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Newspaper Page Text5 .J-S t COBLENZ MOP UP German fighting men, routed out of their stronghold in a Coblenz building, march off to prisoner of war camps as American Third army troops enter the building to search for snipers still firing from concealed positions. Signal corps radio-telephoto. U. S. 3rd, 7th A Shut Reds' 100,000 Nazis, Industry Hubs Debacle Cost (By the Associated Press) The German debacle in the Saarland and palatinate may have cost the nazls 100,000 men thus far, a headquarters dispatch from Paris said today, as the U. S. Third and Seventh armies slammed shut traps which may boost the overall prisoner total alone to 75.000. Four Third army column bat lered toward J-udwigsshafen-, Mannheim, great Industrial cen ter, as the mop-up of prisoners rontinued. It was estimated that 50,000 Germans were captured by the Third armv since its smash across the Moselle, and the Seventh was not even tabulating its daily bag. Two Third armv columns were within five miles of Ludwig shafen as the disorganized and fleeing German remnants were (Continued on Pane 61 Legislative Acts Held Confidence Building PORTLAND, March 21 (AP) Industry and capital have more confidence in Oreeon as a result of the recent legislative session, a Kiwanls luncheon was told bv F. Harold Young, manager of Oregon Business and Tax Re search. Inc. While taxes were not reduced there was no upward swing and a worthwhile adlustment was noted, Young said yesterday. He declared Oregon is in a better po sition than Washington, where large sums of money were ap propriated. Absolves Dairymen From Butter Shortage Blame PORTLAND. March 21 (AP) Northwest dairymen are pro ducing a near record amount of milk desnite wartime labor and equinment problems and are not to blame for the current butter shortage, a War Food administra tion official said today. Paul C. Adams, dairy and poul try branch representative, ex pressed belief that the civilian consumption of butter must be limited as long as military de mands reotiire heavy production of nowdered whole and condensed milk, Cheddar cheese and Ice cream. Dr. H. M. Eriekson New Oreqon Health Officer PORTLAND. March 21 (AP) Dr. Harold M. F.riekson official. lv has become state health offi cer, succeeding Dr. Frederick M Strieker, who resicned after more than 2 years' service. Dr. Strieker said he dd not want to serve "one minute" after Ms 70th hirthdav Saturday. Dr. Ei lckson. his assistant since 1941, was sworn in at the state health board's quarterly meeting yes terday, Boy Latest Victim in Portland Traffic Toll PORTLAND Mirch 91 (API Portland's 1945 traffic toll stood at 23 tor'av with the dath of Erne-.t F. Schafer. 10. fnt.illv iniured when a truck backed into him. Police said the driver anpar pntlv failed to see the bov stand ing behind the vehicle yesterday. Last year's fatalities at this time totaled only 10. Trap I - ., ,...,, ,., , ,M I . I.l.l-I - , . . - I.I .1., ,11 - "I-- . - V in Saarland; G uns Ring Stettin Russia Denounces Her Treaty With Turkey, Says "Improvements" Needed MOSCOW. March 21. (AP) Soviet Russia last night denounc ed her 1925 treaty of friendship and neutrality with Turkey and declared "serious improvements" were needed in the pact. This treaty does not corres pond any longer with the new situation and it is necessary to make serious improvements," said an announcement from the soviet commissariat of foreign af fairs. The 20-year pact would have been automatically renewed on Nov. 7 this year unless denounc ed six months before hand. .An Izvqstia editorial-iuud-ihat "In the present war there have been individual moments when relations between the soviet union and Turkey could desirably have been better." The newspaper made no refer ence to Turkey's recent declara tion of war on the axis. The pre vious diplomatic rupture between Turkey and Germany in 1944 was scoffed at by Russian newspapers at the time. They held that it was a disguise behind which close connections were maintained be tween Ankara and Berlin. Roosevelt Voices To Aid Red Cross WASHINGTON, March 21 (AP) Four million workers, spurred by a presidential appeal to every American to help meet needs of fighting men,- renewed their efforts today to collect $200, 000.000 for the Red Cross. President Roosevelt called for over-subscription of the 1945 war fund in a brief radio address last night. "This is no call for charity," he said. "This is our chance to serve those who serve us." Mr. Roosevelt said he couldn't predict when victory would come. But there is nothing unpredict able, he added, about 7.500.000 Americans overseas or fighting afloat and another 70,000 in en emy prison camps. "The need never was greater," he asserted. "It will not soon be less." The president said he could tes tify from personal observation to usefulness of the Red Cross in battle zones. He said it has sent food, clothing and medicines through the barbed wire of ene my prison compounds, collected blood plasma that saved thou sands of lives, provided refresh ments, entertainment and good cheer and linked fighting men with loved ones at home. The fund drive ends March 31. Land Ruling Hits Jap With Two Sons in War Service PORTLAND, March 21 (AP) A district attorney's opinion held today that a Japanese with two sons in the armed forces has no authority to obtain immediate possession of land the sons leased to the county. B. Fuiil made formal demand for possession of the property, adjoining the county farm, so he could plow the alfalfa tract and plant his own crops. The county commissioners desire to retain possession until after the hay and grain harvest this summer. The oninion was written by Deputy District Attorney Stanley M. Jones. It said the lease agree ment remains in effect to March, 1944, or until the return of the sons or their families, and that until the latter appear to make kheir own demand the county cannot release the property. rmies Springboards For Attack on Berlin Sought MOSCOW. March 21. (AP) The First White Russian army, now in possession of virtually the entire east bank of the Oder from the Baltic to its confluence with the Neisse, crowded siege artil lery to the very edge of Stettin today after wiping out the enemy s Altdamm bridgehead. . me menace to Berlin - grew hourly as Marshal Zhukov probed many plums ulwiig-ibe river, geek ing springboards for his next big attack east and northeast ot ruined Berlin. Marshal Konev still Is engaged in liquidating trapped garrisons in Breslau and Glogau on the upper Oder, but has moved addi tional units of his First Ukraine army group to the Neisse line southeast of Berlin. In East Prussia. Marshal Vast levsky, for two years chief of staff of the red army, was staging the final kill in a dwindling uer- man pocket along the coast south west ot Koenigsoerg. Braunsbera Caotured Disclosure that Vasilevsky had (Contiued on page 6) 107,000 Foreign Farm Workers Slated for U. S. WASHINGTON, March 21. (AP) Approximately 107,000 for eign farm workers will be brought into the United States this year, Rep. Horan (R.-Wash.) has been informed. Horan said Mai. Gen. Philip S. Bruton, labor officer of the Agri culture department, told him on his return from Mexico that he is "quite sure" that 75,000 Mexi can nationals will be available. In addition. 25.000 Jamaicans and 7,000 Bahamans are expected for the crop season. This would rep resent an Increase of 16,000 to 20.000 over last vear. Agriculture Secretary Wickard told the house appropriations committee recently that the num ber of domestic farm workers had declined approximately 200,000 since a year ago. Bronze Star Awarded Sergeant Harry Collison Sergeant Harry Collison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Collison, Rt. 1, Roseburg, has been award ed the Bronze Star for heroic action against the enemy while in combat Jan. 28, in the Philip pine islands, according to word received by the parents from Maior General Leonard F. Wing, commanding officer of the 43rd infantry division. Sergeant Collison. formerly a member of Co. D. 162nd infantry. 41st division, was transferred to the 43rd division about two years ago and participated in the in vaslon of Luzon. He is a graduate of Roseburg High school, class oi lsu. Diphtheria Shuts Only Theatre, School in Town MOLALLA, Ore., March 21 (API This small town's grade school and only theater were closed today because of a diph theria epidemic. Health officers reported 36 probable cases in the town, whose poulatlon is a little ovei a thou sand. No deaths have occurred. A strict quarantine was clamp ed on all affected families one family had four cases and resi dents were urged not to attend public gatherings. ' : ! : . Established 1873 Curfew To Obey Cease Order, 12 p.m. Mayor LaGuardia Says He Just "Runs City," Not Allowed to "Run Army" NEW YORK, March 21 (AP) Mayor F. H. LaGuardia, reply ing to President Roosevelt's sup port of a midnight curfew as against the mayor's 1 a. m. amusement deadline, said today "he's running the country;' I'm just running the city." LaGuardia said he was "too busy running the city" to. com ment on the nation-wide reaction to his defiance of War Mobilize! Byrnes' request "I'm running the city," the mayor continued. "I tried to run the army but they wouldn't let me." This latter remark was In' re ply to a question about his reac tion to a War department order directing army personnel to ob serve the midnight deadline and apparently referred to the time he sought an army commission. War Dept. Cracks Down The War department move, In terpreted as the government's first counter-measure against La Guardia's curfew extension, was put into effect here last night. In New York City, which still is holding out as a 1 a. m. oasis, the order came as a surprise to cafe owners, barkeeps and grum bling soldiers. The first inkling anyone had of the order was when military po lice suddenly appeared in the plush confines of the Stork club and ordered all army personnel to leaye. The Second service command then confirmed" that a midnight curfew enforcement order had been issued and few minutes later in Washington the War do- (Contiued on page 6) New Price Rules to Be Told Roseburg Dealers A meeting will be held in Rose burg Wednesday, March 28, to ac quaint apparel and house furnish ing retailers with provisions of new orders and regulations of the Office of Price Information, it was announced today from OPA headquartere in Portland. Simi lar meetings are to be held throughout the week in all princi pal Oregon towns. Announcement of time and place ior the local meeting will be given as soon as arrangements have been complet ed, Hosea Evans, district OPA price executive, stated. All dealers are requested to keep the date open and to be prepared to attend the meeting, at which OPA price division staff members will ex plain new regulations in detail. Vets' Job Preference Bill Signed by Gov. Snell SALEM, Ore., March 21 (AP) Governor Snell today signed house bill 342, which provides that war veterans shall have pref erence in public employment within the state. House bill 27, which authorizes the secretary of state to take a census of any city upon its appli cation and permits the state cen sus to serve as the basis for dis tribution of the cities' share of liquor commission income, was also signed today by the gover- 0 m SEA CLAIMS STEAMER Driven ashore near Coos Bay by a the steamer Alvarado, pictured above, was broken in two by nearly one million feet of lumber w,s lost. The entire crew of 3 1 after a hard battle with heavy seat; ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 1 , 1 945 Beta Natural Fish Spawning Better Than Hatcheries, Oregon Director States I PORTLAND, March 21 (AP) 4-The widespread belief that hatchery propagation is a more qlticicnt means of conserving an gling than natural spawning Is a misconception, Dr. Paul Needhnm director of state game commis sion fisheries, told the Rotary olub here. J "We found in California that you can't begin to stock a stream ajs economically as the natural re plenishings," Dr. Needham said yesterday. "It would tuke hun dreds of hatceries to accomplish the same results." i He said 98 per cent of natural ly deposited eggs survive. Dr. Needham urged improvement of the environment in which fish spawn, cleaning up of streams and protection of fish in the pie spawning period. Packers Blamed For Meat Muddle j WASHINGTON. March 21 CAP) Price Administrator Ches ter Bowles said today that "we remain the best fed nation of the world," but he acknowledged that civilian meat supplies will be shorter this year, i Testifying before the senate banking committee, Bowles as serted that the American Meat In stitute, representing the major ity of packers, is attempting to "capitalize" on War Mobilization Director Byrnes' statement on the meat situation "by using it as a basis for an attack on price con trol." ''"Thanks to the extraordinary efforts of our farmers, and in spite of the tremendous food needs of the direct war effort," he said, "we remain the best fed raition of the world, wartime or neapellme. H'J'rWtjilnlu rltrlllnM mnnf mill shorter than at any time during the war but that arises from the extraordinary needs of the war elfort. Moreover, and this Is the vital point, the shortage would not be relieved in any degree by higher returns to the packers. "OPA will not be stampeded in to giving price Increases." The Meat institute had contend ed that government price control policies were largely responsible for the shortage. Churchill Denies Claim of Abundant Food Stocks LONDON, March 21 (API- Prime Minister Churchill today denied the "suggestion in some quarters in the United States" that Britain had 700,000,000 tons of food stocks on hand and said the country had rather less than 6,000,000 tons. This amount, he said, is in the process of being reduced by aid to the liberated countries and by the end of June will amount to only 4,750,000 tons. The prime minister explained that Britain's food stocks had been "built up by foresight and self denial over five years and unaer oomoardmcnt." Drive Set to Enforce Northwest Wage Tops SEATTLE, March 21 (AP) Dr. George B. Noble, chairman of the northwest regional War La bor board, today announced u drive to enforce wage ceilings set for 3,000,000 wage earners in Washington, Oregon and Alaska He said "unlawful, unstabillzing wane practices" will be vigorous ly fought. .'4 9t', in.!.W - ; Waste Paper Drive Slated For Roseburg Plans have been arranged ten tatively for a city-wide waste pa per collection In Roseburg April 12 and 13, it was announced today bv Abe Bean, chairman of the countv salvage committee. The paper collection in Roseburg will be conuueteu tnrougn tne nign schools, under the supervision of Paul S. Elliott, citv superintend ent, and Omer J. Monger, prlncl pal ot tne senior nign. Detailed instructions will be an nounced at a later date, Mr. Mon ger said today. General instructions, nowever, are that newspapers, magazines and cardboard should be divided Into separate bundles. Scrap pa per should bo packed tightly Into strong cardboard cartons. It is important,-Mr. Monger stated, that all bundles and cartons be tied securely. Collectors will be instructed to refuse all bundles which are not securely tied. Carefulness Emphasized During the last campaign the (Continued on Page 6) Disobedient Negro Wacs Sentenced FORT DEVENS, Mass., March 21 (AP) Convicted of refusal to obey orders, four Negro Wacs were sentenced last night to one year at hard labor and to be dis charged dishonorably. The quartet had contended they were ordered to perform menial tasks in Lovell general hospital because of their color. -"-Two male-Nggro-offloera-and two white Wac officers were members, of the seven-man court The first service command dis closed today that a similar sen tence was imposed last August on a white Wac convicted of the same offense. The verdict, announced after an hour and ten minutes deliber ation, was taken calmly by the four in court. One of them, Pri vate Morrison, however, became hysterical after leaving the room and had to be forced, screaming, into an army car by MPs. . Portland Rats to Be Inspected for Fleas PORTLAND. March 21 (AP) A $2500 laboratory to deter mine whether Partland rats have fleas had been approved today by the city council. City Commissioner Fred L. Pe terson said the Inspection will dis close whether the rats are carry inc fleas which might spread bu bonlc nlaeue. pneumonia plague or typhus. Previous tests, made in San Francisco, disclosed no in fection. Spooners Banned From Parking at Cemetery WAUKEGAN. 111., March 21. (AP) Sheriff Walter L. Atkin son says he doesn't have to look at the calendar to be reminded that spring Is here. He's Issued his annual spring order to deputies to stop young couples from parking In the en trance to a cemetery. They'll have to find a new place for their trysts, he said, as cemetery offi cials complained the couples are stopping traffic. V 4A 1 r J- Wit ;t Aii terrific gale last Saturday night, pounding surf, and its cargo of of the 2500-ton vessel was saved 45-66 - ;MH ICKES" SON WOUNDED Ray mond W. Iclces, USMC, above, son of Harold L. Iclces, secre tary of the interior, was wound ed in action on Iwo Jima, ac cording to word received by his wife, Miralotta L. Iclces, of Silver. Springs, Md. Burning Capital Of Panay Island Entered by Yanks MANILA, March 21. (API American troops fought their way Into the burning city of Hollo, capuai oi ranay, as iney expand ed their hold today on that ccn tral Philippine island. Gen. MacArthur,. announcing thnt. troops of Ala).. Gen.. Hupp Brush's 40th division had reach ed the outskirts of thC city, re ported "heavy fires " were burn mg. The Americans cantured the Iloilo airdrome and Carpenter's bridge over the Iloilo river at the eastern approach to the capital. - Another 40th division column drove 25 miles northward from Sunday's invasion beachhead at Tlgbauan, to overrun the coastal plain inland from Hollo and join forces with strong guerrilla units. Panav is the 25th Philippine is land invaded In the liberation campaign. Other guerrillas, on northern Luzon island, wiped out the Japa nese garrison at San Fernando and seized that Llngayen gulf port. San Fernando Is the most important port north of Manila and northern terminus of the Manila railroad. The invasion of southwestern Mindanao Island also progressed. Bombers struck Formosa with 106 tons of bombs. They hit and sank a 1,000-ton freighter. Bombers on the South China sea blockade patrol destroyed or damaged three small freighters and a 10,000-ton oil tanker. Iwo Jima Loss Worst of War, Kolso Tells Japan RAN FANCISCO. March 21 (AP) Premier Kolso of Japan told his countrymen today tho loss of Iwo Jima to the American marines "Is the most unfortunate thing in the whole war situation and again warned against a Unit ed States Invasion of the Nippon ese homeland. Kolso, in a Tokyo domestic broadcast, said the Americans had "numerical superiority" and ap pealed to the Japanese to exhibit a "burning determination to de fend the nation." "There will be no unconditional sur-ender. ' he sa d. "So long as there Is one Japa nese living, wo must fmht to shat ter the enemv's ambitions to pieces. We must not stop fighting until men. Grocery Violator Gets Off With Mere Warning PORTLAND. March 21 (AP) One of the Portland groceries that accepted ration stamps after they were cancelled last Christ mas received Its formal penalty todav a warning not to do it again. Marvin 73. Lewis, OPA henrln" commissioner. unheM the OPA's claim thpt Information given to Oropon Orocerterla hv an CPA official constituted formal notifi cation of new ration rules. Tlr store contended tlmt verbal no tice was not officl'"!. At the time of the h"nrlnghere, Lewis said he would not Issue nnv oennltv more severe than an ad monitory order. Cases of other groceries, who accented exnlred stamps for a dav after they were canceled, are still pending. "-AY: ; I 1 j yj Enemy Fleet Found rllding In Inland Sea 575 Nip Planes Destroyed Or Damaged; 1 Yankee Vessel Gets Bad Smash U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD QUARTERS, Guam, March 21 (AP) At least 17 Japanese warships, including a 45,000-ton siiporbattleship and eight air-' craft carriers, were crippled Monday by more than J.000 American carrier planes which hunted down the bulk of the enemy home fleet hiding in Nippon's 240-mile-long inland sea. - . The audacious raiders from Vice Adm. Mitscher's world's largest task force, penetrating a hitherto untouched area which Japan considered safe for her navy, also destroyed 475' enemy planes Sunday and Mon day and damaged well over 100 more. Not one American warship was sunk, although one was damaged seriously and others sustained minor blows as the Japanese home-based airforce sent wave on wave against Mit scher's armada. All ships moved away under their own power.- . Combat losses of the carrier planes "were extremely light." Damaged 8hlps Listed These first fragmentary ac counts of the most daring naval action or the Pacific war were pieced together today from a pre liminary report of Adm. Spruance of the U. S. Fifth fleet and first hand accounts of pilots given to Associated Press Correspondent Hamilton W. Faron with Mitsch er's task force. The fliers, who swept over Ja pan's major naval bases and scores of air bases assigned to de- (Contlued on page 6) British Pursuing Japs After Taking Mandalay CALCUTTA, March 21. (AP) British troops struck out from newly-won Mandalay today to Tnnn m .lnnnnruir, f,-rnpQ nilpo7prf rin'the' wiva- between the ancient'"" city and Melklila, 7a miles to tho south, i . 1 - ; ' . . British forces hold Mellttlla, cutting the southern escape routes for some 30.000 Japanese troops In central Burma and leav ing the Invaders only minor mountain trails eastward Into Thailand. Fort Dufferln, the last Japa nese stronghold In Mandalay, fell yesterday to the British after 500 fanatical enemy defenders es caped through allied siege lines at night. Civilian Internees reported they suffered numerous casualties dur ing the allied aerial and artillery bombardments of the port during the weeks the Japanese held out. They said the Japanese often forced them to stand out In the open during the attacks. U. S. Submarine Barbel Overdue, Listed as Lost WASHINGTON, March 21 - (AP) The submarine Bar bel Is overdue from patrol and presumed lost with its oflfcers and crew, normally about 65 men. The vessel, commanded by Lt. Comdr. Conde Lerov Ra guet, was the 34th American submarine reported overdue and presumed lost, and tho 40th lost from all causes, In cluding four sunk and two de stroyed to prevent capture. It was the 273rd naval ves sel of all types lost in the war. Salary Scale Upped for . Teachers in Portland PORTLAND, March 21 (AP) Salary Increases giving Port land teachers a minimum of $1. 800 and a maximum of $3,300 held the approval of the school board today. The present scalc though a temporary cost-of-living increase has been added runs from $1, 600 to $3050. The new higher scale, recommended by the super intendent of schools, failed to pass at an earlier board meeting bv a tie vote with one member absent. levity pact ant By L. T. Relnniuln . By way of impressing the coming world pence conference with some of our home front freedoms, Undo Sam might have Mayor LaGuardia deliver the address of welcome, John L. Lewis furnish the coal to warm the hall, James Petrillo furnish tka music for entertain ment and some of ovr husky 4-F athletes check hats and act as ushers. And Sinatra might be prevail' ed on to sing, "We're All Pals Together."