Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 01, 1944, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text- SIX MZDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. Ho. !, 1144 ; MedfordWbibune ' 'Tsrrone tn Sonthsra Oregeai Beads the Mall Xrlkuse'' Dally Except larardar Published br MEDTORD PRINTWO CO. rr-SB North Kir St Phon 1141. ' ROBERT W. RUHL. Editor. ERNEST B. GILS TRAP. Manager. As Independent Newspaper. fcntered as second elu matter at Medford, Oregon, under Act of March 3. 1B7S. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 7 Mail In Advanca: Pally and Sunday-one jraar ,.i.5o Dally and Sunday el montha 4 00 Dally and Sunday thra moa, 1.10 Dally and Sunday ona month.. .75 y Carrier In Advance Medford, Ashland. Central Point Jackson; vUle, Cold Hill. Phoenix. Talent, and on motor routes: Dally and Sunday one year....i.M Dally and Sunday one month .78 AU terms cash In advance. , Official Paper of the City ef Medfori Official Paper of Jackson County United Press full Leased Wire MEMBER OP AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertising Renresentatlve WEST-HOLL1DAT COMPANY. INC. Offices In New York. Chicago. De. ' trolt, San Francisco, Loe Anets. Se. attle, Portland, St Louis, Atlanta, Vancouver, n. vi Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry China laces a military and political crista, due to the oust ' ing of Gen. Stllwcll, a tour-star American hero of proven ability in the Burma campaign. As a result, experts agree China now ' lacks even a Chinaman's chance. a e e Japan, the esteemed Bend Bulletin sapiently notes, "has 'lost face,' shirt and navy." The OPA czar announces he will vote for the fourth term candidate. Approximately ten . million older girls, throughout the land, who have been per forming mental gymnastics with ration book tickets for two years, plan to kill his vote next Tuesday, e THOSE LOVELY PEOPLE ; (Oakland (Cal.) Tribune) "Danish hatred for the nazls ls cold and calculated. Eight times In history the large neighbor has overrun the lit tle kingdom. ; Following the last war the generous people . became foster parents of under-nourished German chll- . (Jren, caring for them until the youngsters were able to return to the Reich. These same chil dren grown to manhood were among the first Invading forces." The fair sex now have some thing new In war paint, called "Pink Lightning." It should not be confused with chained, un. chained, or greased lightning.,, e e e "Over 300 guests will be pres ent and it promises to be one of the most suspicious occasions ever held." (Richmond (Cal.) Independent) Not even count tag the New Deal convention last July in Chicago. The geese axe heading south, honking through the night, by the thousands. The public Inter est is centered In politicians, whose goose will be cooked at the polls next Tuesday. e a e The Hallowe'en havoe was! light, and not on a pre-war basis. Small boys were at large with soap, with which they assaulted windows. One young and un known squirt proved a genius. He could reach as high as a tall man, and, write, In the plain, trained hand of a t grown-up-"Down With Dewey." s e e Squaw winter has arrived, and citizens who saved the fuel oil in October, they bought in Sep tember, are burning same. e e e , "The weather today Is Just too utterly too too. Clear, bracing sunshiny, with no evidence o( rain or storm, except the mud, and that is beneath one." 50 Yr. Ago Col., The Dalles ChronL cle) And, nobody to throw it. a e a .. The secretary of war warns the Japs are not defeated yet. However, it will pass as a good Imitation of a licking, until a more crushing one comes is ad ministered. a e e The G. Cleveland Coram twin boys are now 4 years old, and feel as young as they ever did. a a a Venerable vehicle "With most of us wondering how long our automobiles will hold out, a story comes from Washington, D. C., of one mo torist who has "nothing to wor ry about." And he hasn't a new car, either, In fact he is riding around in a Model "T" of the 1913 vintage.- But he figures that It his four-cylinder phe nomenon has held out this long, ' it's a cinch to keep going tor quite a time to come. He bought the Jalopy for 200, gets 22 miles to the gallon, and buys tires from a mall-order house without ration certificates. Weir, not many cars chugging along the road today can show as many service stripes." - (Red Bluff (Cal.) News.) . The salinity of the Dead sea is ' four to five times greater than ocean water. What Price China? The mess in China is a perfect example of the dan gers of improper news censorship. If anyone cares to read over the war dispatches from China during the past five years no one will! it will be found that until a few months ago they were invariably optimistic. The Japanese were winning practically as they wished, but the news dispatches from Chungking nev er indicated it. . AMERICAN war correspondents, even the travel line erouo of TJ. S. Senators, came back with stories of Chinese disunity, efficiency. But few people paid any attention to them. Why? Because the same line of hokum continued, name ly that Chinese soldiers were among the best in the world: Chinese military leadership unexcelled; and in spite of indescriable hardships and sacrifices," the flies were defeating the flypaper" China was dem onstrating once more that while she could be beaten in minor engagements, she could never be conquered the Nipponese were slowly from her soil. THIME after time the Japanese armies would make sudden forays into the rich rice belts of China, gather all the crops and then retire unmolested. Whereupon all news dispatches from Chungking would proclaim another "great victory" by the gal lant forces of Chiang Kai So. the conviction would in allied countries, that given time the "countless millions" of China, would drive out the "little yellow devils," without any aid whatever from their allies. XE don't know who was to blame for this sort of censorship, but we do know it existed, and more than any other one factor is responsible we believe for the serious situation in China today. i or nad the truth been opinion in this country and abroad, would have been so aroused long ago that not only more effective ?,id to China would have been given, but a house clean ing within China would have been brought about. But when everyone was security by the persistently reports from the "Celestial done until conditions become so extremely critical. the truth could no longer be suppressed or camou flaged. PRECISELY what relation the recall of General fifiiMTiii Vina iiMftt tlii a ' l-ilvi im" ivt PVii'tin in kJiyi vv ia nca vv4ixi bxito clear, but it is difficult to tion whatever. From what we know of "Vinegar Joe" he could do more than anyone else to clarify the situa tion, and set things to rights in China, if his super iors would give him when he returns a free rein to publicly tell all he knows. 'lhe first thing on the agenda, as we view it, would be to unite China somehow, someway all China against the Japs, by eliminating the leadership how ever high, that now makes such unity impossible, and continues in China what is virtually a state of civil war. The second would be to Japan, as a fighting ally against, not part of the Axis but ALL. .'s - We grant this is easier to say than do, but in spite of the great American victories in the South Pacific, unless this, or something like it, is done, this China incident may eventually come under the heading of "too little and too late" and the war against Japan be needlessly prolonged for many months even years. Who Wants Truman? Who shelved Vice President Wallace for Senator Truman at the Chicago convention? The answer to that question has never been given, and it is too late now in this But it would be interesting to know. For if President Roosevelt is beaten : and the President is going down hill daily as Governor Dewey is coming up history might declare the selection of the Missouri Senator responsible for it. VES, if this community is typical of the country as a whole, more and more independent voters are hesitating to mark a ballot for 4 more years of Roose velt, for fear it might mean in the White House. And that they DON'T want! For if ever a Dromisincr and rather noDular miblic figure has been completely discredited and deflated that is the case with Senator Harry Truman of Mis souri. Had the head of the Truman committee not been the nominee, and had he hand and his character by stumping the country from one coast to the other, there would no doubt still be a widespread belief that he was a man of capacity and integrity and resourcefulness, well qualified, in case of necessity, to take over the reins of the gov ernment But that tour has been one of complete disillusion ment as far as the Presidency and Harry Truman are concerned. The man may be entirely sincere and un doubtedly is loyal to the ticket and hardworking; but that he hasn't even a SLIVER of presidential tim ber in his makeup, has been made completely and convincingly certain I No, Harry Truman has isn't even a second rater strengthening the Roosevelt ticket he materially I weakened it I demoralization, and in but surely being driven Shek ! be further strengthened told from the outset, public lulled into a sense of false favorable and optimistic Kingdom" nothing was W AJ ill Vllilia 1Q IkUt believe there is no connec secure Russian aid against campaign to expect one. putting senator Truman not been forced to show his not got what it takes. He but a bad third. Instead of Red Cross Sr..;. "- S,, , a " -'2, v American Red Cross girls drive Dodge-built Army trucks at home and overseas. Lower photo shows the famous "Flying Dutchman," at a base in England, where the girl drivers are trained for service with U. S. invasion forces in the combat area. In the UDDar nhoto. Red C rrirl. n TWmit are answering an emergency call unu iwi uisaaivr ivivki u j wi COMMUNICATIONS Letters to the Ediun must neat (be name tad address ol the vrlui ilthuugb the use ot a pen nam r luit.lais rot publication is per mlsslble rhe Mali rrtbuue re lerves the right to edit all lettert aMtb a slew to elaxlty and eon lensatlon. The Booseveli Record' In November, 1932, at Brook lyn Frankl'n D. Roosevelt made this statement: "The people of America de mand a reduction of federal expenditures; it can be ac complished ... by abolishing many useless commissions and bureaus now functioning." And again at Sioux City in September, 1D32, Franklin D. Roosevelt, made the , following statement- "I accuse the Hoover admin istration of being the greatest spending administration in all our history. One which has piled bureau upon bureau, commission upon commission; bureau and bureaucrats have been retained at the expense of the taxpayers." Let us see what his record is. From 1B33 to 1941 he created more than 100 bureaus with 2,200 auencies employing nearly 4:000,000 people. In March, 1933, when he became president. there were eleven (11) million Deople unemployed (A. F. of L. figures); in 1941 after eight years of New Deal there were still ten (10) million unemployed (A. F. of L. figures). In eight years he got one million men off the unemployed list. Let us see what he spent to accomplish this. The following is a state ment of the public debt of the U. S. bv years beginning with June 30, 1933 (three months after he became president) and ending June 30, 1941, a period when we were at peace with all the world: 1933 $22,338,672,164 1934 . 27,033,141,414 1935 28,700,892.624 1936 33,778,543,494 1937 36.424.6W 732 1938 37164,740.345 1939 40,439,532.411 1940 42.967.531,037 1941 48,961,443,536 This shows an Increase in the public debt in eight years of twenty-six and one-half billion dollars and at the end of that period he still had ten million men out of employment. In his recent Chicago speech he said after the war he would have jobs for sixty million unem ployed. Well, In eight years of neace he could find Jobs for only one million people, and evidently he iook mem off the leaf-raklng shift and put them on the pub He payroll! and since that time he has added three million more to his voting nucleus for the present election. It is safe to con clude that two million of them should be plowing corn, but such a diversion would deprive him of two million votes, rem member these people on the pay roll are paid out of the United States treasury. O. L. Overmyer, Medford, Nov. 1. Army Still Sees West Coast Peril Los Angeles. Nov. 1. (U.PJ The army still feels the west coast is in danger of invasion on a small scale, an answer to a re located Japanese-American den tist's petition for return to Cali fornia disclosed tndnv. The petition was filed by Dr. ueorge ucntkubo of Oakland. Calif., to forct) the army to per mit his return. On Hall rtlbune Want Ada Stock Ranches Farms Country Home Our Specialty THOMAS j. HIGHT Broker lee Holly rneatet Blot Dial slel Girls Drive On 1-: to rush an injured war worker wuivr vorpa or trie xjeiron inapier. IAS AUTO OVERTURNS Norma Robertson, 625 South Holly, suffered a cut over the left eye which required stitches when an Oldsmobile coach in which she was riding overturned" a mile south ot Tolo overhead crossing about midnight last night. She was taken to Com munity hospital. Two soldiers, stationed at Med ford air base, who were passen gers in the car, were uninjured. Hunter Bags Fine Supply Of Winter Meat In Jig Time It doesn't take Joe Rinard of Thomas Road long to get what he goes after. Disappointed because a con templated deer hunting trip into eastern Oregon had to be called off, Rinard yesterday decided to pass up the day's work and go out scouting for some winter's meat. Oiling up his trusty rifle, he headed for the Table Rock area. Within two hours after leaving Medford,. Rinard returned with a fine black.tall specimen, which he had. shot through the shoul der, breaking its back. The deer has been dressed down and safe ly stored away to be ready for the Rinard table during the win ter months. Miss Singer of OPA To Portland Office Miss Bertha P. Singer, field operations officer for the office of price administration In the southern Oregon territory, is be ing transferred to the district office at Portland, It was an nounced today. Miss Singer, who has made her home in Portland for a number of years, will work out of the district office as a price specaillst for the state. Howard Strode of . Klamath Falls will succeed Miss Singer in this territory. Daily Weather Report Forecasts Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy and cool tonight with scattered light showers; Thursday, parUy cloudy and sltghUy warmer. Oregon: Partly cloudy with few light showers today: partly cloudy and cooler tonight; Thursday, partly cloudy; alighUy warmer Thursday afternoon. Local Datm Temperature a year ago today; Highest S6; lowest 28. Total monthly Brcclpitatlon 1.54 Inches. Excess for le month .13 inches. Total precipitation since September 1. 1944. 2.34 inches. Excess for the season .28 Inches. Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m. yes terday 69; 4:30 today 98. Tomorrow Sunrise 7:45 a. m.; sunset 6:04 p. m. Boise Boston Chicairo Denver Eureka man low r-rec. , 63 44 48 Ji8 57 79 50 44 53 34 60 31 43 54 48 40 47 .51 50 44 45 40 Havre . Los Angeles Mtdford New York Omaha Portland Reno ...l.... Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle si 67 83 .. 61 60 61 .18 , 48 , 66 spoksne Washington, D. C, Yakima . Pietro d'Abano. Italian astrol oger and physician, was born in 1250 and died in 1316. WASHING MACHINES REPAIRED PARTS and SERVICE on All Makes B & B Washer Shop 406 E. MAIN Two Fronts VrfS'?- r'J- 4 to a hospital. This ambulance is Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10. 20. and 34 years ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY November 1, 1934 (It was Thursday) War threat inflames Eurooe as France and Britain told Ger many is bent on conflict. Wins ton Churchill informs English "Germany is rearming secretly, rapidly and illegally." Saar ple biscite focal point. It is further charged Germany has built up a large reserve of planes. Bids submitted for Pacific Highway job in Siskiyou to high way commission.' Vigilantes patrol campus at Los Angeles to curb college radi cals. ' Cloudy and unsettled. High 67, low 47 degrees. , Tire prices jump as makers agree on new program. CCC enrollees from Chicago arrive by special train. Hallowe'en vandalism In city worst in years, and much dam age results. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY November 1, 1924 (It was Saturday) Eugene and Marshfield dis tricts flooded,, with train service cut off, and highways under water. Klamath Falls hotel operator admits he held up banks on the side. One of the warmest davs in November records, with the mer cury at 64, comes to the city. Rain is predicted. High yester day 55, low 43 degrees. LaFollette, third party candi date, charges Wall Street is try ing to buy election. Ashland makes plans for win ter fair December 7. City campaign takes on new life. One candidate discovers "a nigger in the financial wood pile," and then "nails a lie" in ad. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO November 1, 1910 (It was Tuesday) Miss May Buchanan wins Mall Tribune auto contest. Valley Newtowns win first prize at Canadian apple show over Yakima and Wenatchee, Absentee Ballots Coming In Daily Absentee ballots from Jackson county residents, employed else where or in the military serv ices, are being received dally by the county cleric's office. They will be placed in the ballot boxes of the precincts from which they registered and counted on elec tion day. Some of the ballots are from overseas but for the most part they are from service peo ple stationed in this country. They are expected to reach their peak in the next five days. More than 1200 absentee ballots were mailed out by the county clerk. Closing time tor Classified ads a am. roo Lata to Claaslf) 12 M D m PHONE 5302 1 ACCIDENT DEATHS 1M0NG CHILDREN UP 11 PER CENT Chicago U.R) Death claimed 11 per cent more children under 5 years of age in 1943 than in 1942 accidents, the National Safety council announced in its 1944 edition on "Accident Facts," despite an 18 per cent decrease in auto mileage and ad ditional scientific life - saving drugs available to doctors. Neglect of children by 1943 Americans at war was to blame according to interpretation of the causes of accidental deaths among children, who suffered the greatest death rate rise in 1943 of all groups. - Burns were responsible for 24 per cent of the accidental deaths of children under 5. Au tomobile accidents constituted the third most frequent cause for death and drowning the .fourth. Deaths of children in school were up 5 per cent, and deaths in the home rose 7 per cent. Nearly half of the fatal .acci dents at home took place in the yard or the kitchen, while the r 1 1 PzJt SENATOR CORDON Charles A. Sprague, the man who ran against Senator Cordon in the May primaries wholeheartedly endorses Cordon's candidacy to succeed himself on November. By his deeds since being appointed U.S. Senator by Governor Earl Snell, Senator Cordon has won the approval of the whole state. HEAR CHARLES A. SPRAGUE peafcng for U.S. SENATOR CORDON .Statewide Broadcast 8:30 p.m. Nov. 2 VOTE FOR U.S. SENATOR GUY CORDON Pj, Adv. Cordon for Senator Committee), Imperial Hotel, Portland, Or. Clear the wires for them from to Q(6)P.M. luy War londs for Victory THI PACIFIC TELEPHONE ND TELEGRAPH COMPANY 145 N. Btitl.tt Msdiord Telephone 2101 . m mnasttlTS piaygrouna r ' , u.ie claimed the most at school. Half of those on the playground wo. . attributed to "unorganized f play." . Traffic aeatns, wuiwi i - toiitiA far 20 years, . fell into second place In iaa, giving falls the leaa as uw -i: kt i mnco nf accidental deaths. The death toll from falla was 27,400 compared to me , 400 traffic deaths. - , Accidents killed more than 17,000 of America's farm peo- pie. Farm work accidents ac counted for 4,500 of the fatali ties and about 7,500 farm resi dents were killed by accidents in their homes. The safety council pointed out that an accident death occurred every five and one-half minutes in 1943, and an injury every three seconds. Every 10 minutes someone J suffered a fatal accident at home and every six and one-half sec onds there was a non-fatal ac- . cident. "TESTAMENT KILLER" AWAITING SENTENCE New York, ' Nov. 1. (U.R) Lewis Wolfe, Canadian-born tex tile merchant who courted his second wife In Palestine and killed her in Brooklyn, was con victed of first degree murder to day and remanded to prison until Nov. 15 when he will be sen tenced to death as required by state law. "KEEP CORDON CN THE JOB" ' Says Former Governor CHARLES A. SPRAGUE , CHARLES. (PRAGUE We'd like to ask a favor of you- for those in the eampt. Whenever you can, give tho service men and women first chance at Long Distance be tween 7 and 10 each night. They'll appreciate it a lot.