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Lt YOUR Auwir to Bombs bo BOND81 Buy War Bond ani Stanpa TOMAT Coninhnta U tha war On The Medford Tribune MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick RmuIU t Small Celt I Urn, ur own aelf-protect loau I demands that TOO do yonr port NOWI li full Associated Press United Press Thirty seventh Year. 1EDF0RD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1942. NO. 77. o News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, June 19 Judg ing from the volume and vehe mence of reader reaction to re cent columns, the people of this country are not agreed on how to main tain peace in the pott - war world. But they are think ing and debat ing, and, from their thoughts and arguments, will come the right way. There seem to be roughly three groups. Pmul Mallon Most earnest minorities is the old of these league of nations of thought, which holds that Woodrow Wil son might have set this world aright with his idealism had not his league been corrupted by French and British politicians. A second minority group, and a smaller one, is the old isola tionist school, just as earnestly claiming that our vision for , peace in the future should not I. be lifted beyond our shore line. A third group, which seems to be in a majority, favors a new method, discarding both old theories as unsuccessful, and starting afresh now, on the basis of experience of the last 25 years, to plan realistically and Intelligently for peace in a bet ter way. THHIS group seems less In- terested than some of the administration spokesmen, like Vice President Wallace, in re forming the world socially. Ap parently its primary inspiration is a thirst for international Jus tice. Its prime purpose is do mestic security founded on jus tice. Few of the majority of my correspondents think British, French, Russian, 'or any other statesmen are going to be much different after this war. They expect them to be looking out for their own Interests as usual, but they also expect our states men to be looking out primar ily for our interests. (Continued on Pag Seven) Boogie-Woogy To Invade Back Bay Boston, une 19 VP) Pop ular music is on the upbeat in Boston. The New England' conserva tory of music, one of the oldest Independent conservatories in the United States, has announ ced that it will open a school of popular music in September. Only recent, "Deep In the Heart of Texas" was played in a Boston symphony hall "pops" concert. P. M. IS KEY MAN i Portland, June 19 VP) ' Rural America looks to the postmaster, a sort of official "jack-of-all-trades," as the key man In the war emergency, John J. Htt told the Oregon Post master's convention today. Radio Highlights (Pacific War Time) Tonight' CBSC 6 Mclvyn Douglas in "Take a Letter, Dar ling." MBS 5:15 Fight against Inflation, William H. Davis; 5:30 talk, Canada's prime minister King: 6:15 U. S. and Brazil naval academy salutes. Saturday: National AAU track NBC 11 a. m., 1:30, 2 p. m.,; CBS 11:45 a. m., 1:30; Blue 10:35. 12:05. 1:35; MBS 11:45, I 145. NBC 10 Norwegian nation al fangerfest; 11:30 Hale Amer ica golf champion (also 1:45, 2:15, 3:45); 1 Pan-American holiday. BLU 9:30 a. m.. Na tional Grange Sen. Capper. SIDE GLANCES BY TRIBUNE REPORTERS A. Z. 'Tubby" Dean weigh ing out a pair of rubber boots In the rubber salvage campaign. A. O. Tollefson stringing in front of his service station a clothesline loaded with scrap rubber articles from a worn-out tire to a child's doll. Fred Lennard wondering who the meanest man in town could be who "sabotaged" the "Buy War Bonds and Stamps" banner from the marquee of the Crater is n theater on the opening night of ' Saboteur " -mi Rommel Up to His Old TMIMIf Alrt flGAZAlA BIR HACHEIM STATISTS MIKS Field Marshal Erwin Kommell's strong thrusts toward Sidi Reiegh (1), and Acroma W), ooth rapulsed by the British indicated that tba nasi desert expert again was attempting his favorite pincer movement to isolate Tobruk. An expected stab (2), at center at El Adam (broken arrow), failed. Tobruk still had its strong inner defenses shaped roughly by inner jagged half moon, where the town made its previous stand. Vital supplies had arrived there by convoy. Tobruk Ready for Long Siege As Axis Cairo, Egypt, June 19 VP) Axis forces have occupied the Libyan coastal area between Tobruk and Bardia, thus sur rounding Tobruk by land, it was acknowledged today, but Brit ish desert fighters lashed out from their Egyptian border po sitions to harass the enemy's left, or landward, flank and reduce pressure on the besieged fortress. Model Acts Haughty When Given Life for Assisting in Harder New York, June 19 (IP) Madeline Webb, 28-year-old Stillwater, Okla., model, was sentenced today to life Imprison ment for her part In the murder of Mrs. Susan' - Flora ,( Reich, wealthy Polish refugee. ' - She displayed no emotion as the judge imposed the sentence for the Hotel Sutton murder last March 4. Her poise was in striking conduct to her emotion al outbursts during her recent trial. She walked from the court room almost haughtily. Her lover. Ell Shonbrun, and John D. Cullen convicted with her, were sentenced by general sessions Judge Jonah J. Gold stein to die In the electric chair during the week of July 17. Within an, hour, the two men were on their way to Sing Sing. Miss Webb had been convicted of first degree murder with a recommendation of mercy, but no such recommendation was made for Cullen and Shonbrun, making imposition of the death penalty mandatory. E. Eugene, June 19. (IP) Fresh men students placing on the 1941-42 University of Oregon honor roll announced today in cluded: Bart E. Clemens, Medford. Clemens, a freshman major ing in science at University of Oregon, graduated from Med ford high school in 1941. He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C Clemens, 203 Vancouver ave nue. Two Pilots Killed In Mid-Air Crash Santa Ana, Calif., June 19 (IP) Two air force pilots were killed yesterday when their pur suit plat es collided in mid-air and crashed on a routine train ing flight five miles west of here. The planes both burned. Dead are staff s,tt. W. M. Roth, Al mond, Wis., and staff sgt. Victor E. Thacker, Lancaster, Calif., the army announced. Brenda Joyce Takes Time Out for Baby Hollywood, June 19 VP) Brenda Joyce is interrupting her film career and spurning an offer of stardom to become a mother. Miss Joyce announced she ex pects the baby in Novronber. In the meantime she in.ends to spend few weeks with her husband, Lt. Owen Ward, at Camp Roberts, Calif. The offer of rtardom was in the film "One Man's Army." . kni6htsbridge,eIadem 5S:::s?:. S 0y GOBI j LIBYA 501 Forces Complete Ring The TobruK garrison was pre pared for a long stand. It has been newly supplied, its barbed wire reinforced, minefields new ly laid and pillboxes strength ened. The Germans were busy mov ing up great 210-millimeter guns (8.26 inches in diameter) the largest mobile weapons ever used in the desert to bring them to bear on Tobruk's con centric defensive system. i'n an attemDt to ImDede these operations, a British communi que disclosed, swift mechanized units of Lieut, uen. ceu m. Ritchie's eighth army swept out from the new border defense line and knifed in behind Rom mel's forces in a swift surprise attack from the south. The communique Indicated that the Tobruk defenders were holding strong positions and the post appeared in no Immediate danger. PEOPLE'S CHOICE Gearhart, June 19 (IP) The American people have the choice of price ceilings or ruin ous inflation, Richard P. Graves of the consumers' div ision of the office of price ad ministration told the Oregon newspaper publishers' associ ation in convention here today. Graves, from the OPA's San Francisco office, spoke in place of Richard Montgomery, state OPA director. He said that price control was necessary to halt Increases aver aging two per cent per month. If allowed to continue this would bring Inflation and de stroy the nation's ability to pro duce suffifient war materials. "There probably will be," he said, "an income this year of about 117 billion dollars. After all taxes and other levies this will still amount to 85 billion in the hands of buyers. On the other hand there will be only some 89 billion dollars worth of ! goods to buy. Without some con trol over prices you can imag ine what such a condition would produce." Oregon Eagles in Annual Conclave La Grande, June 19 VP) With about 300 delegates at tending, the annual Oregon Eagles convention opened yes terday. Aaron Reese. Seattle, district deputy organizer, congratulated Oregon Eagles for almost a state wide success in a recent mem bership drive which gave the state a 3224 membership gain. YOUTH HELD Roseburg, Ore., June 19 IIP) Donald Riley, who gave his age as 17 years, was taken In custody here today and is being held for Polk county authorities expected to arrive here this afternoon. Sergeant Paul Mor gan of the state police reported. Riley is charged, Morgan said. with larceny of bank draft. Tricks Mediterranean ! "Sea BARDI6u,f Of. Solum! .EGYPT LAST DEFENSES L Berlin, (from German broad casts), June 19 (IP) Reporting "decisive success" for the axis assault on Sevastopol, the high command declared today that German infantry attacking from the north had pierced "the last defense lines of the eneuiy and reached Seweroaja Bight, oppo site the town of Sevastopol." . 'The entire northern part of the fortress with the exception of one coastal fort in the south eastern sector has thus fallen into German hands after 12 days of heavy fighting," the high command's communique said. The Germans claimed the capture of 1,288 Russian pill boxes in heavy hand-to-hand fighting and said 48,239 mines had been removed from the path to Sevastopol. On the front west of Moscow the high command reported for the third successive day that Russian units behind the Ger man lines were being mopped up. Moscow, June 19 (IP) Wan ing of Germany's offensive pow er was implied by a Russian military writer today and the Soviet information bureau said Nazi shock troops again had lost heavily during fierce but futile attacks upon Sevastopol. Coincident with the opening of the third week of the axlr drive against Sevastopol, Crim ean naval base besieged since last Nov. 7, lt was disclosed that drenching thunderstorms had slowed fighting in an associated operation on the Kharkov front, 400 miles to the north. A communique said Russian units in a Kharkov front area had killed more than 1,000 Ger mans and destroyed nine tanks in repulsing attacks over a three day period. The date were not announced. Northwest of Moscow, the Germans were reported driven out of several positions on the Kalinin front. MAY BUY TIRES FROM NON ESSENTIAL CARS Washington, June 19. (IP) Wendell Lund, director of the WPBs labor production divi sion, contended today that "tires on non-essential private auto mobiles must be purchased by the government and allocated to war workers who are cooperat ing fully in carrying full loads of fellow workers." "The whole victory program rides on the tires of the work ers," he told a special house committee on defense migration, now studying methods for full utilization of the nation's trans portation facilities in the war program. CAKE FOR USO Portland, June 19 VP)t usual Mrs. Carl O. Olander baked a birthday cake for her son. Gene. But Gene, 18, is in the Pacific somewhere with the armed forces, so she took the cake to the boys at the service f men's center hen. Churchill' Visit to U. S. Is Expected to Start War On New, Fateful Tangent EAGLE POINT P.O. ROBBED 3RD TIME WITHIN TWO YEARS Cracksman Scatters Stamps For Two Blocks 2 Held By Officers For Quiz. For the third time In two years, the postoffice at Eagle Point was robbed last night. Entrance was gained by break ing a window, the same as in the robbery a year ago. The robbery was discovered by Post master George Holmes when he opened the office this morning. As near as could be figured $73 in cash, $75 in stamps and war savings stamps and $30 in federal auto tax stamps were stolen, according to Deputy Sheriff William Grenbemer, who investigated the crime. Two suspects are held for in vestigation in the case. They were reported driving around Eagle Point last night in an auto. The owner of the auto, a cantonment worker, was to report to the sheriff's office this afternoon. Deputy Grenbemer said no incriminationg evidence had been adduced against the suspects, and it was doubtful if they had anything to do with lt. Cracksman on Foot The thief evidently walked to and from the postoffice. Gren bemer said, .One cent stamps were scattered for two blocks along the route the robber took after leaving the postoffice. The officers trailed him as far as the cheese factory in this way. Deputy Sheriff Grenbemer surmised lt was a one-man job. The window through which the thief crawled was lltt by 13V4 Inches, Indicating he was of small stature. No fingerprints were located and there were no footprints outside. The - combination lock was knocked off the safe and the inner door punched open. There were no arrests in the two previous robberies. Worker Killed By Fall Under Truck Roseburg, Ore.. June 19 UP) Harold Warren Rose, 29, of Roseburg, trailermen on a piling truck, was killed last night near Coos Junction, about eight miles south of Roseburg, when he was tossed from the load of piling by a sideswlping collision and fell in the path of a truck proceeding in the opposite direc tion. Power Dams Will Become Monuments to Stupidity Without CPA Says Ickes Washington, June 19 VP) Secretary Ickra declared today the Grand Coulee and Bonne ville dam would become a "monument to governmental stupidity" unless power gener ated by the huge hydroelectric project was distributed through public agencies. He endorsed legislation (SA 2430 and HR 8890) to set up a Columbia River authority to ac quire all private power proper ties in Oregon and Washington and resell them to public power bodies to handle Bonneville and Coulee energy. Ickes said private power com panies fought the building of Bonneville and Grand Coulee, but were "friendly" now and trying to share in the benefits through distribution of the pow er through their systems. "They say why not turn over the power to us to make a profit," Ickes declared. "I would rather that the dams never be built than to become a monument to governmental stupidity." The Interior secretary said acquisition of the private pow er companies by a public author ity was "inevitable." He said Bonneville and Grand Coulee war the result Second Front Hope is Stressedby Molotov Moscow, June 19 VP) Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Mo lotov emphasized anew the "urgent task" of creating a second European front in 1942 before the supreme Soviet last night and expressed the hope that "our common enemy will soon ex perience to his cost the results of the ever-growing military co- laboratlon" of Soviet Russia, Britain and the United States. Home from his historic meet-. ings In London and Washington, Molotov presented to the su preme Soviet the 20-year mutual assistance treaty he negotiated in London and received its cere monial approval. With Premier Joseph Stalin watching and oc casionally nodding agreement, Molotov said the treaty consoli dated British-Russian relations into a "stable alliance" for the war and the post-war period. Serious Attention The foreign commissar told of the "serious attention" being given to the question of a second front in London and washing- ton and said that in the second half of 1942 "deliveries of muni tions and supplies to the U S S R. by the allies will be increased and accelerated. This is confirmed above all he said, "by the Increasing di mensions of the deliveries from the United States." Molotov said the significance nf the understanding he reached in Washington was not only in the "recognition of the fact of a fighting collaboration" between the two nations, but also in the provisions for "coordinated ac tion between the two countries hs the post-war period."- He stressed the fact that in his talks in both Washington and London "complete under standing was reached with re gard to the task of creating a second front in Europe in 1942." Washington, June 19. (IP) The Washington Evening Star says that Clark Gable, the movie actor, took a physical examina tion at Boiling field here today, seeking a commission in the army air forces. "It was understood on reli able authority," the Star report ed, "that, if Mr. Gable passes the physical examination, he will be commissioned as a major." The Star's account continued: - "It was understood that Mr Gable, if he Is commissioned, will make movies for the air forces. Lieut. Jimmy Stowart, another actor In uniform, has been doing this." of "dreams" of the northwest and "they now dream and work so that people, and not Just a few private companies, may share the full benefits of these developments. 'They got Bonneville and Grand Coulee built, and I think it Is Inevitable that they will purchase the private-owned dis tribution faculties. 'They may have to do It the bruising, expensive, wasteful way of Individual condemns tion suits and a multitude of hard, ungentlemanly fights. "Or If the federal government will help them and Itself, they will accomplish their objective in the clear-cut, economical way provided by this bill. But they will do lt one way or the other." Asked by Chairman Overton (D-La) to comment on charges that public acquisition of the private utilities would be a step toward socialism, Ickes replied that holding companies had "pointed the way" to socialism in the power industry. "Only the government Is strong enough to cope with these monopolistic enterprises,' he asserted. 'The government Is In the driver's teat now. You can call lit socialism if you want to. JAPS MASS IN (By the Associated Press) High Chinese quarters de clared today that Japan had massed nearly 1,000,000 troops in Manchuria and said new ad vices Indicated that the Japanese planned to strike at Russian Siberia some time in July. Neutral observers, however, expressed belief that Japan would not risk taking on a new enemy until Adolf Hitler had started his long-delayed grand offensive against Russia and until she was sure that the Ger man push was succeeding. Russia and Japan have a five- year neutrality and "friendship pact, signed April 13, 1941 which so far has been observed a'mld warnings by Moscow and Tokyo to each other against vio lations. On the China fighting front, Generalissimo Chiang Kai- Shek's Chinese armies doggedly fought against a dozen or more Japanese invasion columns, chiefly in the eastern and south ern provinces. In the battle of Australia, an allied spokesman said the Jap anese were using two new type planes a lighter zero fighter and a cannon-equipped medium bomber and he added that the enemy was bombing with even less accuracy than In the Philip pines. Gen. Douglas Mac Arthurs headquarters said 18 heavy Jap anese bombers escorted by fight ers again attacked the allied out post at Port Moresby, New Guinea, but succeeded in damag ing only "one small ship." United nations fliers Inter cepted the raiders and shot down two bombers and a fighter. 3,000-HIT HEROES Boston, June 19 (IP) Paul Waner, Boston Braves outfielder today became the seventh man in big league baseball to chalk up his 3000th hit a single off Truett Sewell of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The vital hit came In the fifth Inning and enabled the 39-year- old Waner to join Ty Cobb, Trla Speaker, Honus Wagner, Napo leon Lajoie, Eddie Collins and Adrian Anson In the select group of 3,000 hitters. The game was halted ai an umpire presented Waner with the ball. BASEBALL National New York, June 19 ") The Chicago Cubs pounded out 13 hits. Inducing a homer, triple and two singles by Lou Novlkoff, in whipping the New York Giants 7 to 4 in the first game of today's doubleheader. (First came) Chicago 7 IS 0 Hew York 4 12 1 Olsen, Bithorn and McCul lough; Carpenter, McGee, Koslo, Feldman, Adams and fanning. St. Louis Brooklyn White, Gumbert Wyatt and Owen. 8 8 . 4 and Odoa; American Washington Detroit 10 Hudson and Early; Whits and Tebbetts. SECRET MEETING WITH ROOSEVELT TO EYESTRATEGY Arrival of Prime Minister and Military Advisers Centers World Interest, London, June 19 VP) On of the main purposes of Prime Minister Churchill's current visit to Washington is believed in some quarters to be enlist ment of additional United States help in holding the middle east against expected German thrusts from Libya toward Egypt and from the Russian Ukraine into the Caucasus. Washington, June 19.- Britaln'a prime minister and America's president put their heads together at a secret ren dezvous today over wln-the-war strategy, and an abundance of factors added to a conviction on either side of the Atlantic that they were weighing plana for opening a second battle front ia Europe. Presidential Secretary Stephen Early said he considered specu lation on a second front "per fectly Justified." Brings Advisers It was Early who announced last night that Winston Churc hill, England's pudgy, pictur esque war leader, had coma to the United States second time within seven months, bringing with him some of his top-flight military advisers, for confer ences on "the war, the conduct of the war, and the winning of the war." The speetaeular flight of Churchill and hia party to this country converted it for the time being into headquarters to a major segment of the military nign command of the united nations. The entire world looked toward Washington, aa a result, for portentous decisions which might start the war otf on a new and fateful tangent But tlia president's usual Fri day presa conference waa can celled, and Early said no state ments need be expected either frori Mr. Roosevelt or the prima minister during the rest of the week. Importasee Seem There waa not the slightest tendency her to minimize the significance of the Roosevelt Churchill deliberations, comlns! as they did so soon after Rus sia's foreign commissar, V. M. Molotov, had made secret visits to London and Washington. as soon aa Molotov was safalv back In Moscow, announcements were forthcoming of an Anglo Russian 20-year mutual assist ance pact and of an understand ing among Britain. Russia and the United States on "the urgent tasics or creating a second front In Europe in 1942." Molotovs trip was widely re girded aa an Integral part of recently developing allied stra tegy designed to keep the com mon enemy worrying over sign posts pointing In the general di rection of another fighting: front. Among the signposts war these: A second front could ba counted on to siphon off soma of the nazl strength now con centrated on offensives which have set the British back In Libya and hammered with ter rific force at the doughty Rus sian armies In the Crimea and on the Kharkov sector. Britain in recent weeks has stepped up air raids on contin ental objectives to a tremendous degree and promised to send a thousand planes a night over nazl-held war production centers of western Europe. The United Statu seat bar ranking generals to England in recent weeka for war councils with their British counterparts, and General George C Marshall, chief of staff of the army, as serted that "the tuns for action ia near." The American expeditionary force In northern Ireland has been reinforced repeatedly br torn of the largest troop coev v iys ever sent overseas.
