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.
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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.
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30
Trace
. 30
. 34
. 42
. 52
16
29
29
25
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27
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36
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35
26
40
35
28
21
17
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Trace
Havre
. 33
. 60
Los Angelei .
Medford
New York
Omaha
Phoenix
Portland
. 32
. 31
. 28
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. 40
. 41
. 54
. 37
. 57
. 47
35
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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 '
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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ANNIVERSARY
OF SCOUTING
IN AMERICA
WRITE
BOY SCOUTS of AMERICA
Crater Lake Area Council
600 E. Main Street
Medford. Oregon.
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(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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