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Radio listeners Sunday after-
. noon were fortunate If they turn
ed to the Philco program "Radio
Hall of Fame" which was broad-
' cast over the Blue . network. A
galaxy of top hit performers pre-
. tented the program Jimmy Du
rante, Frederic March, Joan Fon
taine, Lowell Thomas, Alec Tem-pleton,-
Bidu Sayo. But the par
ticular feature I want to-point to
was the fact that the sponsor took
the program from New York to
Philadelphia to help climax the
war bond campaign in that city.
- According to the - announcement
during the broadcast every seat
holder in the Academy of Music
where the program was presented
was' a bondholder, the total bond
"gate" running to $7,000,000. Of
the change in location B Mike
wrote in his Oregonian column: t
"The transfer of ;o n e of the
most ambitious projects yet un
dertaken in the bond drive in
volved moving a retinue of tech
nicians,! writers, directors, an
nouncers, supporting players and
musicians necessary to produce
the 'hour-long show.
"; Tonight a similar event is oc
curring in Salem. KOIN of Port
land is bringing its "Million Dol
lar club" program to Salem for
presentation at the Salem " high
school to help the state capital
wind up the campaign for the
fourth war loan. The success of
the occasion is already well as
sured, from a bond-selling stand
point, and by tonight the bond
sales stimulated by this perform
ance should run well into - six
figures.
What I want to emphasize is the
public spirit shown by KOIN in
bringing (Continued on editorial
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Willkie Names
Ralph Cake
Manager
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 14 -JP)
Wendell Willkie in a formal an
nouncement of his candidacy for
the republican presidential norm
Ination today designated Ralph H.
Cake as his pre-convention man
ager and outlined the foundation
on which his campaign will be
built. ! . its'-"5WrY -itir'M't'ass--.
The republican party , can win
the 1944 election, Willkie said at
a press conference, only by pre
senting proof to the people through
Its nominee and its platform that:
1. The war can be fought as
effectively or more effectively
With a republican instead of a
democrat in the White House;
2. The OP has a better under
standing than the democratic par
ty of postwar social and economic
adjustments which will confront
the United States;
3. The republicans' interest in
and understanding of the United
States' role in cooperation with the
world is stronger and deeper than
that of the. democrats. This "must
not be a mere cloak put on for
political ; and campaign purposes
but a deep and abiding ,. belief,"
Willkie said, and must be carried
by the presidential candidate him
self. . ; .
Upon : this structure, Willkie
said, his "campaign will be con
structed and . carried throughout
the 48 states under the organiza
tional leadership of the GOP na
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Wallace Urges
Federal Lease
MINNEAPOLIS,' Feb. 14.-iffJr-Vice
President Henry AJ Wallace
tonight proposed that instead of
selling war plants in the wesUand
south when they are no longer
needed for war purposes the gov
ernment lease .. them on terms
which will assure their continued
Independent operation. V
"The war plants that have been
built in the west and south must
be kept in full production," he de
clared. ' ; J: ' ''; X.; : '.:"-' ; -):..f 1 t
Their production will be re
quired to create the living, stand
ard which Americans must have
after the war. However, there is
grave danger that these plants
may ; "be acquired by dominant
groups; and -that they may either
be withheld ' from production or
equivalent capacity retired else
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Schuetz, Death Reduces
Democrats in House
' WASHINGTON, Feb. 14
The death last night of Represen
tative Leonard W. Schuetz, 59
. year-old - Illinois democrat, furth
er reduced democratic member
ship in the house, which was al
ready at ks lowest point in more
than a decade. -;:
- Schuetz, a house member since
1830, . was found dead in his
apartment by an elevator operat
or.. Dr. George Sprehm attributed
death to natural couses.
With bis death, house member
ship today stood at 213 -democrats,
2C9 republicans and four
members of minor parties. There
were five other vacancies.
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Pharmacist's Mate Charlton
Praised for Devotion to Duty
5 j (The following1 story was written by" Staff Sgt. William K.
Beech of Akron, Ohio, a marine corps combat correspondent.) , il
t ' 'SiCiTunrrwrmrm?. tn THE PACiriC iDelaved) Navr Pharm- jH
' acist's Mate First Class Charles M. Charlton,- 40, of 164 South
Commercial street, Salem, Ore, who dragged a wounded marine.,
from a Jap pillbox on Tarawa while under fire, was praised today
by his commanding officer for "conscientious devotion to duty."
i'I was standing "outside the pillbox , when the marine went
inside," said Charlton. He took about three steps and the Jap f
:- inside fired. V ' ? - . IS
I "I went inside, to get him. The Jap fired again and this time i;
he hit the marine in the knee. The other bullet had torn a big $
hole in his shoulder." If fi il
' Charlton carried the wounded man outside and helped ad-
minister plasma while the pillbox was covered by infantry f ire. 1
! Prior to this action, Charlton, knowing that his own artillery f
. unit had adequate medical -personnel, made his way along the jf
beach under machine gun and rifle fire to administer aid to infan-
try casualties who could not be evacuated. ; ' $
; ! Charlton, whose wife, Virginia Mae; lives at the Salem ad- if
1 dress, entered service in November, 1940. I
Take
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ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE: SOUTHWEST PACIFIC,
Tuesday, Feb. lS-(P-Rooke island, which sits squarely in the
center of Vitiaz strait between New Guinea and New Britain, was
ocupied Saturday by American forceswhich met no opposition.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced today.
On the same day, American marines pushed along New Bri
tain's north coast to occupy Gor -
issl village east of Cape Mensing.
This3 extended the territory cov
ered by the marines since their
landing at Cape Gloucester De
cember 28, ; which followed four
days later by the capture of the
t airdrome. The leathernecks are
now 21 miles east of the airfield.
The Japanese apparently had
abandoned Rooke island, since the
American fore , has reported no
contact with the enemy.. The Jap
anese : evidently : considered ; their
position on ; the island untenable
after the marines occupied the
entire western end of New Bri
tain. Long ; Island, northwest of
Rooke, also was occupied by the
Americans the day the marines
invaded Cape Gloucester, further
endangering the enemy's position
on Rooke. - ;
A headquarters spokesman said
the position of Rooke island made
it a valuable possession for the
allies, providing in conjunction
with Long island control of both
Vitiaz and Dampier straits. '
; Solomons - based allied aircraft
continuing their hammering of Ra-
baul, the Japanese base in north
eastern New Britain,' pasted the
w m . m N
LAXunai, looera ana vunaxanau
airdromes Sunday with 179 tons
of bombs. More than 200 planes,
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Rossman Calls
For Donations
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' As the Marion county chapter.
Red Cross, war fund committee
completed plans for its 1944 cam
paign, scheduled to open March
1, Chairman George Rossman on
Monday issued the following state
ment: "I urge the people of this coun
ty not only to volunteer their dol
lars toward our $74,000 budget,
but also to volunteer their ser
vices to Elton Thompson, war fund
committee head. or. to leave their
names at our chapter's headquar
ters. Mr. Thompson and his sub
chairmen will need solicitors, both
men and ; women. Every one in
this county must be afforded an
opportunity to contribute. The de
mands are great, but will be speed
ily met when every one has done
his part. For those of us who are
too old to wear the uniform, the
Red Cross affords an opportunity,
not only to do something in be
half of our country, but also to do
something in behalf of humanity."
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Gille Calls Meet
To Discuss Mart
To discuss Interest in and pos
sible management for a farmer's
market in Salem this year. Alder
man A. H. Gille , said Monday
night he would call a public meet
ing Wednesday night, January 23,
at the chamber of commerce. X -i
' Gille was chairman of the com
mittee which ! operated as a city
sponsored experiment last falTs
market on Marion square. Serv
ing with him were T. G. Nelson,
representing farm organizations,
end Mrs. Walter Barsch, repre
senting consumers. Both . grange
and farmers union will be asked
to send representatives :' to the
Wednesday night m e e t,'i n g to
which consumers are also Invited,
Gille said. :
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Japs Raid
US Holds
InlMarslialls
By WILLIAM HIPPLE
US? PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Peart . Harbor, Feb.
14HP)-Japanese- pt&es Taided
United States positions i in the
Marshall islands last week for the
first 'time since the invasion of
January 31 and American aircraft
reached out almost to the Caroline
islands in extending their attacks
to new Marshall atolls. :
The enemy raids, announced to
day by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
along with the American attacks,
was
Roi
made Friday night - against
island of Kwajalein atoll.
Damage and casualties were re
ported as "moderate." i
Most significant of the Amer
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Helmet to Nightie
To Be Auctioned
Niw YORK, Feb. 14-(P- Items
ranging from a helmet worn by
Genu Eisenhower to a ' pink : silk
nightie donated by Stage Star
Gertrude Lawrence, with her
name embroidered on it, will be
auctioned at a KEW Gardens war
bond rally Wednesday, ? the US
treasury announced tonight. j
Other articles to be bid upon in
clude: ,; i i -j : . j
An original music score donat
ed by Conductor Arturo Toscanini.
A hockey stick autographed by
the New York Rangers. -
Tickets to sell-out ' Broadway
shows.. : i r " - a .
Marion Red Cross War Fund
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ThaIarian county Eed Crass 1214 war fund coarrlttee metis ta pre
- pare for. the campaign which epens JIarch L llzzztm are. from
left to rlsht, standing: Urlla S. Page, Frank ?ears, V7. XL XHmsey,
Carl Eeadrick.C L. Estreia, Carl E. AscLc-trener, Hex TA
Sxxlanx, Oranjon.
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More Towns
j-jCaptured
; Near Pskov
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I ! O ND O N , . Tuesday,
Fek 15 (AP) The red
army yesterday captured
Korsun, core of resistance
fof the remnants of per
il p s 100,000 Germans
trapped in the Dnieper
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bend, and as the fight en-
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tejred its 12 th day Moscow
said powerful German re
lief forces attacking out
side the annihilation ring
had succeeded in making "a small
wedge" in the soviet lines in their
effort to rescue the doomed men.
; The slight German gain cost the
enemy 2008 men, 73 tanks and 20
big self-propelled guns, said a
midnight bulletin broadcast by
Moscow and recorded by the so
viet monitor.
Inside ' the trap the Russians
routed the German garrison at
Korsun, ' cut off one unit and
wiped out 1000 of the enemy, and
reduced the German holc"ngs to
about 64 square miles, Moscow
disclosed-:
-m
I'The. fighting:
is ,;: extremely
fierce," - the communique said, in
describing , the German relief ef
forts outside the ring, apparently
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Subsidy Ban
to
Veto
f WASHINGTON, Feb. U.-VP)
With the possibility of a presiden
tial veto in the offing, the house
turned over to conferees today the
job of polishing up legislation
outlawing the admin istration's
program of subsidy payments . ia
hold down food prices for con-
sumers. yy, C- '-'
I Senate conferees have not as yet
been named, but little delay is an-j
ticipated once the conference goes
to work. Both senate and house
have voted to halt the subsidies
differing only on when it should
be done. The house was voted fdt
a ban effective Thursday whilcf
the senate Bankhead bill outlaws
them after June 30. .
I The ' real showdown will come
pn overriding an expected presi
dentlal veto. President Roosevelt
subsidies and most congressmen
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Bring
Tuaaday Mondag. Fabruary IS.
Comes Back
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"Uncle Joe" StilwelLLt. Geiu, com-
I mandlny US armies In China,
j Barma and India (above), whose
i troops were chased from Burma
I by the Japanese, leads the at-
i taekmc forces see kins to regain
bthat vital territory. (AP Wire
ftphoto) .
Series E Sale
To Climax
Series E bonds sold like hot
cakes - Monday ' in Salem as the
fourth, war loan campaign moved
into its final day. War finance
committee headquarters on Court
street were swamped with appli
cants and there were queues lead
ing to bond booths in the banks.
Ifmything like the same pace is'
fciaiHtamed today the county's
quota will not merely be 'reach
ed, it will be substantially over
subscribed, Salem Chairman i Arthur-
Smither declared Monday
night
The count at the close of the
day's ' business : Monday was $1,
542,000, which was 96 per cent of
the original goal. However, Coun
ty Chairman Jesse J-. Gard has
been plugging from the start for
a much higher final total..
Sales will eontlave tonight an
booths at the nigh school bond
ing which will open at 7 pa,
aa hoar before the victory rally
featuring the KOIN ' MUlloa
Dollar elnb ret under way.
Sales made ap to a short time
before the hour f or annovactag
the final tally, will be credited
m the county's total. ' ; - " '
Since tickets for the rally are
being requested by ; every - bond
buyer,, the recent upsurge in pur
chases means that ;a great many
tickets', are out. 4 Arrangements
have : been mad ' however for
handling any overflow in the cor
ridors of the high' school and in
the gymnasium where those un
able to get into the auditorium
wiU be able to hear the show over
a public address system. Joe Land,
special events chairman, reports
that Principal Fred Wolf and oth-
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Smashing
Committee Prepares Campaign
nxn, E. C imicr, L. A. .17arr:r,
George XL Flar?. Ilrs. L. V. Ear.--2,
L. J. Ciewart, Ilrs. Jcs ,T. I::
Marion eouaty chapter cLalrnr:.
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Biitelh
Gilze-Rijen -(Airdrome
Hit
I In Day Raid
i By Austin Bealmear.
LONDON, Feb. 14-.
(AP) American Thun
derbolt fighter - bombers
took over the offensive to
whittle down German air
strength today with
smash at the Gilze-Rijen
aSrilrnmp. nn nf tli tinvta'
main fighter bases in Hoi-
land, executing the swift
attack without loss. - -
. - s i - , - -
iThe almost daily bom
bardmeni of nazi installations. In
northern France continued mean-
while without let-up, with RAF
and allied Bostons, Mitchells and
Mosquito bombers under Spitfire
escort giving emplacements there
tne 42nd daylight pounding in 56
7- I i - V-
RAF Typhoons Joined the cross-
channel offensive,- striking an en-
emy airfield and other militarr
targets in northern France." ;
All bombers .returned from the
iiwcu .oo nonnern urence, Duiiwnich Publisher Charles A.
the jRAF. lost four fighters in the Sprague; was Oregon's governor,
vwjmT"uw
viijaoia,uwTersans
had been evacuated rom this Pas
ment of France.; .
1 l!.!?n5-5fm?S
-M v v a con v v tuu wiliv iw I
the usually heavily defended
GTlii-d55and
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Russia Favors
Frontier Settling
LONDON, Thvrsday, Feb. 15.
-4.&)r1tosa has intimated will-
. Ingness ta adhere to the 1940
frontier established aa the Ka-
reuan istnmas la any peace
terms with Finland and to fore
go her lease of the Hangoe na
val base aa the Gmlf mt Finland,
"a qnaliled bat aofficlal Lm
dan diplomatle searea said to
day. '
It was said, however, that
Kossia wishes cesslaa by Fin
land ef the Arctic port af ret-
samo, and as a very mlnlmam
for. peace woald demand "elim
ination or liquidation' ef sev-
en German divisions . now fat
Finland and the right to gar
risoa with. Kasstan troops any
Finnish bases which the sa
vfets might need far operations
against Germany in the Baltic.
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RALPH C. CURTIS
Takes
Editorsliin
Slta He
ens
It,
Seventeen
years association
With Th Orsirnn Ciao m
be ended by Ralph C. Curtis, man-
aging editor, on February 25 when
he leaves to become editor of the
Sentinel-Mist. semi-wkW nw.
paper at St Helens. Ore. On that
paper he will succeed Robert E.
Pollock who will iW th
I early lniMarch.
Curtis became a member of The
J Statesman's news staff In vj.
I uary, 1927 and has served as re-
j porter,- sports editor, copy editor.
I ritv aditinr nA manafftn ntifn.
land was in charge of the editorial
f page during the four - Years In
iserving ;aiso as business manarer
I tb greater Ibartbrthat-Beriork.-
t ; Coming to Salem first In 1917 as
I ;-; i
Collegian staff. Curtis later
was a member of the Bend Bui -
The Statesman he-was the first
Curtis
upstate sports editor in Oregon to scribedby Buell F. Maben, western
conduct ;a daily sports column. He regional director of the WFA of
has reported the last four sessions fice of distribution, as equal to
of the Oregon legislature both f or
the newspaper and over radio sta-
tion KSIl, and he and Mrs. Cur-
tis broadcast a weekly discussion
of current topics over that station
in ISW7 and 1938. Both have been!
active la the Salem Civic Players.
Mrs. Curtis and their three chil-
dren wfll postpone moving to St
Helens
until they dispose their
! country
Itrict.
muuw in uie ringie ois-
House Group
Studies Simple
Tax Return
By FRANCIS M. Le MAY
WASHINGTON, . Feb. 14 -iJPi
Proposals to drop from the led
era! tax . rolls approximately 9,-
000,000
small taxnaver wr
b
aside today by the house
ways ahd means Committee in its
Quest for ways to simnlify income
tax returns. :.- .
The committee, however, took
one step in the direction of sim-
plification, by voting to attempt
a cansolldatirm nf trim vWnrv
mal and surtaxes without chanein
i substantially . the-existing overall
payments. yy'. J-:
The jcommittee's staff of ex
perts was given the task of draw
ing up 'proposals for the integra
tion. 1, ' . ; -;. -i .'r.:V "
Coneressionel ' mnrm nmt
the treasury and nmN.
labor rrouos to onnose th rr.r-r.
of the victory tax into the perma-1
nent iax structure. Some eroura
contend the victory levy is artem-
porary wartime tax only. , -
Meanwhile, concressional dm
crayc leaders were reported to
have counselled President Roose-1
; velt at a White House' conference
Sgainstl vetoing the $319,000,000
new revenue measure, with the
; admonition that no new revenue
measure would . be . forthconune I
tnls year: The bul, which was sent
to the ; president last week," con-1
tains only about one-fifth the $10.-1
03,000,000 requested by the ad-
ministration.
Pic. Cul!:cr!and
..ir ia Action.
Tf;, Irank C SutherlanJ cf
iha marine reserve Is mlcslng
la sc'.lcn, de navy dsrirtsieiit
annociiced ILIanday. lie Is the
f sn cf I Irs. r.lellssa t Siberian 3
cf Adiy.
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AhbeyiRIonte, :
Cassino, Next -
Point of Attack
! By Joseph Dynan
ALLIED j HEAD Q UAH
4
ITERS, Algiers, Feb. 14
(AP) British Wellington
night bombers capable of
packing huge "block-bust
er" missiles have joined
i American warplanes in a
devastating ! 'roun d-the
clock assault against Ger
man forces threatening the
allied1 beachhead
near
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Kome- 11 I Wfl disclosed
j today as ground fighting slack-
m! that area.
I Stalled for two weeks br the
Germans use of the abbey Monte
Cassino overlooking the s Cassino
battlefront. the Fifth armv noti-
fied ! the monks and any other
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Cal-Pack Wina
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A inltiAiUMAM
I V--"- X ClUCll IV
A - I 1 PTnn A
AVarCl OI r V 1 A
I 1.
I ' An .-
istraUon's achievement "A" to Sa-
l .;.:!n ' i
Representing the government's
1 highest recognition for outstand-
Ussing industry, the "A" was de-
J the j army f navjf "E" and maritime
J E"j in its tribute, t
I -You have received the highest
honor your cbvernment can con-
j fer I upon management and labor
in the food crocessln industry "
Maben wired the Salem plant.
Your mutual effort and initiativa.
have won a victory on the vital
food front whjch can directly im-
piement final victory at the battle
front." ) . . '
Award ceremonies are now be
ing; arranged. The "A" banner and
pins for labor and management
wil be awarded by . representa
tives of the armed forces, and the
WFA Office of distribution. Nomi
nations are made by the office of
distribution oh . the basis of in
vestigations which rate each pro
cessing firm for quantity and
quality of output, safety and ab-
sentee records, initiative in over-
I coming warume proaucuon handi-
I cans labor-management relations,
" cboperatipn with federal food
programs.. Twenty one California
Packing corporation plants in five
western states received the award;
w 5aiem plant was the only one
Jfn. jthe; company group in Oregon.
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renders
I By JAMES LINDSLEY
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14-6W
PubUdty-shinning Charlie Chao-
Ii4 preservipg his poise with vis-
lDle e"ort. opk a long walk down
I federal building ; corridor be-
tweeaj solid .ranks of the curious
J today and formally surrendered
1 10 leaerai grana jury indictments
charging violations of the Mann
ac na 01 Piotung to deprive Joan
Berry, his former protege, of her
f constitutional rights.
J ,tol newsmen curtly that he .
1 had no comment. Giesler also- re-
fused; to make a statement
I Three of Chaplin's co-defend-
anls on the; conspiracy charges
surrendered a few minutes earlier.
They are T.obert Ardan, radio
commentator; end Capt. 7. v.
White and Lt. Clauda I-Iarple cf
the Eererly Hills police depart
ment.
Cfccslln alone -v.-j indicted cn
llzzm act charrs. A f: granci
jury charred t'.t ha took Ili.-s
Berry to New Yci k ia Oct;
1S42, for Immoral r . rprses. A
ond count involves .the : j:i 1 -
turn trip.
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