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ROSEBURS NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG, OREGON. MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1944.
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Editor
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U. S. Weather Bureau. Office,
Roseburg, Oregon.
Forecast' for Roseburg and vi
cinity: Parti cloudy, and colder
tonight,, and Tuesday'. ,
Highest ternp.,foc any Jar) 71
Highest temp, yesterday 47
Lowest temp, for any Jan. -6
Lowest temp, last night 38
Precipitation, yesterday ,77
Preoip., from Jan. .1 2.56
Deficit, from Jan, 1 1.38
Deficit,from Sept. 1, 1943 .,.....:.5.32
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Editorials oh News
I , (Coatlnunl (rom page 1.)
where one gets a, look at them
curry signs: ."Quota sold out,"
"No gas,!1 etc. t r .t :,: ?
Nobody complains, ior in thlp
great port of embarkutlon, where
the convoys come and go and the
warships slip In unostentatiously
for. .repair and refitting and the
streets, are full of service . men
wearing the, .ribbons, of all ,thp
Pacific, campaigns, it isn't hard
,lo realize that the whole vast Pa
cific war (which so far Is .out
standingly a navy war) Is being'
lought wltn California gas.
IERE ., was a, time , when wo,
here on the Pacific coast. had
the feeling that we were being
shorted on, gasqline merely be
cause the Easterners hud to take
11 along, with them, but as the
I, r irln ...l.u
WUI moves Jlliu mi; x,aciiti, win.
It.. Iw.m..-n .ll-tor,.,. oil ..r
113, I IIIIIK TIIQU UI3IIIIVa (fit
whch have to, ,bq covered with,
--another of its forms we can
realize that gasoline is a precious,
commodity to be used with the
utmost discretion and care.
JfS gasoline gets scarcer, . the.
'Aslrcctcure gct fuller and full
erand fuller and, fuller, and
fuller.. The cable cars especially.
They're small, and fill up quick
ly". And piling onto the cable carjs
until' they can't make it up the
hill has always been a leading
San Francisco sport,. ... , . ,
Nearly all the ears cany signs
reading: "Women wanted to man
this car." Women conductors are
among the commonest sights In
this, and other cities, but you
don't see many of them bundling
the grip levers of the cable cars.
. Loaning back on the lever to
get grip enough on the cahlo I",
get up the Powell street or Cali
fornia street hills, with people
hanging all over the cars like
honey bees swarming on a limb,
is no Job for the frailer sex. , .
Women build ships and planes,
and service the railroad trains
and carry grips in the hotels, hut
they take one look at the job of
grlpman on the cable cars and
know they've met their match.
N" KW, YORK subways used to
have I he reputation of pack
ing people In tighter than Nor
wegians could pack sardines in
a can, hul that's another distinc
tion that is gone from the Big
Town. People now PACK THEM
SELVES Into cars everywhere
tighter Hum the most accomplish
ed packer-inner that ever skipper
ed a Brooklyn subway train ctaiixl
.to attempt in his grimmest and
most determined moments.
if they don't they'll have to
walk - and there's nothing we
Americans hale worse than walk-1
lug. I
DEMEMHEIt. the days when we I
looked Umiii the streetcar as
a vanishing institution, and eo
pie who owned streetcar com
pany stock were tripping over
themselves In their haste to get
rid of It?
Well, those days ate GONE.
The streetcar has come back Inlo
ils own, and the town that is
served by plenty of street our
lines is sitting on the world.
. . ; ' By Charlci V. Stanton
P'riVATE' FIRST CLASS RICHARD P. BARRETT of
Roseburg proudly' wears' the ribbon 'which" denotes he has
been decorated with the Army's Silver Star medal for excep
tional bravery. ,
Barrett was fighting 'at New Georgia, iii the Solomon
Islands, 'last July 31, . parrett fought until he had expended
his last round of ammunition., llnable to continue in the
battle, he faced the choice
where he undoubtedly had a
or crossing an exposed area
supply dump.
A less brave soldier would
and permitted his, comrades to
was not lacking in bravery, nor was he shirking in battle.
Facing the enemy's fire,, he crawled across the open field, a
distance of 50 yards. He replenished his supply of ammu
nition, then returned 'through the hail of death to join his
comrades in successfully routing the Jajis from their hotly
defended position. . . ,
We have a right here in Douglas county to feel extremely
proud of Private Barrett, just as we take pride in all of
those .who are wearing the uniforms of the military services.
But his, heroic act should make us stop and think.
What would have happened if there had been no ammu
nition to replace that which' he had fired at the enemy?
Barrett would not have been considered a coward nor a
skirker if . he, had stayed in his place of comparative se
curity' instead of deliberately risking his life in a determina
tion to stay in the fight. How does his act on the battlefield
compare with our deeds at home?
We are now engaged in a campaign to raise money to
buy ammunition. The success of our Fourth War Loan will
assure that boys like Barrett, who need bullets to fire at" our
enemies, will not be caught without the necessary supplies.
Buying war bonds does not cause us to risk either our lives
or our money. There is uo safer investment than war bonds
and stamps. ' i ,
'. Barrett could have stayed in his fox hole while his
comrades continued the fight. Perhaps the outcome of the
battle would not have been , affected. We can keep our
money in the bank vaults if we desire and allow our friends
and neighbors to carry the responsibility of the, Fourth, War
Loan. Undoubtedly the goals will. be. reached, the desired
(mount of money raised. Whether the huge total contains
our own little contribution is a matter of individual choice.
But Private Barrett was not willing" that his comrades
should fight without his help. He placed his life in ex
treme jeopardy in order that he might continue to do his
bhare. Can we on the home; front fail to do our duty in the
face of his example on the battle line? Could we look Dick
Barrett in the eye, when he comes home, if we shirked our
duty and left to others the responsibility that has been
placed upon us? .
His brave deed should be an inspiration to us in .many
ways, not .only in sacrificing' fd buy war bonds in the cam
paign now in progress but also to work harder and longer
to bo sure we are giving our best to every essential activity
on the home front. '..,..
It is to be regretted that a motion picture of his deed
is not nvailable to show to those .who. would hinder' war' pro
duction by strikes or slow-downs, as well as to those who
are inclined to let the other fellow buy bonds.
Washington News From an Inside View
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Argument, Sentiment, Comment
, By HARRIS ELLSWORTH
Congressman, Fourth Oregon District
WASHINGTON, P. C, Jan. 15.
- When congress reconvonod for
Iho second session of the 7Slh
congress last work,- many of llic
xump legislative problems sub
sidies, taxes, soliliei-s' vote legis
lation, commanded the Immediate
attention of congress.
The president's message on the
stale of the union did nut alter
the picture materially. His
recommendation , of a national
service law was the only new
element which congress did not
have actually under considera
tion. During the adjournment pe
riod, the War Food administra
tion, in response to a request for
n recommendation on a bill pro
posed by Senator Aiken of Ver
mont, recommended a food stamp
program In place of subsidies.
According to tho War Kood ad
ministration, the stamp plan
would reach the groups of work
ers In l he country in the low
est Income brackets, and safe
guard them from food price in
creases. The WFA estimated
that this program would cost
tlie government approximately
three billion dollars a year. By
I he end of the first week In the
session, the senate agricultural
committee was holding hearings
on Hie food stamp plan. In con
trast to the estimates mmlit by
WKA, Senator Aiken presented
figures lo show that the food
stamp plan would he available
to approximately sixteen million
IxMiple In the country, and that
the over-all cost would be alwut
four hundred million dollars.
There was a general feeling that
the War Kood administration's
estimates were extremely high,
and everyone wondered on what
they based their calculations,
'i lie legislation involving subsi
of; rermiiijing in his, position,
shallow fox hole for protection,
between him and the-forward
have stayed , in the fox hole
do the fighting, but Barrett
dies, in the meantime, is await
ing further action by the senate
bunking and currency commit
tee. The House Klectlons commit
tee, having charge of the soldier
vote bill, took immediate action
and completed hearings and re
ported a modified version of the
bill passed by the senate. This
hill-will come up in the house at
about the time this Is printed.
I believe there has been a mark
ed change in attitude among the
members in the last few weeks
toward this legislation. Under
the so-called federal ballot bills
initially proposed, there was no
certainty that, after tile soldiei-s
had marked their federal ballots,
such ballots would be counted in
the respective stales, and it Is
admittijd that there rests in con
gress no auhorily to compel the
slates to count ballots which do
not conform to the state constitu
tions and elecion laws. Conse
quently, It becomes a slale prob
lem In those stales which have
not already made provision for
soldier voting to adjust their
laws to provide for methods of
qualifying and arceptlng ahsent
voters' ballots. 'Hie Job congirss
has is to assist in every way ks
slhle to distribute and collect
ballots throughout tho armed
forces so that the maximum num
ber of ballots may bp cast and rc
.turned In time to be counted.
An increasing number ot
members also reel that the pro
posed straight federal "bob-tailed"
ballot disenfranchises those
in I he service tecauso no provi
sion exists for oling on stale
and local candidates on the fed
eral ballot. II it is possible to
do so, congress deslii'S those In
service to Ih able to vote for all
public officials, and not solely
Excuse Us for Being Inquisitive, "but
IF THIS HAS NO EFFECT ON THE SLACKERS. CHISELERS AND GOUGE RS
i ' VMHAT ASSURANCE
HAVE WE THAT THIS ' X'ttXT'-
will Change Tiem? ' rSSv - ff-KL&rii A
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U S: Subs Depend 6ri' Mother Ship" and SRlT?
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Like a mother hen t?ttcs care of her brood, this sub
marine tender looks after the welfare of the sub
marines she services. Daring Navy subs. carry the
attack into Jap home waters, but they must have re
pair facilities close at hand. On the tenders are skilled
SRU's the Navy's Ship Repair Units ready and
able to fix all except major damage. Part of the sue
cess of our submarine campaign is attributable to the
speed and efficiency with which SRU's keep the under-
tho federal officials.
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The . ta)2 bill reported out by
the Senate Finance . committee
just prior to adjournment was
taken up immediately by the
senate and pushed for early ac
tion. The bill will not differ
greatly from the bill as passed
by the house last fall. Simplifi
cation of our tax procedures is
increasingly important, and . it
seems probable that congress may
take some specific steps to avoid
the mass of complications that
laces the average taxpayers
when lie files his income tax re
turn. Taxpayers are now re
ceiving their blanks for the
March 15tH tax statement. The
public temper over income tax
forms will rise steadily until the
middle of March. A surprising
number of taxpayers, on receiv
ing the statement concerning
their 10-12 taxes, have sent checks
to the Bureau of Internal Reve
nue, thinking that this state
ment indicated the amount duo.
These paymeiis . are being re
lumed to the taxpayers who may
imp more or less than this
amount -if and when they are
able lo figure the thing out..
IHiring the present session,
problems involving the recon
version of industry, disposition
of military and government
plants, equipment and supplies,
and postwar planning will be
come Increasingly important
matters. Congress should estab
lish at least preliminary poli
cies regarding each of these Im
portant subjects. A rapid and
systematic return to a vigorous
peace-time economy is vitally
important 1o the people of this
country and to our future Inter
national relationships.
R. H. Wells Slated for
New Rorary President1
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.- (AIM
Diehard H. Wells. I'ocatello, Ida.,
business executive, was selected
by the nominating committee of
Holary International yesterday
as its nominee for KH-i -lS presi
dent of the organization. He will
automatically become president
July I, If no other nomination is
received from a club member be
fore April 1, the committee said.
Wells is engaged in the lumber,
hardware and coal business mid
is a banker.
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Mutual Broadcasting System,
1490 Kilocycles.
REMAINING HOURS TODAY
4:00 Fulton Lewis, Jr., Plough
Chemical Co.
4:1!5 Johnson Family. ,
.4:30 Buddy Cole's Novelty
Group.
4:45 Denny Bcckner's Orches-
chest ra.
!5:0OT-Moods in Musie.i
5:15 Superman, Kellogg's Pep.
5:30 Rhythm Road.
5:45 Gordon Burke, Stude-
bakor. .. .. .. , . i
6.00 Gabriel Heattcr, Krcml.
6:15 Believe It or Not, Pall
Mall Cigarettes. .
6:30 -Paul Winchell and Jerry
Mahoney.
PRESIDENT
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parents,
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4 Symbol for
samarium
5 Poem
6 Triton ,
7 Lecture
platform
9 Born
10 He was a
grandson of
William Henry
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11 Ratite bird
former U. S.
president,
Benjamin,
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8 Arabian gulf
10 Portion
11 Mountain
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13 Pitcher
15 Neat
16 House part
18 River duck
19 Legal point
20 Vessel for
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22 Bone .
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24 Courtesy title
25 Two-year-old
sheep
26 Compass point
27 Editor (abbr.)
28 Foot soldier
of Ceylon
30 Symbol for
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31 Color
33 Clans
35 Wintry
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37 Enthusiastic
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38 College dance
41 Rock
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i orrtciAL u. s. havt phstocrap
seas craft in fighting trim,. For continued success, the
Navy needs more men for this service machinists,
metalsmiths, .carpenters, molders, riggers; sailmakers
and men talented in many other trades: It's an excit
ing job, with good pay, dependency allowances, $133
worth of uniforms free, low-cost government insur
ance and other worthwhile extras. The Navy Re
cruiting Station has full information.
7:00 Henry Gladstone, , , ,
7:15 State , and. Local News,
Motor Co. ...
7:20 Musical Interlude.
7:30 Lone Ranger. .
8:00 Chuck and Jack.
8:30 Point Sublime, Union Oil
, ' Co.
9:00 Alka Seltzer, News. ,
9:15 HI Neighbor, Carstcnj
, Furniture, Store.
9:30 General Barrows, Union
. Oil Co. .
9:45 Fulton Lewis, Jr.
10:00 Sherlock Holmes, Petri
Wine Co.
10:30-Sign off.
The South Atlantic coastal urea
cf the United -States is virtually
depopulated today because the
Boll Weevil destroyed cotton,
forcing the growers to migrate.
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23 Energy
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38 Pare
39 Male sheep
40 Old Testament
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42 Health rqsort
44 Station
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DIAtjpLOG
By SUSAN
We haven't heard the new 15
minute variety show that's sched
uled for 4:30 each afternoon, but
the prospect sounds good ,to us.
That's , one of. the program, corf
rections we told you about the,
other day. . Human Adventure
and some of the other good 4:30
shows will be moved In to oth
erand better listening ,. spots;
we'll give you the dope on those
later. For tonight be sure to get
an earfull of Paul and Jerry at
6:30. Charlie McCarthy had bet
ter be looking to. his laurels be
cause the ."'mahogany moppet",
on this show is mighty, good,.
Chuck and. Jack at, 8 with their
first half-hour show, Point Sub
lime at 8:30, and then Jumping
cicar down to 10 o'clock, which, is
usually sign-off time, you'll hear
Sherlock Holmes. ,;M
, Tuesday .is a rccj. letter day on
our calendar San Quenlne On
the Air. will be with, us again
coma .7.30,. and siace it's our fa
vorite . program we're jubilant.
It you aren't already a fan, he
sure to tune this show Tuesday
evening and see., if it isn't tops
in entertainment with you, too.
Tuesday, night is Music, You-Remember,
at 6:30, too, with,.Anna
loris bringing you the words, and
music That's about aU for, today
folks., Be, seeing; youand don't
forget those dimes and dollars
and checks for the, Infantile Pa
ralysis fund. Keep ( 'em rolling
rinht alnnfr
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9 MCNwWOMCN
IM UNIFORM' ;
! Mrs., C. B, Digby of Roseburg
has received word that her son,
Ervin Denton, Talbert,. has finish
ed his five months college train
ing at the University of Minneso
ta in Minneapolis, and Is await
ing to receive assignment to San
ta Ana, Calfornia, where he will
receive flight training for avia
tion cadet.
According to word received,
James E. Judd has been advanc
ed in rank to private first class
In the, 70th army , division nt
Camp Ada)r, Goryallls, He is the
sen of Mrs. James M. .Judd and
a brother -of Mrs.- Robert" Kelly
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you're needed too!
WHEN MARY JOINED the
WAC, you thought it was
pretty fine. You knew she was
just the type to make a good
soldier. . , ,
,,The first time she came home
in uniform, remember how proud
she looked, and the lively way
she talked about the places she'd
been, the interesting people she'd
met, and her job as an Army air
plane and engine mechanic? You
couldn't help feeling envious. . ,
Mary's having an important
share in this war. She's doing a
really vital job. r
But there aren't enough
"Marys" lo do all tho Army obi
which must bo done. You are
needed too.
If you're not good at mechanics,
perhaps you know how to type,
or you like to drive a car. Of you
THE
THtft? NEEDS m
... WOMIN'l AIM! COIfl , . ., .....
THI ADJUTANT GINUAl ,
U,S. Army Rscrultlng and Induction Wtlon
Munition. Ivlldtng, Wsihlngton, D. C.
. I thM nkm complvt infsrtnsften mhmvf ths WAC.
and Mrs. Frederick Chapman, Jr.
all of Roseburg. .
;. i .to' J i '. i: j
Private Donald G. Coon, son, of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Coon of Rose
burg, has been transferred from
Fort Lewis, Wash:, to Fort Knox,
Kentucky, according to, .word re
ceived. He is in the armored com
mand division.
.Vf-' -v '! !'
; Alfred Gurney of Umpqua has
been assigned tq , . active duly
nboard, a navy .tanker, according
to word Received by his wife, the
former Evilo Linnell, Roseburg.
He received his early training
at Camp Farragut, Idaho, and
spent three months at Terminal
island, San. Pedro, Calif.,, before
heing assigned to active duty. He
Is a son of Mrl .nd Mrs.- p. N.
Gurney of Umpqua and prior to
enlistment in .the, navy was, em
ployed by the , Leonard Brothers
Logging company.
Private Jack M, Pcnnio is now
located in the Hawaiian .islands,
according to word received by his
parents, Mr. and. Mrs, Max Pen
nie, Roseburg: He, is serving with
the coast artillery.
, Gerald . Harding, son of Mrs.
Constance E. Harding, Camas.
Valley, has been promoted to the
grade of sergeant,, according- to
word received from ,Camp Clai
borne, La., where he is serving
with the 796th .forestry battalion
of the U. S. engineers.
.Private,. Agnes, G.i. Gallant,
W AC, .205 W. Lane St., .Roseburg,
has been, assigned; to duty, at Hill
field, . Ogden, . Utah, according to
word , received ., from Fort. Des
Moines, Iowa, where she has com
pleted basic and specialist train
ing. Alterations Made to
Schoblhouse" at" Sutherlin '
: SUTHERLIN , Ail.t e rations
have been made at the Sutherlin
public school recently. The study
hall, has . been made -,irtoi,. two
rooms and- the .stairway leading
to . the .basement from, tho first
floor has. been linedi wfith. sheet
rock., Repairs were done by L. F.
Mooney...., . , ,; ,
Another elementary teacher
has been- added , to the .teaching
staff, because of tho, increase .of
school cnrpllment, over last year.
Mrs. Evelyn. Elklns,, has been cn
gaged to fill this position: -
1 1 -
want to learn a new job some
thing you've never done before.
Even if you've never had any
kind of job, the Army can train
you, and you'll fill a vital spot in
whichever branch you choose to
serve the Army Ground Forces, ,
Arpiy Air Forces, or Army Service
Forces. . , ,
Waci do 23? different types of.
Army obs. And it takes al types .
of women with all kinds of obill
tiei lo do them. There is important
and Interesting work waiting for
you lo do.
Don't leave it to Mary. The
need is urgent. If you're between
20 and 50 years of age, without
children under 14 get full de-1
tails about joining the WAC ro-,
day I (Women in essential war
industry must have release from
the U.S. Employment Service.)
NEEDWA(!S.W
17-OR-76