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Thirty seventh Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1942.
NO. 107.
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News Behind
The News
by Paul Mallon
Washington, July 24 If prom
ises were tires, the nation would
ride, but, as it is, the rubber
jfat- problem is
V'" fH-i sinking deeper
f and deeper in-
to the mire of
business com-
5- i. fl Pettonnd
w Fl rjolicies.
yJL 1 N one seems
V able or willing
to take hold of
various d 1 f f i
cult phases of
the problem
and hammer
Paul Mallon
out a satisfactory policy.
To cite a typical example, the
five big rubber manufacturers
trooped into town with an ex
hibit of rubber processes, de
signed to show that 60 per cent
of civilian needs and all military
requirements could be satisfied
without much trouble. The ex
hi'.'t was set up in a hotel parlor
and government officials were
invited in to see it a week before
it was opened.
Before most officials got
around to it, they read some ad
vanced stories in one 'ical news
paper suggesting that this ex
hibit would solve all national
problems of tires and gas ration
ing. That happened to be a little
more than the industry claimed,
and it made the government of-
. ficials angry and critical in ad
vance. k Few even went to the show
v until the arraneers for the indus
try made it clear they were not
responsible for the publicity.
WPR Airtmtnr Ttanalri Kntenn
then came in, made a few notes
and went on his way.
THE oil industry stole a march
of five days on the rubber
manufacturers, when w. S. Par
ish, president of Standard Oil of
New Jersey, announced his com
pany will produce 200.000 tons
of synthetic rubber by the end of
next year.
However, Franklin Waltman,
former publicity director of the
Republican national committee,
succeeded ' in anticipating Mr.
Farish by assembling a large
press conference here a week
earlier to promote interest in the
Houdry process of one of his new
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clients, which apparently is
backed by competitors of Mr.
O Farish, namely, the Sun Oil com
pany and the Standards of New
York and California.
SO it goes in an active competi
tive business battle to produce
synthetic tires for the nation,
while government officials look
(Continued on Page Ten)
"Mess" is actually the English
mispronunciation of the French
"mets," meaning "all the food
served at a meal."
Radio Highlights
(Pacific War Time)
Tonight: CBS 4:30, Report to
the Nation, Secretary Wickard,
new time; S Lewisohn stadium
concert. - -
BLUE 7:30 Men, Machines,
Victory, new time.
i Saturday: NBC 11:30, 1:30.
3 45 Tarn O'Shanter open golf
tournament; 1 Pan American
Holiday, Argentina. BLU 8
a. m., Service Men's Hop; 9:30
a. m.. Farmers' Union; 11 Rec
ords for Fighting Men; 1 Cana
dian Air Force Band. MBS 12
U. of Iowa Fine Artu Festival;
1:30 Archduke Otto of Austria
and others on Austrian situation.
SIDE GLANCES
Br
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Set. Glen Reed returning to
Medford after four years in the
army and informing friends he
had enlisted in the air corps.
Scth Bullis, Jackson county
kRcd Cross chairman. praUing
rjin able officers at the annual
luncheon meeting.
Margaret "PeKgy" Gardner
Practically going around in
iL VS. W,h two new additions;
"ie lamily
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American - Built Bombers
Take to Caucasus Skies
in Effort to Help Defense.
By Clyde A. Farnsworth
(Associated Press War Editor)
Germany proclaimed today
that Rostov had been stormed
and captured, although not yet
mopped up, and Moscow reported
that unprecedented numbers of
United States-built planes es
poially Douglas Boston bombers
had taken to the Caucasus
skies to bolster Russia's fight for
life.
It seemed obvious to observers
both in Moscow and London that
the Russians, with strong forces
in depth, were preparing for a
showdown in the Caucasus fight
along the Don or to the south.
Finland Casts Hint
Meanwhile, Finland was circu
lating a veiled suggestion that
the United States might help take
her out of the Hitler camp, where
she stands to gain little even in
event of German victory and to
lose much if the United Nations
win.
By broadcasting a Stockholm
newspaper editorial with their
o -i explanatory comment the
Finns urged the United States to
elucidate its position on protec
tion of such countries as Finland
in the event of "a Bolshevik-
dictated peace."
The broadcast repeated Helsin
ki press statements that-Finnish
forces had consolidated their de
fenses and now merely stand
"stationary guard against the
enemy.
The prospect of a limited al
lied offensive in Europe to divert
German pressure from Russia
and also safeguard communica
tions with Russia has emerged
predominantly in second front
sp '.'Ulation and northernmost
Norway and Finland would seem
to fill these specifications as a
zone of action.
Say Raslstanc Broktn
The Hitler command announc
ed today capture of Rostov, capi
tal of the northern Caucasus, on
the main railway and pipeline
which tap the oil and mineral
wealth of the deep Caucasus, and
the Russians, while not acknowl
edging the claim, said the battle
had reached the city gates.
Quickly the Germans followed
this up with an announcement
that resistance by fresh Russian
troops within the Don bend had
been broken.
Moscow dispatches said, how
ever, that red armies had taken a
last ditch stand on the lower
Don and were developing a flank
attack against the east wing of
the German lodgement in the
Tsimlyansk region, about mid
way between Rostov and Stalin
grad. From the wording of the Mos
cow communique the flank ac
tion was on a small scale, how
ever. The red air force was still a
power in the Caucassian skies,
"inflicting continuous blows on
enemy formations and communi
cations," as the communique
put it.
The Russian stand on the Don
indicated a determination to hold
the Tikhoretsk-Stalingrad rail
way which roughly parallels the
course of the lower Don between
Rostov and Stalingrad, an air
line distance of 250 miles.
Tikhoretsk, south of Rostov, is
at the junction of this railway
a: '. the north-south line from
Rostov into the Caucasus. The
Germans at their Tsimlyansk po
sition were about 35 miles from
the Stalingrad-Tikhoretsk link.
D. A. V. Convention at
Eugene Is Postponed
Cincinnati, July 24. (IP)
Indefinite postponement of the
1942 national convention of the
Disabled American Veterans of
the World War, scheduled at
Eugene, Ore., August 8-13, was
announced today by the or
eanization's executive commit
tee.
The action drew Immediate
praise from President Roosevelt
who. In a message to Lawrence
R. Melton of Dallas, Tex., said
this Is a fine demonstration ol
I practical patriotism.'
Nazis Drive On Rostov.
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The Russian press raportad that million-man Carman drive
Stalingrad (B). A German force (1) Is praising down tha Moscow-to-Rostov
tacks, on from southeast of Millerovo (2) and another from Voroshilovgrad (3) are driving on Ros
tov. Also a Nasi column in tha MUlarovo area is aimed at Stalingrad, Reds reported successful
counter blows at Voronaih.
ALLIED AIRMEN
DIVE-BOMB JAPS
General MacArthur's Head
quarters, Australia, July 24.
(AP) Before the Japanese could
settle down in their newly-seized
base on the southeast coast of
New Guinea allied airmen went
to work on them yesterday,
knocking out the third transport
In three days, destroying shore
installations and forcing frenzied
invasion troops to leap wildly
overboard from landing barges.
But despite the heavy cost, the
enemy went ahead with opera
tions in the Gona Mission-Buna
area; where a toehold was gained
Wednesday, and a military
spokesman indicated another
small sea-borne Japanese force
had been put ashore at Ambasi,
30 miles up the Papua peninsula
coast from Buna.
Allied dive-bombers, used for
the first time against land targets
in New Guinea, and medium
bombers made five separate raids
on the Gona Mission-Buna area
and a headquarters communique
said they started numerous fires.
A 5,000-ton fuel-laden trans
port was caught squarely amid
shlp and set aflame. Previously
two other transports were hit,
and one ot them sunk as the
cruiser and destroyer-protected
Japanese convoy moved, down
the coast from. Japanese-held
Salamaua.
$60 OFFERED FOR
The first cannery Bartlett
price offer of the season for the
Rogue River Valley crop was
reported today by J. P. Naumas
representing the Star Fruit
Products company of Portland
with a quotation of $60 per ton
for No. l's, size 2-H inches and
over .and $35 for No. 2's. No
sales were reported at - this
price, and growers indicated It
would meet with sales resist
ance. It was understood the . same
price had been offered in the
Yakima valley, and . growers
there were holding out for a
higher quotation.
NEW COPPER CURBS
Washington, July 24 lP
The war production board has
approved new curbs on the use
of copper which will curtail op
erations of the rural electnfica
tion administration, it was lear
ped today
Railroads
McNary Would Give Kaiser Plan
For Cargo Planes Close Study
. .Washington. July . 24., W) Representative Casey (D.-Mass.)
said after a White House conference today that he had urged
. President Roosevelt to put into
J. Kaiser, west coast ship builder, that tha government build
huge cargo flying boats to get
FOR "PEEP" RIDE
A crowd ot youngsters sur
rounded the sturdy little army
"peep" at noon today, awaiting
their turn to ride as guests of
Camp White officials and the
Jackson County war savings
staff. Free trips in the peep were
given to buyers of war bonds
or their children as a means of
stimulating sale of war securi
ties in this area.
Those who have . purchased
bonds since July 13 may secure
the free peep rides by presenting
their bond, according to war sa
vings staff officials. Also boys
and girls under 12 years of age,
who purchase at least $5 in war
savings stamps, will be entitled
to rides. Ride passes will be is
sued at the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce office ad
joining the victory center.
Bonds and stamps will also be
sold at this office.
The free jeep rides will be
featured until 9 p. m. Saturday.
TWINS JOIN LODGE
Springfield, Ore., July 24
OP) Two sets of twins, Richard
and Robert Richardson and Cleo
and Leo Johnson, were given
final initiatory " frees In the
IOF lodge here last night. Ac
cjrdin" to State G.and Master
Grant Murphy, Stayton, who at
tended the ceremony, such an
eent is without precedent in
the his" ry ot the Oregon lodge.
Hull Sounds Call for World Wide Fight
Against Axis by Those Who Love Freedom
By Wade Warner
Washington, July 24. UP)
The United States is calling on
all peoples who hope to keep
their freedom, regain lost free
dom or win new freedom to help
defeat the axis now.
Secretary of State Hull sound
ed the call last night in an ad
dress shortwaved to all coun
tries friends, foes, defeated na
tions and those still listed as
rigidly neutral. He stressed
that the conflict now raging is
"not a war of nation against na
tion" but a world-wide fight by
those who love freedom against
would-be conquerors who seek
to enslave all mankind.
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Stalingrad
SOVIET RUSSIA
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ASTRAKHAN ptfj
O SO IOO 150
STATUTE MILES tilS
is endangering Rostov (A) and
railroad and two other at
practice the proposal of Henry
around the submarine menace.
Senator McNary (R.-Ore.) said
in a statement that the Kaiser
proposal should "receive pro
found study from the military
and naval experts and the
thoughtful consideration ot con
gress." Something heroic must be
done, said McNary, to overcome
the submarine menace in the
Atlantic ocean it the united na
tions were to be successful in
the war, and Kaiser's "unex
ampled achievements in various
fields of construction prove his
fitness for an undertaking of
this nature."
San Francisco, July 24. (IP)
Henry J. Kaiser, who wants
to build giant flying cargo ships
on a mass production basis, of
fered today to break the bottle
necks blocking his plan.
He said he already had been
offered all the aluminum needed
for the program, and declared
that the required- engines an
other bottleneck could be sup
plied by the automotive Indus
try, j
AUTOS TO STOP AT
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Portland, July 24. P) Be
cause railroads are carrying in
creased traffic, including troops
and explosives, state highway
commission workmen prepared
today to erect signs at 32 prin
cipal crossings ordering full
stops for all motor vehicles.
Characterizing professions of
neutrality in such a conflict as
"absurd and suicidal," he pic
tured the world-wide war as a
test of the caliber of nations and
individuals.
"There is no super way," he
said, "for men and for nations
to show themselves unworthy of
liberty than, by supine submis
sion and refusal to fight, to
render more difficult the task
of those who are fighting for
the preservation of human free
dom unless It be to align them
selves freely and voluntarily
with the destroyers of liberty."
Then, in a sentence apparently
aimed at the military helpless
Inhabitants of axis -occupied
countries, he added:
Alcohol Rubber Bill Up to F.R.
KILLED IN CRASH
OF ARMY PLANE
Commander of 33rd Division
One of Three to Die in
Fall En Route to Fort Sill.
Waynesboro, Tenn., July 24
(if) An army observation plane
trashed near here just before
noon today, killing Brig. Gen.
Frank C. Mahin, commanding
officer of the 33rd division at
Camp Forrest, Tenn., and two
army fliers.
An army official at the Tul-
lahoma (Tenn.) air base who de
clined to use his name said the
plane was en route from Tulla
noma to Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
The official Identified the
other victims as Second Lieut.
Robert E. Turk of Wichita, Kans..
and Sgt. John Camerford, a na
tive Texan, both attached to the
127th observation squadron at
Tullahoma.
Bodies of the three army men
were brought to an undertaking
home here. The plane, Mrs. Wal
ter Brewer, wife of the Wayne
county sheriff said, crashed into
a tree five miles west of Waynes
boro.
General Mahin came to Camp
Forrest recently to take over, the
33rd division. He had 32 years
active service with the U. S
army, having seen service in the
Philippines and elsewhere.
IN SMASH, FIRE
Portland, Ore., July 24 HP)
Three young persons were
burned to death and fourth
escaped when their automobile
caught fire after striking anoth
er machine and turning over
late last night.
The dead: Ruth Winters,
15.
15,
22,
Portland; Murial Parker,
Portland, and Joe W. Witt,
Milwaukie, Ore., driver.
The fourth occupant, Burton
Salvog, 17, Portland, escaped
with severe lacerations.
Police Officer R. Chester
said the vehicle driven by Witt
was traveling at a high rate of
speed when it entered a west
side intersection where It and a
car driven by Grace Cannon, 17.
Portland, collided. The Witt car
rolled over - and Immediately
burst into flames.
ALUMINUM PLANT IS
LOCATED IN ARIZONA
Portland, July 24 " The
Portland Oregonlan learned
from Its Washington, D. C, cor
respondent today that an alum
inum extruslan plant which had
been sought for Oregon has
been located in Arizona.
Oregon and Bonneville Power
administration officials wanted
the plant located near Trout
dale. "There is no surer way for
men and nations to show them
selves worthy of liberty than to
fight for Its preservation, in any
way that is open to them,
against those who would de
stroy it all."
In further emphasis of the
theme that those who would be
free must show themselves will
ing to fight against the despoil
ers of freedom, Hull asserted
that In this vast conflict the
whole-hearted support of Ameri
cans is dedicated to those who
are:
1. ' Fighting for the preserva
tion of their freedom.
2. Fighting to regain the
freedom of which they have
been brutallr denrived. or
BASEBALL
American
New York S 1
Detroit : 0 4 1
Chandler and Hemsley; Ben
ton, Corsica, and Parsons.
782 NEW TIRES
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Washington, July 24. (IP
Eligible drivers in Oregon will
have 782 new tires and 838 sec
ond grade ones to divide up
during August. The totals were
disclosed today by the Office of
Price Administration in an
nouncing tire and tube ration
ing quotas for the entire country
for next month.
For the most essential pas
senger car services, 58,308 new
tires will be made available.
compared with 57,097 this
month; 87,880 grade two new
tires will be distributed for the
restricted classification ot war
workers, against 23,402 in July;
and 637,059 recapped tires will
be available. There were 553,-
077 for July.
The sharp increase in the
grade two new-tire quota was
explained by the fact that this
provision for limited classes of
war workers did not become ef
fective until Julv 15.
The tube quota Is" 418,910,
aaainst 323,087 for July.
Quotas for trucks, buses, farm
tractors and other heavy ve
hicles also were increased, part
ly because of normal seasonal
increase in demand and partly
because of "evidence of inceas
ing need on the part of ellg
lbles." OFFICE TO CLOSE
The United States employ
ment service sub-office in the
old Farmers' and Fruitgrowers'
bank building at West Main and
Grape streets, open since last
February, will be closed Satur
day morning and all business
will hereafter be transacted In
the main office, 45 North Fir
street.
Lewis Ulrich, manager of the
local U. S. employment service
office, explained that the sub
office was opened to take care
of cantonment workers, but now
that the project was almost com
pleted there was no longer any
need of two offices. John Pat-
ton, who has been in charge of
the sub-office, will return to the
main office, and other sub-office
help has obtained private em
ployment, Ulrich stated. :'
TIMBER IS CROP
Tacoma, July 24 (IP) The
Weyerhaeuser Timber company
reported today the war damage
corporation had recognised tim
ber as a crop and as such listed
it as entitled to the same cover
age easier accorded general farm
crops.
3. Fighting for the oppor
tunity to achieve freedom.
Without specifically mention
ing the acute tension In India
over nationalist leaders insist
ence on immediate independ
ence, Hull said:
"We have always believed
and we believe todaythat all
peoples, without distinction of
race, color or religion, who are
prepared and willing to accept
the responsibilities of liberty,
are entitled to Its enjoyment.
The full measure of American
Influence, he added significant
ly, will be used to support at
tainment of freedom by "peoples
who, by their acts, show them
selves worthy ot it and ready
Itnr it" .
QUOTA IN AUGUS
Creation o f Independent
Agency Opposed by Sec'y.
Patterson and Nelson.
Washington, July 24. (API
The house passed today and
sent to the White House an administration-opposed
bill to cre
ate an independent agency for
production of synthetic rubber
from grain alcohol.
House passage was en a div
ision of 104 to 18.
The senate passed the meas
ure earlier in the week.
The house action disregarded
protests of the war department
and the war production board
and predictions of administra
tion spokesmen that President
Roosevelt would veto the bill.
Opponents cited a communi
cation from Under-Secretary of
War Robert P. Patterson and
an earlier statement by Produc
tion Chief Donald M. Nelson
that the proposed agency would
confuse the governments syn
thetic rubber program and di
vert critical materials from vital
war needs.
The measure was pressed by
farm bloc led by Chairman
Fulmar (D-SC) of the -agriculture
committee who declared it
was designed to "expedite tha
prosecution of the war by mak
ing provision for an increased
supply of rubber."
Washington. July 24 AP)
President Roosevelt told re
porters today he had consulted
Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone
on the rubber situation, but had
not asked him to make a survey
o the problem.
Asked whether he Intended to
ask the chief justice to take
such an assignment, the presi
dent said he doubted it.
1TH0UT
TAX STAMP GET
FEDERAL TICKET
Erie M. Gray, deputy col
lector of U. S. internal revenue.
said today he was making a
check ot vehicles in the county
in connection with the issuance
of federal use tax stamps for
the fiscal year which began
July 1.
Gray said he was placing a
ticket on all vehicle which
didn't display a stamp, and that
these tickets must be returned
by mall to his office in the port
office building within five daya
or the vehicle owner would faca
prosecution. Car owners who
have purchased stamps but have
not yet placed them on the
upper left hand corner of the
windshield, where they shou.d
be stuck, must fill out the cards
with data contained on their
stamps, Gray explained.
The deputy collector said
many persons had purchased
stamps, but were still carrying
them around in their pockets or
purses, instead of placing them
oi. the windshield as required.
Many others, he stated, had not
yet bought stamp, which costs
$5 for the entire fiscal year and
which may be obtainea a torn
postofflce. .
AGEDlEiYMAII
SAVES SWIMMER
Sllett, Ore., July 24 AP
The Rev. Wallls Douglas, 70. waa
recovering today from exhaus
tion occasioned by his plunge
fully clothed into the swift
Silets river yesterday to rescue
a vouna twiramar.