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EDITORIAL PA GE OF THE REGISTE R-G UARD 'age Eight,... AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER (Published lm Wtwtu end Sunday) KDTTOK ADO PUBUSHSB ------ Alton IT. Baker MANAOINa ED1TOA ...... William U. Tiumin KFWS SEfcVICil .... Aaeselatsd PrtH. United Press UEMUEB Audit Bureau ot Circulations Entarett at lb tat Offlee at lujtu Orana. as coed class sutler. Th Bedstar-Qurd'a poller k the complete end Impartial SbUeatlon In lta Daws pafas of sil news and statements news. On tntt pus tha editors at Tna Bedstar-Guard offer their opinions oo events of tha day and matters ot Importance to the community, endeavoring to be eendld but rah and helpful In tha development of constructive community poller. SO NAZIS WONT BE BUFFALOED! From that mythical personage "the spokesman" of the German government comes the statement which confirms the sinking of the American freighter Robin Moor by a Nazi submarine and the wording Of that statement is rather remarkable: "We won't be buffaloed by any American or English discussion concerning the Robin Moor. Whenever any ship with contraband sails for England we'll shoot at it, whether it is the Robin Moor or anything else." Well there you have your "incident" to provoke a declaration of war. The Robin Moor was not bound for England but for Cape Town Africa. According to our state department . she was not carrying contra band. The Germans, of course, will argue that South Africa is part of the British Empire (though not officially at war). They can ar gue that any kind of useable goods nowadays is contraband. And they can contend that our whole rigamarole of "neutrality" has been a sham from the beginning. This is no time for quibbling . The sink ing of the Robin Moor is Germany's answer to President Roosevelt's recent declaration in which he re-affirmed "freedom of the seas." Furthermore it was an act of wanton and deliberate cruelty. The U-boat captain did not keep his promise to wireless for help. He left the survivors of the Robin Moor adrift in the vast South Atlantic. Obvious ly it was his' belief and his hope that they would perish "spurlos versenkt" (sunk without a trace). People old enough to remember the inci dents leading up to the last war will recall that in the early winter of 1917 we armed our merchantmen and warned Germany that we would defend against submarine attack. The answer was Admiral Von Tirpitz's fa mous warning of February 1, 1917 that all ships entering war zones would be "sunk without warning." The sinking of the Robin Moor comes without any exchange of warnings. It ex ceeds the outrages of 1917 in ferocity. It should make it perfectly clear to everybody that the issue is barbarism. The legalistic technicalities should not matter. For many, many months we have chosen to say bluntly that the United States is at war with Germany and deplored the politi cal camouflage of our dangerous situation. There can be no peace or pretense of peace for the United States until the power of Hitler is broken. There should be no more half truths or half measures at Washington! DAN BEARD'S UNIQUE CHOICE When a man gives up a distinguished career in the fine arts to become leader of a youth movement, there is material for thought. In his early manhood, Dan Beard was the illustrator of many of Mark Twain's most famous books, and his work is still held in high regard as art. Art connoisseurs say that the drawings reflected a man who understood both humor and pathos. Had Dan Beard chosen to go in the field of art, he could not have achieved any great er fame than he did as the founder of the American Boy Scouts, but it would have been a different kind of fame. Why did Dan Beard prefer the admiration of boys to the plaudits of the sophisticated "lovers of art"? The ready explanation is that Dan Beard himself loved the open country. As a boy he had roamed the wooded hills of Ohio and Kentucky (the Daniel Boone country). He had never quite "grown up". He was moved to pity youngsters cooped up on the streets of New York. He was a simple soul who preferred simplicity to the elaborate pre tenses of "the artistic life." Maybe so. A true artist is supposed to be a seeker after truth. Perhaps the main fact of importance is that Dan Beard did the thing he wanted to do, lived the kind of life he wanted to live and made himself the master and not the slave of his craft. He painted his ideal into millions of boyish hearts. New York police arrested a pigeon for carrying policy game slips, proving it's poor policy for the game to go coo-coo. The yarn trade has improved greatly fishing, not cotton. Elevator in Chicago dropped three stories and the operator was fired. For falling down on the Job? All little kids in cities should be taken to the country so they'll know that flowers don't grow on hats. Saving for rainy days is fine unless it makes you fail to enjoy the sunny ones. ; . The silver lining of most clouds is tar nished from lack of use. WHAT OTHER EDITORS THINK AIRPORT PROSPECTS . (Salem Statesman) The benefits adulterated somewhat by ob ligations of the actual establishment of defense training centers as distinguished from the dis tribution of defense contracts, are already being realized by Portland, Pendleton and the Astoria Seaside area. Similar benefits are anticipated by Medford and Eugene though there are hints that they maye have to share them, if their ex pectations actually develop, by Grants Pass and Albany, respectively. Salem may expect to be similarly favored only from one direction defense aviation. Because Salem had the foresight to provide . a commo dious airport, the wisdom of which was in doubt for most of a decade, there are prospects, no one may say how substantial, that some of the func tions of the army aviation training program may be allocated here. Observing , the experiences of these . other cities, one may conclude that the community's attitude and activity may have important bearing upon whether or not this possibility becomes an actuality. The city has already expended a rea sonable sum upon expansion of the airport, and is reaping the benefit in a large federal expendi ture. From this point on the outlook is based principally on conjuncture. Having made such an investment, the gov ernment might be expected to make some prac tical use of it. There are strong hints that it so plans and that the city would profit from ob taining ownership of still more land In the air port vicinity in the furtherance of those plans. One could wish for something more substantial, but that apparently is not the army's way of doing things. This matter will be before the city council Monday night. The proposed expenditure is not great; neither is it inconsiderable. There are some fine points relative to the degree of probability that the rumored program will.develop, on which we are not yet adequately informed. If the pros pects are well substantiated the city should take whatever steps are necessary to cooperate. A de fense aviation development of reasonable propor tions would be more nearly an unmixed blessing than a large military cantonment. WASHINGTON LETTER By JOHN W. KELLY WASHINGTON, D. G, June 13. While the war department plans activities inland in Oregon, the navy is arranging to strengthen its coast po sitions. From San Diego to Alaska the navy will establish sectional bases in the coming year, pre paring nest's for small craft, from where they can dart to sea, scout and return to these shelters. There is more than the sectional bases in the pro gram; there is an extensive plan for the construc tion of small craft to use the bases. Unless the information is incorrect, some of these small boats will be built on the Columbia river. Starting at San Diego, there will be a base at San Pedro, San Francisco, Morro bay, Eureka (just south of the Oregon line), Coos bay, Astoria, Seattle, Port Townsend, Port Angeles and Neah bay. Then a jump to Alaska, with sectional bases at Dutch Harbor, Kodiak, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Juneau and Seward. Such is the set-up, but later there is a prospect of other, bases being located at Crescent City, Gold Beach, Yaquina and Gray's Harbor. First estimate is for $50,000,000 and if this isn't sufficient a deficiency bill will be intro duced next year. This money is for the stations not for the small craft. Cost of each station will be a trifle less than $1,000,000, with a few stations in excess of that amount depending on the com plement of boats, the housing facilities required, etc. FROM end to end the Pacific coast will be pockmarked with these small facilities and at long last the admirals have come to realize Oregon and Washington the Pacific northwest are worth pro tecting. Heretofore naval activities have been con centrated at the bathing beaches of southern Cali fornia, and attempts to arouse their interest in the Columbia river region have met with a fishy eye. The navy is now going to town in the northwest and from Eureka (practically in Oregon and be longing to Oregon geographically) to the straits of Juan de Fuca there will be a navy patrol. With approximately 60 sectional bases (they will be scattered from Portland, Maine, to Trini dad, to Cuba, the canal zone) a substantial fleet of small craft will be required. A few of these boats will be built on the Great Lakes and worked down the Atlantic coast, or reach the gulf via the Miss issippi, but on the Pacific coast there will be work for more shipyards; new shipyards. Some of these boats will be the swift mosquito type, built for high speed (60 m.p.h) and carrying torpedoes. Others the 160-footers. Both of these types can be constructed of wood. All of the mos quito boats have hulls of wood. These and the larger boats can be made on the Columbia river, the engines for the speed boats being put together In the east. A yard at Coos bay, where one sec tional base is to be located, has tentative orders for eight boats, larger than the small torpedo craft. Before July 1 the navy should have Its appropri ation for the bases and thereafter let contracts on a cost-plus fixed-fee, the fee not to exceed six per cent. It is understood that the navy already has Its eye on the sites required and ho landowner will be able to upset the national defense program. Oregon fruit and vegetable canners will have a better chance to do business with the army if the Walsh-Healy act is abrogated. Under this law, which has been a handicap to the army and navy since its inception, any concern filling an order for either branch of the armed service in an amount more than $10,000 must comply with the wages and hours set by Secretary of Labor Perkins. The can neries, which have seasonal operation, are exempt from the wages and hours act and none of them have taken contracts direct with the army and navy, which might place them under the jurisdic tion of Madam Perkins. Army is discovering that in purchasing canned fruit and vegetables it is run ning up against speculators and has decided that if the Walsh-Healy act can be suspended it can deal directly with the canners. Labor unions (who wanted the law to apply to orders as low as $2,000) are preparing to resist any weakening of the Walsh Healy act. It is no secret, however, that the army (and navy, too) is fed up with union demands with excessive cost of army camps and the constant handicap of strikes. Starfish being the sworn enemy ot the oyster, congress wishes to save the oyster and make the starfish contribute something to humanity other than being used to decorate the radiators of cars returning from the beaches. The starfish wraps it self around the oyster and rips it open. Congress men wish to preserve them from the starfish and has voted $10,000 to have the starfish studied. There is a hint that it might contain vitamins and if so scientists may discover a way to use these com mercially. Best oyster bed) on tha Oregon coast are at Yaquina, PLANE STRIKE ENDS AS MASS MEETING VOTES "BACK TO WORK" "Back to work was the vote of the C. I. O.-U. A. W. strikers at the North American Aviation Com pany's Inelewood, Calif., plant at a mass meeting held after the U. S. army took over the factory. Principal speakers at the meeting were these nine strike leaders, deposed by the national C. I. O. for leading the "outlaw" strike in defiance of C. I. O. orders. From left: Elmer Freitag, William Goodman, Walt Wiitanen, Robert Mallory, Wyndham Mortimer, Lew Michener, C. I. O. regional director; William Blackman, David Simpson and William Pupos. . Friday Radio e$ORB, Earene 1460 Kiloo relet (Mutual-Don Lee Network) 00 p. m. Front Page Drama : 15 Passing Parade 30 Captain Midnight OO Raymond Gram SwinC :15 Singing Strings 30 News :45 Howard and Shelton :0O United Press on the Air Lightning's Fishing News : 30 Lone Ranger ;0O Serenade in Walte Time :15 Williams' Bakery Interviews :30 L. A. County Band :00 News, Hardy : 15 Griff Williams Orch. 30 Fulton Lewis. Jr. 45 Jimmy Joy Orch. 00 Jim Lawson'a Lumberjacks 30 News :45 Henry King Orch, 00 Jan Savitt Orch. 30 Duke Ellington Orch. 00 News ;15 Night Owl Bandwagon KGW Portland 620 Kilocycles (NBC Red Network) :30 Uncle Walter's Doghouse :00 Wings of Destiny :30 Something to Think About :35 Melodic Moods :00 Pleasure Time :15 Lum and Abner :30 Death Valley Days :00 Studebaker Champions no Armcnair cruises :30 Fort Lewis Notes :45 Palladium Ballroom Orch. :55 Musical Interlude :0O Your Mayor Speaks ':15 Palace Hotel Orch. : 30 Frontiers of Industry :00 News Flashes :15 Brick Holton, Songs at. jirancis orch. 0O News 15 Bal Tabarin Cat Orrh. : 30 Florentine Gardens Orch. :55 rNews Bulletins KOAC. CorvtlllS 550 Kilnrvcte.. :00 p; m. Music :0O Dinner Concert :io News :30 Farm Hour :45 Markets. Weather :00 FourH Club Summer School .uv ruurn uuo waaio Hevue : 30 Oregon On Parade :30 Music KEX PortlanrT 1100 Kilocycles CNBC Blue Network) :00 p. m Buster Brown Quia :30 Accordion Club Presents :45 Musical Interlude :50 Baldwin Varieties :55 The Nickel Man :30 First Piano Quartet :00 Romance and Rhythm :45 News Headlines and Highlights :0O Your Hannv Birthrlnv :25-iMusical Interlude XX en Hen Army Game w uranapappy and His Pals 30 Portland Baseball Games 15 Blltmore Orch. 30 Behind the HMdllnM i:45 Musical Interlude oo .Portland Police Reports 53 Musical Interlude , . 00 This Movine World :15 Bill Sabransky, Organist Mf news woundup KOIN Portland 970 Kilocycles (CBS Network) :00 p. m Eyes of the World 15 The World Today 30 Campbell Playhouse 00 Hollywood Premier 30 Penthouse Party ;00 Amos 'n' Andy is Lanny Ross : 30 Great Moments. Great Plays :00 Kate Smith :55 Find the Woman :00 Leon F. Drews :15 Officer "55" :30 Bill Henry :45 Fishing Bulletin " :00 Five Star Final : 15 Ray Noble Orch. :3D JanUen Beach Orch. :0O Defense Today :15 Reid Tanner Orch. :30 Manny Strand Orch. Saturday Radio KOBE. Eugene 1450 Kilocycles (Mutual-Don Lee Network) 6:00 a. m News 6:15 Early Bird 7:00 News 7:15 Morning Varieties 7:45 Morning Devotional E03D0 RADIO DANCE WILLAMETTE PARK FRIDAY NIGHTS No Admission until 10 o'clock on Opening Night. After 10 adm. will be lS-20o Saturday Night Art Holman's Band 8:0O Musical Interlude 8:05 Alvlno Rey Orch. 8:30 Mutual Dons 8:55 News 9:00 U. S. Army Band 9:30 Hits of the Day 9:45 I'll Find My Way 10:0O News 10:15 Concent Half Hour 10:45 George Deff Orch. 11:00 From the Kentucky Mountains 11:30 Claude Knieht Orch. 11:45 Flag Day, 1941 12:00 News 12:15 p. m. What Lane County Thinks 12:30 Aqueduct Race Track 12:45 Hits of the Day 1:00 From Timber to Plywood 1:30 At Your Command 3:00 News 3:15 Salon Melodies 3:30 Morton Gould's Orch. 4:00 Green Hornet 4:30 Hawaii Calls KGW Portland 820 KUoeyeles (NBC Red Network) 6:00 a. m. Sunrise Serenade 6:30 The Early Bards 7:0O Newt Headlines and HlehlUIhts 7:15 Music of Vienna 7:30 Week-End Whimsy 8:00 Sam Hayes 8:15 From New England to You 8:30 Call to Youth 8:45 Matinee in Rhythm 9:00 Lincoln Highway 9:30 Hotel Taft Orch 9:45 News 9:50 Hetel Taft Orch. 10:00 Paul Laval Orch. 10:30 Gordon Jenkins Oreh. 11:00 Stars of Tomorrow 12:00 News 12:05 p. m. Campus Capers 12:30 Boy. Girl, Band l:0O The World is Yours 1:30 Nat. Fed. Music Clubs 2:00 Plcadllly Hotel Orch. 2:25 News 2:30 Art of Living 2:45 News 3:00 Message of Israel 3:30 Essex House Hotel Orch, 3:45 H. V. Kaltenborn 4:00 Latitude Zero 4:30 Palladium Ballroom Orch. KEX Portland 1100 Kilocycles (NBC Blue Network) 6:00 a. m Musical Clock 7:00 Rex Maupln Orch. 7:15 Breakfast Club 8:00 Amen Corner Program 8:30 Farm and Home 9:30 Cleveland Calling 10:00 News 10:15 Indiana Indigo 10:30 Charmingly We Live 10:45 Hotel Lexington Orch. 11:00 Al and Lee Reiser. Pianists 11:15 Talk. O. M. Plummer 11:30 Music of the Americas 12:00 Club Matinee 12:0O Club Matinee l43MParkmt7NeW HMd"nM mi ' 12:50 Household Hints 12:55 Lost and Found Items 12:58 Musical Interlude 1:00 Curbstone Quiz 1:15 Sing Before Supper 1 :30 Carl Kalash Orch. 2:00 El Chlco Spanish Revue 2:25 News 2:30 Portland Baseball 4:30 St, Francis Hotel Orch. KOIN Portland 070 Kilocycles (CBS Network) 2i?2aD "l Northwest Farm Reporter 6:15 Breakfast Bulletin 6.20 KOIN Klock 7:15 Hendllners Z:2?2b arred Reporting 7:45 Consumer News 8:00 Country Journal 1 -MA : -.Ha. a, PLUS lu.i.irjp .Ik sT.Tlfi. DANCE to the tune of At ALPINE I.O.O.F. HALL Leo Bruyer's Orchestra SATURDAY. JUNE 14 8:30 Little Show 9:00 Let's Pretend 9:30 Sunshine Almanac 9:45 Let's WalU 10:00 No Politics 10:30 Voice of Broadway 10:45 Hello Again 11:00 Junior Rose Festival 11:30 Vera Brodsky 11:55 Studio 12:00 News 12:15 p. m. Farm Parade 12:30 Astoria Handicap 12:45 Program 1:00 Matinee at MeadowbrocJ 1:55 Studio 200 Report to Nation 2:30 William L. Shirer 2:45 The World Today 3:00 Report to Nation 3:30 Newspaper of the Air 4:15 Feature Page 4:30 Traffic Quiz KOI till SUN. i mi, Lit, " .ra TM 1 THE TWO BIG NIGHTS at Swimmers' Delight DANCE wi,h Hmo Balley'g Orchestra SWIMMING PICNICKING 4:40 Sports Broadside a-ss r.lmav n.ul. XT 5:10 p. m Wilbur Hatch Orch. 5:30 News 8:45 Saturday Night Serenade 6:15 Public Affairs 6:30 Juan Arvlru, Songs 6:45 Leon F. Drews, Organ 7:00 Marriage Club 7:30 Duffy's Tavern 7:58 News 6:00 Hit Parade 8:45 Ramon Ramos. Orch. 6:55 News 9:00 Jantzen Beach Orch. 0:30 By the Way, Bill Henry 9:45 Tonight's Best Buys 10:15 United Press lo: 30 Queen's Ball 10:45 Defense Today 11:00 Gaylord Carter . 11:30 Manny Strand Orch, . 11:55 News KOAC, Camilla 550 Kllaeyelei 9:00 a. m. News 9:15 Homemakers' Hour !2:2?Wea,lher' To""'' Program 10:05 Music 10:15 U. S. Army Program 10:30 Symphonic Concert 11:S0-What the Educators Are Doing 11:45 Music 12:00 News 12:15 p. m. Farm Hour 12:30 Spot Markets, Weather 12:45 U. S. Forest Service 1:00 Music 1:15 Variety ' 1:45 Music ' four-H Club Assembly 3:00 Music 3:15 Swindles to Suit 3:30 Musio 3:45 News 4:00 Artists In Recital 4:30 Stories for Boys and Girls 5:00 p. m. Music 6:00 Dinner Concert 6:15 News 6:30 Farm Hour 6:45 Weather, Markets JiSrS"" 2.ub Su"mer School 7:30 Klwanis Broadcast 8:00 Grand Opera 8:30 Oregon on Parade 9:30 Mualo Spriiigfi till WL r TODAV . 1 "WWWWa!?.""-! "JEW... '1 M Seats llu ' . 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