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Munition Carrier
Sunk; Men Saved
Says Report
j : WASHINGTON, Sept 8.-(ff)
;! -The state c department said
" Monday night it had been in-
z - formed the American freighter
- Steel Seafarer was simk by an
airplane bomb in the Red sea
September 7.
The department, in answer
to Inquiries, said the national
ity of the plane was unknown.
All members of the crew were
saved.
' The information, the depart
ment said, was sent to Wash
ington by the American minis
ter at Cairo, Egypt, Alexander
Kirke.
, Shipping records available here
showed the Steel Seafarer as
owned by the Isthmian Steamship
company, T, '
i It was assumed she was one of
the string of American ships car-
rying goods to the British in the
middle east since President Roos
evelt declared the Red sea to be
out of .the .combat zones from
which American flag vessels are
barred. , -
Ships from the United States to
the middle east via the Red sea
have been under way a little more
than four months.
On May 9 the maritime com
mission disclosed that arrange-
S ments had been made to start ine
July tne now cx supplies 10 jugypi
had reached the rate of almost a
ship a day. The first cargoes in
cluded a fast new type of 13-ton
army tanks, bombers, pursuit
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Late Sports
PHILADELPHIA, Sept
' -After taking a savage beating
daring the . first three rounds,
Bob Montgomery cut loose with
some of his own fireworks in
the closing ronnds Monday night
to gain a 10-ronnd decision ever
Boston's Mike Kaplan before
I2.900 at Shlbe park.
' ' WASHINGTON, Pa Sept 8-yPj-Vlaklnt
his first prof ession
al fight in his home town Mon
day night Sammy AngoU, NBA
lightweight champion, scored a
technical knockoat over Pete
Galiano . of Baltimore, in the
sixth of their scheduled 10
yovnd bout
. WINSTON.SAIXM. Na Sept
H-Ktn Ortrlln, firmer
middleweight tiUcholder, won a
third rovnd technical knockont
Monday nlfht over Yeong
Crawford of Angnsta, Ga. Ref
eree Billy Conn stopped ' the
fight, althoncli Crawford was
still punching away. The deci
sion drew boos.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept -JP)-.
Jackie Gauura, Hamilton, Ont,
closed fast to win a dose II-
ronnd decision Monday slght
over dry Sercasv Nunpaldaho.
; On tho Air
fox I Defense
George R. Duncan, chairman
of the Stayton area for the
: Zlarlon County Civil Defense
council, is scheduled as guest
speaker on the conncil's pre
. '-y gram at 9:15 tonight over
T KSL?.L ActlviUes and needs in
f hh ara- mcwM from dfnx
angle, will be discussed.
Present City Bus Operators
4 Five-cent bus fares with a one
cent transfer charge, the schedule
. proposed by a' rival aplicant for
the privilege of operating a street
' bus system in Salem, will be of
fered for one month on a trial
basis by Orecs Motor Stages, it
was annoiatced Monday by R. W.
Lemen, president" V "
This schedule of fares will go
late effe October 1. After the :
trial mf r.ti tia ccmrany will
submit to ts mayor and coun
cil an accoimliax showing its
rer:s ia eetaO.
hL -n's exinouacement was an
fnrwt la prt, to a proposal De
fers 3 city council for the issu-
nce a five-year franchise next
anuajr 1 io r.aljh A. ravcn to
Salem Boys
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Winning Judges in statewide dairy
fair are these three Salem high school boys. Reading from left to right they are Paul Andreses, pres
ident of the Salem high school FFA chapter and winner of their high individual honors; David Ram
seyer and Loyle Satter. Andresen and Ramseyer are owners of part of the winning dairy herd exhib
ited by the Salem chapter, while Satter and Andresen were among those taking grand championship
honors at the fair.
Salem Chapter
Takes Honors .
Capital City Trio Earn
2090 Points ont of 2400
In Competition at Fair
Competing with 26 other teams
from over the state, three Salem
high school boys won highest
dairy-judging honors at the state
fair, while other honors, particu
larly in the dairy division, were
earned by the capital city, chap
ter, Puturo rarn.crs-of America.
Paul Andresen, third high
individual among SO boys com
peting, with David Ramseyer,
seventh and Loyle Satter,
eighth, comprised the Judging
team which earned 2090 points
oat of a possible 2400 in the
FFA contest
Rated first in judging of Jer
seys and Guernseys, the trio was
second in Ayrshires and fifth In
Holsteins.
Winnings of Salem FFA chap
ter members at the fair total $598
in premiums and from the sale
of fat stock. Exhibits, entered by
24 boys, included 61 -head of
stock, five pens of poultry, 10
shop exhibits and 25' crop ex
hibits. The chapter collected 129
ribbons, -17 champion and grand
champion ribbons.
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Council Names
Budget Group
At Silverton
SILVERTON, Sept 8 Tom An
derson was named chairman of
the city budget committee ap
pointed at a regular city council
meeting Monday night by Mayor
Reber Allen and approved by
council members. : v; i f -'
Serving with him on the com- r
mittee, which Is to be called -:
into session soon, were Norris .
Ames, M. F. Conrad, E. H
Banks, Carl Hande, jr., and I. L.
Stewart . r'C'w
A pinball , ordinance recalling
other ordinances dealing with the
devices, putting into one bill all
facts pertinent to their control
and operation, and providing for
a : $10. license for each machine
rather than the current operator's
license, was approved on first and
second reading. A third reading
and a favorable vote are required
before'-adoption of the measure
operate a city bus system here. :
The franchise, now on the
council table, sets a 20-minuto
maximtiTn on frequency .of serv
ice and a passenger charge of five
cents, with an additional one cent
for transfers. It authorizes high
er rates if cost surveys show the
five-cent charge to be insufficient
to give the operator a fair profit
"If the results of this experi
ment are satisfactory these
lower fares will be continued
and even if they are not wholly;
satisfactory , but show promise
of becoming so, we will con
tiaue this experiment" s&id
Lemen, Ta the event however,'
the experiment shows clearly,
that the revenues under these
Wr 0SA Judging Contest
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Judging competition among Future
Japs Foretell
FDR Address
In Advance
NEW YORK, Sept t -Wf
The Tokyo radio in a broad
east heard Monday night by
CBS quoted "competent circles',
as listing five points with which
President Roosevelt will deal in
his speech on Thursday, among
them "an, announcement : in
. some form regarding the Amer-
' lean-Japanese negotiations.
feFlrsU -Thai United States
convoy transports to the outpost
line, such as Britain and Iceland.
"Second: The United State
will let American 'vessels sail
across the combat sone to Great
Britain and Other places, abro
gating; the neutrality law.
Third: An announcement
will be made in some form re
garding, the American-Japanese
negotiations, j
"Fourth: A declaration will
be made that the American
navy will act decisively against
the axis battleships it might
encounter In patrol waters, as
designated by the United States.
"Fifth: American support to
Great Britain and the soviet
anion win be multiplied."
Recaptured
Three boys who had escaped
Saturday from the Oregon boys'
training school at Woodburn were
captured in Hood River on Mon
day night, state police here were
notified.
Officers were directed to ; the
scene by a girl who saw the
youths hiding in the brush.
Eugene Emerson Johnson, 18,
Portland; Howard LeRoy Sexton,
18, "Klamath Falls, and Marcellus
Winters, 17, Eugene, members of
the trio, were held in Hood River
awaiting arrival of officers to
bring them back, according to
state police.
To Vote Bus Line Pact
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept t.-JPi
A proposed agreement with Pacif
ic Greyhound lines will be placed
before the line's. API. bus drivers
in seven western states, and the
vote will be made known Septem
ber 22, the Pacific coast labor bu
reau announced Monday. .
reduced fares will not meet op
eration costs. It wm be neees
; sary for us to revert to the
fares heretofore charged.' . -
Fifteen minute service, now in
effect eight hours a day on the
North Commercial street. line,
will be extended, as another ex
perimental feature, to the South
Commercial and : Market street
lines. This change will take
effect Thursday of this week. The
15-minute service will prevail on
these lines from 6:45 to 8:45 aon.
and from 12:15 to 6:15 pjn. ex
cept on Sundays and holidays.'
; When Inaugurated three years
ago the 15-minute service on the
North Commercial line was in
effect for only five hours a day
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Farmers of America at the state
Bonds Drive V
Aide Named f
WU Law Dean to Assist
Lamport ; Special Units
Appointed for Campaign
George McLeod, dean of Wil
lamette university college of law,
has; been appointed vice-chairman
of the Marion county de
fense savings committee to assist
Chairman Frederick S. tamport
in the campaign to sell national
len5a.bjbnda anch stamps, Lam
port announced Monday nlght v
- The two county leaders' arr
to; be assisted by 14 special
committees, of which IS have
been appointed. The 14th, on
press and radio cooperation, will
bej announced within the next
few days.
Preparations are being made
this week for the county commit
ee's first big undertaking, the
promotion of sale of defense sav
hfgs stamps, which range, in de
nomination as low as ten cents.
"Lamport , reiterated an earlier
declaration that no "high pres
sure" methods are to be used in
promoting defense savings.
The 13 special committees nam
ed to date consist of the follow
ing: '
Banks William S. Walton,
chairman; Tinkham Gilbert and
Guy N. Hickok.
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Six Injured
In Car Near
MtAngel
SILVERTON, Sept. 8. Injured
when the car in which they were
returning from work on the nigh
win at a woodburn cannery
went over the bank on the Pud
dinff river bridge approach near
M tiAngel early Monday '-: morn
ing, three Silverton women are in
Silverton hospital. Two other
women were hurt slightly.
Mrs.1 George Crockett, whoso
son, Alfred, was driving the
ear, sustained severe back fat
Juries.: Mrs. J. A. Mouses and
Mrs. Clara Hang received scalp
lacerations.
Evelyn Green with minor cuts,
Jean Munson, who sustained
scratches and leg abrasions,' and
young; Crockett whose face and
arms were cut were treated at
the hospital and dismissed.
to Try 5 -
but has gradually been increased
to eight hours.
; l fA number of years aro, dur- .
lag the worst part of the de-1
presslon," Mr. Lemen stated,
"we tried the experiment of ;
establishing a I-cent fare. At
that time it proved unsuccess
, fal as the revenues derived :
were not sufficient to meet op
erating costs.
"However, it seems probable
that that experiment was under
taken under; unfavorable circum
stances. Our records show that
we are now enjoying more traf
fic than we did at that time. .
Ever since last spring we have
planned to give the 5-cent fare
another, trial. However, the sum
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Paid Gate Near 1
1940 Mark; Last;
Dayjs Colorful
Attendance at the 80th Ore
gon state fair approached the
940 all-time high in spite of
heaviest rains in recent fair his
tory, officials of the statewide
show which closed late Sunday
night declared. A pay-gate of
2,197 Sunday, 2032 above that
of the last day of the 1940 fair,
brought the Week's total to
116,371, within 1630 of the 1940
paid admissions. "
Physical 1 properties of the
air were - in better condition
than ever before; never had ex-
hibits and midway concessions
been more attractive in spite of
the near-cloudbursts which pound
ed the grounds. Labor day, fair
authorities declared as they at
tempted to, explain the almost
phenomenal success of the event
The night grandstand ' show,
which cost the fair more and
brought in more money than
any previous similar attraction
and the ' greater dance receipts
than last year were placed on
the credit side in comparison
with last year's records.
Race track -admissions and
horse show receipts were expect
ed to fall below the 1940 totals,
while pari mutuel recipts topped
all j previous records by , $2 1,864,
with a total of $138,528, v -".:"
Probably most colorful day of
the 'entire program, and most in
formal, was Fraternal i day on
Sunday,, observers declared. F01
lowing drill team"Competitl6n,r in
which sweepstakes were won by
Oregon Tent Hive No. 1-D, The
Maccabees, Portland, little sec
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Russ Mission
In Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash, Sept
-The bulk of the Russian avia
tion mission which flew to Seattle
last week, avowedly for the pur
pose of studying United States
airplane production methods was
still in Spokane Monday night
with Seattle. the closest where
military planes are produced
Thirty-seven members of the
mission arrived in Spokane on a
tram early Monday and Went: to
the Davenport hotel where they
immediately went into a pre
breakfast conference with Brig.
Gen. John B. Brooks, acting com
mander of the second aiftf orce.
About the same time, Charles
Sheely, Spokane Chronicle pho
tographer, was going to the po
lice station, in charge of a police
sergeant because Sbeely insisted
in taking, or attempting to take.
pictures of the mission.
The photographer was released
after an hour at the station and
warned by Police Chief Ira Mar
tin hot to publish the picture un
til release was given by the war
department -
Coast Gets Ship 7ork
SEATTLE Sept 8.-(ff)-Mark-ing
a break in the navy's thumbs
down policy against ship conver
sion contracts for west coas
yards, 13th district naval head
quarters announced Monday that
the navy department soon would
assign extensive additional work
to two southern California yards
where wage demands are less.
Cent Fare
mertime, when the schools are
not in session, people are away
on their vacations and the wea
ther tempts our patrons to walk,
was not regarded by us as a fair
period of the year In which to
conduct such an experiment
Ailer describing the more fre
Quent services to be tried out on
two additional lines, Mr. Lemen
added: :
, "It is our earnest and sincere
desire to give you the very
" cheapest most frequent and
best service that your patron
age will support 17e earnestly
solicit your cooperation in mak
ing these experiments success-
fut so that we may make them
permanent' '.
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SARA DELANO ROOSEVELT
FDR's Mother
To Be Simple
President Mourns in
Private; Condolences
Come Yront All World
HYDE PARK. NY, Sept 8.-
0T-Men from the family estate
will bear Mrs. Sara: Delano
Roosevelt 86-year-old mother
of the chief executive, to her
grave Tuesday, just as another
generation of workmen did her
husband before her.1 ' -
Simple Episcopal services.
omitting a eulogy, will be held at
2 p. m. In the big, comfortable li
brary of Mrs. Roosevelt's ances
tral home. The mother who saw
her ; only ; son- Inaugurated three
times as president of; the United
States will be - b ur Je d in the
churchyard of St James church.
where she worshipped for more
than half a century. M
Heads of nations j throughout
the world, American official
dom, and plain, common citi
zens continued to tax communi
cations facilities with messages
of condolence. They oegaa com
ing by the hundreds soon after
Mrs. Roosevelt died! at 11:15
a. m. Sunday, with her son be
side her bed.
Mr. Roosevelt was alone Mon
day with his family and with his
grief. An American flag flying at
half staff from the ; Franklin D.
Roosevelt library, near, Hyde Park
house, was' the only ' visible evi
dence of his sorrow.
The nal. arrangements for the
funeral emphasized the chief ex
ecutive's desire for privacy. He
preferred that not even his closest
friends be present to share his be
reavement so attendance willjbe
restricted to relatives and to those
who live on the 1,200 acre estate.
Reporters will not be present
It was as Franklin D. loose "
volt, the tadlvidnjO. rather haa
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JLenihgrad
Berlin said that Leniagrad was encircled on the land and that .the only means of escape for Ecsslan
troops Is across Lake Ladoga. - Schluesselburg, south of Lake Ladoga, and Lenisrrad were reported
m?i avt'Tfan Hm WV". it. Mm.il raMM.nl uinTit.r.ltfu'l;! I tha r.trnUBl
to the south, Finland said Its
British. Canadians
And Norwegians in
Unopposed Invasion
Raiders Destroy Coal Mines;
Russians ClaimBig Victory;
Berlin Battered by Engl
By Th Asaociated Press
British, Canadian and Norwegian troops have seized the
Norwegian islands of Spitsbergen, in the Arctic ocean about SOI
miles northeast of nazi-occupied Norway, itself, in a landing un
opposed by the Germans, London
Monday night , ;1 ' . .
V The operation, the first allied offensive action of its kind in
the Arctic, was said unofficially
big force. Its first assignment was
put of nasi hands and it also" was
which were not stated. ;
A speculation that quickly arose was why the Germans had
offered noi fight, and it seemed possible .that they might have re
duced their occupying forces due to the. demands of the Russian
invasion. . . (
A Canadian press staff writer who accompanied the expedi
Disorder Told
In Vichy Area
Germans Arrest Many
In Reprisal for New
Acts of Sabotage
VICHY, Unoccupied France,
Sept 8-ff)-More" than 100 Jews,
including Pierre Masse, former
minister of justice, and Theodore
Valensi, a former deputy, Monday
were reported arrested as hostages
by German authorities at Paris in
new reprisals for growing disor
ders against the occupying power.
Vichy no longer tried to eon- -
ceal the gravity of strife in the
. German-occupied sone or the
fact that reprisals seemed only
to heighten it
"We can expect to see street in
cidents multiply," the official news
agency told the press of unoccu
pied France ; The agency ciraf-
rtated an extract from the Paris
fCri Du Peuple"; which likened
he situation in the occupied cap
ital to open warfare. ' '
Vichy authorities have insisted
mat the increasing demonstra
iions, shootings and sabotage were
a communist plot designed to di
vert German military strength
from the Russian front to France.
. ' Three hostages shot at' dawn
Saturday in reprisal for an -a
saolt on a German sergeant
were identified as communists
bat their names were sot yet
disclosed.
Sen. Holman Returns
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept
US Senator Rufus Holman re
turned from Washington, DC,
Sunday to spend a month on the
west coast
Iriow Encircled ;
troops Beared Ter ij ski and Knokkaia.
ish
and Ottawa jointly announced
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to have been carried out by a .
to keep the island's coal mines
ordered "for various purposes'
f . ,
tion which set out from Britain
reported that neither during the
2,500-mfle voyage nor during his
stay in Spitzbergen was there any
sign of German attack.
His report indicated - that al
lied defense positions were now
thoroughly in place and' that
some of the expedition had re
turned to Britain accompanied
by Spitsbergen miners and oth
er residents, many of whom
would go Into the Norwegian
service in England.
The yield of the Spitzbergen
mines, a considerable catch for
the allies, was 707,117 tons in 1936
but since then is said to have been
considerably increased.
Informed sources said the mines
were destroyed to keep their re
sources from falling into German
hands. '
" The announcement of the suc
cess of the allied expedition did
not give the date of the landing;
but the circumstances suggested
it must have been some time" ago,
perhaps a matter of weeks.
As to the Russian-German
fighting front each belligerent
claimed a major success, but for
the Germans it Was accompanied
by indications that -they, were
worried about the western front;
over the growing power of the
British aerial offensive, which on
Sunday night and Monday morn
ing had hit Berlin in. the most
damaging raid ever delivered
there, and over the small fires of
rebellion that burned red in occu
pied France. i
( .The soviet command la Its
communique r for Tuesday
morning declared that eight
German . divisions aggregating
about 115,000 men had been
routed at the conclusion of a
great 2S-day battle on the cen
tral front' about the town, of
Temya, which 1 1 e s 4t miles
. west of Moscow, -j . ' i
The nazl "remnants' were do
scribed as in flight to the west '
The Germans reported an im
portant advance- along the nor
thern front the isolation of Leo-
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