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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
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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.
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