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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.
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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.-
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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
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cost of 1,514 American casualties:
442 dead, 1,062 wounded, 10 missing-"
!
These figures contrasted with
General MacArthur's estimate
that the Japanese have lost 4,911
dead and prisoners plus at least
that many more from wounds,
starvation and diseased The
enemy force of 40,000 or so is In
full retreat across rugged terrain
toward the badly-battered Japan
ese base o( Rabaul, 200 miles
away .at the' northeastern tip ol
the island.
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.
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Nightingale Tent No. 15. Daugh
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Civil War will meet Friday night
at 7:30 o'clock at the Woman's
clubhouse. Initiation will be' held.
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