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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1942.
FIRST 6 MONTHS
FINDS AMERICA
I WELL UNDER WAY
Nation Docs the "ImpoS'
: slble" In Arming Short
I ages, Sacrifice Ahead.
Br Claude A. Jigger
Wldo World Financial Editor.
" New York America hai en
tered lha second half of Its first
yaar of global war having done
lha "Impossible" with Ita allli-s
H la already exceeding the axla
output of arma,
Out almost every on? agrees
that Ian t enoiivh, nowhere near
enough.
rmdiirllnn Ilnea are rolling.
Rottlnnecks Have bean smash
d. But a America beglna the
second half of momentous 1942,
the enormous pressure of the
greatest bottleneck of all the
bottleneck of manpower and ma
terials ulsrts to exert Itself up
on the lives of every one of us.
' . While production flgurea are
very Impressive, wa have been
trying to catch up, In a few brief
months, with the vat accumula
tion of yrara of all-out produc
tion of lethal wen pons by our
enemies. Further, to win. our
lighting machine must strike
round the globe, thousands of
fnllrs away.
( On Our Way
i So we must now out-produce
lha Axis by huge margin.
Washington authorltiea say we
are on our way, that wa will,
quicker than any one thought
jKiaslhle.
Dut we are passing away from
the jrliict of gearing up and get
ting started, a period when we
lived off the fruits of 1041a
lease-lend buslnesa boom, a per
iod of record-breaking output In
many Ilnea of peace-time goods
along with growing employment
nd payrolls.
The period of shortages, sac
rifices and Intensive effort be
gins. Key strategists In Washington
aay thla: Wa must get the planes,
ahlps and guns the quick way,
often the Inefficient and painful
way, unlesa wa want to settle
down to a long war, long per
iod of militarism from which a
return to normal peacetime life
would be dldlcult: If soma decl
alona taken now seem to toss
many millions of dollars about
recklessly, extra years of war
would cost untold billions. '
beginning with our defense
Srogram in 1040, the United
tatea has spent about 38 billion
dollars on arms and war up to
now. Dollar flgurea are the
best available measure, since
spcclflo total of planes, tanks
nd guns are not disclosed to the
enemy. The dollar totala are
rising steeply. Budget Director
Smith said the other day they
had reached billion a week.
The total for the government's
fiscal year )ut starting ts now
placed at til) billions, maybe
more.
Our total war program now
looks as If It might possibly cost
$300 billions. No one knows
what Hitler has spent. He ts
supposed to have had 100-bltl-lon-dnllar
program.
This year alone, we will pro
duce more war supplies than our
total production of all goods tor
civilian use In 1P3J.
Hut the next six months must
ea drastic tightening in the
Use of matrrtals and men.
Say W, L. Rati, chairman of
the WPB requirements commit
tee: Our civilian economy Is fast
going on minimum subsistence
standard. Vital materials ran
no longer be used except for
war and for the maintenance of
those things necessary to carry
on war,"
Swttt Profreea
Our war program has been
built up swiftly, with the neoe
ally of frequent Improvising and
changing.
Rig problems on the home
front In the coming half year, as
seen by Washington and produc
tion authorities, are:
1 Raw material. Virtually
very metal ts short, as well as
rubber, chemicals and a host of
other materials. A much more
rigorous and efficient app'.ioa
Hon and administration of pri
orities and allocations la on the
cards
J Manufacturing capacity
Plana for number of new
plants have been dropped There
ts no time or materials to con
tinue to buikl new factories. We
re going to make the most In
tensive use of the plants we now
have, and as Mr. Bait says.
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"patch and pray." More factor
ies, particularly small plants,
wll be converted to war work.
S Manpower. The armed for
ces have aharply lifted their
sights In estimating the millions
required In uniform. Th War
Manpower Commission Is Just
beginning to deal with the prob
lem of seeing that sufficient
workers are available where
most needed.
Transportation Vital
4 Transportation. Moving
the tidal wave of men and ma
terials about this continent and
overseas, Is one of the most vital
Jobs. Railroads are already
working not far from capacity.
Sine Peart Harbor, launchlngs
of merchant ships have risen
from less than one day to two
a day, before long will be elid
ing Into the water three day.
but it still Isn't enough. More
rigid control of freight cars and
cargo space la Inevitable, and
non-essentials Just won't move.
In wartime, money becomes
merely , tool, and America
along with other warring pow
ers, has developed Its war effort
on the basis of physical capac
ities, then tried to cut fiscal poli
cies to fit.
How can wa afford to spend
billion week, and before long
billion and half a week?
For the calendar year, 1D42,
wa will spend about 80 billions,
on war. Our national Income
will ba about 117 billions. On
tha experience of others, we
should ba able to put at least
half our national effort tj war.
How are wa footing tha bills?
Let's take tha Treasury's fiscal
year starting today and ending
next June SO. If additional tax
levies requested In the oudget
are enacted, about 83 billions
will hava to ba borrowed. To
prevent serious repercussions
later. much should be bor
rowed out of tha public's cur
rent savings as possible. If war
bond sales run at one billion a
month, that would be twelve
billions. Soma 8 or 10 billions,
probably can be borrowed from
government trust funds. Insur
ance companies, savings banks
and other large Investors.
That leaves some 30 billions
to ba raised through sale of
Treasury bonds to tha commer
cial banking system. Perhaps
tha total can ba reduced by
higher general taxes, and larger
sales of war bonds to the public.
Danger Is Inflation
But since BO per cent of our
buslnesa Is done by bank check,
Increasing bank deposits In
creases the nation's spendable
money, and In a period of dras
tic curtailment of tha things civ
lllans can buy, that puts on ex
plosive pressure on the price
level. Tha danger Is Inflation.
So price control, Inaugurated
May 18, becomes a matter of
growing urgency, along with
stabMliatton of wages and other
cost factors.
Securities markets hava been
In tha doldrums since few
weeks rise In, stockt after Pearl
Harbor, evidently based on In
flationary expectations. Prices
In the New York Stock Ex
change drifted dowr to tha low
est level since 1933 In April,
then recovered somewhat as
Wall Street totk encouragement
from the volume of war produc
tion. This was accompanied by
some gossip In Wall Street of an
early victory, but that was o
nlorrd In Washlngtrn as raising
false hopes.
Says Emll Schram. president
of the Stock Exchange:
"Our enterprise system will
require our capita, markets,
more so than ever before. In the
great work .of reconstruction
and transformation."
Donald Nelson, head of V PB.
saya the war is "developing new
techniques and new abilities. It
ts placing at our disposal an In
dustrial plant a set of drvrl
oped resources that will sim
ply be beyond price.
"We shall have the most mag
nlficent opportunity any nation
ever had."
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FOR JUVENILE JOB
Appointment of a Juvenile
officer, as provided for In the
1942-1843 budget. Is under con
sideration by the county court.
About a dozen applications have
been received, and Interviews
held, with soma of them.
County Judge J. B. (Blln)
Coleman said today, "as soon as
we find tha man we want, the
appointment will be made, and
not until then."
Appointment of an experienc
ed and trained child welfare
worker, tha county court feels,
would solve a number of Juve
nile problems, and lessen the
work of county officials In try
ing to solve them, besides mak
ing necessary contact with
parents.
FIRST BAPTIST PARTY
SET FRIDAY EVENING
Tha First Baptist church will
hold Victory party In the
church recreation hall Friday
evening. All m m b r a and
friends are cordially Invited to
attend. A program has been
planned for the evening and a
service flag will be dedicated
with 18 stars.
The building fund committee
will have charge of the Victory
march.
TRIAL OF NAZIS
Washington, July 8. OP)
The military commission trying
eight German-born men as nazi
plotter! against tha United
Suites clung tightly to it veil
of secrecy today despite con
tinuing discussions on whether
to let tha public in on at least
part of tha proceedings. .
Efforts to break tha Impasse
on information concerning tha
most important trial of ita kind
since tha Lincoln assassination
casa of three-quarters of a cen
tury ago reached the White
House, where Director Elmer
Davis of the Office of War In
formation and Secretary of War
Stimson conferred with Presi
dent Roosevelt.
There was little word from
either of them. Davis said that
if there were to be any news it
would come from, the commission.
MRS. PAULINE WHEELER
OF CENTRAL PT. DIES
Mrs. Pauline Wheeler of Cen
tral Point passed away at her
home there today. A complete
obituary and funeral arrange
ments will be published ' later.
Perl Funeral home is in charge.
Great Salt Lake has salt
content of 23 per cent.
TIMBER PRODUCTS NOW
MAKING BOX VENEERS
The plywood plant of the
Timber Products company is
now making veneer for boxes
and expects to be so doing for
a considerable time. Manager C.
H. Herman reported today. No
women are employed except In
the box-wiring department. In
the box factory women are em
ployed and are proving good
and capable workers. They
took the place of men and boys
who went to defense projects.
Fnrt Karaev. Tfeb.. on the fX
Platte River, was built in 1848 we
for protection of tne uregon
Trail.
Dutch Boy Paints
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YOUNGER k LARGE
91 Mo. Bartlett
Watson
Players
Present
"Their Last
at tha
Church of
Christ
N. Central
and
"OUR MOTHER'S GOD"
FRI. 8 P. M., AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH
ADMISSION FREE
COLD DREDGING HALTED
Gold mining dredge opera
lions In Jackson county are now
suspended, largely due to tht
inability to procure priorities
for material and equipment
needed for repairs. Some of the
dmtgrs are now engaged in
chrome mining operations.
Cuba has 20.000 men in the
army, navy and police forces
combined, plus 30.000 reservist
fT S fVssfsT ftaPW
TRIANGLE
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M TRIANOII
Wheaties
2 Pk. 21c
The breakfast of Champions
Corned Beef
12 oz. can. . .24c
Caps Brand
Kraft Cheese
2 lb. box 63c
Velveeta American Brick
Grapefruit Juice
47 oz. tin ... . 27c
Libby's Texaa
Pineapple
No. 2 tin 21c
Broken Sliced
Poppy Jelly
No. 5 can .... 79c
Mixed Red Fruit
Red Salmon
lb. can 29c
Columbia River
Swansdown
Package .... 23c
Cake Flour
Fl A II D Kitchen Maid CI QR
L V U It Enriched 49 lbs. Sl.0J
SYRUP 5'.:i,.'!L 53c
Our haU are off to you, Mrs.
Farmer, for your fine war erv
ice record! You're doing your ghare and more to lick our
barbaric enemie. True, there's not much glamour in your job.
It mean lot of hard work even drudgery but no other war
time job mean more to Uncle Sam' Victory program! Like the
soldier, cited for honor, you, Mrs. Farmer, are performing "service
beyond the call of duty." The Big Y Market is proud to serve
you ... to help you carry on your many war-winning services.
f0S
JAR RUBBERS,
Regular pk... ......
PECTIN, Jelly Time,
bottles ...,... 3 tor
CERTO,
3 bottles ..............
Self-Sealing Reg.
LIDS 3 pics.
Self-Sealing CAPS, 41.
Dosen pk I 6
JELLE-SEALS.
3 pks
SURE-JELL.
3 pks
ATLAS MASOM
JARS, Qts.. dosen..,
PAROWAX,
lb. package
IMIT. VANILLA.
S-os. bottle
FCY. HEAD RICE,
8 lbs
SM. WHITE BEANS,
81b. pk. .
FRESH DATES,
14-os. pk
MANKIND DOO
FOOD, 8 lb. pk..
KAFFEE HAO,
pound .
COCOA.
l ib. tin
(CRISPY CRACKERS
l ib. box
SUNSHINE
GRAHAMS, l ib. box
SUNSHINE rtO
BARS. lS-os. pk.
MIRACLE SDW.
SPREAD, quart.
4c
25c
.45c
25c
25c
29c
79c
12c
15c
49c
:43c
25c
57c
34c
21c
33c
33c
29c
44c
BANNER MILK,
tall can
Casa 48 cans...
CANE SUGAR,
10 lbs
Bring canning
here,
CRISCO,
3-lb. can
LAVA SOAP.
3 bars .....
IVORY FLAKES,
Large pkg
IVORY SNOW.
Large pkg. .
OXYDOL.
Large pkg.
OXYDOL.
Oiant pkg,
DUZ.
Giant pkg.
IVORY BAR,
Medium
IVORY BAR.
Large . 2 for
CAMAY.
3 bars
GUEST IVORY.
Bar
P. k Q Regular
bar 10 for
SCOT TOWELS.
2 rolls
SCOT TISSUE.
3 rolls
WALDORF TISSUE. I a.
4 rolls I
C. W. CLEANSER. 1R
8 cans 3C
8c
83.83
66c
certificates
73c
20c
25c
25c
23c
63c
69c
17c
19c
20c
5c
38c
19c
23c
, 3 for
I5c
25c
25c
29c
9c
HOT SAUCE,
8-ounce 4 for
PEAS and CARROTS,
Libby's, 303, 3 for
LIBBY CR. CORN.
303 1 for
LIBBY PEAS,
303 s!se...,........l for '
MIX. VEO. LIBBY'S )CM
303 a .. ... 3 for
FCY. SHREDDED
BEETS, No. 3 tin...
DEL ROGUE TOM. JUICE
46-os. tin 18e
DR. PHILLIPS' ORANGE
or BLENDED JUICE.
No. a can a for Mw
SWIFT'S PREM,
12-oa. can ...............
ROAST BEEF.
Libby's, 12-os...
OVAL SARDINES,
3 cans ..... ........
CAMPBELL'S Soups,
Most varieties, 3 for
DILL PICKLES,
Quart Jar .
CATSUP.
14-os. bottle
CHILI SAUCE.
Libby's. 11-os.
KRAFT MAYON
NAISE. quart
PEANUT BRITTLE.
14-os. pk. . .
GRO-PUP Dog Food.
Kellogg's. Lg. pk.
35c
29c
33c
29c
23c
12c
23c
53c
15c
24c
Marshmallow Greme,
Quart 29c
A auparlor ready-to-use cake
frosting and dessert dressing
MACARONI DINNER
SHEFFORD'S
A Delicious Meall
No Baking Required!
1 Package Serves 4.
3 pkgs. 25c
VICTORY BEER
Il-ounce Bottle
2 for 25c
Case 24 bottles 32.89
Balem Brewery
CREAM CHEESE
Pound 25c
Cheddar Type
Farm Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
LEMONS S2" Doz. 15c
3 lb. 10c
2 for 19c
2 doz. 25c
Yellow
er Red
onions
CANTALOUPES
ORANGES
Lg. 45
Jumbo.
Wrapped
344 size
Youngberrias, Raspberries, Peaches, Apricots
Most Complete Stock in Southern Oregon
Csnning Apricots Will Be Available Soon
Produce Prices Friday and Saturday
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BEG "Y" THRIFT DEPARTMENT
SUPER-SUNSHINE
A-B-D-G CAPSULES
100 Capsules $2.69
1J 530 Units Vitamin "A"
1.J50 Units Vitamin "D"
ISO Units Vltsmln "Bl"
500 Gammas Riboflavin "Bl" (O)
These are high potency capsules which
are not obtainable bow. Stock up while
they lastl
100 ASPIRIN Tablet . 9e
$1.00 HIND'S Honey 4 Almond
IU00DBURT '
arltlflTCNEDrnflKEOi
FIRST AID KITS
Contains all necessary Itemsi Gsuse.
Cotton. Bandage Tape. Mercurochroma.
Burn Ointment, etc.
Complete in Leather Casa 98c
100 YEAST and IRON Tablet 23c
Ciant SPEARMINT Tooth Paste 9c
250 VITAMIN "8" Complei Tabs 9S
Cream .
49e
PREVENT and TREAT SUNBURN!
SKOL
NORDEX Cream
SUNDRY
SAVINGS
$1.73 Electric
Sandwich rejsrer 9Sc
Quart ICY-HOT
Vecuvm Bortle$1.19
Electric Irons 98c
Genuine SILEX 8-cup
Coffee Maker $2.98
Hospitality Tray
FREE!
49c
29c
I
SQUIBB'S Sunburn Cream 29c
UNGENTINE 10, 2Se. 4Jc
IE
JL. aT
FREEl 2 St Nra
JERGENS FACE CREAM
WITM PURCMASI
SOtJERCENSlOTIOII.
BIG TSUPER MARKET
Prices Effective PH., Sat., Sun and Mon., July lOfK- 13th, Inc.
Extra Values In Hi-grade Cured Meats
Smoked Picnic HAMS Cottage Butts
Lb. .27c I Lb.. 33c Lb.. 35c
BACON BACK sugar cured pound 27c
Pork Tenderloin Pork Spare
Patties . 6 for 29c RIBS lb 25c
YOUNG GRAIN FED
Brisket Boiling Cuts lb.
POT ROAST ... lb. 25c
LOIN STEAK ... lb. 32c
15
Choice Pork Loin Pork
STEAK ... lb. 32c CHOPS . . . ea. 6c
Franks, Bologna or Liverwurst lb. 25c
Sugar Cured Assorled Lunch
Corned Beef lb. 25c MEATS ... lb. 27c
Meat SpectaU
Tridsy and
Saturday
"earurlae U.S.
Soverament ai
State Inspected
Saaliry Meats
At Lower
Price