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Loa Anfelee, Se attle. Portland, St Lou la. Atlanta, Vancouver. B. C. Offlcea In New York Chlcaao, Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Parry The situation on the Western Front continues grim. There is something rotten in the wood pile of European affairs, and it smells like politicians. "NO IFS, ANDS OR BUTTS" Sign reported In cigar store. The esteemed Salem States man administers a mild editor ial rebuke to this dept for in ferring turkeys eat grasshop pers, as they have been doing since the Noah's Ark era. "Such ignorance!", notes the contem porary, then proceeding to ex plain, turkeys are now 'scienti fically fed", restricted to a pen, and not allowed to hustle for themselves, as did their fore bears. They are no longer ' rugged fowls, running around in the brush and fields, to be the tidbits of varmints, such as coyotes, or victims of autolsts hurrying hither and hence. In stead, they fatten without .riski ness for the feast days, under paternalistic bureauacracy". There is no fairer rural scene, in early autumn, than flock of turkeys foraging on sunny , hillside. But the 1944 bird would -'faint from horror', if grass hopper landed at his feet They are not even milk-fed and full of chestnuts, as once adver tised. They are 'scientifically fed' with 'vitamins' and 'pro telns' and fish oils', with regu lar feeding hours. "Such ignor ance!" is right! No wonder wild turkeys' planted in Oregon forests few years back, failed to survive. . " a e . Stockholm now reports Herr Hitler is in a high state of be fuddlement. He is "completely at sea, mentally", where he no doubt wishes he was, in all other particulars. The Dick Phalr boy Dick re joices in an Indian suit. When dolled up in tribal regalia, he is known as ChleMn-Need-Of-A-Spanking. : AS OF THIS DATE (The Dalles Chronicle) "One noble son of the for- est languishes in the city Jail ' . this morning, all on account of introducing too many ' civilized libations into his un : civilized stomach. The copper distilled nectar and the cop per colored native will not blend harmoniously, but the ' native, It seems, will never get tired of experimenting on : the subject." (50 Yrs. Ago Col.) The Ancient Order of Spar rows iiocxea to the depot yes. where they feasted on rice thrown at a bride. A spokesman thanked the unknown benefac tor, and said it was a pleasant cnange rrom movie popcorn. Rice is quite a treat for soar rows, as it is needed to feed the Chinese. Several mothers fear ed their young would eat too much and start talking Chlrpese. a e e Ed. Kubll, the Applegate cowman towned yes. on Christ mas shopping bent. He said he had been bent before, and It was the worst bending, since the fall round-up. e The next legislature, as usual, will be confronted with a milk problem, as well as the tradi tlona Rogue River fish bill. There is alleged to be some thing the matter with the milk. It has not yet been charged the cow docs not put enough water in her product, leaving others to find a faucet, and correct this oversight. a "Getting the baby to sleep Is hardest when she Is about 18 years old." (Magazine Digest) -Voice of experience. Cicalas time (or CUntflee Ada t . m. Too Late la CiajeUjr U40 Twisting the Lions Tail? Ia Anglophobia erowine in this country? The regular session of the Town Meeting-of-the-Air last night would indicate it. The discussion was on the subject of "Hands on or Hands off for the United States in foreign affairs. The well known ex-Oregonian war correspondent Jay Allen and Sir Norman Angell, distinguished British author, were supposed to represent the "Hands On" policy. But before the debate was over Jay Allen bad joined his opponents and about 95 percent of the audience in picking on poor outnumbered Sir Norman, who defended Prime Minister Churchill and the British-foreign policy valiantly and convincingly but without success. Had the ladies and gentlemen assembled in fact formed a jury there is no doubt the verdict would have been unanimous against the present British gov ernment as far as its policy in Greece is concerned. THERE are perfectly valid arguments to sustain this position but more valid ones, as we see it, to sustain the other side. In fact dislike and suspicion of Great Britain ap peared to be the chief support of the "Hands Off" group, and the line of argument of the evening. These town meetings are not necessarily represen tative of public opinion in the country at large and might even be "packed" by certain interested politi cal factions for all we know, but the spirit expressed at this meeting, was rather disturbing. If "twisting the lion s tail" has returned to popular favor thus early in World War No. II, the future for. allied solidarity, as well as world peace, does not look very bright DRITAIN has her faults, of course, and there is no doubt Winston Churchill's strongest determina tion is NOT "to preside at the dissolution of the British Empire." But Britain talks our language liter ally and figuratively and shares our basic democratic ideals as well, if the United States can t work in harmony with Britain, there is no foreign country she can work Harmoniously with l Can't Be "Hands Off!"' As a matter of fact the foreign policy that is being followed by the United States at the present time, as we view it, could not be accurately described as either "hands on" or "hands off ". ; '. Literally speaking "hands off" of. course is absurd. This country not only has its hands IN the' affairs of Europe but head, heart and feet. It could not get out if it wanted to, and it doesn't want to, at least not until complete victory has been won. DUT having hand? In Europe, and being deeply concerned with what happens in Europe not only now but after the war, is ONE thing; sending our armed forces into liberated countries and telling the people of those countries what they MUST do and MUST not do, is quite another. That sort of "hands on business-is out .-. THE first job is to defeat Germany and free Europe from the Fascist tyranny. Then with liberty under the law again restored, give the people of the various countries the right to choose whatever form of gov ernment they wish. ' PIE chief trouble in Greece has been the failure to oofo V. liaVi latir am m1 At Tr liK5anif a nKirina1iP could be held in the midst of an armed revolt ' Prime Minister Churchill has repeatedly stated that he believes the peoples of Greece should ultimately decide what form of government they wish. Jiut there can be no way of determining what the people of Greece do wish when a civil war is on. So, the first item on the agenda was, and is. to put down that civil war. That is the Greek situation, as we see it . , A ND we see no reason why our state department should not support the British policy. Not in the direction of telling the people of Greece what form of government they must have; but in the direction of insisting upon the establishment of peace. of law and order, so they can determine what government they, a majority of them really DO want I Safer Holidays News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Paul MaUon As the month of December is a peak period for traffic accidents in Oreeon. and dunne the past five years there has been an average of 16 pedestrians killed in traffic mishaps each December, the Christ mas season is a most appropriate time for the current Safety Campaign in this state and throughout the nation. AND this is the time of the year, too, when the doubly cruel. The true Christmas Bpirit of kindness, courtesy and consideration for the rights of others is especially needed on city streets and rural roads during the Yuletide. THE fact that home front deaths from accidents' is clearly a challenge to Americans at home to. curb cruel and costly and often wholely unnecessary accidents. ' Oregon's safety-conscious secretary of state, Rob ert Farrell. is joining with National Safety Council officials in appealing to all who drive and walk to i be a little more careful this Christmas season. It is an appeal that is personal to every Oregonian, and should by all means be heeded for a merrier and 8&fgCkiss.&G, .... Washington, Dee. " 22 The Germans did not get the power for this break through our lines from the Rus sian front. They picked some of it from Finland, Nor way and Den mark, but most of it came from reserves built up by reorgan ganization o f the elements which ' stragg led home from the lost battle of France. The constant increase of nazi strength since Septem ber can be attributed to that latter circumstance and it con stantly grows greater. CAREFULLY, Von Runstedt and. his generals (and Hitler was in on it according to my in formation) chose the time and place , skillfully. The spot was a portion of the line which both the nazis and our army had loosely held. Any concentration there could easily break through either side. But their concentration went un detected by us. , . . Not a note of advance warn ing did we have because the weather favored . their enter prise not only with rain but with low-hanging clouds. The clouds prevailed for several days after the break-through so we could not use our air power, upon which we relied heavily to offset any such offensive. (Planes are disastrous to such offensives, which necessarily are closely-knitted and there fore easily detected and dam aged, while defensive operations can be scattered and therefore be comparatively safe from air destruction.) eat THE break-through itself was nothing new and could have been anticipated. The nazis con stantly used such tactics In Rus sia when they could not other wise stop an advance, but the whole course of winter fighting on the front may be determined by what eventually happens to this blow. The nazis have used up their reserves for this fight. When their initial move met success, they threw everything loose in to it. If the blow Is crushed without too great loss to us, our next advance should meet less resistance. e e e EUROPEAN political . events of getting the Dumbarton Oaks agreement through the senate when and if final agreement is reached with Russia. That agreement, as far as it has progressed, proposes a closer-tied world organization than ever before to oreserve finally and forever the kind of world we have at the end of the war. It would make permanent trie status quo at the war s con elusion. i Naturally as the status nun becomes less and less pleasing to an xne parties involved, in terest in preserving it perma nently becomes less. For Instance, if we are coins to have a balance of nowcr politics in Greece, It will be dif ficult to preserve. If Russian borders are to be extended into Poland, we will undertake through Dumbarton action to guarantee those borders forever with our arms. Indeed, it is conceivable that such a situation may arise in turope where not only the sen ate, ' but the administration might not be especially enthus iastic about permanently guar anteeing it. a a a THIS Is a new element which has entered into the private discussions here. It will become important only as developments from Europe direct, and will simmer and die if those devel opments become more satisfac tory. For the present, I would say congress is dividing into two camps; those who say the At lantic charter was a war ideal 'which hardly eould have proved acceptable to Russia in the end, but weU served its war purposes, and those who suspect the peo ple will be shocked to find now that or advertised war hopes have been taken abroad so lightly. The meeting of certain repub lican senate leaders with Gov ernor Dewey in New York Fri day reflects lack of confidence in leadership by the republican governors who had such a prom inent part in the last campaign. It reflects also an earnest op position to compromising with the new deal. IN Indiana (now highly indus trialized) and some other states which the republicans won, the republican campaign was more uncompromising than Dewey's effort. Mr. Wallace, the vice-presi dent, had nothing apparently to do with the abortive putsch of the Guffey-Pepper new dealers against Roosevelt's state depart ment appointees, although they are members of his clan. He saw Guffey once, that's all. . The coming vice-president, Truman, got some republican senators on his war investigat ing committee to help save the president. Flight o' Time Mediord and Jackson Co. His tory (torn the files oi the Mail Tribune 10. 20. and 34 r ago. Foreign troops to occupy Saar region of Germany to main tain order at polls. Nazi defiance of L. of N. mild. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY . December 22, 1934 (It was Saturday) Governor-elecfMartin an nounces he will grant few par dons, and favors criminal syndi calism law. Business reports good Christ mas iraae. , , Rain. High 47, low 37 degrees. Oregon defeats Williamette 39 to 37. Staters defeated. Elks make plans for New Year's Eve dance. - TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY December 22, 1924 - (It was Monday) Free-for-all fight between firemen occurs during Reeds- port blaze when hose is acci dentally turned on volunteer firemen. Turkeys sell on Portland market at 40 cents per pound. Fish commission wrangle con tinues at hearing at Salem. Winter still rules upstate with freeze following thaw. San Francisco is flooded by heavy rain. ... cold. Fair with continued High 43, ldw 32 degrees. Salvation Army Christmas tree to be held tonight. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY December 22, 1910 (It was Thursday) New bank, store and P it E depot to be built at Eagle Point. City to vote on new charter January 10. Board walk Is put down on King's highway. Shoplifters Steal 80 Million a Year New York (U.FD Shoplifters, 85 per cent of whom are women, make away with $80,000,000 worth of goods a year, a profes sional department store detec tive says in a current magazine article. - The "spotter" said many of the petty thieves were war workers building a nest egg for postwar plans, others were thrill seekers, and others were socially prominent women covering-up bridee debts. Only 3 per cent of the shoplifters were said to be kleDtomamacs. According to the article in Life Story, an average sized store In a large city loses be tween $78,000 and $80,000 an nually. and since the war, the shortage of trained help has made the shoplifting easier. DAY Shopping 'TIL CHRISTMAS SHOP for GIFTS AT THE WEST SIDE Shopping Center The Reiatl Store, Medford, Oregon West Main and Grape Phone 3330 "mm VJ ttfnraqato ffirau-3a mtf&&nfi ofiaaa SUNSHINE KRISPY CRACKERS 2 CaddieC DELICIOUS HI-HO CRACKERS 19' Pound Box HALF TON FANCY MIXED FANCY MIXED NUTS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON! AIIDIES nam Mam tm We hope every boy and girl in Medford gets a stocking full of Happiness on Christ mas morning! And to all of you from all of us a JOY OUS YULETIDE and a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. SWANSDOWN CAKE FLOUR Large Pacakge 21c FANCY MINCE MEAT Just the Right Amount of Each Ingredient 2 49c LIBBY'S SOLID PACK PUMPKIN 7 2i2 re L Cans J J POULTRY and MEAT THAT'S A PLEASURE TO EAT A Fine Selection TURKEYS Colored Hens and Frying Rabbits, COUNTRY SAUSAGE lb 35c PURE PORK CLUSTER RAISINS FANCY SUNSWEET California Muskats Honey Sweet and Tender Pkg. 39c Open 'Til Midnight Saturday Closed Sunday and Monday CANDIES Peanut Brittle Hard Mix Boxed Chocolates Choc. Coated Peanuts Wrapped MilkCaramels Satin Mix Burnt Peanuts Jelly Beans SH P I M D There's Kore Fanc lc fl K I rl r In Hie Can Louisiana Can Aj COCKTAIL SAUCE No Points Bottle 29 SUGAR POWDERED Pkg. 7 FRUIT COCKTAIL No. 1 Cans 2 for 39 COFFEE Y0UR,TE 29e BUNTE MI-CHOICE CHOCOLATES '. pound box $1.50 RIPE OLIVES cafe Jar29e PUMPKIN PIE SPICE -Pkg. 15c FANCY FRUIT CAKE 50c VELVET or PRINCE ALBERT TOBACCO, lb. tin 69c TAPERL1TE HAND DIPPED CANDLES 10-inch 2 1s-nch 2 Drlpleis FoT Odorless For Tapers 1 5C DriPl 20c DWTMMtt MY mistake!! - WAITEb 'TIL The RUfHHOUR-nbow Tutes Different! MORNING MILK "DEEP SOUTH" SWEET POTATOES Bright and Smooth 5 lbs. 49c "GOLDEN" BANANA SQUASH 6!2c lb. . TANGERINES "Thin Skinned" Glove Oranges " 15c lb. UTAH CELERY Brittle and Crisp 10c lb. 4Kf'h7K.
