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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1942.
NO. 67.
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News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, June 8 Russia
is pressing for a post-war under
standing now on acquisition of
a moderate
amount of ter
ritory which
she considers
essential t o
her own de
fense. You can see
this in the in-
tj spired news
VA d 1 s p a t ches
J, from Moscow,
Pool Mallon such as the
one June 3 In the New York
Times, claiming red rights to
the Karelian Isthmus, the little
Baltic states of Lithuania, Lat-t-ia
and Estonia, the part of Po
land she occupied called "white
Russia," and the Bessarabian.
Bukovinlan and Moldavian sec
tions of Romania.
The request for an under
standing on this Is reported on
competent authority to have be
come known diplomatically to
London and to Washington.
Obviously, even such a fair
sounding and restrained de
mand, cannot be granted with
out corrupting the basis on
which the United States and
Great Britain are conducting the
war, or in fact our own form of
government.
Secret promises would
amount to secret treaties, and
the president is not empowered
to make secret treaties. Our
form of government requires
treaties to be ratified and pro
claimed by the Senate. If any
official of this government made
,p promise, it could not be bind
ing, and, therefore, would be
worthless.
But even If this were not the
case, neither London nor Wash
ington officials would consider
it a wise policy to start handing
out personal promises to work
after the war for secret territor-
( Continued on Pa-a flu I
Jehovah Peddlers
License Is Upheld
Washington, June 8 (P')
The supreme court ruled today
that a municipal ordinance re
quiring a license for peddlers
may constitutionally be applied
to a member of "Jehovah's wit
nesses" engaged in distributing
literature for which contribu
tions were solocited.
Such a requirement was chal
lenged on the ground thnt it vio
lated the right of freedom of
Aress and of freedom to worship
'Almighty Cod."
Radio Highlights
(Pacific war time.)
Louis P. Lochner, Associated
Press bureau chief in Berlin
since 1928, will go cn the air
Tuesday to tell some of the
things about life inside Nazi
Germany. He speaks at 3:30
p. m. on NBC.
Tonight: Blu , Radio For
um, "Should Congress Abolish
the Poll Tax?" debate; NBC
7:30, Vice Pres. Wallace on
"Destiny of the Hemisphere in
World Affairs"; MBS 8:15,
Rep. J. S. Gibson on "National
Labor Relations Act."
I Tuesday: NBC 9:30 a. m..
Dr. F. H. Lahey on "Place of
Medicine Today": Blu 2:15,
broadcast from Iceland.
SIDE GLANCES
BY
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Judith Wolfe presenting the
Mail Tribune with a pui-ty bou
quet of roses, an annual ctent.
Navy Mothers club, members
in their uniforms on the stage
at Victory Center at the navy
enlistment ceremony.
Frank Perl foregoing his fav
orite sport, catfishing, to help
Wifcy Dorothy in some intense
pring house-cleaning.
Vern Marshall In the Mail Trib
'ne office to check on the Pa
cific ocean battle.
And ditto Rawlea Moore
L..aAL.V,
i DOCKS AT BRUGES
TARGET IN LATEST
E THRUST
Six Escort Fighters Lost
Swarms of Fighters Head
for Cologne in Night.
London, June 8 (JP) American-made
Boston bombers con
ducted large-scale offensive op
erations against German-held
coastal territory today, center
ing their attacks on the docks
and other objectives at Bruges,
Belgium.
The air ministry announced
that six escorting fighters were
lost and that four German
planes were destroyed. Pilots
of two RAF planes were saved.
Hundreds of fighting planes
and fighter-bombers from the
scores of airfields of Britain
swept In a series of thrusts over
Hitler's channel ports and de
fenses, continuing the regular
daylight offensive which has ac
companied the RAF heavy
bombing drive.
Head For Boulogne
Swarms of fighters flying five
miles high headed out across the
channel toward Boulogne early
tonight. Other fighters were
seen returning from the Calais
area.
British war planes attacked
targets in northern France and
Holland last night and damaged
a German ship off the Frisian Is
lands, the air ministry announ
ced today, but bad weather over
the continent kept the RAF
from following up its Saturday
night assault on Emden with an
other massed raid upon Ger
many. All the planes which partici
pated In the overnight opera
tions returned safely to their
bases, a communique said.
Fighter command planes
which carried out the sweeps
over France were reported to
have bombed a railway yard
near Caen and shot up a train
at Montdidier, 21 miles south
east of Amiens. A lone Boston
bomber also attacked the Ger
man airdrome at Leeuwarden,
Holland, 70 miles from Amster
dam. HEARING SLATED
MONDAY, 1UNE 29
Monday, June 29, has been
set for the public hearing on
Jackson county's budget for the
tax year starting July 1. First
publication of the budget was
today, and the date places the
hearing within the time limit
prescribed by law.
Total amount to be raised by
tax levy for 1942-1943. starting
July 1, Is $373,857. The levy
amount for the first half of this
year was $179,134. Both levies
were within the six per cent
limitation law. The amount for
the full tax year is approxi
mately $14,000 more than for
the half year.
Appropriations of $4,300 for
civilian defense council require
ments: $2,400 for the county
co-ordinating board, and $6,000
for the Juvenile department are
main items covered In the in
crease. The civilian defense and co
ordinating board funds are made
necessary by the war emer
gency. In the Juvenile department,
if the proper person can be
secured, the $8,000 appropria
tion will provide for the hiring
of a Juvenile officer. County
Judge J. B. Coleman said today
the Juvenile problem, involving
both girls and boys, was becom
ing serious and in an effort to
curb the rising delinquency it
was agreed a juvenile officer
was needed.
"We may be able to save
some of the young folks who
are heading for Institutions.
Judge Coleman said. "Every
day we have a cae or two and
there are others that need ex
pert attention."
Battered Jap Sea Force
Makes Limping Retreat;
U. S. Navy Loses Contact
FIRESIDE CHAT
WAITING STUDY
Roosevelt Tells House Com
mittee Facts, Reasons to
Be Given When Learned.
Washington, June 8 (JP)
Senate Democratic Leader Bark
ley of Kentucky said today that
a survey of the country's scrap
rubber resources probably would
be made before any decision
was reached on nation-wide ra
tioning of gasoline.
Barkley told reporters he
looked for an early announce
ment by' President Roosevelt on
rationing plans.
Washington, June 8 OP)
President Roosevelt indicated
today to a house committee that
he might make a fireside chat
to the people on the rubber and
gasoline problems as soon as he
completed a study of the situ
ation and assembled the facts.
The committee, headed by
Representative Kleberg (O-Tex),
was created by an informal
meeting of legislators opposed
to nationwide gasoline rationing
until the reasons for It were
fully developed and the "facts"
presented to congress. .
Accompanied by Representa
tives Lea (D-Calif), and Holmes
(R-Mass), Kleberg called on Mr.
Roosevelt to make known the
committee's position, which he
said was supported by approxi
mately 250 house members.
F.D.R. Studying
"We had wonderful confer
ence with the president," the
Texan asserted, "and we dis
cussed the rubber situation, we
discussed the gas situation, and
the president told us he was at
present engaged in making as
intensive a study as possible
looking toward the ascertain
ment of facts, not fiction, on the
problems involved in looking to
ward rubber conservation. And
when he had the information
that would enable him to give
the people asome facts and rea
sons, he was going to tell them
lrout it."
East coast motorists will get
an average basic ration of near
ly four saltans of gasoline a
week under the regular coupon-
book system starting next
month. Joel Dean. OPA fuel
rationing administrtor, said
today.
Under the present temporary
program, non-essential drivers
are allowed about three gallons
weekly.
Spokane, June 8 VP) Hous
ing construction of the Immedi
ate future will have to be "of
the apartment or dormitory
type," northwest savings and
loan men were told here today
French Told to Leave
Broad Coastal Section
London, June 8 VP) The
British radio broadcast instruc
tions to the French people today
to evacuate a broad coastal area
from the Belgian to the Spanish
border, which strip the Germans
have designated as a prohibited
military zone.
"Operations of capital import
ance, for the liberation of
France will start in due time,!
said the broadcast.
"It has been shown on several ;
occasions that the presence of,
the civilian population on the
scene of active operations hind-1
ers the action of troops, and
particularly of friendly troops. I
in a very grave manner," said
the broadcast beamed across the(
channel In the regular French
language news program. i
British sources said that they
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Cincinnati 3 10 1
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JAP
SNEAK
SHELL AUSTRALIA
Allied Headquarters, Aus
tralia, June 8. (AP) Japanese
submarines, slipping inshore
under cover of darkness, shelled
Sydney and Newcastle last night
in the first sea-borne attack on
the Australian mainland since
the start of the war.
(Exchange Telegraph said the
shells were of German origin).
An official announcement said
the shelling caused no military
damage and there was only one
casualty. Edward Hirsch, 40, a
refugee who left Germany five
years ago, suffered a broken leg
In Sydney where shells slightly
damaged a block of flats.
In Newcastle, little damage
was caused aside from broken
windows.
A blackout covering coastal
areas and In some cases as far as
100 miles inland was ordered ef
fective ' tonight in New South
Wales.
The attack following by one
week an unsuccessful raid on
Sydney harbor by Japanese
midget submarines, four of which
were destroyed before they could
do more than sink an old harbor
vessel.
Newcastle was reported under
attack for about 30 minutes and
Sydney, which is 80 miles to the
south, for about 15 minutes.
THROWS UP JOB
Roseburg, Ore., June 8 (IP)
Dissatisfied by recommendations
of the budget committee and
irked by criticism of the civilian
defense program, A. J. Young,
mayor of Roseburg, today ten
dered his resignation. Mr.
Young, who served as city coun
cilman from 1929 to 1936 and as
mayor since 1936, has main
tained strict economy in city
finances. During his administra
tion, the city has been freed
from warrant Indebtedness and
has paid a large amount of bond
principal in advance of due date.
A cash balance of $20,000 was
estimated as being available fdr
the beginning of the new fiscal
year, July 1. ,
could not Interpret the bulletin,
that It would have to stand for
itself.
'The coastal regions of occu
pied France are likely to become
more and more a theater of war
operations," the warning con
tinued. "They will inevitably
bring with them the gravest
dangers for the civil popula
tion." The radio referred to "Notice
No. 1," however, which was
broadcast after the commando
raid on the Germans' U-boat base
at St. Nazaire March 28 when
Frenchmen in that city took up
arms and fought for three days
after the British had departed.
That notice instructed French
men to preserve themselves for
the day when the formal call is
Issued for the help of the French
nation.
THREE-DAY FIGHT
ONE-OF GREATEST
Admiral Nimitz Says Only
Single Destroyer Lost in
Mid-Pacific Encounter.
By Walter B. Clausen
Pearl Harbor, June 8. (AP)
A once mighty Japanese naval
force, reported to constitute the
bulk of that country's sea power,
today limped westward in des
perate retreat from Midway
island, its proud units pounded
by an American defense turned
into a shattering offense.
"The enemy appears to be
withdrawing," said Admiral
Chester W. Nimitz, commander-in-chief
of the Pacific fleet. "Con
tact was lost during last night."
But even should the Japanese
make good their escape, it will be
only at the cost of at least three
warships sunk, 1 1 or more others
damaged and the virtually com
plete destruction of their pro
tecting air arm,
One Destroyer Lost
Against this formidable score.
the only announced American
losses in equipment were one de
stroyer sunk by a submit mc, one
aircraft carrier hit by a bomb
and some planes missing.
Loss of the U. S. destroyer was
acknowledged in the same com
munique in which Nimitz told of
the enemy s apparent with
drawal. But it was offset by of
ficial word that a Jap destroyer
also had been sent to the bottom
and that additional damage had
been inflicted on two enemy
cruisers.
The crew of the lost U. S. de
stroyer, Nimitz said, was picked
up by other ships, "with small
loss of life." The admiral was
uncertain whether the report of
fresh damage to Japanese cruis
ers referred to further hits on
vessels previously damaged or
represented entirely new suc
cesses. Congratulations
As the three-day battle of the
Central Pacific seemed to be
nearing its finish in what was
likely the greatest single victory
of American naval history, mes
sages of congratulation began to
arrive at Nimitz' headquarters
here.
"The splendid victory at Mid
way has aroused the greatest en
thusiasm throughout this area,"
General Douglas MacArthur ad
vised the admiral from Aus
tralia. "The prime minister of
Australia has asked me to join
his felicitations. My own pride
and satisfaction are boundless.
We will not fail."
From Loeut. Gen. J. L. DeWitt,
commanding general of the west
ern defense command and fourth
army at San Francisco, came
this message:
"To the commander In chief of
the Pacific fleet and all his of
ficers and men this command ex
tends hearty congratulations on
the success of your forces and
desires to express Its admiration
for the gallant action by all arms
in the decisive repulse of the
enemy attack on Midway. May
the final outcome be enemy an
nihilation. Washington, June 8. (AP)
Desperate new Jaoanese efforts
to break the growing might of
America's air and sea power In
the Pacific were predicted In in
formed quarters here today as
the only course left open to the
enemy, now clearly on the de
fensive. Subsequent to the United
States' victory in the battle that
started with the repulse of a
huge attacking force at Midway
island last week, authorities said
that the Japs must either Initiate
new operations somewhere along
the sweeping defense line that
runs from Alaska to Australia, or
else by Inactivity admit their
Pearl Harbor Avengers
3D
Forming the "V" for Victor? iTT.bol In front of the Ban Francisco City Hill, more than 200
young men were inducted into the Navy exactly six months after the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor.
The ceremony was part of a nation-wide observance which will add thousands of American youths
to the nation's fighting fleets.
GAS RESTRICTIONS
IN MEDFORD AREA
LI
Gasoline restrictions have been
eased by the war production
board for the area within 13
miles of the Medford postoffice.
the new order allowing a 50 per
cent increase in delivery to
service stations over the gallon-
age-figure arrived at by an
April 18 WPB order reducing
deliveries approximately 33 1-3
per cent under the correspond
ing months of last year, local
oil company officials said today.
The 50 per cent Increase over
the previously established quota,
it was pointed out, will mean
that service stations in the Med
ford area will receive approxt
mately the same amount of
gasoline as they did In the
corresponding months of 1941
The new order, oil company
officials stated, was placed in
effect to allow workers In war
industries, Camp White in Med
ford's case, enough gasoline to
drive their cars to and from
their Jobs. So far as could be
learned by oil company officials
here, the Medford area was the
only one in the northwest so
favored by the easement of the
gasoline restriction.
Bridges Assured
Australia Haven
Sydney. Australia, June 8
VP) Harry Bridges, United
States west coast labor leader,
recently ordered deported as a
communist, was assured full cit
izenship rights in Australia in a
recent cable, acting attorney
general John A. Beasley an
nounced today. Bridges is an
Australian.
Bridges replied that the long
shoremen would redouble their
efforts to expedite wiir supplies
to Australia, recognizing mat
"the main fight still Is against
Hitler and Japan," Beasley said,
eventual complete defeat even
before the grand offensive of the
united nations starts rolling in
the Pacific.
In Washington, Admiral Er
nest J. King, commander-in-chief
of the United States fleet, de
clared at a press conference that
the battle Just ending might de
cide the course of the war In the
Pacific, depending on the extent
cf damage inflicted on the
enemy.
Without relating statistics. Ad
mlral King said that the Japan
ese had thrown the bulk of their
sea power Into the effort to take
Midway, but that the army and
navy had been prepared for Just
such an attempt. Land based
aircraft "played a big part" in
repelling the attack, King said,
and he used that face to give a
clue to the limits beyond which
the pursuit of the routed enemy
would not be continued.
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1S. 7
25 Jackson. Josephine Men
Take Navy Oath En Masse
Twenty-five Jackson and Josephine county youths were
administered the oath of enlistment in the U. S. navy at '
public ceremony held yesterday at 12:30 p. m. in Victory Center.
A large group of relatives and friends witnessed the acceptance. .
of the oath which was read by Lieutenant R. LJohnsrud,
U. S. navy, recruiting officer from Portland.
In an inspiring talk by Frank I
DeSouza, local postmaster, he
stated that 600 cities throughout
the nation were Joining in a
similar program when youth
throughout the United States
were pledging their services to
the U. S. navy as "Avengers of
Pearl Harbor." The ceremony
marked to day the sixth
month anniversary of Japan's
bombing of Pearl Harbor and
DeSouza said it was a fitting
occasion for the enlistment.. He
said that "the United States
needs men and ships" and that
it Is now getting both.
Roll call of the enlistees was
read by Jack Carpenter, CEM,
local navy recruiter and the
men formed a "V" on the plat
form as their names were called.
Lieut. Johnsrud administered
the oath and J. C. Buckmaster,
commander of Crater Lake Post
of Veterans of Foreign Wars,
distributed window cards to the
enlistees for their parents.
Benediction was given by
Capt. Charles K. Cox of the
Salvation Army and fitting mar
tial music was played by the
Medford high school band while
the enlisted men left the plat
form. Preceding the ceremony
Hawaiian music was played by
Mrs. Elsie Alexander's Hawaiian
band.
As no naval officer was avail
able to administer the oath at
the Josephine county recmitirg
station, seven men from Jose
phine county were sworn in at
the local ceremony. They were
Clifford Gilbert. Earl Hall, Wal
ter Mendenhall, Almond Kile,
Charles Pixey, Leslie Poole and
Gaye Nichols. They were ac
companied to Medford by the
Josephine county recruiting of
ficer, W. R. Cumley from Grants
Pass.
Jackson county men Included:
Robert Bryant, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Bryant of 1312 Red
dy avenue; Myrlin and Mervin
Scott, sons of Mr. A. H. Scott
of 234 West Fifth street; Alfred
Dodson, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs.
A. E. Dodson of 81S Taylor
street; Forrest Cochran of 1032
West 10th street; Eugene Ben
nett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Bennett of 343 South Grape
street: Conroy Christianson, son
of Mrs. Frances Christianson;
Victor Lehman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Lehman of 324 Plum
street; Thayer Kessler of Route
1; Cecil Campbell of Route 3;
Richard Westerberg and Robert
Stearns of Ashland; Paul Mur
phy of Central Point; Carl
Short, George Walker and Ches
ter Smith of Eagle Point; Jack
Stevenson of Prospect, and Max
Landon of Yreka, California.
The navy recruiting office
expressed gratitude today to the
following organizations for their
cooperation .and assistance In
the program: Chamber of Com-
Sworn In
Si
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U-BOAT TOLL IN
WEST ATLANTIC
PUSHED TO 252
(By Associated Press)
On the bottom of the western
Atlantic vessels of allied and
neutral registry, downed by
submarines, totaled 2S2 today
by official navy announcement
as 25 new victims were reported
last week and yesterday to have
been sunk by undersea wolf
packs on the prowl from Can
ada to South America.
The casualty list for the at
tacks announced last week wal
10S persons dead and 44 miss
ing. Some 880 seamen and pas
sengers survived the sinkings.
Losses reported last week in
eluded 10 U. S. ships, seven
British, three Norwegian, one'
Brazilian, one Panamanian, one
Dutch and one unidentified al
lied vessel. Another U. S. ship
was reported yesterday as a
recent victim.
STIFF RESISTANCE
Chungking, June 8 WO The
high command declared today
that fighting was continuing at.
the outskirts of Chuhsien, the
rail line town In western Che
kiang province, and said Chi
nese forces were putting up stiff
resistance against Japanese
drive to close in on the Che
klang battlefront from Klangsl
province to the west.
(The Japanese claimed Satur
day that they had taken Chuh
sien and said they were mop
ping up resistance in that area,
within bombing range of Japan.)
Contact has been established
between the main Chinese army
in Hunnan province and Chi
nese forces which have success
fully completed their withdraw
from Berma, General Lung
Yun, governor of Hunnan, an
nounced. merce. Crater Lake Post, V. F.
W Navy Mothers' club. Salva
tion Army, Ministers' associa
tion; Mrs. Elsie Alexander and
band, Medford high school band.
Fluhrer'f Bakery and the Mail
Tribune.