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TEN MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. June 9. 1944 MEDFORDvTRIBUNE "EroryoM to Mouthani Orrg Kaad th MaU TribauM" Dmllr Kzcpi ttatardar Publlahatf bf MluruRD PRINTINO CO. 1T-M North Fir 0L Pbona tMl ROME II T W RUHU Bdltttr. RNBST R. orMlTRAP. Unvr. A I nrla pendant Mwappr. Entered u awooad laa matter at tied ford. Oregon, under Act ef Uarch a, lift. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Br Mail In Advance: Pally and Sundar oaa rear fT.le Pally and Sunday elx months.. . 4.00 Pally and Sunday three moat he. Lit Pally aad Sunday one month... ,Ta By Carrier la Advance Med ford. Aah iand. Ceatral Point. Jaekeonvllte. Gold Hill. Phoenix. Talent, and ee motor routeei Pally and Sunday eae rear ft.tt Pally and Sunday .eae month.. .1 All term cash la advance. Olflrlal Paper W the City af Med'ef OfflrlaJ Paper ef Jarkaav Cooatr roll Lmed Wire UBUIIBR OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIHCULATION8 Advnrtlilnc Representative WEBT-IIOM.IDA? COMPANY. ISO. Of flow la New York. Cbleafo, Detroit. Saa Franfltc-o. Loe Anitlu. Seattle. Pert! and. dL louIa, Atlanta, Veacenver. B. a Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Prf Editorial talk now runs to the problem of "social adjust ment" In the post-war period. It is generally agreed there will be nothing "social" about the "adjustment." Some argument Is expected when the $90 per week defense worker returns to the home town chicken feed. They will be as young lambs compared to the Misses and Mcsdames Welder, wending their way back to the house work and the humble toils after two years of Klondike wages. ... "Potsdam Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hoffman, Massena, are the parents of a daughter born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Felix Levinson." (Syracuse Stand ard.) Another neat trick. ... A- low barometer in the North Pacific, and Lyle (Old Codger) Fisher, 83, wearing his pea-green hay hat, shared blame for the clouds of yesterday. ... THIS IS THE WAR (S.F. Chronicle) "By her own account, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt knew about invasion day before hand. The President told her, she said. This was clear ly improper. Mrs. Roosevelt is a private person. If she had a right to this military se cret so did the wife of the last private in the rear rank of the Army." . Caen, In France, one of the pialn invasion objectives, Is famed for its tripe, and the way the chefs cook it. Tripe also comes from Berlin and Tokyo, and Is neither edible or believe able. "COW MAJOR FACTOR" IN DAIRY, FARMERS' CLUB TOLD." (Hdline Flint (Mich.) Journal.) Wonders of discov ery. . "The new and scantier bath ing costumes are now on par ade. Apparently there is more girl to a girl than there used to be." (Oregonian.) And, more territory for the fashionable. .... James Farley, former postmaster-general and democratic national chnlrman, has cut loose all political holds, and resigned as state chairman of New York. "Pressure of business" Is given as the reason. It Is suspected Inability to swallow the Fourth Term notion, and the company tho New Deal has been running with of lute, caused the es trangement. He was a demo crat of the old school, Instead of no school at all, as many are at present. ... "LADY, 50, WANTS COOK ING for crew or on ranch. No family or lady boss. Not over 10 men. J5.00 a day, by June 12th." (Wantaa Pendleton East Oregonian.) Throttling competition. . The Germans have a word for everything, and particularly re treat. This is what they are now doing In France, and is called "growing in depth." ... DEMOCRACY AT WORK (Press Dispntch) "Washington, June 7 (U.fD The House today completed legislative action on a bill In creasing the national debt limit to $260,000,000,000 and reducing the cabaret tax from 30 to 20 per cent, adopting a conference report on It by a vote of 172 to 54." ... One of the Older Girls, dab bling a hit In politics, reports the senator-nominee .from Eu gene, on the GOP ticket looks ton much like Attorney General Biddle to suit her. ... And.ow Jcldness, the Squaw Lake prospector, towned dur ing the week. Things are no longer congested for him. His r.carcst neighbor, 25 miles away last summer has not re turned, and Mr, J. now has an area the size of Belgium all to himself. Vm Mall Trlbuu. Wsnt Ads. Great Going Boys! It is too early to crow. The final result of the allied invasion will probably not be known for a iimnb- nr ton rlnvq at. lpnst. T?i,t n ia tint tnn pnrlv tn hp. everlastinerlv Droud of the way the Yanks, just a lot of American kids jvho never had Deen in acuon oeiore, uenaveu anu what they have already done. " ..... THINK of it! Surprise or no surprise, the Germans certainly had everything on their side. They had secure and entrenched land positions, they had no hazardous amphibious operations to make, no hidden obstacles to overcome, no guns or ammunition or provisions to disembark and under fire, gather together again. Even more important war was not a new expe rience to them. Thev were not only veterans 01 live years of war but most of them had been trained for war from childhood. And here before them, coming through the surf of a stormy sea were, as we have remarked, just a bunch of American kids, well-trained and well equipped it is true, but never before under fire, with at best a counle of years of war training, far from home hating the business as well, and in this man's war there is no substitute for actual combat. m a YET WHAT DID THEY DO? TT4T7.V r.nT THROTTOH I A 111- J. V4 W .. W V Not all of them. but no lack of guts prevented them, and a large majority did. And t.hpv kpnt on p-ettini? throup-h and according to the latest reports today, against the same stiff rpsistancp of veteran troons and asrainst overwhelm ing odds they are CONTINUING to get through. TT is of course too early to crow, no time to let down and stage a celebration. There is a long, and a rough, and a tough road still to go. But we can see no harm in pausing just a moment here on the side lines and giving the lads over there at least a couple of good rousing cheers. Great work boys! You have lived up to the finest traditions of, the American army and navy yes and the air force, the greatest air force the world has ever seen. Neither your grand-pappies nor great-grand- pappies or your dads, from Valley- Forge through Gettysburg to the Marne ever did a finer, braver job than you have done. You have shown yourselves worthy of them of the best in every way. No greater praise could be given, but it is what you in the lastfew days have EARNED I Great Going, Men We are glad to see C. Aubrey Smith has been knighted by King George. We have enjoyed "Sir Aubrey" for many years on the silver screen, never saw him make a false move, "ham" a lihe or a situation, and always there was that fine "old English" simplicity and kindliness and dignity about him. And that extraordinary statuesque face of his! We grant judging characters by physiognomies is a risky business and has probably led to more domestic and business disasters than hard drink and vanity combined, but nevertheless, We are convinced no one could have carried around that fine "phiz" of Sir Aubrey's all these years, and not been pretty good sort within. IT is also pleasing to have good work not in star but in supporting roles recognized. We can't recall Sir Aubrey every received an "Oscar" but to a loyal old Britisher this knighthood in recognition of his dramatic services is something far more grati fying, and we hope Sir Aubrey enjoys the honor for many years to come. IX7HILE in the movie realm we should also like to bestow the accolade of merit upon the drooning shoulders of Captain "Jimmy" Stewart. Here is certainly another regular guy from the movie world, and as far as we have been informed the only genuine "STAR" who has gone in this war the same as thousands of others, been chanted no special privileges, or been given no soft assignments. " JIMMY" is now commander of a combat air squadron and takes his life in his hands every day along with his men, giving the enemy no quarter and asking none. His chances of survival? Well we should not call them more than fair. ..... WE have no titles of nobility in this country to OH'ni',1 in "l.'mm,. !),. ,. it ..... L.J U ci lie, I vi ij uniting XUl CCII 11 I1UU, IHC bestowal of same would add nothing to the high respect, admiration and affection in which this real hero of the Second World War is held, by his com rades in the service and his grateful countrymen, here at home! News Behind The News By Paul Mallon trl Paul .MhIIoq Dr. Howard Predicts Deafness Increase As Result Of War A shnrp Increase In deafness In tho United Slates and Canada due to the war, creating an eco nomic problem of auditory cripples, was predicted bv Dr. W. W. Howard. Medford, chari man of the public and profes sional welfare committee of the Oregon Osteopathic association speaking at the opening of a Joint war service conference of the Oregon, Washington and British Columbia osteopathic a s o c iations yesterday. The meeting Is being held at Hood River. Dr. Howard also stated that it Is expected hundreds of thou sands of men and women will acquire similar Impediments from working in noisy war plants. Also attending the meetings are Mrs. Howard, Dr. and Mrs. George Jennings of Medford and Dr. Bertha Sawyer of Ash-land. WALKOUT FAVORED Los Angeles, June 9 (U.PJ Brotherhood of Railway Train men officials today conferred with J. J. Noonan. national me diation board representative, over a wage dispute following an overwhelming walkout vote by Pacific Electric Railway employes. Dm Mail Trlbuu. Want Ads. Washington, June 9 The ad ministration is having a diffi cult time putting down overly enthusiastic interpretations of the grand assault on Europe, not only by the mm public but In D-day was hardly over be fore business firms started calling the men they had loaned to the gover n m e n t for war work saying the war was almost over, and they had better come back as soon as possible to their regular jobs. The treasury seemed skittish that the public also might jump to the same conclusion in con nection with the $16,000,000,000 war bond drive opening Mon day. ... A CTUALLY, it is' unlikely matters will break in either of these directions. The dollar- a-year men will be held to their jobs, and auspices for the bond drive are bright. While the amount is $16,000,000,000 (two billions above last time), the people have more cash than ever before piling up in banks, and their enthusiasm should be lifted by the invasion to the point where the amount will be over subscribed. Bonds are the same as cash these days, and there is no reason why $110,000,000,000 should have accumulated in bank deposits and $20,000,000,- 000 more in cash outside of banks (as carried in this column May 31) when these amounts can draw greater interest. ... DUT the administration itself inwardly is far from pre pared for the end of the war, or even begun to meet it. The popular Baruch scheme to trans fer Industry smoothly and effi ciently back to peace-time oper ations was' drawn up last De cember, made public February 15, but not until May 23 were the beginnings of action on It even faintly visible. Then Charles E. Wilson, executive vicechairman of the war pro duction board, was appointed by over-all stabilizer Byrnes to start work. One contract termination bill (Murray-George) has been passed by congress, but surplus prop erty legislation is just now be ing devised for congressional consideration. The matter had reached such a pitiful state that Mr. Baruch, who would stand practically anything from the administra tion, was reported In the press to have presented his resigna tion, along with that of John M. Hancock, as the top two men at the head of what was sup posed to be the postwar policy making committee but which apparently has not turned out to be as powerful as its paper authority. The administration has sought to keep the resigna tion story from the press, pos sibly to get Messrs. Baruch and Hancock to change their minds. The prospect now is that the new Wilson leadership may fur nish the necessary impetus to work the matter out, but the prospect is not as bright as it was last February 5 when the Baruch report was announced, and everyone was 'ed to be lieve the matter was more or less settled. Clashing personalities seem solely responsible for the other wise inexplicable delay. At the top of the clash was Mr. Whson himself. He had the substantial backing among gov ernment officials from the be ginning as the man to lead the job. His supporters included Secretory of the Navy Forrestal and War Undersecretary Patter son. But Mr. Wilson was only a WPB executive vice-chairman to Donald Nelson, whose friends thought he should have the job Several times Mr. Wilson threat ened to resign like Messrs. Ba ruch and Hancock. Apparently the greatest power of tho supposedly powerful au thorities of the government is a resignation threat. Messrs. Baruch, Hancock and Wilson might have done better if they had belonged to the C. I. O., as it was not until the C. I. O. unionists of the Brewster aero nautical plant rush down here with Irate complaints after their company's contract had been canceled that any action was taken on the Baruch report. Editorial Comment Whtr th Nylon Goes. Few women, bemoaning the perishable quality of stockings they must take as substitutes for nylons, will get much comfort out of the hare assertion that nylon will be back after the war: that meanwhile It Is needed to insure victory. Yet almost any woman can learn by listen ing to the Quartermaster Corps that because of her sacrfice in this respect the army Is able to make great use of this chemical product. It ! going into jungle boots for our men in the tropics, into their hammocks and head nets, into mountain climbing rope. Into ponchos and sleeping bags, into toothbrushes. Enough nylon to make several hundred pairs of hose goes into one coil of mountain rope. The Quartermaster Corps reports that this rope is stronger and less susceptible to water damage than rope made from hemp or sisal. But it is in the tropics that nylon Is most important. Ordinary cotton fabric, even when treated chemically, proves appetizing to termites, which can eat their way out through' ordinary mosquito netting and across a hammock in a single night. Termites will not eat nylon; the netting made from it does not tear as does ordinary netting. A nylon poncho weighs only half as much as one of cotton, not only lightening a soldier's pack by four pounds but giving him an article which does duty as a raincoat, a fox hole cover, a ground sheet and as wrapping for a moisture proof bedding. The ladies have one grain of comfort; the nylon that will return to their post war stockings will be a better product because of research involved in adapting it to the purposes of war. New York Sun. Flight From Pen ' ' Nipped By Police Salem, Ore., June 9 (U.R) Warren J. Best, an inmate of the state penitentiary here, today was back in nrlsnn nftar n Iride in a stolen car that he took yesterday at the gates of the prison. Best was canturpd hv dofo lice several miles from here late yesterday after an 85-mile-an- hour chase. He escaped from a gun-gang crew just outside the penitentiary walls. Another stolen car was recov ered quickly by city police after two soldiers, reportedly AWOL, had taken it. by his company for the sightless, lit was announced today by the American Foundation for the Blind. f FORD DECORATED New York, June 9 (U.R) Hen ry Ford has been awarded the Migel Medal "for outstanding service to the blind" because of the job opportunities provided MONEY TO LOAN On JEWELRY, CAMERAS nd MUSICAL INSTRU MENTS. See our unredeem ed Jewelry savings. PEO PLE'S LOAN CO. 229'a E. Main Street State license P-137. Flight o Time Medford and Jackson Co His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10 and 20 years ago TEN YEARS AGO TODAY June 9, 1934 at Was Saturday) Peace in longshoremen's strike in Portland seen within week. Fair and warmer. High 88, low 50 degrees. Cooking school opens at Montgomery Ward store. Three transients arrested as pickpocket In Jubilee crowds. Fire at Caves City wipes out main business block of resort, with $30,000 damage. Anti-government riots break out in rural France. Last of 1933 apple crop here is shipped to market. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY June 9. 1924 Ot Was Tuesday) v Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, of Chicago, mil lionnaire's sons, who murdered for a "thrill" hope to escape with life terms. Theodore Burton of Ohio in keynote address of Republican convention at Cleveland, de clares party opposed to League of Nations, and for law enforcement. Ruin falls again last night bringing the total for June to .03 of an inch. Some hay is wet. High 83, low 41 de- Fair. grees. Antl - American agitation in Japan laid of "big business." Work of excavation for Ma son Ehrman warehouse at Third and Fir St. starts. Three candidates file for school director. Election set for June 16. PURSE RIFLED BY BOY AT OUTPOST Mrs. Maud M. Clemenson, staff worker at the Junior Offi cers' Outpost on W. Sixth street, reported to city police yester day that $8 in cash and a key to the Outpost building were apparently removed from her purse Thursday morning by a boy who visited the center. The unidentified boy, about 13 years of age, entered the Outpost and sat down "to wait for a Mrs. Thompson," Mrs. Clemenson stated. He stayed for a short time, and disap peared. After his departure Mrs. Clemenson discovered the $8 and key missing from her purse. The key fits a Yale lock on the Outpost door. Mrs. Clemenson described the boy as bareheaded and dressed in waist overalls. Wildcat Strikers Return To Plant Lockland. O.. June 9. (UP) A wildcat strike, in progress at the Wright Aeronautical Corpo ration since Invasion Day, ap parently had ended today as a company spokesman reported that the production force at the $155,000,000 airplane engine plant was "almost normal." The company reported that approximately 90 per cent of tht 10,000 production workers employed on the first shift had begun work again and that .en gines were rolling off the assem bly line. NURSES ARRIVE London, June 9 U.R) A par ty of American nurses, en route to France, embarked from a coast town aboard a -transport yesterday. The nurses wore bat tle blouses, breeches and gaiters and marched aboard carrying duttlebags. i n hi wiiTTi -wtw i i iMiauimgoM gar7imnrc flWtm? em Here's A Chance To Stock Up On Fine Merchandise Al Unusually Thrifty Prices. Quantilies On Some Hems Are Limited In Some Cases We've Only A Few So Come Early .a GLOVES Fine Quality Pure Cotton Gloves Pair LIMITED QUANTITY LEATHER CLOVES Come E&fSy 3T f ft F P ! P Your Favorite I! I Li, . " in Glass Jars lb. 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