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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1942,
NO. 125.
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News Behind
The News .
by Paul Mallon
Washington, Aug. 14 Last
Sunday a troupe of government
officials went on the radio, in
an a r r anged
p r o g ra m, to
tell the coun
try Mr. Roose
velt's war pro
d u c t ion pro
gram was not
m e e 1 1 ng his
schedules.
Up to that
time, the offi
cial news (ex
cept for a few
warning hints)
Paul Mallon
- was that every
thing was fine, in fact running
ahead of schedule.
From that broadcast, and the
comment since then, it is ap
parent everyone agrees the sin
gle cause of the trouble is the
shortage of raw materials, (cop
per, steel, chromium, tungsten)
causing war industries to shut
or slow down.
Now, again, accusing fingers
are beginning to be pointed
round at government officials
and industries supposed to be
responsible. It appears we are
in for another of those periods
of trying to place blame for our
disappointments.
The usual course followed In
such periods is for everyone in
volved to blame everyone else.
A more or less defenseless goat
without an alibi usually has
been fired or passed on quietly
up into a better job. The war
production board, or whatever
its initials happen to be at the
moment, is generally reorgan
ized. This time, the goat searchers
seem to be after Donald Nelson,
a search not requiring much ef
fort to ingenuity, as Nelson is
the top man.
IATEST WPB talk suggests he
has slid out to some place in
New York to revise his whole
WPB setup for another try. He
seems to be at least one jump
ahead of the critics, a head
start he gained because he knew
of the deficiency first.
It must be evident to every
one that what we need this
(Continued on Pago Ten,
.Brave Fisherwoman
Succumbs to Wound
Jacksonville. N. C, Aug. 14
Mrs. C. F. Thompson, the
32-year-old fisherwoman who cut
her foot off with a fishing knife
nfter it had become entangled
in the drive shaft of her motor
boat, died today at the New
River marine base hospital.
Radio Highlights
(Pacific War Time)
War views of two internation
al figures Jan Masaryk, minis
ter of foreign affairs for the pro
visional Czechoslovakian gov
ernment, and Dr. Lin Yutang,
Chinese author and philosopher
will be broadcast in programs
announced today by two net-wo-ks.
Masaryk will discuss post-war
reconstruction on the Mutual-
BC '"Answering You" pro
gram Sunday at 8:30 p.m., the
broadcast being from London.
Dr. Lin Yutang will speak on
the Indian crisis, In a program
over CBS Tuesday at 7:30 p. m.
In similar vein, also on Tups
day. will be an address by Post
master General Frank Walker
on 'The . War Aims Are the
Peace Terms." He will speak
before the Knights of Columbus
banquet at Memphis at 7:13 over
BLU.
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
AP-man Floyd Lansdon sharp
ening his pencils for the 91st
Division activitation.
City School Supe E. Hedrick
waiting impatiently for a tardy
telegram.
Maurice Spatz recognizing a
touch rf gmiu in a couple of
Canr.p White soldier.
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BOMB-SET FIRES
IS IMPORT
Russians Admit Invaders
Within 140 Miles of Groz
ny Oil in Caucasus Drive.
(By th Associated Press)
Marshal Semeon Timoshenko's
red armies were reported to
have crushed the first great Nazi
onslaught toward Stalingrad to
day, counter-attacking to drive
back the Germans after they
had broken through and reached
the Don below Kletskaya, 75
miles northeast of the big Volga
steel city.
Soviet dispatches said the Ger
mans opened a short lived
breach by sending huge numbers
of tanks into a narrow sector.
The German controlled Paris
radio asserted that part of Stalin
grad was in flames under inten
sive Nazi aerial attack.
Nearing Grozny Oil
In the Caucasus, the Russians
acknowledged that German fly
ing columns driving down the
Rostov-Baku railway toward the
Caspian sea had advanced with
in 140 miles of the Grozny oil
fields after 50-mile thrust in
24 hours.
The invaders were now leav
ing the flat plains on the north
ern side of the towering Cauca
sus range, a terrain ideally suit
ed for tanks, and had come with
in sight of snow-capped Mt.
Elborus rising 18,465 feet above
the steppes. v-
bulletin from Adolf Hitler's
field headquarters, emphasizing
the new phase of the fighting,
declared:
"'The enemy, exploiting moun
tainous terrain which is particu
larly favorable for defense, is
still putting up resistance in
order to cover his retreat on the
sea route from the north Cau
casus ports."
German headquarters also ac
knowledged that the Russians
were attacking heavily at Voron
ezh, in two key sectors on the
central (Moscow) front and two
sectors on the northern (Lenin
grad) front.
Besides Voronezh, the red
army's counter blows struck at
Vyazma, about midway on the
old Napoleonic highway from
Moscow to Smolensk, and at the
German strongpoint of Rzhev,
130 miles northwe-t of Moscow.
In addition, the Germans cited
fierce Soviet attacks below Len
ingrad in the Volkhov and Lake
Ilmen sectors, where the Rus
sians declared they had killed
3,000 Nazis in two days of fight
ing and captured a point held
by the invaders for more than a
year. Soviet dispatches said the
Germans - counter-attacked 11
times in a futile attempt to re
capture the point, on the shore
of Lake Ilmen.
The Russians said they also
were attacking in the Bryansk
sector, 200 miles so-thwest of
Moscow, and reported their tank
led infantry had forced the Ger
mans to retreat under a smoke
screen after abandoning 56 fir
ing points.
While the Russians took the
initiative in the north, the situ
ation in the Caucasus became
ever more grave.
A red army bulletin conceded
that German troops racing to
ward the Grozny oil fields had
reached Mineralnye Vody only
24 hours after breakinr through
Soviet defenses at Cherkessk,
50 miles to the west. The Rus
sians said they were greatly out
numbered. Mineralanye Vody Is less than
173 miles from the Caspian sea.
girlsIlTell
Pamphlet histories of the old
91st division, bouttonaires and
corsages will be on sale at Camp
White tomorrow, being sold by
10 local girls. Funds from the
sale will be used for activities
of the division, including ath
letics and recreational trip., not
financed by the war depart
ment .
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When Marines Made Landing in Pacific
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Pulling away from a naval transport (top). TJ. S. marines in
et up a bas on an island somwhr in th aou'hwest Pacific.
no anemv forces war oreaent on this island, ao th landing waa a
th action in th Solomon islands whar u. s. force ar tiqnung to amoag in japs iiom in
Tulai harenr ara. Bottomi Marinas carry supplies aaher from barg pulled up en th b- U of
th Hand aa they bagan setting up a baa. Thai picture war mad by a marine combat photo
grapher. ' - -
Every Citizen Expected to Aid
In Harvest of County Pear Crop
Jackson County's major labor problem Is here with the har
vest season and the county agriculture labor committee ' said
today that every citizen will be expected to contribute his or
her "part to the harvesting of our fruit crop. Fortunately not
all of the growers and packers will start at the same time,
which will provide a short time in which to organize those
who will participate in the fruit harvest. j
The announcement by tne ,
committee continued:
"Seventy-five pickers will be
needed Monday morning. The
first 75 who call the employ
ment agency on Saturday will
be assigned. If they do not have
their own transportation they
will report at the employment
office at 7 a. m. Monday, where
transportation will be furnished
through the medium of school
busses, at the rate of 15 cents
per round trip to and from the
orchard where they are as
signed. Other volunteers will
be expected to call at the em
ployment office in person on
Monday, where they will be as
sisned and instructed for work
to start during the balance oi
the week.
Pay rates this year will be
higher than ever. Pickers will
be paid seven cents a box on
Bartletts and Bosc, and eight
cents on Anjous. Where the
orchard has to be picked over
twice pickers will be paid a
bonus of one-half cent a box.
A bonus of one-half cent will
also be paid for trees that have
been frosted and crop is light
at the bottoms.
"Packing house labor classi
fied as sorters will receive 50
cents an hour; floor help 60 to
65 cents an hour, packers 8
cents per box. Other miscel
laneous Jobs vary in hourly
rates.
"Based on 1941 figures, with
3 fair crop, the average picker
picked 80 boxes a day, which
would mean an average of S5
to $7 per day. depending on the
variety picked. Better than av
erage pickers make as high as
$12 per day.
"Possibilities of meeting the
critical labor shortage in 'Jack
on County are very encourag
ing. A large number of women
have signed up through the or
ganization of women: merchants
have agreed to release help: the
' labor unions have been very co
operative in aiding in every
way they can to secure suf
ficient labor to do the job."
Income payments to individ
uals In the state of New York
during 1941 totaled $13,854
million, greatly in excess of any
other state.
CHL0RINAT10N FOR
MEDF0RD;S WATER
APPROVED BY FWA
The regional office of the Fed
eral Works Agency, Seattle, an
nounced in a pres release today
the approval of a project calling
for the construction of a chlori
nator house with chlorination
equipment In connection with
the Medford water system. Cost
of the project is estimated at
$4000.
Robert A. Duff, superintend
ent of the Medford Water Com-
mision, explained the project
if a part of the commission's
$215,977 application for water
meters, a new reservoir and
chlorination house and equip
ment, the latter to be built to
comply with U. S public health
regulations for defense areas. .
Duff said the chlorination fa
cilities would probably be eon'
structed at the intake at Butte
Falls, but was unable to say
when work would start.
EMBEZZLEMENT IS
Arthur S. Morang, charged
with larceny by embezzlement,
in a complaint signed by B. B.
Kliks, of the Oregon-Washing
ton Investment company, owner
of the GeBauer apartments, was
granted until today to plead
when arraigned Jn justice court
yesterday.
The amount involved Is ap
proximately $1,000, the district
attorney' office said. Morang.
who has been residing In Klam-1
ath Falls and Ashland, is held
in the county jail today, in lieu
of bonds. Morang was an em
ployee of Kliks- i
a landing barga start aihor to
Raconnalaance had revealed that
peaceful on far dif farant from
BASEBALL
American
Chicago 14 2
Detroit 7 8 0
Lee and Dickey; White and
Parsons.
National
First game.
Boston 0 7 0
Brooklyn 10 15 0
Salvo, Hutchings, Donovan
and Kluttz; Davis and Owen.
London, Aug. 14 One
of the greatest sea and air bat
tles of the Mediterranean has
cost Britain the cruiser Man
chester and the aircraft carrier
Eagle, but resulted In delivery
of reinforcements and new
planes for Mal'i and saw Italy's
cruisers again turn tall and run,
according to the British admir
alty. Known axis losses Include two
submarines sunk and two cruis
ers hit by torpedoes, said the
admiralty's communique which
today gave the first official Al
lied account of the battle which
had been in progress since Tues
day. The admiralty Intimated that
the convoy might have suffered
further losses or damage, saying
"it Is not to be expected that
extensive and dangerous oper
ations of this type, carried out
In close proximity to enemy
bases, can be completed without
loss."
It declared, however, that
nuhlished axis claims were
known to be exaggerated.
No Cameras!
No cameras or other photo
graphic paraphernalia will be
permitted on the Camp White
reservation Saturday, accord
ing to notice given today.
Cameras will be Impounded.
thi film destroyed and the
cameras returned liter upon
proof of ownership, It was an-nounrd
LOCAL CITIZENS
Chief of Cantonment Con
struction Says Task Made
Light by People, Agencies
"Medford people have been
with us 100 per cent and never.
on any construction job, have I
seen such wholehearted coopera
tion as that given this office by
your citizens. You made our
task a whole lot easier than
would otherwise have been the
case, and I want to express our
deep appreciation to all indivi'
duals and civilian agencies for
the valuable help they rend
ered." Thus did Major Theron W.
Bean, area engineer for the
Medford-Klamath Falls area
commend the citizens of this vi
cinity as he sketched a brief his
tory of the construction of Camp
George White, home of the 91st
Infantry Division which is to be
activated Saturday morning
with impressive ceremonies and
military demonstrations.
Gratitude Volcad
Major Bean, the army engi
neer in charge of the camp'i con
struction, expressed his grati
tude to local agencies for their
cooperation in providing decent
trailer accommodations for
workmen and for Instituting a
traffic control system that kept
accidents at a minimum.
Tracing the history of the
camp. Major Bean recalled that
the first office was opened in
the armory May 7, 1941, the
cantonment site was selected
and advance planning started,
with Myron Hunt and H. C.
Chambers of Los Angeles and
Blackie and "Wood, San Francis
co, architect engineers, drawing
the original set of plans for the
vast project.
On December 4 the engineer's
office was moved to San Fran
cisco, but returned to Medford
(Conunuao on Page rerun
NAVY TAKES OVER
STRUCK PLANT TO
E
Bayonne, N. J., Aug. 14 fP)
The navy today seized the
strike-bound plant of the Gen
eral Cable Corporation and an
nounced it would reopen the fac
tory at 1 p. m. PWT.
"Any interference - with the
operation of this plant is an of
fense against the United States,"
said the notice of seizure posted
by Rear Admiral Harold G
Bowen.
The thousand workers whose
unauthorized walkout had tied
up production of cable for army
and navy had welcomed a pres
idential order for seizure of the
plant and predicted they would
return after a meeting to vote
the end of the strike. They had
defied plant management, union
executives and the war labor
board In their demand for
wage Incerase.
Prepare for Armed Revolt!
Is Russian Word to French
London, Aug.. 14 A-Ihe
French people were advised via
the Moscow radio today to "pre
pare for armed struggle be
cause "the real fight-if at hand,"
while report from German
occupied Europe told of new
kcts of sabotage and new Nazi
executions and reprisals. ,
Moscow dispatches quoted
Roger Garreau, fighting French
representative In the Russian
capital, as making the plea for
preparation for "open insurrec
tion." Fighting French headquarters
In London declined to comment.
Recent French broadcasts from
London have carefully avoided
keying the people to expecta
tion that the time Is near for
isiUcd invasion and aa accom
1 Camp Builder
o
Major T h r o n W. Baan
(abov), ara nginar. who has
had charge of construction oi
Camp Georg Whit, on th t
of activation of th slat Infan
try Diviaion at th canlonmant.
xprsd appreciation of th
cooperation givn by individuals
and civilian agancies in th Mad
fott area. (Shangle photo).
PARADE IN CITY
A ' giant parade through the
city s business section, starting
at 7 o clock sharp Saturday
night, will terminate at the fair
grounds park where the Jack
son county Sheriff's Posse will
present its big rodeo and horse
show in conjunction with the ac
tivation of the 91st Infantry Di
vision at Camp White.
The rodeo and horse show
program will start at 8:30, and
a repeat performance will be
given Sunday night at the same
time.
The parade will form at South
Riverside avenue and Eighth
street, move north on Riverside
to. Main, west on Main to Fir.
north on Fir to Sixth, east on
Sixth to Central and south on
Central to the fairgrounds arena.
All horse-owners in tne county
are invited to participate In the
parade, and those in saddle will
be admitted free to the Satur
day night show.
In order to aid In transport
ing the huge throng expected to
attend both nights of the rodeo
and horse show, the Rogue Val
ley Transit company will run
several special buses from its
terminal at 121 North Bartlett
street straight to the arena.
Buses will start operating at
7:30 p. m. and will pick up pas
sengers en route.
Bucking horses and wild
Brahma bulls from the famous
stock of Mack Barbour, Klam
ath Falls, will participate In the
rodeo events, and Barbour re
ported today that a number of
(Cootlnuftd on Pa flial
Los Angeles, Aug. 14 W)
Errol Flynn, son of a Belfast
biology professor, was granted
American citizenship today. Ills
appearance was un-Hollywood
like. He appeared unheralded,
without a word to the publicity
department of his studio.
panying outbreak on their part.
Official Czech circles reported
th . execution of 10 of their
countrymen on various charges
at Prague and Bruenn in two
days this week.
Quoting official German state
ments, the Czechs said four
were executed at Prague on ac
cusations of preparing high trea
son and four for arson 'and
"blackout crimes' while two
were- executed bt Bruenn on
charges of operating a secret
wireless transmitter.
American sources . also re
ported the execution of a for
mer chief clerk In the United
States consulate at Salonika,
Greece. A naturalized Greek, he
was said to hava been among
20 hostages soot. . -
lAPANFSF VMCF
13 British and U. S. Cruisers;
9 Destroyers, Claimed
Sunk in Solomon Isles.
Washington. Aug. 14 (APV-
Th navy announced today
that a study stream ei
plla was moving to marine
forcaa in th Solomon island
whara conaolidation of hor
poaitions "is prograaaing sat
isfactorily. s
London. Aug. 14. (AP)'
Th Sydney correspondent of
th Evening Star cablad today,
that th Americana had won
th firat stag of th battl of
th Solomons, and that th.
marlnaa war entrenched ao
firmly at Tulagi that th Jay
anea could dislodg them-.'
only by bringing up th,,
"haaviaat rinforcmnts."
By Roger D. Green -
Associated Press War Editor"
For comfort at home, imperial
Tokyo headquarters issued I
fantastic claim of allied naval
losses In the eight-day-old bat
tie of the Solomon islands todayl
but significantly omitted mere
tion of land gains by fighting
United States marines.
Recalling Tokyo' dream-book
accounts of the Coral sea anj
Midway battles, both of whle
turned out to b spectacular
United Nations .victories, ' tfct
Japanese command reported fh
sinking of 13 British and Amert)
can cruisers, nine destroyerat
three submarine and 10 trans
ports in the Solomon. .
Say Many Damaged
In addition, the communique
said, a cruiser, three destroyer
and a transport were damage
in attacks by Japanese warship
and suicide-diving Japanese air
men. : .
On the debit side, the Japan
ese acknowledged only that tw
of their cruisers were "slightly
damaged" and 21 planes lost.
In contrast with the er.nrty')
claim of 33 allied warship sural
and five damaged, official
United Na'Jons figure o la
show only one cruiser unk ar
two cruisers, two destroyer and
a transport damaged in the
tack on the Solomon.
General MacArthur's Head
quarters, Australia, Aug. 14.
(AP The battle of the Solomo
islands exploded over a bro
ening area of the South Seas t
day with allied bombers blasting
away at Japanese warships anal
transports apparently trying t
reiniorce garrisons hurled out of
three coastal areas by United,
States marines. '
Allied flying fortresses and
medium bombers caught th)
enemy vessels in New Guinea
waters, west o th Solomon
yesterday and drove homa thre
senarite attacks, headquartera
communique reported. Bad wea
ther prevented the pilots Iron
observing the full extent ol tbf
damage. '
News of the land fighting still
was meager as the battle of th
Solomon entered its second
week, and Washington's navy
communique said only that
operations were continuing.
There was every indication
nevertheless that this first aW
lied offensive of the war had
now grown into a clash of major
proportions and on which might
alter the whola course ol th
Pacific struggle. ?
IT'S FOlfSOII :
Detroit. Aug. 14 (JPl A flits)
child was born Thursday to Mr.
Charles A. Lindbergh, informed
sources said today. .
Physicians and officials af,
Henry Ford hospital hero raj
fused any comment, and all
tempts to reach Lindbergh, wh
Is employed by the Ford Motof;
company, were unavailing. ,
Informed quarters diaclos4
late today that th new arrival
was th Lindbergh's fourth MTtj