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rOUB MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuasday, June 13, 1944 MEDFORDhTRIBUNE I sJtoa is Southern Orrroa ' Kaad Ui MU rrlboM" Dalij Kxopt Saturday Published by MB Droit D PHINTINd CO. tT- Nertta rir HL Phone 1141 ROBERT W. RUHU Editor. KNKST ft. OIXBTRAP. Uimiir. Aa lDd.pnd.nt Newspaper. Vat red aa aattond elaaa matter at Ued ord, Ofgoo, under Act of March I, lilt. SUUSCHIPTION BATSfl Mr Mail In Advance: PaIIj and Sunday ona year. ....T.f Kaliy e-nd Sunday ela moolM,,, 4.06 Dally and Sunder three month. .10 Xallj aad Bunder one month... .71 Jpy Carrier In Advance Wed ford- Aah land. Central Point, Jackaonvllla, Gold ( BUI. Phoenix. Talent, aad e motor 1 youtaat I Dally and Sunday one year II. ft Dally aad Sunday .on month.. .11 AN Itrmi oaab la advanca. Official Paper ot the City ot Ufidfurd Official1 Papar of JtrkMi County KBMBBB OF AUDIT BUREAU Or CIRCULATIONS Advertising RepreMntatlva WEST-HOLMDA Y COMPANY. INC. Offlcee la New York. Chicago, Detroit, aa Franelaco. Loa Anielea, Beattla. Portlaad, 6L Lou la, Ailanta. Vaacouvar, b. c. Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Parry I An upstate republican editor Hsks "Just how much will the nation stand for?' The answer is easy. Too much! The first cutting of yellow mustard, in many fields, shows considerable alfalfa, farmers report . . . Gasoline rationing will curb Fourth of July celebrations, "it Is feared," a report says. The "fear" is not fearful enough as yet, to cause any fearing, there will be any curb on the observ' ance of the nation's birthday by patriotically endeavoring to eaten a fish. "Since returning from college she has been helping her moth er." King Creek Briefs.) No need of being in any rush to confer the Medal of Merit and Distinguished Service. Business predicts the cost war period will see a revival of the NRA as an emergency meas ure. All but the very young can recall how, during the Depres sion merchants pasted- the "Blue Eagle" in windows and the slats. Tor Sale Birds, two lovely singers. Also oven roaster." (Palo Alta Times.) Bulwark against famine. e Statistics show four out of every five men and women smoke cigarettes. The fifth wo man, however, docs not stand around cussing cigarettes while chewing tobacco. Report to Robert W. Sawyer, editor of the Bend Bulletin: As you claim, there is no "Jap Creek" In DcsChutcs county, as recently alleged herein. Gazing at maps through reading micro scopes by four federal agencies, the sheriff and state police, fur ther shows there Is no "Jap Creek" in any other eastern Oregon county. However, there is a Job Creek In Baker county, meandering In the vicinity of Unity. The "Pecplock Holmes" of the law enforcement units deduce Rome linotype operator on either the Bnker Democrat Herald or the La Grande Ob server, inadvertently set Job Creek to read Jap Creek and thus an error and a paragraph were born. As you know, the linotyper will blame the writing of the country correspondent. ... SHE'S PREJUDICED (Lakevlcw Examiner) "This Is the second time the Daniels have been too close for comfort to lightning strikes as they were both knocked down once on the mountain slopes west of Lake City. Mrs. Diinlrls as a re sult Is dreadfully afraid of lightning." Gardeners report the cucum bers are not doing well In the cool weather. It is no time for a cucumber to be as cool as one. Amcrlran troops are sta tioned In Wales at Cmw. Cmw is pronounced "Koom," and It would hnve been easier to have said so in the first place. ... The Axis foes arc now hard put by land, sea, and air, oivall front. In Italy the Nazis are conducting "a masterly retreat" while taking a masterly beat ing. The Japanese in the Pa cific have sustained shipping losses and air batterings of stag gering proportions. The school of military thought, that pre vailed In 1942-1043 held defeats only made the Krauts and the Nlpps stronger, and prolonged the war. The enemies are fast running out of hell, to have kicked l.ut of them. The Safety Council figures the post-war auto drivers will lack recklessness and It Is re flected in their current driving. However, there will always be a few trying to drive through a phone pole Instead of around it. Closing tl'. for CiaMifl'4 1t t a. m. Too Uit to Claauij, la.to p. m- You Can 't Beat It It there is anyone who still doubts the intrinsic investment value of these Fifth Loan bonds here is a suggestion. Get in touch with the best and most trustworthy investment counsel you can find. Investment counsels are men who have made the grading analysis and final classification of. invest ments their life work. Certainly if it is humanly possible to know the actual long range worth of investments, then these experts must be the "Supreme Court," must know what they are talking about. . fK. We don't care who the final selection may v be, if he is a reliable and experienced invest- 1 .1 1 1 i T L AT ment counsel, mere is no aouDt wnaiever oi me result. These 5th war loan bonds, or any previous war loan bonds. will be rated at or close to the very TOP. And this is not considering security of the investment alone, but security and rate of return, BOTH. Patriotism, war, everything else aside, merely as a matter of self-interest, you can make no better investment for yourself and your family than an investment in these war bonds. So if you have any spare cash, why not put that cash into these bonds and do it now You could by impartial and authoritative evi dence, have your money in no safer or more profit able place. Should We Follow Russia? There is a wide spread belief, particularly among youngsters hereabouts, that Soviet Russia has something no other nation has got, that tne post-war world is going to be a Russian world, whether we like it or don't. The main cause of this belief seems to be the marvelous showing Russia has made in this war, as surprising as it has been a life-saver for the Allied cause. And of course there is no doubt that Greater Russia WILL be one of the dominant nations of the world. But not as we see it, because it has anything no other nation has, nor because its form of govern ment is so superior to all other forms. In fact, in spite of both. EXCEPT in its huge numbers, its almost unlimited natural resources, and the tremendous energy released by the Bolshevik revolution, implemented for the time being by a revived and militant nation alism Soviet Russia is inferior to any of the other dominant world powers. Tn onifo nf trnlv mirarnlnuR nrnoress in the Dast quarter century in the realm of industrial develop ment, arrriculture and education, Soviet Russia is alill far below the western world average in literacy, material production, and its standard of living level. . . . . . IN fact' one of the delightful ironies of this pro- Russian whoop-la now sweeping this country, and other parts of the world, is this undeniable fact: that while so many of our youngsters think hev should co to Russia to find out the marvelous magic existing there; Russia is staying awake nights trying to find out the secret of Americas magic ouch. and in literally a thousand dinerent ways is imitating the American way of doing things down to the minutest detail. Yes, when the rulers of Russia are stumped in any direction especially in industrial problems what do they do? Thev send post-haste to get an American engi neer to tell them how to solve it. And he TELLS them with all expenses paid and a fat bonus. fXR to express the same idea in another way. While the new generation in this country wants so to follow Russia and turn to the' left, Russians are do ing everything in THEIR power to get their hastily constructed social and industrial machine in the Yankee groove and turned TO THE RIGHT! And in this particular instance Russia is making the wise decision the United States fellow travellers are NOT 1 PENALLY, there is the matter of government, the idea that Russia in its form of government, whatever it is, has discovered a kind of magic political formula which one of these days will be adopted by the rest of the world, including America. Because Russia started out to establish a com munistic state there is also a widespread belief that this great political panacea is communism. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Paul Mallon WELL it ISN'T. T T Russia tried communism and then dropped it, for the sole and simple reason that it didn't work. And it couldn t be made to work. What Russia has now is a kind of state con trolled capitalism, under a ruthless one-man dicta torship, but with special emphasis upon the welfare and betterment of the Russian masses. The spark-plug of capitalism, however, which is the profit-motive, has not been abandoned. Nor have class distinctions, though the latter have been put in reverse, the former serfs are now in control, the former aristocracy are the dispossessed. Ann because the former always far outnumber the latter, the system supported by such tremendous man power and such a wealth of natural resources, does, for Russia and the Russians, WORK. But it is nothing idealogically to adopt else where, and especially in this country. The Russian course, from left to right, with the American standard of living and industrial development its cherished goal, PROVES IT!- Washington, June 13 The un- resolved conflict between the four freedoms and radical ideol ogies which is apparent be hind the con- fusing political news from abroad Is also conspicuous be hind much do mestic -news and Interpreta tion. The left ists' Journals are currently campal g n i n g for the Bever- Idge proposed "way of life" in Britain, with the critical demand that It also be pursued here. They think that Is what the four free doms mean assumption by the state of more complete author ity over the lives of men eco nomically, fixing their wages, their employment, their secur ity rather than encouraging the individual to do it himself on his own initiative. That is the kind of peace and post-war plan ning tney want. But we have campaigned this war through to a point near victory on the basis of bringing liberty ar.1 democracy for the individual both here and abroad. Is their thinking now not as confused and as far wrong as It was a few months ago when they were campaigning for a quart of milk a day and labor- wage standards to be fixed throughout the world? WHAT Is liberty? What Is de " mocraey? What Is freedom of the Individual? If we do not first decide that, how can there be anything but confusion about post-war planning? To me. an individual enslaved to a state economically by taxa tion or otherwise Is no less a slave than If controlled political ly. In a dictatorship, his life Is no more free than the conscience and ability of the man who hap pens to be running the state at anv given time. If he has a democratic form. he is still no more free than by whatever degree his president and congress are free from dom ination by minority class groups and Interests. In the religious sense, he Is not free If he is dom inated by one world imperial power. The radicals see this, but this part of it only. How can they expect anyone to believe dom ination brings economic freedom when they see so well It does not bring religious freedom? They could nnt consider the world pnlltlrnlly free if It was omlnated . by one world Impe rial power, at least no one else would. Oneness domination nev er yet has achieved freedom or liberty or demi-cracy in any way. Internationally or domestically, the star of real liberty must be I maintained as indispensable. We must abhor collectivism as an Ideal, and compromise with it reluctantly and temporarily only to the extent truly neces sary to bring Justice to the Indi vidual. We must abhor oneness dom ination, totalitarianism, dictator ships, and remember always that an individual enslaved to the state by any means whatever will have no more liberty and democracy than the fluctuating goodness and Justice of that con trolling force. Men do not take well that kind of power either as heads of worids or any of the subdivisions of society, including nations, states, counties, cities or even labor unions. JAPANESE AGREE TO COOPERATE IN PRISONER RELIEF CALIFORNIA SALES TAX TAKE GROWS HAT we wou!d like to have complete freedom for all oeoples In all ways, economical ly, politically, religiously. This always has proved too Idealistic i goal for the world to achieve entirely but by whatever fur ther progress we make in that direction the peace will be suc cessful. By whatever measure we compromise it, the peace will fall. We were drawn deeper Into what measure of collectivism we already had before this war only to meet failures. The Ideal was not voluntarily epoused as the propor way of life. It was not what we wanted. It was what we ;.ad to take. Entering the war. we assumed the additional col lectivism only for war. Our course- In that direction should be pursued In the post war peace only to whatever ex tent it will bring true Justice to the Individual. The star of lndlvldutl freedom should never be eclipsed one Inch by collec tivism as our ideal. Our success In this war was not .due to collectivism, but to voluntary democratic co-operation by all hands. To whatever extent labor sacrificed Its rights to strike It expects to get that right back, and so with all of us. Internationally we did not win by collectivism either, but by truly democratic cooperation. One nation did not dominate the military decisions nf how to pro ceed with, the fighting. The democratic way Is working well against a nation which practiced collectivism and preached sub-! servlence of the Individual to ! the state. ! . ! THESE are rudiments of slm- j nlA rnmmnn A r, as 1 nr no. rm K - ..-.... .u. f we wish to dispel confusion l and plan our way, we must first i define our words and understand I our goals. We must decide that, ; Sacramento, June 13 (U.R) California sales tax revenues In creased more than $1,800,000 at the present 2V4 per cent level in the first 11 months of the 1043-44 fiscal year than in the same period of the previous year under a 3 per cent tax, a report Issued by State Control ler Harry B. Riley showed today. The current years revenue totaled $131,218,019 as com pared to $129,406,000 for the corresponding period last year, the report showed. Riley said that the state treas ury surplus on May 31 had in creased $19,708,107 over the April total to $157,531,442. Service Cross To Man Who Muffled Live Mortar Shell Headquarters U. S. South Pa cific Army Forces (Delayed) tU.PJ Pfc. Jay L. Swenson, Fair view, Ut., who threw himself on a live mortary shell during a Japanese barrage of Ameri can forward positions on Bou gainville Island, has been awarded the Distinguished Serv ice cross. "His heroic act at the risk of his own life protected his com rade and other nearby soldiers from all effects of the explo sion," Lt Gen. Millard F. Har mon, commander, U. S. army forces in the south Pacific, said. Swenson was carrying ra tions to soldiers in forward po sitions when the attack started March 19, 1944. He and a com panion took covet In a small pit. A motar thudded Into their dugout and Swenson hurled himself on it He suffered seri ous wounds. THE GRANGE Gold Hill Grange Gold Hill H.E.C. held an en joyable meeting June 7, with covered dish dinner at noon. Ethel Edington and Marianne Loeffler were visitors. Chairman Florence Howes treated the ladles to fresh strawberries. Florence Lance, vice-chairman, act as secretary In absence of Sister Roork who is in Gresham with her sick husband. Two new members' names were added to roll call: Frances Spurlin and Sadie Frink. Twenty-one pounds of fat was reported turned In to the govern ment. Eleanor Ganong was re membered by her Flora Friend and Ethel Edington received a prize. Mr. and Mr. Wm. Puhl and Mrs. Bertha Potter will serve re freshments at next Grange meet ing, June 22 instead of June 15, the change due to the state ses sion In Grants Pass. Chairman Florence Howes urges all the sisters to enter cookies and candies In the contest at the convention. The Japanese government has agreed to call for relief supplies, shipped to Vladlvostak, Russia, last fall and intended for United States and allied prison ers of war and civilian Internees held by Japan, and to arrange for distribution of future shipments, according to information receiv ed by the Jackson county chap ter of the Red Cross. Red Cross officials state that after the sup plies had been shipped to Rus sia. Japanese governmental rep resentative refused to caU for them for a considerable period. According to the Information received here, the communica tion from the Japanese govern ment was received by the U. S. government May 10, through Swiss government channels. The offer was made by the Japanese to send a Japanese ship to a Soviet port at regular Intervals to nick up relief supplies already stored at Vladivostok and also included a plan for distribution of additional relief supplies and mail intended for allied nationals interned in the Far East which would be sent subsequently via Soviet territory. The Soviet gov ernment has expressed its wil lingness to cooperate, the article states, and has named a conven ient Soviet Pacific port where the relief supplies already on Soviet territory may be picked up by a Japanese ship. Relief supplies valued at ap proximately $2,500,000 are now in warehouses at Valdivostock, the report states. Food, medicine and clothing constitute the main items trans-shipment to prison ers and internees. Flight o Time Mediord and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mall Tribune 10 and 20 years ago TEN YEARS AGO TODAY June 13. 1934. fTf WQ Wprfnesdav. Pearerowers and cannera In meet at Klamath Falls agree to eliminate cull pears In effort to reduce pack. Hobs advance 75 cents on Chi cago market to bring top price to $4.50 per hundred. Fair. High 81, low 64 degrees. rMnri-nr., Dnrrow. famed at- fnrn.v. rlnims reeoverv program has "fascism trend" and aims at "capitalistic monopoly." Japan and Russia bar disarma ment agreement at Geneva. T. E. Daniels is elected presi dent of the state trapshoot asso ciation. Vacation With Pay Still Available in Fire Guard Service TEXANS BAR NAMES OF PR0-F.D.R. ELECTORS Dallas, Tex., June 13 (U.R) The Texas State Democratic committee today In effect re fused to place names of 23 pro Roosevelt presidential electors on the July primary ballot, and the issue headed for the state supreme court. Cloalnf tlm (or Cieeeifled adi a a. m. Too Ut to ciauirr, 13 .so p. m. Volunteers may still apply for vacation work at the Hamaker guard station, located above Un ion Creek, lt was stated at the office of the Rogue River Na tional Forest service today. This will make the second year that the station will be manned by men working for the service as fire guards during their vacation periods, due to the shortage of men available for tne guard work. The period from July 24 to August 6, and from August 8 to August 20 is still open, It was stated. It Is pointed out that fish ing In the locality Is excellent, that there is a good house at the station and that the men will be paid the regular wages of the fire guards. Men taking the work must be able-bodied since they may be called upon to help fight fires, and should own a car. Those Interested may call the forest service, 2159. Pin-Up Painter Girl Crazy Is Wife's Charge New York, June 13 (U.R) Earl Moran, painter of pin-up girls, was sued for separation today by his wife, Mura. who charged he had humiliated her by entertaining the model, Chill Williams, while she wore noth ing and he wore next to noth ing. Mrs. Moran, who married Moran In St. Paul, Minn., in June, 1933, said that even on their honeymoon she had dis covered him "sitting under a tree in the garden kissing an other girl." His "outrageous flirting, In decent dancing, hugging and kissing," was climaxed last sum mer when she went to his Fifth avenue studio and found him with Miss Williams. Rains cut cherry crop of val ley 75 per cent TWENTY "YEARS AGO TODAY June 13. 1924 Ot was Friday) Bandits use gas to rob train near Chicago. Detroit fans and Yankees bat tle In ball game riot Fair. High 79, low 52 degrees. State Income tax law is grilled at bankers convention at Seaside. Mr. and Mrs. Cole Holmes and baby who went to Newport for a vacation are forced to return on account of the weather, and will spend the balance of their vacation on the MacKenzie river. Cherry picking and pruning principal rural work in Phoenix district News of 4-H e CLUBS Roxy Ann 4-H Roxy Ann 4-H is having a tour of the club June 15. All members are asked to meet at the Lehman home at 1 p. m. On June 17 at 7 p. m., the club is having a fathers and mothers day picnic in the form of a wiener roast. Those attend ing are asked to bring enough food for their own families. In case of bad weather the picnic will be postponed. Closing tlm. for Sunday Too Late to ciaaalfy 5:30 Saturday afternoon Please remember. SLATES NAT I Officers elected and appoint ed to serve for the next term of Medford DeMolay chapter will be installed Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. in the Masonic hall with all members of the Mason ic lodge invited. Refreshments will be served following the in stallation. Jack Crawford, elected . to head the group as Master Coun cilor will be assisted by Elmer Kyle, senior councilor, and John Bullock, junior councilor. Officers appointed for the en suing term are Charles Wal dron, senior deacon; Jerry War ren, Junior deacon; Robert Boy. er, senior steward; Robert Leavitt, junior steward; Ber nard Nutting, marshall; Bill Virgin, chaplain; Ferney Mo- Kibbon, orator; Don Shores, standard bearer; Fred Stam mon, almoner; Lynn Bessonette, sentinel; Carl Reich, first pre ceptor; Alari Kircher, second preceptor; Robert Hamilton, third preceptor; Floyd Jones. fourth preceptor; Gene Neff, fifth preceptor; Alan Waldron, sixth preceptor; and Herbert Robblns, seventh preceptor. Wallace Urges Reds To Cooperate With U. S. Now And Later By United Press Vice-President Henry A. Wal lace, in a speech yesterday at Novosibirsk, Central Siberia, urged "close co-operation" be tween Russia and the United States now and after the war, the Russian radio said in a broadcast recorded by U. S. gov ernment monitors. "Just as during this war, close co-operation of our two great peoples and helr allies will be the best guarantee for the suc cess of their work," the broad cast quoted Wallace as saying. Fledges for such successful co-operation between our peoples are the fighting operations of the Anglo - Soviet - American troops in northern France, Italy, and on the Soviet-German front," he said, according to the broad cast. WEATHER Northern California Fair to day, tonight and Wednesday, ex cept low clouds along coast: slightly cooler interior southern part today. Little temperature change elsewhere. i YouGirrr f A Good One Quiet! Drtnki tparkl out loud whan they're fnund with Canada Dry Water. Its "Pnt-Ponrr Caksona- bio bottle TIOH" inturet 11 valines 15' to th lat tip. Fiu i,po$H CANADA DRY WATER HfrDA Wl MINES RELEASED Washington, June 13 (U.R Coal Administrator Harold L. Ickes announced today that 59 coal mines producing 10,000,000 tons of soft coal yearly in Mon tana, Wyoming, Idaho, Arkan sas, and eastern Oklahoma have been released from government control and returned to their operating companies. Cm Mall Tribune Want Ada. PARK VIEW CONVALESCENT HOME 153 Granite. Aihland. Oregon PHONE 7091 Equipped ts ear for bed patients Registered Murie In Charge PARTS and SERVICE lot all Makes el WASHERS and REFRIGERATORS YOUNGER'S APPLIANCE SERVICE CO. 31 N. Bartlett Phona 141J Storing Your Furs? Compart our All Risks, All Locations, Insurance Rat of P3e par $100.00 per yaar with tha short tlma ratal for Insurance while In storage, YOU CAN AFFORD THE YEAR AROUND COVERAGE es Medford" Center Blcfg. 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