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By Arthur Perry
"Where's the Meat?" asks the
American Meat Institute in an
ad, as if they would not know.
Most of it seems to be in pas
tures, around rural hay stacks,
and eating grass along the high
ways, while still in the original
package.
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Vice-President Wallace Is
slated for the secretary of Com
merce, post in the cabinet, ac
cording to political gossip, when
his term ends Saturday. This
gives him command over busi
ness, big and small, for which
he has shown no love or admira
tion, in the cast. As secretary of
sericulture, he ordered the
slaughter of all the little pigs,
when the nation was short of
pork chops. Thus, there is some
squeamishness, he will might use
his sacrificial powers again, and
order merchants to throw away
every third yard of calico.
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CAUSE EITECT
(Heppner News)
"The inevitable has arrived
with no more houses to buy,
so a new one is being started,
' with government permission
, of course.".
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Snow fell all of yesterday over
the bald-headed peaks and high
hills of this area. All rejoiced
for this means water for the
alfalfa and 'pears next summer.
They also rejoiced because- the
snow was in the hills, where it
could not be made into snowballs
for 'Young America' to throw
at 'Old America' the elder the
better.
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The removal of three service
men from, an army freight plane
to make room for a 130-pound
English bull mastiff dog, as big
as a calf, and in the meat short
age crisis able to eat one daily,
put quite a number of high
moguls in the dog-house. It was
all a mistake, is the official
alibi. But three colonels would
never have been put off plane
to make room for the latest Mrs.
Roosevelt's overgrown canine.
The incident caused public opin
ion to boll, as usual, though boil
ing as yet, has got public opinion
no place. The public don't know
Editorial Correspondence
Portland. January 17th This is Wednesday, regular golf
day In Medford for the False Friends quintet. Wonder If the old
boys are falling, excuse! firing and falling back as usual, and
insulting their decrepit opponents, also as usual. If so, they are
lucky. No golf up here or anything else without rubber boots and
a slicker, a typical Portland day, a fine-spray-rain driven by a
strong wind.
Wouldn t like to have to cross tne uoiumma river oar a aay line
this, as we did on our first trip to Tillamook. We left the dock
about 4 a. m. and just as everyone was draped nicely over the rail,
the galley cook threw a scoop of bacon on a hot pan and rang the
gong for breakfast. .
A clear, clean profit. Meals were included in xne passage
money but nothing would go down, only upi
Yes. a day "not fit for man or beast," as W. C. Fields re
marked in a movie "short" we saw many years ago but never have
forgotten. Only that was a "night" somewhere in the bad lands.
We can t understand why the movie moguls fail to cash in on
"W. C", the greatest film comedian in movie history, and one of
yie perhaps half dozen NATURAL ones. Natural comedians are
as rare as natural platinum blondes. Hollywood would never miss
the latter but they have muffed their chances on Fields lor nearly
a decade. And they play up phoneys like Abbott and Costello!
"Phnnuuuml" ' -
This would be a swell day to depart but we are still awaiting
a long-distance call from the East and can't make definite plans
until we get it
As has been announced, Dean Harry K. Newburn of Iowa State
has been chosen to be the new president of Oregon, to take the
place of the late Donald Erb who passed away so suddenly and
tragically slightly over a year ago, after doing a marvellous job of
reconstruction, rehabilitation and rejuvenation. In the interim
Professor Orlando Hollis has acted as president, and certainly
surprised everyone, except perhaps himself, with the ease and
skill of his brief administration. A young man of such brilliant
promise will probably be difficult to keep very long as dean of the
Law School, at a little over $5000 a year.
That is one great handicap in the field of higher education in
Oregon, lack of adequate funds. This applies to faculty members,
buildings, equipment, EVERYTHING. .
Theoretically everyone Is for higher education but when it
comes down to raising taxes to pay for it, oh! that is another
matter, as the Ways and Means Committees at Salem will no doubt
demonstrate in a few weeks. (Incidently, if you Mr. or Mrs. Reader
would like to see the University at Eugene and the College at
Corvallis benefitted and Improved in the educational field, ask the
Jackson County delegation Messers Van Dyke, Newbry and
Bengtson to team up and bring their pressure to bear on the above
mentioned committees toward that all-desirable end.)
Yes, it all, or 'almost all, comes down to money, for every
thing needed in higher, and better, education takes money,
including brains. There are some able men at both Eugene and
Corvallis who have turned down offers of increased pay from
other and larger institutions, because of their devotion to this state
and keen interest in their work. But they are the exception.
Professors have their bills to pay just like other humans, their
desires for financial security and ambitions for their children,
no one can blame them for trying to better themselves in the
material realm as well as the intellectual.
Money, money!
Well, yesterday at the board meeting, Mr. Morton Tompkins,
master of the State Grange, appeared in person to urge more
buildings and better equipment at'O.S.C, especially In the realm
of agriculture and the departments of experimentation and re
search. Tompkins asked that $200,000 instead of $100,000 be
allocated for a food Industry building, and that this structure and
also one for agricultural engineering be built in the present
blennium Instead of delayed according to the announced program.
Mr. Tompkins failed to realize that the building committee and" the
members of the Board would be as happy as he to comply with this
request, and scores of others, if funds were available. But they
aren't. And the educational suit like any other, must be cut to the
cloth. There simply isn't sufficient cash to compress a ten-year
Dunning program into two years.
There was an amusing slant to this. No one in the state did
more, or has done more in the past, to defeat all efforts to
secure a sales tax in Oregon than Mr. Morton Tompkins. Yet
barring some unexpected endowments, from sources unknown, the
only possible way in which money for such program as he
presented could be secured, would be through such a sales tax.
- we trust tnis trutn will be brought to the attention of the
Orange Master in due course.
'. This is not to Indicate the support of the State Grange to secure
better facilities at Corvallis for agricultural instruction and re
search should not be welcomed, and is not welcomed, by the
board. Far from itl The irony of the thing, however, is that if the
Grange had become interested in Improvements at O.S.C. a few
years back, the present condition in certain departments at the
college would never have come about.
However, In this direction as in all others better late than
never. The Grange CAN be of great help.
News Behind
The News
By Paul MailoD
nn J
Paul Halloa
Well, Well, fear we haven't been very attentive as far as the
sports page of the OreKonlan is concerned. Nntlrnd mil n,iin .
by-line for the first time this morning and gave him a ring. Come
to find out the former sports editor of the M. T. (and the best one
in 20 or 30 years!) has been a SDecial SDortu writer on Portinnd'a
..v.n morning paper for nearly a month. Greirorv la iim .nnrt. aniinr
senator might' make news by I BUI is his jirst assistant.
sums iiu nuiurany oiu luces It. Me hasn't found
a place to stay as yet except one room in a private house, but has
hopes when Mrs. Hulen and the daughter come up to join him.
Rill une "tnnlr" fvnm M. . ajr m i... i a - - . n
. . ,,,u 4, ujr UIB juaocuiiea press as a
general utility writer, includlna snorts, hut nnu h. ,.. mnnrt.
ONLY which is his dish. Our prediction is there will be no celling
na 13111 I k. i - . . n nt n
v AJll 411 U113 UCflttl UIlVlll. Xl.TY.il.
biting the dog.
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A Los Angeles lady has been
arrested for possession of a com
bination dagger and pistol, de
signed to shoot three bullets
after it had been tenderly in
serted into the torso of the vic
tim. She intended to use the
weapon in admitting daylight
into the anatomy of married
boy-friend',
tot
Lt. Kramer (Bud) Deuel of the
army has been on furlough. Lt.
Deuel is the originator of the
local What' erase. When in the
fourth grade, he swore off hats,
and for years had most of the
Older Girls and all the doctors
predicting he would come down
wun pneumonia. He is now
situated where he has to wear
one, and keep same on straight.
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. HONESTY FLARES
(Siskiyou (Cal) News)
"(For your correspondent's
two bits worth, supervisor's
job shouldn't be related even
remotely to his political regis
tration his duty is to serve
Siskiyou county, not the Re
publican or Democratic
party)."
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The legislature, now in ses
alon, Is described as "grinding
exceedingly slow like the mills
of the gods," and. soma think
slower.
WOULD INVITE DtGAULLE
Washington, Jan. 10 (U.R
Rep. Clare Boothe Luce, R.,
Conn., said today that Gen.
Charles DeGaulle should be in
vited to participate in the
scheduled Big Three conference
as a testimonial to France's role
COMMUNICATIONS
Lettere to the Idltor muit beat
the name and address ol the writer,
although the use of a pen-name or
initial! for publication ta permii
Ihle. The Mall Tribune reserves
the right to edit all letteri with a
view to clarity and eondsnsaUon
Danger on Highway
To the editor:
The truck-train accident which
occurred at the intersection of
the Crater Lake highway and
uwen, Ore., railroad here Wed
nesday at 6:43 a. m., which by a
miracle did not prove fatal to
the driver of the truck, Clar
ence Miller of Ashland, brings
to our attention, with force, the
Inadequate danger signals at the
curve approaching the railroad
track where lt crosses the high'
way. It seems to be sheer care
lessness both on the part of the
state highway commission and
Owen, Ore., corporation that
proper warning signals have not
been placed at this very hazard
ous crossing long ago, as there
has Been several accidents hap
pen in practically the same man
ner in the same place before
and yet there has been nothlns
done about it. When a little time
and a little expense might save
precious human life and prop
erty. Also if something could be
done to slow down these logging
truck drivers, much needless
risk to other drivers and dam'
age to property could be averted
is not safe for other cars to be
on the highway due to reckless
disregard of others.
Mrs. O. E. Henderson,
Eagle Point.
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REGISTRY SLIPS
Salem. Ore.. Jan. 10 flip)
Passenger car registrations were
at the lowest point since 1940
auring the past year, Secretary
oi aiate KODcrt s. Farrell, Jr.
said today, but the total num
oer or venicies registered was
slightly larger than that of 1943
There were 417,884 vehicles
registered in the state last year,
rarreirs report showed. Of
these, 331,841 were passenger
cars.
A grand total of $4,478,370.08
In registration fees was collect
ed during 1944, more than $100,
000 more than the amount col
lected during the previous year,
IN THE ARMY NOW
Camp Beale, Cal., Jan. 19
(U.R) BUI Fleming, Chicago
Cubs pitcher and Tommy Heath
Columbus Redblrds catcher and
former St. Louis Browns' play
er, today put on army uniforms
at the Camp Beale Induction
Wnahineton. Jan. 19 Mr.
Roosevelt highlighted his annual
message with the news that we
nave a new
superior tank.
That is true,
but he did not
go into the im
portant aspect
of how many
we have in ac-tion.
For, truth is,
the Germans
came slugging
their way into
our lines
through B e 1-
glum with a better tank, at least
heavier guns and containing
more armor, as well as more
rocket planes, in which their
production gave them an edge.
The eaieiency or meir lan
Is being subjected to military
arguments. One group contends
that its superior power sacri
fices maneuverability and ours
were swifter if more vulner
able. That argument is likely
to continue.
too'
THERE is no argument about
the superiority of the rocket
plane of which we did not
have enough. Nor is there any
answer to the plaint of some
experts that we were inferior
at that front at that time in
quality of these, out best weap
ons.
Yet, of course, the final an
swer is we have been slowly
shrinking the salient, narrow
ing the passage of escape from
the drive which shook and
scared the whole nation, much
more than' it did authorities
here. Announced casualties of
40,000 for us during our losing
part of the fighting were less
than half of what experts expected.
The positions we have now
are offensively powerful, but
there Is wide room for doubt
as to how far we can go. The
Germans have used their re-
"xves rather fully, and there
is, of course, hope that they
can be finally crushed, swiftly.
But no one I know in any posi
tion of authority is counting on
max.
The Germans have retired
very skillfully, as to their usual
custom. They seem to be better
In retreat than in offense, with
the tricks they picked up in
Russia.
Yet, whenever the weather
has been half decent for flying.
our planes have been able to
take heavy tolls of men and
materials. The further extent
of this destruction depends on
weainer.
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DAnn. reports and rumors
flu .-.a a..
in, huu tor uu repercus
sions provided by any setback.
a Here nave not only Deen re
ports Of a few officer Rnt
home, and accounts of black
marketing by some others of
our military men, but also ru
mors of disaffection with Gen.
cisenhower. '
The critics of the general so
far aired can be traced mainly
uuwii to misinterpretation or
overexpanslon of a British sit-
uauuii, aim inaeea it came
through the British press. The
British wanted Marshal Mont
gomery named as denutv su
preme commander of the whole
west European theater. Their
people in authority offered no
complaint regarding Eisenhow
er or his tactics, or mentioned
none. They seem to think- him
good general, but thev wanu
the prestige which would come
by upping their man. This, at
least, is the understanding of a
senator who looked into the
facts.
The American irmr .
initely opposed. Montgomery is
a good general, but opinionated,
and some people of exceptional
candor have called him conceit
ed. And after all. the ntin .
troops in that theater is about
73 per cent American, 22 per
cent British and S per cent
Canadian. The operation are
therefore, three-fourths Ameri
can.
That source of eritiM.
therefore, has been stopped, and
u mere Is any chanee In th
status of Eisenhower, it will
nave to be initiated by Mr.
Koosevelt. The development,
however, may have served to
delay the get-together of Messrs.
Roosevelt and Churchill.
CONFESSION USE
SENATE BILL AIM
Salem, Ore., Jan. 19 U.B
A bill motivated by the recent
"Lower 13" murder case in
which an alleged "confession"
was brought into the trial, was
introduced into the Oregon sen
ate today by Sen. Frank H. Hil
ton, Portland.
It states clearly that a con
fession produced by threats or
fear may not be used as evi
dence, and that only confes
sions signed before a court oath
administering officer may be ac
cepted as evidence.
A confession only, without
other proof of a crime, cannot
warrant conviction under, the
terms of the measure.
Permission for logging trucks
to proceed to their destination
after being stopped for viola
tion of overweight laws, under
certain conditions, was sought
by Sen. Rex Ellis. The trucks
could complete the trip if they
carried a flag indicating that
they were overweight, and
drove at no more than 10 miles
per hour.
In the house, a biU to facili
tate the absentee voting of Ore
gon's soldiers passed over the ob
jections of five democratic rep
resentatives who disliked the
clause in the measure which
would provide for uniform por
traits in the voters' pamphlet.
Another bill, also opposed by
democrats, would forbid the use
of mobile registration offices,
and require fixed ' places of
registration. It passed the
house. '.
Umbrella New Jap
Protection Against
American Air Raids
By United Press
The newest Japanese defense
against American Superfortress
raids is a "combination air raid
helter dleeine tool and rein
forced umbrella." Tokyo radio
reported Thursday.
The broadcast said this "handy
utility tool" was Invented by a
school teacher who thereby won
a contest for "new and useful
devices," and added:
"After the body protecting
hole has been dug. the umbrella
is raised with its reinforced top
to protect the user from falling
objects."
Daily Weather Report
Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy
with occaalonal ahowera tonight and
Saturday. LitUo change in tempera-
Oregon: Occaalonal ihowera In west
portion and scattered snow flurries
In east portion tomgnt ona emhuu;.
Little change in temperature.
Local Data
Temperature a year ago today:
HI .. mn J.uim, InwMt SI.
Total monthly preclplUUon 1.48
Inches. Excess for the month .OS Inch
Total precipitation since September
1, 1849. 7 68 inches. Deficiency for
the season 1 Inch.
Relative humidity at 4:30 p. in.
yesterday 75: 4:30 today 100.
Tomorrow
Sunrise 8:34 a. m.; sunset 0:11 p. m.
WAR SPENDING UP
DEI
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Chicago
Denver
Eureka ..
Havre .
Los Angeles ,
Medford
New York
Omaha
Phoenix
Portland
Reno
Roseburg
Salt Lake T
San Francisco .
Seattle
Sookane
Washington, D. C,
Yakima
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Closing time for Classified Ads V
i m Too Late to Classify 12:30
Washineton. Jan. 19 flJ.R)
Daily war expenditures reached
a record high in December wun
an average of $313,400,000.
brineing 1944 war spending to
$91,174,000,000, a 7.1 per cent
increase over 1943, treasury fig
ures showed today.
Total December spending was
S7.833.000.000. an increase of
$740,000,000 over November.
The daily 1944 spending rate
for war ourooses averaged
200,000 as compared with $272,-
900,000 in 1943. The 1943 total
was $85,135,000,000.
Defense and war spending
from July 1, 1940, through Dec.
31, 1944, amounted to $244,500,-000,000.
Medford Soldier
Plays With Hoop
Team in Belgium
Pie. Louis G. Letnire, now
serving with the army in Bel
gium, recently wrote relatives
here stating that he was playing
basketball with an army team
and was going to Brussels to play
the championship team of Bel
gium December 21. Pfc. Lemire
attended St. Mary's high school,
graduating with the class of
1943, and played basketball for
the school.
"We've lost but one game so
far. Can't imagine why maybe
because I wasn't therel Have
been in the hospital with a bad
cold. Missed out on an interview
we had by a correspondent who
was going to send news of each
one of us to our home town
paper. Just my luck to be
the hospital." .
The soldier, who Is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Lemire,
Route 1, Box 256, also wrott)
that his slight knowledge ol
French comes in very handy.
PAPER USE DROPS
New York, Jan. 19. UB
Daily newspapers reporting to
the American Newspaper Pub
lishers' association consumed
205,952 tons of newsprint in
December, 1944; 218,390 in De
cember, 1943, and 274,471 tons)
in 'December, 1941, decreases of
5.7 per cent and 25 per cent, re
spectively, the association r
vealed today. .
Closing rime tot Sunday Too late
to Classify 5:30 Saturday afternoon
Please remember
Use Mall Tribune Want Ada.
TRUCKS FOR RENT
Drive Yourself Save Vi .
Any Distance 1
Pruirt't Mobiloil Station
Main aad Ivy Phone 4145
J.
Humphrey
will buy it.
sell your car
to us
we'll pay higher
cash prices now
HUMPHREY MOTORS
33 S. Riverside . Dial 4980
Flight o' Time
Mediord and Jackson Uo His
toty 'torn the filet of the Mall
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
- January 19, 1935
at Was Saturday)
Ground in valley now mois
ture soaked to greatest depth in
five years.
J. B. Kirk is named new pres
ident of Fruitgrowers League.
Bitter cold and record snow
hits northwest
Increased cloudiness followed
by rain or snow. High 34, low 22
degrees.
Pop Gates' Ford Is wrecked
by falling phone pole. .
Nazi domination of Saar re
gion now complete.
Idaho defeats Oregon 32 to
21; Washington downs OSC 30
to 30: ' Medford loses to St.
Mary's 25 to 19.
Gov. Martin asks legislation
to bring state revenue from pub
lic lands. '
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
January 19, 1925
(It Was Monday)
Federal loans for local irriga
tion districts discussed at meet
ing of landowners. '
Planning commission op
poses old site for new high
school, and wants one outside
business district
. "Ma" Ferguson sworn in as
governor of Texas.
Unsettled,
degrees.
High 54, low 34
Prohibition probe at Salem
promises to uncover sensation.
Mrs. F. E. Blgelow had an op
eration on her foot and is im
proving. ,
Safe at Farmer Bureau is
again attacked by safecrackers.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
TODAY
January 19, 1911
at Was Thursday)
Rain storm in Willamette val
ley causes $70,000 damage.
Train service demoralized.
Rogue River rises six feet
BUYERS MARKET SLATED
AT S. F. FEBRUARY 8-11
Frank Hull, manager of Jack
n county Chamber of Com
merce, today received notice that
the spring Market Event will be
held in San Francisco the week
of February 5 to 11, inclusive.
Western home furnishing mar
ket will be held February 5 to
10, western art, gift and house
wares market from February 8
to 11 and Western apparel mar-,
ket from February 4 to 10.
"What's Ahead" will be the
general theme of 'the event
which 'will enable buyers for
retailers and wholesalers to get
a p revue of available merchandise.
Year before work starts on
new postoffice here.
inamDer ol Commerce re
bukes Portland Chamber of 1
Commerce by resolution.
In addition to cuttings by man.
nature and fire together de
stroy an average of 7,000,000,000
trees each year in the United
States. Insects and plant diseases i
account for 4,000,000.000 of
these; fires for 3,000,000,000 1
more.
Closing time for Classined Ads
am. Too Lata to Classify U:30
How To Relieve
Bronchitis
Creomulslon relieves promptly be.
use lt goes right to the seat of th
rouble to help loosen and expe:
term laden phlegm, and aid nature
o soothe and heal raw, tender, In
lamed bronchial muooui mem-
runes. Tell your druggist to tell yov
-. bottle of Creomulslon with th un
derstanding you must llkt tht way lt
lulckly allays the cough or you an
0 hare your money tack.
CREOMULSION
01 Coughs, Chcit Celdialrenchith
3
REDOUBLE
Hills Bros, M.J.B. and
Golden West Coffee, lb.'
27'
ALL SWEET, NUCOA
and PARKAY, per lb....
23
2 points per lb.
Large Box
OXYDOL.
21
49c
WHITE ROSE HARD WHEAT
KRb,....5l-98
Milled By Sperry!
PEANUT
BUTTER
New Crop Seedless
Raisins, 4-lb. pkg.
49'
EGG NOODLES with
CHICKEN JarVl
Large pkg. Swans
Down CAKE FLOUR
PRODUCE SPECIALS
SPUDS ei TO
50 lbs. U. S. No. 2 ailt, W
oranH.es eo 09
8UNKIST.JIaU Case o"i "
JUMBO LETTUCE lAr
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GRAPEFRUIT
JUICE
No. 5
Tin
29(
JELLO-AII
Flavors.... pkg.
6
Santa Clara
PRUNES
2-lb.
Cello
33c
MEAT
SPECIALS
Rhode Island Plump
HENS 29c lb.
Frying Rabbits, 54c lb.
Ground Reef 28c lb. P'.
gun. ON WESTERN HIGHWAYS WlN WESTERN HOMES
. and EveUjUiiitqWce
tar r . iai m jar if -a
BOTTLE.
QUART 39c
16c
fflsm
center.
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As condition now are, it really