Statesman Journal from Salem, Oregon • Page 2

PAGE TWO Th OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Monilng. Z3. 1341 tenant commander. A will be constructed, said May lmrcliill in tumn are appearing "with greater frequency In British newspapers the Japanese drive southward Red Cross War Funds Counted Jap Invasion Swept in Sea Major Drama Unfolds In Luzon; Russians Keep Pounding Nazis (Continued from Page 1) vy Japanese landings bad been made en Luzon, the principal claim by Toky a through.

Its official broadcasts, was that a new Japanese offensive had been begun against the Chinese In southeast China. This, If true, apparently was Intended to harass the current Chinese thrusts against the Japanese rear before Hongkong. The German defeat in Russia, reserve cf-oi absence fleer, he is on leave from congress. Western Foods 'las! IlinulD" Specials! Brazil Hols While they last, lb, PECANS Fancy soft shell, lb. PEAIIUTS Fresh fl roasted, lb.

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170 Weslerni Food Free Delivery 17 S. Commercial St. 250 25d against retreating British forces. Washington, Dec Winston Churchill, British news paperman and lecturer, was In Washington In February, 1932, on a lecture tour of the United States. In his talk here he asserted that: "A financial, economic, military and political agreement between the United 8tates and Great Britain is the best guarantee for a solidly established world peace." Monday the Right Honorable Wirston Leonard Spencer Chur chill, prime minister of Britain, came back to Washington to trans late words into action.

WASHINGTON, Dec The president and the prime min ister the one in grey business suit, the other in reefer and cap-walked together Into the house the British once burned. A littlo while earUer Mr. Roose velt had met Mr. ChurchUl at a nearby airport and, accompanied by a residential naval aide and bodyguard, the two had motored to the White House. The ear slipped In through the gates on the south ground, then rolled up at the entrance looking out across the still-green lawn and to the towering Washington monument In the distance.

For a few brief minutes they posed there for photographers. they exchanged an occasional word as the president, grinning broadly, stood beside his naval aide. Captain John R. BeardalL Churchill, shorter by almost a head than the American president, stood at his right, his fingers firmly gripped on a walking stick to which (for purposes of London blackouts) was attached a flashlight Civic Club to Give Dinner To Children Santa Claus wfll be at the Marion hotel at pr m. tonight when the Kiwanis club entertains 60 Salem youngsters as well as the children of members at a tur key dinner, preceding a party at which gifts wfll be distributed.

Sound moving pictures of Santa Claus' workshop at the north pole wfll be shown by Dr. David Hill, announces George Schwenger. A round table meeting of the group is scheduled for noon today. Meeting Called Today To Hear Total; Goal Not Reached, Belief (Continued from Pag However," she said, ojrf returns from out ever the county have. scarcely begun eouse From Jefferson on Monday came $225.

or 25 per cent more than the roll call quota, brought in by J. A. Jones. Mrs. Ronald Jones of Brooks, chairman of the drive in seven districts, has turned in $141 from Brooks, headed by the $100 con tributlon from Labiih Celery Growers' cooperative.

Hubbard returns, still mcom- nlete. are exceHent." Levi A. Miller, chairman said. Majority of the money given has been by small contributors. Mrs.

Bynon said. Illustrating her statement with the story told by a woman worker: "He was a man whose annual Income runs well over but he refused to giro a dime, while within a block of his borne I found a little old lady proud to contribute the 12 pennies she had hoarded from among the few that came her way!" Most employes but not many employers are giving, Mrs. Bynon said. Today's committee meeting is slated for 10 ajn. In chamber of commerce rooms and is to center around plans for completing the quota, a checkup of weak points in the drive and a study to determine how nearly complete coverage has been, she an nounced.

Emphasizing importance of first aid training for adults in all walks of life in Marion county. A. D. Hicks, Red Cross field representative in the Pacific northwest for first aid, life-sav ing and accident prevention, met Monday in Salem with Mrs. W.

Gordon Black and Theodore Roake. Plans were laid for a first aid teacher training class to open in Salem late in January. Mrs, Black is Marion county Red Cross chapter first aid chairman Roake Is president of the first aid instructors' association. Solon to Join Unit SEATTLE, Dec Warren G. Magnuson arrived here by airliner Monday for a short visit at home before joining the navy at San Francisco as a lieu US for Parley London Surprised by Journey; Technical Staff Accompanies (Continued from Page 1) Istry of supply for all the armies.

In a statement, President Roose velt said there was one primary objective, the defeat of Hitlerism throughout the world, in conversations to be held during the next ew days between president and prime minister and the respective staffs of the two countries. The statement said these con ferences should be regarded as preliminary to further parleys which will officially include Rus sia, China, The Netherlands and the British dominions. "It Is expected," the president said, "that there wfll thus be evolved an over-all unity In the conduct of the war. Other nations win be asked to participate to the best of their ability in the over-all objective." "It is probable that no further announcements will be made until the end of the present conferences but It may be assumed that the other Interested nations will be kept In close touch with this preliminary planning." LONDON, Tuesday, Dec (-Winston Churchill's presence in Washington to participate in unification of allied war strategy came as a bigger surprise today to most Britons than his Atlantic rendezvous with President Roosevelt and it was considered much more important to the average man. Clamor for a full alliance and supreme war council among anti-axis powers grew steadily in the British press after the Japanese attacks until editorial writers learned negotiations were in pro gress for Just such action.

The tumult since has tapered off, but It Is plain the British generally haven't changed their minds. There is no doubt that close Integration of allied efforts at present is the most cherished of immediate war aims here. The pressing need for joint and effective action against the Japanese in the Pacific is stressed emphatically in all quarters. It is believed quick steps toward complete unified action in the Pacific might allay rising concern both in Britain and Australia over British withdrawals in Malaya. Caustic references to repeated official reports of big reinforcements reaching Singapore last au- "A IMMT Jab Six Times at US Survivors Tell Raids On Ships Off Coast; Air Army Is Active (Continued from page 1) the scene, but the navy had no comment as to what luck it may have had in the attack that fol lowed.

"If we had been armed," Captain Farrow declared, "we would have had a good chance. The submarine was In gun range and It didn't maneuver The coastwise freighter Samoa mm xA U1c icam coast Deiore dawn 18, her captain, Nels A. nines, re- 1 i T-M a torpedo exploded near the vessel, after hitting some obiect he said, and five shells were fired by the undersea craft. One burst over the Samoa and scattered fragments on the deck. The navy announced Monday, too, that the freighter Lahaina, headed from Honolulu, and four days from San Francisco, was shelled and sunk by a submarine.

Two of the crew were killed. two were missing, the others landed on the Hawaiian island of Maul. Last Saturday afternoon the tanker Agwiworld raced into Monterey bay, midway along the California coast, aner a submarine crew, manning a deck-gun, had shelled her ineffectively, There still was no word of the 30 men aboard the freighter Cyn thia Olson, sunk by a torpedo De cember 7 in Pacific waters, The Emidio was about 20 miles oil snore in uie area Saturday afternoon when a huge submarine surfaced about a quart er-mile away. Everyone thought naxi ana ine men auuui me pussiouiijr was 11 1 4. 11 I Japanese.

Then a shell screeched over the Emidio. And then five other shots were fired. All of those five hit the tanker. After the first shot the crew took to the boats. One shell knocked loose an unlaunched boat and three men spilled into the water.

They never were found. The men were F. W. Potts, seaman, Los Angeles; R. W.

Pennington, messboy, Long Beach, and S. McGillivray, steward, Seattle. After shelling the tanker the enemy craft submerged, tiiteen minutes later she reappeared and fired a torpedo. It struck the stern of the Emidio and burst in the engine- room. It was there that Assistant Engineer B.

A. Waters and Fire men K. K. Kimes, both of San Pedro, were engaged. They were never found, Of the survivors of the Emid io, five were Injured, one seriously.

The others appeared in good spirits as they landed. They were picked up by a lightship crew 12 hoars after the attack, and were taken to Eureka by a coast guard cutter. Just as the skipper of the tanker Agwiworld had said. Cap tarn Farrow of the Emidio de clared "if we had been armed we should have had a good chance." Hi. mi.

only firearms aboard the Agwl world were two pistols. TB Patients Add to Fund With Bazaar The bazaar fund for patients lor needs not supplied by other sources was increased 1121.97 by funds collected at the bazaar held at the state tuberculosis hosnital Dec 5, 6 and 7. In addition pa- uenis soia S7Z.40 worth of articles made by themselves. A bazaar held by the Salem Women's Coun- Subs I I or Chadwick: Monday, "we decided to conduct the city-wide housing survey that was asked, both by Crawford and the army engineers before closed their Albany Chadwick named a 10 -member committee, headed by G. O.

Madison, to conduct the survey. "We want a list of all residen tial vacancies of all types in the city," said Chairman Madison. "All owners of vacancies should list them with Fred Thielsen, member of my committee and manager of the chamber of com merce, at the chamber of com merce, along with "location, price and telephone number." Members of the survey commit tee include: G. O. Madison, James McGilchrist, Mrs.

Ilda Bigen Himpr Mr. Winifred Pptt-vinVm vv TwtoWh v. tt Ralph Johnson, C. A. Gies, Fred D.

Thielsen and Mrs. Lelace Ellis HltlaVr I olrgaC aaallvl WAVVkJ Army Command Retiring Chief Has Heart Trouble; New Nazi Moves Seen (Continued from page 1) look back upon this period with pride and gratitude, I am proud of your achievements and thankful for your faith. "Great tasks have been solved, great and difficult tasks still are ahead of us. "I am convinced that you win solve these also. "The Fuehrer will lead us to victory.

Let your determination be as hard as steel and look for ward. "Everything for Germany! "Signed Von Brauchltsch, field marshal. Army headquar ters, Dec. 19, 1941." MADRID. TW 95 -OPt-Th military expert of the official EFE news agency said Monday night that Hitler's assumption of the German military command foreshadowed "very important events" among which he listed "defense of western Europe against Yankee attack" as an al tentative possibility, Other alternatives suggested by the military expert included German landing attempt on Eng land or an attack on Turkey.

Berlin dispatches in the Spanish Evening Press generally forecast "startling" military actions would be forthcoming shortly, Hobbs' Death By Monoxide, Said Suicide Harris Dayton Hobbs, 41, was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning at his residence, 448 Hood street, Monday afternoon. County Coroner L. E. Barrick said the death was a suicide, and no inquest will be held. Hobbs' body was found In his car In the closed garage by his wife, Mrs.

Claire Hobbs. who had only recently returned from a trip of several weeks to the mlddlewest. The unnHnma tV. I "1C were dosed, except for one through wnicn a rubber hose, was passed from the exhaust to the front seat Police said the death might nave occurred a day or more ago. Survivors are the widow, a sister, Mrs.

William Richards of west Salem; brother, H. M. Hobbs of Portland, and his mo tner, In Portland. Funeral arrangements ar charge of the Walker Howell funeral home. Airnol lUctl JL clX I jftVV 1 1 Afl The formal state tax lew fnr first months of 1942, an- Monday.

is the first time in history there no property tax for state Purposes Including elementary schools. The COmmissfnn i i huuvuuicu utal increased income and inheritance tax receipts would make the state property -tax unnecessary and added that there probably would be no state property tax during the fiscal year beginning next July 1. TT WX 0fceed esuntates by $1,821,058. Light Tremor Felt SANTA ANA, Dec. 22-P) -A light earth movement that jingled bells and other Christmas tree ornaments for about three seconds was felt here at 5:15 p.

Monday, but no damage was reported staunchly holding their lines above Singapore. efferta ta spring poo Lawn were repulsed both at San Fabian and Damortis on the Ltngayen gulf, the war department said, and the Invader's accompanying destroyers were driven off. The landing effected wm near Agoo. some 15a miles north of Manila Itself. In the area between Agoo and Damortis to the south action was heavy specifically about Santo Tomas, some five miles below TOKYO, Tuesday, Dec 23-(Offlcial broadcast recorded by AP)-Domel reported today that Japanese forces were attacking the last British strongholds on IIongKong island on Mounts Taping and KUL The Japanese Monday occupied the defense works on Mount Cameron after a fierce assault at 11 p.

the news agency said. Agoo, said official Manila advices. This indicated that the Japanese advance had been very slight Even HongKong stood persistently against the doom that had been long foreshadowed; like an English king of the far past HongKong was a long time a-dy ing. Monday's reports from enemy sources admitted that a British garrison of at least 20,000 men was fighting on and giving the assailant no rest He was paying high installments for a victory there which apparently was not nearly so certain as had seemed earlier. The Chinese army smashing at the Japanese rear In an effort to relieve the British reported that some of the Japanese Invaders had been driven off Hons- Kons Island.

Upon all the rest of the world wide front against the axis the allied and associates powers went forward in victory. The grand Russian offensi the success of which already had broken the highest military com mander in Germany, Field Mar shal Von rolled on, while Hitler took on sole personal responsibility for every military action by German troops and threshed uneasily about fo some means of retrieving or compen siting his disaster. In Africa, the imperial British of had thrust out 8 spearhead 150 miles deep into axis Tripolitania, the western section of Libya, and thus brought to 430 miles their aggre gate penetration since the begin uing of their second and apparently decisive offensive to hurl the Germans and Italians out of North Africa. This long westward dash, which had carried the Imperial banners 1S9 miles farther Into libra than they hail been planted In the first offensive, not only threatened the retreating axis forces with entrapment but put the British almost halfway to Tripoli, the last and main axis base In all libra. The fall of Tripoli would apply the final tor eh to the shabby tatters of what was once the Italian empire and would put the Vichy armies of French North Africa under the allied guns.

The great drama of all current dramas, however, was in the Philippines. There, on Lingayen gulf, the American and Filipino defenders struck with strong effectiveness at 80,000 to 100,000 Japanese in vaders, by official estimate, who sought to seize the highway and rail approaches to Manila itself. It was such a battle as the Pa cific war had not seen befon the Japanese having appeared in 60 transports under heavy naval and aerial escort and it plainly was not going well for the assail ant. Monday afternoon, heavy fighting, developed in the north, including tank said communique late in the day. Ma time, from the headquarters of General Douglas MacArthur, "Our troops more than held their own.

"At one point Japanese de- stroyers and transports wore driven, off by our heavy guns, and that landing was prevent This was i elaborated upon by one of the general's spokesmen with the remark that the news was "good news." J- On the Malayan peninsula. 330 nard miles above Sing apore itself, the British Imperial forces reported that they had in- i fiicted heavy casualties on the Japanese in a counterattack which apparently; was above Kuala Kangsar, the left anchor of a new British lino extending eastward to a point about 45 miles south of Kota Bharu, when the Japan--ese made their initial landing on th peninsula. i In British-protected Sarawak on the Island of Borneo, a stra-. tegle point In the allied Philips meanwhile, raised the most pro found possibilities. The soviet, declaring that Rus sia "has begun to win, and will continue to win," reported officially early Tuesday that Red advances had continued on the Mos cow front, in the southwest in the Ukraine and about Leningrad from Leningrad to the sea of Azov.

Other Russian advices stated that In the north a 50-mile stretch of highway between the communications centers of Tlk-hvin and Volkhov, In an area more than 100 miles below Leningrad, had been cleared of naxis with thousands of the In vaders killed. On the Moscow front Russian advances at the rate of eight to 12 miles a day were reported. It was again a story of dozens of towns reclaimed by soviet arms, and of little effective nazi resistance no ted anywhere save in one sector 65 miles southwest of Moscow where the Germans were holding strongly fortified positions. Test Blackout Signals Dim Program Successful on Sunday Night but Need Of Louder Sirens Seen (Continued from page 1) expressed their gratitude for the demonstrated willingness to co operate. The city was practically in to tal darkness, although a few cases of non-compliance were noted, to be dealt with effectively by the committee and the police.

LeGarie warned radios in homes must be tuned to a low volume, since no outsde noise could possibly be heard over a loudly tuned radio. Quick mobilization of the medi cal emergency aid division of the county defense council was told by Dr. Ralph Purvine, chairman, wno said his group was 90 per cent mobilized within 30 minutes after the danger signal Sunday night Nineteen of 22 first aid squads were ready for action. Official uniform air raid and blackout signals, covering the states of Oregon and Washington. were adopted at a meeting Mon aay attended by.

Major W. J. Herlihy, representing the second interceptor command. Portland: Major w. j.

Osborne, regional of ficer, civilian defense, San Fran cisco, and Jerrold Owen, Oregon civilian defense coordinator. The air raid warning will consist of either an "undulating, fluctuating or warbling signal of varying pitch or a succession of Intermittent blasts." covering two minutes duration. Whenever possible the warning will be given 15 minutes prior to the time the raiding planes are scheduled to arrive. ine all-clear signal, a steadv tone, also will continue for two minutes. Owen said the adoption of of ficial uniform signals covering both air raids and blackout would eliminate much of the con fusion experienced by the public during the past few weeks.

FDR Signs Draft Law (Continued from page 1) 000,000 men. Official plans sub mitted to congress before the war emergency contemplated expan sion to some 3,000,000 as next stage of building up ground for ces, and appropriations for "crit leal" weapons were voted with this plan in view. The senate Monday passed and sent to the house a bill to in- crease. the authorized enlisted strength of the navy from 300. 000 to 500,000 men.

The measure would also raise the limit on the marine corps from 60,000 to 104, 000. Guard Cycle Unit to Form A motorcycle platoon, one of three throughout the state which are planned to comprise a company, and third Salem unit in the new state guard is to be recruited at 7 JO tonight at the armory, state guard offices announced Captain of the group- is to be Roy Remington. Men joining are to provide their own motorcycles but other equipment Is to be furnished by the: state. Platoons are to be organized also at Portland and Eugene. To ReUev Misery of COLEJiS j.

a YOMffi A message to our 90,000 GAS SERWICE customers and the public: dropping into a gas holder is Instantly smothered for lack of oxycea. No gas holder la Enslaad has ever caused damage to surrounding citiiena or property when bombed. Experience has shown that It Is not worth while to bomb gas holders with cither incendiary or explosive bombs. The Gas Company, like all othtr suppliers of essential public services in the dally lift of the community and in the national defense, is receiving occasional inquiries about service during war times. These questions are appropriate and natural The general cu oi unurcnes in Salem, netted "uuncea Dx me state tax for the fund.

sion here Saturday, was fflod Our gas manufacturing plant, which is strongly guarded like all utility and similar property, caa be blacked out on 60 seconds' notice. Gas mains and pipes are, of course, safely buried underground everywhere. The only complete interruption of gas service In the history of the Portland Gas ft Coke -Company happened 47 years ago, at the time of the great 184 flood when the old gas works at the foot of Flanders Street was flooded. Finally, let me explain an important feature of your gas supply system. Portland gas is manufactured from 0.

After the gas-making process is fmlshed, large quantities of residues -are left, rich in chtmirsls and' substances from which Important industrial and defense by-products are manufactured. During normal times our customers have benefited from the sale of these by-products because we used the revenue from our chemical manufacturing operations to reduce the rates for gas service to our customer. Portland gas rates thus became the lowest of any city ia the country not supplied with natural gas. vBut now the manufacture of many of these by-products assumes new and greater significance because they have become essential to defease Industries. Tina meetag tie imduxtrial demands ot war a w.J7 at tie rfaiTy steeds 0 MflOO gas asers males it ioubfr mper-taat now knp oar plutt sftdilr i prodactiou 24 Mean a day.

Every member of our organii.doo knows and accepts his Increased responalbiUtiea, and bn behalf of all of us I wish to assure you that this big and loyal force la fully prepared te meet. them. 1 public has become newly conscious, within the past two weeks, of all the intricate machinery and plants and organisations of people that have supplied these public services with silent efficiency for so many yeari And the fsct that these inquiries show so little actual anxiety about any of these services, such as gas and power, transportation and com-muni cations, is another evidence of the remarkable coolness with which the people of Portlandnd vicinity have met all alarms since Sunday morning, December 7. see No doubt we face a long war, but oar cities are already settling down to an efficient and orderly routine of living. The utilities and other public services have been making detailed plans for months to preserve normal service.

The Gas Company, for one example, has 750 employees who, with their own defease tasks and their regular jobs well in hand, have energetically joined with civilian defense units of various kinds. It a veteran organisation of engineers, chemists, artiU -ana and workers ready, trained, experienced and able. In these days, every expert is at work la telephone, telegraph, radio, power, water, gas and aS vital services. Service maintenance methods used in gnglawj ader Se severest war-time conditions have been thoroughly a died by American gas companies. Gas service in and other British cities successfully came rough the most intensive bombing raids in history.

One interesting but little-known fact is that gas holders (or "tanks" or are explosion-proof and fire-proof by nature. An Incendiary bomb Patients and members -of the committees said Monday they wished to thank merchants and others who donated their time and materials to make the bazaar a SUCCeSS. Gty Housing Survey Set A housing survey of the city ilem bel MZl, LTl Calnm V. uuu ucgem jonaay under a committee appointed by "Mayor w. w.

unaawick in answer to a request made sometime aso hv W. H. Crawford, executive secretary of the Oregon Economic councu and. bead oft the Polk Benton cantonment committee. "New that then seems to be a possibility this cantonment of Porlland Gas SJCoke Company Mm tUimtHin Tffiimugllnd.

Store Hours Wednesday' -1 9 A. Mao 6 P. A Vfc Choesefre i gifts, all at Wards down-to-earth prices. 7f. pines-Singapore Dutch East In dies communications area, Brit fch troops were declared heavy losses os Japanese i that cad coined a somewha iA iful foothold This was re- fcy tie Uritish radio from XiqaM Tablets SlT Bom Drops Oevgk Dcpa 't Try ScMffy-Tlm- Voadofat that hr..