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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..
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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?
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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