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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1943 'Fighting 165th Lives Up to 'Fighting 65th' DELAY ON PATTON ALSO HITS OTHER -Chandler said the committee decided to bold them all up temporarily rather than single out Patton from the list Earlier, Sen. William Langer, R., N. D., said in a statement that he wanted to know whether it was true that Patton pulled out his revolver when he up braided the soldier for not wear ing his leggings, and whether eight ,other soldiers who were nearby put their rifles in con dition to use because Patton was "so abusive." The building of single bomber involves approximately 12,000 telephone calls. The women of Britain have replaced men in almost every type of occupation. Sixty per Just S dropi Penctra rfosa Drops la aach goatrll btlp yon reathe freer almost Inatantlr. Rtllevs tha head colU nasal rati cry. Only 25o 2 tines as much for 60c Caution : TJse only as directed. Feaetre Neas Drtpi cent of government ordnance! factory workers are women. In some factories making big guns more than 70 per cent of the staff are women. Replacement Program Must Senate Committee Action Holds Up Generalships For Four Additional Men. Start Now Says Truman Committee In Review. NOW! ORDER PAGE FOUR Washington, Dee. 18 (U.(5 The Truman committee warned the nation today that It haa coast ed to the limit on Ita nrewar re- aerves of transportation facill ties and that replacement pro grams must be launched Imme diately if a disastrous collar e is to be avoided. "If we act iow, an Impending crisis may be avoided by means more satisfactory tan any measures which could be Ukki once the crisis is actually upon us, the senate s special war in vestigating .committee declared in a report on transportation problems. Fine So Far The report paid high tribute ' fa the transportation job so far accomplished, and a a I d it couldn't have been done if there hadn't been prewar reserves aa well as splendid war-time con servatlon and utilliation. But, it added, the transporta tion is increasing. Equipment la 1 X I tTWIAIINtt YOUI PUTES iwir DAY-HUD SNUO t COMfORTAlU THIS WAY ffcet-llfiN sag wrinkles form when plats remain unworn. Avoid. this hold pistes firmly all day, stars day with thk "comfort-cushion a dentist's formula. 4 Dr. Wtratfi Pow fl.Worid'ittftrtN eneta yon enjoy Ini plat powder. eta- a. I.OOI mrat of looaa Help prevaat 4L pur and karnii Saaeaaet tatting. aVTaW-XJj itt&Ht OUR GREATEST Ai:.l ; : : ta to be helplul to all tree engage us we trf to satisfy all by the manner in which ever detail la handled. LADY ATTENDANT PERL FUNERAL HOMI John A. ft rrana Perl Ambulance Service PHONE M7t rLYCrJTH PASTS r:r?;:-ZY brext it So. Riverside Dial 4980 El tiw 1 ' ''I'x.- Displaying souvenirs Just brought back from the front tines, men of the U. 8. 169th Infantry, formerly New York's "Fighting mth," gather 'round for a U. S. Army Signal Corps photographer to snap their picture after fighting at Butarltarl drove on Makln Island. Note the Jan flag and enemy marine bulimia tha born "found." wearing out. Manpower is grow ing scarcer. 'An indication of the serious ness of the situation lies in the fact that experts in forecasting the 1044 transportation burden have based their figures, not up on estimated demand, but on es timated maximum capacity," the report pointed out. Point by point, the committee reviewed the situation affecting all types of transportation facili ties rail, highway, air, barge and plnellne. ' Pipeline Plan Lauded It found the rail, highway and air transport outlook most criti cal. The barge program, con ceived In emergency, was found to have been "so delayed by end less conferences" that It bene fits were negligible. Only the pipeline program received plaudits. The committee found that rail roads have received during 1842 and will receive during 1943 only a fraction of their estimated equipment requirements. It blamed War Production Board priority ratlnga for the fact that locomotive production reached only 165, Instead of the scheduled 724, in the first nine months of this year. WPB since has lifted delaying restrictions. WPB Blamed Freight cars present similar problem, end the committee laahed out at the WPB for stop ping without notice freight ear production on April 14, l9-3. The WPB order restricted freight car production to only two types. The committee .aid1 "production was delayed several months be fore railroads discovered which builders would be permitted to build what types. of cars. Aa for passenger cars, the com mittee said the public "will have to accept the discomforts of rail passenger travel as one of the burdens of war and should plan to travel as little as possible." Lack New Trucks Lack of new trucks and the shortage of replacement parts and tires constitute the biggest drawback to adequate highway transportation, the committee aid. The WPB approved production of 7,800 heavy trucks during the last half of 1943, but none of them had been completed by tha end of October, The committee President's Latest Conference A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY ft 1 r' Akm-eiloriefoei C ,v J ...eliBlakmgar 1 JjJfiY utnlacttsa XJ' . e If the boys look when yon go by, it's because you keep your curvet under control I That meant reduc ing, and while reducing you'll End that luscious, low-calorie Roman Meal Bread helps tatisfy your hunger ... and tastes M good I By Th Baker 01 ll WWW. BREAD AND CAKES Jit?" : 'If lAcmt Radio-TtUohtol Seated with President Roosevelt Is President Ismet Inonu of Turkey who arrived in Cairo to confer with the President on the general situation. Present also tu Prima Mlnls'.er Churchill. estimated that 490 will be built by the end of the year, but the 7,800 will not be ready before the middle of 1944 and then only if schedules for component parts such as engines, axela and transmissions can be revised. The committee blamed the WPB scrap drive in 1942 for part of the replacement parts shortage. The drive resulted in 4.000.000 motor vehicles being broken up and shipped to ateel milla, the committee said. "A tremendous number of serviceable parts, which In nor mal times would have been fed back Into the motor transport system, were destroyed, and th civilian market waa deprived of these reserves," the report added. . . WPB Acts Lata WPB didn't act to correct the situation until May 19, 1943, when It prohibited the acrannlns of serviceable parts. "The situation with respect to tires' Is extremely critical," the committee reported. "Mili tary and civilian truck and bus requirements for 1944 total In the neighborhood of 21,000,000 tires. The most recent survev Indicates a production capacity of only 18,000,000. This leaves a deficiency of approximately 3,000,000 tires . . . because of this deficiency, the trucks ched uled In the 1944 truck produc tion program will be eaulnoed with no spare tlrea, except for ine military trucks to be used in combat areas and the trucks provided for Russia." TO RECEIVE TOYS AT Camp White, Dec. 16 -Believing the help shortage also might be bothering Santa Clous' toy factory up at the North Pole, Lt. John Berry of the 96th Di vision special services office has become a voluntary helper of old St. Nick by bringing a big sack of toys and gifts back from Chicago. They will be given out by a "real" Santa Claus to the chil dren of 96th Division officer and enlisted men at the chil dren's Christmas party to be held Wednesday, Dec. 22 from 1 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. at the Riverside USO (n Medford. A committee of officers' wives headed by Mrs. James L. Brad ley has announced that with the compilation of names of chil dren of 96th personnel, arrange ments have been virtually com pleted. Bob Titus of the Med ford USO Is assisting the committee. A 10 per cent reduction by consumers In the use of coal for heating, electricity, and man-1 ufnetured gas could save, re-1 spectlvely, 20 million tons of I coal, four million tons of coal ' and 73 million lamp bulbs, and1 IV million barrels of fuel oil! annually. Dr. A. A. Soule Announces Phono 2870 No Ant. Call Nurses' Registry 26S7 DESOTO PARTS HUMPHREY MOTORS 33 So. Riverside Dial 4980 NW PEN! MORNING, DEC. 13 6:00 A.M. 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