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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1944)
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Be. ma, IiIm Uelna WIST-HOLUDAY omcee OlfPAiW. CNO. In Naw York Chicago, Da- Portland. St Louie. Atlanta, Vancouver. B. c. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Parry The Soongs. Wangs, Woong, Chins, Kongs, and Chews, dot and adorn ths list of Chinese diplomats and cabinet members. The Soviet opinion of Chinese war unity, Indicates Ah Shucks la mixed in the mess some place. a a a A plutocrat reports he pos sesses two 1949 calendars, four cartons of popular brand cigar ettes, a bunch of bananas, ana six quarts of Kentucky whiskey on hand for Christmas. The rest of the people are swigging Porto Rico rum and smoking mentholated fags one package makes them feel like a eucalyp tus tree. ' , a "Why 1 Butch Ferris always lata with the papers? Must be woman In the easel" (Klam ath River News.) Some more of very body's business. . a a o ' War pictures now stress the nuddlnesi of European battle fields. As far as the eye can see nothing but knee-deep mud. On the plains north of Aachen, a nVfiira reveala It ia SO muddy an average republican could compete on even terms in a po- pltlcal campaign with , Secy. Ickes. ABOUT TIME (Coos Bay Times) "There Is something about a train whistle. It is one of the links that bind a great, sprawl toe nation together. It is pin ning in mesa oaya ox gnpam, polls and things laid end to and that reach so many times round the earth, that no sta tistician has figured out how asany train whistles a day there are on our approximate- ' 99.1 Ann mt1a A ntlvnarl tracks.'' a a a Now that the football season is officially ended, the next order of business Is the selection of AlVStar teams. The selectees are generally the best of the crop, but often a gridiron non nity finds himself on the first string while an outstanding ex ponent of brains and brawn, Is given honorable mention as a good prospect, for Commander of the Water Bucket next year. A poll shows the following choices from the fans of the name of the Black Tornado state champions: Most faith In victory John C. Mann. Least faith in victory Clar ence Pankey, Most ponderous thinker Tod Porter. Most lucid thinker Lee (Dubb) Watson. Noisiest thinker Peoria Bill Gates and Bay Reter (tied). Blow, hot-blow cold Justin (Up-to-school) Smith. Best do we win, asker Atty. Rawlea Moore. Most rambunctious fan Claud Miles boy, (3). Best sideline coach Herb Strang. Fear the worst ace Mel Plas- kett Need another drive urger Charles Clay, The above eleven would pos sess Faith, Wind, and Jitters. However, It does not Include any backbone of victory expon ents. They are spectators who pack more blankets to keep aefapm than If 4V.au nrr n..Uirt In cross the plains in a covered wagon. Neither does it Include stalwarts, who know there Is a war on, and go home at the end of the first half to be sure and bear the 10 o'clock news. The special Four Star trophy was awarded to the heroine, who In the Intermission defied the night chill and pneumonia by leading the Intermission much and kept her drum majorette hat on straight, Juggled a baton, executed a streamlined cake walk, and smilingly repulsed the efforts ycf a black, dog to bite her on the shanks or heels, all the while barking, Cloainf time (or Sunday Toe Lata a Claaaify :10 Saturday afternoon Another Armageddon" The crossing of the Saar and the capture of Saar leutern bv U. S. forces is an important advance. But the Ruhr basin farther north is the spot to watch. For there is Nazi Germany's HEART her industrial heart And when that area has been lost it is difficult to see how German resistance at least effective or ganized resistance can continue. a a a COR there the German steel mills, and munition plant3 are concentrated, and it is not at all like ly they have been removed or the munition business transferred elsewhere, because Germany's only ade quate coal supply is only a few miles south and coal has always been the main source of manufacturing power in the Third Keich. So we have the two mam allied thrusts: jno. l irom Aachen by the U. S. 9th army toward Cologne and the Rhine, and the other by the British first and sec ond armies toward the Rhine from the north, with Essen, the home of the famous Krupp works, in be tween the pinchers. VES THERE is the spot to watch. When THAT portion of the German defense line breaks, then look out! there will be nothing from there to Berlin to hold up the Hitler house of cards.1 ' a a ITNLESS, of course, some industrial and geogra- phical miracle has been performed a heart op eration as it were. That is if by some legerdermain or secret process the heart of the German steel and munition production has been moved from the Rhine to the central or eastern part of Germany, in anticipa tion of this allied push in the west. The Germans are a resourceful and painstaking people, and one would hesitate to declare such a feat Impossible. But from what is known of war torn Ger manyand a great deal is known over here it is certainly highly improbable. mm CAR more likely Nazi Germany realizes the supreme 1 importance of holding this vital production area, and intends to throw everything she has, and can get together, to protect it, to the last gun and the last man. , 'Which is the reason one can expect to see some of the most bitter and relentless fighting this war-torn world has ever seen, between now and Christmas, north and south of the River Ruhr I Saving Face and Losing a War "Which I wish to remark, And my language is plain, That for ways that are dark, And for tricks that are vain. The heathen Chinee Is peculiar." We trust that iinele from the far and distant nast will not be considered unkind to a valiant lonff-Mif. fering and hard-pressed ally, for it seems peculiarly "a vtta" n 4-1. c jyivjjuo an WiO JilUlIieilb. Brete Harte saw a lot of the Chinese In the nM gold mining days of California and he never under stood them, nor is it easy for any Caucasian today, to do so. , a a a-- ' I ' FOR they are "peculiar." At least peculiar from any Amrvlsi Cnvnw ml . wioAim vicwpuuiu xney are n.ever direct or frank. They never or almost never--say what they mean. It is not dishonesty so much, as a pro found and wierd sense of pride "saving-face" it is called. It appears to be the corner stone of all Mon golian psychology. TAKE the Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek for ex- C14a.13 China today from a militarv standnoint is in some thing the same position England was in at the time oi uunKirK. . - From all sides, within China and without, the Gen- eralissimo is beincr pleaded with to take drasr..r ac tion, clean out his government, kick out the defeat- I'nia t.a.J J J A? t 1 a a. ... iota aim ueaa umper, go to tne front it need be in person and rally his scattered forces before it is too late. , ' . a a ' DUT what does he do? He replaces H H. Kung " with foreign minister T. V. Soong both mem bers of his official family as acting president of the Yuan ; and then issues a manifesto declaring the present situation is not as bad as it looks, difficult but not alarming, concluding with the following amazing UNDERSTATEMENT: "The penetrations by the enemy were within our antlcl pation and while the present situation is difficult we are near the stage of final victory. The enemy within Kwei chow must be given a crushing blow and completely an nihilated. How nice! Saving which the Generalissimo no doubt returns to his headquarters, orders a shot of his most precious Lea unu a aisn oi picKiea wnip-poor-wiu tongues or what have you. COMPARE that typically oriental proclamation with the call to aims issued by Winston Church ill under simliar conditions nothing to promise but blood, sweat, toil and tears. Compare them their backgrounds and content and you will see why Kipling was entirely correct when he remarked, "East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet." News Behind The News By Paul Malloo ranlMaJloB Washington, Dec. 6 There is no use In trying to deny that much of business swallowed its hopes hard last election day. A quiet pessimism In those ranks has been evl dent since then. One na tionally known corpo ration head expressed a widespread viewp oint when he said: "We have accumulated reserves and If Dewey had won we would have spent these tn expectation of postwar expansion; now we will have them for taxes and even tualities which may be Imposed upon us." a a QPENLY the big record-mak- lng companies (C. B. S. and R. C. A.) threw up their hands and granted Petrillo of the Musicians' union a bounty up to 5 cents on the sale of every record for no good reason ex cept that the government had failed to bring Petrillo to terms in' a long strike. The musicians do not need the money and Pe trillo has only promised he will expend it to further the appre ciation of music. The public, of course, will pay for it, as usual. A wave of strikes and greatly increased wage demands are ex pected by all after victory in Europe has relieved somewhat the patriotic pressure upon the unions, etc., etc. But there is another side to the story, not being told. This country always has run to ex tremes. Thirty years ago It was dominated by selfish financial cliques without any sense of social responsibility or the good of the nation or its people. They got theirs In 1929. They got it because they became too big, took In to much territory. Men never seem to know how to use power wisely. m 'I'HE Fascist movement In Ger 1 many and Italy would today be strong had it not taken In too much territory. Napoleon committed the same error. His tory Is unanimous with evident proofs that those who feed on power always commit suicide by their unwise excesses. The unions are now at the crossroads. Obviously they must change from the Petrillo atti tude (radical czarist leadership) so prevalent among them or they will kill themselves. Their tendency to dominate the whole policy of the country in the past few years cannot continue indefinitely without building up a public resentment, which will engulf them, and no doubt lead to the opposite extreme. Some wise men I know, give them another year at most on their present line. I think the time depends on how they are led. But their bankroll Is get ting too big, the messes on their hands are Increasing, their pow er Is growing too great. -which If as doubt the goal of communist In their ranks. So also with the fear of the great war debt which hangs over us.. This country has the stuff with which to make good. It has manpower, resources, pro duction and efficiency beyond any other nation. If we do not become too soft after the war, we can become a great trading nation. If we are skillful In developing foreign trade routes and trade compacts in the wise exchange of our sur pluses for what we need, we can find a new International life. We can pay our heavy taxes, carry our heavy debt, maintain our democratic free enterprise at Its current war superiority if we do not run to extremes, If we have a mind to do it, but particularly If we do just one thing hold out the hope of suc cess and soundly maintain that prospect. COMMUNICATIONS Lattara to the Editor mart bear the name and addreia of tha writer, altboufb tha use of a pen-name or inltlala for publication la permla alble. Tha Mall Trlbuna reservea tha rliht to adit all letter, with a view to clarity and eondanaaUon. ' And She Signs Her Mam To the Editor? Mn V. loi ter made me pause for a whole. wim xne question she asks, and her name on file. Don't worry about Dewey, he said his say. And truth Is stranger than fic tion, any day. It is none of my business where ever he is at; he is spending no taxpayer's money on fireside chats. We must Judge him not, for he had no show to prove his theories so we don't know what he might have done If put up to bat. The majority voted for "Falla" and that Is that. If twelve hours for six months he Is on bended knee, think what the wear on his pants will be. And snooping for, ah. clothing Is not the fun it was before nlneteen-forty or forty one. I'm no crystal gazer, so I wish I could see some intelligent person to explain to me when four years sneak by will the war still be on. And the presidential election again will dawn. Will we have to abide by that old moth-eaten theme, "You mustn't change horses In mid stream." Well I guess I'm so Ignorant I have no shame, and to nrnva the point I will sign my name. Ada Weltz, . Jacksonville, Ore.. The San Bias Indians of Pana ma live on islands having no fresh water 'Other than rain and water brought from the mainland. Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson Ua. Kls tor ftam tha fU oi tha Mail Tribune 10, 20. and 4 years ago. TEN YEARS. AGO TODAY December 8, 1934 at was Wednesday) City decisively vote bond for sewage disposal plant and work on project to start in January. Hunt continue for trans-Pacific plant forced down near Ha waii . ' Fair, but 'with early ' morning fog. High 48, low 23 degrees. - F. D. R. firm for continuance of acreage control. Ashland highway underpass ready for travel soon. - High school basketball squad starts practice. Russia fears agreement be tweep Germany and France. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY December 8, 1924 (It was Thursday) Blizzard rages over Middle Western States. Secretary of Treasury Mellon predicts "an extended era of prosperity for land". President C o o 1 1 d g e urges more pay for farm help, and aid to Europe. German minister of defense scores "sabre rattling against rranee." Rain. High 80, low 40 de grees; precip .33 of an Inch Los Angeles school authorities Insist 16 year old bride of Char lie Chaplain, movie comedian, attend school regularly. Oregon has 191,580 automi biles state records. Christmas trees attached lamp posts on Main street. to December 8, 1910 at Was Monday) Teddy Roosevelt no longer serious factor in national poll' tics. , Train conductors seek higher wages. Government to protect Siskl you (Oregon) Caves. U.S.W.V. ELECT Grants Pass, Dec. S (U.R) P. M. Case was elected commander of Rogue River camp No. 22 of tne united Spanish War Veter ans when they met following a turkey dinner held with mem' bers of the auxiliary on Sunday. Camp White Marking the third anniversary of the bomb ing of Pearl Harbor, civilian personnel of Camp White will attend "War Bond" dance at Service Club 'No. 2 Thursday night. 1st Lt. 'John B. Cowan, post bond officer, announced to day. 1 The dance, conducted as part of the prograri for the Sixth War Loan drive, will be for all civilian employes of he camp. There will be a small admission charge, receipts being converted to war bonds which in turn will be given away to dancers. A similar dance was held for. enlisted men of the post last Thursday at which four war bonds were given. Enlisted men also will be able to attend the dance. College Women's Club Will Enjoy Christmas Party The Rogue River Valley Col lege Women's Club will have a Christmas party at the home of Mrs. G. S. Jennings on Saginaw Drive, Saturday, December 9 at 2:45 p. m. "Old St. Nick," says the announcement, will be pres ent and has asked each member to bring a gift for the exchange. "Mrs. .Jennings, Mrs. Koyle, Mrs. Campbell and other com mittee members have planrisd a fine old fashioned Christmas party", the announcement con cludes. - Uaa Mall Tribune Want Ada. FACT ...OR FANCy? ood&i 7) K!.. Z77 "' ' OUR LONG-HAIR. ARTIST PAINTS THE LITTLE FLOWERS ON EACH SavlsSSu CANDY . . . Fancy, of course, but it IS a FACT that Sodete hard candies are decoratively and delightfully essential" to your holiday pleasure ... "Cdtidy is Food jorWorkf SodeM supports mis National Council on Candy program... Sodete candy goes to war, too, but remember "Sodete is Worth Waiting Forr I THINK therefore there Is more than an even chance that events will mitigate cur rent fears In this respect, a far better chance than the obvious one indicating they will increase wages continuously to the point of devastating Inflation, ruin business and cause socialism, PLANE WRECKAGE FOUND IN BAKERSFIELD AREA Kakersfleld, Cal., Dec. 8 (U.R) The wreckage of a plane be lieved to be a C-60 army cargo transport plane carrying nine persons, and last heard from at 7:30 p. m. Friday night, was spotted today by a searching plana near Bear mountain, 22 miles southwest of Bakersfleld, Cal. Ma, Jay Montgomery, com manding officer of Kern county air base, who found the wreck age, said there appeared to be no sign of life at tha scene of the crash or the surrounding area. A rescue party was reported en route to the mountain with the hop of discovering survivor. New Cream Deodorant Sdtly btlpi Stop Perspiration 1. 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Come in today and see Miss T helm a Tolles, Personnel Manager at our new packing plant on South Fir Street, or call AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS, 5214. k p E HOWS T me
