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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1942)
1 The OS2GON STATESMAN, Calexn. Orton. Cunioy Mcmlny. March 15. 1SU ' Cs& 1 Pag 3- A OS " 1 By KIRKE L. SIMPSON : Wide World War Analyst for The SUtesman ' Even before Japanese war designs in the now separated Pacific and Indian ocean theatres unfold fully, it is clear that the allies and axis alike are bracing for even more critical develop ments in the Atlantic as spring approaches. Further United Nations retreats before Japan in event of successful invasions of Australia or India would be grave set-backs. &Ut they would not end the war. It is in the Atlantic that the vital communication lines of allied vic tory hopes lie. It is there the ultimate test will come ' The axis could be smashed In - Snssla. While the AnIo-American fellowship holds the At ' Untie ship-bridf e to Finland and to Russia axis victories else where remain but inconclusive incidents of the struggle. - And the dominant fact in the Atlantic, as of today is that those communication lines are secure. Neither Japan's intervention in the Pacific nor axis submarine raiding in close American waters has diverted British-American at tention from its main task in the Atlantic. Y The sea corridors to England and . to Russia . are open. Heavy convoys of war goods and of Canadian and ' American troops have reached the British Isles through them not only unscathed, but unattacked. War essentials for Russia are flowing unchecked through the Arctic and White sea. These are ominous portents for Hitler. Diversion of his U boats from the open Atlantic to harry coastal shipping In Amer ican and Latin American waters was Itself a confession of their inability to cot allied Atlantic life lines. The Indicated con centration of heavy nasi surface warcraft in Norwegian- waters further demonstrates that failure. The only known element of the nazi surface fleet powerful enough to cope with Anglo-American naval forces disposed to safeguard essential traffic to England and Russia is the battleship Von Tir- pitz. She has been spotted and at tacked by the British in Nor wegian waters. But she . escaped the fate of her mighty sister ship, the Bismarck. Had she been sunk or crippled the most dangerous threat to allied Atlantic war traf fic would have been ended. FHA Will Continue to Process Home Loans in Non-Defense Areas, Realty Firm Told ' The Federal Housing administration is continuing to process loan applications originating in non-defense areas, according to a letter Saturday from Folger Johnson, Oregon director for FHA, to Hawkins and Roberts, Inc., of Salem. . Johnson stated, the availability of manufactured materials Is the real control over the build ing program in such areas. It is understood that, so . long as the dealer has available materials, such as nails,'' plumbing fixtures,; hardware, heating, no; curtajj ment in building of private homes j Is in force in areas not designat ed as critical or priority areas. Recently the war production board selected the FHA field offices to assist in preparing applications for preference rat ings en J residential building projects. These preference, rat ines are limited to areas desig nated as defense housing crit ical areas. At the present time only four such exist in Oreron, Portland, Astoria, Pendleton and nermiston. ; " ' ' "Johnson ' continued in the let ter, "It should be remembered that the JTHA does not lend mon ey, but merely insures mortgage loans submitted by approved lending institutions. So long as lenders and builders can satisfy themselves - that materials are available locally, the ' FHA will not refuse mortgage insurance on loans which are economically aound.w V; ,f. f- - William Gj Hardy, president of the Salem -Realty board and real estate manager for Hawkins and ' Roberts, declared: , : . - ' . Tonservlng war needed ma terials and . labor Is Important. True patriotism calls for the re . inodellins redeeming of every possible residence within this area, and you ean m a k e it profitable! Therein' lies the pa . trlotle opportunity.'; W - "In many sections of the coun try investors-have found it very profitable to buy up older homes and remodel them for rental pur poses. This is one good way to perform a patriotic service which SEE YOUR DOCTOR FIRST! THEN SEE US When your doctor gives you a prescription to be filled -you can depend on our ex . perienced pharmacists to do the Job exactly as hi or ders. Schacfer's reliability is indeed unquestioned. ? Phone 5197 fcr 7023 . E3U3 ST03S 12C3 1312 Prescriptions Accurately IXled 135 N. Commercial is bound to prove wisely performed." profitable if Independence Man Succumbs Arthur B. Lacey, Independence, died in Salem Saturday at the age of 79. He was born in Knoxville, Iowa, November 12, 1863. Survivors are two sons, Ray mond G. and John O. of Salem; a brother, W. L Lacey of Tigard a sister; Cora Swain of Pontiac, Mich, and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Smith-Baun funeral home of Independence. Service Men Lf Where They Are What They're. Doing Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Harper, Aumsville, have received word from their sonj Howard T. Har per, who was with Gen. Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines and was wounded last December. He is in a hospital in Australia and is reported getting along fine, r Leonard M.- Bilsland, ; Wood- burn; Donald R. Hankel, Turner; Edgar Hole, Dayton, and Wey nouth Cowell," Jr, Grand Ronde, are among those air cadets, who have been sworn in recently and who will be assigned to aviation cadet training centers as soon as openings occur. v:' :. : MILL CITY Robert Allen, who has been stationed in Alas ka for the past several months, has been sent to a school in Geor gia . to receive officer's training, according to word received by his mother, Mrs. W. W. Allen. f '. PORTLAND, March 14 -(S3)-The army recruiting office Satur day announced the following en listments: Donald C Lee, Corval lis; Owen L. Willis, Salem. " Families of men who have en listed in the marines from the Salem area are to be invited to a party planned as a -feature of the April meeting of the" Salem detachment of the Marine, Corps league, the committee named for the event has announced. Persons who have sons, broth' era, husbands or fathers in the marines are asked by the league's officers to contact the -detachment commandant, L. L. Pittenger, by telephoning 9263 or 5912 or by calling at the sheriffs office, Ad jutant William Noyes, 1070 Broad way, telephone 8029, or Dr. Roy S. Scofield, Pioneer Trust build ing, telephone 6047. Dr. Scofield, Eugene Wheeler and Pittenger are members of the committee arranging the party, which is to be held "April 9. MILL CITY Merritt Smith motored to Portland Thursday at which time he enlisted in the US army air corps at the Portland' uoiumDia air Dase. tie was one of 105 young men to take the oath. He returned to Mill City on furlough, subject to call at any time, and will probably be sent to an army air corps train' ing camp in California. fT.T.IMP.TriM VTVTn t. March 14 Sgt Robert C. Van Ausdell, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearl D. Van Ausdell, 336 Oak street, Salem, is one of two Ore gon aviation students to represent their state as graduates from the multi-motored army flying school here . within a few weeks. Both will receive their silver ' wings and become flying staff sergeants. A service station operator in civilian life, SgL Van Ausdell served two years in the air corps as a photographer before he be came an aviation cadet. Wallace Lauds Farmers, Tells Faith in American Workers in PraKcting OMAHA, March 14-(P-The democracies win win the war, Vice President Henry .Wallace said Saturday night, not merely because we have shown, our-capacity: to fight! with a whole hearted spirit, -but because the people of the entire world ap preciate that we are lighting lor Phones Restricted SILVERTON The Interurban Telephone company of Silverton received notice this week that the government had restricted any further telephone extensions oth er than might be required in war efforts.- . ' the -prosperity and dignity of the common man in all nations." He delivered : that' - summation of faith in bis first major "speech since the Pearl ' Harbor attack, prepared, for v delivery before a midwest audience here of farm ers and city folk; and broadcast over the Blue network. - ' f Hitler and . Japan, he said, "are driving desperately against time. They must knock us eat ' by 1942 er net at alt AH sign Indicate that the . summer of " 1942 will be a repetition of the summed of 1918, with the axis making, one last desperate all rat attempt. , "But when the final struggle is brought to a finish, we can have a better peace than at the end of 1918, provided every person in the United States reabzes that his every action every day is produc ing results in terms of life and death for our young men. "The industrial leaders and workers who expand production of rubber and copper, aluminum and steel. will save the -lives of thousands. The man , who stops the production of even a . single plane may determine the outcome of a battle on which will depend a short war or a long war. .The fall ..of Singapore, the loss f Java, the threat to India, Australia and Africa and "even to our own shores all these disasters mean that we haven't a, minute to lose in putting pro ductive power on the line of battle everywhere fat the world," he added. "America is now fully awake except for those who so lack im agination that it would require the jar of bombs falling in their own Cities and the occupation ox our own United States by the enemy to stir them to putting forth the last final ounces of energy." To the farmers he said: "Thanks to the farm program and your own indomitable spirit, there will be plenty of corn, wheat, cotton and livestock prod ucts for the war effort Yes, and there, will be ever normal gran ary supplies ready to function for the hungry millions overseas when the war ends:" To his audience in general: "Industry, at last, is, I believe, folly awake also. Our alominom production la 1942 will be two and a half times as mach as In .1939. Oar steel production In 1942 will be more than 59 per cent greater than in 1939. By 1944, under plans now being rushed we shall be able to pro duce synthetically here In the United States as much robber as we formerly Imported from the far east. Oar copper pro duction In .1942 will be a third mere than in 1939. "Yes, industry is "going to town,' and by the grace of con' sumer self-denial, it will all be expressed in, terms - of shipping, USXiies? feerrVy (fe 1 : , : -.- - j : tiir- - . -p- : I , g-AU ' ' J . i it 1 i ?rt 1 l - I V . SUMM VITAL TO VICTORY I AwkmbouitlfMaddmi PUm... Low tiumn pmtamnu mad umty 430 N. Commercial SL .1 U n Phone 3188 planes, tanks and munitions.'' I He "declared that if it had not been for President' Roosevelfs naval ' enlargement Droeram and encouragement of power develop ment "Hitler would be master of the world today." . "Looking backward," ne added, "I am sure the president feels that he should have done more. But as a matter of fact, it was impossible for him to do more 'until such time' as the majority of our peo ple fully realized what Hitler and the Japs were really up . to. "From the president en down, those who preached the Intent of Hitler and Japan o dominate . the world were . called , war mongers. I myself was bitterly attacked when, at Des Moines, fat Aognst. 1940,: J called attest tion to the tine nature of . the world straggle. Historic Bentson Residence Razed At Silverton T SILVERTON The Triple Link club is making rosebud, badges to be used at the Rebekah con vention to be held here on April 18. Olga Olson is the local noble grand. v .Wow; Pearl Harbor, Singapore and Java have demonstrated be yond all doubt what we are up against Those losses prove how foolish and dangerous it is to feel safe and secure behind the lan ded barriers of the two oceans." Pnt more land xnark-Is' dis appearing from ' CUverton's land scape this week la the wrecking of the old B. TL Bentson. home on Second and Main streets. Ucj$ Henningsen and Burt Plena ire in charge, v "w" R? '' A'"- Miss Clarissa Bragger, who has beea critically ill at her home here, is reported' as . somewhat - improved. Miss Avis Espee has accepted a position secretary In - the, George W. Hubbs company office. Miss Carol Rhyne, former secre tary to Mr. Hubbs, has gone to Portland where she Is a stenog rapher with the Oregon . 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