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New Houston Is Launched VP) The mighty new cruiser Hous
ton (above), slid down the ways at the Newport News Shipbuild
ing and Drydock company, Newport News, Va., to start on her
way to avenge the sinking of another cruiser by that name in the
naval sea battle with the Japanese fleet.
THE WAR TODAY
(While DeWltt Mackenzie Is on vacation, this dully column Is being written by Max
Bill, former chief of the Associated Press Bureau In Tokyo).
By Max Hill
News dispatches from Moscow and the short-wave broadcasts
from Tokyo virtually the only source of news we have from
Japan now would give one the impression that all was well be
tween those two obviously antagonistic countries. Such is not the
case, emphatically. They have nothing in common, much to
quarrel about. It is Interesting ?
to note that it is Japan which
is applying the "soft pedal"
rather than the Russians, whose
hatred for the Japanese is fre
quently expressed in no uncer
tain terms. The Russians bold
ly describe the Siberian frontier
between Manchuria and Chosen
(Korea) as the far eastern front,
as they have done since 1938,
and they have kept two well
equipped armies out in that
area despite the trials of the
war with Germany.
Big Bear Feared-
Japanese hate and fear the
Russians. A Japanese who was
Influential in the government at
that time 1041 once told me
What it was. He said:
"You in America, protected
from Asia, have never had a big
bear on your back all of the
time."
That hatred is shared by the
Russians, but not the fear. The
war with Germany has fortified
their quiet confidence.
In the recent session of the
' diet in Tokyo, Russia was not
even mentioned in the short
wave broadcasts, although ap
proval was given for a special
bond issue of some 20 billion
yen for special war purposes.
Tests Give Students
Tip-off on Aptitude
Tucson, Ariz. (I1) What stu
dents about to begin studying
for a career in medicine, dentis
try or nursing wouldn't be will
ing to spend an hour or two tak
ing tests which would show ac
curately his chances of success?
Such tests have been develop
ed at the University of Arizona
' by Dr. William H. Brown, as
sistant professor of zoology, and
Dr. Charles L. Vaughn, psychol
ogy instructor. They report the
predicting of students' grades in
zoology with nn error of less
than one grade point in 03 per
cent of 200 students recently ex
amined. The tests, worked out over a
six-year period with 1,000 stu
dents, are based on elementary
zoology because it is a prerequi
site to all life science studies.
Search for a yardstick to mea
sure a student's achievements in
the field lasted nearly five
years, resulting in n scries of 40
tests. Each skill developed in the
elementary zoology course is
measured separately classifi
cation, drawing, dissection, use
of microscope, retention of fac
tual material from lectures,
reading and observation, Also
measured are primary abilities
such as perceptual speed and
ability to visualize, and motor
activates such as finger dexter
ity. An hour or two spent by a
student in taking the tests may
save him a semester, a year or
even a lifetime of frustration,
Dr. Vaughn declared.
Fish Tale, Granny Style
Knoxvillc, Tcnn. m Mrs.
Annie Hale went fishing. Her
small grandson went hunting.
Mrs. Hale's hook suddenly gave
a jerk. The boy's rifle sudden
ly discharged accidentally.
Mrs. Hale went to the hospital.
Said she: "I would get shot just
when I was getting a bite."
Oregon, Monday, June 21, 1943
For many years Japan has
maintained an army of almost
1,000,000 men in Manchuria
and Chosen, waiting for the
proper time to strike.
The war with the United
States and Great Britain dis
rupted the plans of her army,
a group of military masters who
have an arbitrary and final say
on all that goes on in Japan.
They were forced to turn their
attention from the north to the
south Pacific. But they have
not forgotten the Russians.
Broadcasts Inspired
Just how "touchy' the Jap
anese really are on the subject
of relations with Russia Is indi
cated by the inspired broadcasts
from Tokyo. No mention was
made in the home service
broadcasts of the recent disso
lution of the Comintern. The
Japanese government would
rather not have their people
know of this development.
Japan has only one time to
attack Russia the present.
Next year probably will be too
late, because the full force of
America and Great Britain will
be mobilized against her. Hit
ler's Germany by that time, if
not defeated, will be seriously
weakened.
Russia does not have the
striking power in the far cast
that the Japanese now have,
but she does have at least her
normal strength, if not an
emergency force.
One factor is definitely on
the side of the Japanese, just as
it is in her war with us dis
tance. Vladivostok is a full 1 1 days
journey by rail from Moscow,
and the maritime provinces,
valuable to Japan because of
the fishing rights, are vulner
able. Perhaps Russia could not
hold them long against a deter
mined drive, but America's
short-cut route via Canada,
Alaska and Arctic Siberia is a
potent factor the Japanese have
not overlooked.
Pioneer in Radar Research (P) Dr. Albert Hoyt Taylor (above),
chief navy physicist and superintendent of the radio division of
the naval research laboratory In Washington, was the central
figure in early work loading to the development in radio detec
tion now known as radar.
Waves Wanted
In Aerology
Career training in a field
open to few women now awaits
a selected number of qualified
applicants in the WAVES, the
office of naval officer procure
ment here announced today.
The field is aerology, and 70
women are to be chosen within
the next few months, the navy
announced.
In addition to becoming reg
ular officers in the WAVES and
therefore in the U. S. naval re
serve in which they will receive
the same pay and rank as men
officers, the women aerologists
will be given the same pay and
rank as men officers, the wo
men aerologists will be given
an extended free course at
Boston Institute of Technology
and possibly at other well
known technical schools.
Aerology is the branch of
physics which studies phe
nomena of the atmosphere and
free air; in other words, through
the use of kites, balloons, planes
and other scientific devices,
aerology determines the weather
conditions upon which much of
successful aviation rests.
Aerologists are vital in stra
tegic planning of combat flights,
and the WAVES selected for
this specialized training will
have interesting assignments at
naval aviation centers.
Requirements for applicants
include a college degree, with
at least one year of differential
or integral calculus and at least
one year of college physics. Ad
ditional courses in calculus and
physics are desirable, and wo
men under 30 are preferred, ac
cording to the navy.
Applications may be made
by letter or in person at the
office of naval officer procure
ment, 117 Marion street, Seat
tle. Attack on Forests
Seen as Probability
Tuesday evening, June 22, at 8
at the Molalla grade school au
ditorium, there will be a meet
ing of loggers and lumbermen
at which representatives of the
state department of forestry, the
U. S. army and the forest indus
tries will discuss the dangers of
enemy incendiary bombing at
tacks on Clackamas and Marion
county forest areas and mills.
Every logging operation and
every mill is expected to be rep
resented at this meeting at
which recent changes in the
Oregon forest laws will be dis
cussed. Army and civilian defense au
thorities fully expect enemy at
tacks against the forest areas
this summer. It is essential that
forest industries management
and personnel be fully informed
relative to methods used in such
attacks and the manner in which
preparation should be made to
combat them.
Mill City Mr. and Mrs. Wil
lis LaVine and family have
moved into a house owned by
the Earl Groblcbcs on the
"River Road," Mr. and Mrs. Eu
gene Gregory having purchased
the Albert Hudel house, for
merly occupied by LaVincs.
Bennett of McMinnville
Heads Eagles of Oregon
John Bennett, of McMinnville, was named president at the
streamlined state convention of the Eagles lodge Sunday, suc
ceeding George Fields, Gresham, who declined another term.
There were delegates from near
ly all the aeries In the state
with around 400 members at
tendingr The Dalles was se
lected for the 1944 convention
city.
Other officers elected were
Allan Brown, Portland, vice-
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These Men Are Key Figures in Radar Development VP) Admiral A. H. Van Keuren (left), is
present chief of naval research laboratory where studies of radar continue. He succeeded Rear Ad
miral Harold G. Bowen (center), who began to promote the laboratory's work some 13 years ago.
Robert M. Page (right), chief of a research section in the laboratory's radio division, is credited
by colleagues with doing more for radar's technical progress than any other man on the staff.
Labor Dislikes
Federal Control
Eugene, June 21 VP) In
creasing governmental control
of labor and business eventually
may destroy voluntary relations
between labor and management,
Dell E. Nickerson, executive
secretary of the Oregon State
Federation of Labor, warned
delegates to the 41st annual con
vention today.
"Control of affairs has been
passing gradually into the hands
of the government," he declar
ed. "Almost imperceptibly, and
at times with labor's consent or
at labor's request, the rights of
labor have been subjected to
government orders. It is an
alarming situation."
Nickerson charged that the
national labor relations act has
proved a boomerang. The
NLRB-Kaiser shipyard hearing
is an effort to establish the right
of the board to underwrite or in
validate all union contracts as
its whim may dictate, he assert
ed. The union secretary praised
Henry J. Kaiser's shipbuildng
organization and his cooperation
with labor, but said credit also
must be given to the skilled AFL
workers.
He also complimented the last
state legislature for "resisting
the blandishments of the soak-the-poor
cult" which advocates
a state sales tax.
The secretary's annual report
showed 18 new organizations af
filiated with the federation dur
ing the past year, placed total
membership at more than 150,
000 and receipts at $34,138.73.
Escaped Trusty
Still At Large
Earl Orin Jones, 53-year-old
trusty at the prison annex, who
was missing at a Saturday night
checkup, still was at large to
day. Jones was committeed to pri
son May 29, 1934 to serve 25
years on a statutory charge. He
had been living at the annex,
five miles south of the prison,
for more than a year.
president; A. C. Friesen, Salem,
chaplain; J. R. Voorhees, Port
ladn, secretary; Harry Seavy,
Albany, treasurer; M. L. Shcp
pard, Klamath Falls, conductor;
A. C. Lucas, Medford, inside
guard, and Edward Dunge, Ore
gon City, outside guard.
Roy Jewell, The Dalles, was
elected trustee for three years
and Ralph Staley, Tillamook,
trustee for two years. Gr.Te
Fields, retiring president, was
elected representative of Aerie
No. 1 and Harry Schadley, St.
Helens, representative to Grand
Aerie No. 2.
Dr. B. J. Allen, Idaho Falls,
Idaho, representing the grand
worthy president, was the prin
cipal speaker. The convention
urged all aeries in the state to
promote war bond drives and
the state aerie was authorized
to purchase S4000 more of the
war bonds. The auxiliary ini
tiated a large class with the
Portland team for Aerie No, 4 in
charge.
Battle Casualties
Include Oregonians
Washington, June 21 VP)
Names of seven Pacific north
west men Saturday appeared on
a war department list of 169 U.
S. soldiers wounded in action
on five war fronts. All seven
were wounded in the North
American area.
Included were;
PFC Chester J. Gust; father,
James Gust, 306 N. E. Stanton
street, Portland.
First Lieut. Aldo S. Romiti;
wife, Mrs. Viola R. Romiti, 340
North 21st street, Corvallis,
Ore.
Airmail Romance Leads to Altar (JP) A romance which began
through an introduction by mail and flourished in an exchange
of airmail letters, was climaxed in Los Angeles in the marriage of
Sgt. R. V. Griffiths, 26, stationed at an Albany, Ga., army base,
and Beatrice Altendorf, 23, of Los Angeles. The couple exchanged
photos, fell in love and Griffith's proposal by mail was accepted.
The Rev. Ralph C. Waddell performed the ceremony.
Salem Methodist Church
Pastorates Not Changed
Portland, June 21 iF) The next peace must be based tlidly
on religion, Bishop Bruce R. Baxter said yesterday at the con
cluding session of the annual Oregon Methodist conference. Oth
erwise, the bishop told dele-
gates, the peace will be only
"a moratorium between wars."
The conference adopted at six
point peace program that ad
vocated a post-war "cooling-off
period and a United Nations'
commodity corporation - to as
sure freedom from want. Also
approved was a resolution urg
ing repeal of the oriental im
migration exclusion act.
Delegates also voted to hold
a "Willamette University" day
in each church in the coming
year to provide funds for the
school.
Chief among ministerial ap
pointments was that of Rev. L.
O. Griffith, McMinnville, who
will exchange pulpits with Dr.
B. Earle Parker, First Metho
dist church, Eugene.
Assignments included:
Cascade district Silas E. Palrham. sup
erintendent: Bennie Howe, Arlington:
Frank E- Brown. Cottage Grove; Mrs. C
L. Camp. Creswell: Gene Elliott. Dlllard
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Salem district J. Edsar Purdy, sup
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2 to 5 U-Boats Sunk in Attack
Against Atlantic Convoy
London, June 21 VP) Land-based bombers, escort carrier plants
and warships, teamed in the allied effort to clear the Atlantic
of Hitler's submarines, are credited officially with beating off
"one of the fiercest and most
sustained offensives ever mount
ed" against convoys in a five
day -battle last month.
British authorities announced
last night that from two to five
of the submarines were de
stroyed and that the air and
surface screen was so effective
that only 3 per cent of the con
voy vessels were even molested
attacks, damaged or sunk.
"Two U-boats were destroyed,
three probably were destroyed
and others may have been dam
aged," said a communique issued
jointly by the admiralty and air
ministry.
The known submarines sink
ings were credited to warships,
but pocket-size escort carrier's
planes and the big bombers de
tected the submarines so ef
fectively that most of the en
gagement were fought many
miles away from the convoyed
vessels, the communique said. As
a result, it added, "97 per cent
of the ships forming the convoys
reached harbor in safety and
without having been molested."
The escort carrier, the first of
the American-made pocket-sized
vessels to be reported in ac
tion, was H.M.S. Biter, a con
verted freighter. The definite
kills were credited to the Brit
ish destroyer Broadway, for
merly the U.S.S. Hunt, and the
destroyer Hesperus, which also
was credited with two prob
ables. At least two convoys were en
gaged by the submarines during
the running battle. The Biter's
planes first sighted the U-boats
and attacks with depth charges
and machine guns. They were
quickly joined by shore-based
bombers which forced the U
boats to dive, and the battle then
was. taken up by British de
stroyers. While these engagements were
in progress, the communique
said, "a strong force of U-boats
which had worked around ahead
of another convoy" was attacked
by the Hesperus.
"The intensity and variety of
the counterattacks and the con
tinual presence of aircraft ulti
mately completely discomfitted
the U-boat packs and the con
voys proceeded to their destina
tions without further interfer
ence," the bulletin said.
The Daily Express naval re
porter, W. A. Crumley, said that
about 50 U-boats had been de
stroyed in the last two months,
bringing the total destroyed
since the beginning of the war
to 250.
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. VP) Jes
sie Mae Sailor likes navy blue
all right,' but she's swapped it
for army khaki.
This Goosecreek, Tex., Sailor
is an auxiliary in service at the
third WAAC training center.
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Bay Area Has
40-Minufe Black
San Francisco, June 21 VP) .
The San Francisco Bay area
underwent a 40-mlnute black
out over the week-end, the first
one in more than a year.
The sirens sounded at 1:07
a.m. Pacific war time yesterday
and the all clear came at 1:47
a.m. The western command
announced only that the alarm
came as the result of an un
identified target approaching
the area. They later were
identified as friendly.
Acting Civilian Defense',:
rector John McKown said,
"there undoubtedly were signs
of weakness in the response."
Reports turned into the police
department said lights burned
from 10 to 20 minutes after the
alarm was given at Fort Mason,,
the Presidio, and the shipyads
at Richmond, across the bay.
Harry Hennlg, 25, a civilian
workman at Hunter's Point
naval drydock was struckby a
stray bullet when, the navy
said, guards fired at an exposed
light. The navy said his con
dition was not serious.
A yellow, preliminary, alert
was ordered in the Los Angeles
area at 10:28 p.m. Saturday. It
lasted 19 minutes and there was
no radio silence or blackout.
The army said an unidentified
target, later found to be friend"
ly, was the cause.
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Helicopters Asked
For Mail Delivery
Washington, June 21 (IP) Tha
civil aeronautics board said to
day it had received a request
from Herbert O. Nelson, Los
Angeles, for authority to op
erate three helicopter air mail
pickup delivery routes from
Seattle.
The board said Nelson's let
ter could not be considered an
application and that it had sent
him formal application forma
to be filled out. It said no ac
tion could be taken until a for
mal application containing all
of the data and information re
quired by the board is received.
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Habit Will Out ,
Knoxville, Tenn. ffl "What,"
inquired City Judge Bob Wil
liams of a frequent offender,
"are you in court for this time?''
"Nothin'," was the reply, "but
I'm guilty of it."
"Ten days," ruled the judge,
"for disorderly conduct again."
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on the size of the re
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