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: NINETY-SECOND YEAH
Doughty Yankees, Filipinos
Held Out Since Manila Fall
December 29; Heavily Hit
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Austra
lia, May 6 (AP) Corregidor and the
other fortified islands in Manila harbor
surrendered Wednesday, it was bfficial
ly announced. j
Besides the fortified rock that is Cor-
regidor, the United States forts which
liad held out inlthe entrance to Manila
bay are Fort Mills, Fort Hughes, Fort
Drum and Fort Frank
Tile end came in the second day of
the final Japanese assault, launched at
midnight Tuesday, Manila tinny with
landings from Bataah peninsula after
. Corregidor particularly of the Ameri
can forts had been pounded again and
again by Japanese big guns and aerial
-bombs.
Gorregidor alone had 300 air raids
since December 29 when 35 Japanese
bombers attacked for three hours.
WASHINGTON, May 6 (AP) The war depart-
ment announced today that fighting had ceased on Cor
i regidor and terms were being arranged for the capilu
' lation of the island fort in Manila bay.
4
The war department
situation as of 4:15 a.m.
"Philippine theatre: The war
department has received a ntes
safe from Corregidor' advising
that resistance of armed troops
. has been overcome. Fighting has
ceased and terms are being ar
ranged covering the capitula
tion of the island fort in Manila
bay.
There is nothing to report
from other areas."
Besides Corregidor, Forts
Dram. Frank and Hughes have
been holding oat against the
Japanese under withering
bombardment by land and air.
Officials gave no indication of
When the fighting ended.
The communique number 216
came more than IS hours after
a Japanese landing attack was
reported In progress.
Although there was no certain
Indication. It was believed here
that Gen. Jonathan Wainwright
bad remained in Corregidor to
treat with the enemy be so long
had repulsed. j .
- The source of food and am
munition harassed by almost
continued shelling and frequent
dive bombing attacks, the de
f ending forces reported Tuesday
. that "the landing attack was in
progress" on the bland fortress.
' A total of 7000 men vr more
were believed to be on Corregidor
and other island forts in! Manila
bay, i although there was; no. of
ficial word of the number. The
defenders included both Ameri
- cans and Filipinos. .
The attack followed a day
which taw the rocky, Island
fortress bombed 13 times, and
almost continually for a period
t five hours. Presumably the
landing attempt was made front
-nearby - Bataan peninsula, the
" scene of an epic resistance but
Inevitable defeat several weeks
ago. '-v -i-ir V--': ;:
Informed opinion in army Quar
hrs was that Lieut Gen. Jona
than Wainwright and his men on
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communique on the military
(EWT) said:
Berry Leads
Dakota Race
GOP Primaries Close;
Veteran Indiana
Congressman Out
By The Associated Prest
An all-out Roosevelt supporter,
former Governor Tom Berry, took
a lead of more than 2 to 1 over
Senator William J. Buvow in
South Dakota's democratic sena
torial primary Tuesday nieht.
headline contest of primaries held
in four states.
The voting, on nominees for two
senatorial and 28 house seats, also
found Rep. William T. Schulte of
Indiana, a veteran of five terms,
and Kep. i-utner ratnex or Ala
bama. serving his third term, be
hind on early reports from their
democratic races. Apparent victor
over Schulte was Ray J. Madden
Returns from 804 of South
Dakota's 1944 precincts gave
Berry 12,25 and Bulow 5619.
In the republican senatoria
contest there. Gov. Harlan J.
Bu&hfield, candidate for the vice
presidential nomination in 1940,
took a 3 to 2 lead over Olive A.
Ringsrud, secretary of state. Rep.
Karl Mundt held a commanding
lead for renomination.
" The state's republican guberna
torial fkht was a nip-and-tuck
affair among ; three of ; the four
candidates. In Alabama, the only
other state to nominate for gov
ernor, Chauncey Sparks, who ran
second for the office four years
ago,, led four other candidates.
Senator John Bankhead was
renominated without opposition
in Alabama. Of the state's nine
Incumbent representatives, six
had no opposition and two were
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Army Slates
Added Work
On Airport
PORTLAND, May 5-uP)-Three
Oregon airports at Salem, Cor
vallis and Medford will be im
proved through widening and
lengthened runways, Lieut-Col.
Donald J. Leehey of the district
army engineers said Tuesday.
In addition, small military gar
rison facilities will be built.
Leehey emphasized that all of
the work was of a minor nature.
It has been pointed out by
army officers that the selection
of sites for development is made
by the war department purely
on tactical considerations. In no
case, under the new directive.
have communities been asked to
contribute in any material way
to the planning or construction of
the new facilities.
Burma Forces
In Last Ditch
Wearied Fighters Are
Evacuated; Many
Captures Probable
By PRESTON GROVER
NEW DELHI, India, May 5-P)
Officers returning from the fron
tier between India and Burma said
Tuesday night that a rapid allied
withdrawal was in progress in
Burma and a spokesman here said
it appeared likely a considerable
number of both British and Chi
nese troops would be captured by
the Japanese.
United States and British oper
ated airlines were doing a "last
ditch" job of evacuating as many
troops and refugee civilians as
possible.
Those being brought out were
mostly women and children.
Seven planes of Pan Ameri
can Airways were diverted from
the China transport to the evac
uation service and hauled out
1200 persons before the Japan
ese virtually surrounded the
airfield from which they were
operating several miles north of
Mandalay.
These unarmed planes are fly
ing in broad daylight without es-1
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ucsne uie presence ut Jap
anese fighters here, there and
everywhere.
On the tortured battlefront the
picture was grim for the British
and Chinese.
The Chinese 6th armv on the
eastern side of the Irrawaddy was
scattered in small pockets for a
hundred miles south of Lashio as
well as to the Tfiorth and east of
this junction of the railroad con
necting with the now severed
Burma road.
British forces on the west side
of the Irrawaddy were backed
up against trackless. Jungle
covered mountains standing be
tween them and the Indian
frontier.
They were fighting desper
ately in spots but were outnum
bered and under terrific punish
ment from Japanese nlanes.
British soldiers flown out had
been fighting four months without
relief, constantly faced with
fresh Japanese divisions and ham
mered unceasingly from the air.
"They were a tired lot, those I
nad In my plane, said a Pan
American pilot
But they came out with full
equipment, ready for service again
after brief repairs in the hospital.
The final disposition of the
American Volunteer group of pi-
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Willner Tells
Of Robbery
Stanley John Willner. held here
in connection ; with the assault
and robbery Sunday of Martin
Berg; state girls school engineer,
luesoay related to state police
a story bf robbing in Seattle last
Friday a man with whom ha barf
drunk, officers said. With , state
officers he retraced the ground
he had allegedly covered Sunday
as hitch-hiker, showirfe whm
Berg had given him a ride on
South 12th near Hoyt street,
where he had allegedly slugged
his i benefarf ni
I school and where he-had turned
i onto a side road near Pringle to
'dump. the body. - - - ; -
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Satan. Oregon. Wednesday Morning, May 6. 1942
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'Pay Bills'
Decree Is
Extensive
46 Items Include
Clothing, Dishes
On Installments
WASHINGTON, May 5
(AP) Stiff regulations con
trolling the installment pur
chases of nearly every article
in common use in the Amer
ican home were promulgated
Tuesday night by the federal
reserve board which, in addi
tion; decreed that ordinary
charge accounts involving
such articles must be paid up
relatively quickly. "
The charge account rules, first
ever issued governing this type
of buying, provided that an arti
cle must be paid for by the tenth
day of the second month follow
ing the purchase.
Effective at midnight Tuesday
night, the regulations were issued
in compliance with President
Roosevelt's recent request that
people pay off their bills and
stay out of debt as much as pos
sible. Hitherto, the purchase on
credit of a score of articles had
been regulated but Tuesday
nigiVs rules lengthened the, list
to 48 classifications, and stiffened
the requirements.
The new list of restricted ar
ticles included aU civilian cloth
ing, kitchen articles and dishes,
linens. Jewelry, auto accessories,
all electrical appliances, lug
gage, umbrellas, sports equip
ment, used furniture and yard
goods, in addition to the score
of previously limited items such
as furniture, radio, vacuum
cleaners, bicycles and clocks.
The rules apply only to the 46
listed types, of articles and no
others. They provide:
1, Cash purchases No restric
tions.
2. Charge accounts Must be
paid by the 10th day of the sec
ond month following purchase, but
no down payment required. For
instance, a listed article bought
any day up to the end of this
month must be paid for by July
10. That date also is the deadline
for charged articles on the list
which were bought before Tues
day. 3. Installment credit Any per
son buying a listed item on the
installment must pay M down and
the balance in 12 months, except
that automobiles maybe bought
down and 15 months to pay and
furniture and pianos 15 down and
12 months to pay. Regardless of
total price, payments must be at
least $5 per month. Previous rules
usually allowed 15 months, per
mitted slightly smaller down pay
ments, and did not fix a minimum
monthly payment.
Berry Pickers
Sought Here
The first call for strawberry
pickers was received Tufesday at
the employment office in Salem.
While picking is not expected to
start until about May 20, grow
ers are getting anxious as to
whether they will have pickers in
Sufficient numbers.
; The crop is expetced to be
slightly larger than it was last year
and an estimated 8500 pickers will
be necessary to harvest it in Polk
and Marion' counties. Camping
facilities for pickers are being pro
vided by almost all the large grow
ers this year and many who had
camps last year are making ex
tensive improvements in them.
' Pickers who have not contacted
growers about the strawberry har
vest are being urged to get in touch
with , the employment office re
garding the work and to be sure
they are registered there as pick
ers. . - .- .-i -j ' j
Monday's .Weather
; Weather forecasts withheld
and temperature data delayed
by army request. River Tues
day, 1.1 ft. Max. temp. Monday
C2. Mln, 43. r . .
Vichy French
Reject Warning, Leave Break In
Relations to US; Sub Said Sunk
Capital Notables Join Sugar
Registration for general consumer rationing began May 4 throughout the nation. Pictured In the
abovo Sounhoto is a scene at registration office la a Washington, DC, high ichooL Seated, left
to right, are Airs. Henry Wallace, wife of the vice-president, waiting her turn to register; Dr. Elmer
S. Newton, la the act of registering, and Mrs. Leon Henderson, wife
Midway Repulses
Five Jap Attacks
Since War Start
Pacific Cominch Rewards Marines,
Sailors for Valorous Defense; of
One Assault Made Each Month
PEARX HARBOR, May 5-fPyihe repulse of five Japanese
attacks on Midway island, the last on March 10, was revealed
officially Tuesday. Midway is 1149 miles northwest of Hawaii.
The announcement followed the return of Admiral Chester
W. Nimitz, commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet, from inspec
tions and the awarding of honors to marine corps aviators and
: 7
RAF Blasts;
Reds Smash
Airmen Thrust Deep
Into Continent;
Timosrienko Leads
LONDON, Wednesday, May
(iP)-The RAF again blasted nazi
continental targets Tuesday 'night
and early Wednesday to follow up
the deep Monday night thrusts in
which bombs were hurled on the
Skoda munitions works at Pilsen
in former Czechc-Slovakia, and
on factories in the reich's south
western industrial center of Stutt
gart A British communique Wednes
day reported a respite from the re
taliatory nazi night attacks on Brit
ish coastal cities.
Soon afterward, however. It
was announced that two Ger
man planes had raided a south
east coast town, killing at least
one person and causing damage
and other casualties with a roof
top bombing and aerial cannon
attack. ;
I In the Monday night and Tues
day! daylight attacks other British
sauadrons raided German air
dromes in Norway and France, and
struck at shipping off Norway and
Holland, in addition to the usual
"shuttle service' back , and j forth
across the English channel. L - f
MOSCOW, May S-iV-Stealing
the! jump on Adolf. Hitler, hund
reds of thousands of Russian sol
diers, tanks and planes smashed
headon Tuesday at three key Ger
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naval personnel for their heroic
defense of the Hawaiian outpost.
Nimitz revealed Midway had
been attacked each month since
December 7 except April. He per
sonally decorated the marines for
shooting ; down a four-engined
Japanese patrol seaplane making
the last attack March. 10.
The bomber was destroyed i be
fore it reached its objective.1 ,
Capt James L. Neefas, lead
er of the intercepting filers,
was given the navy cross. Dis
tinguished flying crosses were
awarded to First Lieut. Charles
W. Somen, Second Lieut Fran
cis P, i McCarthy and Marine
Gunner Robert L. Dickey.
Dickey Is recuperating at the
Mare Island, Calif., navy l os
pital and the medal Is being
forwarded to the mainland for
presentation.
. In making the awards to the
others at Midway, Admiral Nim
itz said:
"It is a pleasure to visit ' this
command, which on several occa
sions since December 7 has dem
onstrated the alertness and ability
to resist enemy attack. j.
"On the opening day of the; war
you successfully repelled bom'
bardment attacks by enemy cruis
ers and destroyers. Since you have
been attacked each month save
April. Once in, January and twice
in -February you were bombarded
by submarines. In each; instance
your prompt return fire caused
the enemy to submerge and with
draw, before damage was Inflict
ed. In at least one case, the -enemy
sustained probable damage.
On March 10 aircraft approaching
Midway, were discovered and one
was shot down and destroyed
many miles from the objective
None reached the islands. K
I am pleased to be hetf la
person to express satlsfac ion
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Price 5C
Resist Incursion.
Ration Army
of the price administrator.
Registrations
Show Pickup
Second Day's Ration
Enrollment Here
Exceeds First
Sugar ration registration in
Marion county jumped to 15,302
Tuesday to top more than 2000
the number in the first day of the
signup and to bring the total .for
the two days to more than 28,500.
By 9 o'clock Tuesday night,
more than 19,450 ration books had
been isuued in the elementary
schoolhouses of the county for
persons not possessing a quantity
of sugar sufficient for the next six
weeks.
Returns were far from com
plete, Mrs. Florence Bell, in
charge of sugar records at the
Salem ration board office, de
clared. One Salem school had
not yet made its report and a
number of rural schools had not
indicated the size of their lists
for the day.
Work of registrars, all serving
on a volunteer no-pay basis, was
highly praised by Mrs. Bell. More
thrn 300 persons, most of them
public school teachers, are serving
in Salem alone, she pointed out
They, were required to give time
and effort for training and are
putting in from four to six hours
daily in addition to regular school
work.
Registration continues today
and Thursday. In Salem, hours
are from 4 to 9 pjn., registration
points are elementary schools,
and registrants should include an
adult member from every family
group. '
PORTLAND, May MVOf
fkials estimated Tuesday that
approximately 40I.909 persons
signed ap In Oregon la the first
two days of registration for su
gar rationing. r
W. S. Dirker, registration di
rector, estimated 300,000 had re
ceived their first war ration books,
the others .having enough sugar
on hand to preclude need.
Our Senators
Going High!
, HONOLULU, May -()
; lawaU's. May day quota f
; 259,000 was ever-Mid four;
imes f or a total of $1,017.
755. May day ta observed
a lei day la Hawaii.
No. 35
Axis Hits
Action As
Banditry
Parachutists Are
Used by Britons
In Quick Raid
By DREW MIDDLETON
LONDON, May 5-(AP)
British commandos, regu
lar infantrymen and royal
marines moved upon Mad
agascar's Diego Suarez na
val base Tuesday night in
a swift incursion which
struck from the reaching
hand of the axis a vital In
dian ocean position and
effected a major allied
coup in the w o r 1 d - wide
struggle for mastery of the seas.
"Operations are proceeding and
our . casualties have so far been
light," the admiralty and war of
fice said in a brief joint com
munique at 10 o'clock Tuesday
night "It is understood that the
governor-general of Madagascar
has declared his intention to re
sist." The landing forces. Droterfpd
by warships and warplanes, dash
ed ashore at Courrier bay, tea
miles across the isthmus from Di
ego Suarez itself, at dawn Tuesday
morning and by nightfall had
broken the Vichy French coastal
defenses, captured a battery which
naa sneiied the landings and were
smashing at the back door of the
base through the hot tropical
jungle.
Advices released by Vichy
sources Tuesday nieht said th
British occupying forces, which
the French estimated, perhaps ex-
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BOY
THRILLS
Tank Tinker, parachute
jumper and Prof. Wash,
Chief Test Blot all in the
employ of the Municipal
Airport
With "Hop" They Form a
Triumphant Three Whose
Hak-Rcdsincj Escapades Will
Give You Daily Thrills" in the
New Aviation Strip "Hop
Harricjan. . 1 ,
HOP HARRIGAN" typifies
the; Flying, Youth of Amer
ica
V
It Is K Long Way From A
i'IennY" :1918 -Flying" Crate
To" A Modern Flying Fort
ress. But 'Hop' .Attain His
Goal, fc- : . ' ,
Be Oa Hand To, Welcome
Him In The SI a I e s m a n.
Starting Next Sunday. , '
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