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EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE MEDFORD, UNE Kvtom tm Aofi(bni Ortmwm B4Mda th Mall Trifcwa" Dmll, tBxeapt Batvrdar PublUhcd by uauroRO printikq oo. tf-tt North rir BL Pbon tl ROBERT W RUHU E411W. RNEST R. OILSTRAP. Untr. Am Iad.pndnt Hwppw. BaUr4 m woond IM matter at M4 lard. OrBDB, under Act af Uarea I, 1ST. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 7 MallIn Advaaeai Pally aad Sundar a jraar. .IT.lt Pally aad Sunday l moaiha.. Dally and Sunday th raa nan the. l.H Dally and fiuadap ana month.. .Tl y Carrier I Adanea Madford. Aih land. Caatral Foist, Jacanoovllla, Oold Hill. Paoaalx, Talanl aad mm mmttr rout.it Dally aad Bandar mat paar.,..lf.M Dally and Sunday .aoa month., .ft All tar ma ah la advaaea. Jlrlal rprw W tba OtJ Mdfot OlflcU raw Jsckaaa Ca.tr DbJU4 rim Fall I rnil Wli MIUIIEA OF AUDIT HURBA0 OF CIRCULATIONS Adv.rtl.lnf R. pr.Mnt.il. WI8T-HOU.IDAT COMPANT, INC. Otflo.t In N.w Vork. Cr.lc.io. Detroit. Bab Pr.nclMO, l.o. Anc.l.., Sattl, B. a . Politics started to boil the past week. Gov. Dewey, GOP, standard bearer, flayed New Deal nonsense hip and thigh, in a rousing Philadelphia speech. Wendell Willkic, for mer white-haired boy of repub licans, came out mad at both major parties, to prove anew Wisconsin was right in its pri mary election. A number of valley democrats have had enough, and confess a chance - of faith. One of the Older Girls re ports her bread-winner can re member all the opening dates for shooting C. pheasants, ducks and deers, but forgot her birth day last week. She gives thanks a deer is too big to clean in a kitchen sing. The B. Tornado squad started grid practice Mon. under the arcs, and were fatigued. Woodpiles have started to show up In the residential areas. As yet no colored gents have been reported in any of them. Herr Hitler of Germany and cooterie, are nearlng the end of their tether, thoroughly licked, by what he once called the "military Idiots". Dick Phalr paddled his kids, Karolyn, the titlan-haired beauty, and Richard, the mid dle of the week for disobedience of orders. He claimed it hurt his worse than it did the kids, but they have doubts. Every morning citizens pre dict frost will soon be on the pumpkin, and after lunch the torrldity Is terrific. Grunt and groan soirees will be resumed at armory Thurs. eve. Royal Brown of the E. Pt. Browns towned the middle of the week. He reports the law of gravity Is still In effect, as he found out when he got in a hurry. Gen. (B. & G.) Patton denies, as reported,, he landed In Nor mandy waving a $1000 bill and looking for bets. He declarrs he has never seen a $1000 bill, even as you and I. Horticulturists are all as busy as they claim to be. While rest ing recently two of the ilk re called the stirring days of 1933, when both the depression and the Mediterranean fruit fly was after them. J. Tannchill (Jny Bird) Walker 8, after his rcturnfrom Frisco, remains full of juvenilo busi ness and Is the apple and Corn ice of his Grandpaw's eye, the right one. The Snm Colton bov. Gnrv. took a girl friend to the movies Thurs. and chnperoned by his charming sister, Jacques, who observes a birthday next Sun. as she will have to go to school Mon, There will be no revival of the CCC In the post-war period, leaders of the national thought declare. This means there will be no tup dunrlng classes for rural youths, and the leaves of autumn will have to be re moved by the property owners, or the west wind. The nation Is now confronted with a cigarette shortage it is alleged. People are getting tired of running out of things they have too much of. The theoretical beef shortage Is still raging with nothing to end it with but more cows In the land than ever before In his tory. The late whiskey short age Is disappearing rapidly. It seems somebody made a mis tak In addition when he counted up the bottles. The Presbyterian church of Canada was formed on Junt IS, 1875. Ye Smudge Pot . , By Arthur Parry J Sunday, S.pt. 10. 1944 Be Careful The Medford headquarters of the Rogue river National Forest received this telegram Saturday from the assistant regional forester, chief of the division of fire control : "Region-wide fire conditions critical. Suggest forces be alerted. Might advise selected forest industrial operators be on alert over week-end to furnish crews." This warning especially applies to Jackson county rieht now. The humidity and fuel moisture at the southern end of this county was the lowest Saturday of anv day since records years ago. That simply means that the fire hazard right now is greater than it has been in many years. The utmost caution must be exercised by EVERY ONE who has cause to enter the woods during the next few days or until existing conditions change. IT was Shakespeare who said "A little fire is quickly trodden out; which, being suffered, rivers cannot cmench." The Bard was right. The terrible and de structive Tillamook fire of a decade ago will long be a grim reminder to Oregonians of the devastating estate of a small blaze not forest. WE simply cannot afford to risk a fire now. First of all, lumber is a number-one critical war ma terial, and Jackson county's 49 mills are producing millions of dollars worth for urgently needed war uses. Our present annual lumber payroll exceeds three million dollars; 12,000 persons directly and indirectly receive their livelihood from this industry. A lot of jobs are at stake. We cannot afford to spare the manpower to fight fire at this time. The fruit season is at its peak. Every available person is employed in this and other lm- portant work. To be forced to divert manpower to I It. i..i:.. ,-u :u; 1,1 u ,i; : the non-productive job of astrous. fXE cannot endanger our greatest single resource " timber. We cannot stand the loss of water sheds, the source of municipal and irrigation waters. We cannot spare the scenic attractions and the wild life of our forests. No, we just cannot risk a forest fire now. If all will take this forest service warning to heart and practice the utmost vigilance and caution, we can weather this danger period. The forests belong to everyone. It is everyone's responsibility to protect it! H.G. Orchids To the Red Cross A check-up on Jackson county's home front war effort reveals a record chalked up by the Surgical Dressing department of the Red Cross that will bring a glow of pride to everyone here. If medals were awarded for outstanding civilian accomplishment the Red Cross bandage makers would certainly deserve them for truly "distinguished service". DEFORE the invasion of Italy and France America's military forces called for 100 million surgical dressings every month. There was no way of foresee ing the human cost of these gigantic undertakings and the Army and Navy had to be sure of an ample supply of dressings on aand. When it came to the indispensable bandages they simply could not risk having "too little, too late". JACKSON county's seven Red Cross units pitched in and have produced more than a million surgical dressings during the past 18 months. That's the best record in the entire state, based upon population fig ures. It represents a lot of hard work on the part of patriotic volunteer workers. Of course, Jackson coun ty is proud of these Red Cross Women ! a a DIGIIT now, the Red Cross surgical dressing de 1X partment is enjoying a well earned and much needed rest. Rut these workers will be back on the job September 19th, and volunteers to help them will be welcomed and noetitd. Lots of surgical dressings will be used before victory is finally ours. H.G. Christmas Mail Month With the mercury climbing high these days it is a bit difficult to get into the Christmas spirit, and yet that's what sweethearts, wives, mothers and fathers of service men and women overseas must do very soon! Old Kris Kringle will have to stir his bones early this year if millions of young G.I. Jones and Janes throughout the world will not be disappointed when December 25th rolls around. September 15 to October 15 is the period set aside for mailing gifts overseas. Early mailing is the only way to be sure of delivery by Christmas. And that means early shopping! Distances are great and ships are needed to transport troops and supplies, so the sooner gifts arc selected and mailed the easier will be the strain on postal and cargo facilities. 1XHEN selections are made keep in mind that those in the service generally prefer practical, useable and wearable gifts first of that stow awav easily. Before gifts are mailed it is a good idea to check with the postoffiee for the "hows" and "whys" of weights, measurements and packing regulations. Mil lions of holiday packages will be handled during the overseas rush, so great care form with ALL of these regulations, lhats the best wav to assure prompt and sure delivery. lime and space cannot thought and sentiment. It's time now to begin overseas ! r"i,..:...- i : .. l .! t . i, .V.. .1. . "u" 5 miuM''"K. mm i uui-i it. junn. mtuii- ly, address carefully, mail early ! H.G. were started over twenty trodden out in a tinder-dry fire fighting would be dis 7 all They want small gifts should be taken to con separate loved ones m : TAKENPRISONER Story of Last Vichy Days Told; SS Troops Arrested Leader. (The following dispatch, the most authoritative and detailed regime in Vichy, was filed by the U-n i t-e d Press war corre spondent who was the first American reporter to reach the French war-time capital. He got in ahead of the Allied ar mies.) By Dana Adams Schmidt United Press Correspondent Vichy, France, Sept. 7 (U.R) Aged Marshal Henri Philippe Pctain wanted to surrender to an agent of Gen. Charles De Gaulle on Aug. 21, just before the fall of Paris. He had a vio lentquarrel with Adolf Hitler's agent and called his "a liar." But at the last moment he gave in to a German- threat to shoot 100 Frenchmen and was carted off to Germany a prisoner. This correspondent reached the capital of collaborationist France through the 'assistance of the French ungerground the first American reporter here. Vichy is controlled by French mies have not yet taken over. forces of the interior Allied ar- The regional commissioner of Gen. De Gaulle, Henry Ingrand, o1? .me !n V'!?ry of Pepin's last da's " Vichy. After American forces broke out of the Normandy peninsula and began their drive on Paris, Petain opened negotiations with Ingrand with the view of sur rendering himself to the French patriots. "If Petain had not been made a prisoner of the Germans on Aug. 20, I am sure he would have surrendered to me the next day," Ingrand told me. "I was still with the Maquis near Mont Dor when Swiss Minister Walter Stucks came to me with Pctain's proposals. It was a question of whether he would surrender unconditionally, be placed under arrest in his house or wk;t. "I learned that on the night of Aug. 19, German Ambassa dor Dr. Cecil Von Rcnthe-Finck called on Petain and insisted that he leave for an unnamed city in the east, where he said Pierre Laval wanted him to for a new French government. "Petain had asked Stucks and me to be present to witness the pressure he was under. About 6 a. m. the next dav SS troops forced the door of Pctain's hotel and demanded to see the marshal. Tcld that he was asleep and could see no one, the troops broke into Pc tain's room and found him awake and fully dressed. He refused to leave. "Rcnthe-Finck was called back and he intimated violent reprisals. Petain finally gave in." BLAZE Portland. Ore.. Sept. 9. U.R) High temperatures and low humidity threatened heavy dam age if any of various small blares get out of control In the northwest over the week. Smoke Jumpers, for the most part conscientious objectors trained in parachute landings to fight fires, were bringing fires near Chelan, Wash., under con trol Saturday night. The fire 10 miles south of Roseburg was brought under control today after burning 640 acres and destroying a house, a barn and cold deck of logs amounting to 130.000 board feet. Several sawmills in the vicinity were saved only by the use of bulldozers as the flames spread rapidly through the dry timber land. In western Lane county fire lines have been thrown around a fire covering 300 acres in the reforestation area of the Snel strom Lumber company west of Eugene and fire officials report ed that it was impossible to tell If the fire was under control be cause the lines were so distant. The Fire Protection associa tion near Klkton has stopped two brush fires which threatened several homes. In the Deep Creek section east of Roseburg three fires of incendiary origin have boon reported, as well as two at CanyonviUe. GAS TICKETS STOLEN S:in Frnncisro. Sett. B (U P ! Police today investigated two new burglaries of oil corn- panics in which gasoline ration c,'11t,on mul ,akon- t was the third such robbery ,..,, r(.por,lv1 ,;, 0k jn Sac. Iramento and the Bay area. TO BE KEPT ADVISED Dewey Arrives In Michigan; Holds War Strategy Up To Generals. Los Angeles, Sept. 9. (U.P.) President Roosevelt should in vite his opponent, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, to attend the forth coming" conference with Prime Minister Churchill, expected at Quebec, the Los Angeles Times suggested in an editorial today. "If the Quebec conference is held before election, Dewey or his representative should be there not for the personal ben efit of Dewey, but for the good of the nation," the Times said. Lansing, Mich., Sept. 9. (U.R) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, car rying his campaign for the presi dency into his native Michigan, said tonight that he expected to be kept "fully informed" on con versations between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill as a step toward main taining a non-partisan approach to international security. The Republican presidential nominee made the statement at a press conference shortly after he arrived from Louisville, Ky., where last night he called for non-partisan discussion of plans for preventing future wars. His remarks were prompted by a re porter who said his paper was going to suggest that Dewey at tend a meeting between the President and Churchill expect ed to take place soon at Quebec. "Well," Dewey said, "I never invite myself to private discus sions." The New York governor declined to say whether he in terpreted an agreement between Secretary of State Cordell Hull and John Foster Dulles, Dewey's foreign affairs advisor, to mean that the GOP candidate would participate in such a conference as the planned Roosevelt Chur chill meeting. "All I can say is the under standing between Hull and Dulles has been stated that Dulles is to be kept fully in formed as to the progress of negotiations for the formation of a world organization and for sanctions to be imposed upon the defeated powers," he said. Another questioner asked, "as- suming tho Quebec conference is cniefly in regard to strategy and military operations, do you think in view of a possible change of administration that the possible new administration should be kept Informed of such oroad strategy as will come up?" "It is to be hoped the war with Germany will be over long before the next administration takes office January 20," Dewey replied, "and that the progress of the Japanese war will be so far along that any plans made will be well advanced, if not completely executed before Jan uary 20th." The governor declined to be drawn into a discussion of his pledge to demobilize the army as soon as "practicable." He said he believed his opening campaign speech in Philadelphia fully covered the subject, but added "all it requires is good In tentions and a competent admin istration with confidence in the United States. The subject is not even involved until peace comes and the victories have been total." CLAIMS 51 LIVES El Paso, Tex., Sept. 9. 0J.R) A radio broadcast heard in Chihuahua city todny said 51 lives had been lost in a flood along the Parral river in the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Details of the broadcast were telephoned to El Paso by a news paperman. The broadcast said 11 persons were drowned in the swollen river and 40 died In the wreck ago of buildings collapsed bv the flood. First sitting of the supreme court of Canada was on June 5. 1876. The Roya Military college at Kingston was opened on June 1, 1878. The Grand Trunk Railway In Canada was chartered in 1852 CASH in a FLASH FOR YOUR CAR Save Time, Cash & Gas Call AUTOMOBILE MARKET 6th and Bartlett Sti. Phone 3919 No Red Tapa Whtn You Sell to us ON QUEBEC TALKS Small Investors Beware Babson Makes Babson Park, Mass., Sept. 8 We hear a lot of ballyhoo today by brokers, investment advisers and others about the great op portunities in the stock market. These tell us about the big rail road profits, the new uses for plastics and alloys and the other new products "which are going to revolutionize our way of living." Electronic, television and other stocks are being bally hooed to an unreasonable de gree. Looking Into the Future If Germany cracks some time! between November 7, 1944, and March 7, 1945, it is fair to as sume that we will go on a full peace basis in 1946. After a short period of re-rfdjustment (which will be shorter as the time re quired to whip Japan is longer) we should enjoy a few years of good business. The pent-up de mand for goods, the great sur plus of money and other con siderations may even lead to a sharp and short boom. There certainly will be great activity in the building of small homes. Sooner or later, however, the entire world, including our coun try, must pay for what has hap pened since 1939. I should not be surprised any time around 1950 to see business go into a tailspin with considerable un employment. Hence, it is much more important for investors to base their purchases on funda mentals than on the hopes of new inventions, new processes and other possible boomlets. Brokers Always Optimistic Investment dealers make their money by selling or exchanging securities. To get people to buy with cash, or to sell securities now held and re-invest in other securities, requires bullish talk of some kind. Strange to say, in vestment advertisements headed "Avoid Losses" pull very few inquiries; while advertisements 'ini.,.icA Trr.fitc" rpt headed "Increase Profits get big returns. Hence, both invest ment dealers and brokers feel that they must always be op timistic on something. Just now they are ballyhooing the rails, plastics, electronics, television, etc. To a certain extent, the above also applies to some professional investment advisers. Too many such talk much about the "op-1 BYRNES OUTLINES SCHEME TO SPEED ALL PRODUCTION Washington, Sept. 9 (U.R) War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes tonight outlined a pro gram for aiding 40 per cent of U. S. industry to return swiftly to civilian production after the defeat of Germany but warned that "the fear of timid people" may retard the government's ef fort to put the plan across. In a reconversion report to President Roosevelt, Byrnes said discussion of peacetime produc tion at this time brought with it danger of diverting attention from the war effort but that he had confidence in "the common sense and sound judgment of the American people." Byrnes set as the ultimate goal of reconversion maintenance of the present peak national income and the high level of employ ment that goes with it. Ex pressed fears of prolonged un employment for the 4.000.000 people expected to be out of war jobs after a German collapse have been exaggerated, he said. "We will speedily return to civilian production," Byrnes pre dicted. "The pent-up demand for goods will come from a people who have the money with which to buy them. The fear of timid people may temporarily retard our return to full production and full employment. But it will be only for a short time." He revealed that special pro curement programs have been prepared and are ready to be put into effect on "V-E" day the day Germany surrenders. The government, he said, will retain until final victory only the "best qualified" manufacturers. Privately-owned plants not normal ly engaged in military produc tion, will be given irst priority on release from war work. LOW WEEKLY RATES CRATER KOTFL Across From Cratcrian Theatre Phont 4174 SINGLE $4 SO to $6 OOUBLE ... $7 50 to 51? dtw S i m -n s n i lnnr Spring Matri'i Fret Showers Cltan Roomtl Recommendations portunities ahead" without, glv ine sufficient consideration to the danger signals. They do not remind you of the $300,000,000, 000 of government debt for fear of the FBI or FRB or some other governmental bureau. They dare not give out bearish talk on tne rails, etc., because they like the brokers lose subscribers thereby. Hence, they also fall into the common trap of talking of the possibilities of big profits. People On The March It is a great mistake to com pare conditions today with those of the days of World War I. Un der the conditions of 25 years ago the ballyhoo which I am now criticising might be justi fied; but investors will find a different postwar world a few vears hence than wnai iney found in the "good old 20's Then the masses had not awak ened. Today whether we like it or not the people are on the march. Following World War I the government was not in busi ness, but today the situation is very different. For instance, the government now owns 95 of the synthetic rubber industry, 90 of the magnesium industry, and 85 of the airplane plants. The gov ernment probably owns 50 of the shipbuilding, machine tool and aluminum plants of the country; and 10 of the steel foundries, 30 of the metal working plants and 20 of the high-test gasoline refineries. Af ter the war, the states where these plants are located will put up a terrific fight to keep them running. Is not this a communis tic economy made to order for the New Dealers? In What to Invest This does not mean that you should put your money in a sock or bury it in the ground In vestments may well be safer than, cash in the years to come. Certainly, postwar inflation is ' . .. ,7 V, ... i i ineviiaDie. un tne ouier nanu because I am advising against reaching for quick profits, there is no reason why you should not buy well-seasoned investments. Capital can be conserved today as well as in the past. Those who have their holdings properly diversified and who depend on fundamentals, realizing that "the people are on the march, should have little to fear. HEAT WAVE HITS ALL BUT LOS ANGELES San Francisco, Sept. 9. (U.R) A record temperature for the year of 91 degrees was set in San Francisco today, as most of California sweltered in a heat wave that gave no promise of abating. The San Francisco high was reached shortly after noon, eclipsing yesterday's mark of 87. Sea breezes brought the mercury down to the middle 80's during the afternoon. In Oakland, where a new 1944 mark of 99 was set yesterday, tho Chabot observatory register ed a 97 degree high today. Fresno reported 101 degrees, short of yesterday's 107, while Sacramento recorded 102, five degrees below yesterday's mark. Los Angeles, meanwhile, was "freezing" in 73 degrees weather at midday, a drop of 31 degrees from yesterday's 104, highest of the year. SAFETY RECORD Salida, Colo. (U.R) The city of Salida has its sights set to establish a new safety record. So far, it has gone through more than 700 days without a fatal traffic accident. Before Aug. 15. 1942, it sailed through 2.112 consecutive days without a traf fic death. Opening of the Grand Trunk Railway from Montreal to Port land was in 1853. CAM PEA Hales-Extra Fancy OAXDALE GROCERY Flight o Time Medford and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10 and 20 years ago TEN YEARS AGO TODAY September 10, 1934 (It was Monday) Half a dozen reckless drivers given chance to talk to judge. Luxury Liner Morro Castla set afire at sea, is charge. Cloudy. High 88, low 44 de grees. New Chancellor of University of Oregon to be appointed soon. Open house at Annie Springs CCC. camp attended by many local people. Ron DeVore wins the skeet championship of the Gun club. First concrete Bonneville dam. poured by TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY September 10, 1924 (It was Tuesday) Maine goes republican by heavy majorities, in state elec tion. Jackson tomorrow, to attend. County Fair opens Gov. Pierce plans Civil war halted in Shanghai by heavy rains, that flood streets. Partly cloudy. 58 degrees. High 81, low Bertille Misehke leads In "Queen of the County Fair" race. Local speed cop is arrested for speeding in Klamath Falls. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, sons of Chicago million aires, given life sentences for kidnaping and slaying of Franks boy. Republicans sweep state elec tions in Michigan and Washing ton. ARGENTINE QUITS DEFENSE LEAGUE FOR CONTINENT Buenos Aires, Sept 9 U.R) . Tho foreign office announced this afternoon that Argentina has withdrawn from the Mon tevideo committee for the politi cal defense of the continent, formed at the conference of American ministers In Rio De Janeiro in 1942. The official announcement said that Argentina withdrew its delegate from the committee because the latter voted and ap proved a resolution concerning Argentina in the absence of Ar gentine Delegate Miguel Angel Chiappe. It explained that when the resolution was first proposed, Sept. 5 Chiappe requested the consideration be postponed until he was able to come Buenos Aires to consult with the foreign office and return to Montevideo. When Chiappe returned to Mon tevideo he discovered the com mittee had already approved the resolution which recommended the settlement of "the situation of incompatability existent in the committee because of the fundamental divergencies of pol icy which separate the Argen tine Republic from other coun tries of the continent in the face of the present conflict." The foreign office announce ment said the committee's action meant "the deliberate elimina tion of the member designated by Argentina in the final voting on a project which directly con cerned him." MILES TO BERLIN By United Press 311 miles from the eastern front (measured from Pop lawy, Poland). 331 miles from the western front (measured from point 16 miles west of Aachen). 450 miles from the French front (measured from Maiche). 556 miles from the Italian front (measured from point two miles south of Rimini). tm- 1 m.i. - rT t'lfl
