APPEAL TO JAPS
BY WRA AROUSES
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Ohio and Michigan Farmers
Insulted by Publication
Addressed to Internees.
By Edward V. Roberta
United 1'rru Correspondent
Washington, Dec. fl. (Ufil
Tho war relocation authority
(irrudy under crltlciam uerauae
of rlit nt III Jiipanriu) reloca
lion enmpa, win caught todny in
I blistering new ciiiiKrriuloiiiil
tlnck for inlllnt)lnu Mi) appeal
In Jnpnneao Internees to go to
titer inldwent mi mllmmrles of
sanitation, unit efficiency among
Ohio mid Michigan farmers.
Hep. John M. Costcllo, D ,
Colli , chairman of Iioum com-Ililll'-u
Invuiitlglltillg recent out
breaks nt WHA'a camp at Tiilo
Lake, Calif-, wltl lin would ask
WIIA Director Dillon 8, Myrr
for a full explanation of the
article at henrluga today. Myer
liai declined coinnirnt thus far.
Story Published
Tim new VHA controveray.
which threw congrota Into 0110
of tho nwnl heated conlrovcralcs
In inontlia, began yoitrrday
whrti tho Waohington Tinier
llernld revealed In a copyright-
nt ttory that tlio appeal to tho
Jaounriwi hail bene made In a
WIIA publication called "MM
wrt frontiers." Isiued by
WHA'a Cleveland office, It wu
wrlttrn by Everett I,. Dakan,
WIIA officer In Culunibua, O.
The artlclo presumably wa
Intrmlnl only lor Jnpanrao In
trriim whota loyalty to tho
United Slalca hod been estab
lished rather than thane at Tulo
In This war, Paul Revert
would reach for a telephone In
airad of a horse. To the opera
tor at Lexington ho would tajr:
"Linen, Maiiic, the Naiis ara
coining do your Mufl!"
for, In thia war, utrjhadj
readies for a telephone the
general, the business executive,
the doughboy, the factory head,
the rail superintendent, the
wharfinger, the housewife, the
President. And everywhere tel
ephone girls and telephone men
respond by doing their stuff
mignificrntty.
In this war, the Govern
ment, the fighting, the produc
tion, tho essential civilian serv
ices are all, you might say, run
by telephone. The telephone is
one thing common to every
form of war effort. Yet the only
service you don't get is the serv
ice you give up voluntarily to
rase the awful load.
What'e mora, the handi
caps have been tremendous. At
least 4,2)2 telephone people
from the Pacific Coast alone
have gone Into the services.
Nearly all telephone material is
CMcncinl and restricted. The
country's hundreds of military
establishments many a city in
sic had to have new or ex
panded exchanges right now.
So the accomplishment Is
not one of machines but of
htoile the operators and the
linemen and all the rest who
daily a.hicve the impossible.
New and old, young and vet
eran, they're doing a job sur
passed only by the men and
women on the actual fighting
fronts.
To Standard of California,
s to every other producer of
vital war materials as to every
American, In fact these tele
phone girls anil telephone men
arc a strong right arm. To them
we'd like to say a person to
person call, if you please "We
think you're swell!"
floi.wt r,mw'W
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I STANDARD VT Vfik
k I Varaatj
Lake, most of whom are Dro-
Japanese,
Held the appeal:
"Ui'llnve It or not, some few
tenants and seuaoiiu! workrra do
nut bathe; Ihry think It la un
healthy. We nerd you people to
rhaiiiio our Ideas about this. You
have a lesson to teach Ohio and
MliiilKun farmers In aiinltullnn
It la a contribution you can
make to our way of living , . ,
Wllllngn.is Neaded
"Wo nerd your faithfulness to
your task, your wlllliiuurss to
work and your approcliitlon of a
Job well done. There arc a lot
of workcra In the inlddln west,
In Ohio and Mlchlitun, who are
not careful, painstaking and ac
curate. This you ran tench them.
You will do much for your fel
lowmen and much for our arnao
of the art of agriculture as well
as tho science,"
Inaction among Congressmen
was Immedlute und violent, not
only umong the Ohio and Michi
gan delegations but In tho ranks
of republicans ami democrats
from other parts of tho country.
And w!-,!lo Washington echoed
with charges' that WIIA was
seeking to muka "the Jupa su
perior to U. 8. citizens," tluit tho
artlclo was a malicious fabrica
tion and tho result of "new deal
blundering," these developments
took pluce:
Distortion Seen
I Harry Welst, editor of
"Midwest frontiers." declared
In Cleveland that criticism of
tho artlclo was "vicious distor
tion," and that an Issue was be
ing built around .a "couplo of
paragraphs that, out of context,
lay themselves open' to wide dis
tortion and which can hardly be
mistaken for anything aa vicious
as It has been made. The Times
Herald quoted Weiss as saying
he "wasn't afraid to say that we
can learn things from tho Japs."
There were reports Weiss hud
been ordered to slop further dis
tribution of the controversial
Issue.
2 Dakan said In Columbus,
O , that his artlclo had nut bee i
Intended to dlsaraga midwest-
ern farmers: that It was meant
only to attract Jnpanrse workers
to labor shortage areas: that It
pointed to only a "few" tenant,
and seasonal workers as falling
to take baths; and that It "said a
great many favorable things
about mtdwestrrn farmers."
Dakan asserted Japanese wero
reluctant to go where sanitation
facilities were lacking and thai
he had pointed out In the article
that they could build outhouses
In tho midwest Just as they do
on tho west coast.
Slap At Midwest
3 In Michigan, farm leaders
reacted In various ways. Some
said tho only way they wanted
to see Japanese was in "pieces.
Others laughed It off. Dean K. L.
Anthony of the Mlchlgun State
college agricultural school said
tho artlclo was a "slap" at tho
midwest State Grange Master
W. C. Armstrong said Michigan
preferred to "muddle through."
with available labor rather than
Import Japanese,
Costcllo noted that Myer whs
from Ohio and remarked: "He
should know whether farmers
out there tuko baths, I Imagine
some of them don't. But why
brag about It."
"Ho probably never has been
to California and he certainly
never sow how tho Japs pack
fruits." Costcllo said. "It he had.
he would realize, that Instead of
teaching mldwestcrn farmers to
pack strawberries prettily, they
might teach them how to put the
bad ones on the bottom."
Albert S. Goss, muster of the
National Grunge, denounced the
article as "another indication of
government employes shooting
off their heads before they know
what they are talking about."
DUE FOR E
' Boston, Dec. 6 U.R) Crooner
Frank Sinatra gave his 'teen
aged followers a rude Jolt todny
when he revealed that he miwt
report Saturday for Induction
Into the U. S. army at pubMc
school No. 20 on Danforth street
In Jersey City, N. J. ,
Sinatra, currently In the mld.it
of a ncrsonal npnearanre tour.
said thnt his draft board notified
him to bo ready for his physical
examination at 0 a. m.
Tho change In his status ho
wos scheduled to report In mH-
January threotencd to wreck
his eostcrn stage tour which
onened here Thursday Sinatra
! receiving $1.1.000 weekly or
SO per cent of the gross receipts
on the tour.
rJInalna lima for Olsulfled oils 5
am Too laU to Claulrj 19 SO
p m.
MEDFORD MAIL
SCOUT CHIEF BY
Annual Council Meeting Ex
presses Appreciation For
Long, Devoted Service.
Larry Schndo was unanimous
ly re-elected president of the
Croter Lako Area Council, Boy
Scouts of America, at tho annuui
meeting of tho council yester
day. The nominating commit
tee, undor Chulrmun Don R.
Newbury. Included In Its report
un expression of appreciation
for the yeurs of loyul und devov
ed service Schado has rendered
to Scouting In this area.
Others elected were Vice
Presidents Jomea Martin, Grants
Pass, T. J. Norby, Ashland.
Floyd llarnum, Weed and T. H.
Howell, Yreka; council commls
sloner, J. A, McDougull; treasur
er. Kugene Thorndike; district
chairmen: Medford, Selh M. Bui
Us; Ashland, Iloger Roth: Grants
Puss, Henry HcU; Northern Sis
kiyou, Howard Hicks; Southern
Siskiyou, Georgo II. Schrader.
Also elected to the board of
membersut-largo were Col. W.
II. Paine. Arthur Cannon, Don
It. Newbury, Frank Rogers, M.
M. Hogun. C. C. Haggard. Cole
Holmes, Leonard Muyfleld and
Rev. George Turney. all of Med
ford; Dr. Wuller Hedford and
Paul H. Beare of Ashland; K. M.
C. Nelll and C. A. Wlnctrot of
Grants Pass; J. E. Hurley, O. G
Steele and Dr. A. H. Newton of
Yreka; V. G. Lynch and B. A.
Lewis. Weed; V. J. Andreatta
and Puul Goodwin, Mt. Shasta:
H. D. Hamilton. McCloud.
Regional Haad Spsaka
Edward L. Curtis, regional
scout executive from Portland.
guest speaker at the opening
luncheon, outlined the functions
and operation of the local coun
cil. Charles B. Worner. local
Scout executive, reported on the
progress and activities of the
council from January 1 to Nov.
30. showing a membership
growth to 975 boys enrolled, th
largest attendance at summer
camp In the history of the coun
cil and a sound financial condi
tion, among other Items.
George R. Schrader of Mt
Shasta, Calif., wos awarded the
Silver Bcovcr, which -may be
given annunlly by the council,
lor outstanding service to boy
hood through Scouting.
Council committee planning
conterences fallowed the lunch
eon setting objectives for 1944
and discussion of methods for
attainment. The entire group re
convened before adjournment to
hear reports from the discussion
groups and approve the object
ives set. Larry Schadc issued t
closing challenge to the entire
membership to "go forward
with an expanded quality pro-
gram, so that more boys can en-
Joy the fun and adventure of
Scouting while engaged In the
educational program of charac
ter building and citizenship
training, so necessary for the
youth of today."
S MAJOR!
Bruce W. Moffatt, former
Medford resident, has been pro
moted to the rank of major ac
cording to word received in
Medford by friends. Major Mof
fatt, who has been at Stockton,
Calif., was recently transferred
to the air corps and is now
stationed at the army air base at
Galveston, Tex.
Mo J. Moffatt left Medford In
the fall of 1940 with Company
A of the 186th Infantry of the
Oregon National Guard and has
been on active uiity since. Mrs
Moffatt is in Bremerton making
her homo with relatives for the
duration of the war.
ASHLAND ATTORNEYS
HOSTS TO BAR ASSN.
The Southern Oregon Bar as
sociation held its December
meeting at Ashland on Saturday
evening as guests of William
Brlgg. and Frank Van Dyke at
the homo of Mr. Brlggs. In add!
tlon to regular business of the
meeting, the members partici
pated in discussions of various
legal matters as affected by war
conditions.
Ua Mall Tribune want Ada.
HONE BETTER
AT ANY PRICE
2 pkgs 39 cents
TRIBUNE. MEDFORD.
TO HELP PLASMA
GATHERING EFFORT
The Mcdford campolgn to
raise funds for the blood plasma
project of the Women a. Relief
Corps opens tomorrow under
tho auspices of Chester A. Ar
thur corps. Mrs. Fred Lawrence,
president of the corps, states
thut bottles will be placed In
store and other business houses
tomorrow Into which contribu
tions for tho fund may be
placed. ,
The blood plasma project waa
adopted nationally by the Worn
ens' Relief corps last year, Mrs.
Lawrence states, the organiza
tion having raised $40,000 In the
first campaign. This year It is
hoped that at least $30,000 will
be raised. Mrs. Lawrence states
thut the largest portion of the
funds are used for processing of
the plasma for servicemen, al
though some Is retained for the
use of hospitals here.
Mrs. Lawrence points out that
the Women's Relief corps, or
ganized as an auxiliary to the
Grand Army of the Republic, Is
the oldest veteran's auxiliary In
the nation and that the corps has
always devoted much time to
the promotion of welfare pro
jects for men In service and
veterans. She urged citizens to
uim mis uj your iniinaa iiai
j I, . , , ,.mim in inc nospuai ana wno wu
"
boys in the service,
Contributions may be mailed
to Mrs. Lawrence, whose
ad-
dress Is 1422 Euclid Ave.
HONORS NEW P. M
Ashland, Dec. 0 E. E. Vail,
recently appointed acting-postmaster
hero to succeed the late
Postmaster Millard Grubb, was
honored Friday night at a ban
quet held at the Plaza Cafe with
V. D. (Bert) Miller, local Demo
cratic leader, acting as toast
master. C. E. Lyon, recently moved to
Ashland from Deschutes county
where he served as county judge
gave the main address. Mayor
Thornton Wiley led In prayer.
Mr. Vail made a short address
acknowledging the greetings
ond congratulations and pledg
ing himself to fulfill his duties.
Also speaking were Postmistress
Mrs. G. G. Skinner of Phoenix,
Roland Parks, G. M. Green, Mrs.
Lorcna McNalr, all of Ashland,
Moore Hamilton of Medford and
Floyd K. Dover of Grants Pass.
Various other extemporane
ous talks were made.
APPLE BUTTER PRICES
JUMP 3 TO 4 CENTS
Washington, Dec. 6 (U.R)
Apple butter prices will go up
by three to four cents a 28-ounce
jar under a new pricing formula
announced by the Office of Pri.-e
administration today for the 1H4J
apple crop.
OPA said the Increases were
due to the rise in raw apple
prices over the 1942 level. Thy
reflect a jump of approximately
80 cents a Hundredweight to as
higli as $1.65 a hundredweight
in raw apple costs.
WEATHER
Northern California, Sierra
Nevada and Sacrcmcnto Valley
fair today, tonight and Tues
day; continued cool today and
tonight. Warmer Tuesday.
BANQUET
Mrs. Housewife!
You Can Help Shorten the War
EE
tntnfytniijn
If you don't find BORENE at your
grocer's every time you ask for it,
don't give up . . . try again) Re
member, our fighters need soap,
too, and their needs come first
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OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1943.
TAKEN BY DEATH
George Ivcrson, long a lcadT
In tho Townsend movement here
ond president of the Jorksoo
County Landlords' association
died in a local hospital at 7:15
last night. Funeral arrangement1;.
In charge of Perl's, will be an
nounced later.
Mr. Iverson, who during his
long residence In Medford
showed active Interest In city and
county budgets and taxation,
entered the hospital Nov 17 for
a major operation, though a
heart ailment was the Immediate
cause of death. He was a mem
ber of the 1043-44 city citizens'
budget committee.
A leader among county land
lords In their fight against OPA
rental regulations, Mr. Iverson
organized the county association
and In his capacity as president
carried their complaints to Wash
ington through much correspond
ence with Sen. Charles McNaiy
and Rep. Harris Ellsworth.
A contractor and builder, M
Ivcrson constructed numerous
houses In the city, including
Ideal court, where he made his
home. He also owned consider
able real property here.
Among survivors arc a daugh
ter, Mrs. Ellis Matthews of Klam
ath Falls, who recently visited
ui , , ,
!be "e this afternoon to take
care of funeral arrangement,
and two sons, Wallace in the
army air corps, and Arthur, alio
believed to be in the armed
forces.
DEATH COMES TO
nirn nrpinniT
ill
C. I. Hutchinson, 1306 West
Main St., has received a tele
gram with news of the death of
George F. King, former Medford
resident. The wire was from
Mrs. King who stated that her
husband passed away yesterday
in Sacramento. The Hutchinsons
and Kings are old-time friends
The Kings left Medford about
20 . ;ars ago. At one time Mr
King owned the only book store
here and he also had timber In
terests. In recent years he had
been engaged in gold dredging
activities in California.
INCREASE HERE
Chicken pox Is on the increase
in the county, with 18 cases re
ported last week to the Jackson
County Health Department. Of
the 18 cases, 13 were reported
from Medford, two from Central
Point and one each from Eagle
Point, the Howard district and
Camp White.
Scarlet fever was reported in
the county for the first time in
four weeks. Two cases were in
Eagle Point and one in Ashland,
according to the report. Other
communicable diseases listed
were one case of mumps, one of
measles, one of pneumonia and
five cases of gonorrhea.
Suburban telephone tolls are
based on a charge of five cents
for each six airline miles be
tween the city halls of the called
and calling communities.
on
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ARE HONORED IN
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At special session of the
circuit court for Jackson county,
held Friday at 2 p. m. In the
court house, memorial pro
ceeding was conducted under
auspices of the Southern Oregon
Bar association for the purpose
of perpetuating in the archives i
of the court a record of racmor
lal resolutions adopted by tho
association at its meeting at !
Grants Pass on September 29,
1943, relating to the deaths of
Judge H. D. Norton and Senator
A. E. Rcames. i
As part of the proceeding.
various members of the associa- ,
tlon presented sketches from the ;
lives and activities of the two
distinguished lawyers, who had
practiced in this court and had ;
important and Influential parts '
in the development of Oregon
law for a period of more than
forty years, and both of whom ,
had reached very high planes in ,
the legal profession and the
civic life of the community.
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Portland, Ore., Dec. 1 (U.R)
Portland police were today ;
searching for the driver who ,
fled from his overturned auto- i
mobile after a wild six-mi's :
chase across Portland. 1
Three other occupants of the .
ear surrendered Sunday after;
one was wounded in an attempt j
to flee from their automobile
which had overturned in a col-'
lision with two Portland patrol I
cars during the chase. I
Police said they pursued the !
car "on suspicion.
Three of the men" were being
held. One was wounded in the
heel.
The fourth man was Identified
by the others only as "Pee-Wee
a one-eyed man who talked about
holdups and carried an auto
matic pistol."
The men gave their names as
Harry Z. Mitchell. 21; Joseph N
Jones, 20, and Buford Ballau, 22,
and said they were employed in
the Swan Island shipyard.
turn suit Tribune Want Ada.
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ThIS YEAR store people are working harder
than ever to make your Christmas shopping
successful. But they are working under enor
mous difficulties with new wartime problems
of supply, personnel and delivery, added to
the usual rush of holiday buying.
You can do many things to help them
and yourself. Simple and easy things like
making a detailed shopping list to save time
at the counters ... buying at less busy hours
... and carrying purchases home
with you. Before you start out
each morning, write these words
at the top of your shopping lists
"BE PATIENTl"
For months, stores have been
working out ways to make your
Christmas shopping quick and
easy. For example, many stores
have located their National Cash
Registers and wrapping desks in
Gf&tUmol
CASH REGISTERS e ACCOUNTINQ-BOOKKEEPINa MACHINES
16 SOUTH FIR ST., MEDFORD. TELEPHONE 201S
Call at This Office for Merchants' Application Forms for Rationing Tokens
BB&EG9!Gf2B
.,it(&Ji
at your dealer's
in refinery-packed containers
g Shopping
'TIL CHRISTMAS
Greeting Cards - Seals - Wrappings
SHOP for GIFTS
at the
West Side Pharmacy
The Rexall Store, Medford, Oregon
West Main and Grape" Phone 3330
GIRLS WANTED
Over the Age of 18
For work in Camp Whits Exchange
Cafes. Excellent working conditions.
Experience unnecessary.
GOOD SALARIES
APPLY
- CAMP WHITE EXCHANGE
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
Near the camp bus terminal on Ave. A, off Cratei Lake Hy.
'Please do your Christmas
Shopping patiently...
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Oar focfory Ooyfoa, OAo, proudly llht rta-Amy-Wovy T with t- stars f
"iictn aeea" f Me producftea el pracitloa Inilrumtnlt ens' orAar war SMaffsf.
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SUGAR
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positions convenient to every see.
tion. When the customer ahead of you
I pays for her purchase and the clerk
records it on the Cash Register, you
know you don't have to wait.
National Cash Registers save valu
able time on both sides of that
counter during the holiday season
just as they do all through the year.
Let's put the Christmas spirit Into
our Christmas shopping this year by remem.
bering to shop early and shop patiently. .
The National Cash Register Company, Day.
ton, O. 344 Offices in the U. S. and rn..
r momf It aaadftrf, Mara to
Md for torn protfatf Tie
Nsttoaoi Catk li'r Caiaaany.
MT. HOOD SOAP CO. PORTLAND, OREGON