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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.
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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-
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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. Main street.
The word"fetish" comes from
the Portuguese "fetico," mean
ing a saints medallion or relic
worn as a good-luck charm.
Turkey Growers
ATTENTION
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now in operation and we want your
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