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EDITOR AND FVBl .I8HT.R Alton s Baker
MANAGING EDITOR William M. TUiaian
NEWS BEftVICG Associated Prea. United Prew
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Enteren at tba Post Office at Eugenft Oregon, u aecond
elaaa matter.
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publication In lie newt page of all news and statements
on new On talk pace the editors of The Sedstcr-Guard
offer their opinions on events of the day and matters of
Importance to the community, endeavoring to be candid
but fan ar.d helpful to tba development of constructive
community policy
DON'T BABBLE
The army may be suffering shortages of
certain kinds of material. It would be strange
if there were no such shortages, when you
consider that a year ago the country simply
had no munitions industry at all. Of one
thing there is no shortage the volume of
babble and gossip. about such shortages.
In an unusually timely and serviceable
story, Paul Harrison, who has been touring
army camps and writing about them through
NEA Service, showed just how evil
such talk may be. "They" say, Harrison tells,
that there are no rifles to drill with, the boys
have just the old World War artillery guns,
there aren't enough tanks, and so forth and
so forth and so forth.
Nobody ever finds out who "they" are.
The stories go the rounds, added to and
dressed up by each person who thoughtlessly
repeats them. And finally a large number
of people become convinced that the army
is not adequately equipped and' cannot be
properly trained.
Isolated cases may be true. Certain' short
ages, especially of ammunition, are real
enough. Much old equipment has not yet
been replaced by the new, which is on the
way. The specific cases of which you hear
may be real enough. The danger is that from
constant repetition and embroidery of these
incidents, a totally wrong impression may
become widespread.
In general, we believe it is true, and we
base our opinion on repeated reports from
many men who have gone to the camps
themselves to see, that equipment is suffic
ient for elementary training, and that new
equipment is continually arriving in
quantity. " '
This is not to suggest that any truth about
lack of equipment or poor conditions should
be suppressed. If your nephew writes you
from Camp Whoozis that he's been there
three weeks and hasn't got a rifle yet, it may
be true. But find out how many others are
in the same boat, and why.
People have a right to be assured that
their boys in camp are properly equipped,
fed, housed, and trained. There is excellent
reason to believe that these things are all
being done as fast as it is humanly possible
to do them.
There is a difference, of course, between
neglect and inefficiency and a sheer lack of
materials that haven't yet come off the pr
duction lines. The former should be exposed
and remedied. The latter is to an extent un
avoidable; be patient.
Above all, don't babble just for the sake of
babbling. Restrain that perfectly human impulse.
FRANCE, AU REVOIR!
Farewell, France, until in some happier
day we may see you again!
Painful the words, after a year's waiting
and hoping that somehow out of the wreck
of France something might have been sal
vaged for freedom. Painful the words to
those who have felt and who still feel that
the French people are good and clean, and
wholesome.-
Nearly a year ago, France suffered the
humiliation of military defeat. With more
than a million of her sons in German prison
camps, virtual hostages, to have expected
her to continue the war in Africa, or in the
Near East, would have been to expect much.
There were some who had learned to expect
much of France, however. Hope died slowly.
France chose. No vote was possible in the
confusion of surrender. Whether the French
people ever were, or are now, back of Petai.i,
or Darlan, or Laval, no one knows. There is
room for the gravest doubt.
Nevertheless the Petains, and Darlans and
the Lavals are in charge of France. They
have personally elected (no one compelled
them personally) to play ball with Hitler.
Aside from actions, which might have been
forced on them by circumstances, they have
given lip service to Fascism, which was not.
They have opened the gates of Tunisia and
Syria to the German invader; they have
chosen to ride a surf-board on the "wave of
the future," on which one may expect the
remainder of the French navy to be launched
at any moment.
For the moment, the Frenchmen of Fascist
mold of mind are in the saddle. For the mo
ment, they are France. Resolutely we must
push into the background for the moment
the memory of Frenchmen who fought so
gallantly for freedom, our own as well as
their We must forget, for the moment, that
"Liberty, Fraternity and Equality" were
born in France. .We must not speculate, for
the moment, that perhaps 90 per cent of
Frenchmen still love freedom. For the mo
ment, such force as France has is at the dis
posal of the Totalitarian Revolution.
That is the fact, and that is the only fact
in reference to France that bears on the situ
ation today.
To all who love France, who love the
French people, who love the freedom which
found so fine a flowering in France, it is
painful to say this. But it is the nasty truth.
All that can be said today by the most
ardent lover of all things French is, "France,
au Revoir!"
Farewell, until we see you again, in your
true tricolor, firm and ardent once more for
freedom!
Doubt it not, that day will come!
UPON ALL OF US
From the Soldier's Handbook, small
pocket introduction to military life issued by
the War Department:
"The American people of their own will, and
through the men they have elected to repre
sent them in Congress, have determined that
the free institutions of this country will con
tinue to exist. They have declared that, if
necessary, we will defend our right to live in
our American way and continue to enjoy the
benefits and privileges which are granted to
the citizens of no other nation. It is upon you,
and the many thousands of your comrades now
in the military, service, that our country has
placed its confident faith that this defense
will succeed should it ever be challenged."
Yes. And it is also upon you, there at the
lathe, you swinging the hammer in the ship
yard, you on the assembly line, you at the.
desk, that our country has also placed its
faith and its future. Every" American, soldier
and civilian, bears his share of the responsi
bility for defending freedom which the times
have imposed upon us.
WASHINGTON LETTER
By JOHN W. KELLY
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 21. Approximately
$35,000,000 will be invested in western Oregon by
the war department in the two cantonments, one at
Medford and the other at Eugene. In making this
announcement the war department very belatedly
confirms the prediction first made in' this space
many months ago and which the high command re
peatedly denied. The prediction that a cantonment
will go to eastern Washington is yet unfulfilled, but
the "dope" on that is as authentic as on the projects
In Oregon west of the Cascades.
Under the army estimates, it is calculated that
the cost of the cantonment is $500 per man. (There
are many cantonments recently built or now being
constructed the cost of which runs $700 per man
and at one place almost $2000.) On the $500 per
man basis Medford's military camp will represent
an investment of $17,000,000. The same cost at
Eugene. This is the original investment for bar
racks, mess halls, administration hall, sewers, water,
.sm yiaiKt a nospiiai 01 aoout 400 beds) and road
ways. With 35,000 men in each cantonment it means
a payroll of substantial importance. The 70,000
men will represent better than $1,500,000 a month
say about $800,000 per camp. This is the payroll
alone, and troopers spend their money. It costs ap
proximately 50 cents a day to feed a soldier, or for
the two camps the quartermaster department will
spend $35,000 a day of $1,050,000 each month the
troops are at the cantonments. On a per year basis
(period of training) the grocery bill will run in the
neighborhood of $12,600,000.
Regulations call for furnishing one-half pint of
milk to every man each day. This means 8,750
quarts each for Medford and Eugene; total, 17,400
quarts or 4350 gallons every 24 hours for both
camps. Milk sheds of the Willamette valley will be
drained to furnish this new amount of consumption.
When possible, troops receive one apple or one
pear a day (sometimes a peach or grapefruit), which
will provide a market for Oregon fruit, particular
ly that of the Rogue river valley, site of the Med
ford cantonment. Vegetables and meat must be
bought, and when possible the local market is pat
ronized. An important responsibility devolves upon citi
zens of Eugene and Medford and nearby communi
ties. This is in nrnviritntr amucamAnt t- .
Many soldiers will visit Portland to have a fling;
many others will not go so far. Someone proposes
that the town of Central Point be taken over and
made into a rest tamp for the troops, with movies,
taverns, etc.
And before a contract is awarded or even an
appropriation made by congress for these canton
ments, a group has started a campaign against "sin,"
meaning hard liquor and members of "Mrs. War
ren's Profession." Incidentally, it shoud be men
tioned that several chaplains win be with the
soldiers at the cantonments and there will be sev
eral chapels.
Either cantonment will have a larger population
than 29 of Oregon's 36 counties. Only Portland
will have a population in excess of these camps, for
second city in Oregon is Salem with census popu
lation of 30.908. or 4000 fewer people than will be
in the Eugene or Medford establishments. Jackson
county is barely larger than the proposed canton
ment, the county being credited with 36,213 in last
year's census figures. The camp will double the
population of the county (with camp followers) and
will triple the population of Medford, if the con-
luiimcm uan oe rcgaraea as in the metropolitan
area. The Eugene camp will be only 50 per cent
county population out will be 15,000 larger
than Eugene.
Roughly, the two cantonments will mean $30,
240,000 a year new money to those communities,
plus the capital investment of $35,000,000 in can
tonments. Selection of Medford and Eugene was partly
political. War department saw on its map that
theer was no project west of the Cascades. Great
base for the army air corps is building in Pendleton;
munitions depot is under construction at Hermis
ton; bombing range has been acquired cast of
Arlington; Portland has an army station, but there
was a perfect blank on the ocean side of the Cas
cade mountains. The planning board spotted Med
ford and Eugene for new developments when the
army is increased and money is available, but the
brass hats of war department were unaware of
these preparations. Meanwhile officials and public
spirited citizens quietly obtained options on tracts
of land for the department, preventing any at
tempt at a hold-up, There may be some difficulty
n obtaining funds for clearing the bottleneck on
the Pacific highway for military purposes between
Grants Pass and Eugene, subject to revision now
with cantonments decided upon at Medford and
NAVY SCHOOL NESTLES IN FORD PL A NTIn foreground is the nearly completed Navy Service school in the
heart of the Ford Motor company's River Route plant at Dearborn, Mich. A thousand recruits are being trained there.
P.-T.A. To Sponsor
Wendling Picnic
WENDLING, May 21 (Special)
The Parent-Teachers association
is sponsoring the grade school pic
nic to be held at the school grounds
Wednesday, May 28, at 6 o'clock
if weather permits. The commun
ity is invited to attend and each
family is to bring a basket dinner,
plates, cups and silverware. Free
ice cream and coffee and drinks
are to be served. There will be
games for everyone.
Mr. and Mrs. Les Craiger were
hosts to a group at their home
Saturday night Mr. and Mrs,
George Ehlers of Marcola were
present and also Mr. and Mrs,
Gordon Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Re.
dell, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ruthven
and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Abel.
Another party Saturday night
was given at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Spellmire. A pot
luck dinner was given and bridge
played during, the evening. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lar-
sen, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Gard.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gilbert, Mr.
ana Mrs. Deb Metzker.
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. fl:0O p. m. Orga.i Melodies
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Jean Arthur and
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Most seats 15c Children Its
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