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FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE T7NE RUOI Ul tIM North FIT Bt Phn HOBtJlT W. BITHXft Jtfltor. HNEST A. QILSTRAF, I , Manager. HERB GREY, AdverUelnS MT. J. TEBOUS6N. Mnln( UtS 4ira nraDV Rnnrfmv Editor raJVI I STABfcmEH. Soc. " GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Mr, An BpdepaiMlent Newepaper. Entered u eecond Medina. Oreion, eliH matter t under Act 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATH u. n in Advance? illy and Sunday oiw yaar J..JT.80 y carrier in wiiv Aehland, Central oini, " ville. Gold Hill, Phoenix. Talent, end nn mntor rsutee Dally and Sunday one year. .SS.OO Dally ana dudoit month .78 All lerma oaan In advance. Official Paper of the City of Medfor Official faper vi v""v United Praia Full Leaien Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU (F CIRCULATIONS Advertielng In RepreeentaUTe WEST-HOLLIDAY cowtah x DtO, Offlece In New xorx. Chlcaao. De- trMt a Franclaco, Loe Anfelee, Be. atue, rorxiana, bu Vancouver, Loula. 15. u. MmU . OlECWN PXPEI P 0 B 1 1 S Hi E R SOtiMTIOfl Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Purr The post-war home, house- wives are advised, "will be equipped to catch the Sun." At the present time, housewives do not want "to catch the bun" and their opinion of the idea is be low zero. e e e There is no shortage or rodeos for the proper observance of the Fourth of July. On every hand the public has a chance to see beefsteaks cavorting in the original package. One Klamath County town, however, appeals to the carnivorous, as well as the patriotic instincts of the patrons, by barbecuing a steer instead of "bulldogging" the "critter." e e "STRANGER SUFFERS FROM CALIFORNIA." (Ex change Hdline.) The state pro duces the best of everything in cluding pains. e e Social activities In the metrop olis are still hampered by mo squitoes, who are feasting on the shapely shanks and way points of the weaker sex. No doubt the crisis is met bravely, by using poison oak cures for skeeter bites. e e e HIS HONOR TUMBLES, TOO (Pendleton East Oregonian) "Three men, arrested here as vagabonds, proved before Recorder Lash that they were not vags but were tumblers on their way to California to keep engagements. Dressed in tights, etc., from their suit cases, the three put on an out standing show for the Judge, who after an hour of entertain ment Informed the men he was convinced of their Inno cence and ordered them re leased." (SO Yrs. Ago Col.) e e Russian scientists now plan to change the climate of Japan, by shifting an icy ocean current down the coastline of the Mika do's realm, and make it another Siberia. It would serve the Jap anese right, and In course of time, the Nips will be Eskimos, e e e As a result of the labors of the last legislature, there are 338 new laws now In effect in Ore gon. As the bulk of the natives have not broken all the old ones, It looks like the average citizen would never get through making work for lawyers. e "Primitive demands In mod ern man are In sharp conflict with ill-defined yearnings aris ing from the dissatisfaction of the higher and comparatively re cently acquired critical and eth ical tastes." (Oakland (Cal.) Tribune). The long way around to report you don't know what you want. The hills are getting brown and bare, like an outdoor girl. e BEDTIME STORY (Del Norte (Cal.) Triplicate) "Mr. Rurlisalt, new owner of Dc Martin's ranch on ,Wll son Creek, frightened large bear away from his ranch house that was eating sheep. The bear having no red ra tion points, took off for the woods. Mr. Hudisall, taking his gun, went up the hill In search of the bear aiM while he was gone the bear, who evi dently went back to his hollow tree for his red points, was back again when Mr. Rudlsall returned, having his ration book this time, he got his sheep." e People hieing to the hills for the Fourth of July are urged to be. careful and not set forest fire, or look too much like deer, due to the beef shortage. Emperor Fo Klen l reported ' to have used a dirigible balloon t his coronation parly, 1308 AD. Tueidsr, July . 1MB Independence Day Changes TomoiTOW is Independence Day. Because of the war it won't be the usual, traditional Independence Day. And also because of the war there has been a radi cal change in the meaning of independence, as related in nations. In the literal sense of the term there is no longer any sich "animule." We mean nations are not, and can not be indepen dent in the sense this was true when our forefathers fought for American independence some 170 years ago.. THE war now closing has revealed this fact strik- ingly. When the. war broke out in Europe in wax not. one American in a thousand wanted his country to get into it. And 99 of the people believed tnis country could keep out of it. . ' But as the war progressed it became more and more apparent that this country could not. We had broken completely away from England in the direction of government, but not policy. A YEAR before Germany declared war on me United States this country had come to realize that the United States could hpnten and her fleet destroyed. Not because of such for England, but because of our depend ence upon her in the matter Atlantic This is only one example of many, where two nations, entirely independent of each other politically are not. and can not be, in volving force they are mutually dependent whether they like to be or don't. , t tense. v But nothing was more WHAT is true in the realm of. international rela tions, where the larger nations are concerned, is even more true regarding the smaller nations. ' One heard a great deal about "national independ ence" at the San Francisco Conference and the desire for it was, and is, in many parts of the world in than that it just CAN'T be done. Complete independ ence in any realistic sense for the smaller nations can't be realized any more in this closely related and ... mm mm. m J 1 1 1 .In rf-fc highly competitive world, FOR in the realm of international relations, me sman nation alone is completely helpless. There, whether we like it or don't, power politics still rules. Such a nation can be independent internally, yes. But not when the nation enters the foreign field, and opposition is encountered. ' " Vnv tViopo na nf tnrlnv. three larcre nations rule the wnrld.Britain. Russia and with Germany and Japan powers (France and China for many decades to come. So what can a small power, or any likely combina tion of small powers, do? Nothing unless they can secure aid from one or more of the "Quintumvirate. N other words while the desire for national inde nonrleneo i'a as stronp-. nerhans stronger. today than ever before, internationally it has practically ceased to exist especially as far as the smaller nations are concerned. And as we see it, there will be no revival as long as two Is nn radical chancre in the nature of modern war, for no nation can succeed in war today without trpmnnrlniis manpower and tremendous mass produc tion, and this capacity is confined to the five great powers, to only two actually, to the other three potentially. So what? Does this mean a backward step as far as a peace ful world and human freedom are concerned? Not as we see it. There is every reason in fact to believe that for the individual his welfare and his personal freedom will steadily increase. But it probably does mean, less actual freedom of action and independence for nations, and especially the smaller ones: because the post war world will be a far more interDEPENDENT world, and because of the nature of modem war, very likely, a better and more peaceful onel Another War for Russia The New York News is much excited about the re cent calling out of new classes for the Russian army, maintaining it means war. Well, it probably does. But not war in Europe or against America. More likely war against Japan. THIS is only a guess, but we can't believe Russia 1 wants to fight any other .nation in the next de cade or two. Why should she? Russia controls most of Europe now and will eventu ally control the rest of it, with the exception of Eng land, WITHOUT fighting. Stalin may have his faults, he certainly has his peculiarities. But he is nobody's fool. And only a fool would go to war for some thing he could get without war. MOREOVER, a9 things are lining up now, Russia 1TA can hardly afford to keep out of the war in the Pacific much longer. There is no doubt whatever the Kremlin considers Russian security on the shores of the Pacific as supremely important and political con- not afford to see England of naval protection in the policy, in any crisis in - M . . j 1 . clearly demonstrated mere nas gone wim me uuuu. ...a .1 11 ' the United States. And eliminated, the five great added;, promise to ruie trol of Manchuria and northern China as only slightly Jess so. But if she fails to jump in against' Japan until the Anglo-Americans have won the war, then the chances of doing either will be slim, at least to the extent Soviet Russia always desires to do and with the con sent and good will of her SO, in all likelihood Russia plans to declare war on .To nan in f Via nnoi fi ifiiro ffnnh qM inn Will VP- VMiyc 41 vi ' w ii .ut iuvui vi swru ' - quire fresh troops, not only because Russia suffered terrific losses in the war against Germany, but she wishes to return as many of her veteran troops as possible to the work of reconstruction and to main-, tain necessary strength new recruits will therefore be necessary. We have no official or inside information to back this belief. But at least such an explanation for calling out the '23 and '24 classes, makes sense ; while the assumption it means a Red war against Britain or the United States, DOESN'T. Our Men and Nation's PVT. FRED KERBY SAYS FIRST DAY'S With the First Cavalry Divi sion on Luzon "That first day in combat is the toughest of all even if nothing does happen," in the opinion of Pvt. Fred H. Ker by, Medford. A member of the 12th cavalry regiment of the First Cavalry di vision, Pvt. Kerby first went in to action on Luzon. "Nothing much happened that first day," recalls Kerby. "We were sta tioned not far from Manila, and there weren't many Japs around our area at the time, but every time I heard a gun go off,. I got nervous. I was an ammunition carrier for a .30 caliber machine gun, and I don't think that the boys had to worry much about getting their ammunition that day." A lumberjack In civilian life, Kerby took his basic training at Camp Roberts, Calif., and came overseas Jan. 11. His wife, Mrs. Ruth Kerby. lives at 621 Albert street, Medford. Milton Medcalf Pearl Harbor, T. H. Thous ands of square miles in the Cen tral Pacific are under the con stant watch of the Hawaiian Sea Frontier, a unit of the fleet, as signed to the task of keeping the sea-lanes clear of enemy fleet units. One of the men assigned to this command is Milton C. Med calf, storekeeper third class, USNR, of Phoenix, Ore., who has been attached to the activity for two months. He attended Phoenix High school at Phoenix, and before entering the service in October, 1042, he was employed at Med ford. Previous to assignment to this area he was stationed at the Aleutian Islands. Medcalf is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Medcalf of Phoenix. Gerald Keetee Billy Calvert Pearl Harbor, T. H. Small ships of the navy assigned to the Central Pacific are repaired, serviced, and supplied at the sec tion base here. Operating as an activity of the Fourteenth Naval district, the section base person nel are helping to keep the Cen tral Pacific clear of enemy fleet units. Two of these men from Med ford, are Gerald G. Keesee, quartermaster first class, USN. and Billy B. Calvert, metalsmith first class, USNR. Kecsee Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Keesee of 2850 So. Peach street. Calvert is the nephew of Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Kunz of 1036 W. 11th, Medford. Gerald Ruat Aboard an Aircraft Carrier In the Pacific Gerald Harrison Rust, 27, electrician's mate, third class, USNR, of Lake Creek, Ore., enabled several of his ship mates to escape an area trapped by fire and then later searched the area at the risk of his own life. Rust, who has flight deck bat tle station, lowered himself over the side to the trapped area pro viding a means of escape for the trapped men and then volun tarily searched the area for other men. His wife lives In Lake Creek, and his mother, Mrs. Ruby Rusqile, lives at 707 Sherman street, Medford. He has one brother. Cpl. Morgan E Rust, In Italy. A twin brother, Jack, was killed in an army plane crash early In the war. Frank Carter Frank E. Carter, aviation ma chinist's mate " second class. USNR, of Route 4. Medford, has Just returned from the Pacific where he and his navy Liberator crew shot down four enemy plane, scored a probable and sank an enen y ship. Carter, a mechanic ant" gunner aboard the Liberator, and the him, although Ihey told us cred ere jv scored their first kill injulously after election that it wal Anglo - American allies also. Women in the Service early December when they shot down an enemy plane on the northwest tip of Mindora. During his recent tour of com bat duty in the Pacific, Carter completed 61 combat missions aboard the Liberator. The 20-ycar-oId combat airc- rewman is the nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baran of Medford. He attended the schools at Pros pect, Ore. Pvt. Lee Bumgardner Pvt. Lee R. Bumgardner of Medford was awarded the Sil ver Star medal for "outstanding gallantry" in Luxembourg on Dec. 24, when, after being wounded, he made a one-man stand in a tank turret and so dis organized an enemy attack that his deed paved the way for the liberation of Helderscheid. At the time, he was a member of the 702nd Tank battalion. Sgt. John Wilson With the 7th Infantry Division on Okinawa Men in the 184th Infantry regiment do a lot of back slapping when S'Sgt. John L. Wilson, 32, of Medford, is around and it's a light enough gesture for what they're getting out of it. Sgt. Wilson, a service company cook, heads a group of bakers turning out 5,500 doughnuts a day for the fighting men on the front. The sergeant, the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Wilson of Route 2, Medford, is a veteran of four campaigns. He joined the army in Marcn, 1941. Lt. Clyde Chamberlain 1st Lt. Clyde E. Chamberlain, son of Mr. Edward R. Chamber lain, Eagle Point, has recently been assigned to Camp Stone man, Calif., staging area of San Francisco Port of Embarkation. Before coming to Camp Stone man, Lt. Chamberlain served for 22 months as cargo security offi cer and transport commander. Lt. Chamberlain is a graduate of Medford Business college, Medford. His wife. Elizabeth P., now makes her home at 335 Fairmont, Medford. Pfc. Glenn Lows While celebrating V-E day on the banks of the Enns river in central Austria, Pfc. Glenn Lowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Lowe, Route 1, box 397, Med ford, was awarded the combat infantryman's badge for active participation in the battle of Ger many with the 65th Infantry di vision of General George S. Pat ton's Third army. Pfc. Lowe entered the combat zone in northeastern France March 1, and took an active part as an 81 mm mortorman. Sl'c Harry Regar SI 'c Harry Regar, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McGui gan, Modford, was among recent guests at the United Nations Service Center on Union Station Plaza, Washington, D. C. COMMUNICATIONS telterl to the tdltur mall bai th nam and addrrsi ot th writer, allhMiuh lha ue uf a pan-name or inttlata fur publication la pvrtnlt. Ihla. rhe Mall Tribune resarvea the right to edit all lettera with flair to eUrlty and eondenaauoa The Death of Roosevelt To the editor: Not often does one see a communication like this; so unusual, you might like to print it. I pass it on to you. "Providence" Changed Hones The taking of President Roose velt; not by an anarchist as some had feared, but by what men call providence, at the rath er early age of only 63, when many men and women are still strong and active, shortly after he had been devoutly chosen by the people to remain their pres ident for the duration, as they did not deem it wise to "change horses In the middle of the stream." as their providence now has done, has bewildered many people, so we are told. "Man proposes, God disposes," they somberly say; 'Man wanted Roosevelt, but God didn't want him. God removed him." Even the minister at his funeral be lieved that, God had an inscrut able reason for suddenly taking God who wisely chose Roosevelt over Dewey. "Vox popull vox Del." "The voice of the People Is the voice of God." Now that the vox Del has changed and removed Roose velt the people are bewiiaerea, shocked. Editors said that fate has giv en America great loss, has played a very unkind trick on her by changing presidents horses In the middle of the stream, an act which the people were not rash enough to do and which they comically lament that their providence has done. The'bewllderment of tne peo ole in this oredicament is, let me say frankly, causea Dy meir ig norance, by the many laise, shammy, superstitious and un reasonable notions and beliefs which they popularly hold. In deed the people hold so many false notions and ideas that the hard facts of life are bound to shake them up frequently. The laws of nature operate; natural cause and effect explain everything; and those who fan tastically put a mysterious some thing which they vaguely and superstitiously call by the terms "fate," "providence," 'foreordi nation,' "destiny," and similar terms which explain and mean nothing; above the operations of natural happenings, are bound to be jarred into bewilderment every now and then, as they are now by a number of improviden tial facts, in both the world of nature and of man. Presidents, as common people, come and go. Remember the great Shakespeare's lines, "Gold en lads and girls all must, as chimney sweepers, come to dust." And remember also that nature pays no more heed to the passing of a president than to the passing of a peasant. And as the Persian poet wrote: "When you and I behind the Veil are past. Oh, but the long, long while the world shall last, Which of our coming and departure heeds As the sea's self should heed a pebble cast." John D. Mclnerney, Riverton, Nebraska. P. S. Above is a verbatim copy, appearing In the Franklin Sentinel of Franklin, Neb., issue of April 26, 1945. W. W. Truax, Medford. Rogue Troopers Explain To the editor, There is a mat ter which we feel should be cleared up for the public con cerning the rodeo which was sponsored by the Sheriff's Posse of Medford June 30 and July 1. The Rogue Troopers have been criticized for not cooperating with the Posse, and we wish to have the public know that we were willing and did cooperate with the Posse in so far as we were asked to do so. We were invited to ride in the parade and the grand entry which we did on June 30, We were not invited to put on our drill either the 30th or the 1st of July, so ac cepted the invitation of the Klamath Falls Sheriffs Posse and Saddle club to drill at Klam ath Falls, July 1, that being rea son that we were not present for the grand entry oh July 1 here at Medford. The Trail Riders of Ashland have invited us to drill at Ash land, July 4th, and we have also accepted this invitation. ROGUE TROOPERS, By Besse M. Thompson, Secretary. PHONE MAN CHARGED San Francisco, July 3 -- U.R) Harold Vaughn Mann, 46, northern California pay station manager for the Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph Co., today faced 12 counts of embezzlement in a complaint by his employers. Vaughn was arrested last night after Investigators reportedly found his toll station receipts $30,000 short. Cloalns Urn for Bandar Too Lata to Claaelf? 6 30 Saturday afternoon Pleaaa remember . Toste for yourself the fresh crispneis made possible by Sobintzlng ... the exclusive, new method of making potato chips. Test them today and draw your own conclusions. K your grocer it temporarily out or Blue lell chips, pleose moke allowances for wartime conditions. Flight o Time Mtdford and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of tht Mai) Tribune 10. 20 and 34 T aoo. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY July 3, 1935 (It was Wednesday) Citizens In mass movement to hill) and coast for nation's birth day. Vesuvius belches lava on Naples. ( ' Peach and apricot growers of valley to meet and make prices. ' Roosevelt gives plans for re lief program- in nation. Shakespearean pageant starts at Ashland. Germany executes two Nazi spies. County road oiling program half finished. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY July 3, 1925 . (It was Friday) Start drilling for oil on Sar dine creek. Santa Barbara again hit by earthquake. President Coolidge tells Eur ope peace covenants will be backed by America. Cloudy. High 95, low 56 de- grees. Exodus to hills for double Fourth holiday continues. City deserted. Copco to dedicate new plant on Klamath river Sunday. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY July 3, 1911 - (It was Monday) Many orchards in the valley are being named, under a law passed by the last legislature. Leonard Carpenter and Alfred Carpenter play in first golf tournament at Medford Golf club. Fair. High 90, low 47 de- grees. THE GRANGE Central Point Grange Home Economics Club of Cen tral Point Grange met June 27 at the home of Mrs. Delmar Smith at 1612 West Main street, Medford. Dessert luncheon was served by the hostess and Mar garet Taylor, Mrs. Julius Dobrot, Mrs. C. F. Smith, and Mrs. Wal ters. Resignation of the club's pres ident, Mrs. Scott Hamilton was accepted and Mrs. Ruby Down ing was elected to fill the vacan cy. The vice-president's office was filled by Mrs. Naomi Goer lng. The Pomona Grange picnic for July 15. was discussed and com mittees appointed to assist the chairman at the grounds at Mc Kee Bridge on the Applegate. The club will meet in July at the home of Mrs. Fred San ders in Oak Grove district with Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. B. E. Ford, and Mrs. O. T. Wilson as host esses. Mrs. Mattle Smith was report ed as recovering nicely from a recently broken hip. The visitor, Mrs. Ritchie from Taft, Calif., is a guest of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Sanders. An Interesting program is planned for Friday's meeting with the new lecturer, Cleo Young in charge. Among fea tures will be moving pictures of the European war and an ex hibit of mementos brought back from the war zones. Music and comedy will complete the pro gram, which will be held before the opening of the session and ! will be open to the public. j On Mall Tribune Want Ada. 1 T. M. MEDFORD GIVEN SAFEWAY PROMOTION Klamath Falls, July 3 U.R) T. M. Medford, for 10 years dis trict manager of Safeway Stores, Klamath Falls district, has been promoted to a larger area. He will have charge of stores em bracing Salem, Eugene, Corval lis and Coos Bay area and will make his home in Salem. M. J. (Mike) Hauser, Pendleton, has been named as successor to Med ford. While in Klamath Falls, Med ford was active in civic affairs, was on the advisory board of Salvation Army and was secretary-treasurer of Reames Golf and County Club. Uae Mall, Tribune Want Ada. Do your drinks get as W as this? 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