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Newspaper Page Texthi in i.TA IT a IS F I JOe n)An i7 Medford United Press Thirty ninth Year Stalin Lauds Allied NOTHING LIKE IT IN WAR HISTORY SAYS RED CHIEF Broad in Conception- Mas terly in Execution, Prem ier's Summation of Effort Moscow, June 13 tU.R) Pre mier Joset Stalin, in his first public comment on the allied in vasion of Europe, said tonight that the forcing of the channel and mass landing in northern France "have succeeded fully." "The history of wars does not know such an undertaking, so broad in conception, so gran-, diose, and so masterly in execu tion," Stalin said of the invasion. , "As it is known, the "in vincible' Napoleon shamefully failed in his own time with plans to force the channel and capture the British isles. Hitler Dodged Attempt "Hitler, the hysteric who boasted for two years that he would force the channel, did not even attempt to carry out his threat. "Only British and American troops succeeded with honor in carrying out an immense plan for forcing the channel and land ing troops on a vast scale. "History will note this as an achievement of the highest order. In adding up the results of seven days of the battles of liberation Dy aineo iruupa . "---7!tlefront TTrnnnp. one may say wimuw-i.. . -- - . . - , -l" hesitation that tin ,e arge , to rchigj oi inc Liimiuc. J no of trnnns of the allies in northern France have succeeded fully-" Stolkholm, June 13 (U.R) A Helsinki dispatch to the news paper Aftonbladct said today that the Red army had opened an offensive in the far north, at tacking German positions along the Litsa river which empties into the Barents sea 35 miles west of Murmansk. The reported offensive at the northern end of the Finnish front followed . by three days the Red army attrck on the Karelian Isthmus above Lenin grad, where the Finns were be ing driven back toward Viipuri. The Helsinki dispatch said the Russians attacked on the arctic front after a violent artillery barrage. State Grange Head Raps OPA Tactics On Price Ceilings Grants Pass, Ore., June 13 (U.R) Morton Tompkins, state master of the Oregon Grange, said today that OPA tactics of setting price ceilings had in many Instances brought financial injuries to farmers. Tompkins said that tne war Food Administration failed . to fulfill its promises to support prices on certain food crops in many cases and that some price levels were below cost of pro duction. He said the conditions brought about by OPA practices would not buiid confidence and that, were it not for the patriotism of the farmer, food production would be endangered. SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS Irean Grigrby tactfully with holding n bit of news but prom ising to do better in the future. Aftor, Carter keeping her fel low county clerk office em ployed info-mcd on latest devel opments in moving her house hold vossesjions to Hilt, Cal. Sheriff 3yd I. Brown refusing to becomi involved In a torrid political argument. FuU Lemtd Wire Prospect Mother Finds Navy Son By Coincidence Prospect, June 13 Mrs. Howard Waggoner planned a surprise visit last week with her son, Donald, who is in the navy, stationed at Treasure Island, San Francisco. How ever, through strange coinci dence, the surprise was mu tual. Mrs. Waggoner spent the first two days of her three-day vacation stay in the city vain ly trying to locate her son through the labyrinthian red tape of the navy. On the evening of the sec ond day she decided to attend a movie. Shortly after she had been seated a group of sailors came in and took seats directly in front of her. Yes you guessed it. One of the boys was her son. As her vacation visit was to end the next day, mother and son stayed up all night to visit. Mrs. Waggoner returned to her work as clerk in Grieve's store last week. FORTRESSES HIT London. June 13 (U.R) American Flying Fortresses at tacked three enemy airfields in France today and fighter-bomb ers soared out over the Chan nel as clearing weather permit ted increased Allied aerial as saults on German communica tions leading to the Norman bat- ..... L, ine sinaay aayugni plows un eremy, leJ ,ine, ,ollmved a smashing attack by more than - . , , . . Hrnnned 1400 tons of bombs, including six-ton super- blockbusters, on the German syn thetic oil center at Gelsenkirch en and hit four important rail junctions In France, 70,000 IN ITALY Rome. June 13 (U.R) Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, commander of the Allied Fifth army, said today that 70,000 Germans had been killed, captured, or wounded during the current offensive in Italy. Clark made the disclosure of estimated German casualties when he spoke to 2,000 Fifth army troops in opening a rest center for his men here. "The Fifth army now Is 70 miles north of Rome and chasing the enemy," he said. "Since the attack began we have killed, captured, or wounded some 70, 000 of the enemy. There Is no' doubt we have severely punished the German army." One Scarlet Feter Case During Week Scarlet fever, epidemic In the county for many months, dropped to but one new case for the week ending June 0 ac cording to the communicable disease report of Dr. A. Erin Merkel, director of the county health department. The lone case was reported from Med- ford. Only contagious disease now prevalent in the county is measles, with 11 cases reported during the week. Of these, Phoenix reported five cases, Medford three. Gold Hill two and Central Point one case. Al so reported were one case each of whooping cough and mumps, seven cases of recurrent ma laria, two of gonorrhea ar.d two of syphilis. 8. P. MEN KILLF.D Elko, Nev., June 13 (U.R) Two men were killed late yes terday when motor soeeder on which they were riling was struck by a Western Pacific pas senger train near Halleck, Nev. Dead were John "Jack" Stew art, Ogden, Utah, division en gineer for the Southern Pacific company and J. M. Reedy, Car lin, Nev., roadmaster for South ern Pacific between Carlin and Montello- MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1944 Invasion 13 JAP VESSELS CARRIERPLANES 16 Other Ships Damaged, 141 Planes Destroyed in Attack On Mariannas. Washington, June 13. (U.R) Carrier aircraft of a powerful U. S. naval task force sank 13 Japanese ships, damaged 16 others and destroyed 141 planes in the weekend assault on the Mariannas islands and in a sub sequent attack on an enemy convoy, the navy announced to day. Four of the sunken craft and nine of those damaged were coatbat vessels, all either de stroyers or escort ships. American losses were listed at 15 planes and 15 members of their air crews. There was no mention of any damage to the U. S. surface force, which Jap anese planes attempted to attack . once. By United Press A- powerful American battle! fleet ranged through the ring of' island bases guarding the Philip-1 pines today, after delivering its second straight blow at the southern Marianas, while Amer ican infantry, backed by tanks and heavy artillery, swung in to finish off the cornered enemy garrison on Biak island in the southwest Pacific, -' - A terse navy communique re vealed that big Pacific task force battered Saipan, Tinian, Guam and Rota islands in the Marianas on Sunday and then resumed radio silence as it did after its initial strike on the islands Sat- . lne "n fmm"tce: .a" urday. Incorporated body through which On ' Biak island, 550 miles many recreation activities in the south of Palau, U. S. 6th armycouny are channelled, is made troops launched a drive toward UP presently of Mrs. Carpenter, Sorido and Borokoe airdromes, 1 president, Mr." Carpenter, who the last remaining Japanese po sitions on the Island. Enemy re sistance continued strong, but ,were "ith,in t.wo I miles of the fields and attacking behind a strong air and naval barrage. 16-Year-Old Boy Weds Widow, 37. lTf. "?n clrcumstan(: ln,$2ooo. on loans for the purchase ' .tne county. I . . ,. i , i Vancouver, Wash., June 13 (U.R) A 16-year-old former chauffeur and a 37 -year -old widow each with finger nails painted green "to match one another" today were honey mooning after their marriaee here. Ronald Smith was married to his erstwhile employer, Mrs. Mary Ellen Breun, mother of two small children, culminating what the bridegroom described as love that blossomed "at first sight" at their meeting nine years ago, SLOGAN FOR FOURTH Chicago. June 13 (U.R) The National Safety Council ap pealed today to Americans to enlist in a nationwide campaign to reduce Fourth of July acci dents, with the slogan "Put vic tory first on the Fourth!" Germans Who Fled Carentan Convinced Their War 'Kaput Bf Henry T. Gorrell Jnlted Press War Correspondent Carentan, France, June 13 (U.R) The Germans who high tailed out of Carentan under the lashing American bombardment and prodding bayonets are con vinced, almost to a man, that their cause Is "kaput" finished, a leading citizen of Carentan told me as we toasted the allied arms in the ruins of his study. "A high ranking officer told me before he left," said my host, "that Germany is 'kaput,' he iald: 'Our alrforce Is destroyed, we have no protection and we haven't eaten in three days be cause our communications have been destroy mJ." Citizens of Carentan, emerging Joyfully amid the ruins with bottles of carefully hoarded wines and champagne, said the morale of all German ranks was 4 k? r TANK MAKES FRIENDS Sgt. Max Denton of Blloxl. Miss, takes time coast to make friends with this French youngster. Signal Corps radio - T BUILDING IS OUTRIGHT GIFT FOR RECREATION Purchase of the building at 218 West Sixth street now oc cupied by the Officers' Outpost, and presentation of the prop erty to the Jackson County Recreation committee was an nounced today by Mrs. Alfred S. V, Carpenter, Old Stage road. The ' structure was purchased from the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, which oc cupied the building until inuv- to new quarters in August serves as secretary, and George Roberts, Eugene Thomdike and Ed. Carlton, trustees, . Carpenter stated that the Outpost would continue to use the building as long as was necessary and that its subse- on MEXICO FURNISHING 6,000 MORE WORKERS nr. , , . . .., Ised quota to help avert a threat ened crisis in sugar beet produc-, tion. Arrangements had been made previously to Import 14,000 Mex icans. Most of the 20,000 laborers will work on sugar bet farms in 15 states and are expected to stive about 60,000 acres, or one tenth of the total sugar beet acreage, Jones said. '7-a Vina Granda" grape vine trunks sometimes attain a cir cumberence as great as 10 feet. extremely bad. It is a fact, how ever, that regardless of their moralo, the Germans made a stubborn defense at Carentan and all the tricolor bunting and . flowing wine could not make one orget the bloodshed thi. Ameri cans had paid to take the vital crossroads. The French of Carentan were graUiful beyond measure to their liberators despite the raking the. town naa iaxen irom American artillery. Every fire truck for miles around was busy battling flames while the impromptu fes tivity went on in the streets and homes. The people were thankful that the allies had been able to capture Carentan without re sorting Jo a combined naval and air bombardment, which would have wiped their community off the map along with the Germans. vvasningion, June u uj.kj l ..,. . .ini h 7H ne,FandcmnnlSHrat0trhMl7in "v"' Jones announced today that Mcx- ico will furnish 6000 agricul- 4- A veterans placement serv tural workers to the United lce to Bsslst veterans in obtaln States this month above its prom- ln civilian jobs. Tribune United Press Full BASEBALL National . Boston 2 8 1 Philadelphia 18 1 Tobin and Masl; Raffensberger and Peacock. Brooklyn 9 11 0 New York 4 10 1 Head and Owen; Flischer, Polll, Seward and Mancuso. G. I, BILL READY Washington, June 13 4I.R) Congress completed action today on tho "GI bill of rights" au thorizing benefits for veterans of the present war. -!: sky - Ik V''lm?'fJcft,?Ltl:ennm,nU;ad," Hillman said hi. organ- is estimated at $3,000,000,000 to $6,500,000,000. All that remained to make It law was President Roosevelt's signature. Under the terms of the bill, veterans would be provided: llnernpioyment compensation at thp rntn of S20 weeklv at any time during the first two years after discharge oe inrms, smau Musiin-ancs ohu homes. 3. Four years' educational aid at the rate of $500 yearly 'or 4. .til l tl nnntUI,, 1 V.. IU1MUI1. UIU3 fdU lliuilllliv SNELL APPOINTS Salem, Ore., June 13 U.R) Gov. Earl Sncll today appointed Maurice Hudson, Portland, to fill out the unexpired term oi Lloyd R. Smith, corporation commissioner, who died last week. Hudson will serve until Jan. 7, 1947. Hudson, an attorney, is a native of Oregon. He is a grad uate of the University of Ore gon law school in 1912, and was connected with the United States Department of Justice lor six years, in jut uuusun 'was assistant U. S. attorney general In San Francisco. A Republican, Hudson has long been active in fraternal circles and now is Pacific coast counsel for the Macabees. He Is 52 He has one son In the U. S. army air force in Italy. 76 LIONS SLAIN San Francisco, June 13 (U.R) California Hon hunters have turned In 76 skins to the state division of fish and game fir bounty since January 1, the division announced today. Flf- tcan Hons were taken In May from Trinity, Tqhama, Mcndocl- no, Tuolumne, Humboldt, Neva-! da, Monterey and Del Norte, I counties I Leased Wire NO. 70. (Arm Radio-Te If photo) out from Invasion of Normandy tclcphoto from London. NO CHOICE BUT TO SUPPORT F.R. SAYS CIO HEAD Washington, June 13 (U.?) The CIO political action com mittee, in veiw of "what we think the Republican party is going to do," has no choice but to support President Roosevelt for re-election, Chairman Sidney Hlliman said today. Testifying at a hearing of the Senate campaign expendi tures committee, in which Re publican and Democratic mem bers clashed over charges that ' CIO witnesses were being "har- ization is urging the Democratic party to "draft" the president and will continue to support him after the Chicago conven tion if he is nominated. Denies Liw Violated -Earlier, Hillman had asserted that his committee is violating no laws and that if congress is going to turn the spotlight on organized political activity, it ought also to Investigate groups "spawned by big business." He said the CIO committee does not object to being investigated but added: "Wn tnlra --4!.. 4- ih ,., fho, ... . . . .nK,cd out M a ,. ben. Joseph H. Ball, R., Minn., asked Hillman If CIO posters aispiaying a portrait of the president with the legend, "1-A In our draft," could be "squared" with provisions of the Smlth- Connally anti-strike act which ban campaign contributions by labor unions. Hillman turned the question over to John J. Abt, political action counsel, who told Ball that the poster is not a "contri bution to a campaign" because there isn't any campaign. No Nominee Yet "No one has been nominated yet," Abt said, "so there isn't apy campaign. I would say this comes under the heading of an 'expenditure,' rather than contribution." "Well, then, Mr. Hillman," Ball said, "that means that after the president Is nominated and a campaign Is on that you will stop supporting him?" "In view of what w think the Republican party If going 10 ao," niiiman said, "we will have no choice but to support him." Fish Ceilings Cut 1 To 3 Cents Pound Washington, June 13U.R) The Office of Price Administra tion today announced reductions In the ceiling prices of fish which It said thould cut the price to the public one to three cents per pound. JAPS TRANSFERRED San Francisco, June 13 (U.R) The War Relocation Authority, announcing that Jerome reloca tion center at Dcnson. Ark., will he closed by June 30, said today 1000 Japanese-Americans from Jerome were en route to other centers at Heart Mountain, Wyo., and Gila River, Ariz. 'Jt-JU Enemy Fights Way Back To Captured Villages Of Carentan, Montebourg Washington, June 13. (U.R) Gen. Dwlghl D. Eisenhower, su preme commander of allied forces in Europe, has reported te President Roosevelt that "other" Europe, the president said today. Allied Supreme Headquarters, London, June 13. (U.R) Ameri can invasion armies cut half way across the Cherbourg peninsula and patrols were reported probing the approaches to the port, but a front dispatch timed at 1:10 p. rallied around Carentan and Montebourg and that street fighting again was underway in both towns. Allied supreme headquarters officially confirmed the capture of Montebourg and Pont L'Abbe, as reported earlier today by United Press ' 'ar Correspondent Henry T. Gorrell. Headquarters also said the ahles had captured Le Ham, three miles southwest of Montebourg, and Troran, seven miles east of Caen. Earlier News Termed Gratifying. "The news is really gratifying," it was said at headquarters in commenting on reports apparently filed earlier than Gorrell's dis patch saying that the Germans had fought their way back into the streets of Montebourg and Carentan under cover of artillery, mor tars, and tanks. Gorrell was half a mile from Montebourg, Nazi hedgehog base, 14 miles southeast of Cherbourg, when the enemy counterattack began. He saw U. S. artillery lay down a white smoke screen and shield American positions as the Germans advanced. House-to-house fighting then developed to the crash of mortars and 88's and the clatter of German machine guns, pistols, and carbines, he wrote. Meanwhile at headquarters good news envisaged In come quarters as excellent news indeed was expected within a rela tively short time. . . Lt, Gen. Omar N. Bradley's army holds at least two-thirds of the allies' Norman beachhead, it was revealed, with nearly 100,000 U. S. troops already announced as engaged In combat on the Cher bourg peninsula. New Peaks of Violence in Fighting The fighting reached new peaks of violence at both ends of the French battlefront as the Germans hit back hard in a bid to check the American gains and the British began a full-scale envelopment movement on Caen, eastern anchor of the Nazi defenses. The British threw a ring of armor around Caen and were bat tling heavily against the German garrison, which holds the most stubborn strongpolnt encountered so far in the invasion. Violent tank battles continued In the area of, Caen and Tilly-Sur-Selules, 12 miles to the west. The British armor was pouring round after round into three German panzer divisions concentrated in that sector. To the southeast the Americans were making "very satisfac tory" progress in a drive to flank St. Lo, ancient citadel half way across the peninsula. They were reported to be within less than six miles of It. Allies Use Five Landing Strips The allies now are using five landing strips in France. Unload ing conditions improved for a time at ail beaches as the weather turned better, but this morning conditions became spotty with clouds closing in on some parts of tho continent. Some limited air-borne operations were carried out Monday night, employing the landing strips in France. Officials revealed that tho Second and Fourth American in fantry divisions were fighting In the Cherbourg peninsula in addi tion to the First and 29th infantry divisions and the 82nd and 101st airborne divisions a total of six announced so far. In addition to the six American divisions, the allies had in action the Third and 80th British Infantry, the Sixth airborne, and the Third Canadian infantry division. F 4000 ACRES SOLD The Christ Church of the Golden Rule, a California organ ization, has purchased the Michael Hanlcy 4000-acre stock and hay ranch or, the north fork of Little Butte creek, it is re ported by Michael Hanlcy, Jr. The deal was completed several weeks ago, with Hanlcy con-l tinuing on the place as manager. The price involved has not been! divulged. Hanlcy said lt was the Inten tion of the new owners to de velop the ranch as a dairy feeder, farm, to replenish California dairies. No milking will be done. here. Beef cattle in the deal will be sold off. Tho properly Is re garded as one of the best hay producers in this county. It has hnnn In ( V. o hotila r9 Ida llnnlnv family since pioneer days. 1 V. D. Brophy, Medford calTTe man, has a lease on approxi mately 3,000 acres of the ranch which expires in March of 194S, and it is understood that the new owners plan no active operation of the ranch until early in 1945. OPPOSE LIMITATION ON PRICE CONTROL DEBATE Washington, June 13 (U.R) Efforts to limit house debate on proposed amendments to the price control extension bill today brought a charge from Rep. Clare E. Hoffman, R., Mich., that AAn.MAl.n4lnn ...... nn I.. Inn- ffllrm In hla linn nthnp mnm. ' bers' proposals. Chairman Brent Spence, D., Ky., of the banking committee said "We'll never get through with this bill unless the time is limited." About 40 amendments still await consideration. FIRST NURSES LAND With the U. S. Army In France, i June 10 (U.R) The first unit of American nurses landed on the allied beachhead late today and went to work Immediately tend ing American and German wounded. Among them was Othellia M. Goc, Ashton, Nev. openings will be made in fortress. m. today said the Germans had E S Salem, Ore., June 13 (U.R) Eleven 13 to 17 year old girls were back in custody today aft er they escaped from the Hill crest State Training School for Girls south of here. Taking advantage of the shortage of trained help at the school, the girls, apparently planning their break for free dom during the day, last night overpowered Mrs. Edith Rhodes, a new employe, and slipped out the back door. Seven of them were returned within a few hours by members of the school staff. Another be came tired and returned volun tarily, while state police found three others and are holding them pending filing of charges. FIGHT FOR LIFE Chungking, June 13 (U.R) The encircled Chir.ese garrison inside Changsha fought a life and-dcath struggle today with Japanese army attacking furious ly on three aider of the city, front line dispatches reported. Retreat was impossible. The enemy struck in force at the south, east and north gates of the city. Defenders of the Hunan prov ince either must fight their way to freedom by crushing the en emy attacks or be annihilated within their city. Sales to date In the rifth War Loan Drive 316,892 "E" Sales.... ...$43,S7S Quota , .1600.000 Total Quota ior County . 12.262,000