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News Behind
The News
) by Paul MaDon
Washington. Sept. 29 Mr.
Roosevelt's choice of his lend-
lease administrator, Edward
, Siettinlus, ex-
b i g business
man, to the
post of under
secretary of
state has been
commonly in
terpreted as
another sur
prising evl
dence of Mr.
R o o s e v e It's
swing to con
vent Halloa servatism in
preparation for
ine coming election,
It looked as if Mr. Roosevelt
and especially State Secretary
Hull are getting ready ior a Dig
world-wide trade development
after the war as perhaps the
main theme of peace. Mr. Hull's
pet policy throughout his career
has been International free
trade. He needed and wanted a
man with business experience
to help along that line. The
scope of coming policy in this
respect has not yet been di
vulged. Furthermore, Stettinlus 1 s
yibout as close to the Russians
was anyone in this government,
having been in charge of all
the lend - lease arrangements
with them. Some of the liberal
croups have been complaining
that Insufficient attention has
been paid Russia lately.
STETTINIUS gets along well
with the Russians, without
having been converted to their
ideology. As a business man,
lend-leaser and Russian friend,
he fills three practical require
ments. These are sufficient basic rea
sons for the surprise, beyond the
advertised political implications.
It is true the entire series of
recent presidential appointments
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Needed to meet Jackson
County's quota of I2.66S.000.
Throes of a German
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President Roosevelt today for
reports regarding the future of
to the 10 per cent of govern
I He did not confirm, or deny
at yesterday's news conference
reports that the chief of staff
would have a new command.
But he said nothing to fore
close such a development which,
if it comes, will be revealed at
a time determined to be appro
priate in its relation to war
strategy.
The president said he would
not be stampeded by press re
ports Into making announce
ments about transfers of gen
eral officers. But he conceded
that information sometimes
gains premature currency be
cause about 10 per cent of gov
ernment personnel . constitute
news leaks.
First reports that Marshall
would be transferred to London
to command the European the
ater appeared here on Septem
ber 6 It has been current since.
accompanied by implications
that pressure of some kind was
being exerted to oust him.
TURKEY GROWERS
URGED TO SELL
Washington, Sept. 29 U.B
Turkey growers were asked to
day to hurry up -and sell tur
keys to the army so that the
makings for a Thanksgiving din
ner for all overseas servicemen
can be shipped in time.
Graver B. Hill, acting assist
ant war food administrator, said
that "the sooner the boys get
taken care of, the quicker civil
ians can start getting Turkeys.
The army has been buying up
all turkeys since Aug. 22 under
a "civilian embargo" issued by
the WFA in order to fill the ar
my's order for 12,000,000 pounds.
Hill, testifying before a sen
ate agriculture sub-committee,
said that turkeys for servicemen
in the southwest Pacific already
are on their way.
"The army wants to give ev
ery soldier a turkey dinner on
Thanksgiving," he said. 'They
didn't buy enough last year."
Poultry Ceiling
Raised One Cent
Washington, Sept 29 (U.R)
The Office of Price Administra
tion today raised the celling
price of dressed poultry by one
cent a pound and lowered the
price of drawn poultry by a
cent.
Ceilings on quick-frozen evis
cerated poultry were dropped
three and a half cents. The
new prices for consumers will
become effective October 13.
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IN WEWAK FORAY
Br United Press
Gen. Douglas MacArthur'a
headquarters reported Wednea-
aay that Allied bombers destroy
ed 98 perhaps 61 enemy
planes la a surprise daylight
ram on tne big Japanese base at
Wewak, New Guinea. -
The enemy stronghold, a maj
or concentration point for Jap
anese aircraft in northeastern
New Guinea, was virtually
Knocicea out of action at a cost
of three allied bombers. Seven
enemy ships, part of a supply
convoy that had Just arrived at
Wewak, were sunk or left burn
ing and sinking.
Bitter fighting continued
around Flnschhafen, 330 miles
southeast of Wewak, where Aus
tralian riflemen and artillery
were piling up heavy casualties
among the cornered Japanese
garrison. The Australian ground
forces were reported closing In
slowly on the northern and
western approaches to the sea
port.
American bombers ' again
pounded Japanese positions on
Kolombangara island In the cen
tral Solomons, while a small
force of the navy's new Grum
man Hellcat fighters, outnum
bered four to one, broke up an
attempted raid by 38 enemy
pianes on vena Laveua island.
15 Escape Crash
Of Cargo Plane
Reno, Nev., Sept. 29 (U.R) A
giant army transport-cargo plane
en route from Billings. Mont..
to Reno, Nev., crashed In the vi
cinity of Lovelock, Nev., late
yesterday the public relations of
ficers at the Reno army alrbase
announced today.
All is servicemen aboard the
plane escaped uninjured when
they took to parachutes before
the crash.
Italian Destroyers
Reach Alexandria
By United Press
Two Italian destroyers of a
squadron of four which left an
unidentified Greek port to sur
render to the Allies have ar
rived at Alexandria, the British
radio said todar in a broadcast
recorded by NBC. Fate of the
other two was not revealed at
once.
Detroit, Sept 29 (U.R)
Chrysler Corporation today an
nounced the purchase of $9.5,
000,000 worth of war bonds al
located among eight states In
which It has plants. California
was allocated 1750,000. i
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IN FULL RETREAT
IS FRONT REPORT
Massed Artillery And War
ships' Fire Bring Defeat;
Advance Sweeps On.
" Allied Headquarters, North
Africa. Sept 29 (U.R) An
Italian officer who escaped
from Naples said today that
the Germans had blown up the
royal palace and other histor
ic buildings which had escaped
damage by Allied bombs.
Allied HearimmrtAre Mni4h
Africa. Sent 20 IIP) Th
Fifth Army cracked the German
mountain defense line in south
ern Italy, surged onto Naples
plain and beean th mon-h mm
Italy's third city and largest port
today. The fall of Naples was be-
uevea imminent.
The Ameripsna iml ni-uui.
reached the Gulf of Naples with
me capture of the naval base
town of Castellammare Dl Sta
bia. 15 mile uniith nf w.ni.B it
self, and swept on in pursuit of
icircaung tierman troops.
rompeu Entered
(Information rMhui i.uuIm.
that the Allien had in.l Dis
pell, on tne lower slope of VssJ
uvm,. yiree miles aDoVe.Cas
tallammare Di Stable.)
uerman resistance In the
mountain, annua Mania. Ki.i
broke veaterdav ntr ! rie...
and nights of an Allied offensive
rivaling In intensity any since
'no ran or me war in the Medi
terranean.
BatterMl hv m.nul ..tm.n
that fired until the barrels were
not, pius the big guns of Allied
warships, the. Germans finally
tunica nn Tien nnwn ihMM.h
the defiles onto the Naples plain.
rant report indicated the
Germans were in full retreat
toward Nanlen. vhnu Aiit.vit.
already were within range of
American. Long-Tom artillery.
rate is sealed
Thus the fata nf Nanl
sealed and the nnri mnrfcoA
burned and possibly already
abandoned bv th Rprmnm vara
expected to fall intn A1H.H hnri.
In a matter of dav.
Farther Inland nth.. aiit.d
forces were advancing due east
of Nanles and thrntonlnv in
outflank the city.
The fight on the Fifth Army
front has been exceedingly grim.
German nrisoner. franiriv ad
mitted that they had had enough
of it.
"We have been doing nothing
but retreat," one said. "We are
tired of fighting a rear-guard
action. We have only 17 men
left out of our company."
Military nht.mnr. nu .1-
Flfth had been in harder fight
ing ior me last six days than
anything since the big battles of
the North African desert.
IS EXPECTED SOON
Washington, Sept. 29 (U.R)
congressional leaders said after
a conference with p.u..t
Roosevelt today that they ex-
peciea mm to send a message
to congress soon "on the food
.ituatinn."
War Fond Administrate.
vin jones meanwhile opened the
administration's drive for ex
nanded fonH ihldl h ..kin.
congress to increase the WFA's
price-support and subsidy au
thorization bv isoo.nnn nnn
$1,000,000,000.
Senate Democratic Leader Al
ben W. Berkley, Ky., said after
the White Houu mnfmnM
that while details u.r. nn, Aim.
cussed they talked to Mr. Roose
velt sdoui a rood message em
phasising farm production in
inn
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With Barkley were Vice Presi
dent Henry A. Wallace, House
Speaker Sam Rayburn, and
House Democratic Leader John
W. McCormack. Mas i
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1943
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Sen. Downey Disputes Big Army
ANTELOPE GIRL IS
Clara Mae Bigham's Here
ford Grand Champion Of
Annual Show, Fairgrounds
Showmanshln tudelnff w
completed at the annual county
cour-n ,iuo tair ana livestock
show, being held this week at
the fairerounds. and ludolntt nf
me livestock has been partially
completed. Sale of the fat steers,
hogs and sheep will take place
tomorrow.
Clara Mae Blcham nf Antol
ope was declared grand cham
pion snowman oi all cattle
breeds. Clavtnn f!harlov Into
Creek, won the champion beef
showmanship award, Carmen
Chase. KOXV Ann. thn rhamninn.
Shin Of Sheen llhnwmnnshin and
uon uonnert, central point, was
declared champion swine show
man. Clara Man Rlffham'a Uorm-
iora oaDy peel was Judged grand
Cnamnlon nf thn thnv -Tnhn
Ryan of the Weatside club won
ine cnampion and reserve fcham
nion awards with hla Annu
baby beef entry and Joyce
Axteu or Trail was awarded a
championship for her light
snortnorn beef entry.
For hogs Margaret Reed of
Table Rock entered the prize
winning champion Chester
White, Dalton Lemley of Valley
view was awarded the grand
championship for his Duroc
Jersev hna- and . nnhnrt ra
Fern Valley, the championship
w tua nw entry. ,
In the breeding stock division
the championship Hereford
award went to Allene Owens of
Valleyview and her yearling
Hereford heifer was also de
clared champion In that division.
Following Is the list of
awards:
Winners in beef fitting and
showmanship contests:
Beef Cattle Fitting, Senior
Contest: 1st, Clayton Charley,
Lake Creek; 2nd, Alene Owens.
Valleyview; 3rd, Merton Brad
shaw, Lake Creek.
Beef Cattle Fitting, Junior
Contest: 1st, John Ryan, West
Side; 2nd, Bernlce Bigham, An
telope; 3rd, Peggy McCurley,
West Side.
Beef Showmanahln fVint.t
Junior: 1st, John Ryan, West
Side; 2nd, Bernlce Bigham, An
telope; 3rd, Richard Ryan, West
Side.
Beef Showmanship Contest
Senior: 1st. Clavtnn ChnrLv
Lake Creek; 2nd, Merton Brad
shaw. Lake Creek; 3rd. Dale
Bigham, Antelope.
(To be continued Thursday)
SHOWMAN 0
War May Go Far Into 1945
Is Warning From Churchill
London, Sept. 29 (U.R)
Prime Minister Churchill said
in a speech yesterday that huge
Allied armies and more power
ful ale tnrnum will ha hi, .led
against the enemy In the next 12
months, but warned that the war
may continue Into September
into.
He .Doke at Roval Alheri hall
and text of the speech was not
released until later.
Apparently referring to the
promised opening oi a front in
western Europe, Churchill said:
"tn the forthcoming year, you
will Me larser armies ffohtlne-
and you will see more powerful
air forces striking at the heart
of the enemy country."
LaDor Minuter Ernest Bevln,
In a Cnmnanlnn aneeeh al.n
made a cautious reference to the
coming offensives, asserting that
the War's "most Interne nerind"
Is being reached
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TO FLANK NAZIS
Capture Of Kremenchug,
Great River Bastion, Gives
Stalinites Added Leverage
London. Sent. 90 nim Th
rtea army nas captured Krem
enchuff. ffrnat TlnlpnAr riirn. ha..
tlon between Kiev and Nnlanrn.
petrovsk. Premier Josef Stalin
announced In an order of the day
todav.
Kremenchuff thua W,m. thn
first of the main Dnieper river
aeiense Dasiions to fall to the
OOVlet assault fnrrpa atnrmlnff
up to the east bank of the river,
on which the captured town lies.
ins seizure oi Kremenchug,
90 miles southeast of Kiev and
160 miles northwest nf rtnUnrn.
petrovsk, put the Russians In
posiuon ior a pound across the
river which would flank all the
German positions behind the
Dnieper bend as well as the
Crimea.
At Kremenchug the railroads
from Kharkov and the northern
Ukraine loin. Onln tha h
at the city, a line runs down In
to the rail network serving the
ncn industrial and mining re
gion embraced hv tha hla hand
of the river.
Stalin's order of the day was
the first he had Issued since Sat
urday. When he hailed tha aaU.
ure of Smolensk, on the head
waters oi me Dnieper.
EXAifSET FOR
IT P.M.
The Pmnnant nnatnffl.a n..
been reclassified fmm third tn
second class and the U. S. civil
S e.r V i C e commission ha. an.
nounced that applications are
now beins received far thnu
wishing to take the competitive
examination for postmaster
called by the Jackson County
Democratic central Committee.
Roland G. Beach. Merifnrd -
retarv Of the civil aemrica nnm.
mission, said applications to take
tne examination must be In the
civil service commission office
in Washington, n r hv riMn.
ber 15. Applications are obtain-
aoie at xne frospect postonlce.
The position will pay $1300 a
year.
Mrs. Mary Grelve Is the pres
ent postmaster and will take the
examination, it was understood
bv the Democratic central mm.
'mlttee.
"It will be touch and go this
winter and early spring," he
said. "We cannot reveal all that
lies In store during that period,
but it does represent poralbly
tne greetest tasK Britain has ever
had to face."
Though Churohlll did not
elaborate on the Allied plans.
he said thev must ha nmivinet
j - rf" "
by continued total effort on the
nome xront.
"We are fully extended now
and what we have to do is to
hold lt(" Churcnlll said. "What
we have to do Is to maintain
this effort through the fifth year
of the war, or the sixth year of
the war. If need be, for we will
never stop until we have achiev
ed our purpose."
Churchill's speculation that
the war might continue through
a sixth year through Sept. 3,
194S was believed to Include
the campaign In the far east as
well as that in Europe. i
IN DNIEPER BEND
BASEBALL
American
First game: .
Chicago ,,, , L s
New York n
Dietrich and Tresh; Russo and
xiemsiey. i
First game:
Detroit 9 . 1 .a
Philadelphia 8 II , 2
Gentry, Corsica, Newhouser
and Parsons; Flores and Wagner
- (rust a.m.)
St. Louis 4 12 0
Boston ......... ... 3 12 0
. Potter and Hayes, Hughson
no rnacoCK.
TO FINAL SALE IN
Farm nrodure nf alt bind, i-
to be featured in tha ln.1 hla
war bond auction which will be
neia tomorrow night at the city
Park in Medfnrd. Tn an.we. tM
an anneal bv Llnvd Sunn ehain.
man in charge of the drive, for
aunauons, tne managers of
Cloverhill Guernsey Farm this
mornlne nreaentad Me ' tlnn
with Cloverhill Major. CloVer-
uiu major is a six-months old
registered Guernsey bull valued
at S2B0. and this addltlnn tn tha
auction articles was gratefully
receivefl nv Mr. Hnnn and hi.
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vuiiimittee. - .
Much additional nrndiiea la
needed for the ani-tlnn and tn.
day the committee urged farm-
era to oner pigs, chickens,
vegetable..- fruits, in fans an
son oi urm product, to be told
for hondS Mr. Rune, alen nwtend.
ed special Invitation to farm
era to attend the auction, which
in the naat have haa attended
largely by townspeople. It was
powiea out mat me most
successful sale was that at Ash
land Mnndav nlffht with the
auction articles made up largely
oi term produce and with the
aie wen attended oy farmers
- Donations Needed
Farmers wllllnff . tn dnnate
articles for the auction are asked
to Call Mr. Rtlnn at tha Pentral
uoor council, oiuu, or to bring
tne nrnrillrn tn tha nrflee nn
the second floor of the Chamber
of Commerna hitlldln nn West
Main street. Articles, with the
exception of the livestock, are
helntf evhlhlted tndnv end tn.
morrow at the Chamber of Com
merce. The auction will be preceded
by a parade and military music
by the Camp White SCU band.
bondWfood
near depletion
Portland. Ore.. Sent. 20 (U.R)
Even the "rationed rations" were
nearlng splinter bottom today on
me ran on roruana i water
front, where seven men are
pledged to remain on the Wil
lamette rlvap until rieea-nn aith.
scribes its quota in the Third
War Loan drive.
The men. unshaven. Minhnrned
and dirty, said they gave up the
aea oi waaning in tne Willam
ette's murky waters when they
learned frnm tha nam that the
stream is the second dirtiest riv
er in the world.
All the men evnresaed tha da.
Ira tn stav desnlta helna dnwm
to a small portion of pemmlcan
and two malted milk tablets a
day.
208,296 LEAVE ARMY
ON PHYSICAL GROUND
Washlnfftan. Kent 90 ill PI
The war department has an
nounced inai zob.zho men were
discharged from the army for
physical disabilities from Dec. 7,
1941, through July 31, 1943.
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ALLIED STRATEGY
IS DENOUNCED BY
Could Bomb Germany Out
Of War In Four Months
If Air Power Used Right.
Waahlnfftnn. Rent 90 nlDl
Sen. Sheridan Downey, D., Cel.,
today challenged military strat
egy developed by President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Winston Churchill and declared
that if the Allies would make
Droner use nt air nnw.. th.w
could bomb Germany out of the
war "in four months."
Sneakinff In the a si nn tarn In artist-
port of a bill by Sen. Burton K.
Wheeler, . D., Mont., to defer
drafting of pre-Pearl Harbor
fathers until Jon. 1, Downey de
nounced plans to build "a vast
land armv moat nf whteh nev.e
can, and never will be used.".
. Big rroduction Cited:
Downev asserted he had ihul
fldential information that U. S.
plane production exceeds Ger
many a live lime, over ana In
four month! "win probably be
10 times aa areat "
. The hiflh enmmand h jt.
Glared, has "consistently failed
to recoenlza and atfentlwelw
Utilize the annreme eaneelt. t
the American people to create
ueiirucuve airpower." such an
alrpower, he added, "might have
brouffht Germany tn dust and tn
defeat months ago."
In proportion to cost of pro
duction, Downey went on, lest '
than . 30 tier cant . af Amarlea'a
military power has been In air
craft. Yet of all "the injury in
flicted on our enemies," he con-
iinuea, "mora than 90 per cent
has been accomplished by
bombers and fighters."
"My statements," Downey de
clared, "are aunnnrted hv everv .
aircraft expert and air officer
with whom I have talked and by
everything I have been able to
read except the official or semi
official releases of our high
comamnd."
After bnmhlne- nsrm.n eltle.
to destruction, Downed declared,
a mere "token" land armv in
stead of the millions of men now
envisaged could march to Ber
lin, "if it made nil. leader.
happier."
Downey said "national tragedy
and terrible disaster might en
sue" if the Allies attempted to
Invade western Flirnne at a
time when millions of German
soldiers had been released from
me ttussian front.
'It la nnssibla " he said "that
Russia might halt her offensive
at me ctoviet border and make
peace with Germany. In that
event, the magnificent German
army could exact a price of
American and British lives that
would be appalling."
Plans of Sen. Burton K.
Wheeler, D Mont., to speak for
a couple of more days on his bill
to defer fathers until Jan. 1, to
day nrecluded virtually all not.
slblllties that the senate will
reach a vote on any phase of the
Issue this week.
Selective service Is sticking
to its decision to start drafting
pre-Pearl Harbor fathers on Fri
d a y. Approximately 446,000
must be called by the end of
the year.
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTER
A group of Copco, employees
maklne nrenaratlnr.a for a din
ner and then being unable to
contact the guest of honor.
Hellen Razum deciding that
nollcemen warm nn nrnteetinn.
not even a pair of them.
Clara Marv Davis winnlne a
1500.000 bet and collectina an
LO.V.