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Lot YOUR Answer to Bombs bo BONPSI Buy u Bants ani Sump TOIiaY 4'sntnbala to Iht mr .rfott of roar nsilaa ralrlot hun. ?ou own xlt-orMortlon. Semanda that VOt oo joof part NOW! Us The , MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick Rssults t Small Cost Medford Tribune Ualtd Prose Full LoaMd Wlro United Pross Full Leased Wlro Thirty seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1942 NO. 153 o)Awn r j L2) IBM THIS- ' " I o 0 the Saga 1 o-Sif (Acmt Trlrphoto) A hard-hitting sea-dog that took a lot of punish ment and dished It out before succumbing; to Jap air and undersea raiders In the Battle of Midway. That was the United States aircraft carrier Yorktown, shown here In Its death throes before sinking last June 7. At too. men clamber down the sides of the doomed vessel as rescue vessels stand by. Below, its guns stlU pointing defiantly skyward, the Yorktown lists heavily as a friendly destroyer arrives to lend aid. , JAPANESE PRESS E Gen. MacArthur's Headquart ers, Australia, Sept. 17. U.R Japanese forces driving through the towering Owen ' Stanley mountains of New Guinea are exerting heavy pressure on al lied troops only 32 air miles north of Port Moresby, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced today. Serious fighting was in prog ress on the south slope of the 7,000-foot range, MacArthur said in a communique. tA headquarters spokesman said the general combat zone was north of the village of Iori baiwa, and hostilities involved parts of the main strength of both the allied and ' enemy forces. . "The skirmishing now In volves more than patrols," he said. "The fighting is see-sawing back and forth and the pat rols of both sides have been reinforced." Robert Keith Cameron, 18, of near Gold Hill, navy air corps gunner on a carrier based plane, was killed in action August 7 when American forces wrested t Islands in the Solomons group from the Japanese, according to word received yesterday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cam eron of the Delta Motor lodge a few miles north of Gold Hill. Mrs. Cameron said she and her husband received a letter Wednesday morning from a Grants Pass boy, stationed on the same carrier, telling of Rob ert's death in action. Young Cameron attended Rogue River .and Gold Hill schools and was a graduate of Gold Hill high. SIDE GLANCES TRIBUNE REPORTEHS Bear Creek orchards employes making guesses as to when Aud- Orey Craig will take the "fatal step." ! Leith Abbott, S. P. travelling ambassador, in town with a niw version of the juke box story. of the U. S. S. Yorktown Ends at Battle of Yorktown Bluejackets Saw Fatal Torpedoes Coming Chicago, Sept. 17. (U.R) A bluejacket who watched the fatal torpedoes from a Jap submarine speed toward the stricken Yorktown disclosed today that anti-aircraft gun crews of the destroyer Hammann fired repeatedly in the last-ditch hope of exploding the missiles before they hit. "But the torpedoes were too. deep in the water and luck was against us I guess," related Cam Malone, first class machinist's mate from Boyce, La., who was on the Yorktown. 'From where I stood It looked like the boys on the Hammann were coming close, and if the torpedoes had been a little nearer the surface they might have hit a couple of them any way," Malone said. Malone had survived the Jap dive-bombing assault on the "mighty" June 4 and had volun teered to go aboard with a sal vage party two days later in an attempt to right the heavily-list ing aircraft carrier. I was standing on topside ana I could see the wake of four tor pedoes coming toward us," he said. "They were about 200 yards away when I spotted them. The Hammann was tiea up alongside our starboard, be tween us and the torpedoes. There wasn't any place to run for cover, and I knew they would hit below so I held on to stanchion and waited. It seemed like a long time. Then two of them hit the Hammann and the other two got us. The deck Just seemed to rise up and knocked me down."- CLOSE OCTOBER 3 Registration books for the No vember 3 election will close Saturday, October 3, the county clerk's office reported today. This is the 30 days before the election required by Oregon law To date only a few have reg istered. Citizens are urged to do so. Requirements for regis tration in Oregon are six months residence in the state, and over 21 years of age. There are no provisions for swearing-in voter on election day. Registration at the last elec tion was 16,129 for the county. A movement has been launch ed in several counties of the state, including Multnomah county, to bring out a heavy reg titration. lit t r n rmimtle&iaitm0 . . . S v ,:AX.V . . . , : ...... 1 i . . ! - . -i ' , E Fl'S Washington, Sept 17 (U.B President Roosevelt told con gressional leaders today that he does not want a new farm price parity formula written into pending anti-inflation legislation, as some members of the congres sional farm bloc had interpreted the wishes expressed in his La bor Day message on the cost of living. After a full-dress conference among the President and his congressional and government leaders. Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, Ky., said that the President had cleared up a "perfectly honest misunderstand ing" on a phrase of his message which led to introduction in the house of legislation that would have established a new and higher parity base. Barkley said the misunder standing came from a line in Mr. Roosevelt's message which said that calculation of parity should include the cost of production, Including "the cost of labor." A "great many people," Bark ley said, thought the President meant the "cost of farm labor, but that actually the Chief Ex ecutive "meant the cost of labor going into the things the farmer buys which Is already in the parity formula. The misunderstanding, he said, arose in "perfectly good faith." Chairman Henry B. Steagall. D.. Ala., of the house banking committee, and author of the ob jectionable house bill, comment ed that the President "did not like the way I spelled it out the cost of labor In the house bill." Senate Republican Leader Charles L. McNary, Ore., told re porters the Republicans would meet again Saturday in an at tempt to reach agreement on amendments to be offered to the .bill. Midway 'fl TO STAND GROUND . n ' - - f f. OaVoT kail . JB aa I OUTPUT OF'ARMS NEARS MAXIMUM NELSON DECLARES Washington, Sept. 17 (U.F9 Chairman Donald M. Nelson of the war production board said today that the United States is near the maximum arms output and that the big problem now is the scheduling of materials to maintain peak production. He told the special house com mute on defense migration that we're nearer rolling today than ever before." 'Bv Jan- 1 the articles we must have will be as well sched uled as possible," he said, "but that means scheduling prac tically everything in the United States for the armed services, for lend-lease and for civilians." Limited By Supply Production. Nelson said, Is limited by the supply of raw materials. "Shipping and other factors mav change the picture over niuht." he said. "Ours Is the most gigantic Job of scheduling ever attempted. Nelson mentioned the problem of deciding whether larger cargo planes than those now in nroduction should be scneauiea and said the decision depended on whether the chiefs of staff considered them more urgent than other types of airplanes, Another witness before the committee, Wendell Lund, direc tor of the WPB's labor produc tion division, warned that lack of a definite manpower policy was endangering the war effort This lack, Lund said, made It Impossible to determine the largest and most efficient pos sible army than can be serviced by the United States. Problems ClUd . Nelson emphasized the prob lems of materials and military requirements He cited the aircraft industry as an example of the increased production. In 1939, he -said that industry turned out $280.- 000.000 worth of goods In 1943 It is estimated that it will turn out $21,000,000,000. The nam ber of workers Increased from 39.000 In 1939 to an estimated 1,200,000 In 1943. Lund expressed disfavor of voluntary enlistments in the armed services. In 1931 window stickers will supplant Ohio's license plates. Ids determined 10 LASIS0L0IER 450,000 Germans Making Slow Progress in Blasting Way to Besieged Center. By Harrison Salisbury United Press Staff Correspondent The battle for Stalingrad raged in the streets of the Volga city today with the Red army making plain its determination to fight for every foot of ground so long as any defender remains alive. The great struggle had reper cussions from London to Chung king with Increasing Soviet pres sure for second front aid and Chinese speculation that Japan may seize the opportunity to at tack Siberia. May Toll Willkio There was no indication that the urgent and forceful Soviet declarations of the necessity of allied Intervention in Western Europe to relax pressure in the east had changed the secret war plans of Britain and the United States. Arrival of Wendell L. Willkie In Kuibyshev brought the possi bility that the Soviet position might be re-stated to him. Will kie is in a position to present to the Russians the American views on the critical issue. The most dangerous Nazi pen etration of Stalingrad appeared to be In the northwestern quar ter of the city where Moscow conceded the" Nazis were inside the city's outskirts. A force es timated at 430,000 Germans and Rumanians were blasting for ward but apparently making only slow progress. . , , See Long Stand A Red Star dispatch made plain the Soviet high command's Intention to defend every street and building of Stal.ingrad,,eyen if the city should be isolated. Red Star advanced the military opinion that successful defense of a city such as Stalingrad could be carried out Indefinitely so long as the defender's deter mination holds out. The Royal Air Force aimed heavy blow at Germany's war Industries, attacking the ttuur area In strength that apparently was not far short, of the l.ouu plane mark. ... i, a ai The air ministry aescrioea ure RAF night attacks as having been carried out by a "very atrona" force of planes. Esti mates of the raiding squadron ran Bed UDwards of 700. ine RAF lost 39 Dlanes. the heaviest loss sustained in a single nigm since the 1,000 plane attack at Bremen. T Vichy, Sept. 17 UR Mada gascar will be defended to the utmost against British military Invasion, the ministry of colon ies announced today In a com munique which said that armis tice negotiations had broken down. "Governor General Armand Annet reports from Madagascar that armistice negotiations nave broken down and fighting con tinues," the announcement said. "Madagascar will be defended to the final limit." - SURGEONS TO PROBE FOR NEEDLE IN HEART Pittsburgh. Sept. 17 (UJD A three-year-old Clinton, Pa., girl heed one of the most delicate operations known to surgery today as physicians prepared to remove a sewing needle worn her heart. The child, Eleanor Hughes, apparently -fell on the needle while playing in her home last Sunday. At first, a part of the metal was visible, but efforts to remove It resulted in the needle disappearing into the body. Auto travel through the Black Hills of South Dakota is down 23 per cent. Jack On GRADE SCHOOLS WiTHjEGISTRY Junior and Senior High Schools Open Sept. 28 Small Increase Expected. Four elementary schools In the city open Monday and pupils of grades one to six are asked to report for registration at 8:50 a. m. Monday at their respective schools. E. H. Hed rick, city school superintendent, said today that Junior and senior bigh schools will open Septem ber 28, giving pupils an oppor tunity to continue in the fruit harvest. Supt. Hedrick said today "in dications are that we may have a little larger enrollment this year than last, but so far we have not provided any increase in school facilities, and no more teachers are employed than last year. Existing school plants are believed adequate for any pos sible increases in sight, and any increases in enrollment, if they come, can be handled by pro gram adoptions witn some ad rdittonal teacher on a Temporary basis." Books Furnished Elementary textbooks are furnished, according to law, to pupils of the first eight grades, and these will be distributed at the time of registration. Ele mentary schools open at 8:80 a. m. and dismiss at 3:45 p. m. for grades fourth to sixth; at 3:30 p. . m. for grades second and third and 3:13 p. m. for first grade. Pupils are eligible to enter school if they, are six years of age on or before November 2, 1942. Pupils who are younger, but who will be six on or before January 31, 1943, may enter if they pass a test showing them to have a mental age of six and a half years. These are given by appointment until September 20 at Junior high school by tele phoning Mrs. Blanche Canode, phone 4618. Entering of under age pupils is generally discour aged by school authorities. Parents desiring special In struction for physically handi capped children or who wish other type of special Instruction should make application for the service at the city school offices before the opening of school. Districts Designated Districts served by the schools are: Roosevelt, all territory east of the center line of the Pacific highway; Lincoln, that portion of the city west of the Pacific highway and east of the South ern Pacific railroad tracks; Jack son, west of the Southern Paci fic railroad tracks and north of the center line of West Main (Continual oc rag. Taol Army "Jawbone" Discontinued to Cut Bookeeping Burden Wsshlngton, Sept. . 17 U.(0 That popular army Institution known as "Jawbone" credit for officers and enlisted men at army post exchanges and other post shops will be abandoned throughout the United States after Nov. 1, Secretary of War Henry L- Stlmsan announced to day. After that date, transactions at commissaries, theaters, barber shoos, taller . shops and other post stores In this country will be strictly on a cash basis, he said. Outside continental United States, continuation or abandon ment of "Jawbone" will be up to the commanding officers of in dividual posts. Hereafter purchases will be for cash or with coupons paid for In advance. The change will eliminate company collection sheets and other, paper work, which was becoming increas n Co. Rent Control ;red Effective Oct. 1 Service Dodger Lives 2 Months On Scant Fare Mauston, Wis., Sept. 17. (U.R) Sheriff's deputies today captured a half-starved form er Lutheran minister who bad lived for two months In the dense woods of this sparsely-settled vicinity In the hope of evading Induction in to the army. The fugitive, Edward Carl Dux, 43, had subsisted on berries, apples and raw bull heads he had caught in a drainage ditch with make shift fishing tackle. OE KLEIN'S CLAIM Judge James Alger Fee this morning postponed to the reg ular fall term of U. S. district court the condemnation suit of the U. S. versus E. J. Klein, who, through Attorney George M. Roberts, is asking $4,600 for 10V4 acres of land he formerly owned In the Camp White area nlus 43.000 damages to the rest of his original 62-acre tract due to alleged loss of water rights. The government, which took the 10 Vi acres last spring through condemnation proceed ings, has offered $600 for the property. -The defendant claims the 10V4 acres was worth $4,600 and that $3,000 damage resulted to the remaining 51 Vi acres. Postponement was ordered after Judge Fee sustained Attorney Roberts in a point of law. Although a new Jury panel will be drawn for the regular fall term of court, which will convene October 0. the Jury empaneled yesterday for the Kline case will be retained to hear that suit. It has viewed the premises. The court will hear ex parte matters Friday and Saturday and then adjourn until Oct. 8. Bernard H. Ramsey, special attorney for the department of Justice, who is representing the government in the condemna tion cases, said he could not make an estimate as to the number of condemnation suits remaining to be tried in Octo ber, Many of them, he r ex plained, would be settled with out trial. He predicted a rather long fall term of court, there being condemnation, civil and criminal cases on the docket. A trial Jury Tuesday evening returned a verdict upholding to the penny the government's of fer of $6,020 for two tracts of land in the Camp White area formerly owned by Esther and B J. Dawson, and Ben Gibson, who, through Attorney Kenneth G. Denman, had asked $12, 805.60 for the property. ingly complicated and burden some with the expansion of the army and frequent shifting of men. Stimson at the same time ap pealed to the public to cooper ate In expediting the shipment of Christmas parcels and mes sages to members of the forces throughout the world. He rec ommended that parcels be sent during October, limited to six pounds and about the size of an ordinary shoe box. The secretary also said that army trucks and personnel will aid in the civilian drive to col lect scrap metal. Explaining that the national scrap metal drive Is hampered by a trucking shortage, Stimson said he had ordered all service commands In the quartermaster's and ordnance departments to cooperate with civilian collection agencies as I far as their facilities permit 1 LEVELS T FREEING PLAN Landlords to Register as First Step After Selection of Organization Local. Portland, Sept. 17 Spl.) Rent control will be Invoked in Jackson and Umatilla counties in Oregon and in Snohomish Walla Walla and Spokane coun ties in Washington, effective October 1, OPA announced Wed nesday. Rents In those areas will bo frozen at the March 1 rental levels, evictions will be restrict--ed and rentals of new residences or residences which were not rented in March will be set by directors in each area. It is assumed at the Portland Vancouver defense rental area headquarters in Portland that local directors, attorneys and staffs will be chosen In each area and the areas will report direct ly to the regional office in San Francisco. First step after organization, of the area, staffs will be regis-,, tration of all owners of rented residence property Including single family dwellings, duplex es, apartments, hotels, rooming; houses, auto courts and even trailer parking space. Commer cial rentals are not covered by the emergency, price control act of 1942. ... i A representative of the OPA from the regional office In San Francisco was expected to ar rive In Medford today to ap point a director for Jackson county. He was here Tuesday, it was understood, at which time he contacted several local lawyers concerning the position. RESIGNSPOSITIOH Nick S. Young, constable of, the Medford Justice of the peace district the past five years, re ported today ha had resigned the post to accept a position as a guard at Camp George A. White. He will begin his duties this afternoon. Young was to file his formal resignation with the) county court today. Tho action means that Young's name will be removed from the November general election bal lot as the Republican nominee for constable, the county clerk' office reported. Tomorrow Is final day for filing. A blank space will be left on the ballot for write-In candidates. Some difficulty is anticipated In filling the place due to the tire and gas rationing situation. The county court has the power to appoint constable to fill the vacancy. SWITCH BLAMED Charleston. III.. Sent. 17 (U.B Investigators believed todav that a faulty automatic switch caused the head-on collision between the Southwestern Limited, New York Central passenger train. and an oil freight yesterday afternoon In which three train men were killed and several passengers were injured. National Score: R. . 3 . J H. 8 8 E. 0 I Pittsburgh Brooklyn Sewelt and Lopez; Head, Ma con and Owen, Sullivan. St. Louis , 10 11 Boston Beazley. Pol let. Lanier and W. Cooper; Javery, Donovan and Lombard!. 4 I BASEBALL