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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1942.
NO. 105.
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The News
by Paul Mallon
Washington, July 22. The
campaign of the New Republic,
the Luce publications and some
others to clean
out this con
gress seems to
have fallen flat
as far as the
primaries are
concerned. No
more than nor
mal casualties
among sitting
:ongre s s m e n
are reported
from the elec
toral front. A
Paul Mallon
tabulation made by the demo
cratic congressional campaign
cc.amittee, for its own informa
tion only, shows that out of the
first 115 congressmen to face the
voters in primaries this far, no
more than 10 have failed of re
nomination. Most of the losers
were involved in personal situa
tions, having nothing to do with
the isolationist - interventionist
dispute.
The temper of the electorate
thus obviously is -hown to be
extraordinarily complacent. The
antagonism to congress which
has gained so much popular pub
licity has nowhere been reflect
ed in the results.
Furthermore, voting every
where has be'.n extremely light
and less than the usual number
of congressmen are even faced
with serious opposition.
HIS seems to be a war with
out a song. A war of grim
public quietude. Public opinion
on the surface seems confused,
and at times embittered by such
regulations as gas rationing and
other displays of Washington in
efficiency, but so far it is wholly
lacking in the enthusiasm re
quired to go to the polls and
vote "no." .
. The politicos explain this phe
nomena with the assumption that
everyone is busy in war work,
(Conunued on Pace Pour)
Radio Highlights
Major General Charles H.
Gerhardt, commander of the
81st Division at Camp White,
will speak over KM ED tonight
at 7:30 o'clock on "Relation-
ship of Camp White to the
"Community." Brigadier General
Edward S. Ott, artillery com
mander, will speak on "What an
Infantry Division Is." Chaplain
Vernon T. Jaeger will speak on
"Activities of a Division Chap
lain." Secretary of State Hull will
tell the nation of the seriousness
of the war in a speech Thursday
between 6:30 and 7:15 p. m.,
PWT over all networks.
President Roosevelt, announc
ing the broadcast, said he con
sidered the speech an able and
conclusive summary.
(Pacific War Time)
Alvin Steinkopf, returned AP
war correspondent from Ger
many where he had been in
terned since December 7, is the
guest speaker for "This Is Our
Enemy" on MBS Sunday night,
when the theme of the program
is to be "Race and Education."
Tonight: CBS 4:30 Records
'for Fighting Men. MBS 8:30
Pas in Review.
Thursday: NBC 10:15 a. m.
Army air force band, new ser
ies. BLU 12:30 Men of the Sea.
SIDE GLANCES
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Frank Farrell graciously tak
ing a chair at the foot of the
council table when, after an
unavoidable belated appearance,
he discovevred Recorder Mose
Alford occupying the city attor
ney's throne near the head of
the municipal workbench.
A. S. "Rosey" Rosenbaum, the
demon war bond seller, check
ing in with a total of $28,475 for
) five weeks' effort and promising
to make it $30,000 by the end
of the week.
The annual Santa Fe Fieta.
held over the Labor Day week
end, was established In 1712.
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MOTION
Lower Course on Don
Crossed on Broad Front
Says High Command.
Berlin, (from German broad
casts), July 22 (IP) The Ger
man high command said today
"organized resistance of the
enemy in the Rostov region has
collapsed" and reported that "to
the east of the Donets the lower
course of the Don was crossed
on a broad front."
Rostov was described as hem
med in by Axis troops "standing
before a defended bridgehead
which runs in a semi-circle out
side the town."
Moscow, Jaly 22 (IP) Stal
ingrad and rtostov both were
imperiled gravely by fresh Ger
man advances today as the mil
lion men of Marshal Fedor von
Bock pressed relentlessly south
and east against bitterly fight
ing but outnumbered Russian
forces.
Red Star, the army news
paper, said ominously that the
Germans were approaching the
border of Stalingrad province.
A furious German assault beat
against the men of Marshal
Semeon Timoshenko along the
Moscow-Rostov railway. The
drive was moving on Rostov
from southeast of Millerovo and
from Voroshilovgrad, both of
which have fallen to the Ger
mans in the 300-mile wide Don
basin offensive.
Danger Realised
Red Star pointed to the dan
ger thus:
"Terrible days face the coun
try. The enemy is rushing to the
vital centers of our country."
The newspaper called on red
soldiers to repeat the example
of 28 Soviet troops, who in de
fending Moscow last winter,
fought tank charges with their
hands, all dying in the struggle.
Even as the Russian armies in
the south strove to stem the
German advance, the forces at
the northern end of the front
around Voronezh were reported
holding the initiative and coun
terattacking vigorously. The
Russians announced four bridge
heads had been seized.
But the Russian press showed
that the greatest urgency was
before Rostov and Stalingrad,
both vastly important industrial
and communication centers and
guardians of approaches to the
Caucasus, oil lands and fertile
farms.
The loss of either city, it was
acknowledged, would be a tragic
blow.
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Louisville, Ky., July 22. (API
The American Legion may be
asked to open its ranks to "all
military-minded men with train
ing." C. Lee McClain, chairman of
the resolutions committee for the
Kentucky department'! 24th an
nual convention now in session
here, said today such a proposal
was being drafted by his commit
tee and would be submitted to
Kentucky Legionnaires tomor
row. Membership In the Legion now
is limited to veterans of the first
World War, but a constitutional
revision to take in members of
the armed forces now fighting
the second world war has been
approved by some state depart
ments and will be submitted to
the legion's national convention
at Kansas City later this summer.
ISAAC STAPLES DIES
Portland, July 22 (JP) For
mer Senator Isaac E. Staples,
who represented Multnomah
county in the state legislature
for 18 years, died yesterday
Staples also had been president
of the Oregon Jewelers associa
tion, Oregon Purebred Livestock
asmciation, Oregon Poultry as
sociation, and treasurer of the
Willamette Wool Growers' asso
cia -ion
Waiting
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Jap bombing planes had been there once when this picture olthe attack on the U. S. naval
base at Dutch Harbor, June 3 and 4, were made, witness the burning ell tank In the back'
ground. But these marines were alert in their trenches for another attack (U. S. Navy Photo)
White House Conference Called
On Russian Peril, Ship Losses
CITY WILL RENEW
PLEA FOR LARGER
DISPOSAL PLANT
The city health committee and
Dr. L. D. Inskeep, city health
officer, were instructed by the
council last night to submit a
letter to the Federal Works
Agency renewing Medford's ap
plication of last fall for funds
to enlarge and increase the ca
pacity of the city's sewage dis
posal plant.
In a letter read by Larry
Schade, health committee chair
man, it was indicated that the
army, through its own channels,
would request enlargement of
the plant. The letter was from
Dr. Inskeep, and followed a
conversation he' had had with
Colonel Charles G. Hutter, Camp
White surgeon, medical corps.
Enlargement of the plant, it
was understood, would practi
cally double its present capacity,
said to be inadequate under the
present conditions caused by a
local population Increase of an
estimated 3,000 persons since
last September, at which time
the original application was
made and rejected.
Dr. Inskeep's letter to Coun
cilman Schade indicated that the
army now feels an enlargement
of the plant is justified, due to
the additional load it is carry
ing. It was believed that with
the army, through its own chan
nels, recommending an increase
in the plant's capacity, the city's
original application would be
reviewed in a more favorable
light.
Aside from the discussion con
cerning the renewal of the appli
cation to increase the capacity
of the sewage disposal plant,
little official business was trans
acted. Reports of the finance
committee and the boxing com
mission were adopted. In order
to provide funds for SS days of
vacation for city firemen, the
emergency fire department fund
was transferred for this purpose.
Mayor H. S. Deuel read a let
ter from Colonel Owen R. Mere
dith, commander of Camp White.
In which the city was thanked
for providing a room In city hall
for Medford headquarters of the
military police, now operating.
WANT MORE TIRES
Spokane, July 22. UP)
Henry Geurg of Clifton Sc Apple
gate b Georg, Spokane contract
ors, today called a meeting of all
war Industry contractors In the
area to seek a larger quota of
tires for war Industry employes.
For Japs To Try Again
Washington, July 22 (IP) Soviet Ambassador Maxim Lltvln
off and -members o( the Pacific war council came to the White
House today for separate conferences as grave developments ajh;
peared on the Russian front and
President Roosevelt naa an
opportunity also to discuss with
his callers the sharpening war
fare in the Aleutian Islands too
near to Siberia.
In the bitter Russian fighting,
Stanlingrad and Rostov both
were imperilled by fresh Ger
man advances and it appeared
HOW TO AID CHINA
Washington, July 22. AP)
The Pacific war council met
A the White House today and
one participant reported after
wards that "we worked out
procedure to be followed to
assure that China puts up the
best fight that can be put up."
Walter Nash, New Zealand
minister, used these words and
added that "now we know
what the 'Chinese need, and
how and when and where we
can get the stuff In."
likely that Litvinoff had high
on his list the urgency of creat
ing the second European front
for which he has repeatedly
called.
Supreme Staff Hinted
Mr. Roosevelt, In deciding
strategy matters In any of the
pressing situations, can turn for
advice to Admiral William D.
Leahy, whose appointment as
chief of staff to him he announc
ed yesterday.
There was Immediate specula
tion that the president would
create a supreme army-navy
general staff about the granite
faced sailor and diplomat who
listens long and talks short and
who represented at Vichy Amer
ica's friendship for a broken
France.
Mr. Roosevelt announced
Leahy's appointment late yester
day and said the admiral would
assume his duties Immediately
Confronting the chief of staff as
he took office was a report by
the war shipping administration
that shipping losses during the
week of July 12 were the high
est since the war began and that
sinkings of United Nations ves
sels have greatly exceeded new
construction.
More Jsp Losses
The navy, meanwhile, had an
nounced the sinking of three
more Japanese destroyers by
United States submarines in the
vicinity of the Aleutian Island
of Kiska. This brought Japan's
losses in the Aleutian area to six
destroyers, one transport and
one cruiser sunk: one destroyct
probably sunk; and four emit
ers, two destroyers, one aircraft
carrier, one gunboat and one
transport damaged.
Japan now controls over 00
per cent of the world's rubber
plantations!
In the shipping situation,
Oregon Flying Tiger
Returns With Appeal
For More U. S. Planes
Portland, Ore., July 22 UP)
Kenneth Jernstedt, Oregon's
only Flying Tiger, came back
home today with an appeal for
enough airplanes to knock the
Japanese invaders out of China
and Burma.
The quiet, soft-spoken Yam
hill farm boy said, "get the
planes to the far east; that s the
answer to beating the Japs.
Decorated by the Chinese gov
ernment for his part in destroy
ing 10 Japanese planes (his bag
included scores ' more uncon
firmed), the former Linfield
college athlete predicted better
war news from the far east now
that the U. S. army has super
ceded the old American volun
teer group.
Jernstedt was reluctant to
talk about the AVG's phenom
enal combat record which often
netted 20 or 30 Japanese planes
without loss to the Americans.
Spokane, Wash., July 22 UP)
Discharge of a rifle which he
was examining resulted In the
fatal injury of Robert Olson, 14,
of Medford, Ore., near here yes
terday. Coroner I. S. Collins said
young Olson died after being hit
in the mouth with the rifle
bullet. He was with a cousin,
Vernon Comstock, 10, at the
Comstock ranch four miles west
of here when the accident hap
pened. The Olson family had moved
only recently to Medford from
Redmond, Ore., Collins said.
Address of Olson's parents
here could not be ascertained
CURT MECHAM SIGNS
FOR PRO FOOTBALL
New York, July 22 UP
Curt Mecham of the University
of Oregon, one of the most
sought-after football players in
last year's pro football draft
sent a signed contract yesterday
to the Brooklyn Dodgers, pro
fessional eleven.
Our navy needs rubber. The
33,000-ton battleship pointing
Its guns at Tokyo uses 73 tons
of It,
NAVY ASKS FUND II baseball I ALCOHOL RUBBER
$30,000,000 Wanted Tes
timony on Plans Omitted
From Records.
Washington, July 22. (IP)
The navy's intention to spend
$30,000,000 "for a kind of secret
training and a kind of secret
weapon" was disclosed by Rep.
Vinson (D.-Ga.) today as the
house voted authorization of a
$079,634,000 outlay for naval
shore facilities.
In discussing the secret phase
of the bill, Vinson told the
house that this "is a matter the
naval affairs committee should
leave entirely to the prudence
of the men who are going to
carry out this secret work."
The naval committee chairman
added that he had ordered testi
mony concerning the secret
plans omitted from even the
private records of the commit
tee. Location Veiled
"I do not know," Vinson said,
"except in the most general way
where they will be located
within so many miles of the
coast and so many miles back of
that."
The bill Including the funds
was passed and sent to the sen
ate by voice vote after an at
tempt to eliminate authority for
the secretary of navy to negoti
ate contracts for expenditures
under the measure was defeated
37 to 17
From Rep. Mott (R.-OreJ, the
naval committee's ranking min
ority member, came the state
ment that a number of the shore
facilities provided by the bill
would be located in Alaska.
Earlier, Vinson had informed
the house that others would be
located at Panama and on island
outposts in the Pacific.
NEED 12 GUARDS
Major Theron W. Bean of the
U. S. army engineers announced
today, through Lewis Ulrlch,
manager of the United States
employment office, that 12 civi
lian guards were needed im
mediately for duty at Camp
White in connection with engi
neering projects.
Those interested In applying
for the positions, which pay $1,
680 a year plus overtime, are
urged to call at once at the em
ployment service office, 43
North Fir street.
SHIPBUILDER HIGGINS
LOSES RENEWAL PLEA
Washington, July 22 (IP)
The martime commission refused
today to rescind its action in
cancelling a contract held by
Andrew J. Hlggins of New Or
leans, for the construction of
200 emergency cargo ships.
The Ozarks are bellved to be
one of the oldest mountain
ranges In North America.
Second Front Clamor
Increases
London, July 22 (IP Ap
peals for a British and Ameri
can Invasion of Europe to estab
lish a second front this year
mounted today while the Rus
sians reeled back under the
blows of German armored
forces.
The electrical trades union
unanimously adopted a resolu
tion similar to the one In which
the mine workers federation
yesterday urged the government
to open a second front. The com
munist party In London called
a mass meeting for tonight and
planned a mass demonstration
in Trafalgar Square Sunday to
voice Its demands for Invasion
. Speculation on the opening of
a second front was sharpened by
reports that Sir John Dill, Bri-
i tain's chief military reoresenta
I live In tha United States, was
National
Score: R. H. E.
Chicago 2 12 1
Boston 12 0
Passeau and Scheffing; Javery
and Lombardl.
FEW AXIS PLANES
LEFT TO BATTLE
ALLIES IN EGYPT
Cairo, July 22 (IP) Gen
eral Sir Claude J. E. Auchln
leck sent his eighth army Into
an attack all along the EI
Alamein battle front last night
and the battle has raged
throughout today with tha
British making progress but
definite results still not 1b
sight.
Cairo, July 22 (IP) The al
lied air forces have virtually
driven the Germans out of the
sky over the north African bat
tle area, British military sources
said today.
These sources, whose identity
It was not permitted to disclose,
said hardly any enemy air activ
ity was observed yesterday by
bombers and fighters . which
ranged far beond the El Alamein
front, blasting at large concen
trations of axis vehicles and
attacking the Nazi supply base
In Crete.
Suda Bay, Island of Crete,
was attacked "In force" and
direct hits were scored on two
vessels, the communique report
ed. A near miss was scored on
a larger ship and a pier was set
afire.
United States air-men prob
ably took part in the raid, RAF
sources said. American Libera
tor bombers have been employed
frequently on assignments in the
Mediterranean and the mention
of "heavy allied bombers" indi
cated that Americans had par
ticipated, these sources said.
Helena, Mont., July 22. (IP)
Senator James E. Murray, ar
dent Roosevelt supporter who
accused his colleague Burton K.
Wheeler, of attempting to purge
him, took a growing lead today
in his race for renomination on
the democratic ticket
Senator Wheeler, a staunch
Isolationist before Pearl Harbor,
Is not up for re-election this
year,
Murray claimed renomination
on the basis of returns from 373
of the state's 1,183 precincts
which gave him 27,078 votes
and former Congressman Joseph
B. Monaghan of Butte 16,704
and said this showed the voters
had "repudiated any attempt to
dictate Montana politics.
FEEBLE-MINDED FLEE
Salem. July 22. AP Four
boys, tinging from 16 to 18
years old, escaped last night from
the Oregon Fairvlew home for
feeble-minded.
In England
returning soon, presumably to
Join discussions among Prime
Minister Churchill and high
leaders of the British and Amer
ican armed services.
Dill's Job Is one of liaison be
tween the U. S. and British gen
eral staffs, a fact which unoffi
cial British quarters seized upon
to link him with second front
sp lutlon.
In the midst of the feverish
undercurrent of military and
political activity In London the
British press suddenly soft-pedalled
Its heretofore persistent
talk of an allied Invasion of the
continent.
Edaoi-lal pages of morning
newspapers were devoid of com
ment, "he Daily Express dis
posed of Churchill's talks yes
terday In three paragraphs on
page one.
AGENCY BILL HAS
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Independent Program
Production Favored
For
De-
spite Nelson Protests.
Washington, July 22. (IP)
The senate passed a measure to
day to create an independent
agency for the production of syn
thetic rubber from grain alcohol, '
despite administration protests
against interference with war
production board control of tha
rubber program.
The measure now goes to the
house, where the rules commit
tee has given approval to an iden
tical measure sponsored by
Chairman Fulmer (D-SC) of tha
agriculture committee.
Senate passage was on a vole
vote, with fewer than a dozen
senators actually on tha floor at
the time.
Nelson Opposes
Majority Leader Barkley read
a statement from Donald M. Nel
son In which the war production
chief contended that creation of
a separate rubber agency would
be a "rash act," authorizing di
version of critical materials from
vital war needs to construction of
producing plants.
The bill was pushed to passage
by a farm bloc whose spokesman.
Senators Thomas (D-Okla.) and.
Gillette CD-Iowa), charged thai
tha WPB program of 800.000
tons of rubber next year was
largely confined to production
based on "untried laboratory ex
periments" from petroleum. -Barkley
protested against a di
vision of responsibility for tha
rubber pro grim over which Nel.
sun has assumed control. Ha as-
serted the attempt to provide for
civilian, as well as war needs.
was a mistake In view of the crit
ical shortage of steel plate. ateeL
copper and aircompressors.
U! S. CASUALTIES
44,143T0 DATE
Washington. July 22. Pt
United States forces have suf
fered 44,143 casualties since tha
war began 4,801 dead. 3.218
wounded and 36,124 missing.
An on ice of war Information
statement last night said that
since most of the missing were
at Bataan and Corregldor and
In Java, they are believed to be
prisoners of war. No definite
report as to their status has been
received from the International
Red Cross.
The casualties by services:
Army:
Killed 902,
Wounded 1,413,
Missing 17,432.
Philippine scouts
Killed 479.
Wounded 734,
Missing 11,000.
Navy:
Killed 3,420,
Wounded 1.031,
Missing 7,672.
Prisoners of wan
Navy:
Officers 32,
Enlisted men 249.
Marine Corps:
Officers 40,
Enlisted men 681.
FIRST BART BUYER
A representative of Willamette
valley canneries Is now in tha
local field presumably looking
over the Bartlett canning situa
tion for the coming season and
conferring with local growers
and packers. He is tha first to
arrive and others are due oa
the scene shortly.
No cannery Bartlett price has
been mentioned. Harvesting of
tha Bartlett crop is scheduled to
start between August 10 and 19.
Washington, July 22 (APV
President Roosevelt designated
Secretary of tha Interior Harold
U Ickes today as fishery co-ordl-nator.
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