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CAN GERMANY "SET" DEFENCE?
The next few weeks, or even days, may
tell us much about the probable duration of
the war on the European front. The Ger
man generals apparently are fed up with
Hitler's "intuition." Hitler will subside to
political leadership (if any). General von
Mannheim will call the shots on the battle
fronts. On the Russian front the lines will
be shortened to mid-Ukraine and the Dneiper
river. The Afrika Koros will light a delay.
i ing action against oriusn auu ruiKi iuuis.
nesnerate efforts will be made to erect a con-
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tinental defence.
Real question is not military but "moral."
Can the German people take it? Or will they
have no faith in their leaders and them
selves and go to pieces behind the front as
they did in 1918?
The German army still packs a terrific
wallop, as is evidenced by their smashing
tank advance through the American lines
in Tunisia. They still know how to fight.
Given the weapons, the ammunition, the sup
port which builds "morale," they can make
any invasion of the continent very diffipult
and costly.
However, the cost to Germany of the de
feats in North Africa and on the Russian
front may not be measured in miles of
ground lost or in heaps of dead but in loss
of confidence.
On paper, the defence of continental Eur
ope is not an impossible task. In spite of all
the blood loss, German manpower is still
very great. She still commands all the mate
rials and prqductive resources of continental
Europe and those are very great. The big
"if" is whether the people have any stomach
for the long drawn agonies of heroic defence.
We 6hall know in a few weeks. The zero
hour is at hand for all-out air assault on
German manufacturing centers and trans
port lines, bombing raids greater than any
which have gohe before. These can break
the heart of German defence. Now is the
moment for intensive propaganda effort to
counter-act the efforts of the Nazi party to
Inspire the German people to a frenzy of
fear of the punishments which surrender
may bring. '
Opinions differ as to "what must be done
with Germany" after the war. Certainly the
occupation of Germany must be complete
this time. But this does not. preclude holding
out the hope that Germans have much more
to gain by capitulation and cooperation than
by vain resistance.
The Allied offensives must be pointed to
break German lines and German spirit in
the next few weeks.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC MOVES OVER
One of the greatest Improvements in the
history of Eugene is the shifting of the South
ern Pacific's main line to the Willamette river
bank as the first step in the development of
a modern highway approach on the east side
of the city.
Probably we shall not see the entire pro
ject completed till after the war has been
won, although it is possible the army may
see advantage in completing the four-lane
highway approaches.
However, the "key work" has been done.
The rest is merely a matter of time and
funds. No city in the United States will have
a more practical or more beautiful highway
and rail approach. It is a Job of planning in
which State Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock
and his staff may take great pride.
Seldom is it possible to accomplish so
much with a single expenditure of money:
11 grade crossings eliminated.
Bad "hump" and reverse curvei in old
railway pull eliminated.
Railway iet lor double track any time It
can be had.
University of Oregon campus rescued from
the nuisance of train vibraUon and noise.
(Dan Allen must be very happy.)
.Fast and Ideal highway connection to
McKenrie, Willamette uid Pacific routes In
corporated In one program.
It is difficult to realize now that this ap
proach to Eugene will be very beautiful as
well as utilitarian. The bridge approaches at
Judkina Point will be protected against en
croachment and landscaped. There will be a
40-foot "parkwav" between ths nlonw.v
lanes from Judklns Point to the circular
plaza where 11th avenue meets the highway
at the new University Bates. Mr. B.MnpV
already studying plans to make appropriate
Bonnecuoni inrough Broadway and down the
ttDlract to the Sixth-Seventh route which
Dairies) traffic crosstown.
The Sixth-Seventh routlna from the lin
of High street clear across the business dis.
trlct and the West Side offers an opportunity
wr permanent and beautiful solution of the
traffic and parking problems which plague
very modern city wholesale acquisition
Siearjnge b$tweaa Six wd Soveuth.
Too ambitious? Not at all! This Is exactly
the sort of post-war project the federal gov
ernment is looking for. Eugene's city plan
commission and city council could help NOW
by restricting against any permanent or
costly structures in this zone and setting
up a small annual levy for cash purchase.
There are plenty of precedents!
A few years ago this newspaper made a
study of this sort of clearance in relation
to taxable valuations in the downtown area
which are Jeopardized as long as the prob
lems of parking and traffic handling remain
unsolved. Suppose such a clearance project
were to cost the city $1,000,000 over a period
of 10 or 20 years. Nearly half the taxable
valuation of Eugene lies between High and
Lincoln and between 7th and 13th.
Eugene can afford to be daring in plan
ning the future of Eugene.
THE ANNUAL DOG-GARDEN WAR
The dog is a noble animal. A garden is
a lovely thing. The dog lover is usually a
fine human being. The gardener is one of
this world's elect But as East is East and
West is West so does it seem unlikely that
dog lover and gardener will ever agree.
- Thus we have the opening of the annual
"spring campaign" of gardeners to get rid
of the dog nuisance and of dog lovers to
protect "the inalienable rights" of pets.
We have had the annual outbreak of dog
poisoning, but understand we don't think any
real gardener would resort to "death by tor
ture" for dumb animals. No sir, poisoning
is the deed of the maniac. There is no such
cruelty in the man whose delight is to make
things grow. He may cuss and shout and
throw things; he might even take a punch at
the dog owner; but he won't torture the dog.
There is a common sense cure for this
feud, where it reaches the point of neighbor
hood feud and it is FENCING.
The owner who pretends to care for his
dog should care enough to spend a few hours
of labor and the few dollars needed to build
an adequate "run" in the back yard.
Likewise the gardener who aims at per
fection might save not only his flowers and
shrubs and vegetables but his blood pressure
(and how important that is!) by putting up
a fence tight enough to shut out dogs.
And the same suggestion applies even
more to the rest of us easy going folk who
try to have both something that passes for
garden and something that passes for dog.
We probably are the worst offenders against
the peace of the community because we are
such careless souls.
Tie the dog up? No! That is one of..the
worst forms of cruelty to a dog (except for
discipline or for a few hours). The dog owner
who can't provide any better answer than to
tie Fido up doesn't deserve to have a dog.
Better to find Fido a home in the country or
have him put out of the way mercifully.
It is still possible to get materials for a
neat picket fence. Fence building can save
a lot of woes.
AIRPORT PROTECTION NEEDED
The crash of a test flight near Seattle's
obsolete Boeing Field was a predictable trag
edy. By today's aviation standards Boeing
Field is obsolete, yet it probably will have to
be used for a long time to come for regular
transport and military flights till the new
port midway between Seattle and Tacoma
can be completed; for testing ships from the
big Boeing plant, till some safer testing
ground can be figured out.
Boeing Field sits up against a ridge of hills
and a mainline railroad skirts the foot of
the hills. Industries have followed the rail
road. On the opposite side is the congested
Pacific highway and across the highway are
the vast Boeing plants stretching along the
Sound. The other two ends of the field are
fairly open and free from obstruction (in
recent years at least one dangerous smoke
stack has been removed on the Seattle side).
Probably Boeing Field will have to re
main as a "necessary evil," but there are
some lessons in Thursday's crash which
should not be ignored. The plane out of con
trol smashed into a large packing plant
Many lives in addition to those of the fliers
were endangered. The conclusions;
1. Airports must be built clear of Ob
struction. z. Airports must be kept clear of obstruc
tion. Even before Eugene's super-airport was
put into use, the flax plant rose near the
southwest corner of the field. Misunder-,
standings as to CAA regulations had to be
explained. Luckily no very costly corrections
are required. Nevertheless we need In this
state some much more effective law to pre
vent the erection of hazards to flying fields.
CAA requires notice when an adjoining
property owner intends to build anything
which might create a hazard; it has little
power to enforce beyond a nominal fine.
Apparently the legislature should vest au
thority in some agency, either city or county,
to create a safety tone around everv flying
field. "
Registration Dates
For ReedsportSet
REEDSPORT Registration for
war ration book No. 2 will be
held at the Reedsport high school
beginning Monday, Feb. 22 and
will continue through Friday, Feb.
26, between the hours of 3 and 6
p. m., and on Saturday, Feb. 27,
from B a. m. to 6 p. m.. At the
Winchester Bay school house reg
istration hours are from 4 to 6 p.
m.. and from 7 to 9 p. m. from
Monday, Feb. 22 to and including
Friday, Feb. 26, and on Saturday,
Feb. 27, from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m.
Registration hours at the Gard
iner grade school, Scottsburg, Loon
Lake and Smith River schools
have not been announced and all
persons living in these districts
are requested to contact the regis
trars. All registrants are caution
ed that they must present their
war ration books No. 1 when reg
istering for book No. 2.
Announcement Is also made that
beginning Monday, Feb. 22, the
Coast Guard registration office in
the Reedsport city hall building
will be open from 2 to 4 p. m.,
and from 6 to 9 p. m. on Thurs
days and Saturdays only, Instead
of each day of the week as here
tofore. Holders of white identifi
cation cards are also advised that
they should turn in the cards
they now hold and make out
new applications for Issue of the
new laminated cards which are
now the only official identifica
tion cards.
Warship services will be held
Sunday, Feb. 21, at 2:30 p. m. at
St. Mary's Episcopal church, at
Gardiner.
Jimmie Ellis, radio technician
2C, visited during the past week
at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Ellis. Aviation
Cadet Bill Dye, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Dye, arrived last
Sunday from Kelly field, Texas,
for a visit with his parents and
sister. Other local boys on leave
from the armed forces were Jack
Brandon and Dalton Pinion, of
the marine corps; Allen Butler
and Arnold Yarbrough of the
army, and Bill Cookson and W.
A. De trick, of the navy.
Sale of the W. F. Jewett home
In Gardiner to E. D. Webb, cash
ier of the First National bank of
Gardiner, and Mrs. Webb, for
merly of Coqullle, has been an
nounced, am has tha curchase of
the Tom Angus home by Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Hamilton. Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Goodwin have purchas
ed the home formerly occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton.
Appioximateily 200 persons at
tended the party given last week
end by members of Reedsport
Port American Legion and its
auxiliary at Camp Reedsport for
the pleasure of coast guardsmen
on duty in this vicinity. Dancing
was to be music of the Melody
Mixers and refreshments were
served by members of the legion
auxiliary. A large group also at
tended the- patriotic party and
potluck dinner given last week by
the American Legion auxiliary to
honor of the local legion post
Three Rivers Rebekah lodge
held its regular meeting on Thurs
day evening. Three officers who
were unable to attend the regular
installation meeting, were In
stalled. They were Mrs. C C
Clark, as L. S. N. G.; Mrs. Carl
A. Knowles as musician: and Mrs.
John Christmas as O. G.
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Two Eastern Star
Groups Entertain
CRESWELL The Eastern Star
chapters of Creswell and Cottage
Grove entertained Jointly at a dis
trict meeting here last week when
Mrs. Marjorie Simpson, worthy
grand matron of the .grand chapter
of Oregon, made her official visit.
The ritualistic' work of the eve
ning was shared by both lodges.
The company numbered 60. A so
cial time followed the business
meeting with refreshments in
charge of Mrs. H. W. Taylor, Mrs.
Alice Taylor, Mrs. J. E. Woodson,
Mrs. C. E. Leabo, and Mrs. Bertha
Rehwalt.. Out-of-town local mem
bers were Mrs. Woodson, Mrs.
Leabo, and Mrs. L. C. Aldrlch of
Cottage Grove, Mrs. Mabel Camp
bell and Mrs. Cora M. Olson of Eu
gene and Mrs. Rehwalt Mrs. Mary
Henson. and Mrs. Mildred Croner,
of Oakridge.
The February meeting of the
Civic club will be held Tuesday
afternoon with ' Mrs. C. L. Ellis,
Mrs. E. A. Schwering, and Mrs. F.
A. Everson as hostesses. 'The pro
ram li in rharee of the civic com
mittee and the roll call is "Needs
of the Town."
Honor Rebekah lodge will meet
In regular session, Wednesday eve
ning, February 24. A social time
wiht games and refreshments will
follow with the public invited. A
small charge will be made and the
proceeds will be sent to the I.O.O.
F. borne in Portland.
Friends have received word
from Mrs. F. A. Richardson, a for
mer Creswell resident that she is
now a great-grandmother. A son
was born recently to Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Jones of Los Angeles, CaL
Mr. Jones is a grandson of Mrs.
Richardson. The baby has been
named James Richardson Jones.
The Women's club met recently
to do quilting for Mrs. X. F. Rob
erts. It was special no-hostess
meeting. Ten members were
Present
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