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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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