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Comment
From Washington. D. C
Northwest' Air
Defense Expands
a
Boeing Output
At High Volume
Loans Proposed
For Auto Dealers
By John W. Kelly
Washington, D. C, April 16
Original plan of the army air
corps in connection with civil
aeronautics authority was to
establish 124 landing fields in
the northwest. No such number
has been prepared or funds
made available, but most of the
major towns have been, desig
nated for field and several
million dollars are now being
spent in developing these fields
to a point far beyond a simple
place to land.
The theory of the air corps
is that landing fields should be
scattered everywhere as places
where planes can go in event
of an enemy bombing estab
lished interceptor bases. The
enemy could bomb hangars at
a group base but fighter planes
and bombers would be weU
concealed miles away. In like
manner the planes could be
assembled at two or three fields
in preparation for an assault or
counterattack. Where the lay of
the land permits the air corps
wants trees on the edge of the
field, these acting as shields and
preventing an enemy high flier
from observing the grounded
plane.
-ea Modification of plans of the
(Contlnujd ol Page Ten)
During the last four years the
pneumonia death rate in the U.
S. has been reduced approxi
mately 50 per cent.
Radio Highlights
(Pacific war time.)
Fight broadcasts Friday night
Include:
7 o'clock MBS from Detroit.
Ray Robinson and Harvey Dubs;
7:15 BLL, from Cleveland. Bob
Pastor vs. Jimmy Bivins; 8:30
CBS from Boston, National A
A. U. boxing championships.
Tonight: Talks CBS 5:30
People'r Platform, "India, China
and the War '; MBS 5:45 Rep
Celler on "Youth and the
ar": tsLU 6 America s Town
Meeting From Columbia, Mo..
"What Are the Essentials of a
Lasting Peace?"
Friday: NBC 10:30 p. m.
Archibald MacLeish on 'Gov
ernment and the Press." CBS
2 30 Paul V. McNutt on Htalth.
SIDE GLANCES
BT
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Shorty" Morris offering
friends a chew off a piece of
genuine Missouri Twist chawin'
tobaccy.
Ex-Mavor Earl Caddis on the
business end of a wheelbp.rrow
hile fixing a dent in the road
Q'ongsidc his home.
Bob Merritt up and round
?in recovering from a disas
trous episode with a dry kiln
&o several weeks age.
Medford
Full Associated Pr
Survivors Take
lilaboat which drifted at sea
at Lawas. Del. Ona survivor covert nil hoad with handkerchief.
this picture taken by Mil Anna Surcher, a SwUi citisen. who was
Plumbing "Freeze" Order
Carries Heavy Penalties
Washington, April 16 VP)U your plumber has a worried
look today, it is understandable.
And, if he is Installing some plumbing or heating equip
ment in your home, it might be advisable for you to worry too
There is a question of a possible $10,000 fine and a year's im
prisonment hanging over both your heads, if the plumber hasn't
been keeping up with war production board orders.
IN ENEMY LINES
Washington, April 18. .IP)
The war department reported
today that Corregidor's guns
scored hits on troop concentra
tions and truck columns on the
Philippines' Bataan peninsula,
and that enemy ammunition
dumps were hit and blown up.
Japanese casualties were be
lieved to have been numerous,
a communique said.
Fierce fighting continued on
the island of Cebu, more than
300 miles to the south, where
the Japanese last week landed
an invasion force estimated at
12,000, which was supported by
dive bombers and tanks.
Corregidor was raided five
times yesterday, the communi
que said, but the defenders' antl
aircraft artillery forced the
Japanese planes as on most
other occasions to fly so high
bombing was ineffective.
Lieutenant General Jonathan
M. Wainwright, the Philippine
under, reported that in
the week since April 9 the fort
ress island had been raided 65
times, but the war department
said that "despite the almost
constant bombing, the damage
to military installations has
been relatively slight, and the
morale of the troops is unim
paired." WPA WILL HALT
OREGON EFFORT
Portland, Ore.. April 18
Because eligible WPA workers
prefer war Jobs, Oregon projects
are to be closed. State Adminis
trator H. E. Devereaux said
vesterday.
Non-defense protects will be
halted within two weeks.
WPA will remain suspended
until men and materials again
are available. Jack Shirley, dis
trict WPA director, said.
Marine Cantonment
Goes to Washington
Tamma. Aoril 16 UP) Con
demnation papers were filed in
federal court today by the fed
eral government for acquisition
of 3.000 acres ol lana in maun
county for establishment of a
large U. S. marine corps canton
ment and combat range.
The papers of declaration of
taking and petition for condem
nation were filed by Assistant
U. S. Attorney John W. Fish
burne. The papers stated the fed
eral government already has ap
propriated $90,000 to build bar
racks and officer quarters.
The post will be In what is
1 known as the Oak Patch axes.
Picture
13 dart Berore a navel veeaei
The latest wrinkle in nis prow
probably resulted from yester
day's WPB order "freezing" all
stocks of plumbing and heating
equipment to conserve present
supplies for defense housing and
military construction.
Under terms of the order,
plumbing and heating materials
costing $5 or less are not affect
ed nor are orders carrying pri
ority ratings of A-10 or better,
Neither you nor your plumber
have to worry on that score.
If it is a question of emergency
repair and maintenance, the $3
leeway still holds, but if mater
ials needed for repair or main
tenance cost more than $5 and
less than $50, that's when the
plumber should start worrying
if the materials cost more than
$50 you and the plumber should
worry together.
Yesterday's "freeze" supple
ments a previous WPB order on
maintenance and repair. Under
its terms a plumber may auto
matically apply an A-10 rating
on your materials costing be
tween $5 and $50 provided he
certifies that they are required
for repairs, rather than new con.
struction or modernization.
If the materials cost more
than $50, both you and the
plumber must certify that it will
replace something for which re
pair is impracticable.
Akron, O., April 18(AP)
Goodyear Tire 4c Rubber Co. is
testing automobile tires made
without rubber.
"We now have test cars on the
road which are running on tires
made without rubber," said an
announcement. "We can make no
further comment on this develop
ment at this time."
Officials said no rubber natu
ral, synthetic or reclaimed wis
used in the new tire, but refused
any hint of the materials it does
contain.
The brief announcement fol
lowed disclosure at Detroit that
Ford Motor Co. engineers have
developed process for manu
facturing automobile tires with
not more than one-sixteenth of
the rubber heretofore used.
Thieves Visiting
Mountain Cabins
Complaints have been re
ceived by the sheriff's office
that a number of cabins in the
Hiatt Prairie and Dead Indian
districts have been broken into
recently and rifled of furniture,
fond and other articles.
In a couple of Instances win
dows were smashed and other
damage done. No reports of
cabin prowling have been re
ceived from other sections as
yet.
JAP TRAINS HIT
Tokyo (From Japanese
broadcasts) April 18 (P
Two underground railway trains
crashed this afternoon at sta
tion in Osaka, killing or injur
ing approximately 150 psen
gers. Japanese broadcast re-
ported today.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1942.
RANGE VI I1MIL Al
at turn
Mass Arrests and
Executions Follow
Disorders in Paris
By Roger D. Green
Associated Press War Editor
Reports of marching demonstrations in Paris against col
laboration with Germany accompanied announcement late today
that the pro-nazi Pierre Laval, France s No. 1 advocate of closer
ties with reich, had formed a new
sumed the post of "chief of government."
Dispatches from Bern, Switzerland, said there had been
numerous reports of mass arrests of persons demonstrating
against collaboration and that 25 persons had been executed in
Paris in the past few days. -
Disorders were also reported In German-occupied Belgium.
Vichy dispatches said nazi authorities in southern Belgium
had ordered an 8 p.m. curfew and 7:30 p.m. closing of public
buildings In reprisal for a wave of terrorist and anti-German
activities. Nine persons have been sentenced to death in 18
convictions in recent military trials In Belgium.
OF FRENCH FLEET
Washington, April 18.
The increasing threat tha' Nazi
Germany may gain control of
the French fleet was regarded
by naval authorities today as a
grave menace to Britain's sup
ply lines in the Mediterranean
and thus a direct threat to the
security of her armies in North
Africa.
Beyond this Immediate result,
these experts said, an out-and
out Vichy-Berlin coalition even
tually would jeopardize Anglo
American domination of the
North Atlantic supply routes to
England and Russia, and a gen
eral realignment of allied naval
strategy would have to be un
dertaken. In making effective use of the
French ships, however, it would
be imperative that the axis have
the enthusiastic support of their
officers and crews, and there
was considerable speculation
here as to whether that could be
counted on in all cases.
Some experts suggested that
the French might have no more
stomach for fighting the axis
battle than the Italians seem to
have shown to date. These au
thorities said there was no ques
tion that the Italian navy had
made a consistently poor show
ing In the Mediterranean large
ly because "their hearts Just
aren't in their work."
FEnRLMOIS
Washington, April 16. (IP)
Lieut. Col. S. R. HarTis, chief
of the air corps safety section,
disclosed today that 79 98 per
cent of all army aircraft acci
dents in the last fiscal year
were caused by errors or omis
sions on the part of personnel.
"The viUl drive, the urge to
fly in manner approaching
recklessness, the lack of feai
that makes our pilots feared and
respected in combat also makes
for airplane accidents in routine
operations," he told Senator
Johnson (D-Colo.)
DELAY ROAD MEET
Salem, April 16 UP) The
state highway commission to
day tentatively postponed its
April 30 meeting, for which
bids were called yesterday on
six projects, including reloca
tion of the Pacific Highway west
in Benton county and other pro
J ecU In Baker, Douglas, Harney,
Lane and Linn counties.
HEART BALM DENIED
Portland, April 16 0F Cir
cuit Judge E. C. Latourette yes
terday granted a defense mo
tion for a non-suit In the $100,
000 alienation of affections suit
brought by Ann Mills, Portland,
against Alsea Hawley of
, Cottage Grove district.
the
Vichy cabinet and himself as
A British broadcast reported
that 40 German soldiers were
killed in a train derailment in
occupied France, in what may
have been sabotage attack re
flecting popular bitterness over
the return of pro-nazi Pierre
Laval into the French govern,
ment.
The Washington-Vichy crisis
was believed nearing a show
down amid general expectations
that France would proclaim her
solidarity with Germany and
that Adolf Hitler might soon
gain control of the French fleet.
U. S. consular officials urged
all Americans to leave unoccu
pied France as soon as possible.
Vichy's ambassador Gaston
Henry-Haye had an appointment
to meet Acting Secretary of
State Sumner Welles today, and
Washington observers expressed
belief that he would deliver of
ficial notification of an openly
pro-nazi collaborationist policy
by Pierre Laval's new regime.
Welles has already made It
emphatically clear that the Uni
ted States has nothing but scorn
for collaborationists and would
consider such a regime unquali
fied to represent the French
people.
Laval himself, now France's
most powerful figure, with the
aged Marshal Philippe Petain
only a figurehead, returned o
Vichy from Paris where he was
said to have conferred with Hit
ler's agents presumably receiv
ing the fuehrer's orders for the
future government of France.
BYJ.C.
Seven directors of the Jack
son County Chamber of Com
merce were reelected and one
new director was named In the
annual election which closed
yesterday noon, it was announc
ed today by Frank Hull, cham
ber manager.
Floyd Hart was the new di
rector chosen by chamber, mem
bers. Reelected were Glenn L,
Jackson, Eugene Thorndike
Karl L. Janouch. W. A. Gates,
George T. Frey, C. C. Furnas
and Lee P. Bishop. All will
serve one year. There were nine
holdover directors.
Y
A rumor that 700 negro
workmen had been Imported to
Medford by Camp White con
tractors yesterday was spiked
today by Frank J. Van Dyke,
coordinator, who said that a sur
vey of the working personnel at
the cantonment revealed no
more than 25 negroes were now
employed there.
VanDyke said It was possible
that number of negro work
men had passed through Med
tard yesterday en route to the
Corvallls cantonment, but added
that if thev did none of them
stopped here tot employment.
Tribune
United
TO
L0CA1PR0BLENI
Representatives From Dis
trict Office To Meet With
Oil, Army, Local Officials.
H. E. Britzen, northwest rep
resentative of the district direc
tor for marketing, office of the
petroleum coordinator, Los An
geles, will be here Saturday
morning to discuss phases of the
gasoline curtailment in this
area.
Britzen will meet with Jack
son County Chamber of Com
merce representatives, oil com
pany heads In this district, army
officials and Frank J.Van Dyke,
coordinator, in order to deter
mine what effect the canton
ment has had on local gasoline
demands.
The consumption of gasoline
has been curtailed here as it
has In all of Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho and 17 eastern states.
It was pointed out nowevei,
that while Medford wants to co
operate as much as possible
with the curtailment program,
the sharply Increased popula
tion hei-e and the much greater
rnnmmntlon resulting has creat
ed a real gasoline problem, and
one that may become worse un
less adjustments are made.
Medford, it was explained, u
at present under the same cur
tailment as areas wnicn nv
not Increased in population.
T
Washington, April 16 (IP)
A new, severe reduction in gaso
line cotisumntion became effec
tive today in the east and Pacific
northwest, and petroleum inuus
trv sources said millions of mo
torists would have to get along
with 40 to 50 per cent less than
their normal use ot motor luei.
The overall curtailment was
raised to one-third, an increase
of 13 1-3 per cent over the 20
per cent reduction instituted
mnnth affo.
Essential vehicles. Including
those necessary to health and
safety, commerce, schools end
sovernment. will continue to
get full supplies, and the gaso
line used in non-essential driv
ing thus will be curtailed by
considerable more than one-
third.
First Sugar Allowance
Half Pound for Week
Washington, April 16. (JPt
The government announced to
day that the nation's first rugar
ration allowance would be half
a pound a week per person.
This quota will apply only to
the first two weeks of rationing.
which is scheduled to begin
sometime during the week of
May 4-7 the period during
which all citizens must register
and obtain books of ration
stamps.
Under present plans, each ra
tion stamp will be good for two
weeks and stamp number one
will permit purchase of one
pound of sugar, OPA said. The
ration allowance might be
changed for each two weeks
thereafter, depending upon avail
able sugar supplies.
At the same time, !n a pam
phlet of official Instructions cov
ering sugar rationing, OPA
urged citizens to be careful of
"war ration book number one,
and the 28 stamps It contains
since "it may, at a later time,
be necessary to use It for other
i commodities
tloned ."
if they are re
1 Ail sugar stocks and sales will
Pro
mewl
Commandant
J
Rear Admiral David W. Bag-
ley (above), 58. of Raleigh. N. C
has been ordered to duty as com
mandant of the 14th naval dis
trict. Honolulu. T. H.
DETAILS OF U. S. 0.
PROJECT GIVEN IN
The allocation by the Federal
Security Administration of $93,
000 for recreational facility at
Medford for Camp White troops
represented funds needed for
the purchase of land, the build
ing of the structure and the as
sembly of necessary equipment.
acording to a telegram received
here from Senator Charles L,.
McNary.
Sen. McNary said In his wire
that the Federal Works Agency,
which obtained the funds from
the FSA, asserted that the build
ing could be completed In 60 to
75 days, and that it was the larg
est type being constructed for
recreational purposes.
The building would be used
for the purposes of worship, for
games, dances and other recre
ational activities for cantonment
soldiers while off duty and visit
ing Medford.
STORM WARNING
San Francisco. April 16. IP)
The weather bureau posted
storm warnings today from San
Francisco to the mouth of the
Columbia river. Small craft
warnings were Issued for the
area from San Francisco to Point
Conception, Santa Barbara coun
ty, and along the Washington
coast.
be frozen during the week be
ginning April 27. It was under
stood that sales probably would
not be permitted under the ra
tioning program until "a day or
two" after registration has be
gun, thus preventing a first-day
rush on schools where registra
tion will be handled.
No ration books will be Issued
to any person possessing more
than six pounds of sugar at the
time of registration. No penalty
Is provided for persons possess
ing two pounds of sugar or leu
at that time, but one ration
stamp will be removed from the
registrants book for each pound
he possesses between the two
pound minimum and the six
pound maximum.
Clarifying its position witn
regard to individuals who may
require more than the ration al
lowance of sugar for home can
ning. Illness, or other special rea
son OPA directed such persons
to take the problem to their local
ration boards. These boards
have been empowered to deter
mine the amount ot additional
sugar to be allowed In such cases
and will Issue special certificates.
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hate for Ml, trad, rant.
Ha, Thl erwspapcr la net
by thousand any eranlaf.
Malta an snra ta follow.
NO. 22.
RAFIN GREATEST
Roar of Hundreds of Planes
Fills Sky Battle Louder
Than Great German Raid.
London, April It UP) The
thunderous roar of hundreds of
British fighter planes filled the
English channel sky today In
what coast watchers believed to
be the RAF's greatest daylight
sweep of the war against Ger
man holdings In France.
To residents of the Kentish
coast the road of battle was
even louder than that of a year
and half ago when the Ger
man air form sent formations
numbering as many as 600
planes against Britain In a sin
gle day.
Winding up the third succes
sive day of dawn-to-dark raiding
in northern France Spitfire for
mations swept across the chan
nel before dusk as many squad
rons returned from the direc
tion of Boulogne and Calais,
still flying In perfect formations.
British and German filers
fought high over France as the
RAF continued Its around-the-clock
schedule. -
Berlin (from German broad
casts), April 18 UP) The Ger
man high command said today
two merchant ships were set
afire and seven enemy planes
were shot down in a Nazi air
attack on the Soviet far north
ern port of Murmansk.
"A number of bomb hits was
scored on quay Installations and
supply depots," the communi
que said.
Strong formations of heavy
fighter-bombers attacked harbor
Installations and the British
armament Industrial center on
the Tyne estuary overnight,
DNB said today. The high com
mand said Sunderland was a
major objective.
Big explosions and fires were
observed in military objectives,
the Gerrou news agency re
ported. SEVENHEDIN
Tamoa. Fla.. April 16.-
The entire crew of two officers
and five enlisted men was killed
shortly after noon today when a
plane taking off at MacDill field
crashed.
MacDill field listed the deed
as:
Mai. James
H. C Houston,
Baltimore, Md.
First Lieut.
Floyd Messer,
Makka City. Fla.
Tech. Sgt. Sam T. Hiegger,
Greenville, Tex.
Tech. Sgt. Charles Mull, Bre
vard, N. C. ,
Tech. Sgt. Malcolm maims, a.i-
ba, Ala.
Sgt. Stephee r. A. wysocau.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Sgt Edgar r. Mathews, Af
bertvllle, Ala..
BASEBALL
Americas
Score:
Philadelphia
It
H.
7
11
. 4
1
Boston
Catlgiuri, McCrabb and Hayes;
Wagner and Conroy.
Cleveland .,, 4 S
Detroit ' 3
Mllncr, Having, Brower end
Denning, Desautels; Bridges and
Tebbetts.
Matieaal
(Ten Innings:)
Boston i SSI
Philadelphia 16 0
Earles and Lombardl; Hughes
and Livingston, Warren,