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Newspaper Page TextPrompt Results If you nerd nrlp. mat to eell. trade, buy. or rent, Jaw try the Ti'ant Ad Way, In thla Keep 'Em Flying Boy Defrnie liimpi or Bonds tram yoar bank. Mom, paper carrier, or pot office. San and aid. Medford Tribune newipaper. yon will find It an InexpeniUe way to aceompllrb yonr pnrpoee. Prompt results follow. Full Associated Prru United Press Thirty-sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2? $ 42. NO. 261. o)o) m M TISK I MM News Behind The News by Paul Mallon Washington, Jan. 22 Advance thinking about the kind of world we should have after the war is circu lating through lofty realms these davs r p m unansw e r e d ti; I if noticed. ! 1 Vice President 1 Henrv Wallace U'ent nn Intn the chandelier with an Atlan tic Mo n t h 1 y article (re printed in the Record) saying Paul Mnllon Congressional If we can afford tremendous sums of money to win the war, we can afford to invest what ever amount it takes to win the peace." He told how he wanted to spend the money for this peace rebuilding. - - IE wants to industrialize non- industrial nations, use wheat to feed and cotton to clothe the under nourished and ill - clad around the world and even establish "certain minimum standards of food, clothing and shelter" and arrange that no nation shall fall below those standards. He also wants a world "ever- normal granary" for the future, world stabilization of produc tion and prices, no tariff bar riers, equal access to raw mater ials and a lot of other things which many people agree the new world should have. out mc uciau niiu n-uira Mr. Wallace's vision goes far beyond common acceptance kito gold glittered labyrinths in which the United States would undertake to finance -a- new world order apparently to a (Continued on Page Six) Ottawa, Jan. 22. (IP) A Ca nadian plebiscite on raising troops by conscription for over seas service was announced to day at the opening of parlia ment. The plebiscite was announced In the speech from the throne read by the Earl of Athlone, governor general of Canada, who said the government would ask to be released "from any obligations arising out of past commitments restricting the raising of men for military service." Radio Highlights (Time is Pacific Standard) Tonight: Talks Blue 8, Amer ica's Town Meeting, from New York and Rio de Janeiro, "Un ity Among the Americas;" Blue, 7:45, W. P. Withcrow on "Indus try in War." CBS 8:1S, Opening Freedom House, Wendell Willkie. MBS 5, Salute to infantile paralysis drive. . Friday: the war 8 MBS, 8: IS rMBS, 8 CBS, MBS, 10:45 NBC and Blue; 11 MBS. 12:55 p. m CBS, 1:45 CBS, MBS, 1:55 Blue. 3 CBS, MBS, 3:25 NBC, 3:45 CBS Blue. SIDE GLANCES BY TRIBUNE REPORTERS Joe Earley being a mighty fine pinch-hitting cashier during a noon rush period. Newt DcPrcz being exceed ingly brave by betting two in a row on the Beavers in the com ing OSC-UO basketball games. Gerry Wilkinson looking quite perky in a black ensemble while k'-aking in downtown Medford "yest. p.m. Bus Chamberlain holding up traffic on a green light in K. Falls on a supposedly special reason !WrV4 .llA?liiiit-,F JUNGLE TROOPS SMASH AT UN JAPANESE FORCE Full-Scale Counter Blow Launched 70 Miles North Singapore; Air Arm Aids. Chungking. Jan. 22. (IP) China's air fore carried the war Into French Indo-China for the first time today by blasting an unidentified air base in the Japanese-occupied French colony, the official Central Mews agency reported tonight. It was the first attack of any kind made by the Chi nese against French Indo China and some observer regarded it as possibly a prel--ude to land invasion from China's southwestern province of- Yunnan. By Roger D. Greene Associated Press War Editor British jungle troops, seizing the initiative for the first time in the Malayan campaign, were reported smashing at Japan's main invasion armies in a full scale counteroffensive 70 miles north of Singapore today while reinforcements of 350-mile-an-hour Hurricane fighters swung into action over Singapore itself. The newly-arrived Hurricanes, single seaters with the greatest fire-power punch of any plane of its type, are equipped either with 12 machine guns or four light cannon and machine guns. Australia Dangered Another major development in the flaming Pacific conflict apparently bore out fears that an invasion of Australia may be imminent. A broadcast from Rabaul, oft-1 bombed capital of Australian mandated New Britain, flashed word that a flotilla of eleven Japanese ships had been sighted off nearby Watom Island, and immediately after this report communications with Rabaul ceased. Observers in Melbourne said it was presumed that military forces had already evacuated New Britain, which lies only 800 miles northeast of Australia, in anticipation of a Japanese landing. The Japanese flotilla was sighted 30 to 40 miles off Watom Island, which is 15 miles north east of Rabaul, half an hour be fore the Rabaul radio sent its last message at 4 p. m. (1 a. m., EST). It was believed that the radio and telegraph stations had been destroyed by British forces be fore evacuation in line with a "scorched earth" policy. More Japs To Luion On the Philippine battlefront, a war department bulletin said that Japanese troops on Luzon Island already estimated to number 200,000 were being re inforced and that the invaders were again heavily attacking ! uen. uougias macrtruiura ncigr aeienuera. The communique reported sea-borne Japanese troops were being landed in Lingayen Gulf, 110 miles north of Japanese held Manila, and In Subic Bay, near the approaches to Batan peninsula. As evidence of the toughness of Gen. MacArthur's little band, the entire Japanese 14th army and a number of other units were officially reported now op erating on Luzon island. In the Dutch East Indies, where Japan's far-flung Invasion hordes are striking in heavy force, the Dutch announced they had completely destroyed the great oil wells and oil plants at Balik P. pan, on the east coast of Dutch Borneo. Balik Papan is about 175 miles below Tarakan Island, off the northeast coast of Borneo, where the Japanese gained their first foothold in the Indies. Oil Seen Objective Destruction of the oil field was carried out "in view of the clearly distinguished Japanese intention to attack Balik Papan with superior forces in order to get hold of the important oil 1 wells," It was announced. ship TorPgaoed WW A Victim of a Japanese subma rine attack off Sumatra, Frank E. Noel, veteran Associated Press photographer, told of how 28 of the ship's company of 77. suffering from thirst and the blistering tropical sun. reached Padang. Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. Most of his photo graphic equipment was lost. CITY EMPLOYES OF DETROIT SET 4 A.M. DEADLINE Detroit, Jan. 22. UP) A la bnr crisis, the first in five months, was at hand again to- day for the city of Detroit, vital producer of the tools of war. Only hours distant was a final verdict by a ifiron of city employes whether or not to go out on its announced strike at 4 a. m. tomorrow, a move which might cripple the : productive capacities of this great factory center. Faced with the city council's fiat rejection of its wage in crease demand, the city em ployees union (AFL) Intended to meet tonight to frame its answer. On the decision may rest the opportunity for thou sands of defense workers to go t- their Jobs. Leaders of the union, which demands a 15 per cent flat wage increase, claimed that a strike would pull out 15,000 of the city's 37,000 employes and a tieup of the city's transportation system was feared. NAB SABOTAGE SUSPECT ON SEATTLE D0CKFR0NT Seattle, Jan. 22. (IP) A 49-year-old butcher, who was car rying a can of Inflammable fluid and matches in his pocket, was arrested on an oil dock on the waterfront by the water front patrol at 1030 p. m. last I nigrit. He had no identification papers and refused to explain nis acuvuies. Vast Sum for Features New Supply Bill Washingon, Jan. 22. (IP) A ( sz.uao, 138,873 supply Din lor in dependent agencies of the gov ernment in the next fiscal year carrying $984,410,800) for the shipbuilding program, of the maritime commission went to the house today from its appropria tions committee. The total was about $5,000, 000 less than President Roose velt's budget recommendations and $1,257,899,349 under com parable appropriations for this fiscal year. But the committee said that subsequent supplemen tal funds probably would offset that apparent reduction. The committee reported that on January 1, the maritime com mission had contracted for con struction of 968 ves-cU and had made other awards Tor which contracts had not usually been let. Chairman Landf the com- Red Snow Troops British Admit First GASOLINE SLEDS SPEED ATTACKS BITTER COLD By the Associated Press Russian snow troops advanc ing on propellor-driven sledges were reported late today to have hurled Adolf Hitler's re treating armies beyond Boro dino, 12 miles west of fallen Mozhaisk, amid the bitterest cold of the Soviet winter so far. Racing over waist-deep snow, the Red army forces were slash ing fiercely at the flanks of the nazi withdrawal toward Vyaz ma, where the Germans are ex pected to attempt their next stand against the Russian counter-offensive. Berlin, Jan. 22. (Official broadcast recorded by AP) The German high command report ed today that German forces on the Crimean peninsula repulsed Russian attempts to break through the nazi encirclement of Sevastopol, main Russian naval base on the Black sea. The high command's com munique said defensive actions in the Donets basin and on the central and northern fronts con tinued. Repeated Russian attempts to break out of Leningrad were frustrated," the' communique added. Argument on Oregon 2-Cent Gigaret Tax Due Friday Morning Salem, Jan. 22. (IP) Argu ments in the State Retail Gro cers association's suit to force Secretary of State Earl Snell to place the two-cent cigaret tax law on the ballot next Novem ber will be heard by the state supreme court at 10 a. m. Fri day, with arguments to total one hour, the court said today. The association will contend that the legislature has no au thority to restrict the referen dum by passing a law requiring filing of expense statements, that the association's expense statement complied with the law, and that it has not been proved that the association wil fully disregarded the law. The 1941 legislature passed the cigaret tax law, but the as sociation delayed enforcement of it by completing referendum petitions. Snell then ordered the tax commission to collect the tax, Snell's action being based on an attorney general's opinion that the expense statement was not adequate. The state tax commission be gan collecting the tax two weeks ago, and the association then filed the suit to force Snell to put the measure on the bal lot Shipbuilding mission told the committee De cember 9 that 999 ships had been contracted for and con tracts would be let for 423 more before June 30. "Up to Dec. 31, 1941," the committee said, "keels had been laid for 308 ships of which 178 had been launched and 129 de livered and placed in operation for use in conjunction with the armed forces of the United States or In foreign trade routes." Other major appropriations were: Tennessee Valley Author ity, $138,100,000; veterans ad ministration, $110,909,088; exec utive office of the president, $5, 135,325; emergency funds of the president, $25,000,000; civil ser vice retirement and disability fund, $105,258,000, and public roads administration, $88,500,-000. Blow Against First Aim Declares London, Jan. 22. UP) The organize a continental offensive. Air Minister Sir Archibald Sin clair told the house of commons today In opening debate on. the adequacy of British airfield British Isles. He said that the RAF's new airdrome defense regiment would be "second to none." In British usage the regiment is not a fixed number of men but includes a variable number of battalions. The new airfield de fense units are spoken of as a regiment. Sinclair, as government spokesman in the debate, said that the army's chief Job now was to organize "the greatest possible striking force for offen sive operations on the (Euro pean) continent. w Explaining that the-RAF naa formed its new airdrome de fense units to relieve the army of that "onerous" protection job, Sinclair said: "The main task of. the army is not defense but to organize from its strictly limited man power resources the greatest possible striking force for offen sive operations on the con tinent." Responding to criticism over repeated losses of landing fields in Greece, Crete and now Mal aya, the spokesman denied that efforts to deal with thtriproblem had been "hindered or at all affected y -any service jealous ies which are being alleged in some quarters to exist." Hawaii and Coast Now Well-Guarded Is Official Claim Washington, Jan. 22. (IP) A high government official re ported today that since the Pearl harbor attack the army had been able to fortify Hawaii and the Pacific coast more form idably than ever before, while starting a stream of reinforce ments to the southwest Pacific. (What constituted this stream. in terms of men and material, was not disclosed). Within the United States more than 600,000 troops have been shifted to new positions in less than seven weeks with a speed and efficiency which the official said had been termed "miraculous" by a railroad pres ident. The advantage Japan gained over the navy by the December 7 surprise attack was declared to have been largely offset by the mounting flow of -American long range bombers. tr URGEDJOLATTEND All plant and shop owners of Jackson and Josephine counties were urged today by Frank Hull, manager of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, to at tend the Iuncheon-coirrlrence on defense production atfthe Hotel Medford at noon tomorrow. Mr. Hull said it was an Im portant conference that will help In lining up all of Oregon's productive capacityUn the na tional defense effort? Attending from Portland will We John G, Burnett, acting director of the division of contract distribution. OPM, F. H. Farnsworth, chief engineer, J. E. Yates, guest engi neer, and Robert R. McKean, Columbia Empire Industries. an Francisco. Jan. 12tlPt A Singapore news broadcast recorded here by the CBS listening post said "aa Amer ican flying fortress scored an outstanding success today eft the Dutch East Indies archt peligo when a 10.000 ton Jap anese freighter was bombed and sunk." War Bulletins 1 Slash Nazi Setback Continent of England Air Minister; British army's main task is to defense against invasion of the ENTI UNANIMITY HOPES BY Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 2: (IP) A member of Argentina's delegation to the Pan-American conference raised an eleventh hour objection today to the turn. ol an Important phrase in the draft resolution for unanimous American breach of relations with the axis a point which cast a shadow on previously indicated unanimity. The Argentine foreign min ister and head of that country's delegation, Enrique Ruiz Gul nazu, meanwhile, said he ap proved the Idea of breaking off relations "in principle" but added that the delegation was awaiting final word from Bue nos Aires. A member of the delegation said his group would seek two modifications in the text of the agreement this afternoon. The first change would be to drop the word "collective" at the end of article four to make the resolution say that consul tation be held before any re sumption of axis relations thus to establish that the decision is merely "unanimous" and not collective." Other conferees ere expected to agree to this. But the other objection, a proposal to change the wording . ..tic uuee, waa. ex pected to produce a fight. As article three stands 4l would have the American publics declare that they "car? not continue diplomatic relat ions with Japan. Germany and Italy ." New Norwegian Ship Sunk Off St. Piem New York. Jan. 22 (IP) The new Norwegian freighter Frisco, 1,982 tons, was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine off St. Pierre, French Island off the Newfoundland coast, on Jan. 12. Norwegian shipping operators said today. The date of the slnkln" was only two days before axis sub marine announced their appear ance in American waters by sinking the 9.577-ton Panaman ian tanker Norness off Long Island. Brave Stand on Steppes Told By Mortally Wounded Russian By Eddy Cilmore Moscow, Jan. 22 (IP) A dis patch from the central front told today of 28 red army soldiers, crying "Moscow Is behind us there Is no retreat," battling against 50 German tanks before losing their lives. The story was related to a correspondent of the soviet army newspaper Red Star Dy Private Natarov, one of the 28 who dragged himself to a field hospital, where he died shortly afterward. This drama was set in the Volokolamsk sector, where 29 soldiers to begin with were in a trench, armed with anti tank guns and bottle bombs. This Is Natarov's story: Twenty Nazi tanks charged their positions. One of the Russian soldiers was afraid. He stood up, raising Flanks; in Desert PUSH TEN MILES IN BOLD STROKE Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 22. (IP) Lashing out from the El Agheila area with most of the tanks still remaining to him, the axis commander, General E r w I n Rommel, has struck about 10 miles Into British imperial po sitions, the middle east com mand acknowledged today, but an Informed source held that this was probably little more than a feeler stroke. Besides testing the strength of the advanced columns facing him in the last axis foothold in Cirenaica, It was said, Rom mel might also have been seek ing to relieve the pressure on his El Agheila positions and thus gain time to consolidate them for a real stand. The latest, though unofficial, reports from the Libyan desert front said that the day-long axis thrust was turned back last night and it was believed that Rommel found stiffer opposi tion from the Imperial forces than he had expected. Aluminum Plant Loss Not Understandable To Portland Leaders Portland, Jan. 22 (--Portland civic leaders, learning that an aluminum fabrication plant had been transferred from Fair view to Spokane, said today that the government owed the city an explanation. An order from Washington halted preliminary work Jan. 1, presumably because the govern ment wanted to build new war Industries farther from the coast. Mayor Earl Riley said the move would delay construction at a time when greater alumin um production was essential. and would boost production costs. K. C. Conyers, president of the Portland chamber of com merce, said, "this removal Is not In the nation's interests and we will not take it lying down until we" have a satisfactory ex planation from the national gov ernment, ASHLAND DISCOVERS LONG LOST CITIZEN Ashland, Jan. 22 UP) The Ashland chamber of commerce's practice of sending greeting let ters to newcomers in town- names taken from the new light water customer lists backfired today. A recipient of such a letter replied: 'Thanks for your belated wel come. Ashland has been my home-town since 1910." his arms above his head In token of surrender. His comrades shot him. The tanks came on. The men In the trench, urged on by Polit ical Commissar Kloehkov, fought savagely. They stopped 14 of the tanks In a four-hour battle, Natarov said. Then came 30 more tanks. The soldiers embraced one another some with one arm, because the other was wounded and said their goodbyes. Their ammunition gava out. One of them stood up, folded his arms and walked forward to meet a tank. He was crushed under It. Another, named Kloehkov, rolled under a tank and was killed. Later his body was dug from the frozen ground, along with his rifle, which was numbered 21,789. ELECTRICITY NEED MAYBEJHIS YEAR Power Officials Warn Con gress Cut in Domestio Use Will Be Required. Washington, Jan. 22, WV Congress received from govern ment power officials today blunt warning that the nation faces a rationing of electricity possibly this year that may even dim private homes to con serve power for the defense pro gram. That possibility was voiced by Leland Olds, chairman of the federal power commission, and G. O. Wessenauer, acting power manager for the Tennessee Val ley authority, in testimony dur ing house appropriations com mittee hearings on the indeperr dent offices supply bill approved today. Survey Being Mad The rationing of electricity for homes, offices, night clubs and other civilian purposes. Olds told the committee, "Is go ing to be necessary and is going to be done," and a survey to de termine the power supply of the various areas Is being made "to determine just what loads can be cut off without materially interfering with normal life of the community." Olds said he believed the emergency would call for power- rationing In many regions ' by the end of this year." While It Is hoped and planned. he added, that curtailment can be effected "without serious dis location of the normal life of the people," it may mean "a great deal more than simply the elimination of Neon signs, orna mental street lighting, the use of radio in homes, or other essen- tial luxury uses." Defense Areas First The more serious shortages of power naturally will occur in the heaviest defense production areas. Olds explained, and the population of those areas may face a serious reduction of their normal activities requiring the use of electricity. At present. Olds told the com mittee, there is not sufficient power available or projected to meet the defense load of 1942,. 1943 or 1944 without either ad ditional capacity or a "material curtailment. Free Gas Masks for Oregonians Provided By Defense Usassrt Salem, Jan. 22. (IP) Gas masks will be supplied free of charge to nearly every Oregon resident. State Defense Coord inator Jerrold Owen said today in explaining the $100,000,000 civilian defense bill which has been passed by congress. The bill provides for 50,000, 000 masks, to be supplied throughout target areas, which Include all coastal areas to a point 300 miles Inland. This would Include most of the state of Oregon. Owen said he believed every resident of those areas would be required to carry a gas mask at all times. He said cities would be loaned fire-fighting equipment by the federal government under terms of the bill. The bill also provides for free arm bands for civilian defense workers. MUNICIPAL SAND PILE IS McMINNVILLE PLAN McMlnnville. Ore., Jan. 22. (IP) A 80-truck caravan with convoy" of private cars will leave McMlnnville Sunday for the Toast to carry sufficient sand back to take care of any Incendiary bombs that may fall on this community. The caravan was suggested by Fir Chief Ivan Pearson. A municipal sand pile will be established front which air raid wardens can sup ply their districts and homes.