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PAGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1942 SECY. HULL RAPS POCKET GUIDE TO CHINA TIPS OFF FAR EAST YANKS T TO BE RETURNS BOY, 3, IN iUNE BALKED AT PEARL HARBOR GET NAVY PRAISE F AS "ODIOUS" DEED TO BY CARGO PLANES Cambridge, Man, Dee. 28 (U.PJ Lessons learned from avia tion will revolutionize the post war automobile Industry, In the opinion of William B. Stout, de signer of an experimental car known as the Ccarab. Predicting a "glorious revival" for the motor car when peace comes. Stout writes In the Janu ary issue of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology"! "Re view": "Waste will be eliminated and very ounce and every cubit inch will be used for some pur pose. We will swing away from the decorative to the functional." 6tout predicts that the post war car will have half the Weight of today's automobile; that plastics will be used largely in panels and body details; that engines will be air-cooled Instead of liquid-cooled and will have 20 to 30 horsepower in contrast to the present 00 to 140 horse power. A wider, stubbier car, a high er roof and engines located In the rear are envisioned for the ear of the future. -' "The long wasteful hood will be a thing of the past Just as power and speed on the road no longer will be allowed. Lower horsepower will emerge as a re sult of smaller engines and less speed," Stout said. noglutug LATE PIG SURVEY Dei Moines, Iowa, Dee. 28 (U.FO Fear of gluts In hog mar keting and processing points has not materialized Into fact, J. S Russell, chairman of the interloi hog margettng committee said today. ' He explained that the Decem ber pig survey of the Bureau of agricultural economics revealed spring pig total of 12,736,000 head for Iowa, or 44,000 head below earlier forecasts. . To meet their goal of 18,178, 0CJ head for 1043 spring pig production, Iowa farmers will be required to raise IB per cent more pigs than they did this year, Russell pointed out The December survey showed, how ever, that farmers plan to keep only 16 per cent more brood sows next spring than they had last spring. ' Russell aald that there still is need for spreading out market farms still is great and heavy In fluxes could create congestion. i Seattle, Dec. 26. (U.B Com pany officials tonight revealed more than one-third of workers employed at Boeing aircraft plants here failed to report back To work after a Christmas holt day. An official report showed ab sentee workers aggregated 34V4 per cent of all personnel on the eoelng payrolls. The report did noi a isc Jose the number of work ers involved since the number or persons employed making fly. lng fortress bombers is restricted military Information. "MORE LUCK" FOR O. 8. Hailey, Ida (UP) Robert E. Lee, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs George Bert Lee of Hnlley, has poined the Navy. The Hailey Times commented: "It was Rob ert E. Lee who commanded the Confederate forces In the Civil War, It was Robert E. Lee who won the most famous of all steamboat races on the Missis sippi, it wi Robert E. Lee tanks that blasted Marshal Rommel's hopes In the Egyptian desert and now Robert E. Lee enlists In the Navy. Wa hope this means more good luck for our side." , MAINE VILLAGE SUFFERS Bath. Ont., Dec. 26. U.R Fire swept through this village's main business street today, de stroyed seven buildings, left 14 iamilien homeless and caused damage estimated at S100.000. HEMORRHOIDS? If you are troubled with HEMORRHOIDS (PUIS) get bottle ot SE LIP today You must be absolutely tat Mied or youi money will be refunded. WESTERN THRIFT H - v . - iW . ' "' - ' "V FOR A MARINE Twins Peggy (left) and Patricia Anne, form human "V for Victory" and two more reasons why dad, Pvt Charles Traub, U. & M. C, will fight a bit harder. They've just arrived at Rochester, N. , where they're posing with mother. N HlIS HIGH PACE New York, pec. 26 U.R Disclosure that over-eu indus trial activity In the United States in November was at the highest pace on record high lighted business news this week The federal reserve board an nounced that Its adjusted pro duction Index (1933-39 equals 100) had reached 191 per cent in November, the highest for any month on record and two points over October. The figure also represented a 14- per cent gain over the period immediate ly preceding Pearl Harbor and of 63 per cent since Mid-1940, when the defense program got under way. Other major financial deve lopments of the week included: Reports showing that the Christmas shopping spree thb year was the biggest In Ameri can history. Shoppers jammed stores throughout the country, with greatest demand noted in defense areas where payrolls have swelled to unprecedented heights. Many merchants report ed their stocks had been badly depleted by the buying rush and that It would be Impossible to replace more than a moderate portion of the sold-out lines for the duration of the war. Revelation that the treasury department's $9,000,000,000 De cember Victory Loan campaign had gone over the top by about $3,000,000,000. The S12.000.000, 000 total represented the biggest piece of government financing in history and was almost double the previous record financing which involved the fourth Lib erty Loan In World War I. EISENHOWER LIKES OLD ELECTRIC CAR DENVER Ol.ra When Lt. Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower, comman der in chief of the AEF in North Africa, Inspects his troops at the front he may ride In a command car or a Jeep, but when he spends his vacations In Denver he uses an electric car made In 1912. The electric, a 1912 Rauch Lang, belongs to the parents of General Elsenhower's wife, Mr and Mrs. J. S. Doud of Denver. The Dotida have a picture of the general driving the high domed, two-ton. noiseless vehicle to prove It. The picture was taken In 193R hv th n.r.l'. son, John, when the Eisenhowers were visiting here. Mrs. Doud said the ceneral preferred the electric to mod. em automobile he rnulrf hv driven, and she does too. The electric has a top speed of 20 miles an hour and l "vrv handy In truffle" she uM Mrs. Doud anticipates her car sun win De going strong when ueneral Elsenhower visits her again. Dedham, Mass. (U.FD One hundred and twenty five wo men war workers here have formed a minstrel company to perform at USO clubs in their off-duty hours. FOR WINTER COMFORT GLASS III YOUR SERVICE PORCH INSTALL STORM WINDOWS THI COST IS MOOEHATI PAD G HAM PLANING MILL 13031309 COURT ST. ROOSEVELTS GO TO OF FR'S GRANDDAUGHTER Washington, Dee. 26 (U.FD President Roosevelt turned from the pressure of wartime business today to motor to historic Truro Protestant Episcopal Church In Fairfax, Va., IS miles from the capital, for the wedding of Miss Belle Wyatt Roosevelt, a grand daughter of the late President Theodore Roosevelt The bride is the daughter of Major Kermit Roosevelt and a niece of Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of the late president and widow of the late Speaker of the House, who at tended the wedding with her debutante daughter, Paulina. Major Roosevelt Is absent In the military service, and the bride was given away by Ker mit Roosevelt, Jr. The bride groom was John Gorham Pla frey, Jr., of Boston, who will report to the enlisted reserve corps at Westfield, Mass., Tues day morning. - The ceremony was performed by the Rt Rev. Henry St l' irge Tucker, presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church. Following the ceremony, a re ception was held at nearby Lay ton Hall, residence of the bride's mother. Mr. Roosevelt attended the reception and kissed the bride. Mrs. Roosevelt accompanied the President TOKYO BROADCAST S San Francisco, Dee. 26 U.R) The Tokyo propaganda mill was running wild tonight over the assassination of Admiral Jean Darlan. Japanese propaganda broad casts, heard by the United Press listening post here, blamed the shooting of Darlan variously up on the French people and upon the British secret service. The Tokyo radio said the as sassination "by a young French man" blasted a "sinister Ameri can scherre" to establish an American colony In French North Africa, proving "in an elo quent manner" that the Amerl can occupation "was not in ac cordance with the wishes of the French people." The broadcast added few minutes later, however, that "Darlan was killed by the Brit ish secret service as he stood In the way of their self-sponsored puppet, De Gualle. ' "Killed In an isolated corner of Algiers," the broadcast com mented "a befitting end for a traitor . . MARTIN NOW IN ARMY Los Angeles, Dec 26. (U.fO Actor Tony Martin, dismissed from the navy last month follow ing charges that he "bought" specialists rating with an aula mobile, today waa quietly In ducted Into the army. AND Washington, Dec. 28 (U.B Secretary of State Cordell Hull today branded the assassination of Admiral Jean Francois Dar lan as "an odious and cowardly act" but warned that nothing must be allowed to Interfere with the supreme objective of gaining control of Africa. Discussing Darlan's assasslna tion also described by President Roosevelt as cowardly Hull told a press conference that the part played by the admiral "In North Africa related primarily to the military situation and was of Incalculable aid to the allied armies in the battle which is still raging." 'The all-Important consider tion," Hull said, "is that we be not diverted for a moment from the supreme objective of the United Nations In the present battle against the axis forces for control of the African continent and the Mediterranean. "This battle Is still at a cru cial and critical stage. The full est measure of unified suDnort is needed by Gen. Eisenhower and his associates. He declined to amplify furth er or to discuss reports that Gen. Charles De Gaulle, leader of the fighting French forces, would visit this country. De Gaulle and his followers were bitterly op posed to establishment of Dar lan as leader ot the French Af rican regime. Hull went to the unusual length of permitting his re marks to be used in direct quo tations. L LAW IN HAWAII Washington, Dec. 28 U.F9 Interior, Justice and War de partment officials hope to decide within the next few days when and to what extent martial law will be modified in Hawaii, Un dersecretary of Interior Abe Fortas said today. If the conferees are unable to agree among themselves. It was predicted by other officials, the matter will be placed before President Roosevelt The Islands have been under military rule since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Now that the Hawaiian defenses have been strengthened to the point where the Pacific outpost is con sidered proof against successful enemy assault, justice and in It was said, are eager to restore some measure of civilian con troL Some civilians in Hawaii have been protesting against the ad ministration of military law ii. the islands, and civil authorities from Honolulu have been con ferring with administration of ficials here. Hawaiian Gov. Ing ram M. StainbacU is now in Washington, but thus far has not commented publicly on condl tions In the islands. Fortas said the Justice and In terior departments regard the Hawaiian situation as of prime importance. UNION PLANS AHEAD Washington, Dec. 26 OJ.K American Federation of Labor President William Green today announced the appointment of a nine-member A. F. L. post-war planning committee to study and report on problems expect ed to follow In the wake of victory over the Axis. Phone 2119 tor Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service PHONI 4750 Washington. Dee. 26 (U.F9 A "pocket Guide to China," pub lished by the army for distribu tion to V. 8. troops in the Far East, contains a cartoon strip on the technique of "How to spot a Jap who, given half a chance. will try to represent himself as Chinese." "The Jap will be short, squat, with almost no waistline; his skin lemon-yellow, his whiskers fairly heavy, his eyes slanted towards his nose," the bookie' states. "He can't pronounce the liq uid L' and hisses on any 'S', so try him on lalapalooza.' " Of the Chinese girls, the guide observes: The modern Chinese girl, in her long, closely-fitted gown, her bare arms and short hair, is often very pretty. Yet it is well to remember that in China the attitude toward women is dif ferent from ours in America Chinese women are in some ways more free than they are here in America; that Is, they do some things which American women don't do yet They are In the army, for instance. "But In their relations with men they haven't the same free dom as women have in Amer ica." FOR HENRY'S KIN Detroit Dee. 26. U.(9 Jose phine Ford, 19-year-old daugh ter of President Edsel Ford of the Ford Motor Co., and only granddaughter of Henry Ford. will marry Walter Buhl Ford II on Jan. 2, lt was disclosed today. Ford, no relation of the family which helped found the'auto- motlve industry, it the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick C. Ford of Detroit He was graduated a week ago from Yale University and will continue his studies as a member of the naval reserve. MEMO TO ADVERTISERS Q. Do son how of any measure for tho value of newspaper circulation to an advertiser inch as tht standards that a business man uses in buying mtrchandiscT , ' A. Yes. In the well-known standards that have been approved and adoptedby ad vertisers namely A.B.C. standards. Q. What is 4 BC.T A. A.B.C. stands for Audit Bureau of Circu lations, a cooperative association of 2000 advertisers, advertising agencies and pub lishers in the United State and Canada. Q. What it tht Bureau's worht A. To audit the circulation of newspaper! and periodicals so that advertisers can buy space on the basis of definite stand ards and verified facts and figures. Q. How Jots A. B. C accomplish thist A. The Bureau has a large stiff of experi enced auditors. These men visit the pub lisher members annually and make audit of their circulation records. This informa A. l.C. -AUDIT . Rock Island, HI, Dee. 28 U.B Three-year-old Kenneth Morri son was returned to his parents tonight after spending the past 24 hours with his nursemaid aunt and her male companion. The maid. Miss Edna Main, 18, a paroled mental patient appear ed at the Morrison home shortly after dinner this evening with the boy and a federal bureau of Investigation agent Miss Main said that aha had spent the night In a tavern with a man known to her only as "Bill." Police were trying to locate a man said to have been seen In several taverns last night with a young girl and a child. The youngster, placed in Miss Main's charge Christmas night while his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvln E. Morrison, visited friends, apparently was with the nurse throughout the night FBI agents joined the search today after Mrs. Morrison swore out a kidnaping - complaint against the nursemaid. The agent who accompanied the maid and the boy to the Morrison home re fused to disclose where he had found them. Airways Pilot Lists lb8S3 Hours in Air MIAMI, Fla. (OI.R)) When baseball player blows un goes up in the air." as fans sav he is finished for the day. But when Capt Basil Rowe of Pan American Airways goes up In the air well, that is a habit Rowe has spent 18.890 hours flying, equivalent to more than six of his 46 years. During this lime nowe nas flown 2,109.374 miles, a distance equal to 84 times around the world. Rowe's flying career was In- augerated when he was a young boy as a reward for helping an old barnstormer repair his crash ed plane. He has been flying ever since. Rowe flies regular assignments over Pan American routes be tween Miami and South Amer ica. Questions and Answers about Newspaper Advertising MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE This newspaper is a member of tht Audit Burton of Circulations. of our latest A.B.C report giving audited facts and figures about BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS - Washington, Dec. 28 (U.J5 Maj. Gen. Harold Lee George, chief of the U. S. air transport command, said today that Field Marshal Edwin Rommel's offen sive last June, when he drove the British to El Alameln, would have been "disastrous" for the United Nations if American cargo planes had not brought tons of anti-tank sheila to Cairo at the critical hour. George said in a radio inter view that the speed ot Rommel's drive forced the retreating Brit ish Eighth army to destroy its ammunition reserves, with a re sulting dearth of shells to halt onrush of the Nazi tanks. George said that "orders were Issued for the air transport com mand to move many tons of anti tank ammunition to Egypt With in 24 hours from the time the order was issued, cargo planes laden with shells were moving eastward and the precious am munition began to arrive in Cairo within 72 hours." FOR LOS ANGELES Los Angeles, Dec 26. (U.F9 Several uprooted trees, fences blown down, broken windows and awnings torn away were counted tonight as the casualties of a freak windstorm which sud denly blew down from the north onto Los Angeles late Christmas day. Following an early Christmas downpour, the wind increased in velocity until, at Its maximum strength, it. felled several 50- foot trees, some blocking minor thoroughfares. In the wake of the sudden blow, the weather bureau order ed small craft warnings hoisted off the coast for 90 miles in either direction from Los Angel es. Police said no Injuries had been reported. . tion is then published in A.B.C. reports for the use and protection of advertisers. Q. What do these retorts showf A. A.B.C. reports tell how much circulation a newspaper has, where this circulation is, how it was obtained, how much people paid for it, and many other verified fact that advertisers should know when they . buy advertising. Q. An all publications eligible for A.B.C. btrshipT A. No. Only those with paid circulation. This is important to advertisers because it is the best proof of interest and purchasing power on the part of the readers. Q. Is this newspaper a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations t A. Yes. We are proud of our circulation and we want our advertisers to know just what they get for their money when they advertise in our columns. The audited information in our A.B.C report gives them the complete facts. FACTS AS A MEASURE OF Washington. Dee. 26. (OB The navy department tonight praised naval and civilian work ers at the Pear Harbor naval yard and said that aa a result ot their exertions the great Pacific base is now "many times mora effective" than lt was before the Japanese attack Dee. 7, 1941. "Before the heat of the attack had passed and literally before the bombs stopped falling," a navy statement said, "men not engaged In defense, rescue, of control of damage were busy at their assigned repair tasks In the survey and planning of damage to be repaired. "A quick survey of the navy yard Itself showed that only min or damage had been done to the plant facilities. Officers and men went to work with such zeal and energy that productive output immediately more than doubled In an already hard-working, ef ficient organization. "A pace was set which all knew could not be a spurt but which had to be maintained In definitely following the declara tion of war." AGED VICTIM OF Los Angeles, Dec 26 OI.FD Mrs. Jessie Hamilton, 73. second victim of a knife attack Dec. 19 by an unknown marauder, to night succumbed to her Injuries without regaining consciousness. Her companion, Mrs. Anna Dreyfus. 83, also stabbed In the attack died a few hours after an assailant hacked the two women several times and set fire to their apartment. Police had maintained a con stant vigil at the bedside of Mrs. Hamilton since last Sunday, seeking a description of the attacker,-but she died in General hospital without rallying from a week-long coma. Ask for m copy our circulation. ADVERTISING VALUE
