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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.)
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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. !
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Reds Tighten Ring on
Nazis in Volga Region
(Continued from page 1.)
separate areas.
A Pravda dispatch declared
that the Germans also had been
thrown back in a salient south of
the city, and that advancing red
army troops seized a basic point
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command, on palrol over the bay I
of Hiscay yeslerdav. destrnvell
two Junkers XS's and one flying ,
boat without loss to themselves." i
the air ministry said.
"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
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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.
Nimilz, discussing his recent trip
to the Solomon islands battle
zone, said today he was confident
"we can hold what we have got
and consolidate our positions and; from any allied source
eventually start moving ahead.' ship had been sunk
lodav.
A third German plane was dam
aged and the rest forced to dis-!
perse, the statement said.
Although American heavy and:
medium bombers have played an i
active role in this theater for sev- j
oral months, this was described
as the first important combat for!
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BKIil.IN (from German broad- i
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and the 211,1 lfllon Canadian1
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bases.
"Hut I didn't see a Jap not
even a prisoner." he remarked.
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Ive they are going against Ameri
can forces in that area. Particu
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meeting a people just as tough
.-.s they are themselves and just
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was sunk off Capetown and the
Duchess of Atholl between Cape
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the ships as "equipped with arms
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ALASKAN' ARMY AIR FORCE
llKAIHJl'ARTKIiS. Oct. 11.
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