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Salem, Oregon
52nd Year, No. 279
Entered u second olau
matter at Salem, Oregon
Thursday, November 21, 1940
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'Thanksgiving
Day Quietly
Observed in U.S.
President Attends
Church and Dines with
Family at Hyde Park
(By the Associated Press)
Under roofs unmenaced by
bombers and at dinners pre
pared without ration cards,
Americans in 32 states today
returned fervent thanks for a
nation at peace.
The rest of the nation will
.celebrate Thanksgiving a
week from today, on the usual
last Thursday in November,
but regardless of date both
observances had the tradi
tional spirit of the day
common.
President Roosevelt, like millions
of other citizens, fell In with the
mellowed custom of a family holi
day at church services, a quiet
home dinner, and hours of friend
ly talk. Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt
visited at Hyde Park, N. Y., with
the president's mother, Mrs. Sara
Delano Roosevelt.
Churches held special Thanks
giving services for communicants
seeking spiritual reassurance in i
world at war. The president's proc
lamation had called on Americans
to "give thanks for our preserva
tion" In a year which saw "calamity
and sorrow" fall upon other na
tions.
The Atlanta Constitution swept all
war news from the front page and
devoted the entire spaoff to accounts
of holiday festivities and a picture
of three small girls kneeling In
church services "confident of show
ers of blessing, fearing no-showers
of bombs."
Defense Goes On
Although thanks for peace and
freedom were the keynotes of the
day, they came from a nation look
ing to Its defenses as the Pilgrims
looked to their ready muskets on
the first Thanksgiving. A great pre
paredness program was going for
ward regardless of the holiday.
Planes and tanks moved along on
factory assembly lines; ships of
formidable fleet observed the day
at sea, and citizen soldiers feast
ed on turkey In new army mess
halls still redolent of fresh sawed
lumber.
The It states which decided to
defer their official Thanksgiving
celebrations until next Thursday
were Maine, New Hampshire, Ver
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Arkansas, Florida,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Okla
homa, Kansas, Iowa, South Dako
ta, Pennsylvania and Nevada.
Locomotive Bell
Rings on Tragedy
Oastonla, N. C, Nov. 21 (IP) The
funeral bell and not the locomotive
bell that he liked so well tolled
today for 18-months-old Lawrence
Chavis and his mother.
Lawrence, so the neighbors said,
liked to watch the train roar by
his home; he'd cock his head when
the bell rang and imitate the whis
tle. Yesterday he apparently decided
that such a friendly thing as a
train wouldn't hurt a little fellow.
So while his mother was busy with
the housework, he slipped away and
headed for the tracks.
His mother saw him there, saw
the train bearing down upon him.
Screaming, she ran to his side, threw
her arms about him and there they
died together.
Buy British
Week Proclaimed
Portland, Ore, Nov. 21 (IP Port
land's mayor urged support of Great
Britain in the European war and
proclaimed a "Buy Something Brit
ish" week yesterday.
The proclamation said: "The
courageous British depend on sup
plies which they purchase in the
United States ... in order that
Britain may have dollar exchange
to purchase American supplies it
is necessary that we reciprocate by
buying some things which Britain
is able to sell."
Ball at Tillamook
Tillamook, Nov. 21 (IP) Tillamook
got its first taste of winter yes
terday as a heavy afternoon ball
itorm whitened streets.
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Real Life Christmas Seal For F.D.R. Christmas carols were sung with a gusto for President Roosevelt
in Washington by three tiny tots dressed to represent the children carolers pictured on the 1940
Christmas seals Issued by the National Tuberculosis association. The children also presented the
president with his quota of seals. Left to right Marti, 5; Elizabeth Stirling, 4, Robert D. Nicodemus, all
of Washington. Associated Press Photo. ,
Soviet Ponders
British Proffer
London, Nov. 21 VP) Lord Hall
fax, foreign secretary, told parlia
ment today that Britain had made
"certain proposals" for a trade
agreement with Soviet Russia and
"had some reason to believe" the
proposals would be acceptable.
The proposals also have been
made, he disclosed in a speech to
the house of lords, for "a compro
mise settlement arising out of Soviet
annexations of territory" with re
gard to British obligations. Friction
has, arisen- out of Russia's absorp
tion of the three Baltic states last
summer.
Other proposals "of a general
character have been made," he added,
"to establish greater confidence
between the two governments in the
political sphere."
Adolf Hitler, the foreign secretary
declared, Is pursuing "his usual
policy" of "combined cajolery and
brutality" with France.
Langlie Urges
State Harmony
Seattle, Nov. 21 VP) Republican
Mayor Arthur B. Langlie broke his
silence In the heated gubernatorial
election ballot count contest today
in a Thanksgiving day statement,
urging "all loyal Washlngtonians"
to work together in the common
Interest under him as governor.
In his first public declaration
during the more than two weeks of
controversy since the election, the
40-year-old attorney said:
"I want to reassure you that the
statements I voiced In the campaign
statements upon which you based
your Judgment as to my desirability
for this office now becomes the or
ders by you upon which my activ
ities as governor of the state of
Washington will be based."
Langlie has a 5,714-vote lead over
former Senator Clarence C. Dill.
Spokane democrat, on the basis of
complete, unofficial returns but the
controversy over whether an esti
mated 20,00 paper ballots which
voters marked for the straight demo
cratic ticket, and then also checked
off for Langlie, should be counted,
still rages. Dill's campaign manager
has threatened to take the case to
the court or before the coming le
gislative session.
Sunshine Division
Needs Some
In a certain residential part of Salem is a famliy that is
in need of assistance. It is just one of a good many such fam
ilies in Salem. The husband of this particular family is a
SKiuea woriunan ac nis iraae, out-
Just now is out of work and can't
find a Job. He and his wife have
four fine children.
Yesterday the sunshine division of
the Salem police department bbw
that the family got a load of wood,
and some needed food and clothing
It is Just a sample of the work the
sunshine division la doing as quick
help for needy Salem families while
the regular relief sources are going
through the long and tedious pre
liminaries that seem to be neces
sary before relief Is granted.
Just now the sunshine division,
Chief Frank A. Minto said today,
needs a bit of ready cash with which
to buy milk and other necessities for
hungry children. The cash it not
Good for Persons
To Give Thanks
A near capacity audience of communicants from sev
eral denominations of the city, participating in union Thanks
giving services at the First Methodist church this forenoon
heard Rev. W. Irvin Williams, pastor of the First Presbyter
ian church, declare that psychologically it was good for per
sons to give thanks. He quoted from
the Psalmist who said "Make a Joy
ful noise unto the Lord, because we
are his people and the sheep of his
pasture."
"When you and. I take time to say
'thank you' for blessings received;
something happens which Is hard to
describe" Rev. Williams said. "It is
a sense of freedom and of Joy. It
results in all enjoying a radiance
which can be secured in no other
way."
Rev. Williams said the pessimists
who cry that all is lost are only
partly correct. "The world may be
getting worse but it Is getting better,
too," he said, pointing to the "great
groups of Christians in all nations
who retain their faith in an eventu
al upbuilding program."
Today's services were sponsored by
the Salem Ministerial association of
which Rev. Guy L. Drill, pastor of
the First Christian church, is pres
ident. The vested choir of the host
church, directed by Dean Melvin
Gelst, sang appropriate music, in
cluding two anthems.
Other ministers taking part in
cluded Dr. J. C. Harrison of the host
church, Rev. D. L. Rlngland of the
Englewood United Brethren, Rev. J.
F. Olthoff of the German Baptist,
Rev. H. C. Stover of Knight Memor
ial, and Rev. E. Horstman of the
Evangelical and Reformed church.
The offering of the congregation
will be utilized In providing recrea
tional facilities for prisoners of war
in Europe.
Salem Men Inducted
Into Army Service
Portland, Nov. 21 (IP) Among 37
volunteers inducted into the army
yesterday for a year of selective
service were:
John E. Leahy, Forest L. Pugh,
Leon W. Girod, Alvin H. Boyd, Ray
mond F. Shirley, Salem; Claude E.
Turner, Charles W. Denniston, Lin
coln M. Ganoung, Ralph H. McClure,
Vinton D. Rhoads, Grants Pass;
Howard L. Cablness, Malln.
Cash
to be turned In at police headquart
ers, but should be placed into the
hands of Mrs. Gertrude F. Lobdell.
who Is a member of (he city council
and interested in welfare work. Mrs.
Lobdell's telephone number is 8635.
Chief Minto again stresses the
point that the work of the sunshine
division is for needy families whose
homes are in Salem, and not for
transients. The transients are giv
en aid by the police in another way,
through Hotel de Minto where two
meals and a night's lodging are fur
nished. The men at Hotel de Minto are
not faring so badly today. The menu
for the transients will Include tur
key and chicken and other Thanks
giving day dishes, th chief said.
Dubinsky in
Fight With Fay
New Orleans, Nov. 21 VPy David
Dubinsky, president of the Inter
national Ladles' Garment workers'
union, and Joseph Fay, vice-president
of the International Union of
Operating Engineers, eu'ly today fi
gured in a series of flstfights fol
lowing a discussion of an anti-
racketeering resolution before the
AFL convention.
Dubinsky, one of the authors of
the measure, said he had three
separate fights with Fay in the
lobby of the Roosevelt hotel during
an argument about the resolution.
He said that Fay, In the presence
of Dubinsky's daughter, Jean, used
profane and insulting language, and
threatened him as a prelude to the
fight.
Fay could not be reached for
statement today.
President William Green of the
AFL later said he knew nothing
about the fight, beyond that it
was "purely personal."
Best Bomb Sight
Is Not Released
Hyde Park, N. Y., Nov. 21 (TV
President Roosevelt asserted through
a secretary today that the nation's
most efficient bomb sight remained
a military secret and was not being
released to Britain along with 46
bombing planes.
The bombers are equipped with the
Sperry bomb sight, but Secretary
William D". Hassett said that the
Norden sight used on top-grade Am
erican bombers was being withheld
from the British.
"The bombers being made avail
able to Britain," he said, "are equip
ped with the Sperry bomb sight
which, in relation to the more effi
cient Norden sight, is considered
more or less obsolete. The Norden
sight, of course, remains an Americ
an military secret."
Vulcania Seamens'
Bodies Drift Ashore
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Nov. 21 (IP)
Reports from Dubrovnlk (Ragusa),
on Yugoslavia's Adriatic coast, said
today that the bodies of three Italian
seamen wearing lifebelts marked
"Vulcania" had been washed ashore
near Dubrovnlk.
There have been no reports, how
ever, of any mishap to the big Ital
ian liner Vulcania.
(The Vulcania, 24,469 tons, form
erly In the New York-Italy service,
made a final voyage to South Amer
ica Just before Italy entered the war,
reaching a home port on June 10).
Car Was Stolen
Portland, Nov. 21 (IP) Five police
men tagged a parked automobile on
Southwest Third avenue for over
time parking yesterday. As the
sixth was making out his tag he
recognized tho car as one reported
stolen.
King Thankful
For American
to
Another War Time Par
liament Opened Bri-,
tish War Aims Stated
London, Nov. 21 (IP) King
George opened another war
time parliament today with
grateful references to "the
ever-increasing volume of mu
nitions of war from the Unit
ed States and with a sober
pledge that his empire will
fight -"until freedom is made
secure.
British-American relations,
he said from the throne,
"could not be more cordial,"
and he gave thanks that Britain's
"ideals of ordered freedom, Justice
and security, are so widely shared."
In the ensuing sessions of the
house of commons and the house of
lords, Prime Minister Winston Chur
chill and Foreign Secretary Lord
Halifax gave Britain other grains of
hope: Churchill, for a British vic
tory before Suez; Halifax, for some
compromise with Soviet Russia.
Moscow Deal On
Not only is there some reason to
believe Russia and Britain will make
a trade agreement, Lord Halifax In
formed the peers, but he disclosed
that Britain has offered to Moscow
"a compromise settlement arislnr
out of Soviet annexations of .terri
tory" (presumably the Baltic stat
es, orders of which have been frozen
.by. Britain).. .,-'fci
The' ancient ceremony in the house
of lords, where king and queen sat
on twin thrones, conformed to the
realities of war. There were no peer
esses in flashing Jewels In the gal
lery, no scarlet and ermine robes for
the peers, no diplomats nor members
of the public present, and there was
no state drive to Westminster in the
golden coach of royalty.
Churchill's Alms
In a passage answering questions
on Britain's war alms, Churchill pro
claimed his government's Intention
to keep parliamentary institutions
"vital and active" even "under ene
my fire."
Churchill declared that he looked
forward "with confidence and hope"
to the time "when we ourselves shall
be as well armed as our antagonists"
and beyond that to the time when
"the arsenals and training grounds
and science of the British empire
will bring victory and deliverance to
all mankind."
King George paid a tribute to
United States aid to Britain both in
his opening speech today- and In
another proroguing the old session
yesterday. The latter was read by
Lord Simon, the lord chancellor.
Today the king attended the
(Concluded on page 13, eolumn 1)
Spanish Students,
Stage Demonstration
Madrid, Nov. 21 VP) Hundreds of
students carrying signs saying "Long
Live Independent South America"
paraded hi central Madrid today and
disbanded in front of the United
States embassy. '
Stopping in front of the Urugu
ayan embassy, the students shout
ed vivas for Uruguay and qualified
sources said the manifestation was
one of satisfaction over the Uru
guayan statement that cession of
bases was not Involved In negotia
tions with Washington. On arrival,
when asked by the police to disband,
they folded their banners and went
their ways without Incident.
Signs were noted reading: "South
America for South Americans," and
No bases for North America."
Some demonstrators wore the uni
form of the Falange, Spain's sole
political party. Most of the demon
strators were medical students.
Soldiers to Enjoy
Nine Tons of Turkeys
Camp Murray, Wash., Nov. 21 (U-PJ
The 12,000 troopers of the 41st
division enjoyed "off day" status
today and prepared to consume nine
tons of turkeys and the fixings this
afternoon.
Only recreation occupied the men
as they awaited such a Thanksgiv
ing day menu as this: turkey with
pork sausage dressing, giblet gravy.
candled sweet potatoes, mashed po
tatoes, creamed peas, fresh celery,
Waldorf salad, pumpkin and mince
pie, cranberry Jelly, candy, fruit
cake and coffee.
for A
German
Attack Midlands
Daylight Raiders Driven Back Anti-Aircraft Fire
Repels Night Attackers and Minimizes Damage
RAF Bombs German River Port
London, Nov. 21 UP) London's sirens sounded two day
light alerts in quick succession today, shortly after raiders
were reported over scattered
defied a gale over the channel
Britain, and even as they crossed a heavy cross-channel gun
duel raged below them, In spite of
low visibility.
The first two daylight raids on
London were of short duration. .
A southeast England village turn
ed out en masse to help firemen
control fires caused last night by
hundreds of incendiary bombs drop
ped by nazl raiders.
In the London area a high ex
plosive bomb killed a family of
four, the parents and two daugh
ters. Terrific anti-aircraft fire was re
ported today to have taken the
sting out of the nazis' second suc
cessive night of "all out" raiding on
Britain's vital midlands and the
government described the attacks as
"intermittent and on a minor scale."
Apparently trying to strike an
other blow similar to that at Cov
entry a week ago, swarms of raid
ers poured over an east midlands
town during the night but were
said to have been dispersed by
ground guns after less than two
hours of incendiary bomb-dropping
(Concluded on pane 11, column 4)
Grange Favors
FoodforNeulrals
Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 21 (U.PJ The
National Grange today approved
sending food to "hungry people In
neutral nations" provided England
and Germany would "give assurance
such food will reach the non-combatants."
Adopting a report of its foreign
relations committee, the million
member farm organization also urg
ed "every material aid" short of par
ticipation in war be extended to
England; "speedy and efficient" at
tainment of national defense and
"untiring and efficient" prosecution
or persons practicing subversive ac
tivities. At the same time the Grange,
nearlng the end of its 74th annual
convention, opposed establishment of
any federal department of education.
The foreign relations report, sub
mitted by a committee under C. C.
Cogswell, Kansas state Grange mas
ter, warned against "condemnation
of Innocent persons" but urged "vig
orous police action against fifth col
umnists." The stand on education, incorpor
ated a report by educational com
mittee chairman D, B. Anderson
South Carolina state master, put the
urange in opposition to federal con
trol of schools and urged Increased
financial aid for rural education.
In a resolution, the Grange also
urged amendment of the Wagner act
to define the status of agricultural
labor.
$15,000 Fire in
Veneer Plant
Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 21 (IP)
Firemen fought a blaze In the Van
couver Plywood and Veneer plant
yesterday for nearly an hour. Dam
age may exceed $15,000.
The company was working on na
tional defense orders, but Fire Chief
P. E. DuPaul said there was no In
dication of incendiarism.
Greeks Enter Koritza
As Italians
Bilolj. Yugoslavia, Nov.
Greek army have begun entering Koritza, Italy's strategic
base in southern Albania, after a hard day's fighting with
the Italian rearguard, according to
unofficial reports from the Albanian
frontier tonight.
Large detachments of Greeks
were said to be following the advance
units to complete the occupation of
the city.
The Italians were retiring In two
directions along roads to Elbasani,
north of Koritza, and to Pogradetz,
the reports said.
From Yugoslav soil, observers re
ported seeing an Italian column 12
miles long, mostly of motorized
units, carrying out the retreat to
Pogradetz.
Athens, Nov. 21 (IP) Greek forces
were reported to have reached the
outskirts of the besieged Italian
Bombers
towns in England. The raiders
to make their daylight stabs at
Rumanian Chief
Visits Germany
Berlin, Nov. 21 VP) General Ion
Antonescu, premier of Rumania, ar
rived in Germany today, bringing
his. country to the fore as the prob
able next recruit for the expanding
axis alliance.
Accompanied by his foreign minis
ter, Prince Costin Sturza, and the
German minister to Rumania, Wll
helm Fabrlclus, the Rumanian pre
mier was greeted at the Austrian
border town of Brack by the Ger
man chief of protocol, Baron Alexan
der von Doernberg, and other high
reich officials.
As Antonescu reached Germany,
authorized German sources observed
that if the United States were to go
to war against any one of the axis
powers, not only Hungary, which
Joined the alliance yesterday, but all
other countries which may yet join
automatically will be at war with
America. Also those countries would
find themselves at war with Eng
land, It was said. ,
" One authorized commentator add
ed that adherence to the pact auto
matically means that the axis pow
ers can move troops through the ad
herlng country.
This source said, however, that
emphasis Is to be laid, not on the
military aspects of the alliance, but
on the moral solidarity of European
nations wmcn, he said, resent Brit
ish interference on the continent.
Italians Capture
British Air Chief
Rome, Nov. 21 VP) The capture
of the new vice commander of the
British air forces in the middle west,
Air Marshal Owen Tudor Boyd, was
announced today by the Italian high
command.
Tudor, former commander of the
British balloon barrage forces, and
six other men, including four of
ficers, were captured in Sicily when
a British Wellington plane made a
forced landing, Its communique said.
He was reported enroute from
England to take over the post when
his plane went down.
(Air Vice-Marshal Boyd, a World"
war veteran, Joined the royal air
force In 1916 after serving In the In
dlan army. He was director of air
ministry personal services from 1930
to 1938.)
Fascist troops smashed repeated
Greek attacks along the Albanian
front, particularly In the Korltza
sector, the dally communique said.
The Italians said seven British
planes were shot down In flames In
an air battle over Egypt. The high
command acknowledged the loss of
four planes in bombing activities In
Greece, three In the Egyptian bat
tle and another In bombing activ
ities in East Africa.
Italian planes, It reported also,
bombed military objectives on
Malta.
Retreat
21 UP) Advance units of the
base city of Korrltza In Albania this
morning. At the same time, in the
coastal sector of the fighting zone,
Greek columns were said to be
marching rapidly on another Impor
tant Italian base, Arglrocastro, also
In Albania.
Italian resistance In that zone
was reported to have collapsed al
most totally.
Latest information from the front
said the Oreeks were within six
miles of Arglrocastro, which is said
to rank equally with Koritza in
strateglo value.
It was on these two cities that the
Italians had based their drive into
Greece. Huge stores of war mater-
(Concluded on page 11, column T)
mnencas
Nazi Activities
Summarized
In 'White Paper'
Testimony and Evidence
Presented of Plans for
Economic Penetration
Washington, Nov. 21 ()
The Dies committee published
today its long-heralded "white
paper," reporting on its inves
tigation of German activities
in the United States. It set
forth testimony and documen
tary evidence designed . to
show :
1. That German diplomats
"took a lively Interest in
spreading the work of tha
Transocean news service"
(not affiliated with any American
news service) which the committee
described as a "propaganda" agency
capable of engaging "In espionage)
activities."
2. That the German government
has undertaken a "far-sighted po
licy' of economic penetration in
both North and South America."
After War Plans
3. That a document seized In New
York contained a plan for "the or
ganization of German Industry in
America after the war." Complete
even to names of proposed officers.
4. That Mandred Zapp, named af
Transocean representative In the
United States, "took a deep interest
In the manner In which the United
States handled its diplomatic rela
tions with Japan and, In fact, at .
times not only gave advice to repre
sentative:! of the Japanese govern
ment but also indicated to his own
country, nazi Germany, certain
steps that might be taken to aid his
country in the handling of diploma
tic affairs."
Testimony Listed
The 600-page report, which Chair
man Dies (D-Tex) described In ad
vance as a "white paper," was heav
ily documented with the testimony
of scores of witnesses and with let
ters, telegrams and other exhibit!
seized by committee agents In raids,
mostly in New York City.
The committee said:
A few hours after the report wai
issued, the office of the committee
announced here that between to
day and Sunday agents were being
sent into nine more cities to "seize
records of all organizations that are
pro-nazl, pro-communist, pro-fas
cist and pro-Japanese."
The cities as given out by Robert
Stripling, committee secretary, are
Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia.
(Concluded en pnxe 11, column
Senate Chiefs to
Sup With FDR
Washington, Nov. 21 VP) Four
top congressional tax leaders, it was
learned today, have been Invited to
an Informal White House supper
with President Roosevelt for the
first of a series of conferences ex
pected to result In a general re
vision of the nation's tax laws to
meet national defense expenditures.
The invitations for the evening
of November 29 went to Chairman
Harrison (D., Mass.), and Senator
George (D Oa.), of the senate fin
ance committee and Chairman
Doughton (D N.C.), and Rep. Coop
er (D., Tenn.), of the house waye
and means committee.
In addition to taxes, the discus
sions are expected to Include the
question of increasing the present
$49,000,000,000 federal debt limit,
which Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau already has suggested,
should be raised to about $63,000,-
000,000.
Preliminary to the supper meet
ing, Doughton, whose committee
originates all tax legislation, had
what he called a "general discus
sion" of taxes with the president
yesterday.
Doughton predicted that there
would be a general new tax bill
when the next congress convenes
on January 3 and said that it might
cover a broad field.
Bonneville Power
Bids Announced
Portland, Ore., Nov. 21 (AV-Low
bids on two Bonneville power pro
jects In Washington were announc
ed here yesterday.
The Bone Switch company of San
Francisco submitted a bid of $47,-
320 for switch parts to be used at
Ampere, and Fritz Zlebarth, Van
couver, Wash., was low with a $51,.
8.16.50 bid for construction of the
34-mtle Mldway-Yakuna power line.
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