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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 1942. "Every M Is Mkm OaateS) Baaae Uh Mail THeoaa." Pally Bsreat Sataraaj Published by MKDfOnD miNTINO OO. IT-IS Nerte rir St. Pheoe Slsl ROBERT W RUHU Bailer. IHMIT R OIUTRAP. Slaassef. a laaeaeaaeal Neaeeaper. Iillfll second elaae mailer at eleS. loro. Ores"", aaoet Ael o slaree S. ' UBSCRIITION UTII By Mallle Aa.aocei twlly enS Sunrfer -ana meata... By Carrier la Advaace Mallard, Art Una. Caiitrel Polnl. Jaek.on.llle. 0l Hill, anfu. Rler. Phoeals. TeleeC end M molar roaiesi Bell and Bundar ne mf.""" Dsjlr and fund r ana month... All lerme ansa la ad .ease. Offk-lal Paper at the City a Mdfer Olflflal Paper al Jerkae. CowUt EMMR Or THBAAHOCIATRpPRtM BaemVa, Pall Vm- Wire SetTrle, A. A.ieied Praaa la eseleelnl aatlllaa la Iha oa lor piiWIealloe a I all aaVs dlsnaiohee cr.dl.ed la II jr ether lie aredlled la Ihlt epar. and alaa la the laaal nawa pubh.had herein. All name low iubii"- Stepatehee waraia ara a alaa reserved. MEMBER OP UNITED PREM MEMBER OP AUDIT BUREAU Of CIRCULATIONS Ad.ertl.lnt RpraMnlt1a WBST-HOI.I.IDAT COMPANT. INC. Offleail" N.w om. CV.lc.ee. Jewell. San rrencle.0. horn Anselae, Saatlle. paruead. Ik Leols. Allanla. Vaeaemer. Ore PmusblE (Till Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Perry Rnrtna nild hurried visit to the valley Wed. followed by high wind, which lor a wonder, with 11 the exaggeration that la going on, waa not called a tem pest. , F. Luy, the Antelope cowhand towned Thurs. wearing overalla, a sign that he la mad at the taxes. Everything that could be dona for the army cantonment pro ject has been done, except elect ing a queen. A week from tomorrow Is Ground Hog day. If the varmint sees his shadow, there will be six weeks of weather, the enemy must not know about. a Colds are prevalent. Due to the attack several had to stay .lU'et CbutTOcUouVnt"r! attacked promptly, and la him self. The Eagle Pt, Orange stages Its annual turkey dinner today. Many will go out for the feast, and to see I. Ross Kline dish up the gravy, while wearing an apron. S. Ganton Sherwood of the po. was 40 yrs. old Thurs. From now on he won't be so rolllcky, C. Wig Ashpole predicts. a a a Ginger Rogers of tha movies will be up here soon from Holly wood to look over her smiling acres, and do some of It herself. The snow has all melted around E. Ulrich, the Prospect mt.-wm., and he Is busy pitching hay at steers. Mose LaFayette Alford wore a cane all week, due to hurting a foot. a a a Plowing started on the Apple gate last week. A number of local robins flew over and en Joyed a fish worm teed while following the Jim O'Brien plow. It was quite a treat after eating oak leaves and bread crumbs since October. a a a G. Green, the Ashland scribe. Is accused by A. Moore Hamll ton, a local scribbler, of trying to fool the Ashland Democrats, the objective being the post ollice. Mr. Green is showing considerable originality In try ing to fool the Democrats, after they have fooled themselves and everybody else for the last ten years. The Gus poodle, due V..h., Vmm.Ii v h..iand his ceneral staff, there can be no doubt what- changi his nationality to one not undrr the thumb of the Axis j checked decisively, Hitler is certainly due for a win powers. He won t even bark in ) . . . a 1.. .t..A K v,. French any more. Flctch Stout, the pllllst, has three kodak pictures of Ben Hur ltto gonian editorial staff, taken when he was struggling at Q. Hill. Two of them are with his eyes shut, holding a fish. a a a The Peoria Bill Gates pipe is now at Its peak of Its rugged virility, and can walk farther than either one or both ot the G. Coram twins. a The air raid sirens war test ed, and could be heard satisfac torily, as Herm Purucker was not guffawing at the time. If both let loose at tha same time, there would be confusion. Cloalug Uma lor Clualtled Ads a. m.-l'oo Lai to dwelt; 1340 p. Bk Somewhat Premature "Sorry please!" Have to take back that bouquet we pinned on the Roosevelt administration for its victory in South America. Instead of a victory Uncle Sam has suffered a rather humiliating diplomatic defeat Argentine, not the U. S. A., wears the laurel wreath on its beady brow, which its gigantic son, Firpo, plucked from Jack Dempsey in Madison Square Garden several years ago, and then lost when Jack climbed back in the ring, and annihilated the Pampas colossus. PERHAPS that pugilistic encounter will prove sym bolic. This may merely be a dive into the press seats for Honorable Sumner Welles, and he like Jack will stage a sensational comeback. But it doesn't look that way at the present writing. Instead of agreeing to break off relations with the Axis powers, the assembled South American coun tries agreed to recommend such action at some future time, should such action appear to be in conformity with the laws and national interests of the country concerned at the particular time. Which, considering the circumstances and the South American tradition of. diplomatic evasion, cir cumlocution and indirection, means precisely NOTHING AT ALL! HOWEVER, while this is a wallop in the jaw for President Roosevelt's "Good Neighbor" and foreign policy, we doubt very much if it can be classi fied as an Axis triumph. Far more likely the motivation behind this surpris ing repudiation of the North American demand, pro ceeded from concern over internal politics and future trade relations, rather than any real sympathy for Germany or other members of the Axis. Only the future can tell of course. But as the war goes on, and the situation becomes clearer, our belief is North and South America eventu ally will join together, presenting a solid front, against the Axis, looking both to the East and West. As we see it, the action has been delayed, not aban doned. GeorgraphicaJ facts and certain economic necessi ties will unite the western hemisphere politically, whether all the participants like the idea or do not Picking a Winner As a postscript to the diplomatic set-back at Rio, this fact should not be overlooked : Hitler has a better propaganda organization oper ating south of the Rio Grande, than anywnere else, outside of the Third Reich For nearly two years and supplemented by small but militant groups of Fifth Columnists, has preached the doctrine day in and day out, that Hitler is invincible, and the British Empire all through and washed up. The sudden collapse of this myth of German in vincibility, before smashes of Stalin's steel fist, has thrown several monkey-wrenches into this popular assumption, but it takes time to eradicate such a deeply indoctrinated concept, particularly when for . . .i ii - -j i l two iuu years, an me military evidence BUDstanu- ated it Yes ideas like this die that the persistence of this myth, played a major role, in the decision of Argentine and Chile to avoid any binding commitments, with the anti-Axis forces. It is true in this selfish South America, that getting smart! Russia - Best Hope for Peace The most cheering war news continues to come from Russia. Instead of stopping its onward rush and consolidating positions at Mozhaisk, the Red Army fully equipped for winter warfare, has smashed on, until Moscow claims Rzhev has been completely encircled and Smolensk nearly so, an advance, which if true, is of truly sensational proportions. As frequently remarked in this column, the Rus sian war reports must always be taken with several grains of H.C. The temperamental directors of the Soviet propaganda department, are highly imagina tive and incurably optimistic. Nevertheless, while it would be unwise to celebrate the fall of Smolensk which has, until very recently Vioon tha winter honrlnnnt - - v ------ i j ever, that unless the Russians are soon checked and ter trimming, second only to that suffered by Napo leon himself. (And as far as current reports go includ ing those from Berlin, there 'tort German war machine, highly touted as it has j been, has the power to call such a halt, until spring at least.) MOREOVER this favorable situation on the Rus o!on f,rf ta nnnf ii-nioH hv Sir Stnffnrrl frhina retiring British Ambassador just returned to London, who incidentally enjoys the confidence of Stalin and is a hind-minded and thorough going Liberal whose reliability can not be questioned. Says Sir Stafford: "Rula plans to complete the conquest of Germany next fall and winter, and make it absolutely thorough and complete. Russia has a larger and better equipped army than it had at the start of the war. while its Industrial production east of the Urals has become tremendous, and is steadily Increasing. Russia and Japan have difficulties of long stand- ing wh will be which can only be decided by force. Eventually they at each other throats." itself. a half this organization, hard. There is little doubt world, but particularly in involved with a loser isn't tnrQ nf Dor RpIrhsfiipVirfr . is no indication whatever We wish that "eventually" might be dropped and "shortly" substituted. It has been the belief of this department from the first, and still is, that Russia holds the key to Japan's def eat, and the longer this aid is withheld, the more difficult it will be ever to dislodge Nippop from naval and military control in the Far East. . . However "eventually" is better than "never", and if Russia's present victories do continue against Ger many, the time for that aid from Stalin, may be materially advanced. IN which case Wall Street MAY be. right. World War No. 2 instead of dragging on for three or four years more, may be over Aye, verily, a consummation devoutly to be wished I IMAGINE, what a different world this would be, and what a different prospect for every individual in it, if this insane planet SHOULD suddenly snap out of its suicidal madness, and return to the ways of peace I Personal Health Service By William Slfned letters pertaining tn personal Health and nTflene, not to disease dlsinosU or treatment, will be answered by Pr. Brady II a stamped self addressed envelope la enclosed. Letter should be brief and written In Ink. owing to the larea number of letters received only a few can be answered here. No reply ran be made ta queries not conforming to Instructions. Address Dr. William Brady, 266 CI Camlno. Beverly Hills. Calif. HELLO. Bad posture Is easier to recog nize when you have a clear con ception of what constitutes good posture. Many definitiona of good posture have been pro posed, but a simple stand ard developed by Dr. Lloyd T. Brown of Harvard and generally dis tributed by the federal Chil dren's Bureau has come Into widest use. Al t h o attention to cultivating most important VI. Brady good posture Is in childhood and In the early 'teens, better knowledge of what it is and an effort to retain or acquire It would improve the henlth and efficiency, to say no thing of the personal appear ance or beauty, of millions oi adults. Back In the Victorian era chil dren were taught to throw the shoulders back and to stand and walk with the feet at an angle of 4S degrees,, "in blissful ig norance of the fact", as the disj tinguished Portland child spe cialist Dr. C. Ulysses Moore ex presed it (A. J. Diseases of Chil dren, Mar., '34) "that this pro duced swaybacks, pot bellies, pelvic distortion, lumbar pain and flat feet. Today the prev alent debutante slouch Indicates an equal lack of knowledge of the fundamentals of proper pos ture". Up to the time of World War, Part 1, even the military author ities in this country harbored some such comic opera concep tion ot good posture as that, and in many quasi-military institu tions and organizations It atill prevails. Tin soldier snap Is as easily faked as chorus girl viva city. By the Brown standard refer red to there are four grades of profile posture, A or excellent, B or good, C or poor and D for bad. To measure profile posture, view the individual from one side; the profile Is grade A or excellent if a plumb line or per pendicular passes through the external auditory meatus (ear opening), tip of acromial pro cess (tip of shoulder), greater trochanter (bony prominence of hip about where ball of thumb rests against hip) and the ex ternal malleolus (outer bony prominence of ankle). Profile posture is grade D or bad If the head is markedly forward, chest By Frank Jenkins UEAVY news again today (Frl- day) after the recent com parative lull. Most ot it Is bad a a CEA-BORNE Japanese troops land In New Guinea, the Solomon islands and probably New Britain. (Get out your map. The signi ficance of these mox-es in the South Pacific simply CAN'T be understood without constant re ference to the map.) Your map (if it is a good one) will show you that New Guinea is only 100 miles across the Torres strait from Cape York, the northernmost tip of Aus tralia. Australia's response to these moves is prompt. Blackouts are ordered in all cities. Militia units are equipped with full battle kit. The war cabinet la called into special session. 0 In The Day's News;-. . 1 , in a year or nine months. Brady. M. D. SLOUCH! sunken, belly relaxed, or the back curves exaggerated. In grade A posture the breastbone is the part of the body farthest forward. To measure anterior posture, view the individual from In front. Tha anterior posture is grade I or excellent if kneea, ankles and great toes touch eas ily, with a narrow crescent of space visible between the feet at insteps, shoulders are ot equal height, body straight with cur ves at waistline even, hips ot equal height. Anterior posture is grade 4 or bad if knees touch when ankles are apart, or if ankles touch when knees are apart, one shoulder is higher than the other or curves at waisUlne are uneven, one hip higher than the other. If anter ior posture is good, a plumb line or perpendicular dropped from the nose falls thru the supra ternal (top of breast bone) notch, navel, and the narrow crescent of space between the insteps. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Sparerlbs and Sauerkraut Our Jlve-year-old boy, until a year go subject to allergy, now ha fin health and seems thriving. Re begs tor eparenb and sauerkraut when we have It. We have not given him any, as we thought the ylnegar might oe naa tor mm. (Mn. a. T.) Anewer Omit the vinegar, or, If you need any better sauce or condi ment than the natural lactic acid (urn add as In hour milk or but termilk) use lemon utce Instead of vinegar, and the aparertba and sauer kraut will be fine for the boy and not bad for his mom and pop either. rooat containing Phosphorus I am trying to find out what foods contain phosphorus, but such books as I hava consulted give no infor mation. (R. R. 0.) r Answer Beef. milk, cheese, esita. wheat, potatoes, beans, apples, dried prunes, carrots, oatmeal are good sources of phosphorus. For Informa tion concerning essential minerals and vitamins In foods consult "Feed ers Digest" BO-page booklet mailed on request It you Inclose twenty-five cents and stamped envelope bearing your address. Vitamin B Complex When can I get tha new vitamin called paba, which keeps hair from turning grayf (M. N.) Answer It Is not new. It Is on of the component of the natural vitamin B complex. Crude para- smlno-bensolc acid has been used for years In manufacture of explo sives. Chemically pure preparation of It may be available, but I would not use It myself as long as natural vitamin B cos-iplex la available. (Copyright 143, John F. Dtlle Co.) tH. Nofsi Persons wishing ta eotnmnnh-ate with Or. Brady should send letter direct tn Dr. William ' Brady. M. D, tea W Camlno. Beverly Hills. Calif. Australia Is preparing to re sist INVASION. e MAYBE the Japs are preparing " to invade Australia In force now. It is more or less an axiom you never can tell what a Jap will do. This writer (who is only cracker-box strategist) guesses their Immediate purpose is to close the Torres strait route to the East Indies (and Singapore) thus compelling American rein forcements to take the 8,000 mile detour around the southern tip of Australia. a e a A "HIGH government official" in Washington lifted the corner of the censorship curtain enough yesterday (Thursday) to reveal that a "stream of rein forcements" has been started to the "southwest Pacific." It was yesterday the Japs be gan landing troops on New Guinea and elsewhere in the neighborhood of the narrow Torres strait Only simple guessing Is re quired to arrive at the conclu sion that they are moving to de lay arrival of these reinforce ments by compelling them to take the loniier route. a a a THE map has suggested from the beginning that major Japanese strategy in the South Pacific aims at closing all out side routes to the East Indies and Singapore (largely by means frt air bases), thus shutting out American and British reinforce ments and leaving to the Japa the short inside route through the South China sea. With outside entrances cJoead to reinforcements and this short inside route available to them, the Japs (one guesses) hope to pound the East Indies and Sin gapore into submission. After that. If aU goes well, they will go after India via Burma. a a TTHEVRE pounding at tha gates of Burma already. A Rangoon dispatch says: "British troops, faced with su perior Jap forces, are being with drawn from the mountain areas east of Moulmein." Moulmein is across the narrow gulf of Martaban from Rangoon, the southern terminus of the Burma road, China's life line for supplies. The mountain areas from which the British are with drawing are on the border be tween Thailand and Burma. e FN Africa, axis forces striking 1 from El Agbella capture Age debia, 90 miles along the back track. Cairo says it is apparent General Rommel has begun a full - fledged counter - offensive. London military "quarters" sug gest that heavy aerial reinforce ments must have reached the Germans and Italians. (Or the British may have been weakened by withdrawal of air forces to be sent to Singapore. Or maybe BOTH.) ONLY from Russia Is there favnrahli r.wi InHsv The Germans have been driven 23 miles westward from Moz haisk and farther to the north the Russians are smacking the Germans in what is described as the most violent' fighting of the year. Their purpose is to out flank the German positions around Leningrad and compel a German withdrawal. Southward from Moscow the Germans are being hammered hard. . -r a a IN Washington an urgent re- quest by army officials for 12 Vi billion dollars "in prepara tion for our offensive knockout blow" Is sent to the house (where all appropriations must originate) and its speedy ap proval is taken for granted. General Arnold, deputy cniel of staff for air, says the pro gram "is necessary to build up an air force both for the United States and for its allies." He makes clear that it is the preliminary step toward FDR's goal of 60,000 planes this year and 125,000 next and adds that STILL MORE huge sums of money will have to be allocated, a a a CORGET dollars: . r They're out-of-date useful only as counters, like chips in a poker game. Dollars won t matter 11 tne ENEMY LICKS US. When we've licked the enemy we can TACKLE AND SOLVE the problems arising out of the debt (expressed in dollars) we're piling up. Today's Job is to lick the enemy. (Continued Prom Pis One) and very few of the industries have received an order, after working on educational orders. a THERE were shadows east of coming events, but the full significance of what the future held was rarely recognized. There was a tightening up en Installments sales, curtailment of vacuum cleaners and refrig erators, reduced output of slot machines and Juke boxes, arti cles containing metals that could be used for more essential pur poses. With the declaration of war against Japan sugar became important, but there has been no rationing, yet. Production of rum was forbidden to save mo lasses. Distillers of rye and bourbon whiskeys were directed to confine their output to 40 percent and devote 60 percent to the distilling of alcohol. This also to conserve sugar and produce Industrial alcohol, with out which there can be no smokeless powder. The best known soft drink In America has begun rationing Its dealers because it contains sugar; sev eral other soft drinks will fol low this program of allotments. The sugar situation has not affected the confectioners, but they can expect a reduction of their candy output. Acording to authorities, there Is no sugar shortage (there Is a celling on the price), but the need for industrial alcohol is imperative I - NEW automobiles are off the AT THE . market (dlrecUy affecting 1,800, 000 people) and new trucks will be off after March. New tires arc rationed by counties, and certain counties have a quota that would not equip a milk wagon. Only retreads are avail able for tha average automobile and a ceiling bad to be placed on them to save the public from being gouged. Now there is threat ot a shortage of old tires owing to the quantity of new rubber required in retreading or capping. Woolen mills in Washington and Oregon have been advised to Teduce the wool content in their product; less wool in blankets and clothing. Wool of the northwest is no longer sup plemented by shipments from Australia and New Zealand that the British government was sending to the United States: the Pacific Is no longer an open trade route. Sheepmen of Idaho, Oregon and Washington will expand their flocks this year and bless the ewes with triplets Thousands of farmers on small acreage raise a few sheep and in the aggregate the number is a substantial contribution. INNUMERABLE small things will disappear from the shelves of groceries and drug stores. Bristles for tooth brushes and paint brushes are hard to get It is predicted that in a couple of months there will be no more silk stockings; and nylon and rayon contain chemicals which later may be required for war purposes. Celophane is no long er wrapped around razot blades. cigarets, cigars and the like; its use has already been discon tinued. Compacts ot metal and lipstick holders are going the way of the zipper, no longer manufactured but still a few ob tainable If the customer searches around. Linen thread for shoes is now being replaced by cotton, ana the quartermaster depart ment discovered this last vear Leather used by the cobbler is another hard-to-get. When the lew fancy dog collars still in stock have been sold there will be no more until after the duration. PASSES AGED 92 Nichblas Blerma, a resident of this community for the past two years passed away early Friday evening at the age of 82. Mr. Bierma was born In Hol land on May 25, 1849, and came to the United States when 21 years old. He is survived by four children, J. R. Blerma of Medford; A. G. Blerma, San Francisco; F. R. Bierma, Los An geles, and Mrs. Fred Jarvis, San Diego. starts TODAY - for 3 Days! MAISIE WINS AGAIN IN A KNOCKOUT FUN SHOW! You'll split your side laughing at Maisie ... in her newest mow-'em-down and treat -'em - rough funscapade ! I ! m m asataaBsaami W aBsaBsr eaBJaBaw u Starring ANN SOTHERN with this GEORGE MURPHY - I VIRGINIA AND ddP wmsj - MATINFM: Doors Open at 1:4 ttc-lte Inc. ta j CompletiShows Sunday start at 2:00-3733-7:00-9:00 ROXYl Flight o' Time Medfard and JsrkaajD Coflnly History rron) the files of the Mall Trlbana 10 and ta years ago. TEN TEARS AGO TODAY January 25, 1932 at was Saturday) Drive ta onen Monday to in stall "Muncie plan" to provide work tor joDiess. Genrsa A. Coddlne Is elected vice-president of Oregon District Attorneys society. Gov. Roosevelt of New York now a full-fledged candidate for tha Democratic presidential nomination. Depression has caused a de cline in attendance at country dances and Saturday night whoopee, sheriff reports. More candidates here' throw hats In ring. Many eye legisla tive posts. Still no trace of missing Dead Indian couple, caught In a blir zard January 11, while en route from visiting neighbor. Search ers will wait until snow melts in spring. Cloudy and unsettled. 47 low 24 degrees. High TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY January 25, 1922 (It was Wednesday) Senator Borah of Idaho de clares allies could pay their war debts to America if they cut down their armies. Packing house workers threat en guerilla war if their demand for more wages denied. Lower house to have soldiers bonus bill ready in two weeks. ' Three local Chinamen cele brate Chinese New Year's. Mrs. F. K. Deuel and daugh ter Catherine return from trip to San Francisco. Gold Hill and this city excited over wresUing match at Gold Hill Friday between Ralph Hand of Gold Hill and Ben Rueben, at Gold Hill. Women told by church lead ers "it is dishonest to powder nose." Julius Meier, Portland merch ant, to tour world and boost 1925 world's fair at Portland. Showery with a high oi 46, and low of 33 degrees. HIGHWAY CLOSED Porltand, Ore, Jan. 24. (JP, The state highway association announced that the Columbia river highway at Multnomah Falls, about 30 miles east ot here, was closed to traffic this morn ing. Probable length of the clos ure was not given. Use Mall Tribune want ads. mm added fun cast: ROBERT STERLING O'BRIEN th hilarious tinging htr nwst hit: wuuj An viiata vag ill EVEMN08: Doors open at :45 tse-lie Inc. tas
