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TEH MSDFOllD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, Mot. . 1844 HOPE OF EARLY AXIS KNOCKOUT Supreme Command Recon ciled to Long Attritional Warfare, Observers Say 1 Reuel 8. Moor United Press Staff Correspendent Washlneton. Nov. 8 (U.B The supreme Allied command In western Europe has virtually abandoned hope of swift unnrknut of Germany and is reconciled to the long and costly processes of attritional warfare, observers here believed today. Stubborn German resistance all along the Siegfried line, em phasized by such violent reac tions as those at Schmidt when ever Allied pressure Is applied, indicates what the Allies are up against. Nails Use Strength It is acknowledged that the Germans have made the most of their remaining potentialities after their disastrous ' defeat In Normandy and Brittany. To this extent, the situation represents a reversal in Allied fortunes compared with the promising mid-summer outlook. When the Allies landed In Normandy they expected a war of attrition. The basic strategy was to apply pressure on Ger many from all sides Russia, Italy and France as well as from overhead with strategic aerial attacks, on the theory that sooner or later the Nazis would crack. During the German flight across France, hopes were raised that the Germans could be caught off balance at the Sieg fried line and that a quick knockout might result. Allied problems of distance and supply, plus remaining German ability to fight, prevented this. The last bid for such a break, the Am hem air operations In Holland, fell short. 8am As in June Now the basic strategic con ception Is back where it was in June. Before a knockout can be gained, the very deep and tough Siegfried line must be broken or flanked. This might be done by an ambphlbious landing, air borne landing or a power drive break-through, or, more logical ly, a combination of all three. With the Germans stabllzed as they are now, these methods can be expected to be costly, and a power drive frontal attack, at least prolonged. RUSSIAN POSITION fO BE LECTURE SUBJECT Dr. Hubert Phillips, professor ef social science at Fresno State College, will speak on "Russia's Position: East and West" tonight at 8:00 at the Medford high school in the second of a series of lectures sponsored by the Medford Rotary club. Dr. Phil lips has taught for a number of years, and has traveled exten sively. He has contributed to many nationally known publica tions. "Institute of Internation al Understanding" is the name of the Rotary club's lecture series. 9 STILL UNCERTAIN New York, Nov. 8 (U.R) Nine of the 31 governorships at stake In this year's election still were uncertain quantities to day. Hair-breadth margins or mea ger returns marked the counts in Delaware, Massachusetts Mis souri, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Idaho, Utah and Washington. According to an early tabula tion, republicans appeared to have won 13 and democrats nine for gubernatorial totals of 20 and 19, respectively. Hints of a trend were seen in the Massachusetts battle which gave democratic Mayor Maurice J. Tobln of Boston a lead of nearly 80,000 over his republi can opponent, Lt. Gov. Horace T. Cahill. With heavy polling districts in Illinois still unreported, re publican Incumbent Dwight H. Green, still trailed Chicago's Kelly-backed democrat, Thomas J. Courtney. Latest figures gave Courtney a lead of 100,000, plus, with 1,426,628 votes to Green's 1,316,421. In Missouri Democrat Phil M. Donnelly passed Jean Paul Bradshaw by approximately 13,000 votes in a see-saw battle. New York, Nov. 8 (U.R) The following governors were elected today: Vermont Mortimer R. Proc tor, R. Rhode Island J. Howard Mc- Grath, D. (Incumbent). Connecticut Raymond E. Baldwin, R. (Incumbent). Tennessee James Nance Mc- Cord, D. New Hampshire Charles M. Dale, R, North Carolina R, Gregg Cherry, D. Florida Millard F. Caldwell, D. Texas Coke R. Stevenson. D. (Incumbent), Nebraska Dwight Grlswold. R. (Incumbent). Iowa Robert D. Blue, R. Montana Sam C. Ford. R. (Incumbent). Arizona Sidney ' P. Osborn. D. (Incumbent). West Virginia Clarence W. Meadows, D, Oh lull Trlbuu Wn Ads. ONE OF FIVE SONS ALL THAT'S LEFT War Department Confirms Death of Missing Fourth Son Fifth Is Sent Home Tremonton, Utah, Nov. 8 (U.R) The service flag In the window of the little Alben Borgstrom farm home near Mere proudly but sadly showed four gold stars. Few If any families In the nation have borne the cost of war in blood like the Borgstrom family. Five boys left the little farm home to serve their country. Only one has come back and he's the only one who ever will. Clyde Dies First First to die was Pfc. Clyde Borgstrom of the marines, killed in action March 17 in the Solo mons. The next "The War Depart ment regrets ..." telegram told the family that Pvt. Leroy Borgstrom had died in action June 22 in Italy. The third gold star went into the window when Sgt. Rolon Borgstrom died in England Aug. 8 of combat Injuries. On Aug. 25 a fourth telegram arrived. 'It said that Pfc. Rulon Worgstrom was missing in action in the attack on Le Dreff, France. No other details were available. Sacrifice Enough This was almost too much for the family.( They had hopes Rulon twin brother of Rolon would turn up eventually, alive and well. Friends interceded with Utah congressmen and the War and Navy Departments de cided the Borgstrom family had made enough sacrifices. They sent the fifth brother. Boyd. home a month ago with an hon orable discharge. But the hopes for Rulon were to no avail. Last night the per sonal affairs officer of the Ninth Service Command, Maj. Fran cis S. Ashley, made a personal, sorrowful trip to the Borgstrom farm. He carried another telegram. Rulon had also died in action. rl IS x - ?! in iS ' t r I I TUP lOKin DD&n RArifCiechoslovak soldiers and int KUU DWI lera servine wjtli tlcir British allies convalesce and return to their posts. Aid lo these valiant fighters is given by United Czechoslovak Relief, member agency of the National War Fund, in the form of hospital kits, com fort articles as well as medical and surgical supplies. - Wagner Creek PTA Holds' Box Social At 8 P. M. Friday Wagner Creek, Nov. 8. The Wagner Creek Parent-Teachers' club is sponsoring a box social and hobby show at the Wagner Creek schoolhouse Nov. 10 at 8 p. m. Proceeds are to go for hot lunches for the school children. There'wlll be a program, with no admission charge. Ladies are asked to bring a decorated box containing lunch for two and these will be auctioned to the highest bidder. A cage contest will also be held with a prize given for the best cake. Anyone with hobby articles is Invited to bring these for the hobby show. B00TlSELL Booth sales of Christmas seals in the city of Medford will open the first Saturday in December, it was announced yesterday by Mrs. John S. Day, Medford, chairman. The opening of the booths will follow closely the general opening of the sale, which has been postponed until November 27. The early date for opening of the booths, however, must be maintained, Mrs. Day pointed out, in order that the little seals, which fight tuberculosis, may travel as usual on Christmas mail. Should the booth sales be moved forward, also, she ex plained, those people who de pend upon the booths for seals would be unable to obtain them for early Christmas mailing. HOME PAPER IN JUNGLE Herrin, 111. (U.R) Hometown newspapers have been getling around the battlefronts, but Col. L. B. Reed, former commanding officer at the Illinois Ordnance plant near here, was surprised to find a discarded and unclaimed Herrin Daily Journal deep in the New Guinea jungles. AS PRODUCTION BOARD'S 1M SURVEY OF PURCHASES BT AUTO JUNKYARDS SHOWS 79 PERCENT FEVER CARS BEIN6 SCRAPPED TKAN IN 192- .Iffim,v:iiSA 2 KSSA SCBAPKB TKAM III 1M9.A3 l Winter months ahead mean "CHANGE OIL MOW" Beware of old, grimy ell. Be sure with clean, fresh, winter-grade Oolden Shell motor oil. Shell ex perts will change oil far you while Ihey provide your car complete winter protection with Shellubrlcatlon Service. ENCOURAGING, BUT- Wartime Stop and Go Still Junks Somebody's Car Every Single Minute I Tour cor can be one of the 60 that give up the ghost every hour of the day . . . victim of Wartime Stop and Go, Unless, of course, you are one of those who take precautions. Shcllubrication serv ice is a precaution thousands of car-owners depend upon to keep their cars off the scrap heap. That such precaution pays is evidenced by the 'PB report on the newly-reduced rate of car junking. . . . Start this protective service today. Shcllubrication gives you a receipt showing exactly what's been done. Further than that, it reports on the condition of many hidden parts where destructive wear can start. Get Shcllubrication ott Shell Oil Company,ricororo. OASOUNI POWERS THE ATTACK -00N7 WASM A MOP Medford Soldier Awarded Combat Infantry Badge With the 37th Infantry Divis ion S.omewhere in the Southwest Pacific Area (Special) Private John J. Hubler, 28, Medford, Oregon, has been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for "exemplary conduct" in combat against the Japanese. Hubler earned the badge a silver rifle on an infantry blue field imposed on a silver wreath for his part in helping defeat Jap assaults on Hill 129, Bou gainville Island. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hubler, 859 East Ninth Street, and husband of Mrs. Dorothy P. Hubler, Route 1, Medford, he has been overseas 18 months serving also in New Hebrides and Guadalcanal. Pvt. Hubler, a graduate of Medford senior high school, was employed at the Medford postof- fice as a clerk before going into the army in December of 1942. GLARE LUCE IS STILL TOP GOP GLAMOR GIRL Greenwich, Conn., Nov. 8. U.R) Clare Boothe Luce, still the GOP's glamour girl congress woman from the fourth district, said today it was too bad about Margaret Connors, her Demo cratic opponent, then gloated at her victory over "the new deal and the PAC." Mrs. Luce received 101,925 votes and Miss Connors had 99, 896. "I wasn't running against Miss Connors," Mrs. Luce said in her smoke filled one-room headquar ters. "I was running against the New Deal up here and the PAC." The re-elected coiner of count less political quips arrived at her headquarters at 1 a. m. to day, and was greeted by a blast of martial music issuing from loudspeakers. Sleepy-eyed citi zens in the vicinity called police, but were told it was all part of election day, Mrs. Luce, who looked like a loser as early returns poured in, was accompanied by her Time Life 'publisher husband, Henry Luce. .She found 25 loyal cam paign workers waiting for her. Photographers' bulbs flashed. Mrs. Luce paled a moment, then smiled her winningest smile. JEALOUSY IS "NATURAL" Boston (U.R) Ruling that It is "natural for a woman to be jealous," Municipal Judge Elias Shannon acquitted a woman of assault and battery on an al leged rival for a soldier's affections. Dn lull Trtbunt Want Ada, A new civic chorus Is now being organized. All former members of the Medford Gleemen, .the Jackson County Teachers Chorus, the Rogue Valley Chorus, etc., all present members of civic, school, or church choruses, and all ex perienced singers who are inter ested in singing in a mixed chorus under a competent direc tor are invited to leave their names at Pruttt's Music Center,. Ill W. 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