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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1943
NO. 249
Roosevelt Tells Congress
Victory Possible in 1944
Long, Costly Task Ahead
Washington, Jan. 7 (U.R) President Roosevelt assured
cheering joint session of congress today that the war will be
won possibly in 1944. he ind lea ted but that a long, tre
mendous and costly task in peace as well as war sUU lies ahead
of us.
In his annual message on the state of the union to the new
78th congress he called for post-war unity of the fighting al
lies to disarm the Axis and to keep it disarmed.
Forty-four times the Jam-packed house chamber echoed to
applause and to piercing yells as Mr. Roosevelt warned the
peoples and leaders of the Axis that the Yanks are coming
right to the heart of their countries.
He promised that we will hit them and hit them hard.
More Than Words
"And there was more than
mere words. We made 48,000
military planes last year and
now are producing at a rate of
68.000 for 1943. We have moved
1,500,000 fighting men outside
our continental limits. Our
armed force already number
7,000,000. Tank and airplane
production fell short of numeri
cal schedules but it was enor
mous and growing."
He called the roll of produc
tion of arms and bullets in terms
of thousands and millions and
billions of items.
"The arsenal of democracy,"
he said, "is making good.
"Yes, the Nazis and the
Fascists have asked for it and
they are going to get it."
The President promised that
cost of living would be main
tained on a stable level. He
acknowledged 1 n c onveniences
and hardships, and promised
more to come.
Durable Peace Aim
.He put the war objectives
simply as a decent and a durable
peace.
But In the general terms of
his message were the seeds of
great political controversy over
method how to assure econ
omic security for our own peo
ple and economic stability for
the rest of the world, how to
maintain and effect the post-war
unity of the United Nations so
that aggression can be forever
swept from the face of the earth.
The comment of several mem
bers reflected a desire for more
specifications on those matters.
The President said the heart
of the nation is sound, its spirit
strong, its faith eternal.
Against the urgent advice of
some of his own legislative lead
ers, the President bluntly in
sisted that this new congress
proceed to bring about the third
of the four freedoms freedom
from want. He did not, how
ever, present a detailed pro
gram.
He said he had reason to
know that "our boys at the
front" are Interested in two
broad aims beyond winning the
war and he named them:
1. A lastina oeace.
2. Permanent employment for
themselves, their families and
their neighbors when they are
mustered out at the end of the
war.
Want Assurance
"Thev want assurance," he
said, "against the evils of all
malar economic hazards assur
ance that will extend from the
c adle to the grave. This great
government can and must pro
vide this assurance.
Mr. Roosevelt devoted a large
nnrtlon of his message to review
ing the progress of the war in
th nast vear and forecasts of
nuirn nrnffress this year.
"I cannot prophesy, I cannot
tell you when or where the
United Nations are going to
strike next in Europe. But we're
ffnlna to strike and striKe nara.
"1 cannot tell you whether
we're going to hit them In Nor
viv. or throueh the low coun-
trim, or in France, or through
Sardinia or Sicily or through the
Balkans or through Poland or
at several oolnts simultaneously.
"n,i f pan tell vou that no
matter where or when we strike
by land, we and the British and
the Russians will hit them from
h air heavilv and relentlessly,
Dav in and day out we shall
heap tons upon tons of explo
sives on their war factories and
utilities and seaports."
Notine- that the air superior
lty which the Nazis employed
over Warsaw, the low coun
tries and London was "gone-
forever," Mr. Roosevelt describ
ed as "the largest and most im-
nortant developments In the
whole strategic picture in 1942"
4h. Mi.nl. "nn tha lnntf fronts
in Russia."
Golna on Offensive
Discussing the war in the
Pacific, he said "The period of
our defensive attrition" in that
area was passing.
"Now our aim Is to force the
Jsnnu tn fioM " h said.
"Last year we stopped them
This year, we Intend to ad
vance."
Ke reported that Americans
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Pithy Paragraphs
Washington, Jan. 7 (U.R)
Punch lines from President
Roosevelt's annual message to
congress:
The state of the nation Is
good the heart of this nation
is sound the spirit of this na
tion is strong the faith of this
nation is eternal.
a
I do believe that this year of
1943 will give to the United
Nations a very substantial ad
vance along the roads that lead
to Berlin and Rome and Tokyo.
a a a
They (the axis nations) must
be disarmed and kept disarmed.
a a
Freedom from want . . . will
loom very large as a task of
America during the coming two
years. I trust it will not be re
garded as an issue but rather
a task for us all.
a a
The axis powers knew that
they must win the war in 1942
-or eventually lose everything.
do not need to tell you that
our enemies did not win this
war in 1942.
a a
Our aim Is to force the Jap
anese to fight. Last year, we
stopped them. This year, we in
tend to advance.
The Nazis and Fascists have
. -
asked for it and they are going
iilTBASES
RECEIVE TILFIII
STRAIGHT ATTACK
Gen. MacArthur'a Headquar
ters, Australia, Jan. 7 U.R) Al
lied planes in their 12th straight
day of heavy attacks on Japa
nese bases in the New Guinea
area bombed the airdromes at
Lae, on the Huon gulf of the
north New Guinea coast, and
Gasmata on New Britain island.
a communique announced today.
North American B-2S Mitchell
medium bombers and Douglas
A-20 Havoc attack bombers
made a noon raid on the Lae
airdrome, striking at grounded
planes and anti-aircraft bat
teries. The Havocs made six
runs over the field, cannonad
ing and machine gunning planes
and troops.
A two-motored enemy bomber,
caught aground, was set afire,
four anti-aircraft gun positions
were destroyed by direct bomb
hits and severe damage was
done to airdrome installations.
A Flying Fortress, on armed
reconnaissance, bombed the air
drome at Gasmata.
It was the seventh raid In nine
days on Lae and the ninth raid
In 10 days on Gasmata.
B-25s also bombed the Japa
nese positions at Sanananda
Point, 2i miles up the New
Guinea coast from Buna, where
the last remaining organized ene
my troops are making a death
stand.
Lana Turner Seeking Annulment
Of Marriage to Tobacco Heir
Hollywood, Jan. 7 (U.R)
Lana Turner, curvesome screen
beauty, today filed suit for an
nulment of her marriage to
Stephen Crane on grounds that
his divorce from a previous
marriage was not final at the
time of their wedding.
Crane, 27 year old tobacco
heir, said in a statement issued
situltaneously with Miss Tur
ner's action:
"I deeply regret the unhappl
ness which this misunderstand
ing has brought about It is ex
ceedingly unfortunate that Miss
Turner should be the innocent
sufferer through a legal circum
stance of which she had no
knowledge.
"Naturally, I feel Miss Turner
F. R. NOT SPECIFIC
ON SOCIAL GAINS
Washington, Jan. 7 U.R)
Congressmen generally endorsed
what President Roosevelt said in
his annual message today but
some complained that he was not
sufficiently specific, especially in
connection with his' statements
on social security.
Speaker Sam Raybum, D.,
Tex., said the speech "was a
splendid report to congress and
to the nation on the state of the
union."
House Democratic Leader Mc-
Cormack of Massachusetts: "A
great message from one of the
outstanding men In the world's
history a message of confidence
for victory and a message of
hope for the future. Without re
gard to race, creed or color, ev
ery American can thank God that
in this crisis we have President
Roosevelt for our leader."
Taft Critical
House Republican Leader Jo
seph W. Martin, Jr., of Massa
chusetts: "It is very encouraging
to realize that we have passed
from the defensive to the of
fensive and that we can now
look to the future with bright
hopes."
Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O
said the speech was "not specific
and presented no new ideas,
However, he added:
"There is nothing in it that I
can disagree with. It was concili
atory and that ought to add to
unity and create no dissension,
As for the. matter of unemploy
ment and social security, we all
are for those principles. It's on
the matter of the method on
which we disagree." -
Clever, Says Wheeler '
Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D.,
Mont.: "It was a very clever po
litical speech one that no one
could seriously find fault with.
Of course, we've got to expand
social security,, and everybody
can agree with the general prin
ciples the president outlined. But
he spoke in generalities, and we
need something more specific."
Rep. Jerry Voorhis, D., Cal.:
"I was glad to have him Indicate
a belief that the war must be
followed by establishment of a
permanent peace and that such
a peace, in turn, depends directly
upon achievement of the full
employment of the people with
in the framework of a free, eco
nomic order.
Senate Republican Leader
Charles McNary, R., of Oregon:
"It was an excellent review of
our war production and efforts
based on a faith in ultimate vic
tory."
Riding Academy
Owner Is Fined
Cleveland, Jan. 7 (U.B Har
ry Willis, 20, of near Twinsburg,
O., was fined 1100 today on a
cruelty to animals charge after
officers of the Animal Protective
league testified he had ridden a
horse to death at his riding acad
emy. Myron J. Plenty of justict
court remitted $25 of the fine on
the condition that Wliils never
again own a horse, dog or other
animal.
New Orleans, Jan. 7 (U.R)
The U. S. S. Peto, first subma
rine built for the nation's navy
on the Great Lakes, arrived a
New Orleans today In a floating
drydock.
should do everything legally
necessary for the protection of
the child soon to be born as well
as for her own protection."
Crane and Miss Turner, 22,
were married in Las Vegas,
Nev., last July 17. A month ago
the blond movie star announced
that she was expecting a child
in June.
Miss Turner, the Idaho farm
girl who ran a sweater into a
movie career, and Crane were
married on a whirlwind elop-
ment to Las Vegas by the same
Judge who officiated at the
actress' short-lived marriage to
Orchestra Leader Artie Shaw.
"This time," Miss Turner told
the Judge, "tie a knot that will
stay tied for keeps."
hbi n in
FIRST ADMISSION
OF
Southern Pincer Claw Aims
At Rostov Drive South
Would Peril Entire Force.
London. Jan. 7 (U.R) The
German Transocean News Agen
cy conceded in a broadcast to
day that Axis troops in the east
ern Caucasus were on the re
treat.
So far as is known here, this
is the first time the Germans
have admitted that they were
retreating from the Russian win
ter offensive, although there
have been occasional references
in German broadcasts to strate
gic withdrawals and shortening
of defensive lines.
By Henry Shapiro
United Press Correspondent
Moscow, Jan. 7 (U.R) Ger
man armies south of the Don
river faced the threat of disaster
today and the great city of Ros
tov, gateway to the Caucasus,
was brought within rang of at
tack by Red army troops" who
had stormed and captured Bol
shayaorolovka, 75 miles to the
north.
A Red army under Co. Gen.
N. F. Vatutin, advancing from
the Don, thrust a sharp 18-mile
wedge southward to taKe xoi-
shapaorolovka.
Vatutin was now Put 03 mues
north of the railroad Junction
of Salsk, where the Stalingrad
Caucasus and Salsk-Rostov rail
roads meet.
Vatutin Holds Cuds
Vatutin was in position to
strike direct at Rostov or to
move on Salsk.
A Russian drive southward
would threaten with encircle
ment the entire German force
retreating down the Stalingrad
Caucasus railroad.
Further, Vatutin's army form
ed the southern claw of a
pincers aimed at Rostov, the
northern claw being in the
neighborhood of Mulerovo, 133
miles north or Rostov.
Advancing in giant strides.
the Red army swept through
German-held towns and villages
on four fighting fronts during a
night of relentless attacks by in
fantry, cavalry, tanKs ana ski
troops, the noon communique
reported.
23 Towns Taken
They had captured 23 towns
and villages on the Caucasus
and Don fronts alone yesterday.
The Germans were losing an
average of more than 5,000 men
a day in killed and prisoners
alone, aside from their wound
ed, and enormous quantities of
war materials.
DlsDatches reported that the
Germans had little hope of re
inforcement because the Rus
sians were steadily Increasing
their threat to main communi
cation lines.
"Owl" Enroute to
Alcatraz. Prison
Chicago. Jan. 7 (U.R) The
Justice department disclosed to
day that Basil (The Owl) Bang
hart, machine gunner for the
old Touhy gang who boasts that
no Jail can hold him because six
haven't, was en route to federal
orison, the "rock" at Alcatraz.
Banghart escaped from Joliet,
111. prison with Roger (The Ter
rible) Touhy and five others
Oct. 9 and was captured by the
federal bureau of investigation
81 days later along with Touhy
and one of the other escapees,
Bill Hart to Leave
Estate to Public
Hollywood, Jan. 7 (U.R Wll
Ham S. Hart, the lanky, two-gun
western star of the silent films,
today revealed he will turn over
his $300,000, 300-acre Newhall
ranch estate to the public upon
bis death.
IN EAST AREA ON
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Inspectors Checking Viola
tions from Maine to Flor
ida; Ration Types Defined
Washington, Jan. 7 (U.R)
The office of price administra
tion today officially defined
"pleasure driving" under the
ban that became effective at
noon in 17 eastern states and
the District of Columbia, and
disclosed that its inspectors al
ready .are checking violations
from Maine to Florida.
Specific purposes for which
"A," "B" or "C" ration books
may or may not be used during
the eastern emergency were de
fined officialls as follows:
"No person to whom a basic
ration has been Issued may use
or permit (he use of such ration
for any driving in the gasoline
shortage area other than family
or person necessity driving for
which no adequate alternative
means of transportation are
available, 'or 'occupational driv
ing, or driving by naval or mili
tary personnel on leave or fur
lough for the purpose or visiting
relatives or making social calls;
provided, that such leave or
furlough is evidenced by leave
provisions in travel or transfer
orders, or by liberty cards.
leave papers, furlough certifi
cates, letters or special orders
signed by the commanding of
ficer. "Family or personal necessity
driving shall be deemed to in
dude (but shall not be limited
to): driving for the purpose of
essential shopping, procuring
medical attention, attending re
ligious services, attending wakes
or funerals, attending meetings
directly related to the occupa
tion or profession of the owner
or person using the vehicle or
necessary to the public welfare
or the the war effort, or driving
for the purpose of meeting an
emergency involving a threat to
life, health and property.
"No basic ration may be used
for pleasure driving.
S.F.
FACE DISPELL
Sacramento, Jan. 7 (U.R)
The state board of equalization
today announced the liquor
licenses of 14 San Francisco es
tablishments, including swanky
hotels and popular night spots,
have been suspended for five
days for asserted sales of drinks
to two minor girls.
The suspensions were order
ed on motion of George Rellly,
board member from San Fran
cisco, and become effective
Monday. Jan. 11.
. Places affected by the order
include the St. Francis, Mark
Hopkins and Sir. Francis . Drake
hotel bars, the Press Club, Joe
DiMaggio's . restaurant, west
ward Ho Club. Simpson's Ren-
devous, . Peter. Libonati,. Musi-
clans' Club. Henry M. Colobie,
Cyril W. Kenike, Frank E. Mc
Creedy, Tiny's Waffle Shop at
437 Powel St., and Li xal f o.
Tugwell Absolved
In Island's Crisis
Washington, Jan. 7 (U.R) A
senate subcommittee which .has
been investigating social and eco
nomic conditions in Puerto Rico,
today absolved Gov. Rexford
Guy Tugwell and Secretary, of
Interior Harold L. Ickes of
blame for the Island's shipping
crisis.
The subcommittee said In
preliminary report, however,
that some of the measures taken
by the government to alleviate
the shortage were "only half-
baked or became of no prac
tical us
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A NATION'S THANKS Lt Gen.
Army Production, compliments Louis Takacs, employee of the
Auto-Ordnance Corporation in Bridgeport, Conn., on visit to view
latter's invention, which is saving 5000 man-hours a year In the
manufacture of Thompson machine guns.
Black Market
Man with Gas
Miami, Fla., Jan. 7 (U.R) Eugene Brading, 27, of Miami, to
day was ordered held under $5,000 bond by federal authorities
for the illegal possession of gasoline ration coupons in connec
tion with a wide-spread "black market" which may involve
more than 2,000,000 coupon-gallons of fuel.
Brading pleaded not guilty at
hearing before U. S. Commis
sioner Roger Edward Davis. He
will be turned over the U. S.
district court for indictment by
a federal grand jury, Davis said.
Melbourne L. Martin, Office
of Price Administration prose
cutor, charged Brading with
having in his possession gasoline
ration coupons contrary to the
provisions of rationing orders
and the Second War Powers act.
Brading said thai 900 coupon-
gallons had been taken by OPA
officials from his apartment. He
said a friend in Washington
gave him the gas tickets and
that he purchased others from
man he knew as Joe Sowder.
He said Sowder was a former
employe of a Washington gaso
line ration board.
Brading said he paid $2 a
sheet five cents a gallon for
the coupons. He denied any
knowledge of the coupons al
leged to have been sent him
through the malls by a Carl
Jones, Washington restaurant
perator.
Conflicting estimates as to tne
value of the coupons seized here
ranged from 10,000 to 1,000,000
coupon-gallons.
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London, Jan. 7 (U.R) Ger
many is expecting a Russian of
fensive on the Black sea coast of
the north Caucasus at any hour,
neutral sources in Stockholm re
ported today, and a Berlin radio
report said that fighting had ai
ready broken out in the Tuapse-
Novorossisk area of the coast.
Informants, quoted in a United
Press Stockholm dispatch, said
that It was believed the Russians
would attack in a combined land,
sea and air operation, using their
powerful Black sea fleet.
Stockholm said the German
position was even more danger
ous in the coastal area tnan in
the eastern area of the Caucasus
because of the fleet.
Radio Rome admitted that "to
avoid serious losses" the German
high command had ordered evac
uation of a number of ad
vanced" positions both In the
Caucasus and in the middle Don
area.
William S. Knudsen, Director
Charge for
Coupons
OF CAMP
GAVE CITY COURT
ITS BUSIEST YEAR
The yearly report of the city
police court submitted by City
Police Judge W. A. Allen to the
city council Monday evening
expected to stand out as a local
record for some time to come,
A total of 1587 cases were han
dled and $9,018.52 collected In
fines and bails forfeited.
The heaviest volume of cases
was handled in midsummer dur
ing the peak construction period
of Camp White, gradually build
Ing up from March 1 and taper
ing downward from September 1
after the completion of the can
tonment the report stated.
The report showed that drunk
enness, disorderly conduct and
traffic violations contributed
most to the volume of cases. Re
cently, however, a different class
of offense seems to be on the in
crease, including vagrancy, no
visible means of support, beg-
glng and other similar law in
fractions by both men and
women.
Twenty-two cases of driving
while Intoxicated were brought
before the city court during the
past year. The total number of
cases, 1587, does not Include
several hundred traffic tickets
issued for overtime parking han
dled by the department since
May 1, it was explained.
During December a total of
68 cases were handled and total
collections totalled $414.50. Of
this number 39 were drunk In
a public place; three, disorderly
conduct; three, no visible means
of support; two, driving While
Intoxicated; one, assault, and the
remainder minor traffic viola
tions. TACKLES WAGE ISSUE
Chicago, Jan. 7 U.R Chair
man George A. Cook of the Na
tional Railway Mediation board
today tackled the new wage
issue between virtually all rail
roads and 900,000 of their non
operating employes demanding
an aggregate $450,000,000 pay
boost and the closed shop.
FORCES BRITISH
Hitler Sends New Com
mander to African Front
Von Arnlm New Leader
London. Jan. 7 (U.B Adolf
Hitler has changed commanders
in Tunisia, Berlin admitted to
day, and a strong Axis counter
attack has driven British units
from hill positions they won 15
miles west of Mateur.
Col.-Gen. Walther Nehrini has
been supplanted by Col.-Gen.
Hans Heinrich Von Arnlm, ac
cording to a Berlin dispaxth to
a Stockholm newspaper. It was
not clear whether Nehring
would remain In Tunisia.
The Berlin radio backhand
edly admitted that Von Amim
was in command. A newsreel
showed his picture and the corn
r..ent was that he "was called
for the first time commander-in-chief
in Tunisia."
DJall A Hag Taken
! T h e German counterattack
was made yesterday and last
night the British withdrew to
their " original positions in the
foothills. The Germans now
hold DJel Azzag, a 1,200-foot hill
north of the Mateur road, and
another hill to the north of that
one. The two positions had been
in British hands for about 24
hours. Allied strength In the
air appeared to be increasing.
Fighter planes and hurricane
bombers supported advancing
ground forces, and blasted en
emy troops and vehicles. Spit
fires shot down three Focke
Wulf 190's, over the battlefield,
and later destroyed an enemy
bomber and a fourth fighter.
The allies lost one plane. .
Frances Farmer
Owes Court $125
Hollywood, Jan. 7 (U.R) Act
ress Frances Farmer, charged
with failure to pay the balance
of a $250 fine for drunk driving
In Santa Monica, due Dec. 18.
was sought today on a warrant.
The actress pleaded guilty to
the charge three months ago,
and was fined $250, half of which,
she paid at the time. - -
Police Lieutenant Clyde
Brown, who signed the warrant,
said the balance never was paid.
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
DECREASES IN. COUNTY
County authorities report
there has been a drop in Juvenile
delinquency cases both In the
city and cobnty, the past three
months. There will always ba
a few, County Judge J. B. Cole
man explains, but they are noth
ing like they were last summer.
The city curfew ordinance,
school opening and a more rigid
parental control are listed as
the reasons. Gas rationing has
also curbed the number of Ju
venile motorists and is held to
be another factor.
NAMPA DAIRIES QUIT
AS CEILING PROTEST
Nampa, Ida., Jan. 7 (U.R)
Five Nampa dairies today dis
continued service as protest
against an OPA order placing
a celling price of 12 cents per
quart on milk.
SIDE GLANCES
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TRIBUNE REPORTER
George Iverson and C. Y.
Tengwald noted with their
heads together.
Fred Morris announcing the
shedding of a long-carried load.
A. Moore Hamilton non
plussed by the appearance of a
story ha Tiad been nursing for
his own publication.
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