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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1942.
NO. 149.
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Army Frown On
Work On Furough
Denies Housing
Discrimination
Urge Governors
To Free Traffic
Br John W. rally
Washington, D. C, Sept. 12.
Soldiers stationed In the west,
on furlough or not, will not be
used (or the harvesting of crops
"except In cases of extreme
emergency," Col. James H. Wal
ker, the chief of the enlisted
branch, general staff, has an
nounced here. In addition to
Colonel Walker, Lieut. Gen.
John L. DeWitt, commanding
general western defense and the
4th army, has also expressed op
position to this use of the boys
in uniform. They can not be
spared from their military
duties, General DeWitt states
and they need all the rest and
recreation they can get on their
short furloughs.
In the event of an extreme
emergency and the first re
quirement in this case would be
proof that all other sources of
harvest labor had been exhaust
ed a showing would have to be
made to the secretary of agri
culture, and if he was convinced
of the need he would carry the
request for aid from the troops
to the secretary of war. If aid
was granted, a unit rather than
individuals who had volunteered
would be assigned to the task.
Requests for such aid came
frrm various places in Oregon
after reports were circulated
that soldiers from Fort Lewis
bad aided in harvesting perish
able Washington crops while on
furlough. Salem packers were
short of cold storage space; Med-
ConMnued on Page BigM)
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Barbados Island, Sept. 13
(Sunday) (U.R) An axis sub
marine late yesterday laid siege
to shipping in Carlisle bay on
this tiny British island 150 miles
north of Trinidad and for 25
minutes poured torpedoes into
the Inlet without Inflicting cas
ualties. The submarine, believed to he
a German U-boat, launched five
torpedoes at intervals of five
minutes, as thousands of citizens
of Bridgetown rushed to the
waterfront.
Machine guns and large cali
ber defense cannon replied from
the shore and the enemy broke
off the action at 9:10 p. m.
The information office release
did not mention whether ship
ping in the bay was damaged
EXTENTfllFOR
FUEL SI
. Portland, Ore., Sept. 12. (U.R)
f The voluntary fuel registra
tion in 29 Oregon cities will be
continued through Wednesday
because of the unusual response
being shown, Richard G. Mont
gomery, Oregon OPA director.
said today.
Estimate is that some 20.000
have signed up in the first four
days. OPA officials look for
a final total of 40,000.
Registration is designed to
determine where fuel shortages
exist.
WOMEN WELDERS WORKING
San Francisco, Sept. 12 (U.R)
Women welders and burners
won 16-day controversy over
union clearance tonight, and
went to work in bay area ship
yards. Local 8 of the Inter
national Boilermakers and Weld
ers union authorized their clear
. a nee.
r New York, Sept. 12 (U.rt)
Glenn Miller, dance orchestra
leader, was sworn in today as a
captain In the army specialist's
corps
ALLIED BOMBERS
WRECK 17 PLANES
IN BUNA ATTACK
Jap Air Power Sags Enemy
Renews Effort to Dislodge
Marines at Tulagi.
General MacArthur's Head
quarters, Sept. 13. (Sunday)
(U.R) Allied bombers in one of
the heaviest attacks of the New
Guinea fighting have destroyed
at least 17 Japanese planes on
the ground at the Buna air
drome to halt the enemy drive
toward the approaches to Aus
tralia, an allied communique re
ported today.
The Japanese drive through
the Owen Stanley mountain
range apparently had - been
stopped by raids of the' allied
air forces behind the Japanese
lines. The communique report
ed "only sporadic patrol acti
vity" in the mountain areas.
The Buna attack was made in
four sweeps by the allied bomb
ers. They dropped 26 tons of
bombs on the Japanese airport
installations and before their
last plane roared away even the
heavy anti-aircraft installations
around the important field had
been silenced.
Harass Fo
One of the raiding bombers
failed to return, the communi
que said.
American, Australian and
New Zealand airmen were hit
ting - at the Japanese every
where they found them.. An al
lied reconnaissance plane strafed
an enemy minelayer south of
Kavieng, the New Ireland island
port. '
Japanese air action on the
sprawling island front was al
most non-existent and allied
planes ranged over Japanese
positions, bombing them almost
at will.
It was believed that the ter
rific battering given the Jap
anese air base at Buna on New
Guinea is at least partly respons
ible for Japanese air weakness
which has been evident for a
week or more. It also was
thought possible that Japanese
air strength was shifted to the
Solomon islands area to chal
lenge the American marine
force there.
Navy Report
Washington, Sept. 12. (U.R)
Japanese bombers continued to
pound U. S. forces in the Solo
mons and Japanese troops have
Telntorcea ana supplied ene
my troops in the interior of
Guadalcanal, the navy announc
ed today.
The navy said that 20 more
Japanese planes have been shot
down in heavy bombing attacks
bringing to at least 143 the
number of Jap planes officially
reported shot down since opera
tions began August 7.
Text of navy communique
number 123:
"South Pacific (all dates given
are east longitude.)
"1. The Japanese are con
tinuing determined efforts to
dislodge American forces from
the Guadalcanal-Tulagi area of
the Solomon islands.
"2. Enemy air raids against
our positions in this area con
tinue. On September 0, 26 ene
my bombers escorted by Zero
fighters attacked our installa
tions at Guadalcanal. U. S. air
craft shot down five bombers
and four fighters. On Septem
ber 10, 27 enemy bombers at
tacked Guadalcanal and four of
the Japanese planes were shot
down. On September 11, 26
enemy bombers with fighter
escorts again attacked the Guad
alcanal installations. Six bomb
ers and one fighter were shot
down by U. S. planes.
"3. Enemy destroyers have
shelled our positions at night
but no damage has resulted.
"4. On September 11, our
Douglas "Dauntless" dive bomb
ers attacked Installations on
Gizo Island in the New Guinea
group. A small enemy surface
craft was sunk and considerable
damage was done to buildings
and installations.
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands,
Aug. 19 (Delayed) One of the
most determined and effective
patrol operations yet attempted
against the Japanese forces re
maining on Guadalcanal has Just
been completed.
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MANY FIGHTING FRONTS Concluding In Washington lend-lease pact to provide materials
on many fighting fronts are, from left: Sir CVen Dixon, A"stralian Minister; Lord Halifax, British
Ambassador; Stata Secretary Cordell Hull, and Walter Nash, New Zealand Minister.
IN 5 STATES TO
War Work and Harvests
Factor in Maine Long
Aide in Michigan.
' (By United Pratt)
The nation's first statewide
general election of the war takes
place Monday in Maine, with
five other states holding pri
maries Tuesday.
Primaries will be In New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Wis
consin, Michigan and New Jer
sey. Gasoline rationing, war work
and harvests may be deciding
factors in Maine's election,
hich has been preceded by a
mostly listless campaign for Sen
ator, governor and two seats in
congress, all now held by Re
publicans. Michigan's primary finds
greatest interest in the senatorial
race between the Rev. Gerald
L. K. Smith, one time aide of
Huey P. Long, and Circuit Judge
Homer S. Ferguson, whose one
man grand Jury swept gri'ng
Detroit and Wayne county of
:.:ials out of office. Republican
leaders are obviously concerned
about Smith, whose whirlwind
campaign has featured "tires for
everybody" and a "square deal"
for the Townsend plan.
Albuquerque, N. M., Sept. 12
(UP) Former Congressman
John J. Dempsey appeared head
ed for the New Mexico governor
ship tonight as late returns gave
him a nearly 3.0C -vote lead for
the Democratic nomination
which is tantamount to election,
Latest unofficial returns gave
Dempsey 5,190 voles to 2.902
for his opponent, Bryan G. John
son, a former district Judge.
U. S. Senator Carl Hatch wa
leading his nearest opponent. Dr.
John J. Clarke, . rtesia dentist,
1,263 to 776, for the U. S. senate.
ARGENTINE TRADE
. HITJ1RELIEF
Buenos Aires, Sept. 12 (U.R)
Nelson Rockefeller, United
States coordinator of Inter-
American Affairs, said tonight
that although Argentine fruit
growers and wine exporters
need the North American mar
ket and their products are in
demand, there is little prospect
of increased war-time trade be
tween the nations because of
shipping shortages.
TO CAST BALLOT
Allentown, Pa., Sept. 12 (U.R)
Sen. Harley M. Kilgore, D.. W.
Vs., warned Americans today
not to underestimate the Impor
tance of forthcoming congres
sional elections but to consider
them an opportunity to give
she administration's war policies
overwhelming endorsement.
THOUSANDS SEE
SIX DAYS' MARCH
With thousands of civilians
lining Main street from the west
to the east city limits, some 2,000
officers and enlisted men of the
91st Infantry Division's training
cadres marched through Med
ford Saturday morning en route
back to Camp' Whito to complete
a six-day, 80 mile hike.
Led by Major General Char
les H. Gerhardt, the troops with
ful infantry pack and rifle
streamed Into Medford from
their Friday night's bivouac near
Jacksonville and were met on
West Main street by a group of
Girl Scouts who placed roses
in the muzzles of each soldiers
rifle.
In front of the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce
Colonel F. S- Jacobs, chief of
staff, dropped from the column
simulating fatigue, and was im
mediately taken care of by the
medical corps.
The soldiers, although appear
ing rather weary, looked tough
and hard, which was the pur
pose of the trip. Some of the
units sang songs as they march
ed past the chamber of com
merce, and others broke out
with the 91st division's battle
cry, "Powder River Let 'er
Buck."
SOLDIER ADITS
Santa Maria, Cal., Sept. 12
(U.R) Police here tonight arrest
ed Bobert Taylor Bailey, 25
year-old army deserter, who they
said admitted killing and raping
two women social workers in
Tomah, Wis., three days ago-
Bailey, who had been the ob
ject of a nationwide manhunt
after the ravished bodies of Dor
othy Baun and Nell Pietrangcli
were found in the woods near
Toham, admitted killing and rap
ing the women and said he took
Miss Pietrangeli's automobile
after killing the pair, police
said.
Thomas T. ' Weldon, Santa
Maria district attorney, said that
when police arrested Bailey they
found him in the dead woman's
car and suitcases belonging to
Miss Baun and Miss Pietrangeli
were in the back of the coupe.
A warrant had been issued
at Madison, Wis., for Bailey's
arrest on a charge of transport
ing a stolen automobile across
a state line.
A bank cashier at Lessucur,
Minn., had identified Bailey's
photograph after Bailey assert
edly cashed a $25 check from
Miss Pietrangeli's checkbook.
The two women left Kenosha.
Wis., Monday night after Miss
Pietrangelii mother had warned
them not to pick up hitch-hikers.
"We won't," they told her,
"unless he's a soldier."
Bailey, from Hattienburg. Miss.,
deserted the army at Fort Bragg,
N. C.
TO SELF RATION
USE 0FGAS0L1NE
Same Mileage Basis as East
to Conserve Tires Asked
by Henderson.
Washington, Sept. 32 (U.R)
Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson tonight asked the 20,000,
000 motorists outside of the
Eastern gasoline rationing area
to place themselves voluntary
on the same mileage basis as
motorists within the area.
Warning against "Joy-riding
to defeat", Henderson requested
nation-wide rationing on a vol
untary basis pending establish
ment "in several weeks" of a
coupon rationing system as pro
posed by the Baruch commit
tee to conserve the nation's
tires.
Henderson pointed out that
"today and every day that
passes until the (consumption)
cut is made we Americans are
wasting 1.000,000,000 tire miles
in unnecessary driving. That
means we are unnecessarily
wasting enough rubber to recap
200.000 tires."
Henderson made his appeal
for voluntary rationing a few
hours after a senate agriculture
committee had criticized the
Baruch report for failing to
place enough emphasis on the
production of synthetic rubber
from farm and forest products.
The committee is headed by
Sen. Guy M. Gillette, D., Ia.
Henderson, In his statement,
said that one paragraph In the
report of the Baruch commit
tee "ought to be memorized by
every driver of every rubber
tired vehicle in the nation or
better still, pasted on the win
dow or windshield of every rubber-tired
vehicle where It could
be read whenever the driver
steps on the starter."
This is th paragraph:
iires on civilian cars are
wearing down at a rate eight
times greater than they are be
ing replaced. If this rate con-
tiues by far the larger number
of cars will be off the road next
year, and In 1944 there will be
an all but complete collapse of
the 27,000,000 passengar cars
in America.
L
SERIOUSLY ILL
Portland, Ore., Sept. 12 (U.R)
Bishop Benjamin D. Dagwell
bishop of the Episcopal diocese
of Oregon, who is seriously ill
of pneumonia, is "slightly im
proved," hospital attendants re
ported tonight.
Despite his rally today, the
noted church leader still was in
a dangerous condition, attend
ants added.
Bishop Dagwell has been head
of the Oregon dfbeese of the
Episcopal church since 1935,
when he succeeded the late Bis
hop Walter Taylor Sumner.
YANKEE LOSSES
IN SEABATTLES
Warships and Transports
Hit in Tasman Sea Un
confirmed Broadcast Says
(By United Press)
Berlin radio claimed
without indicating the
The
today,
source of its purported news.
that Japanese submarines have
sunk two United States trans
ports and that Japanese planes
have Inflicted heavy damage on
an American battleship and a
cruiser.
An English-language broad
cast beamed to North America
and recorded by United Press
at New York said the two
transports went down in the
Tasman sea and that some of
4,000 troops on board were lost.
The broadcast neither identified
the transports nor said when
the action occurred.
"Fierce explosions took place
on one of the transports which
sank immediately thereafter,"
the Berlin propagandist said.
'The other transport was gutted
with fire and sank within an
hour's time. Part of the troops
perished."
Another broadcast, beamed to
the far east and also recorded
by United Press at New York.
said that a U. S. battleship of
the Tennessee class and a heavy
cruiser were damaged by Jap
anese diva bombers in the south
Pacific. -
- "Large fires and explosions
were observed on the ships," the
broadcast claimed, and added
that "Japanese reconnaissance
planes observed that the heavily
listing battleship was only able
to proceed at greatly reduced
speed."
"Square hits were scored on
the heavy cruiser, two of the
gun turrets were destroyed by
bombs and one anti-aircraft tur
ret was put out of action.'
In another dispatch, the Ber
lin radio said three allied freight
schooners had been sunk by
gunfire from German subma
rines along the coast of South
Carolina. It did not say when
the sinkings occurred.
T
UP 39 PER CENT
Washington, Sept. 12. (UP)
The cost of living rose .4 per
cent in large cities ' ora July
15 to Aug. 15 and now la about
19 per cent above the level f
August, 1939, Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins reported to
nlgh.. Miss Perkins said th average
rise I food prices not r gulated
by the office of price adminis
tration was 2.2 p . cent during
the one-month period and nea' r
10 p r cent during the three
months beginning May ' Con
trolled food prices, however, de
clined .3 per cent since May.
Among the larger food price
Increases were 18 per cent for
lettuce, 14 per cent for sweet
potatoes, eight per cent for but
ter and five per cent for roaatln-j
chickens.
With the U. S. Army In The
California Desert, Sept. 12 (U.R)
Dive bombers and low-level at
tack planes pounded the charg-:
irlg mechanized forces of the
"Red' army to a standstill today
as the greatest battle of the
army's war maneuvers In the
southeast California desert de
veloped. A squadron of 29 "Blue air
force bombers surprised the
speeding Red tanks and armored
vehicles after they had punched
their way 30 miles through the
rear-guard of the outnumbered
Blue army.
Roaring down through clouds
of dust and smoke, the Blue
bombers hammered at the Reds
mercilessly, forcing them to stop
and reorganize.
War Bulletins
TOKYO. Sept. 12 (Radio
east racordad by UP. Saa
Francisco) A Japanasa sub
marina has sunk a 10,000 ton
British freighter off Portu
gese East Africa. Tokyo radio
reported today.
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London, Sept. 12 (U.R) Brit
ish Empire forces tonight ad
vanced rapidly across Madagas
car mopping up minor French
opposition in a quick drive for
complete control of the island.
Gen. Sir William Piatt, com
mander in chief for East Africa,
announced In a communique
that British troops had ad
vanced 130 miles from their
landing point at Majunga to
ward Tananarive, capital of the
French colony.
That force had reached the
great bridge over the Bctsiboka
river, the communique said.
An official communique Is
sued In Vichy said the French
still were resisting along the
Betslboka river between Ma
junga and Tananarive, inflicting
heavy losses on the advancing
British.) .
Another column, striking south
ward along the west coast, was
said to have resumed its ad
vance Friday night after being
halted all day because of the
destruction of bridges by the
French. The coastal force was
reported within 20 miles of the
port of Ambanja.
"STAND-SET" SEAT
Washington, Sept. 12 (U.R)
The crowd-weary straphangers
of the national capital will
serve as guinea pigs in experi
ments with a unique bus and
street car space saver described
as the "stand-sit" seat, the Office
of Defense Transportation an
nounced tonight.
NAVY TEAM WINS
Winston-Salem, N. C, Sept.
12. (U.R) The Navy Pre-Flight
school at the University of
North Carolina tonight defeated
Catawba college, 13-2, to open
a 13-game schedule which In
cludes many of the nation's
toughest football squads.
Friends of General White
All Invited to Camp Rites
The Camp White dedication
exercises under supervision of
Service Command Unit 19' 3 will
take place near the flagpole at
Camp Headquarters at 5 p. m.
Tuesday, Jt was announced Sat
urday by Colonel Owen R. Mere
dith, commanding officer, Camp
White.
Although every effort has
been made to extend personal
Irvitations to the close friends
of the late Major General George
A. White for whom the canton
ment was named and whose re
membrance will be honored at
the ceremnyo, many of these
friends have undoubtedly been
overlooked, said Colonel Mere
dith. However, they are cor
dially Invited to attend the dedi
cation which should be com
pleted by 6 p. m.
Guest cards will be Issued to
automobiles as they enter the
camp, It was announced, and tht
PROGRAM
4:55 First Call.
5:00 Assembly.
5:10 Retreat.
5:15 Invocation. Bishop
Diocese of Oregon.
5:18 Instrumental Solo. 8CU 1913.
S 23 General George A. White, Oregonlan, by Honorable
Charles A. Sprague, Governor of Oregon.
5:28 General George A. White, Civilian, by Palmer Hoyt,
publisher Portland uregonian.
5:23 rHome on the Range,"
5:38 General George A. White. Soldier, by Major General Ken
yon A. Joyce, Commanding General, Ninth Service
Command. . .. ,.
5:43 Unveiling of Plaque by Mrs. George A. White, accom
panied by General Joyce
8:45 Remarks by Mrs. George A. White.
5:50 "God Bleas America,' vocal quintet. Service Command
Unit 1913. .
5:55 Announcement. Colonel Owen R. Meredith, Commanding
Officer, Camp White and Service Command Unit 1913.
8:00 Benediction. Chaplain C. H. Johnson, Service Command
Unit 1913.
Red Lines Hold West and
South of Stalingrad
Snow In Caucasus.
(By United Press)
The "Red Verdun" of Stalln-
grpd beat off furious attack
tonight by enemy forces estl
mated to include 1,000.000 men,
1,000 planes and countless tanks
but the "greatest battle in world
history appeared to be rapidly
approaching its most critical
staee.
Unconfirmed reports told of
fighting In the streets of the
steel city of the Volga, and the
German radio, without naming
its source, said the Russians had
been forced back to the center
of the city.
Stockholm reports said Mar
shal Feder von Bock's legions
had reached the Volta below
Stalingrad and the Vichy radio,
often unreliable, had them
crossing the river.
Moscow's only official wore)
was that the Red lines were
holding west and southwest of
Stalingred. It acknowledged that
the Soviet fighters had been
forced Into "tactical retreats" at
some points where nazl wedge
had been driven Into the lines. .
Far south of Stalingrad, the .
winter's first snow was falling
In the Caucasus mountains near
Mozdok, bringing with It" th(
promise of heavy rains which
soon may turn the Volga bat
tlefront into a quagmire.
To the extreme north of ths)
elongated Russian front, the Red
army launched a divisionary U
tack to ease pressure on besleg
ed Leningrad and perhaps draw
some of the axis strength from
the south- ;
The Soviets smashed a Ger
man fortified line east of Lenin
grad with artillery, aircraft and
tanks, driving Into the enemy
positions at Cinyavino, six mile
south of Schluesselburg and 20
miles east of Leningrad.
Los Angeles, Sept. 12 (U.R) .
The Santa Anita Japanese re
ception center recorded its first
divorce case today.
curds should be returned as th
cart leave. Guests may drive
around the camp before and
after the exercises, but are re
quested not to leave their cars
or enter buildings v less under
appropriate escort of military
personnel. All cars should be
out of camp by dark and none
should leave the main highways
of the camp unless under mili
tary escort or direction.
It la also desired that those
who accepted letter Invitation
to attend the Informal dinner
following the exercises remain
In their seats for a few minutea
after completion of the cere
monies. Every effort will be made to
provide a pleasant visit to and
observation of the camp. Colonel
teredith said, and to this end
the co-operation of all visitor! ia
cordially requested.
Benjamin D. Dagwell, Episcopal
vocal quintet.
Service Command