The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, December 13, 1944, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPACZTVO Tlx OUTGO!! STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon, Wednesday .Morning, December 13, IZU 4-1 1 . : - itct S7 Put Color in - h I A town sane "Ga Gat i over movie stars" and the stars behaving ; much as one'; might expect them 4 i to behave, is the setting lor the ..- J annual holiday play of the Salem ! f Civic Flayer presented this week ' if the Elk dub. The final mow will be eiven tonight, i .; ' : 1 It . f IV. .1.. T..nrfm. FiadM I y - Indians" is presented by a "cast of 12 players under .the direction 6! Beulah Graham. J Ruth .', Ver&teeg plays the part of Grandma Mor rison whoie knitting; punctuates sentences, stops, arguments and changes the subject for discussion, , Delva Litwiller , as Millie the thired girl" has: one of the choice the drawing for "stars", the Im portant business of the second scene, Nettie gets "Slim" Montana a part playedj: by-Jiewhiskered Harold Rosegrauh. ' He likes her doughnuts and does not wind be ing assigned to sleep in the stable, snlce it is all that is available, ; Helen Dunerman takes the part of Laurel Lovely, the woman Star of the motion: picture to be pre miered in the town. Harold Mel cher Ukes the I part of Barry Douglas, the star of the show, j I ' Victor Wlnegar plays the part of Claude, the youthful lawyer In love with Nettie played by Agnes Drummond. Shirley Melville Ukes the part of Myrtle and Mary Nppp is her youftger sister Susie. ;j -j f D. B. Parkes plays the part of the mayor and Belle Davisjs bis daughter Gladys. Harold Mero takes the part; of M. C Saunders, motion picture producer. I : Beulah Graham is director of the play , and i' Rupert -Magee is manager. The play is the annual Elks, Christmas program. Music between the acts was by Claude Bird's Elks orchestra. Air Assaults On Germany At f .LONDON, Wednesday, Dec. 12 1 (4) The allied Sir assault on Ger- many continued round-the-clock yesterday and last night, with the HAP. Joining ; American-bombers from both Britain and Italy in a I aeries ox powerful plows at com munications end iajtastrjaV tar ! gets. V -j (' .,, - I it ! i' More than' 3000 tons of j x j plosives were dumped by the U, ; S. Eighth air force alone on bat j tleiine raU facilities in the ank furt area during the day in a massive Operation from which j nine bombers and , nine fighters were reported missing. Most of the ; fighters were believed, to have x landed in friendly territory, how Vr, and the day's loss was de - avribed as' the smallest of the War ! for an attack in such strength i more than 2106 bombers and fight ! ers. - , f 1 f. -I ' Last night a strong force of RAF Lencasters and Halifaxes blasted the great armament center of Es sen and squadrons of Mosqultos bombed Osnabruck, another; steel center of the Ruhr. 13 Veliicles In Collision , TORT LEWIS Dec. 12.-(4)-Six empty army ambulances, a Jeep, a truck and five automobiles I piled tip in a multiply collision on high way 99 shortly after 3 p. m. today between Camp Murray and North Tort Lewis overpass j In a heavy streak of fog which! had settled in that area, i1 . h: i : Seven civilians and eight sol .dlers were injured and a man, not Involved in the accident, died from heart attack;. 1. . j U Robert Hofer, 71, of (444 Beach Drive), Seaside, Ore.died wben his wife, Leila, stopped at the scene of the accident shortly .aft er the ears had piled up. Their auto was not involved, ! s Salvation-Army's I Mortgage Paid Off -The $2300 remnant of its 13000 mortgage paid; off by the Salem Elks lodge, the Salvation Army in Salem will hold a mortgage-burning ceremony next Tuesday night Col. Holland French of SaitTran Cisco, chief secretary for the west ern territory; pf the Army,) will conduct the services, MaJ. rred P. 6teveni has announced. : Ground upon which the Salva tion Army citadel at 241 State street was built in 1938 was given by the Elks in. 18 19 and the lodge aviated la negotiating the ! loan lor the $3000 which was lacking when the new brick structure was built and furnished at ft. cost of approximately $13,000. Car Reported Stolen - -k City police reported: early today that a 15:J Ford sedan, licenae number JCC041 Oregon, had been stolen from the corner of South Liberty and Miller between 6:30 and 9:43 pxa.JTuesday nint. Tr.e car, gray la color, belongs to C, II. Austria, 198 0 Chcmeketa street" ' "... Ths rec!c Is the Urzstrand d.vrcst c! the cccarj. and with A.n-t fit has an area of fvyt :r.r.::.c:3 trjare mile f I tj V ts'e lar.i surface Top Speed Yanks Edge 1 1 i t s the Dreieetlva fire el am U-7 Bill, a peaitloa te whkh the Japs Behind T ''''ii i "' ! 'ni' ! i il I I 14 MMMtil ON THE HOME FRONT Bt BABEL Lydia, dear: Tell Lib I can't join you for the Great Day.-After all, we do publish a newspaper on Monday night. But never fret, I've had my Christmas dinner.' The fire roared on the great hearth; there were apple Santas on the paneled matel and a tall tree glittered in the corner of the cheerful lounge of St. Vincent de Paul church's hall Sunday after noon, but the greatest glow was on the faces of my fellow diners, fin wheelchairs and walkers, on crutches and even two, on stretch ers, approximately 50 of the hosts and hostesses appeared to be, al most helpless. Yet one. woman with badly clubbed . feet and a face so lovely some artists should record it pushed a wheelchair be fore her into the dining room. The older persons helped the younger and the young folk gave assistance to -the old. And there were those whose faces bore the ravages of the dis ease which had twisted their bodies girls with' beautiful hair and smooth white foreheads and the eyes of great beauties who had lost the thing that many girls hold most precious, facial expression. ; A light burned above the stable in the creche beneath the Christ mas tree and for a moment Z thought i was among those who had been brought together in one; place that they might touch the hem of His garment and be made whole. But if they had not heard finry voice order them to- pick VP their beds and walk they had surely listened , to the gentle words "Inasmuch as y do it unto the least of these, my brethren . ror mese were memoers or tne Oregon Chin Up club,' an organi zation of the physically handicap ped banded together to aid one another in finding avenues of ser vice. Many of them have done war work, volunteer or paid, and all are Interested in find some war to guarantee that the home less among them may have the proper care ... It seems there is money but It cannot hire help for them these days ef manpower shortage. - ,More than 100 of us, the club members and their families, , all generous and cheerful (the ill nesses which had warped their bodies I was told were not "catching" but the good health of their spirits was surely contag Tonicjht 8:00 P. M. Doers Opea I'M P. M. One Complete. Shew Each Evening WINNER OF FIVE: . AWDEMYAWARDS! i J1 " THE SOI OF CEIfflDETTE . wn JENNIFER JONES j WtUIAII ITTMI CMAMXI IIOUFOIa .,t4irMie,HEN!cnaKa WJLUAfJI PERLEERS Jrs Adults f LISj Uea la Usdferaa, 78c: Cbildrea gSe : A in totCaphire Catman Hill i . V VI- 3j tank, a Batrel ef Amerieaa lnfaatrymea edces Closer! te Catmaa clang tcnacleasly dariag the advance on Leyte Island. International CHHD3 ious)j sat down to the. excellent turkey dinner, complete with sal ads and pies in variety I have not BeerT since the days of the Springbrook community Thanks giving . feasU. Across the table from us sat. a plump lad' whose mother was too busy serving to watch his diet but we did: He had three helpings of turkey, two of potatoes and gravy, said he didn't care for dressing, ate some of at least a dozen fruit salads, some' bread and Jam, a few olives and stalks of celery, three pieces of pie and we had to close our eyes when he started again on the turkey. Oh, he had an appetite and so had, we, but somehow, cheery as the whole scene was, the food tasted a bit salty. Youthful Bank Robber Caught TACOMA, Dec. 12. (P) Six hours after he had used a child as a shield to rob the Puget Sound National bank here this afternoon of $3,050, police announced the robber "was in ' their hands and iouoo ox xne loot naa oeen re covered. . . The bandit first though by nerv ous witnesses to have been about 30 years old, turned out to be a 18 year old, Gerald Wayne Barnes of this city, it was announced by chief of police Tomjlosi and Cap tain 'Albert Farrar, who stated tonight that the youth made a full confession. He stated that of the time of the. robbery he was un armed.;'' ,:. ij"- He was arrested at the home of his parents by officers Stitsworth and Scholtv aided by federal of fleers, Captain Farrar said. He said Barnes made an attempt to break away after being arretted. Bay That Extra Bend NOW! Of EN I 1:41 P. It. Nov; Playing! AeaxATwom -. pi,, aeacATCAST A SMUT PKODUCU-OWSCTOSI TWSaM'IUl4 InmiiniTi.a e Hlal Meeey TiiesafesaaBf MZLLAND )OKN ' WAYNE PAUIXTTS GODDARD CecOEDtWf ..i J Tscmocoioi ; mi.CO.rFITURErb HE'S IN THE MIDDLE J 7 7-1 w T 1 4 Violation of Rules Found A aeries of violations of prior- ty referral regulatkais and la bor stabilization agreements un covered here the past week by investigating , representatives - of the war maiipower commission In clude two or three cases which might be termed "flagrant" but majority of; them have been trivial and were caused by mis understanding, W. H. Baillle, resl dent agent here for the commis sion, said Tuesday. The investigation, which fol lowed a number of complaints, is merely the beginning, war man power authorities have declared, Indicating i I that henceforth, throughout the remainder of the war, routine checkups will be the rule.- ' v . e Employers Involved in the vio lations have been given g short time to "put their houses in or der," Baillle eaid. Under priority referral regula tions" In effect here, no employer may lure any male help not dl rectly referred by the US employ ment service, with the exception oz discharged veterans of the cur rent war. Female help may be hired either : on- direct r referral from the employment service or with certification j of ' avaiUbility from the most I recent employer. The rules , were made to aid in channeling skilled and trained men into jobs most vital to the war effort Balllle said. U. S. Christinas to Be Dull, Japanese Claim By the Associated Press The Japanese-controlled Singa pore radio Said ' Tuesday that "rich" America ! will have a. very poor Christmas because of liquor, cigaret and sugar shortage. The broadcast reported by OWL picuirea Americana as cxpenenc ing cigaretless fi days and added "girls. who used to smoke a lot are now obliged to resort to chew ing gum." : !!l;:Uh . v liuy iioaflui Here Or Any sHlng Agency and cKkeU for. Dcnd 'Pf cnlcrc! . Tonighl 8:33 . (Doors Open 8:01 P. If.). Adnlsilsn by Unr Bend Ticlic! r pprnTT 'i'--3?r4;" Fnn;cESS eotswvH A .FIIIATB 3 lN TICNNIC010II Thursday-Friday-Saturday nnshn h Ann - .: - SOTHERN LXTUA SPECIAL! ?!rrch cf Tlrtt 1 V Vhat io Da with C ' Gtrr.zr.j" Manpq ! rftSWXi Gervais Near -Quota; Legion Sale Success The Gervais district has raised $80,600 or, 75 per cent of Its $80, 800 Sixth War Loan bond quoted Chairman George Wadsworth re ported yesterday to the cities divi sion chairman, Gen t Vanden e y n d e. Most of the purchases were In . E bonds and those In charge -ere confident other reports will bring Gervais over the top by the time the final reports are in. Industrial employes reached $135,000 la their drive toward $200,000, reported Robert Minton, industrial chairman, t New firms over the top were Portland Gas and Coke company, and the Port land Gas and Electric company. Allocations confirmed Tuesday Include Oregon Pulp and Paper, $100,000; -Warner Brothers, $10, 000; Tidewater Associated Oil $10,000; and Pittsburg Plate Glass $5,000., -.: v The state unemployment com pensation 'commission employes reported more than 200 per cent of their $6,265 quota with purch ases totalling $12,579, Chairman Hoy Mills reported. In a final report on American Legion bond activities during the Your days before Pearl HafBor day last week, CoL Carle Abrama, xhairman, declared that $630,684 had been subscribed Outside communitiea reported as follows: Stayton S24.388; SUverton $49,- 1375; Woodburn $39,660; Mt Angel $18,750; and Aurora $8,788. The remainder, was accounted for by the Salem post culminating ia the Infantry show at the armory and Sweetland field under chairman ship of Jake Fuhrer. Polish Chief Names Aides LONDON," Dec'. 12-(flV-Wlady- slaw PacikiewicXi president of the Polish republic, appointed to night an acting deputy premier and three cabinet ministers inside Poland as the exiled, trouble-torn government here sought from the homeland's underground army new guide on policy to strengthen its Shaky standing. v A communique issued by the Polish government said the depu ty premier and three cabinet min isters, whose names were not disclosed because of security, al ready were performing , their du ties, and that all were well-known members of the underground movement Columbia River Winds Leave Havoc in Wake ! PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12.-P) -Gusts reaching a velocity of 120 miles an hour in some Instances swept down the Columbia river gorge today, leaving destruction ia their wake. 1 Near Crown Point the chill east wind tore the roof from a house and blew down a barn, killing several cows. Traffic on the lower Larch mountain road was blocked for several hours by trees sent crashing a c r o s s highways. The gall kept up an 80-mile-an-hour pressure at Corbett ' Starts Tcday evX6 -REALISM! Pdc&d THRILLS! 9 SFttZ VL.Ji m. m w mm V . ' u u PRESTO!! FOSTER viaei ? r.clAClL'I "-ICB ANDREWS a 1 ' I ! . . - A'' ITEiumbnail off War! 4 By tbe Associated Prcasl Western Europe Yanks lib erate Haguenau and drive eight miles through old Maginot line fortifications, .while other units advance to within a half-mile of Duren. ; ! j; i : ; ' Bessie ' Godollo, 10ft' miles northeast of Budapest,' falls tq Soviets, who send other troops storming into the eastern sub urbs of the Hungarian capital, i 7 Italy FloodeoTLamone river stops British 8th army offensive. Greece Heavy fighting: still rages in Athens between ELAS and British.- i '- Paciflo American planes and PT boats sink three Japaaese de-" stroyers and four' transports out of an 11-ship convoy attempting to reach Leyt? with reinforce ments and supplies; . 50 enemy planes destroyed in the battle, while we lose eight , ;, : China Chinese pursue J apa ae4 troops through TCwangsi province to the south after chas ing them from Kweichow Extension of Work Ruling Is Favored WASHINGTON, Dec 12-tfVA broad extension of the adminis tration's war-work edict' includ ing the application of community pressure upon; 4-Fs, waa advo cated today by a high ranking selective service official. CoL Francis Keesling, selective service legislative officer, told the senate war Investigating commit tee's , manpower inquiry he fa vored: frit j'.-l- '-v.... 1. Broadening the prohibition against men 18 to 37 quitting war punts without draft board ap proval to cover men 38 to 49. z. Tne autnoruauon of pres sures "upon certala of the 4-Fa, if necessary to engage in war work." . :: : L Praising War Mobilizer James F. Byrnes for what he called the tatter's "courageous' action la utilizing the selective service or ganization to reduce turnover by requiring consent for leaving Jobs, Keesling testified to belief it did not go far enough. V He, said ' that the whole pro gram, which he felt would pro vide the 300,000 men now needed to fill manpower shortages,, could be accomplished with "very sim pler additional legislation." E Bond Sales Grow Slowfy WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-0f)-Gradually improving series E bond sales in the 6th war loaa reached $1,408,000,000 today. . ' Robert W Coyne, field director of the treasury's war finance di vision, told reporters, I feel very good over the prospect of making the $2,500,000,000 E bond quota." He said there is no section now that doesa't think it will reach its goal ia E bonds, which are the government i securities held by more Americana than all : other types of securities combined. Some states, he added, etui re port a, "very tough fight ahead.1 int. MMJlMJl Fcainrci J v Co-Feature a-.. jL. J a eolleg e foil el beavtlfal ee-ed wolves . . , en the prew tor the last few male student! XXE&ftY AND MAD! River-Harbor Measure Gets Senate's OK ; . , WASHINGTON, . Dec 12-(AV The St Lawrence waterway was rejected today as congress shaped up a program for postwar expen ditures Of more than two billion dollars on rivers, harbors, high ways tnd flood control . The senate passed the rivers harbors measure, already approv ed by the house. Differences be tween the two chambers remain to be Ironed out however, before the bill goes to President' Roose velt Dispatched to the White House after the senate cave a final okay Bay That Extra Bond CoaU Daily from 1 P. MH Tcrrcnont - . Onhczrd Of SEE - f rodweed and Filmed AIUIANXM7aNI and Narration by CONXAD -fr Gdj CoFealnre! -fr J SNUEUY V;- J DAY W jS V WAIIUIN I VQgl QUOMVXttwi J I JaY JBiOdsjaie NEWS! Ia Hitler Alive? K Iy Answer! Army Hon! I aeMia HUM " V-4 L 1 v iflMII I i . - i cuiria .rin3ni.iCTorr were bills for expenditures f $C 673,250,000 on roads and $1,000, 000,000 on flood control. States benefiting from the road Jund would have to match federal ex penditures. f ' . 7 Deaths in 36 Hours Brings Much Confusion SCIO, t Dec. 12. -Seven deaths within a period of 36 hours which directly affected Scio was the un welcome record set up by this community over the weekend. .Tuesday fiisht foultd confusion apparent in the funeral hours, With three tentatively set for the same hour Friday at two different churches. The fact that funeral homes from two different towns were In charge contributed to. the origin of the confusion. ; , 5 Last Times Today! r.; ' Osa Masseia ; The Blaster Race Beb Cresby mttt Miss Bobby SoV f.dvcdurc:! The Rlyaterioua River of Dead! The Dread "Death-Divorce r The Giant' Brides In Chains! i by , p; RUUitVUI NACa K - Captured German Films ra. Utrj Football! Back Oar Beys BUT BONDS! IJ x "I UW I lit OI LS H 8:41 1. U. Jcch Denny rersas- : FrdMcn Lovo Thy Ilcightar" . - ' . 'S 3 S 1 V;