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By Arthur Pott
1943 arrive next Fri. and like
the last year, will atari and fin
ish, and be better or worae, (if
possible) like 1842. With the
Yule season over, people will
keep an eya on February 2,
Ground Hog (Terra Porclna)
day, when the varmint comes
out of his bole, winks at the
weatherman, and decides If the
Easter hats of the fair sex will
get rained on.
Emmett Nealon of Sams Val
ley towned In mid-week, wear
ing a pr. of rubber boots he
wished were tires.
A number of ruralltea Award
ed in the burg Thura. In the final
getting ready for Good St Nick,
alias Kris Krlngle, alias Santa
Claua.
e e e
The boyi of Old Medford are
training to be Commandos, and
learn to break tha necks, arms,
legs, and other portions of the
anatomy of tha foes of America,
when they face them. It was dif
ferent In the old days, when
"Smear Ashland", as a football
war whoop, was considered too
rough a threat, and decelared
out of vocal bounds by school
heads.
a e
2. Ullrch. tha Prospect mt.
m spent Wed. on the floor of
tha valley attending committee
meetings, etc., etc., until he was
busier than if ha had stayed
home on his farm.
e
Kids return to their S-Rs to
morrow. They did not whole
heartedly approve of the brevity
of tha Christmas holidays, but
are too young to wire a protest
to their congressman.
e
Fletch Stout, tha pllllst, has
been penned up at home with
the flu, due to not taking soma
of hia own medicine soon
enough.
see
The Grover Cleveland Coram
twin boys got basa drums In
their socks. They thumped the
daylights out of tha Instru
ments. They may grow up to be
nifty percussionists, as bass
drummers are called, like Dep
uty BUI Grenbemer of the Ash
land Kilties, who gets In lusty
licks with hands, while on the
march.
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The Nazis still don't know
when they are licked, but the
Russians are making good pro
gress in convincing them they
are. The same logic has started
to seep into the noggins of the
Nipponese.
Ranee Webster of the Navy Is
home on a furlough, but not
furlong. '
F. Luy, the Antelope cow
hand and tiller, due to gas ra
tioning, now stays In town three
days at a time, Instead of coming
to town three times a day, as of
yore.
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The eradication of tha mud
puddles by tha esteemed Espee
around the depot was no out
standing engineering feat. They
filled them up with gravel, and
now have what the fancy writ
ers call a quagmire.
The po. crew wound up the
Christinas mail deluge in fine
style, but too tired to read a
postcard. They did yeoman serv
ice. e e
Old Sol beamed FrL and was
cheered by the troops and the
civil population. It was his first
appearance In a long time, and
a speedy and permanent return
la urged. Len Carpenter of the
orchard set, aim showed up the
same day, after a long tussle
with tire problems.
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Quite a few have new calen
dars. A number of rural resi
dents have been noted with Dr.
Jane'a Almanacs.
Did Laval Kill Parian?
Who Bhot Darlan? That
did the assassin of the French leader, represent?
Ac this writing the answer is not known, or if
known is kept a military
So here we have another
FOLLOWING the Sherlock Holmes method of pre
ceding induction by
the answer first, by asking
What nation did NOT
Roosevelt's "first degree murder?"
Well first and foremost, the United States.
That is easy. The United
international assassination,
the U. S. choice.
So Uncle Sam is out
How about J ohn Bull ?
WELL,
nnrl i
John did not
and frankly said so;
stances, did not feel disposed to register any protest
This invasion of North Africa was President Roose
velt's own idea in the first place, and he and General
Eisenhower, Britain conceded, therefore had the right
to deal with Darlan as they saw fit.
So it is pretty safe to eliminate Britain.
FROM now on. however,
For it appears almost certain this lad, who has
already paid the supreme penalty for his crime,
represented either the Axis, the free frencn or tne
Vichy French.
WHICH 7
Well, which interest is
fore presumably had the strongest motive for liqui
dating Hitler's former collaborationist?
a e e
TIE answer to the last question does not necessar
llir nncnirai iVi a firaf Pnr tViora in ti a rlnurif In Mir
opinion, which interest is
death of Darlan. Without
Free French!
Not only did the Free
Darlan as a traitor to France but as long as Darlan
was in supreme power in Africa General De Gaulle
was out, the two men were violent personal enem
ies, and there was no chance whatever of any effect
ive reapproachment
OUT with Darlan gone, everything is smooth sailing.
While General Giraud may be nominally the new
leader of the French in Africa, the Free French under
De Gaulle undoubtedly will really control the situa
tion and naturally that is what the Free French want
This French unity also, again as we see it, materi
ally benefits the allied cause in the African struggle.
So from the standpoint of the interest most beneiit
ted, there is no reasonable doubt of the culprit, the
Free French 1
BUT from the standpoint
CM IV A
When he switched from
Darlan, made mortal enemies of two particularly un
principled, venemous and vindictive cut-throats,
Hitler and Laval.
There is little doubt that
signed up with General Eisenhower, these two men,
vowed to "get" Darlan, if they never did -anything
else 1
There is, also, little doubt
they both did everything in their power, either separ
ately or together, to bring this about And in their
hate and rage it is doubtful if either figured very
clearly about the exact political results.
They had been
as well as the criminal underworld, that is the unfor
givable sin, the one stransgression that can only be
expiated by sudden and violent death. From then on
Darlan' was MARKED!
DUT which side "got" him? Well here we come to
pure guess, and our guess is Laval, and the rad
ical pro-Nazi group in France behind him.
Hot only because a former member of the Laval
gang had betrayed the boss,
Hitler had the organization
of not only hatching such a plot, but far more im
portant, CARRYING it out
bo, Mr. President if you
of this foul murder in the first degree, we would sug
gest the first step be, to round up Herr Hitler's special
representative in Paris, France, M. Laval!
Which Cause
Next in public interest to
Darlan, comes the question
North Africa will be.
This has been indicated
fail to see how the death of the French leader can
fail to benefit the allied cause and iniure the cause
of the Axis.
For while we never doubted Darlan's ESSENTIAL
loyalty to France, as long as he remained in control
of the French forces in Africa, he was, to say the
least, what might be termed a thorn in the United
Nations' flesh.
THE Free French woulcl
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nuum never cease to eusjieci mm.
And tX'hllfl WD llnholH tho Rnneovalt orlminictra-
tion's decision (General Eisenhower merely followed
oraersj 10 mane a "deal
DractlCabla thintr to An
it Was alw.IVS Dlain. nolitJpallv unnnkincr that tho
action did place Uncle Sam
r or mere were tnousands or influential people not
only in France and England but In this country, who
didn't like the nrtnnintmpnt.
first sign of allied reverses
MEDFORD MAIL
is, what national interest
secret.
nice little guessing contest
elimination let's search for
another:
have a hand in President
States doesn't engage in
and anyway Darlan was
like the American choice,
but under the circum
we will be eettinff warm
benefitted most and there
benefitted most by the
any doubt, whatever, the
French publicly condemn
of motive, one can t be so
"PRO-" to "anti"- Axis,
from the moment Darlan
that from that moment
double-crossed! In the political,
but because they and not
in North Africa, capable
want the culprit euilty
Will Benefit?
the Question of who killed
of what the net result in
briefly above. I.e.: we
never follow him. Britain
.
with Darlan, as the only
tinder tha rirriiTvicrnnroa-
rather In a spot
in Africa, or the slightest
TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,
suspicion of a false move from Hitler's former col
laborationist to rise up and cry "we told you so" and
point an accusing finger at the White House.
DUT now all that danger has been eliminated. The
" French forces are FIGHTING with the Americans
and British. Whoever their new commander will be,
he will NOT be an ex-Hitler stooge, he WILL be,
as far as any past or present sympathy with the AXIS
IS CONCERNED, entirely above suspicion.
As a result the rift in Africa that did exist will
entirely disappear, there will be complete unity,
spiritually as well as physically, which can't fail but
stimulate and strengthen the allied cause, and for
the Axis do exactly the reverse.
Personal Health Service
By William
aisne letttJ Datamini to pmonal health and ajglnu. not to dlmua
dlsfniMls or treatment, aiu be tnmng by Dr. Brady if a stamped iclf
addressed en re lope is enclosed. Letters should be brier and written la Ink.
Owing to tho Urge number o( letters r reel red only a tew can be answered
here. No reply cut be made to ouerles not so-forming to iBttracUoas.
Address Dr. William Brsdy. tu CI Camlne, Berert, mils, calif.
ALL DISEASE BEGINS IN THE STOMACH
An Important part of my med-
leal education was the debates I
had with father, who was a very
good black
smith and nev
er fully recov
ered from the
shock of learn
ing that I in
tended to east
my first presi
dential vote for
William Jen
nlngs Bryan
at least, father
made me prom
ise, I would not
let It get out
among my
Or. Brady
prospective patients.
Father would ask me what
causes, say, typhoid fever, and
like a good sophomore I would
give him a detailed and aston
ishing description of the life and
character of B. typhosus, and
once I got warmed up I kept go
ing on and on, until finally fa
ther would raise his hand for a
pause, and before I coud get a
good full breath he would affirm
that all disease begins In the
stomach.
At this Juncture father would
take down a box from the shelf,
and show me a supply of choice
white sand. He would proceed
to swallow a couple of spoonfuls
of the sand and urge me to try
It. But I never conceded that
the human crop required sand
or gravel as an aid to digestion,
although I must say father
seemed to thrive on it for many
years. Whether his sand-eating
two or three spoonsful a day for
many years had anything to do
with the fact that he finally de
veloped sarcoma, the most rap
idly fatal form of cancer, in the
abdominal wall and the Intestine,
I don't know.
Many readers have assured me
that they have eaten sand like
that for years and apparently
with benefit to health.
Nobody knows the cause of
cancer.
Some reader sends me a cony
of a book by a charlatan recently
deceased, and pencils on the fly
leaf "To a Progressive Thinker.
This book may lend some new
ideas to your studies.
The charlatan who wrote the
book was exploited by a shrewd
capitalist who knew how to sep
arate credulous people from
their loose money.
The charalatan chatters in a
style which probably pleases the
unwary layman whose knowl
edge of physiology and hygiene
Is limited, but whether the sub
ject be skin disease, "colds,"
(Continued from Pago One)
sagebrush country), as only 120
miles of hard surface road has
been built
The ranchers are having trou
ble with ODT and the "certifi
cate of war emergency." The
farmers say what gasoline they
need and the clerks In Detroit
cut it down. For example, a big
livestock company specified that
it requires 18.000 gallons a year:
the Detroiters chopped it to
4980 gallons. Another stockman
applied for S0O0 gallons, was re
duced to ISO. A setUer who ap
plied for 13.000 gallons was ap
proved for 8360. By mistake, a
rancher asked for 40,000 gallnns
and back came word from De
troit allowing him 38,000 gal
lons. The applicants must also state
how far the farm home is from
the mailbox and when the
ranchers waite two, three or
four miles the bureau in Detroit
De funny. The farmers in this
particular county (and they
speak for farmers elsewhere in
the northwest) have notified the
department of agriculture that
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OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1942
Brady. M. D.
"rheumatism" or what have you,
the cause is always some vague
poison or poisons retained in
your system because you don't
follow the charlatan's diet and
your "elimination" is faulty.
According to this funny book
all disease begins In the colon.
So the prevention and treatment
of all disease Is as simple as roll
ing off from a log. You merely
spend a few weeks in the charla
tan's Institution, follow his pe
culiar met. receive colon lrriea
tlons and so on, and there you
are.
"If the colon Is broueht un to
date and kept up to date." said
the charlatan, of headaches, "half
the customary headaches would
disappear Immediately, for It Is
In the colon that so much starchy
fermentation occurs, due to the
delay In discharging the unspllt
sxarcnes found there." The char
latan evidently felt confident his
readers would not know that fer
mentation of starches is a nor
mal and desirable process in the
colon. This Is the Dhysioloeical
i rum.
QlUtTIONS ANSWERS
Mellow?
Dr. Brady, you hare mellowed and
wo don's get so mans laugh out of
your column as ww used to. We. ar
aim laurmn at your answer to the
woman who reeented being giren a
uin oi water in a dipper or a com
mon cup when ehe went to her neigh-
uorm aiccnen. xou told her to go
name ana ner own ann. I read
that to soma friends olarlne cards.
one being our family physician, who
inrew Bmcx nls Bead and laughed,
saying, "He's a earcaatlo curb I wish
could tell them off the war he
doea." Seriously, we enjoy your col
umn and it has helped us In many
y- (K. J. P.)
Answer .t cant remember aarlni
that. but. call it sarcastic or mellow.
It Is good adrlM. If the woman felt
equeamlin about tho neighbor's dip
per or cup the sensible course would
bo to stifle her thtret until she got
back homo where ehe could drink
without fear of catchlar anvthlng.
vociors mtn special skills
Bereral years f-n an article on In.
Jectlon treatme-1 of hernia In your
column gare me the flret Inkling of
tho possibility of euro without a ma
jor operation. Z wrote you and you
recommended I. . Re treated
me (10S7) and I haro had no recur
rence. This is a little lata but I de
thank you for this boon. (I B. C.)
Answer Tour doctor has had (treat
success with the ambulant treatment.
although It falls In some eases,
though not ao often aa the radical
operation falls, I believe. Pamphlet
Hernia- available on reaues
tncloee stamped envelope bearing your
address.
t. Notet Perms wlehlnr. to ,
eommnnlrete with Dr. Bmdy
honlit end letter direct to Dr.
William Brady. M. n tfUl Ed
Camlno, Beverly Hills, Calif.
it will be Impossible for them to
fttain the 1943 production goal
unless they can have gasoline in
the proper amount.
EVERY army camp in the
northwest Is facing a shortage of
Ice cream, and the men are grip
ing. Food Administrator Claude
Wickard is the responsible party
In this Instance. All the camps
from the British Columbia line
to the California border are
growling. Ice cream Is one com
modity that the trooper likes;
it Is the best seller In the can
teens. As one of the American
cruisers was sinking from Jap
shell fire scores of sailors dashed
to the ship's canteen, filled their
hata with Ice cream and then
went overside. Army had to
make special arrangements in
England to supply Ice cream to
the troops training there.
To illustrate what Food Boss
Wickard is doing to the soldiers:
Consumption of ice cream at
Camp White runs to 37,019 gal
Ions and Wickard has reduced
this to 8.490 gallons; the require
ment at Camp Adair is 18.812
gallons, now limited to 1334 gal
lons. These and other western
camps are filling up with men
by the thousands and these
green troops want their ice
cream to maintain mo 'ale. (Now
it can be told: Despite recom
mendations of army officials
who urged placing Camp Adair
in the region between Bend and
Burns in a high dry country, it
was located in one of the richest
land sections of the Willamette
valley. A couple of weeks ago
this vast encampment was a
mire of mud and water due to
Hoods).
Medford Man Surprised To Find
Sister's Photo in Mail Tribune
When Edward Gould, of 402
West Jackson street, perused his
Mail Tribune last Tuesday eve
ning he was surprised and de
lighted to find a picture of his
youngest aister, Mrs. Laura
Wllley, of Concord. N. H., whom
he has not seen for forty years.
Mrs. Willey Is one of the thou
sands of women taking up work
formerly done by men. In order
to help prosecute the war. Altho
women are now engaged In
many tasks about machinery.
! Mrs. Willey'a work as a saw
filer in a lumber mill at Con
: cord, is very unusual for her sex.
The Acme News Picture service
which furnishes pictures of peo
ple and happenings in the news
for newspapers throughout the
country, believed her Job ao
unique that they sent her pic
ture to their newspaper clients.
That is bow the MaU Tribune
came to receive and publish the
picture.
Mr. Gould formerly resided
In New England, but came to
the west many years ago. His
sister, now 43, is tha mother of
four children. 1
USO Recreation Unit
A! 218 West Main Is
Open To Soldiers
The new USO unit, at J18 W.
Main, conducted its preliminary
opening Wednesday evening
with approximately 300 visitors
during the afternoon and eve
ning. All were surprised and de
lighted at the spaciousness and
furnishings of the game, read
ing and writing rooms. In ad
dition, there is a music room
where voice recording proves
popular.
A short program was given,
high-lighted by a group of enter
tainers from Camp White. Cor
poral Don Safford acted as mas
ter of ceremonies. The closing
address was given by Col. Wil
liam S. Barker, regional director
of the Salvation Army USO ac
tivities in the west.
Service men are beginning to
get acquainted with the club
and the facilities offered. There
was a large attendance on
Christmas eve and throughout
Christmas day. Many soldiers
came with their wives to look
over the unit and remained to
play games during the day and
evening. The popular Salvation
Army doughnut and coffee have
been served since the opening
and the canteen section is prov
ing popular. Adjutant Cox, the
director, states that other facili
ties not yet available, such as
some installations In the can
teen, completion of the craft and
dark room, other furnishings
which have not arriver, will all
be finished shortly for use of the
service men. Open house will
continue until New Years,, at
which time plans are being made
for New Year's party.
Yank Subscription
Agent Visits Camp
CamD White fSnl. An n.
listed man reoresentins Yank.
the army's official enlisted man's
weeKiy, was nere recently secur
ing subscriptions for tha nuhli.
cation.
Yank mav be sent tn inv m.Tn.
ber of the armed forces by civi
lians who send $1 to Yank, 205
East 42nd St., New York, N. Y.,
giving the man's rank and name,
serial number and present mili
tary mailing address.
NEVADAN WINS MEDAL
Command, Dec. 24 (U.R) (De
layed) Lieut. Robert L. Mc
Donald, Reno, Nev was among
the 24 army air force officers
awarded air medals today for a
coordinated air attack on Japanese-held
Kiska Island.
The Grange
Gold Hill Grange
Gold Hill Grange met Decem
ber 17 with Wm. G. Howes, mas
ter, presiding. Five visitors from
Enterprise and two from Live
Oak Grange were present
John Gray announced there
would be new rationing books
the first of the year. A note from
Sister Wigle was read thanking
the grange and H.E.C. for the
lovely potted plant received
during her recent illness. It was
voted to hold our annual New
Year's dinner for outgoing and
Incoming officers, on January S
at 1 p. m.
It was announced that instal
lation of 1943 officers of sub
ordinate granges of the county
will be held at Central Point
Grange hall at 1:30, December
27 with Eula Foley installing of
ficer. After grange the annual
Chri.m. j .ty took place fol
lowed by square dancing with
music by Florence Lance, Henry
Perry, Mr. Miller and daughter.
On December 19 Gold Hill
grange third and fourth degree
teams Initiated eleven candi
dates into Same Valley Grange
at Sams Valley.
H.E.C. met at the hall Decem
ber 22. Hazel Shunterman took
over for tha secretary treasurer
I I 1
r a
Mrs. Laura Willey. 43. mother
of four children, aharpena the
teeth of Uncle Sam a war effort
la the form of a lumber mill
saw at Concord, N. H.. where
she's ona of eight women em
ployed. in her absence. H.E.C. will pur
chase pine needle baskets to
hold flower vases. Flora Friends
were revealed, and new names
drawn for 1943. Gifts were ex
changed. Christmas treats fol
lowed. The new chairman, Flor
ence Howes, will preside at the
next meeting January 12, at 1:30
p. m. at Grange hall.
Salvation Army Head
Thanks Contributors
For Christmas Help
Adjutant Charles K. Cox, In
charge of the local corps of the
Salvation Army, said Saturday
he wanted to thank all who
generously contributed to the
Salvation Army kettles and those
making direct donations during
the Christmas season, enabling
the Salvation Army to take care
of a large number of families
with Christmas dinners and to
give children toys and treats.
Christmas eve afternoon. Adjut
ant and Mrs. Cox and 19 mem
bers of the Women's Home
League visited the hospital at
Camp White distributing a
Christmas remembrance to each
of the boys in the hospital. That
night. Adjutant Cox and Lieut.
Chapman took hot coffee and
doughnuts and served a large
group of men on guard duty at
Camp White.
It being a cold night, hot
coffee tasted exceptionally good,
and the supply ran out neces
sitating a hasty phone call for
more.
Other Christmas activities of
the corps included a Christmas
tree with presents and treats
distributed to those attending.
Flight Time
Medford a ad Jackson Coonty
BIMory from the files of the Mall
Trlhuns lo and to years ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
December 27, 1932
Ot was Weednesday)
Ruth Judd, charged with mur
der of two women friends, ap
pears before Arizona grand Jury.
Biggest turnout of local Na-
START THE NEW YEAR KSHT
BING CROSBY? (fS
BOB HOPI mmV0" 1
Dorothy TUII- 1 ,ne-T"
LAMOUR frOllC
lr f a. J Uniform
"Road to A TOT ail f V 30c
Monceo''j Inc. Tax
Horns! Hats! Balloons! Confetti!
Doors Open 11:00 -Show Starts 11:4$
TP-
tional Guards in years at armory
on pay night
Rain tonight, followed by
clearing weather. High SB, low
34 degrees.
Pacific Air Transort plana
lands at Yreka, Calif., In howl,
ing blizzard.
Ashland-Talent highway plan
gains approval.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Kelly
return from trip to Salem, where
they will live during tha legis
lative session.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Deecember 27, 1922
Hundred million dollar meat
trust is launched.
United States celebrates tha
warmest Christmas day in his
tory of nation.
Ten cows and a bull burned
to death in fire that destroys G.
B. Young barn in the Orchard
Home district.
Rainy. High 53 low 38 de
grees. Precipitation .11 of an in.
Community Christmas tree
was great success.
Sen. Lodge sees little hope of
peace moves, and declares
France is main bar to land dis
armament. aliVll!ileAySTT?rL
CONTINUOUS Today & Sat.
(til 6) 22c-llc Inc. Tax
(after 6) 25c 11c Inc. Tax
Doors Open at I-.4S
Plenty Hard Boiled!
and ready
for a scrap!
KINT TAYIOR
' IDOAR BUCHANAN
FRANCIS OIFPORD
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