THURSDAY, JUNK 27, 1940
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P u b l is h I e
"P A P E R
O C IA T I ON
MENACE IN THE FAR EAST
It seems that while the world is turning its attention to the
troubled situation in Europe that most of us are forgetting the
one thing that at present seems to threaten peaee in the Paeifie.
This one thing is Japan.
Japan has taken the idea that now is the time for her to
gain a foothold in the Far East anti she seems to be taking steps
to attain this end. Now that Great Britain is going to be—at
least it is the next predicted move of Hitler—busy defending
her own islands that she will not have time nor men to defend
her possessions in the Far East, and France is no longer a recog
nized state, the Japanese are taking steps to move in.
If all the things Japan hopes for come true then we will
have this matter on our hands very soon. President Roosevelt
has warned Japan the United States will tolerate no such moves
in this direction if it will have a bad effect upon our country.
However, the Japanese seem to be completely disregarding the
President ’s warning.
If Japan does get French Indo-China—and they have dis
patched warships to that territory already—the next step would
probably be a grab of the Dutch East Indies. This small group
of islands have long been the goal of Japanese imperialism. If
they take steps to take over these islands then the United States
will have to make a definite stand one way or another. We get
much raw materials from this group of islands anil some of them
seem to be at the present very valuable to our country.
Not only would this group of islands give Japan some very
much needed oil but it would give them a much stronger posi
tion to move into other possessions of other nations in the Pa
cific. The Japanese value the oil and other raw materials of the
Dutch East Indies very highly and will probably make every ef
fort to get control over them. Reports have it that the people of
these islands have their oil fields mined and ready to blow up if
such an attack does come from the outside.
The fact that the U. S. fleet that has been stationed in
Hawaiian waters left there for an unannnounced destination
seems to indicate that the government of the United States is
keping a close check on the activities in the Far East. There art*
other indications that our government is watching the activities
of Japan with an eagle eye and it is doubtful any actions of the
Japanese are unknown to the officials at Washington.
If we should be involved in the European struggle then it
seems certain that Japan would take quick action. However, as
long as we keep our nose out of the affairs across the Atlantic,!
they will more than likey think twice before taking action that
would draw the ire of our nation.
Radio reports Wednesday evening indicate that Japan has
already started activities in French Indo China and have'
thrown a blockade around Hong Kong. These activities may
make for many rapid changes in the picture in the far east in
the next few days.
Midget Auto Races
To Be Held July 4th
At Lane Fairgrounds
hours, days and weeks. Above, the motorlog party pauaa oa
Into the primeval forasta bordering the North Umpqua a new
tha edge of tha North Umpqua.
highway has been built- It will take modern motorists flying
through country in the matter of minutes where once it took
The following article, pre van trip, for which the Roseburg I tween Roseburg and Diamond i crews for the 23 miles brtweea
1 Steamboat and Big Camas ranger
sented in co-operation with Chamber of Commerce has in- lake.
Between Roseburg and Steam- ; station.
tha Oregon State Motor asso vited Governor Sprague, state
CCC road and powder crews
ciation. is one of a series de highway officials and chambers boat creek, distance 45 miles, the
signed to promote travel in of commerce of Klamath Falls road has been completed for and bulldozers were rushing
the Pacific northwest. Today's and other cities, that the motor- some years, a co-operative proj- j work on the mountain grades to
article has been condensed log automobile of The Orego ect by the forest service and get them ready for the caravan.
from a motorlog appearing in nian-Oregon State Motor associ Douglas county. Construction 'fhe dedication will be a trium-
The Sunday Oregonian June 9. ation made the 92-mile run over above Steamboat, started in phant occasion for central and
the new North Umpqua road be- 1934. has been entirely by CCC western Douglas county resi
dents who feel that they have re
BY HERMAN EDWARDS
claimed a long-lost possession.
S ta ff W rite r. T h e Oregonian
(Now they may reach Diamond
OF ALL THE STORIES of
: lake, which is in their own
heroic figures that I loved as a
county, without having to go
boy I still cherish the tales about
through two other counties on
old Bill Bradley, a semi-legen
, the way.
dary, bearded giant of a man
After a pleasant dinner at the
who lived in mysterious solitude
Diamond Lake lodge, the motor-
in the dark forests of the wild
North Umpqua river country.
log ear departed to make a loop
of the journey by way of the
Bill Bradley had one of his sev
eral mountain homes at Bradley
new Willamette pass highway.
flat on the North Umpqua ten
At the Junction with the Wil
m iles above the mouth of Steam
lamette route, marked as state
boat creek. There, more than 30
highway 58. we were an even 94
^ears ago, a horse kicked Brad-
miles from Eugene and on a
ey to death and he was laid to
highway which, with completion
rest in a grave in the quiet glade.
of a final 3Mi-mile link, probably
I wonder what Bill Bradley
by the middle of this month, will
would say, and what the Indians,
provide a high-speed transmoun
whose bones long ago mingled
tain artery ot primary impor
with the dust of Caps IUahe,
tance in the state’s highway sys
would say of modern times that
tem.
have brought roads and automo-,
The Willamette highway will
biles into their primeval domain.
have Its official opening prob
What would they think when
ably about the same time as the
caravaning automobiles stream
■ North Umpqua dedication. For
•cross Bradley flat this coming
ur motorlog trip, and until the
June 21 to dedicate a new road
>nal construction link is weld-
that forever will end the isola
I. there Is a 18-mile detour be
tion that, to them, was the charm
en points Just west of the
of their rugged country?
-nde summit and 15 miles
It was a preview of this car»
The route taken by lho motorlog car is mapped abovr
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east of Oakridge.
i
sister-in-law at Roseburg last
week. The little Rand girls re
mained to visit with an aunt at
Roseburg for a week or more.
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Benston,
Mrs. Lowell Benston, Mrs. How-
Lane county’s long-awaited mid- art^ Keene and Iris Montieth at-
get auto races will be presented te°ded the funeral of Mrs. Clara
by Bobby Rowe and his Oregon Taplin Perini in Cottage Grove
association drivers at the Lane ^ast week.
county fairgrounds the afternoon
Pete Hayes of Cottage Grove
,
of July 4. The races next week 'vas a guest at the Lowell Benston »7-1^ _____ _____ _
Mrs. Claude Willey and daughter
have taken on considerable more h°me Saturday night and Sunday. / H O K ' H t O t l
Sutherlin visited Sunday at the
importance than the first sched-
"*r- and Mrs- W . A. Keene of
W. A. Keene home.
uled meet, rained out on Memorial Thornton Corners and Mr. and’ Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fetter and
Mr. and Mrs. George Mullen of
Day after 3,000 spectators had Mrs- Conrad Keene of Creswell children, who were called to Wewela. South Dakota, who had
packed the covered stands.
s i* 11* Saturday evening at the GlenuUtn North Dakota, by the visited here at the home of their
Mr. Fetter’s mother, re- brother and sister-in-law Mr and
When the first midget car rolls
*£eene home.
illness of M
out on the fifth-mile fairgrounds
Virgil Pollock has accepted a turned last week from spending Mrs. Frank Gierau. fo r ’the past
three weeks, left Wednesday of
track for time trials, starting at Position at the Safeway store in three weeks there.
Mrs. Herbert Neal and two last week for their home.
1:30 p. m. the dirt track is ex- Cottage Grove,
sons of Yuba City, California, ar-
Miss Joanne Premazzl accom-
pected to be in perfect condition.
rived Thursday for an extended panied Mr and Mrs. Martin Fos-
Rousing
Members of the Veterans of For
vou have
the \i home
to Salem
eign Wars, sponsoring the meet,
Joe
glad that yuu
nave Yisit at
Vnni
r t of a brother of ter . of . Cottage
.
. Grove . —
.
have been working for more than been getting to work on time late-
<nher r ^ t i v ’es'Tn ’t t e ’iic t r ?
and retJJrri?.ed Su^da>'
a week breaking down the hard ly.”
ln i!*e ,vicinl;
Mrs. Florence Mills, mother of
surface of the track and wetting
Jim: ‘‘Yes, sir, I bought myself a ty. On Sunday Mrs. Neal and Mrs. R. C. McNew, is reported
sons, together with the Whit- quite ill at her home.
and repacking the oval to give the parrot.
o . W. Neet of Dexter has been
20 or more drivers who will com-
Joe: “A parrot? I recommended Jocks and a brother-in-law and
Wicks a visitor at the home of a son
pete a hard level track that will that you get yourself an alarm sister’ Mr‘ and Mrs’
and sons of Dorena, ™ picnicked Harry.
allow the cars, some capable of clock.”
120 miles per hour, every oppor-
Jim: "I had an alarm clock, but u'hHlni-kHhlmf r ,™
Ko-,1 iJ
' R. Trent
.-r,“ and
»
Mr. and -------
Mrs. C.
tunity to establish new records.
soon got used to it. Now I set the X h
nt'
t .t h ^ aIy Trent accompanied by B. F.
While the time trials are sched- clock beside the parrot, and when hor «Vft.r
w
-
B° WPrS ° f Mosby Creek sp<?nt Sun‘
her sister, Mrs. Wicks.
day afternoon up the Willamette.
uled to get under way at 1:30, the the alarm goes off, what that par-
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jackson and
first actual competition, the hel- rot says is enough to rouse the son Milford of Portland were
1,500 CCC Camps
met dash, will not start until an whole block !”—Bagology.
week end guests of Mr. Jackson's
A
total
of 1,500 200-man CCC
hour later.
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aunt, Mrs. Frank Turner.
The sponsors, who will present
Small Principality
Mr, and Mrs. Conrad Keene and camps and approximately 100 sm all
an unusually fine display of fire-j
.e principality of Liechtenstein family of Creswell and Mr. and er camps are now In operation.
works at the fairgrounds in the;
ily slightly larger than Staten
evening—free to the public—ex
i
pect a crowd of approximately
5,000 spectators.
Saginaw
At the annual school meeting
held recently, Harley Williams
was elected director for three
years and Martin Olsen reelected
clerk for one year.
Mrs. Lawrence Montieth and
daughter Iris spent Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. Montieth’s sis
ter, Mrs. Ben Jackson of Walker.'
Lawrence Prine had to have his
right eye removed recently after
an emery wheel broke and a piece
of the wheel cut the eyeball.
Levi Russell is ill with quinsy.
He went to the hospital Tuesday
to have his throat lanced.
The Friendly Neighbors club
m et last week with Mrs. Levi Rus
sell. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. Ray Stewart, July 11.
Mrs. Bill Day of Grants Pass
and Mrs. Morris and children of
Cottage Grove visited Sunday
morning at the Lawrence Mon
tieth home.
Mr. and Mrs. Rand and children
attended the funeral of Mr. Rand’s
Airline Network
There is a 35,000-mile network of
regularly operating airlines in tha
United States.
For Sale or Trade
80 Acre Farm
13 miles from Springdale,
Arkansas
Good 5-room house and good
out-buildings. Good orchard
and 4 acres strawberries.
W ill sell or trade for land
around Cottage Grove.
Am in the market for a place
in this part of Oregon.
Ted Lowe
Colby, Kansas
Fourth of July Special
Start out on your holiday trip with a clean
car—Until after the Fourth a
C om plete Lubrication
and W ash
Jo u rn ey ol s » h ra p n ri
A small fragment of shruptie,
which penetrated the ear of a Turk
ish soldier 27 years ego, has been
extracted from his thigh at Istanbul
0,1 *” ,low J°urney through his body
the fragment
caused
the man at,
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'
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pain until a few weeks ago. whet
his tegs began to ache
Artificial Jute
Artificial jute has been developed
in Germany, it Is reported to the
American Chemical society.
Pro
duction of the new brownish fiber
called ’’zelljute." will. It Is esti
mated. exceed 12.000 tons in 1940. or
approximately 10 per cent of the
present Jute demand
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