Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 30, 1943, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Text.U BEST IN HISTORY; Shortages In Recordings, New Instruments, Man- power Fail To Cut Output By Nick Bourn , United Press Correspondent Americans heard more music in 1943 than in any previos year, despite shortages of shellac for records, metal and manpower for new instruments and gut for harp strings a "must" for ev ery spmphony. "The Metropolitan Opera com pany reported its biggest box office business in more than IS years, with nearly all perform ances being sold out. The Met didn't even need a man to stand on its head in the lobby to fetch a irowd, yet the long hair music business was still on short dough and a public appeal has been made for $3,00,000 contributions to keep it going. - Ocarina Popular Chicago became the "sweet potato" capital of the world, suc ceeding Vienna, by coming up with the soldier's choice of a personal, inexpensive, easy - to -play instrument. In America's other wars, the soldier carried a little German made harmonica in his pocket to blow on when he felt the urge for the soul-cleansing only har monica or ocarina-players enjoy. Chicago lived up to its name as the Windy City and met the har monica and Ocarina shortage with a dandy plastic ocarina said to excel the Viennese version. - The plastic ocarina is wash able, bounceable, sounds some thing like a flute, can be tuned, comes in sets of four so a group of the boys can get close har mony "in a half hour of prac tice." Three-way Squeeie Sales of records were ' the highest in the history of the business, although some shops required customers to bring an old one for each new one bought. ' Record companies were caught in a three-way squeeze between lack of shellac, formerly import . ed from the Dutch East Indies, a manpower shortage in factories and "petrillo trouble" which :n banned making of new records by most companies, but dug up 'old standards" like "Star Dust," "Tea for Two" and "Be gin the Beguine." The OPA set a $25 ceiling price on portable wind-up phon ographs, but naval officers . would pay $100 for them to play on ships which have the wrong kind of current for. electric . phonographs. War plants cut loose with tre mendous blasts of music to re- lax taut workers, but one Kaiser shipyard riveter rebelled, claim ed the jive interferred with his riveting, cut the loudspeaker wires and was nabbed by the FBI. . Re-presses Sell t ' Re-presses of old recordings i by Pine Top Smith, Bing Cros by, Red Nichols, Cab Calloway and the Boswell Sisters sold well. A music publisher finally ex plained why song. writers have . failed to produce a really out standing war tune: "Even if it was good, nobody would like it for long. There can 033 toe no" fAdd preckjM ma 9awr 1 td,rtSS vfeIPll''c!l. I lo rany dithM bjr mint I ItMr ' ' I d molded upics. Mkt ' 1 1 1- oelidOM.noomhinf drink, &ss&&t& l Jrf "ft. Navy's New Addition to 1 f V ; . " Th Navy's newCurtlss Helldlver diva bomber (SB201 ii shown Euiw-sugii ana una-nuw operation, nenaiver is important new be no song in this war to com pare with 'Over There' or 'Keep the Home Fires burning' because there are too many Juke boxes and radios. They pound any song to death in a few weeks." New allotments of transport gas ration coupons are now be ing prepared at the local war price and ration board and it is expected that the last of the cou pons will be in the mail By Fri day afternoon of this week. L. L. Ternahan, executive secretary of the board, stated that the cou pons were being" prepared on the basis of figures presented from the Office of Defense Transpor tation and that it was not known whether the records were com plete or not. If persons having certificates of war necessity for trucks have not received the new allotment of gasoline coupons by Jan. 5, the owner should mail the cer tificate to the board in order that the necessary information may be obtained for a sparch of ODT records," Mr. Ternahan stated. V Salem, Ore.,- Dec. 30.-MU.R)-- The State War Veterans' Service committee has handled 889 claims of "Oregon's ex-aprvice men of World War II, Gov. Earl Snell said today. ... "However, it is daily apparent that many, entitled persons are unaware of the benefits provid ed by law. These will be gladly explained at the service com- mittee office, Oregon building, Portland, either through person al or by correspondence," the governor said. All state law provided bene fits are available also to wives, mothers, children and other de pendents of the service men and women, regardless of whether the military family member still is connected with the armed forces, the governor commented. WUmd ft Co. LOtHgUEHK I: St"'.- MEDFORD MAIL AY J r -. , - : WEEK OF PRAYER A week of prayer, from Jan. 2 to 9, is being sponsored by the Medford Ministerial association, with various churches- of Med ford uniting . for the meetings, It was announced today.. In stat ing the plans, a spokesman for the association said, "We feel it is time for God's people to unite in prayer for our nation, 'he peo ples of the world and the whole cause of Christ " The series Of meetings will be held in different churches, with pastors of local churches bring ing the messages. The schedule is as follows: Monday, Jan. 3, at Church of God, Adj. Charles K. Cox speak ing on 'The Need of Prayer." Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Assembly of God, the Rev. M. P. Kmgge speaking on "The ' Power of Prayer." . Wednesday Jan. 5, Nazarene church, the Rev T. O. Sattezfield talking on- 'Faith in Prayer." Thursday, Jan 6, Methodist church, the- Rev. H. G. Downey talking on "Humility in Prayer." Friday, Jan. 7, Baptist church the Rev.' F. M. Weatherford speaking on "Persisting in Prayer." The general public Is urged by the association to support the meetings with their attendance and interest. . NOT WORTHlT ' Chicago, Dec. 30 (U.R) John Jankaskas was freed of disord erly conduct charges today. He had tried to commit suicide be cause his wife left him. "No woman is worth killing yourself for," Judge Francis Borrelli told him. "If your wife doesn't come back to you, find another one." maybe only until To be sure, it may be some time before "the boyi" '- corAe home ... tome time before delicious Sodete choco-. latei ore alwayi ot yoxr favorite candy counter... but . there's a worthwhile chance that tomorrow your dealer v may have those darightful boxed confections. Because Societe chocolates end fine candies are to good, they are new going, In the greater part, to our fighting men. So, whether you're waiting for the men who used to bring them to you or, for your candy dealer to have his stock replenished both are well "worth wailing for," IMPERIAL CANDY COMPANY SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TRIBUNE," MEDFORD, Air Might Menu Teleplwte) here In fllaht. Deiloned for both aaamon to naval air service. BUYS SHARE IN Conger Funeral Parlors, estab lished in Medford for nearly 23 years, has disposed of a one-half interest to Carlos W. Morris, as sociated with the establishment as assistant manager for the last five years. . , H. W; Conger, who has been sole owner of Conger Funeral Parlors, is a long time resident of Jackson county, having at tended grade school at Talent when a small boy. Leaving here he spent many years in the Willamette valley mostly in Portland . and came- back to Medford in 1920 to purchase the undertaking department of Weeks & Orr, then located in the Odd Fellows building on West Sixth street.-. . In 1928 he erected the build ing now occupied by the firm on West Main,, at Newtown street. ... Mr. Morris, a graduate of the Cincinnati College of Embalm ing and Mortuary Science of Cincinnati, O., and . who-- is licensed to practice in both Ore gon and Washington, came here highly recommended from Port land, . Ore., five years ago to become associated with Mr. Conger. Mr. Morris is married and has three children Both Mr. Conger' and Mr. Morris will be in active service. The firm name, after January 1, will be Conger-Morris Fun eral Parlors, and it is the inten tion to add more equipment al soon as conditions permit. New York, Dec. 30.-l(U.R) Mrs. Paula Mona Wolfe, 27, was found beaten to death early to day in her hotel room after her husband called police and said he Just had killed his wife. . tomorrow! ll Mill'' OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER SO, 1943 DREAM UP MANY Solid Steel Barrage Bal loons, " Fly Paper Traps Among Inventions Offered Bv Nick Bourne United Press Staff Correspondent . America's part-time geniuses. completing their greatest year of lying awake nights and listening to the wheels go around In their heads, thought up millions of nulck wavs to win the war In 1943 and found a friendly ear in 'he army ordnance department, It was revealed Wednesday. . Solid steel barrage balloons, "Jack in the Box" parachutes for JumDlng up instead of down, tremendous fly paper traps to catch the enemy, and a tricky gadget to fish for submarines with hot air were among the In ventions army ordnance enter talned. but rejected with a very straight face. - Nobody Laughs "Nobody laughs when an in ventor sits down to a blue print any more," an ordnance spokes man said. "We never can tell when we'll get a good one.' All ideas with merit are passed on to the Inventors' council, which goes over them thoroughly and gives any technical aid needed." Some of the ideas which missed making inventors famous included: -.-'' ' A nifty idea for paratroopers to drop their tents from planes with a sharp pole attached so the tents would unfurl, the pole would stick in the ground and the tired soldier could . go to sleep right away. A "super torpedo scooper" for warships. Huge steel scoops on the front of ships would catch oncoming torpedoes, turn them around and send them back to destroy the vessel which fired them. . - Canopy for Cities A huge steel canopy, held up by electric waves, designed ' to protect .cities from bombings. -An Inverted steel "V" to put over all combat vehicles and shiDS like a roof to deflect bombs. The Inventor couldn't HEARING difficulties overcome Instantly with Sonotone. ' Write SAM METE. P. O. Box S82 foi FREE - Home Demonstration. Dr. A. A. Soul Announces Fhone ,, . ; 270 No Am. Call NurseV ' Registry 2657 PLYMOUTH PARTS HUMPHREY MOTORS 33 So. Riverside Dial 4980 Choice of Five Assortment Include Every Preference Beaded Ensemble Poll Mall French Fruit and Nuts Brocade . Smart Set figure out way to shoot our own guns through, them, how ever. The solid, steel barrage bal loons were conceded to be im pregnable to attacking planes, but the sponsor couldn't explain how to get them in the air. The "hot air anti-submarine fishing pole" would blow all the water away from enemy sub marines with a big air hose, leaving the submarine exposed to gunfire "like duck on a rock." ' , The "fly paper" plan to trap tne advancing enemy by spread ing a "sticky petroleum pro duct" on highways was rejected partly because he might Just de cide to go around it. Would Repeal Gravity -, The "Jack in the Box" para chute would repeal the law of gravity, overcome man's Inborn fear of falling, pitch the aviator out of the way of his falling plane and make parachuting a pleasure by releasing compressed springs under the flier's seat, sending him up to pull the rip cord at his leisure at the point of his ascent when he would start to come down. , But the one which tickles the Imagination is the leather tip-on "super man" flying suit to en able a. man to fly without an air plane by strapping an improved outboard motor on his back. newspaperTdshelp fat salvage effort New York, Dec. 30 ftl.R) American housewives have sal vaged more than 120,000,000 BROWN STAMPS L-M-N-P and Q in Ration Book 3 Expire Jan. 1st. STORE CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY JAN. Ill 5 FOR INVENTORY' WI WILL IK OPEN SUNDAY, JAN: 2ND No. 2 INLAND Cam VALLEY PEAS No. 2 RUSSELL'S Cant GREEN BEANS No. .f Yakima 4J gCani Farmer JJgf Asparagus etT-oz. Mission afsfa or Spaghetti 2 -lb. SNOWFUKE JfB. .ctn. SODAS AQ-oi. Jolly Joan Soya sf c LV pk. Pancake Flour o -lb. ALBER'S ' pk. oats Pkg. NEWTONS 01 New West OX ' APP' Juice flat 2 Ro TOWELS 23 - X SOUTH RIVERSIDE (I 13th tie SOUTH CEHTRAL pounds of waste cooking 'at since the fat salvage drive start ed In July, 1942, it was revealed today in an "advertising fact" folder Issued by the Bureau of Advertising of the American Newspaper Publishers associa tion. Citing the effectiveness of newspaper advertising in the campaign, Jht bureau quoted findings of a fat salvage commit tee survey showing that 98 per cent of American women know the government wants waste fat and 52 per cent of them have turned in fat since the advertis ing began. , BIG SPUQ CROP Boise, Ida., Dec. 30. (U.R) Idaho's 1943 record potato crop today was estimated by the Bureau of Agricultural Econo mics to have a value of $43, 035,000 as compared to $29, 672,000 for the 1942 crop. CloelnR time for Sunder Too Late to Oleeslfy, 6:30 Saturday afternoon Please remember, BbV Z 4 MARBAWNi TO our many southern Oregon patrons ard friends, ?lggly-Wiggly extends heart-felt wishes for a Happy and Victorious New Year! We extend a sincere "Thank You!" for your friendship and generous support of this store throughout the past year. We hope, by efficient and friendly service and by offering top quality foods at moderate prices, that we can merit your con tinued patronage In months to come. , . BROWN STAMP VALUES Points SWIFT'S PREMIUM 4 Jo 2 VIENNA SAUSAGES.. . Can 14 LIBBY'S PURE 4 it 2 DEVILED HAM........ Can 14 -SEA CAP ALASKA Mb. )lt 16 PINK SALMON Can XO DODGE LIGHT 1z ??o 7 MEAT TUNA Can J J KRAFTS PARXAY 2 Afts 12 MARGARINE Us. 4 SWIFTS Mb. ft?e 20 VINTAGE CHEESE Brick 03 25c etf" SU w PRICES EFFECTIVE CELERY Large, Fresh, Crisp Stalks ORANGES .., Sweet, Juicy N Grapefruit Sweet, Large Avocados L Ripe Ready To Eat GUYER'S QUALITY MARKET O. 8. Impeded Ste.r Beef. Pork, Veal. Lamb. Where Quality Goes Further for Your Points. HAPPY NEW YEAR We Will Be Closed New Year's Day Open Sunday. I-CCCE Fancy, fresh killed, fust In from """JEw farm. Come early. Limited tuonlv. m M an. PORK ROAST JXVp": lb. 33c FRESH 39 FISH OYSTERS CRABS afAjc X PAGE THREE IF HOSE' CLOGS UP ro::iG!iT Put 1 ! Va-tro-nol up etch nostril. It (1) thrlnka swollen membranes, (9) soothes Irritation, (3) relieves transient nual con- Sestlon . . . and brings greater reathlng comfort, anawa Follow the oomplete WlCSef directions BM in folder. VAlK9-.Cl THE COFFEE POT DRIVE IN Is New Open for Buslnet From 11 A. M. tol A.M. IVMV POUND CONTAIN! PASTEURIZED CULTUMD (KIM MILK FRIDAY AND SUNDAY Ea. 15' 0 39' Juicy Navels 6 For 29. 15e Arizona Sauerkraut 10c qt.