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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1942. MEIF0RIU3TlIBUin "IimiM m S-alhrra Otafaa PIM HCOruHD miMTINO CO. Mont ru M. CHOW HUHBH1 W KI1HU aVttlot. BRNtaT II OIIJITIIAP Meaaiee. A lWlpfllMI NPPr. Caterad moor eleae metier el M4 foril. Orafo. elef 41 e Mare I Hit SUaUH'mrTION aSTES mi Htll-lt al.eeaei Dii, an Saalai eee fear MS Dallr an SuiMtef els eteolhe.,. I M Cull aa SeXar all maatha... Dll, aaa lu4il laa meathe I aa Dailr aart Oewlaf ae maaia... B, rarrlar la A 1 .aaae M ar. Art U.1 Ca.traj relet. J.caaaINe. 0l HUL aVvua "ar. raeeala. Talaal a aa n-atat waai Dan, eee Suiulef aoe rear.... It ee taJl, ei eoaaaa ae teaetli.., .ia All una aaae la ed.eaee. Oinrlal r.v af fca CW, "''"' OHIrlel reaae ei aaraa Wr.MHa.ll Of fHIUMlrRIMIIU .,riTl.a rail l.aeere- Wl sweatee ..imri a l. if- "" ' ' ...a laaaiel.ee ar.rfM.rf ta " jr iaa arart.lail u Una paper, and alee f te Mai aaa agWiaaa aerela. All rlle lor oilcatla af eeeelei Si.peteHee aerate afa alaa reeeraerl. usurer or UNTIED ree ylllHCII OP AUUIT BI'KBAO or omciiUATioNi Aft'arllalni Hepreeeetallae west holm i com pan f ma. OIII... la New far. CHeese. a rrenelere. La seie aula t"u.X . Ila Atlanta. Va-..i Oll0(QlU(lfirll f Mill illV 41 llMTIM Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Parry . ...a rm wlndlnK or un- inua wm winding ot May poles here Fri day in honor of May 1. Several report they are tuckered out lrom unwinding governmental red-tape. . . Only enough rain fell the part week to came farmer! to cusa for more of the tame. Art Geary, formerly of here, who U running against Sen. Mc Nary In the GOP primary, got quite a write-up in Time mag. of last week. J. TannehlU Walker, going on 4, who caught a steelhead on op ening day, la a greater man in the eye of the Dick Phalr girl 4. than Gen. MacArthur. a ctavai Kn. the Phoenix hor ticulturist now In the army, who was stationed In frigid Wyom ing all winter, has been shifted to Louisiana, where the weather often drops to lukewarm. Gasoline is being rationed In these parts, but there is still enough for lively wrecks and fender hustings. a The Older Boys registered In the draft last Mon. and while lined up In the rain, re-fought the battle of the Argonne, and announced this time they were going Into Berlin. The next day Herr Hitler started angling for peace. The Governor was here Tues., shaking hands, and made a speech. Lyle Fisher, 82, who eats an apple a day to keep the Dr. .away, finds an apple has from 5 to 12 seeds, by his count. He loves canteloupes, but will not count their seeds. eee Heston Grieve of Prospect towned wed. and reports every' body It as busy as Dewey Hill, the hired man, who Is Indefati gable. a a a Sugar rationing Is now the or der ot the day. There has been no Inconvenience so far except to put a stop to making dice out of sugar lumps, by members of the social whirl. eee J. Cochran Robin, a cthse lawn hanger-on, reports the fish worms, owing to the lack of pre cipitation are down deeper, and harder to catch than usual. "Its no use", he stated." We peck and peck, and no soap. Our efforts are not a total loss, however. Ramming our beaks in the ground keeps them bright and shiny, and polished up. If we can hold out till the strawber ries get ripe, they'll be as red as a high school girl's finger nails," he concluded, laughingly. a a a The Plaza at Ashland la all tore up, and local smart sleeks have started calling it Rostock Square. a a a Herr Hitler of Germany and Signor Mussolini of Italy confer red on the world situation at Salzburg, Austria, Friday. Sev eral local field marshals met in the city park, and talked about the same tiling, without getting any place either. An Idea hit J. Wesley Bstes, the tonsorlalist Thurs. Neither sustained any damage. a . April was a wet month here alcoholically, as 105 felt the strong arm of the law for look' ing on the wine when It was red Nobody was arrested for eating 11 heipinKS of ham and eggs, In rapid succusiou. while feeling gay. It CAN Happen Here In broad daylight, at noontime on April 18th, a fleet of U. S. bombers swept in from the sea and dropped their deadly missiles on Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Niagoya. The crash of bombs and chatter of machine guns brought war, for the first time, to the Japanese home land. "It can't happen here" was on the lips of cocky Japs before this "impossible" aerial assault occurred. Time magazine had this to say about their smug com placency: Only two days before a silky-voiced Tokyo announcer had scoffed at the very Idea: 'The Chinese government," said he, "has been spreading the most laughable, false pro paganda that the Japanese capital has been bombed. The people of Tokyo pleasantly enjoy the quiet, peaceful and delightful spring days, observing the beautiful cherry blos soms. Now the residents of Tokyo are celebrating our glorious victories under very bright lights." A FTER the blow fell we had a visionary picture of jittery Japs rushing in terror to their pagan gods. But let us not kid ourselves. The Japanese are a tough foe. A people so well trained militarily for war would not overlook the importance of fortifying their people psychologically for such a blow. If a tombing such as this, significant as it is, could spell victory or defeat, England would have lost her war long ago. There is, however, a lesson for America in this bombing. If OUR planes can reach Tokyo and drop bombs, certainly it is not beyond the realm of possibility for the Japs to reach our western coast in reprisal raids. a THE job of fighting on many fronts the world over makes tougher the task of screening our long coastline from surprise raids. Let us get this fact firm ly in our minds right now: It CAN happen here 1 Every precautionary step has been taken, and will be taken to lessen the blow if it is struck. Oregon's civilian defense program, patterned after the time- tried plan used in the British Isles,, is well organized and functioning. The only thing lacking now is full cooperation on the part of ISN'T it about time that sn'fc it time to take simple, sensible stens for our own protection and the neighbors? Just remember. The people of Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Niagoya also saia : "It can't happen here." H.G. Public Cooperation Needed There seems to be a definite bottleneck in the civilian defense program here. A similar condition exists in other communities This bottleneck is lack of Yes, strange as it seems, sight and ability have stepped forth as volunteer air raid wardens. A smooth working, efficient organiza tion for civilian defense is obviously impossible with out the interest, understanding and willing service of these key workers. IN England, the air raid warden is a man of import ance. He has well earned the respect and gratitude of the British people. Because of his willingness to learn, to serve and to sacrifice; because of his cour age and resourcefulness in emergencies, a decrease of 90 per cent in air raid casualties has been possible in Britain's bomb-scarred cities. a a a a a UERE is a challenge to men right here in our own community, for we, too, are now on the front line. It is a challenge for public-spirited men to answer the immediate urgent call for volunteer air raid ward ens here. It is a call that should and MUST be answered at once. Applications should be made with out delay at the Jackson county civilian defense council's offices in the local chamber of commerce building. To serve now, in the face of existing but certainly unwarranted public complacency, is an expression of real public service. CINCE the air raid wardens cannot serve efficiently without general understanding of war emergency problems and intelligent instruction covering prob lems arising in an air raid, the state has published a handy, Informative booklet directed to every home and every citizen. It is simply a matter of self-interest to read this booklet carefully and keep it handy for ready refer ence. E earnestly hope that it won't take enemy bombs ' to awaken us to the imminent danger. Compla cency should be set aside for the duration. Members of the Jackson county defense council are giving their effort and energy for the protection of YOU and your family. They are working long hours of their own time, without a penny of pay, to make this vital home defense program really 'click." Those who can serve as air raid wardens should step forth NOW and say: "Yes sir, count mo in. I'll do MY part!" The very least the rest of us can do is to LEARN THE FACTS about civilian defense and be able to act intelligently should need arise. Bombs CAN fall here, you know. H.G. DANISH PREMIF.R i and his death Is expected short London, May 2 iPi The ly. the Swedish radio said to condition of Prime Minister i day. ThovaM Statinintf nf Denmark I gravely Hi following a recent fall, became worse In the night "we the people." we take this very real dan- safety of our family and and states. capable leadership. too few men with fore !, 'J'""' j p. m. to C ..! J li 30 Personal Health Service By William Slcnae kllar parUlnln so panonaj ,l..n: M trmmlmnmmt Bill k. addrrawd anvalupa la anrtoard Ltltars ahaold M briar and writ tan la Ink Owing to ih larit numbar af Irtun raeaiaad mnty a law can ha anawarad htrs. No rapla ran ba ma da to quartos not conforming to Inatracttoao Addieaa Dr. William Until'. US ti Csmlno. Baaari; Hills, Calif. SCHOOL A If we did not know whatjphere of the table should be peculiar notions about food pre vailed in the popular mind this problem, sub- mitted reader by a would merit only a brief answer My grandson, age 11, likes to eat some fat when he eats meat, such as steak or roast beef or chops, and he says he enjoys his meal better. My son, his daddy, forbids this and cuts off all the fat before he serves the boy his meat, and that starts trouble. The boy cries and gets all ex cited, and you know that is bsd for digestion. My son finally suggested writ ing to you to settle the question, as this goes on day after day at dinnertime. My grandson also is pleased that I am writing vou. and we will oil ahiH hv your decision. (Mrs. t G.) ! The boy should eat the fat I along witn tne lean whenever he eats meat. His father is in error. I wonder how he ac quired the notion that a child should not eat fat meat. Let him be a good sport now and join the boy in a toast to Gram ma and Oi' Doc Brady, and no more arguments about eating fat and lean together. Scolding, taunting, emotional displays, heated arguments or quarrels at table put a handicap on the digestion of every one concerned. Unpleasant emotions such as anger and hate not only retard or delay digestion but stop It altogether for a while and in some instances even cause reverse peristalsis which means that Intestinal or stomach contents are driven backward or upward, and this accounts for acid eructations or "waterbrash," furred tongue, bad taste in mouth and vomit ing In some cases. Not only should the food It self be as pleasing to appear ance as possible but the dishes and table cover and napkins or decorations should be attractive. Not only that, but the atmos- News Behind The News By Paul Mallon (Continued Prom Page One) viously not going to be retro active. But if Mr. Roosevelt wanted to "stabilize the remuneration," with the cost of living only from now on, he would have frozen wages as of today and instructed the board to handle future cases on that basis. Such a 'direct method was proposed In the general eco nomic plan understood to have been submitted to him by his counsellors. Vice President Wal lace and price fixer Henderson. The president turned it down Now all board Chairman Davis has said is that he wants to stop the upward wage trend and yet preserve flexibility. This leaves the matter in Just about the same confused state as when the president handed it to him. The final policy must there fore be established by the board as a whole In individual cases, and probably run toward two Ijeneral principles: 1. To prevent inequalities In wages, that is. as between com petitive manufacturers bidding for skilled workers. 2. To fix standard wage rates so as not to cause further In creases in the cost of living. All this makes one point crys tal clear. Before stabilization of l the remuneration, there will have to be some stabilization !of the remunerators. I a a a , R-ylR- Roosevelt's promise to " "stabilize the prices received i by growers'' sounds clearer, but ' 1 isn't, his theory is that by fixing : retail prices, he can Indirectly level farm prices. nut congress has told him in legislation, he cannot do any fixing until -farm prices get to 110 percent of parity. They are now slightly under 100 percent ; on the average. Wliat the president has don through Henderson In genera' price fleering therefore seenv to be a violation of the law. He has, for instance, frozen th price of bread, and therefore by indirection supposedly frozen the pru-e of wheat at around i 7S percent (which It is nowV when the law tells him he must let it go to 110 percent. ' There may be pienty of argu Brady M. D. ft.aa.lt h sad krsua. mat to Uau It. C Mr..,. If aiNMd ! ' T TABLE pleasant, not glum, sombre or quarrelsome. Good cheer aids digestion. Children may be taught many things at table, but not disci plined, punished, ridiculed or criticised. If the child must be disciplined let the matter wait until after the meal, and then let parent or guardian and child do the necessary In private. It is highly thoughtless and dis courteous to others at table to make them attend an unpleasant wrangle .or argument or scene between child and parent or guardian. Within reason children should eat what they like and never be compelled to eat what they dislike. I mean to say it is unwise to Insist on a child eat ing spinach If the child doesn't like it provided the child does eat some kind of green leafy vegetable or greens in salad, etc. If the child likes meat and re fuses to eat eggs and cheese it is all right, and vice versa. If a child refuses to drink milk but j takes butter and cheese freely, that Is all right too. Ql'ESTIONS AND AN8WXRS Afraid of Face My daugbwr does not eat, as she is afraid of her faoe: It la broken out. She Is IS and I bad to take bar out of school aa ber face was so bad (Mn. It.) Aniwer She should have the bene fit of the doctor's advice. If you cant get that for har. send stamped envelope bearing your address, for pamphet "Blackheads and Pimples (Acne).- or let your daughter write me In confidence about It. I had acne wheu I was her ae, and I remember how miserable I felt a girl must feel much worse. . Rkln and Nails Poorly NourUhed Nails hare become very brittle and thin and show streaks or uneven ridges . . . skin sensitive, tendency to become very dry and wrinkled. (P. 8.) Answer Perbapa both nails and skin would be Improved by supple mentlng diet with a good dally ra tion of vitamin D and vitamin B complex. Send 10 cents and stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet "Cosmetlo Blemishes." (Copyright 1842. John P. Dllle Co.) Ed. Note: Persons wishing to communlralr with Or. Brady ahnuld send letter direct to ur William Brady. M D. 163 El Gainino. Beverly Hills. Calif. ment about this, but no action. The president Is confronting congress with an accomplished fact. There is little likelihood that congress will attempt seri ously to undo it. e a e THIS is not the most perplex- ing of the complications. The senate agriculture commit tee is about to write Into the new affriculture annrnnrlatinn bill an amendment to prevent Mr. Roosevelt's commodity cred it corporation from selling sur plus government farm products at less than parity. This would prevent him from using his sales power to hold prices down. His corporation, for instance, has been selling surplus corn and wheat for feed The proposed senatorial limita tion would stop this. Furthermore, Agriculture Sec retary Wickard's announced pro gram favors further expanded production in non-surplus prod ucts, such as soybeans, cheese, tomatoes, vegetables belnv iM ;to the British. Henderson's price freezing pol icies will Interfere with this activity, because It will make growing of these nroduets nn more remunerative. A subsidy is being planned to stimulate that interest. The government, thus, pro poses to pay for the subsidizing of the expansion of some farm products, and continue benefit payments for the curtailment of others. Thus when Mr. Roosevelt says that he will "stabilize the prices received by the growers" he neglected to mention that he IS dealing nn the eirf with manv ' more Questions than nrira also meant that In "stabilizing the price received by the grow ,ers" he will do it at the point and in the manner of his own choosing. HELP WANTED! O Experienced shoe man. Prefer man over 45, to sell ladies' shoes. Alto experienced sales lady for dry goods and hosiery dept. See Chat. S. Adair at the M.M. DEPT. STORE Kelly's Comment From Washington. D. C Gas and License Revenue Shrink Few Town to Get Equipment Wheat Storage Major Problem By Job W. Kefir Washington, D. C, May 2 Until the current gasoline ra tioning 91.9 per cent of all gaso line consumption in Washington was used on the highways; 89 percent on Oregon roads. Lat est available statistics show gasoline consumption in Wash ington was 378,903,000 gallons a year; in Oregon 262,505,000. On this gallonage each state col lected 6.5 cents In tax 5 cents for the state and 1.5 for the fed eral government. Roughly, this means about $18,000,000 In Washington and $11,000,000 in Oregon, which originated the gasoline tax. Motor vehicles have paid the 1942 license, but the number to be licensed in lCi3 is estimated to be scarcely 50 percent of the cars now operating. Worn out tires, which cannot be replaced, will account for the decrease for there will be no synthetic rub ber available for the public at least before the end ot next year, if then; for despite any doubt as to the scarcity of rub ber the fact is that it is a genu ine shortage. Two serious losses in revenue confront these two states, the gasoline tax and the motor vehicle license. (Furth er revenue loss will come as a result of increased tax on alco holic liquor.) What to do about this diminishing revenue will be a subject for the legislature to struggle with next year, unless special sessions are called tne current year, a rawer remote possibility in an election year. The federal government will lose most of Its $350,000,000 revenue from the gasoline tax and automotive taxes (Oregon's contribution about $4,000,000; Washington about $5,000,000), but will make up for this loss by many other taxes among them, possibly, a general sales tax. Also rapidly shrinking is the number ot service stations and their payroll. This payroll, in Washington ran to $4,000,000 a year and in Oregon almost $3, 000,000 for the men who sold gas. wiped windshields, tested tires and battery. A few dozen communities west of the Cascades will be disappointed when the fire fighting equipment is provided by the office of civilian defense Most of the towns, particularly, the smaller towns, have been expecting this equipment, espe cially those in or near the forest area. A survey was made of the number of communities, aft er which nothing happened. The tip" in the national capital is that only two places in Oregon will receive the paraphernalia and three In Washington. OCD received $100,000,000 for fire fighting apparatus, gas masks and special clothing and hel mets. Bulk of this will be dis tributed along the Atlantic coast, despite the pleas of the northwest, which has a hazard from incendiary bombs in na tional and private forests. East of the Cascades no equipment will be sent unless OCD changes its mind or congress makes an other appropriation. a a a President Roosevelt's new man-power commission has de cided on dividing the nation in to regions. It will have a field force of possible 20.000 em ployes. The help - will be en gaged from local applicants. Majority required will be sten ographers, of whom there is a national scarcity. If they pay the stenographers the samo wages as in the national capita) the girls on the west coast will be far better off than those working in the District of Col umbia. a e e Wheat growers of the Inland empire, with the harvest coming on, are pounding the state dele gations in congress for help in the matter of priorities. With the current crop there will be sufficient wheat on hand to feed the 131.000.000 population of the United State for two years if not another head of wheat is grown, say the authorities. This is one cron which must depend upon the domestic market, for no wheat (or very little) is being exported. The British are ob taining what wheat they need from Canada and In turn are sharing it with the Russian peo ple. About the only outlet for the Inland empire wheat will be Si beria when and if food ships leave the northwest for Vladivo stok. All available storage space is now occupied and another rron will ba harvested in a few weeks with no place to ware house it. For months the grain growers have been making ap plication for priorities for farm atnraff and community ware houses. A town or two has even bonded Itself to provide a ware house, but with funds available to purchase the material, none la available, even if priorities are granted It will require all the time possible to build these storage Dlants in time ior me coming harvest. Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard suggested last autumn that the wheat farmers change to some other crop such as tomatoes but a heat farmer HnH not have eauipment for the production of any other product. Child Health Day Observed By City Primary Students Medford grade school students observed Child Health Day Fri day afternoon, when the schools held their annual health honor roll exercises. Washington school had an In teresting program, Including health songs, folk dances and winding of the May pole. A trophy awarded the school having the best yearly record on daily health charts is the Vic tory award and for two years it has gone to Lincoln school. This year it has again been won by Lincoln and now becomes per manent property of that school, An interesting program on health and good citizenship was presented by the Lincoln school pupils. At the Jackson school, an in teresting health talk was given by Mr. Leonard Mayfield, also health play, songs and the wind ing of the May pole. The school winning the new health honor roll trophy cup is Roosevelt, having the highest percentage on the health honor roll. Purpose of the health hon or roll contest is to get as many of the defects corrected as pos sible, that were pointed out to parents In the physical examin ation given pupils last fall. By setting a definite day, by offer ing awards for winning schools and by giving a pen to each child on the health honor roll, much interest in health is created and many more corrections are ob tained than would otherwise be the case. Sixty collapsible tubes for tooth paste or shaving cream can supply enough solder for a medium bomber or medium tank. The year's funniest new star ... in the surprise hit that everyone's talking aboutl Ghosts talk. daera walV mmA chills will go up and down your funny-bone! MTIrtS: Doers Open at I ts Rr-lle Ine. tai I Buy Defense Bonds! -J ROXY Flight o Time Mediate) and Jaekasa Ceoaty History (ram the fuee of toe Mall Trlbooe It and te years at a. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY May 183 (It was Tuesday) Rnnrrf of Methodist btshopa firm against return of booze. Samnle ballots ready for vot ers to study. Ttnva nt citT hold Office for day to learn how government works. Warm rain takes snow from hills. Cloudy and unsettled with probable showers, rtign ou, tow 43 degrees. Final tabulations show 46 states wet, 2 dry, in Literary Di gest survey. Start work on secondary road In Sams Valley. Four Americans convicted Ip Honolulu "honor slaying" sen tenced to spend hour In jail. California holds key to Demo cratic presidential nomination. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY May 3. 1922 (It was Tuesday) ' Central Point wins eighth an nual Jackson county field and track meet. High school seniors present "Clarence" at the Page. In the cast were Ransom Webster, Mar Jorie Skeeters, Helen Holt, Iola Rubenstein, Jack Crump, Ulen Hillis, Francis Prescott, and Mae Mordoff. Five members of local Legion resign when meeting refuses to adopt resolution opposing activi ties of Ku Klux Klan here. Rain predicted. High 74, low 44 degrees. Kolb and Dill in "Give and Take" at the Page soon. Ralph Hand defeats Tom Ray in wrestling match at Gold MIL PINE ORDERS DROP Portland, Ore., May 2.- Pine lumber orders fell off sharply to 95,857,000 board feet during the week ending April 25, the Western Pine associa tion reported today. Orders for the previous week reached 106, 842,000 feet and for the same week last year 80,156,000. The European weatherfish is said to exhibit uneasiness at signs of an approaching storm. Lemon Juice Recipe Checks Rheumatic Pain Quickly If you suffer from rheumatic, ar thritis or neuritis pain, try this sim ple Inexpensive home recipe that thousands are using. Get a package of Hu-Ei Compound, a two-weelt supply, today. Mis It with a quart of water, add the Juice ot 4 lemons. It's easy. No trouble at alt and pleasant. Tou need only S tablespoonfuls two times a day. Often within 48 hours sometimes overnlghteplendld results are obtained. If the pains do not qulcily leare and If you do not feet better, return the empty package and Ru-Ea will coat you nothing to try as It Is sold by your druggist under an absolute money-back guarantee. Ru-Ex Compound Is for sale and rec ommended by Western Thrift and urug stores everywhere. m1k I i Here's the Man Who Slays You on the Radio! U gVtMNOS: Doors Open at t.SJ tse-lle Ine. tai a
