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Subtract your social se curity number and the remaind er if the number of canned peaches you will eat In 1943. Allied forcer In New Guinea have taken Gona, and the Nipps are on their way out of Buna. Gona with the Buna ii the word to Tokyo. - . e e e Cong. Pierce of eastern Ore gon reports "there la paralysis among responsible agencies in the national capital." Here Is a sample of commendable fear lessness on the part of a states man, too late to do htnr any good last November. He could have timed the frankness better. Natives should not tell the troops and newcomers about the balmy Christmas days here abouts In the past, with the children playing on' the lawns and the menfolks running around In their shirt-sleeves. They arc apt to telegraph their folks to send post haste by air express red flannels they wore deep in the heart of Texas and on the plains. In the meantime, the CofC should write Santa Clause to send a new weather man or re-actlvate the incum bent e "Faulkner, Faulkner, Faulk ner and Faulkner was the firm retained to audit the county's books." (Siskiyou News.) Amos & Andy stuff. . Of course, the pro-axis Japs who celebrated the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor treachery of their homeland, by staging a riot In a California concentrat ion camp, expect to return to their old Jobs in Los Angeles, and San Francisco and way points when peace comes again. Arrangements should be made to abolish the 'Little Tokyos' where the gangster element lurked and loafed. Weeding and hoeing in the beetfields of Utah and Wyoming, until their return to their native land, is mild punishment for the ilk. Autorlst are observing the 35 mph speed restriction to a man, and most of the women. How ever, the pedestrian is still us ing his 60 mph Jump is getting out of the way. Practically everybody in town was up before the crack of dawn at 8:43 this a. m. e e On top of the stemwlndlng news the Duke and Duchess of Windsor have clipper rd to Mi ami, comes he tidings the Oomph girl of the films, is on the verge of a Mexican divorce. MAMA'S COOKING The first thing to do and that is cx far as this item will go ia to roast the fowl, what ever it is, and the first rule is. above everything else, don't put any water an the roasting pan. not a dcmnitlon drop! Of course "mama used to do it and you could carve mama's chicken with a spoon. It had no Juice in it. And her turkey tasted like a desiccated sawlog and the gravy thereof was gray and greasy and terrible. One of the first reasons why you shouldn't put water in the pan Is that it makes the gravy gray. (Kansas paper). CARRIES GUN FOR JAPS San Diego, Cal. (U.R Ray White, OS, charged with Illegally carrying a gun, told Judge John J Brennan that his sole purpose In doing so was to be able to use It on the Japs when they land here. Judge Brrnnan an nounced that he would confiscate the gun and advised White Just to use a club. CkMnf Urn tor ciaaeineo: arts a. m To uut to CUestlj laJO ah . Coward &His Cussword According to reports from London Noel Coward has written one of the best duced, called "In Which It is a drama based upon destroyer action in the British navy and is said to inspiring. The United Artists in the production rights and film when the Hays office of a "two-syllable word reflecting upon the legitimacy of the individual designated. 1 TPHE precise situation at otiifA Tf io Irnrmrn That Mnol In warn ivanra his movie presented in this country as it was written, or not at all. But whether these legitimate artistic de mands of the author are to and if not whether Mr. production of his film, if he However that may be, to his guns. Not because we have any fondness for the two-syllable word in question (frankly, we don't like it), but we believe the time has come to deter mine, once and for all, whether we can have realism and honesty in the movies, all other forms of modern silver screen is concerned, horse and buggy and the impeccable Mrs. Humphrey Ward era. THAT is the milk in this particular cocoanut as ma oaa if No one familiar with other navy for that matter would deny that the word in question is a popular one in the average sailor's vo cabulary, and its use, from the standpoint of artistic validity, is entirely justified. Whether we like it or don t, British sailors do talk like that so do American, and probably all other sailors. Their language is salty and pungent. It is free from circumlocutions or inhibitions. Sailors don't verbally speaking "pull their punches." This is no doubt especially true in the strain and stress of actual combat While we haven't seen have no doubt whatever that Mr, Coward a recog nized master of colloquial dialogue made these offi- j ;i a u t..:l'- ..er: j :t V cere ana sailors taut as actually do talk. That's all. And he wants them to this film to be an authentic destroyer in this epoch-making conflict, not a syn thetic hash of make-believe fashion, say, of the late William Gillette in "Secret Service" or "Shenandoah." CHOULD Noel have his way or shouldn't he? That is the question. It isn't the use or the deletion of the particular word that is so important It is the prin ciple of the thing. On principle we hope because we hold any brief for cuss words but because we want more integrity and honesty and reality, not ess, in the films. And even we don't want the completely false thesis sustained in the Will Hays office or moral quality of any movie can often be determined by the use of ANY SINGLE WORD. That misses, the whole Assuming the word is is there should be no deletion ; there should be only deletion or censorship when not the LETTER, but the SPIRIT of the work as moral, and its effect degrading and wrong. U.S. Rights for Union Members The adoption of a state labor code by the 44 state egislatures which will convene in January is urged by one of America's leading labor relations reporters. William Hard, in discussing the possibility in the De cember issue of the Reader's Digest, says that such legislative action is the first towards union regulation. To illustrate the necessity for such a measure, Mr. Hard reviews the case of local of the Hod Carriers', borers Union. Now under order of Governor Lehman, the officers of Local 17 were brought into the courts on charges preferred by its own members. Far from protecting their rights, it was disclosed that the management of the union was actually exploiting them. Annual elections, required by the local's consti tution, had not been held tional convention of the union, one of the most power ful in the country, had not THE finances of Local li'Avlfli'a nn Vin Tol n w n nviavio uii ntc kucuiaw a ill Hit Newburgh vicinity, are still the subject of a grand jury investigation. Having ter of a million dollars in the three preceding years, by the end of 1940 Local 17's treasury had only $107.93 left Although the union's constitution re quired the officers to reveal their books monthly, it is taking a long investigation to account for the huge funds that have disappeared. Further complaints of union members were that they were threatened with dismissal for protesting collusion between union and contractor officials in disregarding public safety laws; that they were dis charged from their jobs for demanding elections or financial statements; and that union officers were getting suspiciously rich on members' funds. MEDFORD MAIL war movies thus far pro We Serve." be exciting, original and this country have bought were about to release the insisted upon the deletion the present writing is ob- be granted by Mr. Hays, Coward could prevent the so desired, are not clear. we hope Mr. Coward sticks as we have in practically art or must, as far as the remain far back in the the British navy or any or read this movie, we iiusu umceia anu oanuia talk that way, as he wants chunk of life on a British and pretense after the Noel Coward wins. Not more important because anywhere else that the moral point. typical in character, that a whole is essentially im and most important step the Newburgh, New York, Building and Common La investigation on special for over three years. A na been held since 1911. 17, which were swelled by ia A ni nrT T)i ir in Vi - taken in more than a ciuar TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, Personal Health Service By William Slined lettei. pertalnlns to peroral bealtb and brclene. , to disease dtsrnosls or treatment. "Ill be answered by Dr. Brail; u a stamped self addressed enfelope Is enrloied. Letter, should be brief and written In Ink. Oirlnt to the bure number of letters recelfed only a few can be aniwered here. No reply can be made to queries not wrormlna to Instructions. Address Dr. William Brady, tal El Caralne, Beverly Hills. Calif. DO HAVE SOME Whether there is any shortage of fuel or net one important practical point too often ignored or overlooxea in the heating of homes is hu midity. The amount of wa ter v a p o r in the air has a great deal to do with the comfort and the health of occupants, par. ticularly the elderly mem- Dr. Brady b e r s of the family and infants .or young children. Every one knows that dry cold air does not feel so cold as moist cold air. And a dry warm cli mate or place or season is less trying, less oppressive than a moist warm climate, place or season. On an Ideal or ordinary aut umn or winter day when the out door temperature is perhaps near freezing the humidity is perhaps 55 to 70 which means the air contains from onehalf to two-thirds of the amount of water vapor It is capable of holding. When the air is heated up to the usual household tem perature most of the water vapor is dried out or absorbed by walls and other surfaces In the heated rooms (altho these surfaces seem perfectly dry they may hold more water vapor or moisture than there Is in the air itself) and at 68 F. the air will have a relative humidity of perhaps 20 or less: This low humidity Is extreme ly dry. It is injurious to comfort and to health. It explains, the com mon complaints of dryness, irri tation and roughness of the skin in the season of artificial heat ing. It accounts for a great deal of the "catarrhal" trouble dwell ers in the Sahara-like Indoor climate have thru the winter and spring. Especially this abnormal dry ness of the artificially heated air makes the elderly members of the family abnormally sensi tive to imaginary or actual drafts, changes of temperature or "dampness." Unfortunately they ascribe their discomforts to "taking cold," and generally the other members of the family have to defer to the wishes and feelings of the older folk in regu lating the household tempera ture, ventilaticn, amount of clothing to be worn, and the like. Thus goes the vicli.us circle, and, darn it all, you're just off your nut if you try to reason with the old bodies or teach them the error of their way. A household temperature of, say, 68 degrees F. with a fair de (Continued Fags One) go to town" in growing pop pies; there is a demand for the seeds by bakers and for opium by the bureau of narcotics. Most of the imported supply of "dope came from China with many seizures of smuggled cans being made In Puget sound and Columbia river ports. e e A GOVERNMENT agency which has been rationing fuel was preparing a program for Oregon and Washington. The man working on the rationing had never been in the west and all he knew of the country was what he gained from looking at a map; but there is no forest map nor any aid to inform him that there are two climates In those states (east and west of the Cas cade mountains) and that what might be sufficient fuel In one part of the area would be In adequate in another part. Nor was he aware how the popula tion is distributed. By chance a resident of the northwest stum bled Into his office and said: "Concentrate on Seattle, Ta co ma and the Portland-Vancouver area posibly Spokane; the rest of the two states will know how to handle their fuel problem, e e e FLYING torpedoes, traveling 500 miles an hour and herded across the Pacific to Tokyo from the vicinity of Spokane is the proposal by a citizen of Washington who has appeared in the national Capitol to, ad vocate his plan. This visitor pro- Ux?es to mamifRoture alun-.tr.um (from bauxite, which he sajs hs AT ATHE From OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1942. Brady. M. D. MORE HUMIDITY gree of humidity always feels more comfortable or pleasant, to young and old alike, than does a temperature of 72 degrees F. or higher with the very low humidity that goes with it when the air has been artificially neaiea. By hook or crook a very householder should endeavor to humidify the air as well as heat it, by evaporating In the heated air every twenty-four hours as many gallons of water as may be necessary to prevent this ex treme dryness. Try it and you'll una now true it is. QUESTION'S ANSWERS ' Gambllnt With Ouarks Could you sire me some medicine to strengthen my heart? I have read In Dr. 's health book where It ays rich red blood makes strong oiganal And I believe my blood la Dad. I am taking medical thou at the health clinic oftlos but have heard that there Is no eure for heart trouble. An old woman said camphur water ... I w- taking treatments from Dr. a great science Dr. 'of Chicago for bad blood, weak kidneys. weak nerves, and he done me good I suppose only I had to stop. No money. I wrote him twice but be never an swered. (M. J.) Answer Lucky for you be dldnt. Whatever your trouble may be. broth er, you had better stop gambling with quacks and place yourself under the care of a doctor of standing In your own community. Can't you compre hend that the "great science Dr. of Chicago- lost Interest In you the moment your supply of money ran out? Doesn't tt occur to you that If he were such a great doctor as be pretends to be, his Chicago patients would keep him btuy enough at home to make It unnecessary for him to ride the distant circuit where you live to catch unwary customers? Calcium and Hot Flatties I have been taking calcium as desrrlbed In your pamphlet "The Calcium- Shortage," for about three months, and have obtained almost complete relief from the distressing hot flashes I have had for six years. (Mrs. C. R. UcA.) Answer Thank you. Ma'am. In creased Intake of calcium and vitamin D (which la essential for assimilation and utilization of calcrum) seems to bring considerable relief In many cases of hot flashes. For pamphlet on "The Menopause" send stamped self addressed envelope. If you ask for the pamphlet "The Calcium Shortage' too. Inclose ten cents additional. Varicose Veins -. What Is the cause and possible remedy for varicose veins? I am thirty and Just beginning to notice some veins sticking out on back of mv leg. (S. W.) Answer False dignity, upright pos ture, neglect of physical training, tight waistbands, garters, chesty breathing complex. Chemical obliter ation best treatment. Send stamped self-addressed envelope for "Varicose Veins and Varicose Ulcers.1 (Copyright 1842, John F. Dllle Co.) Ed. Note: Pemons wishing to communicate with Dr. Bndy should send letter direct to Dr. nilllam Brady, M. D.. tns Ed Camlno. Beverly Hills, Calif. has discovered near Grand Coulee, and in liquid form pour the metal into molds to make airplanes and the flying torpe does. Each torpedo would have short wings and radio equip ment which would permit an aviator to control its movement the pilot accompanying the torpedo in a plane to see that it bombed Tokyo. From Spokane to Japan the torpedoes would travel the distance In half a dozen hours. After trying to interest several senators the visitor complained that it is dif ficult to find anyone with enough common sense to grasp his idea. e e e THERE are no more hops of the 1942 crop and the last sale was at $1.50 per lb. The price is high, but many hops were lost through Inability to obtain pickers, due to untimely rains and other causes. This has made the hop of 1937 to 1941 valuable. Hop men with quanti ties of these old crops on hand were lucky to receive four or five cents a pound for them, but with the disappearance of this year s hops the price for the old hops lumped to around 48 cents a pound. The government has set a price for the old hops at 32 cents for seeded and 34 cents for seed less hops, effective as of Decem ber 10. Hop growers object to this government ceiling. Most hops were contracted for before prices for this year skyrocketed the hop men, by and large, did not receive the open market price. Now they argue that they should receive better prices for the old hops in order to break even. Yakima valley and Willamette valley are the prin cipal hop growing centers of the United States. " 1 RUNS 20 ACRE FARM Oregon City, Ore. OJ.PJ Miss Mary McCallan, an Eagle Creek farmerette, could compete with the men and do a good Job of it. Miss McCallan, wher runs a 20 acre farm al by herself, is rais ing 35 pigs, milks 7 cows daily, has a iarge victory truck gar den and does cu;tora tractor 'work for neighbors. Flight 'o Time Medrord a ad Jaekaoa county History from the fllee ef tbe Mall Tribune le and IS years age. - . TEN YEARS AGO TODAY December 11. 1932 at Was Sunday) Continued cold in valley with mercury eight above zero. No relief in sight. Mrs. Rosevelt, wife of president-elect, makes first radio talk and promises to be force in White House. Coyotes fatten purses of coun ty hunters. Basketball practice starts at high school. Holiday journeys at cent a mile promises by Espee. Vote of dry law repeal leads all measures in this state. France agrees to make pay ment on war debt to America. Democrate In ' Congress op pose President Hoover's plan to use federal funds for relief. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY December 11, 1922 (It Was Monday) County court fixes county tax at 26.7 mills. John Wanamaker, merchant prince, 84, passes at home in Philadelphia. Fair. High 38, low 31 degrees. Medford mildest spot In state. Portland freezes, Salem shivers as cold wave hits northwest. School guarantees $1500 for New Year's Day game between Black Tornado and Scott high of Toledo at Portland New Year's Day. Due to illness of Coach Eddie Durno, Coach Shy Hunt ington of the U. of Oregon will come to put the local boys in shape. Elks annual Christmas tree will be held Thursday night. State fire officials here to make survey of city. Communications More Rooms Are Needed To the editor May I point out to your read ers that the housing situation in this city Is about to reach an other acute stage as an increased number of visitors arrive in Med ford for tM holiday season to visit relatives'stationed at Camp White. Hotel men are already ex periencing increasing difficulty in providing accommodations for the new arrivals who in many cases are willing to pay most any price in order to secure a place to sleep. We are making every effort to place these peo ple in private homes and apart ments, but the list of available places is fast becoming depleted. Many householders can aid In relieving this situation if they will report any available rooms which they may be able to rent. This appeal is made with the hope that we can do something right now to provide accommo dations for the new Influx of visitors and to avoid the bitter disappointment of those who will be unable to have the holi days with their soldier relatives if the extra rooms are not pro vided. Sincerely yours, Joe E. Early Holland Hotel. Favors World Paa T)rU I.. To the editor: Any student of history, with ordinary Intelligence, knows that criminals and law breakers can only be restrained by force. Per manent peace can only be se cured by a force strong enough tO COntml If in tT. AmnA-AM dictators. Experience has taught us mat no nation, sect or class Is competent to hold such power It must be by consent of all law abiding peoples. At the present time the Atlantic charter does not mean a thins P.nni.'. tlons many times speak so loud wnai tncy say cannot be heard. Does Churrhill free from fear by being so strong as to dominate all creation? Does Roosevelt mean to be free from fear when he can get all three factions of the labor unions in position where they will each contribute half a million to hi. next campaign? Just what have iney in mina? Neither one speaks of universal individual freedom: of all humanity having an eaual opportunity. You and I know that individual equal opportu nity is the only basis of perman- ARE YOU? It To are one of the an fortunate who are both red With Polaon Oak a bottle of M. A. today. It carries a money b, ck guar ante so yon caa't lose GET IT AT WESTERN THRIFT I ent peace. It must be world-wide ! no one left out. Wendell Willkie at the present time is the only prospective : leader sensing that fact, and that NOW is the time to arrange for what we have after the war. When victory is won it Is too late. The dominating parties will then shuffle for favored posi tions just as they always do; when Wood row Wilson and his fourteen humanitarian points were entirely shuffled off the board. The greatest cause of all wars is organized selfishness. The At lantic charter says nothing about that. The laboring people are the salt of the earth; we could, not exist without them. Certain elements are at work trying to build up a favored class to dom inate all labor and Industry, and collect tribute for the privilege and liberty to work or conduct any industry. If we are to have any free dom worth fighting for, the in dividual must be protected from any kind of organized selfish ness, as was originally intended by our Constitution. The New Deal reminds me of the tiger the prince "fed, fondled and al lowed to sleep at the foot of the bed;" as his appetite grew he was given industry to feed upon: still hungry, the edict went forth that no Individual had any rights the tiger was obliged to respect (This Idea was taken from a recent decision. of the hand-picked . supreme court.) After a strenuous fireside chat the prince fell asleep, with the tiger licking his hand; when the delicate skin was broken by the tiger's rasping tongue, and he got the taste of blood, you know what happened. Then, of course, the tiger had to be killed, and who would clean up the mess? ' Public sentiment is the strong ets power on earth. Now is the time to arouse it. After the war will be too little and too late. I. C. Jones, . Route 2, Medford. Cave City vs. Cave Junction To the editor: This letter was suggested by the recent visit of a postal in spector to Cave City or Cave Junction, whichever it is to be called, who was instructed to ascertain by interviewing the pa trons of the -local postoff ice now called Cave Junction, as to whether or not the name should be changed to Cave City as it or iginally was named, or left as it is, Cave Junction. When the in spector told me what his purpose was, I told him that it was un fortunate that the new parons and a number of the older ones did not know what we would lose by the change from Cave City to Cave Junction, and I would like to bring to the atten tion of these people some idea of what this community would lose if the name Cave Junction continues to stand. This loss cannot be measured in dollars and cents alone, but also a loss of the good will and friendship built by the welcome of the Chamber of Commerce during the several years that it handled the registration of out-of-state cars. I would state that through this means over a mil- GIVE HER A "DATE" SHE WILL LONG REMEMBER! T -. X J lcls ... y HALLS AND 2 BANDS Special Features Always A Good Crowd 4 Dancing Begins in Both Halls al 8 p. m. Help us to cooperate with Camp White Officials In the new MUID,riTolfT0,.h.rpRIY- " " ., 1 r.na fit llOn pCUpic w. - as the gateway to the Oregon Caves, the friendly town whera they stayed longer than they in. tended, and where they plan some day to return and stay longer. I do not know just how to compare this kind of adver tising with other advertising, but would say that when we read the advertisements in the news papers, we usually read them but once; we are reminded of some particular thing this tima only, but the tourists and others who have registered In our city. Cave City, during the many years the Chamber of Commerce handled this work for the state of Oregon, were reminded dally for months, and in no case was ft forgotten even for a lew days, all Hn tn the fart that the at. tractive windshield sticker which the state required the visitor reg istering to place in the lower right-hand corner of the wind shield, was plainly marked "Cave City." By this means Cave City has been advertised in every state of the Union, not . Cava Junction. When this war is over let us all hope that we will again have tires, and that people will ga places; we know many of them will again visit Cave City, tha gateway to the Oregon Caves. A million people know of Cava City and just where it is; few of them have heard of Cave Juno tion. Elwood Hussev. Cave Junction, Dec. 10. WOMEN RUN THE TOWN Joseph, Ore. (U.R) Men are beginning to feel almost out-of-place in this small town. In addition to the fact that two grocery stores, a restaurant, a pharmacy, and the railroad sta tion here are being managed by women, city records show that the two candidates for the of fice of city recorder are women. Model Bakery's FRUIT CAKES IN THE M2'LBs SIZE MAKE CONVENIENT and APPRECIATED PRESENTS. ALSO THEY ARE JUST THE SIZE FOR MAILING. MODEL BAKERY 203 W. Main. Phone 4720 BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS DANCE AT THE ORIENTAL GARDENS HOURS of FUN FOR ONE LOW PRICE
