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DIVORCE CAUSE Long Beach, June 4 (U.H Photographer's model Joan Mor ton was divorced today because her husband George became angry when he found a pair of shorts four sizes too big for him in his drawer. Nifty work ' at the crossroads By the way and are we up to tricks! how many m-p-a are you getting these days? Miles-per-accident that is. How many miles has the old bus gone, for instance, since last you bashed a fender? 50 miles? 6,000 miles? 50,000 miles? And how does that compare now you see what we're up to ! with the 100,000 m-p-a we got the last year? A statistician would tell you that 100,000 miles will take you much more " than a third of the way to the moon. But what a place to have an accident that would be! We'd rather think of 100, 000 m-p-a as about 100 un scathed trips between Portland and Los Angeles a route along which the garages are thicker and the tow-cars more conven iently located. This record Is the combined achievement of all our people and all our vehicles passen ger cars and trucks of every type. For millions of motorists whose driving runs about 10, 000 miles a year, it's the equiv alent of 10 years without smack. For our people It means careful driving in cities, in mountains, In deserts every where. It means safe driving by day and by night. It means caution in good weather and in bad. It means alertness at countless Intersections good work at I zillion crossroads. For some of this accom plishment some credit can ba given the company's long effort to promote safety. But the men and women who showed the courtesy and care and consider-Btion-for-others, which means safety on the highways, were the employees who drove those millions of miles to averags 100,000 miles-pcr-accident. vssas- t flag Mi 4 dart. V wotdsd' to r ftldiiMnd tsfliMnr THE OLD JUDGE SAYS... . Ill TOM: "It's mighty nice to receive a com pliment like you've just given us, Judge. We do take our responsibilities very seriously and try to do the right thing with every, body. In spite of it, we get criticized now and then." 0IO JUDGE: "I know ... you've got to take the bitter with the tweet in times like these. Speaking of criticism, and I mean really unfair criticism, reminds me of the spirit beverage business." FRANK: "How Is that. Judge?" Service In Spanish-American War Is Told In Old Letters American servicemen In the Philippines during the Spanish American war at the turn of the century wrote about much the same topics that they do now, if the letters of one Oregon vol unteer are an indication. Let ters from Pvt. James E. Grieve of Jackson county, who served with Company G, Oregon Volun teers, and recently found by members of the family while sorting over family papers, are about the natives, the climate, his buddies and superiors in the army, and battle conditions, with every letter urging his re latives to write oftener. First of the letters is dated Oct. 29, 1898, and was written en route on board the steamer Senator in Honolulu harbor to Pvt. Grieve's father, John Grieve, Central Point. He wrote, "They have held us in pretty close since we came alongside but I have been quite fortunate in getting passes, and have never let an opportunity escape to ward seeing all that was to be seen. Have been out in the coun try two or three miles among the banana and cocoanut groves and as much of it as I have seen is what most people would call a paradise." In this letter Pvt. Grieve wrote of visiting a family he had met, stating that the white husband was married to a native woman. First of the letters from the Philippines was dated Jan. 9, 1899, and was written to his younger brother, Ludo, now liv ing in Prospect and chief opera tor of the Copco plant there. "We have no winter here at all, and I don't even wear an under shirt," he wrote. Most of the little boys your size run around in their shirt tails and seem to be quite happy. There is one little fellow about your age who does little odd jobs for me, such as blacking my shoes, washing my dishes, etc. Says he is go ing to America with me." A brief note March 23, writ ten from Manila, stated that Pvt. Grieve was with the "regulars" and that the outfit was going to march for Mololos, the insurgent capital. On April 14 the soldier wrote "in the field" this time to his sister, Mrs. H. C. Little of Central Point, later Mrs. Tom Harriott of the Applegate, stat ing that he was out of the hos pital after promising the doctor "I'd take good care not to get overheated again." He wrote that the American troops were In possession of the insurgent capital and described a night at tack by the Insurgents in which six men had been killed, and the counter-attack the next day by companies "G," "K," "B" and "I." "We drove them back from the town and then burned every thing in our retreat," he wrote. In this letter, Pvt. Grieve also wrote about the company get ting a shot at Aguinaldo, the guerilla leader, adding that he escaped, stated that the company expected to be sent to Malolos and that he had received letters "but the Medford Mails failed to arrive." Writing May 9, 1899, to his future sister-in-law, Katie M. Fries, Pvt. Grieve said he had received six letters that day, making him feel "exceedingly frisky." The company had been on the march for several days, he wrote, and the last town cap tured was Baluag. "Since we started out there has been seven men wounded and three killed," RATION BOARD OLD JUDGE: "Simply this... can you think of any other business in which the seller is responsible for what the buyer does with his merchandise? If a person eats too much cake and gets indigestion, the baker isn't blamed. Nor is the coffee merchant criticized if someone drinks too much coffee and can't sleep. But the seller of spirit bev erages gets blamed plenty if one of hit cus tomers overindulges. Doesn't teem quite fair, does it, Tom?" TOM: "Frankly, it doesn't, Judge. We've never looked at it that way before." Taif atfMrffoawsf tpmamti sy Cltmn AteMk Bmtffl tmtmOrlm, as. he wrote, "but only four of the number were Oregon boys." The writer said the Oregon regiment now belonged to Gen. Lawton's brigade and "our col onel has charge of one division of artillery, one troop of mount ed cavalry, seven companies of the Oregon regiment and eight companies of the 13th Minnesota regiment." Continuing he wrote, "The man whom I admired the greatest as a fighter has fallen and in my estimation no man in the whole island of Luzon can fill his position. He is the only man I ever saw that I could have fearlessly followed to the mouth of the cannon and taken pride In so doing and when Col. Stotsenberg of the First Nebras ka regiment went down, so did one of the most gallant heroes of either of the two last wars." In the last letter, written May 15 at San Maguil, Pvt. Grieve described the closing days of the war. "This is the place we ex pected to find the niggers well fortified and were laboring un der the impression that we had two or three cannon to face, but as it was, 18 men (the Scouts) succeeded in routing over 1,000 of the enemy forces with the loss of only one man wounded. Had the entire American forces been sent against the place, as was the intention, perhaps our losses would have been in the hundreds. "The Scouts were only sent out to reconnoiter and learn the lay of the country when in about four hours an orderly came dashing up with the -information that the Scouts had taken the city and were holding their positions until reinforcements should arrive. I'll tell you, it is a fine joke on the officers. We hear that we are to go aboard the transport in two or three weeks and start for the U. S. and I haven't heard a one say they were sorry except a few of the officers who never made more than 50 cents a day prior to receiving their commissions." The writer of the letters re turned safely home and for many years lived in Prospect where he and his wife operated a resort. He passed away about 15 years ago and his widow con tinues to operate the hotel end resort. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: ParUy cloudy with occasional showera tonight and Tuesday. Little change in temperature. Oregon; Partly cloudy with a few scattered showers tonight and Tues- uay. Liiue cnange in lemperatur. LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Total monthly precipitation: Trace. Deficiency for the month: .09 inches. Total precipitation since September iHii. io.o incites. Excess for the season: S.lfl Inches. Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m., yes terday: 07b, :ju today: ev'A. Tomorrow Sunrise S:3S a. m. Sunset 8:43 p. m. mgn Low Free. Boise 40 Boston Chicago Lfenver Eureka . ..S3 48 3b 50 S3 49 56 49 81 38 63. 32 47 50 83 53 S3 33 84 41 JD1 ..60 Havre -.72 Los Angelea .7S ..7J ,..53 -.84 Memord .... New York Omaha Phoenix , ...98 Portland 63 64 ..70 -.64 67 .63 Reno . RoseburR .. Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle Spokane ..H..98 Washington. D. C. 78 Yakima 75 Closing time tor Sunday Too Lata to Classify 5:30 Saturday afternoon Pleas; remember Ten Don'ts Babson Discusses Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate and Churches By Roger W. Babson Babson Park, Mass., June 1. (Special Correspondence). 1. Don't let any possible re conversion slump frighten you. In certain industries there must, of necessity, be some unemploy ment while switching over from war to peace work; but in most cases this slump will be only temporary. With it there will be a decline in the earnings of some companies but, after a readjust ment for excess profits taxes, this should not be troublesome. 2. Don't buy the new low- coupon rate long-term bonds which are now being issued. Money rates will continue low for only a short time. The pendu lum always has swung and is going to continue to swing. Many bonds now selling on a 3lA basis will some time again be selling on a 6 basis. Much lower prices for fixed interest securities are Inevitable. 3. Don't hold second-grade railroad securities any longer; but now take your profits. This applies to most railroad stocks and certainly to railroad income bonds which are now selling at fantastic prices. Railroad net earnings are headed for a severe postwar slump which will prob ably last many years. 4. Don't sell the general stock market. The Dow-Jones Indus trial Averages will surely sell for more some time during the next twelve months than they do at the present time. This probably also applies to many utility stocks. I am especially bullish on the chain store stocks. I also like some of the convert ible preferreds which should combine reasonable safety with speculative possibilities. 5. Don't wait too long before buying the land upon which you hope to some day build a home. I don't like big commercial farm properties and am rather scary about city property; but well located suburban land both for homes and Small farms should be much higher as soon as build ing restrictions are removed. 6. Don't forget that inflation is with us and is bound to be more with us .during the yean ahead. The $25 billions of cash in the pants' pockets, cash draw ers and "socks" of the American people, an Increase of 300 over prewar figures, will surely cause a postwar stampede for new houses, new furniture and new gadgets of all kinds. When you consider that the supply of good WITH THE m MOPBSS t$ SOFTER lVP SAFER, TOO ME FOR THAT BO BARGAIN BOX" QUCtj SAVES t3f EXTRAORDINARILY IFFECTIVE-accordim to 36 test, by lm partial laboratory. PRAISED BY THOUSANDS after year's tryout. You'll cheer, tool NO BOTHER with separate powder, no full. SOFTER I SAFER 13 out of 4 women found Modess softer to touch In nationwide poll. 309 nurses, In hospital tests, found Modess safer, lest likely to strike through than nationally known layer-type napkins. COSTS NO MORE. Big Bargain Box even saves you 13. Try Itl vlA GT WB BG 56 SOfTtR, SAftK. MAPKINS CONTAINNO A OtOOOftANT ONLY stocks and. bonds is even less than it was during prewar days, we are bound to see higher stock prices due to this inflationary situation. 7. Don't get hipped on any thing or anybody. Remember every locality, industry, job, home, investment, yes, and re ligion, has its advantages and disadvantages. Be tolerant and listen to the other fellow. Mix play and work, thrift and spend ing, friends and enemies, all in proper proportion. The same need for diversification in con nection with investments is ne cessary for one's good character, health, Income and happiness. 8. Don't be skimpy on money spent for education of yourself or your children. If, in the years to come, the shadow of Russia ever falls on the United States, those who are experts in any one subject will have nothing to fear. Hence, the Importance of having your children educated and trained to hold some neces sary position under all economic conditions. 9. Don't neglect the churches after the war is over. We talk about "fox-hole religion" among the Servicemen, but there are many more fox-holes here In the United States than there are abroad. The churches will espe cially be entitled to your attend ance and support after this glo bal warfare has come to an end. See that you then repay the churches for what they are now doing for you and your families. 10. Don't forget that you are going to die some time. Not only take care in making your will but keep it up to date through the proper use of codicils. Too many people sacrifice their lives by hard work and thrift to oc cumulate some money; but give almost no thought to how the money is to be used after they go. This means give more thought to the use of forming trusts for your heirs and others. Your local banker will give you good suggestions, free of charge; concerning such trusts. . EDEN HAS ULCER London, June 4 (U.R) For eign Secretary Anthony Eden was taking a two weeks' rest from affairs of state today be cause of a duodenal ulcer. His duties as foreign secretary and leader of the House of Commons were taken over temporarily by Prime Minister Churchill. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. PROVED MAGMEt. A PEOPORANT SEALEP every mop ess MPKN! AMP LAB TESTS SHOW TS ASTOHSHNGLY i EFFECTVEf BARGAV BOX SANITAHy 89 Social Security Card Should Be Shown Employer With many returning service men entering the labor market for the first time, and with students getting jobs In the com ing holidays, Howard J. Nelson, manager of the Klamath Falls office of the Social Security board, advises all workers "to show their social security ac count card to every employer for whom they work." This is essential to protect the worker's wage record, which is maintained under his name and number for his future monthly insurance benefits, Mr. Nelson points out. In stressing this point of one number for a worker's lifetime, Mr. Nelson said that employers are required to report each worker's wages, under both his name and number to the govern ment every three months. Then these wages are credited by the Social Security board on each worker's individual ledger sheet, under both his name and num ber. THE GRANGE Live Oak Grange Regular meeting of Live Oak Grange, Rogue River, was held May 21, Master Carl Chrlstenson presiding. . The charter was draped in honor of Mrs. Parks. The evening finished with a May basket social. Live Oak was well represent ed at Pomona, Saturday evening at Central Point, with 13 new candidates. H.E.C. held a pot luck dinner May 27, for Grangers working on the addition to the building. Lecture program at the meet- DO you want a cozy New England cottage? A rambling Western ranch house? A home with the charm of the old South? Take your pick. But don't just wish for it. Do something now to help you own it. And here's what you can do right now: Put your savings into War Bonds. You'll get back $4" for every $3 you invest a nice nest egg for that home you'll own someday. But 'tlV Wt.V . .' I Prefer a home of the old South t Then plan for it now by putting every spare dollar into War Bonds. H Monday, June 4, 1943 ing, June 4, will consist of the demonstration moving pictures by the Babson and Co., through the Medford distributors of the Surge milking machine. This will be open to the public after the Grenge meeting, about 9 p. m. Next recreation party will be June 9. COM Extra tasty with fmii 9 iff,-' ("THE GRAINS ARE OREAr FOODS" s-P mds yooi buy novj HI decide even more Important, the dollars you put into War Bonds do vital job right now. They fight for you. They are your share in Victory. Make it a big share.' Invest all you can in the Mighty 7th War Loan. P. S. Show the house that appeals to yon to your Architect or Contractor, He will help you plan it your needs and pocketbook. American q tattdavd Radiator attitaifj 9UFlfruS CORPORATION TUtitah .' It ifHi V AMSMCAN-tandard heating and Garemment regulation, The? an told bf Wholnale Distributors torour Heating and Plumbing Contractor. For your homa of tomorrow, fpmc:vi-mSlf' w'U offer tha in ott ariranced derelopmenta flf fetearcb engineering and design. SUNBEAM Warm Air Furnaces and Winttf Air Conditioner! will ba available hut as soon as the urgent demands of war pro duction hart been met. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREX Us bail Tribune Want Ads. WASHING MACHINES REPAIRED Parts k Service on All Makes 8. & B Washer Shop 40B E. Main. Phone 6302 Kellogg' s Corn Flakes bring yo nearly all the protective food ele ments of the whole grain declared essential to human nutrition. If you want coxy Nttt England cottage, lave for it ultb Wat Bond to fit your Your War Bends can help yen buy this handsome ranch bouse. Save for it nom
