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Let ITOUR Answer to Bomb be BONDSI Buy Dfesa Bonds ul tamp TOnV ContrlbnU to th atreoslta of your nation, patriotism, rour own stlf-pro-trctlon. demands that i"OU do Turn The Trick Try tht want Adi ana M how aalrklr thij product (or Tou. If there la a demand for any thing too adverllio tha Want Ada will tarn tha trick and In short order, too. Many biff dealt hara resulted from Want Ads. Medford Tribune jour part now I Full Associated Proa 0 nit ad Praia Thirty-seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1942. NO. 2. innixr M 15) Ku- HAS MOVES ' EAR mfi News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, March 24 A war fever ii rising and running loose through our political and eco nomic discussions. You hear daily outcries now leveling the bitter term of "Nazi" against many thor oughly Amer ican people whose only crime is con scientious dis agreement about methods "Lies," "lies lies," was the headline in one Paul Maiinn New York pa-1 per last week accusing its an- tagonists in the labor discussion as to how to get the utmost production. On the other hand the Nazis are charging on their radio that Roosevelt is trying to "Sovietize" the American sys tem. As always when fervor supplants reason in a democ racy, the enemy Is the only winner. It is not all as simple as a question of "Nazi" or "lies" or that slimy word "Sovietize." The answer to our problems will not be found in the dic tionary. The solution for unity and victory will not be dis covered by adding confusion to the confusing questions con fronting us. For Instance, William Green, level-headed president of AFL, gave some testimony that was overlooked in the sensationalism of his charge that some organ ized propaganda lies were told against labor In Oklahoma. Sen ator OMahoney of Wyoming told him some protests against labor were certainly genuine, that these originated "with a very loyal and patriotic sentiment upon the- part of our people who demand the utmost effort be devoted to carry on Jhe war." '1 agree with you that the basis of it Is psychology," re plied Mr. Green. 'It Is a psy chological condition, a wtate of mind has been created through out the country." Any Implications that the Nazis are responsible for trying to push labor toward greater production Just does not make tense. Production is the last thing the Nazis want. Their propaganda is taking the opoo- , site line that Roosevelt Is trying to "Sovietize." RUT even the situation around that word "Sovietize" Is not as simple as it sounds. The only Continued os Pagt Pour) Radio Highlights (Pacific War Time) Tonight: CBS, 7:30, Rep. C. I. Faddis on "Shortage of Scrap Iron." Blue, 7:45, Rear Admiral Land on "We Need Ships." Wednesday: the war 7 MBS. 7:13 Blue MBS, 8 MBS, 8:13 MBS, 9 CBS MBS, 10 Blue. 10:45 NBC, 11 MBS, 11:30 Blue. 12:30 p. m.. Blue, 1 MBS, 1:45 CBS, 1:55 Blue, 3:13 MBS, 3:25 NBC, 3:45 CBS. Blue. Blue, 1:15, opening Chilean art exhibit, Toledo. SIDE GLANCES BY TRIBUNE REPORTERS George Frey and W. P. Brooks among a group of dads serving 'he Jobs' Daughters mother daughter breakfast. Janitors at the city hall es tablishing one-way traffic and building bridges. Ed Kirtley and Harry Hin man going into raptures over bits of clever mat action at the weekly grapple. George Green searching high and low for his pocketbook, and after much trouble and worry finally finding it where it had fallen out of his trousers at home. Latiaaalitiitif TROOPS MASSING ON TURKISH LINE Germans Supervise Building Of Airdromes in Bulgaria; Sweden Fears Flare-Up. (By Associated Press) Rumbles of an Impending German offensive in the near east, presumably against Tur key, came from European cap itals today as Adolf Hitler threw masses of hastily trained reserves and fresh levies from .the Balkan states into the battle with Russia. Simultaneously, Britons were officially warned anew of a possible German attempt to in vade the British isles this spring. Sweden, too was on the alert. Airdrome! Built Tass, the Soviet news agency, reported in a dispatch from Istanbul that German and Bul garian troops were massing on the Turkish frontier and that German engineers had super vised the construction of 24 new airdromes and SO landing fields in Bulgaria near the Turkish border. Tass said Bulgarian ruling circles were casting "avid eyes at Certain Turkish territory and would willingly become tools of German military provocation in the near east. Trustworthy advices from Stockholm said Sweden, aware that Scandinavia's uneasy peace may be ended by a spring flare up in the war, was keeping a considerable defense force under arms. These advices denied that the calling of additional troops for maneuvers at the end of Feb ruary had reached the propor tions of complete mobilization and said the tension had some what relaxed in the last few days, chiefly because indications In axis capitals, as well as In Turkey, pointed to a German drive in the ntar east. Britons Gird In London, a government spokesman disclosed that "inva fion committees" had been set up in many parts of the island kingdom to combat any Nazi cross-channel thrust, and told the nation it must do everything possible "to drive out and de stroy the enemy." At sea. Premier Mussolini's high command asserted that axis torpedo planes had sunk, dam aged or hit 19 British warships and merchant vessels in air-sea battles ranging from north Af rica into the eastern Mediter ranean toward Malta. London quarters acknowl edged some British ships had been hit but declared none had been sunk. Nasi Cremata Wounded On the Russian front. Soviet dispatches reported heavy scat tered fighting in the Leningrad and Moscow sectors, with 2.500 Germans killed, and said that the trapped German 16th army in the Staraya Russa sector, 120 miles below Leningrad, was burning its dead and still-living wounded to hide losses before retreating. A bulletin from Hitler's field Headquarters acknowledged the Russians were unleashing pow erful attacks in the Donets river basin of the Ukraine, where the rted armies are battling to recap ture Kharkov, but asserted they were beaten off. RECAPWlES Washington, March 24 UP) Nearly 500,000 recapped tires will be made available next month for limited numbers of taxi drivers, defense workers, traveling salesmen and certain other civilians, the office of price administration announced The April supply will repre sent the first release of tires for passenger cars other than those .isted as eligible under rationing urogram for new tires. In addition to 470 317 recapped tires, the April quota will re lease 101 638 new Ures for pas aenger cart. AVAILABLE SOON Forced Migration of Japs Starts Beatnnlno tha nation's oraatett which transported them to Owens first alien reception center was under construction. Of the nearly 100 Japanese who were in the first group, many were skilled workers who were to help prepare the camp for thousands of others to arrive later. Curfew Fixed For and Enemy Aliens FIRST L A. JAPS REACH "CAMP IN OWENS VALLEY By Gladwin Hill Manzanar, Calif., March 24 (P) Eight hundred Japanese evacuees arrived at this Owens valley reception center at dusk and bedded down for the night on straw-filled mattresses. Enroute they had come through miles of desolate mes quite and brush; a few dying trees which had helped make this picturesque valley a profit able orchard section 20 years ago. "You wait, we'll make little heaven out of it," a Japanese voice proclaimed from the darkness. Many of the 10,000 Orientals to be brought here from Los Angeles within six weeks will be vegetable farmers. The 800 comprised the first large scale evacuation of Jap anese from critical areas around Los Angeles. Five hundred came by special train. Three hundred drove their own cars, loaded with a few possessions. In a two-mile long motorcade, con voyed by SO arm cars. Because of hourly rest stops, the 200 mile trip, part of it through the Mojave desert, required 12 hours. The evacuees found a boom town camp of 38 completed and 78 pa.tially built crude wood en barrack buildings thrown up in five daya by 300 workmen under supervision of the war time civilian control adminis tration. When completed, the center will comprise 90 build ings. Including a 150 bed hospi tal, administration . building, mess balls and laundries. State police today warned that the department had given motorists ample time to become accustomed to the one-way highway of the vicinity and that traffic regulations hereafter would be strictly enforced. Police pointed out that the one-way system did not sanction speeding and that violators of the basic rule would be penal ized. The department also stress ed the fact that a 25 mile per ! hour speed limit extended on North Riverside to its junction I with Court street CRACK-DOWN DUE ON AUTO DRIVERS forced migration, thasa Japanese Valley, 235 miles north of the San Francisco, March 24 OP) The army Issued Its third public proclamation of the war establishing strict curfew today oil enemy aliens and Japanese-Americans in seven west ern states. ' HO ORDERS HERE Although no instructions had been received up to noon today by Medford or state police, it was believed by them that the curfew ordei will apply In this area and that orders wUl be received before Friday, the effective date. Effective Friday, a curfew between the hours of 8 p. m. and 6 a. m. will be established, and all enemy aliens and per sons of Japanese ancesfy must be within their place of resi dence during that time. "This is a war measure, said Lieut.-General J. L. DeWltt. head of the western defense command, "and I warn that swift Justice will follow any violation. "Military necessity dictates ruch action and military neces sity requires strictest enforce ment." Persons who come under the curfew regulations Include not only those of military area No. 1 a coastal strip through Wash ington, Oregon and California around to southern Arizona but also those residing in speci fied inland zones in these states and in Montana, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. Conrahis Cantonment Coordinator Hired at Salary of $250 Month Albany, Ore., March 24. (IP) T h four-county Corvallir army cantonment council, com prising Benton, Polk, Marion and Linn counties, last night elected H. C. Johnson, 48, Al bany real estate man, as Its co ordinator. His salary wiU be $250 a month. Johnson Immediately will seek ways to prevent home ren tal increases, to find transporta tion for cantonment workers, to relieve a housing shortage in some communities, and to learn who will pave five miles of the road from Independence to the cantonment. William H. Crawford, direc tor of -the Oregon economic council, said a federal official warned him that the mld-Wll- lamette valley soon would be overrun with workers from out side, and Crawford denied re ports of an Impending labor shortage. TALK DEMOCRACY AID Salem, March 24. P Methods by which schools can help make democracy more se cure were discussed today by the 130 city school superinten dents attending their annual two-day statewide conference her. 73 boarded buses In Los Angeles, city, where the government's Japanese In West MacArthur" Promises No News Suppression At His Headquarters U. S. Army Headquarters, Australia, March 24. (API Gen. Douglas MacArthur, though saying "I am an old cen sor myself," has pledged him self to get news for newspaper men covering his headquarters rather than suppress it. The generals promise was made yesterday during his off- the-record discussion with cor respondents and it was per mitted to be published today. "My main purpose," he said. "Is not to suppress news but to get news for you. 'The reason for efforts by the United States and Australia to inform the public what is going on is that if it does not know the truth its imagination oper ates, thereby reducing confi dence. "Silence will begin to' react against you. It therefore Is a crime. It is Important that the public should be told so It can summon confidence and deter mination of purpose In support of the war effort. "I want your help, without which we cannot get that maxi mum effort needed to win. "When you start to tear down public confidence in military leaders you practically destroy an army." ITER HEARING 8 PI WEDNESDAY The public hearing on the proposed Installation of water meters in Medford will be held in the county courthouse audi torium at 8 p. m. Wednesday instead of 8:30 as previously an nounced, and all citizens inter ested, pro or con, have been invited by the city board of water commissioners to attend and express their views. The water board called the public hearing following receipt of a petition from local citizens that such a meeting be held Objection to the Installation of meters has been raised by local persons, who contend the meters are not necessary In order to provide Camp White with its requirement of 8,000,000 gallons of water a day. Vancouver, Wash., March 24. (IP) Appointment of a fair rent board was announced to day by Mayor A. N. Stanley In what he said was a move to vert drastic federal action. Medford Hiude Critical Area. 75 Housing Units Authorized 1 . .S. IN NIPPON SEAS Question Of Transporting Supplies Becoming Grave, Nippon Officer Admits By Roger D. Green (Associated Press War Editor) Darlnff United States sub marines were officially credited today with Inflicting heavy new blows on ships in Japan's own waters, while the German radio quoted a Tokyo spokesman as ureina Janan to Dress her oi tensive bv securing the Indian ocean and Australia "as strong holds for big future military operations." The nazt broadcast quoted Captain Hideo Hiraide, Japan ese naval spokesman, as de claring: "It seems that since the cap itulation of The Netherlands East Indies, the situation has reached a turning point and that Japan is on the defensive and the Anglo-American power on the offensive. Must Take Offensive "Defensive lines do not, how ever, lead to victory. . . . Japan must continue its offensive.' Captain Hiraide acknowledged that the question of transport to supply Japans farflung in vasion armlet was becoming difficult a statement under lined by official Washington an nouncement that U. S. subma rines had sunk three more ships and damaged three other In Japanese waters. In Australia, Gen. Douglas MacArthur busily mobilized the vast island continent' defenses against an expected Japanese invasion attempt as allied fliers continued to hold Japan s sea borne force at bay in the battle for the approaches for Aus tralia. Japanese bombers in two waves again struck at Port Moresby In southern New Guinea Island, 300 miles across the Torres strait from Australia, It was announced, but inform tion was lacking on the pro gress of Japanese Invasion col umns reported marching down the Markham valley toward Port Moresby. Burma Battle Rages In the battle of Burma, Chi nese headquarter reported "vig orous fighting" was raging only seven miles south of Toungoo, the Chinese-defended left an chor of the allied line In cen tral Burma, with Chinese troops attacking with bayonets against Japanese, Thai and traitor Bur mese forces. This Indicated that the In vaders had advanced more than 20 miles since last Friday, when fighting was reported In the vi cinity of Pyu, 30 mile below Toungoo, Chinese headquarter I d American volunteer fliers struck in "two powerful and simultan eous attacks" on Japanese-held air fields In neighboring Thai land, countering heavy attacks by the reinforced Japanese air force. ELECTRICIANS UNION TO WAIVE EXTRA PAY New York. March 24 UP) The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America fCIO) announced today It would formally tell the General Elec tric company tomorrow that It 00.000 members would waive time and a ha if and double time pay provisions for Saturday and Sunday work "under certain safeguards." A condition, the union an nounced, was that the money saved thereby would be turned over to the United States treat ury to be used "to meet the charges which the General Elec tric company It assessing against the United States at it price for making war materials. War Bulletins London, March 24 (JPy The RAF was over northara Franc this afternoon. It was reported authoritatively. All bombers returned safely. Washington, March 24 (fls)i Tha successful attack by' American - Philippine force oa a Japanete motor column near Zamboanga In Mindanao has been reported by Lieu tenant General Jonathan Wainwrlght, the war depart mant announced today. TIME TO CONVINCE ORGANIZED LABOR Washington, March 24. UP) War Production Chief Donald Nelson asked congress today to give him a 30-day time-limit to obtain voluntary suspension of double pay for overtime through agreement with leaders of or ganized labor before enacting legislation on the matter. He promised the house naval committee that he would ask for legislation himself then If he was unable to obtain that agreement, . but simultaneously entered opposition to suspension of federal maximum hour legis lation and a ban against closed shops In industries handling army and navy contract. "The men at the bench are Just as patriotic at you or I," he told Chairman Vinson (D., Ga.) of the committee, who with Representative Smith (D.. Va.) drafted the far-reaching measure. "The present law," he said. "does not prevent men from working more than 40 hour a week. It has not set the pattern for the length of our work week In our war Industries. It governs waget rather than the hours In which a man may work." COUNTY CLERK AWAITS SUGAR RATION CARDS The county clerk's office re ported today that no additional information has been received regarding the rationing of sugar under government order, effec tive April 27. Cards to be usea In the rationing are also (till lacking, it was said. DEFENSE FUNDS Salem. March 24. (AP) County court may use emer gency funds for civilian defense purposes provided they maintain control of those funds. Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle ruled today for District Attorney J. V, Long of Douglas county. REQUESTS 'Scandalous' Wages, Bonuses Revealed by Congress Probe Washington, March 24 UP) Representative Gore (D-Tenn.) told the house naval committee today that there had been "scan dalous Increases" In the salaries and bonuses ol corporation ex ecutives, running as high as 700 per cent. Advocating strict limitation of profit. Gore said: "So long as w attempt full mobilization through the medi um of private enterprise, we must exercise care that we do not de'troy the profit motive, but no American should be ac tuated by a motive to make a profit out of and because of hi nation's peril." He said the "scandalous In creases" In salaries and bonuses were evidence of two things "Inordinate profits and evasion of the high bracket profit taxes." Gore cited examples of bon uses paid to corporation execu- i Uvea, which he tald he baa tak PRIORITIES APPLY S0LDIERS.LAB0R Senators Holman and Mc Nary Advise of Action To Revive Building In City. Designation of Medford at a critical defense housing area . and the allocation of priorities to cover construction of 75 dwelling unit has been made by the war production board, according to a telegram from Senator Rufus Holman received today by Frank J. Van Dyke, executive secretary of the can tonment civilian coordinating board. The Jackson county housing committee, of which R. F. Kyle, of Medford, it chairman, had requested priorities for 800 dwelling unit. Coordinator Van Dyke stated that confirmation of the desig nation had also been received from Senator Charles A. Mo Nary with the further explana tion that the action cleared the way for private construction providing the dwellings were made available only to military personnel of the cantonment or airport, and civilian employes thereof. Contractor Ready Van Dyke stated there are three groups eager to construct dwellings here, at least one of which would like to erect tha entire allotment of 78 units. The coordinator gave it a hi belief, however, that the 75 unit might be divided among the contractor. If the construc tion Is don under FHA financ ing, Van Dyke pointed out, that agency undoubtedly will deter mine who 1 to build and how much. The coordinator further stressed that whUe the designa tion of Medford as a critical de fense housing area makes build ing material available for 79 new unit and possibly some re modeling, privately financed construction can secure priori- tie for material only with ap proval of the army or p:-oper priority board. BEND VOTES APRIL 20 ON AIRPORT FUNDING Bend, Ore., March 24 (Pi Bend residents will vote April 20 on $25,000 bond issue which would be used to purchase and develop a new municipal airport sit. The light strong racing shell used by the University of Wash ington and other college crew are built of western red cedar. en from report filed with the securities commission. He saia: "Mr. Bror Dahlbert, president of the Celotex corporation, re ceived a bonus In 1940 of $48, 081.14, which was in addition to a 136,000 salary. Mr. Dahlbert received In 1941, In addition to hit salary, a bonus of $157,871. B8. "Mr. G. W, Mason, president of th Nsh-Kelvlnator corpora tion, received a nice fat little bonus of $100,000 last year which. In addition to hit salary, gave him the handsome com pensation of $223,731.07 for th good year 1841. Mr. Jo. W. Frazer, presi dent of the Willys-Overland Mo tors, Inc., received bonus of $42,000 last year, which wat In addition to hit salary of $600, 000, To be sure business must be good. The chairman of tha board, Mr. Ward M. Canady. who I not listed a drawing a alary In 1940, was put on th drpa; yrou in iw t,-. .
