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SIX ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1942. News of Men From Douglas County In War Service Leonard Skinner, son of Mr and Mrs. R. L. Skinner of Myrtle Creek, has been seeing consider able activo service In the Solomon islands theater, according to a letter received by his parents. It was the fust word they had re ceived from him for the past three months. He Is with the marines in the Tulagi sector. He graduated from Myrtle Creek high school in 1911 and enlisted in the marine corps Jast March. A brother, Gaylord Skinner, is located at Dutch harbor, Alaska, where he is serving as a petty officer in a naval reserve con struction battalion. He was em ployed with the Bonneville ad ministration at the Seattle office prior to enlistment. Byrnes Asks Authority To Freeze Rent Costs (Continued from page 1.) sufficient amount of necessary housing on time," he said, "we shall be forced to recommend the compulsory use of available pri vate facilities through billeting, commandeering, requisitioning and similar devices." lilandford's statement said all the newhouslng that could be constructed by next June, by both public and private builders, could not possibly care for the 1,G00,000 new workers who will be drawn into production centers before that time. The program to lease homes and buildings, or parts of them, will be undertaken, he said, In addition to a S00,000,000 new housing program. Hlandford explained the govern ment would offen to lease private homes which (1) could be convert ed into additional accommoda tions speedily and with a mini mum use of critical materials; (21 are located within reasonable distance of war plants and where conversion is permissible under zoning laws. Conversion programs will be in stituted within two weeks In more than 50 overcrowded war production centers. residential property. Under the general price control law now in effect the office of price administration is cmower ed only to exercise rental control powers on residential property In defense areas. It issued an order early this month designating the entire na tion as a defense area but is re quired by law to wait for 60 days before assuming control of rents. This wait is to give local authori ties an opportunity to make ad justments and reduce rental levels to those of a designated date March 1, 1941, In most Instances where controls have been applied to individual defense areas. May Exclude Hotels Byrnes said the new bill "would remove any uncertainly of Mw er" over all residential and com mercial rentals. Several committee members contended the bill should carry al so authority to regulate charges for rooms by hotels. Byrnes said he "had no idea of applying the regulations to hotels," but re marked that he was "astounded" when one member said a Wash ington hotel now was charging $15 a night for quarters formerly priced at $8. Billeting Warning Given In another development In the housing field, the government warned that It might have to re sort to billeting and commandeer ing of private buildings lo house war workers. Foreseeing a serious housing emergency, John B. Hlandford, housing administrator, said the government would offer to lease homes and buildings for the use of war workers. "But If this does not vleld n Fake Holdup Backfires On Girl's Admirer iHILLSBORO, Or., Oct. 14. (API That was no holdup, that was love, Robert E. Mason, 34, and Prank M. Potter, 21, protest ed In circuit court here today. They are charged with assault and armed robbery, but their at torneys told Judge R. Prank Pet ers that this is what happened. Mason wanted to make Miss Genevieve Byrnes think he was a hero. So he asked Potter, a friend, to fake a holdup, then ! ll VUnilM fhliiMl 111,. h,.t,lnn m-r, 1 away. Potter agreed, and all went well until Miss Byrnes decided to be a heroine, broke away, and called police. Bulldozer to be Used at Hatchery A county bulldozer is to be sent lo Scottsburg the latter part of the week to handle the excavation work for the silverslde salmon hatchery on Mill creek, County Judge I). N. Busenbark reported today. The members of the county court yesterday inspected the work after it was reported that a shovel sent In to make the ex cavation could not handle the job. The court members rerported that no preliminary Inspection had been made by the court and that the nature of the work to be undertaken was not fully under stood. The plan, It is stated, Is to build a new and straight channel for the now meandering creek, and the existing creek bed will be shaped to provide holding ponds. Because of the fact that removal of large boulders and trees will be necessary, the work must be done by a bulldozer rather than a shovel, it is stated, and the equip ment will be available for the project the latter part of the week. Allies Hammer Japs on Two Pacific Fronts (Continued from page 1.) torpedoes and gunfire sank a 10,-000-ton heavy cruiser, four de stroyers and a 5,000-ton transport. The enemy sank a destroyer un identified as yet by the navy. Failing in its landing mission, j to are bounced through the skies by anti aircraft shells when they ar rive over their targets. The enemy's ground fire. In deed, is improving in quality of aim If not in weight of guns, and many a raiding plane returns bearing the sears ot battle. But not since October 3 has a single Japanese fighter risen to challenge the growing might of the Canadian-American air at tack. Six Zeros met the Incoming bombers on that last day. But as they drew within firing range, American fighters swooped down out of the sun, knocked out five of the Japanese and drove the other to franltc flight. It was the same story all dur ing September starting from the time the army established Its base on the) Andreanof Islands only 250 miles from Kiska and thus made it possible for thcl shorter ranged fighter planes to accompany and protect the bomb ers on their missions lo the west. I Jap Bluff Proves Futile. By the month's end, the allies had established a pnenomenal 22 to 1 ratio of Japanese plane losses to their own, even though the bulk of the fighting was over enemy territory.- Since October 3 the raiders oc casionally have spotted a few planes scattered on the water at Kiska. None of these ever left the surface, and the conclusion here is that they probably are damaged, useless hulks. In the last days of their air de fense, the Japanese resorted to desperate bluff. A favorite trick was for an enemy pilot to simu late a deliberate collision with an attacking bomber, hoping thai, ivoid the crash, the bomber Draft of 18-19 Ages Is Urged by War Leaders (Continued from page 1.) House Votes Women's Coast Guard Auxiliary WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. (AP) A measure setting up a wom en's auxiliary In the United States coast guard counterpart of the army's WAACS anil the navy's WAVES was passed today by the house. While no official lille has been chosen for the feminine contin gent, the designation "women's auxiliary reserve of the coast guard" has been suggested, out of which is inexactly but euphon iously derived "WAKCOGS." Chairman Bland (D.-Va.) of the house merchant marine commit tee said the women would fill shore Jobs, thus releasing men for sea service. He told the house that present plans called for a force ot lO.fHK) women by the end of next year. could be made to veer from Its course. The Americans soon grew wise to this strategy and refused to swerve? from their bombing runs, forcing the Japanese instead to turn aside and expose themselves to heavy machinegun or cannon fire. German Naval Base at Kiel Again Hammered (Continued from page 1.) Here From Salem Mrs. Nova G. Bales has arrived here from Salem lo attend the funeral ot her father, Ed Laugh, and lo visit her mot her. Mrs. Ella Ixiugh. ANNOUNCING New Location of EMERY INSURANCE AGENCY now at 222 North Jackson and our phone is still 809 the Japanese fleet steamed away but was caught t few hours later In a torpedo and dive bombing as sault by pursuing navy and ma rine corps planes. At least one more cruiser was badly damaged and a destroyer was sent to the bottom. Later In the day, the planes attacked again, leaving a destroyer sinking and smashing either the damaged cruiser or an other one sufficiently to cause the crew to abandon ship. Meantime, the navy added, the marines on Guadalcanal launched their first offensive in weeks. Against resistance from reinforc ed Japanese troops seeking lo re capture the island's valuable air base, Ihey enlarged I heir gains and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy jungle forces. Army lighter planes strafed the Nip ponese troops and installations in the two-day battle. Jap Bombers Routed A four-flight attack of OH Jap anese bombers and fighters was intercepted over Guadalcanal by army, navy and marine corps fighter planes. Eight enemy bombers and four zero fighters were shot down and the remain ing bombers were forced to drop their explosives in an open field. Two American planes were lost. Meantime, as Australian jungle troops edged toward the Japanese Arthur's heavy allied bombers Joined the Solomons conflict toi the east by blasting the Invader's ' Buka airdrome. The great Japanese base at Ra-j haul, New Britain, west or Buka, . were the targets during the night for a big force of bombers. Large i fires and explosions were caused j years in June, 27 years In July and 30 years in August. Even in amphibious divisions, which will be called upon to do what he described as "toughest kind of fighting," he said he had found 38year-old privates. Modern fighting demanded vig orous, aggressive soldiers who can "keep it up," General Mar shall testified, adding: "You can't fight the battle to day and rest tomorrow now- days." Training Limit Opposed. Secretary Stimson oposed a provision ot the bill Introduced by Chairman May (D., Ky.) re quiring that men Inducted from the 18 and 19 year groups be given 12 months of training be- lore being sent into combat. While the army program nor mally calls for at least a year of training, he explained, "un expected emergencies" might re quire a shortening of this period. Stimson said ho had no objec tion to granting deferment to high school students called up for the draft during their aca demic year, provided the defer ment did not extend beyond the end of the school year. He add ed he did not believe the blanket deferment should be given to all j college students. Duration Question Dodged. When May asked why the de partment wanted more teen-age soldiers in this war than it had in the last war, Stimson pointed out that the last war lasted only five months after United States troops got into combat, and ask ed: "Do you think It is going-to last five months from the time our troops actually get Into bat tle?" No one replied. The secretary told the commit tee the United States wants to have in 1943 "the largest all force with sustaining units which production and transpor tation will permit." His figure of 2,200,000 In the air forces he described as "a con servative estimate," adding that any changes will be upward. The army, he said, is training and will continue to train as many ground units as can be sent overseas. Selective service headquarters said, meanwhile, that youths who have reached the age of 18 since last June 30 would not be subject to draft until another general registration is held, even if the minimum age for military service is lowered to include them. Some 2,250,000 who were 18 or 19 at the time were put on the lists In the last general registra tion June 30, said Draft Director Lewis B. Hershey, and official statistics indicate about 300,000 have reached 18 since then. In the German lines and held It against counterattacks. Red Marine Hit Nazis. Russian marines were cited for two actions in the battle of the western Caucasus, one a raid by a landing party against a Ger man occupied town on the Black sea coast. A communique said the marine detachment, moved to the shore in motor launches, wiped out a squadron of German cavalry', blew up an ammunition dump, de stroyed a radio station and re turned to its base without losses. Other sea soldiers improved i their positions southeast of No vorossisk following the repulse of an axis attack, the midnight communique said; Red army fighting In the same area were threatened by numeri cally superior enemy forces which penetrated to their rear, but counterattacked, cut off the task force from the main axis body and, "using their advantag eous positions, killed about 400 Hitlerites," it was reported. Red Star said that on the step pes northwest of Stalingrad the Russians continued to Improve their positions In clashes swirling around trench lines, hills and vil lages. ! BILL'S GARBAGE SERVICE Under New Management Efficient Service Rates: 50c per month and up PHONE 338 Reds Tighten Ring on Nazis in Volga Region (Continued from page 1.) separate areas. 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"Army cooperation command 1 aircraft yesterday attacked a Roods freight) train and other! targets In northern Trance with out loss." j OUTNUMBERED AMERICAN ' FLIERS BEAT GERMANS j CAIRO, Oct. 11 -(AP) United States fighter planes won their first major victory of the middle I east w ar yesterday when 12 of j them fought 20 Messerschmitts over the German lines and shot ! 'down two, a statement from Unit- I You divide your time between business and pleasure, charitable and patriotic works. You make a "public appearance" from morn ing to night ... so here are clothes to help you play your many sided roles most effectively. For a more complete panorama of styles for fall . . . visit our store ... on runways and uispcrsai areas Of the alrbase where many planes and at least 30.IHK) enemy troops j were assembled. U. S. WILL HOLD GAINS IN SOLOMONS, NIMITZ SAYS PEARL IIARHOR, T. It.. Oct. M.- I API - Admiral Chester V. 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