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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1941. MedfordJTsibuni "Bvwtom I tlmilhn Or lUadf tb MU Tf.Imim.m Dally Bi4pt lalarday Publi.-r.tx) by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. IT.tt North ru St Phon tUl ROBERT W RUHU Editor. ERNEST R OILSTRAP. Uuiir. As lBdpndBt Newspaper. Entarad aa eeoond claae tnatte? at Med ford. Oregon, umler Act ef Msreb a, U7t SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advene: Pelli aod Sunde oaa rear M Tally and Sunday all monihe... .M Daily and Sundey three month l Daily and Sunday one month., Tl By Carrier lo Alance Medford, Ash land. Central Point. Jacksonville. Oold Hill. Rogue River, phoenix, TalenL and a mo I or rouiee: Pally and Bunday on year It.M Daily aod Sunday one month.,. .71 All term a eaan ia aavanca. Official Paper af tb Ctty f Mrdferd orncial raprr r rmmmm immr MKMIIER OF THR ASMK IATRD PRRM Receiving mil laaro wire The Aaaoelated Preae It eaelualveiy entitled to the uae for publication of all rtirrrhaa credited to tt or other arlee eredited to thla paper, and ale t the local new pubnartea nerein, AH r'thte for publication of ep!! dlepatchoe herein are alao reaeread. MEMBER OP UNITED PRESS MEMBER OP AUDIT Dt'RBAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertletng Rpreeentetl WEST HOLLIDAT COUl'ANT. INC. Offleee In New fork. Chleaga Detroit. Ban Pranelco. Lo Anglea Seattle Portland. St. Looia, Atlanta. Vancouver. H r. iwaw)el DlfriorfMpTdsrkMI useir$)4sociTni P0 Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Perry Tt.i. u tha rlav after Christ- mag. A usual after a holiday, it seems more like Sunday than Sunday. An enemy submarine snoop ing off the California coast will snoop no more, thanks to a couple of well placed bombs from an army plane. Along the Pacific shore patriots are dally shooting whales and logs for U-boats, reports reveal. "Lost Fountain pen by lady half full of ink. Return to 113 South Houston Street." (Punta Garda, Fla., Herald). It dpn't, seem writel The Nails are now preparing, i reports say, for the "Grand As- sault" It comes right after the Grand Getaway from Russia. J i PIONEER 01 YEAHI (Pendleton East Oregonlan) "Frank Sherman is hunting the man who stole his fur trimmed overcoat out of a wagon at a rack in Pendleton the other day. He wants to present him with a suit of clothes." (50 Yr. Ago Col.) The esteemed Ashland Tid ings takes a firm and flatfooted stand against Utopia, as follows: "The millenium of everybody being happy and contented will, of course, never be reached, re gardless of the mirage of a Utopian state that some have dreamed of." The contempor ary should not be so downheart ed. There is a chance for a small-bore Utopia, when and if, human nature becomes human. The announcement Coulee Dam will be practically com pleted by January 1, after eight years of working 24 hours per day, fails to thrill the masses. Too many wish It was battle- .L I I 1 The disastrous Nazi invasion of Russia, it is now claimed, was Hcrr Hitler's own brlRht Idea, and the little man follow ed his Intuition (hunch to you). Instead of the advice of his gen erals. He is now Indulging In some tall thinking to determine where he will strike next and fizzle anew. The concensus of opinion holds If his dinky mus tache itches Saturday morning, he will hit Africa through Spain. THE STARS GET BUSY "Experience Dept., Horo scope: My birthday was May 8. 177, 8:20 a. m. In Nashua. Iowa. I live alone three miles from town, and beginning In March 1941 things began to be active. I don't Just remember all the dates, but on the 13th of March, lightning struck the house, came down the chimney, and set a fire. But I had on my rubber boots, so nothing hap pened to me. A few days later, a bull chased me (Toro after Taurus) Into the barn. Then a hired man got hallucinations and thought I would poison him for his insurance. A drunken man came one night, tried to force his attentions on me, and stole my eyeglasses. I am get ting a great thrill out of all these tilings and hope my guard-' iun anyt:i van strp up wim me!" (Horoscope Mag.) BACTKWA ml OUT Tucson, Aria. (UP) Mora than 100 giant Baguaro cacti have been cut down and burled In disinfected pit. In an effort to curb a baeurlal rot that has attacked th. unique Artsona desert plant. It was announced by Dr. lake B. OIU, U. a bureau of plant Industry. Scientist, hop. to prevent further spread of th. dis ease which It destroying a large aura bar of tbe cacti. Use Your Imagination! This is an appeal for the people of this community to use their imagination. That's all. Just stop in the nad rush for a mo ment, and employ their God-given gift, of creating a mental picture, based upon events, actually occuring but some distance away. AS an aid in this direction it might be noted that a t Jd iauu(.u fcjciii x aiiviovv J cow; uoj x. Honolulu, with scores of badly wounded soldiers and sailors, casualties in the early morning attack on Pearl Harbor. Some of these men, were so seriously wounded, that with even the very best of care, they may not sur vive. Others will undoubtedly live, but will be crip pled for life. The tragic sight certainly brought the war closely home to those of us who live here on the Pacific coast Nor can there be any certainty that the un expected blow struck at Honolulu will not some day strike, HERE. IMOREOVER, on American shores further to the east, as this is being written, American soldiers and sailors, our fathers, sons and brothers, are fighting and dying, in a final desperate effort to throw back the pitiless yellow invader, and thus save not only the American way of life, but modern civiliza tion from destruction. In many cases no doubt the dead and dying "over there" are more fortunate than those, grievously wounded, who suffered the ill for tune to fall in some isolated spot, and cry out in vain for aid. MOW comes the point where we would ask the use ' of a little imagination. Just IMAGINE, one of the soldiers or sailors in the later category, terribly wounded, appealing for aid from YOU, what would you do about it? Turn a deaf ear and walk away, or give every thing you had, or could scrape together? CILLY question. You would do the latter of course, there would be no hesitation, no question you would regard it as the least you could do, to give whatever you could to save a life or ease its pain. Well, it only takes a little imagination, to make it quite clear, that under circumstances that exist to day, the request for a contribution to the war emerg ency fund of Red Cross, is just that, A request for a helping hand to the victims of this war, not only the soldiers and sailors but the civilians as well, who have may be again at any time. Every dime, every dollar, every five, ten or a hun dred dollars contributed to this emergency fund will be used directly or indirectly in precisely that way, ..... THAT'S alii We don't think it necessary to again recount the record or the history of this wonderful organization. We don't feel one need conjure up any further grue some details of the death and suffering and horror that war now entails not only overseas, but may right here at our very door. TTHE Red Cross is no private charitable organization. 1 As it functions under this $50,000,000 emergency fund, it is the recognized, one might almost say the official, first aid and relief arm of the army and navy, as well as of the civilian population, which in modern warfare may, at any time without warning become a part of the combat zone. N OT all of us can fight render useful sen-ice But all of us CAN, with a dime more than we need to keep body and soul together, GIVE, give ALL we can afford, to keep the Red Cross function ing, and thus assure every care, every relief, every aid that is HUMANLY POSSIBLE for those, who so gallantly are doing their bit on and behind the firing line I The Air Arm Again! While waiting to hear from the "Quiz Kids," we have about decided for ourselves why nothing has been heard from the U. S. Pacific and Asiatic fleets, since Secretary Knox' ringing declaration they were in fast pursuit of the fleeing enemy. Our guess to the answer is : AIR POWER! VES, because of enemy superiority in the air, it will be recalled, Britain lost two of her strongest and most modern dreadnaughts, the Prince of Wales and the Repulse. The news of that tragic battle certainly went around the world, and into every naval command conference, in both allied and axis camps. For the sensational lesson was plain. No matter how much stronger a navy may be on paper, if the enemy has control of the air, and tor pedo planes can therefore get in their deadly work: "WATCH OUT!" The giant of the seas may meet the tragic fate of Goliath at the hands of any air plane David. THAT'S the lesson as we see it, and in all likelihood the explanation why the hard pressed American and Filipino forces at Luszon had to fight without naval aid, and without reinforcements. It may not be the correct answer, of course. But it does make sense. been casualties of it, and Not all of us can even behind the lines. Personal Health Service Br WlliUm SlfttetJ letters pertaJnlni tn peraonsJ health and hygiene, not to dlieate dlifnoilt or treatment, will b answered by Dr. Brady If s stamped self add rested envelops la enclosed. Letters should b brtrf and written In Ink Owing to the large number of letters received only a few can he answered hers. No reply ran be made to qoeiies not conforming to Instructions. Address Dr. William Brady, 166 CI Cam I no. Beverly Bills, Calif. OLD MAID CATCHUM VITE I am an old maid of forty si (h. heffln.. hut if she should decide to write a book I suggest that she begin "I am a spinster, 48, through no fault of my own, as I im agined up to a few months ago, when I wrote to Ol' Doe Brady about my trou ble," etc.). I had read many things about how to be charming, beautiful and healthy. But I had reached the stage where I took little stock in any of It. None of it worked anyhow. But (she continues) I did try faithfully to carry out all the suggestions In your Seven Ways to Vite. I am thrilled at the results. I have found that some thing that is above merely man aging to stay out of bed or out of the doctor's office. I have VITE. It is unbelievable but now I find it is fun to live. So many little imperfections I once i. ra'i nf mv makeup have dropped away from me sleep lessness, nervousness or ir nu bility, melanchola, dandruff, too oily hair, catarrhal trouble, constant weariness, I never seem to have the time to write an lotto hut credit to whom credit is due. I wanted you to know that you have at least benefited one (ah, ah, what did I tell vou? Let's say one vic tim of anhedonia). Webster defines anhedonia as in.ensitivenesa to pleasure or Incapacity for happiness. I re gard it as poor heaitn. remaps Noah himself was anhedonic. Snni nersons do not exper lence the joy of living even though they have good health, but they are exceptions. I am onnvini-ert that faultv health is accountable for anhedonia in the great majority of cases, and MnArnllv th nnnr health can be improved by the proper cor rective measures. With improve ment in health goes improve ment In outlook on life and joy of living. Vite, by the way is not yet defined in Webster. It means preservation qf the characteris tic, nf vnnth. hetter-than-aver- age nutritional condition . . . News Behind The News By Paul Mallon (Continued Prom Pag. On.) purpose of the visit. Most other matters could have been settled by trans-Atlantic telephone. ... ATONE of unexcitcd casual ness pervaded the Roosevelt Churchill meeting (as suggested by their faces In the official photographs.) No tense sub-officials were around to transmit guiding speculation to reporters. In fact, all American diplomats locked their doors and hid under their desks for the duration of the visit. In the absence of such au thoritative guidance, speculation was allowed to run loose, al though no one could know or pretend to guess in any worth while degree what was being done. Natural subjects for first disposition were: Joint naval as signments In the Atlantic if the French fleet was stolen: disposi tions of our planes to the Philip ptnes, Singapore, Russia. Libya. Britain; the joint overall com mand (which cannot amount to much except a routine or per haps regional service lacking single-headed power). Only effective overall control will be exerted by the two men themselves, no matter what kind of supplemental cooperation is conceived. ... ONE spot where General Mac Arthur preferred to fight above all others Is the one chosen by the Japs for their first mass landing Lingayen bay. That is where MacArthur has been holding the field maneuvers of his Filipino army for the last few years. He and his men knew every rock. His Filipinos may not stack up so high with artillery. They do not have the physical size or knack of handling the big guns. But give them a machine gun and a bush in which to hide it, and they are a formidable foe. ... C ADDEST of all world states- j men must be the simpleton Japanese. Definite inf.-r.iv.'.l.tn ha. I reached here that der fuehrer I Brady. M. D. natural Immunity . . . reserve power to tide over emergencies and strains, the resiliency of the untamed animal or the primi tive savage." 0,lETION AXD ANSWERS Blood Purifier Will you pleas, tell me of a good blood purifier of vegetable origin. I will be to thankful to you. (B. a.) Answer Fresh air, sunshine (oxy gen) and pure water are the only blood purifiers X Know of. No medi cine, of animal, mineral or vegetable origin, has any purifying effect on the blood. II you will tell me In your own words, not the words of tbe almanac, nostrum testimonial or quack doctor book, your complaint, 111 be glad to suggest a remedy, If X can conscientiously do so that U, If I'd want a remedy suggested for a member of my own family In simi lar circumstances. Don't tell me your blood Is full of Impurities or anything like that. Tell me Just what makes you think so. Npastlc Colon Please give your opinion of the effectiveness of quinine as a remedy for apastlc colon. This la a hang over from more difficult days. I've tried belladonna a few times under medical supervision, but no dice. The persistent abdominal tension Is not pleasant to live with. (C. B.) Answer I have no data on such Sue of quinine. It can do no harm to try It say two grains of quinine sulfate In pill, tablet or capsule, three times dally for a month or so, and see. Prom the steadying, calma tive effect of quinine In anxiety states such as stage fright, examina tion Jitters, etc.. one may analogize It should be helpful In spastic colitis. If you try It, please let us know your experience. Twenty at sixty! Altho I never knew much about oral hygiene and never spent much time or money on toothbrushes or denUfiices, I still have 30 sound teetb In my mouth at the age of 00. None of my acquaintances can show as many of their own. (N. C. D.) Answer- Millions of savages and primitive people In Isolated regions could put you to shame. Baby Drools Son aged 28 months seems strong and full of pep but drools almost continuously. . . Cut hi last molars four months ago. (Mrs. F. w. 8.) Answer Drooling Is normal In Infancy. Nothing to do about It, but send 10c and stamped envelope bearing your address, for The Brady Baby Book, to be sure you are feed ing the baby the food he should nave. (Copyright 1041, John F. Dllle Co.) Ed. Note: Persons wishing to communicate with Dr. Brady should send letter direct to Dr. William Brady. M. !, va T.1 Camlno. Beverly Hills. Calif. assured them, just before they declared war, he would be in Moscow by Christmas. The mo ment they committed themselves to conflict on his side he started his retreat. They should have talked to Mussolini first. The same axis grease was handed him by der I fuehrer, to draw him into the ! conflict. As France was being pushed over Mussolini received the definite promise from Ber lin that England would fall si multaneously. Well does Hitler know that such broken promises cannot be held against him by those he fooled. After they Jump, their national existence has been com mitted to his cause. ... DO not mourn this annual sea son of peace because there Is no peace. For many years there has been no peace and no prospect of peace. Now again there can be hope, because we war for peace. Man Who Helped in Rescue of 13 Japs Would Shoot Medal Portland, Ore., Dec. 26. UP) Peter van der Weyde, 58. dropped a Christmas present for Uncle Sam on the desk of Police Lieut. William Browne yester day a medal to be made Into a bullet. Van der Weyde's request was that the bullet be sent speeding Into a Japanese. He explained that in 1920 he was a seaman aboard the steam ship Pawlet. wnlch was caught In a storm 250 miles off Yoko hama. In the storm, the Jap anese fishing boat Wuya Maru went down and van der Weyde volunteered to help rescue Jap anese. With other volunteers, he pulled 13 Japanese out of the sea. Van der Weyde contracted pmiemonta as a result of his heroism and nearly died. Just 19 years later the Jap anese government presented him with a modal and It was that medal he wanted made Into a bullet speedy"dressers Brownwood, Tex. U.PJ The i Southwestern Poultry associa- tlon, a farmers' cooperative, be ilieves it has set a record In ! dressing turkeva. On the first jday of the Christmas tin key pool. 1.500 birds were dresstd out in I little mora than two hours. Kelly's Comment From Washington Ousted Admiral Wai F. R.' Pet Navy Busy In Training Men Red Tape Still . Slow Production : By John W. Kelly. Washington, D. C, Dee. 28. Two days after the Pearl Har bor debacle Rear Admiral Clin ton W. Nimitz released his an nual report for the fiscal year, which was overlooked because of the excitement. Now Admiral Nimitz has been transferred from chief of the bureau of navi gation to command of the Paci fic fleet, replacing Admiral Hus band E. Kimmel, an old assist ant and favorite of th presi dent who had been jumped over 40 of his seniors at the presi dent's request and over the pro tests of the board. Gossip says that Kimmel was given the Job after hi!" predecessor had told the president that, contrary to Secretary Knox' assertions, the navy was not ready. This report of Nimitz shows that the navy recruiting office in Portland' received 7,545 ap plications for enlistment, ending July 1, but Qut of that number only 1,974 were taken by the navy. The Seattle recruiting station had 5,494 applications and wound up with 1,399 first enlistments and 124 re-enlistments. Applicants in these cities are not confined to Oregon and Washington; they come from everywhere. The report shows the very large number of re jections for physical reasons (2, 318 in Oregon; 1,800 in Wash ington) and rejections for un stated "other causes," which bowled over 727 in Portland and 494 in Seattle. The latter place signed on part of the 809 Cana dians in the navy and 35 resi dents of British Columbia. In cidentally, there are almost 5, 000 enlisted sailors who are aliens, 20 per cent coming from the Philippines as mess attend ants aboard ship, a position formerly largely held by Jap anese, but the yellow sons of heaven have been kicked out of the fleet. There are 700 natives of Guam In the service (island captured by the enemy) and 296 Italians and 305 Germans, neither of the latter naturalized. ... ANTICIPATING trouble, the navy has been busily engaged In training enlisted men and re serve officers in the northwest for the past six months. At Keyport, Wash., the navy has established courses in torpedo work for reserve officers, where they are instructed in the technique of handling and us ing these explosives. The fuU quota allowed for NROTC has been filled at the University of Washington, 284 young students. A school has been started at Bainbridge island, Wash., for in struction of enlisted men who wish to take the course in radio and a class of 120 is already there for a course which re quires four months. Other schools open to enlisted men in the northwest are educating aviation machinist mates, avia tion metalsmiths. The aviation mechanics are for assignment on airplane carriers where they check the planes before and af ter scouting trips. . The navy, according to the re port, is made up of young men, very young men, for there are more than 40.000 under 20 years of age. Largest age group are those between 21 and 24, num bering in excess of 70,000; there are 25,000 who are 20. Third largest group are the 25-29, with 31,000. Despite the youthful ness of the personnel the battle they put up at Pearl Harbor was the work of veterans. ... RED tape continues In the national capital. Despite the need for rushing the bomber program and the calls by several aviation plants to subcontractors to produce vital minor parts, RFC shows no disposition to ad vance a loan to the subcontract ors to expand plants to meet the requirements of Boeing, Lock heed and others. RFC will not make money available (no pri vate capital U used these days for government orders; every concern expects the government to furnish the finances) until the plan is approved by office of production management and the latter takes it up with RFC. Men from the northwest, who have been here for weeks, ask ing for RFC money to install additional machinery and en large their quarters have re ceived no encouragement. Of ficers agree that this is an emergency and that production must be doubled or tripled, but say they have received no ord ers "from above." No one appears to know who should give the orders: no one will admit having authority to issue orders to hurry production. The vice president, chairman of SPAB, has discovered that he has no authority at all, notwith standing SPAB was set up to straighten out all kinks. The experience of the men from the northwest is identical with that of business from other parts of the country. "Who is the boss?" inquired Bill Knudsen when OPM was organized, and the president tapped his breast and said he was. The president is still the boss, but between run ning the state department, the navy and the army and sending names to the senate for conir mation to political jobs, he is so occupied that keymen can not see him when they go to the Whit House for a conference. Until Admiral Land, chairman of maritime commission, receives Instructions from the president he can not allocate) orders for more ships in the northwest. ; In The c .- Br Frank Jenkins TTODAY'S (Wednesday's) dls- patches are noi pieasam reading. .Tnn.ns forces, landed from an armada of Jap troopships at Lingayan Day, are moving against Manila from the north. Annther Jarj force, landed last night from troopships at Ati- mona, a fishing village some o miles to the south, is moving nn Manila the Duroose being the now familiar one of catch ing the American defenders Be tween pincer Jaws. Thia mnrnina'a brief army communique from Manila says American and t inpino troops, greatly outnumbered, are resist ins stubbornly. The communi que adds: "The enemy conUnues to land reinforcements. General MacArthur and his staff have left for the front. There is talk of declaring Man na an "open city - to save n from destruction by bombard ment air and otherwise. WAKE Island, after an epochal defense by outnum bered American marines, has apparently fallen. An inferior British force at Hongkong, fighting as heroically as did the American marines at Wake, is still holding out as these words are written, but little hope is held that Hongkong can con tinue to hold out. North of Singapore OUT NUMBERED British forces, fighting bravely and skilfully, are being forced slowly back by superior Japanese forces. EVERYWHERE, in the fight ing around the China Sea, the story is the same: NOT ENOUGH AIRPLANES. Especially fighter planes to beat off the Jap bombers. That has been the sad story since the war began. IF you haven't done so already. take time out now to read "Reveille in Washington." You will find in It needed encourage ment. The North, as pictured there in, was utterly unprepared for war. When the crisis broke, Washington could only go round and round in helpless circles. Yet, out of this pandemon ium, came ultimately the ma chine that eventually crushed Lee at Appamatox. OUPERIOR resources, when possessed by a TOUGH peo ple, eventually make their weight felt. Americans are slow in starting, but they are TOUGH. The war between the states, starting in confusion and un readiness, became one of the grimmest, most determined, most efficiently waged wars of all history. Its military lessons have been a textbook for sold iers the world over ever since. That Is something for the Japs to think about 'THEY are thinking about It From the moment when they decided to move, they have moved with lightning speed, throwing In from the very out set all the military and naval force they possess, risking everything on the hope of knocking us out before we have time to get started. They WON T. Eventually the crushing weight of the United States will be brought to bear, and when that time comes Japan will be OUT. FRIENDSHIP rJanUago, Chile (UPI Oeremonlet empheelrtnt Mx1-an-Ch!len mend ahtn viu take place Dee. 30 at th. dedication in Chilian of th. new Mexico School (Evuela Mexico), which haa been built with fundt con tributed by the Mexican people. Shelter Cablut Dearer (UP) Tb. D. 8. Form ear Tic, baa tuned a turrer of shelter cabins and other emergency Boutins tacllltlea which can be used by army and commercial pilots in case at mountain airplane craahat or forced landings. Flight o' Time Medford and Jack too County History from the filet 1 the Mall Tribes IS ass to rears at. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY December 26, 19JI (It was Saturday) Texas congressman announces he will seek impeachment of Secretary of Treasury Mellon. Ashland woman injured when high wind blows down barn. Rain forecast; high 42, low 32 degrees. Business in nation brighter and better than talk indicates, statistics show. California trims Georgia Tech 19 to 6 in post season charity game. Tola farmer reports hunters slay 11 friendly deer on his place. Christmas mail receipts be low last year here. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY December at, 1911 (It was Monday) Eugene V. Debs, socialist leader, freed from federal prison for anU-war stand to de vote rest of his life to fight against war. People to vote on proposed state wide tax to provide funds for proposed Portland world fair in 1925. The snow melted fast on Christmas Eve, so it was only a partially White Christmas. High 48, low 32.5 degrees, rain .02 inches. Storm In San Francisco area causes seven deaths. Storm flag flies on Liberty building. Ingersoll company, makers of $1 watches, goes Into bank ruptcy. aiacKson county women under new law to serve on jury at February term of court. They will number 250 on the jury list, Christmas mail at local post office shows 20 percent in crease. Communications George Has Ta Holler To the editor I am having to holler for help; I am a member of several organ izations; during the past two weeks we have had several peo ple explaining the defense and blackout regulations, most of them have served a period on the listening posts and are now full military experts with a solution for the whole war. If they could think straight It would not be so bad. One of them told me that in a blackout everyone was to immediately go home. These organizations are demo cratic and in solving blackout problems they all have an equal say. Some are very Impractical while others do not realize tha seriousness of the war. Soma are even antagonistic to regu lations. There has, so far, been no specific instructions as to regu lations or conduct in a public place. These should be in the very simplest language so all could understand. As matters now stand, if there should be a blackout with a dance, lodge, church or other meetings a lot of people would insist on going home and would cause a riot If not allowed to leave. I also think that these would be experts should be prohibited from speaking on these subjects to assemblies: and it might also be well to stop the critics of our army and navy from find ing fault through the platform or press. We can be sure that our army and navy authorities know just exactly where they are and what they are doing. And any instructions to tha public should be through our local papers and radio, or prop erly authorized persons to speak. GEO IVERSON Medford. Dec. 24 NATIHE IN BACK SEAT Clinton. Ind. (UP) Mother Nature took a back aeat In thlt harrea. Idward Ruby watched when to dla oorered a mushroom erowtnf from crack between two aheet of metal In the rear of hit automobile, upon reaching maturity, the delicacy meas ured three Inche. ut diameter and stood almost 4 Inches hlch. DEMAND RlOtm STdney, N. 8. W. (CP) Member! of th. new women's army an insist, rnt on one femlnln. right. Khaki coat of their uniform will button from nsht to left, "tt weald be difficult.- id Controller, Mies Sybil IrTint -for women of 80. used to but. toning their clothes la this way. sud denly to ehtntw to the male style of left to rlht.- NEW GRAPCrRUT MARKET Wintar Haven, na. (UP) A new market for era pf fruit hat been opened with development here of a method of obtaining lactic add from th fruit. Th. dertratlv. it widely used tn tnedldn and Industry. SNAKH AID Brisbane. Australia (UP) Austra lia, ta Its allout effort to defeat Rlt ler. ha decided ta enlist It anake. They will be used In helping to keep prison, concentration camps and oth er military concentration tree of rata.