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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1943 CRUELTY SUSPECT SLAPPED IN JAIL BY POSTMASTER PAGE TEN During the Justice court hear ing Wednesday of Earl "'iiiton. Prospect mlllworker, ordered held to await grand jury action on a charge of cruelty to a chi'.d not his own. It was brought out in the examination of County Juvenile Officer Robert M. Elder, that Elder had slapped Finton twice in the face, with his open hand, while question ing Finton in the county Jail shortly after his arrest The Juvenile officer readily admitted the incident. Neither Attorney George A. Codding, defense counsel, or Assistant District At torney Allison Moalton brought out reasons for the action. Sheriff Syd I. Brown said he knew nothing of the details. He further stated Deputy Sheriff Vera Smith was In the county Jail on other business when the slap ping occurred. Deputy Smith was not present, but appeared shortly afterwards. He is 'now ill with a cold at his home in Ashland, a. id was not available for comment. Portland, Ore., Dec. 31. (U.R) Sol Stern, member of the Of fice of Price Administration en forcement division meeting with representatives of major oil com panies here today, said Oregon ' and other Pacific coast states would soon be the most critical gasoline shortage area in the nation. Stern explained that gasoline from the coast states would be relied upon entirely "when the push begins In the Pacific." Commenting on other phases of work in his division, Stern aid that counterfeit coupons have been seized on the coast recently and showed that use of Illegal gasoline stamps Is creep ing toward the coast from the east. Slip Gift Causes Fracas in Store Chicago, Dec. 31 (UK A woman returned an expensive slip she received as a Christmas present from her husband to the department store where it was purchased and asked for credit on her account. The exchange clerk, after checking the wo man's account, said two slips had been charged during the Christ mas shopping season. The cus tomer Insisted she had received only one. "Maybe your husband Is cheating on you," the clerk said. It took two men to break up the ensuing fight LOW TIRE STOCKS TO FOREGO INVENTORY Washington, Dec. St 4U.fi No inventory report will bt re quired from tire dealers who have fewer than six passenger tires and no truck iires or tubes In stock at the end of business today, the Office of Price Ad ministration announced. Ap proximately 40 per cent of all dealers are affected by the order, OPA said. Washington, Dee. 81 U.PD The Office of Price Administra tion announced today that dur ing the two-week period, Jan. 17-29, shoe dealers will be al lowed to sell ration free, IS pc . cent of their stocks of women's shoes provided they are sold at $3 or less a pair. The action was taken to, help dealers dispose of limited quan tities of wearable shoes, mostly novelty types, which have '.iot sold well under rationing. The allowable percentage of ration-free sales will be based on the dealers' September, 1943, inventory report to OPA. If more than the $3 top price Is charged, ration stamps must be collected, OPA said. Hubbard Ace Adds Another Jap Zero Admiral Halsey's Headquar ters, South Pacific, Dec. 31 (U.R) Maj. Marlon E. Carl, Hubbard, Ore., fifth ranking marine ace in the Pacific war theater, brought his total bag to 18V4 Japanese planes by downing a Zero In Tuesday's sweep over Rabaul which cost the Nipponese 26 planes, it was announced to day. Maj. Gregory Boylngton, Okanogan, Wash., did not parti cipate in the raid, and remained with a total of 25, one behind the all-time record of 26 held by Maj. Joe Foss in World War II and Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker in World War I. OPA RESOLVES TO KEEP ANNOYANCE AT MINIMUM Washington, Dec. 31 U.R) The new year resolution of the Office of Price Administration will be to give the public no more than "a minimum of an noyance and restriction." Price Administration Chester Bowles voiced that aspiration as a major OPA objective today in a year-end statement which also warned that tightening of gaso line and tire restrictions seemed "almost certain." WEATHER Northern California: Fair to day and tonight, partly cloudy in valley. Saturday rain northern part, cloudy southern part Little change in temperature. Washington, Dee. 81 flJ.B If there was no Joy today in the House of Esquire, no provocative smile from the shapely Varga girl, or no wicked leer from Esky, that pop-eyed cover man. you could blame it all on Post master General Frank C, Walk Walker last night reversed the recommendations of his three man trial board and banned Es quire magazine from the second class mails as of Feb. 28, 1944. The order was the outgrowth of lengthy hearings on Walker's charges that the magazine was obscene, lewd and lascivious. Chicago, Dec. 31 (U.B Of Officials of Esquire magazine said today they would seek an "immediate Injunction" to pre vent Postmaster General Frank Walker from carrying out his mail revocation order. Esquire Publisher David A. Smart said Walker's order was "completely arbitrary and against the weight of evidence entered before his reviewing board." mCCOUGHS FATAL Camden, N. J Dee. 31 (U.R) Frank Smith, 24, Collingswood, N. J., gasoline station operator, who suffered a severe attack of hiccoughs on his wedding day, died today, 12 hours after he was married to Alice Walker, Wood lynne. N. J. Smith began hiccoughing yes terday morning and at four o'clock was taken to the West Jersey Homeopathic hospital, Camden. The wedding was to have taken place last night in Miss Walker's home town. Instead, t h-e bride, accompanied by Mayor Charles S. Franzen, Wood Iynne, together with witnesses and attendances, came to the hospital at the time originally set for the wedding. The ceremony was performed with Smith making his response from the hospital bed. Use Mall Tribune Want Ads. To Our Friends and Patrons A Happy New Year! In order to give our employees en extra day of vacation, we will be doted all day Monday. Cm Mall Trlbuna Want Ada. 35 N. Bartlett THE OLD JUDGE SAYS... "The men overseas don't mince any words about the way they want to find this country when they come marching home... do they, Judge?" "They certainly don't. Herb. ..and they shouldn t They're doing a masterful job fighting over there to protect our rights and they have good license to expect us to pro tect theirs back here at home. One thing they're mighty clear on is their stand on prohibition." " I saw in the paper Just the other day the results of a poll taken among American service men In Entfand by the British Insti tute of Public Opinion. They asked hundreds of men point blank how they would vote on prohibition. 83 of them stated, in unmis takable terms, that they would vote against it There's no doubt about it Herb ...the men overseas don't want any action taken on that subject while they're away." "And they're 100 right Judge, because I know bow I felt when 1 came home after the last war only to learn that we had been over there fighting for so impractical a thing as Prohibition." 1 1 944; mTW j SEE OUR IT'y y2- ;a : ship of : jfV 'f t i VICTORY flOilko REACH PEACEFUL WATERS! AMERICAN ship steam over the ocean lanes of the world, bringing troops, tanks, guns and shells to strengthen the forces of Victory. American planes streak across the clouds over the universe, de stroying the areas where fascism bred clearing a new trail for the people of freedom. And Ameri ca's fighting men and wo men join arms with the fighting strength of the United Nations in unflag ging effort to shorten the war and speed the Peace. Behind those ships, those planes, those fighters are we at home, and our responsibility is great. We must provide the ma terials of war and the ships that take them to far flung fronts. And, in the crisis of war, we must guard the system of free enterprise and safeguard the way of life that made America great. We must protect America from forces within as well as from without our borders. Let us remember: We can WIN the war and LOSE the peace unless we are' eternally vigilant. That is, and ever will be, the price of liberty! Today, let us launch our Ship of Victory on its voyage to peaceful waters! THOSE who are asso ciated with Copco ex tend to all who live in "Copcoland" most cordial wishes for a VICTORI OUS and Happy New Year. We are grateful for your good will and glad that we have, through the years, been priv ileged to serve shoulder to shoulder with you in peace) and in war. Let us continue our combined efforts toward speeding Victory and building a greater post-war Southern Oregon! The CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY f Mi im iti tjC&nmu4 Atntilti aay rtmila.
