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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.
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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."
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"STRANGER SUFFERS
FROM CALIFORNIA." (Ex
change Hdline.) The state pro
duces the best of everything in
cluding pains.
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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.
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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.)
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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,
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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.
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"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.
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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."
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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. ,
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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