Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 23, 1942, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextCommunications Phil Metschsn Beads Poem To the editor I am enclosing herewlth copy of a poem en titled "The Feast of Apple Bloom", written by the famous Oregon poet, Samuel L. Simp ion. It should be of particular In terest to the people of Jackson county, because, according to Mrs. E. B. Watson, native daughter of Jackson county, born in Jacksonville, Oregon in 1859, and now living in Port land, its author conceived and wrote it when a visitor at the home of his sister, a Mrs. Huffer, at Jacksonville, in the year 1873. There is no doubt, therefore, that it is the first advertisement ever written of the beautiful Rogue River valley, and part of J Its inspiration was the blooming orchards of this famous section. PHIL METSCHAN. . P.S. The poem was published, along with others of the author, In 1910 by W. T. Burney In a book entitled "The Gold-Gated West". The Feast of Apple Bloom When the sky is a dream of violet And the days are rich with (old. And the satin robe of the earth is set With the Jewels wrought of old! When the woodlands wave in choral seas , And the purple mountains loom, It la heaven to come with birds and bees To the feast of apple bloom. w For the gabled roof of the home arose O'er the sheen of the orchard snow. And is still my shrine when storms repose And the gnarly branches blow; While the music of childhood's singing heart, That was lost In the backward gloom. May be beard when the robins meet and part At the feast of the apple bloom. And I think, when the trees dis play a crown Like the gleam of a resting dove, Of a face that was framed in tresses brown And aglow with a mother's love; And the end of the orchard path she stands, ' While I laugh at my man hood's doom, OAs my spirit flies with lifted hands To the feast of apple bloom. When the rainbow paths of fad ed skies Are restored with the dia mond rain,'. And the Joys of my wasted paradise Are returning to earth again, It is sadder than death to know how brief , Are the smiles that the dead assume; But a moment allowed, flying leaf From the feast of apple bloom. But a golden arch forever shines In the dim and darkening past, Where I stand again as day de-j dines, f, And the world is bright and W vast; For the glory that lies along the lane Is endeared with sweet per fume ' And the world is ours, and we are twain At the feast of apple bloom. She was more than fair In the wreath she wore Of the creamy buds and blows And she comes to me from the speechless shore When the flowering orchard glows; And 1 sigh for the dreams So sweet and swift. That are laid in a sacred are nothing at last but frag rant drift From the feast of apple bloom. CMr. Burch Supports the . P. To the editor This will not be a very pop ular letter, but I hope that it may interest you. I have been away from home most of the time during the controversy over the abandon ment of the "Shasta" by South ern Pacific company and since my return have been reading the back numbers of the paper. The topic is interesting to me because there are few people in Clean Sea Flavor Have iht Rett'. Warrenton Clams lk 1 t Jfeser Rogue River valley who will suffer greater personal incon venience from the change than myself. My trips to northern California are freauent and I can hardly afford to make them by private car, airplanes do not land at many of the points where my business calls me and I dislike buses intensely. The seat which appears to have been designed for a 130-pound girl la not comfortable for a 300 pound man, and while such a man might get along all light. u the other half of the seat were occupied by a girl of that size, it is frequently my luck to find the other half of the seat well filled by a larger man than myself. It is true that for many years. Southern Pacific has appeared to treat Rogue River valley as a step-child, but let us give the devil his due. How much pas senger traffic have, those trains had during the past 10 years? Frequently, I have seen no mora than two Pullman passengers besides myself on the train and I have sometimes suspected that those two were traveling on passes. As to freight, it is not many years since a prominent Med- ford merchant told me that he did not route a pound of freight over that road if he could avoid It. I do not know how many others-have the same attitude, but perhaps Rosle could tell. I believe that Southern Pa cific's plea for more locomotives to move defense material is gen uine. Recent press dispatches tell of- west-bound defense freight backed up as far east as Salt Lake and of the desperate struggle of American railroads to buy rolling stock in compe tion with the British, who are trying to equip their new road in Iran for the aid of the Sov iets. Finally, I quote from a let ter written by a mine manager in California on January 10, to his principal customer. He said: "All the urging In the world will be without effect in obtain ing the extra cars and getting service. Already we know that the Southern Pacific is short of LOCOMOTIVES as well as cars. The letter was In reply to a request from a chemical plant to increase shipments by six carloads per day. That ore Is used for the manufacture of sul phuric acid, which in turn is used for oil refineries manufac turing gasoline needed for oul airplanes. We are In the war and why not take it even though suffer ing minor inconveniencel Albert Burch." January 33, 1943. (Ed. note: There has been no opposition by the Mall Tribune, or anyone else, to abandonment of the one-horse passenger serv ice to and from California If that second-hand rolling stock is NECESSARY FOR MILI TARY PURPOSES. To date no evidence has been produced that It is, while General DeWitt, In command of the area affected, expressly denies he ever re quested such action by the Southern Pacific). Riviera Riviera, Jan. 33 (Spl ) Mar vin Dole of Trinity Center spent several days here last week with John Fleming. wore wu received by mends that Donald Bkelton was with the croup of marines on Waae Island when it was attacked by the Japs. Mr. and Mrs. Al Van Undt of Kla math Falls and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Robertson and Mrs. Helen Fleming of Oranta Pan war Tl titers at the Sllaa Fleming boms Jan. 16. Mra. Jim Furrier of florbank. Calif.. called on friends hen slat week. Mra. Furrier will be remembered aa Marie Korta. Keith Barnes Till ted hla parent Monday and re porta hla wife la soil confined to her bed. Mr. and Mra. Walter Tordoo and daughter. Patrtela. vera Sunday din ner guetta or Mr. and Mra. R. L. Millar, the occasion waa In honor of Mlas Patricia's 18th birthday. A package BAKID ly ,J their products. H S I " "-' ' """ 1 They're rohoA-A II a hX-X?X& S0sSZVi I oodneasl Buy eblgreo a , - i 1 nrinffl Ik I I v-f'if 1 - . FRESH MEDFORD MAIL Evangelistic Quartet I rsf ,..JJ -.l.iAikflu. The Edwards Ladies' Evang elistic quartet will direct a southern Oregon evangelistic campaign under auspices of the Methodist Church of the Naza rene. Holly at First streets, be ginning Sunday morning and continuing nightly to and In eluding Sunday. February 8. The quartet Is exceptionally talented and ranks as outstand ing in the nation, in the field of gospel music. Besides vocal ren ditions they play saxophones S News By Frank Jenkins TPHE British concede today (Wednesday) that Jap troops - -apparently arriving in small boats that hug the shore con tinue to land along the Malay coast. These relatively small forces work AHEAD of the main Jap invading army. They land in the REAR of the British defense line and go to work immediate ly disrupting communications and otherwise hamstringing the defending forces. Their job is essentially the same as that of parachute troops. Parachute troops JUMP, OVER. These boat-borne Japs' sneak around the end. The dif ference is merely one of dimen sion. Both are variations of the ages-old maneuver of outflank ing. CROM Tokyo today comes news that allied warships are operating in the Strait of Malacca (consult your map here), pounding these Jap flank ing operations whose results have become serious enough to make it necessary to risk allied naval forces In waters domi nated by Jap planes. , . JAP warplanes are ranging over the Islands of the Indies as far as New Britain, east of Day' Especially oa eggs, you need the full strength sad flavor of qual ity Pepper. Try Schilling Pepper for useful, appetising goodness. Schilling of Snow Flakes jtiW Swoiv Flakes NABISCO NATIONAL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. and accordions, also the marim ba. Rev. Grace Edwards, preach ing evangelist of the quartet, is exceptionally gifted as a public speaker. The quartet Includes, (from left to right, above) Mis Lewis, Miss Chaffee, Rev. Edwards, and Miss Gilbert. ' The public Is extended a cor dial invitation to hear them nightly during the evangelistic series. New Guinea and slightly north east of Australia. The Japs are hurrying to close the entrances to the South China sea against allied reinforcements they know are sure to come sooner or later. Consult your map again at this point. It tells the story much more clearly than words can. Australia is worried. Premier Curtin says today: "These mass attacks (of Jap planes) show the peril to Australia la nearer, clearer and deadlier than ever." "TTIE Jap navy minister. Vice- Admiral Shigetara Shimada (heard on the Jap radio) says today: "The Japanese navy vir tually commands the Pacific from the Indies and Malaya to the west coast of the United States." He is echoed by Premier Gen eral Hidekl Tojo, who puts in this as his two bits worth: "Japan plans increasingly vigor ous operations In the Pacific and will continue fighting until the U. S. and Britain are brought to their knees." THAT, of course, Is pure boast- ing. Intended to make the Japs at home feel good. If Japan really did have command of the Pacific and really did,plan vig orous operations clear up to the coast of the U. S. her big shots would be keeping quiet about it, hoping to take us by surprise when they did strike. IN Burma, where a few days ago heavy Chinese forces were supposed to be gathering to take the Japs in the rear, the Japs are reported to be tak ing the offensive. (Recalling the ancient story of the horse with the epizootic, the Japs appear to have "Mow ed first") There's a screw loose in Bur FROM - THE - OVENS IISCUIT COMPANY OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1942. ma, whose premier U. Saw has Just been arrested by the British and charged with treason. When he failed to get dominion status from the British government. he is said to have started dick ering with the Japs. Burma la important, both as a gateway to India and as the southern terminus of the Burma road. There will be hard fight ing there sooner or later. CROM Cairo cornea the story , that the worst rain and sand storms seen In ten years are hampering the movements of British land and air forces in Libya against German General Rommel's African forces. There is probably more be hind British caution In Libya than meets the eye at the mo ment For days there have been hints In the news that the axis Is getting ready to lay a new egg somewhere. Africa is the likelist Dlace for this egg laying feat and the British are doubtless preparing aoi ILmiwI ONE CALL BUY ALL II lnIEuR M M .sssssssssSaWJSSSI. aW .SbSBBT M JSr saVsssssSaWsasl SBl SBST SBaW' M M ' I Fresh Price Now Til Monday Night Our low prices are always good news to our many happy and satisfied customers. While prices on some foods have ad vanced it is our desire to give the best possible values at all times. Dsy in and day out you will find it always pays to boy at Lumen's. PINEAPPLE Dal Mont Sliced Wo. 2Vt Sic Tins 2 tins 49s PEACHES Ashland Brand No. 2'a Six Tint 2 tins 29c PEAS, C0I1II, KEEI1 SALAD IJIIOLE KERIIEL COM FRESH ROASTED PEAUDTS, CANDY Old-Fashlened Chocolate Assorted flavors 2 lbs. 23c JELLY BEAKS Klce and Fresh 2 lbs. 22c DAINTY DIMPLE PEAS Royal Club They Are the Finest 2 Mo. 2 His 2S THETB WEEK-E1TD PBCIALS LARGE CRISP CELERY New enrcT Crop Jlllsl.l IIHIkk VilHIauanaVj LETTUCE, I;. httit, fresh tclii Fresh Home Grown Carrots, Beets, Turnips, Cabbage 0E3OE EOBOl to meet whatever may come. Tit good news continues to come from Russia, where the Red army has taken Mozhaisk and driven on six miles to the westward. Mozhaisk' is the apex of a nazl triangle pointing toward Moscow, only 87 miles distant The Germans have been hang ing onto it desperately as the Jumplng-off place for their next spring's offensive against the Russians. They are said by Mos cow to be fleeing westward through a 70-mlle-wide gap which the Red army is seeking to dose behind them. Russian sources In London say the Red army has. HUN DREDS OF THOUSANDS of completely fresh reserves ready to hurl Into a giant offensive along the entire 1300-mile front. rthat Is true, it Is important History tells us it is the side with the last reserves to be .AIS9 SiSS Pork, rine Quality For Frying Bacon Sqasres, ,20' For Seasoning HOMI RIND. LARD, lb. U Choice Taney !mU? . Bestlsss OAe Pork Ore Vcsl OTo Botf, lb. All Rossis, lb. " Slssks,Ib.i. J Cat la Cubes Lean and Tends Extra Mice , Country Style Hens W n, 25 sausage, ib. 2c. 1 1 VII J and Fat 10. Mm Beon Jrt High Swiss Steaks, choko Sirloin Cuts Ib. 25c i Prying sis ST. BEADS DUESSIIiG r Sandwich Spread DIL MONTI SUGAR 10 Pcsxii 64c Lnntnt' Ktaaath C03QUET KITCHEN QUEEN FISHER'S DLECD D.1IFTED S:0'i7 rimrci n-.nr re OEIO thrown In at the critical mo ment that wins the last battle It ia the last battle that wins the war. BATHTUB STOLEN Alameda, Cal. (U.R) This city's "meanest thief for the moment is the one who took advantage of the city's first blackout to steal the new $35 white enamel bathtub awaiting Installation at the home of Vic tor Richlt, Jr. arro73ftffti.i,,ii,nrrrfi, aoxxoi 001 Fr FrCfl Dellvery SerYiCC Piai 2239 It'Alwoyg rayt Choice Visl Rossis, Should Cuts Extra Oeod Qislily OCc Bacon, lb. A Medium Thick S lb. Me Bit? ROASTS, 32Ss Qt. Jar 2 c. 2 cans 25: 2 pounds 20 4 MILK 4 Ttn 0t:s 35c Fhar Spccixli 49-lb. sack 1.39 1.09 2X3 2X3 4Mb. sack 4Mb. sack 4Mb.. Mb. Dellcloeet pie and cakoc, bans, roll, cook la, mmAj fc Shop rite Bakery Dap, whoa In tha (tor. 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