Mar&ade Director
Leaving For Visit
Ruth Holmes Boyd, director
of the MarKade, plam to leave
Friday to spend Christmai with
relatives in Spokane. Miss Hazel
Swayne will act s director in
Mrs. Boyd's absence. Mrs. Boyd
wishes to remind all MarKade
hostesses that the Saturday night
dance at the MarKade is formal.
Mrs. Jack L. Carr and Miss
Helen Brown will accompany
Mrs. Boyd as far as Portland,
Mrs. Carr plans to meet her hus
band, an overseas veteran who
is coming from a hospital in
North Carolina to spend the
holidays with her, and Miss
Brown will visit her mother.
"Contour flying," close fol
lowing of the earth's elevation,
is the technique used by pilots
of the Troop Carrier Command,
Army Air Forces, to elude en
emy pursuit ships and anti-aircraft
guns, according to the Of
fice of War Information.
This Is Just To
Remind You Of
Our Holiday Store
Hours.
Open At 9 o'Clock
And Close At 5:30
Saturday Night, De
cember 23 rd., Open
Until 8:30.
Gifts That Say
"Merry Christmas"
Throughout the Year
MIRRORS
and PICTURES
' FOR THE HOME!
PITTSBURGH
PAINT STORE
132 W. Main
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FINDS LONG-LOST
BROTHER IN LODGE
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Cottage Grove. Ore., Dec. 21
(U.R) This la the story of two
brothers who were separated 24
years ago in Michigan.
Charles O. Clark, 38, and Oral
George Clark, 33, attended an
initiation of the Eagles lodge In
Cottage Grove. The elder man
heard the full name of the other
Clark ' read - and found to his
amazement It was his long-lost
brother.
Not only-that, Oral O. Clark
had lately moved to Cottage
Grove from Medford,. Ore.,: and
had been trading at his brother's
service station. Charles Clark re
called only that his new custo
mer's name was Clark "but
many people have that name, so
I thought little more about it.
Efforts here to further Identi
fy Oral George Clark were with
out success, as he is unknown
in usual information sources in
the city. .
LOCALS
In California Dr. and Mrs.
Frederick H. Johnson are spend
ing the holidays in Los Angeles
and San Diego, visiting their son,
Lt. George S. Johnson, U. S. na
val reserve. The Johnsons ex
pect to be gone a month.
Reiurns Mrs. J. E. McAl
lister of 1024 E. Jackson boule
vard returned Tuesday from
Butte, Mont.; . where she h a s
spent the past month during tne
illness and death of her Brother,
John M. Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan
passed away Dec. 6.
To Portland Mrs. Margaret
iHulen and daughter, Joan, are
planning to leave Medford to
morrow for Portland where they
will snend 10 davs visiting Bill
Hulen, former sports editor of
the Mail Tribune now working
with the Associated Press bureau
In Portland. ""
' Tllton Assigned Mrs. Ethyl
Tilton of 225 Talent Court re
ceived word this week that her
son, Staff Sgt. Alvln L: Tilton,
attached to a medical laboratory
unit, has been assigned to over;
seas duty. .Sgt. Tilton was home
recently on, a .15-day, furlough
from Camp Barkley, Tex., hav
ing completed his two years' ro
tation wor kin the northwest ter-
tation work in the northwest ter
Clmln time for Sundy Too Lt
P16M6 rememoer..
Aarsday, Dee. 11, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNETHREE
Moscow, Dec. 21. (U.R) Di
vision of the world into four
sectors European, American,
Asiatic-Pacific, and African
under one general organization
was proposed today in an article
in the publication. War and the
Working Class, as a method of
establishing world security.
Article suggested that con
flicts arising between states in
side any given section would
come under the jurisdiction of
that section.
Affairs concerning states from
two sections would be taken up
at a joint meeting of the corres
ponding sections and when nec
essary taken to the general as
sembly.
The article, written by N. Mai-
inin, frowned on one of the
Dumbarton Oaks proposals re
garding regional pacts and said
such regional blocs of spheres of
influence would tend to counter
balance each other and eventual
ly lead to conflict.
Joseph Stalin, 65,
War Strain Ages
. Moscow, Dec. 21 (U.R) Pre
mier Josef Stalin's 65th birthday
passed unnoticed, at least public
ly, today. ' .
In keeping with an old habit,
Stalin was believed spending the
day at work at his Kremlin of
fice. , Stalin at 65 appears still In
good health and vigorously alert j
His appetite remains healthy
and he still enjoys a good joke.
But the strain of war years is
beginning to tell. Stalin's rich
black hair had turned unmis
takable gray and he looks fa
tigued. Final Tribute To
Mexican Actress
Hollywood, Dec. 21 (U.R)
Filmland friends today pay final
tribute to Lupe Velez, the fiery
Mexican actress who took her
own life in preference to becom
ing an unwed mother.
The actress' body, clad In a
lace gown and ermine cape, will
lie in state at Forest Lawn Me
morial Park today and funeral
services will' be conducted to
morrow. The body will then be
shipped-"to Mexico City for en
shrinemant in the Panteon De
Dolores. ,
; Help Build the 7
B-29 SUPERFORTRESS
(THE BIG NEW BOEING BOMBER) '
BOEING REPRESENTATIVE
NOW INTERVIEWING
IN MEDFORD
Free transportation to Seattle, Washington.
' You can be hired now to start after January first
Men especially needed.
Physically qualified women also eligible. ; ;
Good pay Excellent working conditions.
You will be paid while training. . .
Help build America's most needed big bomber.
Don't Delay! Apply At the United States Employment
Service Office of the War Manpower Commission,
45 North Fir Street
Those Now Engaged In Essential War Work
Need Not Apply
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Fire Chief Warns
Of Yule Candles
Fire Chief Roy Elliott today
voiced a warning to Christmas
decorators to be wary of lighted
candles during the Yuletide sea
son. Candles in windows, on
tables or mantles, and especially
on Christmas trees, are a com
mon cause of fire, and in tires
of this sor:t the ' flames spread
rapidly, Elliott said. His warn
ing .applies to church, lodge and
school parties as well as home
festivities, the fire chief said.
ASHLAND BASKETBALL
TEAM GETS FIRST WIN
-Ashland, , Deo. 21. Ashland
high's basketball team hit its
stride for the first time this sea
son when they defeated Duns
mulr, Calif,, high school, 42 to
18 at Dunsmuir last night. It
was the first time the Grizzlies
had tasted victory, after bowing
to Weed and Coos Bay in other
pre-season games.
Jay Samuelson and John
Reedy tied for high honors for
Ashland with 14 points. Jimmie
Jandreau collected nine, Bob
O'Harra four and Dommie Pro
vost one. Halftime score favored
Ashland, 22 to 10.
Dunsmuir "B" squad defeated
Ashland's "B" team, 40 to 28, in
the preliminary.
PHOENIX PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH PLANS PAGEANT
Phoenix Presbyterian church
Sunday school will present a
Christmas pageant at the church
Saturday evening, beginning at
8 o'clock. Mrs. Bert Stand if fe
is in. charge of the program.
A cantata "Lord Of All", will
be given by the choir Sunday.
beginning at 10 a. m.
FATHER OF LOCAL MAN
PASSES UNEXPECTEDLY
John Thomas, who had been
staying with his son, Fred
Thomas, 108 Newtown street,
passed away unexpectedly Wed
nesday evening in a local hos
pital. Arrangements are in care
of Conger-Morris chapel.
The"16g post office at Grim'
shawes, in the mountains of
North Carolina, is called the
smallest post office in the coun
ty. It is about 4 feet by 5.
MONEY
TO LOAN!
On JEWELRY. CAMERAS
and MUSICAL INSTRU
MENTS. Used and unr
deemed lewtlry at graat
sa-'ngs
PEOPLES LOAN GO.
2J9V4 E. Main Street
State License P 137
MONTGOMERY WARD'S
REPLY TO
THE WAR LABOR BOARD
December 18, .1944
National War Labor Board
Washington, D. C.
Your telegram of December 14, demanding that Wards comply with the War
Labor Board's order covering Wards four Detroit stores, was obviously intended
to give to the public the false impression that wages are the major issue.
The board knows very well that Wards has offered to adopt the minimum
wage rates recommended by the board. The board knows very well that Wards
policy is to pay wages as high as or higher than those paid by other employers
in the community for similar employment. The board did not base its wage
recommendations upon the survey of competitive rates made by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics. R. Davis, chairman of the War Labor Board deliberately
attempted in his December 16 press release to mislead the future into believing
otherwise. Wards only objection to any of the board's wage recommendations
has been in those instances where the board has arbitrarily demanded that .
Wards substantially increase its rates above those of its competitors in the high
ly competitive retail field.
The board knows very well that the real Issue arises from its attempt to
Impose upon Wards a closed shop in the form of maintenance of membership,
together with the check-off of union dues from wages. . Wards has refused to
agree to any form of closed shop, or compulsory union membership, because the
closed shop violates the American principles of liberty and freedom. The board
is well informed as to Wards position.
Mr. Davis is quoted in the press as threatening the cancellation of Wards
priorities, the denial of scarce materials to Wards and the seizure of its business
if Wards does not comply with the board's demands. These are the tactics by
which the board has coerced innumerable employers into granting special priv '
ileges to labor unions. . .
The board knows very well that its orders cannot be legally enforced by
such punishments. Congress, which is the sole law making authority under our
Constitution, omitted from the War Labor Disputes Act all provisions which
would have given board orders the force of law. Congress included in the
original draft of the law a section which would have made board orders en
forceable in the courts, congress later removed this provision upon the written
request of Mr. Davis, who asked that board orders be left as "mere declara
tions" which no one could be compelled to accept. Mr. Davis' express , reason
for his request was that the board would then not be "subject to court review
of its decisions". s ;
The board knows very well that its orders are consequently unenforceable.
The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia has held, at the request of the
Attorney General acting as counsel for the board, that orders of the War Labor
Board are merely "advise" which no 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 government official has the right to impose punishments on
those who do not comply. The Supreme Court has refused to alter this decision.
The board knows very well, since its orders are legally unenforceable, and
since congress has not authorized any punishment for those who reject the advice
of the board, that the reprisals with which it threatens Wards are necessarily
illegal. The President of the United States knew this when he recently ex
plained to Mr. Petrillo of the American Federation of Musicians why that union
could not be compelled to obey a board order.
Wards has violated no law, nor denied to any union a privilege to which it
is legally entitled. Wards has many times informed that board that its closed
shop demands would require Wards to violate the National Labor Relations
Act. Wards cannot in good citizenship accept the board's advice, and give to
the union special privileges which Wards believes to be not only unfair and un-.
economic, but illegal.
The time has come for the board to cease its threats of reprisal upon those
who reject its advice. The board policy of granting special privileges to unions
had led to a breakdown of collective bargaining and has encouraged strikes in
time of war. The board's disregard of the facts and its pretense of an authority
which it does not possess have destroyed the confidence of Labor, Industry and
the public. The usefulness of the War Labor Board in the settlement of wartime
labor disputes has been destroyed.
The best interest of employees and employers and the welfare of the Amer
ican people demand that congress face the realities of the country's need. The
great problem of wages and the closed shop in time of war should be governed
by law and must be solved by Congress.
If the board desires a further hearing Wards as always, will be happy to at
tend. MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY
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