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SIX MEDFORD MAIL THIS OWE Wednesday. Jan. 17, It 48 MEDFORD!&TRIBUM n..Wll.kaw4 h MEDFORD PRINTING CO . rit St Phone lUl. SIM North ff 81 ARTHUR PERRV Sunda CdlJ MRS OLIVB ST ARCHER. Soc CKRALD LATHAM Clmjl.tlon Wr An Independent Newspaper. Kntcrpd as second elase matter .at Medford Oregon, undei Act of March 3, IB7. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dally and Sunday one rear -tj-jg Dally and Sunday -am raontha 4 00 Dally ana sunoajuw Dally and Sunday ona month. By Carrier In Advance Medford Ashland Central Point, Jackaon Tllle. Cold Hill Phnontx Talent and on motor route! : n.Hw anH SimH.V .in. HIT S8.CH Dall. and Sunday ona month .71 All lerma I caao in advance Official Paper of the City ef Medford Official Paper ef jachaop County United Prill roll Leased wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertising Representative WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY CMC Offlcea In New York Chlcaco. De troit. San rranclaeo. Loa Ana.lee Se- Portland. St Lou la Vancouver, B C. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry Sentiment opposed to America mixing in the hates and affairs of Europe, when the cannon stop booming, and the politicians tart in doing the same, Is aris ing in the land. Most of the hatreds started before Columbus landed on these shores, and are both chronic and Incurable, and beyond soothing. For Instance, Russia and Poland started de testing each other In 692. This gives them a 1253 year head start, in combatting any Yankee "big brother" and Santa Claus notions. America's entrance into the family fuss would give them something new and modern to hate. One can well imagine France and German, and Italy and Greece, would enjoy a brief respite, from glaring and throw ing blue vitrol, while keeping their haters in tune, by hating Uncle Sam. A rural resident towned yes terday looking for horse collar, and, might as well been hunting a tire 'in a haystack. e e e . ' 'The cook has put her foot down. Only 12 pancakes per man at breakfast, until a helper shows up is the new rule." (Goose Creek Jottings) Famine stalks the back-country. The navy has Just reported the sinking of a 45,000 ton Jap battleship last October. What's the rush, at a snail's pace? e ' " SAME HERE (Bend Bulletin) . , "The procurement division of the treasury 'department is offering for sale about 400, 000 compasses. Also it . lists cream pitchers, dessert plates, soup plates, bread and butter plates, saucers, gravy boats, egg cups, custard cups,, vege table dishes and vinegar cruets. We are especially glad to see the end of the 'gravy boat." e e e J. TannehlU Walker, almost 6, and every IVi inches a sai lor came ashore yes, in navy regalia. He informed one and all he did not like the Insignia on his left sleeve, causing one and all, to look at It. -.. Word has been received from Dr. Eddie Durno, who has chased the foe from the beaches of Nor mandy to Aachen, and still at It. He is a major in the medical corps. e e The S. elevens doa "Twlro." while asleep in the shoe shop yesterday woke up barking. He dreamed he had a fight with raia," the White House dog and whipped him. e e e FACT VS. FICTION (Siskiyou (Cal.) News) "It would be nice if we could start it in the Holly wood manner with one of our staff Infallibly getting the story through sheer genius. "The brutal truth Is we got It through dumb luck and hard work." e e e The upstate and metropolitan press is now edltoriallv halllnc the first Johnny-Jump-up, and n iirsi dandelion of spring iikb the first robin. th firet dandelion has been here all the time. It is about time somebody hailed the first Jimpson weed on the sunny side of the wood shed. Moscow announces Russia will handle the nazl war criminals "in her own way," and there will be no sentimental monkey-business, about shooing the erring lamb back to the fold. "We will judge our torturers and this we win entrust to nobody," It Is grimly announced. They do not regard the self-admltted "suiter. race" as Juvenile delinquents, In need of a recreation center to plot World War IIL Closing time tor Sunday loo Late ; .iawu j aaiuraejr aiierooon r i iwwniBir, What's In The announcement by Japan's Domei News agency of the new Hien fighter plane, which has been sent into action in the South Pacific and over the home islands, brings attention once more to the unique names used by the Japs for everything from airplanes to atolls. "Hien" in Japanese means "Flying Swallow," a more appropriate and understandable name man those of a few other recent warplanes which have made their appearance in ers are now soaring forth to fnr pxamnle. which means Tenzan f Heaven - Mountain) : the Ginga (Milky Way) and the Toryu (Dragon biayerj. WHEN Britain and America began to pay atten- " tion 75 years ago to the Bonins, those small island dots on the blue Pacific now in the path of our drive to Tokyo, the Japs took possession of them and PHtah Hshed her rjolicv which later was caned tne Monroe Doctrine of the Far East Descendants of the 1830 colonizers of these islands called them by such names as: Goat Island, Peel Island, Stapleton, Buck land and Hillsboroueh. Nippon quickly changed their names for a family system will never know why. Their translate to read Bridegroom Island, lio-BetWeen is land. Bride Island. Youneer Brother IslandElder Brother Island, Father Island (Chichi Jima), Mother Island (Haha Jima the island now being showered with B-24 and B-29 bombs), Son-in-law Island, Twin island, Elder Sister Island, Islands. AMERICANS, according to these strange people, are now sticking out their hecks in the foray into the China Sea and the invasion of Luzon. It is our "sheer impatience" that has thrown us into this "reckless adventure," the Tokyo radio tells us, and the former commander of the Philippines, General Masaharu Homma, predicts dire consequences for American arms as a result 17E ARE also' facing, according to Lieutenant Gen- eral Yano, with a veritable "Superman" in the person of General Tonoyuki Yamashita, the Philip pines commander; He is known as a man "without a single weakness or deficiency,", which certainly makes him unique in the human species. While we 11 never understand the mystic philoso phy behind the Japanese amused. H. G. Japanese Atrocities After we lost Bataan, nearly three years ago, the "March of Death" became tarian cruelty and bestiality. The Japanese have, at least, been consistent in perpetrating their atrocities which strengthens the determination to bar these con scienceless people from military power in generations to come. THE latest act which has infuriated the American WAVtlA ItTne, .tA kAnlltlM null km.AMnllnia.nf .1. a crew of a Liberty ship by. the sailors of a Japanese submarine. Seventy-seven were thus brutally mur dered, before the submarine crash-dived with the re maining 23 sitting on the deck with hands bound be hind their backs. .The story is authentic in hand by veteran United Press writer John Andrews from survivors of the terrible ordeal. Amencans once knew pleasant manners and effusive courtesies, living in the quaint land of the cherry blossoms. Now they are stripped of their sheeps' clothing and we must resolve to never trust them again. These proven instances of brutal atrocities should be recorded in the history books of tomorrow. The Japs must not get away this time wtyh a "so sorry, please" and be allowed to start once more a program of long-range planning for world conquest a century from now. H. G. JUNIOR CITIZEN SELECTION MADE BY SECRET VOTE Selection of Medford's out standing Junior citizen for 1944 between the ages of 21 and 35 has been made, according to Harry Watson, vice president of Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce. Senior citizens of Medford voted by secret ballot to elect the man from a list sub mitted by various civic clubs of the city. Winner will be an nounced at the Founders Day banquet to be held Saturday at the USO, beginning at 7:30 p. m. In keeping with United States Junior Chamber policies, a Jun ior citizen award will be made each year to an outstanding man of the community who has ren dered the most signlficent com munity service during the year, Vic MUnes, general chairman for Saturdays banquet, an nounced plans were complete and chamber officials hope all civic organizations will have representatives at the banquet Bill Chrysler announced at last night's meeting that ad' vance ticket sales for the ban' quet were going well' and all salesmen are requested to con' A Name? Pacific fighting. Jap fly Dattie in tne new uckko, "Moonlight," and in the and the accidental mind current Japanese names Younger Sister and Niece of this "plight." language we CAN ; be : an all time high in totali every detail, secured first the Japanese as people of tact him Thursday morning be tween 7 and 9 o clock regarding their sales so an estimate of total sales may be given the at tendance committee. Anyone wishing to purchase tickets who has not been con tacted may telephone Reg Stagg, 3843, for reservations. BIRTHS STRAHM To Mr. and Mrs, Harve. Brownsboro. January 15, 1945, girl, 8 lbs., at Community hospital, Daily Weather Report rorecait Medford and vicinity: Rain tonight. Showen Thursday. Little change In temperature. Oreaon: Rain tonight. Occasional showers Thursday. Warmer east por tion tomgni. Local Data, Temoerature a year ago today: Higheal A3 degrees; lowest 31. Inches. Deficiency for the month .11 inch. Total precipitation since September 1, 1044. 7.37 Inches. Deficiency for the Total mommy precipiuiuon . i o seafton .17 inch. Relative Humidity at :ao p. m. yesterday 58; 4 30 today M. lomorrow Sunrlie 8:35 a. m.; unset 6:08 p. m. Past 24 houra: Hlfh Low irec. Boise 30 : 31 13 37 3S 24 37 31 32 33 40 43 ia 41 33 Boston -Chicago Denver M Eureka H 33 , 30 , 38 , S3 . 37 . SO . 41 . 31 , 37 . 63 . . 48 . 90 . 3 . BS . 49 40 . 3S . 39 Havre Loa Angelea Medford New York Omaha - Phoenix Portland Heno . Roseburs Salt Lake San Franclaeo , , Seattle Spohana Washlnfton. D. C . SS Traf. an .07 N Trace News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, Jan.' 17 The government is sponsoring a food scare. New York's Mayor La Guardia has been calling for meatless days. Local ration ing boards are putting out to their, newspa pers around the country alarming pre dictions of scarcities. Some people are concluding it Is just the usual government fright campaign to get a desired popular reaction, but this time it is real. , , .. . Hard as this may be for the average maidless housewife in the kitchen to believe, after all the stuff she has been hearing about great food stockpiles in government hoarding to feed the world, and large reserves bought up by the army and navy, the truth is we could lose this war on the food front If we do not have good crop weather this spring. e e a OEHIND the tightening condi a tions is an explanation the government is not telling, name ly that it mismanaged its food supplies situation last year and is now reaping the harvest of its mistakes. Look at poultry. The govern ment last summer thought it was faced with an over-supply, expected the war to be won swiftly in France, and discour aged poultry raisers from hatch ing eggs. That now proves to have been very bad judgment, and there Is a shortage of poul try. In hogs, the farmers were similarly scared of an over supply, and reduced their feed er schedule upon government advice. We are now short on pork. The sheep herders ran into cold weather at lambing time last year and we have a short age of lamb. Beef has been handled so sloppily as to discourage pro? duction. Last summer both the OPA and WFA (war food ad ministration) promised no ceil ing price would be out on cattle, but one is now to be applied. But in order that the ririce to the consumer shall not be raised, the government is to pay the packers an additional $1 per 100 pounds subsidy out of the treasury, and the tax payers' pocketbooks ( a secret price increase under which those who pay taxes actually pay a portion of the price on steaks bought by everyone). All this retracing and self- repudiation by the government officials naturally tended to demoralize the cattle industry and scare off production. WORSE than this, the war .iisaiipu rv .Ua(Ili0SlUIl 19 threatening to draft farm help and the war production board is cutting down or out the alloca tions for production of new farm machinery. The local draft boards in farm communities, however, have shown some signs of revolting against draft ing more farm help, and frank ly, I doubt that WMC orders will be obeyed. Yet it is clear that farm help, new machinery, and parts for repairs will be scarcer than last year. If spring weather is bad, we will be in trouble. As for large reserves, we simply do not have. them In any line. The department of agricul ture is now out holding meet ings to get the farmers to in crease planting, and extension directors are doing good con structive work, but the OPA, WFA, and the other government bureaus are doing nothing to ex tend production that I can see, Indeed, there is constant quar reling and bickering on policy between OPA and WFA which is somewhat demoralizing, and Co-ordlnator Vinson's office is full of left-wing boys who al ways have sociology uppermost in mind. It is evident then that' this new food scare has more valid ity behind it than in - former cases, although the wrong rea sons are being offered by the admlnlstratl on, naturally enough, in order to cover Its old mstakes. "People are eatng more," .they say. I doubt that this is true. THE Germans seem to have ,ontirA1 at lnrerai mmntltv nt our canned goods in the Bel gian smash, and there is some black market seepage corrup tion from army supplies in France, but it is hard to believe the official excuse that a sol dier In France eats more than In the United States. Lend lease is taking no more, and, Indeed, our own supply situa' tion Is preventing us from liv ing up to commitments. I asked food authorities why it is that the government has always I proved to be wrong In its food ") J? High Octane (Acme Telephoto) Reflecting the highlights and shadows of night war production, these Hortonsphere storage tanks, part of the new $20,000,000 Defense Plant Corporation refinery operated by Standard of California near San Francisco, hold huge quantities of 100 octane gas destined for Salpan-based B-29 Tokyo raiders and other Pacific aerial Derations. The refinery is one of world's largest high octane producers with capacity of several thousands of barrels rlnilv. planning activities. The law of averages should make it right once in a while, even if they did not try. The answer I got was this: "At the start of the war, the best brains in both business and agriculture came in here to help work out our work problems. These men have nearly all re turned to private endeavor. some disgusted. Remaining here are the sociology boys, the left leaners without much ability, who yearn for a better world more than they strive to make this one work right." , COMMUNICATIONS Lettera to the Editor muat beat the nam. and address ol the writer although rhe use nr a pen-name or inlUala for publication Is permis sible The Mall Tribune reserves the rlshl to edit all lettera with a view to clarity and condensation Bond Aid Appreciated To the Editor: The sixth war loan was the most successful sales promotional program ever known ia the history of the world- war bond sales totaled $21,621,000,000. Your outstanding support with sponsored war bond advertising was a major factor in the suc cess of the drive. All America should give thanks to you, to your newspaper and your spon soring advertisers. The treasury is most sincerely appreciative of the job you are doing. These war bond drives con tinue to demonstrate again and again the powerful force of newspaper advertising. The greater the sale of war bonds in your community, the gerater will be your financial backlog to help absorb any postwar re verses for your people and your local merchants. Just as the fighting must go on 'until final victory, so must the war financing program con tinue. Secretary Morgenthau, Ted Gamble, Frank TrinD and Tom Lane all join me in expressing the most sincere thanks of the treasury for the excellent sup port your newspaper and your sponsoring advertisers have giv en this vital war financing ef fort. Sincerely yours, S. George Little, Special Consultant, War Finance Division. 1945 JURY LIST BEING PREPARED Preparation of the lurv list for the coming year consisting ot between 250 and 300 names drawn from all sections, of the county is now underway by the county clerk's office. It will be ready, and the first selections made from lt, for the February term of the circuit court, start ing Monday, February 26. 'I he present petit lurv has been ordered to report for duty next Monday for the trial of Fred Marratt and wife, charged with breaking and entering for me purpose of stealing drugs. Circuit Judge James W. Craw ford will preside. The case is expected to take the better part of two days. HIGH NAVAL OFFICERS MEET DEATH IN ACTION Washington. Jan. 17. (U.R) The navy today announced the deaths of Rear Adm. Theodore fc. Chandler, veteran of Euro pean and Pacific naval action, and Capt. Robert W. Fleming, Battleship commander, during the current operation against the Island of Luzon in the Philip pines. No details ot the action were given. Both of the naval officers lived In Washington. Piled up bars of bullion were used to construct temporary shelters In the Ccrro Gordo mining district In the '70s. Gas for B-29 Tokyo Faces Music eT" 4eW mimw v (Acme Telephoto) Benjamin Franklin Male, 73, arrives In Chicago from St. Helens, Ore., on his way to Hoult, W. Va., to face 60-year-old murder charge. He volun tarily confessed slaying of Walter O. Smith, a teacher, who disciplined Male's son. "It didn't mean to kill," laid Male. "I've never thought of It as a sin." TALENT LOSES IN POLIO HOOP TILT Eagle Point's basketball team took a 21 to 17 victory from Tal ent in an infantile paralysis benefit game played at Talent Tuesday night. It was a ragged contest all the way with neither team showing up to early-season calibre. Talent led at the half way mark 9 to .8. Principal Roy Parr said $40, net proceeds of the game, will be turned over to country of ficials to aid the nation-wide poliomyelitis campaign. Lineups: Eagle Point Pos. Talent Young 5 f Harley 2 Walgamont 8 f Grace 1 Hayman c G. Chamber'n 4 Frink 9 g J. Chamberlln Hervey 3 g Osterhart 4 Tolle 2 s THE GRANGE Central Point Grange A talk on "Accident Preven tion" will feature the meeting of the Central Point Grange which will be held Friday at 8 p. m. at the Grange hall. There will be a program of violin mu sic and a "cake walk". BEATEN TO DEATH Seattle, Jan. 17 (U.R) His body bearing evidence of a ter rific beating, 16-year-old John Emberg, picked up Dec. 24 by city police on a delinquency charge, was found dead in the juvenile tank of the King county jail, the sheriff's office said to day. TRUCKS FOR RENT Drive Yourself Save M Any Distance Pruitt'i Mobiloil Station Main and Ivy Phone 4145 ( . . d LJI n- 1 2 PI Raiders Flight o' Time Mediord and Jackson Co His tory iom the files oi the Mail Tribune 10 20. and 34 rears ago. ' TEN YEARS ASO TODAY January 17, 1935 (It was Thursday) 'Stop lyingl" yells Bruno Hauptmann at witnesses against him in Lindbergh kidnaping trial at Flemington, N. J. Ed Hanley home on Ross Lane destroyed by flames. Roosevelt gives social secur ity plan, with job Insurance and old. age pensions. Snow or rain. High 41, low 33 degrees. - RoyPruitt purchases Barkdull building on North Central ave nue. Medford high five to play Mt. Shasta here over week-end, . County court talks enforcing dog license law. . , Price of butter goes up two cents. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY . . January 17. 1925 ' (It Was Saturday) Digger squirrels drowned out by recent high water in Table Rock district. i Flood damage In Willow Springs district repaired. Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey and Estelle Taylor, actress to wed. Rain. High 37, low 29 degrees. . Construction in Ashland last year amounted to $364,954. Medford high defeats Eugene 22 to 15 in fast game last night, Mervyn Chastaln was high point man. Florida plan of no Income or Inheritance tax favored by house speaker for Oregon. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY January 17, 1910 (It Was Tuesday) Work to be rushed on local trolly line. More funds asked congress for building of new post office here. German submarine and crew trapped at bottom of Keil canal. Closing Urns for Sunday Too Laic to Classify 5 30 Saturda afternoon Please remember COMING! THURSDAY, JAN. 25 AlV st A" Southern III aVVtlOV B,G SH0W nd 1 jNCE with , AVaAil.t- . Continuous Entertain- III Jp NOW! Trawdn hi' III MERRICK'S US! - Communicable disease took an upward trend In the county last week, with 31 new cases reported during the week end ing Jan. 12 to Or. A. Erin Mec kel, county health officer. In cluded on the list were seven cases of scarlet fever, including four In Eagle Point, two in Pros pect and one in Phoenix, and one case of diphtheria in Med ford. Also listed were one case of measles in Medford; a case of tuberculosis at Camp White; two cases of mumps, one in Talent and one in Gold Hill; one case of chicken pox In Ash land and one in Talent; five cases of Trench mouth, Camp White; 10 cases of recurrent -malaria. Camp White; one of septic sore throat, Medford; one case of erysipelas, Jacksonville. The pirate Blackbeard had great personal courage. It took five pistol wounds and 20 sword wounds for Lt. 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