E REJOI
IS RESENTED BY
False Report On Sailing Re-
veals Lack Of Comprehen
sion of Struggles Ahead.
By Hanson W. Baldwin
' Representing the Combined .
American Press
(Distributed by United Press)
Aboard Admiral Kirk's Flag
ship off the French Coast, June
6 (U.R) The press news receiv
ed aboard this vessel said Sun
day morning.June 4, that "mil
lions of persons were thrown
Into premature rejoicing late
yesterday when an American
press service falsely reported
that allied troops had landed in
France."
This report, coming at a time
when some of the allied invasion
convoys actually had left British
ports but had not yet approach
ed the French coasts was serious
as a possible "tipoff" to the
enemy of impending operation.
The invasion convoys subse
quently were recalled because
of unfavorable weather and the
Invasion was delayed.
Rejoicing Resented
But one word in the message
that particularly caught the eye
of many officers aboard this ship
was the word "rejoicing."
That word strikes an incon
gruous, almost a brutally callous
note, here in the Bay of Seine
in waters were American bodies
lie fathoms deep near beaches
whose blood-drenched names
will be forever emblazoned on
the battle streams of rsimental
colors, forever recorded in the
history of our people.
It is a word which emtomises
a lack of comprehension of the
grim issues here involved, of the
long chances and hard struggles
ahead. It signifies a sense of
over-confidence and hence is re
pugnant to the men who are do
ing the fighting and who know
the hard and relentless strength
of the enemy.
Nerves Long Taut
In one sense, however, "re-
Jcicing" is understood. This oper
ation has been so long prepared
and the war of nerves so great
that there is a positive sense of
relief when the first shots are
fired and when one knows that
now the grapple to the death
has been started.
But, in this correspondent's
deliberate opinion, this is no time
for rejoicing but rather for
prayer. Let us beat the enemy
first and then rejoice.
It will be a hard, tough, bru
tal job, the landings now being
made and the battles on the
beaches. Bloody though they un
doubtedly will prove to be, they
are only the first and perhaps
the easiest part of the Job.
The German coast defense
batteries and beach positions are
very strong, but it has always
been loped that we could effect
landings, break through this
stroiif coital crust, and estab
lish beachheads.
But the main test then comes.
Mutt Dcfsat Army
For it is the German army we
must defeat, and the German
army is very strong.
In Franc and the low coun
tries there are probably 60
divisions or more, including
coastal divisions in training and
some understrength unit-i. Of
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Ninth Air Force, They're headed for vital Nazi installations in France.
Army Air Force photo.
these, the e are at leas' 21 first
class divisions, some of thein the
best troops the Germsns have.
Six oi them have panzer di
visions, t ne a panzer grenadier
unit, two ae parachute ivisions,
and 12 are good infantry di
visions. The remaining divisions
ar not as good quility as these
21 but trty ars nevertheless
pood.
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Observations
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Night life and gangsters aren't
what threatens a country wom
an's safety in a city; its morn
ing life and newsboys, Out at
6 a. m., I met a newsboy; a
tall gangly boy with golden
curls and an engaging grin.
He said .he'd been up since
midnight and was just through
delivering papers. I took to
him and he took to me and
after talking for some time it
seemed very natural for me to
accept an invitation to go with
him and a friend to visit the
zoo that afternoon.
When I called at the address
he had given me, he said the
crowd had grown a bit and that
he was taking his car. "It's in
my mother's name. She's work
ing at the shipyard but she
won't mind." He said the car
was better than it Inked. Frank
always says that about our cars
so this didn't alarm me. There
were seven of us three boys,
three girls and I.
Even when we had to shove
the car to get it started, I
thought nothing. To me, that
was ordinary car behaviour.
After, a few miles the boy
stopped the car and poured
something out of a jug intc ..xe
engine. Well, I d seen that done
before too, and still thought
nothing.
Arriving at the park, the boy I
allowed us only the sketchiest
view of the animals. He said
monkeys with bare behinds de
pressed him; said he was going
on to Everett and get his dog.
I said how about gas. I had
no tickets and a 60-mile trip
took a lot of gas.
"Oh, I don't use gas," he ex
plained. "The kids each brought
some cleaning fluid. That's
what's in them jugs and cans
in the back. The only trouble
is, there's no gas tank. That's
why I have to stop every eight
miles and fill the carburator."
Yes, I know I should have
backed out right there. But I
have the average adult's fear
of losing face With the young,
so I went. And not only did
we have to fill the carburetor
with cleaning fluid every eight
miles but the lugs around the
tires had to be tightened ever
so often. Even I learned when
the danger point was nearing.
The car would add a rolling
motion to its other extra cur
ricular activities.
At Everett we picked up a
dog and three pups. Then back
to Seattle, stopping every eight
miles to give the car its shot
of cleaning fluid; stopping even
otfener to tighten lugs. At 8:30
I staggered into the hotel.
I didn't go out at 6 this morn
ing. Morning life is so danger
ous in the city, -I might meet a
newsboy.
Freight from Coloma to Sut
ter's Fort, now a two hour drive
cost $2000 a ton in gold rush
days.
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HEALTH PLAQUE
Jackson county this week re
ceived the plaque awarded by
the United States Chamber of
Commerce and the American
Public Health association for
outstanding health achieve
ments last year. The plaque was
mailed to the county Chamber
of Commerce from where it
will be presented to the health
department staff. Jackson coun
ty was the only Oregon county
to receive the award and one of
but four western counties so
honored.
The plaque reads: The Nation
al Health Honor Roll is award
ed to Jackson County for public
health achievement during 1943.
Phesented by the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States
and the American Public Health
association."
This year's award was on a
national, instead of a district
basis. In 1939 and 1940 the
county won the award of merit
for this district. Winning of the
national award Is considered to
reflect much credit on both the
county public health depart
ment and upon the Jackson
County public Health association.
4-H COMPETITION
New Orleans (U.R) The
Good Provider competition con
ducted for adult farmers of
Louisiana during the past four
years, will be centered on the
state's 4-H clubs during 1944 be
couse of the altered programs of
adult farmers brought about by
wartime conditions. The com
petition will be open to all of
the 50,000 boys and girls en
rolled in the program in Louisi
ana, -judging will be on the basis
of a score card credit of produc
tion projects carried on.
Med'ofd Soldier,
On, Switchboard
in Great Britain
Thursday, June 8, 1944
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBONE FIVE
Included on the switchboard
personnel of the U. S. army
telephone system in Great
Britain is Pvt. Wilbur M. F.
Smith, son of Mrs. Mary S.
Smith of Route 2, a news story
from his headquarters states.
The report says the soldier tele
phone operators 'have some dif
ficulty in speaking to British
and American callers In lan
guage understandable to each,
with differences in words and
enunciation - chief obstacles.
English girls working on the
exchange with the army men
find the "Yanks" interesting,
and different from the English
men in that "they always do
everything in a hurry."
Most of the men at the
switchboard had little or no
experience with such work In
civilian life and were taught
their work by the army.
BOUQUET COSTS $10
Lansing, Mich. (U.R) Harry
C. Isanhart, 48, Lansing, will
probably buy his next bouquet
of flowers from a florist and
won't try to filch them from a
public park. Police caught Isan
hart carrying flowers from a
Lansing park and it cost him a
$10 fine in municipal court.
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Trie Invasion is now underway and already casualties are
mounting by leaps and bounds. That means more and more
SURGICAL DRESSINGS must be rushed over-seas. There must
be an ample supply there cannot be "too little, too late" for
American lives are at stake! Every man and woman can have a
share in this vitally important jobl
Night Sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays
During June and July - Starting 7:30 p. m. at the
JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE AUDITORIUM
This message In behalf of the Red Cross night ses
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public service by ... .
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