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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1941)
News! Vcathcr VCVT i . Bringing yon "the news, ! the latent reports f events In, your, home community, your state, the nation and the world at large it the - , first coal of YOUR Oregon Statesman. Fair today Inereaslnf cloudiness Friday.. Max. temperature Wednesday 67 Mln. S9. Southwest wind. River -2J ft. Partly cloudy. PCUNDDD 1651 "NCIZTY-riSST YEAR Salem. Oregon, Thursday Mornlnqr. October 23, 1941 Fries 3d Ilewsstande So No. 183 Offer : 7 ' TD) ace Parley Reds Two American Ships Sunk by Germans mies mwm M. J, - " . TT1 of Axi .TT J&ne msi zas9 L ondon ost Fliers (!: - Tonight r- Army Visitors to : Be Dance Guests; .. Banquet Slated By ISABEL CHILDS Salem swings out tonight on the arm (or should we say wing?) of the armyl. - Two. hundred f o r t y air corps men, for whom most of the coming fortnight in the capital city is to be a period of strenuous work, have been bidden as guests for a dance opening at 9 at the armory. To guarantee presence of of enough partners for the city's visitors, women are to be admitted free of charge. . Civilian defense officials Wed nesday night urged the more than 200 women who have regis tered for recreation service with the civil reserves to attend the 'dance.- The United Hospitality association is sponsor. Particular ly, it was declared, are young women of high school and col lege age invited to attend, with "T without escorts, y " '. To provide necessary expen- : ses, a 55-eent charge for f IvD laa noes la to be made, aeoerd lag to -Tom Hill, dance chair' man. Husie is to be by the Top ' natters orchestra. '- Preceding the dance, officers 'Stationed here foe the -maneuvers -and a delegation from the Port land airbase are to be guests of Salem business men at a 7 o'clock banquet at the Marion hotel 'Toastmaster for the occasion is to be Henry Crawford, Salem's post master, while principal speaker Is to be Gov. Charles ASprague. " .Throughout the dinner hour, Hawaiian music is promised and the Y Gleemen's quartet is to sing Every speech is to be brief, and V Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Wharton Gets New Naval Press Post WASHINGTON, Oct. Commander- Robert W. Berry be came assistant director of the aavy's bureau of public relations Wednesday in a series of changes in the organization. lieutenant Commander Hal OTlaherty, naval reserve, was or tiered to inactive duty and will return to his position as managing editor of the Chicago Daily news. 'OTlaherty, assistant to Rear Admiral A. J. Hepburn, chief of the bureau, came here in April at the invitation of Secretary Knox, publisher of the News. Re cently it had been reported tha he was anxious to get back to his editorial duties.. Lieutenant Commander Wal lace S. Wharton, a reserve of ficer on leave from his civilian position as tax commissioner of Oregon, succeeds Berry as press relations officer for the navy de- psrtment Wharton was for ' many years an active newspa perman in Oregon. . Suspect Is Released r Roy R. Haxnerly, 840 Trade street, was released from the city jail early Wednesday night on his own recognizance by order of Circuit Judge I H. McMahan. Haxnerly was arrested in the late afternooa on a Salem justice court warrant charging issuing a theck with Insufficient funds. ' - City H To : My Hov You've Changed! ; .'"-"'" (Turn t Pa Two, I lcrybo you haven't taken a good look ct the real YOU recenfly. but you'd bo surprised at how America's defense boom fas, entered the lives of yourself and do folks next door and E'uirfed biq changes. Morgan M. Eeatty. AP tectuxe service writer has been making a dose study of these changes for Tha Statesman. He tells all about (hem In a series o! articles xslldh began Sunday cmd will continue daHy through (bis week. Sees Stalemate Salem Ready For Blackout Halloween Eight hundred fifty-nine Sa lem men are to comprise the city's first ARP (air raid protec tion) service when the lights-eat signal is given the night of Oc tober 31, members of the coun ty civilian defense council's executive committee were told Wednesday night. Every block within the cor porate limits is to be the re sponsibility of some resident on that block, named by Homer Smith, jr., or one of his sub ordinates - for the protection of life and property. That man Is to check closely for visible lights, learn the reason for non compliance with the request for voluntary blackout participation and report to headquarters. Amy Bombers Will "Attack" Flight of 18 Planes To Zoom Over Towns Observing 'Blackout' A tjight of 18 army bombing planes including several "flying fortresses" from Medford to Port land, and westward to northwest Oregon's .coastal counties will zoom -over virtually . all cities conducting blackouts on the night of October, 31, Jerrold Owen, state civilian defense .coordinator, was informed late Wednesday by Gen. Carlyle H. Wash, Seattle chief of the second interceptor command. Bent on a special "mission, the flight will start from near Medford shortly after nightfall. Flares wUl be dropped over such cities as the bomber crews are able to spot in spite of blackout precautions. ' In addition unannounced "raids" will be conducted by "en emy" planes up and down west ern Oregon to test the effective ness of the army's network of ci vilian air raid warning observa tion posts. The big flight of bombers is definitely scheduled to soar over Salem, Stayton, Silverton and Mt. Angel in Marion county. It is due to arrive over Portland around 10 p.m. Gov. Charles A. Sprague Wednesday urged all Oregon cities that are properly pre pared to observe "blackout" (Turn to Page 2, Col. S) Salem FFA Wins Award KANSAS CITY, Oct 22-iJPf- Among four Future Farmer of America chapters awarded top rating for the year Tuesday was the Salem, Ore., chapter. Others were Norman, Okla., Hamilton, Mo., an J Hanford, Calif. Gold plaques were awarded them. Emblems also went to the state associations of Oregon, Virginia, Texas, Wyoming and Montana tor outstanding work. American Tanker Sunk NEW YORK, Oct. 22-(ff-The New York Times tonight quoted marine circles as saying that the S552-ton American-owned tanker W. C. Teagle was sunk, late last week while bound for the United Kingdom. Three Planes Crash PANAMA, Panama, Oct 22 (AThree US army pursuit planes crashed simultaneously into Cere meno hill - and killed their pilots during a night training maneuver last night, army authorities dis closed tonight. Colama On far Keuoa) , German Drives Stymied Weather Hinders Invaders Before . Moscow, in South By The Associated Press Hitler's supreme of fensives upon Moscow have been beat en down to a halt well short of the city, a high military authority in London declared late Wednesday night, and German striking power is diminishing both there and before Leningrad. This summary came from a quarter where conservatism as to Russian prospects has always been maintained, and it was emphatically Qualified with the declaration that Russian ex haustion was no less than that of the invaders and thus that some small factor might yet decide the great issue. It was accompanied by an es timate that the major German drive in the Ukraine was less strong than previously, and this was somewhat supported by an official soviet -claim that all nazi efforts to extend their advance oward Rostov on the river Don, the gateway to the Caucasus, had' been broken and that the invaders had been: thrown upon' the defen sive at several points, v The soviet communique for Thursday morning acknowledged the abandonment of Taganrog, 30 miles to the west of Restov, but this had been discounted in ad vance by the fact that the nazis had claimed the . town since last week-end and by an earlier un official Russian concession that it had been evacuated. Moreover, the red command re (Turn to Page 2, CoL 3) Group Asks War Stand CHICAGO, Oct. 22-(P)-The America First committee asked President Roosevelt Wednesday night to settle the issue of peace or war by submitting to congress 'a resolution for the declaration of a state of war between the United States and the German reich." The organization, in an open letter to the White House, served notice that it would vigorously oppose adoption of such a reso lution, but maintained that "the integrity of this nation and loyalty to the constitution demand that the decision between peace or war now be made by congress.' Worm Digger Jailed BERLIN, Oct 22-4P)-Digging for worms In the garden with a flashlight during an air raid alarm resulted in a nine-day jail sen tence for a resident of Saarhrueck- en, the Strasbourg Neueste Na chrichten reported Wednesday. Red Aid Via Boston WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (J?y Commencing next Tuesday, all aid-to-Russia cargoes will be moved through the port of Bo' ton, the maritime ; commission said Wednesday. . County Secession Threat Receives Setback Consent ef. centres and of both Oregon and California legislatures Would be required before Curry county could se cede from Oregon ui become : part of California, -Attorney General L II. Van Winkle said Wednesday.' Residents of the state's southwesterly county, In dignant at what they, declare has been deliberate oversight In conducting mineral surveys else where and skipping Curry, have discussed possibility ef such a move recently. . . v1 Trr.Ant RiuwirrH iMnunfl,Hv annonneed that the American merchant int nnrth nf th MiuUr a German U-boat for the sinking. The Panamanian freighter Bold Venture, formerly the AUsund of Danish rtristrv. fbnttam) was resorted to have been sunk off Iceland October 16. She is shown here tied up at a Baltimore pier last maritime commission. Labor Strife Spots Nation-r OPM Appeals for Unity; Seattle Welders Halt Work in Shipyards . By The Associated Press Industrial strife and threats of more to come spotted the nation Wednesday as the office of pro duction management appealed to worker and management alike to stop strikes "the greatest help the aggressors can get" The OPM statement forecast last week by President Roosevelt, said the defense program, growing larger dally, "depends for its suc cess on the patriotic support of labor and management" "Uninterrupted production." It said, "is the pressing need. The interruption of work by strikes or slowdowns Is the greatest help the aggressors can get In these days when material on the battlefield is every thin-." As the defense agency urged the use of government mediation ma chinery in all disputes and prom ised speedy cooperation, welders of a newly-formed independent union walked out of Seattle area shipyards, at work on big defense contracts. The Independent Welders and Burners council ordered the strike in protest against the action of (Turn to Page 2, Col 4) Auto Mishap Hurts Women Mrs. S. J. Kendall, 68, 895 South 21st street, and her daughter, Mrs. Jack Mull, 350 Elma avenue, were reported in "good" condition late Wednesday night after suffering injuries in an auto accident at 19th and Mill streets about 4 o'clock. Mrs. Kendall suffered possible rib fractures, and Mrs. Mull suf fered shock. They were both at the Salem General hospital. , Orville G. Mull, son of the lat ter woman, and Mildred L Brown, 2361 Fillmore street, were drivers of the cars. Two sections ef the United States constitution were cited by Van Winkle. ' i r. , One .provides that fne state shall, - without the, consent of congress, - enter into an agree-; ment er compact with' another; state , i : - ; The other section provides that no state shall "be formed by the junction ef two or more states, or parts of 'states, without the consent of the legislatures of the states concerned, as wen as of the . congress.' Van Winkle I. .WUF1 WfV 1 t m mi i - . near the southern end of the bulce spring shortly before being seised City Decides Taxis Unneed Horses Now ORANGE, NJ, Oct 22 P) The city commission held a weighty conference with taxi men and then announced Wed nesday its decision to rewrite the present taxi ordinance. This requires every cab to have: A good horse or horses. Two lighted lamps with plain glass front and sides. A driver who most refrain from snapping or flourishing his whip. The ordinance is of the 1889 variety. Art Building Sites Mulled By Group The Salem Art Center associ ation board of directors Wednes day night voted to continue with tentative plans for construction of a permanent Art Center build ing. Several locations were con sidered, with the Pr ingle creek auto park site most prominently mentioned. Mrs. W. E. Anderson was named to head a committee to further. Investigate the problem and to make an estimate of the approximate eost of the project Other members appointed to the committee include Percy Copper, V. E. Kuhn, Bart Brown Barker . of . Portland, , Charles, Val Clear, state art di rector, and Mrs. J. M. Devers, president ef the association. ' Representatives of various lo cal organizations, including the Garden club and the Federation of Music clubs expressed approval of the project Worker Loses Fingers Sidney Smith, 1965 S. Church street was treated at the Dea coness hospital Wednesday night after losing the ends of two fin gers while operating; a joiner at his Salem ffatsfrirtg; shop. said .the latter section was plicahle ter Carry county. Other attorneys said the state's boundaries are fixed fat the Oregon constitution and Curry county could net secede with out the people voting to change, the boundaries so as to exclude' Curry county, v, - Threat of another secession was , announced ' here . Wednes day, when Gov, Charles - A Sprague. received a letter from Ruth . Clarkf principal cf the V id i'.-rw-"S vessel Lehlsh (top) had been tor of Africa. The president blamed sad placed In operation by the US Removal Seen On Ship Bails Senate Forces Prepare Way for US Vessels to Sail Anywhere on Seas WASHINGTON, Oct 22-P)- Indications were multiplying Wednesday night that adminis tration senate forces would take the lead in an effort to expand the armed ship bill so as to per mit American merchant vessels to sail anywhere on the high seas. After; the senate foreign rela tions committee had spent the day hearing opposition witnes ses contend that the house-approved measure authorizing ship arming would push the country closer to war, Chair man Connally (D-Tex) told re porters he was "having some amendments prepared for pos sible use later on." "Connally reiterated previous statements that he favors elimin ation of the neutrality act provi sions which prevent American flag ships from entering belliger ent ports or combat areas. - He said, too, that "hooking up the armed ship and the belliger ent port questions in one bill pro bably would take less debate in the aggregate than passing the ship arming now and considering the other problem later." i Connally added, however, (Turn to Page 2. CoL 6) ' Late Sports CLEVELAND. Oct ITMJPf Bob Feller,1 ace pitcher with the Cleveland Indians, Wednes day night was placed ta class 1-A by his local selective serv ice board. Wayne L. Thompson, secretary of board No, 29, said Feller's order - number is 2857 and that It win be a long time before he will have to go," SHREJEPORT, L, Oct 22 -r Gus Schrader; 48, na tionally known automobile race driver and claimant to the ante dirt track drfvin- champion ship of the world, died Wed nesday after he was Injured la a crash at the Louisiana State fair. ' ' - ' - Fori Orford high school, that the high school would secede from" Carry county ta event the county: Joined, with California. v "The Port Orford school will withdraw from Carry If It se cedes, and If Oregon spurns us, we shall " attempt to : obtain a corridor to Montana,? she wrote. "IonUna will take us, chromite,; termites and au. . Gov.. Sorarue refused to com- ? ment en the latest secession,; threat' -- - , ,, . Warned .Mediation. War -" i s Ready To Fight US If Necessary; Says Desires No Favors , Claims Ability to Influence Germany and Italy; Softens Tone in Pointing Out Good TOKYO, Thursday, Oct. 23 (AP) The Japan, ese Times and Advertiser controlled by the foreign of fice, warned anti-axis powers today they had a "last chance" to use Japan as a mediator in the European war or risk chaos in the Pacific. The newspaper asserted anew Tokyo's readiness to mediate the conflict, but said the United States gov ernment had consistently pushed Japan away from neu trality and peace. It added that if it were necessary to fight the United States to safeguard Japanese interests "awful though even the thought of such a holocaust" Japan would not hesitate. y- . :7 The editorial concluded with this assertions e- . in; "Stop Killing" Second Nazi Officer Assassinated; More Hostages Face Death VICHY, Unoccupied France, Oct 22 () The second assassi nation of a German officer within 48 hours prompted an anguished appeal Wednesday night from old Marshal Petain for Frenchmen to "put a stop to these killings" and deliver up the culprits to save the lives of at least 150 more hostages now facing speedy execution by German reprisal squads. This morning, 50 persons In cluding a number from the Paris region, were executed at undisclosed places for the kill ins on Monday of the German commandant at Nantes; 50 more await execution unless the Nantes killers are arrested by Thursday midnight and an (Turn,to Page 2, Col. 8) Russians Counter-Attacking IS --,w;omoscow im MALOYAROSLAVETS kaiaN 1YJa L .orei LivA J 5 O f . 0 . Offkial sources, reported Russians eounter-attaekins on the Moscow - front (1) Uiih fiercest fighting at Kalinin, Mozhaisk, Maloyaroslavets knd Orel. On the southern front, Germans claimed, their hat Je ' flags flew, ever, Staline (2). presaging a new pincers action la the T Donets basin area. Ie--whlle the United States embassy In Russia 'Was moved from ZIoscow to Kuibyshev (arrow), new war time capital of Russia. " - . -'" " l ' Choose "It is the last chance to use the only vehicle, for. exploration of me way cf world barmoriy- Japan, the " balancing power, whose decision could plunge the only pacific ocean into a chaos not its making.1 The paper said, "Japan is the NEW YORK, Oct 22-ff)-The Tokyo radio said Wednesday night In a broadcast heard here by CBS: "In spite of fact that more than a month has elapsed since the issuing of the shooting order by President Roosevelt Ameri can naval Teasels, although they are fully equipped, are still unable to destroy er sink any German submarines or battle ships. ' ...,.. "This has created a very seri ous problem of honor for the United States navy, especially when the American destroyer Kearney has been Inflicted se vere damage, had eleven mem bers of the crew killed and ten wounded." sole great power able to influ ence the western combatant (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7) v ! A