Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 26, 1942, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textt Lat YOUR Answer to ' Bomb be BONDSI Bar Wtf Bonde ant Stamps TonAT Contribute to the war tffort af year nation. Patriot ism, your owa eelf-proteetloa. Semandi (hat YOU So roar pan NOWI Ceo The KAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Ouick Remits t Small Coat Medford Tribune full Associated Press United Prees Thirty seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1942. NO. 56. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon aaaaa t B .TOKENS Washington, May 28. Mr. Roosevelt lightly rapped the knuckles of Vice President Wal lace and his i. Ii . uiina mil-named 1 board of eco nomic warfare again last week and told it to stop reaching deep er into the prero gatives of State Sec retary Hull. E v e r y o ne raui Maiion outside has considered this argument an un interesting technical dispute over power. Not much public attention was drawn to It. In my opinion, the issues in volved constitutes the second most Important story in' Wash ington and the world. Down beneath the conflict in author ity, it seems. to me, is a basic fundamental difference of opinion as to proceedure in the post-war world. The manner in which these two opposing forces e A) m Oar. tei e eventually aligned will de termine the course of the world we live in for perhaps many generations. The opposing forces do not yet admit that this fundamental conflict exists, but you can see it sticking out of their respec tive speeches as obvious as the Washington monument and Jef ferson memorial. There is no need to go beyond their spoken official words to prove it. Fthe first place neither side is thinking primarily about economic warfare. Mr. Wal lace's primary interest is to pre pare a plan for the post-war world. A few weeks back (May 9) he made a speech called "The Price of Free World Victory," which seems to be drawing con siderable reprint publicity be cause of the attention it did NOT attract at the time. )In that speech, Mr. Wallace said a lot about liberty with which everyone agreed (no one is against world liberty any where in our realm so this point can be accepted as unanimously (Continued on Page Three) ' Washington, May 26 (JP) Senator Smith (D., S. C.) says WPB means "we passed the buck." His Interpretation of the ab breviation for war production board was presented during a sub-committee hearing on the production of synthetic rubber, a. A witness had just related a fctory of fruitless effort to inter est WPB in the construction of grain alcohol plants to provide the basis for rubber. "The time has come to speak plainly," Smith said. "I think we ought to call a spade a spade. In fact, I don't care if you call it a damned old shovel." COACH CALLED Oregon City. May 26 VP) Bob Parke, Oregon City High school football coach and former University of Oregon football ri track star, has been called to duty as a physical training instructor with the army air corps. He will be stationed at Santa Ana, Calif. J Radio Highlights (Pacific war time.) Tonight talks MBS 7:13, Sec retary Ickes on "Petroleum Sit uation;" MBS 8, Paul V. Mc Nutt on "Why We Must Win This War." Wednesday CBS 12:30, U. S. navy band; 2:30, discussion "When Hitler Surrenders;" MBS 8:30 a. m. Colonial orchestra. SIDE GLANCES BY TRIBUNE REPORTERS Barbara Blgelow registering disgust after she was fooled the second time by an old joke. Frank DeSouza and Joe Sa voldi telling each other what great football teams Notre Dame turns out, the postmaster being even more vociferous than the former AIl-Americaa Irish grid der himself. GRAFT ATTACKED IN FRENCH AREA Ten Members of Crew Re ported Missing Six In jured Ship Makes Port. St. Lucia, British West Indies, May 26 P A torpedo fired from within the territorial wat ers of the French Island of Mar tinique damaged the United States destroyer Blakely Mon day, but the warship reached Fort De France under her own power. The destroyer was patrolling the waters near the French Is land, where negotiations are currently under way between the United States and the French high commissioner, Ad miral Georges Robert, concern ing the military status of the Vichy-controlled possession. Casualties aboard the craft were light. Ten members of the crew were reported missing and six injured. The identity of the attacking submarine was not immediately learned, although it is known that German and Italian under sea craft have been active In the Caribbean for several weeks. U. S. PLANES GOT NAZI U-BOAT OFF BRAZILIAN COAST Fortaleia. Brasil. May 26 (P A high source reported another enemy submarine was sunk off Recife today by a "B-18" presumably an Amer ican bomber. Rio de Janiero, Brazil, May 26 (JP) The sinking of a German submarine by United States pa trol planes off the northeast Brazilian coast near the city of Aracaty last Saturday afternoon was "absolutely" confirmed to day by a high source. Aracaty is 85 miles east of Fortaleza. A high source earlier said it was understood that more than one submarine was attacked in the battle off Fortaleza in which the submarine was sunk. This source said the sinking was confirmed by "the appear ance of huge quantities of oil and wreckage on the ocean surface shortly after a plane dropped its entire bomb cargo on the submarine." Ha said a plane "containing Serjeant J. G. Yates first sighted the submarine," but refused tc specify whether this was the plane that sank the submarine. The anti-submarine attacks by United States forces were part of a great activity off Brazil's northeast coast, including an assault on another Brazilian merchantman by a submarine and the expected arrival of survivors from an unidentified vessel. As a result, Brazil increased her defense preparations. CORVALUS COACH TO KLAMATH NEXT YEAR Klamath Falls, May 26 (JPt Frank Ramsey, coach last year at Corvallis High school, will be mmi head football coach at Klamath Union High school this fall, the school board announced last night. Ramsey, a graduate of Oregon State college, will succeed Ken neth "Buck" Hammer who has accepted a coaching job at Long view. Wash., hieh school. Ram sey coached second-string foot ball here in 1838. Fir-M itnrmi anri Inwrte Mph year destroy 7 billion board feet of standing timber in he United States. u Lieut. Robot Heavy Bond Purchases Back Medford Airman Back Bob Emmens With a Bond week opened yesterday In Jackson county with a spirit of sincerity and gratitude to the youthful Medford flier who participated in the May IB bombing raid on Tokyo. W. A. Gates, county general chairman of the war bond sales campaign, expressed today his satisfac tion in the manner Jackson county citizens are responding to the sales campaign. Designation of Bob Emmens Bond week was announced Sun day by Mr. Gates as a means for Jackson county residents to substantially show their grati tude to Lieut. Robert G. Em mens. Today Mr. Gates an nounced that the week's cam paign should be a "record breaker" with Jackson county citizens participating whole heartedly in the campaign with pride that a local resident had taken part in the epic-making raid. The bond table at the Med ford branch of the First Na tional bank of Portland was so busy yesterday that workers ran out of small denominational bonds. However more will be on hand tomorrow to take care of the increased bond sales. In the meantime workers were taking orders for the bonds and deliveries will be made upon arrival of the applications. At the U. S. National bank workers stated that bond sales were largest for one day since the sale of bonds was organized in the county. Good news also came from the post office where unusually heavy sales were re ported at the bond windows. In order that the campaign may run a full week Mr. Gates stated that Monday, June 1, will be Included in the bond sale week to compensate for the holiday Saturday. Monday the bond workers will again be sta tioned at the banks and stores for the convenience of Medford residents. Mr. Gates said, The response is very gratifying and everyone who can possibly arrange to should purchase a bond this week as a tribute to Bob." 150 IRIS VARIETIES IN CLUB'S DISPLAY One hundred and fifty named varieties of iris are on display at the Medford Garden club iris exhibit in the Sixth street lobby of the Hotel Holland. The show will be open until 8 30 o'clock tonight and all day Wednesday until 8 p. m. Also on display is an outstanding collection of Ori ental poppies, Mrs. L. G. Cent ner, club president, announced. The public is invited. MB , ' it, J i " x tC. Seamen San Francisco. May 26 (IP) White-haired Angelo Ross!, mayor San Francisco, de scribed by a witness as having been seen giving the fascist sa lute, declared to an investigate lng committee today "I have a passionate and unqualified af fection for this Democratic Re public in which I was born." No one dares question my whole-hearted loyalty to my na tive land," he said in a voice filled with emotion. Rossi, mayor of San Francisco for 12 years, was the first wit ness called today by a state as sembly committee investigating un-American activities in Cali fornia. Yesterday Carmelo Zi to, publisher of an anti-facist Italian newspaper here, testified he had seen Mayor Rossi give the salute of the Italian fascists. E Hollywood, May 26 OP) Ac tor John Barrymore's condition was definitely improved today. Attendants at Hollywood Pres byterian Hospital said Barry- more had spent his most restful night since he was stricken last week, that he is conscious much of the time and is able to take a little nourishment. Barrymore, 60, is suffering from hypostatic pneumonia, aggravated by chronic liver and kidney ail ments. ON TRIAL AGAIN Klamath Falls, May 28 IIP) The second trial of George Parks on charge of murdering Dr. Salem A. David during a holdup at the Buffalo lunch room here March 16, 1941, was underway here today. The first trial ended in a Jury deadlock February itt. - f : vi - v ....:.. TO TURN FLEET OVER TO ADOLF HITLER Agree To Permit Nazi Sailors To Learn Operation Of Powerful French Warcraft By Roger D. Greene (Associated Press War Editor) France has taken a first de finite step toward turning the French fleet over to Adolph Hit ler, London advices Indicated to day, amid, reports of new Italian demands for prized French territorial possessions including Tunisia, Nice and Cor sica. By agreement between Vichy and Berlin, it was said, German sailors will be permitted to "familiarize" themselves with the operation of French war ships in a move foreshadowing nazi seizure of France's still powerful naval forces. Meanwhile, Britain's former war secretary, Leslie Hore-Bel-isha, asserted that the success ful establishment of a second front in Europe might end the war this year. While Britons clamored for direct action, Hore-Belisha de clared: "A stern struggle is in pro gress around Kharkov. "We have promised to inter vene to relieve our Russian ally. The psychological mo ment may come, beyond which we must not delay if our action Is to turn the scale." Nasis Suffer Losses On the fighting front, soviet headquarters reported that Hit ler's mechanized armies were suffering heavy losses in tanks and men in an attempt to flank the Russians in the 13-day-oId battle of Kharkov. The Russians declared they had repulsed a violent German surprise attack led by ISO tanks in the Izyum-Barvenkova sec tor, 80 miles south of Kharkov, while Marshal Semeon Timo- shenko's main armies pressed on toward Kharkov itself. Dispatches to Red Star, soviet army newspaper, said Russian shock troops had broken a line of German p i 1 1 b o x e s and trenches before Kharkov in at tacks with hand grenades and bayonets. Red Star said the Germans now were attempting to fortify a few series of natural defense positions to check the onslaught. A bulletin from Hitler's field headquarters said a gigantic battle of encirclement against the Russians was "In full awing' on the southern flank. 22'S, SHOTGUNS FREED BY WPB Washington, May 26 fO Small-gauge shotguns, odd-caliber and certain .22 caliber rifles and other types of firearms not needed by the armed forces or for other essential purposes were released by the war pro duction board today for general sale to the public. All stocks of such weapons have been frozen since Febru ary 27. Under the amended order certain guns and pistols are classified as "defense pistols" or "defense rifles" and "defense shotguns" and, as such, may not be sold except with WPB per mission, for federal, state or local government use, for lend lease purposes, or military pri ority ratings, or to the defense supplies corporation. 337 Crossing Accidents Salem, May 26 W) There were 337 grade crossing acci dents in Oregon In 1841, killing 18 persons and injuring 84, com pared with 247 accidents in 1840 which killed 18 and injured 63. Public Utilities Commissioner Ormond R. Bean said today. GAS RATIONING TO BEGIN JULY 1, IS IT June 1 Plan Only Tempor ary Arrangements Asserts Regional Representative. Seattle, May 26. AP) Phil lips Dickinson, regional field rep resentative of the fuel-rationing branch of OPA, said today that as far as he knew the plans for gasoline rationing for Washing ton and Oregon which were set some time ago to start about July 1 would go ahead as sched uled. He explained that the card- rationing plan set to start June 1, which was cancelled last night by the OPA in Washington, was only a temporary or "emer gency" arrangement. The "final plan," he explained further, had been planned all along to start about the first of July. "As far as I know," he said. this will go ahead as sched uled." (At Boston today. Secretary Ickes said in an interview that Administrator Leon Henderson was planning a new gasoline ra tioning system effective July 1 which "won't have so many loop holes as now. ) Dickinson said he understood that the July 1 plan would affect the entire nation and that a sys tem of coupon books, rather than cards, would be used. TEXAS LAD BEST IN SPELLING BEE Washington. May 26 (JP Richard Earnhart, 11-year-old student in the 7th grade of Cold- wen school at El Paso. Tex.. won the 18th national spelling bee today by knowing "acquies ced" and "sacrilegious." Mary Margaret Montgomery. of Des Moines, put an "S" in stead of a "C Into "acquiesced" after nearly four hours of calm ly facing dozens of multi-sylla bic tongue twisters and had to be content with second place. Third place went to Hazel M. LaPrade of Worcester, Mass., wno speuea "paucity" with an s. - The winner will receive 1300 and trip to New York. oecond uiace wiii get 8300 and third place 8100. OPEN ALL NIGHT Portland, Ore., May 28 (JPi A window of Betty Olsen's apartment is open around the clock, no matter what the weather. It all began on balmy day when robin built a nest on the sill. Now there's a fam ily of three noisy, hungry youngsters. New Soldier Pay Measure Given Committee Approval Washington, May 26. (AP The senate military committee today approved a soldiers' allot ment and allowance bill author izing the selective service sys tem and local boards to classify men with wives and children into categories to determine the order of csUing them for army duty. The bill, different from one already approved by the house military committee and awaiting passage of the new army pay bill before it is taken up, provides for deduction of 22 monthly from the enlisted man's pay with the government matching this with a 28 contribution to pro vide his wife with 830 for living expenses. The government would BASEBALL 1 National R. H E. New York 2 6 0 Boston 4 9 3 Melton, Koslo, Adams and Danning; Javery and Klutz. American Boston 1 6 1 New York 9 13 0 Dobson, Butland and Conroy; Donald and Dickey, Rosar. R H. E. Washington 8 13 0 Philadelphia S 11 1 Sundra and Early; Harris, Besse and Wagner. CHINESE SUFFER NEW REVERSES IN ' By the Associated Press China's grim battle to stave off Japanese conquest of Chekiang province on the China cast coast, springboard for a potential al lied offensive against Japan, suf fered new reverses today while far to the west the last British defenders of Burma were re ported to have withdrawn into India. ' Chinese headquarters acknowl edge that Japanese troops, esti mated at 100,000, had advanced within two miles of the ancient walled city of Kinhwa, the Che kiang provisional capital. Chinese dispatches said the Japanese assault on Kinhwa had been thrown back with heavy casualties, but acknowledged that "the situation Is still very grave and the coming week will witness even fiercer battles." Air Power Tells Once again, a Chinese spokes man indicated that Japanese aerial superiority was playing havoc with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's armies, declaring that "the enemy Is continually bomb ing us in relays." Chinese dispatches said the enemy was preparing another campaign, perhaps even bigger in scope, in Fukien province which borders Chekiang to the south. Japanese troop transports and warships were reported massing at the Japanese island of For mosa, across the Formosa strait from the Fukien coast. In the battle for Australia, Gen. Douglas MacArthur'i head quarters announced that allied bombers blasted their way through Japanese interception squadrons to pound anew at enemy airdromes at Rabaui, New Britain, and Lae, New Guinea. Four Japanese planes were re ported shot down. DEFENSE VOLUNTEERS New York, Msy 26 W) The second civilian defense region office said today that 7,288,198 persons had enrolled as civilian defense volunteers in the nation as of April 1, representing a gain of 1.081,567 since March 1. pay f 12 a month toward support of one child and 910 monthly for each additional child. The committee also approved a new provision making war risk Insurance compulsory so that all men in the armed services would be required to have $10,000 of government insurance. The service man would pay 39 cents a month per 91,000 for the Insurance and the government the remainder of the premium. For 810,000 this would amount to about 93.30 for the service man and r.bout 3.00 for the gov ernment. As the committee acted, strong bi-partisan opposition developed against any congressional move to draft men in the 18-19 year age classes for military service. 9R RIM X. Hfi RHYS W 1 ww -w.w IN MEDFORD HIGH Baccalaureate Services Sunday Commencement Exercises Set For June 4. Closing days of school at Med ford senior high will be busy ones for the 88 girls and 86 boys In graduating class, according to Principal Leonard B. Mayfield. in announcing the schedule of the traditional events. Baccalaureate services will be held Sunday, May 31, at 8 p. m. in tne nigh school auditorium with the Rev. Wolford Dawes of the local Baptist church as principal speaker, and the Rev. Karl Brockhaus of Medford Zion English Lutheran church as presiding minister. Com mencement exercises will also) be held in the high school audi torium Thursday, June 4, at 8 p. m. Speaker for the occa sion will be Dr. Dan Poling, contacts representative for the state system of higher educa tion. Baccalaureate services are open to the publlo but admission to commencement will be. by ticket only. Practice Schedule Two baccalaureate practices have been scheduled for the seniors, who are requested eith er to report to them personally or arrange for a aubstltuta. First of these practices will be May 27, at 9:59 a. m. In the boys' gymnasium, and th final one May 29, at 2:30 p. m., also (Continued an Pas Three) F.D.R. UNEXC1TED Washington, May 26.- Declaring that he thought there was not much in the situation to get excited about. President Roosevelt asserted today that ha thought substitutes could be worked out for tires now in use before they wear out com pletely. At the same time, ha said ha expected to have a report short ly on the possibility of using a pipe line proposed for construc tion across north Florida as a means of relieving the gasoline shortage in the east Asked at a pros conference whether anything was being done to develop a supply of synthetic rubber beyond mili tary needs, Mr. Roosevelt com mented on the need for buses to take people to and from work. He said work was In progress on two or three kinds of tires which inquire no rub ber. He said he thought that If people got them, and drove them 23 or 30 miles an hour, they could get to town all right. Goal Glssd Dsctsr Sieessbs ii $!::? San Antonio, Tex, May 26 (AP) Death today closed the turbulent medical, political and oratorical career of Dr. John Richard Brlnkley, 88, rejuvena tion surgeon known popularly as "the goat gland doctor." Dr. Brlnkley died in his sleep of a heart ailment which fol lowed the amputation of a leg in Kansas City several months ago. Sex rejuvenation and Ufa lengthening treatments alleged to have been offered through the mails by the colorful, goateed surgeon three times candidate for governor of Kansas last September brought a federal in dictment against him in Little Rock. Denmark sold the Virgin Is lands to the United States la 1917. "- "