The OrJSOII STATESMAN. Scdea Oregon, WadntsdaY Morning, October It IS 41
?AGS EEVEtt
Ship SIripper
Killed by
Direct Hit
PEARL HARBOR, TH, Oct 13
(4VCapL Samuel N. Moore, skip
per of the Cruiser Quincy, was
lulled at the climax of a mid-night
naval battle oft the Solomon Is
lands August 9 by a salvo of small
calibre shells which struck
squarely on the bridge of his ihiD.
Lieut Cmdr. Harry Baker Hene
berger, gunnery officer of the
Quincy, told Tuesday of the sav
age, close-quarters engagement- -The
burst of gunfire oh ' the
Quincy. he said, killed "practical
ly all the men In the vicinity of
the conning. tower, Including the
captain." j. ;: "f -
(The navy announced at Wash
ington Monday that the heavy
Registration Drops 55,894,
13 per Cent, in 22 Counties
The first 22 Oregon counties reporting their voters registra
tidns for the November 3 election tojthe secretary of state up to
noon Tuesday showed a decrease of 55,894, .when compared with Senator McNary (R-Ore), asked
McNary Tries
Again for
I Soldier Aid
WASHINGTON, Oct MF)
r!T.V..rJbl. Lake, Morrow, W
while screening the continued
the registration figures for the general election in 1940.
The decrease In total registrations of these counties for this
year's general election is approxi
mately . 13 per cent . .
Total registrations of these 22
counties for the November elec
tion this year is 365,741 as against
421,633 for the 1140 general elec
tion. .
ftepabltcsa registrations
dropped frern 106,114 1st 1941
to 112,921 this year. ar 234CC
Demeeratle registrations slump
ed frem 211,32a u 17S.MZ ar
SUSS.
The 22 counties thus far re
porting are Baker, Coos, Curry,
landing of American marines in
the Tulagi-Guadalcanal area of
the Solomon Islands).
Heneberger's most exciting mo
ment was "when a hit act off a
fire which engulfed the forward
control station within three or
four minutes during which every
port we looked out had flames
Iowa, Wasco, Marion, Multnomah,
Clatsop, Clackamas, Columbia,
Union, Linn, Sherman, Harney,
Jefferson, Wheeler, Lincoln, Hood
River and Yamhill.
Curry is the only county thus
far reporting an increase in its
total registrations for the 1842
general election, compared with
two years ago.
Twelve counties reported their
Li l registration figure, here Tuesday
"We thought we all were going
to be burned to death," he went
on. Finally the fire subsided with
out touching off inside the con
trol station and about that time
the engagement was broken off."
Weather Ups
Apple Crop
Production Two per
Cent Higher Than
' Early Estimates .
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1-(JP
Commercial apple production was
fnrraet- Hw 4 Vi 9rtmi1ttir A-
partment at 128,388.000 bushels, "i0"5 na "vuiaxrpupui-
- .V.,,. fIM.t I ww. UU1J wu u m KMC W
Secretary of War Stimson to give
"more sympathetic consideration"
to proposals that soldiers aid in
harvests. He said he was becom
ing alarmed over the farm labor
shortage in the Pacific northwest
McNary asked Stimson last Aug
ust to allow soldiers' to aid in the
fields but the secretary on August
18 rejected the request
"Again I am appealing to you
for a little more sympathetic con
sideration of my suggestion that a
fair number of service boys be
used to harvest farm crops so nec
essary for maintenance of our
of a month ago.
The improved outlook was at
tributed to highly favorable
weather conditions during Sep-
All UlVd ftUAWVl tail &iwuuvw I . . . - - . - . .
in. areas of the north Ati.ntic ?.P, 1!!
tion," McNary
Stimson. "For weeks my desk has
been covered with, letters, wires
and petitions from agriculture
producers ... asking for labor . . .'
He revealed a telegram from
Party Planned
Thurciay for
Inductees
The civic sendoff : committee
has made arrangements for ' its
farewell party Thursday for ' 24
more Salem inductees and enlist
ed men who leave for the Fort
. " Multnomah county reported a
total registration of 176.235. as
compared te 202500 in 1940. Re
publican registrations dropped
from 85.498 te 84,184, while
democratic registrations de
creased from 104,258 'to 98,-
978..- . - '.: . . '--i .
In Clatsop county the registra
tions dropped from 13,418 two
years ago to 12,695 this year. The
republican registrations slumped
from 7235 to 7013 and the demo
cratic registrations from 6043 to
5545.
Other registrations received
Tuesday:
that 18 dairymen supplying civil
ian and army ' processors had
threatened to, stop deliveries on
larger than the 1941 production I . M
of 122,059,000 bushels and nearly L.. t, 1. i aZ
and north central states."
The crop now indicated, the de
partment said, is five per, cent
yeai
(1934-39) average of ; 123,798,000
bushels.; ?- v :rv'::
In the north Atlantic area the
department said indicated produc
tion was well above last season
in all states, while in the south !
Atlantic, increased production was
forecast in all states but . North
Carolina, where a 24 per cent
drop was predicted, and Georgia,
where a 19 per cent reduction
was foreseen. : :
In the north central states, pro
duction was reported three .per
cent above last year for the re-
various metals, and rubber, were
segregated in piles. .
Communities Gather' Scrap
To Feed Nation's Mills
As Oregon's scrap metal drive moved outside city limits.
from communities over the valley poured in reports of ventures
undertaken by youngsters and oldsters in the dual project design
ed to supply the nation's steel mills and "to provide funds for
civic enterprises,
liberty Prepare. ' '
LIBERTY The Liberty school
is sponsoring a scrap metal drive
October 9. to October 30 inclusive
to benefit the school's hot lunch
fund.
Those who . can are asked to
bring there scrap to the communi
ty center where -a sign will be
placed while scrap is to " be de-
posuea. , i nose wno cannot oring
it are asked to place their scrap
metal donation in a convenient
place and a truck wU be sent to
pick It up. I
The scrap collection will be sold
and wUl go directly for use in the
war.'
Dayton, 188 Tans -
DAYTON Scrap Iron in 25
trucks was hauled to Dayton Sun
day and the' combined pile with
the October . 4 gathering is con
servatively estimated at 100 tons
by Louis Courtemanche, jr., of
McMinnville when he made a trip
here Monday morning, Arnold
Braat with a semi-trailer won
honor of the largest load which
was estimated at 64 tons. The
Detroit Cooperates
DETROIT The Detroit schools
have created a great deal of en
thusiasm in the drive for scrap
metaL Every family, logging
camp, and mill has been asked to
cooperate and the school bus
makes the rounds collecting the
contributions. Lots of pre-school
age are also busy gathering scrap
for Uncle Sam. ; .
Aurora, 12 Tans
AURORA Aurora's rural 4-H
fair was a great help in the cam
paign for victory. The proceeds
from the candy, popcorn and hot
dog stands - were used to - help
equip an upstairs room for a Red
Cross emergency hospital. Ad
mission was in the form of scrap
metal and rubber.
After the fair the great scrap
drive really began. In their spare
time the pupils collected and
hauled in large trailer -loads of
scrap.
.The school was - divided into
American Guns
Given Edge in
Actual Tests
ROCHESTER, NY, Oct lS-iff)
Actual comparative tests of Unit
ed Nation and axis weapons, the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers heard Tuesday, "give
promise we will outgun both the
Germans and the Japanese."
James L Walsh, New York
City, chairman of the, society's
war production committee, report
ing on a performance of full ser
vice charge firings at the Aber
deen, MA, proving grounds, de
clared:
"We (the committee) have wit
nessed firings of the complete line
of standard weapons and have no
hesitancy in saying that. In our
opinion, the weapons now used
by the United States army are at
least the equal and in many cases
the superior of weapons used eith
er by Germany or Japan.
""this can be said advisedly for
the reason that practically every
type of enemy, weapon has been
captured and its military charac
teristics determined, in competi
tion with the performance of our
own weapons."
62 Pounds of Pennies
Turned Into Bonds
GRANTS PASS, Oct 13-PHt
was quite a load to tote, but Mr.
and . Mrs. D. M. Langworthy of
Murphy didn't mind sine It
meant war bonds.
They brought in 62 pounds of
pennies 9070 of them which re
quired 10 years to collect and
bought bonds.
three teams, the flag's colors, red,
white and blue. Approximately
12 tons were turned in, with the
white side winning.
Oregon Man
Has Interest
In Scrapping
Dr. C L. Blakely; Baker, .ha.
good reason to regret that the. eld
Battleship Oregon is to be turned
over to the federal ' government -
for its scrap metal, he advised
Gov. Charles A. Sprague Ina let
ter received here Tuesday.,
Dr. Blakely said he was the -only
native Oregonian officer attached
to the ship on her' last official
cruise, when she was used as a re
viewing craft for the Pacific
fleet President Woodrow Wilson
was aboard the ship at that time,
Dr. Blakely said.
Governor Sprague informed Dr.
Blakely that a fitting celebration
was being planned when the ship
is turned over to the government
and that he would receive a spe
cial Invitation to attend.
Clackamas-1 8 4 2, republicans "s uul
14504, democrats 13,716. total 28,
5l2r 1940: republicans 16,777,
Lewis reception center Thursday democrats 16,775 total 33,964. .
.ro.. , Columbia 1942, republicans 4,-
- The program win atart at 12:30 .. ,5' (L Oregon 12 per cent larger, while
p. m. in Legion hall, and the main K7 .
address will be given by Maj. "f!3.5940;
r--rit s.n,pr nt th. wiv Union 1942, repubUcans 3395,
Service. Other addresses wiU be democrats 4309 total 7782; 1940: gKS?
given ny Mayor w. w. naawicj "r-"-' T" I'. Indicated production was ma
iuy K. oiover ox me iiiaeons, uu . " . . ....
Carl Abrams; Legion representa- Llma-lMl. repablieans 79M,
4iv. . I democrats 7114, total 1555;
Those to be enterUined are : repuoueans aw, aenn-
crau 7715, tout i.iz.
Sherman 1942, republicans 770,
draftees W. E. Dougherty. L. O.
Curry. A. J. Perkins, r, W. C.
In the west Washington's com
mercial crop was reported one
per " cent larger than last year;
Colorado six per cent larger, and i
other western producing states re
ported declines from last year.
principally in Montana, Idaho and ;
terially below last season in the
three ' commercial states of the
south central area, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Arkansas.
Wuh. W. J Buck. W. A. KroeD- aemocrau 9Zi, xoiai wu; iu;
Tin. T. W. Jones. R. M. Notdurft I republicans 858, democrats-587,
K. V. Ballweber, C M. Seamon, touu i4aa.
Philip Judson, D. D Wood, . G.
F. Wesely. D. R. Ghnes, F. O.
Hammon, L. W. Lauinger and F.
' E. Lojran, all privates. "
- Enlistedr men are. Pvts. v J."M. !
Dunn. R, H. Allen, ' R. M.7 Law-J
less, R. P. Ewing and R. D; Dris
coil. : - , v:
USS Oregon
Gets Acclaim
Oncie More
PORTLAND, Oct 1 3-IVIn her
last days the old battleship Ore
gon is enjoying another fling.
It's a far cry from the popular
ity she knew when she was toast!
of the United States fleet after
her dash around the horn and her
part in wrecking the Spanish fleet
Harney 1942, republicans ; L-
082, democrats 1234, total : 2333;
1940: republicans 1239, democrats
1461, total 2718. v. :
Jefferson 1942, republicans
520, democrats! ,644, total; 1180;
1940: republicans' 519, democrats
645, total 1178.
Wheeler 1942, republicans 1,
175, democrats 456, total 1642;
1940: republicans 1279, democrats
579, total 1874.
Lincoln 1942, republicans n 4,-
fl 4.t. 1Alt -.1 "JOIQ-
1940: republicans 4646, democrats ;T ..T
UU m MKT . W fcAl MWU ....
. Doomed to the scrap heap,' the
Oregon is attracting more and
4139, total 8876.
Hood River 1942, republicans
2563 democrats 2095, total 4711;
1940: republicans 3102, democrats
2847, total 6028.
Mobilization
Sugar Beet
Crisis Seen
DENVER, Oct .13 -CP) -The
president of .the Western Beet
Growers association,' Blaine Fer
guson of Valier, Mont, asserted
Tuesday that the sugar beet . in
dustry is facing the most serious
crisis in its history because of an !
cute shortage of hand labor. , :
t An tint believe the true facts
of the situation are realized or C-. ArlllTa A clrrl
appreciated in Washington," Fer- UjJCCUlip ilBliCU
euson saui in a message iwu -
.Mnrttion. 4" 1 WASHINGTON. . O c t !-(
m. i Athin ta indicate President Roosevelt expressed day compared to a bare hundred
that enough topping and loading dissatisfaction Tuesday witty toe Monday of last week, a typical
machines can be constructed in manner m wmcii ue Dwoumuua
the coming year to materially as-1 of manpower lor tne tasu oi war
Sist m tne narvesimg oywauun, " f-"- rr y 1
and our fanners simply are not tary status but said toat toe neees- Wafife UemaiKl
going to plant beets to en extent sity for legislation to put the pro- aaAi
unless they are convinced tnat - vw4Hj rf tA lol7
hand labor will be available when not yet been decided. 11 0 1 lOO JDdQ
Mr. Kooseveit loia nis press con- i
ference that many runner steps CINCINNATI, Oct 13-(flVThe
might suu De taken on a voiun- iCtU committee of the United
tary basis along the lines he sug-1 Mine Workers put finishing
gested in his radio address Mon-1 touches Tuesday on initial wxta
day nighty These included mus- demandg for the next two-year
wring luga iBcnui cu contract with operators and'there
more sightseers during her num
bered days at her Willamette river
berth. 1
Sunday, 701 persons went aboard
for a last look at the old battlewa-
gon and that said Custodian O. F.
Gullickson, Is about double the
number who usually visit her on
Sundays.
- A total of 422 were there Mon
ti and labor
It Ib needed,'
be aaid.
Community Clubs
Plan Meetings
For Coming Week
UNIONVALE The first meet-
were indications the figures might
not be "too bad.
Members declined comment as
work on farms and in war indus
tries without interfering with
i their studies, voluntary harvest-
tng of the Unionvale .community to4 work by residents.of towns p STSS'S
to session during a recess in the
UMW's 37th convention, and Lew
is himself gave no hint, either on
the wage scale or the probable
answer to Secretary of the In
terior Harold I ekes' request for J
a longer work-week for coal min
ers. - v -'":-:z';.
However,' semi - official
club for the 1942-43 season will 1 and abandoning of discriminating
be field Friday evening, October j against women, negroes and older
18. A speaker will talk on "Com- men.
munity War Worlt." Keiresn
ments will be ; served by Mrs.
Clarence Crawley, Mrs. Louis
Magee and Mrs. Clark, Noble.
HAYESTLLE The " community-
club ,will meet Friday,' Octo
ber 23 instead of the - regular
meeting time.- . ,
Talbot Hunter
Injures Arm-
80th Birthday
Observed Sunday
BRUSH C R E E K Mrs. L J,
Madsm observed her 80th birth
day anniversary at her home here
Guests at dinner were
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Madsen and
TWpr and Loretta of Hillsboro,
Almea Meyer and Harold Larson.
, Calling during the afternoon
Mr: and Mrs. Ed Holden,
Mrs. O. Satern, Mrs. O. S. Hauge,
Mrs. Anna K. Jensen, Miss Alice
Jensen. - :,
Sunnynido Hova
e?TTXTxrvcTnT Visitors at the
-T.nfni9M home this week in
'eluded Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mc
Millan and nieces, ray ana u?
ginia, all from Tacoma. ;
Local folks makins a trip to
Mt Hood this week included INeal
t-i,.? TTn"ffisrn and Ken-
i. Tnri FJierwooa ana
gossip
TALBOT Richard King met
with a painful accident Sunday I was that the desired wage-scale
while deer hunting in the Valsetz I would turn out to be "moderate"
ocalitr. The party had been out! when presented to the convention.
only a abort time, when a stray I probably Wednesday morning.
bullet from some other hunting j The present contract expires
party hit Mr. lung's left arm J March 31.
near the wrist His arm was shat
tered. He is in the Deaconess
hospital in Salem with his arm
in a cast '
Germans Warned -
MONTREAL, Oct. 13-CT-Pri-
vate Jack Fowler of Ontario, one
of the Canadian soldiers who at
Giib Plans Campaign
For Stcelhead Bill
SILVERTON Because of toe
busy season only a few members
turned out for the Izaak Walton
league ineetin Monday night
Scked Dieppe August 19, id JlTJl
Tuesday night that French resi- referendum on the steelhead
dents of the city "told our men bmi " and ns weJ
that the Germans had apparently - JS '
received advance word of our in- , t "" r...
tpntinna for they brought up re- W1" " """S" 0i
inforcements for two days before program ior.im
the raid took place."
Berry Shipper Fined
PORTLAND, .Oct 13. --Fed
eral Judge Claude "McColloch
Williams Selected
SPOKANE. Oct 12 -0TV- MaJ.
Hpn "Robert Olds, commander of I fined Max Gehlhar, Salem, $300
the second air force, Monday an- Tuesday on charge of shipping
nounced appointment of Brig. J mouldy blackberries. Gehlar en-
Gen. Robert B. Williams as com- J tered a plea of nolo contendere,
mander of the second bomber I which subjected him to the pen
command. , i .... J alty witoout his admitting guilt
Let's Go. . . Marion County
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WA-IB "PLANTS
EIUST IHIAVE SCKAP, N0lnJS
THIS JOB IS YOURS! IT IS DRGEIIT!
IT IS VITAL! WE HOST HOT. FAIL!
Don't let is be your fault that our fighting men get too little, too late. And it will
be unless you get in the scrap personally. 1
The scrap is there thousands of tons of it . . . in YOUR home 4n your place of
business on your farm. It's not doing any good there. And nobody can get it but you.
So, it's up to you ... and you alone to start this scrap that is your responsibili
tyon its way to the steel plants turning out rital war materials that need it
so desperately need it to mix with newly mined ore to make more tanks planes
weapons for Victory! Let's go Oregon! Let's lead the nation for pounds per capita.
in Prizes . : M 111 MIS!
Prizes. .
Offered by the Oregon State Salvage Committee, General Salvage Section
$1500 in War Savings Bonds (Present Value, just like Cash) has been set aside by
the Oregon State Salvage Committee, General Salvage Section, to be fivento
ties selected by the winning committee Salvage Committee. $500 ur War Bond
prizes will be given to organizations, business firms and individuals. Here is the
Prize List: - ' - j . ; t, -: , r.--. , .
in kands (present valae) ta the Oresen eauatr. ealleetinf tha . rreat
iIUwJ est per capita poundage the prise U be tamed aver ta a charity
nated hjr the, county salrae committee. , :
1 bonds (present TalneV to the Oregon anty with Um next fclffces! per
capita arerage this prise alsa ta a to suitable charity.- ,
la bonds (preseat Talne) to the bnsinesa.flrm which sives or sells tha
larrest amount of scrap aactaL -.- Z . .. - ".
la bonds (preseat value) ta tha individoal maa ar womaa, hay ar girl-
giving ar aellinr toe largest amount of scrap metaL . , . - '
la bonds ar stamps (present valve) to tha wait at a bars', ar siris" rgaalzs
tiaa taraias; ta the larrest amount of scrap metaL
$5C3
$150
$50
Win for your counties Win for America. Remember even though the $2000 prize
contest "closes October 18th at midnight, the scrap meUl drive goes on. The Sal-
vage program Is not a one-week or one-month program, any more than this is
one-week war. Salvage is an all-out country effort and must be carried as such,
We cannot afford'to relax after a single drive and "WE means YOU! Our Na
tion can win this war ONLY if you and every one of you does his utmost Here a a
chance to do one job that Is actually needed NOW! A job that only you can do. For
you and only yon know where your scrap is.k Only you can find it muT bring It when
it will be used. Success depends on you. We must not fail! . . ..'
" ' ilARION COUNTY iSALVAGB C03IJIITTEE
iC W; Paulusr chairman--Local chairmen: Gene Vandeneynde; Salem; R. A White, Brooks; Mrs.
I ! Ellen Simv Aurora; Zeno Schwab, Cervais; Boy I Chester, Jellerson; Misij Theresa Dehler,
ML Angel; Fred Hecker, Woodburn; Dr. A. It.-V. Smith,. Silvfrton; Robert CL Wood, Stayton.
RULES OF C0IITEST
PURPOSE
This contest, sponsored by the General Salvage
Section of Tne Oregon State Salvage Committee,
is designed to help stimulate the collection of every,
possible pound of scrap metal in Oregon; to sup
plement the efforts of all, other agencies and or
ganizations cooperating in this necessary effort.
t PLAN
Prizes will be awarded to the Oregon County, busi
ness firm, individual and unit of junior boy or girl
organization turning in free or selling to dealers .
the most scrap metal during the period which be
gan Saturday, September 28, and ending at mid
night, Sunday, October 18th,
ELIGIBILITY
Every person residing within a county is eligible
to contribute to that county's total collection .,
Persons and their families engaged in the . busi
ness of buying and selling scrap-iron and rubber.
or collecting it on a commission, are not eligible to
compete as individuals. or firms. They may, how
ever, help to increase the county's total by initiat
ing scrap collections, the contest credit to go to the
original owner.
All firms, partnerships and corporations and their.
employes (living in the state) not engaged in the
business of scrap buying or collection ape. eligible
to collect scrap metal or rubber to be entered in
the name of the firm. The same material, how
ever, may not be credited to both a firm and an
individual. ' -i " '
Every Individual living in the state,: and not en
gaged in the business of collecting scrap metal and
rubber, is eligible to compete lor tne individual
prize. . ' -
Every state junior organization (in units) such as
4H Clubs. Bov Scouts. Girl Scouts or Camp Fire
Girls, is eligible to compete for the junior prize.
PROCEDURE
The County Salvage Committee within each bounty
is in full charge of .the program. All scrap metal
must be receipted at point of delivery, either at
private dealers yard or government collection
point. Credit in tha contest will be ONLY on the
basis of such receipts. The County Salvage Com-.
mittee Chairman must be able to produce receipts
for the amount of metal his countr reports as col
lected, their receipts should . be . In .POUNDS (not.
tons). Contact your county local-or unit salvage
committee for further Information. '$
JUDGES ' .
The judges of this contest will consist of a com
mittee named by C. I. Sersanous, Chairman of the
Oregon State Salvage Committee.
as
bio needed
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Steel cannot be made without scrap. Every pound
of old iron, and steel you can find means mora
guns, more ships, more tanks. Copper is scarce.
Aluminum is needed. Other metals are Valuable
but STEEL IS VITAL! That'a why ,
This Is Primarily a t Scrap Iron
. 1 " and Steel Contest .
-'
An metal . . . and only metal will be counted in
' the contest But scrap iron and steel come first on
the list So, let's gd Oregon and get In tha Scrap!
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This Advertisement Approred by the Vcr Production Board
Mike Ilk!;.:; ever.