SIX MTDrORD MAIL TRIBUNE Monday Not. 20. 1944
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Br Arthur Parry
The whereabouts of Here Hit
ler of Germany is still, a mys
tery. All reports Indicate his
mental nuttlness is such, Herr
Hitler don't know himself.
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As yet, the cigarette shortage
has not brought forth this news
item: The burglar took a valua
ble diamond ring, and an unop
ened package of a popular brand
of cigarettes. The diamond ring
was later found on the front
porch. v
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Its about time the current
spell of sunny, cool, and bracing
weather started in ruining, next
years' pear crop, or holding back
the growth of the spring wheat,
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Juveniles have started rolling
up their trousers like the big
boys. Sufficient cloth Is rolled
up, as a rule, to make three pair
of pants, for the wearers. This is
a, clear waste, like the surplus
hide in a bulldog's neck.
see
BUI Hammett, the plumber, is
over his cold. Three days in a
row be had to go back to the
shop, after his cough medicine.
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YE ED. REBUKED
(Woodlawn (Cal.) Democrat)
"Editor Your paper con
tains amazingly little news.
Your editorials are not baaed
on facts and oan appeal only
to the Ignorant and unlnform-;
ed and your paper supports
an administration hostile to
the domestic sugar industry
and agriculture in general, but
It's wonderful tor starting
fires In the morning. Ralph
Pollock." , ,
at ' ' ' ,
The high school football sea
son is drawing to close, and
the Black Tornado is among the
high aces of the gridiron elite
of the state. All season they have
been a source of great, but un
hysterical local civic pride. They
went through their schedule,
without any assistance from an
army of downtown quarter
backs, predicting vlptory next
Friday, jvhlle full of luncheon
club beans. They defeated all
opponents with ease, but never
staged, a gridiron massacre,
though they could have been
ruthless in their scoring. '
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"Our handsome nephew Is
worried over the labor problem.
He longs for the old days when
he couldn't find a Job." (Kan
sas City Times) Spirit of '44.
a a a
Strikes cloud the Industrial
skies of the land. They are due
to a number of things, Including
labor leaders, feeling their elec
tion oats. ..... .
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The next great argument be
fore congress and the people will
be a year's compulsory military
training for American youth. It
nas started to grip public atten
tion. In many homes it ig con
ceded it would be a fine thing
iur mo neignDor a boy.
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A slick-haired villlan of the
screen is now Involved in a
"loaded dice" scandal, in which
ne won only 110.000." hta hndv
guard informs the police. In this
case ine word "only," reeks with
ignuicance. "Only $10,000," In,
accai Mere pin money. It is
further revealed, the actor "nine
silver charms on his underwear
to bring him luck." The charms
worked nobly, effectively, and
umveiy,
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THIS IS WAR
"A warrior was explaining
Judo to a friend.
" 'It's Just a lowdown mean form
pt wrasslln' that you might know
a Jap would think of. When you
gits to closeln flghtin", you ex
ten's the glad hand of fellowship
to the enemy, and while you Is
shaking hands, you sprains his
ankle so he can't run while you
breaks his neck'." (Coronet)
Production of misses', chil
dren's, Infants, and boys' shoes
during March, 1944, totaled
7,372,000 pairs, as eomrjared
with 8,734,000 pairs In March,
IBM.
Get The Facts Tonight
War or no war, this is an era of propaganda.
Everyone, or practically everyone, it seems has a
story to tell with some slant of self-interest behind it.
As means of communication and publicity have
improved, the propaganda competition between na
tions, via the printed and spoken word, has become
something terrific. " - 1 '
As a result "we the people" are all more or less
being tossed about these days by the various and
sundry waves and currents of conflicting propagan
da; eager for the truth, but in the general confusion
finding it extremely difficult to obtain.
We HEAK so much, and
WELL to aid the people, in KNOWING more facts
Qnrl loco, -fintinn orinnf fVia wnrlrlwo Mva in onrl
especially the western world: the Institute of Inter-
American Affairs has been formed under the auspices
of the Federal Coordinator of Inter-American af
fairs and the General Extension Division of the Ore
gon State System of Higher Education.
A meeting of the Institute was held m Ashland
today and tonight the closing session will be held
at 8 o'clock in the Medford High School auditorium,
with an appropriate film presentation, and a talk bv
Dr. Hernane Tavares de Sa
timely question : ,
"Is the good neighbor
HERE is a chance to get, without charge, some re
liaKIa ir.fr.iTviQtir.n NOT nrnna tranrla vacrnrrHncr
a very important American problem, the problem of
a friendly and cooperative working relationship be
tween ourselves the so called "Collosus of the North,"
and our Latin-American neighbors to the South.
We of course know what
ica, here is the chance to find
thinks of us.
It is a real opportunity
reliable, authoritative information about a question
that is very important today and will increase in im
portance as time goes on. We are sure the people of
Medford can be depended upon to take advantage
of it. - .
Safety In The Home
"Accidents will occur in the best regulated fam
ies." This familiar phrase in Dicken's "David Cop-
perfield" certainly seems to be the case, and yet
many of the 32,500 accidents which occured last year
in American homes could have been avoided with a
greater measure of "know
cautions.
Yes,' it is a fact that this Btaeeerine" number of
accidents of more or less serious nature did occur
in homes in 1943 and took double the toll of man
power from one to thirty-eight years of aire than anv
single disease with which we contend. If an epidemic
caused so many casualties vigorous preventative
steps would be instantly undertaken. Isn't it time to
Kut a stop to many of these accidents in the home?
tost of them ARE preventable. - '
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IT' is an interesting fact
industries, with many
reported less than half this
is the result of an intensive program of industrial
safety under the guidance of safety engineers.
The American Red Cross, sensing the gravity of
this problem and recognizing the war-time shortage
vi auciors, nas launcnea a movement which aims to
place a "safety engineer" in every home. It is a sen
sible plan of wide-spread education under able in
struction, and its success will be measured in the sav
ing of lives, suffering and money.
JACKSON County is fortunate in having the first
American Red Cross Accident Prevention insti
tute in the Pacific area. The classes for instructors
are now underway. By December 4 thirty-five trained
safety instructors will be ready to undertake the task
or maKing Jackson County homes "safety conscious."
And, since traffic accidents also account for a size
able share of the Nation's 97,500 accidents from all
causes, this phase of safety will be included.
. uty and county schools
cooperation to this commendable Red Cross program
and soon school youngsters will receive basic safety
insirucuon in me scnooiroom. Since the majority of
home accidents may be found in the age group from
xo iu i years oi age tnis education is especially important.
I7ITH farm accidents consistently high, the Red
" Cross safety program is really needed in this
agricultural area. It is purely a matter of self-interest
for people here to take a lively interest in the move
ment and to take the fullest advantage of accident
safety instruction when the public classes open. H.G.
COMMUNICATIONS
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the nam aud addreae 41 the erntei
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Transmutation Within the Bee
To the Editor: To alleviate
the stupefying effects of the re
cent political diatribes, may we
offer a few lines sans mud?
Everything has its inception
with an Idea.
Ideas emanating from the cos
mic mind impinge themselves
upon the inner consciousness of
man. -
Here the Immutable law of
transmutation comes Into play:
the Inner, recondite process of
Chang.
KNOW so little!
of Brazil on the extremely
policy a failure?" ,
we think of South Amer
out what South America
an opportunity to secure
how" and sensible pre
that America's great war
types of hazardous work,
number of accidents. That
here are also lendme full
It is entirely up to man what
the change shall bring forth:
compotlon, with its inevitable
chaos of armed competition or!
cooperation, with peace and
harmony.
Transmutation within the bee
always works In harmony with
the divine mind, Ic, from nectar
to honey.
In the study of crystology, we
observe the cell complying with
the law of cooperation and har
mony; a normal body attests
this.
If man ever attains Utopia
he must begin with the proper
transmutation of the Influx of
Ideas: "know thyself," Is little
understood even after centuries
of repetition.
The Infusion of the dlffcrcn
tlal calcucus into the economic
and - social structure, together
with, the law of elimination and
substitution, would change com
petition with its practicldal
struggle, into cooperation, with
tolerance, understanding and in
ternational harmony.
Bees use the above laws In
their economy of existence.
- Perhaps an active persual of
the following verse will clarify
our international perspective.
"Men should be Judged not
by tint of skin, the Gods they
serve, the vintage that they
drink, nor by the way they fight
or love or sin, but by the quality
of thought they think!" '
D. E. Nickerson,
Ashland, Ore.
News Behind
The News
By Pad Mallon
Washington. Nov. 20 Even
the Democratic insiders in con
gress are waiting to see how Mr.
Boosevelt han
dies the com
plex and con
flic ting forces
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behind him in
the election
the radicals
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and conserva
tives, particu-
largely what
power the CIO
will have here
after. He start
ed out rather
Paul Mallon
leftly by ap
pointing Paul Porter, the Demo
cratic publicity man, to succeed
Chairman Fly of the federal
communications commission. But
he managed to keep James
Byrnes as assistant president,
and thereby balance the pic
ture. 'THE resignation of probably
the ablest civil servant In the
government, John R. Steelman,
as head of the conciliation serv
ice, was announced as due to
his desire to get out and make
some money.
But both this and the resigna
tion of William H. Davis as
chairman of the labor board re
flected in many inner opinions
the difficulties ahead in settling
labor disputes. (Mr. Davis had
been brushed around consider
ably by the White House, or
thought he had, and wanted to
get out for some time).
Obviously these two jobs are
not open to CIO appointees,
but the personal character of
the men, especially whether
they lean left or right, will be
important. With the AFL strong
ly antlcommunlst and antiradi
cal no doubt the balance will
iave to-be preserved in the two
top jobs to handle future labor
disputes.
'THE CIO has given out some
big figures on how many
men it elected to the senate and
house, but their claims include
manv men who would have been
elected without their support.
Anoarently thev 'succeeded in
electing about 84 to the house,
and were unsuccessful in about
AR rontestt. Thev Kot seven vic
tories In te senate aealnst five
defeats. This will only make
them directly a minor bloc In
both houses, If they can really
raltv that many to function as
a Woe.
What real effect they had In
the election is being debated
by the congressmen. In Ohio,
for Instance, CIO's Bender won
bv 275 000 votes and Senator
Taft, without CIO backlne, won
bv onlv 30.000. Some take the
difference of 245.000 as a direct
check on CIO voting strength
In Ohio.-Against that deduction
however, must be measured the
fact that Taft's gubernatorial
running mate may have held
down the size of his majority. "
North Dakota's Senator Nye
attributes his defeat directly to
CIO, but obviously the results
were not anything like the
sween which the CIO made In
the Democratic primaries In the
spring, where they secretly or
ganized.
Incidently the CIO chieftains,
Sidney Hillman and Philip Mur
ray, are supposed to be prepar
ing to go abroad, rather than
concentrating on d e veloping
their political power, whatever
It is to be. They are to head
an International labor conference
meeting January 1.
Whether they will continue
their aggressive political action
secretly or openly for the next
congressional elections is what
concerns most congressmen.
In an off year race, they
might have an opportunity to
do the Job they did down soutn
and they still have more money
with which to play politics than
anyone else In the picture. In
publicity and propaganda their
Influence is likely to continue
strong.
AH In all, congress seems in
no great 'ear of them at the
moment, but no one is making
any predictions either upon this
phase or Mr. Roosevelt's future
course. The tendency every
where in Washington Is to await
developments watchfully.
A Honduras textile manufac
turer, the only one In that coun
try, offers bonuses of free seeds
and advance purchasing con
tracts to domestic cotton grow
ers so that the company may
increase its 1943 purchase of
165,000 pounds, only enough for
two months of operation.
Death Comes
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Billows of smoke rise from fatally hit U. S. carrier St. Lo, ravaged
by Jap bombs during second battle of the Philippine Sea. The St.
Lo was one of five Navy identified U. S. warships lott in battle
which for the U. S. was one of the
times. More than 48 enemy warships were hit and sunk in .the
furious action. U. S. Navy photo.
Association of American
Railroads Speeds Traffic
By . Charlotte G. Moulton . .
Washington U.R) In its ca
pacity of co-ordinator of traffic
movements, me issociauun ui
American Railroads can claim I
a large share of credit for the
miraculous service supplied by
its members during the war
emergency. '
Warren C. Kendall, chairman
of the association's car service
division, has his fingers con
stantly on the traffic pulse of
the- nation, keeping in almost
hourly touch with the freight
situation in every part of the
United States. The division's 13
district officers and 45 other
representatives are everon the
alert to spot areas of 'conges
tion which delay the flow, of
supplies and ammunition over
seas. , Around the Clock
To speed war traffic the A.
A. R. has 90 employes working
the clock' around in three shifts
at the army's Pentagon building.
handling both troop and freight
movements. There are 400 in
the entire service car division,
about double the pre-Pearl Har
bor staff.
Kendall has been at his job
27 years and, to put it briefly,
"knows all about railroads." Be
fore the establishment of the A.
A. R. he was performing the
same duties for its predecessor,
the American Railway associa
tion. Previously he had been
superintendent of transportation
for the Boston and Maine rail
road. Kendall loves his work and
when he talks about It you feel
there's nothing so thrilling and
satisfying as being a railroad
man. When a problem is placed
before him he. Immediately vis
ualizes it on a vast traffic map
of the United States containing
a network of 400,000 miles of
'track He has traveled the lines
so often he knows them almost
mile for mile.
- Knows Sections' Needs
He knows the seasonal re-
quirements of all sections of the
country, how many cars a ship
per has ordered, how many have
been furnished him, and when
they were loaded. His records
show the number of cars await
ing repairs, the surplus cars on
a particular road and the num
ber short, as well as rhe condi
tion of the locomotives.
"Now for instance," he ex
plained to me, "one perennial
problem that confronts the A.
A. R. is moving the wheat crop
out of the southwest and north
west. The southwest harvest
comes about June 5. About May
1 we have to begin to assemble
boxcars in Kansas and the Texas
panhandle. We instruct all roads
east of the Mississippi to for
ward a certain number of western-owned
cars to Kansas City
and St. Louis every day. To
meet" the first onrush we plan
to have 25.000 cars ready.
"The northwest harvest began
earlier than usul this year," he
continued. "Right now there are
378 grain elevators closed for
Nats Nahir fttDtrt MONTHLY
FEMALE PAIN
You who lufTcr tuch pain with Ural,
nervous, "tlnjrrrd out" fwUnfit
til due to function! periodic dts
turbtuicc Urt at one tfry Lydlfc
S Pinkhun't VeceUbt Compound
to rrlifr uch iymptom. Md
especially for women t AWpi na
ture I Also a frand itomacHio toaio.
eToiiow imoei a.rvcuona.
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to U.S. Carrie"
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most decisive battles of modern
lack of cars. But last year at this
time there were 791. The east
ern roads are sending cars to the
Soo line, the Great Northern
and the Northern' Pacific for dis
tribution in the wheat belt in
Montana and the Dakotas."
Plan Ahead of Crops
Before 1922 periodic freight
car shortages were the expected
thing In that year shippers in
the northwest formed a regional
advisory board where their rep
resentatives met with railroad
men to plan how .sufficient cars
could be provided as the crops
came along. This board was so
successful in furthering mutual
understanding that eventually
13 boards were established for
regions roughly corresponding
to those of the federal reserve
system.
In each region commodity
committees were formed to plap
for. the shipment of cotton,
grain, coal and other products.
Members prepared estimates on
commodity movements so un
usual situations could be fore
seen. Since Pearl Harbor shippers
have also co-operated with the
A; A. R. by loading cars faster
and economizing on space. In the
first world war such hlehlv de
veloped car service planning
was unKnown. With the A. A. R.
the shippers and the railroads
tackling the problem together.
world war II's huge traffic
moves over the rails with maxi
mum swiftness and minimum
confusion.
Talent High School
Wins Six-Man Title
Talent high school's six-man
football team defeated Central
Point 25 to 19 at Talent Friday
to win the eastern division cham
pionship with five wins, one tie
and no losses.
The Bulldogs will now play
KOgue ttlver for the Jnrksnn
county championship. The game
will be Dlaved nn n npntrol fiM
which is yet to be selected. The
game win probably be played
about December 1.
More than IVi million nnnndg
of FEA procured war materials
were flown to the United States
in the first nunrter of 1044 hv
army and navy air transport
command planes, according to
the Foreign Economic Admin
istration. "MUSTARD
" WITH
HORSERADISH
WORKS WONDERS WITH
COLD CUTS
r light 0' Time
Modiord and Jackson Co His
tory flora the files ot the Mail
Tribune 10. 20. and 94 r
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
November 20, 1934
(It was Tuesday)
Austria asks for arms equal
ity on grounds her independence
is menaced by France and Ger
many race for arms.'
Unsettled with rain. High 49,
low 40 degrees. ,
Grange cooks compete in food
fair at Phoenix.
Government buys cabbage
surplus to make sauerkraut for
relief cases.
State supremacy claims to be
put to test in Hood River-Med-ford
game here Saturday.
Postofflce to close hereafter
on Saturdays at noon.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
November 20. 1924
It was Thursday)
Bank at Metolius is robbed
and bandits pursued by deputy
sheriff in plane. .
Los Angeles water war Is set
tled.
England highly incensed over
attempted assissination of sirdar
of Egypt.
Oregon-OAC game at Eugene
Saturday attracts local interest.
Baron Hayashi of Japan warns
world to "go slow about dis
armament." Unsettled. High 84, low 45
degrees.
Rancher fined for mixing Gas
aline and Jamaica ginger.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
November 20, 1910
Ot was Sunday)
City charter to be revamped.
Three movie shows now op
erate here. All feature illus
trated songs.
Mail-Tribune installs new du
plex press. .
East-West Game To
Be Played In S. F.
New York, Nov. 20 0J.B
The annual East-West football
game,- with all proceeds going
to the Shrine Hospital for Crip
pled Children, will be played in
Kezar stadium, San Francisco on
New Year's day, it was announc
ed today.
Andy Kerr of Colgate and
George Hauser and Bernie Bier
man of Minnesota will coach the
East All-Stars while the West
will be in charge of O. E. (Babe)
Hollingberry of Washington
State and Homer Norton of
Texas A. & M.
BIRTHS
DAVIDSON To Mr. and Mrs.
George F., 709 N. Riverside,
Nov. 19, 1944, boy, 7 lbs., at
Sacred Heart hospital.
Daily Weather Report
Forecasts '
Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy
tonight and Tuesday; fog Tuesday
morning: continued cold.
Oregon: Clear tonight and Tuesday;
but fog or low clouds in most val
leys; continued cold.
Local Data
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest 48, lowest 43.
Total monthly precipitation 2.51
Inches. Excess for the month 1.11
Inches.
Total precipitation since September
i, t.oa incnei. excess lor ule
season 1.39 Inches.
. Relative humidity 4:30 p. m. yes
terday 53; 4:30 today 84,
Tomorrow
Sunrise 8:08 a. m.; sunset 5:46 p m
Past 24 hours: Hftrh T.mw Prw
-ooise .L 36
Boston TT1, 49
Chicago 43
Denver L 44
Eureka 57
Havre 29
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San Francisco w
Seattle
Spokane WM
Washington. D. C.
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Ose Mail nibuna Want Ada
TOE
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for Thanksgiving
Safeway hat ample Tur
keys to fill your Thanks
giving needs. Due to
shortage of efficient help
we ask you to place your
order early so we can have
your bird property pre
pared! All ready to place
in the oven! Leave your
order with your nearest
Safeway Market.
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Local Hens-Lb. 4y Toms-Lb.48
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AT TALENT
Mrs. E. C. Gardner passed
away Saturday, Nov. 18; at her
home in Talent. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow at 1:30
p. m. at the Litwiller funeral
home in Ashland and interment
will be in Mountain View ceme
tery. . -
The deceased, whose maiden
name was Lydia Jenny Sleppy,
was born in Centralia, Wash.,
April 2, 1885 and when a child
moved with her parents to tha
T)no,io Plvpr vallev where aha
has since resided. On August 14,
191Z, she was married 10 t. v.
Gardner of Talent. . v
Mr. narrlnpp waff nptivelv as
sociated with the Ashland chapi"'
ter or tne uaugniers 01 mo
American Revolution, the Talent
the Ashland Rebekah
lodge and the Lady Elks No. 944
of Ashland. -
She leaves to mourn her death
in addition to her husband, a
daughter, Barbara Jean, at Tal
ent, and a sister, Mrs. Pearl
Foster of Talent.
Retail sales in Oklahoma for
March were 8.28 per cent great
er than for March of last year,
the Univesity of Oklahoma busi
ness bulletin reported. .
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Btato$ v
Millions SSe
Blended Whiskey, 86 proof,
65 groin neutral spirits
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