MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1943. .
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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."
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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.