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STTST-HOIXIDAV COMPAm INC In Naw York Chicago u rranclaco. uoa anii m t aagggaB f mi$i(f!i44slc)iiifl Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry A New Jersey draft board has pronounced Crooner F. Sinatra unfit for combat duty. Military science will never know what effect one of his vocal efforts, let fly at an already panic-stricken foe, would have. Helnrlch ("The Killer") Hlmm ler, Gestapo chief of the Nazis, demonstrated In a recent state ment, honesty and logic, occa sionally shows up unexpectedly without the aid of a lantern Bald Helnrlch fearlessly, as he alone has the power to order himself shot at sunrise: "You can't tlx the war crime responsi bility. AU Germans are guilty some of us more than others." Herr Hlmmler said It all, and put the blame where It belongs, vis.: The inborn Teutonio lust for war. - "As there have been no scan dals, no wife beatings, no mur ders, no run-away teams, or wrecked automobiles In Merlin traffic, newi Is very scarce. (Merlin Murmurs.) Drouth hits a Journalistic vineyard, The valley weeds are coming long fine, and growing like last summer babies, desolta tne ais- ovary of new and mora deadly Mat ntarmlnatlns compounas. Any weed variety will thrive by rti own efforts, despite me oesi efforts of man and nature to destroy and retard. It might not be a bad idea to squin weea kllllM fluids on the wheat, oats, barley, rye. corn, clover and alfalfa, and tenderly spring tooth, fertilize, water, and cod die with expert advice. Canadian thistles, wild morning-glory, dog fennel, creeping cucumoer vines, and all other noxious growth of field, fence corners, and road sides. a a a The legislature alms to quit next Saturday, the 62nd day of the session. The state at large devoutly hopes their aim Is bet ter than in the other 61 days of the elongated sojourn in Salem. . "Our pretty niece Is very par ticular about selecting husbands. She never marries a man she hasn't known over the week end." (Kansas City Times.) Prudence rears its ugly head. J. Cochran Robin, who con ducts extensive operations from his bate on the cthse lawn, re ports the early worms are late this spring. Quite a number of valley cows have increased the alleged beef shortage the past week, by hav ing twins calves. a a a The cream of the state high school basketball squads face a showdown crisis this week, and the victors will have to show something more than their cltp ' pings, woven into the shape of a good-luck horseshoe. In accord ance with long established cus tom, scribes will write-up de feats like funerals, and wins like weddings. "MODEST VIOLETS" Or . 'There are in Pendleton sev eral ladies who have contem plated donning bloomers, thus falling in line with a custom now in general vogue through out all the eastern cities and which has slowly gained a place In the largor cities on the coast. It is reported that the dressmak ers have finished a number of those costumes for the ladles who rids bicycles, but that the determination to wear them weakened and the bloomers are now carefully folded away In the clothes presses, while the time-honored skirts continue to hold sway In local fashions.". (Pendleton East Oregonlan, 00 irs. Ago colj - Kondr. March S, 1845 Editorial Correspondence Brawley, Calif., March 1. Ah and how is Lady Luck? Ever since our arrival in this been looking for two things: 1. A bald-headed Indian, 2. A movie house that sidelines In pop-corn. No luck yet, but the search will go on, and onl a a a a Overheard In the lobby: Weil. mil. nlfnlfee won't Brow this sort of weather.' It certainly won't, for look toward them thar hills, neighborl" (Snow in the Imperial Valley, mat is newsu ...... Rut this Is a great alfalfa country, they shipped out 19,885 carloads In 1943 and took In a cool Across the Plaza In a feed-store window tney naa a orooaer full, of little Rhode Isand chicks yesterday, husky little fellers too. But the brooder is not were touay, uio ko.u ui window, put it back near the heater," was the explanation. TMa isn't the best Eranefrult some grapefruit here. Yet the grapefruit served at this hotel are about the size of peaches. It is a story that was once familiar in Medford, to get a really good pear one had to go to New York. Even more surprising in the patio grapefruit trees with grapefruit dropping from them. Th weather is still creating a the thermometer near the entrance of the hotel registered an even 80, while the minimum reported last night was 88. Sprinkles of rain continue from leaden skies. Either northern Mexico has changed greatly In the past 15 years or this section from Mexican to Tijuana is a particularly rich por tion of the country. In 1929 we Nogales and a few hours after passing through s bleak and primitive area resemming me wesi uhen Inhabited bv the Indians. Oxen and wooden plows were in evidence, the villages little mere huts, the natives clean enough line. but dressed very much as their nakedness covered by blankets, rags, etc. Coming over here the train passed through what appeared to be a very rich and prosperous farming section, that Is tor Mexico with several neat villages and towns, not pretentious but comfortable-looking farm houses. Plows and discs, were at work, tractor drawn, and there was a large concrete dam near Tecate apparently the center of a project. ' Mexlcali by the way on our former visit was little more than a flaa-ston on the SDA & E railroad, and a down-at-the-heel 11. S. tourist and bootleg hangout. Today it is a Mexican metropolis of over 40,000 people and a really surprising residence district aoross the river on the hill. And now of course like all the rest of Mexico war boom is on as is a war boom, everybody is getting rich In fact, won't another one of world war be the experience ox this one? Mexico of course did declare merely a gesture, and to all intents and has been at peace. When the that Mexico will De not only a tar than she has ever been before. And this will be due In large Its benefits. There is a ready market there and in many directions manufacturing has been put upon what may well prove to be a permanent, self-sustaining basis. Then too the larger land holdings have been pretty well cut up, ana peon exploitation of the Diaz era, reduced to the vanishing point. Incidentally the ill-fated Trotsky was not the only European refugee or influential Communist to seek sanctuary in "May-Hee-Ko" there are thousands of them, and they have brought with them both money and skills. Yes, keep your eye on Mexico to be a most Interesting and surprising place. . Still another Interesting example of Mexico's war prosperity may be Been In Calexlco, Just across from Mexlcali, It might be called the American portion of Mexlcali. Some years ago a large hotel was built In Calexlco called the Del Anza, which was notorious flop from a business standpoint until the war came along to save it as the war saved the hotel business throughout the U.S.A. Now it is hard to get a principally because one can have "a nice clean, comfortable place to sleep in the United States, and yet can eat and drink in Mexico. And thanks to keeping out of the war how one can eat and drink in Mexico! For In Mexico nothing is rationed except gas. You can have all tne butter you want, all the the drinks, everything in fact before Pearl Harbor and when of exchange, at pretty close to pre Small wonder Mexico and especially these border towns are getting rich. Another example. That Imposing Jal Ala! "Hlpodroma" In iguana, teit nan ouiu wnen the remaining all these years an eloquent monument to western hemi sphere economic catastrophe is course the Agua Caliente race iiee-K.0" nas struck it rieni Over at Pancho's In Mexlcali, you can get ripe strawocrries ana ripe strawberries on this side are R.W.R. COMMUNICATIONS Lattare la ha Kduui mull aaai lha namt and addraaa ul tha wrilal alihnuth 'ha uta nl a pan-nama at tntllali hi, nitbliralhtn la parmia Ihla I'ha Mall rnnuna rasarvat Ihv nahl l adll all lallara wild a vlaw to aUllly and aoodanaaunn Cage Fan Pretest To the editor: There Is no doubt that Medford has the best basketball toam in the "A" school division, in her district Past records show that, but she came near getting beaten at the Ashland tournament last week, by Klamath Falls. Central Point was not so for tunate. I think few people in this district, will not agree with me, when I say Central Point has the best basketball team in "B" school competition in her district. Central Point has earned that title, having lost only two games this season, before entering the tournament, those games to Medford sophomores. They beat Rogue River twice, Talent once and Grants Pass twice, besides defeating the rest of the teams in her section at least twice, Rogue River lost two games to Central Point, one to Prospect and one to Eagle Point that know of. Central Point has beaten both Prospect and Eagle Point by large scores. I am not a resident of. south era Oregon, and am acquainted there G.T, this is another month section of California we have the north and "there's snow in $6,000,000 for same. belt but near It, and they raise ol tne noiei mere are severm as Urge as small caniaioupe, local sensation. At noon today traveled to Mexico City from leaving the border the train was than collections of tents and everywhere wasmng was on me their primitive ancestors dressed Mexican power and irrigation the powerful deterrents to a third tne nations mat stayeu out oi war on Germany, but it was and purposes Mexico is today war ends there Is little question stronger out iar nappier nauon, measure to World War No. 2 and for all Mexican raw materials, x In the next decade, It Is likely room In that place. Why? Well cheese and red meats, and all that was available in the states one considers the prevailing rate - war prices. depression of 29 struck, and now being completed. And of track has opened also. Yes "May- If you tip the captain, they say thick cream for 23 cents. Half now selling at SO cents box. with only one member of the Central Point subs, and do not have a relative, acquaintance or rriena on the first team. I am not at all partial to Central Point, but I understand that the Central Point boys are a swell bunch of kids. I have seen a great manv bas ketball games in the past twenty years ana have witnessed the state tournament at Salem whenever possible, During my visit here, tha nan! few weeks, I have seen a great many -b" school games and believe Central Point has the best team. Talent second best and Rogue River third, During the first few minutes of the tournament game Central foints high point man was In. Jured and off the floor tor the balance of the first Quarter, and Rogue River ran the score up to e-u, ending the Quarter D-2. In the second quarter said player returned, but anyone could see ne was in a semi-dazed condl lion, irom the head injury. am sure that the injury was en ureiy accidental, but It was very unfortunate thing for the ventral point team. we might say Medford Just had an off night, when they piayea ivamath Falls at the tournament. So did Central Point when thoy played Roaue River. I am not sorehead and root tor Rogue River If happen to be here, but T still think they are not the best "B" team. Perhaps I have "beat around the bush" to state my point Why let one game decide the team to represent the district? Why not let the best team, as the records show, do the Job? Would it have been fair to have let Klamath Falls represent this district, in 'A school competition if she had, by chance, beaten Medford, the better team? R. F. JONES Lesson From A Child To the editor: I feel it would be appropriate at this time (dur ing the Red Cross drive) to re late what I saw and which deep ly moved me, during attendance at one of the local picture thea ters. She sat on my left. Not more than 12 years of age. With a heart of love, charity, incom parable to her years on earth. Responding to the call to give for the cause of humanity, In fantile paralysis; when the usher approached with the collection plate, she opened her little purse and gave her all. I assumed this was her popcorn and candy money, incidental to the pleasure of seeing the picture. It wasn't the amount, 'twas the sacrifice she made. The gift was immeasurable in dollars and cents; it was the spirit in which it was given. Her gift was to three to the little ones, herself and Thee (God). Let us older folks take a les son from this little tot. She didn't need any prompting; her act was spontaneous' with love and with a song in her heart This is the stuff we Yanks are made of. There was the joy of giving. And finally when the call comes, and even before, for Red Cross benefit, let's bear in mind the story of the little girl and dig down deep, giving as she gave and in the same spirit. Ralph Ettel THANKS FOR RUSSIAN AID To the Editor: Clothlne rnl- lections from your district have been gooC, and we thank vou most gratefully for your part in malting our drive a success. The total amount collected isnot yet known but you will be advised later. As always with patriotic and public spirited efforts the State of Oregon did well in its contri bution of serviceable clothing and shoes, and this in spite of tne ract mat the public has been wontea hard for .many different campaigns, and everyone Is busy and harrassed. The need of the Russian men. women, and children is imme diate and acute. A few old clothes is a small enough Day- ment on our debt of gratitude ror me heroic Russian war ef fort. - Through this Port of Portland alone, they have shipped, direct to Russia, more than eleven mil lion pounds tf clothing and shoes, collected In the western part of the United States. This clothing collection has demonstrated that the entire state Is alive to the needs of our ally, Russia, for relief of all kinds. The RWR Is a continuing effort. The state committee un der instructions from the New York office Is about to SDDoint a field worker to help communi ties such as yours to continue Russian War Relief efforts These Include a" continuing pro gram of clothing collection; the making of clothing and layettes from new material which will be furnished; and, filling of kits and similar efforts. RUSSIAN WAR RELIEF, Robert H. Strong. State Chairman. 737 S. W. 11th Ave., Portland. Evangelist Slates Series of Meetings At Salvation Army Lt.-Colo el J. C. Bell, who has been connected with the Salva tion Army for over fifty years, will conduct evangelistic meet ing at the Local Salvation Armv hall, 236 North Bnrtlett street, starting Tuesday, March 6. and continuing through every eve ning to Sunday, March 11. Eve ning meetings start at 7:30. He will also conduct the Holiness meeting Sunday at 11 a. m. In connection with the revival services a Spiritual Clinic will be open dally from 10 a. m., to 12 noon. Interviews will be con fldental, and problems discussed with an attempt to solve them in the light of the scriptures. Since 1888 CONGER MORRIS FUNERAL PARLORS ' SIXTH AND WEST MAIN PHONE 3147 Office of the County Coroner H. W. Conger Carlos W. Morris RED CROSS WORK IS PRESENTED IN WINDOW DISPLAYS Miniature scenes of war activ ities of the Red Cross Volunteer Special Service corps appeared in Main and Central street stores windows last week. Reproduced with dolls dress ed in colorful Red Cross uni forms, the setting of each is in a box built back of large old picture frames brought down from attics and regilded or painted for the occasion. Junior Red Cross members in Junior and senior high school manual training shops, made the boxes as their contribution for the War Fund drive. Each box Is a small stage. Staff assistants have pictured a Red Cross chapter office all ready for war fund business. Motor Corps shows the Camp White hospital, the station am bulance with one of those "hurry up" maternity cases. .Surgical Dressing corps shows women hard at work on their millionth dressing. Hospital Recreation corps show a cozy hosDital lounge with a soldier patient all ready for a game of checkers with an attractive Gray Lady Home Service corps show a cozy nome oi a tamily whose soldier father is overseas: here a Home Service aide Is making one of those friendly visits to consult on domestic problems broueht on Dy me war. The Production corps reproduced their busy of nee with sewing machines, ma terial cupboards and desk with miniature sweaters, sox, hospital garments and kits. Nurse Aide corps reproduced a civilian hos pital with aides busy serving patients. The window displays will be shown in 21 different retell shops as arranged by William Barker who is in charge of win dow displays. Central Pt. Post Will Fete Scouts At Meet March 7 Central Point, March S An important meeting of Myers Holland Post No. 129 will be new Wednesday, March 7 with Boy Scout Troop No. 40 as spe cial guests and plans for the new American Legion hall to be dis cussed. The post Is to sponsor the bcout troop in the future and the boys will stage a demon stratlon during the evening. Members of the post broke gruund for the new building Feb. 25, Commander J. R Krupp, Sr., turning the first shovelful of earth. Trees were grubbed out, the lot cleaned and levelled. Work was continued yesterday and plans for laying the building foundation will be made at the meeting Wednes day. Ding Dong Daddy Wins Continuance San Francisco, March 5 (U.PJ Francis Van Wie, the street car conductor who married ap proximately a dozen women without divorcing any of them, today won a continuance of his trial on bigamy charges until March 19. Three amended bigamy com plaints were filed in superior court. The amendments were necessary to correct technical errors In the original com- nlaints. The 58-year-old defendant has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. SEVEN PAY PENALTY FOR NO DOG LICENSE Seven dog owners, since last Friday, have paid the $2 penalty tax for failure to procure a license before March 2, final date for purchasing one for $1 the regular fee. Three of the tardy persons were from this city and the remainder from Prospect, Gold Hill, Jacksonville and Eagle Point. The number of licenses Issued during the regular period total led 3880. Opsins tlma for Sunday Too Lati to Claaalf 9 3n baiurdat artarnoon. PlMMa rcmamtqar Day FASCIST LEADER . ESCAPES PRISON Rome, March 5 (U.B Gen. Mario Roatta, on trial as one of Fascism's leading war criminals, escaped from Reglna Coeli Jail during the night. The Interior Ministry offered a 1,000,000-lire ($10,000) reward for information leading to his re arrest. Roatta. former army chief of staff under Mussilini, was per mitted to leave his cell under guard about 10 p. m. last night to visit a friend, Maj. Eugenio Rossi, at the nearby military in firmary. Roctta's wife Joined him in Rossi's private room. An official announcement said Italian Carabinierl were sta tioned In front of Rossi's room and in the hallway during the visit. At midnight, however, it was discovered that Roatta had escaped. Chicago, March 5. (U.R) A 6,000 pound shipment of penicil lin arrived at the Chicago air port today. It will be released soon for general civilian use. Valued at $250,000, the cargo was flown from New York by E. R. Squibb & Sons, drug manu facturers. Two-thousand pounds of penicillin were taken under a special guard to a company warehouse here and Squibb of ficials said the remainder would arrive in Los Angeles late today The shipments will be held in warehouses In the two cities until an order from the office of penicillin distribution of the war production board releases It for general consumption, prob ably about March 15, a company spokesman said. OBITUARY EDWARD WALKER Grange services for Edward Walker, 60, Applegpte, who passed away in a local hospital Friday, were held at the grave side Sunday afternoon in Log- town cemetery. Arrangements were in care of the Conger- Morris Chapel. He was born In England and enme to the U. S. in 1903. For the past 15 years he lived on the Applegate. He was a mem ber of the Upper Applegate Grange. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Walker. NELLIE McGOWAN Mrs. Nellie McGowan, 19 Mis tletoe, widow of the late W. H McGowan, passed away in a local hospital Saturday. Arrangements are In care of the Conger-Morris Chapel. , THE GRANGE Griffin Creek Grange Griffin Creek' Grange will meet in regular session tomor row night at 8:30 o'clock at, the hall. Thursday members of the H.E.C. will meet at the home of Mrs. Guy Harris, Phoenix-Jack sonvllle Road, at 1:30 p.m. for dessert. P.-T. A. Activities City P.T.A. Council City Parent-Teacher associa tion council will meet at the home of Mrs. Albert Puhl, Mid way Road, tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. promptly. Lunch will be served for a small charge. Repre sentatives of the Lincoln school unit will be hostesses. Anyone desiring to arrange transports, tion should call a unit president. VETOES DISTRICT BILL Salem, Ore., March S (U.R) Gov. Earl Snell has vetoed SB98, which would Increase from four to elx years the term of office of directors of school districts of less than 100,000 population. FRENCH CURB PRESS Paris, March 5 (U.PJ The French government has decided to order suspension of publica tion of . all Spanish political newspapers published In French territory, it was learned today. or Night HUGE PENICILLIN SHIPMENT 8Y AIR Either Mr. Conger or Mr. Mor ris will personally respond to your first call for service and relieve you of the immediate details. AMBULANCE SERVICE Flight o' Time Medford sud Jackson Uo. His lory 'tarn the files et the Mail Tribune 10. 20. and 14 years ego. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY March 8, 1939 (It was Tuesday) Big gold dredge to start soon in Grave Creek section. Legion opposes for bonus. Patman bill Pope denounces Lenten speech. nudism In Frost warnings for valley or chards will start soon. Homeowners of city list 119 improvement Jobs In first day of housing act drive. Hugh S. Johnson, former NRA director lashes at Sen. Huey Long and Father Coughlln. President Roosevelt starts third year fo term with firm con fidence. . Cloudy with fog. High 47, low 30 degrees. Fuehrer Hitler of Germany In huff calls oft conference with British foreign secretary due to a head cold and sore throat. C. E. (Pop) Gates addresses Rotarian luncheon. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY March 8. 1928 (It was Thursday) Gov. Pierce vetoes bill pro viding for state reforestation plan, - Cloudy and unsettled. High 69 low 36 degrees. Twenty-three new families lo cate in valley since first of year Tickets for Elks' mlnlstrels sell like hot cakes. Italian troops clash with Arabs In Tripoli. Rev. DeYoe of Kansas named associate pastor of First Metho dist church, due to illness of Rev. Gilbert. February was warm, rainfall above normal. ' with Mail Tribune prints pictures of Coolldge inauguration, that are transmitted by telephone. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS -AGO TODAY March 5. 1911 (It was Sunday) Blizzard rages at Crater Lake. Rogue' River Electric to let contract In few days for con struction of power plant on Rogue near Prospect. Medford to ship in 720 cars of lumber for new uulldings com ing year. BIRTHS VAN PELT To Capt. and Mrs. Frank, 614 S. Holly, March 4, 1945, a boy, weighing 8 pounds, at Community hospital. " McMILLEN To Mr. and Mrs. C. W Central Point, March 4, 1945, a boy, weighing 7Vi pounds, at Community hospital. HURT To Mr. and Mrs. E. V., 615 Clark St., March 4, 1945,- a girl weighing 9 pounds, at Community hospital. "weather " Northern California Mostly clear today, tonight and Tues day; but with considerable cloudiness extreme northern portion this afternoon and to night; slightly warmer after noons and continued cool at night GI'S DO A NICE TURN Falls City, Neb., (U.R) Al fred Schuetz, a native of Stras bourg, literally celebrated "old home week" . recently. Eight American Boldiers, friends of Schuetz wrote him that they had slept in the house in which he was born, and reported that his sister, brother-in-law, and niece and nephew vtre alive and well The soldiers reported the house undamaged in the recent Allied bombardment. Our Landlord Says We Hare to MOVE If we don't find a suitable location I suppose we will be having a law suit. He will be trying to kick us out. We will be trying to stay until we have a suitable place to move to. But In the meantime we are having a 12 Price SALE! On Our Stock of 10,000 FRAMES NOTHING RESERVEDI 8x10-5x7-3x4 Take Your Choice Vi Price BELL STUDIO 109 E. Main . FISH LAKE HAS 22 Twenty-two Inches of snow. greatest depth this winter, was reported today at Fish Lake. No measurement has been taken re cently at Four-Mile Lake, but ten days ago the depth was 45 Inches. It is believed to have been increased since then by storms over the hills. Both reser voirs are sources of water for the Medford Irrigation district. and the Rogue River district. Emigrant dam, - main supply source for the Talent Irrigation district, now contains 4828 acre feet of water, the headquarters office of the district reported to day. It has a capacity of 8000 acre feet. Water has been run ning in'.o the dam at a fairly -lively rate the past fortnight, but has now slackened off. Ed Judd reports the water last week was running Into Fish lake at a higher rate than at any time this season. He visited the lake last Friday. Judd, who re signed March 1, as manager of the Medford district, reports he will be a week or ten days more concluding routine details with the district. He will enter the contracting business and con tinue to make his home here. U Mall Trlbuna Want Ada. DR. H. P. COLEMAN Has returned to his office in the Medford Center Building Room 428. Chiropractic and Physio theraph service as usual. Telephone 3802 SPRING MERCHANDISE Coats. Suits. 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