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Salem, Oregon. Saturday Morning, February 7. 1942
Price 3c Newtstands 5e
No. 171
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Joint War
Staff Is Set
At Capital
Yank, British
Military Heads
Form New Board
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6
AP) This city became the
official war capital of the
United Nations Friday night
when a "combined chiefs of
staff" board was set up here
to take charge of all joint
Anglo f American action for
the prosecution of the
struggle.
; It is intended to assure co
ordination of the war effort
and its jurisdiction is to include
among other things, the produc
tion and distribution of war sup
plies. It will work in collabora
tion with representatives of other
United Nations.
""The new board, composed of
high American and British lead
ers, will be housed in the public
health building on Constitution
avenue which thus will become
a nerve center of the far-flung
fight against the axis.
Located in the same building
will be a munitions assignment
board, as well as central agencies
to apportion shipping facilities
and raw materials.
The "chiefs of staff" agency,
the war department said,
"amounts to a combined command
post for the conduct of all joint
operations of the two governments
in the war."
For the -United States, the
members are Admiral JBarbld
R. Stark, the chief of naval 'op
erations; Gen. George C. Mar-,
shall, the . army chief of staff;
Admiral E. J. King, commander
In chief of the United States
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Two Residents
In eRace' for
Council Posts
One ; incumbent and one new
comer to the field announced their
candidacies for city council posts
here Friday. Other aldermen,
however, said they have not de
cided whether they would enter
the May primaries.
James M. Clark, appointed
ward seven councilman early
last summer, stated he would
be a candidate for the two-year
term.i Jf
E. W. Acklin, shoe store pro
prietor, threw his hat in the still
lightly-populated ring for the
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The British said that Japanese invaders of Burma have crossed Sal
ween river above conquered Moulmein In a thrust apparently aimed
at Thaton (arrow 1) to cut off British defenders of "Martaban. Mean
while, axis sources claimed their planes had destroyed a station at
' Tungoe (arrow X) and below Mandalay (arrow 3) had cut the rail
way which leads to Banna road. British must retain control of
shipping routes In the Gulf of Martaban (4) to continue to aid China
, via. the Burma road. " -
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Fish Tires oamk
LOS ANGELES, Feb. Ha,'
Listen to this fish story by W.
T. Murray, one he declares Is
true and may help solve the
tire problem.
"Back in 1913 I bought a
ear in Edmonton, Ga.," Murray
told newspaper men Friday.
"It was equipped with what
they called Colub treads, made
in Rica, Russia (now Latvia).
They looked like rubber tires
and acted like them.
"But the dealer told me they
were made of fish. I couldn't
believe it, so I hunted up the
Edmonton representative of the
Russian firm. He told me how
they did It, but it's so long ago
that Fve forgotten.
Anyway, I drove on those
tires 30,000 miles in two years,
and when I sold the car, they
still were good."
Rules Revealed
On New Autos
Release of Cars Paid
For but Undelivered
Outlined in Bulletin
Nature of evidence required be
fore new cars purchased but not
delivered on or before January 1,
1942, can be turned over to their
buyers was revealed in a special
bulletin received Friday by Mar
ion county ration boards.
General rationing of new pas
senger cars to eligible users ob
taining purchase ceretificates from
their local boards will not begin
before February 26, and all forms
and instructions are tp be in the
hands of state and loca rationing
authorities before February 12.
"The program contemplates
the release of all cars in deal
ers hands excepting those
manufactured the latter part of
January which are being held as
'stockpile' before the end of the
year," Leon Henderson, federal
price administrator, has an
nounced. in order to obtain a new car
purchased but not delivered before
the first of this year the buyer
must submit either a certificate of
title or registration for the car
issued in his name before Janu
ary 1, 1942; a sworn statement by
state or local agency to the ef
fect that application had been
made for such title or registration
before January 1 or satisfactory
evidence of a written contract or
bill of sale and either a cancelled
check for $25 or more of the pur-r
chase price dated on or before
New Year's day, the original
bound or serially-numbered re
ceipt book used by the dealer
showing entry of a credit for all
or part of the purchase price.
Satisfactory evidence in place
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Burma Road
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Indian Arrow Is
17th Victim Off
Atlantic Coast
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, Feb.
6 (AP)-Two nights of des
perate struggle for life
against an enemy submarine,
spreading flames, bitter cold
and a black sea, all within
sight of this resort's gay
lights, were related Friday
by 12 men, only known sur
vivors of the latest tanker
torpedoing.
Twenty-six men were missing
from the crew of the American
owned Indian Arrow, 8327 - ton
tanker sunk off the Atlantic
coast Wednesday evening. Him
self among the dozen to reach
shore, their skipper said:
"I am doubtful if any others
survived."
Two cod fishermen who had
braved a fog-bound inlet for their
daily chore found the survivors'
lifeboat 12 miles off Ocean City
this morning and towed it here.
Once the oil-grimed figures had
been fed, scrubbed and rested at
the Atlantic City coast guard sta
tion, they almost to a man an
nounced their readiness to sail
again.
The India Arrow was north
bound when the torpedo crashed
into its hull just aft of the en
gine room at 7 p.m., Wednes
day. The ship sank so fast that
only two of three men escaped
from the engine room and Fred
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Registration
Dates Set
Feb. 14, 15, 16 Named
For County Selective
Service Enrollment
Salem's draft-aged men may
register any one of three days,
February 14, 15, and 16, Marion
county, local selective service
board No. 1 decided Friday.
. On Saturday, one week from
today, the armory will be open
for registration from 1 to S,
Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Monday from 7 ajn. to 9
p.m. All men born on or after
February 17, 1897, or on or be
fore December 31, 1921, must
sign.
Chairman Ray J. Stumbo said
help for the signup is needed, and
persons wishing to volunteer
should report to the draft board
office in the armory.
State selective service head
quarters, here have been placed
on a seven-day week basis and
are open from 8 ajn. to 5 p.m.,
according to Lieut Col. Elmer V.
Wooton, state director. The sched
ule adds Saturday afternoons and
Sundays to the work menu.
Coast Plants
Seek Skilled
Mechanics
Men who can qualify as first
class auto mechanics and have
not yet passed their 51st birth
days are sought for a western
defense industry, the US Employ
ment service In Salem was noti
fied Friday night
Applicants are to apply at the
employment office, 710 Ferry
street, either this morning or
Monday for an exchange of in
formation required before inter
view assignments are arranged.
The positions open are numer
ous and offer "good pay" it was
declared at the -employment of
fice, which is open from 850 ajn."
to 12:30 this noon and from 8:30
to 5 on Monday.
Malta Undergoes Worst
Bombardments of War
VALLETTA, Malta, Feb. 6-(fl?H
This Island fortress, raided nearly
1500 times," underwent One of the
most severe aerial bombardments
of the entire war Friday. ' '
There were seven alarms before
nightfall, dive-bombers taking
part in the attack. One Ju-88 dive
bomber " and an Me-109 fighter
were shot down by AA guns.
Ex - Insurrecto Leader,
As 'Philippines
By Native
British Shift
Navy Supplies
At Singapore
Commander Reveals
Rescue of Troops ;
Await Invasion Try
SINGAPORE, Feb. 6-QP)
Some of the men, planes, ships
and supplies have been re
moved from the Singapore
naval base and from several
air fields on this beleaguered
island because they could riot
operate under Japanese shell
fire, Lieut. Gen. A. E. Percival,
commander of Imperial land
forces iiere, disclosed Friday
night at the end of a week of
siege.
But he said firmly: "We will
hold Singapore! There is no ques
tion about it."
"Just because we do not see so
many of our aircraft overhead
and our naval units about does
not mean the air force and navy
have abandoned Singapore," added
General Percival.
"They have gone to places
whence they can bomb Japanese
bases just as effectively and build
up our naval strength. The navy
is continuing to do a lot of work
around , the island and Malayan
shores under difficult circum
stances."
Gen. Percival's disclosure
some people in Singapore have
known it for several days
came as British troops patrolled
the island against the threat of
attempted parachute invasion
and imperial batteries, laboring
under enemy dive-bombing as
saults, flung salvo after salvo
across the Johore strait into
Japanese troop concentrations
on the Malayan mainland.
And even as he spoke, a pillar
of smoke rising from burning oil
tanks to the north marked the
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Teachers Get
Sugar Ration
Stamps Task
WASHINGTON, Feb. SHP)
The nation's public. school teach
ers were given Friday night the
huge task of issuing sugar ration
ing books to every man, woman
and child in the nation and were
directed to crack down on hoard
ers by withholding the sweet from
them until their supplies are used
up.
Price Administrator Leon
Henderson announced details of
the rationing program under
whkh books containing stamps
will be distributed entitling each
individual to a strictly limited
quantity of sugar probably 12
ounces a week.
When the 130,000,000 copies of
"war ration book No. 1" are dis
tributed "within a few weeks"
persons who have built up hoards
of sugar will have stamps torn
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Monday 2 a.m.
Named Hour '
For Change
PORTLAND, Ore. Feb.
-Governor Charles A. S Prague
altered his daylight " saving
proclamation for Oregon Fri
day making the time of change
2 ajn. Monday, thus dispelling
no end of confusion In his state.
A previous proclamation peW
the hour of change at U pjn.
Sundav bat eanccrat in inter
state commerce jtubbornly re-1
fused to observe it, stating they
had Instructions to change over
. at 2' ajn. ;
' The governor made the change
when he learned of similar ac
tion In California and Washing
ton. The - - misconception ' had ,
grown here that the entire
country was to. change ever, at
2 aJDL, eastern time. " - ,
Troops;
British Destroy Malaya Rubber Factory
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Clouds of smoke billow skyward as flames destroy a Malayan rubber factory near Koala Lumpur set
afire by the British as they carried out a "scorched earth" withdrawal from the mainland to Singa
pore island (This photo was sent by radio from London to New York, wired to Chicago and airmailed
to The Statesman.)
House Revolts On Jobs
Given Actor and Dancer
Appointments of Melvyn Douglas and Mrs.
Roosevelt's 'Protege' to High Gvilian
Defense Posts Draws Fire of Solons
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-iJP)-ln an upsurge of revolt against
the appointment of Actor Melvyn Douglas and Mrs. Roosevelt's
dancer-protege to high civilian defense posts, the house voted,
88 to 80, Friday to forbid use of civilian defense funds for "in
structions in physical fitness by
dancers, fan dancing, street
shows, theatrical performances
or other public entertainment."
During an angry discussion
that preceded the vote, Rep.
Hoffman (R-Mich) suggested
that a "Bundles for Eleanor"
movement be started in tribute
to Mrs. Roosevelt's ability to
get jobs for her friends. He re
ferred to Mayris Chancy, dan
cer, and others.
Equally severe were the repre
sentatives in dealing with Don
ald Duck. By a vote of 78 to 63,
the house eliminated an $80,000
allotment to pay the cost of pro
ducing a Walt Disney film in
which Donald demonstrates the
problems and the benefits of
the income tax.
The two actions, both tentative
and taken on teller votes, came
in consideration of a $160,590,611
deficiency appropriations bill
containing $100,000,000 for civil
ian defense. Toward the end of
the day, leaders had the whole
bill put over until Monday to
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Armory Dance
Draws 600 of
Salem's Girls
Approximately 600 young wom
en of the Salem area responded
to the United Hospitality associ
ation's call for soldiers' dancing
partners and appeared at the ar
mory Friday night The dance,
jointly sponsored by the UHA and
army men stationed here, drew a
full gallery of civilian onlookers
in addition to the 250 uniformed
men and the women guests.
An all-soldier orchestra pro
vided music, while intermission
numbers were presented by oth
er members of the army salts.
Appreciation of the hospitality
association's officers for the co
operation of various organizations
and the response of the feminine
contingent was expressed by Tom
Hill, chairman of the committee
on arrangements, and Dr. .Henry
Morris, UHA head. The call had
been issued for "at least two girls
for every soldier.'
: Men in civilian garb were for
bidden , on , the dance 'floor, but
they clustered around doorways
and In the gallery. Soldiers were
returned to their quarters in army
provided trucks promptly at 11:30
and the volunteer dance partners
had been asked to provide their
own transportation home. . ;
Quisling Laughed
Invaders
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Russ Reveal
Nazis Aided
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On New Line
MOSCOW, Feb. 6-;p)-The red
army, trying to widen tnree
wedges imperilling Germany's
long winter line, Friday night ad
mittedly was meeting increasing
nazi resistance, strengthened by
air-borne reinforcements.
Front dispatches spoke for the
first time in weeks of battles In
which the Russians were out
numbered, but nevertheless said
the Soviets were hacking their
way westward after inflicting
nearly 10,600 casualties on the
invaders 4n a three-day period
ending Thursday night
(Rzhev, important German de
fense junction north of Vyazma on
the north-central front was under
Russian siege from three sides
with German food and munition
stocks running low, said a free
French agency dispatch from
Stockholm to London.
(Red troops were reported to
be capturing outlying German
pill boxes despite savage German
artillery and machine-gun fire
which continued all Thursday
night)
The midnight soviet communi
que merely reported "further ad
vances" and fierce fighting in
which the Germans suffered
heavily. No battles areas were
named..
Exams Board
Fails Young
Air Aspirants
More than 100 young men from
over western Oregon, seeking to
enter ! the army air corps, were
disappointed here . Friday when
the traveling examining board did
not appear on schedule. ; "
' A substitute board from Port
land, called by Chamber of Com
merce Manager Fred .Thielsen,
arrived during ihe afternoon. Ap
plicants were here from "as far
away as Klamath Falls.
Thursday's Weather. ' ,
Forecasts withheld and .tem
perature data. delayed by army
request. River Friday, 124 feet.
' Max. temp. Thursday, 49, mm.
S7. Rainfall, 3.1 laches.'
Set Up By
Japs Suffer
Burma Bust
Yank, RAF Pilots Hit
Raiders Hard, Bag 10
OrlMore in Dog Fight
TOKYO - (From Japanese
broadeasts)-Feb. 7-(Saturday)
-iTO-Japanese rmy bombers,
following up their recent heavy
attacks at Rangoon, subjected
the Burmese capital to four
waves of attacks during Friday
night and caused fires in sev
eral places, a Domel dispatch
from the Japanese base In
Malaya reported today.
RANGOON, Burma, Feb. t-(JP)
-In a ; swift and effective shift
from offense to defense the Amer
ican volunteer group and their
RAF teammates broke up a chain
of vicious Japanese raids on this
Burma road port Friday by de
stroying at least ten and probably
twenty raiders, up to two-thirds
of the attacking force.
The AVG and RAF pilots am
bushed: the Japanese nearly four
miles above Rangoon in this most
spectacular of a long list of stun
ning victories.
Pilots of the volunteer group
from Los Angeles, Spokane,
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German reserve troops have failed to halt the advancing Russians and
Moscow said red army columns (arrows) were stabbing toward the
nasi anchor city of Smolensk. The frontal drive on Smolensk con
" ' tinned from the direction of Moxhaisk while a nankins' attack was
: developing- from the Kirov area, sweeping past Noselsk te;withfci
100 miles of Smolensk. In the Ukraine, the spearheads of Marshal
Tlmoshenko's forces, apparently having bypassed Stalino, were re
ported by" IIoscow to have struck to within 20 miles of h main
southern German base of Dnleperopetrovsk, - c. "
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US Money Now
Losing Value
Soldiers Told They're
Risking Lives Without
Proper Remuneration
WASHINGTON, Feb.
(AP) Old EmiKo Aguinal-
do, leader of the 1899 re
volt against American occu
pation of the Philippines, has
apparently been installed, the
army said Friday, as a sort
of "Philippines Quisling" by
the Japanese.
The aged "general,? a com
munique said, broadcast from
Manila an address to Gen.
Douglas Mac Arthur to surrender
to the Japs. This advice was, of
course, ignored by MacArthur.
It was one of many similar ra
dio speeches, with which Mac
Arthur and his troops have been
"bombarded" recently. More
pamphlets have been dropped by
Japanese aviators, too, the latest
teliing Filipino soldiers of Mac
Arthur's army that American
money is growing worthless, and
saying they were exposing their
lives without remuneration.
The only response of thetroops,
MacArthur informed the war de
partment, was one of "consider
able amusement"
These developments were
announced In the army's sec
ond communique of the day.
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IOC iirsi saiu ua iuvic
nese reinforcements had been
landed on Batan from nine
troop ships, and that the guns
of Corregidor and other Island
fortifications at the mouth of
Manila bay had destroyed
Japanese gun emplacements,
installed presumably for the
purpose of shelling the American-held
Islands.
The army also announced that
the steamship Cynthia Olsen, un
der charter to the war depart
ment, had been given up for lost.
She had not been heard from
since Dec. 7, when she radioed
that a Japanese submarine was
attacking, 1200 miles west of
Seattle. Thirty-five men are
missing.
Aguinaldo was the leader of
Irreconcilable Philippine insur
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