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' 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.
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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,
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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