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R0SEBUR6 NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1942
Manpower Rule
Oyer All Major
Industry Looms
War Spending Probe Demand Replies
To Roosevelt's Economy Challenge
WASHINGTON, Doe. 31.
(API The war rnnii)owpr com
mission reported today that
"within three months, some plan
of manpower control will be? In
effect in every major industrial
community in the United States."
The commission lists 270 such
areas, and its report shows 102
of them already have labor short
ages, 77 are expected to have
shortages soon, and 91 others
have enough labor for current
nroducllon sc hedules.
In the elKhl and a half months : "l m"u ln lm"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (API
A IhorouKh-RolnR Investigation
of the expenditure of war ap
propriations was proposed today
by Senator Taft IH-Ohlol in re
sponse to President ftoosevell's
declaration that congress must dec-hie
where to make economies in
the new budget.
While Senators Ryrd (P-Val
and Tydlngs (I)Mdl predicted
congress would accept Mr. Itoose
veil's "challenge" to trim ordin
ary government expenditures,
Taft said he thought the time had
arrived to go much further by
shaking down some of the war
agencies to see If economies could
since it was set up by the presl
dent, with Paul V. McNuU as
its chairman, the commission has
developed two types of man
power control plans.
One applies to jobs In various
Industries, but is confined to a
relatively small area, while the
other applies to a single indus
try and may be used on a nation
wide scale if that industry's labor
shortage Is nationwide In scope.
The Industry plan was started
last fall with an order by Mc
Nutt declaring 12 western states
a "critical area" for the non
ferrous metals and logging indus
tries and bringing those two In
dustrie's under control in the spe
cified area.
Since then, similar orders have
been put into effect for the air
craft industry In southern Cali
fornia, the shipbuilding business
along San Francisco bay, and
the dairy, livestock and poultry
'Industry on a nationwide basis.
The dairy, livestock and poul
try industry plan has been ren
dered virtually Inoperative be
'cause Its controls since have been
applied to all agriculture, hut a
nationwide order affecting mer
chant seamen is now under WMC
consideration.
Both the Industry and the area
plant) are designed to hold need
ed workers in essential occupa
, itons and protect war production
from disruption, and both so far
have depended almost altogether
on persuasion and voluntary co
operation.
The war production board has
151,000 employes and probably
could do a much more efficient
Job If it were reorganized and had
about 5,0(K) fewer workers," Tuft
told reporters. "Similarly, the of
fice of price administration has
40,000 employes and it's likely
that a lot of them are falling
over each other's feet.
"It's up to congress now not
only to limit non-war expendi
tures but to see to it that war ex
penditures are made efficiently,"
he declared.
Tough Attitude Foreseen
Agreeing with Taft, Republican
Leader McNury of Oregon said
he thought there whs no doubt
that congress would exhibit a
tough attitude toward extrava
gunce anywhere it might Ik
found and Senator Thomas I
Okla) said that as a member of
the appropriations committee he
would not vote for any more
blanket authorizations or appro
print ions.
"If the agencies don't know
what they want the money for,
they can wait until they find out,"
i he declared.
President Roosevelt told his
press conference Tuesday that It
was hard to determine where war
expenditures left oft and non
war expenditures began. For that
reason, he said, the legislators
would have to decide which func
tions of government should be
maintained.
Byrd replied In a statement that
congress was willing to accept
this challenge, adding that nei
ther the president nor congress
could escape the responsibility for
extravagance and wastefulness.
Tydings said he interpreted the
president's statement as indicat
ing that congress would not get
any aid from Mr. Roosevelt In
making economies.
counting on you telling that to
America and that the high com
missioner of French Africa Is
above all a soldier who thinks of
one thing only to win the war.
Help me to win It."
Of the prisoners, of whom
Girand said that "only those? who
were acting carelessly" were ar
rested, it was reported reliably
that only two had aided the al
lied landings.
Asked II the men held would
be shot, the general said:
"J)on't worry, they won't. I
said 1 would rather prevent than
punish. You are giving a great
deal of importance to something
that Isn't worth it."
Giraud took advantage of the
occasion to call for unity of all
Frenchmen, including the fight
ing French led by General
Charles DeGaulle.
Russians Press Nazis
To Point of Disaster
(Continued from page 1.)
Moscow, to the deep Caucasus.
On the Kalmyck front, Soviet
columns fnnnine out across ;he
bleak Steppes that stretch west
ward from the Volga and Caspian
toward the Black sea were offici
ally credited with a 28-mile ad
vance in capturing Remontnoe,
7(1 miles southeast of Kotelnikov
ske. Other soviet forces thrusting
toward the Black sea from Kolel
nlkovskl, which fell two days ago,
were reported to have captured
another town, and the Russian
newspaper Red Star said a fierce
battle was raging along the 12
mile rail line from Kolelnikovskl
to Zimovniki. Front-line reports
said the Russians had driven past
the station of Semichnaya, 15
miles southwest of Kotelnikovski.
On the middle Don steppes,
where the Russians are driving
toward Rostov, the German high
command threw masses of in
fantry and tanks Into the
struggle.
"At first they succeeded In
pressing back out units," soviet
headquarters said.
"Then Red army men struck a
flanking blow and forced the
enemy to retreat in disorder."
The locale- was not specif letl,
hut the most dangerously threat
ened area was at Millerovo, 120
miles nort hof Rostov, where
Russian troops yesterday were i
reported only two miles from
the city at the nearest point.
Thousands Homeless in
Pittsburgh Flood Area
(Continued from page 1.)
terday moving goods out of a
flooded cellar.
In the Pittsburgh district,
thirty-eight persons were hos- '
pitalized, 14 for exposure. Most of
the others had been ill at their
flood-swept homes.
This morning, as the waters;
ebbed at the rate of three-tenths;
of a foot an hour in contrast
with the six inch per hour rise yes- i
terday- live of Pittsburgh's j
picturesque bridges which were J
closed to traffic began to open,!
letting street cars, buses and j
uutos go over normal routes j
again. Four closed theaters made '
ready to reopen tonight. The city
sent 325 men and oil trucks into j
the golden triangle to remove
mud and debris. I
Share Your Tractor
With Your Neighbor
In the interest of maintaining peak production
for victory and until new "Caterpillar" Diesels
are again available why not arrange to share
your tractor with your neighbor.
If you anticipate any idle time for your trac
tor, let us know. We can undoubtedly put
you in touch with someone who is behind with
his work.
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange
ROSEBURG, OREGON
U. S. Airmen Raid Axis
Bases in North Africa
(Continued from page 1.)
squadron repeatedly attacked
enemy fighting planes over Tunis
la Tuesday, destroying one Mes
serschmitl and damaging several
others.
Meanwhile RAF fighters made
several sweeps over forward bat
tle areas yesterday and reported
greater activity by enemy fight
ers antl bombers.
"Ground forces operated only
on patrol," the spokesman said.
One patrol of highlandcrs Tues
day nigli shot up an enemy de
tachment, inflicting at least 45
casualties, it was said.
Nazis Bolster Lines
A Reuters (British news
agency) dispatch from Tunisia
said thai with the cessation of
rain on the southern sector of
the Tunis lilzerte zone, the Ger
mans were moving up armored
forces below Pont Du l-'alis, 30
miles south of Tunis.
The German strategy here was
Cvldently (dined at preventing
French and American troops
from knifing through to the gulf
of Gabes coast and thus cutting
off the vital line ( axis communi
cations iM-lween Tunisia and 'I'll
polilania.
On the Libyan flank, Gen
Montgomery's headquarters re
ported that vanguards of the
British Nth army continued "In
contact" with Marshal Rommel's
Africa corps west of Wadi Hei HI
Chebir. ISO mill's east of Tripoli,
while RAF fighters shot down
eight na.i Mossrrsihmilts over
the battle front.
HKRI.IN I From German broad
casts), Dec. 31 (AIM Gentian
lung range bomber squadrons
made u surprise raid Wednesday
night on Casablanca, allied Allan
tic port of Morocco, while axis ex
plosives sank three allied trans
ports totaling 22,000 tons from a
convoy off Bengasi. German
news dispatches said today.
Streams in Douglas
County, Willamette
River Go On Rampage
(Continued from page 1.)
through a thickly populated resi
dential and business district.
All electricity for the West
Springfield district was cut out
early In the morning by the ris
ing flood.
Among those evacuated by boat
from the Glenwood area to
Springfield were at least three
persons who had to be moved in
stretchers, including one suiter
ing from pneumonia.
Damage Enormous
Damage was expected to run
Into hundreds of thousands of
dollars, with many buddings be
ing affected as well ns int.ny
acres of rich farm land. Thf- en
gineers also said that several
revetments along the Willamette
would probably be washed out.
All roads south weie closed,
with a slide blocking the Loranr
Cottage Grove route, usually used
as a detour during high water.
Greyhound lines s'dd no buses
were running south from Eugene
this morning.
The Oak way district, directly
across the Willamei!? from Ku
gene, was covered by several feet
of water, and the Goodpasture
island farming district vas ex
pected to be heavily hit.
Also Inundated was the Santa
Clara residential community
about five miles southwest of Ku
gene. Reservoirs Swollen
C. C. Mongold, U. S. army en
gineer In charge of flood control
dams here, said the Fern ridge
reservoir was filled to about O.'l
percent of capacity this morning.
The water level was about one
and a half feel from the maxi
mum possible.
Water was coming Into the
reservoir at the rate of 12,000
cubic- feet per second .and all but
1,100 cubic feel were being held
back. He said the remaining ca
pacity should enable the engin
eers to hold back waters of the
Long Tom and Coyote creeks un
til this evening, after the peak
has been passed.
The Collage Grove reservoir
was 00 per cent full, with 0,000
cubic feel per second aiming In
and 1,100 cubic feet g o i n ,
through. It was up about 10 per
cent from the level of last night.
HIGHWAYS IN WESTERN
OREGON ARE BLOCKED
SALFM, Ore., Dec. 31 -(AP)--The
Pacific and Oregon coast
hlghw-ays, as well as routes con
necting southern Oregon with
the coast, are closed by floods,
as are many other Oregon roads,
the slate highway commission
said today.
The Dalles -California highway,
however, is the only north-south
road through Oregon that re
mains open.
The Pacific highway is closed
south of the Hairisbiug bridge,
and also between Kugene and
Springfield. There Is water on
the highway between Cottage
Grove and Roschurg, hut it re
mains passable. There also is
water over the highway 15 miles
South of Granst Pass.
The Oregon coast highway Is
closed between Coquille and
I!. melon.
Tile condition of the other
highways includes:
Slnslaw highway, between
Junction City and Florence, clos
ed by slides near Blachly.
Umpqua highway, between
Rei'dsport and Drain, closed west
of Scottsburg.
Coos bay-Roseburg highway,
closed by slides and high water.
Willamette highway, closed by
high water between Goshen and
Dexter.
South Santiam highway, be
tween Albany and Bend, closed
by slides near Caseadia.
Corvallis-Albany eastside high--way
closed by high water. The
main route between the two cities
is still open, hut probably will
he closed by (i p. m.
Springfleld-Creswell secondary
highway in Lane county, closed
by high water.
On the west side Pacific high
way, between Junction City and
Portland, travel is possible, but
the road might be closed by (i p.
m. because of high water at
Monroe.
SALFM, Ore., Dec. 31 - (API
The swollen Willamette ;iver
rose slowly during the night to
reach a stage of 20.!) feet Shi;
morning, Willi a crest ol about "2
feet expected next .Saturday
While 21 feel is considered
flood stage, lillle damage has,
been caused. The only land being j
Hooded Is lowlands, including j
several hop ranches, north of .he
city. The river would have lo ,:j !
lo 2H feel lo cau.;c much damage j
In Salem,
GRANTS PASS, Dec. Ill (AP)
Rouge river was 10.03 ft. above I
summer low at K a. m. today, the
highest mark recorded al the city
filitralion plant since its nslalla
tlon In 1031. The river is rising
at .2 feet an hour.
Water is over the Pacific high
way south between here and .he
city of Rogue river and i,- over
i. car's running board neai ltogue
View camp.
Pro-Axis Plotters Put
Under Arrest in Africa
(Continued from page 1.)
distinguished service medal, a i
tare tribute to a civilian. '
(That Murphy figured as a ;
potential target for assassination
suggested that Giraud looked for '
trouble among the violently pro I
axis elements in the former Why
holdings, ln London, a fighting ;
French source expressed the
suspicion that the prisoners might i
have been followers of Jacques 1
Doriot, advocate of outright col J
lahoration with Germany. I 1
Victory His Sole Aim
Giraud insisted that Ids inter
ventlon, which lie described as j
slrlclly non political, was aimed j
solely at squelching trouble 1
makers who might Interfere with
the main purpose "lo win t he
war." He disclosed that 50.000 French
soldiers were fighting in Tunisia
and have received sorely needed
anti tank and autiaircialt wcap ,
oils from their British and Ameri .
can allies. ;
But, be told the correspondents
"that is only the beginning. . .
The real play is about to begin
ami the actors must be properl
enuinped There you are I'm
blocked temporarily last night by '
high water.
EUGENE, SPRINGFIELD j
DISTRICTS HARD HIT
F.UGF.NK, Ore.. Dor. 31 ( AIM
- Hundreds of Lane county resi
dents were being evacuated from
their homes this morning by Hod
Cross disaster relief workers as
the Willamette river rampigcd
past the lti-foot-niark in the worst
flood since 1927.
The river gunge at Kugene
read 10.7 feet at 10 a. m.
A few residents of the liver
road area northwest of Eugene
were being evacuated this morn
ing by the engineers. But the
hardest hit area was In west
Springfield, were more than three i
feet of water was flowing
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