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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1934.
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The following ttatement on the
meaning of membership In the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary la submitted by
the publicity committee, of which
Mrs. Earl Foy Is chairman:
A membership In the American Le
gion Auxiliary what does It mean?
When we Invite the mother, wife,
sister or daughter of a Legionnaire to
become a member of our Auxiliary
we want her to know very definitely
what we are offering. We want her
to know why we place such a high
value on our Auxiliary membership
and to feel the significance of belong
ing to this great organization as we
feel it.
To get a true beginning In the un
derstanding of exactly what an Aux
iliary membership means we must
look back to the very start of the
organization, to the Impulse which
gave the organization life. We find
that the Auxiliary Is an organisation
for the tingle purpose of serving.
Nothing for self 1 contemplated. The
purposes and alms ox the organization
lie outelde of iteelf In something big
ger and of greater importance.
Aiding to carry on the great task
of caring for the world war dlMhltvl
who still fill the government hospit
als to the number of more than 80,
000, and of whom other thousands
are still struggling to regain a place
In civil life, la one of the first en
deavors of the Auxiliary. The work
which the Auxiliary la doing for those
men la something which no other
agency could perform so well, some
thing which requires the warm, un
derstanding touch of women who
themselves have experienced the suf
fering of having their loved one at
war.
More than one million dollars are
expended each year by the Auxiliary
In hospital and welfare work for the
benefit of the disabled as well as an
inestimable amount of personal atten
tion which Is the most valuable thing
which can be given a suffering man
in a hospital far from home. The
Auxiliary establishes and maintains
contact between veterans In hospit
als and their families. It assists the
families of ex-service men who are
In hospitals or unable to work. It
aids disabled men In finding employ
ment and helps dispose of the pro
ducts made by them In hospital work
shops. It gives a cheery Christmas
to all the veterans who are confined
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PRESIDENT RETURNS TO CAPITAL
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LIGHT
IN A BOTTLE
Hundreds of
thousands of years
ago, a smelly fagot amply took care of our light
ing needs.
As civilization advanced, lighting methods
advanced slowly with it. The oil lamp brought
greater convenience, but the fire hazard still re
mained an extreme drawback. Then came gas,
with its brittle mantle, and in some sections of
our country this method of lighting is still to be
found.
' Primitive man used his eyes almost entirely
out-of-doors under very high intensities of day
light . . . intensities hundreds of times greater
than we find indoors today. When the sun went
down his tasks were ended for the day. And he
used his eyes for distant, not close seeing . . .
hunting, fishing and the most menial of seeing
tasks.
Within the last 100 years all this has changed.
We have changed the tasks for which we use our
eyes from a relatively short day and easy visual
tasks to close seeing indoors, extremely low lev
els of lighting, a much longer day and abnormal
ly severe tasks.
Is it any wonder so much eye trouble is prev
alent today? Today's statistics show the per
centage of damaged eyes to be as follows:
Grade school 20 per cent
Through College 40 per cent
40 years of age 60 per cent
60 years of age 95 per cent
Improperly placed or Insufficient artificial
light is a prominent cause.
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After three weeks of study and play at his horns In Warm Springs,
Ga., President Roosevelt (left) Is shown with his son, James, on ths
rear of his train as he departed 'or Washington. While at Warm Springs
ths President worked out a program he plans to submit to ths nsw
congress to put the new deal on a permanent basis. (Associated ?ress
Photo)
to the hospitals on that day and It'
brightens homes which otherwise
would hive to count their Christmas
u part of the war's sacrifice. A share
in all this is one of the things a
membership In the Auxiliary gives.
For the children of World War
veterans the Auxiliary Is also doing
a very Important work. It Is aiding
thousands of children every year to
receive the necessities of life. Desti
tute children are placed In homes
where they can receive their rightful
heritage of a wholesome American
upbringing. Assistance Is given to
widows of veterans snd wives of dis
abled men In keeping their families
together. Nurseries for the children
of the disabled are sponsored at gov
ernment hospitals. Wherever children
of men who served are found In need
the Auxiliary goes to work side by
side with the Legion to prevent the
children from psylng in suffering
and lack of opportunity for the ser
vice their fathers gave to our coun
try. A part of this Is one of the
privileges an Auxiliary membership
confers.
Units of ths Auxiliary throughout
the country are working with their
posts for ths betterment of their
communities. They ere carrying out
projects long needed by their towns
and cities and are making accom
plishments which will be felt far
Into the future. They are establish
ing community center buildings,
working for good roads, obtaining
playgrounds, beautifying parks, spon-
0$ A Snappy 1894
Model
Forty years ago Hubbard Bros., Inc., sell
ing nothing but implements, occupied a
floor space 25x60.
Today with a stock of Hardware, Glass
ware, Paint, Implements, Sporting Goods,
etc., their new store has in excess of 28,000
sq. ft.
What a "whale of a difference" 40 years
can make,
soring unlt of Camp Tire OlrU and
Olrt Soouu, tiding Boy Scout work,
sponsoring th MUDUshment of li
braries snd night schools, conducting
health clinic and aiding hospitals.
Scores of different kinds of activities
which build up the communities and
strengthen ths bodies, minds and
morals of ths citizenship are being
caniM out.
This work la on such an extensive 1
scale that It has assumed national
Importance. Through the develop
ment of their Individual communities,
the Auxiliary units and their posts
are developing the entire nation and
are contributing to the making of this
America a better place in which to
live. Each member of the Auxiliary
becomes a part of this widespread
movement for clvlo betterment.
The Auxiliary also stands always
ready to move to the relief of com
munities stricken by disaster. In re
cent years It served with the Legion
In the great disasters In the Missis
sippi valley. In New England. Califor
nia and Florida, being the first In the
field with an organized force of work-
It fed, she It red and clothed ref
ugees and assisted them In the re
establishment of their homes after
the disasters had passed. In many
other disasters of lesser extent the
Auxiliary came forward and did the
women's share of the work of rescue,
relief and rehabilitation.
The Auxiliary, by allying with other
women's patriotic organisations In a
great national defense conference and
by placing the defensive deeds of the
nation before a large section of Amer
ican womanhood, la helping to com
bat a movement which would strip
America, and leave It defenseless In a
world where war la still a very pres
ent possibility.
No body of women In America Is
more desirous of maintaining peace
than the women ot the Auxiliary.
They know from bitter good-byes and
agonising months of worry what It
means to have the country go to war.
Many of them are living In the shad
ow of grief cast by the war's losses,
yet, as much as they would like to
believe that there will never again be
war, they are forced to recognize that
war la at 111 a fact In the world and
as such Its possibility must be faced.
They are raising their voices to de
mand that the country shall be pre
pared so that If It la ever again as
sailed It can be quickly and success-
fuUy defended without the sacrifice
ot the thousands of Uvea that have
been the price the nation has paid
In the past for Its unpreparedness.
In this work, on which may rest the
future safety of the nation, an Aux
iliary membership gives a part.
The American Legion Auxiliary Is
a member organization of the wom
en's auxiliary of Fldao. the federation
of veterans of the principal allied
countries. This organization la doing
a powerful work for peace and good
will among the nations represented
In It. It la helping to arrange ex
changes of Ideas between the differ
ent countries so that International
understanding may be promoted. It
la giving voice to the united mind
of all the women whose men fought
for the allied cause In the world war.
A membership In the American Le
gion Auxiliary automatically confers
a membership In this Fldao Auxiliary,
which Is the largest women's organl
zatlon In the world, and which Is do
ing very effective work for world
peace
As the world war recedes further
and further Into the past, the slg
nlflcanoe of personal connection with
that great chapter in the world's his
tory Is seen In truer perspective.
More and more the women who had
a personal connection with the war
through the service of their sons,
husbands, fathers and brothers In the
armed forces are realizing the Im
portance of preserving the significant
things of that connection, a mem
bership Id the Auxiliary records per
manently their personal connection
with the war and keeps altve Its sig
nificance.
The principals and Ideals upon
which the American republic
Plenty of ditching Racks for Jill
Our obliging chief of police, Clatous McCreritc, has announced there will be plenty of hitching racks for
all who drive to see the Legion show, "Ten N'lghts lna Barroom." Friday night. There will also be room pro
vided for those who wish to ride their bicycles to the Natatorlum.
Hubbard Bros. Inc.
founded and for which its men have
shed their blood on many battlefields
are high In the hearts ot the women
of the Auxiliary. They believe that I
these things are the foundations of
our greatness and should be safe
guarded for the tomorrow of America.
They are working to keep sullying
hands from dragging down the bright
colors of Idealism which have guided
our nation and to keep destroying
forces from blasting away the basic
principles of our national life.
The Auxiliary la working to keep
patriotism part of the education of
every man and forces which have
made It, and an understanding of the
principles which have motivated Its
course. The organization Is endeav
oring to bring to the citizens of
America a fuller realization of the
responsibilities of citizenship In order
that the American Ideal of democrat-
Is government may not fall down be
fore the multiplicity of problems
which have developed with the rapid
expansion of our population. A part
of this wide endeavor for the future
of America is given every woman
wearing the Auxiliary pin.
The meaning ot a membership In
the Auxiliary In Its larger significance
Is then an opportunity to help care
for those pale, broken men who gave
their health for their country, to
look after the children whose fathers
were taken for a bigger duty, to aid
In the development of this great
country for which so many have been
willing to die, to raise a voice for
the maintenance of Its defenses, to
assist In fostering Its International
friendships and to, stand guard over
its principals and Ideals. It Is a big
thing to offer any woman and as the
full meaning of membership In the
Auxiliary Is more widely understood
the eligible women of America are
seeking It In ever Increasing numbers.
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The units were Instructed to see
that every family with a child born
In the last 13 months fills out and
malls a card to the Census Bureau,
regard loss of whether the birth Is al
ready recorded or not. The bureau
and the state emergency relief ad
minlnlstratlon are working with the
bureau In the drive.
"The Importance of this record
cannot be over-estimated In estab
lishing legal rights," s&td Mrs. Ora-
ham. "These records mean citizen
ship papers placed on permanent rec
ord and available for all time to come
as legal proof of age and legitimacy
In litigation Involving - Inheritance
rights. Insurance, veteran's and age
compensations. It also insures the
right to attend school, to obtain
work, to join the navy, to vote, to
marry, and Is necessary to obtain
passport to travel In any foreign
country. For these and other impor
tance reasons a birth certificate Is
a social and economic safeguard.'
Reese Creek
REESE CREEK, Deo. 17. (Spl.)
W. E. Hammell began picking tur
keys Dec. 14 for the Christmas holi
day market.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ounderman are
staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Robertson.
Mrs. J. T. Wood of Antelope dis
trict Is visiting with old time friends
for a few days.
Mrs. Scott Boyer was a Medford
visitor Deo. 14, for medical treat
ment. A large number of neighbors spent
the day at Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wodos,
Deo. 13. All reported a fine time.
Harrison Foster of Denver, Colo
la visiting his daughter, Mrs. W. B.
Pulton of the Big Oak Service sta
tion on the Crater Lake highway,
Mrs. Elmer Robertson and Infant
eon returned to their home Deo. 13
from the Medford Community hos
pital. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hatfield left
for Denver, Colo., Deo. 18 on the
Shasta, on receipt of a telegram con
cerning severe Illness ot Mr. Hatfield's
father. )
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Humphries re
turned Deo. 13 from a week's trip
to the Illinois river, where Mr.
Humphries Is mining.
The favorite Xmaa gift Miss Say
lor's Ccocolates. East Side Pharmacy.
Main Az Rlvftmliisv
BABY REGISTERING
Oregon's 83 units of ths Amerlcsn
Leilon auxiliary were lined up to
day to make sure that In their re
spective communities every baby leas
than s year old gets its "first citizen
ship papers." Mrs. Elsie B. Graham ot
Portland, department child welfare
ohalrman ot the auxiliary, wrote to
each unit asking It to afford "prompt
snd snergetlo cooperation" in . Ore
gon's Regtster-Tour-Baby campaign,
and thus back up action taken at the
lsst national convention ot the Legion.
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