Yedther
TTqu May Help :
' -Paul Mallon, Statesman
editorial, page columnist, en
gages each day to point out
some specific thing each eltl
sen can do to help win tho
war. Eead his column, today!
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' tlSSCTTOST TEAB Salem, Oregon, Saturday Mommg, December 20, 1$4I ' ; Newsstands U No. 30
Wlieini
F On
Nippon Stymie
US Fronts In Pacific
All Congress
Sets Age
On Draft
Japs Landed Here But at Terrific Cost
Wake Repulses
New Attacks;
Cavite Hit
Fall of Hongkong Is
Expected by British
Despite Resistance
By The Associated Press
Violent fighting broke out
on a new front in the Philip
pines today as Japanese
troops effected a landing at
Davao on Mindanao, big island
south of Luzon where the in
vaders already had estab
lished beachheads at three
points.
The Japanese landing was
acknowledged in a terse com
munique issued by the US
Far Eastern command at Manila,
which said:
"It has been reliably reported
that the Japanese are landing in
force at Davao, and heavy fight
ing has been going on all morn-
ing.
Davao is the center of the big'
cest Japanese settlement in the
Philippines, and long has been
watched by American and Fill'
nino authorities as a possible dan
cer Doint It has been estimated
that about 25,000 Japanese live
in the area, and' recent reports
have said that many of these were
armed and ready to rise up in
support of any invasion attempt.
Announcement of the landing
at Davao came as the Japanese
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British Beat
Japs' Malaya
Offensive
Garrison at Penang
Safely Withdrawn;
Singapore Strong
SINGAPORE, Dec. 19-)-The
British have beaten the
Japanese offensive m north
western Malaya down to a sub
stantial halt and the imperial
Finally Agree;
FDR Gets Bill;
Huge Army Seen
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19
(AP) Congress cleared the
way Friday for a 4,000,000-
man army by approving and
sending to President Roose
velt legislation requiring the
registration of all men from
18 to 64 years old, inclusive,
and making those from 20 to
44, inclusive, subject to mili
tary service.
Officials at selective service
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garrison of the outflanked headquarters said the registration
island settlement of Penang off probably woumnot oegm orc
sevciai w ccrs.
Although the new draft bill
I makes possible an army of at least
4.000,000, there is no way 01 tell-
Russ Slash
Finns And
Germans
Axis on Run in
Libya as Great
Drive Speeded
LONDON, Saturday, Dec
20 (AP) The Russians
have opened a major offen
sive along the entire Finnish
front, taking advantage of
weakened opposition caused
by the German army's with
drawal of three-fifths of the
troops it originally deployed
there, British reports said to
day. "Dense waves" of Russian
cavalry and ski troops were
GEN. MACARTHUR
MacArthur Is
Full General
Philippine Defender
Second Field Leader
To Get Coveted Rank
WASHINGTON, "Dec. lgp-X
grateful nation .Friday conferred
the rank of full general on Doug
las MacArthur, 61-year-old once-
retired soldier who has conduct
the west coast has been safely
withdrawn to aid in the con
tinued defense of the distant
approaches to Singapore.
This was the situation Friday
night as described in official Brit
ish announcements and it thus ap
peared that the fall of Penang
inevitable under the circum
stances had been far from a to
tal loss.
Its military strength remained
intact, perhaps to aid in strength
ening the new British line along
the Krian river some 300 miles
north of Singapore. Only two Eu
ropeans were left on the island
British physicians staying behind
under any hazard their immemor
ial profession.
Not only was British military
Mrsonnel brought out, tt was
stated bat all of Fefcanr's mili
tary equipment likewise was sal
vaged. For 24 hours up until this morn
ing the invaders had lain pant
ing in the difficult terrain ol tne
United State army headquarters has announced new US successes aoinst the Japanese off the rhUtp
pines as the enemy attempts U make other landing on the US JacUle possessions. JJ
A . . . v. v.!... .nil athr ij4It damaxed as the JSDS made laBalnfs IB
n5STI thrown into the as-
have been sunk off Lecaspi, (above) at tne souineasiern wp i
native town of Lefaspl is depicted here.
a trallant and adroit defense
apparently were stymied at two of Philippines with slender mainland marshy along the west
other points-at Wake island, notary resources. coast of the peninsula and harsh
where tne American acienuc.a President Roosevelt sent to t,, tn Pa?e 2. CoL 5
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the senate a recemmenaauon ior
promotion of MacArthur from
lieutenant-general to the rank
which has been held by only
one other American field corn-
were reported to have beaten off
new assaults, and on the Malay I
peninsula, where the invaders
were halted on the distant ap
proaches to Singapore.
At nongkonr a tragic drama
was running out toward some
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Fag Tax Row
mander in wartime, General Klllria HlCll
John J. Pershing, leader of the 1,111118 AJ-XS
World war AEF.
Casting aside the
customary
Labor Parley
Anti-Strike
Effort Fails
WASHINGTON, Dec. lHPh
President Roosevelt did not get
the thrill Friday night that he had
asked his war labor conference
to eive him. for the industry and
worker representatives broke off
their discussions temporarily
without working out a formula
insuring no strikes during the
war.
And, as it has been in numer
ous recent labor disputes, the un
ion shop Issue was said to be the
chief sjtumbling block to reach
ing an agreement. The negotia
tions will be resumed Monday,
however, and William H. Davis,
the conference moderator, ex
pressed hope that they would yet
be successful.
Mr. Roosevelt had told the con
ferees when they opened their
discussions three days ago that
they, must reach an agreement,
and added that it would be a
"thrilling thing" if a unanimous
agreement could be worked out by
Friday night Davis informed the
president of the conference's fail
ure to agree by the deadline, and
told reporters the president asked
that negotiations, continue.
MANILA, Dec. 20- (Satur
day )-i!p)-Capt. Colin P. Kelly,
jr first United States army
hero in the war in the Pacific,
was awarded the distinguished
service cross posthumously to
day for sinking a Japanese
battleship and the citation
showed he fell to his death af
ter ordering his crew of six
men to save themselves.
routine, the senate unanimously
confirmed the nomination a few
hours later.
The son of a soldier (his father
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Salem Firm
Gets Housing
Project Job
OREGON CITY, Ore., Dec. 19-(P)-The
Viesko-Hannaman com
pany, Salem, submitted the lowest
of seven bids, $229,389, on the
Clackamas Heights housing proj
ect Friday.
Construction of the 100 - unit.
low-rent project is expected to
start in January. It will be locat
Snell to Keep Petition
Off Ballot; Grocers
May Go to Courts
Cigarette smokers puffed ner
vously in Oregon Friday and
wondered whether or not the
19 41 legislature's two-cent-a-package
tax on "fags" was now
about to be levied.
Ostensibly, It was, because
Secretary of State Earl Snell
announced that Mas the situa
tion now stands the referen
dum against the cigarette tax
for old age pensions will not
be placed on the ballot at the
regular election next Novem
ber," for the reason that the
referendum petitions had been
held by the attorney general to
be Insufficient
ing whether that many men will
ever be called to the colors. Sec
retary of War Stimson has said
increases in the army would be
ordered "in the light of the stra
tegic situation as it develops."
Both houses agreed speedily on
compromise amendments to the
selective service act which war
department officials said would
make a total of 2,215,000 men
available in the next few months,
in addition to the 1,800,000 now
in uniform.
This included, experts said
915,000 men from 21 through
35 already registered and listed
as immediately available in
class 1-A. They estimated the
new bill would provide an ad
ditional 600,000 class 1-A regis
trants from among 20 year
olds; 400,000 in the ages from
36 through 44; and 300,000 who
have reaehed the age of 21
since the last registration was
held.
By compromising on a mini
mum age of 20 for active service
a year younger than the house
desired and a year older than the
senate had voted congress cut
off an additional supply of 600,
000 potential soldiers.
But with 100,000 youths turn
ing 20 every month, congression
al leaders said there was every
reason to believe that the army
would get all of the men it could
equip and train as fast as it could
handle them. Under recently-approved
legislation the navy could
obtain up to 50,000 of the selec
tees and the marines 10,000.
Registration of 23,500,000
men would be undertaken un
der terms of the bill calling for
the listing of all males from
18 through 64. Added to the
.17,500,000 already registered
this would give selective service
officials records on 41,000,000.
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey,
selective service director, inform
ed congress
Collections
Top Tax Roll
Sheriff Warns Heavy
Penalty Waits Those
With Delinquent Bills
Exceeding by $45,591.82 the to
tal of the current tax roll, Mar
ion county tax collections for
1941 have been "exceptionally
good," Sheriff A. C. Burk de
clared Friday as he viewed fig
ures tallied in the tax depart
jnent of his office.- .
A total of $1466324.05 has
been run through the cash reg
ister, as of December 16, or
which $1349,383.65 represents
current taxes and $316,940.40
was for delinquent taxes.
At the same time, Burk re
minded "the many persons who
have not yet paid the required
annual installment of the oldest
delinquent tax," that this must
be done before December 31 in
order to escape a heavy penalty.
The tax department of the
hHfr nffie is prepared to
issue warrants shortly after the
first of the year for non-payment
of delinquent property
taxes, T. J. Brabec, chief col
lector, said.
"In compliance with chapter
389, Oregon Laws, 1941, it is
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Roadside Committee
Expansion Provided
First Session of Four-County Council
Zoning Study and Promotion Group
Discusses Highway Protection
Provision for its enlargement and functioning through sub
committees in each of the counties represented was first official
action of the commissiorion roadside conditions and county zon
ing when it met in initial session Friday night at the Marion
county courthouse on call of Judge Orant Murphy, chairman.
Organized under authorization from the four-county can-
sault with the support of guns
and tanks especially designed for
rigorous warfare on this Iroxen
front.
A Stockholm dispatch to the
News-Chronicle said Finnish lines
buckling under the impact of the
initial Soviet thrust had been
withdrawn to the north bank of
the Svir river at some points be
tween Lake Ladoga and Laks
Onega.
Other dispatches said the Ger
mans left the Finns ill-prepared
to meet the slashing red army
offensive and that the nans re
maining there "are feeling the
anaer which has reinforced Fin
nish contempt as the Tinns real
ize to what extent Jht, German
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Censor Chief
Starts Work
Clarification of US
Requests First Task;
Messages Pledge Aid
tonment council to study and pro
mote methods of protecting pro
perty along highways from mush
room growth of undesirable busi
ness and unsightly architecture.
the committee originally named
by Judge Murphy included Coun
Commissioners Fred Gibson of
Polk. Ralph Girod of Marion,
H. A. Reninger of Linn and W. H
River Rising,
Oregon Coast
Hit by Flood
The Willamette river here rose
that his staff was nearly three feet in 12 hours Fri
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Princesses
Secretary Snell said he was no
tifying the tax commission of his T .
action, "leavine the way open for I J- CI JLvfl III HI
. n A.! - M I
LSrVM iule Urama
day and by midnight reached 15.5
feet. Although no high water
damage had yet been reported
in Marion county, the river was
high enough to flood some low
areas.
Flood stage here is 21 feet
Crest of the high water is expect
ed tonight.
announcement
son, secretary-manager of the
Oregon Retail Grocers associa
tion, that the fight to have the
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WASHINGTON, Dec. MBy
ron Price, newly designated di
rector of censorship, asserted Fri
day that his first task probably
would be to "summarize and
clarify" the many requests the
government already had made re
garding information that should
not be made public.
These requests, he said, have
been issued "piecemeal," and
he preferred not to discuss de
tails of his work until his ap
pointment roes throurb form
ally. Meanwhile, he said, he
must look around for quarters
and for an executive officer to
handle details of the organiza
tion of government censorship.
Both the press and radio, he said,
have sent him hundreds of mes
sages, all offering support. They
say, he added, that what they want
is for the government to tell them
what to do." Price said he was
going to tackle that as soon as he
could find working space m uie
capital.
Mr. Roosevelt formally estab
lished the office of censorship
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PORTLAND, Ore., Dec 19HP-
I The worst flood in several years
struck the northern Oregon coast
Friday in the wake of high tides
SOMEWHERE IN. ENGLAND,
Dec. 19 dP) Princess Elizabeth
was the bewigged Prince Charm
ing and Princess Margaret Rose and river overflow, virtually Iso-
tlio vocrcroH tiraif in tViair first I 1 1 v TSllawirhsilr orH rmttintf
Nazi Official Killed performance of the Christmas some coastal lowland homes in
LONDON, Dec. 19-(ff-The pantomine "Cinderella." two feet of water.
Rome radio reported Friday night I The two princesses, Elizabeth Some sections of the Willamette
the deputy chief of the nazi press I in tights and her younger sister valley also were threatened by
ed one mile northeast of Oregon 1 bureau, Von Stumpf, had been I first m rags and then in a wnne floods
City.
killed on the Russian front
Blood, Cash Donated
NEW YORK, Dec. 19-(P)-To
the greater New York Red Cross
war fund, Archbishop Francis J.
Spellman donated: A check for
$1000 and a pint of his blood.
State Will Transfer Jobs
Service to Government
belonged to Queen Anne
costume, sang several duets.
King Georre and Queen Elis
abeth congratulated the cast,
which' included friends of the
royal sisters and school chil
dren of this country town, and
had all the performers to tea.
The children made their own
Oregon will comply as far as possible with an order from 1 ctZ&Z&TJtZ
President Roosevelt for the transfer of state employment serv- J coach for the baU, was
ices to federal authority. Gov. Charles A.'Sprague telegraphed J a white gilt sedan chair which
the president Friday.
The president in a telegram
to the governor directed that
the state "transfer all present
personnel, records and facilities
required lor this operation," ex
. plaining that the; federal gov
era was granting virtually 100
per cent of the administrative
' expense entailed In the employ
ment service. His order indicat
ed present personnel of the
service, which Is under merit
rating, would be retained.
Possibility that this order was
I but a prelude to instructions
On the coast the tide reached
9.0 feet Many cars were stall-
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Its
Almost
Blackout
Time Set
About St minutes sometime
between 9 and 12 o'clock Sun
day nUrht is the period for Sa
lem's test blackout Alderman
L. F. LeGarie, city defense
committee chairman, said Fri
day. Not only will the blackout,
which is to be strictly enforced,
be a trial for the telephone
hookup of air raid warning
signals, but it will test the abil
ity to quickly darken both
homes and businesses.
One lone blast on the whis
tles and all sirens will be the
signal to black out LeGarie
announced, while two blasts
Mill signify "all clear."
The telephone communica
tion system, to be centered in
police headquarters. Is to be
installed today.
Death Takes
fCaveman'
federalize completely the unem
ployment compensation - commis
sion's functions was discussed In
capitoi circles. The commission
OUUUIUOtfClO BMW WUVJUW I y ' j I,- rm "V, i in ft ri 4A aft
service and 'the latter serves as gkants rtCZlL
: - - - IlA: IL. A.' KlMUette. to. we
a iieia agency w connection wuaj --i ..t- f the Ore-
the filing of compensation clunlg.piu. after
There are Z3 local omces main-1 a heart attack
tained in Oregon by the state erin NRiriguette was the oldest em
ployment service and approxi-
her ht the boosters 'dub1, and the
Doors of the Warner Bros.
Capitol theatre open at 9:30
'clock this morning for the
canned food motion picture
: show being presented by the
management and the employes
to help swell the Salem Elks
clab . Christmas eheer baskets
going out next weekv No ad
mission ether than - a can of
food will be charged.
v Feature picture wOl be the
Dead -End Kids, in -"On Dress
Parade. .Three .comedies in
cluding a ' cartoon, are , also
billed. . -;. V-i ; " '
Thi show will- start' si 10
Cherrians May
Shelve Yule
Lights Plan
As a concession to civilian de
fense, the Salem Chemans' liv
ing Christmas tree on the court
house grounds may not be lighted
this year, King Bing Frank Doer
fler announced Friday.
Doerfler said that because the
wisdom of lighting the tree, With
a blackout signal always a possi
bility, had been questioned, the
matter would be submitted to his
council of nobles at the chamber
of commerce Monday night for
a decision. The Cherrians tt
week had voted to illuminate the
tree as usual
Malone of Benton county, and
Floyd Emomns of Salem, secretary.
In addition to this group, of
whom Gibson. Glrod and Em
mons were present at Friday,
night's session. Murphy had in
vited W. H. Crawford, secre
tary of the Oregon Economic
council, and Fred Cuthbert Its
consultant together with Dis
trict Attorney Miller B. Har
den, representatives of the Polk
County Federation of Sural
Women's dubs, a representative
of the state highway offices
and interested property hold
ers to attend the first meeting.
With the approval of the group
which gathered in the county
courtroom, the chairman notified
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Speech Slated
By Nazi Head
Entire Reich to Hear
Propaganda Minister
Goebbel's Address
BERLIN, Dec. 20-(Saturday)-(
Official broadcast recorded by
AP) -Propaganda Minister Paul
Joseph Goebbels will broadcast to
the German people at 8 o'clock
tonight (10 ajn., PST) the Ger
man radio announced today.
The announcement said Goeb
bels' address would be heard over
all German radio stations.
The fact that the nasi propa
ganda chieftain's address will bo
beard in all corners of Germany
indicated that it might be of
major importance.
There was speculation he might
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War Relief
Fund Still
Growing
Optimistic stories of response of
Marion county's large and small
givers to the request for Red
Cross war relief funds donations
continued to pour Into Marion
county chapter headquarters Fri-
a -
oay.
Preparing to contact numerous
workers today as they tear open
pay envelopes, volunteer workers
in the emergency campaign be
lieved Friday night they were ap
proaching their goal of $17,000, al
though no official count was available.
At Western Paper Converting
company, a bulletin posted Friday
morning by Lloyd Riches, man
ager, brought 100 per cent re
sponse from every worker on day
light shifts. Riches said Friday
night With 20 per cent of the
company's crew yet uncontacted,
he declared proudly, employes
had already over -subscribed the
quota suggested for them.
tolmately 250 employes. only- one -to hold permanent office ) -Veloek.- - -
Mexican Army Fliers
Patrolins Pacific
-MExico-crry, ec. i-v7-Mexican
afmy aviators," coopers t-
in with. United States ; airmen,.
already. have begun to patrol uie
Pacific coast, -it was announced
Fridav. .i--,1
zl Government : sources -said: ' the
patrols were.-created.tor safeguard
Mexican waters ' from exploration
I by! Japanese; rfisbermear
CHRISTMAS isn't really Christmas unless you road some
of tho Yule stories which ytfurnj end -old hav known and
loved lor generations. The first 'd a series of fiv of the
time-tested favorites, especially condenaexl ior The Statesman-by
The AP Feature Service appears today. Lock new
for 'The Gachita Christmas Dinner" fronT Dickens' "A
Christmas Carol! ion Church Pace.
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