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SPEED 700 If TO New Type Navy Craft to Also Have Fast Climb and Dive. Washington, Dec. 12 U.R Fighter planes with top speeds of more than 700 miles an hour almost the speed of sound will be in service- In the near future, Rear Admiral DeWitt C. Ramsey, chief of the navy's bureau of aeronautics, reported to the house naval affairs com mittee today. The highest operational speed on navy fighter planes now in use is around 400 miles an hour, although some have approached the speed of sound in dives. . '.'It is anticipated that in the near future the top speeds of fighter aircraft in service will approach the sonic range, and be accompanied by further mark ed increases in rates of climb and service . ceilings," Ramsey Fur Remodeling and Repairing Relining. Cleaning and Glaring Frances Onilaira Ph. 2526 Woodrow and Crater Lake Open 8 A. M. to 9 P. M. THE ROLLING PIN Steaks, Chops, Short Orders prepared as you like them! 509 So. 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Reporting that the Hell Diver bomber delivers twice the bomb load at much greater range and higher speed than the veteran Dauntless dive bombers, the re port added: - A vigorous experimental pro gram is underway to produce dive bombers which will carry still greater loads of bombs for increased distances at even high er speeds." - - FAVOR PENALTIES FOR AXIS PEOPLE London, Dec. 12 U.R) The British labor party In -annual conference today adopted a reso lution demanding "full repara tion and restitution for the vic tims of German and Japanese aggression." Opponents argued that the sense of the resolution was to clear the way for importation into Britain of "German slave labor" for post-war reconstruc tion. The trade unions represent ed at the convention appeared unimpressed with this alleged danger. After bitter debate the dele gates adopted by an overwhelm ing majority the resolution, which declared that "neither the German nor Japanese people can be acquitted of all responsibility for the crimes committed in their names." The bloc' of trade union votes crushed all proposed amend ments attempting to condemn suggestions for the partition of Germany or attempts to convert Germany Into a wholly agricul tural country. The chief speakers were De puty Prime Minister Clement R, Attlee, who denounced the "sen timentalism" for all attempts to differentiate between the Nazis and the German people, and Will Lawther, head of the Mine Workers federation. PRIVATE HAROLD BRAY IS WOUNDED IN ACTION Washington, Dec. 12 U.PJ The war department announced today that Pvt. Harold D. Bray wife, Mrs. Genevieve E. Bray, 618 Victory street, Medford, Ore. had been wounded in action In the European area. The city directory listed no (-Harold D. Bray and relatives could not immediately be con tacted. 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After spending the sum mer on maneuvers there, he joined the British Commandos and was sent to Africa for action. He was taken prisoner by the Germans at Bizerte on Dec. 1, 1942. With 14 other prisoners, he was flown to Sicily and then taken to an Italian prison camp 20 miles from Naples. Life in the camp was pretty bad. Lind said. The beds were full of lice, fleas and bedbudgs in fact, all Italy seemed to be that way. There were 1,300 men In the group and they shared four showers. Each man got a shower every two months. The Germans t.eated them well, Lind said. Food at the camp consisted mostly of bread and macaroni arid coffee was made from chest nuts or something equally as bad.. Toilet facilities were holes in the floor. Mall Late Mall was months behind but most of it did get through. Red Cross packages, when they fin ally were received, were excep tionally -welcome. . When the allies started to bomb Naples, men In the camp were transferred to another camp on the Adriatic coast. At the new site were a few means of recreation and the men form ed a small orchestra among the prisoners and played each Sun- day afternoon. Details of Lind's escape from this camp are of necessity a mili tary secret. About the middle of the night of Sept. 13, 1943, about 1,300 escaped. Lind learned later that that many were recaptured. Lind said he and his buddies hid for a week in a cave some 10 or 15 miles from the camp. Later tney made their way south and were housed by Italian peasants about a mile from the German lines. They spent most of the winter there and moved further south when the Germans retreat e-'. from the Italian patriot ad vance. They finally made their way to Foggia, a 12th air force base. From there they were flown to Oran, where they caught a boat for home. "When we landed at Boston", Lind said, "it just didn't seem real." They were taken to Fort Miles Standish, where Lind was given a 21-day furlough, after which he report ed to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, ior reassignment. OF EVERY DISLOYAL JAP IS FAVORED San Francisco, Dec. 12 U.R) H. J. McClatchy, executive sec retary of the' California joint im migration committee, told a state senate investigating committee that he favored deportation "of every Japanese who during the course of the emergency nas failed to render every available service he possibly could. McClatchy testified in connec- tion with the committee's in quiry into problems concerning Japanese relocation on the Pa cific coast. - He said his committee ts op posed to relocating Japanese dur ing the war, and that the mem bers feel military authorities had a right to take Japanese away from the coast. But, he ad ded, if the army decides to send the Japanese back here, the joint immigration committee will stand behind the decision; even thoueh It does not approve. "The war relocation authority is forcing the military's hand in sendine the JaDanese back to the coast," McClatchy said. He be lieved religious groups were do ing the same thing. The joint immigration com' mittee advocates a ban on Jap anese language school which pro mote allegiance to Japan, Mc Clatchy said, and it approved of the Tule Lake tribunal set up to determine loyalty. He reported the committee al so favors a peace treaty-provision which will designate a place to which disloyal Japanese-Ameri cans may be deported If Japan will not accept them. ' ORDER ADDED 10 POSTAL SERVICE Postmaster General Walker has advised the Medford post office that a contract has been let for 100,000,000 pbstal notes and efforts are being made to place this new type of money order on sale at first class post offices about January 1, 1945. Postal notes will be made available to postofflces other than of the first class as rapidly as stocks come from the presses. However, from the beginning they may be cashed at any post office in the United States. Eighteen denominations of stamps will be Issued. They are lc, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c, 7c, 8c, 9c, 10c, 20c, 30c, 40c, S0,c 60c, 70c, 80c and 90c. There will be eleven denominations of notes: 0, $1 S2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10. The United States had postal notes from 1884 to 1894. They were limited, however, to fixed amounts and Inasmuch as they were payable , to bearer, they lacked the security of the con ventional money order. The new postal note is de signed as a safe, convenient and economical ' way of ' sending through the mails amounts of money not exceeding $10. Sim plified methods of sale makes it possible to handle the notes at a uniform fee of Sc. The conven tional money order is not being displaced by the new note. A person who wants a postal note for $2.93 will go to the money order window. The clerk will affix a 90c and a 3c stamp to a $2 postal note, and exchange the note for $2.98 In cash. No written applications are re quired, no writing bjthe clerk. The purchaser wrltesx In the name of the payee on the note, detaches his record stub on which he records the payee's name, and mails the postal note. PT.GI CAPTURES NAZ With the 5th Army, Italy- Carrying a six-shooter, western style, Pvt. 1c MacDonald Cole man of Central Point, Ore., went Kraut hunting, killed three Ger mans and captured 14 In north ern Italy recently. A radio operator in the 88th "Blue Devil" division of Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark's 5th army, Cole man started on a "souvenir hunt" during an enemy artillery and mortar barrage. He killed three Nazis with as many shots from his six-shooter and dashed into a house to take cover from further shells and bullets. Inside the building be faced six German machinegunners, who, in their surprise, threw up their hands. "I had only three rounds left In the revolver, Coleman said, "so I rushed up to the one 1 thought was In charge and pam med the pistol In his back. I told him to call in everyone and he must have understood English because I certainly could not Tuesday, See. 12. 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THRU speak German. . "It was a bluff, but it worked. The big Nazi roared a command and Krauts poured In from all over. Four were machinegun ners from upstairs and four more manned mortars In the basement." Coleman then calmly marched all 14 outside and turned them over to guards. Returning to the house he found eight machine guns, two mortars, several ma chine pistols and other equip ment. Coleman previously was credit ed with wiping out seven Ger mans in acton below Rome. He serves with the 349th "Kraut, killer" regiment, commanded by Col. Joseph B. Crawford , of Humboldt, Kan. 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