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'It's Complete ; VWatch your Oregon States saan. See bow It covers the Mil completely, present ;WealIier: "- Occasional rain today and Seaday; snow ever higher mountains Max. Temp. Frl lay, 88, Mia. 44. Southeast wind. Rain 1.74 laches. Hir er jS foot. FtoSET. ' .tt Interestingly each day. with dn attention to local happenings. NEiLTlLTH YEAH Salem. Orecjotv Saturday Morning, December 21, 1943 Pricv 3c Newsstands 5c No. 230 Four Killed. tnree 9 " cs5ii m :oo o 1651 Hurt in , 1 - .. J. - -- .... Ao. I I ."v Liverpool Hit; British Ships Attack Valona 20,000 Italians Trapped at Bardia, Is Claim; Greeks Advance Rome Finally Admits Aid Given by Hitler; Dive Bombers Are Sent (Br the Associated Press) British and Greek announce ments of slashing new blows at Italy by land, sea and air in Italy, Albania and Libya were paired Friday night with German dis patches suggesting that the nazls finally have decided to aire their Bag-gins; fascist friends a boost and that the Qerman-Italian-Japa-nese pact will be implemented by military and economic missions. Soma German political quarters retarded the establishment of these missions as a hint to the United States of the hazards of lending unlimited aid to Britain. German airmen gave Liverpool snd the surrounding Merseyside area their worst bombing of the war, last night and early today, smashing homes and buildings, and striking a hotel where sev eral persons were Injured. Liverpool Deaths Are Reported Few Total casualties were said by th British to be low, but the early estimate did not Include possible victims in a line of wrecked - homes where rescuers began digging. Raiders were reported over wide areas of Britain and two bombs from an unidentified plane crashed In neutral Eire's Dublin and Monaghan counties last night. Topping off the tale of Italy's woes was the British announce ment that the army of..the Nile has surrounded the Libyan has of Bardla, trapping. 24,40 flght-IngItalian- troops wttbrn a" steel ring. . ' British ships completed the (Turn to page 2, eol. 1) Isa iiae Bar.. PcixJ Uauser Column Well,-we're been' reading the papers again and we started off with Josephine Mahoney's com ments on the its on iner ither. Jose-l tne is the! weather. Heppner coTre-I, spondent for the;', Pendleton East j Oregonlan a n d it we hare yet to find a n y b o d yK who has as teel-r ing a touch. for the weather. Jo sephine . shares honors with M. Petersen of the Sheridan Sun as pur favorite two Fsul H. Baassr, Jr. Country correspondents. H r e's Josephine and the Marrow county weather outlook: The variable weather that engulfed Morrow county all day produced vagaries of tempera ture aad atmosphere thai kept even the old timers garesing. The old Indian signs failed to work when the clear dawn gave way to a high fog that rolled la billows; that cleared away with a bitter cold wiad out front the northwest; in tarn " a doldrums held forth an til a gentle chiaook - wafted down from the eastern mountains; the mailt sky clouded, rata be Kan to fall bat Jast to aaake ft interesting ft soon thickened and n slosh waa actually fall lac There may be aaow in the morning, a silver thaw, a sleet atoms, a balmy chiaook, or what hare yon? On guess Is aa good as another. Tou said it, Josephine. And Mr. Arthur Hampson of Pawtacket, RI, who acta aa a de partment store Santa Clans, would like to know which 4ne of the dear little kiddles lifted hi watch. ' .. ; .: .. ausawsue- s 1 a am were ssTcsinf the wsrla tt s astwal eaewy l tk prickly ysar. TTMy flstUy fsaaa a aisth Vsrcr, Cmo- tekUatls setrsaaa. wklak wka i f ara4 Um la the sa sua a Mr. Darwin, that's erolutlon that Utrolutloa. ., V . ; CAVS 1 6u rxs vo Milk Law s Am lment May be Askej yjoming Session of Legislature Tightening of . Corrupt Practices Act Will Be One ' Effort Preliminary to Later Submittal of Referendum, Local Group Indicates By PAUL H. HAUSER, JR. . Milk, either directly or indirectly, will probably again be a problem for the Oregon legislature when the 1941 ses sion convenes January 13. While no direct attack is anticipated on the Oregon milk control law in the face of the voters' affirmation of it at the polls, opponents of the law will be present and may attempt Halifax Probable Choice for Envoy Name Already Submitted to FDR for Approval Is London Claim LONDON, Dec. 21-(Saturdar-(ytp) - The authoritative British press association's parliamentary correspondent said early today that Lord Halifax now was re garded as the most likely choice for the British ambassadorship in Washington. An official announcement was expected shortly, he said. The Dally Mail declared Lord Halifax's name already had been submitted to President Roosevelt for approval as the successor to the late Lord Lothian. Halifax, foreign minister under both the late Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill, will be succeeded In that post by War ."Minister Anthony Eden, the paper added. ' Lord Halifax has been repeat edly attacked In some sections of the press, for his handling of the foreign office, principally because of hv coolness toward soviet Rus sia. ' Cabinet changes Involved in the Halifax nomination which the Dally Mail asserted already had been handed to President Roose velt would include a post as yet undesignated for David Lloyd George, world war prime minis ter, the paper said. His specific job, it was added, would be to spur the war effort at borne. Wheeler Opp oses Leasing Proposal SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20-(JP)-The adoption of President Roose velt's plan for lending war mater ials to Great Britain would be the first step toward making the United States """the greatest mili tary oligarchy the world has ever known." U. 8. Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D-Mont) said here to day. "If we art to start on a program of loaning guns, boats, aircraft and munitions to every nation that gets into war with another nation, we'll be entering every war that starts, whether It be in Africa, South America or Asia," Wheeler told newsmen. He criticized what he termed a new effort of the president and hit advisors to get around the Johnson act, criticizing high gov ernment officials for what he called law violations In the pres ent situation. Portland Student Is Killed by Auto PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 20-VPi -Clyde Waymire, about 11, Port land high school student, was killed by an automobile tonight. Patrolman Andy Crabtree re ported. Crab tree said Waymire was struck by a ear driven by Hans C. Karsteas. 25. of Helix, Orew stu dent at the University of Oregon Medical school. Fleet9 8 Adriatic Invasion Is Declared Unchallenged LONDON, Dee. 20P)-Brltlsh warshlna enterlnc throuxh the 60- mile-wlde Strait of Otranto oft the southeastern Italian coast hava swept the lower Adriatic without bains: challenged br n single Ital ian fighting ehln,or encountering n single Italian aommerelal reaaet. the Admiralty declared today. Thia foray, said unofficially to indicate that the fascists had been run to cover In the lower Adriatic aa well aa the Mediterranean and put in great pert! in Albania, waa rounded off in a heary aasault by a separate force of battleships on the , vital . Italian supply port of Valona in southern Albania.:: la the bombardment, , the ad miralty said, nearly n hundred tout of 'high explosive shells were hurltd at the port and in the whole operation ."no , opposition from the enemy was encountered. ' The admiralty's ' communique. to get some revisions of the law through the legislature. More probable Is it that the coming legislative session will see laying of groundwork by oppon ents of the milk control law for another battle to throw it out by the referendum method. Lewis Judson, a spokesman for the group of Salem dairymen dis contented under the milk control board, said yesterday that an ef fort would probably be made to revise the corrupt practices act to preclude use of "misleading statements" in campaigning for or against measures. Judson de clare1 that dairymen fighting the milk control board recognized during the campaign that the "misleading character of adver tising put out by friends of the law had a marked effect on the result." The local group expects to com bine Its efforts with a Portland group said to be seeking revision of the corrupt practices ast as an outgrowth of the circulars put out in an effort to "smear'.' Com missioner Earl Riley In his suc (Turn to page . cot S) Japan's Cabinet Shaken up Again v. New Justice Minister and Home Minister Named by Premier Konoye TOKYO, Dec. 2 1-( Saturday ) (P) Premier Prince Fumlmara Konoye shook up his cabinet to day, naming new ministers of jus tice and home affairs in a sur prise move observers believed was aimed at stricter enforcement of economic restrictions. Baron Kllchlro Hlranuma, for mer premier and minister with out portfolio, was named home minister to succeed Eija Yssui. Lieut. Gen. Helsuke Tanagawa was appointed minister of Jus tice, replacing Aklra Kazaml. As home minister. Baron Hlra numa will control the nation wide police system, prefectural, (Turn to page 2, col. 1) New IEU Local Is Formed, Silverton SILVERTON, Dec. 20 A new local of the Industrial Em ployes Union, Inc., was organized here tonight to replace the one dissolved at Thursday night's meeting. H. W. Burton, execu tive secretary of the IEU, present ed the charter and stated that the local will start with 187 members, a majority of all em ployee of the Silver Falls Timber company. Mr. Burton also denied truth of a rumor that the eompany was prohibited by the national labor relations board from dealing with the IEU. The conference com mittee was instructed to demand full recognition of the new local by the employers. Officers of the new local. No. 50 in district No. 2, are Clifford Ekluad, chairman; Jack Scott, vice-chairman; Ed Lambert, secretary-treasurer. The conference committee inclndes JoeLaRue, Os car Bentson, George Christen sen, Joe Clancy and Randall Bailey. Trustees are Edgar Huddleston, D. P. Starrett and Loula Sawyer. which was characteristically spar ing of language, did not, mention the damage to Valona, bat other British sources pointed oat that such a heary shelling could make rubble of the port facilities. TnrssTU eorreaponaeat ox ta author! tatire British Press asso ciation observed without ampllfl catlont ' - "It would aeeml that the Ital ians, driven from Taranto (a ma jor base in the Instep of the Ital ian boot) and hounded again by the royal air force at Naples, hava sought fresh bases where they hope their fleet will keep out of the way of the (British) Mediter ranean fleet. "With the Adriatic sea now open to ns, 'important' derelopments may be expeeted.". : , . i The British maneuver, . as the (Turn to page t, col. ) . ? Four Compose New Speed-up Defense Board Bill Knudsen Chairman; Hillman, Slim son and Knox Are Members Four Separate Functions Prevent. Naming . One Chief Says FDR By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL WASHINGTON. Dec. 20-UP- President Roosevelt designated two of his defense commissioners and his war and navy secretaries today as a new high command charged with the momentous Job of stimulating America to greater arms production. He asked William S. Knudsen, now industrial production boss of the defense commission, to serve as director of a new organization -an office for production man agement for defense. That office. he explained, will be created by authority of the government re organisation act of 1939. Sidney Hillman, In charge of labor problems . for the defense commission, will be assistant di rector, and Secretaries Stimson and Knox will be the other mem- i bers. Three subdivisions, Mr. Roose velt told reporters, will handle production of raw materials, de fense purchasing and priorities on deliveries of war supplies. The decision to create the new office followed repeated declara tions by Knudsen, among others that the defense program was behind schedule.. There had been frequent de mands, too, that the president ap point a chairman of the defense commission or select some one in dividual to head the enormous pro gram for obtaining war equip ment. But the chief executive, wli called in reporters to explain the new arrangement, asserted today It was Impossible to find one Czar, Poohbah or Akhoond of Swat to take over the task. That, he explained, resulted from the fact that In every process of pro duction three elements were in volved labor, management and the buyer-user. In the new office, he explained, Knudsen will represent manage ment, Hillman labor, and Knox and Stimson the buyer-user in this case the army and navy. The president said the new set up probably would not be effec tive for perhaps . 10 days pending the drafting of the necessary ex ecutive orders. The present defense commis sion will he retained, Mr. Roose velt asserted, but he Indicated its activities would be overshadowed by those of the production man agement office. The aeven defense commission ers, he said, will he responsible for coordinating the civil life of the nation with the work of this new office. The four-man agency, Mr. Roo sevelt declared, will bars full power to make decisions and car ry them out without first refer ring them back to him for ap proval. He added, however, that if a decision were made that went wrong, he would call the quartet in and talk it over with them. Adopted Baby Is Widely Traveled PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 20- Janet Greer, S-week-old trarel er, slept peacefully in a station ary bed tonight after a swift flight across the continent to a new home and new parents. Unexpectedly home in time for Christmas, Janet was nestled in her foster-mother's arms as Mrs. Leonard Greer stepped from a transcontinental airliner to give her husband his first glimpse of the infant. They explained that Mrs. Greer's sister, Mrs. Harry -Wlsner of Rochester, NT, had "found Just the baby you've been looking for and arranged adoption two days ago. Mrs. Greer flew east at once, adopted the child, named her Janet and waa home 24 hours later. The Greers wars busily mulling over Christmas presents worthy the "queen of the house tonight. McNary Resting . At Fircone Home Home at Fircone again after three weeks in the hospital here. Senator Charles L. McNary waa resting yesterday and rapidly re gaining his strength. Mrs. McNary reported. He hag been advised by his physicians to receive no visitors between ' now and the time, probably after January 1, when he returns to the national capital. -:. . '" -. - Senator McNary was taken to Salem General hospital when ' an attack of influenza -developed In to pneumonia- --.," AUTO SMASHED IN FATAL HIGHWAY CRASH This is what remained of the frost aasexably of one of the two aatomobiles which collided, apparently ncaa-on, with fatal results 11 miles northeast of Balem late Friday. car, was picked up by the "wrecker and dumped back onto its -Statesman photo. Waterfront Pact Is Finally Signed Names Morse as Arbiter; Stability of Shipping Industry Forecast 8 AN FRANCISCO, Dec. -A. new work contract covering all longshoremen in west coast ports and designed to briny about marl time- labor peace for two yearn 'at -least was signed late today by CIO longshore leaders and the Waterfront Employers' association. The contract provided for an unfixed wage Increase next Feb ruary, established Wayne L. Morse of the University of Ore gon law school as arbiter of any dispute that might arise, snd was made effective until Septem ber 30, 1942. Morse, who was west coast longshore arbiter under the old contract, said he believed the new pact would "bring about greater stability in the shipping indus try." The signing of the contract (Turn to page 2, col. ?) Battered Vessel Limps Into Port ASTORIA. Ore., Dec. 20-(P)- The 209-ton steam schooner West Coast limped into port here to night, her seams sprang and eight feet of water in the hold from battling a gale last night. W. L. Williams, Portland, one of the owners, said the crew of 27 men was safe and the vessel out of dancer. . . The 2 3 -year-old wooden west Coast, formerly the John C. Klrk patrick, sent a minor distress call off Umpqua bar. The coast guard cutter Pulaski of Coos Bay accompanied the crippled vessel to the Columbia river bar where the cutter Onondaga took over the convoy. Captain John Olson said the West Coast was en route from Belllngham, Wash., to Los An geles with lumber. Bombs Fall Near Dublin and Three Persons Are Hurt nrroT ttj tw. sazci p w a bombs from a single unidentified raiding plane f eU ' within ' seven miles .of neutral, brilliantly light ed Dublin tonight injurinr three persons and damaging aereral linaiM In ntmrhtt of 11 a n Laoghalre (formerly Kingstown.) Bombs also reil in jaonagnaa eoaaty. which la near -the fron tier of belligerent northern ire land. Thla la the first re p o r t of bombs landing near Dublin, al though both exploslre and lncen dlayr missiles bars landed In neu tral Eire daring, the battle of Brltalau- -.: : - ----- ," For each vrevious bombing, -one of which proved fatal to three girls, the German government has. apologised. . r - - - - . "V : Although it has "mobilized re serves and la guarding ports, Eire re fates to permit British-ase of its harbors as bases..,.-- Von Ribbentrop Is Father NEW YORK, Dec. 2(MV-The German radio reported today that a fifth child a son was born to German Foreign Minister , a nd Frau Joachim ron Ribbentrop in Berlin last night. -A -4 V nat fcasffraifc. Lato Sports DENVER, Dec. 20-jP)-Oregon State college basketeers defeat ed Colorado college of the Rocky Mountain conference 42 to 36 in an orertime game that completed tonight's Invitational tournament program. . Colorado State beat New Mex ico SS to 39 in the opener and Denver outpointed Marshall col lege of West Virginia 45 to 40 in the second game. The tourney started last night aad continues tomorrow- night. Oregon State and Colorado col lege were tied at 34-all at the end of the regulation playing pe riod. Bill Lewis, stalky CC for ward, knotted the score with a long shot 48 seconds before the final gun. Clayton Shaw, forward, and big John Mandlc. center, each scored field goals and Guard George Me- Nutt sank two free throws for Oregon State in the extra session. Oregon State held a 21-13 lead at halftime. SPOKANE, Dec. JO - (JP) Su perior height and speed carried Washington State college to a 42 to 39 basketball victory over Gon zaga tonight in a game that was close from start to finish. High School Basketball Dunsmuir, Calif., 25, Grants Pass 20. Astoria 49, Walla WaRa 24. HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 20-(tf)-Al "Turkey" Thompson, 182, 20-year-old Los Angeles negro, made an impress! vo debut as a full-grown- heavyweight tonight when he belted out Junior Munsell, IS 7. Oklahoma City, in the second round of a scheduled 10-rounder in Hollywood stadium. Bucket Upended; 1.74 Inches Rain Old June Pluvius upended the bucket on Salem streets yester day making swirling "baby ' nr era out of gutters. The airport weather station rain gauge reg istered 1.74 Inches of rain in the preceding 24 hours by midnight last night, Pradlction for today and to morrow waa occasional rain with JitUs change in temperature. The weather station mercury stood at 44 degrees at 12 midnight with little change forecast. Bis Barrels Are to Receive Canned Food, Mon day Show TIii-m ala barrela were delir- nui tA tfc Elalnora theatre yes terday,-' first consignment ot con tainers la which eannea looaa wiu bo placed for transportation fol lowing the Warner - urowers- Stateaman "canned food matin ea to be held there Monday fore noon. . ,;.'- - ; - . ! "From all the Interest shown in this show, it' looks as though we will have -an even larger crowa, and thereby n much greater con tribution of foodstuffs tor the needy, than we did at the Capitol theatre a year ago," Warner Brothers Manager Carl Porter re ported. - - As last year, the foodstuffs given at the Elainore Monday .as admission to the special -- motion picture show arranged by Mr, Porter will be turned orer to the Salvation Army to use In making up its Christmas dinner and pantry-filling baskets.. These baskets will be delivered to families se lected from lists being made up at the chamber of Commerce 1 by the Council of Social Agenclea ot V - , r i ' X i .. The motor, wrenched free of the mounting to be towed into Salem. Woman Charged, Murder of Lover Portland Widow Claims Intent Was to Take Her-Own Life PORTLANDS Ore., Dec 10-(JP) -Mrs. Julia Carison, plump, mid die-aged Widow, was charged with first degree murder today for the axe and -.razor siiytae or her ad mitted iorerrpaul'NotzoId. 82. Police Detective John Abbott. who signed the complaint, said Mrs. Carlson, 50, admitted the slaying and declared she Intended to take her own life but "lost my nerve and got drunk instead Police found the body of Not- zold, the head battered and throat repeatedly slashed, in a bed In Mrs. Carlson's home yes terday. Mrs. Carlson was In a stupor on the floor of the kitch en, they added. Abbott said she told him Not- zold was slain Wednesday, that she spent Wednesday night at a hotel but returned to her home the next day. Intending to take her own life; Mrs. Carlson waived prelimin ary hearing and waa ordered held for the grand Jury. Police said Notzold, a cook, had a wife living on a farm at Battleground, Wash. Multiple Trading Permit Demanded WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-JP)-The securities commission de manded tonight that the New York stock exchange remove its ban against so-called' multiple trading by Dec. 28. Unless this order Is complied with, the SEC Indicated in a brief statement. It will call jt public hearing and test Its au thority under Section 19 (B) of the securities aad exchange act of 1934 to compel compliance. Such a step would be the first of its kind under the law. The fight between the commis sion and the exchange over mul tiple trading began shortly after the governors of the big mart ordered Its members who also are members of local exchanges' to cease trading for their own ac counts on the local exchanges in securities which are listed also en the New York board. ' the Community Chest. The Army and the Catholic Charities both will turn St. Jo seph's hall Into A supply depot for the filling of baskets which will take place Monday and Tues day.' ; - n ; - - v x While the motion picture fea ture and short subjects for Mon day's "matinee" bars been se lected with their interest to chil dren in mind, attendance la also open to grownups who bring the requisite, can of fruit or regetables or meat. The feature picture will star Laurel" and Hardy, popular eomedians, In Tha Flying Deuc es. ' - - - - -;--',:--. Doors to the' Elsinore will open a t 1 0 : 2 0 a.nu Monday. The show will start at 21 and run tor ap proximately two hours, . - The Salvation' Army waa noti fied Friday of the availability, of a supply of walnuts to be placed in the Christmas baskets. This it an item 4m which there lsv still a shortage and " further contribu tions of nuts or -ether .foodstuffs will be welcomed. v. ; . Ambulance Is I, One Of Accidents Three, Scotts Mills Folk Vind One From Turner . V- Lose Their Lives Time of Death of 2 Who Were in Both Crashes ' Cannot Be Learned i Four persons were dead and three ethers seriously Injured last night as the result of a se ries of two accidents in which an ambulance carrying rictims of the first accident struck another car on its way to the hospital. All the dead were passengers In the two cars inrolred in the first head-on collision on the Has e l Green-Sllrerton highway 11 miles northeast of Salem. The dead: Arch Clayton Winn, 37, 770 North Front street, Salem. Ted Crltes. 34, Scotts Mills. Mrs. Ted Crltes. St, Scotts Mills. Mrs. Tillie Vallet, Scotts Mills. The injured: William Winn, Capitola district, fractured skull and other Injuries, at Silverton General hospital. - Darllne Crltes, 3, fractured hip, at Silverton hospital. Mrs. Champ C. Shepherd, 170 Evergreen avenue, Salem, severe second degree burns, at Salem General hospital. ' Receiving minor injuries were: Champ C. Shepherd, 170 Ever green avenue, shock and bruises, at Salem General hospital. ' James Bennett, 21, ambulance attendant, C58 North High street, treated for minor injuries-at Sa lem Deaconess hospital and re leased. r ' : The first accident occurred In a heavy rain about 5- o'clock at what is locally-; known as Shan nou s corners. - Xjfcbalance on Way to Salem Crashes Arch C. Winn, believed o be tbe driver of one of the cars, was killed outright, William Winn, Ted Crltes and Darline Crltes were taken to the Silverton General hospital by a Silverton ambulance. Crltes died there about 8:30 o'clock, State Police Sergeant Far ley Mogan said. The two women, Mrs. Crltes and Mrs. Vallet, an employe of Mrs. Crltes, were picked tip by a Salem Taxi ambulance driven by Reuben Skubovlus. The ambulance headed for Sa lem, but its trip ended tragically -when it collided with the car driven by Champ C. Shephera about a half-mile north of the North Salem underpass. The Shepherd car, driven Into a ditch, burst into flames. Mrs. Shepherd, severely burned, was.' pulled from the flaming car by firemen of the east Salem fire station. State Policeman Jamea Darby, who investigated the second col lision, said one of the women in the .ambulance was thrown out onto the pavement by the fores of the impact. 11 Women Are Dead on Arrival at Hospital Mrs. Shepherd and, one ot the two previously injured women were taken to the Salem General hospital by the Salem first aid car. The woman injured in the first accident was found to be dead on arrival. The second, woman was taken to the Salem Deaconess hospital by the Deaconess ambulance and waa also-found to be dead on ar rival. First Aid Captain Percy L. Clark said it waa not known whether the two' Women died be- ; (Tarn to page 2, col. 5) Third Death Due -PORTLAND, Dec. tt-(JP)-A third death here from influenza and Its new cases were reported today by Portland health authori- Health officers- recorded, tie death of Mrs. Julia Olson, '72, from - influenza last Monday and added the death of Raymond Burns, 44, last Wednesday from pneumonia. - . - Meantime, several churches and other organizations cancelled plana ;, for Christmas parties be cause of the epidemic v VANCOUVER, Wash., Dee. 20 -iffy-Three Vancouver hospitals and four more schools were or dered 'dosed today by Clark coun ty health officers because ot the Influenza epidemic , - - Strike Report Denied, , " t Gucntanamo Naval Dcse ' HAVANA, bee. 2 0 - (3) - Con tractors in charge of work: ca - . new projects at the United States naval - base at Guant&naxuo said today the 1 S 0 0 , Cuban workers v engaged there-- went to work . -usual today and that there wtj my atxn of a strike as report:! in unconfirmed adrices rttitlz?' here last night-:-- - - 5 To Flu Reported r-v. ....