EIQKT MEDrOHD MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, Dm. 7, 144
MEDFORDkTBDUNE
Cverroas u Sentfcera Oregea
' tiuli U tUU Trlsons
Dally Kxcsal Saturday
Published by
MEDFORD PrUNTINO CO.
17-29 North riJ-8t Phone 1141.
ROBERT W RUHU Editor.
ERNEST R GU-STRAP Manager.
HEHU UKEY. Advertising Mgr.
ft C FERGUSON. Managing Editor
ARTHUR PERRY. Sunday Editor
MRS OLIVE STARCHER. Soc. Editor
GERALD LATHAM Circulation MET.
Phone 47S4
An Independent Newspaper.
Entered m second elsss metter el
Medford Oregon, under Act m
March 3, 1S7.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
By Mail -In Advance-
Daily and Sunday -one year ...S7.S0
Daily and Sunday elx m on the 4 00
Dally and Sunday three moa S.JO
Dally and Sunday one month. 7fi
By Carrier In Advance Medford
Ashland Central Point, Jackson
ville. Gold Hill. Phoenix. Talent and
on motor routes:
Dally end Sunday one year.. M OC
Dally and Sunday one month .76
AU lerma cash In advance.
Official Paper of the City ef Medferd
Official Paper ef Jackson County
United Prsss Toll UaasS Wire
MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU
OF CIRCULATIONS
. Advertising Representative
WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY, D4C
Office! In New York Chicago. De
troit, San Francisco. Los Angeles, "
aula. Portland. St Louis. Atlanta.
MMMManemivjrrJLiBiasBSBBBSBst
Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Parry
The situation In Greece Is
"Greek to everybody" Including
the Greeks. In Athens when
Greek meets Greek, they open
fire on each other, Instead of
another restaurant.
e e e
Maws report their juniors
have started their .pre-Yule
snooping In closets, and are hot
on the trail of Santa Claus. -
e e e
A $300 Kentucky bloodhound
came to town accompanied by
his master yes. He was a tad,
sorry, and disappointed looking
hunk of canine. He loked as if
the cougar he thought he was
chasing all last Sunday had
turned out to be only a Jack
rabbit Victory gardeners did good
deed when they planted ruta
bagas last spring. They . are
cousins of the carrots and have
started showing up in the bean
ry soup.
e e
Gen. Elsenhower advises the
German people the "scorched
earth" policy of the retreating
and defeated Nazis will cause
them to miss meals when the
conquering Allies take over In
the Reich. The Teutonio love
of destruction of property (even
their own) will not be fought
with open handed American
kindness. It will do the mass
"Hellers' of Hitler, when they
thought he was a world . con
queror, to moan: 81 haben der
beans, Kamaradl
TTWWIUTM OOEI BUKRX
(Oregon Journal)
There is something fantas
tic about his verbal produc
tivity. Asked recently by
correspondent for a para
graph or two on a subject of
interest to Ws home city.
Mr. LitteU obliged by con
tinuously writing for consid
erable parts of two days. His
grievances against the attor
ney general consume 25
pages.",
Carelessness with firearms in
the nation shows an increase,
nit including the "unloaded"
guns that are loaded. Quick
trigger boys are shooting at
random, missing random, and
hitting neighbors, fat steers,
and other animate objects. .
' ' ..'
Grandpawhood has been con
ferred upon G. Cleveland Coram
already the bouncing Papa of
proud twin boys, with both
knees overworked. , , '
..
"Incredible as It may seem,
Roy Taber sot in the Spot Cof,
fee Shop last night and gave
away half a doren Camels."
(Siskiyou News). Add famous
spenders.
e e .
Measles are prevalent among '
the small fry, and physicians re
port few of tender years escape
them. So far, the measles have
escaped the Dick Phair boy.
Dick.
e . .'
"THE LORD OF CREATION"
"One of the most charming
characteristics of Homo Sapiens
the wise guy on your right
Is the consistency with which he
has stoned, crucified, burned at
the stake and otherwise rid
himself of those who consecrat
ed their lives to his further com-
his strength and cunning might
fort and well-being so that all
be preserved for the erection of
ever larger monuments, mem
orial shafts, triumphal arches,
pyramids and obelisks to the
eternal glory of generals on
horseback, tyrants, usurpers
dictators, politicians, and other
heroes who led him, usually
from the rear, to dismember
ment and death.
"We bring you the atory of
me ousion aentist who. gave
you ether. Before whom in all
time, rtrgery was agony."
(Time.)
Use Mail Tribune Waal Ad
Another New Deal?
Off with the old, on with the new I
Wa trust, former Secretary of State Hull has suf
fisiartriv ref nverefi his old
to take the changed policy
stride
For it is a new policy,
as England is concerned
rather abrupt irannness.
THE Manchester Guardian even goes further and
4,.i-rvio 4f nnf nnlv rnrlo hut "rlolihemtelv niiie."
WpII. tha Manchester Guardian should know for it
has been familiar with the
ternational diplomacy for many years. -But
the average American will not be able to find
any deliberate rudeness in the brief pronouncement
that the United States wishes in no way to influence
Italy's inner political determination.
That ha a nlwavn hepn the American Dolicv as far
an European trovernments
why not reiterate it at this time?
The answer, of course, is because "at this time"
England is trying to influence "Italy's ."political de
termination" by declaring Count Sforza unreliable
and not suited to be foreign minister of the new Ital
ian government. "
DIPLOMATICALLY speaking this does amount to
a rebuke and rather a stern one, but not as we
see it is any deliberate rudeness involved for that
term also used "diplomatically," would imply un
friendliness, even hostility.
We are quite sure there is no such feeling in the
new Secretary's mind or in the minds of his col
leagues. On the other hand, there is little doubt that
under similar circumstances Cordell Hull would have
handled the matter very differently, in both timing
and phraseology.
IT IS even possible Mr. Hull would have made no
comment upon Britain's pronouncement concern
ing Count Sforza at all, and for two reasons:
One: Secretary Hull undoubtedly agrees with Eng
land as to the Italian radicals unfitness for high office
and two:
Traditionally speaking
Mediterranean "sphere of influence" and Mr. Hull
might well believe it entirely proper that Foreign
Minister Eden should put thumbs down on Count
Sforza or any other person
Italy, with whom the British government in all for
eign affairs would of course have to deal.
IN OTHER words this incident is a very good ex
snmla rt "iff iinrh ta rAA an A nn ujitVi tVio nova"
CSAttSSV VI VIA T, Wl VAs V,A HUU vr H.v.i w-.w .-v..
and it may well prove to 'be a very significant one,
ending one epoch in American foreign affairs, and
beginning another and very different one.
For this refusal oil the part of Secretary Stettinius
to follow the easy way and
clearly indicate that not only has youth now stepped
into the State Department and displaced old age, but
the conservatism and traditionalism of the Old
School, has been replaced not only by youth but by
tiie direct approach and plain speaking of the new
post-war world.
How About Stalin?
. The above incident is relatively a small affair but
it may prove to be symptomatic of one of the most
complicated and serious international problems of
the post-war world as far as this country is concerned.
In this particular case for example we tell Great
Britain, in effect, to observe the letter and spirit of
the Atlantic charter let the people of Italy decide
what type of government they wish to have, uphold
the charter's affirmation of national self-determina
tion.
DUT if we insist upon this right for-the people of
Italy, we must also insist upon the same right
for other nations large or small.
And if we are consistent we must also uphold the
corollary of this provision of the Atlantic charter
that there shall be no post-war territorial aggrandize
ment. In other words nations must not only be free
to choose their own form of government, but enjoy
their complete independence, in the post-war world.
e e e e e
HKEH so far.
w But how about the small countries bordering
Russia on the west Latvia, Esthonia and Lithuania?
And as far as that is concerned how about Finland
and Poland?
Will the United States say to Russia, as it now has
said to Great Britain:
'Hands off! you can't
the 'political determination' of other countries of
Lithuania, Esthonia, Latvia, Finland, Poland, Hun
gary, Rumania, Bulgaria or Jugo Slavial They are
free and independent states, they have just as much
ngnt to nandie their own affairs as you have or, as
has any one of the larger independent nations. More
over we are pledged by the Atlantic charter to no
territorial aggrandizement, so you can neither take
over any of these countries, nor annex any portions
of them. If you do ? 1! X 1"
IF The Manchester Guardian believes our recent
Ia 1 T" V.t. i li.l 1.1 . . i
nuns iu nits jDiiusn government aeiioerateiy
rude," we wonder what Comrade Stalin would be im
pelled to term a similar rebuke to him from the state
department of the United States in say the year
19481! 1 1
Yes, we believe three
excessive Or OUt of n1nre
Itional question mark after
time viiror and Derkiness
of his department in-his
and especially new as far
a policy 01 aireci ana
ways and manners of in
at neace are concerned, so
Italy is still in Britain's
taking the foreign post in
the traditional way, does
do anvthine to influence
exclamation points are not
instonri nf tho
THAI interrogation 1
News Behind
The News
By Paul MalloD
Washington, Dec. 7 The cold
fanaticsm of the nazi defense is
noticeable In the little observed
fact that to
day. 6 months
after the , in-
vaslon of
France, they
still hold four
large French
ports and some
of the smaller
Belgian - land
ings. They pos-
leu Lorient
with possibly
23,000; St. Na
Zaire with 30.
000, the river entrance to Bor
deaux with 20,000, and also at
JJunkerque. .
These large bodies of suicide
troops have been supplied
by air from Germany to some
extent, although winter - wind
and weather have lately made
that task more difficult. Some
boats from Spain may ' have
slipped into St. Nazaire with
food, at least. An occasional
submarine is reputed to have
taken in medical supplies and
others also to all four points,
e e e
TPO supplement their meager
stores the strontf fnrree enllv
forth at night and raid the
larms mues beyond their de
fense lines. We have not at
temDted to attack them nlnppe.
as their reduction1 would be
costly and we are now opening
other better Dorts to full -Traf
fic. The growing use of Ant
werp will soon show effect
upon uie Aacnen line.
Why these nazls fitrht with
such suicidal stubbornness in
the face of coming death not
only lor themselves but their
cause is a subject of study by
the most eminent ntltVlnrltlaa
here because the course of the
war. and its Euronean dnrntinn.
depends largely on this factor.
Any idea that Germans are ex
traordinary people is pure non
sense. Their troops now are less
than ordinary and include -even
the Dhvsical Unfit. Dpter-mlnn.
tlon is Impressed upon them
ana iney are a people accus
tomed to following orders.
e e
CTORIES that Hitler Is dead or
insane mav not hn scmiraia
Yet he has gone into the back
ground and Himmler has car
ried Jhrough a last-ditch mobi-
u.auun or. me people, which is
maintaining discipline.
The Prussan ; generals have
been able to maintain army
morale throughout the retreat
from France, the Rnllrnne
eastern Europe. This retreat
was sold to the soldier and
the .people as an orderly with
drawal to reduce the length of
the fighting line for the final
battles near home, and to some
extent it was.
While thev lout a lnt n main
(30,000 to 40,000 nazls are still
on the Aeeean IslnnriO tho cran.
erals ' maintained complete au-
inoniy. . with Himmler func
tioning ruthlesslv thrniio-h hie
secret police at home and the
Prussians holding the men in
untorm, the preservation of
this fictitious morale can con
tinue until physically crushed
by us.
Another factor has helner!
them. The United Nations
agreement to insist upon un
conditional surrender left the
masses no loooholn pyrnnt eiih.
servience and encouraged last-
cmcn resistance.
e e. e
AUTHORITIES here have con-
tlnued to resist moderation
of the terms because thrtv knnu
this was what Germany has
oeen piaying lor now, for more
than a vear. To rin o umnM
seem to be capitulation. Indeed,
what terms could be popularly
accepiaDie, wltnout military oc
cupation, which amounts to un
conditional surrender.
Excellent mlHtnrv m.n hnMr
from the front think th kinH
of ruthless pressure we are
maintaining now will bring the
nazi soldier to their knees
within two' months. Authorities
here generally agree with
Churchill that the full crushing
power of our spring drive must
be imposed upon the nazls be
fore the Himmler-Prussian mil
itary hold on their morale is
Droxen. certainly the condi
tion calls for increasing our
hard and ruthless
Me utmost purchasing of bonds
ai nome to furnish that power.
' BIRTHS
FORSEE To Mr. and Mrs.
Gene, Rt. 4, Box 144, Dec. 7,
1844, a girl, five and one-half
pounds, at Sacred Heart hos
pital. MATSON To Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel, Rt. 2, Ashland, Dec.
1944, a boy, seven pounds, at
Sacred Heart hospital.
ALLISON To Mr. and Mrs.
Joe, Rogue River, Dec. 8, 1944,
a girl, six and one-halt pounds,
at Sacred Heart hospital.
Nearly one-half the uniformed
personnel on duty at Washing
ton with the navy department is
comprised of Waves, according
to the navy bureau of personnel.
m
InlBl
Bum Optoma, Seals
E
At the meeting of the Med-
ford- Ministerial Association
this week It was reported that
cooperative effort Is under
way by the Ministerial Associa
tion and the public school au
thorities to inaugurate a course
in Bible history in the Medford
public schools. Dr. Louis Kirby
is chairman of ths committee
for the Ministerial Association.
Unonimous action was also
adopted by the association.
Unanimous action was also
adopted by the association to
sponsor a united week-end
youth evangelistic conference.
This action carried with it the
endorsement to invite a strong
outside' speaker for the effort.
The ministers took action of
unanimous accord to sponsor a
down-town noon Passion Week
series during the pre-Easter
season with evening sessions In
cident to this endeavor, also.
The president of the associa
tion, Rev. Fred M. Weatherford,
was authorized to appoint com
mittees to carry out the unani
mous action of the ministers for
the two last-mentioned projects.
College Terms In
High Schools Seen
In Postwar Period
State College. Pa. U.F9 A
postwar educational system in
which two years of college will
be part of the public school pro
gram was forecast by Dr. C. O.
Williams, associate professor of
education In charge of teacher
placement at Pennsylvania State
college. '
. Ex-servicemen, said TJr. Wil
liams, will demand college-level
training In their home communi
ties, thus giving the same im
petus to the junior college move
ment that the first world war
gave to universal high school
training.
In order to promote "a steady
rise i the educational level of
the American F'PW Dr. Wil
liams advocated publicly fi
nanced training, - adding that
civilians as well as servicemen
have become "educationally con
scious" as a result of the war
time stress on technical training.
SHIP HONORS PIERRE
Pnrtlnnd. Ore.. Dec. 7 (U.R)
The city of Pierre, S. D., was
honored here today wnn ine
launching of the S. S. Pierre
Victory, fourth of Oregon Ship
building Corporation's new
series of victory cargo vessels.
WOUNDED IN ACTION
Washineton. Dec. 7 (U.R)
The War Deoartment today an
nounced the names of 1,984 sol
diers wounded in action, in
cluding:
European area:
Forkner. Pfc. Howard L..
Mrs. Ina Dunning, mother, 111
3rd St., Crescent City.
Tn uranM IT MAV CONCERN:
MntlrM is hereby elven that Antelop
StocK Men a Aaaociauon, e voiunv
aanctatlnn. has leased from the United
Slates ol America tor (razing purposes
the following described landa In Jack
son County Oregon, and a part of the
Lamp wnue .mimary smwvm...
to-v.lt:
All that portion or in, vamp
White Military ReservaUon . lying
east and eouth of the east line of
the west naif of the east half of the
east half of Sections 18 and 31 In
Township 36 South, Range 1 West
of the Willamette Meridian In Jack
son County. Oregon.
Also approximately 1.080 acres In
the Incinerator Area being all thai
portion of the military reservation
tying west of the north and south
center line of Sections 13 and 34 In
Township 36 South, Range 3 West of
the Willamette Meridian In Jackson
County, Oregon, save and except the
southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter and Lot 3 of SecUon 14 of
said township and range.
Also approximately 360 acres In
the Igloo Area being that portion of
the military reservation lying weet
of the east line of the west half of
the west half of Section 8. Township
36 South, Range 1 West of the
Willamette Meridian, east of the
west line of the east half of the
east half of Sections -13 and 13.
Township 36 South, Range 3 West
of the Willamette Meridian in Jack
son county, Oregon, and southerly
and easterly of the Rogue River and
north of the south line of the
Touvelle Tract, save and except
approximately 40 acres within the
PrluMian of War Farm.
The above totals approximately
83.489 acres.
And all persons not members of the
Antelooe association are hereby nou.
fled to immediately take or remove
any cattle, norses, or sneep Belonging
n thm and now on said leased
premises therefrom and not to grate
or suiter or permit any men caiue.
horses or sheep to ge brazed upon said
lanos aurina uie irrm ui hiq km.
Vors very truly.
ANTELOPE STOCK MEN'S
ASSOCIATION.
By P. H. McCurley. Secretary
WASHING MACHINES
REPAIRED
Parts k Service en all makes
& B WASHER SHOP
406 E. Mala Phone 5302
Flight o' Time
Medford and Jackson Co. His
lory fiom the flies ot the Mail
Tribune 10. 20. and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
December 7. 1934
' ,- at was Friday)
Balkan nations on verge of
war. Yugoslavia invades Hun
gary, in, border forays.
Increase in number of tele
phones in state index to pros
perity. Hermit of lower Rogue ar
rested by state police for slay
ing neighbor, pleads self-de
fense.
Fair, but with considerable
fog and low clouds. High 62, low
28 degrees.
Jackson county gets $34,587
O.-C. check from government.
. Annual Christmas tre of Elks
to be held December 20.
Adolf Hitler battling to re
turn national pride to German
people.
Christian church mothers
hosts to football team at tur
key dinner.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
December 7, 1924
(It was Sunday)
Federated Council of Churches
scores churches for failure to
oppose Klan.
Premier Herriott of France
orders round-up of Paris radi
cals as revolt feared.
Unsettled with probable rain.
High 39, low 33 degrees. Rain,
03 of an Inch.
Mailing of early Christmas
packages starts in local post
office.
High school football team Is
guest at turkey banquet at the
Shasta. Players attending were
Gilbert Knips, Mervyn Chastian,
Edward Demmer. Chester Hub
bard, Francis Neff, Ernest Hurt,
Ray Singler, Carl Whrte, War
ren Ham)in, Harry Dunn, Ber
nard Senn and Warren Conrad.
President Coolldge makes re
port to congress showing Amer
ica is far behind in aviation.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
TODAY
(It was Tuesday)
Rogue River Electric corn-
money for new arc lights.
Frankie Edwards and Kid
Dalton indulge in "rugging
match" at Nat, and fight fans
road.
Ralph Woodford passes civil
service test as assistant post
master." CORVETTE LOST
Ottawa, Dec. 7 (U.R) Loss
of the Royal Canadian Navy
Corvette H M C S Shawinigan
with 90 of her crew while oh
operational duty in the North
Atlantic was announced today
by Naval Minister Angus Mac-
Donald. -
Use MaU Tribune Want Ads.
Because Lord Calvert ia so rare. ..so quantities, for the enjoyment of
smooth . . . so mellow ... it has been, for those who can afford the finest each
years, the mostexpensivewhiskeyblended bottle of Lord Calvert is individually
in America. "Custom" Blended in limited numbered and registered at the distillery
Lord Caieert ii4"Ctutom"BkdfJ It biiirj, 86 A Proof, 6i Qtmn .NVarW Sptrui. Ctltm DwUUri Corp, N Y C
Roosevelt Wed
(Acm Telephoto)
CoL Elliott Roosevelt, 34, and his bride, blonde movie ucucis i ad unier
son, 27, make this happy picture after their double-ring, Methodist wed
ding ceremony at the Grand Canyon, Ariz. It was the third marriage
for the President's second son, the second for Miss Emerson,
WEATHER
Northern California Clear
today, tonight and Friday, ex
cept increasing cloudiness north
.
. "When I say coffee I mean FOLGERS"
, Jrffil (it it fSI?
at Grand Canyon
portion Friday; morning fogs In
valleys; cooler coastal valleys
today and Interior valleys Friday.
y