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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1942.
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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.
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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.
Browning of Utah.