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By Arthur Parry
It turned off chilly a couple of
mornings last week, causing the
Older Girls to think about the
soft, lovely, warm blankets the
stores have been advising them
to buy most of the summer.
.
E. Ulrlch, the Prospect mt-wm
towned in mid-week and report
ed hail as big as goose eggs and
baseballs, pounded his garden
and left it like Gen. (B. & G.)
Patton had passed through.
. .
A contemporary doubts the
average speed of Oregon motor
ists is 50 mph. as figured by
state officials. If they don't
make that speed, it's because
their go-carts haint what they
used to be.
...
Kids will be going to school
again in another month, and the
more optimistic predict the war
with Germany will bo over be
fore then, so the pupils won t be
dismissed to celebrate the peace.
...
Dan Cupid has been busy at
the cthse this month so far.
Many looking preachers in the
eye have returned from pulling
the trigger when they saw the
whites of the enemy's eyes.
. .
Threshing of the valley grain
crop is well along, and not all
of it was ate up by birds, as far
mers feared earlier in the year.
Rural residents have started re
porting they counted 37 deer
having supper at a neighbor's
haystack, with hay $20 a ton.
...
The shortage of cigarettes still
looms, but docs not come to
pass. There is no truth in the
rumor the administration will
launch "roll your own" classes
in all counties, to case the ca
lamity, ...
A number of the. Main Stem
awnings are now weather-beaten
and also been whipped by all
the other rugged forces of
nature.
...
Dick Phnlr has carpenters
working at his new place, and
to date neither his titan-haired
daughter or dynamic son have
cut off one of his feet, while at
play.
...
The coming of peace will pro
duce one of the greatest mass
celebrations the world has ever
known, and cities and towns arc
making plans to control the
whoopee, which they can't, and
might as well order the sun to
tand still.
...
The buckeyes on the horse
chestnut trees have started to
develop. One in the hip-pocket
is the sheriff's favorite cure fur
rheumatism.
...
The C. Wig Ashpnle boy
Chuck won a prize in the Ante
lope 4-11 fair. Good work, Chuck!
...
At the Thurs. eve torso twist
ing, the villains all met a richly
deserved fate and were scientifi
cally scrunched.
...
F. Luy, the Phoenix-Antelope
cowman spent the week salting
steers, and counting same, In
the high hills.
...
Citizens have started taking
time by the forelock, and get
ting in their winter wood, as all
signs indicate there will be one.
.
Valley Democrats and New
Dealers arc losing faith in their
favorite straw vote polls for
president, since it shows their
man losing, along with other
signs the nation will change
horses in the middle of the
stream,
...
Watermelons are now ripe
enough to steal. Some are big
enough to fill a candy bucket.
...
Juvenile delinuency here
about is on the decline. How
ever, several cases of 16-year-old
boyi attempting to raise whis
kers have been reported.
ItiDuu. Wuil Ada,
Sunday, August 20, 1944
An Answer
To the Editor:
In the first place let ma tell you I am laboring man.
I believe in unions though I do not happen to belong to one
Just now. But I don't believe in your doctrine that unions
should go into politics as the C.I.O. does. I don't believe in
a political union any more than I believe in a political
church. And I predict that unless the C.I.O. sees the error
of its ways and gets out of politics, It will bust wide open
one of these days and sink a 100 fathoms deep. Its epitaph
will be "torpedoed by politics". No you can't mix them
up, brother, when politics comes in the door, unity goes out.
Yours for REAL non-partisanship,
N. S. Smith, Rogue River, Oregon, Aug. 16th.
We have not been able to identify Mr. N. S. Smith
in Rogue River, but he may live somewhere in that
vicinity.
At anv rate we are glad
for it is well written and does stress an interesting
point, and one which we agree, has considerable sub
stance.
More than that we would
thesis as far as social, religious or fraternal organiza
tions are concerned.
BUT labor unions are not social, religious or frater
nal niTrani'ntintu nnvmni'o than pnmmerrial or
ganizations are, they are essentially business or
ganizations designed to further the material interests
of the members.
And they have the same right to take an active
part in politics that any commercial organizations
have, U. S. Chambers of
Association or what not
affect business conditions.
DUT not PARTISAN politics!
-The moment C.I.O., or any
commercial organization, becomes a rubber-stamp
for any ONE political party ; goes down the line rain
or shine for any ONE political organization regard
less of principles or personnel, then it is doomed, and
partisan politics will be the cause of death.
.....
DUT being the obedient "yes-man" for a certain
- party is one thing, being active in politics regard
less of party, where politics vitally affect the interests
of the membership is quite another.
The latter course has its dangers, we grant. There
can be too much of a good thing, and unwise general
ship may prove costly.
But the issue is not between wise and unwise politi
cal action, but between political action, or no political
action at all.
If we understand our correspondent correctly he
would allow no political activity on the part of labor
unions as unions.
The Mail Tribune disagrees, we would welcome
such activity, and would meet such a challenge not
by trying to have- less of that sort of thing but more
of it; not restricting the movement but extending it
all through the body-politic, thus getting as close to
100 political participation as we can, and as close,
incidentally, to a perfect democracy as human limita
tions allow.
DERHAPS at this point Mr. Smith would call atten-
tion to the fact the C.I.O., is really a partisan or
ganization, for it always votes the Democratic ticket
straight.
That seems to be a very popular belief but it cer
tainly has no validity in fact.
Only a few months ago in the primary in this state
Oregon Labor including the C.I.O., endorsed ex-Governor
Snrague on the Republican Senatorial ticket
and did not endorse Guy Cordon. It endorsed Walter
Whitbeck on the Democratic ticket and opposed
Edgar Smith.
Incidentally both candidates OPPOSED by the
C.I.O. won!
Surely our correspondent
the fact that four years ago John L. Lewis, the orig
inal Messiah of C.I.O. bitterly opposed President
Roosevelt and ordered his followers to go down the
line for Mr. Wendell Willkie.
The members refused.
Rut the two incidents certainly squashes anv parti
san indictment against this organization.
. . . .
MO as above stated, blind political partisanship will
kill any organization that is not, like Tammany or
the Union League club, essentially political in character.
But non-partisan political
more we have of the latter
tions but in all other organizations throughout the
nation, the bettor lor the country and for democratic
government.
A Foot
As a footnote to the above the idea that widespread
abor participation in politics, would threaten to de
velop a labor government, or perhaps a "dictatorship
of the proletariat," just doesn't stand up in the light
of experience, and for two main reasons:
One: the labor leaders who control the political
policies can't control, or deliver, the membership
votes.
This fact was clearly demonstrated four years ago
when John L. Lewis told his men to vote one way and
they voted another.
Two : the rank and file of labor as well as organized
labor leadership in this country, are strongly opposed
to any form of political radicalism or dictatorship.
This has been demonstrated repeatedly, and is a
matter of official record in the minutes'of at least
90r;. of the U. S. labor organizations.
There are exceptions of course. But by and large
the greatest single political force against radicalism
in this country is not found in organized capital but
in organized labor, for the very simple reason that
labor not capital has the more votes.
to Mr. Smith
to print the communication,
entirely endorse N.S.M.'s
Commerce, Manufacturers
for political factors vitally
No.
other labor union or
can not have fortrotten
activity won't. And the
not onlv m labor organiza
Note
OF BAYDISTRICT
F.R. Orders Enforcement of
W.LB. Board To Fill
War Orders.
San Francisco, Aug. 19 (U.R)
Fighting a union ban on over
time work in machine shops of
the San Francisco Bay area, the
U. S. navy, on ordsrs from Presi-
dent Roosevelt, today took over
the operation of 99 additional
plants bringing the total for
the region to 104 government-
controlled war industries ac
quired in the last five days.
Admiral Harold G. Bowen, an
nouncing the seizure at a press
conference shortly after it had
been reported from Washington,
said new overtime schedules in
the shops would be posted not
later than noon Monday.
Sanctions against all workers
who refuse to obey the posted
overtime hours will be invoked
immediately, Bowen said. These
include threat of induction into
the armed forces; taking away
of extra gasoline rations by the
OPA; and refusal of Job referral
privileges by the War Labor
Board.
The admiral pointed out that
In certain of the new plants over
time work might not be neces
sary for the performance of war
contracts and in these plants
overtime work would not be
scheduled.
Bowen said he was undecided
yet on the placing of a naval of
fice in each of the seized plants.
"We are taking over these
plants," said Bowen, "to enforce
the directive of the War Labor
Board that is the main objec
tive." The new presidential order
covers all the shops in the San
Francisco Bay region in war in
dustries which have contracts
with Lodge 68 of the Interna
tional Association of aMchinists.
Admiral Bowen set the dead
line as August 22 for workmen
in the 99 newly-seized plants to
get back to the overtime sched
ules. The machinists, after thd navy
took over five shops earlier in
the week because of the union's
refusal to allow more than 48
hours a week work, voted at a
meeting Thursday night to ex
clude this clause from the rules
in the seized plnnts but retain
ed it in the 99 "free" shops
which subsequently were taken
over by the navy today.
With the new directive putting
all the shops under government
control, Lodge 68 has called an
other meeting for tomorrow
morniag to consider future ac
tion. s
New Orleans, Aug. 19 CU R'
Andrew J. Higgins, president
Higgins industries, charged to
day that Henry Kaiser had sent
men to New Orleans for the pur
pose of recruiting all the men
they can from those recently re
leased at Higgins Aircraft.
"We consider it outrageous,"
he said, "and we seriously pro
test against Kaiser being per
mitted to come into this section
to recruit labor.
"It has only been a few weeks
ago that there was a furor here
about this area being classed as
a critical labor market; all that
stir up possibly being ammuni
tion and Justification of cancel
lation of the Higgins contract."
MARKADE CENTER
WILL KEEP OPEN
On the recommendation of ar
my officers, plans were made for
continuing activities of the Mnr
Kadc at a committee meeting
yesterday forenoon. The recrea
tion center for servicemen, main
tained at St. Mark's Episcopal
church on North Onkdale ave,
mie, was closed Thursday but
shortly after army officers rec
ommended to those in charge
that the decision be changed.
At the committee meeting It
was planned to continue an eve
ning program at the center from
7 to 10:30 p. m. each day.
Wednesday and Saturday night
dances will be continued, and
Sunday there will be open house
and buftet suppers tor the serv
icemen. Committee members stated
that the army
officers were of i
inc opinion xnai even inougn i
army bases near Medford are i
mucn reduced in personnel. I which the forces ol tne urmsn
there is still a great need for a i commonwealth of nations also
recreation program for me,n still: will make an increasingly pow
rcmaininK. I erful contribution." the king
The Stamp Act was passed bv
the English parliament in 1763. The University of California
The Townshend Acts asainst'at Los Angeles evolved from
the colonics were enacted in j the Los Angeles State Normal
1767. I School founded In 1881.
HOPES HIGH BIG
THREE 10 FRAME
PEACnECURIIY
Soviet, Britain and America
Agree on Four Points for
New L. of N.
By R. H. Shackford
United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Aug. 19 (U.R)
General optimism about an
early agreement among the big
powers on a new League of Na
tions prevailed tonight on the
eve of discussions which it is
hoped will result in creation of
a new international security or
ganization before the end of the
war.
The United States, Great Brit
ain and the Soviet Union were
ready to begin next week what
may be the most important con
ference of this generation. They
will draft plans for an organiza
tion to keep the peace, the sub
stantial framework of which
they have agreed upon in ad
vance. , t n : i ..
tives are missing. They are ex -
pected to arrive during the week
end, in time to hear Secretary
of State Cordell Hull formally
open the conference Monday at
11 a. m. with an address of wel
come.
The conference will take place
at Dumbarton Oaks, a large,
wooded estate on the edge of
Washington's Rock Creek Park
The talks, which will be on a
"technical level." will be secret.
Squads of military police will
guard the estate and keep out
those not actively participating.
News reporters will be ad
mitted to the opening session.
After that the entire estate will
be out of bounds to them.
The big three are known to be
in agreement on these points:
1. That the full responsibility
for keeping peace after this war
is theirs and must not be dis
tributed among the 60-odd na
tions big and little of the
world.
2. That the decision to use col
lective force to put down aggres
sion must be unanimous among
the United States, Great Britain.
Soviet Russia and China. Such
a decision makes certain that
none of the big powers will be
called upon to use its forces un
less it is willing.
3. That there shall be created
no super-state, supported by an
international police force or
armies pooled by the big pow
ers. But the Russians do favor an
international volunteer air force
to be used for admonitory and
punitive action.
4. That the structure of the or
ganization shall be: An assembly
of all nations; a council of the
big four and certain other na
tions elected cnnually by the as
sembly; a world court; agree
ments and arrangements for
maintaining forces adequate to
prevent war and prepared for
Joint action.
RETAIL LETTUCE
E UP A CENT
Washington, Aug. 39 (U.R)
Retail lettuce prices will go up
by as much as one cent a head
as the result of increases an
nounced tonight by the Office of
trice Administration for Cali
fornia producers and shippers.
This will be effected by al
lowing producers and shippers
an increase of approximately 23
cents on Los Angeles crates.
The OPA said the increase
would differ In various locali
ties at different times of the
year, but the national average
rise In consumer prices would
be approximately one-half cent
a head with the increase reach
ing a cent a head in some areas.
No Increase at all can be expect
ed In some areas.
KING GEORGE SEES
DEFEAT OF JAPAN
Washington. Aug. 19 (U.R)
King George VI, predicting "ut
ter cteleat ol japan, nas as-; it wa, nnllounced s.-iturdav bv
sured President Roosevelt that Bernard J. Nutting, resident
British military forces will make; manager.
"an increasing powerful contri-; Tne corr,or(,tion was divided
button" to the conquest of the- into three departments, with
Pacific enemy. j quotas set on the basis of num-
Thc promise was in a message, ber of men employed in each de
dated August 15 lauding the partment. Their' quotas and
United States for its recapture, amounts purchased follow:
of Guam and the "brilliant ad ! plant quota $29,118.73. pur
vance" of American fighting men chased $32,907.73: main line
in the central racific. ,
It is a spicnnin augury oi me
coming utter defeat of Japan to ,
said.
ODD FELLOWS OF
J'VILLE OBSERVE
Jacksonville Lodge No. 10,
I.O.O.F., observed its 84th birth
day Friday night, with about 80
members of the order from Ash
land, Central Point, Gold Hill
and Medford attending the spec
ial meeting. The lodge was in
stituted August 18, 1860.
As a feature of the evening
the minutes of the first meeting
of the lodge were read. Officers
for this first meeting were James
Robinson, noble grand; William
G. Ranson, vice grand; James
Kilgor, secretary, and Eber
Emery, treasurer. Present of
ficers of the lodge are C. A.
Smith, noble grand; Alfred Coff
man, vice grand; Howard Lews,
secretary, and Albert Hachert,
treasurer.
The evening was spent In re
viewing some of the changes
that had taken place in the
United States and in Oregon and
of the advancement of Odd Fel
lowship during the past 84 years.
Speakers observed that Odd
Fellows had always taken part
in the advancement of public
j peace, public morality and pub-
lie honesty. Population of the
state of Oregon in 1860 was
52,416 and Jacksonville had a
population of over 6,000, speak
ers stated.
It was also noted that every
phase of human activity had
felt the magic touch of this per
iod of history." We have cover
ed the United States with a net
work of steel, highways, and
made air a carrier of our mes
sages: we have mocked the birds
in their flight through the air
and added the high-vay of the
eagle to human paths. These are
but a few of the many changes
that have taken place since
1860," one speaker remarked.
Norman Gail, special district
deputy grand master for south
ern Oregon, outlined the plans
for state work during 1944.
Slogan of the year is "Remem
ber our boys and the Odd Fel
lows' Home." He also mention
ed that the order should have
more social gatherings and get
together meetings.
Refreshments were served by
the Jacksonville lodge.
HACK OUT GAINS
E
Chungking, Aug. 19 (U.R)
Chinese forces, in the third day
of their offensive against the
Japanese right flank in Hupch
province, have hacked out new
gains toward Kiangling, on the
north bank of the Yangtse, and
Hwajung and Owchikhow, south
of the river, the Chinese high
command announced tonight.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai
shek's troops also continued to
press their assault on Ichang,
westernmost Jap stronghold in
Hupch, and other points along
a 120-mile arc in the southwest
ern part of the province.
On the Yunnan front in south
west China the Chinese have
thrown the Japanese out of two
more positions within the an
cient walls of Tengyueh (Efvv-
hung), 25 miles west of the Sal-
ween river
and north of the
Burma road, in their struggle to
crack the enemy's grip on that
major bastion, a communique re
ported. At Lungling. Burma road
stronghold 34 miles south of
Tengyuer, Chinese units sur
rounding the town beat back two
Japanese counter-attacks as
MaJ. Gen.. Claire L. Chennault's
American airmen raked the en
tire Sahvcen front In support of
Allied ground operations.
Medford corporation em
ployes ptiichased $43,827.50
worth of series "E' bonds In the
Fifth War Loan, exceeding their
quota of $41,493.75 by S2333.75,
railroad quota $2493 75
pur- j
cnased $2481 23; woods quota
$9881 23. purchased $8438 50.
HOME FRONT, TOO
Wcstover Field. Mass 'U.R1
Sixty soldiers stationed at this
, field arc doing more than their
) bit to nasten victory. W hen off
; duty the GIs don fatigues to
1 work In the United States Rub
ber Co and the Sickles Radio
i factories.
ALLEGES DECEIT
IN EQUITY SUIT
Myrton J. Emerlck and wife
of Eagle Point have filed an
eauitv suit in circuit court
against his niece, Mrs. Aletha E
Vawter of Medford: his brother,
V. J. Emerick of California.
and his nephew, F. T. Emerick
of Oakland. Cal.. to uncover
DroDertv alleged in the com
plaint to have been fraudulent
ly deeded away to avoid pay
ment to the plaintiffs of a judg
ment rendered against F. T. Em
erick and his wife on Feb. 13,
1942.
The iudgment was rendered
by the circuit court and af
firmed by the state supreme
court on March 30, 1943, tffter
being appealed, and ordered F.
T. Emerick and bis wife to pay
to the plaintiffs a total of
$1210.75, representing the prin
cipal of a $700 note given to
the plaintiffs by F. T. Emerick
and wife in 1935, plus interest
and other costs.
W. E. Phipps, attorney for the
plaintiffs, said the note was
given as payment of the balance
for a piece of property purchased
from the plaintiffs by F. T. Em
erick and his wife.
The complaint alleges that F.
T. Emerick and his wife and V.
J. Emerick deeded their inter
ests in several pieces of Medford
property to Aletha E. Vawter,
with no consideration passing
from Mrs. Vawter to the grant
ors, in order "to cheat and de
fraud the plaintiffs out of the
debt" evidenced by the circuit
court judgment.
The complaint alleges that the
sheriff, armed with a writ of
execution issued after the judg
ment, could find no property of
the defendants subject to execu
tion. The defendants have been or
dered in a summons to answer
the complaint on or before
Sept. 13.
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FOR FRUIT HELP
With the anntial fruit harvest
due to be in full sv.ing next
week, preparation has been
been made at the Medford Nurs
ery school to care for additional
children while parents assist In
the harvest. The school is locat
ed at 22 Geneva street.
Staff members at the school
point out that large numbers of
mothers of small children wish
to help during this busy season,
but that some stay out of indus
try because they believe their
first duty is to their children.
Up to now, 62 mothers have al
ready registered their children,
and it is pointed out that when
taken to the nursery, the chil
dren are placed in charge of ex
perienced, trained teachers. The
school has a well planned sched
ule of activities, rest, play and
nutrition.
Originally the hours of the
school are from 7 a. m. until 6
p. m., but preparation is being
made to extend these hours and
to give an additional meal and
evening care when ecessary.
The school has recently been
renovated and additional fur
nishings and equipment added.
As part of the day's schedule,
the children are taken to tl.e
park near Bear creek once a day
during good weather and an en
closed yard is outfitted with plaj?
equipment.
BLIND. DOES BIT
Fitchburg Mass. (U.R) Total
ly blind Mrs Clara J. Anctil. 71.
has knitted 58 sweaters for sol
diers and sailors in the past year.
She said she answered the ap-'
peal for sweaters because of her
20 nephews in the armed forces.
Using a joint of her finger as a
one-inch measure, she is able to
get perfect measurements for
ribbing and length.
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Flight o' Time
Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from the filet of tha Mail
Tribune 10 and 20 yaari ago
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
August 20, 1S34
(It was Monday)
Portland longshoreman killed
in factional fight on docks.
Al Capone, Chicago gang king
transferred to Alcatraz prison.
Adolf Hitler approved as
chancellor in one-man German
election.
. Fair. High 95, low 82 degrees.
Alabama preacher who let
rattlesnake bite him "to prove
power of prayer", first had fangs
of snake removed, investigation
shows.
Annual southern Oregon
northern California golf tourney
to start August 31.
Medford banks to aid homo
improvement work.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
August 20, 1924
(It was Wednesday)
Senator from North Carolina
is arrested for trying to hit po
litical rival with a chair.
State attorney demands death
as punishment for Nathan Leo
pold and Richard Loeb, Chicago
kidnapers and thrill killers.
Fair. High 75, low 50 degrees.
Rains set record for August
precipitation, and clear air of
forest fire smoke.
Central Point Civic club post
pones ice cream sociable, be
cause of cold weather.
Owen-Oregon company
construct five new dry kilns.
to
IN FOREST FIRE
John W. Carter, 35, was
brought to Community hospital
here yesterday morning after
being injured while fighting a
forest fire in the Blue Rock re
gion near Butte Falls. He re.
ceived burns on the left side of
the face and was thought to bo
suffering from a head injury.
Other members of a five-man
crew sent out on the fire Friday
night reported that Carter had
been left alone for a short pe
riod about 7 a. m. When the re
mainder of the crew returned,
the man was lying unconscious
in the hot ashes at the edge of
the fire. First aid was applied
and an ambulance summoned.
Carter regained consciousness)
upon arrival at the hospital and
stated that a falling snag had
struck him on the head. The
burns on the face were not se
rious, it was reported, "and
X-rays were taken at the hos
pital to determine other in
juries. The injured man, who has
worked for the Rogue River Na
tional Forest Service for soma
time with the fire crews, resides
at 208 Clarke street.
UNITED AIR FARE
TO HAWAII $125
Chicago. Aug. 19 (Un
united Air Lines will carry pas
sengers from California ports
to Honolulu for only S125 and
In less than 11 hours. W. At Pat
terson, president, said today in
his application to the Civil Aero
nautics Board for service from
the mainland to Honolulu.
United Air Lines also pro
posed, in its application which
will be heard in Washington on
September 5, to carry the mail
at a rate that will return a pro
fit to the post office.
Prewar passenger fares be
tween Honolulu and California
were $278.50, and fastest pres
ent service is 17 hours, Patter
son pointed out.
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