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.
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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.
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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. May 12, 1950
MEDFORD (OHEOON) MAIL TRIBUNE MINE
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across from Bush's pasture, a
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West German Commies r.rge Ranking Leader
Frankfurt, Germany, May 12
IU.R) The west German commu
nist party has purged its second
ranking leader, Kurt Mueller,
The communist press said
Mueller had "connections with
the secret service of a foreign
power" and "Trotskyists."
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