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FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE ON THE HOME FRONT MEDF0RDr5aWTRIBUNE News From Jackson County for Men in the Armed Services The Mat) Tribune suggests fou clip and mail this news roundup to a ralativa or friend In service. Data, Dear- Tonight Is the night of the "big game" between Klamain Falls and the Black Tornado, with the game to be played on the home field. Interest is espe cially high this year, and all reserved seats were long since sold out. So far Mcdford ' has whipped Eureka, Weed and Marshfield and prospects seem bright for a fourth win tonight. A lot of hunters were In the field over the week end for the opening of the hunting season, despite lack of ammunition and the usual string of protests were registered with officials over the Indiscriminate shooting in tho rural areas. Several arrests re sulted. A Junior Chamber of Com merce has been organized, with Paul Selby as the first presi dent. Harry Watson, Ray Ish and Glen Harrison are other ot state show held In Portland last week, with two grant cham pion winners on the list. Pearl Henry of Dead Indian made the formal dress which was declared champion and Marian Wisdom fleers Joe Earlcy is the pew ,nnlng wool suit All but SO of the 700 Mexican Friday, Oct 20, 1944! Staff Sgt. Robert M. Boyl re cently wrote to ask the local Chamber of Commerce what it cost to advertise way down In Dixie and included a picture taken between Mobile, Ala., and Biloxl, Miss., showing a sign which read "Jackson County Fairgrounds." The sergeant is now stationed at Dalhart, Tex. His brother, Jack Boyl, is sta tioned at Miramar, Cal., at the marine base. Pfe. Richard D. Lacky Is In Medford for a month's furlough, having Just returned from active duty on Saipan in the Pacific. Elwood C. Deen, recently dis charged from a naval hospital where he spent four months, has returned to active duty In the south Pacific. Cpl. Kenneth D. Beer has completed a special course at Bushnell General hospital In Utah and Lee C. Brown has been appointed chief commissary steward at the naval air sta tion at Pasco, Wash. Virgil Conklin, now in the merchant. marine, is at Avalon, Catahna Island. Second Lt. Neville Biden has been transferred to Ft. Warren, Wyo., and Everett M. Young has been promoted to the rank of sergeant at a New Mexico field. James W. Grigsby has been transferred from Farragut, Ida., to a California base and en route south spent a few hours Both Darrel Jap Fleet flees Battle side, Mr. and Mrs. George Murphy and Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Montgomery of Hollywood fame were at the Murphy ranch near McLeod over the week end. Montgomery has Just been re leased from the navy, where he served overseas with the rank of commander. Crater lake park's annual travel report shows an increase of 87 per cent over last year, with a large portion of the visit ors being people In the service. The park has been operating under a restricted program since the war. Many Jackson county 4-H club members won ribbons at the with his parents president of the Medford Kl- wanis club. Plans are underway for selec tion of "Miss Jackson County" who will be entered In a state contest where "Miss Oregon" will be picked. The usual chances at "fame and fortune" re promised. Claiming they were in the county on business and only hunted a little on the nationals who have been help- S. Keener and Wavne Smith teamen second class, have re turned to Farragut after leaves at home. Surely those from Medford In the service overseas will not lack for Clylstmas packages, for several thousand were mailed during the monlh allowed. The last day, Monday, more than CHINA? J iTpHILIPPINE M Iindo. LJSLANDS CHINA B? . r VAmindanao , . . , (Acme Teltphato) The greatest American air-sea offensive of the Pacific war still continues with unabated fury as swarms of carrier-based planes Blast ceaselessly at Japan's weakening anti-invasion defenses in the Philippines. The Jap fleet steamed Into battle, but turned and fled. FARMERS ATTENTION We are now ready with new equipment to do any of the following work Plowing Grain Grinding Discing Hay Chopping Ma C. Mayo & Son Phone 5166 I'Vi-miui 1 ing with the fruit harvest have 4000 packages were mailed at now left Medford, going to the lhe Medford postoff ice and the apple orchards, sugar beet fields county extension office sealed and Klamath county potato! more han 5000 tin cans which fields. I wpnt into packages. Mrs. Minnie Zahnow, who has ! Charles Alvin Pena, Richard three sons in the service, was recently awarded an OPA serv ice pin for more than 1S00 hours of volunteer service with the David Holmes, Harold Lee Har ris and Robert Nevil Funk have all enlisted in the naval reserve. Four weddings were an- local board dating from the first "nced last week, Including week o the board's organization. ; th,a'' of Kathryn Adele Jenkins WE'LL PAY YOUR PRICE for your GAS BUGGY WITHOUT GAS! Fly In, Rido In, Fall In, Walk In, Writ in or Phone In . . . 3919 Automobile Market Sixth and Bartlett On the casualty list this week is Cpl. William C. Wales who has been wounded while serving in the central Pacific war the ater. Three air medal winners were In the news during the week. First Lt. George W. Hucn ers of Jacksonville was awarded an air medal for missions over the central Pacific in transport aircraft; 2d Lt. Robert M. Kent, B-17 pilot, for missions over Nazi Europe and Sgt. Jess Fran cis of Butte Falls, top turret gunner on a Liberator, for bomb ing raids over Germany. Lt. Kent also holds the purple heart. Cant. W, P. Krell was recently of San Marina. Calif., to Lt. v. Clyde Ho lien beck; Louise Pensions and Social Security Babson Discusses Effects on Investments goes down; but after World War II we may not necessarily have either a bull or a bear mar ket, but rather a selective mar ket. How to Select Merchandising Stock Don't write me to make selec tions for you. Here is a simple rule to follow: Make a list of the chains operating in or near the busiest corner of your city. Take the list to your banker and have him check those whose stocks are listed on the Big Board In New York City. Then visit and compare these stores yourself. Buy the stock of the store which you think to be the best operated. I think all will be in excellent financial condi tion. If you believe that two or three are equally well-operated, then divide your money among all of these. Diversification never harmed anyone. Commercial Gas Applications to Local OPA Board By Roger W. Babson Babson Park, Mass., Oct. 20 (Special Correspondence Many businessmen and investors are becoming frightened at the thought of the huge pensions, etc., with which the nation will be burdened after the war. In fact, Harry L. Hopkins, the President's -closest advisor, in the current issue of "American Magazine" calls also for more benefits and bonuses. Instead of suggesting a general tax re duction, he demands lifting all taxes from those In the lower Swemmclaar to Lt. Owen Ed-' brackets and increasing mini wards, Jr., San Francisco; Dolly ! mum wages to fifty cents an Age to gt. William E. Ritter! Peggy Gardner to John Trovella Brunn, Salt Lake City. Pfc. and Mrs. S. J. Sagone are the pnrents of a son born Oct. 12 at Camp White. Mrs. Sagone Is the former Helen Smedley. Pfc. Sagone is in France. Prospect Prospect, Oct. 20 Prospect Nazarene church is holding itnuy day, Sunday, October 22 special exercises (luring action with the Fifth army in ! f u"dnJ. cho1 nur- Everyone Italy, the action involving res cue of a fellow soldier under heavy fire. Pvt. Lowell A. Blsh on New Guinea has been com mended by his commanding of ficer. Even though his brother. T. Sgt. Blsh, Is also in New Guinea, the two have not yet met. Also cited was 2d Lt. Ral eigh Allen for Normandy D-day activities. Sgt. Roger J. HeHdlee, station ed at Assam, India, writes to is cordially invited Mr. and Mri. Eldon Bean and Children. T.Pfin nriA b'lnnna spent October 14 and 15 at the'Sc,ial Securilv- rcllef. etc? homo of the former's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bean at Klnmnth Falls. Shirley Gibson, oldest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Gib son, has accepted a position at Woolworth's store in Medford. Mrs. Glenn Falrchlld Sr., who Is HI with neuralgia, was taken say that tho only entertainment !. Mci"Hrf, by, hcr MeT, his outfit ever sees Is mail call and work. The men, Hcadlcc wrote, get a little bitter over the big-name entertainers who are scheduled to appear and then "fall by the wayside" and never show up. A recent arrival overseas Is Lt. Donald A. Swan, now sta tioned in England. Miss Dorothy, for medical at tention, October 18. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fraedrick Jr. have received further word from their son, Bud, In the southeast Pacific area, that his leg wound is healing rapidly and he tins been dismissed from the marine hospital. Un Mall 1'rltjuiie Want Adt. THE OLD JUDGE SAYS... "The fl-nr llorica I like best, June, are the ones by the special writers overseas who live riaht with our troops. They give us a better lei? o how cur men react to things going on over there and tack here at home." " I sirce with you, Sam. I never miss one of thess stories in the papers or luaKazincc .. And there' one thing those writers Eeem to airree on no matter where they are stntiorw d with our men. ..and that is that the men who have left their homes and families to go away and fir-Tit this war don't want to come Kick and find that piohibilion lsns been put over on thrm while th-y were away. ..rithtr tistionatty or Iccal'.y. 'f hey have heard about ths attempts bring made and they resent . it bitterly." "I nsrea with them, ,Tudre, ren though I don't happen to drink myself. Further more, I dnn't think it's frur lor in at luwe to be making liny major chnr.jcs while 10,000,000 of our fighting men arc away and have no chance to express their opinions." ffcM WwrtiWWWt tfrww-W y Cttirfmn f Akvkitu Swi.f rfiMH Nfc hour. Certainly, this will not encourage businessmen to enter new ventures and employ more people. How To Hedge Against Higher Wages Drift When the price controls and the excess profits taxes are re moved, most businessmen can pass on a good portion of their taxes. This, however, cannot be done by those who have retired from active business except through a most careful selection of Investments. What are the investments by which Investors can compensate for these Fed eral expenditures for pensions, I believe that one answer lies with putting one's money into good merchandizing stocks. You see that people who are to get veterans or old-age pen sions and, in fact, Social Secur ity will not save the money; but will Immediately spend it at the food, variety and chain stores in the neighborhood. Hence, one way for Investors to protect themselves is to own stocks in these stores. Instead of fighting pensions, benefits, Hopkin's minimum wages or Hillman's labor union rates, It may be safer In the end to let politicians give this money to the people and collect It back again through the stores at which they trade. But there are olher reasons for buying good chain store stocks besides those above given. Consider the following: 1. Very few of these mer chandizing chains have bonds outstanding and a number have no preferred stock. I like best common stocks which are not preceded by either bonds or preferreds. 2. Many of the chain store stocks arc selling for not more than their book values. If we are headed for further New Deal interference with business, book values are an Important factor to consider. 3. Most of the chains rent ' their stores and, hence,, are not tied down, like a manufacture : ing company or a large depart- i mcnt store, to one spot. They . can move when, as and If de sirable. 4. These chains have a fair- ' ly low labor cost; but any wage increases will apply also io com petitors. Hence, the labor ex pense is not an Important fac tor. 5. A good merchandiser can ; liquidate quickly if necessary. Some of these merchandizing companies might well be com pared with a good bank or fire Insurance company as far as their assets are concerned. o. if some state enacts taxes which are too severe, a chain can quickly move out of that stRte as leases become concel- able. I know of certain cases where they have started to move and the legislature has re pealed the taxes. 7. Merchandisers pass along Federal taxes by adding them to the price of goods. If there is not a profit in carrying cer tain merchandise, the stores will not carry such merchan dise. In fact, I believe that most taxes are ultimately paid by those manufacturers or wage workers who are tied down to one locality, not by the store keepers. 8. Various new Inventions, processes and products are com ing on the market after World War II. This will be beneficial to many industrial concerns, but will be harmful to many others. This is a problem, how ever, which the merchant need not consider. He is in a posi tion to sell whatever the public wants, whether old or new, and by whomever lt is manufac tured. 0. The merchandizing stocks yield well and most of them are listed. The chains cover large areas and many states. Hence, they give an important geographical diversification. 10. Merchandising stocks should not be harmed by infla tion. Of course, in a bull mar- Ret everything goes up, while in a Dear market Portland All commercial ve hicle operators In the Oregon and Washington area today were reminded that in lhe fu ture gasoline requests should be made at local War Price and Rationing boards instead of the Office of Defense Transporta tion District Office. Donald F. Call, acting district manager of the Portland district ODT office said that the plan win imriove service to commer cial vehicle operators in Pacific Coast communities since opera tors will have available approx imately 620 local boards as com pared with 20 ODT district and branch offices. He declared that all commer cial vehicle operators including bus, taxi, truck delivery, repair services and other private busi ness firms using commercial motor vehicles are affected by the new plan. Farmers on the other hand will continue to con tact their County Farm Trans portation Committees as formerly. TALKS FAVORING OFFICE SEEKERS A crowd of enthusiastic sup- ; porters of Franklin D. Roosevelt for president ana rioya Dover for congress attended the Democratic meeting held in the Medford hotel basement rooms Wednesday evening. Talks were given by Mr. For sythe of Talent, on party or ganization, and by Syd I. Brown on the history of the party. Car ryl Wines and Moore Hamilton also gave talks, both emphasiz ing the ' point that Roosevelt should be sent back to the White House, but with a Democratic majority in the senate and house. The Ladies Democratic club, Mrs. John Peter, chairman, has been completely organized, with officers duly elected and in stalled. They have adopted as their slogan "Win the War, and the Peace, With Roosevelt." The matter of location for a Democratic headquarters was left to a committee composed of Moore Hamilton and Syd Brown. Mary Kelly and Moore Hamil ton will decide if and when an other Democratic central com mittee meeting will be held. Under the 1944 agricultural conservation program, congress has appropriated $X, 500,000 to encourage the harvesting of al falfa, red clover, alsike and sev eral other legume and grass seeds needed for war production. WILLIAM P. TUCKI Republican Nominee For Justice of the Peacs Kedfsrd District Present Incumbent General Election Nov. 7. 1944 Native son! 23 years resident and tax payer. Past 11 years Deputy County Clerk. 50 USED C&RS Medford'i Larqert Buyer Pays Highest Cash Prices No Delays. "Ask the man who sold one" HUS3P&3ESEY STORS USED CAR EXCHANGE 33 S. Riverside Dial 4980 isxaagmmmBEEM Liberator Pilot in 75 Combat Flights Eighth Air Force Headquar, tors England, Oct. 20 (U.R) Capt. Kenneth Gilbert, 21-year-old Newport, R. I., Liberator pi lot, has completed 75 combat flights a record for U. S. pilots of four-engine bombers in the European theater 8th air force headquarters announced today. Gilbert started compiling his record number of missions April 12, 1944, and completed j me vo nignts in three days less than six months in the same plane, "Missouri Sue." The population of Palestine is composed of 900,000 Moselm Arabs, 550,000 Jews, and 125.- everything 000 Christians. POISON OAK? Tr? bottu of ZEMACOL Vmt muM r nilfinl w runt mnin rhrerlHllt rrt nrt1r1 (rt tHillhk to OV fett.M 1UH..-L CITY MEAT MARKET 121 North Central PHONE 4321 JOHN HARTSOOK . OTHAR RICHEY, Managers Pork Steak 33c lb. Pork Roast 29c lb. Pork Chops 38c lb. Pork Hocks 15c Ibj Pork Spare Ribs 25c lb. Side Pork 29c lb. Bacon Jowls 19c lb. NO POINTS Veal A - Good - AA - Choice Veal Shoulder Steak 29c lb. Veal Roasts 27c lb. Veal Short Ribs 21c lb. Ground Beef 27c lb. Pure Pork Sausage 27c lb. FRESH FISH No PoinH Do your canning now! Salmon Trout 2 to 5 lbs 2Se lb. Oysters 6Se pint Salmon Cheeks 20c lb. Red Snapper 39e lb. File Solo ...43 lb. Black Cod LING CATFISH LOBSTER SALT COD FISH A - GOOD AA-CHOICE Round Steak 38c lb. Sirloin Rib .... Swiss .. 31c lb. .31c lb. .30c lb. PICTURE FRAMING For Christrrtss To your exact specifications. Also reglassing and recondi tioning of all pictures. See us now. 4 i X rSm Give Qemcusly To The Medford Community Chest and National War Fund. iirm m b in BR an nif m pb an nsrw mrr? 4h4 Our prices are the Fair Trade Minimum. We carry a full line of Nationally Advertised Pharmaceuticals and Drug Sundries. test it free..-?: cn yotn own itinf . , iTST 1 1 oaiiti bar tize bottle of Halm Karr that you IPs Make thin amasine free test! Cm the nil each 6d bottle you bur. See how it helm to often and smooth your complexion, your bands alio IV? you! (Contains anhwlnms lanolin, patlire'a own .?zZU skin car?.) if roil are not pomtively delighted, return the lare bottle for full ca.b refund! ft ftfor 604 for, AND 10f purf-tlf or wly p'-vx tax TASTY Yes, from your own favorite beverage or sundae to luscious lunches, Taylor's fountain will please youl More and more Medford folks drop in for pleasant snacks or lunch and usually meet congenial company and clot friends. Maks YOUR pause that re freshes or luncheon date at Taylor's. TAYLOR'S DRUGS S3 sik
