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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1941)
PAGE TWO Tho OSZXSON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon. Friday Morning, October 24. 1911 Prices Are Ceiling; A Housewives 1 (This is th last of. fiva articles analyzing the effect of war and defense n uie American iarauy.j - By MORGAN M. BEATTY AP Feature Service Writer WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 Prices are soaring. Taxes have climbed to one to the all tune high, in fiscal mountain climbing. Government, business, Joe USA aM of us are struggling lines on cost of living charts. . Rents are soaring, too, stimulat ed by a housing shortage in the defense areas. Trailers dot defense town lots, and the government experts are all tangled up with demountable housing plans. Apart from gasoline and silk hose, food prices are definitely on the upgrade, moantinr at the rate of two per cent a month. Secretary of L a b e r Francis Perkins' experts have found that the cost of living has jumped 7 per cent since the war began, September 1, 1931. Meat, milk, eggs, and butter are the staples that have sky-rocketed most. City interests blame it on the department of agriculture's parity payments to farmers. Farm ers say that's not so. They insist they get only one per cent of the ante. Meanwhile, In some cities, fam flies with the money available are buying in case lots and storing food. Poorer families are buying substitutes; hominy and sauer kraut instead of pork and beans, for instance. Clothlngs's up too. About five . dollars a suit on men's clothing, less on women's wear, because ' mannfartnrra mrm hitMlnr nrI- . levels, but are stinting on ma - terials, trimmings and buttons. The business of dining out has its complications, too, even at lunch time. In many places, work ers find their plate lunches now come without beverage and des sert. Sandwich and malted milk combinations are up from 25 to 30 cents. ;. . ; The country is Just beginning to feel the pinch of substitution , 4 and conservation required la na tional defense. Airplane model bags are finding ft harder and harder to get balsa wood, the . light stuff that eomes front - South America. Shipping in - te rests are handling heavier ma- terials. Amateur metal work ers ean't get copper or alumi num for knicknacks. Photor- raphers learn flue grain, de velopers don't come easy any more, me. government is tak ing the chemicals. uonservauon authorities are begging people not to require uieir iavorne stores to carry so many designs and patterns and Colors. In blankets, for instance, defense officials say seven colors couia De produced in great quan titles, but Uie 20-odd now avail able gum up the priorities lists. Housewives who dow their own sewing can't get the exact shape ALFRED LAURAEVE'S Rumba Class Starts Tonite - 8:00 15S N. lib. Ph. 5955 to Dick Day SALEII AHIIOBY Every Fri jay Ilighl 25c Before O'Clock at Hiiti meric Also peak and they're now rushing and Mary Doakes of Crossroads, to catch up with the leaping and design of button each style requires. Button makers a r standardizing. The tax load Is increasing by leaps and bounds. The new tax bill Just put Into law will more than treble the federal taxes of the average taxpayer. Treasury officials say the man with $3009 income next year can count on paying Uncle Sam about $130 in direct taxes. He paid only $42.10. last year. On top of that are the many federal levies the taxpayer doesn't see taxes on cameras, saxophones, fur coats, etc. Their total cannot be est! mated for the average man. What about housing? The de- dense boom ran headlong into housing shortage ready-made by the depression. In all boom towns, the loudest cry is against rents. Demand for defense housing be tween now and July 1, 1942, is in formally estimated by the USHA and other federal agencies as about 625,000 units. Private build ers will put up about 500,000 of these. The federal defense housing program will account for some 120,000 units, costing about a half billion dollars. North Germany Bombed BERLIN, Oct 24 -(Friday)- (jey- British night raiders bombed several northern German locali ties, . informed sources said today.- Some civilians were killed and wounded but damage buildings was slight they de dared. Qnfc bomber was said to have been shot down. ' Call-Board EL8INORK Today Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie. Wat ter tsrennan m "Serteant York." Saturday Humphrey Bogart, Mat Asior in "Maltese ralcon." AdolD Menjou. Gloria Swanson in "Father lacea a wue. GRAND Today Tom Harmon. Anita Louise in "Harmon of Michigan." George Montgomery, Lynn Roberta In "Last or uie Duanea. CAPITOL - Today Bin Crosby. Louis CamD- beU in "The Starmaker." Geraldine jritzgeraia, James Stephanson in "Stuninc Victory " Saturday Constance Bennett. Jeffrev Lynn in "Law of the Tropica." Wil liam ixargan. reggj Moran in Tly tag Cadets." STATE Today Betty Grable. Don Ameche in mom over Miami." John Hub bard. Marjorie Weaver in "Murder Among mends. Saturday midnight Gary Cooper, Bar- oara stanwycK in "Meet John Doe. HOLLYWOOD Today Brian Aherne. Kay Francis In mail nuv AJItl AIIHSCIX. HOT Rogers. Marjorie Reynolds in "Robin uooa oi tne ecos. LIBERTY Today Gene Autrey in "Back in the saaaie. rranxie Darro in "You're IB UICK. HQ an PLUS DEFENSE TAX Betty Don Ameche Grable "Ilooa Over Iliani" TimeL .2:50 - 5:55 - 8:55 , J- 2nd Hit farjorie . John Weaver Hubbard 'Herder Ancsg Friends" Time: 120-4:25-7:25-10:25 SCOOP"" First Pictures ": Football Pictures OREGON ts. USC Soviet Shifts High Officers Moscow Expected to Hold Daring Winter British Experts Say (Continued from Page 1) : answer, but Anthony Eden, the foreign secretary, and Lord Beaverbrook, the supply minis ter, held the fort for the Chur chill government, Beaverbrook .speaking In the house of lords. Eden implied that the govern ment was indeed planning some thing, and since he in effect ruled out any -attempt at invading the continent in the near future there was a clear indication that the near east was in mind as a the atre of offensive action. Beaverbrook declared that Bus sians were in hard case for the implements of war, comparing the soviet position in one respect to the British position after Dun kerque, but he stated that Bri tain and the United States had promised Stalin that they would make up Russia's losses in tanks and planes. sunn, the minister added, had called It "a tank war." and had stated that some Russian steel plants and heavy engi neering works were now 900 miles or more behind the front Still, said Beaverbrook. "Just as we did (after Dunkerque), Russia, I believe, will be able to reconstruct her war indus tries." German reports Thursday of advances on Moscow claimed that the break-through was on a wide front south and southwest pre sumably about Maloyaroslavets and Mozhaisk but conceded that these thrusts were made through reiauveiy lightly defended areas between the heavier outer forti fications. While Berlin stated that the city Itself now probably was witnin range of heavy nazi ar tillery u was conceded that by far the strongest fortifications sun were unbreached. Of the Donets basin of the far soutn, where the Germans are striking in the direction of Rostov on the River Don at the gateway w ine Caucasus, Berlin said little, but reported strong Russian counter-attacks far behind this area and to tha west against nazi-held Ferekop on the Crimean isthmus. xnese were said to have hetm halted and the nazis claimed: "The key to the Crimea remains in uerman hands." The Russians themselves ad mitted that they were up against It in the Donets basin area but declared that saner. lor invading forces were losing neavy- casualties. M.acT aiso reported a resump tion of heavy offensive German activity about Novgorod, which lies 100 miles below Leningrad, but claimed that the nazis had been generally beaten back. In France during the day Mar- snai retain s cabinet met in ex- traordinary session to consider what was termed in Vichy "the anguishing problem" of dual ter rorism: That from Frenchmen who persist In killing their Ger man conquerors and that from the nazis in shooting hostages for such attacks or for being "com munists." There was a suggestion In cen sored Vichy dispatches that Mar shal Petain's government faced the greatest problem of its ca reer an exquisite dilemma that might soon have the 'most pro found effects in France. Even the Free French leader. General Charles de Gaulle, broad cast from London an appeal, to occupied France "in the present circumstances not to kill the Ger mans," but to await that day when,ghe said, instructions would come from simultaneous attacks upon them inside and outside France. lan Brazil Consulate . PORTLAND, Ore, Oct 23-;P)- Brazman consulate, with jur isdiction over Oregon and Wash ington, will be opened here shortly, the Portland chamber of commerce was advised Thursday. Joao Luiz Guimares Gomes,' pres ent first secretary of the Brazilian 1 legation at Berne, Switzerland. 1 win De consul, tne cnambera re-1 port said. Rum Store Protested ALBANY, Oct 23-WV-The Al bany Ministerial association pro tested Thursday against plans of the state liquor control commis sion to establish a . liquor store near two churches. " On Committee V- MlassMvfcvl DR. CHARLES A. HOWARD TOM HILL Dr. Charles A. Howard (top). president of Oregon College of Education, Monmouth, and T. B. Ton" Hill (below), Salem, who were appointed Thursday by Walter W. R. May, Port land, as members of the recre ation committee of the state de fense council. The committee is to ad visa on recreation and morale problems affecting areas where defense workers or troops are concentrated. Red Aid Move Pleases Japs US Talks Helped by Boston Port Order; Awaits Reactions (Continued from Page 1) might as well send a telegram to Hitler as to announce It." The maritime commission an nouncement last night, said that cargoes for Russia would be mov ed from Boston after October 28, In order to make greater use of the facilities of various ports and prevent congestion. Immediately there was a flur ry of speculation since the order seemed to Indicate that no more war supplies would go across the Pacific to Vladivostok. Bundles for Britain Benefit Show Plays Again Tonight Comedy, dancers, songs and tured in "Swing Out," three-act Lions dub Thursday night in the Deiore a small crowd. The show 8 v uuul. au uroceeus so to bundles for Britain, and will be turned over to the children's ward In Queens hospital, Lon don. The comedy parts were por trayed by Burt Crary as T. J. Klssler, sole owner ef the Kant-Kum-Off-Kissable Lip stick Co., and Mrs. Denver Young, his wife, who is spon soring a charity show In their beautiful gardens and Is defi nitely a social climber. -Rose Ann Gibson plays Betty Kissler, the young and attractive daughter, Just home , from col lege. She is accompanied by i friend, Bill Dyer, as Pierre Gas ton, a phony Frenchman. Scotty .Barclay as John Arthur gets many laughs from the audl- ence when he is turned down bv nis nanoe, uetty Kissler, and does not receive the contract for the lipstick advertising. Betty thinks Always Z Big Hits TODAY AND SAT. Plus Chap. 7 ."Spider - Returns" Plus Tax Continuous Dally from 1 P. 2L Airmen Invite Public View Cameras Barred When Planes Displayed at City Airport Saturday ' (Continued From Page J) ners, while the air corps tacked "city of beautiful women," onto the capital city's list ef cogno mens. Air corps officers will be glad to bring their men to Salem for regular training duty In the event the corps accepts the city's formal invitation to establish a temporary base here, so hearty and prae tical has been the welcome given the 54th squadron now in the capital for maneuvers, more than 100 townsmen were told Thurs day night at the banquet tendered the uniformed visitors at the Mar ion hotel. The city's bid for an air base, a resolution adopted by 17 civic organizations, was presented at the banquet to Lt T. W. Jackson, the visiting fliers' commanding of ficer, in a gesture which Mayor W. W. Charwick has been advised will have measurable weight to the air station movement "Oar first Impression - Is that we have a better place to oper ate here than at ear home base," Lt. Jackson said, In appreciation of the accommodations provided his men at the airport, the fair grounds and downtown. The banquet program was one of brief talks by civic and gov ernmental leaders and music by the Salem Y Gleemen quartet. Gov. Charles A. Sprague, who was to have been principal speaker, remained at home under physi cian's orders, to recover from a slight Illness. Postmaster Henry R. Crawford served as toastmas ter. Until Tuesday, October 28. all flying from the Salem base will be In the nature of "test" mis sions, Lt. Jackson declared Thurs day. Radio, mechanical, army communications and other equip ment and services are undern- ing a thorough examination In preparation for next week's activi ties, which may be likened to ex aminations, he said. Umpires will judge and grade the October 28-November 1 maneuvers according to strictly-outlined rales, penalizing the "enemy bombers and the "pro tecting" pursuit planes with or ders to ground a specified num ber of ships for a specific num ber of hours, officers explain. Whether the blackout planned a week from tonight is to feature a simulated attack on Salem Jand nearby communities had not been announced today, but airmen agreed that flying with only run ning lights over a darkened city to an unlighted airport should prove a climatic test to a fort uigm oi sirenuous practice and 1 l- m . .. i examination. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. li-m- fortiand s blackout for army air maneuvers on Halloween Isn't be- soecialtv numbers wore fas show nresented hv th cniffl Salem high school auditorium will again be shown tonight at she is In love with Pierre, who tries to deceive Mr. Kissler In obtaining the advertising con tract Delva Lebengood acquires a lisp to act the part of Patsy MUIer. Daniel Schulze is Per kins the butler and Roby Baker fa Annie, the maid. Other char acters are Betty DeLpp as Rita Phillips, a neighbor, and Don Field as Gus Nelson. Specialty numbers are given by three choruses of young girls, the m-iiats, Military chorus and French Maids. Other highlights of the show include a song bv j-s springer, dancers from Bill ings and Armstrong, accordion sextet of the Meisinger Accor dion school and a tumbling act oy Clarence Dizney and His Cut-ups. AHERNE a Anil viw Saarf Stopteons ILStkd i And Second Feature L atefsriabyaalii Added - News, Colored Cartoon and Serial,' The Green Hornet Strikes AMln" ' Plus Defene Tax limy '".rTr y,r,?4x i I aasBSBiiiiBBBBsliBBBBBBBSBBBMr . . sssssaaMaassBBsssssssssaMaMii in lesMiMaasaaasjaassMaasBBSMaalV - - - Ing taken too lightly by Captain of Detectives John J. Keegan. He announced Thursday that all detectives on day relief would be on night duty; that every mem ber of the recently formed" vet erans patrol would be Called, and that each patrol member would recruit five other men to assist him. ..4-'. 7" xnere wiu pe a policeman or special officer on duty In every block of the city Halloween, he said, t Nazis Execute 100 Frenchmen Nantes and Bordeaux Scene of Reprisals; 50 MoreJDue Sunday J (Continued from Page 1) could stay the execution ef the ether SO hostages there by de livering the nasi killers. - Given the same opportunity te save the second SO at Nantes, the populace there failed te capture and give p the slayers ef Lieut-Col. Paul Friederieh Hots by their deadlines, last midnight The Germans already have executed a total ef 134 and 100 more would raise the total to 234, and If the Bordeaux as sassins are not found the grand total would be 284. Both Nantes and Bordeaux were blacked eat tonight, the civilians Indoors under strict curfew, and nasi sentries guard ed the entire areas as the execu tion hour drew near. Solons Okeh Big Lend Bill Neutrality Act Fight Rages in Senate; Oil Ban in East Is off (Continued from Page 1) tankers borrowed from Amer ica. "The bad outlook of the sum mer has been overcome, the co ordinator said as he declared an end to the petroleum emergency. The British were able to re lease the tankers, he reportd, be cause of the greatly diminished sinkings In the battle of the At lantic. icK.es wunarew tne curlew as i ii . . of Thursday night and recom mended to Priorities Director Donald M. Nelson that his ration ing order be lifted forthwith. Nel son subsequently said he; would revoke the rationing program "as soon as an order can be drawn. Bold Venture Crew Tells of Torpedoing REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct 22- (UelayedM;p)-The 17 known survivors of the American-owned merchantman Bold Venture re ported Thursday that their 19 missing shipmates probably were killed when a submarine torpedo same tneir ship last Thursday. ne survivors said they owed their lives to a Canadian corvette. which maneuvered alongside their Dauered and foundering lifeboats and picked them up from a cold. wincuasnea sea two hours after tne Bold Venture sank. Hunter's Body Found OREGON CITY, Oct 23-()-A searching party reported here inursaay that It had found the oooy oi Airred r. Siferte, 71, Portland, who died of a heart at tack while hunting in the upper moiaiia wilderness last Saturday. Police Hold Trespasser Jack Cassidy of Salem was held in the city jail Thursdar nlrfit fol lowing nis arrest on a Salem uce court warrant charging tres passing. Bail was set at 150. Continuous from If, 20c Matinee - . . Nights TOM HARMON, Idol of Millions! ..fefaeBvesf 41 2nd ami , 1: Coming Tuesday "Yank In the RJLF." Starring Tyrone Power and , ; werry urabie ' " ANITA J LOUISI Vitfi -? Congress Hits Plant Strikes - ' ,f ' , ' :: - . . , ..... " " Demands Renewed for - Outlawing of Labor Walkouts in Nation (Continued from Page 1) era strike which threatened to shut down Seattle and Tacoma shipyards and spread through rat the Button, was seen here Thursday nigh C The welders telegraphed Labor Secretary Frances Perkins an invitation to Intervene, and A. I Gates, assistant sepretary ef the navy, visiting here apprised himself of the facts In the controversy. ' Employers spokesmen reported a conference with afl of- I ffftala that h TT.UI i VAHiU OMItd lectlve service board had called upon the employers to provide, for reclassification, the names and numbers of all men now on strike who have been deferred from the draft because of employment In national defense Industry. BENDIX, NJ, Oct 23-O-Sev- eral hundred non-strikm dav shift employes outflanked a CIO HURRY! . . Continuous Gary Sergeanl York STARTS SATURDAY 2 TOP FEATURES I Suspense in every clue . . . Mystery in every crime . , . Thrills 7erf. iene DhJIl Hammett author ef Thin Man." 11 Regular 1 AMWttaad Watch ttatfarkiifl I Prices A yW-rl fj I i X awASMEa sac. mt, GLADYS GEORGE-PETER LORRE fMSTOB HacLMaZ UJ MIBCS STDHCT CSEEMSTKET OlracM If JOHN HUSTON -COMPANION FEATURE- Glamorous Gloria Bmhuaal l&S U'J (Tin (f$ffll rvrw ta the screen I 'iever dared! iMfti Matinee I HI W" i sun. . 5c iPIus Tax TU1 S P. M. Ktttwtr.KmKtts.nnAtitnwimM.nTicMtjRM ENR1GHT PLUS COMPANION FEATURE CLOUD-BUSTING BIRDMENI Flying High - Wide and Hazardous T PLUS SERIAL, L r -vi.t Ow iSX DEAD END KIDS " ". LITTLE TOfMaw einra picket line twice Thursday by making a bumpy motorized entry and exit at the picketed plant of the f Ah ; Associates, - Xnc ' ' using back doors. . ' I - The night shift estimated to number about 123 men, usually reports for work at (1:30 pjn. (EST), Robert Fowler, public re lations director for the company, said Sheriff William R. Browne had blocked off a single lane dirt track used la the afternoon exit and he did not know what en trance' was- - available ito night workers. - : ' "As far as we ean see new, the CIO ts now the police au thority fa this country," de clared Fowler. Mail Carriers, Sailors, Note SPOKANE. Oct 2-0iP-Mrs. .Dorothy Ellen Reyee, appearing In court against her former husband, Roy Green, said her marriage was unhappy because Green spent his spare time and money riding In taxis. He spent his working hours the same way, aha said. Green ' Is a taxi driver. . ENDS TODAY! from 1:00 P. M. Cooper as .a -PLUS- Latest March of Time "Norway in Revolt" See how the young patriots risk death to strike back at their conquerors with sabotage! SALEM'S LEADING THEATRE mm m T N U7 ii'b A V,Z3 f,,ii,',i LTX TSAKXll THOMAS KOYHAXJU LAST TIMES TONTTB Bmg Crosby in "Star Maker i plus ; "SHINING VICTORY" James Stephenson, Geraldine t Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp mm - - . T - . - . BmWm m i . . ,r . T . -. t . . -nirit- y tn n n m - mw v -A ''' -j- - -y t-y'- :t ":Vii"i"U-'-'-7i"ii ii V --"i 7i Vi ViV'1- '