Page 2 Eugene Register-Guard, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 1944
Jeps Under-Rated By
Writers, Says Noble
An evaluation of the Japanese
jirmy by a Eugenean, who has just
pom ileted a tour of duty in the
juth Pacific as an intelligence of
ficer, highlighted the Tuesday
.luncheon meeting of the Eugene
:Rotary club.
t Major Harold Noble, member of
the University history faculty, re
cently returned from serving with
combat troops in the islands of the
"Pacific, was the guest speaker
'and he emphasized for the Rotar
tians that the morale of the Jap
anese army is excellent and it will
.'be a tough Jor to beat.
J The Oregon faculty member de.
ridcd the impressions sent from
'Pacific battle areas by enthused
Jwr correspondents to the effect
that the Japanese have been a
'push over for American troops.
I "Actually," Noble said, "the
'Japanese is a capable soldier well
,'led, well equipped and trained.
Anytime the Americans overcome
'the Japanese they do so with
Iheavy losses and after battling
to the finish."
I Two words unknown to, the Jap
anese army are AWOL and re
'treat, Noble said. Japanese sol
tdiers are well disciplined and
'there is an excellent spirit of co-operation
between the ranks and
their officers, the former intclll
'gence officer told the luncheon
.group.
Noble contended that too much
,'emphasls had been placed on the
lactor of suicide among the Jap- I
'ancse by overseas correspondents.
J He pointed out that the basic
doctrine of the Japanese army is
Jittack, attack, attack. The soldier is
jiever taught retreat. He is taught
'that his superior spirit can con
iquor all odds. Hence, when on a
practical battlcfront Japanese
mect superior odds they just come
on, wave after wave, in futile at
trck. Under the American setup,
.'seeing possible defeat, the Amer
icans would retire and consider
Jcther methods of attacks.
This type of battle doctrine Is
jwhat accounts for press stories
.about the mass suicides of Japan
ese troops, Noble held, when the
'action Is not suicide at all but bat- I
Changes Announced
In State Guard
SALEM, Sept. 13 Wi Acting
Adjutant General Col. Ray Olson
announced the following changes
today in the state guard:
First Lt. Howard H. Hymes,
Portland, promoted to captain,
Infantry.
First Lt. Arvid Smith, North
Bend, promoted to captain, in
fantry.
Capt. Floyd E. Loomla, Yamhill,
resigned.
Capt. Lloyd W. Kunl, Marsh
field, transferred to reserve list.
First Lt. Loralne J. Kinney,
Ontario .transferred to reserve
list.
Dewey To Stop-
(CONTINUED FROM PACE 1)
in a brief talk, predicted that "if
the election were held tomorrow,
the republican ticket would carry
from top to bottom."
"We must elect this ticket,"
Morse declared, "to restore con
stitutional government In which
all three branches of government
namely, legislative, executive,
and judical function in - their
proper capacity."
Among other republican candi
dates and families who were pres
ented were Judge Clinton Hurd,
County Clerk' W; B. Dlllard, A. E.
"Bert" Hulegaard, candidate for
rnnntv assessor; Commissioner
Allen Wheeler; Phil Bartholomew,
candidate for coroner: State Rep
resentative John Snellstrom; Mrs.
Harris Ellsworth and two daugh
ters, representing Congressman
Ellsworth, who is in England; and
the Morse family.
Robert M. Fischer Jr., chairman
of the Lane 50,001 club, register
ed members for the newly-formed
organization. Mrs. Janie Thomp
son represented the Republican
club, and L. Clifton Culp, presi
dent, the Youth Republican club.
Pro America women, headed by
Mrs. R. T. Burnett, Miss Jeannette
Calkins, and Miss F. Ina Burgess,
served refreshments.
New Cannery Wage
Bracket Provided
A new wage scale bracket for
I Eugene cannery workers, re
I troactive to March 1, 1944, was
I announced Wednesday by Alice
I) I . II Eunlan, nf th
tannery workers' local union.
Th new scale, released by the
12th regional war labor board at
Seattle and approved Sept. 12 fol
lows: Bracket I, $1.07 an hour;
bracket 2, 98 cents an hour
bracket 3, 37 '.-4 cents an hour;
bracket 4, 81 Vi cents an hour;
bracket 5, men, 77 'ft cents an
hour; women 63 Vi cents an hour;
forewoman, 73 cents an hour.
Mrs. Bissel revealed that a raise
of Vh and 3V4 cents an hour
above this scale has been ap
proved by the 12th regional war
labor board, pending approval
of the director of economic stab
ilization. Among other advantages gain
ed by the Eugene cannery work
ers in the announcd WLB decision
are: one week's vacation with pay
after one year work, two hour
call-time, and time and a half
for any employe worked more
than five hours without meals.
In Its decision the board fur
ther stated that "overtime pay
may not be paid on the seventh
consecutive day unless it Is be
yond the 48-hour week in ex
empt period 7-b and 58 hours per
week in exempt period 7-c."
High Street-
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tic strategy and normal Japanese
field conduct, a strategy which in
the face of American superior
artillery can never hope to win,
Noble predicted.
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REEDSPORT First direct word
from Lt. Donald L. Gibbons, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gibbons
of Reedsport and brother of Mrs.
Carl Stevenson of 1031 Olive
street, Eugene, was received here
Wednesday, In a letter written by
the flying lieutenant under date
of May 23, four days later than
he was reported missing in ac
tion. The letter, forwarded by the
government, was from a prisoner-of-war
camp, address not given.
It stated that he is a prisoner
of war, and "lucky to be that."
Both legs had been badly hurt;
one, the left, has been ampu
tated below the knee, the other
also was broken. He spoke with
high praise of the German doc
tors, who had "done a fine job,"
he felt, in his case, and were
giving him fine treatment. He
also praised highly the Red
Cross.
Correspondence with families
nf others of the crew of the
bomber had brought information
that five of the crew were killed,
one had both legs broken and one
till was missing. Mr. and Mrs.
Gibbons are not sure whether
their son was the one referred
to as missing, or the one with leg
injuries. They were without
word of him for months, until he
recently was reported as a pris
oner of war.
Germany's CollaDse
Seen On Oct. 31
LONDON, Sept. 13 (P) Unit
ed States war planning chiefs
were reported tonight to have
established Oct. 31 as the tenta
tive "outside" date for the col
lapse of organized resistance in
Germany.
Without discounting the possi
bility that victory may come
more quickly, a responsible non
British source said the date had
been pinpointed by the United
States war production board after
consultation through usual mili
tary channels In plans for par
tial industrial reconversion from
war to civilian production.
part in the discussion but let it be
known they want a satisfactory
bridge and approach to the can
nery and city. Also present were
members of the county court, city
government and school board,
and some property owners irom
High street beyond Seventh, who
are "all for" the program.
"We were told that a Mill
street line would be studied,
said Walters. "Why hasnt that
been done?"
For the slate highway depart
ment. Engineer C. B. McCullough
explained:
"A great many studies were
made, and Mr. Smith has brought
with him some of the drawings
which were made on the Mill
street line. This plan which has
been submitted is not the last
word. It is merely, in our opin
ion, the best and cheapest plan
on the information we have ob
tained so far.
"1 am sure our people will be
glad to make further studies and
estimate comparative costs, but I
hope you will remember that we
are short-han i:d and these things
take time. There is no effort to
decide anything without full and
free discussion. In fact that is
what this meeting is for to get
this program under discussion."
The engineers said that pre
liminary studies on the Mill street
line had so far revealed only
greater difficulties than the High
street line. An underpass on the
Mill street line had to be elimi
nated because of the water haz
ard in flood season. An overpass
is possible but the difficulties of
ramping down to proper traffic
interchange with the main high
way might involve more cost than
on High street; nor did they be
lieve flow would be as well
handled.
However, they indicated their
complete willingness to give the
two routes further study and re
port in more detail.
McCullough. pointed out that
permanent solution of "the High
street problem" is a critical mat
ter for the entire community:
"More people have been killed
in traffic since Pearl Harbor than
we have lost in battle, and a large
portion of these traffic killings
have been on city intersections.
That is why in any growing city
some of these decisions must be
reached now."
For Lane county, Judge Clint
Hurd put in a brief word:
"You folks settle the problem
of connecting with the highway
and getting rid of that grade
crossing," and we'll build the new
bridge to meet it," said Hurd.
Major On Trial Over
Remarks About King
LONDON, Sept. 13 OP) A
Canadian major has been brought
before a courtmartial on a charge
of saying with reference to King
George:
"1 have no use for that guy
or his wife. Eddie is my type
of guy." ,
Eddie is a familiar term for the
Duke of Windsor, who as king
Edward abdicated to marry Mrs.
Wallis Warfield Simpson.
The major was charged also
with drunkenness while on active
service and with threatening to
kill himself. The trial is pro
ceeding. -
HORSEMAN DROWNS
ENTERPRISE, Ore., Sept. 13
(,4) Brooks Harris, 30, drowned
in Ice lake yesterday while at
tempting to ride a horse Into the
water, companions reported here
today. The body was recovered.
DORSEY INDICTED
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 13(F)
Bandleader Tommy Dorsey has
been indicted along with his act
ress wife, Pat Dane, on charges of
assaulting screen actors Jon Hall
and Eddie Norris.
Have a "Coke" Put 'er there, old timer
... or greeting new pah in Ketchikan
The newly.srrived soldier from the States finds AUsk. s Uad of friendly
welcome. There ss here he finds CocCols. In Ketchikan, to say Hat 4
-Ci," means Pal, u,'r right SUJ vU'r here, Just as it does in your own
home, la mny lands around the globe, lb, ftm, that rtjrtihc, with ice-told
Coca-Cola has become a symbol of a friendly way of living.
lomiB unoii AUfHoiitr'or tni coca-coia company ir
COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF EUGENE
6S0 Ferry St.
"Coke" Coca-Cola
It'i natural for popular mm?,
to icquirc friendly ahbrevia
noni. That's whr you hear
Coca-Cola called "Cole".
Alleged Fist Fight
Followed by Charge
Jay Hullett, 18, of 1218 Eleventh
Avenue west, who allegedly en
gaged in a fight Tuesday at 11:27
p.m. at Broadway and Willamette
with Ed Wills, 19, of Twenty
eighth and Friendly, was charged
Wednesday with disorderly con
duct. Hullett was released temporar
ily to go to Portland for an army
physical examination. The com
plaint against him was signed by
Wills' father, Frank Wills, who
witnessed the fight. The police
record said Hullett hit young Wills
in the ear.
Yanks Pouring-
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many, sealing the fate of thou
sands of nazis hopelessly trapped
in southwest France.
A headquarters spokesman said
the junction in force of the two
armies at Chatillon, 42 miles
northwest of Dijon, left the Ger
mans in southern and western
France facing the alternative of
death or capture.
There was no official estimate
of the number of enemy troops
trapped by the two allied armies
although unofficial sources iaW.,v,.A.
earlier this week they exceed
Due east from ri...m-. I Du'' CaxJT? --',
Due
'"uuer m. patch swun.
two other armored French and
American columns across th
roads and railways leadina
to the Belfort gap. ,caalng ea
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SCEDJE JACKETS CLEANED
Metric Cleaner, VKim
ue east from Chatillon LL SDiCl011v""'N
, Alexander M. Patch
mix.
POUO
the announcement that the allies
had crossed the German border
in "at least" two places eight
miles northwest of Trier and east
of Eupen appeared to imply that
other crossings may have been
made.
Indications were that the Amer
icans would be in close contact
with the Siegfried line at a num
ber of places very soon.
Bombs Soften Forts
Headquarters revealed that
bombs were dropping on the Sieg
fried line and its supporting bases
at the rate of six tons a minute,
day and night, in a mighty soft-ening-up
barrage that thundered
into its sixth straight day today.
A blanket of security censor
ship obscured the advance of the
American 1st army's two spear
heads into Germany south of
Aachen and beyond Trier, but
correspondents were permitted to
reveal that both columns were
operating in strength and that
new crossings of the border were
imininent at six other undisclosed
points.
Another great striking arm, the
newly-constituted allied air borne
army, also was ready to join in
the battle for the nazl homeland.
ROME, Sept. 13 (U.R) French
troops from the 7th and 3rd
armies forged a solid line through
central France today and the al
lies threw two other columns
across the escape routes into Ger-
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