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a- The OBEGOH STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Sundar Morning. March 5. 1944 Allies Hold f Beach Poi Take Prisoners C (Continued from tage 1) C- C ned down the allies to such a . small space that the beachhead forces "have tost any possibility" of : the initiative and have, to fight very hu&& vpid ai$atejr. ;. The ' eaemyiaimbunceinefit.l ad? 1 mitted' heavy blows, from, allied air ; forces around the beachhead. V i At dusk Thursday -the Germans attacked American positions- along i the Cisterna-Montello road. They ) were thrown back by ' heavy ar ftillery fire and lost three- tanks, ? Around Carroceto the British f. smashed back two strong nazi pa trols testing their positions. InfiL VAttation' attempts in the Moletta . : river area wire served in the same" way. - j. Ground forces in the beachhead t had enthusiastic praise today for the work of : American Liberators and Fortresses which held the 'nazis in check Thursday. Their accurate bombing caused heavy casualties and spread confusion among enemy troop and tank con centra tions. : I. " An allied headquarters spokes man disclosed more than 3500 pris oners- have been taken by the allies since they landed on the Anzio beachhead January 22. The allies also learned that the highly touted Hermann Goering panzer division and the- 715th infanthy were used by the Germans in i their big attack on the beachhead I last week in addition to three di visions previously identified. On the main Fifth army front continued rains deepened the mud and brought streams to new flood heights while many mountain parts of the Eighth army line remained snowbound. ' On the Eighth army front Polish and Canadian patrols were, a dice. Indian forces beat back one small . enemy attack. Yanks Inflict 3000 Casualties A (Continued from Page 1) A forces finally recoiled in complete defeat after one of the fiercest en counters of the war. "His casualties in dead and wounded are estimated at 3000. Seven hundred of his dead were buried by our men on the west ern perimeter of the field alone. We lost 61 killed and 244 wound ed. Our troops are preparing to ; resume the advance. j, "During the day, our naval units had bombarded enemy shore installations at Lorengau and Seadler harbor. In the air, our medium and attack units had exe cuted close support missions. One of eight enemy fighters attempt ing interception was shot down." ' Few details were available con cerning the most bitter fight re corded, in a southwest Pacific command communique since the critical phases of the Buna cam paign j but all reports indicated the battle was likely to prove the enemy's last major effort against Momote. The dismounted cavalrymen of the First division fought by night , and worked by day with United States navy "Seabeei" to put the airfield in shape. . For the second successive day, the Japanese air force belatedly attempted to break' up the allied aerial operations but only eight Nipponese planes risked battle and one was downed. Between eight 'and 12 out of a formation of 15 were shot down previously. More than ' 100 south Pacific Warhawks, Mitchells, Liberators nd Hellcats attacked Rabaul Fri day morning in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire. ' One hundred and sixty-two tons of explosives were dropped on Keravia Bay, Rapopo and Rabaul township. Clusters of supply barges were among heavily hit targets. " - ,- Vi ' A strong formation of Austra nan oeauions rut uasmata, on New Britain's south central coast Dayton Farrrjers Union Electa New President i DAYTON The election of an- 1 A A - . a outer prestaeni to ziu tne va cancy caused by the resignation f J. S. Coomler who moved to Independence, recently was the main business of the Dayton Far mers .Union meeting held at the Webfoot . grange hall Thursday evening. Twenty six members at tended. The Webfoot school 4H club members furnished the pro gram, and Louis Gross, 4H coun ty club leader explained of the summer 4H school. - v' TLoy Zlro 'TIcrjgins Insnrcd" Tha.1 taost westerlj Fara on the Continent (Caje Clanco). that Business Dlodt in Portland, that Ply wood Factory in S. Oregon, that DweUiny in Salesi. that L02 Donkey in the woods . ' " Are Seme f Omr Diversified Uses -i" Insurance Serviced and c:itr:; nun II J Oregon's Largest Upstate Agency' Cclera cad 123 IT. Ccnercicl Win Coveted I 4 ... , : ; - u- t . St' ','-. r til ' -At Jr Here are today's brixhtest stars In Arts and Sciences as having given the best screen performances in 1943. in mi ngnv nouung e Itttlt gold "OKars" tymlMuxing ther triumph, ra Paul Lokaa, best actor; Jennifer Jones, best actress; Ktlna Pazlnoa, best svpportlng actress; Chattel Colburn. best supporting actor. (AF Wlrepboto) r. :S FDR Advisers To Urge Veto For Vote Bill ! H (Continued from Page 1) H ed on the effect of the hybrid pro posal which provides federal bal lots only for .armed service per sonnel overseas, and then only af ter several other requirements have been met; Most of them will agree In the cloakrooms, however, that the number of service men who cast ballots under either the existing act or the pending measure will be limited. The administration democrats dont like that because they think the ; majority would vote for President Roosevelt for a fourth term and would support the demotrats generally. Rains Fail to Stop Red Army I (Continued from Page 1) I the official bulletin, which for the past three days has given un usually brief accounts of the war. Berlin reports, however, indicat ed a general slackening by both sides on the eastern front because of unseasonable thaws. "Where operations were started with heavy forces they have at present slackened to actions of local importance," said a Berlin broadcast quoting the Transocean military correspondent Walter Plata j ! "The near future will reveal wnetner me canning aown is a result of the mud period which set in early this year or whether it is merely a pause for the bring ing up of new soviet divisions which is indicated by con centra- tions in various sectors of the front." , Other Berlin reports said the entire front was a morass as rain and thaw deteriorated roads. The Germans, however, said Russian armies in the north had torn "several breaches" in their defenses, but claimed some had been eliminated or narrowed by counterattacks. 1 To the south, Russian divisions slowly but tirelessly were beatinc forward on the fringes of Pskov, wiucn lianas ai uie center of Hit ler's northern line, with Ostrov below and Narva above. From the east and the north. red army units were hammering into tne outskirts of Pskov. reiow me cixy, Soviets were nearing the Pskov-Warsaw rail way, the last but one of the rail routes still left to the nazi garri son in , Pskov. ; i j I Hitler's northern line from Os trov to Pskov to Narva is deeply essential to him politically; as well as militarily, for its collapse now threatened at the head, foot and centerwould put upon the already wavering Finns an al most irresistible -pressure of ne cessity to quit his cause, j War Time Meals Topic At Central Howell MIDDLE GROVE The Central Howell Farmers Union auxiliary will meet Tuesday, March 7 at 10 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Earl De Sart, when ar represen tative of home extension of, Ore gon State college will demon strate the cooking of "War Time Meals." - wr--'-::--w: Candled by naggins Offices ; d chht r. a insURAMCE Maishseld . .. - Sclera - Dial 44C3 Oscars for Screen Performances the fioUywood firmament, selected VmomWins By Close Vote At Blue Lake By a vote of 138 to 123. the Sa lem local of Cannery and Process Workers was Saturday elected bargaining agent for employes of Blue) Lake cannery. Of the 383 persons eligible, 259 cast votes; one ballot was chall lenged, according to Charles R, Clark, AFL organizer. Blue Lak is the: third cannery in which the union! has won elections during the bast 12 months. It .holds bar4 gaining rights, at Starr Fruit Pro4 ducts j company and California Packing company, also. A ReJd Murdoch election was contested and,! by consent of the managed ment) a new svote will be taken this 'Summer. ;! 1 Smith said he would leave Sa lem j today for Klamath Falls,; where' he will install the char ter and obligate officers of the new! cannery workers union. A consent election at Klamath De hydration plant is anticipated shortly, he said. NW Railroads Mval Branclr 1 . II SEATTLE, i March 4-flV-The Postfntelligencer said tonight it had learned that three of the four railroads serving the Pacific northwest . had entered hurried conferences in the middle west in an effort to dissuade the navy de partment from plans to build a branch road into Bremerton. Wash!., to serve .the Puget Sound navy yard. - The navy has announced pre liminary plans if or a branch con necting with the Northern .Pacific soutn of Seattle and running di rectiy into Bremerton at an .ap proximate cost of $12,000,000.. - The branch, would eliminate , the present practice of shipping Bre merton freight! to Tacoma or Se- aiue ;and re-smpping it across the souiid by barge. The : paper said the Milwaukee road,! -the Great Northern and the Union .Pacific, were considering a vastly; reduced; rate over the com bination rail-barge route as an in ducetnent to : the navy, to forego its branch plans. Railroad men here, the paper said,! are frank in admitting, al though not for publication over theiri Own names, that once the navy branch via Shelton at the lower end of Jhe sound was put, m, ail shipments to Bremerton would autamlticaUy ' be routed over the connecting Northern Pa dfi; railway to exclusion of the other lines. ;' No railway men would talk for publication with their names, the paper said, but admitted readily that.the conferences were going on between the rnain offir traffic W partments in Chicago, St Paul and Omaha. . :r i .. At the same; time the navy was reported .to be pushing its plans for the branch; line wit hall speed. Gospel i Cottage & Said UDDosin T ' 1 i i - . .: ...'I B -. ! - Gliurch 11 ,:::'VHi-it-. -r'-u. Conducted By 4 k C. -Ec-dy, 1.1 - .From Mcoxh S:rvi::: Hear This by the Academy of Motion Pletrvr Gity Growers Yictory Garden School Planned Two garden experts,' 8. B. Hall, county v agent of Multnomah county and C. V. Ruzek, sous ex pert from Oregon State college, win speak at a Victory Garden mass meeting for Salem growers Friday night at the old high school auditorium. W. G. NIbler, Mar ion county agent, Is in general charge. Almost every rural noma m I Marion county had a garden in 943 and It is expected win also to incethrnumbrTf city gardens, Nibbler points out Last year was ; a . good growing year, 1944 may; not be so good and market gardeners may not be able to supply the , demands, so those who might arrange to grow their own fresh' vegetables-. are urged, to do so. . ' The vocational agriculture de partment of the Salem schools Is sponsoring a series of classes in planning, producing and proces sing of food for the family. These classes will "be held in five, Salem city schools and three?, district UIJ UUUU 9 VAX UUf, JMW - r taken at the meeting Friday night Men and women experienced In gardening will be In charge of these classes under,, the sponsor ship of the vocational agricul ture department. Harold Elbert and Frank Neer will be leaders for the " group at senior : high school; Russel Pratt and Jay Cook will be In charge ? of the Engle wood group; Jim McGilchrist and Paul Heath will be; in charge at Leslie Junior high school; - Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith will be in charge at Richmond school; and Raynor Smith will be in charge at Highland. Frank jDoerfTer will be - in charge at " Auburn schooL Syd Jary at Keizer and Jay Mor ris and Ernest lufer at -. Salem Heights school. -;' ; ' t Letters will be sent to all per sons who made use of the com munity cannery last year, Nibler said, calling their attention to the garden mass meeting . Friday and the garden schools to start the next week. , v Gang of Juveniles Arrested at Newberg NEWBERG, March 4-WP)-All but two members of an 11-man iuvenile sanff accused of kHm of robberies and ulr nf rnlli coupons at prices ranging from 50 cents to 12 were under arrest todar. Police said the boys climaxed weeks of theft by taking eun und a barrel of gasoltoe and speeding down the road atf such a pace they crashed off a bridge. one youth received minor inju ries. two of the boys are still at large. One is now "serving a 30- day sentence, and the others pro- Daoiy will be paroled after In vestigation by juvenile officers.: Meetings AT of Christ Shipping Sts. cl Sdlivca, Izi. 5 to 1-Iarca iSiTa . 7:C3 Ddly- Ncicd Evangelist Cordon Ready To Carry On D (Continued from Page 1) D The traaedy is.whe observed. "that any appointment is neces- j imrv ' i vears'aeo s a renubUcan fcandi- i ...... ,. T I date lor tne nouse oz representa- Uve from the district now- repre- sented by Ellsworth but declined "after reasonable consideration. Cordon said he wasn't sure he was glad to remain in Washington. f Just take a look out the win dow," he invited. A - cold sleet I storm was in progress. The habitual 1 twinkle . In his eyes faded. "So long as an interim appoint- I ment was : necessary," he ob served, "I shall! do my best to justify Governor Snell's confi dence.' . ; US Fortresses J BombBerlin G (Continued from Page 1) O cause of their knowledge that the "big B was coming up. Most of mem were apprenenstve oz pow enui resisxance as tney were briefed to the pre-dawn darkness. Some of them a including men making their first mission m mm mm mm m m-m mm 1 1 m. Mm m 9 a i i 1 M i mmmmr didn't expect to be back ive. The weather over Germany was almost unbearable.' Fliers wearing two suits of heavy underwear and electrically heated outer suits nearly froze. As the clouds and snow storms thickened over Eu rope, majority of the big ar mada' cut over to hit other uni dentified targets: in eastern Ger many in order to take advantage of more favorable weather. The exact size of the force; ..L!.L i 1 1m. wtuw unasicu oerun remain- S aiuij ta uuu ui lis enureiy n un doubtedly will be one of the epics ! of the war. The formation which hit the capital was led by LL CoL Harry G. Mumford of San Jose, Calif., . . - . . wr" i roeuier when the big fleet split up over Germany and formed an attack ing group that determined to press on to Berlin in spite of weather or resistance. "I figured that until I received a recall I would (not abandon the effort to reach. the target so long IsWnrf upor.-hi, return. as it looked at all possible,'' he throurii heavy flak as the luft - waffe's small but dangerous fight er, force swept in to give battle. Focke-Wulfs and Messer schmitts flipped put of the clouds in twos, threes and fives and at tacked head-on in a desperate ef fort to break up the unprecedent ed daylight invasion which pre- saffed demolition of the small is. , , M ... . . . lands Of life in the sea of ruins below, V I in Scores OZ gun-lUrretS Amer- lean boys set loose the lethal riv- eting-clatter of their WMrallte. machine .guns.. One Gernian went uu uiuuicr iuuH Dcvuuua in th fir nf a Minttan. Through momentary breaks in McNary Policy the clouds the fliers saw their I the appointment of Guy Cordon. Rose bombs go crashing into the build-1 ,m,rt IngS Of Berlin, blanketed in heavy rnnfvny i The Weather Was SO thick.' hOW- ever, that as the bombers turned " away from the target they became separated from their escort and flew for more jthan two hours alone! ! : dv .- 4Kn0U vm- Back-slapping JubilaUon pre- vaiIpH at the Fnluth bases as the big planes lumbered back to the ground. Many were punctured time and asain bv flak, but in I n?ti tt th historic and dancrerous mlnlnn that- bad Toeen undertak en the losses were relatively light There was ho disclosure as to how Imanv of the 14 missina- bombers w lost m the attack on BerUn. The German radio acxnowieag- ed thatthe Berlin are. had been "cxea - oniy z nours aneruuu lot THAT STAfl0 I 1 con FORT' .Wherever tKey're known, youll bear hearty praise f shoes made on heahhlut Heel Huger lasts with the special non-slip heel that's easy on feet and on stock ires! MILLER'S OlltheHOlIEFROllT You have heard; about the five Sulllvans. The story of the mother of the men who gave their uvea for their country) has spread be yond the louiMiarte oi tne na- tion. So, you may be toterenaa xo -J iv.t u.ik. nww mi i la young MP (military ohce) who cornea from Waterloo, la. horn ev of ithie Sullivan ; family, . . . . a a . ; , ' . lNeignDOrs 10 tnem ms own uomj dwells. And they have more than that ta: ccanmon. ... r For- ffc. Howard Jordan ia one of eighttXbrothers ,in vthet-service of this; country! Six; of them - are overseas; the otherssoon may be, And, as if nine children of, her own were pot enough (there is a sister), Mother Jordan some years ago undertook the rearing of three others.; Two of those are in the "Just 'what" this-story " should prove you may decide for your self. Perhaps It Indicates that big families, like tall corn, thrive in Iowa. There may be those who think that the i gifts i of many of ns,. through Red Cross or other agencies, are small j Indeed com pared with those of- the SuHivans and, the Jordans. US AsmFnvns I 'I i ' ContlUUe F (Continued from Page 1) F to Stockholm ;with Finland's ply to Russian peace terms. The Finnish diet! i is reported S discuss the latest developments in connection with 'the Russian arm e I letira form. VinnSaK n. lA 1 - - MMMMMMVMM M J KOU I a u. ''W IVUl SIS mAS country, sampling public opinion concerning the soviet demands. a xoreign ornce spokesman in Helsinki said today that "nothing sensational is expected this week end." He also denied rumors that I Mncw, haA . 5f tM I w.W wva mw-m -mm, WlilV S1MUI SVl Finland's answer, but indicated Moscow's request that a delega tion be sent "immediately" to dis cuss peace terms meant that Fin land would not be allowed to dal ly long before j making up her mind. i - 3 ' Snell Explains . ,. s I li .ill- 1 uBnUiei fbtlOlCe E (Continued from Page 1) E ate. In m ny opinion tb opportunity Is Never before in iny political exper ience have I received such widespread It may. never come- agaui. encouragement anh expressions of con fidence. I am most sraterul prolound It srateful yet humble. inese are uraeeo umes oz emera ency. Personal desires and ambitions I must be Uid aside. X have every con- I odence that I could -render a valuable, I construcUve service ) to my state and I nna. silent meditation ; brousht me to I the conclusion uut my immediate ob- fST'-ir I is my decision . Senator McNrr u Cone. His place M-m.mmm. lillul' Va m KAAma HIV duty and rwmonslbUltyi to name a sue lcessor to Oregon's most distinguished I .r,lrfnrth JitiTi K-bv announce 1 DC. represenUtive of Oregon counties 1 mm turn w v mmam I Uve renresentauen. Mr. Cordon U in- fly inli!lirlt? 52 I j.. i aa fkatMAftal MntSPt tin vinous naUonaFldepartments and is thoroughly conversant with Oregon;s SSSrr ZTh I no strings attached to this appointment land would not have ooen unoer any -.n...... n, tt mDortant to men- 1 tirm hnnmt . (: tkat i Oregon's duly ftff -"S2LS ! inflriS t the time of the regular senatorial seating date m January. - I JulSntlunK ZienXerS OZ.me ua wr force had reached th capital in their first penetration at sucn a distance but the broadcast as- serted no bombsha iauen on tne aty se. me wutwui - I Governor Not to Be Candidate B (Continued from Page 1) B DC, where h- is ; representing the Oregon, land grant "counties at a series of congressional hear ings. ; He will serve under ap pointment only until his succes sor is, elected, , on November 7, and qualifies. Friends of Cordon said, he might decline to seek, the senatorial ornce at the hands of the voters because of business reasons. . r tin the, capacity of attorney for the Jand "grant counties Cordon now receives a salary of $10,000 a year which is equal to that paid United States senators. He recent ly formed a law partnership, op erating both in Roseburg and Portland, with Frank S. I Sever, ex-chief civil deputy: district at torney of Multnomah county. ; Snell pointed out that the sena tor elected in November f would take olflce before other new sena tors elected this year, due to fill ing a vacancy, . and as a result would have the advantage of ob taining good , committee appoint ments. ' - ' ; - ' in a prepared statement an nouncing Cordon's appointment Gov. Snell said he had cherished the ambition to serve his ; native state in the United States senate but that long, silent meditation had brought him to the conclusion that his immediate obligation and duty to the state and nation is to carry on as governor, i "That Is my decision."! Snell said. i ., Gov. Snell added that "never before In my political experience nave i received such wide-spread encouragement and expressions of commence for which I am most gratelul profoundly grmteful yet humble. ; f "There will be, of course, critl dsm of and disagreement with my aecision," Gov.- SneH continued. but my answer is, I acted with the dictates of my conscience as to the best interests of my state and nation. All other considera tions were laid aside. t Gov. Snell had not arrived at a definite decision as to the ap pointment Friday night when he left his office after attending the funeral of Sen. McNary. Hundreds of telegrams, letters and personal calls were received at the execu tive department advocating tha he enter the senatorial contest or in the Interests of other Candida cies. - ; . .- It is no secret that GovJ Snell conferred with members of the Oregon delegation in congress here Friday and also with! some members. of the congressional group attending the McNary fu neral, v'.v''- , ' .;... . Whether they . suggested any course in his appointment Is not known outside of those attending the conferences. , Oregon's new senator has long been a personal friend of Gov. Snell and is familiar with Wash ington, DC, where he has I spent much time in connection with be ing attorney for 18 land 'grant counties. During the 1943 legis vrr mi. 51 Your Home, in wartime, more than ever, is your Most Priceless Possession. Keep it in j shipshape for your own pleasure and the day when "He" comes back. For Garden Loveliness STOP IN S7S demakela St hum-, vim? f CJJ '- ftGrifm lature he served as an advisor to ! Gov. Snell, both with relation to ! taxes and other matters. f i w"uu a , icon mx. aee- ana was born in Cuero, Texas, Xpril 2V 1890. When less than a year old he accompanied his parents to Roseburg.. He was married to! Ana Allen in Roseburg September 30, is-14, and there are three children. They ,F are Allen, a lieutenant in the army air corps and Carolyn and Margaret -Anne, students' at the University of Oregon. - 4 From 1916 to 1919 Cordon serv ed as county assessor of Douglas county and was district attorney there from 1823 to 1928. For sev eral years he was a member of the law firm of .Wimberly f and Cordon. ,Cari Wimberly, senior member of this firm. Is now serv- i ing as circuit Judge. ', , Cordon served in the field ar tillery, at Camp 2chary, TSy in World war no. I, and was com mander of the Oregon depart ment, American Legion, in 1936. He is a director of and attorney for the Umpqua Savings and loan association and is a member of the Elks and Masonic lodges.! It is understood that Cordon was offered the office of attorney general following the recent death of L H. VanWinkle. ! Roseburg now has two members of congress. Representative Harris Ellsworth Is now serving his first term from the new 4th district Postwar Dairy Task Outlined SALEM. March l-UP)- Dairy men, who have plenty of prob lems caused by the war, will have problems equally as great after the war, Director of Agriculture Ervin L. Peterson said today; fWhen the full production of the dairy industry again must be sold to and used by consumers, he said, "then there must be re built consumer preference for dai ry products and the industry must expand the output of high quali ty dairy products if "the industry is to operate profitably. j He said dairymen also are faced with much new construction to replace their buildings, which are rapidly becoming obsolete. "While the industry has done remarkably well in continuing re latively high, production under difficult conditions, it is necessary that such steps as possible be tak en to place it in a position to meet the impact of change from war time to peacetime without disor ganization and chaos, he said. DRS. CHAN. ..LAM I Or.T.TXaaNJ). DrXI.ChaaN J. V CHINESE Herbalists j ; t41 North liberty I Upstairs Portland General Electric Co. Office open Saturday only 10 ajn. to 1 pjn S to J pjn. Con notation. Blood pressure and urine tests are free of charge. Practiced unce 1911. ! Q TttAEV For our Brianta-up Days Xrcnt we're givinga packart of famous Burpee Flower Seeds it to adults porchasing any itsa in ear store. Come in today and take your pick of Petunias, """', uarigolds, Cslgndnlas or the popular Bouquet Setecdom packagal FOR YOURS 0 TO MAM YOUR MOUSC A HOMt Dkd $221 HthW tliW AT Wf Vf -S