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Faith! Service Men Our boys of Salem and vicinity art In uniform with Unci Sam over the face of the globe. Follow them daily In The Statesman's 'Senrieo Men' column. WASHINGTON, lane 29. -(ity-James M. Landis, ci vilian defense, director, be lieves United States coastal areas may he bombarded, but the "people will "stand up" under attack. POUN 1651 NINETY-SECOND YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, June 30. 1942 Price 5c No. 72 . <iinig Fierce US BouJbs Level .Matrali 3 on Surface aft iEwiiinia iiifr Mii v i) T XJjgl gpp wv?w v VW w DOB a -n- Q)f All Of Wake Island in iii.., r From Saturday Raid; Enemy Base Crippled for Long By WALTER CLAUSEN ;. HEADQUARTERS, HAWAIIAN AIR FORCE, TH, June 29. (AP) Striking in the brilliant light of a full moon, US army bombers loosed a devastating raid last Sat urday night on Japanese-held Wake island that "leveled everything on the surface." Announcement of the raid was made Monday by head quarters of the Hawaiian air force after all the planes had safely returned 1o their base. The number of bombers that participated was not disclosed. There were no casualties and only one plane received any damage, that being minor and resulting from a shell frag- Bombing crews are "raring" to , Busline North carry on the offensive against , -Japan's installations in the west- -v nr ern Pacific as a result of this sue- 1 cessful blasting of Wake island. It was the second raid on the island since the Japanese seized it at high cost last December 23. The first raid was made by naval planes from an American task force last February 24, which pounded shore installations to bits, damaged the landing area and wrecked several small boats. (In announcing last Saturday's raid, the navy department in Washington explained the army bombers operated under the gen eral direction of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz as supreme commander In the mid-Pacific area.) "We leveled everything on the surface and crippled this Japanese stepping stone in the Pacific at least until the Japs can repair the the damage and fly in new planes," said Col. Art W. Meehan, j who piloted one of ihe bombers j lit SI Miuruaj. i "We gave them everything we took over and all our planes re turned without casualties," continued Meehan, who acted as spokesman for the planes' per sonnel. "Only one plane was hit by a fragment of anti aircraft. "Credit was shared by all who went on the mission but We can not disclose all the names. 1 would give the most credit to the navi gators who made a perfect flight like picking up a handkerchief in the ocean. "In fact, it probably was the longest range over-water bombing flight ever achieved. The navi gation was so excellent it amazed -me, and I would have said it couldn't be done when they hit the corner of the tiny island as they said they would. (Wake is 2000 nautical miles due west of Hawaii.) "We were one minute out when : the first burst of anti-aircraft fire just beneath us rocked the squad ron, this being the nearest shot the Japs got at us. I was over the 1 targets for five minutes. It was a beautiful sight, like the Fourth' of July on Coney island, only ' not so peaceful. They had plenty ' of fortifications but couldn't see! us and missed their mark. j l "When we came over the is- j i land it was the most beautiful j sight I ever saw. There was j perfect moonlight and it was clear, after beinr overcast all the way over. We hit all our i targets, set the main building j afire, leveled everything on the ! sorface. One plane started to take off from Wake but didn't get far. Two others got into the air and one tailed us but didn't attempt to attack. "I don't think they'll get any more planes off from there for wnt time,and I don't think we left any for them to take off with. "I never saw such enthusiastic crews, alPraring' to go and ready to wry this offensive to all the .Jap Islands. We dropped our bombs from a medium level. There were no lights showing and the Japs seemed slow to go into anti-air- craft action after the first burst, but when they did, everything lit Our Senators 3 Ucn 101 U 1 irkpriC I IIIlM V VF UHO XUUWj M- Oregon Stages Slate Two Roundtrips to Dayton Daily Ordered by Ormond R. Bean, public utilities commissioner, Mon riav h sprvirp from Salem to Portland via Wallace road and Dayton will be started at 7:30 a. 1 m. today, Vernon D. Leek, local , manager for Oregon Motor Stages, ; announced Monday night. i The commissioner's order, re- j quiring this lirm to msuiuie a Salem-Dayton service today with ! a minimum of two roundtrips i daily, followed a hearing here I Saturday at which residents of Grand Island and other farms rfown river declared new wag fcadly needed. Their testimony indicated that many j farm workers may utilize the new j bus route to get to and from work. Oregon . Motor Stages, which al ready has been operating between Portland and Dayton, will make ' the Salem-Portlanc run tempor arily on the following schedules, ' Leek said: Leavint Salem, 7:30 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. Leaving Portland, 9:30 a. m. and 4:30 p. m. The utilities commissioner's or der said it had been determined that "the territory between Salem and Dayton ... is growing and heavilv DODulated. without ade- quate service to meet the needs of the people residing therein, and the needs of the workmen desir ing transportation from and to the area . . . that due to the national emergency, travel by private con veyance is being of necessity cur tailed . . ." Rubber Drive Is Extended FDR Declares Total Scrap Collected Disappointing WASHINGTON, June 29-P) With a disappointing total of only 219,000 tons collected thus far, President Roosevelt Monday ex tended for ten days the drive to round up all available scrap rub ber. The chief executive's action was taken on recommendation of Sec retary of the Interior Ickes, the petroleum coordinator, and Wil liam R. Boyd, jr., in charge of the campaign. The scrap collection campaign originally was scheduled to end at midnight' Tuesday, but by the extension will continue through July 10. While Ickes and Boyd called the total collected "disappoint ing," no campaign goal ever was set because no one had any definite idea of how mueh might be available. Pre-eampaign es timates ranged all the way from 25,00 to 609.N0 ton. Ickes, in a belligerent mood, told reporters at the White House: "We suspect there are people hoarding rubber, and there may even be people in official life who are doing a little hoarding." By his reference to people in official life, he explained, he meant he thought a great deal of rubber could be found in public buildings. Ickes tried last week to donate rubber mats in the interior de partment building to the scrap pile, but the public buildings ad ministration locked them up. PBA explained the mats were neoded (Turn to Page 2, Col. 8) eds Ground Lost iii Crimea Serious Advance Seen Possible, Kursk Sector By HENRY C. CASSIDY MOSCOW, Tuesday, June 30 (JP)-The red army smashed wave after wave of German tank attacks in the Kursk sec tor, north of Kharkov, Monday but was forced Jo yield some ground to reinforced German forces in the battle for besieged Sevastopol, the Russian midnight communique said Tuesday. The high command indicated the German offensive in both these sectors was increasing in violence, especially . around the Crimean naval stronghold where the communique disclosed new German reserves were being used, "On the Sevastopol sector," the communique said, 'our troops repulsed frequent attacks of superior forces of the enemy. The enemy put new reserves into the battle. With heavy losses, the enemy succeeded in advancing somewhat. The bat tles are extremely fierce." There was no indication how extensive the German advance was or whether the penetration was on the northern or southern side of Sevastopol, but the word "somewhat" in the communique might mean the advance was seri ous. The high command said: "The German command,, trying to break down Sevastopol's resist (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) RAF Again Hits Bremen Berlin Reports Raid; Nazi Flights Over England Small LONDON, Tuesday, June 30-(ip)-Bremen again was bombed by the RAF the third time in five nights that Britain's big bombers have struck at the nazi port and submarine base the Berlin radio broadcast Tuesday. The British disclosed their air raiders had struck anew at Ger many during the night but there was no mention of where their blow was centered or in what force. The German broadcast asserted there were fires in residential sections of he port, Germany's second largelt and a center of ship and submarine building, oil refineries and plane and other factories. Ten raiders were shot down, it added. Last Thursday night Bremen was the main objective of a force of more than 1000 bomb ers, the third four-fijmre raid by the RAF in less than a month, and Saturday night a smaller force attacked the port. On the home front a small num ber of German aircraft raided the East Midlands and; East Anglia during the night Bombs were dropped in scattered places but at no place was there a concentrated attack, the British reported. Fifth Draft Signup Today, Prepared to register more'if they should come, Salem selective service board's office staff Mon day estimated that today's regis tration would bring no more than 500- young men to armory head quarters, Mrs. .Marcella Miller, chief clerk, said. Open from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m., the armory registration, fifth se lective service, signup, calls for recording purposes men who have reached their 20th birthdays this year and all who by today ; are 18 or 19 years of age. j Other registration points in the county are at Stayton and Wtod burn - Smash Nazi Tank Attack Explosives t . , , i 14 S3",,; 4&cJ'r,. i rr-tjfc..ttj-A ,nil -r .-- W t : WiAV The four boxes in upper photo, all containinr explosives and other materials, were removed from the hole at left on a beach near Jacksonville, Fla., wh re they were buried by nasi agents, landed from a submarine, announced J. Edgar Hoover, director nf the federal bureau of investigation. Explosive de vices pictured below were buried near Jacksonville also. The FBI photo shows the contents of one of the boxes in top picture, including electric blasting caps, pen and pencil delay mechanisms, de tonators, ampoules of acid and other time delay devices. (AP Telemats.) Winnie Faces Test Today Africa Front to Be Principal Debate In Opposition ' By DREW MIDDLETON LONDON, June 29.-(iTVWin-ston Churchill confidently pre pared Monday night to defend his government and his dual role as prime minister and defense min ister against parliamentary oppo sition strengthened by the axis capture of Matruh, the Egyptian strong point. A two-day debate is imminent. Political experts said only a ca tastrophe in Egypt would produce more than 20 or so votes for con servative 'Sir -J 6 h n Wardlaw Milne's motion of "no confi dence." Churchill's oratory frequently has overwhelmed his parlia mentary foes and he will make the. final speech. It was hinted he could make a startling an nouncement of one of the fun damental reasons for the de feats In Libya and Egypt The political situation was com plicated by the British and Amer ican promise to divert German strength from Russia, presumably by opening a second front. The Joint statement by Churchill and President Roosevelt took some of the sting from the African defeat, (Turn to Page 2, CoL 8) Unearthed FromNaziSub if s : r ""Of- ' - s i- V a-5 -v - Flight Story Of Christman Told hy Army WASHINGTON, June 2$-(JP) The navy revealed Monday the story of the "hard-to-kill Pat wing 10" with which Lieut. (JG) Elwyn L. Christman. 26, route one, Mount AngeL Ore., served in the south Pacific so valiantly that he won a navy cross. Pat wing 19, navy Jargon for patrol wing 19, started wrth 42 planes in the Philippines and disbanded with only two in Australia but lost only a handful of its men In action that in cluded sinking Japanese war- ships and supply vessels and shooting down many enemy planes. Christmaa was decorated for his role ia a six-plane forma tion that successfully bombed '.Japanese 'warships and - trans ports at Jolo. Sola, PL Decem ber 27 despite heavy resistance by Japanese . Zero fighters and ' anti-aircraft. Sunday's Weather Sunday's max. temp. 89, min. - 52. River Monday, LI ft. By army request, weather forecasts withheld and temperature data delayed. . v.. .v -x . r I 4 f Military May Try Saboteurs Decision Not Final; Charge Problems Complicated WASHINGTON, June 29-ff) There were indications Monday night a military court mig.vt try the eight men accused of landing from German submarines on the east coast to sabotage the Ameri can war effort. This raised the possibility the death penalty might be sought, but .justice department officials declined to speculate- along that line, on the grounds that final decisions had not been reached. Attorney General Biddle Issued a statement sayingf . "The attorney general and members of his staff -have been in constant consultation through out the day with the secretary of war, the Judge advocate general, and other war department offi cials. "The two . departments are in substantial agreement upon the steps to be taken in the prosecu tion of the eight German sabo teurs who- were apprehended by the FBI shortly after landing on our coasts from nazi submarines. "A" further and more detailed announcement concerning this matter may be expected within 48 hours.w ' V ' . (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) ; British Tanks Lash Out to Slow Ro: After Fortress Auchinleck Backs Slowly, Waiting For Reinforcements; Garrison in Captured City Reported Skeleton By EDWIN SHANKE LONDON, June 29. (AP) The Egyptian coastal fort- ress of Matruh, 175 miles from the armored axis columns in great fluidity and the British new defense positions, lashed a supreme effort to reduce the The use of the term "evacuated' in a British announce ment indicated the defenders withdrew in good order in the third day of the great tank and artillery combat. It appeared to informed observers that Gen. Sir Claude OPA Requests Pared to Third Sees Wrecking of Rent Control; McNary Flays Rushing . WASHINGTON, June 29-iJP) Congressional critics of Leon Henderson scored a' major vic tory Monday, when the house ap propriations committee sent to the floor a $1,810,487,615 supplement al defense bill carrying only $75, 000,000 for the office of price ad ministration, or little more than one-third of what Henderson had requested. A last-minute committee vote cut $20,000,000 off the $95,000,000 recommended for Henderson's agency by a sub-committee. The $95,000,000 was $66,000,000 under budget bureau estimates of OPA's needs, and $105,000,000 under Henderson's original request. Henderson's only direct com ment on the committee's action (Turn to Page 2. CoL 1) Cherries Need 500 Pickers Response Said Good Sunday ; Immediacy Is Important Five hundred cherry pickers are wanted by growers in the vi cinity of Salem this morning. The condition of the cherry crop is such that it is declared important to get the fruit off the trees right away. Pickers will be taken to Ihe orchards from the United States employment office, 710 Ferry street. Dozens of pickers responded to the call for Sunday pickers through the employment office alone, and it is known that many workers went directly to the or chards. The groups included whole families, father, mother, children and grandchildren. Children's platoons are being organized by teacher leaders in groups of from 30 to 55. Three of these groups were in the field Monday and two additional groups are scheduled to go out this morning. School busses are used to transport pickers and some growers are using trucks. n First members of a crew even tually to include approximately 150 men for air base construction work at the Salem airport were hired Monday by A. T. Fox, ,Tri Stata Construction company's su perintendent in charge here. By the end of the week: Fox said he expected to have 25 to 20 men on the job. . ' Tri-State, with head office In Portland, was awarded .the con tract recently ! to build barracks and shop buildings for military use at the municipal airport here. The port, since that time, has been placed under federal lease at $1 a year" for the' duration of the I war. , . -. . . r Afirp ffirinfif Befitti el inn Lost Alexandria, fell Monday to a fierce, continuing battle of eighth army, while retiring to out with its mobile forces in enemy's striking power. Auchinleck was playing for all it was worth his best chance of sav ing Alexandria and the Nile a gradual retirement of his main forces, using limited mobile groups to spar furiously with nazi Marshal RommePs advance col umns until reinforcements can arrive. Possibly he can pull his strength together for a stand on the short ened line from El Daba to the Oattara depression 40 miles in land. From El Daba to Alexan dria it is some 100 miles around the Arabs' gulf. t Axis communiques announced y the capture of Matruh, with ' 6009 troops, 36 tanks and "nu ' merous guns and tracks. There- - was no disposition to deny this : here, a military commenator saying "this is not the last bas I tion between Tobrnk and Alex ' andria." For some hours it had 1 been realised that Matruh, de spite its fortifications and sup plies, was not readily defend able, and the fact the axis felt able to claim the capture of but 6000 prisoners indicated to Lon don observers it was defended only by a rear-guard garrison. South of Matruh the British and Germans fought beneath the full Egyptian moon as well as in the terrible heat of the day in a battle unlike any other yet joined. It has been going on without break since 5 p.m. Saturday, Rommel's favorite hour for at tack. Then the axis commander, taking advantage of the glare oi the sun in the defenders' eyes, struck at the British positions. Swiftly the combat developed into fast moving fights between tanks and mobile artillery, the latter being shifted from position to position, the better to strike at the opposing tanks. Mobile infantry has been used in the main to occupy points af ter rounding up prisoners. The full moon permitted the battle to ro on throughout the night with scarcely any dimu- nition in intensity. This bright, fat moon made it light enough to read a battle dispatch. But it- produced curious sha dow effects which offered baf fling new problems to gunners and tank crews. One of the major encounters was a moonlight tank battle In the refreshing cool of the desert night, giving the exhausted com batants greater spirit and energy to carry on. Intense air activity continued day and night. The Germans appeared to have drawn a treat part of their air strength from Eurepo for the attack. The al lied air corps threw in many newly-arrived planes, includ ing US army air foree units. Both Saturday and Sunday nights the allied bombers pound ed at axis transport and tanks, j and between Matruh and Salum Rommel's gasoline dumps were set afire. Alexandria was bombed by the axis air force this morning, but with no decisive result , The Luftwaffe has desert, bases within ,200 miles of Alexandria, but there . is . another more omi nous threat the German para chute corps '. training grounds Jn Crete. A spokesman for ihe Greek government -here .said Monday thousands of air Infantrymen had been moved into Crete this month anoV aircraft ktatidned on-the Isl and ladDeen- consIdertiDly rein forced. The Crete air b a s e s are within 400 miles' of Alexandria! , , : t