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ALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD, ALBANY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1943 The Albany Democrat-Herald, Vol. LX'', No. 124 The Albany Herald, Vol. LXVII, No. 114 iles of Smoleiisl Takes Oath Lives to Fight Another Day To High Court 'ji Higher Pensions, One-Man.

Tax Board Snell Aim fShell Sworn In As Oregon's New Governor Steiwer Elected to Head Senate as Mrs. Lee Yields Abolishing of Milk Control Board Is Urged in Message I ptr By Arthur Bremer Salem, Jan. 13. u.PJ Earl Snell. his inauguration delayed two days by the deadlock that broke with the election of Sen.

W. H. Steiwer as president of the sen Battles Rage For Hill Positions In South Tunisia Allies Down 36 Axis Planes With Loss Of One P-38 London, Jan. 13 J.R Two fierce battles raged in south central Tunisia today over mountain passes vital to the whole allied campaign in Africa. In one, French units, strongly supported by the royal air force, were trying to extend substantial gains made earlier at Karachoun.

In the other, the French had surrounded Italian forces in a valley and were exterminating them. The outcome was a strong indication that the allies had opened a determined campaign to take all the passes. If the Germans can win control, they can Use the mountains, running north and south, as a cover for reiforcements and supplies moving between Tunisia and Tripolltania. If the allies win by a thrust to the southeast, they can prevent a junction of the Afrika Korps, in Tripolltania, and Col. Gen.

Hans Ar-nem's axis forces in Tunisia. yi.Ld ate, was sworn in as governor of Oregon today before a joint session of the 42nd legislature. Salem, Jan. 11 (U.I& Appealing for a short session confined to measures of urgency or connection with the winning of the war, Governor Earl Snell began his administration today with an inaugural message to the legislature. He recommended higher old age pensions, abolition of the milk control board and consolidation of its functions in the State department of agriculture, establishment of a one-man tax commission and immediate attention to post-war planning.

Favors One-Man Board the new governor appeared on Caucasus Force Closing In On Nazis At Salsk Russians Gain More Ground in Attacks At Stalingrad Moscow, Jan. 13. UJ! Russian forces, in a powerful thrust southward from Velikie Luki, have advanced to within 23 miles of Smolensk, anchor point of the German defenese system on the central front, dispatches reported today. Correspondents of the official Tass news agency reported that soviet forces had captured Slo-boda, 25 miles north of Smolensh. Sloboda is nearly 100 miles southeast of Velikie town near the Latvian border which the Russians won two weeks ago.

The red army now was in position to offer serious threat to Smolensk, ancient fortified town, 230 miles west of Moscow. Close Xa on Salsk While red army forces advanced on the central front, other soviet columns closed in. on Salsk, key point in the 100 miles southeast of Rostov, Driving down the north, Caucasus' railr'dad from Kotelnikovski, soviet troops were In contact with the Germans "at the last natural defense position" protecting the northeast approaches to Salsk, front reports said. Reds Gain Momentum. 7 (Stockholm observers believed the- Russians had reached high i WUey Rutledge, above, associate Justice of the U.

S. Court ot Appeals (or the District of Columbia, has been nominated by President Roosevelt as associate justice ol the Supreme Court. Rutledge will take the place of Jumcs B. Byrnes, recently appointed economic director. Governor Snell took issue with' Earl Snell, inaugurated today as governor of Oregon after a two day delay because ot the Steiwer-Lee fight over the presidency of the state senate the rostrum of the house of representatives before assembled representatives, senators, state officials and spectators who had heard retiring Governor Charles A.

Sprague make his report on the affairs of the state during the past four years and describe measures taken to allign Oregon in the war and defense efforts. Bailey Gives Oath Governor Snell's inaugural address, recommending economies and consolidations in state government and urging that the legislators confine themselves to urgent matters in order to speed the session, followed the oath of office administered by Chief Justice J. O. Bailey of the supreme court. Because of the absence of Speaker William E.

McAllister who was called to attend a funeral, the, task of reading and proclaiming the results of the election for gov-ernpr fel ta IPvHistfVey" of fPlMo Tr ta PKe Two MacAussies Register Further Gains On New Guinea Front Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters, Jan. 13 U.R American and Australian troops, closing in steadily on the last Japanese resistance nest in Papuan New Guinea, have made further gains, a communique reported Allied planes, Havoc A-20 attack bombers and Australian long range Beau fighters, bombed trails in the Salamaua area; up the coast Sprague Advises No Radical Changes For Taxation Plan By Arthur Bremer (Official V. Phofoi From NEA) Navy men proved their ships can take plenty of bntipiing and ntil! go back into the light when the U. S.

destroyer Hlakcley hud its bow blown off by a torpedo in the It limped to port and returned to the Philadelphia Navy Yard where the bow from a sister vessel, the old U. S. S. Taylor, was grafted to the lilnkele.v. United Press Staff Correspondent Salem, Jan.

13 J.R) Gov Curlee Says Albany Americans Widen Guadalcanal Hold ground cnthe north, bank, of the troro where, the, Japanese are ernor Charles Sprague, in his last official message to. the legislature before relinquishing his post to Earl Snell, today praised the holding out fit Sannnanda Point, Washington. Jan. 13 (U.R) The Manych river, about 13 miles north, of Salsk.) i The soviet noon communique reported that Russian forces swept. 1 work of Oregon's citizens in con Prospects lo Land Laboratory Good Carl Ctfrlee, manager of the Al nection with the war ef fort.

navy reported today that several minor Japanese positions on Guadalcanal have been isolated by retiring Governor Charles Sprague's final report in only one respect. Where Sprague had warned against any radical change in the present tax plan or its administration, Snell advocated substitution of a single commissioner responsible to the governor, in place of the three-man board appointed by, but not responsible to, the state board of control. "I recognize that there is considerable opposition to any change in the laws affecting the administrative setup of the tax commission," said Snell. "I realize, too, that there is a wide difference of opinion among leKishrtors -themselves." Would Cut Taxes He advocated also an examination the question of reducing property taxes but made no specific recommendation. The problem Is complicated, he said, and should be studied fully by a committee.

Reduction of income taxes has been suggested, he said, but he warned that rising federal levies will reduce the state's income tax payments by 15 per cent this year and 30 per cent next year. As a means of increasing economy and efficiency in administration by eliminating duplicated functions, Governor Snell recommended the abolishment of the milk control board; consolidation of the state banking board and the corporation department in a department of banking and corporations, and combination of the duties of the World war veterans state aid commission with those of the state land board. bany Chamber of Commerce, who His final address before returning to private life as a newspaper publisher, was largely devoted to a review of the effects of the" war upon Oregon and the steps taken American forces engaged in small-scale offensive operations. The operations, aimed at elim National View Western Congressmen Expect Jap Attack Oil Coast Areas By John W.Kelly is in Washington, D. to present the advantages that Albany offers inating enemy outposts, were and destroyed a Havocs and Beau fighters also made a sweep along the coast in the same area, machinegunning and cannonading enemy positions.

There was activity by both allied and Japanese planes in the zone north and northwest bf Australia. Long range allied fighters made a low altitude attack against the enemy airdrome and installations at Fulloro, in Portuguese-Dutch Timor island. The Japanese sent nine bombers on a raid on Merauke, on south coast of Rutch New Guinea, causing slight damage. to integrate the state in the na described in a navy communique as "progressing satisfactorily." as the location for the electro-met' allurgical laboratory for the tion's war effort, and it included few recommendations for the new uiiuuKii mure villages ana. towns on the Caucasus and Don fronts during the night and battered back the Germans within Stalingrad The red army appeared gathering momentum to drive the enemy out of Stalingrad.

Soviet shock troops, smashing German defenses in the northern industrial settlement of the Volga city, reached the western outskirts of Stalingrad while red units, intensifying their pressure from the northeast, recaptured several additional streets and enemy dugouts. Allied Headquarters, North Africa, The increasing allied air offensive In Tunisia has resulted in the destruction of 36 axis planes in the la 24 hours against the loss of only one American fighter, it was said today. Sixteen axis planes were down in combat, it was said, and 20 were destroyed ori the ground. The only allied loss was a Lockheed Lightning (P-38) fighter. American planes, dogging Marshal Erwin Rommel's desert trails, destroyed 19 -of the 38 axis planes lost in an attack on Castel Men-ito airdrome, 10 miles south of Tripoli.

Large Formations Of RAF Hit Western Europe In Daylight London, Jan. 13 (UB American Flying Fortresses bombed industrial plants at Lille in a daylight raid on northern France today. American Ventura bombers blasted an axis air field at Abbeville and Bostons of the Royal Air Force, escorted by Spitfire fighters, bombed an air field at St. Omer, a Joint communique of the American and British commands announced. Three Flying Fortresses were reported missing after the attacks.

American bombers continued their almost dally aerial assaults on Munda, hitting 'that Japanese central Solomons air cific Northwest, funds for which Ayere provided last wired the local chamber tnis morning that he attended the hearing con' legislature's consideration. Briefly, Goyernor Sprague's recommendations included: no radical change in Oregon's taxation plan its administration; modernization of the state hospital and the state penitentiary; ex base again on Wednesday (island time): ducted by Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes Tuesday and that prospects looked favorable for purchase- of the Albany college Washington, D. C. Jan. 13.

cial to Democrat-Herald) There is an expressed opinion among westerners in the new congress (at least a majority of them) that this year will find the Japanese making efforts to raid the Pacific coast by using planes based either on carriers or on submarines. In the past On Monday (island time), an enemy plane dropped five bombs on American positions southwest property for the site. The entire pansion of the state forest area congressional delegations of Wash of our Guadalcanal airfield killing one man and wounding several This was the first appear six monuis me- Japanese nave ance or Japanese aircraft over Guadalcanal in almost a month. made a jesture by having one or more submarines appear off the ington, Idaho and Montana were present while Senator Rulus Hol-man, Bepresentatives Harris Ellsworth and Homer D. Angell, W.

B. D. Dodson, of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and Curlee northwest coast and sink or dam age a few merchant vessels, and they had a hydroplane catapulted from the deck of a submarine drop incendiary bombs in the national represented Oregon. While 50 sites" in 36 communi forest on the Oreeon coast. and legislation to protect immature trees, and renovation of Oregon's school system.

In reviewing his administration, Sprague described step by step the various means established to defend the state from enemy attack, commending the administrators he had selected for each agency. He defended the state tax commission and declared that its bombshell decision in the Multnomah county tax readjustment case was "sound as to law and sound as to public policy." The only criticism was the delay of the commission in announcing its decision, he. said, and the "torrent of abuse" which followed was "in my judgment unjustified." ties have been offered in the northwest, Curlee reported that Spokane, Moscow, Idaho and Missoula, along with Al Whether these enemy craft were sunk or escaped, or the earlier submarines which appeared off the northwest coast, there is no means Allies Still Hope to Get Turkish Chrome Washington, Jan. 13 U.R Hope was expressed here today that the allied nations would still be able to ebtain Turkish chrome, despite the new Turko-German agreement which into effect last week. Under the agreement negotiated in 1941 by Dr.

Karl Clodius, head of a German trade commission, Turkey agreed to make available up to 90,000 tons of chrome in 1943 and a similar tonnage the following year, under certain con bany, appear to have the best chances. Spokane is presenting a S. P. Studies Derailment Of Train by Spikes i Oregon City, Jan. 13 U.F Southern Pacific officials began an investigation today Into the circumstances surrounding the derailment of the locomotive and two cars of a northbound freight train here late yesterday.

The train was derailed two miles north of here by a row of railroad spikes placed at short intervals across the. Crew members were shaken but were not seriously injured. Southbound evening trains were halted at Portland and northbound trains at Oregon City for several hours while the line was cleared. A passenger train normally passes over the spot at the hour the accident occurred, but because it was running behind schedule, the freight train was dispatched ahead of it. The spikes which caused the derailment were taken from a barrel which had been pried open, officials said, but it w-as believed that children, rather than saboteurs, were responsible.

Jury Panel Drawn For February Term Of Court Linn county citizens who will constitute February circuit court term Jury panel are being notified that their names have stiff fight, he said. Local chamber of commerce officials feel that be cause of Albany's proximity to Oregon State college in addition to Uncontrolled Items Blamed For Big Food Costs Rise Washington, Jan. 13. UJ! Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins announced today that the food cost index of the bureau of labor statistics on Dec. 15, 1942 was 42 per cent above that of August, 1939, the month before World War II began.

Even since the price control law began to operate last spring, retail prices of food have gone up as a result of increases in the cost of food still uncontrolled. The index in December was nine per cent above last May and 17 per cent above December, 19411- the month the United States entered the war. Food statistics released by Miss Perkins revealed that the sharp rises in cost of foods uncontrolled by the Office of Price Administration chiefly fresh fruits and vegetables was responsible for most of the increases. Changes in re--tail food costs since mid-November and since a year ago included: Portland, up 2 and 20.3 per cent and Seattle, up 1.6 and 19.1 London, Jan. 13 (U.PJ The royal air force struck at nazi-held western Europe today with large formation which presumably included bombers and fighters, after a bomber forca blasted Germany's great war industries in the Ruhr valley last night.

British planes began heading across the straits of Dover in brilliant sunshine this afternoon and the first formations were seen returning from the direction of the of knowing, for despite rumors the navy has never issued a communique on the subject; nor has the enemy. With the war in the Pacific becoming even; more desperate in 1943 than in 1942, it is assumed by various members of congress from that region that the Nips will make a determined try to inflict damage and throw fear into the hearts of the civilian population. The entire Pacific coast from Bellineham been drawn by the county clerk and sheriff, and. to report in the circuit court room at the court the splendid buildings available on Albany college campus, this City stands' a fine chance to be selected for the $500,000 laboratory. Curlee was invited to a special conference with Assistant Director Dean of the Bureau of Mines this morning to further discuss the Albany situation.

He was the only representative invited to a second conference, he says, which indi French port of Boulogne. to San Diego is one gigantic mu Most ot the aircraft flew so high it was impossible to determine their types, but a number ditions. To obtain the chrome Germany must deliver to Turkey arms and machinery and must provide transportation lor the chrome from Turkey to the munitions factories which need the metal. It was believed here that Germany might be unable to fulfill her side of the bargain, leaving Turkey free to dispose of the chrome to allied purchasers. An agreement for British purchase of Turkish chrome expired Jan.

8, when the German deal came into operation. cates marked interest in the local pects. house Here at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3.

The new panel, listing 31 names, is as follows: Nelson Z. Zeller, Knox Butte; Virgil Ji, Weddle, Shelburn; Virgil A. Buckner; 'Albany; Ada George, Harrisburg; Dean Morris, Scio; Ray McKinney, Lacomb; Lois A. Beeson, Sweet Home; Ben G. Wagner, Shedd; Wallace Burton, Lebanon; Lottie Hense, Orleans; A.

L. FiUwater, Berlin; Leon Morse, Brownsville. Ava C. Templeton, Albany; William J. Prichard, Jordan; of low flying craft were identified as Spitfires.

German air activity over England again was insignificant compared with the British attacks. AUNTHET Soldier Charged With Br ROBERT O. CILLER per cent. nitions piani, containing snipyarcs, aircraft factories, government power plants, innumerable smaller industries which contribute parts for ships, aircraft and armored tanks. The lion's share of aircraft-expenditures, for example, has been in California and Washington with subcontractors in Oregon.

The three states are cluttered with shipyards wherever there is suit; able space available. Every" type of ship and barge is under construction. Japan is aware of the industrial war activity on the west coast; it is familiar with the lay of the land, the depth of the water, climatic conditions. In modern warfare it is more important to destroy at the source than to sink a merchant ship or warship at sea; more im 5 Mississippians Are Indicted for Lynching "Jackson, Jan. 13.

U.R) Five Mississippians faced early trial in federal court today, charged With having been parties to the lynching of a negro, thereby depriving the victim of his eonstitu-t (final rights. The indictments were returned late yesterday by a federal grand jury made up of local white residents: They were the first of their kind returned in the south since 1904. The lynching victim was Howard Wash, 47, who was convicted in state court Oct. 16 of murdering his white employer, Clint Welborn, a dairyman. The jury voted 10 to 2 against the death penalty, which made a sentence of life imprisonment mandatory.

The next day a mob took Wash from the "mob proof" Laurel, jail and hanged him from a railroad trestle. Those indicted were Luther, Holder, deputy sheriff, who was in charge of the jail when Wash was taken, and Nathar.el Shotts. Allen Pryor, Barney Jones, and: William O. Johnson. Johnson is a One woman was killed and 12 persons toera injured seriously when two enemy planes bombed and machinegunned a southeast coast town at dawn.

The attack on the Ruhr was the seventh in 10 nights. Although the air ministry did not immediately reveal details, the raid presumably again was made by a small fore of four-mctored Elmer E. Montague Dies at Portland Vivian C. Beard, Lebanon; Anna Stepanek, Crab tree; Mannie L. Negligent Homicide Portland, Jan.

13 U.R Sgt. Orville Watson, a soldier stationed here, stood charged today with negligent homicide following a hearing in municipal court. Sgt. Watson was the driver of a car which collided with an automobile driven by Dr. Edward Louie, 28-year-old Chinese doctor who died on Christmas day following the collision.

IsOm, Brownsville; Ada K. Pratt and Charles Kirk, Albany; Stella TO MEET AT SWEET HOME Acting CD Co-ordinator Carroll Waller; County CD Chairman Z. E. Merrill, John Summers, Mrs. Walter Kropp, all of Albany, and Hugh Kirkpatrick and Mrs.

Ralph Herron of Lebanon plan to go to Sweet Home tonight to conduct a CD meeting at which sound pictures will be shown in the high school building. A social hour is planned, with refreshments as an additional feature. M. Foltz, Jordan; Maude E. Bryant, Albany; Paul Ashton, Knox Butte; Emilia Dart, Leb Word was received in Albany today by Mrs.

A. M. Hammer that her brother-in-law, Elmer E. Montague, formerly of Albany, died at his home near Portland Tuesday afternoon. Graveside services are to be held in Albany Friday at a time to be announced 1 a anon; Stella Hoflich, Albany; Audie W.

Meyers, Scio; Eliza W. Blehm, Harrisburg; J. E. JEssig, Tennessee; Carrie F. Damon.

Brownsville; John Burton. Lebanon; Clara 'E. Sprenger. Shedd and Asa Smith, Sweet Home. MORE CANS FOR SOIP Washington, Jan.

13 (UJC The War Production Board today au-i thoraed the use of additional metal for canning soups to in-1 crease the 1943 pack by an esti HEARS FROM SON Mrs. Eleanor Newman has received word from her son Byron, FARMERS WILL MEET North Albany, Jan. 13 (Special) The Benton county AAA committee has invited all farmers in the northern section of this county to meet at Fairmount grange at 8 p.m. Thursday to discuss the 1943 agricultural program and receive Information regarding their respective parts in the furnishing of POSTPONE MEETING portant i wipe out an aircraft factory than to shoot a plane out of the sky. As America assumes Its stride in production it become! a more serious menace to the Japanese and will incite the enemy to extraordinary efforts to prevent continued production of planes, iriraM Tars Fa 4) mated 4.000,000 cases.

Thii brings that he has been transferred froia; Mr. Montague, a son of Col. and Mrs. Charles Montague, is a former Linn county clerk and was also' employed in the Albany poet office. He was a native of Linn county.

He Is survived by his widow and two daughters. 'We are fightin' this war like Ann kept her job when she married. Her marriage almost Hopped before she decided to forget everything else and concentrate on it." Announcement was made today that the Mothers' club of the Chris-j tian church will meet January 22 i instead of next Friday. Farragut. Idaho, to a naval avia-ithe expected total number of cases tion maintenance school at Nor- of canned soup this year to Okla, to undergo a month's; 200,000.

In 1942, the total pack further training. was about 15,000,000 cases. farmer. The others are employed in Laurel. food for the military services..