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Let trOUR Aniwer to Bomb be BONDSI Buy Deltnae Bonds and Stamp. TODAY Contribute to the atrenctti of your nation. PatrtoltMit. your own arlf-pro-tertlon. oemanae that lOU do jour part NOW 1 Fat Workers Ran yon a problem that re quires apeear Tht Want Ada will promptly turn your Prob lem Inta ns problem at all. Thaw little Ada are fait work era and are turning a lot of trlcka for a lot of people. Try one tbla Sunday. Tribune FORD Full Attoc.ftt.xJ Prcs United Prasi Thirty-seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1942. NO. 5. u IxQlLUuxl L MED mi a win I,. -i t i i i ' "I i " iyju 4 News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, March 2T- The precise nature of this coming 45 to 64 draft registration of man power for civil duties outside me army win p r o b ably re m a 1 n unex plained until after it is con cluded. Draft Briga d 1 e r General H e r s h ey has been making a speech a day about this phase and oth ers for nearly Paul Mallon two weeks, always speaks off his But he cuff, never from a prepared manuscript and no stenographic it J notes are kept, at least not at his headquarters. There the piecemeal news ac counts are pasted in a scrap book as a record. All these clippings show is that General Hershey ex pects a full mobilization of man power (quantity and quality un specified) for all kinds of indus trial Jobs (likewise unspecified). Industry, reading these ac counts in the papers, has become somewhat apprehensive lest the government turn itself into a gigantic transfer agency to shift most people from the work they are doing into something else( with all the implications of so cializing, salary-changing, busi ness destroying (in some lines), business building (in some lines) that might be conjured from Asuch an apprehension. I do not "believe this is justified. What the officials behind the draft seem to have in mind is based on need for the long range future. They cannot say what they will do until . the . returns show them what they can do. At present there is no need for this type of draftee. But about 9 months from now they foresee the possibility that there will be a shortage of sol diers of production, mainly me chanics, electricians, draftsmen, machine operators of various types. They want to find out now what they have available to meet such a need when it arises. , . FAIR Idea of the needs they expect is furnished by the questionnaire to be distributed to the current batch of draft registrants (38 to 44 and 20-21). (Continued on Page Twelve) PEAR SHIPMENTS 2,387 FOR YEAR Pear shipments out of the valley from the beginning of the season to March 21, totalled 2,387 cars, and one car of ap ples, according to figures of Walter J. Looker, secretary of the Rogue River Valley Traffic association. The shipments by varieties were: Cannery Bartletts, 385 cars; packed Bartletts, 510.668 boxes 0, or 709 cars; Howells, 13,878 oxes or 19 cars; Cornice, 107,' 056 boxes or 149 cars: Boscs, 379.672 boxes or 527 cars; D'AnJou.i, 419,170 boxes or 582 cars; Seikeis, 15.893 boxes or 22 cars, Winter Nelis, 2877 boxes or four cars. Radio Highlights (Pacific War Time) AH networks are to carry the address of King George to the people of the British empire starting at 1 p. m. Saturday. The king's talk is in connection with the empire's day of prayer observed the next day. Palm Sunday. Tonight: The War 5 MBS: )S:55 CBS: 6 55 BLU: 7:30 BLU; li CBS: 9 NBC CBS BLU; 9:30 MBS; 9:55 CBS BLU. Saturdav: The War 8 CBS: 10:45 NBC BLU; 11 CBS; 1:30 p. m , CBS: 2 45 NBC: 3 CBS; 3 25 NBC BLU; 3:30 MBS; 3:45 CBS BLU. SOVIET WARSHIPS Jap Visitor Stopped I LAND SOLDIERS IN TMM HiiLtKiitntAK mmrn Spectacular Coup Causes Great Confusion Air Force Aids In Action. By the Associated Press " Russian warships were re ported today to have landed Soviet troops behind the Ger man lines in a big surprise movement on the Arctic Mur mansk front, creating "great confusion" among the Nazis. Murmansk Is a strategic Rus sian base for the arrival of United States war supplies and has been the target of increas ingly heavy German aerial at tacks recently. Air Fore Aids The Moscow radio said Rus sian sea and air forces were co operating with the land troops in the spectacular coup. Other developments: Giant four-engine British bombers, perhaps 250 strong and carrying two-ton explosives smashed at Germany's great Krupp munitions works and other Nazi war foundries in the Ruhr last night, pressing the spring aerial offensive in one of the heaviest assaults of the war. ' By daylight, RAF fighter planes beat off a retaliatory German thrust, turning the raiders back after a brief fight high over the English southeast coast. Eiten Hard Kit The air ministry said today the huge bomber force concen trated on Essen, home of the Krupp works, striking in squad ron after squadron, and also pounded enemy airdromes in German-occupied Holland, an oil refinery near Ghent and the docks at Le Havre, France. The air ministry acknowledg ed the loss of 13 bombers; the German high command said Nazi anti-aircraft gunners and night fighters shot down 16 In raids over western Germany. It was the second successive night of heavy RAF assaults on the Ruhr industrial valley, and British quarters pointed out that the RAF's attempts to "flatten" the Krupp works came just when the production of tanks and munitions are vitally needed for Adolf Hitler's spring offensive. Europe stirred uneasily in an ticipation of Hitler's next move. A London Daily Mail dispatch quoting reports from Berlin said King Boris of Bulgaria had agreed to break off relations with Russia, under German pressure, and to supply Hitler with 200,000 troops. "Bulgarian divisions are mov ing toward the southern fron tier, particularly toward the lower Maritza valley," the dis patch said indicating threat to British-allied but still neu tral Turkey. Informed Balkan sources re ported that all available Ger man troops in southeast Europe were massing in Bulgaria and Greece, including three divisions shifted from Yugoslavia to the Turkish frontier. On the north African front, a lull enforced by fierce sand storms was broken as British desert patrols advanced 40 miles to inflict casualties on axis troops at Halegh El Elebra, 20 miles northeast of El Mechili POWER RATES SLICED Salem, March 27 (Ore gon Electric Utilities reduced power rates during the three vears ended January 1 by $3, 595,929, Public Utilities Com missioner Ormoi.d R. Bean said today. SIDE GLANCES BT TRIBUNE REPORTERS Paul Hanhn and Vic Teng wald doing a little wat expert ing and arriving at the conclu sion that America has a Job on her hands. C. E. (Pop) Gates searching for esteemed giandpari-nts for Chinese children. J MMHanaaaKMasaiHaaanMHBnBH Roy Hlklda. Japanese, who sought to visit friends on Bain bridge Island, near Seattle, Wain., where evacuation had been ordered, was halted by army sentries at a dock. Curfew Starts Tonight On Enemy Aliens, Japs Portland, March 27. (AP) Oregon's enemy aliens and American-born Japanese must be in their homes at 8 o'clock tonight and remain there until 6 a. m., U. S. warned today. Lieuf.-Gen. J. L. DeWitt's cur few order goes Into effect to night and must be obeyed, Don augh said. Some exceptions may be made later, he said, but for the pres ent all must obey the edict. The order also required sur render of contraband articles by American-born Japanese, includ ing firearms, explosives, cam eras and shortwave radios. Medford police headquarters said today no Instructions have been received regarding enforce ment of the curfew for enemy aliens and American-born Jap anese. State police headquarters also lacked official instructions but said those effected by the regu lation should govern themselves accordingly, in view of previous publication of the order. TO Y A bond cleanup campaign on defense bond and stamp pledges in Jackson county opens Mon day and closes the following Monday according to an an nouncement made by W. A. Gates, chairman of the defense bond and stamp sale committee in the county. Purpose of the cleanup campaign is to contact all residents in the county who were not given an opportunity to pledge themselves to buy bonds and stamps on a system atic basis in the first drive. Army day has been set as the closing day of the campaign. The drive also will be in tribute to General Douglas MacArthur, Mr, Gates said, in order that the people of Jackson county can show their faith In him and desire to help him. Stations are being established in each community where those who were missed may sign pledge cards and will be given a stick er indicating their pledge Stickers also will be given those who previously signed their pledge. Mr. Gates said. "It is up to every one of us to pledge our support to General MacArthur by signing a pledge to buy bonds or stamps if we have not already done so. Nearly half of the automo biles in the United States are five or more years old. L10? & m wot ( Attorney General Carl Donaugh ) CRATER PARK COIN REDUCED $13,030 EOR COMING YEAR Washington, March 27 (IP) National parks came under the economy axe of the house ap propriations committee during consideration of the interior department's 1943 appropriation bill. The committee cut $9 287.410 from the total funds allowed the park service this year as com pared to last year, and recom mended congress appropriate $5,322,365 for it. The appropriations recom mended fcr Washington, Oregon and California parks and the change - from the amount they received this year were: Crater Lake, $88,870. decrease. $13,030; Lassen Volcanic, $57, 990, decrease, $7,385; Siquoia $133,780. decrease $9,470; Yo- Semite. $317,690, decrease, $29.- 150; Mount Rainier, $146,275, decrease, $9,520, and Olympic, $62,290, decrease. $7,160. Superintendent E. P. Leavitt of Crater Lake National Park explained today that the $13,030 decrease in the 1943 eppropria tion for the park would largely involve equipment and non-re-r-urring items, things that can best be dispensed with during the war. These include, he said equip ment for road construction and maintenance, trucks, a launch and motor and an oil furnace in the dormitory. . . The base appropriation of $88, f70 for-1 943 compares favorably with the appropriation for this year, he said, and added that operation of the park would proceed as usual. There will be no decrease in the prk staff personnel, he stated. Langer Voted Right To Seat in Senate Washington, March 27 tlP) The senate voted today to seat William Langer, a Republican, as senator from North Dakota, a post to which he was elected in November, 1940. By a vote of 52 to 30, the chamber rejected a resolution to deny Langer membership on the grounds that he had been guilty of moral turpitude during a lona and itormv rjolitical ca. I reer in his home state. Jap Fleet in Indian Ocean Hints New Operations Phase 1TTJECLARES Manufacturer's Admission Of Own Salary Boost Draws Solon's Assertion. Washington, March 27 VP) Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) of the house naval committee, and Rep. Mott of Oregon, a high ranking Republican member, both maintained today that neither labor nor management was "making any sacrifice as a result of the war. Their observation came after Mott questioned William P. Witherow, president of the Na tional Association of Manufac turers, and learned that With erow, as president of the Pitts burgh plant handling millions of dollars in war contracts, would receive a salary boost of $8,333 this year. Mott developed that the Blaw Knox company, which With erow heads, had reported that the president's salary in 1934 was $33,500 and had reached $41,667 in 1941. In response to a question, Witherow then said that he would receive a salary of $50, 000 this year. Working Hard "You haven't made any par ticular sacrifice, then," com mented Mott. Witherow replied that he thought he was a better judge than others, and declared that he was working "day and night eighteen hours a day," and that "the work I am now doing is way out of proportion to the salary increase." "It is my opinion," declared Mott, "that neither labor nor management is making ' any sacrifice." "Nor the public either," chimed in Vinson. But both amended their state ments to include small business, particularly the automobile dealers, as among those who have made sacrifices as a result of the war. Army, Navy Unify War On Axis Submarines Washington, March 27iJP) Unification of army and navy anti-submarine warfare on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts under naval sea frontier com manders was announced today. The step was ordered March 25 by the aimy and navy high commands ' with a view to increasing the effectiveness of anti-submarine warfare along our coasts," a naval commu nique said. One inch of lumber is over four times as efficient insulation as an equivalent thickness of building brick. Nation's Tea Consumption Halved To Conserve Dwindling Supplies Washington, March 27. AP) The war production board to day ordered the nation's tea con sumption cut in half to conserve dwindling tea supplies. The order was Intended, the board said, to stretch the stocks of tea on hand in this country on January 1 which it was said would have lasted six months unless restricted to a full year's supply. The order doe not take into account tea received at a nor mal rate from the far east dur ing January and February, and WPB said there was "reason to believe" that tea would continue to enter this country In ships re turning from voyages taking military supplies to the western Paciflo E INCREASE GRANTED BY 0.PA Everything From Raw Pro duct To Worsted Yarns Included In General Rise. Washington, March 27 VP) The office of price administra tion today granted a general price Increase on all woolen products ranging from wool pulled from the sheepskin to worsted yarns, in one of the most comprehensive price or ders yet issued. The price ceiling was rushed to completion to permit manu facturers of woolen goods to prepare their bids on army pur chases of 75,000,000 yards of woolen goods, for which bids are to be opened April 2. The old ceiling was of the "freeze" type forbidding any prices higher than the level pre: vailing between October 1 and December 15, 1941. Prices of wool wastes and other wools not specifically named in the order are still frozen.. An example of the new levels was the price of $1.60 a pound, compared with $1.44 under the old ceiling, on "average domes-, tic wool tops, 64 s and finer." Washington, March 27. (AP) The war production board to day "unfroze" stocks of domes tic refrigerators held by dealers and permitted their unrestricted retail sale. The action will permit dealers to dispose of the entire stock they had on hand as of February 14, when the government froze all such inventories. Under the original WPB or der, a dealer was allowed to sell up to 100 new refrigerators or 1 12 of the number he sold in 1941, with sales dating from the freezing order. Restrictions still apply to gas and kerosene refrigerators be cause of shortages of such equip ment, WPB said, but dealers will be permitted to sell them back to distributors or manufacturers. Plenty of Rubber Dealer Declares Washington, March 27 (IP) Elliot E. Simpson, New York independent rubber dealer, told the house interstate commerce committee today that there was no rubber shortage, estimating scrap supplies . were ample to meet every military and civilian need. The order was necessary as a1 precautionary measure, WPB said. The action restricts the amount that a tea packer may deliver to a wholesaler or re tailer to 60 per cent of the amount delivered in the corres ponding quarter of 1941. The order is effective immediately. A similar restriction Is placed upon wholesalers or chain gro cery organizations, these being forbidden to buy more than 50 per cent of average monthly pur chases in the corresponding quarter of last year. "By thus cutting In half the amount of tea that a store can buy, consumer purchases are automatically cut in half and the six months supply of tea on hand JarjuHetSs Chungking, China. March 27 (A') Chinas reinforce ments have reached Toungoo in Burma and lighting now is in progreia in the city's weitern, southern and north ern outskirts, a Chines com munique said tonight. It was at Toungoo that the Japan! Invaders of Burma outflanked Chinas positions several days ago. London. March 27 (V RAF bombers with a strong fighter escort attacked Ostend, Belgium, this afternoon, the air ministry announced. ASHURST- SEEKS E Salem, Manch 27. IIP) For mer Circuit Judge Edward B. Ashurst of Klamath Falls filed a declaration of candidacy for state supreme court justice, seeking the seat now held by Justice James T. Brand. Brand, newest member of the court who was appointed to his seat last year, also has filed. , Ashurst, one of Oregon's most colorful figures, was defeated two years ago when he ran for reelection as circuit judge for Klamath county, David R. Van denberg, Klamath Falls attor ney, beating him in the No vember, 1940 general election, Ashurst's brother, former U. S. Senator Henry F. Ashurst of Arizona, was defeated at the same time when he sought re turn to the senate. Ashurst was the center of Klamath county's many gam bling investigations. The other two supreme court justices whose terms are about to expire, Chief Justice Percy J. Kelly and Justice Harry H. Belt, so far have no opposition, The deadline for filing of candidates for the May 15 prl mary election is S p. m. Mon day. . W. E. Kimsey, Portland Re publican and deputy state labor commissioner, filed for labor commissioner, becoming the first candidate in either party He seeks to succeed Charles H, Gram, who is retiring. Subpoena Witness in Lippert Case A subpoena was Issued yester day for the appearance of Mrs Myrtle Lippert, Chico, Calif., as witness in the trial Monday In circuit court of Roy Lippert, charged with a statutory offense involving a 16-year-old girl. An affidavit by defense attorney, F, C. Drlscoll of Klamath Falls, sets forth she is a vital witness, The case against Lippert has been pending for several months. He resides In the Pine- hurst district. In this country on January 1 on an unrestricted basis is stretched to a year's supply on a restricted basis," the WPB announcement said. Tea stocks In the country on January 1, were "fortunately" at an all-time record high of 48. 000,000 pounds, the board re ported. Most of the supply comes from India and Ceylon, and war time shipping problems have raised uncertainties as to the vol ume of future imports. ' The food supply branch of WPB called upon grocers to limit sales of tea to each family so that the 50 per cent allot ment in stores "will be distrib uted evenly among the consumer public and not bought up by hoarders." SWITCH EFFORT TO AUSTRALIA AREA Fierce Pressure Against Gateway To India, China Manila Forts Pounded, By Roger D. Green (Associated Press War Editor) Japanese fleet movements in the Indian ocean suggested to day that a new storm may bs brewing far north of the Aus tralian war theater as Japan's invasion armies exerted fierce) pressure to knock out Chinese) defenders of Burma. Burma Is the gateway to both India and China. Manila Bay Pounded In the Philippines, a war de partment bulletin reported that Gen. Y a m a s h i t a's Invasion forces were pounding American defended forts In Manila bay with increasing violence. The communique said the en emy made seven successive aer ial attacks on Corregidor Island fortress In 24 hours, with the) island under bombardment almost continuously from early1 morning until midnight Thurs day. The aerial assaults were re sumed early today. So far, little damage was reported. On Bataan peninsula, clashes between patrols, as well as troop and truck movements be hind the enemy lines, Indicated the invaders were preparing an all-out offensive. Quoaon In Australia Meanwhile, President Manuel Quezon and his Philippine war cabinet rejoined Gen. Douglas MacArthur In Australia less than a week after the Tokyo radio broadcast reports that Quezon was dead. U. S. army headquarters said Quezon had left the Philippines "with the approval of both tho American and Australian gov ernments." Indications that Jnruin mow- temporarily have switched her greatest pressure from the Aus tralian to the Burma-India theater. Dartlculsrlv sine tho arrival of Gen. MacArthur and United States reinforcements, were seen in a marked decrease, of Japanese aerial thrusts against me down under ' com monwealth and In the reported presence of Japanese warships in the Indian ocean. Jap Ships Sighted British headauartera In TnHIa said a Japanese cruiser and sev. erai destroyers had been sight ed In the waters around tha enemy-captured Andaman is lands In the Bay of Bengal, within striking distance of Cal cutta and other Indian bases. Simultaneously, a Tokyo ra dio announced the arrival of Japanese fleet units at Rangoon, Burma. The nresence of two Jniun. ese naval forces In the north suggested that Japan may have shifted them from Java, New Guinea and the southwest Pa cific to start a new phase of operations. In the battle of Burma, tha critical struggle for tha eastern gateway w inaia, oruisn neaa quarters reported that severe Japanese pressure was falling upon Chinese forces cut off from the north at Toungoo, on the Rangoon-Mandalay road. Japanese troops were said to have, hlnrkeH the PhinM rnntat of withdrawal eight to 12 miles north of Toungoo. GEORGE GAKWOOD, 72 PASSES IN HOSPITAL George Garwood, 72, of Route 4 box 378, died in a local hos pital this afternoon of natural causes. A complete obituary will be published Sunday. The Perl funeral home is In charge of final rites. i
