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EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. June 20, I4 MedfordTribune "Every om ta Soutbm Orca fUU th UU TribDM" Daily Bxwpt tetvrdajr Published by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. IT-tfl Nor lb Fir BL FbM I1U ROBERT W RUHU Editor. BRNEST R. OIL TRAP. MftHr. Am lndapadal Nwapapr. BnUrvd w Moond eliu matter at Med- ford. Oregon, under Act of March S, 1ITI. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Hall In Advaoee: pally and Similar fa T.lt Pally ud Bundar months... 4.t Pally and Bundar three noathc. 1.1 Pally and Buoday oa month... .Ti By Carrier la Adraaea Had ford. Art iand. Central Point, Jaclr.aoi.-ll la, OofS Hill, Pboanlz. Talent, aad a motor routoat Pally aad Sunday oao poo tt.M Pally and Sunday month.. .It All Urou oaah la ad-aaoa. fflt-UJ Paper etf tba City Media) O.flclaJ Papar of Jaekaoa County Cnltad Pt Full Loaaad Wlra atEMnRR or audit bureau OF CIRCULATIONS Advertising Ropraaantatlra WEST-HOLLIDAT COMPANY, IMC Ortloaa la Now York. Chicago, Detroit. Ban Franc laco, Loa Angelea, Seattle. Fartlud, 8L Loula. Atlanta, " B. a Idaho has apparently nomi nated a cowboy crooner for the U.S. senate. This Is one way to get rid of the Ilk. Furthermore, a few outbreaks before the "most deliberative body in the world", outside of an Espee sec tion crew, may result in a fed eral law, making crooning a felony. The Home Magazine sections of the metropolitan press are discussing "short cut methods" for the production of strawber ry shortcake. One school favors biscuits, and the other cake. Still another school uses the shortest cut of all. They forget to use any strawberries. "The ant's a lucky little fel low. No government takes his hard-earned savings and dis tributes them among the grass hoppers." (Oakland (Cal.) Tribune) The Have's and the Have-Nota. ... A rope shortage confronts the world, due to the Japanese con trol of hemp sources and sup plies. As yet, It has not showed up in the alleged cigar short age, where extensive use of rope is suspected. The rain on the Sabbath was the most severe ever experi enced by many. Fishermen up their middles in Rogue River were drenched to the skin. PICU-EH CHAGRIN (Pendleton East Oregonlan) "That was indeed a harrow ing experience of Jo . Wald rop's over in Morrow county. He was speaking in support of the congressional candi dacy. He mentioned Mr. Ellis' name, whereat a re sounding - cheer arose from the assemblage. Every time he spoke of his republican opponent,' ear-spllttlng yells rent the air and Jo was thor oughly cognizant of the fact that he had been deceived in expecting to carry Morrow county, as he stated here be fore leaving for Hcppner." "Two gallons of gas sent 1,000 persons to the. "62" cele bration last week." Canyon City Items.) Modern miracle. Invasion roars over Nor mandy, and the fall of Cher bourg, the queen port of France nears. About ten years ago the high school presented as its an nual musical offering "The Chimes of Normandy." Some of the boys in the chorus may be there now. SOMETHING TO PONDER (Press Dispatch) "Portland, June 17 (U.R) Yawata, the steel milling cen ter in Japan bombed by American superfortresses, ap peared frequently upon in voices of Japanese chips that loaded 863,000 tons of scrap iron here in the eight years preceding Pearl Harbor." . Governors Brlckcr of Ohio and Dewey of New York loom as the GOP presidential nomi nee at Chicago next week. Both possess radio voices and orator ical ability, two accessories sad' ly lacking In the last three re publican choices. Both can make the welkin ring with sin cerity and logic, Instead of soft soap and charm. . . GOOD WORD FOR JUNE For - June s sweetness is a tangible thing, a treat to the tongue itself. June Is summer still In a good temper. Put down an American anywhere in the world in June, and he will think of home, long to be there. But this week's June moon rhymes with some thing other than a love song and this year's roses will be blood-red. This year's bee drone is an echo from the drone in other skies. And something more than the year turns with the soltice, this June of 1944. (New York Times.) Closing time for Claaeifled a1 a a. m. Too LeU to Classify, 13 JO I I i! n i r . I Ie amii-tee rot , 0 J By Arthur P.rry j p. ua. Willkie Favors Foreign Policy Calling For Close Cooperation With Other Countries of World ThU is the seventh end last of a series of articles by Wendell I Win kle, Betting lorth his views on sub jects confronting the 1944 Republican national convention. This article deals with foreign policy. By WENDELL L. WILLKIE The administration has made many protestations of noble alms In foreign policy, but when the moment came to act on them, it has hesitated and com promised. Its foreign policy has not been to support American principles of freedom. It has dealt with the fascist elements In conquered countries; it has disregarded the will of the peo ple of those countries; it has stubbornly and Incredibly re fused to acknowledge the com mittee of liberation as the pro visional French government. It has been canny and personal and subjective. It has called this policy expediency. But since the policy has produced little but dislike, distrust and loss of nrestiee for the United States without achieving the intended political alms, it has not been even expedient. The formulating of an affirm ative foreign policy by the re publican party is thus a partic ularly important platform task. "Sharp Divisions" Noted There have been sharp divi sions within the party concern ing the extent to which it is desirable for the United States to maintain and develop rela tions with other nations. But surely the long debate, the . events through which we lived before the war, and the war itself have made plain that American policy cannot be sepa rated Into two unrelated com partments, one labeled foreign policy and one domestic policy. The two areas of action are inseparable; what happens in either immediately affects the other. We are not living in several worlds. Our small American farms, our huge American fac tories, have close bonds with what Is prdouced in the Andes and the hills of Szechuan, with the complex trade mechanis; of London, with the cargoes thu sal' from Bombay and Oslo and Melbourne. Whatever we do at home constitutes foreign policy. And whatever we do abroad constitutes domestic policy. This is the great, new political fact. Co-operation Hald Necessary Furthermore, we have learned conclusively that In the .nodern world the United States cannot survive militarily, economically or politically without close and continuing cu-upei aiiun with the other nations of the world. - In stating Its foreign policy platform the republican party should reflect this 20th century knowledge. 1. Its platform should demand the immediate creation of n functioning council of the Unit ed - Nations, as a first step to ward the ultimate formation of a general international organ ization, in order that directly, or by representation, all the peoples of the United Nations may have voice In the politi cal decisions that are already being made In the world. So far these decisions are being made or, in some cases, sidestepped and postponed by Great Brit ain, Russia and the United States, with China brought in as a "courtesy member" of the group where Asia is concerned. Naturally the task of safe guarding the world from aggres sion will have to rest mainly on the shoulders of the great powers, since they alone possess the necessary military force. But the peoples of the small nations, and others not so small, whose political status and eco nomic welfare are deeply in volved in the decisions to be made, will not and should not permit three or four great pow ers to continue to dictate their destiny. Vole. Declared Essential They must have a voice not tnly when decisions are made affecting their own fate but in shaping tho world In which they will live. This is right; it is whut will prove necessary In practice; and in the long run it will be advanlugcous to the national Interest of a people with Ideals like ours. 2. The platform should be clear and unambiguous in its attitude toward sovereignty. It should not adopt narrow na tionalistic interpretations of the term: nor should it substitute quibbling words like "Integ rity." It should emphasize that our sovereignly la not some thing to be hoarded, but some thing to be used. The United States should use Its sovereignty In co-operation with other pow ers to create an effective Inter national organization for the good of all. History should have taught us that we gain more by co-operating to protect the gen eral interest than by working alone for some imagined sepa rate Interest. 1. It should declare for revision of the country's tariff policy. The United Slates by reciprocity arrangements should lower tariffs and break down trade barriers. This should be done in consultation with other nations. For no longer can tariffs be arbitrarily determined by one nation without damaging the interests of others and pro voking reactions that damage age its own interests. Currency Stabilisation Cited 4. The republican platform must recognize the fact that world currency stabilization is indispensable to the revival of world trade. At the same time it should recognize realistically that the requirements of the period from war to peace and of the long years that will fol low are quite different. The chief need of the transition pe riod will be relief, rehabilitation and the liquidation of foreign owned balances in other words, the problem Is how to carry lend-lease to its logical conclu sion. The long term problem is the maintenance of as even balances as possible. The pro cedure for the first problem Is relatively simple, and in any case lies largely In the control of the United States. For the second it is intricate. In its es sence it must be based upon a relationship between the Amer ican dollar, and . the . British pound, though co-operation of the nations of the world; will be required. 5. Finally, the republican plat form should state the convictlori that, Mr. Churchill to the con. trary, the ideologies for which we fight have not become blurred for us in the course of the fighting, but have become clearer every day; and that, Mr. Roosevelt to the contrary, in becoming wiser we have, not become more cynical. We. know that the sacrifices of our men and women in this war has not been made simply in order to defend ourselves against brute force. We are fighting a war for men's minds. This means that we must encourage men's just aspirations for freedom not only at home but everywhere in the world. American Troops Lauded - Today all Americans watch with anxious hearts, and. with pride and gratitude, the accom plishments of our armed forces in the far Pacific, in Italy, in Russia, and now on the shores of France, But while they are winning the armed victory for us, we have already begun to lose the things that victory could bring. Three years ago, two years ago, the United States hod the material, the political, the moral leadership of the world. Today we have only the material leadership. We have lost political leadership through Ineptness and delay. We have lost moral leadership through attempted expediency. The republican party should frame and pursue a foreign policy that will recapture Amer ica's lost leadership. COMMUNICATIONS Letters to the tdltut must Mat the name t,d address 01 Ch, srrltei Othouih the us, of a pan naim ir Initials tot publication is per mlaalole rhe Mall - rrlbuu, re erves the right to adit all letteri ith a tie to elarltj and coo tense tloa Th Proof of the Pudding To tho editor: Your editorial on the sales tax was fine. To me the Oregon Grange votes like a bunch of nuts on the sales tax question. They must be New Dealers. I notice In today's paper a communication that censures your editorial and states it is the taxes paid that tells the story. Enclosed Is a tax record that you may want to make use of. It tells the true story. Very truly, Dr. W. W. Howard. Taxes I have paid, on 50 acres of California land that shows the result of t'e sales tax, J5r. W. W. Howard, 215 E. Jackson Blvd., Medford, Ore.. .... Year Tnl Year ' ' " " r IM1 1178 OS loss f ga as ItrjJ 131.37 1R34 .. 61.14 1P-J3 14A 41 10SS (15 48 1054 133 18 IR3 , SI84 IOJ.1 . 134 137 , 87 33 102S 139 Of. 111,18 S4 30 It" I 1714(1 1039 84 30 1I1J8 170 3 1040 SSS4 1030 , , 1(11 70 1941 40 18 1930 113.00 1941 84.48 1031 III 90 1043 39.40 1933 97 ea City Park Badly Managed To the Editor: I've often won dered how long it would be be fore those men who take care of (our) city park, would get caught up with. One day last summer my sis ter and I were sitting in the patk and .my young son age five and his cousin age six were throwing a small rubber ball back and forth; now mind you were In the southeast end where they couldn't possibly hurt any one or anything, when one of those men hollered over and says, "You kids quit that." I told them to go ahead and play and this fellow comes over about half way and hollers out at me, "I told those kids to quit that and that's park rules and regula Hons; there's a playground across the bridge and if they want to play, that's where you should take them." We were so mad we got up and left the park and I dare say I haven't been back for. quite some time. The way they said it wasn't nice. Also one time when I was walking home from town I sat down on that concrete bench on the N.W. corner of the park to rest, one of the men (I don't know his name but I'd know him most anywhere) was water ing the lawn about half way be tween where I was and the S.W. corner. As soon as I sat down, he brought his hose over near where I was and hollered again, (they never come directly to you, just yell), "Lady you'll have to move if you don't want to get wet." There was just plenty of ground that needed watering besides under that bench, and as you know there isn't any grass there anyway. The way they talk to the grown ups Is really insulting. It just sounds like we didn't have half sense or at least they seem to think so. These aren't the only two times that those men (there are only two of -them that I know of who have done It) have acted that way as last night paper Indicated, and I wouldn't be afraid to bet that there are very few children who have gone to the park when those men are there, that haven't been told to get out. Now, I don't believe children should be allowed to do things that are destructive but it seems just because those two men have a grouch for some reason or other is no reason they have to take it out on people who visit our city park. But if it is a grouch it's a rather long one becaues it's been going on for at least two years that I know of. Subscriber. (Name on file) Jacksonville, June 19th. - Granger For Sales Tar To the editor: In answer to the editorial in Friday's issue regarding the sales tax. I have been a, member of the Grange for several years; I have heard every sales tax that our Legis lature has proposed discussed by the local Grange I am for a sales tax and likewise many, and possibly a majority of Grangers are for a sales tax if our Legislature should ever of fer us a tax that would leave something over -and above the cost of administering it. As a suggestion I would say that sales tax to take care of any deficit that might be in curred by a tax exemption for all homes up to $3,000 might be the answer. I know it would get my vote and many others, in this country a man might lose his home in many ways but it should NEVER be for TAXES. ELWOOD HUSSEY, Cave City, Ore. Oregon One of Few Sensible States To the editor: ' Thomas. Jefferson certainly had some splendid ideas. These include his emphasis on the right of a sovereign state as far as possible to mind its own business and make its own laws. Enjoying this splendid right, Oregon has some very wise provisions in her constitution, among which are the initiative, referendum and recall. The power to tax, delegated to any legislative body is a very dangerous one and easily abused. I have always enjoyed the fact that Oregon was one of the few states with sense enough not to have a sales tax; and few things have given me greater pleasure than in the public election to knock down the ears of the legislature and wipe such a law off the books. Horace W. Thompson, 609 Newtown, Medford, Ore. Cut For White Collars To the editor: In regard to your $64 question, I would like to express my view. First, I wonder why the po litical ring insists on a sales tax In Oregon when they have been told so plain by the majority vote that the people did not care for such a tax? Could it be there is a certain cut for the white collars if the sales tax becomes a law? I lived In California for al most three years after the sales tax was written into the laws by the legislature and not by a vote of the people. In or about 1928 (I believe) the sales Ux came to a ballot vote and was rejected by the majority of vot ers. On or about 1932 Califor nia state legislature passed the tax as a law in that state. It came into effect about July 1, 1932. The first fiscal year of sales tax in that state, according to newspaper reports amounted to around fifty-two million. In the fall of same year they voted to bond the state for around sixty- jamfiouw Bcsera lite. WkKl.T H fml Ore is Cos 'ra.sctl Ns.WI S-Mt Tt Ism-. DMittwv Hots Inn e Ms. tlx million to meet state ex penses. The second year of the sales tax they raised the real prop erty tax of northern California from 40 to 50 assessed val uation of real valuation. - For the period of time that I lived in California the sales tax amounted to around 5 for the consumer instead of the 3. It was true the retailer at that time paid 3 of his gross sales shown on his books, what tax was left over was his added profit. I am not opposed to a honest and just tax on luxuries, such as confections, jewelery, fine clothes, etc. But I am opposed to a sales tax on the common necessities of living. There is one good quality in the tax of California as I have net heard of a pension for the aged being taken away from anyone simply because they earned a few extra dimes by sharpening scissors and knives, and that is what happened in our home county. BEN WERTZ, Rt. 1, Box 52, Jacksonville, Oregon. BUDGET HEARING WINDUP TONIGHT Following the regular semi monthly meeting of the city council in Mayor C. A. Meeker's office in city hall tonight at 7:30. the final and public hearing will be held on the city budget for 1944-45. The budget has been ap proved by the council and the citizen's bud set committee and has been published twice. Total amount of the budget is $287,721.42, with $159,204.35 to be raised by tax levy. Amount to be raised is approximately $20,000 less than the $183,397.27 raised during the fiscal year 1943-44. The decrease according to City Superintendent Frank Rogers, is due to the fact the city has more cash on hand than it had in 194344. Based on a valuation figure of slightly more than $10 000,000 in 1943-44. the levy for 1944-45 is expected to be about two mills less than the 17.1-cent levy of 1943-44, the rity superintendent stated. Most important business the council expected to discuss was that of a municipal . swimming pool which is being sought by several local groups and citizens. Prospect Prospect, June 20 Otto Bahr, night fireman for the George L. Jantzer Lumber Co., received from the war department, June lo, the Purple Heart with a gold star, and a citation for bravery that was posthumously awarded to his son, Harold V. Bahr, of the U.S.N.R., who was killed in action in the South Pacific area over a year ago. Miss Calleen Moore and Miss Annabelle Willrich left last week for Washington, where the for mer will visit her aunt, Mrs. Myrtle Gentry at Yakima, for a few weeks, and Miss Annabelle will spend the summer with her parents at Cumberland. The lat ter has been staying at the Fred Svlnth home here, and finishing her senior year at the local high school, as her parents moved to Washington the first of the year. The girls also stopped at Port land en route and visited an other member of their class. Miss Sharon Vanderwol. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Chapman and children spent June II with Mrs. Chapman's brother. Pvt. Meade, at Camp Abbott, near Bend. Mrs. Ed Pease and daughter, Miss Jean, spent Friday and Sat urday with friends in Medford. They were accompanied home by Miss Betty Jane Green of Medford, who spent Sunday with Miss Jean. Chauncey Arant returned to his home here June 16 after spending a few days In Eugene receiving medical treatment. Mr. Arant is greatly Improved In health. Mrs. Lewis sustained painful burns about the feet and legs June 18, when a pan of hot lard accldentlv tipped. Miss Gloria Dunagan of Med ford has been a guest at the home of her aunt. Mrs. James Dole. and cousin. Mrs. William Gaines for several days. Glenn Fairchild. Sr., employed In Douglas county, spent the week-end with his family here. Among local men going to Portland for pre-lnduction phy sical examinations June 13 were Harry Goode and Delbert Spain Mr. and Mrs. Maurice E. Scheel and little son. Jimmy, left June 16 for Corvallis where Mr. Schrel, superintendent of Pros pect schools, will attend sum mer school at Oregon State col lege. rre Mall Tribune Want Ads. (mMi BY FIRE Fire which broke out In the cocktail lounge of Valentine's cafe at 5 South Riverside at 12:05 this noon, did considerable dam age to the walls, paneling and the refrigeration system of the cafe. The fire was caused by an overheated motor In one of the refrigerators, cafe employes stat ed. Two of the large cases in the refrigerating system were dam aged considerably and the dec orations were damaged by smoke. Slight damage may have oc curred to the basement of Wain scott's Drugs next door to Val entine's, Fire Chief Elliott re ported. Shortly after the Valentine fire was reported, another was reported at 616 Catherine street, in the residence of H. C. Wain scott. An overheated oil stove started the blaze, which did very little damage.. The fire department was called out to the Zero Club late last evening, to -control a flue fire which reportedly did no damage.- . McLeod McLeod, June 20 Mrs. Blanche McKuin of Eastern Ore gon is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Meryle Carlton.: Mrs. Eva Seggesman, Mrs. Caroline Harding, Miss Elva and Zelda Carlton, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vaughn and Jackie Carlton all motored to Grants Pass Thurs day and took the sixth degree at the State Grange. Harry Harding, Jr., of Napa, Calif., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harding, Sr., for a couple of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Strass and daughter, Sandra, of Sams Valley, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack of Talent were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mc Donnell and family on June 11, Mrs. Maxine McEwen of Napa, Calif., Mrs. Caroline Harding. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Scheel and Jackie Carlton all attended the wedding reception in Med ford on June 1 of Miss Joan Edler and Alva Wright who were mar ried on that date. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dolencheck are Mrs. Ruth Ice of Medford and Mr. and Mrs. W. Mason and children. Mrs. Ann Beat of Chiloquin who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Stafford has re turned to her home. Mr. and Mrs. Jim McDowell and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wilson attended the show in Medford June 10. Closing time for Sunday Too Late to Classify 6:30 Saturday afternoon Please remember. . 117 SO. CENTRAL (Acme) TtUpholo) HARDY. SOLDIER Mickey Rooney, pint-sized movie star once rejected as physically unfit for military service, reports at Port MacArthur, Calif., as an Army nrivate. WEATHER Northern California: Fair to day and tonight, except cloudy near coast. Partly cloudy north Wednesday, fair south part and light rain northern coast and mountains. Little temperature change. AIR CADET KILLED Gardner Field, Calif., June 20 (U.R) Aviation Cadet Samuel D. Scott, 26, of Monmouth, 111. was killed yesterday when his plane collided with another near here, but the pilot of the other plane, Cadet Charles W. Wil liams, 24, parachuted to safety. SLABS -MIXED You'll like the Big, Rough Blox Compare the Quality of This Fuel Big 300 cu. ft. Load, 12 or 16-in. MEDFORD FUEL CO. Tel. 3111 mow sraomc us YOUR : REREC? Strong for Victory with the greatest Navy in the history of the world, the greatest Air Force, the best equipped Army. You share America's glory m help to make it stronger by buying MORE U. S. War Bonds and Stamps. Your Country needs money now. The money you lend is yours with interest when you need it. Strong after the war, free from skyrocketing prices. Every penny you put into War Stamps and Bonds helps to make America stronger. Buy an extra Bond now during the. 5th War Loan. MONTGOMERY WARD Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune iu ana - t" TEN YEARS AGO TODAY July zu 13J (It was Wednesday) n.ii.. 11 strike disturb I-UU-- M"-'- ance on Portland docks. , .i j rt KanU- rnhher Is uamuu, " - captured by posse and $2000 In loot recoverea. Partly cloudy. High 80, low 50 degrees. Federal housing plan to start within 60 days. Vallev turkey growers to meet and discuss prices. New Applegate bridge to be dedicated Sunday, with Grange in charge. Federal aid for Job less to end July 1, and state will then assume burden. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY July 20, 1924 at was Friday) E. M. Wilson suffers a broken ' shoulderblade in auto accident near Canyonville last Sunday. Rum, League of Nations, and G. O. P. scandals to be domi nant note in Democratic plat form. Page theater to be rebuilt at cost of $50,000. Fair and warmer. High 86, low 44 degrees. Business area and homes in Hilt, Cal., swept by flames. Earl Ulrich of Prospect drives down to sep the auto races. Talent bad boys who break street lights are known to sheriff. ENDURANCE FLIER KILLED Memphis, Tenn., June 20 (U.R) Captain Forrest O'Brine, 48, who with Dale Jackson es , tablished a world record for en durance flying in St. Louis, in 1930, was killed yesterday in a plane crash at El Paso, Tex., fourth ferrying group officials said here today. Closing time for Sunday Too Late to Classify 1:30 Saturday afternoon- Please remember. $550 1122 N. Central PHONE 3930
