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WKST-UOLMUAV CUMPANY. INC.
Offfcei In New York, Chicago, Detroit,
Ban Francisco. Loa A nut lea. Seattle,
Portland, fit. Louti, Atlanta. Vancouver,
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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry
.Federal employees are warned
If they "dabble in politics they
will be discharged immediate
ly." It is little enough punish
ment with so much at stake in
November. If they sweat, bleed,
and bawl until it hurts, the re
ward will be the right to "dab
ble" four more years nt the
public trough.
...
The Navy has developed a
fighter plane that goes straight
up like a delegate to the dem
ocratic national convention
when advised to vote for any
body but Roosevelt.
...
The "Atlantic Wall," behind
which Tuetonlc might and cus
sedness was supposed to make
a bitter stand to the last man in
repelling the Allied Invasion,
turned out to be as misty a
myth as propaganda has created
in this war. Hailed as the last
word In defense, with every
Jimson weed a mask for a ma
chine gun nest, and strong
enough to knock down a Brit
ish general at 20 miles, It was
about as impregnable as a pa
per "hanky". It was weaker
than Singapore, than Hong
Kong and the Maginot Line,
historic fizzles all, in thwarting
the foe. It makes the people
of the United Nations lose faith
in the Japanese boasts, "the
modern building of Tokyo" will
stand up unscathed when bomb
ed. The rest of Tokyo would
flame and fall, but not "the
modern buildings", built to de
fy both war and earthquakes.
In the light of the evidence, the
answer is "Oh, Yeah!"
...
GRACEFUL YIELDING
(Pendleton East Oregonian)
"The East Oregonian said
editorially: "The enemy hus
captured the breastworks as
well as nearly all tin offices
. . . The people have ren
dered their verdict and since
we believe in the people and
their Judgment, we are sat
isfied; in fact, we have to be".
.
When his neighbors com
plained, a Portland resident
killed his chickens. Now he fig
ures, robins, who also raid gar
dens, should be exterminated.
He avers this would be logic. A
dead robin is a dead robin. A
dead chicken can be fried
chicken.
. .
Finland (pre-war poor Fin
land) is now cashing in on the
firo-Nazl bullheadness of her
eaders. Russia invades, Ameri
ca applies the economic black
list, and Great Britain is not
Interested. Finland took the
short cut to end of her ropeskl.
...
"The prison coach has little
or no difficulty in getting the
boys together for practice, for
he generally knows where tc
place a finger on them." (Sa
lem Capital - Journal) Nntural
Iyl ...
Piscatorial feats are now
doming spnrt pages. An east
ern Oregon fisherman yanked
a 34-pound buss out of the Pa
cific ocean, using a No. 8 hook,
and last week's two gallons of
gas.
...
TOUGH OLD DAYS
"When my wife agreed to
marry me, partly for money, I
was enmirg $40 n month. Sev
en dollars was needed for rent
and almost $15 for food, Includ
ing such luxuries as apples or
bananas on Saturdays. Then
there was the big clothing bill.
I was proud of her and bouRht
more pretty dresses than she
needed. Every little while 80
rents was dug up for lovely cal
ico, to say nothing of an occa
sional gingham dress costing
upwards of a dollar. But In
spite of all this expense I saved
$10 monthly, with the excep
tion of the month the baby was
born. This added expense made
it Impossible to save more than
$5." (Claudo Callan in K. C.
Times.)
Fifty-five per cent of the env
ployces at the Sunflower Ord
nance Worfcj at Da Soto, Kas
are women. A year ago only
S7.37 per cent were women.
Monday, June 12 1944
Is the War Over?
Has Germany really started to crumble?
There is precedent for it. In 1918 when the German
general staff saw victory had become impossible,
they squawked and quit.
Their armies had not been decisively beaten in the
field, and could undoubtedly have lougnt on stuo
bomly for many months. But they didn't they could
dish it out but tney couian i tane n.
.....
THERE is no sentiment within the German general
staff. They are all hard boiled, professional sol
diers. When there is no longer chance of profit in
fighting they just don't tignt.
Thfiv call it a dav. make the best bargain they can
and prepare tor tne next
IS that what they are preparing to do now?
There are some evidences of it.
Ever since the allied channel invasion started the
German war reports have been strangely frank and
pessimistic. Most of the good news from the allied
standpoint in fact has come from Berlin.
This is in striking contrast with the customary Ber
lin attitude of bravado, scorn and self confidence,
an attitude which has held firm for nearly five years
without a break until during the past week.
. . . . .
AND, according to allied reports all the German
prisoners taken several thousands of them,
are equally down hearted and pessimistic.
They join in an amazing chorus of dejection and
hopelessness, declaring Germany may fight on but
they know, and everyone in Germany knows, the
jig is up.
LIOW come? Heretofore in Africa, in Italy, along
the Russian front, the German prisoners have
been reported arrogant, defiant, confident of ulti
mate German triumph. The German prisoners in this
country have been notoriously cocky and complacent.
.....
flHAT has caused this great and sudden transfor
" mation?
Is it a plot, is if some cooked-up scheme, by the
great "Master-Mind", to breed a feeling of overconfi
dence in the allied camp? Then when the FOE has
been lulled into a sense of false security suddenly
rise up and strike?
Or is it what it appears
the end as far as organized German resistance is concerned?
The usually omniscient
partment pushes away the crystal ball and admits he
doesn't know. He is stumped. Everything on the sur
face looks as if the Nazi
of bluff, buncombe and bluster had really started to
slip (and when it once starts watch out, :t will be
some avalanche 1) but hesitates to act upon appear
ances, and believes it would be foolish for anyone
else to do so.
AT any rate this much is
n 4
If the great Hitler stampede HAS really started,
then that should be the signal not for relaxing and
letting down, but turning on the heat and pressure
harder than ever before, so
ot trie initial break: can be
Far better in fact to assume the worst rather than
the best, to fight a bit harder than necessary rather
than not quite hard enough.
When the Nazi rout is m
will be time enough to relax and send a few devout
hosannas skyward I
What About Fishing Tackle?
Camp White is now operating as the Western
Personnel Reassignment Center, one of three camps
in the U. S. in which men, who have seen bat
tle service and have completed a furlough at
home, are assembled for assignment to new duties.
This will mean that Jackson County will have as her
guests in months to come hundreds of men "who have
seen the toughest fighting on distant fronts and have
returned for richly deserved and much needed rest.
Of course, citizens of this
hospitality to these young fighting men who have
helped so much to turn the tide in this conflict. South
ern Oregon's many attractions Crater Lake, Diam
ond Lake, Lake O'Woods, Lithia Tark, the Oregon
Caves and countless others should be enjoyed to
the fullest by the veterans who are awaiting their
return to battle stations. Every effort is being made
to place the full recreational facilities of this vacation-
land at the disposal of reassignment center officials.
JVOST fighting men and especially those from
the South Pacific area enjoy fishing more than
any other sport. We have world-famous Rogue River,
and countless other streams and lakes, to delight the
most ardent nimrod. There is, however, a shortage of
fishing tackle, Those who have an extra rod and reel,
or maybe a few flies or "Ford fenders" can assure a
lot of pleasure for re-assignment service men if they
will give or loan these necessities of fishing fun.
Check over your outfit NOW, Mr. Angler, and
telephone Camp White, 5221, extension 2128. Lieut.
Boggs will see that your spare tackle is picked up
and placed at .once in the hands of men who, like
yourselves, long for the music of spinning reels and
swishing lines. HG
FOUNDATION SET UP
Austin, Tex. CUR) Housing
shouldn't prove a difficult prob
lem for postwar students at the
University of Texas. University
regents have approved establish
ment of a housing foundation,
which is authorized to accept
gifts to construct low-cost hous
ing units for students.
wan
,
to be, the beginning of
prognosticator of this de
edifice, built on the sands
certain, it is nothing to
the maximum advantage
taken.
full swing so all mav see
Vallev will extend fullest
QUITS RESEARCH
Cambridge, Mass. U.PJ Be
cause of the accelerated war pro
gram, Massachusetts Institute of
Tech. ology has abandoned its
far-famed research activities, ac
cording to President Karl T,
Compton. About 20 per cent of
the faculty are working on war
projects, he said.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, June 12 A lat
ent but tremendous popular In
terest out in the country over
the confused
status of the
iJ Atlantic char
ter as it faces
leftist ideolo
gies In war
torn Europe
has been fresh
ly detected by
the senate. An
asto n 1 s h 1 n g
number of re
quests have
Paul Mallon come in for
copies of a
speech by New Hampshire's Re
publican Senator Bridges, made
in the senate May 23. Recently
the number was above 80,000,
and it will run above 100.000.
About 40,000 of the first re
quests came from Protestant
groups, 10,000 more from Cath
alics, the rest from other sources.
...
fHE public may recall the ad-
dress as a criticism of Mr.
Roosevelt giving naval vessels
to Russia when Churchill would
not let the Italian navy go, and
inasmuch as we still face a great
naval war in the Pacific in which
Russia is not involved.
This was only the introduc
tion of the Bridges speech wiiich
reached the headlines. The bulk
of it was a less sensational in
quiry into the status of the At
lantic charter and four freedoms
directed to Mr. Roosevelt and
asking him:
Have you lost the Initiative
in Europe?"
The news from Italy lately
has only added to the popular
confusion. The withdrawal of the
king in favor of Crown Prince
Umberto as "lieutenant-general
of the realm" has received varied
interpretations. An Italian-Amer
ican labor leader in Boston as
serted the king was under Com
munistic Influence, but. Umber-
to's position is being described as
Fascist by the liberal press.
The pronouncements of the
Vatican immediately after the
freeing of Rome revealed no ink
ling of Its political knowledge or I
intentions.
The Communist leader Brow-
der has broadcast on our radio
domestically an implication that
some Catholic churchmen have
accepted the validity of Russian
indications of espousal of re
ligion as against the atheism
and agnostic Ideologies former
ly promo'ed and imposed on the
Russians by the state. Incidental-
y but not necessarily significant
ly, Mr. Browdcr closed his ad
dress with an appeal to God in
some connection or other.
The only thing clear, there
fore, is that there is confusion
therefore no agreement. Valid
and authentic interpretations be
yond this may be a long time
coming.
...
THE Communists are in control
nf olmnat .11 iVn TTiirnnnan
underground movements, and
are, therefore, the most active
political influence we are free
ing not only In Italy, France
and Poland, but throughout Eu
rope.
Always In the past they have
used the words "freedom" and
'democracy" In a far different
sense than we do, so document
ary evidence thus far has done
little to change the confusion.
Most Communists still look upon
freedom as meaning lust one
thing freedom from Fascism if
not capitalism, or, In fact, free
dom from democracy as we un
derstand it.
Also, Russia In the past has
changed Its Ideological course
temporarily, with Its fingers
crossed behind Its back, solely
to get Its way, and when this
purpose was accomplished It
would revert to its original pur
pose. This Is the precise official
explanation of Stalin's friend
ship neutrality treaty with Hit
ler when Poland was Invaded
and Britain was drawn Into thi:
war.
...
(SUSPICIONS, therefore, are
k"' natural and will not easily be
dispelled. If the transferring of
an unexplained title of "lieuten
ant-general from the king to
Umberto (later to be passed,
some say, to Umperto's son) be
comes , cover for an Italian
Communist radical grasp for
power, It Is one thing. If it be
comes only a cover for the con
fusion (as It most likely Is), then
the fruits of war are being rip
ened only on the outside peeling,
and worms at the core will con
tinue to work.
Certainly no evidence behind
the news suggests anything more
than dickering for control among
the politicians of Italy now, evi
dence which has been available
also concerning Poland, France,
etc.
Yrt In Italy there Is one force
which Is certainly Christian in
Its ideals the Ideals which Mr.
Roosevelt rlghtlv described May
27, 19U (quoted in the Bridges
speech), as being "the dignity
of the human being, of the maj
esty of the human soul, In a
world where moral standards are
measured by treachery and
bribery and fifth columnists."
(The president was then speak
ing of a Communist dictator
ship.) It was this point of Cr.vs
jtian ideology which brought
Pacific Veterans' Saved From Stricken Transport
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Ruddled in blankets, these U. S. Navy officers and men are brought ashore in San Francisco after they were
rescued when the transport that was returning them from Pacific war theater ran aground on reef off Faral
lone Islands during heavy fog. - Not a man was lost during rescue operations. U. S. Navy photo.
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James Vincent Forrestal (left) Is sworn In as 48th secretary ot the Navy
at brief Washington ceremony. The oath Is administered to the 62-year-old
New York investment Banker by Rear Adm Thomas L. Gatch, judge
advocate general ot the Navy.
many inquiries for the Briges
speech.
The Vatican Is not only "the
best - informed institution o n
earth," but well might be a great
influence in Italy, Poland,
France, etc., where there seem
to be fe'w Roosevelt Democrats,
and as far as I can see it, the
main power present to be used
for maintenance of the Christian
ideology, along with the Church
of England and various Protest
ant denominations on the con
tinent. Californians Fight
To Retain Guayule
Experiments Alive
Washington, June 12 U.B
House agriculture committee
members joined California con
gressmen today in a fight to
block a "death sentence" im
posed by the appronriatlons com
mittee on the $35,000,000 ex
perimental guayule rubber pro
gram. A proposal to continue the pro
gram until the crop matured in
from 24 to 36 months was re
jected by the house recently on
recommendation of the appro
priations group. But the senate,
after a lengthy committee inves
tigation, reinstated the measure
Into the agriculture ' department
appropriations bill and sent it in
to conference with tha house.
The house is1 expected to act
on the conference report late to
day. The senate conferees Insist
ed that the program be retained,
but the house appropriations
group continued its opposition.
INTEREST ON ALIMONY
Salem, Ore. (U.R) Divorced
spouses In this state who be
come delinquent In their' alim
ony payments must not only
make up their back payments
but pay interest at the legal rate
on the deferred instol'ments. So
the supreme court of this state
ruled in a suit brought by Sarah
Elizabeth Kern against the
estate of her former husband.
Don Kern. Inasmuch as Mrs.
Kern had been deprived of the
use of the alimony money she
was entitled to interest, the high
court ruled in awarding
her
$13,277.39 of which $2,949.60
represented interest.
r Mall Trtbun. Wnt Arts.
HARDiE SPRAY RIGS
NIAGARA DUSTERS
O Sales . . O Genuine Parts
Dependable Service
McCOY MACHINERY COMPANY
111 North Fir Phone 341 5 Medford
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Oath of Office
FIRES GIVE STATE
PATROL WORKOUT
With three grass and brush
fires reported practically at the
same time, the Jackson county
staff of the state forest patrol
spent a busy afternoon Sunday.
First call was to Spring street
at the edge of Medford where
a resident allowed a fire to
spread from a pile of debris he
was burning. The fire spread
over 12 acres of grass before be
ing controlled. While the crew
was busy with this blaze, a sec
ond was reported from near
Jacksonville, where an old
campfire, thought to have been
smoldering for nearly a week,
spread to adjoining grass and
brush fields. It covered some
one and a half acres before be
ing controlled.
Third of the calls, which fol
lowed close on the first two,
was for a fire in the vicinity of
Trail on the Long Branch creek,
This blaze had spread from a
brush fire, started by a resident
of the district, and spread over
about half an acre.
A. D. McReynolds of the state
lire patrof, stated that an eight-
mile wind and the extremely
low humidity of 12 per cent was
apparently the reason of
fires spreading and caused the
crews considerable anxiety be
fore all were controlled.
Saturday night tne crew an
swered a call from the Immi
grant dam area near Ashland
where lightning had set fire to
an old snag.
MID-AIR GREETING
Kilgore, Tex. (U.R It was al
most a midair collision when
Pvt. Barney J. Thurman, sta
tioned with an airborne division
in England, met up with a rela
tive of his whom he hadn't seen
for two years. Pvt. Thurman
was floating down after making
9 parachute jump when he look
ed into a passing plane and saw
the pilot was his cousin, Lt. Clint
Cowden.
PUC HEARING HERE
JUNE 20 WILL EYE
Representatives of Public
Utilities Commissioner George
H. Flagg will conduct hearings
beginning at 10 a. m. in the
county courthouse Tuesday,
June 20, on all matters that
may come before them, accord
ing to a release from the PUC
office in Salem.
Specifically, according to the
release, they will investigate
how the public interest will
best be served by allowing the
application of W. D. Plumley,
Medford, to acquire an interest
in the permit under which the
Yellow Cab company is oper
ated. Plumley, Warren B. Hamlin
and Eugene Thorndike are also
seeking to take over the permit
under which Earl C. Leever has
been operating the Terminal
Cab company.
Hamlin, owner of the Yellow
Cab company, recently pur
chased the Terminal Cab com
pany from Leever in a consoli
dation move that was approved
by the Office of Defense Trans
portation. Another application to be
heard by the PUC representa
tives is that of Eldon Holmes
of Eagle Point, to operate a
milk route within 25 miles of
Medford.
PERFECT RECORDS ,
Schenectady, N. Y. (U.R)
Two plants of the same com
pany turned in records during
the past two years of 200,000,
000 manhours of work without
a fatality. They are the Sche
nectady and Fort Wayne, Ind.,
plants of General Electric.
DuPont hag developed a new
soap Ingredient from petroleum
for use by the army. The new
soap will remove dirt, oil and
grease in any kind of water, salt
or fresh, hot or cold, hard or soft.
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Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files oi the Mai)
Tribune 10 and 20 years ago
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
June 12, 1934
Ot was Tuesday)
Violence flares anew In San
Francisco longshoremen's strike v
and police repel invasion of strik
ers with guns an dclubs.
Deuel building at Main' and
Bartlett to be reconstructed and
corner occupied by Luman Bros,
grocery.
Fair with occasional cloudi
ness. High 88, low 55 degrees.
Southern Oregon auto dealers
to keep NRA code rules.
Primo Camera and. Max Baer
fight Thursday in championship
fight in New York.
Flunrer bakery to barrel sup
ply of berries for pies.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
June 12. 1924
(It was Thursday)
Congress kills $100,000 road
appropriation for Crater Lake.
Mayor E. C. Gaddis is given
a warning for over-parking his
auto in front of Mann's store.
President Coolidge is renom
inated by Republicans on first
ballot at convention. Charles G.
Dawes is nominated for vice
preisdent. Cloudy. High' 81, tow
grees. Precipitation .01
inch.
52 de
of an
Seventy-four members of Sen
ior high graduating class receive
diplomas at armory exercises.
Edmund Morris presented the
valedictory and Miss Aileen
Crawford was salutarian.
ELKS WILL HO
FLAG DAY RITES
The Elks lodge will conduct
the annual Flag Day exercises
Thursday night, June 15. The
services, open to the public, will
start at 8:30 p. m.
Herman Purucker and his
troop of Sea Scouts will give the
history of the flag and Otto
Frohnmayer will give the Flag
Day address. Sebastian Apollo
will be in charge of the music.
The Elks are particularly urged
to attend.
ORDER DISTRIBUTION
ALTA WALBERT ESTATE
A decree calling for the final
distribution of the estate of
Alta Eliza Walbert, and the dis
charge of Eugene Thorndike as
administrator, has been filed in
probate court. Mrs. Walbert
and her husband, C. E. Walbert,
local residents, disappeared on
a plane trip in November 1939
and no trace has ever been
found of either plane or pas
sengers. They left this city for Port
land, in the face of unfavorable
weather conditions. Aerial
search was made for the couple,
including the offering of a re
ward by the Medford Flying
club. The estate of Walbert is
now in process of final probate
court action.
WEATHER
Northern California: Fair to
day, tonight and Tuesday but
with strong north wind interior
valleys today. Cooler in Interior.