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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1941)
News! Woathcr Fair and eeutiaued sett today and Friday. TUgSt frosts UJs morula. lisg asm temper stare Wedsts day, cfc Mlnrmuia IL Raa .M toebes. Klrer 144 eel. North wad. farOy ctondy. Bringing you "the newt," Um Uttit reports of events la your - homo , community, your state, the nation and the world at largo Is the first coal of YOUR Oregon Statesman. w u u POUNDDD J.65J NIIIETY-nSST YEAB Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, November 20. 1941 Vdcm let Htirtstandj l Ko. 34 Britislhi a In Africa By . Lamdl and Sea Location of Captiv 10 tnolf" SZT - MS Lmiles TV xTU oil T Ar ffmmi&i "4 0H! I 'M'JIsM Jfr"" Pr : i Shaded areas on this map locate the nation's major I ijvepl which are the subject of negotiations among steel cr49I the United Mine Workers and President RoosevelttupiyBreY (nines not shown are mine In Alabama and one InWsV captive muc in uiinois u Hi wesivuie V r Nazi Hostage Tt Sweeps Nine More Than 100,000 Executed More Thousands Imprisoned, On Occupied Countries LONDON, Thursday. Nov. sweeping nine axis-occupied countries in Europe has resulted in the death of more than 100,000 persons, and the disappearance ana imprisonment of countless other thousands, the mter-allied Information committee announced Brill. Russi., ud the nine sented oh the committee, whose report said: "No occupied country is free of hostaf t terror. In seven ont of the nine countries thousands ? off innocent men and women nave died, , and in all of them thousands live daily under the shadow of death." The 4,500-word formal .report said the hostage system was In vented by the Italians in their eastern invasion of Albania in 1939, was perfected by the Ger mans and "received its most ruth less application" in Bulgarian re prisals on six Greek cities where 15.000 persons were killed in a single expedition. Here is the picture as given by the committee: Greece A total of 15,000 were killed in six small Thra clan villages by a Bulgarian motorized force and bombers because of the death of only 19 Bulgarians. Thousands of hos tages seized' by the Italians have been killed or are missing. The Germans use the principle of "eottecttve responsibility" in ex acting similar lives, and have burned whole cities in Crete be cause of attacks on nasi troops. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) t Low License Number Draw Set Friday The annual drawing for low 1942 automobile license numbers will be held In the state motor ve hicle department here Friday forenoon, Secretary of State Ear! Snell announced Wednesday. Approximately 25,000 applica tions for 1942 license plates already have been received. Snell said the new elates could be placed on automobiles on and after Decern er 15. 1 German Merchantman Captured by Navy "This Is the Odenwald, which was- reported captured by United States naval forces and taken to San I Joan.- Puerto Rico, This picture wao made as the vessel lay in Portland harbor before the war." The ! , navy reported the German vessel was disguised svavlIS shin when eaftured tn the South Atlantic f t:r u Nai Reveals 20 - (i5s) - The "hostage terror" todav. occupied countries are tepre- Salem "Ring" Pleiads Guilt " McMahan Levies Fines, Suspends Sentences, Grants Probation In a sumrise move that brought the question of Salem's so-called "bookie ring" case before Judge L. H. McMahan 38 hours ahead of schedule, Leon Behrman, Port- land attorney for the six defen dants appeared In Marion county circuit court late Wednesday af ternoon to enter pleas of guilty for the entire group. Fines aggregating $550 and a series of suspended Jail sen tences were meted out to the four men and two women ar rested last month in a state po lice raid which followed grand Jury Indictment on nuisance charges. Frank Rogers of Seattle, alleg- edly head of the organization, was fined $100 and sentenced to six months in jail on each of two in- dictments; jail sentences were suspended and Rogers was placed on a year 8 probation with the un- derstandin he nay the fines. He assured the judge he was packed and headed for Reno, according to McMahan. A. Warren Jones, assertedly Sa lem "brains" for the outfit, re ceived similar treatment One in dictment against John Wrath was dismissed on the motion of Dis trict Attorney Miller B. Hayden, who declared it was based on a (Turn to Page 2, Cot 2) Holman in Portland PORTLAND. Nov. 19-UPV-Sen ator Rufus Holman (R-Ore.) re- turnea 10 jroruana irom wasning- tnn TV WoAnMlnw mt-f w vmmvmhi AXiWhl ' O"- k?V- : 7w "KjnglVire w&T es Fatd . ' . 4 .'.'m.-cs ?kMe W1 'lajion's poiicy- ee'jm Saturday, . slie ; ayes con- The officers of ffle union, he had no authority from the S oTSo. rangement under which all em ployes must join the union. As "eltSnt LiS. SOi ah 1.1J X 1 1 a. . j been so "prejudicial" to the claims of the union -that he doubted an unbiased umpire could be found. Meanwhile, the United States Steel corporation had - accepted Mr. Roosevelt's proposal and said It was ready to pursue either of the courses that the chief executive proposed. It Is one of several steel companies Involved In the controversy. These rapid-fire developments lef Washington wondering wheth- er next steP would he decisive action by . Mr, Roosevelt to open I the mines, either by sending in troP8 ,or. .asking congress for quicK legislation to assure a re (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6) Salem Dairy Group Asks Price Meet The Salem unit of the Dairy Cooperative association, meeting Wednesday night at the Salem Chamber of Commerce, issued a request lor a state milk control board hearing in this area as soon M possible to meet a price di- lemma members said might re- I m snortage oi mux on xne capital city's retail market. Ior manufacturing pur- J088 winging producers as Mn P"ce that produced under more costly conditions reanlred h insneetian for ftnW milk consumption, dairymen de clared. That they would gladly cease selling on the fluid milk market under such conditions was indi- cated as concensus of opinion of the 35 attending the session. Pros- pects of a hearing to be iield here shortly would restrain them from immediate chanee of nolicv in the hope that the retail price might i ne raisea to a paying level, tney I Hanlsiwl mwwnM 3he arranV h Snake Knots FatdZ . Not. 1H) red Wednes- 1 iilf.lOtSriirht and OI I are Waters for C. P. .SrfSalem merchant, leraT services Friday after noon in the First Presbyterian church. Rev. W. Irvin Williams, pas tor of the church, and Bishop Brace R. Baxter of the Metho dist church, are to condnct the services, scheduled for I o'clock. A memorial closing from 12:30 to 1:30 Friday afternoon for VZ 'SIZST. ed late Wednesday afternoon at a special meeting of the Salem Retail Trade bureau after Mayor W. W. Chadwicfc had asked that some action be taken. "It is not alone fitting that Salem should pause far its daily routine to pay tribute to a clti sen who has contributed so - much to its welfare and pro gress, but it is desirable that every one of the hundreds of people who were privileged to call Mr. Bishop their friend should be afforded the oppor tunity to pay their respects to him," Chadwick declared. Active pallbearers, named Wed- nesday, are to be LeRoy M. Gard, I Lawrence P. Bach, Harold Lar- sen, Frame E. wilheim, Ems E. Copley and" Frank B. Harritt. Honorary pallbearers are to be Gov. Charles A. Sprague, Burt Brown Barker of Portland, Rob ert A. Booth of Eugene, A. N. Bush, Mayor W. W. Chadwick, D. W. Eyre. Gen. Charles H. Mar- tin of Portland: William McGil- christ ir.l Doualas McKay. Dr. w. B. Morse. Amedee M. Smith 0f Portland, Hon. Earl Snell, paui b. Wallace and William S. Walton. Concluding services are to be at city View cemetery. l-f us vi ft iflildU J.XIU. Tm rklllGisrkTl M.1M. XXJllLoMAJlM. A head-on collision on the Paci- fic highway nine miles south of Salem sent Mrs. tan weimer to Deaconess hospital weanesaay night and badly damaged two automobiles, Ubbe Poppen, Raville, SD, and Earl Weimer, Klamath aus were drivers involved in the crash, I which occurred at 6 p.m. Hospital ireporw suuw ixu. cmid. B I ditinn not serious, but she will w remain under pnysicians care Date Set For Legion Party The annual Christmas party snonsored by voiture 153,: 40 et 81 sodete, American legion, has been set for December 20 at the new legion halL it was decided Wednes day night as the voiture met at the Quelle for its annual TnanKs- givinff session. ' Chef de Care E. W. Star pre sided over - the assembly, and named comrnittees and committee chairmen for the ensuing year. State Offices Qosed All state offices here will be closed Thursday In observance Of Thankstiving. vBoth Gov. Charles A. Sprarue and Secretary of , State Earl Snell will spend the holiday in Salem, State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott will spend the day in Portland, " ::.t t: snake J . :Tse I. . djrecy ? 1 v-r IT" 'VJ' C AW US, Japan Concord Chilled Officials Take Umbrage Over Tokyo Remarks WASHINGTON, Nov. AP) The outcome of new forts to reach a Japanese- merican understanding f?r eastern problems re ined uncertain Wednesday t. here was no formal meet between Secretary of te Hull and the Japanese 'gotiators Wednesday, although ite department officials said representatives of both sides might keep in touch for the purpose of obtainine additional informa- tjon on certain points. tin sinnnintmnta aA Kaon scheduled for Secretary Hull up to an early hour Wednesday night, although his office said he would be at work as usual, Thurs day, either in his home or at the state department. Meanwhile, the chill in the at mosphere surrounding special em issary Saburo Kurusu's visit to Washington remained, with gov ernment officials plainly irritat (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) Thanksgiving Services Set Ulany Denominations to . Attend Annual Union Congregational Meet Church members of many de nominations are expected at the First Congregational church this morning when the annual union services in observance of Thanks giving begin at 10 a.m. With Rev. Robert A. Hutchinson presiding, Dr. J. C. Harrison, First Methodist church, will preach the sermon and Rev. S. Raynor Smith, Dsesident of the Salem Ministerial association, will read the procla- mation. Other pastors taking- part are Edward L. Allen, Calvary Bap tist; Rev. Paul P. Pettlcord. First Evangellstical, and Rev. H. H. Macy, Highland avenue Friends. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7) Oregon Girl ; Pays $1,125 For Hereford SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19-VP) -A 15-year-old Oregon girl paid the highest price at the opening cattle auction of the San Fran cisco Grand National Livestock exposition Wednesday $1125 for a Hereford bull calf. Maxine Liskey of Klamath Falls, Ore., through her uncle, bought CBQ Real's Tone from the CBQ ranch of Fresno for $1125 The girl, who has a herd of her own, had her heart set on pur chasing the prize winning young Hereford bull. J. J. Thompson, Salem, Ore., won ram and ewe honors in the Shropshire division. i . - "jLQXQ oPOftS DETROIT, Nov. 19-fl-Ser-geant Hank Greenberg of the second infantry anti-tank com pany ends a six-month military career next. Monday, thus mak ing himself available for ' the Detroit Tigers' anti-Tank for ces. . Army officers at Fort Custer, Mich where Big Hank has Jumped two notches since his induction ss a buck private last May 7, announced the release under the war department rul ing governing selectees 1 years and older Greenberg win be SI New Tear's day. Greenberg's plans after doff ing his army uniform were not tnade known immediately, but "Tiger officials said negotiations ' for" a new contract probably would not begin before: Janu ary when other players are of fered new terms. FOREST GROVE, Ore- Nov. lMAVGeorge Risk was the blx gun in a Pacific university at tack that overcame aa early EC Martin lead for a 2t-lfl Pacific victory Wednesday night. Brothers Lead I - AS K Admiral Sir Andrew and Lieut. When the British announced a surprise attack in Libya Wednesday these two brothers (above) led Andrew had his warships ponndmr the North African coast while Sir Allen drove bis American -equipped army deep into axis held territory. See story, colamn eifht, pace L Hoover Flays Plans For AEF in Europe Declares Propaganda Already Started For US Forces In Africa; Decries Endangering of Economic Freedom CHICAGO, Nov. 19-J)-FonHer President Hoover Wednes- day night opposed sending American , troops to Europe, con tending such action would not only be a "futile waste of Ameri can life," but would also endanger economic freedom in the United States itself. He spoke before the Union broadcast over the Columbia sys tem At the same time the former wwi fsewuve cuica jut . halt to what be saJd was an attempt I TT C,,. to condition American minds arti- UlllCjUe lulll fically for war, asserting that I propaganda agencies already were voicing a "preliminary demand" for the sending of American land forces into the European mael strom. Describing the European war as a "military stalemate," Mr. Hoov er said the primary question be fore the American people was what effect an American expedi tionary force would have on the outcome. "We can," he said, "dismiss at once the bo tie that Hitler can Invade the western hemi sphere against , the modern de velopment of the airplane and our navy either now or ten years hence.. That idea k just propaganda to create fear In the United States. . . . "But could the United States break this military stalemate in Europe by adding our military power to that of the British? We can now observe that Russia could not overcome the German army even with her 10,000,000 men, 20,000 tanks, zo.ouu pianes, fighting on her own soil behind her own fortifications with her transportation wholy over land and on inside lines. "Sending an army from Ame rica to the continent of Europe Itself today would not be like that of the first World war. Then we transported our men safely to Ffunce in installments over a "year. This time we would have to land overpowering (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) Schoolboys Picket Lewis ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1- (AV-Eight schoolboys picketed the home of John L. Lewis for three hours weanesaay nignt with nan- ners calling the CIO mine union chieftain -unfair to national oe. f ense. ' TVisa. Kavi ttfiit 4ho wmia trii. SSSSS football team plays Alexandria high Thursday, and that the idea of the demonstration ' originated among themselves. Two JReceive First Aid - James T; Lynch; 59, was treat- ed by the first aid crew: Wednes day after, he fell in -a store at Capitol and. Market . street and suffered' a cut over his-left eye. vLester. : Purcell, --Salem high school student, . was taken -to a local doctor for treatment .for a possibly fractured ankle sustain ed while playing touch football aVthe.schcoL- w-; .- British Fight Gen. Sir Allaa Ommlagham the army and navy assaults. Sir League club. The address was Al1llfip "PlfiriG Postmaster to Drive Stagecoach With Mail To Start Air Service 'Something old' and probably something borrowed will have their place in the wedding of pioneer background with modern mail service for Postmaster Hen ry R. Crawford of Salem on De cember 5. United Air Lines represeuta- tires In Salem on Wednesday did not say where they proposed to obtain the four bones and the old stage coach they would like to have Crawford use to transport the capital city's first load of airmail to the city air port that day for delivery to the first official plajM in the city's new service Crawford, however, assuredNXnt Irfl Rfcfl h 1ft them when asked, they said, that he would be Willing to handle again the reins of a stage-coach team to make almost complete the (Turn to Pago 2, CoL 1) I Auto Crash Hurts Three Three persons were injured Wednesday night in a bead-on col- lision near Woodburn in which a pickup truck swerved to avoid a car pulling onto the highway and struck a delivery truck head-on, state police reported. Lester Gayler, Canby, driver of the pickup, suffered a deeply cut knee, and his passengers, Daniel Schultz, Canby, and Kenneth Wachtman, Hubbard, both were taken to Deaconess hospital in Sa- lem. Schultz was treated for broken Jaw and broken collar bone, while Wachtman suffered scalp wound and numerous bruis es and lacerations. Driver of the other car was not injured. I -V - 1 West tK)ast Soldiers let Turkey, SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. (-Thanksgrttng dinner is go in to be something, bdeed, for soldiers of the ninth' corps area. . Six: freight carloads of tor, key 171,001 pounds will be roasted for the boys ba the v rious 'posts, camps and stations; it was estimated Wednesday at the head quarters of Major Gen. era! Jay L. Benedict, command 'in general "or the' ninth corps area, i ; -i . . iV . The : typical 1 and toothsome menu will go semctklng.Uko 1 ? aast tnxkey, sage . littdsx giuet gravy, msshed voUtoesv ..cantUed gweet potatoes, butter Push Axis 50 Miles In Drive Second Front Is Created as Nazis Battle With Reds CAIRO, Thursday, Nov. 20 (AP) The British Mediterranean fleet is bom barding German positions at Hellfire pass, at SaJum, It was reported here early today. BERLIN, Thursday, Nov. 20 (AP) Wilhehnstrast sources said today they had not heard of the reported British offensive into Libya and therefore could make no comment. By Th Associated Press The British imperial armies of the middle east, embarked on a major African offensive to create that diversion and second active line against the axis long" wanted by the Rus- I si ana, were reported Wednes day night to be beating for ward into Italian Libya on a 140-mile front in a general and continuing advance that al- ready had carried for (0 miles. Word that General .tlr Claude Auchinleck was not only oo the march but was well on his way with perhaps the finest singlf striking force of the military -. tablishment broke upon the world at a critical hour in the struggle on the Russian front. Seven hundred fifty thousand imperial troops, by reliable esti mate, make up the army now moving upon the Gemotes and Italians. While the British command in Cairo was divulging for the first time that Aucbinleck's forces had been in motion since Tuesday un der field command of Lieut. Gen. Sir Allen Cunningham, KiUer was hurling forward his armies of the I north, center and south in Russia (Turn to Pago i, CoL 4) Santiam North Fork Highway v-k 1 Thanksgiving day traffic should avoid the road along the Little North Fork of the Santiam, County Engineer N. C Hubbs declared Wednesday night Although the slide which occurred there late last week after heavy rams has been cleared more rapidly than was at first thought possible, the road Is not in condition for travel and may not be passable yet today, Hubbs said. Members of the eomaty court . who visited the clearing project Tuesday found that three boll-; dosers had been need to ad-. m . j a a ore - m vantage, viu a aeavy eawrpiuar--; v a was cutting away dirt from the slide and besting gravel down : into the remain lag loose earth. ; A stream down de mountain side had been directed into the loose earth in such a way as to a I carry off a large portion of it, they I said. A natural gravel pit near the a slide is expected to provide bast - 1 rock for the new road: a county shovel was sent up Wednesday for the work. peas, - ale-celery -nut ' cranberry sauce, pickles, othrtoj k eelefy heartsT mhtce pW a la , mCj -- assorted fruM, amtxod j r nuis, candy' hoi roBs, iread. .butter eoffee.-.-.' y ' -I The feast wO he at hlga i noen.r;'- . ' 'A - For these wQ appetites tkat can take tt. there wia b break- fast of engea dry' eereaL ) fresh tnCkv broiled "J?orV'i ' sages. Kotcakes, ijrwi tread,'!, butter, eoffoe.-3 f - J ; And supper of eoli roast pork, -.cheese, potato - salai, ;ttC3ti " boetsv layer cake. Ice- sxjijlxs, -bread, btrtlcr, r:rr;s,