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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNTI. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1942. PAGE SEVEN Allies, Japs Swap Blows In Air War I KEEP SHARP EYE FATHER MEYER IS AS D!I! ITALIANARMADA Long Fight Against Over whelming Odds; Puzzled, Defeated Italians Flee. By Preston Grover Alexandria, Egypt, March 26 P) With a valor matched not even in the most romantic fiction, a light squadion of Brit ish cruisers and destroyers ailed head-on into overwhelm ingly powerful Italian fleet in the central Mediterranean, three times drove it away from a British convoy, and ultimately delivered the supplies to the be leaguered little island of Malta. It was a battle which will go down in naval annals. For not in the recollection of any officer present had such a prolonged fight been won by so small a force against sucn great odds. I saw the battle. With another American correspondent, Rich ard Mowrer of the Chicago Daily News, I was aboard one of the cruisers which charged straight into the guns oi the en emy, cuffed him off, rained shells upon and around him, and finally pulled the convoy to safety. Italians PunUd It did so right out of what had appeared certain destruc tion not only for the freighters but for the bulk of our thin walled fighting vessels as well. 'I see by the papers 67 MILLION bottles since repeal ... must SZA IT fei WINDSOR A NEW O Yes Sir! That's A New Record O An Increase of 765 Subscribers Since January 1st, 1942. O 1415 More Subscribers Than A Year Ago! and the List of Readers Is Growing Daily! LET avecurteous, friendly TRIBUNE CARRIER bring the Mail Tribune to YOUR home every evening except Saturday, and on every Sunday morning. At the same time he will keep you .upplied with U. S. DEFENSE SAVINGS STAMPS a he is an official representative of the United State Treasury Depart ment. Keep abreast of the news at home and throughout the world and help YOUR country achieve victory by buying Defense Stamps 1 F) U,8 critics V-Ntw c'oiniaV. ta$&i&V OJZZA W XT CORAL wvnoham lnacoMl V rA ' B.ooMip;0l"ev NORTHERN NX -V " TERRITORY QUEENSLAND ' WESTERN ? ALlCtl '" "iiEfoh" AUSTRALIA Highway - . f" , X tJ3 too oo -. "'" 1 - -i.- , . MILCS ' S'.-ppinj up aarial attacks. United Nations planes bombed 1.) while Japanese (black arrows. 2). raldad Darwin, Katharine. with unidentified planes, presumably Japanese (broken arrow. about 700 miles down the east coast from Case York. Allied the Lae-Salamaua area and Rabaul (white arrow. 4). The battle occurred last Sun day, beginning in the early afternoon and ending only after dark, when the Italian fleet puzzled, whipped and wounded finally withdrew. In the Italian fleet were one battleship of the 33,000-ton Lit torio class with 15-inch guns; two cruisers with eight-inch guns of the Trento class; four six-inch cruisers of the Candot tieri class, and a screen of de stroyers. There wasn't a slnglo gun in the British squadron which could make more than a minor dent In the Italian battleship. It they've sold of Windsor STRAIOHT SOUKSON WHISKIY TM most foi roui Montr in k popuui-pticn wmurr" National Distiller Product, Cor. N. V. 85 Proof MORE PEOPLE ARE READING THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE NOW THAN AT ANY TIME IN OUR HISTORY .... was like throwing a handful of nails at a rampaging elephant. Anr yet at the end of the battle every British warship was afloat. The Grange Cold Hill Grange Mrs. Maude Martin, Buth Johnson and Charles Hughes of Gold Hill Grange and Mr. and Mrs. Jackson of Central Point Grange were given third and fourth degrees by the Gold Hill degree team with Otto Fuhrman of Live Oak Grange assisting as assistant steward. Mr. and Mrs. Lathrcp of Centra,! Point gave inspiring taiKS. State Master Gill has asked all masters to appoint commit tees to collect waste materials for defense use so Master Howes appointed Jesse Fish, agricul ture chairman; Florence Lance, H. E. chairman, E. C. Fiene and Ralph "Wigle on this committee. Dennis McGuire spoke on sugar rationing. Ways and means committee is sponsoring another of their dinners at the hall April 2 from 6 to 8 p. m. Free entertainment will follow with a speaker on travels in India If possible. The public Is Invited and there will be a nominal charge for the din ner. Fanny Long wishes the committees to meet at the hall right after noon April 2 to help with the dinner. H.E.C. met at the hall March 24 and worked on blocks for a quilt to turn over to defense. CIRCULATION RECORD Dili and Koeping (white arrows. Wyadham and Port Woresby. 3). sighted off Townsvllla. bomber also raided shipping la H.E.C. voted to sponsor a first aid class for the community as soon as an instructor Is avail able. Maude Martin, a new mem ber, signed the by-laws. Birthdays for the first quar ter were remembered and re freshments were served by Gertie Rosecrans, Dorothy Mc Guire and Pearl Gray. Next sewing committee will be Billie Shunterman, Carrie Puhl, Ethel Martin, for Grange, April 2 H.E.C. will meet at the home of Billie Shunterman April 14 at 1:30 p. m. NEW YORK STORES TO RATION MEN'S DUDS New York, March 2d VP) The Wall Street Journal said today men's clothing would be rationed shortly under a vol untary coopeiative agreement among large New York City retailers Suits, overcoats and topcoats will be first on the list of things whose hoarding the store men will attempt to discourage but later all articles of men cloth ng may be Included, the Journal said. Hen, Women Over 40 Don t Be Weak, Old FmI Ptppy, Ntw, Years Youngtr Tak Ottrm. ConUln nrtl to nice. aurauWnu rtcn Beexltxl avfter 0hy bodM Iftoktoi Iron, cit atum phr(hU ftnd VlUmlo Bi A 73-yeavr-old doctor writM: "It did to much for twiitnu, I tonl It mvtelf. RteulU 9tn One." Special totnxlucion Hi Ottrct Tonle TMt mate only S5e bt vi Nktitu peppier eod run rounder, alt ttrr du At all food drug toret everywhere In Medford, at Chat. Strang Dnif. E Klamath Editor Speaker At International Relations Dinner of Ashland Church Ashland, March 28 (Spl.) "Ride herd on the politicians" said Frank Jenkins, editor and publisher of Klamath Falls, in summing up his findings in his address "We Have to Win This War What Can We at Home Do?'! Mr. Jenkins was guest speak er at the International Relations dinner given at the parish house lor the A.A.U.W. and guests Tuesday evening. "All other wars, fought by the United States, could have been lost without losing the vision of Individual freedom which has developed in its full est extent in the American way of life, but not this one," he em phasized. Freedom Growth Cited In giving the reasons for win ning this war, he cited the growth of freedom, and that the fall of nations was In the regi mentation of the people of the state for the good of the head of the state. He Interpolated that Hitler was reputed to be the richest man in the world today, he summarized in these points: "What Can We at Home Do?" "We can give up our boys and keep them in touch with home affairs. We can pay taxes. We can buy bonds. We can carry on the jobs at home. We can make sacrifices cheerfully." 'The war will not be lost by the boys in uniform but by the shortcomings and failure of the politicians at home. Ride herd on the politicians, not those of South Carolina, or Georgia, but Oregon congressmen and sena tors, James L. Mott, Rufus Hoi man and Senator McNary. Let them know your opinions of o$500 Residential Burglary . INSURANCE $7.50 per year the R. A. HOLMES AGENCY Medford Center Rldf. Net Paid Subscribers Wednesday, March 18, ; -- - " ? . ' ' ' -- T 1 ( yf:. :; r ... j CAS MASK CONFAB A conference at American Women's Voluntary fterrlces elaas. Wuhlnston, brouchl toselher left to rlsht, take our word for It) Sunt Convrnr. Instructor; Alice Fowler; and Mrs. Donald Church, assistant director. what Is done or not being done in Washington in no uncertain terms," he said. Too Many Coordinators? In commenting on the array of coordinators for recreation, and similar efforts, he wondered "if one would be appointed for marbles and mumblety-peg as well as plngpong." I'm off to Camp Whit, just out oi Medford, where everyone is working to hard to mako ua comfortable and everyone Is io pleasant and co operative. I know that Karl'i Shoe Store, 230 East Main, it cooperating by staying open until 8:30 every Fri day and Saturday night. 1942. POWER OVER FORESTS Salem, March 28 Pi The state forester and state fire war dens have discretionary powers tn Issuing permits to enter for ests which have been closed by proclamation of the governor, the attorney general ruled today. ill Wm Mm Active club and 20-S0 club mevbers held a Joint dinner meeting at Hotel Medford Tues day evening and heard Father A. A. Meyer of Sacred Heart church and Dr. Erma Gordon of Portland as guest speakers. The groups also discussed the labor strife In America. Father Meyer spoke on the basic reason behind war as re lated to religion. Dr. Gordon la in Medford in behalf of the United China Relief drive and discussed interesting topics hav ing attended university tn Ger many for five years. Wallace Brill, president of the Active club and Charles Williamson, president of 20-30 club presided. Vw Mali Trunin not tarn. 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