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 right kind of planning for his interests in the postwar period by those at home.

The spirit of all these editorials, which ran at short intervals throughout the year—and still are running, for that matter—is perhaps most accurately expressed in the headline of a half column editorial published July 19: "Plans vs. Hunches."

Editorials on the topics noted and in the tone already indicated ran through the year.

As time aggravated the Eugene housing situation, more and more news articles and editorials were devoted to that subject. "Are the children monsters?" was the question raised in one editorial (September 5) aimed at a certain type of landlord. Roads, health, housing, planning, city manager, music, were the subjects of one editorial after another through the year, with a full quota of big news stories to keep the reader informed while the editorials assisted his interpretation and inspired him to intelligent action.

Individual responsibility as well as public measures of care and prevention ran through many editorials during the year on the topic of public health in the Register-Guard's territory. "Take it Easy-in Time" was one heading, with advice to "keep calm and live sensibly." (Dec. 27).

A few weeks earlier (Sept. 19) the paper had said in an editorial headed "Health a Wartime Duty," "There is much we do not know about some of these diseases after they happen. We do know that most of them can be prevented by plain cleanliness and common sense." And on "Public Policy and Polio" Mr. Tugman's editorial said (October 17):

"We know of no better defensive measures than to preach constantly:
 * 1) Mind your own children's health and keep them constantly built up with good food and plenty of sleep to resist ALL diseases.
 * 2) Have a competent medical man advise constantly on the condition of your kids and don't throw those school health reports into the wastebasket.
 * 3) Avoid all dirt and flies."

Through the latter half of 1943 the paper ran occasional editorials and news articles to stir up interest in the city-manager question. These were of value to the readers as food for thought and discussion whether they had popularized the editor's pro-