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.
i
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.
The
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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!