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si unable to sell tils vegeiaoies,
mostly csrrots and parsnips in
Portland. The late "little brown
brother," seems to have lacked
what it takes to butter parsnips.
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It is now suggested there be
a "a.I." representative at the
peace conference. From all indi
cations, what will be needed is
one Dolitician, entirely surround
ed by "G.I.s" acquainted with
war, from being on one end, or
the other of bayonet. As peace
makers, they do worse, than the
politicians, who in 1918 con
structed the hstchery for the
current world war.
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The legislature Is now in Its
tenth week, csusing some up
state citizens to write editors
urging "reform" in the legisla
ture. The way to "reform" the
legislature, is not to have any
legislature.
Last yesr 70 "special weeks"
were observed in the land. With
the war on, and only 82 to start
with, this is good showing.
The' supreme court hss declin
ed to rule on the validity of the
government seizure of Mont
gomery Ward stores, a very hot
legal potato, due to technical
ity. This thwarts any speedy
decision. It Is predicted it wiU
take longer to unravel all the
red-tape Involved, than to deport
. H. Bridges, to Australia.
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IB HIB FACE RED?
(Orants Pass Buleltln)
"Tuesday he built a roaring
fire in the office stove and
then backed up to it to get
' warm before sitting down in
his cold chair. His posterior
nerves soon telegraphed a mes
sage that 'things were getting
mighty warm," but the mes
sage didn't get through in time
to save the seat of Ed's pants."
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Rsln hss dispelled the early
January rears of a spring drouth
heresbouts. It win nrerlirtrri
things would be so dry in June,
it would take three buckets of
dirt to revive a farmer, who
xainiea when hit by a rain drop.
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A number of city streets need
fixing. They are run-down from
being run-over.
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The cream of Orconn Moh
school athletes start battling to
morrow in the annual state tour
nament at Salem, and, as usual,
Brings out the diplomatic cute-
nets in sport editors, lest civic
dignity be soothed, instead of
ruffled. NO Weak siatore are en.
tered. UO tO nmu. All ..,.-..
are "favorites," "small but fast."
"dangerous," "giant-killers," or
"dark horses."
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WHY DAIRYMEN QUIT
"The respective resulting
amounts in each class shall be
known as the "net pooled Class
I skim milk," "net pooled Class
I butterfat," net pooled Class II
skim milk," "net pooled Class II
butterfat," "net pooled Class III
skim milk," and "net pooled
Class III butterfat;" the sum of
the "net pooled Class I skim
ml-" "t pooled Class II skim
milk," and "net pooled Class III
skim milk" shall be known as
the net pooled skim milk" snd
the sum of the "net pooled Class
I butterfat," "net pooled Class II
butterfat," and "net pooled Class
III butterfat" shall be known as
the "net pooled butterfat."
(Federal Register)
Editorial Correspondence
Palm Springs, March 11: This Is Sunday. But not the tradi
tional one. In fact completely the reverse. For Sunday in Palm
Springs instead of being a day of rest, is the busiest and noisiest
and most tiring day of the week. In fact if you are in Palm Springs,
it is the best day in the week to get out.
We tried to but like everything else the Busses were crowaeo,
and we refused to depart standing up.
We don't know where all the gas comes from but practically
everyone with a car in Southern California seems to choose Palm
Springs for week-end or a Sunday picnic. They rush in and
out from sunrise to sun-up like a pack of swarming bees all
kinds and conditions and types. And they come down from the
mountains on bikes saw two tandem bicycles today, boys and
girls, all in sun-suits 'of course. They were new arrivals for their
skins were white as milk but how proud they are going to
be with their sunburn when they appear for work tomorrow.
"My what a sunburn!" all their friends will exclaim.
"Yes we spent the week-end at Palm Springs," will be the
very casual answer.
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The army and navy come in force also mostly little boys
In ill fitting suits, out for a spree but hardly the Kipling type,
"damned from here to eternity."
Everything is open on Sunday, but we would say beer and
coke, rather than the various and sundry hard liquors are in
greatest demand. Needless to add this is the day when there are
long lines before the entrances of the two movie nouses, so even
they offer no escape.
In spite of all the military in evidence we should say this is
the place in the country at least the Pacific Coast where it is
most difficult to realize this country is engaged in war and the
most terrible and sanguinary war in all its history with cas
ualties running every week (also including .Sunday) from 20 to
30 thousandl
Probably the chief reason is Palm Springs is really not an
American community but only a winter tourist resort. There
are permanent residents here of courseand very worthy, and
hard working ones no doubt. But they are not representative of
the place, and most of them for nearly half the year, send their
wives and children somewhere else. In short Palm Springs like
the Palm trees, is good to look at, but has no roots.
While the customary war drives are conducted here, and Palm
Springs has an enviable record In all patriotic directions, there
are few service stars seen in windows and no evidence of war
whatever in what might be termed the community atmosphere
and spirit.
So for anyone who wishes to get away from it all, as far as
war is concerned this is a good place to roost if you can find
the roost. Which is "no doubt one reason why one of the largest
naval hospitals on the coast is here the former very swank "El
Mirador." -
,-Bob Hope Is here for the week-end, and the Medford group
went off the first tee just before him. Bob was as smiling and
jaunty as ever, attired in conservative blue jeans and long sleeved
golf shirt, his wife plsying in the 4-some with him. Mrs. Hope
is also a very nice looking and appearing person, and how she
can whang a golf ball with, we should venture to say, close to
160 pounds of avoirdupois behind it. .
They say they are a very happy couple and playing golf to
gether pretty nearly proves it.
Bob will broadcast from here todsy but only servicemen will
be allowed in to hear lt-t-they said "no" even to a press card.
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Had another chat with General X who finds the rest of the
world out of step, as usual. '
Washington is predicting Germany will surrender in a few
weeks but the General doesn't expect Germany ever to surrender
as tar as SIGNING any formal peace or armistice agreements are
concerned. The fall of Berlin definitely will not end the war he
believes. Hitler's last stand, he thinks, will be in Munich, and
organized Gorman resistance will not end until Russian and the
Anglo American forces meet in Munich. '
We followed the G. T. technique of suggesting a modest wager
Dm hib uenerai never Deisi
There are so many picture postcards going out of here on a
Sunday the P. O. has to put on a special postcard sack.
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Palm Springs like Gaul and New York is divided into three
parts tenement, business and residence districts the latter in
cluding hotels.
In N. Y. these districts sra segregated First Avenue. Fifth
and Park, but here they are all mixed up like raisins in a fruit
cane me uesort inn backyard being practically an unkempt
Indian reservation while the Colonial House is only a stone's
throw from a trailer and shanty dump.
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Speaking' of Bob Hope he remarked in a recent broadcast that
Palm Springs is a barbecue stand with a cover charge. The
local Chamber of Commerce is furious, but there is far more fact
than fiction in the statement.
The bungalow in which your correspondent has a room is
shaded from the sun by a large grapefruit tree a real one with
large and luscious fruit. In fact the entire establishment was
ouiu in a commercial grapefruit orchard, formerly owned by Dr.
Reid of the local Reid "clinic." Many years ago when we (the
family included this time) spent a winter here Dr. Reid was or
physician. He does not need to practice anymore he is one of
several early Palm Springs arrivals who bought land when they
arrived and is now in the millionaire class.
An advantage in being a guest here is that guests are allowed
to pick and eat the grapefruit and unlike most California grape
fruit these are large, sweet and delicious.
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One of our pet aversions, Charles Boyer, dined at "Chi-Chls"
last night. Charles Is rather better looking off the screen than
on, but far from as robust in appearance his hair is getting
grey on the sides and very thin on top. (Not that the condition
?' ny lmPr,nce ar as the male animal is
concerned!) We trust we are not aping another of our pet aversions,
Key-Hole Wlnchcll, when we state Charles was not eating with
his wife. i R. W. R,
vlnced that this war Is being
fought (not by just the army and
navy, but by individuals; or
needs to have his faith in human
ity restored, just go out and col
lect for the Red Cross.
MRS. ALBERT BURCH
News Behind
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Lettert to the editor mult btai
the name and addraia ot tea writer
although the ure of a pen-name or
Initial! for publlratlus la permit.
'hie. The Mall Tribune retervo
tha rliht to mil all lettrre with a
view to elarlty and eondemaunn.
Duty and Privilege
To the Editor: During the past
week it has been my duty (which
turned out to be a privilege) to
collect for the Red Cross. The
district assigned me was one of
modest hnmei. nnri ai a mnlnrltv
of the dwellers were subscribing
inrougn tneir pieces of employ
ment, the amount collected was
small in dollars, but tremendous
In other ways.
Let me describe just one
block. In nearly every window
hung a service flag, and I made
a point of going Into each house
and Inquiring about the men
represented by the stars. I look
ed at photographs and listened
to stories of the boys' experienc
es, and when (as too often) I was
told the boy was gone, I was
thrilled with the dignity, pride
and calm acceptance displayed.
It was not necessary to "sell the
Red Cross" to these people
their boys had, already done that
and their contributions repre
sented their deep appreciation.
I have recently returned from
California where I lived in one
of the defense areas. I was dis
gusted and repelled by the greed
and extravagance and general
breakdown of morals displayed.
Everything was mass production,
even the soldiers and sailors
were swept along in the general
hysteria.
If anyone needs to be con-
Washington, March 14 The
Byrnes supcrcommittee on food
exDorts was appointed to draw a
a h 1 n p laster
over the mess
which various
govern m e n t
agencies have
made of the
foreign food
supply pro
grams. The deft Mr.
Byrnes is tak
ing hold of the
loose running,
open hearted,
b e n e v olent-
handed food dispensing1 bureaus
In an effort to effect some equity
between civilian needs here and
further shipments to Europe.
Behind the move lay trust
worthy reports of high accumu
lations of food supplies in Brit
ain and some other places abroad
(no one seems to know where)
while a somewhat desperate
shortage exists in Greece and
our occupied part of Italy
(where published news reports
say food Is scarcer than in the
Nazi-held part).
This puzzling condition has
been accentuated by simultane
ous prospects that our own do
mestic food supplies are going
to become tighter and tighter
for the housewife until fall at
least.
Furthermore we are entering
planting season with the most
difficult production outlook
since the war started, with help
shorter and implements scarcer
than in the previous war years.
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THE move was absolutely
n anmomo tw nn J ahauJi as
A foremost business man, just
bacK from Europe, is my au
thority for resorting an over-
accumulation of food ih Britain.
For one example, he learned in
London from business sources
of four Argentine shir. loaded
with beef, refused entry and
required to cruise around in the
waters offshore because store
houses were filled and docking
facilities limited by other supply
snips unloading.
In Italy and Greece he was
Informed that the Russian party
(the local people there no longer
use the word communists, but
call "Stalin's devotees "the Rus
sian partisans") had offered im
portations of food for political
considerations. Where the Rus
sians could get food for export
he did not learn.
He found the Italians, never
theless, generally favoring the
American occupation, despite
the shortages of fuel and cloth
ing as well as food.
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DEYOND this report, the Nazis
a have flooded Holland with
salt water. Southern Italian
fields have not been cleared of
mines and shrapnel and cannot
be fully planted. Clearly Europe
cannot grow enough this year
The problem of feeding Ger
many is coming up.
Now while no European
seems to be getting food (Greece
being in the same boat as Italy
and France nearby) the army
lend-lease, the Lehman outfit
and the Commodity Credit cor
poration have been buying and
sending billions of (dollars of
foodstuffs abroad, according to
their announced figures.
The question, "where Is It?'
is not the only- one raised by
these facts (the dependability
of their source raises them above
the category ot unauthoritative
reports) but the condition also
seems to inquire if Britain and
Russia have stored or Intend to
use our lend-lease food for the
purpose of building influence
and prestige on the conquered
continent. If so, our lend-lease
commitments could well be
whittled down.
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TTHE Byrnes announcement
made It quite clear we can
not be too easy hereafter with
our supplies. Shortages ot meat
butter, lard and canned fruits
and vegetables will continue to
tighten for an Indefinite period
Why?
Well, a year or two back, the
government still feared over
abundance, and grossly miscal
culated all along the food line.
Even last year the production of
hogs was arbitrarily cut, also
poultry. Spring production of
hogs was reduced 29 per cent.
Likewise, too much labor was
taken from the farms, too little
machinery allocations were
made.
We would not be even where
we are had not we been pro
vided with unprecedently good
weather the past two years. Can
we get three years of weather
like that in a. row?
The only Indication so far Is
good. Winter snow has piled high
throughout the agricultural belt
and promises good subsurface
moisture. Also winter wheat is
bountiful,
But the condition is enough
to alarm the whole inner cir
cle. Certainly it should discour
age continuance of the free dis
tribution on a 1'what-do-you-want"
rather than "we-will-see-what-we-have"
basis for Europe.
An end of the continental war
might allow release of some men
for harvesting and perhaps might
ease lend-lease demands, but we
will have to take on a third of
Germany, at least, and certainly
the end will not solve the situa
tion for this year.
The job of feeding the world
seems to have proved too great
even for us at least in the free
and .easy way we tried to do it.
Flight o Time
Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files of the Mail
Tribune 10, 20 and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
March 14, 1935
(It Was Thursday)
T onislatur arlioums after 59
dav session, second longest in
Oregon history.
Unsettled and mild. High 66,
low 38 degrees.
High school students to join
campaign for safe auto driving.
r orxy-uve iurn uui. iut bh'"b
football practice at high school.
Old ase oension aoplications
in state tor year toiai mil
Large crowd attends model
home opening sponsored by
Weeks & Orr.
HALLMARK
EASTER CARDS
America's finest. Csrds for
every relative and friend,
here or aerois the miles.
Priced Se to 11.00,
SWEM'S
OIFTS
MONEY
TO LOAN!
On JEWELRY. CAMERAS
and MUSICAL INSTRU
MENTS. Uied and unre
deemed lewelry at great
savings
PEOPLES LOAN CO.
IJSti E. Main Street
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IS YOUR
OAR FOR SALE?
SEE
HUMPHREY NOW
for a
HIGH CASH PRICE!
HUMPHREY MOTORS
USED CAR EXCHANGE
33 S. Riverside Ave.
Rogue River Valley Irrigation
district bondholders get, RFC
cash at bank.
klnson and Ralph (Kid) Burgess
among first turnout.
Temporary Central Point
bridge over Bear creek opened.
Time to spray fruit trees says
Prof. O'Gara.
Noted Missionary
Speaks Thursday
At Presbyterian
Guy W. Playfair, Internation
ally known missionary, will visit
the First Presbyterian church,
Holly at Eighth street, Thurs
day to address the members and
friends of the congregation at
7:30 p. m., following the pot
luck dinner to be served at 6:30
in his honor and which is open
to all who may wish 'to come.
Mr. Playfair spent 30 years in
the African Sudan, distinguish
ing himself as one of the out
standing missionaries of his time.
He has been instrumental in ex
tending the preaching of the
gospel in the entire area ot Af
rica south of. the Sahara and
north of the equator.
Mr. Playfair will speak on
Ethiopia and will tell the first
hand story of the Italian con
quest and occupation of that
land. "It is a story every intelli
gent citizen should hear," ac
cording to Rev. Hansen, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church
Primary Teachers
Meeting Saturday
To Discuss Books
Jackson county Primary
Teachers Council will meet in
the court house auditorium Sat
urday at 10:30 a. m. Mrs. Una
B. Inch, rural school supervisor,
will speak on "New State Text
book Adoptions." Mrs. Marjorjr
Hopkins, Jackson county librar
ian, will discuss "Library
Books.'
Mrs. Edith Thornton, of Lone
Pine school, 'will lead the first
grade discussion " group; Mrs.
Rhoda Newton, of Howard
school, will lead second grade
group and Mrs. Audrey Shults,
of Oak Grove school, the third
grade group.
All primary teachers are in
vited to attend and bring any
questions regarding lib raff
books or library orders.
Gold Hill Band
Concert Friday
Gold Hill, March 14 Gold
Hill band and some members of
the Eagle Point band under the
direction of Steve Whipple will
give a concert in the Gold Hill
school gymnasium at 8 p. m. Fn
day. The concert will be free to
the public and a large crowd
is expected.
Uao MaU Tribune Wain Ada.
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TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
March 14, 1925
(It was Saturday)
Heaviest snow of the winter
falls in the Reese Creek district.
Walter Camp, father of Amer
ican football and famed Yale
coach, found dead in bed. '
Rain and warmer. High 61,
low 41 degrees.
Phoenix defeats Jacksonville
28 to 12 to win county basket
ball title.
Ashland plans a municipal
golf club.
Move started for a baseball
club here.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
TODAY
March 14, 1911 .
(It was Tuesday)
Edward W. Carlton of Table
Rock spent the day in the city.
Ball team holds first spring
practice. Claud Miles, John Wil-
Uie Mall Tribune Want Ada. ' m
especially need the protection that soft, JL
yV absorbent M-D TISSUE gives. Always keep (fjS
7 supply on hand in the bathroom. It cleanses
JC 1 gently but surely...a boon to small children.
Wggi And the price is low...3 rolls for 20c
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Here's the winning bid... Have a Coca-Cola
. . . a way to keep the game going refreshed
There's ahrays a time to panse In a bridge game. Ice-cold Coca-Cola can
make it tb pats that rrfrtsb. Everyone welcomes Its life and sparkle, the
tang of its taste. Hm Coin can be toot invitation oa any occasion, if yon
remember to have a supply of Coca-Cola in your refrigerator. Io homes every
where, Coca-Cola hss made as ssii thsl rrfrtshtt a family custom . . . a
happy interlude for friendly refreshment.
BOTTUO UNDII AUTNOttTT OP INI COCA-COIA COMPANY IT
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Medford
Yo aatvrill; hear Ceca-Ceta
called br n Mend!; tMnvittiea
Coke. Both mean the quality prod
t of The Coca-Cela Company.
State License P 137
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