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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
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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.