Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, August 10, 1941, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text1 Page Two. THE REGISTER. GUARD. EUGENE. OREGON Defense Power Grid Plan Shuns Political Snarls (CONTINUED FBOM PAGE 1) operations would have represent' tion and might set a pattern tor future CVA management. However, people familiar with the Northwest power problem see little hope that the Boehnke-Rod- man plan would be acceptable to Mr. Ickes because It would involve an immediate distribution of pow er from Bonneville and Grand Coulee to such concerns as Moun tain States which have been denied contracts because they have refused to deal on Bonne ville's terms for sale of their property. The Rodman-Boehnke proposal follows: "Sen. Charles L. McNary, Salem, Oregon. Dear Senator: We wish to present briefly the layman's point of view as regards the Columbia River Valley Authority and the pres ent national emergency. The several bills in congress setting up the Columbia River Authority will require a capital structure of nearly $250,000,000. This money must be raised by sale of bonds to the general pub lie or banks. With the national treasury attempting every known method of raising capi tal to carry on the national de fense program and extra ordi nary governmental expenditures, it would seem that this sum though small as to the ag gregate would go a long ways in paying the day to day expenses. Then too, should this bill pass and become law. between 5,000 and 6,000 families now em ployed by both public and pri vate utilities would be thrown out of adjustment. Some 300 communities would have to go into the business of distribut ing the electric energy, entail ing a vast amount of finance and re-arrangement of municipal government structures; all tend lng towards turmoil. Many studies by skilled elec trical engineers of the North west as to a grid system have been made and in no case their finds were less than 100,000 us able kilowatt hours in addition to what is now satisfactorily used. This grid hook up would cost less than one million dol lars. We suggest a status quo oper ation of the present generating and distributing systems of the Northwest during the present International emergency. Roughly, a commission of three one representing the federal government, one publicly owned utilities and one privately own ed utilities. As to administration, salaries, etc., would be worked out by people who are experts in this field. In this way the entire Pacific Northwest, its people and re sources, can be thrown behind the national emergency without definite mal-adjustment that will come with the passage of any Columbia River Valley Au thority measure as now pro posed. Senator, we are fearful of what might come should our own people be disturbed to a point where we can be likened unto France. We think those in Washington, the president in cluded, should give every en ergy to this great international emergency rather than to some localized social re-adjustment which to us is not at tills time pressing. Sincerely yours, JAS. R. RODMAN, E.S. BOEHNKE." U. S. Production Hears War Level lit IT'S SHIRLEY, FOLKS, BACK AT WORK After al most year's vacation from the movies, Shirley Temple, now 12 years old, receives a bouquet from Mickey Rooney as she arrives at a Hollywood studio to begin work on a new film. Civil Defense Fire Fighting Crews Needed (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) By MAX L. BROWN NEW YORK, Aug. 9 U.R Am erican industry approached the turning point in its changeover from a peacetime to a full war production basis this week and warnings from official Washing ton indicated far-reaching econo mic dislocations to come. Industry operated around the highest level on record but the . effort to combine "guns and but ter" appeared to be straining even the gigantic American production machine. mint rdirtAd mirtAlltnimt in ! 3 several key industries unless bad ly needed supplies of raw mater ials can be augmented quickly, chiefly aluminum, copper, and scrap iron and steel required for steel furnaces. Leon Henderson, testifying on price controls, warned that the nation is "on the brink of in flation," that 2,000,000 to 2,900,- 000 workers may be thrown out of employment for a time during the awitch-over to war produc tion, and that it is doubtful whether the automobile industry will be able to produce in the 1M2 model year even half as many cars as in the season just ending. To data some 5,600,000 1841 model cars and trucks have been produced, only slightly less than in the boom year of 1929. Other defense officials backed up Henderson's forecast with the prediction that as many as 8,000 factories throughout the country making non-defense Items may be forced to shut down because ma terials are urgently, required for lWBie work, morning, Mr. Taylor and Howard S. Merriam, county coordinator, went through 100 of these regis trations. Not one in that 100 had volunteered for fire reserve duty. Instruction will be given these auxiliary fire fighters, assuring tney are well grounded in the technique of fire combat Courses will include training in fire pre vention, fire protection, fire fight ing, fire alarm operation, handling of incendiary, demolition and chemical types of bombs; handling of explosives; methods, prevention ana detection of sabotage and ar son; operation hazards for defense Industries; and requirements for protection, first aid and rescue work. The training program is that given regular firemen and is pro vided by fire officials and by the state lire marsnai s ojiice. in struction in first aid is given in cooperation with the American Red Cross chapter. In Oregon especially, fire pre sents tne greatest nazard in event of war because of the vast expanse of forests, and tne frame con structed houses and factories. The fire reserve is only one Bart unaer ine general protection di vision In defense, but it is the one needing greatest emphasis in this section. The nollce reserve is another phase under the protection divis ion, but this is being cared tor tnrough tne veterans organiza tions; C. A. Swartz, sheriff, is county chairman; Chief of Police Carl Bergman, local chairman for tne police reserve. Rescue, first aid, and evacuation made up another part of the pro tection division. Air raid precau tion, aircraft observers, and filter center are the other three to make the six parts of the protection division. All other phases seem to at tract more interest but the fire reserves are being neglected in tnu area. The general plan of training the fire reserves is that they be well enough trained and efficient enough to go out on any cau ana save tne regular firemen, for their regular duties. Log Carriage Crash Kills Lakeview Man LAKEVIEW, Aug. 9 UPtA sawyer was killed and two other workmen injured by a log thrown by a run-away shotgun carriage at the Underwood Lumber com pany mill last night. waren Lasater. 20. was killed as the log crashed into the nit where he was working and Lester Howard and Cecil Collier suffered minor injuries. Lasater was the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Luster of Lakeview. Hitler Aim Of Year Ago Unrealized (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) failed utterly, terrible as was the cost in British lives, and -grievous as was the damage wrought by ruthless Nazi attack on London and other thickly populated Eng lish cities. A year later, the people of Ger many must be fully aware Of the grim- significance of that first Hitler failure. Day and night, in creasing numbers, of British bombs are falling now on Ger many itself and on German oc cupied regions. There is mount ing evidence, also that at sea July, 1941, was a banner month for Britain defensively and offensive ly as compared to July, 1940. Hitler could not have doubted that his arci? foe, Prime Minister Churchill, would make the most of an opportunity to recapitulate for the world the events of the year since August 8, 1940, so powerfully bolstering British hopes of ultimate victory. Churchill's deputies in parlia ment took over the task in his un explained and perhaps signifi cant absence. They did it less colorfully than Britain's gifted war captain would have done; but they sufficiently underscored the prime factors that high-light this grim August anniversary in Brit ain's favor. It seems obvious in retrospect that expectation of a thundering Churchill recounting to parlia ment in part prompted the tim ing of the Hitler broadcast of victories in Russia. There is an Implication that Der Fuehrer had detected symptoms at home, in Turkey, in Spain, in Japan, and even in France, of wavering and doubt of his final triumph. And coupled with it is the steady hammering of British bombers at Germany in a war-of-nerves in which for the first time Britain is on the offense, not the defense. Collect these and other factors for contemplation, and Hitler's victory outgivings from Russia sound more like defen sive propaganda than anything else. City Groups To Have Quiet Sessions Quiet meetings of all city (rouci are scheduled for Monday evenlM at the various dry hall offices. Mayor Ellsha Large said no im portant business was en the eoat ell slate. Routine matters are ex pected to take up the balance of tne meeting. The water board will hear a variety of reports, including seme information on the possibility of setting up a radio inter-eommunj-eation system. Routine matters were enacted to come before the school Board. ssens Helena Rubinstein Apple Blossom Twins Cologni and Body Pwiif special packifi 1,50 Helena Rubinstein pairs off two of her most popular Apple Blossom delights! Sparkling Apple Blossom Cologne te keep you fragrant, and misty Body Powder to keep you cool. Ideal for travel, as a vacation or hostess gift! Soviet Planes Join British In Berlin Raids (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Kiev, Ukrainian capital, and made captures bringing the total num ber of Russian prisoners in the 49 days of war to 1,038,000. Un official German estimates placed Soviet casualties at 4,200,000. The Germans gave no figures for their own casualties, but re ports reaching Turkey from oc cupied countries of Europe plaeed the number of Germans dead and wounded at about 1,300,000. Three -Pronged Drive The Germans were smashing at Marshal Semyon Budennv'i force in the Ukraine in a three-pronged onensive. Tney claimed the cap ture of 88,000 Russians in fighting 70 miles southeast of Smolensk where, it was said, three or four Soviet divisions were crushed. One or more Red divisions were smashed in the Korosten fighting, the Germains claimed, and 25 more were destroyed in battles 120 miles southeast of Kiev. In this sector, the Germans said, 103,000 Russians were captured and 200,000 were killed or wounded. Beth the German and Russian communiques emphasized the part that guerrilla bands were taklne in the Soviet fighting. The Ger mans admitted the guerrillas were fighting bitterly and the Russians credited them with destroying tanks, smashing German scouting parties, capturing material . and disrupting - communications ' and supplies behind the enemy lines. Claim Germans Halted The Russian communiques said Marshal Budenny's forces had halted the Germans in the di rections of Korosten and Belaya Tserkov, 50 miles south southeast of Kiev. They reported hard fight ing on the Finnish and . Estonian sectors - but said ' there was "nothing of importance elsewhere." The Red army published what It said were German .army medi cal statistics, captured on the eastern front, listing nazi losses as follows: Seventh tank division. 30 per cent of effectiveness lost, 111th infantry division, 20 per cent: 5th, 297th and 299th infantry and llth, 14th and 16th tank di visions, 40 per cent each, and an unstated number of armored and infantry divisions destroyed. RAF Busy The RAF continued its assault on Germany's aerial western front, claiming the destruction of 18 Messerschmitts in day-light fo rays over France following up night attacks on Kiel, Hamburg, and enemy shipping in Norweg ian fiords. The night RAF raids coincided with the second night attack en the Berlin area by Soviet planes. The British admit ted loss of 10 fighters in the day attack and four bombers in the night raids. Berlin put the British tighter- loss at 13. The Far Eastern situation con tinued to simmer with a joint warning to Japan by the British and United States governments among the future events forecast in London. In Tokyo, the Japanese press again charged attempts at encir clement of Japan by a combina tion of Anglo-American-Russian forces. Newspapers carried dis patches reporting that the United States navy was establishing aux iliary fuel depots in Australia and asserting that the British Battle ship Warspite, reported en route to the United States for repairs. had appeared in Thailand waters to "intimidate" that nation. "Admonition" British fears that Japan was planning to occupy Thailand were I PLAYTIME Lou Nova, training at Nicatous Lake, Me., for his September fight with Joe Louis, takes his 27-months-old daughter, Hertha Louise, for a piggy-back ride in the lake. Lou also has a full-grown beard which is partially submerged here. indicated by a new "admonition" to the island empire. An authoritative spokesman in London said that Japan "could not misunderstand" the meaning of ' Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden's warning this week that a move against Thailand would be considered a threat to British possessions. British sources said Japan had sent 100,000 troops -to Manchukuo in the past week, bringing her garrison, on Russia's eastern front ier to 350,000. The harassed French govern ment was in a state of apparent concern over the defense of that part of her empire which is of in trest not only to Germany but also to the United States. War Farley Held Chief of State Henri Philippe Petain consulted for hours with Gen. Maxlme Weygand, pro consul for North Africa, who flew to Vichy for the conference, and with Vice-Premier Admiral Jan Francois Darlan, who returned from Paris to talk with nazi oc cupation officials. What the triumvirate decided, If anything, was not disclosed. It was said French relations with Germany and the United States would remain in status quo for the time being. A council of min isters was postponed from Satur day to Monday. Richard D. McMillan, United Press staff correspondent in the Middle East, returned to Cairo after a five-weeks tour of Turkey convinced from what he heard that Adolf Hitler was weighing the feasibility of a drive through Turkey in an attempt to turn Russia's southern flank. McMillan said he was told that Turkey would fight if Germany tried an invasion across the Bos phorus, on the side of Great Brit ain and Soviet Russia. Russian resistance, McMillan said, had re suited in a rise of optimism in Turkey and the occupied Balkan countries concerning the allies' chances of ultimate victory. A German attack on Turkey, McMillan pointed out, would give Britain a corridor through which her middle East forces, with Tur key's cooperation, could go to Russia's aid. On the North African front the RAF bombed Benghazi and Trip oli and axis planes bombed the Suez canal. The British reported the capture of a small Italian patrol which ventured near their defenses at Tobruk. Suburban Fire Protection Law Revision Urged (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) thoueh it would be a step for ward, he admitted that It did not provide a full solution to the situation. Ptrary nonsense" of a city limit line, set up years ago, and stand ing in the way ot effective solu tion of difficulties. Present attempts to provide ways and means for rural areas to get needed services also fall short ot solving the entire situa tion, he believes. Agencies Overlap He pointed to the growing list of governmental agencies required to serve the people of the state, more than a thousand in Oregon alone, each one piling up official dom and overhead; increasing the tax burden and decreasing the amount of actual service rendered. Although Freeman was former ly planning engineer for the Ham ilton county. Ohio, planning com mission, he frankly admitted that he could not provide the panacea wnicn would end the headaches of rural home-owners whose water it" bad, of city councllmen who are called upon to provide tire protection for areas which pay no tax, or for taxpayers threatened with heavy tax loads the thing they sought to escape by moving away from the con gested city. ' In some parts of the. United States a beginning has been made by increasing the authority of the county, government in matters- of this type. In Virginia, for in stance, the bofrough (county) planning commission has author ity to add any suburban ares to an existing city, when population exceeds a certain amount. No Vote Required No vote of the people Is re quired, and the transition is ac complished at the discretion of the board. This system also pro vided the commission with con siderable authority to regulate building i activity and provide other .services. Up in King county, Wash., a county planning commission is in existence, . while a similar plan is In operation in Ohio. Freeman stressed the fact that a group of people living together, demanding certain services, par ticipating in an economic unit, should be capable of being ad ministered as a whole. The "rub" comes when one tries to cut through the tangled legal web which has a tendency to solidify city borders, despite growth far beyond them. JfiSSS55SlfflSKa9SraaSS8MajSS2SOT$ 8 - ssells IT'S A SUIT SEASON This suit Is typical of Rus sell's selection for fall. It Is a smart all wool plaid featuring .longer Jacket and bias pleated skirt. 22.95 Other suits in Shetland and Herringbone from 12.95 to 29.95. I Drinking Fountains To Be Made Sanitary All drinking fountains in the Lane county courthouse and the one on the street corner in front of the building will be changed to the angle jet type as a health and sanitary measure, It was an nounced by County Judge Clinton Kurd Saturday. The county health department, instrumental in ob taining the change, will also re commend that the city ot Eu gene change the fountains in the city hall, on other city property and on the streets to this type. The old type of bubbling foun tain, whether there Is a constant flow of water - or the water is regulated by hand, is dangerous, it is pointed out by W. J. Cloyet, county sanitarian, for the reason that there is always a chance of contamination when so many per sons press their lips down against the metal while drinking. Samples of the water taken from the fountains in the courthouse have been found not to be potable, Mr. Cloycs said. . All Lane Invited To Noble Dance . (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) ring role with Fred Astaire and Bums and Allen in the motion picture, "Damsel In Distress," have contributed substantially to the prestige and popularity of the orchestra. To his success as a leader, Noble adds considerable fame as a com poser and lyricist Such famous tunes as "Cherokee," "Love Is The Sweetest Thing," "Goodnight Sweetheart," "The Very Thought of You," 'The Touch ot Your Lips," By the Fireside,' and "Comanche A8ust 10 Lindbergh Ui DiiIa D..LV CONTrNrJE1)noii 1 " gone when we inTT: whn the agStsT.,! ot us whote J tor president his hand for quiet t$T" tog with the iS17; domUesinthsSL; less men and wS this land tag here anlh his wife, wha Ji7H speakers' phtfon""! 'a charmlns u.iTLT' - UtU, MnMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i mi iihsjssm pffiC'CH fW if I I V t, young sheet A tmert stiosl Ab 1 m"T feat slsh-r . . . 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