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Saturday, March 21, 1942 The Capital Journal Salem; Oregon Four Capital Journal SALEM, OREGON . ESTABLISHED MARCH 1, 1188 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday at 444 Chemeketa St. Telephones Business Office 8871 News Room 3572; GEORGE PUTNAM, FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PUSS AND THE UNITED PRESS SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY CARRIER: Weekly, 8.15; Monthly, 8.60; One Tear, 87JO. BY MAIL IN OREGON: Monthly, $.50: Six Months, 82.50; On Year, 88.00. UNITED STATES OUTSIDE OREGON: Monthly, 8-50; Six Months, 83.00; year, 880. j Ti Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper, and also local news published herein. "With or without offense to friends or foes I sketch your world exactly as it goes. Axis Advantages The latest figures on the strength of military forces of t.h various nations, comnilcd from official data as of Novem ber 1, 1941, as published in the World Almanac, show the British empire has an estimated total of land and air forces of 4,000,000 men; Bulgaria has a total of active and trained men in the army of 540,000 ; Finland, 450,000 in the army ; Germany, 9,000,000 all in active service; Hungary, an army of 1,300,000; Italy, of 4,5b3,uuu; japan, or a.zr.ouu; nussia, 4,000,000 in the army with 13,000,000 trained reserves; the .United States, an army of 1,704,282 the great bulk now re cruits in training. Neither Bussia or the Axis powers give out army fig ures except for propaganda purposes. Italy has suffered heavy losses in her various campaigns but probably called up enough recruits to fill the ranks. Germany has also sus tained heavy losses of her best trained troops, but also called out all to the colors she could summon, replacing farm and Industrial workers with war prisoners. Japan, with a popu lation of 73 millions, and all military tactics, probably has army as Germany, whose population is eu minions. Kussia, with a copulation of 192 millions, has unlimited potential manpower, though how many secret. The United States, with ed souders than any other great power. : The military power of any nation does not rest so much in size of armies as in trained manpower those trained in the modern lethal mechanical actual warfare. In these respects the Axis powers have a trreat advantage. They used the Spanish civil war to. try out the new weapons and tactics and to develop them. Ger many and Italy tried out blitz warfare with its- dive bomb ers, pursuit planes and tanks first in Spain, before perfecting it for the rest of Europe. Kussia also tried out her planes in Spain which have proved so effective against the Nazis. Further the Soviet used Finland also experimentally to get rid of her inefficient generals. The Nazi invasion made them veterans. The peace-loving democratic nations have been at a great disadvantage for they had no training in modern warfare, little or none with the new weapons, and volunteers had to substitute for experienced veterans. Joo Big a Price to Pay " Speaking before the Salem Realty board yesterday State Senator Ronald Jones, manager of the Labish Celery Grow ers cooperative, warned that the evacuation of Japanese farmers from the rich Lake Labish area would be a serious blow to the celery and vegetable growing industry that has been built up there largely by the Japanese, whose leases call for 60 per cent celery in their crop production. Whlta farmers, he said, are reluctant to grow celery, preferring on ions and other crops suited to the soil because their cultivation entails leu work. : He expressed the hope that the Japanese may be permitted to re main where they are, asserting that at the outbreak of the war 75 per cent of them were loyal to this country but admitted that this percen tal haa been lessened by the attitude of suspicion and mistrust with which the whites view the yellow men. In the very possible existence of even so small, or an even smaller percentage of potential fifth columnists and spies among the Labish Japanese, and in the impossibility of segregating all of the disloyal from the loyal lies the ne cessity for evacuating them all to a safer place of dentention until the war is over for their physical safety as well as our own. ' This war is very real, very horrible an very close to the Willamette valley, closer than many seem to realize. To tolerate even the possibility of subversive activities here by enemy sympathizers is to invite disaster for which the sal vation of no amount of industry would compensate. As a race the Japs have earned the distrust that is visited upon them. That we must penalize ourselves to dull the fangs of their racial treachery is unfortunate but necessaary. Atlantic Patrol Inefficient Continuation of the lone list marines off the Atlantic coast oi land ana ne Heavy loss of for by the fact that manv of ers, whose spilled oil either catches fire, making a flaming sea, or clings to survivors clogging them down, indicates that we navy is not doing a good nob m its Atlantic patrol. Indeed, many ships report seldom seeing a patrol plane during the day. .i The British have done a much better job, the average loss of life from torpedoed ships being only 42 per cent, far smaller than our own record. But of course the British have naa more extended experience than our own patrol planes, ''f Another factor in British patrol success is that they have a much smaller area to nntrol. but thn main fni-fn ia that small coastwise vessels norm sea, ail equipped with radio sending sets and act as eye for the patrol fleet'. But though American fishermen and other coast ships have volunteered to help patrol tho coast, watch for U-boats and pick up survivors, they are not al lowed to carry radio transmitters and cannot therefore re port a submarine or enemy raider if sighted. It is to be hoped that the shuffle in naval command will remedy this situation as well as greatly increase tho air pa trol fleet. Something must bo done if wo are going to have any sailors left as well ns any tankers. Evergreen Anmsvllle Women Guest Wlllard Club; Truckload Oysters Hauled by Williams - Miss Olive cutaway will spend some time at Aberdeen visiting with her sister, Mrs, Bliss Jones, ' The WlUara Woman's club met Thursday with members of the Aumsvllle club as guests. Plans Win made to entertain tin War- Society Editor 8573 Editor and Publisher males trained from youth to proportionately as large an militarily trained, is a Soviet 131 millions, has fewer train weapons and in tactics of of vessels sunk hv Axis sub. some of them within sight life entailed, partly accounted the torDedoed shins am tank and fishing boats are in the Ion county club federation next month, when the two irnnrwi mil h co-hostesses for the meeting. Recent guests at the Roy Wil liams home were Mr, and Mrs. Irvln Shatto of Monitor, Ole Overlund spent several days at the Toledo home of his son Har old. Roy Williams hauled h load of oysters from Marshfleld to Port land recently, Williams has been In the long distance hauling busi ness for many years, . .,: Actions You Regret S DOMT YOUTH1HK rr V3QU) BE f BETTER TO 8IT TIL OCR AOTO TOW ( ARE COUPLCTtCf 1A)RN OUT 1DfM T ) - MAYBE THEVU. HWE ItUtWER ' k&HHW THAT TIME J The Fireside Pulpit By REV. E. S. HAMMOND "That they all may These words are a part of our Lord's prayer for His people the night before His crucifixion. There does not seem much prospect of our all coming into one big church. Ap parently we shall never all agree upon doctrine, church government, ritual and ceremonies, But there Is real approach to unity in such a document as we append, taken from the March Issue of the Fed eral Council bulletin. A declaration of fundamental re ligious beliefs held In common by Protestants, Catholics and Jews said to be the first statement of Its kind in the nation's history, has been issued by the National Con ference of Christians and Jews over the signatures of many of the na tion's leading clergymen and lay men. Following Is the complete text of the declaration: "We, the undersigned Individuals of the Protestant, Catholic and Jewish faiths, viewing the present catastrophic results of Qodlessness In the world and facing the fact that our country Is at war, realize the necessity for stressing those spiritual truths which we hold In common, we therefore affirm the following fundamental religious be liefs. We believe these convictions are Important to every religious person, and are the spiritual foun dation of our national life. "As Catholics, Jews and Protest ants, we assert again our abiding loyalty to our respective religious convictions. We recognize differ ences In many Important beliefs. The following statement Is there fore not a profession of faith to be considered sufficient or complete by any of us, but an expression of cer tain basic convictions which we share. "We believe in one God, Creator and sustainer of the universe. Though we have varying views as to the nature and content of God's more direct revelation, we hold that He also manifests His being, power, wisdom and love through His works is for By Don Our joshing remark of last eve ning that Rev. George Swift would make a good coordinator for the ancient and honorable sport of chess seems to have struck pay dirt, just the same, and the Rev. George Intends to start coordinat ing in earnest among any soldiers, sailors or marines who may find their way Into these parts and to extend the open door to the Salem Chess club to same. It seems he's already been coordinating In Al aska as not long ago he received a request from our old friend Ken neth Dalton up there for some of the game record blanks handled by the club as the lads were organ izing for chess against the long Alaskan nights, So any member of the service who likes to play chess and la within earshot or eyeshot of the chess club premises on Che meketa street here is Invited to participate in the chess brawls there weekly. Or Just peek Into the phono book and call up the Rev, George H. Swift and he'll give you all tho details. There was a time when kings and emperors taught their generals the master strategy of war by shoving pawns round on chess boards in times of peace. Chess might not be so good in modern warfare, but It's worth while. (Hollywood Itch) 'Again tills week we are con fronted In the dutiful dailies with that silly annual picture of Sheriff Burk and Manager Hamilton of the P.G.K. company, both grinning like morons, while Hamilton hands Burk a check for this year's P.GJS. company taxes. The caption under be one." Jno. 17:21. and especially in the mind, will and personality of man. "We believe that the mind of man reflects, though Imperfectly, the mind of God, and we reject, as a betrayal of human dignity, all at tempts to explain man In merely material terms. "We believe that God's all holy will is the ultimate sanction of human morality and that man's true freedom and happiness de. pend on his obedience to the will of God as known to him. We reject all deterministic interpretations of man and all reduction of his moral duties to mere custom or social ad justment. "We believe that recognition of man's dependence upon God Is essential to the progress of true civilization; that nations, as well as Individuals, are bound to acknowl edge this; and that education or social theories which would state man's duties, standards and happi ness without reference to God are doomed to failure. - "We believe that God's fatherly providence extends equally to ev ery human being. We reject theor ies of race which affirm the essen tial superiority of one racial strain over, another. We acknowledge ev ery man as our brother. We respect and champion his Inalienable rights, and are determined to do all In our power to promote man's temporal and spiritual welfare as necessary consequences of our duty to God, "We believe the republican form of government to be the most de sirable for our nation and for countries of similarly democratic traditions. Any political forms, however, can bring liberty and hap piness to a society only when mor al and religious principles are ac cepted and practiced, . "We believe, with the founders of this' republic, that Individual rights are an endowment from God and we reject, as certain to result In the enslavement of man, all de nials of this principle." e Upjohn the picture assures the reader, as always, that P.O.E. company is the largest taxpayer In the county. It Is also the largest so-and-so. One Is Impressed on reading edi torial in foregoing paragraph with the extreme modesty of the editor writing same. 1 "It's a Small World" Dave Turnldge, Sidney mint grow er and agriculturist awhile back took a trip cast on behalf of the mint growers, While the telling of tho story Is a little belated It's too good to pass up. He stopped In Chi cago and while on a bus in that city sat next to a friendly chap with whom he struck up a conversation. And, as (usual, the conversation drifted around to rubber and gas shortages and possibilities of cars being pushed out of the picture, "Out west where we live, we can take it," Dave told his new found acquaintance. "If the cars are run off the road we'll just start riding horseback and wont notice the change much." "Well, out where I live," said the new found acquain tance, "we expect to take to horse back, too. In fact some of the boys have formed a posse and are get ting ready." At that Dave pricked up his ears and asked the new found acquaintance where he lived. "Salem, Oregon," was the reply, And sure "nuf , he turned out to be Gene Unlay, fox farmer down Jefferson way, and that's how these two well known, almost neighbor farmer! got acquainted. Spring haa came, in case you hadn't noticed. Kelly Say s: Forest Protection Vital to Northwest Chance for Training In CCC Camps Seen County Officials Rap Confusion at Capital By John W. Kelly Washington, March 21 While the office of civilian defense, with Har vard law professor Dean Land Is In charge, Is planning to organize 20, 000,000 people into bowling teams, horseshoe pitchers, ping pong play ers, weight lifters (don't laugh), bag punchers and M other groups Into one grand recreational, the people of the Pacific northwest are point ing out that what is most needed In that region is prdtection against forest fires. This Js the real dan ger in the land of Douglas fir and pine. Demands have been and are still being made on Dean Landis to provide fire fighting apparatus. Allocation of pumpers has been made by OCD on a census basis. The smallest city considered has been one of 10,000 population. From Vancouver, B. C to the redwoods and in the pine country there are many well established communities which have less than 10,000 popula tion. These towns are in the target area; they are nestling In the for ests and could be swept out of exist ence by a forest fire. (Bandon, Ore., an example). Every county In the three states containing timber fears possible forest fires by sabo tage or other origin and they have been making their wants known in the capital. Need of CCC Seen Associations of lumbermen, for estry associations and individuals have urged upon OCD and other government agencies the necessity of providing fire protection. Con gress specifically provided that the CCC In those states be continued to furnish protection against forest fires which might Imperil reservoirs, utilities, transmission lines, etc. Congress took this action in Janu ary but complaints are made that the CCC camps are not being re cruited; the boys can obtain higher wages in Industry. There are scores of CCO camps idealjy located In the forest areas of the northwest. They are board- ed up, abandoned. Suggestion Is being made that these camps be used by the troops. Each camp is equipped for 200 men at least, and an Infantry company will find ex cellent accommodations In these barracks. According ' to all the strategists, If there Is an Invasion by Japanese the attempt will . be made In the Pacific northwest. This being the assumption, detailing companies of troops to CCC camps would be Ideal training; the sol diers would be taught the tactics and methods necessary in fighting over the very ground they may have to defend sometime in the future, The high command has not given sanction to this practical method of defending the rough, hilly country of the forest sections, Forest Service Not Keen Nor Is the forestry service as keen as It could be, assert representatives from the northwest who have been here in the Interest of fire protec tion. The foresters In the field are aware of the hazards, but'some of the top hands In Washington, D. C, are unable to see that far west. Something may be accomplished to make the forest service more alert, however, One thing the service will do Is to man the fire station lookouts a month earlier. In certain regions several coun ties, heavily timbered, have organ ized mounted possemen, but this practice Is not yet general. Ranch ers and others living In or adja cent to the forests have equipped themselves with horses and some ride 30 miles to participate In the training. In the forests there are many places that only a horse can go (inability to obtain tires elim inates autos, anyway) and the possemen have drilled in carrying out injured people on stretchers carried by pack horses. Incidentally, practically every posseman, regardless of his state, Is an experienced hunter who is ex pert at shooting ducks on the wing and bringing down deer. These men can shoot the buttons off any Japanese paratrooper before he reaches the ground. By the way, paratrooplng originated In the for ests of the northwest; the forest Room and Board . I THINK HOUR. IDEA OF MAKING THE YARD INTO A VICTOR!' GARDEN IS GRAND, UNCLE BEHT. BLTT KNOWING THE JUtSCT AND ROBIN. I don't THINK vouVl GET VERY FAR WTTH THEIR. DIGGING. BEYOND THB FIRST CROP OF FISHING- WORMS I J&NDTHE JUDGE SLIPPED UNKS BOTTLE service was the first to drop fire fighters by 'chutes and then to drop equipment to them from airplanes the same system that the Ger mans and Japanese use; the same methods the army is now using in training a couple of battalions. County Men Speak Up The bureau of government re quirements of war production board set up on its haunches when more than M0 representatives of county officials from 30 states spoke up In meeting, Asked to make sugges tions and recommendations, the county officials said, first of all, the government Is a mess of confu sion and lack of coordination, jealousies and antagonisms. The meeting said It was opposed to strikes of any character for the du ration and that some of the "social gains" must be suspended for the time being. Above all, they said there should be elimination of all costs that are not directly connect. ed with war; that many agencies which serve a useful purpose In peacetime should now be throttled; nor were they satisfied with the way the government has handled subversive activities and Insisted upon more courage,- diligence and promptness In dealing with aliens and their offspring. Novelties In the News (By tba AuocUted Presi) How About a Refund? Kansas City John OTf-eefe and E. M. Cox have been attending a memory school. The two went to a luncheon Mayor John B, Gage was the speaker. OTCeefe Introduced the mayor by the wrong name. After lunch Cox couldn't locate his car, He was un able to remember where he left It. Facts on Fasts Linn Grove, la. The Fasts are either first or last. In selective service order num bers, Charles Fast was last on the first registration here while his cou sin, Dewet Fast, was first on the last, Loan with Strings AlbuquerqueThe tribe Acoma are clean-living Indians. Recently they Invested 84,000 In defense bonds. As an after-thought they sent the government this wire "We are glad to let Uncle Sam use our money, but please Inform him that we do not wish the funds used to buy liquor for the soldiers." Dobbin's Comeback New Rochelle, N, Y. William Wiggins, a Junk dealer, paid a 85 fine for violation of an ordinance which was dug out of the records as automobiles and tires became scarce, The charge: leaving horses unat tended on the streets. Canine Cutie Philadelphia Dogdom's No. glamor girl, a canine cutle with Ired-enameled toe nails, Is waiting for her owner at S.P.CA. headquar ters. "She has no license or collar," an official said, "but she's the first dog we've ever seen with painted nails, That should be Identification enough." Stanley Netz in Air Corps Training Santa Ana, Calif., March 21 Be ginning training as an aviation ca det in the United States army, Stanley G, Netz, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Netz, of route 5, box 74, Salem, Ore., recently was assigned to the air corps replacement train ing center here. After completing his course of Instruction, Cadet Netz will continue primary studies in the west coast air corps training center area. His air corps training will continue through basic and advanced courses culminating with his commission a second lieutenant In the air corps reserve. a Netz to answer the call "Keep 'Em Flying," enlisted as an avia tion cadet and received his ap pointment and has started his ground training. He attended high school at Salem, Ore., and was em. ployed by the Capital Journal when he enlisted. Bicycles were first used tor mili tary purposes by the British army in 1887. . By Gene Ahem OH. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, NSCE, TO KEEP EM ON THE JOB"1 BESIDES, I'M GOING TO START BOTH OF "EM TAKING MY VITAMIN PEP FILLS. . SIX APIECC. : r WLw-f HIS IN talent "Someone ought to tell him to take a few lessons from Bert Hill's dogs. They'd never make that mistake!" Allies Inspired by Policy of Aggression By DeWItt Mackenzie (Wide World War Analyit) General MacArthur's announcement that President Roosevelt has ordered him to prepare an offensive against Japan is calculated to emphasize that Washington is deter mined to Implement its policy of Initiative, which Is giving the allies hearty inspiration at this critical juncture of the war. Just to make sure no misunder standing, we get an immediate echo from American Lieut. General Stllwell, commander of United States forces In China, Burma and India. Says the general: "The United States means business and we won't be satisfied until we see American and Chinese troops In Tokyo together." On the whole the position in the southwest Pacific looks consider ably more healthy. It's been tough to lose so much territory, but ex perience has shown that In view of the allies' unpreparedness they are better off now than they were in trying to hold such wide-spread positions with so few forces. With the appointment of MacArthur as commander in chief, and the establishment of a great base In Austrialia, we should be able to concentrate our effort favorably. No Hasty Action It's good to hear, talk of offen Civilian Pilots Respond to Air Corps Plea Moffett Field, Calif., March 20 Officials of the west coast air corps training center reported today that civilian - pilots are responding in large numbers to the air force's call for experienced men-to fly Amer ica's army planes, Lt, Colonel K. P. McNaughton, executive of the west coast air corps training center, said today that the new program of commissioning qualified civilian pilots had met with "Instantaneous and unexpect ed response" from civilian flyers. In a letter Issued last week from WOACTO headquarters lt was an nounced that approximately 400 ci vilian pilots between the ages of 21 and 42 who hold commercial licens es in planes of 250 horsepower or more will be recruited between the months of March and June, 1942, to serve as commissioned army fly ers. At the time of the announcement Colonel McNaughton explained that the new program is designed pri marily as a "speed-up" measure to enable qualified pilots to get their army wings without first taking ca det training. "There will be no pro selyting or drafting of men from established air lines or from civilian ferry or training commands," Col onel McNaughton said. "All enlist ment jkIu be entirely voluntary." Enrollees will be given a "refresh er" course at schools of the training center before being commissioned. During the period of his brush-up course, the flyer will be classed as a civil service employe and will be paid at the rate of 83,800 a year. The length of the course will he determined by the progress of the flyer, No minimum time was estab lished by the letter, but a six- months' maximum was set forth. . Upon the successful completion of the refresher period, the applicant will be commissioned In the trade of either second or first lieutenant according to his age and proficiency and will be given immediate assign ment as Instructor or utility pilot. NOTICE!! In compliance with government regulations which require that gasoline shaU'not be sold more than 72 hours each week, our GASOLINE DEPART ED BW1LL..ERATE EACH WEEK DAY FROM 7 A. M. TO 7 P. M. AND WILL NOT OPERATE ON SUNDAYS. -NOTE!- All of our other department and services will continue to be operated on a continu ous 24 hour, night and day, seven days a week basis as heretofore. F:rrk Drl,tt,e Servitlon North Commercial at Center, Salem, Oregon Telephone 4164 ed By Will Danch - sives. However, we shall make a great mistake if we jump to the conclusion that any major offen sive Is likely to be started in the immediate future. General Stllwell performs a service when he warns against the impatience while the allies are mustering their forces. Speculation naturally turns to what strategy MacArthur may em ploy. I should say that specific plans probably would depend on cir cumstances of the time and thus would be more In line of tactics of the battle than of pre-offenslve strategy. However, lt Is very ap parent that much must depend on air power for bombing, for de fense, and for transportation of troops. Then, too, one of Japan's great weaknesses lies In her many and extended lines of sea-communlca-tlon between Japan proper and her new acquisitions. The allies will devote Increasing attention to these lines, with both bombers and naval craft a devastating form of attack which in itself would In time break Nippon If carried out with heavy force. Bases Are Numerous However, the way things look now I should say the broad strategy of defeating Nippon and ousting her from her ill-gotten gains would place much reliance on application of heat directly to Japan Itself, v ; The Japanese cities with their fllmslly constructed buildings are terribly vulnerable to bombing and fire. Perhaps the easiest way to make the Japs release their grip on the Philippines and their other con quests would be to start wiping out great centers like Tokyo and Osaka. There are numerous bases from which the allies will be able to reach Japan with bombers in due course. May Queen Selects Fete Attendants Woodburn Miss Mllllcent Even den, who was recently selected as May Queen at Woodburn high school, has announced her attend ants. From the senior class the two princesses will be Helen Yoder and Marjory Seely, who were the other two candidates for queen and Miss Evenden has chosen the remaining princesses from the lower classes: juniors Marguerite Stewart and Margaret Evanson; sophomores- Dorothy Johnson and Joan Sargent; freshmen Betty Jones and Virgin- la Olson. Miss Naomi Moshberger, Instruc tor In girls' physical education will be in charge of the May Day festiv ities and is working out a patriotlo program. The day will close with the queen's ball in the evening. May 8 is the tentative date for the program. . OLD FASHIONED REVIVAL Cbarlei B. rnlter DlreoUr Old Hjmni and aoRpal Preichlni KSLM BiM P.N. Bandar! ISM KlIoorotH Continual Interna Hon tl Goipll Broideait in MM Piles Curable 88 of Pile cases curable with out operation or loss of time, DR. 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