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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORP OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1942. PAGE NINE (0 Things to Buy Babton Discusses Household Price Babson Park, Mass., Aug. 7. I still believe that those who have protected the carcasses or casings of their tires will be able ?" get needed retreading rriterial along the lines of the experiments which were de scribed in this column last March. As for gas, this is purely a matter of sinkings. There Is plenty of gas but if the tankers and tank cars are not sufficient to haul gas to cer tain sections of the country then these sections must be severely rationed. Readers, however, must not let all this discussion regarding the rubber and gaso . line blind them to what will .(happen to their commodities. Is Henderson Helpless In Inflation Current? Leon Henderson has got a des perate job, but he is doing the best he can. He is like a man trying to sail a boat against a head wind and a strong tide. By rowing harder he can make a little progress in keeping down prices; but he cannot change the fury and direction of the wind and tide. These are strongly in the direction of in flation. With a tremendous amount of new purchasing power released every day and a constant reduction in available goods, an explosion some day is inevitable. Mr. Henderson has done his . best to warn us. Readers ask me why he does not state de finitely what additional prod ucts will be rationed and when. This he cannot do because it would immediately send every one to the store to buy these things which he might mention. ' Every reader who has common sense should be able to antici pate what most of these prod ucts will be. Generally speak ing, they are products contain ing metals, rubbers, or certain chemicals. I understand there are also other products on the list which come under different classifications. Ways To Ration Are Debated By Government The government Is now de bating as to whether a separate ration book shall be given for these different products or whether the "unit system" will be used as In the case of Eng land and other countries. With the "unit system" we have one ration book and can use our 0 judgment as to whether we want to buy a suit of clothes or a piece of furniture. When enter ing a store the goods are not marked in money prices but in coupon prices. It may take one coupon to buy a cap, 10 coupons to buy a suit of clothes, or 20 coupons to buy a piece of furnl ture. In other words, we can have our choice of certain neces' sary standardized products, but we cannot buy them all. In place of quotas for essential goods, the government may is sue licenses, thereby cutting down the amount retailers may get to sell to their customers. Probably nothing radical will be done before fall when we will all have a better idea as to the length of the war. If the Rus sians are successful, further rationing may be delayed until next summer; but if the Ger mans should get into the Cau casian oil fields, radical ration- Oing may be expected at any time. What May Be Rationed Next Is Question Of course, many things such as automobiles, refrigerators, bicycles, radios, garden tools, etc., need not be rationed be cause few more, if any, can be manufactured. Most of those now on hand will be used by the armed forces. There are, however, many other products the supply of which has merely been cut down. Among these are pots, pans, and all kinds of kitchen utensils; chocolate, co coa, coffee, tea. spices and cer tain canned goods and other food products; office furniture, typewriters, paper, pencils, rub bers and even fountain pens. Certainly, those who wish to buy any cutlery, or other hard ware, or Jewelry, leather lug gage, and similar luxuries had better do so immediately. Some say that this will also apply to furniture except nursery equip ment, but I am not so sure of this other than articles which contain metal and rubber. Most household electrical ap plicances may soon be impos sible to obtain under anv con ditions, while rugs, carpets, chinaware and sport goods may be on the rationed list I might also add that families requiring more bedding, shoes, corsets, razor blades, hosiery, umbrellas. musical instruments, linoleum and photographic supplies should get them at once. They are liable to be treated the same as bicycles are now treated. Prices Will Not Be Lower During War Finally, let me add that I am not basing these recommenda tions on any official informa tion. Naturally, Mr. Hender son's Office Mnnnt mnlr anu forecast along specific lines. I nave inciuaea some which may not become scarce, or I may have omitted some which will be rationed. I do, however, emphasize that we are in a real war and our internal trnnhlo. are just beginning. The sooner we realize wnat is ahead and prepare for it and quit squawk ing, the better off we all will be. Buy now or as the ministers say at a wedding, "forever after hold your peace." Certainly, prices of the above things should be no lower while the war lasts and probably their price ceilings will gradually be raised. r I J fell Jf 4 WyJ& Mill , Jil JL ,. mm f 'iX ;" g 1 .:' to THEATER SALES OE WAR BONDS TOTALS $14,500 Arrested by state police In Gold Hill yesterday was Leonard George Sazevich, 20, who told the officers he was a deserter from Ft. Ord, Calif., and who allegedly admitted stealing 'an automobile in El Cerrito, Calif., on May 3. He is being held in the county jail on charges of auto theft and army desertion. The FBI has been notified. Sazevich, state police said, abandoned the car near Gold Hill July 21 and since then had been working in various parts of Jackson and Josephine coun ties. He was apprehended when he returned to Gold Hill this morning to recover the automobile. Fred Leonard, In charge of war bonds and stamps sales for the George A. Hunt Theatres of Medford, announced today that the four Medford theatres have turned in $14,500 for bonds and stamps sold in the two months period which ended this week. The theatres' policy of selling bonds and stamps after banks, postoffices and stores are closed has proven popular and people from the rural districts and those who work off hours at the cantonment have espec tally voiced their appreciation of be ing able to buy bonds "after hours". Patrons and the public In gen eral are invited to buy bonds at the Medford theatres day and night. The bonds are ready for immediate delivery, but in most cases application is made by the patron on the way into the show ajid the bond is ready when the patron leaves. George Hunt voiced his appre ciation of the splendid coopera tion extended by Medford worn en who serve the cause by de voting one evening each week CETS MOVIE CONTRACT-virrtnla F.ttoa (above) of Portland, Ore., has been riven a movie contract. Miss Patton. who was born In Cleveland. O.. has done considerable amateur diamatie work. Here she stands by a floodlight In Hollywood. Plywood Plane In Successful Trial Los Angeles, Aug. 7 (JP) An all-plywood plastic trainer glid er, designed for a speed of 112 miles an hour, has been put through successful flights. Norman Larsen, general man ager of Bowlus Sailplanes, Inc., in announcing the tests with army approval, said the glider, made of non-strategic materials is non-magnetic and would be almost impossible for enemy listening devices to detect in flight CARSON TO ARMY SOON Salem, Aug. 7 (JP) State Rep. Allan G. Carson, Salem Republican who holds both Re publican and Democratic nomi nations for state senator from Marion county, said today he would leave in a few days for Miami, Fla., to become a captain in the army air corps. He served as a lieutenant in the world war. Use Mall Trunin want am. When foreign enterprise In 1876 built China's first railroad a 10-mile, narrow-gauge line from Shanghai to Woosung it was promptly bought and de stroyed by the government. 56 Cars Of Rubber Moving Out Weekly Portland, Aug. 7 (if) Rub ber collected by Oregonians In the scrap salvage drive is going out of the state at the rate of 56 carloads, each carrying 30 tons, a week. Cliff Radcllff, shipping direc tor, said the Oregon rubber is being shipped to Fort Snelllng at Minneapolis. There it is sorted and reshipped to recla mation plants. SHORTSTOP TO ENLIST Portland, Ore., Aug. 7 VP) Lindsay Brown, shortstop for the Portland Pacific Coast League baseball club, said to day he would enlist in the navy at Seattle August 18. to sell stamps and bonds at the theatres. Mrs. Ted Homecker is in charge of the sellers. E Washington. Aug. 7 (JP) Sec etary of the Navy Knox today ormally requested a senate na val committee investigation of charges made by Senator Tru man (D., Mo.) against the fair ness and impartiality of the bu reau of ships In dealing with the Higgins Industries, Inc., of New Orleans. Knox made the request In a letter to Chairman Walsh (D.. Mass.) after Truman yesterday asserted in a letter to Knox that the bureau of ships had unfairly insisted on construction of a certain type of ship by the Hlg- ings company. Scarcity of lumber in Europe has developed new interest in the problem of reducing wood waste. y $J40 Ql'AKT S, I mi 1 P1M Jfi Been. 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