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Babson Discusses 'Msgic Circle By Roger W. Babion Eureka, Kan., May 12 (SDecial to Mail Tribune) (Before describ ing the resources and opportuni ties ot uns section, l must pay my respects to the Pacific coast. In some ways it and oth er sections ex ceed in attrac tions the "mag ic circle." I es pecially have in mind cli mate. With this apology read ers outside the following six states will forgive me for telling this story.) Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Mis souri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and northern Texas make up the "magic circle" area of 400 miles diameter, located at the heart of the United States. The center of the "magic circle" is at Eure ka, Kan. Its annual income has increased in 10 years from six to sixteen billion dollars or an increase of about $1000 dollars a year for each man, woman and child. This "magic circle" is said to be the richest 400-mile radius for agriculture on earth. To the west is the greatest winter wheat area; to the north is the greatest corn belt; to the east is one of the last great sianas oi hardwood forest; to the south is the greatest cotton belt; and the center is one of the greatest Deei cattle raising areas. This "magic ' circle" is rapidly becoming one of the richest vegetable, iruu egg, hog, poultry, alfalfa, soy bean and dairy products areas. It is an inexhaustible source of hav. straw and vegetable cellu lose for the manufacture of wall board, roofing, insulating mate rial, paper, cardboard, turns, plastics, thickeners, coatings, rayons and the many other mag ic synthetics of modern science. Almost 30 ner cent, at recent prices, of the agricultural pro duction OI ftraenta fumca the "magic circle." It is truly the createst of the seven great breadbaskets of the earth three in Asia, the two in Jfcurope ana the two in North and South America. 'Magic Circle' Richeii Area In America for Minerals America's "magic circle" is the richest 400-mile radius in minerals. Under its western plains lie the greatest gypsum, salt deposits and gas fields, with a reasonable amount of oil pro duction; to the north are the greatest bauxite and aluminum deposits; to the east the greatest lead and zinc mines; while to the south are the greatest sources of Sulphur, coal and petroleum. There are vast deposits of ce ment and other building mate rials, such as glass sands, ben tonite, dolomite, barites, tripoli, granites, sandstones, limestones and ceramic clays. Nearby are great reserves of volcanic ash, potash, nitrates and other fer tilizers. Human Hetourees and Markets Abound in 'Magic Circle' The "magic circle" is also rich In human resources. Fifteen mil lion people lie in the "magic circle," five million living on farms, and almost one million engaged as skilled or semi skilled workers. Twenty -three per cent of all public schools in America are located in the "magic cirle," from which 12 per cent have attended college. Selective service records show these prairie states were the healthiest of all the U. S. Even the commanding generals of the last four great wars of Ameri can history came from the "mag ic circle" General Grant. Gen eral Funston. General Pershing and General Eisenhower. People there think more about God and try harder to live by the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount. The little white churches work with the little red school houses developing a Utopia of government. Surround ing the "ma;ic circle" are among the greatest markets of the earth. Within 500 miles of its circum ference are 55 million of rich and intelligent customers. The world's best transportation sys tem, consisting of 2 million miles of highway, 165.000 miles of railroads and unlimited air lines spread from the "magic circle" to serve these markets. Population Trends Show Young People Moving Away Yet in the period from 1930 to 1940 more than a million and a half people moved away from these six great states. Only the birth rate saved them from a net loss during that 10 year period. Its greatest loss was among its young people many of them college men and women the topsoil of energy, imagination, ability and enthusiasm. The ex planation is that most of the "magic circle'" income is from agriculture and only very little from industry and business whereas, for the United States as a whole, ust the opposite is true. Here, the richest agricul tural, mineral and human area of the earth is losing population because it lacks the industry to convert its raw materials into finished products. The "magic circle" "gives away" its wheat to Battle Creek at $75 a ton and then buys it back, as corn flakes or shredded wheat, at $500 a ton. It "gives away" hay and wheat straw at $15 a ton and then buys back paper and cellulose pulp prod ucts at $100 a ton. It "gives away" alfalfa at $15 a ton and buys it back from Detroit as vitamin pills at SlOOO.a ton. It "gives away" cowhides at $5 to $10 a hide and buys back shoes and fancy leather goods at $100 a hide. It "gives away" its petro leum at $2 a barrel and buys back flavoring extracts, synthet ics and perfumes made from this oil at $1200 a barrel; it "gives away" its salt at $3 a ton and buys back industrial chemicals and medical preparations, made with this same salt, at $2000 a ton. The "magic circle" destroys billions of cubic feet of gas for carbon black at 5c a pound and buys back shoe polish at $1 a pound. The "magic circle" ships a dollar's worth of volcanic ash to Chicago where a little soap is added and then it is shipped back to the "magic circle" in fancy colored boxes as kitchen cleansers at 100 times the price. The same comparisons likewise apply to what happens to ail other agriculutural and mineral products. Present Opportunities in Processed Food Products The immediate opportunities which I see here are in develop ing processed food products, coke and by-products, paving and roofing materials, furniture, paper, stone, clay and glass prod ucts; textile manufacturers, wearing apparel, electrical equipment, farm Implements, stationary gasoline engines, chemicals, drugs, rubber goods, leather products, and many ad ditional goods. To manufacture existing raw materials into these deficit products would require 10,000 additional plants, produc ing an average output of $300. fAcmt TelepAoto. FINGER-POINTER -sylrta Crouch (above) testifying before the California State un-American activities committee m Oakland, said she attended a Communist meeting In Berkeley in 1941 at which Dr. J. Robert Oppenheuner, wartime director of the Los Alamos atomic bomb project, was present In Washington, Oppen helmer, answering the charge, said he was "Unable to recall any gath ering that could reasonably have been mistaken for such a meeting." 40 and 8 Wreck Set In Medford on May 20 Many state 40 and 8 dignitar ies will be in Medford Satur day, May 20, to participate in the Bogus Creek Wreck of the local voiture. Two hundred voy ageurs mllitaire from all over the state are expected to attend the initiation, and S. S. Humph ries, chef de gare of Voiture 165, has invited them to bring along their poor goofs (candi dates for membership). The wreck will be held in the upstairs hall of the Acme Hard mare building. Jack Peters is general chair man of the wreck and he will be assisted by the following com mittee members; Glen Bjork, Ernest Reinking, Ray Huson, Roy Stoy, Glen Bachart, George Codding, Earl B. Bigelow, Tom Ginn. Harry Goold, Ellis Knight, Charles Goold, Hugh McKenzic and Walter Dunlap. The 40 and 8 is the fun and honor society of the American Legion and its membership rolls, starting with President Harry S. Truman, include Legionnaires in all walks of life. Oregon's Sen. Guy Cordon, Gov. Douglas Mc Kay and Secretary of State Earl Newbry are members of voi tures in their home towns. 000 a year each, supporting a million more people and provid ing investment for approximate ly $5 billion of new capital In the form of increased bank de posits, insurance funds and safe securities. But to put this over 100,000 more salesmen of char acter, intelligence and energy are necessary. These are the immediate ned. (This trip has again convincd me that Horace Greeley's famous advice: "Go West Young Man" continues to be good. Readers desiring to ask any especial question should write Byron Dunn, president of the National Bank of Commerce, Lincoln, Neb., who is also president of the Magic Circle Educational Foundation a non-profit institution. uu ,iiua num. 3:30 p.m for following day; 10 a.m ,wt niwnay; noon aaiuroay for Sunday a.m. Nazarene District Assembly Closes Here This Evening The annual district assembly of the Church of the Nazarene will conclude today at 7:30 p.m. with a message by Dr. Hardy C. Powers, general superintendent of the church, and the ordina tion of three licensed ministers to the permanent ministry. The three men include the Rev. James Kratz, Estacada; the Rev. E. D. Leavell, Newport, and the Rev. Paul Weaver, Hemlock. A home missions service was conducted last night with dist rict superintendent Dr. Weaver W. Hess in charge. Basing his message on Paul's call into Mac edonia, "Come over . . , and help us," Dr. Powers spoke to the as sembly on the subject, Human Need, the Basis of God's Call." Following the message, $10,500 was underwritten by the pastors and churches for the promotion of home missions and church ex tension in the district this year. WCTU Head Speaks Following the report of the committee on public morals in the afternoon session, Mrs. La mar Tooze, Portland, state presi dent of the WCTU, challenged the assembly members to a re newed alertness against the evils of alcoholic liquors. The Hev. Bertram! Peterson, Portland, was reelected district secretary, and Paul Knapp. Sa lem, to the oftice of district treasurer. The local pastor, the Rev. P. J. Bartram, was elected for a three-year term to the District Church School board. One of the high-lights of the local pastor's report to the district assembly was an average increase in Sun day school attendance of 36 per cent. The sum of $24,500 was raised bv the local church for all purposes during the year. Oberammergau with its 300-year-old passion play, enacted for the first time in 16 years, will be among the top European travel attractions this summer, according to the German tourist information office, attracting 500,000 visitors, of whom 60,000 will come from the United States. get your KODAK HIM w fijf You'll want to have 2 or 3 rolls in order not lo miss out en any snapshot opportu nities. Return your exposed rolls to us for extra-large prints. Prompt service here. w.$cvmb Heay Drcps Interest In Salem Apartment Salem, Ore.; May 12 U.R Assistant Secretary of State Wil liam E. Healy said today he has withdrawn his financial interest in a proposed $1,500,000 apart ment building here. Friday. 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