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Lai TOnS Aiuwh ta Um The MAIL TRIBUNE Bomb be BONDSI Medford Tribune But war Sonaa ta Stampa TOOAT Cantrtbau la the wa Want LA W effort af your natloa. Patriae I a aw a a d jr n lam. four tn s-lf-protectloa. ormanda thai lot) to Jour Quick Results part NOW I at Small Cost i Full Associated Prat United Press Thirty seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1942. NO. 68. haw aii aaaaaaiaiaaiaaaaaaB"-""- I ajjaassssssstsssssssssss. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, June 9 A clergy man in Massachusetts has writ ten me: "I read your column regu larly with interest and mostly with profit. I am, however, deeply discouraged with your remarks on the international situation after the war . . . "It is posi tively immoral to believe that we must re main definite ly in state of armed vio lence, and that the world must remain under the dominance paal Mallon oi me ricn ana powerful . . . you despair of leagues of nations to preserve world order, claiming that they are the dreams of idealists and cannot be achieved. "But you completely fail to appreciate that such a condition has already been achieved in large areas of our life witness the civil community and the national state. Only in the in ternational order do we have the chaos and anarchy which you wish to preserve. ... I am sorry to see you sponsor any such idea." DEAR Dr. : You did not note the limi tations in my column. I did not advocate armed violence, but armed peace. I did not want American conquest of the world or the creation of an American empire, but only security against the violence of others. Yes, we have had, as you say, for 6,000 years in the interna tional order something approxi mating chaos and anarchy in varying degrees, but I do not wish to preserve that. I want to stop it by making our own christian country with its ambitions limited to its own shores, with no appetite for conquest anywhere else in the world, a supremely self-sufficient military authority and a powerful example for good. I wont armprl Christianity and armed Americanism, as against passive Christianity ana a wean America. We have tried it your way many times, and, as your letter (Continued on Paja Pour) Radio Highlights (Pacific War Time) More and more, the hour-long programs are disappearing from the networks. With the Fred Al len sponsor also deciding to cut to 30 minutes after June, the hot months, from present indications, will have only three one-hour shows under sponsorship, the Crosby show, Kay Kyser and cheers from the camps. Tonight: NBC 8:15 discus sion, "Your Grocer in Wartime." CBS 6:30 premiere, cheers from the camps, soldier variety; 7:30 C.I.O. Program, Interviews; 8:15, talk, Albert de Vice Schau wer, Belgian minister of colonies. Wednesday: MBS 7:45 a. m., umi Crimea avcit,vl uj . v gram. SIDE GLANCES BY TRIBUNE REPORTERS Helen Tum laughingly re calling an incident when she tried to spend S3 50 In 15 min utes and had a hard time doing it. Janet Ross sporting a sun burned face after fishing trip to Diamond Lake. Carol Johnson and Jeanne Smi'h taking time out for a coca roll. H. W. (Texas Cowboy) Alex ander having a hard time get ting past the guards at the can tonment in order to go on guard duty. The earliest sea war tactics was to ram the enemj'i ships. rail 12 MISSING AFTER SHIPS HIT WATER NEARJMHURST Three Bodies Recovered Dirigibles 400 Feet Above Water Before Crash. Lakehurst, N. J., June 9. (JPl Coast guards recovered today three bodies and wreckage from one of two navy training blimps lost in what apparently was a mid-air collision over the At lantic ocean while on an unex plained "experimental mission." Only one survivor was known. Still missing were nine of the 13 naval and civilian occupants of the G-l and the smaller L-2 when they set out last night from the naval air station at Lakehurst. The airships plunged into the ocean 16 miles north east of Lakehurst. Thraa Bodies Found Sheriff Lewis Menninger of Ocean county reported recovery of the three bodies in the gon dola of the L-2, dragged ashore at Point Pleasant Beach. Among the bodies was that of Lt.-Comdr. Clinton S. Rounds of Toms River, senior officer aboard the two crafts and a sur vivor of the dirigible Macon dis aster off the California coast in 1935. Rounds Is survived by his widow and six-year-old daugh ter, Carmella, who celebrated Mrs. Round s birthday with cake last night alone because they did not know what time the navy aeronaut would be home from his experimental flight. The navy declined to discuss the mission. All occupants of the blimps were equipped with life-jackets for use should the craft be forced down on the water. They were about 400 feet above. the sea when they apparently col lided. Ensign Plckad Up Ensign Howard Fahey of Scarsdale, N. Y., was rescued and brought ashore by coast guards early today. He suf fered an apparent fracture of an arm in the crash, but swam about until picked up. Coast guard boats patrolled the area for possible other sur vivors and grappled for the G-l. A clock in the gondola of the L-2 had stopped at 10:30 p. m. Those dead or missing were: Lt.-Commander Rounds, listed as a pilot. Lieut Frank A. Trotter, Toms River. Ensign C. C. Ross, Jackson ville, Fla. Ensign K. G. Lee, New Lon don, Conn. O. V. Roos, aviation chief machinist s mate, Lakewood N. J. R. C. Poteet, aviation chief machinist's mate, Langdon, Kan. W. H. Herndon, Jr., boat swain's mate, first class, address unavailable. These civilians were aboard: Dr. J. C. Hoover, Middleton, Conn. L. S. Moyer, Minneapolis, Minn. A Mr. Tilles, San Diego, Calif. F. C. Gilbert, New London, Conn. Dr. A. B. Wyse, San Diego, Calif. The training station said the civilians were on the mission as technicians or scientists. Lieut. Trotter was a pilot and Ensigns Ross and Lee were co pilots of one of the blimps. STATE GUARDS TO Camp Murray, June 9 'Pi State Adjutant General Walter J. Do Long said today he had called for volunteers of the Washington state guard to Im mediately man observation posts of the air raid warning system at isolated points near Cape Flattery. General DeL?ng said the or der was issued at the direction of Governor Arthur B. Langlie and the volunteers were taken ' from tha 2nd battalion. 4th Washington volunteer infantry. I at Tacom o Vagrant Balloon Returns lAxis Desert Assault Beaten Off: bp ill - ! Man miles from tha place whara It broke loose from its moor ings, this recently- installed barrage balloon settled to earth near Los Angelas and was captured by the coast artillery. An army spokesman said tha balloons might be expected to break loose "every onca in a while," but that they'll come down by themselevs. Old Rubber Planned Washington, June 9 (IP) President Roosevelt disclosed to day he was planning a nationwide campaign to collect all the old, scrap rubber in the country. Returning American Weeps at Sight of Loaf of White Bread Philadelphia, June B (IP) A woman who spent four years in Italy says she "actually wept" on her return at the sight of white bread. "I hadn't seen a loaf In two years," said Mrs. Reba Kelly, who came back on the Swedish Liner Drottningholm. Jersey City, N. J., June9 (IP) The 18,134-ton passenger liner Gripsholm arrived today from Gothenburg, Sweden, a day late on her mission to exchange Jap anese and American diplomats and nationals. The white-painted Swedish American liner, which has not been seen in this country in se veral years, carried. 193 Swedish and other Scandinavian-Americans. On the pier was the baggage of Japanese, who will board the ship for its first exchange voy age to Lourenco Marques, Por tugese East Africa. Americans from Japan will board the ship there for the return voyage to the United States. Red Cross workers and social security employe were at the pier to direct returning Amer icans, most of whom have not seen the United States for many years. Local army - men and state police left here this morning for Pilot rock and vicinity in the Sirkiyou mountains, to check on a report of the finding in that area of an army photographic I plane which crashed several months ago. Pilot rock, which ' can be seen plainly from the 1 Pacific highway, is in Oregon 1 Just inside the state Una, Drive Is for Nation The chief executive tolt a press conference that one of the problems involved in the cur rent gasoline-rubber situation was the fact that there were no accurate estimates on how much scrap rubber was available. The only way to find out, he scid, is to go out and pick it up. He said, replying to a ques tion, that the collection cam paign would be voluntary to the extent that if it were not entirely successful it would be come compulsory. While he would not say def initely that this might mean that nationwide gasoline ration ing would be necessary, if the rubber collection is large en ough, he indicated that at least no step toward such rationing would be taken until the rubber drive is completed. Nationwide gasoline rationing haj been sug gested to force the conservation of auto tires, possibly starting about July 15. Mr. Roosevelt said he hoped the rubber collection would get under way soon and would be over In two weeks. MUST FACE TRIAL Portland, Ore., June 9 VP) A Medford, Ore., man who wrote his draft board, "I am re signing my citizenship, don't bother me with any more draft papers," found out today it wasn't that simple. Fred William Barfoot. 35. pleaded innocent before Federal Judge James A. Fee to an in dictment charging failure to file his selective service questionalre and failure to keep his board notified of his whereabouts. Deputy U. S. Attorney Ed ward Twining said Barfoot, who registered at Bonanza, Ore., once wrote his draft board "I refuse to support this r.nconstl tutional government," as well as the "resignation of citizenship" letter. His trial was set for June 24. R. A. F. Prepare T Japanese Expected to Return For Another Try at Mid Pacific Establishments. (By Associated Press) The Japanese fleet which es caped after a terrific pounding in the battle of Midway was reported limping westward to the refuge of home waters to day, while on the China war front. Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek's Chinese armies were said to have thrown a strategic Jap anese victory into reverse. Without specifically mention ing the Japanese naval disaster at Midway, Tokyo dispatches quoted by the Berlin radio to day suggested that Japan may be preparing her people for bad news. Can't Win Always "One cannot always expect victories but must also, ba able to stand losses," tha broadcast quoted an unnamed Japanese admiral as saying. So far, the Tokyo radio has maintained silence on the Mid way sea fight. While Japan's battered .sea armada retreated from Midway battle contact was lost Satur day night Pearl Harbor ob servers predicted that the en emy fleet, with reinforcements. would probably return lor an other "face saving" attack on American defenses In the Pa cific. Developments on China s east coast seemed momentarily swinging a little more in favor of Gen. Chiang's armies, but the Chinese acknowledged that reinforced Japanese invasion columns were again advancing along the Burma road into far southwest China. A Chungking military spokes man said Chinese troops wiped out a Japanese invasion force which had gained a foothold at Chuhsien, key rail center of Wounded U. S. Pilot Witnesses Savage Midway Island Battle Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 9 (AP) A tough, fighting Texan who floated for 24 hours amidst the savage Midway island sea battle, returned with a stirring eyewitness account of Japanese naval destruction, as viewed from the surface of the sea where he hid under a seat cush ion from his sunken torpedo plp.ne to escape detection. Shot down in the morning of the first day of the historic bat tle and rescued the next, Ensign George H. Gay's vivid observa tions and descriptions of Ameri can successes were disclosed last night by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet. The navy flier from Houston, Tex., is recovering from slight wounds at a hospital here. He was shot down but not before hv. had his crack at tha Japs. Attack Jap Carrier In Face of Bullets. Flying with his squadron on June 4, the first day of the bat tle. Gay and his two mates saw three Jap aircraft carriers be low them, two of the vessels big 20.900 tonners of the Kaga class. In the face of terrific anti-air craft fire and enemy fighter op position, they leveled for the as sault. Gay's machine-gunner was hit, but he nosed the plane down and launched a torpedo Into one big carrier, then swung sharply over the target and sped away. Spreads More Japanese for Bad News INTER-CITY BUS E Schedules Must Show Aver age of More Than 40 Seating Capacity Use. Washington, June t. (JP) The Office of Defense Transpor tation took war-time control to day over all of tha nation's inter-city bus operations, order ing present routes frozen, com petitive service pooled, and all express service discontinued. The order, is effective July 1. After that date, ODT directed, no inter-city buses may be oper ated "for the primary purposes" of serving golf courses, athletic fields, raca tracks, theaters, dancing pavilions, or "other places conducted primarily for the purpose of amusement or entertainment." In addition, except for .one daily round trip, bus companies must discontinue schedules which fail to show an average load in both directions of more than 40 per cent of the seating capacity of the buses used. Operators are required to keep records of passenger miles and seat miles and report to ODT any round trip schedule which fails to meet the seating capa city requirement. western Cheklang province, and regained possession of the city. Potential Air Base Cheklang, on China's east coast, is Important as a poten tial base for allied air attacks on Japan. A Chinese government spokes man expressed China's gratitude for what he called a prompt and generous response to ap Deals for help from both the United State and Great Britain, but declared that "the situation remains grave." "The next few months will be very critical," he said. But bullets from Jap Zero fighter shot away the controls of Gay's plane. Gay was hit in the left leg and lightly In the arm. Cooly, he pancaked his craft into the sea several miles astern of the carrier. His gunner was dead. His ra dioman, unable to free himself, went down with the plane. Life Raft Used To Keep Afloat Gay's luck was with him. From the wreckage of his plane floated a bag containing a de flated rubber lift-raft, and a black cushion of the type bom bardiers use to kneel upon. He used the life-raft bag to keep himself afloat, and hid under the cushion to avoid detection from enemy planes and ships aU about him. Cautiously Gay felt his wound ed arm. The bullet, apparently spent when It struck him, drop ped out Into his hand. He ban daged his Injured leg under water. Then from tha surface of the sea he had a fish-eye view of the epochal battle In it most violent stager. Before his eyes, American tor pedo planes scored direct hits on tha two other carriers. Tremen dous fires burst from the wound ed ships. Internal explosions rip- pea their sides and belched great gushes of flame and smoke at in tervals. , He saw United States aircraft BASEBALL American ' New York, June 9 (IP) Hank Borowy pitched four-hit ball for his fourth victory but Buddy Hassett failed to hit safely for the first time in 21 successive games, as the New York Yankees whipped the De troit Tigers 4 to 1 today. Joe Gordon ran his hitting streak to 26 straight games. Score: R. H. E. Detroit . 14 1 New York 4 10 0 Trout and Tebbetts; Borowy and Dickey. National New York Cincinnati , Lohrman and Danning; Beggs, Shoun, Thompson and Lamanno. Skeleton Ross Show Opens Wednesday in Coronation of Queen Portland, Ore., June 9. (IP) Portland's 34th annual rose fes tival although war-curtailed- opens tomorrow night with coronation of Queen Shirley Fowler. Tha opening night's program will feature publicizing of the war bond sale with Lana Turner, film star, as the principal guest. The traditional festival par ade will not be held because of the war-time discouragement of crowds and street blocking, and all events will be held in the Municipal auditorium rather than in tha stadium as in past years., PRISONER SUICIDES IN OFFICER'S AUTO Portland, Ore., June 9. (IP) A prisoner in a state police car whipped out a concealed pistol and committed suicide this morning, the arresting of ficer reported to headquarters here. Patrolman Howard Benning hoff said he stopped James Coulter, 38, Portland, near Ore gon City and arrested him on a Portland warrant charging Issu ance of bad checks. As the two were returning to Portland, Coulter pulled out the plsto! and shot himself, Bennlnghoff said. blast other Jap naval units; he saw jap planes, their mother ships aflame, listing or their decks battered into usclessnesa. circle helplessly for a landing place; He saw a line of burning Jap ships pass close by him, pouring black smoke into the darkening sky. Gay reported that one carrier of the Kaga class could be listed as a certain loss, and the two other carriers were probably lost Close Call From Speading Vassals Surface craft gave Gay some close brushes with death. One enemy destroyer, speeding to aid a stricken carrier, appeared to be driving straight at him, but at the last Instant It swerved a bit and missed him by scant margin. A heavy cruiser steamed past, her crew lining tha rail grimly watching the destruction of their fleet units.. In the twilight, Gay Inflated his rubber lifeboat after making emergency repairs and clam bered In for a few winks of sleep. Several hours after sun up navy patrol plane spotted his life-raft and picked him up. As they flew back to their base, tha surface of tha battle area was littered with black Japanese life-rafts, presumably used In abandoning ship. Great patches of oil were seen. Terror; BRITISH, GERMAN AIR ARMS STAGE DAY-LONG FIGHT Defenders of Tiny Oasis Re ject Demand For Sur render of British Anchor. Cairo, Egypt, June 9 (IP) Free French and British Imperi al defenders of the tiny oasis of Btr Hacheim, which Is fast be coming the new Tobruk of tha Libyan campaign, beat off one of the strongest axis assaults yet unleashed on allied positions In North Africa in a day-long bat tle yesterday, the British repor ted today. For the sixth straight da, the garrison's commander, General Pierre Koenlg, an Alsatian who fought at Narvik and In the bat tle of France, flatly rejected ceremonial Italian demand tor surrender of the post, the inland anchor of Britain s Libyan Una. 80 miles southwest of Tobruk. The RAF and German dive bombers fought hour after hour as the battle went on but tha British middle east command re ported officially today that tha attack was repulsed. By Roger D. Graana Associated Press War Editor Waves of British warplanes, perhaps 450 strong, visited an other night of terror, death and destruction upon Germany's In dustrial valley of the Ruhr be fore dawn today and also struck at targets in Nazi oceupled France and Holland. 10.000 A NIGHT London, June 9 (AP) Air Chief Marshal A. T. Harris suggested today that 10,000 bombers a night soon might fly over Germany and that they might fly directly from America "with formidable bomb loads." Speaking In a news rem, the commander-in-chief of the jomber command declared the present massive raids on Ger many were but preliminary warmups for terrific punish ment In store for Japan. Eighteen RAF bombers were acknowledged missing from tha overnight assualts. Sevastopol Attack Fails In the Russian campaign, So viet dispatches reported that German tanks, troops and planes attacking In. a five-day-old of fensive against Russia's long-be-seiged Black Sea naval base of Sevastopol, in the Crimea, had been thrown back in fierce bat tles in two sectors. By contrast, German field headquarters asserted that Nazi Infantry, supported by heavy ar tillery and strong air squadrons, stormed Soviet defenses on a height commanding Sevastopol and repulsed Russian counter-attacks with "bloody losses." Dispatches to Red Star, tha Soviet army newspaper, said tha Germans were suffering terri fic casualties in the new driva after losing 50,000 men since tha siege began seven months ago. On the Italian home front, the Fascist command acknowledges a new British air raid on Tar anto, big naval base at tha foot of the Italian boot, but declared that the only damage was inflic ted by fire on shore installations. HAYES GREETS FRANCO Madrid. Spain. June 9. W Saluted by picked troops and cavalry uniU which lowered their standards in tha parade ground and military band which played the Star Spangled Banner, United States Ambassa dor Carlton J. H. Hayes pre sented his credentials today to Generalissimo Francisco Franco In the Throne room of Uit Royal palace. " " '
