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Patriotic!
' JACKSONVILLE, Fll,,
Feb..llH!PhClaude Brldger
Watson, 47 Joined the navy
when his ton was killed at
. Pearl Harbor. Wednesday he
Invested the 9500V war. In
' sorance In defense' bonds.
You Pay
v Income taxes wf3 be dee
soon. If yen are in doubt
about jour federal tax, ton
so The Statesman editorial.
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Salem. Oregon, Thursday Morning, February 12, 1942
Pries- So' Newsstcmda So
No. 278
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On
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List Now
. Rubber Goods of
All Types Feel
New US Slash
WASHINGTON, Feb.1 11
(AP) Picturing the rubber
supply situation as "much
blacker" than a month ago,
the government Wednesday
ordered the rubber content of
tires and other products cur
tailed sharply and announced
that retreaded and recapped
tires would be rationed.
Officials laid the increas
ing gravity of the rubber sit
uation to additional military re
quirements and the prospect of
"very substantial increases" in
these needs.
In the first action of its kind,
the war production board issued
detailed specifications for 10 ma
jor classes of rubber goods to
save some 25,000 tons of crude
rubber annually.
The order provided for 15 per
cent less rubber in automobile
tires, only IVi ounces in bicycle
tires instead of 17, and only half
a pound of rubber in boots and
overshoes.
Administrator Leon Henderson
said so little crude rubber was
available for retreading that prob
ably . no . motorists except those
now eligible to buy new tires
would be able to buy retreads or
have their present tires recapped
under the rationing to start Feb
ruary 18. However, in case addi
tioaak supplies of retreading . ma
terial become ' tfBbiv aecond-
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Dutch Admiral
Pacific Chief
- Helfrich Takes Place
Of Hart; Offensive
Tactics Expected
WASHINGTON, Feb. W-(1P)
An admiral of the Royal Nether
lands navy succeeded to the com
mand of American' and other al
lied sea forces defending the rich
East Indies today.
The shakeup in command was
occasioned, it was officially an
nbunced, by the heretofore un-
revealed illness of Admiral Thorn
as C. Hart, 64-year-old American,
who requested to be relieved of
his weighty duties as chief of the
combined naval forces In the
western Pacific.
To the place he had held since
January 17 the United Nations
leadership elevated his second-in-command.
Vice Admiral C.
E. L. Helfrich. This 53-year-old
native of the Indies thus
becomes supreme director of al
lied naval stratery In the face
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Five Months Needed to Right Liner
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designer of the eapsixed Normandie said that the fallen giant could be righted only by its own buoy
ttr and estimated that that Job would take five months. "Men and machines aren't powerful enough,";
i Vladimir L Toupkevitca said. The Normandie will have to save Itself,", As the first step in salvag-
i.r ih ffrf.ararred S&O.OOO.CQs liner that was the pride ef France, he said all openings and vents in
' the ship's upper part, now under watermust be repaired and the .compartments pumped free ef
'J water. Then he would pour COOS tons of water Into the double bottom and fill other lower compaxt-
. gnents to help create buoyancy.
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The Dutch Vice-Admiral Helfrich (eentcr has been named by -and
succeeded US Admiral Hart, it was announced Wednesday. Adm.
Hart, reports indicate is seriously ill at the Java headquarters of the
allied Pacific command.
War Orders For State
Seen Near Probability
David Eccles Returns From Washington
With Reports of Possible Proposals
For Several Major Oregon Industries
Definitely hopeful that Oregon industries may scon be re
ceiving additional defense contracts, David Eccles, the governor's
coordinator of war industries, returned to Salem from Washing
ton, DC, Wednesday to report on his journey and to conduct a
round of informative discussions
with interested manufacturers.
Contracts for wooden lifeboats,
engines and projectiles are in the
making and others may be antici
pated soon, Eccles said.
Eccles conf erred Oregon
congressmen, maritime officials
and heads of other departments
dealing with the war program.
"1 found the maritime officials
interested in our situation," he
reported. "Without committing
themselves they indicated they
would f o as far as possible in
assisting Oregon and its indus
tries." ,
Most effective approach for in
dustrialists to keep their plants
busy is to present specific con
tract proposals, Eccles declared,
He said he was unable to disclose
the nature of several major pro
posals already being formulated.
Within the next few days
Eccles expects to meet with a
number of industrial leaders to
assist in promoting a profitable
program for the state. All sec
tions of the state having indus
trial facilities will be consider
ed, he said.
Loggers Draft New Plan
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 11-fciP)
The Columbia Basin Loggers as
sociation ' is drafting a new pro
posal designed to end transporta
tion strikes in Oregon lumber
camps, the CIO International
Woodworkers of America said
Wednesday.
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Salem to Get
Defense Aids
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Cas Masks, Marly Other
Protective Articles
Alloted, Says Chief
Breakdown of federal allotments
of fire protection, gas and other
defense equipment, to Oregon
cities of more than 10,00 popula
tion, other than for the Portland
metropolitan area which was an
nounced Tuesday, was released by
State Defense Coordinator Jer
rold Owen here Wednesday.-
Owen said the equipment
probably would not be distribut
ed within six months but be did
net know whether cities of less
than 10,009 population would
receive equipment under the
1100,000,000 civilian defense ap
propriation. Included in the firemen's allo
cation are clothing, including hel
mets, hip boots, coats, pants and
gas masks. Block equipment units
are fire-fighting units assigned to
small areas and manned by aux
iliary firemen.
A summary of allotments for
Salem 30,908 gas masks, 9 surgi
cal equipment units, 24 stretch
ers, 600 steel helmets, 900 gas
proof capes, 120 firemen's cloth
ing units, 9 pumper units, 455
block equipment units and 1800
arm bands.
US Sends
Troops To
Venezuela
To Aid Defence
Of Islands off
Guiana Coast
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11
(AP) The state department
announced Wednesday night
that the United States had
sent a contingent of troops
to Curacao and Aruba off
Dutch Guiana to assist the
Dutch armed forces in the de
fense of those islands. .
The United States forces: will
operate under the general super
vision of the governor of Curacao
and will be withdrawn after the
war.
It is understood, the state de
partment announced, that the
Venezuelan and the Netherlands
governments have reached an
agreement for Venezuela to co
operate in the defense.
The department added that
Venezuela had indicated its rhole
hearted approval of the measures.
The text of the state depart
ment announcement follows:
The United States govern
ment, at the request of The
Netherlands government, has
sent a contingent of the United
States army to Curacao and
Arura to assist the Dutch
armed forces la the defense of
these islands and the oU ! re
fineries thereon which are vital
to the war effort of the United
Nations and the defense of the
western hemisphere.
The United States forces; will
operate under the general super
vision i th governor of BTa
cao and will be 'withdrawn upon
the termination of the emergency.
It is understood furthermore
that the Venezuelan and the
Netherlands governments have
reached an agreement whereby
the former will cooperate lr this
defense measure in a manner
similar to that agreed upon be
tween the sovernments of Brazil
and The Netherlands in the: case
of Surinam.
The government of Venezuela
has indicated its wholehearted
approval of these emergency
measures.
The governments of the Amer
ican republics are being notified
of the foregoing arrangements.
Piano Loan ,
Wanted by
UH A Chief
"Do yen have a spare : pi
ano?" That was the call issued
Tuesday night by Dr. Henry E.
Morris, president of the United
Hospitality association, in ' be
half of soldiers stationed at the
fairgrounds here.
The instrument Is needed
both for the orchestra and for
general recreation. Persons
wishing to lean a piano for two
to four months may call T. B.
Torn Hill or Dr. Morris, who
said the men bad promised good
' care.
Picture postcards of Salem
.for the soldiers to send 'the
"folks back home are also
needed. i
Aiken Named
et
George W. Aiken, publisher of
the Ontario Argus, is to succeed
David Eccles aa state budget di
rer'ajid. executive secretary to
the . governor, ' Gov. .Charles, A.
Sprague .'announced Wednesday.
He win take over the-dual posi
tion on March L , - '.. I .,
- Eccles was recently . appointed
as coordinator of war production
for the state. . . ' I
Aiken, former mayor of Ontario,
la a republicarv 7 ti?r
Salem Offices to Qose
For Lincoln Birthfiay
StateTunty 'and elty efflcea
In Salem, 'with the exception ef
those charged with keeping the ;
"peace, are ' closed today m en
. servanee of Abraham Lincoln's
birthday.
;- Only government agency open
for regular business, .witlt. the
exception l f ' emergency and
police units, fa the poctoffiee.
'Banks,' too' are dosed. ti -c
Buds
'Fall
of
Matter &f MQursiluvw
Entry; Dutch Preparefar
Bataan Awaits
Renewed Drive
By Japanese
MacArthur Tells Air
Battle Details Over
Defending Forces
WASHINGTON, Feb. -IP)
Awaiting a renewed offensive
by the heavily reinforced Jap
anese, General Douglas Mac
Arthur Wednesday reported to
the war department -th e de
tails of a "spectacular" air bat
tle in the Philippines in which
a force of six enemy planes
was completely destroyed.
One American pursuit ship was
missing as a result of the action,
which was first reported Wednes
day. Several American fighter planes,
which had been escorting a slow
moving photographic plane, were
about to land when they spotted
the enemy group. Instead of tak
ing to the ground they pounced
upon the Japs.
"A series of thrilling dog fights
ensued," the war department said.
'Tour enemy fighters :were Im
mediately shot down. A fifth was
crippled and veered-off tojlhe
north, landing on an air field hear
Pilar where it was .destroyed by
our artillery.
The sixth plane fell out of
control and was ultimately
found where It crashed in the
mountains of Bataan. This ac
counted for all ef the enemy
planes engaged In the combat.
One of our planes is missing."
The photographic plane, which
had been on a mission over Cavite
province, was piloted by Captain
Jesus Villamor of the Philippine
air force, who recently was
awarded the distinguished service
cross with oak leaf cluster for re
peated acts of extraordinary hero
ism He had landed safely when
the enemy planes were sighted.
On Bataan peninsula, mean
while, the fighting was in a lull,
with the American and Filipino
troops there bracing themselves
for a full scale attack obviously in
the making.
The "movements of hostile re
inforcements" indicated, the de
partment said, the early resump
tion of an "attack in force" upon
the position of the defending
forces."
Huge McChord
Bomber Falls
McCHORD FIELD, Wash., Feb.
HHyP)-The McChord field public
relations office reported Wednes
day night that one of the base's
twin-motored bombers was miss
ing after an airplane's crash had
been reported from the farming
district near Tolt, 20 miles' east
of Seattle. ,
The office said it had no in
formation on how many men
were aboard nor the pilot's Iden
tity. A bomber of the type norm
ally carries a crew ol three to
five men.
V The field reported the bomber
was unreported on a routlne
flight A crew went from ' the
field to Tolt to work with the
state patrol at he scene. .
The crashed plane did not burn.
Meet Slated
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 11
P)-Mal. Vidkun Quisling, nazi
installed Norwegian premier Is
expected' in' Berlin within' 24
hours for "peace - negotiations'
between ' his German-occupied
country 'and the reich, press dis
patches said Wednesday.
'i-r- Under such an agreement Nor
way Would not have ' to pay the
big cost of German occupation,
it was said, and there also were
reports that Norway hoped to ob
tain 'sovereignty "over : certain
territories which Norway f claims
because of historical rights" after
tne war. - ..--.".
Norway
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War Board,
Tin Can
Only Farm Production Produce Goals Are
Unaffected; Canners Told to Eliminate
Smaller Containers; Time Limits Set
WASHINGTON, Feb. ll-P-The war production board
Wednesday ordered a drastic reduction in the manufacture and
use of tin cans and prohibited the canning of such products as
beer, dog food, pork and beans, coffee, tobacco and oil after
Marion Women
Rally Is Held
Store Than 400 Attend
Meet te Prepare for .
State Skills Survey -
More than 400 Marion county
women rallied to the call of state
and industry Wednesday as they
gathered at the Salem chamber
of commerce to prepare for the
voluntary mobilization of women
which opens next Monday
throughout Oregon.
In packages, counted out ac
cording to their own estimates
of the number ef women In
their home .communities, they
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How Japs Pouted Troops Into Singapore
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British sources called the Singapore situation "very bad" as Japanese forces pesred enlotOe Wff
I along the Tengah river (1), down put Tengah airdrome toward Bukit Tlnuh (J), acroM Johore strait
i between Maadal and KranJi. and over the causeway which they bad repaired V(I), ! Eeperte; .Indicate
the Japa crossed from PaUu TJbln (4) also.
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Orders Cut
production
March 1.
The board also directed manu
facturers to eliminate small-size
cans and established priorities on
future production. Experts esti
mated the orders would cut con
sumption of tin by can manufac
turers about 40 per cent compared
with. 1941 figures a saving of at
least. 15,500 tons.
Unlimited production ef cans
wiA be permitted for packaging
the principal items - on which
the agriculture department has
set production goals and which
would spoil if not canned while
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Tuesday's Weather
Weather forecasts withheld
and temperature data delayed
by army reqoest Wednesday
river, 9.5 feet. Max. tempera
tare Tuesday, 55, mixL, 40.
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SINGAPORE i
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Seen As
British
Buying
Time to Assist
Fleeing People
Nippon Chiefs Cast
Broader lines for
Invasion of Java '
By WILLIAM SMITH WHITE
Associated Press War Editor
Britain's vaunted Singa
pore war base appeared
about to fall completely to
the Japanese after nine
weeks of conflict, but a
sputtering island radio was
heard broadcasting from'
there at ,7 a.m. Thursday,
Singapore Time (5 p.mi
Wednesday, PWT).
The BBC said the broad-
cast was unintelligible be
cause of bad reception, but the
faint message indicated the Brit
ish imperials still, were-fighting
bitterly against the swelling Japa
nese ranks pouring in ."from the
Malayan mainlands.' ,&tJt? ; f 1
The ' last ' "communique issued
Wednesday night amlanuwsmok
ing ruins of cracked British lines
said the imperials had fallen back
toward the city under the impact
of Japanese tanks, bombers and
infantrymen.
The Japanese had claimed earl
ier that they had entered the. city
itself, but the British said they
had ignored an unconditional sur
render demand dropped from a
Japanese plane.
Across the Java sea the Dutch
defenders of Sumatra and Java
made ready for the grim conse
quences of Singapore's fall.
The Butch meanwhile an
nounced the recent sinking ef
two Japanese cruisers, a de
stroyer and a submarine off
Amboina island which the Japa
nese have captured In part A
third cruiser already had been
announced aa destroyed.
Short of air power,, short of men,
short of equipment, bankrupt of
hope, the British imperial line on
Singapore counter-attacked with
gallantry that was serving only
one limited purpose: To buy brief
time against the fall of what had
been the very seat and home of
British power in the Pacific.
The Japanese claimed to have
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