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Newspaper Page TextMr Let YOUR Auwtr to Bomb be BONDSI Bay Bond! and Stamp. TOKAY Contribute to the war effort of your nation. Patriot. luu. four own Mlf-protertlon. drnianda that VOU do our part NOW! Uu Tha MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick Results t Small Coit Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Unitad Press Thirty seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1942. NO. 106. BASH LBB9 j i Officers of 91st Division in Initial Assembly . f. ij ! ' ", ' .:'M:.:"r" -j i ; ... .-. i f ?iri? . I; , H. : lllli I , ' . j fe "S. $fr itifcinf mil lilMrt.ai;i,:i,rtiM....j.- ua rra. - ' M tll. .- iiiii-i"i 1 '' ..nAi... "i.3tii-f iff ,m, .'.., . , , I 1 '" " '" T ". I"1") 8 "I.""1 ".. "triz3rir? ' f,2'f"i,"l ,', 1 ' 'C-" " itww hi," .ii., frs""" : " ."-1 ''.'r'V'.''rTt,"r . Major i.tnral Charloi H. Carhardt. eommandar of th 9Iit Infantry Dlvlalon at Camp Whlta, mada hit Initial pronounea rntnt to off lcCri aiitl kit fanan of tha division at a nitSng Sunday morning.- Tha ganaral. ' front row, cantor, and hia ataf f d. of f icara are picturad abova. In tha group aros . First row, laft to rightr Col.-F. S. Jacobs, Brig.-Gon. Parey W. Clarkson. MaJ.-Oan. Charlas H. Carhardt. Brig.-Can. Edward S. Ott, Division Chaplain V.. P. Jaagar. Sacond row: Ma). P. A. Livaalay. Llaut.ol. P. B. Harrlck, Llaut-Col. R. A. Eads, Liout. Col. E. E. Tabscott, Llout.-Col. O. M. Barton. Llaut.ol. W. H. Barton. Llaut.-Col. Don Rillay. Llaut. W. H. Puntannay. Lieut J. P. Whitahaad, Liaut.-Col. C. M. Virtut, Liaut.-Col. W. O. Haaeock, Capt. H. W. Raynolds. Third row: Liaut.-Col. C. R. Jonas, Liaut.-Col. R. F. Scarborough. Liaut.-Col. Sath Gayla. Jr.. Maj. S. J. Taggart, Capt. E. O. Fostar, Maj. Robart VanRoo. Capt. A. P. Coles, Capt. Paul Jeffries, Capt. V. C. Warren and Capt. W. M. Broadus. (Shangla photo.) Like Shooting Ducks Oswego, Ore., July 23 (IP) It was like shooting ducks on a pond, Lieut. Wentworth Stone, a navy flier credited with two direct hits on Jap anese warships, said last night of the battle of Midway. Home for a "hero night" celebration, Stone said: "We really caught the Japs napping at Midway and it's a good thing we did as they had us greatly outnumbered. But when we got their car riers in the first attack, I knew we had the battle won. After that, it was Just a case of picking them off for, with their air superiority b'asted, thev didn't have a rhnnrp." GETS COLD FEET Salem, July 23 (F) A 54-year-old male inmate of the Oregon State hospital, who climbed the 140-foot water tank on the hospital grounds at 2 l. m. yesterday and threatened to jump, came down at 9:15 last night when he got cold and hungry. The Inmate, received . from Klamath county two years ago, became abusive when Dr. J. C. Evans, hospital superintendent, asked him to come down. Shortly after he went up, he threw his shoes down at Dr. Evans. His feet must have been pretty cold by the time he came down. ... Radio Highlights (Pacific war time.) Tonight: CBS, 7:15, First Line. U. S. Navy. Blu 5:30. tTown Meeting. "Will War Marriages Work?" MBS 7:15. heaTweight box f ng. Taml Mauricllo vs. Red Burman. Friday: NBC 3:30. Caribad Garcia, Cuban songs. CBS 12:30, Russian-American music festival. MBS 1:15 and 3:15, baseball roundup . ...... i.iL.lAv'triTOA Oregon's Ex-Flying Tiger Home for Brief Vacation Says Japs Not Too Smart Yamhill, Ore., July 23 UP) Oregon's most famous ace of the Burma-China Battleskies, AVG Flight Leader Ken Jernstedt, came home today, and found himself eligible for the draft. Which his friends thought alittle odd for an ex-Flying Tiger with an official battlebag of lOMitsubishi Zeros and an unoffi cial count of at least a scoremore. But there he was in an American volunteer group uni form, wearing a Chinese decora tion and Just as 1-A as thevcome. The reason Jernstedt, like many another AVG'er, was left without rank or military attach ment when the Tigers were ab sorbed by the army in China. He resigned his marine commis sion a year ago to enter the famous Burma-China flying out fit. Won't Wait Draft However, Oregon's lone Tiger won't wait for the draft. "As soon as I've had a little rest I want to fly again," he said. "With the army this time, I think. I'd like to do it in Australia." .The 25-year-old former Yam hill farm lad says Nippon's aviators are "good fighters with guts but they're not too smart. We worried them to death. We pulled new tricks when they were looking for old ones. We never gave them what they ex pected. As to planes the Zero fight er is inferior to American craft, even , the old P-40-B, early Cur- Air -Minded Solons Study Plan For Big Cargo -Carrying Planes Washington, July 23 (IP) Air minded congressmen are asking admirals and merchant marine chiefs whether manufacture of cargo planes by the thousands would be the best way to beat the submarines. They are studying a proposal by Henry J. Kaiser, west coast shipbuilder and engineering au thority, that several existing shipyards be devoted to con struction of 5,000 giant flying boats, capable of carrying big cargoes on transoceanic flights. Rep. Mott (R., Ore), a high rankino- minority member of the j bouse uaval committee, said be tiss fighter which the Tigers used. The Zeros have only two ad vantages over the P-40s, faster rate of climb and more maneu verability. But give me a P-40 any day. But don't fight the Jap his way. He wants you to stay in there so he can outmaneuver you. Put your P-40, which really can take it, into a dive. The Jap starts to follow but either he g:es up In a hurry or you dive the wings right off his Zero. ' Give the American ?iirs the planes where they need them and they can- take the Japs. I have no doubt of that." ' Portland, July 23 (P) The unidentified body of woman was recovered from the Willam ette river here late yesterday by the harbor patrol. She was about 65, described as having gray hair, clad in a gray coat, tan stockings, black shoes and dress. thought Kaiser's plan was "en tirely feasible" and that he intended to learn the navy's stand on It. Several admirals were to have appeared before the committee today for a discussion of steps to throw the Japanese out of three islands In the western Aleutians, but departmental business kept them away from Capitol hill and questioning of them was deferred. Meanwhile, Rep. Bland (D.. Va.), chairman of the house merchant marine committee, said that there was a "definite probability that hia committee r mmn WILL BE STAGED IN REAR OF C-C Through cooperation of Major General Charles Gexhardt, com mander of the 91st division, an ordnance show covering types of guns to be used by the 91st division will be held Friday and Saturday in the S. P. park back of the Chamber of Commerce building. In connection with the show, those who have purchased bonds during the past week, and those who purchase on Friday and Saturday of this week will be entitled to a ride In the army's small reconnaissance "Peep" car. Shows will start each day at 1 b'clock and continue to 5:30. They will resume at 7 o'clock in the evening and continue un til 9. Each evening from 7 to 9 "Peeps" will operate from both the Craterian and Rialto theaters where bonds are on sale. Between 7 and 8:30 p. m. Sat urday, music and a short pro gram will be provided by the county bond sales staff. The show will be in charge of Lt. Lynn. would call In Kaiser and War Shipping Administrator Emory S. Land, probably late next week, for discussion of aerial freighters. Portland, Ore., July 23 (M If Henry J. Kaiser says ship yards can build cargo-carrying planes, the Portland Boilermak ers' union Is satisfied that they can do it. The Shipbuilders, official pub lication of the Portland AFL union, said today: "He delivers the goods ahead of time. If he says we can turn out aerial freighters in quantity, that's enough for ui " AIRPLANES, TANKS THROWN INTO FRAY IN LARMIER Soviet Facing Gravest Crisis in 13-Month War Red Army Battles Bitterly. By Eddy Gilmora Moscow, July 23 (P) Throw ing many airplanes and tanks into the fight to hold the huge German army which has surged into the lower Don basin, the Red army braced and reported stronger resistance from Tsim- lyansk to Novocherkassk today. Soviet Russia faced her grav est crisis in the 13-month-old German-Russian war today as Nazi armored columns closed in for the second battle of Rostov, speared anew toward Stalingrad and pressed upon the lower Don between.those cities in an effort to isolate the Caucasus. Rads Fight Bitterly Not since the Mongols were driven from southern Russia 562 years ago had there been such a threat to the military security of the nation, observers said. Red army men fought bitterly to stem the invasion tides, aware that the Germans were more than half-way along on drives which might split the Russians' southern and trans - Caucasian commands. Rostov was menaced from three sides at Novocherkassk, 20 miles northeast of the city: from the north by a large force, Including Italians, striking from Voroshilovrad; and from the west by axis divisions which wintered at Taganrog, 40 miles away. Similarly a three-dlrectlonal threat developed against Stalin grad, 250 miles by air northeast of Rostov. The central and most advanced column was astride the Stalingrad-Likhaya railway line slightly more than 100 miles west of the Volga city. Moon Aids Russians By the light of a bright half moon, Soviet heavy bombers and fighter -bombers pounded long columns of German rein forcements moving into the Don river arer last night. Scores of troop-laden trucks were smashed and others fled in confusion, field reports said. Another column was said to have suffered simultaneous bpmbings at head and tail. (By Associated Press) The Germans declared today that their forces reached the outskirts of Rostov yesterday, trying to repeat from another direction last November's swift but short-lived conquest of that city guarding the estuary of the Don. Berlin said the advance continued today. The Vichy radio quoted Stock holm reports as saying that the Germans had commenced "a massive attack" on Stalingrad, an industrial center at a lower elbow of the Volga just east of the big bend in the Don. Whether this meant that the Germans were striking at Sta lingrad's Immediate defenses was not clear but that seemed unlikely. At the Egyptian end of the middle east lifeline the British commonwealth's army of the Nile was unofficially reported to have progressed somewhat along the entire 40-mile front west of El Alamein, Alexan dria's outlying barricade, al though today's Cairo commu nique claimed an advance only In the renter. RAF bombers, dominating the skies, continued their smashing assaults on German Marshal Rommel's armor and unflagging patrol of the battle area as the British troops consolidated Inch ing gains of yesterday. The Italian high command announced, however, that the British had been repelled every where and counterattacked, los ing 800 prisoners, mostly New Zealanders and Indians, and 130 tanks destroyed on the field. Rome said the fighting had as sumed a character of particular tenacity. - Hollywood, July 23 (IPy The life story of Sister Kenny. Australian nurse famed for dis covery of a treatment for Infan. tile paralysis, will be filmed. Rosalind Russell is scheduled to play the part of tht nurse. 28 Charged With SUITS FOR CAMP SETFORFILING Trial Expected in Court in October Bids Asked For Buildings on Land. Approximately 75 condemna tion suits have been or will be filed within the next few days in Portland federal court against land in the Camp White area, it was announced today by Norman G. Fuller, real estate project manager of the land section of the U. S. army engi neers, with offices in theMed ford federal building. Proceedings, Fuller stated, are being filed by Barnard H. Ram sey, special attorney for the Department of Justice. It was understood the cases, to be tried in federal court here, would be heard in October or possibly sooner. The 75 cases represent the majority of Camp White landowners who were not satis fied with the appraisal prices offered them by the government for options on their land. Sell Buildings In connection with the clear ing of land in the cantonment area, Fuller announced that sealed bids were now being received for ' the purchase ' of buildings, such as houses and barns, on properties already vacated or soon to be.1 The bids are being filed in Fuller's tfed- eral building offices. He said it was expected that all struc tures would be cleared from the area by August 14. Although most of the farmers In the Camp White area have harvested their crops or will be able to do so by the Au gust 10 deadline, the govern ment purchased a few small crops from farmers who vacated their orooerty early, and later sold them through bids. Bids for a few more small crops are being received, and previous owners of the crops are eligible to bid on them, Fuller ex plained. NIPPONESElAIN Tl AUSTRALIA DRIVE (By the Associated Press) With an Aleutlap-style en croachment In the southwest Pacific, the Japanese have ad vanced their lodgements on the New Guinea north coast by 150 miles further to the southeast to a point 100 miles across nearly impassable Jungle from the allied foothold at Port Moresby. Port Moresby lies 165 and 190 miles, respectively, south of Salamaua and Lae, hitherto, the closest Japanese footholds. It was the first aggressive thrust since the smashing Jap anese naval-air defeat in the Coral sea in early May. The sea borne Japanese, be tween 1,500 and 2,500 strong, were set ashore on Wednesday at Gona mission, near Buna, on the northern coast of the south eastward-slanting Papua penin sula of New Guinea, 150 miles southeast of Japanese-held Sala maua and about 175 miles from Lae. The move cost the Japanese dearly in casualties, plus a large transport and a landing barge sunk, and a seaplane shot down as allied planes opposed the landing with a terrific bombing and strafing. Two allied fight ing planes were lost. General MacArthur s an nouncement of the New Guinea move overshadowed news from China that United States bomb ers on Monday set docks and warehouses aflame and smashed a railway station at Kiukiang on the Yangtze, In addition to sinking two Japanese ships, as previously reported. BASEBALL National Pittsburgh 4 6 1 New York 6 10 1 Sewell and Lope; Koslo, Mc- gee and Danning. American Washington 5 7 0 Detroit 3 10 1 Carrasnuel and Evans; New- houser, Wilson and Tebbetts. FREE BUS RIDES TO SHOW PUBLIC SERVICE BENEFIT The Rogue Valley Transit company, at the request of army and city officials, today inaugur ated half-hourly and hourly bus service over four Medford routes, and A. L, Schneider, manager, announced that from now through Sunday night free service would be offered passen gers. Starting Monday morning a small fee will be charged, in cluding transfers to any part of the city served by the buses, with men in uniform riding for half price. Schneider said the buses, with a 40-passenger ca pacity, would stop at each cor ner on signal for the time being, with regular bus stops to be established later In order -to conserve rubber and gasoline. Half-hourly service will be provided daily from 6 to 9 a. m hourly service from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m., half-hourly service from 3 to 6 p. m. and hourly service from 6 to 11 p. m. Three buses will be in operation at all times, with 20 others available for city service, it was announced. Medford residents are urged to clip this article and save for reference as to the time ana route schedules. ' Description of the four routes follows: Jackson boulevard-East Main street From the terminal at 121 North Bartlett street, north on Bartlett to Fifth, east on Fifth to North Riverside, north on North Riverside to Jackson, south on Jackson to Barneburg mad. west on Barneburg to H merest road, south on Hill- crest to Lyman, north and south on Lyman to Hillcrest, west and north on Hillcrest to Black Oak drive and East Main street, west on East Main to Bartlett, north on Bartlett to terminal. North Riverside-Court-Central From terminal north on Bart lett to Fifth, east on Fifth to Riverside, north on Riverside te Midway road, north on Midway to Howard school on Old Cen tral Point hiuhway. west on Howard avenue to the Pacific highway, south on Pacmc nign in Court, south on Court to Central, south on Central to Jarksnn. east on Jackson to Bartlett, south on Bartlett to terminal. Oakdale avenue From term inal south on Bartlett to Sixth, west on Sixth to Oakdale, south n Oakdale to Dakota, west on Dakota to South Peach, north on South Peach to West 11th, west on West 11th to num. south on Plum to Prune, west on Prune to Chestnut, north on Chestnut to West Main, east on West Main to Bartlett, north on Bartlett to terminal. Columbus avenue from ter minal south on Bartlett to Sixth, west on Sixth to West Main, wt on West Main to Columbus, north on Columbus to Jackson, east on Jackson to urape, soum nn Crane to West Main, east on West Main to Bartlett, north on Bartlett to terminal. rnt.HMBIAM HEAD DIES Portland, July 22. (IP) Francis H. Higby, business man ..r of the Vancouver. Wash.. Columbian, died at hia home hrra vesterdav. He was born In Beloit. Wi: and came here chnnt 30 vpara aso. He had been with the Columbian for about 17 years. Petroleum, coal, lead and line make up the greater part of In come derived from mineral pro duction In Oklahoma. Sedition 9- IN TEN STATES Thirty Publications and 28 Organizations Cited as Helping Aid Conspiracy. Washington, July 23. (IP) A federal grand Jury has in- dieted 27 men and one woman in ten states for consriring to break down morale in the arm ed f.rces and thus "obstruct and defeat the war effort." The indictment, returned secretly Tuesday after nine months' Investigation, was an-r--tnced today by Attorney Gen eral Biddle as lt was opened In lecieral court here. The lone woman defendant la Mrs. Elizabeth Dllllng of Chi cago, who was mentioned in the indictment as having used as an alias the name Rev, Frank Woodruff Johnson. Publications Used Thirty publications, some of them already barred from the mails as seditious, and 28 or ganizations, including the German-American Bund, the Amer ica First committee, and the Ku K' Klan, wer listed as hav ing been used to further the conspiracy. -These len were named de fi ldants: Gerald B. Wlnrod of Wichita, Kas. Herman Max Schwlnn of Los) Angeles. Ceorge Sylvester Viereek. alias J. B. Hamilton, of New York and Washington. William Griffin of New York. Hans Diebel of Los Angeles. H. Victor Broenstrupp, alias the Duke of St. Saba; Count Victor Cherep-Spiridovich; Lieu tenant General Chereo-Spirido- vich; Colonel Bennett; and J. G. Francis of New York and Noblesvllle, Ind. William Dudley Pelley of Noblesvllle, Ind. Prescott Frees Dennett of Washington, D C. Charles B. Hudson, alias Rev. Frank Woodruff Johnson (the name used by Mrs. Dilling) of Omaha, Neb. Elmer J. Garner and his son, James F. Garner, both of Wichita. David J. Baxter, alias the Chancellor; John Pepper, and John H. Rand, Colton and Saa Bernardino, Calif. Hudson De Priest of Wichita and New York. William Kullgren of Atasca- dro, Cal. C. Leon De Aryan of San Diego, Calif. Court Asher of Muncle, Ind. Eugene Nelson Sanctuary of New York. Robert Edward Edmondson, of New York and Santa Bar bara, Cal. Ellis O. Jones of Los Angeles. .Robert Noble of Los Angeles. James C. True of Washington and Arlington, Va Edward James Smyth of New York. O :ar Brumbach f Washlnf ton and Luray, Va. Ralph Townsend of San Fran cisco, Lake Geneva, Wis., and Washington. William Robert Lyman, Jr., alias Robert Lanham, of De troit. Donald McDanlel of Chicago. Otto Brennermann, known also as Otto Brennemann, of Chic: go. The- defendants have been taken Into custody In their own localities and all will be brought to Washington for trial, Biddle said. FOUR-DAY BRIDEGROOM KILLS SELF WITH GUN Pnrtlanrl. Ore.. July 23. UPt Edward Schwartz, 31-year-old bridegroom of four days, iook his own life with a revolver last im rwintv Coroner Gideon Snook reported today. Schwartz, shipyard worker, and his bride were visiting at the home of hia sister, Snook said. He sent the two women to a nearby store and when they raHirnad theor found him dead.