Tli OEEGOXi STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon. Wednesday Morning, December 91, 1941
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Tells Safety
By KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Wide World War Analyst for The Statesman.
Lack of major developments on other war fronts, east or
west, throws into bold relief unconfirmed rumors from Manila
that a Japanese attempt to run the gun-bristling defense of Ma
nila bay as Dewey did in 1898 has been made or is impending
That possible explanation of in
tensive and costly enemy bomb
ing of Corregidor island, central
bastion of the harbor mouth de
fenses, is speculatively advanced.
It sounds too fantastic for cred
ence. It U to be doubted that any
Japanese naval move would be
as welcome to American army -and
navy commanders as such
an effort to smash Into Manila
bay. Inevitable capital ship
losses under the dropping fire
of highly placed guns on the
rocky Island and in mainland
fortifications which flank it, to
say nothing of mines and tor
pedoes, could and probably
would utterly change sea power
relativities In the China sea.
And once inside the bay; even
with Manila under its guns.
Jauanese fleet would be as sub
ject to seige as was Cervera's fleet
at Santiago in 1898. That Ameri
can nsfval craft would concentrate
from all sides to pen it up in the
bay goes without saying.
Nothing but the most modern
Japanese Battleships, heavily
armored on decks as well as along
the waterline, could hope to live
through the plunging fire" of even
Board Bans
Liquor to
Soldiers
PORTLAND, Dec. 30 -(P)- The
Oregon liquor control commis
l-sion Tuesday decreed that sol
diers in uniform could not be
sold liquor, beer or wine except
in the hours of 6 to 10 p. m.
The edict was made at request
of Lieut Gen. J. L. Dewitt, head
of the western defense command.
The commission also said that
liquor would not be sold soldiers
in uniform at any time
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Service Men
Where They Ar
What They're Doing
Mrs. Elmo Bennett, Dallas, has
received a radiogram from her
son, Corp. Keith Bennett, now in
the Philippines, saying that he
was "all right" He was on com
munications duty with Admiral
Hart's staff in Manila before the
outbreak of hostilities, according
to Sgt John Wright Salem ma
rine recruiting officer.
who is a naval radio man at Mid
way, since, the outbreak of war,
said - his father. He was able to
get a cablegram through earlier,
however.
The letter, which was post
marked at Honolulu December
22, came by clipper.
HUBBARD Carl Poppingaj
graduate of Hubbard high school,
class of 1939, has enlisted in the
air corps and left December 26
for araining.
Manton Carl, son of Mrs. Ellen
Carl, graduate of OSC as a re
serve officer, was called into ser
vice December 26.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 30-P)-
Latest word from Jimmy Arnold, Last week 42-year-old William
son of Mrs. Lena Arnold, 1848 IT. Nugent applied for enlistment
South 13th street is that he's I in the navy to take the place of
okeh and had Just taken an ex- his son, reported killed in the
amlnatlon for admancement I Pearl Harbor attack.
Arnold is third petty officer and "Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Nugent
aviation machinist and was re- received a letter from a friend in
eently stationed at Pearl Har- Honolulu reporting that the son,
bor. After nlavinr football and I Tom. was a dinner guest on De-
basketball at Salem high school, cember 18. The same mail brought
he Joined the nairr in Fcbrnarv. & note from Tom saying that he
1940.
Young Church
People Plan
Night Watch
was well.
The senior Nugent said he
would not withdraw his applica
tion for enlistment
lit Air Raid
PORTLAND, Dec. SO HVTwo
postcards from Melvin Storer,
dated December 8 and December
12, gave hope to his parents Tues
day that he had survived the
Pearl Harbor attack.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Storer
were notified by the navy de
partment that he had been kill
ed. Just to make sure that the
postcards meant what they seem
ed, Storer said he would cable
his son.
"Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year across the miles to the
sweetest mother and grandest
dad in' the world," said a cable
gram received Tuesday by Mr
and Mrs. Lon Shuttle worth, of
route three, from their son, Eu
gene, who Is aboard a US ship
somewhere in the Pacific.
"Am safe," said the cablegram,
the first communication received
from Eugene since war broke out
December 7. He has been in the
navy two years, said his mother.
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Charles Tlndall went through the
Japanese attack on Pearl Har
bor alright, according to bis
latest letter to his father, Eobert
A. Tlndall, ZKiSovth Cottage
street Tlndall - was a football
player at Vernonla high schooL
Marion County to Participate
In Nation-Wide Defense Bond
Drive Starting January 20
Marion county will participate, along with the rest of Ore
gon, in a nationwide drive to sell defense savings bonds be
ginning January 20, Frederick S. Lamport, chairman of the
county defense savings committee, announced Tuesday.
'This is to be a campaign designed to bring squarely before
every income earner the facts con-
Official beginning of theMeth-
in the odist Youth Fellowship, young
area along the Columbia river people s division of the united municauon
from Rainier to Astoria and along Methodist church, will be her
the coast from Astoria to Tilla- aided by the Salem First church
"Everything okeh and don't
worry," wrote Ben E. Titus, jr.,
in a letter dated in Midway De
cember 20, received here Tues
day by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ben E." Titus, sr., of 990 North
Church.
It was the first written com-
from young Titus,
Frank Albrigh, son of Frank
Albrichj sr., 640 Marion street
seaman stationed at Pearl Har
bor, is safe and was uninjured
in the Japanese attack, according
to word received this week.
mook.
Holiday Guests
Are Entertained
At Turner Homes
oAAnHnrv tniYic mounted on Cor-
it i .till those now- TURNER Holiday guests, at
the homo of Mr. and Mrs. D. S.
enui cupiuii amy3
ment Japanese strategy. They Riches include Mr. and Mrs. Har
mr,i a nolo-American caution old Herren, Astoria, Mrs,
in seeking to relieve hard-pressed Watts, Marshfield, Mrs. C. E. Her-
but gallantly and effectively fight- ren, ivionmuuw, rs. . o.m
W horP defenders of Manila and ner, inuepeiiueute, mi,
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Singapore.
group tonight with an inaugural
and watchnight service, preceded
by a party.
The affair will be at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Palleske,
1337 Court street, in charge of
Jim Purdy, worship commission
er. Frank Bennett is fellowship
president.
The national fellowship was
set up in August of this year to
replace the former National
Vern Council of Methodist Youth.
Once any substantial part of
Japan's prime battle fleet was
sunk, crippled or trapped in a
harbor anywhere, American or
British-American control of the
China sea could be established.
The whole Japanese war con
cept wonld topple of its own
weifht.
Nor is there much doubt that
ashore on Luzon Gen. MacAr
and Mrs.
Robert Herren and Mrs. Kirkland,
Driver Held
In Deaths
Four Killed
In Canadian
Plane Crash
VICTORIA, BC, Dec. 3HP)
Four crewmen died in the flam
ing wreckage of a big Royal
Canadian air force flying boat and
four others escaped with slight
injuries Tuesday when the craft
crashed a moment after taking
off from its Vancouver island
base.
The western air command an
nounced Tuesday night that the
wreckage was still burning and
that positive identification of the
dead would not be possible until
Portland. Christmas dinner guests
at the Riches home were Mrs. J
M. Stover, Weiser, Ida., Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Riches, Wallace, jr., ALBANY. Dec. 30 -UP)- Elvin
Dennis and Gladys, Emory Howe H. Harris, in a Lebanon hospital the flame subsides
and Leland Riches. recovering from automobile acci
Mr and Mrs. Herman R. Peetz dent injuries, was charged Tues
anH Helen Peetr entertained with dayWlUl negligent nomiCiae
a Christmas dinner for Mr. and Deputy Sheriff Clay Kirk said
m snnr TCmHr-h 9nH son Harris was named in rwo lnoicx
I u:. u A
menus resuiimg iiuiii uic ucauu
Safe after the attack on Pearl
Harbor is Clyde Carnine, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Carnine, 2241
Mill street, according to a letter
from the navy man dated De
cember 9.
Pvt. Warren E. Maurer of Sa
lem is a recent graduate from
the Chanute field, 111., branch of
the US army air corps technical
schools. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Maurer, Salem
route four.
McKay Tells
Isle Atta'ck
T "Wel won't lick Japan in two
jV-eeks because its a tough job,
I frit well do it all right," Sen.
Douglas McKay told member of
the Kiwanis club and a large
group of guests who gathered at
the Marion hotel Tuesday noon to
hear his first-hand report on the
activities in the war zone.
After branding Pearl Harbor as
an inside job pure and simple,
McKav severely condemned the
dual citizenship theory in the
United States which has made it
possible for fifth columnists to
gain a foothold here. "America
must be a world for Americans
alone," McKay concluded.
riming defense savings," Lamport
said. "The principal fact is that
every citizen should be aiding the
defense program, which will cost
50 billion dollars next year and
should 'own a share In Uncle
Sam.'"
Preceded by mass meeUnra, a
nationwide radio address by
Secretary of the Tjeasnry Mor
gentham and a state network
program with Got. Sprague as
the principal speaker, the de
fense savings drive will be car
ried out on a bo use-to-bo ase
canvas basis by volunteer work
en, Lamport annomneed. The
major municipalities' In Marion
county will be thus covered, and
the rural areas by TJS depart
ment of agriculture representa
tives. The bond solicitors will pre
sent pledge cards on which income
earners will be asked to note down
defense bond purchases they in
tend to make.
"The object of the pledge card
is to give every person an oppor
tunity to sign for his part in de
fense savings, because many still
Jack McCulloch, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. McCulloch, has
left for San Diego to enter naval
training.
Edgar, Mrs. Hazel Sensenich,
thur's strategic retirement . in the- Portland, Betty Peetz, student at Vera Edwards a"d Wallace
north to shorter defense lines has st Helens hall, and Julian Tausz,
given Japanese attackers at least a banker of Hungary, came to
momentary pause on that Iront. Portland to attend a convention
A critical battle in rugged and a year and a half ago, and has
difficult terrain for the invaders sjnce not been able to return to
seems impending ana u seems nis native country.
Peterson, passengers in his car,
December 15. The Harris car
struck a logging truck on the
Santiam highway east of Leba
non.
probable the Japanese are bring
ing up fresh troops in that expec
tation. ;
The vital concern for the Jap
anese navy is to guard the sea
approaches to the Lingayen area
and even more extended and ex-
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dow enter
tained Christmas eve with a din
ner for members of their family
including Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Pugh
and Shirley, Salem, Mr. and Mrs.
Nial Dow and daughter Delaine,
posed sea communication lines to Lebanon, Mr. and Mrs. John Dow,
southern landings on Luzon. They Neal and Marcella, Mr. and Mrs.
must have unbroken bridges of George Dow, Georgia, Joan and
ships back of them to sustain and Sharon, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Dow
intensify the full scale invasions and Kerkin, Mrs. Jane Dow, Mrs.
of both Luzon and the Malayan Don Matheny and Gaynelle, Port-
neninsula they are attempting. land.
That double span of sea be
tween Luzon and Formosa and
Formosa and Japan is the dan
ger point for the Japanese, the
exposed flank. The Pearl Har
bor atrocity was committed to
protect it from immediate
American fleet incursions
which could cut those China
tea sbipbridges and leave
Japanese armies stranded in the
Philippines and Malaya.
That the main Japanese fleet is
deployed somewhere in that dan-
Endeavor Group
Slates Watch
Night Party
Tavern Robbed
During Night
Small bills ana change total
ing $136.75 were the loot of
someone, believed by police to
be boys, who broke into the Dutch
Mill, 897 North Commercial
street, after it was closed Tues
day morning.
George Kufner, manager, said
the money included two $5 bills,
about $70 in $1 bills, $25 in half
dollars, $14 in quarters and $6
in dimes. Entry was made
through a window.
A pair of William J. Mattson's
shoes and nine pair of his socks
Sgt. James A. Oleman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Oleman of
Kings Valley, is one of four Ore
gon youths in the first class of
students to enter the air corps
replacement training center at
Kelley field, Tex., since the be
ginning of the war. Formerly at
Fort Lewis, Oleman will be grad
uated as a flying sergeant.
Guests Feted
Over Holiday
AUMSVTLLE Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Solman enjoyed a visit this
week from his parents and a sis
ter whose homes are at Payette,
Ida.
School children are enjoying a
vacation which will last until
January 5.
Mrs. T. P. Otto will begin
teaching near Sublimity in a rural
school January 5. Mrs. Otto is" an
experienced teacrfer but has not
been engaged In the work since
coming to Aumsville three years
ago.
Sailor Hears
Own Death,
Sees Grave
8 AN DIEGO, Calif, Dec SO
(P) A sailor who saw his
own grave and talked with a
man who buried him Informed
his parents Tuesday be still
was very much alive, despite
the navy's report of bis death
at Pearl Harbor December 7.
Tin still healthy," Clifford
G. Kickbush, Jr., 19, wrote,
telling of meeting a friend sev
eral days after the Japanese
attack.
"What the devil!" exclaimed
the shipmate. 1 helped bury
you yesterday!"
It was the first Kickbush
had heard about his rfleath."
He visited the grave with his
name on the marker, then has
tened to write his parents.
do not realize that it is their duty
to make some contribution to the
defense of our country,' Lamport
declared. ""This is still a volun
tary program; no pressure or co
ercion is to be used."
Despite the fact that Oregon
leads the nation In per capita
sales of defense bonds, a recent
check a p disclosed that approxi
mately S3 per cent of Ms citi
zens did not realise that a bond
may be bongbt for leas than Sxt.
for 111.75, to be exact. Lamport
said. Martoi county, he added,
stands oeeond in Oregon In total
sales and tn sales per capita.
The January drive is not to In
terfere with payroll allotment
plans already in effect, the chair
man emphasized, adding that
solicitors would merely request
participants to lut what they had
been doing as far as buying of
defense bonds was concerned.
The deiense savings program.
according to Lamport, has the en
dorsement of the treasury depart
ment. Gov. Sprague, the American
Legion, the Investment Bankers
association, labor union leaders
and many women's organizations.
Salem Store
Executive
Promoted
Edward BisselL for the past
three years assistant manager of
the J. C. Penney store here, goes
to work this morning in Mt. Ver
non, Wash., as manager of the
company's store. He received no
tice of the promotion Tuesday. No
successor has as yet been an
nounced. Eight years and 11 days ago
Bissell started in the Penney store,
in Sakm. His new position is in
a city on the main highway north
of Seattle.
Mrs. Bissell and their seven-year-old
daughter are to remain in
Salem until he has located a resi
dence in Mt Vernon.
HEW SHOW TODAY!
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Marion county Christian En
deavor union will hold its annual
watch night party tonight from were taken from his residence
9 pm to 10 at the YMCA.
at 552 North Church street Sat-
Christmas guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. F. Waller were Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Rickard and son, Con
rad, Corvallis, and Mrs. Jane Dow.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Barber were
Christmas dinner hosts, with cov
ers laid for Mr. and Mrs. R. Q.
Mabry and son Jack, Dayton, Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Whitehead and
Darryl, Mrs, Delmar Barber and
Kenneth Barber.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kendall and
Everyone is invited and asked urday afternoon or night, he told
to bring a swim suit, piay sun police.
and a nickel.
A short sing will open the par
ty and will be followed by bas
ketball, volley ball, ping pong,
Chinese checkers and other
games. ,
Swimming will begin at 10:15
and last till 11. after which re- Kenneth ?Aiien juza, navy gun
freshments will be served ira the ner who was at Pearl Harbor, has
. i - j 1 : i : if. nnj hTm
fireplace room ana a closing ue- i wrmto iua paxeuus, un. uu uu
Sailor Safe,
iPreitfs Hear
votional period will be partici
pated In.
Delvon Long and Elaine Evans !
are in charge of the party and
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rutschman
Beverly Ann, Portland, Rosa and wfli lead the devotional service.
ger area, not musienng 10 run ivaue Anrens ana rienry Anrens
Manila's defenses and into a po- were Christmas dinner guests of
tentially deadly trap, cannot be their aunt, Mrs. Fred Gath, andj
seriously doubted. Sooner or later sons, Arthur and Edward Gath.
the decisive sea Dattie or tne war
in the Pacific is apt to be fought
Somewhere in those waters.
1 '
Prayer Day Rites
Slated New Years
Session of Prayer
League Scheduled
UCC Fieldmen
Hold Parley
Forthcoming changes in season-
Tom Juza, 990
Broadway, Sa
lem, of his safety
from "somewhere
on the Pacific."
The letter, its
postmark blotted
out, was received
early this week
by the Juzas,
v i first message
in TAAAAiviKAr I
In observance of the president's S I
n..lm-imn Hocicmntinff Npwl ' - 6"uu"'v
f'""" " 1 1 1 w.r10r. hie CMVind
Year's day as a national day of " W1
prayer the First Congregational ear
rhnrh will conduct a service at I
4:30 p.m. former teacher Visits
Robert A. Hutchinson, minister, t.trertY Friends and for-
ality. experience rating and other announces that all faiths are in- miic f Maroaret flilRtran
Rev. T. W. Henderson, iounoer a " . t. n,mn1nvrnpnt com - a rT- ZTzl7 v" 77
TTnitH Prnver leaffue. has " . . ?"Z iTJVUH. " were surprised to see ucr
1 -T " ' . I pensauon law in ism are Deing tended those having relatives in I scnool Christmas program Tues
rfT r; vr; discussedthisweek attheannual mmtary service. day. Miss Gilstrap taught here
. V """ " -;":trammg conference, lor field rep- The church will be open from 8 1 for two vears. resigning last
" 7 V. Tl. resentatives of the state unemploy- a. m. to Lp. m. and anyone desir- mrine. She has been attending
Cn;,,fti; compensation commission mg to engage in private prayer Phmips university in Enid, Okla.,
:'Z : i;,. w crWnlw,l Jgnieen men wno gamer payrou should feel free to enter at any this fall and winter.
" . " " 7 I," reports Irom 10,000 employers over time, Hutchinson said. The church
In observance of the presidents th(1 stat attndinB the session iT nA
roclamalion for a day of prayer, :;r'Tr7 k,w I"-".. "
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in the old high school building.
Talks by Gov. . Charles A.
Sprague,- Chairman T. Morris
Dunne and Administrator Silas
Gaiser opened the conference, fol
lowed by talks by staff members.
New .relationships that are ex
pected to follow the federalization
of the state employment service
January 1 were, discussed from
many angles. Field auditors will
continue to Fork .with local- job
offices in - contacting covered
firms, was brought out'
streets.
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