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Manpower Shortage
(ITS LEAP YEAR!)
What with war conferences,
party conventions and auch, 1844
la expected to be a year of dec
larations and since it's Leap
Year, Feb. 14th will see a lot of
American cirls making some
pretty firm declarations of their
own! It used to be that when a
girl sent a Leap Year valentine,
she'd wait around for results
but not any more! A 1944 valen
tine bluntly announces
"Listen, Man, it's Leap Year
And I haven't got much
time!"
There are others which, if they
don't mention Leap Year by name,
are certainly inspired by it. One
very plaintive card asks, "Hey,
Valentine, watcha waitin' for a
BLACKOUT?" and another one,
showing a heart equipped with a
thermometer near the boiling
point, says
"I gotta Heart that's plenty
warm
Tor a certain guy in uni
form!" Leap Year valentines in gen
eral survive from the days when
Leap Year was a serious matter.
Cities and towns were largely
self-sustaining, and since too
many unmarried people were con
sidered an economic disadvantage,
the Leap Year custom was en
forced by public opinion. In Scot
land, in the thirteenth century,
a man was fined If he refused a
Leap Year offer of marriage, and
laws applied In certain cities of
France and Italy as late as the
seventeenth century. Although
such drastic enforcement has long
alnce disappeared, Leap Year is
still regarded as the time for a
lady to have her say. These days,
should a bachelor be ungallant
enough to turn down an offer, his
customary penalty is a new silk
dress if he can find the silk.
Although the 1944 Leap Year
valentines are guaranteed to
bring chuckles, It aeema certain
that they will not offer serious
competition to the purely senti
mental type of valentine to which
the war has given more wide
spread use than ever before.
Some of the Leap Year variety
are sentimental In their own way,
as is one card on which a wistful
little miss is busy tacking up a
number of smBll red hearts, each
saying "I Love Ya I Love Ya."
To Judge by their current pop
ularity, the biggest Job that val
entines have been assigned to do
serving as remembrances to the
boys in the armed forces, and
vice versa Is being carried out
by all valentine varieties Leap
Year included.
At the beginning of 1943, tha
air transport command of the U.
S. army air forces operated over
90,000 miles of air routes.
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Allies Step Up
Rabaul Raids
By Associated Press
At least 42 Japanese planes were
wiped out in devastating new aer
ial sweeps against Rabaul and
Kavieng, standing between Amer.
lean south Pacific forces and the
fortress of Truk, Gen. Douglas
MacArthur reported today (Sun
day)
Thirty-two definitely were shot
down and nine probably in aerial
dogfights over Rabaul's Vunak.
anau and Tobera airdromes, even
as allied bombers from the Sol-f-ions
blasted their runways and
r.:n positions with 174 tons of
bombs. American fighters lost only
four planes as they cut in half the
fleet of 60 interceptors that tried
to halt them.
Ten Japanese planes were
wrecked on the ground as the air
offensive returned to Kavieng on
New Ireland. No enemy intercep
tors tried to halt the attack. Many
fires were started in Installations
around the airfield, blasted by 167
tons of explosives.
Far westward American sky
dragons sank three ' Japanese
freighters in the South China sea
while other units of the 14th U.S.
air force destroyed two trains, in
cluding one loaded with troops, "hit
bridges and strafed rivercraft in
sweeps over China. .
In southern Burma numerous
casualties have been inflicted on
Japanese forces persistently at
tacking British positions on the
Arakan front for nine days, Adm.
Lord Louis Mountbatten reported.
The British are holding against
directions and at the same time
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the Kaladan area.
Putrols scouted
north Burma.
Renomination Date
For FDR Forecast
By LYLE C. WILSON
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (U.B
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's ' re
nomination for a fourth term can
be expected with some confidence
to become an accomplished fact at
about 8:30 p.m., CWT, on Friday,
July 21 next.
But if you want to bet and play
it safe, make it not later than the
same hour on the following day,
Saturday, July 22. Chairman Rob
ert E. Hannegan of the democrat
ic national committee announced
yesterday that the streamlined
democratic national convention
would meet on Wednesday, July
19, in Chicago.
The democratic national com
mittee, which chose the site at a
meeting here last month and so
licited Roosevelt to run again, left
to Hannegan the fixing of a date.
Hannegan would have liked to de
lay the convention until August,
but the hard facts of the soldiers'
ballot compelled a July selection.
The ballots cannot be distributed
to the armed services until it has
been established officially who
the republican and democratic
candidates will be. And If the
democratic nomination were de
layed much beyond mid-July, it
probably would not be possible
for the troops to vote and get the
ballots back to be counted on elec
tion day.
It has been calculated that Bra
zil, home of 42 million people,
might support 900 million; while
the United States, home of 130
million, might support 500.
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Big Building Boom-lf
If the war had not interfered.
Eugene now would be in the midst
of a building boom which would
eclipse the construction records of
the middle '20's, it Is indicated
In a report on the past 30 years of
Eugene building, released by Twin
Oaka Builders Supply company.
As it was, not one house was built
here during 1943
The two years which preceded
Pearl Harbor showed mounting
construction figures, comparable
to the peaks which came within
a few years of the close of world
war 1.
The boom years were 1923
through 1928, when construction
exceeded $1,130,000 annually. The
two top years were 1924 with $2,
734,705 and 1923 with $2,610,606.
The year 192S heads the list for
number of new residences built
485.
The year 1941 is believed the
highest In total number of permits
issued (new buildings plus repair
permits), when 1,283 were taken
out, for work valued at $1,330,504.
New residences numbered 222.
Construction valuation in 1940
was increased sizably by building
of the east wing for Sacred Heart
general hospital. That year's rec
ord show $1,009,322, total permits
1,233, new residences 194.
Following war production board
restrictions which started early in
1942, building declined rapidly. In
that year, although 26 new homes
were constructed, permits totalled
only 838 for an estimated valua
tion of $191,807. . During 1943,
there were 1,033 permits filed at
the city engineer's office, for work
totalling $141,911. Only three
a.tlvitv Th. wn. ., ,.. S
activity. There was
! then, too.
L. C. Scharpf of Twin Oaks
comments that 1943 probably is the
only year in Eugene's history that
a new residence was not built.
However, a number of garages to
be used as temporary residences
were built during the past year.
Previous low In this respect was
at depth of the depression in 1933
and 1934, when only six or seven
new homes were built here.
More Steel Seen
By T. W. KIENLEN
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 OI.B
The possibility of greater sup
plies of steel for construction of
railroad cars, farm tractors and
beer cans was indicated, this
week, but this does not mean any
letup in war production, which
must meet rising demands for in
vasion equipment.
As a result of cutbacks in
many parts of the armament pro
gram and changes in specifica
tions for other items, a stockpile
of steel has been built up, from
which reserve allocations are be
ing made to farm equipment mak
ers, builders of railway equip
ment and producers who will turn
out beer cans intended for off
shore and foreign consumption.
The magazine Iron Age pointed
out in its weekly summary of
steel industry developments that
in the year starting next July 1
approximately 1,200,000 tons of
carbon steel will be needed for
production of farm equipment, as
well as sufficient raw material for
28,000 new freight cars urgently
needed by the roads.
With the American industry
equipped to produce a greater
volume of steel than ever before
In history, it was Interesting to
note during the week that the
west coast is expected to become
one of the greatest domestic con
sumers of steel after the war.
Iron Age said estimates of tha
possible increase in consumption
in the 11 western states range
from 400,000 to 1,000,000 net tons.
According to that periodical, the
Henry J. Kaiser interests are ac
tive in surveying the possible in
crease and results of such studies
are said to Indicate larger poten
tial post-war consumption than
had been expected earlier.
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MEATS AND FATS
February IS Brown stamp Y,
Eiwk 3. became valid.
February 88 Brown stamps V,
W. and X, Book 3, expire.
PROCESSED FOODS
February 20 Green stamps O,
H, and J, Book 4, expire.
March 10 Green stamps K, L,
and M. Book 4, expire,
SI OAR
February 1 Sugar stamp 40,
Book 4, became valid for five
pounds' canning sugar.
March 31 Sugar stamp 30, Book
4, for five pounds, expires.
SHOES
Stamp 18, Book 1, and Airplane
stamp 1, Book 3, each good in
definitely for one pair of shoes.
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March 14 Period 3 coupons ex
pire. Period 4 coupons, also good
now, expire September 30,
GASOLINE
March tl No. 10 stamps In A
Book expire at midnight
TIRES
February ti Next tire Inspec
tion deadline for holders of B and
C books. A-book deadline March
31. T book tire Inspection every 8
months or 8,000 miles of driving.
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Little-Known Autobiography
Of Lincoln Displayed Here
By CHARLES POLITZ
"I was born February 12, 1809
In Hardin County, Kentucky. My
parents were both born in Virginia
of undistinguished famiu
So begins with characteristic
homely simplicity th little-known
autobiography of Abraham Lin.
coin. The two and half page doc
ument written in the .cramped,
curlicued quill pen scrawl that is
familiar to all Americans, Inscrib
ed on stained, aging grey-white
paper, is on display in the window
of a downtown Eugene store.
The class-encased facsimile of
the original autobiography is tne
property of Walter P. Fell, Eugene
merchant. It was Fell's great-uncle,
Jesse W. Fell, who prodded
Army-Navy Tests Set.
The third ' army-navy college
qualifying test for the army spe
cialized training program and the
navy college program V-12 which
will be given throughout the coun
try on Wednesday, March IS, at 9
a.m., will be administered at the
Crow high school, J. A. Stark
weather announced today. A leaf
let of general information which
contains an admission-identification
form may be obtained at Crow
high school. This form properly
filled out will admit to the test
students between the ages of 17
and 21 inclusive who are high
school graduates or who will be
graduated by July 1, 1944. Intent
to take the test should be made
known immediately to Genevieve
Beaman, principal at Crow hign
school in order that the necessary
test supplies may be ordered.
The same examination will be
taking the test does not obligate
didates. The examination is de
signed to test the aptitude and
general knowledge required for
the program of college training and
all qualified students are urged to
take the test. At the time of the
test each candidate will be given
a choice of service preference, but
taking the test doe not obligate
the candidate to enlist in the serv
ice. The army specialized training
program Is aimed to meet the
army's needs for specialists and
technicians ih certain critical fields
of study. Academic work is at the
college level at government ex
pense. ,
The navy college program also
enables students to continue aca
demic training at government ex
pense. Successful completion of
the prescribed courses may, fol
lowing further officer training,
lead to a commission in the navy.
Motorist Killed
. Alfred Hoffmeister, Swisshome,.
was killed early Friday night about
two miles west of that place when
his car suddenly left the highway,
crashed into a telephone pole and
overturned. Hoffmeister was
caught In the open door of his car
as it turned over and died
instantly.
O. E. Dutcher of Swisshome, who
was following the Hoffmeister car,
reported that just before the crash
he suddenly noticed the car ahead
began to weave across the high
way. According to his statement
Hoffmeister was not driving fast.
The deceased, whose age has
been reported variously as 88 or
89, was employed by the Consum
ers Cooperative mill at Swisshome,
where he lived. Survivors include
his mother, Mrs. E. Rickman, Se
attle, and one brother, R. H. Hoff
meister, Portland.
'K' Rations Given
As 'Overtime Pay'
FARRAGUT, Ida. (U.R) The
only overtime pay for a 12-hour
shift of hard labor in the Gilbert
and Ellice islands Is maybe some
extra "K" rations, if they are
available.
Lt John P. Mohair, medical of
ficer until recently assigned to
duty with a Seabee construction
battalion in the south Pacific, told
here how the Seabees built a vitally-needed
flying strip within 10
days after landing on an island by
working a 12-hour shift while liv
ing on "K" rations.
He told of the apparent surprise
of Jap bomber pilots who made
daylight raids from a nearby isl
and when American fighter planes
took off to challenge them upon
completion of the flying field.
The Seabees then constructed a
camouflaged underground operat
ing room for Mohair, reinforcing lt
with cocoanut logs and equipping
it with emergency lighting.
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the reluctant Lincoln Into writing
the short story of his early lire.
Fell was a prominent Whig pol
itician in Springfield, 1111. at the
time Lincoln and Stephen A.
Douglas wer engaged in that fam
ous series of debates. He saw Lin
coln's presidential potentialities
and felt that a short sketch of his
life might prove valuable In the
future.
It was Jesse Fell and his broth
er. Kersey, who took up a collec
tion to send Lincoln to the con
vention that nominated him for
the presidency, because the raw
boned man in the wrinkled black
suit and black stovepipe hat did
not have enough money to cover
living and traveling expenses.
The autobiography, one of 25
copies extant, is mounted togeth
er with an engraved picture of
Lincoln, excerpts from his Gettys
burg and second inaugural ad
dresses and an explanation ty r en
of the circumstances surrounding
the origin of the document.
The autobiographical sketch Is
Lincoln throughout, in its straight
forward style, amply Interspersed
with rustic humor. In describing
the then not-too-extensive Indi
ana Dubllc school system, he says
"there were some schools so-called."
Teachers who knew "readin'.
writin' and clpherin' " were con
sidered learned and quite accept
able. "If a straggler who knew
Latin happened to sojourn in our
neighborhood he was looked upon
as a wizard."
Of his own youthful, academic
accomplishments he says, "Of
course when I came of age I did
not know much. The little ad
vancement I have now picked up I
have done under the pressure of
necessity." .
He described his defeat In the
campaign for the Illinois legisla
ture in 1832 as the "only time I
have ever been beaten by the peo
ple." The United States might never
have benefitted from the services
and understanding and humanity
of one of history's greatest leaders
and fighters for the rights of free
men had it not been for the Mis
souri compromise, for Lincoln re
veals that "I was losing Interest in
politics when the repeal of the
Missouri' compromise aroused me
again."
The final paragraph of the auto
biography is a masterpiece: "If any
personal description of me is
thought desirable I am in height
six feet, four inches, it may be
said. Lean in flesh weighing on
an average of one hundred and
eighty pounds. Dark complexion
with coarse black hair and grey
eyes. No other marks. Yours very
truly, A. Lincoln."
The document, written in the
winter of 1859, just before his elec
tion to the presidency, is "notar
ized" as being the president's
handwriting by David Davis, Ly
man Trumbull and Charles Sum-'
ner.
Wallace Tells Stand
Lew Wallace of Portland, who
recently filed as candidate for
democratic national committee
Irian from Oregon, declared his
stand on three points,' when he
came to Eugene Saturday to attend
the Oregon Elks midwinter con
vention. He is exalted ruler of
Portland Elks.
"First," said "Wallace, "I am not
looking for any political appoint
ment myself.
"Second, I have no relatives to
ask or receive appointments
through me.
"Third, I feel that political ap
polntmenta in Oregon are not the
property of their present occu
pants and should be passed around
among deserving democrats. I do
not refer to civil service posts, but
purely political appointments to
the better-paid jobs."
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Storm Moves East
By United Press
The season's worst snowstorm
moved eastward today, centering
over the Atlantic seaboard with
five to 12 inches of snow in the
northern states, while the midwest
shivered in zero temperatures.
At least 15 deaths were attribut
ed to the storm and sub-zero tem
peratures. The heavy snowfall in New
York and New England slowed
transportation, while the cold snap
did the same thing to travel in the
midwest.
Official weather forecasts left
little hope for warmer weather
Saturday night and Sunday, but
a general lessening of blizzard con
ditions throughout the east was
predicted for Monday.
Midwest cities reported tempera
tures ranging from zero to 30 be
low at northern points. Nine per
sons lost their lives because of the
storm in the north central states
earlier this week. Swirling snow
that cut visibility was blamed for
a railroad wreck near Ashtabula,
O., where the New York Central's
southwestern limited sideswiped a
Pennsylvania freight train, killing
an engineer.
The storm, described as the
worst In three years in the east,
claimed at least six lives in that
area.
Platte Center, Neb., reported a
low of 30 below zero, Omaha had
19 below, but the prospect for Sun
day was for warmer weather.
Kansas City, Mo. reported eight
above and expected slowly rising
temperatures. Iowa had below
zero weather, and forecasters said
it would continue tonight.
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Five Home Extension
Units Will Meet
- Five home extension units are
scheduled to meet In Lane county
this week, Miss Nellie Lyle, coun
ty home demonstration agent, an
nounces. Two will meet Wednes
day, one Thursday and two Fri
day. ,
Siltcoos unit will meet Wednes
day at 10:30 a.m. at the home of
Mrs. Lyla Scott, where Miss Lyle
and Miss Lois Lutz of the state
college will give a demonstration
of how to make kitchens more liv
able. Walnut Acres unit will meet on
that day at 10:30 a.m. at the home
of Mrs. Rose Dickenson. The topic
will be "furniture repair" and it
will be handled by Mrs, Griffith
and Mrs. Harper, 1
North Fork unit will meet
Thursday, beginning at 10:30 a.m.,
at the home of Mrs, K. H. McCor-
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