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By Arthur Perry
Wnr monthi administration
leaders have drummed into the
ears of the people, they have
not started making sacrifices to
win the war. From the way the
people are cussing, and waving
their arms In the general direc
tion of Washington, D. C, the
administration itself. Is going to
start making them or else at
the polls. As the senior senator
from Oregon commented, noth
ing matters but military gains,
the social ones are out.
.
A "breathing spell" for state
Income tax payers for one
month Is advocated. After all
the late and frequent pungling
the taxpayers are breathless
almost, and In need of both
spondulicks and breath.
The first dandelion of spring
has been dug up instead of
picked by the Older Girls.
Andrew Jackson Simpson,
72, of the hills, "grocery-ed"
Mon. and walked miles to do
It. He said he would like to
meet up with an enemy spy,
or a Northern Spy apple,
though he had nothing against
the Baldwins for bedtime eat
ing. CENSORSHIP
"Private Blank of the Blank
shire Buffs
Was ordered away to Blank.
To snipe at the pick of the
Fuehrer's toughs
On the River Blank's left
bank.
At Blank o'clock on the 1st of
Blank,
With courage rare and rash.
He took up his stand on the
enemy's flank
Near the village of Hyphen
Dash." British poem.
A girl secretary employed In
plane parts factory informed
a house committee she received
$39,356 in salary and bonuses
last year, and a $13,000 bonus
this month from her employer
for "Just work." She was vague
about Just what she did, except
she "took some worries off his
mind." She said the boss was
"generous," and "the most won
derful man In the world." He
sure was a good guy with a
dollar. And, it was all govern
ment money. To the $21 a
month soldier at home and
abroad, the average citizen sav
ing here and pinching there for
share of war coin, the little
businessman plagued by regu
lations and restrictions," and
children who contribute pennies
for the "democratic way of life,"
this Is sensational news. They
never knew they were buying
bonds for blondes.
FREEDOM OF THE NECK
"Why must any active out
door man wear a necktie, as
the Army men must, except In
maneuvers or actual warfare In
hot countries? Why shouldn't
he be permitted to unbutton the
two top buttons of his shirt and
do some real breathing? Why
must he surround his neck with
a thick band of cotton warp
with filling of mohair? We
think young men would be even
more eager than thry are to do
their part If the Army offered
freedom of the neck. We offer
this to the War Department as
Suggestion No. 1,387,893 for
winning the war." (New York
Times).
The Netherlands Indies rank
first in the production of tap
ioca, which is obtained from the
root of the cassava plant.
Closing time for Clwwlfled Aril 0
a. m loo law to tiaaaiiy 1J so
p. to.
Why Not Occupy Italy?
THIS has been a war of surprises except in two di-
rections. One concerns Italy. The other Japan.
Before Italy entered the war, England declared
II Duce's army wouldn't fight, and its navy couldn't
shoot, the Fascists, if they came in, would be a
push-over.
THE triumph of a small group of British U-boata
off the coast of Albania yesterday was typical.
The Britishers had so little respect for the Ital
ians, the U-boats didn't bother to submerge, but stay
ed on the surface and sank nearly a dozen Italian
ships by gun fire.
CO it has been from the outset Before Germany
came to the rescue even Greece made monkeys
out of Mussolini's legions, chasing them all over the
map like so many panic-stricken prairie dogs.
In fact, the complete impotency of Italy has
been so pronounced the Mail Tribune's military ex
pert can t understand why Britain hasn't devoted a
week-end to a serious and concentrated attack on
Italy, concluding same with an all-out occupation.
TITOULDN'T an allied attack on Germany via Aus-
tria with Italy as a base be far more effective
than any attempt via France or Scandinavia7 Italy
in a military sense is a total loss, but it must be of
considerable value to Hitler, as a base of operations
in the Mediterranean, and as a buffer for his south
eastern flank.
Why not send a corporals guard and a tugboat
against Rome and Naples one of these fine days and
take over what is left of the Roman Empire?
There is no reason to doubt II Duce would lead
the flight to Venice and without even taking off his
panoply of medals, dive head-firet into the nearest
canal !
Japan s Achilles Heel
THE other exception is the quality of the Japanese
1 air fleet. Before the war, the Washington military
experts were agreed Japan had no modern first-class
fighting planes. They also claimed aerial gunnery
was poor, and numbers lacking.
They were entirely wrong on the last two counts,
and on everything else concerning Japan, except the
plane-quality item.
THREE months of war have clearly demonstrated
that while Japan has far more of an air-fleet than
ever imagined, and the bravery and skill of her pilots
compare favorably with that of other nations, plane
to plane she is fighting under a terrific handicap.
Except where Germany
her, Japan's planes in day to day combat have been
outclassed in speed, fire-power and maneuverability.
We don t know the exact ratio, but our guess would
be Japans air loss percentage, is three or four times
greater than the percentage
THIS is a cheering fact
VUG.
For as has been frequently observed in this de
partment, this war is essentially an air war, the
winner in the air, will be the winner in the war.
Japan's total air fleet is far larger than the al-.
lies ever suspected, but
losses to date, have also been far larger than Japan
ever suspected.
I here is also little doubt that Japan s replace
ments will be on relatively a small scale, and of con
tinued inferior quality.
TO date Japan has had a tremendous advantage
due to the close proximity of her air bases. But
as her lines are extended further and further, and
the United Nations secure air bases nearer and near
er, this original advantage will become steadily less.
IN other words, unless there is some serious fly in
this ointment of reasoning, the one preliminary
count against Japan, which WAS correct, promises
to prove a decisive one, as far as the ultimate result
is concerned.
It may take some time, but eventually nothing
can prevent, the defeat of a nation, forced as Japan
appears to be, to bum its aerial candle at both ends,
increased losses on one hand, inferior replacements
on the other.
Mac Arthur Defines Censorship
GENERAL MacArthur is not only a great leader
and a great strategist, but seerns to be a man of
great common sense.
Usually professional army men, particularly West
Pointers, are disposed to lack the human touch, to
be extremists in such matters as traditions of disci
pline and red tape.
But not General MacArthur. Yesterday he called
the newspaper men to his headquarters, and gave a
brief talk on his ideas of censorship.
It s the best definition of what news censorship
should and should not be, we have seen from any
official source since the war started. We trust the
censorship office at Washington, will not overlook it.
We quote :
"My main purpose. Is not to suppress news but to
get news for you.
'The main reason for efforts by the United States
and Australia to Inform the public what Is going on is
that if the public does not know the truth its imagina
tion operates, thereby reducing confidence.
"Silence will begin to react against you. It therefore
Is a crime It Is Important that the public should be told
so It can summon confidence and determination of pur
pose In support of the war effort.
"I want your help, without which we cannot get that
maximum eifurt needed to win.
has been able to supply
of the United Nations.
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and a very IMPORTANT
there is no doubt her air
Personal Health Service
Br William
Signed letters pertalalng t emonal bealtb ana Hygiene, wot to dleeeie
dlagnuet. er tralnwnt. at II be answered by Dr Bra fly if a stamp self
addrtuee aavtlopa Is anekMrd. Letters sbaold ba bhvf and written ta Ink
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Address Dr. William Brady. SSS tt Camlno. Brrtrly Hills. Calif.
MEAT IN HEALTH
It seems to be at least tacitly
agreed among physician or
medical authorities that mod
erate use of
tobacco by
grown-u p s is
usually not in-
urious to
health. There
is no scientific
evidence that
moderate
smoking is de
1 e t e rioua to
the mature
adult, but
plenty of evi
dence that to
bacco Impairs the nealth and
general development of the
child or youth.
Likewise, without prejudice,
there is no scientific evidence
that meat eating In any way in
jures health. Certainly there is
no basis for the fancy that meat
eating causes "acidosis" or ac
cumulation of or deposit of
"uric acid" in the blood or in
the tissues. Notwithstanding the
singular fact that some physic
ian reports an alleged case of
"gout" now and then, even
within the past year or two,
still it is no longer seriously
claimed that "uric acid" or a
salt of "uric acid" has anything
to do with causing disease. To
be sure, chalky deposits (mono
sodium urate) are commonly
found in the tissues of elderly
persons, but rarely have such
persons ever suffered with any
illness that could possibly be
called gout.
The model health diet - In
cludes meat, of course. Why
not? By no sound, physiological
reasoning can we exclude meat
from a health diet. On the other
hand, if the diet Includes milk,
eggs and cheese, as the health
diet must, tt is a matter of in
dividual taste or preference
whether to include or to ex
clude meat. Meat supplies noth
ing that milk, cheese and eggs
will not supply to fill the re
quirements of human nutrition
The protein or nitrogenous ma
terial In meat is a "complete"
protein, that is, it contains all
of the amino acids essential for
human nutrition. But so does
the protein in milk, cheese and
eggs. ... So I repeat, the in
clusion or exclusion of meat in
the health diet Is a matter of
individual taste only.
It is well for the layman, and
the physician too, for that mat
ter, to remember that the theory
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
(Continued Prom Page One)
noticeable propaganda of conse
quence along that line In the
democracies has been a pro
nouncement of Sir William Bev-
fridge urging that Britain scrap
party government, the profits
vstem and autonomous traae
unions a pronouncement which
gained the dignity of publication
in the conservative and appar
ent'.y confused London Times.
It has been redistributed in this
country and has scared many
business men because sir Wil
liam held two cabinet posts in
the last war and was director
of the London school of eco
nomics. What has not been made clear
is that Sir William, despite his
great energy and ability, has
indulged himself In some eco
nomic eccentricities in tne past
At least one of his former stu
dents has the idea he believed
business cycles were caused by
fluctuations in agricultural pro
duction which in turn were
influenced by sunspots. which
nay have some validity but is
certainly primitive.
In truth, government in Brit
sin and the U. S. now controls
distribution of income, limits
profits, directs distribution of
labor In some degree without
Sovietiiing anyone In the Rus
sian manner. Take profits. Eng
;anrl limits these by heavy ex
cess profits taxes as do we. Also
in England no one can make
more than 127.000 a year. We
control Individual Income In
numerous tax ways, and we say
what you can do with your
income to some extent you
ran t buy tires, autos. rubber
tin. sugar, etc. Voluntary or
direct restraints on labor are
now the 'subject of discussion
In congress.
e e
yHE big difference Sir Wi'l-
liam advocates Is that the
people, the unions, business be
made agents of the state, rather
than free units. That Is Just the
difference between democracy
and dlctatorsrlp. It Is not a
question of government con
trol. It is a question of method.
Brady M. D.
DIET Or COURSE
of a century ago, that "uric
acid" in dark or red meat
caused "gout" waa based on
crude estimates, not on precise
measurement of the amourt of
uric acid in the blood; and that
such measurements do not bear
out the theory at all.
QUESTIONS A ANSWERS
Pimples
Plomsa toll m tha quickest and
safest way to get rid of blackheads
and pimples on my fac and back.
Anxlous)
Answer Send stamped envelope
bearlnff your address and aak for
pamphlet on. "Acne" pimples and
blackheads.
KCI and Low Blood Pre Mure
When I told my doctor I'd like to
try soluble potassium chloride for
my allergy he said I'd surely hare
low blood pressure then X have had
low blood pressure tor some time.
IV. B.)
Answer It does not lower blood
pressure. Aa the action of potassium
Is physiologically similar to the ac
tion of adrenal gland hormone It
should rather tend to help low blood
pressure. x
Plants In Bedroom
Growing plants In a room are bene
ficial In DAYTIME, for they give off
oxygen, but at night give off a gas
fyou know Its name) that Is poison
ous to breathe. (A. O.)
Answer Reason why growing
plants are healthful In living room,
bedroom or sickroom Is that the
leaves and the porous pots evarporate
some moisture, which Is always
needed In artificially heated air. The
amount of oxygen given off. or the
amount of carbon dioxide given off
In the night, if any, la insignificant.
Carbon dioxide Is not polaonous to
breathe. There Is always a certain
amount of tt In tha sir. Perhaps you
confuse It with carbon monoxide,
which Is dangerous to breathe, but
Is never given off by plants, animals
or humea beings. In daylight grow
ing plants absorb and utilize carbon
dioxide from the air. Regarding cut
flowers, there Is no objection to hav
ing them In living room, bedroom or
etckroom day and night, If you wish
Headache In fairness I am glad to report that
X received great relief from headache
after following Instructions In the
pamphlet "Relief for Allergy." Phy
alclana had told me my headaches
were probably allergic, but had not
suggested sny remedy. (Mrs. H. B. O )
Answer Thank you. Ma'am. On re
quest I will send any reader who
provides stamped envelope bearing
his or her address copies of the
pamphlets "Relief for Allerey" snd
"Why Have Headache?
(Copyright 1043. John P. Dllle Co.)
Ed. Note: persona wishing to
rommunlrate with Dr. Brady
should send letter direct to Dr.
William Brady. M. D. SSS el
Camlno. Beverly Hllla, Calif.
We have some controls. Nearly
everyone seems to think we need
more particularly now controls
over prices, wages and profits
(Mrs. Roosevelt thinks so.) But
the point is we want to effect
these controls In the democratic
manner and not in the Soviet
manner.
To state and clarify what ap
pears to me to be the purpose
which Is being obscured In the
rwarm of feverish words: The
people want elections, party
government, congress, but they
want these adapted to war uses
for utmost eff.'clency. Give the
executive great controls, but
only for the duration of war and
war (not political) purposes. Let
congress prescribe that these
powers should be returned after
ward. They want labor unions
to remain free, but they also
want the utmost production
from these unions. They insist
on the same from business. They
want to debate and argue among
hemselves to find the best
methods of winning the war as
conscientious free men should,
without having feverish germ
carriers spread their enmity into
the war effort by shouting
'Nazi," "lies' on one side or
"Sovietlrer" on the other.
Nino Mere Loggers
Slated to Answer
Overload Charges
Nine more logging truck dri
vers charged with operating
with overloads on the Crater
Lake Highway were scheduled
to answer complaints in Justice
court this week.
Everett M. Moore, Prospect,
and Robert W. Jones, Medford,
entered pleas of guilty yesterday
on similar charges. Moore was
assessed $11 and Jones $8.30,
both Including costs.
Joseph J. Jefferson, Medford.
charged with drunk and disor
derly conduct, was sentenced to
30 days in the county Jail, and
fined costs.
Walter H. Hyatt, Klamath
Falls, charged with failure to
stop at an arterial highway was
assessed $1 and costs.
Other sentences Imposed were-
Cullen G. Jackson, no lights.
$1 and costs: Cletus G. Saunders,
no tail light, $1 and costs; liar
old G. Brasure, four In the front
seat of an auto, 51.50 and costs:
Maurice E. Thompson, no PVC
permit, $10 and costs. Brasure
and Thompson are cantonment
workers
Bad News for Allies
Seen in Boris, Papen
Journeys to Hitler
Br DeWitt MscKenite
(Wide World War Analyst)
The Journey of Bulgaria's King Boris to Germany for a
conference with his master, Herr Hitler, and the trip of
Nazi Ambassador Count Von Papen from Turkey for a sim
ilar purpose, strike me as boding no good for the allies in
general and for the Turks in (articular.
These birds Boris and Papen i
may be taken ss harbingers of
the fuehrer's spring offensive.
And it's a safe bet that their
summons to the seat of might
means that the nazl chief is
getting ready to apply the heat
to Turkey. His Idea is to force
that country to permit passage
of German forces through its
territory into the middle east,
where lies the oil and other
supplies which be must have.
Berts To Play
Stooge For Hitler
The part selected for Boris
to play is stooge for Hitler. His
majesty's business is to make
warlike gestures to convince
the Turks that he is about to
attack them, If they don't play
the axis game. The fact that
Bulgaria and Turkey are
chronic enemies lends substance
to this suggestion.
Count Von Papen, one of the
craftiest schemers of them all,
will hold the Bulgarian threat
as a club over Turkey's head.
At the same time he will offer
rich prizes to the Turks for
knuckling under.
The position probably Isn't
particularly attractive to the
dictatorial Boris, especially
since his father. Czar Ferdin
and, was compelled by popu
lar, disfavor to abdicate his
Kelly's
Comment
From Washington, D. C
Lumber Industry
Hit By Unions
FSA Get Support
From Northwest
Pierce With Foes
Of Dies Committee
By John W. Kelly
Washington. D. C, March 24
Donald Nelson's prayerful ap
peal for greatly increased pro
duction has not impressed the
lumber industry of the north
west yet. Nelson said that with
present facilities, working on
24-hour shifts current produc
tion could be approximately
doubled. Without calling names,
he was looking at . the labor
policy which has been a domi
nant political force during re
cent years The 40-hour week,
with its time-and-a-half for over
time and double time for holl
days is the key to the study.
Despite the promises of Phil
Murray of CIO and Bill Green
of AFL that there would be no
strikes and that labor (their
respective organizations) would
bend every effort to Increase
production, these pledges have
not been kepi The lumber in
dustry is a sample. Probably
90 percent of the orders the
sawmills are working on are for
war purposes; cantonments or
shipping abroad for American
army bases. Men in tne .mills
know this: loggers in the forests
know the logs are destined for
war purposes. To show how
little confidence can be placed
in the pledges of Murray and
Green, mills are having trouble
because of clashes between un
ions. CIO mill workers refuse
to handle "hot 'logs, and the logs
are "hot" simply because they
were cut down and taken out
of the forests by AFL loggers
Some of the more vehement
CIO say they would rather work
three days a week on logs that
pre not "hot" than six days on
logs which have been handled
by the other union. Among
other troubles, this situation in
the lumber industry has been
laid In the lap of Donald Nelson
of war production board.
No one In authority, aopar
ently, is prepared to take a firm
position In these labor disputes
That they slow down production
appears to be secondary. It is
regarded as a.most certain thai
the 40-hour maximum will be
repealed or suspended for the
luration. In a number of gov
ernment agencies this law has
been shoved aside. The presi
dent, himself, has indicated that
something may be done about
a celling on wages Sidney Hill
man, who draws $1 a year from
the government and $12,000 a
vear from his CIO union, is
talking of drafting everyore for
labor who is not needed In the
i.rmed forces, and this is causing
peculation that Hillman's pro
posal will Include that everyone
must Join a union before they
ran work.
There is legislation, which has
passed the house but kept tight
!v locked In senate committee on
-duration and labor by Senator
Thomas of Utah, which would
solve such matters as strikes
throne in 1918 because he sided
with Germany in the world
war and got beaten. And Ferd
inand (sometimes known as The
Fox) was supposed to be one
of the smartest. Old Kaiser WU
helm once remarked: "I cannot
stand Ferdinand, but he beats
us all for brains."
Doubt If Turkey
Can Be Bullied
However, while Boris Is by
nature a lone wolf, he now is
in the situation of getting
strafed by HiUer if he doesn't
fall in line, and of being award
ed (he hopes) territory from
poor Greece and Yugoslavia if
he is a good lad. Moreover, the
king is son-in-law of the- em
peror of Italy, having married
Princess Giovanna, and domes
tic bliss might be worth the
gamble of a throne.
There is rtoubt whether Tur
key can be bullied into grant
ing Hitler's demands. As prev
iously remarked in this column,
I was told in Ankara not long
before the war that Turkey
would try to remain neutral In
event of another conflict but
that if she had to fight, it would
be beside Britain. Circumstances
may have altered his, but there
has been no indication of a
change of tyart.
against the government, the mat
ter of dues, work permits and
accounting of money from dues,
etc. Senator Thomas by one de
vice or another has managed to
keep the bill (author, Represent
ative Smith, southern Demscrat)
from getting out of the com
mittee. This shows what a com
mittee chairman can do with a
bill: defv the entire senate if so
I inclined.
IN all the criticism and ham
mering received by Farm Secur
ity administration for days in
congress the administration had
the open support of house mem
bers from the northwest. Thai
FSA did some things that It
should not (such as paying poll
taxes in southern states) was
idmitted, but that it has and is
serving a useful purpose among
the most distressed farmers was
asserted. Compton White, rep
resentative from Idaho, for ex
ample, told how FSA had saved
the apple industry in his state
when the banks were loaded up
with obligations: how the big
raterpillar bulldozers costing
$8,000 are sold Jointly to farm
ers on cut-over land; how down-and-out
refugees from the dust
bowl have been given a new
tart in life in the valleys of
Oregon and Washington and the
irrigated districts of Idaho. It
was shown that the highest loans
made In any state by FSA aver
aged. $.908 for the state of Wash
ington. e e e
DIES committee is preparing
for another eruption, this time
dealing with the Spanish Falan
gists. These are the supporters
of Franco, who has a strong dis
like for Stalin and the Spanish
communists. Aside from the
Spanish communist sympathiz
ers in the northwest, where
many young Americans were
induced to Join the Abraham
Lincoln brigade, the Spanish
auestion Is not especially promi
nent in that part of the country
Notwithstanding the popularity
of the Dies committee through
the years, there was an effort
by house members from Wash
ington and Oregon to kill the
committee. The principal oppo
lents of the committee in Wash
ington ,tate was Representative
Coffee, who filled several pages
of the Congressional Record vole
mg his opposition; the newly
'ppointed federal Judge, Repre
sentative Leavy, and Represent
atives Jackson and Hill.
Voting to destroy the Dies
committee, from Oregon was
Representative Pierce. Ail of
these congressmen are Demo
crats and New Dealers . . , There
is prospect of home defence
oald by the federal government.
Members would be men past the
"raft age and, preferably, vet
"nd" tne command
of army officers.
ASK DAM COIN
Washington. March 24
The hOUae r,r,.;...
I committee recommended today
-o" ' house PPropriate $2L-
I.O..000 for construction of
transmission lines and operation
and maintenance of the Bonne-
vllle power administration
which markets the power from
the Bonneville and Grand Cou
lee developments on the Colum
bla river.
The colorful climbing shrub,
bouganvillea, was named in hon
oi of a Frencn Navigator, Louis
Antoine De Bougainville.
Cae Ma4 Irioune aasi e.
Flight o Time
Medford and Jarfcaoa Coonty
Hlatory rrom the files of the Mall
Tribune la and ta year aco-
TElf YEARS AGO TODAY
March 24. 1932
at Was Thursday)
Federal Sales tax bill is killed
in house.
Georgia primary favor Roo
sevelt for Democratic nomine
for president.
Showers and clearing
ther. High 44, low 40 degrees.
Known kidnapers trailed ta
effort to solve Lindbergh case.
Army will accept six recruits
from Jackson county for enlist
ment. Alfalfa Bill Murray of Okla
homa to personally tour Oregon
for the democratic presidential
nomination.
Woman may file for sheriff.
State grange opposes cost of
radio station at OSC.
President Hoover declares bal
anced budget basis of prosper
ity's returns, democratic sens
tors oppose.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
March 24. 1922
(It Was Friday)
The Pacific Four-Power Pa
cific treaty is ratified by senate.
Hope fades that coal strike
April 1 will be prevented. John
L. Lewis president of the min
er's union declares "it will be '
the greatest strike in history."
More rain predicted. High
42, low 31, precipitation .37
inch.
Soldier bonus bill passes
house 333 to 70.
Fifteen feet of snow at Crater
Lake.
Quick verdict for acquittal
reached in Gold Hill poker
game trial.
Edwin R. Durno, former U.
of O. basketball star will coach
the Medford high school pro
ceeding1 Hollis Huntington.
Maximum Prices Set
on Home Appliances
To Curb Profiteers
Washington, March 24. (AP)
The government has set maxi
mum retail prices for new refrig
erators, typewriters, vacuum
cleaners, washing machines,
ironers, radios, phonographs and
cooking and heating stoves.
The office of price administra
tion imposed the ceilings to
check profiteering on the items,
most of which are no longer pro
duced because the manufacturers
have changed over to war goods.
It was the first orders affecting
retail prices on a number of
commodities. More than 100
commodities already had been
placed under manufacturers'
price ceilings.
The OPA put permanent
ceiling on vacuum cleaners and
refrigerators, equivalent to the
manufacturers' recommended re
tail price lists. The other new
orders were for temporary ceil
ings pegging prices at the level
of last Thursday, March 19.
The ceilings do not apply to
used articles.
McLeod
McLeod, March 24 (Spl.)
Mrs. Pauline Walker, who has
been in Seattle for the past six
weeks visiting relatives, has re
lumed to ner home here.
Mrs. Dean Tate bas returned to
her home after being confined In the
noepital for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fl tenner and
niece of Medford, and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Harding, Sr., and eon, visited
Bob Clark March 15e
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hot and son
have moved to Port Klamath to bo
nearer Mr. Hoeg s work. .
Mrs. Vera Ebbert entertained th
Bridge club at her home March 18.
Present were Lorain Abbott, Ruth
Sawyer, Helen Coons, Helen Axtell.
Olga Brill, Oay Chamberlain and Bet
tie Ooble. Hleh score waa won by
Mrs. Oay Chamberlain and low by
Ruth Sawyer.
Mrs. Zuba Dates underwent a ma
jor operation In the Community hos
pital March ai.
Mlas Ruth Axtell of Boeeman. Moo.
Is guest of her brother. Ranald As
tell and family at "Folding Hills
Ranch.
Mrs. Ira Seggeaman fall snd broke
her ankle March IS at her bom at
Shady Cove.
Mr. and Mrs. Ranald Astoll were
hoetesen at a pinochle party at their
home March 14. Present were Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Abbott. Mr. and Mrs.
R. Ebbert. Mr. and Mrs. orl Oobla.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Chamberlain, and
Mr. and Mn. Clarence Coona. High
scores wers won by Mrs. Abbott and
Mr. Ooble and low by Mrs. Oobla
and Mr. Abbott. Trarellng prise by
Vera Ebbert.
R. Hastings of California Is the
bouae guest of bis coua'.n, Mrs. ZeUa
Tunis.
Mi. and Mrs. Al Bedlngfleid enter
tained at a birthday supper for Le
rey Bedinefieid March 17. Those pres.
ent wer Mlas Ines Sinclair. Roberta
Oliver, wilda and Ruth Bedingfleld.
Clarence Sinclair and Pete and Leroy
Bedlngllc'd.
The grandstand and bleacher
srau in th Seattle baseball park
sre constructed of west coast
hemlock.