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Pig S Eagtnt Register-Guard, itish Advance Closer To Ravenna ROME, Nov. 13. U JO British armored forces 'of the 8th army, driving north along- Italy's Adri atic coiit, advanced to within a mile and a halt of Ravenna to day after crossing the Ghlaia canal. The tank-supported troops were moving toward the Inland port along the Montone river, which . aklrti the aouthwest edge of the elty. Other British forces were con tinuing the alow drive northwest of Forli, on the Bologna-Rimini highway, and the communique aid the Germans were putting up "very strong resistance." Front reports said the heaviest fighting was taking place near a bend In the canal one mile north of Forli. The Germans made several strong counterattacks in the area, but were beaten back and forced to flee, leaving con siderable motor transport equip ment behind. The Bth army front still was confined to patrolling, although two or three German planes made several sorties over the sec. tor, bombing and strafing high ways and forward Installations. Allied heavy bombers mean time attacked four rail bridges on the Brenner pass line in northern Italy, while tactical planes raided military objectives ' and communication targets in the Po valley, Just behind the battlefront Major Robert E. Speer Promoted To Lt. Col. The promotion of Robert Eld ridge Speer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Price C. Speer of Eugene, from major to lieutenant colonel in the air corps was announced Monday by the war department. . Colonel Speer is director of op erations at March Field, Calif. He is a graduate of the Univer- slty of Oregon, and was commis ' cloned a second lieutenant at Randolph Field, Texas, in 1939. ' In March, 1940, he was sent to Alaska and served there until August, 1943. His wife and baby son live sear March Field. tFisS of Coughing In tho night-Act Quick! Listen!. ..Yes. ..he's coughing again from that miserable cold I To relieve the exhausting spasms of coughing... rub time-tested Vide VJ? r teeleVeeseetes1 PPer breeeklal tfsVf tsjes) with Its special Medicinal serf sees like a warning, com forting pealtlse A Fine Group $J00 Vm tsM'l tt mi hoi it, Vvf jiie.UtMj t fcswl kith CHIMNtY IWIIrV ClMMttt fce)t.w.is) Mt fJM !! he Krobot- ! fhlMMy . UmIIt Aottlv t cm I, II t Vf . Of , wOsmJ- if Moll and' ptiont srstri tf.00 $1.13 by mail SPOT CASH Callahan's mor precious than . I J o.sjtt wiLUkMrrTi-Msnua tmcatvk vpsj, Monday, Nov. 13, 1M4 1 Eisenhower Urges Big Sixth War Loan Effort Br Associated Press The followinr statement haa Just been received by the As sociated Press by cable from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Your assistance la needed and the most Important Job now for the people at home is to make the sixth war loan a suc cess. To make sure of final vic tory we must redouble and sus tain our efforts, both here and everywhere. The money must be raised and our men on all the fronts depend upon you. Con tact your local war finance com mittee and Join the home front army as volunteer war bond workers. On behalf of your sons, and brothers, husbands, and friends in this greet war theater I request that you do your part to see that the sixth war loan Is vastly oversubscrib ed." Dwifht D. Elsenhower, Supreme commander of allied expeditionary forces. Escaped Convicts Still At Large SALEM, Nov. 13 P) The two long-term convicts who ei caped Saturday from the state prison were still at large today. The men, Martin C. Broom, 63 and Cornelius P. Long, 33, of Lane county, made a daring break from a station wagon which had been parked within the prison walls. Broom was serving life as an habitual criminal, while long was serving 20 years. Searchers spent most of the week-end combing the hills south of Salem, where the car had been abandoned. De Gaulle Wins Two Diplomatic Victories PARIS, Nov. 13 01.19 Gen. Charles DeGaulle appeared today to have won two major diplomatic victories in his two days of con versations with Prime Minister Churchill. They were an ' Invitation for France to Join the European ad visory commission in discussions on the military occupation and post-war control of Germany and a promise of all possible arms for the reborn French army. vapoKUD on tnroat, cnesc ana pick. Right sy VspoKubs penetral iog-itimulating action (as pic tured) starts to bring blessed relief to help loosen phlegm, ease cough ing, relieve irritation and conges tion in upper breathing passages . . . invite restful sleep. And VspoKuB keepi on working for hours to bring welcome relief ... the modern way most young mothers use because . . . ONLY VAPORUB Gives this sPe- cial penetrating-stimulating action. It's the best known home remedy for relieving miseries of children's colds. Works fine C K 8 for grown-ups tool Soue of Heaters Month Hdiir Theater Bldf. Only $5 A Month buys a fine good looking circulator. All cast with big door, takes long wood. Will last for years. Holds beat all night. WOOD RANGES with big fire box and a period baking oven , all In a nice all while enamel. TERMS FOR PIANOS Mystery Car Runs . On Lawn, Hits Other. C. O. Elliott, 1260 Patterson, reported to police Sunday at 3:53 a. m. that a car had driven on the lawn across the street from his house and had struck a car parked in front of the house. The first car, thought to be a dark sedan, drove away just before police arrived, Elliott said. The lawn at 1263 Patterson was cut badly, a tree ' had been dragged out by the roots and the car parked In front of the house ahd been sideswiped and dam aged on the left side, police re vealed. Slight fender damage was re ceived when the cars driven by R. L. Mennis, Salem, and Beula B. Mbran, Twenty-seventh and Kincaid, collided at Ninth and Charnelton, Saturday at 6:22 p. m. , : Pickup Air Service For Northwest Area After War Planned SAN FRANCISCO, (U.PJ A post-war pick-up service airline providing mail, express and pas senger service for 13 routes in California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho will be established if the application of the West Coast Airlines Inc. is approved by the civil aeronautics board. Nick Bez, president of the com pany, newly organized in Seattle, testified at hearings before board examiners here that he personally has invested $100,000 in the company. The routes, Including numerous pick-up service points en route, Include: San Francisco to Eureka, San Francisco to Redding, San Fran cisco to Santa Maria, Satr Fran cisco to Bakersfield via Stockton and Fresno, San Francisco to Bakersfield via Patterson and Coalings, Portland to Roseburg, Portland to Marshf ield, Portland to Pendle ton via Yakima, Seattle to Port land, Seattle to Port Angeles, Seattle to Bellingham, Spokane to Yakima, Spokane to Pendleton, Boise to Pendleton and Boise to Idaho Falls. Ethel Barrymore Rests Comfortably NEW YORK, Nov. 13r-(U. Ethel Barrymore, famous stage actress, was "resting comfort ably" at Flower hospital at noon today, a hospital physician said. The noon bulletin on her con dition reported "Increased con gestion of the lungs, heart con dition satisfactory, no evidence of pneumonia." . Earlier, Dr. Louis Rene Kauf man, her physician, said that she had "pneumonia and a cardiac condition." Her pulmonary ill ness was believed to be lnflu- Ward Plea Refused By Supreme Court WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 U.R The supreme court today denied a petition of Montgomery Ward and company, Chicago, for a re view of a suit in which the firm sought to enjoin the war labor board from "exceeding Its stat utory jurisdiction" in orders is sued in labor disputes. Montgomery Ward sought a court injunction after WLB had Issued directive covering union maintenance of membership, dues check-off and arbitration of grievances involving employes of six retail stores of the company. Four of the stores were in De troit, one in Denver, and the other in Jamaica. N. Y. Luther F. Orpurd COTTAGE GROVE Luther Fletcher Orpurd, 90, of Cottage Grove, died Saturday at a hos pital in Roseburg. He was born Aug. 10, 1854, in Indiana. He came to Oregon in 1881, and set tled at Cottage Grove in 1901, where he had since made his home. He Is survived by one daugh ter, Mrs. Harry Hart of Cottage Grove; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Florence Woodhouse of Fresno, Calif. Funeral services will be held at the Mills mortuary in Cottage Grove, Thursday at 2:30 p. m., with interment in the Masonic lOOF cemetery. YANK ACE MISSING LONDON, Nov. 13 U.R Col. Hubert Xemke of Missoula, Mont., who had been credited with de strurtlng 28 German planes, was listed officially today as missing In action. Natural rubber surpasses syn thetic rubber (Butaprene S and Butaprene N) in adhesion and co hesion, vulcanliability and general workability, flexibility, elasticity and tensile strength. Machine guns used by Ameri cans in World War I were devel oped by John M. Browning, of Utah. from xttrmal Causes PesAyVi Mil AFTER ger.de drsnting with he fluffy, delightful Uiher of mild Resino! Soap, smooth oa some soothing Resitml Ointment. Being oily, it blind medicatioa tUv m mtthm mtstt with the pimply spots, thus quickening healing as it relievo the irntirioo. Lt, KninoJ fcdp re- ! k" nbn. oiimtm O BOBBIE BOWER, SON OF Mr. and Mrs, Ray Bower, 8th grade student at Woodrow Wil son, formerly from Oak H1U school, won a $25 War Bond, the state award In the national 4-H victory garden contest sponsored by Sears Roebuck Foundation. Chicago, M. (Wiltshire engrav ing). Speaker- (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) sionally sounded like a poor imi tation of Hitler's, was based al most entirely on an attempt to preserve the German nation from its Inner and 'other enemies, which Hitler claimed his national socialist movement accomplished in 1923. He charged the allies directly with Instigating the plots against his life in the "one hope that they could deliver a decisive stab in the interior of our country as was always the case when they did not know how to achieve suc cesses against Germany in an other way." Hitler's proclamation said the plotters hoped to break German resistance at its root by striking at him, and he added: ."As long as I am alive, Ger many will not suffer the fate of European states which have been overrun by . bolsheviks, as . long as there is a breath left in me, my body and my soul will serve only one thought to make my people strong in defense and at tack against the most mortal peril that is threatening lt." ' The proclamation indicated the nazis possibly were contempla ting another blood purge. It re called that the ranks were cleansed in the 1934 revolt and after the July 20 attempt on Hit ler's life, warning: "Whoever today uses a dagger or bomb against Germany will be destroyed without mercy , and without consideration . . . The time for people who like to make compromises or reservations - is definitely over." The Stockholm Morgon Tid nlngen said the clandestine At lantic radio reported that 4,000, 000 copies of a proclamation by Himmler appointing himself "the new German fuehrer" had been printed and were ready In Berlin for fast distribution the moment Hitler no longer was able to ex ercise power. Enemy Reports Attempt To Kill Churchill LONDON, Nov. 13. VP) An enemy radio station, broadcasting in French, claimed today an un successful attempt had been made on the lives of Prime Minister Churchill and Charles De Gaulle, head of the provisional French government, during the former's visit to Paris. The broadcast, recorded by BBC, was officially described in London as "obviously an enemy propaganda story" and "a com plete bogus." New Deluge Slated In Southern California LOS ANGELES, Nov. T3. (U.R) Clearing skies today brought respite to southern California after a three-day storm but the U. S. weather station said the lull would be brief with another downpour expected late Tuesday. Rainfall in Los Angeles hit 2.82 inches from Thursday to Sunday, bringing the season's mark to 3.27, or 3.09 above last year's total at this time. Ship Launching Will Honor McNary HOUSTON. Tex.. Nov. 13 0J.R) Oregon's late senator, Charles I McNary. will be honored at the launching of the Liberty ship of his name at the Todd shipbuilding corporation yard here Tuesday. The vessel was named by Ore gon 4-H club members at the re quest of the maritime commission and will be sponsored by Cpl. Jean Ann Richards, WAC, of Union, Ore. She Is on duty In Washington, D. C-, aid formerly was an out ctanding Oregon 4-H club member. FURNITURE REFINISHING . DESKS CHAIRS w TABLES BEDS REFRIGERATORS ; WASHING MACHINES IRONERS DRESSERS Call us for estimates en your furniture rcfinlshmg problems. 858 Peari Brighter Home Phon. 1237 Tin Salage Drive Started By Pupils Th t9K u.oi IwtnI urtilfh TjinA county will win if it collects more tin than Marion county wm be awarded to the school which i,-n In h hiahlfet rtnllnric ner student," it was announced at a meeting of the Lane county sal vage committee , Monday after noon. Lane county school students kaa.n - ,.nl!Mtins tin rfltlfi Mon day morning, and indications ,.-r- ' that - ivAahU RtnckDile will be collected during the three days of Wis weeK auring which the drive will be in prog-,- PniioctmriB will be made by school students Monday, Tues day and Wednesday, wun picn- ups tnrougnoui me cuumj uj beverage trucks on Thursday. rk.lH.on T T Komprnun of the Lane county salvage com mittee is sitting ugni, iiuym Lane can beat Salem so that the to ...a- i,AnH ht which he has made with the Marion county chairman can be awarded to some local charity, ne siaies. Vamwman ra-emnhasized that cans should be processed as fol lows (1) wasn can: w .cmuvc ends; (3 flatten can. Collection will Be maae iai-a s Collection will be made throughout Lane county. Base In China- (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) enemy's forward lines and rake supply convoys. Fierce Resistance Dismounted 1st division caval rymen, farther from the road but closer to Ormoc, ran into fierce Japanese resistance in the Mt. Pina saddle. The 24th corps, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced, is "clos ing in both from the east and the south." The corps includes the 7th division which MacArthur hasn't mentioned for nearly a week when It was reported about 12 miles south of Ormoc, and the 98th division lighting across Leyte's central mountains: The 14th U. S. airforce, In ex tensive week-end thrusts demon strating it was still able to op erate over a wide area despite the loss of Lluchow, destroyed a Japanese navy tender, 13 river steamers, 14 locomotives and as sorted land installations. Donnell Still Leads In Senate Contest ST. LOUIS, Nov. 13-0P Atty. Gen. Roy McKittrick, dem ocrat, trailed Gov. Forrest C. Donnell, republican, by only 4, 029 votes today on a tabulation of last Tuesday's home vote from all but seven precincts and with absentee ballots from all but eight counties, in the race , for U. S. senator. . . McKittr!'. k's absentee vote was 31,307, Donnell's 26,624, a gain for the democratic senatorial can didate of 4,683. Donnell led in the home vote tabulation 735.454 to 726,742, a difference of 8,712. Still to be heard from in the absentee count were all of re publican St. Louis county, and approximately 85 per cent of democratic St. Louis city. Permanent PAC Plan Of CIO Leaders NEW YORK CIO political action committee spokesmen here said that a program for perma nent establishment of the PAC and expansion of its activities to state and municipal elections will be presented to the CIO conven tion which, opens Nov. 20 In Chi cago. Clark Foreman, secretary of the national citizens PAC, said the future of this CIO-PAC off spring would be decided by an executive board meeting in the next 30 days and that meanwhile its- offices would be consolidated with those of the parent CIO PAC here. Sidney Hillman is chairman of both groups. Crater Lake Roads Closed By Snow MEDFORD, Nov. 13 C4 All roads entering Crater lake national park are closed for the winter today fn the wake of a heavy snowstorm throughout the area. E. P. Leavitt, park superin tendent, reported 30 inches of snow at park headquarters and about four feet on higher levels. Dr. A. C. Baronti VETERINARIAN Large and Small Animals 230 Monroe Phone 3429 RATION CALENDAR PROCESSED FOODS Book 4 B 1 u e stamps A8 through Z8 and A5 through W5 valid indefinitely. MEAT8 and FATS Book 4 Red stamps AS through Z8 and A3 through P5 valid .in definitely. SUGAR: Book 4. Sugar stamps 30-31-32-33 valid indefinitely for 5 pounds each. Sugar stamp 34 valid Nov. 16 for five pounds. . Sugar stamp 40 valid through Feb. 28, 1943 for S pounds home canning only. Supplemental can ning sugar, maximum 20 pounds per person, may be obtained by applying at the rationing board on form R-323, attaching "Spare" stamp 37 from Book 4 for each person applied for. SHOES Book 3 Airplane stamps 1, 2 and 8 valid indefinitely. GASOLINE "A" book No. 13 expires Dec. 21. Each coupon worth 4 gallons. Not valid unless endorsed. FUEL OIL ' Aug. 31, 1945 Current coupons expire at midnight. WOOD, SAWDUST, COAL Delivery by priorities based on needs. STOVES Rationing of coal, wood stoves ended Oct. IS. Apply to local board for purchase certificates. PRICE CONTROL Refer inquiries and complaints' to price clerk at local board. RENT CONTROL All rented dwelling units must be registered and changes in ten ancy reported. RATION BOARD HOURS The war price and rationing board is open to the public from 9:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, ar.d Friday; until 9 p. m. on Tues day; until noon on Saturday. The office is located at 29 Eleventh Avenue west.' Telephone 4G97. THREE AIRMEN KILLED , VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. ,13 (CP) Three airmen were killed and five seriously injured when a royal Canadian air force flying boat crashed last night while landing at a Patricia bay air station near Victoria, B. C, western air command announced today. g Dry weather tends to make the fibers of the cotton boll shorter. sixm ARCH PRESERVER SHOES Exclusively at BUIMirS 1060 Willamettn Blended the pre-war way with fine select ed whiskies and clioice all American grain neutral spirits. Ask for it enjoy it, today. BLENDED WHISKEY. 16 ROO 571, GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. THE IANSDOWNE DISTILLERY, HAVRE DE GRACE, MARYLAND Farm Labor Camp's ' Future Undecided The future of the Coburg farm labor camp will be discussed at a meeting of the Lane county farm labor committee, to be held in the 4-H club building on the county fairground Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. The meeting is being called by Truman A. Chase, chair man of the committee. ! The site of the camp which "has . been maintained each year for a number of years past will not be available next year. The ques tion of whether the camp will be continued another year, and that of a new site, if it is continued, will be decidedT O. S. Fletcher, county agent, said Monday.' Jens C. Hansen . Jens C. Hansen, 77. of 120 Crocker Lane, died Sunday. He was a native of Denmark, born Jan. 16, 1867, and came to this country at the age. of 23, living first in Minnesota,' where he was married in 1895. He 'came with his wife to Eugene two years ago. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Anna Hansen; two sons, Carl Hansen of Eugene and Arthur Hansen of Sidney, Mont.; five daughters, Mrs. Frank Cuoco of Eugene;' Mrs. H. H. Anderson, Mrs. Soren Nelson and Mrs. Sor en Peterson, all of Sidney. Mont., and Mrs. Elzen Johnson of Nor- is $43ifev COMPLETE FIRST CLASS PAINT JOB For Your CAR or TRUCK S5Q00 Walter Hoey Motors 1030 Olive Street PhomJH Reserve .JiniM snaa, w. D. - , I Simon havin. .W menu here. "nJ Mrs. Sarah E. R, S, Monday at , ljj ? wa a native uJll born here Feb. ,7 3 lived I in Eugene'M - ror many , "I employed in the vS,U Partment of Beard', Surviving are. Ivan Moore V' grandchildren; oniTjH child; a brother, wj1"? route 3, Eugene. "-H Branstetter-Simon EL?- intemetiZn&.. lal park. 50 "ww Thousand. pP and Ointment rerk.. temally caused PIMPLES SS'i'JL"; "WICK. 1 iinnuij-neip preKrva ' naturally smooth, lore. amaze you I Buy today! Fpr Working Bo$ and Girl'j Lunch Poll Horn's llaisin Bread Slirrs ( RESMQC.
