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WAR COST SHARE
IS ABOUT $3,200
Average Family Bond Invest
ment Is $1,000; Little In
come Tax Relief Soon
Minneapolis The average
American family's share of its
country's war-time expenses is
about $8200, of which it has al
ready contributed over $1400
since Pearl Harbor, will still owe
over $6800 as its pro rata share
of the post-war national debt,
according to a summary by
Northwestern National Life In
surance company
To date, the average U. 5.
family has invested approximate
ly $1000 in E, F and G war
bonds, of which it has cashed in
$90 due to some emergency or
other cause, leaving a net cash
Investment of-about $910. The
family since 1941 has paid over
$500 in federal income taxes. As
such a family paid no income
taxes prior to 1942, its subse
quent tax contributions should
be considered as net investment
in the war effort, the study
says.
$100 Interest Load
The family's $6800 share of
the post-war national debt some
$1200 of which share was peace
time, pre-1941 debt will mean
a pro rata interest burden of
over $100 a year. The per-family
share of the annual cost of our
army and navy will be around
$160; its share of the cost of
post-war veterans' benefits and
pensions will probably run
around $80 annually; the per
family cost of farm payments
and farm price supports after
the war will approximate $55 a
year, according to current esti-
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Ready, folks? OK let's
shoot. Camera! Out the door
and down the steps . . . Fine!
Now everybody smile . . . And
you kids wave and throw a kiss
for Daddy,.."
Not a bad scene. Bill's wife
and kids and Bill's front door,
and even Bill's pooch know
ing look on his mutt face. Just
as though be knew what's go
ing on.
It's fun, making home mov
ies. Exacting work, too adjust
ing for this and that getting
everybody in. Bill won't mind
if it's not up to MGM stand
ards. He'll laugh when he sees
how the midsummer sun makes
junior squint but he'll see too
how much Junior's grown.
Midsummer. Funny to re
flect that Bill won't see this shot
for months. For the date of its
first showing its world pre
miere is set: Christmas Eve,
on the other side of the world!
A B-plcture, you say
nothing colossal about it but
to the bors in Arabia it will be
the grandest thing that ever hit
the screen. Hollywood's glam
our girls can take that evening
off.
There's a story behind all
this. On the shores of the Per
sian Gulf, Standard's affiliate,
the Arabian American Oil Com
pany, is getting out petroleum
products for Allied planes and
tanks and trucks and a lot of
Westerners are over there help
ing. They're living in reason
able comfort, of course, with
decent housing and food and
all the rest. But they're a long,
long way from friends and fam
ily. Especially family.
So the folks at home have
len making this movie, pack
ing it full of faces and things
and places they're anxious to
sec. boon the precious reel of
16-mm. colored film will be
packed and scaled and shipped
away with this notice on the
wrapper: "Not to be opened
until December 21th."
Can't you see and heir
that gang in Saudi Arabia on
Christmas Eve? We bet they
raise the roof.
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Medford,
Accident Prevention
Division
This Certificate is presented to .
In recognition of his contribution, towards Industrial Safety in
Oregon through the completion of a course of instruction in
Safety conducted by the Accident Prevention Division of the
?'5te Industrial Accident Commission. '
Dated
numuaiKi w-....i. luua as muwa duuti, hbtb won piascjiiwu iu wbuiuiu auu --p-.
Industrial men completing the series of safety training classes recently conducted by the accident
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pivTvnuun division " in am.- inuusuiat ftcciasnt cominiiNDn,
Attendance certificates have been presented to IS industrial workers of Jackson county who have
completed the course of training in industrial safety work recently conducted by the accident pre
vention division of the state industrial accident commission.
The course consisted of five two-hour classes held weekly for five consecutive weeks, taking up
different methods of accident prevention work as related to Oregon industry.
Medford industrial workers receiving certificates included: R. H. Alley. LeRoy C. Hill, Harold
Bohn. Arthur E. Peters. Forrest O. Livingston, C. N. Woodcock. B. J. Lesconlie and W. H. Turnbull,
At Prospect certificates were issued to M. L. Carter, J. E. Warren, E. E. Ryder, H. D. Suttcliffe,
J. R. McCoy, Clyde Barnard and Roy Love.
mates. With other post-war costs
of government, the U. S. fam
ily's share of the nation's esti
mated 18 to 20-billion-dollar
annual operating costs will to
tal about $500 per year. Thus it
can expect little relief in income
tax rates in the immediate post
war period.
As the war nears its close, the
typical U S. family faces the
future with $910 cash invested
in war bonds and some $930 in
the form of other savings bank,
savings and loan association, or
postal savings. It has over $3000
in life insurance protection.
On Cash Basis
The family will start the post
war period with little or no in
instalment debts, as restrictions
on instalment selling, combined
with the scarcity of goods ordi
narily purchased on instalments,
have he'd down new purchases
while old obligations were being
liquidated. Probably the family's
automobile and tires are run
down, and
considerable house-'
hold equipment needs repairs or
, replacement. The family has a
burning desire for a lot of con
sumer goods that have been im
possible to buy during the war;
it has over $1800 in cash plus a
large instalment credit borrow
ing capacity. It won't worry too
much about the national debt.
If uncertain of its breadwin
ner's post-war pay check, the
family will probably hang on to
its cash resources and enter in
to only the most necessary obli
gations, the study suggests. But
if continued employment pros
pects are rosy, the average U. S.
family has the resources with
which to enter a large and pro
longed buying spree as soon as
war-time restraints on produc
tion and purchasing are relaxed
or lifted, the study concludes.
THE GRANGE
Upper Rogu Grange
Upper Rogue Grange met Sep
tember 21, with worthy over
seer, Ray Vaughn, taking the
master's station in the absence
of Jackie Carlton, who is at the
navy training station in Farra
gut, Idaho.
Lecture hour Included a talk
by Wendall Vaughn, who was'
one of the first in the demoli
tion squad to land on the coast
of France during the Invasion.
Brother and Sister Houston
and Sister Segessman served.
Next meeting will be Thurs
day, October 19.
The program will be put on
by the young people of the
Grange.
Us Mall rrlbuiiu Want Adt
Notice Of Final Hearing
In the County Court of the State
of Oregon for Jackson Countv.
In the Matter of the Estate of I
John Peterson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
Rosa Peterson, administratrix of
the above entitled estate, has
filed her final account and peti
tion for distribution and that the
30th day of October, 1944, at
10:00 o'clock A. M., at the court
room of said court, have been
appointed as the time and place
for the hearing thereof. All per
sons interested are required, then
and there, tn show cause, if nnv
Ihprp he whv said arrnun't I
should not be approved and dis-:
tribution made. ;
ROSA PETERSON,
Administratrix
J. F. Fliegel, Attorney
for the Administratrix,
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fepil-Cota Company, Long hland City, S. Y.
FtiDchUfd Bottlers; PtpiiCoii Bottling Company of Medford
Prospect Men
Industrial Accident
COMMISSION
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Ashland, Sept. 25 There will
be sufficient opposition for the
various city offices to make the
election interesting, according
to the filings made up to 5 p. m.
yesterday, the last minute filings
could be recorded.
Mayor T. S. Wiley, for mayor,
and Mrs. Gertrude Biede Eas
terling, for treasurer, both seek
ing re-election, are without op
position. City Recorder J. Q. Adams,
who is seeking re-election, has
opposition in K. M. Bremmcr
and Frank E. Thompson, while
in the race for the three vacan
cies on the city council, the
three councilmen, Ralph Koozer,
Dr. VYalter
Redford and Guy
Applewhite,
are asking re-elec
tion, with Jacob Weitzel, Harold
Merrill and George Andrews
seeking to replace them.
In the matter of the two vac
ancies in the city park commis
sion N. W. Heard and Dr. R. E.
Poston, both seeking re-election,
have no opposition.
There are no city charter
amendments or other questions
locally before the voters.
BOB BEACH HONOR MAN
IN FARRAG.UT COMPANY
Farragut, Ida. Robert
Horace Beach, 18, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Vivian J. Beach, Jack
sonville, Ore., has been named
honor man of his company on
completing recruit training at
this U. S. naval training center.
He was student body presi
dent, earned a citizenship award
and was active in the Letter-
man's club at Jacksonville high i
school where he was graduated
last spring.
A brother, Joe M., is a cadet
in the naval air corps.
Robert hopes to be assigned
to a naval aviation school after
returning from a 15-day leave.
Daily Weather Report
Forecasts
Medford and vicinity: Clear tonljtht
and Tuesday. Little change In temper
ature. Oregon: Clear tonight and Tuesday i
tveont fn, linn, MBit I rh.no. '
in temperature except cooler Interior
north part Tuesday.
Local Data
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest, 87; lowest, 54.
Total monthly precipitation. T. De
ficiency lor the month. .47 inch.
Total precipitation since September
, 1U44, T. Deficiency for the season.
.47 Inch.
Relatie humidity at 4:30 p. m. yes
terday, 23r; 4 30 a. m. today, BO'.
Tomorrow
Sunrise 7:03 a. m.. sunset 7:02
2 p. n
Prrei
Past 24 hours: High Low
Boise . 80 50
Boston 69 43
Chicago 60 40
Denver 72 48
Eureka 57 53
. 57
. 82
. 73
. 2
. 63
. 70
. 87
. 84
. 86
, 85
. 80
. 65
. 77
. 80
. 69
. 82
Havre
Los Angeles
Medford
New York
Omaha .
PhoenlJt ,,
Portland .
Reno .....
Roseburg .
49
51
49
73
52
38
51
48
51
58
46
54
58
Salt Lake
5an Frnclco .
spkne
whinston, p.
Yakima
Closing time ror Claaairied ids 0
, m. Too Late to Classify. 13 JO
Certified
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Japanese Making
Good Progress in
Learning English
Angaur Island, Sept. 25
(U.R) The Japs are progress
ing with English.
On New Britain Island
one fanatical Jap soldier
charged marine lines shout
ing. "To hell with Babe
Ruth!"
On Guam trapped Jap
troops on Orote peninsula
tried to talk their way
through marine lines at
night by shouting, "Don't
shoot. We're coming
through!"
On Angaur when the first
army troops swarmed
ashore a shell-groggy Japa
nese officer dashed out of a
cave shooting wildly and
yelling, "Hey, Buddy, we've
been waiting for you!"
The marines replied with
a withering hail of rifle fire
and the Jap fell in his
tracks.
BICYCLE RATIONING
NO LONGER IN FORCE
Portland Rationing of bicy
cles was ended today, Frederic
F. Janney, district OPA ration
ing executive, revealed Satur
day. "This action was taken," Jan
ney said, "because so few bicy
cles are on hand, and so few
scheduled for production that
rationing now serves little use
ful purpose."
Bicycle dealers are, required
to hold all records of 'rationing
sales and inventories for six
months, Janney emphasized.
Osa Mall mnune Want Ads
Our Gift Box Office is located In our beautiful new plant on South Fir,
just off Main Street, and offers pleasant and comfortable surroundings.
In addition to the handsome appointments throughout you are supplied
with steaming hot coffee free during your rest periods, in our attractive?
lunchroom. This lunchroom, too, is at the disposal of those wishing to
uing their lunches.
Blue (j
Goose
CCC TO PURCHASE
PLEDGED' WHEAT
Washlngton, Sept. 25. (U.R) ment in the regular navy, ac
The war food administration said cording to Herb Cram of the
today that the Commodity Credit I Medford navy recruiting sta
Corp, on May 1 will start pur-1 tion.
chasing at parity prices all unre- T'le reRlar navy, he pointed
deemed 1944 wheat then still, out, offers distinct advantages
under loan. ,,, .,,,,., lnmui!n. min.
The WFA defined parity as the
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1944 loan rates plus 15 cents a
bushel. However, the govern
ment will deduct all carrying
charges to the end of the storage
year May 31 in the southwest
and June 30 in othei areas for
warehouse loans, and to the date
of delivery in May and June for
farm storage loans.
Loan rates on 1944 wheat are
a', a national average of $1.35 a
bushel. Parity for whPSt on Aug.
15, the latest official figure avail
able, was at $1.50 a bushel.
In addition, WFA said, CCC
purchase prices for wheat stored
in terminal and sub-terminal
elevators, which is being acquir
ed to meet feed wheat and other
government requirements, will
be advanced from time to time
during the season.
FAMILY TRAGEDY
EYED BY OFFICERS
Woodburn, Ore., Sept. 23
(U.R) Officials today were in
vestigating the case of Louis
Bryan Bauman, 47, Woodburn
farmer, who hospitalized three
of his children by severe beat
ings, shot and killed his 16-year-old
son, Carl, and commit
ted suicide.
In Salem and Woodburn hos
pitals were Margaret, 13, with
bruises, Betty, 15, with a
fractured skull and other in
juries and Donald, 8, also with
a fractured skull.
Bauman apparently blamed
trouble with his wife for the
tragedy, police said. They had
been estranged for about a
month. Investigators said he
probably had beaten the chil
dren with the barrel of a shot
gun with which he took his
life.
Firsters Support
Republican Ticket
St. Henry, Ohio, Sept. 25
(U.R) Gerald L. K. Smith of De
troit and Ilnrry Romer of St.
Henry, presidential and vice
presidential candidates respec
tively of the America First par
ty, yesterday announced the
support of their party for the
Dewey -B r 1 c k e r Republican
ticket.
At a rally attended by 3000
persons yesterday Smith and
Romer said that their party
could not carry the nation this
year but added that the ground
work was being laid for 1948,
Gas lighting was first used In
Montreal on Nov. 23, 1837.
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A DESK Is
Waiting for YOU!
In order that we may handle the multitude of orden and In
quiries pouring in on ut with each day's mail, in addition to
our already large offico staff, we have the following positions
open and waiting to be filled:
38 TYPISTS
10 ORDER CHECKERS
6 FILE CLERKS
3 STENOGRAPHERS
Come In and ask to
our new South Fir
5214.
BLUE GOOSE
GfFT DEPARTMENT
American Fruit Growers, Inc.
Boys of 17 Years
Offered Career in
Regular Navy
Young men of 17 Interested
In the career possibilities of the
j U. S. navy are being particular
I lv soucht at present for enlist-
ing in rvice a(Wr ,he w ,
I . . .
eluding such benefits as retire
ment on liberal pension after
20 years' service, pay increases
at the rate of five per cent
every three years and opportuni
ties to earn advancement.
Requirements for enlistment
in the regular navy are some
what higher than for the naval
reserve, service in which is for
the duration of the war only.
Quotas for both branches of
the naval service, however, now
are wide open, and both these
branches continue to offer
young men the same opportuni
ties for trade and vocational
training, which can be utilized
either in service or civilian life.
B-3 and C-3 Gas
Ration Coupons
Invalid Sept. 30
OPA has announced that "B
3" and "C-3" gasoline ration
coupons will be Invalid after
Sept. 30. At the same time "T"
coupons marked "third quarter"
will expire for commercial
motor vehicle operators.
Clarifying the recent order
that gasoline filling stations may
neain accent off-highway "R"
I coupons, OPA states that the
station operators may deliver
the gasoline only In cans, barrels
or other bulk containers and not
into the tanks of private pas
senger cars.
BURNS FIREMEN'S EARS
Kansas City, Mo. (U.R) She
hasn't lived to be 83 years old
just so a bunch of firemen can
tramp through the bathroom
while she's in the tub, Mrs. Jen
nie Jackson informed several
would-be rescuers here recently.
Mrs. Jackson, who can't get out
of the tub without aid forgot
and locked the bathroom door
from the inside. When her
daughter discovered that her
mother was trapped in the tub,
she called the fire department.
The rescuers entered through a
window, handed the irate Mrs.
Jackson some towels and re
treated when she said, among
other things, "Get out of here!
I never heard the like!"
Franklin stnrted on his last
Arctic expedition in 1845.
How To Hold
FALSE TEETH
More Firmly In Place
Do yotir flo teeth annoy and m-rwrn-m
bv Blippinit. dropping or wah
liitnR when you nt, ImiRh or talk?
Just iprlnkle little FASTRETH on
your pin toil. Thl alkaline (nnn-acld)
f'lowdcr holrta falno trelh more flrm
v and more comfortably. No Rummy,
gooey, nnstv taste or feeline. Doe not
nur rhrrki "nlate odor (denture
, breath). Get FASTEKTU today at any
drug store.
see Frances Bulkln at
Street Plant, or phone
mmmmmumiiti
Monday, Sept. 23, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREK
MEETS THURSDAY
Portland, Ore., Sept. 25 (U.R)
A three-day convention of the
Oregon Bar association will open
Thursday at Gearhart, Ore.,
when members meet to discuss
plans for the re-establishment of
attorneys in their practice when
they return from war.
A conference will be held
with legal assistance officers of
the armed forces In this area.
Presiding at the business ses
sions will be President John F.
Kilkenny of Pendleton.
This is
spark plug
Your car yells "gimme a light"
about 5400 times a minute. And
the spark plugs must deliver a "light"
right on the split instant
Here's what happens.
When the plugs flick a spark into
compressed mixture of gasoline
and air in the cylinders ...
ZOWIE! There's a
hot explosion. The
things movable in the
ylinders are the pistons.
So down they go, turning
the crankshaft, which
turns the gears, which
turn the wheels, which
roll you to wherever
you are going.
Those 5400 explosions per minute
give spark plugs a Turkish Bath
that boils the sparking ambition clear
out of 'em after about 10,000 miles.
Ck? V v
Here's where your friends at Shell
come to the rescue. They'll clean
your spark plugs,
or sell you new ones
if the old ones have
cracked (as they some
times do). And they'll
also Shellubricate
your entire car for you.
You need SHELLUBRICATION
because it protects your car
against Wartime Stop and Go wear
the villain that sends 10,000 cars to
junk yards every week!
(shell)
GASOLINE POWERS THE
WEATHER
Northern California Clear
today, tonight and Tuesday ex
cept morning fog near ocean;
little temperature change.
Closing time for ClaMlfled. ads t
a. m. Too Lata to Classify, 12:30
p. m.
Mm. MASSELL
FORTUNE
TELLING
Will tell your past, present
and future and advua you
on love affairs, marrlaga
and business. Will answer
all questions. Coma in and
be convinced.
Main St. CENTRAL POINT
m
is
A
a
white
only
That's bad, because
weakened plugs
waste the gasoline
they're supposed to
explode. It's like
pouring precious
rrn anl i rm i n f-
the gutter !
FOR THE LADIES...
Shell has a FREE and amns.
Ing little booklet. Alia In
Motorland. It'i the Facta of
Life about your car. Tells you
how to keep It from going
haywire before In time. Get
your copy at any Shell pump.
SHELL OIL COMPANY;
Imttrporatfd
ATTACK - Don't wastt a drop
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