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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. -