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Lot YOUR Answer to Bombs bo BOND8I Bay IVar Bonds and Stamps TODAY Contribute to th war effort of your nation, patriot dm, your own self-protect Ion, demands that 00 do your part NOW I Dh The . MAIL TRIBUMK Want Ad Way Quick RmuIU Medford Tribune at Small Cost Full Associated Press o UnlUd Pru Thirty seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1942. NO. 117. M J I CmWl News Behind The News by Paul Mallon Washington, Aug. 5. The army attorneys tor those Nazi saboteurs received abusive let ters and tele- grams from citizens out in the country for taking their case to the su preme court. The public appa r e n 1 1 y thought Colo nels Kenneth S. Royall and Cassius Dowell were doing a Paul Mallon little more than necessary of their sworn duty by calling the supreme court back from its vacation Just to confirm everybody's judg ment about seven obvious sabo teurs. Up close, however, the case had an entirely different aspect. Among officials who were far away from angry at Colonels Royall and Dowell was Attorney General Biddle. 'He seemed al most too glad it happened that way. His courtroom manner sug gested that if he had not encour aged the colonels, he certainly relished the opportunity they presented him. He made the argument a great occasion to try to break down the civil war case of "Ex parte Milligan" which has restricted presidential hand ling of civilians ever since. i MR. Biddle openly sought to have the court say the presi dent could order army court martials for war recalcitrants caught attempting to undermine our cause, not only on the battle field, in transportation, or actu al blowing up of factories, but for those who sabotage "morale" with "rjropaganda." Biddle mentioned these two words "morale" and "propagan da" in such a way as to intimate he wanted the army, rather than civil courts, to try some of the minor mice in our midst and the intellectual saboteurs. At one nolnt he said: "The time may now have come when the exigencies of total and global war must force a recognition that every foot of this country is within the theatre of (military) operations. Under modern conditions, warfare by (Continued on P8 rsur) F Fire late yesterday afternoon prim nlptclv destroyed a one-story frame dwelling opposite the Ever Shady Auto camp on the soutn Pacific highway. The house was irti bv a family named Sweet, whose initials were not tmmprliatelv learned. It was understood the blaze wn nnssiblv started by a short in the wiring. After the fire was discovered Berthel Barnum, a neighbor, took his spray rig to in orpne and prevented the spread of the conflagration to buildings nearby, and later the state forest patrol sent a portable i pump and a pump truck. Most of the furniture was saved, it was stated by neighbors. Salem, Aug. 5 P) The state department of agriculture said today it has employed 10 women In field Inspection work, the first time in the department's history that women have been employed in this type of work. SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS "Hobby" Hobson and "Honest John" Warren packing a whole lot of visit into five short min utes, and looking fully capable of turning out some winning teams at Oregon the coming year. Roberta Bebb agreeably laugh ing twice at the same story. Margaret Schulcr being inter ested in the process of having her fingerprints taken. Regulation Misses Medford Portland Among Large Cities Within Eclipse. San Francisco, Aug. S (P) The army today called a stop to baseball and other outdoor sports at nigh on the Pacific seaboard, ordering every electric sign and theater marquee extin guished and prescribed some form of shielding for virtually all other types of exterior light ing. The regulations, defined in a proclamation by Lieut. Gen. J. L. De Witt, commanding the fourth army and western de fense command, will become ef fective August 20 and continue as long as the war lasts. Extends Dun-Out Covering a strip of western Washington, Oregon and Califor nia at some points as much as 150 miles wide, they have the effect of extending and tremend ously augmenting the "dim-out" order requested by the navy last spring for certain oceanfront sections of the coast and admin istered by the office of civilian defense. The proclamation created a "zone of restricted lighting," which General De Witt said the present situation requires as a matter of military necessity. "The armed forces of the en emy have made attacks upon vessels of the United States traveling along the Pacific coastal waters and upon land installations," the proclamation said. Three Degrees The army order provides for three degrees of darkening. Completely blackened are "illu minated signs and ornamental lighting of every description which are visible out-of-doors, floodlighting which illuminates buildings or signs and Interior signs and ornamental lighting immediately within un obscured window areas." It is this clause which bans after dark athletics and bill boards, display lighting, build ing outline lighting and the like. A second phase of the procla mation requires the shielding of certain types of lights in the re stricted area so that they are not visible from above. Regarding motor traffic, the proclamation states within areas from which normal auto mobile headlamps are visible from the sea no vehicle shall operate between sunset and sunrise" with more than two lighted driving lamps. Each lamp shall provide a maximum of not more than 250 beam can dlepower." A 250 candlepower lamp Is only slightly brighter than ordi nary parking lights. Normal automobile headlights are around 20.000 candlepower. Lines Given The area spreads from the sea to roughly the Cascade mountains in Washington and northern Oregon along the southern boun dary of Marion and Polk coun ties to the eastern douiiuij . Lincoln, then follows in nearly a straight line to the northern boundary of Humboldt county In From there it branches east ward again along the northern boundaries of Trinity and Shasta counties, turns south and follows th. fnolhills of the Sierra Neva- das and the line of the Tehacn api mountains to the base of mithm California. The proclamation designated OCD's ninth regional civilian u fense board as the primary su rwrvinrv acencv in enforcement or the orders. The assistance of civil law enforcement author ities In the three states will be requested. Specifically , tnese uregon areas fall within the restricted zone: Clatsop. Columbia, Coos, Cur ry. Lincoln, Polk. Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill coun ties; all of Clackamas and Mult nomah counties west of Mount Hood national forest: all of Douglas and Lane counties west of the eighth guide meridian west of the Willamette merid ian: all of Marion county west of Willamette national forest Oregon Area in Eclipse iscAMpjAK Sa jtFM0" iff & THUSTON I WAHKIAKUM ... r JCLAT-T , -r na I 0o Sum"T f f Icoos 1 CM The map above shows th area that will be covered by the "dlmout" regulations issued by the Wastera Defense command, af fective August 20, Under the regulations, signed by Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt, the Pacific Coast will present a leu distinct bomb ing target to possible night enemy raiders. (Associated Press Photo.) Cavemen Would Sell Crater Lake For Money to Purchase War Bonds Grants Pass, Aug. S (JP) Oregon Cavemen, who claim to have dug Crater Lake and formed Mt. Shasta from the heaped up debris, today offered to sell their entire rights (if any) to the natural wonder for the duration of the war. The money is to be invested in war bonds. The tribesmen pointed outi that bus service to the lake has been suspended and that the lodge for overnight visitors has closed. A hotly-argued session of the skin-clad tribe Tuesday night found four Eagle Eyes, elders of the tribe, outvoting Chief Big horn Sherman Dahl, who insist ed Crater Lake be retained for Cavemen and Cavemen s pros- terity. . j J The majority agreea a ueea to the Cavemen's rights would be auctioned here Thursday night at a war bond and stamp rally. The legal conveyance will be inscribed on an animal skin, they said. Under the unique auction ar rangements, highest bidders get not only the items offered for sale, but also retain the war bonds and stamps wnicn me, must buy to claim their pur chases. Another tremendous crowd was exrected to jam the roped off area on Main street between Front street and Central avenue tonight for the second and last showing of the moDiie -victory House," with the colorful mu sical and variety program sched uled to start at 8 o'clock sharp, According to Jack Matlack, program chairman. 50 handsome bonuses will De otierea lonigm to purchasers of war bonds and stamps, which will be sold from the "house." The program will Include the opening flag -raising ceremony by a color guard from Camp Vhite while the high school band plays the national anthem and Mrs. Fred Strang sings it. mu sical selections by Mrs. Alex ander's Hawaiian band, the Ac eordionettes and the Negro quar tet from Camp White, and a patriotic stunt staged by city firemen. Tribal dances of the natives of Mozambique sometimes last for 38 hours. OREGON CAPPER SURVIVES PRIMARY TEST IN By The Associated Press Congressmen In Virginia. Kansas, Missouri, and West Vir ginia successfully weathered re- nomination tests In yesterday's primary day balloting. Unofficial tabulations In the contests In which the chief Is sues were labor and pre-war foreign policies, gave victory to Virginia's only two representa tives who faced Democratic op position; to Senator Arthur Capper, veteran 77 -year -old Kansas Republican, and to Gov ernor Matthew M. Neely of West Virginia in his battle with for mer Governor H. G. Kump for the Democratic nomination to the U. S. senate. Twelve representatives won renomlnation in Missouri, Rich ard M. Duncan, veteran Demo cratic congressman, defeating former Circuit Judge Ferd M. Frankenhoff after an early neck and neck race. Representative Walter C. Ploeser. St. Louis Republican, also had a close contest in beat ing out six opponents in a cam paign based solely on his pre Pearl Harbor voting record. Five other Incumbents won handily and five more were without opposition. Nomination for the seat to be vacated by re-1 tirement of veteran Representa tive Joseph B. Shannon, Kansas City Democrat, was won by Roger C. Slaughter. ASK HUNTING BAN Sacramento, Aug. S P Lt. General John L. De Witt has asked that deer hunting be pro hibited, at least temporarily In all of California and Governor Culbert L. Olson today wired the state fish and game commis sion to act at once upon the defense commander's request, i North Pacific Sub Attack Nazis Drive Deeper Toward Oil IN EFFORT TO CUT Small Air-Borne Tanks Also Landing Behind Red Lines is Claim of Hitlerites. By Roger D. Greene Associated Press War Editor. German mechanized columns thundered deeper into the Cau casus today, on the road to Russia's vast oil treasures, and hundreds of Nazi parachute troops and even small air-borne tanks were reported landing behind the lines in an attempt to paralyze Soviet communications-German military dispatches said Adolf Hitler's SS (elite guard) troops had captured Kro- potkln, 125 miles below Rostov 4k. .nilrnnJ .J nil nlnAlIn from the Caspian sea. and hadl reached the Kuban river along a 60-mile front. Tha Nazis said axis troops were continuing "pursuit of defeated. -Russians on a broad .front." r-: - , . . , Soviet dispatches till' declared that the main struggle was rag ing far to the north of Kropot- kin and gave no Inkling that the Nazis had advanced so far to the south. Red Fleet, the Soviet navy newspaper, said Russian war ships in the sea of Azov were shelling German troop columns and frustrating Nazi attempts to move sea-borne reinforcements into the battle south of Rostov. Red navy guns were credited with sinking an undisclosed number of German ships. A German spokesman de clared that the position of the Russian Black sea fleet was "constantly more endangered" and that about 70 small Red navy craft mostly gunboats and motor torpedoboats massed in the Don river estuary had been "rendered homeless." He said the Red fleet was "evidently seeking refuge in flight from the Sea of Azov, but the Strait of Kerch has already become a dangerous route for escape which can only be util ized at night with any hope of success. Italian torpedoboats were cred ited with sinking a , 500-ton Soviet Cruiser in the Black sea. "The advance of German and allied troops in the western fore land of the Caucasus continues uninterruptedly in two main columns along the coast of the Seas of Azov and via Voroshi- lovsk," the Nazis said Overnight, the situation ap peared to have taken a sharp turn for the worse along the whole 300-mile Don-Caucasus front, with the Russians ac knowledging withdrawals three main sectors despite bloody losses Inflicted on the Nazis. Coat Hanger Are Badly Needed By Soldiers in Camp Probably no home In Med ford is without surplus coat tangers, those handy little gadgets there always seems to e plenty of, but out at Camp tVhite there is a different itory. When a soldier sheds its blouse there he can fold it leatly on the floor or Just :huck It on the floor. Uncle Jam provides practically verything else for his neph ews in service, but no coat ungers. And that's the reason the food people of Medford are isked to drop their surplus at hangers at the U.3.O. neadquarters, 232 East Main rtreet. where the army will pick them up. Thousands are TjrtdsndqnWtlv! PROSPECT YOUTH KILLED IN CRASH Jack Orr Pinned Between Machines While Riding on Runningboard. Jack Orr, 23, employed by the Alley Brothers mill near Pros pect, died yesterday of injuries received when he was pinned between two trucks as he rode on the running board of one of the vehicles. He suffered a frac tured skull and severe back in juries and died a few minutes after being brought to the Sacred Heart hospital here. Driver of the truck on which young Orr was riding was Vern on D. Chamberlain, Shady Cove, who reported to state police that he left the mill with his truck loaded with lumber and that the a mile down the highway. Cham berlain said he asked Orr to ride on top the load but that he disregarded the request. Chamberlain stopped his truck at the intersection of a side road and the main highway to- look over the load and the collision occurred as he drove onto the highway. Carried Tie Load The second truck, driven by Donald Swanson of Prospect was loaded with ties. Perl's ambulance was sum moned and brought the injured man to Medford. Little is known locally about the dead man. He had worked at the mill but a short time, coming here from Grants Pass where his sister, Mrs. Frank Prosser resides. He was a native of Illinois and his father, Ernest Orr, resides In St. Louis, Mo. BIG S. F. BAKERIES COOLEDBYSTRIKE San Francisco, Aug. 9. (AP) Virtually all major wholesale bakeries in San Francisco halted production today as 300 union bakers failed to report for work. The bakers, members of Bakers' Union No. 24, AFL, were reported to have stayed off the Job to study employer contract proposals. An official of one of the firms estimated the shutdown would mean that 75 per cent of the bread normally consumed in this city will not be baked today and, consequently, will not be avail able to consumers tomorrow. Junction City, Aug. 8 (P) Fire, breaking out early this morning, did several hundred dollars of damage to the Junc- nitlon City bakery and the Nelson- Toftdahl Electrical Supply shop today, Doughnut Fund Started by 91st And Salvation Army to Refresh Thousands Thousands of doughnuts and I thousands of cups of good coffee are being arranged for to feed I the anticipated ten thousand or 1 more visitors, veterans and gen ' eral public, expected to attend the 91st Infantry Division's Acti ! vation Day ceremony to be held ', at Camp White on August 19. As part of their fixed exhibits, each unit of the 81st Division will have in operation one of the army's new portable gasoline field ranges and each exhibit will be prepared to supply "dunking" material to all : comers. The problem of providing cof- 1 fee and doughnuts for tha (reat War Bulletins London, Aug. 8 P Heavy bombers of the United States army air forces hit one ship during an attack on an escort ed enemy convoy in the Mediterranean yesterday, RAF Middle News Service said today. The action was part of increased aerial activ ity over the north African battle areas and the sea lanes of supply to the axis forces. London, Aug. S. UP) Premier Pieter S. Gerbrandy of the Dutch government In exile told the people of his German-occupied homeland to night that the war tide is starting to turn and asked them to await a call "to take an active part in the destruc tion of the tyrant." In a move designed to center in one office the authority for making city expenditures, the council last night adopted an ordinance requiring all depart ments to obtain aN requisition from Acting City Superintend ent Frank Rogers before incur ring any city obligation. Councilman James C. Collins, author of the motion, explained that by following such a proced ure the city superintendent's office would at all times be able to check expenditures against the war-time budget, thus elim inating the possibility of one de partment overdrawing Its bud get figure. Requisition First The ordinance requires that a requisition be obtained from Rogers prior to the purchase of materials of all descriptions. The action was recommended by the finance committee, and was passed unanimously. A resolution. Introduced oy Councilman Harold Frye, auth orized the sale of 10 lots in the Fairmont addition to George C. Rusco. builder of defense houses. The lots were described as 4, 8, 6 and 7 in block 2 and 4, 8, 8, 7, 8 and 0 in block 3. Frye pointed out that $64.29 In delinquent taxes was due the county on lot S, block 3, and the treasurer was authorized to draw warrant In that amount and clear the lot. Grant Beer License A package store class A beer license was awarded to Paul J. Selby, proprietor of the Home Grocery store, 608 East Main street, and a resolution was passed cancelling, at the army's request, the lease of a garage at the municipal airport, rental of which was $2.80 a month. A report from the city police Judge showed $1,320.80 was col lected in fines during July. Vice-Mayor Larry Schade pre sided In the absence of Mayor H. S. Deuel. Councilman Frank J. Runtz was absent. at Activation Rites crowd Is one that will require co-ODeration of all the local back ers of the west's new fighting division. Voluntary contributions are needed and several have ral lied to the call already. The actual preparation and dis tribution of the - coffee and doughnuts will be handled by the Salvation Army, reminiscent of the days of World War I. Its services have been volunteered by Adjutant Charles K. Cox of the Medford unit. Individuals and organizations who desire to contribute any amount toward the "doughnut fund" are urged to contact the Salvation Army headquarters, 239 North Bartlett street, or telephone 4230 at one. Is Told FIRED ON AFTER TAKINGTO BOATS U. S. Ship Sunk by Shell- fire Night of July 1424 Survive Eight Succumb. Seattle, Aug. 8. AP) Sur vivors of an American freighter, sunk by shellfire from a Japan--ese submarine in the north Pa cific the night of July 14, reveal ed upon their arrival here crew members were machine gunned as they drifted away from their flaming vessel in a lifeboat and two rafts. The submarine attacked the ship at 8 p. m. and scored eight direct hits, finally knocking out her steering engine and setting her afire during the two-hour at tack. More than 30 shells were fired. Eight Succumb Two sailors died from shell wounds and six others from ex posure when 17 men, huddled on one raft, drifted for four days and nights in the Icy seas before rescued. Some of the crew mem bers were not picked up by res cuers until eight days after the attack. All 24 survivors were suffering from 'exposure. William Kosarich, of Pitts burgh, P., a radioman, 3rd class; and Milton G. UcGaughey, of St. Joseph,' Mo., a signalman, 3rd class, members of the naval de tail assigned to the ship and the first two survivors to reach here. revealed that a naval plane flew so low over the shouting sur vivors the morning after the sinking that they could sea the , men in her rear turret, but tha , plane did not spot them. After that they saw no sign of life until they sighted on tha horizon the masts of tha ship which eventually picked them up. Kosarich, a healthy looking ( 18-year-old, said he kept on send ing out SOS signals and tha , ship's position at the request of the skipper, Capt. Christian Evenson, San Francisco, even after gunfire had blown the cor ner off his radio room. Both youths said the Japs' ma chine guns swept the life boat and rafts as they fled the ship. Survivors on one raft owed their life to the fact that it was in a trough between waves when the machine guns opened fire, they said. MILLER, HAMILTON ELECTED LEADERS V. D. (Bert) Miller of Ashland was elected chairman of tha Jackson County Democratic Central Committee and Moore Hamilton of Medford was named state committeeman at a meet ing last night of tha executive committee, called by Mrs. Syd I. Brown, vice-chairman, for tha purpose of electing a chairman to succeed George A. Codding, who resigned following his ap pointment as a special attorney for the government Hamilton was chosen state committeeman to fill the posi tion vacated by Miller when tha latter was selected chairman of the central committee. Miller, who reported on tha recent state meeting and pledged county democrats to wage a vig orous campaign in tha fall elec tions, plans to carry on with tha same executive committee ap pointed by Codding. This eon stats of Ward Spatz. J. R. Mar shall, and Vern Cannon and Fred Kelly of Medford; Vera Hastings of Ashland and Lester Mathes of Central Point. He will appoint ona mora member to succeed Hamilton. The new chairman named a committee to till all existing va cancies for precinct committee men. ' "" s
