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HOUSEWIVES GET Om RATION Point Value on Quality Beef Steaks, Roasts Lowered; Pork Values Stepped Up. Br Eulalis McDowell United Press Staff Correspondent Washington. March 1 (U.PJ The Office of Price Administra tion today gave housewives both good news and bad but mostly bad in announcing March ra tion values for meat. Point values for quality beef steaks and roasts were lowered. But values of pork and many presently low-point items were stepped up. And several point free cuts were put back on the ration list. The changes go Into effect Sunday. Shortage Actual - Price Chief Chester Bowles took occasion to warn that the long-predicted meat shortage was becoming a "reality" and that there was no prospect for improvement before July. "It is clear" Bowles said, "that rationing of red-point foods for . March will be the stiffest since rationing began." Here is the major rationing news for March: 1. No change in point values for lamb. Mutton stays point free. 2. Porterhouse and T-bone steaks go down from 12 to nine points a pound. Other choice steaks and roasts go down by from two to three points. 3. Bacon and hamburger go up from four to six points a pound. 4. Chuck roasts (bone In) go up from three to six points and chuck roasts (boneless) go . up from four to seven points. S. End pork chops go up from nve to six points. Boneless ham, whole or half, is raised from even to eight points. Boneless ham slices remain at 10 points. Spare ribs go from three to four. Veal Aound Lower 6. Veal round steak (cutlet or roast) reduced from 13 to 10 points. All other veal points re main unchanged 7. Such presently point-free products as variety meats and beef, veal, pork and lamb hearts, sweetbreads and tongues, lamb liver and some canned and ready-to-eat meats have new ra tion values ranging up to two points. 8. Pork sausage, frankfurters and some dry sausages such as salami go up on the average of about two points a pound. For the four-week March ra tioning period, five red stamps worth 10 points each a total of ou points will be Rood for buy ing meats, fats and dairy pro duct. Butter 24 Point The new values for fata and Craterian Star '1 it Diana Lynn and Gail Russell are winning plaudits from the Craterian theater fans for their surperb performance in "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay." The picture plays through Satur day night. dairy products were previously announced. Butter remains at 24 ni1nt nminrl. Lard, shortening. salad and cooking oils are up to four points a pouna. margarine Is up to five point. There have been no changes for cheese and canned milk. Explaining the unexpected cut for choice steaks and roasts, RawIm uM thnt in noma locali ties shoppers have preferred to spend points on iow-poim mems Th mult has been that the bet ter grades' have gone begging for purchasers. By reducing the better grades and raising the lower grades, a better aisiriDu tion will be obtained. Live Projectile Is Taken From ' Body of Seaman San Francisco, March 1 (U.PJ For 47 days. Seaman zc Dewey J. Dupre, 20, Opelouscus, La., carried a live-fused 20 mm projectile in what navy doctors politely call a fleshy portion of his body, the navy disclosed to day. This "foreign object" which Dupre absorbed aboard a battle ship during the aerial battle of Lingayen Gulf off Luzon, was removed by a staff surgeon at the- naval receiving hospital here. Dupre, according to the navy, didn't know he had a live pro jectile in him until after he had been treated for leg fracture and chest injury. Two weeks ago he complained that "it feels like something is inside me, working down my body.' X-rays showed the pro- pectile, ready to explode at the slightest nudge. It had caused Dupre's shoulder wound, then gradually worked down. BIG THREE CONFERENCE HAD AERIAL PROTECTION Rome, March 1 (U.PJ Light ning pilot of the First Fighter group of the 15th U. S. air force guarded the Big Three Confer ence day and night during the historic meeting at Yalta, it was officially announced today. All movements to and from Yalta and subsequent meetings were guarded by the group, ac cording to the announcement. EUROPE'S NEEDY MAY BE FINICKY Clothing Needed but Greek Representative Doubts if 'Uncleaned Duds Wanted. lngs, Charles and Virginia Chlt tock will take over the kitchen and serve refreshments and do the dishes. Lecture hours included com munity singing, reading by Charles Chittock and Mr. Smith read a poem sent to him by a serviceman in New Guinea. 11 AIIIIOUIICEMEIIT M. C. Barton wishes to announce the open ing of his new tailor shop, specialising in ALTERING, REMODELING, RESTYLING and REDESIGNING of Ladies' and Gen tlemen' garment. the TAILOR 19 No. Bartlett Street Medford Telephone 4124 Washington, March 1 (U.PJ A group of big name citizens sat in the Wn'te House yesterday and agreed that clothe are needed in Europe almost c.3 bad ly as food. But they weren't sure whether the same went for dirty clothes. One gentleman argued that cleaning all the clothes that this country may contribute for re lief would tie up all the dry cleaners for months. Don't Want Germs Another, representing the Greek relief organization, count ered that while ' the Greeks would like some American clothes they wouldn't care for American germs. The discussion came up at the first get-together of the national committee of the united national clothing collection for overseas war relief. This committee, headed by Henry J. Kaiser. Call' fornia shipbuilder, hopes to col lect 150,000.000 pounds of old clothes between April 1 and 30 in a nation-wide campaign for shlnment overseas by UNRRA, Mrs. J. Borden (Daisy) Harri- man, former U. S. minister to Norway and a veteran clothes collector for the Russians, sam folks preferred to give good, clean clothes. Movie Actor Ed ward Arnold said even a guy without a pair of pants had a right to get miffed if somebody save him a pair with a hole in them. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, staying out of the sanitation dis cussions, urged the committee to stick to attic raiding so people wouldn't give away clothes they ought to be wearing. Need Is Great Former New York Governor Herbert H. Lehman, UNRRA head, told the group that the amount of clothing "even re motely obtainable today is piti fully short in relation to the need." By the time the meeting broke up and Mrs. ' Roosevelt invited the committee into the state din ing room for coffee and cookies, It was aereed that: 1. When the collection gets started U. S. citizens should show some consideration and give only wearable apparel: something they wouldn't be ashamed to have labeled "from the U. S. A." 2. No toeless, mateless shoes and goofy hats and derbies, please. 3. Underclothes will be wash ed before shipment. THE GRANGE Jacksonville Grange Ladies of the Jacksonville HEC will meet with Jane Mc carty for an all-day Red Cross sewing on Friday, March 2. Bring sewing equipment and sack lunch. Upper Applegate Grange Upper Applegate Grange was called to order with Worthy Master Christine Hair presiding and 33 members present. Mr. Smith, relief committee chairman, reported that Edward Walker was very ill and was tak en to the hospital. Verna Culy, H. E. chairman, reported every one should gath er up their tin cans and have them ready for the drive. At the March 10 grange meet ing Lillian Helms, Alma Coll- LARGER AID FOR VETS' SCHOOLING IS Washington, March 1 (U.PJ A special committee of a veter ans education conference today recommended that larger living allowances be given to ex-servicemen returning to school. It proposed $50 for a veteran without dependents; $73 for a veteran with one dependent; $100 with two dependents; $125 .with three or more dependents. The GI Bill of Rights in its present form provides educa tional subsistence allotments ot $50 a month, with $25 extra if the veteran is married. Also pro vided is a maximum tuition as sistance ot $500' a year. The committee, part of a con ference sponsored by the Na tional Eduuatlin Association said it desired "to remove some of the handicaps to securing fur ther education which veterans with several dependents are en countering. . Another committee said that a recent survey showed that 78 per cent of the servicemen who had one to three years of hign school education did- not want to continue schooling after the war. Over 85 per cent who had completed only grammar school also had no desire to continue education after demobilization 66 per cent of the high school graduates were not interested in more schooling. Approximately 7,000,000 servicemen were poll ed in the survey. Let American Fruit Growers' Skilled Mechanics Keep YOUR TRACTOR, SPRAYER and FARM EQUIPMENT Producing Food FOR VICTORY! Four expert mechanics, one skilled in Diesel equipment, aie her at our new repair shop, ready to keep your farm equipment at peak efficiency. Quality work, in keeping with the high tradition of American Fruit Oroweri' service, is assured la this large, completely equipped shop. HOW! while winter weather keep your equip ment inactive is the time to have it thorough ly checked and mad ready for busy season ahead. CLETRAC. and OLIVER part are in tock and parts (or all makes of tractors. prar and equipment are available. American Fruit Growers. Inc. South Fir Street, Medford E ASSISTANCE FOR ALL CLASSES WELFARE REPORT January statistics for the Jackson County Public Welfare commission, reviewed at the monthly meeting last week, show public assistance higher than the same month last year hi nearly all classifications. Old age assistance amounted to $27,560 for 833 cases, as com pared to $22,073 for 785 cases the same month last year. In De cember of 1844, 836 cases were handled at a cost of $27,520. General assistance in January or this year amounted to $7,702 for 220 persons, including 126 families and 94 single persons. Last year for the same month general assistance totaled $5,324 for 146 cases. General assistance for December of 1944 amounted to $6,132 for 186 cases. 14 Children Fourteen children were cared for in foster homes during Jan uary at a cost of $396 while in January of 1944. 19 children were cared for at a cost of $369. In December of 1944, 20 chil dren were cared for at a cost of $477. Aid to dependent children in January of this year totaled $4 647 for 157 children while in the same month last year 150 chil- 7 SPRING MERCHANDISE Coats. Suits. Millinery Alterations by Experts Specializing LADIES' COATS & SUITS IN HALF SIZES Burelson's Ladies' Ready-To-Wear 31 No. Central Avnu From the time of discovery of Cuba by Columbus in 1492 to its Independence in 1898, the is land was under Spanish rule ex cept for two years, 1762-63, when it was occupied by England. dren were given aid at a cost of) Thursday. Mar. 1, IMS MEDFORD MAIL TRIBOWZ TTTI aa.utfo. Aia 10 aepenaeni cnu dren in December 1944, amount ed to $4,769 for 155 children. ! Blind assistance for January! toiaiea uo ior nine cases as compared to $414 for 11 cases in the same month last year. Nine cases received $381 in December of 1944. MEN WANTED for ditch clearing $6.40 per day transportation furnished. Apply at Dis trict Office or phone Medford 6111 ei Ashland 8981. TALENT IRRIGATION DIST. irsr.mvB FROM fffiST coiury HIGRBDIBllTS The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company (Southern California Telephone Co. Bell Telephone Co. of Nevada) Subsidiaries The Board of Directors in making the 1944 Annual Report to the shareholders presented, it also to the men arid women of the company and to the public which it has the responsibility and privilege to serve. Copies of the report are available .at any of the company's business offices or at the Secretary s office. EXCERPTS FROM THE 1944 ANNUAL REPORT "Living as we all are in a period in which a stupendous sweep of history is taking place, so big that it obscures a full com prehension of it and so diffused that it is difficult to envision the full significance of its impact, our company has continued to do its utmost during the past year to play its full and effective part in our Nation's attainment of decisive Victory in the dire world-wide conflict into which we were plunged. "Geared to full war tempo with increasing emphasis on military activities throughout and directed from the Pacific Coast, the demands for telephone communication continue to exceed previous record levels. With its tremendously increased and mobile population and teeming with unprecedented activity, the territory of the five Pacific Coast states in which our com pany operates has rapidly developed into one of the most important strategic military and production sections of our Country. "As shown . . . from each of our Annual Reports, 1940 to date, the all-out war effort of our company has been woven and interwoven in the warp and woof of its operations. In fact, the Fall of 1939 saw our sights lifted over the horizon beyond which were ominous clouds that cast the impending gloom of oncoming conflict. Throughout this entire period, our com pany has been put to a test as never before and its ability to serve under the stress and strain of war has been outstandingly strengthened, as it has been over the many years, since 1880, by its membership in the Bell System. "There is no period throughout its entire his tory which is comparable to that of the last five years, 1940 to 1944, inclusive, in its tremendous expansion which, through its all-out war effort, has required gross plant additions aggregating more than $276,000,000, with the net result that at the end of the year the investment in its tele phone plant had reached the huge total of $651, 669,679, or one-third more than it was on Janu ary 1, 1940. - "Since January 1, 1940, our net telephone In crease has tqtaled 610,223 telephones, or 33 per cent, a five-year period unequaled in telephone demand in the history of our company. Our net telephone increase for the year was only 19,853 telephones, considerably less than for any year since 1933, and compares with the 1943 net in crease of 187,002 telephones, the highest of rec ord. There were at the end of the year 224,573 pending applications for main tele phones, 96 per cent of which were for residence service. "Toll and long distance calls reached a record total of more than 289,700,000 calls, an increase of more than 29,000,000 calls, or 12 per cent, over 1943, which year the previous all-time high was 27 per cent over 1942. Since January 1, 1940, the volume of this traffic has increased 124 per cent The longer haul calls, originating in and destined beyond our territory, have In creased almost ten-fold from 797,000 calls in 1940 to more than 7,737,000 calls in 1944. "In the last five years, due to the tremendous volume of wartime traffic and the unprecedented telephone demand, the number of our employee has increased 13,536, or 45 per cent The number of employees on our payrolls at the end of the year was 43,534, the highest of record. "The payroll for the year was an all-time high end exceeded a hundred million dollars, totaling $104,043,347, an increase of 110,306,606, or 11 per cent, over 1943. It was higher than the year 1940 by $44,382,262, or 74 per cent "The earnings of our company on invested capital long-term debt and shareholders' equity not only have been declining, but also are on the low side as compared with many other businesses. Earnings on its average invested cap ital in 1940 were 6.06 per cent and in 1944 they had declined to 5.79 per cent Although costs of operation have risen sharply, adversely affecting its net earnings, our company has had no in- , creases in its price levels nor has it profited by its large volume of business, but to the contrary, rates have been reduced which, since January 1, 1940, have resulted in savings to our customers, based on 1944 usage, aggregating $15,000,000 annually. "Promptly meeting as we hive all telephone requirements vital to the war effort, it is a matter of deep regret and great concern to us that the unavoidable physical limitations of our plant have prevented us from meeting fully the civilian telephone demand. We dislike to tell people that they have to wait for telephone service, out due to the limited quantities of telephone equipment being manufactured for non-war use, it now ap pears that we will not be able in the near future to fill promptly all applications, The winning of the war in the shortest possible time, of course, comes first. The smounts and kinds of equipment which will become available to us will depend upon the extent of and the time involved if) the shifting from wsr to civilian production of the manufacture and of the manpower now engaged in direct production for our armed forces. "As we now visualize our forthcoming work, our postwar requirements will be such thst it will be necessary to make plant expenditure ag gregating more thsn $175,000,000, an increase of more than $25,000,000 over the amount so estimated a year ago, The construction program may well be the largest for the first few years after the war that our company has ever experi enced and they will require an extraordinary amount of new capital, the yearly amounts fi nanced being dependent upon business and eco nomic conditions and the availability to us of material, manpower and money. "Our company has the duty and obligation to welcome home the men and women in uniform and so to direct its operations that it plays its ef fective part in providing full employment for them immediately upon their return. We have given that assurance to our personnel. Wo nave also the community responsibility so to handle our affairs that the veterans of the war will, on their return, have and hold all that the cause of freedom signifies. To be capable of doing its full part, our company must, of neces sity, be able financially to offer the employment opportunities which not only create hope and enthusiasm for the future, but also make for home and happiness through Vork and liveli hood for willing hands.' "We have before us not only the responsibil ity, with all of its exactions, but also the oppor tunity to continue to render an indispensable service, with constantly improving standards, to a great section of a grest democracy, conceived and dedicated to the public service. To serve as it should, our company must continue to contrib ute to make our Nation and the world a better place in which to live. In so doing, we go for ward with the firm belief that a great service, ef ficiently snd economically rendered, will con tinue to be received and recognized in accord ance with the Ideals and traditions of the great est of all human enterprise the American way of life." , For the Directors, ; Pruidtni.
