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Legion committees all over
Marion county got away to a fly
ing start Monday in their four-day
clean-up drive, to boost the total
by. a million .dollars before the
curtain falls on the big Pearl Har
bor day celebration in Salem next
Thursday night, In every-com-munity
Legionnaires and other
were-combing the residence dis
tricts to make sure' that every in
dividual was reached in the appeal
to get behind Uncle Sam's fighting
forces with additional funds to
push jthe final battles of the war.
In 'Salem a special committee
was working under chairmanship
of Jake Fuhrer to make arrange
merits for tfle December 7 cele
.bratipn. The county committee
was headed by Col. Carle Abrai
with;Irl McSherry as vice-chair'
man. , Post commanders all over
the" county were in charge .of the
work in thdr respective commun
ities. . :
Heightened interest was being
shown in the gigantic outdoor
show to be put on -at Sweetland
- field early Thursday -evening.
Actual methods used in assaulting
Japanese pillboxes were to be ex
hibited by a crack infantry squad
, of trained men. Most of . the 40
men participating are "fresh from
battle .action in the Pacific, Use of
grenades, flame throwers and de
molition charges' will be demon
strated in a spectacular fashion.
- During the day these- and other
weaprons f will be on display ; at
the armory. - f --
. la the armory show, to be pre
sented later, actual preparations
Ior;battle will be shown by the
same group of infantrymen. With?
complete equipment, '' the squads
will be shown ready for action
and explanation , of " the- various
stepswiA. be made by those- in
charge. ..,'?.. , . .
Robber Dies
In Gun Fight
At Portland
Lara K. Bennett, 58, was fatally
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in what Joe Mezzina, tavern op-
' erator, told police was an attempt
- ed holdup.
. Mezzina said that Bennett and
John Fredericks, 47, tried to rob
him after he had closed his tav
ern, so he drew his gun and the
shooting began. Fredericks ; was
shot in the leg, Mezzina : in the I
netk.: ' .
. W. E. Bennett, ex-convict, killed
fh a gun battle in Portland early
Monday, had along criminal rec
ord, state penitentiary records
here disclosed.
Bennett .was received at the
Oregon prison from Multnomah
county on June 12, 1941, to serve
three year term for burglary but
en July 13, 1942, was turned over
tix California officials as a parole
violator from Folsom penitentiary,
lie previously served terms in San
Quentin prison in California and
tu federal penal institutions.
Up Oil Ceiling
Urges
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-iP)-Warning
that oil reserves are
rapidly .dwindling, the house small
business committee today urged
consideration of higher price ceil
ings on crude oiL
The current price policy of the
Office of price administration, the
: committee asserted in a report to
congress, "Is driving the indepen
dent producer of petroleum out of
business" and has developed a
. trend .toward monopoly?
5 "This nation," it said, "is using
up its qil reserves faster than it
h.iinding new reserves to replace
"them." . - - . .V
The report suggested' that OPA
, undertake immediately ? survey
? rcostf ? ?! Ptog-and re-
t fuing industry with a view to en-
couraging increased exploration to
build up reserves.
Elecliori Possibility V 1
Fadins in Canada
..OTTAWA, Dec .4 -W The
possibility of a -general election in
Canada before the end of the Eu
ropean war appeared to be fad
ing today as parliament resumed
its conscription debate. i
: The issue of conscription itself
a;emed resolved in its parliamen
tary phases, with Prime Minister
W. L. MacKenzie King's govern
in ent almost certainly assured 'of
victory in a vote of confidence ex
pected o be taken in midweek. ;
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Sensations on Irel
CONJA nuNis
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off War!
(By tha Associate Press) '
; Western Eruope American
troops drive to within 6V miles
of SaarbruckerA great industrial
city in the Saar, and to the north
advance to within 500 yards of
the Roer river and 22 miles of
Cologne; more than 4000 allied
planes -drop nearly ' 12,000 tons
of bombs on German rail centers
in the Cologne: area. r v.f
Rossi - Reds hammer for
ward up to 17 miles on a 42-mile
front in western Hungary facing
Austria, and move up the west
bank of the Danube to within, 37
miles of Budapest I
Italy Yanks repulse two na-
zt counter artacxs soum or no-
logna and British maintain pres
sure on Faenza in the Po val
ley. . . --
Pacific American destroy
ers sneak Into KLeyte's Ormoc
bay to sink one. enemy warship
and damage another '.at loss of
one of our craft; American sub-1
marines sink 20 more Japanese J
,vships, including a light cruiserj
and a destroyer.
China ; Reinforced Japanese
' columns push to within 75 miles
of Kweiyang, Kweicnow pro
.Vince capital and junction point
on the Burma road.
Jap Forces
Smash Ahead
CHUNGKING, ' Dec. 4-()-Jap-anese
forces driving westward
wa 7 waw ww aa. v v mm t
forced a crossing of the CMalao
river, about seven miles south of
th railroad town of Tinhan 75 I
miles southeast - of Kweiyang,
Buma road junction, the Chinese
hieh command said toniirht. I
; The communique said that Chi
i communique said that Chi-
forces repulsed two enemy
ms Saturday morning at a
nese
columns Saturday morning
pass 17 miles south of Tushan and
that more than 400 Japanese were
killed and large' quantities of
supplies captured.
Sunday moring, the communi
que said, the Japanese, after be
ing heavily reinforced, smashed
across the Chialao river where
heavy fighting still was in pro
gress.
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Hear Greeley
PORTLAND, Dec. 4-ff)-Col.
W. B. Greeley, secretary-manager
of tiie West Coast Lumbermen's
association, will address the 35th
annual meeting of the Western
Forestry 'and Conservation asso
ciation here Thursday through
Saturday.
Walter-.Horning, administrator
of the Oregon and California re
vested lands administration, and
Carthon R. Pajtrie, U.S. Indian
service, also art on the program.
wnicfc wiU. be I opened by R E.
McCardle, V. S. forest service of
ficial. ;
...aa aassva AkWin lUtTTSb
problems will be discussed. More
than 200 northwest logging .m
forestry representatives will at-!
tend the meeting.
Nazi Attacks
Knocked Back
ROME, Dec. 4-4og-shroud-
ed German counterattacks against
American positions south of Bol
ogna nave, been knocked back
with heavy losses to the enemy, it
was announced today simultane
ously with the disclosure that the
nazis employment of Italian fas
cist troops on this front had
proved & dismal failure.
The enemy's latest counter-
thrusts were launched yesterday
In the Bombin- and Monte Bel-
monte areas In the central sector.
Despite the fact that fog and rain
grounded allied aircraft and en-
aoiea uie viermans 10 press nome
their attacks, they were in each
case hurled .back before they
reached the Yank lines.
Spaulding I jBoomed
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For District Attorpey "
PORTLAND, Dec, 4 KP)- Sen.
Lew Wallace, democratic nation
al committeeman, admitted here
today that Bruce Spaulding, Salem,
attorney,, was being boomed for
appointment as US district attor
ney to succeed Carl C Donaugh,
incumbent, whose term- expires
next. August
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Behind in Oregon Drive
PORTLAND, Dec 4 -)- E
bond sales straggled behind in the
Sixth War Loan drive today;
reaching only $ 10,93 1,6793 1 per
cent of the quota.
Total sales, however, were im
proved. The $50,688,263 figure at
tained is 47.4 per cent of the goaL
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Loggers, Union
Don't Agree
On New Ruling
r PORTLAND, Ore, Dec 4-jP)-Union
officials and logging opera
tors disagreed today, on whether a
department fo-labor decision to
allow travel pay would affect
west coast lumber workers. .
The decision is based on a re
cent US supreme tourt ruling in
volving workers of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron & Railway company.
"Conditions in the lumber in
dustry differ so radically from
those -found in mining that we be-
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Pucaoie ro western lumoenng ana
v.-. -
nam R. Moreiy, chairman -of the
travel ' time committee . for the
western lumber industry.
He said the release, which states
that ."under conditions identical
with those in the coal mine, travel
time will be paid", would ' not
change the picture in this area.
Worth twerv President nf
Tnt.tional woodworker of
America - (CIO),. 1 asserted ' that
about 40,000 Pacific, coast loggers
and sawmill workers would earn,
nearly $1.85 a day more as a re
sult of the decision. He called the
ruling "one of the most important
ever issued for the industry." -
Approximately 75 . per cent ' of
the loggers working in the area
will benefit, said Doyle Pearson,
assistant secretary to the North
western Council of Lumber and
Sawmill Workers (AFL). V. I
Ii Metcalf Walling, national ad
ministrator of the wage-hours di-
i i w f .
vision of the department of labor.
announced tne ruling yesteraay
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LOS ANGELES, D ec . 4-(ffH
The prosecution t r i e d to throw
in the towel today in the trial of
Bandleader Tommy D o r s e y, his
Smiley on charges of feloniously
assaulting Screen Actor Jon HalL
but the court tossed it right back.
Although it had . been antici
pated that the defense would seek
a dismissal, , it was Prosecutor
Edwin Myers who actually made
the motion, on the ground that
there was not proper evidence on
which to proceed with the trial,
now in its second week. Judge Ar
thur Cram denied the motion.
Without explanation.! '
This was one of two surprises
that" enlivened a confusing mass
of testimony by a witness who
not only advised the court re
peatedly that he was confused but
accused defense counsel of trying
to confuse him further.
The other was the outburst
from the same witness, Panaman
ian Actor Antonio Icaza, when he
was asked if he had ever been
convicted of a felony f ,
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Hitlwo Jima
US PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, Dec,
4 i' Three new, heavy bomber
strikes on I wo Jima making
eight 'in seven days on that Vol
cano island base for enemy raids
on Saipan's Superfortress air
fields vjrere j reported today by
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz.
Big Liberators of the Seventh
army air , force smacked ) the
island's airstrips Friday , and twice
the following day. -:r.
Navy search bombers joined the
army aircraft in one strike on I wo
and , in another raid on Haha
Jima, farther north in the Boninsi
A few enemy interceptors took
the air from Iwo's hard- hit air
fields but none of the Yank bomb
ers was lost ' S - t
LAST TIMES TODAY
Dorothy Lamoor '
Fred MacMorray
Betty Hatton
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' PORTLAND, Dec. 4-()-?arm-minded
doughboys returning , to
Multnomah county can : confer
with specialists in dairying,, poul
try raising, - truck . gardening,
greenhouse production, home-making,
and other aspects 'of fann
ing. County Agent S. B. Hall said
today.
He announced formation of a
veterans . agricultural ' advisory
committee f like . those set up
throughout the slate to help re
turning j servicemen, become -successful,
farmers. i ,
Fort Lawton
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Ilir3rd Week
SEATTLE, Dec. 4 -()- One de
fendant ? was discharged and the
prosecution rested its case today
as the Fort Lawton court martial.
largest for; the army in' the cur-
rent war, entered its third week.
The lease was recessed until Fri-
day. at the request of the defense,
Pfc. Milton D. Bratton, 31, of
Excelsior Springs, . Mo I was re
leased, leaving 41 defendants,' 38
of them accused of rioting and
three charged with . murder and
j rioting as the result of an Aug. 14
incident at the fort which resulted
in the hanging of a member of
' an Italian service unit. . i '
The action came after a motion
of nolle prosequi by the trial
judge advocate. A defense motion
that Bratton be found not guilty
was not acted upon by the court
Bratton was. called before the
cpurt and was told of his dis
charge.; Ha saluted and walked
from the i courtroom.'. ri
Portland City Jail
i Crammed to Rafters
PORTLAND, Dec. 4 -(ff)- Of
ficials at the city jail here still
tired from serving 300 suppers
last night rushed frantically
about dishing out 275 breakfasts
this morning. ' j -;
The jail, which had more in
mates tnan it nas nad in more
200, weekend prisoners, the jailor
said.
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STDNET GREENSTSEET
"MASK i OF DIMTTEOS"
TOMORROW!
BING CROSBY
BOB HOPE
FRED MacMURRAY
FRANCHOT TONE
RAY MILLAND S
VICTOR MOORS ( j
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THIS WAY PLEASE".
Dick Foran
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SMILEY EUTJITTTE
Tovh Explains
Reasons for
Banning Japs
HOOD" RIVER, Dec -(P)4 Pre
vention of open violence against
returning Japanese - Americans
was the object of the Hood Raver
American Legion post in banning
former Nisei residents from the
valley, the commander said today.
""Wo do not feel: any national
legislation - will settle this ques
tion in time to prevent "violence
and bloodshed if the Japanese re
turn, to Hood River county, Jess
Edington declared. He said the
action was not pointedly aimed at
Japanese in service, for whom the
post "felt sorry.'
Sentiment against the Japanese
has flared with the ; recent t an
nouncement by Tokyo that' allied
aviators captured in Japan would
be tortured and murdered. County
Judge C. D. Nickelsen saidi He
described people here as fvery
much aroused oyer the proposed
return of Japanese to this county."
Edington said the post would
release a public statement tonight
on . its stand in removing 16 Japanese-American
soldiers' names
from the county war memorial.
Oregon Solons OK
Crop Insurance J
WASHINGTON, Dec -;()-
Reps. Angell, Ellsworth, ; and
Stockman all voted for the crop
insurance bill in congress, a report
on roUcalls during the two weeks
ended ov. 30 showed today. ' -
Senator Cordon voted for the
confirmation of Edward Stettin-
us, jr, as secretary of state but
against the Bailey amendmnet to
the flood control bill to permit the
government to build power trans
mission lines only if 90 per cent of
power developed by public dams
had not been sold or claimed. Sen
ator Hohnan did not vote on either
measure. -
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Smoker's Carelessness
Believed Fire Cause
I VANCOUVER, WaslWDec. 4()
A smoker's carelessness was blam
ed today for a two-hour early Sun
day blaze that razed the third floor
lobby of the Vancouver Elks club
Damage was estimated at be
tween $5000 and $10,000 by an in
surance company. .
At Least 500
Gifts Will Go
ets
Legionnaires of Capital Post Na
9 Monday night heard reports in
dicating that , Salem merchants,
organizations and iindividuals
would present at least 500 pack
ages to be gifts for Yanks who
gave and'which will go to service
men and servicewomen In Oregon
hospitals. The gifts will be mov
ed from Salem December 10,
Commander B. E. "Kelly Owens
said." , !
A gift of S1Q0 toy wheelbarrows
and 100 doll beds was presented
to the post by R. W. Frost, a vet
eran, to be delivered I to needy
children of veterans. If The post
will fill the toy with Christmas
confections and fruit; In add!
tion ,the post also voted $150 to
be used for child welfare among
we same group. - : , :
! Post- members were ! informed
that veterans of World war II are
returning at the rate of ( 80 each
month.' More than 200 veterans
need work here now. the members
were told. Cities, chambers of
commerce and organizations will
be asked to help place these re
turning and Jobless veterans.
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Oregon Cities
To Get Funds
For Aiibrts
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -(P)
The' civil aeronautics administra
tion has -recommended a - billion
dollar postwar program, of airport
construction and improvement to
congress of which $6,579,000 is
earmarked for' such work in Ore
gon. ; . I -,1
On ' airports designed for: long
range domestic, and foreign ope
rations, the CAA proposes spend
ing $304,000 at Astoria and S40,
000 at Redmond. On fields suit
able for four-engine and larger
planes, the CAA . recommends
$25,000 for - Arlington, ; $5000
Burns; $120,000 Eugene, "$33,000
McMinnville, $294,000 North Bend
Baker and Grants Pass would
each receive $120,000 and Rose-
burg $113,000 to make existing
airports suitable for present-day
twuvengine planes.
Financing of the undertaking
by the federal and state govern
ments on a matching funds basis
over a period of five to 10 yean
is proposed. .
GotHes for Russian - '
Children Drive Starts
PORTLAND, Dec 4-(VOre-geniana
purchasing Christmas pre
sents were asked today to remem
ber Russian children with gifts of
warm clothing. ,v " "
A campaign to tend a shipload
of clothing to Russia, where the
mercury averages wen below zero
in they winter, by. Christmas was
announced by Robert H. Strong,
Oregon chairman of Russian War
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All of Our Customers Say We
Have the Finest Selection
in Salem
At Most Reasonable Prices
Hen Fall and tfinler
Smte and
At New Low Prices!
Fines! Exclnsivcly Hana
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Finances Found , t
In Healthy Slate
Marion county's finances are in : '
a healthy state, the monthly report r
tor November of County Treasurer -
S. J. Butler indicates, total assets .
of 1 finances, totaled $1,019,344,29,, :
the largest items listed being $216,-'
236.78 in Ladd St Bush bank, $123,-.
174.20 in First National Bank Of
Portland. $218,148.03 in the bond l
investment account and $300,000 i
in the general road fund invest- .
ment account,
t Fund balances listed $394,763. ;
38 for the general fund,-$333,767.-
69 in the general road fund, .$96,
508,63 in the market road main- ,
tenance iund, $25,6382 " in . the
county school fund and $68,263 in ;
the trust funds due to , cities.
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Senate Passes
Pension Bill
! WASHINGTON. Dec 4 - (i1) -The
first pension bill for World
war I widows and orphans ever; to .
teach the floor of the senate pass
ed that branch of congress today
without debate.' . ,
f Authorizing benefits ranging up
to $74 monthly, and estimated to ,
cost $37,000,000 in the first year
Of operation, the ,bill previously
had passed the house but must re
turn there for actions on extensive
imendmeriti. ' . ' : .. '
. Limited to widows and children :
bf Veterans of the first world war, ;
the bfil provides a basic rate of
$35 monthly for widows, -and, $45
for a widow with one child. . The
hotwe bill fixed a rate, of $30 for
a childless widow, and $35 for a
widow with one child. '
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