Medford mail tribune., November 17, 1944, Image 8

EIGHT MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. Wot. 17, 1944
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ROBERT W. BUHL. Editor.
ERNEST B. GILSTRAP, Manager.
An Independent Newepapar.
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leedford. Oregon, under Act of
March 1. 1(71.
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By Mall In Advance:
Dally and Sunday one year - WIM
Dally and Sunday elK montha 4 00
Dally and Sunday three moe. 1 10
Dally and Sunday ona month.. .75
ky Carrier In Advance Medford,
Ashland. Central Point, Jackaon
villa. Cold Hill. Phoenix. Talent, and
on motor routea:
. Daily and Sunday ono year...4 00
Dally and Sunday one month .78
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Br Arthur Parry
The manufacture of "trick"
' cigars, the kind that blow-up In
' the smoker's face on the fifth
. puff, has been discontinued.
The trick of making psuedo
cigars out of oak leaves, cab
bage leaves, and shredded
clothesline continues unabated,
e a e
The "Indifferent" nations of
' Europe will be barred from the
peace table, the United Nations
. announce. Spain, Eire, and 'Ar
gentina are listed as the first to
feel the Allied razor strap. An
"indifferent" nation Is one that
did not care which side won,
as long as the war profits rolled
in and was money. Sweden, the
great peace loving land and
leadlne Iron, steel, and rumor
source of the Nazis, wallowed
in "indifference': With Russia
dominating the Baltic and Fin
land, her nonchalance Is not so
pronounced.
The near-spring and bright
with sunshine afternoons, has
caused a heglra of males to the
golf links for exercise. They
would rather work off their
lethargy on the links than In
their own back yards, spading
under dead leaves to fertilize
next year's victory garden.
. '
The Hungarian bastion of
Jaszberisny, one of the "vital
railroad, keys" has fallen. In
vain we have looked through 40
exchanges in search of a typo
graphical mlscue listing It as
Raspberry.
o . .
. PIONEER CANDOR
(The Dalles Chronicle)
"Last night's concert of the
. Orchestra Union was . do,
elded success. The singing of
both Slgnor and Madame Fer
arrl was fine,, though the
Italian was a little too rich
for us bunchgrassers." (50
Yrs. ago col.)
e
A West Main canary, serving
life in a gilded cage escaped yes.
but was cornered and returned
before any of the neighborhood
cats had a chance to look like
a cat that had eaten a canary,
e a e
From the south comes word of
a new cigarette on sale at all
stands and called the "Bend".
The clerk bends down and
brings forth a pack of your 'fa
vorite brand.
The First Lady has come out
for the continuation of "Civil
ian Defense". At times, It Io)ks
like the civilians were going to
need it. ' . f
The city ordinance, against
Jaywalking Is now In force. This
is not generally known as there
seems to be more jaywalking
than usual. , . . , .
e '
The situation in China "Is
badly snarled", the esteemed
Astoria Astorian-Budget editor
ially notes, and requests light
on the subject. Nothing can be
done about it. Nobody, . least of
all the Chinamen, can make
head or pig-talls out of the mess.
'
From the market pages of the
metropolitan press, comes in
formation of the annual cran
berry shortage. It Is one of the
oldest established shortages, and
the nation was running out of
cranberries long before it was
fashionable to run out of every
thing there was too much of.
For old times' sake, the Gov
CTiiur snauia proclaim uifl in
evitable cranberry shortage the
same time he sets Thanksgiving
Day.
' .
CHAIN LETTER 8 TUFF
"This letter comes to you with
the hope of bringing happiness
to the tired business man. Upon
receipt of this letter send 23
copies to your nearest and dear
est friends. Then pack up your
wife and send her to the man
at the top of the list. When
your name appears at the top of
the Hit, you will receive 38,407
beautiful women. Have faith in
this and please do not break the
chain. One guy broke the chain
and got his own wife back."
(EsahangeJ
The Electoral Vote
Many requests come by mail and over the phone,
to this office.
Since the election (late and lamented!) there have
been several with the desire expressed the Mail-Tribune
do away with the electoral system and the pro
Democratic "Solid South,"
Just like THAT !
Well why not both are anachronisms, undemocra
tic, and generally undesirable? .
BUT extirpating them frqm our political economy
l'a nntlfliAlr YY O ff OY
We doubt if every daily paper in the country join
ed in a fnnfpntratfiri effort of this sort, anvthine of
a constructive nature could be accomplished for a
decade at least.
Vnr ,ta nWrnral nllpfTA Is ft Tiftrt of our federal
nnafiriiHnn on a fnnsHt.nf'.innal amendment would be
required while the always Democratic "Solid South"
is so imbedded in tne traditions ana psycnoiogy oi
the people below the Mason and Dixon line, that we
fami nnUr on ovtonrlpfl nprind of education and "re-
breeding" could bring about any reform down there.
HOWEVER we believe the effort, as far as'the elec
toral college is concerned, should be made.
For it really has no place in a modem democracy
like ours. It might moreover in any presidential elec
tion, result in placing in power an individual and a
narw nnf. annnnrreH. or wanted, bv a maioritv of
the American people a tragic situation for both.
IN fact any student in the 6th grade could take the
votes cast in the recent election, distribute them
differently in only a few states and put Governor
Dewey in the White House instead of President
Roosevelt.
Needless to say this would be a knock-out blow for
the very cornerstone of our Democracy majority
rule. . .
SEVERAL efforts have been made to do away with
tVia alanfnt-al nnUacra hut fVir nnp runsnn or an.
other they have all failed. Perhaps something excep
tional and sensational like the actual election of a
minority President will have to occur or be serious
ly threatened before the people become sumcientiy
aroused to get up on their hind legs and DEMAND
this relic of colonial days, be thrown out.
But we are entirely in favor of making the effort,
not some time in the distant future but at the first
regular session of the next congress.
Political Control By South
Why do the people of the South, election after
election, regardless of conditions or even their actual
personal desires, vote the Democratic ticket straight?
Two factors are responsible the Civil War and
the Negro. Only those who actually know the Solid
South, can realize the intensity of the feeling down
there in both directions. , "
THHE Civil War has long been forgotten here in the
North, but not in the South. Dig 'beneath the
charming social amenities only a few inches in Mag
nolia Land and one will find they are still fighting
the war down there, and Heaven only knows when
they will make peace I
To vote the Republican ticket, therefore, is equiva
lent to voting for the "nigger lovers and carpet-baggers,"
who brought such devastating ruin, destruc
tion and suffering to their forefathers, some of the
forefathers still living, who can give eye-witness ac
counts of the horrors inflicted by the damned and de
tested Yankees the men who founded the Republi
can party and started the "War between the States."
"THEN there is that deep-seated, inbred fear of the
negro. The negro is liked and well treated by the
South as long as he keeps in his place, which is a
place of "sweet obedience and servility." But let there
be a hint of equality, and particularly of negro
POLITICAL equality, and the Solid South is up in
arms and ablaze again, ready to fight and die for
"white supremacy."
And to the Southerners, in spite of Mrs. Roosevelt s
oft-expressed devotion to race equality (and espec
ially where the northern negroes and their votes are
concerned) the Republican party is still to them the
symbol of "negro domination" and the Democratic
party the symbol for their proper subjugation.
!0 what chance is there, really, of ever breaking the
Solid South politically? Precious little, as we see
it
The late Al Smith made a slieht dent in it. be
cause of the religious issue. But only a slight one, and
at the next presidential election the Democratic ma
jorities down there were more overwhelming than
ever.
The racial-social feeling extending over the years,
has now become a fixed and cherished Southern tra
dition, and nothing short of a complete political revo
lution as we see it is going to change it.
IT is wrong, un-American, from the standpoint of
our constitutional government, shameful in fact.
But there it is!
Every Democratic candidate for President reeard-
less of what his views or those of his party mav be.
starts out with that great advantage ; every Republi
can candidate, also regardless of his views or those
of his party, starts out with that great-disadvantage
his opponent only needs the electoral votes of two or
three of the largest northern states, to win.
I he people of the North have it within their power
to correct this situation of course but the election
of ten days ago, indicated no special desire to do itl
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Paul Halloo
Washington, Nov. - 17tMr.
Churchill's estimate of six
months for the end the war in
Europe is gen
erally accept
ed here, al
though no of
ficial has said
anything aloud
about it, hav
ing grown
tired of guess
ing. The weather
has been of a
kind thus far
which would
dlsoura g e
even an optimist. It is what the
British, with characteristic un
derstatement, called wretched,
True, the Patton drive is meet
ing with success, but the nature
of it, as far as developed, plain
ly indicates Its limited objectives
which are the Metz forts. With
good fortune, it will merely ap
proach the Siegfried line at that
point and still be a long way
from the Saar valley, which Is
the source of coal and iron for
the war industry.
a a
WITH the weather likely to be
come steadily worse through
the winter. Mr. Churchill seems
to be counting mainly on a spring
drive.
Alo the estimate of "Assist
ant President" Byrnes that Ant-
wero would be restored and
ready this week leaned too heav
ily toward wlshfulness. There is
much dredging and mine clear-
Inn to be done before this sup-
nlv base, which is essential for
fullest operations, Is ready for
use.
You can take your pick of
the rumors about Hitler being
in the buchouse, horoital, in
hiding to his suoposedly favor
ite nhobla, chewine rues, or any
of the ohrfr secondhand stories
out of Germanv excent the of
ficial exolanation handed out
by the German news agency as
an excuse for the Himmler sdb
clal broadcast the one that
Hitler was too busy to speak.
None of thJ real authorities here
had anvthine they would call
valid Information at the time
Himmler snoV-e, although much
circumstantial e v l dence was
available to suooort the doubt
about the official Nazi explana
tion. '
In case anyone is cuddled up
under the bed in fear of the
German rocket gun. which the
war department officially an
nounced just before election
might soon hit these shores, he
can come out now.
The statement was in the na
ture of a warning, just to get
officialdom on record in case
anything along that line did oc
cur, out actually jne possiDiuiy
of any real damage to us from
that -source Is remote.
00
IT is true enough the V-2 now
has V radius of about 300 miles
and there Is no known scientific
impediment to prevent the ex
pansion of this radius up to 3000
miles eventually. But this ordi
narily would reaulre years of
development, and anyway the
war deoartment was not speak
ing of this vague future .possibil
ity: years distant may be never.
The official, statement relates
to present-day rocket radius pos
sibilities and said the bombs
would have to be launched from
submarines or ships. Germany
has a few submarines left, but
most of the docks for them are
gone jnd a submarine could
hardly carry more than one or
two of these larger type bombs.
A large scale attack from these
Is impossible.
As for an attack by surface
ships, the United Nations con
trol the ocean and It would be
diticult if not impossible for
a surface vessel to get out of
a German harbor and approach
these shoes without detection.
Certainly no large scare fleet
attack is within the realm of
any current imagination.
COMMUNICATIONS
Letter to tb Ediun must oeej
Ihe name and addreaa ol the emtei
Otnuugh the ueo ol pea nam.
tulllail lot publication ( pel
niMlule Tie Mali rrtouue r
arm thai right to edit all letten
alth flew to olarltj and coo.-lanaaUon,
An Answer to Mr. Yang
To the Editor: Have Just read
(with considerable surprise) the
letter by William F. Lang In
your paper dated 'November 13.
All who know him, knew he
was for Roosevelt and any
gloating he may do now is ex
pected. But, "is it necessary to
remind" him that over 22,000,
000 of the "John Q. Publics"
did NOT agree with him? After
all, we ought to be allowed such
small consolation as we may
derive from the said "post mor
tems," (as he calls them).
He speaks of "rabid Isola
tionists," but my observations
lead me to believe they are far
fewer and far less "rabid" than
that peculiar bceed spawned by
the Hlllmans, the Browdcrs, et
al (ad infinitum, ad nauseam!)
who hope to take over our
government and run .it accord
ing to their Ideas. (Even Russia
would not put up with Hlllman
(bom there, as Zagare), but put
him in jail for being a "revolu
tionist" so be came to Amer
ica). .
Why did Mr. Lang stay "for
years" with a company whose
policies were so distasteful to
him? For that matter, WHY
does he now "bite the hand that
feeds him," by INSINUATING
he was told how to vote by his
boss on the eve before elec
tion? It Is the policy of his com
pany to hold personnel meetings
on the first Monday of each
month, . after closing hours.
Should such regular meeting be
called off, because it happened
to fall on the evening before
election?
It CAN be that a forward
looking public is unwilling to
be led back to the "right" way
by a handful of Hillmans, Brow
ders, Bridges, et al, of our
labor (bleeders of the past
AND PRESENT "dynasty" of
"King Franklin!"
Helen Olsen,
S. C. Star Rt., Eagle Point
November 16.
Flight o Time
Mtdiord and Jackson Co. His
tor- from the files of the Mall
Tribune 10. 20. and 34 rears
ago.
remember, Olive," from Moth
er, "the bread I baked and sold
to help you through normal
school?" As if I could forget!
As if I could forget that any
more than I could the cards and
letters you wrote, stealing the
time from the sleep you so sore
ly needed, Darling, giving me
so much of -inspiration and en
couragement that girls who re
ceived more money but fewer
letters seemed ooor in mmnnr.
lson; letters so loving, so tender
wim yearning motherhood, it
was like feeling your arms again
about me to read them.
But the old black baking tins
were reminders of the practical
help you gave and If I were to
erect a shrine to you, In one
corner I'd place an old black
baking Dan. nvmhnl ih.
dreams you and I share'd of the
inings I a do, of the woman I'd
become in ihn -
dreams which, like all dreams!
never quite came true. But hav
ing them and having you, why
these were true. All this I
thought as I stroked the old
black baking pans hanging on
a nail In the pantry.
BAILEYlRiAL SET
Trial of Fred Alva Bailey, 27,
San Quentin prison fugitive in
dited for first degree murder, Is
scheduled on the court calendar
for ' Monday, November 27.
Bailey is accused in the indict
ment of inflicting head wounds
upon Ira Clyde Carman, 45,
mill worker, on the night of
September 3, for the purpose
of robbery. Bailey is represent
ed by Attorney Rawles Moore,
appointed by the court. Bailey
used a prison camp station wag
on in which to come to this
city, where he met Carman. He
was arrested near Yreaka, Cal.,
the following day and returned
here.
dieted for breaking and enter-,
ing for the purpose of stealing
drugs, are scheduled to M
brought to trial soon.
MURDERER PAYS
Rawlins, Wyo.. Nov. 17-u.R
With a smile on his face and
an expressed desire to "get it
over with," Cleveland Brown,
28-year-old Negro, went to his
death in the Wyoming gas cham
ber here early today. Brown had
been convicted of the slaying of
79-year-old Mrs. Elizabeth Kus
nirik 13 months ago.
We are now accepting ap
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ing models of ... '
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
november 17, 1934
(It Was Saturday)
Business backs New Deal, but
labor still skeptical.
Federal outlay of money be
low Roosevelt's estimate.
City to vote of sewage dis
posal plant bonds December 4.
Medford high wallops Grants
PaSS 48 to 0: Trnlnna orneh Dra
gon 33 to 0; Staters battle Mon-1
tana to tie.
Rogue Snowmen lay .winter
sports plans.
Mother and child killed at
Portland when motorist crashes
into crowd at corner.
"Oregon Products Week"
ppens in state.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
, november 17, 1924)
(It Was Monday)
Pair arrested here for crack
ing Gold Hill safe and stealing
$200.
Rain. High 60. low 51 rt.
grees.
President Coolldge waives as
ide suggestion of friends he
tak$ vacation. ,
John L. Lewis is backed by
labor unions for cabinet post.
Parents urged to visit schools
during Education Week.
France fearful she will have
to pay her war debts.
Roseburg turlrow amHnlt i
" j uviuuiautcu
with birds selling at 23c to 27c
' Thomu H JnHM nl 1
-- - - -w..., . WA uiuvie
fame dies suddenly. '
THIRTY FOUR YEARS AGO
November 18. 1910
(It Was Thursday)
P.&E. rails are laid Into Butte
Falls.
Eclipse of moon due tonight.
..u.i:g army oi America
held Inadequate by Maj. Gen.
Grant.
aWPaaaj. ill.'. l
Olive pf;
Barber's
Observations
"Dad anrt Mnih ...
growing
old. You should visit them
do wrote my sister.
There was a portent about those
words which put my heart in
my throat. I've never thought
of life without Dad and Mother.
They slrrmlv are- nm ...
- , - - . ' "... we, J U.M
as they've always been. Yet
iow mere was this letter charg
ing me to "visit .
did. 1
Quiet, noaoaful .,
three of n hnH i .i..
i, . ure lime
living room with the braided
s uii ine noor, the Story and
Clarke organ In the corner. I'd
learned "to play" on that organ
" 'very little girl. Jesus Lover
of My Soul was conquered first;
then Kescue the Perishing.
Olive has learned to play!"
Mother could proudly announce
to Visitors. "Pl it.)..
dear , she'd. suggest oh, so cas-
mat "something" in.
ferred a famlllnritv ...hk
tunes which had intended solely
to impress the callers. She and
I knew the paucity of my reper
toire but I played the two
hymns as though I had many
more on tap, did I choose to
give them.
In the oantrv T fnnn1 h ui
old black baking pans. "Do you
Slum WATERY I
f HEAD COLO
V dropa In each noa.1 i
1 trll check lneeae. V-
lenirtie. tou rcell
btter faat. Caution :1
51 Uio only aa directed.
II
Fred Marrett and his wife, in- L a. n '
I STl IS
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imnmxto (irrraii nmxmsmr. c.
ORDER YOUR
TURKEY
TODAY "
Get first choice from these
fine local birds. We have
taken special interest in
selecting fine quality tur
keys. They will be fresh
killed and dressed ready'
for you when you call next
Wednesday.
Select Your Choice of
FINER MEATS-
For Today and Tomorrow
Veal CROWN ROAST, lb. 29c
Shldr VEAL STEAKS, lb. 29c
POT ROAST . ...........
STEER R3 STEAKS
STEER IEEF SWT RI1S
mm
l a J
VaLES 1 I LOCATE
UToOE' If HERB AND
U--..J BE HAPPY
mm
'I
i
Yes, this is a good city
to live in and Ander
son's Thrift Market is
a good place to trade.
............. lb. 23c
lb. 33c
...... .... lb. 21c
Y03JNQ RABBITS and HEAVY ROASTING HENS
jraw ss? rxM
NEW MERCHANDISE COMING
IN ALL THE TIME
RFTTPP OIIAIITV
UlflCE BEAT 2u. 49t
LARGE 21. fAKIC
PUMPKIN
JUMBO YELLOW
POPCORN R""T0
FRESH SEEDLESS
R A ISMS
ORANGE AND LEMON
FRUIT PEE L
2 Can, 33C
14- 19c
-4 Lb. 49c
-Pkg.
Orange
Marmalade
2-lb. Jar
19c
Krispies
Crackers
2-lb. Box
29c
ALBER'S
FLAPJACK
FLOUR
2!2 lb. Pkg.
21c
PENNICK
SYRUP
5 lb. Jar
49c
SPERRY'S
WHEAT
HEARTS
Lg. Pkg.
2k
NO POINTS NEEDED FOR
THIS LIST OF ITEMS
WEST COAST
Cranberries, i k 3ic
LARGE CRISP
CELERY .... lb.' 712C
SWEET SPUDS . .. 5lM9c
KLAMATH GEM SPUBS, 25 Ik 79c
SMOOTH
LEATHER GLOVES
NOW
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IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SIZES AND PATTERNS