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VOL. XLVIII NO. 25 OF ROSEBU flVIEW
1 Si-t
In The
Day's
News
By FRANK JENKINS
THE news from the Mediterran
ean gets hotter and hotter as
the days pass. For the moment, at
least, Tunisia overshadows all
other war fronts.
AMERICANS and French, push
ing around the shores of the
Mediterranean, are reported to be
only ten miles from Bizerte. That
is easy artillery range.
Americans pushing up from recently-captured
Mateur arc, only
five miles from Ferryville, which
Is only eight miles across the lake
of the same name from Bizertc.
THERE are even more signific
ant developments.
The American column that
turned south .from Mateur has
pushed forward five miles and is
now only four miles from Tehour-
djift threatens the flank of the
Germans defending the Medjerda
valley gate to the Tunis plain.
STILL further south, a French
corps (recently rearmed with
American weapons) Is driving
from Pont du Fans toward Zag
houan, which is dominated by the
4000-foot German-hold Djebel
(hill) Zaghouan.
At Zaghouan (if they should
take it) the French would bo IN
THE REAR of the German line
holding off Montgomery, who is
coming up from the south and
has been stopped for more than
a week by strong enemy defenses.
QECENT dispatches say that
German" resistance in the
south (before Tunis) Is stronger
than in the north (before Bizer
tc), indicating that the enemy in
tends to hold Tunis to the last
possible moment and then retreat
into the rugged Cape Bon peninsu
la (see map).
THE Germans are fighting hard
est in the Medjerda valley,
which opens into the Tunis plain.
They counter-attacked there with
tanks, 17 of which were caught in
a trap and 12, Including two GO
tonners, destroyed.
ERMAN broadcasts continue to
jM assert that an allied sea-borne
wmada is moving into the Medi
terranean from Gibraltar. The
Paris radio (German controlled)
broadcasts a dispatch from La Ll-
(Continued on page 2)
Financial Mobilization in U. 5. Lagging
Despite Bond Drive Success, Assertion
By JAMES MARLOW and
GEORGE ZIELKE
WASHINGTON, May 7. (AP)
Uncle Sam is telling you the
average cilizen to take your
hands out of your pockets. You
may as well get used to hearing
Hint. He'll keep It up.
9 Why? Because there are some
lings to think about before get
ng chesty over the success and
it was a success of the April war
bond drive which netted him 18
billion dollars, five billion more
than the goal he set.
That drive reaped more re-
wards than any government cam
paignin the history of this
country to raise money for war.
But
William M. Robbins, chairman
of the treasury's war finance
committee, said that, even though
the drive was a success, financial
mobilization in the nation is lag
ging. He pointed out that only 7 per
cent 51.260,000,000 or tnat is
billion came out of the pockets of
the average citizen in purchase of
glf." bonds, called the "people's
Umds" because they are the
cheapest.
Treasury Secretary Morgen
thau said that even the April per
formance "must be bettered.
Larger Goal Planned.
This is what lies ahead for the
remainder of the year, according
k Vims Sink
Fiv JUIIied
Cargo Ships
Blows Near Australia
Fail, However, to Halt
Huge Flow of Supplies
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, May 7 (AP) Jap
anese submarines torpedoed and
sank five allied freighters, one
an American, recently in the "life
line" waters east of Australia but
the huge flow of men and sup
plies for future allied offensives
continues "virtually undiminish
ed," headquarters announced to
day. Every member of the 81 aboard
the American ship, commanded
by Captain C. C. C. Endstrom,
Alameda, Calif., was rescued by
Australian naval craft after one
of two torpedoes found its mark
in a night attack. The brave cap
lain, last to leave the ship, stayed
aboard until the main deck was
awash.
The biggest ship lost was an
Australian freighter. Only two of
her crew perished. The others, in
cluding the captain who stayed
aboard until his ship sunk, clung
to rafts and wreckage until pick
ed up.
A small Australian freighter
was sent to the bottom by a sub
marine which later surfaced. Sur
vivors bent low in the lifeboats
fearing they would be machine
gunned but it was dark and the
submarine failed to sight them.
Another small Australian
freighter's hull was ripped in
mid-morning by two torpedoes
and she sank within an hour. The
other ship lost was a small Nor
wegian freighter. Most of the
crews wafesaved zy allcft patrol
craft.
HEROIC SKIPPER GIVES
OWN LIFE TO SAFE CREW
WASHINGTON, May 7 (AP)
A submarine skinner whose last
gallant order, "take her down,"
seaieu nis own death sentence
was credited by the navy today
with successful attacks on three
(Continued on page 6.)
Church Group Asks Curb
On Liquor, Seeks Merger
PORTLAND, May 7. (API
Oregon's congressional delega
tion was asked today by the
Congressional conference of Ore
gon to support legislation for
curbing liquor production and
sales, for an oriental immigra
tion quota system patterned on
the plan for Europeans, and for
feeding occupied Europe.
In the closing sessions of the
annual conference yesterday the
state's churches were urged to
consider a proposed merger of
the Congregational - Christian
churches with the evangelical and
reformed groups.
to treasury officials:
A continuous effort to sell
bonds between now and August,
and, in that month, another
drive, probably greater and with
a larger goal than April's. Then
more continuous effort between
September -and December. In
that final month of 1943 another
drive.
"Both during the drives and in
the intervals," Morgenthau said,
"it is important that all who have
regular incomes or accumulated
funds make steady purchases of
the several issues of savings
bonds."
War Costs Mounting.
The costs of war, meanwhile,
are going up. For the calendar
year of 1942 the government
spent about 56 billions. Of this, 19
billion came from taxes and 37
billions was borrowed.
In the calendar year of 1943
the government will spend about
100 billion. Of that total. 30 bil
lion will be raised bv taxes. The
remainder 70 billion will be oV
tained through sale of govern
ment securities.
So the government figured to
get 20 billion in the first quarter.
the months between January and
the end of April; 23 billion more
in that second quarter ending In
August: another 25 billion In the
final quarter.
Those August and December
U. S. Seizes Isle
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American forces In the south
eastern Solomon Islands have
tightened their grip on the area
by occupying the Russell is
lands, indicated by arrow, west
of Guadalcanal. The navy an
nounced that the occupation
was carried without enemy op
position. The seizure strength
ens the safeguard to the allied
supply lines between the United
States and Australia.
Sedition Verdict
Filed Against 12
LOS ANGELES! May 7 (AP)
Possible sentences of 20 years in
prison and $10,000 fine face each
of 10 men and two women con-'
victed of conspiracy to violate the
wartime sedition act through acti
vities of Mankind United.
Federal Judge Yankwich order
ed the 12, at liberty on bail, to ap
pear for sentence Monday.
Four other reputed members of
the group, described by govern
ment officials as a secret, semi
religious organization, were ac
quitted by a 12-man jury which
rendered its verdicts last night
after 14 hours' 'deliberation. . :". "
Accusations against various de
fendants, contained in the testi
mony of government witnesses,
included:
Opposition to selective service
by some, who also discouraged
the purchase of war bonds; asser
tions that attacks by submarines
on the west coast were not made
by Japanese, but were propagan
da Veports of "war lords;" glori
fication of Adolf Hitler as the foe
of "hidden rulers" responsible for
the war.
Theodore Roosevelt's
Grandson Decorated
WASHINGTON, May 7. (AP)
A son and a grandson of for
mer President Theodore Roose
velt wore listed among the na
tion's war heroes today, decorated
by the army for gallantry in ac
tion in north Africa.
Brigadier General Theodore
Roosevelt, son of the former presi
dent, received an oak leaf cluster
in lieu of a second silver star
His son, Capt. Qucntin Roosevelt,
was awarded a silver star.
drives will top off the effort.
All the while the government
will be selling those E, F and B
bonds, the small ones which the
average investor can handle, plus
tax notes which attract big mon
ey people although anyone can
buy them.
The notes are designed for fed
eral tax payments and short term
investment. Funds invested in
them will enable the owners to
reduce their remains Invested
up to maturity and supply the
treasury with funds to meet cur
rent war costs.
Bank Money Not Needed.
Robbins spoke as he did be
cause: All through the war and the
bond sales will last through the
war the treasury wants Ameri
cans to Invest in government se
curities so they will get their
surplus cash out of circulation at
a time when the goods they can
buv are scarce.
In that 13-billion dollar April
drive the treasury limited the
amount banks could purchase to
five billion. The rest was to be
absorbed by business organiza
tions, like insurance companies,
and individuals, partnerships and
personal trusts.
As it developed, the goal was
reached without the bank money
which, when added, swelled the
total to its final IS billion figure.
THt DOUGUSTCOUNTY DAILY
ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY
Poles Guilty
Of Espionage,
Russia Says
Punishment Meted to
Agents of Exiled Govt.,
Allied Scribes Told
MOSCOW, May 7.-(AP) An
drei J. Vishinsl, vice commissar
for foreign affairs, told American
ami-British newspapermen today
that representatives of the Polish
government-lnoxile In London
had engaged in espionage activi
ties in Russia and declared some
of those Involved already had ad
mitted their guilt and been sen
tenced. Former Ambassador Kot him
self, Vishinski asserted, had ad
mitted being Involved in these ac
tivities and had expressed his re
gret. ( Kot is now serving as minister
of Information with the Polish
government in London, a post to
which he was appointed last
March.)
Some of the accused Poles, Vi
shinski said, had been brought to
trial, "exposed and deported from
the soviet union," while others
were "sentenced to various terms
of deprivation of liberty."
Among those deported he nam
ed General Volinkovski, chief of
the Polish military mission, two
first secretaries of the Polish em
bassy and other junior members
of the embassy staff, including
Polish representatives at Vladi
vostok and Archangel. Embassy
staff members were among those
sentenced to be deprived of lib
erty, he said.
Asked why the Poles should be
engaged in espionage in Russia
a nation with which they sign
ed a' "mutual assistance- and
(Continued on page 6.)
Douglas Unit Of
Red Cross Council
Organized Here
Organization of the Doug
las county branch of the
Red Cross Camp and Hos
pital council has been
completed here with the election
of G. K. Quine, chairman; Tom
Parkinson, vice-president; Mrs.
Charles Ware, secretary; A. D.
Parr, treasurer, and Dr- E. E.
Boring, publicity chairman. Com
munity leaders have been appoint
ed as follows: Mrs. Loren Miller,
Dillard; Mrs. Jess Bowman, Glen
dale; Mrs. Edwin Young, Oak
land; Mrs. Brittain Slack, Suthcr
lin; Mrs. Ruth Edes, Yoncalla;
Mrs. Helen Gresivald, Drain; Mrs.
John Robinson, Glide; Mrs.
George Aker, Myrtle Creek; Mrs.
A. C. Duncan, Canyonvllle..
The Douglas county chapter
has been assigned to the Camp
White area.
The Camp and Hospital coun
cil of the American Red Cross is
organized to supply the supple
mentary items not provided for
military and naval hospitals and
camps by official sources. These
items Include furnishings and fix
tures for day rooms, sun rooms
and recreation rooms in hospitals,
and games, musical instruments,
periodicals, etc., for camp recrea
tion halls. ,
The local chapter, Chairman
Quine reports, has adopted the
goal of providing furniture for
five sun rooms at the Camp
White hospital. The cost of equip
ping each room is $50. It is desir
ed, as far as possible to complete
the project through sponsorship
by churches, clubs, civic organi
zations, etc. Plaques will be pro
vided in each room giving the
names of the donors.
F. R. Expects No Strike
Against Government
WASHINGTON, May 7 (AP)
President Roosevelt gave a clear
indication today that he expects
no strike of coal miners against
the government.
"Are coal miners employes of
the government," a reporter ask
ed him, "and, if so, can they
strike against the government?"
He said he would reply in the
affirmative to the first part of
the question, and on the tecond,
he remarked that he had been in
the government a great many
years and could not recollect any
strike by government employes
against the government.
7 1943.
Inequality
Seen in House
Revenue Bill
i , . .
Not All Taxpayers Put
On Pay-as-You-Go Basis,
Expert Tells Senators
WASHINGTON, May 7. (AP)
Colin F. Stam, chief of the con
gressional tax staff, testified to
day that the house-aproved reve
nue hill failed to put all taxpay
ers on a pay-as-you-go basis and
would cause resentment among
those who contribute CO per cent
of the taxes.'
Stam appeared before the sen
ate finance committee in a brief
public meeting preceding a clos
ed session at which advocates
hoped to force a showdown on
thoqueslion of substituting a ver
sion of the Ruml-Carlson "skip a
your" plan for current taxation
for the house-approved bill.
The congressional tax expert
told the committee that the house
bill, which would excuse the first
6 per cent normal tax and the
13 per cent first bracket surjax
in putting into effect a 20 per
cent withholding levy on wages
and salaries, would "cost almost
as much as complete forgiveness"
of 1942 taxes, as proposed in the
Ruml-Carlson plan.
Sfam said that abatement un
der; the house bill would elimi
nate 1942 tax liability for a sin
gle, person with no dependents
whose income did not exceed
$2,500 and a married person, with
no (dependents, whose net earn
ings did not exceed $3,200. Those
with dependency allowances
could make more and still have
all pf their 1942 tax excused.
Complications Foreseen,
Above these levels, however,
he said are 24 per cent of the
taxpayers who paid about 60 per
cent of the total of income taxes.
He added that they would not be
placed on a current, basis and
(Continued on page 6.)
Busenbark Named On
Conservation Board
County Judge D. N. Busenbark
(oday was advised by Governor
Earl Snell of his appointment as
a member of the Oregon Board of
Forest Conservation. He suc
ceeds to the place made vacant
by the resignation of E. L. Peter
son, former judge for Coos coun
ty, who recentlyaccepted appoint
ment as state director of agri
culture. The board supervises the gen
eral conservation program and
must pass upon all proposals of
the federal government to ac
quire lands in Oregon. Judge Carl
T. Chambers of Umatilla county
is the other member of the board.
I SAW
By Paul
AN OBSTACLE COURSE in
process of completion at the
Senior high school. It is being
constructed by Homer Grow and
Ills Smith-Hughes class, and the
object Is to give preparatory work
to high school youths In certain
aspects of military training.
The idea is to swing across,
hurdle, climb over and under and
through the various obstacles
shown In the picture above, with
the least possible effort and in the
shortest period of time.
This course exemplifies some
of the difficulties which soldiers
meet in actual warfare, and prac
tice over these obstacles will con
dition the prospective soldier
physically and at the same time
give him many IdcnB how best to
overcome a difficult terrain he
may sometime have to face.
I haven't seen as yet the course
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VOL. XXXII NO.6 OF THE EVENING NEWS
Grants Pass Ace Killed in China
1 Kh
(Photo, engraving by Grants Pass Courier)
Leading ace of the U. S. army air force in China, with at
least 12 Japanese planes to his credit, Captain John Hampshire,
Jr., above, of Grants Pass, Oregon, was killed In aerial combat
May 2, his father was notified by the war department. The noted
filer would have been 25 years old May 16. He was born atGrants
Pass, was graduated from high school there and afterwards
attended Oregon State college. He learned to fly In his home
city as one of the first members of the flying club there. .-
Foundry Firm Accused
Under Sabotage Law
WASHINGTON, May 7 (AP)
Attorney General Biddle announc
ed today that the National Bronze
and Aluminium Foundry compa
ny and seven of Its top officials
had been indicted at Cleveland,
Ohio, on charges of violating the
sabotage law and conspiring to
defraud the government.
Biddle said the charges were
based upon allegations that the
defendants had conspired with
21 company employes named as
co-conspirators and with others
to supply the Packard Motor Car
company with defectively cast
aluminum superchargers for
Rolls Royce airplane engines be
ing made for the government.
These violations were conceal
ed from Packard, Biddle said. .
G. O. P. Begins Campaign
To Ban Fourth Term
WASHINGTON, May 7. (AP)
The republican national com
mittee was disclosed today to
have started a new campaign
against any move to renominate
President Roosevelt for a fourth
term.
Supplementing Chairman Har
rison E. Spangler's anti-new deal
speeches In the east and mid
west, the committee has just sent
out Hie first issue of a new clip
sheet called " On the Home
Front." Its leading editorial is a
plea to dispel any belief that
"there is but one among us quali
fied to rule."
Jenkins
Nuwff-lfpvh-w l'lloto an:! KriKruvltiK
used officially by ihc young men
for whom It was built, but It
has been a bright and shining
thing in the lives of all the small
fry In the neighborhood, and
for the girls.
One would think that a girl
might find lis hurdles, climbs and
pitfalls a trifle tough for her
physique, but heavens no! they've
taken to it like ducks to water.
Bruised shins and wrenched
muscles apparently don't mean a
thing to them. At least nothing
to worry aboul
Isn't there anything any more
a mere male can call his own
peculiar province something his
sister Isn t likely to outshine him
at?
However, the last time I passed
there, Hod Turner had a bunch
of young huskies who looked as
if they might hang up records the
gals may envy, but will have a
hard time emulating.
Grant Land Bill
Receives Hearing
By Senate Group
M'Nary, Cordon, Ellsworth
Urge Transfer of Strip to
Interior Dept. Jurisdiction
WASHINGTON, May 7 (AP)
The senate public lands commit
tee opened a hearing Thursday
on a bill by Senator McNary, re
publican, -Oregon,, which ' would
place 465,000 acres in an, Indemni
ty strip of Oregon and California
railroad revested lands under Ju
risdiction of the interior depart
ment. McNary and Guy Cordon,
Roseburg, Ore., attorney for 18
counties in which the land Is lo
cated, -testified that administra
tion by the department would
simplify handling and bring lar
ger returns to the counties,,
Bill Approval Urged
J. D. Wolffson, assistant land
commissioner, urged approval
of the bill, saying it would sim
plify handling.
E. L. Pope, Clackamas county
judge; Earl B. Day, member of
the Oregon state tax commission;
Ervln Peterson, state agriculture
director, and Representative Ells
worth, republican, Oregon, are
expected to testify Friday In sup
port of the measure.
Ellsworth has Introduced a com
panion measure in the house.
Agricultural department officials
are expected to oppose the bills.
Improvement Planned
On Little River Road
A tentative proposal for a co
operative contract for grading
and gravelling the Little river
road was reached at a confer
ence held here today by repre
sentatives of the War Production
board, Public Roads administra
tion, Forest Service, county court
and Eugene Plywood company.
The proposal, If adopted, Is ex
pected to provide that the log
ging operalors, and county will
provide funds to be used Jointly
with federal access road money
In grading and gravelling the
road on contract to be let on
bids. Representatives of the sev
eral agencies made an inspection
of the road this aflernoon, fol
lowing a conference held this
morning at the courthouse. The
proposal, before final adoption,
must be approved at Washing
ton, D. C.
Allotment Fixed For
Fuel Oil Consumers
PORTLAND, May 7 (AP)
Fuel oil consumers will receive
approximately 45 per cent of
their year's supply under the
OPA's summer fill-up plan, Geo.
Curry, fuel oil rationing officer,
said today.
All coupons for the heating pe
riod ending September 30, 1944,
will be mailed out by ration
boards June 5, he snld. This will
enable fuel oil distributors to co
ordinate deliveries.
Axis Bastions
Appears Near
Enemy Will Be Driven
Into Sea, Declaration
Of General Alexander
(By the Associated Press)
Victorious allied armlet have
entered the outskirts of both
Tunis and Bizerte, a speolal
bulletin from Gen.Elsenhower'a
headquarters said today, and it
appeared that the fall of the '
twin axis oities was near. .
In a dramatic order of the
day, Gen. Alexander, allied field
commander, declared:
"Wo have reached the last
phase of this campaign. We
have grouped our victorious
armies and we are going to
drive the enemy Into the sea."
"You will win this last great
battle. The eyes of the world
are on you. Forward then to
vlotory!"
Front dispatches ' later today
said U. S, troops .had captured
Ferryville, eight miles across the
lake from Bizerte.
Simultaneously, a Berlin broad
cast said French tribal warriors
had penetrated the inner fortifica
tions of Bizerte.
An Algiers broadcast said the
Americans were "in Bizerte" af
ter crashing through axis de-
fenses. - :
Advancing under an unprece
dented assault by hundreds of al
lied bombers and fighters, the
British 1st army swept up to the
Tunisian capital after a lightning
advance of more tnan 10 miles in
a few short hours.
Axis defenses were reported
crumbling all along the front, but
the allied command said heavy
fighting was raging In both the
Tunis and Bizerte sectors.
The Americans had captured
more than 1,000 prisoners in two
days in their spectacular thrust
to Bizerte, the so-called "African
Gibraltar," which some military
experts had declared was virtual
ly invulnerable.
Before the fall of France, Bi
zerte had been the second great
est French naval bastion. :; .- .'
Last Ditch 8tand Envisaged
With Tunis insufficiently fortl
fled to withstand a long siege, it
appeared likely that Col. Gen.
Von Arnlm would retreat Into the
rugged hills of the Cap Bon pen
insula for a last ditch stand, per
haps hoping to emulate the feat
of General Douglas MacArthur's
forces on Bataan peninsula In the
Philippines.
Allied planes,' completely dom
inating the sky, maintained
heavy attacks upon axis transport
(Continued on page 6.)
Restriction Put
On West Lumber
SEATTLE, May 7. (AP) The
War Production board has re
stricted the use of seven species
of western lumber almost en
tirely to essential military needs,
effective May 13.
The lumber so restricted In
cludes all pondcrosa pine, sugar
pine, Idaho white pine, white fir,
lodgcpolc pine, Engelmann spruce
and western white spruce except
shingles, lath or railroad cross
ties. The announcement explained
that demands for military boxing
and crating made it necessary to
stop unessential consumption. -
The order affects about 800
producers in 12 states, it was re
ported. They can sell or deliver
the restricted lumber to the cen
tral procuring agency of the corps
of engineers, to other designated
government agencies, 10 lend
lease nations and to their con
tractors and sub cont factors.
Essential civilian needs will be
covered by specific authorization
from the War Production board.
Gen. Edwards Succeeds '
Barth as Staff Chief
LONDON, May 7. (AP) The
appointment of MaJ. Gen. Hubert
Edwards, 48, as acting chief of
staff In the European theater of
operations was announced today
by the U. S. army.
He succeeds Brig. Gen. Charles
H. Barth, 39, who was killed last
Monday in a plane accident in
Iceland that also took the lives
of Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews
and 12 others.
The continuing flood of in
vestments by Callfornlans In
Oregon property suggests m
change In a one-time popular
song, to read: "California, Here
I Go; Oregon, Here I Come."
Ievity pactant
By L. F. RelMMMa