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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
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(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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.