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Friday. Dm. IS. 1844
PERMISSION FOR
FILING CLAIMS
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v Washington, Deo. 18 U.R
Land Office Commissioner Fred
W. Johnson today assured would
be rocket travelers that If parts
of the moon should become pub
lic domain they could file home
stead claims under public land
laws.
He gave the assurance in a
letter replying to an inquiry
from R. L. Farnsworth, presi
dent of the United States Rocket
Society, Inc., Glen Ellyn, 111.
"Many of our members write
in and ask us how to go about
filing a claim to land on the
moon," Farnsworth wrote. "As
strange as this may seem to you,
it may be a reality within a gen
eration; consequently we would
appreciate either telling us how
this is done or advising us to
whom to direct our inquiry."
Johnson informed him that
any person wishing to set up
housekeeping on the moon must
meet the following requirements
of the homestead law; accom
pany application for land with
an affidavit that he has person
ally examined the land and Is
well acquainted with its char
acteristics; prepare to establish
permanent residence upon the
land within six months after his
entry has been approved; and
take his family with him.
Despite modern equipment
and improved techniques, man
cannot compete with nature In
scatering seed for new forests.
HOOD RIVER POST
HIT FOR REMOVAL
OF ALIEN NAMES
San Francisco, Dec. 15 U.R
Robert B. Cozzens, assistant
director of the war relocation
authority, today made public a
letter to Jess Edington, com
mander of the Hood River, Ore.,
American Legion Post In which
he charged Edington with "be
travlne" the Legion for erasing
the names of 16 Japanese-Ameri
can soldiers from the Fosts
county honor roll.
Cozzens, who based his know
ledge of the incident on news
paper report, wrote Edington:
"You have betrayed the Le-
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Alan Marshal doesn't seem to be able to make up his mind
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"Bride By Mistake" which start at the Craterian Sunday for
a three-day showing.
glon by a deliberate Insult to
our army, its uniform, and the
brave men who wear it. You
have attempted to loosen the
cornerstone of our democracy by
striking at one racial group of
descendants out of the six na
tions we had declared ' war
against.
"You desecrate the grave of
the unknown soldier; neither
you, nor any otner man, Knows
but that sacred resting place
may hold the remains of a de
scendent of an enemy nation.
We had Japanese-American sol
diers in World War I.
"You should make haste to
replace the names of the loyal
American soldiers on the Hood
River honor roll and confine
your hate complex to the enemy
Japanese rather than attempting
to imitate the sordid attitudes of
those we are fighting."
Cozzens wrote that as a mem
ber of the American Legion and
as a veteran of World War I,
'I know your disgraceful act
cannot be condoned by a vast
majority of American Legion
naires, nor by the lost battalion
rescued in this war by Nisei,
nor by Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark,
who cited the 100th battalion
of Nisei for bravery in Italy."
Cozzens identified three of the
16 Japanese-Americans aa Pvt.
Eichi Wakamatsu, formerly of
Hood River; .Pvt. George M.
Hata, Gresham; and Pfc. Hlromu
Heyamoto, graduate of Gresham
Union high school, all wounded
in action.
California Note '
With 41st Infantry Division,
Southwest Pacific, Dec. 15 (U.R)
A. patrol on this American
controlled island captured a
Japanese soldier, ,who under
questioning, said he had been
told by his commanding officer
that he was in the state of Flor
ida.
He added that he and his com
panions were quite dissatisfied
with Florida. The place didn't
appear to be worth a great deal,
from any standpoint, and his su
perlor officers weren t too up
set about being able to hold it
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CURRENT ALLIED
GERMAN OFFENSE
STRAIN ON NAZIS
Washington, Dec. 18 U.R)
Secretary of War Henry L. Stim
son said today that the current
allied offensive in Germany is
placing a terrific strain on the
nazis, depriving them of an ex
pected winter breathing spell
and preventing completion of
last-ditch mobilization plans.
Stimson revealed that supreme
headquarters estimated the Ger
mans had suffered 152,000 cas
ualties between November 9 and
November 30, an average of al
most 7000 a day.
U. S. army casualties in all
theaters through November 28,
he said, have reached 483,997, in
cluding 92,133 killed, 272,351
wounded, 62,786 missing and 56.-
685 prisoners. This was an in
crease of B.OSB casualties over
figures announced a week ago
through November 22.
Stimson's figures railed over
all U. S. war casualties in World
War II to 562,468, since the navy
has reported casualties of 78,511
through December 13.
The navy total Includes 30.029
ded, 84,803 wounded, 9.493 mis
sing, and 4,486 prisoners of war.
Stimson said that of the 272,
351 army wounded, 126,592 have
returned to duty.
He also revealed that U. S.
ground force casualties in Italy
from the original landings at
Salerno In 1943 through Decemb
er 8 were 98,366 including 18.
898 killed, 67,194 wounded, and
missing.
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Hyde Park, N. Y Dec. 15
(U.R) A recorded dramatization
of the life of President Roosevelt
was added to the national
archives of the- Franklin D.
Roosevelt library here today,
Daily Weather Report
Fereeasta
Medford and vicinity: Fair tonight
and Saturday with Uttla Chang In
temperature.
Oregon: Claar today, tonight and
Saturday but with togs or low cloud.
In Valleys west of Cascades! little
eoange in temperature.
Local Data
TemDeratura a year a.o today
Highest, 29; lowest, 27.
Total monthly precipitation. .10 Inch
Deficiency tor the month, 1.19 Inches.
Total precipitation since September
1, 1944, S.SS Inches. Deficiency for the
season, .11 inch.
Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m. yes-
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Tomorrow
Sunrise, 8:33 a. m. Sunset, 8:41 p. m,
Past 24 hours:
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Paris, Dec. 15 (U.R) The
Paris edition of the army news
paper "Stars and Stripes" sharp
ly criticized Washington's army
and navy journal today for Its
recent article asserting that
Britain was more interested in
protecting her Mediterranean
lifeline to India than In defeat
ing Germany.
In an editorial headed "Let's
Look At the Record," the GI
newspaper said: .
'For two years the British
fought Hitler almost alone. There
was a time when the RAF, the
British navy, and the Eighth
army were the toast of Ameri
cans. There was a time when
British-American unity was in
full stride and going places.
British people don't gee up
with the Army, and Navy 'Jour
nal's slant on Britain's war role.
Yet even these facta have been
interpreted by some John Bull
baiters as a slap at America's
war production and America's
contribution . to lend-lease. It's
part of the rumor rat race. Any
thing goes that throws mud on
the integrity, loyalty, or inten
tions of our British ally.
'We don't know enough about
the Inside picture to say wheth
er the Army and Navy Journal
is right or wrong. But we will
say that the record so far is on
the side of Winnie Churchill and
the British. We are fighting this
war beside them. We would like
to fight the peace beside them,
too."
tick with cold the past week.
La Vera Cartwright, Ph. M.
2c, haa been on leave. He spent
part of his time visiting friends
and relatives on Lake Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tonn and
family and Mrs. A. M. Tonn
called at the Lucas home Sun
day. The Lily family has been sick
the past few weeks with bad
colds and the flu.
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With 41st Infantry Division.'
Southwest Pacific. Dec. 15 (U.R)
The lieutenant had been overseas
33 months and he was tired of
dehydrated potatoes, dehydrated
eggs, dried fruit and powdered
eggs.
He wrote his wife to forget
socks, skin lotions and sewing
kits in overseas packages and
"go down to the delicatessen and
use your imagination'
The package came. There
were no socks, no skin lotions,
no olives, no pickles, no jams.
Just dehydrated potatoes, dehy
drated eggs, dehydrated soup.
Lake Creek
Mrs. Nussbaum arrived home
last week. She has been working
in Oakland, Cal., In a blind
(chool for the past year. She
plans to spend several weeks in
Lake Creek and. then go to
Washington and visit her daugh
ter. Mary.
Pfc. and' Mrs, Wesley House
holder and son, Bobby, arrived
here last week. They have been
In Salina, Kan., where Pvt.
Householder has been stationed
After spending a, few days with
his folks in Talent he left again
for Kansas. Mrs. Householder
and Bobby are living with Amy
Gussom. .
The Lake Creek community
carnival was held last Saturday
night' in the community hall. A
fairly large crowd attended. The
funds raised will be used to put
a floor in the hall.
Mr. Lloyd George has been Ul
the past few days with the flu
but has recovered and is now
driving the school bus again.
. Miss Mary Hieht of Medford
and Miss Karmon Argraves of
Portland were week end guests
at the Hoefft home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Clng
cade of Phoenix were callers at
the Grlssom home Wednesday
a afternoon.
Bobby Householder has been
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