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(Ml 1 , i I ! i i f !?(nW(fi A V 10) Established 1873 Squeeze ami Panzer Units Forced Bock By U.S. First Allies Also Gain Ground Near Strasbourg, Where Enemy Crossed Rhine (By the Associated Press) Marshal von Rundstedt' hur riedly pulled back armored units from the tip oC his blizzard-swept Belgian salient today under American nreNsin-e that nnw Viae squeezed the middle of his bulge to less than 10 miles. v. o. riiM aiiuy uoups on ine norm gamca a mile or more, dom inating Id miles of the imnor- tant lateral Laroehe-St. Vith highway. Third army men on the south surged within two miles of the last east-west supply road, seizing Flamierge. Artil lery shells interdicted at least part of this highway running through Houffalize. The British sixth airborne di vision pressed in at the tip on survivors of three panzer divi sions. Allied troops regained some ground eight miles north of Strasbourg, where the Germans had crossed the Rhine in one of several offensive wedges on the southern end of the western front. The Germans' offensive in Al re.ee had thrown tanks into an expanding Rhine bridgehead. To i"he south in the Colmar area re inforced Germans seized two towns. Germans who speared Continued on Page 6) In the Day's News -By FRANK JENKINS IN San Francisco, where these words:are written, the weather is what would be referred to far ther north as bracing. Here they call it chilly. Some of them place an adjective before the chilly. Occasionally the adjective used is unprintable. They don't like chilly weather down here. NIGHT before last the mercury got down to 41 above, which is considered unsportsmanlike of the weather man. That was on the San Francisco side. Over on the east bay, in Oakland, it drop ped to 34 which, of course, help ed no end here. We can all en dure unpleasantnesses with great er fortitude if we can just know that somebody else is having it a little worse. The newspapers dug back into history and disclosed that once in January in 1888 it went clear down to 29. THAT may all be true enough, but this writer remembers dis tinctly one frigid spell when it zoomed clear down to 17 above, and the lakes out in Golden Gate park froze over. The ice was glassy smooth, and (Continued on page 2) Reimbursement of Taxing Unit for National Park Aim of Bill to be Offered on Advice of Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (AP) Should states be paid back if the government comes in and takes over lands for national parks or monuments, wiping out chunks of tax income? President Roosevelt thinks so, as does Secretary of the Interior Ickes. And, in line with their recommendations, Rep. Peterson (D.- na.i win introduce witnin the next few days, a bill to pay back up to 25 per cent of the revenue from parks, annuallv, where the state or other taxing unit, loses on the deal. The measure will not be retroactive. In his mesage vetoing a bill which would have killed the Jack son Hole national monument, Mr. Roosevelt said he would be sym pathetic to such tax-loss legisla tion. And, fn a messaee to congress last vear. which was given little nublic-attention at - that time. President Roosevelt proposed that compensation be paid the non federal taxing units, such as states, counties, municipalities, etc. Only Partial Benefit ' The problem of compensating such taxing units however, is complex, chieflv because in many instances, a county, ior Instance, while losing tax revenue,' might Montgomery Belittle ?zis Drive into Belgium; As s Initiative Regained by Mlies 21ST ARMY GROUP HEADQUARTERS, Jan. 8.(AP) The sanguinary German drive In Belgium has failed In its strategic pur pose, largely because of American valor, and allied armies "ready for anything the enemy has to offer," now hold the Initiative, Marshal Montgomery declared last night. Harry P. Durch of Elgarose Ends His I it UiiL j LIT Q nlftl UUll Despondent over financial re verses and physlcial disabilities, resulting from a logging accident, which kept him from joining two brothers in military service, Har ry Paul Durch, 25, engaged in 'farming at Elagrose, ended his life with a gunshot wound in the head early Sunday morning, Cor oner H. C. Steams reported to day. Relatives told officers, Dep uty Sheriff Richard Baker said, that a search made when Durch's bed was found empty Sunday morning, resulted in finding his bodv in the barn. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rowell of Medford were visiting at the Durch home and all came to Rose burg Saturday night to attend a late show, the officers were told. They did not retire until about 2 a. m. Upon arising Sunday morning they found Durch's bed unoccupied but concluded he had gone out to feed stock. When he failed to respond to a call for breakfast, the brother-in-law, Mr. Rowell, went in search and found the body in the barn and noti fied officers. , Coroner Stearns, Sergeant Paul Morgan qf the. slate police, and Deputy Sheriff Baker conducted the investigation. Victim of Misfortune They learned Officer Baker said that Durch had been severely injured in a logging accident sev erval months ago, and had re cently lost considerable money in a logging venture. He was very despondent over his disabilities, which prevented entrance into the armed services. Two brothers are serving in the navy. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Ada Durch, and the following brothers and sisters: Joe Durch, Portland; Ora Durch, Seattle; Mrs. Patricia Rowell, Medford; Walter Durch, Roseburg. The body has been removed to the Douglas Funeral home. Ar rangements for services have not been completed. Colored Gasoline Sold To Deceive Motorists SEATTLE, Jan. 8 (API Washington and Oregon motor ists are being duped by some serv ice station operators who add drops of lubricant to "regular" gas to give it the color of "prem ium" gas so that it may be sold at premium prices, George Lay man, Seattle district enforcement attorney for the OPA, said Satur day. He warned motorists to watch out for gas signs reading "guar anteed octane" with a smaller print phrase belo wreading "un der 75 ASTM." "Motorists are entitled to re ceive 75 octane gas or better if they pay premium prices," Lay man said. benefit from thq federal acquisi tion. Such benefits might accrue out of tourist trade to the area of a national park, out of a freedom of responsibility on the part of the county for caring for roads and schools, and out of manv other developments incident to the acquisition. In -addition there have -been such Instances as a count" suffer in" because of a loss of tax lands whilp a town in an adiolning county .but In the same state reaped great benefits because of the nooulation boom. Since the legislation now being charted would annly onlf to new narks it. nrobablv will Include Jackson Hole, however. there are no figures now available bv which income could be estimated, and possible maximum compen sation arrived at . .. ,. ROSEBURG, OREGON, Gman Bulge Tightened The British commander, who took over command of American and British armies counterattack ing the nazis on the north, said the battle was not yet over, but added that he didn't see how von Rundstedt had "gained very much." "One must admit that he has dealt a sharp blow and he has sent us reeling back, but we re covered -and he has been unable to gain any great advantage," Montgomery asserted. Grimly earnest, Montgomery punctuated an hour-long inter view with references to American heroism at St. Vith, Bastogne and south of Monschau. He singled out two American armored divi sions, the Second and Seventh, and two U. S. airborne divisions, the 82nd and 101st, as doing a great job. Foe Destined To Lose "What was von Rundstedt try ing to achieve? I don't know," Montgomery said. "The only (Continued on Page 6) Easing of Ruling On Insurance Firms Favored byF.D.R. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (AP) President Roosevelt favors the general principle of legislation Riving the insurance business a moratorium from the Sherman anti-trust act until March 1, 1946, except for acts of boycott, coercion or intimidation. Mr. Roosevelt in a January 2 letter said such a moratorium, as provided in the bill of Senator O'Mahoney (D.-Wyo.), would give the insurance business sufficient time to readjust itself to the su preme court decision holding in surance is "in commerce" and therefore subject to the anti trust laws. The president said 4he adminis tration is not sponsoring federal legislation to regulate insurance or to interfere with the contin ued regulation and taxation by the states of the business of in surance. "But there is no conflict" he added, "between the application of the anti-trust laws and effec tive state regulation of insur ance companies, and there is no valid reason for giving any spe cial exemption from the anti trust laws to the business of in surance." Companion of Slain Fugitive Faces Trial BAKER, Ore., Jan. 8 (AP) As a result of the death of Clar ence Harlan, 17, his companion, Timothy Berkeley, in an Emmett, Idaho, jailbreak will go to trial on charges of assault with in tent to kill for the gunbattle in which they were captured. Harlan died in a Baker hospi tal Saturday night. He was shot fatally when he and Berkeley tried to escape state police, who saw them driving a stolen auto mobile. They escaped Wednesday from Emmett, where they were held on federal charges, Harlan ac cused of a Mann act violation and Berkeley of alleged forgery of a government document. The dis trict attorney has filed assault charges against Berkeley, and he will be tried In circuit court. Slaying at Vancouver Under Investigation VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 8 (AP) The fatal shooting of a man Identified as Perry Dunton In a. defense' housing project yes terday was under investigation by the district attorney here to day. Police are holding Arthur R. Rowe, 34, In the county jail. Sher iff Bob Brady quoted Rowe as confessing he shot Dunton as they grappled after Dunton and another man came to the house with .Rowe's former wife, Mrs. Helen Lucille Lanning. First Apportionment of ' Highway Money Listed WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (AP) The state-bv-state annortionment of the . first S5OO.OOO.00O of the SI. 500,000.000 highway program authorized by congress will In clude, when it becomes available; Idaho . $4,946,206; Oregon $7, 084,363;. Washington, 51,399,002. . MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1945. Legislature Starts Grind In Quiet Way SALEM, Ore., Jan. 8 (AP) Oregon's 43d legislature opened today after completing its organ ization last night at caucuses smoothly and quickly. Sen. Howard C. Belton, Canby farmer, was elected president of the senate, and Rep. Eugene E. Marsh, MeMinnville attorney, was chosen speaker of the. house, both without opposition. Another harmonious note ap peared when it seemed evident that there would be no challenge to the rights of three senators to serve in the legislature Merle Chessman, Astoria; Frederick S. Lamport and John Carson, both of Salem. There had been some talk of challenging Chessman on grounds he can't serve both in the senate and on the state highway commis sion. The grounds against Lam port and Carson were that their pro tern appointments expired at the last election. They were ap pointed to serve in the absence of Sens. Douglas McKay and- Allan Carson, both of whom are In the army. Staffs Are Chosen There were only three con tests in choosing the senate and house staffs at last night's cau cus. The senate staff is: Chief clerk, Mrs. Zylpha Burns, Portland; as sistant chief clerk, Mrs. Gene vieve Cooper, Portland; calendar (Continued on Page 6) Registration Law for Union Workers Kayoed . WASHINGTON,, Jan. 8 (API Texas legislation requiring paid labor union organizers to register with the secretary of state before soliciting for members was today declared unconstitutional by the supreme court. The court was di vided 5 to 4. R. J. Thomas, Detroit, a CIO vice president and president of the United Automobile workers, challenged validity of the stat ute. He appealed after being ad judged in contempt of court for violating a Texas court's order which enjoined him from solicit ing for union members without registering with the secretary of state and obtaining an organizer's" card. The state court sentenced him to three davs' imprisonment and fined him $100. Fiery Meteor Glimpsed In Oregon, Washington PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 8 (AP) Numerous persons in Ore gon and southwest Washington today reported seeing a fiery me teor in the southwest sky shortly after 9 o'clock last night. The metepr probably streaked over southern Oregon or north ern California and may have landed far at sea. said J. Hugh Pruett, Eugene astronomer. A great glow of light was sent up when the meteor strucK, witness es said. Residents of Albany, Salem, Portland and Vancouver, Wash., all declared the meteor, with blue flames trailing, must have land ed near their communities. Train-Auto Crash Kills Two Basketball Players WALLA WALLA. Jan. 8 (AP) Two Weston Oregon high school basketball players, en route home after a game here, were killed Saturday night when the car In which they were riding collided wifh a train at an inter section near the outskirts of town. A third youth was seriously in jured. The dead were Donald E. Wren and Robert R. Swaggart Law rence Beamer suffered a fractur ed leg and arm and cuts and bruises. Charles Snyder said -a light rain apparently obscured the driv er's vision. Oregon Convict Walks Away From Prison Farm SALEM, Ore., Jan. 8 (API Charles L. Morrow, 27, state pris on convict who left the prison farm Saturday evening, was still at large today. He was sentenced in Portland June 7. 1941, to serve six years for forgery. Power Plan Study Asked KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Jan. 8 (AP) Klamath county cham ber of commerce hag voted to ask the state hydroelectric commis sion to investigate feasibility of a Dower district in Klamath county. ! Navy Prepared to Combat Any Robot Bomb Attack on U. S. Cities, Admiral Says i AN EAST COAST PORT, Jan, 8 (AP) Admiral Jonas H. In gram, commander-in-chief of the United States Atlantic fleet, said toduy that enemy robot bomb ac tion against New York and other Atlantic points "Is possible and probable within the next 30 or 60 days, but effective steps to meet this threat have ben taken." ."If such an attempt is made," Admiral Ingram said, "It would Crobably be limited to 10 or 12 ombs. These would not bo of the 'block-buster' type. They might strike a building and destroy it, hut the casualties would be noth ing like those which the people of London are suffering under. "If the Germans attempt to send robot bombs against New York or Washington, the weap ons will hardly be of the explo sive typo as those being used ,'agr.lnst London. This is because the weapons could carry less fuel and less explosives than are being used in the attacks on London." Romanian Aides Of Ex-King Carol Given Penalties DETROIT, Jan 8. AP) Two Romanian orthodox priests and a Romanian publisher were given prison terms In federal court to day for failure to register as agents of exiled King Carol of Ro mania in an alleged effort to bring him into the United States and ultimately restore him to the throne. - Judge Edward J. Moinet, up braiding the trio from the bench, sentenced them to terms ranging from two years to five years and imposed fines of $500 to $3,000. They had - pleaded nolo conten dere (no defense) and last week had been refused permission to withdraw the plea. The Rev. Gllghaeri Moraru of SS. Peter and lJaul Romanian orthodox church of Detroit, told by Judge Moinet "you should be unfrocked," was sentenced to five years and fined $3,000. The Rev. Stephan Opreanu, dean of St. George Romanian orthodox cathedral, Detroit, was given four vears and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine. George Zam fir, publisher of "The Voice of Komenia, was soniencea to iwo years and fined $500. 'Last word here of Kins 'Carol was that he was in Mexico. In each instance the fine was a "committed fine." This means, it was explained, that each de fendant must pay his fine before bcoming eligible to parole. Eugene Flyer One of Two Killed in Plane Crash PORTLAND, Jan. 8 (AP) A plane crash 10 miles southeast of Bend Saturday was fatal to Lt. Max R. Smith. Eugene, and Cant. Ralph A. Thiessen, Hamburg, Fla. Col. S. B. Knowles, Jr., Portland airbase commander, reported to day. The BT13 plane was on a rou tine training flight from the Red mond army airfield. Halt on U. S. Ownership of Oregon Forest Lands Asked By County Taxpayers League The federal government now of all forest lands In Oregon and this percentage should not bo In creased, directors of the Douglas County Taxpayers league con tended in a general discussion held Saturday In connection with a board of directors' meeting. The league is urging the county court to either retain timber lands on which values are too low for sale, or to turn the property over to the state of Oregon for reforesta tion. It also was the opinion of the directors that all lands fore closed by the county for delin quent taxes and offered for sale should be sold only on bid and that published notice of Intention to sell be given In advance. The league president was Instructed to appoint a committee of four to make a study of sales of county property and to submit such recommendations as they deter mine upon at the next regular meeting of the board. The legislative committee con ferred at length over matters ex pected to come before the ses sion of the legislature opening this week. There also was some discussion of the countv manager form of government, but no ac tion was taken. Officers Eleoted C. E. Moyer was elected presi dent for the ensuing vear, with Arthur Marsh, G. N. Riddle, and Hugh Ritchie as first, second and third vice-presidents, respectively. No. 4S-( Job-Skippers To Be Netted In Draft Hunt WASHINGTON. Jan. 8 (AP) To find a way of grinding the job-control and manpower screws tighter, the government is re viewing the entire list of essen tial activities. And this may bo the result, It appeared today, although no deci sion has been reached yet: 1. some activities, now classi fied as essential, will be dropped from the list. 2. Most activities, now classi fied as essential, will remain that way. d. Some nctlvitles such as those munitions Industries which badlv need manpower will be listed not only as essential but critical. The whole purpose of this would be to force draft-age men Into essential work but particu larly Into the critical industries. It would be another step in nail ing down the government's inten sified effort to stop job-shifting and labor turnover. Boards Get Orders The latest step In that direc- (Continued on Pago 6) Dog Law Officer Soon To Resume His Duties Tom Fletcher, Douglas county dog law enforcement officer, ex pects to be back on the job in the near future, Countv Judge D. N. Busenbark reported today. Fletch er has been critically 111 at a Port land hospital, but In a letter to the court reported he is making rapid recovery and hopes to- be home soon. The court has been ree6lvlng" numerous complaints concerning stock killing dogs, but refrained from appointing a sub. stitute officer until It could he learned whether Fletcher .would resume the work. Wife Accuses Estranged . Husband of Assault Charles E. (Red) Hensley, Roseburg, was in custody today on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon, Sergeant Paul Morgan of the state police report ed todnv. The complaint was sign ed bv Henslev's estranged wife. who told officers that after re cently filing suit for divorce she moved to the home of a daugh ter, where Hensley came Sundav and assaulted her. Morgan said The woman reportedly suffered minor injuries. Oakland, Drain Soldiers Wounded in Action Two Douglas county men, who suffered wounds in action, were officially listed In casualty re ports released today, although both were injured several weeks ago. The two. Ts Mcne is. car ter, son of Mrs. Mary L. Carter, Drain and Set. Dale C. Goodman, son of Mrs. Maggie L. Goodman Oakland, were both In the Medl terranean area. owns approximately 50 per cent and H. O. Pargetcr, secretary- treasurer. Menrv uooclmansnn Drain, and Darrell Carter, Myrtle LreeK, were elected to fill va cancies on the board. Other di rectors include Frank . Burr, Mvrtle Creek: L. E. Thompson. Umpqua; R. A. Busenbark, Mel rose; A. u. t-iarK, Ulendale: John Fenn, Canvonville! R. R. CInrke, Oakland; Wlllard Smith. Glide; F. E. Bullock, Oakland; W. A. Burdlck, Reedsnort; Fred A. Goff. Roseburg: L. S. Comoton. Drain: Clay Ulam, Myrtle Creek: Eugene fisher, Koseburg; John Standlev, Camas Valley; W. B. Garrett, G I e n d a I e: Joe Lcdperwood, Myrtle Creek: Elmer Metzger. Roseburg: V. H. Cornutt, Myrtle Creek; Jack Enplnger, Myrtle Creek: Arthur Rychard. Yoncal la; Graham Ewens, Wilbur; Leo Sparks. Oakland; O. G. Sether, Glendaie; Charles V. Stanton, Koseourg. Members of the cnuntv delega tlon to the state legislature have maae arrangements with the di rectors for a Joint meeting early in renruary to review ieeis at on that will be pending at that time. American Plan to Strike from North Foreseen as Ui S: Fleet; Jap Forts Battle at Lingayen , (By the Associated Press) Excited Japanese broadcasts today reported more than 450' U, S. transports "steaming north" In the Philippines headed for an invasion of Manila bay or Lingayen gulf in the wake of a deaf ening two-day naval and air bombardment of the gulf, 150 miles north of Manila. American commanders ignored the Tokyo broadcasts. In stead they reported devastating strikes along a 3,000-mile are of enemy-held islands from Paramushiro to Manila, and two sec ondary invasions. Simultaneously Chinese sources disclosed Japanese recently I"- ,0U,E0--; hAlly T V Jf TO TOKYO F CJ iuhmiiIiii hepNh is 111111b U. 8. WARSHIP8 BATTLE JAP above map shows location of the where, according to Tokyo reports, Japanese forts and U. S. war ships battled for two days. The warships were convoying troops for. an invasion of Lingayen in a companion move to another land in vasion in the south of Luzon Island, designed as a pincers operation against Manila. - - made another amphibious landing on the China coast near Foo chow, opposite Ferrnoso, to meet an eventual Yank Invasion'of the continent.' . .;., .. ;. --w ' ; All enemy broadcasts boasted of the strength of Japanese la'nd defense's in the .Philippines., None of them mentioned the Japanese fleet-or attempted to explain why it did not come out to tight. . r Pravda Irked by Press Comment On Pope's Message MOSCOW, Jan. 8. (AP) An editorial In Pravda, citing the manner In which American news papers commented on the pope's Christmas message, asserted yes terday that ,'the reactionary American press" serves as "friends and protectors of Hit lerites." . . . The pope's message was aimed to distract the minds of believ ers from the vital question of war and peace," said the commu nist party newspaper. "The New York World-Telegram offered an article about 'the claims of the pope for a fair peace' and the 'guarantee of equal rights to de feated nations and vanquishers.' "The Washington Evening Star attempted to prove 'no perma nent distinction should be made between conquerors and con quered.' These newspapers, as well as the New York Sun, swore that Pope Pius is a deter mined protector of democracy. "If democracy means support of a fascist regime (which is men tioned with Indignation by many American and British newspap ers) the pope Is a democrat." (Lee Wood, executive editor of the World-Telegram, com mented: "Pravda's outbursts, which are becoming more com mon and Irresponsible of late, do not permit any comment; to take notice of them would only dignify this Irresponsible think ing." (Keats Speed, executive editor of the New York Sun, declared: "I tnink the beat answer to Pravda's article Is the one Brig. Gen. McAuliffe made." (Brig. Gen. Anthony C. Mc Auliffe had replied "Nuts!" to a German demand that his beselg cd troops in the Bastogne area surrender. (The Washington Star did not comment.) Snell Vows Action on Illegal Slot Machines SALEM, Ore., Jan. 8 (API Answering charges that illegal slot machines are permitted to operate and thus taking revenues from the old age assistance fund, Governor Snell promised todav that action will be taken if such a condition exists. Slot machines used for gambl ing are illegal, while ninball gam es are licensed to produce pension revenues. Charges have been made that the operation of the illegal slot machines cuts Into the pinball revenues. The governor predicted an ef fort would be made In the legis lature to legalize slot machines. FORTS Upper left corner of the San Fabian area on Lingayen gulf.. The Tokyo broadcast said that whether the transports would-be "poured into Lingayen or in the vicinity of Manila remains a question, but in either case it is a surety that the enemy will play right into the waiting Japanese hands." In the two-day duel between warships and shore batteries at Lingayen gulf, Japanese broad casts said defending batteries gave the American flotilla "the hottest reception ever recorded in the annals of war." Terrlflo Duel Staged Japanese front-line dispatches said an armada of 70 U. S. war craft, led by battleships, shelled Nipponese forts Saturday and Sunday while carrier planes from Vice Adm. John S. McCain's car rier force "incessantly blast our positions." , . "Land batteries retail ia ted with heavy fire," the correspondent re ported, "and the whole gulf roars with the blasts of gunfire." Nipponese reports agreed Yank,, assault- waves might strike the heavily fortified shore "at any time." They boasted the invad ers would "have to sacrifice a heavy toll of men" and talked of "a great enemy annihilation bat tle." Japs Claim Ships Bagged An imperial communique re ported three "powerful convoys," Including 150 transports and a task force of 25 warships, were headed toward Manila from cen tral Philippines waters. The ene- (Continued on Page 6) ; New Cold Wave Heads For Midwest States ' (By the Associated Press) A new cold wave was blowing in from central Canada today and forecasters said it would spread over the entire midwest by night and bring zero or lower tempera tures to several states. It was 25 below zero In north ern Minnesota this morning,- al most as frigid in South Dakota and eastern Montana, and slight ly below zero in North Dakota. The cold snap will spread as tap eastward as Ohio by tomorrow morning, forecaster Howard Ken ny (of the Chicago weather bu reau) predicted. Only slight snow flurries no heavy snows or bliz zards are expected to accompa ny the temperature dron. he said. . LvHy pact Rant Br lm T. lUlatnateln Mr. Roosevelt's estingj re mark that the next meeting of the Big 3 might be held at either of the poles finds Jov Stalin already in possession of the Polos. Jo evidently doosn't Intend to wait for the peace table to satisfy his territorial opperiu, . t; mm mm. k'i"'--"' If1 VS.-:: -. mum'. mm