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roseburgWs-reVieW roseburg; orego;- Thursday, apri'i.' 13,1 944. TWO 1 ii lurta Blly Bcet Sunday IBS. Member of tk AssocUjtrd Press' Tas Assoolated Press Is exclusive ly sntltled to tbe use for republica tion of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In tbla paper and to all ' local pews publlsbed herein. All flint bf re publication, of. special dispatches, herein are also reserved. CHAS. V. STANTON, Editor OWIN I KNAPP....... .Jdsnafror ntereA as second olass matter Mar 17. XMO. at the postofflce at ftosrhnrc. Orecon. under act of March J. 1171. MejTesi ateel by Nw Torb 271 Madison, Ave. ,. ChlrnKii 30 N. MtOMaflO. Ave. . laa Francises 626 'Market Street Lea Amities 433 8. Spring Utraet rxtlr Boa Stxwart Street r.rjlsnd F2ti 8. w.. sixth Street -It. I.oulf 411, N, Tenth Street.. . Subscription Ratet Dally.- per year by man..-. Dally, ti months by mail Dally, 3 monthi by mall,,,... -4 1.50 The Weather U. 8. Weather Bureau Offloe, Roseburg, Oregon. ' Forecast for Roseburg and vi cinity: Slight 'arfovvers tonight and Friday; little bhange in tem perature. Highest temp, for any April 96 Highest temp, yesterday 52 Lowest temp, for any April. .-..25 Lowest' temp, last night 41 Precipitation yesterday 16 Preclp. from April 1 1.74 Excess from April 1 , .58 Deficit from Sept. 1,'l943..'. 8.72 Editorials 'oiTNeiv1 (CJoadsued tro'is past L) I about' 50 miles wide.' The defending' Germahs will have the' hfgrt Carpathians 'on' their left and the mighty Danube" and; Its marshes on their right. Everything points to a showdown light' In this general area In the not too distant future. TtlE ' air battle- In Germany 'grows fiercer by the day. 'Our bomber fleets In Increasing 'hum bei's1 '"range" over a ' wider ' and' wider' area; blasting at' airplane factories, airfields 'and 'strategic' railroads, CONSTANTLY . they shoot down all the Gel-man planeS'they can., . f TtlE German fighters come up In - steadily- DECREASING numbers to meet 'our alr- flcclB. TliiS' probably Indicates 'that the na'ytls have1 h6 fighter' plane's" to spare.' But' wo may be .quite sure that they nib saving, up a Dower ful' RESERVE for our' big Psh when It comes; ACROSS .the -world, In Burma' and- over the ' line Intd India', "' tlie battlc' fm" the' Imphal plain :' coes on. 'The' JaDs'hnoear' to' be "' getting ready for another ' big' : frontal drive" on Kohlmh: Tf ' they ' !, fall ' in '1hls''fronral drive," they i are expected lo IVy to by pass' thc . .t towri n' tht'Ttusslnh' manlier. ' fj Meanwhile! there' Is : heavy ' fighting BACK In central Burma, : where we have landed consider- able commando forces by glider plane-and parachute. These com v. mandos are stashing at 'the com' munlcatlons In the1 Jap's REAR.' If-you will consult your map, you will note that the Jap forces pushing'-' ovbr 'the India 'bordii' are supplied mainly by the rail- ' road that runs north from Ran- goonwhich was once the south; I .' ern end ol the Burma road. The Japs hilve " now CONNECTED l this railroad with the rail sys- tern of- Thailand - tSltim)- thus i giving them a through rail route : from their1 South ' Clilhu'' serf ,.: bases. This railroad Is supple- : mcntcd by 'highways-and ' river transport. ' J i 11 wo can succeed In cutting the Japs' communications and KEEPING THEM CUT, we'll ul- . limately'bc able to put a stop to I I their Imphiil-Kohlma drive-- for NO arm', Jap or othet-wlSe, ran '. fight' without supplies." t i llklLl.KtE ' removes ' his name ' 'J 'from the Oregon ' primary . .- ballot, thus Indicating that he i is OUT of the republican homlna- Hon race- as he said he was. J. With Wlllkle off the ballot, the -i Oregon'prlmai-y will bo n Wrile-ln 'J free-for-all. This writer's advice "! is to WRITE IN the name of the ' man' you' consider best qualified i f to lead our nation in the tioub- I j lous years that lie ahead. If that' is done. Ilic Oregon primary will at least be a good r straw vole lo indicate Oregon J sentiment. INC1DENTLY, the choosing of delegates to - national conven tions at primary -elections once seemed like a great progressive development in American poli tics. II DOESN'T seem lo have pan lied out SOLDIERS TAUGHT tO' SWIM ' By Charles' V. Stanton MEMBfiHS of the military forces of the United States are the best equipped in the world and they'have; been pro- vided' with exceptionally fine training but, until recently one phaae of preparation for combat hasi been1 overlooked with most tragic results,, reports Robert Culbertson,1 first aid' arid' -water' safety' field 'representative of the American Red Crbss. Mr. Culbertson' is , in ' Roseburg conducting classes for Red Cross first aid instructors.' Soldiers and' sailors have been taught to shoot, to operate the instruments and' machines of war, to protect themselves from enemy fire and otherwise' to wage'both offensive'and defensive warfare, "but all have not been taught to swim. As a result thousands of brave men have been' lost in the . waters of the widespread battle'areas. The forces of all the allied -nations, except Russia,' are forced to' wage amphibious warfare. Landings 1 rrius't be made' oii 'beaches, usually in the face of enemy fire. Landing boats are subject to being sunk'or capsized by bombs, shells or heavy seas. Consequently, the men of our armed forces, tniless they 'have the ability to swim, are subjected to danger of drowning before they can set foot on their objective. ' Flilly 50 per cent of the casualties suffered in the Sicilian and Italian landings reportedly resulted from' drowning.' A check in the 91st division at Camp White,' Medfrird, Cul bertson reports, revealed 70 per cent of the enlisted 'melt and 50 per cent 'of the officers were non-swimmers. The com manding officer of tliat division hris firmly announced he does hot intend any of his men shall lose their lives because they cannot swim,' and classes are in progress 24 hours each day, under '.Red 'Cross supervision,, as efforts are made to trairi eyery man jn the art' of swimming.' ' Not1 only 'are 'the men' being taught to keep' themselves afloat in the water, but they are learning to use their newly developed ''talent to provide protection while, they approach their objectives. They are first trained in fundamentals until they are able to 'swim reasonable distances. They then practice swimming while fully clothed. After succeeding in stay ing on the' surface while clad in wet' uniforms,' they take to the water wearing combat packs,' carrying rifles, and fully equipped,' as1 if ; they ' were' going ashore on an enemy held beach. The knack of swimming while weighted down witli cloth ing, a 75-pound pack, rifle', ammunition and stee! helmet is one' that really requires some' practice.' But the men are rapidly learning to swim asli6re in-full combat regalia and with "a 'minimum !"of exposure. They are learning to float their helmets' in a manner to 'provide' protection from "rifle and machine giifl bullets.'- They have even learned to swim in 'largo' groups '"with "absolute -silence," a feat that any swimmer knows is extremely Whon thc men'of the 91st 'fishoftTiri spme' amphibious 'opuration,' that outfit will nob Incur Tioavy losses from any to swim. ' It 'is extremely unfortunate that our preparedness pro gram lacked swimming viiiBtruction and training in' the years prior to the war.' The American Red Cross has been endeavoring for many years to interest the general publit in water -safety. Perhaps our 'experiences,' resulting from our shortcomings, will result iii greater cooperation in the Red Cross swim campaigns in tiic future. oil News Argument ; Sentiment Comment By HARRIS ELLSWORTH " Congressman, Fourth1 Oregon District WASHINGTON, D. C, April 13 -Congress resumed activity Wednesday (the-12th). Nothing blj Is scheduled for consideration by the house during the first few days after Easter recess. The following week, however, the final round of the second session of tills 7Slh congress will begin In earnest. . Forthcoming Important meas ures Include several appropria tion bills, the renewal of, the Price Control act, consideration ol proposals lo make a special drart of those classified as J K's, tux simplification,' and the vet erans' "Gl Hill of Rights". This is not a complete list by any means, but glyes a general Idea of some or the work before congress In the near future.' The senate military affairs sub rommittee on eonlract termina tion opened hearings this week on S. 17.')0. a bill to create an Office or Demobilization, lo ter minate war contracts and (impost or surplus government properly, and S. 1823, having to do with war mobilization and postwar ad justment. ' 1'he Introduction of a new tax simplification bill was held up ol necessity until after the I-jister recess. 'Hie house ways and means committee, however, has completed Its work on the pro posal and has turned II over to the legislative counsel for draft ing. Dining Ihe week In working out details of tbe simplification plan, the committee reached the tollowlng agreements: 1. To change the filing dale or estimat ed Income returns from 'V-e. 15, as In preseht law,' to the follow ing Jan. 15. 2. To require persons malting more 'than !500 a year to file tax returns, no natler what age. Persons with incomes of less than $."00 are permitted to be classified tis dex'nOiits. 3. To remove present lnvv restric tion, U4 to ge. The committee difficult. ; division are called nnnn to o-n Jack of ability of its members From an Inside View voted to Include' as a dependent any' pei-son" relying on. the1 tax payer for his chler support. 4. To also remove present restrictions as to the capacity or self-support. Present law Includes only per sons incapable, for ;' mental or physical reasons, of self-support. The suddeii withdrawal of Wendell Willkie as an active candidate for the republican presidential nomination took everyone by complete surprise hero. I have been unable to trace any particular reaction to this sudden turn of events. Even those who have been 0xnly and avowedly opposing Willkie Indi cated no elation. The general run of the comment on tbe develop ment Is to wonder what he will do now. Undoubtedly Mr. Wlllkle has a large following in the na tion so the polltleos are anxious to learn whether he will turn his support to another candidate or simply retire from active parti cipation. Before adjourning for Ihe Easier recess, the hoitto commit tee on Public lands ' concluded hearings on my bill, II. R. 1H8S, which 'would clarify the jurisdic tional dispute over some 460.000 acres of land, mostly forest land, located in Western Oregon. At present tills land Is claimed by both the U. S. Forest service and the O. & C. administration. Since the lands' were actually a, pint of the Original O. C. grunt, this bill would place the hauls under O. & C. When congress recon veiled, Ihe committee began an executive session on this bill and will, 1 hope, report It out favoi ubly to the floor. This bill is a companion bill lo one introduced In the senate by the late boimlor McNary. When the senate passed it, however, certain amendments were added which had the effect Of placing the administration of the lands under the rorest sei v i ice but providing payment to the OUT OUR WAT (1 WAIT Y YOU'LL! '.-VOU'RE ,Y THREE VLL THEVDo MW WOW, HAVE IT VUSIrsT UP ELBOW , ALL PAY IS ' I ! Dv)7 WAIT DISSOLVED AtL'THE AjeEES LEAkl'OM A ' & l AIM'T- - IW-VOUR.- )-EKlERc3Y TAKIM' maCHIME--THiGOT.'IT MOUTH-- IMTH5 -THEIR 1GUESS7H ' TO '" POvVM YOU'VE LAST OlviE VtTAMirsi . VrTAMltslS l YET-ADI2AMK" GlTTtM'- PILLS J GIVE THEM ( 1 1 !; fL V two , :this onjE Ni-Z--V more J "MORE counties on' the' 'basis' of O: & 'C. payments. This amendment does not seem to be a proper solution of the problem and apparently was adopted by the senate com mittee for the reason that seme of the controverted lands are In termingled with Forest service lands Just as are some 450,000 other acres of :0. & C, lands. It Is likely the house commitlje will wdrk out a permanent solution of this' difficulty by exchanging and' blocking off both O. & 'C. lands and forest lands in solid areas district from each other.- ! KRNR Mutual Broadcasting . System,' 1490 Kilocycles. ' fefest BriTS FOR TODAY ' THURSDAY , 6:30 Music You Remember. j 7:30 Cisco Kid. . 8:00 Pick and Pat Time. i 8:30 Voles of the Army. FRIDAY 0:15 Jack Berch., 10:45 RH8 on. the Air. '2:15 Welcome Inn. i 4:30 Lullaby In Rhythm. 6:15 Believe It or Not. 6:30 Double or Nothing, ' 7:00 State and Local News. , 8:00 Eye Witness News. 8:30 Name That Song. 9:00 Newspaper of the Air. REMAINING HOURS TODAY 4:0CM-Fulton Lewis; Jr., Plough Chemical Co. 4:15 Music Off the Record. 4:30 Lullaby in Rhythm. 4:45 Songs of Good Cheer. 5:00 Junior Jamboree. 5:15 Superman, Kellogg's Pep. 5:30-Muslcal Cocktail. 5:45 Gordon Burke News, Stu- debaker. 6:00 Gabriel Heatter, Forhan's Toothpaste. 6:15 Believe It or Not. Pall Mall Cigarettes. 6:30 Music You Remember, ' Douglas Supply Co. 6:45 The Male Quartet, G. W.' Young A Son. 7:00 Henry Gladstone. 7:15 State and Local News, Keel Motor Co. 7:20 Musical Interlude. 7:30 Cisco Kid. 8:00 Pick and Pat Time. 8:30 The Voice of the Army'. 8:45 Miller Products Co. 9:00 Alka Seltzer News. 9:15 Rex Miller, Wlldroot. 9:30 Fulton Lewis. Jr., Hunt Bros. Packing Co. f):45 Music for the Night. 10:00-Sign orr. FRIDAY, APRIL II, 1941 6:45 Rise and Shine. 7:00 News, J. A. Folger Co. 7:15 -Stuff and Nonsense. 7:30 State and Local News, Boring Optical. 7:35 Judd Furniture Store. 7:10 -Rhapsody In Wax. 8:00 Dr. Louis Talbot, Bible Institute of Los Angeles. 8:30 Happy Joe and Ralph. 8:45 Shoppers Guide. 9:00---Hoake Carter. 9:15 Man About Town. 9:30 392nd Army Hand. 10:00 Alka Seltzer News. 10:15 Jack Berch, Kellogg's All Bran. 10:30 Luncheon With Lopez, Van Camps. 10:45 R. H. S. on the Air. 11:00 Wheel of Fortune. 11:45 Around the Town, Kcl- " logg's Cornflakes. 12:00 -Musical Interlude.' 12:10 Sports Review, Dunham Transfer. 12:15- Treasury Song for Today. 12:20 Parkinson's Information Exchange. 12:25 Rhythm at Random. 12:40 State News, Hansen Mo tors. 12:45 - News Review of the Air, 12:55 Terminal Market Report,- Slg Fett. 1:00 Walter Complon. 1:1b Farm Frolics, Fisher's POWERTTO YOU i)IAL'jLDG' ' By SUSAN" Annalo'ris has ' promised the new' "Long-Ago' for her Music You Remember 'tonight at-6:30. And she said maybe just maybe she will do our favorite "Pretty Kittty Blue Eyes" one of the pro grams next week at least we'll hope so, because we think that's a pretty cute little number. Cisco Kid, the romantic rascal, rides the airways at 7:30; Pick and Pet Time at 8-this time with Mr. L. playing "People Will Say We're In Love". While that isn't 'our favorite song, we can listen, with pleasure, to " anything he 'plays. Friday a. m. at 9:30 you get another good band for a half hour, and there are two or three 'other' programs to watch . for on Friday,. We hardly need remind you that Friday !s the night for Double or Nothing the' tirjie,' of Feeds. 1:25What's Wrong, Fisher's Blend. 1:30 Moods In Music. 1:45 Sentimental Music. 2:00 Ray Dady. 2:15 Welcome Inn.' 2:30 The Dream House ol Melody. 3:00 Sph-it of the Vikings, "Oslo University Con flict." 3:15 Dusty Records, Hennin gers Marts.' SSJohnson Family. 4:00 Fulton Lewis,' Jr., Plough Chemical Co. 4:15 Music Off the Record. 4:30-r-Lullaby in Rhythm. 4:45 Songs of Good Cheer. 5:00 Bible Adventures, Presby terian Church. 5:15 Superman, K-eUogg's Pep. 5:30 Musical Cocktail. 5:45 Gordon Burke News, Stu debaker. 6:00 Gabriel Heatter, Kreml. 6:15 Believe It or Not, Pall Mall Cigarettes. 6:30 Double or Nothing, Feena mlnt. 7:00 State and Local News, Kesl Motor CO. 7:05 Musical Interlude. 7:15 Cordon for Senator. 7:30Lone Ranger. 8:00 Eye-Wltness News, Copco. 8:15 Here Comes the Band, Douglas Flour Mill. 8:30 Name That Song, 42 Hair Oil Products. 9:00rr-Aika Seltzer News. 9:15 Hi.' Neighbor, Carstens Furniture Store.' 9:30 Fulton Lewis, Jr. 9:45Mus!c for the Night. 10:00 -Sign off. 'rom where Matt Doorly's skin broke out In a rash last week. He finally ad mttted to Doc Hoilistcr he'd eaten twelve tomatoes in a row jufct tho day" before. - ' "Shucks," said Dw.That's all that's the matter with you. That kind of eating would turn any body red." So now Mntl has not only cot ont nil tomatoes' for himself. He's forbidden his family to tomatoes. And won't tren hafo -them in hs house. Sa-' toma toes are anti-social and ought to" be prohibited by law.' mi By J. R.' William course, is 6:30. Tiils w eek's broad cast"' come from New York with two model war workers as guest contestants. Also and of special interest Mrs. Hanna Kister, Po lish refugee and' author of the new . Book of-the-Month club best seller, "Blessed Arc The Meek", will appear as a guest. We've been wondering what do' you suppose has' happened to Alois Havrllla? Is he in the army.-' na vyy coast guard or did he just Up and leave the show? We were wondering what on earth had happened to Tommy Thompson, who was the very super announc er of "Name That Song," and fin ally found out that he. was induct ed into the navy on April 3rd. We missed him." Don't forget that Name That Song is another "don't miss" on Fridav nichts at 8:30:'We still think their commer cials are the cleverest on the air. Did you hear them do Red Skel ton the other night? It Was tops. Here we are almost forgetting to tell you that you'll find your evening edition of State and Lo cal News at 7 again this Friday - Senator Guy Cordon speaks at 7:15. .- Civilians to Get More Butter and Cooking Oils WASHINGTON, April 13. (AP) Civilian supplies of butter. shortening, cooking - oils, and salad oils will be slightly larger during the April-June : quarter' ihnn in the first quarter of the year. . , The War Food administration, In "announcing allocations, said civilian supplies of margarine, on the other hand, will be slightly smaller, while suppliles of lard will be the same as originally al located for. the January-March quarter. . , The WFA said that since but tcr now is being produced in larger quantities, the margarine allocation has been reduced to conserve vegetable oils for future needs when butler production drops off again. Fuel Oil Heating Season Advanced rb September 1 WASHINGTON,' April 13 (AP) The OPA announced to day that Ihe 1944-45 fuel oil heat ing season will begin September 1, rather than October 1 as orig inaly scheducd. Currently valid period four and five oil coupons thus will be good for deliveries only through August 31, Instead of September 30. , All coupons issued for the new season will remain valid through August 31, 1945, rather than ex piring at various specified dates during the season as was tlio case this past winter. OPA an nounced. I sit :.. lr Joe Marsh Matt Dbbrly Versus the'Tbrriatb" Funny how some people rush olf to extreme: like that. They take a wholesome thing anil overdo it till It disagrees with them-or maybe find they don't happen to like Il-and then thej want It banned for everybody. From where I ilt, folks onght to realize there's n middle ground in evcrythlng-a middle ground of moderation on the one hand . . . and tolerance for our neighbors os the other. Western Half Of New Britain Now' Cleared of Japs ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Southwest Pacific, April 12 (AP) Naval and aerial' pound ing of Japanese installations on the north coast of 'New Guinea was reported by Gen. MacArthur today as official figures showed the enemy lost at least six men for each American in the fight for the western half of neighbor ing New Britain. U. S. destroyers with a fighter escort steamed boldly into Han sa bay Monday and hurled shells into the enemy's shore ' installa tions while bombers poured 227 tons of explosives on the base, which was left upder a pall of smoke. The attacking force then turn ed south to give Madang and it's adjacent Alexishafen airbase the same treatment. ' No air or sea opposition was encountered, but one . bomber was lost to anti-aircraft fire. A MacArthur spokesman said the Japanese had. been cleared from western New Britain at a Now,' when every ounce of horsepower is vitally needed, don't let 'you'' Tractor si and in a fence corner for need of a minor adjustment or repairs Bring it to us or "call us Our servicemen have the know-how and tools to put your equip ment In' fighting trim? 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At Bougainville, where Ameri can troops have expanded then Empress Augusta, bay bridge head, the total count of enemy dcad for one month ending April 8 was announced as 5,370. D.'Of U. V.'To Meet Florence' Nightingale Tent No. 15. Daugh ters of Union Veterans of the Civil War will meet Friday night at 7:30 o'clock at the Woman's clubhouse. Initiation will be' held. UMPQUA SAVINGS ANP LOAN ASSOCIATION Real Estate Loans Phone 87 ' Idle Horsepower Can't The War OREGON 1 SI i " --Wb -. 31 n s 5
