Page 6 Eugene Register-Guard, Wednesday, June 21, 1944.
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community policy.
BRITAIN PRODUCES A-l CHUMP
It might make for friendly feeling be
tween nations to have an annual competi
tion to nominate the "Chump of the Year,"
something after the fashion in which the
Order of the Buggy Ride meets from time to
time to recognize what Charioteer C. E. Mc
Lean calls "Unusual Extinction." This year's
international honors (so long held by fa
mous Americans) would probably go to
Britain's Production Minister Oliver Lyttle
ton for his remark that: .
"The United States provoked Japan
to war."
Of course, that crack brought our Secre
tary Hull boiling out of his corner with some
appropriate Tennessee epithets, and Mr.
Lyttleton has hastened to explain that he
did not mean his words to mean what they
sounded like to other people. He was mere
ly trying to say that the United States had
begun to arm, it had showed its sympathy
for Britain and those who were fighting
against the Axis, but "this would not have
provoked Japan IF Japan had been peace
minded."
Possibly it could be said with some truth
that we "provoked Japan," if by that you.
-mean that we invited attack, by being com
pletely indifferent to the menace of their
aggression in Asia and their mounting war
power. Perhaps it might be said that we
"provoked" them in the sense that a fly on
a bald man's dome is an "irresistible temp
tation" to the practical joker. Why, even as
late as July 25, 1941, our Mr. Roosevelt was ,
explaining to his neighbors in Hyde Park
why we should go on sending the little yel
low brothers oil and- scrap, in the hope of
gentling their ambitions.
Mr. Hull feels the indignity more than
most men because he was entertaining Messrs
Kurusu and Nomura in Washington at the
very hour when Pearl Harbor had begun to
happen. And there is a great deal we do not
know about Pearl Harbor and may never
know, if Kimmel and Short are not brought
td trial and given their day in court.
I Our British cousin did not mean what he
said unkindly, we feel sure, but these are
veVy sensitive times, and hard feelings
should be averted by awarding Hon. Lyttle
ton the "blue ribbon" as "Chump of the
Year."
I SAIPAN MAY BE "DECISIVE"
I Many years ago a man named Crissey
compiled a book:in which he described "Fif
teen Decisive Battles of The World" (from
Tnermopolae to Waterloo and Gettysburg).
In modern war, the struggle is seldom decid
ed by any single battle or feat of strategy.
In the present war, it may be contended
that history was altered when Hitler blund
ered into Russia, or when Japan made the
dastardly assault on Pearl Harbor, or when
Montgomery swept Rommel out of Africa,
or! when we seized naval control of the Pa
cific with Midway. The successful invasion
of, Normandy may not end the war in Europe
but it is a fine start on the last chapter. So
is our dramatic attack on Saipan which may
give us the key to the most vital of the
Japanese outer defences in the Marianas
(next door to Guam which we neglected).
Victory at Saipan will not end the war in
the Pacific, but it will hasten victory great
ly because, it carries a threat which the
Japanese cannot ignore a bomber base
within easy shuttle distance of the main ii
dustrial centers in Japan, a naval base from
which we can cut their island supply lines
completely.
The attack on Saipan has already smoked
out a large section of Japanese air force, and
it may bring the Japanese '"Grand Fleet" out
of its hiding. That apparently is what Nim
itz wants, but even if the Japs do not meet
this challenge fully, even if they decide to
sacrifice the Marianas, they will be in deep
trouble.
! It is interesting to note that the Japanese
filially have taken Changsha, the key point
on the Canton-Hankow rail route through the
interior of China. This is interpreted by
many observers as their answer to our steady
advance through the Pacific. Their aim will
be to try to force China out of the war and
to develop this interior route to the Malay
and Dutch India regions which they have
plundered. But it may take them a long
time to exploit this gain.
Meantime spectacular victory at Saipan
may do much to offset our "loss of face" in
China, especially if we move rapidly to ex
ploit our gain by bombing Japan to a blis
ter. It may .be that the bold move against
Saipan was conceived to offset the Jap gains
In China.
This small Island in mid-Pacific Is little
more than a dot on the map, but it may be
come an historic name. Once again we see
a demonstration of the Importance of air
and sea power, integrated with armies, But
if you recall where we stood right a'fter Pearl
Harbor, -you can understand that perhaps
the real decision lay with PRODUCTION
POWER. ' .
Or possibly the "decisive factor" lies in
the spirit of the American people, a peace
loving people who did not want any war,
but had the courage for it when it came. Our
greatest heritage from the pioneers is re
sourcefulness. Radio Tokyo complains that
we do not fight this war according .to con
ventional patterns. We have been using men
and machines in ways not laid down in the
texts on war which the Japanese have stud
ied so carefully.
SSsssssssssss! So sorry!- Little yellow
men should not aspire to teach inventors of
the game. '
SOCIETY. WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS,
By MARIAN IOWBY
WASHINGTON LETTER
By PETER EDSON
(Register-Guard Washington Correspondent)
COMING; GUNS THAT 'THINK'
For a preview of the most advanced forces of
destruction that will be loosed in World War III,
or even in World War II if it lasts long enough,
tests of new weapons and new explosives now being
made at the U. S. Naval Proving Ground, Dahl
gren, Va., and at the big Naval Air Station, Patux
cnt, Md., give the best picture. A two-day inspec
tion of these bases, arranged by Navy Secretary
James Forrestal for a small group of newspaper
correspondents, reveals the extent to which naval
warfare at best has become a war of gadgets.
Begin right with the explosives going into shells,
bombs and depth charges. The TNT of the last
war was thought to be the ultimate as a force of
destruction, but it has already been surpassed. It
is still a highly restricted subject for discussion.
The British have permitted some mention of their
"R. D. X." explosive, but the Americans have some
thing that is a much more stable equivalent. What
it will do, of course, is increase the range, velocity
and destructiver.ess of nearly every type of thing
that can be thrown at an enemy. It is only one
of the new explosives under development.
Tests are being made with new powders that are
not only smokeless, but conceal the flash at the
muzzle when big guns are fired. This is a highly
important development. In night action, the tell
tale flash of a main battery is the worst give-away
of a ship's position.
Rockets Come in Various Sizes and Shapes
Rockets, which have caught the public fancy to
such an amazing degree, are now in production
and in use in a variety of shapes and sizes and
from special purpose mounts. Recent Navy com
muniques have revealed the use of rocket barrages
fired from landing craft in the southwest Pacific,
and In the sinking of a Nazi submarine in the At
lantic by planes firing rockets.
Against submarines, the rocket projectile is of
exceptional advantage in that the rocket gives the
shell head continued driving power under water.
Having all the destructive force of three and five
inch shells, rockets can be fired without recoil.
Mounting a five-inch gun on an airplane is today
unthinkable. Rockets on planes, however, can be
fired in pairs or in salvo to give from two to 10
times as much fire-power as could be obtained from
a single five-int-h gun, and without the extra weight
or strain.
Adding more guns and more rockets to aircraft
and surface vessels is only one of the means of in
creasing the firepower which each plane and ship
can throw against an enemy. Every effort is being
made to increase efficiency and size of each weapon.
Problems of Faster Firing Being Solved
The normal rate of fire of a .50-caliber machine
gun. for instance, is 750 rounds a minute. That
is 12 rounds a second, but even so, aircraft traveling
30 miles an hour, five miles a minute, 400 feet a
second, stand a good chance of missing each other
in the intervals of one shot for every 30 feet or
more of travel. The problem, then, is one of mak
ing the machine guns fire faster and it is being
solved.
The 20-mm. cannon likewise seems destined to
be stepped up in efficiency first by twin mounting,
second by installation as a packaged gun to be
hung from the wing of a plane.
This is only the beginning of what will probably
be an era of automatic weapons of sizes that used
to be considered too big for destroyers, for the
tendency is to make every weapon bigger, better,
faster. Five hundred-pound bombs are still effec
tive, but the ratio of 4000-pound bombs goes up and
up and up. Advances in control of all these new
weapons have kept pace with improvements in the
weapons themselves. Here is where the real gad
getiy comes into play. There are bombsights and
computing gyroscopic gunsights which do things
the original Norden and Sperry models cannot do
complex thinking machines which solve mathema
tical problems faster than mechanical gunnery de
vices can execute the answers. Details about these
fantastic things will probably not be revealed until
after the war.
OLIVE BARRF.IfS OBSERVATIONS
GULLION-VICARV
WEDDING IN OKLAHOMA
Announcement has been made
by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Vicary of
the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Ardelle Vicary, to Pvt. Gor
don Wright Gullion, son of Mrs.
Wright Gullion and of Dr. O. R.
Gullion of Eugene.
The wedding was an event of
June 3 at Camp Gruber chapel,
Oklahoma, at two o'clock in the
afternoon.
j Mrs. Gullion went east for her
I son's wedding.
The couple will be at home at
Muskogee, Okla., while Pvt. Gul
lion is at Camp Gruber. He is In
the medical corps of the army.
Both are former students of the
University of Oregon.
IOTA SIGMA MEMBERS
NAME NOMINATING GROUP
Mrs. Robert Rheinsburg, Mrs.
Edgar Dugan, and Mrs. Jeppie
Jensen were named as a nom
inating committee for Iota Sigma,
which met Monday afternoon for
an early dessert at the home of
Mrs. Floyd Travis. Mrs. L. L.
Dally led devotions, preceding the
business meeting. Mrs. Erma Ward,
who was assisting hostess, also
presented a book review. Mem
. ber sewed for the Red Cross dur
I ing the session. ' It was decided
to nom no meeting in jury, dui
all members will attend the meet
ing of the Federation of Women's
clubs to be held next month.
A special guest was Rev. Mamie
Bisconer of North Bend.
.
PLAN SALES
Plans for special sales to be
held during the convention in July
! were made by the graduate re-
gents of the Women of the Moose,
meeting Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Allie Clarke. The
next meeting will be at the home
of Mrs. Joe Bartlett.
SOCIAL EVENT
Illahee Division held a social
meeting Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. B. F. Lohr, Mrs. C.
O. Homer assisting the hostess.
Following dessert, cards ' were
played, and honors went to Mrs.
R. M. Gordon and Mrs. H. F. Og
den. i
IMO RUYLE CIRCLE
Imo Ruyle Missionary circle of
First Baptist church met Tuesday
evening at the church parlors, with
members of Alpha Missionary cir
cle as guests. A play, "The Friend
ly Heart," was presented by Mrs.
Henry Peck, Mrs. Roy Shaffer,
Mrs. Leo Deffenbacher and Miss
Leola Deffenbacher. Miss Janet
Wilcox sang a solo. Refreshments
were served by the hostess com
mittee, Mrs. O. G. Sullivan, Mrs
Herschel Davis, Mrs. D. D. Wolfe
and Mrs. Roy Hedgecoke.
MISS DURHAM NEW
ENLISTEE IN WACS
Miss Olive Durham, - 303 Rose
avenue, Eugene, is the newest re
cruit from Eugene in the Wacs.
She qualified for the air Wacs
as a link training Instructor and
leaves for Fort Des Moines July
9 for training.
Miss Durham Is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Durham of
Eugene. She attended local schools
and the aeronautical school at
Pittsburg, Pa. Her father is a vet
eran of World war I. Her brother-in-law
is Cpl. Marion Lundrus
tun, who is In the service stationed
at Tampa, Florida.
75 GIRLS ATTENDING ;'
SCOUT DAY CAMP
Girl Scouts attending Eugene
day camp at Hendricks park may
reach the park by taking either
University .or Falrmount bus
which leaves Tenth and Willam
ette streets at nine forty-five
o'clock each morning.
More than 75 Girl Scouts from
the Eugene area are attending this
camp which is under the supervi
sion of Miss Katherine Jones. The
day camp will operate Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday of each
week until June 29.
Adult counselors direct all day,
camp activities,' according to Mrs.
Arthur W. Priaulx. Girl Scout
commissioner for Eugene. "We
have a full attendance and are
offering our Girl Scouts folk
dancing, singing, exploration trips,
hiking, first aid, campcraft, handi
craft, dramatics, camp cooking
and overnight camping," Mrs.
Priaulx pointed out.
Day campers should reach camp
at ten o'clock each morning, Mrs.
Priaulx stated, if they take the
University Loop or Fairmont bus
and get off at Nineteenth and
Fairmont.
.,
RETURNS FROM TRIP
Mrs. Grace Hampton returned
Wednesday morning from a trip
to Nevada and California. She
visited relatives at Round Moun
tain, Nev., also at Hawthorne,
Nev., and later vjsited in Death
Valley and other California points.
WOMEN OF MOOSE
Mrs. W. I. Lane will be chair-
man of the nrooram at t .
meet
ing of the Women of the Moose
Clue To Amelia Earhart Fate
To Be Sought On Saipan Isle
SATURDAY NIGHT IN SEATTLE
I told Ivan, the elevator boy at the hotel where
I'm staying while here in Seattle, that 1 was going
down town. It was Saturday night and I wanted
to see some of the thinRs I'd heard happened in a
big city on Saturday night. Not that 1 wanted
men to carve each other with knives or use the
street as a shooting gallery, but just the same, if
they were bound to carve and shoot, well I'd like
to be there when it happened. It would give me
something to tell the folks about at the Pumpkin
Rollers' Dall when 1 got back home.
"Oh, Ma'am." exclaimed the deferential Ivan,
"You'd best stay right here in the hotel. You
might get as far as the Skidroad; and no one is
safe on the SkidVoad on Saturday night." There
was real concern in his voice.
"Don't you worry about mc. Sonny," I as
sured him. "I'm safe anywhere. Not from choice
but necessity." For I've found by experience that
gray hair and curves in the wrong places arc great
er protection than a police escort.
So I went down town but never got as far as
the colorful and blood-shedding skidrnnd. There
was too much human Interest stuff on 4th Avenue.
Humanity swept through the streets in a steady
torrent with at least four men to every woman;
and nt least four service men for evcrv civilian,
Also there was an MP and SP for every four
soldiers and sailors. I'm told that Seattle' Is the
most thoroughly policed city in the United States.
I found no disorder and certainly saw no carving
or shooting.
Yet I was enculfed with pity. Pity for the
thousands of young things so hungrily searching
for a good time. 1 could see the girls were think
ing. "Time is short! The boys mav be gone to
morrow!" And the boys. "Time is sliort! Tonight
may be the last time I'll ever sec a girl!"
So there was carving and shooting after all.
Time was steadily hewing awav the hours. Time
relentlessly sniped off the minutes.
And may God forgive us if we sit In Judgment
on these youngsters. The things they do are done
in desperation: are frantic graspings at the straws
of happiness In this mad flood of life we've turned
loose on them. The thing for us to do is to get
down on our knees and pray for our own immortal
souls, making sacred vow that THIS MUST NEVER
HAPPEN AGAIN!
By RICHARD W. iOHNSTON
Aboard Expeditionary Force
Flagship Approaching Saipan
(Delayed) U.R Lt. Cmdr. Rich
ard B. Black, who received the
last message heard from Amelia
Earhart before her disappearance
in a flight over the Pacific nearly
seven years ago, is alert to the
possibility that Saipan may prove
a clue to the mystery of her fate.
Though it lies hundreds of miles
to the west of Howland island,
in whose vicinity Miss Earhart
was, flying when she was heard
from last, Saipan nevertheless
has the largest static population
of Japanese colonists of the is
lands attacked by American
forces.
If her fate was anything but
death in the vast Pacific, the Sai
panese may know the story.
The seventh anniversary of her
last flight east from Lae, New
Guinea, toward tiny Howland is
land is only a few weeks away.
On July 2. 1837, at 8:30 a.m. she
sent this message:
"We are on line of position
157-337: I will repeat this on
6210 kilocycles. Wait."
She never was heard from
again.
The man who received that last
message is aboard this ship. He
is convinced that Miss Earhart
j and her navigator. Fred Noonan,
landed in the ocean near How-
land island and that their plane
sank without a trace. But he
doesn't know.
Then an employe of the interior i
department. Black was ordered j
to prepare a landing field at How- I
land island, 600 miles east of
Tarawa, to receive her plane. The 1
night before her takeoff. Black
radioed u warning that a storm
front had intervened and urged a
postponement. Miss Earhart was
anxious to avoid delay. She took
off from New Guinea.
Black crouched by the radio on
Howland all through the long
night of July 1 and 2. Every
half hour Miss Earhart reported to
him. When dawn streaked the
sky in the east, his crew began
watching for her plane. It never
appeared.
Units of the United States fleet
participated in a search which
approached but did not Invade
waters surrounding the mandated
islands. No trace, no wreckage
ever was found.
The mystery of Amelia Ear
hart faded, but It was not forgot
ten. Dick Black Is not hopeful, but
he Is receptive as our ship nears
Saipan.
RAINBOWS TO SELL
BONDS, GIVE CORSAGES
"Gardenia day" for the fifth
war bond drive In Lane county
will be observed all day Saturday
with the Order of Rainbow Girls
as sponsor for this activity.
The Rainbows will be in all the
lamer stores of the business dis
trict to sell bonds and with the
purchase of each bond will pre
sent the purchaser with a gardenia
corsage. Chase Gardens have lined
up the gardenias for the occasion.
Miss Janet Tugman as worthy
adviser heads the Rainbow work
ers, and among those assisting are
Misses Mary Roome, Beverly
Wolff, Elaine Fredrickson, Gerry
Ann Gaylord, Jane Carlyle, Bev
erly Clark, Helen Huestis, Virginia
Bailey, and Mar Keen.
The girls will start their activ
ity at ten o'clock Saturday morn
ing and will sell the bonds
throughout the day.
Similar "gardenia days" In other
cities have proved real boosts in
the sale of bonds, and the Lane
county fifth war loan drive com
mittee is featuring the day here,
too.
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AUXILIARY MEETING
Auxiliary to the Railway Clerks
met Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. George Ash, for an evening
at, cBrds. The next meeting will
be at the home of Mrs. Frank
Bowers.
Veterans Seeking
Rooms in Armory
Action was taken by the com
manders' council of the Eugene
veterans' organizations Tuesday
night on the matter of obtaining
rooms in the Eugene armory as
meeting places for the several vet
eran groups. Prior, to the time
this country entered the war most
of these organizations held their
regular meetings there but were
compelled to seek tther places
when the army and the defense
council took over the building.
Plans have been announced to
transform the building into a civic
center, with the remodeling of
some of the rooms to suit various
purposes included.
tor's mW
ing oi we women of the Moose 'r 01 b'h the. m,,, . 7
Friday evening at the hall, when 2l? 7 wi" Ktll
fi ' f ev
Police Grab Those
Walking Through Light
"Walking through" a traffic
light joined jaywalking this week
as a traffic offense, enforced by
more than law only, as city police
cracked down on those who failed
to wait until the red light turned
to green.
More than a dozen pedestrians,
already this week, have been fined
$1 each for falling to observe traf
fic lights, and jaywalkers also con
tinued to be picked up by Chief
Bergman's staff.
Shoppers Again Urged
To Bring Containers
Shoppers are urged again by
William Lush, chairman of the
retail merchant's division of the
Eugene chamber of commerce, 'to
brings shopping bags and to take
as many unwrapped packages at
possible in order to help relieve
the paper shortage.
Merchants are having difficulty
In obtaining paoer containers of
all types, according to Lush, and
shoppers can help by requiring
very little wrapping material.
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