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VOL. XLVII N0.176 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
- In The
Days
"News!
By FRANK JENKINS
THE week's wierdest news:
' General MacArthur, from his
headquarters in Australia, denies
that he is or MIGHT BE a candi
date for president in 194-1 or
later.
LIE says: f
"I have noted the statement
quoted in morning papers from
the Christian Science Montor's
Washington correspondent that
'political Washington was large
ly responsible for two separate
commands in the Pacific, partly
because of the conservative oppo
sition which launched the MacAr-thur-for-Prosidont
campaign.' "
LIE then adds:
" "I started as a soldier and I
shall finish as one. The only hope
and ambition I have in the world
is for victory for our cause in the
war. If I survive the campaign,
I shall return' to that retirement
from which this great struggle
called me."
THIS question immediately
' arises:
Why does General MacArthur
find it necessary to make such a
statement?
This answer occurs:
He DESPERATELY needs help
in the face of SUPERIOR enemy
forces. In order to GET IT, he
feels that It is necessary (or at
least advisable) for him to RE
MOVE HIMSELF as a possible
contender for high political office.
IT is hard to believe. But that is
I
what it ounds like.
lulEANWHILE this ominous
paragraph appears in the
Pacific war dispatches:
"Superior numbers of enemy
ships, planes and men were re
ported to be mobilizing at the
approaches to American bases in
Ihe New Hebrides and the Fiji
islands, whence they could strike
at allied communication lines to
Australia."
ALSO ominous:
With superior Japanese
forces menacing our life lines in
the Pacific, another tempest
breaks in Washington over farm
prices and parities.
What will such things as
(Continued on page 2)
Roseburg Indians End Clean Sweep of
League Bill by Downing Cottage Grove
The Roseburg high school In-1
dians walloped Cottage Grove 2G
to 0 at I inlay field last night to
complete their season's confer
ence schedule without a defeat
and thus take first place in the
Tri County t league. Roseburg's
claim to championship can be con
tested only by Lebanon, which
trounced Sweet Home, 19 to 0, last
night, thus remaining undefeated
in a schedule much lighter than
that played by the Indians. Last
night's victory was Roseburg's
fifth consecutive win- in confer
ence play and fans saw a vastly
improved team which displayed
championship form.
At no time was the Roseburg
goal line threatened except in the
last few minutes of play when,
with the Roseburg regulars re
placed by second string. Cottage
Grove marched to the five-yard
line only to suffer a penalty which
delayed the last play and brought
the game to a close as the Indians
successfully defended on the last
play of the game.
The Indians dominated the play
all of the way. The sensational
kicking of Bert Young was can-t
nilv used defensively and paved i ana lummea. ine speeay nose
the way for three of Roseburg's i burg end pounced on the ball and
four touchdowns.
Foe's Stars Stymied
Coach Hod Turner had drilled
his team to bottle up the running
and passing of Minor and Kruse,
AXIS COUr ERATTACIl FAILS
TO REPEL triTISH IF! EGYPT;
REDS BRACING IN CAUCASUS
Desert Onset
By Rommel
Ups His Loss
Battle Also Sees U. S.
Fliers Shoot Down or
Damage Enemy Planes
CAIRO, Oct. 31 (API The
eighth army maintained its gains
in the Egyptian desert yesterday
and beat off a number of axis
counterattacks with losses to the
enemy, a British communique an
nounced today.
Allied airmen, meanwhile, con
tinued to hold control of the skies
and blasaed repeatedly at enemy
airdromes, fortified positions and
other targets, the bulletin said.
One formation of allied heavy
bombers was reported to have
winged Its way across the Medi
terranean to attack Crete.
At least four enemy planes
were shot down over the Egyptian
battlefront yesterday and many
others were damaged, headquar
ters said. Four largo enemy air
craft were reported destroyed by
fighters which attacked the air
drome at El Adem.
The British put their own air
losses In the Mediterranean thea
ter at three planes.
United States fighters took part
in a number of dogfights, yester
day to contribute to the mainten
ance of allied air superiority. U.
S. air force headquarters report
ed one Messerschmitt 109 defin
itely shot down and several others
damaged while all American
planes returned.
As the British campaign to
smash Marshal Rommel's axis
armies entered its second week
(Continued on page 6.)
Motorist Perishes in
Blizzard in Cascades
ALBANY, Ore., Oct. 31 (AP)
A blizzard in the high Cascades
was blamed today for the death
of Tom Stout, Dallas, whose body
was found in a wrecked automo
bile on the Santiam highway
near Hoodoo Butte lodge.
Stout was reported missing
five days ago. Coroner E. C.
Fisher said the car apparently
skidded off the road during the
storm.
the two outstanding players of
the Cottage Grove team. So well
did the Indians absorb the Instruc
tions that neither of the two play
ers, who have been the source of
Cottage Grove offensive strength
to date, was able to make any ap
preciable gains.
Apparently stymied by the in
effectiveness of their two stars,
the Lions were responsible for
many miscues which greatly aid
ed the Roseburg victory.
Also to be credited with a major
part In the win was the heads up
work of Bill Shapro, Roseburg
end, who was responsible for re
covery of two out of three fumb
led kicks.
The game had hardly made a
good start when the Indians went
over for their first touchdown.
Roseburg kicked off and Cottage
Grove was held for no gain. Har
pole punted and Roseburg failed
to pick up the necessary yardage
forcing Young to punt, a kick
which spiralled high and far
downfield. Hamilton, the Cottage
Grove safety man, dropped back
and tried to pick up the ball on
the bounce, but was hit by Shapro
the Indians regained possession
on the Cottage Grove 20-yard
stripe. The ball was carried to
the 2-yard stripe, where the Lions
held for downs and took posses
S THrDOUGLASTCOUNTY DAILY
p'BURG, OREGON, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1942.
i Convoy Battles
Rage in Atlantic,
Germany Claim
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (AP)
The Germans broadcast today a
special announcement, without
any allied confirmation, that
great convoy battles were raging
in the Atlantic and that in one
attack yesterday U-boats sank 18
allied merchantmen totaling 131,
000 tons near the Canary islands.
These ships were en route to
Britain from a South African
port with raw materials, accord
ing to a Rome broadcast, which
credited the claim to the Ger
man propaganda ministry.
Later Rome broadcast a special
German communiue which set
the number of ships claimed sunk
at 14 instead of 18 and the total
tonnage at 101,000 tons.
Today's nazi claims followed
others broadcast yesterday and
repeated today reporting also
without allied confirmation that
15 ships totaling 100,925 tons had
been sunk In the north Atlantic
on the shipping lanes between
Britain and the United States.
The German announcements
said the attacks were pressed
home despite "continuing heavy
autumn storms and that "more
operations against convoys are
proceeding."
LONDON, Oct. 31 (AP) One
women was killed and several per
sons were injured today when a
German daylight raider dove
through the clouds over an East
Anglian village and dropped sev
eral bombs.
Another plane maehinegunned
the district near a coastal village.
There were no casualties, but a
cow was killed.
Death Toll in Arkansas
Tornado Mounts to 29
BERRYVILLE, Ark., Oct. 31
(AP) Burial of the dead and re
habilitation of the homeless com
menced today in this small Ozark
mountain community, where a
tornado late Thursday night kill
ed at least 29 persons and in
jured more than 200 others.
The Red Cross, quickly coor
dinating the efforts of state and
local welfare agencies with its
own, estimated there were more
than 500 persons homeless, that
130 homes were demolished and
another 150 heavily damaged.
sion. Harpole punted out to his
own 37-yard lino, where Bill
Hohnstein took the ball and drove
back to the 24. Young gained six
yards to the 18-yard stripe, and
then swept around end for an
other nine yards. As' he faked a
pass on the next play, Hohnstein
took the ball on a Statue of Li
berty sweep and easily raced
around the flank to score. Young
kicked the extra point.
Fumbles Costly For Lions
Cottage Grove was again sot
back In its own territory a short
time later, when caught off guard
by a beautiful quick kick by
Young to the visitors' 17-yard line.
Roseburg gained possession of the
ball on the 25-yard stripe, when
Hamilton again fumbled Young's
punt and Shapro recovered, but
the scoring threat failed when
four successive forward pass at
tempts were incomplete and the
first half ended with Roseburg in
possession of the ball on 'the Cot
tage Grove 27-yard stripe, after
Young had tossed a long bullet
pass from midfield to Wimberly
for a gain of 22 yards.
As the third period opened
Roseburg again punted after a
failure to gain in the first series
of plays from the klckoff, and
for the third straight time the
kick, a quick boot from close be-
(Continued on page 6.)
Nazis Hurled
Back in Fight
For Nalchik
Fresh Attacks on City
Of Stalingrad Are Also ,
Repulsed on 68th Day
MOSCOW, Oct. 31. (AP) Re
formed lines of the red army
were reported holding in fierce
fighting for the Nalchik plateau
of the central Caucasus today
while German attacks were re
pelled again by the defenders of
Stalingrad in their 68th day of
siege.
A battalion of submachine
gunners, supported by GO tanks
and armored cars, was repulsed
during atatck after attack upon
a community in the Nalchik area
and 22 of the machines were de
stroyed, the soviet information
bureau announced.
"In unother sector," it said, "a
soviet unit repulsed two German
attacks, killing 240 of the enemy.
Twenty German trucks with
ammunition were destroyed by
soviet artillery."
These defensive accomplish
ments were reported chalked up
after three successive retreats by
outnumbered red army forces.
The Germamns were reported
to have withdrawn their light
tanks from the battle of Stalin
grad. Red Star said heavy losses
inflicted on the machines by Rus
sian anti-tank guns had forced
the enemy to substitute heavy
tanks which rolled into Ihe
streets in groups of five to eight
firing their guns while In mo
tion.
Tank Units Smashed.
The Russians said three Gor-
(Continued on page 6.)
New Excise Taxes
Start Tomorrow
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (AP)
The nation's biggest Halloween
hobgoblin the new excise taxes
aimed at hiking the treasury's
take by $50,000,000 during No
vember alone scared customers
to the counters in last-minute
buying sprees across the country
today.
But the semi-luxury nature of
most articles hit by the heavy
federal levies which take effect
tomorrow kept the purchasing
lines reasonably short as com
pared to the pro-rationing runs
on such commodities as coffee
and sugar.
Under terms of the record tax
bill which became law less than
two weeks ago, Nov. 1 heralds in
creases in excise taxes on liquor,
boor, wines, cigarettes, cigars,
lubricating oil, slot machines,
photographic apparatus and
train, bus and plane fares.
In most cases, machinery to
shift the burden off the shoul
ders of manufacturers, whole
salers and retailers was already
sot up, ready to hand the burden
of price Increases directly to the
consumer. However, the former
were warned by the office of
price administration not to tack
any additions to the exact amount
of the tax increases.
OPA announced the new taxes
would be passed on to smokers
and drinkers at rates revolving
around a half cent a package on
cigarettes and 50 cents a quart
on 100-proof whiskey. Buyers
must be permitted enough pur
chases to even out the penny
whore possible such as two
packs of cigarettes.
Only in the case of cigars
where a contemplated OPA regu
lation will approve a 20 per cent
price Increase which will include
rising labor and raw material
costs, Is any new expense ot her
than the tax to be charged to the
consumer.
VOL. XXXI NO.
Leading Marines'
On Guadalcanal
No behind-the-lines strategist,
MaJ.-Gen. A. A. Vandegrift,
commander of the marines on
Guadalcanal, directs operations
In the open on the banks of the
bitterly contested Matanlkou
river. (Passed by navy censor.)
Local Men Urged
For Council Seats
I A campaign was being conduct
ed throughout the cliy today by
friends of F. L. Crittenden and
Andrew (Andy) Townsend to se
cure the election of the two men
to the city council at the city
election to be held Tuesday In
connection with the general election-.
The clly ticket has two vacan
cies, one from Ward No. 2, which
would be served by Townsend In
the event of his election, and the
other In Ward No. 4, where Crit
tenden is a resident. The vacan
cies will be filled by write-ins as
no regular candidates have boon
nominated.
Townsend, proposed as the
write-in candidate from Ward
No. 2, is employed with the Doug
las County Farm Bureau Ex
change. Crittenden, recommend
ed by his friends as a write-In
candidate from Ward No. 4, Is
manager of' the local telephone
exchange.
Little Fines in Dim-Out
Violations Stir Censure
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31
(API The small fines assessed
against dim-out violators by local
courts on the Pacific coast drew
a strong protest today from
James C. Sheppard, director of
the ninth civilian defense region.
"It Is amazing," Sheppard said,
"to note the easy unconcern with
which certain courts are treating
violations of the dim-out on the
Pacific coast. Some courts are
treating violations of the dim-out
on the Pacific coast. Some courts
are Imposing fines of $1 and
S2.50.
"This is not law enforcement;
this Is pitching pennies.
"The public realizes and the
courts should bo aware of the
factthat one illegal light may
become the reference Milnt by
which enemy planes destroy the
continuity of production essential
lo the maintenance of operations
in the Pacific.
"To treat violations of the dim
outs as i! they were parking vio
lations is incomprehensible."
Manpower Conference
Asked of Roosevelt
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.(AP)
Senator Thomas (D., Utah)
said he asked President Roose
velt today to call a manpower
conference to plan a sound war
mobilization policy that might
avert the compulsory drafting of
workers.
He was acting, he said, on the
suggestion of President Phillip
Murray of the Congress of Indus
trial Organizations that the
president summon lenders of con
gress, government, management
labor and agriculture within the
next few days.
President Roosevelt has let It
be known that manpower legisla
tion still is In the study stage, as
far as the administration is con
cerned, with an effort, under way
to meet a possible crisis In 1913
66 OF THE EVENING NEWS
Apathy, Var
to Slash Vote
Next Tuesday
U. S. Balloting Total
Forecast at 65 Peret.
Of Eligible Citizenry
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (AP)
A canvas of the best available
sources indicated today that be
cause of the war and an appar
ent general apathy toward poll
ties only between 33,000,000 und
35,000,000 persons ore likely to
vote in next Tuesday's elections.
War developments could change
the estimate.
This is 15,000,000 or more un
der the record-breaking turnout
in tho presidential year of 1940
and is also below the total vote
for congress in the off-year elec
tions of 1938. Some estimates
placed this year's probable vote
even lower at the level of tho
congressional elections of 1934,
when only 32,800,000 cast ballots.
An associated press compila
tion of official registrations nnd
unofficial estimates of eligible
voters by states showed that
53,G13,052 had qualified to vote
Tuesday. Allowing for more than
the usual number of stay-at-homes
because of the war, It was
calculated that 34,826,841, or
about 65 per cent of Ihe eliglblos,
would vote.
This G5 per cent compares with
about 75 per cent In normal
off-year voting and 80 to 85 per
cent In presidential elections.
Officials based their light vote
predictions on the fact that hun
dreds of thousands have joined
the armed forces and few will
take the trouble to vote, although
where possible Ihoy may do so
by mail.
General disinterest, migration
of workers who have not lived In
their new stales long enough to
qualify and may not trouble
themselves to vote by mall in
the old; gasoline and tire ration
ingall will serve to keep the
balloting light, officials said.
President Roosevelt yesterday
(Continued on page 6.)
Hensley Convicted
Of Drunk Driving
Charles E. (Rod) Nensley was
convicted In justice court today on
a charge of drunken driving, fol
lowing a hearing conducted Fri
day and this morning. The jury
returned a verdict on tho first
ballot. Jurors wore C. W. Whar
ton, Alice Houser, Guy Chamber
lain, George Weber, C. H. Mcusch
nnd Charles Barker. Judge Ira B.
Riddle postponed Imposition of
sentence until Wednesday, Hen
sley remaining at liberty on cash
ball.
Hensley was the driver of a
logging truck which allegedly
struck nn automobile which hud
boon overturned on the highway
and drove the wrecked car into a
state police automobile, which, In
turn, was badly damaged. In
addition to the charge of drunken
driving, he was charged with
reckless driving, illegal possession
of a pheasant, nnd operating a
truck without proper clearance
llghls.
Tho prosecution charged that
Hensley was intoxicated and un
ruly. Tho defense contended that
he was dazed by Ihe collision,
which, it was claimed, was dun
to absence of signals, and contend
ed that Hensley was mistreated
by the arresting officer.
Pay Boost Brings End
To Loggers' Walk-Out
An agreement for a wage In
crease, which would add alwut $1
per day to the wages of men em
ployed In logglngwoods east of
Sutherlin, has boon agreed upon
between officials of the Smith
Wood Products company and
workmen employed at the Suther
lin plant, It was announced today.
Workmen earlier this week walk
ed out for one day only in protest
against tho wages being paid but
returned to work the following
morning when negotiations were
undertaken between company of
ficials and labor representatives.
The company, It was reported,
has agreed to make the wage in
crease, subject to the approval of
tho national labor relations
board, and has filed an applica
tion for the change In wage scale.
Allied Air Fleet Damages
Three Nipponese Warships, :
Fires Fourth in Raid on Base
U. S. Forces Retain Full Control of Guadalcanal
Position, Navy Secretary Knox Announces, Adding
Presumption That Reinforcements Are Being Sent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. (API Uncle Sam's grip on the!
vital Guadalcanal airfield clenched tighter today as Japan'
fighting vessels disappeared from the Solomons battle scene with'
at least two more of her ships, and probably four, heavily dam
aged by allied aerial bombs.
The threat of a major Nipponese naval assault to recapture!
the stubbornly-held island airbase was dispelled temporarily even,
as bombing planes under Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Australian,
command again plastered an enemy shipping base with explo
sives, hitting a warship twice, setting another vessel ablaze and)
probably damaging an aircraft carrier and a cruiser. .
Proudly, Secretary of the Navy Knox told yesterday of thet
retirement of the Japanese warships from the Guadalcanal area
leaving a gallant force of United States marines and soldiers in
possession of "every inch of ground we! ever controlled" on the"
battle-ridden island.
Some of the Rising Sun's ships) had returned to their bases,'
Knox said, and others departed to undisclosed destinations. Bui
he made it clear there was no telling when they would return for
a stab at Guadalcanal or at American bases in the New Hebrides,'
New Caledonia and the Fiji islands. ,
Annual Institute
Of Douglas County
Teachers Slated
Speakers on 2-Day Program
Will Include Several Stat
Educational Loaders
The annual Institute of Douglas
county teachers will be held In
Roseburg Monday and Tuesday,
Nov. 2 and 3, on which days stu
dents in the various schools of
the county will enjoy vacations.
Mrs. Lula C. Gorrell, county
school superintendent, reports
that Dr. O. R. Chambers, profes
sor of psychology, Oregon State
college; Mi's. Laura P. Wells, con
sultant in nutrition for the state
board of health; Mrs. W. F. Blum,
supervisor of the "Schools at
War" program; Rex Putnam,
state suerlntendent of public in
struction, and Frank W. Parr,
secretary of the Oregon State
Teachers association, will be
among the principal educators
present for the two day meeting.
Exhibits also will bo made a
part of the program, with an In
structive display concerning
school lunches being arranged, to
gether with an exhibit concerning
the "Schools at Wur" program.
The Institute will be held at the
junior high school building.
The program Is announced by
Mrs. Gorrell as follows:
Monday
8 a. m. Breakfast for work
shop staff, Umpqua hotel.
Opening session Mr. R. R.
Brand, presiding.
9:15 a. m. The National An
them. Salute to (he flag. Invoca-
(Continuod on page 6.)
Schools Asked to
Join Scrap Drive
Douglas county schools were
invited today by Fred A. Goff,
county chairman of the scrap
metal drive, to join in the scrap
metal salvage campaign.
In letters addressed to teachers
and pupils of all Douglas county
schools, the chairman suggests
that each school conduct a cam
paign to last for a week or ten
days, and that pupils arrange a
scrap metal depot on school lots,
or arrange transportation direct
to a dealer. Proceeds from sales
could In such eases Ik? used for
school benefit, Goff stated.
He also Issued the Information
that bodies and fenders of auto
mobiles or other thin metals, pa
pers und rags cannot be used at
the present time on account of
shipping regulations. Auto tires,
tubes, copper, and brass should be
kept separate from Iron and steel,
as they bring higher prices when
sorted, Goff stated.
U. S. Food Czar Request
Studied by Roosevelt
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.
(AP) President Roosevelt has
under consideration the appoint
ment of a nnllonal food adminis
trator, but has reached no deci
sion. WPB Chief Donald M. Nelson
has recommended setting up an
office of food director within his
organization with a status simi
lar to the office of rubber direc
tor, a WPB official disclosed.
At the same time, other sources
said that Secretary of Agricul
ture Wlckard, Informed of Nel
son's move, voiced no objections
but expressed concern as to who
might head the now office.
While cautioning against re-.
gardlng retirement ot the Japa
nese fleet too optimistically, thcl
navy secretary expressed "a great!
feeling of pride In the way our-
men have met the onslaught." ;
"They have done a superb;
job," he said, adding that "we are,
In as complete control of the sit-'
uatlon In Guadalcanal as we ever;
nave been.
Some quarters expressed belief!
the Japanese battleships, cruisers,'
destroyers and transports had.'
left the embattled Solomons area'
to bring back more troops for re4
inforcement of their Guadalcanal;
forces, whose efforts thus far!
have failed to retake any of the;
ground the marines captured In,
early August. 4
Score Favors U. S.
At the end of round one, . as
Knox called It on departure ot
the enemy fleet, the Japanese,
since opening of the battle of the
Solomons, have lost at least 14
ships with three more probably
sunk and 64 damaged.
The U. S. navy has announced
14 vessels sunk and one damaged.
Japanese losses In the Guadal
canal ground fighting and aerial
combats about the island also
have boon reported much heavier
than that of tho Americans.
Meanwhile, - Knox declared,
"there has been no interruption
in our communications" to the Is
land and presumably American
forces were taking advantage of
the absence of the enemy's fleet
to rush reinforcements and sup
plies to the Guadalcanal garrison.
Not a Plane Lost
Tho latest raid ot MacArthur's
bombers was accomplished last
night (Australian time) without
the loss of a plane, and was re
garded as the most damaging
aerial blow to the Japanese In
many days.
Twenty-seven tons of bombs
were dropped on the enemy ship
ping concentration at Buln har
bor at the southern tip of Bou
gainville island in the northern
Solomons, some 300 miles from
(Continued on page 6.)
Tongue Point Naval Air
Base Will Be Expanded
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3L (APV
The Tongue Point naval air
station will be expanded in a $5,.
500,000 program to enable land
based fighters, interceptors and
bombers to use the Oregon base.
So announced Representative
Molt (R.-Ore.) yesterday. He said
Secretary Knox had approved the
expenditure.
Mott added that immediate de
velopment of satellite air bases at
Astoria and North Bond Is In
cluded In tho plans.
Registration for Gas
Rationing Postponed
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.
(AP) Public registration for
gasoline rationing outside of
the east was postponed today
until November 12, 13 and 14.
Officials of the office of
price administration, disclosing
this today, said rationing
would begin on a nationwide
basis, however, as scheduled,
on November 22.
The original registration
dates were November 9, 10 and
11. On the new dates, all car
owners outside of the east,
where gasoline rationing Is al
ready in effect, will go to
schoolhouses to file applica
tions and get their "A" ration
coupons. Persons who feel en-'
titled to additional gasoline
will then apply to local ration
boards for supplemental allot
ments. , ,