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EICJHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE ' Sunday. Jin; 14. 1948 MEDFORIW-TWBUNE DiilJ Sepl SatarSaT "" " published b ROBERT W BUHL, editor. S GILSTRA Maneier. ' HIKB OKEV Advertulnl J: . c FERGUSON ManaSln. Edit" ARTHUR PERRY . Sunday editor MRS OLIVE STARCHER. Soc Edl S o .7 ri LATHAM ClrmilatlnrJ er An Independent Niwuxptf, Enured ee Mcond elaaa ""' Medford Oregon, under Act tf March S, 187. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mill In Adtfance Dally and Sunday one year clj Daily and Sunday el roonthi J 00 Dally and Sunday three moe 1.IJ Dally and Sunday one month. n By Carrier In Advance Medjord " Aihland. Central Point, Jeckaon- rUle. Gold Hill. Phoenl. Talent end on motor route: X Dally and Sunday one rear. -JiOT Dally and Sunday one month .7t All lerma cash In advance. Official Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper ef Jackton County United Preei Toll Mated Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Adveruelnf RapreeentatlTe WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY. INC Office! In New York Chicago. De troit, San Franclaco. Lpe Anteiea. Se attle Portland. St Louie. Atlanta. jyanuverBC Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Ferry a nf Arjnlesate cow men towned Thurs., the excuse therefor being a wet corral, and an auction sale north ot town. The clatter of their high-heel boots on North Central, remind ed a lady only recently from the East of castenets, when handled by the Boston symphony in a Spanish piece, she said. e e e A Democrat of the old school called FrI. He longed for the days of Cal Coolidge when he was mad at nobody in his own party, and only Sen. Lodge of Mass., in the Republican ranks. Now he is mad at everybody but Sen. Lodge. ' The law has started rounding up the still active motorists who failed to get the new 194S license stickers, they were warned to get right after the No vember votes were counted. . e The papers predicted last ' week Deanna Durbln, the sweet singer of the screen, would be married again, and peace rage again on earth, early next fall. e e Snow is badly needed in the hills, and wherever they can get it, by orchardlsts for next sum mer's watering. e - e Oene Orr writes from the Pa cific, he was feeling blue Christ mas Eve, until two packages and nine letters fell into his lap. e e e The stump of the old pin tree on the Pub. Lib. lawn lingers, and is not very decorative, lov ers ot outdoor scenic beauty claim. The band of Alaska robins visiting here passed a resolution at a mass meeting Wed., wishing they were back in Alaska, or even Siberia. e Quite a number of the young er married girls have started rolling their own, due $ the cigarette shortage. For the most part, they turned out worse than their first biscuits. e e H. Flewher, the former demon baker is now in Italy, also the race track of Cannonball Jack son. Dock Durno Is in Luxem bourg, disgusted with the native mud and cigars. e e Andrew Jackson Simpson, 73, the vigorous mountaineer re ports his home in the Griffin Creek hills is still calling him. If it is still yelling at him in the spring he plans to go back. . e e e C. Wing, the apple king, is back from a brief stay in the south, ' v.. - Piscatorial enthusiasts have started varnishing and re-winding their fishing poles for the annual all-out drive to catch a fish. Spade and hoe handles are never manicured. . e e The legislature reports it will take 60 days to quit, and threat en a liquor probe, anent the pur chase ot Kentucky distilleries. While about it, they might find out why the state runs out of American hootch, about the time a shipment of Demon Porto Rico rye Is unloaded. e e ' Collection ot dog taxes has started by the county. It is esti mated there are more than 4000 dogs in this region, most ot which do their barking at night, many figure. The next thing on the tapis Is Ground Hog Day, Feb. 2. There will be no formal observance of the day, as It is not a legal ex cuse for barber shops to close and even if gasoline was plenti ful, it is not time ot the year for a long auto jaunt. Cloalng time for Cltuulfled Ada a. m. Too Let to ClaaaUjr 12:30 UM Mall Tribune. Went Ads A Desirable Change The proposal to have two circuit 'judges, one for TnnlrriAn O 1 "I ATI 0 fnr JnsonMriA rminfv. instead of one u aCJVOUJi cijtu w wr - -, t for both, is desirable assuming they are given the legal duties of the present county judges. Unless this is done, however, there would not be iH- wnrlr fnr tha .Tosenhine county iudee. and the added expense to justified. .. m The present plan, nowever, ia io nave una uaiuuei fmm thft pmintv to the circuit courts; Ul icgai uutiwu ... w, so all in all the proposal should be passed. TJRNING over probate and juvenile court concerns to the county judge perhaps had certain justifica tion in pioneer days, but has none today, and hasn't had for a Jong time. TVio enricn soi-nn liAR been illopncal and impracti cal. Had the character and- quality of county judges here in Jackson county, not been, with a few excep rVnhlv hie-h. the results mierht have been WVelU " O ' serious, and so costly and would long ago nave insisted THE county judge should be chairman of the county commission responsible for the administration of county affairs, an important job but one where special knowledge of the law and court procedure is not required. The circuit judge should be m charge of all court and legal affairs in the county, probate, juvenile, civil, criminal and what have you. Under such a system, two judges in Jackson and Josephine counties would The state of course would so such a change would not The Reds March On! The Lublin eovernment of Poland has started to split up the large Polish estates and turn them over to the peasants. The exiled government of Poland at London to indulge in extreme understatement, doesn't like this. That is just too bad! The Polish government consolation there is in the "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" OR: "Possession is II points in the law." Either one of which will exnlafn why the likes or dislikes of the exiled government, as far as Poland is concerned, is not going to affect the matter one way or the other. THE Lublin government is the London government not onlv has the moral and Russia, but if need be the The combination will Polish eovernment in exile. or any other govern ment or any combination of governments for that matter. The Lublin government is going to do as it, anduncle'Jo, damn pleases. .. e e . e e A ND of course the breaking up of large estates and turning them over to the peasants is one of the first acts of any orthodox The turning over of all private property and private industry, as well as all natural resources to the state, will eventually follow as a That is what a government "friendly to Kussia" means, and will mean in the future all the way from Chungking, China to the English channel and perhaps beyond. There is, as things look now, no way of stopping it DUT we hope there will be eventually SOME way, whereby if the people of a country don't WISH to take orders from Moscow, and don't wish a totali tarian form of government even as benevolent as the Kremlin claims, such a people can set up the type of government they do want That as we understand idea, and of course it is unquestionably the right idea, from every democraticstandnoint PERHAPS a majority of the people of Poland DO want communism, or wnai passes as communism in the former land of the Czars. Perhaps they DO want to live within the Ok, let them do so. But let the fact be known in the only way it can be known, by an open and guessed at or arbitrarily mestic and alien influences benefitted by it , THAT'S all. Tnv tAAnnlt. tViiriV fV. ..A u jr pen pit Miittn ui ment is the best form yet the people, ALL ' the spheroid of dirt. Well if stop it But this department believes, and believes strong ly, it ISN'T! However whether it is in this particular case. lhe point is simply this: If this war means anything it means an end to the practice of any nation forcing any form of govern ment on any other nation, against its popular will. It means the right of self-government, the right of any people to decide what form of government they want, the decision to be the result not of bullets but of ballots. i Such a decision has NOT been made in Lublin, Poland. Until it is, England, America, the entire democratic world should oppose it I , the state would not be f t " w i - ' is sound and the measure - destructive that the people upon a cnange. be needed. bear the added expense, add to the local tax totals. . ' ' of London can find what well. known adage: not only IN Poland, while is NOT; but the former official support of Soviet Russian army to call on. be just too mucn tor tne communist government. matter of course. . it is the Anglo American Russian zone of influence. a free plebiscite : not be imposed, by powerful do that would be selfishly T?iico? o n fnrTM rP rrrwravry-. .vuooiuii iviiu v. s . devised for the benefit of people, on this whirling it is, nothing is going to or isn t, is beside the point Nothing To Bank On It is to be noted General Bradley follows the ex ample set by one "boss" Secretary of War Stimson and another boss, General Eisenhower that this re cent offensive of the Germans in the Ardennes sec tor, may shorten the war bring Germany's defeat sooner than had been expected. . Of course it "MAY." In this war of surprises any thing can happen. Bui this cheering interpretation of Marshall von Rundstedt's unexpected smash is in the humble and non-military judgment of this department chiefly a bucket of whitewash. . And the best evidence of this is that everyone in Washington who has anything to do with the con duct of this war, is ACTING on the assumption that this offensive was not only a definite setback but will inevitably delay the not hasten it. Moreover we have yet to pert who supports the Bradley-Stimson-Eisenhower interpretation. Even the optimistic Charles Bolte, the Charles Bolte the Nation s Nation's pontif icator, discards it as follows : The chances of nipping off the salient, destroying a dozen or so of the best German divisions, and therefore really shortening the war now seem slim. The terrain is bad, the lateral communications are worse, the enemy is determined to hold his gains. His aim of relieving pressure on the Aachen and Saar fronts has been achieved; plans for our winter offensive are certainly gone askew. The enemy has achieved what must have been his primary objective: to gain time. . STATE OFFICIALS IT LIKE BILL TO INCREASE PAY Salem, Ore., Jan. 13 U.R) Salary raises for high Oregon officials are not necessary for the public service, at this time, declared three top-ranking elec tive officials by 15 per cent. "It breaks the promise and faith upon which the officials were elected," State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott said. He com pared the proposed increases to the "bundles for congress move ment of the last congress in Washington, and added that any increases should be reserved for the "lower places." Gov. Earl Snell said that many elected officials are not getting enough. "However," he added, "I have always maintained that salaries of elected officials should not be changed during the term of office for which such an official was elected." Secretary ot State Robert S. Farrell, Jr., commented. "I knew what the salary was when I ran for this job, and I am satisfied with it." Under the new proposal, the governor would receive $12,000 Instead of his present $7,800 a year and other salaries would be proportionately increased. worried Portland, Ore., Jan. 13 U.R) Portland draft boards have been besieged by worried 4-F's, ac cording to Earl Goodwin, clerk of Board No. 1, who said today that evert some on crutches had asked for information on the re cent selective service pronounce ments. , The army recruiting office is telling applicants to visit their draft boards, while draft board officials are advising 4-F's to stick to their jobs until further notice. Unshaven Workers Fight Absenteeism Los Angeles, Jan. 12. (U.R) Unshaven since the year began, Goodrich Rubber Company's swingshifters are keeping a hands-off-razors policy begun to fight absenteeism. After the War Department's appeal for tire-makers to work 120 days without a day off, the workmen set up a $5-per-man pool in which every man who keeps a perfect attendance and no-shaving record the first 120 days of 1943 will share. PLASH -K0TE A Plastic costing for painting used for every purpose. Transparent and White that doesn't turn yellow. Beauti ful colors for floors and linoleum. A cellophane-like finish that needs no waxing and is non-skid. Heat or alcohol leaves no marks. Silver-leaf and white, wet and dry. Will paint over moist surface and seal. Our ce ment, Perma-Seal. tor cement iloors. walls and porches, waterproofs and seals out alkali. With several beautiful colors to choose from. Yes. we have it for high tem peratures from 450 to 1000 F. Whether it be interior or exterior seal with Plaiti-Kote and you will have the best. See your dealers now. They will supply you. FLY '. ELECTRIC SERVICE 131 WEST MAIN STREET end of the war in Europe - - discover a single war ex pontif icator who predicted JET AIDS IN RESCUE OF PLANE'S CREW . San Diego, Jan. 13 (U.B Jet propulsion played its first major role of mercy on the west coast recently when it was disclosed by the navy today that a jet fitted coast guard plane figured in . the rescue of an eight-man crew of a wrecked navy Liber ator and their puppy mascot from choppy seas 500 miles off the southern California coast. The rescue plane, a twin-engine seaplane equipped for rocket-jet assisted take-offs, was one of a group of navy and coast guard patrol planes which yes terday found the eight-man crew and their six-months-old mascot, Turbo, after the men had spent nine hours in unusual choppy seas .when their bomber crashed after developing engine trouble. Comdr. Donald B. MacDiar- mld, commanding officer of the San Diego coast guard air sta tion, Who piloted the jet rescue plane, said that landing the plane was a "ticklish job" but without jet assistance the sea plane would probably have never leit tne water. He explained that without the sudden burst of speed which the jet propulsion gave the plane for Its take-off, the plane' would have been smashed to pieces in the heavy ocean swells which were encountered during the rescue. E AND COAT THIEF Portland, Ore., Jan. 13 (U.R) The man who stole a Portland police patrol car couldn't resist the bright brass buttons and trim cut of a policeman's coat, and so he was arrested to day and charged with larceny. Police Patrolmen Graves and Fisher left their prowl car park ed while they went into a store to get some flashlight batteries. Returning a moment or so later, they found the car gone. Shortly afterward they spied Ted Bennett, 31-year-old transient, walking along in Patrolman Graves' brass-buttoned overcoat. Qennett was booked for larceny. The prowl car was recovered later. AWARDS ANNOUNCED Washington, Jan. 14 4U.PJ The war department today an nounced the awards ot the bronze star medal to personnel of Infantry units, all northern Californlans. J NVENTOR PLANS EXHIBITION FEB. 1 Greenish Fluid - and Com pressed Air Used Public and Kaiser Interested. Los Angeles, Jan. 13. U.R) Frank R. Perry, inventor of. a gasless automobile which "A" motorists hope is the answer to their prayers,' announced to night her will put his revolu tionary "Perry mobile" on ex hibition starting Feb. 1. The graying, cherubic invent or will give "the public a break" by also selling blue prints of his ration-proof car, which is powered with . compressed air and a mysterious greenish fuid. When Perry first announced news last November of his car that he claims can be built from materials obtained from most any junk yard for $400, he was deluged with SOO letters daily asking for details. , His car interested more than just the average John Q. citi zen. One visitor to his shop was Henry J. Kaiser, who right now is busy making ships for Uncle Sam, hut is on the outlook for any postwar possibilities. Perry said he and Kaiser weren't able to get together on an. option for postwar manufacture at Per ry's gasless gocart, but the big industrialist is still interested in the project. ' Perry has assigned a part in terest in his car to A. J. Brauer, retired St. Louis shoe manufac turer. Brauer will aid in ar ranging exhibition of the car and dealing with those who would like to build their own Perrymobiles. A talkie movie will show the car in action. Popular demand may give the show a six months' run in Los Angeles, and then he may exhibit his car in other cities, the inventor said. In the film. Perry will ex plain that a flame-'kindled by butane, kerosene, distillate, die sel oil or anything else that burns will vaporize a myster ious, greenish fluid that he has concocted. This vapor, com bined with compressed air, drives the four-cylinder car for ward at speeds up to 70 miles an hour. Movement of the car operates a pump which keeps the compressed air tank full. Such things as sparkplugs, trans missions and other parts of the conventional car will be elimi nated. Some spokesmen in the auto motive industry question whether Perry's stripped down engine will be adequate to cope with steep hills; that the con stant air pressure will create mechanical troubles; and the heat boiler may constitute a fire hazard. . Tomorrow... YOITLL SEE STARLIGHT IN HER EYES 7 year old Sharyn ... as the lonely, bewildered child of forgetful parents ... pouring ' all her love and affection into the heart of a homeless dogl SHARYN MOFFETT Jill Esmond - Una O'Connor - Geo. Cleveland and Sharyn'i Pal P.DCY Welle I Flight o' Time Mediord and Jackson Co His tory ftom the files oi the Msii Tribune 10. 10. and 34 rears ago. ' ' TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY January 14. 1935 (It Was Monday) , Surprise witness testifies she saw Bruno Hauptmann watching Jafsie" on night Lindbergh ran som money was paid. . Income of nation shows de cline. . . Saar plebsicite won by Nazis. Gov. Martin in inaugural ad dress urges tax reduction and ef ficiency. Great Britain favors freeing Germany from military clauses of Versailles treaty. Prospects of irirgatlon water coming year, due to . snows in hills, will be good. : . . . Congress eager to hear Roose velt s views on Townsend plan. . Snow nr rain, anrl warmer. high 37, low 30 degrees. TWENTY' YEARS AGO TODAY January 14, 192S (It Was Wednesday) Secretary of Commerce Hoov er favors scientific elimination of waste oetween farmer and consumer to solve farm problem. Portland clubwomen to appear Deiore legislature to air views on child labor law. San -' Francisco police seek missing "jazz mad" girl as slay er of her mother. German reparations agreement signed. U. S. envoy and Winston Churchill of Great Britain praised for efforts. . . - Rain, high 45, low 38 degrees. Precipitation .28 of an inch. ' Crater Lake rim has 135 inches of snow. County to try and get new bridge over Rogue at Gold Hill. Bunco men fleece Ashland merchants. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO January 14. 1911 Ot Was Friday) Census gives Ashland 5020 population. Storm cuts off communication with outside world by wire.' ' "Queen of the Moulin Rouge" at Medford Theater attracts big Eat Turkey Dinner SUNDAY Elsie and Hiway 99 C 11 AMU' WlinUVII of Strongheart crowd. Everybody went and no body blushed, review states. LI Portland, Ore.,- Jan. 13. (UJ5 Lumber and loggjng workers ana iscir employers were praised today for doing an out standing, job in delivering mil lions of feet of lumber for mili tary truck bodie s ahead ot schedule by Fred H. Brundage, western log and lumber ad ministrator. The west coast lumber in dustry was asked to produce millions of feet of lumber for military truck needs two months ago, when the hardwood indus try was unable to supply" the demand, Brundage ' said. He commended the industry for ac cepting the large volume of boards and dimension lumber at the last CPA auction in Port land. Unit To Meet Central Point Extension unit will meet at the home of Mrs. Myrle Patterson Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 10 a. m. Project for the meeting will be "Buffet Meals In War Time." A small, charge will be made for the luncheon meal and everyone is asked to bring service. Clotlns time for Classified Ada a m Too Lata to Classify 12 JO NOW OPEN! TAKE -IT -EASY LODGE Dine and Dance Open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday One-Halt Mile Up ' Savage Creek Phone 2119 For Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service AT. Barney's Central Point Ends Tonightt GINGER ROGERS "Lady in The Dark" GOOFY I -A
