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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1942.
PAGE NINE
SWAHILI SPEECH
MAY BE LEARNED
BY U.S. TROOPS
World War I Captain Offers
To Teach Language To
African Bound Soldiers.
New York U.R) George W.
Sutton, Jr., the man who lupt
the state department Informed
of Japanese activity In this
country a few years ago, has
made an offer to teach the
Swahill language to IT. S. troops
destined for African service.
Sutton, who learned Swahill
many years ago during a two
year stay in Zanzibar, says that
the army is considering his of
fer seriously. He points out that
the language is spoken by some
180,000,000 persons In Africa
and rates seventh as the most
widely used language In the
world.
A captain In the tank corps
In the last war who has applied
for service again, Sutton al
ready has gotten up a complete
course of 10 lessons containing
some S00 words or about
enough "to get a man from one
end of the continent to the
other ,if he has any ingenuity."
He thinks that a 700-800 word
Swahill vocabulary is all that a
white man needs.
Went to Washington
One of the better known pub
lic relations counsellors in New
York, Sutton was retained by
the Japanese Chamber of Com
merce for three months in 1937
38 to advise them on how to im
prove American-Japanese rela
tions. Although not required to do
to at the time, he went to Wash
ington, consulted the State De
partment and kept it informed
constantly of his relations with
the Jap C. of C. No quibbler
with words, Sutton also bluntly
Informed the Japanese that
their methods in Asia had none
of bis sympathy and he hoped
the Chinese would drive them
Into the sea.
'There were rumblings of
1 Ah, "Beauty Queens"
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In a mock beauty contest using war bonds and stamps as
votes, shipyard workers in Portland, Ore., crowned Curley
Coguen (left), qqueen. Then an election dispute arose, so Go
guen stripped off the queen's robes and awarded them to
runner-up Pigsfeet Moore (right).
coming events even then," Sut
ton said. "In particular the Japs
seemed to be shocked by a pri
vate poll I made of editorial
opinion showing that 98 per cent
of the American public was
against them."
Nasi Means Coconut
Getting back to Swahill, he
explained it is a completely
phonetic language and words
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. By feeding us the foods
that keep us strong
Est whole grain foods. And whole
grain in its most delicious form is
Nabisco Shredded Wheat. Here is all
of whole wheat's plentiful energy.
Here is a good source of Vitamin Bi
as Istturt provides it, per ounce,
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are spelled exactly as they are
spoken with "i" pronounced as
"ee," "a" as "ah."
Here are some samples from
one of Suttons lessons headed:
"War Stuff."
Gun Bundukl.
Cannon Mzingu.
Battle Vita.
Soldiei" Askarl.
General Jemadari.
Bayonet Upanga Wa Bund
ukl. "Funny thing," Sutton said.
"I've learned and forgotten
French three times but I know
all the Swahill I knew 35 years
ago. And by the way the word
for coconut In Swahill u
Na?I!"
THREE PAY FINES
EOR BEER PARTY
Ralph H. Musselman. Donald
Musselman, and Gordon McCart
ney, cantonment workers, as
signed to defense work in Utah,
charged with violation of the
Oregon liquor commission regu
lations, were each fined $10 and
costs in justice court yesterday,
The trio showed up at a Pa
cific Highway resort with a case
of beer and placed it on a table,
after the management had re
fused to serve them. When one
o'clock in the morning came
they refused to move. A deputy
sheriff was called and the beer
and men were removed.
John H. Culpepper was fined
$1 and costs for an overloaded
truck.
The Dominican republic occu-
pies two-thirds of the island of
Hispaniola. Haiti occupies the
other third.
JULY CLEARANCE SALE
OF ODD LOTS OF
CHILDREN'S WEAR
Clean-up of broken sizes and styles, some slightly soiled,
at Big Reductions while they last.
GIRLS' DRESSES
4-14 Years. Value to $1.93
Special at $1.39
GIRLS' SLACK SUITS
Sizes 8-14. Regular $1.95
On Sale at $1.49
Boys, Girls Slack Coveralls
Sites 2 to 6. Seersucker, Denim,
etc. Regular $1.95. JM A A
Special I rtw
Girls' COTTON BLOUSES
Sizes 3-14. Regular CQa
79c and $1.25 value... VVW
SUN SUITS 89c PAJAMAS.. 79c
for Boy and Girls. Sizes 1 A
Values to $1.25
Summer and Winter Weights, 4 to 14.
Values to $1.95
NEEDLE ART SHOP
211 East MAIM
Phone 2078
DEFENSE CUSSES
AT
Classes In national defense
work at senior high school are
progressing well, E. H. Hedrick,
city school superintendent, in
charge of the classes said today.
However he stated there is a call
for more welding students and
the ship carpentry class is open
to more enrollees.
Representatives from various
shipyards on the Pacific coast
have been in Medford during the
past week and this vicinity has
been assigned a quota of 400
welders between now and No
vember 1. Women are being ac
cepted on same terms as men
and those interested in securing
training in welding may call at
the employment office or regist
er at the city scnool superin
tendents office in the city hall.
Students in the ship carpentry
class are making good progress
in their classes and about eight
are expected to leave in the near
future for work in shipyards
upon release from their canton
ment projects. Anyone interest
ed in inspecting the class ac
tivities may call at the senior
high school shop on South Oak-
dale avenue any evening. Ap
plications are being received at
the city school superintendent's
office in the city hall for regis
tration in the classes. Carpenters
especially are urged to take the
opportunity to further their
training.
Survivors Wait Rescue
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Rhlnecliff, N. Y.. July 17.
UP) Search for six "parachutes"
reported seen descending in an
area near President's Roosevelt's
Hyde Park estate was renewed
at dawn today, but the belief
was expressed they may have
been festival balloons.
A farm superintendent's un
confirmed report of sighting
parachutes late yesterday after
noon brought a small army of
military, FBI and state police
officials to the scene but they
postponed their search until day
break today after townsfolk ad
vanced a theory the reported
aerial objects probably- were
balloons sent aloft by a group
celebrating a religious holiday.
Inspector William Schatzman
of the Connecticut state police
said investigators were trying to
determine whether any fire
works celebrations were held in
the area, as first reported, but
added "so far we have not found
that any such celebrations were
held." .
Two sailrs who survived the torpedoing of three ships In the
St. Lawrence river by enemy submarines are adrift on a life
raft as they await rescue.
I
HO IN COUNTY
Hog production In Jackson
county will be 33 per cent
heavier this year than in any
previous year. County Agent
Robert G. Fowler reports. The
increase is due to the higher
price for pork and pork prod
ucts as set by the government
and a bountiful nature.
The war is increasing the de
mand, both at home and abroad.
In recent years there has been
a drop in hog-ralsing due to low
prices.
Port Said, northern terminus
of the Suez canal, was founded
in 1859 when work was begun
on the huge ditch.
DO YOU OWN A SWEATER?
YOU NEED ONE NOW!
Sassy Shop
SWEATERS
Ar Different
IIG KNIT Long Sleee, Coat Style, I
Big wooden Buttons, . QM QA
Green Beige, Red, Blue ... 9t.90
Fine Knits and Cashmeres
11.98, S2.98 and $3.98
Zech One 100 Wool All Colore
SASSY SHOP
Main St. Near First NatL.Bank .
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FOR SLEEPING VAG
John Charlie Blandt, 80, aelf
admitted conscientious objector,
charged with vagrancy, was sen
tenced to 30 days in the county
Jail yesterday by Justice of the
Peace W. R, Coleman.
Blandt also waits the arrival
of papers from California, and
will be inducted into the army
by the local draft board. He ad
mits he has never reported to
his draft board since he regis
tered after being taken off a
freight train for that purpose.
He was arrested near Talent,
sleeping alongside the road. He
had $33 in his pockets.
Blandt told the court he never
sought work, but would work
if employers asked him.
J.F.SEAGI01,
TAKEN BY DEATH
Jefferson Davis Slsgle, 81, of
the Talent,) Wagner Creek dis
trict, passed away July 13 in
Medford where he had been
under medical care. Mr. Slagle
had been ill for three years.
His wife preceded him in death
in 1933.
He was born In Belfountain,
Ore., June 12, 1861, and is sur
vived by a son, H. T. Slagle of
Talent, and a daughter, Mrs. L.
C. Richardson of Salem.
Funeral services will be held
at the Litwiller Funeral home
In Ashland, Saturday at 10 a.
m. with Interment in the Stearns
cemetery on Wagner Creek.
MILLION LEPERS
Portland, July 17. IJP) In
dia has an estimated 1,000,000
lepers. Dr. P. A. Penner, mis
sionary founder of leper col
ony there, said in an interview
today. He predicted that a posi
tive cure for the disease would
be found, but that meanwhile
chaulmoogra oil was being used
with good results.
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No. 2'a Size Tint
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TOMATOES
Josephine Brand
No. 2 'a Six Tint
2 Tins 25c
GRAPEFRUIT
Meco Brand
No. 2 Slxe Tint
2 Tins 25c
SIDE PORK, lb. 23c Cottage Butts, lb. 35c
Choice
Veal
Roasts, lb.
Shoulder Cut.
BEEF
ITc Short 41
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CHOPS Of -
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Steaks, lb.
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Largo Assortment of Lunch Meats, Choot and Fickle
Nice Assortment of
LEG O' LAMB, No. 1 grado.
R. I. Rod and Barred Rock
IIEflSS;- lb, 28c FRYERS-'lb. 35s
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PICNICS, small, loan, tender..
..lb. 30c
Malley's Table Queen Brand
SALAD DRESSING or
SANDWICH SPREAD
Pint Jars 33c
MILK
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TALL CANS
KNIGHT'S
CRACKERS
Cascade Brand
2-lb. Box 22c
, Tall Tint
Royal Club Peaches
Packed In Heavy Syrup
No. 2i Tina .
Essh 25s
TOMATO JUICE, 3 for 25c
MECO BAND
CATSUP, 12-oz. bottle 12c
TENDER
No, 303 SIm Tins
SWEET CORN, 2 tins 25s
DRIFTED S"3H 40(
Enriched tl-lb. tack
FISHER'S CLEK3 O09
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KITCHEN QUEEN 1 89
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