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News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, March 30. If
General Wainwrlght can hang
on for six weeks more, his boys
in the Bataan
fox holes can
then expect a
five months
easing down of
pressure from
the rainy sea
son. From late
May until the
end of Octo
ber, cyclonic
storms gener
ally beat the
faul Malloa
Philippines, lowering visibility,
ruining all save the best air
fields and impeding military
operations.
Official start of the rainy sea
son is June 1, but it sometimes
develops as early as May 1, and
prayers are being said authori
tatively here that it come as
early as possible this year.
So also with the British In
Burma. A northwest monsoon
blows there from June to Octo
ber, inclusive, making it the
rainiest spot on earth.
This explains the current ac
celeration of the Jap attack in
both places.
rE odds unfortunately are not
on our side either in the
Philippines or Burma. Loss of
Java has made it much more
difficult for us to get anything
into Bataan, and the Japs are
aoine about the attack this time
Wwith experienced appreciation
that the fortress of Corregidor
the backbone of the Mac-
Arthur defense plan.-
All the food and ammunition
are stored there. Guns from the
fort can throw shells halfway
up Bataan peninsula to protect
the rear fianx along me snore.
If it can be crippled, Bataan
will be hard to hold.
rE Jap plan of attack In Bur
ma, plus the impending mon
soon season, however, carries
convincing assurance that India
Is not within their Immediate
ambition. The attack is going
north toward China, not toward
India. It will have all it can
(Continued oo Pa- Six)
d Radio Highlights
(Pacific War Time)
Set up at the request of the
war department, a series of six
Thursday broadcasts at 3:15 p.
m. starts on CBS this week for
a discussion of 'The Things
We're Fighting For." Commen
tators, newspapermen and Ser
geant Alvin C. York will be
heard.
Tonight: Blue, 6, Rep. Edith
Rogers on "Women's Auxiliary
Corps."
Tuesday: The war 7:75 blue,
MBS; 8, MBS; 8:15, MBS; 9,
CBS. MBS; 10 blue, 10:45 NBC;
11:30 blue; 12:15 p. m., CBS;
12 30 blue; 1, MBS; 1:45, CBS.
MBS; 1:55 blue; 2. MBS; 3,
MBS; 3:25, NBC; 3:45, CBS blue.
SIDE GLANCES
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TRIBUNE REPORTERS
School Supe E. H. Hedrlck
having to make a long detour
after taking the wrong road at
the cantonment yesterday.
Bob Littrell wondering what
he could do to get mentioned in
side glances.
Odell Baum and JoAnn Gard
ner trying to have a style show
and not meeting with much sue-
George Robertson wondering
how he would look with an army
haircut.
1 Paul and Nina Bailey dashing
up from Berkeley for a week
end visit in the old home town,
and wishing they could have
stayed longer.
A. Z. 'Tubby" Dean taking
brisk noon time workout with
Cs-t;ul saw
GUINEA DELUGE
FORCES INVADER
BACK 27 MILES
Growing Strength of Yankee-
Australian Air Team Men
aces Sea Communications
By Clyde A. Farnsworth
Associated Press War Editor
Janan. seemingly stymied In
her drive toward Australia by
floods in New Guinea and
mounting losses of warships and
planes, is making Burma her
main battleground and there
also, by today's reports, the go
ing has become harder.
The ferocity of the Burma
drive might be accounted for as
part of a determined gamble for
position there at the gateway to
India for an all-out Indian offen
sive depending on India's assent
to Britain's offer of post-war
freedom in return for full war
assistance now.
Chinese Stage Counter
Chinese veterans on the east
ern (Toungoo) wing of the Bur
ma line were reported today to
have recaptured several small
villages from the invader in a
counter-thrust launched yester
day. Fighting In close quarters,
the Chinese seized mortars,
heavy guns, horses and other
material. Casualties were heavy
on both sides.
To the west, British Imperial
forces had taken a battle stand
about 30 miles south of Prome.
On the invasion arc north of
Australia, the Japanese made a
27-mile withdrawal in New
Guinea from Markham valley
bases, ahead of floods rolling
down the mountain sides, while
their footholds and sea commu
nications were menaced by the
growing strength of the American-Australian
air team.
Japanese airmen struck at
Darwin, on the northern Aus
tralian mainland, this after
noon while one bomber and three
navy fighter planes ineffectually
raided Port Moresby, New Gui
nea capital and defense base
south of the Markham valley.
Jap Losses Heavy
Australia's Air Minister, A. S.
Drakeford, said that one-tenth of
Japan s - cruiser strength had
been crippled in the battle of the
approaches and that in recent
weeks the Japanese had lost 48
bombers and fighters, in addition
to at least 15 damaged.
On a third front in the south
west Pacific Bataan peninsula,
in the Philippines Japanese at
tacks were reported today to
have dwindled to patrol actions
after repulse of the enemy often
sive with heavy losses. The aer
ial pounding of the fortified
island of Corregidor, continued,
however, said a Washington
communique.
WEST COAST JAPS
San Francisco, March 30 (JP
-Their last chance gone for vol
untary evacuation, more than
100,000 west coast Japanese
were "frozen" to their home
communities today.
A drastic new army order r
quires them to remain where
they are until the army moves
them further inland.
The "freezing" edict, violator
of which are subject to severe
penalties, covers all Japanese
living in military area No. 1
coastal areas approximately 150
miles deeon Washington. Ore
- igon and California, and the
I southern part of Arizona.
227 JAPANESE LEAVE
BAINBRIDGE HOMES
Seattle, March 30 (AP) To
day was moving day for 227
alien and American born Japa
nese who have been resident on
Bainbridge island, and by night
fall the entire group is to be
headed for the Mazanan, Califor
nia, evacuation center.
The movement, result of an
order by the western defense
command, has as its object the
complete evacuation of all Japs
nese from the island, close to
ILe Pugtt Suund naval yard.
MUST WAIT MOVE CCC LIQUIDATION
Australian Chief
Lid
General Sir Thomas Blarney
(above), has been appointed commander-in-chief
of all Allied
land forces in Australia under
General Douglas MacArthur.
LOST IN ATTACK
By the Associated Press
The war that Adolf Hitler
started on the Polish frontier 31
months ago was today a tangled
contest of sea and air power In
western Europe and the Mediter
ranean basin, and, above all, an
effort to break the deadlock on
the 2,000-mile Russian front.
On the bl lizard-swept Arctic
seaway to Murmansk, the Ger
mans acknowledged that one of
the fuehrer's precious destroyers
went down in battle with a con
voy to Russia but claimed the
sinking of a 10,000-ton transport
loaded with tanks and munitions.
Once more In Libya, fighting
columns of the British imperials
struck into German and Italian
positions behind the Tmiml-El
Mechili line. In these Saturday
night forays, it was said, highly
mobile field guns were turned
on axis positions.
Rome reported large air bat
tles over Libya and claimed for
German fighter planes destruc
tion of four British aircraft and
new bombing raids on Tobruk
and Malta were reported.
The blows of Britain's spring
time aerial offensive fell last
night on German shipping off
the Norwegian coast.
The London air ministry said
later that the actions covered
the coast of Denmark, too, and
that a German supply ship was
torpedoed and probably sunk
while a smaller ship was set
afire.
DECLARED FOLLY
Washington, March 80 (AP)
The director of the civilian
conservation corps told a senate
committee today that it would
be a "tremendous indictment
against our nation's common
sense" to- abolish the CCC and
"then build up some other or
ganization that would have to do
the same things the corps is
doing today."
Joining Major Gen. James A,
Ulio, the adjutant general. In a
plea for continuance of the
corps. Director Jamea J. Mc-
Entee declared that to abandon
It would be "the height of folly.
. Both witnesses appeared in
opposition to a bill by Senator
McKellar (D-Tenn.) that would
liquidate both the CCC and the
national youth administration in
the interests of economy.
Textile Strikers
Vote Work Return
Fall River, Mass., March 30
OP) Textile workers whose
week-old strike closed 18 mills,
voted today to return to work
iouiediattly.
Ban Manufacture
NCREASE IN PAY
FORFIGUTI
VOIED IN SENATE
Legislation Giving Buck Pri
vates $42, Others Accord
ingly, Goes to House.
Washington, March 30.-
Legislation Increasing monthly
pay of army "buck privates
from $21 to $42 and making ad
justments in pay and allowances
for other personnel in the army,
navy, marine corps, coast guard,
geodetic survey and public
health service was passed today
by the senate.
The measure, which now goes
to the house, was designed to
establish equality of pay In the
ranks of the army and navy, re
adjusting the base remuneration
of all personnel up to and in
cluding second lieutenants.
Senator Johnson (D.-Colo.),
manager for the bill, said the
additional cost to the govern
ment, based on the size of the
army last January 1, would be
$282,412,000 annually.
Under terms of the measure.
enlisted men and selectees would
start drawing $42 monthly pay
when they were inducted Into
the army, instead of receiving
only $21 for the first four
months.
Increases for enlisted men
under the bill would make their
pay range from $42 for the low
est rank to $138 for the highest
master sergeant in the army
or chief petty officer in the
navy. The present pay scale
runs from $21 to $126.
Senators Advised to
Stiffen Backbone On
Union Labor Problem
Washington, March 30. JP)
Senator Connally (D.-Tex.) told
his colleagues today that if they
failed to lace the problem of dis
turbed labor conditions in war
industries "somebody else is go
ing to bring It up in the forum
called the ballot box."
Arguing for consideration of
his bill which would freeze
working conditions In war plants
taken over by the government,
Connally shouted that "the sen
ate ought to have courage
enough to face some of these
problems with a vote."
"I am no labor hater," the
Texas senator continued, "but in
this emergency I don't think any
body is exempt from sacrifice.
don't propose that we shall
create any aristrocracy of labor
leaders.
"Most of labor wants to work.
but they are hi jacked by a few
labor czars who order them
around."
PHOTO SHOWS DAMAGE
IN ST. NAZAIRE RAID
London, March 30. (IP)
Photographs taken after Satur
day's British commando raid on
the nazi base at St. Nazaire
showed today that the lock gate
was missing and that one of two
ships in the basin was listing,
British authorities said.
A naval officer who had a
leading part in the exploit said
the lock gate, rammed by a
former United States destroyer
loaded with five tons of ex
plosive, "probably would be out
of use for a year."
No trace of the Campeltown
the former United States de
stroyer which was turned into
a huge time bomb was seen in
the photographs.
NAVAL AIR SCHOOL IS
PLANNED NEAR PASCO
Seattle. March 30 1P) Es
tablishment of a big naval re
serve aviation training center
near Pasco awaits acquisition of
a few more parcels of land, it
was announced here today. The
wiu ta ddltlon to th
oig one announcra saiurua iu.
Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho.
Sales of honey, molasses and
maple syrup are increasing as
result oX the sugar ihortace.
L
KILLS 5-YEAR-OLD
WILLIAM BARKER
Fatal Skull Fracture Caused
by Blow From Descend
ing Apparatus in Garage.
William A. Barker, Jr., five-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs.
William A. Barker of 614 Park
street, was accidentally killed
about noon today when hs
pulled down the mechanical
door of his parents' garage while
playing in the yard, the door
striking him on the head and'
fracturing his skull.
A physician was hurriedly
summoned by the tot's grief
stricken mother, who discovered
the tragedy, but the boy was
dead on his arrival.
There will be no inquest, the
district attorney's office an
nounced Perl's funeral home is
in charge of funeral arrange
ments, and a complete obituary
will be published tomorrow.
Klamath Antoists in
Hospital Following
North Highway Crash
Carl Lester Rich and his
daughter, Josephine, 16, of Kla
math Falls were painfully in
jured early Sunday morning
when their machine collided at
the Beall lane, Pacific highway
junction with a vehicle driven
by Glenn A, Palmer of Central
Point.
Both are confined In the com
munlty hospital. Rich is said to
be suffering from a number of
broken ribs and a cracked shoul
der blade. Miss Rich is said to
have a fractured wrist and bad
cut on her forehead.
The third occupant of the ma
chine, Mrs. Harriet Rich, was
unicjured. Palmer and his wil
received minor lacerations.
State police quoted Palmer as
saying that his brakes failed to
work as he approached the high
way from Beall lane. Both ma
chines were badly damaged, po
lice reported.
FOR PACIFIC AREA
Washington, March 30 UP)
Creation of a new Pacific war
council, giving representation to
Australia and New Zealand in
consideration of war problems,
was announced today by the
White House. President Roose
velt called the first meeting for
Wednesday.
Canada, Great Britain and
China, along with the United
States, also will be represented
In announcing the council,
Mr. Roosevelt said in a state
ment:
"It Is Imperative that all of
the United Nations now actively
engaged in the Pacific conflict
consider together matters of
policy relating to our joint war
effort.
"An effective war can only
be prosecuted with the complete
cooperation and understanding
of all the nations concerned. The
new council will be in intimate
contact with a similar body In
London."
FIRST CHINOOK SALMON
LANDED BY ASHLANDER
Ashland, March 30. (IP)
Spring's arrival was official to
day for George Shaffer, Ashland
barber.
He landed the season's first
Chinook salmon at Savage Rap
ids on the Rogue river. It
weighed 18V4 pounds.
DON'T SHOVE. PLEASE
Fort Leavenworth, Kas., Mar
30 OP) "Found A $10 bill
outside the Infirmary," read an
ad In this reception center's
weekly newspaper "Owner will
please form a double line in
front of the window, Saturday
t B am."
of Many
Indian Leaders Debate
Dominion Status Offer
By H. R. Stlmson
New Delhi, March 30 (IP) Indian leaders debated In secret
tonight proposals to grant the great subcontinent dominion
status after the war, even as Sir Stafford Cripps appealed to
the 390,000,000 people of India for acceptance of the plan.
"Our proposals are definite
and precise," the British war
cabinet member said In a radio
address. "If they are rejected
nothing can 'be done until after
the war."
The ' executive committees of
the All-India National Congress
chief political party of the
Hindu population, and the Mos
lem league deliberated the pro
posals at such length that it
appeared unlikely that decisions
would be reached until later in
the week.
Sir Stafford continued to In
terview individual leaders in
cluding the premier of Bengal
and Dr. Ghimrao Ramjo Ambed
kar, leader of India's 50,000.000
untouchables the lowest Hindu
caste.
In the congress and In some
other circles, disappointment
was expressed over Sir Stafford
Cripps' announcement that the
defense of the teeming sub
continent must remain in Brit
ain's hands during the war.
Sir Stafford, explaining to the
Indian people the proposals he
has laid before their leaders in
a week of conferences, broad
cast tonight a speech in which
he said that "the British people
wished to give India the same
constitution as Great Britain.'
Insurgent Democrats
Planning Opposition
For Senator McNary
Salem, March 30. UP) Insur
gent democrats are expected to
day to provide a candidate to
oppose Senator McNary, repub
lican, in this year's election.
Dr. MacBeth A. Milne, Port
land, dentist, meeting with the
group at McMinnvllle Saturday
night, said he would file for the
democratic nomination if no
other candidate appeared before
the Monday deadline.
Leading democrats have urged
that McNary, republican leadei
In the senate and vice-presiden
tial candidate in 1040, be unop
posed for re-election.
Lyman Ross, Aloha democrat,
also announced at the meeting
he would file for congress in
Oregon's first district, where
James W. Mott, republican in
cumbent. Is unopposed.
IN NAVY
Portland, March 30 (IF)
Jack Friedhoff, captain of the
Portland university basketball
team, enlisted today in the navy.
Numbers Listed By
Draft Board No. 2
Fitting of order numbers to serial numbers for men who regis
tered February 18 is well under way by selective service board
No. 2. which serves all of Jackson county outside of Medford. A
total of 1418 registrants between the ages of 20 to 44 years, will
be given order numbers. A portion of the names are published
today and additional names will be published daily until the list
U S'uieVonowlng list the serial number Is first, the order number
next:
11118 T-l
10797 T-2
10308 T-3
11185 T-4
11311 T-5
11127 T-8
10488 T-7
10309 T-8
10858 T O
10883 T-10
11087 T-ll
11322 T-l 2
10923 T 13
10434 T-l 4
10884 T-l 5
11318 T 18
10570 T-17
11353 T-18
10423 T 19
10235 T 20
10783 T-21
11231 T22
11144 T 23
10308 T 24
10180 T-23
It 138 T-28
10952 T-27
10885 T-28
11049 T29
11138 T-30
Colby, Lionel A.
Tye, Alfred L.
Lucier, Henry T.
Fredenburg, Jas. R.
Doe, Jamea H.
Ryan, John S.
Overstreet, Shelby
Young, Albert
Cox Ernest J.
Ash, Lowell W.
St. John. Orville V.
Kirsch, John F.
Ramp, Charles A.
Haynes, Lyle P.
McCoy, Charles E.
Labart, Melvln M.
McClelland, C.
St. John, Glenn O.
Swing, Clarence J,
Beard. Percy J.
Chastain, Eldon L.
Shough, Wm. M.
Emmers, Earl
Haines, Harold P.
Madden, Robert E
Folkenberg, C. L.
Wicker, James A.
Wilcox, Louis F.
Leabo, Pliney
Wlnkelman, A. A.
Electrical
SYD BROWN FILES
FOR THIRD TERM
F
T
Sheriff Syd I. Brown for
mally filed Saturday for renom
ination on the Democratic ticket
In the May primary, with the
slogan "The same close atten
tion to duties of the office as
in the past." No opposition from
either the Republican cr his
own party is believed likely.
He seeks a third term.
There was a mild rush of pre
cinct committeemen candidates
Saturday, the following filing:
Republicans Myrna Frink,
East Talent precinct; Kenneth
G. Denman, Northeast Medford;
F. G. Bunch and Marjorie Find
ley, West Medford; Susan Deuel
Robinson, Oakdale; George F.
Putnam and AMttie F. Brown,
Eagle Point; Otto Fuhrman and
Bertha Coy, Gold Hill; Sara V.
Peters,, Ashland South; Isabel
M. Lennox, Valleyview; Ralph
Billings. West Ashland; R. D.
Galey, Ashland Boulevard; O. F.
Carson, Ashland South; Fred C.
Homes, Bellvlew, and Mildred
Ager, East Central Ashland.
Democrats Lulif Saulsberry,
North Jacksonville; Mrs. H. A.
Hogan, H. A. Hogan, South
Central Point; L. P. Mathes,
North Central Point; Zelda
Brown, Medford Kenwood.
Filings end today at 8 o'clock,
close of business hour In the
county clerk's office.
Arthur Geary Files
To Oppose McNary
Portland, March 30 UP)
Arthur M. Geary, Portland at
torney, said today he had filed
for the Republican nomination
for the United States senate In
opposition to Senator McNary,
i
Tacoma, March 30. IIP) The
big 25-acre site of the Peterman
Plywood and Door Manufactur
ing company, one of Tacoma's
biggest Industries, was reported
sold today to the government for
..if of the rapidly expanding
Tacoma division of the Seattle
Tacoma Shipbuilding corpora
tion.
10038
11313
10078
10381
11038
11001
10964
11102
10215
10129
10841
10815
11362
11050
11255
11145
11133
11320
10278
11070
10175
11404
10091
10028
10056
10905
10881
T-31
T-32
T-33
T-34
T-35
T-38
T-37
T-38
T-39
T-40
T-41
T-43
T-43
T-44
T-45
T-46
T-47
T-48
T-49
T-50
T-51
T52
T-53
T-54
T-53
T-56
T-57
Tresham, Jesse D.
Pilkington, W. B.
Clinder, K. G.
Bousman, H. R,
Clark, J. F.
Worden, Jame L.
Harris, Ray A.
Davis, Albert D.
Turpi n, Wayne M.
Littrell, E. A.
Pike, Leroy E.
Youne. George E.
Leathco, Charles D
Hammersmith, L.
Misenhtmer, R.
Kelling, Dale L.
Paris. Warren G.
Pech Robert D.
Minear, Donald M
Lind. Chester
Llndqulst, K. E. A
Fairwcather, F. R.
Tant, Kirby J.
Onn, Clyde
Bogart, Orville R.
Darts, Elmer Van
Michaels, Ray H.
(OooUaued. ea re Tn
Gadgets
1SERVAT1 OF
CRITICAL METALS
IS AIM OF ORDER
Toasters, Waffle Irons, Per
colators Among Manufac
tures Halted May 31.
Washington, March SO (.TV
Manufacture of a long list of
household electrical aDDllancea
Including toasters, waffle ir
ons, roasters, grills, percolators,
cigarette lighters and dry shav
ers was ordered today by the
government to be halted com
pletely on May 31. except on or
ders having a high military pri
ority rating.
About SO appliances. In wide
domestic and commercial use.
were covered by the sweeping;
decree of the war production
Doara. The use of critical ma
terials In these items was
banned at once, In a provision
tormddlng the. use of tin, steel.
copper or aluminum that was
not already In process of manu
facture at the moment tha order
was Issued.
To Save Metals
The order is intended to eon-
serve critical metals and speed
conversion of the $80,000,000
Industry which employs more
than 20.000 workers in 200
plants Into war production.
Affected by the action, in ad-
dltlon to the appliances already'
named are table stoves, portable '
heaters, food mixers, juice ex- -
tractors, dishwashing equipment,
hair dryers, permanent wave
equipment, hair clippers, heat
ing equipment for new electric
ranges, water heaters and radia
ting heaters.
Additional articles raising tha
total to 80 are mentioned In the
order, but WPB said the list wai
not Intended to be exhaustive."
because production is prohibited
of any electrical appliance) meet
ing this definition:
"Any domestie or commercial
appliances which have as func
tional parts electric heating ele
ments or a total rated wnttage
of not more than 2 800 watts or
powered by an eletrlcal vibra
tor, or electrical fractional horse
power motor."
Washington, March 30. (IP)
Washington dug out today from
Its heaviest March snowfall of
record to count thousands of its
trees broken or felled and many
power lines disrupted by the un
usual weather but no serious ac
cidents were reported.
The snow fell Saturday night
and most of yesterday, reaching
a general depth of IS to 18
inches though tha weather
bureau officially listed tha
depth as eight Inches in down
town sectors.
CONFIDENCE NEEDED
Tulsa, Okla., March 30.-
Rep. Joseph W. Martin, Jr re
publican national chairman, said
today tha first requisite to win
ning the war is the spirit of con
fidence and victory in the whole
nation.
War Bulletins
London. March SO (IP)
The lots of the cruiser Naiad
was announced tonight.
Vichy, Unoccupied France,
March 30 W) Tha Rlom
trial of persons accused of
responsibility for France's de
feat la to be suspended front
April 2 to April 23. It Is doubt
ful whether It will be re
sumed. London, March id (IP)
Tha Vichy radio was heard
broadcasting a report today
that Kharkov, tha great steel
city la the Donets basin, had
been encircled by the Red
army.
CAPITAL DIGS OUT
OF RECORD SNOW