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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?
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' " 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Boise
30 :
31
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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.
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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
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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
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(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
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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
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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. Maynard to
down him in the historic fight
off Ocracoke, N. C.
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