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The Capital Journal, Salem; Oregon
Saturday, August 22, 1942
Production of
Combat Planes
Shy of Forecast
Washington, Aug. 22 U.
Production Chief Donald M.
Nelson reported today that war
production in July was three
and a half times the rate of No
vember, 1941, the month before
Pearl Harbor.
But he said combat plane out'
put was not up to expectations
and other "low spots"" require
redoubled efforts.
Nelson asid that the June out
put of planes, guns, tanks, ships
and other war materials was 7
per cent short of the production
forecasts made at the beginning
of the month. July's output,
however, was an Improvement
over June, indicating progress
toward the scheduled, objective.
July production
Nelson reported the following
box score on July .production,
as compared with June: , .
All aircraft Up 1 1 per oent;
combat planes up 6 per cent
but "not up to expectations."
Ordnance Up 26 per cent and
"very close to schedules."
Naval ships Up 22 per cent;
"considerably ahead of fore
casts" for major combat vessels;
"materially behind expectations"
for minor vessels.
. ; Merchant ship tonnage Up 8
per cent and "nearly, on. sched
ule for the month." : .
Hits at Critics
The last approximate figures
on actual numbers of weapons
produced-rather than percent
ages were . given by President
Roosevelt in June. He said-then
that May aircraft production
was "nearly 4,000,'.' that tank
production was over 1,500 and
that artillery and antitank guns
production amounted to nearly
2,000. , . ' '
Nelson presented his produc
tion figures in a formal state
ment. Then at a press confer
ence he struck back at critics
who said he should exercise
more power over the - armed
services. '
The WPB, army, navy and
maritime commission are work
ing for just one ting, he said
"to win this war." . .'
Get Right-of-Way
The WPB chairman said there
was no difference of opinion on
what the most urgently needed,
military items were and that
they were going to be given the
right of way over everything In
order to defeat the axis enemies.
"There is no ..struggle for
power; I; have the power," Nel
son said when asked whether the
armed services had veto powers
over his actions.
Nelson told reporters that
June production of war goods
had risen to a value of $4,500,
000,000 which is at rate of $54,
000,000,000 annually. The pres
ident's goal was $40,0000,000,
000 for the year of 1942'. "
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Scout Bomber Crashes on Carrier Deck A scout bomber ends up in the catwalk after
.crashing in landing on; the flignt decK of an aircraft carrier during sea operations. Both
the pilot and gunner were removed uninjured from the plane.. (Associated Press Photo.)
Air Schooling for.
Youths on Big Scale
By William F. Bonl
(Wide World Miliary Editor)
Washington, Aug. 22 (Wide World) The "air schooling" of
American youth will swing into full stride when school opens next
month. It is a project so far-reaching in scope that its effects are
bound to be felt not only in our
British Seize 14
Danish Fishing Boats
London, Aug. 22 VP) The ad
miralty announced today that 14
Danish fishing vessels had been
seized and ' moved into British
ports.
Denmark is German-occupied.
The admiralty communique said
the seizures were in line with a
warning issued last month that
vessels proceeding outside coast
al waters in the North sea would
do so at their own risk and peril.
war effort, but in the even great
er air age that is expected to
come with the peace.
Its joint sponsors are the de
partment of commerce, and most
particularly the civil aeronau
tics administration, and the
United States -off ice of education
under Commissioner John W.
Studebaker... Its. willing spade
workers are leading educators
and aviation enthusiasts. Its
tools are the principals and fac
ulties of 27,000 high schools, and
its materials are the half million
or. more , boys those schools
graduate each June.
Pro-flight Schooling
The primary purpose is to fur
nish pre-flight education to this
potential, untapped pool of man
power for army, navy and ma-
No Rubber for
Washington,. Aug. 22 VP) All
"rubbernecking" after Sept. 10
must .be. dpne without rubber.
Broadening .-; an '. earlier order
prohibiting "sightseeing by bias,"
defined as any rubber-tired ve
hicle with a capacity of 10 or
more passengers, the office of
defense transportation today
made It applicable to "any rub-v
ber-tired vehicle propelled or
drawn by mechanical power! for
hire or under hire."
Under the extended order
taxicabs no longer can pick up
passengers "whose only interest
In engaging the vehicle Is to go
for a hlghtseeing ride."
Drive yourself automobiles
cannot be rented to parties
"merely wishing to take! a rub-,
bcrneck trip."
Privately owned cabs must
not be offered for hire or rented
for sightseeing purposes.
The ODT reported that In Bos
ton horse-drawn carriages of the
vintage of 1850 have been res
urrected so that visitors may
continue to visit historic places,
rine air forces to bring these
youngsters up to military age
with a working knowledge of
aviation.
"Some of the beginnings may
be very small," says Charles I.
Stanton CAA administrator arid
one of the prime movers in the
air schooling program. "It may
be no more than a physics course
which sets its problems in avia
tion symbols, a shop course in
which the boys build model
planes rather than bookcases
and wheelbarrows, or a geogra
phy course that considers the
globe from the airborne rather
than the land-bound aspect.
Most High Schools
"But, small or not, my guess
would be that 75 per cent of
our high .schools will be giving
some sort of aeronautics instruc
tion to their junior and senior
classes this fall. And there's
such a great desire among our
youngsters girls as well as boys
for aviation education that we
really don't have to put on an
elaborate campaign. We merely
have to furnish the sign posts." I
Serbs Attack
Axis Garrison
London, Aug. 22 (U.R) Private
Yugoslav advices reported today
that Gen. Draja Mlhailovich's
guerrilla air force has attacked
an axis garrison at Banjaluka
and a German troop column, in
flicting many casualties.
The reports said that in the'-at
tack on Banjaluka, Pilot Rudi
Cajevaz, the first airman to join
the Yugoslav guerrilla air force,
was killed, '
For more than six months be
fore the guerrillas obtained ad
ditional planes, Cajevaz operat
ed as a. "lone eagle."
It was understood that the
guerrilla force now : has 15
planes and that a pilot of the
Croat air force has deserted with
his plane to Mihailovich.
In reprisal for the Yugoslav
attacks, it was reported, Italian
planes destroyed the town of
Kljuc after Miahailovich forces
had captured it, killing 70 axis
soldiers and wounding 100
others. ... -
In the Kljuc action the guer
rillas captures four mortars, 300
rifles and 5,000 cartridges, it
was reported. '
A communique from Mihailo
vich was said to have reported
that his troops entered the town
of Livno where "fierce street
battles lasted for six hours.
More Strikes Loom
To Menace War Work
(By the' United Press) '
Labor leaders, company and government officials sought to
day to stave off or settle "grievance" walkouts that .threatened
war production in basic industries in the east, middle west and
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Coogan Become Glider Pilot Jackie Coogan (above),
who soared to stardom as a child movie actor, is soaring
again, this time In a glider. He has been graduated as a
glider pilot, with the rank of staff sergeant, at the army
air forces training field at Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif. "
(Associated Presi Photo.)
on the Pacific coast and Can-
ada. -
In San Francisco, the mem
bership of the welders and burn
ers' subordinate lodge No. 681
postponed until next week any
"drastic action" In Its dispute
with another local of the AFL
Boilermakers, Welders and Bur
ners' international which threat
ened to affect production in four
Henry J. Kaiser Richmond ship-yarrisi
The lodge's executive board
had voted to ask members to
leave the Kaiser yards and look
for jobs elsewhere because of
"unwillingness and delay of gov
ernment officials" to intervene
In the dispute between Lodge
No. 681 and the new Local
No. 513 at Richmond.
In Los Angeles, 3,000 United
Automobile Workers (CIO) vot
ed to resume work today after
a one-day walkout at the large
Vernon, Calif., plant of the Al
uminum Company of America
William B. Taylor, UAW west
coast director, urged a return to
work and read a telegram from
the war labor board which said
'this is an inopportune time to
strike against the government
At Pittsburgh, Pa., President
N. A. Zonarich of the Alumi
num Workers of AmcrlcR (CIO)
announced he would appeal di
rectly to President Roosevelt to
help avert n strike of 32,000 CIO
workers in seven vital Alcoa
plants. The workers have
wage grievance and called for a
strike poll of its members on
Aug. 27.
At Louisville, Ky a group of
CIO aluminum workers, pick
eted the 11 plants of the Rey
nolds Metals company In what
they termed a "lockout" despite
a refusal by the NLRB to call
a bargaining election. . Opera
tions at the plant continued
with the help of AFL workers,
who the NLRB said were in
the majority. -
AfSan Diego. Calif., aunrox-
imatoly half of the AFL elec
tricians employed at the marine
base at Camp Pendleton walked
out "yesterday without calling a
strike. The eleventh naval dis
trict announced the walkout ap
parently was caused by dissat
isfaction over wage schedules
despite earnings of $91.50 a
week. . '
In Canada, nearly two-thirds
of Canada's basic steel Indus
try faced a strike by workers
demanding wage increases. C.
H. Millard, national director of
the United Steel Workers of
America (CIO) appealed ' to
Prime Minister Mackenzie King
to intervene.
-The
Great Lakes First
Aircraft Carrier
Chicago, Aug. 22 (U.R)
Great Lakes' first and only air
craft carrier, the U. S.. S. Wol
verine, was commissioned today
with a display of naval air tac
tics in striking contrast to her
peace time pleasure usage.
There was only one feature
to remind thousands of Chica
goans gathered for the lake-front
ceremony that this grim, grey
flat-top once had been the plea
sure cruiser Seeandbee the side
wheel propcllor. The Wolver
ine probably is the only side
wheel aircraft carrier In the
world. It will be used to train
thousands of navy airmen in
carrier tactics.
Texas Run-off
Primary Today
Washington, Aug. 22 W
With candidates chosen for 18
of.the 34 senate and 282 of the
435 house seats to be filled in
the November elections, politi
cal observers eyed with interest
today the Texas del locratic sen
atorial primary run-off and the
New York American labor par
ty convention. .
After next' week's republican
state convention in New York
and primaries in California, Mis
sissippi, and Soi'th Carolina, the
first half of September will
close the pre-election campaigns
Which with few exceptions
reached an all-time low in at
tracting voter interest.
To date, 12 house members
8 democrats and 4 republicans ;
have missed renomination, Three
other house democrats lost out
in races for senatorial nomina
tion. Only one incumbent sen
ator William J: Bulow, a South
Dakota democrat has been de
feated in nomination races thus
far.
Today's Texas' run-off decides
the 19th senatorial contest with
senator W. Lee O'Daniel, who
failed to get a majority in the
July 25 primary, vying with
the runner-up, James V. All-
red.
Allred called O'Daniel an iso-
iation;st in the campaign.- The
latter retorted that no man who
had a son in the army as he
has was an isolationist. - -He
also contended the war was hot
an issue.
The American labor party in
New York was expected ' to
name Joseph D. McGoldrick,
New York City comptroller as
tnird contestant in the New
York gubernatorial race because
of its leaders' announced nn.
position to State Attorney Gen
eral John - J. Bennett, selected
as the democratic nominee.-
Salem Soldier
Missing, Bafaan I
Mr. and Mrs. James Thomson, I
1385 North Fourth street, have
received a letter from the adju-!
tant general's department at1
Washington, D. C, advising that
their son, Sergeant Norman, B.
Thomson has been listed among
the missing from Bataan penin
sula, Philippine Islands. ' -,
Their son enlisted' in 1939 aft
er his graduation from Salem
high school. On Bataan penin
sula he was a member of the
20th pursuit squadron in the air
corps, assigned, to Clark Field.
It was from there his parents
received a telegram on Christr
mas day and this was the - last
they heard from him until last
Monday they received a printed
postcard, bearing his signature,
however, which stated he' was
well and getting along all right,
The card was dated March 1 but
bore no postmark." Corregidor
fell on May 7, more than
month after the date on the post
card, but whether their son
reached Corregidor they have
no means of knowing.
Sergeant Thomson was bom
in Scotland. However, he .came
to Salem with his parents 18
years ago. His father Us con
nected with the Western Paper
Converting company. His fath
er stated he had written to many
places and also at last to the ad
jutant general's office in endeav
oring to get some trace of his
son. The letter from the adju
tant generals office, however.
was posted before Mr. Thomson
sent his letter to that office.
"If any others have missing
sons in the service I suggest they
write to that office," he said, "as
they may get some word."
Soldier Drowned
Albany, Aug. 22 (IP) A Camp
Adair soldier, Pvt. Jack Belay of
Bell, N. Mcx., drowned In the
Willamette River Thursday
night after he became exhausted
less than 100 feet from shore oh
a round-trip crossing. The body
was recovered.
Queen Adelene Rules
Mt. Angel Festival
Mt. Angel, Aug. 22 Queen Adelene I welcomed her subjects
and paid tribute to Flax at the seventh annual harvest festival at
Mt. Angel on Friday night, after impressive rites when 'she was
crowned by the Cherrians' King
Bing Frank Ernest of Salem
Wearing a velvaray taffeta
gown in eggshell, with - long
court train, which was carried
by little Marilyn Schwab and
Marlene Diehl, the queen-elect
and her escort, Donald Butsch,
ascended the long flight of stairs
to the throne, and diminutive
Judy Ficker, carrying the pil
low on which rested the crown,
preceded them to the throne
emblazoned with the name,
Queen Adelene I was arched by
tall graduating panels of gold
and royal blue with insets of
Food Stamp
Violations
While no specific details have
as yet been given out, about 30
alleged violators of food stamp
regulations are said to be sched
uled to have hearings here next
week before a federal govern
ment representative. From in
formation obtainable the hear
ings will involve mainly groc
ery store owners said to be most
ly in the Salem area, although,
as stated, no details have as yet
been made public.
The fact that the hearings will
be held leaked out when the ad
ministrator of the county relief
committee made arrangements
with courthouse authorities for
use of one of the circuit court
rooms here and said that the
hearings would probably take up
a good share of the week.
The telephones in various
county officials also jangled this
morning a number of times be-.
cause of calls by individuals who
were asking about the hearings,
so apparently there will be quite
an array of witnesses as well as
defendants on hand.
glittering stars, flanked by
palms, all lighted by flood
lights.
Crown Princess Carol Mae es
corted by Joseph LeDoux, Prin
cess Jane escorted by Aired
Berning, Princess Luanna es
corted by Pat Ebner, Princess
Marjory escortec1 by Jack Eb
erle and Princess Jeannette es
corted by Joseph Gooley, each
princess gowned in individual
pastel hue of taffeta in light
rose, coral, aqua, blue, and pink,
took places at either side, as
the nattily-dressed King Bing
rested the jeweled crown upon
the queen's blond tresses, while
a large delegation of Salem
Cherrians stood at attention.
Mayor Berchtold, first in the
train of cars to arrive at the
scene of the ceremony, was con
ducted to his place near the
throne by Boy Scouts Jack
Schwab and James Wellman, as
was King Bing who came next.
James Fournier acted as master
of ceremonies and introduced
the queen, her court, their es
corts and some notable visitors.
Mayor Berchtold gave an ad
dress of welcome, Queen Ade
lene sreeted her rubjects and
told how happy she was to be
their queen.
W. W. Tyler, executive sec
retary of the East Side Commer
cial club, gave an interesting
talk on flax. He acted as spokes
man for George Rawlirison who
was unable to come.
Miss Angela. Fitzke of Silver
ton sang two numbers accom
panied by Mrj. and' Mrs. Alex
ander Scharbach at the violin
and at the piano.
After the ceremony the- flood
lights were " dimmed ' and the
queen led the march at the gala
queen'- ball, held in two ball
rooms where the crowds drifted
I at will.. ..
Flying Tiger Q
Has Enough
Seattle, Aug. 22 UP) To the
dashing pilot who led the famed
Flying Tigers in bagging Japan-'
ese planes, seven months of that
nerve-wrecking adventure is en
ough. Robert Neale, credited with
knocking 11 Jap planes from the
skies over Burma and China and
destroying, three others on the
ground, came home to his bride
yesterday with the estimate that
a flying Tiger's life was the kind
that no man could lead for much
more than a year.
"Less than a year really does
it," added the modest airman,
with a smiling glance at the
bride he left behind shortly af
ter their marriage last summr
The Flying Tigers, or AmericaTr
volunteer group, was disbanded
when the U.S. air force took
over in China July 4.
Today he planned to register
at his selective service board to
await a possible call to duty with
the United States armed forces.
Neale rode the full round of
thrills and narrow escapes dur
ing his term in the service of
China, in which he wrote some
spectacular chapters in an his
toric saga of American heroism
in the air against staggering
odds. He felt the chills that come
from zero fighters riding your
plane's tail.-He experienced the
pung-pung of shells piercing the
cockpit beside him. And he ex
ulted with-his fellow Tigers fn
the thrill of watching blazing
enemy ships plummet earthward.-
. :
Chaplain Will Speak J
Monmouth Chaplain Virgil
Jackson of Camp Adair will be
guest speaker at the morning
worship of the Christian church
Sunday, Forty soldiers from
the camp have been invited to
attend the service. A basket
dinner will be served at noon
under the maple trees at the
rear of the church. .'
Grain for Greeks
London, Aug. 22 VP) Three
Swedish ships carrying 15,000
tons of wheat gen to the Greek
people by Canada passed Gib
rauar -rnursday en - rout tn
ttrcecc, a foreign office commnn.
taior reported today. The shim
re me nrst to sail under a plan
to send 15,000 tons of grain
mommy irom Canada to the dis
tressed Greeks.
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