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i WW Britisi Desert TiddemBase B (Continued from Page 1) B ger, let aleae the eeenrlty of "The opinion expressed in an American paper that the fall of Xmphal would be of little impor lance is erroneous, uur com mander have no intention that Imphal should fall into the en emy's hands." A communique from Adm. Lord Louii Mountbatten's headquar ters disclosed that one Japanese Invasion columnm had ' broken through to the main highway run nine from Imphal to Kohima, 60 miles to the north, and had dam aged a bridge before being driven back. Another enemy party was reported north of Kohima, strik ing toward the main allied supply system serving the Burma front Japanese pressure also remained heavy near Palel, 24 miles south east of Imphal. A Japanese patrol, operating well ahead of the enemy ; force thrusting In from the southeast, was reported to have reached withn a dozen miles of Imphal. The Japanese-dominated Sing apore radio claimed Japanese cap tured the Mashan road Junction between . Imphal and Kohima, virtually isolating the , British Indian fourth army. !. . The broadcast said the defend ing; forces '"face imminent de struction as a result of the change In Japanese strategy from de stroying individual units to the general crushing of all enemy re- aistance.' - The Tokyo radio reported Ja panese, also are slashing at Brit ish efforts to supply cut-off forces by air. : Cornett to Manage Cordoti Campaign PORTLAND, March Sl-(ff) Marshall Cornett, Klamath Falls businessman and state senator from Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Klamath and Lake counties, will manage the campaign of US Sen. Guy Cordon, candidate for elec tion to the four-year term In the nation's senate. Cordon announced here this week. t ' 1 Cornett will forget bis own campaign while he manages that of the man- who was appointed early this month to succeed the late Sen. Charles I McNary. Henry Easterly Die PORTLAND, March 31 W Henry M. Easterly, 70. former democratic ' committeeman from since 1904, died here' today.- ; rjre 1515 New Capital St BOLLYWOOD School of the Dance Fliene 2-10SS i , t . Ryan W "and Plerco :. rrersenality - Instruction'' - I Privale p lv Class " Top W8f Great Wed Ballot '"' Tango. :-ri Hedndno : Course - ' i Leee Pemnds This : : I ' yieeeant Way I 'Tuesday 4-5 pan. V , "CkarsaJScfcMr ; far girls V- ... V Siarls n J TODAY DU J( Centinueats Shew gat-San. Staritng 1:45 '- BIon.-Tu. Doers Open at f :45 a . 'vi.A!rr r.cr.r.t 4 OHthbHOMEFROlIT : : fx nun. cnn.na -I They relaxed last night to; the music' of a good dance orchestra, and on their, shoulders or $oat lapels they wore white gardenias or scarlet carnations, celebrating the. fact r that they will soon be out of jobs. . - . " Doesn't sound , cheerful, ' but . it was. , -i '''t.'-"' They are the employes of the United Producers cannery at lib erty. - " Vt, v KV:-" t And last night they were guests at the Liberty grange hall of, R. C. Jory. "What they; were really celebrating is the approaching close of the longest food ' packing season the cannery has known during its 10 years of operation. - .Wednesday it, and they, will complete a pack of carrots, "with out a single grower losing a sin gle carrot," Jory said Friday night The cannery has operated since the beginning of the spinach pack May IS. So, you see, although many of the boys and girls who trod the light fantastic last night will be out of work Wednesday, their vacations won't be very long, for they plan to repeat the performance in 1944-443. Dewey Insists Name Be Off Oregon Ballot F (Continued from Page 1) Fj petition of 1000 registered voters of his party. The Dewey petition movement was started ner January au. Dewey protested a month later but his backers declared they would go ahead. I The petition entering Dewey in the May primary had not been filed late today. Unless filed by 5 pan. Tuesday the only republi can presidential candidate on the ballot will be Wendell Willkie and Oregon's 15 delegates to the na tional convention will be pledged to vote for bis nomination. Willkie previously filed as a candidate through 1 the state central com mittee. ; I , Petitions to put President Roosevelt's name on the Oregon democratic primary ballot will be completed before the Tuesday deadline, party leaders said today. Benefit Dance Exceeds $625 Outside ticket sale returns, not yet complete, $625 revenue fron Red Cross benefit dances was in the hands of the sponsors Friday night ;: ; ' Throngs of dancers who enjoy ed the music of both Crystal Gar dens and Trailblazer orchestras milled from the gardens to the armory and back again during the evening. ; ' . ;; ' Contributions of 17-year-old Barbara Schulz, Portland colora tura soprano, and of Pat O'Hara, Independence, who regularly ap pears as an entertainer at Legion dances here, received enthusiastic; applause at intermissions in the armory dance, sponsored by the Federated Patriotic Societies of the city. ' The dance at Crystal Gardens was ; sponsored and the hall and orchestra donated by Otto Klett Still Short Labor,: PORTLAND, March 31 Shipyard workers would 'be as sured of Jobs even if one shift was eliminated at yards here; L.-C Stoll, Oregon -manpower director, said today. . " , . The possibility " of eliminating one shift la being studied, but this would ' loot mean ' any manpower reduction, be aald. - The labor supply is still, short, tie said,; in urging workers not to leave their jobs. " Pica! - Licael Earrynort r Hi US Traifiport Plane Doomed By Mistake I E (Continued from Page 1) S a time when 'the war department was under criticism, for long, de lays in reporting5 some unfavor able incidents of the war and was defending, itself on grounds that useful information must be with held from the enemy. - . , In a letter made public in Kan sas City only today," Major Gen eral A. D. Surles, director of ar my public relations, acknowledged that "general misunderstanding concerning the . reasons 'for our reluctance to give our information is having a detrimental effect on the public's support of the war department and the army.' The letter, released by the war department, was -Written to Roy A. - Roberts, managing editor , of the Kansas City Star and presi dent of the . American Society of Newspaper Editors. Roberts had written the war department sav ing there was growing uneasiness in the nation that the army was not always, withholding informa tion for security reasons alone. Reds Get ; Bach Jap Coal9 Oil D (Continued from Page 1) D with the changing fortunes of war in favor of the allies, t A high-ranking diplomat call ed the agreement "a great contri bution" to the allied cause and said that Russia's agreement to furnish Japan j oil after the war would probably meet with no ob jection from the United States or Britain because these two coun tries expect to win ; against Ja pan, j One diplomat said, the new pro tocol was "the next best thing to giving us bases." , Cordon to Get Snell Support Support of 6ov. Earl Snell will go to Guy Cordon in the US sena torial campaign in the primaries, the governor declared here Friday- ! f; : -; l Cordon's "decision to become a candidate was his own," Snell said, having pointed out that the "appointment was - made without any strings attached or recom mendations made." He added, "The announcement of his candi dacy to fill out the term of the late Sen. McNary will afford the republican voters of ? Oregon an opportunity to make j a selection from men well; qualified. Jt "I appointed Mr ; Cordon as United States senator because I was confident he ould do an outstanding job; at Washington. I haven't changed my mind. He will, of course,' receive my; sup port' ' ' A.' jf ; Both Cordon; and Charles A. Sprague, Statesman publisher and former governor, have announced they would be candidates for the republican nomination to succeed the late Sen. Charles L. McNary in the US senate. i Oaks Polish Angels -ANAHEIM, Calit, March 31 -UP) Oakland combed Southpaw Boyd Tepler's offerings at will today and shellacked Los Angeles by a 12 to 1 count 5 - Johny Marshall, Oakland pitch- er, handcuffed ! the . Angels -Willi three scattered blows while Man ager . Dolph CmilU and Jake CaulCeld of the Oaks ; each slam- STADTS ' TODAY! Ilea Cdlcd Her ca Ecisy liili! Yea 11 Say She's Terrific! VMM I fit attnut dm sf . TMRI UrttttaitMa cm Ccatbcsss VzSj II w": JTL 1 .W OZZGO:i STATXTllA!, Solaxa. InSherili Race Denver Teong, whose reslciiatlon ' as chief depaty sheriff of Mar lea eemnty became effective last night, has anneuneed that he plans te fllr today aa a repub lican candidate fer the sheriffs , office new held by A. C. Bark. , cemeerai, Young to Run For Sheriff Denver Young, deputy in the office of Sheriff A. C. Burk the past two years, will seek the re publican nomination for sheriff, he : announced last night as he retired from the chief deputyship. Young, who resigned his posi tion in -the sheriffs office early in March, said he had decided to run after he had been approached by substantial citizens "repre senting no 1 interest except the welfare of the county" from var ious sections of Marion county. Upon his experience as a busi nessman with a knowledge of tax ation and as an officer with an in terest in studying and practicing best methods of law enforcement, he said he would base his cam paign. Cooperation with: other law en forcement agencies, and with the juvenile court, Young declared, would be one of the planks of his platform. - Prior to entering the sheriffs office, Young operated his ' own tile business here. He is an active member of the Salem Lions and Toastmasters clubs. Soviets Qose In on Odessa A (Continued from Page 1) A islau in the southeastern corner of old Poland, 70 miles northwest of Czernowitz, Bucovina capital taken Thursday. At Czernowitz the Russians said today their troops killed more than 1500 Germans, captured 900, and also destroyed or captured 40 enemy transport planes, before the craft could take off. Teachers Ask More State Funds PORTLAND, March 31-P) The Oregon State Teachers asso ciation will ask for an additional $5,000,000 in state funds for pub lic school districts at the Novem ber elections, association officials said today, j The : representative council of the association voted today to sub mit to voters by initiative petition a proposed constitutional amend ment to provide the money. ; The amendment would raise state participation in school dis trict costs to about $12,722,000 an nuaQy -including - the $3,000,000 annually from excess earnings of the state income tax. .: louauo. GIG YOUNG - JO MM lOOIB SOtOMIS MOAAM ClaECUDBniXCEXTnOJI frca 1:C3 P. IL h fr A ruwie 111 'I VJr Orecjon, Saturday Morning, April Eonergan Held Guilty ; Murder In 2nd Degree C (Continued from Page 1) C fixed April 17 for sentencing. ' The - cold, : stolid m poise ' with which . Lonergan had conducted himself since the beginning of the trial . remained with him s the decision of the jury was read. The only visible traces of emo tion were that he stood with his head slightly bowed, bit ' bis lips and blinked as the verdict was "ad. V- "-V "V -V"k . . The trial . turned the spotlight on high life, in cafe society, with smartly clad witnesses describing events before1 and after the crime. but the prosecution based its case chiefly '. on Lonergan'a . purported confession. " " : r if . -: : ; In it he was quoted as saying that he battered and choked his wife to death as she lay unclothed on : her massive mahogany and bronze bed Sunday morning, Oc tober 24, after both had been on gay rounds of night clubs but not together. : t . . " . f He ' declared in the statement that he- and his wife quarreled violently, 'accusing one another of unfaithfulness, and that he struck her with an antique candle holder when she said she. never would permit him to see their baby, son again. . - - ?, '' The .prosecution contended. however, in its summing up that Lonergan killed her with preme ditation in resentment at being cut off from her money after they be came estranged. ; - : v V The defense directed its I chief attack at the purported confession, with Defense Attorney Edward V. Broderick contending it was ob tained under duress. Nazi Prisoners Go on Strike f In Colorado TRINIDAD,' Colo, March 31- (Jf)-LL Col. Lambert B. Cain, commander of the German pris oner of war camp nearby, disclos ed today that the prisoners, went on strike last Saturday and Sun day after the camp was searched for three guns stolen from an escort guard's quarters last ; week and which are still missing. Colonel Cain disclosed also that ! quantity of home-made liquor fermented raisins and other fruit was found in the prisoners' compound in the search for the missing weapons. 1 Also j found in the prisoners compound, said the colonel, were "a quantity" of crude knives made from razor blades and pieces of wood. He said there was no violence during the prisoners' strike, which he described as "a ait-down strike,' and that he induced the prisoners to return to work by giving orders that their food be withheld1' from them. The colonel said he was at a loss to determine exactly how or by whom the three guns fevo re volvers and an army carbine were stolen. ; - "Now it might have been that someone in the camp other than a prisoner took the guns," he said. Lxuonei tain said that it re quired every officer stationed at the camp- to' search the prisoners compound after ft was discovered that the guns were missing. "I was in Omaha at the time,1 he said. "When advised of the sit uation. I gave orders that food be withheld from the prisoners until they agreed to go back- to work. Upon; my- return ; from Omaha Monday, I called in a German col onel and succeeding In getting the men back at work." 'tP IVlsry, Mcryy -' quitisv contrary. Of these wobres czhxai Capt America'1 X. 1S44 ScbipvScbcb If here They Are JPhd f i. f. ... MT. -ANGEL LL Charles Wag ner, US army air corps, who has been reported missing Ja action fallowing ' a bembiaa nussian ever Germanr. He la s sea ef Mr. and Mrs. H A. Wagner and a brother ef Lt Matt Wagner. US army air corps fnatrncter. CpL Wayne Paynler, US marine corpv has just returned to Camp Glispie, Calif, after spending his first furlough - with . his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Paynter, 791 South 13th street - Enrolled T In the naval V-lt college unit at Occidental college, Los Angeles; Is Ralph V. Majeski, son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Ma jeski, 3380 North River road. Sea man Majeski will subsequently be sent to a midshipmen's school for advanced training: Everett W. Ramp, aviation ma chinists mate 2c, son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Ramp of Brooks, has been visiting at the home of his parents. Accompanying him was his wife, the former Iogal Zimmerman. Ramp is stationed at the United States Naval air sta tion at Pensacola, Fla. Mr. Ramp's brother-in-law and sister, Cpl and Mrs. Kenneth J. Colli et of Se attle, were here for the weekend. GoUiet is stationed at Bainbridge Island with the marines. Mr. and Mrs. James Noble, 151 North 13th j street, have received word that their son, Pfc. James G Noble, has been awarded a good conduct medal for diligence and faithfulness to duty performed of ten under trying- circumstances. The message was sent by bis com manding officer, Major Ronald Munro. Noble is in England with an engineers aviation battalion. His brother, EarL is with the army In Alaska. Lt- Glen A. Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. LaForge. 1795 South High street, was , a Salon visitor for 1 a short while this week, being in the northwest on an. official mission. Lt. Ward Is attached to the Loa Angeles fight er wing. - " - ; NOW! The Thrilling Of Carlson's Makin Story. Island Raiders vssn mi!"? motcooooN JMWOTWaiJS eaiMurs ' ; 1MITAN KTOfiYSS Latest News Color Cartoon "Early Worm Gets the Bird 2 Blillioa Dollar Features on the Same BiHt ...of fwo !000 o wil wao gives faeoi the eirf Hi rrices, new tax: llxL 15c, tax 7e, e; " Eve, 42c, tax te, t:c; EJJ any time, : lie, tax Ze, lSe. 662 BW -, H Co-Feature v rv,v UMteim They I Are Doing PvL Uoy E. Wright, son ! Mr. and Mrs. C L. Wright, Sa- em. Is at present attending en gineering school in Ireland, ac cording to his wife, who recently was taken to a Salem hospital for treatment of -an injury received at Toledo milL Pvt Wright has been' overseas - since OctoDer, 1943. " Homer Whiting Wonkett, 1825 North1 22nd street; William Clar ence Lippert, route 4, and Donald Ely Stinnette, 261 North 20th street,! left Portland March J28 for marine "boot camp at San Diego. UNIONTALE Li. Dean W. Tate, US army air corps bombar dier, has returned, to his base in England, according : to Informa tion received by hii parents, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Tate of New- berg. They were notified jnort than a month ago that . he was missing, in action over Europe and the fact of his return was made known 1 to them In a cablegram. Then two letters were received by his parents March 29. The letters were written March 20. He ex pects to be home on furlough. , Rennlea of tour Salem boys In the south Pacific with the Marine Raiders, is reported in a ' letter received by Mrs. W. D. Peary, Sa lem, from her son, Leon D. Pea ry, Young Peary states that he and a companion, Ian Thompson, Sa lem, ran onto two other home town boys, Frank Ness and Rob ert Kroeplin. Qualification as sharpshooter with the JO calibre rifle has been attained by Pvt. Darius Z. Mor gall, son of Ralph J. Morgali, 1480 North 19th street, his quali fying score being 168 out of a pos sible 195. Pvt. Morgali is stationed at Camp Kohler, Calif. . Lt. John Lindbeck Is visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lindbeck, 575 Rose street, until Monday, being on leave from sea duty in the north Pacific. Lt Lindbeck spent the early portion of bis leave with bis wife at Wilmington, DeL He for merly was an amateur magician of prominence In this vicinity. On the way back to bis San Diego base Is William W. Ames, marine, following - a furlough spent with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ames, route 6.- The Ames have two other sons in the service, Earl, overseas with the army, and Edward, also with the marines, and, serving . overseas. SEE Contiaaona from 1ML How Playing! . . Owl Show Alicr IliJnilef Am Walter Stem, ktarr Ptto fcy Altrei E no O CO-FSATDCSt Q Jlftf j Yi&ovi Given Svalzberg's SUver Star . rRnial-Presentation of the dec oration for the posthumous award af the saver star to 2nd Lt Ger ald H. Swatzberg was made Wed- Swattbertf of Salem, by Col. S. D. Havs. Dost commander of Camp A A air Tm. anrard. bv direction Of . the resident, was given for 1A. Swatzlberga. extraQrdinary . hero- ism in action in Sicily last Aug During the morning of August 7J 1042. near San Tratello. Sicily.' the; citation reads, s "Lieutenant Swatzberg was leading his rifle platoon in an attack on an enemy position when his platoon; was suddenly met by 4 rifle and ma chine-gun fire. XX Swatzberg im mediately ordered his platoon to take firing positions and open rjre. &e tnen iook an auvomam rifle team and placed them on . the ! right of his platoon to fire on the enemy's flank so that the rest of his men could continue to advance. He returned and found the! fire was heavier and heavy mortar shells had Injured three of his riflemen. He then ordered his men to withdraw to better po sitions. Because the fire was so heavy i several members did not receive the order. Lt Swatzberg personally crawled to these mem bers and ordered them to move. Making sure that all members of his platoon were safe, the' lieu tenant; started to withdraw when he was hit with a machine-gun burst . Although mortally wound ed and concerned only with the safety of his men, he refused their help .jmd ordered them to take cover."::-- y'".- ! Lt Swatzberg was the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Swatzberg of Santa Barbara, Calif. Mrs. Ger ald 1 Swatzberg, widow f Lt Swatzberg, was formerly Miss Bertha Klorfein, and daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Morris Klorfein, 1415 South Liberty street, Salem. Memorial Services Sunday for Lt Little j: Memorial services forHLt Er nest Little, killed after an airplane accident near St Augustine, Flor ida, will be held Sunday afternoon at S o'clock at the Newberg Naz arene church. ; Contlnnoes from 1 r. M. ' Ends Today! I Garfield , Teemg ; "Air Force" " MARX BROS. . GO WEST- i Tomorrow! ' ra rwer it ei turn RED SKELTOW 9 EiSIXS3 f m, y" '. rf pit Coatlnnona from I F. M. Laet Times Today! t lErrot Flysoi---v;r "Gentlenuui Jim" I -. Key logers . "King of Cowboys' BUDNITE TONITE ." Starts Toaaorrewt . ThrCIst Komanee! . . . . 1 1 -.I'A'J' Ce-Festsre! V- , u 1 to Co-Hit! f i Ana Sheridan Kobert Comminga 'TB3s . Dan"