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EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. Mot. It. 1944 MedfordEWTribune TnqiH U Soatkera OlllM Bull the Hell Trlaus,r Dill? Sxctet SlUreef Published br MEDFORD PMNTINOCO. 7- North Fir St Phon SMI. ROBERT W. ItUHU Idltor. ERNEST R. OILSTRAP. Manager. An Ipdependmt Neeepaof. Entered aa eeoood class roattar ei Medlord. Ore an, under Act I March S, 1S7. ! SUBSCRIPTION RATES ; Jiy and Sunday on jfaar .-T M gall and Sunday elx month 4 00 uauy am aunu.y iuim ' Daily and Sunday ona month.. .7 Carrier In Advanca Medford, Ashland. Central Point. JacJuon villa. Gold Hill. Phoenix. Talent, and . on motor routea: ' pally and Sunday on yaar.-.-M Tjaiir and Sunday ona month .71 All terms caab In advanca. btrlclal Paper ol tho City ol Madiera Official rapcr oi eacasosi vvuutr United Praia Tull Laaaat Wlra MEMBER OP AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATIONS Advertlilng Itepreaamtatfv 7EST-UOLJJDAY COMPANY . WC Offices In New York, Chlcafo. Da. trolt, San PrsncUccetca Am etas, Sa attia, PorUand. St Louis. Atlanta, Vancouver. BC, af Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Parry All week the weather matched the most plentiful cigarette brand Kool. ' 1 Thanksgiving comes Thurs. Some declare they will be thank ful, if the oncoming session of the legislature quits when it is supposed to. Everybody Is guessing about Herr Hitler. He is either In hid ing, a hospital, or Hell. a a a ' The sunshine has revived golf ing, and daily many are at the lynx getting ozone on the hoof, as Lyle (Old Codger) Fisher, 83, says. He gets his exercise by plain walking, without golfing. - a a . 1 Hog-kilUng is the order of the day in many rural regions. Sev eral epicureans boast they have eaten pig-backbones, from which the meat ; had. not been, sand papered. , The Aubrey Norris boy John, has a new cousin. ' - ... Ed Kubli, the Applegate cow man towned Thurs. and right oft Jaywalked across the street con trary to the city ordinance, with out getting caught. a - a . a The Spatz boya shipped 20 cars of apples last week, the (irst in many moons from this vicinity. They blossomed over night into up & coming Apple Kings. ' a . The police report some of the small fry around here ere due for some more frying, if they don't watch out. , . . ' The President ' Is alleged to hsrve used naughty word on election day, when a voting ma chine wouldn't work, and pro tests and denials have been filed. Other Americans also cussed when they saw pictures In a weekly magazine (Newsweek), of vote buying in a Chicago pre cinct, that went 4 to 1 Democra tic. The camera has not yet been called a liar. a a a Frosts the past weak put a kibosh on many pastures, and some stockmen have started feeding their hay shortage to their beef shortage. e a The duck hunting season is about a month old, and as yet no hunter has been shot for one. e e Travel by auto is at a low ebb. A rural resident whose old est boy piled a cord of fireplace wood three feet from a road, reports not a stick Is missing, a a . a ' Snow fell during the week In the high hills. Older Girls have sittrted demanding some in the valley for a "white Christmas." a a e The Grey Mask, before a large congregation at the Armory Thurs. eve, scrunched his foe again, and Is still a mystery. The noggin-cracking will be held again this week, and search for a human billy-goat to- conquer him continues. Colds are the order of the day. and many of the populace have them. Tom Fuson got a letter from his boy Tom In France last week, who stated he had run across Dr. E,ddle Durno, also of here, in the same area. . a a a Now that the shooting has subsided, the C. Pheasants have regained uieir nerve and are again eating with the farmers' chicknns, after eating up' his crops all last summer. a a a The mister-race now threat ens to bomb America with rock ets. Stockholm rennrie enH Washington fears. As yet this nas not scared the daylights out oi any great number. The electric motor was invent ed by Thomas Davenport, born in Willlamstown, Vt., In 1802. He also created the first model of an electrically-driven car. Thanksgiving for Soldiers Thursday will be Thanksgiving Day a real day for giving thanks this year with eventual victory certain and the threat to our homes thrown back across the seas. True, many firesides will lack the usual cheer of this day, with more than 5,000 Jackson county sons and fathers on distant battle-fronts fighting to pre serve such American traditions as Thanksgiving Day for years to come. And yet, most homes will have the traditional feast for rationing has been slight, the de mands of war few, and the harvest bounteous. There are, however, guests among us soldiers at Camp White who will not be home to see Mom baste the roasted turkey and prepare tasty tid-bits, land watch Dad wielding the with kindly care the particular morsels most enjoyed by every member of the family. They will miss the friendly faces of loved ones; the homey chatter of brothers and sisters. a . a TTRUE,' a special Thanksgiving Day dinner will be served at Camp White but the mess hall is a far cry from home and fireside. The U.S.O. has thought fully planned to give these boys the next thing a chance to enter Medford and Rogue River Valley homes and share the holiday with families here. Of course, upon this day when home ties are first in mind, we must open our hearts and homes to these service men let them taste a real home-cooked Thanks giving dinner and enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of our homes. ENTHUSIASM for this plan should spill out into every corner of the Rogue River Valley. An invi tation to our homes is a small gesture, indeed, but will mean much to homesick men and boys a long way from their own firesides. dance at the U.S.O. will your guest so entertainment not be expected. A telephone call to the will be extended to a service 6th Bond Drive Starts Victory is still a long way off. Those who might question this statement should read Under-Secretary of War Robert Patterson's sobering article in the current issue of Collier's. Even after we beat Germany and that is proving no easy task we will have the Japs to conquer. This highly qualified writer finds nothing to support the notion that Japan will be a pushover, despite our successful landing in the Philippines and our brilliant naval victories. THOSE who do not believe that Japan will be a iauii tiuv ia vi uv,ia a feel that we can soon blast should consider these facts : The Japanese fleet is still to large scale amphibious At the present time, Japan is producing aircraft at a rate far greater than the planes. : . The Japanese army is than it was when the Japs struck at Pearl Harbor. , The Japanese industrial machine, backed by ac cumulated stock piles of strategic raw materials and bolstered by millions of slave laborers, is still f ormid- able. . Geography serves this curbing the effectiveness of our aerial superiority and rendering the supply job of a full-scale assault ex tremely difficult. It is the age-old military problem of logistics. Japan's shipping lanes become shorter as we attempt to penetrate her , VES, to expect victory soon victory we must build more guns and it will cost money to foot the bills. That is why the Sixth War Loan Drive, which opens here and throughout the nation tomorrow, should receive the immediate and generous support of every loyal and enlightened citizen. ' FOURTEEN billion dollars must be raised during r this drive. It sounds like a lot of money, but Amer ican income and bank deposits can nicely meet this urgent call. Our response to this War Loan campaign should measure up to the gallantry and sacrifice of our fighting men. They are called upon to GIVE their ives: We are asked only every cent we can in the safest, surest investment in the world. Along with this request goes the opportun ity to bolster our individual finances against possible economic crisis in post-war years. a a a a JACKSON county's quota will be $2,309,000, of which $G00,000 is in the "E" series, the "people's bonds". We can and must maintain our record and go "over the top" in this Sixth War Loan campaign. And each individual should be ready to buy at least one extra $100 bond when H.G. No Redemption Change To answer the rumor that the Treasury is contem plating the abandonment procedure, the Secretary informed the War Finance Committee that this story and conclusions are entirely false. The Treasury has no plans which call for revision of redemption ma chinery which went into operation October 2nd. Ihis authoritative statement should put a stoo to bond cashing except in cases of real emergency on the part of individual investors. War Bonds should, by all means, be held but it is comforting to know that they CAN be auicklv converted into cash should the Ineed arise. H.G. carving knife and serving An evening Thanksgiving top off a pleasant day for later in the evening will U.S.O. and your invitation man. H.G. ' ; ' j. tii t -iajr m uuivc aiiu the Nipponese off the map formidable and a menace operations. allied destruction of her ' bigger and stronger today enemy as a powerful ally, inner defenses. is to count our chickens and more ships, tanks and to LOAN our money put the drive opens tomorrow. of the present redemption of the .treasury has just BUT PAY BETTER WLB Chairman Report Hits Labor Demand Refutes Union Claims Washington, Nov. 18 U.R) Chairman William H. Davis of the. War Labor Board told Pres ident Roosevelt tonight that the cost of living In urban centers increased 20 to 30 per cent be tween Jan. 1, 1041, and Sept. 15, rl,bU.tJh?t Amfr,fan waf earners and low salaried wnrlt-i ers nevertheless "have improved their financial position notably since 1041." Davis transmitted this Infor mation as chairman of a special cost of living committee, ap pointed by the presirlont. (n a report which appeared to throw cold water on labor's demands for new general wage increases. The .report is exDected to form the basis of a WLB review of the Little Steel Formula being completed -by public members. This review will go to Mr. Roosevelt without recommends' tlons after it ' Is considered the full board. by Davis indicated that he con sidered any excess in the rise of living costs over wage increases as part of labor's "fair share of the many sacrifices involved''' in the American people's decision "to subordinate their diverse in dividual aims to a single nation al aim until victory should be dairns that tfHvln, Ll T i raJS from 1941 to 1944, and said that some of the rise would disappear with resumption of civilian pro duction. The labor department's bureau of labor statistics pre viously had estimated the rise - . b at 29.5 percent. The members committee's Industry concurred - "in the main" with the report submit ted by Davis, but labor mem. bers sharply disagreed. FOR TALKS HERE Arrivlng in the county today will be a group of four speakers, headed by Dr. Hermanes To vares, Brazilian . physician, to conduct forums and speak for the Institute of Inter-American Affairs under the sponsorship of 4hA Rinla fivitnm nt Ht0hfr Kd- ucation. The group appears to- morrow noon and afternoon in Ashland and tomorrow night in Medford Dr. Tovares will speak at the high school auditorium on "Is the Good Neighbor Policy a Failure". . . Dr. Tovares, also ' sponsored by the Office of Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Wash ton, D. C, came to Oregon dir ectly from Brazil where he has completed a study of conditions and relations to the United States. With the Brazilian on the tour of several Oregon cit ies are Dr. Warren D. Smith, Philippine authority and head of, the geology and geography de partment of the University of Oregon; Dr. Victor P. Morris, dean of the university's business administration school, and Dr. Guldo Jorquera, Chilean engin eer now doing research at Ore gon State college. - - ' Questions and discussion will follow Dr. Tovares' talk and a film "The Bridge" w 1 1 1 be shown. The doctor's appearance here is under the sponsorship of the Jackson . County League of , the army since August 11, 1942, Women's Voters, of which Mrs.j and had been in India since July Justin Smith is president. Thejof this year. He was 23 years lecture is scheduled for 8 p. m. and there Is no charge. Flu Epidemic Ups Disease Rate 750 Percent Over 1943 Last winter's Influenza epi demic, Is, statistically speaking, responsible for the increase in the incidence of communicable disease occurlng In Oregon dur ing 1944. A recent survey of the uncor rected weekly communicable di sease morbidity tables which are published regularly in Oregon Health Bulletin has brought to light the (act that communicable disease was, in first 45 weeks of 1944, 4.25 per cent higher'than In corresponding-weeks of 1943, an article In the bulletin states. During the first halt of the present year there was a 750 per cent increase In the Indicated evidence of Influenza over the same period in 1943, the article continues. Partial Interested In Christ mat Offer of Encyclopedia Britannic or Britannic. Jr.. can obtain completa informa tion by writing tha Oregon repratentatlra, Mr. V. P. Dickson, 1723 N. E. Multno mah 8t., Portland 12. Oregon. HITLER. HIS MIND Party Chiefs Keep Bad News j From Dictator Hideaway In His .: . By Robart Dowson . United Press Correspondent London,' Nov. 18 (U.R) Per sistent but unconfirmed reports from the continent said today that Adolf Hitler, stripped of his dictatorial powers, is living un- der close supervision in a Berch. .-.. j ..j tesgaden "dream world," sur- rounded by high-pressure nazi'l ...t- j t i I H.ua8..u w..o ia nim SUg- ar-coated war and home front news to preserve his' failing san ity. Speculation over the meaning of the fuehrer's sudden and pro longed disappearance from pub lic life mounted rapidly, even inside Germany where the nazis were reported to have clamped a rigid censorship on all domes tic mail to prevent the spread of further rumors. uerman prisoners taken on the western front in the past 24. hours admitted freely that they believed something was radically wrong with Hitler and that Gestapo Chief - Heinrich Himmler had brushed aside the fuehrers hand-picked "crown prince," Reichsmarshal Hermann reports received here. Extent Goering, and seized the supreme i of his injuries was not told. Gen power for himself. Easley is said to have been the - lfSuaHich naiiNmana A ipr,o4nVinn TT.ii.j cll 1 rePing the U S. office of j !T .rmation said Himmler hflrt lSSMPfl n riPPrOA ftirhlHrtintf Germans even to -discuss the state of Hitler's health.) The London Exchange Tele graph, quoting advices from a , neutral capital, said Hitler was known to have been alive as recently as live days ago, al- ougn nazi party leaders were said to De gravely alarmed over his mental and physical condi tion. . The dispatch said Hitler had been confined to his Berchtes gaden hideaway since the at tempt on his life last July 20 and that Himmler, fearing that dis closure of the full extent of the disasters suffered by Germany since that time might complete- ly unbalance him, had ordered J all adverse news withheld from me iuenrer. i Any disturbing . reports, ac cording to this account, caused a severe nervous reaction that might send Hitler off into a fit of maniacal rage. .... As a result, the nazis were re ported to have created an elab orate news service in Berchtes gaden under the direct supervls- io? of E"ft Kaltenbrunner, Him- mler's chief aide and head of the relch security office. This propaganda machine, the Ex change Telegraph said, prints a daily "Good News" edition of the Volkischer Beobachter con taining faked reports of military victories and of imaginary popu lar demonstrations of loyalty to Hitler throughout Germany. L KILLED ACTION Col. Clarence W. Mathes. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D Mathes of Talent, was killed November S while on duty with the army In India, a wire from the war de partment to the young man's oarents stated Friday morning Cpl. Mathes was serving with the Army Air Transport command. The young man had been in old. Survivors are his parents and two sisters, Dorothy Welt man of .Prospect, and Margo Strahan. at home. Cpl. Mathes was a graduate of Talent high school and later at tended Medford 'business college. He worked for nearly two years at the Civilian Conservation Corps headquarters at Medford and then was transferred to the Vancouver headquarters and was Inducted into the army through the Portland station. Os Mall mount Want Ada I working wholesome, I economical. laying hen are paying hn i Wy?f I and larro Egg Mash will help SJ.-l'V A MONARCH SEED & FEED CO. Sixth and Bartlett Phone 3460 c "Evangelist ISHH4 Hi lisjaenieauiu J.UJ H, 1. 1 Ji J ' H ' i' ' ) The Rev. E. E. Patssch above) opens a three-Sunday vangelis- tic campaign today at the Church " '" "SMJCSf.! aii.oia, xc,pt Salurday, during th. campaign. GENERAL EASLEY OF 95TH DIVISION INJURED ON LEYTEi Brig. Gen. Claudius M. Eas- ley, assistant division command er of the Oregon-trained' 96th in- fanfmr rfh.l.inn 1 I . 1 erf n Levte Irlnnrt nnmrHlna to wounded to the VM foSS E lands since Gen. Douglas Mac A 1-Thliv'o fnrnnr IniroHarl 4V. a ,e. lands October 20. Gen. Easley is well known In Medford through his duty here, a" alaD ,ith tho ofiti, ii.i'nn .,hih 'unbroken cases of domestic and with the 96th division which trained at Camp White from November, 1943, to April, 1944. Born in Texas in 1891 and a former resident of Waco, Gen Easley was graduated from Tex as A.- & M. college and was a member of the Texas national guard from 1913 to 1917 when he joined the regular army. 'His long service has included a for mer tour of duty in the Phil ippines. Gen. Easley is rated in army circles as a small arms expert. He was a member of the army infantry rifle teams which won j. the national championships at uamp t-erry, vj., in . i4u ana 1927 and was officer in charge ot the infantry pistol team . which won national honors in 1938 and 1939. Gen. Easley has been with! the 96th division since it was activated August 15, 1942, at I Camp Adair by Ma. Gen, James L. Bradley, the present division commander on Leyte. Easley was promoted to brigadier general Auguct 18, 1942. .... NEED 13,000 FOR T Portland, Ore., Nov. 18 (U.R) There is a need for 13,000 more shipyard workers in the Portland-Vancouver area, according to L. C. Stoll, Oregon manpower director. . i rne can is Dasea upon con tracts for the building of trans ports, carriers and cargo ships, some of which will be the big- gest ships ever built on the Columbia. Rumors that the shipbuilding program in the Portland area would be through by the first of the year have influenced many activities, Including the proposal to convert the housing project. Vanport City, into a postwar in dustrial development, and many shipyard workers have left their jobs. MORE SURPLUS SALES . Modesto, Cal., Nov. 18 (U.R) The State Agricultural adjust ment agency today announced that auctions of surplus govern ment property will be held in various parts of California. EMARDS-MEETAGAIN Long Beach, Nov. .18 (U.R) The Emard boys, all 10 of them are going to hold a re union tomorrow in Long Beach the first time the brothers have been together In 27 years. What'. SSEl KTjm LOCKHEED PLANS TRANSPORT PLANE Burbank. Calif., Nov. 19 U.R Lockheed Aircraft Corp. tonight announced plans for production as soon as military plane com mitments will permit of the Saturn 75, a high-wing, twin motored transport especially de signed for short-haul service. Making use of aerodynamic, structural and mechanical ex- ! Pfnce BHH. ! Z 't: ltPhrSaturn 75would"beTb,e tolover city water supply serious carry 14 passengers, a crew oflf"u two, baggage and cargo at a cruising speed of 200 miles per j?""" 000 feet for a maximum of 1600 milds. A high wing is planned to per mit greater passenger visibility. Wide doors would aid cargo loading, while quickly remov able seats would permit the transport to handle bulky freight.. The two 525-horsepower motors, and other essential parts were designed .for easy access by mechanics which engineers said would "spell economy for the in terburban operator." L BOARD READY TO E ' Portland, Ore., Nov. 18 (U.R) The Oregon Liquor Control com- i -: . i - re . . 'wi. lo ,p,r" imported sweet wines they have on nand alter December 7, pro vided the dealers are willing to sell at prices listed with the com mission. . ' The action was taken In ac cordance with the request of wine representatives as expres sed at a meeting called Novem ber 10 fey State Liquor Adminis trator Ray Conway. , At that time, retailers' nrom- ised to dispose of as much wine as possible before the Burke bill became effective. The bill, which provides that the sale of fortified wines shall be confined to state liquor stores, was passed by the voters in tne November 7 elec- tion, and goes into effect not later than December 7. E Portland. Ore., Nov. 18 John D. Galey, acting chairman of the West Coast Lumber com mission, announced today that an investigation is being made of Ore?nn nesrna nnH lumKa. j ators to determine whether they J are commying with the wage stabilization program. Galey warned that "any log ging or lumber operators found paving Illegal wage rates will be subject to hearings and . subse quent penalties up to 100 per cent of the tota, m j " invnlvorf WAC TO TALK Portland, Ore., Nov. 18 (U.R) Pvt. Betty Jones, Wac, whose husband is a Jap prisoner of war, ! I win db me guest speaker tomor row at the launching of the USS ' Bollinger, an armored attack II transport. . Flight o' Tune Medford and Jackson Co His tory dam th files 0f th Mall Tribun 10. 20. and 34 rars ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY novemoar 19. 1934 (It was Monday) Stores urged to close next Saturday during Medford-Hood River state title football game. LIQUOR 30 Shopping 'TIL CHRISTMAS Greeting Cards - Seals - Wrapping. SHOP for GIFTS AT THE WEST SIDE Shopping Center President arrives at Warm Springs, Ga., for vacation and reports "nation Is on its way back." France claims Germany now has five million men under arms. Unsettled with light rain. High 50, low 38 degrees. Snow in the hills. . Turkeys rise to 21 cents per pound on Portland market. Christmas seal sale to start November 30. a a . Bonus bill to be first business of next session of congress. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY November-19. 1924 . (It was Wednesday) Conditions in Los Angeles serious bloodshed feared unless troops are sent. Early action by congress for farm relief doubtful. President Coolidge In address warns nation is using timber faster than grown and urges conservation. Unsettled with showers. High 44, low 30 degrees. , Legion golf ready for use. course is now Medford high to play Rose burg here Saturday. Many auto accidents in Sis kiyous due to icy highway. THIRTY FOUR YEARS .AGO November 19. 1910 (It was Friday) Shortage of potatoes In city and valley. English police. suffragettes attack Thanksgiving turkey will cost 25 cents per pound. ... j: Orchard Foreman WANTED Good salary nice mod- ern home and very good working conditions. Please write at once to Box 29 Kail Tribune mm TO LOHH! On JEWELRY " CAMERAS and MUSICAL INSTRU MENTS Used and unr deemed (ewelrv at great ia-'ngt PEOPLES LOAN CO. 229 B. Main Street Stat License P 137 Phone 2119 for Towing or Wrecker Service' Anywhsr Anytlm Lewis Super Service . 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