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Newspaper Page TextLet YOUR Answer T Bomb Be BONDSI Bay Itu donda mat Stamps Touav Contribute im the war effort et four Mtlaa. FatrlaC Um, year ew atlf-praUctloa. aemanaa that 100 ae seer part NOW I Uu The MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick Results Al Small Coal Medforb Tribune United Praaa MU Lmm4 Win United Praaa mil Lauad Wire Thirty-seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1942 mifnWVMi nrn sm W M NO. 223 i uiyjiyjwyjw Hibi ; V 3 i Kelly's Comment From Washington, 0. C F.R. Would Open Immigration Door Tar Banned In Branding Sheep Wheat Acreage To Be Reduced Br John W. rally Washington, Dec. 8 High of ficials are trying to give the rush act to two pieces of pro posed legislation. One is to per mit the president to set aside the immigration laws and admit European refugees who are wait ing in England, Mexico, Cuba and co im tries in Latin-America for the opportunity to dash Into the United States. The other is a bill, not yet introduced, which would enable Bonneville power administration to buy the Puget Sound Power Sc Light with "revenue bonds." Sponsors explain that this is the entire intent of this measure. Just to take over the Puget Sound pri vate utility and not bother any other private company in the Bonneville Coulee area Wash ington, Oregon and Idaho. It is no secret that the White House is demanding the power to suspend the immigration laws and the tariff act. The White House has insisted on having this legislation passed be fore January 3, when this ses sion of congress (the 77th) ad journs sine die. The recent re surgence of the Republican party in both branches of con gress, the White House appar ently believes, would prevent the granting of these additional powers; therefore the present overwhelmingly new deal con gress is looked to for accom plishing the Job. Explanation of administration leaders is that suspending the immigration act will simplify the movement of troops In and out of Canada and British Col umbia; wUl facilitate the entry of foreign missions by removing red tape of the immigration serv ice. Republican members do not object to these provisions but insist that these exceptions be (Continued on Page Six) WILLPLAY HOST Veterans of the first World War stationed at Camp White are giving a party for veterans and their wives of the Rogue River valley, at Service Club No. 1, Thursday evening, Dec. 10. There are aboJt sixty veter ans of World War I at the camp and all local veterans and es pecially their wives are urged to attend the party which will include music by the 91st Mili tary band, old time music and dancing. For those not wishing to drive to the camp a bus will leave the Rogue Terminal bus station at 7:30. 50 Killed In Blast Al Belgian Factory . London, Dec. 8 (U.R) The Free Belgian News Agency to day reported that SO workers were killed in an explosion at the La Forcita Powder Works at Baelen, Belgium, and that a new series of fires in Flanders, ap parently started by saboteurs, has destroyed more than 1,000, 000 francs worth of flax. SIDE GLANCES Bt tribune reporter Gene Rlebe, back from the navy for a short stay, and getting admiring feminine glances for his uniform. Emma Jane Brewer being ac companist for brother John and June Jarmin who presented an excellent group of numbers for Crater Lake Guild. And Clara Danielj receiving much applause for her two read ings on the ausa program. 25 PER CENT OF AFLOATJTACT Revelation by Sec'y Knox Indicates German At tempt, to Mislead Allies. Washington, Dec. 8 (U.R) At least 15 French warships, in cluding four submarines under construction, and five tankers fell undamaged into 'German hands at Toulon despite the dra matic scuttling operations of November 27, Secretary of Navy Frank Knox said today. Fifty-four warships and one merchant vessel were sunk, damaged or unaccounted for aft er being previously observed afloat in the harbor, he added. Seen From Sky Knox's disclosures were made possible by aerial reconnais sance over Toulon after the smoke had cleared away follow ing the French fleet's partially successful suicide attempt. The secretary released a list of surviving ships which showed that Vichy radio accounts of the scuttling had been exaggerated. On November 27, the Vichy ra dio said that by 10 a. m. that day not a single French war ship was afloat in the harbor. In addition to the vessels which fell undamaged to the Germans, two large battleships the Dunkerque and Strasbourg are in salvageable condition, Knox said. . Even though., the Germans should be able to make immedi ate use of the ships which es caped destruction in Toulon, the allied acquisition of Dakar and French vessels In that West African base would more than offset the German gains. Asked for comment on Dakar, Knox said the agreement with French authorities there "brought with it quite a number of French ships." He said the strategic advantage, however, are "largely negative, In that we can now deny any use of the port to the enemy. "It's a very good port, how evera good base," he added. Not all ships which survived the Toulon scuttling fell into German hands. FRENCH VESSELS ON ALLIES' SIDE Allied North African Head quarters, Dec. 8. (U.R) A siz able portion of the French fleet and the French merchant marine Joined the cause of the United Nations today as Pierre Boisson, governor-general of French West Africa came to a definite agree ment with Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Allied command er in chief. The agreement turned the strategic port of Dakar, on the western bulge of Africa closest to South America, with its dom inance of the south Atlantic, over to the United Nations for naval uses. West African air dromes were Included. The number of French war ships and merchant ships in Da kar harbor was not known here, but they were believed to in clude the 35.000 ton battleship Richelieu, completed In 1940. three 7,600 ton cruisers, Gloire, Montcalm and Georges Leygues, three 2.569 ton destroyers. Fan tasque, Malin and Terrible, 12 submarines, three mine sweep ers, 10 corvettes, other light ves sels and a large number of mer chant ships. Eisenhower, In announcing the agreement, said the details "involving the future employ ment" of these formidable fight ing and merchant fleets would be worked out in conferences at Dakar. FOREST SUPERVISOR Missoula, Mont., Dec. 8 (U.R) Clyde S. Webb, acting regional forester here, announced today the appointment of Clayton S. Crocker as supervisor of the Nez Pcrct national fur est ia Idaho. Allied Drive From East Planned To Nip Rommel Between Jaws LOCAL DEFENSES RECEIVE TEST IN MOCK AIR ATTACK Air Raid Wardens, Control Center, Medical and Other Branches in Operation. You probably didn't know it but your air raid wardens, your control center, the medical, pub lic utilities and police services of civilian defense went into op eration last night to protect you from a mock attack when these volunteers were called for a par tial mobilization in a test raid. Four incidents, located in four different parts of the city were carried through from beginning to end and those in charge re ported today that 'everything went along fine". Eighteen "cas ualties" were reported and these were carefully handled by the stretcher teams, ambulances and hospitals. Auxiliary police blocked the streets and helped with first aid. The control center went into immediate action. The public utilities depart ment set about making necessary repairs to keep the community in shape when electrical lines, gas lines, water mains and tele phones were put out of com mission." Both hospitals were complete ly blacked-out for the mobiliza tion and patients were trans ferred from the ambulances to the operating rooms, were given Immediate attention by doctors, x-rayed if necessary and put to bed by nurses. Those in charge reported today that bom nos pitals cooperated 100 per cent and worked in complete coordi nation. First aid had been given the "patients", who were tagged with their supposed injuries, and doctors reported that the first aid treatment showed ability and a fine understanding of first aid fundamentals. Wnrkine on the test were Shelby Tuttle, commander uf the protection division; bod in or ris, control center; Claude Hag gard, first aid; medical, Dr. L. D. lnskeep; utilities, John Boyle; oolice. Svd Brown; wardens in the various districts; George Field, executive officer at the control center, and others. Leonard Mayfield, Ward Ham mond, Guy Davis and Earl Yoak ley were each stationed at one of the incidents and made full report on the manner In whicn it was handled. Also present was Lieut. Stokey, liason officer (mm Camn White. Delays occurred as expected in the test mobilization uiose in charge stated, but on the whole it was handled in record time. Detroit, Dec. 8 U.PJ Albert Kahn, noted industrial arcniteci who has designed hundreds of factories, Including Henry Ford's high Willow Run bomber plant died today. He. was 73. Rationing Board Asks Public To Help Ease Flood Despite the fact that ration ing boards throughout the country are closing their doors for several days in order to catch up on their work, the local war price and rationing board is remaining open, board members stated today. It was thought by the members that the board could best serve the public by re maining open despite the press of work. The public Is asked to re frain from calling on the board in person or by tele phone unless their needs are urgent. Volunteer workers through the chamber of com merce and other sources are helping ease the work which is now In the hands of the board. FRANCO'S ADDRESS' SEEN REITERATION 0 F NEUTRAL AIMS Middle-of-Road Policy Read in Spanish Leader's Talk Before Falangist Council. London, Dec. 8 (U.R) Politi cal circles believed today that Gen. Francisco Franco once more has made plain that he de sires to keep Spain neutral In the spreading World War. That was the interpretation placed on Franco's address be fore the Falangist council which was described privately as "lip service" to the axis. It was believed here that Franco had re-emphasized his determination to continue to straddle the fence as he has done since start of the war unless forced by armed action by. one side or the other to take a posi tive stand. Comment Walts There was no official com ment on the speech here and none was expected until the text bad been closely studied. However, it was noted that Franco. owes his position to the armed support of both Germany and Italy and that he has always stated his public support of the axis. One source said that similar lip service to the axis might be expected from Spanish leaders up to the moment of Germany's final defeat but that this did not alter the fact that Spain wants to stay out of war and Franco knows it. Diplomatic circles believed that Franco might well succeed in his ambition of going through the war on the sidelines. These quarters felt that Adolf Hitler had enough on his hands without undertaking the Job of policing a resentful population many of whom fought against Fascism less than four years ago. One diplomat said, "The par allel with Napoleon would be too complete if Hitler attacked Spain. The allies could ask for nothing better." PEN AND PENCIL MAKERS ORDERED TO CUT OUTPUT Washington, Dec. 8 (U.R) The war production board has ordered sharp cuts in the produc tion of pens and pencils and banned the use of critical mater ials wherever possible in their manufacture. OLDEST WOMAN DIES St. Johny. Newfoundland, Dec. 8 U.R Mrs. Ella N. Carroll, 113, died Sunday at her home at North River Conception Bay. She was said to have been the oldest woman in the British empire. Test Raid Mobilization Mistake Shows Flaws in Civilian Defense Machinery l Salt Lake City, Dec. 8 U.R ! , The Intermountain west Utah, ' Idaho and Montana today was ; gradually recovering from the , shock of its first practice atr raid alert an alert that authorities maintained was the "real thing" for nearly two hours. The signal for a "red alert air raid mobilization was sounded here at 7:55 p. m MWT, last night by Gus P. Backman, civil ian defense sector coordinator for the three states. An 'all clear" was not sounded until 10 p. m. a tew minutes after Back man said he discovered the or der should have read "red alert test mobilization." Military authorities month ago had placed ban on any air raid detente tests in this area, so when Backman sounded hi War Bulletins London. Dec 8 (U.R) Speedy, low-level mosquito at tack bombers of the Royal Air Force this aftornoon continued the allied air of fansive against axis occupied Europe with at tacks en Industrial objectives In Holland and northwest Ger many, an air ministry com munique announced. Simultaneously, British fighter formatlou swept over northern France and Belgium, attacking railways, barges, and other targets, the com munique said. One bomber was lost. 21 JAP PLANES ADDED TO LIST Gen. MacArthur's Headquar ters, Australia, Dec. 8 (U.R) Allied air forces had destroyed 21 more Japanese planes on the New Guinea front today as methodical preparations went on for a final assault against the enemy garrisons in , the Buna area. "As far as ground fighting Is concerned," said a spokesman for Gen. Douglas MacArthur, "this hasn't been a quiet day up there. Just because it Isn't re ported that Buna has been cap tured, it doesn't mean they haven't been fighting to beat hell up there." The Japanese had lost 68 air craft since Dec. 1 and an estimat ed 107 since the drive against Buna began 20 days ago. The enemy sent in yesterday its strongest air force since the campaign opened, in an attempt to relieve pressure on the hard pressed ground forces, but of 18 medium Japanese bombers, six were shot down. Of eight dive bombers, five were destroyed, and only five of a dozen zero fighters escaped. E Cleveland, Dec. 8 (U.R) Su burban Euclid officials today re ported discovery of a hoard of gasoline that could keep a motorist with a basic "A" ration book riding for nearly 10 years. The gasoline hoard, totaling 1,960 gallons, was concealed in two tanks burled under a tennis court on the property of Abra ham L. Carson, a Cleveland busi ness man. He was charged with violating the building code. alarm, most citizens thought for a while at least that enemy planes might actually be head ing tor this rich inland Indus trial empire. Backman contended his order came from the pre-arranged source at Portland. However. Portland authorities maintained they Issued no such order. The Pacific northwest Itself had an alert last night, but it was a pre scheduled affair, one of a series, and there 'was none of the con fusion there that there was in the Intermountain area. Throughout the alert, all mili tary sources maintained silence. Salt Lake City radio stations left the air from 8:45 p. m. until 10 p. m. Montana stations were also off briefly. Lights In Salt Lake City and Salt Lake county Including (BRITISH TO MOVE WESTWARD FROM EL AGHEILA AREA New Strategy Would Pinch Axis in Tunisia Yankees Wait Air Reinforcements. By Edward W. Beattte United Press Correspondent London, Dec. 8 (U.R) A grand allied assault from the east on the Axis position in Africa, it appeared today, may hit the Germans and Italians while the Tunisia fighting still is in the hard skirmishing stage. The British Eighth army, in the opinion of London observ ers, probably has completed preparations for the break through attack at El Agheila which is expected to throw Marshal Erwin Rommel Into a new retreat for Tripoli. To Pinch Axis As the Eighth army attack develops, it was said, the Brit ish first army with its Ameri can and French elements under Lieut. Gen. K. A. N. Anderson can be expected to move for ward to pinch the Axis from the west, For the moment, reports from Africa made plain, the allies in Tunisia were on the defensive as they worked to bring up suf ficient air strength to break the Luftwaffes dominance of the forward fighting zone. However, it was doubted that the Germans with the limited land forces at theis disposal will attempt to press forward any great distance despite their suc cess in the opening rounds of the Tebourba - DJedelda Mateur battle. Air Strength Needed It was agreed that allied losses in tanks and men will probably continue so long as the Axis air superiority can be maintained in the battle area. ' Allied bombing of Axis air dromes at Bizerte and Tunis was believed to be hampering the Nazis in employing these fields and cutting their air attacks on American and British troops to a considerable extent. German radio reports from Tangier said that Anderson's headquarters indicated the al lies would be forced to wage a defensive battle in Tunisia for some time. Radio Vichy claimed that new and violent tank battle was being fought west of Tebourba and the DNB Nazi news agency said Gernfan divebombers and lighters had destroyed many al lied tanks. The rapid expansion of gov ernment expenditures for goods and services will raise them to an estimated annual rate of 889 billion in the first half of 1943 those at the vital Utah Copper company works were blacked out for an hour. Ft. Douglas, headquarters of the Ninth Serv ice Command, kept its lights on most of the time. Gov. Chase Clark of Idaho, transmitting Backman's order, called a "red alert" and ordered the State Home Guard mobilized A similar "red alert" was Issued In Montana by State Defense Coordinator W. G. Ferguson, One pedestrian was struck by a car during the test and serf ously injured. Two key defense officials had a heated argument over orders. Backman said the test, "while unexpected," proved "there are a lot of flaws In our civilian de fense machinery that must be corrected so for that it was a good thing.' . Oil Ifear After r s?T,-T - a m Si.,.,. r " ' " ' i OyP 1 Commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor Just a year ago, soldiers of i Uncle Sam's Army march up San Francisco's rain -swept Market street! In the Deo. 7 parade. News headlines of the day on the newsreel theater sign in the background proclaim the Allied swing to the offensive. Silver Senator Renews Filibuster Against Measure to Permit Sale Washington, Dec. 8 0J.R) Sen. Pat McCarran. D.. Nev.. to day continued a determined attempt to prevent senate consid eration of legislation to permit war use at B0 cents an ounce. Speaking in a low voice al most inaudible In the galleries,! McCarran said he was prepared to "talk for a long time" to keep the bill from coming up in this session. He started talking against the measure yesterday. McCarran has proposed a sub stitute for the original silver bill which would permit treasury sil ver to be sold at 71.11 cents on ounce. The standard price of non-monetary silver is $1.29 an ounce. While McCarran spoke, the' senate awaited house approval, expected today, of a revised con ference report on another contro versial measure a bill to estab lish a three-man commission to pro-rate $40,000,000 in claims of American nationals against the Mexican government. Marshfleld, Ore., Dee. 8 U.R) John Nodine, Sixes, Ore., rancher, was held here by police today following his reported ad mission to a coroner's Jury that he shot and killed his sister, Katherine Nodine, 51, during a dispute. At Gold Beach, where Curry County Coroner W. A. Cart wright conducted an autopsy, it was determined that Miss Noline died when a single buckshot from her brother's shotgun punctured her lung. Cartwright said Nodine ad mitted firing the fatal shot but said he was forced to fire in self defense when his sister and an other brother came to his ranch and provoked a shooting fray during which the -woman was shot. Tax Collections Total $864,086 Tax Collections up to Decem ber 1, for 1942-1943 taxes amounted to $864,086.02, the tax collection department of the sheriff's office reported today. The collections are for the tax year ending June 10, 1943. No comparison with the previous year Is possible, due to the change In taxpaylng time, the first of this year made by legis lative enactment. SOCIALITE SUES Los Angeles, Dec. 8. (U.R Socially prominent Mrs. Jocelyn Starlight today filed suit to di vorce Benjamin V. Starlight (CQ) New York financier, charg ing cruelty and asking $1,000 a month alimony. Her complaint estimated his fortune at $400, 000 and said he had an income of $4,000 to $5,000 a month. They were married In Phoenix. Ariz., January 1 and separated 1 last Saturday. 1 -T n - ft - MM. D O E sale of treasury-owned silver for TO SLAY ENEMY Moscow, Dec. 8 (U.R) A bliz zard swept the Stalingrad battle front today while hard-riding Russian Cossacks dashed over the snow cutting down stragglers from German units bogged down In the deep drifts. Despite the driving snow, fighting was heavy and artillery duels continued day and night. The big shells threw up great geysers of snow amid struggling masses of men and machines. Russian' sapper crews, advanc ing into the German minefields, were having difficulty clearing away enemy obstructions, front dispatches said. Mines and tank traps were buried deep under the snow, and operations were slowed somewhat by bad weather conditions and Impassable snow banks. The German resistance was stiffening along the entire front, and the Nazi commander! whipped their thin-clad men into tierce and repeated counterat tacks without regard for losses. Washington, Dec. 8 (U.R) Agriculture department officials said today no Immediate change were contemplated in the food program because of appointment of Secretary Claude R. Wlckard as food administrator. "We are going right ahead with plans to ration meats, and possibly some dairy products,' an official said. Definite plans will await re turn of Wlckard from a meeting of southern agricultural program directors in Memphis, Tenn. He plans to attend similar confer ences in Chicago and New York during the next 10 days. Radio Highlights Washington, Dec. 8 U.I0 Petroleum Administrator Harold L. Ickes will discuss the petro leum supply situation in a radio address over the Columbia Broadcasting System at 6:30 p m. P.W.T, tonight. 1"'"