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I! EIGHT MEDrORD MAIL TMBPWE BunderPeeV 24, 1144 . Medfoi iUNE Bead? the MaU TrtWr DalU cpl Saturday Publlihed b nnroRD PrUNTtNO CO. ft-tl North fir St Phone ROBERT W BUHU i ERNEST B GILSTRAP Editor. Manager. RXKU OKEV. Advertlalnl C reRGUSON. Mntnt Eflt" ARTHUR PERBY. Sunder MRS OUVC ST ARCHER. 4o MC CeKaUJ LATHAM CtrcuIaUoo Wr An Independent Newip per il entered u aecond cUm nutter ..1 inmAtnrA. Orcson. under Act OS SUBSCRIPTION RATEI nurcii . 1IT. By Mill In Advance ..trso vaiir exiu ounuj - ruin end Sunday elx montltt 400 Daily and Sunday three moe l.l" Dally and Sunday one month, n By Carrier In Advance Medford AahUnd. Central Point. Jackaon villa. Gold Hill. Phoenix. Talent and on motor routee: Deily end Sunday on rJjM Dally and Sunday one month It All lermi naih In advance. Official Paper of the Cltr of afedford Official Paper of iackton County United" Preia mUUeaaeS Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertlalnf n KiDreienteure WEST-HOLL1DAY COMFAN mo Officee In New York Chlcaio, pa- .( Ut franHu-n turn AlUC att'.e. Portland. St Louis. Atlanta. Vancouver 1BLjSj Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Parry 1 It's Christmas again, and nothing is supposed to be stir ring, not even a mouse. All the kids have written letters to Santa Claus. Many can't read their own writing, but expect him to, . r .. - E. Ulrlch, the Prospect mt wm. towned in mid-week. He is ' over a light cold and the last election. Federal counting of farms and farmers will start here next month. Questions on the blanks ask everything but how the party of the first part likes taxes. e The fog was so thick for while FrJ. morning, an autolst could barely see his hand, or a phone pole in front of him. . , f, - ' The Cole Holmes boy Bob, who Is following in the footsteps of Thomas Edison, has been elected to the Eta Kappa Nu. He is on the U. of Colorado campus. e e . A goodly supply of grapefruit arrived from Arizona during the past week, and epicureans re joiced at the prospect of- having one inadvertently squirt Juice in his good eye. .. . . ..v, ...... Jay Tannehill Walker, S, has his Paw, in Vie navy, home for the Yule season. " Thurs. . was the shortest . day of the year. Outside of having a minimum of daylight to save, it greatly; resembled the. orchard run of days. ' v'-' A full moon comes next Frl. Many farmers plan to kill their hogs before, then, so the meat won t sour. 1 The Lea Taylor boy Bob of Phoenix has been a fine, boy, and neither St. Mick' or "his Grandpaw are mad at him, as he had no arguments - with either. - ' Don (Wrong Way) Wilkinson was regusted with himself all week. In- a thrilling contest, he skilfully tossed in the basket, that gave the opposing team the victory. e e The Nipponese continue to get what they asked tor in the Pa cific, causing 84 admirals of the Mikado to cash in their checks. e e Ed Kubll, the Applegate cow man, sized up the Dock Lemery horse from Arabia the past week. He is a tine bit of horse flesh, with a leg on. each corner, and stops when he. hears, "Whoa!", in either English or Arabic. . ' e , a It will soon be another year, with all its inevitable trials and tribulations, and a session of the legislature, also Inevitable. .. . e - e . e . . The S. elevens dog "Twlrp" as a shoemaker's dog tried out his teeth on a piece of old shoe leather Wed. A few minutes be fore he was engaged with the residue of a steak, and may have been comparing tensile strength of the two. a Winter officially arrived Thurs. Everybody was as cool as a cucumber at the change of seasons. ...' xne is. Tornado eked out a precarious win from North Bend Frl .eve. The coming week-end they Invade the Willamette val ley to play Albany, and the former host team, Salem, JAPS CLAIM PROPERTY San Francisco, Dec. 22 (U.R) An average of 178 evacuated Japanese- are 'requesting each month that their property stored In two government warehouses hero be shipped to other states, the ' war relocation authority said today, ...... Dm Mail Tribune Want Mt. The Prophecy of Christmas Tonight the kindly,' pink-cheeked old gentleman with the crimson jacket and flowing beard will spread joy to youngsters and oldsters too. The "clatter" of his reindeer and the merry tinkle of tiny bells are not always heard, but he will come just the same. " 'Twas the Night before Christmas", you know. There are, of course, a very few skeptics who might question the very existence of Santa Claus. To answer them we might borrow the words of Francis Church, a newspaper man on the staff of the New York Sun, who more than 60 years ago, replied to little Virginia 0 'Hanlon's "Is There a Santa. Claus" query : : "Not believe in Santa Claus? You might as well not believe in fairies." VES, the innocent, gentle faith of little children is deeply intrenched in characters of fantasy, and just so do men and women look to a great and endur ing Spirit for strength and guidance and comfort. Its inspiration was born just 1,944 years ago on a "silent night" in a humble manger in Bethlehem. UPON this anniversary, at the. very height of the hltterest and crudest of all conflicts, it might seem hollow mockery to observe Christmas. Why, the very incongruity of celebrating an impossible ideal of "Peace on Earth," with most of the world at war! And yet there were wars and bloodshed, just ana greed, intolerance and oppression when the Prince of Peace was born, just as there are today. Yet Christ mas has lived through the centuries. Rif?ht now eallant men have the courage to fight and die so that the ideals of Christmas may be kept steadfast. People of good-will have an almost fierce determination to observe this Day as never before. This must, be done, for only by holding high the sailed flame, by keeping eyes firmly and unwavering upon the Star in the East, can we repel the darkness and preserve the light of Christmas the spirit of peace, of good will, of human dignity, tolerance and justice ! Yes, Christmas must be an anniversary of a past event, but even more as a prophecy of ultimate "Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men." H.G. ' . ' From the Fighting Front All newspaper editors of course get a great many letters. Most of them are believe that dislikes are in the breast of the genus homo. When a man or woman,-sees something he doesn't like in the paper, something that makes him mad; he sits down and pens something to "ye editor',', while his blood pressure is and often the editor DOESN'T I When the same man, or.woman, sees something he likes in the same paper, he doesn't feel the same compulsion to express himself, and nine times out of ten says nothing and soon forgets all about it v ' - e e -. e . . . 'V . j THIS is not to complain, merely to state a fact -,.. Tn'rlAArl .wa- KaIiava .trtArja ora ..four - ntttvangnni editors who would not feel did not. receive a great many letters, (most of them critical), and many of them cate a lack of reader-interest And that is one thin; no newspaper man -can tolerate, indifference. He is never, if worth his salt, seeking praise or agreement; he IS seeking to arouse the interest, the curiosity, the attention of his readers. . . .": ALL of which leads up to the fact we have. just received a letter from an American officer at the fighting front which has pleased us more than any letter we have received since the war started. It was not. written for publication and is too per sonal anyway, but we do feel at liberty to print the following extract ' , . - We quote: - , : - . -. " "Most of 'the letters to the editor' I have read "seem on' the critical side so I have had in mind for some time telling you how much the men I happen tc share quarters with enjoy your editorials regardless of the fact they are a bit uia ay me lime we get mem - "We out here are all quite oi mosi newspapers ana most government agencies, we could tell you. from a little personal experience that this war is no push-over, -and we can't see where PollyAnna head lines and wishful thinking releases will help the situation. In fact we are of the opinion they are definitely harmful. Don't think we attribute all the blame to those of your profession. We seem to have a number of individuals in " . . both military and government positions who are either carried away by personal optimism, ir who think it unsafe to tell the mill-of-the-run citizen the TRUTH!" "There you is" as Andy would say. "UNSAFE TO TELL THE PEOPLE THE TRUTH 1" How many times has this department stressed that point the assumption by the powers-that-be that we-the-people can't take it and their insistence that all good news therefore should be played ip and magnified, and all bad news played down, delayed u not suppressed. AS our correspondent declares, and who should know better than an officer now on the fighting' front, this sort of PollyAnna stuff not only does NOT help the war, it definitely does harm. "How lone. Oh Lord how lonur" will it be. before those powers-that-be who news-reporting in wis war, see what the MEN WHO HAVE HAD TO DO THE FIGHTING have seen from the first! If this war is to be won at the earliest possible time, the people ALL the people must be given ALL me salient iacis concerning ltl Tobias 'Knight, 'colonial sec retary of North Carolina, was tried for complicity In the ma rauderlngs of Bleackbeard the celebrated, not alone as critical. Which proves we always stronger than likes high, then he feels better, genuinely .worried if they unsigned. It would indi - - critical of the super-optimism determine the policy of pirate, but was abotved by the provincial council. Die Mall Tribune Want Ada. CAPITAL LACK, IS OIHMAffSjEPORT Only President's Tree Has Colored Bulbs No Or chids Or Whiskey. By Frederick C. Oihman United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, Dec. 23 U.R) Twas the night before Christ mas (or almost) and all through the capital nothing much was stirring on account of no gas. No pajamas, either. I tried to buy a pair, but the ladies had snapped 'em all up for gifts. Most of the governmental big shots were out of town, federal departments were closed until Tuesday, and the White House was getting ready to switch on its Christmas tree in the back yard. ' Where'd President Roosevelt get his colored lamps? That's what I want to know. Everybody else's tree was dark, because of no bulbs. It was cold as billy-get-out, traffic Jams piled up for blocks around those few filling stations that had gasoline, and I never did get a black nightgown for my bride. There aren't any pink gowns for sale in Washington. The department stores are groggy from the biggest Christ mas rush yet. They're sold out of everything except seersucker suits and synthetic garden hose. I hadn't planned to buy one, but a leading florist is out of orchids. . Standard brands of whiskey, aren't. So are pen points (for addressing Christmas cards) unless you swipe 'em from the postoffice department. Whatever else you may want probably Isn't in stock, either, but I still think it'll be a good Christmas. At least at my house it won't be vegetarian. We had pork chops for Thanksgiving, but my bride said she's get a turkey for Christmas, or else. She went to Washington's big gest market on Florida avenue. She reported there were a few barrels of birds, frozen and a little bluish-looking, on the side walk. Around each barrel, she said was a mob of Washington ians, clutching $5 and $10 bills in their fists, stepping on each other's toes, and begging for the privilege of buying a turk at 51 cents a pound. My bride never did get close enough to enter the bidding and the answer is, or else. MULE CREEK, SOLD Grants Pass, 'Ore. Dec. 23 OI.R) The old Mammoth gold mine on Mule creek today was in the hands of its new owner, Owen. Jones of the Baker Broth ers and Jones Mining company, formerly of Chico, Calif. , Purchase of the mine from Charles Tucker of Marial, Curry county, was announced here to day at a reported price of about $100,000. Mccormick weds Chicago, Dec. 22 (UP) Mrs. Maryland Mathison Hooper, Chi cago socialite, and Col. Robert R. McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, were married by the Rev. Robert B. Stewart here last night. The wedding took place before a small circle of relatives and friends at the apartment of Chauncey McCor mick, the bridegroom's cousin. SOLON POST FILLED Pendleton, Ore., Dec. 23 (U.PJ The vacancy in the Oregon state house of representatives re sulting from promotion of Carl Engdahl from the house to the senate has been filled by elec tion of Art Llndberg, Pendle ton farmer, the Umatilla county court announced today. Closlna time for Sunday Too Late to Classify S:30 Saturday afternoon fieasa rememoer. HUBBARD BROS. WILL BE CLOSED THREE DAYS DEC. 27-28-29 FOR INVENTORY For Emergency Calls Dial 2189 HUBBARD -WR AY CO. WILL REMAIN OPEN SUPER - FORTS EYEfSHIP DIVERSION T WASHINGTON SAYS Aerial Activity On Enemy Centers Reported No gaya Raid Results. Washington, Dec. 23. U.R) Tokyo reported today that three B-29 Superfortresses had flown over the main Japanese island of Honshu, one dropping explosive and fire bombs on Tokyo while another scouted Hongkong, big gest naval base on the east China coast. . Salpan dispatches meanwhile disclosed that Superfortresses which hit the Mitsubishi aircraft factory at Nagoya on Friday shot down or damaged 24 Japanese planes, more than the combined total for six previous raids on Honshu bj the Marianas-based 21st bomber command planes.. ' In what amounted to the sixth straight day of American action against the Japanese mainland or enemy-dominated areas of Asia, Tokyo said that a single Superfortress flying from Salpan penetrated deep into the "Tokyo vicinity" at dawn and then "fled" after dropping bombs on the capital. Tokyo has been struck in force four times by the 21st planes, and Nagoya three times. . A later Tokyo broadcast heard by the FCC said 'that two more Superfortresses flew over the Hanshin area of southeastern Honshu, which includes the in dustrial coastal cities of Osaka and Kobe, droned on toward the Nagoya area to the northeast, and left without dropping bombs. It was possible they were ascer taining the results of Friday s Nagoya attack, which was made by instrument through a heavy overcast. The flight over the former British crown colony of Hong kong, which fell to the Japanese three years ago Christmas day was the first ever made by B-29s, although the1 base has been bombed frequently by lighter bombers of the China air force. Tokyo said Hongkong was scout ed at 1:30 p. m. Friday (east China time) and that during tne day'20 fighter planes made two attacks on the Canton-Hongkong area. Tokyo claimed five fight ers were shot down or damaged. L GETS PEN TERM Klamath Falls, Ore., Dec. 23 (U.R) J. C- Jones, city mar shal of Merrill, pleaded guilty in circuit court here today to a charge of contributing to the de linquency of a minor girl, and was sentenced to three years in Oregon penitentiary. Sentence was passed by Cir cuit Judge David R. Vandenberg, Jones is a veteran of World War II. Merrill is a small town about 30 miles southeast of here. 104, NEVER MISSES VOTE China, Me. (U.R) One of the best records for continuous vot ing has been established by 104- year-old Augustus D. Wlggin of China. Wlggin. who cast his first ballot for Abraham Lincoln claims to have voted in every presidential election since he came of age. In the past election he was forced to use the absen tee ballot for the first time be cause of poor health. SETTLE VIA MARRIAGE Independence, Mo. (U.R)- Robert W. Davis, proprietor of the Spring Street cafe here, re cently tried to buy the Maples cafe, but couldn't come to terms with the owner, Mrs. Pearl Thomas. Dickering continued and finally the pair solved the problem with a personal merger, Mrs. Thomas becoming Mrs. Davis. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. IS Washington, Dec. 23 U.R) The navy is deeply concerned over the tight shipping situation in the Pacific and is fighting ef forts to divert merchant ships for the transportation of civilian re lief supplies to Europe, it was learned authoritatively tonight. It has made known Its opposi tion to ' diversion proposals in strongly - phrased communica tions to 'Interested federal de partments and agencies. The current military situation in Europe has further aggravated the shipping situation. The loss of supplies due to the German break-through in Belgium and Luxembourgh will have to be made up quickly. - And this takes ships, some of which under ordinary circum stances could have been shifted to the Pacific where military commitments have placed an in creased strain on shipping. The United Press was per mitted to make the navy's atti tude known at a time when Brit ish minister of state, Richard Law, is in this country to discuss European relief problems, with particular emphasis on shipping Naval officials have made no secret of the fact that the full movement to divert vessels for the carrying of relief supplies, they fear, would impede highly important operations opera tions which must not and cannot be postponed because of the problems they present. The United Nations relief and the habilitation administration is pressing for the assignment of vessels from the supply pool to meet what it considers a des perate situation among the civil ian population of liberated areas in Europe. BANGS RATE LOW Portland, Ore., Dec. 23 XU.R) Oregon has the fourth lowest in cidence of bang's disease in the nation, Samuel B. Foster, Inspec tor in charge of the U. S. bureau of animal husbandry at Portland, said today. Flight o' Time Mediord and Jackson Co His tory from the files ot the Mail Tribune 10. 20. and 34 years ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY December 24, 1934 . (It Was Monday) Courage and unity urged by president in Christmas greeting to nation. Mrs. Roosevelt is named out standing woman of the year. Pear ' Irrigation apamphlet ready for orchardists. ' City, to observe Christmas to- HENRY'S DRIVE-IN WILL CLOSE DEC. 24 FOR REMODELING Which Will Take a Week to 10 Days WATCH FOR RE-OPEIIIIIG ANIIOUIICEMEIIT We take this means of wishing all our patrons a morrow with general dosing of stores, family dinners ana reun ions, and organizations distribut ing baskets to the needy. Upstate swept by high wind and rain. ' Cloudy with occasional show ers. High 42, low 31 degrees. State police raid illicit liquor resorts. Ralph O. Stephenson Is named federal farm census director for county. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY December 24, 1924 Ot Was Tuesday) Dry raid in Talent and Eagle Point districts brings nine ar rests. Allied council at Paris dis cusses plans to disarm Germany Premier Kato of Japan thanks president and secretary of state for action furthering peaceful relations between two lands. Fair and continued cold. High 54, low 32 degrees. Kiwanls hear problems of county discussed by county judge. Medford high defeats Eureka 28 to IS in first basketball game. Old fashioned Christmas to be observed in city tomorrow. , THIRTY-FOURYEARS AGO TODAY December 24, 1910 Volume of business at post office unprecedented in history of city. . Christmas services to be held in all churches tomorrow. Elks Christmas tree is well at tended, and will bring cheer to poor. . "TINY TIM" SAID IT FOR US O GREETINGS MODEL BAKERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR Complete Factory Approve) SAFETY SERVICE Chrysler Fac tory Engineer td and Inspect ec Parts (ox Chraler Dodge PLYMOUTH v. 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