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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1943)
Latest News Worldwld end local newi In Th Bulletin It th Uf.it nwi. II It the iitwi that happsnt right up to prsu timt, 3 p, m. Temperature UU Data Mm TVaa 14 Mtmn OU) Maximum yesterday, 89 degrees Minimum yesterday, 68 degrees) Volume, L THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1943 NO. 38 Kn tea in IProspecfc e near wioun THE BEND BULLETIN CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER B5g K A on Blasted 3 Nippon Shipsl Sent to Bottom Of Deep Pacific Attempts of Japanese to Build Up Base at Vila Thwarted by Yank Fliers By Hryilnti C. Tavm MtniUtJ hM laf( rrriilnl Allied f Icadquurtcr. Southwest Pailflr, July 21 MO U. S. bomb er tank three und probably (our warship yrxtcrday to mah the litrifral wiilpJniiani'Ko m li-nijit yet tu reinforce their bum- ill Vllu In the rent ml Solomon, a cominunl qua announced today. One light crulwr und two and irobuhly three destroyer were lUati-d to the bottom und another dratrtiyiT and a tmnxiit were damaged. The surviving veel u( the 11 hlp convoy fled north ward out of the runic- ( Amnl can bomber. It wa the flrnt Hint lnce the tart ol the allied offensive that I Mr Japanese have used Iran, porta In their attempt to build up Vila, on the aoulhraxtcrn coast ci( Kolomlianitara Inland, to if ilaif Munila aa their main base In the central Solomon. The gar rison there already number at leant 5.000 men. M units Surrounded Munda, on New Georgia island aouthraat ot Vlln, vliiually haa Ix-en urroundrl. Gen. Iiouglaa MarArthur'a communique said, unil It capture la believed only a matter ol time. "Tightening Investment at Mun da now haa rendered supply und reinforcement to the enemy dan gcroua and dlfllrult," the com in u ulque aald. "Slow, but ronatant, deterioration of hi beleaguered KarrlMin can be expected unless our blockading ring ran be broken." Nlitht prowling American plane spotted the Vila bound convoy curly yesterday trying to sneak down the went coat of Kolumban gnrn under cover of riarkne. Sprawled out on the Inky aea be low were three light cruiser, six deHtroyer and two transport. An alarm wan aent back to headquarter and force of four- (Continued on Page 5) Woshlngon. I). C. July 21--Durlng the aummer dogduys, here in the national capital, when everyone who can possibly do so In away to cooler climes, A few Important political figures have recently arrived to lay the pre liminary plans for one of the biggest political purges ever at tempted. Thl same group recent ly held n meeting In Philadelphia nnd II was decided to hold an other meeting here, where some iiNtute political minds could be en gaged to help formulaic this am bltuous program, This group of political hatchet men Is made up of big shots from AFL, CIO, Rail road Brotherhoods nnd several other Independent labor unions, While these orgonlzutlnns have been fighting one another for years, they have nil decided to unite In this one big fight, namely to defeat certain senators and conglvssmen for reelection, es pecially those who by both their oratory and votes have proved to be antiunion labor. The over whelming vote for the anti-strike bill and Us enactment Into law over the president's veto have caused labor unions to sit up and take notice. (Continued on Page 4) JNipp Task Unit in Solomons by U. S. Bombardiers J m rk Am.M .flk.n 1 0 10 I f WM 0U ktll Vila. ' J !) tfnitrjf tl Siroo; Ulh ti Imp lK.pt CVflfS IttJUaiJtlJ CJI "' WtlntiMiwui, pVm ii rflroy; rim 113 .o.p. 1. .1 IfTWJj " ruallt WM Vi. Mo.bor. bc,, gJJJ I ti ftyyf IPJ 'JtU iM.th lo-o.d Mundo I y-J JUNI 10 AmtfKant tjf ,-".-?,- f l ui . rvV J"rv i 1 ikallMf Mvaate. Jap - 'kV , I f . V7 T' ''fJ U tktll o n poll. V"-S-V - V0Ay ..bi..,! .TTlTWflLS ft Jui-v. rk-ZT ,1 J AcliOf09f fccwyiwl Here I how thousand of American oldier and marine, ably assisted by the navy, are closing in by land, h a and air In a campaign aimed at the capture of the bomb-shattered Jap base at Munda, in the central Solomon. Today big news from the south Pacific waa that three or four more Jap battleships have been sunk near Vila. Parents Warned Of Pool Danger Swimming i proving to be the most popular activity In warm summer days at Harmon play field, according to the directors. Yesterday afternoon an estimuted 175 children were at the pool at one time. The director again warn par ents that the pool Is not safe for beginner or non-swimmer of any age. Purcnts should not al low their children to come to the pool unless they can swim. At least five non-swimmers have been rescued In the past two weeks when they got too fur out Into the pool, the directors report. "Cooierutlon of parents, as well aa older ersons using the pool, I needed It serious accidents nne to lie avoided," they added. Hours Are Set Swimming hours at the pool arc from 2 to 5 o'clock In the after noon nnd 7 to 9 o'clock In the evening, Monday through Satur day. Only ut these hours are life guards on duty and the pool un der supervision. It Is Illegal for civilians to use the pool ut any other time. In the morning hours nnd be tween 5 und 7 p.m. the pool Is re served for soldiers, either from Camp Abbot or from maneuver bases. OPA Refers Rent Complaints To Committee Several complaints made by Ilend renters have been referred by the Portland OI'A office to the Bend fair rents committee, ac cording to I). It. Peoples, who acts as secre(ury of the local commit tee. The complaints made to OPA iiu in in. i . ..-.-.-. in i.-iiuu iun-3, particularly for rooms. Peoples said, and were referred to the local committee by Daniel D. Gage, district rent officer. A continued small , number of complaint have been received by the committee In the past a'Veral weeks and nearly all of them have been settled by conferences with the concerned parties. The com plaints referred to the Mend com mittee by OPA will be handled In the same manner. The committee was set up by the city commission last winter with Its purpose to hold Uend rent prices at a fair level. Several months ago a vast majority of Major Steps in the March on Salem 'Wolves' May Face Loss Of Gas Rations Salem, July 21 UPiSalcm's "WOH F' Wolves of the Home Front had something to howl about today. Chief of Police Frank Minto checked license number of 25 adhesive tape stripped cars carry Intr the "wolves" as they circled a downtown block challenging a More than 200 persons, mostly , down into the base of the Orel high school boys' organization to cannery workers, fishermen and; salient from the north were in flght last week. navy personnel were left home-i tensif ied attacks on the sagging Names obtained from checking the plate numbers will be turned over to the Salem ration board and OPA for action and possible curtailment of gasoline to mem bers of the "WOHF" Mlnto said. One member of the group Regi nald Alforde, 20-year old Portland shipfltter, is serving a 90 day Jail sentence on a disorderly conduct charge. Sicily Invasion May Scare Japs Allied Headquarters, North Af rlct, July 20 (Delayed) UIi The Sicilian invasion plainly showed allied ability to mass overwhelm ing pressure any place and any time and undoubtedly damaged Japanese morale as well as that of the Germans nnd Italians, Lt. Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton, Cana dian army commander, said to day. Set Up in Bend Bend landlords signed an agree ment to keep rent prices at the level of July 1. Complaints on rent prices are from the property of only a small minority of Uend landlords, ac cording tn Pennies with thn mot abiding by the agreement, rftmn,ln,. h , ,. Complaints by tenants of un justified rent increases should be reported to Peoples at the cham ber of commerce office and will be referred to him by the commit tee for investigation. Landlords who believe they have a fair reason to Increase a rent charge, or persons who are renting property for the first time, should consult the commit tee for an appraisal of what they should charge. Such cooperation with the com mittee will make It unnecessary for OPA to establish this as a rent control area, Peoples said. Munda $100,000 Fire Hits Coast City Astoria, Ore., July 21 UPi Damage estimated today at more, Kharkov not only with direct as than $100,000 was caused Tuesday sault but with isolation foi re night when fire destroyed a ho-duction of the German garrison tel. a large rooming house and in the manner made famous at eight residences in the Finnish , Stalingrad. 1 district of Astoria. ! J? mu" l ,ne ,ar lre; iiKiuvia jn,, , 1 1.. iiu urauia emu only minor Injuries, but a com - piete loss of all personal proper ties. Two hundred fire-fighters from navy and coast guard establish ments in the area and municipal fire companies of Astoria, Sea side and Ilwaco, Wash., across the Columbia river, answered the call and prevented the fire from spreading over the entire dis trict. Origin of the fire still was un determined today. Flier Loses Life At Redmond Base Redmond, July 21 One mem ber of a bomber crew was killed and several others slightly in- 1iit-fwt nhnllt .l-.tO rim KnnHav .hnn th..ir nisno rMihod nn Ho rutnl-n tn thn RoHmnnn nil.! base after a routine training mis- Schick tested to see whether he slon, according to a release late j has natural immunity If the test Tuesday afternoon by Lt. Marion ls Positive, that is, shows no im Kllllan, commanding officer at munlty, then he should be im t he base. jmunlzed. If negative, it Illustrates The name of the dead flier and the names of the injured, as well us the details of the crack-up, will be released as soon as next or kin have been notified, Lt. Killian said. Kiska Japs Target For Surface Ships Washington, July 21 m Two light U. S. surface ships shelled Japanese positions on Kiska yes terday, continuing the series of air and sea attacks designed to soften the Island's defenses. A navy communique also said that three Japanese bombers dropped several bombs on American-held Funafuti, one of the El lice Islands In the South Pacific. No damage or casualties were re ported. Yesterday bombardment brought to six the times Kiska ) ware corporation, adds new ar has been shelled by American sur- j tlcle and sets forth further duties face craft In July. The Island has of board of directors, company, been bombed 17 time this month i900 First Nntlonal Bank Building, by U. S. aircraft. I Minneapolis, Minn. Soviet Troops Only Five Miles From Foe Base Nazi Evacuation Route From Orel Practically Immobilized, Reds Assert Moscow, July 21 "ll") Russian troops drove in behind Orel to within less than five miles of the Bryansk railroad today, practical ly immobilizing the only line for evacuation or reinforcement of hard-pressed German bane. Striking southward from cap tured Studenkovo, five miles above the Orel-Bryansk railway, the Russians brought it within easy gunshot range and left the threatened German garrison to the east without a feeder line, field dispatches revealed. At the same time the red army stepped up its attacks along a 450-mile front running south from Orel, consolidating and expanding new gains which had carried spearheads across both the Donets and Mi us rivers. Battle Acknowledged (The German high command acknowledged fierce defensive battles In the Orel salient and along the Donets and Mius rivers and conceded "local penetrations" by powerful soviet formations, but claimed the wedges were "cordoned off." (The London radio reported that Russian forces driving to ward Orel from the east were less than seven miles from the city.) Soviet military reports said the red army was advancing In all key sectors of the southern front winding down from the breached Orel salient to the sea of Azov in the Taganrog area. They de scribed the Russian drive as a ser ies of encircling movements rem iniscent of the last great winter campaign which swept the Ger man westward from Stalingrad. Squeeze. Tightened The concentric squeeze on Orel was described as tightening swift ly, threatening the keystone city midway between Moscow and ! Synchronized with the drive nm. OI "e nT1. uuu Last aimvna i , 1 1 , i jrswri- , day netted 50 towns and villages Immunization Need Stressed "Diphtheria immunization is of extreme importance for the pro tection of all children beyond the age of six months," Dr. Frederick P. Rogers, county health officer, said today in connection with the first of a series of weekly im munization clinics to be held Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a. m. in the courthouse offices of the county public health unit. "Anyone beyond eight years old who has not been immunized, nor has had diphtheria the, health 'should be Officer pointed OUt u resistance 10 me disease and no immunization is neces- ,sary, Adults Susceptible As non-immune adults are as susceptible to the disease as non Immune children, the county pub lic health unit has set no age limit for the clinics. "Susceptible adults should receive protection," Dr. Rogers statetl. "Diphtheria is in no ways foreign to Deschutes county. The Increase In popula tion increases the threat of the disease consequently more at tention should be paid to immuni zation. This service can be ob tained from any practicing physi cian or from the county health unit." SAI.EM RECORDS Salem, July 21 iU1 Incorpora tions: None. Certificate of amendment: The Shcvlin-Hlxon Company a Dela- Hitler, Mussolini Meeting In Italy Called Significant Fascist Leader Believed to Have Notified Partner Military Help Needed in Southland By Reynold Packard (UniUd PrtM SUM OirTMiKMMUnt) Allied Headquarters, North Africa, July 21 (UJ?) The reported meeting of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolii in northern Italy on Monday appears to be connected clofely vilh the po.HHibility of an Italian collapse. The crumbling of axixs defenses in Sicily undoubtedly prompted the meeting, which certainly could not have been a pleasant one with all the recriminations the two axis partners must have exchanged. One thing seems certain to follow the meeting of the axis 'partners a firmer custody of 1-J .. .. fi.l. znu juiy wuuid Of Men Called . Group Leaves for Center In Portland; Transfers Are Listed in Big Unit Deschutes county's second se lective service group for July left this morning by bus for the in duction center at Portland to enter the various branches of the servi.e. James E. Cochran was leader of the group and Darrell M. Ferns, assistant. Those leaving were: Kenneth W. Mathers, Chester E. Kingsbury, Francis LeRoy Chitwood, Richard C. Davidson, Edward J. Williams,; LeRoy Davis Halley, Lauren Paul'Alsman, Mel ville D. Sexton, RoBert J. Camp bell, Rolin Henri Thompson, Duane Allen Dawsli. List Continued Harold Oliver Enjrikin, Robert S. Usher, Harry m A del be rt A. Skagit Graham, Edward JJ L. Toney, Evan A. 5 Weaver, Kenneth James C. Cochran Peterson David C. Vest, Robert urza. Jay D. E. Eagles, Francis E. Opdyke, Walter J. Connollv, Roger E. Goodwin,-. Darrell M. Ferns, Lester Leroy Wickens. Albert Harold Curtis, Orville W. Carroll, John Donald Robin son, David Charles Hill, Joe Lee Winter, Robert L. Rogers, Galvin t. Uasham, Raymond O. Jones, Norman D. Nelson, Lawrence M. Valley, John Franklin, Albert T. Kentner. George Dewey Shobert, Jr., Patrick John Berrigan. Perle Ephran Dobkins, Edward Emil Kirbs, Byrl Andrew Shell hort, Dan Arthur Hedrick, Eu gene Freeman Lee, Kenneth Al bert Dudley, Paul Robert Chris toff erson, Albert J. Trojan, Leo Harvey Drew, Bertram Willis Moore, Robert J. Knox, Louis A. Stump, Thomas Marion Day. Transfers Named Vern L. Vasey and Fay L. Fill more, transfers from other boards, left with the local group. William F. Bembry, George Le Roy Do ramus, Edward Buhrman, Arturo Monoz Molina and James S. Robertson were transferred to other boards for induction. NIGHT CALL ANSWERED The fire department answered a general alarm to The Brooks Scanlon Lumber Company Inc. plant at 11:45 p.m. yesterday. A hog fuel bin at mill A had caught fire, resulting in slight damage to the bin. Yesterday afternoon the depart ment answered a still alarm to Greenwood and East Third street, where a grass fire was in progress. Rome Again Bombed, Neutral Foe Claims Allied Landing in Italy Repulsed London, July 21 (in Several In cendiary and light bombs were dropped in the Rome suburbs during a 65-minute air alarm to day, a Bern dispatch reported, but no planes appeared over the city itself. A neutral source, cut off at 12:03 p. m. while telephoning Rome from Bern, later re-established contact with the fascist capital and was informed that the alarm ended shortly after 1 p. m., a United Press dispatch said. There were no allied reports of a raid on Rome or Its environs. A nazl broadcast said coast de fense guns In southeastern Italy had beaten off the first allied at tempt to land on the Italian main land. The alarm sounded only a little more than 48 hours after more than 500 American bombers sub jected the Italian capital to its first air raid In history Monday. An alert also was sounded Mon day night but no raid developed. a Ita'y by. nazl military. and secret police organizations. The Germans are bound to pour Into Italy in great numbers. Sicilians, in territory coming in to allied hands, already have voiced one of the Italian com plaints that Italy does not have the weapons or equipment to make a stronger defensive stand. Benito Need Help Mussolini almost certainly pointed out that the Italians alone are unable to bar the way of the allies to Germany. There is little doubt, too, that Hitler stamped and stormed about the defense of Sicily. He could-easily point out that axis troops in Sicily were taken by surprise and that Itali ans were surrendering in whole sale lots in areas where the Ger mans are not able to do police work. If the meeting occurred Mon day, as axis radios reported, then Hitler and Mussolini must have had quite an extempora neous conversation about the al lied bombing of Rome, which brought out the striking weak ness of Italy's air defenses. Bald New Upsetting News of the raid must have caused a sensation in their con ference chamber aboard the tra ditional train parked on a siding and guarded by scores of soldiers and secret police. It was hardly likely to promote good fellowship between the chiefs. It also means that Mussolini was absent from Rome that day, a disappointment of the Ameri can fliers who would like to have had II Duce hear the crunch of bombs on his capital. Whatever plans Hitler may have had in mind to impore upon Italy undoubtedly were laid down at the meeting, especially regard ing the question of Italian morale. The Sicilian campaign has demon strated that Italian people are ready to come over to the side of the allies once they are given th chance. Mussolini will have to depend more than ever upon the services of the nazi gestapo to keep his people under control. Baseball (Br United Pn) AMERICAN First Game Chicago 011000 0002 11 0 Boston 000 000 03x 3 9 0 Dietrich and Tresh; Hughson, Brown (9) and Conroy, Paree (9). St. Louis ....000000 00011 5 1 New York ..000 000 000 00 9 1 Sundra, Hollingsworth (10) and Hayes; Wensloff and Dickey. NATIONAL (First game.) Brooklyn ...000100000 1 8 3 Cincinnati .021 511 Olx 11 13 0 Higbe, Allen (3), Melton (7) and Bragan; Riddle and Mueller. Radio Zeesen in Germany re ported that allied planes attached Rome last night, but it was pos sible the station was referring to an air alert sounded Monday night, though no raid developed then. Allied sources doubted Rome would be raided by night because of the difficulty of pre cision bombing in darkness. A Paris broadcast quoted Berlin sources in reporting that British troops had attempted a landing near Bari, nearly 150 miles up the Adriatic coast of Italy. Coast batteries opposed the landing at tempt and the "venture proved a complete failure," the broadcast said. As usual, British official sour ces declined to comment on the axis report. If a landing actually was attempted, it probably was more In the nature of a reconnais sance raid by commando troops than an Invasion attempt. Allied Armies Capture Enna, Blast Catania Yanks and Canadians Join to Take Important City Near Center of Isle By Virgil IPnkley (United Prau Surf Comaponikni) Allied Headquarters, North Africa, July 21 HPi The axis ls bringing In reinforcements for a last ditch stand around volcanic Mount Etna on the northeastern tip of Sicily, Gen. Dwight D. Els enhower indicated today as allied armies stormed through the main enemy communications of Enna and slugged furiously at Catania on the east coast. Americans and Canadians con verged In a pincers with the aid of French Moroccan troops to cap ture Enna and occupy approxi mately one-half of Sicily' 10,000 square miles, cutting off axis rear guards and forcing the main en emy divisions back toward the northeastern peninsula opposite the toe of Italy's boot. Hard Fighting- Looms Eisenhower said "the enemy ap parently plans to make a stand along a line at the base of the northeastern peninsula, including Mount Etna." He predicted bitter fighting and slow advances in the final stages of the conquest of Sicily. (Radio Algiers said Catania was being attacked from all sides and might lall at any moment.) The fall of Enna, a town of 27, 000 on a high horseshoe-shaped hill in mid-Sicily, cut oft German and Italian rear guard troops and gave the allies control of a net work of roads leading to all cor ners of the island. French Gou miers, native Moroccan troops, participated in the allied advance. Canadians Clow la The Canadians closed in on Enna from the southeast, break- (Continued on Page 5) ignrning Fires Spotted Nine lightning fires In the Des chutes woods resulted from storms that spread over Central Oregon early this week. The fires, resulting from light ning strikes, were reported through the Deschutes national forest lookout system Monday evening and yesterday and men from the protective agencies on whose land they occurred were dispatched to control them. One ot the fires was on Tumalo creek, another near Lava island and three west of Benham falls. One was south of Sheridan moun tain, two others near Pringle falls and another in the Fort Rock dis trict. All of the blazes were brought under control before they could spread. A large grass fire on the east side of Horse ridge was reported to be under control this morning after spreading over many hun dreds of acres of range land, un der the jurisdiction of the fed eral grazing service. Lightning Is believed to have caused the fire, which started about six or seven miles west of Mlllican. Sources Assert; The British made several com mando raids on the Italian Medi terranean island of Lampedusa before launching the offensive that led to its capitulation last month. Bern dispatches revealed that Italy was making additional pre parations for anticipated Invasion of the mainland. The command of the fifth army, whose Juris diction Includes Rome and Flor ence, announced that church bells would toll In the event of an al lied landing on nearby shores. Once the invasion alarm h been given, Bern said, all traffic would be banned and Inhabitants would have to remain In their homes pending further Instruc tions. Renewed Italian Invasion Jitters coincided with the announcement that Premier Mussolini and Adolf Hitler had met In a northern Italian town Monday while Am erican planes were dropping bombs on Rome, i
