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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ' OREGON,-TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1942. PAGE THREE OVER 400 SHIPS, 2,000 LIVES TOLL Losses Since Pearl Harbor Reach High Figures Sinkings Near 2 Per Day. By the Anociattd Press The toll of merchant shipping funk by enemy submarines on the very doorstep of the Amer icas has topped the 400-mark and the western Atlantic has become the grave of more than 2,000 sea men and passengers since Pearl Harbor. Figures tabulated by the Asso ciated Press yesterday as the an nounced or reported wartime sinkings in those waters reached 401 showed that at least 1,620 more crewmen or passengers were missing after attacks by the undersea raiders, while 11, 766 persons have been rescued. Sink Small Ships For the 400th acknowledged victim, a U-boat chose the small est fry in the 233 days of their preying on allied or neutral ship ping off American shores a 16 ton onion boat just out of Havana. The sub's crew, appar ently running out of rations, helped itself to 40,000 pounds of onions, canned goods and a quan tity of diesel oil from the vessel. Later yesterday the Mexican government announced the sink ing Sunday morning in the Gulf Oi Mexico of the Mexican freight- "Private Buckaroo" Boasts Stars r , Lewis, Ernest CALENDAR Tuesday 7:00 p. m. U.S.W.V. camp and auxiliary, potluck picnic supper, home E. L. Hitt, three miles north Old Pacific high way. Bring own service. 7:30 p. m. Medford Dupli cate Bridge club. Hotel Medford. 8 p. m. Disabled Veterans Auxiliary, Girls Community Club. 229 North Bartlett. 8:00 p. m. F.O.E. auxiliary birthday party. Eagles hall. Honoring members with birth days, June and July, Others bring cake. . The nation's top singing trio. The Andrews Sisters, and Amer ica's No. 1 dance band, Harry James and his Orchestra, come to the Holly theatre tomorrow for a four-day run in "Private Buckaroo." Others in the cast are Dick Foran. Joe E Shemp Howard and Truex. "Klondike Fury," starring Ed mund Lowe in a thundering arctic thriller, will play as the companion feature. er Oxaca, for the fifth Mexican victim of the war and the 401st on the grand total of allied or neutral ships destroyed. With the deadly Axis submer siblcs destroying ships at a rate of nearly two a day, more than 60 American shipyards with up ward of 300 launching ways are employing 750,000 men and ex pect to have 2,000,000 on the pay rolls turning out 2,300 merchant men and 700 smaller craft by the end of next year. Northern Life Staff Home From Banquet Members of the local staff of Dm Mall Trlbuna want tat the Northern Life Insurance Co. have returned from Portland where they attended a banquet Friday honoring the company s vice president, Irving Morgan. The meeting also culminated a state-wide sales contest during which over $2,500,000 worth of insurance was written, Medford winning second place in the hace. War bonds totaling over $2,000 were distributed to lower club qualifiers. Attending the banquet from Medford were Agents George R. Moffet, Gertrude M.' Moffet: Miss Muriel Piatt, cashier, and Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Cram. Mr. Cram is district manager. Wednesday 2:00 p. m. Contemporary Book club, home Mrs. William Fluhrer, Wellington Heights. 8:00 p. m. Third annual Fiesta, Jackson County League of Women Voters, Porter Neff gardens, Berkeley Way. . The executive committee of the Southern Oregon National Truck Defense organization has called a meeting for Wednesday at 8 p. m. in the courthouse auditorium to review the pro gram adopted in December and to fill vacancies resulting from key men leaving the community. It is the desire of the execu tive committee that all individ uals who participate in this program be present in order that they may be more familiar with their duties in case of an emergency. i . . M. M. DEPT. STORE'S GREATEST HOSIERY SALE FOR 1942 Starts TOMORROW WEDNESDAY, July 29 J I READ I M MM BEING MADE HERE BY14V0LUNTEERS - (Contributed) Few were aware of the fact that the Jackson County chap ter of the American Red Cross added, a year or two ago, anoth er branch of volunteer service to their already extensive- list of philanthropies, that of tran scribing books into braille for the blind to read. Dr. Harring ton of San Francisco stated in May of this year that war-time eye injuries were two per cent of the wounded in World War I but in this war they have in creased to 15 Last spring Mrs. Harry Hol mes, general chairman of all volunteer services realized there would soon be a greater need than ever for new books. One organization after another in Medford was called and an ap pointment made for a speaker to explain the work of braille. As a result there is now an active class of fourteen students, with another class expecting to start soon. All students are anxious to get certificates from the Red Cross before Christmas as . the braille service for the blind will be discontinued at that time due to excessive war work. Those who have such certificates will then be enabled to transcribe books through some other or ganization. The work is divided into ten lessons, each requiring several hours work. These must be thoroughly memorized and the exercises passed on by the local chairman, Mrs. J. E. Gribble. Then the pupils may select an article in a current magazine that will make about forty pages in braille, transcribe the same with proper title page and send it to headquarters in Washing ton,' D. C. These manuscripts are then given to blind patients whose illness prohibits the loan of books to them. If this trial manuscript is accepted, a certi ficate is granted to transcribe books into braille and teach others to do so. Baker and Medford have the only braille corps in Oregon, and all members are enthusias tic workers. MR. ADAIR'S STATEMENT Whan I was in San Fran cisco on Juna 20, I had the good fortune to b able to cur this wondarful lot of Silk Stockings. I consider this tha grandest buy in merchandise I have been able to maka this year, and as usual whimtit I am able to maka an outstand ing buy I believe in passing the rings on to our cus tomers. If. after purchas ing these hosa and you don't feci that this is 19421 bast buy in hosa your money will be cheerfully refunded. M. M. DEPT. STORE, INC. CHAS. S. ADAIR, Mgr. 2160 PAIR OF FINE SILK STOCKINGS are Included in this sale. These hose are slightly irregular, but tha defects are so slight that unless wa told you so you would never know it. Buy all you need at these money saving prices. These stockings are made in the famous Berkshire Hosiery mills and are without a doubt the Year's best buy. When you see these fashion correct and perfect fitting stock. Ing't. these marvelous values are sura to surprise and delight you. Don't delay, buy all you need for months to come at thes low prices. Number 1434, regular $1.50 it an extra fine 3-th read, 51-guage, all-silk leg, a stocking for extra beauty and wear; all sixes and new colon. Special price SI 35-3 Pairs S3.75 Number 1407, regular $1.35, It built for street wear and active sports; a sturdy 6-thread tilk leg with cotton hem. If you want a stocking for long wear, buy teveral pair. Special price 51.25-3 Pairs S3.45 Extra Special No. 1405, regular $1.35: special four-thread with extra stretch top, hat definite assurance of beauty, skillful construction and long wear. Special price Sl.00-3 Pairs S2.85 BUY INITIO ITATtt WAR I (JVbonds AO. STAMPS M. tl. DEPARTMENT STORE OPEN EVERY NIGHT UNTIL 8 P.M.-SAT. 8:30 P.M. Trial of Saboteurs May Be Hailed for Quibble Over Laws Washington, July 28. (AP)--A possibility that President Roosevelt's wartime powers might be tested by the United Stat.s supreme court arose today as the nation's highest tribunal interrupted its summer recess to determine whether any of the alleged nazi saboteurs on trial before a secret military commis sion are entitled to the processes prescribed by the bill of rights. Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone announced through the court clerk that a special term would be held tomorrow so that coun sel for "certain of" the prisoners may. apply for habeas corpus writs. If the court should de cide to entertain the petitions, and then grant them, the case might be transferred to a federal district court. In appointing a military com mission to try the eight suspects secretly "for offenses against the law of war and the articles of war," President Roosevelt Issued a proclamation denying any ap peal to civil courts by persons who have entered the country since the war for the purpose. of committing hostile acts against the government. Late Shopping Hour - Is Tried in Seattle Seattle, July 28. (AP An evening out, for many Seattle couples last night meant an eve ning shopping, with downtown stores open until 9 p. m., as a war measure. They opened at 11:43 a. m. Stores, restaurants and the atres bustled with activity. The downtown district looked some ti.ing like a mid-western town on a Saturday night. The night open ing of stores, which will be ef fectlve each Monday, was plan ned to redistribute traffic over the overtaxed transportation sys tem and accommodate defense workers. Ctt erikk till! frem tifflie. MMiing, tt.Mm.M aofl'r blow yomr mm Mr. Inwrt Mtntholihiia m fMf irnMt. 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I guess nobody's ever quite figured out how those towel-topped natives walk over hot coals without toasting their toes. And up until recently, nobody could figure out how to make oil stick to the hot spots of a motor, either. That discovery was first made by Standard Oil Company of California scientists, who developed Thermo-Charged RPM Motor OiL "RPM" will give your engine the finest protection it can get at any price. Next time, ask for RPM Motor Oil. TIRES HATE SUMMER! Every mile you drive in July will wear out your tires as much as two miles of driving in January! That's because heat and sunlight are rubber's natural enemies. Moral: Keep tires cool by going under 40, driving in the cool part of the day, parking in the shade, letting Standard check them weekly. How to go 25 miles an hour standing still! It's hard to believe, but experts say that when your engine idles it uses as much gas as if you were going 25 miles an hour. You really save gas when you cut out unnecessary idling 'for instance while waiting for freights to pass, or for Sis to buy an ice cream cone. STANDARD takes BETTER CARE OF YOUR CAR ! ClMHMB jfl To? J
