Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 18, 1944, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextEIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE MDFORDe&rTRIBUN -Bvmyoa tm Southern Orrgmm Road thm MtUl TrlbOM" Dally Cicpi Batsrday Publiihtd bf HKUruKD PKINTIHO CO. IT-Jf Norte) rir 0t. Phono ROBERT W RVHU Kdltor. BRNEST ft, OtLBTRAP, U ft (.. As ladopondoat Nowapapor, Kntorod ft oocaod slaw mat tor at Mod lord. Ortfon, under Act of March I, II Tl, SUBSCRIPTION RATES My Mail In Advancoi Pally and 6un1ar om yoar IT.lt Dally and 14undr-all month,.. 4,10 Dally and Sunday throo month. I.It Dally and Sunday ono month... .T 0y CarrUr In Advanco Uodford, Aah iand. Contral Point. Jacksonville, Geld Bill, Phoanla. Talent, and mm motor routaat Dally and Sunday ooo yaar It.M Dally and Sunday .ono month.. ,H All Urmi out. la advanoa. Official Papor mt iho City mi Hod ford Offlrlal I'apor mt Jackooa Coaaty MEM HER OP AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATIONS Advertising Aoproaontatlv WEST-HOW.IDAY COMPANY, INC. Off lew In Now York. Chicago, Dot roll. San Pranclico, Lei Angolaa, Soattla. Portland, St. Louis. Atlanta, Vaaaoavor. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Parry Cussing of the Krauts, Nipps, and the weather were widely Indulged In by citizens nil week, and something was done about first two aforementioned. ... v Lyle (Old Codger) Fisher, 83, and John Mann had a visit Fri. They first ran into each other 50 years ago in St. Paul. , ... Wild lilacs, wild bleckberries, wild strawberries and wild roses are in bloom In the rural regions. . . . . ' Mother Nature scored a vic tory over Thomas (Hungry) Hig- gins, city park manicurist. A bush he declared would never grow, did. . A survey shows there Is a decrease of Young Democrats in this state. This is due to the war, and getting old enough to know better. . . . Wednesday, some say Thurs day, is the longest day in the year. Many complain the long twilights would be fine for mo toring, If they had gasoline. ... ' J. Tannehlll Walker, 4, and the Older Girl he is fueding with, have resumed hostilities. She alleges he makes more noise than the King Sisters singing "San Fernando Valley," .... The Vice President In China advises the Chinese "to be brave." They have been noth ing else but, for more than seven years. The Hale Wheeler boy, a re cent addition to the local pop ulation, is coming along fine, and is now ensconed under the parental roof. ... Vern Brophy and farmers generally are busy beating the rain to the barn with the hay. ... Jesse James Sparrow pecked too deep in a car radiator after a well done bug, and broke his neck trying to get loose. He is survived by a half-finished nest in an awning. ... Hoblas Deuel Is back from a trip to the Middle West, and re sumed the Job of keeping the home fires burning. ... C. Pankey, the authority on pears, the bugs that infest them and the things that ail them, showed up Wed. in a pair of puttees, a relic of War 1, or the genffeman farmer era here abouts. . a . ' The republican national con vention opens in Chicago a week from Monday. They are expected to do anything that will meet with the whalosoulcd approval of the opposite (in more ways than one) party. ... H. Flcwher, the wk. demon baker, 'is now troddlng the sands of North Africa. Gordon Warner writes he met up with Col. Benny Hnrrell in Italy, and talked over old times. ... The first roasting ears (Im ported) showed up in mid-week, and were purchased with avid ity by gourmets and plutocrats. . Today Is Father's Day. He is also known as Paw, Pop, Pappy, Papa, Dad, Governor, and the Old Mun. E. Ulrlch, the Prospect area mt-wm. towncd Sat. and talked cow with John Cupp. ... The Dick Phnlr boy Dick showed up over the week-end in a pr. of barber polo utriped trousers. ... Hermy Offcnbacher of the App'erate end Dub Watson I- ve birthdays coming up in i.;3 next fortnight. TO OP2N Yellowstone Park, Wyo. (U.R) Na.ionally-fnmous Yellowstone park will be open to tourists this summer although many of the services of the past years will be discontinued. Sunday. June 18, 1944 Germany s Secret Weapon ; Shades of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells! Now the Nazis are bombarding England with pilot less planes, fantastic contraptions guided presum ably by radio and exploding on contact. It is too early to draw any definite conclusions re garding the seriousness of this "secret weapon" threat. Its destructive power is certain. But it is also .at-foin tViat tViio vnVint hnmher can onlv be used Once I .Cliam nicvw wi.u ----- , must not only cost considerable but take some time to make. Therefore the question naturally arises as to how loner Germany can maintain sufficient production to render the new weapon offensive force I Inno- will it nramtop wonnnn ntiA is ally, but the length of the important. rw nf th most nuzzline- mroonnn wns nnt nserl sending these robot planes channel instead of above it, mignt nave naa devastat ing results. Tf rtn Ur nrlrls tn thp VipliVf that in finite of the months of warning, for some strange reason when the inva sion really started, Germany was not ready for it. The Old, Old Story The nresent war really started when Japan invaded China. This action was actively opposed by only qne world power, the United States. Although not a member of tne league oi Nations, the United States through Secretary of State Stim-son,-the present Secretary of War, not only pro tested that invasion, but requested the aid of Great Britain and France who were League members, in opposing Japan. , Both nations refused. The Japanese attack upon China was a direct vio lation of the provisions of the League of Nations, but except for sanctioning a few meaningless resolu tions the League also refused to take action. -...... CO that war went on. Profiting by that example Mussolini declared war on Ethiopia. England, with her vital interests in Africa,' took leadership this time in opposition. Economic sanctions against Italy were proposed, tut England alone took the proposal seriously. And the effort to check Italy therefore failed. In due course, Mussolini conquered Ethiopia. ..... THESE two examples of League impotence and world indifferenoe as far as wars not directly affecting the vital interests of an individual nation are concerned, was too much for Adolf Hitler. History will no doubt record that then and there Der Reichsfuehrer decided could get away with murder, So the Axis was formed, conquest of Europe perfected. Everyone now knows what followed. THERE were only threa flint- u,.,v,ri,l ...., TUnn the League and elsewhere Simply because there prevent war, and only organized and UNITED FORCE COULD prevent it. No one liked the idea against weaker nations but tc fight against it, particularly without material and organized support. bo World War No. 2 developed, one of the most devastating and appalling tragedies in human history resulted. DRESIDFNT Roosevelt outlining last Thursday the "Big Three" conception of some international or ganization to prevent future "We are not thinking of a super-state, with Hs own police forces and other paraphernalia of coercive power. We ore seeking effective agreements and arrangements through which the nations would maintain, according to their ca pacities, adequate forces to meet the needs of preventing war and of making impossible the preparations for war, and to have such forces available for Joint action when neces sary."' But who would decide "when necessary?" Each sovereign nation, presumably none willing to extend any "coercive power" to any international or ganization or super state. In which case this new precisely as effective in halting any future ware, as the old League was in halting Japan, Italy and Ger many. Yes, just as effective, which means that unless tha vital interests of a majority of the world powers happen to be directly affected at one and the same time, (not a likely coincidence) the new League will be of no practical value at all, as far as preventing future wars is concerned ! It is the ..-.me old story. no nation is willing to make riT.-iTlt A Ml .C I WRITE-IN TOTAL TV R ILL J Salem, Juno 17 The official canvass of voles In Oregon's May 19 primary election showed Fri day that 80.001 Republicans went to the trouble to write In the name of Thomas E. Dewey for the presidential nomination, while 79,833 Democrats placed an "X" after the name of Frank lin D, Roosevelt, which appeared on the ballot. a serious and continuous take the allies to develop a sure to be develoDed eventu defenseless interval will be features of all is why this an-ainst the allied invasion. over the surface of the that if Japan and Italy he could. and plans for the Nazi nations in the world then t.rVit, rMA tkn offnl.f fVifntirrVi to prevent war, fail? was no available force to of such armed aggression no one disliked it enough wars declared : League of Nations, will be Everyone wants peace but the sacrifice that peace 1 BIRTHS CORNEU To Mr. and Mrs. G. G , Eagle Point, June 16, 1944. a boy, 8H pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. GRAJKAWSKE To Mr. and Mrs. William M., Prospect, June IS, 1944. a girl, 8 pounds, at Community hospital. JAHNKE To Mr. and Mrs. LrRoy, Central Point, June 17, 1944, a girl, 7 pounds, at Com munity hospital. YOUNGER To Mr. and Mrs. Millard, Rt. 1, Box 48, Medford, June 17, 1944, a boy, 8 pounds, at Community hospital. CONGRESS SPEEDS DRIVE TO CLEAR DECK EOR RECESS Dozen Appropriation Bills Pending, Price Control Act Agreement Head List. Washington, June 17-(U.R) Congress today accelerated its drive to clear its docket of all necessary major legislation by the end of next week in order to recess for the republican and democratic conventions. To get the Job done to quit the capital in time for the re publican convention which starts June 26 the senate and house must: 1. Complete action on a dozen pending appropriation bills for sundry departments and agencies for the fiscal year starting July 1. 2, Reach an agreement on pro visions of the bill to extend the price control act, the present law expiring July 1, Conferences started today. 3, Complete legislation on war contract termination settlement procedure which the administra tion wants quickly because cut backs In war industries already are under way. " Rayburn Hopeful Speaker Sam Rayburn said he hoped all these "must" items could be cleared up in the re maining legislative days of this and next week. Rep. Hamilton Fish., R., N. Y., a member of the republican - steering committee, voiced similar sentiments. In the senate, Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, R., Mich., chairman of republicans, said he would agree to a short recess for the political conventions but would oppose any lengthy vacations un til reconversion legislation is completed. Chairman Kenneth McKellar, D., Tenn., of the sen ate appropriations committee said he would do everything humanly possible to clear up ap propriations bills by next week end. Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley, D., Ky., predicted It woyld be done. The drive was stepped up yes' terday with both houses working hard and stopping only to cheer the news that Japan had been bombed by B-29 Superfortresses and that American troops had landed on Salpan In the Mari anas. ' Nary Coin Approved . Other progress: The senate completed work on the $27,569,798,301 navy appro priation and sent it to the White House. The house approved a $49,109,022,795 army supply bill and sent to the senate where hearings began at once. , The house approved a confer ence report on the war depart ment's $95,000,000 .civil func tions appropriation bill. Senate concurrence was expected today. The senate and house concurred on the conference report on the $8,577,933,987 independent of fices appropriation bill to put the measure on President Roose velt's desk. Contract termination legisla tion already has been approved by the senate, but amendments recommended by the house judi ciary committee and further amendments expected to be in cluded when the house acts on the bill today will send it to con ference. T Eugene. Ore., June 17 (U.R) William Tugman managing ed itor of the Eugene Register Guard for 17 years, was today presented with the Amos E. Voorhles award, granted for out standing Journalistic achieve ment in the public Interest or in the Interest of the welfare and honor of the Journalistic profes sion. The award was mode at the concluding session of the 37th annual convention of the, Ore gon Newspaper Publishers' asso ciation here. Tugman. a graduate of Har vard in 1914, came to Eugene In 1927 and Immediately b'-gan a critical study of tax and debt structures of city, county and schools. This study led directly to the presentation of the Voor hles award today, for largely due to his efforts the tax structures of Eugene and Lane county, which were in debt more than (ive million dollar when he ar rived here, will be virtually free of debt In 1948. HELD FOR GAMBLING Berkeley, Cal., June 17 (U.R) Fifteen men were In the Berke ley Jail tonight after police of three bay area cities had stopped the Emeryville to Rich mond train at the Berkeley station and arrested the group on charges of violating the state gambling laws. The Guastl vineyard south of Los Angeles is the largest in the world. LI Eugene, Ore., June 17 U.R) Senator Harold H. Burton, Rep., Ohio, today called for a stable and unified postwar world for the solution . of the .many, varied and pressing problems which will face us after the defeat of the Axis powers, and emphasized that America's recovery, progress and cooperation is an interna tional necessity. Burton, speaking at the 37th annuel convention of the Ore gon Newspapers Publishers' as sociation here. "America will face postwar recovery under the greatest handicap of taxation In her his tory," Burton said. "This debt of three hundred billion dollars will be evidenced by bonds of the United States held by every church, trustee, insurance com pany and practically every fam ily in America. Defaults on them or their interest are un thinkable. Such defaults would mean an economic collapse in America that would make the last depression look like pros perity." "Our own domestic recov ery," he said, "calls for vigor ous American leadership in helping to establish interna tional stability." The "championship , team" which is winning the war must be kept together. Sen. Burton said. . But this does not mean that any super-state must be or ganized. "It does mean, however, that our minimum degree of post war unity should at least equal that which shall have won the war," he emphasized. Calling for the establishment of a minimum "police force" by the Allied nations, he said 'that in some fields the postwar world will need the order of an international court, Board of arbitration or policy - forming body to put plans into action. Communications Nebraskan Opposes Sales Tax To the editor: I'll attempt to answer the $64 question, regarding sales tax. The basis of your able edito rial is what benefits Washington and California have received in cash. Has the money received lessened to any appreciable amount the taxec oh real estate, state income tax etc.? That must be the basis of sales tax argu ments. A tax bill in any form passed by a state or federal assembly Is very very hard to discontinue remember In 1913 the income tax, a vicious form of tax Im-pused- on the middle and lower class whose eery dollar is earned by actual labor. Until I was discharged from the army last fall I was a resi dent of Nebraska a unique state. Nebraska has no sales tax. no inheritance tax, no state in come tax and no bonded indebt edness. In 1942 a cash balance of 20 million dollars was in the treasury. The state has only one law-making group being the second state to adopt the uni cameral setup and the only state now using it. Consists of 33 members. One of the oldest laws In the Nebraska statutes quotes no bonded indebtedness. It's strictly pay-as-you-go, regarding roads, public buildings etc. It took several long years to build the 11 million dollar state capi tal but when it was finished it was paid for. I believe the state of Oregon gets new businesses established and new citizens because it has no sales tax. More tax money, more state employees for the sp'lt-up. Let the citizens buy more goods. en Joy more of the "abundant life," on the money saved by no sales tax. I commend the Grange on their decision. 1 Robert E. Stewart, 821 li Oak St. BUFFALO" HERD SOLD Barnesville, (U.R) One of the last buffalo herds in the Mid dle West has been sold to a New York concern by its own er. Clem Peters of near Barnes ville. The seven buffalo and three elk which also were sent had caused the Peters' farm to become a show place for southeastern Ohio. Several smaller sViipments also were made in past years. FIRST MISSION JITTERS A Seventh AAF Central Pa cific Base (U.R) A Liberator crew flying its first mission be came a little excited recently when it ran into a hornet's nest of fighter opposition. The ball turret gunner yelled over the interphone: "Ball turret to pilot, ball turret to pilot. Zeros at uh uh Zeros at uh Hell! They are gone now!" tVw't tr If ardlnary mthda T R 'JWlK'T I'! Tl-or,. 1 Minor Clinw. Ha anitMt fc. Qt IrK I"'11 " rr nll.nd n. ' I no W Ti.rtn Mtin.fi Mal nit- i I Mar. o. j,t .T ia-arol. Tk- I m Mtnn, R..-I.I !vr"'tiArt.a. a f.w Wl ..r. Try nHTiu.l' ... TOBil I II all mi ttai lima aarTfcra, PROMOTION LIST OF 83 GENERALS EYED BY SENATE Washington, June 17 (U.R) The Senate Military Affairs committee on nominations to day called on the War Depart ment to explain the manner in which it decides upon wartime promotions to general ranks, r Confronted with a promotion list which would create 20 new major generals and 63 brigadier generals, the committee asked that Under-secretary of War Robert P. Patterson or Lt. Gen. Joseph T. McNarny, deputy chief of staff, appear at a closed meeting next Tuesday to ex plain how the list was drawn up. "It may be all right," one committee member said, "but we want more information if we are going to accept the re sponsibility of endorsing the high rank of general for any in dividual." The pending list, submitted June 8, provides temporary ap pointments. Among the nomi nees, are men whose perman ent rank is as far down the list as first lieutenant. The list includes two men in that category both in the air forces and both recommended for the rank of brigadier gener al. If approved by the senate it would make Richard C. San ders, at 28, the youngest gen eral officer in the army of the United States. Sanders, a graduate of Kelly Field, Texas, and first in a class I of 125 candidates for officer rating at Mitchell Field, became a bomber group leader after serving as a Liberator pilot in North Africa in 1942. He now holds temporary rank of lieu tenant colonel. The other regular first lieu tenant, Clinton Dermott Vin cent, is a 29-year-old ex-fighter pilot with the Flying Tigers in China who is credited with de stroying six Japanese planes. A 1936 candidate of West Point, he became deputy chief of staff to Maj. Gen. George C. Chen nault and now holds temporary rank of colonel. ABSENTEEISM IN E Portland, Ore., June 17 4J.R) Absenteeism in the Portland area shipyards increased around 2 per cent in the 10-day period after D-day in comparison with the 10 days previous to the inva sion of the yards' personnel of fices showed today. Reasons suggested for this ad vancement were the slackening that always accompanies an nouncement of battle gains and the fact that the current allot ment of gas ration coupons is running out and some don't go to work when they cannot drive. The invasion did send many persons looking for lobs in the shipyards, however. Between June 6 and Juno 15, an increase of 777 were employed at one shipyards in comparison with minus figures for previous weeks. COL OLSON NAMED T Salem, Ore., June 17 U.R) Gov. Earl Snell today appointed col. Ray F. Olson, Salem, to fill the post of acting adjutant general left vacant when Col. Elmer V. Wooton asked to be relieved of his duties. Wooton will continue as state ! director of selective service. : Col. Olson will take over his duties July 1 and serve until j Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Rllea, ! now overseas, returns. Serving one year overseas in the prcs-; eni war, tol. Olson was re- i turned to the United States for , hospitalization more than a year I ago. Since his release from the ; hospital he served as fiscal of- fleer at Fort Bragg, N. C and as an instructor at the Duke uni versity army specialist school. Raphael Weill, one of the : founders of San Francisco's White House Department Store, ran the first full-page newspa- i per advertisements in the United ' States. ! CIVILIANS ONLYl KYLE'S HRESTAUR ANT CHICKEN AND STEAK DINNERS Opan ( p. m. to 2 a. m. Phont Cantral Point 472 for ratarvation. On tht Pacific Highway at Cantral Point 432 SHIPS OUT OF 2,993 DEFECTIVE IS Washington, June 17 flJ.R) A special inquiry board which investigated defects in welded merchant ships disclosed today in an interim report that 432 ves sels out of 2,993 studied suffered breaks of varying degrees. The board, convened by the late Secretary of Navy Frank Knox after recurrent reports that Liberty ships were cracking apart, made its report to Knox's successor, James V. Forrestal. It said that there were 577 oc casions in all on which fractures occurred among tne aneciea occurrea among uie uncuicu ships but a large proportion of these were of a minor nature. It added that contrary to popular impression "hull fractures are not confined to Liberty ships but are shared by other types of ves sels." It said that cracks In about 95 ships were "potentially seri ous," 20 vessels suffered com plete fractures of the strength deck and of those five broke comp etely in two. Two of the complete breaks occurred while' . completely in two. Two of the raacala vimm ettll in ninmnre vards The report emphasized that no lives had been lost as a result of the break-up of ships with the enln avrnnlinn nf tho .Tnhr, P Gaines, from which 10 persons It eairi ovtoncino rocoorfh wae 1 underwav to find wavs to im-! prove welded ships. USE FOR ALLOYS Berkeley, Cal. (U.R) Dr. John E. Dorn, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Uni v e r s i t y of California, ' an nounced that new lightweight metal alloys developed for war will be used after the war for many civilian projects. The magnesium alloys may be too expensive for small private au tomobiles, but will undoubtedly be utilized in trucks, trailers and streamlined trains, he said. HEAVEN PLUS FIDDLE Lawrence, Kan. (U.R) It was a story of "Play, Fiddle Play" when Mariette Bennett, student at the University of Kansas here, walked by the Chemistry building recently with her vio lin under her arm. A member of the army specialized training program standing at a labora tory window sighed deeply and said, "Gee all that, and she plays the fiddle, too!" MEDFORD TUES., f JUNE A udinca, Aium wim.ii iu pciauiw "ueastiy ana promises au mem are missing after successfully ,.bors 0f his official family will getting away in a lifeboat. be "teetotalers." 2 PERFORMANCES DAILY 2 S. Central St. at PRESENTING HUNDREDS OF LAR G EST TIV? 2?7ajrl nd Animal I HmMatirai, FEATURES INCLUDING CLYDE BEATTY in pirson Oraalaat WIH Animal Tralnar af all lima BATHING 40 SAVAGE, CRUEl, BLOOD-THIRSTY, JUNGLE BRED HONS A TIGERS IN MAMMOTH STEEL ARENA WONDERS .f tha WORLD ., WHITE THE FLYING CONCELLOS Breoth-tnklng exploit, en the MARIO AMAZING EXCEllOS Uarl.ol.al g.nl.a .1 nanavi Ul tha tight wlr. MISS FSTDFilTA T. laitklnf lxp.i..nl Haal ami "t wnay flatf hta SY COMPTON Remarkably America's Favorite Cowboy taucatea CHIMPANZEES STUPENDOUS DOUBLE MENAGERIE Flight o Time Medford and Jackson Co. Huv tory from tha filet ot the Mail Tribune 10 and 20 rr S TEN YEARS AGO TODAY June 18. 1934 (It was Monday) President's daughter and two children arrive at Lake Tahoe to establish residence for a Ne valla divorce. All :iut five state liquor stores show profit since May 1. Continued fair. " degrees. High 84. low Cuban political riots result In death of 12 paraders and more trouble feared. Franz Von Papen, premier of Prussia, in speech attacks Nazi rpeime and Chancellor timer --e ., . - j for attitude on religion and press. Peach and apricot growers to meet and fix market prices. New dock ' union plans to erase radical control. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY June 18, 1324 Ot was Wednesday) fJeneral rain over state comes t wheat and other rrnns. . Tourists report bad weather prevails at Crater Lake. Gov. Pierce in speech in New berg church " calls cigarettes rinndv. High 68, low 51 de- j grees. Medford named for 1925 De Molay convention of state or ganization. Summer school in Ashland normal set for July 21-26, under auspices of University of Ore gon. Usa Mall Trlbuna Want Ada. Highest Prices Paid for Clean USED CARS We See M We Do It! AUTOMOBILE - MARKET 6th and Bartlerr Sti. Phone 3919 2-DAYS-2 WED., JUNE 21 Riverside Crossing NEW AND MRS. HARRIETT BEATTY Presenting at one time TWO HOSTILE LORDS OF THE JUNGLE -GIANT CLE- PHAN AND ROYAL BENGAL TIGER TOPS .t THRILLINClfST Gorgeously Costumed AERIAL BALLET Flying Tropaza Matt Aitoundlno - L B I . INCOMPARABLE DICDiav OF SUPER HORSEMANSHIP TWO BIG SHOWS NOW WELDED INTO ONEI e Hundreds of People A Animal, e Tons of Performing Elephants e Scores ot Magnificent Horses e Clowns Galore e Acres of Tents