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Newspaper Page TextCITY bmoN UOCftC i km NT v CITY EDITION LANE CCT-TMTY'.g HOME NEWSPAPER 104 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY . EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1945 NO. 13 -f - :.tt t. t ttp AMEBIC N LEGIONNAIRE Harlcv M. OUa, (center) first Japanese-American veteran P in hroome an American Legion member is congratulated by official of the Hollywood, F T ,? . m. arrrntanre. So far as can be as -ertaincd. Oka is the first person of Japanese an- I post after MS arcepwi .. .-.n.,.tlnn. INVA ToTonhntol I to become a memoi r . . . r OTERRORISTSMEET TRAIN p-Americans Return To Hood River i Intr nv pv.iriipps Satn. an nrrh. I Th I-tWinn nnal cltx ham RUNDSTEDT, FALLS BACK ON OURTHE PARIS, Jan. 13. A)RI Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' first army smashed Into the northeastern houlder of the Ardennes salient in a new attack along a nine mile front between Stavelot and Malmedy today, driving a spear head 1,200 yards Into the German defenses. By JAMES M. LONG PARIS, Jan. 13 OP) U. S. first army troops drove more than a mile through' snowbound forests today toward Houffalize. heart of the Germans' shrunken bulge into Belgium, while third army forces on the south battled within five miles of the high way stronghold. The first army vanguards sliced to within less than six miles of Houffalize, menacing the Germans' last escape road, and narrowing the waist of the enemy salient to less than 11 miles in the American nutcracker clamp. Ousted from 100 square miles at the tip of the bloody salient, Field Marshal Karl von Rundstedt Japs .Report Slight Quake By Associated Press A "slight earthquake" struck the central area of Honshu, main Japanese home island to day, the Japanese Domei agency reported in a broadcast. The dispatch, recorded by the federal communications com mission, said "a little dam age to a small number of houses" had been caused, but declared "transportation facil ities sustained no damage what ever." The quake was recorded at 3:55 a. m. (Tokyo time). The Weston (Mass.) college seismograph recorded a "se vere earthquake, lasting about three hours" in the direction of Japan at 11:52 p.m. (Pacific war time) yesterday, the Rev. Daniel J. Linehan, college seismologist, said. 'Work-Fight' Legislation Hits Obstacles NAZIS CALL RED DRIVE 'GIGANTIC 191 Jap Ships Mit iv Yanks Allied Troops On Luzon Search For Jap Defenders LONDON, Jan. 13. U.P A red army offensive launched from the tOO RIVER. Jan. 13.-U pile efforts lo organize a L.ns' committee to meet re- rnlns Japanese-Americans discourage them from re- Line to the Hood River val three nisei today were back Ihe county without so much Un eyebrow raised against Ire three former evacuees Sato, Sat Nojl and MM -rtturnin? by train Frl without attention from Idtnts reported to be form- 'welcoming committee" meet Incoming trains bear ing any evacuees. Sato, an orch ard owner, came from Cleve land, O.. where he worked in a war plant. The other two were from undesignated desti nations. They were "the first to return to this valley under the recent order by the western defense command permitting such rehabilitation. Hood River gained nationwide attention after the American Legion post expunged from its war honor roll the names of 16 Japanese-Americans serving with the armed forces, bringing down upon the post widespread criticism from ministerial and liberal groups. The Legion post since has advertised in Hood River news papers, advising evacuees against returning to the valley, warning that such action would arouse enmity. The ads prom ised, however, that If any evac uees did return the post would do its utmost to see that law and order were maintained. A Legion ccmmlttee has asked the county court te arrange an election to determine popular sentiment In regard to return of Japanese-Americans. On the day the first evacuees returned the post had advertise ments in papers restating the post's opposition to their return. DO MEN DIE WHEN STORM ITS THREE DESTROYERS Bv LLOYD TUPLING I 50 horror-filled hours for most of Ied Press War Correspondent ; the survivors in storm-tossed, ITH ADMIRAL HALSEY'S ! j'l?."in.?'il!lv?l?,r?;.. L.bJ ELES i5ri.n9. 7mii I Chief Machinist Henry J. Deet- loon caught a group of third I ' vessels attempting to refuel tankers at sea after cxtcn operations, swept 500 men to death, sank three destroyers, damaged three craft. Lss of the destroyers was an- rced by the navy department lasnmgton Wednesday.) officers and men sur 28. of Boston snid a huge wave rolled the Spence over on its portsicle while it was floundering helplessly with the steering con trol gone. Big Wave Hits "I wns standing on the star board side when the last big wave hit us," he said. "Men were fall ing all over each other fighting I their way to the hatch. I just Dr. Wetherbee Dies; Practiced Here 76 Years Dr. J. R. Wetherbee, 73, who probably was the first pre-medi-cal student to complete his work at the University of Oregon, md who returned to Eugene about If! years ago to make his home after a busy life as an eye, par, nose and throat specialist, world traveler and lecturer, died Fri- ! WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 0J.R1 President Roosevelt's request for "work-or-fight" legislation to i uj -n , ,- .:ii. force 4-Ks into war worn ran inio micuy nu iimci Ud';n iu wnn- ----- r .,. ,,, ,h. - ,h. Hnri n.:in, l,in k- in two to three miles of the ,...r. 7. I V,.......- -J .. iuwiiis uci ciupiimiifl ....... - ft , uuliiv miu naasA ported: I (Kosice). 1. The congress of industrial Moscow Silent organizations said such a law ; Moscmv remained silent on the T,"!." .be t"hm,Uf 1 i "P"r,s " ,he rman high com- npowr waseeS but J ih. m.nnnwer nrotalems should ! t!"'ks o"ih the Vistula In the h worked out bv management i northern sector of the Baranow the By LEONARD MILLIAM Associated Press War Editor For the second successive dav third fleet carrier rjlatiM Sandomleri bridgehead west of dove on broken Japanese convovs off the south Asiatic coast the Vistula has blasted a 87 -mile , today, determined to increase the toll of 191 Nipponese ships oandn,!,dGr"7onM52lian'i '. slmk r d&ed Indio-China, Formosa mile, to within 41 miles of Kra- and he ."'"PP,1"68- kow, gateway to German Silesia. I Tne 191 to,al was announced last night by Adm. Chester ,, mu I W. Nimitz and Gen. Douglas McArthur for in naval actions G& "my drive toward red army had launched a gigantic Ma"''a ln the. PhlIlPP!nes- winter offensive wh three, Jhe surprising strike yesterday at the Indo-China coast mighty attacks in Poland, East b' fast carrier forces of Adm. William F. Halsey's third fleet Prussia and northern Hungary. caught the Japanese completely by surprise. Twenty-five The major assault, the Germans ships were sunk and 10 heavilv damacprl as Ammran nilnt. fw' as 'rom the yist,ll riv" hammered four convoys as they prepared to sail for the miles below German-held War saw. Admitting penetration of nazi lines west of Baranow, Ber lin described this offensive as "the biggest of all time." Suggesting simultaneous flank ing drives both in the north and the south, 4S0 to 500 miles apart, the Germans said the Russians lashed out on a 30-mile front in the East Prussian sector after tre mendous artillery preparation, while a Russian force of seven or eight divisions struck nazi lines Ourthe river. The new blows menaced any Gorman hooes of holding a line through Houffalize east of the river. Broadcast Heard (A German broadcast said early today the nazi withdrawal "does not seem to have been con cluded.") By unofficial estimate, Von Rundstedt had lost the equiva lent of 20 divisions perhaps 200,000 men in his breakthrough drive. But he had rescued the bulk of his far-reaching armor, in strength still constituting a striking threat. The tip of Von Rundstedt's drive had been bct back 23 to 25 miles from its nearest approach to the Mouse river, and American and British armies had regained 60 per cent of German-overrun territory. Yanks Advance and labor conferences with government. I 2. Members of the house mili tary affairs committee, currently , considering the May work-or-fight bill, began to wonder if such a law would force new war work- ! ers to join unions against their iwill. Trend Favorable 3. And at the same time war production officials said the mar! power crisis in industry would be ( greaiiy easea anyway u me uui i rently reported trend of 4-Fs into war work continued, i The house committee has been holding hearings all week on a bill introduced by Chairman An drew J. May (D. Ky.) to set up bridgehead were broken The German communique said the Russians swept nazi positions on the East Prussian border on both sides of Rominten and Herth with heavy artillery fire before launching numerous attacks In battalion strength. The German communique said these attacks were warded off and' added that to the north several Russian at tacks from the Memcl bridgehead Philippines. hlx loaded transports were sunk at Qui-nhnn, 800 miles west of Manila. Six more were sunk at Siagon, 250 air miles southeast of Qui-nhnn. A light cruiser was the heaviest warshin sighted. It wan unk. So were several dtrovers. rianes Destroyed Thirty-nine Japanese planes were destroyed, most of them be fore they could take off. Only 18 were encountered in the air all over Siagon. Fires were left blaz ing in three scattered military centers. No U. S. ships were, damaged They continued their attack to day, defying the enemy's land based airforce. This same task force struck three days previously at Formosa, 1,000 miles to the northeast. To their previously announced For mosa toll, Nimitz added six ships and IB small craft sunk; 41 ships and 42 small craft damaged and 20 aircraft wiped out. Four Yank planes were lost. Freighters Blasted MacArthur announced 46 small freighters and coastal vessels, un loading at San Fernando north of WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 W) the sixth army's invasion point on JAP FLEET LOSS TOTALED By Associated Press Here is the new Japanes naval and merchant fleet des truction at a glance: Sunk 62 ships Including 12 loaded transports and half a dozen warships; 18 small craft. Sunk or damaged 43 small freighters and coastal vessels. Damaged 54 ships, Includ ing six destroyers; 42 small craft. Retraction Of WPB Order Expected Soon were repulsed The new'push In Poland was reported to have begun at dawn yesterday. A Berlin dispatch to a Stockholm newspaper said It was powered by eight soviet armies .SoW'e" ot...Ve A2 lira' 8t0.l'"w., I A late report from Berlin to lands south of Langlir, J.V, "J miles above Houffalize, f reaehlng ommiUee of tne need for legi,la. to within three miles of the nil- (ion to ,orce men int0 war work. important Houffalize - St. Vith But the committee has not yet highway. Germans fought back ! heard from labor, which is sched violently. uled to present its side of the case First army patrols which next week. ..... . -. c.t -I.. Conference Asked siaooea east vi uie oaim uvc , - . . n...ut rMtin i already were within nine miles M nht CIO President Philip of St. Vith, and the largest third Jamea F. Byrnes in a letter that dav at his home on Lake Drive, army u" , "the way to solve proaiicuon 5. Euzene. He had nrac- uxcmoourn u... i the sinking of the destroy- waited until a hole cleared and the USS Hull and the USS dived out, landing.on a bulkhead, ifhan, 1,500-ton vessels of Then I grabbed a life jacket and .-arragut class, and the USS ran out on the smoke stack which ship of the was lying flat in the water and jumped into tne sea a 2,100-ton l"her class. pitn Die :ee officers and 24 men nl Hull, whose bodies or identi- on tass were recovered, were as dead. The remainder of : XlTiDlempnts nf mnra ,!... enn "The ship rested about 10 sec onds on its side and then the bot tom turned up. I think about 100 men got. off before she went down. me three vessels, except no Palif f,iH h and 9H others :LT''ur?, ,rom ,he sPen-P. including Deeters reached a raft m the Hull, and six from the which broke from the Spence be- 'sS officially ; fnre it sank. ivn Survivors Injured X!l vs"pl over I A gunnery officer whose ship nerShJ f i- r.v 5 Ps and tw0 P'cket1 UP 5' of the 91 survivors dtavL xnXme heat, said it was "just accidental" that SS.ngme roo.m hm tne firs' survivor was rescued. nSmknocked ! "Mst 4he ". we.re a,.n?, !t In j, r , . out some were clinging io rails. I'm typhoon had he said. "Shnrks hovered around the men and we fired machine guns to drive them off. Some of the men had long slivers of flesh route 5, Eugene. ticed medicine in , years. Dr. Wetherbee was : 26, 1871, at Middlesburg, Vt. He came west in 1891, to Seattle, then went to Salem as general Oregon for 40 Irom vianacn. Along the southern end of the born Nov. rrcm' .u' ' i were iorcea irom ueunK, nvc miles southwest of Saarbrucken. But farther eat in the Bitche salient the Americans were doing most of the advancing now, and occupied Althorn, six miles below Bitche. 1 The stllDS. fnllmvino .?'.. ""Predictable course we formation was unable plLl ' ;h ,V'TrS ns,s''"ingcon- "ttmpting to get clear - Z .?rM- Fit the Hull. , - the i Monashan and the overturna J T:ireA k . ... "ere torn from their feet, annarentlv by barracudas, but none was se- ; travel abroad. In 1906, he stud- riously injured." led at the University of Berlin, The officer said his ship re- Germany, and he later did gradu mained tn search an area of 25 : at? work in other large universl- secretary and physical education director for the YMCA. He came to Eugene in 1893, and organized the department of physical edu cation here, serving as its first director while he also was a stu- .. lnll-r iiat dent in pre-medics. DIMUU I INU I On completion of his work at; p0R OREGON the university, he went to Jeffer- WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (U.B son Medical college at Philadel- Ncw ..rtimout" regulation for 11 phia, where he was graduated in luminated advertising signs and 1900. For two years he was In street lighting probably will not Alabama as company surgeon for . apply to the Pacific northwest. Republic Iron and Steel Co. Travels Abroad He came west again, to Port land, where he maintained his practice until coming to Eugene, with frequent interruptions for problems is not through such un workable measures ' oui oy a con ference of labor, agriculture,' management and government leaders. Such a conference, he said, could determine where production is lagging, where ample facilities and manpower are located and whether increased wages would boost production. Today Murray and spokesmen for most of the big CIO unions met with military and civilian government leaders to give spe cific recommendations and to list certain practices which they said were wasting labor and should be corrected. Meanwhile one production of ficial said that on the basis of newspaper reports of 4-Fs flock ing to war Jobs, many of the 300. 000 men needed in war plants might be recruited voluntarily. Sen. Wayne Morse (R, Ore.) said today. Morse said he had been in formed by War Mobilization Di rector James F. Byrnes that the dimout was necessitated by the coal shortage ana consequently nd loca police were on tne oolc. will affect onlv areas defending . . . on coal for generating power. PRISONER ESCAPES SALEM Jan. 1 3 11 B State rapsizinn i ' ? , '"earner permr -iJs(nllo-cd by ' air and surface. P-ONER SHOT ' tiCAPE TRY '?lD'Ja".-.-'nuards - --.'wnin til square miles and that the entire"' )jes. 1923. he made iurce turnen nacx as soon as ..,j .,m erman pris- T l ZS "iri today. "Tl'Pn- ,.. re,e int0 were?;- Two 15 re fired, ho ' M-"I It'll, corner . 8- Wfth n : Lirh. J u horw'at: :r"fC a"d, s".v with S! ..,!" Prtl"n late s.m. i. ,.v m rio . . I7"!,,'t'- v Em' 5? aZ m temperature. - f t"vl ' .1 r'P'W'Km ! their marriage, and " 1lr-s at 11:30 I reared their femii. JFr. 1 .18 fret. sunset (PUT 1. 'Pop' Christensen, Lane Rancher, Dies Lawrence "Pop" Christensen, 61, well-known cattleman of the Spencer Butte district, died Sat urday morning nt Sacred Heart hospital. He was the proprietor of one of the largest cattle and sheep ranches of the Willamette valley, located on the Fox Hollow road, which he and his sons had developed. The ranch supplied stock for the Lane county rodeo last summer. Born at Denver, Colo., he was brought to Lane county as an In fant by his parents in 1384. They settled at Bailey Hill, where his mother. Mrs. Christina Christen sen. still resides. Christensen worked as a pro fessional woodsman for many years. He was married to Molly Almasie in Eugene in 1911. They purchased the ranch which Is the present family home soon after where they .V"'"" ,p"'T ;'t. .pi 1 p m. ; P m. j J. He is survived by his wife: one daughter, 1 Mrs. W. B. Markley: two sons. Henry and Albert Christensen, all of Eugene; his mother, 'and one brotheV. George Christensen. both of Bailey Hill; two grandchildren. Ke was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church. Funeral services will be an nounced later through the Veatch Hollingjworth mortuary. his first indulging a hobby for Oriental philosophy. 1 Three other globe-circling trips were made, as educational direc tor of world cruises, which were followed by a season of lectur ing. He was married In December, 1927. In Minneapolis, to Phyllis Harrington Arnold, who survives him. During the last war. Dr. Weth erbee served as a major in the medical corps. Holds Offices During his residence ln Port land, the medical man held many positions of civic importance, and had retained his membership in the Portland chamber of com merce. In Eugene he was a char ter member of the Round Table, a member of First Congregational church, the chamber of commerce and Kiwanis clubs. He was af filiated with county and 't'te and national medical associations, and was a 32nd degree Scottish rite Mason, and Shriner. Besides his wife. Dr. Wet!ier'ee is survived by two sisters. Mrs. j Mary Cone of Portland and Mrs. Jennie Dill of Los Angeles; sev eral nieces and nephews. Private funeral sen-ices are lo be held Monday at 11 a.m. at ; the Simon mortuary, with ere mation to follow. The northwest. Morse pointed oTlt. draws its power from hydro- ' electric sources such as Bonneville ' dam. out today for Bernard Walton, 22, who escaped from the state penitentiary here yesterday while at work near the flax sheds out side the prison walls. French, Belgians Backing Allied War With Men, Arms GIRI. JUMPS TO DEAVH PORTLAND, Jan. I3-'i An unidentified tirl leaped to her death from the Broadway bridge early this morning. By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press War Analyst Uncle Sam's soldiers are suffer ing heavy casualties In the bloody battle of the Belgian bulge and the end Isn't In sight. So great is the call for manpower In Europe, and in the Pacific theater, that Washington Is inducting a mini mum of 900.000 men for , the -rmed services in the first six months of 1945. With this stark background, the publisher of a daily newspaper has asked me what substantiation there is for reports that, while our boys arc being sacrificed, there are French and Belgian youths who also could be used, but are not. Well, that's an un pleasant subject hut one which should he ironed out,, for the sake of all concerned. To state my conclusions first, I find no support for such an idea. On the contrary, both France and Belgium seem to be doing all they can to get their available men into action, and the allies are rendering such assistance as they can. However, the situation is complicated and difficult. Take the case of France. With a pre-war population of about 42.000.000 afce might be expected under norrrrsl conditions to put a maximum of ten per cent under irmi My 4,000,000 spirt from colonial troops. But actually the French government reports that the Germans are holding 780,000 French prisoners of war, 225.000 voluntary French workers, 750, 000 French slaves, 600,000 deport ees of military age, and 600,000 deportees from Alsace and Lor raine, mostly men. That's reach ing for 3,000.000. or close lo three quarters of France's quota of fighting men. Moreover, France has been short of equipment for those troops she could raise, and hasn't even had sufficient arms for training. Her fecllties for manu facturing are limited, and she has been contributing some supplies to the allies. j Despite these handicaps, Gen eral De Gaulle hr flung an eager force into the flaming western battle front, and is reported plan ning to add l.ROO.000 to the army, making a total of more than 2. 000.000. At least part of the equipment problem has been solved. President Roosevelt re ported In his recent message to congress that he was glad to say "we are now about to equip new French forces with the most mod ern weapons lor combat duty," nd this has now been Imple mented by the huge new produc tion program announced yesterday. Stockholm said the Russians were attacking In Poland with 500 guns, two air fleets, several tank arm ies and innumerable Infantry di visions In "the greatest offensive yet launched," smid "extremely violent fighting." When fighting subsided In this area last August the Russians held positions only 20 miles south east of Kiclce, rail town connect ing German-held Warsaw with Krakow. Kielce and Krakow ap pear to be the Immediate objec tives of the fresh assault at the threshhold of German Silesia. The soviet high "command an nounced last night that Inside devastated Budapest the Russians continued systematic liquidation of German and Hungarian die hards. A midnight soviet war bul letin said Hungarian patriots had risen and were firing on the Ger mans from cellars and rooftops. Men OF West Ride High In Congress WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. The west was riding high as the 79th congress Inched through Its first business week. In committee assignments so far announced the west claimed two new senate chairmanships Murray (D.-Mont.) for labor and Education, O'Mahoney (D.-Wyo.) for Indian affairs; while Thomas (D.-Utah) shifted from education to military affairs. ft also placed Rep. Anderson' (D.-N.M.) on the house ways and means committee, Reps. Gillespie (R.Colo.) and Horan (R.-Wash.) on appropriations. Most others found themselves strategically as signed to aid their states' inter ests. President Roosevelt presented a budgpt that seemed to meet the needs of most western activities, Including $44,000,000 for reclama tion. But he also renewed his sug gestion for water resource devel opment on a basin-wide basis, which isn't too happy a prospect for most western members. Westerners forced a postpone ment of Increases In grazing fees and proposed to look into the necessity for the change, but lost their fight against OPA ceilings on beef "on the hoof." Some were consoled by the belief that Ihe new ceilings were not so bad as had been expected. The river and harbors bill came back to the senate containing sev eral ne"ded projects to fit west ern harbors for Ihe new, heavier type vessels and minds the item whlrh blocked approval of the half-million dollar program last session. This was the proposal of. Rep. Elliott (D.-Calif.) to waive the reclamation law's IBO-acre limitation for the central valley project. Twenty-nine of the 43 western house members cast a futile vote against the bill to re-create the (Dies) committee to un-American kfftlri. The war production board pro poses shortly to emasculate Its re conversion order allowing ad vance production of machinery and plant equipment for peace time manufacturing. The action, expected within five or six days, would wipe out the authority now granted ma chinery builders to ill orders which lack military or other pri ority standing. Responsible officials revealed todav that the only equipment which could be produced for peacetime use would be printing trades machinery, if the order Is signed as now written. This would deliver the second crippling blow to WPB's three point reconversion program, pushed to adoption by Former Chairman Donald M. Nelson last summer after bitter army and navy opposition. The "spot" plan for civilian goods manufacture, another key element of Nelson's program, was virtually shelved yestetday when officials revealed that new curb on materials will permit only a comparative "driblet" of consum er output through the "spot" ma chinery. Further bad news Is In prospect for manufacturers holding spot authorizations, It was learned also. WPB's Industry divisions have been asked to review au thorizations already granted and to cancel them where relocation would not mean hardship to tbe producing company. yesterday s clamp down on ma terials did not cancel authoriza tions previously made. Such re vocations as may hereafter corr, It was predicted, could not be ordered within the next 30 days. The new machinery order will bar producers until further notice from fitting Into their production schedules any orders which lack priority ratings. Luzon island, were sunk or dam aged by U. S. destroyers. Nimitz confirmed the sinking of the 45,000 ton Battleship Musashi, one of Japan's newest and best, in the second battle ot the Philip pines last October. lit. Gen. Walter Krueger's sixth army troops were still hunting for the Japanese defense line on Luzon. Spearheads in the center advanced 12 miles from the beach head to Malasiqui without seeing a single enemy soldier, fighting Sharp Some sharp fighting was re ported on the east flank where Nipponese pumped artillery and mortar shells Into American posi tions in the foothills at the rate of 60 a minute until warships si lenced their batteries. Tokyo promised "a major ground battle" was developing in that area. There were Increasing Indica tions Gen. Tomoyukl Yamashlta has built his first deefnse Una along the wide and winding Agna river. Tank-paced American in fantrymen In the center of the Una at San Carlos and Malasiqui wera about eight air miles from tha river. The west flankf pushing aside small enemy groups on high way 13 on the way to Aguilar, were on the other side ot tha Agno. Carrier pilots said they could find no sign of the enemy. Southeast Asia command head quarters announced that troops of the 15th Indian corps have landed on Myebon peninsula In Hunters bay, 32 miles from Akyab. The landing forces encountered opposition from Japanese artillery and mnchlneguns, but have suc ceeded In establishing a beachhead. LOGGERS WANT GOVERNMENT WOOD RESEARCH SEASIDE, Jan. 13 W) The 1000-odd delegates to the Pacific Logging congress headed home ward today after calling for government-financed research ln the lumber industry. Declaring that the timber fu ture rests upon scientific discov eries, western lumbermen voted unanimously to urge congression al and state legislation of research in logging and milling methods and ncw wood uses. The resolution passed after chemists demonstrated new ply woods, airplane parts and house hold equipment developed in wood laboratories. Lumbermen appealed to con gress to Increase forest service funds for operation of the Na tional Forest Products laboratory, Madison, Wis. Another resolution endorsed the federal depletion value law nf 1943, which aids operators In re foresting private timber lands. CORDON ASKS PACIFIC COAST NAVAL SCHOOL WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 0P) Defense of the Pacific coast would be strengthened, Senator Cordon (R. Ore.) says, by establishment of a naval academy in that area. Cordon, like his predecessor, the late Senator Charles L. Mc Nary, has introduced a bill to i establish such a federal school. Men trained on the Pacific coast, Cordon told a reporter, I would have a more comprehen islve knowledge of defense needs I of the coast; they would encoun ! ter every conceivable condition of ! terrain, climate and navigable water. Oppostion of the war and navy departments heretofore has pre vented enactment of a bill author izing an additional academy, Cor don said, but he expressed belief that opinions may be changed bjp experiences In this war. He predicted that an additional academy would be necessary be cause of "the enormous increase in the present enrollment and the probability that a much larger peacetime military and naval strength will be maintained In the future." SECOND JUDGE ASKED MEDFORD, Jan. 13 "P A law AfHriififf taennH nHo tn tha Josenhine-Jackson counlv circuit 1 ,i,,h rmy Patrols probing deep NAZIS VICIOUS NEAR BOLOGNA ROME, Jan. 13 ') American court is asked by Grants Pass residents. State Representative O. H. Bengtson said here today. MAN SENTENCED THE DALLES. Jan. 13 flj Sentence was Impose! today on Sam Brendcl, of The Dalle, who was found guilty of manslatich- Investigate ter by a circuit court Jury here I last night. into Germat, positions south of Bologna have encountered vicious enemy resistance, allied head quarters announced today. On the Adriatic sector British eighth army troops tangled with German forces on the Comacchio spit north of Ravenna, captured 40 Germans and killed 20. Field Marshal Albert Kesselrlng continued to slip patrols acrost tha Senio river north ot Faenu.