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Dm The MAIL TRIBUHX , Want Ad Way Oulck RmuUi At Small Coat Tribune United Praaa full Leased Wlra U-'tad Praaa Full Leawd Win Q y Thirty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1943. NO. 225. m d V Weather Foreeart: Fair tonight an Wednesdarr Fog Wednttdaj wnmlni. uttle duufe la pnature. Temp. Hlht reaUrdajr 48 Lowest toll morning , tt rrecipiuuoa vast 84 hn. . MEDFORDflk 3 LnELSl i r- News Behind The News By Paul Mallon - Washington, Dec. 14 The ad ministration has opened a drive ' to "dispel disunity." Top rostrum men, Speaker Rayburn, War Product ion Vice Chairman Charles Wilson and War Mobil- izer James Byrnes, have spoken on the subject In rapid order. Mr. Rayburn was trying to faal quiet the house where criticism of the adminis tration's domestic war effort is continuing to mount, Mr. Wilson spoke to the Na Vtlonal Association of Manufac turers, where he said too many were preparing their post-war positions at the expense of the war effort. Mr. Byrnes, on the radio, went after the big four brotherhoods (first time any administration man has dared attack the most powerful of labor groups) and other labor and farm groups, seeking to break the govern ment's price policies. Altogether, It looks like a well-managed campaign. The country is truly in a pre plexing condition, whether "dis unity" is the proper word for it is certainly open to question. Take, for instance, the inner background from' which. Ray burn spoke.' The house Itself is idling with. Rut much to do. Its investigating committees, however, are, con stantly digging up evidence of mismanagement. . . A LONG the line of one com "mittee which recently heard the charge that although $13, 000,000 had been spent for one plane plant in North Carolina, only one plane had been pro duced.. r . Such things- have' "political ramifications. Nothing to Wash ington now or from now. on will ' be non-political. The alec- ,- (Continued on Page Six) FLUANDCOlDS 'SPREADING FAST Malloa . Bf United Praia : Influenza and colds, spreading throughout the nation, reached epidemic proportions in some cities today, curtailing war plant operations and forcing schools to ' close. : Dr. George Calver, capltol physician, estimated that 20 per cent of the congressmen in Washington have contracted in " fluenza or a respiratory virus in , fection. He said 100,000 cases iwere reported In the city. "v ' Peak Due Soon - Dr. James G. Cummirig; head of the government bureau of preventable disease, anticipated an Increase in the injection witn in the next fw days,- but ex pressed that the crisis would be reached shortly, followed by a sharp decline. Dr. Bruce H. Douglas, city health commissioner of Detroit, where about 10 per cent of the population has been hit, said colder weather "would have a marked effect in checking the number of heavy colds and win ter respiratory ailments." , New York City's industrial plants, department stores and utilities reported a 10 per cent increase in absenteeism during f the last week. M Some cities reported a short age of medical facilities and hos pitals were barring visitors to protect patients from infection. Oregon authorities said the extent of the disease was only normal for this season of the year. ' London. Dec 14 (U.B King George VI observed his 48th birthday quietly today with the aueen and princesses. Official celebrations will not take place until next June, but flags were flown on public buildings. 1CHERKASI CAPTURE!, GIVES REDS ROAD FOR MARCH WEST Town on River Stormed and Taken After Stub born Fight, Says Stalin. London, Dec." 14 (U.R) Gen. Ivan S. Konev's Ukrainian army has stormed and captured Cher kasi, the last major German base on the west bank of the lower Dnieper river, . Premier Josef Stalin announced today in a spe cial order of the day. Stalin, hailing the victors at Cherkasl, described the town as "an important center ef German defense on the right bank of the Dnieper" and said it fell today as a resiil': cf stubborn fighting Military .quarters, here be lieved the fall of Cherkasl sig nalized the crumbling of the en tire German position in the northern section of the Dniepet bend, since it gave the Russian a firm grip oh an extensive and strategic rail and highway net work. . - i , ,.- The capture of the town also cleared the way for a Russian advance westward to threaten the southern-flank of the Ger mans counterattacking the Kiev salient, By United Press ' " Triumphant Russian forces seized the last German strong hold on the lower Dnieper river and massed inside their Kiev sa lient for a winter drive on Po land and Rumania today, as news from London and the middle east hinted 'strongly, that decisive blows are impending to speed Germany's final defeat. ' ' Allied troops In Italy pounded deeper, into . the Adriatic- flank of the Nazi line, but rains' and freezing- mud again slowed .the Anglo-American advance- to a near-standstill on other sectors. ... Canadians Advance - - -Canadian units of Gen, Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's 8th army . advanced through Nazi tank counter-attacks on the town of Ortona, coastal anchor of the German Adriatic line. At last re ports, the Canadians were within two miles of Ortona and held dominant hill positions overlook ing the town. ' Indian troops flanking 'the Candians on the .inlandside of the line scored limited advances and broadened the 8th army's positions south and southwest of Ortona. ' - Planes Busy Allied attack 'planes pounded the Nazi rear lines despite the weather handicap, and medium bombers ranged across the Adri atic to batter oil installations at Split and railway yards at Sthe nic, on the Jugoslav coast, RAF Mosquito raiders bombed western . Germany during the night for the fourth straight night, attacking without loss- in the wake of powerful American forays against Nazi airfields in Holland and unidentified targets in northwestern Germany. Nine American planes were lost In the daylight raids, but the Fort resses Liberators and Thunder bolt fighters that struck at Ger many downed 19 enemy planes. 26,723 Casualties , In Italian Fighting London. Dec 14 UJ5 For eign Secretary Anthony Eden announced in commons today that Allied forces In Italy have sunerea -8,7-3 casualties and captured more than 6000 Ger man prisoners. Allied casualties from the start of the Italian camrjaisn through nov. a, ne said, were as follows: United States Britain Killed 1,603 3,212 Wounded 6.361 . 6,709 Missing 2,685 1,153 Totals 10.649 16,074 hunter rrr.i.rn Moscow. Ida.. Dm '14 -IIP) Wilbur Tisdall, 32-year-old hun ter, was killed Instantly Sunday night when a loaded rifle he was pulling from his car following a deer hunt apparently discharged accidentally. Coroner H. R. Short announced today... . Ship Named for War Correspondent tS-- s r, 3r Named for tl first U. 8. war correspondent to give bis Ufa In World War H, the 8. 8. Ralph Barnes, a Liberty Ship, slides down the ways of the Oregon Shipyard in Portland. Barnes, a New York Herald Trtoune reporter, was born at Salem, Ore., waa allied Nov. 19, 1940, when an RAF bomber in which he was flying on a bombing mission to Alo-nla. crashed and burned in Yugoslavia. Union Financial Statements Fred in Tax Bill Study 3 Washington, Dec" 14 (U.R) The senate finance committee to day voted 11 to 10 to retain in the tax bill a house-approved re quirement that non-profit organizations, including labor ' unions, file annual financial statements with the internal revenue bureau. '. . . The . committee, which hopes I . to report the bill to the senate on Thursday, also voted to freeze the social security tax rate at its present one per -cent for another year. This is the third year that Sen. Arthur Van Jeuberg, R., Mich., has succeeded in barring an automatic i.oublliig of social security, taxes . under, the law. Vandenberg was author of the postponement amendment which the committee approved. Chair man Walter F. George,- D., Go., said -the vote was 15 or 16 (or holding the present' level with only - four or five members favoring an increase. . . .. . - The senate committee accept ed the house-approved corpora tion excess profits tax rate of 95 per. cent,, an increase of five per cent over the present rate. It eliminated torn the house bill, however, the final bracket In the table of excess profit credits for invested capital. IN CENTRAL AREA By United Press U. S. weather bureau forcast- er.i warned he ' hdrtlvcentrar states Tuesday that "extreme intensification" of the current cold wave can be expected- to night and tomorrow us the air mass traveled southeasterly to include the upper eastern sea board. . Low temperatures were re corded over f wide area, rang ing from the Dakbtas, Iowa and Nebraska to the eastern sea board. The lowest temperature In 'the country was recorded at Ros seau,' Minn., 21 degrees beow zero. Duluth had' 21 below: Bemidjl, 18 below, and Min neapolis a minus 10. The Wisconsin low was report ed at Madison whore thermom eters fell to 9 below. The temperature In Chicago this morning stood at 4 above with predictions of a minus 9 to 10. Medford district Community Chest subscriptions up to last nigh went S38.295.49 Quota b 143.711.40. STIFF JOLT FOR ON GUILTY PLEA Sydney Marvin Sill was sent enced to 120 days in the county jail and fined J 500 . and , costs for . possession of - alcoholic liquor not- procured - by or through the Oregon State Liquor Control commission when he plead guilty in justice court yesterday afternoon. Sill was arrested here Saturday with 69 cases of whisky labeled "Cedarbrook," which he shipped here by truck freight and was reparing to re-ship north. During the court proceedings it developed Sill Is at liberty on $2,500 bonds on a federal nar cotics charge. While the whisky was In local warehouse Sill, it was as serted, attempted to alter the labels. He was arrested by a State Liquor commission in spector. Sill at first claimed he was taking the contraband to Seattle as a Christmas gift for his brother-in-law. The district attorney's office re ported Sill had paid an exces sive price for his cargo, but nevertheless would have netted a handsome profit for it had he been able to dispose of it. L DEC. 23 TO JAN. 3 Medford city schools will dis miss students for the Christmas holidays following classes held Thursday, December 23, rathei than on December 17 as stated yesterday, according to an an rouncement made today from the office of E. H. Hedrtck. city school superintendent School will commence again on Janu ary 3. r The Oregon Blue Book Is com piled and published In accord ance with the provisions of Sec tion 90-231, Oregon Compiled Laws Annotated. . . . U.S. PACIFIC FIGHT. reliminaries Out of the Way Says Navy Secretary in. Revealing Strength. Washington, Dec. 14 (U.R) Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said today that prelimin aries are out of the way In the Pacific and that the United States is getting ready to deliver powerful offensive blows against the Japanese. "We are setting stronger and stronger," Knox told his news conference. "The preliminaries are out of the way find we are getting ready to drive home some hard blows. "Operations of our combined sea, air and land forces in all areas of the Pacific are going forward in a very, satisfactory way. - Now Have Equ'pment "We now have the equipment and trained men to do a com plete Job. Few people ippreciate the work that goes into the Job months and months of prepara tion. "Of course, the whole strategy is becoming apparent as these things develop. It is perfectly obvious now that what seemed to be. only nibbling was carried on with the purpose of progres sively .decimating the enemy s air and ' surface strength. The enemy has contributed to that by sending out small task forces which are regularly over whelmed. This has enabled us to: nip off very important ele ments of the Japanese fleet piecemeal." . One of the striking develop ments in recent months, Knox said, is that "we very seldom en counter Japanese transports or cargo carrying ships in outlying ports." . . 'Because of his losses, the enemy has resorted to small self-propelled barges to carry both supplies and men," he added. "Fortunately we have the weapons to meet them. They are the particular prey of the P-T boat. Hundreds of barges have been sunk and thousands of troops lost in attempts to rein force beleaguered garrisons." Knox said American air super iority in the Pacific continued unchallenged. Actual figures on air losses, he added, continue to run between six and eight to one In favor of our air forces. This he suggested, was due to the steady attrition of enemy pilots over a period of months. SPECIAL SESSION TO EYE PRISON PROBLEMS Sacramento. Dec. 14. (U.R) Gov. Earl Warren's committee investigating prison conditions today reported administrative and discipline problems existing at Folsom prison demanding im mediate correction as the gov ernor announocd' he wou Id shortly call a special session of the legislature to consider an overhauling of the state s prison system. - Patton Survey In Middle East Spurs Talk Of Action In Balkan Territory By Edward W. Seattle United Press Staff Correspondent London, Dec. 14 (U.R) Lt Gen. George S. Patton has madr a three-day tour of strategic military zones in the middle east, a Cairo announcement re vealed today, fanning specula tion on the likelihood of brew ing or Imminent action In the Jittery Balkan theater. Patton, who commanded the United States Seventh army campaign through Sicily, was revealed to have made a sweep tnrough the middle east as the rupst of Gen. Sir Henry Malt land Wilson, British commaiv'.er. Accompaneid by his stuff, the general, known as "old blood and guts" appeared unheralded In Cairo, and the demands for military secrecy shrouded the intents of his trip so far from Sicily, whers tb most recent DUE TO CONFABS IS SEEJIBY EDEN Foreign Secretary Tells Commons Plans Laid For Progress With Peace. London, Dec. 14 (U.R) For eign Secretary Anthony Eden told Commons today that Brit ain, the United States and Rus sia at Tehran had ensured the shortening of the war and laid plans for "maintaining the world's progress" In the peace to follow. In apologizing for Prime Minister Churchill's absence at the opening of the war debate he hinted broadly that further conferences in the Mediterran ean theater were contemplated or under way. Work Remains "There still remains Important work for him to do in the sphere where he now is," Eden told the packed house and gallery, "and I am sure the house would wish him to see that work through to the end." Fresh from the momentous round of conferences at Cairo and Tehran, Eden reported that: . 1 Britain will throw her full resources against Japan follow ing the defeat of Germany. 2 Plans for the prosecution of war against both Germany and Japan have been "brought W completeness." ... 1 ;'... , 3 The Roosevelt Churchill talks with President Ismet Inonu of Turkey were "encouraging, Aiding Jugoslavs 4 Britain has sent a military mission to the Jugoslav partisans and is "doing all we can" to sup ply and support them. 5 There la "some hope" of uniting patriot forces in Greece and the Allies are doing their ut most to unite the Jugoslav par tisans and Gen. Draja Mikhailo- vitch's partisans. ,. J 6 The "big three' seek only to liberate the occupied coun tries of Europe and have no in tention of imposing their will upon them. LT.JAlSDEED MISSING IN ACTION Second Lieutenant James G Reed, pilot of a P-38, has bee,! reported "missing in action" ac cording to a telegram received by his mother, Mrs. Lillian G Reed, 840 Palm street. A sister of Lt. Reed's, Mrs. R. D. Coffin lives at the same address, and a brother, William, is a second class radio technician in tne navy, now aboard ship in the Pacific. Lt. James Reed left the United States for overseas duty about November 1, going to the South Pacific area. The War Depart ment telegram says he has been missing in action since Decern bcr 7. advices said' his Seventh army still was stationed. Though the Cairo report said only that Patton and his staff had visited "various areas" in the middle east, with a specific mention of Palestine, It was as sumed that he examined the key defenses and dispositions throuehout the vital section a potential springboard for the drive against Europe from the south as agreed upon at the Tehran conference. Authorities were silent regard ing the tour by Patton, a general valued so highly by Gen. Dwlghl D. Elsenhower that the clamor over his slapping of a shell shocked soldier In a Sicilian hoe pltal was not permitted to affect his status as commander of the Seventh army. On Conferees' Heels By accident or design. Fatten To Sing Here As I ' III-""- I Opening the concert season ot tha Jackson County Civic Music association tomorrow evening will be Sldor Balerikr, famous Russian bass-baritone. Belaraky often compared favorable to the great Russian singer. Feodor Chaliapin, is making his first western tour. The concert Is open only to members of the as sociation and Is scheduled for 8:15 p. m. at the senior high school auditorium on South Oatc dale Ave. KILLED BY TREE NEAR PROSPECT Struck by the tip of a falling tree, Dick Adams, 49, Ashland resident, was killed about noon yesterday while working as a log scaler at a camp operated 10 miles northeast of Prospect by Lawrence E. Edmonds, also of Ashland. Adams, apparently in stantly killed, was not found un- ti' the men noticed hl absence when . work . ceased at five o'clock, - ' Carlos Morris, deputy coroner, Investigated the accident and stated this morning lnms' chest was badly crushed. The body lay In such a position as to in dicate the snag tip of the tree struck his shoulder and chest in falling. The tree, unusually tall, was felled Just before noon by Carl Hagler, Ashland, working alone as a "rubber" faller. Hag ler was unaware of Adams' pres ence in the vicinity. Body Found Adams' body was found by Jack Waybrant, Ashland, an other member of the crew. The dead man Is survived by his wife. Ethel, at the family home, 287 Morton St., in Ash land: two sons in the now, Rob ert LeRoy in Ireland and Dale Alvln in Miami, Fla., and a daughter, Betty Lee, and an other son, Richard Arlen, at home. . Funeral arrangements are awaiting word from the son In Florida. The body Is at Lit- willer's funeral home In Ash land. Adams was born April 24 1884, In Mitchell; S. D an J had lived in Ashland many years Blood donations to Red Cross centers average 80,000 a wee!.. turned up In the middle east hard on the heels of the inter national conferences at Cairo and Tehran, one major result of which was to align Turkey be side the Allies as a benevolent non-belligerent. Patton first was spotted bv the public In Cairo Monday, when with members of his staff he drove around the city in a car marked with the three stars of a lieutenant general. Observers here thought It pos sible that he would see the Greek and Jugoslav govern ments while he was In Egypt They tempered the speculation on the military significance of his visit with the assumption that any real plans for an In vaslon of the Balkans would be laid by direct contact with the patriot forces doing tbs actual lighting. EXCEED QUOTA IN WAR FUND DRIVE $1,703.50 Contributed Says; Mrs. 0. Floyd, Chairman Central Point Tops List Members of fifteen Jackson county Granges and the county Pomona Grange have con tributed $1,703.50 to the current National War Fund drive, it wat stated yesterday by Mrs. Olive M. Floyd. Phoenix Grange mem ber and Grange chairman for the) project. Mrs. Floyd stated that the assigned quota of $1,500 waa met more than a month ago and since then the additional funds had come In. None of the fundi collected from the Grangers will be used for the Medford Community Chest and the entire sum Is to go to the National War Fund. Central Point Grange tooned the list of contrlbu'lons with 8311.05. Mrs. A. T. Lathron was chairman In charge of the drive for the groun. Eaule Point Grange, with Mrs. Millie Ting leaf as chairman, raised the sec ond largest sum, $253.17, and Bellvlew Grange members were) third with $225.11. Mrs. Elsta Davis was chairman for the Belt view drive. Lake Creek $56.50 , . , Lake Creek Grange, under, the direction ot Mrs. Myrtla Charley, raised $36,80; Upper Appiegate, with Mrs. Maud Port as chairman, raised $33, and Talent Grange, with Mrs. Florence Hartley as chairman, contributed $40.50. Members of the Sams Valley Granee, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Doris Neaion, raised $140.71 for th fund. . . t A polecate Grange contributed $131.01 to the drive, conducted under the chairmanship of Mrs, Beryl Eliwje, and the Jackson villa Gramre, with Mrs. Nell Dunford as chairman, raised $109.50 for the fund. Griffin Creek Grange, under the direc tion of Mrs. Jessie Miner, raised $108.40 for the fund, and Roxy Ann Grange, with Mrs. Ethel Blsh as chairman, contributed $59.65. Cold Hill $37 Members of the Gold HIU Grange, under direction of Mrs. W. G. Howes, raised $37. Live Oak Grange at Rogue River, with Mrs. Rolland Jones as WIBIIKI-II, tUIIUIUUWU -.W and Upner Rogue Grange, where Mrs. Tressle Vaughn directed the campaign, raised $06.10. Phoenix Grange, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Madeline Barrett, raised $77.65 for the war fund. J a c it s o n County Pomona Grange contributed $10 to tha fund. Mrs. Floyd stated that she was assisted in the county wide campaign by Mrs. A. E. Brock way, who acted as driver ot car furnished by Fluhrer's bak ery for the calls on the various Granges. Hollywood, Dec. 14 U.B Deanna Durbin, the singing child star of the movies who grew up into one of Hollywood's most beautiful actresses, was awarded a divorce today from Navy Lt. Vaughn Paul. Her husband's continual criti cism of her work caused her ex treme mental anguish, she testi fied before Judge Ingall W. BulL "I worked v-!ry hard when I made a picture because only that way can I make a good picture,' she explained. "But no matter how It turned out, Vaughn was always ready to criticize. It was the same with my radio pro grams, and it was very, dis couraging." "Did all this cause you mental anguish?" Judge Bull asked. "Yes," Miss Durbin replied, adding that they had few mutual Interests and that he would turn off the radio whenever she tuned in on a symphony program. V
