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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 131942
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Industrial Draft
IN industrial manpower draft
modeled on Canada's appears
lo bo inevitable (or the same roa
, son that the military draft origin
1 ally was adopted by the United
' States - because not enough men
' can be obtained, for the tremen
! dous Job on hand, through volun-
lary enlistment.
' This is not said in belittlement
; of popular patriotism and willing-
" noss. Ill an ahsulutelv nerfeet
J' world, perhaps men and women
I would voluntarily give up agree-
able, accustomed work to take
' more essential but less desirable
;' jobs. In a perfect world, perhaps
men and women would be unin-
terested in the opportunity to add
.' 10, 20 or 30 H-r cent to their
' weekly incomes.
' Hut we do not live in a perfect
; world. Some jobs are more pleas-
ant than others; some jobs pay
; better; anyway, each of us has be-
come accustomed to his own and
" Isn't eager to change.
'' To win the? war some work is
.. essential, and some doesn't mat
", tor. Wo can do the essential only
iv by keeping all of Its employes on
II the Job and taking others from
the dispensable occupations. Wo
'., can't, In this imported world, ro
' ly upon voluntary action. '
The only resort becomes a draft
Jj of workers, putting each person
it where he or she can contribute
'.' most.
The reiteration of "he or she"
1,' is not pcdantlcism. It is intended
" to emphasize that this is not a
1 man's war. It Is an American poo
"t pie's war. There aren't enough
.. men lo fight and also to produce.
Therefore women millions and
millions of women, many of
whom would prefer to slay at
- home and care for their children
. are going to have lo go to work
-. in war industries.
Tlie whole Idea, from beginning
. to end, Is objectionable. It Inlro
. duces regimentation or a type and
' to an extent that no free Anion-
can citien ever supposed lie
.. would accept. II strikes at the
JJ. very roots of one of our most
1. precious heritages the right to
work when, where, as and if we
" choose.
y We hale violently the idea of an
industrial draft, bill we are going
- to accept II because we prefer
regimentation under democracy,
: ' temporarily ami voluntarily, to
. regimentation under Miller per 1
- manently and ruthlessly.
,. We ask thai the ivilustri.il draft
. be planned and executed wilh all
j Kssible consideration for our hu
, ; man frailties, wilh niter fairness,
' with every safeguard against the
.. greed of both employers and
' unions.
The principle we accept. We
'. made our bed w hen we permitted
, Hitler lo rise to domination. Now
we realize that wo musl lie in It.
Editorials on New
(CoaUautf bom pf lj
what you get adds up to a riot
w hose storm center is I he room
desks of the hotels.
ine room clerks are beginning i
to wear the harried expression of
a fellow who has more ci -editors
than there are blocks to go
around to avoid them. They duck
every time they hear a harsh
voice.
IN his worthy little book. "Adsen
lures in 1,'ood Eating." Duncan
- Hines gives the decided nod ol ap
proval lo an eating place in down
town San Diego, tin around lot
give it the look.
It's closed. Doesn't serve dinner
any more. Only breakfast and
luncheon. Due to a combination
of the labor shoiiage and the -10-hour
week, presumably.
Come back lo the hotel dining
room. Thoro's a long line waiting
at the door. Ask Iho girl if Jt
might be better to come back la
ter. She answers: "It won't make
any difference. They'll be storm
ing the place Just like tfiis untjl
uiusmg nine, i
fRABHING? Not at all.
" Whatever the civilian has to
put up with in this war will bo
duck soup and peaches and cream
and lavender and old lace In corn
parison wilh what the boys in, the
service huvo to put up w(th.
Any civilian who is caught kick
ing ought to bo thrown In (he
crock.
CIDEUG11T In closing:
Two sailors going down the
street, slightly fuddled. May have
eaten something thai disagreed
with them.
Two navy MP's following them.
From time to lime, they heft their
persuaders and look at the sailors
appralslngly. And with a hopeful
glint in their eyes. Every time
either sailor, bearing up under
what ho ate that disagreed with
him, makes a faltering step, you
can see the MP's rubbing their
hands in pleased anticipation.
When the sailor straightens up
and goes on his way unoffending
ly, the MP's give recognizable
signs of acute disappointment.
One can t help hoping that
whatever it was the sailors ate
that distressed them may not
prove to be serious and that they
may reach their quarters in the
best of health and spirits and
without untoward Incident. t
But It's plain to be seen that ;
Mho MP's don't share this pious
j,
I
Be Increased by
Workers' Influx
Heavy Task Ahead" Outlined by
Sadie Orr Dunbar at Meeting
Of Douglas County Assn.
The great influx of war work
ers lo Oregon will force a fur
(greater defensive effort on the
part of the Oregon Public Health
association, Sadie Orr Dunbar,
state president, told local health
workers at an organization meet
ing held here Monday. Tlie Doug
Ins county association meeting
was bld at the Itoseburg Wom
an's club building, where an
nouncement was made of the elec
tion of Mrs. C. K Huberts as
county chairman of the annual
Christmas tuberculosis seal sale
campaign and Mrs. (i. C. Klnlay
as city seal saie chairman.
Members attending the pro
gram enjoyed a luncheon at tin
Unipiiua hotel at noon and a G:30,ion is 1,skpcl w we di.a no1 havc
o clock pollock dinner at the Enis-
copal hall in Ihe evening. Organi
zation and business meetings
were belli during the afternoon
and evening.
Mrs. Dunbar roortcd on the
work accomplished In past years
in the fight against tuberculosis,
pointing out thai the state now
is operating three hospitals for
treatment of patients suffering
from Ihe disease, and that the
number of cases has been mate
rially reduced in recent years. The
greatest number of cases, she
slated, are in women between Ihe
ages of IS and 3a years, while
during the past three years, par
ticularly, there has been an in
crease in middle-aged men hos
pitalized for treatment. Employ
men ot young women anil middle
aged men in war Industries, il is
learcd, will bring about increases
in Ihe number of persons alflicled
wilh tuberculosis. Mrs. Dunbar
reported.
She also detailed in a most in
lelvsling manlier, the experiences
of a group of 25 persons w ilh
which she was associated on a
good will lour of the Latin Amer
ican countries in liMO. She was in
(reduced at the luncheon program
by Mrs. Roberts, county seal sale
chairman, and al the evening
meeting by Mrs. l-'red I'isher,
president of Ihe county health as
socialion. Mrs. Dunbar, at the or-
ganialion meeting, outlined the
proposed 1!M2 seal sale program
and helped workers with sugges
lions for making sales and plan
mng publicity.
Entertainment al Ihe evening
meeting included puppet show,
presented by Miss Helen Casey
and Miss Corene I'laivk, and a
group of ocal selections bv the
high school sextette, presented by
Miss Phoelu
I law thin ne. music
instructor.
A committee nmi'scd of Mis.
.1. P. Molschenbacher, Mrs. Carl
!e. Hoselund. Mrs. M. I". Middcl
burg, Mrs. W. E. Sullivan, Mrs.
jlieorge Hammer and Mrs. I.ula
jC. Goirell, had charge ol arrange
j incuts for the dinner and pro
igram at the parish hall.
Following the meetings with
the health groups. Mrs. Dunbar
was a guest speaker at Ihe meet
jiiig of I hi- lioseburg Business and
I Professional Women's club.
,
Patch And Chat Club To Meet- i
The Patch and Chat club will j
meet Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mis. Parley Ware. I
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USSsik. SECOMD MATURE
Concerning the
NORTHWEST
As Viewed at the
National Capital
By
Paul Punham
WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 13.
"Give us a couple of dozen air
craft carriers, a properly balanced
task force, the marines to make
landings, and we can cut a path
across the Pacific to Japan itself
and make it stick," reported
Lleut.-Com. John Smith Thach in
a public statement the past week.
Further elaborating on the situa
tion in the Pacific, Lieutenant
Commander Thach said the Jap
anese had aircraft carriers when
the war started and we did not,
and their victories over our land
and sea forces were quick and
decisive.
Still another authority is quot
ed, also a high ranking naval of
ficial, to the effect that it Ameri
can aircraft and bombers had not
been surprised and destroyed
practically the first clay of the
outbreak our situation in the Pa
cific would be vastly different
than what it is today.
These statements are disturbing
in the minds of those who aro
totally engrossed in the war ef
fort. In the first place, the ques
larger force of aircraft carriers
and why such carriers were not
in the Pacific lo meet the Japan
ese onslaught.
In the second place, it is clear
that America's monumental
blunder in allowing Japan lo lake
us by surprise Is not an Issue that
can be downed in silence. Some
body was responsible. In Issues of
this kind responsibility does not
lest upon subordinates as a rule.
In the attitude toward Japan im
mediately preceding the attack
the very highest administrative
officials had the case in band and
had power to Instruct subordin
ates what to do, w here to he, and
how to be prepared. Merely order
lug a court martial of Admiral
Kimmel and General Short, with
the unique provision that a hear
ing on the court martial should
not be held until after the war is
over, does not satisfy those who
want to win the war and who be
lieve that the highest Intelligence
and the most capable minds must
be used in the combat wilh Japan.
Planning post war readjustments
and labor absorptions and win
ning elections during the war are
not the most essential things to
do when tain I by an enemy such
as Japan. What can be done to
safeguard against repetition of
such blunders as those which oc
cured at Pearl harbor, and to save
American lives when meeting a
hitler and efficient foe are the
questions on many tongues.
Merchant Ships Hard Hit
American merchant marine is
suffering high mortality thus far
in proportion to the total number
of men employed. Official an
nouncement has been made that
between September, IHU. and
August. 19TJ. the number of men
lost in the merchant marine was
2.301 of w hich 110 were reported
as dead, and l.SPt missing. Since
few merchant marine men are
taken captive, il Is assumed that
the missing will eventually be
classified as mortalities.
The record of merchant marine
personnel losses is approaching
the mortality list of Pearl harbor.
It is also Hearing the mortality
list among fighting forces offic
ially reported In ihe southwest
Pacific other than in the Phihn-
( pines. The facts reveal that the
merchant marine personnel is
I taking a heavy share of the re
sHinslbilily ot the war. due to the
(.,ju(, , clnu subniarlnes
PJ:",R thc A"''mil-' ''' '-'
c,,lc'
U Boats Still Problem
respite statements to the el-
feet that the losses from sub
marines are being lowered, it is
clear that the ynited States has
not yet attained anything like
reasonable control of this lurking
enemy. Swarms of small boats of
scouting and submarine hunting
character are being put into com
mission. Convoy practices are
adopted not previously used.
Other safeguards In the way of
blimps and patrol planes opera
ting from the shoreline are an
nounced. Still a swarm of sub
marines operating in tlie trade
lanes are definitely taking 1 a
heavy toll.
Such continued losses despite
the far-flung and expensive safety
factors adopted emphasizes the
need for maximum air cargo
movement such as suggested by
Henry J. 'Kaiser. Thc armed ser
vices announce ihat they are
using a large number of cargo
planes on four or five definite
routes. Statements have been
made that if 40,000 cargo carrying
planes of the size now used were
put In service they would practi
cally be the equivalent of the
carrying capacity of thc existing
merchant marine fleet. These as
sertions somellrtes seem to have
the purpose of discouraging the
program suggested by Mr. Kaiser;
but, instead, as a. matter of fact
they, really emphasize the need of
a new,' larger and more efficient
type of air transport. The public,
rather than official-minded Wash
ington, is profoundly interested
in the experiment which Kaiser
has been authorized to conduct.
Auxiliary To Sew The George
Starmer auxiliary to United Span
ish War veterans will sow from
ten fo four' o'clock Wednesday at
Ihe Red Cross rooms, upstairs in
the U. S. National bank building.
Those spending the day there are
asked to bring their noon lunch.
Mrs. G. W. Shugarl is sewing
chairman.
CONSTRUCTION EXPERT
HORIZONTAL
1 Pictured con
struction ex
Pert. 11 Hawaiian
greeting.
12 Shntlow dish.
IS F.very.
15 nrvernffe.
in Goblin.
17 Finish.
20 He.id cover.
21 Decimeter
(.ibbr.V
22 Meadow.
23 Print measure
24 Hone.
25 Transjwse
(abbr.).
27 Like.
28 Genus of
grasses.
30 Young person.
32 Eeypt (abbr.).
Answer to Previous Puzzle
WALtT.F,fv
47 Babylonian
deity.
48 Cut grass.
50 Adjudged.
51 l ight bnnvn.
52 Ago.
53 Cicero (ahbr.)
54 Yale.
55 Native met.ll.
56 Concerning.
5.1 Acciunul.itQ.
60 He is voiy
interested in
ja oieamsnip
(abbr.).
14 Sees.
)H Encounters.
U Symbol for
silver.
12 Lattices.
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psggNfoE l snA'f- !?'ov el
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By J. R. Williams
Order Phosphate
Now, Farmer Told
Douglas county farmers who
want to obtain phosphate under
the 1913 AAA program for use
this fall should place their order
immediately with the county I
AAA office, Leo Sparks, chair-1
man of the county AAA com
mittee, announced yesterday. j
One thousand tons of 18 per i
cent superphosphate have been I
allocated to Oregon for distribu l
Hon this fall. Fifty tons have been
ordered for this county, and do- j
livery is expected within the next
few days.
Cost of Ihe phosphate will be
deducted from 1913 AAA produc- (
tion practice payments earned by I
the grower, the chairman explain
ed. Deduction rates will be 25 a
ton. Mr. Sparks also pointed out
that practice payment rates for
application of phosphate under
the 1943 program have been in
creased to compensate for the in -.
creased cost of the material.
Application of phosphate In con-1
nection with the fall seeding ofi
legumes or annual ryegrass, or
to permanent pastures, can be of (
real assistance In meeting war!
production goals for livestock pro-
oucts and cover crop seeds, the,
chairman believes.
While the county committee is
hopeful of obtaining additional
shipments for distribution next
spring, there is no assurance that
phosphate will be available after
the first of the year, because of
the extreme shortage ol com-;
mercial fertilizer materials.
Circle To M,ect Eliabeth Camp-1
bell circle of the Poseburg '
Baptist Women's society will meet j
Wednesday al two o'clock at the'
homo of Mrs. Hand on Hoover'
sheet. !
14 Infirm.
18 Tidy.
19 Rush.
24 Correct.
26 Flowers.
20 Limb.
31 F.mploy.
M Ala-
rRE'P 3a Russian nam
;;U NEI Tracing
elcvice.
37 Tailoring.
38 Middle.
39 Rip.
40 Sensible.
43 Milk (comb.
VERTICAL
1 Step.
form).
v...m.. 4 Lawrence
3 Of Scandina- (abbr.).
, viaN ancestry. 45 Perfect.
4 Spanish dance 46 Girl's name.
5 Sweet potato. 49 Women's
6 Animal. Army Auxil-
7 Sick. lary Corps
8 Freedom from (abbr ).
danger. 51 Throw.
9 And (Latin). 57 Sodium
10 Stagger. (symbol).
13 Exclamation. 59 Compass poinl
Need of Trucks
During Wartime
Must be Shown
Application for Certificates
Urged en Farmers by Douglas
Board Named to Give Aid
Every farmer who owns a
truck, trailer or oickup must ap
ply for a "certificate of wlr neces
sity" to operate the vehicle after
November 15, and the Douglas
county war board is preparing to
assist county truck owners make
application during a three-day
registration period, October 22,
23, 24.
The registration will be con
ducted by the county farm trans
portation committee headed by
S. Cbmptori. Other members itf
cludo G. Ni Riddle, Riddle: Leo
Sparks, Oakland: James E. Conn,
Itoseburg; John Cabot, Tenmile:
W. B. Garrett, Glendale, and D. N.
Busenbark, Roseburg.
War Board Chairman Leo
Sparks explained that certificates
of war necessity are required for
every ' commercial vehicle under
terms of a sweeping new order
that gives the office of defense
transportation control of the na
tion's highway transportation fa
cilities. The certificate will govern
the amount of miles that may be
operated and the loads that must
be carried by all vehicles affected
by the order.
Without a certificate, truck
owners will not be able to obtain
gasoline, parts or tires, the chair
man warned. ,
Application blanks are being
mailed to all truck owners by
ODT. Any truck owner who has
not received his application be
fore the registration period
should apply at once to the Port
land office of the ODT, Division
of Motor Transport, for forms
covering his truck or trucks.
Plan For Registration
Farm truck owners and truck
ers hauling farm supplies will
make application during the Octo
ber 22-24 registration period. The
county transportation committee
is making arrangements for reg
istration places at convenient
locations throughout the county,
and members of thc committee
will be on hand at such places to
assist in filling out the applica
tions. Location of the registration
places, L. S. Compton said, will be
announced on the radio, and in
the newspaper.
The chairman emphasized that
all owners of farm trucks, and
operators of trucks hauling sup
plies to and from the farm, should
make applications during this
three-day period. Those who al
ready received application blanks
should wait until then to file
them, he said.
"Farm trucks are being includ
ed in this drastic program to con
serve transportation facilities be
cause of their importance in food
production, Mr. Compton said.
"There are 1,500,000 trucks now
engaged in hauling farm products
and supplies. Every one of them
must be kept rolling for the dura
tion, because no more trucks are
being made. The time lo conserve
trucks is right now. while we
still have something to conserve."
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(ItKMAlMNU HOURS TOIMY )t
4:00 Fulton Lewis, Jr., Plough
Chemical Co.
4:i5 -Johnson Family.
1:30 Confidentially Yours.
4:45 Carlos Molino's Orches
tra. 5:0c II. S. Army Program.
5:15 Musical Interlude.
5:30--The Federal Ace.
(i:00 Dinner Conceit.
6:30 Jamboree.
fi:45- Interlude..
6:50 Copco News.
6:55 Interlude.
7:00 Raymond Clapper, White
Owl.
7: 15--Chapel Singers.
7:30 -Eves Aloft.
8:00- Health talk by Dr. Wains-
cott.
S:05 Interlude.
8:15--Bernie Cummins' Orches
tra. 8:30- Melody Ilall.
9:00 Alka Seltzer News.
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G. High, Insurance.
9:30 Johnny Richard's Orches
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iq:fkl-News Bulletins.
10:02-Slgh of.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
6:45 Eye Opener.
7:30 News, L. A. Soap Co.
7:15 Happy Johpny, lock
Drug Co.
7:30 interlude.
7:33 State anc( LooaJ News,
' Boring Optical.
740 J. M. Judd 9ayj "Good
Morning."
7:45 Rhapsody Ip Wax.
8:00 Breakfast flub, Mentho-
latum.
S:3f) Yankee House Party.
9:00 Boake Carter.
9:15 Man About Town.
. 9:45 R. C. A. F. Band from
Toronto.
10:00 Alka Se.ter News.
iq:15 I'll Find My Way.
10:30 News Bulletins, Am.
Home Products.
10:35 Wdmen Today.
10:45 Palmer House Orchestra.
11:00 Cedric Foster.
11:00 Wheel of Fortune.
12:00 Interlude.
12:05 Sports Review, Dunham
transfer Co.
12:15 Interlude. "
12:20 Parkinson's Information
Exchange.
12:25 Rhythm at Random.
12:45 State News, Hansen Mo
tors. 12:50 News-Review of the Air.
1:05 Musical Interlude.
1:15 Sweet and Sentimental.
1:30 N. Y. Racing Program.
1:45 Man With a Band.
2:00 Don Lee Newsreel Theatre.
3:00 The Dream House of
Melody, Copco.
3:30 News, Douglas Nat'l Bank
3:45 Bill Hay Reads the Bible.
4:00 Fulton Lewis, Jr., Plough
Chemical Co.
4:15 Johnson Family.
4:30 Musical Matinee.
4:45 Buddy Cole's Orchestra.
5:0Q You Can't Do Business
With Hitler. ,
5:15-Willard Trio.
5:30 True Story Theatre of the
Air.
6:00 Dinner Concert.
6:30 Treasury Star Parade.
6:45 Interlude.
6:50 Copco News.
6:55 Interlude. '
7:00 John B. Hughes, Anacin.
7:15 The Kings Men.
7:30 Lone Ranger.
8:00 Treasury Slar Parade.
8:15 Lest We Forget.
8:30 Office of War Informa
motion. 8:45 Guy Lombardo's Orches
tra. 9:00 Alka Seltzer News.
fi i; ni ri,. !.
'-' ' Mini. Jr.
9:30 John B. Hughis, Stude.-.
945 Fulton Lewis, Jr.
10:00 Sign off.
Mrs. Amanda Gardiner
Funeral Held at Drain
Funeral services were held in
the Methodist church at Drain
hunoay ror Mrs. Amanda Evelyn
(Hunt) Gardner, 76, who died at
a hospital in Martinez, California.
Born in Sheridan, Oregon, July
10, isbt, sne was married in June
1887, at Drain, Oregon, to Isaac
W. Gardner. She had made her
home In California for the
16 years. Mrs. Gardner was a
nie-iong member of the Metho
dist church.
Surviving are a son, Roscoe
Gardner, Concord, Calif.; a da
ughter, Mrs. Mabel Langlois, Val
lejo, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Anno
Wakefield, Portland, and two
brothers, Levi and John Hunt,
both of Portland.
The services wore conducted by
the Rev. F. O. Hunt and wore
concluded in thc Drain cemetery.
Arrangements were in charge of
Stearns mortuary, Oakland.
ipm where I sit
61 Joe Marsh
Happened to me only yesterday.
I step on the stsrter of my car.
Engine turns over 6. K. but she
Xfon't start.
So I look under the hood just as
if I linow What's the matter. Tap
a few things with a wrench. While
I'm standin there, wondering
what to do next, a young soldier
stops alongside. ..at
"N?ed some help!" he. asks.
"Got her almost fixed," I says.
"But still she won't start." "
"Looks like your carburetor's
flooded,-', he says. "Got a screw
driver handy?"
That young soldier knew what
he was doin' all right. Went to
work just like a professional.
"She'll be O.K. now," ha says,
straightenin' up and smilin'.
Boy's face looked sort of famil
iar. And darned if that soldier
wasn't young Charlie Jenkins from
Elm Street. Used to be a round
shouldered kid one of those jitter
bugs you hear abouL Say! Yon
wouldn't know him after six
months in the Army. Fifteen
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News of Men
From
Douglas
County
In War Service
Mrs. Mable P. Taylor of Rose
burg has received word, from
her son, Vernon R. Taylor, a
graduate of Roseburg ' high
school, that he has been conitnls
sioncd as a first lieutenant In
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the army air forces and is serv
ing as assistant, personnel tech
nician in the air base at Miami,
Fla. Following Bl'aduatln from
the local high school, he attend
ed Willamette university and
later took post graduate work al
Tulane university in New Or
leans. At the outbreak of the
war he was engaged In general
research and personnel proce
dure with the U. S. employment
service. His present duties are.
to construct the psychological j)
tests used by the air forces to de
termine ability and aptitudes of
candidates for training in the va-"
rlous departments; to maintain
statistics and to lecture and in
struct the men who are fo con
duct interviews and administer
the-tests. He reports that about
20 different tests are given with
sometimes as many as 1,000 men
taking the examination simul
taneously. Lieutenant Taylor is
to receive a six weeks Intensive
training course in administration
and ground weapons, after which
he will return to his present
work, which, during his period
of school, will be conducted by a
former professor of psychology
from the College of the City of
New Youkl Lieutenant Taylor's
family is with him at Miami.
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Mrs. R. H. C. Wood, 921 N.
Jackson street, Roseburg, has re
ceived word that her son, My
ron E. Wood, has been promoted
to the rank of first lieutenant in
the army engineers. Lieutenant
Wood has been on active duty
since March and prior to that
time was employed by the en
gineers in ' work in Oregon,
Washington and Montana. His
wife is at home in Seattle, where
she is -employed in federal service.
R. D. Bridges of Oakland, now
located at the Portland! Oregon)
port of embarkation, has been
promoted from captain to ma
jor, according to word received
here today. A veteran Of the
first world war, In which he
served as a lieutenant', Ma.1otV
Bridges has been In active sor'
vice since February, having been
called from the officers reserve
corps, in which he maintained
his commission. He is now
serving as provost marshal and
detachment commander of en
listed personnel. A life long resi
dent of Oakland, Ore., he is a
graduate of Oregon State college.
A son, Rolstyn, Jr., is stationed
In Florida, whore he is serving
as an aerial engineer in thc air
force.
Go to Eugene Mr. and Mrs.
Lynn Beckley yesterday took the
former's mother, Mrs. Emma
Beckley, of this city, to Eugene,
whore the latter remained to be.
with her daughter, Mrs. Ra;Q)
Wood (Phyllis Beckley), whoso
husband is critically ill in the hos
pital there. Mr. and Mrs. Wood
are residents of Spokane, but
when he became seriously ill he
was taken to Eugene. He was for
merly employed by the Union Oil
company hero.
pounds heavier straight and tan
and real sure of himself. The
Army's done a lot foe Charlie.
Made a man out of him and I
guess thiit goes for. lots of other Q)
young fellows, too.
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The other day I read how some
folks worry about the soldiers
havin' a glass of beer now and
then. Well, after seein' Charlie, I
don't think there's much cause for
people to fret
Jnst like Charlie says "If too
ean trust as with guns and ships
and tanks, I guess you csn trust
us with a glass of beer once in a
while, if we happen to want one."
And I know the beer industry
is co-operating with the Army and
the law-enforcement officers to sea
that beer is sold in good, clean,
dece,nt places. ' '
From where I sit. this country's
never seen a finer, cleaner, better
behaved lot of men than the ones
in uniform tndav... I'm .
in' about 'em!
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