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Lai YOUR Answer To Bomb Be BONDSI Bur War Boa aa etaa-aa TOIIAV Caalrlbuli ta lha car tlfort al soar aallaa. Patriot tam, ,onr tmu erir-pretsrtloa. Vn The MAIL TRIBUNE Want Ad Way Quick Results At Small Coal Medford RIBUNE tfciiiand that lot da your part NOWI United Press Full Leased Wlra Unitad Pi full Leased WUa Thirty-seventh Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1942 NO. 232 ?n?4-?( o)o)fiYiui n rw AT 1 O Noted New?man to Describe World at War M'lJ I.1 u"-;" II Arainji I i a.;i i i upi i.-.u-.hii. ii ii i . ' ' m ... . . -'.' tfl f -a N- - J Spaaklng at tha Sanlor high school uditorlum at S p. m. Saturday will be Virgil Plnkley. European manager of the United Press. In the pictures aboTO Plnkley (left) is shown in the uni form of en American newspaper correspondent accredited to the British Middle East Command. At right he talks with British tank officer after a battle with the German Afrika Korps on - the Libyan desert. (Story on page seven.) Kelly's Comment From Washington. D. C Congress Harsh With Roosevelt Pierce Not After Lame Duck Post NYA Fight. For - Continuance . By John W. Kelly Washington, D. C, Dec.-18 Unable to call a quorum and do ing business only by unanimous consent, the house of representa tives decided to Just quit, go ' O home and collect their mileage. ''Since November 3 President I 1 Roosevelt has been unable to i i get any concessions from con gress; everything that he has asked for has been refused and by committees on which the ma jority of members are Demo crats. His last request for more power authority to suspend the tariff laws (highly important to the northwest) and suspend the immigration laws to permit thousands of alien refugees to enter this country until after the duration, was rejected. . . Because unanimous consent has been necessary, the Colum bia river bill to set up a proced ure for disposal of 1.200,000 acres in the Grand Coulee pro gram, has been shelved. Repre sentative Rich of Pennsylvania bluntly declared this was some thing that could wait until after the war. The legislation must be approved by the Washington legislature but this argument made no impression on Mr. Rich. Lost in the shuffle was a claim against the government by the Paiute Indians of Harney coun ty, Oregon, which has been hang ing fire for years, . .... Another phenomenon ap peared. The bureaucrats "down town" who have been hoity-toity with members of congress and have brushed the lawmakers aside as of no moment, have be come very subservient, very anxious to please and give in formation. This applies especial ly to war activities and to the young "economists" cluttering tip so many bureaus. In its own behalf congress is seeking to re cover powers granted to - the president. Leader in this Is Sen ator Mahoney of Wyoming, a Democrat, not a New Dealer. What makes the situation in the national capital Intriguing is (Continued on Psgfj Seven) CORD OF WOOD WORTH - $20 TO ANCHORAGITE Anchorage, Alaska. Dec. 18 (U.R Appearing in the Anchor ageTimes is an advertisement offering $20 cash for one cord of stove wood. Situated in spruce, birch and Cottonwood country. Anchorage for the first time in Its history is without wood and residents who depend on wood for heating or j , cooking, or both, are concerned; with the remainder of a winter Just letting underway. Roosevelt Gives Nazi Iron Cross To Offending Newspaper Writer Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R) President Roosevelt today sent a German Iron Cross to a Wash ington newspaperman who had written a column which displeased him. Mr. Roosevelt after his Fri day press conference handed the German military medal to Earl Godwin, a radio commen tator who was standing near him, and asked him to present it to John O'Donnell, Washing ton correspondent of the New York Daily New. .- O'Donnell had attended the press, conference, but had filed out of the room along with most other reporters when this oc curred. The President told God win he wanted O'Donnell to have the decoration for some thing he had written about George E. Durno, former White House correspondent for the In ternational News Service who is now a captain in the army. Mr. Roosevelt apparently though that column by O'Don nell pictured Durno, an old friend of the President, In an unfair light. a Eugene, Ore., Dec. 18 (U.R) Complete support of the new army and navy program for training reserves and other se lected men was assured by the University of Oregon today in a statement from Dr. Donald M. Erb, university president. Following an announcement from Washington of a new plan to convert major universities and colleges to specialized training centers for men of the army, na vy and marine corps. Dr. Erb pledged the university's unquali fied support in the event it is se lected as one of the sites. FRAU GOERING SEEKS SAFETY IN COPENHAGEN Stockholm, Dec. 18. (U.R) A usually well-informed source reported today that Emmy Goering, wife of Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering, No. 2 Nazi, had moved to Denmark because there was better food and more security from air attacks there than in Germany. Frau Goering has rented a villa outside of Copenhagen which was under heavy German guard, it was said. CHURCHILL REPORTED . COMING TO SEE F. R. Stockholm, Dec. 18 (U.R) A Lisbon dispatch of the newspa per Allehanda said today that Prime Minister Winston Church- Ill had left for Washington to confer with President Roosevelt on French colonies. Washington. Dec. IB. (U.R) Four survivors of the old Ameri can Eagle squadrons of the RAF have returned home with bit of advice for younger airmen "stay In formation and fight like a team or it will all be I over." LANDLORD, TENANT IN COURT AFTER PHYSICAL FRACAS An eviction effort that wound up with an assault and battery charge was heard In justice court yesterday, the case against C. L. Walsh, filed by Letha Grtzzell being dismissed by Justice of the Peace W. R. Coleman on the grounds there was doubt as to who started the controversy. Walter J, Looker, local rent administrator, however, advised the dlstrict.attomey's office fur ther action would be pressed. The plaintiff, who is manager of the Highway Cafe, rented an apartment from Walsh. She re cently received oral but not writ ten notice from the defendant to vacate, which Mrs. Grizzell de clined to do. The rooms, located at 1117 East Jackson street, were occupied by Mrs. Grizzell and woman worker at Camp White. During absence of the pair, Walsh broke into the apartment and proceeded to remodel it, the testimony showed. He cut a hole in the outside wall, erected stud ding in the middle of a room, and claimed the carpentering was for the purpose of making two apart ments out of the space. When Mrs. Grizzell returned a battle developed, and testimony was In troduced tending to show that Walsh had attempted to throw her out bodily, and. In so doing. tore her coat. The cutting of the wall hole for a door chilled the apartment, with two children in it, it was charged. Deputy District Attorney Al lison Mouton contended Walsh's action was in violation of the federal rent control law, and the case was one for the rent admin istrator's office. However, Ad ministrator Looker, being absent from the city at the time, Mrs. Grizzell filed the assault and bat tery complaint. CAMP LE JEUNE Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R) The huge amphibious marine corps training base on the North Carolina seacoast henceforth will be known as Camp LeJeune in honor of the late Lieut. Gen John Archer LeJeune. The base' pre viously was known as Marine Barracks, New River, N. C. 71 SLAVS EXECUTED - London, Dec. 18 (U.R) Un derground advices to the Jugo slav government-ln-exlle and a Belgrade newspaper report dis closed today that axis occupa tion authorities have executed 71 Jugoslav hostages and that 20 more are awaiting execution within the next week. AXIS REAR GUARD PRESSED HARDBY 1NTG0IRYIN Eighth Army Drives Against Rommel Tanks and Infan try Near Marble Arch. By Edward W. Baattia United Press Correspondent London, Dee. 18 (U.R) Ad vanced -units of the British Eighth army are In hot pursuit of the rear guard of Field Mar shal Edwin Rommel's Afrika Korps more than 90 miles west of El Agheila while British tanks,, guns. Infantrymen and planes slash at a trapped enemy force to the east, it was an nounced today. , A communique of the Middle Eastern Command issued in Cairo disclosed that the British advanced forces throughout yes terday fought the fleeing rear guard, pressing it closely, south west of Nofilia. which Is 90 miles west of Gen, Sir Bernard Mont gomery's lumping off place In his new offensive aimed at Tri poli, then Tunisia. Merciless Attack In the area between the Mar ble Arch Flying field, 40 miles west of El Agheila, and Wadi Matratin, 20 miles west of Mar ble Arch, powerfully reinforced British forces drove against the scores of Axis tanks and thous ands of men trapped between a flanking column and tha main British army. - "Extent of damage inflicted on' the enmy between Marble Arch and Wadi Matratin la not yet known," the communique said. From the Libyan battle area to Northern Tunisia, and from the -African coast to Italy, the Axis forces were under a merci less land, sea and air attack. In Tunisia, the American army air force went on a 24-hour of fensive against Axis bases, air dromes, communications, troops ana ships. - Supply Ships Sunk A British submarine was be lieved to have sunk two medium sized supply ships, escorted by destroyers. In the Gulf of Naples, an admiralty communique said. Three hits were scored on the ships. In the Gulf of Hammamet off the Tunisian east coast another British submarine torpedoed a medium' supply ship, heavily laden with motor transport, and sent it aground in a sinking con dition. Middle Eastern Command fighter planes, probbbly based on Malta, destroyed at least five big enemy aircraft, taking troops ana supplies to Africa, off Sicily The situation In the Libyan battle area was that the British advanced forces had caught up with the rca. guard of Rommel's army, and was pursuing it close ly, their tank and armored car guns blazing, at a point only 300 miler short of Tripoli, capital of Libya, and 385 miles east of Tunisia. ; Because a shipment of fur nishings failed to arrive In time, the-preliminary opening of the Salvation Army USO facility in the Masonic Temple, original ly scheduled for Sunday after noon, has been postponed to Wednesday night at 8 p. m.. Adj. C. K. Cox said this after noon. There will be no change in the program as originally ar ranged. ALL TIRE INSPECTORS TO MEET WITH 0PA MAN - R. B. Reynolds, state tire rep resentative for the OPA, will be in this city Wednesday at which time a meeting of all service station and garage men will be held at the county court house auditorium at 7:30 p. m. Reyn olds, who resides in Portland, will be In charge of the meeting and all tire Inspectors and oth ers concerned are urged to be present lor the discussion. Pleasure Gas For VERY'WCTOR" Witnesses in Trial of Secret Wife Declare Slain Man Liar, of Low Morality. Bisbee, Ariz., Dec. 18 (U.R) Capt. David Carr's reputation was described as "very bad" by fellow officers testifying today in the defense of pretty Margaret Herlihy on charges of murdering her secret husband last Aug. IS. Col. Thomas L. Taylor, infan try commander at Ft. Huachuca, said he "would not believe Carr under oath if it served his pur pose to lie." Capt Robert J. Sutherland, assistant inspector general at the fort, testified that he had known Carr since 1940 and that the slain officer had a "very bad reputa tion both at Camp Blanding, Miss., and at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. "He had a very bad moral rep utation among his fellow officers and would lie under oath If It served his purpose," Capt. Suth erland said. -. - Carr's roommate at Tort Hua chuca, Capt U. S. Patterson, gave almost the same testimony. "Carr had a very bad reputa tion as to honesty, veracity and Integrity," Capt. Patterson said. Through Patterson, who was placed In charge of Carr's estate, the defense attempted to Intro duce letters and telegrams from two of Carr's wives. The jury was dismissed during arguments over admissibility of communications from Ruth Duke Carr, whom the officer married in Phenlx City, Ala., last Janu ary, and from his common-law wife, Alice Lippolt Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R) Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes announced today that the Parker dam plant on the Colo rado river has started generating power. Roosevelt Deal With Farm Bloc Seen in Henderson Resignation Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R)' An administration deal with the , congressional farm bloc, which threatened otherwise to wreck the antl-lnflation program, forced Price Administrator Leon Henderson to resign late yester day, congressional sources said today. I It was a four-play deal. In which congress held all the high cards, and climaxed a long, bit ter feud between President Roosevelt and the farm bloc. On the basts of current information, the farm bloc has won a sub stantial victory. ; Sen. Prentiss M. Brown, D., Mich., defeated for reelection last month. Is expected to suc ceed Henderson. He Is a strong administration supported who steered the anti-inflation bill through the senate, but will be far more acceptable to congress than Henderson. Congressional sources said the farm bloc was ready and has the votes In the new congress to jam through a bill that would force the administration to In clude all of the costs of farm labor, Including that of the farmer and his family, In the computation of farm parity prices. That would send food prices skyrocketing and wreck the president's anti-inflation pro gram. Thus, with Brown acting as go-between with Secretary of Ag riculture Claude R. Wlckard and the farm bloc, the administration bought off congress. In return i for agreement among farm bloc Driving Halted in East; Commercial Vehicles Only RUSSIANS NEARING SMOLENSK, PIVOT OF NAZICAMPAIGN Central Front Forces Now in Neighborhood of Bely German Supply Dangered Moscow, Dec. 18 (U.R) The Soviet army revealed today that It had driven on the central front to within 83 miles of Smol ensk, pivot point of the whole German campaign in Russia. A special communique said the Red army was fighting In the vicinity of Bely, 89 miles north and slightly east of Smol ensk, and 60 miles west of the Rzhev-Vyazma railway line. The Russians were making rapid progress. The noon com munique reported Soviet forces fighting in "the area of the Rzhev-Vyazma railroad" had captured a village, tha ninth they had taken in this area In the last three days. Nasi Supply Periled A main railway runs from Smolensk, back through War saw, into Germany.. From Smolensk, German supply' lines stretch north and south. The capture of ' Smolensk would remove the heart of the chain. The only place In Russia comparable to it in importance to the Germans is Kiev, far down the Dnelper, and if they lost Smolensk, the Germans would have the greatest difficul ty supplying their forces in the north. LONGER LEAVE TIME Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R) President Roosevelt today signed a bill Increasing to 90 days the amount of leave time govern ment employes may accumulate during wartime. Boise. Ida., Dec. 18. (U.R) Dr. Alan L. Hart, Idaho tuber- culosis consultant, today fore cast an increase in deaths from the disease in the United States during the war period. HENDERSON SURLY Baltimore, Md., Dec. 18. (U.R) Leon Henderson Is not pleased about his resignation as price administrator. He made that plain here last night where he "sang" his swan song at a meatless, coffeeless, sugarless and but terless meal with rationing board 234. To that board he proclaimed himself a "private citizen who doesn't have to be nice to people any more." Henderson angrily turned away from reporters after the meeting and told them: "I've gotten to the place now where I don't have to be nice to people any more. I can go out now and when people ask, 'Don't you remem ber me?' I can tell them no and I don't give a damn. I am a private citizen and there Is no reason why I honld talk to you." leaders to drop the wage-cost bill, the administration agreed to: 1. Remove Henderson as OPA administrator. 2. Permit moderate Increases in ceiling prices on farm prod ucts. 3. Scrap Its farm subsidy pro gram, pet Henderson Idea. 4. An as yet undisclosed condi tion. Wlckard was said to have closed the deal lata yesterday aft crnoon. He flashed the word to tha White House and President War Bulletins Washington, Dec. It (U.R) American submarines sank area more Japanese supply ships and auxiliaries In the Paciilc combat, tha navy an nounced today. London. Dec 18 (U.R) Tha Nasi controlled Paris radio said today that Japanese troops had crossed the Indian border from Burma and had advanced nearly IS miles Into Indian territory, where sharp fighting was taking place la the Chlndwln area against British troops. Washington. Dec 18 (U.R) Army Flying Fortresses, ac companied by cannon-firing Alracobra fighters, attacked the Japanese bass at Munda on New Georgia Island In the Solomons for the seventh con secutive day of raids In that area, the navy announced to day. GAS TRUCK BLAST FATAL FOR PAIR Los Angeles, Dec. 18 (U.R) An explosion of a huge truck and trailer loaded with Butane fuel today killed two men and seriously burned three others. Police reported that a taxlcab carrying three sailors halted when they saw the truck driver attempting to stop, a leaky valve that was spraying the gas on the street in the harbor district A spark from the taxi or a care lessly tossed cigaret Ignited the fuel, which flared up In a tre mendous blast. Dead were Lewis Thomas, 50, taxi driver, and Bud Benson, 2i, Santa Ana, Cat, truck driver. MURPHY DECORATED Allied Headuaqrtcrs, North Af rica, Dec. 12 (Delayed) (U.R) Lleut.-Gen Dwight D. Elsenhow er, American commander, award ed the Distinguished Service medal today to Robert D. Mur phy, personal representative of President Roosevelt In North Af rica. Roosevelt set In motion the most drastic shake-up on the civilian war front since the war began. The first announcement came from the White House which re leased Henderson's letter of res ignation "dictated principally by recurrent physical difficulty and a rather bad Impairment of my eyesight and the presi dent's acceptance. Mr Roosevelt's letter made It plain that while Henderson may eventually be brought back Into government service, he will not return to the Office of Price Ad ministration. "When you are able to return to work," the president said, "I shall certainly want your assistance In some other capacity," Henderson's number had been up In congress for several weeks. The farm bloc had made no se cret of Its plan to "get" him when the new session convenes. Chair man Hampton P. Fulmer, D.. S. C, of the house agriculture committee, said after Hender sons resignation: "It looks like Henderson got the jump on con gress; we planned to have him resign when the new session tarts." ; Congress' major weapon against Henderson would have been In the matter of appropria tions. While It holds the purse strings. It can cut off funds for an agency's continuation or re duce them so drastically as to cripple the agency. And that was what the farm bloc, well repre sented on the appropriations commlttUe, planned to do, "NO SALE" ORDER ONLYTEMPORARY Action Required by Military Needs In North Africa 7,000,000 Cars Affected. Washington, Dee. 18 (U.R) Gasoline sales to every private passenger car In the 17-state east ern ration area were halted at noon today "until further no tice," but President Roosevelt hoped the emergency ban die tated by urgent military needs in North Africa could be lifted In a day or two. The action, ordered by Retlr Ing Prlco Chief Leon Henderson, directly affects 7,000,000 prlvata motorists and their families who now must use public transporta tion facilities or walk. , On for Emergency Holders of "A," "B" and "C coupon ration books were affect, ed equally. While the morator ium is In force they may redeem only ona coupon, and that for emergency" use only., Spared from the order were all commercial vehicles trucks. buses and taxlcabs which will rer celva gasoline as usual. , Officials sought a swift solu tion of the shortage crisis to pre vent a breakdown in already war-burdened public transporta tion systems which now face an avalanche of Increased traffic. ' In this boom-town capital tha office of defense transportation's regional committee forecast tha "biggest jam imaginable" on public conveyances and recom mended Immediate closing of schools and other emergency steps. Survey to Determine How long the "no sale" order will stand Is uncertain. While Mr. Roosevelt hoped it would be lifted In a day or two, the office of price administration said it would be determined by a sur vey of supplies being made by Petroleum Administrator Harold L. Ickes. Ickes, who was In New York, painted anything but a rosy pic ture. He Indicated pleasure car drivers have little chance of get ting the ration restored. Specifi cally, he said he thought pleas ure drivers "will have a hard Job getting the gasoline they have been getting." Whether this meant "A" cou pons would be cancelled and tha value of "B" and "C" coupons reduced was uncertain. The original plan was to suspend "A" coupons Indefinitely a move that would have forced 9,000,000 private passenger cars off tha streets. 200 WOMEN DELIVER KANSAS CITY MAIL Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 18 (U.R) Postmaster Alexander W. Graham said today that post of fice operations were "normal" on the first day of work for 200 women carriers. "And I do mean normal," he added. "One of tha women even got nipped by a dog." SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTER George Iverson busy making arrangements for his meeting of landlords and landladies. Paul Bulkin wondering If tha $40 he paid for an automobile with good tires was too much, and being assured it was not . Herman Purucker swearing by all that's holy that Jackson county's "House of Mystery" Is not just an optical Illusion In duced by bewildering angles, ate. V; t
