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TWELVE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. Wot. 21. 1844 T POLICY FAILING, V There Is a definite downward trend In the "good neighbor" policy of the United States to ward the South American coun tries, according to Dr. Hermanes Tovares, Brazilian scientist and at the high school auditorium ' leges that High appropriated to for the Institute of Inter-Ameri-I his own use $2000 paid him for HIGH JAILED ON Robert N. High, charged in a grand jury indictment on two counts with embezzlement and obtaining money under false pretense, Is held in the county Jail following his arrest yester day. He has been at liberty on bonds on a former charge. The indictment was not made public until his detention. The embezzlement count al- can Affairs being conducted in Oregon now by the Federal co ordinator of inter-American ai- fairs and the Oregon state sys tem of higher education, Brazilians, and many other South Americans, are beginning to become suspicious of the poli cies of this government, Tovares said, and told how the people of his country refer to the growing number of United States bureau representatives as the "Ameri can Invasion." Many office build ings In large Brazilians have en tire floors occupied by govern mental bureau staffs from this country, he said. Air Bases Cited Enumerating other incidents which ho said added to the es trangement between his nation and ours Tovares mentioned the ceding of air bases in Brazil. This was done, he said, with the distinct understanding that tney would be given up after the war, hut in recent months many lead ers here have begun to say that an insurance policy of the Mu tual Life Insurance company, with a branch agency in Port land. .High acted as the com pany's agent in this section. The other count alleges High issued a $90 spurious check on a local bank. High, member of a well known southern Oregon family, figured as a defendant, with a brother, in an Ashland district arson case some years ago. They were con victed and sentenced . to state prison. DIE AT COOS BAY Double funeral services will be held at Perl's Funeral Home Saturday at 2 o'clock for Har I lnur rv Mfcfipnaer. 87. and his we should keep the bases. "Such I wif0 Bessie L. Messenger, who action woum oe jusi uu ""passed away at Coos Bay. Mrs. in taking over air bases at Seattle," Tovares declared. Te speaker also said that this nation, Great Britain and Russia had failed to asK me aa- Messenger died November 16 and he followed her in death November 20. . The couple lived in Jackson county 62 years before moving vice and support of South Amer-, to Coos fiay three yearg BgQ t(J lean countries in u...u...s make thelr nome wit, daughters, carrying out postwar plans and. ,-,,. WTT M. gave as an example the recent international conference In Chi cago. Suggestions to improve the iltuation were given by Dr. To vares, who said, "Good-neigh, porllness cannot be carried on by government only; interna tional relational relations need not be more complicated than personal relations. The plain, common people should get to gether and decide how these problems might be solved." Student exchanges on much larger scale were suggested by the sneaker as an excellent Survivors are W. J. Messen ger, Gold Hill, Mrs. L. D. Corlies, Ketchikan, Alaska, Mrs. Wil liam Gamble, Sr., North Bend, and Mrs. E. A. Wood, Coos Bay. Eight grandchildren and five' great grandchildren also survive. Interment will be in Ashland cemetery. Woman Starves To Death On Obeying Religious Impulse East St. Louis, 111., Nov. 21 (U.R) A St. Clair countv 1nrv de means of improving relations .cided last night that Mrs. Nellie between nations. I L. Reel, 54, mother of three, died Following Dr. Tovares jam f starvation .after her husband. Th- Vietnr P. Morris of the Uni versity of Oregon faculty opened the forum period and many ques- question about the price of coffee, the speaker said that while legitimate business was always an excellent basis for relationship, "you cannot buy friendship and most South Americana consider such an at titude insulting." Questioning also brought out the fact that in the speaker's opinion our diplo matic and other representatives were not well selected. He fur ther said that this government's clumsy handling of the Argen tine situation had resulted in the miracle of making the Argen tines like their own government and of making other South Americans like the Argentines. Dr. Morris closed the forum hv savins that such oroblems as had been brougni out ouring the evening must be studied and solved by an intelligent and in formed public. Mrs. Justin Smith, president of the Jackson County League of Women Vot ers, sponsoring group, presided. Horse Informally Opens New Bridge London, Nov. 21 ((U.R)) A London fruit and vegetable peddler, unaware thBt he was making history, opened the city's now Waterloo bridge In formally this morning when his cart, with horse and driver dot ing comfortably, lumbered across the multi-million dollar span before shocked civic of ficials could start formal cere monies. The ancient nag, accustomed for years to crossing the bomb damaged old bridge, turned in automatically and got half-way across the new span before the official party gave chase. Cloiliifl time tot Sunday Too Lata to Claulf 6 80 Saturday afurnoon Plea remember Samuel, testified that his wife refused food for 19 days "be cause God told her to do It." Mrs. Reel, member of the Pentecostal church, died Sunday on the ftth day of a scheduled 21-day fast. Reel, a dealer in second-hand merchandise, said that his wife ate her last meal the night of October Si and an nounced that for the next 21 days she would subsist on "noth ing but prayers I have decided to do as God told me to." WEATHER Northern California Clear to day, tonight and Wednesday but local fog and light frost in val leys in morning. Little tempera ture change. FREE TICKETS FOR DONORS Portland, Ore. (U.R) In a new angle on how to get people to donate a pint of blood to the Red Cross, the Portland foetball club gave donors 2,500 free tickets to a week-end game be tween the Portland Rockets and the San Francl.i.o Clippers. SPECIAL Among other trimmings have sunshine with youf Thanksgiving Turkey din ner at the BRIDGE CAFE foot of Rogue River, bridge from 1 p. m. to 9 p. m. Emil H. Lease Proprietor Pv ADl -MO"" - 1 W"" V I I I I u New Cream Deodorant Safely btlpt Stop Perspiration 1, Do not Ittlute itin, Doei noc roc dimes or men thiitt 2. Preterit! undrr-irm odor. Helps i top pcnpireuon uMf 3, Apufe,hi,tntjicptk,ittin. In nmtiung mm, 4. No miring to dry. Ciq b wed, right titer ihimng. B. Awirded ApproYtt Sett of Americtn 1 nmtute of Launder in h.rmkti to hbtic U A r rid re guUilf. 39 Abo 3W an nnitro TMI IMOUT SIIMNO DIODOIANT The Road to Metz via (Acme Radio-Teleohotoi American artillerymen unllmber their field gun for action on outskirts of Metz, for 40 years one of Europe's 'most heavily fortified citadels. After furious battle, the American Third Army stamped out all major German resistance In the city. Signal Corps radlo-telephoto. L0SS0F10SHIPS IN PACIFIC AREA IS TOLD BY NAVY Washington, Nov. 21 U.R) The navy today announced loss of 10 American naval vessels, in cluding one destroyer and two destroyer escorts, due to enemy action and "perils of the sea" in the Pacific area. It said ' the destroyer Abner Read, the destroyer escort Ever- sole. YMS-70 (mine sweeper), PT's 320 and 321, the fleet tug Sonoma and LCI-1065 (landing craft infantry) were lost in the Philippines area, but not in the October 24-23 "second battle of the Philippines." The destroyer escort Shelton and PT's 368 and 371 were lost in the New Guinea area. Including the 10 ships an nounced lost today, - American naval losses in this war now to tal 228. ' The Abner Read, skippered by Cmdr. Arthur M. Purdy, of Portchester, N. Y., was a 2,100 ton destroyer. The vessel carried a normal complement of 250 men. The Eversole was commission ed in March, 1944. Commanded by Lt. Cmdr. George E. Marix, of Los Angeles, the vessel car ried a normal complement of 150 officers and men. The navy did not reveal whether Marix was a survivor. Foots Creek Foots Creek, Nov.' 21 Mr. and Mrs. Emery Woods had as guests Nov. 16, Mr. Woods' brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Woods of Grants Pass, and his brother, David Woods from Long Beach, Cal. Sewing club met Nov. 15 at the home of Mrs. Jack Garrison. A covered dish luncheon was served at 12:30. Mrs. Emma Wol- I gamott was elected president. Mrs. uiaays nennen, treasurer. Names were drawn for the Christmas box. Christmas bask ets will be given this year by the club ladies and will be pack ed at the home of Mrs. Letsy Miller. The Christmas party will be held at the home of Mrs. Miller, December 16. The after noon was spent in serving. At tending were Mesdames Chase, Freauf, Potter, Miller, Bennett, Lance, Wolgamott, Barnes, Daily, Cameron and Martin. Mrs. C. O. McLallen returned home November 18 from San Dieao where she has been vislt- ' ing her son, who is in the navy. She was accompanied home by her mother, Mrs. Clara Taylor of Redding, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hartley and son and daughter, Sharon and Bert of Seattle, came No vember 17 to spend a week with Mrs. Hartley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Varice Wolgamott. Mrs. Clara Biles and son, Ross, and his friend, Virgil Pierson, and her daughters, Bon nie Jean and Mrs. Mae Van Dorn, and her two small sons, who have spent the past two months at Yakima, Wash., visit ed with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Biles several days this week while en route to Riverside, Cal., to make their home. Thanksgiving Mass Services Scheduled Thanksgiving Day will be fittingly observed at the Sacred Heart Catholic church, corner S. Oakdale avenue and W. Tenth street, at the two masses to be celebrated in the morning. The services will begin at 8 and 0:30 a. m. The latter service will be a high mass, with the children of the St. Mary's Academy sing ing the Proper and other parts of the mass. The public 4s cor dially Invited. loalng time (or Classified ads 9 a. m. roo Lata to ClaaslI; 12.30 SOU other MONARCH FOODS-alllnt aaOaodi ON VISIT HERE Three local men, members of Oregon's fighting 41st division, have arrived In the United States for the first time In two years to spend 30-day furloughs with their families In Medford. The men are First Sgt. Robert Russell, 1020 East 11th street; Pfc. Ralph Hooper, 1028 East 11th street, and Sgt. Brice Kind red, 421 North Riverside ave nue. All three men are in Com pany A, Medford's National Guard unit, which left here Oc tober of 1940 for active duty. Their overseas service was spent in the South Pacific, where they will return after their furloughs. KIDS LIKE FIRE LECTURES Garv. InH (U.R) Clara aohnnl children beg to hear lectures on lire prevention, for amateur magician and fireman Rudy ZandaH telU of the danger of fire through magic. Zandall in troduced disappearing cigarette acts and other tire-associated de vices in his lectures, which have become the most popular in the school. b 1940, before the TTnttet States entered the war, passen ger train miles totaled slightly less than 24 billion. In 1943 the figure was- almost 88 billion, or an increase of more than 260 per cent. . - Schilling Chili Powder the "just right" flavor for zestful chili dishes J 77ii gallant little tl, with iquare heel and toe don wonden for your feet, works uonden . ' with your shoe coupon! fits the Victory Tempo! To marital, lo work, to play, ihU perl pump goef everywhere. For a trim fit, U'l perfection ittelf. Settte Anklet lock trimmer, tllmmer In thi$ opm.awrW eandot. That dreuy heel if ttalkablet Nep Unci Saml Buy War Bono's ond Stomps Going tailored or dressy? Either way, Vitality Shoes are "right dress" this fall and winter. So restful, so pretty, so adaptable.. .they fit the Victory Tempo! V695 i v f' Wr . 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Holiday Dresses For that Better Dress. The one you'll wear all through the Holiday season we suggest these new Sequlm and Embroidery trimmed affairs at $24.95. One and two-piece styles in fashionable black and popular high shades. These come in sises 10 to 42. $2495 J SECOND FLOOR vi it B New Tavern Candle Mantel Set I jlhllla For gay holiday candle decorations use the Tavern 13-piece candle mantel set at $2.06. Seven assorted hand-dipped tapers and four small and two large Choir Boys. $906 J M - SET MANN'S MAIN FLOOR BUY TOYS NOW! Mnn's famous Toy Department now ready with thousands of Toys. Games. Books and dolls for south ern Oregon boys and girls. But we suggest that you buy toys now. Make selections while stocks are com plete. Toy shop, lower Main Floor. Department Store
