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Forecast for Roseburg and vl
cinity: Light rain and occasional
light snow tonight and Wednes
day. Highest temp, for any Nov 76
Lowest temp, for any Nov 14
Highest temp, yesterday 49
Lowest temp, last night 38
Precipitation yesterday ..... 11
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In the Day's News
(Contlnutd from page 1)
world-conquering bender, In the
course ol which they captured
and looted Jerusalem, scattering
the Israelites hither and .thither.
The Arabs conquered Palestine
In 632 A. D. and have lived there
ever since some 1300 years. Now
It la proposed (for reasons
touched In this column a day or
to ago) to try to solve a lot of
touchy problems ELSEWHERE
by pushing the Jews back into
Palestine.
,
TIIE Arabs are a long way ot'.
We don't know many of them
personally. Just offhand, It seems
to us that it would be mighty
nice of them If they would agree
to give Palestine back to the
Israelites.
SUPPOSE, though, someone
should propose In the interest
of world harmony that WE
should give AMERICA back to
the INDIANS?
How would WE take THAT
suggestion?
READING the papers and listen
ing to the news broadcasts,
It can't help seeming to us that
the affairs of the world are badly
tnafu'd.
BUT wait a minute.
Dr. W. L. Powers, head of
Oregon State college soils depart
ment, has been Invited to go to
AFGHANISTAN to help super
Vise construction of a 450,000-acre
Irrigation project. (He says he
doubts whether he can accept the
offer, as he Is pretty busy here In
Oregon.)
Irrigation projects are PEACE
projects. They MAKE HOMES
for people. They provide CON
STRUCTIVE employment. Their
purpose Is to provide more food
for the people of the world to
eat.
Come to think of it, we haven't
read of any revolutions or up
heavals or bloodletting of any
kind in Afghanistan lately. And
now here comes this nearly half-million-acre
reclamation proposal.
ITS a rather odd and Intriguing
thought. Maybe there are
MORE Afghanistans planning Ir
rigation projects and other sim
ple, peaceful, productive develop
ments, and we Just haven't
HEARD of them.
Due to an odd quirk in human
nature, It Is the RUCKUSKS that
get ontiPlhe front pages and Into
the news broadcasts done for us
by men who know how to get an
EXCITING note Into their voices.
There Isn't anything very EX
CITING about an irrigation project-Just
as there Is nothing
particularly exciting about milk
ing cows.
IK you will think back, you will
recall frw stories on the front
page (or In the news broadcasts)
about a man going out peacefully
about sundown to milk the cows.
It is doubtful If you would rend
such a story If It WERE on the
front page, or listen to It It It
were sent whizzing out over (he
air waves. Milking cows is one nl
nwn's most useful activities, hut
it certainly Isn't exciting. No
news editor could bring himself
to put a hlg headline on It, and
there Is no news analyst living
who could make his voice PAIr
PITATE while telling a simple
tale of palling the the cows at
eventide.
THIS Is the point:
In our1 excitement -craving
modern existence we pay little
heed to the simple narratives of
peaceful existence. As long a the
couple net door reniauu loving
TWO GRAND GROUPS
By Charles V. Stanton
The Roseburg School Band, in brilliant uniforms, led by
a majorette and strutters, came out Saturday afternoon
for an all too brief parade of the city's business area. We
hope the band will make appearances more often.
Stirring music, the sight of youthful, uniformed marchers,
the pep and enthusiasm of youth, does much to brighten the
town.
A few months ago, on a similar occasion, a Roseburg
business man suggested it would be a fine thing to'have the
school band on the street every Saturday, and proposed
that business houses contribute to a fund to be donated
to the band in return for pepping up shopping crowds. He
said:
It would be a hard thing to prove, but I'd be willing to
bet good money that every time the band marches down
the street it puts more than one hundred extra dollars Into
our cash registers. We have noticed In eur business that
shoppers rush to the street when the band goes by. A few
minutes earlier they were critical and sometimes cross.
They return after the parade, smiling and happy; they're
easier to please and they buy more merchandise than they
had In mind earlier.
We havpn't the merchant's viewpoint in mind, but we
do know we always feel a lift in spirits when we listen to
the excellent music of the school band.
We cannot expect youngsters to parade during winter
months, but business interests of the city might keep in
mind the suggestion made by one of their number and
utilize the band's services when the bright spring days roll
around.
And while commenting upon the valuable contribution
being made to civic welfare by the school band, there is
another organization which shouldn't be overlooked, and
tnat s the Knights of Pythias Girls' Drum corps.
Very few cities are able to boast of such a faithful, hard
working nnd interested group of girls, or an organization
which has taken a more active part in civic life.
The drum corps was organized in 1940, starting with
13 girls. At present the membership is 28.
The drum corps has represented Roseburg in many out-
of-town affairs and upon each occasion has won high com
mendation, not only for music and marching, but for fine
appearance and conduct of members.
The organization has not been maintained without a
struggle. There have been numerous discouragements. It
has at times been difficult to keep membership at a point
sufficient for satisfactory practice and a drum corps must
spend many tedious hours in practice to secure the perfect
coordination which this particular type of music requires.
But the girls of the K. of P. Drum corps have proved
themselves real troupers and are deserving of sincere ap
preciation. Our personal hope is that some of these days Les Irwin
and Bill Black will consolidate their organizations for a
joint.appeRiWe and that they'll includo rendition of that
stirring old favorite, "Semper Fidelis." And we hope they'll
let us know in advance. We don't want to miss it.
Civil War Apt to
Split China, Build
Communist State
IJy DeWITT MacKENZIE
AH I'orelun Affairs Analvict
Faje certainly Is making poor
uuia iuii ine gauntlet.
Thus far the efforts at recon
dilation between the Chinese
Communists and the national
government have failed to dis
close any avenue of esoano from
the horror of a civil war which
In fart Is already under way al
though there has heen no formal
declaration of hostilities.
Bitterness has leen added to
the situation through the charge
oy ine i 'nines Kens tnat Amer
ican fighting forces have been in
action against them. The Com
munist New China Dally News
has blaoned the claim that V. S.
I.l. Gen. Vedcmr er's promise
that Americans would avoid par
ticipation In Chinese Internal
strife was "nothing but a lie."
Roth Washington and Chung
king have denied these allega
tions categorically. That's as
should be. . for armed Interven
tion In Chinese civil war Is no
part of Uncle Sam's business.
Manchuria Points at Staka
Tills column a week ago said
that It looked as though the Chi
nese Communists were figuring
on the conquest of northern
China where they are In great
est strength -and Manchuria. IV
velopments strengthen that be
lief. Indications are that the Red
strategy contemplates the seizure
of Manchuria, with Its well de
veloped war industries and other
resources, (or a Kiweilul base
from which to strike at (he na
tional forces. The Communists
Mll-ejirlv hold Im-ire indilsttiMl nnrt
agricultural areas in the six
noi tliei n l nines provinces.
Wei the Red armies able to
consolidate this great and rich
territory, the natural develop-
nient would he the cslahiish
nient of a Chinese soviet slate,
thus splitting China in two. And
and ORDINARY, we pay no at
tention to them, but when they
stage a sicctacular fight and
break windows and throw dishes
and pull hair we get all twittered
up about It.
It is Just possible, you see, that
we have been hearing all about
the world's troubles and little if
anything of the CONSTRUC
TIVE progress that la probably
foing on all around us.
Alabe It s a DKTTfcR world
than we think.
one wonders whether the war
would halt with this partition of
the once huge China, or whether
it might continue to the hloodv
finality which would see one side
completely crushed. A fight to
a finish might mean vears of tor
ture for China's five hundred
millions.
Manchuria Rich in Resources
Certainly the crisis now de
veloping in northern China is one
of the greatest experienced by
that country in the some 5.000
years of history w hich is claimed
by tradition.
Manchuria is the key to the
immediate future, because of its
vast resources. This countrv pos
sesses one of the richest so"ils In
the world and it is heavilv culti
vated. There Is great mineral
wealth coal, iron, gold and man
ganese. There is petroleum, and
lumber Is an Important product.
For this reason the armies of
both sides are racing to gain
control of the railroads running
from Northern China into Man
churia. The Japs have been de
veloping the country intensively
ever since they overran it In
1!I31, and thereby set In motion
the wheels of aggression which
ultimately brought Mussolini and
Hitler Into the field of conquest.
Generalissimo Chiang Karsiiek
had planned to land troops from
the sea at Dairen and Port Ar
thur, the great Manchurian har
bors, but according to Informa
tion In Chungking his govern
men! hasn't been able to over
come Soviet objections to the use
of these ixirts. This has caused
disappointment and worry to the
Chinese nationalists, but no of.
final In the capital has been will-,
Ing to comment for fear of of
fending Moscow.
Noted Aviator Killed
In Fall From Horse
TUCSON, Ailz., Nov. ti.-Ool.
Unwell 11. Smith, 33, one of the
nation's pioneer aviators who
commanded the Army's first
round the-world airplane flight
on Its final leg, riled Sunrtav of
injuries suffered In a fall from
a horse Saturday.
That Aint Hay
WWDWARD. Okla'., Nov. fi.
- i.l'v Kanner Ccne lloyd Is
finding no scarcity of oilers to
buv his hay crop.
The selling ix-int While r.ik
Ing It he lust his billfold contain
ing $21 which he has never tiecn
able to find.
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Tex Freedom Of
Publicly-Owned
Utilities Scored
WASHINGTON. Nov. 6,
A West Coast utility official con
tended yesterday that public
power's freedom from taxation
represents an "injustice that
should be corrected."
This view was given the securi
ties subcommittee of the House
Interstate Commerce committee
by Kinsey M. Robinson, president
of the Washingtno Water Power
company, Spokane.
Tbe committee, investigating
the workings of the public utilf
ties holding company act of 1935,
is attempting to determine
whether liquidation under the act
is permitting capltaliation of tax
exemption and tending to destroy
private companies.
Asserting that the "tax Injus
tice" should be corrected, Robin
son said that all the private utili
ties companies seek is "an
equality of opportunity In a tax
sense."
"Othrewlse," he declared, "the
entire industry will be socialized.
"It Is apparent to many of us
that a well-directed attempt
backed by political power, and
financed by public funds, is being
made to socialize the electric
utility Industry."
Privately-owned utilities have
grown without aid of subsidies,
he declared, and have "always"
paid their own way "despite the
burden of heavy taxes."
Asserting that government-
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T:20 Dinner Concert.
7;3 Evening Melodies, O. W. Toanf
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:3t Man About Town, Joss and
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MM Alha Belter News.
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Vi 0O Musical Interlude.
1 2:1 a K porta Review, Dunham Transfer
1X15 -Musical Interlude.
12.2 Ration Summary, Associated Dis
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12.43 News-Heview of the Air.
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owned production of power had
reached a new hie h In 1944, Rob
inson credited the Increase to
"special privileges public power
enjoys."
"Freedom from taxation," he
declares, "is most valuable and
most unfair."
Grants by the sovereign power
of economic favors of such ''great
value" bring about, he said, "the
destruction of free enterprise and
the substitution of government
monopoly." .
Allies Knew Nazis
Were Preparing to
Launch Robot Bomb
By FRANK CAREY
( Associated Press Science Writer)
WASHINGTON The Allies
had a tlpoff that the Germans
were preparing to launch robot
bomt at least six months before
the first buzzer was aimed against
London and a defense was
planned.
"This information Is contained
in a scientific report dealing with
the development of the VT or
proximity fuse for anti-aircraft
shells and other missiles. The VT
a miniature radio get which
causes a projectile to explode au
tomatically when It gets within
70 feet of a target is credited
with a large share in the defeat
of the buzz bombs.
Knew In '43
"Late In 1943," says a report
by the applied physics laboratory
ot Johns Hopkins university,
which was prominent in the de
velopment of VT fuses, "Allied
Intelligence reports reevaled that
the Germans were preparing to
launch robot bombs against south
ern England from enemy-held
areas in France.
"From the outset, the serious
ness of this prospective attack
was recognized and plans for the
defense of London were started
as early as December, 1943."
Had Been Tried
The plans Included the use of
anti-aircraft fire. Since the U. S.
and British navies had previously
demonstrated the effectiveness of
the VT in anti-aircraft fire, the
fuse was included in the prepara
tions. Thus, as early as January, 1944,
filans were under way in Ar.er
can scientific laboratoies for
testing special fuses against
"mock-ups of buzz bombs expect
ed momentarily to be introduced
by the Germans."
ine iirst duzz d o m o was
launched against London in June, i
1944, but three months prior to ;
that time shells containing the i
fuses were issued to 90 millimeter
anti-aircraft batteries In England
In preparation for the attack.
Use Limited
The fuses saw only limited use
In the early stages of the attack,
a navy report says, because of
"various limitations to anti-aircraft
firing or the safety of civil
ian population."
But their use was gradually
stepped up working In conjunc
tion with Improved radar and
improved gun-directors until fi
nally, as a report from an army
observer declares:
"The result ot the advent of
VT fuses was truly sensational
increases In 'kills.' "
DIAL-LOG
We take It for granted that
you get up In the A. M. and turn
the radio on. But from time to
time, it occurs to us that if that
isn't your habit, you may not
know what you're missing. The
early morning 7 news is one of
the best on the air and Smile
Time at 7:15 Is slightly slap
happy, but It's always good for
a few chuckles to help perk you
up. Each morning there Is a de
votional program from 8 until
8:30, and Take It Easy Time at
8:30 has some extra-good music.
You are probably more familiar
with the rest of the morning he-1
cause most of you listen to the 9
o'clock news, and from reports
we've been hearing here and
there, all of you listen to Queen
for a Day at 11:30.
For tonight there's good tran
scribed music from 7:30 to 8,
Western tunes at 8:15 and Snap
shots at 8 30. News from 9 to
9:30 and Fulton Lewis at 10. In
fact there's good listening all eve
ning; so be sure to tune in.
Bedtlmt Story
CLAYTON, N. M., Nov. 6.-W)
John Haverfield, Scott City,
Kas., cattle buyer, end some of
the boys were discussing horses
In Haverfleld's hotel room.
. After a particularly glowing
description of a colt from Larry
Kehoe, Texline, Tex., Haverfield
made this proposition:
"I'll buy him without ever see
ing him if you'll bring him right
up here In this room and tie him
to the bedpost."
And to the cheers of a crowd
'.? Jhe obbv that's Just what
riTi(p oio.
SHINE!!
Sheet shifted by
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at tha
GRAND BARBER SHOP
Grand Hotel
BEGINNING
November 5th
Daily Fre Delivery
Service
WIMER'S GROCERY
formerly
Morgan's Grocery
Well, I Certainly
Didn't Know
That . . .
That's a
on Tuesday evenings for radio
listeners who rune in SNAP
SHOTS at 8:30 P. M. SNAP
SHOTS h a program of
thumbnail sketches of one of
your neighbors hero In Doug,
las County. Where he came
from, how his life hat run
. . . where ho met hit wife
and a whole heap of Inside
Information.
DON'T MISS
Snapshots Tonight
8:30
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