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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1943. PAGE THREE . r YETTOCONO WORD FROM WPB ,-. ; Tapering Off in Some Items Admitted; Overall Picture Still Developing, . Word. Rialto Stars Washington, Dec. 21 (U.R) A spokesman for the War Pro , duction board said today that , the peak of war production is still ahead and that schedules , for overall production in 1944 are "somewhat higher than for : this year." He confirmed that there has . been a tapering off of produc , tion of some items, but added . that "as far as we see now" the peak on overall production is till ahead. Comment Ob Kaiser His statement was in com ment on views of Henry J. ' Kaiser, Pacific coast shipbuild er, as Get forth in an exclusive interview Saturday with United Press Vice President Frank H. Bartholomew. Kaiser said that the production peak had been ' reached in almost every item . and that the time has come to . begin the gigantic task of shift ing back to peacetime economy or efficiency in production. Government and congression al officials generally agreed with Kaiser to the extent that : it is time to be planning for post-war reconversion. Bernard M. Baruch is head of a special unit set up to plan for recon version. WPB and several sen-.- ate and house committees are i; studying the problem, too. But , to date there has been an nouncement of an overall post war plan for Industry. Arms Plants Closed Some of the small arms muni tions plants have been closed and there have been scattered cases of plants converted to war production being allowed to re ' turn on a small scale to civilian production. The WPB spokesman said that the schedule for production of : war materials in 1943 was set at approximately $61,000,000, 000, or about $9,000,000,000 a month. "To meet the 1944 schedule as it now stands, production will . have to Ee at a somewhat higher rate than the December figures. . Although tapering off on pro- U duction of some materials has "already begun, I can't say that ,. we are prepared to cut overall ' production." There was keen Interest in Kaiser's views among congress men, and virtually unanimous support for his suggestion that all servicemen "be 'sent -a' ques .' tionnaire to find out where they want to go and what kind of work they want to do after the war. . , Chairman James E. Murray, ' D., Mont., of a military affairs sub-committee concerned with termination of war contracts, agreed that it was time to give : serious consideration to recon version of industry and sug gested that preference be given to small business. Victor Jory and Jane Wyatt are featured In "The Kansan," mighty tale of the boisterous, brawling old west which brings Richard Dix to the Rialto screen tomorrow for a four-day run. Top heavy with talent, the picture also has Eugene Pallette and an excellent sup porting cast Partner feature is the up-to-the-minute "Pistol Pack in' Mama." NEW ROUTINE FOR IN SALE OF AUTOS A plan to establish a more effective control over the re turn of gasoline rations issued to car owners selling their cars has been announced by the dis trict office of OPA at Portland. The statement points out that the estimated turnover in ve hicle ownership each month is about 200,000 vehicles and that better control will mean a sub stantial saving in gasoline that otherwise might fall into unlaw ful hands. The new plan Is made up of four steps: The owner making OH., Barber s Observations the sale must take his remain ing gas coupons to his ration board and in exchange will be issued a receipt in duplicate; the receipts and tire Inspection record are given to the new owner of the vehicle; the new owner gives the original copy to the motor vehicle registrar when applying for new regis tration certificate and the dupli cate copy and the tire inspection record to his board when apply ing for a new gasoline ration for the car. Motor vehicle dealers holding cars for sale or resale must sub mit to his ration board between Jan. 1 and Jan. 11 an Inventory as of the close of business on Dec 31, of all automobiles, trucks, buses and motorcycles held by him, the statement con tinues. The inventory is to be made upon form R-578 and if these are not received by the dealer soon he should obtain one from the district office in Portland. . Beginning Jan. 1, no board can issue gasoline coupons for a vehicle that has changed ownership after the close of business Dec. 31 unless the ap plicant submits the duplicate re ceipt issued by the War Price and Rationing board. Gestapo Judge Is Shot by Partisans Stockholm, Dec. 21 U.R The Swedish newspaper Afton tidningen reported today that Dr. Alfred' Funk, president of the Gestapo "special court" for Ukraine, was shot fatally by partisans who boldly entered bis office at Rovno. News of Funk's death caused a "great sensation" in Nazi cir cles, the paper reported. The paper said 100 inhabitants of Rovno were executed immediately. Closing tlmi (or Sunday Too Lata- to ciuwy. 5 -.30 Batumi aiwnooo rieau remgmpar. ARMY TAKES OVER IN STRIKE-BOUND PLANT Baltimore, Dec. 21 (UJB The local plant of the Western Electric company, strike-bound for more than a week by a con troversy between white and negro workers over use of toilet facilities,, was being operated by the army today under President Roosevelt's order. No troops were Involved In the seizure. The union had demanded that the company provide separate toilet facilities for white and negro workers. MAIL CLOSING tmi Airmail Narthbanna. Boothhenne S:4T a- . :5la.m 11:17. m. Ittap. m 1:49 p nv, 5:11 P.m S:4D.m. 10:46 p.m ' BMnlar Mall Northbound' Soutaboono Cltpm. :P lUta . To Aanlsad only. AIDERS Com Meal Redpe'19 PAKKIRHOUSI CORN ROUS m cups lifted flour . cup Albert Cora Meal 4 tips, baking powder 4 taps, sugar lap. salt 3 tbsp. shortening or bacon drippings 1 egg.beatea. to cup milk Sift dry ingredients into bowL Cut or nib la shortening or bacon drippings until thor oughly mixed. Combine egg and milk and stir in to make a soft dough. Turn out on floured board, knead lightly 1 mi a. Roll ty thick, cut with biscuit cutter, brash tops with milk, and fold over as for Parkerhouse rolls. Brush again with milk and bake in a hot oreo (490s I.) about IS min. Makes about 18 rolls. AHm On Meat, both White ni Yellow, h uboleume, fiae-jUnred, fime-UxturtJ"jtut njil"sr perfect toeting rtmllil Allies Break Up Revolutionary , Plot In Sicily Algiers, Dec. 21-Uil.rS-l.Allied army counter-intelligence agents in Sicily, following a two months investigation, arrested 15 men and one woman to break up a revolutionary plot which had resulted in sabotage since the allied occupation of Sicily. Army spokesmen said 13 of the group, including the woman, had confessed plotting an armed coup and cutting wires. The suspects, none of them more than 29 years old and all members of the fascist youth or- - ganization, called themselves "Fedelissiml del Fascismo" - "Those Faithful to Fascism." V ' Most of them were well-educated. This morning we put barnyard fertilizer over the row of rhu barb along the fence. Our older boy is home for a few days' visit before his induction into the ar my. He took little Interest In making bigger and better rhu barb, feeling as he does toward it. He said the pleasantest mem ories of his childhood do not in clude the rhubarb sauce I served each spring "because it's good for you. Yet I was only following a long-established precedent when I urged the tart and rosy sauce upon the family, for as far back as 2700 B. C. the medicinal quali ties of rhubarb were held In high esteem by the Chinese. Although not until the 14th century did it find its way to Europe. Once started, however, it grew in fa vor so rapidly that it was brought in by two shipping routes. That which came by way of the Indus and the Red Sea was called East Indian rhubarb; that which, came by way of Moscow was known as Russian rhubarb. Russia was quick to take ad vantage of its popularity and the rhubarb trade became a gov ernment monopoly. Only the best was imported and exorbitant prices were charged. The drug, extracted from the roots, was ten times more costly than cin namon, as high as spices (were at that time. In an account I read of its use, it was amusing to see that its use. by mothers who wished to wean their babies was urged, as it gave their milk such a horrible flavor, the babies just naturally weaned themselves! You will find it extremely In teresting to look up the history of even the most prosak -farm item. So I told our son, who was making slighting remarks about rhubarb. I told him how the plant had been introduced, into England by a noble pnyslcian for the benefit of Charles I. But the son happened to remember his English history and said he now knew what had made Charles such a bad king. It was rhubarb! No wonder hed ben mean and vicious! Yes, rhubarb may be used as medicine: it may be used in the preparation of silk dyes, as it is in Lyon and Milan. But to most of us here in the United Slates, rhubarb means deliciously tangy Dies In soring and it was of these I thought, as 1 hclpea spreaa fertilizer on the row of rhubarb along the fence this morning. Virtually all of California's original vineyards, planted with Eurooean root stock, had to oe replanted with American root stock to resist a disease called phylloxera. Closing time t Classified ads 9 am. Too lite to Classify la-jo 1 1 Registry 2657 Dr. A. A. SoulS Announce Phone 2870 No Ans. Call Nurses' Shopping jY TIL CHRISTMAS Greeting Cards - Seals Wrappings SHOP for GIFTS at the West Side Pharmacy Tha Rexall Store, Medford, Oregon West Main and Grspe Phone 3330 Spr: '8 0 J) It's done with a twist off tho wrist! Yes, almost as easily as turning a valve, Standard of California, at government request, converted its big new toluene plant to the all-out production of more aviation gasoline. " Built in record time, this plant has produced record quantities of toluene, an essential ingredient of TNT. But Standard's engineers designed it with a thought to the swift changes of war. They prescribed new catalytic cracking methods so that with a few lightning changes it could be converted to other war production. : Now, thanks to their Ingenuity, the equipment that put the "bite" in block' busters is turning out liquid horsepower fog fighting planes. Already, Standard of California Is brewing enough aviation fuel daily to , send 900 Flying Fortresses from Port Moresby to Rabaul and back. Work is Under way on another plant to make , fuel for 300 more. Before long, Stand ard of California will be making enough high octane gasoline to put 1200 heavy weight bombers over Rabaul awry day. 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