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nfrfi IM1 MM m mm II Other Districts Tokyo Reports: Strike Convoys (By the Associated Presi) A r r i . . . nmencan oupertoruesses, in toree, smaihed at vulnerable And heavily Industrialized Naaova en Janan'i main hams Island of Honshu at midafternoon today mar Domus nad fallen recently palace in Tikyo. Nagoya, which has the largest concentration of airplane and airplane parts plants in Japan, is a highly inflammable city which in iytu nad a population of 1,328,084. Jhere were indications that the American raids were not confined to the Nagoya area. The Japanese radio said B-29s hit the home island of Shikolcu as well as Honshu and Japanese occupied Korea. They reported "about 80" Superfortresses fly ing in "small formations" raided the Tokvo area and Aichi and Shizuoka prefectures on Honshu, where some damage was caused "on the ground." , Nagoya is in Aichi prefecture. Another Japanese city re ported hit, rlamamatsu, is in Shizuoka prefecture. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS FHERE is little change in the European fighting. We're still stopped on the flood ed Roer (barring the way to Co logne and the Rhine). In the Saar, Patton is slowed by "ever stiffening resistance that is tak ing on a FANATICAL char acter." The Germans have launched 11 counter-attacks at Patton's 3rd army in two days. IT may be (we have to guess at these things) that while we're gathering strength for a new blow on the Roer the Germans shifted men and guns to the Saar. The distance is relatively short and German communications are pretty good. UfE'VE been hitting hard at fj German communications from the air. A spokesman for our 8th air force (based in Britain) says that In the past week our bombers have ripped apart EVERY main line leading from Industrial cen ters in central and southwestern Gei-many to German DEFENSES in the west, (Purpose: slowing lip the flow of German supplies and reinforcements to the front.) An idea as to the size of the nirforce we've been using may be gained from the statement 'Continued on page 2) Third Death Results In Jealousy Shooting MYRTLE POINT. Dec. 13 The third death in a shooting attribut ed to iealousv occurred here Tues day when Edward Watziing, 39, succumbed at a hospital. Watziing, a resident here for 10 vears. died of a bullet wound in the chest, inflicted by Eugene E. Adams, who killed himself Sunday nieht after slaying Mrs. Barbara Dahrenn, 22. Police reports attributed the triple slaving to jealousy, in that Adams and Mrs. Dahrenn had been seen together several times since she arrived from Roseburg to visit her parents. Watziing leaves his wife, two sons, a brother and two sisters. Paper Use in Wrapping Whiskey Is Assailed PORTLAND, Dec. 13 (AP) Multnomah county Representa tive Joseph E. Harvey plans to in troduce in the state legislature a bill which would prohibit state liquor stores from using paper to wrap up bottles for customers. "There scorns to be a conspir acy of silence regarding this wan ton waste of tons of paper for wrapping whiskey 'pur chases, while we must carrv groceries home unwrapped," Harvey de clared in a letter to the Oregon Liquor Control commission. Pensions-for-Congressmen Proposal Revived, Together With Bill to Hike Salaries, Including That of President WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. (AP) A new penslons-for-congress-men drive sprang up today on capitol hill. It had the open backing of Chairman Norton (D.-N. J.) of the house labor committee and the tacit backing of many otherMnflu ential members. Mrs. Norton emphasized in an Interview that she is not propos ing gifts for members of congress when thev leave .public . service, but simply to extend the current federal employes' retirement svs tem to elective and executive offi cers. "I am not asking for any fa vors," she said. The New Jersey legislator Point ed out that congress has built ub a contributory retirement fund for most federal workers, the amount ol retirement oav being based on the amount of monev contribut ed and the entire system being worked out on an actuarial basis. Other members of congress promotlv leaned enthusiastically If anonvmouslv Into the fight "Had it not been for unfair pub licity given when we had a re Also Bombed, Counter Blows Off Philippines as the Nipponese made claims on the ground of the imperial The Japanese claimed their In terceptors went into action and were "believed to have caused henvy losses to the enemy." Reports on the bombing ot the palace proiinds with dunnage to a manor house came via Melbourne. Australia, where It was recorded Irom a Japflnese broadcast beam ed to trip Nipponese nome is lands. The roDort was probably propaganda lor home consump tion. Superfort crews are under explicit instructions to avoia bombing the palace. Another Convoy Smashed In the Philionines the Yanks intercepted another enemv con voy of 11 ships, sinking or damag ing all but one and downing 50 protecting planes and live orob ablv. American losses included eight planes. An allied convoy was attacked Sunday and some shins damaged. The Japanese radio claimed oc cupation of Ponson island, a mere dot of land in Ormoc bav, and the sinking of two destroyers, two medium sized transnorts and three tornedo boats in Philinpine waters. One destroyer and the transports were reported to be part of an American convov at tacked btf Baybay, south of Or moc. Jan Take Heavy Loss Althoueh their troops seem al most helplessly trapped on Lev in the Japanese aDPear willing to sacrifice more men, ships and ma teriel in an effort to save tneir tremendous stake as well as pres tige in the Philippines. The convoy, apparently loaded with reinforcements and supplies, was emight ,by -American- planes and PT-boats off Leyte's north west coast Monday and Tuesday, (Continued on page 6) Russian Artillery Circles Budapest For Knockout Blow MOSCOW, Dec. 13 (AP) Rus sian assault forces pointed toward Budapest today from newly-captured Godollo. 10S miles to the northeast, while artillery drew up in close formation at the north ern and southern outskirts of the Hungarian capital. Despite the close approach of the red army siege semi-circle no front dispatches mentioned any thing about the fall of the Hun garian capital being "imminent." The city's inhabitants have fled westward by the thousands and the German garrison was said to have dug in apparently determin ed to hold out until full destruc tion of the metropolis. From the Russian positions many fires could be observed in side the city. The fall of Godollo ripped a wide gap in the enemy's defense lines nortneast oi nuaapesi. ii important rail junction, it was the last maior enemy bastion controlling the approaches from that direction. A soviet communi- oue said tne ucrmans iosi iuu killed in its fall yesterday. I.vestia declared that "complete liberation of the Czechoslovak re public is near." The army newspaper Red Star rennrled German authorities had made hurried evacuation of mili tary depots and war plants Irom frontier districts of Austria. tirement bill before congress some time ago, retirement legis lation . for congressmen now would be a fact." one of them said. "The payments into the fund by the average congressman would have been almost as large as the benefits received." President Included Mrs. Norton's bill went into the hopper along with a measure by Chairman Vinson (D.-Ga.) of the house naval committee to boost the annual pay of congress men from $10,000 to $15,000 and to hike the salary of the presi dent, the vice-president, the speaker end other executive offi cers. Vinson remarked tfiat the $10,- (.Continued on page 6 Established A ? r-f Douglas Stijl Trailing Coos In Bond Sales Douglas county showed a slight gain but was still trailing Coos county in the "Battle of Bonds," according to Federal Reserve bank reports covering E-bond purchases through Dec. 11. . Douglas county's sales were re ported at $217,205, or 45.3 per cent of quota, while Coos coun ty's sales were $293,850, or 47.4 per cent. On total sales, including corporations, which are not a part of the contest, however, Douglas countv was far out in front with $1,305,596, or 129.3 per cent of quota, while Coos coun ty's sales amount to $1,415,302, or 75.7 per cent of lotal quota. But with the contest confined to E bond sales, Douglas county is still in the position of having to furnish the treat to the win ners unless there is an immedll ate spurt in individual buying. Students Boost Sales Students of Roseburg high school added a sizable amount to the county's sales record last (Continued on page 6.) Lumber Industry Future Rests in Southern Oregon PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 13. (AP) While the northwest part of Oregon is "pretty well logged out," the state's lumber industry has a bright future because of huge stands of timber in' south ern counties. Nelson Rogers,. Ore gon state forester,- said here td: day. There are approximately 70! 000,000,000 feet of lumber in Douglas county, more than in any other county in the United States, Rogers said, and predict ed that within 15 years much of the industry would move south to h-ugene and Koseourg Mill Forced to Quit. Stockholders of the Clark and Wilson Lumber company, Port land's largest and the third larg est in Oregon, voted today to liquidate the company's 40-year Oregon holdings by the end of December, 1947. Carl G. Kinney, vice-president and general manager, said the company would be forced to cease operations because "we have sim ply run out of timber and there is no more that we can buy." The company's holdings In clude two sawmills at Llnnton, one at Prescott. Ore., and exten sive logging operations in Co lumbia county. The company employs some 825 persons. Court Rules OPA Chief Needn't Appear in Person TACOMA,' Wash., Dec. 13. (AP) Federal Judge Leavy ruled yesterday that congress never In tended for Price Administrator Chester Bowles to personally en force the UFA program out should act "through his at torneys and employes under him." The ruling, made in denying a motion to dismiss charges against the James Henry Packing com pany of Seattle on grounds the OPA suit was not brought per sonally by Bowles, was declared by OPA attorneys to be'of ex treme importance" to the pro gram's enforcement. The grounds on which the company had sought the dismis sal have been upheld in numer ous other federal district courts. OPA attorneys said a ruling by Judee McColloch of the Oregon district court, unholding tne con tention that suits must be insti tuted personally bv Bowles, now is before the ninth circuit court of appeals in San Francisco. Sterner Treatment Set For Young. Shoplifters PORTLAND, Dec. 13 (AP) Juveniles who shnnllft for a thrill have forced Portland mer chants to adont a sterner policy n thev eaten one in the act. The problem has become too se rious to continue letting the youngster off with a warning. th" reM fade bureau has do. elded. "We have ben too soft hearted in the p!t." said the bu ren president. "FuhiT offenders will be turned over to the police." Flying Bombs Inflict New British Casualties LONDON. Dec. 13. (AP) German flvtne bombs attacks on southern England continued un abated during the night, causing a number of casualties. . but City. ofMonn Wounded While Serving In Patron's Third Army PFc Wilbur D. Ford, above, son oi wir. and Mrs. L. L. iord uixonvllle Kt., Roseburg, was seriously wounded in action in France, November 28, according io wora receivea Dy nis parents. A letter written only a week before he was wounded, Pri vate Ford informed his parents he had been attached to General Patton s Third army. He attended school at Coqullle, but entered military service frorri Roseburg in June, 1943. Ha was trained as an infantryman at Camp Roberts, Calif., and Camp Shelby, Miss. He went overseas in June of ' this year. He s4w action In the St. Lo cam paigrt, according to. letters re ceived oy ms parents. . U.S.-Canada Storm Death Toll Up to 81 (By the Associated Press) A new coating of snow on Ice covered highways brought in creased travel hazards in a broad expanse of the nation today while tne weatner bureau lorecast a measure of relief from frigid temperatures. The death toll from the storm, which extended from Colorado to the Atlantic seaboard and In to southern states, was 63, while in Canada 18 persons lost their lives from causes directly attrib uted to a storm which centered in Ontario. The cold wave will begin to subside in midwest states tonight and the change will be felt grad' ually eastward thereafter, the weather reports indicated. Although the Pacific coast still had cloudy weather, skies Gener ally were clear in Rocky Moun tain and west-central states. The storm Inflicted severe hardships to thousands and brought curtailment of produc tion at numerous war plants due to absenteeism caused by impair- 'Continued on page 6) Basketball Tourney Off; Coach Has Meningitis GRANTS PASS, Ore., Dee. 13. (AP) Illness of Carl Carpenter, Grants Pass high school athletio coach, has caused cancellation of the southern Oregon Invitational basketball tournament this weekend. Dr. S. B. Osgood, county health officer, recommended the cancellation after Car penter was stricken with what was diagnosed ai spinal meningitis. He was reported to be "much improved" to day. Misfortune Dogs Limbs Of Silverton Family SILVERTON, Ore., Dec. 13 CAP) The J. P. Rankin family has had more than its share of hard luck, but Insisted today "it could be a lot worse." Rankin had a foot amputated two years ago, then lost his oth er leg in June. Not long ago the Ranklns were notified that their son Kenneth had lost a leg fight ing in Italy. The oher day Mrs. Rankin was busy preparing for her son's first homecoming when she fell, break ing ner arm and seriously Bruis ing her hip. "At least well all be together at Christmas, and that's a lot," she said.. - . . . -. t A. ROSEBURG, OftEGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1944. Peace Moves Fail to Stop Greek Battle ATHENS, Dec. 13 (AP) ELAS troops staged strong but. unsuccessful attacks against the center of Athens during the night even while their leaders were de bating British orders to cease lighting. . '- The strongest assault was aim ed at a British barracks north east of the heart of the capital on the Kifissla road. : (A British communique broad cast from Athens said further British reinforcements had gone Into action, that some pi-ogress nad been made against the clas 75-millimeter gun filing on cen tral Athens.) Ma.l.-Gen. Ronald M. Scobie, British commander In Greece, still awaited a reply to his cease fire terms to the ELAS, and there were indications the leftist lead ers were wavering in the fight to force the resignation of. Premier Papandreou. ELAS Suffer Heavy Loss Strong, infiltrating ELAS forc es scaled walls in darkness and penetrated 'the British barracks compound containing gasoline, (Continued on page 6) Youth, 16, Nabbed After Holding Up BankatTacoma TACOMA, Dec. 13. (AP) A 16-year-old youth was held ' to day by police who said he had made a full written confession to robbing the Puget Sound bank of $5,050 yesterday while using a five-year-old child as a shield. . All but $50 of the loot was re covered, officers said. Chief of Police Tom Ross and Police Capt. Albert, Farrar iden tified the youth as Gerald Wayne Barnes. He was arrested by of ficers as he was about to enter his home after dark last night. . ' The bank was- robbed during yesterday afternoon's rush hour by a man who walked up to Miss Shannon Mitchell, bank teller, and handed her a note while he clutched the arm of a child, later Identified as "Sonny" Fisher. The note read: "Hand over the monev or I'll shoot both you and the Kid ne doesn t belong to me. The boy was left unharmed out side the bank when the robber fled after the holdup. U. S. Japanese Soldiers Invited to Join Legion NEV YORK. Dec. 13 (AP) Sixteen American soldiers of Jap anese ancestry have been Invited to become members of Capt. Bel vldere Brooks Ppst, No. 450, American Legion, after the war. Post officials took the action because they said they felt a "black eye" was given the Legion by the Hood River, Ore., post which caused the names of the 16 men to be erased from Its war memorial last week. Service Women Praised WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (AP) -Said a house naval committee report today on Waves, Spars and women marines: . 'Althoueh thev were reluctant ly accepted at first, they have gained the utmost respect of the men In the services because of their good spirit, hard work and efficiency." Infantry Personnel, Equipment Due In Roseburg Today to Prepare For Two War Demonstrations Tomorrow The cast of the army show, "Here's Your Infantry," Is expected to arrive in Roseburg late today with several truckloads of equip ment, which will be set up at the Roseburg armory Thursday morn jig. Public exhibition of infantry weapons and equipment and dem onstrations of combat use of the armory Thursday afternoon and the show will be climaxed at night by a spectacular outdoor mock combat performance at Finlay field. Admission to the afternoon ex hibit and night show is free. The display of weapons will open at 1 p. m. All types of weap ons used by the Infantry will be on display and may be viewed at close range. Men who have used these weapons In actual combat on numerous war fronts will be on hand to explain each piece of equipment. Mook Warfare Billed At 2 o'clock and again at 3:30 o'clock, In the armory auditorium, squads will conduct battle demon strations, showing in , dramatic lews ft? w (Soa I of YaMi Flood Confrol Bill Goes to Roosevelt After Defeat of His St. Lawrence Proposal ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. (AP) Congress sent a $l,000,6o0, 000 postwar flood control program to President Roosevelt today. A conference report adjusting differences between the senate and the house was approved yesterday. ..... A companion bill authorizing rivers and harbors works to cost half a million awaits final action. The senate approved It after re- ectine an amendment to author ize the St. Lawrence seaway but it goes to a conference commit tee for action on charges made since house passage. The seaway project was turn ed down by a vote of 56 to 25, de spite ' last-minute advocacy by President Roosevelt. As the bill passed the senate, there were two major .project changes; The senate refused to approve the $66,000,000 Tennes-see-Tomblgbee waterway and the UMPQUA RIVER WORK ITEMIZED IN MEASURE WASHINGTON, Dec, 13--(AP) Northwest projects authorised by the waterways bill passed yes terday Include the following one for the Umpqua river and har bors Twenty-two foot channel and turning basin mar Gardiner, $55,000; 10-foot channel, 10-foot mooring and turning basin In Winchester bay, $44,000 (Includ ing $10,000 local contribution). $38,500,000 Beaver-Mahoning , wa terway, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The rivers and Harbors ; bill, like the flood control measure, embraces provisions authorizing the secretary of the Interior to sell surplus power at hvdro elec tric dams, forbidding encroach ment on irrigation oy navigation works' In the; west, and giving states the right to review federal projects. ' , , i , ., i The bills call for pbstwar con struction of flood control, navi gation, reclamation, irrigation, hydroelectric power and other (Continued on page 6) 13 Vehicles Involved in Collision; Onlooker Dies SEATTLE, Dec. 13 (AP) A streak of heavy fog which ob scured vision along U. S. highway 99 yesterday afternoon between North Fort Lewis and Camp Mur ray was blamed today for a 13 vehicle collision and the death of one man. Robert Hofer, 71, of Seaside, Ore., died from a heart attack when his wife, Leila, stopped at the scene of the accident shortly after the cars had piled up. Their automobile was not involved. Seven civilians and eight sol diers also were injured. Six emp ty army ambulances, a jeep, a truck add five automobiles were Involved before the tangle was unwound. New German Device Mystifying to Allies PARIS, Dec. 13. (AP) As the allied armies ground out new gains on the western front today, the Germans were disclosed to have thrown a new "device" into the war mysterious silvery balls which float in the air. Pilots report seolnir these ob jects, both individually and sin clusters, during forays over the reicn. (The purpose of the floaters was not Immediately evident. It is possible that they represent a new anti-aircraft defense instru ment or weapon.) (This dispatch was heavily cen sored ot supreme headquarters.) weapons will take place at the and realistic form the way In which equipment is used in actual combat. The display will be continued at the armory until 5 p. m. and will then be moved to Finlay field In preparation for the night show, which will be under the lights at the athletic field. Highlight of the night show will be the storming of a Japanese-type pillbox utilizing ma chine guns, automatic rifles, mor tars, bazooka rockets, flame throwers, rifles and bayonets. An announcer will explain each movement by use of a public ad dress system, so that spectators will miss no part of the spectao lar performance. . 1 V S f v 7 Hi HEALTH CHAMP From incu bator and operating table to health champion that's the story ot Elizabeth Ann Laugh ner, 18, of Leetpnia, O., above. Chosen as one ot tour national health champ! at National 4-H club congress, Chicago, he was born io frail she was an incu bator baby, was ill; during much of her childhood, with a serious operation at 8, but today she s fit as a fiddle, Is five feet, 3 J inches tall, and weighs 112 pounds. Miss Lauqhner is a freshman at Wittenberg college. Road Bill Allots Money to Oregon SALEM, Ore.. Dec. 13. fAP) The postwar highway bill pass- uu uy congress yesternnv win permit Oregon to spend $12,000, 000 a year on highways for each of the first three years follow ing the war, plus $3,400,000 in federal funds to be spent in each of the three years on forest roads, State Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock said today. The amounts to be spent each year Include: Federal aid highways, 'includ ing rural and urban, $3,745,000 In federal funds, and $2,580,000 in state funds; secondary high ways, $2,545,000 federal, and $1,750,000 state! urban districts on federal highways, $815,000 fed eral, and $565,000 state; forest roaas, j,3uu,uuu ieoerai. The total road expenditures un dcr the program for the three years will amount to about $45,' 000,000 Baldock said. Woman's Club Sends Gifts To Children's Hospital Members and friends of the Roseburg Woman's club donated 77 gifts to tne children ot tne Doernbecher hospital and they were taken there by Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc., this week, ac cording to an announcement made by tne president, Mrs. u. V. Wimborly. the presents were an girt wrapped and marked for what ever ago child should receive them. This year box to the hos. pital included the largest number oi guts to be sent since tne proj ect was started by the club sev eral years ago. Aged Woman Burns to Death in Her Home PORTLAND, Dee. 13 (AP) Mrs. Alice Waterhouse, 78, burn ed to death early today when fire destroyed her small, one-room frame dwelling Just outside the Portland city limits. Her body was found near the front door, Indicating she was overcome while trying to escape. She lived alone. Eric Johnson to Head Drive Against Cancer NEW YORK, De. 13.--(AP) Eric A. Johnston, U. S. chamber of commcrco president, was named yesterday to hfad a new canonr drive in the United States. Johnston heads a newly created executive council of the Ameri can Cancer society, whose name formerly was the American So ciety for the control of cancer. No. 44-201 Nazi Line On - West Bank of Roer Vanishes Essen, Armament City, - Eight Other Places In ; ; Reich, Bombed From Air (By the Associated Press) The southern wihg of the U. S. First army Jumped off today be low Duren in a new attack point ed toward the Rhine river city of Bonn, and advanced more than a mile within three hours, pene trating Rollesbroich, 35 miles west to Bonn. At the some time the Ameri can right flank on the western front hammered out new gains close to the reich frontier In -a wheeling movement pivoted on captured Sarreguemines. U. S. Seventh army artillery was train ed on large sections of nazt de fenses Inside the German pala tinate, i The new First army advance, between the Murtgen and Mori schau forests, was 41 miles east of captured Rotgen. To the north, where the new German Fifth tank army has been thrown in on the Duren front, the First army stabbed to within a halt mile of Duren and massed on a 1.000-yard front along the we3t hank of the Roer river. Nazi Line Collanses German defenses west of the Roer virtually collapsed. The Ger mans seemed to have withdrawn their main forces across the river to prepared positions at andAe- (Continued on nagp fiV ,. ;.. . . ., ' . I. Census Heads Here To Arrange School For Enumerators Paul Plank, supervisor, ancl George Todd, assistant supervi sor, bureau of census, were in Roseburg today from Eugene making preliminary plans for the farm census to start January 1. They report the census will be made by voting precincts and will cover all tracts of more than 3 acres or producing more than $250 either used, sold or traded. All Information gathered, they stated, will be confidential and will be released to public, only In forms of total figures. Arrangements were being made today to employ 25 or more enumerators, who will be trained at schools to be held at Roseburg and Reedsport in mid-January.. The farm census in addition to tho usual figures on acreage, crops, profits, etc., wijl include ' this time, particularly, estimates on postwar machinery needs In order that manufacturers may be given definite Information upon what agricultural equipment must be furnished in the imme dlote postwar period. The cen sus also will cover electrical needs on farms, electrical equip ment on hand and operating, and equipment contemplated In the future. Brief Potato Shortage Foreseen by Conferee ORONO. Me., Dec. 13 (AP) A likelihood that "potato supplies for civilian consumption may be short In March-to-May 1945" was seen today by Dr. Charles H. MAIinnt naA ftf th tlnlvprsltv of Maine's economics and farm management department. Recently returned from a na tional farm outlook conference In Wnchtncrtnn. Dr. Merehnnt said. In an extension service statement, that If the government tones tne exnected amount of potatoes for military ana iena-iease - - - inu rlvlllan ner caDita consumption of potatoes will be about the smallest on record. Ho forecast that "potato prices are expected to remain relatively high and advance seasonally dur- inq rne wmier Front 18 to 20 they're called Mere youths, boys, even luvenllos; Then They're given guns, sent off to war. And given military designation MEN.' But they can't vote. pi-1 1,
