The Dillon Daily Tribune (Dillon, Mont.) 1941-1962, December 03, 1941, Image 1

f New Wire Links U. S., Mexico “Saludos” are drunk In Mexico City bureau of United Press to cele­ brate opening of new leased wire linking Mexico directly with U. S. —a move bailed'by officials of both nations as important contribu­ tion to better understanding between two countries. Prom left: Ed­ itor Jose Gomez Ugarte of El Universal, Mexico's greatest newspaper; U. P. Mgr. Ed Morgan, formerly of Seattle; Brig. Gen. Jose Fernando Banürer, director of posts and telegraphs; Senof.Carlos Betancourt, . subsecretary of communications ministry. WAR FLASHES AXIS ASSUMES OFFENSIVE IN LYBIA C A IR O — With the Axis on the offensive the trend of battle in Lybla today appears to, have shifted to the Ger­ man and Italian forces. Fighting was less intense as the British rushed up reinforcements in an attempt to regain , Sidi Rezegh and to keep General Rommel's troops and motorized equipment from entrenching too deeply in posi­ tions won in today's fighting. As the British retired, they blew up damaged enemy tanks to prevent them from being repossessed. NAZIS WITHIN 27 MILES OF MOSCOW M O S C O W — German forces hammered away along the three main highways toward Moscow today, but the Reds said they were holding. Sources in Berlin claimed that the Nazis had advanced to within 27 miles of Moscow, which represents a gain of four miies ,in a week. Presum- 'ably this gain was nr|ade along the Kalinin road, northwest of the Russian capital. Russians were still on the offensive in the Rostov area, but \how far back the Germans had been driven was unknown. PRESIDENT SEEKS JAP EXPLANATION W A S H IN G T O N — Secretary of $tate Hull today charged Japan with setting up a military despotism in con­ quered countries. No official comment was forthcoming from Tokyo on the President's request for an explanation,of Japan's position. However, a Japanese newspaper declar­ ed that Thailand was threatened by the British, necessitating reinforcements in French Indo-China. « TWO AUSTRALIAN SHIPS SUNK CANBERRA — Two Australian ships, the 6,830-ton cruiser Sydney and the 1,060-ton sloop Parramatta, have been sunk with a loss of 786 lives, it was revealed by the Australian government. The cruiser Sydney went down somewhere off the coast of Australia after sinking the 9,400-ton German raider Steiermark. Marine circles inti­ mated that the Steiermark may have been accompanied by a pocket battleship which dispatched the cruiser after it had sunk the German ship. XMAS TREE BRINGS SIGN OF YULETIDE Another outward sign of Christ­ mas is the big Christmas tree on the depot lawn which was erected yesterday. A huge pine tree is placed an­ nually on the lawn by the Dillon Rotary club. Edwin R. Buck ahd W. B. Willey are in charge of the • theweath I r Montana — R ain or snow on Thursday, colder T hursday. M in. 37, max. 47. project. Every year the tree has been decorated with strings of lights Which adds a great deal of Christ­ mas cheer to Dillon residents as well as people traveling through Dillon on the train. This year the tree will be decorated with sev­ eral new strings of lights. - SPEAKS AT FIRESIDE— Miss Eleanore Nelson, home demonstration agent, spoke at the dormitory fireside at the Normal college last night on \Dressing in Tempo to the' Personality;” > ’ ■ “ Mr. and • Mrs. W. T. Morrison wore in toddy from Whitehall. They are former Dillon residents. «IstoH, cal if. IU|> M O N T A N A 'S FIRST TABLOID D A I & j ^ 0 ^ T wo Cents,Per Copy VOL. 61. DILLON, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3, 1941 No. 70. TRAINEES TELL OF ARMY LIFE AT CAMP ROBERTS Camp Roberts, Calif.—(Special to the Dillon Daily Tribune)— “Ready on the right! Ready on the left! Ready on the firing line.” These orders are heard fre­ quently at Camp . Roberts these days as tyvo Dillon men march with the other trainees of the 76th infantry training battalion out to the firing ranges to receive in­ struction in . th^' Garand and Springfield rifles. The Dillon men are Privates Frank Fiber, 407 South Railroad' avenue, and Raymond Richmond. Camp Roberts, nation’s' largest army replacement training center, is located on ^ntway 101 half­ way between Los Angeles and San Francisco and is about 30 miles from the Pacific ocean. Most of the men stationed here are under­ going an intensive 13-weeks basic training course, upon completion of which they will be sent to their regular' army units. This is done at Camp Roberts at the rate of some 100,000 men a year. The 76th infantry training bat­ talion is commanded by Major Ray Marshall, who, with his staff, has lead careful plans.for the course of instruction of the firing of the rifles. This is one of the most im­ portant phases in the training of an infantry soldier. Much emphasis is laid upon preliminary marksmanship in­ struction, more than'a week being spent upon sighting and aiming exercises, instruction in the var­ ious firing positions, bolt opera­ tion, trigger squeeze and breath regulation. It is the belief of Ma­ jor Marshall and his staff that if these preliminary exercises are (Continued on Page Three) BEAVERHEAD GETS JANUARY CALL Word has recently been re­ ceived from the state selective* £ service headquarters at Helena that Beaverhead county is to fur­ nish 14 men to fill the quota for Jan. 22, 1942. The last draftees from Beaver­ head' inducted into the United States Army left here on Nov. 5. Since then the county has not been asked to furnish any men, there being no calls in December. SEVEN STUDENTS INITIATED INTO QUILL AND SCROLL Seven students were initiated into Quill and Scroll, international honor society for high school jour­ nalists, in the litflo theatre of the high school last night. Those initiated were J. W. Mc­ Cracken, Alice Mae Staudenmeyer, Pat Smythe, Pat Curry, Betty Barry, June Willey and Jim Bar­ rett. The program opened with musi­ cal selections by a trio under the direction of L. A. Gregory, con­ sisting of Miss Rachel Smith, Mrs. Helen Paul and Mr. Gregory, af­ ter which Mary Ann Luebben, editor of The Beaver, high school publication, gave a brief summary of the history of the Chequame- gan chapter of Quill and Scroll. A formal initiation was held with Joe Taylor, former president of Quill and Scroll, as installing officer. Others taking part in the initiation were Dorothy Davis, George BQwrihg, Betty Sue Crowe, Evelyn Gregg, Edward Swetish, Dave Curry and Burlene Shaver, j Miss Fay Kirkpatrick, sponsor, was presented with a life mem- (Continued on Page Three) SCHOOL CHILDREN 1 . 0 . TESTING SET FOR DEC. 9-10 Tuberculin tests of grade school and high school students will bo taken on Dec. 9 andlO under the direction of the Montana Tuber­ culosis association in cooperation with the Montana State Board''of Health. Miss Margaret Holloran, county nurse, is in charge .of the tests In this county and financing of this program has been aided by the seal sale In various communities and the efforts of local .tuberculo­ sis committees. This prograrh in Beaverhead county heretofore has included the tubercular, testing and X-raylng of high school students of the county high school and the Lima high school. This year the program is to include tkp first and second and the seventh and eighth grades of the'G a ining school and the freshmen and seniors of the coun­ ty fiigh school, the same groups being tested in Lima. The date for the high school testing will be on Dec. 9, for the grade school, Dec. 10, and for the Lima school, Dec. 15. X-rays of positive reactions will be taken the first part of January, It was stated by Miss Holloran. All families of positive reactors are urged to be tuberculin tested and positive ones X-rayed. Two films entitled ‘Clouds in the Sky” and “Goodbyt Mr. Germ” will be shown at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon in the Bagley building. All parents of children in the first and second and seventh and eighth grades are invited to at­ tend. Armored Car Is Jungle Jujfffernaut in Malaya Argyll and Sutherlanders. famed troop«'from England, patrol roads inM alaya *1% weird-fooMrig at- f mored ear that must be a Jangle Jbggeraaiit to nsttres. Britain ha« also moved heayy remforcemsnte to Singapore auA Malaya from Australia, and In cellaberatlon with' China, “Dfiteh and U. 8*.is ready i f meet any new Japanese sooth ward thrust (Passed by British censor.)