i PAGE TWO
Army Planning
Work Spread
1 Western Defense Meet
! Hears Plans of State
Councils; Owen Talks
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much assistance the federal gov
ernment Is prepared to give local
authorities In the defense of pub
lic utilities, oil storage tanks and
j other important military . objec-
itives. ' . .. , ' ' . "
A TtU ra the resolution was
I -taken after a member ef the
California delegation. State
! Senator Inrin Quinn ef Eureka,
said he thought the civilian de
fense program -was appallingly
vague. .-
""Pefense councils of the seven
states reported on civilian defense
organization progress. All fee
states " said councils had been
formed, and all had carried the
organization down to local units.
although some of the latter were
not complete.
Jerrold Owen, Oregon's de
fense eo-ordmater, said his
state's fire and police volunteer
goal was II men for every one
on the regular fire and police
'forces, He said volunteers were
being pat through a stiff train
ing "course.
Richard Graves, California de
fense council head, said Califor
nia's experience with women vol
unteers had been disappointing.
Great numbers offered services,
!he reported, but when they found
'they would have to work regular
shifts day after day in an emer
gency, many went home.
. Owen remarked that Oregon
did better, but made a mistake in
j telling volunteers they would be
paid. Although disillusioned about
pay, more than nan ue women
stayed on anyhow. '
Washington state laid emphasis
on seaport and coastline emergen
cy set-ups, J. C. Bollnger of
Seattle reported, i
Idaho has stopped fishing within
half-mile of all dams, C. E. Ar-
aey of Boise reported. The Idaho
coordinator said his state, like
some others, had provided no
! funds, but that the work and fi
nancing was getting along pretty
well anyway.
GOP Hits Lack
Of Candor on
Defense Work
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9m
Republicana - accused the admin
istration Thursday of an "amai
lng lack of candor" and an un
willingness to-disclose "cold,
bard tacts' about the progress of
thedefense program as the house
debated the $585,000,000 lend-
lease bill
Immediately after Rep. Wood
rum (D-Va) in a 50-minute
speech .told the house that the
nation was making an industrial
effort almost on a war basis, Rep.
Ditter (R-Pa) arose to assert that
"Hitler is better informed than
the American people" about the
extent of this country's prepar
edness. "What the American people
want to know is how well we are
prepared to fight right now," he
aid. "We have had phrases ra
ther than frankness."
Marion Pupils
Get Holiday;
Teachers Meet
;J (Continued Prom Page 1)
Is I to have its first public vocal
expression there, they maintained.
Morning sessions open "at '10;
the afternoon session, with the
Rev. W. Irvi Williams as prin
cipal " speaker, at 1 o'clock. Fol
lowing his address on "How Shall
We Educate for a Strong Amer
ica," ' departmental meetings are
to be held. . . "
Driver Pays $100 Fine
, ; Walter L Partridge of Seattle,
arrested earlier in the day on a
charge of drunken driving, 'was
released from the city Jail Thurs
day night after " paying a $100
fine. A SO-days jail sentence was
suspended , upon payment.
Faces Trial
Seorge Sjrvestw Ylereck (above").
. 1 3-7 ear-old Journalist, appeared
- it fcs New- xcri federal bunj-
lag for arraignment en a charge
withholding Infemaa-
Anzac Airmen
v
The familiar RAF "thumbs up" salute Is given smilingly by seme ef
the See Australian and New Zealand airmen who arrived by pass
enger liner In San Francisco recently. Tbey said they were en their
way to "Berlin via Canada and England," and left by train for a
Final Chest
Report Today
Drive for Goal Will
Continue; Campaign
Ahead of Last Year
(Continued from Page 1)
Contractors and builders. Rich
L. Reimannt chairman, $135.50.
General gifts, T. A. Windishar,
chairman, $245.25.
Government and education,
George Alexander, chairman,
$550.26.
Industrial, Robert Shinn, chair
man, $204.50.
Mercantile, Edward Bissell,
chairman, $243.23.
Professional, Gene Vandeneyn
de, chairman, $11.
Utilities, W. W. Chadwlck,
chairman, $155.50.
Women's division, Dorothea
Steusloff, chairman, $17.
Additions to the list of firms
and employes who have con
tributed ltt per cent to the
campaign were Miller Mercan
tile company, Unrnh Knapp and
company, Blake, Moffit and
Tewne Paper company, Deurh
ton Hardware company, Carl B
Armpriest Sheet Metal works.
Contributors of $10 or. more in
cluded: $580 Portland General Electric
company.
$100 Ronald Jones.
$75 Busick's market
$60 R. D. Paris.
$50 Willamette Cherry Grow
ers, Commercial Book store, B.
E. Sisson.
$44 Employes of Blue Lake
Producers.
$40 J. C Evans.
$30 Grand theatre.
$f7 Mr. and Mrs. George Scott
$25 Harry U. Miller, R. J.
Hendricks, Hollywood theatre,
Oregon Motor Stages, Firestone
Auto Supply company.
$20 Doughton Hardware com
pany, Elizabeth Putnam, Capital
City bindery.
$17.50 Sam Gillette.
$15 Mrs. Jennie Jones, Mal
colm Hawke, Carl B. Armpriest,
C E. Guenther, N. M. Finkbeiner.
$12.50 B. M. Donaldson.
$12 R. W. Johnson.
$10 Ellen Chamberlain, Mrs. J.
J. Nunn,, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Purdy, Roy Fitzwater, West Coast
Powder company, Style Arch Shoe
company, Arthur Moore, W. B.
Duncan, Dr. Mary Purvine, Mar
garet Rosencrans, Fred Smith
Lumber yard, Vincent NeaL, Er
win Batterman, Sherman Bos
track, I. L. Darby, McCune and
Lovell service station, EL C. Men
nis, E. F. Hallik, R. V. Hollen
berg, E. F. Williams, Paul Wolfe,
William Lidbeck, W. W. Looney,
C F. Smith.
Shower Given for
Recent Bride
ELDRIEDGE Mrs. Don Clem
ent (nee Betty Edwards) was
honored with bridal shower, at
the home of Mrs. A. W. Nusom,
sr. Mrs. Maude Timm was assist
ant nostess.
Assisting with serving were:
Misses Elinor and Shirley Brown,
Anna Mae Martin, Darlene Ed
wards and Mary Brunk.
Invited guests were Mrs. Opal
Evans, Mrs. -'"Evelyn .-4 Conklin,
Mrs. ; Bud Timm, . Mrs. Emmons,
Mrs. Pugh, Mrs. . Evans, Mrs.
Clements, Miss Clements, Miss
Hattie Skelton, Mrs. r, Charles
Tomsha, Mrs. Emfl Cramer, lira.
Moore, Mrs. Arthur Coffin. Mrs.
Alyn Nusom, Mrs. Ida Bushman,
Mrs. Nellie Chapman, Mrs. Mary
Edwards, Mrs. Arthur Banyard,
Mrs. E. J. Becker, Mrs. Karl
Daughter, Mrs. Carter Keene, Mrs.
Pearl Patterson, Mrs. John Klen-
skL Mrs. L Sears, Mrs. Fern Run
corn.. Mrs. .Frank S tiers. Miss
Adeline ' Waantng, Mrs.' A. W.
Sahli, , Mrs. ' Kraber, Mrs. A. - N.
Heisler, Mrs. -. Lester Pearmine,
Mrs. Sharn and daughter. Mrs.
Tbm
Arrive in America
ill thm
DES MOINES, Ia.-(P)-A wor
ried bus passenger sent word to
the state bureau of investigation
that he had lost $40 to a pick
pocket between Omaha and Des
Moines.
Two state agents met him at
the bus station and found the
money In his pocket
"I don't know whether he was
trying to stir up trouble or just
forgot which pocket he put it in,"
Chief R. W.'Nebergall said.
RICHMOND, Va. -()- Drought
note:
There were eight candidates for
baptism and a dry well Sunday
at Bethlehem Baptist church in
Henrico county. The pastor, the
Rev. R. E. Brown, talked to
County Manager S. J. Mahaffey
and the fire department offered
the solution 800 gallons of it,
dumped into the baptismal pooL
NEW YORK For two
months, Detective Carson Miller
roamed the Bronx, wearing a
dress, a blonde wig and high-
heeled shoes, hoping to lure on
the Don Juan who had been do
ing a kiss-and-run act on pretty
girls.
He stayed home one night
ght to
rest and treat his sore feet:
Don Juan staged his actand
a private detective nabbed him.
HARRISBURG, Pa. -(r- If
so dry in Pennsylvania that work
men building a bridge in Mon
tour county had to haul water a
mile to mixconcrete.
The stream being spanned had
dried up.
PORTLANIHflV-Horns blared
as the traffic light turned , green
but the lead car at the north
Broadway and Larrabee Intersec
tion failed to move.
The policeman on duty, walked
out He found the driver, Erik
Bjorkman, 56, Portland contractor.
dead, apparently of a heart at
tack.
PORTLAND-(iiPH5tudent Pilot
Monteith Macourbrie was taking
his license test from Federal
Aeronautical Inspector L. B. Pud-
War Summary
By The Associated Press ,
German effenstves ' moving
unbalted toward Moscow from
west and south, civilians stand
in red line with regmlar troops;
Russians admit peril la great
bat are resisting strongly; Ber
lin claims all Russia's European
armies are new substantially
beaten and Hitler message
speaking ef possibility of peace
Is released to nasi public; US
and British missions work ur
gently to increase snpplies to
soviet
Panama's president flees te
Cuba; new head ef government
nndersteod te favor closer co
operation with US is sworn 1m;
old regime had barred armed'
freighters from Panama registry.-
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OEEGON STATESMAN, Sedan,
En Route to Europe
secret Canadian iwrtination. Their passage across the Pacific was
a eloselY rmaxded US navy secret. Tbey are part ef am tmmmse air
"Spool" ef j the British Empirev-IIN
Newt
ney, learning how to land in an
emergency.
Just then the motor of the low-
wing monoplane failed and Mac
ourbrie had a real-life demon
stration on his hands. He put the
plane down on a farm field, dam
aging a wing tip and the land
ing gear. :
Pudney thought he handled the
test all right
CHICAGO--Between 11 ajn.
and 5 p.m. the other day a stran
ger in the neighborhood was the
best customer in Max Bruians
candy store. Five times he came
in to buy cold drinks, chewing
gum and i cigarets.
On his sixth visit, however, he
held his hand in his pocket as if
he were armed, and walked out
with the $15 in the cash register.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas-ifl5)-High
in the sky, machinist mate
H. Campbell, of Greer, SC, found
himself alone in a plane.
Below him Ensign G. J. Tomas
ini drifted to earth by parachute
after an i unfastened safety belt
caused the pilot to be tossed out
Campbell nad not taken any
flight instruction but he had
watched j the pilots work. He
brought the plane down safely.
CCAGO-(iP)-Thieves broke
into the car of H. E. Richards and
took some hunting clothes, dra
lngs and ja small tank con'
nitrous oxide, called "la
gas." i
Richards said it wont be so
funny if they open the tank, be
cause it probably would make
them unconscious.
Camp Problem
Unit Formed
(Continued from Page 1)
A. B. Starbuck of Dallas, who
talked on sanitation.
Chairmen of committees named
are:
I Health and sanitation. Bower
sox; schools, Finseth; housing and
trailer, Butler; law enforcement,
Barrett; road building, Van Well;
social and recreation, Chadwlck;
roadside regulation. Murphy;
sewerage,! Mayor Guy Newgent
of West Salem; water supply,
Herron; finance, Mayor A. G.
Senders of Albany.
Friends Arrange
Surprise Party
PIONEER A group of friends
and neighbors surprised Mr. and
Mrs. Roy) Bird recently.
The guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Charley Bird, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Black,-Mr. and Mrs. William
Theiseia, Mr. and Mrs. Darel
Bird and! Leland, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Theisels, Evelyn, George
and Joan, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
Wood, Gail and Leo, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Day, Lfla, Myrle, Leslie
and Lulu, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Wood, Orland and Lois, Walter
Bird, Mrj and Mrs. Howard Coy
and Jimmy and Carol, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Dornhecker and Ro
bert, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Robbing
Oregon. Friday Morning. October
Battle front
r
"
photo.
Court Accepts
Tax Petition
High Bench to Decide
Property Levy Plan
In Multnomah County
(Continued from Page 1)
Ralph R. Bailey, an assistant
attorney general, argued, how
ever, that "this Is a statewide
matter and the question ef
whether the tax commission has
authority to enforce its orders
should be settled for all time."
"Until this controversy Is set
tled by a court decision, the tax
commission cannot complete its
tax ratios between the various
counties or determine definitely
its utility assessments," Bailey de
clared. The commission's writ, put two
principal questions:
May a legal order of the com
mission be enforced by the com
mission? Which assessment system does
the law require to be followed.
that of uniform or that of variable
ratios?
Japan Papers
See End of
US Talks
(Continued from Page 1)
The paper asked If Japan was
expected to regard with equana-
mity arrangements to tighten her
encirclement and provide muni
tions for Chiang Kai-Shek.
The paper Kokumin said It was
evident that the Japanese-Ameri
can conversations in Washington
"will sooner or later collapse
completely as long as the United
States forgets Japan's friendly at
titude toward America.
Kokumin added:
"Wo may not be able to avoid
the worst eventuality.
The United States should
know she Is responsible for
whatever happens."
Heads Named
By DeMolay
Mark Hatfield was reelected
Thursday night as master coun
cillor of Chemeketa chapter. Or
der of DeMolay. He was elected
state master councillor at the con
clave last spring.
Public Installation for the new
officers is slated for October 23,
Another event on the fall calen
dar is a visit November 6 by
Sunnyside chapter of Portland,
which will give the initiatory de
gree. A dance will follow.
Other new officers are:
Val Sloper, senior councillor;
Dick Casteel, Junior councillor;
Bill Habernicht, senior' deacon;
Jack Gibson, junior deacon; -Stan
Prather, senior steward; Richard
Meyers, Junior steward; Bob
Brown, marshal; Jerry Williams,
chaplain; Bob McCloughlin, sent
inel; Melvin Johnson, standard
bearer; Bill Smith, Bob Phillip;
Warren Doolittle, Don Page, Clyde
Christman and Bob Johnson,
preceptors.
10 1941
Soviet -Admits ;
Hour of Peril
Epic Resistance With
Gvilians Fighting
With Army Revealed
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dispatches direct from there,
went about Its accustomed busi
ness and there was no 'observable
sigri of panic or broken morale
anywhere behind, the red lines.
The Russian press appealed to
the people: - . f v -
-Realiie the gravity of the
situation, the greatness ef the
danger . and- abandon all com
placency." - - 1 :
The -whole of the soviet union
was warned officially:-; -
.". . v There can be bo middle
course, It Is either destruction
of nasi Germany or the most
brutal extermination and en
slavement ef the peoples ef the
ussr, r
- The. German high command it
self asserted that the ; last fully
effective Russian armies remain
ing on the . whole of the eastern
front were fatally encircled and
Hitler's millta r y spokesmen
claimed flatly that Russia was
beaten, although acknowledging
ing that much more blood would
have to be shed to complete, the
victory.
These red armies described as
encircled were officially esti
mated In Berlin 'to aggregate 60
to 70 divisions. Russian divisions
at full strength are about 20,000
men, but while German figures
implied that as many as 1,400,000
soviet t r o o p a thus might be
trapped it was acknowledged in
effect, that the total was much.
lower. One Berlin commentator
remarked that some soviet divi
sions of late had; been found to
contain not thousands but . only
several hundreds of men.
In any case, the nazis claimed
not only that all Russia's armies
in her west were broken, but that
there was no longer a single ef
fective Russian command.
The military decision has
fallen," they said, Implying that
this was "the most essential
condition for peace" which
Adolf Hitler had mentioned in
aa order of the day given to
the troops en October 1 but re
leased only Wednesday, while
favorable military news was
pouring In, te the Oerman
people.
The publication of this order
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COOLER and DETTCQ-TAGTIWG
enjoy readinfj 'TobaccoIandf
U.S;A.or hearirifi a lecture on Chesterfield's
cattt-be-copicd blend of the world's best ciga
, rette tobaccos . . . but the best way to learn about
Chesterfields is to; try 'em. You'll find moro
cigarette pleasure than you ever had before.
Yc71 fzh tho
vitii f.ia
with Its mention of peact and its
declaration that defeat of Russia
would knock-out Britain's last
ally on the continentstrongly
suggested what had been expect
ed In aome quarters before: that
Hitler was getting ready to offer
Britain an end of hostilities pro
vided h could finish off Russia.
Whether Russia was to be fin
ished off. however, even u sue
lost all her western half to the
Invader was another and the
greatest question of alL ;
Members ef the British and
American supply missions te
Moscow, returning during the
day te London, expressed con
fidence that the city would In
fact held out. Seme declared
that even granting the fall ef
the capital the Russians would
fight en behind the Ural moun
tains. Snch an eventuality was,
In effect, acknowledged by the
Germans themselves.
The Immediate and urgent al
lied lob. as seen in London, was
a supreme effort to sustain me
soviet union and thus if necessary
to encouraee such a stand in
eastern Russia.
Salem Expert
Will Design
Airport Job
A Salem architect will un
doubtedly design and supervise
construction of the airport ad
ministration:, building, Alderman
Tom Armstrong, chairman of the
council airport committee, said
Thursday on the eve of leaving
for Spokane to confer with the
commander of the second army
air corps. -
The airport committee de
cided Thursday te Invite all
Salem architects to submit let
ters telling new much ef the
project they would , handle and
for what remuneration. Recom
mendation ef the one selected is
expected to be made at the next
council meeting.
Armstrong, Mayor W. W. Chad
wick and Lloyd Rigdon, member
of the committee, leave early this
morning for Portland, where they
will probably take an army plane
to Spokane. Plans are to Invite
the corps commander to visit Sa
lem and the airport in further
ance of the proposed air base
here.
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becouso thoyVo MILDEQ
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CIIESTERnD . .
irs
FDR Requests
Arming Vessels
Denounces Germans
r As 'Bladmen, Pirates'
In Congress Message
(Continued from Page 1)
We intend to maintain the se
curity and integrity and the hon
or of our country.
-We intend te maintain this
policy ef protecting the free
dom ef the seas against domina
tion by any foreign power
which has become erased with
a -desire to control the world.
We shall de se with all er
strength and all ear heart and
all our mind."
Congressional reaction to the
message closely followed the al
ready well-defined line of cleav
age between the supporters and
the opponents of his foreign pol
icy. Typical of the comment was
this from Chairman Connally (D
Tex) of the senate foreign rela
tions committee:
"... A splendid and eloquent
exposition ef what American
foreign policy should be."
And this, from Senator Taft
(R-Ohio): i
"A policy of carrying en an
undeclared naval war 1 on the
Atlantic."
Meanwhile) administration
leaders, highly '-confident of
enough votes to 'authorize the
arming of American ships, at
least, proceeded with their plans
for the legislation. Hearings be
fore the house foreign affairs
committee are to start on Mon
day, and some hope to have the
bill through the house by the end
Of nexVweek.
Then it will go to the senate,
where an effort will' be made in
the foreign relations committee to
add provisions repealing the re
strictions on ship movements. A
drive is expected also to bring
about the complete repeal of the
law.
With what perhaps was s
wry thought at the fact that he
signed, the bill which he new
would have reconsidered, the
president said that under the
circumstances and In the at
mosphere In .which- It was pass
ed the law "seemed reason
able." "But," he added, "so did the
Maginet line."
. Sattfc
tlon when be . registered with
Lew Martin, Mrs. Thornberry.sr.
the state department as an
Mrs. Avon Thomberry end .Mrs.
agent of a fare&i power. .
Jesse Thomberry.
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