EIGHT MEDrORD MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. March i. 1948
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By Arthur Parry
March came in an orderly man
ner: Not like a lion, nor a lamb,
nor a 13-year-old driving an auto
to school. ,
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A social worker discovers Ju
veniles these days do not believe
fairy tales, but have great faith
in the 'funnies.' By the time
they are old enough to vote for
President, they will believe
fairy tales,
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The Hale Wheeler boy Gall, Is
nine months old tomorrow. He is
just beginning to talk, but as yet
has said nothing, smart enough
to be repeated by bis Paw among
friends.
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The Japanese cherry tree on
the court house lawn Is coming
along fine, and rejoices it is not
Included In the tree census of
Hood River. '
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European observers report
America does not understand
Poland. Reports from Poland In
dicate Poland Is a trifle vague
about the subject herself.
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LAST WORD ITEM
(Grand Junction Sentinel)
, "Not responsible from this
data for any debts contracted
-by my wife Slgned) J.A A. .
HE i Never did, why now?
(Blgned) E.L.S. ..."
German arms are again at the
Hast ditch,' for the umpteenth
time. The 'last ditch' is like the
first trlllium,' In the Willamette
valley there is always another
first' one.
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The bare midriff, the fair sex
threatens to expose, due to the
new spring duds will be called
'kikowaena' in Hawaii, even be
fore the midriff Is exposed.
Quite a few of the local gals, who
re always In step with fashion,
or ahead of It, are developing
modest violet complex.
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"The best man was the bride's
mother." (Amesterdam (N.Y.)
Journal social item) Correct
and unique.
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MIGHTY PO'H AIMING
(Coos Bay Timw)
"Just what business married
men have coming home to the
Tennessee lovecote with their
shirts and collars daubed with
lipstick the senator doesn't
make clear. It may be the
southern hospitality we read
so much about, or just an old
southern custom. Whatever it
is. this thing of the little wom
an flyin' off the handle, con
demning her husband and then
rushing off to divorce court
just because he happens to
have a little lipstick on his
collar Is going to stop, If the
senator can stop It."
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Former Vice President Henry
Wallace, has been confirmed by
the senate as secretary of com
merce. Ere this was done, the
post underwent a thorough re
vamping, that leaves Henry with
a minimum of spending money.
He will not be able to plow un
der or kill off little pigs, or
monkey with commerce, until
there Is no commerce to admin
istrate.
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PERILS OF WAR
San Francisco, Feb. 28 (U.B
For 47 days, Seaman 2c Dewey
J. Dupre, 20, Opelouscus, La..
carried live-fused 2mm pro
jectile In what Navy doctors
politely cpll a fleshy portion of
his body, the Navy disclosed to
day.
Capt. G. W. Smith of the
Navy Medical Corps called
bomb disposal expert! Into the
pre-surgory conference. They
told him that even the touch of
n operating Instrument might
touch off an explosion. (Press
Dispatch.)
Twelve Business Questions
Answered By Babson
By Roger W. Babton .
Babson Park, Fla., March 2
(Special Correspondence) Here
are some questions which have
recently been shot at me. Fol
lowing each question the reader
will find my answer.
INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK
(1) What should be the most
active Industries after the war?
Answer: The building and fur
nishing of small homes. Ac
companying this there should
be a great demand for new au
tomobiles. The clothing indus
try should also be good In the
postwar era.
(2) What industries may suf
fer the most after the war?
Answer: Of course, the manu
facturing of airplanes, the build
ing of ships and the making of
munitions will suffer most. In
addition, I believe that both
agriculture and railroading may
receive body blows. ,
INVESTMENT OUTLOOK
(3) In what can we invest our
money now in order to have it
bast maintain its purchasing
power during the years ahead?
Answer: Buy selected peace
stocks especially the oils, met
als and other stocks which
should be helped by inflation.
This Includes the merchandis
ing chains which have their as
sets in goods, cash and real es
tate. They should be excellent
hedges against inflation.
(4) Are high-grade bonds at
tractive Now? Answer: De
cidedly NO. Not only should in
terest rates strengthen after the
War, but income taxes will be
reduced. Any such reduction in
taxes should cause tax-exempt
municipals to decline. Other
high-grade bonds should be af
fected sympathetically.
' RECONVERSION
(S) What about utilities in the
postwar era? Answer: There
are some utility stocks which
look very attractive due to pos
sible dissolutions of holding
companies. Furthermore, the
persecution of the utilities seems
to have come to an end for the
present. The uncertain . ques
tion Is whether the natural
growth of the utility business
will overcome the increased
costs due to Inflation. Frankly,
I do not know.
(8) What will be the effect of
reconversion on the stock mar
ket? Answer: Reconversion
may cause a serious shock to
business,, but not necessarily to
the Stock Market. Most securi
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, March 2 The
prominence in directing, recent
ly assumed by James F. Byrnes,
who had been
assistant presi
dent in name
only since he
was sidetrack
ed at the start
of the fourth
term campaign
Is said to be
due to private
authority h e,
has newly re-
c e 1 v e d from
Mr. Roosevelt
to take hold
and lead domestic affairs In the
name of the president.
To help along, Mr. R. also has
brought back from private life
Ed Flynn, the Bronx boss and
ex-chairman of the democratic
national committee. Flynn was
dispatched on a preliminary
mission to Europe, but later is
to take a dark corner In some
out-of-the-way office with no
name on the door, to run domes
tic matters from the inside,
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THEY, 'tis said upon great un
mnntlnnnhlA aiithnritv. will
augment If not supersede the
Harry Hopklns-Rosenman hege
mony. Roosevelt will hove al
most all his time taken up from
now on by international affairs
the agreements so far merely
having started trouble rolling.
Mr. Hopkins activities are
limited considerably by his
health, and Mr. Rosenman being
more of a political valet than a
business or economic director, it
seems logical Mr. R. would call
buck Byrnes and Flynn.
Paving blocks and all, Flynn
Is an improvement upon the
coterie now seeking power In
the administration by yelling for
60.000,000 Jobs, whereas they
now seek only one the one
they want themselves.
Mr. Roosevelt has placed
higher value on Flynn's services
than the senate (which was about
to reject him once as ambassador
to Australia), but he does meas
ure up in erudition, if not In
ethics, higher than his Job of
Bronx boss. He knows about
business, and if he works with
Byrnes, there surely will be an
effort to work out problems
rather than continuously pasting
pink mustard plasters over
them.
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DYRNES' series of edicts clos
Ing down and tightening the
ties (with the exception of the
rails) have fairly well already
discounted peace.
WHAT ABOUT RAILS?
(7) Do you expect a period of
good business after conversion
is completed? Answer: Yes,
I expect a few years of ex
cellent business; but be pre
pared for trouble about 1950,
or after, when the people have
spent 'their savings and foreign
competition begins to be felt.
(8) Will such prosperity keep
up the prices of railroad stocks
and income bonds? Answer: No.
Railroad securities may not for
many years again sell for the
highs of February, 1845. Truck,
pipeline, water and airplane
competition, together with ris
ing costs due to inflation, can
be very bearish on railroad se
curities. TAXES AND NEW DEAL
(8) What about taxes? An
swer: I do not look for radical
tax changes until the U. S. Fed
eral Budget Is again balanced.
But all changes made will be
favorable to business and cor
porations. Only tax-exempt
bonds should suffer from the
tax reductions.
(10) Do you think the Roose
velt Administration especially
the securities and exchange
commission is unfriendly to
legitimate business? Answer:
No. I do not. The masses of the
entire world are on the march
and, with all the regulations and
difficulties facing U. S. employ
ers, they are and will continue
to be better off than the busi
nessmen and investors of any
other nation.
AWAKENING NEEDED
(11) Do you think Inflation is
Inevitable? Answer: Yes, and
this means a gradual increase
in living costs with higher prices
for most consumer goods as
well as for certain stocks,, real
estate and gold. Moreover, Only
a world spiritual awakening can
prevent a final collapse of this
upward spiral.
(12) What about the postwar
unemployment scare? Answer:
There will be no especial diffi
culty for a few years, but later
there may be much trouble. Un
employment is a spiritual and
educational problem rather than
an economic. Congress cannot
prevent unemployment. The
churches and school commit
tees of each community will de
termine the unemployment sit
uation. lid on various enterprises from
race tracks to drinking honky
tonks after midnight have been
variously explained. The closing
of the after-midnight places was
attributed to a desire to save
heating and electricity.
The more impelling reason
was not mentioned manpower
and absenteeism. Workers hang
ing around roadhouses after mid
night are not apt to get to their
machines mornings. A tendency
to spend money and avoid any
more work than necessary hns
spread from shipyards and war
plants. Thus Mr. Byrnes Is work
ing on the manpower problem
by Indirect means.
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INCIDENTALLY, In this re-
alignment of top power,
another old face Is reported miss
ing from administrative action.
The constantly dismayed phy-
slog, of James Landls, the presi
dent s high commissioner who
was to straighten everything out
with the British In the middle
east, has been seen back at Har
vard from Cairo this time the
restoration being permanent,
inoy say.
Mr. Landls never utters words
sounds or syllables about his
reasons, but the trouble he had
In the middle east with the Brit
ish is well enough known. Short
of American trucks, he once had
to rent them from the Persians,
Egyptians or a nearby nation, at
a high dally fees only to find
they were American trucks we
had given the British under
lend-lease, which the British had
given to the Egyptians, Persians
or nearby nations.
Two visitors, recently returned
from Puerto Rico, report no re
pair parts could be obtained for
American trucks from the Unl
ted States, so scarce ae they. So
parts were bought from nearby
British possessions, parts to
American trucks obtained by the
British under lend-l?ase.
Another thing the visitors saw
was an army parking lot filled
with snowplows snowplows
in the tropics.
Reserve Lands To
Revert After War
Washington, Mnrch 2 OJ.PJ
President Roosevelt by executive
order today provided that Juris
diction of the armed services
and other branches of the fed
eral government over some 13
000.000 acres of public lands re
served for wartime use would
terminate six months after the
end of the present unlimited na
tlonal emergency.
S. P. MAN DIES
Atherton, Cel., March 2 (U.B
Eugene W. Claff, 71, former
general passenger traffic man
ager for the Southern Pacific
railroad, died here yesterday,
RESIGNS JOB TO
ENLIST IN NAVY
William C. Strang, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Strang,
416 South Central avenue, has
resigned bis work with the
Douglas Aircraft company at the
El Segunda, Calif., branch and
has entered the navy. Strang
took the navy Eddy test and en
tered with the rating of seaman
first class. Now at San Diego for
indoctrination, he will later go
to Great Lakes Naval Training
station at Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Strang and their
two children, William Curtis
and Bonnie Kay, were here for
a visit before Mr. Strang entered
the navy and Mrs. Strang and
children have gone to Portland
to reside with her parents, Mr
and Mrs. F. C. Bachelder. Mrs
Strang is the former Curtis
Bachelder.
Strang had been employed
with Douglas since December of
1939 and at the time of resigning
was working as a class A experi
mental inspector. He had taken
several courses pertaining to hy
draulic engineering while with
the firm and upon leaving was
"highly recommended for any
work pertaining to aircraft" in
a letter from his employers.
The young man, who carried
papers for the Medford Mail Tri
bune for seven years, graduated
from the local high school in
1938.
OBITUARY
ANNA MAE KNIGHT
Mrs. Anna Mae Knight passed
away at a local hospital Thurs
day. Mrs. Knight was born in Esk
dale, W. Va., on Nov. 16, 1918
and in 1943, she was united in
marriage to Everett Knight In
this city. ,
Left to mourn her passing, be
sides her husband serving over
seas, are her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. Meadows, Medford; four
sisters, Mrs. Esther McQuigg and
Mrs. Ruth Scoville, Butte Falls:
Mrs. Ruby Bressie, Astoria, Ore.,
and Miss Grace Meadows, Med
ford; three brothers, Carl Mea
dows, Alameda, Calif., Fred Mea
dows, U. S. Navy and Paul Mea
dows, Medford.
Funeral arrangements are in
charge of Perl Funeral Home
and will be announced later.
' BERRY INFANT
John W. Berry, Jr., Infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Berry
520 , Crater Lake Ave., passed
away at a local hospital Thurs
day morning. The father Is serv
ing with the armed forces over
seas. Arrangements are In care
of Perl Funeral Home.
GEORGE H. SKEAT
George H. Skeat, of Medford.
passed away at a local hospital
Thursday.
Mr. Skeat was born In Ben
ton Co., Minnesota, Feb. 8, 1885
Mr. Skeat is survived by his
wife, Catherine Skeat and one
daughter, Mrs. Eleanora Har
wood, Medford.
Funeral services, In charge of
Perl Funeral Home, will be an
nounced later.
ELDON R. GLEASON
Services for Eldon R. Gleason.
Central Point, who passed away
at his home Tuesday, will be
held In the Conger-Morris Chapel
at 1:30 p. m., Monday with the
Rev. D. E. Millard officiating
Interment will be In Siskiyou
Memorial Park.
He was born in Meeker Co
Minnesota, Oct. 20, 1874 and was
united in marriage to Emma E
Mitchell on Sept. 26. 1899. In
1911 he moved to Central Point
from Wisconsin, and two years
later purchased a barber shop
which, he operated until his
death.
He Is survived by his wife
Mrs. Emma Gleason and two
children, Mrs. Lu Ellis Bodln
Yrcka, Calif., Mervyn Gleason,
Klamath Falls; three grandsons.
Robert J. Hoagland, Air Corps.
Mervyn and James Gleason
Klamath Falls; a great grand
daughter. Barbara Hoagland
and a sister, Mrs. Edna Root
Mobton, Wn.
British Warships
Fend Nazi Blows
London, March 2 (U.R)
The Admiralty announced today
that British warships had thwart
ed determined attempts by
strong forces of German motor
torpedo boats to interfere with
Allied supply lines between Bri
tain and the continent.
Light forces of the Royal Navy
In a series of recent actions de
stroyed at least two torpedo
boats and damaged "many"
others, an Admiralty communi
que said.
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Flight o' Tune
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tory 'torn Ihe files oi the Mall
Tribune 10. 20. and 84 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
March 2, 1935
(It was Saturday)
Congress in revolt against
President Roosevelt, and New
Deal is flayed for broken prom
ises. :
Liquor funds set aside to
match federal funds for relief in
Oregon. ' .
Unsettled. High 68, low 36 de
grees.
Coast business best since 1932.
Federal spending now twice as
large as revenue received daily.
Tomato acreage In valley to be
Increased coming season.
Ashland defeats Medford high
27 to 25 in hectic contest.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
March 2, 1925
' (It was Monday)
Brig. Gen. William A. Mit
chell, who advocated unity of
air command, to lose his post as
staff advisor.
DeAutremont brothers, Siski
you Tunnel train robber sus
pects, now reported in Nicara
gua. Bill increased fees of motor
stages vetoed by Gov. Pierce.
Spring style showing starts at
Mann's.
Revival services at Methodist
church well attended.
Oregon to play OAC. quintet
for state title end of week.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
TODAY
March 2,. 1911
(It was Thursday)
Elks to dedicate their new
lodge room in IOOF building to
night.
Alabama congressman fears
Japan will declare war before
U. S. can finish Panama Canal.
John R. Casey named Ashland
postmaster.
Nazis Have Trouble
To Fix Blame For
Germany Condition
London, March 2 (U.R) Even
the Nazis themselves apparently
are having difficulty trying to
fix responsibility for the present
condition of Germany,
A Transocean agency broad
cast of an article in "Dai
Schwarze Corps," organ of the
Elite SS-Guards, quoted Gestapo
Chief Heinrich Himmler as say
ing it was impossible to name
responsibility as after the last
war.
"Our present position is
brought about not only by des
tiny nor even by the enemy s
material manpower superiority'
Himmler said.
"There exists in our midst
something like a guilt which is
shared by all who misinterpret
ed the real aspect of things . .
There are some guilty men
among us- whose guilt even ex
ceeds the general guilt."
STAYS ON JOB
San Diego, Calif., March 2
(U.R) Frankie Dasso, ace hurler
for the San Diego Padres, who
was sold last season to the Cin
cinnati Reds, said today that he
wm not report for spring prac
tice wis month. "I am not
holdout," Dasso said. "It's just
tnat I have a war lob here and 1
believe everybody should make
some sacrifices for the war ef
fort." Daily Weather Report
forecasts
Medford and vicinity: Increasing
cloudiness, showers tonight and Satur
day. Slightly warmer.
Oregon: Increasing cloudiness with
light raina northwest portion this
afternoon and spreading over atate to
night and Saturday. Snow above 3.000
feet. Warmer tonight.
Local Data
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest S4 degrees, lowest 28.
Total monthly precipitation, trace.
Excess for the month .06 Inches.
Total precipitation since September
1. 1944. 11.77 Inches. Excess for the
season .10 inches.
Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m.
yesterday 33. 4 30 today 3. .
Tomorrow
Sunrise 7:44 a. m sunset 7:0- p. m.
Paat 34 hours:
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Washington. March 2. (U.R)
The American Legion demanded
today that the army withdraw
"at once" its recent ruling per
mitting communists to become
commissioner officers.
"The Legion is gravely con
cerned by reports that commun
ists and others of alien or divid
ed loyalty may be permitted to
infiltrate into positions of -re
sponsibility in the United States
army, navy and marine corps,"
National Commander Edward N
Scheiberling said in a statement
He quoted the war department
policy as providing that no com
munist or person of other alien
leaning may be barred from offi
cer rank unless bis alien loyalty
"overrides" his loyalty to the
United States.
"Fifty-one per cent loyalty is
not enough when the security of
our country is at stake," he said
THE GRANGE
Eagle Point Grange
The following persons were
received into membership at
the February 20 meeting of
Eagle Point Grange: Omia
Chambers, John Lucas, Mrs.
Lee Lucas and Ted Flury.
William Perry announced
that the Red Cross drive will
start March 1. Nora Matthews
Itou can
if you
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spoke of the beautiful floor
work put on by the Central
Point drill team during her re
cent visit. Mr. Boyce from Cen
tral Point was welcomed by Re
ception Chairman Millie Ting
leaf. Lecture hour consisted of
community singing led by Mrs.
Dunford; sketches and readings
honoring Presidents Washing
ton and Lincoln, given by Au
gusta Seefield, Millie Tingleaf,
Helen Olson and Ferrentine
Farlow,
Serving committee for next
Grange meeting March 6 is Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Tycer.
A total of $142 was realized
from the box social held Febru
ary 24 at Grange Hall.
Closing tlma Mr Claaained Ada a
am- Too Lata to Claaaify 12:30'
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