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f WALLBOARD Flrtex Sheetrock Masonite PAGE LUMBER & FUEL 164 E. 2nd Ave. S. Phone 242 SLABWOOD In 12-1 6 and 24 In. lengths OLD GROWTH FIR DOUBLE LOADS WESTERN BATTERY SEPARATOR ; : Phon 65S '-.. y; mo- ex- Security Need Emphasized By Gen. Beecher In Talk On Japanese Prison Experience "As a taxpayer and citizen I would like nothing better than economy In government. But to economize on national security would be like permitting fire insurance to lapse. II we let our national security drop, our house may burn down around our ears." These were the concluding re-1 marks ol Mrig. lien. Curtis T. , Beecher, USMC, ret., speaking Plv was exhausted, and the before the Roseburg Kiwanis rale of tne men nd dropped club Tuesday noon in the Hotel Umpqua. Ha had lust rplatari hi An . months experience in a Japanese camp iui Auicnuaii prisoners at Cabantuan, Philippine Islands, rtnt nf a remaining 1 fi1Q nrlcnn. ers loaded on a transport for japan jusi piwi 10 ine enu ol me war, only 300 survive, he said. He told of the fighting on Cor regidor, the surrender, death march, prison life, the coming of thp Amprirfln nlanoo anH - f..... ..a, mm laici attacks by Americans upon the jap snip on wnicn mese 1,619 prisoners were being transport ed to Japan. "These things resulted," declar ed General Beecher, "from the neglect of the American people In providing adquate defense for Americans." Briefly he sketched the story. His unit had just been transferr ed to the Philippines from Shang hai prior to the outbreak pf war. He said it wasn't a pleasant feel ing to learn of the Japanese at tack on Pearl Harbor. The Am ericans had neither troops, equip ment nor supplies to adequately defend the islands. After bombardment of Correg idor by Japanese planes and ar tillery had continued three weeks, General Johnathan Wain wright on May 6 called him in and said: "This is the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life." He had General Beecher send .two men with white flags In an effort to contact Japanese offi cers. There was no use to con tinue fighting, he said. Beach de fenses had been literally blast ed out. The food and water sup remely low Japanese Cruelty Told After the surrender they were quartered on the beach without food,, water or shelter from the torrid sun for 48 hours in an arei so small there was scarcely room to sit. The sick and wounded were among them without medi cal aid linri frnm than nn Aaothe were so common the survivors Decame Hardened to the thought, he stated. " W'p U'OrQ than AnnnnaA a.hnM to Manilla and marched through the streets on exhibition, appar ently to impress the Philippine DeoDle that we uprA ftofontoH Americans," he said. On that march we experienc ed what we were to experience manV limps thprpnftttr " ha mn tinued. "If a man fell out, he was kicked, worked over with a gun Duit, tnen prodded with a bayo net. Tf thP man fnlloH tn PMnnn.l he was picked up later by a Jap anese ii-uck. many or inose plac ed up were corpses." At Cahantlinn eurvlimi-a nf Corregidor were quartered at amp o, wnne survivors or Ba taan were quartered at Camp 1. Thousands died. There was scarcely an able bodied man in either camp able to carry out the dead. 'We WPrP llinlfV of namn 9. he said. "We had only 30 deaths from June, 1942 until January, 1943. Camn 1 hnH 9 Rnn Thpro were 6,000 at each camp in quar ts uuiiu iur z,uuu, dui we ol Camtl 1 haHn't hppn lrlnb-nt around quite so much." ine narsn treatment was prob ablv due tn the Inahllltv nf thp Japanese to adjust to a condition, he said. The .Tans nni-r-iaH nut their orders to the letter, but had no inuiauve to cnange their plan. The only way concessions could be obtained wan tn mnlf eii(7(?oo. tions in such a way that the Jap anese Deneveu tne ideas were their own. Brutal Also To Japs Jannnpcp nriennjars urara atirnn the same harsh treatment as thp Americans. It was not uncom mon to see a Jhd soldier slanned. struck with a sabre and even beaten to death for minor in fractions. After some months, many pris oners were sent out. Camp 3 was pnncnltHntpd with famn 1 whpt-a there were 2,000 walking skele tons, without medical aid. A per manent, aeiau .01 ou men, Dunea up to 40 men a day in a mass grave. ' , . flpnpral nppphpr 'was nlnnpri tn charge of rhe-camp. Later came a cnange in ine- Japanese nign command, with Increased ra- CITY GARAGE AND SHOPS This ntw putnice stone and con-at a total cost of $10,000, the 1949 budget allowed $7,000 for Crete building at the corner of Rosa and Court streets will the purpose. A sinking fund set up by a pravious city council houia the citv aaraaa and shops. A full tima mechanic will provided the rest of tha total amount. The building was put serve as maintenance and repairman of all city equipment. Built into usa last month, and will soon ba completed. (Staff photo). 1 tions, but what actually saved them from starvation was the arrival of Red Cross supplies. On that day, not one death was re corded, whereas there had been as many as 40 a day. Thereafter deaths became less common. Conditions Eased With new hope came a reha bilitation program, establishment of a commissary, the planting of gardens, and easing of the for mer harsh treatment by the Japs. Entertainment was arrang ed, a library started and religi ous services begun. A hidden radio in the camp told them of American successes, but the entire camp rejoiced when American planes flew over and dumped a Japanese plane on the prison camp. The Japanese were so concerned with their own safety they didn't bother to dis cipline the Americans for their outbursts of delight. Then began the evacuation of the able bodied to Japan, Korea and other parts. About 700, too sick to move, were left, but 1,619 were loaded aboard a transport. They were so cramped 16 died from suffocation, but the ironi cal occurrence came ; with the strafing and bombing of the ship by American planes. There were only a few American casualties that time, but a couple days la ter 250 Americans died from a second American attack. Again at Formosa, an American attack took the lives of an additional 250. By that time they were beaten down to about 500 of the original 1,619. Many died on the remain ing trip, ana starvation iook its toll in Japan. Only 300 of this group survive today. Douglas Fir is more widely used In the construction of plywood tnan any otner wooa. October Food Prices Decline To Levels In July itWHMMuMaMtWM-'-'i---11 Any tire is a safer tire with a Safety Tube Ol. Ordinary tubes haw but on air cham bar. Whan chambar.Whan tira blowi, tuba blows too. 3. Tha Ufa Guard Tub chambari. In caia of a blowout, only iha. outar chamber girat way. 5. Instantly both tiro and tubo go flat, f r q uontly throwing oar out of control. 4. Baserva of air in t h C'MHar strong cord J fabric innar chombar supports tha car long anough for a safs grad ual stop. COME IN AND SEE OUR LIFEGUARD DEMONSTRATION. LEARN HOW . i t " . Mokes Blowouts Harmless with : SAFETY TUBES LifeGuard Safety Tubes may someday ear your life . . . they'll certainly save you money. For LifeGuards will outwear as many as thraa sets of tires . with every tire mile safe from blowout dangers. You can't get better protection to save your life. 5m Terms as low as 125 rv -'YiWn iiiAwaiiiatiiTifc'altiTSr CARTER TIRE CO. .444 N. Stephens St. Phona 1683 WASHINGTON UP) Low er food prices brought the cost of living down in October to what it had been in July, the lowest point in 1949. The bureau of labor statistics reported that its consumer's price Index the generally accepted liv ing cost measurement declined six-tenths of one per cent between Sept 15 and Oct. 15. The Index for mid-October was 168.5 per cent of the 1935-39 aver age, which is calculated at 100. This was three per cent lower than a year ago but 26 per cent higher than In June, 1946, when most wartime price controls were abandoned, and 71 per cent above the prewar level of August 1939. The index, being the same as in July, means that there will be no living cost adjustment for the 350,000 employes of General Mo tors Corp; Union labor contracts with G. M. near wae rates to the gov ernment Index. The next quar. terly adjustment for G. M. work ers will be on the basis of the mid-January index. Union Protests Return Of Japanese VANCOUVER, B. C. (CP) A plan to bring "exiled" Japanese-Canadian fishermen back to the coast is protested L, fisher men's union officials. A canneries spokesman said be tween 250 and 300 fishermen and their families, now living In in terior B. C. and Alberta, have been asked to return. They were moved behind the mountains as a defense measure during the war. Financial aid ' Is promised ,by Thurt., Dee. 1, 1949 Tha Newt-Review, Roteburg, 0r, 9 Thick Firm Sod In Waterways Is Ban On Gullying A thick firm sod In the water ways on the farm is usually, the best means to prevetn gullying 2nd to reduce erosion, sny J. F. Bonobrake, Chairman of - the Douglas county production and marketing committee. It is when these waterways are left unpro tected that the runoff from heavy rains begins to dig gullies that cut back into the cropland on the farm. To help farmers protect their land from such damage, the ag ricultural conservation program provides assistance to farmers for establishing sod waterways, the chairman explains. - , Mr. . Bonebrake suggests that where there is a good sod in such waterways it should not be dis turbed. Often it is simply a matter of lifting the plow across the low places. If the sod la broken up or turned under, the soil particles are left unprotected and the wa ter carries them away. The mov. ing bits of soil help to loosen other soil particles and K Isn't long until a gully is eating back Into the farmland. Where the wa terway, is protected by a thick firm sod, the soil particles are held in place, the flow of the wa ter is slowed down and the excess moisture moves off the farm without damage. The chairman stresses the Im portance of establishing a heavy sod at the outlets to terraces and diversion ditches. The value of a terrace may be wiped out by fall ing to provide protection at the the canneries. "We are not opposed to Japanese on racial the grounds." a spokesman for the United Fish ermen and Allied Workers said. outlet and a soil destroying gully may result . ., . . . i The chairman suggesti1"'that farmers faced with - soli losses from excess water should make plans this fall for sodding down these waterways in the coming year. Assistance provided under ACP will make it possible for most farmers to carry out this esaential conservation ''practice. Details on this assistance may be obtained at the countv production and marketing administration of. nee. The Greeks made window panes of thin slices of translucent mar ble about 450 B.C.- . 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