' III OXIEGOIf STATESMAN. Scdcmr Oregon. Fridfty lornlng, . August 21. 1942
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Valued Knowledge -Gained
at Dieppe
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this strong force.
The commandos and . Cana
dians attacked with Impetuosity
seldom seen In this war and
"were able to carry all local ob
' Jectives before them. .
Thus In the .center mnch
'damage was done.
The allies ran into, ill luck on
4tw. rioht . flank.. Landing! craft
, speeding .toward - the shore ran
into a German, convoy, a sure
sign that the enemy expected no
attack in the region of Dieppe.
Larry Meier, International News
Service correspondent represent
in? the Association, of American
rv.-rcrtrknrfant3 in London, who
with the raiders meeting the
convoy of tankers, said it at first
anneared to be a German trap.
a fnrimis battle ensued in
which two of 'four nazi anti-air
craft shtos were sunk, Meier re
ported. "
There were only three rrors
in the fine timing of the entire
operation and none of these affected-
the success of the opera
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Casualties were believed to
have been heavy but not at
h.iTT as they might have been.
The general feeling was that
the next" major operation, which
everyone expects to be on a simi
lar scale, would be conciuaea
with Ip-ss- loss and with ever
greater success.
Most details of jellied losses-r-
admittedly heavy were couched
in silence. Some 91 German
planes, a large percentage of craft
believed available in western Eu
rope because of the demands of
the Russian front, were shot down
nd 100 others either were de
stroyed or damaged.
The RAF admitted the loss of
S3 planes, eight of which were
Spitfires flown by US pilots who
probably destroyed three of the
nazia' four new rocke-wuii
190's. Three American pilots were
saved and their losses were sus
tained in 10 squadron sweeps.
Thirty allied pilots in all were
saved.
Even as the last barges
brought their precious cargoes
of wounded men and German
prisoners some of them bulky
officers RAF fighters three
miles high were flying the
Straits or Dover In the direc
tion of Boulogne. ,'
I The raid was on a wide front
Of perhaps 15 miles.
The Canadians were preponder
. ant, but an unspecified small num
ber of tough US rangers fought
throughout the engagement in
which the raiders successfully.
landed tanks. British commandos
and Fighting French soldiers made
up the remainder of the force.
The German radio blared tales
throughout the day about repuls
ing an "invasion" with huge
losses, inciuding7the capture of
' 1500 prisoners and the destruction
of nearly a score of ships. Offi
cially, the British said nothing
of the number of land or sea
casualties. " j '
The commandos achieved the
underlying objective of testing the
German coastal defenses and gath
ering vital information about
them. The allies also achieved'a
tactical success in each of their
six landings, and moved a great
force (the Germans said at least
one division, or 15,000 men) al
most without being' molested. And
they destroyed an important num
ber of coastal defenses including
a battery of six-inch naval guns
at Varangeville, about 4 Vt miles
west of Dieppe.
I As a result, the allies will be
better prepared to attack nasi
coastal fortifications In the fu
ture and the Germans probably
will feel compelled to 'strength
en: the western ' Invasion porta
atl the expense of. men who
otherwise would be hurled
against Russia.
The Germans declared that an
artificial fog enabled the allied
forces to land on the beaches and
continued to make grotesque
claims of damage to... shipping
which in no way was borne out
by reports of eye witnesses, in
cluding this correspondent. J
Not a single cruiser was hit by
bombs in the action and the Ger
man claims to have damaged four
destroyers and four motor tor
pedo boats and four transports
totaling 13,000 tons simply does
not jibe wi'Ji personal experiences
in the battle area. .
The RAF dominated the skies
except for a few brief intervals.
German bombing attacks on ship
ping at those times was inaccu
rate due to a terrific anti-aircraft
barrage." , - ' '
Men who raided Dieppe roamed
the streets of this quiet port
Thursday night. There wasn't one
who didn't look forward to "an
other shot at those so-and-os." -
. Scrap Iron Drive
f Set September 7
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 20-P)
Oregon's state-wide drive for the
'.'collection of scrap -iron essential
to the war effort will start Sep
'! tember 7 with more than 5000
volunteer workers, Claude L Ser
:. sanous, ; state salvage committee
chairman, said Thursday.
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bomber squadron that "dropped their calling cards" over Tokyo
and environs, is pictured In the above Soundphoto as he arrived
at an undisclosed place in England. Bis presence was Interpreted
as indicating growing strength of the US air forces in Europe and
as hinting of early American aerial action over the continent.
Flax Queen's
Fete Tonight
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land will be the principal speak
er and other Portland people are
expected to accompany him. Mor
ris Rogoway of Portland will be
present to give the diamond ring,
which he is donating, to the queen.
She will also be given a $25 de
fense bond.
Prof, and Mrs. Alexander Schar
back and Miss Angela Fitske will
take part in a musical program.
A colorful setting has been pre
pared for the coronation. The cur
tailed festival will not lack any
thing in this one night celebra
tion, which in other years usher
ed in a three-day festival. The
queen's ball in the Mt. Angel audi
torium and in the new gymnasium
will be as festive as ever.
Navy Returns
Cable Company
BAYONNE, NJ, Aug. 20-(M
The General: Cable corporation
plant, which manufacturers equip
ment for the nation's armed forces,
was returned to private manage
ment Thursday by Rear Adm.
Harold G. Bowen, who had been
in charge under presidential order
since last Friday.
President Roosevelt ordered
government control terminated on
recommendation of the navy and
a short time later Admiral Bowen
turned the' plant back to Dwight
R. G. Palmer, president of General
Cable. The admiral and two aides
left a few minutes later.
Cooper Injured
Clifton Cooper, employe of the
California Packing company, was
reported in "only fair condition'
late Thursday night at the Dea
coness hospital.' Cooper received
severe head injuries while at work
earlier in the day.
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August 1941
Record Sales
Now Topped
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20-tiP)
-Despite records set by depart
ment stores lor August trade a
year ago in the silk stocking rush,
sales this month have run ahead
of last year for the first half of
the month in 48 stores in a -half
dozen western cities.
A year ago last week, Salt Lake
City stores upped sales 32 cents
on the 1940 dollar. But last week
the. same department stores
boomed sales 34 per cent over the
sensational 1941 mark.
Sales in 48 western stores last
week ran 10 per cent higher than
a year ago. In the preceding week
there was a 1 per cent decline
from the 1941 peak, which tower
ed 46 per cent over 1940. Sales
which a year ago averaged 38 per
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other 5 per cent this year.
Besides last week's 34 per cent
rise in Salt Lake City, other gains
were Seattle 23 per cent, Oakland
14, Los Angeles 7, San Francisco
Downtown Los Angeles stores
sales topped last year by 13 per
Lcent
Salem USO Council
To Meet at Noon -
George Martin, USO-YMCA
Pacific coast regional director, is
expected to be in Salem today to
attend the USO council meeting
this noon at Schneider's Coffee
shop. Every committee of the
council is scheduled to bring its
report at the session, over which
Tinkham Gilbert, chairman, is to
preside.
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Harvest Need
Not Yet Dire
Some More Pickers
Asked Now; Basses f
Scheduled Today
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beans were 4ost because of delayed
picking and for other causes which
do not apply this year. , '
Because of delayed plantings
many of the bean yards will not be
ready for harvest until the last
week of August or the first week
of September. It has been esti
mated by persons in touch with
the harvest situation that at least
one-fourth of the yards are not
yet being picked. The harvest will
probably last well past October
1, those in close with the situa
tion predicted.
The hop yards are having little
difficulty in obtaining pickers
now, although several yards could
have used mere pickers the first
few days, Baillie said. The pick
ers consider the pay so good that
the only employment problem is
with yard men, who have in sever
al cases quit the yard work in
order to pick hops.
Traffic light
Rules Remain
On Highway
No relaxation in red traffic
light regulations as they affect
traffic from Center street enter
ing Capitol will be made in spite
of recent council action, Alder
man L. F. LeGarie of the city po
lice and traffic committee
an-
nounced Thursday,
Consultation with state high
way department traffic experts,
wh had recommended the change
so far as traffic from Capitol en
tenng Center is concerned,
brought the final decision, Le-
uane aeciarea. Tnat other cars
could not be allowed to enter the
heavier stream of traffic on the
Capitol street highway without
hazard was the opinion of the
higrway officials, he said, "and
they can control that situation
since Capitol is not only a city
street but a state highway as
well.'
A sign has already been erect
ed allowing vehicles from Capitol
to turn right onto Center after
stopping at the red light On
downtown intersections where the
change in the traffic regulation
is to become effective -with the
erection of similar signs, those no
tices were not expected to be
posted for another two or three
I days. Lack of help during the va
cation season has slowed the ac-
"on, leoarie saia.
Urging motorists to utilize the
new rules to neip tne now ox
traffic, LeGarie pointed out that
the usual motoring manners and
regulations are to prevail, that
cars to be turned right should
be brought to a full stop in the
right hand traffic lane before
proceeding to turn and that the
pedestrian has the right-of-way.
Brother of Salem
Woman Succumbs
Funeral services were held
Roseburg Thursday for A.
Houser of Roseburg, brother
Mrs. H. L. Marsters, and father
of Roy Houser, former manager
of Western Auto Supply in Salem.
Attending the funeral from Sa
lent were Mr. and Mrs. H. fL.
Marsters,, Mrs. Wade Ellis and
Mrs. Theodore Ullakko.
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Seen from the Interior of a landing craft, a British commando unit
starts ashore in maneuvers which trained them for raids such as
the one at Dieppe, France, in the heart of German occupied terri
tory. (Associated Press Telemat). '
Deputy Regent
Dies, Hungary
BERN, Switzerland, Aug. 20(JP)
The death of Stephan Horthy,
deputy regent of Hungary, while
serving as a flight lieutenant
with the axis forces on the eastern-
front prompted the Hungar
ian council of ministers to con
vene Thursday in Budapest to
consider the succession to the reg
ency held by his father, Admiral
Nicholas Horthy.
Dispatches from the Hungarian
capital announced Thursday
morning that the younger Horthy,
38, was dead but did not say
how he was killed.
Tokyo Toasts
Jap Envoys
TOKYO (from Japanese broad
casts), Aug. 20 -P)- Admiral
Kichisaburo Nomura and Saburo
Kurusu, former ambassador and
special envoy to Washington, re
turned home Thursday and were
immediately rewarded with
dozen bottles of wine and other
delicacies from, the emperor "in
recognition of their conduct of
Japanese-American relations."
(These two were still negotiat
ing "for peace" in Washington
last December 7 while the Japa
nese were attacking Pearl Har
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Train Bounces
In Canyon
LAS VEGAS, Nev, Aug.
A picture of railroad cars bounc
ing from wall to wall of a high
canyon was described by passen
gers of the Union Pacific rail
road's all-coach Challenger,
which telescoped the rear end of
a freight train near Moapa, Nev.,
Thursday.
Nine persons required hospital
attention and another score re
ceived minor injuries.
The canyon kept all but the
engine and baggage car from turn
ing over,, thus saving many ser
ious injuries, passengers said.
Nine cars, including a diner, were
derailed. The freight tran's ca
boose was splintered and another
steel car was flung end-up against
a passenger car.
Holman Starting
Back From North
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. 20
-(JP)-Two United States senators
reported Thursday their conclu
sion of an inspection tour of Alas
kan military installations while
two others planned to prolong
their stay In the territory.
Senators Albert B. Chandler
(D-Ky) and Rufus C. Holman
(R-Ore) said they are on their
way back to the States, with Sen
ators Harold H. Burton (R-Ohio)
and Mon Wallgren (D-Wash) re
maining behind.
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Pacific Cost
Qf Living
Climbs July
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20-Gp)
-It cost more to live in most Pa?
cific coast cities last month than
in June. - " " ": - -
'Two authoritative surveys agree
on the trend, but disagree in am
ount of the Increase In spots.
Both the federal bureau of la
bor statistics nd the national in
dustrial, conference board said
living cost in" Los Angeles went
up 1.1 per cent from June to July.
But for San Francisco, the bu
reau said the month's rise' was 0.2
per cent, while the board figured
it 0,9 per cent. --.n-
A terse summary of both re
ports w ou I d say - food " costs
climbed and took the cost of liv
ing alone.:" ,.1, .
The conference board said - of
national trends: general costs
went up 0.2 per cent, food 0JB, and
women's clothes 0.1. Other items
declined or held even. Men's
clothes declined 0.2 per cent in
costs, as did housing. 1
The board placed Los Angeles
and Sacramento one-two in its
list of 67 industrial cities in point
of rising" costs. In both the July
Lrise was 1.1 per cent. San Fran
cisco's 0.9 rise was third among
the western cities. Oakland costs
held steady. .
In the northwest Seattle had a
rise of 0.3 per cent, Portland no
change, while Spokane consumers
had the advantage of a decline of
0.3 per cent
Girls Run Away
To Help Harvest
Two little Portland girls, ages
10 and 14, who undertook to help
with harvests of hops in the St.
Paul area without the knowledge
or consent of their parents, were
returned to their city homes
Thursday night after they had
been taken into custody by Mar
ion County Juvenile Officer Nona
White on. Thursday afternoon.
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On Contracts nr
Packing Firms :
CHICAGO. Aug; JO--The
war labor board hearings involv
ing the big four packing com
panies and three unions and af
fecting more than . 50,000 em
ployes, were concluded Thursday,
Prof. Nathan, p. Feinsinger, panel
chairman announced. No final de
cision was announced. ;
- The hearings in the case began
on July ( and companies Involved
were; Swift &. company,; Armour
& company,' Cudahy & company
and Wilson and company. . The
unions In the Swift case were
the Packinghouse Workers, organ
izing committee (CIO); the. Amal
gamated Butcher workmen, and
Meatcutters of North America
(AFL) and the International
Brotherhood of Swift employes.
independent Only the PWOC was
involved in the other companies'
cases.','' ; '
Feinsinger said that in the Swift
and, Wilson cases, the question in
volved the drafting of an entire
first contract 1 while in the Ar
mour and Cudahy cases, the gues-
uon was on a renewal of a prior
contract
Fishermen's Bodies ?
Found in Columbia
ASTORIA, Aug. 20.-iP)-Bodies
of two fishermen, Xnute Johnson,
38, Seattle; and Enul Swanson,
30, Tigard, Ore., were recovered
from he Columbia river, Coroner
F. W. Ginn said Thursday.
Johnson's body was taken from
the fishermen's mooring basin. He
disappeared August 12. Swanson's
body was found near Megler,
Wash. He disappeared from his
gillnet boat July 12.
UO Session Closes
EUGENE, Aug. 20 JP)- Three
hundred fifty students will take
examinations Friday, marking the
close of the University of Ore
gon's second five-week summer
session.
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