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News! 7calhcr . VC Bringing you "the news," the latest reports of 'events In your heme community, year state, the nation and ' the world - at . large . is the first foal of TOUR Oregon Statesman.- , . Fair today and Wednes . - ay some cloudiness ' ' WmAitmmitaw- M ' 111 v . " " mulcts , V'V ' tare Monday f 2, Mln. 17. - " Wind northwest River -2.1 ' ', ft dear. " . - , ,.. . MUMDBB 1651 rHUTTY-FISST TEAB - Salem. Oregon. Tuesday Morning, October 21, 1941 Price) 3ci Newsskmda 5c No. 178 Motes Ac i o MM!' 9 FVds. av Naval Patrol Planes Hunt Nazi Raiders Solons Want Details My, How You've Changedl ( Maybe you haven't taken a good look at the real YQU recently, but you'd be surprised at how America's defense boom has entered the lives of yourseli and the folks next door and started big changes. Morgan M. Beatty, AP feature service writer, has been making a dose study al these changes lor The Statesman.' He tells all about them in a series of articles which began Sunday and will continue daily through this week. Uncle Sam Nervous As 0 n Buyi ng B inge (This is the second of five articles explaining the effects of de fense spending and war on the average American.) By MORGAN M. BEATTY AP Feature Service Writer WASHINGTON--National putting new wrinkles in the American way of life! No question about it. The facts and figures bear this out. Foods and fashions, fun and fiction, many of our habits are chang ing, reflecting the insecurity of our Some new departures can be nomic shocks beginning back in By 1933, we had adapted cepted the painful frugality imposed on us by shrinking incomes. We moved on to a prosperity wave in 1937, fell back into a trough in 1938. Now we're shooting like a sky rocket ; Americans generally are buying heavily, pushing up prices. ., Times are uncertain," the ordinary citizen explains to the neighbors. W might as well get things before the ' govern ment shuts down with priori ties i , . and enjoy life a little; We've been denying ourselves and the kid for a long time now." ."' i Multiply that idea aU around the county and you . have the most tremendous volume of buying in our history. This carries with it the threat of ' inflation. All au thorities agree on that point How to stop it is the problem. . Already congress has upped the tax bill. Well probably pay over to Uncle Sam next year about 13 billion dollars, more than 5 billion more than we will this year. ; The treasury is selling defense bonds and stamps. This is admit tedly a scheme not only to help the government raise revenue but to get your money, keep you from spending it i The president has put a crimp in installment buying. If you can't ante one-third of the price, you don't get that car. There's stiU one more trick Uncle Sam may use. Congress . can slap on plain, unvarnished "forced savin- laws. In that way part of your pay check .could be deducted, and you'd get a receipt When the emer- gency passed, you'd be given the money back in installments. Uncle Sam is waiting to see what happens next year before - trying anything so drastic The three devices for putting on the brakes have had too little time to show their workability as yet As the tempo of the times chances, we are changing our (Turn to Page 2, CoL 3) Woman 114 Years Old ST. JOHN'S, Nfld., Oct 20-5)- Xn good health. Mrs. Ellen Carroll Monday celebrated her 114th birthday at her daughter's' home In North River. She is Newfound land's oldest woman. US Troops . 1, v - slZltrt of the US army parade at was sent to New York, wired to Getting We Go defense and war psychology are times. attributed to a series of eco 1929. ourselves to the first shock, ac Gty Tables Pinball Act Council Expected to Favor at Next Meet j" Architect Chosen r- ( After two readings iy titl only and without a Vote, Salem's pro posed new pinball ordinance which would license game devices "for amusement only," was tabled un til the November 3 council ses sion. , By that time every mem ber of the council will have been provided with a mimeographed copy of the bill on request of Mayor W. W. Chadwick, who with Aldermen L. F. LeGarie and Tom Armstrong is a sponsor of the measure. i- No prohibition as to ase of players is included In the ordi nance, which, backers in the council explain, is purely a li cense ordinance. Only penalties provided involve seizure and destruction of machines found in use without the required license sticker. . Penalties for use of the devices in gambling are included in the state law, sponsors declare, indi cating that the city's interest un (Turn to Page 2, Col. 8) Navy Seeking Skilled Men NEW YORK, Oct 20-)-The navy Monday sent out an urgent call to mechanics and aeronautical technicians of all kinds to Join the rapidly ex panding afar arm of the two ocean fleet Citizen mechanics between 17 and 50 would be given Im mediate ratings up to petty of ficers, first class, and at pay grades consistent with their ci vilian experience under a new navy plan. ; ;,v- on Par ade at Iceland Base their outpost In Iceland, fcbri base in the north Atlantic. This picture Chicago and girauiled U XLe Statesman.' Nazi FusH Is Halted J Repeated Attacks Broken, Moscow And Leningrad KUIBYSHEV, Russia, Oct 20 (jry-The American eembassy to Russia was established Mon day night in this city on the Volga river 550 miles .east of Moscow. A group of American correspondents, - who left Mos cow last week with US Ambas sador Laurence A Steinhardt also reached here. It is believed the Russian government will make this city Its temporary; capital. t By The Associated Press The Russians claimed early Tuesday to have broken strong and repeated German attacks on the Moscow approaches and every indication was that the nazi offensives upon the city had been materially slowed down, if not substantially halt ed. In heavy fighting, said the soviet command's early morning communique, the red armies fought on in unchanged areas about Mozkaisk,' 57 airline miles west of the capital, and Maloyaro slavets, 67 miles below it Thus supported was the general impression from other quarters that there had been no nazi ad vance of consequence in the last 24 hours. - . . . r t There, was, in fact much to suggest that the last 'decision' for the capital might be long delayed. Berlin's aceeunts played down the Moscow front and played up instead the progress of a major far southern thrust toward the important Donets, river eity of Kharkov, in the Ukraine and toward Rostov en the Don river further to the east the gateway to the Caucasus and s keystone in the south Russian communi cations structure.' There, it was asserted, although (Turn to Page 2, Cot 1) Ice Blamed For Stayton Plane Crash PORTLAND, Oct 20.-CT-In- vesugauon into tne crash of an army observation plane near Stayton Saturday will be made by Salinas, Calif., air base officers, but Capt M. W. Kingcaid, Port land base, said Monday icing might have been responsible. At the time icing conditions existed, Kingcaid said, and the plane was not equipped with de- icers. Officers from the Portland air base examined the plane's wreck age Sunday, then directed It to be trucked to Portland. The three young pilots who parachuted to safety in fields west of Stayton when their ship be came unmanageable, left Monday for their home base at Salinas, Calit J , - : y ::: .:-x-"-:-x :-:-:- ; . b HSMH Taken recently, this picture shows returning from a patrol flight as the warship ploughed through the north Atlantic toward Iceland. To day, these same planes have Intensified their search for nasi ships of prey, one of which is believed to have torpedoed the US Destroyer Kearny, commissioned and placed in service only a year ago. The Kearny, reaching an undisclosed Army Fliers "Invade" Sale Twenty s Pkmes To Raid Warning Units Set for Air Maneuvers Twenty fast P-43 pursuit planes, 40 officers and an estimated 165 men of the 54th' Squadron from the Portland air base are expected to arrive in Salem today, not as invaders but as protectors against bombing raids that will be simu lated during the next two weeks of air maneuvers in the north west. Ma. James W. McCauley stated at Portland Monday night that ground forces are due to leave Portland at. 8 a.m., according to latest reports from army officers, and to arrive and set up equip ment by noon. The first ten planes will leave at the same time while the second ten will leave in the afternoon. No announcement had been made of the arrival time in the afternoon for the speedy army planes, but the morning con tingent will probably arrive at the Salem airport about 8:45. A majority of the officers and men will make the state fair grounds their residence head quarters, centering around the 4H dormitory. Army units expected here are T (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7) French Slay Nazi General VICHY, Unoccupied France, Oct. 20-AVSeneraI Holts, Ger man commandant of the impor tant Nantes region of western occupied France, was killed Monday by two gunmen who escaped and Frenchmen tonight fearfully awaited severe nasi reprisals. The general was the highest German officer yet attacked in the wave of terrorism : in the occupied g o n e, and German sources warned that the assassi nation "might have very serious consequences.' . t Salem Firms Will Discuss 1 Defense Contracts Tonight How Salem firms may secure national defense contracts wOl be discussed at a meeting at the Sa lem chamber of commerce at 8 o'clock tonight Arranged by Lee UVEyerly of Eyerly Aircraft c o m p a n y , the meeting is an outgrowth of a dis cussion conducted ' at the capitol last week by Salem manfacturers and machine shop proprietors at the invitation. of the Oregon Eco nomic counciL ,.: Defense contract problems will be outlined It E. C Turner, Portland, representing; thJ fed eral office of . prod action man-, axemen t. .y ,r ; lie is expected to outline as far a US naval observation plane being port, reported 11 men missing and Salem Invited I To Invite US WtiyJiinn ' ' "If you want to do a good torn; invite our visiting soldier . boys to dinner," urged T. B. Tom" HilL representing the Salem United Hospitality asso ciation, Monday night These men will appreciate such an in vitation." Hill said offers to take one or more soldiers of the Portland air base distributing- point unit which came here last week to prepare for arrival of planes and ground crews this week should be telephoned to Uent. George W. White at the fairgrounds, 8464. Will Rebuild Delake Span . Reconstruction of the Delake bridge, washed out when the Pa cific ocean went on a rampage last Saturday, will get under way not later than Tuesday, R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer, an nounced here Monday. The bridge to be replaced was ISO feet in length and of wood construction. Baldock said the new bridge also would be of wood, but that a more permanent structure might be bunt later. A crew of state highway depart- (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) ON THE AIR FOR DEFENSE Fred H. Paulas, chairman of the committee on national de fense for Salem Elks lodge No. S30, is to speak on the ctvU de fense broadcast over KSLM to night at 9 o'clock. He wCl discuss the Elks' civil defense 'program -.. - . as is possible the federal govern ment's newly - devised plans ; for spreading defense work to take advantage of idle machine capac ity in the nation and to make em ployment available in areas where the working of defense priorities has forced curtailment of normal production operations. r? W. H. Bailile, representing the state employment service, and W. XL Crawford, executive sec retary of the Oregon Economic council, also win attend, j Eyerly said Monday the meeting was open;'to all people interested in securing, defense work of any kind." ; . .;y ,.r jjnmediately ' If hoisted aboard a US cruiser after ten Injured. Base Here Tank Battle Slated at Fctfaewis FORT LEWIS, Wash., Oct 20- (JpyThe largest tank maneuver ever held on the Pacific coast will get underway at Fort Lewis Tues day morning. Fifty medium tanks of the 752nd and 756th tank battalions, acti vated this summer, will advance against anti-tank defenses with troops following in their wake. Officers said it would be an aU day test. About five square miles near Roy, Wash, were blocked ou for the exercise. MaJ. Gen. John P. Lucas, Srd division commander, will be on hand to watch the maneuver. Troops of the 7 th and 15th In fantry battalions, the 3rd anti tank battalion and the 10th en gineers battalion will take part. Overhead will fly fleet ships of the army air corps 116th observa tion squadron from Spokane,' co operating with the ground forces. The anti-tank defenses will be (Turn to Page 2, CoL 3) Nazis Lose 200 Planes LONDON, Tuesday. Oct 21.- (JFy-The Moscow radio said today that in the last few days Lenin grad's anti-aircraft defenses had shot down about 200 German planes. Russians Claim Recapture of Two Towns cH 200 ( 1 i . Z 1 MILES I v-s2- J llliiiita YAROSLAVL VI , llSli llSB -:::":;-"-;";rr-: ::--: :'! ::!" PI";--- mmammmmmtm '" . yl Beaters, British news areney, uted a Stockholm dispatch saying soviet army coUnter-attacks had re t captured the sfraterie town sf lUlIala, 55 rai:s from Moscow. Other British vnpli quoted the.Mos tow railo to tho effect ttzt Zzi troops hid retakea Crd from tie Germans. Orel li t key raJ eente ., 2Z2 mUes south, of Hoscow. CaIng ia!eates the apsroxlmate area of German oecusauott. i - . Of Kearney Attack 11 Missmff. 10 ffiirt Complete Neutrality Act Ken teal Before - a FDR Si wds Aid to Soviet WASHINGTON, Oct. 20(AP) The United States' answer to the torpedoing of land with the loss of 11 men han words, Secretary Hull indicated at a press conference Monday. The secretary of state ruled out any diplomatic pro est, remarking that one does not often send diplomatic notes to an international highwayman. . Meantime, at the capitol, complete report on the clash last Friday between the Kearny and a submarine which the navy said was "undoubtedly German." Senator Gillette (D-Iowa) Premier Asks Japan Unity Newspapers Say War Unwanted but Won't Take "Challenge1 9 TOKYO, Oct 20-P)-Ieclaring Japan "encircled" by foreign powers, Premier General Eiki To jo today called upon the country's people and fighting forces to dis play the "iron unity" necessary to bring the empire through its "cru ciai hour" - - His appeal for unity and an eddiese in which he told war of ficials to be prepared to saeri-' flee everything for their country were made against a backdrop of newspaper .assertions, to the effect that Japan would neither challenge the United States and Great Britain to war In the Pa cific nor shrink from a challenge from them. Japanese understood that by en circlement Tojo referred to re cent military and economic meas ures taken by the United States, Great Britain, China and the Netherlands East Indies and Rus sia's war against the axis powers. Two Japanese liners sailed to day for United States ports to bring home Japanese subjects alarmed by the tension In the Pa cific. The Hikawa Mara left (Turn to Page 2, CoL 8) Chest Parley SetatNoon Solution1 of the problem of raising $5581 more for the Sa lem Community Chest In order to balance the budgets of .the nine participating agencies, Will be discussed at a meeting of the campaign committee and work ers at the Marlon hotel at noon today. Chairman Irl S. He Sherry announced Monday. 9 Senate a the destroyer Kearny off Ice will consist of actions rather demands were voiced for a - - 4 , said he would ask that the senate naval committee demand details from the navy department, and Senator Nye (R-ND) said he considered it essential , that con gress be given full Information about the attack. Chairman Walsh (D-Mass) ' of the naval committee agreed that congress and the people should have additional Informa tion. He announced that the navy had advised him it expect ed to receive full details by mail within two days, and he said he would request a complete re port for his committee. ' At the same time, Walsh, an opponent of the . administration's foreign policy, said in a statement that the mishap "should serve to waken the country to the perils of SPVl- M ; OM-.V.d. m.i. no. .if ii urn 10 rase z. MM. ti ; t Miiltaomali's Tax Hearing Slated Today Arguments that may get to the root of the question of whether the state tax commission Is legal ly correct In ordering the Mult nomah county assessor to make up his roles on a uniform basis as to varying kinds of property will be heard before the state su preme court! here at 10 o'clock this morning. The court announced Mon day that debate wonld be lim ited to two hours, the time to be divided. equally among at torneys for Tom Watson, Blult nomah county assessor, and the -tax commission. While technically the arguments will be on the merits of a de murrer filed by Watson to the commission's petition for a writ of mandamus directing him to comply with the commission's or der as to the method of making assessments, court attaches said all questions raised by the peti tion 'probably would be gone intov An early decision by the court, possibly within two weeks, was predicted. 5..