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Yankee Forces
Take 2 Towns
In Luzon Gains
3
' MANTT.A YVMav Mn4 ft "To
iion drove 12 mile north along
" the west coast of Luzon to seize
ithej town of Aringay, due west of
the Philippine summer capital of
- Baguio, while Yanks on Luzon';
' south coast advanced 13 miles east
, , -ot Balayan bay to capture Lemery
East of Baguio, the 25th divl-
sion was probing northwanrfrom
Digdig and Carranglan toward the
Balete pass gateway to the exten
" sive Cagayan valley of northern
: Luzon. The bulk of the remain
ing enemy garrison is believed to
.f...bc in this area.
N Capture ( of Lemery gave the
Yanks a firm foothold on the
f southern shores of Luzon, just 30
I miles across the vital Verde island
I passage from American-held Mint-
doro island. '
The 11th airborne division and
i the 158th regiment of the Eighth
if army reacnea xsaiayan bay on
Tuesday. They moved eastward
; along the fringe of the bay on a
; good highway.
East of Manila, in the bitterly
contested Marikina - watershed
t i area, the First cavalry and Sixth
- 2 A J i
jiudmrv divisions inmnuiinea nr.
tive patrolling of the front and
i- continued steady pressure on the
: flanks of the Shimbu line, stretch
4 ing along the mountains from An
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Gavel Wielders
"Give Views
tOri New Books
i " !
The "book worms' took over
? the table topics at Tostmistress
iJThursday night following 8 o'clock
X dinner at the Quelle. Ten recent
"books were enthusiatsically re-
viewed by as many members in
preference to five other topics
suggested.
v The books were "Burma Road,"
?"A Thee Grows in Brooklyn,"
'."Born in Battle,- "Burma Sur
i' geon," "Anna and the King of
!' siam," "Indians are People Too,"
-winter Wheat,""! Wanted to
See" and "The Robe."
' Olga Wickberg was table topics
; chairman and the other seven
; speakers divided their attention
among "Returned Veterans." "-Car-
; . tela," "Suggestioiis for Improve-'
;ment of Toastmi stress" and "iMy
; spring Garden."
Mrs., Don Madison was'' toast
: r mistress for the program at which
three members spoke. Mrs. Glenn
. McCormick spoke on the "Art' of
uGood Living." Mrs. Stanley K ru
gger on "Local Murals" and Isabel
Lhikls on "God Moves in Myster
ous Ways.
Individual critics were Mrs. Ed
. wara Masonic, Mrs. A. J. Crose
and Ada Ross. Mrs. Estil Brunk
. was general critic and Mrs. W. L.
Spauidmg was time keeper, i
Resignation of Katharine Rem.
; pel as secretary and from member
ship in the club was announced by
Mrs. . Robert DeVliea. nresiriont
; Mrs. Vernice Boehm and Miss Ross
were named a nominating commit
:; , tee to select a candidate for the
position of secretary.
: Yank Division Takes
60,000th Nazi Prisoner
- BONN, Germany, March
The U. S. First
- J toMVll,
:cumraanaea oy Brie. Gen ni
vAndms, captured its 60,000th pris
oner today rounding out a bag
equivalent to an entire German
army with two corps of three di
i visions each.
' T1 famous Fighting First, many
of whose men are from New York,
; rolled up its record in campaigns
; in North Africa, Sicily, France,
Be!gium and Germany.
Night Clubs Suffering
Heavily From Curfew A
NEW YORK, March
? nety, the show business weekly
. reported today that the amuse-'
, ment curfew had turned the na
tion's broadways into ghost streets
-after midnight. , ,
;;: Night clubs throughout the
i country were estimated to be do-
oing 25 to 45 per cent less busi
r.ness, motion picture theatres -five
; to 10 per cent less. T
YeP Everything Comes
tTo Him Who Waits !
TEMPLE; Tex, March
' . It was one of those sudden Texas
! storms and Lt,; Joseph Sager of
Hazleton, Pa, was hurrying to his
quarters at Camp Hood, v
. He heard a loud plunk." Then
jihe saw, at his feet, a dead duck, a
U casualty, perhaps, of lightning or
r hail. The lieutenant ate the duck.
- -
j Too Late to Classify
jr,-HOP Wanted: Ixpertence not nee
f.Mary. Berg's Grocery. 1701 Center.
- kuoms Household turn.
Broadway. Friday, Sat. only.
1703
Ends Tonight .
-.. ' In Technicolor '
THIS JS THE ABMY"
TOMORROW .
The Laugh Riot of the Year
Gccry Cooper -Teresa
Wrlrht
"CASAIi O YA EHO vir
- ALSO
'CALL OF TIIS EOCSE3'
Smiley Bsrneile
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BELGIUM yh? f Mi -V
k '. Am, ' J j: CZECHOSLOVAKIA
W4 . mm .a
. . maicators nve rnueage
-"'"-"'";". un we wraiem irvnt wh me Amcnua
northwest of Cobles. On the eastern front Berlin said the red army
wraua wpiw. atrmmg in me
Fifth Closes
In on Vergato,
Nazi Fortress
ROME, March 8.-$)-American
Fifth army troops closed in from
three sides tonight on the virtually
outflanked German highway
stronghold of Vergato, 17ft miles
southwest of Bologna on the cen
tral Italian front ,
Advancing among Italian peaks
towering as nigh as Z600 feet, the
Americans captured the small vil
lages of Fornaci, Salvaro and
Serra, just east of the Bologna-
Pistoia highway and northeast of
vergato, encountering what was
officially described as "light re
sistance." This suggested that the
Germans, after holding Vergato
for months against Allied attacks,
may have decided to give up the
town.
Farther east in the area of the
newly-captured town of Casaglia,
13 miles south of Bologna, a Ger
man - counterattack in company
strength supported by the fire of
artillery, mortars, self-propelled
guns and automatic weapons, was
driven off after bitter fighting.
Chinese Press
On Suichwan
CHUNGKING, March 8 -UP)
The high command said tonight
that Chinese troops were pressing
an attack on Suichwan, once one
of the U. S. 14th air force's major
forward bases east of Janan's
west wall."
A field dispatch two days ago
said Chinese virtually had sur
rounded the city, located midway
between Hongkong and Hankow
in southeast China.
A communique by the 14th air
force, recapitulating activities
during February, reported that de
spite continued adverse weather
a total of 78 enemy planes were
destroyed, five probably destroy
ed, and 98 damaged. Thirteen en
emy vessels with a total of 30,400
tons were sunk, and five ships
totalling 11,100 tons probably
sunk.
Small Craft Warnings
'osted Along Coast
SEATTLE, March Bm The
weather bureau tonight ordered
southeast storm warnings display
ed at 8 p. m. along the Washing
ton coast from the mouth of the
Columbia through the Straits of
Juan de Fuca.
Small craft warnings were order
ed up on inland waters of Wash
ington and on the Oregon coast
south to Newport
Noted Clergyman Dies
LONDON, March 8 -UPV- The
Rev. A. E. Garvie, 'principal emer
itus of New College, London, and
one of Britain's best known Con
gressional clergymen, died here
yesterday.-' ; -w.. t -
i 1 1 n 1
- urtns S.-4S r. M.
TOMORROW!
TWO BIG HITS!
FUN FOR ALL!
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Distances in the Tivo-Front Drive
E sZ
Irom Europe's two mala battle
Mwina area. tAr wirepneto map;
Thumbnail
i of War! -
By the- Associated Press
Western front F i r a t army
smashes deep into nazidom.
meeting only light resistance,
after sensational crossing of
Khine south of Cologne.
- Russia Germans report Rus
sian tanks plow within 25 miles
of Berlin as other red forces
smash within 12 miles of l)anzig
rree Wity. , - ,
Italy Yanks close three-way
pincers on Vergato, nan high
way stronghold southwest of Bo-:
logna. -
Burma FaH of Mandalay ex
pec ted any minute as British and
Indian troops push Jntov city's
northern suburbs.
Pacific 3rd marines storm to
cliff top overlooking northeast
Iwo beaches, 5th division advan
ces up northwest coast 1000
yards.! I p ;:' ,
rnuippines American troops
capture Aringay on west Luzon
coast ita 12-mile drive, Lemery
on south coast also falls.
Strain Names
Union Service j
Committees I
Committees for the" onion aervi
ices ior uood JTnday and Easter
Sunday were named Tursday hf
the Rev. Dudley Strain, president
of the Salem Ministerial associal
tion. i
The Red S. Raynor Smith, nasi
tor of Jason Lee Methodist churchf
is chairmln of the Good Fridav
union service committee. Othef
members ire the Rev. W. Harold
Lyman; and the Rev. H. A. Schlat
ter. ! ! . . - i
The Rev. Willard B. Hall. na.S
tor of Knight Memorial Congrega
tional church, is chairman for the
Ministerial association of the Eastf
er Sunrise service. The Rev.
Pomeroy is the second member and
ouier aetaiis will be in charge of
the Tri-Y and Hi-Y groups. f
The Rev. J.. Kenneth Wishart
was made chairman of the public
reiauons committee for the asso-
ciauon io take up the matter of
additional gasoline rations for pasf
iors wiui larger parishes. Oth
members of the committee are th
xvev. unester w. Hamblin, and the
xiev. M. A. GCt7lManr S
Dr. Irving I. Fox. pastor of Fii4t
Baptist church, was named chair
man of the Daily Vacation Bible
school. Other members are the
ev. .j. m. Goodheart and the
kcv. Mr, Hamblin."
Firemen Answer Call
Firemen answered a call ThHT.
day night to the corner of Bet
memt and Capitol streets where
a car was reported son fire but
when, they arrived on the scene,
the;blaze had already been ex
tinguished. Little . damare
aone to tne car. 7
1 ; ENDS TODAY! '
JOAN DATIS
BZAUTIFOL BUT BROXT
Jinx Falkenberg
"NINE GffiLS"
1 v
OHEGON STATESMAN, Sdm.
sTArun Mais
fronts to important Gernuui cities.
intra army drive to to Rhine
had opened a big nosh toward the
n
Vinson Fixes
limits for 4
Adjustments
WASHINGTON, March i.-Wf
Fred M. Vincon fixed the limits
for the four common fringe"
wafe adjustments tonight in his
last act as economic stabilizer, and
said the could be granted iwith-
out upa approval.
These adjustments involved va
cations, shift differentials, merit
increases and job re-classifica
tiona. . ' ;j
At first th Vinson order, hand
ed down as he took the oath as
federal low administrator, to be
succeeded by William H. Davis,
former WLB chairman, was ' re-
garded as a concession to th
board. Later analysis by the bonrft
snowed, however, tha the jruling
rmu iiui i udwm as it Had
oected to be. ,.l
The possibilitj imtnedl ately
arose that Davis mieht hav to
make his own revision or exten
sion of the order to cover addi-
If m . .
uonai znnge adjustments.
In a statement which the board
at, first blocked from release
through the office of war infor
mation but later withdrew 'objec
tion' to, Vinson said that alt nth-
fringe adjustments, which he
classed as "minor," could hot be
come effective If OPA says a price
increase would be needed.
Absenteeism of Women
Double That for "Men
SAN-DIEGO. Calif.. -Man a
VJVConsolidated-Vultee Aircraft
corporation reported today that a
six-months' study had determined
that absenteeism among women
was almost j double that of men
at the bomber plant. .-;!;
The, absenteeism among men
was slightly more than 4 nerent
and the rate for women almost
8 per cent: The firm said a sur
vey would be made to determine
causes of what the company de
scribed as an alarming condition.
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Ceqotu Friday Mernfaig. March 9, 1S45
Vandenberg
Gives Views
On Pole Plans
WASHINGTON, March S. (JP
Senator Vandenbexg R-Mich) de
clared today that the American
people win support the Moscow
three-nation decisions on a Polish
provisional. government only if it
4a Ami
m uiu tcyreseuiauve coali
tion.'
The republican ' delegate to the
ban Francisco world security con
wxcuve vwcea u me senate "etm.
plete approval" of British foreign
minister Anthony Eden's warning
to ine boviet7backed Lublin regime
not to molest supporters of the
London Polish government.
Declaring that the American
government "should be eauallv
frank about 'this situation," the
Michigan senator told his col
leagues;
There ;is no escaping the fact
that "the treatment accorded Po
land symbolizing generally the
attitude of the united -nations to
ward . our - smaller allies in this
war for liberation will have
large effect upon the success of
our ultimate plans for' collective
security ands organized peace."
Eden told the house of commons
that if the British were to have
confidence in theMoscow negotia
tions by I representatives of the
United States, Great Britain and
Russia to set up a provisional Po
lish government, the Lublin gov
ernment must avoid persecutions
of Poles loyal to the London re
gime.
Rural Areas
Go Over Top
In ARC Drive
Union Hill district was over the
top Thursday morning in the 1945
Red Cross War fund campaign
witn 1131.31, Mr. W. A. Heater,
chairman, has reported. Mrs.
Stanley Fagg, chairman for Fruit
land, reported that district over
with S18. Mrs. Wachter, Pringle,
has announced that her district
has made its quota with a number
of calls yet to be made.
Frank Doerflers rural division's
Thursday report of $1797.09 was
cond only to that of the pro
fessional, division of which Frank
Spears is chairman. It reported
in 12181 J0 to reach 85 per cent of
ts quota. The contractors, re
porting in the building materials
section of their division, reported
$1181.63 for the day to reach 64
per cent of their foal Fred Anun
sen is division chairman.
Nearest to quota Is Dr. E. Bbr
big's mercantile division, which
has $7200. in for the week's work.
a total of 92 peri cent of its as
signment Boring credits his
workers with a job well done. Mil
ler's store employes had paid $213
and had more coming. Hogg
Brothers and Stiff Furniture store
employes were listed as 100 per
cent contributors. ;
Snell Calls Attention
To Victory Gardens
Gov. Earl Snell on Thursday
called attention to the fourth war
time victory garden campaign.
snell said the last year home
gardeners produced more than 40
per cent of the nation's fresh
vegetable supply and they are
asked to equal this supply in 1945.
Oregon, alone had 175,000 gar
dens, the governor said, of which
numberri20,000 were in. the cities.
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HaUMilUoTWoimded Yanks
Flown Out of BattleZones
WASHINGTON, March 9. -
and wounded American fighting;
last year with just 28 deaths in
They were carried to medical
ONtheHOME FRONT
Bt ISABEL CHHD3
From Baokoro-Tarawa there
came last week to Mickey Flax
in Salon a letter which had been
following him around since last
October. ;,- ; : .
The dainty, somewhat i shaky
handwriting would have led me
to believe it was from a lady o
advanced years.
But the return address is that
of 18-yeact-old , Lance Corporal
Henry . Schutz. . f
It bears greetings from Arthur
and Tiban, younger boys who with
Henry and Warrant Officer Mick
ey of the U. S. marine corps, had
made a long-to-be-remembered
trip in an "engine boat" to the
Sacred Heart mission of Tarawa.
incidentally, it includes good
wishes from Lucy, niece of the
native queen and cousin of the
r -i a. i k
ocwitt Days. - - t .
Their common grandfather was
a German trader in the .Gilbert
and Ellice islands which are now
governed by the BritishJ Henry
(ana i suppose the younger chil
dren) attended a mission I school
and since the Salem marine left,
iienry nas omed a British labor
battalion hence the militarv
If the native youth in his letter.
which consists almost entirely of
a collection of questions beginning
uo you remember . . " intend
ed to bring the atoll of -Baokoro
airesh to tie mind of the ex
marine, he has succeeded ladmir
bly. I.f'
For Mickey has put Sin' a arooid
weex recalling not just Betio,
wnere many of ms faUen com
rades lie, but the lovely cocoanut
uie tney wrested from, the Japa
nese, the coral-atoIL the beautiful
mission churclrand the good sis-
xers ox the Sacred Heart who
nave devoted their lives (some of
inem years already) to the peo
ple of that area. Although the
mission came out of France, it in
cludes sisters from Belgium, New
.teaiano: and Australia, toe.
' v ?
And, perhaps because he caters
to the palates of us poor and oth
er who like rood Gone island
fare, he is remembering, too, what
an appetizing meal the good sis
ters could turn out from the verv
ordinary food he says his party
Ohio yallejf
Against Flood
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rvitiTSMOUTH, O.. March 8-
()-The Ohio valley appeared to
be winning its fight aealnst the
third most disastrous flood in its
history tonight, but the issue was
undecided at I some points. The
cost was terrific.
Although less serious than
floods of 1937 and 1913. the rain-
fed Ohio river and its tributaries
laid siege to hundreds fof war
arsenals in the rich industrial
valley, took at least 10 lives and
lorced possibly 150,000 ! persons
from their homes. I I
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JP)Mon than half a million sick
men were flown out of battle zones
flight,' v" -v. -".
centers overseas and in this country.
And 20 per cent of all American
casualties returned to the United
States in 1944 - came by -plane,
without a single loss by enemy
action. r 'Jri;.- ;4V-'-
1 This was reported today by the
office of war information, based
on information ' from all flight
branches on the army navy and
marine corps.
Meanwhile, army and navy sta
tistics showed that total combat
casualties reported since the start
of the war have reached a total
of 823,632. They were divided as
follows; :: -:y.i! ' -y1-'",.
' Army killed, 142,285; wounded
438,734,1 missing 8137, prisoners
60,666; navy-kille4 34,513, wound
ed 4109, missing 1071, prison
ers 431T. : :
i The total figure of 823,632 is
higher by 10,600 than: a week ago.
The army accounted for all the
increase except 373.
Deaths from wounds and sick-
ness would have been far higher.
the OWI report said, but for air
evacuation. It described this as
"one of the greatest life saving
measures of military , medicine."
Goebbels Still
s
WM Win War
LONDON, March tHJPt-Proo-
aganda Minister Paul Joseph
Goebbles told the German people
today that the war had "already
exceeded its climax and would
lead up to a furioso in its final
phase, then end suddenly ad rash
ly in German victory..
Predicting German superiority
m morale and purpose would per
mit Germany to snatch victory in
ine nnal moment of crisis, Goeb-
oeis said in an article in his news
paper. Das Reich:
"Experience teaches us it is not
man a business to argue or specu
late about the forcible necessities
of the war. - War comes at .the
oment it's due with the force of
a hurricane and usually ends the
sme way, quite suddenly after its
wildest eruption."
The fighting fronts remain fluM
ne aaia, ana "it is not to be pre-i
sumed that it will' become com
pletely stabilized anywhere at any
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CO-FEATURE
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LONDON", March; j MRAT
bombers battered industrial tar.
get, in Kassel and submarine
buUdintt yards at Hamburg last
night while Mosquitos delivered
their 17th straight night attack on
Berlin, the air ministry announced
today, k'-:,-,':4 a, ,
The number of Dlanes narticl-
patffix In the overnight operations
was - not immediately disclosed.
but German broadcasts indicated
that the raids were carried out in
great strength. j
The assaults followed ud sweep
ing daylight attacks on railway
yards and : industrial targets in
the Ruhr by a great force of more
than 1700 heavy bombers ; from
the U. S. Eighth air:force. n
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