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- ! Tli OHEGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Thursday Morning, March 2S. 1812 TAGS THREE m HID SSSSSlBHBBnBBHeflBBasatda&rfiMiMaMflsS.' .-.i 40-Mile Speed Lunit for Autos In Oregon Is Told by Sprague v Maximum motor vehicle speed limit- of 40 miles an hour on public highways was proclaimed by Got. Charles A. Sprague here Wednesday; Legality of the proclamation method of es tablishing the new limit had the approval of Attorney General H. Van Wikle. Ends Training - , By KIRKE L. SIMPSON Wide World War Analyst for The Statesman . Navy raids on Wake and Marcus islands are now of ficially disclosed to have found both inadequately manned by the Jap anese. ' ; "" " ' . - - - : That is perhaps the most significant aspect of those opera . tipns and similar previous raids in .the Marshalls and Gilberts start toward nullifying strategic and tactical advantages Japan gained by her surprise attack in the Pacific last December. The point that most impresses this observer is that Japan is too definitely f eeling the strain of war on dirtmt fronts to be able to muster in the deep Paci- , fie air or sea power adequate to guard outposts of high strate gic importance. Her air, naval and shipping losses are begin ning to count. Aside from that, the raids on Wake and Marcus clearly indi cate that both have been wiped out as .useful to Japan, perhaps for the duration of the war. Her front in the Pacific has been push ed back. And those or other Pad fic islands might be wrested from her son to become American ad' vance bases of attack. Yet the primary purpose of those American task force raids must be extending the protection area for American-Australian communication sea lanes, to the southward. The Japanese have been defi nitely pushed back in the north and central Pacific by progres sive steps. Not only has the threat of Nippon's closest bases to Hawaii been greatly relieved; bat a pattern has been set for a continuing- American step-by-step, island-by-island advance westward to within close air and submarine striking range of the Japanese coast and the bottle neck of Japan's China sea war traffic That is the Achilles heel of her whole conquest concept. With Wake blasted out or ac tion, a next American target in the westward rolling sea-air ac tion coma oe Guam or more strongly manned Japanese bases in the La drones or other Japanese islands northward. Once that in ner line of enemy island outposts screening the whole China sea and its approaches from the east was widely breached, the road to a de cisive victory that could strangle the Japanese conquest at its source would begin to open up. The proclamation reads: Whereas, it has become neces sary to conserve tires and gaso line used in the operation of mo-' tor vehicles; and V Whereas, it Is a recognized fact that greater mileage is -obtained from tires and gasoline if vehicles are operated at speeds less than those customarily attained; and Whereas, the president of the United States has called for the limitation of speed of all motor, vehicles to a maxhram of 4t i alT1 BYRON T. MENNIS Trained for Air Service MIAMI, Fla., March 25. Byron T. Mennis, son of E. C. Mennis, route seven, Salem, who recent ly completed his advanced air craft carrier training i course at the US naval air station here, has been commissioned an ensign in the United States naval reserve. Before entering the service, Mennis attended the University of Oregon from 1937 .to 193ft. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta social fraternity while there. His training finished, Ensign Mennis may expect active duty with the US fleet after returning home for a short leave of ab Servic Men Where They Are What They're Doing Jack Causey, ex-Salem athlete and high school student, now sta tioned with the 249th coast artil lery at Fort Stevens, is in a criti cal condition at the post hospital as a result of an accidental shoot ing last Sunday. According to unofficial reports received here, Causey was shot by one of two fellow soldiers engaged In a quick drawing contest with service pistols. One of the guns fired accidentally and the bullet passed through Causey, who was working nearby. .. Causey participated In the 1941 state softball tournament - at Oregon City as a member of the 149th coast . artillery team, la local softball circles he was a star outfielder equipped with "one of the best" throwing arms in the league, playing then with Square Deal Radio team. ' Don Blaisdell and P. D. Van Ors dot have left for Santa Ana, Calif-, for ; preliminary training after being accepted into the army air corps as aviation, cadets. Donald Clifford Davenport, Scio, and Orville James Monroe, Sweet Home, are , among the seven men , sent from Portland to Seattle for enlistment in the US coast guard. Milton O. Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bell, Stayton, has been assigned , to duty as an in structor at the air corps advanced . flying school at Vktorville, Calif., after being commissioned second lieutenant in the army air . corps. PORTLAND, March tS- John E. Hall and Cyril W. Wool ridge, both Salem, have enlisted in the navy, district reereltlng headquarters hero nanonnced. MT. ANGEL The last contin gent of Mt Angel ' boys , to be drafted left hero Monday for Port land. The group included Law rence J. Gooley, Josef E. Dehler, Cletus May, Joseph Fessler and Tony Friesen. This brings the number of men of this commun ity in service to 82. GRVAIS Daniel BUven, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L Bliven, has enlistfd in the navy and reported for duty Monday in Portland. Bliv en taught school in Lincoln county the past seven years, the last year at Newport LEEHAL TCIM3 . - TL N. Nason Paints Kelly Tires Tubes WCIard Batteries H. D. Uc:ircT7 Co. Z'A N. CLrci 'EL Krone tZZi Former Salem Resident Dies J. E. Fitzgerald, ir.. former res ident or Salem, died unexpectedly in San Jose. Calif.. Monday while apparently recovering satisfactor ily from an oneration two weeks ago. Funeral services were in San Jose Wednesday. Fitzgerald was an auto dealer and salesman in Salem, being con nected witn the former Fitzser aid-Sherman Motor comDanv. He is survived bv his widow Leah Fitzgerald: three daughters. Ruth, Mary Leah and Jean; his motner anovxatner, Mr. and Airs. J. E. Fitzgerald, sr. Sioux Citv. Iowa; two brothers, Kenneth, Mediord and Ronald, Stockton, Texas, and a sister, Frances. ' Time for Transfer- Of Funds Is Told When the general revenues o the state, including state Income taxes, provide funds for appor tionment of the 2 -mill elementary school tax to the counties, the state treasurer shall transfer such funds to the county treasurer in time to permit the county school superintendent to apportion them to the school districts by May 1 Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle held here Wednesday. The opinion was requested by Secretary of State Earl SnelL This is the first year, in the history of the state- that the revenues have been sufficient to wipe out the elementary school tax. Informers Aren't Entitled to 'Cut' Persons who inform on fishing law violators are not entitled to receive one-third of the fines col lected for such violations. Attor ney General L H. VanWinkle held here Wednesday. '- " VanWinkle said a 1921 law giv ing informers one-third of the fines was repealed by a 1931 act The amendment provides tha the counties turn over one half of the fines to the fish commission and retain the other half for the county, treasury. Sunnyside Club Plans Program - The Sunnyside Community clu! will meet Friday night. A pro gram has been planned, to include a one-act comedy, and .several other numbers. The Liberty tum bling team will be featured. Re freshments will be served , and members are asked to brirj cook miles per hoar and the require-. men! that tires be checked at frequent intervals to make sure : they are in good condition; I Now, therefore,, I, Charles A. Sprague, governor of the state of Oregon, in compliance ' with the request of the president and for the general interest of the motor ing public, do proclaim that 1, The.? maximum speed for operating motor vehicles on the public highways of . the state ' shall be 40 miles per hour. ' 2. Tires in. use should be. checked at frequent intervals a- given needed r-pak ! V The motoring public is .urged to conform with; these regulations in their own inter-, est and as a patriotic duty, and the state and local police are directed tq curb all cars operat ing at illegal rates of speed and to admonish drivers to respect the limits herewith proclaimed. . The statutory maximum speed limit in Oregon now is 53 miles an hour;; - . 'r A letter from the attorney gen eral to Gov. Sprague, relating to the proclamation reads: , : ."It is my conclusion from ex amination that the proclamation is entirely within your province to make, particularly since it is based upon the welfare of the motorists themselves and also of the general public within the conditions of the war emergency, and further that It Supervisors Elect Heads i A. ML Hirschler, superintendent of the Baker 'schools, was elected president , of the department of superintendence, Oregon State Teachers association, at the clos ing session of its annual confer ence here Tuesday night. c ' Paul R. McCuUoch, The Dalles was elected vice-president, while R. ; E. Renne, Newberg, 4 was chosen secretary-treasurer. J. W. Edwards," Portland, was elected member at large of the executive committee. . . War - emergency activities top- has not attempted to make the same compulsory or non-compliance therewith criminal, which might not be capable of specific enforcement - , - ped this year's discussions at Gf conference, and special commit tees were authorized to act as liaison officers between the schools and government agencies. Pledges Aid in Disease Fight ' - . Gov.: Charles A. Sprague Wed nesday advised Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox that be would support in every way possible the navy's program for suppression of venereal disease in the vicinity of naval establishments.. - . "l . have already , instructed our police officers to wage a campaign against commercialized vice," Governor Sprague wrote. Knox, in a letter to Governor Sprague, pointed out that Oregon Is one of 11 noteworthy states in the program to control and sup press venereal disease. ' - Petitions Seek PUD Election ' Final petitions seeking an elec tion In connection" with the pro posed creation of the Washington county rural peoples utility dis tricL were . received by the state hydro-electric commission here Wednesday. - ; ?, , ? The district would include vir tually all of the populated sections of Washington county with : the exception of the municipalities of Hillsboro, Beaverton, - Sherwood and Forest Grove. The project has a population of 29,633 with assess ed valuation of $19,000,000. 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