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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1943
IS
20,000 Believed Pinned In
Lae Area 300 Casualties
Estimated Up to Tuesday.
(Br UnlUd Press)
. Allied forces in New Guinea
appeared nearly ready today for
the final assault on the big Japa
nese force trapped at Lae.
Australian troops, bolstered
steadily by reinforcements, were
only two miles east of the
enemy base and within 800
yards of one of its major air
dromes. A combined American-Australian
force on the west had
cut through stiff resistance at
three plantation strongpoints
Oand were approaching a fourth
only five miles outside Lae.
Third Column DiIt
From the south still a third
column, pursuing remnants of
the defeated Salamaua garrison,
had rushed 10 miles to within
some 11 to 12 miles of Lae.
Earlier reports from the south
west Pacific said nearly 20,000
enemy troops probably were
pinned in the area. A spokes
man s estimate placed the Japa
nese casualties at Lae alone at
about 300 up to Tuesday.
Allied aircraft were pounding
the areas ahead of the advanc
ing Allies and sweeping nearby
coasts to prevent an escape of
reinforcements for the Japanese.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
communique reported that from
23 to 31 enemy planes were de
stroyed during heavy week-end
raids on Bougainville, in the
northern Solomons, and three
O more when Allied fighters beat
off a force of raiders over vena
Lavella island.
ISKY OUTL
ML GET WORSE
Washington, Sept. 1641.19
Prospect of a further cut in sup
plies of whisky and gin arose to
day following a war production
board decision denying permis
sion to the distilled spirits in
dustry to produce beverage alco
hol for the remainder oi into.
The industry has been produc
j. ing industrial alcohol solely since
9 October, 1942, under WPB or
ders. While industry spokesmen
maintained that they had asked
no concessions, there nas oeen
agitation for a brief "holiday" so
that the distillers could replen
ish dwindling stocks.
NEW NAVY BOMBER TO
' JOIN WAR ON U-BOATS
Washington. Sept. 16 0J.PJ
Another type land-based bomber
equipped with a potent new
mmn will soon ioln the navy's
war asainst the submarine, it
wm learned today.
The nlane Is the North Amer
ican Mitchell medium-bomber,
which will bear the navy des
ignation PBJ. Its special anti
submarine armament will re
main a secret until it goes into
O action.
This will be the third land.
based multi-engined plane adapt
ed to navy use. The others are
the Vega Ventura and the PB4Y
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VVACS, WAVES and SPARS stationed In Seattle, Wash, were guests
01 tne Seattle Pofrle Club for a day of fishing on a Facet Sound is
land, lien they dlsDlar their aalmon catch.
Clark Takes Command at Salerno
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As his American Fifth Army troops battle to save their beachhead at Sa
lerno, Italy, Lt, Gen. Mark W. Clark, left, and Vice Adm. H. K. Hewitt,
commander of U. S. Mediterranean naval forces, study maps aboard the
vessel that took Clark to Salerno, where he took personal command. Photo
by Acme Newsplctures Photographer Charles Corte for War Picture Pool
transmitted by Signal Corps Radio-Tele Dhoto.
AXIS DUE FOR NEW
Mexico City, Sept. 16. U.R
Predicting new and harder blows
against Germany and Japan,
Gen. George C. Marshall, U. S.
army chief of staff, said last night
that Nazi resistance in Italy is
"Just delaying things, but we will
soon give them hell."
The general, speaking at a re
ception in the American embassy
after his arrival aboard an army
transport plane, said allied bomb
ing of Germany has been very
effective, shattering utilities and
"badly disorganizing the popula
tion." And, he added, these air
attacks "will get worse."
Marshall pointed out that the
Japanese are having a hard time
in the Pacific, but they "will
have a harder time."
Columbus, O., Sept. 16 U.R)
Ervo M. Becket, Seattle Wash.,
chairman of the Washington
liquor commission, was elected
president of the National Alco
holic Beverage Control associa
tion at its convention today, suc
ceeding M. L. Curtis, Des
Moines, la.
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SOLDIER'S GIFT
LONG IN MAILS
Yesterday Mrs. Floyd H. Hem.
merlina of 2t8 Holly St., re-
ceived a package from her son,
Cpl. Gifford Hemmerling, mail
ed in Cairo, Egypt, last April.
The small package, containing
bottle of perfume, had been
so lone in transit that the ad
dress was nearly obliterated and
the postman was doubtful if he
was delivering it to the right
address. Cpl. Hemmerling had
written his mother of mailing
the package at the time and Mrs.
Hemmerling had given up hope
of its arrival.
Since mailing the present the
corporal has been transferred
and is now in Sicily. He is a
member of a bomb squadron
ground crew. Before- going into
the army the young man worked
for a time with a state road sur
veying crew and before that
worked for Boeing in Seattle as
a mechanic. His brother, Ken
neth Hemmerling, is a private,
first class, in a military police
unit at Ft. Lewis, Wash.
By United Press
Increased allied air activity
over the China theater was in
dicated today in Japanese broad
casts. Radio Tokyo, heard by United
Press at San Francisco, said a
Lightning interceptor was shot
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Jus Senator Burton K. Wheeler, right, of Montana, prepares to rush his
bill for postponement of induction of pre-Pearl Harbor fathers, he Is shown
conferring with Senator Robert Reynolds, chairman of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee.
down over Rangdon on Sept, 10.
Another Lightning was destroy
ed about 90 miles northeast of
Rangoon Sept. 13, the broad
cast said.
A Jarnese base in French
Indo-China reported, according
to Tokyo, that three ol five Lib
erators raiding Haiphong were
shot down and the other two
fled "in disorder." The raid oc
curred yesterday, Tokyo said.
LOCAL PROBLEM
Runaway girls from all over
the land are now the main Ju
venile problem here, accordlnj
to County Juvenile Officer Rob
ert M. Elder, who reports a doz
en or so cases within the past
fortnight. One teen-age miss
from Missouri Is now detained
awaiting word from her par
ents. Two California misses were
recently returned to their homes.
A pair from Anacortes, Wash.,
sent home in the care and cus
tody of the passenger train con
ductor, have failed to arrive ana
another girl, started home, left
the train some place between
Albany and Portland and her
whereabouts are unknown.
Today the Juvenile officer is
Investigating the case of two
more glrJs located in local
lodging house.
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New York, Sept. 18 (U.B
The wives of two United States
generals in the Pacific and far
eastern theaters are hard at work
in war industries, it was learned
today.
Brigadier General Caleb V.
Haynes in dispatches from' New
Delhi, India, disclosed his wile
was working for the Sperry cor
poration In Garden City, N. Y..
making the same equipment
am using."
It was also disclosed that Mrs.
Constance Gibson, wife of Brig.
adier General Herbert D. Gib
son of the Hawaiian command,
is in charge of accounts of one
of Sperry's largest sub-contract
ors. She went to production con
trol school when the war started.
saying she wanted to "speed the
weapons.
All County Schools
Open After Monday
All the public schools of the
county will be open after next
Monday,' according to the rec
ords of the county school super
intendent s office. The Medford,
Talent, Jacksonville, Central
Point and Phoenix high schools
opening next week are the last,
A majority of the rural areas
schools started either Septem
ber 13 or 20, with a few start
ing the first .Monday of the
month.
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INFORMER'S SUIT
Cincinnati, O., Sept. 16. U.R
An informer's suit seeking
$100,000,000 was filed against
the Wright Aeronautical Corp.
Lockland, O., in U. S. district
court today, based on the alleged
manufacture of faulty airplane
engines for the armed services
by the company.
The petition was filed by w.
T. Hall of Leesburg, Fla. Au
brey M. Folles, Cincinnati attor
ney, said he had received the
petition by mail from Hall's at
torneys in Florida, with instruc
tions to file It in federal court
here.
The petition alleged that 2000
engines were "defective and not
suitable" to perform the work
for which they were built.
The claims in the petition fol-
lowed closely charges made by
the senate Truman committee
investigating war activities.
STILLJNBALANCE
Washington, Sept. 16 (U.R)
The outcome of the battle for
the Salerno beachhead in Italy
is "still In the balance," Sec
retary of War Henry L. Stimson
said today.
He told a news conference
that latest reports indicate the
Allied forces there are holding
fast.
Losses have been heavy on
both sides, he said.
He emphasized that the Sal
erno Daitie was merely one
phase of the Medlterarnean
campaign which, he added, as a
whole has been going against
tne axis.
Amarillo. Tex.. Sept. 16 (U.R)
Special programs In observance
of Mexico's Independence day
anniversary were scheduled
throughout Texas today, par
ticularly in honor of the thou
sands of Mexican nationals who
are aiding the war effort by
working on, railroads and on
farms in the United States.
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Delicious chicken and steak
dinners 7:00 p m. 3:00 a. m
except Sunday. Phone day-'
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Doors Open 6:43
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Fines Levied Charged wltn
violation of the basic rule, Mrs.
P. M. Curtis and Ruth E. Nelson
were each fined $10 in city po
lice court today. Mrs. R. E.
Patterson posted $5 bail on a
charge of driving a car without
an operators license.
To Remodel L. L. Rents ap
plied at the city building inspec
tor's office yesterday for a per
mit to remodel residence at
702 Sherman street at a stated
cost of $200. C. L. Reaney ap
plied for a permit to rebuild a
private- garage at 703 Sherman
street at a stated cost of $183,
V. B. Jones of 420 Boardman
street applied for a permit to
construct a screen porch at a
stated cost of $50.
Plan Party The Young Peo-
Jle s group of the First Christian
church of Medford is sponsoring
"Back to School" party at the
church. Ninth and Oakdale
Ave., tomorrow at 6 p. m. Ad
visors for the affair are the Rev.
and Mrs. Ward A. Rice and com
mittees in charge are Treva Rice
and Derva Sater, publicity;
Vera Smith and Shirley Morrow,
decorations; Virginia Long and
Betty Curry entertainment; Ar
leen Troxell, refreshments. AH
young people are invited.
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Bishop To Be Here The Rt.
Rev. Benjamin D. Dagwell, bish
op, of the diocese of Oregon for
the Episcopal church, will be in
Medford Sunday to visit St.
Mark's church. The bishop will
preside at the communion serv
ice at 8 a. m. Sunday, will visit
the church school at 9:45 a. m.
and will occupy the pulpit for
the morning service at 11
o'clock. St. Mark's church Is
temporarily without a rector,
the Rev. Herald G. Gardner hav
ing leit for his new work as
dean of the cathedral in Salt
Lake City.
New Manager The Mutual
Benefit Health and Accident As.
sociatlon and United Benefit
Life Insurance company terri
tory comprising Jackson and
Josephine counties is now under
the managership of R. N. (Bob)
High, whose office is in room
410, Medford Center buVdlng
Mr. High, who has been with
the company for a number of
years, has succeeded Marshall
Reeves, who retired recently be
cause of ill health. Announce
ment of the change was made
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The approximately 300 Mexl-
lean Nationals helping in the
pear harvest here took the day
oft today in observance of
Mexico's Independence Day,
which was proclaimed on this
date in 1810 and effected in
1821.
In celebration, the Mexican
Nationals will feast on goat
meat in the mess hall at Camp
Prescott this evening. They
were given their choice of any
thing they wanted to eat, and
Chose this delicacy.
At 7 p. m. a musical program
will be held in city park, with
many of their own number sing
ing and playing musical instru
ments along with a group of
Camp White entertainers and
Mrs. Eve Prentice's accordion
band.
Manager of the Farm Labor
Center at Camp Prescott is
Glen Thomas, who helped in
arranging the program and goat
feed.
MEMBERSHIP IN BUND
SLAPS CONSTITUTION
Chicago. Sept. 16 (U.R) A
ruling by Federal Judge William
J. Campbell today upheld the
government's contention that
membership in the German-
American bund was contrary to
the principles of the constitution,
The ruling was a victory for
the government in Its denaturali
zation case against nine bund
leaders and members. Campbell
ruled in effect that the govern
ment had established through
evidence a connection between
the bund and the nazi party in
Germany.
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(U.R) Japanese morale is begin
ning to crack in the southwest
Pacific and the Allied soldier is
four to one the better man in
battle, MaJ. Gen. Horace H. Ful
ler, commander of the U. S. 41st
division, said today.
Fuller, whose division distin
guished Itself in some of the
hardest fighting In New Guinea,
said the Japanese still have
some fight left but now' could
never expect to win in New
Guinea and the Solomons.
"Man to man I would put the
American and Australian in New
Guinea as four to one a better
soldier than the Jap," he said,
"Our men have a greater flexi
bility of mind. They're more re
sourceful and more ingenious.'
Besides that, he said. Allied
equipment and gunnery Is bet
ter. The idea that the Japanese
soldier is some mysterious kind
of superman has been banished
completely, he added.
Aviation Student
Sit-Up Champion
Logan. Utah. SeDt 16 (U.R)
Kenneth A. Reld, aviation stu
dent of the 318th college training
detachment at the Utah State
Agricultural college, today claim.
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secutive slt-ups after a two hour
and ten minute session In which
he performed 250Q of the exer
cises. The new recorrt exceeded by
1300 the old record set up last
week by Second Lieut. Victor S.
Wraslowskl, engineering officer
at the Mountain Home Airbase in
Idaho.
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