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Food Hoarding by Consumers isn't any Worse than News Hoarding by the Govt, it was Six Months Before the Pubiic was Told of Jap Capture of Tokyo Reefers, DRAFT BILL Our Job Is to Saw WiS ths house concur la tad! senate action providing s year's training for 18-19- age inaiirt-. before- bring placed b combat duty? The question Ss being s!w hated tt oonferen.ee today. VSatcd NEWS REVIEW news far ttu decision. Dollars Buy War Bonds 't Every Pay Day VOL. XLVII NO. 171 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURS, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, (942. VOL. XXXI NO. St OF THE EVESitSKJ NEWS f HE DOUGLSS: COUNTY QAiy iFsreiKBcn tows m o l : : f ALLIES, WITH AIR H1MERV, .ATTEMPTING TO WIDEN GAPS IN ROMMEL'S DESERT LINE Axis Effort To Recover Ground Fails U. S. Air Unit Shares in Triumphs; RAF Rains Destruction on Milan r CAIRO, Oct. 2fi. (AP) Allied planes, ruling the Egyptian skies, hammered eea.slelessly at Marshal Rommel's forces today as the at tacking army of the Nile battled to widen wedges driven into the main axis defenses in the first phase of an all-out offensive. (Cairo dispatches published in London newspapers said that British troops had overrun two axis defense lines in one sector In a two-mile advance and were attacking a third. The enemy de fenses in this zone were said to lie about four miles deep.l ' A communique from Riitish headquarters this morning placed heavy emphasis on the aerial blows being delivered against the enemy and declared that Rommel's attempts to close the Igaps in his lines had failed. Axis air activity increased somewhat yesterday as Rommel's fliers sought to ward off the ter rific bombardment to which his ground troops were being sub jected, but allied pilots had a successful day. shooting down seven enemy planes and damag ing manv more, headquarters de clared. An axis supply shin also was reported bombed and sunk in Tobruk harbor. The communique mentioned on lv minor clashes lxMween armor ed units, bearing out disnatches from the front indicating that the main armored strength of the op posing armies was not yet en gaged. U. S. Fliers Scoring An American fighter squadron shot down four enemy planes and damaged three more over the desert battlefield yesterday, mnk- (Continued on page 8.) In the Day's Hews By FRANK JENKINS THERE isn't much in the way of definite fighting develop ments today, but the news winds arc full of straws. THE most interesting of these ' straws f especially to us of the Pacific coast) is the announce ment from Loudon that Britain has sent a powerful battle squad ron, Including at least three hal . tleships, the aircraft carrier Illus trious and a large force of cruis ers and destroyers, into the In dian ocean. The disposition of naval forces of such size and fighting power is normally a closely guarded mili tary secret, so we are justified in assuming that there must be a reason for the! London announce ment. A fair guess would he that it is intended for the Japs. pECALL here the intimations, contained in our own naval communiques of the past couple of weeks, to the effect that the Japs have been concentrating heavy naval forces within strik ing distance of the Solomons. How heavy? For what purpose? How much naval strength HAVE VE available In the Pa cific with which to oppose such a Jap concentration? These questions have been in (Continued on page 2) 3,000 Raids Fail To Subdue Malta SARDINIA tjL Si fcVf o2tjoj H8Ya" icnrtf Favorite axis target In the Mediterranean is the British fortress island of Malta, hit by more than 3000 raids since the war began. Enemy bombers have renewed their attacks on this base from which allied forces strike against the axis aid route to Africa. Watch for Spies, Saboteurs Urged SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. fAP Watch for axis efforts to land spies and saboteurs, Lieut. Gen. IleWitt warned Pacific coast residents today. "Our enemies," said the army's western defense commander, "know of the extensive coast line of California, Oregon and Wash ington. "ft is entirety probably that they will attempt to land sabo teurs somew here along here, pos sibly, although ?iot necessarily, at some sparsely populated point. "As the war progresses and our production of war materials increases, our enemies ate cer tain to Increase their attempts at sabotage. "For that reason, it is neces sary that our citizens, especially those living In rural areas di dectly on the waterfront, he on guard at all times and report the presence of persons under suspicion without delay." General DeWitt, emphasizing that few restrictions have been placed on the use of ocean beaches by civilians, said that persons visiting the beaches for pleasure should constitute them selves volunteer watchers of "any suspicious persons or incidents." 160,000 Tires Turned in By West Coast Autatsts SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. (API During the first week of its tire purchase program, the government received 160,0(10 auto tires from Pacific coast autaists, Harry K. Camp, regional direc tor of the office of price adminis tration, announced here. "As usual," said Camp, "the Pacific coast takes a leading role In government-program partici pation. As soon as the government's collection agent, the Railway Ex press, can get around to it, thou sands of other tires are waiting to be picked up, said Camp. Private motorists owning more than five tires per vehicle will bp denied gasoline under the na tional rationing system to be in stituted next month. Bullet Kills Vet Unable To Serve in Present War S1LETZ, Ore, Oct. 2S. (API- Physicians said today there was little hope of recovery for Dar win Watts, 45-year-old Silrtz In dian. shot in the head with a small calibre rifle. Sheriff George Robinson said Watts, a world war veteran, was dejected because of inability to serve in the present war. Nazis Unable To Hold Gains In Stalingrad Russians Oust Invaders From Factory Area, Keep Hitting at Their Flank MOSCOW, Oct. 26. (AP) Red army troops held fast in blackened Stalingrad today as the Germans launched another assault after furious artillery preparation and in a fierce en gagement which at times devel oped into hand-to-hand fighting expelled the nazi forces from a factory property into which they penetrated yesterday, the mid day communique said. German infantry moved into the assault in a factory area with tanks leading the way, but the Russians reported that their ar tillery fire decimated and put to flight an entire regiment of in fantry. ' The Russians then launched their own attack to drive the Germans from the ground they had gained the day before. Reports from the front north west of Stalingrad continued to be favorable, the mid-day com munique reporting that a num ber of German blockhouses and trenches were occupied, five tanks destroyed and a company of enemy infantry knocked out. It is in this area that the red army is trying to bore into the flank of the Germans to ease the pressure on Stalingrad. In one sector ot this front 200 Germans were reported killed and the communiaue said that soviet scouts filtered through the enemy trenches and killed 70 Italians. The lull in the Mozok area of the Caucasus, where the Ger mans ate trying to drive to the (Continued on page 8) Air Raid Alert Fails to Halt Eleanor's Speech LONDON, Oct. 26 (AP) Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt heard her first British air raid atert today while addressing a group of girls at the home counties auxiliary territorial service training center. Obviously unperturbed, she con tinued talking. The girls cheered when she had finished. Earlier, she had visited an ATS base at a home counties airport and talked to a group of 22 Ameri can gtrts who are ferry pilots. Bombs were dropped near a vil lage in southwest England aiid some damage was caused. A DNU broadcast )'.n Berlin said that Torquay harbor on the southwest coast was bombed yes terday and that several ware houses collapsed and a factoiy was heavily damaged. The air ministry said two enemy bombers were shot down during raids over Britain today. Three Youths Burn to Death in Traffic Crash SALEM, Ore., Oct. 26 (APi Three Olympin, Wash., residents were burned to death yesterday when their automobile crashed head-on into a truck on the Pa cific highway a mile north ot Woodburn. The victims were Shirley Prior, 18; Eddie Ball, 1(5; and Ben D. Lent ley, 17. They were believed en route from Olympia to Eugene, where the Prior girl's father works in a veneer plant. The burned automobile was registered to Thomas Hartley, route 1, Olympia. The truck, load ed with time and en route to Port land, was driven by John Kelly, Oswego. BeerParlor Bandit Slain In Gun Fight Woman Defying Holdup, Also Deputy Sheriff Criticaiiy Wounded SANRPOINT, Idaho, Oct. 28. (AP A Seeing bandit was shot to death and a deputy sheriff criticaiiy wounded at the up proach to a bridge here today. Sheriff Robert Etierslck repotted. The sheriff identified the ban dit as August W. Hage, 34, of Cadillac, Mich., and said the bat tle at the bridge followed a crime in which Mrs. Ruby Dew, wife of ft beer parlor proprietor, had been critically wounded when Huge held up the Dow establishment. The wounded deputy, George O'Donnell, was in critical condi tion from three bullet wounds in the chest and arm, the sheriff said. O'Donnell ami a bartender, identified only as "Joe," had been stationed at the bridge Just south of town when Hugo at tempted to pass, the sheriff said. When the guards attempted to stop the ear, he added, they were met with fire which they re turned. The sheriff added that it was uncertain whether the depu ty or the bartender had killed Hugo. Crime ta Recounted The wild night started at the Dew place, known as Nlia's night club, two miles south of Sand point, when Hage, a construction 'employee at the f'amigut naval training station south of here, entered and attempted to hold up the place about 2 a. m., the sher iff explained. In order then, he said, the fol lowing took place; Itage walked behind (he coun ter and told Mrs. Hew to "hand over the money or I'll shoot." "Go ahead and shoot," she re plied and was shot through the chest. Hage then forced the. proprie tor. Art Dew, to accompany him and fled to his cabin at Rayvtew, near the Farragut station. After (Kicking, Hage told Ieu he must accompany Hage to rob a beer parlor at Athol but when they entered "three heavily arm ed men" were behind (ho bar and Huge decided to wait. When only one man was In (lie place, liage ordered Dew "you watch one window and I'll watch the other," but when Hage turned his back to held up the bar man, Dew dived through the window (Continued on page 8.) Transient Held Here on Marion. Larceny Charge Ralph L. Guist, 2 a transient, was taken into custody here. Sat urday evening and was being held today for Marion county of ficials, where, according to lirwtn Short, chie; oi police, he is wanted on larceny charges. Guist's arrest was brought ahout by Mrs. Oscar tterrie, who allegedly had been victimized by the man. Short reported1. Guist ap peared at the Ben ie home giving a fictitious name and reported he had been sent for a trumpet, which Mr. and Mrs. Berrie had for sale. He stated that he was taking (he instrument to a well known Roseburg resident, who desired to inspect it before mak ing the purchase. Following his departure, Mrs. Berrie became suspicious and made inquiry, which revealed that the man's statements were not true. She succeeded In locating him and made demand for the return of the Instrument and when given evasive replies, held him, with the aid of her husband, unli! city of ficers arrived to take him into custody. It was learned. Short said, that Guist had purchased a stage tick et and was preparing to leave for Grants Pass. A search of his lug gage revealed two other musical instruments. He will be turned over to Ma rion county authorities instead of being charged with the alleged offense here. Coffee Ration Ordered By Price Chief Pound per Person Every Five Weeks Rote Fixed; Blame Put on Hoarding I ' WASHINGTON, Oct. 2G (AP) Coffin will be rationed starting at midnight, Nov. 28, at a rate of one pound every five weeks for each person over 15 years old, the office of price administration an nounced today. On the basis of 35 to 40 cups to the pound, the ration means slightly more than a cup a day per person. Retail sales will be halted at midnight, Nov. 21, Price Admin istrator Leon Henderson said, for a week-long freeze during which grocers will stack their shelves lor tire start of rationing. The first rationed coffee will be purchased on the last stamp in the sugar ration book, stamp No. 28, Subsequent rations w(!t bo Is sued by working backwards through the sugar book, using stamps No. 28 to No. 33, in se quence. The war production board or dered OPA to take control of con sumer distribution to assure an ennal supply for all, Henderson said, and attributed the emergen cy action mainly to "excessive buying by consumers," Reports of hoarding, over-tarying and runs on dealers' supplies have been reaehing Washington from many cities for three weeks. Hoarding inexcusable "There Is no reason tar any o?Ki to run to the corner grocer, put the squeeze on him and fry to force him to help n hoarder," Henderson declared. "There. Is absolutely no excuse for hoarding coffee at this time. "We're announcing ibe forth coming rationing now because we're going o have to talk to a lot of people In the coffee In dustry and elsewhere about the administration of the rationing program. ' "Naturaiiy, stories and rumors wilt be creeping around about what we propose to do. Most of litem n ill be entirely garbled and thus create move confusion and hysteria than even now exists on the subject of coffee. We are therefore starting what we plan to do so that Hie public can get tire story straight and from an official "source." Smith CBartrum, Ex-Forester, Dies Smith C. Bart rum, 78, who for 20 years served as supervisor of the Umpnua national forest, died Saturday at bis home in Port land. Mr. Baitium, who follow ed the late Kafo Dixon (o become (lie second supervisor of the na tional forest here, was instru mental in bringing about a vast amount of improvement work and inaugurated a number of project which Inter have, been more extensively developed. Coming to Douglas county from Illinois, he conducted a genera) merchandise store at 'i'siier for sborl lime, prior to entering the forest service. After leaving (lie forest service he was engaged In the Insurance busi ness. Surviving are his wife, Myrtle C Bailrum; two sons, Kennel h G and Claude fief". Bail rum, and a daughter, liuiolhy M. K(n card. Funeral nrrangememnts have not tan announced. Share of Canned Fish Released to Civilians WASHINGTON, Oct. 2f.--(APi The war production board today directed fish cunnets to release for civilian consumption 20 per cent of tire total amount of salmon, California pilchard, Atlantic sea herring, and mack erel packed between March 3, 112, and next February 2K. The order permits any canner to deliver into crvllian market channels 20 per cent of any spe cies canned In specified noota pe riods, out oniy after he has de livered CO per rent of the pack 'taring (he period i (he government. Gun-Toting Dog AJds Uncfe Sam r -' ? r- "- ' j PvruKiug, a is. S. army srecf dog, Is trained to pack a tight machine gtm on hi back. Thee dogs are being trained in New Hampshire- (Passes! by army censor.) 6 Die in Crashes Of Private Planes ( Ry the Associated Press! Six people lost their lives In accidents to privately operated planes in eastern Washington yesterday. Two pCunes collided directly over the town in Wenatctiee, causing the deaths of the pilols, Thomas W. Hai tze), about 30, of Seattle and Pike Wormwood, 32, fovmerly ot tlverctt, who came here recently la become a pilot at a local flying school. Two passen gers In Wormwood's plane, Mr. and Mrs. Edward i. Hadke, of Peshastln, were killed. One of the planes plummeted Into tin alley, the other fell on a lawn in the residential district. V. W. Hiltlerhaek, 32, of Marsh fiiii. Ore,, instructor at a flying school here, and Capt. I.. P. Mar tin, 39, ot Missoula, Mont., stu dent aviator and a physician at Hm Wttllit Wnlia ttrmy nir base, were hilled near Waila Walla when their (raining piano struck u power tine and crushed in flames. RIVERSIDE, Calif.,' Oct. 28 fAl' Army anthoriiies were asked today So produce at a civil itKHiost the pilot of a borober which was In co(l(s(Qt wKti a commercial airliner near Palm Springs last Friday in which all 12 persons alMrd the latter plane were killed. Witnesses said the. homher con tinued in flight following the col lision. Army authorities have withheld comment other than to confirm thai one of their pianes was iiwuived. An open hearing into the crash is to be held In Palm Springs to- morrow under 'direction ot Rep. Carl lilnshaw ilt-Calif.), mem bey of a special bouse committee to investigate commercial aw plane accidents. Willfcte Wilt Broadcast Tonight on World Tour NEW YORK, Oct. 26-(AP! Weudeit Wiltkie wiil report to (ho nation tonight on his recent globe gir dling tour of allied nations. The half-hour talk wl be broadcast on all major networks. beginning at T:30 p. m. PWT. Since his return from m((((c eastern, Russian and Chinese b.rttiefronts 10 days ago, Wilikle has srn! virtually all o bis time in preparing the asJiSrcss. Boy, on Hunrmg Trip, Killed by Own Rifle SEASIDE, Ore., Oct. 26. APt A 14-year-okt Nehatcm hoy fell victim to his own gun on a hunt ing trip five miles south of here yesterday. Warren Eason, Jr., fell from a stump and onto bis rifle, discharging it. He died be fore his father couid bring him (o a hospital here. Rye Land Repulses, Costly Air Blows by U. S. Defenders Fail to Deter Nippon Horde Six Japanese Fighting Ships, Three Cargo- Vessels, 3& Worplones, Supply Bases Blasted Over Weekend; American Piters Also Deaf Damage to Hongkong By i AacitaoI rV Report ram Ctiiaa aol i tauOweit PacHtc iid&y were. testimonial to United Statei given the jepeaeie in their Soutn sees beses siong Wr iiip piy lines, hey have pouted ftesb froeps nfs fc-6! for Siiid etcenat. The U, S. nvy repor d Japanese- troops, sW fcy tanSii tr,d hetvy rt iKery, Ji'S&d Iks- American line on that Solomon tsfansJ iW tJms-s fr6ay nlgnt ar6 Sarareay morning, bo- wer. burls-d ttx sh ?tn by th marina and army force-. ' Tfc latatt rp wat thai- on Sinrduy dddrHortd! enentf troopt wera landed on the fto-rHWasrern" pdrr of tha ditpuiaat ttlandV ' Sprague Poetical In Rapping Teen Age Training Year SALEM, Or., Oct. 28. f AP Governor Sprague said today fie Is opposed to the senate amend ment providing that the IS and 19-vear-oM boys mast be trained for a full year before- going into battte. "If those boys aren't needed for a year, then I say let them stay on the fnvms wtwve they are badly needed;'" the governor said. "The hill drafting the t8 and 39-year-olds should tic gassed will) no strings attached. The senate amendment reminds me of a poem I knew when I was a hoy. It goes sometWng like this; "Mather, may I ga out to swim?" "Yes, my darling daughter, "Hang your clothes on a hickory limb, "But don't go near the water." WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (API A congressiortai move to keep farm workers on the farm and out of 1Sm army was reported to day to. have the approval of Eco nomic Director James F. Byrnes, whose advisory board Is expected to begin soon a study o! ine manpower question. The tiroposal ta defer agricul tural workers came before Hie. bouse today s a senate addition to a revised bill making 13 and 19-ypar-oM men liabio for mili tary service. The senate- Saturday voted 62 (c 6 to direct local boards So de fer workers regularly engaged In agricultural pursuits essential to the war effort a move inter preted by Senalor Malorrey fr Conn.) as meaning "the farm boys won't go to war." House action faced a delay however, until a ouorum could return after the November 3 elections ta consider a controver sial senate revision requiring a years pre-combat training for 18 and 19-year-old selectees. Administration leaders hoped to kill this restriction In confer ence. Husband Held in Wife's Death Claims Lang Spree POHTLANl, Oct. 20. (AP- f.wrencp Traviss, 34, was held for the district attorney today. pending an autopsy on the body of tils .J-year-ald wife. leteetlvc Sergeant Carl Crisp said the woman bad a black eye and a cut lip. The body was found in her homo by her orotSv ev, Clarence Schindier, Crisp said. Traviss was also at home, hut offered no explanation of the death, She detective said, adding Traviss Sold him that he and his wife started a winc-drSsiking spree Id days ago. Oregon Prison Trusty Escapes From Annex SALEM, Ore., Oct. 28 (API Percy Hoffman, 43, state prison trusty, escaped from the prison annex yesterday. Hoffman was received from Washington county March 28, tfMO, to serve 15 years far rajte. vi&ioa, but ie4p ih &ubiuna The unremitting aerial often? sive under both the V. S. rtavf command and General MacAr tbur's Australian command was credited over the- week-end wish likely hits on six Japanese fight ing ships and three supply ve& sels, as follows; A light cruiser ana a destroyer bit in the Sbortland island area on the night of Oet. 22-23 and a reavy cruiser, or camesnipv pos sibly damaged by a torpedo kit; A cruiser probably damaged about 300 roiies. northeast of Guadalcanal on the night of Oct. 2i and another damaged; the next day north ot Florida. Island; A gunboat sunk with a direct hit In a Sunday night attack an Rabaul harbor. New Britain, and three merchantmen totaling 32, 00ft Ions listing sharply or on fire. - .. ... ' Tmo Habaul success, the work of airmen under the- MaeArihar command. Drought to IS the num ber of ships either sunk or hadiy damaged In three nights of at tacks there or a total ot Sff,00ff ions destroyed or badly damaged and at least 20,800 tons additional more or less seriously damaged. MacAvtSwir's. borobariSSers also destroyed a Japanese homher grounded at Kavteng, New Ice land, and stftrted tires among sap ply dumps there which could be seen for 90 miles. Koepang, Elicit Timor, also was raided ovor She-week-end and aSHesS airmen con tinued their strafing support of the limited counter offensive across the Owen Stanley maun, tains ot New Guinea. A noteworthy triumph by tha navy's Grummsrt Wildcat tight- ers was recorded n 5 no Sinwlay evening navy eoromunloue 4he destruction of 20 Zero fighters the entire escort of 16 Japanese bonthers which attacked Hender son airfield on Guadalcanal on Oct. 23. Moreover, one ot the bombers which the Zeroes were guarding was downed and ibres others were d&snagcsL Hongltono Tbrica Raiasa The American air ' lorce In China, having smashed ar Japanese-installations in the north iwiih iheir big four -motored Uber ! atoms !ast week, bit Japanese-oc-! cupled Hongkong, n the eKtvema ; south, yesterday and today. ; Today's attack destroyed the ; North point power station of the ;cpiive Briiisb Crown coiony. Later in the morning ib& 'Svomijers raided White Cloud air Sromv, northeast of CanSon, I starting many fires and touching !ofC one heavy explosion. Alt ! planes returned (o Oases Cram to- CContlnued on page S.J Canadian Plane Crash Fatal to IS MONTREAL, Oct. 26. (Af t Sixteen persona were killed today In the crash ot a Ttoysi Air Force terry com rrianA alreraft on the north tnd of M&ntreal Island. Two of th itii wr crewmen, the others passen ger. The plane crashed 2(M yard from the oVte r Leisse road, two and half mites from the Montreal air port at nearby Corval. An ' sffisdal usmtl slid name of the vletims would he made pudda as win a the next of kin have heen notified1.