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Outlook on War;
Strategy Laid
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23
(AP) Winston Churchill,
prime minister of Great Brit
ain, seated at the side of
President Roosevelt, told
American newsmen Tuesday
that recent events the Ger
man defeat in Russia and
America's entry into the war
had produced a turning
point in the tide of world
wide conflict.
It was impossible to describe
his feeling of relief, he slowly
said, to find Russia victorious and
the United States and Britain
standing side by side. It was in
credible, he added, and anyone
who had been through the lonely
months of 1940 must thank God
fervently.
It was such a press conference
as could happen only at a time
! of grave international '.crisis, tjje
chief executives of the two great
English speaking peoples, side by
side, answering the eager ques
tions of an electrified group of
newspapermen, reporters wno
had lustily cheered the British
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BagsJap Like
He Does Duck
Wheh at Home
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 23
-(JFjrTiV to Japanese pilots:
To Lieut, Stephen Saltzman
you're just . like a duck on 4he
wing and ! he's a crack dock
hunter. pr
The former Wilmington man
was, in fact, reminded of a fowl
in flight when a Japanese avi
ator flew ever him during the
attack on Pearl Harbor Decem
ber 7. So -he crabbed a rifle,"
shot the pilot through the head
and watched the plane crash.
The army cited young Salts
man for ga(antry in action.
Writing about It in a letter
received by his parents Tues
day, the soldier expressed the
hope that perhaps now the fam
ily would stop razzing him about
his duck minting.
Said he:
"It came In mighty handy."
Fire Watchers
To Organize
New Civil Defense
Branch Planned
Says Conley
j County Speeds
The navy reported an enemy submarine opened fire and sunk the tanker Enddio (top)
miles north of San Francisco. The navy said the submarine then sent a torpedo streaking toward the
6912-ton vessel, owned by the Socony-Vacuum Oil company. At least five members of the tanker's
crew were reported missing. Five others were injured in the attack. The crew of a lightship rescued
30 survivors. This picture of the EmidiO was taken at the Los Angeles drydock in 1937.
The American tanker Agwiworld (bottom) was safe at a California port after outmaneuvering an enemy
submarine, Captain F. B. Goncalves announced.
wVth1 Funds Drive
Tanker Sunk
By Jap Sub
Crew of 40 Saved After
Attack Off California;
Another Ship Flees
Social Agencies, Civic
Groups Aid City Needy
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23-(5)
A marauding Japanese submarine
sank an American tanker off the
California coast Tuesday, ma
chine-gunned its sailors as they
took to lifeboats, and shelled an
other tanker.
All of the 40 men in the crew
of the sunken Union Oil tanker
vMontebello reached shore safely.
A few were injured, but none
from rifle or machine gun fire.
The Rlchffeld oil tanker Larry
Doheny, apparently fired upon
by the same marauder, fled to
the shelter of a cove without
being damaged.
Luckily the torpedo which sank
the Montebello hit the forward
hold, the only compartment not
loaded with gasoline. The men
aboard her wouldn't have had a
chance if any other hold had been
hit
As it was, the explosion was so
terrific that it awakened resi
dents on shore six miles away.
"There was a hell of an ex
plosion, said Bill Sres of West
' ville, Mass., one of the rescued
seamen. 1 know they fired on
us from the deck. The fellows in
' the other boats were subjected
to machine gun fire."
But the. marksmanship of the
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Fall in Pen
Shaft Fatal
To Employe
Raymond Leonard, Otis Elevator
company employe from Portland,
was fatally injured late Tuesday
afternoon when he fell 42 feet
down a shaft at the state peniten
tiary, where he was installing an
elevator.
Leonard was working in the
new dining room and hospital
building when- the mishap oc
curred. Exact nature of the accr
dent was not learned. He died
at Salem General hospital a. short
time later.
It was believed he resided on
Kelly street and is survived by his
wife and a small child.
Gty Schools
Start Holiday
No " cases of ' disappointmen
were reported Tuesday' afternoon
when public school here dismiss
ed pupils for; Christmas vacation.
Classes will resume Monday, Jan
uary 5." ; ' -7
The vacation period was short
ened this year in order , that
full week's spring vacation might
be. granted. . .....
Hundreds of Families and Children
Made Happier With Food Baskets,
Toys, Candy, Clothes, Programs
A merrier Christmas for hundreds of Salem families, and
children both in and out of them, will have been provided by
relief agencies and civic groups when their activities officially
cease tonight.
Although the number is less than in 1940, Mrs. Robert Rie-
der, who conducted the clearing
office of the Council of Social
Agencies, said about 250 families'
names have gone through the of
fice to be cared for. She said her
office still -has about 20 names
for which aid is desired.
Food donated and bought has
been made into baskets at St.
Joseph's auditorium, where
families called, bearing cards
provided by the council. Mrs.
Rieder said a majority of the
organized relief agencies and
more spontaneous helping
groups had cleared through the
office,. In Its second year, re
sulting in a lack of duplication
of aid. A cross-Index of both
families ' and organizations is
maintained. ! ,
Major G. Houghton of the Sal
vation Army, which, put most of
its names through the council,
said about 30 baskets have been
given and. nearly 100 were still in
headquarters Tuesday night, many
of them arranged for. '
In consideration of the inclem
ent weather, Maj. Houghton said
the collections had been . fairly
good in - the Christmas ;: Kettles,
which will be on the streets "today
for the" last time this year.: He
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Red Cross Reports Sum
Of $9774 Donated With
Many Units Unreported
Haste in bringing in returns
may place Marion county Red
Cross chapter ahead of all others
of the state in the current
emergency war relief fund drive,
Miss Ann Carter, state field rep
resentative for the Red Cross, de
clared Tuesday in Salem as she
viewed the total of $9774.86 in
cash donations.
A large part of Salem and
the vast majority of rural cam
paign districts have been at
least partially solicited but are
still unreported, Olive Doak
Bynon, chapter secretary,
pointed out Tuesday night.
Although workers here had de
dared they would attempt to "go
over the top" by last Saturday,
Miss Carter said Tuesday in Sa
lem they had made commendable
strides toward meeting the $17,-
000 quota set for Marion county
Hubbard, with a quota of $183,
had Tuesday turned In $213.45
Chairman was Levi A. . Miller,
who was assisted by the Rev
and Mrs. J. S. VanWinkle, Olga
Pardy. Hedwig Pardy, Mr. and
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RAF, Nazis Hit Blows
LONDON, Dec 23 MflV Bombs
dropped on southeastern England
districts ; by low-flying German
raiders caused several casualties
and slight damage Tuesday night
while the RAF was attacking the
French coastal - regions of Calais
and Boulogne in bright moon
light.
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Japs Step
Up Effort
On Isles
Yank Lines Hold;
Hitler Columns
Fleeing Fronts
By The Associated Press
A new Japanese landing in
heavy force near Atimonan,
on the east coast of Luzon's
narrow waistline about 90 air
miles southeast of Manila was
announced by the American
defense forces today.
This sixth invasion attempt
against he islands apparent
ly was second in scope only to
that on Lingayen gulf, about
110 miles north of Manila,
khere American and Filipino
troops continued to hold their
own against the light tanks
of the Japanese.
Details of the newest landing
were not given, but an army
spokesman said the Japanese
were exerting great pressure on
the Lingayen area and that they
were" particularly active in the
air at many points.' -
One of these raids heavily dam
aged the longest steel bridge in
the Philippines, at Villasis, 30
miles inland from Lingayen gulf,
but repairs were declared to be
already under way.
Increasing pressure of the as
sault on the eastern shores of
the Lingayen rnlf of Luzon was
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Nazis
Through
Borders
Start Drive
France To
Of Spain
Dispatches Say Marshal's
Agreement With Goeriiig
Basis of Hitler Demands
LONDON, Wednesday, Dec. 24 (AP) The long-ef-pected
German push into French North Africa over the pro
testing but prostrate figure of old Marshal Petain is immi
nent or already in progress, a variety of reports from the
continent of Europe indicated strongly today.
A Reuters, British news agency, dispatch from "some
where in Europe," said Petain had resigned in angry but
futile protest against German pressure.
His pro-nazi "heir, Admiral Jean Darlan, was reported
to have taken over the rule of the enfeebled and Internally,
torn remains of France.
Next organization planned as a
part of Marion county's civilian
defense activity is to be that of
the fire watchers, Bryan H. Con
ley, county coordinator, said Tues
day night. Nationally-recognized
as a civil reserves unit, the fire
watchers group would be detail
ed to take posts on tall buildings,
hillsides and at various vantage
points to watch for outbreak of
fires during periods of raid, Con
ley said.
Twenty-two chemists, includ
ing those employed in the pro
fession and some Willamette
university senior students, are
in training to serve in case "of
gas attacks in provision of anti
dotes and to head up some de
contamination work, it was re
vealed Tuesday by defense
organisers.
School pupils should not be
sent home during an air raid, Frank B. Bennett, superintend-
Jerrold Owen, state civilian de- ent of Salem public schools for
fense coordinator, notified all the past 2Vi years, was Tuesday
Schools Chief
Gets Contract
Five Year Term With
Salary Raise Offered
To Frank B. Bennett
school officials in Oregon Tuesday.
Owen said pupils should be
allowed to go home only when
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night offered by the school board
a five-year contract to begin July
1, 1942, which he stated he would
accept
Bennett is at present on a
three-year contract, which ends
next June. Under the new
agreement, his salary for the
first year is to be $4750, and for
the following four years $500t
annually.
Under defense measures, which
comprised the bulk of the meet
ing, Bennett told the directors
PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. instructions have been cleared for
-The Oregonian and the Oregon air raid drills so thnt e schools
Journal Tuesday announced in- WU1 conduct one proDaDiy snoruy
creases, effective January 1. in after vacation is over. A . drill
monthly -subscription rates from scheduled for December 18 was
65 to 85 cents for daily editions canceled because of conflict in
and from $1.05 to $1.25 for daily instrucuons.
and Sunday. Chlorinators at the Leslie and
The newspapers said operating dinger swimming pools were
Two Portland
Papers Boost
Subscriptions
expenses had increased.
President Plays Santa
In Midst of War Plans
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23--President Roosevelt took time
out Tuesday from war talks with Prime Minister Churchill to
play Santa Claus to the White House office staff who knocked
off work to say "Merry Christmas" and then went back to their
jobs.
The president and Mr. Churchill sat up until 1 o'clock this
morning discussing maneuvers in
the grim game of Mars, but the
chief executive 'was gay as :he
wished the season's best to 206
secretaries, stenographers, file
clerksV messengers, secret service
men , and White House police. t:
Mrs. Roosevelt hurried overfor
the traditional party "from her of
fice about half a mile away where
she is - assistant .civilian . defense
director. .- . i , ' -
As the staff passed by the
x president's desk. Uttered with
: miniature animals, , maps . and
letters, Grace Tully, the chief
executive's personal jstenog
rapher, in the -role of Santa's
helper, handed out gifts wrap
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offered to the Salem water cc
mission In the event or an
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Quits Post?
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Competent informants in Swit
zerland said even prior to this re
port that fresh German troops
already were moving down to the
Spanish border across the Atlan
tic coastal strip of occupied
France.
Quantities of German military
equipment have been piled up
near the Spanish frontier ever
since the fall of France,. and the
movement of troops was reported
soon after Adolf Hitler kicked out
his 'chief general and announced
finly last "Sunday his assumption
of personal command of the Ger-
rman-axxny. in the midst of the
crisis in Russia.
Hitler at thai time made ref
erences to big action. Ques
tioned about those references
and a boat fereira reports of
possible German action La the
Mediterranean or North Africa,
a German army spokesman In
Berlin said Tuesday that there
were "many possibilities still
open for German military
HENRI PETAIN
Bulletins
LONDON, Wed, Dec 24
(AP) Wake island now
is entirely in Japanese
hands, Tokyo claimed today
in a broadcast heard by
Reuters.
MANILA, Wed, Dec 24
(11:20 am) (AP) Of
ficial army reports today
said that greatly outnum
bered American and Fili
pino troops were battling
valiantly against a Japa
nese invasion force which
landed from 40 transports
during- the night at Ati
monan, 75 miles southeast
of Manila.
MANILA, Wed, Dec. 24
(AP) President Juezon
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NEW YORK. Dec M-CP-Th
Kome radio said Tuesday night
Marshal Petain will broadcast a
speech at 9 p. sa. Wednesday
French time (it noon FST). The
Koaae broadcast beard here by
CBS and NBC declared the In
formation waa based on Vichy
dispatches and that the aed
chief -of -stats had preslds over
cabinet meeting Tuesday at
which French Morocco was discussed.
Uon." but thai "obviously axis
plans could not be revealed."
All the vague little scraps of
information from the German
dominated continent, however,
came together in a pattern indicat
ing the likelihood of the nazis' try
ing to take what they wanted from
French Africa.
(The Free French radio at
Brazzaville, in equitorial Africa,
reported there was increased Ger
man pressure on Vichy for further
collaboration but did not mention
Petain: Its broadcast was heard
in New York by NBC.)
The Reuters dispatch said spe
cifically that the Germans were
demanding immediate effective
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Davao, Where Japs Land Shock Troops
Si.
Plan Speeding
Bonds Drive
.".The drive to sell .. national de
fense savings bonds and stamps is
to be accelerated because of .the
United States entry into the war,
.Frederick . S. Lamport, chairman
of the Marion county defense sav
ings committee, reported Tuesday.
Lamport said he had received a
telegram from Ted Gamble,
state administrator of the defense
savings program, asking him to I
attend a meeting in Portland next xhu Is a scene in the predominantly Japaneso city of Divas, la the souther rhtti-plne, ier Learr
jvuxiuay u near pians lor speea-1 . righting is raging. Manila reports say. Jk nereo name nrsao ovt after, lour Japan tranrporto
ing me onve ouuinea. . .. . i loaded a swarm el s&ocx troops. . , , - '