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Newspaper Page Text- PAGE TOO Reds Forge On Kharkov v . Spring Storm Breaks On Northern Front; Imperils Crimea i . . t (Continued from Page 1) Ique, by reporting that "in the Kharkov direction our troops con tinued to advance successfully," Indicated that the time f or -this assault was drawing' near. Sug gesting the immense fury of the 4 struggle, it reported .that "not less than" 150 nazi tanks had been knocked out in two days of ac- tion, ! - As to Kerch,; however, the so- viet command acknowledged a I , further Russian withdrawal to new positions in the face of super- i ior enemy forces. Kharkov llei about 400 miles north of the Crimea; its loss would Imperil all German for ces to the sonth and would of fer a clear opportunity for cut tine off those naris standing both on Crimea and alone the Sea of Azov. Kerch In such an event would become a side show. Russian accounts emphasized the power of Red aviation in this -connection speaking of the use of British and American tanks and planes and made it appear that the implacable Red Marshal Timoshenko was setting out to do what he had done last November before Rostov find one vital spot and beat at it until something dropped. Price Ceiling Covers More Fir Timber WASHINGTON, May 11-JF) Price ceilings have been extend ed to cover all Douglas fir tim ber of peeler log qualifications regardless of the purpose for which it is bought, the regional office of price administration was advised Thursday. When the-, price maxima were decreed last 'August, they applied only , to Douglas 'fir peeler logs sold to -plywood manufacturers, Inasmuch as ' at that time little timber of .the type was put to any other use. ' Since, Jhen; however, there has been growing demand for the straight-grain- fir for pontoons, ship timbers and airplane stock, and OPA found that mills pro ducing straight-grain lumber were outbidding plywood plants for the peeler stock. For the time being, OPA said, the new overall price ceiling will remain at the level of last Octo ber, the same as was fixed lor plywood makers. DRESS UP In New 1942 Ct Spring and Summer pnnnnp . OUTFITS 9 es Complete Changes $40 VALUE For Only consisting of: 1 S-piece 100 wool tweed Sport Suit and 1 extra pair of 100 wool blended Slacks, gabardine, Bedford cord or tweed fabric. All for $30. WALK UT8TAIKS SAVE 5io .- On Superfine QUALITY 100 Virgin Wool SUITS .-and equally great savings j Sport Coats, Slacks and Dress Panto REGULAR $30 TO $50 SUITS JOE'S UPSTAIRS PRICES $20 $25 $33 $35 Cr $tt Many with 1 Pair of Pants REGULAR V $14.50 TO $17.30 . SPOBT COATS $11.05 Id $13.S5 ."Slacks and Dress Pants C3.C3 is $10.ED Open Sat. tin P. M. . UPSTATv3 Clonus no? - - 412 STATE ST. rn trance. Next Door to ' Quelle Cafe s3 Work Progresses on Big Aircraft ZH' 4- .law ' . . ' " rJ" . Construction work witk Bight resi-rca hangar la background first actual research activities In what is to be the largest aircraft engine research laboratory In the world have begun at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics laboratory at Cleveland' mu nicipal airport. The $18,000,000 laboratory, composed of IS units, oovers 200 acres on the west aide of the airport. Construction work on the NACA site la pictured, with the flight research hangar, rear. Gasoline to Be Rationed Starts June 1 ; East's On Today; Senate Keeps Privilege (Continued from Page 1) Thursday that so far as he could see "from a petroleum point ol view" there was no reason now for general rationing affecting the approximately 20,000,000 motor ists in the remainder of the coun try. Joseph E. Eastman, defense transportation chief, has said that a general curtailment of gasoline consumption could be an effective means of conserv ing tires, bat no definite pro posal of this nature has been advanced. WASHINGTON, May 1 4-(P) The senate buried under an aval anche of condemnation Thusday a resolution by Senator Downey (D-Calif.) which w.ould have pledged members to waive any special privileges to obtain un limited quantities of rationed gas oline. Offered in the midst of public criticism over the Issuance of X, or unlimited, rationing cards to many congress members, the Downey measure was. pigeonholed when Senator Norrls (Ind-Neb) objected to its immediate consid eration. Downey was privileged to call up the proposal again later, but most senators thought they had heard the last of it. The California senator said in introducing the resolution that the nation was "approaching a des perate condition on gasoline and rubber." He argued that the sen ate ought to still criticism by pledging its honor not to seek any special favors denied to the ordi nary motorist. Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the democratic leader, was on his feet Immediately assertlns that he for one was not going to be "cowed or Intimidated" by what heeharaeterlsedasa newspaper campaign "to un dermine the faith of the people la congress.' He drove his car 15 to 25 miles a day to and from his office and on official business, Barkley de clared, and he was going to take the card he was entitled to, with out any apologies to anybody. Senator Smith- (t-SC), sitting nearby, approved these sentiments emphatically. Minimum $5 Tax Proposed WASHINGTON, May 14 -UP) A proposal to put a minimum $5 tax on every person who must file an income tax return, In cluding millions who otherwise would oe non-taxable, came Thursday from Secretary Mor genthau of the treasury. The new plan apparently start ed out with strong support. Mor genthau said it had the backing of Senator George (D-Ga), chair man of the senate finance com mittee, which is the senate's tax group. While details of the proposal remained to be worked out the secretary said that it was de sirable both to reimburse the treasury for the cost of handling income tax returns and also might raise as much as $100,000, 000 of additional revenue to fi nance the war program, ' Four Fires Call The city fire department Thurs day night answered calls to chim ney fires at 1940 , Royal street. 1925 North Capitol, and 981 North 15th street, and a stove fire at 1938 Ferry. None was reported as serious. Quake Kills Consul GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, May 14 (iP)-The w o r s t earthquake in Guayaquil's history . rocked the city for two full minutes Wednes day night, killing at least 18 per- sons, including John M. SUugh ter, US vice eonad, and his wife, Asks Aid ior United Nations 15 " I f- - Diseovtrtr of the Nazi underground in Sonth America, Prof. Hugo F. Atucio of Montevideo, Uruguay, points out for journalist J. Alvares del Vayo the spots in which the movement is strongest. Atucio, director of the Latin American branch of the Free World movement, called for a Latin American expeditionary force to fight under the command of the United Nations "wherever it may be needed." Sticks by His Bow, Arrows KOSEBURG, May 14-(ft)-A real dyed-in-the-wool lover' of guerrilla tactics applied .Thurs day for service with the 17th battalion, Oreron state cmard, now organising here. He was Earl L. Ullrich, aa expert bowman, who listed among available weapons, "a complete set of bows and ar rows." Song Writer Takes Life NEWHALL, CaliL, May 14-() Frank Churchill, who slouched his 6-foot-2 frame over a keyboard, thew his right leg over the end of his piano, and composed "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf," ad mitted Thursday with a rifle bullet through his heart that he was. Unurcnmi won was my nerves, wmcn nave completely left me," he said in a farewell note to his wife, Carolyn. "It seems the only way I can cure myself. Deputy Sheriff John Worrell said it was suicide ... . .. .. Churchill's nimble fingers and musical I? rain created such hit tunes as "One Song," one of the most popular in the last decade. Others which nearly everyone was singing or playing or whistling were "Whistle While You Work.' Heigh Ho," and' "Some Day My Prince Will Come." Academy Student Pinned ly Rock PORTLAND, Ore., May 14-CP) Pinned by a 1500-pound boulder, a 18-year-old military academy student lay in a rocky crevice Thursday night with tons of fallen rock forming a precarious arch over him. Late this afternoon James Har per of Yakima, Wash.; William Mahan, 18, con of a Fort Lewis hostess; and another unidentified Hill military academy student crawled info a tunnel-like aper ture formed by the fall of great boulders from a sheer cliff on Rocky Butte on which the acad emy is located. . A sudden cavein -trapped Har per 75 feet from the opening and as he pulled on a rock to free nunself, the boulder , settled in hu lap. . . :.-: : Five hours" later - county road building, sheriff and. police crews were still attempting ta shore up the mass of loose rocks to pre vent a further slide when the at tempt to free him wis made. Th OREGON STATESMAN. Solam, Engine Lab Evacuees to Work Fields (Continued from Page 1) posted meanwhile, aifectina all persons of Japanese ancestry in Washington. YamhfllT 1 1 1 a mook, Clatsop and Colombia counties and portions of Mult nomah county not covered by previous exclusion orders. The Japanese in the six coun ties, estimated at about 450, were ordered to report to civil control stations at Forest Grove or Astor ia Saturday and Sunday to pre pare for admission to the assem bly center here Wednesday. WASHINGTON, May 14.-P)- More than 75,000 Japanese or dered removed from western mil itary areas will be offered the chance in the near future to dem onstrate their loyalty to the United States by enlisting in work corps for agricultural, construe- tion. irrigation and other projects in inland communities. The enlistments, purely volun- tary and lasting for the war's dur- missionership. Sen. Douglas Me at! on, will be open both to men Kay has relied principally on his and women, M. S. Eisenhouwer, past popularity and his experi- director of the war relocation au thority, announced. Kinsr George Near Bullets LONDON, Friday, May 15-W3) Bullets came close to King George and grenades and land mines ex ploded a few yards away as he was watching British troops en gade in a sham battle with live ammunition, it was disclosed Thursday. The king saw one nearby sol dier wounded severely in the foot by a grenade and another wound ed In both arms by shell frag ments. D alias Women Are State Officers PORTLAND. May 14.-ff)-La- dies of the GAR, at their state meeting here Thursday, elected Mrs. Kitty Dunn of Albany, pres ident; Mrs. Luella Ross, Pendle ton, senior vice-president; Mrs. Ethel Piper, Baker, treasurer; Mrs. Iris Enck, Dallas, patriotic Instructor; Mrs. Zona Teal,. Dal las, registrar. - . - Fillmore Elected CORVALLIS, Iay 14-tfVWill- j lam Fillmore. Salem, has been elected president of the Oregon j State college chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, national professional I journalism fraternity. , v Orsgoa, Friday Morning. May 15. Election Vote May Be Light Gubernatorial Race Holds Spotlight In Balloting (Continued from Page 1) and 13,767 democrats. Counting of ballots will proceed rapidly, with extra boards going to work early in 66 Marion county pre cincts and light registrations re corded in the other 14. All state, county and city of fices will be closed today to normal business. The county clerk's staff -will be on duty but only to handle election matters. Gov. Sprague, who returned home Thursday night to deliver his closing radio broadcast, will vote in the 19th Salem precinct, as usual, while Secretary Snell will cast his ballot in his home city, Arlington. Ballots of both major parties carry two candidates for the United States senatorial nomina tion, with Arthur M. Geary, Port land seeking on the republican side "to overthrow Sen. Charles L. McNary, minority leader in the senate, who has not been able to leave Washington to wage a cam paign, and with MacBeth A. Milne and Walter W. Whitbeck, less well - known Multnomah county citizens, contesting for the dem ocratic vote. Warm contests generally have developed In the congressional lists of the second, third and new fourth Oreroa districts on behalf of both parties, but in the first, with Rep. James W. Mott running alone on the re publican slate, the primary competition Is limited to Earl A. Nott of Yamhill county and Ly man Ross of Washington county for the democratic nomination. The republican ballot for Mar ion county carries candidacies for every position, but for six there is only one contestant in each in stance. The latter are Rep. James W. Mott, for congressman, Robert S. Farrell, jr., for secretary of state, W. E. Kimsey for labor commissioner, Grant Murphy, in cumbent, for county judge, Her man W. Lanke, incumbent, for county recorder, and Joseph B. Felton, incumbent, for justice of the peace, Salem district. Of the seven no-contests posi tions on the democratic ballot, three are entirely vacant. Francis Lambert is the lone seeker after the nomination as secretary of state, Clarence Hyde as labor com missioner, Daniel Hay for the four house of representatives choices, Kenneth W. B a y n e for county judge and Joseph L. Prange for county commissioner. The party has no formally entered candi dates for state senator, county re corder or justice of the peace. Circuit Jadge E. M. Page is unopposed for election on the non-partlaan ballot, as arc Jus tices Percy M. Kelly and Harry Belt for the supreme court and Rex Pataam for superintendent of public instruction. Justice James T. Brand Is opposed by Edward. B. Ashhurst, former Klamath county circuit Jadge, for supreme court position num ber two. For position number one on the Marion county circuit bench the voters may choose among Rep. George R. Duncan, Herman E. and Jude L. H. McMahan, the incumbent McMahan, who has said little publicly in the cam paign, issued a statement Thurs day declaring untrue a published assertion that no flag had been displayed In his court room. His statement declared he had never been requested to display the flag but had had a flag in the court room for naturalization proceed ings. Republicans in Marion county. unlike the democrats, have a choice of candidates for the two siaie senatorsnips up uus rear. the four positions in the lower house and the single county com ence in the upper house. Sen. Ronald Jones' friends paid . for last-minute advertising intended to counteract street talk arising from what they declared was a misinterpretation of a service club speech he made concerning the resident-Japanese problem, an Is sue for which opponents have dis claimed responsibility. F ourth candidate fori senator is Ralph Miller. Pitted aaainst one another for the four lower house nomina tions on the republican ticket are Lewis Jadson, W. W. Me klnney, L. M. Ramare, Lloyd T. Slgdon. W. W. Chad wick, Lloyd Glrod and two incum bents, Reps. John F. Stoelham aaer and H. R. "Farmer" Jones. - Usual heated campaigning for the county commissioner nomi- CWT,KEEP (lERCIIflSH Sho'e aa Urmlr utYi Now her Backache la better MNaitWrlnSh i mmf Mtewl kidasya. Tka kuLam Bra N&tara skM mr ml tk. mean fa tb aeida aad MaU-euk W ts klood. TW Wp Mart paopla paaa abovt S 1 . . .. m mij maooa fin rtonwakrnriCiiS , loaaai pap MS wailiaK. miffi has sad diwii . nwm ef i Dt't wait! Aak roar draajriat lor Deaa THim, aad eeiwfuily bf inlin far rar 40 rar. TWr pf aappr tia( aai pill kip taa IS Bale kid y tvbaa Soak at poiaap' am fraaa jrowMoii Cat Deaa'a fula. kaivaiaa, 1942 nation by the republicans has been absent this season, although Com missioner Jim E. Smith has two opponents, Roy J. Rice and Henry Werner. More attention has been at tracted by the democratic race of Earl Adams, incumbent, and Wayne E. Parker, West Salem po lice patrolman who lives in the Salem district, for the Salem con stable's position, than has the race of two republicans for the nomi nation; Frank W. Morgan and El mer H. Barkus. Mayor's Post Uncontested light Vote Expected In City; Recorder Job Much Sought (Continued from Page 1) takes the number 28 position, Lloyd L.' Moore, number 29, and E. R. Wagner, 30, as candidates for aldermen. With both positions vacant in the seventh ward, James M. Clark; number SI on the ballot, who has been serving as an appointee, and Dr. M. E. Gadwa, 32, seek election for the two year term; C. F. French. SS on the ballot, 'and Howard Maple, 34, also an appointee, seek the four-year term. Both Clark and Maple are eligible for election, although both are currently out of the city on an Alaskan defense road engineering pro ject, the city attorney has de clared. Positions 85 and 36 on the city ballot are held by Harold M. Olinger and Van Weider, re spectively, candidates for reelec tion to the city water board. Nei ther commissionership is contest' ed. Family Head Shift Seen WASHINGTON, May 14.-(jP)-There is no present intention of breaking up any large number of "established families' by draft ing their bread-winners into the army. Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey said Thursday, but it may become necessary to shift some such men into essen tial war work. Testifying before the house military committee in support of a pay allotment bill to aid de pendents of service men, Hershey said there was a "genuine social reason" for preserving establish ed families, and added that he would dislike to see legislation "that would make the public be lieve there, is no question of de pendency any more. C A II T 0 II II E II FROSH PANTS, ls-oa. Rec. gX.fl value. . 1 fa Sale pH frlaZa WHIPCORD BREECHES. One add lot. Sixes to 42. IMS valae, i r-n Sale price.. tJ -a If m-TOr SHOES, all leath er, long wearing. 7.5f Sale price $144 BUY l:. HELTON 4 etii with l 1 1 'ill fill if 233 Ilcrih Cc:rcJ Army Set; Airlines Passenger and Mail Service Will Be Sharply Cut ; (Continued from Page 1) by" air line personnel under con tracts for the air forces.. J. The remaining planes, aggre gating about half those now In commercial service, "will until further notice eon tlnue- to be owned and flown by the air lines, but will be considered a I w a y available for emergency military missions.'' 3 New air transport schedules, worked out by the civil aeronau tics board, are to be announced shortly, the war department said. "Air travel vital te the coun try's needs will continue, sub ject to a strict system of prior ities to bo enforced through agencies in various centers," the announcement said. "All per sons who can travel by train are to do so, except ta real emer gencies." Air travel has been regulated by a priorities system since early In the war, but henceforth, it was made clear, this system will be made stricter. The war department advised that "merely because an Individ ual is a member of pur armed forces, or is engaged in war work, wUl not, in itself, entitle him to the use of air transport. The effect of the order is. to place the domestic aid lines upon a wartime footing, the announce ment said, adding: The entire plan follows the in tent of the law setting up the air lines as an element of national de fense and has been drawn up for the purpose of further utilizing in the war effort the equipment of the air lines and the valuable ex perience of their trained person nel. The war department is con fident of the complete cooperation of both the carrier companies and the. general public in putting into operation promptly and ef fectively." Auto Hits Train As Brakes Fail Brakes on his car failed as he approached from the east the railroad crossing at 12th and Marion streets, over which a train was passing, a few minutes after T TTOuK Eu S JACKETS. blue. tipper front $1S3 BIB OVERALLS, models. Sale pricei Boy's 43c 8WEAT SHTJtTS. Jut the thin for outdoor Tfm work Sale price 1 1 C 8HOKTS AND SHTJtTS. Patented fly front. If). Web elastJe top. WOIK SHIRTS. Blue cham- bray. Sturdy, long wearing. 7te valae. 52c WAIST OVERALXJL forhted. t-os. welfht. Regu lar iLis i i ri value L fOT J DRESS TROUSERS. Extra fine- quality. Hard a4 ft finish. AU eelrs ' WORK OXFORDS. Card ver leather sole. Moccasin V toe. Very i durable ! J 1CARTERS for Ar my ind. Navy regulation elothlnr and supplies. See ma before you buy! ; C. 8. WAB BONDS EVERY i mm o'clock Friday , night, Herman Lafky told city police. ,.; Laflcy, a candidate for office in today's ' primaries, left his' dam aged ? car to the custody or -bystanders and went on to the city center, ta make his scheduled ra dio broadcast. He was' uninjured and no ' other person was with him in the car at the time of the accident,' police said. - " - Mexico Loses First Vessel Atlantic Campaign by Enemy Subs Goes On Fiercely " (Continued from Page 1) unabated with the announcement Thursday .that three United Na tions merchant vessels were tor pedoed off the US coast Ninety seamen survived the three attacks, 13 are missing and 14 were killed. Three torpedoes and pro longed shelling from an axis submarine failed to sink a stur dy ' medlum-sised e a r g o ship when the vessel was Intercept ed In the Gulf ef Mexico, the fourth attack ta that area. Capt. William H. Sheldon of Quapaw, Okla said he ordered the vessel abandoned after the third torpedo struck. The crew left aboard a lifeboat and two life rafts. Several minutes later, the submarine surfaced and began shelling. the ship, submerging quickly only when a plane ap proached the scene. Patrol boats, from the eighth naval district took the 38 surviv ors aboard. A coast guard cutter towed the disabled ship safely to port. Holgar K. Mikkelson, chief mate, of Staten Island, was the only casualty. Thousands of spectators watched flames sweep a Pana manian merchantman shertlr after It was torpedoed by a sub marine off the coast of Florida. Naval craft hurried to the scene and rescued 32 crewmen. Thir teen others who dived over board when the torpedo struck. are missing. Capt. Eugene Van Schonenberg, of Belgium, said many more of his crew would have been lost had it n6t been for the promptness of the naval rescue ships. AN EASTERN CANADIAN PORT, May 14.-(P)-A large number of survivors from an al lied ship torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic several days ago have arrived here after drifting for sev eral "days in lifeboats. . Eleven crewmen were lost, ont of them going mad and jumping into the sea. A TT EIIT 1 0 HI ITS NO MILITARY SECRET that our E rices have been consistently below the mar et price by reason of large pre-war pur chases. You'll find these Friday and Saturday specials are priced at figures never to be equalled during the war. Together with our large variety of work and dress clothing and our courteous service, they make ARMY it NAVY the place to buy! . . Carpenter's Overalls Double front fly pockets. Double back pockets. Made to stand up under all eondi- S2Jt valued 51.90 ROOFERS! We have been fortunate in aeowmr a non-skid rabber sole eaavas shoe that is Just the thing yea have beta looking for. Very durable.: Ker.ll.9S - aj valae.-. 9 iV9 LEATHER JACKETS All leather cape-skin Jackets With ventilated arsnholes. LOAFER JACKETS The famous Catallna loafer Jacket. Beautifully listed with rayon. New Spring col ors. Benowa pockets. Reg. 55.44 vsjue PAY BAY Yczx D:llarfs Ucrli Lkarf'