Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 21, 1945, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextH $ ' ,A Si I .1 S SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE MedfowTwbunk HMW Dally KKCVpl iatardaf Fuwwnw ay HZKH OREV AdvtrtulIU "Iff; An lndpndonl Kewppr. Entered u weond elas nttr 1 Medford Oregon, undei Act of March S. IS7. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Sr Mall -In Advance Dally and Sunday-one eer ...S7.TO Dally and Sunday -alx month! 4 00 Dally and Sunday -thru mo S.U Dally and Sunday on month ' By Carrier In Advance Medford Ashland Central Point. Jackaon Till. Cold Hill Phoenix Talent end on motor route: naiw and Sunday one month it All lerma caah In l advene Official Panel of die Clt ef Medford Official Paper ef acmo County . United Pre rUKaed Wlr " MEMBER Or AUDIT BUREAU ' or CIRCULATIONS Advertiain RepreMnUUTC I COMPANY (NO WEST-HOIXIDAY Office In New York Chicago. Pe trol I. San rranctaco. Loo Antwles Se attle. Portland. St Loul Atlanta. Vancouver B. C. t38 Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Pwry winter, nf which it was feared there would be none, came in mid-week and blew its icy breath upon bare feminine shins, windshields, and hatless males. Snow fell in the higher levels, and it was over the top of the womenfolks' galoshes In the Prospect country, T. Fueon got a letter from his boy Tom in Holland Fri. En closed were two snapshots of himself showing he was unscath ed behind a mustache in need of a barbershop. e - Col. Roosevelt's dog created an uproar over the nation during the past week; when the hound "bumped" off servicemen from an army plane. The dog's name Is "Blaze" and the incident sure burned up many of the people. Abe Kumllng, 73, the Apple gate trapper towned Fri. He brought in the pelts of five bob cats who were stealing chickens before Abe got to them. The man who wrote the Frank 5 Merriwell nickel novels for boys of too many years ago, passed , away in California last week, Parents frowned upon them, but the "comics" of today are all right. In the Merriwell "dime novels"' the vllllan always got his, in time for the hero to go to Sunday school. . . Dates were announced the ; past week by the fish commit- don for the opening of the fish ing season. Older Girls also noti fied their bread winners and fish :; catchers, If any, they could not be cleaned In their kitchen sinks , unless they promised to buy them a new one after the war. 1 e t A large congregation, Includ ing many sopranos, attended the weekly pull St haul at the Arm ory Thurs. eve. A missed upper cut, unleashed by one grappler, was so terrific, it caused the knees of the referee to buckle. e e Bob Sherwood, who once played a cornet in high school, and then thought better of it, is in France. Ed Kubll of the Applegater, who lost his fancy wallet then days ago, rejoiced Tues. as he found it, right where he lost it, while not looking for It. The legislature is still in Salem, and the doldrums. Unless they get a hustle on, the Jack, co. delegation won't be home for the first sulphur of lime spray ing. A large coterie of robins made a sudden appearance In the resi dential areas during the week, and held a caucus to select the first robin of spring. Many fa vored one who had not been here all winter. John L. Robin predicted flshworms would be out earlier this year. His wife said she would give her right wing for a good mess. e Mllltarv exrmrte haw niyrAj Including the Tokyo variety, the jupa are in an Hon. Tight Spot, and the Germans are in the same fix, only more so. e The nation continues to run out of everything it ' has too much of. Many think the short ages would vanish, if the defi ance of commonsense in high places could be discontinued New sheen arrived In nmi pastures the nast week, anrf nui fancy capers to keep warm. One of their cutest tricks is to Jump three feet stralnht nn. nnH tnnrf stiff-legged. None of the lambs as yet have followed Mary to scnooi. Clotlna time for ClaulflMl Arfa m Too Late to Claaalfjr 12.30 Cloalns Um (or Sunday Too Late "?" J" nature) ittraosa Sunday ' Editorial Correspondence Portland, Oregon, Jan. 18. (Delayed) A delightful surprise! Hearing Judge Hanna was improving decided to see if he was re ceiving callers, and lo and behold, on getting to St. Vincent's Hos pital found he had left for home last night. That was a grand and glorious feeling. 'Yes, the judge seemed to be very well," said the nurse, "and I believe no more trouble is anticipated." AU the valley will breathe a sigh of relief over that bit of good newsl Colder today and now and then a bit of blue sky and sunshine. We often have the impression up here that the weather man is really working hard to produce some respectable weather, but old Jupiter Pluvius always is Just a bit too much for him, except for about 90 days out of the 365. Judging by what we have heard here In Portland the past few days, we would say the pendulum of public sentiment regarding the war in Europe has about swung back to where it was before December 16th, 1944 widespread confidence and optimism. So Hitler again is at bay, with the allied pincers, Russia on the East and the British-Americans on the west, about to close in on him. A similar note is evident in the newspaper comments and commentators. Our old military sour-puss from Vancouver, however, does not share this sanguine feeling, he maintains the war won't end until the German armies are destroyed and neither in the East nor the West, in his opinion, is that process going on very RAPIDLY at the present time. We are glad to see President Roosevelt Is not treating a uni versal war service program, as he did before the presidential election, when he did nothing to secure its passage after he had recommended it. As his message of yesterday demonstrates, he intends to fight for It this time in spite of the opposition of labor and the farmers. For which let Allah bepraised and F. D. R. com mended. There will be one of the tougHest problems for the historian of the future, i.e.: Properly appraising the character and career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. To what extent, for example, was the welfare of the country impaired by the President's Insistence upon playing politics, placing political expediency above courageous and constructive statesmanship? It is easy to over-simplify the matter, maintain no President should consider votes, when principles are concerned. The Dlain truth is unless a President seeking to some extent at least, unless he takes the political considera tions into some account, he won't be re-elected, and the principles be does believe in may never be established. There is a medium Kround which represent the nrniwr riomn. cratic cours to pursue. Our own belief is, history will record President Roosevelt's greatest weakness was his disposition, in case of doubt, to always veer to the side that had the most votes. As has been maintained in this sooner this country, ALL the country, labor, farmer, capitalist and what have you, Join together to win this war by doing what those who are running this war, President Roosevelt and the general staff, say SHOULD be done, the sooner the war will end and the less the final sacrifice in blood apd treasure. The Willamette river is high chocolate. We presume the censor would not object to our noting the large number of new ships along the west bank, and large log rafts further up, with activity all the way to the Columbia contributing materially to the war effort. Those in the income tax class, and few these days are out of it, should expect to be stung pretty hard while a war is on and not complain about it. But one of our oldfrlends here in Port land has gone down to Salem to do what he can to see that the refund program for the state income tax is sustained, war or no war. .Last year that refund was approximately 75 and totaled many millions of dollars, which rejoiced the state tax payers, of course, but as a policy we believe is neither desirable nor right. Let such reductions come in times of peace. When a war is on let all who have incomes willingly pay large portions to support the war. Instead of refunding income taxes in state or nation, use the money raised to support the war effort, nationally and WITHIN the state.. P.S.: Why not turn these millions over to the institutions of higher learning, for example, Instead of back to the tax payers and thus allow the Oregon boys who have fought this war to get the post-war education they deserve and want. 1 R.W.R. L SEATS OFFICERS Installation of DeMolay of ficers will be held at S p. m Wednesday in the Masonic tem ple. The ceremony will be open to the public and past DeMolays will be In charge. Aubrey Norris will be installing officer, assisted by George Hiles, Bud Hoover. Harold Hubler, Franklin George and H. F. W. Spilver. Refresh ments will follow the ritualistic work. DeMolay officers to be official ly seated Include: Master councilor, Elmer Kyle; senior, Jerry Warren; Junior, Bob Boyer; senior deacon, Ferney McKlbben: Junior. Bob Leavltt; senior steward, Bud Nut ting: Junior, Gene Ncff; standard bearer, Don Waldron; orator, Alan Kircher; sentinel, Don Shores; marshal, Lynn Bessotv ette; chaplain, Herb Robbins, al moner Carl Reich; 1st preceptor, Bob Duane; 2nd, Dick Kyle; 3rd. Bill Moffat; 4th, George Green: Sth, Norman Kaplon; 6th, Doug Coehill: 7th. Carl Borg. There are now 21 majority DeMnlays In the armed services and 32 active DeMolays. The majority members In the service include: Robert Howard Bryant, Jerry Emerick Vawter, Edward Chris ten Evanson. William Warren Llttrell, Arthur Phillips Todd Howard Victor Scheffcl. Dan Appling Hull, George Eugene Gates, Jr., Jack Altchlson Thompson, Jack Duane Wood, Harold Raymond Hartzell, Don ald Clarence Wimer, Stanley Carroll Jones, Robert Roy Child ers, Donald L. Wood. Ernst V Ludwlg, William G. Meyers, Dale M, Roberts, Richard Rob erts, Molvin B. Hoover, Donald A. Price, Donald Erie Gray. Active DeMolays in service are: Richard L. Alford, David S. Bromley. George L. Bryant, John W. Burden, Ralph C, Burgess, re-election does consider votes, department from the first, the and about the color of milk Edward U. Canoose, Jr., Jack E. urawiora, David J. Dawson, Hal bert S. Deuel, Philip E. Gates, Harner K. Hamilton Rnhort M Hamilton, James K. Hoey, Mark a. jarmm, uari a. Johnson, Rob ert F. Kyle, Jr., Oscar Louder back, Jr., Donald R. Lue, John P. Moffat, Jr:, Austin J. Murray, Jerome A. McDougall, Charles n. r-ena, jonn u. yuackenbush, Charles R. SnHW Pnhort w Shelbv. John W Thnmii r.iiho- S. Tumy, Harry L. Vandcrmark, t-nanes js. waldron, C. Ben Wharton, Carrol N. White, Law rence H. Wilson. II TO RUSH CHINESE TO THWART JAPS Chungking, Jan. 20 (U.R) The largest and most difficult air troop movement in China's history was carried out by the air transport command last De cember to rush thousands of Chinese soldiers from the north to brace China against the Japa nese threat to Kwelyang. Chung' king and Kunming, it may be revealed today. The China ATC. carrvlna out Its toughest and most important assignment despite vicious v :ather and a hazardous route eventually delivered 1.000 fully equipped men dally to the cei tral China front to stem Japa nese advances, the army has an nounced. Commanders of U. S. and Chi nese forces made the decision to undertake the bold and compll cated maneuver at a Joint con ference Dec. 1 at a time when the Japanese were rolling to ward Kwelyang highway Junc tion. From Kweiyang the enemy could have struck either at China's capital or at the gateway of air 'terminals for China's aerial supply route In Yunnan province. Us Mail TrlMis Waia Ada. T JAP FARM AFTER IT Attempt Made Fire and Blast Packing House When Owner Returns Newcastle, Cal., Jan. 20 (U.R) The Placer county sheriff's of fice retained an armed guard tonight at the fruit ranch of Summio Doi, 26-year-old Japanese-American, to watch for "night riders" who attempted to destroy Doi's packing shed with fire and dynamite early yester day. At the same time, state attor ney general's investigators comb ed the ranch for clues to the identity of the group, which was frightened away when Doi sum moned sheriff's deputies. Sheriff Charles Sllva said that Deputy Charles Dolce, who spent last night at the ranch, would remain there again to night and added "we're not go ing to let up on this thing." The state highway patrol also was to continue a check which was started last night on cars spDroachine Doi's ranch. The incident occurred only two days after formation of a Placer county anti-Japanese citizens' committee pledged to boycott returning Japanese and those who deal with them. How ever, John Hunter, publicity di rector of the organization, de clared that it neither condones nor sponsors violence against Japanese. He said tho organization plans to change its name to the Cali fornia preservation committee at a meeting next Friday. In Sacramento, Gov. Earl Warren termed the Incident "atrocious." He said he couldn't "conceive of people who claim to be good Americans" doing "things of that kind." Doi returned from a reloca tion camp at Lamar, Colo., on Jan. 6 after lifting of the army's Japanese exclusion order. F HERE WEDNESDAY FOR P.CA MEET Medford will be host January 24 to farmer and stockmen members of the Southern Oregon Production Credit association as sembling here for their annual meeting to elect directors, hear financial reports on their co operative credit system, and par ticipate in discussions of prob lems affecting wartime and post war agriculture. With Eugene Fisher of Oak land, as chairman in charge, ses sions will get underway at 11:30 a. m. at the Holland hotel. Pres ent will be farmers and stock men from Jackson and Josephine counties. Following reports by the chairman and E. W. Jarboe of the Production Credit Cor poration of Spokane, the associa tion will elect four directors. The terms of V. D. Brophy of Med ford, Ben Hilton of Grants Pass. Clarence Zumwalt of Sixes, and J. P. Johnson of Coquille expire this year. ' Ernest E. Henry, president of the Production Credit Corpora tion of Spokane, will attend and discuss problems dealing with the cooperative credit system. Also scheduled for discussion during the session will be the as sistance to be given returning veterans interested in farming, the need for maintaining maxi mum food production in 1945 and the necessity of adjusting opera tions to meet postwar farming conditions. Lunch will be served at noon DUE HERE FEB. 1 A deputy collector for the treasury department. Internal revenue service will be in Med ford Februnry 1 to March 15 inclusive, to aid taxpayers in making out their federal income tax returns for 1944, it has been announced by the treasury de partment. A deputy collector will be in Ashland Feb. 26 and 27, at the city hall, at Grants Pass Febru ary 16 to 24 and at Cave Junc tion Feb. IS. A collector will also be at Klamath Falls Feb ruary 1 to March 19. at Gilchrist February 14 and 15, Klamath Indian agenry February 12 and at Chlloquln February 22. BART SUMMERS, LONG TIME RESIDENT, DIES Bart Summers, S3, a resident of southern Oregon for many years, pasued away at his home In Gold Hill early Friday morn ing. Arrangements are In care ot the Conner-Morris chapel. LT. LEAVES BY PLANE An Sth Air Force Bomber Station, England First Lt. Frank H. Rogers, Jr., 21, of Med ford, Ore., pilot on a B-17 Fly ing Fortress, has ben awarded the fourth oak leaf cluster to the air medal for "meritorious achievement" while participat ing in bombing attacks on nazl installations. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Rogers, Sr., of Ge Bauer apartments in Medford, Ore. A graduate of Medford senior high school, he was em ployed as an assistant dispatcher for the United Air Lines in San Francisco prior to his entry into the AAF in February, 1943. Lt. Rogers Is a veteran of more than 30 of the Sth air force's - large-scale bombing at tacks on vital targets within Germany. "The oil refinery at Magde burg was my most thrilling mis sion," said Lt. Rogers. "Flak knocked out one engine right over the target, but we bombed anyway and then turned for home." Lt. Rogers is a member of the 487th bomb gromp, the division cited by the president for its now historic England - Ainca shuttle bombing of Messer schmitt plants at Regensburg, in August, 1943. Lt. Rogers left by plane Sat urday afternoon for San Fran cisco and will go from there by train to Santa Barbara for a complete physical checkup and reassignment. He has been spending the past three weeks visiting his parents here. DIES AT TALENT Victor V. Anderson of Talent passed away at his home at 1 p. m. Saturday. He was born April 29, 1923, in Ashland and joined Battery B, 249th coast artillery, when 15 years 'old. When the battery left Ashland he went with them to camp and spent 15 months before receiv ing a me'dical discharge. He enlisted In the field ar- tllery after Pearl Harbor and was trained at Camp Roberts, Calif., later transferring to the Ail-American division of para troopers and received his boots and wings at Fort Bragg, N. C. He was given a second medical discharge May 18, 1943, and has been in failing health since.- He received his education at Talent schools. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Anderson, Sr., Talent, brothers CM second class Lester In New Guinea and RM third class Albert in Rus sell islands, and his grandmoth er, Ella Abbott, Talent. Funeral services will probab ly be held Tuesday from Litwil ler Funeral Home in Ashland. T .1 Corvallts, Ore., Jan. 20 (U.R) Residents of all but one of Ore gon's western counties will have an opportunity to see labor-saving equipment for the farmer and his wife demonstrated by Clyde Walker's staff from Janu ary 26 to March 1. Jackson county will have the exhibit in Medford on the last Vy, according to the schedule. Clyde Walker is extension agri cultural engineer and assistant state supervisor of the state farm labor office In the Oregon State college extension service. SINGER A RIVETER Hollywood, Jan. 20 (U.R) Ringing Screen Star Allan Jones reported tonignt tnat irom now on he'll be making music only with a rivet gun. The Universal actor said he starts work Mon day on the swing shift at the North American Aviation plant In Inglewood, Calif. He will be a riveter. Closlni Umi for Sunday Too Late to Classify R 30 Saturday afternoon Please remember O Mall Tribune Want Ad. Lemon Juice Recipe Checks Rheumatic Pain Quickly Tf you suffer from rheumatic, nth fit t or neurit tt pain, try this almpk Inexpensive home recipe that thou Mnds are uitnf Get a package of Ru Ex Compound. two-week supply, to day. Mln it with a quart of water, add the Juice of 4 lemons It's easy. No trouble all and pleasant Vou need only 3 tablmpoonfuls two times a day Often within 48 hours sometime overnight splendid results are ob tained If the pains do not quickly leave and tf you do not feel better, re turn the empty package and Ru-Es will tost you nothing to try as It ts sold by your druggist under an abso lute, money-back guarantee. Ru-Es Comoound Is for sale and recom mended by Western Thrift and drug tores everywhere. MISS O'DENNY TO BE DIRECTOR OF RIVERSIDE USO Announcement was made Sat urday of the appointment of Miss Bernice O'Denny of Ta- coma as director of the River side USO. She arrived Satur day and relieves Vera B. Marts who has served as acting di rector for the last 12 weeks. Miss O'Denny's background in USO activities dates back to the early stages of the war In 1941 when she began as a pro gram director in the Tacoma club. She was later appointed an assistant director . there before being transferred to the 989 Market street USO in San Francisco. As an associate di rector she earned a reputation for her work in organizing Junior hostesses. After a year she became the 989's assistant director where she has been as signed until arrival here yester day. She was an advertising manager in a Tacoma store be fore entering USO work. A luncheon honoring Miss O'Denny as new director is planned for Thursday noon at the USO by the operating com mittee. Chairman George Frey is in charge pi arrangements. Ma). Henry Koerner, regional supervisor of USO, who plans to be in Medford Thursday will be a special guest, it was an nounced this week. Mrs. H. F. Nordwick resigned Friday as acting program di rector at 'the USO after three months in the position. Nancy Lee Huff of San Francisco was appointed to the post a few weeks ago. OLIVE TURNER PASSES AT HOME IN GOLD HILL Miss Olive May 'Turner, 65, passed away in her sleep Friday evening. Her death was unex pected. She had made her home in Gold Hill for the past 37 years. Arrangements are in care of the Conger-Morris chapel. Flight o' Time Medford aud Jackson Co His tor 'torn the files ot the Mail Tribuna 10 20 and 34 rears ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY January 21, 1935 (It was Monday) Tom Mooney serving life In San Quentin for preparedness day bombing, is denied review of case by U. S. supreme court. ' Fear rains and rising tem peratures melting snow in hills will bring flood in southern uregon. Alvin Karpis, No. 1 despera do, snoots way out of Atlantic wry trap. Ladder used by kidnaper of American Fruit Growers On South Fir St. Opposite Our Plant Coniplete Repair Service for TRACTORS, SPRAYERS and FARM MACHINERY ONE ef southern Oregon's largest and best equipped shops is now ready to help YOU to keep vour tractor, sprayer and equipment pro ducing vital "Food for Victory." The quality of work here will be in keeping, too, with the high tradition of American Fruit Growers' service to southern Ore gon provided by four skilled mechanics, one a specialist in Diesel. Now, in wintertime, while farm and orchard work is impossible, is the time to have . your equipment checked and repaired it will save costly breakdowns and loss of precious time in busy seasons. New equipment Is scarce . . . keep your present machinery in good condition for the dura tion. D A DTC ,0' CLETRAC n OLIVER tractors in stock and parts rl I kJ or "ke of tractors, sprayers and farm equip ment available. American Fruit Growers, Inc. Cnl TJndbereh baby shown jury in Brand Hauptmann trial. Unsettled with rain. High 40,! low 30 degrees. Chain store tax bill to be pre sented to legislature. Oregon shipping hard hit by storm off coast. Economic rights in China new sore points between Russia and Japan. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY January 21. 1925 (It was Wednesday) Bill presented in legislature asking $175,000 for state nor mal school at Ashland. Vale rancher testifies he was strung up to limb of tree three times before he admits tipping- off bootleggers. Bond election for new school underway today. Espee to move its watertank near Haymarket square to Jack son street. Vaudeville at Craterlan draws large crowd. Unsettled with probable rain, High 53, low 33 degrees. - Council to provide funds for upkeep of armory. Trees arrive for planting on Jacksonville highway. THIRYT-FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY Janucrj 21, 1911 (It was Friday) Japanese cabinet ouits when Z4 socialists sentenced to death Fire on roof of Garnet-Corey COMIIiG! THURSDAY, JAN. 25 tfi C AITSuthern . I &if20L BIG SHOW and I mTr DANCE with J ..Vf iPk T Rey Rogers and . HiA ban'ceT1 III k J0 and Grand Ole Opery III Ye ... . . Continuous Entertain III 1 JS . """ Musle by Jim- I I "Date" for It my Dean and his I NOW! Trail Riders. J I MERRICK'S Announcing The OPENING of the New (Liberty) bunding does slight damage. Council plans regulation of local saloons. GREEN FIR SLABS $7.50 GREEN PINE SLABS $6.00 300 Cu. Foot Loads For Immediate Delivery Phone 731 Central Point SOUTHERN OREGON FUEL CO. 3 AMERICA'S FAMOUS ' Composer - Conductor TED FI0 RIT0 and his ORCHESTRA ARMORY KLAMATH FALLS WED., JAN. 31 BALLROOM 1 ' i A