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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWELVE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY,- DECEMBER-12, 1941. MEOFORIwi&TRIBUNI EvrM la Hoathrra OrtpfjM tWttd la MmII TrHm." Dallj Kir Natardar Published by ' MEDFORD PRINTING CO. tf- Norifc rir It Pheo 1141 ROHERT W Rl'HU Editor. ERMBHT II Oll-HTRAP. Haaar. Aa lBlpn4at Nwspaar. ntarad aa aacoDd claM matter at Hd ford. Oraajoa. under Act at March S. lilt SUBSCRIPTION RATES Sy'MalllB Advanca: Dally and Sunday oaa yaar It v . Dally and Sunday alt months... lit . Dally and Sunday ihraa month! I 00 ' Dally and Sunday an month.. 7ft By Carrier lo Advaaca Mod ford, Aah land. CsntraJ Point, JaekaanvlUb, Oold 111. Rogue River. Phoanlt, Taleat and aa motor rouiao: Dally and Sunday on yaar Iff 00 Dally and Sunday one month... .? All terms aasb la advance. Official Paper af lb City wt MroVarS . Of Octal Paper af Jarlwe) Cauaty MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Meralrtaa Pall laaa Wir Service The Associated Press Is sietuslveiy aatltled to the use for publication or sll dispatches credited ta It or other wise credited ta this psper. and also ta h- ittral newe published herein. ' ah ftirhts for publication of special Steps tehee herein are also reserved MEMBER OP UNITED PRESS MEMRER OP AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATIONS Advertising Rapreeeotative WVST-HOM.IDAY COMPANT. INC. Cffteae IB New Torh. Chicago, Detroit aa Praaeteea. Loe Angelas. Seattle. Portland. Su baals. Atlania. Vancouver. lliisijtlrj)A4ifcuTiia Ye Smudge Pot ' By Arthur Perry America li now at war with all ths gangster nations treacherous Germany and Ja pan, and Italy, If she had the courage and the brains to be. All three begged for It. with insistence and Insults. As the President said Tuesday night. In a world broadcast: "We are going to win the war and we are gqing to win the peace that follows." Those words carry the grim, firm purpose of the masses. To win the first, and lose the sec end la a criminal waste of blood and gold. This time public opin ion, not the politicians, will dic tate the peace terms, and, they will be rough and tough and lron-cld. There la not enough IWIII Wl H Hi. w O . military cliques of Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo. In the day I of their defeat, their snivelling! whlmnjiri for murcv will he of I no avail. America will "Remem-j T)..rl HnrKnr" .nil i h . fruits of the 1919 peace treaty, a Ta keen nn the nubile morale during black-outs, it Is proposed j to hold community sings. A male quartette should be kept handy, to aim at an enemy plane In case o.ie flies over. SUCH CANDOR! (Ogden, Utah, Standard) ' "The wedding was one of the most lovely of the season. The six bridesmaids were t . tired In pastel shades. The bride's flowing gown was blended rose chiffon, and her accessories plain punk." . Many of the Older Girls think,, with most everything hay-wire, things would be bal anced up a lot If there came enough snow for the "white Christmas," they are always looking for and never getting. Dewey Hill, the hired man, and Uriah Gordon, both of Pros pect, towned Thurs. Both got a Yule shingling. "But she'd given me an Idea. I didn't say much the rest of the way to town. I was figuring. Tshrdluetainshrd luetao etaoi hrd" (Coos Bay Times) So what? Due to the emergency there will be no more wecther reports and forecasts. Now everybody can be their own weatl.erman as they .have always been. "YOUNG MAN AND MISS MARRIED" (Hdline Chlco En terprise). The right combina tion. "Bremerton, Wash., Nov. 22. vP Capt. Wm. J. Giles Is located In the 13th naval dis trict. His wife took 13 swigs with bottle of champagne before the new seaplane tender, U.S.S. Casco, was officially christened. . The bottle had been encased In perforated metal to prevent glass from showering specta tors." (Press Dispatch). Can't miss forever. Production of textiles and ahoea In the United States has been stabilized at near record levels, the department of com merce reports. France is confronted with a grave industrial crisis because of shortages of raw materials, the department of commerce aays. An electric furnace which generates heat up to 3.832 de grees Fahrenheit la employed by the national bureau of stand ards, department of commerce. Das Mali Jtuuim aaat add. Is the Airplane Supreme? Good news ! Four Japanese warships are reported sunk off the Philippines. More good news. The Japanese fleet flees before the advancing U. S. fleet, and escapes in the darkness. It looks as though the worm might be starting to turn. But let us not, like the ebullient Mayor La Guardia, be premature in our optimism. Far better OVERestimate the enemies' prowess, than UNDERestimate it. The battle for the Philip pines still goes on. LJOWEVER, there is one very significant fact clear- 1 ly revealed in the fighting thus far: On both sides every outstanding victory has been in the air. Japan scored her majority victory when the two finest warships in the British navy, the Prince of Wales and the Repulse, were sunk by Nippon dive bombers. Now our own major victory has been secured the same way, not by our SEA, but by our air fleet. And Japan's initial damaging blow delivered at Pearl Harbor, was also an air, not a naval triumph. Finally the flight of the Japanese fleet can be scored as a moral, perhaps a tactical, victory. But had the U. S. fleet been accompanied by an adequate air force, would the Japanese have been able to get away? A LL of which INDICATES, if it does not prove", that final victory in this war in the Pacific, is going to be won in the air. The battle off the Philippines, the battle near Singapore, taken with the battle of Crete last spring, certainly supplies STRONG EVIDENCE, that with out air control, the strongest fleet .in the world, is helpless. Here within less than a week, at least six, prob ably more, battleships, costing many MILLIONS and requiring months to construct, have been de stroyed by air bombers, which cost only a few thou sand, and can be turned out wholesale, like so many motor cars, on the assembly line. Sea fleets are necessary of course, just as land armies are. But the burden of proof certainly rests upon the shoulders of those who DENY world war No. 2, will be won IN THE AIR! How All Can Help 1X7ITH typical Axis technique, Japan plunged this ' nation into war last Sunday when her "war birds" suddenly and ruthlessly bombed Hawaii and other American outposts. Her partners were swift in their endorsement, by words and actions, of this treacherous assault, ( America has accepted the challenge. Now all of our energies and resources are pledged to a single cause winning the war. JJAn these days is a job for EVERYONE. An all-out struggle such as this calls for all-out cooperation from every person in every walk of life. "What can I do to help in this emergency?" This is the first question of every good American. It is indeed heartening to see increasing numbers of people right here in our own community seeking avenues of service in military branches, in civilian defense work. Every single one of us, however, CAN help to finance the war. It is a vital part of the nation-wide defense effort. It is a responsibility that "we the people" MUST meet, freely and generously. rEFENSE bonds cost as little as $18.75, Defense Savings stamps can be purchased for as little as a dime. The bonds may be secured at any post office or bank, the stamps at any local retail store or from Mail Tribune carrier boys. These war financing securities answer the "how can I help" question of every man, woman and child in this community and in the nation! H.G. Newspaper Boys Show the Way X7E are particularly proud of the fact that Mail " Tribune carrier boys have volunteered to serve as salesmen for Defense Savings stamps in this com munity. These 'little merchants" who deliver the Tribune to your door have joined the ranks of many thou sands of newspaper boys throughout the nation in this unique new plan for raising much-needed funds for war financing. In taking on this added job, these loyal young Americans are rendering a valuable service to their country. They are setting a fine example for others to follow. e e P"ACH carrier boy is actually an "official U. S. Defense Agent." In enlisting for this service he signs a pledge and receives a badge identifying him as a Defense Stamp salesman. It is a badge of honor, an emblem of real patriotic service. HTIIESE youthful salesmen offer a free album with the first 10-cent stamp sold. This album, filled with 187 Defense Stamps, may be exchanged (with 5 cents) for a $25 Defense Bond. An example of the effectiveness of this program may be found in the remarkable record of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. During the first seven weeks of operation, carrier bovs of this newspaper sold more than a MILLION Defense Stamps! e TTHE enthusiasm with which these Mail Tribune carrier boys have undertaken their volunteer de fense job is highly gratifying to us and will, we hope prove an inspiration to the entire community. H.G. Personal Health Service By William aifnetf letters pertaining to personal health ana hygiene, not to dleeaae dUfnotli or treatment, will he anawered by Dr. Brady II a stomped tell addreaeed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written. 111 Ink. Owing to the targe n amber ot letters received only a lew can be answered here. No reply can he made to qaerlee not eonlormlng to Instructions. Address Or. William Brady, m El Camlno, Beverly Hills, Call!. WHO HAS INFLUENCE Recently a correspondent told us here how he had to Join "one of the three letter associa tions, due to financial depression and old age 49)," expressed her the immediate attention she can get from one hospital if she cuts her finger or has any similar emergency, and the thoro examin a 1 1 o n and excellent treatment. in , eluding medi cine and If necessary oper ation she can get from another hospital if she suffers a more serious illness or accident but when she has a toothache the can get no treat ment thru the relief agencies until the tooth is-, hopelessly damaged and then the first men tioned hospital will extract it. ' The correspondent, whose spirit seemed admirable in the face of adversity, went on to describe the tragic plight of a woman of her age minus most of her teeth trying to get or hold a job, especially if one or more front teeth be missing. She just could not afford to have $3 fillings, she said, and so had been compelled to lose a good ; many teeth in the past few iVebrs. Sne still hoped to get ."back into circulation again in ' a r Vint n urnmnn mlnilt front j i wm. .. . . teeth looks like an old nag decidedly repellent to people and this disqualifies her from a good nany jobs she might otherwise get and hold." Of course I have no personal acquaintance with or knowledge of the correspondent. I wonder, tho, what were her circum stances before the "financial depression and old age" over took her, -nd more particularly I wonder what her casual or offhand ideas respecting con servation of the teeth were when she was in better circum stances. I suspect she had the common notion of that the notion that as long as the teeth that "ihi" are not visibly damaged one need not pay much attention to the condition of the 'back' teeth until toothache or other serious manifestation drives one to a dentist. This notion or httitude regarding the care of the teeth is held by an astonishingly large number of people today, people who would resent beipg called anything but intelligent people who can well afford regular care by the den tist and who squander plenty News Behind The News By Paul Mallon 1 Continued Prom Page One) Jap transports all through that South China seas area. If these moves failed to break down the Jap venture, we might have to start fighting our way westward again from Hawaii, as soon as we had acquired the strength to do it, recapturing first Wake, the Guam, and so on through to the Philippines. This might take weeks or months, depending upon the severity of our initial fleet and air losses. (Don't forget it takes three to five years to build a battleship, whereas bombing planes can be replaced more promptly). Invasion of Japan seemed out of the question for us, until the full military cooperation of Russia could be worked out. Bombing of Japan from the Aleutians was open to us, how ever, as the weather generally is clear and cold at this time ot the year (Impenetrably foggy most of the summer). The Reds had plenty of our two-engine bombers in Vladivo stok on lease-lend consignment. These were the nearest usable allied planes to Tokyo. Our strategy also called for a Russian and Chinese offensive simultaneously upon the Japa nese forces, depleted to some ex tent for their venture south, e e e IT is too bad the fleet did not have steam up in Pearl Har bor at dawn last Sunday. It would have escaped. But the government in Washington did J not have its steam up eithet. The unpreparedness here was Just less noticeable. All of us apparently got off to a bad start with low steam the army air corps as well as the navy at Pearl Harbor, the unprepared government here, the surprised citucn In the street. That is a good v. ay to gratitude for Brady. M. D. WITH THE DENTISTST of money for dentifrices that have no more and no less value than plain toilet soap for pre serving the teeth. The correspondent said she wrote me about her plight in the hope that my influence might help to Improve this situ ation that Is, the difficulty of getting dental treatment thru the relief agencies that provide such excellent medical and sur gical treatment for people who are for the time being unable to pay for it. I am embarrassed by the Irony of the suggestion. My goodness, it would be hard to find a physician, doctor, writer, quack, critic, egotist, pendant, know-it-all, pilelr doper, (dentors may insert any other - appellation they can think of) who has less influence than I have with the dental practitioners of the coun try. They have a mad-on at me which is likely to last for years and years even if I never say dentor again. Perhaps, tho, if I were to print series of ti rades agiinst supplying gratui tous services thru such relief agencies they would bestir them selves to do as the doctors do about that. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Palnlraa Surgery . Could the shook or plaetvc surgery, to correct snub noee. or the pain of It be fatal to a peraon who Is nervous and frightened? (V. O.) Answer Such surgery la painless, and It la silly to worry about It or to be frightened, for the worst that Is likely to happen la merely failure to achieve an Ideal result. In proper hands It Is always a better bet than doing without It. Copperas When I tried to purchase a grain of copper sulfate (copperas) the drugglat said I must get a prescrip tion for It. (Mrs. J. McA.) Answer Copper sulfate Is not -copperas- "Copperas" Is a common name for Iron sulfate. The druggist was wise not to sell It to you, since It Is evident that you have things confused. Allergic To Potaaalnmf Every ounce of fat I gain seems to be around my middle. I have a regular girdle of It around hips and back even when I get thin else where. (Mrs. J. M. F.) Answer Send stamped envelope bearing your address and Inclose 2ftc for booklet "Rules for Reducing." Tou will fin. chapter on diet and treatment for hypopltultary obesity. Injections of pituitary hormone by c-hysldan will help to redistribute the fat, but reasonable diet and exercises alone will correct the condluon rn many Instances. (Copyright 1941. John T. Dllle Co.) Ed. Note: Persons wtahlng to communicate with Dr. Brady ahoiild aend letter direct to Dr. William Brady. M. n, !3 CI Camlno. Beverly Hills. Calif. start. We all needed this kick in the pants, although it need not have been so hard. see MOW let'g get the question of ' this column's place In the war news straight from the start. Truth is the greatest of all weapons for defense. The hon orable Japanese schoolboy has been photographing everything in the United States for 20 years. It knows this country from a military standpoint as well as we do, our ships, our gun emplacements everything up to now. The government has two obli gations on Information, both of equal importance. It must keep news of military value from the enemy, but it must also tell its people what is going on. Naturally, government offici als err on the side of secrecy. Military officers, all with super iors hanging on their necks, have an unwritten rule: "Never take a chance." It is up to the news-man to see that the twin obligations to military secrecy, and to public Interest, never get out of bal ance one way or another. That will be the purpose of this col. umn for the duration of the war. Notice Filed On Rogue Dam Edict Notice of an appeal from the order of the state engineer grant ing an extension of time to the Pacific-Beaver Cement company, for completion of their hydro electric plant in Rogue River near Gold Hill was filed yester day with the county clerk, by the attorney-general, for the state game commission. A petition in equity was also filed. The game commission asks to have the extension set aside, on the grounds completion of the work will be detrimental to fish lire in Rogue river. The cement concern is granted until October 1. 1942. to complete the work. About ten million tree are tapped for maple sugar ta the United flu tee every year. The namea of approsimately I 0O0 London street bare been changed since 1911. The only known deposit of crroUte ' la la Greenland. Kelly's Comment From Washington - Northwest Lose - Plywood Chance Canadian Lumber Glut U. S. Ports . ' National Guard Continuance Aim Br Joha W. rally Washington, D. C, Dec. 12 While representatives of the wood industry of the northwest have been pestering the federal maritime commission for orders to build boats, a contractor from Louisiana slipped in and cap tured a coveted cost-plus fixed fee job which will net him six percent. For months the com mission refused to consider us ing any kind of timber for boat construction; turned down every suggestion, paid no attention to agitatio nfor wood ships by Rep. Martin L. Smith of Washington or any other member of the northwest delegation. Commissioner Howard Vick ery informed a representative of Washington Oregon interests who has been asking for wood boat contract since last spring, that the commission will build boats of plywood and plRstic and that they will be construct ed by an expert at New Orleans. When the westerner said to Vickery that the northwest is the capital of the plywood in dustry, that this type of lami nated wood has been developed into a fine art and that there are dozens of plywood factories in the area, the maritime com missioner suggested that his visitor was talking through his hat. The New Orleans man had the right idea on plywood and plastics. What happened Is that the Louisiana operator wrote to ply wood plants in the northwest and asked for quotations; did a littfe figuring, saw the maritime commission and landed the con tract, and all the while the ply wood agent was waiting for an audience with Vickery et al. Northwest plywood plants will furnish the material for the job down south. . WITH lumber piling up in the yards of the lumber indus try, a check last week showed 90 carloads of lumber at Boston, 50 carloads at New Haven and 300 carloads at Newark, N. J. It is stated on reliable authority that this is British Columbia timber. There is a dispute as to whether lease-lend money is be ing used, for at least one check came from the United States treasury. Another assertion is that the British bought 500 car loads of British Columbia tim ber from the Canadian control commission and paid for it with English funds. It is reported that practically all the spruce being sent to. Eng land is being bought through McDonald & Gattie, a British outfit. James McDonald is the British consul at Portland, Ore., according to the congressional directory. And this brings up the charge that the American shipping companies arc being squeezed out of business while the British are throwing their trade to their own nationals. (National capital stores filled with imported goods, tweeds, overcoats, haberdashery; White Horse" with a new British Jack label announcing "Britain De livers the Goods." e a THE house of representatives having rejected the warnings of the president, the secretary of state and the department - of agriculture to go slow with the sugar bill, is now looking to the senate to pass the house bill. There is a possibility of it being vetoed and there may not be sufficient house votes to over ride the veto; the senate looks better. Of the 48 states 21 have suga rbeet farmers, which gives the bill 42 votes to start with in the senate. This is seven votes short of passing the measure. It is assumed, however, that eight or ten senators with no sugar beet culture in their state will support the 42, making a safe majority. Sugar beet growing is a substantial item in Idaho, Ore gon and Washington. e e e TUCKED away in the latest eight billion dollar appropria tion bill is an item of $130,000. 000 "to maintain the national guard in federal service through out the fiscal year 1942." This means that the national guard will be kept in federal service until next June 30. For the fis cal year 1943. beginning next July 1, another appropriation will be required. Northwest guard consist ot the units from Montana. Idaho, Washington and Oregon, approximately 20,. 000 men. RECORD shows that Wash ington received contract awards from all federal agencies up to October 1 of $811,000,000. Ore gon $170,200,000. Idaho $3,000.-1 ft MOPPM 000. Seattle received $715,462, 000, being exceeded only by Los Angeles, $1,403,312,000, and Detroit $983,052,000. Practically all the contracts in Oregon are for ships for navy and maritime commission. BLINKING LIGHTS The clock at Central Point automatically set to turn out the street lights for the blackout failed to function last night, and started to turning the lights off and on, at intervals of five sec onds. The lookout on an airport tower noted the defect at 12:40 a. m. Deputy Sheriff William Grenbemer and the Central Point marshal disconnected the clock wires. Dredges operating in the Jack sonville, Ruch, and Applegate districts have been directed to turn out their lights at 12:30 a. m., to comply with the black out. Sawmills in Talent, Ash land, this city, and other sec tions turn off their lights at that hour. Deputy Grenbemer said no young autoists were driving around last night during the blackout as on the previous nights. In a tour of the area near this city, about three o'clock this morning only one light was found burning. The householder said he had turned on the light to fix milk for the baby. County Commissioner William Perry reported there was almost a complete blackout in Eagle Point district last night, and the people were -beginning to co operate wholeheartedly. Oae Mall Tribune want a da Ik u w Christmas jj Seals -"J k -v .r . w j "y V"tt, SUSPENSE AND S U S P E N S I 0 N Only thin air and you know how thin that Is separates Evelyn Chandler from it'J. i I.". Z dot? V'bu,,erf,T " one of ,c skating', most dif-v flcult feat. In New York. se , oerformuu with Ice Follie.of 1942 J :J I!.1 at I HtJ" .? ! t N .... a... - m as it i wwuj DOUarPtllL 24 nW m.r. uer of the Cleveland Indian,, aeen u, h champaign HI homl tut Mrs. Boudreas sad their d.ubtr. tebsn Arl'ne. a ' Flight o Time Med ford and Jackson Connty Ulatory from the tiles ot the Mail Tribune IS and to years at a. TEN YEARS AGO TODAT December 12. 1931 m ami Saturday) Democratic party to launch Victory fund" drive for coming campaign M. Gandhi's garb (a sheet) Is held too scanty by Rome. Silver navment of war debts Is proposed to aid relief funds. Trojans crush Georgia 80 to 6. it w Carlton named on com mittee to determine medicinal value of pears. State Treasurer Holman charges waste of money on state auto. Jua of moonshine explodes la warm justice court room. Increasing cloudiness followed by rain or snow predicted. High 42, low 32: TiifriiTV vr&RQ inn TflfllT December 12. 1921 Jackson County Humane so ciety is organized with Dr. E. K. French as president. John P. Sousa and his band to give concert here December 21. Marshal Foch of France, after visit, sail for home. State highway commission rules "good roads come before nig trucKS, ana oraers nve-wm trucks off highways. Still rainy. High 50, low 28 degrees. Militia called out In Kansas to curb coal mine strike. Union leaders guarded from public wrath. Spring weather prevails ta eastern Oregon and residents report volunteer peas and let- tuce coming up in their garden Gift Pear Shipments Under Way in Valley Shipment of Christmas gift pears is now well underway in the packing plants of the valley. During the past week 13 express cars were dispatched for eastern and middle west points. Peak of the trade will be reached just before Christmas. Between 300 and 500 persons are employed in the work. The war in the Pacific will hamper shipments such as made in other years, by clipper planes to Honolulu, Manila and Far East points. -A ... ' fV' f-. ft T :,5 ' J $-T"!" .t .oth. rc: