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Newspaper Page Textb mm mm (00 B 019 VOL XLVIII NO. 233 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW S'fy In The Day's News By FRANK JENKINS THERE Is much talk these days I of territory that is to be an nexed after the war. Most of the talk so far centers around Rus sia, whloji has been rather frank in disclosing its probable inten tions in that direction. ' Bessarabia, eastern Poland, the Baltic states, etc.) This writer thinks he detects in this country the feeling that Russia shouldn't do it that grab bing territory is something to be frowned on, and prevented if pos sible. BEFORE we travel too far along that line of thinking, let's scan our OWN history briefly. This Is an opportune moment to do the scanning, for Just 100 years ago now General (ther. Lieutenant) John C. Fremont was making his way through the snows of the high country of Southeastern Oregon, headed for California. We look upon Fremont as an explorer, and he was. But he was also the agent for the expansion ist element In congress that was already beginning to see in the Pacific coast the NECESSARY western boundary of the United States. FREMONT kept his secret well, i but there can be no doubt that the purpose of his 1843 expedi tion was to find out the real state of affairs in California, which ivas then a Mexican province, and to report upon the possibili ties of its secession from Mexico to be followed presumably by annexation to the United States. He -was a discreet agent, and he kept his counsel well. When he left The Dalles on December 1, 1843, It was his announced pur pose to find his way back across the Rockies in winter, and when in the general neighborhood of Lakeview he turned to the SOUTH he was careful to ex plain to his entire expedition that he was doing so because it had become apparent that returning by way of the Rockies In winter would be Impossible. But there are few historians who doubt that it was his pur pose all the time to end up in California, look the situation over and return to Washington with a report as to whether or not the time was ripe for us to DO some thing. AFTER incredible hardships, he and his party crossed the Sierra, came out at Sutter's Fort (about the present location' of Sacramento), rested and refitted 'Continued on page 2) Completion of Pacific Highway in Southern Oregon First on Postwar Program, State Commission Advises PORTLAND, Jan. 13. (API Engineering on postwar highway Impovements in Oregon is so far along that "we could let contracts for $30,000,000 in projects in the next six months if the war end ed today." That was State Highway En gineer R. H. Baldock's comment on road face-lifting plans out lined tentatively by the state highway commission yesterday. The proposed program calls for more than $24,000,000 to trans form the state's primary network into a modern thoroughfare sys tem and $6,850,000 to spruce up secondary roads. The progrr.ni, scheduled for re consideration at a later meeting, would aim at elimination of nar row, twisting section of road nd replacement of overage and In adequate bridges. The first thing on the post war program, the commis sioners said, Is completion of the Paciflo highway through AMI 'S LOSE 64 PLANES IN SMASHING ASSAULT Of! 3 GERMAN AIRCRAFT CENTERS Nazi Loss in Planes Put at More Than 100 Air Chief Arnold Says Foe Badly Crippled but "We Dare Not Let Up." LONDON. Jan. 13. (AP) The flaming battle which a great force of possibly 1,200 American bombers and fighters fought over Germany Tuesday with the rocket-firing nazl air force was viewed on both sides of the fc.ng lish channel today as a forerun ner of the mighty struggle for air supremacy expected to accom pany a land invasion of western Europe. A dispatch from Stockholm ouoted a German military spokes man in Berlin as describing the three-hour air battle as a 're hearsal for the German defense force which will have to meet al lied invasion fleets. More than 700 bombers and a likely record fighter escort con stituted the American aerial task force. The attacks, directed against factories sit Oschersleben, Halber- stadt and Brunswick (Brauns weig), all within a radius of 120 miles of Berlin, constituted pos sibly the most crippling blow of the war against the nazi air arm. Score Favors Americans Results were described offi- cally as excellent. The Americans shot down more than 100 of enemy aircraft. An Eighth air force communi que said the resounding assault cost 64 planes, a record loss. Fifty nine were Flying Fortress es and Liberators and five were fighters. In contrast, Berlin propaganda outlets this morning still were de claring 124 bombers and 12 fight ers were shot down, a claim they had put forth even before release of yesterday's U. S. communique. In addition to the three air- (Continued on page 6.) Oregon Theaters Plan War Bond Sales Aid SALEM, Ore., Jan. 13. (API- Representatives of Oregon mo tion picture theaters and the state war finance committee drafted a plan here yesterday for each theater to set aside one night when admission will be by bond purchase. If the state's 80,000 theater seats are filled, a large amount of money would be contributed to the Fourth War Loan drive, which begins next Tuesday, offi cials said. and beyond Eugene. ' While federal legislation is In the making to determine the ex tent of financial aid the state will receive, Baldock's staff will be working up specifications on other projects aggregating some $20,000,000. Baldock, meanwhile, will at tend hearings starting In Wash ington February 15 on a bill which would appropriate $3,000, 000,000 for highway construction in the 48 states in the three Im mediate postwar years .Oregon's share Is expected to be $15,000, 000 each year. The commission Indicated that It has not decided definitely on all the proposed projects listed under the first expected $30,000. 000 program. It made clear also that the extent of construction will depend upon the amount of funds finally made available by congress. The commission set up an $18,261,000 budget for 1944. 'VV L- THE"D0UGLR5 COUNTY DM? ! " ROSPBURG, OREGON. Nazis Unable to Stop His Forces x x5 - V - I 1 x -V V, " J i" (NEA Radio Ttlephoto) Directing the First Ukrainian army In its repeated victories over the Germans Is Soviet Gen. Nikolai Vatutin, above, who has knifed deep Into pre-war Poland and Is expected to ultimately reach the border of Rumania. Lunge of French Boosts Peril to Nazis at Cassino ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al giers, Jan. 13. (AP) Virtually the entire American Fifth army was on the move today as it broadened Its offensive from near the coast to central Italy and sent French units hammering through 3,000 and 4,000-foot high mountains to threaten Cassino from a third side. American infantry swept to within three miles of Cassino In a frontal attack with the capture of Cervaro yesterday after almost surrounding the village, head quarters announced. The Ger mans already had ar.:iounced its loss. The surprise French advanced caught a number of German pris oners. Fighting In some of the rough est country In Europe where virtualy all supplies must be haul ed by mule and hand from one peak to another, the French were threatening the Cassino-Atlno road, one of the two valley high ways leading north from Cassino. On the Eighth army front there were only patrol activity and heavy artillery fire. Announcement of more details of the sky battle over Sofia on January 10 between American Flying Fortresses and their P-38 escort on one side and 60 German fighters on the other, disclosed that the Americans had won a crushing victory. At a cost ot two of their own planes, the Americans shot down a total of 28 of the enemy. Train-Auto Crash Kills One Woman, Injures 2nd SEATTLE, Jan. 13. (AP) The train-automobile collision at Kent shortly before daybreak yes terday claimed the life last night of Mrs. Jesse Moon, 44, of Kent. Mrs. Carl Burk, of Kent, remain ed In a critical condition and Burk, the driver, who was less seriously hurt, was to be ques tioned by coroner's deputies to day. Witnesses said he drove on to the track despite warning signals. ft v THURSDAY, JANUARY 13. Reds Expand Campaign on Polish Front Pripet Marshes Passed, High Ground Bastions of Germans Threatened MOSCOW. Jan. 15. (AP) Gen. Vatutlns highly mobile First Ukrainian armv. expanding Its front on the Samv sector (In old Poland) to a width of 50 miles or more, struck out In several sweerjlnir movements today to threaten the German-held strong holds of Rovno, Pinsk and Kovel. The stron" armored and Infan try force of Vntntln's rlirht wine which cantured Dombrovltsa, 20 miles north of Samv, fought Its wav through froen marshland countrv to within 50 miles south east of Pinsk. Imnortant center on the Gomel-Brest-Lltvosk railway. It already had passed the worst of the Pripet marshes and ad vance units were aonronchlng the hth rolling ground beyond the swamps. W(ille this force was smashing Its vjav.to the northwest,.. new offensive launched Tuesday, to the north of the marshes by Gen. Rokossovsky's White Russian ar mv was approaching the city of Mozyr, 80 miles southwest of Go mel, along a 20-mlle-wIde front. Dispatches said that German troops In front of Rokossovsky's advance were falling back to wards Pinsk, and a second threat to that city apparently was de veloping. Pinsk Is 140 miles west of Mozyr at the confluence of the Strumen and Pina rivers along the northern edge of the Pripet marshes. Nazi Resistance Crushed. In the southern Ukraine, the left wing of Vatutin s force en countered strong Geiman counter attacks east of Vinnitsa, but con tinued to smash through German resistance south of Belaya Iscr kov. Further east Gen. Konev's (Continued an page 6) Trailer Camp at' we ofRoseburg To Open Friday Final utility conncctidhs were made Wednesday to the emergen cy trailer camp at the eastern edge of the Roseburg city limits and applications for leases will be received starting at 9 a. m. Friday, It was announced today by Ace L. Irvine, housing manager, who Is supervising the housing protect at Roseburg, Sutherlln and Myrtle Creek. The fifty trailer units will be leased only to workers In essen tial Industry. All applicants are requested to he prepared to sub mit certification from their em ployers regarding their employ ment status. Apnllcatlons should be submitted at the office located In connection with the trailer camp. Rental will be at the rate of $6 ner week, which will Include lights and water, but not fuel. The trailer houses may be Im mediately occupied by those whose applications are accepted. Opening of the camp has been awaiting water connections which were completed at 2 p. m. Wed nesday. All utilities are being thoroughly tested today. Mr. Irvine reports the appoint ment of H. A. Taylor as mainten ance man. Mrs. Dora Moore has been employed as account clerk. The trailer houses will be used onlv as long as a shortage exists In housing facilities for essential workers, Mr. Irvine stated. The units are to be removed whenever the acute shortage Is relieved and permanent living quarters become available. 1944. VOL XXXII NO. Tule Lake's Japs Vote to End Strike Leadership of Group of Agitators Repudiated ,By Substantial Margin 'KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Jan. 13. (AP) A majority of the Pfvacuees at the Tule Lake segre gation center have voted to end their protracted strike and return tb jobs on the project, the Klam ath Herald and News learned to day. -'Voting took place within the past few days by secret ballot, and the "back to work" movement Won substantially. Evacuees are already returning to jobs in the warehouses, fuel supply project, and elsewhere on the project. Others will be put on Jobs as the new program is worked out by the army and War Relocation authority. No figures on the vote were dis closed, but it understood virtually all evacuees over 18 years of age balloted, the newspaper said. Agitators Repudiated. The vote to end the strike was described as further evidence of repudiation by evacuees of the leadership of a clique of 200 or 300 agitators. These trouble-makers, rounded up and separated from other evacuees, last week staged a hunger strike, presum ably to prove to other evacuees their willingness to make extreme sacrifice for the policies they urg ed upon the colony. The hunger strike failed, the agitators began consuming food, and other evac uees voted to go back to work. The strike movement on the project began last fall when eva cuees refused to harvest crops on the project .farm. Since Novem ber 1, when evacuees staged a demonstration on the occasion of the visit of WRA Director Dll Ion Myer, evacuees have done no work except cooking and dispos ing of garbage. SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 13. (AP) Ninth service command of- (Contlnued on page 6) Japanese Barges Blasted; Allies Still Hold Arawe ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD. QUARTERS, New Guinea,. Jan. 13. (AP) Swift patrol-torpedo boats of .the United States navy. darting at night among barges crowded with Japanese, are blast ing to the bottom of Vitlaz strait many of the enemy trying to es cape a jungle trap closing on them along the Huon peninsula coast of New Guinea. Headquarters of General Mac Arthur reported today the sinking of nine barges and the severe damaging of 11 others by PT boats operating in darkness off shore between Saldor and Slo. "Many of the barges contained enemy troops, the communique said. (The capacity of these self-pro pelled barges Is such that the resultant loss or lite could have ranged Into the hundreds.) At least 130 barges, including more than a score carrying troops, have been destroyed or damaged along the northeastern New Gui nea coast since the invasion of Saldor stepped up the allied of fensive against Madang. In the Madang area, which has been hit by more than 1,000 tons of bombs since January 1, headquarters announced a new 126-ton assault by Liberators against supply dumps and gun po sitions. At Borgen bay, New Britain, marines battling for hill 660, a strategic observation post, achiev ed slight progress and counted 300 more Nipponese dead, bring ing the Japanese total to more than 2,400 since the Invasion there opened December 2G. A spokesman estimated that marine casualties, including wounded, apnroxlmated 400. Sixty-five miles to the south east at Arawe, which was Invad ed December 15, American forces were said by the spokesman to be "still right there and on the Job." He labelled as "a complete exaggeration" a Tokyo broadcast claiming the Japanese had re captured Arawe. 245 OF THE EVENING NEWS 1 00th Birthday Celebrated by Local Resident Y , -f Mrs. Isabel Webb, above, a resi dent of Roseburg for 34 years, be lieved to be Douglas county's old est resident, today is celebrating her 100th birthday. She was born January 13, 1844, at Kinrosse, Flfeshire, Scotland, coming to the United States with her parents at the age of nine yaars. The family first settled In Wisconsin and then moved with pioneer settlers Into Minnesota, where she was married at Glen wood, September 3, 1868, to M. L. Webb. For many years they engaged in farming and In the operation of a general store and- postoffice at Roscoe, Minn., then came from Sauk Center, Minn., to Oregon 4n 1S10. Mr. Webb died at their home In Roseburg In 1923. ' TWrB wphh Id thn mnrhoi- nf flim children, all of whom are Joining In her celebration today. They are Mrs. George Conkey, Sauk Center, Minn.; Mrs. Angellne Fenton, Roseburg; Mrs. S. E. Krohn, Port land; Harvey H. Webb, Spring field, Mo.,' and Ethel Webb, Rose urg. Mrs. Webb has been in very good health until recently, but be cause of illness during the past few weeks, it was not possible to make plans for an extensive cele bration of the anniversary. Glendale-Azalea Unit Sets Record Bond Sales Drive .The Azalea and Glendale com munities are out to set a record In war bond sales, "Chub" Har vey, .Glendale, has notified Dr. Ed Boring, chairman of the Fourth War Loan campaign for Douglas county. Requesting an additional sup ply of application forms, Harvey advised the chairman that the drive In the Cow. Creek valley district is to be sponsored Joint ly by Azalea grange, No. 786, and Glandale chapter, No. 71, O. E. S. The Azalea grange committee Includes Mrs. Waltermlre, Mrs. Wm. Jantzcr, Mrs. J. H. Jantzer, E. F. Ames and Paul Newman. Glendale chapter O. E. S. has named a committee composed of Mrs. E. J. McMullen, Mrs. Tom Hunsaker, Mrs. W. T. Harbour, Mrs. George E. Reynolds, Mrs. Mel Nye and Mrs. Mildred Settl er. - The committees already are at work, Harvey, who Is supervising the campaign, reports and Indica tions are that the original sup piles furnished will be Insuffi cient to meet the needs. Dr. Boring stated that the re quest for additional forms is be ing filled Immediately. J. A. Stillman, Noted New York Banker, Dies NEW YORK. Jan. 13 (API- James A. Stillman, 70, former board chairman of the National City bank of New York and noted financier, died today after a brief Illness. Stillman was active as a direc tor of the bank up to the time of his death. On Wednesday he celebrated his 40th anniversary on the board. His tenure as di rector was the longest on record of any member of the board of National City. i :X Roosevelt Also Urges Boost In Tax Bill, Doubling of Levy For Social Security Program WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. (API President Roosevelt laid before congress today his second $100,000,000,000 war-time budqet embodying plans tor at least 18 months more ot global conflict but at the same time reflecting preparations to absorb the impact of sudden victory in Europe. For war activities alone the new budget projects expendi tures of $90,000,000,000 in the fiscal year beginning July I. on the assumption that the fighting will continue full tilt at least until mid-1945. "We can not rely with safety on hopes of earlier victory" in making actual plans, Mr. Roosevelt said. - But he noted the possibility that victory on "one of the major fronts" obviously the European might be won earlier and said such a develop ment would mean that much of the money he now requests would nor have to be spent. Appropriation for Boosting Supply of Food Fishes Asked WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (AP) Budget estimates for the fish and wildlife service submitted to congress today demonstrated a primary concern with activities of that agency which contribute toward Increasing the nation's food supply. Since the United States entered the war, the president's message said, the service has been devot ing a considerable amount of time toward that end, particular at tention being given to promotion of greater production of fishery products to alleviate the meat shortage. Appropriation estimates for the fiscal year beginning next July 1 call for Increases for the salmon salvage project necessitated by construction of the Grand Coulee dam across the Columbia river, and for control of birds that con stitute a menace to food and feed crops. These Items, the message said, bear "an Important relationship to efforts that are currently being made and must continue to be made to Increase the food produc tion of the nation."; Appropriation of $1,115,000 was requested for propagation of food fishes, against $875,000 appropri ated currently. A recommendation of $865,000 was submitted for control of pre datory animals and Injurious ro dents. It was $750,000 this year. Federal aid to states under the Robertson-Plttman act for wild life restoration was fixed at $1,- 000,000, the same figure as for the current year. Funds for that pro gram are derived from, and lim ited to, receipts from excise taxes on sporting equipment. Sinking of Two Nazi Subs Revealed by Navy WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (AP) The navy discloses that It has sunk two more German U-boats, one after a five-and-a-half hour battle during which 35 depth charges and ten demolition bombs were dropped. Both subs were sighted, attack cd and sunk by planes flying search missions from the tiny Ascension Island, midway across the Atlantic from Natal, Brazil, Navy Liberator bombers and two army planes roared across the first, finally sending It to the bot tom after the long battle. A second sub, the navy said, was destroyed "a few weeks later." Bus Driver Jailed, Fined For Drunken Driving GRANT PASS, Ore., Jan. 13, (AP) Oliver Fletcher Wilson, 44, of Eugene, driver of the midnight Greyhound bus from Portland, was fined $150 and sentenced to 60 days In Jnll by Justice of the Peace J. R. Mathews today on a charee of drunk driving. He pleaded guilty, Judge Mathews said. State Policeman C. R. Borgman said he met the bus on Its arrival and arrested the driver after be ing notified from Grave Creek by two women passengers that they had left the bus because they feared to continue to Grants Pass. New Budget Hints at More Tires, Tubes in '45 WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (AP) Alone with the greater taxes that will be rolling In 1045. auto mobile tires and tubes probably will be rolling along In three times as great a number as In 1943. The hint comes from the new budget which lists 1943 tire and tube taxes as $18,280,000 and esti mates the 1945 take at $72,000,000. Tn order to be prepared for, victory "whenever It comes," the president said that the essence of the government's program now stacked up in the budget is that .1, , i . i i ... .. WII11C WC JllUVe IUWH1U (AJ1I1(J1ULC defeat of our enemies, we must, lay the groundwork to return the nation to peaceful pursuits." ' Mr. Roosevelt summed up the' budget as "the financial require ments for victory." He Included a demand for "a truly stiff fiscal program" providing at least $10, 500,000,000 in new taxes on top of the $40,769,000,000 which le es timated present revenue laws will produce in fiscal 1945. Alterations Opposed He also urged congress not to alter the contract renegotiation laws, under which war produc tion costs can be whittled down, or the automatic doubling of the one per cent social security levies which would have gone Into ef fect January 1 except for con gressional action temporarily de laying the efectlve date. He advised the lawmakers, too, that his estimates are based on the assumption that the wage and price line will be held. "I am convinced that the line can be held," he said. And he re Iterated his belief In the neces sity for "Judicious use ot sub sidies" to hold down the cost of living. Barring a European victory or other major development, the war program from the start of to June 30, 1945 will involve. a. total of $397,000,000,000 of which $292,000,000,000 will have been actually spent. The rest will rep resent unspent obligations in the form of contracts for future de livery. Allies On Offensive Describing the period covered by the budget as one that will be "crucial in the history of the United States and of mankind," Mr. Roosevelt said late 1942 saw the end of defensive warfare fol lowed by "the period of aggres sive deployment of our forces." Today, he added, "with pride In . the over-all achievements of American management and la bor, can say that we are now fully equipped. With pride In the . military leadership of the allied forces, I can Bay that we are now in a strategic position to make full use of our equipment for de cisive blows by land, by sea and by air." He said January, 1944, marks the beginning of "offensive war fare," the last phase of the war. Peace Agenda Outlined . " While foreseeing the twin post slbllitles of an unfavorable turn In military events or victory In (Continued on page 6) Per Capita Share In Budget $726.07 WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (AP) Your share of this country's 1945 war-and-poaco budget is Just a fraction of a cent under $726.07 which Is $577.33 more than Un cle Sam figured you had in cold cash In your pocket on New Year's eve. But If the war continues to make necessary the spending of all that $99,769,236,900 President Roosevelt outlined today, It will send the national debt to $258,- 000,000,000 by June 30, 1945. And your share ot that will be a cool $1,877.59. These per capita figures are based on a population of 137,410,- 000 used by the treasury this week In computing the $148.74 a person estimate on money In cir culation. This fiscal year's spending, es timated at $99,276,028,895, Is at a per capita rate of $722.49. LvItyFctninf By I. F. Ratsmitola The Balkan states, as wall a Finland, have discovered hv thlt time that they backed th wrong norsr wessel.