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Salem. Oregon. Tuesday Morning, October 21, 1941
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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"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-
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Senate a
the destroyer Kearny off Ice
will consist of actions rather
demands were voiced for a
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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
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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.
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