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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1942.. MEDFORIwtTRIBUNI "KtifTiM la SMtlicn OntM l-ablta) by WBOrORD PKINTINO CO. tf-t NM-th rir U Ph tUI ROBERT W RITHL, -Mlf. KNCST II O! LIT RAP. Maaa.Tr. Bats) a aaeat.. tUw mat tar at for Oracoa. 1r Aet af Marefc a, UTi rfURaCRIPTION RATI 9f Mall I Adrsneai Balls' m4 eaaUy mm yaar M M ' Ialty aarl andar t maol-toa... trail and RatidiF thrM months I Dallr u Bnnamr awa fnonlB... 97 Cairtar Is A d M4 ford. Ash toad. Central Point, Jaefcawn villa, 0t4 . RtlL Klvar, Pfcaaalx. Taltat. " an on motor raataa: , pallr an 4 Haa.Ur ona fr Dallr and andar no month.. All torma eat In advanco. OMrtal Panor a tb CKv ' O metal Papar af Jarkaam Caasrt FMBKR OF TUB AMOC I AT CD PBBM slaa..a Pall .. BottWo . Tho AHoclatad Prana U aaelaslval? ntltlad to tha oaa for publlratlaa af all dlapatchaa e-adltod to U or othar vrlaa orodltad to thla aapar. and alao to tha local nawa puDi.ano nD. ah .ohta tnr u fall cation of Clavatchaa haroia ara alao raaarvod. MEMBER OP UNITED PRESS MEMBER OP AUDIT RI7BBA0 OF CIRCULATIONS Adrorttalnf Raproaantatlw .- fiMlliVT. IMG. OffW. I. N.w Tor It. Cslc.se. Mralt. See rrsaelsce. Ansls. "' (wtiaaa, . U' Atlanta. B. C. " - fmn4tu44tii"iM Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Peny The U. S. commissioner of education advised a Denver con vention 10 million men are ex empt from the draft because they cannot read or write. Sgt. York of First World war. holds their illiteracy should not seriously affect their fighting ability. Even If they can't apell "trigger" they should be able to pull one. It should take no time at all to teach them bow to scribble and decipher phrases chalked on the side of day coach like "On To Tokyo and "To Hell with Hitler." Citizens have been barred from forest areas of high fire hazard. This should curb stray outdoor enthusiasts from stroll ing Into the timber and leaving behind an empty bottle that smells of kerosene instead of whiskey. Women workers in a Connec ticut factory, all a bit on the heavy side, balked at a manage ment order to wear slacks in the "interests of safety." The plant, it seems, did not look enough like a busy street. From all accounts the Port land shipyard workers picnic riot over the last week-end was devastating success, though no political issue was ivnolved. The German battleship Von Tirpitz, torpedoed twice by a Russian submarine now lurks In "an inaccessible fjord," Lon don reports. The Von Tirpitz is one of the world's largest ships. If sequestered in "an in accessible fjord." how did she get into it? If she made it, why can't destroyers and submarines do the same? We pause for re ply as the old-fashioned editors asked when stumped. An officer of the Women's Army announces "applicants had better forget flirting as this is war." To stop this nonsense Is going to be a Job. Blinders will have to be put on either the lady soldiers or the men, and just to be sure, all of them. - WATCH YOUR LANGUAGEI (Oregonian) 'To the Editor: It seems to me that one of the marked differences between the last war and the present is this lavish distribution of crosses and medals. Before this war Is over some of these boys will have ribbons down to their belly-buttons." Roseburg was darkened the first of the week by a whirl wind. An Investigation should be launched to determine if it was a prank of nature or just a candidate warming up for the campaign. A shortage of applicants for postmaster of Salem at $4,200 per year is hinted. It looks like some "loyal democrat" would have to be yanked loose from a wartime Job that pays more, lest the war effort be relaxed and a republican named. A number of the Older Girls have returned from the high hills where they were blitzed by enemy mosquitoes with diamond drills on their bills. "John Crippens have moved small barn down to the river near their irrigated ladino so that they can milk down there this summer. They have also piped water into their home." (Suver Items, Salem Capital Journal.) Suspicion. The second largest irrigated . state In the nation, Colorado's irrigation system was started by Horace Greeley's Union Colony t Greeley in 1870 An Experts View of the War History is being made so fast, particularly in the military world, books on military strategy nowadays are of questionable value. Yet when a military expert as experienced and highly regarded as Hanson W. Baldwin of the New York Times, does write such a book, it is an event of considerable importance. For in the field of modern warfare, Mr. Baldwin has what is known as prestige. He may not be the "seventh son of a seventh son," but his articles since the start of World War No. 2, have been upheld by subsequent events in almost uncanny fashion. Except in his failure to foresee the marvellous military power of Soviet Russia, the Times military critic's batting average in fact has been high in the .400 brackets. LIOWEVER, this failure to size up the Red Army . accurately, may represent a genuine weakness, and chiefly account, perhaps, for the book's rather pessimistic outlook, a tendency to form judgments too much on the past and not enough on the future. For the book, while not "defeatist" at all, in fact the author chose the title "Strategy for VICTORY" and sticks throughout to that main thesis, doesn't in view of the present war situation east and west, paint what could be termed a rosy picture. For example : To win this war the united nations, declares Mr. Baldwin, MUST HOLD the following vital fields of action: Britain,. the Russian Caucasus, the Middle East (Egypt, Iran, Irak, Syria and Suez) in Europe. The Aleutians, Hawaii, in the Pacific, India, China and Siberia in the Far East. AS we understand the author, he does not mean the 4 via mnet ha rlrivon F.NTTRF.T.Y niifr nf thin trp- mendous area, for the allies to win: but he DOES believe that as long as the enemy controls any MAJOR portions of it, complete victory is doubtful, if not impossible. And the chief reason given by Mr. Baldwin is what might be termed the tremendous headstart gained by the Axis, as the result of nearly a decade of intensive military preparation, and striking hard before the united nations, with the exception of Russia, were in any sense, prepared. I T is an interesting book and as above stated, is about as authoritative as any treatise on military matters could be at such a rapidly changing time as this. But there is of course nothing final or conclusive about it. Mr. Baldwin may be as wrong in many of these conclusions, as he was in his belief that Soviet Russia couldn't stand up against the German army for more than five or six weeks. LIOWEVER two points particularly liked, for this department ever since No. 1: This is the toughest war in which the United States has ever engaged. 1 No. 2: The war and navy departments, particularly the latter have been Inexcusably derelict in "glossing over serious blunders and reverses and over-emphasizing minor successes." The author's conclusion in fact is one which the Mail Tribune endorses 100 "Public relations should be based upon informing the people, not wet-nursing them, in telling them the truth, all the truth, not of assistance to the enemy, rather than with holding from them facts already known to the enemy." He Dares To Be True When it comes to truth-telling in this war, Great Britain is and from the outset has been, way out in front And we are not excepting the United States. We don't mean by that whole truth and nothing does, no nation should. But what it does tell IS the Axis persistently does definite part of strategy. This fact has been clearly demonstrated the past few days by Britain's reports over Germany, but in Egypt. The British totals, in three exceeded the German estimates! We can think of no stronger evidence that as far as it is possible from the standpoint of the national welfare, and military necessity, Johnny Bull does deal not in fiction, but in fact! Not So Baseball, tennis, golf, popular sports going on as duration, the good work continues. It is good military training for those who participate; it is a desirable morale stimulus for the rank and file. But we can't agree with today's expert baseball prognoscis, that "it is all iar as this year s world series is concerned. Brooklyn is 8 frames ahead, the Yankees. 4. a good head-start we grant, hook-up of a year ago, will be the sitooation this year. But we wouldn't advise those addicted to the sin of betting, to pull any "Thorndike" at this stage of the argument In fact taking the short end of a two or three to one wager, we would unhesitatingly cla?:!fv as a good investment at least as good as any invest ment are these inflationary days! emphasized, this column they have been stressed in the war started: percent: Britain tells "the truth, the but the truth." No nation true. It does not deal, as in outright fiction, as a of plane losses, not only separate instances, have Fast we are glad to see these usual, and hone, for the over but the shouting" as and in all probability the Personal Health Service By William signed letters pertaining to panamai kealtk aae ksgtcae, mot t eiasast f Isrnuel or treatment, will s answers at Or. Brads It a MtapM ma addressee srelpe is enclosed Letters sMoM ks Brief aae written la Ink Owing la Ik larg somber mt letters tictiisa sells a lew eaa fc answered kern. Ns reply eaa ks mad tm a aeries ass conforming te address Dt. MfUllam Brads, tti tl Caailno, awssrls Hills. Calls. WHY IS A P Bacteriologist in an agriculture experiment station writes: We were Interested In your r 'n comments con cerning eonta mi n a 1 1 o n of bus handles, stair rails, s t r a ps for standees, door knobs etc. We have under taken to inves- tigate the types or or ganisms con- t a m 1 n a itn g Dr. Brady such surfaces. Some of your statements are true so far as our data are con cerned and others of your state ments may be oyen to some quuestion. As you probably know, there are ways in which doorknobs and similar surfaces may be sterilized with standard disin fectants, and we believe that in future steps will be taken to see that such surfaces are regularly and properly sterilized. We hope our findings in this inves tigation will give us definite information on the number and types of organisms and so af ford some indication of the kind of disinfectant to use. (Signed ) Such tests of surface handled by many people daily have been made Innumerable times and as nearly as I can learn the results have been of no special value in determining the choice of an antiseptic or disinfectant for such contaminated surfaces. After all, who cares how badly contaminated a surface may be if he doesnt' have to touch the surface? Doorknobs may be ne cessary in some instances, but in many Instances they should be prohibited by sanitary ordi nancefor instance on doors of restrooms or lavatories. For the same reason handles should be prohibited on faucets in lavator ies, foot pedals or other arrange ments to work the faucets with out touching them. Personally, If I had a choice of antiseptics or disinfectants for any surface likely to be con taminated, or for the mouth piece of a telephone (tho I wouldn't bother to "disinfect" or "sterilize" a telephone no matter who used it besides my self) I'd choose plain soap and water. I believe soap and water washing of any such surface makes it perfectly safe, practic News Behind The News By Paul Mallon (ConUnusd Prom Page One) had increased 13.3 percent in steel cities between April 1941 and March' 1942, the period of the last contract. In a way, this really suggested more of an in crease than the union demanded, as a boost of $1 a day works out to about 1211 percent increase. But as everyone knows such an increase, or any part of it. will break the whole structure which the administration has loosely erected against inflation, attempting to hold present wages in line with present prices. The "little steel" case Is, therefore, a test not only for General Motors, Chrysler and other similar cases now pending before the board, but for all wages. see QITH a political campaign " coming on, however, few expect the administration to de fend its current price-structure firmly by denying any increase, as that stand might have labor repercussions in congressional elections. A compromise that will keep labor quiet and pre serve some semblance of an or derly anti-inflation policy, there fore, is obviously forecast by the circumstances. Even so. the question of how long this whole loose anti-Inflation technique can continue to have general effect already is j being raised, in view of the vari ety of agitations in the congres sional farm bloc, the two back trackings by Leon Henderson (under congressional pressure), and the coming period of scarc ity of consumers' goods. THE talked-of national ga rationing step cannot possib ly be taken this month, or ver? soon, on a scale such as is bein: Imposed in the east. Publicatioi and distribution of nearly twen ty million books would require several months. OPA has no yet started to print the books oi. the required scale. But a distributee' rationing program, limiting the supplies to dealers, could be put into operation without any advance preparation, except toward edu- Brady. M- O. OOR KNOB? ally sterile, and I do not be lieve any chemical antiseptic or disinfectant can serve the pur pose any better than soap and water does. questions st ANinrcaa " Alcoholics Anonymous It Is my slncers deslr to overcome this craeing before It completely ruins. my life. Hsts noticed Allusions In your column, to some local group of "Alcoholics Anonymous" can you Inform ms how X might ' get in touch with sueh a group? (B. B. P.) Answer Oddly enough X find I cant. I hid letters from members of such groups and some literature on file, but so determined ara they to remain anonymous that I dont know, after all, where you can write for Information or where you can get In touch with a group. Send ten cents and stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet "dipsom ania which may bs of some help to you In overcoming the ora-rtng. Good Enough for the Army Recent announcement by Burgeon General of the U. 8. Army states "The following may be recommended for general military aerrtce with waiver: . . . g. History of operations or of Injection treatment for Inguinal or small ventral hernia, provided exam ination three months or more follow ing operation, or following the last Injection, shows a satisfactory suit." We await with Interest your comment on this. ( M. r.) Answer Boy, won't it burn the great surgeons up to And that for military purposes. It doesnt mske any difference how the hernia has been cured. Ka'nral Breathing -As a public school music supervisor I have always taught or encouraged belly breathing or diaphragm breath ing In accordance with your Instruc tions. I discourage the raising and lowering of chest and shoulders and show the children how the dlaohraera oushes out against the belt when In hsllng and expels the air by con tracting afterwards. Apparently most children acquire the artificial chest breathing habit before the rounn ntde. I dont think musio masters are responsible. Manv music-teachers I know teach the method vou describe In your excellent pamphlet. (Q. i Answer Thank you. Natural breathing la beneficial for man. woman and child. Especially tor singers, athletes, some Invalids, such asvlctlms of asthma, emphysema, bronchiectasis circulatory deficiency, some liver and digestive difficulties. nalnful Irregularities in young wo men. Insomnia. Send stamped envel ope besrlne your sddres fori nstruc tlons for "Belly Breathing". (Copyright 1B41. John F. Dllle Co.) Ed. Note: Persons wishing to communicate with Dr. Brady should send letter direct to Dr. William Brady. M. D tSS El Camlno. Beverly Bills. Calif. cation of the public as to the necessity. Consumption outside the east could thus be limited as much as 25 percent without any disastrous effects. At least no hardships were experienced when such a method was tried first in the east. The latest authoritative im pression (it has changed often in recent weeks) is that some such program of control rationing may be attempted before the elections. Anything more dras tic could logically be expected to' wait until after the printing is done and perhaps the ballot ing. e e THE smaller war plants cor poration 1 e g 1 s 1 a tion was rushed through congress as an emergency to save small busi ness, but three weeks after its adoption WPB Chairman Don aid Nelson was still fingering a list from which to choose a di rector. Congressional pressure has been brought on him in favor of certain highly-backed candi dates for the Job from the mid dle west. But Nelson has told all the influence wielders he in tends to back a legitimate small business man (not a promoter or a small business politician) and such a one has been hard to find. DEAR "MR. BOARD" Wilson. N. C, July 9 M The postcard was addressed to "Mr. O. P. A. Board. Wilson. N. C." And it read: "Dear Mr. Board, will you please send me my sugar card? Sly fruit is ripe and I want to can some of it." The highest transcontinental railroad route in North America is at Marshall's pass in Colo rado, 10.846 feet in altitude. COKING -MONDAY, JULY 13 FREE LECTURE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HOLLY THEATRF Everyone Cordially Invited Kelly's Comment From Washington. D. C, Rate On Liquor Due For Advance West Coast To Gain Defense Nelson Hinders Help to Business Br Joan W. Kelly ' Washington, D. C, July 9 State liquor control in Washing ton and Oregon will soon be upping rates on hootch. At the present time the federal govern ment imposes a tax of $4 a gal lon. The new tax bill will add $2 and Uncle Sam will levy $6 a gallon on all 100 proof alco holic liquor. A tax of $1.25 a quart, plus the distilling, bot tling, overhead and profit, will make whiskey a luxury and It is believed that the price will be so high to the consumer that there will be a sharp decline in sales at state stores. Because of the increased tax dealers in the east are now at tempting to reduce their stock and are trimming profits to the bone to avoid the floor tax. Dis tillers are apprehensive that the li-rge advertising sums which have been used to build up spe cial brands will be largely lost. for the consumer is expected to resort to lower priced liquor. There is also the prospect (real ized by the bureau of internal revenue) that the heavy taxes may bring a resurgence of moon shine "pizen" and reintroduce the bootlegger. Unlike the so- called prohibition era, however, the bootleggers can only oper ate within the limits set by the cost price plus the liquor taxes, for if bootleggers ask the price of state liquor there will be no object in patronizing the illicit dealers. see THE tax on 100 proof liquor is the standard for bonded stufl of American make. Scotch runs around 84 to 86 percent, a light er drink than bourbon or rye. Gin will disappear from shelves of the state stores, as will rum, except imported rum. War pro duction board has ordered dis continuance of gin and rum pro duction in the United States, but government owned rum made in Virgin islands continues to be manufactured. And with the congress about to stiffen the liquor tax, hun dreds of men and women of Oregon and Washington con tinue to petition the lawmakers to prohibit the sale of liquor in the vicinity of any military establishment. These petitions, by the way, are filed by laying them on the table, after wmcn nothing happens. e e e A FEW million dollars out of the $97,000,000 sent to the Dresident for approval will be expended on the coasts of the northwest, for this sum is ear marked for coastal defense. There is no breakdown of what the money will be used for other than the explanation mat. suo- stantial sums will be devoted to acquiring large cannon and in stallations. Flan is to provide cannon oi much greater range than those now sprinkled along the coast. Japanese know ine present ranee of all batteries on the west coast and can either blast at the shore, if their own guns have the greater range, or keep out of range of the shore can non. The large guns to be used in the northwest will have a range far beyond anything now installed and will cause any Japanese submarine to keep a respectful distance irom ine shoreline. e e e MORE than one year ago Con gressman Jackson of Washing ton, on the floor of the house, urged that blimps be provided ! in the northwest, particularly in i the vicinity of strait of Juan de ' Fuca. to patrol against enemy submarines. Instead of assign ing blimps to that region the 1 military strategists considered that there was no danger from the Pacific and they located the blimps on the Atlantic seaboard. Pearl Harbor has amended the views of the strategists and orders are now being filled to ! build scores of blimps and have some of them operate out of Tillamook county, the content- 1 plated site in Washington being -ON- dismissed on account of weath er conditions. The lighter-than- air ships will be ready before the headquarters are built (1500 men) on the Oregon coast, see THE latest attempt to help small business and permit little industries to participate in war work has been held up for more than two months by Donald Nel son. Congress provided a set-up particularly to give small busi ness a chance, appropriating funds for the enterprise, and the bill required Nelson of war production board to designate someone to direct this work There has been considerable pulling and hauling among aspi rants for the job and this result ed in delay. Once the set-up is organized dozens of small metal working shops and other indus tries In the northwest may at least have an opportunity to be financed and participate. With out this assistance more small businesses will close for the duration. o AT least two flight strips are proposed for Washington and Oregon, concrete pavements built for more than a mile along a highway and some 175 feet wide. The strips are intended as dispersal points and in the vicinity would be groves of trees where the planes could be concealed. At present the loca tion of these emergency strips is listed as a military secret. They are supplemental to air fields now under construction, the location of which is a military secret. Communications PRESS THANKED FOR NAVY AID To the editor: You will be Interested to know that the Oregon navy re cruiting district accomplished the first enlistments of a total of 9,079 men during the fiscal year which ended June 30. We feel that the splendid co operation of the press was in a major part responsible for this remarkable record, which we anticipate will once again place Oregon in the position of hav ing recruited more men per capita than any other district in the nation. While the people of this state are undoubtedly of such a temper' that they are ready and willing to cooperate with any great patriotic movement, it is largely due to the offices of the press that we are able to tell the story which brings them in to the 100 per cent volunteer navy. Please accept on behalf of yourself and your staff my deepest personal thanks for your generous assistance and ready response to our many re quests during this past year. It is such aid as that which you have given that will bring to us the final and complete victory for which we are striving. u. . Deurave. Lt.-Comdr., U.S.N., Officer in Charge. Navy Recruiting Station, Portland, Ore. Dick Neuberger Now Lieutenant Portland Jnlv 0. tw ct.u Representative Richard L. Neu berger was sworn into the army as a second lieutenant here yes- teraay. Neuberger. magazine and newspaper writer, said he would resign from the legislature be fore leaving Jtllv 1.1 tnr tha army's public relations depart ment in Washington, D. C. The steel, copper wire and brass used to make an average piano would be enough to pro duce a dozen bayonettes, a sig nal corps radio set and 66 .30 caliber cartridges. TRUCKS FOR HIRE WITH EXPERIENCED FURNITURE MEN Local and Long Distance Hauling Small and Large Van Equipment Rates $1.50 to $3.00 per hour LOCKER ROOMS FOR FURNITURE STORAGE WJf?w h,T individual LOCKER ROOMS available for furniture storage. Dry duatleas and a safe place for your household goods. We Invite you to see our new locker rooms when In need oi storage space for vour household goods. . NEW LOW RATES SAMS0N STORAGE FURNITURE MOVING AND STORAGE Phone 3756. 4th and Front Flight o Time Medturd and Jaekaoa Coaniy klstory from the rues of the stall Tribune 10 and to tears eta. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY July 1932 (It was Saturday) Theft of college merger peti tions admitted a hoax. Gold standard held need of world to restore trade and pros perity. President Hoover vetoes re lief bill in sharp message. De mocrats willing to eliminate in dividual loan clause. Many report groceries left In autos are stolen. Mrs. Herb Carlton of Flounce Rock is recovering from an at tack of pneumonia. Army worms invade the Ap plegate district. Fair and cooler. High 76, low 40 degrees. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY July 9, 1922 (It was Sunday) Brush fire rages on Griffin creek. British minister proves by Bibbe "new and bloodier war in 20 years." Mails to go despite railroad strike, government announces. How Germany to pay war re parations frets all Europe. Slightly cooler. High 91, low 62 degrees. Copco employes to hold pic nic tomorrow. . Section crew repairing Main street crossing. Announcement of the forth coming marriage of George E. Gates to Miss Dora Herman of Grants Pass is announced. Sinniger Bulldog Salvages Rubber Judy, seven-year-old bulldog belonging to C. W. Sinniger of route 2, is trying to prove to her master that even dogs can be patriotic. During the past week Judy has brought in and presented to the household four balls of vari ous sizes, two rubber jar rings, a rubber bone (manufactured for dogs), part of a floor mat and a rubber doll and she is still dili gently scouring the shrubbery around her home. The articles will be added to the rubber toys she already has contributed to the rubber drive. Has Mall Tribune want ads. WHY BEFAT? Its Easy to Reduce ou can ioe u!y pounds and amorealender gracclu 1 fnure. No laxatives. No drum. No exer rwmj. With this AYDS plan vorj ior. t cut out any meaJi. Kirch, potatoes, meats or buttei, you imply cut taero down. It's emty when yon enor a jelteious (vtUmmfortifiexUAYDS before each meal. 1M WOMEN LOST 14 UN, to lb. Meh is M day ruing eiTDS tnder tbm direr, ion f Dr. CK.Vats Hoover. Brnn ka bt fen a Notary Public Absolute! harmlM. CHARAVTIlTi r a larce box of AYDS. 3Msy supply only $2 75. ooey oacx u youaon treultj Justoboaa 2440 Corner Main and Rir, WAINSCOTT'S PHARMACY swawawaasssssassasssl 1 - V. I J
