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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
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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.
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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.
UT let's not waste our time
thinking there will be no
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and backed by General Motors. Hydra-Matlc Is now in its
third great year and has proved its advantage through
hundreds of millions of miles in the hands of 130,000 01ds
mobile owners. Hydra - Matie is Hill the only "drive" that
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