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9 Lei YOUR Answer To Bombs Be bONDSI Buy Ww Bondi an lunpt TODAY Contribute u tlx aar effort ol your nation, ratrlot tom. four rM-procecilaa. aimandi that (01) eo too part NOWI Medford Cm Tha MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick Rasuli Tribune At Small Coat United Praaa Full Leased Win Unitad Praaa Full Laaaad WUa Thirty-seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1942. NO. 225. rooflaar mwe lws f ft i . ; : ' ' . r ft Kelly's Comment from Washington, S. C. Good New Dealers Rap War Policies New Ration Books Distributed Soon Northwest Kicks About Gas Ration -z Br John W. KsllT ft Washington, D. C, Dec. 10. w In these closing days of the 77th congress general criticism and dissatisfaction is being expressed by good new dealers at the way the war is being run the civi lian steps to regiment the peo ple. The criticism ranges from censorship to rationing, all of which affect the burghers of Washington and Oregon. Re publicans are saying little but are enjoying the new dealers carrying the ball. The house whip, Representative Ramspeck of Georgia, who is one of the three members selected to carry out administration policies, is blasting the rationing of gaso line and meat Walter M. Pierce announces "there is para lysis among responsible agen ft cies" in the national capital. There are injustices in - the rationing of meat, charges Rams peck, and he has introduced a bill requiring commodities to be rationed on a geographic instead of a sectional basis. For in stance, he best cuts of steaks and beef roasts under the meat rationing go to the restaurants and hotels and are available to anyone with the price who pat ronizes these estaonsnmenis. Unless there is a change in the regulations a person can have a steak or beef roast every day bv dining at a hotel or cafe. Housewives, however, are limit ed to 2.5 pounds of meat a week for each member of the family over 15 years. After the best cuts have been sold, whatever Is left the housewife may buy. Better grades have always cost more In public eating places ana these are given first call in al lotments. The lowly hamburger, a staple In hundreds of stands, coffee shops and wayside drive-ins, has become a luxury; the propriet ors, in many instances, are un able to buy a pound of this chopped meat, but the filet mig- (Continued on Pago ZIght) i AFTER 28 YEARS Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 10. nj.R) pvt. John E. Lonch, 32, Medford, Ore., was en route to Hammond, Ind., today to meet his mother, whom he has not seen for ZB years. rt Lonch learned her where abouts after he was transferred from Gardner field, Cal., to At lantic City on December 1. , He came to America in 1814 from Jugoslavia with his moth er. They were separated shortly thereafter when he and his brother, Andrew, were placed in an orphanage at Des Moines, la. Army air force authorities granted Lonch a 13-day fur lough. ' Pvt. John E. Lonch Is not list ed in available Medford direc tories, nor is anybody by that name. Major Carl Y. Tengwald said he had not been a member of the Medford National Guard unit which was called to active duty. SIDE GLANCES Br TRIBUNE REPORTER E. H. Hedrlck greeting an acquaintance across the street from the second floor of the city hall. Anne Scripter being a good salesman in the high school war bond and stamp campaign. Frank Perl putting feelers out for a newspaper job. "MING .OTTZpra Allies i (IF DUN CTDDII mmAW"-rM fM im K ALL ft . Gen. Anderson's Force Gain ing Strength El Agheila Move May be First. By Edward W. Bottle United Press staff correspondent London, Dec. 10 (U.R) An allied communique today report ed that action on the Tunisia front has been slewed by bad weather but there were mount ing signs that the axis In Africa shortly will face a two-front assault. Allied headquarters In north Africa reported that British and American planes attacked a small axis column In the south ern fighting rone of Tunisia. However, in the main forward area around Tebourba "there was little activity apart from patrolling." Rains Halt Activity Rains made much of the ter rain in the fighting zone impass- aDle, the communique reported -The lull on the Tunisian front was not expected to last long, however, as reports from the fighting zone indicated that Lieut. Gen. K. A. N. Anderson's strength is rapidly being built up to the point where a full scale attack will be possible. At the other end of the allied pincers on the Axis in Africa there were signs -that the first of the twin fronts to blaze into action may be that of the Brit ish 8th army at El Agheila. . A communique issued at Cairo said that Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's 8th army Imperi als were giving "no rest to the remnants of the Axis Libyan armies at El Agheila. This ap peared to support the impres sion that the tempo of the Lib yan activities was Increasing rapidly and that Montgomery would start his assault before Anderson. Axis Claims Tebourba The Allies held the vital posi tions in the Tebourba area, al though Axis radios declared that the city still was in Axis hands. The British and Ameri cans apparently were waiting until their tank and airplane strength had been built up suf ficiently to start a decisive at tack. Radio Morocco said Allied air forces had scored hits on a de stroyer, a fuel dump and rail road installations in a "violent" raid on Bizerte, and had bombed the- Tunls-Gabes railroad again. Bomber and fighter reinforce ments were reported to have ar rived. Pressure on Itay was height ening steadily as the Royal air force continued its systematic destruction of northern Italian industrial centers. Another heavy attack on Turin was admitted by Rorx to have increased the de struction already Inflicted on the city and was expected to disorganize further Italian in dustrial and civil life. However, Ankara reports said that the Germans now have some 200,000 men In Italy and are rapidly Increasing their gar risons, making it increasingly unlikely that any Italian senti ment to get out of the war would crystalize into concrete action. Washington. Dee. 10 (U.R) Leon Henderson, chief of the Of fice of Price Administration. resigned today from his addition al job as director of the Office of Civilian Supply of the War Production Board. Joseph L. Weiner, deputy di rector of the office, was named as Henderson's successor. War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson made public an ex change of letters which showed that Henderson was withdrawing from the civilian supply post be cause of pressure of work in the OPA and for "personal reasons" which he had discussed with Nel son. The perrons! reasons were not disclosed. m Mm WICKARD ASSURES mittZtVrn!5 Y' V?M3 ti No One Will Need to Go Hun-! , ' I -"ri3V IX T" i '. r ''. r W il tirv Savs New War Fnnri I , 1 JT5r r T . M , . . . Acm TIefihofo Here a typical war scene in th dark. danS Jungles of New Guinea where XI. S. and Australian forces now press the beleaguered Japs near Buna and Oona. Shown are scantily clad natives, who serve as runners, and (uards with guns clustering in a small Jungle clearing where an Allied radio station at tha foot of a tree at left keeps tha detachment In contact with headauarters. FIRST REGISTRY OF 18-YEAR-OLDS F Registration of 18 year old male citizens of the United States and other male persons born between July 1, 1924 and August 31, 1924 will start to morrow In the Selective Service offices of Jackson county in the Medford City Hall and in the Chamber of Commerce offices at Ashland. On Tuesday, December 15, the following places of registration will be open all day for the benefit of those who must reg ister living near these locations: Gold Hill, at the City Hall, Cleo Gilchrist, registrar; Rogue Riv er, at Harry Hill's real estate office, Harry Hill, registrar; Eagle Point, Dale Ensminger, registrar; Butte Falls, Clyde Smith, registrar; Jacksonville, Ray Wilson, registrar; Apple- gate, the home of Ed Kubli; Trail, Dr. J. H. Mallery, regis trar; Prospect, Prospect store, Heston Grieve, registrar; Talent, City Hall, Mrs. Bert Simmons, registrar; Phoenix, Phoenix Mer- antile Store, Mrs. Addie Stead- man, registrar. These places of registration will be open on De cember 15 only. The selective service boards are particularly anxious that it be understood by the registrants that those who will register dur ing the week of December 11 to 17 are only those born on or after July 1, 1924 but not after August 31, 1924 and that other registrants will be registered at a later date to be announced the following week. The Selective Service offices In Medford will remain open until 7 p. m. on Tuesday, December 15. No registration will take place on Sunday, Dec. 13. A United Press message today stated that James Hagler, 30, Medford man serving aix years in the state penitentiary for grand larceny, escaped last night from the state hospital where he was on parole to the kitchen force. Three inmates of the hos pital also escaped at the same time, the message disclosed. Hagler, who was admitted to the penitentiary Aug. 20, 1939. was sent up from Medford after robbing the Diamond Cafe on Sixth street, where he was em ployed as a cook. Later, police said, he was re leased from the penitentiary and paroled to Marshal Bessonette. Employed by Bessonette, he then robbed the Pine Cone and The Shack, both owned by his em ployer, and was returned to pris on aa a narola vinlatnr nnlir j stated. iMXtyrlJ V Administrator at Confab. 3 ".' . " ? I.N;; Vt5- Wf- inference since bominf f I II rXfe ..' ' -Oministrator. ld today that i I Ask Crimp In FSA and NYA For Promotion Of Economy Washington, Dec. 10. (U.R) Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D., Va., chairman of the Joint congressional economy committee, recom mended today that the housing activities of the Farm Security administration and the war training work of the National Youth administration be transferred to other, government agencies. Byrd, following an executive session of his committee, saidl the FSA housing projects should be' transferred to- tba Farm Credit 'administration "or some other appropriate agency," in the interest of economy. The NYA's war training programs probably could be handled more efficiently and economically by the U. S. Office of Education, he said. He made the recommenda tions after Budget bureau of ficials gave the committee statis tics on operation of the FSA housing projects and the NYA's efforts to furnish a reservoir of trained youths for war work. The FSA still retains Jurisdic tion over 152 housing projects, and has suffered "serious losses" when it sold others to private companies or individuals, Byrd said. The net cost to the gov ernment of administering the "experiments" still alive ' Is $1,600,000, he said. He said a project costing $828,000 at Greendale, Ala., was disposed of for $129,000. Another at Jasper, Ala., costing $1,052,858, went for $194,370, and "Duluth Farms," near Dul uth, Minn., in which the govern ment Invested $893,894, brought only $225,742, he said. Of NYA, Byrd said It super vised the war training of 53,000 young men, but employed about 15,000 supervisors to do It. PRISONSENTENCE FOR CHECK PASSER M. T. Moorhead, a middle aged man, entered plea of guilty on a district attorney's in formation to obtaining money under false pretenses, and was sentenced to serve an Indeter minate term not to exceed one year in state prison by Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna yesterday. Moorhead, a transient, admit ted in court to passing a spuri ous check for $40, as a payment on an auto last summer. He said he had no funds at the time, but expected to borrow enough from friends to start a bank account ELKS YULE PARTY The annual Elks' stag Christ mas tree party will fee held to night in tha Elks Temple be ginning with a dinner at 5:30 o'clock In the basement banquet hall. Dr. Stanley T.. Philips, exalted ruler of the lodge, urges every Elk in this community to attend this Christmas charity party whether they are affiliated with tha local lodge or not , ' V. V- . "prospects are good" for meet- I 1. n I CITY. WILL SAVE F DEBT ON WATER The sale of a $139,000 Issue of City of Medford refunding water bonds to Blyth and com pany, Inc., Portland, was con summated by the city council at an adjourned meeting Tuesday night. There were two other bidders for the bonds. Bearing Interest at the rate of l'i per cent, the bonds are in denominations of $1,000 and will mature serially by number over a period of seven years starting December 15, 1943. Sale of the bonds at this low rate of Interest will enable the city to save $11,000 a year, as the issue replaces an Issue of City of Medford water bonds, bearing interest of S per cent, which are callable January 1, 1943, it was pointed out. .The city also Is to receive a small premium of $.048 for each $100 par value. The Medford Water Commis sion's sinking fund accumulation now amounts to $166,000, and on January 1 $150,000 worth of City of Medford water bonds will be redeemed. Outstanding issues amount-to $305,000.- The $166,000 will be applied on the outstanding $305,000" and leave a balance of $139,000 to be re funded January 1. The Rev. R. W. Coleman ap peared before the council with the problem of how recreational facilities here are to be financed now that WPA funds have been withdrawn from communities by the federal government. The council voted to write the FSA and request that funds be allo cated for the continuance of the recreational program in Med ford. A zone change was made by the council for an area north of the Jackson school, where a number of defense housing units are to be constructed. Miami. Fla., Dee. 10 01 P) The Duke and Duchess of Wind sor arrived today from the Ba hamas for a "long weekend visit so tha Duchess can do some Christmas shopping for the boys In the service who are stationed in Nassau." Washington, Dec. 10. (U.R) Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard, In his first press conference since becoming food administrator, said today that "prospects are good" for meet ing 1943 food requirements and that "no one will need to go hungry." Wickard said not all foods will be plentiful "we may have to go hungry for some things" but that if food is conserved there will be enough. "We still will be the best fed nation in the world," he said. . In making plans for feeding civilians, the military forces and our allies, he added, considera tion is being given to the needs of all. "In order to meet those needs we cannot afford to be wasteful" Wickard said. "We must use fully and economically our pro duction facilities and our distrl bution system, and, equally Im portant, we must be economical in our consumption of foods. Soldiers Of 91st Heavy Buyers Of Bonds And Stamps Camp White, Dec. 10 (Spl.) Members of the 91st Division purchased $19,000 worth of war bonds and stamps during the period No vember 1 to December 5, it was revealed here today. The total does not include tha re servations on the payrolls, but represents outright cash purchases. It was pointed out that the amount would be sufficient to buy 10 214-ton trucks or one primary training plane for the army. DIRECTIVE BY WLB Chicago, Dec. 10 (U.R) Pres ident Sewell Avery of Montgom ery Ward & Co. today rejected for the second time a War Labor board order directing the com pany to sign a union collective bargaining agreement, but said it would sign if requested to do so by President Roosevelt. Ban Many Canned Food Items To Conserve Tin and Steel Washington, Dec. 10. (U.R) The War Production board. In an order designed to save large quantities of tin, steel and rub ber for war purposes, today banned production of many items of canned foodstuffs and other canned articles for civilian purposes in 1943. Canned foods henceforth ban ished from the civilian larder for the duration Included apples and many other kinda of fruit and berries, vegetables, meats, fish, oils, cream and fata. After December 31 such com modities are to be canned for government purposes only. It was learned, however, that an order Is being prepared for packing some foodstuffs In glass instead of tin containers. The WPB also drastically slashed production of numerous other canned foods, Including soup, for civilian consumption In 1943. Canned foodstuffs henceforth eliminated for civilian consump tion Included apples, applesauce, apricots, numerous typca el Take Gona; Buna Next George B. Holle, above, 13-year-old Eau Claire, Wis., boy. Is a civilian once again. Before the Pearl Har bor attack, Oeorge, then 12, falsified his age, signed his guardian's name to the enlistment form and Joined the Marine Corps. Now, still under age for mllltarg duty, he has been honorably discharged at San Pran Cisco "for the convenience of the Government" He says he ll be right teck In the Marines when his 17tb birthday rolls around. 1,200 GERMANS V - . IN 2-DAY FIGHT Moscow, Dec. 10 (U.R) Rus sian forces driving forward west of Rzhev have killed 1,200 Ger man troops In two days' fight Ing while other units of the Red army made new advances In the Stalingrad area, Soviet com munique said today. Fighting was heavy both at Stalingrad, where the Russians had smashed German attempts to reinforce their troops by air, and on the Rzhev front, 130 miles northwest of Moscow. A total of 72 big German transport planes bringing rein forcements to the Stalingrad area had been shot down in the last two days. Reports from the Rzhev-Vyazma-Selikl Luke tri angle northwest of the capital said almost 7,500 Axis soldiers had been killed In recent fight 'Ing on that front. The Russian noon communique disclosed that the Germans were losing heavily in casualties and prisoners on the Rzhev front, where the Red army was taking quantities of Axis equipment. London, Dec. 10 (U.R) Brit ish Insurance firms soon will re duce their rates for cargoes des tined to the Mediterranean, It waa announced today. berries, grapefruit segments, orange Juice, dehydrated vege tables, powdered skimmed milk, bacon and various other meats, fruit for salad, ocra, succotash, various fruit juices, wldte as paragus, chile con carm meat loaf, Vienna sausage, kau age In oil, frozen and .storage' cream, various fats, syrups as d sea foods. The order also cut prr luction for civilian purposes of -anned soup and prunes to 50 pVr cent of the 1942 output, r.pe olives to 25 per cent of the 1940-41 out put, and spinach and green leafy vegetables to 80 per cent of the 1942 output. Canning of evaporated milk, already ordered cut to 10 per cent below the 1942 output, was ordered slashed to only 80 per cent of this year's pack. Quota restrictions for 1943 were raised, however, on can ning of pineapple, pineapple Juice, grapefruit juice, freestone peachea (except California), soft clams, hard clams, mussels, oysters, shrimp and squid. JAPANESE PINNED Allies Maintain Continuous Bombing, Strafing Aus tralians Cheer Report Gen. MacArthur'g Headquar ters, Australia, Dec. 10 (U.R) . Allied forces have completed occupation of the Gona area In New Guinea and are advancing, without menace to their rear, against the remaining Japanesa forces In the Buna-Sanananda area, it was announced today. The Japanese were pinned into a narrow coastal strip, with Allied air forces maintaining continuous bombing and straf ing in aupport of artillery and ground forces. The major development was announced at Canberra where Prime Minister John Curtin dra. matically altered his prepared speech to parliament to read a message from Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur amid cheers and shouts. Fall Forecast General MacArthur'a regular atX,Chm?,inlqUe thre n 'Sf- t. oroct the fall of Pn"' ""Ported that Austrajlan i?! "ghter had beaten back nrong enemy attempts to ea. cape from lnair surrounded po tions, killing at least 95 J. nese and capturing four. Thla rw' em? "round 4G00nk,ie;!h',artWeek to'b0Ut fiCCUPa.tl0nJf Gon w a-.i ,or develPment ainca pushed the Japanese back against the north coast between Gona and Cape Endaladere. about 20 miles southeast, on Nov. 19. Fifteen Japanese Zero planes swooped from clouds yesterday to attack American heavy bomb ers off the coast of New Brit ain, but 10 Zeros were certainly destroyed and four were so bad ly ahot up they probably did not reach their base. WAR POWERS BILL' PUT ON ICE UNTIL1 CONGRESS Washington, Dec. 10 flj.R . The house ways and means com mittee today voted unanimous ly to postpone further consider ' the administration' third "war powers" bill de cision that kills the measure un til after the new congress con venes Jan. 4. Committee Chairman Robert L. Doughton. D., N. C, announc ing the action, said members felt there war "no reasonable possibility" of enacting the biU before the current congress goes out of office. Noting that some member had discussed the situation with Speaker Sam Rayburn before the ote was taken. Dou Dhtnn salrt hat even had the committee re ported tha bill It was unlikely the house could muster a quo- rm for Ita consideration. The motion to postpone con sideration of the bill was made by Rep. Jere Cooper, D., Tenn, a staunch administration sup porter. The bill would have, permit ted the president to suspend laws governing movement of property and information Into and out of the United States if he considered the restriction detrimental to the war program. The president also could have suspended controls over deporta tion and emigration, but the com mittee had deleted section to give him power to suspend Im migration regulation and stat ute. -
