WHAT TO 00 WITH
SURPLUS PLANES
10 to 20 Thousand Trans
port Machines Estimated
Available With Peace.
Washington, July 25 (U.R)
Lt. Col. William B. Harding, di
rector of the surplus war prop
erty administration's aviation
division, said today that protec
tion of the nation's aircraft in
dustry would be the governing
factor in disposal of surplus
transport planes after the war.
He estimated that the govern
ment would have between 10,
000 and 20,000 surplus transport-type
planes when the war
ends as compared with the 2,000
or so civil aircraft used by air
lines of all nations before the
war.
Disposal Planned
"The disposal of surplus
transport planes is being care
fully planned so as not to injure
the industry," he said in an in
terview. "The solution appears
to be adoption of a sound
pricing policy that will prevent
surplus planes from being sold
at prices so low that no one
will want to buy new ones.
"It would be better to scrap
every one of those planes than
to scrap the industry."
Harding said there would be
a tremendous demand for trans
ports by countries anxious to
develop their own aviation sys
tems, and predicted that the
surplus planes would be an Im
portant trade medium in secur
ing foreign aviation rights for
American airlines.
He felt that more surplus
craft would be sold abroad than
in this country and said he con
sidered it a "sound policy" to
lease such planes to American
airlines until new ones were
commercially available. Ameri
can lines, he said, probably will
want new equipment as fast as
they can get it.
Conversion Unjustified
Harding believed that few, If
any, bombers or fighter planes
would be sold after the war.
"There will be such a large
surplus of transport-type planes
that there will be no justifica
tion for converting combat air
craft and the only possibility
there is salvaging the parts for
non-aviation uses," he said.
He said SWPA is initiating In
tensive studies into conversion
of plane parts to civilian uses.
Engines, for example, might
serve as stand-by equipment for
cities when electrical systems
break down, furniture could be
made of plane seats, while
bomber fuselages might be used
as silos on small farms, and gas
tanks used for water tanks.
At the MarKade
Highlight at the MarKade this
week will be a special old-time
dancing party Friday evening.
Skeeter's orchestra will furnish
music and Louise Brockway will
direct dancing. Hostesses will
come in gingham.
Wednesday night there will be
the usual informal dance with
the music of Dorsey, James and
Cugat on wax and Thursday Col
leen Hope will instruct the danc
ing class. An orchestra is sched
uled for the Saturday night danc
ing party and on the remaining
days of the week there will be
open house with cards, cooking
and informal dancing.
More than 100 persons attend
ed the Saturday night dance at
the MarKade last week, the spe
cial attraction being an orches
tra from the WPRC. A hundred
or more enjoyed a picnic and
swimming party at McKee
bridge Sunday, returning to the
MarKade in the evening for an
informal evening of games and
dancing.
Thursday of this week, In ad
dition to the dance instruction,
23 young women and 25 men
from WPRC have been invited
through the MarKade to be
guests at Topsides for a picnic
and swimming party.
Closing time for Sunday Too Lata
to Classify 6 30 Saturday afternoon
Pleas remember.
ANNOUNCEMENT!
F.I. DALE NEWTON COMPANY
with to announce the rt-openlng of their print
ing establishment, which was destroyed by fir
last February, It hat been a tough job finding
new equipment and materials, and we are
operating in a temporary building, but we are
now able to give immediate service on all types
of Commercial and Specialty Printing.
Our plant li at El Raneho Ferrocarril, 3 miles
south of Medford, on Pacific Highway, "At the
Sign of the Switch Engine". When you need
the services of Printer,
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( Acme Telephoto)
Emperor Hlrohito has commissioned former Premier Admiral Mitsumasa
Yonal (left) and General Hunlokl Koiso (right), both known to be friend
ly toward U. 6. before Pearl Harbor, to form new Japanese Cabinet in
succession to that of General Hldekl Tojo.
GALLON PER DAY
A new policy on granting gas
oline rations to members of the
armed services on leave or fur
lough has been announced by
OPA.
Effective July 25, a member of
the armed services on leave for
three days or more will be en
titled to one gallon of gasoline
for each day of his leave or fur
lough up to a maximum of 30
gallons. The new rule replaces
one granting a flat five gallons
to every member cf the armed
services on leave.
To receive his ration, tne
member of the armed services
should apply to the war price
and rationing board having juris
diction over the automobile he
expects to drive, and present
Drooer leave or furlough papers.
The ration will be issued In the
form of coupons or gasoline pur
chase permits, or a combination
of the two.
The local ration board office
stated that while provision is
made for issuing the gasoline,
local conditions would govern
local applications and persons
applying would be required to
show need of the gasoline.
Sgt. Bruce L. Blew
Is Line Chief In
Air Carrier Unit
A Ninth Air ForcTroop Car
rier Base, European Theater of
Operations Master Sergeant
Bruce L. Blew, Medford, Oregon
is serving with Ninth Air Force
Troop Carrier Command as line
chief in the European theater of
operations.
Ninth Troop Carrier Com
mand, headed by Brig. Gen.
Paul L. Williams, former chief
of troop carrier activities in
North Africa and Sicily, drop
ped the first allied troops on
Cherbourg peninsula during the
initial operations In France.
More than 900 troop carrier
planes and hundreds of gliders
flew in the invasion-spearheading
formation, the largest air
borne mission of the war.
Since D-Day, Ninth Troop
Carrier Command planes have
carried out as many as 330 sor
ties a day to and from France,
hauling troops, munitions and
supplies, and evacuating wound
ed. A graduate of Medford senior
high in 1937, Sergeant Blew also
graduated from the Eugene
Vocation School of Aeronautical
Engines. Before entering the
service in November 1942, he
was employed by the Jennings
Tire company, Medford. His par-
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Booths, rellrre test rath
and help prevent it with
Mexsana, the soothing,
mrdicated powder. Con
tains ingredients often
uwd by apecialiata to re
lieve theee discomforts
Bprinkie well over heat
Irritated skin. Coitt little.
Always demand Mexsana,
ents are Mr. and. Mrs. Frank
Blew, 619 North Central avenue.
FIGHTING PIONEER
. Haverhill, Mass. (U.R) The
Hannah Dustin statue on Sum
mer St. here commemorates the
heroic Haverhill pioneer who
was jbducted by Indians in 1697.
She escaped with the scalps of 10
of her captors dangling from her
belt.
SPEED URGED ON
POSTWAR PLANS
FOR OREGONIANS
Governor'sCommission Says
Men May Becoming Back
Sooner Than Foreseen.
Salem, Ore., July 25-i-ftJ.R)
With the recent predictions on
the part of high military and
governmental authorities that
the war may be over much soon
er than had been anticipated, the
time has come for immediate
preparation of plans for public
works and private construction
in Oregon and the northwest,
Governor Snell's postwar read
justment and development com
mission emphasized today.
Particularly in view of the
decommission of many of the
military establishments in Ore
gon, all efforts should be made
to not only get construction
plans underway, but to lay the
groundwork for an adequate and
Steady employment of returning
servicemen, the commission
said, who may be coming back
sooner than has been believed
possible heretofore.
Mostly Talk
In a survey of the. 48 states,
and in hearings by congressional
committees, the urgent need at
Standard of California's president looks at
V-day, and the days to follow
Right now, as our boys advance
toward victory, our No. 1 job like
that of other industrial concerns
throughout the country is to pro
duce for the war in our case, avia
tion gasoline, long-range submarine
oils, butadiene for tires, and other products
to help toward that victory.
When that job is finished, we will be able
to turn to some other important matters
among them re-employment after the war.
Our Company has several thousand reg
ular employees in the armed services. Like
all other employers, we arc planning for
their return. Not merely because the gov
ernment has promised them jobs. "We had
already done that ourselves, just as we did
in World War I. But because we want them
back, and believe they will want to return.
present Is bringing proposed pub
lic works projects to the blue
print stage, the report said it
was shown. While most states
and communities have tentative
programs, few of them are more
than in the "talking stage." Such
is the case with too many of the
projects on the local level In Ore
gon. A building program, approved
by the state board of control,
which has funds amounting to
55,500.000 appropriated, has only
a minor port of the blueprinting
necessary completed. The board
is attempting to speed up the
necessary engineering and archi
tectural work, the commission
reported.
Plant Netdsd First
Without adequate plans, post
war work In both the state and
community levels would be de
layed as much as 18 months be
fore they could be put into ef
fect and begin to employ veter
ans and demobilized war work
ers, it was emphasized.
The peak of employment in
Oregon has already been passed,
it was stated, the high point be
ing in June, 1943. Since that
time the decrease has been con
sistent, approaching a rate at
which, If continued, would see
26,000 workers gone by Decem
ber, 1944.
TOO MANY FOR HITLER
Lawrence, Mass. (U.R) The
Lawrence Tribune suggests that
a German Paul Revere will have
to take a long breath and shout,
"The British, Yanks, Russians,
French, Aussies, Canadians, In
dians, Dutch, Poles Belgians,
Senegalese and Serbs are coming!"
STANDARD OF CALIFORNIA
Student Increase
Is Early Prospect
At Oregon College
Oregon Slate College If ear
ly trends continue in the num
ber of applications received
from prospective new students
there will be a light increase in
entering freshmen this fall, ac
cording to figures just released
by the registrar's office. While
early reports are not always a
reliable indication, these now
show a 10 per cent upturn in
applications approved for fall
term entrance.
College officials predicted
last spring that the low point in
wartime enrollment had been
reached, although they did not
expect much change in the to
tal for the fall term of 1944
compared with that of a year
ago.
The college is prepared to
provide excellent instruction
for those students ready to start
or continue their work this fall,
points out E. B. Lemon, dean of
administration. Students will
experience less crowded labora
tory and classroom conditions
with adequate staff to handle
the enrollment. Housing condi
tions for women will be back to
normal with the return of dor
mitories, in excellent condition,
by the army.
Committees are formulating
special curricula in preparation
for the increased numbers of
ex-service men, while the col
lego personnel service is being
strengthened to provide better
advisory and testing service for
all students, announces Presi
dent A. L. Strand.
TJsa Mall Ttibuna Want Ada.
include some whp are partially
disabled. These are getting individual,
special attention. By their service to our
Company and by their sacrifice they have
earned everything we can do.
Today we contribute our humble bit to
speed the victory. Tomorrow we shall do
our bit to provide jobs and security for our
once more united family.
Tueiday, July 15, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
Two Cadet Fliers
Killed in Smashup
La Junta, Colo., July 25 U.R)
The La Junta army air base to
day disclosed that one of its twin
engined training planes crashed
and exploded, killing two cadet
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UNITED AIR. LINES
Municipal Airport
Several hundred of our em
ployees have already been mus
tered out and are back with
us. They include some who
wear the Purple Heart. They
PRESIDENT
fliers.
The crash occurred early this
morning, seven miles southeast
of La Junta. The cadet fliers
killed wei'e identified as Jack W,
Dalbey, 26, of Des Moines, la.,
and William H. De Feyter, 21,
of Everett, Wash.
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