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ROSEBURG' NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG', OREGON, MONDAY. APRIL 16, 1945
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The Weather
U. S. Weather Bureau Office
Roseburg, Oregon.
Forecast for Roseburg and vi
cinity: Partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday.
Highest temp, for any April....96
Lowest temp, for any Aprll..25
Highest temp, yesterday 63
Lowest temp, last night 43
Precipitation yesterday ,. .00
Preolpitation from April 1 1.77
Excess from April 1, 1945 .37
Deficit from April 1, 1944 6.71
In the Day's Hews
(Continued irom page 1)
Isn't Just the big man's way ot
life.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S
greatest tribute is the hatred
of the stuffed shirts and the fat
cats and the FAITH placed in him
by common men.
SO much for what is past. The
future LIES AHEAD.
Roosevelt is gone. Truman is
here.
WHAT KIND OF MAN IS
THIS TRUMAN?
LET us not forget that as chair
man of the Truman investi
gating committee of the senate
before political eminence hit him
like a thunderbolt and distorted
our view of him he was gen
erally regarded as a sound and
useful man.
He is the same man now that
he was when greatness was
thrust upon him overnight at the
Chicago convention last summer.
It is significant that Byrnes Im
mediately offers his help to Tru
man and flics to Washington to
give it.
TO us general run ,of citizens,
Truman is largely a vacuum.
Hut Byrnes isn't a vacuum. We
know him by his deeds. We have
lonsldcrablc confidence in him.
IVe feel naturally that his Im
mediate offer of Jielp means that
lie Is not without confidence in
Truman.
TRUMAN'S background Is tradi
tionally American. He started
out plowing corn with a team of
mules In Missouri. He came up
through small town offices. His
home community seems to have
retained faith in him. His career
under one of America's least
creditable political bosses Is.
ngalnst him, of course. But he
may be big enough to step away
from that to use the political
experience thus gained to in
crease his usefulness
Our wise course is to remain
neutral in our opinions now,
giving him the benefit ot all
doubts and judging him by his
actions from here on.
ONE rather guesses that Tru
man isn't the STRONG MAN
type that he will work with
other men, In congress and else
where. THE spotlight of acute and more
than a little UNEASY public
interest rests today squarely upon
congress.
If congress, In 1932 and since,
had RISEN to Its responsibilities,
most of the mistakes of our social
revolution (Including too much
debt, due to too much extrava
gance and losing our sense of
balance and going too far too
quickly in the new direction)
might have been avoided.
Congress DIDN'T rise to Its
responsibilities. It conducted It
self far too often like a small
boy annoying the neighbor's cat
with his nigger-shooter. On far
loo few occasions -one of the
notable exceptions being the
scheme to pack the supremo court
- has it displayed any courage or
initiative.
One outstanding reason for
some of the graver mistakes wc
have made Is that congress
weakly abdicated Its constitu
tional position.
CONGRESS now faces the gun.
It MUST rise to its responsi
bilities. The weight of a gix'at na
tion's welfare, at the most criti
cal moment in history, rests
squarely on congress' neck.
ON the European batt)cfions,
I he war moves swiftly toward
its inevitable end.
All along the western front
pilled armies ate Hearing a juno-
THE GOVERNMENT LIVES ON
By Chariot V. Stanton ""
We were told during the recent presidential election that
we could not change horses in the middle of the stream. But
the hand of God has intervened and we HAVE changed
horses under most tragic circumstances our Chief Execu
tive called away at an extremely crucial time in world affairs.
The odds were against the President surviving a fourth
term. The American public was fully aware of this fact. But,
on the other hand, he was portrayed by the political leaders
of his party and in statements by his personal physician as
being physically fit and fully able to assume the burden of a
fourth term. It is revealed now that the public was deliber
ately misinformed and that the condition of the president's
health was a source of great anxiety prior to the campaign.
Had the public been told the truth, the outcome of the elec
tion perhaps would have been different.
There was widespread fear that a change in administra
tion would result in prolonging the war; would defeat the
program for world justice and permanent peace. Now that
the crisis is upon us, we doubt if anyone sincerely believes
the pattern of war or of peace negotiations will be materially
altered.
Regardless of what may happen, the reputation of the
late president is safe. If we fail to negotiate lasting peace,
public opinion will hold that we would have achieved the
goal had he lived. If we are successful in our purpose,
public opinion will declare it is because the principles had
been established by Roosevelt.
Our symathy lies with our new president. He would
not have been the choice of the people of this country for
the position he now holds. But despito that fact, we
believe the nation will rally to his support. In fact, the
elevation of Harry S. Truman to the presidency may serve
to unite hitherto antagonistic political groups and bring
iibotit a spirit of cooperation which would not have been
possible had Mr. Roosevelt lived. '
President Truman will have the sympathy and coopera
tion of the people of this nation, but there will be a degree
of suspicion until ho proves his ability.
Roosevelt, as president, was able to head a one-man
government because he had the confidence of the majority
of the people and the respect even of his political opponents.
We do not mean those words to be in the form of criticism.
Our personal political views were not in harmony with those
of the administration, but a majority ruled that he should
continue in office and, therefore, he was free to exercise
the policies which had guided his administration over an
unprecedented period of time.
But President Truman will not be permitted any form
of dictatorship. He will be given every opportunity for
leadership, but we. may safely assume that the members of
the cabinet will assume increased influence in the executive
branch of government and that Congress will feel greater
freedom in legislative activities.' '
In other words, the government of the United States
is back in the hands of the people. No longer will we have
viie man to assumo all responsibility.
For twelve years we have permitted our decisions to be
made for us. Our government has been very largely cen
tered in the executive department, by consent of the majority
of the people. During that time we have lost much of our
practice in representative government. We have submitted
to control from the top. Suddenly there is thrust upon us
the necessity of picking up the reins, and we find them
unfamiliar in our hands.
The United States faces a
full confidence thut wo will prove ourselves capable of
meeting the emergency. As James A. Garfield, then a young
army officer, later to become
shouted to a New York crowd, bewildered by news of the
assassination of President Lincoln: "God reigns and the
government at Washington still lives."
tion with the Russian armies. On
the lower Elbe, at Taiigermunde,
the left flank of our flth army Is
only 90 miles from the Russians
on the lower Oder, Spearheads of
the 9th are already across the
Elbe at Magdeburg, ready for a
dash to Berlin If such are the
orders.
To the south, our 1st army and
our 3rd army are converging on
Leipzig, which is expected to fall
at any hour. At Leipzig wo will
be less than 75 miles from the
Russians.
Still farther south, our 7th
army and the? right wing of our
3rd are pushing toward the upper
Danube valley and a probable
Junction with the Russians com
ing up the Danube.
When we and the Russians
meet IN FORCE, the formal end
of the German war will be hero.
IN the Philippines, we land on
Bohol, last of the larger Islands
encountering light resistance.
In Luzon, we're SEALING UP
the suicide Japs In their caves.
One cave, sealed some time ago
and Just opened, revealed -37
dead .laps. Such is war against
sub human savages.
AT Okinawa, the Jap air arm
is coming at us In considerable
strength, as revealed by the fact
that we shot down lit! Jap planes
In one day. The attack Is directed
largely at our ships and supply
dumps.
Suicide Jap pilots pick their
targets, roar in and DIE In the
crash. Nimltz breaks a six months
silence to reveal that the Jap
suicide air strategy hasn't accom
plished much. In the past half
year, he says, they have sunk "a
number" of our destroyers and
damaged some of our major fleet
test of Us strength. We have
president of tho United States,
Ward Store Urges
Planting of Bigger
Victory Gardens
"This month," states E. C.
Nolle, Montgomery Ward store
manager, "we are taking space
In virtually every newspaper ad
to urge the people of this com
munity to plant bigger victory
gardens . , . and to plant them
now.
"In normal times, "Mr. Nolte
stated, "we would now be pro
moting our annual Spring Ward
Week sale with pages of news-,
paper advertising. Wc have
found year after year that news
paper spaiv Is a most economical
way of telling our customers of j
the Ward Week values. j
"This yea,-, merchandise short-1
ages make It imnnssible to hold'
a natum-wine sale lKe Ward
Week, but we are continuing lo
! use newspaper advertising to
present our spring merchandise
story to the public and to support
government sponsored appeals."
On a nation-wide basis Air.
Nolte slated that Montgomery
Ward is one of the largest users
of newspaper space. "During
this month of April alone, he
said, "Montgomery Ward stores
will spend more than one-half
million dollars on newspaper ad
vertising, and this month's sup
port of the National Victory
Garden program Is one of a
series of government sponsored
appeals that the company plans
to back Willi promotion by its
stores."
units, hut have sunk NONE of
our battleships, fast carriers or
cruisers.
Jap suicide pilots' tactics arc
semi-effective for a brief moment,
but our idea of doing all the dam
agc we can and then GETTING
AWAY TO DO MORE DAMAGE
is vastly more effective in the
long run.
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Raise More Meat
Chickens, Urge on
Oregon Growers
Oregon poultrymen have been
asked by the War Food adminis
tration to Join in the national
campaign to increase production
of meat chickens as a means of
helping to relieve the present
meat shortage, according to N.
L. Bcnnlon, extension poultry
man at Oregon State college.
The nation needs more meat
chickens as quickly as possible
and the WFA is urging chicken
raisers to grow one or two extra
broods of chicks starting right
away, or to greatly increase the
size of broods already In pros
pect. As an added incentive, the OPA
has increased the ceiling prices
of broilers, fryers, and roasters
1.1 ccnls per pound m urogon
from July 1. 1945, to December
31, 1945, though Bennion says the
increase is not enougn to create
a large-scale expansion with pres
ent feed prices. The national av
erage Increase is about 15 cents
a pound. 1
Bennion points out that this Is
a temporary request tor meat
chickens and that established pro
ducers who already have equip
ment should be the ones lo in
crease their bloods. He cautions
newcomers against getting into
the business on the basis ot the
present demand. , i.
For Meat, Not Eggs
"Producers should bear in mind
that they have asked for an in
crease in chickens for meat, and
not an increase in chickens for
egg production," Bennion adds.
"While there is a shortage of eggs
at present, the situation may he
changed a year from now. Estab
lished producers should raise suf
ficient pullets to make normal
replacements and to keep their
laying houses filled to capacity.
That's a sound procedure ."egard
less of the outlook."
Leghorn cockerels can 1k ob
tained at a low cost and make
good broilers and economical
gains up to about two pounds,
Bennion points out in explaining
that demand may exceed the sup
ply of the most popular breeds of
meat chickens such as New Hamu-
shires, Rhode Island Reds, Plym
outh Hocks or crossbreds.
The most economical weight to
sell leghorns is from U to 2
pounds and for the popular meat
breeds trom d io 4 pounos, ne
says. On the average 3 to 31
pounds of feed (two-thirds mash
and one-third grains' will be re
quired to produce a pound ot gain
in leghorns up to 2 pounds and
about the same amount. in the
heavier breeds up to 3 or 4
pounds.
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Itl MAIMNO liUl'RS TODAY
4;(U -liiltt.ii l.rwix, Jr., I'lounb Cllf ra
it ill.
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4::i -Tuinmv lUrrii. Time.
,1:1111 Sun IUm'h, S. A- U. line Fodl.
l MiprrinAii, Krlltifrnn.
.v:ui Tom ;tl in. RvMni, Turin...
,V( Mr hi NrwH Wire. Slutlr baker,
iirii't liuhrlrl llotlt pr, Krrml.
tl:n $, Rrrap World ef Sports.
H::m -The Holler Holt.
?;0) SI If And Loral Nevis, Kert
Motortt.
7:03 Musical Interlude.
Vl. I.i. well rimnm. Standard Uil Co.
7 ;U- -l.tmc R.inucr,
ft:liU lirrp Comri the ttnitd, UoUfUs
l"'ir.
Mlchurl shmif, V.Hon (HI Co.
n:iiil Alka Srllirr News
1t:. .t 111 Nciirhbor, rrtn' Furniture.
W::itl S" mix lint , Knmpfer.
t -t.v MiiHlf ror tnc Nijiht.
Iilroo I ullon Lewis, Jr.. Kolmrr lbr
mi'v,
1(1:1.1 Khrrlerli lltmr, Trlrl Whirs.
10:43 Slcn off.
Tl I.SD.W. Al'ltll 11, I:I3
043 Yiiwii Patrol.
ti :.:. Srhrlihrr Ami ln.
Voijj Nn, While KMir !nsp
7 1" -The County Atcritl Report"
statr a ltd Loral Xrn. IWrliiK
Ol-lirnt.
V.O Ihe Uri-hlvc.
7 Hi Hhiirvody in W'hx.
H:tt0 t.'cn of Rrl, trrw of (iood
ship (.rare
3::l- Take lt Kasv Time.
C:4.V -MuHlral Market Brisket
ft ui! William Lang and the Ncirn,
Krrml.
Oils Sii us bv Morton lli nrv, Coca
Col.!,
li::to - Prayer.
H:;tlMi" Ah out Ton n, Jor and
Lowell
9:15 shniern (..utile, fUrlb and Xar-
rin-H elis.
V Miulcal lutcrlUiJtt.
BORM THIRTY YEARS TOO SOOM
111:0(1 Alka Seltzer New.
1M:I.V Musical Clork, Modern Furnllure.
10:30 .I'aula stone ana rnii unto,
Krrml.
10:15 I.t's Go Shopplnr.
1 1 :0O Cedrlc Foster, Kampfers Sav-Mor.
11:15 Juno Cowl
11:30 Easy Llstcnin.
l:tA Orcan Chimes, Presbyterian
Church.
12:00 Musical Interlude. .
l'i:IO Sports Review, Dunham Transfer.
12:15 Musical interlude.
li-.io Ration Summary. Associated Diet.
12:25 Rhythm at Random.
I'i:10 Stale News, Hansen Motota.
12:45 News-Review of tho Air.
12:55 Terminal Market Report, Slf Fett.
1:00 Miniature Concerts.
1:15 Sentimental Serenade.
1:30 George Olson 'a Orchestra. .
1:45 Handy Man.
2:00 News.
2:15 Melody Time
2:45 Western Serenade.
3:00 Griffin Reporting.
..:t:l.l Dusty Records, tlemtiiig-ers Marts.
3:45 Johnson Family.
4:00 Fulton Lewis. Jr.. riooeh Chem.
4:13 lte Miller, Wlldroet.
4:30 Let's Dance.
4:J5 Good News' Program, Assembly
of Uod.
3:00 Sam Hayes, S. & W. Fine Foods.
5:13 Superman, Kelloggs.
5:30 Tom Mix, Ralston's Purina.
ft:l.l Night News wire. Studebaker.
:0 Gabriel Heatter, Forban's Tooth
paste H:I3 Jimmy Fiddler, Carters Products.
0:30 Music You Remember, Douglas
Supply Co.
7:00 State and Loral News, Keel
Motors.
7:05 Musical Interlude.
7:15 LowelllThomas, Standard Oil.
1:30 The Male Quartet, O. W. Young
7:15 House or Melody, Cnpro.
g:IH) Tho, Business Man's ' Oardn
F'arm Bureau. ,
0:13 A Date With Annalorls. V
0:30 Recital Hell of the Air.
5:15 Ships o' War, Trowbridge and
and F'lynn.
I):00 Alka Seltter News
0:l.-i Rex Miller. Wlldront.
10:U0 Folton Lewis, Jr., Roseburg Thar-
10:15-Musfc for tho Night.
1,0:30 Sign Off.
Bertha E. Battcher Is
Promoted to First Lieut.
INDIANTOWN GAP. Pa.
2nd Lt. Bertha E. Battcher has
been promoted to first lieutenant
at tho lndiantown Gap military
reservation.
Lt. Battcher is tho personnel
officer of the First regiment. She
entered the service on March 28,
1943, and was commissioned on
December 2S, 1943. She took
her basic training at Camp Rus-
ton, La., and was made a sergeant
on July 22, l!Md, at Camp Davis,
N. C. officers' candidate school
August 26. Service at Camp Lee,
Va., and Camp Reynolds, Pa.,
preceded Lt. Battcher s assign
ment at lndiantown Gap.
Lt. Battcher is the daughter
ot Mr. anct Mrs. w. s. .Place, at
Plummet", Idaho. Her home Is in
Roseburg, Oregon. Her husband.
Pfc. John H. Battcher, is sta
tioned at Ft. Lewis, Wash.
From Sutherlin Mrs. L. E. Dc-
veraux spent Friday in Roseburg
from Sutherlin.
Man of Letters
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IIORIZONTAL S4 Line of
1 Pictured early junction
man of letters, 58 Wicked
Nathaniel
S Curl
13 Ireland
14 Precipitation
15 Fork promt
16 Arabian gulf
17 Caper
19Saintc (ab.)
20 Writing tool
21 Place (ab )
22 Accomplish
23 Ever (contr.)
24 Senior (ab.)
23 Father
26 Of the thing
28 Nova Scotia
(ab.)
29 Bridge
31 Pause
33 Ontario (ab.)
34 Silkworm
35 Desire
3S Quote
31 Symbol for
radium
39 Biblical
pronoun
40 Symbol for
' tellurium
4t Ream (ab.)
43 Emmet
4.1 International
language
47 Bor.e
43 Friend (Fr.)
49 Fish
50 Dilate
53 Kimono
- fa?hc5
57 Small
depression
58 Gaelic
59 Parts
VERTICAL
1 Piles
2 Helpers
3 Bird :
4 Number
5 Verbal
6 Sped
7 Louse eSB
8 Wife of
Gcralnt in
Arthurian
legend
9 Court (ab.)
BY J. R. WILLIAMS
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J;""' t"S"v ,, W7
New Ceiling Prices
For Hay Become
Effective May 1
OPA's new ceiling prices for
all hay, which become effective
May 1, establish maximum base
prices for sales by producers.
Base prices for Oregon, for sales
of ungraded loose hay by pro
ducers during the period January
through April.-are as follows: Al
falfa hay, $22.50 per ton; alfalfa
mixed hay, timothy and clover
hay, grain, vetch and grain mix
ed hay, $20.50 per ton; sweet
hay and cowpea hay, $18.50 per
ton; others not included in first
three groups, $16.50 a ton.
, These base prices for sales in
other months are reduced as fol
lows: May through October,
$1.50; November, $1; December,
50 cents.
If covered by an official or
state certificate of grade, the
base price of the hay may be in
creased as follows: U. S. No. 1,
$2 per ton; U. S. No. 2 leafv $1.50
per ton; U. S. No. 2 green, $1 per
ton; U. S. extra leafy, $5 per ton.
For baled hay, the base prices
may be increased as follows: $5
fier ton for single compress bali
ng; $7 for double compress bail
ing. For sales in less than carload
lots to a feeder in the same or
adjoining counties the producer
may add $1.50 and transportation
costs, provided he delivers the
hay. For carload lot sales, de
livered off the farm where
grown, the producer may add 1.00
and transportation costs to his
base price. The regulation, MPR
582, also specifies the maximum
mark-ups for sales by dealers and
retailers.
Kill American Troops .
Cruelly, Japs Instructed .
MANILA, April 14 iAP)
General MacArthur's headquar
ters reported today that a Japa
nese document captured by 14th
corp troops in Batangas province
March 27 read:
"Kill American troops cruelly.
Do not kill them with one stroke.
Shoot guerrillas. All who oppose
the emperor, even women and
children, will be killed."
Headquarters said the docu
ment was part of battle instruc
tions to Japanese troops from the
ground commander of the Juji
group and was dated March 8,
1 1945.
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38 Elevate
12 Looks
askance
IS Amends
21 Mountain
lions
25 Flower
42 Fogs
44 Afternoon
social events
46 Is indebted
47 Bulging jar
48 Encourage
27 Weird
51 First woman
30 Hawaiian food 52 Mouth part
32 Be seated 53 Harem room
85 Rove 55 Myself
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Thomas P. Leatherwood, '
Native of Douglas, Pies
Thomas Page Leatherwood, 63.
a well-known resident of the Su-therlin-Oakland
community, died
Saturday at Mercy hospital fol
lowing a. short illness. Born near
Oakland, Ore., July 19, 1881, he
was a life-long resident of Doug
las county. ,
Surviving are a son, Rodney L.
Leatherwood, Sutherlin! two sis
ters, Mrs. Mattie Goodman, Oak
land, and Mrs. Mollie Shephard,
Salem; two brothers, James
Leatherwood, Oakland, and Rob
ert Leatherwood. Grcsham. Ore..
and one granddaughter.
funeral services were held in
the Christian church at Oakland
today, conducted bv Rev. R. L.
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and DAIRY PRODUCTS
SPRING SPECIAL!
Gay, lovely and flattering hair styles to match the
spring season. Be your loveliest this spring with a
new permanent wave at our new low price
Phone 106 for
appointment
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New Location 9T2 S. Stephens
Formerly located at 112 W. Cass
ATTENTION FARMERS
We pay the highest cash
prices for pork, veal, lamb,
chickens, turkeys, geese,
ducks and rabbits.
See us for prices.
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Sawdust Burner Parts
Carried in Stock
REPAIR SERVICE
SLABWOOD 16in. Green.
4 ft. Dry and Green
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
ROSEBURG LUMBER COMPANY
Phone 468-46?
Dunn, with Interment following
In the Fair Oaks cemetery. Ar
rangements were in charge of
Slerans mortuary, Oakland.
Opening of State's First
Mechanized Coal Mine Set
COOS BAY, Ore., April 14
(AP) This state's first all-mechanized
coal mine will be open to
the public next Friday, T. O.
loon, coast fuel company presi
dent, said today.
Contracts for 43,000 tons of
coal with the armed forces and
the Veterans' administration have
been awarded the firm, Toon
said. The mine has been operat
ing a year, with machinery grad
ually Installed.
402 West Oak St.
5.00