pilots. Commissions as Second Lieutenants are waiting for these men at the end of their seven-and-one-half. month training period. II TO U-MARIIID OR SINtll If yon have pasted your 18th birthday and are not yet 27, you are eligible under the new regulations for Aviation Cadet training. Good physical condition ia necessary, of course. Married men are now eligible. SIMrll'IID IDUCATIONAl HQUIMMINTS New, simplified teats determine the applicant's ability to complete the Avia. lion Cadet Course successfully. Diplo. ma or credit from educational inttU rutions are nor required for training a bombardiers, navigator anil pilots, "The Three Musketeer' of the Army Air Corp.. Examination board have been set up In key cities where you can take your mental and physical exam ination the him day yon apply, mod be enlisted immediately. It's time for action. Call at the near est Army recruiting station today. You will be given full information on how you can serve your country and become Flying Officer In the Army Air Corps. U. S. 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