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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1941)
Washington State 7, OSC 0 JUabama 27, Georgia 14 : Idaho 33 Willamette 6 California 14, USC 0 Walre Forest 13, North Carolina 0 VaniJerbilt 48, Princobn 7r -Texas A&MC 48, Baylor 0 Missouri 6, Nebraska 0 Northvestcrn 14; Ohio State 7 Oklahoma 16; Santa Clara 6 ucia 14. Oregon 7 :r, t 1 Texas 40, Rico O Notre Dome 49,. Illinois 14 V" ... ,. . . , " . . v Puke 27, Pittsburgh7 7 1 Purdue 7, Iowa 6 Navy 0, Harvard 0 Stanford 13, lWashington.7. Minnesota 17, Michigan 0 -Mississippi 20, Tulano 13 : Army 13, Columbia 0 : ; v Wcdtbcr 3 Sections 20 Pages ' Generally cloudy and mCd " , v with rain tday ' and lion : 5 " - day Max. temperature Sat v arday, S8. Mln. 45. 8outh-' t . ", east" wind. N rain. Rivet, . i. 2.1 feet. OooJy. POUNDD& 1651 YnriETY-rmsr teab Sdem. Oregon, Sunday MorningOciober-23. 1941 Prlco Za. Hewsslandj Sc No. 183 1 i ra r : 1 7 -r FBR Nayy Slated Foreigni Policy; : I Announcement - Waited on Japs - WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 4-(AP) President Roosevelt shunted aside the usual rou tine of callers and conferences Saturday and devoted his time - to composing a Navy day speech expected to con tain important statements on .foreign policy. . , ; The speech, Monday eve ning, will be Mr. Roosevelt's .first since the September 11 . broadcast in which he revealed that he had ordered the navy to ."shoot on sight" when axis raid- .ers were encountered. Since that time, the 'immediate .'focus of 'international events, so -far as this country is concerned, :has shifted to the orient" , - Only Friday Navy Secretary -Knox said that a collision with 'Japan appeared virtually inevita 'ble. Otiicial Washington looked to. Mr. Roosevelt's speech for clues,' if not outright announce ments, as to this country's policy in the threatening far eastern sit uationj V I That the speech, in its domes tic Aspects, will not be confined the. navy's part in the anna . . ment proeram was Indicated by the fact the. this year, in giv ;ing the day official recognition, the president called it "Navy and Total Defense day. It may, therefore, set forth the president's ideas on further ex pansion of defense production at present a major 'topic of discus sion in. defense management cir cles here. Mr.' Roosevelt s address, at a Navy day dinner at the Mayflow er ' hotel here, will be broadcast (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) ICite Causes Blackour; Woman Aided A kite was the cause of a two- hour blackout for east j Salem early Saturday night when it be came entangled in a power line at 25 th and State streets, shorting the wires, the service department of Portland General Electric com pany - reported. Power In an area between 14th and 25th streets,' as far south as Lee, was off for about two hours while PGE employes placed the line back into service. Actual blackout experience Saturday night found Salem first aid men ready to meet the emerg encyv While power in the area of the east Salem fire station was off temporarily, Miss Muriel Gaiser, 68-2 North 20th, arrived at the station to receive care for a wrist scalded by steam from a kettle. Car lights provided illumination for the service. - Lyle Park, 13, of 15 Uorth 17th street, who told first aid men his .left foot had been run over by a car, was treated at the sta tion for bruises and . lacerations and advised to go to a doctor. County "Blackout" Rules Told Rules and precautions for Mar lon county's blackout sometime the night of October 31 were an ? Bounced Saturday 'i by County Civilian Defense Coordinator Bry an H. Conley and ARP Supervisor Homer ; Smith, Jr. Included in Conley's message to community chairmen : w a s v the ; declaration that if the test U to be success- fulvoluntary. cooperation will be needed. ''" ; 1 "i '" - At.the same time,- Radio . Chairman Glen C, Wade made public the system .of radio six ' nals - to be broadcast over sta tion KSLM notifying listeners : of t h e - progress of ."enemy bombers an d sounding the Ijrhts-out notification. Whatever the program, ' It "Will be Interrupted by, three bells when the planes are 100 miles away and Goodwin. M. Teim, KSLM technician, will make, the brief explanation and order air The People ,,n i i, i i ,)., mil, " IS.4" -., ' . s " ' I . I - '-m. - " . ,.v':'.' - r: Salem Youths In Naw Fete Will Be Inducted at Portland Ceremonial Naval Day Program Nine young men from Salem and ?icinity whose enlistments were sponsored by Capital- post No.-9,-American Legion, will be among the large number inducted into the United States navy in ceremonies Monday night at the Portland municipal auditorium as a Navy day feature. The men are: Thomas Edward Thompson, Gervais; Walter Clyde Landon, ' Scotts Mills; Georre Calvin A1-; Vernon Adair Morton, William Jtassell Vaughn, Jack Martin ; Flake, Lee Edwin Doty and Ed; J. Fry e, all ofj Salens. tzri Observance of Navy day in Sa lem will . otherwise be confined principally to display of the flag. but Commander Fred Gahlsdorf of Capital post is of the opinion that this number of recruits for the navy is a noteworthy contri bution to the statewide observ ance. He and other legionnaires will attend the ' Portland cere mony. Several other young men of this community were originally on the list but five of them were so an xious to "get going" that they reported earlier for induction. An encouraging circumstance is the high percentage of Salem appli cants who have been accepted. Monday, October 27, was chosen as Navy day for the rea son that it Is the birthday ef Theodore Roosevelt, whose : greatest contribution to Ameri can progress is considered to be the establishments '. of a sound naval policy. His book "A Naval History .of the War of 1812" was the work (Turn to Page 2, CoL 3) Fire Sweeps Plane Plant PORTLAND, Me., Oct 2& ( Sunday ) -(JP)-A wind-fanned fire gutted the main building of the Southworth Machine company here early today, destroying valu able machinery used in making airplane engine parts for defense, at a loss estimated unofficially as in excess of $500,000.. The blaze, of undetermined origin, appeared under control after firemen summoned by a gen eral alarm battled it for more than two hours in sub-freezing cold. ! Harold Sawyer, superintendent of the plant, said "a half million dollars wont cover the damage." raid precaution personnel to their posts, Wade said. A similar bell notification "is to precede each emergency announcement, one when the planes are 60 miles and 12 minutes distant and lights are to be blinked out and again when the clear" signal is sounded. Blackout rules Include the re quests that: ' L All outside lights - be ex- ; tfngnlshed. ' I. Windows be shaded If In side lights are used. S. Cars be parked at curb er : .roadside and lights extin guished not to bo driven with lights ont! 4 Commercial establishments cooperate by turning ont Neon 'and ether lighted signs. . 5. Air wardens patrol tick block,- pre tec ling property, , avoiding argunenU ni "sell Liked Them and They Liked the People i i n ... u w,m;ii mi i i fy""" PP'"'""' " ir.., -.-..-r- -. 1-..-.V. : I t.t-, '.: : " i : i . . ... - . . '-: i T : - 1 - Pilot Found In Wreckage First of Five Planes Lost in California Located on Peak - LOS ANGELES, Oct ;25-(P-The badly ' burned and mangled body of an army pilot, one of five sought since they disappeared in a heavy cloud bank Friday,' was found Saturday in the wreckage of his swift P-40 pursuit ship. CoL Lotha AT Smith, Fresno airbase commandant, identified the flier through a regulation disc he wore as Lieut W. H. Bir reL Big bombers flew' over': the towering Sierra Nevadaa In a carefully planned . search," but (Turn to Page 2, CoL, 7) Seek Escaped Felons TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Oct" 25 -P)-Southern Idaho - officers scoured the Wood river : canyon country Saturday for j three ex convicts sought in connection with a series of robberies in four cities since they sawed through two sets of iron bars and escaped from the Pocatello city jail last Tues day. . . , ing" the idea of voluntary co operation. ... Safety regulations Include the suggestions that persons outdoors to watch the airplanes should not cross streets, smoke or .exnoss light; drivers parking at the curb should not stop in front of fire plugs, hospital entrances ' or - hi street intersections, should .not block the center of the street, wmcn may be required for po lice cars," fire Engines' or other emergency vehicles. Officers of the Dursuit sonar!- rons participating in the mantu- vers agreed here Saturday vthat the no-smoking advice iaoul be considered : important While ' the glow from cigar or cirT?rette in all probability Would not be vis ible from above there remains the chance that it might be they said, and the glare of a lighted match would provide an excel- lent "target" t Salem. went "window shopping' at its municipal airport Saturday afternoon to see a sample of airbase activities. Both In the skies where the 54th pursuit squadron demonstrated a number of forma tion (lan. left) while necks craned upward, and on the ground were sights of Interest to all ages. air corps pilots awedly examines . on exhibition. Middle Crew of U mfli for ihm camera while some thinr happen to the ships ' Pvt. 1st class Keith Holm (left), Pvt. Bernard Hilrers. all of the Headquarters 55thf and on? near running board Staff Sets. R. C Shea (left) and M. HUderbrand of the 54th. Bottom Sgt Sigurd Ask- I - viksen, 84th Ordnance company, explains the working of a JO caliber machine gun to an absorbed group of spectators Statesman Salem Sees Perform Over City I Visitins FliertGive Olizens'Goqd . Show Despite 7ealheri Thousands , At Airport; Group Rests Today " r- .Salem, is looking up! Half Saturday's raw weatherwhflei'visitmg.army airmen flew -in re-. view, dived, spiraled and soared day in any other position and forth a similar performance. But unless orders are chang ed, today is a day of rest fori the 269 air corps members and attaches bivouacked at the state fah-arounds. No missions are to be flown, officers Indicated Sat-, urday, and principal program for the entire encampment Is" . the church service scheduled at 111 this morning, conducted by Lt Arthar F. Wiaiasas, . Portland airbase csrlaln. 1 Top, right A group of potential the cockpit of the P-43A fighter the "crash truck" takes time Ont naintamhtc their stations should roaring overhead. On opposite side. Pvt 1st class Douglas Wagner and 84th. Driver, Pvt Charles Shea, ; Air. Unit of it because necks stiffened in simpV ere not comfortable , to-- half in hope that today may bring Beneath low, grey clouds 11 of the, 13 pursuit planes here for maneuvers went through a series I of calisthenics Saturday afternoon i above the Salem airport - where an estimated 3500 spectators: had gathered.' .'; - . . - Disappointed in : the weather : which failed to break for the first afternoon since their arrival, pi- (Turn to Page 2, CoL 5): Bill Op ens Ports To US Ships New: Legislation Approved; Fight In Senate Seen WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (AP)-f-By a vote of 13 to 10, the senate, foreign relations committee approved Iegisla- tion" Saturday permitting American merchant ships to carry arms and allowing them to sail to any port in the world, w The momentous bill, a sub stitute for the house -ap proved measure limited to ship arming, was accepted after the committee had voted 12 to 11 to take it in lieu of similar legis lation proposed by Senators. Pep per (D-Fla.), Lee (D-Qkla.) . and Green (D-RI). Senator White (R-ME), who voted with the op-' position on the first tally, joined the - administration majority on the final ballot, Democratic Leader Barkley, who sponsored the proposal, - set ROME, Oct 2SH?-The offi cial Stefan! ageney said Sator- . day that . the . approval . of- the United States senate foreign af- : fairs committee for lifting the ban of United States ships in belllserent - waters . meant that . -Tthe aenato c?vlte iaoay--t eriied American ships to place themselves nnder the bombs of the xk" Monday for the start of senate debate. He said that "it is hard to guess how long" it would take to get action. Senator Nye (R-ND), an ad ministration opponent said there would be additional (Turn to Paes 2, Col. If . - . Canada Sets " Bonus Plan OTTAWA, Ont, Oct 25-(P)-A warrtime bonus system to com pensate workmen for rises in the ; cost of living was extended Sat i urday from war industries to all Canadian businesses, effective next year. J An order in council by Labor Minister Norman McLarty pro vided that ' private business es tablishments employing more than SO. persons must pay a cost-of-living bonus to every employe with the rank of foreman or low er after Feb. 15. Cleaners of Windows . Want "Higher" Wages SEATTLE, Oct t5-(ff)-Those .little men way up there think the pay ought to be higher, too. Window cleaners local No. 21 of the building service employ ers union was negotiating with Seattle employers today for Zt per cent wace increase. Nasi Artillery Firing on Is spectacular picture shows- a German artillery unit firing on HossUn posi:ios ii tbe til southeast of Moscow, according to the information accompanying the picture, Uote the smcke rising from the bcUlags frtd by the attackers UN JUdiorhoto. - Two Surprises Both Perhaps CALDWELL, Idaho, Oct. tS-fP)-Mrs. Clyde Harrttt was driving U pay a call Mrs. Harold Say lor. and Mrs. Say lor was en rente tie vtett Mrs, Haf- ntt; v- .-:.: , They met a llttte early when their automobiles collided at an tatenecttosu- NTSSA, Ore, Oct 25-(ff)-Ernie Wilson of Nyssa poked his gun barrel into a bush to flush out a game bird. " - It was no bird. It was a skunk. , FDR Hits Nazi Reprisal" Acts Joins Churchill With Condemnation . of French "Butcheries" WASHINGTON,. Oct 25-OP)- President Roosevelt denounced Saturday the, German execution of hostages in Europe and said that the practice should be a 'ghastly warning" to those who would collaborate with Hitler. - At London, Prime Minister Churchill issued a companion statement condemning the "butcheries In France", and as serting t h a t "retribution for these crimes most henceforth take its place among the major purposes of the war." Churchill said the British government as sociated itself, -fully with the (Turn to Page S, CoL 8) 53000 Men Leave Mines Miners in Five States Walkout Over Request Of FDR to Negotiate ' PITTSBURGH, "Oct 25-()-A strike of 53,000 "captive" coal miners demanding a union shop became effective at midnight Sat urday, after John L. Lewis, presi dent of the CIO- United M i n e Workers," declined the request of President Roosevelt to delay the walkout pending - further nego tiations. . The miners la western. Penn-' sylvania. West Virginia, Ken tucky, - Illinois and Alabama were ordered net' to .report for work Monday at the-coal pits operated by seveirof the na tion's leading steel corporations. - Lewis said in a letter to Mr. Roosevelt that attempts of .the national defense mediation board to settle the dispute were "lack adaisical, td the point of indiffer ence." He called the board's ne gotiations a "fantastic" procedure and asserted Sidney Hillman, co director of the office of production-management was responsible for the situation. PORTLAND, Ore, Oct 25 (P)Welders of : the Portland area will be asked at a meet ing here Sunday not to ' accept work at Taeoma or Seattle . Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) Reds Face HkT ... "irv lve . Germans Hurling ' Great Masses at AIoscow in Snow By Th Associated Press Russia' nrmiM hattlinc - By: Nazis over the snow-covered front before BIoscow faced a su preme test lat e Saturday N night as the Germans hurled ' STeat masses of shock troops, tanks and guns into a violent new offensive and uncon firmed reports placed nasi spearheads within 20 miles of the USSR capita j Untold thousands of idwid, Ger mans and Russians "alike,' lay in the drifting snows, with soviet dispatches declaring that 300,000 nazis had been killed on the cen tral front alone. In the Ukraine, the pligh of the southern red armies under the new command of Marshal Semeon Timoshenko clearly verg ed on disaster. , Jubilantly, heralded by a fan fare of trumpets, Adolf Hitlers high command told the German people that their legions had cap tured Russia's "Pittsburgh," the big war foundries city of Khar kov, in. the heart, of the Donets river industrial . basin, and that nazi troopsnowvoverran. bii d Swy corf 'Oi -.inc-?-xtreine' - , " The high eonmu&sa'llA-'' eityof 84e.0 population;9 ly v".1' , utg vo muea son in or xnosoew and 260 miles east of Kiev, the ' German-held capital of ' the Ukraine, was "one of the most important armament ana eco nomic centers of the soviet union." As a production source for tanks, locomotive engines, coal (Turn to Page 2, CoL 4) TwoKiUed; in' Air Crashes PRINCE RUPERT, BC, Oct 25 -VP- Livingston Wernecke, Berk eley, Calif, mining man, and Pilot "Chuck,. Gropstis, San Francisco flyer, are believed to have gone to their deaths last Tuesday when they attempted to land their pontoon-equipped plane on the nar row waters of Clam passage to aid two fellow Americans, whose Waco aircraft had crashed earlier. The two in the Waco, Pilot Bud Bodding of Seattle, and Harry Sherman. Portland, es caped with head injuries. Wrecks of both , planes were found Saturday, ending a four ' day search that extended the length of the British Columbia coast . '"Radio reports pieced together here by Inspector Ernest Gam mon of the British Columbia po- . lice indicate . the .Waco seaplane " (Turn to Page 2, Column 6) Russdity i of lli.Z :zt heavy jLLici