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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1942.
PAGE THREE
Kelly's
Comment
From Washington. D. C
Red Ships Get
Columbia Repair
Coot Coal Use
To Await Report
Tax Sought For
Land in Camp
. Br Joha W. KllT
Washington, D. C, July 2
Into the Columbia river, passing
Fort Stevens (recent midnight
target for a Japanese subma
rine) and up to Portland have
steamed six Russian ships to
receive repairs. These complet
ed, the vessels went to Tacoma
and Seattle where they took on
cargoes of flour. Quantities of
this flour were milled In Port
land and Astoria, but instead of
the Russians picking up their
cargoes at either of these ports
they sailed empty to Puget
sound, and the Astoria-Portland
flour had to be sent to Tacoma
.and Seattle by rail, increasing
unnecessarily the strain on the
carriers.
Furthermore, the warehouse
facilities on Puget sound are
congested with supplies and war
materials for Alaska and for the
American task forces in the far
Pacific. Railroad cars are being
used as warehouses, regardless
tot demurrage charges. The
transportation association on
Columbia river could not see
that the government's policy
made sense, especially when
most of the flour mills of the
northwest have shipped their
product through the river and
now, despite the enormous
freight piling up on Puget sound
the flour must be sent there too.
The answer to this situation
is that although the food sup
plies are given to Russia under
the lend-lease, the Russians have
the privilege of selecting the
port where they want the flour,
etc., delivered, and they pre
ferred Puget sound although
Columbia river was used for
making repairs. The cost of
shipping from Astoria and Port
land mills to Puget sound made
no difference to the Russians,
this cost being covered by the
lend-lease for which American
taxpayers and not Russia will
have to pay.
By dint of diplomatic negoti
ations, at last Russia has agreed
mo send a half dozen vessels into
the river by July 15 and load
flour for Siberia. To date about
95 percent of the Russian lend
lease food has gone out of Puget
sound. Japanese have not inter
fered with Russia taking food
home, but a different situation
might develop if the Russians
undertook to freight guns, tanks
and planes.
FULL details of the food re
tirement of the Russians have
not been revealed, but Stalin is
as anxious for food, especially
wheat and flour, as he is for
war machinery. The Implements
of war are moving to Murmansk
and Archangel from the Atlan
tic coast but most of the food
has been flowing through the
northwest Puget sound, to be
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Charles Starrett helps the
Texas Rangers back up Uncle
Sam in "Riders of the North
land", which co-stars Russell
Hayden with the popular West
ern star at the Holly Theatre
for tmorrow night and Saturday
matine and evening. "Twilight
on the Trail", starring Hop
along Cassidy and the Bar-20
Boys, will play as the added
rip-roaring Western with "Rid
ers of the Northland".
"This Above All" Rialto Feature
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people here who have been ex
periencing the unpleasantness
of having doors slammed in their
faces by some of the Medford
stores on Saturday evenings.
After living in this valley for
8 years am just figuring out
what a dope I am. wondering
why I've lived here and, spent
my money here all this time in
these some stores that today
slam doors in my face as well
as in the face of the many
people who came here to work
on the cantonment.
It would be very interesting
for the managers of these stores
to hear the comments and re
marks made by people standing
dumbfounded at a door Just
slammed shut at 8:30 or a minute
later.
I never realized how small
townish and rude Medford peo
ple can be until now when I
see how they hate to co-operate
with these people who came
here to kelp construct that won
derful piece of work for our
soldiers the cantonment.
Certainly, everyone knows
that store employes can only
work a certain amount of hours,
but why not put on a few ex
tras to work a little later and
give the working man a chance
to do his shopping.
The stores probably never
stop to think that many encour
aged these people to come here
and most of them bought prop
erty here with intentions of
staying here but they have
changed their plans, they Intend
to sell their places and leave
and I feel the same way, if our
money isn't good enough now
it won't be good enough later
when business slows down.
It just isn't fair Medford
wanted the cantonment and they
got it, but the working man
only asks for service and a
chance to buy necessary things.
but ha gets a door slammed in
his face. He was good enough to
come here and pay high rent, or
buy a shack that had been stand
ing for years.
Some people say, well why
can't their wives do the shopping
during week days? well that's
O. K. for those who have cars
or live close to town, but most ,
of us are out where the bus
isn't handy.
I agree with them It's the
bunk and the sooner I sell my
place like they will do, I'm bid
ding good bye to a town that
wouldn't bother to co-operate
and accommodate a working
man when he has so little time
to take care of his business.
Many a pay check is shot to
pieces in beer joints because
they are the only place willing
to stay open late.
Disgusted Valley resident. j
Medford, Ore. (Name on file).
Production of white pine lum
ber in Idaho aggregated nearly
80,000.000 feet in 1941.
NOW
SHE SHOPS
"CASH AND CARRY"
Without Painful Backache
Many sufferers relieve Bacginc backarh
quickly, one thy discover that the res
caiwe of their trouble may be, tired kidneys.
Tbe kidnevs are Nature s chW way of tak
faf l be eicess acids sod mi out of the
blood. They belp most psopls pass about 1
pints a day.
When disorder of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood, it
may rauao namg hackarhe, rheumatic pains,
lea pains, loas of pep snd energy, getting up
nights, swelling, putTineaa under the ees,
headaches and dttiineas. Frequent or scanty
pasaages with smarting snd burning some
times shows there is somatbing wrong with
your kidneys or bladder.
Don't wait) Ask your drugrlst for Dosn's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over
40 years. They give, happy relief and will belp
too 15 miles of kidney tubes flush out poison
ous waste from your blood. Get Doan s fills.
"This Above All' is hailed as
the great love story of this war
generation, and is enhanced
with the presence of Tyrone
Power and Academy Award
winner Joan Fontaine in the
starring roles. The widely read
novel comes to the Rialto The
atre tomorrow in picture form
for one big terrific week.
specific. This wheat movement
belies the statement that Amer
ican wheat farmers have lost
their foreign market. The ship
loads of flour and wheat are
a direct benefit to wheat grow
ers of the Inland empire and to
the small flouring mills scatter
ed throughout the interior of
the northwest.
INDICATIONS are that coal
mines of Washington and not
the mines on Coos bay, will be
furnishing coal for the army
cantonments at Medford and
Corvallis, but no decision will
be made until after a special In
vestigator makes his report.
These two military establish
ments will require 140,000 tons
of coal a year. From a state
ment by Major General Thomas
M. Robins of the army engi-
NEW ANKLETS
for Sports and Casual Wear
HUGE SHIPMENT of
New Slack Typt
for LADIES, MISSES
and SMALL GIRLS
ENJOY THESE
Colorful Sox
They're ANKLETS
that'll leave You
ANKLE DEEP
in Good Style and Color Harmony!
For Mother, tiie 9-101$ 50c
For Sister, size 7-lOj 25c
For Little Sis, sizes 6 -9y2 15c
BUY U. S. WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
FOR EXTRA VALUE EVERY TIME
IT'S
M. M. Dept. Store
neers, prospects of Oregon coal
warming the troops are none too
good. Production at Coos bay
runs 10 to 20 tons a day; it is
difficult to increase output and
there are no rail facilities,
writes the major general.
Washington mines, on the
other hand, have sufficient capa
city and priorities can be ob
tained for necessary machinery
to expand, but shortage of labor
prevents operation at full capa
city. Bituminous coal commis
sion reports a labor shortage of
22.8 per cent in Washington and
Oregon compared with a na
tional shortage of 7.4 per cent.
The army rule is to specify coal
nearest the army post, if such
mines can supply. Under this
rule Coos bay would receive the
contract, but it most likely will
not.
' THOSE military establish
ments which the war department
has been acquiring so generous
ly in the two northwest states
will have to pay taxes if S.2308
is enacted. The bill, in sub
stance, permits taxation by
states and political subdivisfons
of property taken over by army
or navy. This would apply to
several hundred thousand acres
acquired for air bases, shore sta
tions, cantonments, bomb test
ing areas, ammunition depots,
etc. It would embrace such
things as the repair depot for
planes near Spokane, the muni
tions depot at Hermiston (14.5
sections of land), the new base
at Walla Walla, the blimp head
quarters at Tillamook, the Cor
vallis cantonment of 34,000
acres, and the cantonment at
Medford, just as large; the shore
stations in Washington.
A favorable report on the bill
was made by the agricultural
committee (almost all the land
acquired was agricultural) writ
ten by Senator McNary of Ore
gon, who sponsoted the measure
almost five months ago. The
bill was prompted when It was
discovered that almost all the
property in one northwest coun
ty had been taken off the tax
roll by government purchase.
Communications
He Is Disgusted With Medford
To the Editor:
I am only one of the many
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PEERLESS MARKET
14 NORTH BAHTLETT.
DIAL 2652
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ORANGE
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All of Our Meats are Either
GOVERNMENT OR
STATE INSPECTED
OPEN WEEK DAYS, 7 a. m. to 7:30 p.
SUNDAYS 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Free America on the March!
with wars to win now as In I
1778. Every American la In-
Bnla.J 4 1 . 1L. ,
civilian is to put extra money
into the purchase of War
Bonds! -
WE WILL BE
Closed Sat., July 4
Attend the Ball Games Sat. & Sun. Medford vs. Owl Drug
FRYERS
Fancy R. I. Red
500 of Them .
lb. 36c
HAMS
Morrell's fancy Eastern L OOa
Half or Whole ID. OOC
Buy a Skinned Ham for Minimum Wast
VEAL STEAK
Shoulder Cuts of L 00 a
Milk Fed Veal IP WC
VEAL ROAST
Shoulder
Cuts
lb. 25c
BACON
Any Sise Piece
lb. 29c
PEERLESS GROCERY
DIAL 26S2
LEMONS, fancy Sunkist, 490 size, 2 doi. 25c
CANTALOUPES, 45 size 3 for 25c
PEAS, fancy Seattle telephone, 2 lb. 25c
ORANGES, fancy wrapped... 36 for 35c
CARROTS, fresh bunch Ic
POTATO CHIPS fcIfcJ& "aul" 2 pkg. 25c
PEANUT BUTTER, Garden, 2-lb. jar 45c
SHRIMP, Pel La-Co dry pack, can 20c
TOMATO JUICE
Standby
Large 20-os. can
3 for 25c
OVEN BAKED BEANS 2 for 25c
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
T.xD.lta
No. 2 can
Unswe.tened T.xas Juice
3 for 25c
CANDY BARS
Baker's Chocolate
Reg. Sc. Fresh
3 for 10c
COOKIES
Larg.
assortment
10 Off
Regular
Marked Price
DRIED FIGS
2 lbs. 23c
DA DPR DIATTS ?up-
Wood Spoons, Forks.
Pkg.
3c
Shop Downtown and Save Your Tires
JUST OFF MAIN 14 NORTH BARTLETT
Deliveries Saturday en Orders of tl or More
HOLLOWAY'S
Be Wise
Buy Wise
and
Economize
st
Holloway's
Reliable
Grocery
BUY
WAR BONDS
STAMPS
JULY 4th 1942
and once again we're fighting to keep AMERICA free
This Store
CLOSED
Sat. & Sun.
Buy For
Two Days
America Is Americans . . . Americans with a ob to do. Joe
Smith, Emmie Grant, Susie Brown . . . fighting, working,
living, and maybe dying for a single purpot. to keep aliv.
that precious Freadom Americans fought for one hundred
and sixty-six years ago ... to keap alive that "one nation
Indivisible, with liberty and Justice for all." On July 4,
1778, th.y establiihed a free country . . . and on July 4.
1942 Americans with the same blood in their veins, the same
spirit in their hearts are fighting to keep it free.
Remember Holloway's for Hot Weather Foods
Kraft Cheese) Amer., Velveeta, Swiss
2-lb. wood box 69
Potato Chips, Blue Bell, large package. . .2 for 255
Pork and Beans, B. & M. large 28 oz. jar 25
Corned Beef, Swift's Premium can 29
Pickles, C.H.B. fresh cucumber chips jar 15
Mor, pork lunch meat, very good hot or cold,
can 35c
Saladettes, Porter's 2 packages 25
Tomato Juice, Del Rogue 3 cans 25
Sardines, in olive oil can 19
Pickled Pigs Feet pint jar 29
Cookies, Chocolate Eclairs lb. 25
Use More Honey! Save Sugar!
Pure Honey
S-pound pail
Bring in Your No. 5
SUGAR RATION STAMP
It is good lor 2 lbs. of Spgsr
for the month of July
Heinz Strained Foods 3 cans 23; doz. 85
Certo Free Deal 3 bottles 49
Flour, Crown Kitchen 49-lb. bag $1.89
BASEBALL
Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday 2:30
Medford Craters vs. San Francisco Owl Drug
Borne Granulated Soap Ig. pkg. 63
Borene Granulated Soap Ig. pkg. 63
When You Want Berries S.
Think of HOLLOWAY'S v
All Kinds in Stock Larg. Assortments XJ0!?V .
Fresh Peas. 2 1b. 25c VrrweT"
Sunkist Lemons, 360s, doz. 23c L-''
Extra Fancy Hothouse Cucumbers 2 for 19c
Fancy Kentucky Wonder Beans 2 lbs. 25c
SATURDAY DELIVERY SCHEDULE
Orders In before 8:43 leave on the t o'clock delivery.
Orders between 8:45 and 10 leave on the 10 o'clock delivery.
Orders between 10 and 2 leave on the 2 o'clock delivery.
Orders between 2 and 4 leave on the 4 o'clock delivery.
DELIVERY ON ALL OTHER DAYS)
On. delivery In the morning If In before 9 o'clock
On. delivery in the afternoon If In before 2 o'clock.
Only ONE DELIVERY to any one person In a eingle DAY.
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MEAT OLD GLORY STILL FLIES!
MARKET ' W rSf? remind us of the
. - f -aassef fight we must wag to
12 N. Central ijjr4 k,,p fre AiMt'
SPRING LAMB This Shop Will Bs
Sho. Roast lb. 25c f5rjl
Breast ... lb. I2V2c W (J S B HD
Shoulder of
VEtt boast ib. 25c Saturday July 4
Steer Beef
SHORT RIBS Ib. 17c and Sunday - July S