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Br Arthur Perry
Tomorrow li the anniversary of
the birthday of Abraham Lin
coln, former president of the
nation. He was the possessor of
many "homely virtues", more
beautiful than the streamlined
notions of today.
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Stockmen report there will be
plenty of hay for the cows, and,
1 will not have to eat any of it
themselves, as once feared.
The fishing season comes on
apace. C. Ingalls of the Corvallis
Gazette-Times wonders It fish go
home, and lie to tHelr wives
bout the size of the bait they
stole. ' , "
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The Dick Phatr boy Dick Is
'now equipped with an Indian
suit, and Is a juvenile aborigine
like J.Tannehlll (Jaybird) Walk
er. The latter fooled around in
open country Thurs. and barely
got back to the parental wigwam
In time for supper.
, . , , .
The pull 4c haul at the Arm
ory Thurs. eve was well attend
ed, and the Grey Mask all but
got scrunched by the Weed
Assassin. ',
Epicureans report they have
gathered the first mushrooms of
the season, and none of them
turned out to be toadstools.
Gov. Dewey of-N.Y, late GOP
presidential aspirant, spoke on
the air Thurs. eve. and hit the
nail on the head, with campaign
vigor. He pointed an oratorical
finger at FR. and warned htm
not to let Mr. Stalin of Russia
pull the political wool over his
eyes.
The coming week Is "Boy
Scout" week. It is the first time
in a lciig while, a week had
extra duty, as a week.
e e e .
. The B. Tornado scrunched the
powerful (at home) Pelicans Fri.
eve, but were off form and cen
. ter, and were unable to hit the
bull's eye, or any other part of
him in their shooting.
e
The Russians are driving for
Berlin, the main roost of Nazism
while Herr Hitler and crew plan
to retire to a nice quiet spot
where they can hide under the
bed and yell "kings X". Italy, a
former paramour of Germany,
objects to the allied armistice
terms. The Itallnns no longer
yell "We want Tunisia", twist
the British Uon's tall, or attack
Ethiopia.
A speed Idiot flew the high
way, and rammed into what Is
believed to be the only picket
fence extant In this modern
burg.
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A threat has been sounded,
the men folks of the nation In
order to be fashionable must
produce whiskers with malice
and aforethought. The OPA re
. port no shortage of stuffing for
i mattresses. With strikes galore,
and war rampant, the world is
not suffering enough.
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The S. elevens dog Twlrp, re
mained home most of the week.
He doggedly refused comment
. on pooches with "A" flying pri
orities, and "Purple Hearts."
e e e
The legislature has compro
mised the truck bill, by meeting
the truck situation halfway. The
trucks are obliging, and will
' com on your side of the road,
u necessary.
Schools started last week on
the last half of tholr imi
Many kids were vaccinated, at
uie ena ot me semester.
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Ed Kubll, Applcgate cow
man, Dirtiidayed Sat., his 43rd.
Uae Mail Irmune Want Ads,
Sunday. Feb. 11. 1848
The Answer to Ernie Pyle
A brieht young man, eager to become a "famous
war correspondent," asks
Pyle has got that he hasn t got t
Well the answer to that is Ernie Pyle has what no
other war correspondent in the world has, to an
equal degree at least, the warm, simple, , kindly,
HUMAN interest and approach.
Ernie Pvle. in fact, has revolutionized the business
of war reporting, simply because of that fact. That
and the man's uncompromising integrity, his refusal
at all times and under all
thing but himself.
UNTIL Ernie Pyle came
nf vaar ronnrtirtor wna a
exclusive profession, occupied largely by'well known
and highly paid writers
writing field. 1
But the stuff most of them turned out, while often
extremely well done from a literary standpoint, had
no more of the personal, intimate HUMAN touch,
than Caesar's Commentaries, .or a play-by-play de
scription of the Big Game.
Now and then perhaps a
searchings came into the script, but as a general prac
tice, only those with at least two stars on their shoul
der straps were mentioned,
uals but as actors in the
masters of strategy, tactics
the grim chess game of human conflict.
'RNIE Pyle canned all that. He had nothing against
1 the military big-shots or the dollar-a-word corre
spondents, particularly; but he did prefer the plain
G-I in the ranks, the slugging and slogging "Non
Corns", or the homesick boy from Westfield Comers,
Arkansas, who about to go over the top found it hard
work to keep the tears back or his breakfast down !
There in the ranks, Pyle
but felt that the real essence, the soul of the war
could be found. And needless to add he found it!
"THERE are many better winters in the profession
than Ernie Pyle, men who know far more about
the fine points of military science and syntax, but
none who know the plain G.I. as he does, or has a
deeper sympathy for him, or more earnest desire,
someway to help him. It is fundamentally a matter
of feeling, it is the HEART this kindly and un
assuming newsman, puts in
has plaped him at the top of
spondents in this conflict, and the correspondents
of any other country for that matter.
IT is amusing now to see so many of his fellow
rtrv)ODnnni4fjnfa f mr iwiHafri Vtim "Rnf arrr 0V1 rr
they just lack the knack,
the thing, whatever it is that makes every reader
of Pyle's column feel the deep sincerity and simplicity
of the man, and the complete authenticity of the pic
ture he draws of this war, and the boys, most of
them just overgrown kids, who are doing most, of
the fighting and dying in it. :
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SO we told our young friend that most of the success
ful njtip tnrvaanrtnrlarird liavovi'f rrnfr omrfVnrtrr Vn
hasn't got except the opportunity, for he is a smart,
literate and enterprising young chap. But Ernie Pyle,
we fear has. For Ernie is
line, and like most geniuses,
but very few equals.
Why Did Manila Fall?
We have yet to see a convincing explanation of
the swift and comparatively bloodless capture of
Manila.
How come?
The only explanations we
add up to the claim that General MacArthur is a
military superman, who by sheer strategic brilliancy,
made such monkeys out of the Japs, that he was able
to execute practically a dress-parade into the capital
oi tne rninppines.
Mebbe so, mebbe sol
DUT even if that is correct
IJ the Japanese made no
constructed no fortifications, no underground shelters
or concrete pill-boxes, laid no mines, quartered no
large body of troops there, but when the Yanks
came in, the few Nipponese who were there, walked
out.
We have an idea it is true the American campaign
was a brilliant one, and General MacArthur may be
n i v. - . l i. . i j i . .i ...
an ma menus say iie ia as au
liven so, that would not
anese from preparing defenses, distributing forces,
and at least making the allies pay dearly for Manila
and that portion of the Philippines which is generally
aamiuea to be, not only the key to the island s de
fense, but extremely important in the defense of .the
South China coast, the China sea, and therefore Japan
itself. ..."
IT is all very mysterious to this department
The only explanation we can conjure up is, that
without either air or sea control Japan decided some
time back no successful defense of, the Philippines
could be made. So only a holding operation and
guerrilla warfare were planned, Japan's real defense
lines then being drawn from Singapore to Shanghai.
To sustain the latter hypothesis are reports from
Chinese sources that for over a year now Japan has
been concentrating upon air fields, improving high
ways and reconstructing railroads in this area, the
eastern shore of South and Central China. '
There the big decisive battle may well be lost,
and won t
this department what Ernie
circumstances to be any
1 ' ; .
on the scene the business
hitrrilv riep.ira.hle hut rather
already established in the
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cjoioners name ana neart
and then not as individ
great drama as remote
and what-not, pawns in
not only felt more at home,
his correspondence that
the American war corre
or the flair, or the feel of
a genius in his particular
there are many imitators
.
have seen to date merely
it would not explain why
effort to defend Manila,
a legist ana leaaer.
have prevented the Jap
DE GAULLE JOINS
BIG 3 POLITICAL
TALKS SAYS PARIS
London, Feb. 10 (U.R) The
Paris radio said tonight that
Gen.. Charles De Gaulle, leader
of France, will participate in the
political talks of the "big three"
allied leaders, President Roose
velt, Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier - Marshal Josef
Stalin.
- Meetings of the big three are
proceeding somewhere in the
Black sea area, according to last
official announcements.' Radio
Paris said the . talks had "ex
hausted purely military mat
ters,' 'and are going to deal with
political problems. N
The French broadcast,' not
confirmed by authoritiative
sources here, said that with the
inclusion of De Gaulle, the big
three conference "will become a
conference of the big four."
Whether De Gaulle already is at
the conference was not dis
closed. Confirmation of the De Gaulle
report would indicate that
France had achieved her demand
for recognition as one of t h e
leading allied powers.
Usually well-informed sources
said tonight that President
Roosevelt was believed to be
planning a state visit with King
George VI of, England sometime
In the, late summer or early fall.
These sources understood that
the big three meeting originally
was scheduled for London or
western Europe.
Then 'the conference scene was
changed to the Black sea area
and Mr. Roosevelt's visit with
the king was postponed, al
though preparations already had
been started. The president is be
lieved to have informed the king
of his Intention of 'accepting the
Invitation.
. Churchill was believed to have
carried a verbal message from
the king to Roosevelt at the
Black sea meeting, suggesting
that the president make the visit
i at his own convenience. The
I president's reply reportedly said
that it was more convenient lor
him to come to London at a later
'date.
! Confirmation of the De Gaulle
report would Indicate -that
France had achieved her de
mand for recognition as one of
the leading allied powers. A
Pars broadcast said the report
was "great news for all French
men." CHICKENS LISTED
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Salem, Ore., Feb. 10 (U.R)
Chickens are now livestock and
dogs, even those with priorites,
had better watch out in Oregon.
The house today concurred n
senate amendments and sent to
the governor the bill (HB61) pro
tecting owners of chickens from
the depredations of dogs, the
same way in which cattle, sheep
and other livestock owners are
protected.
P. S. To dog haters (f any)
It's still illegal to shoot a dog on
a public road or In a city even
if he is chasing a chicken.
0PA0lRl.31
ES A PUZZLE
Atlanta, Ga Feb. 10 U,R
When.s an embrace a statistical
approach and not an amorous
maneuver?
Regional war labor board of
ficials had this question to de
cide when a southern business
man wrote requesting that "you
authorize me to embrace all my
stenographers at their various lo
cations, under general order 31."
WLB officials, admitting that
general order 31 covers a multi
tude of sills under its wage sta
bilization program anyway,
granted the request.
LADY TO PRISON
San Francisco, Feb. 10 (U.R)
Marguerite Pritchard, 28, of
Glaidale, Cal., today was sen
tenced to three years In federal
penitentiary after being con
victed of posing as a Federal
Bureau of Investigation agent.
If You Order That
PATIO and
BARBEQUE
GRILL
built new you can get your
gardening done and take full
advantage oi the growing sea
son. I specialise in firtt-cUis con
crete and maionry. Fireplaces,
Bird Baths. Fountains, Patios,
etc.. Driveways and Walks.
FRANCIS
"RED" BRISBINE
114 E. Jackson St Ph. JS5I
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TO SHIP ARMED
London, Feb. 10 (U.R) De
tailed blueprints already have
been drawn for a mass transfer
of British land, sea and air pow
er to the Far East the moment
Germany has been defeated, it
was learned tonight. , - -
The transfer of sea power al
ready has reached the point
where most of the Royal navy's
newest and most powerful strik
ing units aside from those re
tained to guard the convoy route
to Murmansk have joined eith
er the East Indies fleet com
manded by Adm. Sir A. J. Power
or the newly-formed eastern
fleet under Adm. Sir Bruce Fra
ser. The fall of Germany will be
the starting signal for what one
informed source called "The
biggest removal job in military
history.
It was learned that Britain's
military planners already have
figured the exatt number of di
visions they will be able to use
against Japan, the number of
heavy bomber plane squadrons
to be sent, and even where the
bombers will be based.
The RAF so far has used only
Wellington and Liberator heavy
bombers in the Burma area but
recent reports suggest the famed
Lancaster may soon make its
debut there. The Lancaster is
Britain's best heavy bomber.
Some indication of the RAF
plans for the Far East might be
drawn from a recent statement
that Germany's collapse would
release for the Pacific all British
planes except those necessary to
maintain a "policing" air force
in Europe.
J
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Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 10 (U.R)
Mrs. Wesley Halliburton,' moth
er of World Adventurer Rich
ard Halliburton, today said she
"was certain" that the wreck-
aee of" 150-foot hnnf
ashore at Pacific Beach, Cal.,
was not the remains of her
son's ill-fated Sea Dragon. .
Mrs. Halliburton said she had
never seen the Dragon but she
believed that descriptions of the
boat in the adventurer-author's
letters- did not seren with
reports of the wreckage. -
nauiDurton was believed to
have perished at sea March 24,
1839. in mid-Paeifie on i-r.nl.
to San Francisco, Cal.,- from
nongKong.
A possibility that the wreck
age which smashed against the
Pacific Beach pier last week
may have been Halliburton's
was sounded by K. M. Walker,
marine surveyor and an'tuthor
lty on Halliburton's travels.
Noted Dead
New York, Feb. 10 U.R)
Alice Foote MacDougall, 71, who
built a $2,000,000 tea room busi
ness from a tiny coffee stand,
died today at her home. y
Mrs. MacDougall's first tea
shop where she ground and
brewed her own coffee,' was in
the Grand Central terminal in
1919. She built it into a chain of
shops but the business- fell a
victim of the depression of the
'30's. One of her specialties was
serving waffles free with each
cup of coffee.
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Jackson County Federal
savings & loan association
. 125 East Main
Flight o'Time
Mediord aad Jackson Co His
tory f torn the files ot the Mail
Tribune 10. 20. and 34 yaan
ago. ' '
'TEN YEARS AGO TODAY -February
11. 193a
(It Was Monday)
Gold Hill cement plant to op
erate Grants Pass railroad. .
Black Tornado defeats Grants
Pass 84 to 17.
JJnlon labor girds for fight on
relief wages.
Townsend Pension meeting at
high school draws crowd of
1100, with collection amounting
to $103. President sent tele
gram. 5 - I
Gov. Martin tells Linn county
democrats no group will dictate
his - appointments to state offi
cers. . Y "
Mann's store closed to clear
dust caused by falling wall.
Cloudy with rain. -. High 94,
low 34 degrees.:
Defense . counsel for Bruno
Hauptmann In closing argument
says kidnaping of Col. Lind
bergh's , baby was "an inside
Job. . -
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
February 11. 1925
(It Was Wednesday) '
. Legislature still wrestling
with normal school and fish
bills, with chances both will
pass. . - '
Unsettled with probable rain.
High 49, .low 37 degrees.
Coyotes menacing Sams Val
ley sheep bands. .
, , '
Cigarette smoking among
women gains by . leaps and
bounds, both at home and in
public. . .
Attempt to be made to drive
to Crater Lake rim next week,
if weather right. , .
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
. TODAY
February 11. 1911
(It Was Saturday).
California Diana thr' Ipo-te.
lature bills against Japanese.
.North county resident faces
arrest for squirting tobacco
juice in eye of neighbor's wife.
Good Roads bill placed be
fore legislature..
PFC. ClSTURTIS
Details of the death of their
son, Pfc, Charles L. Curtis, in
England, have been received by
Mr. and Mrs. E. Curtis of Butte
Falls. The young man was in
jured In an automobile accident
which occurred during a black
out and he passed away No. 11
an an arm vhriRnitjil in Rrierrkl
according to information receiv-j
ed recently. i ' ;
Pfc. Curtis came to the coun
ty with his parents from Berke
ley, Calif., during the construc
tion of Camp White, Mr. Curtis
being a civilian employee of the
army engineers, and the family
purchased a ranch in the. Butte
Falls district.
The young man enrolled in
the Butte Falls high school and
was graduated with the class of
1943, leaving school in March
before the ceremonies, to enter
the service. He was sent, over-.
seas in Juiy ot mat year alter
training at Camp Claiborne, La.,
and had been stationed in Eng
land since. He held a permanent
civil service rating with then
army engineers, having been
lldtVal
$f JaaLl Isaacs
kon hrii
our ffloJrn,
low-cost
H loin p!in.
ill llalflal
employed while- still - In high
school.
PfcCurtli was born Oct. 25,
1924, in DcQueen, Ark., and was
an only child. .
ALLIEDWNCS
Chunking, Geb. 10 (U.R)
War-weary Chinese are fleeing
the China coast cities of Shan
ghai and Nanking, anticipating
military operations in those areas
In the near future, Chinese re
ports received here said today.
Chinese city dwellers are mov
ing to the countryside to "escape
disaster" which they expect in
the form of Japanese resistance
National Forest Timber for Sale
y . .
Sealed bids will be received by
the Forest Supervisor, Mediord,
Oregon, up to and not later than
2:00 P. M., February 21, 1945,
for all the live timber marked or
designated for cutting and all
merchantable dead timber locat
ed on an area embracing about
40 acres within Section 33, T. 31
S.. R. 3 E.: and Section 33. T.
32 S., R. 3 E., W. M Rogue River
National Forest, Oregon,' esti
mated to be 400,000 feet B.M. of
Douglas-fir, and 100,000 feet
B.M. of ponderosa pine, more or
less, and an unestlmated amount
of other species. No bid of less
than $4.25 per M feet B.M. for
Douglas-fir, ' $5.60 per M feet
B.M. for ponderosa pine, $9.60
per M feet B.M. for sugar pine,
$8.60 per M feet B. M. for white
pine, and. $2. 10 per M feet B.M.
for white fir, western hemlock
and incense cedar, will be con
sidered. In determining the
highest -bidder, the rate for
Douglas-fir and ponderosa only
will be considered. In addition
to the prices bid for the stump
age, a cooperative deposit of
$.50 per M feet B.M. to be used
by the Forest' Service for paying
the cost of slash disposal, and a
cooperative deposit of $0.25 per
M feet B.M. to cover the cost of
tree planting, seed sowing and
timber stand improvement work
on the area cut over, for the to
tal cut of timber under the terms
of the agreement, will be re
quired. Bids with rates in excess
jof those permissible under MPR
, 460 will be reduced to the allow
able maximum' in making the
award. $1500.00 must accom
pany each bid, to be applied on
the purchase price, refunded, or
retained in part ' as liquidated
damages,' according to conditions
of sale. The right to reject any
and all bids Is reserved. Before
bids are submitted, full informa
tion concernlne the timber, the
conditions of sale and submis
sion of bids should be obtained
from the Forest Supervisor,
meaiora, uregon.
G. A. A,
Announces permission
for limited civi I tan
flying on the west
coast, effective Feb. 10
, o '
Med ford's Oldest
Exclusive Insurance
Agency
7.
Announces the establishment
of a
COMPLETE
AVIATION
: INSURANCE
DEPARTMENT
Making available every
form of Insurance coverage
applicable to aircraft, air.
ports; pilots and passengers.
Representing A m e r I i a's
largest and oldest group ot
Aviation Insurance Corn,
panles.
AjHolmes
W5P
MEOF6RO CENTER BUELDINCJ '
PHONE 4444
to an aHled landing on the China
coast. , , -
The report said Shanghai resW
dents were migrating to Nan J
king, thinking It a better refuge,
while Nanking citizens are evac
uating to small villages.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 10 (U.R)
August J. Strange, president
of the Mt. Emily Lumber com
pany of La Grande, has been
elected president of the West,
ern Pine Association for 1949,
it was announced today.
CARD OP THANKS '
Wi wish to thank our frlendi ana
neiahbora tor their many acta of kind
neia and thoughttulneia during our re
cent bereavement and for the beauti
ful flower. Mrs. P. U. IJamea and
Family; Ralph IJamea. .
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