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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1944)
v S . ( 1 -PAG2 TWO Hwaiyuanehen Appears to Be In Jap. Hands .f CHUNGKING, Nov.. Maj. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer! Communique reported today that Hwaiyuanehen, 30 miles west of Liuchow on the Kwangsi-Kwei-chow rail way,, had been "bombed repeatedly" by American planes of the 14th air forte, indicating the town had fallen to Japanese troops. , ' , '. A Chinese army spokesman in sisted, however,, that Hwaiyun chen still", was in' Chinese hands. 7 (A broadcast by Domei, Japan ese news agency, said Japanese forces had "completely occupied" an American military airfield on YungningV wes tern outskirts. rrhus," said the unconfirmed en-i emy broadcast, "the last base of the American air force in south west China , . . has been com pletely occupied by our forces.") Murray Flays Administration Of Wage Plan t. CHICAGO, Nov. 24 ;P The CIO demanded today that the government allow wages to catch up to living costs, as Philip Mur ray, reelected to a fifth term as CIO president, hurled a sharp challenge to the author of the "little steel formula" to quit the war labor board. -. Murray blamed all four public members of the war labor, board, with War Mobilization Director James T. Byrnes and Economic Stabilizer Fred M. Vinson, - for what he termed "bad administra tion" of the little steel formula, y But for Taylor he reserved his bitterest attack, accusing him of "machinations," and of being "bi ased" and "unfair." If It Isn't One Thing It'll Be Another-Now Maybe It's Matches NEW YORK, Nov. 24-OPhEven if cigarettes should become more plentiful, which he doubts, there wouldn't be any matches to light them, Herman A. Oriel, managing director of the wholesale tobacco distributors of New York, said to day, j . "Any book and safety matches Back the Boys Bay Bonds! tmc MOigt that mtH euAT CONT. FROM 1 F.M. Tomorrow! : END 8 TODAY! FRED MacMURRAY "NO TIME FOR LOVE" MARY MARTIN r TEUETO LITE"" :'4-7n f 7 I -,w"a mmm whm ai VJUATfl DGGZGQi rPfWt - i A Si DUTCH METROFOL IS the Maas Issue of 49tli StateProblem . ... . , . , . For Congress - WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 - ifP) -Congress must decide whether it wants a 49th state called "Jeffer son." - . If not, it will have to soothe the ruffled feelings of mountaineers' in Oregon and California border counties when it considers the postwar highway bill, now up. I" And that's no easy job. . . Back in 1941 these counties got so mad at the roads their states built them they started secession movement stopped motorists at their borders and conf donted them with signs saying: , "Stop! Independent state of Jef ferson., ' , Then the war came . and they stifled their complaints (and their publicity). . But "now, it's up to congress either to show or be shown by including funds for secondary country roads in the highway bill. The two congressmen who rep resent the irked counties are hop- now going out are wholesalers' and manufacturers stocks. When these are exhausted, which will be any time now, we will see share-the-match clubs." WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 kPl The senate war investigating com mittee decided today to look into the cigarette shortage. . , Ends Today! , GENE ATJTRY - THE BIG SHOVT JIMMY LYDON "MY BEST GAL" JonnnyMackBROVII RAYMOND HATTON BONDS! BONDS! BONDS! CONT. FROM 1 tM. ; Tcacmra! . ; no? lAimc . co-FEATumn . ' : taLLT217E COLDEDT i r- jyr TX1 f . ! s t- : A- 4 rf-a TL -.Aerial view of a section of Rotterdam,' Netherlands, showing Riveri and main bridges across the stream. ing congress' will help keep the areas in their districts. They; re rather fond of them. 1 Representative Claire. Engle, democrat of California: "If this road bill . does what they think it can do for them they will be connected once more with civili zation. Otherwise t hey still re serve the. right to form another state." , ,v-j . Representative Ellsworth, re publican of Oregon. We do nbt need another state out there. Whit we need is the development of the resources of that region." red To Have Upset Turkey Marl ' PORTLAND, Nov. Ji-R-OPA regional regulations have serious ly dislocated normal methods of marketing Oregon's turkey crop. Federal Judge Claude McCoUoch declared today, but because he "had no choice" he dismissed a restraining action launched by Northwest Poultry and Dairy Products Co. against the OPA. I He explained that congress had withdrawn jurisdiction from Iocs federal courts to consider validit; orders under the price control a The company had sought in' junction against OPA enforce ment of a ruling prohibiting tur key processors from wholesaling 'turkeys. -.'o; :f ;'iT Last Times Today SWEET SWING! YIPPEE!! Co-Feature miTDisKtrs RniBMcaa mm Siaris Sunday (fa OPA mtsmu f wiuun f urn I IWIICTB,K, i f ' " ! Co-Feature . hi CZZZQU CTATEZI IAII. ScUa, Thumbnail 1 (By the Associated Prai) . Western Europe Terrific bat tle rages; on the plains before Cologne as the allies drive the Germans from their last bridge head in Strasbourg; allied troops reported .; crossing Rhine into Germany, t t . Rnssla Red army and naval units clear the last nazis Xrom .the Esthonian island of Saare, guarding the gulf , of Riga; Ger mans report 52 Russian divisions attacking in Latvia. . Italy British throw five bridgeheads across Cosina river near Faenza. - . Pacific American airmen de stroy another convoy attempt' ing to land reinforcements on Leyte, an estimated 3500 Japa nese soldiers dying; Tokyo war industries suffer heavy damage from great daylight attack by B-29 Superfortresses. , ' Clihu Japanese ; claim they 've captured last American air field in southwest China,! in the suburbs of Nanning. : Last Times Today 1 -lit . x. m . wl mil Co-Featurt Hot Licks and Hot Lead, Bad Men and Bandits': A' round-up of rip-, roaring rhythm ... in . a stampede of wide- ! open romancel Starts (l.,l"Bu) A A) rv I v il ) I ryi v . tswAts - - 'askcs '! ' ea1- ATJOLD M00?.EH2AD ' ICELIAVAT cusn cocra rzANca txmzrr tea tzxsi ma urrc Ortgoa, Saturday Morniag. llarehbet 25, 1SU ON the HOME FR01IT By ISABEL mnLD Ornithologists around S a f m who wonder whether the birds have gone south or are merely in hiding have been looking a bit questioningly at the brush on the chin of a certain blond, erstwhile handsome young giant - - There was a lady, too, a nice- looking lady, I'm told, who asked the owner, of' this landscaping, de velopment, to settle an argument she had been having with her hus band. -At first, the -young-giant was convinced she thought he was a judge. t ' - But, as it turned out, the couple had been discussing him. - What was. his profession? Whatdid he do? Pa, thought he had seen him somewhere (twas the night the Russian chorus was in town). : When the big blond told the lit tle, .lady he was , a moulder, she frowned, cupped right hand be hind right ear and asked him to repeat. You see, she didn't think he could make a - living at ; it, though she knew he looked as if he was molding right then. ' V - With mis brief and touching in troduction we give you Harold (Rosey) , Rosebraugh, who is a character (never was the word better used) ' in the ' Salem Civic Players upcoming Christmas-benefit comedy. i - . :, . . y- 1 Harold is a walking, roadsign for the play .Woodman,' spare that tree, though it is slightly moss- grown. Ah, .wejhave it: . He is a moss-Rosey! WALLET DXSAPPEAES L. J.' Monroe, Corvallis, report ed to police Friday that his wallet containing three bus tickets, a $10 bill, several pictures and personal identifications disappeared while he was on a shopping trip in Sa lem Friday. Monroe said he did not know whether he had lost the ! wallet accidentally or whether it had been stolen. ' Vefi mr Sozday I! All Nine Fair-view Youths Returned r' - -. . . . .... f.'' - . - . - " I- 'The nine boys ' ranging in age from 14 to 18 years of age who "walked away Thursday after noon from Fairview home, Friday night were all back in the instii tution. Three of. the . youngsters But Bonds! To Finish j jCHyO"Z KNQ- 5 ConU onows Prcviaw Tcnile d 12 P. II. r; . AIID ITS COMING ON A WAVE OF joy.:. THE SCREEN'S GAYEST MUSICAL COMEDY! Start ! Songs 1 Spectacle ! BeautUs! And a lore story to match I 1944'atop ntertainmnt! CONSTANCE AV ' 1 lAA A Big Sons Hits J k ? I, Including : v V . : ! Thi Staj . wl Ain't ij6 A 6ot NobodyiV "fork A f&K I A f Town StnrWwBair- : A i v i . . r "i K ' . -r rv : : r ') -7 r ! its.' t " ; s -r - i,. - ' : j 1.. N " : v f x f I , , . ( 1 f.mrin9 CHARLEY GRAPEWIN - JERRY COLONNA ood ROEERT B. CASTAtNE STANLEY ANDREWS on FAtt IT.ilTIMAN AND KsjjoRCKXSTRA LOUS ARMSTRCN3 AND I H3 ORQSnTRA wMi BUCK AND BUl&LES DOROTHY DAHORIDGE tOLE lAKEt JOC FttSCO CAUAGHQ AND SHEAN LJock Keney on Al Shean) VAN AND SCHNCK tCtis Van ond Charles Marsh) Rcnczhr! Bay E:zds . . :VFhy Tcjj f:r J:-:! . Siren wiih a Socrot! . RICHARD ARLEN C 1.I0NA DARRIE VERA HRUBA RALSTON OTTO KRUGER p, v ..... . y -f. ' 7.47..;,.jr V.- were nicked np at Jefferson on Friday afternoon and Friday eve ning a guard at the state peniten tiary picked up the remaining six at Turner. . - r ' w Magnesium Output Will Be Halted in U.S. Plants WASHJNGTON," Nov. 24-(ffl- fb, TUfiO. Fight to & Finish! "tMQcc c-Qp f.T3M.i T AMuty tram a r jtf. : STMTillG TOIIOPilOU! IN ': . 1 A . . I mm TA Aim MOORE BRAD TAYLOR Productioni of magnesium In gov-ernment-ovraed ! plants will come to a virtual nalt by Jan.J 1, WPB said today in disclosing that mili tary requirements for- magnesium had continued to decrease and sur plus stocks have almost doubled the amoun reserye.'V regarded as a "safety LAST TIMES TODAY! ' Roy Sogers "LIGHTS OF OLD -SAIITA TET , UEK3T ALDRIOTS LITTLE SECRET I -.: ' . .... , - A . LATjipTirzvrs Tin: v;o:jxi r-