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1 PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TBIBPWE Sunday, Oct 1. 1944 Everyone In Southern oretob. Keaue ue """" Dally Eixept Saturday Published by ' s.7.n North Fir St. Phone JUL l ROBERT W. RUHI, Mlor IRNEST R. CILSTRAP, Manasar, An Independent Newspaper. fcntered u aecond elm matter bt Madlord. Oregon, under Act w "M.rch 3. 17 StrfaSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance: i.Yly and Sunday on. rnr I7.M Dally and Sunday six monthe 4 00 Dally and Sunday three mos. 8.10 Dally and Sunday one nmilh. .78 By Carrier In Advance Medforo, B3A.hland. Central Point Mile. Gold Hill. Phoenix. Talent, and on motor roulei: i Dally and Sunday one year.H 00 Daily and Sunday one month .19 All terma cash In advance. Official Papr ol the City of Medforl Olllelal Paper el Jackaon County " United Praia Full leased Wire ""MEMBER or AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS biMv". INC OHIcm SflSew York. Chlc-la. Dj trolt. San Francisco, If a Angeles, So ..;!. Portland. St. Loula, Atlanta. Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Perry "Democrats for Dewey" clubs are organizing in California, and local fears are felt they will get by the quarantine station In the Sisklyous and invade thli state. Rain fell Frl. It was welcomed by deer hunters and fanners in need of an excuse to go hunting. e e Deputy B. Grenbemer li mad at this col. He states all our com ments about the New Deal are old, tired and quarrelsome, like the administration. H. Flewher, the demon baker, is In India, and travels In a Jeep. He has not yet run into M. Gandui, who wears a shirt, like a diaper. The F. Perl boy Billie has turned out for football at Junior high, and promises to be a "tower of strength", and young Gibraltar on the left side of the line. e The Dick Phalr girl Karolyn, the tltian-halred beauty, had some words with her Paw, who never got a chance to use his, during a mid-week argument. e e Quite a number of cowmen were In town during the week, discussing the surplus of the beef shortage, and how to get rid of It. Harvesting of apples Is under way In the valley. Several are making vinegar, and hope they have no bad luck and it turns to hard cider. Royal Brown of the E. Pt. Browns towned In mid-week, tending to matters at barber shop and bank. Thanksgiving will be observed In this state Thursday, Novem ber 23, officially. All straw vote Dolls indlcato the people will feel thankful for two weeks be fore they eat too much turkey. e The regular Thurs. eve may hem at the armory was fairly well attended. The congregation suspected the Gray Mask had a pine knot or door knob con cealed in his headgear, ana were rolled. Andrew Jackson Simpson, of the Griffin Creek hills, plans to move Into flat country soon. One of his knees played out on him, and no longer cares to climb mountains. , Candidates have started to show up, and all shake hands with evangelistic fervor. e a e The fuel shortage feared last spring has failed to materialize, and the citizenry has been busy hustling wood. There are plenty of matches, so people will not have to learn the Boy Scout trick of rubbing two sticks to gether to start a fire. e e The B. Tornado scrunched the Marshficld foe Frl. eve in a de cisive manner. All through the first half the rain thrummed on the grandstand roof. Both squads and many of the customers were as wet as wet hens. a a The Hale Wheeler boy Gary Is five months old and feels as young as he ever did. His Paw compared sons and pride, with Flctch Fish, the boom day tenor of Phoenix Wed. They had a good word to say for their off spring and selves. e a Nlmrods are running around beneath red hats. They harmon lze with a few faces, autumn leaves, and slacks, dresses, and coats of the fair sex. e e Daniel Cupid, the county clerk reports, after strenuous efforts In the early part of the war, is enjoying a hard earned rest. V.Y.C. CHIEF DIES New York. Sept. 30 U.PJ tvHrirk Elv Williamson, who resigned as president of the . a. . " . 1 i I .n. MR new Tom l-enirai laiuueu August 14, 1944, because of ill-J nest, died today. ' As G. I. Comes Marching Home rpu il dUm-ial cnona l'a tnlrori im tnrlav With & letter from the war front in the South Pacific which we believe will be of far more value ana interest; w ,.. iUnn nvurfViinrr Vo rVrliffir TTllWlt. VlflVfi tO (Jul jeaucio uiau aiijium,), sav. We are indebted to Wm. A. Schoenfeld, dean and director 01 agriculture at uregun oiaie -uuege, for sending a dopy to this office. The original was transmitted from New Guinea by Lieut. Gordon R. o:it ,.n,h,ntn an A fniTnni- mpmhpr nf the School of Agriculture staff at Oregon State College, who said it had been written by a master sergeant in the Army Air Force who preferred to remain anonymous. I J - ... . Ail 1 1 1 J 1 1 . The tun text 01 tne leuer ionuws; "How changed will the soldier be when he comes home from war? Take the boys in my outfit for example. We left the states one month after Pearl Harbor and haven't been back since. In the two years that the Southwest Pacific has been our home, we've been bombed, shelled, strafed, invaded. We've slept In mud, lived on bully beef and tea, gone without mail, sleep, cigarettes and soap for weeks at a time. "We're still In New Guinea riding the forward crest of the wave that Is sweeping the yellow locusts back to Tokyo. It may be another two years before we can see our native land again. We're not complaining just explaining why we couldn't help changing. v a e OST of us are homesick, naturally. For many of the boys, army life has meant their first real separation from home. The average Yank still gets a soft light In his eyes when he thinks of times past. Stubbornly he rejects evidence that the war has wrought changes in his old corner of the American scene. For him that world has stood still existing somewhere in time and space, to be found again when ho returns. "He remembers tulips In the garden, the youthful way his mother wore her hair, the smell of strawberry shortcake in the kitchen, Sunday drives through the country with his girl, summer night weinie roasts at the lake with the 'bunch', the friendly comfort of his room. "Perhaps his intuition is correct and the picture hasn't changed. I wouldn't know has it? e E realizes, of course, that he Is changed. But with sublime optimism he expects that once he is back, the Iron In his soul will dissolve. He is counting on his girl for that. "When he comes home she'll notice the difference in him. A new firmness in his manner, a new hard set to his lips. He'll be more candid in saying what he thinks, less reticent to voice his opinion. 'This new hardness may be distressing at first it may even make him seem a stranger spiritually. m yOST of us were gentle souls before Pearl Harbor. "1 wo accepted Imposition or Injustice without protest as a rule, because wo shrank from the unpleasant tension of arguments ... but no more, the army code of equality teaches a soldier to insist upon his rights In addition to being conscious of his obligations. "His manner will bo brusque, perhaps even rough and his language will require a certain amount of translation. He's not naturally profane, it's Just the army way of talk ing. He will probably be a bit cynical ,too. He may be resentful of local personalities who have benefitted financi ally from the war effort. rjE particularly will not want to listen to cousin Fred talk about 'tough times on maneuvers', nor to Uncle Frank describing the hardships of night work as an air warden. Nor will he be overly fond of Aunt Matilda when she prattles about having done "her bit' by serving soup at the local USO and selling a few war bonds. As a matter of fact he will definitely prefer the company of one who says quietly 'glad to see you bock Johnny, It's been a long time maybe a dinner and a show if you're not doing anything tonight?' "There'll be a new streok of generosity In the returning soldier. He'll risk his neck to savo a stranger's life. Reason? . . . Just a soldier's natural reaction to a fellow in trouble. He's been given a helping hand so many times himself, he's learned the peculiar beauty and valor of ren dering aid when none is expected. a lJO hungry stranger, car bogged down In the mud at ' night will ever lack food or lodging at his home, because he'll never forget the way he, a lonesome stranger In another land, was welcomed ond made at home by gener ous hospitality, Australian In our case. "Yes, a lot of the old narrow selfishness and meanness Is gone. When the buttlo of Milne Bay was raging in New Guinea, I saw our boys tiike their precious cigarettes, matches, candy bars, all worth their weight in gold at that time, and hand them over to the Aussie infantryman fight ing in the Jungles close by. "WHAT will he want at first, this returning soldier? " Well there's a fairly uniform sentiment about that among us here. First ... a long period of peace and quiet with no obligations and no duties. He'll want to sleep late In the mornings, even tho habit will Ret him up at six or earlier. He won't bo angry If he is occasionally spoiled with breakfast in bed. He'll want to laze around, watching blucjnys hopping In the garden, and the man next door mowing the lawn. At night he'll be eager to crowd In moments of fun and forget fuiness. And to be candid, If he's older, he may want drinking bout or two to help forget the war and all Its misery. "He won't want to discuss his 'plans' or make decisions ... not for awhile. He'll want to taste his freedom. He'll probably enjoy drying the dishes occasionally, for the novelty of doing it voluntarily. He'll like to tinker around the house, fixing up fence breaks or leaky valves. He'll cer tainly take charge of putting the car back In running shape. The army hns taught him to use his hnnds for his own com forts in the Jungle, and he's proud of that ability. tfT course he'll want love . . . he's been a long time without It. But he'll prefer the affection that mani fests itself In gentle words and thoughtful deeds. Emotion will rmbarrass him, and he'll be uncomfortoble if any fuss Is made over him. "He'll want privacy . . . there is very little of that In tho army. He may not be In the mood for questions or em barrassing pralso of friends and relatives. Ho doesn't want to rehearse his war experiences for the benefit of every stray aunt or uncle who comes calling. He may prefer to forget them. And he doesn't want to be goggled at. "If he's had experience In the combat zone, he may bo allergic to sudden noises. An automobile's backfire or plane motor roaring overhead may send him flying to a prone position ... ho may stop suddenly at the sound of a policeman's whistle or car siren. But these reactions will disappear In time. IF he returns after long years In the tropics, his skin will be coarsened and toughened by tho sun, and his hair may be receding. His energy may not be as great as It once was . . , tropical climate and Jungle warfare takes a lot out of man. Perhaps too, he will be subject to occa sional fevers. "But If he comes down with a fever, he'll need to be treated with a light cheerful touch. Some men, alter a hard time at war, are susceptible to self pity and too much sympa thetic worrying might encourage hypochondriac tendencies and retard his recovery, The most successful therapy will be a warm smile. He'll want to find an air of leisure, relaxation and peace In his home. He believes now that the voices of his women folk always smile at him when they speak. He'd certainly appreciate his bureau drawers well stocked with clean underclothes, with the soiled things vanishing mysteriously out of his room. He's done his own wash for a long time. "IE may have very decided Ideas about what he wants to do with his life. During the dreary years of war he's had a lot of time to think things out. Perhaps he will want to try a new line of work, perhaps he may have decided to live In some remote corner of the country ... or even abroad. Perhaps he may want to Join an organi zation to help build a decent, war-free society. He might want to marry almost at once ... or launch a business of his own on a shoestring. "It's his life, and he believes he's earned the right to say what he wants to do with it . . . he'll want advice or opinion, naturally . . . but not interference. Any attempt to guide his destiny, no matter if the ones at home once had that right, would not succeed now. "He will need no protection, but the strength and inspira tion of encouragement. When he comes home, a wise woman can make the things he's been dreaming about In the Jungle come true. She will know how to make the Jungle a dream and his dreams reality at last." Medford Soldiers . j Cain Promotions On Italian Front Which Shall It Be? CUT OUT A NO SIGN THIS STRAW BALLOT AND RETURN IT TO THE MAIL TRIBUNE I Intend lo Vole For Governor Dewey President Roosevelt Pi Mi Signed .. Address 15th AAF in Italy Charles Oregon, has been promoted re A. Krueger, 19, of Medford, cently to the rank of Staff Ser geant. He is tail gunner on an AAF Flying Fortress operating from an Italian base. Sergeant Krueger has glown 27 combat missions and has been awarded the Air Medal. Ho received his gunner wings at Las Vegas, Nevada, January 16, 1944. He was employed as a truck driver before entering the Army August 18, 1943. He is the son of Mrs. Anna Krueger of Medford. With the Fifth Army, Italy ; Corporal Raymond V. Carroll, ; whose home is on Route 2, Med-1 ford, Oregon, has been promot i ed to sergeant. He Is a squad leader with the 91st Infantry ! Division of the Fifth Army in ; Italy. Flight o Time Medford and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10. 20. and 34 yaart go. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY October 1 1934 (It was Monday) President asks for truce be tween capital and labor to give mediation a trial. YULE SEALS OKAY . ON G.LPACKAGES Christmas seals of the Tuber culosis association may be placed on packages being prepared for overseas mailing to servicemen if they are not placed on the same side with the address, it was. stated yesterday by Mrs. Ruth Bauer of the lackson Coun ty Public Health association. Local postal officials were doubt ful if the seals could be used. Mrs. Bauer reported, but a con ference with other postal offic ials revealed that they are usable with the above restriction. Mrs. Bauer states that the seals are on sale at Mann's Department store and the Public Health as sociation office In the court house and she urges everyone sending packages overseas to buy and use them. LESS THAN HALF REVENUES, TAXES Salem, Ore., Sept. 30 U.R) Leslie M. Scott, state treasurer, announced today that less than half the $146,000,000 which passes through the Oregon state treasury annually is tax rev enue. Except for a small amount in 1940, no ad valorem property taxes have been levied for state purposes between 1938 and 1944. A total of $118,491,761 was collected in taxes during the 1942-44 biennium out of the $291,000,000 taken In. Income, excise and Intangi bles taxes and unemployment compensation taxes, were the largest sources of revenue out side of liquor sales during the biennium, Scott said. SOLDIERS LISTED ! I Washington, Sept. 30 (U.R) The war department tonight an nounced the names of 2,096 U. S. I soldiers wounded in the Euro pean area, including: Oregon: 1 Bechen, SSgt. Harry B., Hills boro; Bowman, Pfc. James R., Albany; Brooks, Pvt. Lee B., ' Portland; Floyd, Pvt. Joseph D., Molalla; Johnson, Sgt. Thomas C- Portland. Marvin, Pvt. Lawrence H., Portland: Miles. Pfc. Robert G., Baker; Ojala, Pfc. Rudolph N., Portland; Ray, Sgt. Lyle L , Sico; Scott, Pfc. Robert D., Portland; Snvder. Pfc Benjamin E., Port land; Sweet. Pvt. Dale R., Maple-ton. Grass fire in Applegatei spreads and destroys 410 acres of pine on Elliott creek in Cali fornia. Coke Brlte, arrested for drunkenness In Jacksonville, es capes from officer. Detroit rigers and St. Louis Cardinals to start world series Wednesday at Detroit. Labor unions back 30-hour week. tmost of her young life at least up to this point, anyhow on an 1 army post. The seven-pound five-ounce daughter of 1st Lt. and Mrs. L. E. Fritze was born Sept 23 at the Camn White Station hospital. Her father is camp provost marshal. Other than a few healthy out bursts, which even the most ex pert on baby language have been unable to interpret, she has given no indication of how well she likes army life.. Her father Is a former resi dent of Forest Hills, L. I. Mrs. Fritze is the former Famine Spiegel of Ozone Park, L. I. Fair, with some cloudiness. Hogh 89, low 44 degrees. County democrats open head quarters In Holland Hotel. Melon and tomato growers who have been forced to sell their produce at reduced prices asked to report to NRA. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY October 1. 1924 at was Wednesday) National Bankers association in resolution declares "the great est menace to the future of America" is a demagogue. New plan for world peace Is presented to the League of Nations. Unsettled. High 69, low 48 de grees. Grass fire burns barn on South Oakdale. DIES IN FRANCE Word has been received here that Lieut. William Murray, formerly a member of the 91st Division was killed In the Inva sion of France. Lieut. Murray who hade many friends here during his stay with the 91st at Camp White, transferred to a paratrooper contingent after leaving here and it is believed he met his death while in ac tion with the latter force. His wife has been making her home at Route 1, Milford Cen ter, Ohio. ETO FIRST FALL .80 OF AN First heavy rainfall of the season occurred Friday and Sat urday, the weather bureau re porting .80 of an inch precipita tion up to Saturday evening. Heaviest of the rainfall was Fri day afternoon, a downpour in the late afternoon drenching shoppers and workers homeward bound from offices Clogged gutters caused pud dles on streets and stopped-up drain sDouts brought grief to homeowners in a few cases. This was the first rainfall of any consequence since early summer with but 30 falling in July and .31 in August. A trace! was reported twice during oep- l tcmber. Attorney Rawles Moore moves law office into Cratenan building. Quail season opens in valley, Ducks are plentiful. New Craterian theater to open October 20. CARD OF THANKS vtjm wish tn express our flncere thanks to our friends tor their many kindnesses during our recent bereave ment; also tor tne Deauuiui uuwc. Mrs. Roscoe Edwards and children. f 722 6.00-16 Building boom hits Klamath Falls. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO October 1. 1910 (It was Saturday) Orchard inspection underway In valley. Local postoffice receipts gain 96 per oent, 'Rogue River valley University club is formed. Judith Ann Fritze Is New Arrival At Station Hospital Camp White, Ore. Judith Ann Fritze isn't a WAC. but she can lay claim to having lived LOW WEEKLY RATES C! 1ATER mm Across From Craterian Theatre -r Phone 4174 SINGLE $4.50 to $6. OOUBLE ... $7.50 to $12 New S t m -n o o s Inner Spring Mattresres Free Showers Clean Roomsl Portland, Ore., Sept. 30 U.R) Wayne Morse, long-term re publican candidate for U. S. senator, has announced his southern Oregon itinerary for week. It includes: Monday noon, Mc Minnville; Tuesday at Roseburg; Wednesday at Grants Pass; Thursday in Medford and Ash land; Friday at Klamath Falls, and Saturday in Lakevicw. FLIERS INJURED Portland, Ore., Sept. 30 (U.R) The Portland army air base an nounced today that two army air force officers were seriously in jured In the crash of an army i B-T airplane 22 miles southeast of Redmond, Ore., yesterday. Use Mall mouue Want Ada iCOFFEE PRICE HIKE : IS BRAZIL DEMAND i Washington, Sept. 30 (U.R) The Office of Price Administra-! tion was 'faced today with the problem of raising the price of coffee or seeing the nation's supply dwindle to the point where rationing again may be necessary. Coffee stocks now on hand. It was learned, are enough to last no more than six months more probably about four. And im porters have advised OPA they are unable to import more from Brazil, this country's principal supplier, at present ceiling prices. RABIES QUARANTINE San Dimas, Cal., Sept. 30 (U.R) A 90-day rabies quaran tine was placed in effect in the San Dimas-Verne district today by county health officers. 1AII I lflC CAYC WCflRfl PRflRI FM IS SKIRTED Washington, Sept. 30 (U.P Wendell L. Willkie. former Re- rpubllcan presidential candidate. said today that both party plat forms fulled to face realistically the problem of the nation's Neg ro minority but that the Repub lican platfoim 'is distinctly bet ter." In an article In Collier's Maga zine, Willkie said the Democrats merely offer "lip service" to laws already in force while the Republicans recognize four out standing evils, the poll tax. lynching, and discrimination against Negroes both In the arm ed forces and civilian life. SUarLCT MfcLU Mnrysvillc, Cal., Sept. 30 tUR) inspector J. W. Cooper and Captain P. Norwood of the highway patrol today arrested Paul Maynord Skaug, a hitch hiker, as a suspect in the burglary-slaying of Mrs. George Vows in Reno, Nov., Sept. 10. BATTERIES CHARGED WHILE YOU WAIT! Amatlnq last charger puts new ie In old botferei In a few minutes tlmel I- POISON OAK? Try bottle ol 2EMACOL Von mii t aaiutlrit ni toui mnr cheeiliilK reMmlM " bottle lo da; at HtslLU.N lUttlH. Herb's a real help lor burr war workers. Our modern lail charging serricb c;lea your battery new tip to one abort stop. Wb hook It right up without taking the battery out ol your car. It's lasl . , . scientific , , salel Oee-iroe lervlcb tavbi Urn: tint i bolblleb b reafel Claras to pay. There's no nbd to learo your battbry with ue. pay a rbntal chargb and thbn make another trip back for your recharged battery. You gat your battbry charged with ene-elop. .-v'b-rr its .tat. I l'a, tbf va " , Vlrt I LEWIS SUPER SERVICE STATION 8th and Front Phone 2119 MEDFORD $60 2t 80 MASS MEETING at HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Monday October 2, 8 p. m. HEAR SHERMAN J. BAINBRIDGE VOTE YES AMEND . 316 NOV. 7 Tun In Mutual Stations Every Thursday, 10:15 p.m. Every Tuesday, 2:30 p.m.
