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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1943. . PAGE THREE EL 10 LEAD FORCES OPPOSING ALLIEDJNVASION Desert Fox Placed in Charge . of Axis Europe Defense Home Front Worries Nazis London, Dec. 13 U.R Mar shal Erwin Rommel, the erst while "desert fox" whom the al . lies chased out of Africa, has been placed in charge of the de fense of Axis Europe against al lied invasion no matter from what quarters they may come, reports reaching Sweden Indi cated today. Other S c a n d 1 n av 1 an dls patches said Rommel had left for Norway, reportedly witn Marshal ' Wilhelm Keitel, su 1 preme commander of the Ger man armed forces, after com pleting an inspection of anti invasion defenses in Denmark's Jutland. , . Result of Confab The reported assignment of Rommel to command ail anti- invasion forces was believed sr direct result of the Roosevelt-Churchill-Stalin , conference at Tehran, at which the "Big Three" agreed on the timing and scale of offensives "from th east, west and south." . -. Rommel has been in command of Axis forces in southern France,' northern Italy and the Balkans, but a Berlin dispatcn distributed by the Nazi-controlled Scandinavian Telegrapti bureau hinted that the Germans v contemplate no more than a de A -faying action in northern Italy " The STB quoted a Wilhelm- strasse spokesman as asserting that the German High Command considered the defense of west em Europe "far more Important than the defense of northern Italy" a statement that was In terpreted In Stockholm as pres aging Germany' ultimata with drawal from Italy. Horn Front Worries Simultaneously with their preparations to beat off any al lied invasion, the Germans kept tight rein on their home front Radio Moscow quoted the Stockholm Aftontidningen that the Gestapo had raided German barracks at Leipzig Friday after finding anti-Hitler leaflets In one building which appealed to soldiers to revolt. Martin Bormann, reputy lead er of the Nazi party, was report ed by the London Daily Mail to have called together Germany ! principal scientists at Munich and to have demanded that they produce a super-weapon. Germany's propaganda broad casts boasting of some such se cret weapon were said to have boomeranged, with the German people' demanding that it be used Immediately before allied bombs demolish more Nazi titles. ' The Daily Mall speculated that Germany actually may have had some sort of super-weapon, which has been delayed by al lied counter-measures or failed to live up to its expectations, v i More tons of freight of all kinds moved by rail originate ' ' In Pennsylvania than , in any other state, with West Virginia second and Illinois third. t - ; " V -M.W.-,. r--i -. I - - 1 1 L J .'J iml 'a in., A yrajr' 1 Lt. Elisabeth E. Vilm of Medford, Is shown above, second from left, with ether - members of an Air WAC Recruiting team now touring, and In Bralnerd. Minn., last week. Pictured arei Lt William D. Riley, L.t Vilm, TSgt. Jack E. Kinney, Sgt Inea LeMond and TSgt. Paul V. Jones. , " . - - . - ' , RED POINTS BUY 2nd Lieut. Betty Vilm Now On Recruit Drive For WAC once again. " Betty Vilm. (Elizabeth E. Vilm, 2d Lt. WAC, The Armory, Brainery, Minn.) (Editor's note: Following Is an other Interesting letter from Elizabeth E. Vilm, Medford girl. now a 2nd lieutenant in the WAC on recruiting duty for that organization.) . 1 Greetings from way up In Min nesota this'time. Another change is that I am now an AIR WAC though there isn't an air base in sight up here. I last wrote from Fort Devens, Mass., which seems a long time ago. When the training center for WACs there closed. I was sent to Daytona Beach, Fla. En dured that heat for about a month by a daily swim after duty, In' the Atlantic ocean. Then early in September I was ordered to the Western Tech nical Training Command of the Army Air Forces at Denver, Colo. Was thrilled about this change because I was getting out west again. The first look at those magnificent Rockies was a treat. After reporting there for duty, I was sent to Fort Logan, 15 miles out. of Denver, to an Of ficers' Administrative Schoof. It is an old fort and very beautiful. The three weeks spent there was grand and we learned how to do things the Army Air Force way. I then reported for duty at bowry Field, Denver. This was nn exciting place to be stationed; a huge air field with all the rush and business that goes with an important air base. I was assigned to the per manent WAC company there as assistant adjutant. Before I knew it, though, I found myself fill- ing-in for the mess and supply officer who was attending the school at Fort Logan which had . Just finished. Had never been inside a mess hall except to eat, but soon learned the mechanisms of running such a place ' as well as the procedure of a supply room. The girls got a bang out of my working on the serving line in the mess hall but that was a good way of see ing that all of them were getting enough to eat. Had just decided-that-Lowry Field was to be my home for a while, when zoomlt here came orders putting me on detached service to the Denver office for recruiting duty. Yes, the Army Air Force needs WACs to serve with them, so about 250 of us were pulled from air bases and fields all over the western half of the United States. I was among those sent to Bralnerd, Minn. The team with which I em work ing is comoosed of an Air Corps officer, a WAC sergeant and two technical sergeants from the Army Air Forces and are known as AIR-WAC Procurement Team No. 22. ; , We travel over central Min nesota in an array staff car and is lt cool up here? Had never realized before that this ts such a beautiful state and we all want to come back after the war. Have never seen so manv lakes and the fishing is excellent, accord ing to the local citizens. I am becoming quite accustomed to talking to Rotary and Lions clubs and to young business women's associations. Also, I have found that the girls have lots of reasons for not going into the Women s Army Corps. Seriously, though we were not sent out here just for fun, though it la interesting. The Army Air Force is short of personnel and the only way to swell those dwindling ranks is with WACs. The girls go direct ly to basic training as usual and then are immediately assigned to an Army-Air Forces installa tion. The Jobs they can do for the Air Corps are many and varied Some of them are in the control towers, others are radio and telephone operators, mechanics, instrument repairers, draftsmen. weather observers, supply, finan cial, statistical and; general clerks ' stenographers, typists. ad Infinitum. Many, many wom en are needed in all these jobs and in turn life in the Women's Army Corps Is a grand experi ence. I wouldn't trade-with any? one. , , Best. wishes to all of you for a very happy Christmas and may the New Year bring peace TEAR A! SNEEZE GAS USE TOLD BY CAPTURED NIPPS Ifrtinrc! Vhteb lit FurH With so many doctor being called to the colors, you must be more careful than ever before about your family's health. So this should be interesting news to you . . . Certified results of medically-supervised tests among 2650 children show that those who followed Vicks Plan had ' FEWER COLDS . . SHORTER COLDS 3 am Plght In yoar own Asme this simple, easy-to-follow home guide may do less or it may da even more for you and your fmmOy than this remarkable record indicates. But right now this Vicks Plan is certainly worth trying at once! Get full details in your package of Vicks. BRIEFLY, HERE'S WHAT YOU DO: Osmtw A Ftw Stmplm Htallh jtalss. Live normally. Avoid excesses. Eat simple food. Drink plenty of water. Keep elimination regular. Get plenty of rest and sleep. Avoid crowds and people wno nave anas. IF COLO TMRfATEMS, put a few drops of dink-tested Vicks r Va-tro-nol up each nostril at first sniffle or sneeze. Use as directed in package. Thai spedsiijed medication Is expressly ED V WW designed to ajd your natural defense against colds and If used In time, Va-tro-nol helps prevent many colds from developing. (Even when your . head is all stuffed up from a mean head cold, Vicks Va-tro-nol relieves sniff! y, sneezy distress, makes breathing easier.) WHEN COLO STRIKES, or trusted Vicks VapoRub on back, as ' well as ci throat sndchestst bed time. VapoRub peitfuates to the cold-congested upper bronchial tubes with soothing medicinal vapors. It stimulates throat, chest, and back sur faces like a wanning poultice. This penetrating stimulating action works for hours to relieve miseries of colds . . . intilei rwtui, com Jortinf llerpt MOTIl IW nlmrtli ,, wf mU tn'mM idtittd T EFFECTIVE TODAY Washington. Dec. 13. (UP) This was a good day for house wives who have difficulty in bal ancing their family's appetites for meat, cheese or butter with" the number of red points allotted them by the office ot price ad ministration. Here's what happened: 1 Beginning today, all ration ed pork cuts, except variety and canned meats, were reduced in point value again, the second cut in pork values in a month. Pork steaks, roast, smoked ham, bacon and ready to eat meat were re duced one point a pound. Fresh hams neither cured, smoked nor frozen were cut two points. The one point reduction applied also to fresh, smoked and cooked sausage containing only- pork, dry and semi-cry sausages went down one point regardless of beef content Pork hearts, livers, tongues, fatbacks, hocks and jowl butts were not affected. ' 2 Beginning today, house wives who turn salvaged kitchen grease over to their butchers will get not only the usual mone tary return per pound but two ration points as well. .The grease cannot be traded in for points In quantities less than a half pound . Olostng tiros tot ClsasiriM ads II a m Too late to Classify 13:30 p. m. Chungking, Dec. 13 U.R Japanese prisoners said today that their armies are using tear and sneezing gas on the central China front and admitted that they are equipped with poison gases for use at the discretion of their field officers, , Interviewed by Chinese Intel ligence officers in the presence of Allied military observers and correspondents, ' the prisoners said suffocating and blister gas shells are regular field equip ment of Japanese forces In cen tral China. , . AH denied stubbornly, howev er, that they, had ever seen the poison gases used against Chi nese troops.' : ; Warning Given (The United States has warned the Axis nations that use of poi sonous gases will bring immedi ate reprisals by Allied forces.) The most-fluent talker on the subject; of gases was Sgt. Mitsui Katsuo, a stubby, 25-year-old ex- farmer from.Shiroshima,' In west- central Japan. Mitsui had been a soldier for five years, and was captured by the Chinese on July z, i43, after a battle near Ichang. on the Yangtze river, The prisoner, said Japanese troops frequently resort to sneez ing gas and tear gas In order to capture a stubbornly defended Chinese position or to extricate themselves from a trap. fENTO SERVE OVERSEAS Salem, Dec; 13 Ordered to active duty at Fort Custer. Mich Igan, with the prospect of earlv services overseas in the depart ment of allied military govern n.ent of occupied territory, Cap tain Jerrold Owen, Oregon civlllon defense administrator Saturday requested an Indefinite leave of absence from Governor Earl Snell. , Captain Owen, then serving as executive secretary of the world War veterans' state aid rnmmis slon,. was drafted by Governor Charles Sprague In June, 104) to organize civilian defense in this state. . In world war 1, Owen served as a first lieutenant in the 91st division. In 1021 he joined the Oregon national guard, serving for seven years as regimental ad jutant or plans and training of ficer for the 162nd infantry with rank of captain. , He has been active In veteran affairs since the last' war, being editor , of the Oregon Legion naire, oldest department paper ol the American Legion. ' Ol using urns for Classified ads am Too la -j to Classify 13 JO P GL - OUR GREATEST AIM... is to be helpful to all who engage us we try to satisfy all by the manner In which every detail is handled. LADY ATTENDANT PEEL FUNERAL HOME John A. fc Frank Perl Ambulance Service . PHONE 2171 . Auto Owners Asked To Apply Early For 1944 Registration Salem With only 10 per cent of the registered owners ot pas senger cars in Oregon having applied for 1944 registrations, Sectetary of State Bob Farrell today issued a statement urging motorists to apply at once ' so that the applications can be pro cessed promptly as they are re ceived In Salem. "Motor vehicle owners who send their applications late In the month will have to wait, due to the congestion in the motor vehicle division of our office," Farrel explained. "Still further delay probably will be caused by Christmas mail congestion As a result, these late applicants probably will not receive their registration stickers till some time after the first of the year.' There are approximately 313.- 000 registered owners of private passenger cars In Oregon today Less than 40,000 have applied for their 1944 registrations. The windshield stickers vali dating the 1942 license plates for the year 1944 may be attached on and after Dec. IS. -Farrell re minded motorists to remove the 1943 stickers when the new ones are placed on the windshield. RATION BUCCESS Washington, Dec. 13. (UP) Only seven per cent more canned and bottled foods- moved into consumers hands between April and September than had been anticipated, the office of price administration said today. OPA hailed the slight difference be tween estimated and actual movements as "a measure of the success ot" the ration program. Oregon State College was taken over wholly aa a state In stitution in 1885.- - - BULLETS from KITCHENS WASTE FATS make Glycerine (mmm sera If you don't find BORENE at your grocer's every time you aik for It, don't give up ... try again I Re member, our fighters need sotp, too, and their needs come first. MT. HOOD SOAF CO. PORTLAND, ORISON OPA Head Explains Why the Government Is Giving Free Re for Used DtfflOTS Cooking Fats "Behind this plan, effective December 3th, is one of our country's most urgent wartime needs," says Mr. Bowles. "Every patriotic American wife and mother is asked to read this statement." aSSSBMSSSPSBBBBBWSnSWB JXlM Chester Bowles Administrator i OftM'ol Trie Adninittrtttoa. fARS are fought with gunpowder., Gunpowder ii made from ' glycerine. Glycerine can duly be made from fatal "Behind those few words lies one . of your country's most serious needs. Fats used to be im ported in huge quantities from islands of the ' Far East. Those islands are now in enemy hands. And the government wants the used fats you can save in your kitchen to make mountains of am- munition, medicines, and other battlefield needs. "Not a Prmmlum on Patriotism" These are the facts as they have been pointed -- out to OPA by the War Food Administration. And they have led to this new plan: 'Two red ration points free when you turn in a pound of . used fat to your butcher.' , . "This is not a premium on patriotism. It is a way of bringing home to all women the urgent need of kitchen fats to make gunpowder. ' Moreover, it seems only just to return points for this service, because fats cost ration stamps. Your butcher has been informed of this ruling which went into effect on December 13th." How tho Plan Will Work It's as simple as it sounds. All you have to do is fill up a tin can with used cooking fat and take it to your butcher. You don't need to use a special kind of can ty kind will do. And -you don't need to have any specified amount of fat; take it to your butcher whenever the can is ' full He will estimate th? weight of the tin and give you, cash in hand, 4c and two red points for every pound of used fat you deliver. The government does not ask for these fats' until you've got the cooking good out of them. But when that is done, every spoonful is wanted. Would it surprise you to learn that just one single tablespoon of fat just the little bit that is usually washed out of your broilers and roast; ing pans and skillets will make five machine gun bullets? Or enough smallpox vaccines for sevtnty-three men? Ana wan to Houtmwlvms' Questions . It doesn't matter whether the fat is burned or black it still makes crystal-clear glycerine. It doesn't matter whether it's pan drippings, fat from a soup, used shortening, cooking oils, or melted solid fat And) finally, it doesn't matter how little you . save each day. Every drop is precious. Saving these fats and turning them in is not an easy job. But it's a lot easier than doing the things our men must do on the battle fronts. Is it too much for them to expect that the wives and mothers of America will perform this task for them to help put into their hands what they need to win? . They know it is not. They know that all their country has to do is ask once our women really understand. Won't you start saving your used fats today? 'Approved by Office of Price Administration and War Production Board. Paid for by Industry.
