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Let tfOUR Auww to Bombt be BONDSI Use Tho MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick Rasulte at Small Cost Medford Tribune Bur Dtttaw Bonds ant Stamps TODAV ContrtbnM la lli atirngtli er your oat Ion. Pat MotUra. your omu telf .pro tection, demands that VOU your part KOMI full Associated Pree Unit ad Prams Thirty-seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1942. NO. 1. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon. r j J JIM Washington, March 23. All during this war, the Jap radio propagandists have totally Ig nored the Rus sians sitting on the ir back porch In Asia. Last week, they opened up on the reds, cuffing them around verbal ly every hour on the hour for no appar ent new rea son. In the rtu I Mallon normal course of axis antics, this means the reds are sched ules! for Jap attention next. An invasion on the Amur river line to cut off Vladivostok has long been in the Jap mili tary cards. Whether it is to be timed with a Hitler spring offen sive on the west Russian front .is now the live question. Also 'some sea action against Pacific shipping into Vladivostok might be taken. At least, the Jap radio atten tion to the commies has sounded an alert here concerning com ing events in the northwestern Pacific. CONFUSING conflicts have oc curred In published official advice about your chances in the draft. As it stands on the record, government draft policy seems muddled, although actu ally it is not. War Secretary Stimson, for Instance, said something about taking 10 of the latest regis trants for every one from the previous lists, but obviously did not mean this. No one seems to know what he did mean. That arithmetic does not fit into any known draft calculations. Immediate plan is to raise an army of 3,600,000 by the end of this year. For the past few months- the army has been stabt i lized at about 1,600,000. So the government Intends to call 1,900,000 more men in the next nine months. Half of these are to be taken from the old registration lists, half from the new one for which the lottery was held last week. The first 950,000, who are to come from the old lists, will be chosen through reclassifications in that list. The reclassification will probably result in calling all from 1-A down to 3-A (mar ried but with wife working.) Al- (Continued on Page Pour) E AT BOXFACTORY I The Timber Products company announced they would employ women, starting this afternoon, in the wire-bound box depart ment of their plant, starting with 10 or 15 workers. It Is light work, easily handled by women and girls, plant officials said. The company has an order for a considerable amount of wire bound work on defense contract. The boxes are used for canned goods, and other fairly heavy products, apt to break out the sides of the boxes. The company has been experimenting for sev eral months on them, and has turned out several orders. Radio Highlights (Pacific War Time) Tonight: The war Talks, blue 6, Sen. Robert A. Taft on "Taxa tion" NBC 6:30, Daniel J. Tobin on "Labor and the War; CBS east 7:30, Attorney General Bid die on "Internal Tolerance." Tuesday: The war 8, MBS: 8:15. MBS: 9, CBS, MBS; 10 blue; 10:45, NBC; 11, MBS; 11:30 blue; 12:15 p. m.. CBS: 12:30 blue; 1. MBS; 1:45, CBS; 1:55 blue; 2. MBS: 3, CBS; 3:25 NBC; 3:45 CBS blue. SIDE GLANCES BT TRIBUNE REPORTERS Moore Hamilton saying the state legislature was a poor place for a poor nun. ' Someone leaving a large sum of money on the Mail Tribune desk by mistake. Don Monteith showing an old snapshot of Anita Scripter, much to her dismay. 't-1 J si kg ALLIES' FIGHTERS AND ACK ACK GET HALF AJUJNDRED Friday, Saturday and Sun day Total of 44 Pushed Up by Today's Toll of 3. By Clyde A. Farns worth (Associated Press War Editor) About half a hundred Japan ese planes, stricken from the skies or wrecked aground by bombing and strafing, were marked up late today as the score of the last four days of allied aerial counter-offensive and anti-aircraft defense on the invasion approaches to Aus tralia. The few rjlanes of this total not nailed by the Australian and American airmen of the Mac Arthur command were credited to effective anti-aircraft fire in protection of vital allied bases. The conservative oniciai re nnrim nn actions of Fridav. Sat urday and Sunday provided a total of 44 planes destroyed or damaged. Today's communique added at least three to the list. Two At Moresby Two Japanese planes, caught in the tempest of anti-aircraft fire at Port Moresby today, ap peared to have crashed outside that New Guinea city, where riamnse from the raid was offici ally declared slight and no casualties were reported in wnai was described as the heaviest at tack of the war there. The Japanese also attacked Wyndham In western Australia. The Australian communique said that a Japanese fighter was shot down during a reconnais sance over Portuguese Timor, about 300 miles off northwestern Australia, and that Japanese positions there and at Dili were bombed. The results of the bombing could not be observed. Still Have Power In their raid on Port Moresby the Japanese showed they re tained a considerable striking power, despite their week-end losses. The raiding force con sisted of 19 bombers and three fighters. The enemy attacked the New Guinea harbor, forward base for defense of the Australian con tinent, in two waves. After clearing their bomb racks at high altitude the attackers swooped down to 200 feet to rake Port Moresby with their guns. This show of air power, with in easy fighter range of Sala maua and Lae, across the Jungles and mountainlands north of Port Moresby, followed the severely damaging blow to the air arm of the Invaders by the week-end operations of the defense forces. The counter-offensive under lined the spirit for attack In Australia as General Douglas MacArrhur mapped his Aus tralian strategy. Another development was the report from Chungking that 10, 000,000 men from Japan, For mosa, Korea and occupied China were being mustered by the Japanese for attack on Russian Siberia as soon as conditions are favorable. This force would be in addition to the huge Japanese army already deployed in Man chuko and Inner Mongolia, the Chinese said. Significantly, this assertion appeared in the Chinese Com munist newspaper, China Daily News, which added that with Russia turning her major strength to the battle with Ger many In the west the Interna tional situation was becoming ideal for a Japanese attack on Russia In the east. Heavy Submarine Toll Off Atlantic Shore Norfolk. Va., March 23. The toll of vessels officially announced as sunk or damaged hv axis submarines off the At lantic coast in slightly more than two months stood at 68 today after week-end disclosures b the navy that six more ships had been attacked. Three medium-sized Ameri can merchantmen were announc ed by the navy yesterday as the latest to fall prey to maraud'ng undersea craft, with 18 seamen reported killed or missing. All the Comforts of Home v., -i. At Topi Portion of the south Trailer Camp on Crater Lake tacuities initauea. i.aunary ana snower eaxn nouse at leu. neiowi Trailer belonging to Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Callahan of Los Angeles who have arranged their own little yard. Camp Manager Hobart Price is shown conversing with Floyd and Victor Calburn. whose wants auavuve at tne camp. Labor Must Suspend Double Pay Nelson ' : Washington, March 23 UP) Donald M. Nelson told CIO leaders today that labor must suspend for the duration of the war the "privilege" of receiving double pay for Sunday and holiday work. . "We are moving as fast as we I can toward seven-day, three- shift operation of our basic war industries," the war production director said. - "The principle that, a man should regularly have the seventh day off, and should receive over time pay If an. emergency forces him to work on that seventh day is perfectly sound; but where that seventh day does not fall on a Sunday or holiday I do not think that work on Sundays and holidays. In war time, deserves extra pay." The leaders of CIO unions from throughout the country were called together by Presi dent Phillip Murray to organize a campaign against adoption by congress of pending legislation suspending the 40-hour work week and eliminating overtime payments for the duration. As Nelson talked to the union ists, the senate appeared near a showdown on a strongly-supported movement to force some of the pending legislation out of commitee to the floor for debate. It was reported that administration leaders, guided by indications that President Roosevelt was not prepared to recommend enactment of re strictive measures, were bat tling an incipient rebellion In their own ranks. Senator Bilbo CD., Miss.) of fered legislation to require reg istration of all persons 18 years of age or older for war work, to permit the president to order them to work and fix their rate of pay. He told the senate it would "put practically all of the labor racketeers in the front lines" and "sound the death knell for a luxury-softened era of playboys and glamour girls." GOLD IN PHILIPPINES MOVED TO MAINLAND Wanhington, March 23P Francis B. Sayre, high commis sioner to the Philippines, dis closed today that all the gold amounting to six and one-half tons end securities In the Is lands had been removed before the Japanese occupation and were now in this country. Sayre declined to disclose the value of the gold and securities or the means by which they tad been removed 1 Afc.. --5v Tf 'Ve5g - ' section of the Jackson County highway, now completed with all FEW GAS STATIONS TRYING TO RATION MEDFORD DRIVERS Medford motorists, In most cases, will not be immediately effected by the recent govern ment order reducing by 20 per cent the delivery of gasoline to filling stations in the Pacific northwest states, it was disclosed in a survey of oil companies and stations today. A spokesman for Standard Stations, Inc said their stations would not ration gasoline to cus tomers, explaining that each were being given l"lly quotas and that the public would be served so long as the fuel held nut for that day. Shell Oil company also said Its rtatlons were serving the re quirements of all customers and that no rationing would be done at the present time. Richfield reported no rationing to custo mers, the spokesman adding that the company' dealers were in a position at -this time to take care of the needs of the public Some independently-operated stations, however, plan to limit gasoline purchases In order to spread the day's delivery quota out to retain fuel for the entire day Most of the company-oper ted and Independent stations, though, will sell customers all they want until the quota for mat day Is exhausted. The stations are attempting to fit their operating schedules to the needs of the public. Under the government order they mut confine their opera tions to 72 hours a week and not more than 12 hours in any one day. One station will open at 6:30 a. m. to serve the needs of cantonment workers, and will close at 4 30 p. m. Some sta tions are arranging their hours in order to remain open on Sun days, while others plan to close on Sundays. Papier-mache was probably the first plastic, chemists say. FAST BECOMING GOOD-SIZED CITY First Section Completed All Facilities In Operation 1CO0 Possible Capacity The Jackson County Trailer Camp on the Crater Lake high way is rapidly becoming a teem ing little city as workers for the cantonment arrive in increasing numbers. The first section of the camp was completed during the past week and all facilities installed and operating. The camp, installed by the county with the assistance of Medford business men and the WPA, is being built in units as the need arises. If the housing shortage become acute the tract can be expanded to accommo date 1,000 trailers and tent houses, thereby relieving the crowded confusion which has occurred in many areas during construction of army canton ments and other defense proj ects. Many Conveniences Individual shower baths, a complete laundry room with washing machine! and Ironing boards and a hot water system with a 1,000-gallon hot water storage tank are among facilities completed during the past week. Thirty full clotheslines adjacent to the new laundry building gave evidence of the popularity of the new additions over the week end." , ' ' ' .. .; . ' . Many favoralii comments art voiced by the irl.abitants of the camp as to the quality and cold ness of the Medford water which is piped direct to the camp from the main line a mile away. The camp Is so arranged that water Is available within a distance of SO feet to every trailer and tent house. Streets have been so con structed In front of each row of trailers so that ingress and egress to each trailer is avail able without disturbing neigh bors. Demand For Tents There has been a surprising demand for tent houses and spaces. Many workers have pur chased or brought their own tents and built their own plat forms. Rentals are determined in accordance with what facili ties the tents require. Spaces are also available for those who may wish to build other types of quarters. Individual electric services separately fused have been built for each ten and trailer. A playground area for the children of the camp Is the next project planned and If necessary a supervisor for the recreation area will be secured. Citizens of Medford and vicinity are in vited to drive out and Inspect the facilities of the camp. SHERIFFliN Sheriff Syd I. Brown said to day he would file within the next two days for renomination on the Democratic ticket in the May primary. He has served two terms and seeks a third one. There is no opposition in sight In his own party, nor the Republi can wing. Paul B. Rynnlng expects to file for county surveyor on the Republican ticket within the week. He has held the office for many years, also serving as county engineer which Is an ap pointive oflice, named by the county court Benton A. Boyce, Rt. 1, Cen tral Point, has filed for precinct committeeman on the Republi can ticket from the Willow Spring precinct, and Marguerite Brown, Rt. 1, Jacksonville, has filed for Republican precinct committee woman from the Un ion (Ruch) precinct. Filings for the primary end Monday, March 30, at the close of the business day. ALLEN To Mr. and Mrs. Roland, Route 3, March 22, a boy, 7Vs lbs., at Stanley nursing home. iveds Say 12,000 Slaughtered; Both Sides Claim Heavy Blows Landed in Mediterranean Area GIRL SECRETARY FINDS EASY COIN $39,356 In Salary, Bonuses Last Year Revealed Be fore House Committee. Washington, March 23. tfP) Miss Adelaide Bowman of Cleve land, acknowledged to the house naval committee today that she received $39,356 in salary and bonuses during 1941 for her services as secretary to the pre sident of Jack and Heintz, Inc., Bedford, O., manufacturers of airplane motor starters for the government. Miss Bowman Identified checks, which she had endorsed, showing she received $18,295 from the company in the first 10 weeks of 1942, and told Ed mund Toland, committee coun sel, her actual salary was S25, 000 yearly. Asked the nature of her work the witness replied: . "I Just work. "Did anyone else ever pay you S39.000 a year?" asked Tol and. "Pld you ever get $5,000 a year?" 113.000 This Month At this point Chairman Vin son (D.-Ga.) asked Miss Bowman about a record of a $13,000 bonus this month. She said she could not recall the details, but said she worked hard, "14 hours a day." The $13,000, she said, was de posited In her bank account, she paid Income taxes on it, and never returned any of the money to officials of the company, which has been awarded $58, 000,000 in contracts, mostly for the army air corps. "Did you do anything In March to Justify a bonus of $13, 000?" asked Vinson. "I guess I took some worries off Mr. Jack's mind," replied Miss Bowman. "He's generous and Is the most wonderful man In the world," she added. "Well," Vinson said, "any man who will throw the govern ment's money away like that ought to be defended." T Miss Beverly Watson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wat son, Route 1, Is confined in the Community hospital with a pain ful arm injury resulting from the accidental discharge of a .22 caliber target rifle, Friday. The girl, believing the gun un loaded, was putting it away when the accident happened. The bullet pierced her right arm near the shoulder and broke the bone, her mother said today Miss Watson was home alone al the time and Hugh Powers, Mall Tribune carrier brought her to Medford. She is resting comfortably and will return home within several days, according to her physic an. Miss Watson la a Junior at Central Point high school. Round Up Italians In Weed Territory Yreka, Calif., Murch 23 P Dying squadrons of FBI agents and local officers rounded up a score of Italian aliens and seized quantities of contraband in Weed today. N. J. L. Pleper, special agent In charge of the FBI office in San Francisco directed the raids in an area which he said was ruspected of being "a fascist hotbed." II war Bulletins Chungking, China, March 23 Jfy Heavy fighting has been raging on the Burma front along the Pyu river. 33 miles south of Toungoo, since last Friday when Chinese forces smathad a Japanese attack. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's military headquar ters announced today. On the Southeast Coast of England. March 23. AP RAF fighters roared swiftly out across the English channel toward occupied France today In a series of offensive patrols after sunshine dispelled fogs which had grounded the Brit ish for several days. German aircraft approached southeast England twice during the afternoon, but none was re ported to have crossed the coast. IT IS FOREST SERVICE Dwlght Phlpps, district war den for the State Forestry De partment in the southwest Ore g.i protective unit since 1927, will leave Tuesday for Salem where he will succeed J. C. Mo ran as assistant state forester in charge of protection. Moran Is to become technical assistant In the northwest district. Mr. Phlpps will be succeeded here by Austin McReynolds, who h s been assistant to Mr. Phlpps for the past year. Before com ing here Mr. McReynolds was as sistant district warden In Curry county. In announcing the promotions, State Forester N. S. Rogers cited Phipps' fine record and outstand ing qualities as an Organizer in fire control work. Mr. Phlpps graduated from Medford high school, attended University of uregon and has been In the for est service for 18 years. Mrs. Phlpps and their chil dren, Philip, junior high school student, and Judith, aged 6, will accompany him to Salem. They have made their home at the patrol headquarters on the Mid way road. TO UNIFY FORCES New Delhi, India, March 23 W) Sir Stafford Crlpps, Brit ain s emissary, arrived here by plane today to begin the form idable task of pacifying India's politically disgruntled millions so a united fight may be made against the axis. He was reported to be the bearer of a British government plan to raise India to dominion status after the war and grant her people considerable powers of self-government during the transitory stage. 'There Is no time to lose and no time for long discussions," Sir Stafford told a press confer ence. He said he Intended to stay In the Indian capital only two weeks because there were many urgent and important matters to be cleaned up in England. He added that he believed that In time, with energy and good will, the essentials of success could be achieved in solving the Indian problem. Portland, March 23. AP) The liberty freighter Robert G. Harper was launched at the Ore gon Shipbuilding corporation yards yesterday. It Is named for a Maryland senator of the early 19th century liVAST QUANTITIES Wild Tangle of Planes, Sub marines, Surface Craft Marks Spring Effort. Moscow, March 23 CP) The) slaughter of 12,000 German of ficers and soldiers on the Kali nin sector alone was reported today by the Russians as the war on the entire front rushed Into a faster tempo and both the Rus sians and Germans sought ad vantage for crucial spring en gagements. A special Soviet announce ment said the 12,000 German were killed between March 11 and 21 and detailed the capture) or destruction of a vast quantity of planes, guns and other war material In the area northwest of Moscow. Use V. 8. Alracobra The Russian army newspaper Red Star disclosed that United States-built Alracobra fighter planes would be used in spring combats with- the Germans. These planes have been assem bled and tested at training cen ter and Red Star said a few day ago an air regiment arrived at the center to be equipped with the machines. By the Associated Preas A tangled war of planes, tub marines and surface craft on Intersecting supply lines of the) British, Germans and Italian marked- springtime maneuver ing for strategic position in the) Mediterranean basin. Broadly this battle of scalane complemented the battle of Rus sla, as well as Libya, for the possibility of tangent stroke by the axis through southeastern Europe toward Caucasian oil has been evident with the arriv al of spring. The claims in the Mediter. ranean fighting today were: Italian submarine, two supply ships, six large schoon ers and a troop-laden motorshlp have been sunk by British sub marines in shell and torpedo at tacks, some of them within sight of watcher on the coast of Italy and her Albanian puppet state. Shore batteries on Albania' lower striatic coast engaged ona of the British submarines while another was made the target of machine-gun fir from Sale Point, Calabria, In southern Italy, as It sought to pick up survivors. There was no men tion of British losses, nor the period covered by the admiral ty's report Axis "Repeated" hits wer scored by Italian torpedo plane on transports and warships of a Malta-bound British convoy with the battle stll1 going on In the) gulf of Sirte, southeast of Malta. The Rome high command said that Italian warships overtook: the convoy there; today, Inflict ing "further heavy damage.. The Italians promised mora de tails later. The Berlin communique, In dicating that German flier also were engaged in that battle or had started one of their own, said bomber had sunk a 6,000 ton merchant ship out of Bri tish convoy off North Africa and hit two other vessels. In the Libyan land fighting, while major movements awaited the hotter but better weather Just ahead, the British eighth army and allied force have struck deep Into the axis lines in a forceful reconnaissance by tanks, armored car, infantry ind artillery. Portland, March 23 OO Th heaviest smelt run In many year drew thousands of ama teur and commercial fishermen to th Sandy river yesterday. i
