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Let YOUR Auww to Bomb be BONDSI Bos War Bonds anS lump fODAY Contribute la the war effort at jour nation. Fatrlot- lam. rour own atlf-protectlon. demands that sou da your part NOWI Thirty seventh Year. MM Us 52 PLANES LOST; IN SINGLE NIGHT American - Made Lockheed Hudsons Take Part Low Country Air Fields Hit. London. Juno 26. (IP) Re- sonnalaiance planai flying at groat hoight over Bramon thii aitornoon observed firoi still burning in that Gorman port city, it waa announced to night. London, June 26. JP) Great fire were set by the RAF last night in the big German port city of Bremen, principal target of a devastating assault which probably was the largest in the history of aerial warfare. Indications were that the num ber of planes participating ex ceeded the flights of 1,130 and 1,038 bombers which laid Col ogne and Essen in ruins on May 30 and June 1. U. S. Pianos Busy American made Lockheed Hudson bombers belonging to the RAF participated in the Bremen attack, while Douglas havoc fighter-bombers were used kn other forays. - An air ministry communique told ' of one bomber force . of "more than 1,000 planes" whose main target was Bremen and re ported intensive attacks on air fields In the low countries by "a second force of bombers and fighters." This force was believed to have been numbered in the hun dreds. Fifty-two planes were miss ing, the highest one-night loss ever experienced by the RAF, but Informed sources said this wai less than five per cent of those involved. Aimed at Arsenals ' Each of the three massive air blows has been aimed at a vital arsenal supplying war tools for Adolf Hitler's land, sea and air forces. By centering on Bremen, the RAF evidently was adhering to policy of making "priority tar- eta" of U-boats, especially u- ats under construction. In the period since the Essen-Cologne raids, smaller RAF squadrons presumably of several hundred planes four times have smash ed at Emden, a U-boat base 70 miles northwest of Bremen. It was the second time this month that Bremen was singled out by the British for the RAF's fire bath. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon k Washington, June 28 The affiousa banking and currency committee has been In a state of stupeflcation since hearing recent testi. mony by fed eral reseree Chairman Ec cles. He announ ced and persis tently that our gold reserves have nothing whatever to do with the value of our curren cy, that we are Paal Halloa completely off the gold standard. If there was stupeflcation tn congress .there must have been conniption fits around the treas ury at such a plan official sug gestion that the gold (and silver?) buying policy was a flop, that Ahf value of the dollar is really Only what the government says t is. Rep. Frederick Smith, an Ohio (Continued en Pa Xfi eipi mmmvmm Medford Full Aaso-.'sted Praaa Coast Guard Rescues . . With a rescued crow aboard, coast guard cutter steams back to protect convoy (left), as a torpedoed freighter (right), settles by the stern In shoal water where It was towed by the cutter, . " " - i PUBLIC INVITED T OF A gala opening of the United Service Organization center is scheduled for Sunday at which time the public is Invited to be come, acquainted with the cen ter, its purpose and how they, as civilians, can cooperate in the program of recreational needs for men in the armed forces. Open house will be held from 4 to 10 p. m., the center being lo cated at 234 East Main street. Extensive remodeling has been completed in the center and the room furnished with comfortable lounging chairs for the soldiers. Reading facilities are available, as are writing desks, information headquarters, a piano, canteen and other facili ties. The actual program for enter tainment of the soldiers begins Monday at 9 a. m. running until 11 p. m. daily. Under direction of Mrs. Penny Fontaine, USO program director, a varied pro gram is being prepared. She stated yesterday that during the summer months activities will be kept out-of-doors as much as possible. Through the organi zation of the junior Hostess League dances and parties will be included in the calendar, the (Continued on Page Eleven) The Crescent City drum and bugle corps will parade in Med ford Saturday evening about eight o'clock, according to May or H. S. Deuel who stated he had received a request from the California coast town's Chamber of Commerce for permission to conduct the parade. Maror Deuel said Medford city officials had granted the request but he did not know the details as to line of march. The Crescent City corps won the gold cup awarded by the American Legion of Humboldt at the sixth annual musical field day, held in Eureka, Calif., and is considered one of the best or ganizations of the kind in north em California. Grants Passjwill be visited by the ctr,js fur a parade at five o clock, ta route her. By Associated Press ' On the Soviet war front, the Russians conceded a dangerous German advance below Khar kov, in the Ukraine, but de clared today that red army de- renders still held stoutly in the 22-day-old battle of Sevastopol. A bulletin from Marshal Sem- eon Timoshenko's headquarters said the Germans had captured Kupyansk, 60 miles southeast of Kharkov, and added tersely: "Our troops continued fight ing against advancing German fascist troops." Soviet reserves were reported racing up to combat the new German threat as it became ap parent that Field Marshal Gen. Fedor von Bock hoped to score a deep break-through in the Kuyansk sector to disrupt Soviet communications to the south and pave the way for a German drive against Rostov, northern gateway to the Caucasus oil treasures. Hitler's ' field ' headquarters said German and Rumanian troops, executing a familiar "en circling movement," had cap- turned .21,827 Russians in the Kuyansk fighting, as well as 100 tanks, 250 guns and other booty. Russia's heroic defense of Se vastopol, the Crimean key to shortcut route Into the Caucasus, won acknowledgment from the Nazi command, which again em phasized the "hard fighting" but asserted that axis shock troops had captured several more forti fied heights. Soviet dispatches said the Ger man onslaught was hitting a stonewall at a sacrifice of five-to- one-in manpower. Parker, ArU., June 28 IIP) Two men were killed and a third badly injured when a Santa Fe train, rushing through the desert night with a group of army air corps cadets aboard, plunged through fire-swept bridge near here late last night. The south ern California defense command announced an Investigation to determine whether saboteurs i wert responsible. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1942. Ml Crew as Torpedoed 4 Mate Saw Torpedo but Thought it A West Coast Canadian Port, of a Canadian-built merchantman attacked by a submarine off the west coast saw the torpedo but "thought it was a shark and when he discovered his mistake it was all of whom survived the action, The submarine shelled the vessel at well as torpedoing it, the crew said when brought here aboard a Canadian ship which picked them up after a night In open boats, but two 17- year-old seamen slept through the attack and heard about it from the captain, who went back to the settling ship to rouse them when their absence was noted. The attack, the second on an allied ship off the west coast in June, was disclosed officially to day at Ottawa. In this case the ship was salvaged and no one injured, but the earlier attack sank a United States merchant man off Neah Bay, Wash., and resulted In the death of a crew man from exposure. Ordered to abandon ship, the crew circled in lifeboats for 45 minutes, then returned while the captain, described by one of the crew as "the bravest man I ever sailed with," returned to wake the two youngsters who were sleeping soundly In an after compartment. JULY 4TH IS PLEA Members of the Volunteer Women's Bond Sales corps are cooperating with the theme, "buy a bond for the Fourth of July" by making it possible for Jackson county residents to buy a bond Saturday night at a Vic. tory booth. This booth will be set up on Main street between Central Avenue and Front street. Both Medford banks are coop erating in the effort and bonds and stamps will be on sale at tables in front of the banks be tween the hours of 6 and 8 p. m. Bonds will be delivered at time of purchase along with a ribbon to the purchaser, stating that he bought a bond for the Fourth of July. 882 Avengers To Enlist in Oregon Portland, June 26 W The Portland navy recruiting district had Its quota of 882 "Oregon Avengers" today, bringing its enlistment total for the year to 9,000 1 WAM 11 li ..... , HwaakLai Trailing a tow lino, two coast fr.igbter while comrades aboard two men made an Inspection of guard. s , Was Shark June 28. (IP) Tha third mate too late," the British crewmen, related hero. VOTED BY SENATE Washington, June 28 (IP) Vice President Wallace broke tie vote today to give senate ap proval of a $76,529,000 appropri ation to continue operation of the Civilian Conservation Corps. When a roll call vote showed 32 aye and 32 no votes on an amendment by Senator McCar ran (D-N'ev) to supply that amount, Wallace, presiding at the session, announced he was voting "yes." By the margin of his vote, the senate thus took an opposite position from the house which had declined to make a further appropriation for the operation of the CCC, providing only a small amount of money in the regular labor-security bill for liquidation of the depression born agency. Corvallis, Ore., June 28 (IP) Charles Mortimer, superinten dent of the Arboretum CCC camp north of Corvallis, was killed yesterday afternoon in a collision of two trucks five miles north of here. Mortimer, whose home was at Rogue River, was riding in a truck driven by Otto Brake of the camp who had stopped the machine at the side of the high way. Deputy Sheriff Walter Hurd said the second machine, driven by Joseph A. Edwards of Shedd, construction company employe from Camp Adair, struck the parked truck. HELD IN SLAYING Hermiston, Ore., June 28 (IP) Johnnie Lucas Wallace, 49, was arrested an hour and 10 minutes after the fatal shooting of John Patterson, 23, here yes terday, Police Chief B. J, Nation said last night Tribune United Freighter Goes Down guardsmen la a small rubber beat paddle toward tha stricken tha cutter pay out the lino. Besides taking tha lino over, the tha damage and salvage pontlbUities. Photos from U. -8. coast .-( ' ! ' ' -1 . T OFFICERS LISTED FOR PROMOTIONS Washington, June 2ft. (IP) President Roosevelt nominated nine brigadier generals for pro motion to the temporary grade of major general today and at the same time advanced 44 col onels and one lieutenant colonel to the temporary grade of briga dier general. The promotions were explain ed by officials as required to meet the needs of the Increasing army. Colonels promoted to briga dier general included Samuel L. McCroskey, coast artillery, Col fax, Wash.; Alan W. Jones, In fantry, Seattle; Desmond D. Baler, field artillery, Pullman, Wash.; Robert C. Candee, air corps, Spokane. Among brigadier generals ad vanced to major general were J. L. Bradley and Charles H. Gerhardt. Last month Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson announced that Gen. Gerhardt would com mand the 01st division at Camp White, near Medford, Ore., and Gen. Bradley would command the 86th division at Camp Adair, Corvallis, Ore. These are among nine new Infantry divi sions to be organized by August 31, the secretary said at that time. 1 The public hearing en the Jackson county budget for the tax year starting July 1, will be held at the auditorium in the court house next Monday morn ing, starting at ten o'clock. H. A. (Bert) Thlerolf, chairman of the budget committee will pre side, with other members and the county court In attendance. Among matters scheduled for discussion is the proposed reso lution to the next legislature, asking that county commission ers be placed on a flat salary of 12,000 per year, with no mile age fees allowed as now. Com mlssioners receive per diem pay and mileage at present. Under the proposed change the pay would be about the tamo as i now. Pra o)o)M U SHOWN IN FIRST REPORT BY F.D.R. Washington, June 28. (JPy President Roosevelt disclosed to day that America's mighty war effort, in the single month of May, had turned out nearly 4,. 000 planes and more than 1,800 tanks. Releasing official war produc tion figures for tha first time since Pearl Harbor, the chief executive asserted in a state ment that this country also turned out nearly 2,000 artillery and anti-tank guns in May, and these were exclusive of anti aircraft guns and those to be mounted in tanks. The May output of machine guns exceeded 80,000 weapons of all types, including Infantry, aircraft and anti-aircraft. If sub-machine guns are added on, the total passes 100,000. Mr. Roosevelt released these figures because, he said, they are going to give the axis just the opposite of aid and comfort, "We aro well on our way," he declared, "towards achieving the rate of production which will bring us to our goals." The last announced objectives of the war production program. told of In the president s annual message to congress last Janu ary, were 185,000 planes in 1842 and 1843, 120,000 tanks, 55,000 anti-aircraft guns. The chief executive, in citing the May figures, warned against over confidence. He said: "While these figures give you some idea of our production ac complishments, this is no time for the American people to get over confident. We can't rest on our oars. We need more and more, and we will make more and more." Driver's Left Foot Cut Off in Smashup Portland, June 28 (JP) An automobile sideswlped a bridge guardrail near here last night and was impaled on a heavy plank which sheared off the left foot of the driver, Ellis Hughes, 21, sailor, believed to be based at San Francisco. Hughes remained in critical and semi-conscious condition to day. Mary Giacobbe of Sandy, Ore., passenger, was uninjured Oil-heating equipment In all public buildings in British Co lumbia will be converted to use Use Tha MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick Results I Small Cost NO. 83. BRITISH EXPECTED T Armored Nazi Force Now 100 Miles In Egypt U, S. Bombers Aid British, Cairo, Juno 28 (IP) Tha main armored force of Nazi Mar shal Erwin Rommel had driven at least 100 miles into Egypt to confront the British eighth) army today with a challenge to aecisive battle. Latest word from the desert was that tha Germans and Ital ians, advancing despite bitter resistance of British covering units, had not yet smacked into ino principal British force. which is expected to make its stand somewhere before Am- truh, 130 miles within Egypt ine united States army ait force, now an integral cog in the aerial counter-offensive) with which tho British hope to curb Rommels' rush, struck last night at the harbor of Tobruk, Libya, which only few day ago waa the anchor of British position in Libya, Supported- by mobile Infatw try, tha axis heavy armor is rumbling along wide natural avenue) about midway between the sea and a desert plateau 23 to 30 miles Inland. Smaller enemy forces were operating along tha coast While the swiftness of tha axis advance mad it virtually certain that tha main bodies of tha two forces soon would be) locked in decisive battle. United Nations sources said there was very reason to believe tha enemy would be held. Rommel, throwing everything ha possesses into the advance, is operating on a shoestring fully as much as the British are. Thus far he has manipulated his string mors skillfully, but as he progresses hU problems become mora difficult in many respects while those on tha British be come simpler. Radio Highlights (Pacific War Time) Maw Vnrlr Jims 1A rWMa WnrMl Alhart I. Warner, head of tha CBS Washington news staff, is to become principal war communique writer for tha army, with a commission as major, July 1. Before becoming mmmntitop. Warner had been in active newspaper work since 1824. Tnnleht! Blu. 8. Listen Ameri ca, Grade Fields; 7:19, Men, Machines, Victory; 7:30, tain. King of Yugoslavia. MBS: 8:19, Fight Against In flatlon. Secretary Perkins. Saturday: NBC, 11:30, 12:10, 1:30, professional tennis tourna ment; 1, Pan-American holiday. CBS, 11:49, discussion, 'Teach ers and tha war;" iz:ia, uon cresational and Christian churchea convention; 3:15, Pan America concert from Rio. SIDE GLAIXES BY TBI BONE REPORTERS T m MrKanila. Vifm " - In i- Mammrtfijf. Ruth Anarows and Babe Wilbur hitching rid to Neysa Wall's home to help her with tha farm work. Valeria Whitney absorbing southern Oregon sunshine and catching up on her reading. George Green pouring over heap of maps in an attempt to locate Shangri-La. The A. "w. Walkers, tha town's youngest-looking great grandparents, enjoying a visit from grandson, Michael John Bex bar. aaad three aaoolna, Eft Bffl
