Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 25, 1944, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextCOMPOSER DIES Paris, Oct. 2S.0J.R) Gabriel Grovlez, French composer who conducted symphony orchestras in Boston and Chicago, died yes terday, it was announced today. Oh Mail rnouiie want Ads. 1 esse I he Japs thought it impos. sible. "Pooh!" they said in Japanese, of course "Nimitz and MacArthur can never push us back across the Pacific!" But for ships from West Coast yards, the Nips would have been right. So we'd like to sing a few praises of West Coast shipyards of those who man and man age them. Yet the subject is too big to handle completely. In stead, we propose to consider pne tremendous little angle. In this war, the admirals and generals have had to rclearn their trade. Outmoded, Napo leon would crawl back on his bronze horse and resume his peacetime job as an equestrian statue. Every big operation has been a lesson. And each lesson has meant stress, strain, and cyclonic change in the shipyards. It was a miracle when the shipyards got set to build pro-. duction-line Liberty ships with people who scarcely knew keel from scupper. But did that mean they had everything licked? Not by a long shot. Came convoys. Came Mid way. Came new knowledge about airpower. Zingo! and various yards found themselves turning half-finished cargo ships into the first auxiliary carriers. But did the situation jell? Hardly. The ships went down in the Solomons. Came the order: "Switch to tankers but quick !" Tarawa and Saipan well, you get the idea. It's one thing to day and everything different to morrow. In addition to all else, the shipyard people have shown a talent for elasticity that's tops. Few things have done more damage to the Japs. Nothing has done more to make them forget the Japanese word for "Pooh!" ! f floe. 1 3 rton, U ewordtd to Mir Rldwnefid t.fta. GERMAN PARTY QUEEN HELD IN Toast of Orgies Awaits Pos sible Death Sentence for Betrayal of Underground lice conducted me through an) old barracks where 1,100 men and 200 women members of the Dutch Nazi party are confined in a barnlike old barracks. The woman had crude bunks and straw mattresses and most of the men slept on straw piles. There were no sanitary facilities and conditions were shocking. "It's much better now than it was when the Germans had us in there," the guide commented. By Edward V. Roberta United Press Correspondent Maastricht, Holland, Oct. 25 (U.P.) Peeping through a peep hole into a solitary confinement cell of an ancient Dutch prison today, I got a glimpse of, Ma dame Aldegonda Zeguers, the comely, full-figured blonde trai tor who used to be the toast at nude orgies put on for Nazi SS leaders. She probably will be sentenc ed to death, my guide on the prison tour informed me. She was huddled in a chair, her coat collar turned up and a ragged blanket wrapped around her feet. Once she glanced to ward the door and her face seemed strikingly pretty against the gloomy background. The blonde curls were neatly in place despite the fact that she had been confined 14 days with no respite except when she was taken out for questioning. She was stitching red flowers on a brown handbag. Betrayal Charged The principle charge against the 33-year-old woman is that she betrayed two Dutch under ground leaders to the Gestapo. Her conduct throughout the Nazi occupation, however, was said to . have been deplorable. Her wild parties shocked this staid community for four years. In 1943, after her husband, a notorious black market dealer, was sent suddenly to a Nazi con centration camp, she became the sweetheart of Maj. Strobel, head of the SS in Maastricht. In com pany with Strobel and Capt. Nitsch, second in command of the SS the man who super vised the torturing and execu tion of Maastricht patriots Madame Zeugers made frequent trips to Liege, then the pleasure capital of the occupied coun tries. Parties Reported The Dutch underground re ceived reports of gambling and drinking bouts in Liege night clubs, at which Madame Zeug ers appeared beautifully gown ed and spent money lavishly. There were reports of other parties at her home In Maas tricht at which all the guests mostly SS leaders were nude. After her husband was Jailed and her income was cut off, she contacted the Dutch under ground, my Informant said, and claimed that despite her conduct she was a loyal Hollander. She promised to obtain the release of some underground workers captured by the Germans in re turn for money. Although she actually did, obtain some re leases, she demanded more and more money from the under ground. Finally underground leaders became suspicious of her, but before they could act. two of them were betrayed and sent to a German concentration camp. "We know they were betrayed by Madame Zeugers," my in formant said. Others Share Fate Many other Dutch traitors share her fate. Dutch secret po- FILIPINOS TO KEEP PRESSURE ON JAPS Gen. MacArthur's Headquar ters, Leyte, Philippines, Oct. 25 (U.R) Gen. Douglas MacArthur called on the people of the Phil ippines to give the Japanese "no rest or relaxation" in harassing tactics, but asked that resist ance tactics be such as not- to expose the people to needless sacrifice. A partial text of MacArthur's proclamation: "Seldom has a military com mander penetrated enemy-occu-pid shores with a greater poten tial of interior support than that which I today rely upon from the people of the Philippines. It is a support whose strength is measured largely in values of the spirit, an unconquerable spirit which despite the ordeal of war still remains unbroken and defiant. "Such a spirit, born of a de sire and nutured upon a deter mination to be free inevitably overwhelms material force, how ever ruthlessly applied and rises to its heights when the hour for liberation strikes. That hour has struck but it remains to guide this great interior force to maxi mum utilization without expos ing the people to undue and needless sacrifice. "I shall from time to time promulgate specific instructions to guide your effort, relying fully, however, upon your in nate common sense to gauge the limitation of your local action." Farm Prosperity Dependent Upon Industry's Health Chicago, Oct. 25. (U.R) Full employment in non-agricultural industry will bring more pros perity to farmers after the war than could, any manipulations of farm production and prices, the committee on post-war agri cultural policy of the associa tion of land-grant colleges and universities reported today at the, association's annual meeting. To encourage investment in new undertakings that would provide post-war employment, the committee recommended re peal of excess profits taxes, modification of corporate taxes, and an emphasis on personal in come taxes rather than on busi ness taxes. "The main sources of federal revenue in the postwar period should be inheritance and estate taxes," the report said. "No gen eral sales taxes should be im posed because they cut heavily into consumers' spending power." OREGON SAID TO BE FOCAL POINT Closing time (or Sunday Too Late to Cinuiry 6:30 6aturdaj alwrnoon Pleas remember. Die Mall mrjune Want Ada Portland. Ore.. Oct. 25 (U.R) Post-war air transportation will be a stimulus and tonic to rail transportation but Isn't scaring the railroads, President A. T. Mercier of the Southern Pacific declared here today. "We can't compete In the time factor with air but we can com pete in comfort if we furnish enough 'joxoffice appeal to re ceive the approval of the peo ple, Mercier saia. T, roll ovppnflve said three immediate objectives of the rail roads are to improve tneir n nancial structure, improve the physical plant (tracks, signals, vto nnd rnme out of the War with these strengthened, to of fer the public wnat it wants ana will patronize. . Mercier praised women for helping the railroads over the mannrwr shnrtnffe. savlnC the line now employs 4000 women in the sfiops ana yaras, oui oi 90,000 employes. , Passenger and freight trans portation on the Pacific slope Is destined for great growth after the war, Mercier said. He said Oregon will be the focal point because of the westward flow of population, the increasing in dustrialization as evidenced by the wood alcohol and plywood plants in the Willamette valley, the necessity of sending supplies to rehabilitate China, and the movement of western lumber eastward. CITE BMEEP IN SKY ROOM CRIME Portland, Ore., Oct. 25. (U.R) Sam Smiley, bartender, today was charged with first degree murder in the shooting of Frank J. (Nippy) Constantino of San Francisco, whose body was found in a night club here Mon day morning. Smiley surrendered to the po lice a few hours after discovery of the body, contending at first that he fired at Constantino after three men forced him at gun nnlnt tn co to The Skv Room night club in an attempt to rob the safe. Later, he stated that he had been drunk at the time of his first statement and that he shot Constantino during a quarrel in which the San Fran ciscan kept nagging him as to the best time to crack the club safe. MANY '"c 0 RR ESP ON DENTS COVER WESTERN FRONT London. Oct. 25. (U.R) Sir j James Grigg, secretary of state for war told commons today that 301 British empire and American correspondents are covering the western front In Europe, including 177 from the United States, 88 from the Unit ed Kingdom, and 36 from the dominions. Another 110 correspondents are attached to allied headquar ters in Rome, among them 63 from the United States, 35 from the United Kinggdom and 12 from the dominions. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. EYED FOR PRESS Washington, Oct. 25. (U.R) Findings of the navy's Pearl Harbor court of inquiry are be ing reviewed by Admiral Ernest J. King, commander In chief of the U. S. fleet, to determine what part, if any, of the report can be made public, according to Rear Admiral Thomas L. Gatch, navy judge advocate general. Gatch issued his statement last night after Charles B. Rugg, Boston attorney, demanded im mediate release of the court's findings "as to innocence or guilt" of hli client. Rear Admir al Husband E. Klmmel, who was navy commander at Pearl Har bor when the Japanese fleet attacked. POSTAGE STAMP Postmaster Frank DeSouza of the Medford postoffice announc ed today that a new three-cent postage stamp commemorating tne fiftieth anniversary of mo tion pictures, will be first Dlaced on sale Oct. 31 at Los Angeles, Calif., (Hollywood Station), and New York. The stairm. arranged hnrirnn- tally. is printed in rjumle and issued In sheets of 50. The cen tral subject depicts the showing of a motion picture in a native setting in the South Pacific be fore an audience comprised of memDers of the armed forces. Across the ton i thp wnrHinf "United States of America" in white gothic and at the base of me stamp, In similar lettering, is the inscription "50th A nni. versary of Motion Pictures," at tne left of which Is the denomi nation "3c" over the word "Postage." Stamp collectors desiring first uay cancellations may send not more man 1U addressxri envoi opes to postmasters at I.n An gcles, 52, Calif., for cancellation at tne Hollywood Station, or New York. 1, N. Y. with cash or money order to cover ih mi oi stamps for affixing. Postage stamps ana personal checks will not be accepted in rjavment Re quests for uncancelled stamps niusi not do included with or ders for first-day cancellations. IT WAS THE MAYon New York, Oct. 25. (U.R) Mrs. R. G. Hanson had a taste Of Old-SChOOl Chivnlrv InH hio city efficiency as she struggled with two heavy handbags thru LaGuardia field air terminal. A plump man swooped down on her, grabbed the bags, kicked open the door, helped her thru It was Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardla. r '.'lr - 5y six For BEAUTIFUL and DISTINCTIVE GIFTS urge you to do your Christmas Shopping Early, while stocks are complete. GLASSWARE 6 Cocktail Glasses, pitcher, and handsome tray In mahogany finish $9.95 Fostoria GLASSWARE 45c-$18.95 Relish dishes, comports, cigarette sets, flower bowls, punch sets, etc. Large Assortment Hand-Made Ruby Ware $1.25 -$3.95 Vaiei, pitchers, baskets for home decorations. DINNERWARE Complete Selection of Vernon Pottery 20-plece set service for 4 S5.95 32-piece set service for 6 ..110.95 45-piece set service for 8... .$17.95 Beautiful Semi-American Porce lain. Just the dinnerware you will want for your Thanksgiving or Christmas setting. Handsome 55-piece service for 8 $24.95 Handsome 54-pieee service for 8 $19.95 Two lovely patterns In Floral Design. NOVELTY GIFTS FOR THE HOME -$1.25 -$4.95 Beautiful Pottery Vases. Bowls, and figurines for lovely table settings. Decorated Wooden Bowls $1.25 .$2.95 Decorated Wooden Trays $1.95- $4.95 Decorated Wooden Bread Boerds $1.25 VISIT OUR TOYLAND Games for the Whole Family Ping-Pong Set Ouija Board Monopoly Checkers Children'i Red Chair Children'! Red Table Many ether things too numerous to mention. POTTERY COOKIE JARS Just lift the lid of these figures and hide your cookies, Dutch Boy and Girl.. I1.9J Friar $1.98 Baker $2.98 Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THRES POSTWAR ERA TO BE SPEECH TOPIC Who will get the first frigld- aires after the war? How much will television sets cost? What plans are being considered to keep America the "land of op portunity" for 11,000,000 re turning service men? These and numerous other questions will be answered in detail Thursday night, when McDannell Brown. ' district head of the OPA. speaks j at the Jackson County Chamber j of Commerce at 8 o'clock. j Mrs. Chris Steers, district In-1 formation specialist from Port land, is now in Medford and : states that "Mr. Brown will have I vital facts for every business man." Housewives are encour-1 aged to come, also, for the re-. conversion period, which will be the main topic of Mr. Brown's address, will have far-reaching j effects that will influence fam- j ily budgets. Mrs. Steers ex-1 plained that It 'costs to recon vert," and a knowledge of post-1 war economic problems by the ' public is necessary to prevent inflation. I Mr. Brown will hold an In-! formal radio discussion over! KMED Thursday at 5:45, Just prior to the meeting. newly-formed Junior Chamber of. Commerce, was introduced and Kiwanian President Ernie Rafoed extended club congratu lations and pledged support on all projects. Guests Included, besides Dr. Brougher, Lynn Cramm and Mr. and Mrs. George Maddox. Mrs. Maddox played the piano for group singing, as well as ren dering a piano solo, and George Maddox sang a song, accompa-. nied by his wife at the piano. Persons are more often born deaf than blind. BUY THE NATION'S I HrAunoiT Cknecftou rlI UAL look roi wet uiu NtlrTjr IN VET'S SLAYING Nevada City. Cal.. Oct. 2. (U.R) A formal complaint charg ing William Ebaugh, 37-year-old bearded hermit, with the mur der of Henry Lewis, 24, a vet eran of World War II, was sworn to today by Sheriff Carl J. To biasscn. Ebaugh is still at large. Lewis was shot Oct. 1 while deer hunting in the vicinity of a mine tunnel believed to have been Ebaugh's hideout while he evaded arrest on charges of kill ing cattle. Tobiassen said that a watch was being maintained at key points where Ebaugh might ap pear, although no organized search was underway because of the rough terrain in which Ebaugh Is believed to be hiding. Evangelist Gives Address At Noon Kiwanis Meeting Dr. Russell M. 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