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MEDFORD MAID TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1943. PAGE THREE i "S JOB AS NO. 1 "NO MAN" IS Economic Stabilization Di rector Says All For Sta bilizing the Other Fellow. By Sandor S. Klein United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, Nov. 2 QJ.PJ A self-styled "country boy" from Kentucky sat back In his leather upholstered walnut - chair and allowed as how being the nation's foremost "no-man" is a pretty tough Job. As a matter of fact, said Eco nomic Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson, his present job is tougher than any 1 he has had in the 53 years of his life yes, a lot tougher than practicing law back in Louisa, Ky., his home town, or serving as a mem ber of congress for 12 years. He has to say "no" to a lot of things especially wage in creases and price increases. -He's Still 'Judge' The judge his friends still call him that although he re signed as an associate justice of the U. S. court of appeals for the District of Columbia five months ago for his present post discussed some of his prob lems with the United Press. The interview was granted with the understanding that he was not to be directly quoted. He per mitted one deviation to explain his aversion to quotation: T proceed on the theory that the job I do speaks for .itself." Vinson had just come from one of the many conferences he attends during a normal day. His desk was piled with papers. He extended a big hand in firm grip to his interviewer. He stared out the window of his moderate-sized office in the Federal Reserve building as he spoke in a lich, deep voice. His speech had a homespun flavor, punctuated with an occasional anecdote to illustrate a point. Pressure Always His job, he said, is to see to ft that the nation's economy is kept stable so that inflation, dangerous runaway inflation, doesn't take root. One of the things that Vinson has to con tend with is the pressure groups. Pressure from all segments of the economy industry, labor and agriculture is ever present. Everybody, he explained with Dramatic Role Intrigue and mvsterv mark the atory of "Headin" for God's Country" which opens tomor row at the Rialto, starring Wil liam Lundigan in the leading role. Another adventurous full length feature scheduled for the same program is "Adventure in Iraq." ON OPENING 0-C LANDJOjIINERS Rep. Ellsworth and Sen. McNary Seek to Aid Min ers of S. Oregon Section. a wry smile, Is against inflation. And they re for stabilization but for the other fellow. Some folks, he continued, would like to have more dollars, even if they're cheaper dollars, so long as they have a bulge in their pockets. It reminded him of the story of Bob Taylor, a Tennessean and a great orator, who ran for congress in 1896 when the paramount issue of the day was money. When Taylor was asked by the gold standard advocates about his position, he said with a great show of sin cerity that he was "fer it." When the silver proponents sought his views, he said with an equal dis play of sincerity that he was for the free and unlimited coin age of silver. "And confidentially," Taylor added, "I'm also for a little grain of eounterfeitin'." Playing With Fire Vinson observed that some folks today favored a leetle grain of inflation and they're playing with fire. Did he think he was doing the job the president appointed him to do? The judge thought about that a moment. Finally, he said that the real job of pre venting inflation was done be fore he took over. Back in 1939, he continued. President Roose velt had visions of the coming war and envisioned inflation. Executive controls were first set up and Vinson said a real job was done under them. AH you had to do, he went on, was to look at the record and compare it with the last war. Steel hasn't gone up one cent. And sugar? Well, that was selling for about 25 cents a pound in the last war. Vinson made it clear that he isn't sitting back and letting things ride along in the groove cut by others. He sees some dif ficult problems ahead. There Is already visible for the next cal endar year an inflationary gap of $20,000,000,000, he said. And, by George, he declared, these dollars are going to have to be immobilized. The means? Well, he thought it might be done with taxes, increased sale of war bonds, controlling black mar kets and so forth. : How does he operate? First, get saturated with the facts and then apply common sense eco nomic laws within the existing legal framework. UJISWOnS TO U. S. LABOR. IS r Tune in Tonight Portland-KWJJ Seattle-Toioma KVI EVERY NIGHT Monday through Friday. This world famous author, lecturer, jour nalist, traveler, profeuof bring you an accurate, Impartial anal yii of the day's event. Philadelphia, Nov. 2 Al.Kt Terming John L. Lewis, presi dent of the United Mine Workers of America, the "Judas of Amer ican labor" committing "the greatest treason against Amer ica, Frederick Myers, vice-presl dent of the National Maritime union, told the sixth annual con vention of the Congress of In dustrial Organizations today that Lewis "must be driven from the American labor scei.." Myers termed the current worki stoppage of Lewis' United Mine Workers the "greatest blow against the nation and the greatest treason against Amer ica." "We must expose Lewis," My ers said. "He is the Judas of American labor and we must drive him from the labor scene. It's about time the absentee land lord be driven from the palace. He is not a miner." A general attack on Lewis. former president of the CIO, was given by R. J. Thomas, president of the United Automobile Workers. Possibility that a congression al subcommittee of the public lands committee of the house of representatives will bold hearings in southern Oregon this fall on a bill introduced by Congressman Harris Ellsworth to provide that certain lands in Oregon be opened for location and entry under the mining laws was seen in a letter from Ellsworth received recently by Wade Crawford of 707 South Oakdale avenue. A companion bill was Intro duced in the senate by Senator Charles McNary following com plaints by Crawford that a fed eral act passed in 1937 provided that mineral rights on O and C grant lands in Oregon were re served by the government and that certain minerals could not be taken off the land by citizens. Hearing Urged Ellsworth, . writing that his bill as written apparently did not meet with the interior de partment's approval, said in his letter: ''Anticipating their objection, I have repeatedly urged upon the Honorable Hardin Peterson, chairman of the public lands committee, that hearings should be held on this bill in southern Oregon by a subcommittee. He told me he had in mind sending a subcommittee to Washington this fall for some further hear ings on the tax bill, and I am hopeful that the same subcom mittee can be routed . through southern Oregon. . I feel that we will be at a disadvantage In protecting yours, and other local interests, if hearings on the bill are held only here in Washington, be cause the arguments presented by attorneys from the interior department will unquestionably over-weigh the limited amount of testimony that can be pre sented in favor of the bill as written. I doubt very much that we shall be able to pass this bill through the house this fall, but I am going to do every thing I possibly can to get it passed soon." - - , Adverse Report Crawford also received a let ter from Senator McNary in which he said the department of the interior had given an adverse report on his companion bill, and that Harold L. Ickes, secretary of the Interior, had offered a substitute bill. - Ickes' bill, consisting of 10 pages, was sent to the Honor able Carl A. Hatch, chairman of the senate committee on public lands and surveys and this bill, along with Senator McNary's, will be studied by Hatch's committee. The I.:kes bill would authorize the leasing of certain O and C grant lands for the removal of minerals under a competitive bidding plan to be under the sole direction of the department of the interior. A copy of the proposed bill was sent Crawford by McNary. Amendment Sought The bill introduced by Mc Nary - and Ellsworth would amend a section of the act passed in 1937 by adding the following paragraph:- . . .' . "Any of the revested or re conveyed lands to which this act applies may be classified by the secretary of the interior as mineral lands if the secretary finds, upon application or other wise, that such lands are more valuable or suitable for mining purposes than for use ps agri cultural or timber lands. Any lands ao classified as mineral lands ' may be restored to the public domain and may be opened to location and entry under the mining laws of the United States." Crawford, who was formerly superintendent of the Klamath Agency, contends that the 1937 act involving the O and C grant lands takes away the rights of American citizens, and that Ickes' substitute bill would place complete domination of the mining right in the hands kof Ickes. Public Uninformed He claimed there were about 1,000,000 acres of O and C grant land in Oregon now closed to mining, but that the public had never been informed minerals coutd not be- removed there from. He said the county clerk's office here knew nothing about the restrictions and had .record ed many mining claims on O and C land. Crawford said he owned 140 acres of cinnabar mining prop erty on Squaw creek in the Applegate, 120 of them on O and C land, and that the first he knew of the 1937 act was when he prepared to remove the mineral from the O and C land. He said he spent a consid erable amount of money on the land before he found he could not take ony of the mineral off. LT. GEO. MISSING AFTER L AS BLOW TO AXIS Moscow, Nov. 2 (U.R) The Communist party organ Pravda said today that the Moscow con ference successfully decided sev eral urgent questions regarding the conduct of the war "The consequences of the close solidarity established between the allied nations will be felt soon," Pravda said. "The deci sions will deal heavy blows to the plans of the Hitlerite strate gists, where the principal hope is based on protracting the war." Izvestia, the govenment or gan, hailed the results of the conference as "a new and sub stantial success in the develop ment of Allied collaboration." The conference abundantly demonstrated the determination of the three great powers to car ry the struggle against the Nazis to a conclusion, speed up the de fer t- of the enemy, and hasten the hour of victory, Izvestia said editorially. Second Lt. George W. Rohrer, Flying Fortress pilot, is missing in action in the Mediterranean war theater, according to a wire from the war department re ceived today by Mrs. Rohrer who makes her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers on the south Pacific high way. The wire stated that the lieutenant has been missing since Oct. 10. His base was in North Africa. Lt. Rohrer has been In the army for about three years and was stationed at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii, at the time of the Jap anese surprise bombing. He was in Schofield barracks when that building was bombed. Shortly after the Pearl Harbor incident Lt. Rohrer returned to this coun try and joined the air corps, graduating as a Fortress pilot from the field at Roswell, N. M. He sailed for overseas duty last May i. The young man graduated from Medford senior high school with the class of 1939 and en listed in an engineer's division soon after. He and Mrs. Rohrer were married last January. Lt. Rohrer's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Warren W. Rohrer of 214 West Jackson Blvd. IS OBSERVED BY Juliette Lour The first petroleum well In the U. S. was opened at Titus ville, Pa., in 1859. Lake Champlain was discov ered by the French explorer, Champlain. The first American perform ance of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pinafore" took place in San Francisco on New Year's Day, 1879. . ' As a part of National Girl Scout week, being observed this week . by Medford troops, the Medford Sal vation Army-) USO is spon soring an open house program We d n e s d a y night from 7 until 9 v m. The special week opened Sunday with a "Scout Own' ceremony held at the River side USO which com memorated the birthday anniversary of the founder of Girl Scout, Juliette Low. , In addition to Girl Scouts of all ages from all parts of the county, parents and friends have been invited to the open house and several members of the Wo men's Army corps stationed at Camp White, who are former Girl Scouts, will be guests. In formal singing will make up the program, which is being planned by Adjutant Charles K. Cox, director of the USO center. . If troops attend as a unit, they are invited to present a program number or to bring craft dis plays. It Is expected that several hundred visitors will attend the open house during the evening and it is stated that a check count will be made at the door. Clostnir time for Bundar Too Late to Clawlty. 6:30 Saturday afternoon Please rememoer. BIRTHS EVANS To Mr. and Mr. Harold, 648 Pine St., Medford, Nov. 1, boy, 10 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. DUTCH BOY PAINTS Full Stock YOUNGER'S APPLIANCE SERVICE CO. 31 N. Kartlett Phone 2419 The weight of a racing grey hound varies from about 40 to 75 pounds, with 65 regarded as ideal for both speed and endurance. Dae Man Tribune Want Ada. WOMAN IN f- r THE WAR I A Ethel Brett, who works ia ffl ,?i3!i"r A 4 with the men in the Nay I 8i- - . - s 4 who have made Camel their I A -H-m,, farorite. 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American fighters ran up a combat score of better than 15 to 1, knocking down 77 German planes against the loss of five Thunderbolts In about 3,000 sorties during the month. First fight engagement of ironclad naval ships was be tween the Confederate Merri mac and the Uniof Monitor In 1862. .The Chinese used a saltpeter mixture to make flares as far back as the beginning of the Christian era. White Peak in Lassen Vol canic National Park has been renamed Reading Peak, in hon or of Major P. B. Reading, first white man to visit the area. Golden Gate Park, San Fran cisco's outstanding playground, grew from 1013 acres of sand dunes set aside by the State Legislature for park purposes on March 14, 1870. ' HIGHEST CASH PRICES Paid for Good Ued Cart HUMPHREY MOTORS 33 So. Riverside Dial 4980 VERY CHOICE & VERY SMART FUR COATS Imported Australian and New Zealand Coney Pelt. Scientif ically blended and atrlped to in sure beauty and longer wear. $ 79 .98 Plus Tax Features of These Coat: 1. 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