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The OBEGON STATESMAN. SXHH, Oregon. Sunday Morning. December 7. I9fl
Salem Iilces
Air Service
UAL Officials See
Big Volume Here;
Pleased With Start
(Continued from page 1)
Leaving Saturday afternoon on
the 1:10 plane for San Francisco
was Arthur Willoughby, whose
hoffte is in the bay city and who
had been in Salem in connection
with his duties in the airmail di
vision of the postoffice depart
ment. Sigfrid Unander, on leave
from his post as secretary in the
office of Gov. Charles A. Sprague
to serve in the army, had arrived
from Seattle on the ship.
Air lines officials expected
many persons to Journey to the
Salem airport today to see the
retularly-scheduled planes. Dae
In from the north at 6:11 a.m.
Is the first mail plane, while
the second Is scheduled to ar
rive from the south at 10:S0 p.m.
They carry passengers and mall
also, but make regularly sched
uled stops for mall.
The 1:10 and 5:20 afternoon
planes stop if they have express
or passengers for the Salem port
or if there are passengers here to
board them for the flight.
Declaring themselves pleased
with the reception given their
service by the Salem public, the
change in weather which made
possible the success of inaugural
day plans and the apparent vol
ume of business aavilable here,
UAL officials left Salem Friday
night and Saturday morning to re
turn to Portland, Seattle and San
Francisco.
Half Billion Defense Spending ABCD Powers
Scheduled in Northwest, Says Set for Japs
Trade Periodical in Seattle
Germans Mass Troops
In Great Effort to
i .
Capture Red Capital
(Continued from page 1)
SEATTLE, Dec. MflVThe Pacific- Builder & Engineer, a
trade periodical, said in an itemized vcompilation Saturday that
engineering construction aggregating more than $500,000,000
tin nn-tinrt oe nnrt rf the national
was scneauiea wr jtv -. convoys were reported steaming
defense program. . toward the Gulf of Siam (Thai-
The publication said that the "Hydroelectric power items in- N .
naii-Diuion q0ut - 4 cmae: 1 The Italian radio said that
elusive ol nignways, onu, tj m a t i 1 1 a dam $49,470,000.
projects for runner nyoro-eiec- Power project authorized in
trie development ax Bonneviue, h committee report.
Dams on Willamette river
BULLETINS
firnnrl Coulee or Fort Peck. "Nei
baVes: n laTd" naT 00,000 authorized.
bases, or defense housing projects
known to be contemplated.
"It does not include costs of in
dustrial plants now contemplated
other than those directly concern
ed with the reduction or fabrica
"Bonneville-Grand Coulee-
Peck extensive contracts for
power plants and generating
units totaling in eight figures to
be awarded."
Many smaller projects in vari-
Japanese-dominated Manchukuo,
which borders Russian Siberia,
had ordered mobilization.
On Europe's eastern front, the
Germans appeared still to be get
ting the worst of it at the hands of
the red armies, despite a new dire
threat to Moscow.
Massed red armies, fighting fu
riously in the paralyzing cold of
their native Russian winter, Sat
tion of ferrous and non-ferrous ous classifications also were listed. 1 "fday Pfried a relnvigorated
metals."
The list included:
"Corvallls, Medford, West
Yellowstone (Henry's lake
$20,000,000 cantonments plan
at each. Architects and engi
neers will complete plans by
Dec. 28. Official word is 'noth
ing definite
"Pendleton Army contem
plates 50 per centJ-increase in
cantonment size.
"Portland Plans underway for tending a hand of friendship to
$350,000, 85-unit defense housing members of the Japanese Chris-
project in connection with Port- tian church of Labish at 5:30 to-
land-Columbia airport; site re
commended for 400-unit housing
project for industrial workers to
cost $1,400,000.
"Troutdale $10,000,000. Site
selected, funds allocated for 100,
Rice Defeats
SMU 6 to 0
DALLAS, Dec. 6-(P)-The Rice
Owls made one magnificent surge
of 86 yards for a touchdown to
defeat Southern Methodist 6-0 in
the Southwest conference football
finale Saturday.
All the action was jammed
into the closing periods, Rice scor
lng to open the third quarter and
the Mustangs driving to the Rice
24 with three minutes to go, only
to lose the ball before the sterling
Owl pass defense.
JJL'Wowd of 10,000 witnessed the
game which clinched third place
in the conference race for Rice.
Texas A&M finished first and
Texas and Texas Christian tied
for second.
CE Groups
Plan Meet
At Labish
The four Endeavor groups of
the First Christian church are ex-
German drive upon Moscow with
lightning strokes which staggered
the nazi invaders in numerous vi
tal fronts.
Nevertheless, - Moscow ap
peared to face the, greatest peril
of the war as Adolf Hitler's
commanders In the field report
ed their armies had overrun five
more towns aitd swung close to
the headwaters of the Don ri
ver 200 miles southeast of the
soviet capital.
The new German drive upon
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find all. East Asia at arms la
case of aggression.
-Dr. Morinosukl Kashima,
Asahi's foreign commentator,
asserted that gone is the "for
mer negative defensive policy"
of the United States, and In Its
place to a "positive, offensive
attitude diplomatically, politic
ally and strategically.''
"It would be dangerous to
think that the United States still
is sticking t Its former appease
ment policy," he said.
Health Nurse
Chief Resigns
NEW YORK, Dec. MVThe
British radio said the Thai na
tional assembly Saturday grant
ed Field Marshal Luang Bipul
Songgram, Thailand's premier,
absolute powers for one year,
making him virtual dictator of
the little Far Eastern kingdom.
The BBC report was heard here
by NBC.
NEW YORK, Dec. &-JP)-The
British radio reported Saturday
nlghthat "two large and heav
ily escorted Japanese convoys
were seen steaming toward the
Gulf of Siam (Thailand) this
morning" Sunday. The broad
cast was heard here by CBS.
Empire Quiet
Mrs. Nova Young to
Teach in Oregon
Medical School
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eral hospital and received her
publie health training at the
University of Washington. She
has been nursing supervisor for
three years.
Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, health
officer, announces that Mrs.
Younrt successor will be Mrs.
Bernice Skinner, RN. She is a na
tive Oregonian, born in Marion
county and has been with the
Marion countr department oi
health as a staff nurse since Jan
uary, 1940.
Mrs. Skinner Is a graduate
of Michael Reese hospital in
Chicago and did pioneer public
health work in Illinois and Iowa.
She took her pubHe health
training at the University of
Oregon.
Mrs. Skinner is the niece of Dr.
Edna B. Northey of Aurora, with
whom she has been making her
home.
night
It will be a welcoming fire
side, a fellowship of American
and 25 Japanese young people.
The high school Endeavor is host.
Th prraina mwtiniy nr the inninr
000-pound reduction plant. Alcoa hlgh school and, coUege
to engineer, operate. Construction member!, RpfrhnW, will h
under way.
"Fslrvlew $20,000,000. Site
recommended, 2H miles from
Troutdale plant This will be
60,000,000 - pound reduction
plant, Alcoa to operate.
soviet capital was described I 11 YX"fll TWit"fi
members. Refreshments will
served at 6.
The Japanese vested choir will
give three vocal numbers preced
ing the service at 7:30. The choir
sings "I Will Tell the Wondrous
"Portland-W i 1 1 a m e tte Iron Story." "Savior, Hear Our Pray-
er ana Joy to tne w ona.
Corp., plans $542,000 expansion.
Oregon Shipbuilding company,
has been awarded $2,528,000 by
maritime commission for enlarg
ing yard, total cost now $10,844,-
000. A. H. York, Clayton Sharp
and R. C. Shattuck have leased
20-acre yard site, capacity pro
bably 20 shipways, five fitting
docks for freighters.
"Salem Rudolph Kalllo and
Associates Incorporated at $1,
600,000 to build plant In western
Oregon to construct concrete
ships.
"Metal plant projects content
plated include:
The sermon theme this morn
ing is "Reviving Our Altar Fires."
The children's church convenes at
the worship hour.
The evangelistic service at 7:30
will have the theme: "Facing the
Crisis With Christ."
Berry Boards
Meet Monday
Settling of accounts and con
sideration of reallocation of rep-
Portland Ferro-alloy carbide resentation are to comprise the
plant at $1,000,000. First contracts principal business at a joint meet-
awarded. Oregonelectric steel ing of the directors of the Oregon
rolling mills contemplate $1,- Loganberry Control board and
000,000 mile; site unselected.
imqqck? masm
IS WHEN YOU PAY
for Glasses you buy'
RIGHT NOW
the Oregon Blackberry Control
board Monday at 10 a.m. at the
Salem chamber of commerce.
The call for the meeting was
issued by Harry Hugill, president
of the former group, and Ira Ray,
president of the blackberry group
In part, the call states the
meeting is "in particular for the
purpose of consideration of a re
allocation of representation of di
rectors due to districts now rep
resented no longer being In the
berry industry, to consider the ad
visability of expanding the scope
of the control boards to cover
other fruits, to make arrange
ments for the annual growers'
j meeting.
Directors of the Woodburn Fruit
Growers association were invited,
following their action of last Sat
terrific offensive of all times." It
said Hitler was throwing a mil
lion and a half men, 8000 tanks
and a thousand guns into the bat
tle.
Specifically, the G e r m a ns,
plowing through deep snow in
temperatures as low as 31 degrees
(Fahrenheit) below zero, claimed
they held Mozhaisk, 57 miles west
of Moscow, and Klin, 50 miles
northwest, while pushing steadily
forward on the southern flank
around Orel and Kursk.
They said they had captured
Malo-Arkhangelsk, midway be
tween Orel and Kursk, and the
towns of Ltvn j, Novosil,
Mtsensk and Chern, all In a 60
mile are east of OreL
But the Russians, reporting the
German armies in the south still
broken and on the run toward
Mariupol, 100 miles west of re
captured Rostov, said red armies
had won two Important bridge
heads in the Kalinin sector, 00
miles northwest of Moscow, were
holding the nazis near Klin, 50
miles northwest of the capital, and
were moving? into German de
fenses around Tikhvin, 110 miles
southeast of Leningrad.
. The German story of the bitter
fighting for possession of the Don
ets basin was that continued Rus-
Cat Kescuer
Given Kiss
By Pussy
PORTLAND. Dee. -()-A
nice kiss frem a cat was the
reward a young man who pre
ferred to remain anonymous rot
Friday night for being a hero.
He shinnled up a 75-foot fir
tree to rescue the George J.
loss family eat, which had been
marooned for two days.
Navy Lowers
Requirements
WASHINGTON. Dec -JP)r
The navr relaxed Its physical
standards for recruits Saturday in
an effort to increase enlistments.
Under a new policy men with
certain minor ailments heretofore
considered a bar to enlistment will
be accepted and, when necessary,
the defects will be corrected.
Defects which no longer will
disqualitfy a prospective recruit
include varicocele, hyrocele, her
nia (provided the applicant has
an intelligence quotient of 75 or
better), nasal deformity, and sea
sonal hay fever (provided It is
not complicated).
Wheat League
Raps Strikes
Opposes Special Meet
Of Legislature; Buys
Bond, Backs US Policy
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Will "Steen, ME ton. was
elected president; MUlard Eakln,
Grass Valley, vioe-prtsldemt
and C. . W. Smith, CorralUs,
secretary-treasurer.
County committeemen were: A.
R, Staggs, Wallowa; Terral N.
Benge, Morrow; George Webb,
Gilliam; Herbert Root, Sherman;
Jens Torjeson, Urns tula; Hiram
Wolfe, Jefferson; Ernest Belong,
Union; A. I Walter, Wasco.
La Grande was selected for next
year's convention.
October Oregon Home
Financing 82,616,000
WASHINGTON, Dec 9-(JP)-The
Federal Homo Loan bank
board reported Saturday that Ore
gon home financing by all types
of mortgage lenders totaled $3,
618,000 in October, covering 1528
mortgages.
Both the amount and the num
ber of mortgages were up from
October, 1840, figures of $3,321,000
and 1472.
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effect four hours earlier, or
12:01 a.m., Sunday, GMT.
The prime minister's an
nouncement was made in a
short address over the Cana
dian Broadcasting- corporation's
National network.
The decision was taken at a
meeting of the Dominion cabi
net Saturday.
King said it was "in accordance
with the authority of the parlia
ment of Canada, for effective co
operation by Canada at the side
of Britain to resist aggression.
"It was also recognized," he
said, "that Hungary, Rumania
and Finland in fighting on the
side of Germany and against
countries allied with Britain in
the present war were helping to
place In jeopardy the defense of
all the nations of the British com
monwealth and the freedom of
all countries."
"Similar action with respect
to a declaration of war arainst
Hungary, Rumania and Finland
is being taken by the govern
ments of Australia, New Zea
land and South Africa.'
King said the government was
fully convinced of the loyalty of
tne
Overwhelming mainr-Hir
2fl!lt?Ck? 5! g held with Finns, Hungarians and Rumanians
"uj"ui snugmer.T xn mat sec- m Canada and those recently na
turalized, and that therefore
tor, as along the whole Russian
I front, tough soviet ski troops slid
over the snows to get at the Ger
mans. '
In Helsinki Finnish President
Risto Ryti, breakinr the news
to his countrymen that Britain
had decided to declare war on
Finland, sought to cheer them
with the announcement of an
important victory on the Mur
mansk railroad north of Lake
Onega. The red army asserted,
however, the Germans had been
forced to halt and dig In on the
Murmansk front. '
measures such as a state of war
ordinarily demands have not
been taken to place such persons
automatically In the class of ene
my aliens."
Terry Returns to
Silverton Pulpit
Oft.
HARRY
SEMLER
All
Work
Fully
Guaranteed
t Dr. S liar's Op
Heal Dept. Retard.
fast of feov littl
If you are ia need of glosses,
you can't afford to wait a week
or even a day ... it's most es
sential that you obtain them
RIGHT NOW. Our liberal
Credit Plan makes this possible
without your haying to pay ona
penny additional cost. Come
in and let us deliver your
glasses to you as soon as con
veniently possible, and arrange
to pay later in small weekly or
monthly amounts. Make your
own terms, within reason, and
TAKE AS LONG AS 5, 10
OR 15 MONTH TO PAY.
SILVERTO N Rev. Edward
Terry, who has been attending
me meeting of the Methodist I
hsuarrl nt al, iMtiAM &4 XT 1
Pi v,-- tu- - v "auu" i masnvuie,
, i: . " . , . "1C Wednesday night and will strain
declaration of Finnish independ- k. , iha 'iJT L k.i
urday In voting to continue its "Ef0? Brit and odist church Sund av mo nTI
mAmWhm in KQa ululeu es ior seeaung to pry I n, -,, S.
though it "feels that it should " V fr i I and elr daughter, Avonelle Ter-
Mr,. nZht of e western world against on. " ' , e ier
bolshevism. 1 "" were amner guests
The Finnish foreign office an- E Jr"., aum r'..andJ
nouriced it had notified Britain r". T1"r" OIJeeuen " Portland
that Finland does not intend to
wage war any longer than her
vital security demands.
have more representation Inas
much as the association controls
about a third of the loganberries
and about half of the blackberries
grown in the state of Oregon.'
before returning here.
Soviet Envoy
Lands in US
Swegle Club
Gives Play
ITacoma School
Strike Ended
SWEGLE The regular meet-
TACOMA, Dec. 6-UPV-It's back
to classes for Tacoma's 17,000
public school students Mondav
rM ey we e aot
Makvte H tenia
roe sotttfocrio
At re first sis ef tye-trratii,
odvwtose of Dv. Soviet's Free
OprtMl Umm tooHou. We w
w n'Z:.:T- morning!
hell Iv TXSL 1J" Jtors, furnace and mainten
-r --0' A ICOiUCUb
William McKinney presiding.
Thirtw eiv vmammV.. l a.
CX"UCiTI Dan Ara rA I 1 it. . . .
in a play which reviewed the sne- V7Z "Jl" 3?.D.S !
. - i wxuuuaj juuimug, woiie wage air-
year. fprPnrM. wKioh n,1t u:
- viiuiu Ail UXCU
A
, Free Replacement
9t broken lemes within one
Imtlmii rtmlett (Uius),
... Only Small
Down Payment
. pa weak
Owr law Prices end Lsm
Term krimm ymm m cerrtd
eervicet ef a cess williki yew
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ed with Russian enterprise in
this country were doe to ar
rive in Washington, DC, at 10
a. m. (EST) Sunday by special
plane. Brief stops were sched
uled in Denver, Chicago and
Cleveland.
The ambassador anoeared eaeer SimrlM snnr t,J w""-
trt nn with his trhv He snoki Standi av onH .TAm Tv. - laa4 ucMiay are ironea
rapidly and firmly in a brief press four little first graders, Milout by a federal mediator.
conference at the Cupper base. &wingle, Vida Standley, Alice
MI am looking forward to meet- Standley and Lionel Dickey, a
ing again your great president," J Valentine scene; a solo by Beth
he said. "I am very happy to be Bullo; an April Fool scene, Joan
in your country. I want to express and Eleanor Smith; a reading by
in my people's behalf, apprecla- Jerry Klein, ."Freckles and
tion ior the substantiai contribu- Stripes;'' June wedding with
tion the American people are mak- Walter Biggerstaff and Mrs. Earl
ing in the common cause. I am I Huckstep, bride and groom; ush-
sorry I can not see my way clear j er Tommy Dickey,- John Dalke;
to make any political statement. 1 1 bridesmaids, Barbara Bun tin.
must start my activities with your Edith Stark; ring bearer. Bob
president" Cozad; minister Elmer Lage, and
lather ol bride, Wilber Runnes.
A solo by Patricia Standley; a
reading, Delores Euckstep; base
ball scene and school opening
scene by Alice Blanchard, Beth
Bulla and Marjorie Blanchard;
poem py A'Deima Lake; Christ
mas music. Members of a girls'
were Jeannette Bulla.
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ALBANY-Henry - Leslie Stra-
Iey,t70, resident of the Halsey Lvft,.
TZT "rtT chard. Norma - Conklin, Beth
51y ceswm Bullv laiella OweMld Jean
w uwa.man me oaisey aaetn- Dailev. Mra: fL.T-: RtarV .
252 S S1A '1 the plane, NoUobe! dosed with
uuiut nui w u ius siuwusvuie I g pumO SXuO
.Surviving 'are the widow and
foj H Mmikers Naas Claim Cruiser
of San Francisco, . Calif, Mrs. L. j - -
P. Jensen of Bichmond, Calif. NEW YORK, . Dec. 6-&V-The
Charles. J. Straley of Halsey and j Berlin radio reported'. Saturday
a. LKoy straley ox Brownsvuiel wgnt that German planes had
He Is also survived by two sisters I sunk a Russian cruiser in the Sea
living m West Virginia, and a j of Azov. The report, heard here
brother in Florida,. 11 grandchll-1 by NBC, did not give the nirv
dren and one great grandchild. 1 or tannage of the cruiser;
FRESHNESS
IS ONE
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depends
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HARRY
SEMLER,
CREDIT DENTIST
Don't Delay Needed
Dental Attention
because you plan to
use your ready cash
lor your Christmas
Shopping. My Liberal
Credit Plan trill
enable you to take
eare of both
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I mean every word of h . . . come la ond hove
your dental work attended to RIGHT NOW, end
arrange to pay me next year. Take at long as 5,
10 or 15 months to pay. You will appreciate how
EASY it h to arrange for CREDIT in this offke
... no third party or finance company to deal
with ... no delay or unnecessary investigation.
Usually all it requires Is a few minutes of plees
ant conversation and yoar work is started at once.
Pay later in small weekly or monthly amounts.
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Don't put off buying, needed dental plates be
cause you cannot pay cash. Purchase them on
my Liberal Credit Plan. This offer includes the
New Transparent Palate Dental Plates, acclaimed
by dentists the closest resemblance to nature's
own teeth end gums. They ere light in weight,
enabling you to wear them with ease end com
fort, yet they ere durable enough to serve the
hardest biters. Ask your dentist to show you
samples.
Transparent Palate Dental Plates afford many
advantages heretofore unknown to plate wearers,
and are so "Natural In Appearance'' you will not
only enjoy, you will actually take pride in wear
ing them.
ONE to 3-Day Service
for Out-of-Town Patients
. . . difficult cases excepted. If desired, work can
be arranged by appointment; otherwise come in
at your own convenience. You are welcome to
paw, wnre, cou regarding your dental problems.
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rhonks to dental science and its advanced methods in denture technique, you who
re about to wear dental plates need not endure the embarrassment .nJTncon!
. renience of toothlessness for even ONt SINGLE DAY. Ash yodeSul f to nMm
the tnany advantages ef IMMEDIATE RESTORATION, whkb MflMm toM
wearing your dentures IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FINADCTRACTloNst
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