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EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. Sept. 7. 1944 MEDF01 UNE X7oa tm South- Orcaa Bwdi th Mail TribW MI Except ftfttvrdaf PoblUbad bjr uaoruRD printing oa 1T-M North Fir 81 Fbon tUl KOBE II T W. BUHU KdlUr. BRNC8T K. OfLBTBAP. MDr. As ladpBdat Nwappr. Kotr4 aa aaoond eiaaa m attar at Mad Card, Oregon, under Act af March a 1111. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 9r Mail U Advaaoai ; Xaily and Sunday- w raar T.I Sally aad auodar als month. 4. D&llr and Buadar thraa month. Dally and Sunday on month.,, .Ta 45jf Cartlar la Advanoa Mad ford. Aah jand, Canfrai Point. Jackaonvllla, Oold Hilt. Pboanlz. Talant. and aa motor routaat Daily and Sunday aaa yaar II. Daily and Sunday .ana month.. .Ta AU tar ma eaah In adraoea. Official Paper W Uia City at Madfard Official Pa par Jncliana Oonaty CaJtad Praaa Full Laaaed Wlra MalMRER OT AUDIT BUREAU OK CIRCULATIONS Advertising Ranr aieatatlT WKST'UOLMDAT COMPANY, INC. Offloaa In Nw York, Ctaloaca, Datroll, San Franclaoo, Lorn An Saattla, Partltad. St. Laula, A U an la. Ti B. C. Terms of GI "Bill of Rights" Announced by Officials Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry Now that the late "grey green invincible legions" of A. Hitler have been battered back to the scared and sacred soil of Der Reich, incidentally get ting the military daylights knocked out of her en route, the arm-chair, swivel-chair, dav enport, parlor, street corner, and civic park bench strategists are begining to cease advising the generals and have turned to telling the diplomat how to make the peace terms. All agree that Mr. Hitler, the ace outlaw of the Nazis, should be punished but no two agree In what manner he shall kick the bucket the earthly bucket, tash In his checks and give up the ghost. The tender-hearted emissaries of peace think he Jhould be allowed to live and et his conscience hurt the rest of his days. As his conscience is only the size of a shriveled flax-seed, the area in which pain could operate is regarded as too .small to give the full quota of misery. The civilized methods of extermination are regarded as far too lady-like for his ilk. Come what may, they do not want Hitler to be doomed to cutting wood in a castle back yard while the news photogra phers are calling and make merry in the wine cellar when they have departed. Tills was the German Kaiser's dodge, but in reality he never cut enough wood to heat water for Grand ma's cup of tea. One group thinks a fit, but refined punishment would be to coop up the Fuehrer in a far away land and make him listen every waking moment to the campaign speeches of the last three (Messrs. Hoover, Landon, and Willklc) republican candi dates for president. This is a democratic idea, and not very democratic. Others call on the world to remcmDcr mat tne ex-pnper-hangcr is human and should be treated as such. He has not re cently shown any favorable signs that he was human, and it would be a Job for lawyers to prove it. Dissidents of this the ory call him "a rat", and are li able to be sued for libel by the rats. He is also known as a "skunk", "pole-cat" and "Jack al", despite the objections of these creatures. They don't like such aspersions. Among the fates to bo Im posed on the leader of the al leged "master race", tho fol lowing have been suggested: That ho spend the remainder of his days traveling over the "S" curves of Sexton Mt. with out we riKiii io cuss tne nign-1 The "C.I. Bill of Rights" introduced by the American Legion is coming in for wide discussion, but with little understanding. Designed especially for rerurning servicemen, all veterans' or ganizations are conducting educational campaigns to apprise the returning war veterans of exactly what can be had under their bill of rights. Its purpose is to make the path or civilian life smoother and more secure for the men and women released from service under honorable conditions. To aid local veterans' organizations in putting provisions of the bill before returning members of the armed forces, Lt. Aida Ingraham and Sgt. H. B. Tarbell of Medford, Ore., of the army recruiting service, postoffice building, Medford, offers the 'fol lowing simple and understandable interpretation: It Drovides one place of contact for practically every problem that the returning veterans may face that is the U. S. Veterans' administration with a central office In Washington, with re gional offices in every state and with hospitals all over the na tion. As need arises sub-ottices or the veterans administration may be established in many communities and contact personnel will be available in all army and navy hospitals and discharge centers to assist and advise those about to be discharged. All of this is assured because the law provides that the Veterans' administration shall be an essential war agency second only to the needs of the War and Navy departments. - t Educational Opportuniry: Any person who has had active service after Sept. 16, 1940, and who was discharged or re leased under conditions other than dishonorable "and whose education or training was impeded, delayed, interrupted or in- regular contact with employers' and veterans' organizations with a view of keeping employers advised of veterans available for employment and veterans advised of opportunities for em ployment. 3. lo assist in every possible way in improving '. working conditions and the advancement of employment of veterans. Unemployment Compensations: Any veteran who has served since Sept. 1 6, 1 940, and prior to the termination of this war for a period of 90 days or more, or who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable may be en titled to "readjustment allowance" (unemployment compensa tion) for each week of unemployment, not to exceed a total of 52 weeks, which begins after the first Sunday after the third ralpnrlar month aftpr fhp riara rt tI-i Art anri rvriirs nnt later jthan two years after discharge or the termination of this war, whichever is the later date. A veteran shall be considered to be eligible to receive an allowance for any week of unemployment if proper claim is made and it is found with respect to such week that: 1. The veteran is residing in the U. S. at the time of the claim. 2. The veteran is complerely unemployed, having done no Work and received no wages, or is partially unemployed in that services have been performed for less than a full work week and the wages for the week are less than the allowance plus $3.00 The veteran is registered with and continues to report To a public employment office, in accordance with its regulations. 4. The veteran is able to work and available for suitable work. (disability occurring after employment begins does not make him ineligible;. A Veteran Will Not Be Eligible to Receive This Allowance if: 1. He leaves suitable work voluntarily, without good cause, or is suspended or discharged for misconduct in the course of employment. 2. He, without good cause, fails to apply for suitable work to which he has been referred by a public em ployment office, or to accept suitable work when offered him. 3. He, without good cause, does notattend an available free terfered with" because of such service shall be, entitled to training course as required under regulations. 4. Allowance education or trainina if desired To be eliaible one must have served 90 days or more ex clusive of any period spent in an army specialized training program or navy college training program which was a continua tion ot civilian training ana pursued to compienon; or as a cadet or midshipman in a service academy, or, discharged or released because of an actual service incurred disability. (The latter group may be entitled to Vocational Training under an other law.) It will be presumed that the education or training of one not over 25 years of age at time of enlistment was "impeded, delayed, interrupted or interfered with." The veteran may select both the type ana place ot education for training. The primary period of training will be one year or the equivalent part thereof in part time study. .After the completion of this primary period of education or training, in accordance with the prescribed standards of the Dlace of trainina. the veteran may be entitled to additional education or training for a period not to exceed the time he was in actiye service on or after Sept. 16, 1940, and prior to the termination of the war. A "refresher or re-training course is limited to one year. j While actually enrolled In and pursuing the training or edu cational course the Veterans' administration will pay all tuition and usual fees not to exceed $500.00 per year, and will pay to a single veteran $50.00 per month, or to a veteran with de pendents $75.00 per month for subsistence. ; tducation or training must De started Dy tne veteran witnin two years after date of discharge or the termination of the war whichever is the later date. Financial Aid in Buying Home, Farm or Business: A veteran who has had 90 days or more of active service, or who was dis charged because of disability incurred in line of duty and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishon orable, may within two years after discharge, or the termination of the war, whichever is the later date, and not more than five years after the end of the war, be eligible to secure through the Veterans' administration a guarantee of a loan not to exceed 50 per cent of the amount needed to purchase a home, farm or business property (in no event will the sum guaranteed exceed $2,000.00.) Interest on that part of the loan which is guaranteed will be paid for the first year by the Veterans' administration, there after the interest may not exceed 4 per cent per annum and the loan must be repaid in 20 years. Purchase or Construction of Home: Application for guar anty of loan may be approved if it is shown: 1 : That the loan is to be used to pay for property to be bought or built by the veteran and to be occupied as his home. 2. That the contem plated terms of payment of the mortgage bears a proper rela tion to the veteran's present and anticipated income and ex pense and that the property is suitable for dwelling purposes. 3. That the purchase price paid or to be paid does not exceed the normal value of tho property, as determined by proper ap praisal. An application for guaranty for a loan may be approved for the purpose of making repairs, alterations or improvements, paying delinquent debts, taxes or special assessmnets on resi dential property owned and used by the veteran as a home. may also be refused in certain instances where the veteran's unemployment is due ro stoppage of work because of labor dis putes in which-he is a participant. The allowance for a week shall be $20.00, less that part of wages paid which is in excess of $3.00. The number of weeks of allowance is determined as follows: 1. For each calendar month, or major fraction there of, of active service the veteran is entitled to four weeks of al lowance, except that for the first 90 days of service the allow ance shall be 24 weeks. Provision is also made for the payment of this benefit to on Imported protein feed from us, and no one can see where she could have received a war sup ply. These reports lend some cred ibility to one inside govern ment story that Mr. Roosevelt suspected this condition and gave Lehman the relief Job: mainly so he would not be out j of work after leaving the gover norship of New York. A very small appropriation was given; Lehman, most of the govern-' ment buying being done by the commodity credit and farm credit outfits. It may be too much, however, to say UNRRA has folded for lack of business. Government bureaus never fold. They are merely superseded by other bu- reas and allowed to draw their pay thereafter in perpetual ob scurity, as far as possible from the public eye. Well, in a sense, yes. HARDEST B ATTLES NEXT TP WEEKS T Patton's Regroups Force and Nazis To "Do or Die" On Berlin Route. CHINA VISIT TO LICK JAPS FAST Chungking, Sept.- 7 (U.R) Donald M. Nelson, War Produc tion Board chairman, in China on a special mission by Presi dent Roosevelt, said at a press i conference today that his pri- mary assignment was to "see how we can lick Japan at the earliest possible date." "What is the problem before us," he said, after he and Maj. Gen. Patrick Hurley, accom panied by U. S. Ambassador Clarence E. Gauss, held a 45- minute preliminary conference rhose who are self-employed in an independent establish-' witn Generalissimo Chiang Rai ment, trade, business or profession or other vocation. This is a general statement of the purposes of this new law. It cannot be placed in effect nor can definite answers be given as to procedure or interpretation of the law until the Veterans' administration and other agencies haue issued the required regulations and instructions. These should be avail able within the next 60 days. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, Sept. 7. No one thumbs his nose at Santa Claus, eh? You have not heard of UNRRA, the great govern ment agency under ex-Gov- 1MJ in his statement on the liberation of Paris first praised the French for having liberated their own country, then, in the next para graph said the United Nations also did great work along that line. The Americans or British were not mentioned by name in the liberation statement. These people look at them selves first, naturally, and they consider their countries their own, not ours. UNRRA proposed to go in and set up things for mem, dui u nas not gone any where yet, and Italy, held now fnr ... U U. 1 .... I - T , I wine j, lunula, 1103 uccu nun erl,rJ dled bv e army and the civil- lan administration it prepared for that purpose. As matters now stand the army apparently intends to handle the rest of Europe the same way. shek. "We will have to survey. Hur ley and I ail the problems con nected with accomplishing that end Hurley on the military side, I on the economic side with the Chinese government," Nelson said. The interview was held in the drawing room of the American embassy residence, with Hurley and Gen. Joseph W. Stillwell, present general, smiling broad ly, observed he thought they "certainly should be on the rec ord." Hurley said it was impossible at this time to discuss the pur pose of the mission except in general terms, since the party had just arrived. DELINQUENCY" CURB Los Angeles. Sept. 7 (U.R) I'aul Million created to feed a world that was supposed to be starving and expected to rehabilitate a world lain waste? An es pecially tight censorship, im posed by the army, has prevent- I oH thn n.ftirntn pytpnt of UNRRA's nrpdicamcnt. failure ! nin8 into us chiefly on the radio 'or checkmate from becoming for months is even near the ! publicly Judged. It may be that "Bht world-feeding track. the army has accumulated great i "h-"- ...n."s m nuuiuuiuy, stores of food itself, far beyond 1 ur trooPs 'oun- " destitution, any possible needs, and intends but e88s. ml-k and vegetables to perform itself whatever feed- y-"-" -'"-'"'"' un-mnui man ing is found necessary in Eur ope. Perhaps, also, Britain is j overstocked. " I THROUGH the censorship ! enough fragmentary light is j developing in the press reports to raise a question whether the i line our officials have been din Purchase of Farm and Farm Equipment: Application for guaranty of a loan may be approved if it is shown that the loan is to be used: I. To buy land buildings, livestock, equipment, machinery or implements, or in repairing, altering or impcoving any buildings or equipment to be used by the veteran in farm ing. 2. That such property will be useful and reasonably neces sary for efficiently conducting farming operations. 3. That the ability and experience of the veteran and the nature of the pro posed farming operation is such that there is a reasonable likeli hood that he will be successful. 4. That Hie purchase price paid or to be paid does not exceed the normal value of the property as determined by proper appraisal. Purchase of Business Property: An application for the quar- way engint'crs for ever building ( anty of a loan to be used in buying any business, land, buildings, I supplies, equipment, machinery or tools, to De used by tne vet eran in a gainful occupation (other than farming) may be ap proved if it is shown: ). That the proceeds of the loan will be ! i icpH In riu tnr rpal nr nflr-nn.il r-rnrvprrv hnunht nr to hp hoiinht by the veteran to be used by him in gainful occupation. 2. That the property will be useful and reasonably necessary in the ef ficient and gainful pursuit of his occupation. 3. That the abil ity and experience of the veteran and the conditions under which he proposes to work are such that there is a reasonable possi bility of success. 4. That the purchase price paid or to be paid does not exceed the normal value of the property as deter mined by proper appraisal. A GOOD Washington author "ity on thb subject has esti mated hundreds of millions of pounds of canned goods (meat, fish, fruit, milk, vegetables) in government-owned storage, and says the government does not know what to do with It all. He says the army alone can feed Europe for six months or more. Bv Robert C. Richards United Press War Correspondent With American Third Army on the Moselle River. Sept. 6. p. m. (U.R)- Indications in creased tonight that Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's 3rd American army, thrusting east from the Verdun area toward Germany, will encounter its hardest fight ing within the next two weeks. Patton's enforced layoff to regroup and resupply his rapid ly spreading columns gave tne Germans time to pull their dis organized forces together on the lip of the Moselle river and ap parently they have received orders to die to the last man in defending their route to Berlin. Most observers believed that Elite SS troops, other touted Ger man combat teams and remnants of the divisions which fled out of northern France were pre paring for a final battle behind the Siegfried line and any de fense in front of it. no matter how stubborn, would be purely a delaying action. The Siegfried line, whose for tifications s'tretch along Ger many's western border, was be lieved to be the Nazi's last hope and once it is pierced by Allied armor and infantry in force they will give up the ghost and seek peace. The Germans were contesting every inch beyond the Moselle. First Lt. Paul P. Bellou of New Orleans told me the story of the battle which had raged around the villaee of Pont A Mousson, straddling the west bank of the river for the last 48 hours and which was con tinuing. "Some of our units crossed the river about 4 p. m. yester day," he said. "Then around 11 p. m. we went down with a larg er group. We took assault boats and slipped across the canal and everything was so quiet you could hear the guy next to you breathing. "We put the boats Into the water and our guys climbed aboard. The minute they were Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson Co Hit tory from tho files of the Mail Tribune 10 and 20 years ago TEN YEARS AGO TODAY September 7, 1934 (It was Friday) Sen. Hucy Long, the "King fish," orders soldiers into New Orleans to see election conduct ed properly. Fair. High 90, Murphy district under control. low 46 degrees. forest fire Ten cars of local apples shipped to London. Road projects ahead of time in Crater Lake park. Coach Callison faces difficult job new football team. Oregon building TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY September 7, 1324 (It was Saturday) Large addition built to Rex cafe. William Jennings Bryan, to speak at Ashland next Tuesday. Central Point at special elec tion votes for purchase of new fire engine and equipment. Harvesting of third crop of alfa'fa under way in Table Rock section. Butte Falls school district pays the highest salaries to teachers in county. Fair. High 91, low 50 degrees. Germany, in letter to Allies, disclaims all World War guilt and retracts all previous admissions. President Coolidge In Balti more speech, calls upon people "to rise against assaults upon constitutions and courts." DENY DREDGE PLEA Sacramento, Sept. 7 (U.R) For the second time in less than a month the Oroville gold dredg ing has been denied permission of the state board of reclama tion, to conduct dredging opera tions in the Feather river chan nel near the Haselbuch levee at Hamilton Bend. Ose Mall Tribune Want Ada. dren from subnormal homes as a means of curbing juvenle delinquency. n suue legislative committee to- underway all hell broke loose day considered the possibilities The Germans opened up with of state-operated boardlnc'nriar. ra. mv. snj schools for ore-delinquent chil- ack-ack '20 millimeters. The sky and water was filled with jerry lead. "Some of my buddies were killed but the others kept right on across, paddling those damned' little boats." When dawn broke the Ameri cans could see one of their as sault craft caught on one side of a gap that had been blown in the river dam on the German side. One lieutenant and six men were trapped hopelessly. All appeared wounded. I such a road. Thij notion has been quashed on the grounds the scenery is too good for the eyes of such as he to behold. Some think he should be al lowed to flee to Argentine as he plans. In such an event doubt arises whether Hitler or Argen tine would suffer the most and besides it would provido both miseries with company. So, there seems to be no pun ishment to fit Herr Hitler that will satisfy all. One death for him is not enough, is a solution, vli: Establish a bureau, name an administrator and have Con gress appropriate $21,45.678. 872 for the streamlining of hell and equipping Mr. Schlckelgru ber with nine lives like a cat. URGERLGlSTRATIONS Sacramento, Sept. 7 IU.R Gov. Eail Warren, proclaiming Sept. 11 to 17 state registration days, today called on all Call forniana for a final eflort to in crease the state rolls of regis tered Voters by Sept 28, the final day for registration. lAYBE, the army does not '"wish the extent of Its over buying to be known, but I sus pect the truth is the army does not even itself know exactly what it has because its stores are scattered in so many places around the world und"r differ ent ownership (transfers of ser vice titles). Certainly lt is true both the army and State Secretary Hull have coughed in their sleeves when UNRRA is mentioned. They have always appeared to consider it a somewhat political or 'emotionally-inspired outfit, created by Air. Roosevelt to satisfy those Wallace devotees who will Insist on feeding the world whether or not it is hun gry, and feeding It a quart of milk a day even if for genera tions It has spurned milk. But no longer can this be en tirely concealed: the European in the England they had lust left. Paris reports, since the lib eration, uniformly suggest the people look and claim to be in rinr1 hnnllk 1U1 I.. 6"u iiLui.ii. uui mis uiny proves j we do not know, and not noces-; sarily that feeding is unncssary. An acuiu may live well on a cereal diet, but a check of the Parisian children hospitals might disclose a different result in tuberculosis. For Italy, the North African wheat supply has been lost by failure of the crop, but thrifty farmers In the mountainous re gions there are reported to have buried their grain, concealing it from the nazis during occupa tion. Indeed, the published re-1 ports attribute the Italian food i shortage to administrative mis- management and poor handling by our army people or civilian followers. Denmark has been reported to have a large dairy cattle popula tion than before the war, but these reports seem questionable because Denmark relied entirely Ration Calendar Gasoline ' September 21 Expiration date of stamp sNo. 12 in A book (three gallons each). B3, C3, B4, C4, T, Rl and R2 stamps worth five gallons each; D, 114 gallons; E. one gallon. Fuel Oil September 30 Expiration date of period 4 and 5 coupons. New period 1 coupons may be used as soon as received. Lamb Bonus October 21 Expiration date of spare stamp No. 25 in ration book No. 4 valid exclusively for 10 points of lamb. Meats, Fats Red stamps A8 through Z8 and A5 through G5 In ration book No. 4 valid Indefinitely. Each stamp worth 10 points. Processed Foods Blue stamps A8 through Z8 and A5 through L5 in ration book No. 4 valid indefinitely. Each stamp worth 10 ppints. Sugar Stamps Nos. 30, 31, 32 and 33 in book No. 4 valid indefinitely (five pounds each). Stamp No. 40 valid for five pounds home canning sugar to February 28, 1945. Apply at local board on form R-323 for additional home can ning sugar, affixing spare stamp lo. J7 for each person (20 pounds maximum a person). Shoes Airplane stamps Nos. 1 and 2 In ration book No. 3 valid in oeiinneiy (each good for one pair). Amerigo Vespucci, a Floren tine sailing for Portugal, ex plored Brazil in 1501. mmm SHES H&LES EXTRA FANCY OAKDALE GROCERY Employment: In setting up an overall board to aid return- But there ! 'n9 veterans to secure employment Congress declared "as its intent and purpose mat tnere snail be an cttective iod counsel- lino and cmnlovment placement service for veter.ins an.l th.Tt I g v " r nmcnts do not like to this end, policies shall be promulgated and administered, so! -'NI5IA- ""t ant it and we as to provide for them the maximum of job opportunity in the i do !,nt kn"w or hnv not lK,R,,n field of gainful employment." , to kmiw hsv much starvation The board will consist of the Administrator of Veterans' Af fairs as chairman, the Director of the National Selective Service System and the Administrator of the Federal Security system. Clouni time (m ciaiitlt ! m. Too uie to Clutlff, WJO P. m. there Is in Europe or likely to be. The governments which are beginning to take back their liberated mnnti-ie u-nnt in run In each state there will be a veterans' employment rcpre-, their own shows themselves and sentative (who must be a veteran), with such assistants as may i are telling us so. Gen. de Gaulle, De necde d His duties will be: 1. To be responsible for the supervision of the registration of veterans in local employment offices for Suitable types of employment and for placement of veterans in employment. 2. To assist in securing and maintaining current information as to tho various tvpes of available employment in public works and private industry or business. 3. To promote the interest of employers in employing veterans. 4. Maintain irom where I sit ... ly Joe Marsh Triad Phibbs' Formula for Fun C. L. PERKINS Doctor of OPTOMETRY Successor to Dr E. D. El wood Betterment of Human Vision LENSES PRESCRIBED Ph. 3881 214 Fluhrer Bldg. Cor. Main fc Central, Medford Thad rhlbhs has a theory of en. Joyment all his own. The more tired he is from working at the War riant, the more fun he has pitching horseshoes with the boys these summer evenings. "That's because I feel that t deserve it," Thad eays simply. And I wonder If he Isn't right. I wonder If we don't enjoy tilings in proportion as we know we've canted them. Is a little relaxation ever more welcome than after a hard day's work? Do we appreciate our little pleasures quite as much as when we know In our hearts we've done a good Job well? From where I sit, that's one of the thing this wartime strain has tancht us. We're all of os working hard at our Jobs, doing oar level best to pall our weight- And we're learning the "'"e rewards, the simple pleas-nros-a home-rooked meal, a glass of beer with friends-ore more welcome now than ever . . , because we've earned them! Ow Mall Tribune Want Ada ' I KI ADVANTAGE LmTi ' ' 1 ft 'l jr j. OF THIS in '-8 JIX!I .' 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