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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1944)
M o) ill V la 0)R M EDFGRD United Pimi Thirty ninth Year Chaolin ,,, hM.d htoh. na put Carol Ann (arrow), held by her grandmother, Mrs. Gertrude CTIe Capita, thhdB,wii nth.oW w wheo he cntd Lc Angeles courtroom to ' jac. Joan JUVENILES HELD ON VALLEY FUEL ROBBERY CHARGE Two Medford Juveniles f held in county jail, having al legedly admitted robbery of the Valley Fuel company office the night of Nov. 29, according to city and state police who have hMn working in conjunction on the case. The boys are said to" have entered through a window In the back room and to have stolen money, cigarets, two cured hams and two dressed tur keys. ' -' .. Shortly after the robbery state police came across the boys at tempting to roast a ham in the Little Switzerland district. The youths gave the officer, who had not heard of the robbery, a satis factory alibi, according to city police. They were later picked up on a charge of stripping a car In the same district, the re port said. They are also said to have ad mitted stealing bottles from the rear of Brown's club and at tempting to sell them. The youths will be held in Jail pending further investigation and disposition of' their cases, state police said. - 20-ARRESTS RESULT OF POLICE TRAFFIC CHECK Twenty arrests resulted from a state nolice traffic check at the state weighing station at the fairgrounds yesterday, according to a police report. Violations included no op erator's license, truck overload, no' PUC permit, no- warning de vice, no muffler ana other minor infractions of the law, the report said. SIDE GLANCES By " TRIBUNE REPORTERS Dr. W. W, P. Holt receiving congratulations on his birthday .anniversary. Jerry Latham beaming bright ly and bearing cigars ana canay to announce the arrival of an eight-pound daughter, Julie Lee. State Policeman Fred Cuth- bertson unexpectedly finding an old acquaintance while acting in the line of duty. Harry (Grandpaw) Morris feel in auite ancient when son Gene mistakenly added several vears on his navy enlistment papers. County Treasurer Ralph Sweeney expounding on the merits of Mrs. Sweeney's cherry pie. 'Note to R. T. Mollison, Jr.: Postmaster Frank DeSouza wants to sea you Full Leased Wire1 Iqnores Aliened Daughter Barry', cb&rgs that he is lather ol the Superforts Dump Superloads On Nagoya Aircraft Factories Headauarters. i 21st Bomber -Command, Saipan, Dec.' 22 aU.RM (Via Navy Radio) Carrying In dividual bomb loads hundreds of pounds heavier than ever be- force. Superfortresses from this Marianas base today attacked the aircraft center at Nagoya for the third time In nine days in an attempt to deal an 1 eventual knockout punch to Japanese air craft production. The first sizeable wave of B-29s flashed word from the tar get that bombs were dropped through the overcast just before 1 p. m. Nagoya time). For nearly 2v4 hours the sil very Superforts, veterans of eight major raids in strength, all but one of whlek were against targets on Japan's main Island of Honshu, kept the huge, sprawling aviation manufactur ing and assembly center under attack in a carefully-planned as sault. , Today's attack evidently was intended to knock out perma nently buildings and Installa tions badly damaged In an at tack Dec. 13 against the Hatsu doki factory of the "Mitsubishi works. In the latter raid 870,000 square feet of roofs were burned with the lnsides of the buildings gutted by fire. According to photographs only concrete and steel frameworks remained up- rignt. At least 22 buildings were de molished or badly damaged be sides damage to the main as- COUNTY SCHOOLS RECEIVE $38,863 Salem, Ore., Dec. 22 (U.B The secretary of state's office has announced the first distri bution of $1,048,715.89 out of the state elementary school fund to the 1539 school districts in Oregon. The fund is apportioned on the basis of the number of teachers employed in the first eight grades, under provisions of the 1943 law. Among the apportionments for counties were: . Jackson $38,863.38. BAND LEADER MISSING San Francisco, Dec. 22 U.R) Neil Bondshu, 30-year-old band leader whose orchestra has been playing at the fashionable St. Francis hotel, was reported missing today. NO PAPER MONDAY Following long-established custom the Mail Tribune will not publish on Monday, Christmas day. In order to permit employes to enjoy the holiday in their fromes. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22,' 1944. (Acme Telephoto) child. , sembly buildings and machine snopa-inthe first raid, which was the- best pulled to date on Hon shu targets, BIOFFlRDTRED FREED FROM PEN New York, Dee. 22-U.B William Bioff and George Browne, theatrical union execu tives convicted to Nov. 194fc of extorting more than $1,000,000 from the movie industry, were ordered released from federal prison in Sand Stone, Minn., to day. The releases were ordered by Federal Judge John C. Knox. Bioff . was serving 10 years and Browne, eight years. Judge Knox ordered the re leases because of the two con victs good behavior and because of testimony they gave at the trial of Chicago gangsters. ESCAPING JAIL INMATE HAS YULETIME SPIRIT Peoria, 111,, Dec. 22. (U.B The yuletide spirit was with Harry Fayne today as he happily sawed his way through a quar ter-inch steel wall to escape from the county jail. Before he left, Payne scrib bled a note to federal bureau of Investigation agent M. O, Eld, washing him: "A merry Christmas and-the worst of luck in following me," Yankees In Service Abroad Remembered By Home Folks and Quartermaster Corps Washington, Dec. 22. (U.B Though the rumble of guns may again blot out the traditional message of "peace on earth," the nation will do its utmost on this, its fourth consecutive wartime Christmas, to -carry the customs and spirit of the holiday to mil lions of servicemen around the world. Thousands of tons of turkey havebeen purchased for holiday dinners. Unless actually pinned down by gunfire, servicemen everywhere are due for turkey dinner with all the fixings. If they spend Christmas in the front lines they will probably get their turkey as soon. as re lieved. Even American prisoners of war, at least those In Germany, will also have turkey canned turkey. The quartermaster corps started canning and shipping the traditional Christmas bird via international Red Cross tlx i months ago. GREEK CIVIL WAR SPREADING NORTH BRITISHARE TOLD ELAS Forces Capture Eight Villages; Buigars, Alban ians Reported Moving In Athens, Dee. 22 WJ9 Re ports circulated today that the civil war had spread to north ern Greece and that left wing Elas forces had captured eight villages from the Rightiest Edes followers of Gen. Napoleon Zervas. Northern Greece was report ed seething with unrest, accen tuated by an infiltration of hot blooded elements from Bulgaria and Albania. Open warfare between the Elas and Edes factions threat ened or already had begun The reports said that 300 Bul garians who were supposed to be deserters from the Bulgarian army had been counted in the area northeast of Salonika, big port in northeastern Greece, A number of Albanians were reported moving through Elas territory toward zones con trolled by Zervas followers in Epirus, Germany Busy Coincident with mounting un rest, German broadcasts were reported to have begun a propa ganda campaign to "free Mace donia." The Greek government was described as fearful--that" Bul garians and Albanians were planning some kind of coup to split Macedonia from Greece. - On the Athens "front," British troops and tanks crossed Piraeus harbor in assault craft, landed on Hie northern rim, and drove Inland, bringing the entire port under British control, , , Chaplin Accuser Collapses During ' Gruelling Grill Hollywood, Dee, 22 OUD The trial of Joan Barry's patern ity suit against Charlie Chaplin was recessed today until next Tuesday when the comedian's former drama protege will re turn to the witness stand to re late more of the intimate details of their romance. Court adjourned yesterday Just in time to prevent Miss Barry from collapsing in hys terics on the stand, alter day of gruelling cross-examination, punctuated frequently by her tears and hysterical wails that she couldn t go en with this thing any longer." Twice during yesterday's questioning by Attorney Charles E, (Pat) Millikan, Miss Barry collapsed and buried her head in Scott's shoulder, crying hysterically. Rome, Dee. 22, U.F0 Cor nelia Tanzi, former mistress of Benito Mussolini, was sentenced today to 40 years imprisonment for collaborating with the en emy. American home folks have showered G. I. Joe with gifts. At latest count some 50,000,000 holiday packages have been sent to soldiers overseas the great est mass movemnet of package mail ever to leave the U, S. In playing Santa Claus, the army postal service is using every conceivable type of trans portation from arctic dog team, desert camel, and parachute to amphibious jeep, duck, and wea sel. Reports from overseas indi cate that the troops have been buying large quantities of gifts in foreign countries and ship ping them home to their families and friends. Improvise Trees No matter where he is the U. S. soldier can be depended upon to improvise Christmas tree. It may have palm fronds Instead of pine needles and be decorated with shiny K-ration cans and painted flashlight bulbs EiBUNE V .tod PrM Full OWI t:md Backs Ud Statement On War Censorship Ruling Washington, Dec 22 (UP) Director Elmer Davis of the of fice of war information 7ms backed up George Lyon, his per sonal representative, at allied headquarters in Europe, who publicly described as "stupid' the news blackout originally Im posed on the German offensive. Davis saw Lyon a return to the United States later this week was in no way connected with his remark. The OWI director said he regretted that such strong statement was made pub licly, but that it seemed to him that "Mr. Lyon was right." "One Indication of that is that the ruling was subsequently modified," Davis said. WESTERN SOW DEMAND HEARING ON MEAT PRICES Washington, Dec 22 (UP) Senators from ten western states demanded today that livestock producers and packers be per mitted to present their side be fore any "on the hoof price ceilings are set on livestock: Price Administrator Chester Bowles disclosed yesterday that regulation dealing with price ceilings on live animals has been sent to Economic Stabilization Director Fred M, Vinson for ap proval. OmieM Changes ' "The' senators conferred with War Food Administration and OPA officials at a meeting called by Sen, Joseph C. O'Mahoney, D Wyo, OMahoney told report ers that the senators "as unit opposes any change of rules that might and" probably would suit on the sale of more animals and leaner meat. He said consumers- would get less meat if 40,000,000 head of cattle .weighing 500 to 800 pounds each were slaughtered as a result of price regulations in the coming year than from 35,- 000,000 weighing BOO to 1,100 pounds. Uncertainty over prices, O'Ma honey warned; may result in the sale of many lean animals in an effort by producers' to protect investments in a falling market. TIRE SUPPLY CUT TO AID MILITARY Washington, Dec. 22 (UP) The war production board today cut the scheduled output of pas senger car tires in the next three months by 3,000,000 to facilitate increased production of military tires, James F, Clark, head oi WPB'j rubber bureau, said the action means that A card mo torist must continue to ride on their present tires for "a good part" of 1845. Holders of B and C cards, he said, will not receive as many grade 1 tires next year as had been planned. instead of the regular Yule orna ments, but the result can be de pended upon to be Christmas like. Out in the fleet the extent of Christmas observance will de pend on the size and location of the ships; On the bigger war craft, pro vided they are not in dangarou combat . areas, the i crews will cluster on the fantil Christmai eve and hear carols sung by cho ruses. Ships fortunate enough to obtain them will set up Christ mas trees in crew quarters and the officer ward room. On smaller ships, the only real evidences of Christmas in these days will be the turkfey dinner served on all naval vessels and holiday routine, which gives the men as much leisure time as possible, At home It Is estimated thai 25 per cent of the troops wii get Christmas furloughs to spen. j th holiday with their iamJUej, Laaaad Wir NO. 232. RED OFFENSIVE MAKES HEADWAY GERMANS ADMIT Lines Broken at Several Points on Northern End of Eastern Front, Revealed London, Dec 22 flH9 Ber lin said today that the Red army, launching a new offen sive at the northern end of the eastern front, hurled ST divis ions possibly 400,000 men against the southern rim of the German pocket to northwest Latvia and conceded that the Soviets had broken Into the nazi lines at several points. The offensive, if confirmed. would appear an ail-out attempt to liquidate tens of thousands of German troops trapped against the Baltic and thus release ad ditional Russian forces for the soviet winter offensive to East Prussia and Poland, Reds Mailing A United Press dispatch from Moscow said the Russians were believed massing the greatest concentration of men, srtUlery, tanks and aircraft yet seen on the eastern front tor "cam paign that is expected to eon elude the war." "Observers confidently expect that when the Red army hits the German fortified lines from East Prussia to the Carpathians, it will break through to Ger many to successive, fast oper ations," the dispatch, said- r Vrnst von Hammer, German military commentator, reported the Latvian offensive In a Ber lin broadcast. He said the Soviets had attacked along a , 22-mile front southwest and south of Saldus, 55 miles east of the Bal tic port of Liepaja (Libra), yes terday with strong air, artillery and tank support, . ; MARIJUANA CARRIER NABBED WITH CARQ0 San Francisco, Dec 22 (U.F0 The narcotics division of the state department of justice to day reported the arrest of Rob ert Salazar, SI, and the coinci dent seizure of $20,000 worth of narcotics. Arresting agents said Salazar had in bis possession enough marijuana to make 20,000 cigar- cues retailing for one dollar piece. The marijuana was con tained In 59 cans, amounting to bout 18,000 grains and five- pound sack, amounting to about 33,000 grains. 53 th a Mens funumtana 1 V V W-"" Vtnitn SWlfH Wrffass1 t' ft BILGIUM!: GERMANY POeatar, LUXEMSOUIG V ' J " K. J tfi (Asm Ttltph&tol Security blackout ss vestem front was lifted to meal tour main Nazi thrusts on First Army front, though procres stan Hsoday boob is rilii secret. (1) From Ech terete h, on Luxembourg benter, rescued flm sriiet southwest. Indications today wer that an southeast Luxembourg M overrun. (3) Tiro-pronged drita trots 8t Vlth, reaching Uaapeit H southwest and also pairing straight vest, Sam American troops wen trapped In this area, (J) Thrust through Matantdy, which passed SMe 1st and braiimtd out to reach Butcenbaeh. This tteuit may be hlitlnf toward Ll(ff tf) Dijve through Monachal! Fe-rgt to ffacjl MfiK&a - ---- ggljm fj-gljaf! - First Encouraging Report Says Enemy Stopped Cold; Eisenhower Exhorts Forces - Paris, Dee, 12 UJ5 Front reports today said Ameriiaa First army troops In desperate fighting have stopped the German drive across Belgium, but there was no Indication that the dangerous Nazi thrust across Luxembourg had halted and Gen. Swight D, , Elsenhower called upon Ms men to rise to new heights and turn Hitler's "great gamble into his wast defeat Eisenhower, In an order of the day to all American troops, left no doubt flat the great battle of (be west is the crista which wilt determine whether Germany can be crushed quickly cr whether the war mart be prolonged many months. OH SIXTH DAY OP COUNTER OFFENSIVE ' , As his dramatic order was flashed to grim-faced American GTs, the first encouraging report since th.e counter offensive was launch ed six days ago was wirelessed by United Press War Correspondent Jack Frankish from U. S. First army headquarters. Frankish reported that the Germans had been stopped cold ja their forward progress In Belgium started. Frankish reported at 1020 a. German counter offensive failed to penetrate any deeper Into Bel gium" than the spearhead which already had lunged 33 miles to slash the vital Liege-Bastogne-Arton highway at a point W mllea from Brussels and 14 miles west of Malmedy. The Nads, Frankish reported, paused to consolidate snd strengthen the positions they now attacked with vigor the American north shoulder of the salient. MORE AMERICANS RUSH INTO FRAY German DNB reports conceded that Eisenhower waj hurling fresh divisions from neighboring Marshal Karl von Rundstedt's forces. The Nazis admitted that the Malmedy forms the chief anchor points of the Ihw protecting Liege, was particularly fierce. It seemed possible that the Nazis had been forced to bait their westward progress because of the driving down from the north to tenuous communications with their Jump-off positions in the Eifel mountains. EAST TO SHIVER CHRISTMAS EVE By UcUd Prta The weatherman predicted to day that the winter's worst cold wave would extend through Bitter cold gripped the es st em two-thirds of the nation to day, and Federal Forecaster E. W. Hanlon at Chicago promised at least two more days of near and sub-zero temperatures in mm midwest freezing and below In the northeast, and freezing tem peratures in the lower Mississip pi valley, The coldest spot in the ratten today was to northwestern Pennsylvania, where Morrison Run, Pa., registered the coun try's low of 84 degrees below zero. It was 28 below at Kane, Pa., and Black Moshannon, Pa. registered 23 below. A seasoi record of IS degrees below was resorted at Cadillac, Mich, Rockford, 111,, reported 13 be low, Fort Wayne, Ind, six below and Chicago, two below, WORK AS USSAL Madison, Wis,, Dec. 28, 0W Walter S. Goodland, the oldest governor to the United States, celebrated his 82nd birthday to day by working as usual. ..-."ft " a BVUK ... Tit W MfttasMm vrff f , ; for the first day since the attack tn. 0:20 a. rru EWT) that 8 hold in the knife-like salient and atrongpoints which protected the sectors against the flanks of Field fighting at EUvelot, which with danger that Eisenhower forces a flanking thrust would sever But there was still no dear- cut word en the situation to the south where Nazi panzers rippe-d a gaping SS to 35-mtle wide gap frcm the vicinity si St Vita at the soi'theast tip of Belgium to the region of Eehtemaca at Ust reports still in American hasd on the central Gerrr.&ri-Luxera bourg frontier, Faasars Head tor Otp 'Sera the rampaging G-ermin panzers were heading straight for the famed Ardennes Gap through which they taste 1st 1M0, and the fortress barriers fc Franc around fiedaa, r- London, Dc 3S COM T h Carman DNB mm agency said tonight that "at toast scran Isrj Am-tieaa divisions bar baas annihi latad or dcimat-d bajsad vataa" la tha Ba'.ytaj-1. beurg fighting, , . . - . How far their surging onrush had carried them haj not baea made clear, hut It la knows that three days ago they were almost all the way across Luxembourg, about one-quarter cf the way to Urn Ardennes Gap, At the north end of the fluid' area the German DNB agency re ported that St, Vlth, which was sUB held by American forces ac cording to last word from su preme alited headquarters, had been captured and that tha American forces there wera taken prisoner. Front reports had indicated that the Americans at St Vith had been cut off from the main First army groups to the north, but Bad continued to resist A front report from tha First army said that an unspecified "American bastion" was holding up the German advance south west of St Vlth, hot gave no clue to the fate of tha U. S. forces in Use town itself, -Retreat Is Malmfdy First army headquarters said the Germans hurled s smashing attack against American armor ed forces holding tha center of the east-west shoulder of the sal. lent, possibly the Malmedy area, and drove our troops hack some what, but that the battle was still raging. In the area southwest of St Vith American tanks, tank de stroyers and artillery, poured a hellish rain of fire into Von Rundstedt's armored spearhead and reported they destroyed 55 German tanks, bringing tha Nazis to a temporary halt. German reports asserted that the number of prisoners taken had risen to 25.000 an increase of 9,000 In a day and that "tha number of killed and wounded Is estimated many times higher than this figure, Little credence was given this report and any how the number of prisoners la a swirling action of this char acter always far exceeds that of killed and wounded, First army headquarters re ported the Germans have over run most of northern Luxem bourg and were maneuvering and countermanettvering in aa attempt to crack the Stavelot Malmedy Una. The Americana were also maneuvering to coma to grips with the Nazi armor. Jickton Cemrtf lain to data ta tha Sixth War Loan are ! lands S75.49J.75 r Quota $e00,5r0
