f ' - mmm MY on fa IK O Our Job Is to Save Dollars Buy War Bond ft Eviry Pay Day VOL. XLVII NO. 209 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW 2- ALLIED ARTILLMY, GROWING AIR STRENGTH SOFTENING AXIS, PREPARATORY TO MAJOR BLOW IN NORTH AFRICA Heights Held At Key Point Of Tebourba Ports of Bizerte, Tunis Raided From Air; Chief Task One of Supplies LONDON. Dec. 9 (AP) Heavy artillery and steadily growing fleets of planes were re ported softening the axis in the Tebourba area today as the allies, secured by the repulse of the enemy's efforts to recapture heights dominating the battle field, apparently prepared for a Jiig new drive on Bizerte and Tunis. "American pilots arc taking a very active part in ground opera tions," said a Morocco radio broadcast quoting what it called a new allied headquarters com munique. The announcer added that "every day, fresh formations of nircraft are put into action," sug gesting that the allied command had made strides toward solving the shortage of air bases close to the hub of the Tunisian fighting. The broadcast attributed to ;he communique its report that "in the Tebourba sector of the Tun isian front axis forces were shell ed by heavy artillery after the successful allied counterattacks." It indicated also that the allies were concentrating heavy land and air forces, presumably o ex ploit the advantage won when Hie enemy was forced to with draw from wedges he had sliced into the British-American lines. The communique said the (Continued on page 6.) Increased Wages Will Be Asked by 5 Railway Unions CHICAGO, Dec. 9 (AP) Rep resentatives of 350,000 railroad operating employes announced to day they would ask for a 30 per cent increase in wages, or a mini mum raise of $3 a day, from the nation's carriers. Alvaney Johnston, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, serving as spokesmen for the five unions which run and man the nation's freight and pas senger trains, said increased wages were necessitated by added responsibilities and hazards placed upon employes, excessive hours, the manpower shortage, higher living costs and the inequality of railroad pay compared with that in other industries. There has been a "breakdown" in the railroad industry, Johnston declared, because many skilled workers were leaving to go into war work where they are paid more for the same kind of work. The decision, by 750 union chair men, was a sequel to wage ad justment demands by the 15 non I operating brotherhoods, claiming n membership of about 900,000. They are asking an increase of 20 cents an hour. A year ago the railroad un ions demanded and obtained, aft er threats of a nation-wide strike, increases in pay. A settle ment accepted by management and labor Dec. 1, 1941, provided a raise of 10 cents an hour for the non-operating personnel and 94 cents an hour for the opera ting. The general chairmen who have been meeting here will carry' the demands to their union locals for ratification by the membership at large. If approved by the rank and file, the demands will be pres ented formally to each of the em ployer railroads. The demands then would be negotiated on a nation-wide basis through committees representing both sides. The terms of the na tional railway act set up elaborate- machinery' 'or the disposal of disputes. Including appointment of a fact-finding committee by the president for adjudicating claims, before any strike actually could be put Into effect. U.S. War Bill for Single Year Exceeds 46 Billion, More Than Entire Cost of Participation in Last World Conflict WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. (AP) One year of total war has cost the United States over $46,000,000,000 more than the en tire cost of participation in the last world conflict 25 years ago. Staggering as this sum appears, it is dwarfed by latest bud get estimates of war expenditures for the 1943 fiscal year. Bud get officials expect these expenditures to amount to $78,000,000,000. - ' Since last Dec. 8, when congress declared a state of war with j japan, the treasury nas reportea Sl(,393,890,525 spent on war acti vities alone up to Dec. 5. Officials say this is a conservative figure which will be increased consider ably hy expenditures for some war purposes that are not in cluded in the complllation. The net cost of American parti cipation in the first world war, treasury statistics show, was $40, 5S3,OG2,000. The nation entered the second year of its war against the axis with the greatest public debt in its history and war costs mount ing to unprecedented heights. The latest treasury statements show that current war expenditures are running at the rate-of about 86,000,000,000 a month, which is just about four times what they were under the national defense program before Pearl harbor. Public Debt Also Soars The public debt, too, is nearly twice what it was a year ago. At that time on Dec. 8, 1941 It was 555,231,154,812. It has since mount ed to more than $100,000,000,000, the latest treasury figure on Dec. 5 placing the gross debt at $103, 577,800,314. When the United States entered the world war in 1917, it had a gross debt of about 51,500,000,000. During the first year of participa tion in that war, the public debt rose to $11,350,376,680 and on Nov. 30, 1918, it stood at $19,438, 375,022. The bulk of war expenditures Walkout Closes Bethlehem Steel Company Units JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Dec. 9 (API Six departments of the Bethlehem Steel company plant here, which had been producing plates for warships, were closed today by a walkout which the CIO United Steelworkers said was caused by a dispute over Interpre tation of President Roosevelt's wage-freezing order. Eugene Maurice, local director of the union, said 1,500 men were out. The company announced the mills and department were closed. Other departments of the huge Johnstown works were function ing as usual. The strikers are only a fraction of the total number oi employes. The union's grievance commit tee called a meeting for this morn ing and a union representative ex pressed belief an agreement would be reached. Maurice said the men walked out because the company "declin ed to define its attitude on the Oct. 3 directive of President Roosevelt," which prohibited changes in pay unless authorized by the war labor board. He said men working seven consecutive days demanded double pay for the seventh day and de cided not to work" until the com pany "defines its attitude" on this. The company claimed the men were receiving the double pay. Labor Dispute Closes Carlton Hotel, Portland PORTLAND, Dec. 9 ( AP) Occupants of the Carlton hotel searched for other rooms :oday after the hotel closed in wha' Y;i:upcr Newton Langeivnvn said was a labor dispute. He said Carlton employes re fused to join the Hotel Service Employes' union, and the resul tant picketing forced the closure. ROSEBURG, 2-Thirds of U. S. Income Being Spent for War PORTLAND, Dec. 9. (AP) This war is forcing econo mists to change their opinions on war financing, according to Donald M. Erb, University of Oregon president. They used to believe a na tion could not spend more than half its income on war and survive, he told the Ki wanis club. But the United States is spending two-thirds of its in come on war. Dr. Erb said, adding, "maybe we can spend 85 per cent . . . time alone can determine that. If we make up our minds to It, however, we can spend in excess of two-thirds of our national in come and make it feasible and workable." in the current struggle have been on the army and navy, the army accounting for $25,383,464,511, and the navy $12,851,455,689. In the same period the maritime commission, which is engaged in the greatest shipbuilding pro gram in history, spent $1,426,991, 798. Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau and his aides are busy studying new tax proposals which it was indicated will im pose heavier burdens than ever have been placed on the American taxpayer. Tiny Woman Goes On Job as First Airlines Mechanic NEW York, Dec. 9 (AP) Mrs. Marjane Johnston is a little bit of a woman but she can do a big job on aircraft motors. Having solved the mechanical intricacies of the family car and plane, 61-Inch tall Mrs. Johnston, who halls from Lone Jack, Mo., yesterday stepped Into a job at LaGuardia field and became what was said to be the nation's first woman airline mechanic. Her husband, Francis G. Jonns ton, former Eastern Air Lines mechanic now a technical ser geant in the air corps, laughed when she suggested two years ago that she take up his trade. But she did a good job of over hauling the engine In their car so he bought a plane and, togeth er, they went to work on that. The plane was sold for enough money to pay for a year's course at a Newark, N. J., aeronautical school. She passed a tough civil aeronautics authority examina tion and applied for a job with American airlines. "Suppose you received a pilot's report of a rough engine?" Robert H. Burck, airlines personnel man, asked her. "I would simply feel the cylin ders, she replied quickly. Cylin ders generate heat, so a cool cylin der would be the trouble-maker. Then she got the Job. Aged Lane County Man Facing Murder Charge EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 9-fAP) William Frank Turner, 77-year-old Canary farmer, is In the Lane county jail today facing a first degree murder charge in connec- tion with the fatal shooting of Grant Fiske of Florence, who died a few hours after the shoot ing at the North Bend hospital. The shooting, which occured at Canary last Thursday, was alleg edly over an old property bound ary line. THrD0U6LSS:CO0N.TY DAILY OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1942. Air Power Of Nazis Ebbs in Russian War Mail, Training Planes Used in Effort to Aid Stalingrad Besiegers MOSCOW Dec. 9 (AP) Ger many's armies, trying desperately to hold the siege ot stanngraa they laid down 106 days ago, are pressing mail planes ana training ships into service in an attempt to bolster their threateneu lorces with reinforcements, the soviet army newspaper Red Star as serted today. The red air force has downed as many as 60 Junkers In three days, Red Star said. These are the regular German troop ana sup ply carrying ships which the in vader has been using to bring reserves from as far as Ger many Itself, Red Star claimed. Even a mail plane has appear ed on the front for the first time, the Russians asserted, indicating the enemy's shortage of transport aircraft. Trains and trucks were also be ing used in an effort to pour heli) through the narrow nut cracker corridor left to the nazis at Stalingrad. Southwest of Stalingrad, the Germans hit red army flanks with tanks and motorized In fantry, and at some points, Red Star conceded, penetrated to the rear of Russian units. Russian tanks and motorized infantry, aided by light armor piercing guns mounted on tanks, "generally succeeded in restoring positions," Red Star said. Stalingrad Battle Continues Within Stalingrad itself, Red (Continued on page 6.) Fluorescent Lamp Monopoly Charge Hits Ten Firms WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (AP) The government accused a major portion of the electric light manufacturing Industry today of monopolizing and restraining trade in fluorescent lamps and fixtures by allegedly dividing the world market, conspiring with public utilities companies, con trolling prices and making unlaw ful use of patent licensing agree ments and agency contracts. Atorney General Biddle an nounced the filing of a civil com plaint against seven manufac turers, two trade associations and a testing laboratory In federal district court at Trenton, N. J. Named defendants were: General Electric company, In ternational General Electric com pany, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company, Claude Neon Lights, Inc., N. V. Philips Electrical Testing laboratories, all of New York; Corning Glass works, Corning, N. Y.; Consoli dated Electric Lamp company, Danvers, Mass.; Rcf lector Lamp Manufacturers' institute, Chicago; and Foeur-O-Licr manufacturers, Cleveland. The fluorescent light, which came into wide spread use In re cent years, is a long tubular lamp which it is claimed gives a better light and uses less electric power than the familiar bulb incandescent- lamp. ri3 shopping! days left- .TO GET AM ELECTRIC .TRAIN FOP- BuiQrsfriMAess V. TIM... . CiVr-trB 6 Destroyers Of Japs Fail In Relief Try Allied Bombers Smash One Off New Guinea's Coast, Others Flee WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (AP) Destruction of one Japanese warship and severe damaging of three others by American dive bombers and torpedo planes operating from Guadalcanal island In the Solomons was reported by the navy today. One ship was seen sinking and the other three In flames . the morning after the attack on an enemy force steaming toward Guadalcanal on De cember 3, the navy said. In addition the communique re ported that ten Japanese float , type planes were shot down during the engagement which frustrated another attempt by the Japanese to reinforce their troops on Guadalcanal. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, Dec. 9 -(API-Allied bombers broke up a new attempt by the Japanese navy to reinforce troops in the Buna Gona area of New Guinea yester day, setting one of the six relief destroyers afire with Iwo direct hits and forcing the remaining five to flee northward, an allied communique said today. On the New Guinea shore, al lied forces which drove a new hole in the Japanese lines a few days ago and reached the beach fought off strong counterattacks from Buna village and Buna mission. At least 40 Japanese were reported killed in the fight ing. Allied troops advanced slight ly In the fighting around the Buna airdrome and the commun ique reported that allied planes were continuing their attacks on Japanese positions. Japs Bomb Hospitals The communique from General MacArthur's headquarters said that Japanese planes "have vio- (Continued on page 6.) Navy Official Reverses View on Trend of War PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9 (AP) Assistant Secretary of the Navy Ralph A. Hard, who two months ago said the United Nations were losing the war, now says "any uncertainty as to ulti mate victory is passed." Speaking at the launching of the light cruiser Miami at the Cramp Shipbuilding company yesterday, Bard recalled that the United Stales had entered the war just a year ago, then added: "We can look about us today and honestly say that any uncer tainty as to the ultimate victory is passed despite the difficult trials which muy lie before us." On Sept. 27, in an address be fore the Industrial union of Marine and Shipbuilding workers In New York City, Bard declared: "We are still losing this war. Period. And we should damn well understand it. Period, ft will take all we've got to win What are you going to do about it?" Judge Refuses to Allow Wife to Pay for Divorce SEATTLE. Dec. 9-( AP) Com menting that "it might set a bad precedent," Superior Judge Roger J. Meakim declined to permit a war-workcr-wlfc, Mrs. Floyd Carl son, to pay divorce costs. Carlson, a dental technician, said his wife, a Boeing aircraft welder, wanted the divorce and agreed to pay for it. "It Is a by product of the war, your honor, and further evidence of the emancipation of women," said Carlson's attorney, A. A. Seijas. The wife was not In court when Judge Meakim granted the divorce but disapproved the pay ment arrangement. VOL. XXXI NO. Tin Cans To Be Collected InDcughs Notice Given by County Salvage Head; Need of Waste Fats Also Cited Tin can salvage has at last reached Douglas county, Fred A. Goff, county salvage chairman, announced today. All Douglas county residents are urged to start saving cans, for a collection to be made at some future date, Goff said. Transportation facili ties are not now available, but it Is expected that arrangements for handling will be made In the near future, and in the meantime cans should be made ready 'or the time of collection. Housewives are asked to wash cans, remove labels, remove both ends and then flatten the cans by stepping upon them or Using a hammer or other Instrument. When a large number of cans have been collected, they can either be balled or placed In a container. Actual collection In this area may not occur for several weeks, but, If cans are properly prepar ed, the six-months collection from an average family will not fill a small barrel. " Eventually all properly prepar ed cans will go directly to planls for the recovery of the tin mid steel, with both metals being salvaged for war production pur poses. Preliminary preparation of cans is needed for the following reasons, Goff said: 1. Washing prevents deterioration of tin coat ing, ussures sanitary conditions and prevents contamination of delinning chemicals. 2. Remov- (Continued on page 6.) Woman Rescued After Night Spent in Snow I IILLSBORO, Ore., Dec 9 (AP) Mrs. Carl Fouls, 42, of Cochran, was recovering in a local hospital today from effects of exposure. She became exhausted while walking through deep snow from Timber, Ore., to her home Mon day night and spent the night in the open. Rescuers found her Tuesday morning. 4H Club Champions of Douglas County Honored at Roseburg Kiwanians' Meet Douglas county 4-H club cham pions were honored hy the Rose burg Klwanis club at the regular luncheon meeting of that organi zation at the Umpqua hotel Tues day. The Kiwanians were given a summary of the national achieve ments of 4-H club members by Frank Ward who presided over the program. The club also honor ed Jay Hooten, one of the stale winners in Future Farmers of America projects. Members of 4-H clubs through out the nation produced three mil lion dollars worth of garden pro ducts, furnished poultry products from 6,500,000 birds, products from 85,000 heads of dairy cattle, raised 300,000 head of hogs and 250,000 head of other livestock, Ward told the Klwanis club. In addition to all of this agricultural production, the members assisted In the war effort by collecting 146,000,000 pounds of scrap metal, enough for 20 trains of 100 cars each; salvaged 23,000,000 pounds of rubber, bought $6,000,000 worth of war savings bonds and stamps, and sold $2,GOO,000 worth of such securities. Firms and Individuals repres ented In the Klwanis club con tributed nine of the 14 scholar ships awarded Douglas county 4 H club members during the past year, it was reported. Klwanis contributors Included Parkinson's Food store, Douglas National bank, Roseburg News-Review, Fisher's Department store, U. S. National bank, Montgomery Ward company, The California 189 OF THE EVENING NEWS Hitler Recalls Finance Wizard On 'If Question Adolf Hitler has oalled Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, above, for mer nazl finance minister, out of obscurity to prepare a report on what would happen If Ger many lost her allies or met defeat. Schacht, labeled a fin ancial wizard and mlraole man of the reich, has often dis agreed with Hitler, deplored anti-Semltlo brutalities and de fied powerful nazl ohleftalns. After keeping Germany eco nomically afloat, Schacht was removed as relchsbank head In 1939 and given obscure Jobs thereafter. War Decoration Given Tiller Man's Nephew Private William S. Riley, a nephew of Olvld, Riley, Tiller wus among 106 men awarded the Purple Heart decoration for wounds received In meritorious service in actions In the South west Pacific area, according to an announcement of awards by Ihe war department. Riley was decorated for a singularly meritorious act of es sential service near Bathurst Island In the northern territory of Australia, Feb. 19 and 20, the war department stated. He vol unteered as a member of the gun crew of a vessel earring supplies for the relief of forces in the Philippines and during the course of this mission manned his gun until wounded by shrapnel from the enemy. He is serving In the army ordinance department. His uncle is his neurest of kin. New Zealand Hospital Fire Claims 37 Lives WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Dec. 9 (AP) Thirty-seven wo men patients were burned to death last night in one of New Zealand's greatest fire tragedies when the women's wing of the Seat-lift mental hospltul was des troyed. Oregon Power company. Dr. B. R. Shoemaker and Dr. E. J. Wain scott. Scholarships awarded by firms not represented in the club included J. C. Penny company, Safeway stores, Pepsi-Cola and Bob Franks grocery. Champions Rewarded Four county champions were present and were awarded gold medals In recognition of their achievements. Awards were as lollows: Betty Lou Weseman, 17, Days Creek. She has been engaged in 4-H club activities for 9 years and has completed 21 projects. She has won 13 blue ribbons and one red ribbon and this year won the county championship In the cloth ing achievement contest sponsor ed by Ihe Spool Cotton company. Don Brumbach, 17, Roseburg. He has been a club member for six years, has engaged In 19 pro jects and has won eight blue rib bons. He raises beef and dairy cattle, sheep, turkeys, chickens and goats, and also Is engaged in a hog raising project under the Future Farmers of America. He won the county championship in the meat animal products contest, sponsored by Thomas H. Wilson, Chicago meat packer. Maxlne Wright, 15, Days Creek. She has been seven years in 4-H club work, has completed 38 pro jects and has won 27 blue ribbons. She won first prize In the cloth ing display at the Oregon state fair and in canning. She was county champion in girls' record accounting contest sponsored by I.-.''. "v j Huge Damage Admitted In Rome Report Mussolini Orders Full Civilian Evacuation of Italian Areas, Sardinia LONDON, Dec. 9 (AP) A flight of British bombers which took an hour to pass over the English coast made the 1,200 mile round-trip flight over the Alps to Turin again last night and battered the royal arsenal city and the Italian Fiat works for the fifth time in a month In a raid which the Italians admitt ed caused heavy damage. One plane was lost from the large force of Britain's most powerful bombers which delivered the attack. Premier Mussolini already has ordered Turin clear ed of non-essential civilians. Bv both British accounts and the admissions of the Italian high command the bombing was one of the heaviest yet made in the campaign to blast Italy out of the war. The Italians said the total dead was not yet known. They report-, ed that the single British raider shot down plunged Into the cen ter of the city, killinc all seven members of its crew. This morning after the Turin raiders returned, other RAF planes were heard over the south east coast, headed for new day light offensive patrols to keep up the day and night pace of attack. Reuters quoted a Geneva dis patch to Moscow as saying Pre; mier Mussolini had ordered "urgent evacuation" of the entire civilian population from south ern Italy, west coast regions and Sardinia, and had declared these regions defense zones. BERLIN (from German Broad casts), Dec. 9 (AP) The Ger man high command reported to day that U-boats had sunk 13 ships totalling 108,000 tons in the Atlantic, Including the 18,700-ton British liner Ceramic which, it said, was carrying troops to north Africa and sank instantly In heavy seas. "In view of the prevailing storm and heavy seas," the com- (Continued on page 6.) Motorist Draws 2 Fines After Second Arrest Two fines, totaling $30, were Imposed in Justice court here to day upon Donald Ray Orwlck of Ashland, who pleaded guilty to operating an automobile with Improper headlights. Orwlck, Jus tice of the Peace Ira B. Riddle reported, was halted early in No vember, given a ticket and cited to appear In court. He failed to make an appearance, however, and Ignored the police order, the stated. En route through Rose burg last night, he was again ap- . prehended. Riddle stated, and was again reportedly driving a car with headlights which did not conform to requirements. He was,, fined $20 on the first count, due' to his failure to report as order ed, and was fined $10 on the sec ond count. He was continued In custody in lieu of payment of the lines. Montgomery Ward company, Chi cago. A Marjorle Wright, 17, Days Creek. A member of the 4-H club for eight years, she has completed 42 projects with a record of 24 blue ribbons. She was a winner in the clothing division at the slate fair and won the championship in the Kerr Glass company's special canned meat exhibit. She Is coun ty champion In the 4-H club can ning contest. The Wright sisters jointly won county championship in the dairy food demonstration sponsored by the Kraft Cheese company. Three other county winners, Faye Place, 16, Glendale, county championship in the dress review, and John and Betty Mc Ginitle, Yoncalla, Joint county champions In the Victory Garden contest, sponsored by Scars Roebuck com pany, were unable to attend the meeting, but they, too, will re ceive medals. Jay Hooten of Carncs, who was one of the state winners In the Future Farmers of America con test sponsored by the Kiwanls club, was present in company with the local high school agri cultural instructor, Homer Grow, and was presented to the club and awarded a cash prize of $5 post ed by the Roseburg club. Announcement was made that the Kiwanls club will hold its annual Christmas party for members, their ladies and invited guests at Rlversdale grange hall, Tuesday, Dee, 15. i