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EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. October 8, 1944 MEDFORDvii-TEIBUNE 'Everyone In Southern Oregon Readl trie Mall Tribune" Dally except Saturday " ' Publtihed by MEDFORD PK1.NT1NO CO. I7-a North Fir St phono !141. ROBERT W. RUM, Idltor. IRNIST B. GILSTRAP, Manager. An Independent Newepaper. l aecond claaa matter at rr.enn. under Act of Medford, iwarcn J, toia. SUBSCRIPTION RATES y Mall In Advance: Dally and Sunday one year ' 'J Dally and Sunday lx month! 4 00 Dally and Sunday three moe, 1.10 Dally and Sunday one month .ts fty Carrier In Advance Medford, Aahland. Central Point, Jackton vUle, Gold Hill. Phoenix, Talent, end on motor routei: Daily and Sunday one year ... .00 Dally and Sunday one month .78 All terms cath In advance. bmrlal Paper of the City of Medfor Official Paper of Jackion County United Preai ruU LeaiedWlre MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertlilni Representative WEST-HOLUDAY COMPANY. INC Office. In New York, Chlca.o. De Irolt, San Fronclaco, Lp. Anxelei. Se attle. Portland, St. Louli, Atlanta, Vflncouycr1BL-ClMMMMM Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Parry The fine Indian summer weather has caused several to have fall fever. Quite a few re port they have been caught by a cold. e e The F. Perl boy Bill has made the junior hi grid team, and the Joe Fliegel boy Joe scrimmaged against the Black Tornado first string Wed. This is their reward for taking piano lessons, when they didn't want to. e G. Averlll, the ex-B. Falls sea dog came to town Fri.' He was horrified at a kodak picture of F. Luy, the Antelope-Phoenix cowhand, in a social whirl. Berlin, a Linn county town has changed Its name to Dimosto, not caring to longer be associat ed in any way with the home nest of the nazis. In the last war, hamburgers were called "Liber ty sandwiches." This was a re buke to the Kaiser, and fre quently the cook took the liberty of putting some hamburger in hU product. The Les Taylor boy Bob of Phoenix Is home from Colorado, accompanied by his Grandpaw e e e The leaves of the maple trees are turning as red as the sUcks of a feminine tourist from Cali fornia. A number of hunters have re turned from the hills, with no luck other than getting back. e e Gov. Brlcker of Ohio, the GOP vice-presidential nominee will apeak briefly here Wed., giving the populace a chance to look him over, via special train. a e A man wearing a Roosevelt campaign button and toting a portfolio was spotted on the Alain Stem Thurs. e T. Fletch Fish, the boom iay tenor Phoenix, and Hale Wheel er met Wed. and compared thrll new boys, and threw bouquets briskly. ' The Irrigation season has end ed. More water ran under the bridges than figured. e e There was a great outpouring of voters to the cthse the pant week to register for the Novem ber mandate. Many havo not deigned to vote for four years, so the pouring out is significant, or something. e Candidates were quite plenti ful In mid week. They vara a pleasant lot, and would shako hands with anybody once, e e The B. Tornado scrunched Eureka 26 to 6 Fri. eve. Anliiand tied the powerful Pelican 12 12, thereby amazing themselves, the foe, and the Klamnth Fulls Qb. club, a tooth, Jaw and larnyx organization. e e The law Is advised, several woodpiles, including the colored gentlemen In them, have disap pea red as If swallowed by the earth. This is one of the reliable signs of cold weather. The cigarette famine It now fading, and there will soon be a great plenty of them. The plan ned famine was due to a short age of labor, though thev are mostly made with machinery and lack of tobacco, of which there is a surplus. The situation rased when the public got mad, and the womenfolks ilarted smoking pipes. e e An offensive has been launch ed against pre-war driving. This Is Fire Prevention week. C. Columbus discovered Amer ica 433 years ago come Wed. e e Ed Kubll, the Applegate cow man, without his pants, was chased by a bear recently In the hills. The bear U now another rug. Dm Mill Itiauw) went Ma. Help Community and War Again it is time to make our annual contributions to the Medford Community Chest and the National War Fund. This year we are asked to give to 6b separate and carefully selected local, state and nation al agencies whose activities are sorely needed and astonishingly varied. A single contribution this year makes possible help and hope to Chinese in far-away Menchow and builds character and health in neigh borhood youngsters right here in Medford. Each one of the 36 agencies has a direct and in escapable appeal to the heart. The work of none can be spared in this hour of humanity's greatest need! A PPROXIM ATELY $20,000 must be raised to meet the carefully budgeted needs of our own Com munity Chest agencies. Six of these are well known locally and their share in making this a healthier, happier place in which to live is too well known to require "selling" here. These agencies are:: "the Salvation Army, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Girls' Com munity club, Jackson County Public Health associa tion and the Recreation Association. SOMETHING new has been added this year how oner t Via V M C A TVlo P.nmmnni'f r P.Vioof Knarrl was wise in taking in this newcomer in the 1945 cam paign. There is real and urgent need for wholesome outlets for the enthusiasm of 'teen-agers and the "Y" is an old experienced hand at this job. Just this last week Nat Pieper, special agent of the FBI in San Francisco, warned the Oakland Rotary club of the alarming increase in juvenile crime. To back up this warning the G-Man cited some thought-provoking figures: 64 per cent of automobile thefts, 53 per cent of burglaries and 35 per cent of robberies are com mitted by boys under 21 years of age. Crime by girls under 21 also is increasing, with vice cases up 75 per cent since the war. DAISING the Medford Community Chest fund is, of course, primarily an obligation of this city for it is here that most of the money will be spent under the watchful eye of an experienced, business-like Chest board. To raise nearly $30,000 for the National War Fund is on the other hand the task of ALL Jack son County. This war Fund is really a nationwide community chest, embracing the principal war-related philan thropies. Here's what it means to our own service men and women : Three thousand USO clubs, homes away from home,, tor on-duty hours. USO camp shows to keep them laughing at the front; United Seamen's Service which provides recre ation and serves the needs of American seamen in ports throughout the world. War Prisoners' Aid for those whose lives are bounded by barbed wire. For our Allies the War Fund means: Care and rehabilitation for child war victims. Food for those whose lands were stripped by the Axis invaders. Shelter for the victims of ruin and pillage. Medical aid for the undernourished and ill. Clothing for those whose homes and belongings have been swept away by war. Yes, and renewed hope and faith, too, that springs from neighborly acts of sympathy and kind ness made possible by OUK War bund contributions. America's generosity is a weapon for victory and a powerful influence for peace ! P"HEST solicitors should be received with friendli- ness and courtesy. Their only pay for time and effort extended to this drive will be deep personal satisfaction in helping a thoroughly worthy cause. And keep in mind, that all rolled into one. Give gladly and generously ! Add up the 36 contributions you would otherwise make and let that be the yardstick for your single gift to the Chest and War Fund this week! II.G. This Uncertain War A recent book by Jack Belden, entitled "There is still time to die" gives a new slant on the modern game of war, at least new to this department The outstanding reaction of the American soldier to war, according to Belden is one of shock, not at the slaughter or the fear of death, in his training he has been prepared for both. But at the uncertainty and unexpectedness of every thing. It seems that nothing, or almost nothing, happens as planned. And when it is all over the uverarje soldier has no idea what has happened, so he has to go to his Colonel or the official war reports to find out. A ND this uncertainty, this inability to rationalize the business in which he is engaged, or clearly comprehend any of it, "gets" the average American soldier more than anything else. It accounts for the many casualties of a psycophatic nature. It explains the intense hatred of war on the part of the average GI, the entire ghastly business has a spooky quality, an elusive, maddening one: it is nothing he can explain or put his finger on, that only makes it the more detestable. That is why the GI wants to crush the enemy at the earliest, moment, get home and oift of it. The author believes the American soldier should not only be trained conditioned to the business of killing and being killed, tainly ana unexpectedness other words he should be the unexpected, and thus unexpected happens. DELDEN has many years experience as a war corrc u spondent, both west and east, was wounded in here are 3b separate drives but to the complete uncer oi modern wartare. in trained to always expect not be shocked when the Italy, and has a high standing among soldiers and members of his own profession, so his views are of genuine importance. Incidentally we should say the strange case of Warsaw would be a striking example of the unexpect edness of modern warfare and its eerie quality. Why, for example, have the Russians swept all be fore them everywhere else but been held up week after week and month after month before Warsaw, and while at the very outskirts of the city, allowed a large Polish patriot army, constantly appealing for help, to perish ! If there has been any have never seen ill Few Voters Still Shif table In 23 Pivotal States By Archibald M. Crosiley In the 23 shiftable states the voters who still might be Influ enced amount only to 19. This includes many who will ultimately decide not to vote, some who will shift from one candidate to the other, and some who are at this time completely undecided. The other 81 in the sample have definite opin ions, well entrenched over a period of time, and are unlikely to change. The effect of the campaigns must be measured in terms of the small number wav ering or not particularly inter ested in the states where they are sufficient to swing electoral votes. Since many will not be induced to vote, and neither side is apt to influence more than two-thirds of the pivotal voters, the campaigns are thus bringing into line relatively small numbers. But the close situation in many states makes such numbers very important. The degree of decision was tested in this poll in four dif ferent ways: Qualified voters in pivotal states were asked: 1. Whether they cared enough about the election this year to vote at all in Novem-1 hnr ! ber, 2. If so, whether they knew yet for whom they would vote. 3. If so, whether they were very sure of their choice, or might shift or not vote at all. 4. How long ago the decision was made a week ago, a month, three months or longer. The shiftable voters comprise those who by these four tests did not indicate clearly that a definite decision had been made in favor of one candidate. Con siderable light is thrown on probable results of the election by analysis ot these qualified voters still without final deci sions. Percentagewise, the greatest opportunities for influencing potential voters in the few re maining weeks of the campaign lies among women, the younger COMMUNICATIONS Letter to the Kdllui mual oeai the mmr m.a eddreae ol trie wntei tltlHJUji.li the use ul pen nam it Initial, loi puoilcatluu is pel nlaalble The Mall ITIouiie re terves the right W edit all lotlfltt lth a view to clarity end cou tensatlun. Tha Brownsboro School Problem To the editor: An item headed "Special" in the Oct. 2nd issue of the Tribune to my way of thinking is so important that it simply cannot be passed by with out being answered by someone In our community. In the first place it is untrue. Even the school children them selves can be witnesses to this statement. The first day of school there were three Browns boro pupils and seven from the Lost Creek school in attendance. Since then another Brownsboro pupil has been added to the roll. As the people who are famil iar with our situation here know, when the question of con solidation came up Brownsboro voted 11 to 2 In favor of con tinuing our school. Docs any honest person, be- ! Ilcving In the spirit of democ- racy, question that a vote like j this represents the true senti ment of our people? To many people in this county our decision may seem a bit anti minted and out moded but to me it represents our American way of life, peoplo striving to carry on dur government close to our homes, upholding the very prin clplcs for .vhlch our boys are fighting. Our uphappy situation of the past few weeks has for the great er part been stirred up by a few new people who were not even cliglblo to vote when this issue tame up. If tho majority of tho people whom most people recognize as being the substantial citizens of our community wish to carry on our school which is also our com munity center, and on Sunday our place of worship, 1 feel that in the true spirit of democracy we should be allowed to do so In peace and harmonv. HELEN A. WOOLFOLK Brownsboro School, Oct. 6th. DR. R. M. HOOD OPTOMETRIST Sparta Bldg. . Mtdlord. Or. Appointment If Dttlrtd convincing explanation we voters, lower living standard levels, negroes, and the 1940 Roosevelt voters. Analysis of Civilian Voters Subject to Influence Qualified Vetera or tacn ciaaa Not Yet finally Decided Total 19 By Sex Men 17 Women . 21 By Age Groups 21-29 22 30 and over 19 By Living Standard Levels Top 8 Upper Middle 12 Middle 17 Lower Middle 20 Lowest 27 Negroes 23 By 1940 Vote Republican 10 Democratic 18 Comparatively little variation is found among labor voters be tween A. F. of L. and C. I. O. members in percentages open to influence, each being between 17 and 18. Slightly less thanf 10 of those who intend to vote did not express a preference in mid- September, and of those who .tlA -1 -r ,. i did choose one of the candi dates, 7 are not entirely sure they will vote for their present choice. The following shows by classes the percentage with minds made up longer than three months ago: Total, 63; men, 67; women, 60. Vot ers 21-29 years old, 58; 30-44, 63 ; 45-64, 66; 65 and over, 66. Negroes, 57. Top liv ing standard level, 77, upper middle, 72; middle, 65; low er middle, 62, lowest, 58. Perhaps the most significant of all are the figures for party affiliation in the last presiden tial election showing more of the 1940 Roosevelt supporters than Willkie voters open to in fluence. This condition is borne out in separate analysis of re sults of the different tests. METHODISTS TO HEAR I Y.M.C.A. SECRETARY- I Ben H. Schmidt, newly ap pointed Y.M.C.A. secretary in i Medford. will be guest speaker Sunday evening at the Methodist church service beginning at 7.30 o'clock. The pastor. Rev. Louis C. Kirby, in making the an- nouncement said Mr. Schmidt will tell of his ten years service in overseas work In Cliitia Dr. Bert R. Elliott, chairman of the1 Y M.C.A. board, will introduce the speaker. During the evening two violin numbers will be given by Frank Long, Jimmy Grimm and George Goodman. Want Christmas Money? You'll Like Earning It Here! Our office! are pleasant and equipped with the latest business machines and modern lystems. You'll learn while you earn. Our employees are friendly and helpful. The work It most interesting. You'll recognixe names of America'! leading Industrie! and most distinguish ed people while handling Christmas or der! for our nationally known Royal Riv iera Pean and Fruit-of-the-Month Club. Both temporary and permanent position! are available io . . . Call Mrs. Bartelt, 2161, if you can type, file or do general office work and want to earn money NOW. Our own bui service excellent cafeteria. BEAR CREEK ORCHARDS South Pacific Highway ROOSEVELT TALK SET OCT. 21 ON FOREIGN POLICY Washington, Oct. 7 (U.PJ President Roosevelt today agreed to address the foreign policy association in New York on Oct. 21, thereby challenging the rumors that he had been "grounded" for the duration of the campaign and indicating his probable speaking stretegy be tween now and election day. Reports that a "White House ruling" or recret service recom mendations had barred further public appearances by the resi dent during this campaign have caused considerable speculation. The White House denied that such a ruling had been made. In making the acceptance public today, the White House secretary was unable to say whether the address would be broadcast or whether it would be considered by Mr. Roosevelt as a political occasion. It is obvious, however, that the ad dress will go on the air. The question is whether it. shall be considered ooliti c a 1. If Mr, Rnncvolt rails it a nolitical address, the air time probably will have to be paid for by the democratic national committee or some interested organization. But if the President holds his speech to be non-political as he did his Bremerton, Wash.. journey to Hawaii the broad adcress on returning from his casting companies presumably would give free time. FINAL TRIBUTES AL New York, Oct. 7 (U.R) The Jewish peddler from the lower east side and the mink-clad wo man from Park Avenue and thousands like them from the sidewalks of the New York he loved buried Al Smith today. It was the last homage they could pay to the. man in the brown derby. Some 7,000 men and women jammed St. Patrick's Cathedral for the largest funeral service ever accorded a layman in the memory of its staff. Tens of thousands more lining Fifth Avenue and two side streets watched silently as a long pro cession bore "the happy war rior" to hi. last resting place. Standing with bowed heads. 1,500 of Smith's friends watched as final prayers were said in Old Calvary cemetery, Long Island City, Queens, for the former fish market neddler who went from New York's lower east side tn the executive mansion in Alhanv and almost to the White House. KLAMATH MARINE BASE TO ADD POOL, BARRACKS Klamath Falls. Bids for con struction of a $200,000 therapeu tic swimming pool and an addi- ' tional barracks, costing approxi ti enn nnn ot the Marine Recuperation Center here have bien asked for by J. M. BaDcocii officer in charge of construction. Cloelng time tot Clansmen d m -Too Late to ClaealtJ 13 30 Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10. 20. and 34 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO TODAY October 8. 1934 (It was Monday) Paul Dean pitches St. Louis to 4 to 3 win over Detroit and Schoolboy Rowe in fourth world series game. Marshall Dana of Oregon Journal escapes injury when plane is wrecked in wilds of Idaho. Bruno Hauptmann Indicted for Lindbergh murder and kid naping. Fair and cooler. High 70, low 40 degrees. J. Nansen, dairyman, wins third prize at International Live stock show at Portland. Price of liquor of all varieties drops in state stores to as low as $4.90 a gallon. League of Nations urged to take steps to curb rising tide of war spirit in Japan. 20 YEARS "AGO- TODAY October 8. 1924 (It was Wednesday) New York Giants defeat Wash- - ington, with great Walter John , sor on the mound for the second time in world series, 6 to 2. ,.,, t m,l ,. for President Coolidge on coast. Generally fair. High 72, low 46 degrees. Council decides to enforce anti-junk ordinance. Bids asked for construction of new hotel at Ashland. Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, third party vice presidential candidate passes through city and makes a speech. Navy dirigible Shenandoah now enroute to San Diego. 34 YEARS AGO TODAY October 8. 1910 (It was Saturday) Mile. Gaby Des Lys, French actress, who brought about the deposal of- King Manuel of Port ugal glories in her actions. Work starts on Crater Lake highway. Season, closes at Crater Lake, and was the most successful in history. INSOMNIA PAYS Boston (UP) Unable to sleep one night, Julia Ward Howe the most profitable half-hour of her life writing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." WANTED SALESMAN to assist in operating our retail lum ber business ... lumber or building experience preferred. BIG PINES LUMBER CO. Telephone 3030 he has 184,999 sisters There are 185,000 telephone operators in the Bell System the largest number in historj'. As telephone calls have increased, more people have been added to handle them. Service generally is good but some Long Distance lines to war-busy centers get crowded. Then the operator may say "Please limit your call to 5 minutes.'' We appreciate the way you're going along with that suggestion. Buy War Bonds for Victory THE MClfIC Tf UPHONf AND TirH (0AMNT 145 So. Bartlett Phone 2101 NEW OFFICERS TO OF LEGION POST Newly installed officers, head ed by Commander Harry Young, will have charge of their first meeting when the Medford American Legion post meets Wednesday night at the armory. The meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m. and will be followed by a social hour with refreshments served by members of the auxili ary. Other new officers are J. II. McKenzie, first vice-commander; Al. Fiora, second vice comman der; Charlies Wylie, adjutant; A. J. Anderson, chaplain; Lester Mathes, sergeant-at-arms. This is Mr. Anderson's 19th term as chaplain for the post. Officers were installed recent ly at a Joint ceremony held hero with Ashland, Grants Pass and Medford American Legion posts and auxiliaries participating. PERFECT RECORD Chicago (U.R) Chicago bath Ing beaches closed the seasot! with a record of not a single drowning out of 7,556,605 swim mers, Walter Wright, superin tentent for the bureau of small parks and playgrounds, reported. WE'LL PAY YOUR PRICE for your GAS BUGGY WITHOUT GAS! Fly in. Ride in. Fall in. Walk in, Write in or Phone in . . . 3919 Automobile Market Sixth and Bartlett CORN REMOVER CiTaa Usual rallaf from pain and poefc lleelr r.moT.i hard coma, eotl conn between the tool, eallouaei. warta, papilloma!, dub sail.. It eoalalna ear eral different eila thai aollen. loeien and doee not eauie Die Irrilallon aa do alronf acid mlxturoa. Whan all elhera hare tailed trr Ihla one. Sold en ptoaor bach ejuarenteo. Exclusively at WESTERN THRIFT
