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By Arthur Parry
i The public has started to won
der how long the current ration
points (or food system, will lait
after Germany has surrendered.
A conservative guess holds it
.will prevail, until about 60 days
.before the congressional elec
tions next fall.
. A federal worker In Kansas
City, getting $700 per month, is
.doing nothing to earn It, though
reporting daily at his desk. He is
the subject of much editorial
comment, all of which overlooks,
the main Issue: Does the govern
ment bring the money to him, or
does he have to go after it?
Emperor Hirohito Inspected
the wreckage left in Tokyo by
Incendiary, bomb dropping
American Superfortresses. . For
more than an hour, His Highness
was around where weakened
wall, could have fallen upon
him, but none did.
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS
(Kingman (Kan.) Journal) '
"The help situation has
' reached the point where we
would consider the hiring of
a lady linotype operator. In
fact, we wouldn't be too par
' tlcular about her being
ladv."
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' Soring Is due tomorrow, offi
cially. She will likely com In
like a cucumber, and be as cool
i one Is supposed to be.
Drastic regulations, to quell
panic In Berlin, as the Allies ap
proach, from two directions, and
citizens denounce war, and long
for peace. People with short me
mories can even recall, when a
distinguished German, who de-
fled Der Fuehrer, by advocating
suspension of war moves, hustled
to Switzerland, Just In time to
escape being an extinguished
German. Those were the days,
when Germany was at peace,
conquering weaker neighbors,
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A citizen showed up yes, with
his nose skinned by . flying
piece of kindling. As wood, is
not used at his house for cook
ing, a handle must have flew oft
the electric range.
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Washington now reports the
nation will have to "eat less to
help Europe," and do some
plain and fancy belt-tightening.
This Is a way to have food ra
tioning, until the rest of the
world Is back to normal weight
and fattened up for the next
war. Of course Europe must do
its own cooking and not try to
neak out of washing the dishes.
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The Duke of Windsor, former
British king, has resigned as
bovernor of Bahamas. His High
ness threatens to go most any
place but work.
GRANTS PASS V.F.W.
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Grants Pass, March 20
James Christian was elected
commander of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars at the annual elec
tion of the organization held re
cently.
Other officers elected Include
Carl H. Rlblett, senior vice-com
mander; Fred J. McCabe. Junior
vice-commander; Frank J. Tur
ner, qunrterrraster; Floyd K.
Dover, Judge advocate; Frank
Gochanour, chaplain.
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Editorial Correspondence
Palm Springs, March 16: If anyone thinks tuberculosis Is a
rare or completely conquered disease, let them come here and
learn their mistake. TB victims are not as numerous as in Ari
zona but there are many of them and some in the last stages.
We have made a note of this and will make mention of same
during the next Christmas seal drive, for few contract the di
sease here they come In from other states, usually we fear too
late.
What a strange, shallow, hacking cough accompanies the di
sease! It takes us far back to the early 00's but not the gay
ones In this Instance when Uncle B. contracted the disease. It
seems as though the cough we heard today was exactly like his
and we bad not heard one of that type since. (But of course
we must be mistaken there).
They told Uncle B. to go to sunny California where he would
have a CHANCE to get well. He did, Aunt F. with him. And they
settled on a Miller ranch near San Jose we remember photo
graphs of the place including an orange grove. And the surprising
thing is for they really knew little about the disease then
Uncle B. DID get well at least well enough to continue in active
business for nearly 80 years, though he never entirely lost that
hacking cough.
Ran Into an old-timer today Mr. G. from Seattle who has
spent from two to four months in Palm Springs every winter for
a couple of decades. He confirmed our Impression that Seattle is
a close second to California when the winter population of Palm
Springs is examined, but he believes Portland is not a poor third
the Portlanders, however, he says stick together pretty much.
(The Portlanders WOULDI) But Portland has the cutest dog in
Palm Springs that little miniature French poodle was pacing
along the sidelines of the golf course again today never getting
in anyone's way and never losing sight of her master!
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But the reason we mentioned the "Old Timer" was to point
a couple of morals to wit:
Everything is relative and It takes all sorts of people to make
a world.
For the "Old Timer" declares he has never seen such bad
year at "The Springs" as far as climate is concerned as this one.
There have been Just two real WARM days he claims since he
arrived shortly alter January 1. He is now trying to arrange
things so he can stay until the first of May and get really "warm
ed up."
The Old Timer knew Chan Egan and was a great admirer of
his thought him the greatest iron shooter In the rough, who ever
lived.
No doubt the O. T. Is right as to that; but he Is not as far as
climate is concerned. He doesn't want to get warm, tor It has
been warm here for nearly two weeks he wants to get cooked.
(Which is better than wanting to get fried at thatl)
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A Colonel is here recuperating after being a prisoner In BUI
bid prison in Manila. He hapoens to ba a friend nf a rvint
ours and the report is not from him
mere is no aouDi wnatever the report is correct, for the friend
would rather cut off his right hand than give out a phoney one
Colonel C refuses ABSOLUTELY to condemn the Japs as bar
barians and apes all of them that Is. He has no use for them as
a whole but he Insists there are some good and white ones very
white. And once nicely beaten he sees some hope for the race
e e e e
Colonel C declares there was a Jap doctor who was a doctor
first and an enemy second "he saved my life at Davao," is the
way the Colonel expressed It. And there was a Jap corporal who
gave him some B-I powder, which again saved his life. On the
other hand his prison keeper stole his West Point ring and fed
him spoiled fish for money he thinks.
"The Japs," concluded the Colonel, "are, needless to say, not
angels, but neither are they all Imps of Satan. There ere good
ones and bad ones and probably the latter do predominate but
i?wetmy t0 ' C0UPle of t181" I refuse to condemn them
ALL. I am not concerned one way or the other, except with the
truth!"
We would like to meet Colonel C. We wager he is a very
fine type of man a rare type that after fighting the Japs and
being Imprisoned by them, still looks at them as a whole fairly
and objectively.
One of these day we would like to hava the Colonel give
talk before the American Legion at Hood River If that could be
arranged! This much must be said for the Colonel he must
know a bit MORE about what the Japs are and are not than
those who have never been within 10,000 miles of the Jap front
lilies or Japanese prison!
Perhaps Winston CburchlU has given a poor speech or made
a cheap political move in his long public life. He would prob
ably be more than human if he had not. But we have happened
never to have run into "sich" his speeches especially have
maintained a level of quality that in our Judgment, no contem
porary statesman with the possible exception of Mr, Benes of
'Czecho Slovakia has equalled.
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ception.
Listen to this we quote:
"Let there be no mistake about It. It Is no easy cheap-Jack
Utopia of airy phrases that lies before us.
"This Is no time for windy platitudes. The Conservative Party
had far better go down telling the truth and acting in accord
ance with the verities of our position than gain a span of shabbily
bought office by easy and fickle froth and chatter.
"Woe betide those public men who seek to slid Into power
down the slippery slope of vain and profligate undertakings. This
Is no time for humbug and blandishment, but for grim and stark
tacts ana figures, and action to
"It would be very easy for us
each other presents, bonuses and gratuities in the most enthusi
astic manner but if we woke up In the morning and found that
me pound sterling (S4) bought only five shillings ($1) worth of
goods or services we should have committed the crime of cheat
ing tne soldiers and workers of
we nope mat r. u. h. beard
SUICIDE IS DECISION
Hollywood, March 20 (U.R)
Sheriffs' investigators today
listed the death of Mrs. Vene
Benham, Actress Merit. Oberon's
personal maid, as suicide. The
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but from the friend. However
And the talk he made yesterday
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meet immediate needs.
all to promise or even to alve
the country."
It or READ ltt
. W. R.
woman's body was found Friday
after five-day search. Carbon
monoxide poisoning caused her
death, an autops; revealed.
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Flight o' Time
Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files of the Mail
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years
age.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
March 20. 1935
(It was Wednesday)
Three to eight inches of snow
blankets valley, with heavy fall
In the hills. No damage to fruit.
Highways slippery. Winter re
turns to entire state.
Unsettled, with occasional rain
or snow. High 92, low 33 de
grees. Gov. Martin vetoes 25 major
measures passed by last legisla
ture. Salem defeats LaGrande In
first game Of state meet 33 to 15.
Nations agree to discuss moves
to prevent re-establishment of
German army. Experts believe
sanity will prevail in Europe.
Jackson county vocational club
for youths is organized.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
March 20. 1925
(It was Friday) -Bill
Bryan, "Peerless Leader"
of democrats, makes fortune In
Florida real estate deals.
Fair. High 66, low 50 degrees.
Mild flu epidemic continues In
city.
Post Office force receives first
Installment of $300 per year
raise.
Mayor Alenderfer proclaims
"Paint Up and Clean Up" week
April 1 to 7.
County grader at work in
Rogue River district.
Phoenix again
wins county
basketball title.
Tractors hum and spray rigs
bark in Table F.ock district.
Building or. highway between
city and Talent brisk. -
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
TODAY
March 20, 1911
(It was Monday)
Garril warden reports many
county and city residents are
fishing without license.
Fine weather dries out coun-
try roads. ,
Medford defeats Phoenix 12
to 2 In first game of, season.
Gov. Oswald is first executive
to show any Interest in this end
of state.
State High School
Track Meet To Be
Held At Corvallis
Salem, Ore., March 20 (U.R)
The annual state high school
track meet will be held at Ore
gon State College, Corvallis un
til further notice, It was an
nounced by the Oregon High
School Activities Association
Board of Control following the
State Basketball tournament In
Salem.
In past years of the annual
Thlnclad" classic, It has been
alternated between the Univer
sity of Oregon and Oregon State
College.
The board gave as the reason
for the move the fact that offi
cial sanction had been given the
annual Hayward relays as a
state prep meet. This meet is an
annual attraction and will be
run off annually at Eugene until
further notice.
All high school district meets
must be held not later than May
4-5, the board announced. The
state meet is slated for May 11-
12.
Iraq, or Mesopotamia, has
been believed by some Biblical
writers to have been the site of
the Garden of Eden.
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News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, March 20 The
army promised a year of train
ing for soldiers but a tnimin
town, Pa., sol
dier was killed
six months aft-
H r induction.
Two 18-vear
t old prep school
4 a graauaies, ui-
0" I ducted in SeD-
tember, were
in France In
January. Some
District of Co
lumbia boys
of 18 were
killed, four
months after drafting.
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A PROPER explanation of this
bitter comment nitbliclv and nrl-
vately, through the country) has
oeen given to a congressional
committee, but not generally
aivuigea.
The army ran Into unexpect
ed shortages in infantry, and
not only decided to abandon
the year of training for 18
year-olds and some others more
than a year ago without an
nouncement, but actually insti
tuted a 13-weeks training pro
gram for battle in some infan
try instances. ' Products of this
15-week preparation were shift
ed Into other veteran-trained
companies.
No one likes this situation,
but as the army has put it on
the ground of military neces
sity, interested cong r e s s m e n
have decided to do - nothing
about it.
..
INDUSTRY Is complaining bit-
terly but in private against
the army policy of holding up
reconversion and all other do
mestic peace or civilian restora
tions until after Japan is defeat
ed,, claiming that by August
workers will be without over
alls, gloves and other necessi
ties. They are not getting any
concessions, or encouragement
here.
The hard-headed army has a
hold on the war production
board, office of defense trans
portation and practically every
thing except labor, and is giv
ing nothing.
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CINCE the prohibition curfew
has become unpopular (in
New York city at least) and the
race track closing has put some
of the hoss-players Into the
stock market and other "invest
ment lines," some associates of
James F. Byrnes are also blam
ing the army.
At least in private conversa
tion with congressmen, they at
tribute these and the whole re
cent government tendency to
ward clamping . down to the
presence of an army officer of
high rank, Maj. Gen. Loucius
D. Clay, in the Byrnes economic
control office. As a Patterson
Somervell man from the army
service forces, Clay is a Brynes
assistant.
The ban on conventions Is
also being thus unofficially ac
credited to him, because army
officers could not get hotel
rooms in some instances, parti
cularly at the Stevens hotel.
Chicago, during the C. I. O.
convention and government in
ternational radio conference,
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THIS interpretation that "the
army Is running the Byrnes
office" thus has become quite
commonly accepted in congress,
where there is also prevalent
a disinclination to mention the
matter on the grounds that.
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"you cannot attack the army."
Their final observation about
the unwisdom of attacking the
army In war times is certainly
true. The opening of that lid
would bring Pandora as well as
corrections. When general Is
appointed, for Instance it is con
sidered fatal to morale to criti
cize him before he is removed
or transferred. Confidence must
be maintained even if not war
ranted. So also with his acts
This may sound unwarranted
but it is unbroken custom.
Congress or the press of
course, is not entirely compe
tent to criticize all military
matters in any confident detail
during war time. In view of the
limited information made avail
able, although specific acts of
glaring deficiency or unbecom
ing conduct can be fairly ob
served. This situation unfortunately
covers many a sin, much lncora
betence, much waste - and
much civilian' control by the
army In addition to purely mili
tary matters. But the bad Is ap
parently not extricable from the
necessary good.
These inner Incidentals, bow
ever, are the Inspiring force be
hind the recent outbreaks in
congress against regimentations,
clamp-downs, and padlocking,
designed to get the army to
ease its hold.
Pfc. Jos. Zamrzla
Wins Purple Heart
Pfc. Joseph Zamrzla has been
awarded the purple heart for
wounds received In action in
Belgium Jan. 14, according to
mxormation received by the fam
ily. Pfc. Zamrzla. now in n hn-
pltal in England belhff treated
foi shrapnel wounds in his left
arm, nas been recommended for
tne bronze star, it is said.
He is the son of Mr. and Mr
W. I. Zamrzla. 139 Portland
avenue, and his wife Is making
ner nome in Longvlew with rela
tives.
Beef Ration Cut
On Pacific Coast
Washington, March 20 (U.PJ
Pacific Coast states today took
a new cut in utility beef rations
as me war rood Administra
tion raised the envprnmant cat.
aside from 50 per cent to 70.
ine increase put- California
Notice is hereby given that I
have been appointed by the
County Cour. of Jackson Coun-
LV. Orepnn AiiminlctrotA - ,u.
estate of Wm. Henry Ling, De-
icowu, na nave qualified. All
persons having claims against
said estate are herohv ,r.ti)ni
j iiw.l.icu
to present them, with proper
vuuuuers, ana amy verified, to
me at the office of Harry C.
SkVrman. nlinrnnv 4nf ..U -
, . 'J Miu CB-
tate, at room 409 Medford Cen
ter Buuaing m Medford, Oregon
within six months from the date
Of this nntire. riata tnA
puonsnea March 20th, 1945.
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Harry C. Skyrman, Attorney
iur Auuninistraior.
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Green Beans . Lima Beans
. . Cut Corn . . Peat . . Peas
and Carrots . , Peaches , .
Apricots . . and Others.
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So. Oakdale at Eleventh
SICKS' BREWING COMPANY SALEM,
Washington, and Oregon on a
par with the rest of the nation,
where the higher set-aside went
into effect February 11. The
extra beef will be canned to
meet war requirements. Addi
tional canning facilities have
Just become available on the
West Coast.
The order was effective
March 18 and affects only federally-Inspected
packers.
GET SALARY HIKE
Eight Jackson county officials
were affected by the salary In
crease passed by recent legisla
tive action, George Carter,
county clerk, said today.
The salary increases affected
County Judge J. B. Coleman,
from $2,760 to $3,000; County
Clerk George Carter, Treasurer
Ralph Sweeney and Assessor
Charles Myers from $2,300 to
$2,500; County Sheriff Syd I.
Brown, from $2,500 to $3,125;
School Superintendent C. R.
Bowman, from $2,300 to $2,650.
and Commissioners Perry and
Powell from $2,000 to $2,200.
All salary increases will begin
with the new fiscal year.
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