The Oregon statesman., May 17, 1941, Page 3, Image 3

Tt OrJIGOII STATESMAN, Eden. Oregon. Saturday Morning, May 17f Ifill
COOID
- M ? J .
omans
on
B0
JL
Sees no Promise of Early Peace
hum - n t n A . ., i .
fi i jt in 4rwwM i ri 1 0 vfifff u ,fiif riff f 1
ithDeeds
Requests
varns People Against Hysteria
for
overiiOF SBraOTe asks ores
riotisnr
Here is Got. Charles A:
Sprague's report on Ore
gon's defenses, its prepara
tions and its place in na
tional defense, as present
ed by him in a broadcast
oyer four radio stations "
Friday night:
MY FELLOW CITIZENS: . j '
Promptly after the windup of
the business left with me. by the
legislature, I began. In company
with Lieut. Col. Wooton, acting
adjutant general and. director of
selective service, a tour of what
might be called the defense areas
of Oregon. I wanted to see at first
hand the progress of the work, to
learn, the Jocal problems, and to
find out how the activities might
be assisted. i
Tonight I want to give a report
to the people of my own state on
the conditions as I found them in
the districts. visited; and to review
the contribution which our .state
and its pUblic officials have made
and are making in the defense, ef
fort. Then I want to outline our
plans for the future.
I think few people realize the
extent - of Oregon' participation
in the defense program. That is
. because we do not have yet any
single thing as large as an army
cantonment or as spectacular as an
airplane factory. The truth is,
however, . that many sections of
the state are buzzing with activity
due dlrectlyor indirectly to the
, business of rearmament
Lower Columbia
-No Longer Neglected
Perhaps one of the busiest spots,
and certainly the most strategic
from military standpoint is As
toria and the mouth of the Colum
; bia river where we began our
is now receiving recognition,
largely because of the persistent
efforts of the citizens of Astoria.
The greatest project there is the
Tongue Point naval air base. ! It
will soon be ready for occupancy
although expansion is already au
thorized. I cannot describe this
base, nor will It be open to the
public during the emergency; but
I can say the plant is extensive,
the ; construction is permanent.
Tongue Point promises to be a very
. important base for operations of
the air arm of the navy in the
northwest ; . .r V V
Guardsmen at Stevens
Housed Comfortably
s At Fort Stevens at the mouth
of the Columbia, Oregon's own
249th coast artillery, commanded
by Col. Clifton M. Irwin, and the
16th coast artillery are on duty
manning the artillery guarding the
; river entrance. Frame barracks
provide comfortable housing for
men and Officers. An Increscs fn
the Water supply is promised
: t - - W J lu
through Improvement by the WPA
of the Warrenton waterworks. The
physical condition of the men and
their morale appeared excellent
Camp Clatsop, widely kaown
as the camp of our national
guard, is now occupied by two
full battalions of soldiers under
going training preliminary to
serving a station in Alaska. This
camp is one of the best camps
In the country; that is why the
army asked permission for its
use, a permission I was happy
to approve. It Is probable the
camp will continue to be used
as a training or replacement
center.
ine Fort of Astoria has leased
portion of a large pier to the
navy for use in servicing patrol
Ves:l flni enmas PAfi M!lA.a ...Ml
vvv oouvt 9 Will
be stationed there. Its airport will
also be reconstructed. Astoria ex
pects also to have work started
soon on wooden vessels for the
navy. :
All this activity has created
many problems in the communities
of Clatsop county, but they are
being met intelligently by the
county defense council of ; which
J. C. Wright is chairman. . 1
At Portland Col. Wooton and I
put in a full day visiting the in-
- dustrlal, marine and military de
fense projects, in company with
Mayor Earl Riley. Our tour in
eluded calls at vocational training
centers or C1T and Benson Poly
technic; on the operation division
of the 29th army engineers doing
. topographic mapping. Industrial
. plants visited were the Iron Fire
, man Manufacturing company and
n; wb uvvciuymx piani 01 uo.
lumbia Aircraft company which
are engaged In manufacturing air
plane, parts; and the.Portland
woolen Mills making army blank
- ets and navy uniform cloth, i
New Firm to Lay , i !
First Keel Monday !
But shipbuilding will be the
biggest defense industry Irt P6rt
land as it was In 1917-1919. Com
mercial Iron works is already en
gaged in making net tenders navy
boats. The Albina Machine and
. Featuring -j.
ALTOII BENEDICT'S ORCHESTRA
2 Miles North of Independence .
Admission . ' -'-:
. 25c and 40c . . '.
Six Points
Of Program
' 1. Avoid hysteria. .
2. Organize for protec
lion against fire, disaster
or disorder, " i
3. Maintain and increase
production. v: I
4. Promote unity; avoid
class struggle. j
5. ' Support the govern
ment financially. j
6. Be patriotic in deed,
not merely In words. j
Engine works has contracts' fori
navy patrol boats and the Willam-1
ette Iron and Steel company con-
tracts for two minesweepers and
for marine engines. The new Ore-
gon Shipbuilding corporation,
headed by Edgar Kaiser, expects
to lay the first keel on its initial
order for 31 cargo vessels next
Monday. It is estimated that 6,0001
persons will be needed by ship-
building industries within the next
six months. j I
Portland now has f ighting units j
of the army, pursuit squadrons,
stationed at the new air base ad
joining the Portland-Columbia
airport, and commanded by Lieut
Col. J. L. Stromme. The force will
consist of 250 officers and 2500
men. It will be fully equipped with
fighting planes ready to defend the
Portland area. - j
' Under the leadership of May
or Riley, Portland Is taking care
of Its problems competently, the
one serious question of housing
now being made the subject of
a survey.
Defense work is not limited to
the lower Columbia region. It has
gone up and through the gorge to
the Interior. Bonneville .power
plant is working at installed ca
pacity to power defense industries
in Oregon and Washington. At The
Dalles we found the creosoting
plant completing a substanUal or-
uci iui .uuia iui uai uvii ucu vu
the navy, which has given em
ployment to about 250 men. Con'
tracts were about ready for build'
ing a new airport for The Dalles
on the north side of the river.
, u 1,-
of the selection of its airport as
the base for servicing planes us
ing the vast area of northern Mor
row county for a bombing prac
tice field. .Work has not yet be
gun, but is- assured.
Hermiston Munitions Dump j
Oregon's Largest Project
Th. K!,aoCt .i.i ftv.mn(
project in Oregon is the munitions
H..mn t-TTrmi.tAn. nmatma
r.v.i 7Knnnnn h.
,,m to snnt has been raised
to $10,000,000. New workers are soldiers. Oregon was the first
laying out roads and building rail- stat to complete Its. quota of in
rnarf lin. to rv. the area 18 crease in the national guard in
miles long by 12 miles wide. One
thousand igloos or potato cellar
type of magazines will be built to
house munitions to supply the
whole northwest. The work will
call for 2000 workers at the peak
and the rush to Hermiston has ere-
ated serious problems of housing
and policing.
The last point eastward on our
tour was Pendleton. I recalT two
years or more ago talking with
Mayor Lieuallen regarding the
city's airport which has .been a
regular stopping point for United
Airlines. He said the field needed
enlarging to accommodate new
planes, and he didn't know how
the city could finance the expense
of around $100,000. Now the gov- The next important demand up
ernment has come along and made crt Oregon was for skilled work-
the-oil field and its lone hangar
look like a tiny spot in a broad de-
velopment An airbase for medium
bombers, of about the same com-
piemen t as Portland, is being com-
pleted and the airfield is being
entirely rebuilt CoL Frank
Wright, a former captain in the
Oregon National Guard, is' in com-
mand.
Pendleton business men are
making good on their assurances
of cooperation with the govern
ment. Local people have laun
ched a housing development and
clvle authorities are ; planning
expansion of recreation and
school facilities.
The climax of our tour
of defense areas came last Friday
when as guests of Major General
George A. White, Col. Wooton and
1 witnessed at Fort Lewis the re
view of troops of the Ninth Army
Corps by Lieut General DeWitt,
commander of the Fourth Army.
It was a thrilling sight to see the
soldiers swing byparticularly our
own national guard units In the
41st Division. They have seasoned
in their nine months of training.
Regiments have been reorganized
TONIGHT
into combat teams equipped with i
mobile artillery elements; ma
chine; ; guns, ; mortars, ; anti-tank
guns,' motorized 75s.
Public Aid Asked .
To Clear Troops' Way
Next week the people of Ore
gon residing! along the Southern
Pacific railway and highways 89 i
end 97 will get to see this great
army as it moves south by train
and ' truck for summer maneu
vers in California. I ask public co
operation in .making this move
ment safe for troops and civilians.
The state police and sheriffs and I
local police will ' assist In this
movement and I have invited the
mayors in tie cities of encamp
ment to arrange recreation for the
men.
I have thus given you a sketch
of defense activities in these im-
portant spots. There are others,
particularly airport improvements
in 19 cities. But these are by no
means the extent of defense activ-
ity here, nor of our participation
in defense spending. Last Sun-
day's Oregon , Journal gave a list
of defense projects Which total
in value $135,000,000 in 17 coun
ties.
- The
indirect spending, not
listed In the Journal's article
Is of vast extent. Our lumber
mills ' have been busy for
months on defense orders,
bringing In millions of dollars
to scores of cities and towns
and hamlets in the woods. Our
foodstuffs such as flour and
canned fruits and vegetables
have been bought for army and
navy. : Wool t In demand. The
production of mercury, a war
essential, has been booming. All
of this spending has been wide
ly diffused; and I want to say
that this Is healthier for our
state than if a similar or even
a larger amount had been con
centrated In one or two spots.
This not only spreads the eco
nomic gains but diminishes the
new community burdens.
I want now to make a "report
to what 8tate
government has been doing ever
since the war emergency became
serious, . Without fanfare and
without much publicity our ex
ecutive department, with the as-
izations, particularly the veterans
:,i.T. v.,. V
Ing important public service in
bringing our energies ' into play
in the program of defense. It
has been a source of great satis
faction to me to see how well the
job has been done, and to re-
iv. as I hv. the commenda
tion of visiting officials who have
checked on our work.
Of course you know how
promptly we met the call for
jOur guard was the first to
u caUed to training last Sep-
iuer. wnuer uie aDie uirecuon
ot CoL Wooton the selective serv-
lce system nas worked smoothly
ano economically, for which.
especially ine economy, we have
received the warm praise of the
war department.
Oregon Has 18,848
Men !l Armed Forces
At the present date 'Oregon is
credited witn having 18,848 in
the armed forces of this govern-
ment in the! national guard, the
regular army, the navy, marine
.corps, coast guard and as trainees
inducted through selective serv-
ice.
ers for industries. This was met
through thei cooperation of our
employment service, L. C. Stoll,
director, which is a division of
the unemployment' compensation
commission; and the state voca
tional education department of
which Q. D. Adams was director
until called to similar duty with
the navy and O. I. Paulson the
present acting director.
To date the employment serv
ice! has placed 9.103 men on
defense projects In Oreron.
There have been trained and
furnished to Industrr thronrh
the vocational schools 3280 men.
At present there are In train
ing . In various Programs ever
4000 men,' in 72 centers ever
the state. Our schools have fur
nished maay trainees to local
firms such as Iron Fireman and
Columbia Aircraft and sent
SALEM'S NEWEST THEATRE
i Last Times Today
"THE BIG STAMPEDE"
with John Wayne
"FLIGHT ANGELS'
with Wayne Morris
Plus Chap. 14 v
rWHITE EAGLE"
STARTS SUNDAY,
-FLOWING GOLD"
Fat O'Brien in
John Garfield
"THAT GANG OF
t ': mine" ;-
:
7
GOV. CHARLES
ever a thousand to Boeing and .
Lockheed airplane factories.
These plants have been so
pleased with the work tney
are calling for more Oregon
trained men. I want to express,
commendation of local school
boards and executives and
teachers for the generous re
sponse they have made in put
ting faculties to use In this
training.
It was recognized early that be
fore we could attract new indus
tries' it would be necessary , to
show we had a labor supply to
man them. So the employment ser
vice, aided by committees of citi
zens, undertook a labor inventory
last fall which showed there were
31,000 skilled persons In the state
who. were available for defense
work. This census was an import
ant factor In obtaining contracts.
From it the service has been able
to supply lof tsmen, draughtsmen
and other specially skilled work
ers for shipbuilding, a' number of
whom were loaned by other em
ployers.
So far projects have not been
held up through lack of labor. De
mands will be heavy in the months
ahead. Under careful control addi
tional farm workers have been
brought in from outside to harvest
the crops now coming ripe. From
our registration files and our
training centers we expect to be
able to supply workers to indus
tries as fast as they. are needed,
Contractors and employers have
come to rely on the employment
service for their supply of work
ers. . g. i. ;
Hopes to Group Small
Plants, Increase Business
Under the direction of the Ore
gon Economics council an inven
tory of manufacturing, facilities
was made, listing machine shops
and other plants which may be
useful for production. Meetings of
plant owners have been held and
they have been succeeded by the
"defense clinic"' of manufacturers
held in Portland this week. We
hope that by grouping of plants as
was done in the recent order 'for
marine engines it will be possible
to bring more business here..
Diligent work has been done
by the state department of
geology and mineral Industries
to bring about development of
our mining resources, such as
mercury, chrome, iron, tin and
other metals. We have encoif -aged
and assisted the expansion
of the flax industry here.
I know the people Of the state
are pleased tha.t industrial rela
tions have been quite orderly to
date. Defense work in Oregon has
not been held up because of labor
disputes. In the vitally Importan
logging and lumbering there Is
prospect of peace though negotia
tions for contracts have not been
fully completed. All this Is truly
OB Nljht
George
O'Brien
in
"$taro
to
Chino"
ratio ;
" Tropics"
with
Allea Jonei
Nancy Kelly
Also f : ;
News, Cartoon Serial
m uw stage at i r, jm
. mnui Broadcast r
Ammmmwwm
- Iky, Kids!
pnpp Ice Cream j Bars
X ilXif to everyone at
tending today's matinee.
Doors openi at 12:30. :
Two Bij? Features
Ckrhtephsr Ustitft EestSt!!!
Ging ROGERS0
n
ncxiKftc unoftiu f
- JAMES.CRAIG "
V iitnnjtt-r'eature
A. SPRAGUE
cause for gratification, ana
want to commend the leaders of
employers and of labor organiza
tions for their manifest sincere
purpose In desiring to settle dif
ferences through negotiation and
to keep, industries operating at full
speed.
State Police Keep Eye
On Local Protection
I turn now to discuss the very
important subject of civil defense.
To date we are not engaged in
hostilities and our emergency! is
largely one of preparation and In'
dustrial effort- Our first objective
therefore has been to provide pro
per police and fire protection.
Many months ago Supt. Charles
Pray of the state police at my
request made a survey -of police
needs of vital services. The Infor
mation obtained becomes the basis
of our program of action. Work'
ing with local authorities, study
has been given of local needs. The
problem of protection Is reviewed
periodically to keep In readiness
for emergencies. We keep in touch
with federal agencies such as the
FBIMn checking on possible sub
versive activities or threats.
It is conceivable that in even
of war civil security might require
military establishment in addi
tion to the tpolici. power. I asked
the legislature and It has granted
me authority to constitute a state
guard. Plans have been prepared
for such an organization, and they
will be put Into effect when the
need for such , a body appears.
During the first World war a home
guard was created. It Is recalled
that the cost of its support ran to
about half-a-million dollars.
have not wanted to1 put the state
to such' an expense unless it
seemed necessary; but I assure the
people I will follow no pinch
penny policy when it comes to
upholding, the authority of gov
ernment in this state.
I depend upon the state po
lice as my "first line of defense."
Supt. Pray Is under standing In
structiea to advise me if condi
tions give any threat of creat
Ing situations beyond police pow
er to control. And I shall rely
on Lieut. CoL Wooton as acting
adjutant g e n e r a 1 to set up a
state guard when I decide It is
CONTINUOUS TODAY FROM 1:00 P. M.
Ends Tonite A
tlONUATWILl
IpiCHAEY.Jr.
R Starts Sunday
i 1 .
UVIN9 VAMCtXOUSlY
TIQHVN9 FUXlOUSlf
1 (7-:.
i r
4. 4t -3aaa- ' n i
Busbv Berkeley, who gave
Berkeley, who gave
"Strike Up the Band," rings
ing romance! '
I
mm
ijifjlMiaw1
required. I want the people of
Oregon to have full confidence
that their publle officials
charged with ' responsibility In '
such nutters are constantly vK -gUant
for the proper protection
of their life and property.
Plana for disaster relief , have
been laid out by O. R. Bean, com
mlssloner of nubile utilities, which
will of course coordinate with lo-
cal Plans. The state fire marshal
Seth B. Thompson, works with J Ionization. Our plans will be com
Cre departments to strengthen fire Pleted and announced promptly
protection. I have helped Initiate I
a vigorous campaign this summer
to "Keep Oregon Green," and pre-
vent forest fires, costly in time of
peace and especially hazardous
now when lumber production Is
badly needed. - ,
The highway department ' has
coonerated with federal aeencies
in planning highway building for
defense mirnosea thou eh no era.
gram has beenscompleted. The di-
rector of the state aeronauUcs
board has cooperated with com-
munities and the CAB in planning
airport development.
Through the work of the state
board of health and city and coun
ty health departments close check
is kept on health and sanitation.
Men for sanitary inspection have
been assigned to Clatsop and Um
atilla counties.
Dean Milam of the school of
home economics at the state col
lege heads a committee on nutri
tion
I have outlined the work which
has been done or initiated by var
ious branches of the state govern
ment Most of this has been pro
posed and carried out on our own
initiative, and not after prodding
from the f e d e r a 1 government
Many local sugeesUons have been
made and given consideration. In
addition ; officials are constantly
assisting localities and industries
in - obtaining recognition from
Washington. All this has taken a
great deal of work, but has betn
done without thought of extra
compensation as part of our re
sponsibility to state and country.
It has been done too at a minimum
of expense by keeping our organ
ization simple and direct.
Plans to Form
Defense Council
: It appears that the burden of
defense effort will grow heavier.
In fact I have been so Informed by
Mr. Bane, head of the division of
state and local cooperation. The
time has come therefore to perfect
an. organization to handle this
work in Oregon. It is my plan to
organize a state council of defense
which will operate under my au
thority and supervision. Then we
shall establish regional or local
councils as conditions call for. This
means that while we shall contin
ue to rely on duly elected or ap
pointed state and local officials we
shall add to the organization citi
zens whose talents will be requi
sitioned for patriotic service.
The form and membership of
this State council will be an
nounced within a short time;
and we shall also announce the
type of local organization which
will be recommended. That we
may have a fully coordinated
effort I request counties , and
cities not to proceed with local
: organization but to await later
Information from our state
council.
C TILL
5 P. M.
DouMe Thriller!!
MCR fOIAN
IK CAIIIllO
HOOT MOftAN
fUZZY KNtOMT
Two Big Features
V 1 V
LTIJKK"
you
you "Babes In Arms' and.
the bell again with this roar
v
(
i, j
1
1 I '""nt 1
r, on
I- PATRICIA I
I. PtrtTAu I .
, I have sent my executive sec-j
retary, Mr. David WV Eccles, to
Washington to confer - with our
congressional delegation and with
federal .officials.' He " has . several
assignments; first to enlist gov
ernment aid for. certain defense
industries In Oregon; second . to
discuss with the OPM methods of
obtaining contracts or sub-con
tracts by small plants; third, to
ury plans for state and local or
n13 remrn.
"We Do Not Want War,"
Nor Craven Peace
Whether the future will see us
plunged into war I cannot telL In
some ways events seem to crowd
us into such catastrophe with
something of the inexorableness of
UreeK tragedy, inere xs no
Promise of early peace., The flight
ol Kudoipn Hess, WO. 3 nazi, irom
uermany to acouana panares
more of sp130"1" 411811
significant The war is tightening
on land and sea as Britain stands
alone to f aoe a continent leagued
against her. We do not want war;
neither do we want a craven peace
or the isolation which with Brit
ain's collapse would make us face
economic warfare or military con
test As Secretary Knox has said,
America's choice has been made,
We stand,, at .whatever cost, for
preservation of national indepen
dence and for liberal support of
those fighting for human freedom
elsewhere in the world.
What should our people do in
this twilight between war and
peace?- '' ' ;,. .'"
FIRST, we Should .not succumb
to hysteria. More will be accom-
P1
agirauon ana excuemenu
SECOND, we should prepare by
proper planning and suitable or
ganizatlon for state and local pro
tectum against fire, disaster or
disorder. Some weeks ago I asked
the army for Its plans for enroll
ment of airplane spotters but they
have not been received. This will
be tied In with the local protection
plan.
THIRD, we must keep ear In
dustries and our farms operating
to maintain and increase produc
tion of essential materials needed
for sustenance of our civilian pop
ulation and our military establish.
ment Unless ; one is called into
special service by the government.
or unless he has some special con
CONTINUOUS TODAY FROM 1:09 P. M.
Starts Today - Doors Open IP. II.
MIGHTY SUCCESSOR TO
"THE GREAT ZIEGFELD"!
M-O-M hot kept H s promise
to top the wonders of
Great Ziegfeld.! And now
. . a pageant of stars and
lovely beauties and glittering
. spectacle to take you breath.
lessly into a whole new
world of myriad wonders!
r
'
-in1
. Plus 2nd Hit THIEVES FALL OUT!
Eddie Albert - Joan Leslie - Alap Hale Jane Darwell
; Mickey Mouse Malinee Today 1 :C0 P. M. '
tribution to make he should re-
main at his usual post, keeping
up the social and industrial or
ganization which is the base on
which; modern wars are fought
FOURTH, there should be a re
surgence of unity. We must sub
merge class differences' now. The
loss of internal unity, and the
slowing down of industrial pro
duction may prove fatal to us as
it . was to France. There, is no
future for the businessman and
no future for the workingman in
the nazi system of national social
ism. ; : ' : ' : ., j, i; .
FIFTH, we must give financial
support to the government In the
form of taxes and of purchases of
bonds ! to provide the sinews of
war. ..We must also contribute
to such causes as the Bed Cross,
and ; the welfare work being
planned by the United Service
Organization.
SIXTH, there must be a true
baptism of patriotism not Just
the glow that comes from Fourth-
of-Jiily oratory, but the steady
loyalty which will carry us
through no matter what the strain.
or the1 trial. , M
As governor of" a state I have
no official part in determining ,
national policy. But I do haVe
responsibility in administering in
Oregon the policies laid out by
the z national government. This
duty I am performing to the best
of my ability. I shall stay on the
Job giving of my time and energy
to organize and energize Oregon
for the national defense. In this
enterprise I know I shall have
the full support and cooperation
of til the people of our state. I
shall keep the people informed by
newspapers and radio and publis
address of the tasks we assume
and the progress we make.
I thank the radio stations which
have broadcast my address and
you of the public who have lis
tened J Good night
City Qeans up
' MONMOUTH The city coun
cil and Mayor ' Bowersox have
named May 19 and 20 as cleanup
days. Residents should have rub
bish placed in containers in park
ing spaces and transportation will
be iurnished by the city to dis
pose of it
JALEM'S
LSADIN6
THEATRE
1i
1
"The
it's here
song.
JAXSES
JUDY
KZOY
LARA
TONY MARTS ; 1AO01 C003t
kx Ri'MTO . cjus. irssstxsa
IVSITf tZIIZK
Swvm rt rsMMiOs savWl
"otrcM sv aoam LUONAtf
" S. SMMAM