Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 15, 1945, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textm ED IT A 1 t MedfgrdTrij United Pn Thirty ninth Year Reds Cross Neisse YANK AIR POWER T OF STAUNITES Konev Laying Open Nazi De fense Flanks; One Column st 45 Miles From Dresden. London, Feb. 15 (U.R) Marshal Ivan S. Konev's First Ukrainian army, directly tup ported for the second straight - day by American bomberi, "plunged into Berlin'! home prorince of Brandenburg from the foutheast today and captured the big transport centeri of Sorau and Sommer- feld. London, Feb. 15 (U.R) Manhal Stalin announced to night that the Russians had captured Gruenberg, 87 miles foutheast of Berlin, and a num ber of other towns in that area. . London, Feb. 15 (U.R) Berlin said today that Russian forces supported by American and British Bomber Fleets had broken across the Neisse river on both sides of Forst, strategic rail hub 62 miles southeast of Berlin and the same 'distance northeast of Dresden. More--than - 1,550 - American war planes renewed direct sup port of the Red army today, smashing again at Dresden and Cottbus, strategic transport cen ter Just 12 miles west of the Red army spearheads at Forst. It was the closest support action yet given to the Red army by the U. S. strategic air forces. Open Nasi Flanks Both Nazi and Soviet reports indicated that Marshal Ivan S, Konev's army was laying open the flanks of the German de fenses before Berlin and Dres den, the Saxony capital which has been staggered by Anglo American aerial onslaughters. -A German military spokes man reported that the Russians had advanced to points north "west and southwest of Forst, on the west bank of the Neisse. The admission indicated a major break-through the Neisse line and the planting of Soviet spear heads about 60 miles from both Berlin and Dresden in that see tor. Nearing Dresden Moscow advices said that south of Forst the Russians were storming the Neisse river line before 'Saxony, and that one column pushed within 45 miles of Dresden in an apparent break across the Neisse. The Nazi spokesman, quoted in a broadcast from Berlin, said Konev's army and that of Mar shal Gregory K. Zhukov had made a junction southeast of Berlin. , Zhukov's First White Russian army has been checked along the Oder before Berlin for sev eral days while Konev was de veloping his sweep through low er Silesia. Observers took the Berlin report to mean that they now were Joining forces for a possible assault on the capital from the east and south. DENYllEVELT GOING TO FRANCE Paris, Feb. 15 (U.R) An un impeachable authority said to day that reports President Roose velt is planning to visit France are untrue. The authority refused to be quoted by name. For reasons of military secur ity It is not possible to disclose Mr. Roosevelt's Itinerary or to confirm the reports of Marseilles newspapers that 'he president stopped there en route back to the United States. However, it was stated by the high authority that the president is not visiting Paris, the west ern front or any other point in Franca. m Full Leased Wire "" , e,Mii"y XI' "r Much Married jpyi." kl (Acmt TeUphoto) Mrs. Vllma Suberly, arrested tn Eugene, Ore., tor collecting too many servicemen's allotments. According to the FBI, Mrs. Suberly married eight and possibly nine times since 1830. Five of her husbands are Navy men and she will be returned to Sac ramento. Calif, where she was in dicted on charges of using the malls to defraud. Marriage All Right With Right Man, Is Muck-Wed's View ,Z Portland, , OreIeb, 1 3 (U.R) In the heart and mind of taffy- haired Vilma Suberly who the FBI says married eight or nine men marriage is all- right, "If you get the right one." The 25-year-old former nurse was in jail here today awaiting a hearing for removal to Cali fornia, brought here from Eu gene, Ore., where she was ar rested. The FBI charges she mar ried eight men and possibly nine, without divorce from any of them. She is charged specifi cally with accepting $4,660 in government allotment checks from six navy husbands. But the girl of many husbands now finds she gets along best with women. With a tone of "you men are all alike," she has this to say of men and matrimony: "Oh, marriage is all -ight, I guess, if you ever get the right one. "I-didn't," she added, with tacit reference to her reputed polyandry. "I suppose men are all right, but I get along with women better." OF A wire from the war depart ment yesterday stated that Pfc. Donald H. Cheadle a son of Mrs. Ruby Ellen Cheadle, 448 North Front street, died January 18 as the result of being wounded in action on Luzon Island. The young man had been In the army since the Oregon National Guard was called up for duty in the fall of 1940, having left Med ford with Company A. He served In the South Pacific with the 41st Infa.itry Division and was then transferred to another di vision for the Philippine cam paign. Survivors are Mrs. Cheadle, a brother, Pvt. William E. Cheadle, now In New Guinea, and a half-brother, William Stanley Howard of Oakland, Calif. An aunt, Mrs C. F. Reich stein, and two uncles, Walter and Frank Longwlll, also reside in Medford. r Pfc. Cheadle attended the Medford schools before entering the service. TO BERLIN . By United Press The nearest distances to Berlin from advanced Allied lines today: Easter Front 81 miles (from Zaeckerick). Western Front 294 miles (from Rhine opposite Emmer ich). Italy 530 m 1 1 e i (from north of Ravenna). If V.. -i 1 I MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, in Major Break - CANADIANS SEIZE OF FERRYJROSIG Capture Gives Springboard Over Rhine River, Cuts off Path of Nazi Evacuation. Paris, Feb. 15 U.R) Cana dian First army troops seized the western terminus of a Rhine river ferry crossing from Em merich today and to the south west captured Kessel, key out post of the Goch transport cen- ter at the north end of the Sieefried line. The capture of the Emmerich Ferry Terminal broke up traffic over the Rhine at a crossing where the Germans had been evacuating forces falling back before Gen. H. D. G. Crearar's offensive toward the Ruhr. Advance Two Miles Canadian units slogged up the Kleve-Emmerlch road to the bank of the Rhine in an advance of nearly two miles from the hamlet of Warbeye, three miles north of Kleve. The ferry in stallations were taken easily. Capture of the crossing termi nus gave the Canadians a spring board for a Rhine crossing that would open up the gates of the Ruhr and flank the main forti fications of the westwall to the south. Scots manning the south wing of Crerar's offensive pushed out from Viller to overrun Kessel. three and a half miles northwest of Goch. They pushed on down the highway toward Goch sev eral hundred yards, and appar ently were in position for a di rect assault on the big road junction. Resistance Tough Other units expanded the east ernmost of two bridgeheads over the Nier to a mile and three quarters. The two footholds across the river west of Goch were expected to be joined soon. German resistance still was tough. Additional reinforce ments were believed to have moved in before Crerar's front. Hazy weather held down air activity. The first tactical air force reported 121 Fighter Bomber sorties by noon. Sgt. Robert Buckles On Home Furlough Staff Sgt. Robert J. Buckles, who holds the air medal with twelve oak leaf clusters and a Presidential unit citation, is in Medford to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buckles, 4Z4 South Newtown street, having recently returned from 16 months of service in England and France. Sgt. Buckles has also been recommended for the dis tinguished flying cross. The sergeant completed his tour of missions as a gunner on a Marauder with the Ninth Army air force. After expiration of his furlough he will report at Santa Ana. Calif., for reassignment, He graduated from Medford high school with the class of More than 60,000 men have full or part-time Jobs in the Uni ted States guarding against for est fires. U. S. War Casualties Reach 782,180, Stimson Reveals Washington, Feb. 15 (U.R) U. S. combat casualties an nounced here reached 782,180 today. This was a jump of 17,348 from last week's compilation. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson said army casualties compiled through Feb. 7 to taled 693,342. These casualties, reflecting losses through January, includ ed 135,510 killed, 408,553 wounded, 68.558 prisoners of war, and 90,723 missing. Of the wounded, 202,813 have returned to duty. To the army total was added MASS CRASHES KILL EIGHT IN SAN DIEGO MANEUVERS San Diego. Cal., Feb. 15 (U.R) Six marine corps fighter and torpedo planes crashed at vari ous points in southern Califor nia early today when they flew into a rain storm and fog and ran out of gasoline, the eleventh naval district announced. Eight men were known to have been killed, three at sea. Two fighter pilots died In at tempting a landing on one of the channel islands, and three others were killed when their FIVE-EIGHTHS OF ON FOREIGN SOIL Washington, Feb. 15-U.R) The Senate Military Afflars Committee heard today that about five-eighths of the army's total manpower now is serving overseas. That would mean up wards of 5,000,000 men are overseas. The testimony was given In closed session by MaJ. Gen. Thomas T. Handy, assistant chief of staff, as a witness on the, pending work-or-else bill. Committee Chairman Elbert D. Thomas, D., Utah, gave report ers a sketchy outline of Handy's testimony which he said was brought out largely In response to questions about army utiliza tion of its manpower. TTanrlv tnlri the committee. Thomas said, that the remain ing three-eighths of the army s norsnnnpl U in the United States. Of these, he said, nearly one-half are assigned to opera tional duties such as supply lino. Turn riivtainnfi were listed as regular defense troops. About 5 per cent of all army personnel was listed as hospitalized. Thomas declined to say wheth er Handy's testimony showed any waste of military manpower. He added that because the com mittee desires to question Handy further, hearings on the bill will not be completed before next Monday. LIEUTENANT HELD IN MURDER OF WIFE Columbia, S. C, Feb. 15 U.R) Sheriff T. Aex Helse said a murder charge would be filec1 today against Lt. Samuel C. Epes, 27, who buried his small, blonde, school-teacher wife in a foxhole' when she came here to say goodbye before he went overseas. Mary Lee Epes, 26, gradu ate of William and Mary Col lege, was to have returned to her classroom at Jacksonville, Fla., today. Instead her body will be sent to Atlanta for burial. S. P. PAYS 75 CENTS San Francisco, Feb. 15 (U.R) Directors of the Southern Pa cific company today declared a quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share on the outstanding cap ital stock, payable March 19 to stock of record Feb. ZB. 88,838 navy, marine corps and coast guard casualties an nounced up to today. They In cluded 33,536 dead, 40,607 wounded, 10,221 missing, and 4,474 prisoners of war. Stimson said army ground forces alone have suffered 394,- 874 casualties on the western front from the June 6 D-day to Feb. 1. Of these 63,410 were killed, 273.997 wounded and 57,467 missing. He said ground force casual ties on the western front in Jan uary were 61,962, Including 8,848 killed, 41,325 wounded and 11,789 missing. UnlUd Pi 1945 Through plane crashed near Bakersfleld, Calif. One plane is still missing, but the naval control center re ported its occupants may have been sighted on a raft. Eleven other planes In the maneuvers were directed to safety by radio. All available rescue equip ment was sent to the area, the navy said. Names of the dead were with held pending notification of next of kin. Poles In Exile In Bitter Attack On "Big-3" Decision London, Feb. 15 (U.R) Prime Minister Tomas Arciszewskl of the Polish government-in-exlle bitterly denounced the Russian occupation of Poland today and announced that his govern ment "will never surrender" to the partitioning decision of the big three. The white-bearded former re volutionary told a press confer ence that his government had no faith in Soviet Premier Sta lin's words about democracy and accused the Russians of starving and looting the Polish people, Arciszewskl declared that the exiled government has no inten tion of resigning In compliance with the big three decision and has. no right to do so without instructions from the people of Poland. LABOR'S RECORD Washlgton, Feb. 15 (U.R) Chairman J. A. Krug of the war production board said today that labor's strike record since Pearl Harbor is "quite remark able when properly evaluated." In a letter to Rep. Louis Lud low (D., Ind.) Krug wrote that a preliminary estimate through November, 1944, showed only one-tenth of one per cent of available working days had been lost because of strikes during three years of war. The enormous increases In industrial activity and in em ployment which have occurred since Pearl Harbor would mean under normal conditions a cor responding increase In the num ber of strikes and In the num ber of man days lost due to strikes," Krug wrote. "Instead of increasing, how ever, the number of man days lost due to strikes has declined over the three-year period. Fur thermore, such strikes as have occurred have been of shorter duration and have Involved few er workers." He also reported that the out put per worker was 30 to 35 per cent greater In April, 1944, than it had been in December, 1942 Krug's letter was .written In answer to a request from Lud low for the WPB chairman's opinion on "labor's contribution toward winning the war in re spect to the production of the implements of war. DRUNK DRIVING BRINGS TERM IN COUNTY JAIL Ronald G. Ross entered a plea of guilty to driving an auto while under the Influence of In toxicating liquor, and was sen tenced yesterday to 30 days in jail, fined $100 and costs, and had his Oregon and Washing ton driving licenses turned over to the secretary of state. Ross was committed to the county jail by Justice of the Peace W. P. Tucker, In lieu of pay ment of the fine. Ross was arrested by state po lice while driving near Central Point yesterday. He was given the "walking test" to ascertain 1111 BUUIICl uy HID RIICStlUB wr ficer, and failed to pass, the evi dence showed. JNE Leased Wire NO. 277. El JOBLESSBENEFITS Senate Bills May Change Whole Picture in Oregon; Two Groups in Statement Salem, Ore., Feb. 15 (U.R) An agreement between Oregon labor and employer groups on a number of senate bills which may change the whole picture of unemployment compensation was before the Oregon legisla ture today, following a Joint statement of policy made by the two groups to the Senate Labor and Industries committee. In the house, a "do pass as amended" report was due on house bill 52, which would al low the Public Welfare Board to decide how much old age as sistance should be paid In indi vidual cases, with no limitations either on the top or bottom of the amount. Four Points The labor-employer statement embodied four points regarding jobless benefits an agreement which they have been unable to reach during past sessions, when often any legislation of this type has been dropped completely rather than bring it to a futile fight on the floor. Only point upon which dis agreement remained was over the proposal to increase the weekly benefit rate from a max imum Of SIR fni 1ft urnolr. tt OQK 'for 26 weeks, and extending the Denellt period. . The four points of agreement, which cover senate bills 69, 74, 78, 82, 136, and 143, were that the waiting period should be re duced to one week from two; coverage should be extended to all employes of an emnlover whose payroll equals or exceeds 1100 for any quarter, disquali fication provisions should be amended so that no benefits are paid when an employe leaves voluntary without cause, and the retention of the minimum figures of the present law. Postpone Action The House Public Welfare committee, In addition to report ing favorably on the unlimited pension .bill, also Indefinitely postponed action on the bill, in troduced at the request of Gov. Snell, which would remove the old age assistance fund from de pendency on liquor revenues, and place it on a general fund appropriation basis. Another bill (HB57) which es tablished a $40 minimum and a $60 top was discarded as being impractical, and tying the hands of the welfare commis sion in making decisions on in dividual cases. Doq Kills rA'r5: t f i . ! i 1 . J - Jealous of his mistress' affection for her 31-month-old daughter, Wodt, child he had guarded since birth and killed her despite frantlo efforts of tiny victim, Marguerita Theresa Bcrgner, Is pictured (left) In arms of her their L01 Angeles home before tragedy Superfortress Attacks Stepped Up By Opening Of Tinian Island Drome Washington, Feb. 15 (U.R) Superfortress attacks on Japan have been stepped up by opening of B-29 bases on Tinian island In the Marianas, it was announced today. The disclosure came a few hours after a 20th air force bulletin announced that a force of the huge bombers had struck the big Japanese aircraft center of Nagoya. Tokyo radio reported the raid ing force was 60 strong. The of the raid. B-29s ALSO SEEN OVER SINGAPORE Tokyo radio, heard by United Press in San Francisco, also re ported that a small number of B-29s flew over Singapore today, but said they were engaged in reconnaissance and dropped no bombs. . .. The department disclosed that a new wing of the 21st bomber command the 313th wing, under Brig. Gen. John H. Davies, Piedmont, Calif. is the operating unit on Tinian. Operations from the Morianas originally started from bases on Saipan. Subsequently headquarters of the 21st bomber com mand, under Maj. Gen. Curtis Guam. All three islands are in By William F. Tyree United Press War Correspondent 21st Bomber Command Headquarters, Guam. Friday. Feb. IS (U.R) A large task force of Superforts roared In on the Japanese aircraft center of Nagoya In midafternoon today, as It was offic ially disclosed that the three major Islands in the Marianas have' been linked together In an Impressive center of B-29 operations. The big Superforts unloaded lethal loads on industrial targets. and Radio Tokyo admitted the was set aiire. The main strength of the Superfort formations dropped bomba and incendiaries in the heart of the war production area and causea iires 10 DreaK out ana Bases Regained (Acmt Telephoto) Americans hare retaicen Nichols Air field and Cavlte Naval Base, potent aids to war against Japan, and are wiping out Nips In last Manila stand E MEASURE SURVIVES TEST Washington, Feb. 15 flJ.R) The George bill survived its Ini tial house test today. Democrats, by a 202 to 192 vote, blocked a Republican move to send the measure back to the rules com mittee. The vote came after Rep. E E. Cox (D., Ga.) a rules commit tee member, said approval of the bill by the senate and subse quently by the house banking committee was a " vote of lack of confidence" In Henry A. Wal lace. The bill would divorce the federal loan agency from the commerce department. Its pass age Is expected to clear the way for confirmation of Wallace as secretary of commerce. ....... , ,. ,.',ji '-"iisssa -. Vampanga mJU-.J0) iuM BULACAN, JiMaianlol. Jl ' ; ? Sulguinlo ag manilaV!4 j8ggJ Nlcholi AlffltldlkTiiv 2xE; juto! cavitia y vSC-Tabcab . jfltr ) CORREGIDQR I iC '. W' I i "Maraaondon ( '; CAVITE' , ' l: 'iBalwi , A y V WaiiqSvAy;r ;; Babv He Gucirrtad Since Birth .. war department gave no detail E. Lemay, were established on the Marianas. sprawling factory area of Angoya some damage," Tokyo said. E By United Press Big Guns of the U. S. navy hammered at Corregldor today, according to the Tokyo radio and a fleet of American mine sweepers were reported clearing the entrance to Manila Bay in preparation for the assault on the fortress. The minesweepers were said by the enemy report to be lead ing 10 transports. lammed with fresh invasion troops for the landing on Corregldor and the battle to open Manila harbor. Storm Lost Japs In Manila, -American . troopi surrounded the burning water front and swung In from the south and east to storm the last big center of Japanese resist ance in the old walled city. Radio Tokyo said two battle ships, four cruisers, and five de stroyers took part in the pre liminary bombardment of Cor regldor and fought a furious duel with the Japanese bat teries, -i, PRIORITIES ANALYST " AT MEETING TONIGHT, To clear up problems regard ing priorities which have arisen in the last few months, W. H. . Marsh, priorities analyst, will conduct a meeting at the Cham ber of Commerce building at 8 o'clock tonght. Representatives of the farm war labor board, city and county officials, build ing contractors and appliance merchants are to attend the meeting. Hooslers refer to the game of dominoes as "sniff." , -vs (Acm Tihphota) a pet bulldog (right), turned on the the mother to rescue the child. The mother, Mrs. Druatlla Bergner, la " - .