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SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, August 10, 1944
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Now comes report Germany
is weary of Herr Hitler, his Nazi
outlaws, and all their works. At
long last, they are beginning to
'see the light,' and want to re
turn 'to the family of nations.'
There should be no great rush
of politicians, who messed up
things so-colossally on the do
mestic front, to welcome them.
The Germans took their time,
getting to the mourner's bench.
A citizen reports he Is In such
need of 'a good boy, not afraid
of work,' he would hire a bad
one.
Russia stands for sanity In the
post-war era, Moscow chirps. So
does America, but try and get
it, even in small doses.
...
Upstate democrats have de
manded a special session of the
legislature, the need of which is
not Immediately visible. They
probably want to change the
name of the Columbia river, to
improve the fishing, Instead of
jumping into it.
...
POTENT PISTOL TOTERS
(Woodland (Cal.) Democrat)
"We are astonished to learn
that a great many women who
shoot men do so 'because they
love them.' We've noticed this,
too, that when they shoot the
men they love they never
miss."
Der Fatherland Is in a dither
over the approaching Soviet In
vasion of the 'sacred soil of Prus
sia.' Restaurant patrons must
serve themselves, and wash the
dishes they use. With character
istic Nazi ruthlossness, any one
who sneaks out without so do
ing, will be shot.
A sailor after two years' fight
ing in the South Pacific, without
getting a scratch, home on a fur
lough, shot himself in the foot,
while cleaning a gun. This Is
akin to the brakeman, who after
30 years of railroading retired,
and was run over by a milk
wagon.
YE ED REFLECTS
(Bend Bulletin)
'"Die envelope was wasted,
and the chip board and the
photograph and the paper and
the labor of mailing and de
livering In Bend from Wash
ington. Wasted, too, we sup
pose Is this editorial."
.
An International WPA Is
planned for the world after the
struggle ends. By all means this
should Include 1934 tap dancing
classes for under privileged
youths of Irnn, Imk and India.
The most severe punishment
of his life has been Inflicted
upon Slgnor Mussolini. One of
his love letters to a Roman lady
has been published.
"Harold Talley was down to
attend the meeting but was a
little late as they had adjourn
ed." (Pine Creek Jottings.)
. . ., than never.
Grasshoppers are plentiful.
This Insures a good supply of
milk-fed turkeys next Novem
ber and record catches of trout
on a "Blue Professor" fly.
GARBACE MAN BLUES
(Rod Bluff (Cal.) News)
"For three long hard years, j
Despite smiles or tears,
We've worked through wind or
rain,
We worked when suffcrln' with
pain
Just quoting true facts plain.
We've worked with small gain
To glvo good service to patrons.
No difference, maids or patrons.
Then why be so unreasonably
unjust
That you think you must
Pass around the buck,
Just ca'isc he's out of luck
An' for a short time stuck
With an old broken truck,
An' can't come In a rush
Just to take a little brush?
Best, Intentions, ever so good
heart
Won't replace broken part."
rr4 M. Foley
I hp Hrtssinn Hrnhpm
Nothing succeeds like success.
For nearly 25 years the Russians had a terrible time
with their world-wide revolution.
The going was so difficult Stalin finally dropped
the idea, had the arch revolutionist Trotzky eliminat
ed, and the Comintern dissolved.
BUT since the battle of Stalingrad and the sensa
tional success of the Russian armies, the world
revolution has been going great guns, although it has
been a matter of peaceful penetration rather than
reformation by torce.
Anrl it. nrnmises to CO
Not because Soviet Russia demands it except
whom Russia has act.ua v
but because, as above
like success."
N article in the August
into sharn relief. The
of Latin America" by Carleton Beals, recognized as
one of the leading authorities on South America.
Russia it seems has always taken a keen interest in
Latin America and particularly Mexico where Trotz
ky found temporary asylum and eventually death.
But as long as Russia was a pariah among nations,
had hard work making her
communist regime, much less extend the shaky experi
ment to foreign lands, the Kremlin made little pro
gress down there.
The moment Russia turned the tide ot battle in
Europe, became the greatest military power in the
world, however, the entire political psychology of
Latin America transformed
In no time at all, the rank
American fascists, potential" and actual of course,
decided that a country that could do what Russia had
done on the field of battle, must have something on
the ball in other directions, and there was at once
a general move to find out exactly what that was and
is, what makes the Russians tick.
That movement is -now under full sway. And
it adds up to this : an end to the attitude south of the
Rio Grande of suspicion and hostility and its replace
ment by an attitude of warm sympathy and -keen
interest. Russia's success in battle has been the chief
cause of this.
And Russia, needless to add, has been quick to
recognize this change, and take advantage of it.
Mexico City, not Washington, D. C, is now the
center of Russian activities in the western hemi
sphere, and as the author observes :
"Russia has a plan. In Mexico, Costa Rica and the lands
to the south Oumunsky (the Soviet Ambassador to Mexico)
lets no grass grow under his feet. ' Today he is the most
popular diplomat in Mexico. Embassy cocktail hours are
crammed by the elite (except ardent Catholics) by writers,
poets, economists, generals and politicians. Those with no
love of Communist doctrines attend because of the success
of the Soviet armies, because of the influence Russia will
exert in future world affairs, because Oumansky himself is
colorful and dynamic because, well, because Soviet gath
erings are now "a la mode."
Actually there are now two Russlas: the present Stalinist
war government Intent on victory; and the legendary Russia
still thought of as the land of proletarian Utopia.
It Is this legendary Russia which lifts the hearts of Com
munists, and of many liberals and ' intellectuals, the
world over. But It Is wartime Russia that Influences govern
ments and power politics and that, because of Its new
Industrial potency excites the Interest of traders and trade
bureaus. Soviet Intervention In world affairs remains
a double-headed engine, a Janus-faced enigma. Officially
the Soviets play "Hcalpolitik" with cold intensity, scorn
no alliance however reactionary, that promotes victory, or
Improves their position vis a vis England and the United
States.
"At the same time the Russian regime holds In Its hands
willy-nilly, the dynamite of social revolution everywhere on
earth. For 30 years after the French revolution of 1792
had been swallowed up by the counter revolution South
Americans' engaged In bloody wars and civil conflicts over
liberty, equality and fraternity. Something similar may
again occur."
And if it does what then? Do the people of the
United States WANT a social revolution in this
country?
And if it doesn't, what of the increasing Russian
influence in Latin America when peace returns, trade
is resumed, and the letter and spirit of the Monroe
doctrine becomes involved, ns under such circum
stances it is bound to, unless that like our traditional
isolationism, is abandoned.
Much food for thought hero, boys and girls I
MO one wishes to dampen our own or South Ameri-
can enthusiasm for Russia, do or say anything
that might in any way offend that great country,
whose role in this war is such a determining factor,
and whose influence in the post war world is bound
to be so great.
BUT, as we see it there is no reason why we can't
appreciate Russia as an ally in war, and an invaluable
one, to the fullest; and at the same time neither
endorse her brand of politics, nor submit in the post
war world to her political and economic domination !
The Party Platforms
Another question propounded has been what we
think of the Republican and
it seems comment in this direction in this depart
ment's report of the two conventions, was somewhat
lacking.
No doubt it was.
And we fear for the duration of the campaign it
will be. For frankly we regard serious consideration
of the two party platforms a waste of space and time.
For what are platforms really?
They are nothing but "molasses to catch flies,"
blanket promises to catch votes, and factional com
promises often carried to ridiculous extents.
Anyone who regards them seriously, as in any
sense contracts which will be carried out willy-nilly
much further.
conauerea ner neirrnDors.
noted "nothing succeeds
Harper's brings this fact
title is "The Soviet Wooing
own country click under a
over night.
and file, not the South
Democratic platforms,
by the victorious party, are certainly both naive and
ignorant.
After election President Roosevelt has never paid
the slightest attention to his platform. If elected, we
are quite sure Governor Dewey will do little, if any
better.
Party platforms, under prevailing conditions, are
useful as cwpaign buttons and Gallup polls are use
ful, no more, perhaps less !
News Behind
The News
By Paul Malloo
Washington, Aug. 10 The
heavy toll in the primaries re
flects some dogged, desperate in-
s 1 d e fighting
which does not
appear on the
surface. Con
gressmen r e -turning
from
the political
battle fields
back home
continue to re
port little pub
ile interest.
One senator
says people
thought it an
imposition for him to talk at all
They did not listen to speeches
and voting everywhere is light
Yet those citizens who are
primarily interested In politics,
and also those who make it their
trade, are anything but ana
thetic, judging from the sena
torial mortality rate.
INTERPRETATIONS are diffi
cult and confused. Some auth
orities are interpreting the re
cent defeat of well-known Sen
ator Bennett Clark to his isola
tionism. It may be that, but it
also may have been an accumu
lation of personal things which
damaged his popularity, pos
sibly, also the fact that he was
in with National Chairman Han
negan now, which seemed a
slight change of character for
him.
Most probably, the Influence
of a St. Louis newspaper was
important against him, claiming
he would vote against any post
war settlement because of his
father's grudge against Wood
row Wilson. I suspect it was
mainly because he was seldom
on the Job.
Familiar Cotton Ed Smith's de
feat was attributed to his oppo
sition to the New Deal (and un
questionably the New Deal won
the race), but I suspect the fact
that he is 80 years of age had
much to do with it. He just
could not organize as he former
ly did.
Senator Rufus Holman lost
In Oregon, and this, too, Is said
to be a victory against isolation
ism, but it also may have been
due to personal prestige.
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AS FAR as Isolation versus in
tnrnnllnnnltcm is rnnpcmad.
the score so far stands exactly
even. Defeated or not running
for re-election are the so-called
anti-Internationalists, Clark of
Idaho and Reynolds of rMorth
Carolina, as well as Holman.
and Clark of Missouri. But the
successful list of anti-interna
tionalists Includes Nye. Gillette
of Iowa. Tobey of New Hamp
shire (and notably Representa
tive Fish, whoso victory Is at
tributed mainly to the personal
sympathy engendered by his
heavy opposition which made
him an underdog). Mrs. Cara
way, on the other hand, who
pported F. D. H. policy, was
defeated.
WHAT this plainly shows Is
that the argument Is dead.
This was evident before the pri
maries, in fact before the war
when both Nye and Tobey an
nounced they were for world co
operation. The stands taKen Dy noosc-
velt and Dewey for the national
fray also show the only remain
ing argument may develop be
tween idealistics or practical co
operation with the world, not
whether there should be co-operation.
Many false symptoms,
therefore, are being read into
the results. Two real ones stand
out truly in my opinion. Pri
maries are largely organization
al fights. The man with the best
organization usually wins, es
pecially when voting Is light and
interest low.
It Is plain from the results
that Inner political organization
has developed far beyond what
we have known before. (This
will be true also nationally with
Dewey spending the bulk of his
labors so far in organization and
Democratic Chairman Hanncgan
calling for house-to-house can
vass) But wherever the organ
ization explanation does not hold ,
true the heavy turnover Is a
sign people arc thinking things
out. for a change. Thoughts ofj
most citizens may be across the'
seas, hut those who have enough !
direct interest in primaries to .
cast a vole seem to have maiic 1
it their business to know who
stays on the Job In the senate
chamber and whose prestige in
the senate is high. j
CLASS REUNION
Boston (UP-1 Twenty-two
members more than one-third
of Boston university's 80-year
class attended the annual lunch- i
eon reunion this year Of the
group, four arc currently univer
sity trustees. I
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Observations
Maybe you have said In your
neighborhood, as we have in
ours, when someone has suggest
ed putting on a play, that it was
no use; local talent couldn't pos
sibly compete with the movies.
Well, I've seen that argument
knocked into a cocked hat since
in Seattle.
A certain home here grew to
be a great favorite with the uni
versity students. They liked to
drop in of evenings and finally
some of the drama students, as
their offering toward the eve
ning's entertainment, gave lit
tle plays. The word got around
and soon outsiders were begging
to be asked to these affairs.
A larger room was found and
a small admission charged to
pay for costuming. Here, too, the
people wishing to attend exceed
ed seating capacity. This led to
the erecting of a real little the
ater, though such a different
one as theaters go. For this is
still small, with a seating capac
ity of only 200 and is arranged
just like the living room of the
average home. There is no stage,
the plays being given in the
center of the room, with seats
along the walls all the way
round, just as they would be in
a home. The play is given three
nights a week and a different
one put on every six weeks. So
popular has this Penthouse The
ater become, the house is "sold
out at every performance.
Which just goes to prove we're
all neighborhood people at heart
and that home talent produc
tions will always be favorites.
It was told that Hollywood
scouts frequently attend and one
of the cast Is sometimes given
an opportunity with the moving
picture industry. I couldn't help
but wonder if much of the fa
vorable impression given wasn't
due to the timple living room
effect of the stage setting There
Is an intimacy, and therefore a
naturalness. In the nearness of
the actors to the audience which
can't be achieved in a formal
theater.
Maybo we should try some
thing like that in my home
neighborhood. We have some
mighty glamorous girls and if
I'm allowed to help in the cast
ing, I know exactly whom I'd
choose for the dark and hand
some hero On the other hand,
maybe that idea isn't so good.
I'd probably be cast as the Irish
washerwoman, be deserted by
the hero and so one more Amer
ican home would bite the dust
In Reno. To trade a logger in
hand for a hero on the stage
would be no bargain, so for our
neighborhood amusement, I
think we'd better stick to the
Pumpkin Rollers' ball, as here
tofore. ,
Phoenix Soldier in
Chemical Warfare
XIV Corps Service Command,
Southwest Pacific Pvt. Dale
H. Job, Phoenix, Ore., is serving
with a chemical warfare section
of an advanced base. Service
Command, in a southwest Paci
fic combat zone. Pvt. Job en
tered the service In December
of 1941 at the Presidia, Monte
rey, Calif., and later trained
at Edgcwood Arsenal, Md. He
has been overseas since May of
1942.
Pvt. Job Is the son of Ona
Job of Phoenix. In civilian life
Pvt. Job and his father oper
ated a farm in the vicinity of
Phoenix.
'KICK OFF' COSTS $15
Newburyport, Mass. (U.R)
Told that high school football
star Robert Rose "kicked off"
with a cat instead of a football,
a district Judge pondered the
case, finally fined him $13 for
"unnecessary roughness."
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PAR-STORES
F,
AIR FORCE
OUTFIT
At a 12th AAF B-25 Base-
Technical Sergeant Wayne M
I Falrchild, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus Fairchild of Medford.
Ore., is serving with a veteran
B-25 Mitchell bombardment
wing and is authorized to wear
the Distinguished Unit Badge,
awarded for battle honors to his
group for its participation In the
Tunisian and Sicilian campaigns,
it Is announced by 12th Air
Force Headquarters in Italy.
The Billy Mitchell group with
which the sergeant is serving
has come up through the Egyp
tian desert, where it supported
the famous Eighth Army in its
drives against the German
"desert fox," Rommel. It has
turned in outstanding perform
ances In hitting enemy -forces
and communications throughout
the Tunisian and Sicilian cam
paigns, and Is now playing an
important part in the "opera-
lions strangle" of enemy lines
of withdrawal in Central and
Northern Italy.
Sergeant Fairchild, who en
tered the Army Air Forces Jan-
narv 31. 1941. and went over
seas to an Egyptian port in Feb
ruary. 1943, is also entitled to
wear the American Defense rib
hnn thn flood Conduct medal
and the European-African Middle-East
campaign ribbon with
three battle stars.
Sgt. Fairchild's parents reside
at Route 1, Box 197. He attended
Medford senior high school,
graduating with the class of
1940.
Rev. John Cochran
From Argentina
To Speak Friday
The Rev. John A. Cochran,
district superintendent of the
Church of the Nazarene In Ar
gentina, will speak ir the Med
ford Church of the Nazarene.
Holly at First streets, Friday at
8 p. m.
Rolf rnrhmn has sDcnt seven
years in the missionary field
he represents and has been home
only a few months. He expects
to return to his field of mission
ary operation In November of
this year. In South America he
resides in Buenos Aires and
supervises six American mis
sionaries and 20 native minis
ters. '
The Rev. Mr. Cochran Is now
mnirinir n tour of the Oregon
Pacific district under the direc
tion of Mrs. Fred M. Weatner
ford, district president of the
Women's Foreign Mission
society.
He will have something to say
rircLhanH Information rela
tive to the economic situation in
Argentina, which has ciieciea
the position she has assumed
relative to the war situation.
Rev. Cochran is a young man
and was one of the few mission-
.nnira nt the Quadren
nial General Assembly of the
Church of the Nazarene last
June. The public is invited to
hear his message.
Daily Weather Report
Forecasts .
.. a ...i..,tv- rMnr tn nftrx-
ly cloudy tonight and Friday, with
little crmnire in
Oregon: PBrtly cloudy tonlht na
Friday. Utile change In temperature.
Tnntnn a year ago today:
HlBhest, 84: lowest, 64.
i H.kl. nnkolnltjltlnn. .11
luuitm.j - -. "
Inch. Excesa lor the month, as Inch.
Ttatal procipuauon since Dim,
ber 1. 1943. 16 04 Inches. Deficiency
lor the araaon. oi men.
.-,t.. k,,n.iiit A-an n m. Tea-
terday, 34; 4 30 a. m. today, 73.
Sunrise 8:19 a. m., sunset 8:17 p. nv
Past 34 hours
High
Low Prec.
Boise ......
Boston
81
81
es
90
81
77
B4
89
84
B8
88
78
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91
70
51
83
70
80
50
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81
58
83
73
58
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55
57
63
Chicago
Denvcr ,
Eureka
Havre
Loa Angeles -
Mrdfonl New York
Omaha -
Phoenix
Portland
Reno .
Rosebura
Salt like
Pan Francisco
88
60
Spokane 75
Washington, D. c. -Yakima
75
83
61
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Actor Fights Japs
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(Acme Telephoto)
Caesar Romero, former motion pic
ture actor, plays real life role as ht
handles winches lowering landing
barges over side of Navy figntinE
craft at Tinian Island assault
Donald R. Stone
Operator, Gunner
On B-25 Bomber
At a 12th AAF B-25 Base
Staff Sgt. Donald R. Stone of
Medford, radio operator and
gunner on a B-25 Mitchell bomb
er, recently participated in his
group's 400th mission. This vet
eran B-25 group, operating in the
Mediterranean area, has partici
pated in the Tunisian, Balkan
and Italian campaigns. It was
the first group to bomb Rome
and Sofia and was the first to
operate from bases in Italy. It
was also the first group to use
B-25 s mounting 75 mm cannon
r 1 first to use the modified
B-25 with waist and tail guns.
Sgt. Stone's wife and his
mother, Mrs. Ben F. Stone, re
side at 621 West Eleventh
street, Medford.
From where
With 57 blue stars on our Serv
ice Flag, our town's been mighty
excited over the way things are
progressing on the Continent.
"Shncks," says Bob New
comb happily, "I knew we were
going to lick them Nazis, soon
as the Invasion started."
"I knew it before that," says
Doc Holllster. "I knew it from
the way our boys were getting
along with their British bud
dies in those English camps.
They had a lot of differences
to overcome before they could
work together as a team. And
they overcame 'em."
Vo. 89 of a Series
The Opening of the
TEXACO SERVICE STATION
at Riverside and Jackson Sti.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 8 A. M.
By DALE CARR
Formerly of Cantrall'i Station
FACTORY
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200 Cubic
Foot Load
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Timber Product Company
Flight Time
Mediord and Jackson Co. His
tory from tha files of the Mall
Tribuna 10 and 20 years ago
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
August in. i3J
(It Was Friday)
Cannery Bartletts all harvest
ed at $32.50 per ton.
Autolsts, following police
warnings hurry to get 1939 li
censes. NRA nersonnel to be reduced.
as the bureau is overcrowded
with clerks.
Fair. High 93, low 84 de
grees. Heavy showers bring relief to
drouth stricken Mid-west states.
Carolina preacher to "prove
the power of prayers" permltj
himself to be bitten by a rattle
snake.
Alvln Karpis, desperado long
sought as a suspect in Bremer
kidnaping jailed.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
August 10. 1924
(It Was Sunday)
Allies decide upon plan for
evacuation of the Ruhr.
Fair. High 95, low 49 de
grees. Democratic candidate for gov
ernor in South Dakota injured
by bull.
Roseburg dry agent accused
of shooting hotel employe while
intoxicated.
President Coolidge flays hat
red and "sowers of class preju
dice." Ashland Creek watershed U
closed to all travel.
Natron cut-off to be ready for
travel in 1926.
Forest fire on Galls Creek un
der control.
QUIZ FILM STAR IN
LOSS OF FINE BROOCH
Mexico City, Aug. 10 (U.R)
Four persons, including Film
Star Bruce Cabot, v ere ques
tioned today about the disap
pearance at a gay party of a $50,
000 emerald brooch belonging
U Mrs. Valentina Astermau
Garcia de Olay, attractive wife
of the Spanish ambassador to
Cuba.
Mrs. Garcia de Olay made it
clear that none of the four were
under suspicion.
I sit ... ly Joe Marsh, i
What Made Our
Invasion a Success?
From where I sit, Doc'a
mighty right The success of onr
Invasion began months ago
when the English Tommies and
the GI Joes got together over
friendly beer, and games of
darts and learned to like each
other in spite of differences In
tastes and habits.
And that spirit of tolerance
and understanding between
men and nations will go far to
wards buildiiij a secure Peace,
too.
Copyright, 1944. Bmang Industry Foundation
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