XIOKT MEDrORD MAIL TRIBUNE
Tueaday, Feb. 8. 1145
LAID WASTE BY
Hitler Gang Spreads Wanton
Destruction Throughout
Warsaw; Need Supplies
Br H. I. Handler
United Press Correspondent
Warsaw, (Delayed, Via Mos
cow) iflJ.R) Warsaw, the , most
infamous monument to ' Adolf
Hitler's new order, unquestion
ably is the most ruined capital
on earth.
It is a monument of dozens
of square miles of ruins, debris,
blood-stained stone and thou
sands of family graveyards.
Never since the Mongol hordes
swept across Europe has a Eur
opean city been subjected to
such wanton destruction. It is
worse than Stalingrad.
Depopulated. Rased
Block by block, street by
street, Warsaw was depopulated
and razed after suppression of
the August Insurrection.
Last summer grass grew on
the levelled ghetto compound
behind the gray brick walls.
Now wild cats and dogs lurk in
the ruins, feeding on undiscov
ered cadavers beneath piles of
bricks and masonry.
In the "Stare Mlasto," the
medieval part of the city, all
the churches, monasteries and
museums simply vanished. The
section was where the insurrec
tionists held out the longest and
it was the first to be blown up
by the Nazis. The rest followed,
all methodically and according
to plan. The last remaining
building was wrecked a few
days before the liberation.
German thoroughness failed
In only one Instance Lltovska
street, which was reserved for
Nazi officials. It remained, par- !
uaiiy because of the swiftness
of the Soviet encirclement.
Embassy Spared
The Soviet embassy by a mir
acle or design escaped destruc
tion. It is roped off from the
surrounding ruins and entrance
to it is forbidden because the
building. Is believed stocked
with explosives, time-bombs and
booby traps.
Nearly 1,000 mines are clear
ed daily from the city's ruins.
The thunder of exploding mines
.
is audible from all parts of the
city.
The removal of debris alone
is a herculean task and may
take many months. It is a slow
process because of the shortage
of derricks, cranes and trucks.
In addition to these problems,
Mayor Marian Spykhalsky
pointed out there is grave dan
ger of an epidemic with the ad
vent of warmer weather when
thousands of unburied bodies
lying under the rubble begin to
decompose.
Supplies Needed
As a result Warsaw's great
est need is medical supplies,
Spyhkalsky said, and then fats,
vitamins and machines. He dis
closed that the first shipment of
60,000 tons of wheat already
had arrived from Russia for dis
tribution in Warsaw and Lodz,
but described it as "only a drop
in a bucket."
Other officials said they look
ed forward to the promised ar
rival of drugs from the Ameri
can Red Cross and hoped the
United Nations relief and re
habllltatlon administration
could be persuaded to begin op
erations without much delay.
CCC EXTENSION BILL
APPROVED IN SENATE
Washington. Feb. 6 (U.PJ
The senate today approved by
voice vote and sent to the house
a bill to extend the life of com
modity credit corporation to
June 30, 1947, increase its cap
italization, and put a ceiling of
$845,000,000 on its annual farm
subsidy payments.
The measure raises the limit
on CCC borrowing from $3,000,
000,000 to $4,500,000,000.
Daily Weather Report
Forecasts
Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy
tonight and Wednesday. Littla change
in temperature.
Oregon: Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday. Slightly colder In north
portion tonight.
L.ocal Data
TemDerature a venr asa torinv:
Highest 89. lowest 42 degrees.
Total monthly DreclDitation 1.21
Inches. Excess for the month .80 Inch.
Total precipitation since September
J, 1044, 0.08 inches, Deficiency for the
season 80 Inch.
Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m. yes
terday 68, 4:30 today 01.
Tomorrow
Sunrise 8:17 a. m.. sunset S33 p. m.
Past 24 hours: High Low Prcc.
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COUNTY SOLDIERS
CITED FOR ACTION
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With the Fifth Army, Italy
Sergeant Elroy Cordova, whose
wife, Dorothy, lives at 1018 West
Tenth street. Medford, Ore., and
Pfc. Dallis H. Zimmerlee, whose
wife, Iona, lives in Butte Falls,
Ore., have been cited by the
381st infantry regiment of the
81st "Powder River" division
and awarded the combat infan
tryman badge for actual partic
ipation in combat against the
enemy with the fifth army In
Italy.
Standards for the badge are
nign. The decoration Is awarded
to the Infantry soldier who has
proved his fighting ability in
comrjat.
The handsome badge consists
ol a silver rlgle set against a
background of infantry blue, in
closed in a silver wreath.
TIN FIGHT
Ashland, Feb. C. E. Huff
man, .local realtor, was arrested
yesterday morning by Chief of
Police C. P. Talent as a result
of a fight which occurred In the
secretary's office of the Elks
club Saturday night. Huffman
was charged with striking Nate
Bates, local barber, in the face.
Bates suffered a compound frac
ture. of the jaw and is confined
to his home.
According to Talent, the fight
started when Bates was "kid
ding" Huffman. One word led to
another, Talent said, and Huff
man struck Bates.
Huffman plead guilty before
City Judge C. O. Presnall, who
withheld sentence pending the
outcome of Bates' condition, and
so that he can testify. Bates was
still unable to talk today. Huff
man was released subject to call
by the police department.
GOLD HILL EXTENSION
UNIT TO MEET FEB. 9
Gold Hill, Feb. 6 Gold Hill
extension unit will meet at the
home of Mrs. Viola Moore, on
Feb. 0, at 10:30 a. m. The project
will be "Professional Touches to
Home Sewing," Miss Marian
Farrell, leader.
All attending are asked to
bring a paper sack lunch.
Evangelist
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The Rev. B. V. Seals (above)
will direct the evangelistic cam
paign opening Wednesday at the
Church of the Nasarene. The
meetings to be held daily, except
Saturdays at 7:30 p. m will end
February 18.
GOLD HILL CASE -TO
GRAND JURY
FEB. 26, IS PLAN
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Qjqaete
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Charley
of Brownsbpro recently received
a letter from their son, seaman
1c Clayton Charley, telling of
the part played by his ship, USS
Lunga Point, in the invasion of
Luzon in the Philippines.
The letter said in part, 'the
day of the actual invasion was
designated as "S" day and we
were due off Lingayen gulf prior
to the Invasion. We ran the
gauntlet right through the mid
dle of the Jap-held Philippine
islands into the China sea. The
Japs knew we were there but
we were too strong for them,
and their attacks were relative
ly light at first. It was just be
fore we reached Lingayen gulf
that we had our most narrow
escape. A Jap bomber "peeled
off" at 7000 feet and started for
us. Our guns were blazing away
and the lead was pouring into
him. We must have hit the pilot
fatally or knocked his plane out
of control, because he failed to
"lay his eggs" and crashed into
the water Just astern of us and
exploded. Our only . casualties
were ope officer and one man
who were slightly knicked by
pieces from the exploding plane
"Several days before and after
the invasion were most trying
tor us physically because there
were Jap planes around con
tinually,, it seemed. It was a
Lunga Point plane that gave the
signal, over the beach, for the
warshpls to lift their gunfire in
land and for the invasion forces
to head for the beach. The night
before the invasion the troop
k convoy passed us, It being the
largest in nistory and 70 miles
long, according to a news re
lease, and It was really a sight
to behold.
"On 9 January the first wave
of troops hit the beach with
practically no opposition, which
means that the withering gun
fire of our ships and bombing
of our planes made the Nips beat
a hasty retreat and we establish
ed a beachhead 15 miles long
with practically no casualties.
"The Lunga Point has come
through without loss of life thus
far but attendance at Divine
services has materially increas
ed since that Jap bomber gave
us that scare."
Seaman Charley attended
Eagle Point high school and has
been in the navy a year where
he is now a gunner. Before go
ing to Lingayen gulf he was in
the battle of Saipan.
EXCHANGE PRISONERS
REACH SWITZERLAND
Washington, Feb. 6 (U.R)
A total of 826 civilians and an
unstated number of American
and Canadian war prisoners
have arrived in Switzerland in
the latest exchange between the
United States and Germany, the
state department announced to
day. The announcement said a
'large number" of the prisoners
were seriously ill or wounded
and would be given top priority
for transportation home aboard
the Swedish exchange ship
Gripsholm, whose arrival In this
country Is expected around the
middle of the month.
Cloalns tlma for Classified Ads t
m Too Lata to Classify 12 30
An autopsy conducted by Dr.
W. W. P. Holt yesterday reveal
ed that Percy Harold Ijames, 44,
of the Blackwell Hill-district,
died from severance of the fe
moral artery, District Attorney
George W. Neilson reported to
day. James Alexander Wolf, 63
Gold Hill, held in the county
Jail, allegedly stabbed Ijames in
the right groin during an argu
ment in Gold Hill early Sunday.
The district attorney said the
grand Jury to be selected at the
opening of the new term of cir
cuit court, Monday, Feb. 26,
would probably be given the
case. The sheriff's office and
state police, jointly investigating
the affair, reported It would
take considerable time to round
up all evidence in the case. The
knife with which the attack was
made, is In the hands of the
state.
A number of Gold Hill resi
dents who saw the fatal affray
were Interviewed by the district
attorney's office yesterday and
statements procured from them.
Some of the witnesses attempt
ed to act as peacemakers in the
dispute, it developed. The wife
of the defendant was also inter
viewed. Wolf was scheduled to appear
today in court for formal ar
rangement on a murder charge
Both the men involved, were
employes of the, Pacific-Beavei
Cement company plant at Gold
Hill, and had been acquaintances
for some time.
IS
NOW ARMY PILOT
Moody Field. Ga., Feb. 6
Appointed a flight officer with
the rating of army pilot here to
day was former Aviation Cadet
Robert Earl Brown of 524 Bessie
street, Medford Ore.
A member of class 44-K, the
new flight officer will be as
signed to piloting multi-engine
aircraft such as light, medium
or heavy bombers; transport or
cargo planes.
BIRTHS
LINCOLN To Mr. and Mrs
Leonard, of Trail, February 5.
1945, girl, 9 lbs., at Community
hospital.
STARS TO GREET
Hollywood, Feb. 6 (U.O
Nine Hollywood film stars to
day were chosen by the Office
of War Information to short
wave American greetings to the
liberated Philippine capital of
Manila. Lionel Barrymore,
Charles Boyer, Eddie Cantor,
Claudette Colbert, Ronald Col
man, Bing Crosby, Nelson Eddy,
Mary Pickford and Loretta
Young were scheduled to make
the two-minute transcriptions.
Cloalns time tor Sunday Too Lata
to Classify S 30 Saturday afternoon
Pleas remember.
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for ditch cleaning $6.40 per day
transportation furnished. Apply at Dis
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