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Let HOUR Answer to Bomb be BONDSI Buy War Bonds sna Stamps TODAY Contribute to the war effort of your nation. Patriot Urn. rour own wlf-protectlon. demands that YOU do roar part NOWI Us The MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Medford Tribune Quick Results at Small Cost Full Associated Press United Press Thirty seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1942. NO. 89. OA V H Bsjbjsbs IJfTTejTTr s4aawasaiaieftr ffl WTK1 News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, July 3 Revolu tionary extent of our economic dislocation due to the war is only now be ginning to be fully apparent i n detailed survey con ducted by gov ernment and private organi zations here. Getting rich est are the old depressed na tion railroads, raul Mallnn inter-city buses and local street car lines in defense boom areas. They never ran at capacity be lore. Even the Erie railroad paid a dividend the other day for the first time in history. 'T'HE rubber and gasoline saV- ing program has taxed street and bus systems in many cities so severely that shoppers have been asked to stagger their hours outside the rush period, and in Washington all down town stores are remaining open one night a week. Taxicab drivers are similarly enjoying unprecedented prosperity in boom towns. Defense industries represent the next most profitable phase of war economy, but their con dition is full of contrasts. Some small manufacturers, who never did well, are enjoying amazing success making small defense gadgets, like noise filters for tank radios, special gun parts, ann sum. .. Bulk of big business is in gi gantic operations, but profits have not generally been increas ed, due to limitations specified in government contracts, the ex cess profits and other profits taxes. Many dividends are down, e AND manufacturers who have not been able to convert to war business (largely metal (Continued on Page Pour) Radio Highlights (Pacific War Time) Fourth of July schedule: NBC 10:45 a. m., Salute from Uruguay; 12:30 p. m.. Salute from Argentina; 1:45, Equator r- -!... fnnnAi-t in Homage to George Gershwin. Paul Whiteman band and others. CBS 8:05 a. m.. Maj. Gen. R. L. Maxwell and Richard Casey scheduled to speak from Cairo; 11:30 a. m., Canada Tribute to U. S.: 4 American service men throughout the world send greet ings to home folks; BI-.U 1 1 a. m., Mexico Salute to U. S. MBS 7:30 a. m., Alfred Lunt reading Patrick Henry's oration; 8:30 a. m., Bridgeport, Conn., war effort, Leon Henderson and others; 10:30 a. m., labor cele bration at Detroit; 12, tribute to Stephen Foster, Sen. A. B. Chandler and others; 7:15, drama by Camp Upton soldiers, "What : Proudly We Hail." Tonight: NBC 8:15, Rep. G. H. Bender on 'Victory in 1943." MBS 5:15, Fight Against In flation, Paul V. McNutt. Sunday: Talks MBS, 8 a. m., reviewing stand "War and the Arts," NBC, 11:30 a. m., round table "Congress Investigates." Premieres NBC 4 p. m., Edna May Oliver in "Private Life of Josephine Tuttle." SIDE GLANCES BV TRIBUNE REPORTERS Bill Gates, in an all-out effort to conquer hot weather, sport ing a sport shirt. Ken Denman in an equal effort to keep cool, mowing his lawn in his bare feet. ' Doc" Pope getting his Fourth of July fish stories ready in advance "caught the limit both days'-, and Max Millhollin ten uis me oia one bdoui uib vie dsn jumping in the boat. The Rhine. Europe's greatest inland watcrwav, carries 60 mil lion tons of cargo yearly in more than 10,000 boats and barges. tffl 11 20 MILES OF ALEXANDRIA IS British Reports Give Differ ent Picture Hitler Going Ail-Out in Russia. By Roger D. Gaeene Associated Press War Editor Britain's Egyptian armies clashed with the axis in violent battle west of El Alamein again today after driving Field Mar shal Erwin Rommel's Africa corps into at least temporary retreat in the three-day-old "battle of the bottlsneck." Unsubstantiated dispa t c h e s from Berlin asserted late today that the axis armies had ad vanced within 15 or 20 miles of Alexandria and that the battle of El Alamein was regarded as won. These dispatches declared that the British were in retreat to ward the Nile delta. British Disagree British reports gave an en tirely opposite picture, asserting that the battle was still raging 70 miles or more beyond Alex andria. Dispatches from the front said the British, rallying at the elev enth hour, were striking furi ously at the axis invaders. Details were lacking as to whether Rommel had returned after withdrawing last night or whether the British seizing the initiative, were pursuing the axis forces. . . A bulletin from British Im perial headquarters said Rom mel's army "withdrew to the west, leaving our positions in tact," after a fierce tank battle last evening at El Alamein, less than 70 miles west of Alexan dria. Dispatches said the German Italian mechanized armies re treated three or four miles to regroup after the initial repulse. Italian headquarters yester day claimed the capture of El Alamein, which was described as the last British stronghold guarding the great Alexandria naval base. More Russian Action While the 10-day-old battle of Egypt turned sharply in Bri tain's favor, Adolf Hitler's grand offensive against Russia appear ed to be taking shape as new battles erupted along the Soviet front. Aside from the dying battle of Sevastopol the Germans were now attacking furiously in at least six sectors Kursk, Belgo rod, Volchansk, Kharkov, Mos cow and Volkhov and Hitler's high command said axis forces had broken through on a width of nearly 185 miles. Red army headquarters said the Germans launched new drives yesterday around Vol chansk and Belgorod, respect ively 35 and 50 miles northeast of Kharkov, and announced: "Stubborn battles com menced." The new offensive apparently was aimed at a break-through toward Voronezh, key rail point, to cut the Moscow-Rostov rail way linking Russia's central and southern armies. Villages Retaken On he Kursk front, 280 miles below Moscow, red army coun terattnrku were said to have re captured three villages and a c.Mat hrnaHrast declared "the initiative is being wrested from the Germans" in the five-day K..rlc offensive. Dispatches to Red Star, the Soviet army newspaper, wo vast tank battle was raging east .-, Vnr.v with hundreds of machines on both sides, and de clared the Germans were suner ing tremendous losses. In the Crimea, the Russians still ignored the German claim that Swastika battle flags were flying over Sevastopol, acknow ledging only that the situation was critical and that the defend ers of the ruined Black sea fortress were outnumbered 15 to 1. NO BEACH FIRES1 San Francisco, July 3 UP) Attention, vacationists Don't build a fire on the Deacn. ine army ns iui"'wuiM lit in Washington, Oregon and jisiiiorni Led Raid on Wake I .fem' Colonel Roger M. Ramey (above), of Denton, Tex., led the U. S. army bombers in the long range over-water raid on Wake Island. The Medford Ministerial As sociation at a recent meeting appointed a committee to ar range for Vesper Union services in the City Park at S p. m. Sun days during July and August. With the large influx of vis itors and military men in the city ,the association feels the op portunity is auspicious for ren dering spiritual service to the needs of the community. Present plans provide for a different speaker each Sunday. The participating church in charge will furnish special mu sic and the speaker while other ministers will assist in reading of the Scriptures and offering of prayer. The first service will be held July 5 with Rev. Fred M. Wea therford, pastor of the Nazarene church, in charge assisted by Rev. Louis C. Kirby, of the Methodist Church, Rev. Earl W. Brockhaus, of Zion English Lutheran Church, Adjutant Carl K. Cox of the Salvation Army, and other visiting ministers. The public is urged by the associa tion to give these services their fullest support. T0 108 DEGREES Medford sizzled to the tune of 108 degrees Wednesday. Mini mum temperature recorded by the U. S. weather bureau was 63 degrees. But that's not a record for July for on July 16, 1911, the mercury soared to 110 degrees. July 2, 1922, just 20 years ago the thermometers also reached 108 degrees. Portland, Ore., July 3. UP) Portland s temperature contin ued to soar Wednesday as the mercury boomed to 105, and in its wake came five fatal heat prostrations. Eugene. July 3. (IP) Joseph Fritsch, 61, Eugene, died here yesterday after suffering a sun stroke Tuesday, first victim of a heat wave which reached 97.8 degrees here Wednesday. Victor Mature To Coast Guard Duty Los Angeles, July 3. IIP) Victor Mature, one of Holly wood's top-flight romantic leads, was sworn into the coast guard today. The actor received the oath with 18 others. He will serve as a coxswain and will enter service immediately, probably here. Future plans for his half completed picture at RKO have not been announced by the studio. Fl TAKES IN BATTLE OVER AGRICULTURE BILL Pressure Group Tactics As sailed by President; Grain Sale Seen Imperative. Washington, July ,3 (IP) President Roosevelt stepped into the congressional scrap over the deadlocked agriculture appro priations bill today to assail "pressure group tactics" and de clare that the only real issue involved was "whether the gov ernment should be free to use its feed resources to produce food for wartime effort. He strongly supported the ad ministration's demand that con gress authorize sale of 125,000,- 000 bushels of wheat for feeding purposes at prices under parity. Replies To Groups Mr. Roosevelt gave his views in a letter to leaders of seven farm, labor and religious organ izations, who had written to him June 20 in behalf of the wheat proposal and in support of larg er funds for the Farm Security administration. The farm appropriation bill has been firmly deadlocked be cause of inability of the senate and house to agree on selling wheat for feeding livestock. "The authorization to sell some of the government's hold ings of grain for feeding pur poses at 85 per cent of the parity price for corn, the president wrote, "is essential it tne armed services and the civilian popula tion are to be assured adequate supplies of pork, beef, milk, chicken, and eggs at prices that will neither break through the ceiling nor require excessive subsidies. "The only real issue involved here is whether the government should be free to use its feed resources to produce food for the wartime effort. When this fact becomes clear, I am certain that pressure group tactics will not prevail and that the action taken by the congress will re flect the nation's needs." FUEL OIL CURB Salem, July 3. IP) Gover nor Charles A. Sprague said -to day that the Office of Federal Petroleum Coordinator Harold Ickes had advised him that all fuel oil restrictions in the north west would be removed in a few days. Fuel oil deliveries now are restricted to 50 per cent of last year s deliveries. Fuel oil deliveries will be made available in any quantity. Removal of restrictions is made possible by Improved transpor tation on the coast. Rationing Board Moving to City Hall; Price New Aide The offices of the Medford war price and rationing boards will be moved Monday, July 6, from the Sparta building to larger quarters in the former WPA offices on the second floor of city hall, it was announced today by Hobart Price, execu tive secretary of the- boards. Price, whose recent appoint-. ment came through the Office of Price Administration, said that the office in the Sparta building would be open all day Monday to take care of sugar rationing only, but that alter Monday sugar rationing busi ness would be transacted at the new city hall offices, whose hours would remain, for the present, at 10:30 a. m. to 5:15 p. m. . The executive secretary ex plained his duties would entail the explanation to the commu nity of regulations, policies and procedures of the OPA, the maintaining of liaison between local boards and the state or ganization, and to carry out the decisions of the local boards. Local boards include those rationing sugar, tires and auto mobiles, and the administration of price and rent celling SIGNEDBY F.D.R. $42,820,000,000 To Help Nation Build Largest Best Equipped Army in History Washington, July 3. (IP) President Roosevelt has signed into law a vast $42,820,000,000 appropriation bill for the war department, containing funds for thousands of new planes, tanks and guns and money to equip an army of 4,500,000 men by next July 1. Congressional action on the big measure the biggest in his tory was completed by the sen ate and house two days ago in less than 35 minutes. The house had passed it several weeks ago and the senate disposed of the measure with 31 minutes of de bate. A little later the house adopted minor senate amend ments in only a few minutes and without debate. Sponsors said the legislation would help the nation build the best-equipped and largest army in its history. For reasons of military security, few details of how the money would be spent were made public. The president also gave his approval to five other supply bills: Interior department, $178, 099,712; state, justice and com merce departments, $426,281, 885; labor-federal security, $1, 071,574.318; deficiency items, $53,721,999, and WPA, $282, 584,000. . Drunk Driving Plea Brings $100 Penalty, Liquor License Loss William Walter Alexander, cantonment worker, charged with driving an auto while intoxicated,- entered a plea of guilty In justice court yester day after considerable testi mony had been heard. A wit ness scheduled to appear for Alexander failed to appear. Alexander was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail, fined $100 and costs and his liquor license was revoked for a year. Upon payment of the fine, the jail sentence was suspended. Frederick Cleo Allen, another cantonment worker, charged with operating an auto with four in the driver's seat, was assessed $2.50 and costs. Wray Shimfessel and Orville Pollock Eagle Point district men, both married, entered guilty pleas before Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna yesterday and sen tence on the livestock larceny charge was suspended pending further investigation. The two were charged with killing a yearling in the Butte Falls district and appropriating the meat to their own use. The owner of the animal has not been determined, the authori ties said. Hobart Price V ! Quiet Wartime Fourth Jackson Co. Prospect; No Formal Celebration Jackson county's observance Saturday of the 168th anniver sary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence the first wartime Fourth of July in 25 years will be one of the quietest of all time. With no formal celebrations I scheduled for any community in the immediate vicinity, many persons are expected to disre gard the rubber situation and drive to the lakes or into the forests for picnics and relief from the weather. Some may even venture as far as the Ore gon coast. Missing this July 4 will be Ashland's famous celebration and fireworks display, which was called off because of condi tions. For that matter, there won't be any fireworks, even of the most minor, firecracker variety, for such things have been barred by law. Soldiers stationed In Medford and at Camp White will be en tertained by the local USO, a community sing being scheduled for 10 a. m., a symphonic musi cal program for 4 p. m. and a quiet hour from 5 to 6 p. m. For civilians remaining In Medford there will be the base ball game at 2:30 between the Craters and the Owl Drug com pany team from San Francisco at the fairgrounds park, pro grams at four theatres and ice skating at the Medford Ice Arena, By the Associated Press A nation fighting to protect the freedom it won in other wars celebrates tomorrow its first wartime Fourth of July In a quarter-century under condi tions that may make it really safe -and sane. Most war factories will hum on, many fireworks have been abandoned and, on the populous eastern seaboard, gasoline tioning will keep the greater part of the area's 10,000,000 motorists off the highways. Typical of big inland shows will be Minneapolis' annual American Legion show at Pow derhorn park, where 200,000 largest crowd in the event's 13 year history are expected to attend an all-day program feat uring the mass induction of 1, 500 navy recruits. F Detroit, July 3. (P) Ger man-born Max Stcphan sat in prison cell today convicted of the highest crime In the land treason while Federal Judge Arthur J. Tuttle pondered the punishment, which could be exe cution. . Judge Tuttle promised sen tence "very shortly" after a Jury yesterday finished one hour and 23 minutes of deliberation with the declaration, "we find the de fendant guilty as charged," to courtroom packed and silent. Stephen, a naturalized citizen who was accused of 12 over acts of assistance to a fleeing Ger man war prisoner, was the first man to be convicted of treason In the history of the United States. PASSES AGED 17 William Alexander Hubert, 77, passed away this morning at the home of his sister, Mrs, E. F Hubert, 1000 Sunset avenue where he had been confined for the past nine years with paral ysis. He was born at Florisant Mo., April 27, 1865, and came to California in the early days He resided at Sacramento until 10 years ago. He was a member of Capitol lodge number 87, I.O.O F. for forty-three years. The remains will be forward ed to Sacramento, where serv ice will be held under auspices of his lodge. He leaves his only sister, Mrs Hubert, of Medford. CHERRY PRICES Portland, July 3. P Cher ries: Oregon Bings, 10-12 row packed, 12-15 cents; Royal Ann 8 ',- cento IF Washington, July 3. (IP) Leon Henderson told a senate committee today that If prices could be held at present levels, the nation could save $62,000, 000,000 on its war program In the next 20 months. Emerging from a closed ses sion of a senate appropriations committee considering his re quest for an increase in price administration funds, Henderson told reporters that he had warn ed that the danger of inflation had been increased greatly by huge recent military appropria tions. 'The $42,820,000,000 appro priation just voted by congress for the army has made the prob lem of controlling inflation more critical than ever before". Henderson said. FATHER BLACK IS Father Francis W. Black of Sacred Heart parish was resting easily In Sacred Heart hospital today with a fractured collar bone and severe bruises he suf fered in an automobile accident 16 miles this side of Crescent City, Cal., late Thursday morn ing. His attending physician said Father Black was not seri ously injured. While no details of the acci dent were available here today, it was understood that following the mishap Father Black was brought to the local hospital in an automobile from Crescent City. Hospital attendants re quested that friends do not call to see Father Black until his condition Is improved. Prospect Navy Man Listed As Missing Washington, July 3. (IP) The navy department today re leased for publication its casu alty list No. 6. The list included two dead, one wounded, six missing from Oregon. Missing Seaman, second class, Harold V. Bahr; Otto W. Bahr, father. Prospect. The Medford navy recruiting office was unable to give any information on time of enlist ment or other facts concerning Harold V. Bahr. His father could not be located by tele phone. Postoffice Open Saturday Morning Medford postoffice will re main open to noon, as usual, Saturday, July 4, but the sub station on North Bartlett street will be closed all day. There will be one city delivery, but none in the rural districts. Banks, county and city offices and many stores and plants will be closed all day, giving em ployes a two-day holiday. SUBMARINE ATTACKS COSTA RICA SEAPORT San Jose, Costa Rica, July 2 (Delayed) (IP) A submarine attacked Puerto Llmon tonight (presumably with its deck gun) sinking a vessel, the San Pablo, which was at dock discharging its cargo. Puerto Limon, on the Carib bean or Atlantic shore of Costa Rica, lies about 220 miles west and slightly north of the Pan ama canal BLAZE DESTROYS ST. Building Constructed Six Years Ago at Cost of COO Cause Unknown. Fire of undetermined origin swept through St. Mary's gym nasium, located on the corner of Ivy and 12th street, about 1 o'clock today and Sisters In charge of St. Mary's Academy reported the building a total loss. Plans for reconstruction were indefinite late this after noon although the building was covered by insurance. The janitor noticed a blaze in the window of the woodshed about 12:45 p. m., and told the Sisters who notified the fire department. Estimated cost of the building at the time of con struction six years ago was $4,000. Despite efforts of the fire department the fire spread from the shed to the gymnasium leaving only a skeleton frame work standing. Sisters said a supply of wood for the gymnasium furnace was in the woodshed. ' The fire department successful, ly kept the blaze from spread ing to the surrounding neighbor. m hood and trees about the acad emy were badly scorched. Dedicated in 1937 The gymnasium, modern In every respect, was dedicated January 23, 1937. It was 100. by 60 feet with floor space measur ing 75 by 54 feet. The building" was constructed on tha academy grounds to replace a playshed which had been destroyed by fire during the winter of 1936. The gymnasium was used also for many social events sponsor ed by St. Mary's Academy and Sacred Heart parish. Cline Damage Case Nears Jury's Hands Final arguments and testi mony In the approximately $31,. 000 damage suit of Stephen J. Cline against the Pacific Grey hound Stages were completed in circuit court late yesterday. In structions were given to tha jury today, following a confer, ence between the court and counsel in chambers. The trial started last Monday and has lasted all week. The suit Is based upon crash between a car driven by Clin and a Greyhound bus on" tha Pacific highway near Beall Lane, July 14, in which Cline and nine bus passengers were injured. TWO ASHLAND FLIERS EARN COMMISSIONS Randolph Field, Texas, July 3. (Spl.) Two men from Ash land were among the 16 from Oregon who received their wings at seven advanced flying schools in the Gulf Coast Air Force Training center today. The Oregon graduates include? Lieut. John R. Pratt, 438 N. Main street, Ashland, and Lieut. Jack W. Whitsett, 128 Nob Hill street, Ashland, War Bulletins London, July 3. Pr Toi the first time in nearly tlx months German aid raider were over an area in north west England tonight London. July 3. ") Gen eral Charles De Gaulle, lead er of the Free French, told his countrymen in Franc tonight that the final battle of the war, "which decides every thing." would be fought there and urged them to prepare for it. London. July 3 ilPy Tha British cruiser Hermlon was lost in recent Mediterranean convoy operations, it was an nounced officially today. Also lost were the destroyers. Be douin. Hasty, Grove and Air dale and the Polish destroyer Arp Kuyawlak. The machine gun used by American troops in World war I was developed by John M. 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