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By TED HALLOCK
Today we shall commence with
a thumbnail discussion of the T.
Dorsey sixteen. Discussion Tom
is ready. What I mean is: the
usually slightly soggy masses are
ready, at long last. They are get
ting with the right ideq, which is
personified by the ydunger Dor
sey and men.
Many assorted characters, with
me on the same list, have been
blowing their lids for a long pe
riod of time re-Tommy’s groovi
ness, but what happens every
time we start making with the
like mad talk about the newest
Elman solo or Sinatra vocal. Well,
I’ll tell you what happens. Great
clearing of throats ensues amidst
shuffling of feet and mumbled
excuses about fourth uncles be
ing sick at home and requiring
instant bedside attention. Ah,
now you are beginning to dig
what I mean. Nobody understood
Tom’s stuff. Especially with the
new crew. # He out-Lunceforded
Lunceford and out-subtled Basie.
And now he is finally latching
on to the public’s mentality.
They Put the Finger on
Mutual’s spotlight orks ordeal
courtesy cokes company was the
first to put the big time finger
on Tom, and with a will, too.
Very clever how they snared
themselves into having to bring
the tram man and band back
each week. First they gave him
a fifteen-minute slot on one of
their wee night shows with no
particular enthusiasm attendant.
As per custom, at the week’s end,
the band which sold the most rec
ords got thirty minutes to throw
around on Saturday eve. So who
should the week’s results indicate
as the nation’s best but Tom. By
a close margin he beat out other
strong contenders such as Sammy
Kaye and Lombardo. So Dorsey
played his half hour, killed every
one and was brought back the
next week for another spot, again
sold the most records, played
again on Saturday eve, again it
was nothing but solid murder,
and again he was slated for the
spot this week. Of course slight
interference of a harmless nature
prevented absolute crystal clear
reception in Eugene (what I mean
is it was cold as hell and the ra
dios wouldn’t work). But I fore
cast another Dorsey return this
weekend cause it looks like the
“Skunk Song” will edge out “God
Bless America” on the wax coun
ters.
Hardin Good
This Hal Hardin band is truly
with it. A very versatile combo
which is, strangely enough, very
versatile. Six men who double on
everything from a comb wrapped
in Scot’s tissue to the larger type
toe zither. Whatever they play
they play like mad and they
really play a lot of stuff. Stu Lay
on accordian and Fred McKinney
on 88 are amazing all the more
because they are students at this
university. So dig it if you get
the chance.
One more thing. Corky Corcor
an has left Sonny Dunham to go
with James. Knew that would
make you feel real good. We all
need some good news in times like
these.
Members of the Home Econom
ies club at the George Washing
ton university in Washington, D.
C., are aiding the national de
fense program by working as
dieticians for the Surplus Foods
Commodities and the Red Cross.
They are also studying means of
ci nserving vital defense materials
in the home.Texan.
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What About Politics ?
JT is no longer news when a member of the ASUO executive
committee “pulls stakes” and leaves school. In fact, after
four major losses this year, the governing group’s personnel is
scarcely recognizable as that elected by bloc-minded Web-foots
last spring.
The latest loss is that of Bette Morfitt, ASUO secretary, who
graduated from the University at the end of fall term. She
will be replaced by council appointment.
Interesting to note is that there was no question of how
Miss Morfitt should be replaced. In the case of Jim Frost,
Jean Spearow, and Bill Moshofsky, there was always at least
some speculation on the possibility of an ASUO election to fill
the gap. The decision to use council appointments to fill resig
nations instead of elections came only after serious considera
tion by the committee of the political issues involved.
# * * *
JN this case, there was no argument. No one even mentioned
the possibility of an election. To get the matter over in the
shortest possible time and with the least trouble, to provide
the student body with an adequate secretary, were the principal
considerations. The idea of a white-heat political battle built
around the highly-localized issues usually employed in such
campus affairs is completely overshadowed by the aspect of
war. Campus politics, though certainly not obsolete, will have
a rough time holding the center of the stage. There will be
Independent-Greek battles in the spring, to be sure, but they
will not be like those of yesteryear. The spark will be gone.
There is every reason to believe that the age-old “battle of
the blocs” will never live in all its glory again until the
collegians who made it famous have done their part in remem
bering Pearl Harbor.
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By DON DILL
And so it begins again—this
business of gleaning an educa
tion and this weekly over-ex
posure of stuff photographic (re
putedly). Which means right now
it should give some stuff on the
role of the shutterbug and de
fense, since everyone is doing it.
This bit is taken from the Ore
gonian of several days back but is
repeated on the supposition that
some overlooked it and if you
didn't you should get more ac
quainted with it anyhoo. “In the
interest of national security,” it
says, “citizens in the western
theater of war operations are ad
vised against taking photographs
showing army units, headquar
ters, transports, camps, buildings,
installations, projects, weapons,
equipment, supplies, movements,
or other military material or ac
tivities. The western theater
comprises California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana,
Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and
Alaska.
Orders for Cameramen
“Citizens are further advised
against taking photographs at
this time of non-military struc
tures, installations and activities
of importance in connection with
military operations and national
defense. In this category are rail
road and highway bridges and
tunnels, shipping facilities and
railroad yards, reservoirs and
water distribution systems, elec
tric and gas generating and dis
tribution units, telephone, tele
graph, and radio installations,
and manufacturing and assembly
plants turning out material of
primary importance-for national
defense, such as plants manufac
turing munitions.”
If you can think of anything
left to snap a pix of let me know.
And for taking a picture of our
men in uniform, please don’t
select an 18-ton tank for the
background.
It’s not so silly when you think
of the damage which can be done
if a “harmless” snapshot of the
boyfriend with his outfit’s insig
nie plainly showing and the scen
ery showing him to be in Wash
ington when they are supposed
to be in Florida comes under tl^
knowing eye of the enemy.
What to Do
Each of us can do a tangible
share in helping win the war by
conserving our supplies of metals
by saving empty film cartridges,
spare spools, or used film pack
packets. We may not be able to
get certain supplies and acces
sories soon so our equipment
should be checked and repaired
when- necessary in order to give it
longer life.
How did you like the silver
thaw? I don’t get the thaw part
but at least it did afford some of
the-best photographic material to
come our way for many 8 tr-*
clocks. Perhaps there may be
some good shots for the Coop to
display—which they need badly.
We could all pay more attention
to composition, focus, and ex
posure.
Don’t shoot till you see the
slants of their eyes.
In a recent questionnaire, stu
dents at the Arizona State col
lege (Tempe) were asked to give
their ideas of the most difficult
position to play on a football
team.
Here are some of the answers:
Quarterback, guard, center;'
“because he always sees things
upside down.” Coach, “because he
never knows just what’s going
to happen,” Water-boy, bench
warmer, flat-on-your-back, and
season-ticket holders.—Cardinal.
Should the United States Army
Bomb Axis Civilian Population? -
Yes, Says Johnnie Kahananui
No# Says Don Treadgold
A war of arms, in which the
world is now engaged, entails the
annihilation of the enemy mili
tarily, the crushing of “military
objectives’’ which will necessar
ily force his capitulation. With
this as fact, I will endeavor to
prove that “civilians” are “mili
tary objectives,” and thereby for
tify my contention that it is not
only inevitable they will be
bombed, but it is almost impera
tive this bloody task be prose
cuted.
Why should so-called “helpless
civilians” be destroyed ? How is
it that they constitute “military
objectives?” Custom dictates that
oil docks, food storages, comba
tant supply lines, manufacturing
centers and the such are “mili
tary objectives.” But custom
cringes before progress ... or
retrogression . . . and war today
is of such a nature that not one
single living, human is divorced
from its confines. • ’
A Military Objective
Like a malignant vine, it has
crept out to cling with lecherous
tenacity upon a trellis of whicn
every living person is a rung.
War has acquired so much scope
that it has become hellishly evi
dent that any person or thing
contributing to the prevention of
the enemy’s capitulation mUst
necessarily be a "military objec
tive.”
More specifically. Axis “civil
ians," concentrated in cities or
otherwise, are working furiously
to turn out guns, planes, and mu
nitions. They are obviously fur
thering the enemy’s war effort;
they are “military objectives.”
Axis “civilians” are frantically
manufacturing clothes to shield
and shelter their armies; are rais
ing food for their armies’ stom
achs; are being educated in en
gineering, medicine, and other
professions necessary for conduct
of the war, and in many more
essential ways for enforcing the
shackled peace to be imposed
should they triumph.
Potential if Not Actual
Axis “civilians” are nearing
the age at which they will be
armed and hurled into the holo
caust against the Allies; are en
gaged in bolstering morale on the
home front. Continue the process
to its natural and logical conclu
sion, and one will discover that
every Axis "civilian,” in varying
degrees, of course, is contribut
ing to the prosecution of the war
in his nation.
By reason they are all “mili
tary objectives,” are all prevent
ing the capitulation of the enemy,
and therefore should be subject
to destruction.
Many point to the apparent in
effectiveness of “wanton bombing
of civilians" in London, flay it as
ruthless bestiality. But herein lies
the problem; the bombings have
been more or less “wanton" for
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After seeing the Japanese
bomb Manila, plunder and tor
ture Chinese and Malay civilians,
attack Pearl Harbor while still
feigning friendship, we see clear
ly the undisguised bestiality of
the Japanese military. Following
such horrors, some have tried to
extend the argument to cover ev
ery Jap man, woman, and child,
and assert that all Japs were just
savages anyway until 1853 when
we tried to civilize them, and now
they are simply reverting to type.
Let us not take this trash se
riously. Never suppose that ev
ery Japanese is as cruel and
bloodthirsty as Admiral Yama
moto, any more than every Ger
man is as immoral as Hitler. If
we are ever conquered, Ameri
cans who will not hesitate to use
Nazi giethods will probably ap
pear. No nation has a monopoly
on immorality.
What Is Gained?
But let us suppose the ridicu
lous contention is true that every
Japanese is a self-revealed beast
worthy of death. Before we start
bombing, we might well consider
the results gained by the Nazis
in their civilian bombings. Seeds
of hate were sown in conquered
Europe which are now sprouting
fast enough to shatter the indus
trial strength of Hitler’s new or
der, even with Nazi troops in
command. On the other hand, the
British people seemed to thrive
bombing; they were welded
into a solid mass of heroes with
one united, unshakable determin
ation to resist. It does not seem
that we can afford to throw away
expensive bombs on civilians
when such results are assured. It
is simply not a good military in
vestment. We must save our
bombs for military objectives
which count. Bomb Tokyo, yes!
Wreck the transportation system,
destroy the factories, blow up
supply depots! This Is war, this is
no pink tea party, as those who
would bomb civilians are fond of_
telling us. But we must conserve
our strength.
Is It Practical?
And supposing we don’t carfe
whether all Japs are bad or not,
and have plenty of bombs to
spare, and not particular how we
get revenge for Manila. Yet as a
practical and essential measure,
I do not believe we can afford to
do else than to FIGHT ACCORD
ING TO THE RULES. We have
said that we are fighting for tjie
four freedoms,'for international
law, for the sanctity of promises,
for a world ruled by law instead
of by brute force. If we do not
believe we are fighting for these
things, let us just call it quits.
For these are the very things
wherein we differ from Hitler. If
there is no difference between
our way and Hitler’s way, might
w-e not just as well invite the
Nazis in? When we win this war,
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