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BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS
If the governor of North Pennsyltucky
should erect an electrically-charged barbed
wire fence around his state to prevent citi
zens of other states from doing business with
his people, the resulting sound and fury
would rock the nation from the Maine woods
to Hollywood's swimming pools.
The idea of free commerce between the
states ranks almost with our other basic
rights, yet there is hardly more free com
merce between some of the states than be
tween the United States and Germany. Ob
viously such local legal barriers hinder the
all-out war drive.
Take local building codes. Strict com
pliance with those regulations has forced
Washington to build war plants in compara
tively undesirable locations. That means a
waste of time and wasted time means wast
ed American lives on the battle fronts.
Take truck legislation, of which there
are 45 varieties. As a result, manufacturers
cannot build a heavy duty truck which could
be operated legally in all the states. That
means the free transport of goods, including
war materials, cannot be achieved from some
states to others. It would be just as sensible
to put water hazards and high jumps on the
highways, and make it a real steeplechase.
Take eggs, butter and other dairy pro
ducts. We are urged to consume more of
these commodities so we will be able to put
that extra push on the assembly line, in the
corn field, in the stores and mills. Donald
M. Nelson says that push is necessary. Yet
dozens of states dislike the eggs and dairy
products of other states so much that a code
of regulation and restriction snarls up free
commerce in these vital foods. As a result,
prices jump, an artificial scarcity appears and
workers who need these products most find
it more difficult to get them.
Dozens of other state "they-shall-not-pass"
road signs clutter up the legal high
ways. Some of them, such as inspection of
grains and animals for disease, may be jus
tified. Most of them bog down the victory
drive and should be eliminated.
Do the special interests behind these trade
shackles imagine for one minute that Hitler
permits Munich to prevent trucks carrying
shells from Essen to pass through without
paying tribute? Do they think the local of
ficials of Tokyo can pile special restrictions
on rice from Japan's farming areas?
Whether the people, the federal govern
ment or the states and municipalities will
strike down these barriers remains to be
seen. State and local rights are one thing.'
The right of a nation of 130,000,000 to fight
and work as one unit for the preservation of
all is another which cannot be denied.
ROBIN HOOD RIDES AGAIN
While we ring the rafters, and rightly so,
with praise for General MacArthur, the Kel-
lys, O'Hares and other heroes, there fights in
the hills and mountains of Yugoslavia a little
band which is keeping an estimated 400,000
axis soldiers up nights. The Robin Hood
army of Gen. Draja Mihajlovitch reportedly
has killed at least 50,000 German and Italian
soldiers since that Balkan nation was "over
whelmed." This guerilla Battle of the Balkans might
be almost as important as any now in pro
gress, since the more axis troops sent to keep
the wild Serbs from a general uprising, the
fewer men Hitler can send to the Russian
front. Besides, the Yugolavs are setting a
fine fighting example for the other occupied
countries and for America. Such fighters
undoubtedly will sit closer to the head of the
peace conference table than some nations
which took it lying down.
CHILE FINDS OUT ABOUT AVAR
Chile and Argentina, apparently preferr
ing appeasement to solidarity, refused to join
their sister American Republics at the Rio de
Janeiro conference in a firm front against the
axis. Chile, at least, is finding her claim of
neutrality doesn't mean much to the Great
Man with the little mustache.
The Chilean freighter Tolten was torpe
doed and sunk by an axis submarine and 27
Chilean sailors were lost. A surprising num
ber of citizens of that sprawling country
thought that as long as they did not provoke
the axis, nothing would happen to them.
They, like Norway, Holland, Belgium and
others, now know that the Nazi pledge is as
crooked as the swastika.
SALUTE TO LABOR
A sincere salute from America to the C. I.
O. and the A. F. of L. for offering to give up
holiday and Sunday double pay for the dura
tion. That was the patriotic thing to do, the
kind of action that wins wars.
Now let's have some comparable conces
sions from those who have been loudly criti
cizing "double pay."
The easiest way to increase the number
of law violators is to increase the number of
laws.
Any way you look at it, the outcome of
it all is the income.
Too many can openers are can't openers.
A woman isn't necessarily a business wo
man just because she's interested in every
body's business.
Some folks make enemies by singing for
their friends.
A small compliment swells the same kind
of a head.
WHAT OTHER EDITORS THINK
WHY THE LONG DELAT?
(Salem Capital Journal)
As a belated Easter greeting to the nation, the
na-y announces the sinking of three warships over
s month ago in battle by the Japs, with the loss of
700 offfcers and men. The destroyer Peary was
bombed in port at Darwin February 19; the aircraft
tender Langley and the naval tanker Pecos were
sunk under heavy air bombardment south of Japan
en route to Australia between February 27 and
March 1.
Official reports from Tokyo at the time claimed
the sinking of these vessels, but as the Langley
had three times before been reported sunk, the re
port was given scant attention as our government
refused confirmation. The vessels were all old ones.
but given no air protection.
Such disasters are to be expected, especially in
the initial stages of the war, but why wait until
the survivors arrived in San Francisco five weeks
later? Why not announce such sinkings when they
happen as the British did the loss of its great
battleships off Malaya after Pearl Harbor?
Such suppression of vital news is not conducive
to building morale or creating public confidence
in the government. The American people can take
the bad news along with the good, and are entitled
to it. The best morale building results from telling
the full facte at the time and not trying to conceal
them by reporting partial truths, and letting the
whole truth out in delayed Installments. Such a
course arouses suspicion.
The administration seems to forget that it takes
a jolt to arouse Anglo-Saxons. The British did not
awake until Dunquerque and the bombing of Brit
ain unified action. Pearl Harbor jolted American
complacency but had the full truth been told at
the time, we would ot have had the relapse in
complacency. Le the army and navy follow General
MacArthur's advice of telling the whole truth as
speedily as possible and banish distrust.
WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 13 FIRST of the
new plywood training planes has been delivered
at the Washington navy yard for experimentation.
operation and, finally, to be ripped apart. Army
and navy have been slow in adopting wood in
pianes, aitnough In the first world war the Brit-
shi purchased millions of feet of spruce for fighting
planes and have. In the vresent war, been taking
cargoes of spruce from British Columbia, Washing
ton and Oregon forests supplemented by Douglas
fir. In addition to the British, Italy and Russia are
using wooden combat planes.
Plywood (thin slices of wood peeled from a log
and glued together) is at its best in the northwest.
The industry has forged to the front in recent
years and the best technicians in the business are
on the payrolls of the scores of factories in the
forest areas. They have made discoveries, such as
the best method of treating the plywood with glue;
they have invented a glue that can stand anything;
the method of pressing the sheets together. Despite
the "know how" of using plywood, the procure
ment offices have not considered awarding a con
tract to build wooden airplanes to any of these
mills. The source of the raw material is ignored.
Procurement does such aueer things. Eiehteen
million tent pegs were needed for the army. Tent-
pegs are of wood, nothing else. Did procurement
make inquiry where the stakes could be purchased
in the lumber markets of the northwest? It did
not. The order was given to an "intermediary" In a
large eastern city. "Intermediaries" are individuals
or firms which have nothing, only a determination
to grab a contract and make a commission. Tha
intermediary shopped around and finally placed
the order. Army wanted some wooden chairs and
tables. Large manufacturing companies specializ
ing in chairs and others in tables-could not submit
bids, for each carried a single line. Instead of
breaking the order ini two items, army gave the
contract to an "intermediary" and the latter bought
the chairs from one plant, tables from another
which the army could have done.
SOME day the story will be released how a
well known vessel on the west coast sailed out of
a Pacific port into the south Pacific with supplies
for General MacArthur in the Philippines. The
story, of course, is the manner in which this ship
ran the Japanese blockade successfully and dis
charged much needed material. Incidentally, the
blockade runner was almost to the Islands while
people in the United States were asking whv no
relief w as being sent to the boys in the foxholes of
Bataan.
DEPARTMENT of agriculture will be given con
trol of fats, oils, directing production and supply
and allocation. If the department do?s a good job
of this other commodities will be turned over to it.
Farmers are increasing the fat supply now by rais
ing more hogs. There is a falldown, however, with
peanut oil; the acreage planted Is scarcely more
than that of 1941. In war production board there
are 33 dollar-a-year men who are maneuvering to
obtain control of foodstuff. Insiders predict that
eventually there wil be a food administration with
an administrator, but the administrator will not be
Herbert Hoover, despite his experience in world
war No. 1.
POLITICAL Note Wendell Willkie has been
trying to oust Representative Joe Martin as Re
publican national chairman. Willkie was trying to
organize his forces iji the committee to displace
Martin with Ralph Cake. Republican national com
mitteeman for Oregon, who is servlne his first term
as a member of the committee and who didn't
make too good a Job of his own state in the presi
dential campaign of 1940. This purging by Willkie
flopped and Martin will continue to serve as na
tiona chairman until 1944. Mr. Willkie is not too
strong with the Republican leaders and, In fact,
stands better with the White House than with the
party.
ONE of the deep dark secrels of the national
capital is that underground efforts are being made
to send thu forest sen-ice to the far west. Most of
the operation of the forest sen-ice are In the Pacific
northwest, just as the grazing division has its field
of work in the west jd has been sent to Colorado.
If the scheme Is successful the forest sercice will
be sent to some city, not In California. The shi
would make no difference to the rangers but would
cause consternation in headquarters where the
"liberals" wish to remain in the capital. Timber
owners have no trouhle with the field men, as
they know their biine. hut there i om,irin
dissatisfaction witli top officials who direct the
policy from tbt department ol agriculture.
Rainbow
Mothers
Plan Tea
By MARIAN LOWRY
VI EMBERS of the Rainbow
Mothers club are giving a
silver tea on Tuesday afternoon at
the riome of Mrs. F. A. Beltz. 1893
J Alder street, Mrs. Jack Taylor
assisting.
Hours will be from three until
five o'clock. The tea is for alt
Rainbow mothers and members of
the order.
MONDAY EVENTS
Willamette court. Order of the
Amaranth is meeting for a cov
ered dish dinner and Initiation
Monday evening.
Zeta Tau Alpha Mothers club
Is meeting Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. Carl Toll.
FOR TUESDAY
An event for Tuesday evening
will ha tha U'nffla iinna in lu
sen-ed by All Saints guild at St.
niary s tpiscopal cnurcn parish
hall. Hours will he from ft,r-
thirty until seven o'clock. Games
will follow the supper.
Ajnerican Legion auxiliary is
meeting Tuesday evening at the
Moose hall. Winners in the poppy
poster contest will be presented
with their cash awards, and arc
asked to be at the meeting.
Alpha Gamma Delta mothers
are to meet Tuesday evening at
the sorority chapter house.
TO ENTERTAIN CLUB
Mr Tiln War ...111 h.
to the Santa Clara Thimble club
Wednesriav at the bem nt IVT
J. I. Hart at two o'clock.
CLERKS MEETING
The women rlerlra nf tha Smith-
em Pacific company will meet
mesaay evening at seven-thirty
ii me nome ot Mrs. Hoy Humph
reys.
HOME PROGRAM
Nutrition anrf vitamin
the RIlMect riiff(M1May4 at tha T.
day night homemaking program
preseniea ior women ol the
Moose by Mrs. L. 1 Brown. Dr.
H. H. Peters .poke. April 17 Mrs.
Brown anri ha mmwmIMm
hold a nutritional institute and
aiuuy group si me moose haii at
seven-thirty. There will be talks
bv local neonle on
foods for health and victory. Co-
worners nave oeen asked to come
to the Moose hall on Wednesday
afternoons to roll bandages.
F. L. CLUB
The F. L. club will meet Mon
day evening at the home of Mrs.
F. H. Seal Jr., at eight o'clock.
Today's Recipes
(By NBA Service)
The schoolgirl wartime cook
must know how to turn lowcost
meata into appetizing and nutri
tious dishes. The following recipes
have been selected because they
are easy to prepare, practical and
have both taste and nutrition value.
Oven Stew
(Serves 4 to 6)
Three pounds stewing lamb, salt,
pepper, 1 bay leaf, 4-8 onions, 4-8
carrots, 4-8 new potatoes.
Cut lamb into one-inch pieces,
season with salt and pepper. Sear
quickly on top of stove. Cover
with water, add bay leaf. Cover
and bake 2 hours in slow oven
(300 degrees F.)
Then add onions, cook 'j hour,
add carrots and potatoes and con
tinue baking till tender about 30
minutes.
Just before serving thicken
stock with flour, allowing 1 to 1'4
taDiespoons flour to 1 cup liquid
Season to taste.
Liver Pattlea
(Serves 4 to 6)
One-half pound beef or pork
liver, l cup sifted bread crumbs, y
cup milk, 1 teaspoon grated onion.
34 teaspoon salt, dash of pepper, 4
suces paeon.
Chop raw liver very fine. Mix
witn crumos, milk, onion and sea
soning. Shape into patties, wrap
with bacon, and bake in a hot
oven (450 degrees F.) for 10 min.
utes, then reduce heat to moderate
(325 degree F.) for 15 minutes
longer.
Creamed Chopped Steak
(Sen-es 4 to 6)
One pound chopped beef, 1 ta
blespoon fat, 2 tablespoons flour, 1
teaspoon salt, 1 cup thin cream
or undiluted evaporated milk, 1
small green pepper, chopped, 2
table&poons chopped pimiento, 2
tablespoons minced onion.
Heat the fat fn a frying pan.
add the meat and sprinkle the
salt and flour over it. Brown the
meat lightly, stirring frequently.
Add the cream or evaporated milk
and blend thoroughly. Add the
chopped pepper, pimiento and
onion. Cover and cook slowly for
5 to 10 minutes. Serve on criso
buttered toast.
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Calendar
Monday
6:30 p. m. Business women's
class. First Baptist church,
dinner at home of Miss Janet
Chase.
8:30 p.m. Willamette court,
Order of the Amaranth, meet
ing and supper. Masonic tem
ple. 6:30 p.m. Harmony class.
First Baptist church, potluck
dinner at church social hall.
6:30 p.m. S.U.V. auxiliary
and camp dinner at I.O.O.F.
hall.
7 p. m. Women of the Moose
sewing club, meeting at the
home of Mrs. Allie Clarke.
7:15 p.m. Chapter H of
P.E.O. meets at home of Mrs.
E. M. Reagan.
7:30 p. m. U.S.W.V. auxili
ary meeting at the armory.
7:30 p. m. Evening book
study group of Women's City
club meeting, home of Mrs. El
ton Rippel.
7:30 p.m. Zeta Tau Alpha
Mothers meeting, home of Mrs.
Carl Toll.
8 p.m. Dorcas Needle
lociety of Emmaus Lutheran
church, meeting with Miss
Marian Hansen.
8 p.m. Philathean group,
meeting with Mrs. E. C.
Boehnke
8 p. m. The F. L. club meets
at home of Mrs. F. H. Seal, Sr.
Tuesday
12:30 p.m. First circle
meeting of W.S.CS. Others
occur on Tuesday as announced
in a story today.
1 p.m. Central Presbyterian
women's union, meeting in the
chapel.
2 p. m East W.C.T.U. thirty
fifth anniversary tea at the
Fairmount Presbyterian church.
2 p. m Typographical Union
auxiliary meeting, home of Mrs.
Willard Spies.
2 p.m. Division three of
Catholic Altar society meeting,
home of Mrs. J. H. Koke.
2 p. m. Mothers of Girl
Scouts troop No. 23, meeting at
home of Mrs. J. H. Vicary.
2:30 p. m First Christian
missionary society, meeting at
the church.
5:30-7 p.m. Waffle supper
of All Saints guild, St. Mary's
Episcopal church parish hall.
6:30 p. m. R.N.A. potluck
dinner at the W.O.W. hall.
7:30 p.m. U and I bridge
club meeting, home of Mrs.
Kathryn Walcher.
7:30 p.m. Alpha Gamma
Delta Mothers club meeting,
chapter house.
7:30 p.m. A.A.U. W. even
ing book group meeting, home
of Mrs. Robert C. Hall.
7:30 p. m. Women Clerks of
S. P., meeting at home of Mrs.
Roy Humphreys.
8 p. m. Amencan Legion
auxiliary meeting, Moose hall.
8 p. m Voice recital of Miss
Helen Judy, First Baptist
church.
The Children," by Federovi.
Autographed first edition, $2.50.
Russell's RentalLlbrary.
Automobile racing may be dis.
continued In Argentina because of
shortage of cars, tires and gaso
line, says the Department of Commerce.
Some cooling systems circulate
water at the rate of 2500 gallons an
hour. This is equivalent to the
flow of water from 10 garden i
hoses playing directly on the motor'
at one time.
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Malcolm Smith Wed
In Kanses City
Announcement has come of the
marriage of Malcolm S. Smith,
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Smith
of Eugene, to Miss Mildred Bates
of Kansas City, Missouri.
The wedding was an event of
April 2 at the bride's home in
Kansas City.
The couple will make their
home in Kansas City, and are
leaving for a vacation in Oregon
on April 15. Mr. Smith lived here
for several years, graduating from
Eugene high school.
Former
Eugenean
Married
ANNOUNCEMENTS hava been
" received by Eugene friends of
the marriage of Miss Marion
Frances Barrett, daughter of
Colonel and Mrs. Henry Lester
Barrett, formerly of Eugene, to
Lieutenant Oswald Kennedy Fur
tick. The wedding was an event of
Sunday, April 5. at Mitchell Field,
Long Island, New York.
The Barretts lived In Eugene
several years, Colonel Barrett be
ing with the University R. O. T.
C. The daughter attended the Uni
versity and Is a member of Delta
Gamma sorority.
Edison P.-T. A.
Dessert, Wednesday
Edison P.-T. A. Is meeting for
dessert and a program Wednesday
evening at the school building.
The dessert will be served from
six-thirty until seven-thirty
o'clock, and there also will ba a
candy table during those hours.
The program will be given seven-
thirty o'clock, including numbers
by the high school chorus, piano
music by Martin Burg, a play
"Little Black Sambo," given by
the first, second and third grades
and motion pictures.
A small admission is being
asked, proceeds to go toward Edi
son's part in purchasing the mo
tion picture projector machine.
Only the main entrance of the
school will be open for trie Wed
nesday event. All parents and
patrons of the school are invited.
April 1J i
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Wedding Even,.
April 11 InE-
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announcement of it!" N
Miss Frances Webh rrj
Mrs. Adel Webb J
John L. Fowler, Jr
William E. Jackson VS'
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CONDON P.-T. A.
TO MEET TUESDAY
The Condon school's P.-T. A. Is
meeting Tuesday afternoon at
two-thirty o'clock in the school
building.
Mrs. Paul Means is to talk to
the group, discussing the Orient
The second grade will give music,
and second grade mothers will be
hostesses, Mrs. A. Wilfred Welch
as chairman.
Election of officers will ba held
at the business meeting.
Members of other P.-T. A. units
of the city are being invited to the
program.
GRANGE MEETS
FERGUSON. April 13 (Spe
cial) Long Tom Grange met
Wednesday evening with 13 pres
ent. It was decided to go back to
the regular meeting date.
Election of state officers was
held. The charter was draped in
memory of Mrs. Arthur Reetz,
who died recently. It was decided
to give $2.50 toward prizes in the
rodent control contest All bills
were allowed. The lecturer asked
several women to discuss vitamins
at the next meeting.
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was guest at a farewell party Wed
nesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Grover Sumner. She is going to
Portland to join her husband, who
is employed in the shipyards.
Mrs. Grover Sumner entertained
the Needle club last week at her
home. Bridge was played, and
those winning prizes were Mrs.
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Mrs. Dillon, Mrs. John Downing,
Mrs. Sayles, and Mrs. Raines.
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