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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1942 (V 1 MIFORDTBIBUNE ltnfTti la hithf tact tto Mm II Tribe.). Daily Cvrp rartlay piil)Mt)h) t utnronn printing oo. fT.M North fir St. Prion tilt A t4p4t wBafvW. Xntrtf mcob4 cUm matter at H4 ford. Or aeon. un1f Aet af Uareb t. 1ITI UBBCR1PTTOM KATES 9f Mall la AfWaaea: Paliy an tlra4ar aaa paar f Pally " unlr . tut If an4 BurtiaT thrt atAfitha I Datl a tawaar mantb... -ft Br rarrlar la Aaaea lladfard. Aah Und, C antral Point. Jarkaonvllla. Gol HUL Kaua Riw. phaaals, TaltaL , and aa motor rou-aat Taitf end BunJar fwr JaJlT and iundar na month... .Tl Alt iifiM raati la adaara. Offtetal Pap f lh ritT M4fare) OfflriaJ Paper a Jartoaai Cmmmr L'oStad PTtaa mil Laaaf Wlf MEMBER OP AHDIY FIITIIBAO OP ClHCTTUATION Advertlainc Rprantatlaa " WBiT-HOI.LIDAY COMPACT. IMG. Otfle la New Torh. Cnieac. Dot-eft, Baa Preartaaa. Laa Anaelaa. Seatlla, Tertian. St. Atlaata. Vaaeaaar, fiiii$4fu4tsiilTiii Ye Smudge Pot By Atthui Parry TO THE SOLDIERS IN THE FIELD AND THE BAILORS ON THE SEAS, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN COMBAT ZONES. WHOSE COMRADES IN THE ETORM AND 8TREBS OF BAT TLE HAVE BEEN WOUNDEDi TO THOSE ON THE HOME FRONTS PERFORMING WITH PATRIOT'S ZEAL. THE HUM BLE AND UNSUNG CIVILIAN TASKS OF WAR. TO EVERY BODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A SPEEDY RETURN TO THE WAYS OF PEACE AMD ITS BLESSINGS. Letters To Santa Claus Dear Santy: I am nearly four yean and a very good boy, like my Daddy ay he used to be. Please put me In the Navy with my Uncle inq i t -' - y ...... 'j Bob. I already have the unl- form. Jay Tannehlll Walker. Mr. S. Claus, Dear Sir; When you come Frl. pleaae don't look so much like Grand paw Bert or Jerry Jerome as you did last year. Your friend, Gregg Orr. Sin Last year you brought me some Chinese sacred Illy bulbs. They did not bloom. Try and do better this time or bring an African violet. Minnie Older Girl. ... Dear Santa Claus: The Medford CofC thanks you for the bountiful supply of com mittees you sent us. They all, worked like horses and some like mules. F. Hull, Sec'y. P.S. The box under the rear seat of your sleigh is full of pears for you and Mrs. Claus. ... Hon. S. Claus: Turn off the rain and send us all the hired men on hand. It's so muddy we can't get to town If we had gasoline. We are wearing out our rubber boots faster than our tires. Jackson Co. Farmer. ... Old Friend: It has been a long time since I asked you for anything. But us grocers have lots of govern ment reports to make out and would appreciate a mathemati cal genius like Prof. Einstein to help us out He can tell how much the moon weighs but we don't know how many prunes our customers ate last year. Peoria Bill Gates. ... Dear Santa Claus: We are three good boys. We are too busy taking piano les sons to write you. Whatever you leave will be all right as long aa It la not more music lessons. Your friends, Billy Hess, Billy Perl, Joe Flicgel, Jr, . Hon. St. Nick: There la nothing we really need, but the Main Stem could stand a new set of street lights. Mr. & Mrs. Martin K. Medford. ... Dear Tanty Taws: I am too young to know much about you. I will be In next Christmas and 1 want an elec tric train for Grandpaw and Daddy to play with them. Chuck Clay I1L ... Messrs. Hitler, Hlrohlto & Mussolini: You have been very bad boys and spoiled two Yuletides for millions of folks. Nevertheless, you have something coming that will b delivered sooner than generally exoected. Kris Kringle (North Pole). Closing time far Claatlttrd ads SB- Too kit to Clsatltl 13 SO The War and Christmas After three years of war it would be rather too trite to moralize on the shocking: incongruity of Christmas and this murderous and ghastly conflict "Peace on earth, good will to men," and this mechanized, organized murder I Yet there is a moral factor involved which is more noticeable this Christmas, perhaps, than at any time since the war started. And that is .this: that when all is said and done Christmas, and the spiritual principles and aspira tions it symbolizes, does represent more accurately and comprehensively perhaps than anything else just what the United Nations are fighting for. "Peace on earth, good will to men 1" Not one of the allied nations wanted this war all of them tried desperately to avoid it And all did want, and now want, to restore peace, to restore good will, and make this world again a decent happy HUMAN place in which to live. THE entire spirit and psychology of the Axis idealo- ogy on the other hand, is a complete and callus denial of the Christmas spirit of peace, of good will, of honor, honesty and human dignity. So while it IS incongruous entirely inconsistent form one standpoint for a Christian nation to cele brate this Christmas or any other by killing as many citizens of another nation as possible, from an other standpoint there is a for just such a non-Christian employment For as a practical and obvious fact unless the pagan ENEMIES of this and other Christian countries are crushed, COMPLETELY PUT DOWN the fundamental principles of Christianity will perish. The FORM of tJie Christmas festival may survive for a few years but the Christmas SPIRIT will be dead, and remain dead, just as long as the powers of dark ness prevail I , "Stop, Look and Listen " Over a year ago in this department we warned the big shots of Organized Labor to steer clear of the "Public Be Damned" policy. It was declared at that time, that while the going was very soft at the moment, there was a limit be yond which it would not be advisable to go. And the time would soon come, we feared, if it had not already arrived, when the better part of labor wisdom would be to take bearings, "Stop, look & listen" and be a trifle backward about going forward, as far as demanding more advantages and privileges for labor were concerned. "IX7E still believe that was true. "As further evidence we would present the fol lowing recommendations for the new labor program, which will be submitted at the national congress to convene, January 3rd: , 1. Suspension- of the hour provision of the wage-hour law. Overtime payment for more than 40 hours when greed upon In collective bargaining negotiations, but to be paid In war bonds. 2. Creation by statute of a new war labor board with limited authority and a congressional injunction against assumption of any power not conferred by law. The present board was created by executive order. Members of the new board to be representatives of the American Federation of Labor, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Manufacturers Association, and representatives of the general public to be selected by the labor and employer members. 3. Outlawing in war Industries of the closed shop and maintenance of membership clauses in employer-employ contracts. 4. Revival of the "no strike" bill by Rep. Howard W. Smith, D., Va., which passed the House by a substantial margin shortly before the war but died in the Senate. 8. A renewed effort to make labor organizations subject to prosecution for abuses under the 1933 anti-racketeering law and under federal anti-trust laws. 6. Amendment of the corrupt practices act barring po litical contributions by the unions. Corporations are pro hibited from making such contributions. . . . . MOTHING so very drastic about that But it does 1 ' demonstrate, we believe, that the worm will soon start to turn, if it has not already done so. Such' a program certainly would not have been sug gested a few years ago the tide was running then so strongly the other way. But today there is a growing popular feeling even a resentment not against organized labor not at all but against the idea of PRIVILEGED labor of labor that like capital a couple of generations ago, has let success go to its head, and is rapidly becoming to believe this isn't a government of the people, by the people, for the people, but a government of organ ized labor, for organized labor and by organized labor 1 THE people of this country believe in organized labor. They believe labor has certain definite rights and they should be assured. But they DON'T believe never have and never will believe in organized labor or organized capi tal or any other organization regarding itself as a privileged class and setting out to dominate the gov ernment by dictating through pressure political groups, what the people of this country must do or else! That is what the Big Business Titans tried to do half a century ago and see how their pride preceded their destruction. ES London, Dec. 24. (U.R) Pope Plus denounced Godless authori tarian government and "Marxist socialism" today In a Christmas mwage to the world, lie condemned racial and na certain moral justification tional discrimination, deplored the bombing of civilians, and called for a new world In which all men would have free choice of government and rellalen. "We are tied Impartially to all people and are willing to collaborate in any new order which will bring a lust peace, he said in a eo-mtnuw speech Broadcast from Vatican City. fter the mrjrnge he gave his "Urbt and Orbi" blessing to the world. Personal Health Service By William aifnta ittm. penalalag U peraonal bealtk an kygMn. not to dlseas eiaraods r treatment, alll a eamra ty p. Bntj tf a stamped self sddrmil .nr. lop. U urloss. LMUrs sbouM be brief ani wrtttea la Ink. Owing (a lb larg. a amber ef lettera received only a few caa fee mimi km. Ne reply caa kt madt to aeries aot co-forming to tostraetlona, Address Or. William Brady, tu CI Carom. Bawl mils, calif. VITAMIN B-COMPLEZ A tonic Is anything that re stores tone, power to function as in health. Altho some physicians still regard digital Is as a heart tonic there is a tendency on the part of physicians to day to restrict use of digitalis to a few spe cial conditions which occur in perhaps 10 or 15 per cent of all cases of Dr. Brady heart disease. Thus, one medical authority says the Indications for digitalis are two: One is heart failure with congestion and the other is a group of disorders of rhythm, such as auricular fibrillation. auricular flutter, and paroxys mal tachycardia. If these are alarming terms, never mind what they mean say they are irregularities of heart action. Remember, now, I'm Just Ol Doc Brady, no authority on any thing, a plodding door-to-door practitioner, and nothing to set the world afire at that. It is my notion that digitalis isn't worth a hoot in any circumstance. 1 wouldn t take it on my own, no matter what my condition might be. I regard digitalis as an ab surdity overrated medicine and I think it would be no loss to American medicine if it were given back to the old' woman of Shropshire who gave it to Dr. Withering who in turn gave it to the medical profession in 1779. The old woman told Dr. Withering it was good for the dropsy, and as a remedy for dropsy Withering Introduced digitalis to medical practice. But If J take away your digi talis I mean to leave you some thing better in place of it. At least I'll offer you something I believe is better. , I refer to vitamin B-Complex. In view of the fact that digi talis was used as a remedy for dropsy by the Inhabitants of England for five centuries or more before it was adopted bv the physicians, and has been used by physicians now for nearly two centuries, I am not naive enough to expect that my notion about it will be taken seriously by many physicians or their patients. (Continued from Pag One) about 25 cents. And there are innumerable tires that have no serial numbers. Fuel rationing, to apply na tionally, is already breaking down In the east. This applies to oil. Government says change from oil burners to coal, but equipment to burn coal Is not available. Dealers are so regu lated that they cannot handle the business and are not per mitted to fill a tank. No de livery can be made unless some one is home to give out coupons and cooperate with the driver In filling out a form. The north west can take warning from what is developing in the east. Residents of the northwest can thank their stars that there Is still wood although the price is high, and the piles of wood stacked along the curb in front of homes, which easterners sneered at, are something for which they would now give their eye-teeth. WHAT Is imposed upon one part of the country can be ap plied to the rest of It. Today there are only two excuses ac cepted for selling a can of con densed or evaporated milk in New York city it Is for an In fant or it is for the sick. In cither case It is necessary to present a physician's prescrip tion to the grocer. How much the doctor charges for his pre scription is a professional sec ret The V. S. government Is now subsidizing the milk bust ness In New York, which you and you and you are paying the subsidy to save the New York consumer from paying a higher price than the OPA celling. Milk plants are having their own particular troubles (tin shortaxes, etc.) but it la calcul ated that enough canned milk will continue tot be available unless there Is a "run." With out suggestion from OPA. grocery chains are allocating i canned milk casa week to r - v ! Brady. M. D. AND dR DIGITALIS But there it is take It or leave it. I believe the nearest approach we have to such remedy as a "heart tonic" is an optimal dally ration of vitamin B-complex and an adequate daily intake of sunshine vitamin D. Of course I don't know any thing about it, but I know this: It can do no heart disease vic tim any harm to boop his daily Intake of B-complex and D up at least twice the amount or dinarily required for good nu trition. QUESTIONS AND ANSWEBS Medical Latin Wnen ttMT twted my ajes for glasM they uud the terms O. D. and O. a. to Indicate tha strengtfi of mr TM KlDdly UU m. wbat Umm terms mean. ( Airarome.) Answer Ooulus dexter, right y. Oeulus UnliWr, left eye. You Private, we doctor nan to keep peo ple tram tblnklng they know u much aa we dov Grapefruit Is grapefruit likely to cause super' addltyt Tour teacblngs and adrlee hare been Instrumental In keeping our family In excellent health for many years. (Mrs. r. O. w.) Answer No, grapefruit. Ilka the other citrus fruits end Indeed nearly ill "add" fruits, tends to rnerease the alkalinity of the blood and tissues and decrees acidity of the urine. Never give the question of acidity or alkalinity a thought when selecting food unless the diet Is restricted by freak obsessions or prejudices, the add-aah Items generally balance the alkall-ash Items better than th bai ano can b effected by choosing or excluding this or that In your diet. Whet! Sympathy I wish to thank you for th really fin. and enlightening work you are dolus Tour ability, honesty ana sympathy sr. evident. (L. T.) Answer I must b slipping. Borne other Trader observes that I have mellowed lately. Mayb It's the cli mate. Esrarole What food value has escarolet (Miss K. K. A.) Answers-It Is also celled sndlves. French endives and chicory greens. It Is onf of the richest sources of carotene pro-vitamin A) which Is th vegetable form of th substance th animal body convert into vita mln A. Iscarol Is also a good source of vitamin O, calcium and Iron. Be sides, It Is appetizing as a salad. (Copyright 1843. John F. DUIe Co.) Ed. Note: reraone wlihlni to communicate with Dr. Brtdy should send letter direct to Dr. William Brady, M. D. tS Ed, Camino. Beverly Hills. Calif. each unit and limiting sales to one can. Next look for an order prohibiting the manufac ture of cottage and cream cheese. Ice cream, which OPA stated last month would not be rationed, has reached the point where stores are not selling it for off-the-premises consump tion. There are exceptions, of course. Suggestion has been made to the quartermaster de partment that army cooks use dried milk to save the fluid, but no action has been taken. In such a rich dairy country as west of the Cascades this re duction In Ice cream, cottage cheese and cream cheese no longer sounds fantastic. Ration ing constantly grows tighter. SNOWBALL-llke. the wroth of the neonle crow. Amnnfl the certainties is that the new congress will have something to say about rationing and ques tionnaires. There is an much criticism that ready credence was given earliest reports of the resignation of Leon Henderson. Reduced to its simplest terms, no one objects to being rationed If that will aid in winning the war. . The upsurge of anger is due to the innumerable foolish and unnecessary questions which, instead of assisting a person to be rationed, makes it almost impossible to obtain the rationed commodity. The aver age American is patriotic, but the makers of these question naires treat them as though they were saboteurs. Communications SERGEANT PROTESTS LAND LORD MEETING To the editor Regarding the meeting to peti tion congress for relief from un fair rent control, please let me remind you. In all fairness, that we renters stationed at Camp White and living in Medford are all on fixed monthly or an nual salaries. So much money will go Just so far; if we spend more money for rent, we will have to spend less on groceries, clothing, war bonds, entertainment, medical attention and your own Com munity Chest. It was this writer's fortune to spend some months In Medford during the middle thirties. You were petitioning congress then, too. Only it was for a different sort of relief. WPA, remember. Many of we army people have Influential friends and relatives in tha high place of tha govern ment; many of us will pass on to bigger and mora influential positions in the war department and In public affairs as the war progresses and victorious peace again blesses our land. We are fighting against ag gression over seas, and finding aggression in our daily dealings with the mercenary Medford merchants and landlords. We at Camp White are about to band together for the purpose of obtaining a little rent relief ourselves. We'll seek to have rents pegged at 1938-1940 levels. In closing, don't you think it was unsportsmanlike and most un-American to bar soldiers from attendance at your meet ing last night? After all, we were. American citizens when we Joined the army and we pre sume ourselves to still retain full rights of citizenship, such as sitting in on public meetings, held in public places. In which we are directly concerned. SGT. DON WALLACE. Camp White, Ore., Dec 19. Ed. note: The meeting referred to was a private one arranged by Mr. Geo. Iverson who states neither soldiers nor anyone else were barred. Rent Preese Lamented To the editor One of the sad things that la developing from the Rent Control is that the landlords are prevented from treating the army officers with their wives as we would like to treat them and as they de serve. On March 1st the homes were largely rented to civilians who had their own living equipment such as bedding, dishes, silver ware, cooking utensils, etc. Today the officers' wives are arriving with only a grip or two with personal clothing, only to be with their husbands for a very few weeks or months at most, then to return alone to where they came from. They are willing and able to pay, and landlords want to treat them royally, going all the way to make their stay as pleasant as possible. But "no", everything Is frozen as of March 1st the loss on that sort of equipment is terrific and must be paid for. Every other business is al lowed to operate as it sees fit, (only price control and lack of goods preventing) why should not the rental business be al lowed to operate as freely. Resp., GEO. IVERSON, . Medford, Dec. 24. 1ST Chicago, Dec. 24 (U.R) Mrs. Iola Taylor Warren, whose in curable malady turned her legs to stone 16 years ago, found hap piness today in marriage. She rose from her wheel chair and leaned against her groom, Theron V. Warren, 42, shipyard worker, to take the marriage vows last night in the little neighborhood Baptist church where Warren is the organist and where they first met a month ago. , The dark-haired, 39-year-old bride, who is a seamstress, wore a white taffeta dress she made herself. Tears filled her eyes, but they were happy tears. Her friends knew the lonely years she had spent since 192S when she was seized with the strange affliction, myositis ossificans. The disease caused the muscles of her legs to harden and the Joints to take on stonelike char acteristics. She spent 11 years in hospitals and physicians suc ceeded in stopping the spread of the malady. Closing tlm for Classified ads 0 a. m. Too lat to Classify 12 M p. m. II ..Mii HI 111111 S.I-. II !. I 1.1 USUI .1 I llll Nll PllllPllll I I, I' " ' . . ' ! Xi" iy : v Z jgSSawaWsaf . tl .sk. W .-?sVsV( jBBSssTaaTssssssTawaT TTll . -jg 1 LONG, LONG LETTEI FROM HOME This soldier Is all wrap, ped op n hi mail while he reads a It-foot letter from bis forma eo-w:rkr la aa electric company ia Schenectady, N. T. H la Private Kenneth Mlchoa, of Troy. N. Y, new assigned to Headquarters, Fount Service CommiTrrl In Atlanta. Ga. Cheerful letters from home are regarded as the At Ming aya's best tonic Bare loa julUa too goldjerJL' NEED OF WIVES IN WM EFFORT Communal Plan Endorsed by Woman's Bureau Chief Staggered Hours Asked Washington (U.R) To con serve the time and energy of married women in war industry and to preserve the family cus tom of eating at home. Miss Mary Anderson, chief as wo men's bureau of the department of labor, has endorsed communal kitchens. Miss Anderson said they were necessary in areas where wo men are steadily being taKen out of their kitchens to factory as sembly lines, and whero it is im possible to get servants to help with the meals, housework and laundry. She suggests communal kitch ens be set up near the home or plant where women can obtain cooked food to bring home for their families in the evening. Give Other Ideas As other courses she suggest ed the following ideas to em ployers and women employes in war industry: Staggered hours in the middle of the day or hours off for wo men to do their shopping. Placement of written grocery orders at the factory. Special laundry facilities at the factory to make this service available at low cost. "Altogether, the employed wife carried a heavy burden In her double Job of tending ma chine and caring for a family, said Miss Anderson, "and every thing possible should be done to lighten her load, or her health will be seriously affected. Sees Rise la Absenteeism Miss Anderson said too many women war workers are now doing their marketing after hours, do their own laundry and housecleaning usually on their day off and the majority have children to which they wish to give attention. Absenteeism is bound to rise in war industry if an increasing number of women are bound both to factory and to home. Britain has had to meet the same problem, Miss Anderson said, nd has partially solved it already. Communal kitchens are established in many parts- of England to relieve housewives of the preparation of meals in the home. Low - cost restaurants, which sell food at cost, are be coming increasingly popular be cause they assure the economi cal use of food, cooking facilities and equipment Investigation into the records of the food administration of the last war reveal that the com munal Kitchen idea was thoroughly explored at that time, but little was done to pro ject it into industry. Many na tional leaders. Including Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, believe communal kitcnena soon will be come necessary If thousands of women go into war Industry. DAVID ECCLES QUITS WAR INDUSTRY BOARD Salem, Ore., Dee. 24 (U.R) David C. Eccles, who represents Oregon as the governor's assist ant on the northwest war indus tries board, today tendered his resignation to be effective Dec. 29, Governor Charles Sprague announced. Eccles asked to be released to enter private employment, the governor said. Flight 'o Time Medford aat Jacks Ceaatj letory (rem toe files eg tbs Mall Tribe I sad t rears sg. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY December 14. 1931 at was Tuesday) Better times seen for farmers of nation coming year. Federal sales taxes Issue bobs up again. Cool and cloudy. High 42. low 39 degrees. Bernard Baruch seen as man behind throne in administration ol President-elect Roosevelt. New county officials ready to a take office next week. Hubbub at courthouse in office. Series of wrecks mark Tula observances In this area. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY December 24, 1S22 at was Sunday) Edward Kelly returns from the University of Oregon to spend Christmas at home. Central Point Odd Fallows at hold old-time dance. Wlmer stockmen shin cattle tn California for winter feeding. Gold Hill Ladles Aid ancierv takes on new life. The Rev. D. E. Millard to re- tire from the ministry tempo- 9 rarlly. Ashland adopts new milk or dinance. Rain. High 38, low 33 degrees. Head of steel trust Is opposed to a 12-hour day. Employers, Soldiers Most Initiate Move For Army Dicharge Portland (Spl.) Employers and soldiers themselves must initiate action to obtain honor able discharges from the army of over-38 soldiers to return to essential Jobs in war industries, y the office of war Information re ported today. The army regulation specifies that "certain enlisted men now in the army who by reason of age (38 years and over), are un able to satisfactorily perform military .service but who are qualified to assist the national war effort, may be honorably discharged in accordance with the following provisions: "A. The soldier has voluntar ily requested discharge in writ ing to his immediate command ing officer. "B. The soldier Is handicap ped by advanced age, 38 years and over to such an extent that his usefulness to the army Is secondary to that of industry. "C. The soldier hat presented satisfactory evidence that ha fi will be employed in an essential war industry, including agricul ture, if he ia discharged from the army. Each application for discharge under the above conditions will be considered on its individual merits and no soldier will be discharged unless a suitable trained replacement is present and available." San Francisco, Dec. 24 (U.R) fa Approximately 20,000 German aliens on the Pacific Coast, re stricted to their homes from 8 p. m. to 6 a. m., since last March, may celebrate Christmas eve In public tonight with American citizens. Lt. Gen. John L. DeWltt, head of the Western Defense Com mand, lifted the alien curfew proclamation and abolished more than 1,000 zones designated aa prohibited to enemy aliens. 'The need for the curfew no longer exists since other secur ity measures have now been pro vided," DeWltt said. "Among these measures is the Individual exclusions procedure under which persons who have been found, after hearing,' to be dan geroua or potentially dangerous sfg, to the military security of th V west coast are excluded." NEW CONGRESS LEANS TOWARD SAVING SIDE Washington, Dec. ,24. (UJ House leaders have agreed on a proposal to provide the new con gress with a staff of experts who wlU subject all 1043 approprta tion requests to rigid scrutiny, it was learned today. Details of the plan. Intended to bring the governmental bud get under stricter Investigation than ever before were disclosed by an authoritative congression al spokesman. RUNAWAY MARRIAGE New York, Dec. 24. (U P) Sam Feldman, 85. and Mrs. Mal ka Lavlnthal, 87, a widow, dis appeared three days ago from the Brooklyn Hebrew Home and CM Hospital for the Aged. They turned up yesterday married.