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Now That Revelry is Over, Americans Must Show They Can Work as Well as Play. More Employment, Less Enjoyment; Scowl at the Axis, Smile at Your Taxes THE WEATHER By U. 8. Weather Bureau Fall' tonight it ml Thursday. Morn ing fog. Continued colli, Bee pace 4 for statistics. FRANCE The reportod break between thn Vichy regime and the nasls, if true, may prove a winning ''break" tof Ilritain. France's Idle navy ant huge colonial army are trump cards able to deal a smashing up set to tbe axis plans. Read Ui NEWS-JUSVIEW daUy. , OL XLV NO. 228 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY I, 1941. VOL. XXIX NO. 126 OF THE EVENING NEWS' 0JT fHfc DOUGL&SXOUNTY DALY j mm9 In The : Day's News ny FRANK JENKINS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S Sunday night speech was ad dressed In theory to the American people. In reality, it was addressed id the world at large, with Americans listening in. rTtO Americans, ho said: We must GET READY, matter what the cost." Few good Americans will dis agree with htm. When surrounded hy hungry wolves, only a fool will iuil to provide hlmseir with a good gun and plenty of ammunition. TO Hitler, Mussolini and Japan, ' the President said: "A steady flow of INCREASING lid will continue to Britain, us a vital part of the Lr. S. defense pro gram. It E 0 A R D LESS OF THREATS FROM DICTATORS." He added: "Military necessities will dictate the volume of future (American) nid to Ilritain." npiIAT Is the answer direct to German and Italian threats as to what will happen if the United Slates does thus and so for ex , ample, providing more ships to get American munitions to England. What he means to convey is that It MILITARY NECESSITY re quires, there Is nothing we won't do. It is a broad hint to Japan. HPO France nnd Russia, he says: British strength Is growing. I I believe the axis puwers are NOT GOING TO WIN THIS WAR." "TTIOSE aro his SPOKEN words. Between the lines, ho Is saying to old Marshal Petain at Vichy: "Stand pat. Keep n sliff upper lip. Don't let Ibis fellow Miller bluff you. ' "If you bet on him, you'll bet on the wrong horse." P FIANCE is on France, It Is tho fence. To n tremendously important fence. She would like to stay there, but probably won't be able to. President Roosevelt Is saying to Petain: "You'd better get on the British side. I know." Getting off on the British side will mean leaving continental France lo Its fate, muring to Africa with what remains of -the fleet, Joining the French army there and FIGHTING AGAIN be- (Contlnued on page 4.) Americas Gird for Defense As War Leaders Abroad Battle for Victory By the Associated Press A grim world at war fought on into a new year today while the Americas at peace girded for de fense of virtrplly the only shores free from strife. The shouts of "happy New Vear" were tinped with a noe of sad ness on three of the earth's five continents. Chief figure In the world's war fare was Adolf Hitler, who. with the scalps of many countries dangl ing from his belt, told his soldiers that In 1D41 he Would complete "the greatest victory In history." England's Winston Churchill pledged his embattled nation to re pay Germany with interest for its devastations and said there would he no peace until ''we have beat en them." Benito Mussolini, whose Italian legions have experienced setbacks on the Albanian and African fronts, greeted with silence. Gloom pervaded once-happy France, where even Chief of State Marshal Philippe IMain was forc ed to admit to his countrymen that "we will go hungry" in the new year. And the Sino-.Tapanepe conflict wore on across the Pacific. U. S. Speeds Defense But in the western hemisphere, ns exemplified by tbe t'nlted States, no buildings toppled un Privatt f lital Outlay For New hoseburg Construction Last Year Exceeds 1939 Sum Total Expenditures of $98,079 Embraced Permits For 24 Homes; Remodelling, Modernization of Business Houses Reveals Increase in Money Expended; Comparative Figures Presented. The sum of $98,079, spent for construction in Roseburg in 1940, as shown by building permits at the office of City Recorder A. J. Geddes, is somewhat lower than the $1 15,540 expended in the year 1939 but represents a larqer investment of private capi tal. The permits for 1939 included $28,000 for two new school buildings, while for 1940 no such public money is included in the report. Featuring (he 1910 building pro gram was the great Increase in the number of new residences. Seven teen permits for new homes were granted in 1939, but for 19t0 there were 24 such nermits representing a total of $66.f00 as compared with S40.100 the-nrecedlng year. Repairs and alteration of residences, bow ever, dropped from $7,263 In 1939 to 3.r,42 for 1910. DuritiB tho past year there was a continuance of the trend which be gan In 1939 for the remodeling and modernization of business Rouses and the sum so expended jumped from S9.787 to S1G.290. Construc tion of service stations In 1940 rep resented exnendlture of S7.500 as compared with S16.500 In 1939. Con struction on other types of business property also showed a slight de cline. Many New Homes Rise The Lnurelwood residential dis trict saw a great deal of nmv con struction (luring the nnst year, part- hi'ough the availability there or thne who hnHr. homes in Laurel-1 wood during tho vear were H. T. TTanson, C A. fMimherlin, Paul i Helwcg, Scott WHliams, Nobel Goettul, C. M. O'Malley nnd F. F. Criteser. North Roseburg also had much new home construction, in cluding a five bungalow court con structed by C. J. nnd George Grimm, two residences hy Dr. R. R, Shoemaker and homes by H. Hoehnc and Carl Roselund. Open ing of West Moroland addition at tiie extreme west edgo of the city limits, accounted for two homes by Ihe Coen Lumber company. Other rcsidcense construction in cluded homes of Kenneth Quine, Overlook F. K. .Tobnson, S. Rose St.; Mrs. E. T. Ogle. Hamilton St.; Mrs. T. D. Rerrv. R. Washington St., and Ralph Herman, Corey Ave. (Continued on. page 6) Gen. White Named Head Of Merged Army Posts FT. LEWIS. Wnsh.. Jan. 1. (AP) MnJ. Gen. George A. White, 41st division commander, was named commander of tlief merged Ft. Lewis and Camp Murray army posts in war department orders received here yesterday. General White, the orders said, would be responsible for supply, hospitalization nnd post administra tion for the entire combined camp, which now houses some 25,000 men and expected to have 45,000 soon. General White succeeds Maj. Gen. C. F. Thompson as Ft. Lewis Com mander. General Thompson, how pver, will maintain command of the third division of the army. der booming cannon, no bombers flew overhead raining death and destruction and no soldiers sent bullets into each other. From the coast to coast. In city, town and hamlet, national defense preparations were redoubled un der President Roosevelt's plea to mako the United States "the ar senal of democracy." Industrialists and financiers, to gether with labor, looking to a prosperous years as business got into a swift stride toward produc tion of defense materials. Radio Music Embattled The only discordant note of the New Year in the t'nlted States was the battle in one of the na tion's greatest entertainment fields radio. For as midnight struck und the dispute between the American So cIpIv of Composers. Authors and Publishers and tho National Asso ciation of Broadcasters was still deadlocked. 1,500,000 ASCAP-con-trolled songs went off almost all the air lanes. Hates demanded for use of ASCAP songs were not met by the broadcasters and tbe five-year con tract between the two groups ex pired, with no immediate renewal foreseen by either side. In place of ASCAP tunes, those of Broad cast Music, Inc., a pool set up hy tho broadcasters, took over. F. D. R. Works On British Aid Plan TVASmxCTON. Jan. 1. (AP) Prpsi(pnt Roosevelt ignored tli holirtnv today to nut in "the first real licks" on his annual niessnRe to congress an address awaited for a follow-up nnd elaboration of tho policy he outlined In his de fense talk to the nation. It was believed that Mr. Roose velt probably would incorporate In this message some material that time limitations prevented his using in his Sunday radio broadcast. Mr. Roosevelt himself indicated yesterday that tho message would include a remicst. to congress for broad authority to lend war sup plies to Ilritain, with perhaps dis cretionary authority to negotiate for repayment both "in kind" and ln w "trials or other products, Tho president's message to con- gress to ho delivered next Monday was mo next ncneuuieu major ad ministration pronouncement on the whole involved question of defense, British aid and international rela tions. Meanwhile there was no slackening in developments in any of thoso fields. Further action for speedier arms production was reported under con sideration. Mr. Roosevelt was said to he planning to concentrate in William S. Knudsen nil the actual power of tbe newly created "su preme command" of defense pro duction. This report coincided yesterday with the army's announcement that $:il.6S0.GOO In contracts had been placed for the equipment nnd oper ation of two more government- owned ordnance plants. In congress Chairman George (D., Cla.) of the senate foreign rela tions committee nded bis voice to those who have registered opposi tion to the idea of American con voys for military supplies to Grunt Britain. George, an advocate of all pos sible peaceful aid to Britain, said convoys would Involve this country in the war. No official suggestions for a convoy system have been made, however. British Navicerts Order Strikes Irish Exports LONDON, Jan. 1. (AP) The ministry of economic warfare an nounced today that. effective Janu ary 22 exporters in Ireland (Eire) must obtain navicerts for shipments to a number of foreign countries, including several European neu trals, soviet Russia, French West Africa and certain smaller terri tories, but not including tho United States. (Navicerts are documents Issued hy British authorities certifying that shipments have been upnrovcd for passage through tbe British navy's blockade.) Rockefeller Scion to Enlist as Buck Private NEW YORK. Jan. 1 (AP) Wlnthrop Rockefeller. 28-yenr-old heir to the vast oil fortune, plans to forsake his position with the Socony Vacuum company and en list In the army at J21 n month. The grandson of the late John D. Rockefeller one of five sons of John 1).. Jr. will appear nt his lo cal draft board tomorrow or Friday to sign up sb a buck prlvnte. an thoritative sources disclosed last night. Honor Citations Won By Two Douglas Students EtT.ENE. Jnn. 1. fAP) A to tal of 1C0 I'nlverslty of Oregon students todav were nnmed on the fall term scholastic honor roll. Eleven won straight "A" grades. Among those winning honor cita tions were Mnryjnne Bovlngdon, Oakland, nnd Clnrelhel Roselund, Roseburg. Revaluation Authority's Repeal Urged Prevention of Inflation, Rise In Prices Aim of Federal Reserve System; Increase In Taxes Also Favored. . WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. (AP) The federal reserve system re commended repeal of presidential powers to revalue the dollar anil issue "greenback" money today in u program designed to prevent the inflation and higher prices which might result from huge de fense spending. Also advocated among the pro posals requiring congressional ap proval was a gradual Increase in taxes until the federal budget Is "balnneed," or. ln every day language, until government tux collections can pay for tho gov ernment's expenditures. Chairman Marrlner S. Eccles, of the federal reserve board, in niukiug the proposal public, said it was purely of a precautionary nature. He added It. had the unanimous approval of the mem bers of the federal reserve board, presidents of the 12 fedornl re serve banks, nnd the federal ad visory council, which represents the 7.000 individual banks belong ing lo the federal reserve system. Briefly, the plan called for technical measures to prevent use of most of tho $7,000,000,000 idle money now in bunks for excessivo loans; a reversal of administra tion policy in some monetary fields, and finally tho eventual balancing of the federal budget through higher taxes. I Plan Outlined. : Tho plan was listed in five points, as' follows: ' 1. Immediate Increase by congres sional notion of deposit reserve re quirements on nil federnl reserve member banks; authorization for tho federnl reserve board to double these requirements if necessary ln the future; tnako all banhs, wheth er chartered by the fedornl govern, ment or states, subject to these ro nuirements. 2. Remove president's power to change cold value of tho dollar; ro- peal (rcasnry nuthorily to Issue "greenback" money, and repeal treasury authority to issue money against Ihe foreign silver It buys. :i. Neutralize money expansion effect resulting from U. S. pur chases of foreign gold. 4. Sell future government securi ties to Individuals and corporations ami not to the banks. fi. Gradually increase taxoR until a balanced budget is renehed, not later than some future time wheu (Continued on page 6) New Year's Tragedies Pass Half Hundred Mark (Fly tho Associated Press) More than 60 persons died by violence in the process of celebrat Ing New Yenr's advent in America. Traffic nrcldents acounted for at least 42 deaths and fires, shootings, stabbing and similar causes for 15, an Associated Press survey showed at 1 1 a. in. todny. Situation Pacific Ocean Speeds buildup of i own army defenses,-! rushes planes, ships In short-of-wor aid to Britain. Tht Axis IRoms-Berlin-Tokiol and Occupied Territory Tht Allies (Britoln Greecsl and China Linked to Axle -by Treatiei Wl.il Franee end Coloniei li 'I'll Under Vichy Rule , gg T,oin, pilot,, V? I soldim for pb i'SJ Britain; buildt KfigSt 6? RX machine!, guns. &0J&. UJNITEO STATES y A-. New Officers Begin Duties January 6th Changes to Occur in Treasurer, Sheriff, School Supt. Of Douglas County; Jailer Job Goes to Wilson Hartshorn. County and city officers elected Inst November will take over their offices Monday, January 6. In the county administration, changes will be made in the offices of sheriff, treasurer and school superinten dent. In the Roseburg city admin istration, Fred Hargis and O. J. Feldkamp will become-members of the city council and join In the first meeting of the year, to be held Monday night. The office of county assessor, to which J. Earl Pickens was elected, will continue to be served by Bnr ton Helliwell, incumbent, as a re sult or the recent sudden death of Mr. Pickens. Mr. Helliwell has made no statement of his Inten tions regarding continuing In of fice. According to on opinion re cently given by Attorney General 1. (. Van Winkle, Mr. Helliwell mav remain In office until the general election in 1942. He was not a candldnta for re-election, but under the ruling of the attorney gonernl no vacancy will be created unless ho resigns. Sheriff Percy A. Webb, who was not a enndidate for re election, will be succeeded Monday by Cliff Thornton, who has served ns first deputy for the past eight years. . Sheriff's Aides Named. Mr. Thornton has mode n num ber of appointments of deputies nnd aides, but has not yet comploted the hVit fit .county ileputin).--,i... In the criminal department, O. T. (Hud) Carter Is to serve ns first deputy. Mrs. Lena Slnttery, who has been employed in Die tax col lodion department, will beome clerk in the criminal department. Ira Byrd, who has served as deputy treasurer under D. H. I.enox, will succeed to the position of first dep uty In the tax department, taking the place formerly held by the lalo Mr. Pickens. This position was originally offered to William Moar at the time he was acting as tem porary receiver of Dean Brothers' resort at Lake Talikenltcli, but Mr. Moar declined the tax department job when his position ns resort re ceiver was made permanent. Mrs. Ethel Turner will tuko the place made vacant by tho transfer (Continued on page 6) Woman Begins New Year With Restored Left Hand FOREST GROVE, Ore., Jon. 1. (AP) Mrs. Kate Hllllnrd started Ihe new year today with a "new loft hand." She caught her hand in a. man gle 40 years ago and lost use of it until two days before Christinas. Her Portland physician said the hand was restored by a new skin grafting nnd tendon restoring pro cess. Several previous operations had failed. in Six Continents, Sees Greek victories I in south, ceaseless trod ing of raids by RAF and Luftwaffe in north. Britain still faces invasion threat. Britain hard hit by German plane and U-boat raids on shipping. Italian empire facet downfall with defeats in Libya, isolation or troops in East Africa. U. S. building trade ond hemisphere defense idea, but some nations still distrust big neighbor. ( SOUTH V Auroiri f Air Warfare Lull Noted In Debut of 1941 Fighting Continues, However, In Albania, Africa; Undaunted Britons Answer Nasi Boast. With 'To Hell with Hitler.' (Tly the Associated Press) London's Big Pen and the bells of Cologne university tolled in the new year today in war-engulfed Europe a year ln which Adolf Hit ler has promised his people com plete victory and British leaders predicted drislve betterment of the empire's prospects. There was an overnight lull in Ihe air war, but men fought and died on the nctlve battlefronts of Africa nnd Albania. A few axis planes were over Britain during the morning and afternoon, but no dam age was reported. Londoners greeted the new yonr In the gloom of hlnckod-out streets with shouts of "To holl with Hit ler." Germans held subdued cole bratlons, then went to bed early in keeping with wartime restrictions. Italians Deal Blows. On tho Albanian bnttlofront, the Italians reported nttacks on out posts of Greek forces pushing their counter-invasion through the fascist-conquered nation. Pour Brit ish bombers wore reported shot down In n raid on Vnlonn, one of tho Italian's chief ports of entry. In the battle of Libya, where the British havo had Italian-hold Bar dla under sloge for two weoks, the rasclst high command roportod a British thrust against an outpost of the beleaguered port had boon re pulsed, The ' British reported daylight raids yesterday on targets in Ger many, Belgium nnd the Netherlands nnd the nnzl high command told of direct hits on a British armament factory at Essex by a lone combat plane. Greeks Gain Ground. On the snowy Albanian wnrfront, Greek troops continued their counter-Invasion against the forces of fascist Itnly, anounclng today the capture of another 500 prisoners and seizure of new heights north ot Chlmnia and near Kllsura In twin drives toward the port of Vnlonn. In North Africa, thn 2n0,00n-mnii garrison of Hardin, Libya pledged lo denlh beforo surrender hung on against (lie oontlnulng British siege. The British said the Italians were waiting "passively" for what (Continued on page 6) Train's 150-Foot Plunge Fatal to Three Trainmen PEL MAR, Culir., Jan. 1. (AP) Three trainmen were killed Inst night bh the locomotive nnd 17 cars of a Santa Fn freight train plung ed over a IfiO-fnot embankment and onto the bench one-hull mile Bouth of here. Prellmiifary Investigation Indi cated that a Bectlnn of fill, possibly weakened by recent rains, had col lapsed, sending the locomotivo plunging through spreading rails. Two Oceans as War 7 m mill &r2y -P"-MP ! mm V' Os X W l . 'J'n d !! I it ami n.ii.u i w.i v v -k . I' l l n i - a jm II i f TK-S"V VS?! K Tdh 0 xiayuu Britiih boiet In Oil 1 1 III I W,-C-i&"KZ y3 I 'hW For Eo. U. S. relations XBjffjSl I A I with Japan ttill remt. teftQ ) Japan attack a threat I .cSsSS. tjjJjjgL) t to Burma, Dutch lndiei. KAUSTR ALIAA Sands troops to fight Italians in north Africa; supplies Britain with wool, food. City's Greeting To 1941 Marked By No Disorder No arrests, disorders nor acci dents marred the celebration of tho Now Year in Roseburg and vi cinity, where the advent of 1941 was greeted by many joyous gath erings. Police reported the cele bration to be the most orderly in recent years, although great num bers of people joined In the nu merous events of New Year's eve. Show houses were crowded to capacity as managements famish ed confetti and noisemokera for midnight matinees. Watch parties were held in churches, while various lodges, clubs and other groups held dances and parties for members and in vited guosts. Parti cis ln private homes were numerous throughout tho entire city. Absent this year was the UBual sounding of whistles, sirens and bells at midnight. Aside from the noise of honking automobile horns, a few shots and the merry shouts of celebrants, the new year was ushered In with rare quiet. The state police, which, bad made preparations for a busy night, reportod that not one call was reeclvod and that there was no evidence ot drunken driving, accident or disorderly conduct. One Crash Kills Woman, 2nd Hurts Reedsport Man MATtSIIPIELD, Jnn. 1. (AP) An nutomoblle accident nnd its se quel took one life and put a Reeds port mnn ln a hospital last night. Mrs. Edna Thomas, 82, Marsh field, died whon an automobile over turned In the Englewood district of Marshfleld. Later a wrecker taking the damaged car to a garage flgur ed In a collision with another car whose driver, Lester Thompson, 21, wits Inlured. The Wrecker was de molished but Us driver, Lars Peter! son, escaped Injury. The extent of Thompson's lnjurloB have not been determined. , Tillamook Youth Killed When Automobiles Crash TILLAMOOK, Jnn. 1. (API Icy pavements! Inst nLaJit threw two automobiles out of control anil Into n head-on collision, killing Murlo Mutton, 22, son of a Tilla mook county dairyman. I In Hon was thrown from the car of Harry Groshong and his body Impaled on a bumper guard. No one else In either vehicle was In jured, Fire Destroys Jay Shinn Home at Lookingglass The farm homo occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Jny Hhlnn at Looking glass was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon, together with all household furnishings. They purchased the Neurlter nronorty at Lookingglass several mouthB ago and hnd remodeled the resilience nnd purchased now fur nishings. They wore away irom home yesterday whon the fire stnrted, apparently from a defec tive flue, and by the time neigh bors discovered the blaze It was loo lute to. save any of the con tents. The property was not in sured. Enters 1941 & Hews Agency Dispatch Is Unconfirmed London "Reserved" on Report, Berlin Denies Knowledge: Petain Holds Trump Card In Colonial French Army. ' . LONDON, Jan. 1. (AP A Ren te rt, British news agency, dispatch irom Litoon today said Chief of State Marshal Phlllnna Pataln'a Vichy government and Germany had Drosen oit negotiations. (The Associated Press hat re. celved no confirmation of this re. port from other sources. A dla. patch from Vichy reporting Marshal Pataln's new year reception of for. eign diplomats gave no Indication of fresh French-German troubles.) Authoritative quarters here said "all reports of this charaoter ahoul be treated with reserve." No con. flrmatlon was available In London. BERLIN .Tun 1 (1D lrn.JL ed persons said today that "noth ing ia Known nere concerning British rnnort thai tiniFnHaHAma Ka. tween Germany nnd thn Vlntiv imv eminent of France had been nip. IUI VII. , Negotiations looking toward collaboration of the Petain gov. erjiment with Germany have been in a virtual stalemate since Dec m, wnen me old marshal ousted Pierre Laval, his vice-premier and foreign minister, from bis gov ernment. Until then Laval had been the chief negotiator with the Ger mans. Ho was replaued by Fer- uonu ua unnon, uesignatea eaun representative for Petain in Paris. After conferences . between Pe tnin and Otto Abets, Adolf Hitler's ambassador to Paris, Laval was released from custody by Petain and went to Paris, but tbe Vloby regime made it dear he was not there in any official capacity, ' Naval Minister Parian went to Paris Christmas eve, and was re ported In advices reaching Bern, Switzerland, to have presented to Hitler Potaln's proposals on bow French-Gorman collaboration conldj he carried oiit, Hitler's Ire Aroused Tho Darlan-TIItlor meeting wai snld to have taken place in occu pied Franco, somewhere north ot Parts on Christinas day. Hitler was known to have been in Franca with his troops at that time. Darlan was said, however, to have aroused the fuehrer's ire by being 45 mlnutos lata for the con ference, which informed Bern sources snld was hold at a village near Uoauvals. These Informants' eald Darlan's chauffeur got lost At this meeting Hitler was said to have agreed to consider Pe tain's proposals and answer them. (Continued on page 6) 500 Marooned By Nazi Raiders Freed SINGAPORE, Jan. 1. (AP) A' series of blows aValnst Paclflo shinn ping over a period of "soma months" by Gorman raiders wan disclosed today In an Australian naval board announcement of tba rescuo of 600 persons, comprising passengers and crews of 10 sunken ships, from an island in the Ills' ninick archipelago. Tho fiOO, Including 70 women and seven children, woro landed Dec 21 on Emnrau Island In the archl. pelago by tho German raiders and subsequently taken oft hy an nils trallnn ship which already ha landed them ln Australia, They were British, French nnd) Norwegian nationals. The 10 sunken vessels, totalling C2.772 tons, Included seven of Brit ish registry, two Norwegian and one French. Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, commander-ln chief of the British Chlnn rieet. said both the British nnd Australian navies were "well aware of the activities of the raid-' ers and appropriate measures are) being taken." In view of the large expanse nf ocean to be covered, he added, "It might tnke time to bring the raid ers to bonk, as In the last wur, but' doubtlessly they will be accounted for." British Journalist Expelled From Portugal LISBON. Portugal, Jan. 1. (AP) Walter H. I.ucns, Lisbon corre spondent of the Times of London, was ordered last night to leave the country within 40 hours because of the government's objection to a scries of articles he wroto entitled "In Portugal Hitler scheme against Britain."