TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, Dm. SO, 1IM
JAP RESISTANCE
:0N LEYTE SHOWS
II
. Allied Headquarters, Philip
pines, Dec. 20 U.R) Japanese
resistance on Leyte showed in-
creasing signs of complete dis
integration today as planes of
the third fleet boosted their ton
of enemy shipping In an around-the-clock
bombardment of Lu
zon to 102 vessels sunk or dam
aged. t ' Three American dlvlsons on
Leyte were rolling up the last
defenses of the shattered Yama
Ihlta line after capturing the Ja
panese headquarters town of
Valencia, seven and a half miles
north of Ormoc, and hurling the
defenders back Into the wild
hills to the northwest,
S On Mindoro. 300 miles north
. west of Leyte and only 73 miles
south of Manila, American and
Australian combat engineers
were rushing- airfields to com
pletion to cover the next phase
of the Philippines campaign. No
ground opposition yet had de
veloped oil MIndoo, and 13 Ja
panese planes which ventured
over the area were shot down
Sunday and Monday.
'. from Admiral Chester W.
Nlmitz's Pacific fleet headquar
' ten at Pearl Harbor came word
that another 14 Japanese ships
had been added to the list of
those sunk in the first three days
and. nights of carrier-based at
tacks on Luzon, site of Manila.
. The Pearl Harbor communi
que covered attacks Thursday.
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there was no official word that
ithe raids extended beyond the
week-end, a Pearl Harbor dis
patch yesterday described the
offensive as "continuing." -
v Nearly 12 tons of steel and
high explosives were fired by
one battery of army ordnance
75-mm. pack howitzers In eight
hours during the . battle for
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Eugene, Ore., Dec. 20. (U.R)
More than 200 log truck drivers
who left their vehicles standing
Tuesday afternoon today had cut
off virtually all supplies of tim
ber to mills In the Eugene area,
often called "the lumber center
of the world."
The drivers left their Jobs in
protest against log rolling meth
ods adopted by state police in
weighing in loaded trucks for
highway weight limits. Only a
few mills were operating today
and they expected to close to
night for lack of timber.
Mill owners said the situation
la extremely serious and "we
have had no chance to intervene
to help clear up the dispute."
Truckers long have objected
to state laws that empower po
lice to roll logs off trucks or
cut off a log until the load con
forms with the legal limit.
Drivers regard this as an un
warranted waste of time and
lumber, as no cranes are avail
able at the scales to reload logs
once they have been dumped.
Another objection was to meth
ods allegedly used by state po
nce recently was when drivers
were taken from their trucks
and made to appear in court,
lecvlng their . trucks to stand
idle.
REPORT ON MASSACRE
OF .UNARMED YANKEES
First American Army Head
quarters, Dec. 19. (U.R) The
First American army today for
warded to Washington an bfflo-
0 unar ner"
ll .
can prisoners by Nazi schutzstaf-
lol and panzer men of a tank
column south of Malmedy Sun
day afternoon.
The report was sent forward
after the interrogation of 19 men
who escaped from a group of 120
to 160 American prisoners. The
GI's reported that the Germans
lined them up in a field and
sprayed Vtm r ranks with the ma-
cnine guns of their tanks.
CHIN ESE8flTREC0 VERS
, VAST NORTHERN AREA
By United Praia
A Chinese communist spokes
man disclosed today that the
Chinese 8th route -army had re
covered 3,000 square miles of
territory ana liberated 1,409 vil-
laees With nnnulai Inn t9 QKd .
832 In northern China during
the first 10 months of 1944.
The report was made in a
Droaacasi oy the communist
transmitter at Yenan and re
jigged by the FCC.
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Hilarious Comedy Here Sunday
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Starting Sunday at the Craterlan Eddie Bracken and Ella
Raines co-star in the hilarious comedy "Hall the Conquering
Hero" with William Demarest and Franklin Pangborn.
STARTLE ASHLAND
Ashland, D.ec. 20 People all
over town were startled Tues
day when all of the sirens in the
city, including the ones Intended
to notify the people of air raids
and such catastrophes of t h e
war, in addition to the fire siren.
pierced the early morning quiet.
This was merely the result of
an error, as the buttons control-
ing the air-raid sirens were
punched when only the fire
siren control should have been
turned on.
Many inquiries were received
by various qfficials and agencies
when tho wailing of the air-raid
sirens awakened many people.
Junior Red Cross
Windows Painted
With Xmas Scene
Christmas decorations, paint
ed on the Junior Red Cross head
quarters window in the Holly
building by Hortcnse Jennings,
feature a snow scene with dec
orated trees, peppermint sticks
and houses, backed by a real fir
tree covered with trimmings and
gifts. Miss Vera Humphrey, in
charge of the Junior Red Cross
workshop, states that the gifts,
including dolls, games, slippers,
trays, etc., will go to chlldrens1
refugee camps and army hos
pitals. Miss Jennings was as
sisted In decorating the window
by Maxine and Diane Falwell
' Miss Humphrey said today the
workshop will be opened next
Wednesday and will remain open
unm tne first of January.
WOOD RELEASED AFTER
JUSTICE COURT FINE
Harvey Wood of Rogue River,
whose wife was found dead in
Rogue river near' her home
there last Sunday, was fined $1S
and costs In Justice court here
on an intoxicated in a public
place charge. He paid the fine
and was discharged. He was ar
rested following discovery of his
wife's body, and a suicide note.
The coroner attributed death to
suicide. Wood, according to re
ports, was in Grants Pass at the
time Of the traseHv. Ho arm an.
rested later and held in the
county Jail pending an investi
gation. . . '
CHURCHILL CONCEDES
ALLIED DISAGREEMENT
London, Dec. 20 (U.R) Prime
Minister Churchill conceded to
day that the "Big Three" have
fallen into disagreement over
allied policy In liberated Europe,
but sold Britain was doing her
utmost to heal the breach.
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Services for Mrs. Addle S. Mc
Coy, who passed away at her
home, 121 Cottage, early Tues
day, win be held in the Conger
Morris chapel at 1 p. m. Thurs
day with the Rev. D. E. Millard
officiating. Entombment will be
In the Medford Memorial mauso
leum. Born In California, July 24.
1864, she had spent the past 40
years in this community. She
leaves three sons,' Earl, Hills
boro; Albert, Portland, and Jesse
McCoy. Los Angeles, and a
brother, John Soliss, Medford.
FEBRUlf DRAFT
UP 50 PER CENT
Salem, Ore., Dec. 20. U.R)
A 60 per cent increase in Ore
gon's draft quota for February
was forecast today by Col. Elmer
V. Wooton, state selective ser
vice director, as the result of
the Increased needs of the army
"We have had no difficulty in
obtaining a sufficient number of
men to fill our past quotas," he
said, and reported his organiza
tion anticipated none. Further
increases in the, quota may be
expected, Wooton said.
JAPANESE SAY ALLIES
IN ANOTHER. DUNKIRK
By United Press
Tokyo, heartened by the Ger
man offensive in Belgium and
Luxembourg, hrnarirset nomsi
news Agency military commen
tator's view todav that tha nnrl
operation may develop into a
secona uunkirk."
The commentator, heard by
United Press in San Francisco,
said the German rirlva una tha
fruit of nazi "strategic with'
arawais since Stalingrad.
BIRTHS
KENDALL To Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton, Central Point, Dec. 20,
1944, boy, 8V4 lbs., at Commun
ity hospital.
SPERLING To Mr. and Mrs.
Wlliam, 534 S. Fir street, Dec.
19, 1944, girl, 7 lbs., at Com
munity hospital.
THE GRANGE
Sams Valley Grange
' Home economics committee of
Sams Valley grange is sponsor
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day night with music by Sonny's
orchestra. Supper will be served
at midnight.
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SLOVAKIA SLIPS
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Moscow, Dec. 20. U.R) The
German grip on eastern Slbvakia
loosened under increasingly
heavy Soviet blows today as two
red armies advanced through the
Nazi puppet state on a 100-mile
front in converging drives on
the enemy stronghold of Kassa
- Late dispatches said the Ger
mans and their Hungarian allies
were falling back, slowly all
along the attack front after los
ing more than 4000 men in a
series of pitched battles in the
mountain passes east and south
of Kassa.
Kassa Hit Hard
More than half, the axis cas
ualties were inflicted by Gen.
Ivan I. Petrov's Fourth Ukranian
army, which swung against Kas
sa from the east and southeast
over the week-end in a thrust
coordinated with Marshal Rodion
Y. Malinovsky's second Ukran
ian army strike across the Hungarian-Slovak
border.
Petrovs troops, immobilized
for weeks on a line extending
across the eastern tip of Slo
vakia from the Polish to the
Hungarian borders, rolled up the
German flank on a 25-mile front
and drove three armored wedges
within 9 to 14 miles of the big
railway center.
One attacking column broke
open the enemy defenses along
tne ungvar-Kassa highway and
captured Dargo, 14 miles east of
Kassa. Massed batteries of Ger
man artillery and mortars cover
ing the mountain road were in
the Soviet advance.
Livestock-
Pnrtlanrl n n irai t-.
Cattle, 200; calves, 25. Market very
MUve, fully Bteadyj common steers
11.50. Mmmnn.mnrlinm haif mn (n ,
eutter cows $4.50 7; medium to good
7 r fw.uun,ou; gooa oeei Duns
rt h "icaium veaiers $11 13;
above; grass calves $10 3-12.30.
"ogs Salable, 230. Market steady.
3m i .1.1 5Xt:r "-'0: ?:
Taiin. imXZr "T"'. J1" iJ1?
pigs iu uiubq aemana,
h 2vf u 0 lbs' WtnMe to $14.
r j v , ,c' 1UU uoiauie sieaay,
f?5c5lcS wooled lambs salable
Sin. ti tommon grades down to
w onca tuuuna o.ou.
t.riri h. "i",J";,1!?. mar-
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Chicago, Deo. 20 (UP) (WFA)
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S H on raw sowi 913.80
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Sh.on in nnn. i . . .
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lamb. SJ4.75, niimeroua loada held
Portland Produce
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Wall Street
New York, Dec. 20. (U.B
Railroad shares broke to losses
ranging to more than a point on
the stock market today after this
group had risen to a new high
since August 31, 1037, in morn
ing dealings.
The drop In carriers brought
sympathetic selling in other sec
tions of the list and the whole
market was lower before the
end of the session with most
SIMPLE HAIR-DO Eleanor
Brown, ballet dancer and sing
er, acting as junior hostess at
Stage Door Canteen, believes
returned service men welcome
simplicity In women enter
tainers, most of whom make
with too much glamor, 80 lh(
wears no make-up
stocks closing around their wont
of the day,
The breaks In rails was at
tributed to a variety of reports,
including one that the Interstate
commerce commission will re
move freight rate differentials
on southern bound freight and
thus reduce revenues of roads in
that section. However, all the
carrier Issues were depressed
and a considerable amount of
the selling was reportedly profit
taking. Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American Tel. & Tel....164!J4
Anaconda - 28
Chrysler 90V4
Curtiss Wright , , , , BH
General Electric , 39V&
General Motors 63 V4
Montgomery Ward BOW
Pen R. R S3V4
Phillips Petroleum 43
J. C. Penney 107V4
Radio ,. 104
Southern Pacific ...
Standard Oil of Cal.
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Transamerlea
United Aircrafts
U. S. Rubber
61
U. S. Steel .
6914
S. F. DAIRY PRICES
San Francisco,' Dec. 20 (U.R)
Dairy market: .
Butter 93 score 43; 92 score
4214; 90 score 4214; 89 score
41.
Cheese Whole prices, loafs
27.9, triplets 27.2.
Eggs Large grade A 56V4
37V:, large grade B 43Va-44V2.
medium grade A 51V4-52; small
grade A 44Vi-4SVi. -
Approximately 9,604,000 ba
bies were born In the United
States between April 1, 1940.
and Nov. 1, 1943, according to
bureau of the census estimates.
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MUST PAY COSTS
. Ashland, Dec. 20 Chief of
Police C. P. Talent has notified
the four ring-leaders in the
youthful gas-theft cases that
they owe a total of $170.26 to
repay those from whom they
stole gasoline, auto accessories
and other items, which the four
of them must pay or face pay
ment of the suspended portions
of fines, $100 in each case, and
also face jail sentences.
The itemized list of articles
which the four youths must pay
for includes about 300 gallons
of gasoline that they took from
various gas receptacles, the
largest amount, 110 gallons, hav
ing been taken from equipment
at Jansen mill in this city.
The list alsp Included spot
lights, lunch pail, battery, and
even a box of Christmas cards,
along with a varied assortment
of other items.
Merle Oberon and
Alexander Korda '
In Final Parting
Hollywood, Dec. 20. (U.R)
Actress Merle Oberon today said
she and British film producer Sir
Alexander Korda have failed to
work out separate lives and ca
reers ' and are being divorced.
Confirming- long-standing ru-,
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mors of a breach of their marHat
happiness, Miss Oberon said that
her parting with her nobleman
husband was "amicable."
Korda, head of Metro-Goldwyn
Mayer studio production in
Great Britain, la now In New
York.
Born In Tasmania in 1911 aa
Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson,
Miss Oberon came to this coun
try from England In 193S.
He is 51; she is 33.
TRUMAN TO ATTEND
Olympla, Wash., Dec. 20 U.O
Vice President-elect Harry H.
Truman is planning to attend
inauguration ceremonies her
January 10 for Governor-elect
Mon C. Wallgren, f.tate Senator
Carl C. Mohler, in charge of ar.
rangements, announced today.
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