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PAC3 TITO H CS:i STAIT-IA::. CcSjo. OM900. Tatiar Kon2a KmS 2t lSil Four-County Chief Named II. C Johnson, Albany Real Estate Alan, Is Handed Big Job (Continued tram pas 1) fie on the west fide of the Willam ette river, is one of the most im mediate, discussion at the meet ing indicated. . ,., The council went on record, at the request of E. L. Grey, city co ordinator for Independence, ask ing army authorities to, take what ever action may be required to complete the surfacing of that community's road to Wells. ' The state highway department, speakers disclosed, has been ad vised that army authorities want all passenger vehicles kept off the West Side Pacific highway through the military reservation and all through-freight traffic diverted to the East Side highway. The mat ter already has been placed before Gov. Charles A. Sprague. Both Lebanon and Sweet Horn, scenes of busy sawmill and paper mill activity, are suffering from se vere housing shortages, represen - tatives of the two communities re ported. ' Acting Mayor J, C Zembrick of Lebanon said his city was "so short of housing that It Is almost Impossible to keep enough mill workers.' Many are living In ga rages, some even la converted chicken houses, ho declared. Mayer Othea J. Scott of Sweet Home said a grasp ef eastern Una county citizens had ar- ranged to present their housing problem to federal officials la r eruaS'd mm Wednesday. All communities were warned by virgu umatree, iieia representa tive for the League of - Oregon Cities, that "for the duration' strict building codes would have to be modified to conform to emergency federal standards of plumbing and other housing fea tures if available construction ma terials were to be utilized. "It's that, or no building at all," Lanktree said. Establishment of complaint-receiving stations was' suggested by Fred Cuthbert, planning consult ant for the Oregon Economic council, as a possible means of discouraging unmerited boosts in rents. That and "publicity," he said were assisting to some extent to meet a similar problem at Med ford, where the housing situation has become critical. The newly -appointed council manager, resident of Albany for three, years and formerly of Corvallia for six years, spent several years la the Albany -Corvallia territory as manager for a largo "oil company. In his new position, he will be provid ed with both aa office and of fice equipment ta the army ad ministration building by CoL Deslslets, Mayor H. W. Band, ftf JOHN CUWTO "Somebody," X said, "ought to write a book . enhowtotako' care of antos in wartime. Not one of v those dull vol- of stuff everybody knows aksady. but a lively book fall of the roil bw-down. "ii ooeht to by wai end track, driven, eod the tMoos Uoloa ON Ml io I ftedeota of oanirt every Med of wold go Ske hot body oeses to wvue W -0.1reid me boss, "yon write itT That ought to teach sm to keep my big moata abut But I did write the book.' ' And even if I do say so. It last bad. It I m 1 colors. SS pages, cosnpleto with pfctoras and car cover ot to soro reeae stars!) Aad ll esesetss every drop fef lafecsaetlea I ooold i of Baton Oil J to sr The book wul rsW!y keipro -ttsaaroaerv foe aad kaager soB out of your car; aad It woaTt pat' yea t sleep. Ptw yea get Wo3,y .-.luls iateasy Union, CJ t ':L: i tzl say t & Union 1 I riscis ? ju mGaam acocy of -'.a C .ztsm't 47 T7sTtn : :r-tslracta i ft ' r'.Lani clarja, tx .1 'fltlvW. Chuti$to Descend on Sumatra Fields L This graphic Sonndphoto depicts the dawn landing of Japanese parachute troops la the region of the rich Pslembanr oil fields on the Island of Sumatra. Dutch East Indies. On the groand are material para chutes which floated earthward with the guns and flame-throwers and miscellaneous supplies for the horde of yellow Invaders from the sky. Falembaag was the first major city la the Dutch East Indies proper to fall, and from there began the invasion of the adjoining Island of Java, whose comparatively small area has a population la excess oi 3,tut,ou. council chairman, announced. Johnson was Instructed to as sume his new duties "at once." The council, to facilitate the making of quick decisions, placed emergency policy matters as well as disbursement of funds in the hands of an enlarged executive committee. County Judges Grant Murphy of Marion county and J. J. Barrett of Linn were added to the existing committee, which con sisted of Mayors W. Hand, Cor vallis, chairman; Leif Finseth, Dallas, vice-chairman, and M. J. Butler, Independence, secretary treasurer. The next full council meeting is to be held at Dallas on April 27. Court Rules On Feltre Sinldng SAN FRANCISCO, March 23-(jF)-The US ninth circuit court of appeals ruled Monday that both ships were at fault in the 1937 collision of the American freighter Edward Luckenbach and the Italian motorship Feltre. The Feltre sank to its main deck at the scene of the crash in the Columbia river, four miles above Longview, Wash., and later was libeled and sold. The ruling was not unanimous. Law Change Is Backed (Continued from Page 1) velt baa taken the position that things are going along pretty well now aad has Indicated op position to a change ta the law. Rayburn was asked for his opinion about double pay on Sundays and holidays, now pro vided in some union-management contracts. "Double time," he replied tersely. "I think that ought to be out Haling from a congressional district and -a state where mass "indignation" meetings have been held to urge suspension of the 40-hour week for the duration of the war, Rayburn previously had not expressed his views toward the proposed change. A poll of his Texas colleagues showed all seventeen of the other congressmen available for com ment strongly In favor of suspend' ing the 40-hour week for the dura tion.;. Another development daring the day waa a warning to labor aad auanagemeat by Donald SL Nelson that both aside any obstacles to arms prodaettoa or expect rig id controls imposed by aa Indig nant public For- one thing,. Nelson Urid . a meeting of CIO leaders, labor must give up for the duration extra pay for Sunday and holiday work falling within a regular work week.'. ..t.v;.V" For another, the war produc tion chief said, it must eliminate any possible basis for charges that union restrictions retard produc- tinn "You will police your own or ganizations in that respect,"' he said. "You will see to it that all such restrictions are removed and that no worker anywhere does 1 than bis best for few that his union will punish him." The CIO meeting waa assembled by President Philip Murray pri marily for the purpose of map ping opposition to. the various pending proposals for labor legis lation,, 'r.: TeUarray. rrestaent Itoeae veit seat a letter recalling that la to sent - years workers had.; "gamed new privileges aad re ' affirmed eU t1gatsJ"w If we lose . this war Mr. Roosevelt said, they and all the rat of bur American liberUea wd be tost. . S.l:.::-K'S- -."With rights and privacies go responsibilities. TTe are learning in the hard days of war what la some: times overlooked in the easy days ot peace; - ttxat liberty and freedom belong only to men and women who earn them and that none of the values which make life la America worth living can be It's Happy Birthday.' Colonel! (Continued from Page 1) - army rank, together with a birth day anniversary of unusual sig nificance. "Wo stand with yea ea the threshold of a great adventure; the beginning ef one of those rare chapters In the average ha man life, that provides what Is commonly called OPPORTUN ITY. c "We are proud to have a part with you in these history-making undertakings. The challenge , to best use of brain-power, and bod ily strength is real is unavoid able is truly Inspiring. "We the undersigned have every confidence in your firm and friendly leadership. "We like you better every day. "We will work with you, giv ing the best there Is In us, for a big job well done and a better world to follow. "Your sincere friends, "FOUR COUNTY CANTONMENT COUNCIL" Anti-Freeze May B3 ' Motorists In Oregon were urged Monday by A. N. Weir, service manager of the Oregon State Mot or association, to store their anti freeze this spring to guard against possible shortage next winter. The association has been advised by the OPA that ethylene glycol the "permanent" anti-freeze and al cohol mixtures which make up the others, are among the chemicals needed for war industries, explo sives, and in the radiators of tanks and airplanes. - "The anti-freeze should be drained from the radiator and put into air-tight bottles or cans, and stored in a cool corner off the floor." Mr. Weir said. When cold weather comes back, you will have protected yourself against a short age of these chemicals, thereby as sisting the war effort.. Remember to test the mixture before using it again." 8 Scarcities Get Ceilings (Continued from Page 1) replace stocks moving from their stores. . .w ;. "Inasmuch as there has been no increase in manufacturers prices, it is obvious that wholesale and retail prices are being pushed up simply on the theory that the public should be glad to get a new , refrigerator or washer or vacuum, cleaner . or radio at any price in these times," Hamm said. fThia x is the reasoning that makes for profiteering and stimu lates inflation. We have the duty of preventing these twin evils and are acting accordingly. ."Enforced scarcity will not be permitted to dictate the price of any article subject to OPA con troV now J or m the future." Prior to tonight's aeilea, OTA eeved tato the retail field only to pat price reefs ea auto mobiles, new Urea aad gasoline ta It the District ef Columbia. Mere than 1H rnwuiTIUes had aeea 'placed under price central at the predachur lereL The new orders require that the retailer jpost conspicuously a large notice setting .forth ;the make, model-number and maxi mum price of the article offered for sale. In the-case -of vacuum cleaner, sold largely from door to doer, a label must be attached to the cleaner' reading; "the max imum cash price for this house hold VacwimdeaneT'-orand;, at tachment as established by the OPA. is $ w-.:::":.-; " - - la figuring the maximum prices on radio sets, r.:.:rA wasa- retained except by people : who wCl give everything and do every tlinj to keep them." - 1 ing and ironing machines, cook stoves and ranges, retailers were instructed to take the highest net price at which each model was sold last Thursday, or if no sale was made that day, then on the next previous date. In the case of typewriters the ceiling date is March 5, the day before the war production board froze all sales. More Rural Fire Work Is Planned A program for the extension of fire prevention and suppres don over all rural districts not now covered by some protective organization was agreed upon by various interested agencies at meeting: with State Forester Nels Rogers here Monday. ' Immediate work of the organi zation has been assigned to the present protection agencies with in their respective zones of in fluence, but will be confined to county lines insofar as possible. These include the state forestry department, United States for estry service, Indian service and the grazing service. Additional cooperating agen cies will Include the state fire marshal's office, state defease council aad the extension divi sion, Oregoa State college. The latter wMI work largely through oonnty agents. Organization work of this na ture has already been completed in some counties. Japs Hurry With Planes (Continued from Page 1) CHINESE HELD HEAD QUARTERS IN CENTRAL BURMA. March tL-(Delayed)-(V-Cblneao troops dug la with machine-guns and mortars ta . the, riverside jungles, the bare brown paddy fields, aad the fire-blackened ruins ef Burmese homes, Saturday to hold off a new Japaaese attack ta the vi cinity of Pya, which changed hands twice la less thaa IS hoars. -V , . Pyu itself, 30 miles along the road south of Toungoo, is the main objective ot the present Japanese offensive, but the enemy was even closer to Youngoo before the crack units of Chinese armies com manded by Lieut Gen. Joseph Stil well first went into action along the trunk Mandalay high way Thursday. Train Wreck Toll Three VANCOUVER, Wash- March 23 vD-Deam toll of a passenger train wreck here Sunday res to three Monday as Fireman Homer J. El- lertson, Vancouver succumbed in a hospital; - ''v.:' Engineers Walter H. Crosby and John P. Bear, both Portland, were killed as the locomotive ( Into freight cars that ' had . been switched, on to the main line a few minutes before the passenger train arrived. Three passengers were, slightly mhired the Washington state pa trol reported. . aty JoW Held For Employes- in Armed Services - Employes of the city of Salem who enter the armed services of this country, whether they enlist or are drafted, are to return to their work with the city at the dose of the war,. Mayor,, W, rYf;' Chadwick declared Monday. Per sons hired during his adminirtra Uon to replace men on military leave understand that this is the policy, he Said, Ur: J: ' s Other defense employment, such as shipyanls work, does sot provide the erstwhile city em ploye with the same guarantee ef a Job with the municipality at the end of the war, he explained. . Curfew. Set For Aliens -i Must Stay Home at Right; Evacuation Is not Delayed (Continued tram page 1) fcrea No. 1 a coastal strip through Washington, Oregon . and Cali- ornia to southern Arizona but also those residing in' specified, in land areas in these states, and in Montana, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. "Let me warn the affected aliens and' Japanese-Americans,; De Witt said, : "that . anything but V strict compliance 4 with - this- proclama tion's provisions will bring im mediate punishment." - - President. Roosevelt last week approved a law enacted by con gress providing a penalty ef $5009 fine, or one year's Im prisonment or both for failure to abide by any regvlauea or restriction , applicable' to mili tary, areas. : y r General DeWitt placed upon every citizen the responsibility for reporting any violations of the curfew. '- "As a patriotic duty," he said. "each citizen is urged to report without delay any violation he may observe." '-: ' 1 .t The .movement of ' Japanese from designated areas and Cones is under way, with reception cen ters being set up at inland points. "This is a final warning to the Japanese and Japanese-Americans within the areas to be evacuated that they must immediately cease wishful thinking that there win be exceptions or delays of depar ture untn fall," said the state ment "Let me make It perfectly dear to all concerned that evac uation has started aad will con tinue vsiU all Japanese aad Japanese - Americans are re moved from .the critical areas aad seaes, aad this as quickly as possible." De Witt's proclamation forbids all aliens, and American-born Japanese as well, possession of firearms, war material, explosives, radios, signalling devices, codes or cameras. These heretofore had been banned from possession of alien Japanese, Germans and Italians by presidential proclama tion. Not only must aliens and Jap anese-Americans be within .their residence between 8 pan. and 6 a. m, but at all other times they 'shall be only at their place of residence or employment or tra veling between tnose places or within a distance of not more than five miles from their place of residence," said the order. Lanke to Run For RecoMetf (Continued from Page 1) corders' Association of Oregon. In a statement issued in con nection wun nis aeciaranon of candidacy, Lanke said he believed "harmonious cooperation can' not be over-exorcised in carrying out the functions of any public office and that patriotism as in the past so in the future, will be the key word of this office." His ballot statement read: "Actual experi ence assures the public of effi dent honest and capable service." Lanke was appointed to the re cord ership on February 4, 1941, by unanimous vote of the county court He is the only person to file for the office to date this year. YM Council Meeting Here The Northwest Area council of the YMCA wOl hold its annual meeting in Salem Saturday and Sunday. This is the first year the council has met in Salem. Featured speaker! at the ban quet Saturday night at the Ma rion hotel will be Gov. Charles A. Sprague, Roy Sorenson, asso dato secretary of the Northwest council, and Dr. Drian Davis, sec retary of the world committee at Geneva, Switzerland. Estimates ; Called For City Budget; Estimates from various city de partments for the budget cover ing the fiscal year which begins July 1 have been called for the last council meeting ta April, Al derman David CHara, chairman of the dry council ways and mean of the city eaunell ways and means committee, said Monday. '; The city budget committee com prised by council members and their selected co-exxnmitte mem bers from their own wards is to meet May and May IS, CHara said, The budget, under the new fiscal year law. must be adopted between May 1 and June 10, cer tified to the county assessor by July IS. A roeont modkol eUatovory new - ay oocters ana aosptuu o has proyon annsualty aattfco troaUifciiit o staro iMiiili praporoUan yet. not in Mir coses lit, pais n a aatmtaa ffecUro tost in of stomach mkers disappear . aiaeet UnaMdiateiy after it is mo. Also re mwBdtd Cor gas P0 todiS 1 ai - w. dM to nrsractditv. SuUerors may ar try Uua at nooM by obtauUng a fcotUe ef Luna from their uroxst -Xurtn coataina this mm tliflrsvcrr ta its aursat form. Xmy tm tak Just mix two twpoowtuhi la kill fete aiau Com ttmt bttto. Try a bottle. at sausfv or fnoaey funded. Lurm for sale by Free a. eye an drag stores ovcryvnaro. ) , .. Western Kentucky Upsets Grelghton new -TOKK, joarcn Western Kentucky State continued the wave of upsets in the National Invitational Basketball tourna ment Monday - night ' defeating Creighton, 49 to 38, to enter , the finals against West Virginia at Madison Square Garden, " ' " v , Sayre Tells ; Bataan Spirit Forces in Philippines In Grave Need of ; Food and Men ' WASHINGTON, March 23-flP) Francis B. Sayre, Philippine high commissioner, reported Monday that the spirit of the American and Filipino soldiers battling on Ba taan peninsula was "perfectly tre mendous" and that they were "fighting the Japanese at every turn whenever they get the chance.? "Fellows come In to the hos pital there," he told a press con ference, "and the first question they ask is when can I get back to the front??" Their eventual reinforcement or relief he viewed aa "a long Job," observing that to get sup plies or men to Bataaa "we shall have to fight them ap from Aus tralia" and pointing to the vast difficulties of the undertaking. But he premised that "Ameri cans are going to defend the Philippines to the last ditch." He estimated, in reply to a ques tion, that less than half the area of the Philippines was actually In the hands of Japanese troops but emphasized that this was only a guess because in most places it was impossible to draw a line be tween occupied and unoccupied Sayre expressed grave concern over the food supplies of the 1500 to 2000 Americans and British he estimated were held by the Jap anese in Manila since they were dependent upon imported food' stuffs and imports had been cut oft Smelt Run in Sandy f UnlLANU, March Z3-(ff) Thousands of amateur and com mercial fishermen flocked to the Sandy river Sunday to catch smelt during one of the heaviest runs in many years. , Guest From Idaho GATE Mrs. Daisy Woodward Robertson, Wardner, Idaho, visit ed several days with Mrs. Ned Richards. This is THIY AU READ i TH2 NSWSPAPnSI ( Mr. Potts is reading the Bloodie is fizkiing a new recipe. ' Archie is seeang who won this ball game. . Skjppy is lookmg at the funnies. AND THIY ALL READ TH2 ADS1 Right now, Mr. Potts wants a new overcoat . Hnodthdatkuigmi. - .. , : , ' , Blondie happena to want a new dress. . , . Spreads tkt &partmad$tort adt. . Archie is worried ahont Kin dandruff He reads &e druggist? aoCs for tale ea hair tonic Skippy wants a new baseball fjbv. - HrttePrtingiooi$md, The newspaper is a show window when they can find all these things, Newspaper ads show this xnerchsn- diss with pictures. The ads describe this merriiandiae in words.' The ads quote price. V ... r TRET TELL WHERE IT IS FOR SALE. AND THET TELL ALL THESE THINGS REPEATEDLY AND CHEAPLY. Mr. Potts, Blondie, Archie and CkippydoabuyaJltheMtievrry day. But every day, exi&sfy rsata to buy them. Every day, somebody is looiisi f a rsTthBTTSn thzt a tdver tbsd rtIarly in the newrpapera. ThatV why -continue adrextiinj fa cewrpapcrs' pays. -Tha sswrpaper KSinisa. EtJ1 Ul VITAL IMF0S1IATI0IJ Italian Boats FaUctimsy Submarines Invade Lair Of Enemy to Shoot Total to 183 (Continued from Page 1) sels sunk 'or 'damaged in that area: . . "One 7000-ton tanker sunk., -."One 6000-ton ship sunk. "One 5000-toa freighter sunk. "Two 2000-ton freighters dam aged, r-: rf?" "S- - "In addition to these merchant ships one enemy destroyer or anti-submarine vessel was -at tacked and probably sunk. . . - "The above actions have not been reported in any previous navy department communiques. "There is nothing to report from other areas." . LONDON. March 23-Pr-Brltlsh : submarines have de stroyed two Italian submarines, one troopship and eight ether transports within view ef hu miliated fascists on the shores ef Italy and Albania, the ad I nuratty announced Monday area while axis forces striking with indifferent cess t a British convoy else where la the Mediterranean. The largest individual haul for the four British submarines en gaged was credited to Command' er J. W. Linton, t who sank six large schooners one of them flying the nazi flag and a mo torship Jammed. with troops. Dis daining, the use. of torpedoes, Linton surfaced his submarine and destroyed all seven vessels with gunfire. ! (He was cited last year .for yiwMwg two Italian supply ships with bis submarine Pandora.) Another Brit if h submarine sank the brand i new 1481-ton Italian submarine Ammiraglib Mfllo off Salo Point, Calabria, southern Italy, under the gaze of persons gathered on shore. "While His Majesty's subma rine was engaged In picking up survivors she was subjected to Ineffectual maehlnegun fire from land." the admiralty re ported, The second Italian submarine, of the 778-ton Argonauta class, was torpedoed and sunk In the southern approach to the Straits of Messina, which separate the Italian mainland from Sicily. "An attempt to rescue surviv ors from the U-boat who were struggling in the water was In terfered with by enemy aircraft and had to be abandoned." the admiralty said. : The same .British submarine trail HUSH She is a housewife Mr. Pott! He is a banker . is is Archie He is a clerk tmancial news. ! When business is better in tins town j . wybody benefits. When everybody ; in the town knows whata going on all I over the wodd. each man can tell bet : ter how to vote, wriai to buy and how i tortectliirnsclf.' . - ; eaA wse3t' yur ; fnatareod ihenu They tdl you what an important part your newspaper hat ' w hdpinjyou to hung tshaCi pinfon, , o you tan deeidd tchat yoa personally - :f Tha publisher cf this paper wants to , Serve the community the best be poa - can, Ifyou have any fssjsstkos tits to ttia bia a letter; It wiarecaTt - : , pcrssnil attention. . Tin: hltoatisi tvziez war i3 to rr.oran tc: irzw3 and omni TIIAT WILL' LIGHT AHEIIICA'S WAY TO VICTOBT AIIP Supplies Sent to Oregon Coinmunities PORTLAND, March metl and arm bands far Portland air raid : wardens have been shipped here, Mayor Earl Riley said Monday but he doubted that the number would be sufficient lor the city's civilian defense person nel. No notification as to shipment of ARP identification ' and pro tection supplies for Marion' fount had been received here - Monday night according to Bryan H. Con- ley, county defense r coordinator. However, , other materials have been received this week from na tional headquarters and retaining courses for wardens, required be fore armbands and helmets can be issued, are more than 50 per cent completed here, he said. : Moresby Is Again Focus Enemy Loses Nearly 50 Planegy but Carries Assault ' .. (Continued from Page 1) brought a bant ef aerial war fare in which the soviet air , force, reinforced by Aatericaa made Aireobra fighters, de stroyed 1 27S German planes since March IS, the Kasslaas announced Monday night. Monday night's soviet commun ique said 28 German craft wer downed Sunday and 4hree seal Moscow Monday, while a supple ment to this announcement list ed 249 nazi aircraft destroyed la the March 15-21 period. Soviet losses from March 15 througl Sunday were listed at 88 craft. Emphasis was shifted to tba air fighting as both the mornin and night communiques Monday reported "no substantial changes in positions on the land front A stiffening German resistance was Indicated all along the Urn but In .one sector of the Lenin grad front the Russians reported 1800 Germans were' killed and 39 blockhouses and maehlnegun nests were destroyed In two dayi of fighting. was credited with torpedoing and "almost certainly sinking a large, strong-escorted axis sup ply ship. is SIrippy He is a schoolboy tkn on where they can get the best ratnes."" cnuassa con s neav- )3 COMMITT