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TKIBUNK, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1943N PAGE THREE Burial of American Dead in Sicily ERROL FLYNN SUED FOR cultural extension service. Gen. Marshall Backs Father Draft $121,858 BACK TAXES Hollywood, Sept. 21-U.R) Film Actor Errol Flynn was L sued today for $121,858 back in come taxes. The lien, largest filed in sev eral years against a member of the Hollywood film colony, ask ed collection of the $121,858 as additional federal income tax for last year. Callfornians cultivated a total of 883,413 Victory gardens this year, according to the U. S. Agri Decision of Industry to Use ' Up Reserve Means Inevit : able Curtailment, Word. 1944 NEWSPAPERS IOt rOIIIMI AND UIINe J, r aicinioN mckaoi )s?J Ifjisll Washington, Sept. 21 (U.R) Chairman Donald M. Nelson of the War Production board today reported an impending "serious shortage" of print paper which will make newspapers thinner in 1044. In a letter to Rep. Lyle H. Boren, D., Okla., chairman of the House subcommittee investi gating the newsprint situation. Nelson warned that the decision of the newspaper industry to use up its reservea now meant Inevitable curtailment in 1944. He said the War Production board had decided to approve the industry's recommendation for an additional cut of only five per cent in newsprint quotas for the Jast quarter of 1943 but that "in choosing to use its cushion now, "the industry cannot count on borrowing from other essen tial demands to reduce the fur ther curtailments that are in evitable through a large part of 1944." Nelson said manpower short ages were chiefly responsible for the decline in newsprint produc tion.. To remedy the situation, he said, the use of war prisoners and imported seasonal workers is being considered; a campaign is under way to encourage farm ers and others to devote part of their time to cutting wood; and the war manpower commission's aid is being sought to prevent I further migration of woods labor. LIFE IS DULL ON PORTLAND RAFT Portland, Ore., Sept. 21 (U.R) .Seven war workers found life on a navy raft a bit on the mon otonous side today while hoping that Oregon's buying of war bonds would hurry up. The modern mariners agreed to stay on the raft until the state meets its $104,000,0p0 quota in the third war loan drive. Going into the fourth day on the Wil ) lamette river, they were hardly encouraged by the fact the quota was barely at the halfway mark. The most exciting thing so far is a barge fire nearby. After munching concentrated rations, the men said they want ed most a big thick steak, smoth ered in onions. ('Mai i "''!?. W bVMbm, V UK-MI P1T.TJ'..,('. .A i.'if US A mil La&uxtM l.icmt Radio-Tilephlo) American troops and former Italian prisoners who have been digging other plots stand by during services, performed by Chaplain Lloyd I Landlord, for U. S. soldiers killed in Sicilian campaign. Signal Corpi ' Radlo-Telephoto. Must. Buy Stamp for Autograph i 1 aClMMa (Aon Ttlephoto) As rumors flew high and wide Sa the nation's capital about his possible removal as chief of staff. Gen. George C. Marshall, left, testified before the senate and house military affairs com mittees and declared himself opposed to the proposed anti-draft bill for fathers. Admiral Ernest J. King, who alio gave his views on the subject. Is shown at right. WAETOEHD EXPERIENCED FRUIT PACKERS and SORTERS BEAR CREEK ORCHARDS PACKING HOUSE So. Pacific Highway MEDFORD, OREGON " . . Ear 4T3 Movie Star Brian Aherae will sign these autograph books, kes, he will sign for every signature seeker who bays lOo defense stamp. Then he doubles the amount of dimes received nl turns the monej Into War Bonds. NDIVIDUAL BOND Klamath Falls, Ore., Sept. 21 -U.R) Reading that seven able- bodied men were on a Portland life raft to promote war bond sales, Klamath Falls potato farmers wired the suggestion they come to southern Oregon to help dig potatoes. EISENHOWER PLEASED ; WITH U. S. PROGRESS Advanced Allied Command Post, Sept. 19 Delayed (U.R) 1 Gen. Dwlght D. Eisenhower ' expressed complete satisfaction today with the situation after visiting American forces on the Salerno front, where he con ferred with field commanders and watched artillery shells pouring into German positions and was under enemy shell fire himself. Eisenhower traveled by air, sea and land in a variety of con veyances, to inspect the forces which now are getting up for the major battle to smash Hit ler s army in Italy. FOOTBALL FOR HOME FOLKS ONLY IS PLEA Washington, Sept. 21 U.B The Office of Defense Transpor tation today asked all "school, college and other football" or ganizations to confine sale and distribution of game tickets to . residents of local areas In which t the games are to be played. MONAHAN NEW LEADER OF DISABLED VETERANS New York. Sept, 21 (U.J0 James L. Monahan, of Minne apolis. Minn., was elected na tional commander of the Dis abled American Veterans yester day. - . - - . FLIER DECORATED t7a,4niiartra- 17- S. South Pacific Forces, Sept. 16. (De layed) (U.R) Lt. Augustus L. Arndt, Newton, N. C, marine dive bomber pilot, has received the Distinguished Flying Cross for sinking a Japanese oesxroyer lrnrier and a cargo vessel, a Guadalcanal dispatch said today Chicago, Sept 21. (U.B Doris Duse was walking in the I park when a youth Jumped out from behind a bush and thrust a green snake within a few Inches of her face. When she screamed, the youth struck her, grabbed her purs containing 14, and flea NATIONAL EFFORT Washington, Sept. 21 (U.R) Bond sales to individuals are lagging, the treasury reported today. While the bulk of the $15,000, 000,000 national quota has been realized, the treasury said that America looked to the "little man" to buy the "E" bonds necessary to produce most of the $4,000,000,000 still needed. Farm areas and other rural communities are running well behind the half-way mark. In Kentucky, army units with mechanized equipment have gone on a tour of the farm and mountain country to boost sales. WILLKIE WINNER. IN -G.O.P. STRAW BALLOT Salem, Ore., Sept. 21 (U.R) Wendell Willkie was the winner today in a straw vote of the Ore gon Republican clubs to deter mine, their choice for the 1944 presidential campaign. Willkie received 94 votes, Thomas E. Dewey 53 and Harold E. Stassen, 18. Das MaU Tribune Want Ada. E Omaha, Neb., Sept. 21 (U.R) Gen. George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, said today that smashing ground offensives in Europe and Asia, employing America's full military might, are "just about to begin." Addressing the American Leg ion's silver jubilee convention here, Marshall said that up to now, except in air fighting, "only a small portion of our combat strength has been en gaged." v "Now, at last we are ready lo carry the war to the enemy, all overseas, thank God, with a power and force that we hope will bring this conflict to an early conclusion," he added. G.O.P. CLUBS URGED TO THINK OF VETS Salem, Ore., Sept.' 21 U.R) Providing opportunities for re turning war veterans and ef fecting a labor shift to peace time production were listed as Oregon and Washington's fore most problems by Governor Arthur B. Langlle of Washing ton before 300 delegates at the tenth annual banquet of the state's republican clubs here last night. i 1 Navy Depot Supplies Ships 5,C2S- ICS xifi . ' Vfei-irb,,! v. not for homewtTts. 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