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Newspaper Page Text, n-M Sianal Home Edition thort ' will "" m ... mlnuU lonf. wlU IIY . I LANS COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. niil I - "ODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1942. ON STREETS 3e; NEWS STANDS 6e NO. Ill pudgef etyes jj Requests L Item Trimmed; I .J Pranram Be Scrapped k ' p!,ttee Monday Lrs to 'irst !cann ng I 'Jtes tor the coming .BliniatM f,itv d.Dart. im .T 1285 143-35. which L .ken managed to trim face te drastic cuiw's ftnd Trimmed KgVT500"iund I rrr..! hnH. cliDDing $3uo "Ttmi tor maintenance of ii city airport (the school i to taken It over), denying tr year raise" to the city 'ii and a $165 raise for llngineer wmia L. the firemen's conventions ldn the park departments I " I ,.L.- fund a- wnrlr fflCCJai lauui v amer butte to $300. and by j the lien department clerk H raise. ... My offsetting the redue- were increases 01 $oow m m 1 ... i . , i n J.n.rf- .... J. tt,. far nnrav 1UUU3 UIU. 1BI "H" Enittee was looking around iwora in nana, reaay 10 mure slashes. kraid Fropim Eyed L-tattned with jnaiming or Ictioc mi the city nlay- ti program, headed by fell W. Fisher. The war ef- lil keep most of the young blur in the harvest f year, the city swimming pro ms oeen cumulated, ana il need for a rerrMtlnn am only during the summer m, a was arguea. Mean i Mayor Ellsha Large ex A that Mr. Fisher had been ! considerable work helping M visiting soldiers with a fctioo program, besides car- la his regular progam. fathelen. an inVMttffatlntr fcitt was appointed to look ii proposal to make the play ed strictly a summer propo-. f- Ob committee to con- HeWasHungry DENVER, April 21 W) Elmer Woods got hungry, left hii Jail work gang and made for the near est restaurant. Elmer ate three pork chops, two fried eggs, three pieces of pie, two cups of coffee, and signed Police Captain William J. Arm strong's name on the check. Elmer was detained while the proprietor called Captain Arm strong. Elmer now Is back with nil old gang digging dandelions. 194243 School Budget Okeyed The Eugene school budget com mittee Monday night approved an estimate of $469,863.51 expendi ture for the coming school year, incuding an increase in bond pay ments of $11,000, but representing a saving of $1100 in comparison with the present year's costs. Despite the reduction In total cost, salary adjustments were made, continuing the special $6.50 per month special increase allow ed to Janitors and special employes and bringing teachers' salaries to 100 per cent of the previously adopted salary schedule. The sal ary Increase, which averages $32.21 per teacher, for the year, was made possible by a drastic cut in capital outlay for new equip ment Expenses Cut The budget committee, made up of the five members of the school board, with A. B. Stillman, F. L. Chambers, Mrs. George Spicer, E. H. Christensen, and Fred Stickels, reported a substantial reduction In current expenses of the district. Total expenditures for the year amount to $469,863.51. Receipts from other than tax sources were PAGE I HI BUDGET STORY ' Driver Dies Luyyiuy niMldp h "A, 81, cab driver for RiS"" company, w I, ... j wa5 puiung bout 4:25 d. m. t K TttM i. " " -", OTraing to a report wta Poole, county . . i7S Z 07 nu brother, h4ed shortly ,fr hi5 arJ f- He leaves his wife, Grace l0lonj. ill.. . and 1932. he is Hen- bro Ven. SEE 1942-43 STORY PAGE 2 !WsJ,"W"Ven- to?J"h ?ea Twit- laeo 01 Veneta. f Poobrt 1 arein " f ren Assumes UO -"""iiiivj UUIIC) l-n A. ! Mo nli,th' athleti: han c 'f lht Warren, Sftsar- .1...,. f-f-Cieid m.'nder of fisorjer'to08' who Wafer District Gels $27,000 WPA Grant Congressman James W. Mott telegraphed from Washington Tuesday morning that President Roosevelt has approved applies tion bv the Glenwood water dis trict for WPA aid amounting to $27,000 in constructing a water system. The plan to connect the subur ban community with the services of the Eugene water board will not, however, be materially bene fited by the grant, Donald R. Hus band, attorney for the district said. "The real problem at present Is that of gaining a favorable pri ority rating," Husband aaid. Di rectors of the water board several months ago made' application for a rating that will allow them the necessary construction materials for the project, but as yet have received no definite answer to their request. Salvage Committee Named BySprague Appointment of memben of the Lane county salvage committee to at sist Judd Stauffer of Eugene, who wsa appointed chairman some time go, was made by County Judge Clinton Hurd Tuesday. The Judge received the names of the men p. Pointed by Governor Charles Sprague In the morning mail. The members to serve in Eugene and vicinity with Chairman Stauf fer are R. A. Babb, Fred C. Knox, and M. H. Stewart; for Cottage Grove and vicinity, George W. Sweet, and for Junction City and surrounding territory, Chuck Thornton. Ouf-Of-State Carpenters Get Jobs At Adair Local Men Charge Corvallis Union With Discrimination Members of the Carpenters' Union in Eugene (No. 1273) made complaint Tuesday that preference for work on the Camp Adair pro ject near Corvallis has been given to new initiates of the Corvallis local and to people from out of state, an dthey are demanding ac tion to clarify their rights in the situation. Myron Tone, of Eugene, acting as spokesman for six union carpen ters from this community, made a statement aetting forth that after having been called to report to Corvallis for work Monday, they sat all day and could get no satis faction from the Corvallis union, or from the U. S. Employment Service to which they were direct ed to tell their troubles by Col. R. M. Des Islets. Charges Denied A. W. Krammerer, business agent of the Corvallis local of the Carpenters' Union denied the charge of discrimination when called by The Register Guard over long distance phone. He said: "That is a false report Men are assigned to work strictly on prior ity rights in line with the date of filing their applications for work. It depends on the order of their filing when they are called for work." Mr. Krammerer said he was not permitted under the rules of his his union to divulge the number of new members who have been Ini tiated at Corvallis. He said that all kinds of charges were in the air but that his union was doing the best it could under the circum stances. ' Asked as to whether any regu lations for the hiring on the camp Job have been laid down by the state labor organiaition, Mr. Karmmerer said he did not know of any and indicated that they were proceeding under the nation al laws of the union. John Wagenman, business agent of the Eugene carpenters, said that he had made repeated efforts to get a clarification of the situa- Japan Opens Attempts for Peace Offensive; Air Raid Alarms Sounded Again in Nippon Nip Cabinet Sugar Rationing Blanks Now Ready All blanks for sugar rationing in Lane county ire now In the hands oi county Clerk Walter B. Dillard and those for wholesalers, retailer. boarding house keepers, restaurant operators, and others who handle large quantities will be distrib uted to the high schools in the county immediately. The heads of these places are being urged to get their blanks for registration before Saturday of thia week. In Eugene registration of such institutions will take place only at the Eugene high school. There will be no registration at Univer sity high school. Registration will take place at every other high school In the county. Registration of housewives will be conducted May 4 In the elementary school ouiiaings. Injured By Bottle Robert Guv Rh.lnhr 1090 Friendly street, was treated at the Eugene hospital Monday evening iw neaa cuts sustained, according to a police reDort when he was struck over the head by a bottle me nanas of John Crawse, 391 f-ignui avenue west SEE CARPENTER'S STORY PAGE 2 . 1000 Expected For State C. E. Convention Some 450 young people have made advance registrations to at tend the statewide Christian En deavor convention in Eugene this week-end, Mrs. A. F. Holmer, hospitality chairman, announced Tuesday. This figure Includes only out-of-town visitors, and officials look for the convention to numbor 1000 or more. The C. E. young people are to be entertained and housed through co-operative efforts of many Eu gene church groups. They will be here Thursday, Friday, and Sat urday nights, and the hospitality committee is in charge of making arrangements for finding places for each guest to sleep and have breakfast for the three nights and three mornings of the convention. Anyone who is willing to have a young conventionite as house guest for the three nights, feeding him breakfast for the three morn ings, has been asked to contact Mrs. Holmer at 3869, or one of the city-wide committee representa tives. They include: Mrs. H. V. Johnson at 3074-W for the First Christian church: Mrs. Frank Fat- tison at 20-F-4 for the First Baptist church; Mrs. William Kuy kendall at 88 for the First Metho dist church; Mrs. Harry Lichty at 1286-J for the Central presDyier- ian church; Mrs. Allen Osborne at 3053-W for the Episcopal church; Mrs. Harry Talbot at 1561-J for the Congregational church; and Mrs. James E. Pierron at 1542-R for the Fairmount Presbyterian rhtirrh. Mrs. Holmer said Tuesday that 500 places will be needed, and that, since the convention Is to begin Thursday, it is urgent that those who will offer hospitality -snare to the young cnurcn people do so immedately by contacting one of the listed committee mem bers. Cash Elected President Of Oregon Policemen BEND, Ore., Aprfl 21. 0J.B Delmer E. Cash, Eugene, today assumed the presidency of the Oregon Association of Police Of ficers at the closing meeting of the association s annual convex linn Other officers selected to assist rh were Everett Hamoo, tsena, first vice-president; Arthur Frankson, Astoria, second vice president; and Paul Robertson, Klamath Falls, secretary-treas- Athel Dudley. Redmond, and, Ted Flnukane, Springfield, were named to the executive board. U. S. Bombers On Way To Blast Nazi Europe English Announce Co-ordination Of All Armed Forces By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS United States warplanes, now blasting the axis on many fronts, are already being ferried to Brit ish operational bases to Join in the RAF's great aerial offensive against the continent, London sources reported today. At the same time Foreign Sec retary Anthony Eden disclosed that Prime Minister Winston Chutfhill has approved a plan to organize a combined operations staff, linking Britain's army, navy and air force into a siagle gigan tic combat team. Coordination Planned The move to coordinate the three British fighting services perhaps as a prelude to an allied invasion of nazi-dominated Eu rope closely followed confer ences by Gen. George C. Marshall, U. S. army chief of staff, and Harry Hopkins, President Roose velt's representative, . with British military and political leaders. Dutch quarters in London said German Field Marshal Gerd von Runstedt was building up a nazi bicycle army in northern France and Belgium in defense against new British Commando raids and a possible allied Invasion attempt Dutchmen escaping from Hol land said the Germans were tak ing the entire production of bi cycle factories in-.the low coun tries and Denmark and reported mounting anxiety among nazl oc cupation troops over the prospect ci a uritisn invasion. Dutch refugees said German authorities had forbidden soldiers to sing the song so popular a year ago "We Are Sailing Against ingland." Sea Warfare A Berlin radio broadcast asserted that more than 2.000,000 tons of shipping had been sunk by axis submarines operating off the Amjrican At lantic and Pacific coasts in the last three months. . (Note: This figure Is far in excess of losses disclosed by the United States.) Tie broadcast said that 1,772, 900 tons of British and American shi'S-i had been sunk off the At lantic seaboard between Jan. 15 and April 14, and that Japanese unde;eas raiders in the - same period had sunk 22 ships off the Pacific coast. - Sl: tS ft -i J-J - . .. l a -, s a 4 -i - M JLSBate : WHEN TOKYO PLAYED 'AIR RAID' Smoke from a practice incendiary bomb rises from the plaza directly in front of Tokyo's main railway station in the pre-war Japanese air raid demonstration. Japanese civilians for several years have been trained through such demonstrations for the 'real thing in air raids which according to reports came to Japan when enemy planes bombed four cities. Second Bus To Camp Adair Is Scheduled There Is so great a demand for transportation of Eugene work men to Camp Adair that a sec ond bus. with room for 33 per sons, will start regular trips to and from the cantonment area Wednesday, it was announced Tuesday by M. L. Edge, chair man of the transportation com mittee of the Eugene chamber of commerce. One bus and a private ear were filled on the first trips Monday and Tuesday mornings, Mr. Edge announced. A third bus will be added to the service If demand warrants, he said. The present price for the "club transportation" is 85i cents per round trip. Arrangements have been made to give jobs on the cantonment to the bus drivers as well as the passengers. Hereafter the busses will leave the corner of Sixth and Willam ette streets at 6:15 a. m. daily, to give time for the men to reach the work scene by 8 a. m. Baseball Season To Open Officially Here Wednesday The University of Oregon baseball team opens its confer ence home season here Wednes day afternoon, meeting the Washington State Cougars at 3 p. m. on Howe field. The Duck nine originally was scheduled to open last Friday against the Oregon State Beavers here, but rain cancelled the Beaver tilt here. Additional details - on sports page. DRAIN VETERAN DIES PORTLAND, April 21. (U.B Benjamin W. Perkins, 81, of Drajn died here yesterday at the U. S. veterans hospital from a brain Iniunr suffered in an auto mobile collision September, 1941, near Medford. Perkins is sur vived by his widow, Mrs. Eva Parkin of St Hales. yp TWO TARGETS OF AMERICAN bombs were Tokyo and Yokohama. At left is an air view of the heart of Japanese capital, showing a big railroad station in the background. Yamashita Park in Yokohama is seen in the picture of the harbor of the Japanese shipbuild ing center. Hears Details Of Raid Damage Kagawa Quoted As Praying For Early Peace In East Asia By ROGER D. GREENE (Associated Press War Editor) Japan launched an apparent "peace offensive" today as new r raid alarms were reported to have sounded in central and west ern Japan and the Japanese cabi net received details on the dam age Inflicted by American bomb ers in Saturday's historic assaults on Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya ana Kobe. While warning of the propa ganda danger, American officials have already discounted such an Axis peace drive with the declara tion that the Rome-Berlin-Tokya bloc couU not be trusted In a ne gotiated peace. The new air raid alarms in Ja pan were the second since planes with the U. S. insignia spread flaming destruction and terras across a 1,000-mile trail on Satur- day. A Berlin broadcast said the alarm sounded in the afternoon and was lifted in central Japan by an all-clear at 5 p. m., Japanese time (1 a. m. PWT.) Planes From China? Japan's west coast faces China, indicating that the planes may have come from the Chinese main land. Imperial Tokyo headquar ters said yesterday that some ol the big U. S. bombers which took part in the raids Saturday had "escaped" to bases In China. "For central -Japan, the all clear sounded about 5 p. m., while the alarm remained In force foe western Japan, especially for ICyu shu," the broadcast said. Kyushu, one of the four rosin Islands of the Japanese archipel ago, lies nearest to China and la the site of the great Sasebo naval base, a teeming industrial belt and uie port of Nagasaki. The Berlin broadcast did Sot say whether any bombs were dropped. Dam.ge Belittled In Tokyo, Japanese cabinet mln lsters belittled the damage-In flicted on Saturday's raids, assert ing that ths transportation system was "hardly disturbed," that th postal service was fully resumed soon after the planes left, and that Japanese life was affected only in a few Instances. While Japan thus minimized the first aerial attack in her history, three days after the initial shock had worn off, Australia's army minister Francis M. Forde declar ed in Brisbane that "the war has turned in our favor" and that the approaching allied offensive "will be a staggering spectacle." "The day for it to be unleashed Is not yet here," Forde said, "but it is not too far off." Forde warned that a Japanese attempt to invade Australia will ALSO REPORTED RAIDED were Nagoya, a business street of which is shown above. (Nagoya is a vital steel fabricating city.), and Kobe. Pictured is Kobe's Motomachi street Laval Will Attack Free French Areas By UNITED PRESS Pierre Laval, established as overlord of Vichy France by nazl pressure, is committed to attack, Free France and especially the vitally important Free French territory In Africa, private ad vices received In the United States said today. These advices, received from a source believed to be unimpeach able, said Laval had made it plain that as chief of the Vichy government, one of his principal policies would be an aggressive military campaign against Free- France, especially In Africa. They said also that because ct deep hatred of Laval throughout France he might be the target of an assassin soon. They asserted that 99 per cent of the French people detested Laval's policies and as the result terrorism and harsh repression might provide the headlines from France before long. Laval was quoted as having said that he would never volun tarily initiate a rupture in rela tions with the United States. He was said to believe that with himself In power, the nazis woulu have more confidence in Vichy, and permit continuance of Vichy United States relations. Tokyo Radio Says Defense Units Will Be Court-Martialed MELBOURNE, April 21. (U.B Tokyo radio reports that Japanese defense units will be court-martialed, that reorganization of the Jaanese war bureau is Imminent, and that there will be a shakeup of high military officials as the re sult of last Saturday's air raids on Japan. Wife Of Admiral Leahy Dies At Vichy VICHY, April 21. (U.B Mrs. William D. Leahy, wife of the U. S. ambassador to Vichy, died today at the Rosary clinic here where she underwent a serious operation 10 days ago. Ambassador Leahy, recalled to the United States last week "for consultation" on the state of French-American relations, had left his departure indefinite pend ing Mrs. Leahy's recovery. She appeared to be recovering when she was stricken with an embolism, causing death within 15 minutes. The ambassador reached her bedside Just before she died. CARNEY ENLISTS IN V-7 PORTLAND, April 21 W Bill Carney, University of Oregon baseball captain, has enlisted in the navy's V-7 class and will en ter training at the close of the current semester. Jap Aviators Tell Of Bombing Raid TOKYO, April 20 (U.F9 Japan made its first attempt today to give a coherent account of the ap proach of bombing planes to Tokyo Saturday. The official Japanese news agency gave what it called "a first hand account of a dog fight with the first enemy planes ever to in vade Japan proper." Two pilots told the story. They said that not only North Ameri can twin-motored B-25 bombers but Lockheed-Hudsons took part Luridly describing how they turned the two planes away from Tokyo and hotly pursued them, the pilots said they riddled both with shots. But they had to con fess, In the end, that both disap peared, still in the air. The pilots said it was certain that both planes must have plunged into the ocean. The pilots revealed that they received their first warning of the approach of hostile planes to Ja pan In a report which put the planes over Mito, about 60 miles northeast of Tokyo. The B-25, one pilot said, was flying Inland at less than 5,000 feet when he sighted It over the Keihin (Tokyo-Yokohama) dis trict He reported that he turned it southward and that it disap peared Into clouds, trailing smoke, near Osnima island off the eastern end of the south coast, at the en trance to Sa garni Bay, 75 miles south of Tokyo. SEE WAR STORY PAGE Z War in Brief By United Press JAPAN New air raid alarms sound in central and western Japan but no bombings reported; Japanese planes attack eastern China In search for bases to which allied planes may have flown after bombings. FRANCE Laval goes to nazi held Paris for conferences; new nazl reprisals at St Nazalre bring; executions of French hostages to 85; Laval reported pledged to mil itary campaign against Free French in Africa and elsewhere. BRITAIN Free French say Vichy has turned over 60,000 tons of Indo-China shipping to Japan ese for war in Pacific. BURMA Lieut. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell braces for strong Japanese uttacks on center of allied line after Chinese rescue 7,000 entrapped British at Yenangyaung. RUSSIA Guerillas and red army troops capture strong point and Inflict heavy losses on enemy around Leningrad. AUSTRALIA MacArthur's first supreme command communique tells of heavy air attacks on Japan's Rabaul and Salamaua "invasion bases." ADMIRAL DIES WASHINGTON. April 21 m Vice Admiral Arthur Leroy Bris tol Jr., 55, commander of a task force in the north Atlantic, died yesterday after a brief Illness, the navy announced today. "Death was from natural causes," the navy said.