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tige Four. DITORIAL PAGE OF THE REGISTE R-G U A RD Tuesda AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IDITOR AHU PUBLUUM AJIOB f. 'MANAOmd EDITOR ...... Wfflum M. Tuir. 'KtWS SEBV1C Aaoclaua Prut. UnlWl PrM ' (MBM ....... Audit BurMU off Ctreuiitlom (nurad at OU 10M Offflo 1 Cuiim. OrilOB. Meooa 0am matter. ' Th Satuur-Guvtf'f eoltrr U lb omplata and Impart)) 'tabllcatlos Id tti saws turn off all dwi and atatemaata -am Mwfc Oa tMa paxa lha adliora ai Tha Raanstar-Ouad Mfar tAtto opinions on tvaulj off tha day and mattara at "amportanoa te um eomrjuaity mdaavonoa as oa candid -but fair and helpful ta la davaJopirnt off aoaatrurUva MR. BLACK FORMS A PARTY For many years Ajax McGurk has con tended that he could organize a new political party or a "movement" by getting up on the '"bandstand down at the park block and read ing the dictionary in an emotional voice. . Only trouble with that scheme is that Mr. McGurk hasn't got an emotional voice but 'something which sounds like rattling mar ' bles in an old tin pot. However, the morning mail brings some thing on which Mr. McGurk might experi '.rnent, a questionnaire from Mr. Henry Black, -of Portland who is trying to organize the new 'Equal Bights party. We can't print the whole list of 29 proposals here but we will submit - the first 12: -' 1. Compel the states to pay to all aged persons a substantial allowance from the general fund, abolishing other forms of social secur ity and old age pensions as they are In- j, adequate and do not benefit all our aged . people. Also, pay a similar allowance to all blind and totally disabled persons. sr. I. Revamp our Judicial code of more than 1,650,000 laws and ordinances by having , only 7 criminal and 10 property lawi and f about 20 ordinances, fixing the duties of J our government employees. J S. Re-establish trial by Jury In all cases prohib- ', itlng the use of evidence obtained in an un- lawful manner. ', 4. Provide for the election of our representa- tives In Congress, the state legislators and I city councils, by accumulative voting for ex- ample, in Multnomah county, Oregon, this J would permit a minority controlling 8"4 of t the votes cast to elect one representativt to the state legislature, etc. 6. Limit the amount of land our city, county, state and federal governments can own to t that necessary to carry on the functions of government and compel the disposal of all J surplus land held by them within two years. 6. Limit the amount of land our public, prl. J vate and religious corporations can own to that necessary to carry on the business they are authorized to engage In and compel the disposal of all surplus land held by them within two years. ! T. Limit Interest rates to three per cent, voiding 1 all future contract where the rate charged exceeds this limit t. Revamp our land and building taxes by bas J lng the land tax on tha appraised value of the land, and the building tax on the net 1 Income received from the building. This would stop the wrecking of buildings to save I on taxes. For example, while a building is ! vacant, the owner would continue to pay i taxei on the land but not on the building. I. Exempt all surplus farm products and manu " " factored goods, stored for future use, from 11 forms of taxation. 10. Pay our soldiers and men In uniform salaries equal to what they could earn when they were employed in private enterprise. 11. Let the law of supply and demand function and put the regulators to work planting and harvesting sugar, etc., to relieve the short age. 12. Prohibit the use of tax money by our gov ernment officials to carry on propaganda for a feudal atate or to convert others to their program of destruction and acarcity. McGurk says Mr. Black won't get any where because he tries to cover too many point, the "shotgun appeal," and that, says McGurk is what ruined the GOP. McGurk says Mr. Black should work out on something simple like "Ham'n eggs every Thursday" or the late Huey Long's "Every man a king," or, that if he must have something complex, he should get a complete Rube Goldberg layout with a lot of alphabetical symbols like the New Deal. "Trouble with Black's program," says Mc Gurk, "is that some of it makes sense. That violates the pure political ideal." TIME Ol'X FOR A "SEX Ml'RDKR" Recent headlines seemed like "old times" with "Sensational Sex Murder at Los Angeles Love Nest." A middle aged gent had a lurid love affair with a rattle-brained co-ed. Then, seized by remorse, or some other impulse he shot her, decorated the gruesome trysting place with red carnations and telephoned the police. It is a bit of a shock to realize that these things happen when whole nations are fight ing for their lives. Of course, nowadays, such news is scarcely "important." It rates only "bottom play" on front pae,e, even in newspapers which would ordinarily find such a story "juicy." The world has little time for these "private tragedies." Of course, nature runs on in spite of wars and world calamities, but most of us are lift ed a bit "out of ourselves." All men and women in love are terribly important to each ether, for the time being, at least, but these are times when most men and women do not rate their own emotions so dearly. War does bring a few blessings. In tha gcheme of things it Is not terribly Important what is done with the Los Angeles gent He is a psychopathic case. The asylum or the lethal chamber, as we see it, do not effer much choice. There is not much time to reflect on the amazing behavior of "the Middle-aged Moon Calf," except perhaps that young girls might be reminded that the Mid- S Aged Moon Calf U usually dangerous, for his emotional manifestations are usually a result of "arrested growth." There are lots of middle-aged "wolves" but most of them have no teeth, and they are only good for a little howling in the moonlight (usually after the first three drinks). Stick to the healthy warriors, gals. Be ware the guy who doesn't know how to "be his age." It is too bad that the process which we call "selective" sends so many of the best males to be shot. READER EDITORIAL YOITH PROBLEM VENETA (To the Editor) Juvenile delin quency need not necessarily increase. 1 have been interested in the articles on Eugene's youth prob lem. I though Dr. Williston Wirt's solution espec ially fine. Heading off Crime at the Source, a pamphlet pub lished by the Lion's club, Seattle, Wash., costs 10 cents, should, in my opinion, be In the hands of every civic minded organization and the churches. It outlines procedure that reduced stealing and burglary, two major offenses, almost one half In three years in King county. It states that the courts have practically no trouble with children who have had Boy Scouts, Girl Scouta or similar op portunities. I am of the opinion that a knowledge of Cod's plan for living is even a greater force of good. The minister can give statistic on that. I have observed marked improvement in children's be havior from Just one hour a week in Bible study and again from a vacation Bible school. I read that crime cost us on the average of $100 per person per year and we still have a bounding crop coming on. I am convinced that less than this amount spent on the preventive end would produce a worthwhile harvest. And that in telligently spent time on the part of parents would reduce the need for much expenditure. The page on How Do You Rate as a Parent? In the pamphlet gives many helpful suggestions. "Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." Bible. Children art full of energy that can and should be directed into safe channels. It is only when it is not that it becomes a destructive force. If we dare to be parents why should we expect others to relieve us of this responsibility any more than we should expect others to feed and clothe our children. This Juvenile problem that Eugene has is a problem that every community and town has whether they recognize it or not. Ernie Cambell Is giving a series of talks on this subject at the First Baptist church in Veneta. You are cordially invited to come. MARIAN RAE. Lane County Women's Part In Defense Activities Told at Club Breakfast By MARIAN LOWRY BRIEF highlights of Lane county women's contribu tions to defense revealed some "staggering totals" in an interesting and informative talk given Tuesday morning by Mrs. Charles D. Thompson, guest speaker at the annual intra-city club breakfast and program arranged by the Credit Women's Breakfast club at the Osburn hotel. About seventy-five attended the gathering. Mrs. Thompson grouped her subject matter around four fields the national defense programs, the state-wide, the county-wide, and the local, stressing Lane county women's part in all these. Red Cross Work ' The Red Cross and its various has a part in the defense :-ogram fields of work were discussed first. in that it is carrying on an edu- The Lane county chapter to data , cauonai program uj imw.m mcu-j has trained well over 10.000 per sons in Lane county In the stan dard first aid course, Mrs. Thomp son said. A total of 2000 women has been trained in home nurs ing. The canteen corps, which has smaller figures because of the trained experience needed, has twenty-three women now trained as part of the minimum of be tween one hundred and one hun dred and fifty women needed. Two mobile units have been or ganized here to care for people in cases of emergency, being equip about the war expenditures a.d the why of such expenditures, as well as giving out information (n the tax program. Vocational School Eugene has the only vocational school of its type in the United States and the numbers f people who have enrolled there, petn trained, and have taken p .jitions in defense industries is "amavng," the speaker said. The set-up there, the spirit of the students enrolled. and the efficiency of the teaching staff are all something of which Calendar ped and ready to feed a large group I Eugene can be verv proud. Mrs. in case of disaster, these units , Thompson said. She also briefly working in addition to the fixed highlighted the civil service pro centers and equipment, such as gram now being conducted through church halls, lodge buildings, and , t n e vocational school through WASHINGTON LETTER WASHINGTON, D. C, July 21 ARMY and navy are taking the bit In their teeth and ignoring Elmer Davis, who is supposed to give the public all war Information, and are now fighting Donald Nelson to see who will control production. As a dispenser of news Davis is licked already and probably ha wishes he had back his $20,000 job as a radio commentator. First, Mr. Davis proposed that the army and navy revise the method of re vealing what is taking place in Alaska; come clean and tell tha public the lowdown, keeping back, of course, any detail that might be a military se cret. Well, so far as Elmer Davis knew or the public was aware everything in Alaska or the Aleutians was the deepest, darkest military secret. If army or navy had something good to report it comes out In a communique eventually; if there are reverses, there is no news for John Q. Citizen. . Every step In the invasion of America, via the Aleutians, became known through Japanese broad casts. Spokesmen for the armed services dis credited these broadcasts; began with vigorous de nial that Japanese had obtained a foothold any where. Even now Japanese newscasters report ad ditional transports with troops arriving in the Aleutians with neither confirmation nor denial from the American spokesmen the latter simply Ignoring enemy statements. The small crumbs of information granted by tha army and navy an nounced a transport sunk, a carrier sunk or dam maged. Yet through the peasoup fog which han dicaps the defenders the Japanese move forward ever closer to the mainland. ELMER DAVIS believed the rublic Is entitled to some news of the trial of the saboteurs; army said no, so Davis went to the White House with Henry L. Shmion, secretary of war. The execu tive order creating the job of Davis was supposed to give him control of all news. The president noti fied Davis that his authority did not extend to news of army and navy. Right there Elmer Davis was whipped and the hopes of the newspapers that through Davis the press would print straight, factual news on the war and not merely sprightly headlines vanished. As In the past, the army will Issue its own communiques; ditto the navy, at their own swet. will, without regard to press hour deadlines, Elmer Davis or any other civilian. There are good, and Oregon well represented) In the intelligence and public relations services, but they do not make practical, experienced reporters (with Washington the policy; that is attended to by the brass hats at the top. It was supposed that Davis would co ordinate the news releases of army and navy, which have occasionally been at odds, but he can not do this. (First communique on the Midway Island battle was released by the navy and took all the credit; then army Issued a communique and related what the army and marine planes did. Rivalry and Jealousy continue bitter between the two armed services notwithstanding the war). FOR weeks an undercover contest has been In progress between Donald Nelson of war produc tion board and Gen. Brehon B. Somervell, in charge of supplies for the army, wherever the army Is. The general became quite tough, but Nelson became tougher, insisting that as head of WI'B he had been appointed to control the ma terials going Into the war effort. Army Intended taking over anything It wished, regardless of navy, maritime commission or civilian needs. Nelson proposes providing for requirements of the nsvv (warships), the army (tanks), maritime commis sion (freight carriers), and railroads (locomotives and rails), spreading out the steel and copper to meet as many demands as possible and still hold back tanks, if necessary, to furnish steel for cargo ships and plane carriers, adjusting production to break bottlenecks. Mr. Nelson has not always dis played such backbone: he succumbed to the theory of the war department that an aluminum rolling mill should not be in the mid-Columbia area as it would be a target for Japanese bombers, so he approved Its lcx-ation at Spokane. FOR that vaunt place on the power policy board Secretary likes is checking up on a first rlsss engineer who has had a hand in two large power dams. The prospect is now in the armv and has been and Is building the largest air fields 'n America. If likes is satisfied with his back ground next step is to try to get him out of the, army, which may require the aid of the president. "What I want." says Ickes, "is someone who is power-minded.' NORTHWEST shipyards can expect to repair any Norwegian vessels that are operated under the direction of the shipping agency of the federal government. This Is a part of the lend-leae just signed, with the further provision that anv Nor wegian ship that Is destroyed rv the ri.cn v 'v. ill be replaced by merchant vessel "built in American, yard. community halls. The Red Cross now has seven teen women trained for staff as sistants to do a great amount of clerical work, duties in registra tion, and assisting in first inter views. Twenty-three more are needed, and some of these are now in training, Mrs. Thompson said. The production department un der the Red Cross has some very interesting statistics, she said. From June 1 to July 1, 629 knit ted garments were made for the army and navy; 772 hospital gar ments finished, 4021 relief gar ments completed. By August 15, 1484 knitted garments are asked for, 1000 army kits requested. In the surgical dressings de partment, a total of 175,000 was put out from January 1 to July 1 which an average of five Hundred persons, a good one-third of tnem being women, are being trained. The public health department is doing a valuable work that must be carried on during war times. Program Given The speaker was Introduced by Mrs. Jack Norris, program chair man. Miss Mardelle Edwards, club president, presided. Miss Eliza beth Richards, hostess chairman, introduced the guests, including presidents and representatives from the" Business and Profession al Women's club, the Zonta club, the Quota club, the Young Busi ness Women's club, and others. For special music, Miss Arlene Soasey sang, accompanied by Miss Emily Rhodes. Wnur hv Aiimtcf 1 Vi mini, ! 46.000 dressings, and starting Sep-1 ITING H.ER-F temoer 1, 50,000 will be asked for monthly. Mrs. Don A. Fraser and daugh ters, Donita and Connie, will be The Red Trns. mntnr rnm alsn leaving for their home in Spokane was highlighted by the speaker. ', this weelt following a visit, with Twenty-two members have com- Mrs- Eraser's parents, Mr. and pleted their training and are at Mrs- Archie Lamson. work, and seven more are now in ! training. This group provides and tZONTA CLUB maintains its own cars to do a vast I Zonta club members are meet amount of. errand work for the ir8 'or dessert Wednesday evening army and navy and civilian de-at the home of Mrs. T. E. Carey fens'e groups. It has trained its : seven-thirty o'clock, this being members in first aid and motor : the monthly social of the group. mechanics and other worn. Ambulance Corps A relative group, but ore not under the Red Cross but under a state organization, is the Women's Ambulance corps for which Eu gene has the battalion headquar ters. Members of this group are trained in first aid, fire fighting, flag signaling, some of them in RETURN FROM SOUTH Mrs. G. Helikson and children, Rose Ann and Wayne, have re turned from a ten-day trip visit ing in Long Beach and Los An geles, Cal. PLAN PICNIC The Wyoming picnic is slated Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Marie Fletcher class meeting, home of Mrs. Will S. Plank. 6;30 p. m.Imo Ruyle circle picnic at Hendricks park. 6:30 p. m. Woman's League First Congregational church potluck Plymouth house. 7:30 p. m. B.R.C. auxiliary meeting, home of Mrs. George Ash. 7:30 p.m. Thimble and Of ficers club, N.O.W. meeting, home of Mrs. V. J. Gillespie. 8 p.m. Past Noble Grands meeting, home of Mrs. F. G. Murray. Wednesday 2 p.m. Social Club S.U.V. auxiliary, meeting, home of Mrs. John J. Rogers. 6:30 p.m. Young Business Women's club basket picnic supper, Skinner Butte park. 6:30 p. m. Catholic Daugh ters of America picnic, Skinner Butte park. 7 p. m.- -Theta Rho meeting, I.O.O.F. hall. 7:30 p. m. Zonta club des sert meeting at the home of Mrs. T. E. Carey. Recipes (By NEA Service) DEANUTS are no longer thought of as just dainty tidbits for be-tween-meal nibbling. They are now known to be a highly impor- i tant food a rich source of pro tein and necessary vitamins and minerals. Peanut and Carrot Loaf (Serves 4 to 6) One cup chopped carrots, 1 cup coarse-ground peanuts, 1 cup strained tomatoes, 1 cup crumbs, IVi tablespoons fat, 4 eggs, slight ly beaten, 1 teaspoon chopped parsley, salt Chop separately carrots and peanuts, using the coarse knife. Add other ingredients and form into a loaf. Place in greased pan and bake ll hours in moderate even (350 deg. F.). Peanut Roast (Serves 4 to 6) One tablespoon chopped onion, 1 tablespoon chopped celery, 2 tablespoons fat, V4 cup hot water, Vi cups chopped peanuts, 1 egg, 1 cup bread crumbs, 1 cup green pea pulp, fresh or canned, juice of 4 lemon, 1 teaspoon salt, dash of pepper. Cook onion and celery in fat until golden brown, add hot water and simmer until tender. Mix other ingredients, adding egg last. Combine mixture with celery and onion mixture. Pack into greased baking dish and bake until golden brown. Serve with cream sauce. Peanut Butter Cutlets (Serves 4 to 6) One and one-half cups peanut butter, m cups hot milk, 1 tea spoon salt, pepper, 6 half-inch slices of bread. Mix thoroughly peanut butter with hot milk, add seasoning. Dip slices of bread into the peanut butter mixture. Saute in hot fat. Service Clubs Hold Joint Event QBOUT eighty attended the Joint luncheon for the Kiwanis and Quota clubs, Monday, the women of Quota entertaining for the event. Mrs. James V. Danlelson, vice-president of Quota, and Charles E. Teague, president of Kiwanis, presided. Club singing was led by Dale Cooley, guest of the day, with George Hopkins at the piano. Miss Nellie Lyle conducted the entertainment stunt for the day. Dr. Victor P. Morris presided dur ing the program as program chair man. Guest Speaker was Mrs. Olive Barber, Register-Guard columnist, who gave a humorous talk on "Men are Necessary." The Quota club will hold its next regular meeting two weeks from Monday. Kiwanians and their wives are meeting for a picnic next Monday evening at Oakway golf course, the men to have a golf tourna ment during the afternoon. Mrs. Barbpr u Guest At Sociif Honoring sin 0.. visitor from Man. James V. n,. ?rskt informally for evening a, herg J Fill? An a XT-- t., u W J fuest of Mr,. Dam.l' During her stayT Barber enl : ter-Guard. . . M the Kiwani, joint meeting Monday V : Tuesday morning wj f the intra-club brealmJ h the Credit u-;J? ft club. u""a, TEACHERS IN OFFICE Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanan, Lane county teachers, were callers at the office of County Superin tendent Moffitt Monday. Mr. Buchanan teaches in the McKenzie river school. Couple Visit He-S On Way South' Mr. and Mrs. Glean fc. Seattle were in EugeasT They ere on their w, J? ath Falls where Mr. Sr be Instructor for the civilly tics authority. He took ha? civilian nilnt versity of Oregon . ? vanced at flrpr " He finished his training v - lamina, With. While In Fusm. . visited his parents, Mr. ik """" sinere, and Smeed's sisters, Mrs. A. r ; stad. Mrs. Rohert tft.-l : I. J. Gesme, who is vir-.: from Mt. Hrtrk U-:- . t. .j. Halley's comet has be back to the year 240 B c Venetian Blind Special 1 m uu For a short time we an J to get steel blinds. Protection against shaSeJ creaking glass. Cools the room or ncJ many degrees. National Venetian BliadJ Hollywood made with brj paint, easy tilt no blndfaqj ask to see the Venetian u man at BiO-872 WILLAMETTE-HEILIQ THEATPB radio work, all in motor nechan- 1 f?r the 'lrst Sunday in Auurt at ics, truck driving, and many other i Lhe..west ,end ,aJbIes m Mt phases of work. Two ambubnees i B"tt? Prk, the dinner .to be se.- - to use in emergency and disaster times. Bundles for America The Bundles for America organ ization and the vast amount of work it has done for the aimed fTces also was discussed hy Mrs. Thompson. Civilian Defense The civilian defense program under Howard S. Merriam as co ordinator has a multitude of duU.s and programs. Mrs. Thompson said, but she discussed only those involving the women. Five hun dred women are at work at the local filter center. Many women work as station observers, and 1 many assist as air raid wardens, j The speaker also talked ibout Ihe work being done by the shut-ins I who have vital work in notifying i the fire wardens. PICNIC AT SEAVEL CAMP The consumers divisbn. looking! Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kienzle toward the economic welfare of ; were hosts to the Twentieth Cen. the home and community, Is an- tury club of the First Methodist other group in the defense set-up I church at a picnic at the John which interests a large group cf Seavey camp near Goshen. Sun- CONGREGATIONAL DINNER The First Congregational church's all members covered dish dinner will be served Tues day evening at Plymouth house at six-thirty, by the Women's League. Mrs. Alexis Wheeler is in charge of the dinner and Miss Anna Marie Huffaker is planning the entertainment PICNIC BEHIND BUTTE Ten members of Iota Sigma and two guests, Mrs. Jeppie Jensen and Mrs. Ernest Hooper, enjoyed a potluck picnic behind the Butte Monday afternoon. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. C. F. Gray at which time there will be election of officers. day afternoon. More than one hundred members and friends of the club enjoyed a picnic dinner, swimming, and motor boat riding. women. This organization rarries on as an educational and informa tional one, giving out f icti regard ing rationing, buying .if bon is and stamps, and on salvaga work. The county welfare commission 1 STATE OFFICER WITT. V7STT has twenty women on its staff, I Members of the executive board carrying on its regular work ind. and the committee chairmen nf ! in addition, looking towaid pos- j the Women of Moose will meet at , sible disaster and emer$en-y by 1 the hall at seven o'clock Friday providing for such occasions should , evening. Mrs. Fannie Mae Thomp. itiev comf- I son. a state officer from Klamath The League of Women Voters i Falls, will be present to discuss Somefing Aetv IE New Blue-Jay ingredient NUPERUINE heir relieve surface pain while form-fitting Blue-Joy medicated pad loosens the corn SEE HOW IT WQ8S 3 With Nuperetine added to help re lieve surface pain with comfortable "streamlined" design here's the corn treatment you've been waiting fori Don't home-pare corns when new improved Blut-Jay is so easy to yrir use! Try it todav. Only P '74 25 for 6 at all druggists. " imi itoa r4 vnum BAUER t BLACK BLUE-JAY CORN PLASTERS plans for the coming year. The regular meeting of the Women of Moose will follow at eight o'clock. Graduate regents of the Wo men of Moose met Monday eve ning at the home of Mrs. Rosa Wood. Guests of the group were the elective officers of the lodge. TO SEW FOR WAR RELIEF Helmetta temple Pythian Sis ters, will sew for war relief Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Will Grimes, 1485 Emerald street, at one-fifteen. YOU WOMEN WHO SUFFER HOT FLASHES If you suffer hot fluhM, dlzzlnnw, dUtres of "irregul&rtt.et", &r wck, nervous du to th functional "middle-age" period In woman's life try Lydla E. Ptnkhun'a Vege table Compound. It's helped thou sands upon thousands o( women to relieve such annoying symptoms. Follow label directions. Plnkham's Compound is uorth trying! 'Keep up the home that you're fighting fc: lor THE BABY A BUGGY A STROLLER X A TRIKE W A CRIB Si A HIGH CHAIR OR WAGON Si Bigger Better Values Shop Cook DAVEN0S that make t Ml bed at night, s ' fortable lounie Is day 0Q t time $5 Month $140 Davenport and Chair .' $150 Bird's eye Maple Bed Room Suite $2.50 Paint per gallon Used Piano $59.75 I Q-7 W1LLAMKTTE-ME1LIO THEATWI tjjjf ( BANK L MAIL "fOOO f0 FREttOH Lt us cooperate with yea in the pro gram of grtr farm production ho help via tha war. Our Bank-by-Mail Service fits in particularly with your program to "Saw fire ana aufos." All you do is endorse your checks payable to this bank, insert them in a special deposit-slip Envelope, which we supply without charge, and mail. Back comes your receipt. Thousands of our customers are already using this plan. Call or write for complete details. Tnte to buy anotW War Bond Eugene Branch of the UMTED STATES XATIOXAL DAXK of M'ortland II I III II