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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1942 PAGE THRE3 1 ? I0J0 FOES INCREASING AS WAR GOES ON Premier Tells Jap Parlia ment Lightning Success Phase of Conflict Is Over. By United Pre. Gen. Hideki Tojo, Japanese premier and war lord, com plained to the Japanese parlia ment yesterday of the difficul ties under which his troops are operating and the enormous numbers of allied forces oppos ing them. He told the parliament, in report on the first year of Pacif ic war, that the first phase of surprise attacks and lightning successes had given way to the second phase which would be one of decisive battles. Tojo said British forces in In dia totaled 1,600,000 men and were continually increasing.' Guadalcanal Tough He said that on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomons the Jap anese were undergoing great hardships in. an unhealthy re gion, and in the Aleutians off Alaska Japanese troops were en during ' almost unimaginable privations and difficulties. In China, Tojo said, the Jap anese faced 300,000 Chinese and 600,000 "Communist" troops and an allied air forces of 300 planes. He said incidentally that the Japanese army on the Siberian frontier had been reinforced "in view of the continually changing . world situation, so ' that undis turbed carrying through of the Eastern Asiatic war was guaran teed." Adm. Shlgetorl, navy minis ter, admitted to parliament that Japan had lost one battleship, three airplane carriers, four cruisers, 15 destroyers, nine sub' marines, three other naval craft and 63 merchant ships, totaling 200,000 tons, and one battleship, two carriers, three cruisers, nine destroyers, one submarine and 10 naval craft of other -types damaged. He put Japanese naval plane losses at 588. BRICK MORSE MOURNED Berkeley, Cal., Dec. 28 (U.FB University of California, al umni throughout the west today mourned the death of Clinton R. (Brick) Morse, composer of the university's famed hymn "Hail to California." Morse, 70, died at his home here Saturday after short illness. - HAPPY NEW YEAR (1943 Model) IN NO jingle-bens or horn blowing spirit, but with sober-sided recognition of the trials ahead, Standard of Cali fornia wishes you a happy 1943 This we are emboldened to do because we know how hard your fellow-countrymen in this Company are working to make that wish come true. Already, during tempestuous 1942, fhese thousands of Stand ard men and women have brought closer the possibility of a happy 1943 by licking giant after giant. In oilfield, laboratory, and refinery, aboard tanker, train and truck, their achievements make ours a fight-ing-cr and produdng-er nation. With your own eyes you have seen something of the awful wrench Pearl Harbor brought to the whole oil industry. Bat don't forget one other thing. There have been many indue . tries that have shifted tnlirtly to war-production, but the oil industry had to manage vast ' war-production in addition. Yet the oil industry has de livered the goods to keep the Armed forces going tnd Ibt ubith of production, too. Be cause we know ftrtonMj the hazards overcome slid the prog ress made in 1942 we have con fidence and to spare for 1943. VCe pledge yon 36) days of effort to better our best out share toward a happy new year for M Americans. Standartfoil Company of California The Strasbourg Q -.3!: The pride of the great French battle fleet, the 36.500-tun eirasoourg. above, according to French rt porta, has en blown up by her own crew to keep her out of Hitler's bands. Sixty-two other warships were ssM to have been blasted and scuttled in the French harbor of Toulon at tne same Ume. A it SPM j 'M asaaMaBaJk-l LAST "FILL ER CP" Gasoline rationing is now In effect over the breadth and length of the land as restrictions become effective as far west as California, where motorists, getting under the wire! ' before deadline, give pre-war Instruction to attendants to "fill 'er un." PRIVATE FUNERAL FOR R. B.BEES0N Richard B. Beeson passed away at- a Eugene hospital on December 26 following a short illness and operation. Mr. Bee- son was born in Salem, Ohio, I March 21, 1847. I He is the father of Mrs. F. J. Newman, and grandfather of Benton Newman and Mrs. W. H. Reichstein, both of this city. ' fie is also survived by three sons, R. B. Beeson, Jr., of Wah peton, N. D.; C. M. Beeson, Breckenridge, Minn., and M. L. Beeson, Minneapolis, Minn.; also 19 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. - Mr. Beeson's . people were members of a Quaker colony that settled in Ohio at an early date. His early life was spent in Iowa where he engaged in farming. He later moved to Worthington, Minn., and Breck enridge, Minn., where he was engaged extensively in farming and banking. - He moved to Medford In 1920 where he has since made his home and since the death of his wife, Dec. 23, 1936, he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. F. J. Newman, in this city. A private funeral will be held at Perl's Funeral Home on Tues day, Dec. 29, at 2 p. m., the Rev. Harry Hansen officiating. In terment in the family lot at Siskiyou Memorial Park. LIVESTOCK Portland PorOand. Dec 38 (UP) Cattle 1150. calves 13S; not fully. establlahed; early sales ateady: asking stronger for steers, beat held above 814.80; good heifers sold 114 00: good beef cows to S1I.78: buUa 9 .75-111 .60; good veal- era 114.50: choice to SIS AO. Boga 1350: 35c higher: good -choice iao-330-lb. drive -Ins S14.7S-S15.00: earloada mostly 81500: aeo-sio-lh. 11435: cood sows tll.7S-S13.50: choice feeders above 818.00. Sheep 850; steady: good-choice wooled 1S.50-S1S.7S; fed lambs quot able-higher: feeders 10 00-111.00: medium good ewea SS.OO-S7.00. Raw Franelare San Francisco. Dec. 38 (UP) livestock: Cattle 150. Strong: fed steers limit ed, quoted 814 00. two loada medium 900-looO-lb. steers tl3.50-tl3.00; Med ium to good belfera and range cows absent, package common cowa S9 35, cutters largely I7O0-S7.7B steady, can. nera active, firm, load 753-lb. rant cannera MM sorted four bead: odd 1800-lb. bulls SUM. Calvea none; good to choice reelere quoted SIS 00- tl4.00. -- Hogs 150. Mostly 15c higher: about two loada ood lSS-335-lb. barrows and gnu S16S5: odd good sows 813 80. Sheep 3000. Largely northern lambs; undertone fully steady, quotable up ward to 815.35; medium to choice ewea 87 50. . Chicago ' Chicago. Dee. 38 (CP) (UBDA) Livestock: Hogs. 30-000; steady to 10 centa higher than Thunday; good and choice 1SO-S35 lbs. 8145-81445: good and choice 850-550 lbs, sows 814.35- 814.80. Cattle. 14.000: calves. 1.000: fed steers and yearllnga. steady to weak trade alow; bulk fed steers and yeartlnca S18 75-118 75: early top 818 40 with 818 50 bid: best yearllnn 81835: stock catUt firm at 81150 Blasted to Keep It Needle Removal Cures Heart III Of Long Standing Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 28 1-(U.R) Theodore A. Ku beckl, 46, was rid of his heart trouble today. Kubecki, a watchman, called police for an ambulance during the night. He said he had a heart attack. An ambulance hurried him to a hospital. A physician re moved a needle from near his heart and the pain stopped. Kubecki said he had no idea how the needle got there. He had been suffering from pain near his heart for a long time, he said. weighty cutter cows $9.76. Sheep, 9,000. pat lambs alow, early aalea weak to a quarter lower on paper comparison; but generally less attractive killing quality and damp fleecea considered most aalea near steady: good and choice wooled lambs eligible around 818.50 to 818.78: talk ing mostly ateady on aheep. Chicago Wheat Chicago, Deo. 38 (UP) wheat: Open High Low. Close May 1.S8V4 1.37H 1H 1-SH July 1.8814 l.S74 I3i 1.3814 Sep. 1J7V4 1.8814 1.37 1-37 Portland Produce Portland, Deo. 38 (UP) Live poultry Pekln ducka, young, 38c lb,; old colored, 30c lb. Rabblta Average country-killed. 87-SSc. Apples -winesepa estra fancy. S3 50: fancy. 83.25. Carrots Oregon, 6S-B5e dosen bunchea. Lettuce Imperials. 4't. 54.75 crate. Onions Green, 75 - 850 dosen bunchea. Potatoes Caah and carry prices: Klamath, S3 85: Malln fancy. 8345: Yakima, 83 85-83.88: Deschutes, 82.78 cental. Radishes Oregon. 75c docen bunches. , Squash Zucchini. 18c lb.; Marble- bead. 314c lb.: Hubbard So lb. Spinach No. 1, 83.00 orange bos. When the Time Comes OTimt) ' pleat wnen tn tints comet tor a dear toul to leave thit world, it it our wish to relieve the grief stricken of all problems asso ciated with funeral procedure. A brief interview it all that h necessary, and we fulfill all wishes fully. CONGER Funeral Parlor Phone 1147 715 W. Msia St. From Nazis Sweet potatoes Coast No. 1, ttJ S3 SO BO-Ib. crate. Tomatoes Hothouse, 28-3 5c lb. Vealera Good heavy. 17-300 lb. Wall St. Report New York, Dec. 28 D.R Stocks moved irregularly in broad, active market today. Tax selling went ahead on an accelerated scale in low-priced shares, while reinvestment de mand was noted In many special ismes, which registered net gains ranging to more than two points. Demand for peace stocks was ai' early feature, while the war group barely held its own. Num erous peace issues made new highs for the year. 6),000lrfFIED San Francisco, Dec. 28 (U.FB Nearly 87,000 persons have been awarded house nursing cer tificates in the seven western states and Alaska during the first year of the war, the Amerl can Red Cross announced today. California contributed more than halt the total by Issuing 36.836 certificates. Other totals for states were Arizona, 3,071; Idaho, 3,073; Nevada, 1,184; Ore gon, 8,995; Utah, 3,233, and Washington, 10.122. a. u. acnaier, Pacific area manager of the Red Cross, prais ed Alaska's performance of is suing 3S4 certificate or four out of every 1,000 Alaskan resi dents. . , 8. F. DAIRY PRICES San Francisco, Dec. 28 OJ.FD Butter 92 score 49; 91 score 47a; 89 score 43. Cheese Wholesale flats 28V triplets 26. Eggs Large extras B0'-4 large standards 45V&; small 31H; medium 43 V?. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. trill not waft to any man. And WAR FRAUD QUIZ Y Justice Department Just Get ting Started in Investiga tion of Big Cases. Washington, Dec. 28 OJ.R) The war frauds On it of the Jus tice department has indicted companies and individuals on war contracts involving more than $100,000,000 and has saved the army and navy more than $20,000,000 in returned money and renegotiated contracts, But it is just getting started on the big cases. 00 Cases low There are more than 900 cases of war fraud now being investi gated. They Include defective' materials, labor racketeering, bribery, sale of salvaged mater ials, various types of fraud, con tingent fees, and padded pay rolls. Investigations are being made and indictments are ex pected to result In the following cities: - Portland, Me., Boston, Paw tucket and Providence, R. I., New York City, Brooklyn, New ark, N. J., Philadelphia, Harris burg, Pa., Baltimore, Washing ton, Norfolk, Va., Charleston, S. C, Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami and Pensacola, Fla., Houston and Dallas, Tex., Los Angeles, Port land, Ore., Seattle, Chicago, De troit, Cleveland, St. Paul, Day ton, O., and Las Vegas, Nev. The Investigations range from ship building to plane manufac ture with the firms holding oil lions of dollars in war contracts. 44 Indictments Forty-four -idictments have been returned against 102 de fendants, including the Anacon da Wire and Cable company at Fort Wayne, Ind., and the Rock bestos Products Corp., involving more than $60,000,000. Tom C. Clark, a soft spoken Texan from Dallas, is chief of the department on loan from the anti-trust division in which he is second only to Thurman Arnold. Clark is affable and easy to meet, but there is a com manding tone in his voice which might hark back to the days when he was a top ser geant in World War I.. Clark became chief of the war frauds unit on June 1, after com pleting the evacuation of Japan- Irom the west coast He was the civilian head of the evacuation. Attorney General Francis Biddle personally select ed him for the evacuation job and for his present task. T CALL HOME FREE Balboa, C. Z. OJ.R) Approxl mately 300 U. S. soldiers, sail ors and marines stationed on the Isthmus of Panama will be granted free telephone calls to friends or relatives at home dur ing the Christmas holidays, ac cording to Lt. Col. B. B. Hillen thal, department special service officer. Winner of various contests and tournaments in the services will be chosen to make the calls. Panama City and Colon busi ness men will pay the bills. WluUAlxudMS? . . . tead ROGER W. BABSON'S BUSINESS and FINANCIAL OUTLOOK (Fix ROGER W. Babson will lay "1943 will lee mora changes in civilian lift than any year lince the Revolutionary War- Wit are those who are first to prepare for these changes." Watch for this Feature Story In MAIL TRIBUNE JANUARY 1, 1943 (VV Dray-haired Mrs. Elizabeth fUcten baeker and the son she refused to give up for lost. Captain Eddie Rlckenoacker, embrace as "Rick arrived in Los Angeles en .route to Washington to report on the Pacific war situation to War Secretary etunson. "C" GAS RATIONS FOR NEWSPAPER Washington, Dec.' 28 U.FS Supervisors engaged in main taining the wholesale distribu tion of newspapers were made eligible for "C" gasoline rations unier an order Issued by the vice of price administration to day. . The OPA also authorized e tra gasoline for Jury members while they are on court duty. OPA officials said the allow ance for newspaper distribution was maae in recognition of the importance of speedy delivery" and because of the unusual hours during which such work must be done. The "C" ration. Issued to the "preferred mileage" group, al lows more than 378 occupational miles a month in the 17 eastern states and the District of Colum bla and more than 470 mllet a month elsewhere. The exact amount is Issued to suit the inril vidual needs of the applicant. Members of selective service boards, appeal agents and mem- bers of appeal boards also were made eligible for supplemental rations for travel between home and the place of selective service work. Arms Cache Found In Argentina Area San Javier, Argentina, Dec. 28 OJ.R) Police were investigat ing today the origin of a large cache f arms and ammunition discovered on the bank of the Uruguay river in the Misiones area. German Mauser rifles, revolv ers, explosives, and 10.000 rounds of ammunition were in the cache. The area borders on Brazil and Uruguay, near sev eral large German colonies. Authorities believed the mu nitions either were hidden by Nazi sympathizers in the area in which a Nazi plot was discov ered several months ago or were smuggled across the border from Uruguay. BABS0N Recital by Mrs. Muller is Enjoyed by Large Assemblage By Jeunesse Butler ' A gracious expression of the artistic enrichment which the "army folk" are bringing to Med ford's cultural life, pleased large number who assembled at the First Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon, when Mrs. R obert F. Muller, soprano, was presented in recital, assisted by Mrs. Verl C. Falling, at the piano and organ. The dignity and beauty of the i auditorium, with its lighted ta pers and Christmas greens, and particularly good accoustics. was a fitting setting for the event and Mrs. Muller's program num bers had been wisely chosen to please a variety of musical tastes. It is said that this Is the young artist's first Christmas season away from her home on the east coast and that she hs given generously of her talents wherever and whenever a chan nel for such giving has been pre sented. Poise and Beauty Her voice Is marked by clarity and sweetness, her interpreta tions by excellent taste and her work,' generally, characterized by that finesse which comes from conscientious effort and careful training. The poise of the experienced recitalist on the platform is always welcome. and this, Mrs. Muller has, as well as a youthful dark beauty, Following her group of fam iliar songs were those expres sive of the season, the second group ending with Mozart's Joy ous "Alleluia", so very welcome at this time. Mozart, whose mu sic typifies such triumph over Individual and universal threat enlngs to harmony. Responding to the appreciation of the audi ence, as any musician always does, the soloist gave of her best. during the last group in the two numbers from Puccini and the well-loved "Little Star" by Frank La Forge, accompanist for the late Schumann-Heinck. Mrs. Falling, besides adequate ly accompanying the soloist, was heard In two organ numbers, the CONTAGIOUS COLDS NO VJ SPREADING! r alia. S.V ii ia ssre Medically-Supervised Tests Show How Simple Home Plan CUT SICKNESS FROM COLBS MOKE TUM SO - r.wseeoll...lisvtse8lanl.m that's the certified record of Vlcks Plan fat a great mtdicaUy supervised winter test among 2650 children. Right In your own home, this easy guide msy do less or it may even do mot for you and your family. But with colds on a rampage, this toted plan is cer tainly worth trying today I Get full details tai your package of Vkkt. rrs un iran what tn n Okeeree A Few Stmpb Hhh Malml. Live normally. Avoid cs eeaecs. Eat simple food. Drink plenty of water. Keep elimination regular. Get plenty of rest and sleep. Avoid crowds and people who have colds. At Ffret SnUHm m . 5neeae, put a lew J drops of dinlotested I Vicka Va-tro-nol up cadi nostril. Use as directed in nockaiK. This SDecisi- ized medication fa) expressly de elgned to aid your natural defense suinst Va-tro-i t colds and if used in time, -tro-nol helps j i prevent marv colds from developing. (Even TO -f gr MOTti Tf the miserable evmittecaa of or i sm eertoue traiala Mine to USE AIL TRIBUNE CLASSIFIED ADS! i sonorities of Wagner followed by the sweet simplicity of Mc Dowell's, To a Wild Rose", that lovely little lyric which the com poser a wife rescued from the waste paper basket where bo had thrown it in a mood of (elf depreciation. The program was aa follows! I "From the Land of the Sky Blue Water", Charles Wakefield Cadman; "Danny Boy", Fred Weatherby; Til Take Yon Homo Again Kathleen", Thomas West endorf; "In My Garden". Ida- belle Firestone. n "Gesu Bambino", Pietro A. Yon; "Canrkjue d. . Noel". Adolphe Adam; "Com Unto Him" (IIMesslah), Handel; "Al leluia" (Exultate), Mozart. Ill The organ "Pilgrims Char, us", Wagner, "To a Wild Rosa", MacDowell. IV "O Mio Bambblno Caro" O. Puccini; "Little Star", Frank La Forge; "Musetta's Walts Song", (La Boheme), G. Puccini. NEVER MISSED SINCE 1IT0 Salem, Mass. (U.R) Louis A. Blood, who is edging 80, has re tired after working in his gro cery store every business day for 82 years. Blood started work at the store in 1870, served un der three owners and became proprietor In 1808. Now, after 130 years as a grocery store, the establishment has been trans formed into a pharmacy by the new owner. 4 ?tm aaaa. .A.-e when your head Is all ttuffed p from ameast head cold, Vlcks Va-tro-nol re!tve (Ustrase, makes breathing easier.) If m CeU Dm D eJe, ee SHpn y i rreeen tiena.ruD ellnic-teatad Vlcks VspoRub on back, as well as on throat end cheat. VapoRub pane traus to the cold -congested upper bronchial tubas with soothing medicinal vapors. It stimulates throat, chest, and beck surfaces like a warming poultice. This pmetratlng-atimulattnl action ark for houra to relieve mswriae of colds . . . even Krnie you tlMpI the cold are not reHavaS. proraptty Umataa caU la your tamlls doctor. -VtVJ FOR MIT tlt.00; moat belfera tlt50-815O0;