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eather: Cloudy Home Edition LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1941. ON STREETS 3c; NEWS STANDS 5c NO. 105 ir.p) Flpirbedl Dim North Ryssia irport j Be Built of alive , iMntion building at the hew Eugene airport will tnSSnwod and it, will be designed spe i dtsnlav the utility and attractiveness of the mater- j. fci rireeon's big wooa proaucis inuusuies, ialnCnfe Monday with O. C. Richerson, of Oak vt president of Wted Airlines and V. G. Wand uli inr the conmany. Mayor Ehsha Large,. Mah- fet chairman of the airport committee, and a . group worked out tne iouowing ten tative understanding: 1. United Airlines . is appro priating $18,000: to the project of which $16,500 will be devoted entirely to building construc tion. 2. The' city of Eugene out of small balances in the airport site levy 'will take care of the side walks and parking' facilities for 500 cars adjacent to the building. 3. Lumbermen will raise a minimum of $3,500 to be used in obtaining selected wood ma terials and finishing them. 4. Graham Smith, local archi tect, has been employed to draw final plans and specifications in consultation with United Air lines architects.. i Committee Named ' On a special committee to handle this project, Mayor Large named Frank Graham of the Hills Creek Lumber co, president of the Wil lamette Valley Lumbermen's as sociation; Charles Snellstrom, the Sneiistrom Lumber Co.; George Glustina, Glustlna Bros.;: Charles Brlggs,, Booth-Kelly -and Spring field Plywood Corp.; V. C. Eng wall, Eugene Plywood; L. S. Mc Cready, First National bank; W. B. Gard, U.'S. National. Bank; and Mahlon Sweet. . - ' ' Preliminary plans, call, for 'a streamlined, completely modern structure,1 hot unlike the United Airlines terminal at Portland Columbia airport which' has at tracted wide;. Attention because of the. skillful use: of native woods' fy Scorns n Common Wood int. meeung empnasizea me importance, of sticking' to common weeds such as straight grained fir, seated hemlock and cedar which are obtainable at all times in the ordinary- market- rather than at tempting to. use woods which are Tare and hard to obtain'. "We want to make this admin istration building advertise Eu- liber Crash alio Seven UrlNELD: Calif., Oct.. 13 fc.rmyB-23 bomber, pass Iniptly from desert sunshine L and rain, crashed on a rP . 1 - .. Annor. bin pass yesuauoj. n,r L.. mm wArff killed. Eis descended so soon af- iccident tnai me poui, among wreckage over a Is of 300 yards, could not oe led and identified. Five vers discernible, however, ere was no reason to be m other men believed on 'had escaped. tlS.ton. two-motored Doug- lit ship, only heavy plane at- to the Btn pursuit wing ai Weld, was returning from a lo Albuquerque, N. M. htivelT identified among the ktre three lieutenants J. E. beet, 4th interceptor com ma J. S. Park, 4th air force, k Riverside, and J. W. Tem- 32nd sir base group, of fa, Kit. ill base at Albuqerquf paid enlisted men also, were I when the plane left there: fcts. B. T. Bell, B. J. Thomas ,J, Farlow, and Corp. , J. E. lumDus rno 'ME, Oct 13.-U.BChrls- Columbus, the Italian Kid today, should . hava pd Ws talents in other Em than America, uprabably the first time mr that the Italian press. nytning critical to say Columbus, who was an N periodicals suggested plumbus couldn't be held Wble for President Hnrw.. al American intervention od the humor magazine w Published a cartoon ill in Italian standing be- ! rani oi coiumbus, be- Urges Revision Neutrality Act Wgton, Oct. is-(m- Hull, urging prompt re I oi tte neutrality ... . IrtVS18 of mntmen, Ism l;""5 toaay-the "can no turn and W from the steadily fer"?f the nari mill ?Pai8n of "world con- the first wilness , house foreign affairs 2 on proposed repeal of "WbiUon against arming erchant sh'Ps. the .! hferemment "i5 io( tw, n throughout the -is an other Ihout''thout warning "y o?? Provision for .JJheir crews." eatheNews Kh"C.?asin cloudiness I spread no k, little change in At') HP.erature'Mon- d, at y " de Mi..?.. noon . VT"11 to 4:30 . Tay' KJt'Uncl, -Mon- 1' m' (! Mlt SEE NEW AIRPORT STORY ' PAGE 8 , . .: Daugherty Dies COLUMBUS, O., Oct 13 (U.B The death. nt Knrrv M. nansharfv 81, former United States attorney general.- tnftav' rjicalliwl' his Mr as "president maker", and leading ugure in tne naraing aammistra tion. ' -. '' , - DaUShertv mari . Warrun (i Harding , president of the United States' and he. was -never modest aoout it. During .the scandals .which arose during his protege' administration and lapped over in to . the first, administration of Cal VII Cnnlfrin rttnHk,4u ceased to defend the probity of ms associates- and himself. He wrote one book in their defense and death ended write a second. ' his efforts- to Democracy Can Beat Hitler by Uniting, Claim ' Clarence Streit Would Use Pattern Of U. S. Government "Freedom for all men eauallv through union now is the democ racies', answer to Hitler," said Clarence Streit, journalist, lectur er and founder of the "Union Now" movement, who spoke at the Uni versity of Oregon assembly this morning in Gerlinger hall. His plan calls for union of all the democracies, Great Britain, the British Dominions and the United States., based on the federal or ganization of our own government. Hitler is planning a new order for the world and the democracies, to combat the propaganda mea sures he has manufactured for world domination, must be able to show the conquered countries of Europe a world organized - for peace and democratic ideals if they expect to win the . war, Mr. Streit went on. Federal Union Example " He believes that our own fed eral union of the 48 states, our con stitution, mil of rights, , and pro portional representation of the people is the best example of democracy at work today and can be adapted to world organization. The English speaking democ- Small Towns To Share in Defense Jobs SALEM,. Ore., Oct. 13 0.B Governor Charles A. Sprague said today on his return from the far western interstate de fense conference in San Fran cisco that small Oregon com munities, heretofore overlooked in the flood of national defense contracts, may receive sub stantial war orders in the near future. "The government now is de finitely planning to use more of the . regular existing facilities rather than concentrate in the present centers of defense acti vity," Sprague said. SEE DEMOCRACY STORY PAGE 6 Reds Slow Down German Thrusts Toward Vyazma Soviets Counterattack At Several Points; : . Moscow May Be Saved Webfoofs Greeted With Rally at Depot A sleepy-eyed 'gang Of Univer sity, of Oregon Webfoots wjere greeted by- equally sleep-drugged men and women oi Oregon at an informal rally at the S. P. depot at 7:15 a. m. Monday morning. It was the least the boys and girls could do for an Oregon football team that accomplished something no other- Webfoot football aggre gation had been, able to do in. 26 years beat the mighty Trojans of Southern California. . The 20-6 score is history.. , . Tex Oliver, who Vhad: been routed out of his berth at 2 a. m. to read a telegraphic announce ment, of the forthcoming rally, rubbed his eyes and smiled as he hit the brisk Oregon air after, the torrid ' sun of southern California. He had little to say,' remembering next Saturday's important engage ment with the California Bears in Portland. Although definitely in the run ning for the . conference title, there were no fleeting Rose Bowl dreams. The Webfoots were scheduled to go through the first of a series of practice sessions Monday afternoon in preparation for the" California test and. the Bears are plenty tough, accord ing to Manny Vezie who scouted the Bears in a 13-0 defeat at the hands of Santa Clara Saturday. , 6 Die, 15 Hurt In Sitka Blast SITKA, Alaska, Oct.- 13 W The terrific explosion of 43,000 pounds of dynamite at 1:30 p. m. yesterday killed five soldiers and a marine and injured at least 15 others at the vital Sitka naval air station on Japonski island. Ci vilians in- Sitka, three miles away on Baranof island; were showered with falling glass and an un estimated number of injured as buildings at both the airbase and in the city cracked from the con cussion. , Navy officials said damage caused by the blast -was limited to the loss of the dynamite, broken glass and doors blown in -by the concussion. The 15 individuals known to have injured were five navy men, six civil service employes, two em ployes of the contractor (Siems Drake Puget Sound company), an rmy private and the wife of a contractor's employe. fire-rwniersDeaa The six dead were members of a fire-fighting crew,- which rushed to battle a grass fire just the flames reached an Underground magazine where the dynamite was stored. Naval officers listed the army victims as Cant. Francis C. Al len, Provost marshall and former official of the Standard Oil Com pany of California at San Francis co,, whose home is at Kentfield, Races With Rains Pavers at tha now V.HBann fi!, port took full advantage of clear weather MimH fM foil t nonrl n the paving program. To get more surface under roof the J. C. Comp- ion to. is laying hot asphaltic mix in the Northwest runwav in two separate .lifts of -one-inch each insead of the prescribed on-lift of two Inch depth. They expected to have tha antlra TUnrlhuiaat Ml ilurnv "under roof" by night; me new procedure will be some what more costlythan a single lift but it H11 InsnrA a ft.rtntVa. face and prevent future trouble in "wping out and patcning low spots where the paving sinks over wet places. Early, in' the day there was high hope- for a long stretch of clear weather but the weather man dashed this with predictions of more ROIlthuPCt u.lrte BnJ - . . . n.i.u. Hi.u ...... rain tomorrow. ine big southwest runway and the taxlways are nearly ready for their seal mat nf hnt nil ut this may be delayed if there is more n. ' Funds Provided ForWPA Home Aid WASHINGTON, OcC'13 W) The Work Projects Administration has notified Senator McNary (It Ore) that the president has ap proved an allocation of $181,410 for state-wide free home assis tance In Oregon for ' Inclusion in the state's WPA program. , The program will provide aid in general housework, care of chil dren, simple home care of the sick, aged and chronically ill in homes of the needy. The free aid will be- given in homes only where the home maker is totally or partially incapacitat ed, where the homes are mother less or where assistance is needed because of old age or chronic ill ness. :'.'' The state WPA administrator will decide when the program will start. ... Reserve Officers' Service Continued v PORTLAND, Oct. 13 M The army has ordered several Oregon reserve officers to continue on ac tive duty for another year. They include: First Lieut. Donald B. Slocum, Eugene, Letterman general hospi tal, San Francisco; First Lieut. Ho ward L. Halsey, Eugene, 4th air force,' ' Riverside, Calif. j. Second Lieuts. Ganey E. . Jacobey, Cres well, and John E. Scotield Jr., Eu gene, Fort Ord, Calif. . . .' SEE SIX DIE STORY PAGE 3 Weekend Brings 3 Sudden Deaths Accidents and sudden deaths filled the week-end records at hospitals and coroner's office. Dead were Loren Hughes. Eu gene, Robert Jakeways. Marcola, and Charles Henry Block, of Los Angeles, Calif., while injured were Harrison Stuck of-Horton, Ore., and Louis Hoiuaay, Robert A. Meachem and Leiand Ray all of cottage Grove.- , The 21-year-old Hughes youth was killed' while working on. a runway at the Eugene airport Saturday night. He was smothered wnen accidentally covered with approximately six cubic yards of gravel from a buUdozer. An Ar row ambulance crew and Fireman Frank Bloomfield worked over him with: an .inhalator after, his body had been uncovered, but to no avail.' He -had been in Eugene SEE WEEKEND BRINGS STORY , PAGE 3 ' . Nan Wood Honeyman Coming for Forum Nan Wood Honeyman, regional representative on the Pacific coast for the consumers' division of the office of price control and admin istration, will be among guests from Portland coming to Eugene for the public forum planned Wednesday at 8 p. m. in the Woodrow Wilson ., junior high school auditorium. Price control and the consumer will be the topic for this forum. Mrs. Honeyman In a letter to the Eugene committee arranging the forum said she was ' greatly interested in the event and wanted to hear the discussion. While not one of the scheduled speakers, Mrs. Honeyman will join in on the discussion and question period. She Is a former congress member from Oregon and recently resign ed from the state senate to take her present job. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In the face of Germany's claims mat ner Russian sweep had car ried within 100 miles of Moscow on the west and south, Russian dispatches from that. blood-bathed iront . declared today . that ' one German thrust had' been slowed down and that the Red army had launched counter-attacks at sev eral points. Authoritative sources in London asserted that the German offen sive now in its 12th day had lost momentum as compared with the speed of the first two or three days and added that-it was quite possible that the German drive might be stopped 70 or 80 miles short of the Russian capital. Tne umtt of human endurance and the wear and tear on the thousands of tanks and armored cars may intervene to stabilize the Russian-German front with Mos cow untouched as the first snows of winter blanket the plains; per haps smothering Adolf Hitler's hope of a pre-winter victory. Vyazma Drive Slowed The Russian dispatches said that the' German drive had been slowed particularly in the direc tion of Vyazma which the Ger mans have reported passed and already in the process of being mopped up. Vyazma is 125 miles west of the Russian capital. - One of the Russian counter attacks,' made possible by fresh reinforcements, was said to have recaptured a town near Bryansk, 210 miles ' southwest of Moscow, in the' region of ;th Gjermatis drive on Moscow from' the south. Another counter-attack was launched north of Orel And. east of Bryansk. Orel was lost to. . the Germans a week ago. Despite the Russian resistance, a dispatch to the Moscow, news paper Pravda acknowledged that the Germans still were moving on Moscow and the only question was whether the drive could be robbed of momentum short" of the goal. ' , Reinforcements Sent Reinforcements were streaming into the Russian front, it was said fresh, well-equipped regu lars who already had, been under German fire but who ltad Deeti rested for their new test. German reinforcements maintaininga numeral superiority for the in- Herschel R. Taylor Gives Facts On Eugene Blackout October 3 7 "This blackout will be made as complete as possible. Sincere co-operation on the part of the public is most desirable. All signs, window lights, outside lights of all kinds, skylights should be completely blacked out. All window shades should be completely drawn. Where shades are not available blankets should be hung over the opening. "The public is urged to remain off the streets, children should- be kept at home. Remember any accidents to . ' pedestrians will be their sole responsibility. Same conr. . 'duct should be observed as if actual bombs are being 'dropped. "All cars must either be pulled to the curb or left at home during this test. Police will be stationed at practi- ; cally every intersection to enforce this, however this should not be a matter of enforcement but co-operation on the part of the public. Only emergency vehicles will be permitted to operate to avoid dangers to pedestrians and .. collision. If complete co-operation of the public is had. there will .be no accidents. Police will carry iiasnngnts covered with blue cellophane, pedestrians finding it nec essary to be out should provide themselves with the same. - "Any persons or groups of pranksters found taking advantage of the blackout to commit nuisances will be apprehended and taken to the police station. "Distinguishing arm bands will be worn by all re-, serves and members of veteran organizations will wear their overseas veteran caps. "Police, air raid wardens and fire reserves will in form any violators of blackout regulations of their negli gence.' Persistent violators will be listed and reported. "The signal for blackout will be given between the hours of 9 and 10 p. m. A warning blast of whistles will . be given 12 minutes before the blackout signal which is a series of 5 second blasts for the period of one minute. Long blasts will be given for the 'all clear.' "In the interest of public safety the public is urged to "remain off the streets during this test. "HERSCHEL R. TAYLOR, "Chairman Protective Division, "Lane County Defense Council." SEE REDS STOBx PAGE 8 1 MISSING GIRL LOCATED Bertha Scott, 21, reported miss ing from her home since' she left for a dance last Wednesday night, is reported "okay" this morning by Eugene police. She was located I working at Triangle Lake, For Evacuation TOKYO. Oct. 13-H-(U,B , Japan prepared today for evacuation of its- nationals ' from- the United States amid press demands that neeotiations between the . two countries be broken off before the United States "completes war pre parations." , :",' ' The newspaper : Chugai :Shogyo charged that the United States was pushing . anti- Japanese - man euvers and said the outcome of American-Japanese conversations "already is In sight." It said it was urgent that Japan . guard against having the negotiations "dragged on until the United States com pletes war preparations.'.' The newspaper Nichl Nichl' re ported Jrom San Francisco that moie th'an 2,000 Japanese nation als there desired to return to Jap an aboard three ships the govern ment announced would sail to evacuate them this month. . Salem Hunter Dies Of Bullet Wound SALEM, Ore., Oct. 13. (U.B Carl Frank Fetsch, 40, of Salem, was fatally injured in a deer hunting accident ten miles east of Mehama early yesterday on the Little North Fork of the San tiam river. .'; .. ' State police reported "that Fetsch was struck by a shot fired by George Hawkins, logging com pany employe, and companion of Fetsch on the ill-fated hunting trip. -The accident occurred be tween 10:30 and 11:30 yesterday morning. i Many Thousand Men Said Seen At Archangel Official Sources Withhold Comment On Landings Supreme Court to Review Celebrated Communist Case v -WASHINGTON.' Oct.. 13. (AP) The supreme court agreed today to review litigation which would open the way for a StraigJltOUP rmmg on wnemer us uunmiuum. ynijr on- vocates violent overtnrow or the United States govern ment. . The tribunal granted an appeal by ; William Schneiderman, state secretary of the Communist party for California and a native of Rus- ' He sought a review of a decision by the federal district court at San Francisco cancelling his American citizenship on the ground that membership in the communist party had been concealed. . Whether .communist member ship prevented.- allegiance to the United States" government was the principal issue. This was one of more than 350 cases acted upon today at the first session of the new term devoted to transacting business. These were among the controversies that accumulated during the four month summer recess. Among other actions, the court granted a justice department petition for a review of a decision holding that the federal anti-racketeering . act does not apply to members of a labor union alleged to have required owners of trucks entering New York City from outside the state-to hire a union member to1 drive : and unload the truck. This was the first case Involving construction of the anti-racketeering act to reach the tribunal. , ' $13 Million Fire Not Set, Is Belief FALL RIVER, Mass., Oct. 13. (U.PJ Sabotage was virtually elim inated today as the cause of a $13,000,000 fire which swept the Firestone Rubber Sc Latex Prod ucts Co. .plant and dealt a crip pling blow to one phase of the national defense program.. Although FBI agents and rep resentatives of the state fire mar shal's office continued their in quiry, a high investigating official said that "all- the. evidence gath ered so far. points to accident." Backfiring of a huge cooking oven was believed to have started the conflagration which fed on highly inflammable and volatile rubber compounds. Munitions Leaving U. S. for Russia WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. M President. Roosevelt announced to day that munitions for Russia were "leaving United States ports constantly" and that everything possible was being done to send material to . the Soviet union to help "the brave defense which continues to be made." - British Bombs Hit Nazi Halls , LONDON, Oct. 13 W) Bomb er crews who last night blasted Nuernberg, setting of the nazi party's annual congresses, "saw roofs cave in, factory buildings collapse, flames pour from win dows and skeletons of burned-out buildings standing out against the blaze," the air ministry announced today. . The raid was part of broad series of attacks on Industrial Ger many, north and south, in which a force of 300 bombers took part in what informed sources said was an effort to relieve the pressure on Russia. . In a follow-up sweep over northern France today, the RAF was said authoritatively to have destroyed 13 German planes while losing 10 of its own. Nuernberg, - main objective - of the night raiders because of its many war industries, was lighted by huge fires so fierce they singed the bombers wings, the air min istry said. , , .' "A number of targets in west ern and northwestern Germany also were attacked," the air min istry said;- authoritative sources added that more than 300 planes took part in the attack. STOCKHOLM, Oct. 13 U.R) The Newspaper Aftonbladet re ported from Helsinki today, that "well-informed circles" under stand a British 'expeditionary corps has landed at Archangel, on the White sea in northern Russia. The reports from Helsinki claim ed that the BEF numbers "several tens of thousands" of men. ' The reports- did not state when the British troops were said to have landed at Archangel but claimed that the force has not yet gone into action. - COMMENT WITHHELD LONDON. Oct. 13 aim Official sources declined today to comment on Stockholm press reports that a British expeditionary force had arrived in Archangel. . QUESTIONS UNANSWERED OTTAWA. Oct. 13 (U.B A war office spokesman . declined today to answer questions whether Can adian troops were involved in the reported arrival of British forces at Archangel. Speculation was Intensified, however, by news that defense Minister J. I. Ralston and senior officers of the-national defense de partment had arrived in London. - They were believed to have been asked to attend important confer ences with -the British high , com mand on -new war plans. , Asked what was the mission of the Canadian minister ' and his chief .f staff, a spokesman' said: "We. don't know yet." . . , wun : Ralston in London are Maj. Gen. H. D. G. Crerar, chief of - staff;- CoL G. S.. Currie, execu tive assistant; and Lieut CoL H. L. Cameron, mlutary secretary to the chief of staff. . - It was pointed out that Cana dian forces were stationed in Ar changel during the World war. Canadian military circles fre quently have said in recent weeks that dominion forces' were' prob ably the- best fitted of any in .the empire tor duty in winter regions. A Canadian force had been pre pared to embark for Norway just oeiore Allied armies were forced to withdraw from that area last year. '. - . . Council, Water Board Will Meet Tuesday The regular city council meet scheduled for. Mondav nieht has been- postponed until Tuesday at r.ao on account of the legal holi day October 13. Water board meet ing will be Tuesday night also. -Keepinc-the legal holldav Mon day were most of the offices in the city hall. Closed were the re corder's office, the city treasurer's office city engineer's: off ice, dri vers license headquarters, citv school department Policemen and firemen didn't get to observe the holiday, following Columbus Day, which fell on Sunday, October 12. 16 More Selectees To Be Called in Lane SALEM, Oct. 13. M) Requlsl tion was made today by state se lective service offices here for 305 men from local boards throughout the state to report at Portland army induction station November 3, 4. 5, and 6 in answer to the 29th selective service call. , . To arrive in Portland Novem ber 4, Lane board No. 2 Is to pro vide eight men, Lane No, 3. eight. Lane Grand Jury Will Meet Tuesday Morning The Lane county grand jury will meet Tuesday morning for the consideration . of criminal cases that have come up 'since it was in session last time. This meeting is preliminary to the beginning of the fall term of circuit court, Mon day, October 20. Not many cases are on the docket for Investigation, officers said Monday, All the men now in the county jail are already serv ing sentences but several persons are out on ball and these cases .will be taken up, DO YOU KNOW THAT 3582 country families receive the Register-Guard by mail? 4511 country families receive the Register Guard by car rier? , , 6,839 Eugene families receive the Register-Guard by car rier? making a total of . . 14,932 In the area of ...... EUGENE ALONE1 '. and that 2,173 families in the rest of Lane and adjacent counties receive the Register-Guard? YOUR REGISTER-GUARD WANT-AD REACHES A , ', GRAND. TOTAL ,- . f OF 17,105 FAMILIES DAILY
