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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 "
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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."
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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
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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.