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The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon. Wdnsdor Morning. June 13, 194S PAGE rOUB Vo roror Suay$ Us; No Fear Shall Awe; j From rirst Statesman, March 28, 1831 HIE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY " CHARLES A. SPRAGUZ, Editor and Publisher Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to th use for publication; of al newt dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper. " y . ; : 1evQ Behind the Nevo - By PAUL MALLON (Distribution by Klnf Features Syndicate, Inc. Reproduction In whole . j i.- or In part strictly prohibited.) - WASHINGTON, June Withoot a fanfare or even an Reclamation's Value While we of the west are familiar with ir rigation projects and their value in the produc tion of wealth, perhaps even we do not have adequate appreciation of the magnitude of the returns which have been made on our in vestments in reclamation projects. Therefore the following summary, prepared by the rec lamation bureau, will be both informative and interesting, and should be quite convincing of the importance' of maintaining and extending our program of land reclamation. We quote: The Bureau of Reclamation projects in the 13 western states have contributed to the total national wealth through irrigation and power developments as follows: 1. Through crop returns which add to the Nation's purchasing power. The accumulated gross value of completed irrigation projects from 1908 to 1944, inclusive, was $4,007,382,000, on conservative reports. The cost to the Federal Government of irrigation facilities actually in operation at the end of 1944 was slightly in excess of $318,000,000. of which more than $67,000,000 has already been repaid by . the water users under the operation of the reclama tion law. Thus the increased purchasing power accruing to the Nation from operating irriga tion nrrrfprt was aonraximatelr 18 times the cost of the irrigation works. The 1944 gross crop value' alone was $411,000,000, or 129 per cent of the cost of the irrigation facilities serv ing them. 2. Thsough irrigation development, 4,065,000 acres of land have been either reclaimed from barren desert or provided a protective supple mental water suddIv. The current value of this - land with a full reliable water right is esti mated at $750,000,000. This land is taxable by the local governments, .and thus represents a powerful support to them. 3. Through providing a steady demand for the services of skilled and professional workers and for other nonfarm workers in servicing the reclamation farms and the farmer's families, 338 cities, towns, and villages with a combined population of 906,343 persons have developed on or immediately adjacent to these Federal reclamation projects. The estimated value of . this village and urban property is estimated at $1,300,000,000. 4. Through extended purchasing power. The value of extended benefits accruing to the Nation from basic production in agriculture is variously estimated at three and one-half to seven times the return to the farmer. Based on the least optimistic figures, these extended benefits which are evidenced in the supporting towns, villages, and cities are placed at $1,435, 000.000 in 1944. 5. Through the value of reliable low-cost power. The installed power generating capacity of Bureau projects in 1944 was 2,440,275 kilo watts. Through the 1944 fiscal year, the power production from Bureau projects amounted to 13,500,000,000 kilowatt-hours. This energy was used in cities and towns having a combined - population of over 4,000,000 persons. To-supply this power the Bureau has invested approxi mately $400,000,000. In 1944 electric "energy sales from Bureau developments aggregated $18,902,000. 2. Through farm living values. Perhaps one of the greatest contributions of Reclamation to the Nation is found in the 91,000 family sized farms which provide desirable and health ful living for 351,000 persons. The value of farm living, including food, fuel, and shelter, .to these people on Reclamation farms is about $80,000,000 annually, which, of course, is in addition to their cash returns from crops. current before very ; long and Chester Bowler breezed in, fresh from a successful career in advertising. 1 1 - - Bowles in recent months hs found the going rough, too. But not all the blarhei should fall on him. As to food supply thjat was the peculiar job of the war food administration,' not OPA Pricing and rationing were has made mistakes some oj We hardly see how it could avoid mistakes in bossing distribution of supplies for 130 mil lion people But whether OPA's blunders are great enough ,to warrant a resignation question for President Truman, not the senator i OPA's j chores. It which i it. admits. audible mute note, of the bugles, Mr. Truman has eased the handl ing of European food over to the army, as much as possible. The rumbling congressional distrust of united nations re lief and rehabilitation adminis tration and all the other govern ment bureaus di rectly or remote ly connected with a planned ideo logical distribu tion of foodstuffs abroad is un questiona bly what inspired the easing process, the sidling away be gradual and limited. UNRRA. has $450,000,000, ana PaJ ataJloa Remember Mr. Hoover's visit to ' Mr. Truman v: f ew ! weeks back? t The meeting was sealed airtight against publicity or spec ulation in public, and no men tion of it has been made since the former European .food ad ministrator walked out and told newsmen that, in view of his own -presidential experience in the White House .with talking callers, they could never get anything about this conference from him. - " Stories were published that Mr Truman might have offered Mr Hoover the European feeding job. This is extremely "unlikely. Mr. Hoover's age (70) would exclude him from considering or accept ing such a vigorous task. My in formation is that this subject never came up. The real purpose of the meet ing was to discuss who could handle this botched European TKD ITTIIT! from Oregon. The post is far as we have been able td lative arm has been far readier and criticism of war agencies than it has been with counsel and support. House and senate chambers have been amplifiers of gripes, some of them valid, others the squeals of those un willing to accept regulation. Maybe Bowles should gcfc maybe he wants to go. But what assurance is there that a No. Four administrator will dojja better job than Henderson, Brown, -and Bowles? has a few men in some Balkan rom Bowles is a nations like Yugoslavia, beyond ood j0D best Singularly, both r . l t m - - Un mm . ine reacn oi our inuj. u i tne repuoncan ex-presiaem wno skilled! army supply men are in ; u mq successfully last time administrative. As nhcprvA th W?. Fran4 Belgium, Holland, Italy he won international fame that ODserye ine legis part of Germany. They j eventually put him in the White ler with complaint v--, L.nnK n Kont their busi- a by Prime Minister Canadian election Election in Canada The liberal party headed ! Mackenzie King won the Monday. The result Was forecast in the liberal sweep in provincial elections in Ontario last week. King, who has headed Canada's govern ment most pf the time for! the last quarter century, is thus returned to power. The old conservative party, now galled progressive conservative, ran second in the national election and the radical CCF ran third, despite its earlier successes in the prairie provinces - While there was much criticism of the King ministry over the bungling f conscription, the old liberal stronghold of French-speaking Que bec held with King. Elsewhere the opposition divided between the tories and the socialistic CCF which let the liberals to." While Canade has only a small population, government there is not m j simple task. The French-Canadians of Quebec and lower On tario are a staunch minority bloc,' while the prairie provinces are inclined s to social and ' economic experimentation. Alberta has gone. in for social credit and Saskatchewan for gov ernment ownership and operation of industry, piecemeal. The poor showing of the CCF indi cates Canada as a whole! is not ready for socialism. : King is past 70, so his tenure of power will not be long extended. As liar as the United States is concerned the result of balloting in the neighbor countrjr is veryj satisfactory! King has long maintained friendly relations with this country, and w6 may eipect a continuance of cordial cooperation in all matters of mutual concern. knew j enough about their busi- : ness td supply a victory. Therefore it is quite natural and logical for 'this government to utilize their distribution facil ities, father than to prod into action jthe half -dormant UNRRA, with its notions of handling food in a political way, gaining lip prestige for America from doughnuts. The change no doubt will be popular even among the hungry In Europe, as UNRRA has nqt been able to reach many House, and the new democratic president agreed this time the only agency fitted to undertake it was the army. It has the ship ping facilities, the know-how, and, incidentially, most of the available food for the purpose. The political phase may not have been discussed between the two.. Yet it seems to me the fair est and cleanest job which could be done along this line in Europe will be the most popular, will gam us the most permanent with Jnuch (note Italy for a friendliness, and in this connec The Literary Guidepost I By W. Q Rogers From all sides come warnings that it would be the better part! of wisdom to take care of these old cars of ours. fChe national , auto mobile dealers' group is sending out statements decrying "false optimism" regarding reconver sion and pointing out the "grave consequences of wide-spread car neglec." "THE INQUEST," y Bofccrt Ncs- (Datton; S3.M). Between a November Tuesday and a Saturday, when the in quest which gives this novel its title takes place, Neumann bares the dramatic story of Bibiana Santis passionate daughter of a Kiev ew and an Italian count? ess.. ' The background is the war; and tl e scenes, are laid in the heart of the fascist-democratic strugg es: Italian cities, Berlin, Paris ind London. The English novelist Shilling meets the heroine by chance, spendi a night with her and then is visi ed by police who tell him Miss Spiers . . . doesn't know the name?j . . . nd found Shil . . . then Miss Hermann again? . . . well, Bibiana? that clicks , . . has been dead. - i ing can't rest until he gets tj the bottom of it all, and he untovers an intriguing trail. Bibiana was an antifascist She had wprked at it most of her life, and hadn't scrupled to use what is regarded by most novelists as woman's most effective weapon. Bibana and her friends be lieved it wasn't enough to make trains run on time; they thought the Spanish civil war was a pre- Interpreting The War K ews Si By KIRKE L. SIMPSON Associated Press Wajr Analyst Morse and Bowles T, Now that Wayne Morse no longer runs with the hares he feels he can hunt with the hounds. That seems a plausible explanation of his letter to Chester Bowles of OPA urging the latter 1 to resign. Morse was once a high- man in the war labor board," another war-created agency, which endured the stings of criticism as it labored to stabilize wages.. OPA, with a far more complicated job of price control, draws no charity from Morse from his own experience as a public servant. Now a senator, Morse joins the pack in outcry against OPA. I Let us -see, how many administrators has OPA had? First there was Leon Henderson, the tough boy who finally threw in the towel and took private employment. Second was Prentiss Brown, named after he was defeated for reelection as senator from Michigan in 1942. Brown went in with cordial support from all sources, but he got sucked under in the swift Editorial Comment 18 EFFICIENCY SERVED? . " r Every time we read of the large percentage of congressmen who are out of Washington, and junketing around the world on one mission or , another, we think of such legislation as the new Wagner-Murray-Dingell bill, which is huge and complex. This chunk of legislation alone would take sustained and concentrated study by even the ablest and most seasoned legislator to examine and digest. This is only one of several tremendously important and involved -legislative problems. Yet the legislators are gone. V - ' - t ' The above-mentioned bill expands and . liberal izes the social security system. It calls for .exten sion of social security to farm and domestic work ers and employes of non-profit institutions. This provision is estimated to cover about 15,000,000 additional persons, and was generally . endorsed by both American political parties at the last election. - i - - Another part of the bill provides for f ederaf grants and loans to build a $950,000,000 system - southwest, including garrisons at Uuchow and of -hospitals and health centers. Another ; would boost other grants, fqr increased federal public health service, and a chain of insurance programs including health,-, unemployment, temporary dis ability, retirement . and insurance for survivors. The bill would take unemployment insurance from the states, and liberalize payments. It would raise old-age pensions.: Senator Robert Wagner of New York, one of the burs prune sponsors, thinks cursor what being But of World war II, and that wiey fought for then was sought for now. in this book they are caught neatly between the devil and the deep blue sea;, the fas cists fry to kill them, the demo- powers to squelch them. In their own words, they "fell for Djemocracy . . . the great makeshift, the great common de nominator, the great Irish Stew." They j were "guilty of having crusaded against Hitler too early .1 These are bitter words. but justified by the experiences- be through which- Neumann has put his characters. h The! climax is tense and stir i ring. iNeumann can do wonders with a plot, but once in a while i I caught him taking something : out of (his sleeve. Practically the whole story is a cutback; after reading about the death in the present, you return to other days WOMAN LEAPS FROM BRIDGE to leafn what led up to It Neu- PORTLAND, June 12 -(JF)- A holds things out on you woman identified as Marie Shan he digs into the past nah Laughlin, 34, Portland, leap fair if it works, but there ed to her death from the Vista were a couple of spots where I avenue bridge today, taking her wanted him to hurry on faster, wire-haired terrier with her. mann while That's! Intensifying Japanese reacfion against Chinese forces bom east and; west of the Hankow-Canton communications corridor ' is Indicated in Chung king advises although enemy ( successes admitted, at far separated points of action as yet furnish j : a , i ; ' . 1.1 . a no uciiiiiie uHucaaon 01 a concrete acuon. They are, with one exception, too local in character to warrant belief thit the Japanese lhave j found it possible to take, the offensive on any , important scale. jj T The exception is the reported progress of two or more Japanese columns fin JCwangtung and Kiangsi. They have been reported moving north 1 in one case and east in thei other, but presumably ; aiming at a junction that would widen' eastward j the- defense lines for the lower , stretch of the i Hankow-Canton railway andj its flanking north- south highways. 1 1 - No more than Chinese milif a or guerrilla forces ?. are known to be oberatinzf in that area. That could also account for rapid enemy advances in frRIN AND RKAR TT that section in contrast to hillnow virtually com- f laii uumi A j. pleted retirement from Fukiiai and southeastern Chekiang provinces to the ijoith and east. The real danger points fol j the Japanese Hankow-Canton corridor; so far j as present Chinese operations go, however, lie fr to the north and from the west The! Changslf a-Hengchow span is still imperilled by jthe Chirfese two-prong drive that is close to poaching in jthe south and has apparently cut the ChangsHa-Kiangkow railway to the northeast in rear of Inemy forces on the northwestern face of the bulge protecting Heng chow. . '.'' i . . ... l : . - The supply' line for defense of Poaching is via the Changsha-Poaching highway - which lies Just l south' of the last indicated j Chinese position onl the Changsha-Kinagkow railiay. If it should be cut to a sizable enemy forcef guarding the bottle neck stretch of the Hankow-danton railway would be in danger of entrapment) It seems likely that Ji tion, also the army qualifies best The shortage of all foodstuffs in this country today also pre cludes any reasonable possibility of going through with the new dealers', program of improving the diet of everyone everywhere. Indeed, the improvement of our diet at home has been turned by events into a primary adminis tration responsibility. Yet I hear new dealers here maintaining that this nation is eating better today than ever in its history and they can con trive figures to shed a truthful light on this impossibility. Their story is that the under privileged are buying and eat ing more. They mention negroes. Yet all the negroes I know are in the same thin soup as every other citizen, unable to get more than a spare bone for it Their most famed food was pork chops (and I have heard new dealers in years past shed verbal tears because negroes had to eat this meat of less nutritious content than beef), but they get nb.pork chops now. ; No matter how high the NDs may pile their statistics, they cannot disprove the fact that few stores , in " my .little town near here have had any meat, except bologna, since last Wednesday and the A&P closed its butcher counters last Saturday. Talk of diets to privileged or underpriv ileged becomes onerous when only bologna can be obtained by anyone, and a grade greatly in ferior to pre-war at that But to a new dealer, everything is a class problem and a social' question and there is no side to anything except the one they have taken. They cannot get their minds accustomed to work ing with bare larders and over taxed treasuries'. Theirs is a give away philosophy which is try ing to survive a have not era. , No doubt they will start ricocheting a few shots at Mr. Truman for turning a worthy but impossible social purpose over to the un-social direction of ' . (Continued From" Page-1) : (Continued from page 1) :'. science now that few are -quipped with adequate knowl edge and available for $4800 a year. Most of those with the ' proper background of knowledge are 'employed hy special interest groups like the railroads, lum ber industry, business groups, and may have developed a bias which would disqualify them for this office which calls for strict devotion to the public interest r Since so much of the recent agitation about taxes has come, out of Multnomah ' county it might be a good .thing if the new commissioner would come from that county provided he be free of preconceptions and prejudic es and special affiliations, a con dition not easy to satisfy. Like wise there is -a need to give more attention to the problems of urban taxation (city and school district) and thought might be given to this factor in making the selection of a tax commis sioner. . Now is the time when the ap pointing officials should go on a search for the best qualified man, not sit back and pick from among the boomers who may come along. Above all, the re cent difference of opinion among the three over the reappoint ment of Fisher and Galloway should not vex them in making this new choice. They should hunt till they find a man they can back unanimously. In view of past controversy and present problems this appointment is one of the most important to come, before the state adminis tration during mis quadrennium. I hope the appointing officials so regard it ''v"' leather Industry .: f 4 I Cfsff, Y;- '" Underway.' jfcgaln, : , 'f Mr''; : - '; Thank, to taruc. -?At the FRoim y ?,l ict A If so, they could well be in vited to turn themselves strictly to a diet of their own words. They they might have an abund ance, , but , they would starve to death, for there are no vitamins in their verbosity or their statistics. By Lichty Kweilin, to brace this most crucial and vulnerable sector oi me nanxow-canton ocntdor. ; j The southwestward stem of the corridor leading to Indo-China has already post its value as a supply route or for: escape, purposes. Reports ofj Japanese withdrawal have been persistent fori weeks. r-'r, ';'': f -V'' - J i'il"- - .-- There is no present indication of enemy pre- pa rations to abandon the Hankow-Canton life line,! an original eight per cent pay-roll tax would get however. Instead his limited pperations in Kwang- the program started, although help from the treas- - tung and Kiangsi seem aimed t widening it east-: iiry woufa yobably be necessary later. - ; ; i ward beyond what .would seem necessary if he - But we are stm -wondering H the best interests . is intent on holding it open only to facilitate escape of the people, confronted with the problems of northward of troops in Indo-thina, Siam and the Malay peninsula. One explanation might be , Japanese fear that in event of an allied landing in eastern China, tive future as reflected in this and other important Jegblation, are best protected by galloping legis lators, some of whom seem to have an awful time hanging around Washington and sawing wood. 1 S T j,4 r-tr . Oreg Starr to Head on School Of Dentistry PORTLAND, June 12.-(jP)-Tem- porary dean of the University, of Oregon dentistry school formerly North Pacific College of Oregon will be Dr. Ernest E. Starr of the present staff, the state board of higher education decided today. He will serve pending selection of a permanent dean. Next year's budget for this Portland institu tion, the only dental school m the northwest, was adopted at to day's board meeting. The last legis lature added the school to the state system, appropriating $150, 000 for two years' improvements. The board adopted an annual operating budget of $263,914, most ly covered by fee and clinic in come, and a total budget' of $314, 940. This includes $40,000 of the legislative appropriation for new equipment and $8000 for building renovation. Dr. Herbert C. Miller, owner and president of the private col lege since its start, was named dean emeritus without compensa tion. 'Detailed plans and specifications for a women's domitory at Oregon State college received board ap proval, but proposed apartments for married veterans at the Uni versity of Oregon were indefin itely postponed. The board said rents on the university proposal would be too high, because bids submitted were so far above esti mates. The finance committee re port submitted by Edgar W. Smith recommended federal aid. Other board action included: ap proval of $16,050 more to com plete improvement of physical education fields, building of : phy sical plant shops, roads and walks at the university;-approval of pre liminary plans for a men's dormi tory at Oregon State, with addi tional architectural work; arrange ments to collect, out-of-state fees for veteran students enrolled un der the "CI." bill, as provided by the veterans administration. the Canton rea might be that selected for the; "Well, ft alat a bad company .to work for after J00 missions they 'major amphibious moves. v "f - " - H-v- riWjtttyaj; 1 't.esBp. t.4.". vv--.Av- Bakeries Can't Get Fats, Oils PORTLAND, June 12.-(ff)-The WFA food industry advisory . com mittee here was on record today urging that fats and oils now going to lend-lease be given to Portland bakeries 22 of which have closed in the last month. ' . y ; .', iBy July" 1, 50 other ovens may be forced to shut down because of insufficient shortening and sugar, bakers said at the meeting. - -1 . The request went to the national war food-administration. : i "The committee "said ' Portland restaurants alone could use' all the lard rendered by local packers. Packing plants here are killing less than half the hogs handled a year ago, committeemen, reported. 5 : IN . OCCUPIED CERMANY-(A)-Jttst southeast of Frankfurt lies the- German town. 6f Offen bach where a group of , economic minded dough : boys have been I . e. x p e r x men ting suc cessfully for a montn with the 'old law of sup ply and de mand. The supply was German jr skilled labor. ' L . The demand ? Kenneth DUoo was that of Allied , soldiers for worthwhile souvenirs. The - eventual product was some of the world's finest leath- er articles. When the VS. vlftth corps doughboys moved into , Offen bach &ey found much of the town destroyed. The local leather industry, which had been converted to full contracts for the German army,. Vas- para lyzed. , ! Some of. the boys remember ed that before the war the high quality ; of Offenbach leather goods had been recognized ail over the world. A. few of them recalled they had paid" fancy prices for such craftsmanship on Fifth avenue and elsewhere in America. Many small Offenbach plants still were usable when the mili tary government took ' over. corps and toll "Here's your leather. Get work." ' That took care of production but It was onij the beginning. Distribution arid sales remain ed to be arranged. The showroom of one of the town's larger plants which had suffered the least war damage was selected as! a salesroom. The Offenbach merchants were call ed ; together after having been given the same; screening to e liminate the Nazis. - They: were told to get the salesroom cleaned up, equipped and staff ed ready i for trade. Within 24 hours they were to open for busiriess. Their cus- tomers were soldiers of the Unit ed Nations. " There was no time for adver tising but the Vord spread fast and the' first day was a sellout Business houis are from 9 ajn. to 4 p.nv, but the line of cus tomers j inevitably starts form ing about an hbur before open ing time. Thej line consists of British Tommies, American WACS, nurses ind even full col onels as well m buck privates and moves slowly in and out of the building all day long, rain or shine. j During the serv en-hour day the store serves 'about 1,000 custom ers. At first eich customer was permitted four purchases. That has , been cut to two articles but it is stiU aj daily sellout The demand .was so wide spread : that a branch store op- Crmfismfn still were there and needed little equipment other - erated, m ihe Mme basi was than thir swinff machines. openea. Bolivian Pictures Will Be Shown br Friends - Thursday at t pjn. at the South Salem - Friends : churchvX South Commercial, at Washington street, there will be a Salem quarter missionary rally with pictures of Bolivia. . ' Dr George R. ' Warner, general secretary of the National Holiness Missionary society took these col ored motion pictures while on a trio to Bolivia in company with Walter P. Lee and Joseph Reece of the Friends church : ? Dr. Warner will explain the pic tures and the general public is in-" vitecL. -s sewing since there products were hand made except for stitching. However, the leather industry was dead in Offenbach for two reasons: no raw materials and no way .of distributing the article. So the military government went into action Tanneries throughout the area were ran sacked for workable leather un til a small stockpile was assem bled. Then the German crafts men were called in after the leading Nazis in their midst had been screened out by the army G-2 and counter intelligence Despite the -limited stock of goods this army-instigated en terprise now if responsible for the employment of more than 2,000 German j civilian workers and does a daily volume average of 30,000 marks, representing about $3,000. However, thefe is no profiteer ing. ,'The military government has fixed prices, at approximate ly prewar levels and exacts a tax on the daily volume. In addi tion to preventing excess profits this tax also furnishes money for general improvement in war- torn Offenbacbi Blood Quota Almost Met ' Here Tuesday 1 Almost the quota of blood, 198" pints, was taken from residents of Salem and vicinity on Tuesday by the-American Red Cross mobile blood unit at the First Methodist church. , j Names added to the list of Gal lon club members are Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Bradford, 1161 Second street West Salem; Mrs. Mary . Light, Siiverton; Gene Vanden eynde, 845 D street; Marvin John son, route one, box. 142; Mrs. Beryl Porter, route four, box 108; Con nell C. Ward, 449 South Cottage st and Lewis McRae, 200 Fairview ave. Nine-time donors are Kenneth Long, 360 Union st; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Weddle, Stay ton; A. J. Swo boda, 670 South st; Mrs. Vernal Starr, 1113 North Cottage st; Lee Barnum, 1320 Mission st Those who gave for the 10th time are A. W. Foglesong, 745 South High st; Charles Claggett, 917 Kingwood ave.; E. Burr Miller, 450 North 19th st.; Rex Kimmel, 1861 State st., and Frances Reid, 575 Court st Those who gave for the 11th time are G. C. Herrig, 2125 South Church st.; Elmer' Terrill, 390 Fisher road; Hazel Harper, 1544 Ferry st; Mrs. F. C Bell, Glen Creek road, and Carmalita Hunt, 543 Shipping st" ; . Doolittle Says B-29 Will Not Win War Alone SEATTLE, June I2.-P)-The B-29 superfortress alone is Incap able of knocking Japan out of the war but it will "unquestionably save many ' lives' among the ground forces, Lt Gen. James H. Doolittle -said here today, "Jimmy" arrived to spur the Seventh war loan drive, immedi ately inspected the Boeing B-29 plants here, was star figure in a military parade and then made a public appearance In. Seattle's victory square. : : ; ; Tm In a hurry .to get this war over because I want to do it with a minimum loss of fine American boys," he said at a press conference.".-' , , - ." : ,: ". ': ' -H .. The Japs are putting up a hard ngni. ine team in tne new is doing its best, but the team at home must do iti best too to keep the men supplied with all planes, tanks, ships and ammunition they need. ! He said the Japanese have en joyed little success in combatting the B-29 adding that losses have been phenomenally low. Gen. Doolittle said the B-29 was the finest bomber ever pro duced and asked jif he thought the United States had enough of them he replied: "There Is no $uch thing as enough of anything in a war. And the more we have the sooner we can get it over.' King Majority In Parliment Not Definite OTTAWA, J u!n e 12.-P)-Tkj questions of whether Prime Min ister W. L. Mackenzie King's lib eral government jwili have a ma jority in- the new parliament elected yesterda rests with the armed forces, Whose votes, al though cast will; not be announ ced for another eek or ten days. The King government which had overwhelming majorities in the parliaments elected in 1935 and 1940, won handily over their nearest competitors, the progres sive conservative but their total seats on the basis of the civilian vote was close t the 123 needed for a clear majority of the 245 In the house of commons. Latest returns! f ave straight liberal candidates 1 17 seats and had them leading in both of two constituencies still in doubt To these King could! add eight independent-liberals elected for Que bec, giving him a total of 125 or 127. ; J .; - There was some 750,000 servic meni and" women at home and abroad who wefe registered to vote, and it was believed perhaps 500,000 cast b a II o t s. Canadian ', press tabulations! showed i there were 64 seats where the civilian majorities were seven per cent or less and r the soldier vote could conceivably alter the results. FELT PLANT T0 OPEN PORTLAND, June 12-if)-Pa-cific Roofing copipany's $90,000 plant to manufacture felts for merlr imported from California will start .operating here tomor row. The factory will make felt from waste papejj- and rags. : ' -Diamond 1 I V I I Wedding Pair Ci; avV If jT . xTaeefmlly carved. I Tl x V .Terms Gladly . Arranged 339 Court Street Store TJoars .9:39 - 6:09
