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Portland, Ore., Aug. 18 (U.B
Russell Hopkinson, director of
the commercial development de
partment of the U. S. Rubber
company, said today that Ore
gon, with its "wealth of stand
ing timber, would occupy an inv
portant place in 'the national
synthetic rubber program as the
result of its processes developed
for utilization of wood waste.
He pointed out that the pro
cess for manufacturing rayon
from cellulose obtained from
wood waste would afford the
state the possibiltiy of a strong
part also in the synthetic rubber
tire industry.
Commenting on the part
plants producing alcohol from
wood waste would play in the
synthetic rubber program, Hop-
knison said much of their pro
duction would be absorbed local
ly, "thus eliminating the neces
sity for shipping in alcohol that
could then be used for- rubber
manufacture."
Hopkinson was in Portland to
study industrial developments
in the area.
LT. HELMAN WILL
INSTRUCT PILOTS
Columbus, O., Aug. 18 Lt.
Thomas A. Helman, son of Mrs.
Alice N. Helman of 420 Pearl
street, Medford, Ore., has report
ed to the AAF Training Com
mand's Lockbourne Army Air
Base to attend the Central In
structor's school for B-17 Flying
Fortress pilots.
Upon completion of his course
here, he will be a qualified in
structor of flying for this famous
army bomber.
He won his wings on May 24,
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Woodrow and Crater Lake
1943, as Waco, Tex., and took his
previous flying training at San
Angelo, Tex.
He has since seen service as a
combat pilot in the European
theater of operations where he
was decorated with the Air
Medal and three Oak Leaf Clus
ters, the Distinguished Flying
Cross and the Purple Heart.
FUNERAL
11 At SATURDAY
Services for Loyd D. Tucker,
who passed away in Klamath
Falls Monday, will be held in
the Conger-Morris Chapel at 11
a. m. Saturday with the Rev.
Ward Rice officiating. Interment
will be in the family plot in
Brownsboro cemetery.
He was born in Bristol, Iowa,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
E. Tucker and came to Medford
with his parents, when about
nine, living here until 1937. At
that time he moved to a ranch
near Klamath Falls, where he
was residing at the time of his
death.
He leaves his mother, Mrs.
Sarah E. Tucker, Medford, and
two sisters, Mrs. May Anning.
Medford, and Mrs. Ellen E.
Jacobsen, Relianda, Calif.
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' Jack Carter Moore, charged
with uttering a forged check
last June was sentenced yester
day by Circuit Judge Herbert
K. Hanna to serve a term not
to exceed five years in state
prison. Moore entered a plea of
guilty on a district attorney's
information. The forgery was on
a Redding, Cal., bank.
Harry R. Black, charged with
obtaining money under false
pretense was granted a continu
ance of sentence, on a plea of
guilty. He allegedly passed a
spurrious check for $10 on
Lilly s Place. Charles L. Mc
Laughlin, charged with passing
a spurrious check on A. O.
Tollefson, service station oper
ators, was granted a six months'
suspended sentence.
Congress declared war for
mally against England on July
8, 1773.
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NARCOTIC RING
BOOTH AS FRONT
San Francisco, Aug. 18. U.R)
Boardwalk concessions in
Santa Cruz, Calif., which solicit
ed customers to "stab the axis"
and throw darts "till you win"
actually shielded operations of
a nationwide narcotics syndicate
with international ramifications,
federal narcotics agents asserted
today.
Joseph A. Manning, supervi
sor of the federal narcotics
squad, announced the arrests of
Sam Maugeri, 32, Santa Cruz
concessionaire, here and of Joe
("the eye") Tocco, 43, in Chicago
on charges of illegal possession
and transportation of drugs.
Many more arrests are expected,
Manning said. The alleged syn
dicate, he declared, had its head
quarters at Santa Cruz with
"wholesalers" In every major
city in the United States.
Tocco, assertedly a former
New York gang leader, was ar
rested on an eastbound stream
liner from San Francisco at Chi
cago with $300,000 worth of
Mexican-grown opium in his
possession, Manning said. Mau
geri, an alleged former member
of the Italian "Black Hand"
society here, has served prison
terms for counterfeiting and in
prohibition days for bootlegging,
Manning said.
Sgt. Leslie Corey
Is Inspector At
Base in England
An VIII Air Force Service
Command Station. England
Staff Sgt. Leslie Corey, who for
merly lived in Medford, Ore., is
now one of the technical in
spectors at this major repair and
supply depot. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Corey, now
living at 1464 Marion street,
Salem, Ore.
Sgt. Corey makes periodic in
spections of maintenance and
supply shops to see that all tech
nical orders and regulations are
complied with. The work has an
important bearing in keeping
this command at top efficiency
and insuring that all aircraft are
supplied, maintained and repair
ed with thoroughness.
A graduate of St. Mary's
Academy in 1942, Sgt. Corey en
tered service in December, 1942.
He attended Air Force technical
schools at Sheppard Field, Tex.,
Fort Logan, Colo., and at Rome
Army Air Base, N. Y., to become
qualified for his present mili
tary duties.
SOLDIER FINED $2.50
ON, OLD SPEED CHARGE
Pvt. Jack R. McCoy, arrested
last June on a charge of viola
tion of the basic rule was as
sessed $2.50 and costs on a plea
of guilty in Justice court yester
day. Pvt. McCoy returned here
recently from a tour of duty in
eastern Oregon. The state po
lice report showed McCoy had
driven through heavy evening
traffic in Ashland at 50 miles
per hour.
Following The Crowd
Babson Advises Against It
By Roger W. Babson
Babson Park, Mass., Aug. 18.
(Special Correspondence). I
think it can statistically be
proven that the public is usually
wrong in its forecasting of real
estate, commodity and invest
ment problems. Certainly, those
who "follow the crowd" lose
money in the end, while those
who do the opposite usually
make money. Furthermore those
who act differently from the
"crowd" perform a real service
and are entitled to a good profit
for their independence and cour
age. Let me this week give three
illustrations.
Filling Stations
Those who drive about the
country today must be impress
ed by the number of vacant
filling stations. Not only are
these found in the woods, but
also in the active suburbs of our
cities. I am sure that every one
of the thousand or more com
munities where my column is
read has these vacant filling sta
tions. In most cases, the pumps
have either been removed or
boarded up. They may be closed
for lack of business or because
the owner has gone into the ser
vice or important war work.
Of course it is self-evident
that with cars on the road re
duced by millions and with the
gasoline and tire restrictions,
fewer filling stations can profit
ably exist today than was the
case before the war. On the
other hand, it seems only com
mon sense that most of these
closed filling stations will open
up again after the war. They
then may have just as good, and
perhaps better, business. Many
of these filling stations are for
sale at a distinct discount from
their pre-war prices; they ap
pear to me to be one of the very
best bargains available today.
The "crowd" are neglecting
them and act as if the war
would last forever, but there
will be a few wise persons who
will soon begin to pick them up.
In some cases, the purchasers
will operate them themselves;
while in others they will sell
them at a good profit.
Vacant Stores
As I go about various cities I
am greatly impressed with the
number of vacant small stores.
In some cases the proprietor has
been drafted into the service or
has found he could make more
money in war work. In other
cases the help problem and the
difficulties of securing merch
andise have compelled the clos
ing of the store. Probably 250,
000 of these stores have been
closed during the past three
years. In the meantime, the total
retail sales of the country have
constantly 'been increasing.
Most of these stores will re
open at a profit.' The proprietor
of a small store has many advan
tages over the owner of a large
store. The small store proprietor
usually leases, and hence is in a
position to change his location
when circumstances make it de
sirable. He is exempt from the
various labor restrictions and
taxes to which the large store is
subject. Most important, he can
buy nationally advertised, single
priced goods and sell them in
competition with the chain and
other larger stores. Furthermore
there always will be a large
number of people who wish to
deal with a small neighborhood
store rather than be lost in a
large department store or chain
store. The "crowd" are now
neglecting these vacant stores;
but the few wise people who are
re-renting them and starting a
small busiuess will some day be
rewarded.
Getting Jobs
I do not criticize anyone for
giving up a good peace job to go
into war work if the motive is
patriotic. When, however, the
motive is to get more money I
believe that the person is merely
"following the crowd" and will
sooner or later regret having
made the change. Already many
of these people are seeing their
mistake and are trying to get
back to peace Jobs. Certainly,
this is not a patriotic thing to do
except with the approval of the
local U. S. Employment Service.
Those who have been loyal to
their old employers and have
not "followed the crowd" into
new jobs, just to get more
money, will soon feel re-paid for
their loyalty. Hence, whether
we consider real estate or busi
nesses or jobs, the most satisfac
tion in the end comes to those
who refuse to "follow the
crowd." Integrity, Industry and
vision pay good dividends when
we take time to study the facts
and have the courage to act
upon our decisions.
PORTLAND OUTFIT
H LEGION FINALS
Great Falls, Mont., Aug. 18
U.R) Fighting bunch of Ameri
can Legion Junior baseball
players from Payette, Ida., will
face an unbeaten Portland, Ore
gon club in a final game here
today for the region one title
forcing the Oregonians to a 2-2
tie last night.
Both teams lived up to their
championship reputations in a
thrill-packed game that ended
in a deadlock after one extra
inning because of darkness. The
Idaho boys, who dropped a first
round contest to the Oregon
team, came back strong last
night to keep in the running for
playoff honors.
WILLIAM L. TRURMAN
PASSES IN SEATTLE
William L. Thurman, a resi
dent of Medford passed away in
a Srtittle hospital earlier In the
week. Funeral services will be
held in Seattle and interment
will follow in Siskiyou Memorial
Park here. A complete obituary
will be published as soon as the
arrangements can be completed
by the Perl Funeral Home.
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Dracula of Films
Also Fiendish At
Home Says Wife
Hollywood, Aug. 18. (U.R)
Bela "Dracula" Lugosi, monster
fiend, and madman of scores of
movies, was an inhuman hus
band at home, ex-Actress Lillian
Arch said today in a divorce
suit.
The cruel treatment of the
man who drives his movie vie-1
tims mad with a scowl left her ,
with impaired health, her happl-1
ness destroyed, and surrounded I
by a miserable and discordant i
home life, she said. '
Friday, August IS, 1944
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE KItTS
They separated Aug. 18 on
Lugosi's return from a six
months engagement in "Arsenic
and Old Lace."
They were married Jan. 81,
1933, and have a six-year-old
son.
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