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OF Washington, Feb. 20 (U.B The war department and the house military affairs committee are headed for a showdown on the question of giving army . commisisons to American com munists. A published report here said the department had instructed all commands that persons should not be denied advancement be cause they were communists. The order was described as say lng that the vital question was whether the person concerned was or was not loyal to this country. Committee Chairman Andrew J. May (D., Ky.) said he had asked for a report from the de partment. "If they are going on with It," he added, "I propose to have them come before the committee and explain it. I am against communists- holding commissions in the army. It seems to me that we have enough good red-blooded Americans to run our army.'- Sen. A. B. Chandler, (D., Ky ) implied that such an order would in violation of . laws which forbid employment of communists by the government. Letter Received From Lt. Taylor After Month Wait Mr. and Mrs. Leo L. Taylor, South Columbus avenue, have received word from their son, Lt. ( jg) O. P. Taylor, for the first time in over a month. Lt. Taylor said he was unable to write dur ing January because he was working . along the coast of French Indo-China and near Hongkoag sinking Jap ships. He speaks of the climate being good the year around where he is now located. Lt. Taylor Is a graduate of Medford high school and of" Uni versity of Oregon. His wife and daughter, Janice, are making their home in Eugene. He re ceived word of his daughter's Blrtti on Christmas eve while he was singing Christmas carols with the ship's crew, he wrote. MEDFORD SAILOR TIRED OF SHOOTING AT JAPS Writ Ins Hint ho "nrniil.1 lib. - ' ------ AlIW to shoot at something besides Japs lor a change," Donald Foose. S lr in tho n ed some of his activities in the Pacific war theater in recent let- teri to nis parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Foose, 706 Newtown street. Foose participated In the land ing on Luzon island. Seaman Fnncp crnnnaf m on escort destrnvpr with a tnolr force, entered the navy In March of 1044 and has hppn nn sm duty In the Pacific since last (ictoDer. laily Weather Report i Forecasts Medford and vlctnitv: Parttv clmirfv might and Wednesday with little nange in temperature. Oregon: Partly cloudy tonight. iloudy Wednesday with rain In north west Dortiona and on the coast. Lit. m cnange in temperature. Local Data Temperature . a vmf in, 4nrfav alffhest 54 degrees, lowest 24. I Total monthly precipitation 3.90 ncnes. Excess for the mnnth 2 rti Jiches. i Total precipitation since September , .aii. ii.i, urciies. a.xcess lor tne season .79 inch. Kelatlve humidity at 4:30 p. m. 1 Tomorrow 8unrlse 7:59 a. m., sunset 6:51 p. m. Past 24 hours: Boise Boston Chicago Denver Eureka HI eh Low Prec. , 42 30 Trace . 30 . 34 . 42 . 52 16 29 29 25 B SB 2S 20 27 42 36 17 35 26 40 35 28 21 17 Trace Trace Havre . 33 . 60 Los Angelei . Medford New York Omaha Phoenix Portland . 32 . 31 . 28 . OS . 40 . 41 . 54 . 37 . 57 . 47 35 . 32 33 Heno Roseburg , , , Salt Lake San Francisco , Seattle Sookane . Washington, D. C. . Yakima QuickRelief now sramY, stuffy distress o Instantly, relief from sniffly, gneery distress of head colds starts to come hen you put a little Va-tro-nol up each nostril. Also helps prevent many colds from developing If used In time. Just try lt I Follow directions In folder. VICKSVATROHOL ueadColdsl f triCML ''r-bk I Double -Duty Nose Drops A A Vs. Works Fait Right whin Jf-'SjU MEN WANTED for ditch cleaning $6.40per day -transportation furnished. Apply at Dil- . trict Office or phona Medford 6111 or Ashland 8981. TALENT IRRIGATION DIST. Enjoys First Real Meal ' - ' Jh M Pvt. Alfred Jolly, San Francisco, enjoys his first real meal in three years at Luion hospital after his rescue from Cabanatuan prison camp. His left. arm is missing but It doesn't slow up his eating speed.- This was the first portion three more followed rapidly. POSTAL REVENUES FAR OVER OUTLAY Washington, Feb. 20 U.R) Postal revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30 will exceed expenditures by $117,643,897, the House Appropriations com mittee reported today. The surplus revenue, thet com mittee said in recommending 1946 appropriations for the post office and the treasury depart ments, was "brought about by the abnormal amount of mail incident to wartime civilian ac tivity as well as mailings to members of the armed forces." Postal revenues for 1944 ex ceeded expenditures by $37.- 768,028. Estimates for 1946 indi cates a possible revenue sur plus of as much as $265,214,280, the committee report said. The 1946 estimate, however, does not take into consideration overtime pay for postal em ployes which amounts to ap proximately $110,000,000 annu ally. The overtime pay act ex pires June 30, and is expected to be re-enacted. Prospect Prospect, Feb. 20. A surprise house-warming and miscellan eous shower was given Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dalton Feb. 16. Games and an old-fashioned spelling match, won by Miss Dorothy Fairchild, were the diversions. Potluck supper was served. At tending were Mr. and Mrs. Dal ton. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Clem ens, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Jantzer. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis L. Jantzer, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Shafer and son, Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Broomfleld, Mr. and Mrs. Archie McKillop, Frank Doty. Mr. and Mrs. Lar son, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Greg ory and children, Mr. and Mrs. Kalpn Lacy, Miss Dorothy Fair child, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Haynes, Mr. and Mrs. Loos and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lacy and children, Lewis, Larry, and Bar bara Ann. and Mr. and Mrs Lewis Robertson were guests of Mr; and Mrs. M Bedingfield at Selma Feb. 11 and 12. Pvt. Charles Dallpv returner! to his California army base, aiter spending several days here, visiting his wife, Marie Dailey. and mother, Mrs. Leonard Gaines. Mrs. Price Shafer and children of Medford are spending a couple oi weeKs visiting her brother-in-law and sister-in-law Mr nnri Mrs. Everett Shafer. Mrs. Sha fer's husband is taking his boot training in the U. S. naval re serve. Mrs. Frank Dotv and' little daughter, Betty Fae, spent most of last week in Medford with Mrs. Dotv'l mother Mr. M FT. Fox, while Betty was receiving meaicai attention for a throat ailment. Charles Hazzard. former Pros pect resident, who is now run ning tne m Bt h saw Filing Shop V I In Medford, called on old friends here Feb. 14. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dobbyn are enjoying a vacation in San Fran cisco. Mrs. Myrtle Wood of Medford has accepted the job of cook at the Prospect hotel. Mrs. Rose Wright and Raymond Artmire were recently hired as clerks at Grieve s store. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lacy spent Feb. 18 at Yreka, Calif., on Business. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hart had a pleasant surprise, last week when Mr. Hart's brother,, Fred Hart, arrived from Oroville, Wash. He was accompanied by the oldest brother. G. Hart. Mrs. Jimmy Meade spent Feb. IB and 17 with her brother-ln- law and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Chapman, before going to Sanger, Calif., where she and three little daughters will make their home with Mr. and Mrs. Meade, Sr. Mrs. Meade has been living at Medford re cently while her husband is sta tioned at Fort Lewis. Among local men called to take their physical examinations this week, pending army induc tion, are Albert Clayton, Calvin Clayton, and Ralph Lacy. Albert Wright, one of Lewis Jantzer s logging crew, sustain' ed a broken rib while at work last week, and went to Medford for medical attention Feb. 17. SOCIAL SECURITY ACT PAYS 11,326 IN STATE Salem, Ore., Feb. 20 (U.R) A total of $213,334 monthly Is being paid out to 11,326 per sons in Oregon through benefits of old-age and survivors insur ance programs of the Social Se curity Act, according to E. W. Tallman, regional representa tive of the agencies. A large proportion of the re cipients of the payments are sur vivors, rather than those from whom deductions were received, Tallman said. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada DELAY i FOX FAf TOBY MITHnn w n m mm W mW MM aRECAPPIN$ mum can QS52e FIRESTONE STORES mr F VOTED BY HOUSE Salem, Ore., Feb. 30 (U.R) The Oregon house of representa tives Monday passed, 47 to 21, and sent to the senate house bill 207, which would set up a pen sion system for paid and volun teer firemen of the state. The bill, which has been brought before the legislature five times during the last 20 years and been . defeated each time, drew little opposition dis cussion. Benefits under the bill would be paid for from Insurance pre mium fees and beneficiaries contributions and would be set up by local boards tor paid fire men. The bill would establish also a volunteer pension fund. A bill (S. B. 73) to establish a state opticians board received "do not pass" recommendation of the senate medicine, pharma cy and dentistry committee and was set as a special order of business tomorrow afternoon. Descriptions Of Alien Patents Are Offered For Sale Publication of twn etji n ah. stracts. or Short descrintinns nf 45,000 alien owned United States patents seized by the Alien Property Custodian of the fed eral ffovernment has lust heen announced. According to a re lease just received by the Jack son County Chamber of Com merce, the abstract sets are now on saje at the Office of Alien Property Custodian, 311 Field building. Chlcaeo. 3. 111. The patents were developed oy me enemy ana contain many items which may be of value in prosecuting the war and for post war use, the release states. They cover practically every field of manufacture. Licenses in mnet of the patents are available at a nominal lee, it Is said. The ab stracts have been classified and Indexed for easv use. the rennrt states, and if complete sets are not aesirea, portions may be ob tained at proportional cost. Fleet Planes VHSjAsh.9i..i (' oHiM.Vt . Q isjyy!' , , V0lCANO IS. -r-r-wt jU"-sj ' ,w Itrnwrn, I SSSA V,ormo$a nnt mMj&rr tmuji-' y" H0K0 KOM . MAMAMASIl-J fnum Vt nit iwHIUMNt CA0UN$l$, " aVSCf.ArMIMN . ' (Acm Ttl4phot) Mare than 1300 American planes from a huge navai armada only 101 miles off the Japanese coast smash at the Tokyo area for at least runt hours In the Heaviest raid ever made on the enemy capital. Tokyo radio said the attack and the Dom&ardment ot Iwo J ima In the Volcano Islands. 750 miles south ol Tokyo, -may oe prelude to an American land ing rn Iwo," a constant threat to B-28 Buper-Fortreaaea opera tint from the Marianas. PARTY CLAUSE IS BY Salem, Ore., Feb. 20-fll.R) The house today refused to con cur in senate amendments to house bill 145, which would eliminte the requirement that county courts fill legislative vacancies with members of the same political party to which the member creating the vacancy be longed. A conference committee was appointed. The same party clause was passed originally in 1937 by a Democratic majority In the legis This year the Boy Scouts of America celebrate their 35th anniversary, In the three and a half decades of its existence, the Boy Scout Movement has been a vital factor in the development of character and training in citizenship of the youth of America. Three boys out of every four want to come Into scouting, less than half of them get a chance. Why ? Simply because the troops and leaders are lacking. To alleviate this problem the Scout Executives of this area are urging organizations of all creeds and colors in all cities and towns to sponsor one or more Scouting Units. Here's How You Can Invest In the Future of America! At the next meeting of any club or organization of which yon are a member, suggest that your group become tht sponsor of one or more Scouting Units. See that a committee Is appointed to confer with your local Scout Executive. He will assist yon la organizing a Boy Scout troop. It Is a simple and very worth while thing to do. It means that your group will be providing the youth of your community with wholesome activities, interesting things to do and the chance to give worthwhile service to their country. Raid Tokyo f lature. Proponents argued that the new bill would permit judges to pick the best man for a vacancy, regardless of party label. The Central Valley Project was begun in 1937. ICrt! "er, atom, , fc .ai ' that Rams Meat Is 1 jiSsii' l the aatrltlaa Jar3 ' fasas wtilcft has the PtS?nvJ "tens' vitamin ait. vXlSStm " Camfaat a- VmlJSf D '" vaata- V lVJTn train caraal. Pat par :P5R&J fcatilat. .J A Salute to Scouting A movement that has influenced the lives of 12,000,000 Men and Boys during the past 35 years! TutsUay. ran. SO. 134S MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUHE THRH INSURANCE ON STUDENT ATHLETES IS FAVORED Salem, Ore., Feb. 20 (U.R) A bill permitting school districts to take out liability insurance for student athletes was sent to the floor of the senate today with "do pass" approval of the Senate Education committee. ' The house-approved bill f Desert Grapefruit Full flavor and zestfuHutea 1 - . are packed into this golden iruu irom ine Arizona California desert. Plus plenty of vitamin C 1 Half a Desert Grapefruit gives you a primary supply of this needed vitamin. Spoon into a sunshlne rich Desert Grapefruit to morrow. Taste the natural colored golden segments, the fresh, tangy juice. And discover the healthful good eating stored for you in Desert Grapefruit. 35.".. ANNIVERSARY OF SCOUTING IN AMERICA WRITE BOY SCOUTS of AMERICA Crater Lake Area Council 600 E. Main Street Medford. Oregon. IS Jfiros- Tltl. AMnes- eitr . Zoaa Thli sftftsMflf pnptni ami nUimi r lis . BLITZ'WEINHARD COMPANY ttk las assmal W (a Sajr Stmts af Amtrlem (HB268 Manley Wilson) was sought by Clackamas and Clat sop county authorities to extend present liability insurance scope to include athletics. An opinion of the attorney general held that such insurance exceeded author ity oi the district. The only woman who ever had her picture on U. S. paper money was Martha Washington. 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