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The effort of the "fair city"
of Klamath Falls to have the
"inter-regional" road, or Pacific
Highway routed it way Instead
of over the established route, Is
developing into cross-state
rumpus. They once waged
rued among themselves that left
them with three courthouses. If
history should repeat itself, as
it often does, they might wind
up with three Pacific Highways.
However, all they will get out
of the current shennigan will be
candidate for Congress for the
eastern Oregon district to de
feat in the May 1S46 primary.
Avid readers of the 25 cents
editions of blood and thunder
"who-dun-lt" mysteries are get
ting their thrills and chills else
where these days. They get
their daily diet of gore and abys
mal cussedness instead from
newspaper accounts of German
atrocities. In them grandpar
ents of the Reich spend their
spare time helling Der Fuehrer
and stoking the furnaces of Ges
tapo crematoriums with the
bodies of starved and tortured
prisoners and slaves
"MAN'S BEST FRIEND"
(Coos Bay Times)
"Here in the heart of
America's last great stand of
timber, here on the shores of
the mighty Pacific, that noble,
great and mighty animal, the
horse, faces the terrible fat
of being regulated by city
ordinance."
The OPA Is again monkeying
with the meat situation and
purported shortage thereof. It
now appears the American pub
lic, allergic no end to regimen
tation by bureaus of their bread
baskets, want more meat and
less OPA for change.
The Portland police have
solved a mystery. A "safe"
thrown Into the Tulatln river
turns out to be stove that
somehow escaped shipment to
Japan as scrap iron.
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As long as they can't do It
themselves, thousands hope
Gen. Patton captures A. Hitler,
the Nazi outlaw, who is now
near the Berchtcsgaden hideout
of the former papcrhanger. It
would be a great honor for old
B. & G. and too much of one
for Adolf.
HOW TO TELL IT'S OVER
(Brentwood (Cal.) News)
"We're being told, that we
may not know when the war
'is over in Europe, but we'll
know for sure when Walter
Winchell and Drew Pearson
get to feuding over which of
them won It single-handed."
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The world security parley
voo at Frisco, in the problem of
a Pole settlement, have hit one.
The Russians announce It is
something to be settled between
them and the Poles, with the
Poles doing all the settling
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"On page 114, chapter 19, of
the stenographer's handbook Is
sued by the Interior Department
is this bit of choice Information:
'In bnck of is a vulgarism. Sny
'Behind.' " (Washington D. C.)
Post.) A bit "finicky," but
flabbergastingly wonderful.
The post-war period will see
wide use by civilians of "walkie
talkies." The contraption will
enable a pedestrian to start a
rumor and not believe It when
he gets to the bank corner.
IN CASE OF A SHORTAGE
East Liverpool, O. U.PJ Re
ceipt of a blank sheet of papei
and pencil stub was enough
prompting for an East Liverpool
resident to write a long letter to
Editorial Correspondence
, . t, oa wuaMawi frnm thai hot and active
san rrancisco, Apru .-- ,
volcano of Paricutin to cold and Inactive Union Square, In a weekl
Some change in scene and temperature. For this is one of the
windiest and coolest April days on the Golden Gate we have ever
experienced, the opening day of the long-awaited Peace confer
ence. It presents a problem of readjustment. If this proves to be
. 4v. n.,ki.ti nnH Hisennnected reDort. perhaps certain allow
ances will be made. They should be.
We have Just returned from the opening ceremony in me
beautiful Memorial Opera House and needless to say it was a
GREAT success.
How could it be otherwise? Ceremonies always are when there
Is a laree and enthusiastic audience, and the S.R.O. sign was out
early at this one.
In fact we were reminded constantly and still can't shake off
the impression, of a very large and stylish wedding we reported
once upon a time in New York' City when we were working on
space for the N. Y. Globe and Commercial Advertiser.
It wasn't held at the Metropolitan Opera House but It was held
at a large and fashionable church on Fifth Avenue, and everyone
was there including the gals from Macy's. We are a bit hazy on
the details, but we think It was a Goelet gal who married some
foreign Dune, or son of a ahem! DUKEI
At any rate the crowd was tremendous, and the entire' N. Y.
fire and police departments had to be called out to prevent a riot.
For everyone was there including Julie O'Grady and the Colonel's
lady, and they were going to see the bride If they had to commit
mayhem to do it. And that is about what they did.
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Well so at this ceremony, not a wedding ceremony, but in
many ways it resembled one.
And as wedding ceremonies always are, a GREAT success.
At least we have never attended a wedding ceremony that could
be called a failure.
The bride is AMOST always beautiful; the groom Is handsome,
and the groom in this case was none other than Secretary of State
Stettinlus who is certainly THATI and the flower-girls, and the
music, and did one ever see such gorgeous presents? and the
people, Heaven above EVERYONE WAS THEREI
If everyone wasn't there, WHO WASN'T?
We had a press-seat fortunately. But had we not arrived early
that would have profited us nothing. For while the press-seats were
limited the public admission tickets were NOT; the whole affair
being conducted apparently very much as Mayor Kelly of Chicago
conducts the final night of the Democratic conventions, passes
out about three times as many tickets as there are seats and lets
Nature and his loyal constituents, take their respective courses!
Well that was what happened this afternoon.
We have no idea how many people were in the local Opera
House; but we have a very clear Idea that at least 65 of them
could not find seats, and were packed along the edges, while very
attractive and tfell meaning but somewhat ineffective "usherettes",
told them they had to clear the aisles because the fire and police
regulations of the city of San Francisco, demanded the same.
Such demands were not recognized at THIS meeting.
But, to repeat, it was a very successful CEREMOrfYI The
bride was beautiful, the groom was handsome, (they say they are
very much in love REALLY!) and everything went off as such
ceremonies should go off, with dispatch, with pageantry, music
and flowers, "may they live happily ever after!"
And there If you will pardon us for the interruption, is the
RUB! This ceremony like all ceremonies, kr almost all, was
a great success but It was only a CEREMONY.
We don't cure whether it was the Episcopal a beautiful one
by the wayl the Catholic, the Methodist, even the Unitarian,
the point is,
It makes very little difference what the particular ceremony
was, or is the important point is what will the future be?
HOW WILL THE THING WORK OUTI
And that depends. Not upon the nature of trie ritual, or the
ceremony, but upon the natures and characters of the chief parties
involved, I.e.:
The bride and groom.
It is up to THEM, isn't it?
We can see only one answer to that question:
"IT IS!"
And so with this Peace Conference, or at least the first day
of it. You see, like all wedding ceremonies, this one isn't for
this week or next week, this year or next year, but for the
years to come, for LIFE in fact.
It is all very easy now. Only avowed enemies of the Axis are"
here, the Big Four are In command, the Big Three In fact,
Great Britain, Russia and the United States, and who would dare
oppose them? - ,
There are, of course, certain differences to adjust between Russia
and the Anglo-Americans, as to Poland, the Pacific Islands per
haps, maybe Japan. But In the main there ar no serious obstacles
to overcome.
Precisely so with most wedding ceremonies. They all start out
very much the same. The bride and groom are young( all life is
before them, they are, usually very much in love, and all looks
promising and joyous, but,
The future does not depend upon the success of the wedding as a
ceremony, or a spectacle or a pageant, or upon anything really,
But the respective characters of the principals and the precise
nature of their attachment, and of course, FATE.
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So, with this ceremony just concluded. It was a great, success,
the crowd was huge, the applause was loud and spontaneous, but,
Just what was and isthe nature of their attachment? What
will prove to be the characters of the chief participants, and their
powers of attachment and adjustment.
Of course only the future can tell.
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But (we grant it is a chestnut yet still holds good) as the man
who jumped from the 76th floor of the Empire State building as
he passed the 56th floor remarked,
"Everything is ok THUS far!"
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We liked Roger Lapham, the Honorable Mayor of San Francisco,
the best as far as the speeches were concerned. Why? Because
he was brief, to the point, and avoided the everlasting cliches so
common at such a time. He also suggested rather than enumerated
the difficulties in this or any program designed to maintain world
peace, and dwelt upon not a road to a PERFECT world, but a
road to a BETTER one.
President Truman's speech was good, very good in fact, but
to us at least it lacked originality and that subtle something that
comes under the general heading of inspiration. It was good, not
distinguished.
We arrived on the Lark this morning with the East Indian dele
gation and ran into the Russian delegation some of them on
Geary street near the St. Francis hotel.
Could anyone ask for a more striking study In contrasts, the
East Indians and the Slovaks? The former -the most strikingly
handsome and refined looking group of men and women we have
seen since the World's Fair of 1893; the latter as coarse and crude
as some of Orozoco's natives, and as vital and impressive. These
two probably represent the two outstanding problems in this con
ference, India and Russia.
Ran into Seth Bullis, of Copco, as we arrived at Third and
Townsend this a.m., and at the Opera House ran into General
Glenn Jackson's papa from Albany, Oregon. The former meeting
his daughter-in-law; the latter was here to see the excitement and
reported incidentally that Colonel Glenn will soon report to
Washington, D. C.
How unreal everything seems!
It probably has something to do with the hurried Mexican trip
and the fact that for three weeks our normal means of communica
tion were entirely cut off. Never heard of Ernie Pyle's death until
we reached Tucson, Ariz., and now back in the U. S. A., found it
almost impossible to believe President Roosevelt really had DIED!
Two very different men, but it isn't the same world, or the
same war, WITHOUT them! R.W.R.
Flight o' Time
Medtord and Jackson Co His
tory from the files o the Mail
Tribune 10 20 and 34 years
ago.
trict, when two old buildings at
Front and Eighth are destroyed
by flames.
J. K. Shaw, president of Celo
tcx visits city and valley and
j predicts a great future for this
section.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
April 27, 1935
(It was Saturday)
Mercury goes to 84.4, and city
has hottest April day since 1926.
Mid-west farmers cheer Sen.
Huey Long's attack on Wallace
program, and 'share-the-wealth
program.'
Air chiefs wnrn nation to be
ready to seize French and Brit
ish Isles near U. S. coast..
Investigation- of state relief
funds and service to provide no
sensation.
Fair and warmer. High 84.4,
low 42 degrees.
New fish, ladder at Savage
Rapids dam Installed, and work
ing fine.
Pear growers of Coast plan to
unite for mutual aid.
10 HELP IN CRISIS
Washington, April 27 (UK-
President Truman today urged
gardeners throughout the nation
to pitch in and help meet criti
cal food needs with home-grown
fruits and vegetables.
In a letter to Prentice Cooper,
ex-governor of Tennessee and
chairman of the National Ad
visory Garden committee, Mr.
Truman said:
There is greater need now
than at any time since the war
began for more gardens and bet
ter gardens, whether they are
at home, In community plots or
in company-employe gardens."
The President commended the
families who Joined in the vic
tory garden program last year.
This great source of extra man
power must be used to the "iul
lest extent again In 1945, lie
said.
ROMMEL DIED OCT. H
WIFE TELLS CAPTORS
With U. S. Seventh Army
April 27 (UP.) The wife of
Marshal Erwin Rommel said
that the one-time desert fox of
the Afrika Korps died at home
In bed on Oct. 14 from a shraj
nel wound in France on July 17.
Rommel's wife. Lucie Marie,
was found in the Rommel home
at Herllngen, five miles north
west of Ulm.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
April 27. 1925
(It was Monday)
New fire pumper prevents
spread of fire to business dis-
Jewett car climbs Jacksonville
hill In three minutes and 38 sec
onds, with Cole Holmes as timer
and observer. Feat is considered
astounding.
Probable rain. High 81, low 39
degrees.
England goes on a gold basis.
Deschutes to Initiate a bill to
further increase state tax on
stages.
Lady evangelist to open re
vival here this week.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
TODAY
April 27, 1911
(It was Thursday)
Al G. Barnes circus here May
2.
Los Angeles Times' dynamit
er suspect confesses.
Petitions for cluster lights on
Main street widely signed.
Closinj time (ot Sunday Too Late
to Classify 5:30 Saturday afternoon
Please remember
MEETING SLATED '
TO EXPLAIN OPA
MEAT PI
For the purpose of explaining
to Interested persons the new
ten-point OPA meat program, a
meeting will be held in Medford
Tuesday, May 1, 7:30 p. m. at
the Chamber of Commerce, the
local war price and ration-board
announced today. OPA is
launching the new program on a
nation-wide basis in an effort
to bring about a more equitable
distribution of . meat, extermi
nate black market operations
and inform the general public
on the necessity of continued
strict rationing of meat, it was
said. Here for the meeting will
be Frederick F. Janney, district
rationing executive, and John
Ferris, meat rationing represent
ative from the Portland office.
Asked' to' attend the meeting
are meat slaughterers, meat pro
ducers, meat dealers, both retail
and wholesale, grangers, repre
sentatives of the press and any
one interested in the meat prob
lem.
Adding to the interest in the
meeting is the fact that the
meat shortage, heretofore little
felt locally, is becoming more
pronounced. Certain retailers
in Medford have been practical
ly without fresh meat for the
past two dayt and press . dis
patches in Klamath Falls are to
the effect that the shortage
there is acute, with some dis
tributors entirely without meat
this week. '
Boy Scout News
Troop Eight
Patrol leaders, assistant patrol
IpaHpr Rorihe. lunior assistant
scoutmaster and senior patrol
leader of Troop Eigm are 10
meet tonight at 7:30 at Scout
headquarters. Purpose of the
meeting will be to train the
leaders in different scout activi
ties. Trnnn Fluht held the regular
meeting Tuesday night and
movies, donated by Mr. raoer,
were shown. Refreshments
were served.
JUST ASK THE "BANKER"
Boston (U.R) An OPA an
nouncement that racks of poker
chips are exempted from price
control brought this remark
from a seasoned player, "That's
what they "think."
VALID IN AUGUST
Washington, April 27 (U.PJ
A new shoe ration stamp will
become valid on August 1 for
one pair of shoes, the Office of
Price Administration announced
today.
The number of the stamp to
be used has not been selected
yet. Airplane stamps one, two
and three are valid for shoes
now and will continue to be
valid indefinitely, OPA said.
Announcement of a new val
idation was made well in ad
vance, according to OPA, s
that consumers can budget their
remaining stamps for the com
ing months, and also to accom
modate the shoe trade's plan
ning. Closlns time for Sunday Too Late
to Classify 8:30 Saturday afternoon
Please remember
SAT. NITE-U. S. HALL
JACKSONVILLE
FINE MUSIC BEST of CROWD
Come Our and Enjoy Yourself!
Dancing 8 to 12
Sponsored by Jacksonville I.O.O.F.
a'jap.'
rtiaVaTes
CARTON CIGS BRINGS $62
Cheboygan. Mich. (U.R) A
tag-famished Michigan man be
lie vet In getting his smokes ever
If he has to pay $62 carton. It
was legal, though, as the trans
action took place during an auc
tlon at a chamber of commerce
dinner. The same sale brought
$13 for a single pack.
Rev. Weather-ford Farewells Medford
Church and Friends
Sunday, April 29, 1945
Eleven Yeart Pastor of Local Church of the Naia
rene, Holly at First.
Two Times President of Ministerial Association.
Four Yeart and a Half Broadcasting Over KM ED.
Wrote Four Books During the Eleven Yeart.
Church Grew from Little $2000 Structure to the
New $60,000 Commodious Edifice (Paid For).
Started with 100 Members Received 315.
Eleven Young People Called Into the Ministry.
Two. Othert at College Christian Education Pro-fetiort.
Rev. Fred M. Wtatherford
Featuring Special Sunday School Rally al 9:45 A. M.
(A Chemical Character Demonstration Will Be Witnessed)
10:45 A. M. Musical Program Directed by John Eby
11:00 A. M. Pastor Will Dedicate Babict
Reception of New Members
PASTOR'S FAREWELL SERMON
6:30 P. M Special Youth Meeting
7:30 P. M. Special Musical Program Featured
by John Eby'a Direction
Six Vocal Numbers Will Be Presented
Baptismal Service Conducted by the Pastor
PASTOR'S FAREWELL WORDS
Friends of Community Heartily Invited
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'Dew Kist' Vegetables
Florida New POTATOES
4 lbs. 29c
Clean and Crisp
2 lbs. 29c
CARROTS
Smooth and Coreleit
3 bunches 25c
Sun Maid Puffed
TILLAMOOK
CHEESE lb.
ASSORTED
LUNCH MEAT lb.
SHOULBER
ROAST
ROUND
STEAK
DELICIOUS
MINCEMEAT L2b,
CRACKERS
GRADE A
GRADE A
lb.
RAISINS
LARGE BOX
S. 0. s.
LARGE SIZE
2 Pkg.
10
Pads
Box
24-oz. JAR
Lumber
Jack
ASSORTED
JUST ADD MILK
PUDDING Flavor,
C HUNT'S
JELLIES HE?
HI-HO CRACKERS
GARVANZAS Grown in Mexico
RICE wh,te rose fancy 5",b,RCael,
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L I " 1
33'
25'
33'
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CHOCOLATES, lb. I
5'
29'
SUNSHINE KBISPY 2 lbs. 33'
Pound Box 19?
MUSTARD BEST FOODS - 10c Jar 3 2 5'
BOY- AR- DEE SPAGHETTI DINNER Pkg. 39
STEAKS- " 2 59'
VEGEBURGER Loma Linda 2 Jara 59
TUNA qrWbacore 22,i"a'S9c
LENTILS BUDGET PACK Pound Bag 23d
SOUP CAHPBEU'S TOMATO -3 Out 25
Pound Bag 19
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a. m. Too Lata to Claaally 13 At p. nv