Good Luck to the Nine Douglas Youths Entering the Army as Selectees, and May the Army's Hostesses Never Soften Their Training With Select Teas
TOBRUK
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THE WEATHER
By U. 8. Weafher Bureau
Rain tonight; partly cloudy
Wednesday; slightly warmer to
night If the British capture that fort
In the major onset begun today,
It will practically spell the end)
of Italy's north African empire,
Nazi aid In the fort's defense la
rumored. Read the NEWS-RES.
VIEW for details. , ...
See Page 3 for Statistics
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ROSEBUR&. OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1941.
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Submitted to Legislature
Conservation
Aim Listed In
17 Measures
Bills en Old Age Pension,
Reapportionment Dumped
Into Session Hopper
By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR.
SALEM, Jan. 21. (API Gov
ernor Charles A. Sprague's pro
gram for forestry conservation
was submitted to the legislature
Vtoday in 17 bills, including a
measure to enable the state to
obtain title to forest lands from
any owner so that the state may
develop such lands itself.
Other measures would give
the state forester more powers
in control of fire suppression and
prevention, force logging opera
tors to use precautionary meas
ures, change the incendiarism
penalty from two to five years,
and change the closed season
from April 1 to December 31, in
stead of from May 15 to Decem
ber 31.
The program Is one of the six
points of Governor Sprague's
message to the legislature.
The 1939 legislature gave the
state authority to acquire forest
lands from the counties, but this
power would be extended to per
nit acquisition of private lands.
4 The state thus would acquire
"vast areas for reseedlng.
Other bills would impose
tevere restrictions on logging
nnd mill operators to prevent
them' from using equipment like
ly to' cause fires. The operators
would be required to equip their
crews for fire-fighting.
The Oregon Economic coun
cil, which drafted the legislation,
said the program has these
three objectives: The preserva
tion of the forest resources
against the time of harvest, the
orderly harvest, and constant re
newal of the resource.
Pension Moves Made
Old Age pension legislation
came to the front today with a
resolution by Rep. Vernon D.
Bull (D., Union) demanding an
investigation of the administra
l tion of the pension law. Other
. bills would increase maximum
pensions from $30 to $40 a
month, and provide that at least
two of the seven members of
each county public welfare com
mission shall be on relief rolU
All Oregon residents between
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Roseburg Men Talk
At Land Meeting
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 21.
(AP) County officials from
eight western states conferred
here yesterday on means of fore
stalling further tax revenue
losses resulting from government
purchase of private lands.
7 George F. Simmons of Ogden,
Utah, secretary of the national
association of county officials,
called the meeting, attended by
some 75 officers.
He said the association hopes
soon to present to congress com
prehensive data establishing the
demoralizing effect on local gov
ernments of this land acquisition
program."
"Local governments cannot sur
vive lone at the present rate,"
averred Earl B. Daly of Med ford,
Ore., secretary of a special lands
committee for the Association of
Oregon Counties.
What that "present rate" Is was
described by another Oregonlan,
Guy Cordon of Roseburg, counsel
for the special committee. The
federal government has recently
acquired 16,000,000 acres of land
from private owners and plans to
buv another 24.000.000, he said.
Morris C. Bowker of Roseburg,
t chairman of the Oregon commit
f tee, observed that the problem is
primarily a western one.
"In eastern states, where most
of the nation's wealth Is concen
trated, the tax burden does not
fall so heavily on real estate," he
said.
Forestry
Mountainous Area Still Grips Secret
Of Lost Army Bomber's Location
McCHORD FIELD, Wash.,
Jan. 21. f AP) An aerial search
ing fleet of 33 planes failed yes
terday to find any trace of an
army bomber that disappeared
five days ago with seven men
aboard, and Col. William H.
Crom, field commander, conced
ed that "only a miracle can cause
those boys to be found alive
now."
As the searcTi continued along
half the length of the Pacific
coast, McChord officers express
ed fears that the wreckage of the
missing twin-motored bomber
might not be found until after
the snow leaves some isolated
mountain slope in the spring.
If the clear weather held, the
search was to continue today
over the rugged, forested regions
south of Mount Rainier in Wash
ington and near the Oregon-California
boundary. More than a
foot of fresh snow has been re
ported from the former region
since the plane vanished without
ever making a radio report on
a flight to the Muroc lake bomb
ing range in California.
Aboard the bomber were:
Lieut. Robert M. Krummes, of
Boise, Ida., pilot; Lieut. Charles
T. Nielsen, Eau Claire, Wis., co
pilot; Lieut. John F. Gels, Seat
tle; Lieut. . Lewis E. MacKay,
Lincoln, Neb.; Technical Ser
geant H'A.- Davis, Tacoma.
Wash.; Sergeant Leo H. Neitling,
Scio, Ore.; Sergeant Paul L.
Maas, Quincy, 111.
Educator Lashes
U.S. "Corruption"
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 21. (AP)
Dr. Ralph C. Hutchison, presi
dent of Washington and Jeffer
son college, believes Adolf Hit
ler is right in "preaching to the
world about corruption in demo
cracies, because our individual
ism has gotten out of bounds, lias
gone to seed and is unsanctifled
and unregenerated."
"Wo need no argument lint
democracy seems to develop cor
ruption," he toll a group of
Presbyterian pastors. "Our courts
are filled with the trials of cor
rupt officials. In this state alone
iii the past 10 yeirs corruption
has become a by-word."
As a remedy, he said, "we
just need to waken ourselves up
to the fact that wo facv In this
country an individualism which
has grown out of Christianity
and now goes to seed in wide
spread corruptiji. More needs
to be said in the name of decency
and righteousness."
He added:
"It is no wonder we are con
fused when we have a depraved
maniac telling us what we need
to be told and proving it. . . .
It's gotten so confusing today
that we have the pagan society
of the totalitarian countries ad
vocating a return to work at
longer hours if necessary, which
Is a fundamental principle of the
Christian philosophy, while we
advocate more laziness."
Communist Newspaper
Suppressed by Britain
LONDON, Jan. 21. (AP)
QpnM.md vnrd detectives todav
raided the offices of the Dally
vvorKer, organ oi ine cumniunisi.
nnrtv In Clrnat Ttritnin. and ston-
Ded publication just as the paper
was going to press.
The ram came snortiy aircr ine
government had issued an order
hannlnrr flirthpr ntlhlication and
delivery of the Daily Worker and
also of The Week, a weeKiy news
letter of leftist tendencies.
The order was Issued by the
home secretary, who, lt said, was
satisfied that In each paper there
had been systematic publication
of matter calculated to foment
opposition to the successful prose
cution of the war.
It directed that the presses and
other apparatus of the two papers
should not be used until permis
sion of a high court is obtained.
Program
t) f Q
Lt. R. M. Krummes, Boise,
Idaho, pilot of the U. S. army
bomber missing with seven per
sons aboard on a flight from
Tacoma to southern California.
Winant Slated as
Envoy to Britain
WASHINGTON, J a n. 21.
(APj John G. Winant, one-time
republican governor of New
Hampshire and former chairman
of the social security board, was
reported authoiitlvely today to
be President Roosevelt's choice
to succeed Joseph P. Kennedy as
ambassador to Great Britain.
Informants close to the white
house said that he was accept
able to Prime Minister Churchill
and other British officials.
Authoritative reports said the
president probably would send
the nomination to the senate In
the next few days, and well-informed
leaders on Capitol hill
said there was little doubt that
he would be confirmed promptly.
Winant, who Is now 51, was
named as first chairman of the
social security board in 1935. He
resigned during the 1930 . cam
paign to defend the social secur
ity act agains tthe criticism of
Alt M. Landon, then the repub
lican nominee.
Kiwanians Hosts at Public
Sendoff to Nine Selectees
The Roseburg Klwanls club to
day entertained a large number
of guests at its noon luncheon
which was opened to the general
public. The program Included
special honors to nine young
men making up Douglas county's
January quota under the selec
tive service call. This was fol
lowed by a brief talk by F. II
Young of Portland, head of the
Oregon Business and Tax Re-
search, Inc., who discussed tax
matters. Directors of the Doug
las County Taxpayers league
were among those present for
the program. A meeting of the
directors was held during the
afternoon to elect officers of the
association for the coming year.
CCC Trio Jailed in
Clubbing of Policeman
REDMOND, Ore., Jan. 21.
(AP) Three Camp Redmond
CCC men were held in the city
jail today pending Investigation
into the clubbing Sunday night of
Police Patrolman Jesse Edgar.
Edgar, aiding in a search for
automobile thieves, suffered a
triple skull fracture when assail
ants belabored him with the stock
of his own rifle.
Council Lets
Contract For
1941 Gasoline
J. S. McDonald Appointed
Fire Chief; Purchase of
Dump Truck Authorized
The city council, In a short
meeting last night, gave consider
ation to several routine matters,
Including the annual award of the
gasoline contract, appointment of
a fire chief to fill a vacancy in
that office, the appointment of a
committee to purchase a needed
dump truck, and consideration of
a proposed offer of a park site.
The gasoline contract was
awarded to the Standard Oil com
pany. Eight bids were receivea
from major companies to supply
the city with gasoline during the
year. Three companies maue
bids of 14.90 cents, 13.23 cents and
12.73 cents on the three principal
gasoline structures, while five
companies made uniform bids of
16.37 cents, 14.37 cents and 13.87
cents. The council in awarding
the contract to the Standard Oil
company followed its procedure of
rotating the contract among the
low bidding concerns.
New Fire Chief Named.
UDon recommendation of the
board of fire commissioners J. S.
McDonald, who has been serving
as assistant fire chief, was ap
pointed fire chief to succeed Ialo
D. Stephens, who recently tender
ed his resignation. Mr. McDon
ald "will take over the duties im
mediately and will fill out the re
mainder of the term which ex
pires March 1.
The street committee was au
thorized to purchase a dump
truck to be used In connection
with the completion of the sewage
disposal project. The city for the
past two months has been renting
a truck and it was the opinion of
the councilmcn that the purchase
of equipment would be more eco-
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High School Basketeer
Killed When Auto Upsets
RAINIER, Ore., Jan. 21. (AP)
An automobile overturned on
the highway near here last night,
killing Aired E. Brisett, 17, Scap-
poose high school basketball play
er, and injuring two other mem
bers of the team, William Gatch
and Eugene Brown.
The Injured youths were taken
to a hospital. The trio was re
turning from a game against
Rainier high.
I SAW
By Paul
II
9fi
HARRY CHENOWETH, Suth
erlin postmaster, as ho posed
obligingly beside a big fly wheel
in the power plant of the Schle
man mill in Sutherlln.
Harry has been postmaster
since some time Inst year, suc
ceeding to the office after the
trrm of the latp Frank Young.
He has been In the teleohone
business most of his life; the de
sire for communications work
seems to be In his blood.
From a newspaper standDoInt
the only one I am fitted
through knowledge of conditions
British Split
On U.S. Role,
Kennedy Says
Entry in War Opposed by
Some, Ex-Envoy Asserts;
Nazi Negligence Cited
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.
(AP) Joseph P. Kennedy, retir
ing ambassador to Great Britain,
declared today that Britain's
leadership was divided over the
question of the advisability of the
United States becoming an active
participant in the war.
Testifying before the house for
eign affairs committee, Kennedy
said, In response to questions, that
some members of the British gov
ernment felt that if the United
States entered the war it would
"find a way to carry it through."
Others, he said, believed that
United States entrance into the
war would be a great detriment
to Britain's war effort because
it would slow down the flow of
material aid from America.
"There was no unanimity to
the question," he said.
The diplomat, who reported ho
went through more than 280 air
raids during his service In Eng
land, told the committee that
many people In the British gov
ernment felt they were not yet
getting all the aid they might
normally expect from the United
States.
' Kennedy appeared before the
committee to testify on the ad
ministration's proposal for lease
lend aid to the British. In a radio
address last week he expressed
favor for the principle of giving
the British all aid short of war
but made it clear he was not
wholly in accord with the moth-
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Kills Companion for
Using His Toilet Outfit
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Jan. 2
(AP) State Investigator Ray
mond Mills said today a chauffeur
held for killing a companion ac
knowledged the slaying and de
clared he shot because the victim
"had been using my toothbrush,
comb and razor for a year and I
was tired of it."
Mills said the dead man was
Jack Meanes, 40-year-old Akron
Ohio, chauffeur, and identified
the killer as Stanley Sykes, 35,
of New York.
Mills reported that Sykes re
mained quietly on the scene after
the shooting last night in an
apartment hotel garage. Sykes
was Jailed on a murder charge,
Jenkins
N-wB-Ipvlew I'holo and Kngrnvinic
to Judge him he's a fine post
master. I mention newspaper,
because really a postmaster and
i newspaper have considerable
business Intercourse.
In that connection, through
departmental rulings of more or
less recent years, the postmast
ers render a fine service to
newspapers in many ways. Of
particular value is their trans
mitting of information concern
ing subscribers' changes of ad
dress; or a report as to whether
a renewal Is desired; the tracing
of papers which are reported as
having gone astray -nnd many
others.
Legion Leader
Will Speak Here
Alfred P. Kelley, above, state
commander of the American
Legion, will be the speaker at
a publlo mass meeting to be
held at the Roseburg armory
Thursday, Jan. 23. Comman
der Kelley Is heading a group
of Legion and auxiliary offi
cials of the Oregon depart
ment In a series of district
conferences and will come to
Roseburg from a district meet
ing at Grants Pass. The party
will go to Marshfield the fol
lowing day. Visiting officers
will make an Inspection of the
veterans facility here prior to
the meeting, to which the pub
llo Is Invited by Umpqua post,
which l arranging for the gath
ering. 'Commander Kelley will
speak on national defense.
U. S. Gets Fresh
Urge From Japan
Change of Attitude Needed to
Promote World Peace, Says
Foreign Minister Matsuoka.
TOKYO, Jan. 21. (AP) For
eign Minister Matsuoka express
ed "earnest hope" today that the
United Slates would reflect seri
ously on licr attitude toward Ja
pan's ambitions In greater east
Asia both "for the sake of peace
in the Pacific and the sake of
peace In the world In general."
Later today, the British consul
at Yokohama was reported to
have sent letters to some British
citizens in his district advising
them to leave Japan "before the
impending crisis in American-
Japanese relations comes to a
head."
The United States, Matsuoka
told the Japanese diet (parlia
ment), has "evinced no adequate
understanding of the fact that the
establishment of commompros-
perity throughout greater east
Asia Is a matter of vital concern
to Japan."
Declaring the United States
"apparently entertains the Idea
that her own first line of national
defense lies not only along
the eastern Pacific, but even as
far as China and the south seas,"
Matsuoka said, It would ill-become
her to accuse Japan of having
"ambitious designs."
U. 8. Urged to "Reflect."
T, for one," Matsuoka declared,
"believe that such a position as
sumed on the part of the United
States would not be calculated to
contribute toward promotion of
world peace."
The foreign minister urged the
United States to "realize her re
sponslblllly for the maintenance
ol peace, retlccted deeply on her at
titude with truly God fearing duty
and bend her utmost efforts
to allay an impending crisis in
civilization."
Pointedly, Matsuoka referred
to J;i pan's recent military alliance
with Germany and Italy, which
he said, will "surely" result In es
tablishment of a new world order,
"If only time be given."
United States residents In Ja
pan were advised by the Washing
ton state department last October
to leave Japan, China and other
oriental territories. Several hun
dred already have left Japan. No
new advice has been Issued to
Americans recently.
SV JU S'"iy I
W V 11 v:
Decisive Blow Before Nazis
Can Aid Planned; Greeks Face
Desperate Smash by Italians
By the Associated Press
Britain's desert army launched a major attack today on 30V
000 Italian troops -n the besieged fortress of Tobruck, Libya, this
morning British general headquarters announced; while in the
Balkans, bloody street fighting and bombings were reported in
Bucharest and other Rumanian cities.
A British communique said RAF bombers "heavily raided'
Tobruk, scoring direct hits on military barracks in the beleaguer
ed town and dropping "many bombs" on a fascist camp of about!
200 tents.
Patriot Suffers
Teeth Ordeal To
Meet Army Test
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. (AP)
Memorandum for congress:
If you have an extra medal of
honor lying around, have It pol
ished un for John Shea, a 23-year-
old patriot, who yesterday all but
made the supreme sacrifice lor
his country.
Reiected by the army because
of defective teeth, he sat from 10
a. m. until 8:30 p. m. in a dentist's
chair and suffered problngs and
pullings, drillings and fillings, un
til at last his molars were In or
der. In that ordeal, with only local
anesthesia and fortified by only
one cup of coffee, the hardy youth
had:
Three teeth pulled.
Four filled.
Five crowns repaired.
Two removable bridges insert
ed. ' i
Today he awaits Another arm"'
examination.
Supreme Defense
Council Proposed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.
(AP) Governor Harold E. Stns
scn of Minnesota suggested today
the creation of a supreme de
fense council composed of Presi
dent Roosevelt and congressional
leaders to exercise "the great
powers and authority" which the
lease-lend bill would delegate to
the president.
Asserting the most serious ob
jection to the measure arose from
the "unprecedented" delegation
of legislative power to the chief
executive, the republican gover
nor said the council Idea would be
a step toward avoiding "Internal
controversy."
The proposal was submitted by
Stasscn to the opening meeting
of the council of state govern
ments of which he Is president,
Stassen said such a council, In
cluding both majority and minor
ity leaders of the house and sen
ate, could "rapidly and effective
ly decide any questions arising
under the plan for aid to Great
Britain. He declared presence of
minority leaders in a minority
position would be a "tremendous
force for national confidence and
unity."
Asserting that government of
free men and free women was
being subjected to Its greatest
chullenge since the first blue
print was drawn at Philadelphia
Stassen said the responsibility of
representatives of state govern
ments seemed clear.
House Votes 300 Million
For Air Defense Needs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.
(AP) A $300,000,000 appropria
tion to strengthen the United
States navy's protection against
air attack was passed by the
house today 130 to 0 and sent to
the senate.
The bill was the first passed
by the house at this session of
congress.
Non-Licensed Operator of
Dance Hall Pays $25 Fine
A fine of $25 was paid In the
justice court here today by J.
H. Sanborn, a resident of Elkton.
He pleaded guilty before Judge
R. W. Marsters to a charge of
operating a dance hall without a
license.
Military observers In London
expressed belief that General
Wavell, British middle east com
mander, had given the order fop
a stepped-up offensive to shatter
Italy's African empire before
German aid, recently extended
to the Mediterranean, could be
come effective.
The RAF also reported a new
raid on the German air base at
Catania, Sicily,, in which seveii
axis planes were '"seen to burst
into flames" on the ground. Ca
tania has been used by nazl dive-
bombers in repeated slashes at
Britain's Mediterranean fleet.
Fresh units of the German
army were reported streaming
into Rumania amid widespread
rioting.
Italians Lunge at Greeks
On the Albanian war front.
Greek reports from the fighting
zone said Italian troops had
started a fierce counter-attack;
In the Tcpelenl sector, in a des
perate attempt to halt the Greek;
advance.
Greek dispatches described the
counter-attack as the largest and
most carefully planned of any
undertaken .by . the- Italiansla,.
that sector.
Two Italian bombers which at
tacked Piraeus, the port, of Ath
ens, were reported officially to
have been shot down by British
planes in dogfights watched by
cheering crowds in the capital'
streets, live miles away.
Others In two bomber forma
tlons were said to have been
driven away, but not until soma
bombs were dropped on the port
In the mid-day raid yesterday.
With ordinary channels of
communication shut down, the
situation In Rumania was not im
mediately clear.
Diplomatic dispatches to Sofia,
Belgrade, and Budapest said Ger
man soldiers, civilians and com
munists were listed among the
casualties.
Rumania's frontiers with
Yugoslavia and Bulgaria were
closed, except to a few travelers
with diplomatic passports, while
Balkan capitals speculated that
the widespread disorders may
have flared in resentment over
German military concentrations
In Rumania. Others suggested
bitter rivalry between Rumanian
Iron guard elements as a cause.
British Labor Draft Bet
Other developments brought a
quickening tempo to the inter
national situation:
In London, Labor Minister
Ernest Bevln announced a gov
ernment decision to register Bri
tain's working men and women
for drafting Into war factories.
Bevln told the house of com
mons that the nation's produc
tion was steadily Increasing, but
that It had "now reached a stage
when It will be necessary to take
Industrial registration by ago
groups." '
Housewives were reported to
have dropped their kitchen work
In a town on the outskirts ot
London today to smother fire
bombs unloaded by a German
raider.
Three alarms sounded in the
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TODAY'S
TOP
ODDITY
By the Associated Press
KANSAS CITY "Hey, watch
this!" shouted Ralph Castle as
he saw a motor car skid down a
steep, lce-covcred street.
The car veered to the side
walk, skipped between two light
poles with only paint to spare,
barely missed another.
A big bus appeared. A crash
seemed inevitable. But the lit
tle car swerved deftly aside.
"Some driver," breathed Castle
In admiration. Then he looked
again.
The car was empty.