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' ; idCWrld v'Aw'y 'or The Statesman J
: ,LiL IJeaVy rU,h menace as is tbe war news, from south Russia,
- ; recent events ir the Pacific, must tend to abate Moscow's fears
. 01 an immediate Japanese attack on Siberia.
' - lZe2lAmJTin marines' by powerful
Kood their , fnoti
mons. -Tokyo is directlv confront
f ed with the most serious challenge
;.it;has faced since it "threw its lot
V In., with- Hitler in th .Haetai
, Pearl, Harbor surprise attack last
uecemDer. " A
whatever else Is at stake In
that flfht, the Tulaft naval base
tiute Is a major necessity for the
:i..Jpne both for offensive and
Z defensive purposes. In Japanese
Hands ; It has ; been" - a constant
threat to American - Australian
- cbmmanlcation lines. American
" held, it wonld be no less a threat
. to the prime Japanese naval ont-
- post of Trnk in the Carolines,
1000 miles to the north.
Fierce fighting between Japan
. ese and American naval rmft in.
, dicates that the Japanese recog-
. nize we strategic threat , involved
, in the American offensive. A ma
. jor sea-air battle matching those
. i we ioral sea and off Midway
islands may be in progress or in
prospect as both sides move in
heavy reinforcements. Should the
outcome be as definitelv favora
ble to American arms as were
those two previous sea-air clashes
with the Japanese, the whole na
; ture of the war in the Pacific
could be changed overnitrht.
With the first American offen
sive action well under way, Tokyo
must reach a decision 6f critical
importance. It must accept the
American challenee and hurl
southward enough fleet and air
strength to insure victory; or ig
nore it to strike at Russia.
There can be no serious doubt
that the American move in the
Solomons is serving to lessen the
probabilities of an immediate Jap
anese' attack on Russia. It has a
distinct second-front aspect so far
as Russia is concerned, heightened
materially by the stepped-up
American sea-air blows at Japanese-held
points' in the western
Aleutians.'
Japanese attempted in the
Aleutian-Midway attacks to Im
pede prompt American air in
tervention in the event of a
Japanese attack on Russia. It
- proved abortive due to the fail
ure to take Midway and the
" losses inflicted on Japan. So
long- as there are Japanese out
posts In the Aleutians, however,
the air routes to Siberia from
the United States must be
traveled at hazard.
Aggressively challenged by
American landing forces and sea
and air forces in . the Solomons,
Japan must either ri
forces to support her far separated
lsiana outposts in the southwest
and northeast Pacific, or concen
trate reserves in one place. And
the threat in the Solomons is so
obvious that it must be in that
direction her war craft and ; air
reserves are being sent, leaving
ner minor lootholds in the Aleu
tians to their fate.
Wheat Price
Authorized
Wheat prices for disposal of
surplus government-held erain for
feed have been annnimrwi -.
Oregon at two levels in a new
program just authorized under
terms of recent congressional ac
tion, the state AAA office at Cor
vallis has just announced.
For August the two price levels
are 90 cents per bushel for all
counties east of the Cascades ex
cept Hood River and Klamath,
ana 4 cents for these two and
all counties west of the Cascades
These prices are on the basis
of whole wheat delivered in each
county, explained N. C. Donald
son, administrative officer. Pur
chasers desiring cracked xr ground
wheat will have to get it pro
cessed at their own expense.
Prices for September and Oc
looer will be at an advance of
one-half cent per bushel each
month. Any undelivered or re
sealed farm-stored wheat of the
1941 crop may also be purchased
under the program for feed.
Availability of this wheat at
prices approximating 85 per cent
or the corn parity price presents
an attractive opportunity for
farmers to convert low priced feed
into high priced meat, eggs, and
dairy products, AAA officials
point out. Secretary Wickard
urging the movement of at least
5 million bushels of surplus
wneat into feeding channels be-
M A.
lore uie movement of new croo
corn gets under way about Octo
ber 1. Every bushel moved now
relieves the storage situation that
much.
Deliveries of the government
wheat are made only in carload
lots, either through local dealers
Or to individuals nr ermine nf
. o-
farmers direct Orders may be
placed with any county AAA com
mittee.
Th G2SGON STATESMAN. Salts, Oren, Friday Homing. August U Mil
WWW
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'ERE IN A WAR a tart that U K'r kfn,,.
borne to us in many ways. No longer" can we enjoy all the
privileges to wnicn we nave Decome accustomed. Johnny
, : can't use the car Mother an't bake so many cakes.
Place the blame squarely where it belongs in Berlin.
.The shadow that has darkened so much of the world
could lengthen still farther; could bar our freedom of
apeech, press and worship; yes, and our right to travel
when and where we choose.
!What are ire doing about it? Ask any Union Pacific
man. He and thousands of other American railroad
workers are axerting every effort to stop that creeping
shadow; transporting armament and munitions as fast
es our factories can turn them out ... transporting
.troops in ever-increasing numbers. It's a job that must
uc cone so we Americans may always
.be . free to go. wherever we please,
-unquestioned and without fear.
for Information concerning ; passeitf er and ;
. freight transportation addres H. E. Lonns
anry, - TralfK Mgr., 751 Pittock Block,
rorUand.
WorKer Held
For Inquiry
Oh Big Fire
BREMERTON, Wash., Aug. 13
VP)-The federal bureau of , in
vestigation joined .the state .fire
marsnars office Thursday iri prob
ing the $100,000 fire which Wed
nesday destroyed five units of a
new federal dormitory "project in
the northern edge -of this -overcrowded
Puffet Kralnri nrr var
city, . , ; '
A .man dmunihwl am '?n.i.l.
, - -w--r
om navy, yard worker was held
for Questioning after a email v,ii,
was found in the lavatory of an
other ; dormitory across the road
from the burned structures." He
was one of its occupants. "
,Only "fire casualty .was Gust
Erickson, an elderly- man who- was
one of the more than 200 made
homeless by the blaze. He was
burned in escaping from the
bla2e; was given first aid and
immediately returned and rushed
Into the still burning structure to
recover a trunk containing his life
savings. He collapsed when he
was brought out and was returned
to the hospital. He was reported
recovering. Thursday. -
Synthetic Rubber ;
Plant Scheduled
LOS ANGELES, " Augt
The office of war information ap
proved announcement Thursday
that construction will start short
ly on a synthetic rubber ' plant
somewhere in southern California.
Cost of the project was not an
nounced, but OWI said it would
employ up to. 5000 workers.
Biiildirig Item
JNot Unlawful
The state tax commission ruled
here Thursday that the inclusion
of $20,000 for construction ' of a
veterans building, in the Clack
amas county budget for the fiscal
year 1942-43 is not, a violation of
the law. V
The Clackamas county budget
committee, under the ruling, has
authority either to retain the $20,-
000 item in the'budeet or , 'strike
it but ...
" A petition' contesting the. item
was filed with the state ta mm.
mission by 17 Clackamas county!
taxpayers; arid' the' hearing was
held in Oregon City "July 29. "
Copies of the obinin'n 7r in'
be mailed "late .Thursday . to the
Clackamas . county "budeet com
mittee.
to :
Plead August 25 j; ;
PORTLAND, Aug: J3.-rThe
Portland Dairy Cooperative asso
ciation, operating in western Ore
gon and Washington, will enter
its plea to a monopoly indictment
in federal court here. August 25. ;
A federal grand U jury indicted
,the association and some of its' of-
ncers- on charges . of engaging ;ln
monopolistic practices in the pro
duction and distribution of milk.
Counsel'fof " the defendants said a
demurrer 'might be filed .or a bill
of particulars asked. ; ,
Board Boosts Milk ' : V
Quotas Portland . ; .
PORTLAND,. Ore, Aug. ISAF)
The state ; milk . control board
-Thursday increased th oiinta r.f
SOO - marke milk producers hi the
Portland mTfkshed in an attempt
to 'meet anticipated shortages.
The additional quotas amount
FAGSTHTJE
to 2000. pounds of butterfat 'on a .
daily production basis, the board :
said.
ParfloBls!
' We tpld you "folks yesterday -morning that SALLY'S sale
of California Diamond Reproductions would be held Friday
and Saturday. It's our error the sale will be on '
SATUI1DAY OIILT!
Demesber y The Sale Is At
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In Ihese frying limes we are happy fo he able to bring yon so many money sav
ing values! Ilany iaciorys have slopped turning out merchandise for civilian
nse. Ilany monfhs ago we foresaw this and purchased some of fhese items in
large quantities. So when you're down town slop and shop al the Store of Belter
Values. And we urge you lo put your savbgs into War Savings Stamps and
Bonds. .
Assorted Flavors
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Ladies
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HOSIERY
Regular 39c Pair
Boys'
OVERSEAS
Regular i9c ,
80-oz. Ice Lipped
WATER
PITCHER
Regular 39c
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"Hollywood"
LEG
IIAKE-UP
(Liquid Hosiery)
oil
Misses' and Ladies'
AIIKLETS
Regular 15e
POCKET
C0I1BS
Regular 5c
Regular 1.49 Ladies'
SWII2 SUITS
Special!
POD PUIS . . 2 cards
Fluffy Veolur - VI
PQUDEn POFFS . . .'
Ladies' -2-Piece
SLACK
SUITS
White Enameled
SAUGE
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Slightly Damaged
Regular 39c
Buy U S,
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In Popular Colors
Buy U.S.
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Buy :
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Talie
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4 h Stamps
100 in Package
PAPER
IIAPKIIIS
Boys'
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Mothproof
CEDAR
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CUP and
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80 Sheets:
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CLOTHES
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