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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Parry
An argument Is underway In
the "People"! Forum" of the
metropolitan press on various
phases and the authorship of the
phrase, "Spare the rod, and
spoil the child." In these times
there Is a widespread view there
has been too much of It. How
ever, it was not always such. A
local patriarch, 87, reports when
he was 73 years younger, his
folks "spared the rod" but were
addicted to frequent use in the
family of six, of the hair-brush
and the razor-strop. The defend
ant was always ordered to the
kitchen and returned with cith
er one or both of the weapons.
Then what Is regarded today as
an "atrocity" was committed,
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There were signs yes. the cur
rent April was In a mood to re
semble April. One of the Older
Girls remarked she recalled
some April days last December,
but did not care for December
days in April.
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Democrats throughout the na
tion tomorrow night will hold
Jefferson Day banquets, all
profits above the actual cost of
the vittles going to the demo
cratic national committee for
the 1946 campaign. There is
some doubt if Jefferson had
been a vice presidential candi
date at the fourth term conven
tion in Chicago, he would have
been "cleared by Sidney." .
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Professional promoters are
reported capitalizing on "anti
Jap intolerance" in the North
west. In the last outbreak of
bigotry In the area, nightgowns
sold at $16 each, and members
met In the "Inner Circle" cow
pasture to arrange for the bang
ing of sinners. The OPA will
probably put a foot down on sel
ling klmonas at that price,
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SOCIAL SHENNANIGANS
(S.F. Chronicle)
"A hush-hush investigation
of alleged parties by occupa
tion officers in the Army
seized Montgomery Ward &
Co. store in San Rafael,
popped into the open yester
day in Chicago."
e e e
The Commercial club build
ing on the Espee right-of-way
will soon be no more and a thing
of the past. For nigh onto 40
years it was a hotbed of civic
dreams where farsccing hum
dingers predicted Gold Hill
would have 50,000 population in
1930. Three railroads to San
Francisco, via the Blue Ledge
mine, were built In Its bock of
fice. At one time it was such a
popular gathering spot nails,
business-end up, were driven in
the window-sille to curb squat
ting thereon by the natives. II
began to peter out as a shrine
after a stove-pipe, during a de
pression winter, was stuck
through a side window to save
the cost of cutting another hole
In the roof. In summer transi
ents lolled in its shade. When
farmers urged the sturdy loaf
ers to be off to the hay-fiold
they advised the tillers "to bring
In the day, we'll talk about
pitching It." This satire always
made the farmer mad at Med
ford and the wanderers.
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Tomorrow Is Friday the 13th.
It is believed sufficient bad luck
Is left to make the day worth
while. A black cat was run
over by an autoist early today.
This is notice to pedestrians if
a cat can't get out of the road In
time they should be geared to
get a wiggle on.
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Wehrmacht Being Squeezed
Between Giant Pinchers In
Narrow Elbe, Oder Corridor
By RALPH HEINZEN
United Press War Correspondent
A battle of annihilation Is fast shaping up in the narrowing
corridor between the Elbe and the Oder rivers, wherein are
massed at least 70 German combat divisions in the American
sectors and 90 or more divisions on the Russian front. Against
them, more than a million Americans and at least that many Rus
sians are holding the two arms of the pincers in which the last
remnants of the once-powerful wehrmacht Is being squeezed to
extinction. '
' The Elbe river, which the American 8th army reportedly crossed
today, is not only the last water barrier before Berlin, but it is
also the chief water system of the central reich and spreads down
to the Prague region in the Bohemian mountains. It does not pre
sent the difficulties of the Rhine, however, because it lacks the
Rhine's swift current and width. The Elbe is no more difficult to
cross than were the Loire or the Seine in France. Neither held the
German Invaders more than a few hours in 1940 in a swift raid
which greatly parallels the present situation.
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The terrain between the Elbe and Berlin Is flat, vast plain
cut by the looping curves of the Elbe and the Havel rivers and
many lakes. It is excellent tank country and would be extremely
difficult to defend. .'
The possibilities of a Juncture with the red armies appear best
south of Berlin. The autobahn down which Simpson's 9th army
tanks now are racing cuts straight across the Brandenburg plains,
south of Berlin, linking the Elbe and the Oder between Madgeburg
and Frankfurt.
Military strategists agree that a Junction of the Americans and
Russians In the Berlin area would trap only a portion of the enemy
forces and would not in itself be decisive. Many weeks ago, Dr.
Ley, Nazi minister of labor, warned the German people that mili
tary necessity might easily oblige the abandonment of the capital.
A second squeeze, at the level of Leipzig, would be far more
effective, but would also not be conclusive. A Juncture of the
American 3rd or 7th armies with the red Ukrainian armies advanc
ing from Vienna would be the most beneficial, although the longest
and most difficult operation. The
any more men or materials reaching the Berchtesgaden redoubt,
but a Bavarian Junction anywhere in the Danube valley, would
really put the squeeze on the Nazi die-hards if they do try to resist
in the Alps.
There may have been any number of reasons for the Russian
weeks-long pause on the Oder river spring thaws, regrouping of
armies or a general allied strategy plan to allow the western
allies to close in on Berlin.
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None of those reasons is sufficient, however, to prevent the red
armies making a 30-mile shove to reach Berlin if and when that
becomes necessary.
The operations in Italy are clearly part of over-all allied strategy.
The threat of a sweeping raid Into the Po valley,' which might force
a general German retreat to the Alps, has forced the enemy high
command to keep at least 23 firstline combat divisions on that once
forjotten front.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, April 12 (U.R)
If you pull the curtains behind
Sen. Vandenberg, you will find a
republican par
ty concealed in
a haze from
which there
emanates
v a r 1 c olored,
timid, bright
lights.
The Michigan
senator is
earnestly
a 1 1 e m p ting
to present co
operatlve Paul Mali and construc
tive Improve
ments to the administration
world peace program. The prom
inence he has attained doing It
has elevated him to the pedestal
of front-page spokesman of the
minority party on this subject.
But the news behind the news
of It is, he is not. There has
been no agreement among the
party leaders on a course of
action.
COR example, the points of the
Vandenberg program of
amendments are similar to two
of the seven points made by ex
President Hoover. But my in
formation insists Vandenberg
did not get them from Hoover,
who Indeed wants to go much
further and create a regional
subdivision of nc world order
Sen. Taft Is an old League of
Nations man who appears not
creatlv Impressed by anything
that Is now happening In the
postwar peace line.
Ex Gov. Stasscn, who Is being
Broomed for the next republican
presidential candidacy by the
new dealers at least, has talked
with some of the other Republi
can big men, but he. left them
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Leipzig squeeze would prevent
with the Impression that he has
an ideal rather than a program.
Dewey is keeping as quiet an
a hidden cat in a field of mice.
His man, John Foster Dulles,
refused or failed to go to San
Francisco as Vandenberg'i as
sistant, but Is now going on his
own as an observer. Dulles sees
Vandenberg frequently, but I do
not believe there Is an agree
ment between them on a pro
gram or a party position.
THE Vandenberg leadership.
therefore, only reflects his
own skilled Initiative toward the
establishment of a position for
the party.
Frankly, a great many Repub
licans think the Roosevelt proj
ect Is In the shoals already, will
nave to be changed, or may run
aground. Safely they are await
ing a clearer opportunity to com
mit themselves. They have
heard, for instance, that Stalin's
direct quotes repeatedly offered
at the Llvadla conference were:
"I am not going to consult
Albina and Ecuador" about what
Is to be done or have them inter
fere with Russian purposes.
Also, they have heard rumors
that Manchuria was given to
Stalin at Llvadla (personally. I
do not believe this to be true,
but the rumors have created a
clamor in Chungking).
AS a result most Republican
spokesmen are now rising' to
defend the American position
in favor of the rights of small
powers, and searching to ascer
tain If there are any more secret
understandings such as the
agreement to give Russia three
votes In the assembly to one each
for the smaller powers.
Most of the top Republicans
are Internationalists, yet there
are a few Isolationist senators
left. These, too, are biding their
time, expecting that develop
Ing events will say what they
would like to say now on the ad
ministration program.
This search Into the Republi
can position certainly has de
veloped further evidence, urg
Seattle 4. Wash.
ing the administration to delay
further peace action (and the
San Francisco meeting) until
conditions have settled.
There is no reason why the
administration, too, should not
wait until they see what tne
postwar condition in Europe is
and what its troubles are in
Asia before attempting to sign.
seal and deliver an unamenable
formula for handling both. In
the strictest truth, their formula
now proposes to guarantee, for
ever and without change the
unknown.
EONS SLATE
PLANS TO FORM
MEDFORD CAMP
Plans for a banquet to be held
in the First Methodist Church
Monday at 7 p. m., were an
nounced today by G. A. Hack
ing, field secretary for Gideons
of Oregon. Hacking, with Harry
Mitchell, vice president, of Port
land, has been In Medford for
the past week holding meetings
in various churches to recruit
new members for what Hacking
believes will be one of the larg
est camps In the state and will
include most of the prominent
Christian laymen from Medford
and Ashland.
It is planned to have many
outside speakers and guests at
the banquet, including repre
sentatives of the Gideon Wom
en's auxiliary who will present
that phase of the work to Med
ford women. Delegates are ex
pected from Eugene, Roseburg.
Grants Pass and Ashland.
A program of songs, music
and speaking Is being arranged
and reservations should be
made with Mrs. Louis Kirby of
the First Methodist church.
After the banquet a business
session will be held at which
time the Gideon camp In Med
ford will be organized and cab
inet officers will be elected to
carry on the work of Bible tes
tament placement in this dis
trict. PAUL BRADY AWARDED
$1228 FOR INJURIES
A compromise settlement in
the auto accident claim of Paul
R. Brady, 19, was announced
yesterday and Mrs. Elsie Brady
of Ashland was named as guar
dlan by Circuit Judge Herbert
K. Hanna.
Brady was Injured at Klam
ath Falls when hit by an auto
driven by Novell N. Welman
The settlement awards Brady
$1228.54 for loss of earnings for
a six months period, $542.83 foi
hospital and medical care and
$73 for further care. Attorney
Frank Van Dyke of Ashland is
counsel for the Brady estate.
Daily Weather Report
-i L. '? u vicinuy: ciouav to
night and Friday. Continued cool to
night with frost Friday morning
Warmer Friday.
uregon: clearing tonight and frl-
.r ," ""' iie rnaay. vool
with local frost tonight.
Local nam
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest 36 degrees, lowest 39.
Total monthly precipitation .23 Inch
Deficiency for the monlh 32 Inch.
1 lOdl 11 I1Q inch, c. . .
Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m
yesterday 38, 4:30 today 84.
Tomorrow
Sunrise 8 33 a. m., sunset 7:49 p m
Past 34 hours: Hleh Low her
Boise 44 30 .IS
Boston 73
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Closing time for Clansirted Ada V
a m. Too late to classify i:au p m
THEY KISSED
WHILE
HISTORY
WAITED!
SUNDAY
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ILL CARETAKER
Tucker Invention' Used for
Emergency Trip to Lake;
Bucks Two Feet of Snow.
Making an emergency run
with E. M. Tucker's new "sno
cat", a party of Medford men
brought Robert Shampine, Dia
mond Lake resort caretaker, to
Medford early this morning for
medical treatment. The men
started for the lake yesterday
afternoon after a message from
Mrs. Shampine to George How
ard, manager of the resort, had
been received stating that her
husband was ill.
The party, composed of Mr.
Howard, his son, Bill, who drove
the sno-cat, Dr. W. W. Howard
and C. C. Haggard, arrived at
the lake at 3:45. First 32 miles
of the trip was by truck and
the last 28 to the lake was made
with the cat. The men reported
two feet of new snow slowed
pt ogress.
Aftr a brief rest the men
loaded Shampine on one of the
H-M folding stretchers and be
gan the return trip, arriving In
Medford Sjt 1:15 a.m. today. The
caretaker was taken to the
George Howard home from
where it was said this morning
that he was not believed sen
ously ill. Mrs. Shampine had
feared at first that her husband
was threatened with appendi
citis.
Arrival of the men at the lake
was reported in Medford to
C. E. Huston, hydro-engineer of
the soil conservation service
who received the message by
short wave radio.
Feedsack Dresses
Endanger Supply
Washington. April 12 (U.R)
Lady, lady, save that feedsack.
The second-hand bag industry
advisory committee today rec
ommended that the war produc
tion board prohibit the use of
shipping bags for dress prints.
Too many women, the com
mittee said, cut them up for
dresses instead of returning
them for re-use as shipping con
tainers. 4 .
WEATHER
Northern California: Clear to
day, tonight and Friday. Warm
er afternoons but cooler tonight
with local light frosts. Brisk
winds north portion today.
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Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files of the Mail
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
April 12, 193S
' (It was Friday)
Germany ready to sign peace
agreement, as result oi Diresa
conference.
Peace parade in Chicago re
sults in free-for-all street iignt.
First Lady proposes woman
vice-president.
Huge expansion of CCC to
start within 60 days.
Couldy. High 72, low 44 de
grees.
Rli-harrl Sleieht. high school
artist sells work to Hershey
company
State liquor stores to sell
whiskey at .50 cents per pint.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
April 12, 1825
(It was Sunday)
vv-.a- orrivA from Univer
sity of Oregon to Inspect aites
for new high school.
ma lpaaiie teams to start sea
son tomorrow in east.
Supreme Court holds hours of
labor and compulsory arbitra
tion of strikes by states invalid.
Prince of Wales reaches Gold
Coast of Africa.
Fair. High 74, low 43 degrees.
Two local residents fined for
speeding on Crater 'Lake road
Trout season to start Wednes
day.
Fflctpi la nhcerved In church
es of city with special services.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
TODAY
' April 12. 1911
(It was Wednesday)
Heavy frost is predicted for
tomorrow morning.
Carrie Nation, famed anti
liquor crusader is near death.
Espee to be.utify right of way
through city.
Ashland to have deer park.
GETS HOME-TOWN TANK
Indianapolis (U.R) Here Is
another wartime coincidence. A
tank presented to the army by
students of Indianapolis Broad
Ripple high school was turned
over to the command of an In
diananolls sergeant Robert L.
Davis on Luzon island in the
Philippines.
In an average year, about 43
per cent of the world's forest pro
duction comes from the United
States.
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for long, rugged wear, that
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outl Ask for the Jarman
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LAST RITES FOR
LAURA E. WHITE
SET FOR F
Funeral services for Laura E.
White, 89, pioneer Oregon resi
dent who passed away at the
home of her daughter, Esther E
Sullivan, Central Point Road,
early Wednesday, will be held
Friday at the Litwiller funeral
home in Ashland at 2 p. m. Mrs
White had lived in this state for
55 years.
Mrs. White, the former Laura
Chew, was born in Selbyville,
111., in 1855. She came to Ore
gorl with her husband, Saunders
E. White, and resided in Klam
ath county until about 18 years
ago when they came to the
Rogue River valley. Mr. White
died soon after. For the past
two years Mrs. White had lived
with her daughter.
The elderly woman was con
sidered a remarkable personage
among her friends, leading an
active aVd Interesting life until
her death in spite of advancing
years and delighting friends and
relatives with vivid stories of
pioneer life in Klamath county.
ssurvivors Include her daugh
ter, Mrs. Sullivan, and a son,
Earl R. White of Sacramento,
Calif., five grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren. Two
grandsons, M. Sgt. Gilford
White and Sgt. Wayne White,
are in the service, the latter re
cently returned home from
overseas duty in Europe.
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