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MEDFORD " MAffi TRIBUNE; MEDFORD,' OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1943. AXIS PRISONERS NATKTRAINS Italians More Appreciative : of Treatment Than Ger : mans All Well Fed. PAGE THREE Mrs. Roosevelt Sees Guadalcanal .'Baltimore, Md. (U.R) A-soldier guarding Italian prisoners of war in a railway coach was hurled' out the open door when the train jerked to a stop. . Three Italian soldiers Jumped from their seats, leaped out of the train and ran to the uncon scious . soldier's side. . They lifted his head and, unscrewing his - canteen, gave him water. One picked up his rifle and held !t.' When the soldier regained consciousness the three assisted him back aboard the coach, handed- him his gun and re turned to their seats; While this incident, described by Margaret Talbott Stevens in the - Baltimore and Ohio Bail- road's magazine, isn't repeated often, it does typify, she said, the attitude of Italian prisoners toward their captors. - . ' ,',Miss Stevens, whose story was approved by the War de partment,' visited a prison' train as it- prepared to leave for. an un41selosed camp. . tl - Italians Appreciative .1 ' She wrote that ; the Italian, more docile' than : the , German prisoner, shows more clearly, too, his appreciation of the stern but just manner in .which he is treated while en route by train to 'his . prison camp from the ship .ithat . brought him from Sicily or North Africa. ' ' ; . tie. beams at the occasional sight of butter with his meal, frequently spreading it as thinly as possible on his bread. . Or he may spear his pad of butter with a -toothpick and lay it aside for dessert. : -The-0erman prisoner;, on the average, is young, many ' appear ing to be only 14 or 16. Not so gentle in manner as the Italians, the Germans, nevertheless, grinned so beguillngiy :, at on lookers as the train ..slowly chugged out of a station .that, acording to Miss Stevens, it was difficult for her to hold back an answering -smile. But an Ameri can: army officer said-curtly: , . "Remember, these are prison ers of war, your -enemy and mine. ' Regardless of the- appar ently - friendly smile, - they are still billigerents." Ride SO In Coach This attitude of sternness un derneath civil treatment . per vades the guarding of the-train on' which the captives travel, 809 at: a time. It takes a 16-car train to carry 10 carloads of prisoners riding SO to a coach.' Immedt hufclnd the locomotive is the. tourist car, affording practi cally the same accommodations as a standard open section pull man sleeping car, which Is used by some of the military police as barracks ana (on-aw . trim, nrUnners' coaches are next, then another tourist car for the MPs, two baggage cars Used for kitchens and, in order, five more nrlannara' coaches and head' quarters car' for the-command ing officer or me tram mm " railroad' representative. . Each, prisoner is assigned a tingle seat and may not leave it without-, permission . from a guard. : Not more than a single prisoner in-a coach is up at one time. . Windows can't be raised mx-thim three Inches. Guards it at both ends of the car, ' Thi. nrisoners eat the same fare supplied to American en n.to men. Efficient refrigera tors in the baggage-car kitchens keep . meats . .fresh . and modern equipment enables the speedy preparing of solid meals for the trains enure compauj, ;wr---v tl (Wrm Mrs. Eleanor Rooaevelt Inspects a bit of evidence of prowess of American airmen in the South Pacific as she looks over wreckage of a Japanese Zero fighter plane shot down over Guadalcanal. Pvt. Clarence D. Robertson, of Tulsa. Okla.. a sentry, is shown with the First Lady. Official U. S. Army Signal Corps photo. EIGHTH AIR FORGE STILL FAR F E U. S. Organization - Gains 450 Per Cent Since May 1 Little Change In Types Hetaholt To Work . . .. for Native Land .HolJywood, Calif.; Oct. 8. U.R) Danish-born Movie Actor Jean Hersholt today was through with commercial motion picture acting for the duration of the avntn himself to ad vancing -the welfare of his native land, even though his miMx i. nn in- Denmark and ff.r from Nazi' reprisals. ' ' uiknYt ' ' ennhiincihif His teW roHroment. described activities' of the National "Deft ..v.&mArtpn ... association, ..ox llinm - which he is president. ....... n&iRY PRICES ' Sen Francisco, Oct. B. 0M9 T1rv market: -Butter: 93 score 43, 98 score aha an xwira 42V4. 89 score A1 Tl.'- Cheese: Wholesale prices, loaf VlVt, triplets 27. vmm T.orifa sradfi A ot medium grade A 53, small grade A 49, large-grade a a. ' CloUng time for Clsine4 f J InT- Too ut to ciMfy w p.' m. ' ' ' Holly Headliner Cary Grant as a happy go lucky- gambler comes to .the Holly tonight in "Mr. Lucky,'' with Laraine Day. Partner fea ture on the same bill is the Ritz Brothers latest comedy, "Hi'Ya Chum." Rialto Badman v. Leo Carillo stars in tomor row's Rialto film. "Frontier Bad- man" paired with "Mexican SDltf Ire's Blessed Event" on a two-feature program. . BUCHANAN HEADS MASTERS George Buchanan will serve as president of .'the Medf ord . Toast:. masters for the ensuing term, to be assisted by Eldon Drysdale, vice president: secretary-treas- urer, Ray- Pence; .and deputy district eovernor, uarios morris, who is also the retiring presi dent. The officers were elected yesterday at the regular-weekly dinner-meeting at jinrneart s. Accented for membership In the organization were Milo Ross and Harold Newhouse, and for reinstatement, Dr.. W.. J.. Moffatt and D. D. Davis. Ray Harrison discussed the use o fnew concen trated foods, the possible produc tion of synthetic foods and the importance vitamins in his talk on "What Shall We Eat?" Other speakers were Orville Kingman, who spoke on "Toast- masters,".; and ..Carlos ; Morris, whose subject was What Price Education?:!.. ELAINE MUST RETURN BARRYMORE PANELS Hollywood, Oct. 8. U.PJ Elaine Barrymore must return to r.the . .late. . John . . Barrymbre's Bel-Air home two panels con taining., the., carved , figures - of clothed church dignitaries even though Mrs. Samuel O. -Sprager testified those in the house when she bought it last October 16 contained nudes, Judge Stanley Mosk-ruled today. If she doesn't return, the panels, she must pay $1,800, re puted . value of . the carvings, which belonged to a cardinal be fore Barrymore-bought -them-in Italy. Um Mall Tribune Want Ada. Here Wednesday lJllllHM " ""' Bob Hope and Dorothy La- mour are co-starred in the hi larious "They Got Me Covered," opening tomorrow at the Cra- terian. gulation was made by virtue of an. authority expressly granted by the act itself, and an author ity which, It has been deter mined, was bestowed by con gress without conflict with con stitutional restriction." Dm Mall Tribune Want Ada. By Walter Cronklte ' (United Press Correspondent) London, Oct. 8. U.R) The American Eighth Air force has grown by 450 per cent since May 1, but still is less than two thirds of the way toward the ultimate goal set for it, it can be revealed today. Going into its second winter of air war against Germany this time as a full partner of the Royal Air force instead of as a weak sister the Eighth has four times as many heavy bombers as it had last spring, six times the number of fighters, and four times the number of medium bombers. Plan Big Expansion Present plans are believed to call for further expansion of the heavy bomber force by at least 30 per cent and the medium, fighter and reconnaissance forces by more than 100 per cent in each division. How soon that "table of or ganization" will change from paper files to combat aircraft on British airdromes is uncer tain. It depends on many fact ors maintenance of production rates at home, completion of new fields on which to base the planes and men, continuance of the European theatre as the No. 1 priority zone for deliveries of new aircraft. The expansion, which has been meteoric this summer was expected to level off, and ar rivals of new ships and cress will slow to a trickle, compared to the flood of recent months. Few Changes : One reason is the weather. which during winter will force diversion of ferried planes from the northern to the longer southern route. It is unlikely that there is to be any change in the next sev eral months in the types of air craft employed against Hitler from the west. Liberators and Fortresses will continue to carry the heavy bombing task.. Mar auders will do the medium bombing. Thunderbolts will furnish the fighter escort. Commanders of the Eighth have used the summer months to experiment, modify and re group. They have added even more guns to the Liberators and Fortresses,' already the most heavily armed bombers in the world. They have increased the range of both fighters and bombers. They have experimented in low- level Marauder bombing and virtually abandoned it for medi um-level operations, where the ship is at its peak of effective ness. They have sent the Fort resses out at dusk and brought them home long after dark. These are the things which can be discussed. . There are other tricks in the hat of Major- Gen. Ira C. Eaker that can t be talked of now. They will sur prise the folks back home and they will shock Hitler. Coast Guard Uses Girl Office Help Washington, Oct. 8. U.R) The Coast Guard is training SPARS (women reservists) to re place most of the male pay and supply officers at shore stations. Rear Admiral F. J. Gorman, chief finance and supply officer, said today that the Coast Guard already has closed its pay and supply school for male person nel at Curtis Bay, Md., and opened one for women in Palm Beach, Fla. Da Mall Tribune Want Ada. UAL Head Offers ' Traffic Division San Francisco, Oct. 8. (U.R) W. A. Patterson, president of United Air Lines, has recom mended to the Civil Aeronautic! board division among world powers of post war global air traffic rather than adoption of a free trade policy, it was learned today. He said under a free trad policy his company would ap ply for both Pacific and Atlantis: franchises, but he urged amal gamatlon of American air travel resources for attainment ot American preeminence in trans ocean air travel. . , . , Geologists claim that ' th rocks which make up mountain, masses are lighter than those which underlie plains. irj Smooth is the word for it Clicquot Cui Gmaa Aut Is favor agtd. The finest flaror ingiediants aim allowed to mallow and bland at Uast six month. It takes tint to make a smooth drink. , Cffcqef niatt la toll 12-ai. quarts. A-ONE BEVERAGE COMPANY 301 N. Fir Phone 3873 E Los-'Angeles.- Oct. 8. (U.R) "Headache" pills are making 100-octane gasoline and syn thetic' rubber, the process' dis coverers disclosed here today.; In a Beaumont, Tex., refinery, tiny clay pellets looking like those in your medicine cabinet are being used to crack gasoline "well over" 100 octane to power new super-engines coming off production lines. The Beaumont plant Is the first of 28 units to get into pro duction . within the next few months using the "pills," made of a mineral found in volcanic ash after another clay deposit petered out. The pellets break down petro leum molecules and carbon. . Newark. N. J., Oct. 8.' 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