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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1941)
Japs Land On Guam; SF Gets Raid Alarms; British Ships Sunk You See It Statesman subscribers see the news as well as read about it. Two great news picture organizations and a staff photographer provide this appreciated service. Weather Scattered lijht showers to day and Thursday. Slightly cooler. By Federal order, no Tuesday weather data avail able, f FOUNbQC 1651 NINETY-FIRST YXAR Salem. Oregon, Wednesday Morning. December 10. 1941 Price 3c; Newsstands Sc No. 221 FDR Warn ard War Against Axis or County Is Prepared For Raids Organization of Units Complete; Rules Listed Settling down to a period of constant preparedness, Marion county civilian de fense authorities Tuesday es tablished an official listening post through which to re ceive orders from the Second nterceptory command, or ganized a coordinated com munications system to dis seminate information, issued blackout suggestions and, through its ;iir mid precautions ill ice notified rural Marion coun ty of blackout regulations effect ive outside of corporate communi ties Fust waitime move to raise funds for t h e civilian 'defense council budget established in peacetime came Tuesday with the issuance of a letter to service and other organizations of Salem from Mayor W. YV. Chadwick asking that they join forces to contribute $!((() he declared was immediately refiu i red. Other organizations over the county are to be given mi oppor tunity to contribute shortly, Tom Wmdishar, council vice chairman, said, speaking in the absence of Douglas McKay, county chair man. That Christmas shoppers would give generously to the I'nited Hospitality association through boxes placed in central locations throughout downtown Salem was the expressed hope of Windishar. M ho said the de fense council budget has been (Turn to Page 7, Col. 1 ) The President Asks Congress to Declare War on Japan Germany and Italy Held Enemy With Japan; Says We'll Win W ar, Peace SfiZs Babble In Radio of Rumors Talk to Nation; Promises Facts, Reports Accusing Japan Of a "dastardly, unprovoked attack," President Roosevelt asked congress to declare war as Vice-President Henry Wallace (left) and House Speaker Sam Rayburn listen. The presi dent found practically no opposition to his request. The senate voted unanimously for the declaration and the house had but one dissenter. Miss Rankin of Montana, who als? voted against a declara tion of war upon Germany in 1917. (Se picture of congress listen ing, page 2). AP photo. General Raps SF Failure In Blackout SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 9-P . Lieut -Gen. John L. DeWitt, comanding general of the fourth army, bluntly told the San Fran cisco civilian defense emergency meeting Tuesday night that ''it might hae been a good tiling if bombs had been dropped Monday night to wake this community up to the seriousness of the situ ation.'' City and military officials hastily made arrangements for an improved blackout system, to be put Into effect if the city Is threatened by air raiders. Angered by peristenl rumols ( Turn to Page 14. Col. 1) WU Gridders, Party Safe Radiogram From Coach .Received by Governor; Knopf Tells Students "Advise families that every one is safe." This brief radiogram from Coarh R. S. "Spec'' Keene. in Honolulu, to Gov. Charles A. Sprague here Monday brought sighs of relief from relatives and friends of the Willamette uni versity football party, many of whom have been living in sus pense since the news of the bombing of Honolulu broke Sun day. The curt communication gave no indication of when the party (Turn to Page 14. Col. 4) New State Guard tuiis'iCongress Set (irftorofl U r.mWrPllNewAimy Bulletins SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 10 (A1) An air raid warning w a s sounded in San Francisco at 2:25 am. First alert was at 1 :50 am, second alert at '111! am. The alarm, followed the second alert sounded within a half hour. The city, only partially blacked out in previous raid alarms, appeared totally dark. Associated Press editors wrote and filed their dis patches in the light of kero sene lamps. Army authorities gave no indication of the location of enemy planes. 9 (AIM IVe-ident Roo-r- Fueda niiJit tliat it i in for a "crafty and powerful bandits' murli the riM inir- of the a- WASHINGTON. Dec veil warned the nation ion jr. hard war. aaiip-t ' with Germany and Italy I'nited States as i- Japan. But he emphatically denied Japan boast that he had gained naal supremacy in the Pacific bv her liuht niiifT stroke at Hawaii and he declared confidently: "Vie are :oin: to win the war and w are poin to win the peace that follows.' Making his firt report to the nation on the pa-t and future of the conflict that ha suddenly engulfed the country, the chief eeeutie starkly acknowledged that Japan's initial successes, haw been extensive? "Many American soldier-, ami sailors haw been - killed by er. my action." he j.-.irl. hat the damage done t Highlights Nine Rifle Companies and Medical Detachment to Recruit; Officers Named; Age Limit 35 to 60 Years Nine-"rifle companies were ordered recruited immediately and plans drawn for a medical detachment by Gen. Alvin C. Baker, commander, Tuesday to form a foundation for the Ore- I-tw Will Permit Men Outside I S; Draft (lhanfies Expected WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-iPiA grimly war-conscious congress Tuesday took the initial step to ward permitting the nation's armed forces selectees as well as regulars to fight in any pait gon state guard, military organization being set up to serve dur- of the world. 'S Civic Clubs Give Checks To Defense Three hundred dollar was pledged to the Marion county de fense council Tuesday noon when members of the Salem Kiwanis group donated $150 at their lunch eon session and the board of di rectors of the Lions club, took similar action during - the same hour. Berlin Awaits Proclamation Ru ssians Route Nazis; British Victorious South of Tobruk By The Associated Press BERLIN. Wednesday. Dec. 10 Ominous silence prevailed in the Wilhelmstrasse early today in an ticipation of a declaration by Adolf Hitler during the day on Germany's policy toward Japan's war on the United States and Britain. There were persistent reports, apparently supported by post ponement of tonight's opera per formance, that the Kroll opera house would be the scene of a reichstag session. It is here that This sum represents a third of j the reichstag meets to hear im the amount asked from Salem ; portant pronouncements by Hit civic organizations and service 'er- clubs to help with the mainten ance expenses of the council. Another contribution, of S90, was made Tuesday night by the Salem Cherrians to fill that or ganization's quota. An authorized spokesman said Tuesday night he could not tell whether there would be a change in German-American relations within 24 hours. State Hospital Blacks-Out; Penitentiary May Stay Lit State hospital employes were rushing to complete blackout of the main and branch institutions Tuesday "although produc tiorThabits of the cows and chickens at Cottage farm make it difficult," Dr. John Evans, superintendent, reported. Total night ly blackouts will be observed as - ing the absence of the national guard from the state. State guard headquarters and a rifle company will be located in Salem. Rifle unit commanders an nounced Tuesday were: Salem, Capt. Charles I'nruh, recently with the 249th coast ar tillery, national guard: McMinn ville, Capt. Osrar C'henoweth; Portland, ( apt. Dribert D. Hol land, Paul It. McCnnn and Paul Giesy: The Dalles. Capt. Thom as E. Griffith: Marshfield. Capt. Duncan E. Douglas: Klamath Falls, Capt. Theodore p. Case, and Medford, Capt. Carl Y. Tengwald. Gen. Baker said additional regi mental units, including headquar ters, service and truck companies, would be formed later. All r.ffieorc Cfl rt od to hpld flip Alii -'WlVVl..l fc'.lVVv, VV ,11, j tary experience and most of them j served during the World war. j Recruits for the guard must be American citizens between the I ages of 35 and 60 years old. Men j with previous military experience will receive preference. j The rifle companies will have (Turn to Page 14. Col. 3) The senate and house military committees approved legislation to eliminate the present territmial restrictions, and to permit re tention in service of all fighting forces for the duration of the (Turn to Page 14, Col. 5) MOSCOW, Dec. 10 -(Wednesday) -(P)-Red armies have blast ed the Germans out of Tikhvin, important rail center 110 miles east of Leningrad, in a 10-day battle that cost the nazis 7000 killed,, the Moscow radio an nounced today in a special com munique. (Turn to Page 14, Col. 2) Milk Control Board Plans Price Meet Salem dairymen who have been urging another increase in milk prices will be given a hearing be fore the state milk control board at the American Legion hall m in Salem at 2 p. m. next Monday, J. H. Mapes, executive secretary, told The Associated Press Tues day in response to an inquiry The Statesman. Trade practices as well as prices for districts one and two, or all of Marion county, will be considered by the board at this session, Mapes said. The board will conduct a simi lar hearing for Polk county at the courthouse in Dallas at 10 a. m on the same dav, December 15. LONDON. Dec. 10 (AP) The :t5.000 - 1 o n Hritish battleship Prince of Wales and the .'2,000-ton battle cruiser Hepulse have been sunk by the Japanese, it was announced authori tatively today. The stunning blow to Hritish naval power was de livered off the coast of Ma laya where the Prince of Wales only this month steamed to reinforce the Hritish (Gibraltar of the far east. Singapore. The battle cruiser Repulse is a vessel of .'12,000 tons completed in l!)lo. Her nor mal complement is between 11S1 and 120.") men. The battleship Prince of Wales, which was launched in is one of the royal navy's newest vccls and went to Singapore shortly be fore Japan declared war on (Turn to Page 7, Col. 3) FDR Speech WASHINGTON. Dec 9-A-High.'ghts of Pu-s.dtnt Roose velt's broadc at Vn.ght. Powerful and rcsouncful gangsters have banded together to make v. ar up. n the whole human race Their c h.. lYr.ce has now been . n at The l"r..T ed States We are now in this war. We are all in it all the way. Everv single man. woman and child is a partner in the mod tremend ous undertaking of our Ameri can history. aci'T 1 1 .g Pearl Hathir was "arr. tt uy sc. i ..s " Ar.d. he said, the p. . j must 1 j r an d t ar.y time f r an ai.M ( ir. id that C,.;;.m, Wake find M.ov. ay islar.ds ha e be in s ;ed by T'.c er.rr,v. c ia r side r ! he P.-. a .. r IT!' 1 r.es s:-n f r OUT S I Oil'' in vv T. on the edgiT he .h.s rf j :;. already p: of war mate: '( :.-.c .- .:: The '.r. - : a y v. ! . k .is. ar.d. th. plants. h ir.g b j . .rig the t n r . t 1 y ins that ' a f In h r ir We ha' bai k in the Phil ishment. sel v es v ,gc 'i ously e suffered a sei us si t Hawau. ( L.r '. n-es .n pipir.es aie tak.rg p..n but are d( fer.d.i.g Thetr.- We must be set to fare a lone war against crafty and powerful bandits. The attack at Pearl (Turn to Page 7. Col 5 i tu n. la r and ri.Ti.it '.he ( i i T : rr. :. ' i p '-p'.e. 'a h.ch. ( -..T : f . -d . It h r.oT om; . -e v it t. : y He spoke from the hrav 1 v guarded White House, his first talk with the nation since the Japanese attack of Sunday, with the evcrptinn of hi In tersp request to consrrss for a decla ration of war. He peatccily. a:,d v.."h. g:eat i m h;.-.. he M . ke' J; v ,, ;,, st a ..1 f v. -h C.. nr...:. -d . ' I-'.. ws . r v. .:h f. r un to Pae 4. s t .' . a t . 1) Here's Map of Battle Zones in Pacific RUSSIA long as they may be prescribed by defense officials, he said. The slate penitentiary turned out Us lUhts Monday and Tues day nights, but will not con tinue to do so unless it is "ab solutely necessary," Warden George Alexander said Tuesday. "We depend very strongly on those lights," Alexander explained. At the state hospital on East Center street lampblack and building paper were being used to moke windows lht-proof. Small blue bulbs were substituted for usual white ones on the lower flat, where aged and helpless pa tients are housed. The Cottage farm dairy herd will be milked at daylight in stead of at 4 a.m., the usual time, to avoid having to turn on the dairy's many lights, Supt. Evans said. He said he didn't know what would be done if an early evening blackout were alo required. Well, Almost Blacked Out LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9-(Pi-Monday night's blackout in the Los Angeles-Long Beach har bor area started off as a great success. Then somebody looked up the hill just north of the harbor entrance and saw gaily blazing as usual the great elec tric sign reading "San Pedro welcomes you," the most con spicuous thing for miles around. State and County Prisoners Declare Loyalty to US V M rS&CLy WAKE I. HAWAIIAN ll$?4r -GUAM ISLANDS UNITED 5AN r WANClbCOV STATES - - - - midwavis. DUTCH EAST I NO I ES TlllSTRrUtA r i U 1 VA- VN Vr -1 V I v vvx v r u i 1 Tv SOUTH AMERICA' Inmates of the state penitentiary wish it known that they are loyal to the United States government. Warden George Alexander said Tuesday, in disclosing the text of a petition and accompanying letter submitfed by his charges. Approximately 400 inmates, or nearly ono-half the institu tion, signed the following state- mcnt: "We, the undersigned in mates of the Oregon state pen itentiary, w ish It to be know n that we stand ready to serve our country in any and every way possible." A letter sent to Alexander sub sequent to presentation of the pe tition said: "We have been unable to reach a number of men who I am sure would like to attach their names to this list. We believe this list expresses the patriotism of every map In this institution." Four inmates of the Mai ion county jail Tuesday expressed similar feelings by requesting permission to join the United States forces. A. E. Vickers. serv ing time for drunken driving, asked to be allowed to join the army, and Oscar Walters, charged with larceny, and James Vogan and Jack Spender, in on traffic charges, to enlist in the navy. in 0l0& - rcas in which fighting has occurred between forces of the I'nited States and Great Britain and those of Japan are shown on the maps above. Map at top shows strategic points of the entire Pacific area. Map at lower left shows Philippine Islands and area round Manila and the I S naval bate at Caxlte. Map at lower right shows Hawaiian islands and close-up of the Island of Oahu. attacked bj Japanese. t