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MUSICAL SOCIETY
MEETING TONIGHT
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AIDS RETURNED
WAR VETERANS
Members of the Medford Mu
!cal society will hold their reg-
monthly meeting and
inristmas program tonight at 8
P- m. at the home of Mrs. C. H
Paske, 1010 South Oakdale ave
nue. The program of traditional
Christmas music, in charge of
Mrs. William McAllister, direc
tor of music at the Junior high
school, consists of pieces by the
mixed chorus, and triple trio
with solos by Treve Neff and
Bobby Breazealle. Accompanists
are Marjorie Cox and Mrs. Mc
Allister. After the program a short
business meeting will be held,
followed by a social hour. As
sistant hostesses are Mrs. J. E.
Russell and Mrs. C. C. Haggard.
The society is sponsoring a tea
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 31, in
the interests of their scholarship
loan fund, at the home of Mrs.
Margaret Fabric, 106 Crater
Lake avenue.
1945 AUTO STICKERS
LEGAL SINCE DEC. 15
'' Salem. Windshield stickers
validating the 1945 registrations
now may be used, being valid
after December 15.
Farrell urged Oregon automo
bile owners who have not yet
applied for their 1945 registra
tions to do so at once In order
to avoid a serious congestion at
the end of the year.
STAR TO WED
Hollywood, Dec. 18 (U.B
Joyce Reynolds, young star of
"Janie," revealed today she
plans to marry Marine Lt. Rob
ert Lewis of Houston, Texas, in
"about three weeks."
Santa Claus
works overtime
Donner and Blltzen have
joined the cavalry. Most of the
Little Men who made the tri
cycles and skates and whatnot
' In his North Pole Workshop
re now building Air Force air
planes. Even the materials for
the tricycles and skates and
whatnot are hard for Santa
Clauj to get. .
But Santa Claus carries on.
He carries on through the help
of the shops and retail establish,
menu and department stores
where, this long time, he has
put in an appearance every year.
There he does the best he can
for the boys and girls and for
the grown-ups, too. Despite han
dicaps, that best is very good.
For this year, remember,
Santa Claus has faced a double
Christmas. Presents for all fight
ing men overseas, he had to
have ready in October. Now he
and the stores are head over
heels in the task of assuring a
Merry Christmas for the rest
of us. What a jobl
Don't forgot, please, that
the stores have all the troubles
of Santa Claus and then some.
Many customary gifts the man
ufacturers aren't making. 4n all
the war-traffic, shipments are un
certain. Staffs are short, Some
times even the mere matter of
getting Christmas packages
wrapped becomes a grade-A
nightmare.
But Santa and the stores
have refused to throw in the
sponge. They've worked long
hours to make this a happy
though serious war-time Christ
mas. Yet they're still on their
feet trying to help belated
shoppers. We feel they deserve
salute of 21 Merry Christ-mascs!
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(Acmm Radio-Telephoto)
Armed anti-government ELAS forces parade through streets ol Piraeus,
the port of Athens, during demonstration that preceded bitter, violent
fighting that still rages between their forces and British troops In Greece.
Camp Whiter Dependents, liv
ing near Camp White, of mili
tary personnel stationed else
where, are eligible to make pur
chases at the post commissary
sales store, Capt. Folkey L.
Johnson, post sales officer, ex
plained today.
Such persons, he said, may ob
tain purchase cards authorizing
them to buy at the commissary
store upon presentation of evi
dence of dependency.
The commissary store reopen
ed December 11 after having
been closed since last August.
All types of grocery staples au
thorized for sale through an
armv commissary store and
which are available are carried.
it - .
McLeoo
McLeod, Dec. 18 A farewell
dinner was given Dec. 9 for Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Johnston at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Coon. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cham
berlain were co-hosts. Attending
were Mr. and Mrs, George Moor,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom King, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Doenshek, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Abbott, Mr. and Mrs.
Rnnald Axtell and Loyd Hath
away winning high prize. A gift
was presented to mi. una am.
Johnston from their friends.
Mrs. Mai Sharp and daughter,
Gal, left Nov. 30 for Pensacola,
Fla., to be with her husband,
Kenneth Sharp, AMMlc, who is
stationed there.
Mrs. Frank Dolenshek and
daughter Shela, spent several
days in Medford recently. visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. George Ice.
Lloyd Hathaway, Vancouver,
Wash., is a house guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Chamberlain.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ditsworth
and Mrs. Carl Richardson spent
Dec. 2 In Red Blanket.
Mrs. Caroline Harding left re
cently for an extended trip. She
will visit her daughter, Mrs.
Walker McEwen of Los Angeles,
before going on to Pensacola,
Fla., with Mrs. Sharp. From
Florida she will go to New York.
Mrs. Harding expects to be gone
until spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Traux of Phoe
nix. Ariz., have bought "Sunset
on the Rogue" from Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Johnston. They have
already moved into their new
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ode of
"Rogue Elk" have returned
home after spending several
months at Klamath Falls.
Wednesday Bridge club met at
the home of Mrs. Ruth Sawyer
Dec. 13. Following lunch Christ
mas presents were exchanged by
the members. Attending were
Helen Coon, Loraine Abbott,
Olga Brill, Helen Axtell, Olive
Staples, Gay Chamberlain and
Ruth Sawyer. Olive Staples won
high prize and Helen Axtell won
low.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnston and
Mr. and Mrs. Truax were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Chamberlain Dec. 12. .
. A cement floor is being In
stalled in the play shed at Elk
Creek school.
Mrs. George Moor is teaching
the uppergrades at Trail school.
Employment Budget
U rged to Guarantee
Peace Jobs For All
Washington, Dec. 18 (U.B
A congressional cemmittee sug
gested today that the govern
ment tackle the task of insuring
full post-war employment by
drawing up annually an "em
ployment budget" ' listing Jobs
needed and the job-making re
sponsibilities of business and lo
cal, state, and federal govern
ments. The Idea was advanced In a
"full employment bill" outlined
informally by the senate mili
tary ' affairs subcommittee on
war contracts in a year-end re
port to tire senate.
"Legislation to guarantee 80,
00,000 post-war jobs or what
ever number of jobs will pro
vide full employment wll be
the major home front task of
the new congress," said Chair
man James E. Murray, D., Mont.
The "full employment bill" will
be Introduced in perfected form
after the new congress convenes
next month, Murray said.
Lansln. Mich. U. Michi
gan, one of the first states to
create machinery for aiding re
turning World War II veterans,
has gained widespread attention
by establishment of a retiaouita-
tion camp which servicemen de
scribe as "a million dollar set
up."
The camp, located at Pine
Lake near Kalamazoo, already
houses 64 veterans who are be
Ins taught to overcome service-
connected disabilities and learn
new trades.
Disabled veterans assigned to
the camp obtain free use of elab
orate recreation facilities and
services of a trained psychiatrist
while refitting themselves for
civilian life.
Loaned To State
The camp has been loaned to
the state by the W. K. Kellogg
Foundation, a philanthr o p 1 c
group founded by the famous
Battle Creek breakfast food
manufacturer who established
the recreational site as a health
camp for children. Veterans at
tending the camp have all living
expense and training fees paid
by the state.
' Workmen are now putting the
finishing touches' on a new
$100,000 workshop building
which will complete the camp.
The state board of control for
vocational education has been
placed in charge of the rehabili
tation work.
- Courses Offered
Courses offered to veterans
attending the camp include ma
chine drafting, shop work, wood
working and boat building,
watch and clock repair, electric
ity, arc and gas welding, office
practices and commercial cook
ing. In addition to the physical
training for new Jobs, all veter
ans attending the camp are
treated, If necessary, by psychi
atrists who help them readjust
socially from the impact of war
experiences.
The Pine Lake camp for veter
ans is geared in closely with the
state's regular rehabilitation and
counseling service for returning
soldiers, sailors, marines and
coast guardsmen.
Closing time for Classified Adf
a. m. Too Late, to Classify 12:30
Last Minute Buying
Expected to Bulge
Bond Drive Totals
Washington, Dec -18 (U.R)
Bond sale totals in the Sixth
War loan drive today were ex
pected to reflect heavy last min
ute purchases with a substantial
increase over the latest total of
$17,586,000,000 reported Satur
day, the closing day of the campaign.
Secretary of Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., predicted, in a
radio address formally closing
the $14,000,000,000 drive, that
overall sales would exceed $19,
000,000,000 when a final com
pilation is anonunced January 2.
Individual purchases up to the
end of the month will be credit
ed to the $5,000,000,000 individ
ual drive, but there are addition
al accounting tasks that will re
quire days to complete.
Closing time tor Classified Ads 8
a. m. Too La to to Classify 12:30
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PEOPLE
m The reason given for the strike in Wards four De
troit stores is that Wards has refused to comply
with an order of the National War Labor Board.
This order seeks to impose upon Wards a closed
shop in the form of maintenance of membership
together with the check-off of union dues from
wages.
2. The court of appeals of the District of Columbia
has held that orders of the War Labor Board are
merely "advise" which ho one has any legal duty
to obey. The court held that anyone who refuses to
comply with orders of the War Labor Board is not
- defying a command of the government and that
since the orders are merely advisory no govern
ment official has the right to impose punishment'
on those who do not comply. The Supreme Court
has refused to alter this decision.
g Wards has refused to agree to any form of closed
shop, or compulsory union membership. The closed
shop, including maintenance of membership, vio
lates the American principles of liberty and free
dom. Liberty requires that every employee be free
to join, refuse to join or resign from a union with
out losing his job. Liberty requires that Wards be
free to employ workers, and to continue to employ
them, on a basis of merit --union members and
non-members alike.
Q Each employee at Wards is free to join or not to
. join a union as he wishes. Wards fully recognizes
this privilege and assures all employees that their
opportunity with the company will be the same
whether they are union members or not.
MONTGOMERY WARD AND CO.
SEWELL AVERY.
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