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The OliEGON STATESMAN, Ccdem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, June 14, 1343
"NoTavor Sways Us; No Tear Shall A tot, t
From' First Statesman, March 28, 1851 -
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A. S PRAGUE, Editor and Publisher
' - Member of the Associated Press ',
The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use fee publication of aU
news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this newspaper
Senate's Mistake
' Legislation usually is worked out in congres
sional committees, but houses retain the privi
lege of making amendments on the floor. Ex
ercise of this privilege on Monday, seems to
have put the- OPA extension bill -in a jam.
After a number of amendments to direct policies
of price control were defeated, Senator Wherry
proposed an amendment which would require
the OPA to set prices for farm products which
would cover production .costs and give the
farmers a reasonable profit. Seeing the chance
of doing something for the farmer the senate
adopted the amendment. No sooner had they
done so than the fact dawned on them they
had upset the whole plan of. parity price legis
lation which congress previously had worked
out. So senate heads called for elimination of
the amendment in the house, hf
Edward A. O'Neal, president of the American
Farm bureau, who has sponsored parity legis
lation, called the Wherry amendment Unwork
able and impracticable. He pointed out the
impossibility :o,f applying it to the more than
six million farms in the country, "no two of
which are .alike." ;
The government is -warranted in extending
price guarantees or subsidies to bring farm
production up to amounts which are needed
for feeding the people and helping win the
war, but that doesn't mean the government
should guarantee the laziest farmer, the poor
est farmer, cost of production plus a reasonable
profit. The accounting for that would be an
impossible task. Either there would be as many
prices as there were costs of production, or
to guarantee the least efficient operator cost
plus profit and fix that as the price would
mean to guarantee huge profits for the more
efficient. What that would do to the treasury
or to the cost of living can scarcely be imagined.
. In dealing with large groups, whether of
labor, of farmers, of industries, - general aver
ages must be used. As a rule those are generous
enough, when fixed by government agencies,
to allow better profits than are realized under
free competition. .
The surprising thing, however, is that the
senate, "greatest deliberative body on earth,"
in adopting the Wherry amendment, took snap
judgment on a question which presented in the
form of a bill would have consumed days of
debate. Now, senators must be humiliated to
have to run over to the house and beg its
members to kill their mistake. r
. By Arlene Welt
i : AP.Ntwtfcatures Writer
Old Glory was 165 years old be-
fore Congress sot around to set
ting down in black and white how
; the red, white and blue should be
displayed.- I . '
Actually, it's the blue, white and
red, as Gridley Adams, chairman
of the National Flag Code commit
tee, would point out immediately.
Adams has been trying to set the
" ,. . people lot ! the United States
routines and for organization, It can always straight . about their flag since
set for itself high standards of operation. That 1921, when he decided, after stud-
is what the people want for all: the veterans'
facilities. - . jf
ir
ying heraldry, that few people
knew how to wave Old Glory,
He started out by sketching
what he thought was the correct
way to display the flag,- ahd sent
the sketches to a New York news
paper, cartoonist. Both Adams and
the newspaper were promptly de
luged with, letters and phone calls
asking where all the new rules had
come from. . i
Conventions Held
Since then, Adams has been the
mentor of several flag code con
ventions held by various patriotic
organizations, and also helped W
vise the first congressional flag
code, which is a list of flag eti
quette rules only, and carries no
penalty.- iJ:V ":Xv " ' :V
Adams has written magazine ar
ticles on the do's and don'ts of
flag etiquette, and , is working on
a flag book. And because he
feels it's "lamentable that mo few
people are flag-conscious," Adams
also serves as historian of another
group, the ITag In Every Home
committee, which urges , more
universal display of the flag.
Effect Cited ; v -
This second group Is headed by.
G, P. Wniiamson,. World ,Wai I
veteran," who decided when, the
army turned him down this time
that , he could contribute some
thing worthwhile by arousing pa
triotism among civilians. . He pays
popular display of a nation's ban
ner ban have a profound effect on
the populace, and cites Germany
as an example.
"One of the reasons for Hitler's
quick rise," he says, "was that the
Hitler symbol was so prevalent.
It was in everybody. home, on
aararvHivfv'a arm V Ppnnla ant - in
the habit or worshipping tne'swas
tika." . - '$
works with large Industrial firms
and real estate, holders, believes
every home should display' the !
flag. He : has three.! The flag,"
he believes, is the Cross of pat
triotism, and should be displayed
as a patriotic privilege at all times
r-not as a result of holiday jollifi
cation."
Veterans' Facilities
In ! the- free-for-all roundup of complaints
against veterans' facilities, the hospital at Port
land and the one at Roseburg did not escape.
The American legion's report i on the former
referred to "apparent dissatisfaction between
staff and supernumerary doctors; other condi
tions fair to good.'' The VFV report was:
"Alleged abuse to patients; poor food prepara
tion." Both reports were critical as to the
Roseburg facility. . j
in.. : ai ; - a. it n
. . Hie luiiipwiiii wiui reierene vo uie run
land veterans' hospital sounds thin. Anyone
visiting an institution on a snooping expedition
can find matters to criticize or hear grousing
of inmates or staff members. In general, how
ever, the Portland facility bears a fine reputa
tion. Scores and scores of veterans have gone
there for treatment and we have never heard
a single complaint with regard to the care
and consideration they received. Dr. Paul I.
Carter, administrator of the hospital, is highly
regarded in veterans' circles in Oregon and
his institution is held in favorable esteem.
So we are inclined to brush off the minor criti
cisms offered by the investigators as of little
consequence.
The Roseburg facility has been used for psy
chopathic cases and less is heard regarding it.
It has never been a satisfactory institution, as
far as Roseburg is concerned. It was promoted
as a veterans' home. Congressman Hawley was
chiefly instrumental in getting it located there.
But the VA did nor operate it as a home but
as a hospital I for the mentally ill. Whether
because of the change in nature of the institu
tion or for some other reason, the institution
has not attracted much public interest since its
construction, so there is no general report as
to the quality of the service it renders.
With increasing . demand for hospital care
as a result of the present war, there should'
go Insistence that the treatment provided both
as to living conditions and professional attention
be of exceirent quality. While an institution
vHiuiwi aav wuwn ata iitaiaibtrr wnicn vaUS lor
Editorial Comment
GUARANTEEING 60,Q0.l0t JOBS
The time has come to talk sense about the gov
ernment guaranteeing 60,000,000 jobs in the post
war period. Senator George, a democrat, puts his
finger on the point involved. To guarantee that
or any other arbitrary number would lead, he
says, "to the most rigid-regimentation we ever
had in peace."
The Warner & Swasey company of Cleveland
adds to the sum total of thinking by saying: "Gov
1 eminent can't put 60,000.000 people to work there
wouldn't be anyone left to pay the bills."
The practical approach, without building up a
false hope is, as Senator George says, to aim at
a level of productivity that will furnish full env
nloyment as far as it can be realized.
, No one is doing anyone a service by building
up1 the hope that by fiat 60,000,000 or any other
number of jobs can be guaranteed by government
or business. To try ' it would be to set up a
socialized control of industry that would destroy
the virtue of workx in a free country. That kind .
of employment iajittte short of slavery.
If the men who plowed under corn and burned
pigs will just let industry do what it most wants
to do, which is to . make work and- finance the
people's leisure, there will be a maximum of jobs
and a healthy competition to get them while prac
ticing a thrift that provides the sinews of Indus-
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Eisenhower Gets Russian j Award
General Eisenhower's response to the presen
tation to him by Marshal Zhukov of Russia's
highest award was' not; merely the expression
of formal thanks, but a warm : recognition of
the contribution of Russia to the great allied
victory and a firm pledge of association to pre
vent future wars of aggression jby Germany, w chtjrcb or m speak- ON SPEAKER'S PLATFORM, If
displayed fiat, the flag shoald
be above and behind the speak
er,! and should never cover his
desk The flag should never be
used as a drape, '
together with a fervent plea J for peace. In
words unusual for a ! professional soldier he
spoke in behalf of the goal of peace, saying:
"All of us who are right-thinkiftg want the."
common man of all nations to have opportuni-w
ties that we fcsught to preserve for them. : 4
"They want the opportunities ! that will let
all nations that have been engaged in this
war to go forward together to' greater pros
perity not for us sitting around this table .
but for the masses that we represent." i
While the newspapers have been reporting
growing raggedness in Russo-American rela
tions, reports from the occupied; areas of Ger
many are of differeni tenor. lAmerican and
Russian soldiers have f been . fraternizing on a
very friendly basis. They seem 'to have gotten
on famously in spite of language difficulties.
General Eisenhower's speech at; Frankfurt, and
his later tribute to Marshal Zhukov in London,
show that the irritations of inter-allied affairs
have not affected his bf oad judgment.
With favorable reports coming of the mission
of Harry Hopkins to Moscow, and some pros
pect of thawing out the freeze 5 on the Polish
question, a basis for closer relations between
the three major allies who have fought together
and won the war together mayi have been laid;
ers platform, the flag is placed
at the clergyman's or speaker's
right aa he faces the' aedleneo
er conrre ration. Other flags
belong at left.
IN GROUPS, the flag of the Unit
ed States should be displayed at
the center or highest point ef
the group. Ia a parade. It
shoald be carried en the march
ing right.
OUTDOORS, ever the middle ef
a! street, the flag shoald be
suspended vertically with the
union to the north in an Vaat-
. west street, er to the east In a
north-south street.
FROM STAFF projecting- heri
sentally from window, balcoay
er in front ef a building, the
flag's onion should go clear to
the staffs peak, unless the flag
Is at half-staft I -
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How to Dispose of
Jerry Ammunition
Poses Real Problem
Otation
County Judge Grant Murphy Wednesday pre
sented Gardner Knapp with a citation and
merit badge because of his work 'as director
of salvage drives in Marion county. Knapp de
served the recognition both because of the time
he has devoted to the job andl the results he
has attained. Not a man to pick a scrap, he
has certainly induced thousands of people to
save their scraps, of paper, tin and fats, for
Uncle Sam's stockpile.' t
By Henry B. Jameson
(Substituting for Kenneth L.
j Dixon)
j IXJNDOffM-The Allies are
faced with a problem in decid
ing how best to dispose of mil
lions of tons of captured Ger
man armament and ammunition.
So far inot satisfactory solu
tion has been reached by the
army or the military govern
ment industrial experts, say mil
itary sources here.
However, reports from the 21st
army group indicate that consid
erable amounts of the ammuni
tion collected so far has been
tagged for use against Japan.
Huge dumps of Nazi tanks,
ssanss
Rep. Stockman's proposal tpv hold hearings
in various western cities on; the Japanese
problem will accomplish one purpose and Only
one it will give sponsors ahd participants
another opportunity tci get. their names before
the taxpayers, at the taxpayers' expense. There
used to be laws and courts and a constitution
for such things, if our memory! serves us right.
?!
At least not everything has departed from
normal these hectic days both Philadelphia
ball teams remain at the bottom of their re
spective leagues.
The weather bureau ' says it made its first
weather map in 1871; and as; far as we can
observe this spring there hasn't been any
improvement since. i . I - ;-
Interpreting
The War News
By KIRKE L. SIMPSON.
Associated Pron War Analyst
(Continued From Page 1)
their late, costly experience com
panies writing auto insurance ,
have lately increased rates for
collision insurance by about 25
per cent. No change has been
made on! damage to property or
injuries o persons, but without
doubt" actuaries are studying
these records closely.
; Thus it turns out that the fi
nancial responsibility law which
Vas roundly condemned two
years ago as an insurance com
pany racket hasn't proven the
bonanza for insuring compan
ies which may have been anti
pated. It didn't take the in
sured long to learn they had
something in the insurance pol
icy they bought, and how to
collect on it if they got into
trouble, f The companies couldn't
draw the line too closely in
picking risks, either. Since they
had urged legislation whose ef
fect was to herd auto owners in
to insurance, they couldn't be too
strict in: barring the bum driv
, era -and the bad risks. And
certainly knowledge they had in
urance did not make the reck
less drive any more carefully. So ' this prove possible there are still
the losses have been running
much higher than the compan
ies counted on, until the rate in
crease was made. '
- What does it all add up to?
Simply his that concerns op
erating on rather rigid rate
structures, like insurance com
panies, get hit in times of infla-
tion. Aso, that the near-compulsory
insurance law' passed
here two years ago proved a ti : ; i '
boon to many car owners, giving Services of more than 40 skilled
them substantial protection In a trades are required to build a lib
time of rising costs. erty ship. . -v .
Aside from his own immediate policy declara
tions as he took office on the death of President
Roosevelt, perhaps the; most important step in
international affairs President Truman has taken
was his selection of Harry Hopkins and Joseph
E. Davies as his emissaries respectively to Premier
Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill leading up
to the next "big three" meeting.
He could have found ho two men better qualified
to reassure Moscow and London! that Mr. Roose
velt's passing meant no change whatever in Ameri
can purposes for war and peace. Both had been
too long and too intimately associated with the
inmost circle of Roosevelt policy making for their
new assignments to have any other meaning in
Russian or. British eyes.! . il : : r
With Hopkins' return from Moscow the presi
dent announced that the time, the place and J, ' r,
presumably the agenda for his first .meeting with GRIN AND BEAR IT
ma Russian ana crmsn colleagues are xixea. or
security reasons the where arid : when .ere not
to 'be released until the; principals reach the scene
selected; but Mr. Truman's announcement Included
a roster of the staff of advisers he will take with
him. . . , , ; ?f ,-. ; - r .
The composition of that staff Is interesting.
With Secretary Stettinius and former war mobilizer
.Byrnes topping the list and Hopkins and Davies
also to go if their health permits, it appears
weighted for discussions of post-War problems in
Europe, or for implementation of the world peace
organization taking shape in San Francisco.
Reports from Capitol Hill indicate that Mr.
Truman is so encouraged by what his personal
scouts have told him from that sector as - well
as from San Francisco,,- Moscow and London that
he even hopes to have actual or assured Ameri
can legislative ratification of the world organization
charter in his pocket by the time of the "big
three" meeting.
v It was not greatly stressed but the president
said he would also take along not only Admiral
Leahy," presidential chief of staff rand presiding
officer of the American joint chiefs of staff, but
other representatives of the joint chiefs. Obviously
military as well as political questions are on
the "big three" agenda although their nature must
remain a matter of speculation
It does not seem probable thai details of allied
and Russian occupational deployments in Germany
or elsewhere in Europe would reach such high
levels of deliberation and decision. Provision for
that was made at Yalta and is being carried out
by the council of Russian and allied commanders
wnich met In Berlin to promulgate the Berlin
guns and other armament which
are scattered up and down the
length and breadth of the reich
can be disposed of, in the course
of time, as scrap metal, .but the
stocks of ammunition and high
explosive fall Into an entirely
different category.
At the present time every a
vailable ammunition expert of
the royal army ordnance corps
is engaged in ; checking up on
captured stocks in the British
lector of -northern Germany, a
war office observer reports.
He said that all automatic
9 MM -calibre small arms were
being oiled and stored in Ham
burg to await j transportation to
the far east where they will be
used against the Japanese by
British troops, i
"All captured small arms am
munition of this calibre will be
shipped at. the Same time for use
in these weapons or in our S
Teh guns which are also 9 MM.
calibre," he added.
German antiaircraft guns and
field artillery pieces are not con
sidered vital necessities in- the
Pacific theatre and come under
the heading of scrap. This leaves
the occupying forces with thous
ands of tons of quick firing and
breech-loading shells and pro
pellant charges to dispose, of.
Two courses are open, says
the war office observer. Am
munition can be dumped in the
sea: or reduced to salvage. Both
have drawbacks.
The ministry of fisheries and
the navy point out that am
munition dumped into the sea
must be . put ; into deep water
where it can do. no harm to the
fishing fleet ; Many: large car
go ships - which are needed
vitally elsewhere would be re
quired to haul the stuff to the
deep sea beds of the Atlantic
; The breaking down of high
explosive like TNT, amatol and
cordite propellent charges into
their chemical elements for re
use in industry involves a very
high risk in human lives. The
last war. proved that.
Royal airforce experts are
investigating the possibility of
using captured German bombs a-
gainst Japan,) but even should
Emphasis on
Politics Urged
As Necessary
"Americans should "take their
politics more seriously and should
look upon politicians as career
men, most of whom I have found
honest and sincere but inclined
to- do odd things at odd times,"
the Rev. Chester HambUn. nastor
or the First Presbyterian church,
teld members of the Salem Ro
tary club Wednesday noon In Ho
tel Marion. The sneaker-was in
troduced by Dr. J. C. Harrison.
'Three cities, three capitals or
what does a preacher know about
politics," was the subject udot
which Reverend Hamblin spoke,
having held charges in Oklaho
ma City, Okla., Bismarck, ND,
and now Salem.
I
. "Politics, according to Web
ster," the speaker said, "is the
science and art of government A
politician is one versed or experi
enced in the science of art of gov
ernment. Democracies o p e r ate
best through political parties. Par
ties function through politicians.
Eliminate politicians and you li
quidate the parties, throwing the
state into chaos.: Then fascists
have their chance,
- "That is why it is so stupid of
us to follow the Hitler line of
scoffing at politicians. Party gov
ernment means ballots, fascist
government means bullets. Jeffer
son and Lincoln were politicians.
How different might the history
of the last 25 years have been if
Wilson had been a politician. Pol
iticians, skilled in government and
propaganda, have achieved an ed
ucation in democracy and are ad
ept at organization.
"Career men in government
should be encouraged and we
should cultivate a belief in their
fundamental honesty and in teg-
Tho Literary
Guidepost
By W. G. Rogers
large stocks of chemical warfare
bombs and gas shell cylinders to
be disposed of.
One valuable discovery in this
checkup of Nazi war material
Is that the containers for the
cordite charges used in the heavy
calibre breech-loading artillery
are made of. aluminum. These
cah be readily reduced for sal
vage. . V"::-;! : . ; -: ' .!
By Lichly
trial activity. ' " -
A logical step after guaranteeing 60,000,000 jobs declarations. However,! it is quite possible , that ;
by socialised government eouia M to estaousn ouier questions arising from the war aftermath
novernmental birth control to get the situation in Europe and more or less military in nature-
reallvin control, and if it comes to that the social will require the presence of military advisers at "Ne, I'm not mad at yen, Lucius bat after a day's shopping and
I I: h ft -; i I
fat Is In the fire. Ore-oa-Cftx EnterErise.
the,J3ig three" sessionw:.-
.fawning:. en.. trades.. people, it', nice to ret home aad be natural?
"UNCONDITIONAL SURBENDEK,"
hy Everett Holies (Howell, Soskia;
S2.SS).
Just 18 days after Germany
surrendered at Rheims and end
ed the war in Europe, this his
tory of the military struggle in
that theater, from Africa to Ber
lin, "was placed on sale.; That's
quick work.
As the author, who is on the
CBS staff acknowledges, there
are some omissions, such as de
tails about V-weapons and about
, the aerial assault on Germany.
The book undoubtedly would
'have been improved by more
information about the all-important
bomber raids which paved
the way to victory; and also by
'a- few area maps' on larger
scale than the end papers.
Aside from these lacks, this
Is it If you want to know what's
been going on, Holies can tell
you. He has a surprising wealth
of - facts, innumerable : bits . of
Information ranging from A to
Z to V-E day. Time may make
some changes, but In general
this book may last as is, for the
period from November, 1942 to
j May, 1945. ; j
"KNGINEEKDrG rBEVTrW," ky L.
; K. Grinter, Harry N. Hohne, B.
: C. Speacer, Bafas OWenkarger,
' Charies Harris. H. G. KJoefHer, V.
i m. Falrea (MuallUa; $).
An introduction to engineering,
with sections on chemistry, draw
ing, mathematics, thermodynam
ics and so on. This is a technical
. book, but a thorough-going one,
containing substantial surveys of
what the future student must
know in this field. ' ; "
Alt NEWS TCAKBOOK, vduM t.
editeO ojr PIU1U 1 Andrews (DaeU,
: Sloaa Pearee; $4.73). i
i Dedicated "to the gallant men
- of our armed forces," his indis
pensable volume describes vari-
. ous aspects of aviation in gen
f eral and ' the x'airforces 1 of the
' principal powers. It is illustrated
with photographs. v
I BMEKAlitS FO TH SUNG y
- CMttutt Saverr; "ARROW fX,T
HOME." fcr Katharine Gtosoo;
"CATHT," hy Slaaie J Jehasoa
(Loognaas, Green; each S2).
All pleasantly illustrated, these
books' are for young people. Miss
Savery's story is laid in the time
. of Cromwell, Miss Gibson's in
; American Indian f country; ' the
; first isa boy-and-giri stbry, the
.r second of rather more Interest
for boys. "Cathy" will; be 'the
girls' favorite; it's done in big
' type for beginners' eyes.i -
rityj We the people are the gov
ernment. We need to stand by
with faith in men, crea'ting a cli
mate for good politics. We Tjive
too little interest, too late, or much
too soon. We get the kind of gov
ernment that we deserve because
we are the government" r
Circus Rolls
Is for Show
At 3 o'Clock
1 .
Coming from Albany on its own
long train of double-length steel
railroad cars, the Russel Bros.
Pan-Pacific circus is scheduled to
roll into Salem this morning over
the S. P. line.
The big show will exhibit, to
day and tomorrow at the Leslie
school grounds at 3 and 8 p. m.,
with the doors opening at 1 and
7 i
t
At the railway sidings and at
the circus grounds, there will be
varied and picturesque action
the unloading of the 70-foot flat
cars by teams of harnessed ele
phants, the haul to the lot of the
cavalcade of wild animal cages,
baggage wagons and thousands of
tons of colorful paraphernalia, and
the raising of the city of tents,
including the five-pole big top, in
which the main performances are
given.
Arriving with the circus will
be hundreds of people, elephants,
horses and the rare . zoological
speciments in the Russell Bros,
menagerie. .
Staged by Barbette, noted stage
director and big top producer, this
year's Russell Bros. Pan-Pacific
performance is ultra modern, yet
"circusy" to the core, according
to advance announcements. .
An array of topflight attractions
make up . the 1945 program, in
which scores of noted circus stars
participate.
New feats of horsemanship are
presented by Lucio, Belmonte and
other members of the Cristiani
family of bareback riding marvels.
Prominent among the multitude
of: allurements in the arena and
in the air are: the Ortans, acro
batic whirlwinds; two troupes of
the Flying Conceilos, with An
toinette Concello, known as the
greatest girl flyer of all time;
China's balancing wizard, Ala
Ming Fu, reputedly the only girl
ever to accomplish forward somer
saults on the tight wire; and love
ly La Louise, "Queen of "Aerial
Rhythm," who stars in the all
girl Cloud Ballet.
Traffic Deaths
Show Increase
Over May 1944
;Oregon traffic fatalities during
May showed an increase of 42 per
cent over the traffic death toll
for the same month a year ago,
Secretary of State Robert S. Ter
rell, jr., reports.-. ,:y ... - :: '
' Traffic : accidents i claimed 17
lives in May of this year; com
pared to 19 a year ago.
.The pedestrian death toll for the
month was four, the same as for
Moy of 1944. Thus, the pedestrian
fatalities constituted IS per cent
of the total death toll for the
month, while in 1944, pedestrian
fatalities amounted to .2 1 per cent
of the month's traffic toll.
There were three bicycle fatal
ities in May, the first fatalities of
this type reported so far this year.
Last year, the first five months of
the year saw five bicycle fatali
ties. ' - . ,
Knapp Qted
For Salvage
Drive Work
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"Salem rose from 26th in rank
in the state to second in rank In
effective production j of salvage,
due in a large measure to the di
rectional work off Gardner
Knapp," County Judge Grant
Murphy told members of the Sa
lem Rotary club Wednesday noon
in Hotel Marion when, presenting
a citation and service bar to
Knapp for 5000 volunteer hours
of service to the cause.
Judge Murphy is j chairman of
the Marion county j civilian de
fense unit. .
"Civilian defense,! when first
organized was deemed , by many
to be a unit for i combat in case
of invasion," the judge said, "but
it developed that many duties fell
to the lot of its members. They
manned air raid shelters, watched
for bombs. The organization took
on such jobs as caring for babies
of servicemen, their wives and
also aiding farmers in finding
help to produce crops for war.
"Classes were set up for men
inducted into the .service. They
were informed as to their, rights
and how to protect them while at
war. Members of civilian defense
took major interest in war bond
drives and finally when the ma-"
teriel barrel became empty turned
attention to salvage.) Rubber tires,
scrap metal, aluminum and finally
paper became bywords of mem
bers, f
"All of these drives gave mem
bers headaches Until Gardner
Knapp took over arid headed the
work crews. Under his leader
ship we jumped from 28th to sec
ond place in the state. Only Ben
ton county stands above us and it
holds its place because every stu
dent in Oregon State college is
enlisted in drives there."
Upon receiving the -citation and
service bar from the' Oregon State '
defense council, Knapp told Ro
ta rians that the honors should be
divided between a number of oth
ers who through their cooperation
had made the record of work pos
sible. I- .-
Pre-Indnction
Meeting Set
For Monday
A pre-induction meeting for lo
cal men called up tor their phy
sical examinations will be held at '
the Salem Chamber ; of Commerce,
Monday, July 18, at 8 o'clock, W.
H. Baillie, chairman of the area's
pre-induction service committee,
has announced. J
Pre-induction meetings are held
for each group of selectees as they
are notified by their local Selec
tive Service board. Conducted un
der the sponsorship of the Marion "
county . defense council, . these
classes attempt to assist the men
to make an, easier . adjustment
from civilian to military life. .
Information is given them - by
Ray Bassett concerning the cor
rect papers to be taken with them
when entering the I armed forces
to facilitate applications for fam-
ily allowances, togther with other
legal advice. ; Services given the
men and their families by the Red
Cross are explained - by Orpha
Dasch. V
All men in Marion and Polk
counties who are entering the mil-
itary service in the near future
have been urged to attend and to'
bring their families or friends. '
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