J (Ml rn 0 ll IV CO g 1 Established 1873 Routed Japs Prepare for New Stand in Hills; Manila-Bataan Areas Hammered by Air Fleet (By the Associated Press) ' . '"' Mobile American columns annihilated ineffective Japanese resistance, seized the Philippines' finest airdrome and Clark field and swept on today to a highway junction approximately 40 miles from Manila and 20 from Bataan. Port Stotsenberg, adjacent to Clark field, also fell easily to the Americans. American bombers, which will soon be operating from Clark field within easy range of, these targets and the China coast, ham mered Corregidor, Cavite naval base and a Subic bay in the Manila-Bataan area. Nipponese fought only delaying actions. They employed mines, small groups of tanks and battled desperately from caves. Yank mortars, artillery, tanks, flame throwers and infantrymen blasted them out and pushed the Japanese farther back along the same line of retreat towards Bataan that outnumbered U. S. forces followed early in the war: capture or Clark Held came as a joint birthday present to Gen Douglas MacArthur, 65, and Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger, 64, who are directing the Philippines cam paign. Clark field was littered with mines and booby traps. But the enemy perhaps a force of 5,000 had fled to the hills from which they could train artillery on the runways. American guns moved up to clean them out. New Invasion Looms Tokyo broadcasts reported ships, assault forces and air borne troops massing in the Philippines, aoparently for a new offensive. The enemy Domel hews agency predicted a new air borne invasion of Luzon from Lcyte. Other broadcasts men tioned Manila bay. and oft-bombed Formosa and Okinawa islands as possible objectives. Adm. Nimitz confirmed To kyo's report that a U. S. task force Wednesday joined in a com- tilted "navai-atr bombardment of wo Jima, 750 miles north of Tokyo. The task force inflicted "severe damage" while Super- (Contiued on page 6) In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS I F this were two months ago, we'd be sure the great Rus sian drive was heralding the im mediate end of the war. But in these two months we've learned a lot about German power of re sistance. We're hopeful, but we're wait ing to see what happens. IT can not be too strongly em phasized that in western Po land we are witnessing repeti tion of what happened in western France. ' f We broke .the German defenses in Normandy. Whereupon the nazis started a retreat that ended only at Germany's western bor ders. What happened if! between MOVED SWIFTLY. Similarly, the Russians broe the German defenses in central Poland and started a German re ,treat that now is reaching Ger- npany's eastern borders.. Some-, vhere inside these borders, pre sumably along the Oder "river, they have another prepared line. We'd better withhold our" de cisions until we see how the .Ger mans hold on that line. We i Continued on page 2) Civilians will Get LessThan . Pat of Butter Daily, Industry Says in Plea for Federal Aid CHICAGO, Jan. 26. (AP) The nation's civilians face a 1945 ration of less than one pat of butter a day, spokesmen for the indus try said today as they announced they had urged "Immediate" fed eral action to relieve the butter "crisis." In telegrams to governmental food production and pricing agencies, the spokesmen, repre senting the over-all butter Indus try committee, "urgently request ed" measures "to encourage, not discourage butter production." At a special meeting here the committee, representing the American Butter institute. Na tional Cooperative Milk Produc ers' federation, and the National Creameries association, advoeat- ea: increas ng me Dase onre oi butter by six cents a pound ana iiil. 1-.1.-.IMK uiwmuiu i y ment on butterfat sold for butter, The committee said production 000 pounds, more than all the but payment per pound of butterfat . , told as cream now approximates - (Continued on Page 6) :, . .- n Boenolan -. : -" VI S. Fernando ) . ' l!Sonta Tomat Agno ,ongajon Suit tr Daauponl - ,, , . " " S San Manuel A g Malailqui T f!Vlalthll : YvSanfa CruiX ' : W Camilino iPoniaul r TAIlLACiSi. Pu WPolouta 1X4 , lyCopat i- r..-.'Botolon Bamban V V i : Clark Field Jf WCabonion Anq.le, 1 S 5. Fe..:nndeSi 4 J. Anlanio I -MAlOLOsVjv . CorfCaldo A ' ftttnaH ' ' -r --i-. VITAL BASE WON Captrue of Clark field, indicated on the above map, gives the Ameri cans the most highly developed air base in the Philippines from which to' strike at the Manila area, 'only 35 miles south, as well as. Japanese bases on the nearby China coast. Japs rout ed from Clark field are now en trenched in adjacent hills, plan ning ah artillery bombardment of its 17 airstrips. Legislator Gets Raise But Yearns for Steaks BOISE, Idaho. Jan- 28 (AP) Debate on a bill to raise Idaho legislators' pay from $5 to $10 a day was warm. Kep. a. ira cox, recalling the pension proposal in congress a few years ago. icom- mented that if somebody started a bundles for legislators cam paign, he hoped they "will put into my bundle a few beefsteaks and biscuits." : The house passed the bill with out comment, on . Cox's . wishful thinking.: ., . r ' . Too Cold for 8ourdouah. PORTLAND, Jan. 26. (AP) Officials of a club here have post poned a meeting ftjom' tomorrow until February 24, complaining lodge rooms are too cold because of the luei Shortage. Their organization: The Alaska Yukon society. in most areas one sixth of the production payment fixed for 100 pounds of whole milk. It recom mended a payment of at least one-fourth of the production pay ment for whole milk. It also pro posed extending limitation orders to cover all sales of cream. Federal Policy Blamed. Dr. H. A Rllphp Incfftlttn nan. retary, said government policies now in effect "discourage" pro- auction ana tnat tne loss in hut i tor nutnnt lnt vai. .i.o. -joo nnn . ' 0 'JRG, OREGON, . i- : Another Ration-Tret. Sale Of "Odd Lots" of Shoes Is Authorized by OPA WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (AP) OPA today authorized a ration free "odd lot" sale of men's and women's shoes, beginning Feb. 19 and ending March 3. The . agency estimated that more than 4,500,000 pairs of shoes will be sold during the two-week ration holiday. This, represents only about 3 per cent of rationed shoes in wholesale ana retail stocks. The last ration-free "odd lot" sale was held July 10-30, 1944, when 5,785,000 pairs were sold. That sale included youths' and boys' shoes (sizes 1 to 6), but these have been excluded this time. The sale price for shoes from a retailer's stocks must be at least 25 per cent below the regular price. The retailer's mark-up on shoes purchased from another dealer must not exceed 33 13 per cent. Ouster of Oregon Legislator Sought SALEM. Ore., Jan. 26. (AP) A group of house republicans said today they intend to start- a move to unseat State Representa tive Einar C. Allen, Portland democrat, whose illness has con fined him to a Portland sanitar ium since the opening day of the session. The house elections committee recommended passage of a bill to let county courts fill legisla tive vacancies without appoint ing a person of the same party as the predecessor. This would al low appointment of a republican to succeed Allen. However, some house leaders doubted that Allen could be oust ed, since he was sworn in ion the opening day: - ' t - ,The house in the past has re fused to seat a man, but it has not unseated one after he has taken his place. An meregency clause was tack ed onto the bill, so it could apply immediately to Allen, if an effort is made to oust him. Allen is not expected back lor the rest of the session- Non-Profit Hospital Plan Lists 16.541 ,670 in U. S. CHICAGO. Jan. 26 (AP) A total of 16,541,670 Americans are pre-paying tneir nospuai bills through non-profit, com munity sponsored Blue Cross plans, Dr. C. Rufus Rorem, di rector of the American Hospital association hospital service plan commission, said today. Blue Cross hospitalization plans are now available in 42 states, the District of Columbia, seven Ca nadian provinces, and Puerto Rico, Rorem said. Hospital bills . paid by Blue Cross plans during 1944 amount ed to $75,000,000 -and approxi mately 1.400.000 subscribers, be cause of illness or injury, requir ed hospital care during the last year. Salary Hike for Douglas Dist. Attorney Sought SALEM, Ore., Jan. 26. (AP) A bill to increase salaries ol dis trict attorneys was introduced to day by Senator Mahoney, Port land democrat. The new salaries include: ' Multnomah county! $5700: Ma rlon and Lane, $3240 eac; Klam ath and Umatilla, $300 each; Baker and Douglas, $2760 each; Benton and Josephine, $2580 each. The Marion county deputy dis trict attorney would be raised to $2760. Convention Canceled By National P.-T. A. Assn. . Chicago, Jan. 26 (AP) The National Congress of Parents and Teachers has canceled its 1945 convention, scheduled for Mav 21-23 In Denver, Colo., Mrs. William Hastings, president, an nounced today. Election of of ficers will be conducted by mail. Mrs. Hastings said the revision of plans "is in conformity with the National Congress' policy of doing everything it can to assist in the war etiort. Electrician Killed as He Adjusts Heater PORTLAND. Jan. 26. (AP) A coroner's reporrWoday attribut ed the death of a 37-year-old elec trician to his touching an elec tric heater element with one hand and the heater plates with the other. The electrician, L. A- Van Dur den. was electrocuted while ad justing the heater yesterday when 440 volts passed through him. . ., FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1945. 1 r Aid Demands Mean Higher Taxes-Snell SALEM. ORE. Jan. 26 (AP) Governor Snell declared today that If legislature meets thd many uemanus lor more revenue, men after the war it probably would either have to make a drastic in crease in the property tax or en act a new form of tax. .. Snell, in a radio address spon sored by the State Federation of Women's Clubs, cited requests made for bigger old age pensions, for $5,000,000 more a year for schools, and for highway funds for cities, asserting there . are "sound arguments in support" of the requests. If the annual $26,000,000 of in come tax collections drop to the 1943 level of $1,500,000 after the war, then the legislature either would have to find a new tax, or else increase the property taxes by $8,500,000, he said. That is why, he added, he asked the legislature to provide for a thorough study of the States tax system. Speaks For Teachers ' ' Speaking of the educational demands, the governor said "we must provide adequate sal aries for our teachers and other wise provide certain facilities or compensation sufficiently attrac tive to encourage men and women of Oregon to follow this fine proffession." Unemployment benefits of $15 a week for 16 weeks are too low, he declared, and he predicted the legislature would settle the milk issue by providing more rigid in spections, and require pasteuriza- (Contiued on page G) Bonneville Workers Win Blood Donations Prize PORTLAND, Jan. 26. (AP) The gold trophy cup donated by the Hollywood American Legion post has been awarded perman ently to Portland Bonneville em. ployes for twice leading organi zations of this area in blood do nations. Company officials said more than two pints had been donated for each of the 1,055 Bonneville workers how in military service a total of 2,250 pints. Robbery for Joke Draws Real Sojourn in Jail PORTLAND, Jan. 26. (AP) Mathew C. Mcfaho w In i-.ii here today despite his protests that he rnhhpri joke, thinking he knew her uueii xuunu out sne was a strang er. The woman whn Iftnntlffa Mtv. said he threatened her, only to iiuiuL-uiaii-iy nana oacK her purse. Judge John B.Seabrook gave McCabe a 35-day sentence: 1 , . Napkin Shortage Noted. PORTLAND, Jan. 26 (AP) Portland rnstni going to have to use their hand- KUJ UIUL'IS. have run completely out of paper nankins: and whniocnWe hain out very little hope of many JUUlCi ft ... r , GESTAPO CHIEF HIMMLER ON EASTERN FRONT Rushed to the eastern front and given "com plete power" to rally German strenqth against the Russians, Gestapo Chief Heinrlch Himmlor (center, reviewing standi reviews Volkssturm (home guard) units during a celebration In Posnon, Poland, according to the caption accompanying this German photo radioed from Sweden. Moscow reports that unrest in the Volkssturm ranks has led to clashes with Elite Guard units. Mmmeiriicamis Cigaret Sale Aids Polio Fund but Puts Dealer in Clash With OPA Rules PORTLAND, Ore-, Jan. 26. (AP,) A drug store proprietor who) amassed $300 for the march of dimes through cigaret sales was; cited today to appear before the OPA violations head. David Welner at the sugges tion! of a tobacco-hungry custo-mert-was selling a carton of cig aret at the $1.28 celling price to al buyers who put the change from a $5 bill Into the anti-Infantile paralysis fund. Arrival of an OPA investigator halted a rush ing business. McDannell Brown, Portland dis trict OPA director, termed the sale;"an illegal 'tylng-in' agree; mem. "it tne use ot a tying-in agreement is permitted in the case of one charity," he said, "it would have to be granted all charities, for the OPA can't draw the line between worthy or un worthy, -bonafide or racketeering operations,': . , . Opening ofO.-C Lands to Mining Planned in Bill WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (AP) Mining interests and the Interior department, savs Frank S. Sever of Portland, Ore., are working out a method for open ing the Oregon-California grant lands to mining development. Sever succeeded senator Guy Cordon as representative of the association of O & C land grant counties and will represent the association of Public Land Counties in connection with a bill to reimburse taxing ' bodies ior losses sustained through fed eral acquisition of land. The O & C bill to place admin istration of the 'entire tract under the O & C commission, will be re introduced as soon as the mining section is completed, Sever told a reporter. The measure, which passed the House last session, was caught in the senate's log jam in the last few days and never reached the senate floor. Sever said the Public Lands committee is working on the bill to provide payments in lieu of taxes ana hopes to nave it urait ed soon. Buffalo Slaughter Is Scheduled in Arizona GRAND CANYON, Ariz-, Jan. 26. (AP) Fifty Arizona hunters Including five women, are ready ior a loray February 3-4 into House Rock valley where they will shoot 50 buffalo. The main oblect of the annual hunt is to reduce the state-owned herd of about 200 buffalo. A sec ondary benefit will be a buffalo meat barbecue for about 4000 per sons at Phoenix, the state capital, and Tucson, Arizona's second city. Western Union Vote for Bargaining Favors AFL WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. The CIO controlled the collective bar gaining of Western Union work ers only in New York today as a result of nationwide voting yes terday which favored the AFL. Results in the Pacific division. including Washington. Oregon and Idaho, were 2,374 favoring tne ArL ana l.sin tne ciu. No. 45-22 Food Stamps Again to Have 'Death' Dates WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (AP) The OPA todav reestablished a' policy of definite invalidation dates for food ration stamps, with each series good roughly four months. As at present, a new scries of red stamps for meat and dairy products and blue stamps for pro cessed food will be validated, each month. Instead of being good in definitely, however, they will ex pire after about 16 weeks. The agency also restored its ex piration policy for sugar stamps, announcing that coupon No. 34 the only one now good may nor oe usea alter reoruary Sugar stamp No. 35, good for five pounds beginning February 1, will be valid through June 2. Overlapping this coupon, a new stamn is due to be validated May 1, OPA said. As previously announced, the new sugar stamp will hnve to last three months instead of two and a half months as in the past. If supplies improve, the latter ra tion period will bo restored and the overlap time when two stumps may be used will be in creased to one and a half months, OPA said. Would Avoid Rushes. The new policy is designed to avert any additional overnight cancellations, such as occurred Christmas week when large blocks of stamps suddenly were invalidated.' This was done, OPA said at the time, because fqod supples . were "at the lowest (Continued on page 3). Reckless Driver Fined, License Is Suspended William J. Adair, Jr.,: charged with reckless driving, was fined $25 and given a 30-day jail sen tence after pleading guilty be fore the Koseburg city court, A. J. Gedrtes, cltv recorder, stated today- The jail sentence was sus pended on good behavior but his operator's license was revoked for a period of six months, Mr. Ged des said. Roland A. Miller, charged with intoxication, was fined $20 and is being continued in cus tody due to insufficient funds. Hit-Run Death Driver Of Portland Sought PORTLAND, Jan. 26. (AP) Police were seeking a light grey, late model sedan with smashed front grill after Charles Ward, 60, was found dead in the street early this morning. Police said a bus driver report ed seeing a man and woman look at the body and then disappear. The meager description of the car was given by persons in the vicinity at the time. . Polish Exiles Plead For Popular. Election WASHINGTON. Jan. 26 (AP) The United States has received a memorandum from the Polish -overnment In exile asking estab lishment of an Inter-allled com mission to administer Poland un til elections can be held. Breslau-Nazi Communications Severed; Konigsberg, Capital Of East Prussia, Under Assault (By the Associated Press) Red army armored spearheads have driven close to the bor- der of Brandenburg, the province In which Berlin is located, a German broadcast said today, as the Russians announced that all nail communications. with Breslau had been cut. ., "We have reached the last road the road we have dream ed about for three long years," the red army newspaper Red '. Star declared. : - The Brandenburg border at its nearest point is 91 miles from Berlin. The location of the Russian approach was not disclosed; by the Germans, beyond the statement that it was from both . sides of Poinan. Russian dispatches asserted flatly that all of East Prussia -had been cut off by the soviet offensive, confirming previous German reports that red army tanks had reached the Baltic coast. . A Moscow dispatch said two 'Russian armies were beginning "the grim task" of storming Konigsberg, the Junkers capital,' and , Elbing on the Baltic, ' ', , Moscow indicated that Breslau, capital of lower (northern) Silesia and the greatest prize of the Silesian campaign, was isolated. Its fall seemed near. ; -.','-- .. . . To the north, In Poland, soviet : Seesaw Fight Still Rages in Alsace Region (By the Associated Press) ' U. S. Seventh army troops have stemmed the drive by reinforced Germans who had thrown bridge heads across the Moder river, 15 miles inside Alsace, and headquar ters said the gains were "large ly offset in counterattacks.". Bit ter fighting raged on the north ern edge of the Alsace plain. Headquarters said that east: of pivotal Haguenau, 15 miles above Imperilled Strasbourg, a small German bridgehead across the Moder was smashed. South of Strasbourg, stiff fighting-continued on the Colmar front. American officers did not mini mize the German thrust In Alsace, the bigcest nazt bid since the ill starred Ardennes, counteroffen slve. Failure to restore the Moder line would gravely endanger Strasbourg. West of Haguenau, where the Germans had crossed the river at three places on a three-mile front, the Americans halted the enemy and Wtook part or a lorcst. ''' Pillboxes Cuntured ? H A new assault erupted onthe long-dormant U; S. Ninth army front along the Roer river In the west. Flame-throwing Infantrv captured Brncholen, 27 miles southwest of Dusseldorf, and took 97 Siegfried Jlne nillboxes In a nlpht attack. This virtually unopposed drive coupled with the British pusn on the Ninth's left flank, completed clearance of entire west bank of the Roer for 40 air miles from Holland to below Duren, setting up a strategic springboard for an offensive against the Ruhr and the Rhinelnnd. British Second army troops In the north reached the Wurm river on a 4,000-yard front, cay- Ine in the southern flank of a nazl salient between Roermond and Gellenklrchen and rolling up gains all along their front. Coloana Plain Noared By last nlPht, field dispatches (Contiued on page 6) Illegal Bars, Night Clubs Targets Of Legislative Bills SALEM, Ore., Jan. 28. (AP) The state liquor commission gave a scries of bills today to the sen ate alcoholic traffic committee, the measure! designed to help the commission close Illegal bars and night clubs, - . Ray Conway, liquor administra tor, said violators often post bull and have their Illegal businesses open again before the arresting officer can make his report. A bill would-provide for clo sure of such places for two years, and for five years after a second offense, unless bond Is posted that the place would not be used Ille gally. Two other bills would give the commission authority to confis cate equipment, furnish Ihgs and Honor in Illegal premises. The committee also decided to Introduce two bills to legalize the commission's rationing of liquor sales. The commission's right to ration was upheld recently in Multnomah county circuit court, and the case now is on appeal to the state supreme court. Denton Grocery Sofa to Mr. and Mrs. C. Dunfiam G. M. Denton today announced sale of his store, the Dertton gro cery, 519 S. Stephens, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Dunham of Roseburg. Mr. Denton owned and operated the store for Approximately 17 years and will continue to make his home In Roseburg. ' Under the new ownership, the store will be known as the C nnd E erocerv, onnratrd bv Mrs. Dun ham, nnd will be n "serve-your-self groeorv," handling meat, Ire cream, frenh vegetables and fruit and prnrerlo. Mm. Dunbim MntPs the own ing will he Saturday at the com pletion of rcdecoratlon. tanks and motorized infantry ! whirled above Poznan in an out flanking maneuver which' broke through Murowana-Goslina, 139 miles due east of Berlin and the closest officially announced ap-: proach to Berlin. ' ' Red Star said the Germans had destroyed all bridges across the , Oder in the Breslau area in prepa ration for a 4ast ditch stand in the prize city, center of many In dustries feeding the nazi war ma chine. ' ' ' ' The 'Germans have declared- the Russians held two bridge heads across the Oder, on either Bide of the Silesian capltal.and a Moscow dispatch said the red army had opened a massed ar tillery bombardment southeast of , Breslau. . ' In Poland, southwest of Kra kow, the Russians advanced on ," a broad front toward Czechoslo- ' vakia, and in Hungary, progress was reported in clearing iiuua-. pest. As the Russian westward sweep continued, Merrill Mueller, NBS reporter who has- ust returned to New York from Paris, said last night In a censored broad cast that "Gen. Eisenhower has. established contact with Marshal Stalin" a statement that pre sumably meant the eastern and western blows against Germany were being coordinated.- i Wiliips Jewelry Store Opens Here r The Williams Jewelry store, lo cated in newly constructed quar ters In the Valley hotel building,: was opened to the public today The business has been installed by Harry Williams, who for the past seven years has been engag-: ed in a similar enterprise at Sea side. Mr. and Mrs. Williams and their two sons will reside in resi dential property recently pur chased on Harrison avenue, in West Roseburg. The store occupies the corner location In the hotel building where remodelling recently was completed. A complete stock of jewelry and gift merchandise is being of fered and a specialty is made of custom orders, Mr. Williams re ports. N. Y. Yankees, Baseball Club, Has New Owners NEW YORK, Jan: 26 (AP V The New York yankces, world's richest baseball club, have been sold to a syndicate made up of Col. Larry MacPhall. Capt. Dan Topping and Del Webb, Phoenix, Ariz., millionaire contractor. The deal, said to involve be tween two and a half and three million dollars, still must be ap proved by the major league ad visory council. All the club's property, includ ing the Yankee stadium in New York and the baseball parks at Kansas City and Newark are In eluded, three hundred and fifty players, of whom all but 115 are In the service, also change owner ship. Dodds Quits Foot Racing For Career as Preacher LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 26 (AP) Gill Dodd's the nation's outstanding mile runner, says he never again will face the starter In a competitive race. The 2R-year -old Dodds, recent ly graduated from the Gordon Theological school of Boston, has arrived hero to zegln a preach ing tour of the country. "I am devoting the rest of my life to the service of the Lord, and that's a full time Job," he told reporters. levity pact Pant j U t. lUtuiuUlB It's rather odd that a return ed war veteran, before getting a fedaral loan for a farm ven ture, must furnish proof of ex perience and competence, while . tho man at the top who decides on such a loan needs neither according to n recent nomina tion ty Prtsldent Roosevelt.