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TEIH nil Mifflw mm re LJU U mm 45th Ballot Sees Decision As Lee Quits Compromise Made On Committees; Snell's Inauguration Allowed Ou Job Is to Save Dollars Buy War Bond Evwy Pay Day THrDOUGLASCOUKIY DAILY VOL. XLVII N0.238 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW U. S. AIR FLEET DESTROYS 34 NAZI PLANES IN RECORD RAID AGAINST ROMMEL'S FORCES RAF Pounds Enemy From Another Side Axis Land Transports, Bases on Three Islands Also Undergo Blasting 9 ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN North africa, Jan. 13 IAP) United States warplanes destroyed 34 nazi aircraft in ihe air and on the ground in a raid yesterday on Castel Benito air field, 10 miles south of Tripoli, it was announced today. Flying Fortresses which led the attack into Tripolitania from the west, knocked out 20 planes nn the ground and bombed 14 more during a blazing 75milc running battle high in the air, n spokesman said. It was the heaviest blow yet struck by allied forces from the west against Marshall Rommel's defenders of Tripolitania. An allied headquartcr's com munique which announced the raid identified the 14 planes shot down as Messerschmitts. (This was the deepest reported penetrattdrt"fli"(o 'Elbya t? -Forr ' jesses based in the west. Other American bombers made an at tack last Saturday against ;in airdrome 10 miles from Tripoli, possibly the same field.) Apparently instructed to stop the Fortresses at any cost, the Germans avoided the escort of Lockheed Lightnings and raced into the concentrated fire of ;he big fourengined bombers. Despite the enemy efforts, 11 of the American planes returned to their base although one plane came home on only two motors two hours after the others. Air activity dominated day and night warfare, as reports from the ground fronts indicated only patrolling in areas of northern Tunisia. RAF Also Strikes The RAF Eisleys attacked the (Continued on page 6.) In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS HIJRE on the west coast, we can't help listening first for news from the south Pacific. Re cent developments there are re assuring. THE Jap Armada we have been hearing about for a week is being roughly handled. It left Rabaul last Wednesday, and was immediately pounced upon by American planes. Three big transports were definitely sunk in the first two days and an other badly damaged. It then took refuge at Lae. k Lae proved to be no refuge, for "our planes continued to attack the Japs there. One transport was hit six times and left burning, another was hit three times an1 a third was set afire after being leacl)ed. Finding Lae harbor too hot to stay in, the battered remnant of the Jap convoy pulled out and started back for Rabaul, and two more of their ships were hit on the way back. In all, 138 Jap planes were shot down or crip pled. IT looks like a shining example of what happens when surface ships attempt to operate among the islands against land-based air craft. f I EST we become too cocky, VL here's, the other side of the picture: The same thing is apt to happen to US if and when WE (Continued on page 2) Ruhr, French Area Hit Again by RAF Fleets - LONDON, Jan. 13. (AP) British bombers smashed at the Ruhr again last night, the air ministry announced today. It was the seventh attack on the Ruhr in 10 nights. One of the attacking planes failed to return, a communique said. France also was struck by a procession of daylight raid ers which took off after mid day and flew through bright, springlike skies over the Folkestone area toward Bo-logne. Allies Hit Japs On Heavier Scale In Pacific Areas By the Associated Press) Allied warplanes sweeping the far Pacific skies from Burma to the South seas were reported hitting the Japanese on a rising scale today, and in land fighting Gen. McAilhur's headquarters announced "further gains" against! the ....trapped enemy on the Papuan beach in New Guinea. Survivors of a Japanese Inva sion army originally estimated at 15,000 troops were pictured as fighting the. last stages of a los ing battle, with American and Australian soldiers hacking deep er into the enemy's narrow de fense corridor at Sanananda point. A navy communique today said small-scale American offensives against Japanese outposts on Guadalcanal were continuing satisfactorily," with several enemy positions surrounded. The navy said a lone Japan ese plane dropped five bombs on American positions southwest of Henderson field, on Guadalcanal, killing one man and wounding several others, in the first bomb ing there since Dec. 14. U. S. bombers, continued their regular attacks on the new en emy air field at Munda, New Georgia island, the navy said, and returned without loss. Other dispatches said Amer ican patrols, fighting a series of bitter actions in soggy jungles, had killed an average of 15 Jap anese to each American lost. Only Question of Time Maj.Gen. Millard F. Harmon, commanding general of U. S. ar' my forces in the South Pacific, toid newsmen it was "just a question of time" before Amer ican troops won control of the key island. "I don't worry about any of fensive effort as far as the Jap anese on Guadalcanal are con cerned," Gen. Harmon said. "It Is a matter of cleaning them out." In aerial blows against the Jap anese, these were the major ac tions: South seas Allied warplanes pounded the big Japanese base at Salamanda, in northern New Guinea, strafed enemy coastal targets, and delivered a low-level attack against the Japanese air drome at Fuiloro, in Portuguese Timor. RAF Strikes In Burma Burma RAF bombers ranged far into Japanese-conquered Bur ma yesterday without encounter ing air opposition from the ene my, attacking railway transpor tation and river and coastal ship ping. British headquarters said the RAF bombed two villages on Akyab island, on the bay of Ben gal :Machine-gunned railway buildings and rolling stock in central Burma; strafed Japanese river craft on the Chindwin and Irrawaddy rivers and In the Ra thedaung sector. 25 miles north of Akyab; and blasted supply boats off the Burma roast below Akvab. Reds Score Fresh Gains In Caucasus Nazis' Stiffened Defense Fails to Stem Russians; 1 0 More Towns Taken MOSCOW. Jan. 13. (AP) The Germans threw tanks and warplanes into a stiffening stand in the Caucasus today in a des perate attempt to cover their forces holding the Maikop oil fields and the Black sen coast farther west, but the Russians re ported further gains and more villages recaptured. Red Star, mouthpiece of the Russian army, said the battle was becoming more violent, particu larly along the rail line toward Rostov from recaptured Mine ral nye Vody. Battlefront dispatches said the Russians were maintaining their pressure along a whole 100-mile front from deep in the Caucasus to the lower Kalmyck steppe, while other forces just to the I north bore down on the, nazi Sal I river line In preparation for the j siege of Salsk, another milestone on the road to Rostov. Strong German counterattacks were reported on the lower Don front as well as in the Caucasus. Izvestia, the government news paper, said one such attack in the lower Don threatened an im portant Russian line of commu nications but was repelled by red army reserves moved up nearly 40 miles overnight. The Germans were forced to retreat, Izvestia reported. Snow Slows Progress. The Don offensive was ham pered by 1 ho cold wind which (Continued on page 6.) Training Plane Crash Kills 1, Injures Another SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 13 (API Sol Gold, 27, San Fran cisco, was killed instantly and Ray M. Grimshaw, 22, Portland, Ore., was injured critically when their civilian training plane crashed just north of the Mather field boundaries at 12:13 a. m., today, Mather field officials an nounced. Both men were civilian pilot trainees and were engaged in a routine night training flight, of ficials said. Grimshaw is a former Oregon Slate college student. Robber Loses Nerve, Drops Gun in Flight PORTLAND, Jan. 13 (API A timid robber lost face, his hrcalh and his gun in an at tempted holdup here. Police said- this is how it hap pened: A masked man walked into the home of Mrs. Dorothy Netch, flourished a gun and demanded money. She refused, flatly. fie pondered that, then hit her. Surprised at his own boldness, he fled pell-mell, dropping his gun as he ran. I Child Puts Spikes On I Tracks, Wrecks Train OREGON CITY, Ore., Jan. 13 (AP) A locomotive overturn ed, two Southern Pacific freight cars were derailed and the main j Southern Pacific line was tied I up yesterday for six hours bv a ! thilc! at play. ; That's what railroad agents ! said after Investigating the reel- (lent, which they blamed on a l dozen spikes left on the '.racks I Crewmen suffered only light : bruises in the mishap. ROSEBURS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, Builder of Noted San Francisco Park Dies at 96 John McLaren SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13. (AP) John McLaren, superin tendent of San Francisco parks, died last night at his home in Golden Gate park, the monument to his horticultural genius. Fondly known to San Francis cans and other thousands as "Un cle John," McLaren's death at 96 clipped another of the few re maining ties between a modern city he helped to beautify and the old gold-fevered community he first knew as a youth fresh from his native Scotland. Golden Gate park, San Fran cisco, stands as a monument to McLaren's vision and ability. It is the world's largest cultivated park and he built it on sand dunes. McLaren had been superinten dent of San Francisco's parks since 1877. When his seventieth birthday approached it appeared his retirement would - bo forced under the city's retirement and pension law. But this was avoid ed by amending the law so as to exempt employes receiving more than $500 a month, then by rais ing McLaren's salary above that figure. Luck, Radio Save Blinded Aviator SPOKANE, Jan. 13 (API Thanks largely to luck, a lumber man, his radio transmitter and several hundred soldiers and police officers who took part in a 22-hour search, 1st Lieut. Ross E. White of Dallas, Texas, was safe, warm and well-fed today after surviving an airplane crash. Luck was both with and against the lieutenant when the light plane he was ferrying from Helena, Mont., to Felts field here crashed into the side of Mount Spokane, 35 miles northeast of the city Monday evening. He bumped his face; so sharply both eyes swelled shut and he could not make his way alone to safety. Luckily, White's radio functioned and his message for help started the search. The lumberman, a Mr. Zimmer man, heard the crash but could not hunt for the plane because of darkness and had no telephone in his isolated home. Yesterday morning Zimmerman walked to the nearest phone to report and then guided a searching party into the wooded area of the moun tain. Captain I). II. Walker, execu tive officer at Felts field, said While stood up and shouted u greeting when he heard his res cuers approach. Redding Area Denies Meat to San Francisco REDDING, Calif., Jan. 13 (AP) The San Francisco bay area should not look to Redding for additional meat, for this city is having its own difficulties in obtaining enough, warns Gordon W. HaUMKins, butchers' union of ficial. Hauskins said Milton Maxwell, International secretary of the butchers' union, came to Redding Monday and spoke of taking meal from her and from Red Bluff and Marysville to relieve the situa tion In the bay area. Maxwell was "barking up the wrong tree," said Hauskins, secre tary of the local union, for meat packers of this area are sending meat to the army and logging camps as well as partially supply ing Redding. JANUARY 13. 1943. Legion Post's Committee Acts on Home Option Token en Parrott Building; Remodeling of Top Floor Is Planned The building committee of Umpqua post, No. 16, American Legion, has taken an option for purchase of the Parrott build ing, located on Jackson street, just north of the Douglas Na tional bank building, as a per manent Legion hall, it was an nounced today. The building Is a two-story structure, 40 by 100 feet, fronting on Jackson and Main streets. The downstairs quarters are occupied by Ott's music store and the Story lies store. The upstairs rooms are unoccupied at present and It Js the plan of the American Legion to remodel the top floor to pro vide quarters for the" post and auxiliary and other veterans or ganizations. Letters are being mailed to members In good standing of both the Legion and auxiliary re questing a final vote of the mem bership at a meeting at 7:30 p. m., January 19, at the I. O. O. F. hali, Bruce A. Mellis, post com mander, reports. Full details of the committee's plans for purchase, financing and improvements will be dis cussed at next Tuesday's meeting, Commander Mellis stated. Ho Is urging all members be present to hear the plans and to discuss the project. A detailed drawing of the building, together with sketches of possible Improve ments, have been prepared to as sist members In fully understand mg'the proposals. ' Cash Gifts Appreolated. The post commander and the building committee were greatly pleased today to receive a volun tary cash contribution of $10 from the Pierce Auto Freight lines, the first local firm to send in a donation to the post for the building fund. The purchase of the building is to he financed by individual donations from mem bers and from business firms, and all cash gifts for this com- (Continued on page 6.) Japs Say Hornet Bore U. S. Planes That Raided Tokyo NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (AP) A Japanese broadcast asserted today that the United States air craft carrier Hornet, identified Monday by the American navy as the aircraft carrier sunk Oct. 26 in the battle of the Santa Cruz islands, was the vessel which carried the planes that raided Tokyo last April 18. The sinking of the Hornet was "Revenge for the raid," the To kyo radio said, adding that "our imperial air units have been con centrating on this ship." OWI commented that Tokyo in this way sought to exploit the Washington announcement of the Hornet's end. Tokyo also gave some indica tion of how deeply the Tokyo at tack, led by Brig. Gen. (now Maj. Gen.) James H. Doollttle, rankles the Japanese, OWI said. The broadcast said the date of April 1H "can never he forgotten by the lOfl.OOO.OOO Japanese peo ple." This broadcast was not on any program beamed to the United Slates, the monitors said. Vote Set for Workers Of Mine at Sutherlin WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (AP) The national labor re lations board ordered an em ployee election at Bonanza Mines, Inc., Sutherlin, Ore., to determine whether the collective bargain ing agent shall be the CIO In ternational Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers or the AFL Quicksilver Mine workers. The board said that an AFL contract with the company was no bar to the election because the CIO petition was filed before he time the AFL contract would have been renewed automatically had not the AFL requested nego tiation of a new agreement. The election was ordered held within 90 days. VOL. XXXI NO. Pension Boost for Needy, Property Tax Reduction, Single Tax Commissioner Listed in Snell's Recommendations By PAUL W. HARVEY, Jr. SALEM, Jan. 13. (AP) Governor Earl Snell, who beeamo Oregon's 23rd governor today in Inauguration ceremoniot at the opening joint session of Oregon's 42nd legislature, asked the lawmakers to provide benefits for veterans of this war, to pro vide $40 pensions for needy aged persons, to reduce property taxes, and to provide for a single tax commissioner instead of the present three-man tax commission. . Roseburg Postal Receipts Rise to Hew Record Total The year Just closed proved to bo another record year for the Rose burg post office, the receipts be ing nearly ten per cent higher than 1941, which was the highest previous year, Postmaster L. L. Wlmberly reported today. The annual receipts were $56,340.44, a gain of $5,0B9 over 1941. The increase was quite consistent through the year with the last two quarters showing the largest gains.. While the December pos tal receipts were 14 per cent higher than those of last year, the cancellations of outgoing let ters and the count of incoming parcels showed n small decrease. During the year a number of changes in personnel occurred. Carrier J. B. Bailey retired and was replaced by Paul C. Mc Gowen. and upon the death of Al fred Stephens, Lewis A. Miles was named carrier. Norman B. Hess joined the navy last sum mer and Walter L. Rnser was named in his place for the dura 'tioni Everett L. Teater was re cently appointed regular "sub stitute carrier to replace Miles. Floyd Anglln resigned as fireman-laborer Jan. 1 and was re placed by John C. Sutton. The laborer position formerly occu pied by Sutton was filled by Lee G. Merchant, who has served as a substitute for some time. Under very -recent legislation, most of the regular employes will receive additional overtime pay for Saturday work. Other employes will receive a 10 per cent increase- In pay and the postoffice will remain open day on Saturday. ill Angell Asks Machinery For Oregon Farmers WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-(AP) Representative Angell (R-Ore.) announced he had urged the war production board to solve as speedily as possible the farm ma chinery situation, which he said was causing distress among farmers of his state. He said the farmers of the state had urged him to present to the WPB their difficulties and ask modification of existing or ders, so an Increase In farm ma cblnery and equipment may be obtained. Douglas County's High Rank in War Bond Sates Cited; Advertising Under Average Douglas county's record In war savings bond sales is unequalled in the state of Oregon from the standpoint of unbroken subscrip tions of quotas, but is surpassed in some other respects, Ray Con way, administrator of the state war savings staff, reported here Tuesday, speaking at the Klwa nls club luncheon meeting and at the Victory program at the junior high school last night. Mr. Conway expressed apprecia tion of the state committee 'or the cooperation given In Douglas county, particularly by II. O. Par geter, chairman of the county committee, and all of the work ers who are assisting him. as well as the Individual bond buy ers. Oregon has been the number one state of the nation as an average or typical state, Conway declared. It has remained con sistently among the first three states In nearly nil breakdowns of sales, and hus never been be low sixth In any department. Topped Only by Iowa In per capita sales, Oregon, he reports has been among the first three states every' :nonth since bond sales were itarted. In per capita Income Invested in bonds it has ranked in tecond 218 OF THE EVENING NEWS Snelt, whose inaugural address appealed for a short session, made 14 recommendations. Charles A. Sprugue, whose farewell address as governor immediately pre ceded Snell's speech, made no recommendations, his message being exclusively a reveiw of the W'ar and Oregon's contribution to it. The benefits Governor Snell ad vocated for returning soldiers of world war II should include real estate loan privileges, veterans' preference In employment,, edu cational opportunities and voca tional training. Pensions Only To Needy In recommending that the old age pension be Increased to $40, the maximum now provided by law, Snell said pensions should still be given only on the basis of need. The average 'pension now Is $24 a month, but the new budget, prepared by the Sprague administration, would step It up gradually to $34. To raise the amount to $40 would cost the state $3, as the government would match this amount. Snell recommended that the state's $3 be raised by levying the excise tax on public utilities, which are now exempt from this tax. "I am confident," Snell said, "that we are all agreed, that In view of Increased prices and pres ent day costs, $40 per month is little enough to provide susten ance and reasonable comfort for these elderly citizens." Would Cut Property Tax Reduction of property taxes, Snell declared, would relieve and encourage home ownership, and also make is easier to pay high federal taxes. He cautioned, how ever, against reducing the state Income tax, pointing out that big federal- taxes, which may be ue ducted when paying state Income taxes, would have the effect of cutting Oregon's Income tax by 15 to 30 per cent. The single tax commissioner, Snell said, would provide more ef ficient administration, because he would be directly responsible to the eovernor. The present three- man tax commission, appointed hv the board of control, is not responsible to anybody, he added. Would Abolish Milk Board The milk control Issue, which has caused much oratory in the nast few sessions, was dropped in to the legislative lap again when Snell recommended that the milk control board be abolished, and Its duties be given to the stale de- nnrtment of aor culture, in legislature repeatedly has voted (Continued on page 6.) place throughout the entire year, being topped only by Iowa. It has been among the leaders in maintaining quotas, although the state has the third highest per capita quota in the nation. In view of the fact that Dela ware, New York and the District of Columbia with large invest ments of corporation and gov ernmental department funds are outside the class of the average or typical state, Oregon, which has ranked consistently next io those stales, is entitled to the number one sot among those states of average financial set up, Conway declared. He pointed out that Douglas county has exceeded its quota every month since sales were started, and is the only county to hold that record. Hood River, although credited with one offi cial lapse, is actually crowding Douglas county and for the par ticular month In which the coun ty failed to meet Its quota on the official records, It actually had sold the required amount, but the sales were made on the last two days of the month, and, therefore, were not reported in time to be credited. Hood River county, he stated, exceeds Doug las county 50 cents per person By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR. : SALEM, Jan. 13 (AP) Har. mony seemed to prevail through out the Oregon legislature today as senators on both sides of the bitter controversy over the sen ate presidency appeared eager to iorgei meir airierences and get the wheels greased for a speedy session. Sen. W. H. Stelwer. Fossil. elected senate president on the 45th ballot last night, and. Dorothy Lee, Portland, who con ceded in his favor to break the deadlock, worked today In ap pointing committees. The inauguration of Governors elect Earl Snell was scheduled for 2 p. m. today, 48 hours delay ed by the senate's Inability to or-. ganlze. The 15 members of the Stelwer group were happy today because of their victory. Mrs. Lee's 15 sup porters were satisfied by assur-. ances they wouldn't be overlook ed in the committee assignments. The senate president ordinarily appoints the committees, but this year, Stelwer and Mrs. Lee are doing the job jointly. In cases of disagreement, Sen. W. H. Stray er, Baker, who supported Mrs. Lee, will act as adviser. Senators who supported Mrs. Lee agreed that since the fight lasted only two days and because both sides kept their arguments above personalities, there would be no permanent wounds. It had been feared that the two groups might divide on every Issue all session. Stelwer Praises Rival ' In conceding to Stelwer last night, Mrs. Lee lost no prestige. The Stelwer group, while respect ing her ability, objected to choosing a woman for the Job in time of war, as she might be come governor In case the gover nor dies, resigns or leaves the (Continued on pane" 6.) Milk Price Order Promised Soon An order fixing milk prices for Roseburg area Is expected within the next four or five days, Congressman Harris Ells worth reported today to the lo col chomber of commerce. Mr. Ellsworth, In a message from Washington, D. C, advised the chamber that he had contacted the officers of the dairy prod ucts branch of the OPA aircl had asked Immediate settle ment of the milk question and was later advised that the Wash ington office had held a tele phone conversation witii the ) glonal office at San Francisco and had been assured that .in order would be prepared at once. The local dairymen and milk distributors recently petitioned the OPA for authority to In crease local milk prices. Produc ers had threatened to halt deliv eries to distributors unless they were paid more for their prod uct, but have been continuing service on a temporary basis pending the decision of the re gional office. on per capita sales. Advertising Lagging Mr. Conway offered one critls cism, stating that Douglas coun ty merchants are lagging behind those generally throughout the state In the matter of tie-in dis play advertising devoted to the war effort. Merchandising esta blishments generally, he stated, are using a large amount of display advertising space to as sist the federal government In spreading information concern ing recruiting, rationing and pro moting war bond sales, but that such activity in Douglas county has been far below the average for the state. H. O. Pargeter, county chair man, made the announcement that in Roseburg al-ne, for the first week of January, the war bond drive under sponsorship ot the Rotary club, has resulted In sales amounting to $31,479. The Roseburg Kiwanls club, at its open meeting Tuesday, accept ed a challenge by Conway, that if the county fails In any month during the ensuing year to meet Its war bond quota, the club will "cat crow", the state admtnlstra. tor announcing that he would bo present for the "crow" dinner. -
