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,
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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
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ROSEBURS, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, (942.
VOL. XXXI NO. St OF THE EVESitSKJ NEWS
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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.