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PAGE FIVB Essays on Defense Savings Win Prizes at Junior High In an essay contest for stu dents of junior high school, in connection with the school's de fense savings campaign, prizes were awarded for the three best essays in the 9th, 8th and 7th grades. The cash prizes, posted by the U. S. Nationul bank, the First National bank and Mann's Department store, were given out during a public program last Friday. The best essays In the three grades, as judged by Frank Hull and Herb Grey of the defense savings committee follow: Why Buy Bonds (By Elaine Walker, 8th grade) The United States government is now appealing to the citizens for financial aid. This appeal has aroused the patriotism of the entire population. The cur rent campaign opened May 1, 1941, and up until August 1, 1941, over one-billion dollars of the total sum has been ob tained. Selling defense bonds to the general public is the method chosen to procure the money. These bonds are not only a patriotic opportunity but they are an excellent way to save. Also they are really the best Investment obtainable. Of course the number any one in dividual may purchase is lim ited. As dictators rapidly try to seize control of Europe, the re sponsibility of supplying the needs of the democracies falls to America. Since most defense Jobs require highly skilled la bor, the government has spon sored training schools for per sons interested in this work With the added task of enlarg ing our own army and navy, factory production has been greatly Increased. In fact In 18 defense industries the payroll has increased 56. Supporting this new industrial activity is taking more money than the government can now afford. To raise this large sum of money by means of extra taxa tion would be impossible. It would be possible but impru dent to get it through the banks as this would cause an inflation. Bonds avoid both credit and price inflation. Wealthy persons are investing In large bonds, others are buy ing the smaller denomination known as "the people's bond." Students are being encouraged to buy both stamps and bonds. The entire nation is "all -out for defense." A Plea To Humanity (By Ruth Gaster, 8th grade) Patriotism, love of country, is, I believe, an inherent part of every normal human being. But does your patriotism lie deep enough to make you want to take an actual part In pro tecting the welfare of your country? America now faces a terrible crisis. Many people fail to real ize how terrible it is. Just be cause we're free now doesn't mean that we alone shall es cape the terror and destruction that war always brings. How easy it is to say, "I love my country." But if you don't really want to help your coun try, can you really be sincere? So why not help your country with deeds as well as words? There are many ways, but one good way is to buy defense savings bonds. The cheapest bond costs eighteen dollars and seventy five cents and ten years from now you will be given, allow ing for interest, twenty-five dol lars. There are more expensive bonds, too. So why not do your bit for America, and at the same time protect your future welfare by buying defense bonds and stamps? Stand Up for America (By Lottie Hill, 7th grade) There are three good reasons why people should buy defense savings stamps and bonds. First, our nation needs money in order to build adequate de fense. We have to train soldiers, built up an air corps and ex pand our navy. They have to be fed, clothed, furnished living quarters and paid. They have to be furnished with modern fighting equipment, if we 'want to be able to repel invasion. Second, it is a very good way to save money. It is the safest investment one can make, be cause if one's government isn't good security, no property or other investments made in that nation would be secure either. You receive a high rate of in terest considering the security of your investment and the east with which you get your money in case of need. Third, it is the duty of every patriotic citizen to help their government. Let's keep our way of living. ( In The Day's News By Frank Jenkins A HARROWING thought on Armistice Day that means little: Mavbe a better Deace would have prevented this war. JOHN G. Winant, U. S. ambas sador tn Britain. rjuts it this wav in his brief Armistice Day speech in London: "If peace could nave Deen pursued as selfishly as men gave generously in the war, perma nent peace might have been a reality, IF men could only be as toler ant and generous ALL THE TIME as they are SOME OF THE TIME! Let's put it in a different way: If all men could be as tolerant and generous as some men are, what a -different would this would be. LJISTORY teaches us this les- son: The Attilas, the Napoleons, the Hitlers and their ilk can stir up more trouble than a million good men, can put down. What a pity. ANOTHER pity: 12 Killed. Scores Injured in Ohio Railroad Wreck i r I lii-aw-arMlt; GRANGE CHIEF IN PLEA FOR UNITED DEFENSEjFFORI Taber Challenges Labor, Business And Finance To Join In Production. 1'welva persons were killed and between 40 and 50 ptr-oni injured when the Penntylrania railroad s Penntylvan lan" was derailed near Dunkirk. Ohio, when it struck a cylinder head blown from the locomotive of a patting freight train. A railroad control tower (left), was splintered by the pattenger locomotiva and back of the engine it one of the eight wrecked cars. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 12 (P) Lou's L. Tabcr, master of the National Grange, urged Americans today to "stop the struggle for prices, wages and profits" and help the govern ment achieve unlimited defense production and redeem its pledge of material aid to those fighting Hitler. 'The Grange," he said, "chal lenges labor, business and fi nance to loin with agriculture in unlimited production." Earlier, a message from Pres ident Roosevelt was read to the Grange delegates, asserting it was the nation's supreme task of make the ideals of "a proper equality, equity and fairness" prevail through democratic action and to make America "strong and free and neighborly in a changing world." "We can do it. We must do It. We are doing it," the President said. Mr. Roosevelt added that he had been a member of the Grange for more than 23 years, and continued: In the course of my mem bership I have often thought of the creed and- purposes which members of the order adopted and announced at their Nation al organization meeting in 1873 at Georgetown, O. C. "We desire, 'said the foun ders,' a proper equality, equity and fairness: protection for the weak, restraint upon the strong. These are American ideals, the very essence of American Inde pendence.' " more wars. Before that can hap pen, human nature will have to evolve from what it is into something different and better. pHURCHILL, the bluntness speaking with he knows so well how to use on occasion, says: "Britain will declare war on Japan within an hour if Japan goes to war with the United States." He adds: "Britain's naval situation In the Atlantic has improved so much that we now feel ourselves strong enough to provide a pow erful naval force of heavy ships with its necessary and auxiliary vessels for service if need be in the INDIAN and PACIFIC oceans." "THAT is something for Mr. Suburu to think about as he wings his way by Clipper from Manila to the American main land. It Is something for those who are sending him here to think about. That is what It is intended to be. ' I Births Incendiary stlrrers-up ways seem to be able to get the ear of the public more reaany than the wise, tolerant calmers down. Hence the Attilas, the Napo leons and the Hitlers. fiN Armistice Day 1941, with v blood flowing in rivers, with democracy less safe than at any recent time, these lines inevit ably come Into our minds: "Of all sad words of tongue or pen "The saddest are MIGHT have been." JONES To Mr. and Mrs. Delmar, Butte Falls, Nov. 11, a girl, 7 lbs., at Community hospital. Friends here today mourned the death of Mrs. Dora Elinor Corey, 76, Medford resident for 32 years who succumbed to a heart ailment October 19 in Turner Memorial home at Tur ner, Ore. Funeral services were held October 21 at the Turner Christian church of which she was a member. A life-time member of the Christian church, Mrs. Corey moved from Medford to Turner four years ago. Her husband, George E. Corey, died in 1930. The Corey s were prominent in church circles here. Mrs. Corey was born Dora Farrel at New Martinsville, West Virginia. She and Mr. Corey were married at Howard Lake, Minn., in 1886. Survivors are a daughter, Mildred Corey of Turner, a sister, Mrs. Clara Coefield of Howard Lake, and four brothers who also reside in Minnesota. At the time of her mother's death. Miss Corey was confined to the Deaconess hospital, Tur ner, with a broken hip. Mrs. Coefield was with Mrs. Corey when death came. V.F.W. SEAL SALE PLANNED TO AID SAFETY EFFORTS In conjunction with a nation wide effort of all veteran or ganizations to reduce traffic accidents, the local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars today opened a campaign to make the people of Jackson county more safety conscious. Immediate plan of the post is to sell small educational safety seals for use on mail and pack ages. There are 30 different kinds of seal, each picturing some form of danger or suggest ing how to avoid accidents. While citizens will be invited to buy as many of the seals as their means and ability to use them will permit , no one will be urged to make any purchases, Merrill Beneka,' post comman der said. "We should like to feel that every safety, seal that is pur chased will be used as quickly as possible In order to obtain the best results," Mr. Beneka said. Anyone desiring additional in formation may get in contact with Mr. Beneka, Bert Starnes, in charge of sales, Ira D. Can field, William Cooney, James Buckmaster, Etha Wall, R. H. Cadwallader or any other post official. Bay City, Ore., Nov. 12. (IP) Fishermen are working day and night in Tillamook bay, bringing in capacity catches from the largest run of chum salmon in years. FORM AIR UNIT Portland, Nov. 12. iJP) Col. J. L. Stromme, Portland army air field commander, today an nounced formation of the 55th air corps Interceptor control squadron, one of the first two such units organized. The unit will be a radio and interceptor warning instrument WEATHER Northern California: Rain Thursday and in extreme north ern and southern portion to light; slightly cooler Thursday: gentle variable wind off coast becoming fresh southerly above Point Reyes. ' ALWAYS OUT IN ARE OUT IN FRONT I So, Jon I Id litem become north on J unlove!? Iron homework, odice wort, or ploy. Vtm Chomhetlain'l Lotion rrfuUtlv. Thia clear, told lotion driri with convenient qtnckneM an i helpa keep your band, and tkln eon and alluring. f fiiiv H al all aOi I Toiltl Good, Counter LhomLerlam's mini these: THIS is no time for moralizing, but at least we might keep this thought before us: SOME DAY there will be an other armistice. Some day an other peace. We'll have to be in on the making of It. Let's pledge our best efforts toward a FAIR peace. 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Although Oldsmobile will produce the new B-44 in limited quantities, in order to release vital materials for defense, all models will be available with Hydra Matic Drive. Come, take a look at the EM4. It's styled and engineered for the future and quality-built to last! Optioaal Extra Coot rov cajv AT.wArs covnt on1 DEFENSE COMES FIRST WITH OLDSMOBILE I The major part of OlderooHle'i hnf a raaooreai ar, marshaled for dafanaa. Artillery ahell and air plane cannrai are now in mate production. With Ita remaining (a dlitiea, Oldjmobile will continue to bolld a limited number of quality motor care, get ULBSMOMlTJE it's qvalitvbvilt TO LAST f Treole-aie"aaaa 4own oojieiita Monthly aij aioiire are avataaJa. 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