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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry
The OPA,- by Its surprise
change In ration point values,
Is accused of "confounding the
housewives". Reports from all
over the nation say, the house
wives are now "confounding"
the OPA and howl
e e . e
The great upstate milk con
troversy that the impending
and inevitable session of the
legislature is matched to grap
ple, grunt, groan and grimace
with, probably to a draw, sees
undulent fever frequently men
tioned. Undulent fever makes
its victim tired. The first warm
days of April do the same
thing, and is called spring fever.
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A Newark, N. J. girl, 19,
opening her Christmas presents,
found one that caused her- to
say "Ohl" The young lady's
Jaws locked, and It took a nurse
IS minutes to unlock them.
The great, wide-awake, alert ef
ficient, thorough, and hell-for-detail
news service reporting
the happening, failed to reveal
what the Jaw-locking gift was.
On occasions when some citizen
died while laughing at a Joke,
the news services neglect to tell
e ''
THE WILD WOOLY DAYS
(Pendleton East Oregonlan)
"The Echo Christmas dance
was the scene of a bloody
quarrel, in which three men
were badly cut by a fourth.
Several persons had become
good natured or quarrelsome,
according as whiskey would
make them, and a misunder
standing ensued. 'The man
who did the cutting has not
yet been arrested, although
he Is still In Pendleton." B0
Yrs. Ago col.)
e .
S. Claus brought J. Tannehtll
Walker, S, an Indian chief's
feathered headgear and a pair
of cowboy boots, with which he
can create more pandemonium
than a high school girl wearing
woqden shoes. He called at the
wigwam of a neighboring chief,
Dick (In-Need-of-a-Spanking)
Phalr, 4, and ate the candy-bar
of peace.
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The news from Greece re
veals the existence there of the
"Greek Populist party." They
balked at the peace terms at
Athens. Populists formerly
roamed this county, with Jack
sonville as a hotbed. In this
state Populists have long be
come extinct, even in the Wil
lamette valley. Photos of Greek
Populists reveal they have the
necessary whiskers. One of the
leaders has his parted in the
middle.
.
The metropolis has taken
steps to divest Itself of Its gypsy I
population by sending them to
Texas, the OPA scaring up
enough gasoline for the trip.
Citizens along the main high
ways south are warned to look
out for their pocketbooks and
not talk to dark strangers,
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MAM VS. INSECTS
"Because they are enraging
force us to work for nothing In
field and garden, It is the net
and often lethal, and sometimes
ural but simple custom to call
Insect and arachnid pests "man's
enemies." There is, too, a gru
some efficiency and discipline
about their ineluctable assault
that makes the wee brute seem
kin to mechanized human foes.
It brings one up short, dis
pleases him maybe, to reflect
that not one upholstered cater
pillar nor well lighted beetle,
not a single lissome larva, is
even aware that we exist If
they regarded us at all it prob
ably would be benignly, as rath'
er satisfactory providers."
(N.Y, Herald-Tribune.)
Sumner H. SUchter, Harvard
economist, estimates that by the
end of 1B46 the number of fam
ilies In the United States will be
800,000 higher than if there had
been no war. . -
A Tragic
If it Isn't clear now it
over. A serious mistake was made when the govern'
ment abandoned the idea
sory service. ,
Congressman Wadsworth of New York was right
in the first place. And it may cost tragically in lives
and treasure, that the bill he fathered was thrown
into the waste-paper basket, instead Of being signed
by the President
Vnr lioH fhpro hppn universal service in this coun
try there would never have
any other shortage on tne western ironi.
Nor would there today be a nurse shortage so
serious a shortage that American boys are needlessly
suffering and many dying, not only at the front but
behind it
HAD England followed the American procedure,
there is little doubt that Hitler, instead of chew-
insr his Brussels carpet at
today be tipping ashes from his perfecto on the rich
Persian carpets at Buckingham palace. For the Ger
man advance would never have been stopped by some
Britishers getting into the fight and others staying
out ALL had to get in it!
At the outset England
women of that country what they would LIKE to do
but told them what they had to do and they did it.
And because they did it
people of England are safe
little Isle today.
"THE powers-that-be in this country, however, de-
cided the war could be won without drafting all
able bodied men and women into some sort of vital
war service. Labors opposition undoubtedly was a
large factor in that decision.
And of course they were right as far as results are
concerned it could and will be. But we fear at a
tremendous price and a needless one.
What Betrayal?
Prime Minister Churchill, dodging snipers bullets
in Athens yesterday took time out to say that Britain
asks no special favors in that unfortunate country
neither political nor trade.
But his country does want a stable government,
the return of law and order, so that a free election
rnay be held, and the people of Greece themselves
decide what they wish and don't wish in the way of
a government
MOW that seems an eminently fair proposition to
1 ' this department. England has vital interests in
the Mediterranean, her troops were responsible for
liberating Greece and driving out the Germans, why
should there be any objection to such a proposal,
provided it is made in good faith.
And we have yet to hear
worst enemy charging him
action he has ever taken,
he haft ever made.
But the New York P. M.
ish Prime Minister with "betraying the Greek peo
ple-" .
Why7
Where is the betrayal?
IN THE brief report of P. M.'s reaction, it is im
possible to learn, but knowing that paper's pink
ish tendencies, it is a pretty safe bet that Churchill's
refusal to deal with E.L.A.S. mutineers and insist
upon them' being disarmed, is the exciting cause.
Revolutionists according to P. M. particularly if
they take orders from Moscow, can do no wrong.
Russian communists can do no wrong. In the P. M.
manual of political action whatever is RED is RIGHT.
X7E don't get it
We can't understand all this hulabaloo about
the long-suffering and oppressed people of Greece,
anu me wicKeaness oi unurcnui ana the British gov
ernment, if all the latter wants ia tn hnlH n nlehi.
scite, and in an atmosphere
stead oi violence ana disorder, thus determine what
the people of Greece WANT.
wnat could be fairer or more democratic than that?
QR DO the so-called "liberals" of Manhattan and
elsewhere helieve snoh nn pWMnn wnnlH nnf ho
a free or fair one, but conducted along Fascist gang
ster lines i
That however, Wnillrl ha
ister Churchill as a Fascist
do tne reds, pinks, liberals and what-not, wish to
stand back of an indictment like THAT!
Sounds Somewhat Phoney
For students of this
. - eraatu J VA. VM(.U I J 1 1 t-
pronacanda it is interesting tn nnte that tha mo
ment the Japanese honkprl
from Shanghai to Singapore- the Chinese started to
win uue viciury aner anower, not only in Uluna
proper but in Burma.
These victories may be authentic everyone in this
country hopes they are.
uut tney are decidedly reminiscent of other Chin
ese Victories in this Wnr. n-nn nn nonor Vmr nnnrliara
else. And they always were
ou cuuuneu tneir ODjective, started to consolidate
their gains, thus pivinn- hnth eirloa what mirrht ho
termed a breathing spell.
-fx iimese counter ottensive of serious proportions
may be on in China, but until these victories are of
ficially confirmed from allied sources, it would be
well to take them with several liberal dashes of salt
Mistake
will be before the war is
of UNIVERSAL compul
been a shell shortage or
German G.H.Q., would
did not ask the men and
ALL of them did it the
and sound in their tight
'
of Winston Churchill's
with bad faith in any
or any official statement
we note, charges the Brit
of peace and quiet, in
tn pnndomn Prima Min
at heart as well as a crook.
tin their pnrnirmn?r;iririTici
won when' the Japanese
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(Acm Ttlephoto)
Benator-elect Wayne Morse of Oregon, former WLB member, pals bis saddle horses, 'Spice of Lite" and
"Oregauna Bourbon," after arrival in Washington, D. C. delayed by Ice, sleet and snow and lack of gas.
Bones rode In trailer but Morse claimed he feared he might have to hitch them to his ear to continue his
journey cross- countr.
Morse Advises Republican Party
To Adopt Progressive Policy in
Order to Play Full
Washington, Dec. 28 (U.R)
Sen.-elect Wayne L. Morse, R-,
Ore., believes the republican
party must adbpt a progressive
labor policy If it is to play its
full role in national life.
Morse, former dean of the
University of Oregon law
school, resigned from the War
Labor Board last spring to
launch his successful campaign
against Incumbent Sen. Rufus
C. Holman, R., Ore. He led his
ticket in the November election.
'As a former member of
WLB," Morse said, "I am par
ticularly interested in seeing the
republican party adopt a pro
gressive labor policy.
"It seems to me vital to the
party that we win the confi
dence of labor. And I do sin
cerely believe that collective
bargaining can function better
under our party than it can un
der the sort of policy I've seen
in operation here lit Washing
1945 Business
Previewed By
THUMBNAIL OUTLOOK FOR 194S
Look for these developments! Farmers' cash Income will ap
proximate that of 1944, which was 120 billions. Both bi
tuminous and anthracite mining will run five per cent below
a year ago. Petroleum output will be upped five per cent. Iron
and steel will decline 10 per cent. A similar drop is in prospect
for. chemical manufactures. Lumber output will Increase five
per cent. The paper and shoe industries will run along on the
same levels as during 1944. Industrial employment wiU be
seven per cent less and factory payrolls will decline 10 per
cent. Greatest single expansion will come In the construction
and building group, which will show an Increase of 25 per
cent from the low levels of 1944's first six months. Look
for a sharp drop in retail trade, especially in luxury Items.
Electric power output will be reduced five per cent as war eon.
tracts are cut back. For basically the same reason railroad
freight ton mile age will fall IS per cent.
By Roger W. Babson
GENERAL BUSINESS
1. A year ago the United
States Babsonchart Index of the
Physical Volume of Business
registered 148.S; today It regis
ters 138, Justifying my forecast
of a year ago. The Canadian
Babsonchart Index of the Physi
cal volume of Business registered
206.9 a year ago; today Is regis
ters 197. 194S will show a re
duction of more than 10 per cent
both in United States and Cana
dian business. Furthermore, most
of the following comments apply
to both countries.
2. War production Is already
being cut back and this reduction
will rapidly continue through
194S, Even those railroads and
Industries which expect to bene
fit from a long war with Japan
will be disappointed.
3. The re-conversion of indus
try from war to peace business
will Increase during every month
of 1945. Furthermore, time re
quired for reconversion will not
be as great as most people be
lieve.
4. Inventories quoted at their
price values, rather than vol
nmcs, will continue, as a whole,
during 1945 about as during
1944. Raw material piles will be
larger, but manufactured goods
will be smaller.
5. Population increases In the
United States during 1945 will
be about 700,000, but the birth
of new babies will fall off some
what.
RETAIL COMMODITY PRICES
8. Rationing will continue
throush the most of 1945. Dur
ing the early part of the year, I
expect to see further restrictions
especially in cvonnection with
meats, canned goods, etc.
7. The retail prices of most
necessities and some luxuries
will be higher during 1945 than
at present. The prices of some of
the luxuries, such as furs, have
already collapsed. .
8. Steel price of goods needed
Spare Horse Power for Oregon
pWW3j
National Role
ton under this administration."
Morse said he was proud of
the labor support he received
In his campaign. All labor
groups In Oregon, including the
AFL and the CIO political ac
tion committee, endorsed him.
"However," he said, "I made
it clear in the campaign that
I was not soliciting their sup
port and that I would not con
sider myself tied down by it if
elected. I told them I would do
my best to give them a fair
deal, always bearing in- mind
the interests of the country as
a whole."
Morse said the principal thing
he hopes to do in the senate is
maintain a "flexible" attitude
toward social change.
"The American people like to
think in terms of static condi
tions," he said, "but social re
lations aren't static. They're
flexible. The problems we face
must be met with a flexible at
titude." and Finance
Roger Babson
for peacetime manufacture
should be a little higher, but
prices of the heavy war goods
will decline. This applies also to
the heavy chemicals.
9. The wholesale prices of raw
materials in general may decline
during 1945, but most consumer
goods will hold firm or sell at
higher prices. For both gasoline
and bituminous coal, there may
be price concessions.
The great question mark of
1945 will be how, to whom and
at what price the government
will dispose of its billions of dol
lars worth of unneeded supplies.
FARM OUTLOOK
11. The weather will be the
greatest factor In farm produc
tion and prices during 1945. The
weather has been exceptionally
good on the whole for the past
few years; but sooner or later we
will have a severe drought or an
early freeze.
12. Pending a weather upset
more bushels of corn and wheat
and more bales of cotton will be
raised in 1945 than ever before
in our history. Although some
prices may slide off, the total
farm Income for the first half of
1945 should hold up.
13. There should be a 15 per
cent decline In hog slaughter and
a five per cent increase in cattle
slaughter.
14. Dairy products will con
tinue to increase both In volume
and in price. I am forecasting at
least a three per cent rise In
volume.
15. Farmers will start In 1945
to work again for legislation on
their party program, due to fear
of a collapse in all farm prices
after the war.
TAXES
16. Taxes will not be Increased
during 1945 and some will be re
duced; in fact, some nuisance
taxes will be eliminated alto
gether. 17. The federal debt will con-!
Unue to increase during 1945. I
18. Whatever is done about!
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taxes, the cost of living wiU con
tinue to rise during 1945.
19. Providing jobs for return
ing soldiers will be the big
political football of 1945. I am
not now prepared to forecast
what will happen in this connec
tion.
20. Through a coalition of Re
publicans and conservative Dem
ocrats, we should have a "do
nothing" congress during 1945.
RETAIL SALES
21. The volume retail sales
will show a decline during 1945
Prices of ladies' apparel and gen
eral luxuries will suffer, while
grocery sales should be higher.
22. The total dollar retail sales
should be about equal to 1944
with an increased demand for
woolen and cotton textiles for
civilian use.
23. The best cities for 1945
business should be: Altoona, Pa
New York, N. Y.; Cleveland
Ohio; Davenport, Iowa; San Jose,
calif., and Wichita, Kansas.
, 24. There will be a great stam
pede in 1945 to get rid of the
make-shift ersatz goods which
have been made to take the place
of good merchandise. Thus, 1945
will witness many "mark-down
sales" of unrationed merchan
dise.
25. Wise will be those manu
facturers, merchants and con
sumers who realize that postwar
competition will be terrific and,
therefore, . withhold purchases
until 1946.
FOREIGN TRADE
26. The United States will own
over 50 per cent of the world's
ships In 1945.
27. There will be an Increase
In free exports with the "freed
countries, but lend-lease ex
ports will decline.
28. We will make England and
Russia large postwar loans pro
vided they spend the money in
tne united States.
29. Both the British Empire
and Russia will go into the com
petitive foreign trade market
during 1945; many cartels and
government monopolies will be
In operation. I, therefore, fore
cast higher prices for coffee.
cocoa, sugar and many other
articles for which we are ab
solutely dependent upon foreign
countries.
30. No Central Bank will be
organized nor will the stabiliza
tion of foreign currencies be at
tempted in 1945,
LABOR
31. The Little Steel Formula
will be amended during 1945.
32. Industrial employment dur
ing 1945 will be off seven per
cent In hours and off 10 per cent
in payrolls.
33. The building of a few new
autos and new houses will be
resumed during 1945.
34. Many Industries, now oper
ating on a 48-hour week, will re
turn to a 40-hour week during
1945.
35. Wage rates will not de
cline, but "take-home" income
wiU be less.
WAR OUTLOOK
36. The greater part of Ger
many's army will collapse before
the German planting season
opens in the spring of 1945. Be
fore surrendering, Germany wiU
try poison gas.
37. Japan will not hold out as
long as most people think. Japan
will collapse within six or 12
months after Germany collapses.
38. If Stalin's health continues,
he will be the world's most pow
erful man In 1945 and may dic
tate the peace terms, especially
for the Pacific.
39. Sometime after April,
1945. will Join (or threaten to)
the allies against Japan but only
after the promise of territory
privileges and a huge loan.
40. The markets may witness
a "communistic scare" during
1945; but they should soon re
cover thereafter.
STOCK MARKET
41. The rails will show the
greatest decline during 1945, be
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cause the airplane and shipbuild
ing stocks are already pretty
much deflated.
42. The heavy cnemicais, hccm
and motors may hold their own
during 1945; but consumer gouas
will do much better.
43. The safest stociis to ouy
considering value, income and
safety wm be tne mercrum
dizin stocks, especially the
chain store stocks.
44. 1944 saw a large Increase
in the demand for peace stocks
with a decline in war stocKs; dui
1945 will witness them both
moving more or less together.
Switching has been over-aone in
most cases.
45. 1945 will continue to wit
ness creeping Inflation, although
the big movement toward iniia
tion will not take place until the
next business depression which
will foUow the postwar pros
perity.
46. Though bank loan rates
should continue to have an up
ward tendency, Interest rates in
general wiU remain low through
1945, since the money supply is
now 20 per cent above normal
and government controls will
continue.
47. Anticipating the expected
decline in federal taxes, 1945
should surely see a falling off in
the price of most municipal and
probably other tax-exempt
bonds.
48. The highest grade corpora
tion bonds wUl decline during
1945.
49. Investors will give much
more attention to diversification
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and staggered bond maturities
during 1945. .
50. More public utilities will
be taken over by municipalities
and "Authorities" during 1945.
REAL ESTATE
81. Suburban real estate will
be in much greater demand with
higher prices during 1945.
52. City real estate should hold
its own, excepting in the con
gested war areas where declines
may set In.
53. Small productive farms
will continue to increase in
price; but large farms may sell
for less in 1945 than in 1944.
54. Building will show a con
siderable increase. Contracts will
be up 25 per cent, but prices may
oe a little lower due to In
creases In lumber and cement
production.
65. There will be no changes
in residential rents during 1945.
56. Real estate will be helnerl
by congress ceasing to Induct any
more men into the armed serv
ices after June 30, 1945.
POLITICS fc POSTWAR PEACE
57. The uncertain nnlltlrai fa.
tor of 1945 will be Mr, Roose
velt. People will soon fear that
ne may resign before the next
congressional elections either on
account of ill health or to be
come head of a peace commission
or new world organization.
58. Our forelen headarhoa n11i
become worse and more frequent
during 1945. What we are going
through to reorganize Italy, will
be repeated in manv other cmm.
tries.
89. The Latin American honey
moon has passed its rjeak. Th nt.
titude of Argentina will extend
to other countries and our South
American troubles will increase
auring 1843.
ou. ihd will see more re
ligious interest, including more
church-going, than did 1944. Peo
ple gradually are realizing that
without a spiritual awakening no
peace or other plans will be
much good. Nations cannot be
depended upon to cooperate and
stick to their agreements unless
they recognize God as their real
Kuler and Guide.
AILING LLOYD GEORGE
TO QUIT PARLIAMENT
London, Deci 28 (U.R) David
iioya oeorge, British prime
minister in me first world War
Who has been ailing for several
months, will retire from parlia
ment, where he has served 54
years, it was announced today.
GOING MY WAY
a. ,ork' Dec' 28 "Going
My Way" was voted the best
movie of 1944 by 18 film critics
of New York, daily newspapers
iuuy. carry ritzgerald's act
ing in the picture was tprmori
the best male acting of 1944
and Leo McCarey received the
vote for the best directorial Job
of the year for his work on the
same picture.
ANNIE RILEY HALE
Altadena, Cal., Dec. 28 (U.R)
Funeral services for Mrs.
Annie Riley Hale. 85. writer
lecturer and once a independent
candidate tor the U. S. senate,
were arranged today. She died
Tuesday following a collapse on
Christmas Day.
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tory from th files ot the Mali
Tribune 10. 20. and 34 rean
ago
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
December 28, 1934
Ot Was Friday)
Great Britain, France and
Italy to cooperate In security
program for Europe.
r Superintendent of Schools E.
H. Hedrick returns from south
much improved in health.
Occasional rain and snow.
High 42, low 31 degrees.
Contract let for paving of
south. Ashland unit ot Pacific
highway.
Grocery stores and drugstores
in Portland area protest order
prohibiting sale of draft beer,
Chester Hubbard returns from
trip to Diamond lake and re
ports heavy snow.
Roosevelt eyes new plan to
give Jobs to all.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
December 28, 1924
(It Was Sunday)
Cologne area will not be evac
uated January 10 per Versailles
agreement, due to Germany
falling to obey terms.
Second cold wave hits south
ern California citrus crops.
Motorists warned to keep off
highways of state due to their
icy condition.
Chicago lawyer charged with
poisoning "Millionaire orphan"
threatens suit.
Rain or snow and warmer.
High 37, low 25 degffees.
Medford opera to be broad
cast over radio tonight.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
TODAY
December 28, 1910
(It Was Wednesday)
Japanese plot to place mines
in Manila harbor revealed.
Unusual prosperity predicted
for next year in nation.
Ashland tax levy for next
year is 14 mills.
Locals
Building Permit M. R. Wiley
made application in the city re
corder's office Wednesday for a
permit to remodel his residence
at 601 West Jackson street at
ad estimated cost of $700. ..
Accident A bus driven by
Wayne H. Whiting of Grants
Pass, collided WeUnesday, on
Highway 99 wit ha passenger
car operated by John C. Wright,
710 Holly street, according to a
report on file.
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Accident Warren W. Rohrer,
214 West Jackson street, and
Neva Samuels, 123 Tripp street,
were involved in a minor auto
mobile accident, Tuesday, when
the passenger cars they were
driving collided on West Jack
son street, according to a report
on file.
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On Leave First Lt. Frank
Rogers, army air corps, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers, 317
South Orange street, arrived
home recently on leave to visit
his parents. Lt. Rogers has been
stationed in England. He grad
uated from Medford high school
and was employed at United Air
lines prior to entering the serv
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