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SOUTHERN OREGON MINER, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1945 Impatience and name-calling will not change the fact that the de II. L. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. ' G. S. Heed were in Evuns Creek mands of war convinced those in government who had final authority, on business Saturday. that it was not earlier desirable to permit the railroads to buy additional SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Published Every Thursday at 187 M ain Street, Ashland, Oregon j equipment. Carryl H. & Marion C. Wines, Editors-Publishers ARE THE JAPS STALLING? The past week, Americans, apparently, have been very impatient at the Japanese for their slowness in getting down to business of surrend ering. It was only alter a direct and forceful warning from Genera M acArthur that they finally sent their emissaries to Manila to learn the surrender terms. The result has been that there has been a loud and per sistent how ling by the Americans that the Japs were "stalling" with the result that Americans were getting very impatient. But we doubt if the Japs w ere stalling. Vi’e cannot see where it would do them a particle of good. In fact, they must know that any attempt to stall, would only bring down a harsher treatment on their heads. As we see it, the military section of Japan, just simply were not ready for surrender, and subsequent events this week has proven that they were not convinced that the fighting should stop. But apparently the heads of the big industries in Japan forced the military and the emporor to surrender. They knew that should the war continue any longer there would be nothing left of those industries. Apparently there lias been so much confusion in Japan over the surrender that they were paralysized until nothing could be straightened out for a few days. Perhaps a good lesson to the western world is that now' coming to the top in Japan, where the people had been so misled by the Jap propa ganda agency that the mass of common people still believed that they w ere on the road to victory, and had no idea of the defeats they were undergoing. The Jap progaganda had been able to absolutely cover up all defeats, and it is no w’ornder that there was confusion when it be came know n to the people that the nation was surrendering. They just were not prepared for it. SPEED LAWS HAVE BEEN UPPED W ith the end of the war, last week, the first regulation in rationing, the use of gasoline was relaxed, and among the next to follow was the announcement that the federal government had lifted the ban on high way speeds of 35 miles per hour. Now with plenty of gasoline and no speed limit of 35 miles per hour, motorists can go as far and as fast as they please. But to the wise motorist, we doubt if there will be much of an in crease in speeds. For one thing cars are some three years older and since no new ones have been built, most of them are probably not in any shape for speeding. Those holders of A cards have been unable to get new' tires, and certainly there are few of them with very good tires. Those motorists who have been able to buy new tires, have been only able to get synthetic tires, and to date, there are a lot of "bugs’* in synthetic tires that have not been overcome. Perhaps the biggest failure of synthetic tires is that they cannot stand high speeds, as the heat generated by fast travel, causes them to blow out. Most cars the past three years have taken a beating, we say. Gasoline has been a very poor grade, repairs have been hard to get and manpower shortages in the garages has caused a slowing down of repair work. All in all, it adds up to the fact that automobiles just simply are not in any shape to take to the road again at high speeds. The past week end, with many people taking to the open road again after three years of gas shortage, brought on a noticeable increase in ac cidents. Are we going into a period of fast, reckless driving, similar to that prior to the war, when the toll of highway accidents was greater than the list of war casualties? Then too, the slower rate of speed forced upon us by war regula tions brought an increased appreciation of some of the delights of travel ing, for most of us drove too fast in pre-war days to see what the coun try really had to offer in scenic values. We have heard many say that they never saw many things along the road, just simply because they were driving too fast. While we dorih advocate the permanent 35 mile an hour speed, yet it is hoped that motorists have learned something during the time the speed limit was effective. Maybe a few will continue to drive at a lower speed. + * * D O N ’T TH RO W BRICKBATS NOW The armed forces are doing a great job in getting the soldiers home from Europe more rapidly than anyone hoped for. The railroads, using al available equipment, are carrying the men from the ports to their homes with no more than the delays incident to so huge a mass trans portation task. If you are inclined to complain because you can’t get peacetime rail road service, just stop and think what it means when a ship like the Queen Mary lands some 15,000 troops! And the Queen is but one ship, several may arrive in a single day. These troops must be moved— some a few miles, some 3,000 miles. Never was such a transportation job faced by any railroad system. Responsible officers in the armed forces and in the railroad industry realize that no transportation task of this size can be accomplished as rapidly as this one is being done without some difficulties and discom forts. The total passenger travel on the railroads this year will probably be nearly five times that of pre-war years, but it is being carried with virtually the same number of coaches and sleeping cars then available. This year’s load, close to two and one-half times that of the peak year of the first world war, must be carried with 30 per cent fewer passen ger-carrying cars. The railroads would have built more cars to meet the increased tra f fic demand of recent years, but permission to build them could not be obtained during the war because of material and manpower shortages. The roads are now being allowed to build some cars, but these will not help relieve the situation for some months. Every effort is being made both by the railroads and by government agencies concerned, to secure the maximum use of existing equipment in moving soldiers promptly and with as much comfort as can be provided, with facilities limited by the government’s own needs. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hice have sold their home on North Main. mile deep, and had no bottom. When some foreign country— except Finland—sends us a check Some time ago Walter Lipp- and pays up, it is gonnu make a ■"ann wrt,teJ one masterly ; man bitin* a mountain lion, look articles under this title. His pUny and sick—as news theme was the double standard of Yours with the low down, conduct for civilians and soldiers. JO SERBA I am going to borrow his title Double Standards Entered as second-class mail m atter In the post office at Ash land, Oregon, February 15, 1835, under the act of Congress of M aich 3, 1378. for a different them e - the double LOCALS standard we apply to our conduct and to that of our neighbor. One A family reunion was held Sun of the greatest barriers to under standing both between individ day afternoon, with Mr. and Mrs. uals and groups is that we have J. A Putman of 803 North Main one standard for ourselves and as hosts. Attending were sever al members of the the family one for the other fellow. What we do is right. What the from out of town and included: other fellow does is wrong. We two sisters of Mr. Putman, Mrs. start from that premise far too Marie Aukland of San Diego, an often. If we falter or fail on a Mrs. V. K. Allison with her hus job - well, there were good rea band of San Jose; his mother sons for it. But if the other fellow Mrs. W. H. Putman and her sister does - he is a slacker or worse Mrs. Ella Austin, Mr. and Mi’s. If we criticize or generalize, we Fred Emmett, Ashland, Mr. and have good reason for our state Mrs. Floyd Putman of Medford ments - the other fellow just and daughter, Mrs. Shirley Jovin doesn’t know what he is talking and her son, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd about. Putman’s son, David, who has Our own particular group has been in Honolulu; and Paul Pres a right to lobby for special privi cott, Ashland. After dinner the leges, to demand concessions. It afternoon was spent in visiting. ■ —■■■■■ o .... - ■■ ■ is the other fellow and his group Monuments and markers. See who are greedy and self-seeking. Any condemnation of our group Burns Memorials. On the Plasa. ---------- o----------- is wrong - we are individuals. Dr. Blanche Rummel Rice has But the other fellow belongs to a group and we damn him by the just returned from Portl a n d worst examples of it - which the where she has-been attending the majority of that group despise as Graduate Seminar in Optometry muchas we do. held by A. M. Skiffington O. D Dr. Skeffington is the director We apply different standards o morality to ourselves than to the of the Graduate CJinic Founda othe rfellow, but what we don’t tion and has done much in pion take into consideration is that he eering advanced Optometry. generally has as good a case for himself and his group as we have Jones the Jeweler, who has We each want the most we can been on located in the room next get out of life. We are willing to door to Marshall-Wells store on take what we want at his ex the plaza, moved this week to his pense. But if the other fellow in new location at 25 North Main, in any way steps on our toes, he is the location formerly occupied by selfish and is benefiting at our a novelty store. The building expense. where Mr. Jones was located is We dabble in words. A react being vacated, as it was purchas ionary to us is one who won’t ed by Jacob Weitzel for his store. move in our direction as fast as we want. A conservative is one Wall Plaques, Mirrors and Pic who stays put - in the place we tures. At Marshall-Wells Store on want. A radical is one who wants the Plasa. Phone 2-1231 o---- -— to move in a different direction from the way we want to go. An Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Scriptcx idealist is scornfully used to who has been living at 125 Nur mean anyone who is not a realist sery street have sold their home - one who looks beyond the mud there and have purchased an at his feet. We and those who ' acreage in the Bellview district, think like us are the only ones j Carpenters have been busy re in step with the times. I modeling the new home in pre- We condemn cruelties overseas' paration to their moving there and practice them here. We talk about September first, about the downtrodden minori ties in other nations and then go Paul Finnell, genial manager right ahead setting minorities a- of the local Penney Store, re part here. We say that democracy turned to his work Monday, after is the only way of life for the a two weeks vacation, spent most world, but we don’t put it into ly in lazying about the house practice in our national lives or without a care in the world. Mrs even in our personal lives. We H. H. Mayberry was manager are ready to give lip service to during Mr. Finnell’s absence. democracy - but nothing else. Let’s get off the double stand Mr. and Mrs. Bert Marsh and ard and judge others as we would Mr. and Mrs. Richard Marsh of be judged! southern California are here cal led by the death of their mother Mrs. Del Marsh formerly of THE Low Down Bellview. From Hickory Grove One thing our U.S.A. could do, and pronto, is to sit down and dope out where we will be com ing out 10 years hence, if we keep on putting in more of our time and money taking care of folks in foreign countries versus our own folks here in Montana and Kentucky and South Caro lina and 45 other states . It is okay to be a Christian and think about your neighbor, and help if you can, but it is not being a Christian or having horse sense to neglect your own family and let it hustle for itself—or go hungry. We may be nearer the bottom of the barrel than we thipk. And when we do hit bottom, what country will offer us a loan, or present us a gift? Once we are on our uppers, other nations will give us the cold shoulder—which is human nature. Why didn’t the guy, they will say, have some gumption when he was flush ver sus acting like his sock was a FOR SALE—Sanilac s t o c k spray. Highest quality obtainable $1.35 per gallon. "At the Siqn of the Flyinq Red Horse" East Main and Gresham Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Skid more of Weed, California were in Medfond Tuesday in the in terest of the theatre and later visited his mother Mrs. Helen Skidmore on B Street. Wall Plaques, Mirrors and Pic tures. At Marshall-Wells Store on the Plaza. Phone 2-1231 ----------- o ----------- Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Johnson of Grants Pass have purchased home in Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. Rae Smith of Wagner Creek was in town on business Monday. -o— Mrs. Fearnow and Mrs. Buch of Prescott Ariz. have purchased a place here. Monuments and markers. See Burns Memorials. 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C. met Suturduy for u covered dish dinner and busi ness meeting, with u good attend ance. 7 Elmer McDonough of Lake View is in Ashland visiting his mother Mrs. Florence Milburn. u — ■ Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Roberson have purchased a 5 Acre place near Talent. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clause of Medford were calliriV on friends Tuesday. ---------- o------------- Mury Pat Rawe is visiting this week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Rawe at the family home on Euclid Avenue. The visitor is well kn< wn in Ashland as she is u graduate of the schools here, she has been away workingg the past year. Doctors, nurses and corpsmen of the Army Medical Department have saved the lives of 97 per cent of the battle wounded who reached hospitals, the Ninth Ser vice Command Surgeon said re cently. VEGETABLES IN WAR Vegetables, like grains and meat, do double duty to help bring the war to quick victory. 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