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Friday. June 9. 1944
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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