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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1942.
NO. 29.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Death of a U-Boat; Two Men Escape
Washington, April 24 When
Mr. Roosevelt tried to push the
word "Inflation" out of the dic
tionary, as a descriptive term
for our current economic pre
dicament, he really had a new
conception of a
remedy, if not
of the prob
lem. Advance no
tices of his In
tentions around
in the govern
ment suggest
be has con
ceived a new
economic freez
pa til ftiftiiHit
ing apparatus.
He would
freeze prices first, all prices.
Then Instead of trying to freeze
union wages to that index he
would tie them to a cost of
living index, but not directly,
nly loosely, through the war
labor board. -
In other words, he would
merely order the war labor
board not to grant any more
increases In cases brought be
fore 11, unless me con 01 uvuig
Index rises.
The administration figures this
would prevent any union wage
Increase cases from ever getting
to the board, as long as the cost
of living remains the same as
the base period, between Feb
ruary 25 and March 25.
Other salaries would not be
fixed but the argument for In
creasing them generally would
be frozen by the action on the
cost of living.
The cost of living index, of
course. Is based on the prices
of rent, light, bread, food, cloth
ing and some other items, and
not upon the general price level
which may or may not fluctuate
the same. ... ...
a
PARM prices would likewise
be handreeVoo this tie-freeze
Ifbasis, without direct action, by
the initial step of freezing the
price a baker can charge for
his bread or a butcher for pork
chops, etc.
It Is figured that the limita
tion on bread will be an auto
matic restraint on the price of
wheat and the freezing of pork
chops will hold corn-hog prices,
(Continued on Face Nine)
Radio Highlights
The place of medicine In the
war effort will be discussed
tonight In a nation-wide broad
cast, "American Medicine and
the Final Victory," over MBS
network at 7:15. The broadcast
is given by the National Physi
cian's committee, sponsorers of
national legislation and much
Jit whose funds are contributed
by laymen.
(Pacific War Time)
Tonight: CBS 7:15, Sen. Pep
per on "Patents and Economic
Warfare."
BLU 8, March of Time, Joe
American Soldier; 6:30 Celeb
rity Theater, John Vandercook
is "Most Dangerous Game."
MBS 5:15 What Price Vic
tory, Byron Price, guest; 6:45
Anzae day program. Lieut. Gen.
Arnold and others.
Saturday: Penn relays MBS
7:30 a. m., and 12:30 p. m., NBC
12:15 and 1:30, CBS 1:35, BLU
12:55, 1:15, 1:45 and 2:00. Drake
relays MBS 12, 1 and 1:45 . . .
NBC 10:30 a. m., St. Louis wel
come to Lieut Comm. E. H.
O'Hare. BLU 9:30 a. m.. Farm
er's Union; 12 Canadian Air
k Force band; 3:45 A. A. Berle, Jr.,
Jon "Inter-American Trade Diffi
culties." North Bend, Ore., April 24
UP) Award of a contract for
three 104-foot rescue tugs for
the government to the Hillstrom
Brothers Shipbuilding company
was announced today. They will
cost $121,000 each.
SIDE GLANCES
BT
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Spring evidenced In the city
school superintendent's office by
a myriad of poppy posters.
Elmer Wilson finding his Cen
tral Point store extremely pop
ular with customers just at
closing time.
George Field proving an ex
cellent guide on a short Inspec
tion tour of his favorite Rogue
river fishing rilfla.
Here Is the grim death of a U-boat In the Mediterranean which was hunted down by a destroy
of the British Royal Nary and sunk with depth bo mba. The captain and one sailor survived. Ton:
the sub ready to go. Circle defines survivors on the dock wash. Bottom (left), sailor hat hold of
ladder; captain is held by rope and buoy, ready to be taken aboard destroyer that brought death far
their craft and fellow crew members. Bottom right i the captain is pulled in to the destroyer. Censor
ship veiled other details of the incident.
Plane Which Raided Japan
Makes Landing in Russia
By Eddie Gilmore.
Kuibyshev, April 24 (tPl Russia announced today that a
United States bomber which rai ded Japan last Saturday and
then lost its way has been interned with its crew in the Russian
maritime province on the Sea
It appeared to be an already i
completed test of the year-old
Japanese-Russian neutrality part
but United States embassy offi
cials here said Ambassador Ad
miral William H. Standley had
asked Washington for Instruc
tions. The plane was said to have
carried five men, one captain.
The short dispatch announcing
the Internment said that the
JAPS STILL PUZZLED
By the AieoHatea Frets
Japan, still puzzled about
the "mystery base" from
which U. S. bombers raided
Tokyo six days ago, asserted
today that Washington had
not yet issued a communique
on the assault because "it has
no way of communicating
with the American warplanes
which attacked Japan."
A Japanese spokesman, To
mokazu Hori, said this meant
that none of the raiders bad
returned to their bases.
airmen, "losing orientation, com
mitted a forced landing on
Soviet territory." Loss of "orien
tation" was taken to mean that
the plane was trying to make
landing In China.
(The Japanese, identifying the
attackers as medium bombers
farrvinir rrew of five, had said
that apparently some planes
flew on to China.)
The only official account yet
made public was circulated by
Tass. official Soviet news agen
cy, under the caption: "Forced
landing of American plane in
maritime province." The full
dispatch follows:
"Khabarovsk, April 22 On
Apwril 18th on the territory of
the maritime province there
landed an American warpiane.
As stated by the plane crew the
latter participated on the same
day in a raid by the American
air force on the Japanese islands
and, losing orientation, commit
ted a forced landing on Soviet
territory.
"According to common Inter
national regulations, Soviet
authorities interned the Amer
ican plane and crew."
The dateline of the dispatch
indicated the general locale of
the forced landing, although
none was specifically given.
Khabarovsk is about 1,000 miles
northwest of Tokyo and 400
miles due north of the mam port
of the maritime province, Vladi
vostok. SMASH TRACK MARS
rv. iiaIkm Iavi Anril 24
if) The crack University of
Oklahoma quartet smashed the
American couegiaie nw
the sprint medley of the Drake
relays today. Reeling off the
distance In 3:23 to clip two
tenths of a second off the mark
established by the University
of Texas is lie 1941 relays,
of Japan.
RECREATION FOR
SERVICE IN IS
COMMUNITY DUTY
In order to clarify the func
tions of and relationship be
tween government, private and
local agencies dealing with war
time recreational programs, I.
E. Schuler, public relations
chairman of the recreation com
mittee of the Jackson Council
for Defense, today Issued a
statement prepared by Don T.
Orput, field recreation represen
tative of the Federal Security
Agency.
Orput, quoting letter from
Major General E. S. Adams to
all generals and commanding
officers of army and air force,
explained In his statement that
"the Federal Security Agency
believes that the primary re
sponsibility for meeting local
welfare and recreational prob
lems having to do with service
men rests with the adjacent
community, which should meet
this responsibility as fully as It
can with available resources.
Where these resources are In
adequate, supplementary facili
ties and services should be
sought from state, federal and
private agencies, but all con
tacts with the public must avoid
creating the impression that the
community has in any degree
been relieved of its own pri
mary responsibility."
Cooperation Sought
The Federal Works Adminis
tration has allotted $93,000 to
Medford for construction of a
recreational facility for Camp
White troops, the building to be
supervised by the Y.W.C.A.
Schuler at present is contacting
local churches and fraternal or
ganizations to secure their co
operation with the government
facility In providing recreation
for the troops.
Orput said In his statement
that the Federal Security Agen
cy, together with the local com
munity, it responsible for set
ting up and coordinating all
leisure-time activities in com
munities adjacent to military
reservations, including coordi
nation of efforts of federal, state
and local governmental agencies
as well as those of national, pri
vate and local social agencies
including the United Service
organizations.
USO Operating Agency
The USO, Orput stated, is pri
marily responsible for serving
service men as Individuals and
groups and, with the 110.765.
1 000 raised is i drive to meet the.
Fifty Per Gent Gut
In Gas Consumption
Probable by May 1
Wwhlngton, Aj!.-il 24-AF
iovernmeni sources indicated to
day that gasoline consumption
in the east and probably the Pa
cific Northwest would be cut to
50 per cent of normal on May 1
by limiting supplies to filling
stations. This compares with the
present curtailment of one-third.
Such an increased reduction,
which might mean 60 per cent
less gasoline for non-essential ve
hicles, would be effective for
two weeks until May 15, when
the rigid card rationing program
becomes effective in the east by
order of Price Administrator
Leon Henderson,
A 60 per cent cut for passen
ger automobiles probably would
provide about 25 gallons month
ly for each vehicle, oil circles
estimated.
The paradoxical situation of
the oil Industry was outlined to
a senate agriculture subcommit
tee as being: East coast car own
ers face rigid rationing; gulf
coast refinery tanks am hrim.
ming, with gasoline but there Is
a lacx oi transportation to move
it to the east: and national Ha.
r.iand for gasoline is decreasing
aue to the rubber shortage,
though production of gasoline is
booming" in eonfwtimi with i-
ducing by-products needed in the
war euort.
Herb Grey Speaker
At Newspaper Meet
Olympia. Aoril 24. CAP! A
conference of more than IIS
newspaper editors and advertis
ing managers of Washington and
Oregon nublieatfnna
faced here today by a meeting
oi tne executive committee of
the Allied Daily Newspaper as
sociation. General session! nnon at vm
p. m. Herb Grey, president of
me uregon Publishers associa
tion, will lead discussion on ad-
venising.
needs for personnel for the ap
eration of the recreational build
ings, will man and operate these
government facilities.
Field recreation represents
tives of the F.S.A. are resDonsi
ble for local areas affected by
one or more military concentra
tions, such as Medford. and
these representatives work with
local committees, which are sub
committees of local defense
councils, Orput explained in his
statement.
Orput made it clear that the
program of the USO is to be
one segment of the total com
munlty program and Incorporat
ed as part of this total program.
and is not to be a separate par
allel or competitive program
wiin any oxner service m ut
1 community.
BIS
ROOSEVELT HINTS
NATION'S PUNS
MAY BEEXPANDED
Ship Output Only Laggard
in Program Spending
Volume Hits Fast Pace.
Washington, April 24.
President Roosevelt declared to
day that the war production
program was working out ex
tremely well and hinted that
another program might be piled
on top of the one which was
called fantastic last January.
In his annual message to con
gress on January 6, the presi
dent set forth a schedule call-
ng for a production In 1942 and
1943 of 185,000 planes, 120,000
tanks, 55,000 anti-aircraft guns
and 18,000,000 tons of commer
cial shipping.
Spending Speeded
New figures on war spending
came from Budget Director Har
old D. Smith, who reported that
the program had been speeded
up to an estimated $28,000,000,-
000 this fiscal year and to $70.
000,000,000 in the next fiscal
year beginning July 1.
Attributing these revised tig-
ores to -a better than expected
rata of war production. Smith
said they compared with previ
ous estimates of $26,000,000,000
for the current fiscal year.
which ends June 30, and $56,
000,000,000 for the next year.
Smith said weekly cash out
lays for war already have in
creased from $409,000,000 In the
week of Pearl Harbor to $690,-
000,000 per week.
Billions Per Month
This month war will cost $3,-
009,000,000. In June, he said,
it will cost $3,300,000,000, and
by September, monthly costs
will be about $5,000,000,000 per
month "and still going up."
Considering non-war expendi
tures and other factors. Smith
pointed out that existing tax
laws would fall short of financ
ing the treasury In the next fis
cal yes by $56,223,000,000.
Mr. Roosevelt's intimation
that the tremendous goals set
last January might be expanded
came when he was asked at a
press conference whether he
thought stel plants now being
built or expanded would raise
capacity sufficiently to meet all
needs.
No, he replied, he couldn't say
that because there might be an
other program by the time the
expansions and new plants are
completed.
The chief executive expressed
a personal view that there still
was too great civilian use of
steel, but that war production
board officials had taken a con
trary position. He said that
this la being checked on now.
To an Inquiry as to whether
anything was being done to
"revitalize shipbuilding." Mr.
Roosevelt said that everybody
was working on that at the pre
sent time. P.eferrlng to tho dif
ficulty of obtaining enough
steel, he added that you can't
make bread without flour.
He was informed that the ship
construction program was re
garded generally as tha only
portion of his January produc
tion plan which was lagging
seriously behind.
And he was reminded that
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land,
defense shipping administrator,
had testified on Capitol Hill that
there was "too damned much
loafing" In shipyards on the
part of both labor and manage
ment.
The president commented
that was a good burr under the
tail of both management and
labor. But, responding to fur
ther questioning, he advanced
the view that probably a short
age of steel plates was more re
sponsible than slow downs for
the lsg In the shipbuilding phase
of the war effort.
Reno, April 24 JPh-Marri
age licenses issued here Included
Charles H. Stidham, 49, Ah-
una, ana Amy u. item, v.
ureal tua, aiooi.
PAH
LIGHTNING DRIVE
ON BURMA FRONT
GAINSJO MILES
Quick Knockout of Allies In
Burma Seen Aim in Fast
Move North From Loikaw.
By the Associated Fran
Japan's invasion armies, seek
ing quick knockout of allied
forces in Burma, have driven
within 100 miles of Mandalay ap
parently in a lightning 80-mlle
thrust from Loikaw, British
headquarters disclosed today.
A communique said fresh at
tacks were developing In the
Taunggyi area, 100 miles south
of the allied base at Mandalay,
after capturing three key cities
In a new headlong offensive.
Other attacks were reported
near Shwenyaung, 10 miles cast
of Taunggyi.
Taunggyi Is 80 miles north of
Loikaw, the most advanced posi
tion previously reported taken
by the Japanese In that section
of their three-way drive Into up
per Burma, Loikaw fell Tuesday
night
"Reports of both engagements
were meager, but matters appear
to be progressing satisfactorily,'
tha communique said.
Japanese bombers again raid
ed Mandalay,
MORE TIRES FOR
MAY RATIONING
Washington, April 24. (AP)
The office of price administra
tion announced today that a to
tal of 633,663 new and recapped
tires would be made available
for rationing next month to pas
senger car owners.
The allotment compared with
an April quota of about 572,000
tires.
The May quota, for the first
time since rationing began,
makes recapping certificates
available to "List A" passenger
cars and motorcycles. This is in
line with provisions of a pending
amendment to tire rationing
regulations which will require
that, after May 1, passenger car
eligibles on "List A" must htvt
their tires repaired, if possible,
before being allowed to purchase
new ones.
"List A Includes vehicles
used In services deemed most es
sential In the nation's economy.
A secondary list of eligibles,
known as "List B," Includes all
persons eligible to receive recap
ped tires, but not new ones.
REJECT FISH OFFER
Astoria, Ore., April 24 !JP
The fish packers' offer of IS
cents a pound for salmon at the
opening of the season Hay 1 has
been rejected by the AFL Co
lumbia River Glllnet Fisher
men's union. Secretary Guy
Lawrence said today.
Girl Intern Amputates Leg
Using Borrowed Pen Knife
Richmond, Va.. April 24 VP)
Tha saga of an attractive girl
Intern who crawled beneath
locomotive, held a flashlight In
her teeth and amputated tht leg
of railway workman with a
borrowed pocket knife was dis
closed hers today,
Heroine of tha story was Ma
rina Diet Rival, tlenier, young
brunette from Puerto Rico, who
has been on the night ambulance-riding
assignment at the
medical college of Virginia hos
pital. A call cams from tha rtllrosd
yards. Trapped beneath a loco
motive, groaning and half-deiirt-
ous with pais was t yard n
BASEBALL fflT FIRES SET
American,
Score:
New York.
Boston
R.
.
. S
R. E.
IS 1
0 3
Bonham, Branch and Dickey;
H, Newsome, Ryba and Peacock.
Chicago
Detroit
Smith and Turner; Benton,
Corsica and Tebbetts.
SUGAR DEALERS
URGED TO HURRY
FILING OF FORMS
The Jackson county rationing
board today Issued the following
notation to sugar dealers:
"Application forms for regis
tration of tha trade can be
secured tt any high school In
the county Saturday morning
and all day Monday. It will
be of great assistance not only
to the registrars but to the trade
outlets themselves If they get
their forms and fill to tha data
before applying for their sugar
purchase certificates on Tuesday
and Wednesday,
"AU wholesalers, retailers.
rests .i rants, boarding ' bouses.
bakeries, candy stores, hotels
and private clubs will be unable
to purchase sugar after registra
tion starts unless they receive
purchase certificates.
"This notice has nothing to
do with the Individual sugar
purchase stamps which will be
distributed from tha grade
schools on May 4, 8, 6 and 7."
Portland, April M W.
S. Dlrker, state sugar ration
ing executive, advised Oregon
housewives today to purchase
sufficient sugar this week end
to last through May 8, the day
sugar rationing starts.
No sugar may be sold the
week tuning April St and un
til rationing starts on May ."
Dlrker said.
Consumer registration for su
gar rationing will be May 4-7
In elementary schools but the
first day of registration no
sugar may be purchased with
the ration certificates.
(More about sugar en Pag 2)
Joe Louim' Trainer
Succumbs Suddenly
Chicago, April 24. (AP)
Jack Blackburn, trainer of
Heavyweight Champion Joe
Levi, died today.
Blackburn, S8 years old, was
stricken with pneumonia several
weeks ago, but had progressed
sufficiently to be removed from
t hospital to his home. Ha was
believed to be on the road to re
covery, but death earn suddenly,
apparently from a heart attack.
KINO INSPECTS
Somewhere In England, April
24 1&) King George and
Queen Elizabeth Inspected a
Canadian armored division to
day. The king took a ride on
Bren gun carrier.
ploye. A big wheel was squarely
across his mangled leg.
There was only one way to
free him amputation and
there was only cm way to get
at It from underneath tha loco
motive. Shivering as tha night wind
cut throufh her white uniform,
M;it Dies-Rivas crawled tinder
Lying fiat on the gravel, grease
and ashes, tha went to work by
the dim rays of her flashlight
with a small hospital scalpel
Heavy muscle and tha cramped
quarters presented a problem.
The scalpel wasn't enough. In
desperation aha borrowed a big
pocket knifs and finished the
Job.
Tb patient Is racoverin.
SIHK
IN NAZI PORT BY
BRITISH BOMBERS
Site of Helnkel Plane Works
and Shipbuilding, Target
For Night Air Foray.
By Regec D. Crnu
(Associated Press War Editor)
British air raiders, ryi.en-jvi-cally
blasting Germany's war
nerve centers, set great fires at
the German Baltic port of Ros
tock last night and apparently
inflicted heavy damage, the
London air ministry announced
today, while ntii wwrptansi
stepped up the tempo of their
attacks on England.
Described as the noma at th
Heinkel aircraft works, Rostock
la a shipbuilding center and a
major bass for German war
supplies flowing to tha Russian
Finnish fronts.
Heavy Assault
A British spokesman said tha
assault was "heavy and quite
successful," with widespread
flames sweeping the busy port
aa ma last hat bombers parsed
back.
'Four of our aircraft ara i
lag," the air ministry Mid.
At horns, Britons reacted en
thusiastically to Lord Beaver
brook's speech In New York
last night urging creation of
second front In western Europe.
in is is a chance to bring the
war to an end hers and now,
tha British lease-lend coordina
tor told American newspaper
publishers.
"Strike out to help Xnsats,
Strike out violently. Strike
even recklessly, , ."
On tha Russian front, Stock
holm dispatch quoted a Berlin
spokesman aa asserting that the
German 16th army, trapped for
many weeks in the bloody Star
aya Bussa battle sector 130
miles south, had burst through
soviet lines and re-etUbiUhed
contact with tha main German
forces.
Fln&a Neva SeaUs
Soviet dispatches reported
that Finnish troops, moved south
of Leningrad for tha first time.
were fighting alongside .rein
forced nasi divisions in the gen
eral Staraya Rusm area but de
clared their counter-atuckt
were nnsuccessfuL
A red army bulletin tald Rus
sian troops In the Leningrad
front killed mors ttan 1,460
German officers and men in two
days and destroyed 13 nasi
blockhouses.
In tha Crimean campaign,
where German and soviet ar
mies have been deadlocked for
months, dispatches to the army
newspaper Red Star reported
that Russian troops hail cap
tured "the Golden Rsngs," a
key nasi stronghold, after four
days of heavy fighting.
War Bulletins
Cairo, Egypt. AprU 4 P)
Btltiah aiUUary dUparaad
axis Infaatry aad asstos a
klctes moving alone Uts eesi
al sector oi tha Ubyaa bartla
frost yesterday bat sanaV
storms prevented say etht
land operations, tha Klddia
East command rsperted today,
Tha destruction of seven Car
man bombers over Malta was
announced by RAF head
quarters. Berlin (from German Bros-
casts), April S4 iPi Toe
saat high command ssM ta
day that Germaa V-heata
prowUss tha Metsaaaaasi
bad sunk twa BritUh traaw
porta totalltaf U.000 teas aat
tars coastal sailteg ships,
Washington. AprU J4. (")
The navy aald today that
small United States merchant
vessel had fceaaj ihalM fcy M
enemy submarine ff tha A V
Untie coast and that asrvtvtM
aava beaa landed tt aa aaat
coast port.