Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, December 7. 1944
Chinese Evacuate as Japanese Annies Advance
N ews
B ehin
THE.
By P aul M allon ^
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SIXTY MILLION JOBS
One o f the m ost s ig n ific a n t d is
cussions a ffe c tin g the p o stw a r w o rld
and the 60.000.000 jobs prom ised by
Releused by W estern N e w s p a p e r U nion.
Roosevelt is now ta k in g place be
W A S H IN G T O N -M r. C h u rc h ill's h ind the scenes am ong top adm in-
e stim a te o f s ix m onths fo r the end is tra tio n ite s . I t involves the p rice
o f the w a r in E urope is g e n e ra lly w hich m a n u fa c tu re rs can charge fo r
accepted here, although no o ffic ia l peacetim e consum er goods when
has said a n y th in g aloud about it, they begin m a k in g them , as some
h a v in g grow n tire d o f guessing.
com panies w ill s h o rtly .
T h e w e a th e r has been o f a kin d
A c e rta in am ount o f peacetim e
t l us fa r w h ich w ould discourage pro d u ctio n a lre a d y has been a u th o r
even an o p tim is t.
It is w hat the ized by the W a r P roduction board,
B ritis h , w ith c h a ra c te ris tic under and to p re ve n t in fla tio n, the OPA
sta te m e n t. c a ll w retched.
i w ill set the p ric e o f these goods.
T ru e the P atton d riv e is m eeting T his is w here the backstage debate
w ith success, but the n a tu re o f it. has waxed hot and vehem ent.
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as so fa r developed, p la in ly in d i
On one side have been E conom ic
cates its lim ite d o b je c tiv e s w hich
S ta b iliz e r Judge Vinson, W ar M obi-
a re the M etz fo rts. W ith g ilid fo r
S liz e r J im m y B yrn e s and fo r a w hile.
tune. it w ill m e re ly approach the
OPA A d m in is tra to r Chester Bowles,
S ie g frie d lin e a t th a t po in t a id s till
¡a ll a rg u in g th a t p rices o f c iv ilia n
be a long w ay fro m the S aar v a lle y ,
a rtic le s produced now m ust not rise
w h ich is the source o f coal and iro n
above the prices pa id fo r the same
fo r the w a r industries.
a rtic le s in 1942.
Refugee trains are tilled and covered (lower), with Chinese civilians being evacuated from the theater ol
With the weather likely to be
On the o th e r side are in d u s try
war
in eastern China. Hungry, disease-ridden Chinese fill the inside of the train. Cppcr left— Entire family
come steadily worse through the
m em bers o f OPA. led by Jam es
winter, M r. Churchill seems to
B row nlee, fo rm e rly o f F ra n k fo rt riding the rods, shoeless, ill and homeless. I ’pper right—the stole Chinese drape themselves Inside, on top and
be counting mainly on a spring ! D is tille rie s , who argue th a t prices even on the very front of the engines as they tlee from the Japs.
J m ust be above 1942 in o rd e r to a l
drive.
Also the e stim a te o f "A s s is ta n t low fo r increased wages and the
P re sid e n t” B yrn e s th a t A n tw e rp h ig h e r cost o f ra w m a te ria ls . They
w ould be re sto re d and ready this have w orked out a su b stitu te fo r
week leaned too h e a v ily to w a rd m u la based upon 1941 p rices plus
w ishfulness. T here is m uch dredg- wage increases, plus the increased
in g and m ine c le a rin g to be done cost o f ra w m a te ria ls , and they
before th is supply base w h ich is es- have now sold th is fo rm u la to
se n tia l fo r fu lle s t operations is ready Bowles, despite his fo rm e r speeches
fo r use.
fo r the 1942 p ric e base.
You can ta ke y o u r p ick o f the ru - ■ Judge Vinson, how ever, points out
m o rs about H itle r being in the bug- th a t increased wage and raw m a-
house,
h o sp ita l, te n a l costs in m any cases have
in h id in g , at his been n u llifie d by la b o r-sa vin g de-
supposedly fa v o r- vices.
M ost s trik in g exam ple of
ite phobia, chew- this was in the OPA study o f the
ing rugs, o r any steel in d u s try , showing th a t, despite
o f the o th e r sec- increased wages, the cost o f pro-
ond hand stories ducing steel had decreased 9 per
out o f G e rm a n y ¡cent per u n it since 1942.
except the offt-
A n o th e r fa c to r in flu e ncin g Eco-
c ia l
e xp la n a tio n n om ic S ta b iliz e r Vinson is the fa c t
handed out by the th a t 85 per cent o f the goods in-
G e rm a n
n e w s jv o lv e d are produced by o n ly 18 corn-
agency as an ex panies
c u s e t o r th e
In c id e n ta lly , V inson is supported
Adolf Hitler
H im m le r special by G eneral E le c tric ’ s C h a rle y W il
broadcast—the one th a t H itle r was son, fo rm e rly of the W a r Produc
too busy to speak. None o f the re a l tion board, who says th a t G E w ill
a u th o ritie s here had a n y th in g they sell its re frig e ra to rs and w ashing
w ould c a ll v a lid in fo rm a tio n a t the m achines a t p re -w a r prices. To do
tim e H im m le r spoke, although m uch otherw ise, he says, is "s h a llo w , pas-
c irc u m s ta n tia l inside evidence was sive th in k in g .”
a v a ila b le to support doubt about the
F in a lly . Vinson, B yrnes and o th e r
o ffic ia l N azi exp la na tio n .
a d m in is tra tio n leaders are begin
n ing to la y the econom ic ground
ROCKET GEN WARNING
In case anyone is cuddled up un w o rk fo r the 60,000,000 jobs w h ich
d e r the bed in fe a r o f the G erm an RoOsevelt p rom ised a fte r the w a r.
ro cke t gun, w hich the w a r d e p a rt And they are a b solutely convinced
While still in the grade school, Japanese youngsters are being trained In the rudiments of flying. Each
m e n t o ffic ia lly announced ju s t be that, in o rd e r to have a big con boy is given tests and training on the manipulation of controls. The blindfolded boy has been whirled about in
fo re e le ctio n m ig h t soon h it these sum er dem and, th e re m u st be low a spinning chair. When the chair stops revolving the boy Is supposed to place his pointer on a specified
prices, w hich in tu rn w ill keep fa c
shores, he can come out now.
spot on a chart. The accuracy he displays Indicates his coordination, powers of recuperation and sense ol
The sta te m e n t was in the n a ture to ry wheels tu rn in g and men em balance—his fitness to become part of the future air force of Japan.
ployed.
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o f a w a rn in g , ju s t to get o ffic ia ld o m
on re co rd in case a n yth in g along and s c a rc ity , th e y argue, w ill mean
th a t lin e d id occur, but a c tu a lly fe w e r jo b s and depression.
• • •
the p o s s ib ility o f any re a l dam age
Japan Training Young Boys for New Wars
to us fro m th a t source is rem ote.
I t is tru e enough the V-2 now has
a ra d iu s o f about 300 m ile s and
there is no know n scie n tific im p e d i
m e n t to p re ve n t the expansion o f
th is ra d iu s up to 3.000 m ile s eventu
a lly . B u t th is o rd in a rily w ould re
q u ire years o f developm ent, and
a n yw a y the w a r d e p a rtm e n t was not
speaking o f th is vague fu tu re possi
b ility , years d is ta n t, m aybe never.
The official statement relates
to present day rocket radius pos
sibilities and said the bombs
would have to be launched from
submarines or ships. Germany
has a few submarines left, but
most of the docks for them are
gone and a submarine could
hardly carry more than one or
two of these larger type bombs.
A large scale attack from these
is impossible.
A s fo r an a tta c k by surface ships,
the U nited N a tio n s co n tro l the ocean
and it w ould be d iffic u lt i f not im
possible fo r a surface v.essel to get
out o f a G e rm a n h a rb o r and ap
proach these shores w ith o u t detec
tio n . C e rta in ly no la rg e scale fleet
a tta c k is w ith in the re a lm of any
c u rre n t im a g in a tio n .
D ELA Y IN PEACE
The peace, fo r instance, cannot
ta k e fin a l fo rm before spring. State
U n d e rse cre ta ry S te ttin iu s a lre a d y
has said noiaiing m uch can be done
about new negotiations u n til a fte r
the firs t o f the ye a r. He was speak
in g o f a n o th e r m eeting at the u n d e r
se c re ta ry level.
Since then there has been talk
of the top men getting together,
and some news on that matter
is likely to develop shortly. B jt
the schedule seems to provide
negotiations through the winter
and announcement of final agree
ment in the spring—eithei just
before or after the time M r.
Churchill told the British he ex
pected the war to be over.
The "o n e -te n th ” o f d isagreem ent
a t D u m b a rto n Oaks, by the v e ry de
la y in re a ch in g a settlem ent, is as
su m in g la rg e r p ro p o rtio n s, w hich
v e rifie s the o b se rva tio n c a rrie d in
th is colum n a t the tim e th a t the p ro
p o rtio n o f "n in e -te n th s a g re e m e n t,”
as o ffic ia lly announced, m u st have
been m easured by a y a rd s tic k on
the w ords o f the te x t.
I t is a p p a re n t th a t the peace of
the supposedly new w o rld in to w hich
we a re co m in g w ill depend m a in ly
upon the p ra c tic e s and re la tio n s of
the v ic to rio u s nations, the ones
w h ich have the a rm s.
GOP PLANS FOR *48
First German Snow of Campaign
' Greek Boy Veteran
D espite disco u ra g e m e n t o ve r D ew
e y's defeat, GO P leaders a lre a d y
a re la y in g plans fo r 1948. F ir s t step
w ill be fu rth e r re v ita liz a tio n o f Re
p u b lica n headquarters, e n lis tm e n t of
a c ra c k e r-ja c k s ta ff to pep up p a rty
m a c h in e ry .
R epublican
C h a irm a n
H e rb e rt
B ro w n e ll, who has been re s tin g in
A rizo n a , w ants to resign, w ill c a ll
a n a tio n a l c o m m itte e m eeting s h o rt
ly a fte r the firs t o f the y e a r w hich
prom ises to be tu rb u le n t. S everal
fa ctio n s w ill be gunning fo r Dewey,
m a y tr y to seize c o n tro l o f the p a rty
m a c h in e ry , set the stage fo r "S ta s
sen in ’48.”
One key m an in the post-election
GOP set-up is shrew d, p o p u la r pub
lic is t Lee Chesley, who jo in e d the
c a m p a ig n late, is now in charge o f
n a tio n a l c o m m itte e p u b lic ity . Ches
ley, one o f the b rig h te s t press agents
on the W ashington scene, is anxious
to slug i t out toe to toe w ith D em o
c ra tic p u b lic is t P aul P o rte r. Ches-
le y 's W ashington predecessor, C a r
lis le B arg e ro n , handled p u b lic ity fo r
the p o w e rfu l P en n sylva n ia GOP m a
chine d u rin g the ca m p a ig n , and
plans to continue w o rk in g fo r Boss
Joe Pew now th a t the b a llo tin g is
over.
JJJS T ’
Nuperculuwsal
Joan— Isn’t the sky lovely? I t ’s
Just like u picture this evening.
Jusper—Yeuh, w ith un u ll star
cast, too!
H eavy Adversary
T im —Look, Daddy, I pulled thia
cornstalk up a ll by m yself.
Daddy—M y, w hut a strong boy!
T im —Sure. The whole w ork! hud
hold of the other end.
A man received u notice to move
from Ids landlord. Believing it
could not be enforced, he replied:
" D e a r Sir, I rem ain. Yours tru ly .”
The O bjective
Joan—H ere's a woman w ritin g
In for advice on where to take her
three daughters fo r a C hristm as
vacation. W hat’ll I te ll her?
Jasper—I should think Sulphur
Springs would be a good place to
make matches.
Good Alibi
An A m erican a ir force colonel
stationed in England was ex
plaining w ith satisfaction how he
had shot three pheusunts on his
airfield.
” Good heavens!” exclaim ed an
E n glish lis te n e r. "Y o u c a n 't do
th a t—th a t's pouching. Y o u 'll get
fined or ja ile d fo r that in E ng
land.”
The A m erican hesitated a fra c
tion o f a second. "W e ll,” he
draw led, “ I guess I shot them
fo r pecking at m y a ir c r a ft.”
L ike Tastes
An attractive girl anil a plain, middle-
uged spinster uere wailing lor a Itut.
'Ilate a cigureite?” asked the girl,
opening her case.
'll hal! Smoke in public?'* etclaim rd
the woman, shocked Io her depths.
"II hv. I'd sooner k in the first man uho
came down the street!”
"So would I,” retorted the girl. “Hut
hate a cigarette iihile you're waiting!”
Surprise
“ T hat m an,” said Sm ith, “ came
to this town 20 years ago, bought
a w heelbarrow , and began co lle ct
ing rugs. W hut do you think he's
w orth today?”
| " I couldn’ t guess," corrfcsscd
. Jones.
"N o th in g ,” said Sm ith. “ And he
s till owes fo r the ba rro w .”
Relief At Last
For Your Cough
Creomulslon relieves promptly be
cause It goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
to soothe and heal raw, tender. In
flamed bronchial mucous m e m
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulslon with the un
derstanding you must like the way it
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
W h e n D is h w a s h in g
’ lo o k s lik e th is ! . .
Ramambar that Canitlpattan aaa
Moka aosy peoMams laak hard!
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, 15-ycar-
Snow falling on the Siegfried line for the first time this winter has
not prevented the Allied armies from making rapid advances into Ger old Louis Pctropoulagos went to
man territory. Insert—Sgt. Sam C. McNeely, Morgantown, N. C., stands ; Greece in 1936. Louis has partici
CAPITAL CHAFF
C. The tre a s u ry d e p a rtm e n t had tw o watch by his machine gun during the firs*! snowfall to visit the First pated In 14 battles and conducted
himself as a seasoned veteran.
w a r film s re a d y to show the p u b lic army at Monschau, Germany.
In the w a r bond d riv e , c a lcu la te d to
b rin g the w a r re a lly hom e to the
A m e ric a n people.
One showed a
s a ilo r on a s tric k e n vessel, his
clothes aflam e, d e sperately tr y in g to
p u t the flam es out. The o th e r was a
close-up film o f a s o ld ie r on the b a t
tle fie ld -d y in g . When the film s were
shown to O W I, i t not o nly ordered
th a t th e y not be shown to the public,
but th a t the film s be destroyed.
<1 N e w ly elected Sen. "C o w b o y”
G len T a y lo r o f Idaho is firs t cousin
to s p h in x lik e H a ro ld D ixon Young,
who steers V ice P re sid e nt W allace's
p o litic a l fortunes.
C, The W hite House got a te r rific
b a rra g e fro m the senate when w ord
leaked out th a t tw o Jesse Jones
henchm en, plus one d is c ip le o f D e m
o c ra tic tre a s u re r E d Pauley, w ere
to be appointed to the three-m an
S urplus W a r P ro p e rty board. Sena
to r M u rra y o f M ontana w ire d the
P re sid e nt th a t he was shocked at
the proposed
a p p ointm ents and
w ould do his best to block them ,
fl. B ig g e st crow ds in the h a lls of the
Her mind full of horses and the ambition to become a licensed
Pentagon b u ild in g these days are
race horse trainer, Shirleye Stanley, Baltimore, Md., Is an exercise “ boy”
o ffice rs hanging around vending m a
at the track. She spends her days putting thoroughbreds through their
chines, w a itin g fo r them to be fille d
paces to put them in top shape for their racing engagements. Right—
w ith cig a re tte s.
Exercise Girl to Be Trainer
She makes "Steel Ship” take a low hurdle.
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Seven-year-old Judith Ann Koch of
Cleveland, lost her sight when she
ran into a street to save a dog im
periled by an oncoming auto. She
believes she will see again. She Is
shown with her new pet dog.
Got Into Action
For Full Victory!