MINES ACCEPT
TOKYO'S DARE IN
LANDING ON CAPE
No Surprise Element When
Yanks Arrived on Glou
cesterNavy Guns Help.
By George Jonas
United Press Staff Correspondent
With U. S. Marines at Cape
Gloucester, New Britain, Dec.
28- (U.R) Three hours ago I
crouched In the first landing boat
to touch Cape Gloucester, the
cape the Japanese had dared us
, to try to take from them.
For 10 days our bombers bad
telegraphed our punches. The en
emy now knew we wanted the
cape and its airdrome, and want
ed them badly. Tokyo radio even
. beamed broadcasts to us, daring
us to try and take it.
No Surprise
"We're going In with nothing
but our own fighting power!"
Rear Adm. Daniel E. Barbey had
warned us. "There will be no
element of surprise this time."
But the taunting Tokyo broad
caster far from the scene had for
gotten one thing. He had reck
oned without the murderous ac
curacy of our aerial and naval
marksmen. For 10 days Cape
Gloucester had been made target
of the most punishing bombard
ment in Pacific annals.. That
merciless barrage finally had
driven the defenders to cover, at
least temporarily.
At 7:45 a. m our Hlggins land
ing boat grounded on the beach
ana me first ffrmin nf amcniaH
f Jungle fighters leaped into the
L pounding surf. Led by Capt.
.William Moran of St. Louis,
Mo, they raced up the sand and
dived into the protective jungle.
There was no enemy opposition.
Clash in Jungle
. As I wrote this, three hours
later, things were different
Americans and Japanese were
dying In clashes back In the
jungle. The marines have fought
their way Upland along an arc ex
tending roughly 3500 yards from
their initial beachhead. '
It was almost dusk last night
when our two assault forces
of destroyer-transports rendez
voused off the New Guinea coast
We commenced the slow Journey
nmea 4h Vlttn. ..1. .1 U
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glassy waters under a star-filled
sky.
Our gronp was to attempt
S beachhead on the southwestern
' shore of the cape and strike in
land to the airfield. The other
was to land five miles east of the
cape near Point Silimati.
1 Marine officers on our ship re
ceived final instructions and then
gathered in the dimly-lit ward
room. They drank mugs of cof
fee and smoked nervously. Some-
, one turned on the radio. Through
bursts of btatlc and interference
we listened to President Roose
velt's address to the nation.
One hour before dawn the
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sprawling convoy began to break
into invasion patterns. Destroyer
transports and blunt-nosed land
ing craft drew ahead of the larg
er .craft and headed for their ob
jectives. '
At the same time, our big
guns opened up and the first
grape cluster of red hot tracers
arched toward the air drome.
Yellow flames burst from their
muzzles at few second intervals
for the next hour as they bom
barded airstrips and beachheads
mercilessly. ;
The marines were sweeoine
inland and along the coast. They
have been told to "make everv
shot count Be sure of your tar
get ana then give them hell."
Three Children Die
In Flaming Home
Anderson Ranch Dam, Ida..
Dec. 29 U.PJ The three small
children of Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Denten were burned to death
here early today In a fire that
consumed the house in which
they were residing.
Mrs. Denton was taken to St.
Alphonsus hospital in Boise suf
fering from shock at loss of the
children.
The fire, said Green, was
caused by an overheated stove.
END "WORK HOLIDAY"
Halifax, N. S., Dec. -9 U.R
Some 20,000 Nova Scotian coal
miners and steel and shipyard
workers went back to their jobs
today, ending a one-day "work
holiday which caused one of
the greatest industrial tieups in
the province's history.
Daily
Meteorological Report
Forecast!
Medofrd and vicinity: Partly fcloudy
tonight and Thursday. Uttla change
In temperature.
Oregon; raruy ciouay loxugnv ana
Thiu-BdAT exMDt occasional showers
or snow flurries In southeast portion
tonight. Little change In temperature.
Local uan
Temperature a year ago today;
Highest 40. lowest 30.
Total monthly precipitation, 1.17
Inches. Deficiency tor the month, 1.47
inches.
Total precipitation since Septem
ber 1. 1943, 8.15 inches. Deficiency lor
the season, 1.89 Inches.
Relative humidity at 5 p. m. yester
day. 63; 6 a. m. today, 95.
Tomorrow
Sunrise 8:89 a. m., sunset 5:49 p. m.
Obsemttona taken at 4:90 a. m
130 meridian time:'
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Boston ' 86 10 P.cldy.
Chicago 83 38 . T Snow
Denver '.. a , ,,- 47 18 Clear
Eureka M 40 Clear
Havre - 87 8 Clear
Los Angeles 63 46 .69 Bain
Medford 48 4' Clear.
New York 48 Jo Clear
Omaha 86 12 Clear
Pnoentx 80 38 P.cldy.
Portland 48 31 Clear
Reno .... 88 28 Clear
Rosebure; 42 83 Foggy
Salt Lake .. 82 12 Cloudy
San Francisco 81 46 .10 Cloudy
Seattle 81 SO Clear
Spokane 87 18 Clear
Waehlon, D. O. 48 23 T Cloudy
Yakima 88 18 Cloudy
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MEDFORD MAIL
IN SEAL CATCH
$7,000,000 Fur Harvest on
Pribilofs Done 60 Per
Cent by American Troops.
By Husa.ll Annabel
Unite Press Correspondent
Headquarters, Alaskan "De
partment. (U.R) Because of the
threat of Japanese attack last
summer against the ble-k but
enormously valuable Pribllof
Islands, the greater part of the
work of killing and skinning
117,000 fur seals there was
carried out by United States
troops, it was disclosed here.
The troops comprised 60 per
cent of the sealing crews, and
aided in all phases of the work
from selecting bachelor seals to
be pelted to final task of pro
cessing the carcasses for oil and
fertilizer. Although none of the
men had ever seen a fur seal be
fore the great herds hauled out
on the eternally foggy beaches
in May, they soon became so ex
pert that a crew of 40 men could
kill and skin up to 800 seals an
hour, an officer stated.
Working with the troops dur
ing the $7,00,000 fur har
vest was a specally trained crew
of civilian workers from Fauke
Fur Co. of St. Louis, Mo., the
firm which holds the govern
ment contract for finishing and
marketing the skins. Superin
tendent of the civilians was Lee
C. Macmillian, veteran ehiployee
of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries,
who has taken part in 22 sealing
operations in the Pribilofs.
Capt. George Beyer. 6tanton,
Neb., commanding officer of a
unit on St. Paul, the larger of
the two seal islands, stated that
Army trucks and Jeeps were a
new and welcome addition to
the sealing equipment, as they
were used not only to drive from
herd to herd but also to haul
the thousands of carcasses "from
the killing grounds to the pro
cessing plant.
"The crews would pile into
jeeps and trucks at 4 a. m., Cap
tain Beyer said, "and drive to
the "hauling grounds' where they
would select a herd of three-year-old
bachelor bulls and drive
the animals a few hundred yards
inland to the killing grounds.
Aided by 120 part-Russian Prib
llof natives who were brought
to the- island from their reloca
tion center in Southeastern
Alaska for the sealing operation,
the troops killed the seals with
six-foot clubs. The foreman
would measure each carcass
with wooden callners and call
out the figures to an assistant
whose job it was to record this
biological data.
"An expert with keen knife
usually a native would cut
around the flippers and make
an Incision the length of the
seal's underside, and following
this two men would rip the pelt
off, using heavy metal tongs for
the purpose. The silky brown
pelts were hauled in jeeps and
trucks to the processing shed
where, after being soaked in sea
water for 24 hours, they were
cleaned of blubber and then
treated with salt and boric acid
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The troops were amazed by the
ferocity and hardihood of the
great bull seals who will fight
to the death in defense of their
harems nf 20 nr mnr. mw mi4
They verified the statements vf
me i-tidiioi natives tnat tne
powerful, battle-scarred bulls
neither eat nor drink from May
until September. "They don't
even go into water," said Cpl.
Roy Kopperude, Lake Preston,
S. D. "Maybe they are afraid
other bulls will steal their cows.
Anyhow, they just stay there on
the rocks and fight and snort
around for four months,
and how they are able to do it
is something that beats all of us."
The current price of seal pelts
Is around $60, but this year the
seal oil is as valuable as the
pelts because of it hiffh ovrtr.
ine content and consequent need
in tne manufacture of munitions.
The carcasses of the seals are
ground UD in machines and nmn.
eased for fertilizer.
while the Japs did not ven
ture near the island this year,
they have visited th PHhiw.
many times in the past to poach
scau. ,ee iuacmuian stated tie
had taken nart In Mtvnnl clrirm.
ishes with Jap fur pirates, and
mere are friDUor natives who
admit to having killed at least
one boatload nf Jan. whn at
tempted to land and take seal
peits. a move is at present under
way in the territory to obtain a
medal for onn nntiu whn .lint
it out with a skulking band of
japs ana iorcea tnem back to
sea with their ' dear! anrl
wounded.. .
What's Doing at
U. S. O.V
A New Year's Eve celebration
has been planned by the staff of
the Main Street USO to mark
passing of the old year. The cel
ebration, to begin at 8:30 p. m.,
will last until after midnight
Planned for the evening Is
group singing; New Year's mes
sage by the Rev. Louis C. Kirby;
numbers by Mrs. Alexander's
string band; .solos by Harry
Young; numbers by servicemen
from Camp White; a pantomime
New Year's greeting at midnight
with the singing of Auld Lang
Syne. Carlos Morris will act as
master of ceremonies. Refresh
ments will be served by senior
hostesses of the club.
Saturday, New Year's Day, a
program has been planned and
taking part will be Mrs. Lulu
Saulsberry and the high school
girls' trio, Betty Jane Johnson,
Betty Jane McKenzie and Mary
Lou Swoape, accompanied by
Koger wolf.
Open house will be held all
day Sunday. In additional the
I usual services ana program oi
tne club there will be a vesper
service at 4:30 p. m. in the 11
braray which will be conducted
by the Rev. Wolford A. Dawes,
pastor of the First Baptist
church, and special musical
numbers.
Adjutant Charles K. Cox, di
rector of the West Main USO,
and Mrs. Cox, extend greetings
to one and all for a happy new
year. ' .
BODY AND SOUL
Los Angeles, Dec. 29 (U.R)
When asked to show his license,
Abraham L. Joyce, 81, told po
lice he was just selling pencils
to keep "body and soul togeth
er." They found $2,534 in his
wallet.
OREGON, WEDNESDAY,
Yanks Did '
Anti-aircraft fan left by Japs at Butaritart, Makta Atoll, Gilbert
Islands, was found shot full of holes, when Yanks occupied the area.
Two Americans an examining parts of th e gun. after the battle.
REDS CHARGE FINNS
WITH WAR BRUTALITY
Washington, Dec. 29 (U.R)
The Soviet embassy In its infor
mation bulletin today charged
the Finns with war crimes in
cluding robbery, destruction of
property, and beating of Rus
sians In concentration camps.
The embassy publication said
that "a brutal regime reigns"
in concentration camps at Pet
rozavodsk where prisoners al
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test by doting time, contest
will continue until proof is
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CATHOLICS PLAN
Chicago, Dec. 29 (U.R) The
19th annual two-day meeting of
the American Catholic Philoso
phical association convened to
day to formulate an Ideology,
embracing religion, politics, and
industry, for direct action in
post-war world adjustment,
We Sincerely Believe the Happiest Birthright a Child Can Have
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Banned For Rent
Washington, Dec. 29 OI.RV--The
U. S. emergency court of
appeals today ruled that the
price administrator Is not re
quired to permit Increases in
rents after defense activities
have begun in a section "on the
sole ground that the Increases
are normal.
In the ruling, the court dis
missed complaints of eight
owners of rental property in
Seattle, Wash., against estab
lished rent ceilings.
SCHOOLBOY ARGUMENT
ENDS IN GUN DEATH
Meadville. Pa.. Dec. 29 (U.R)
A schoolboy argument over a
game ended in the slaying of
a nine-year-old boy for which
his 10-year-old companion is
being Held.
Assistant District Attorney
Kenneth W. Rice, of Crawford
county, said that George David
First, Jr., 10, had admitted shoot
ing Conrad Kratr, 9, through
the heart A charge of murder
was filed against the boy.
SAGEBRUSH DENTIST
Chicago, Dec. 29 (U.R) Wyo
ming s "sagebrush dentist," Dr.
Will Frackelton, 74, died last
night while on a holiday visit
to Chicago after an illness of
four months.
Frackelton's Sheridan, Wyo.,
practice once included such pa
tients as "Buffalo Bill" Cody,
"Calamity Jane," and Frank
Grouard, the Indian scout
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TEAMSTER HEAD SEES
WILLKIE AS NOMINEE
' Indianapolis, Dec. 29 (U.R)
D, del J. Tobin, head of the
International Teamsters onion
and a leader in the American
Federation of Labor, predicted
today that Wendell L. Willkie
would be the 1944 Republican
presidential nominee.
Writing In the January Issue
of his union's magazine, the In
ternational Teamster, Tobin also
predicted that if the war ends
by next June, the Republican
party will sweep Into power in
the November general elections.
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