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Upstate reports on the capers
of teen-agers, indicate the pro
posed, but opposed, compulsory
military training for youth,
might be the cure for Juvenile
delinquency. Parents, preachers,
police, and teachers have fizzled,
though trying hard. A tough top
sergeant, backed by the army,
should have a chance to show
what he can do
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The 'Big Three' conference on
world peace opened today, In
Potsdam Palace near Berlin, the
stamping grounds of Kaiser Wil
helm, a gentleman though Ger
man, when compared to the late
crop of Nazi thugs. Messrs.
Churchill of England, Stalin of
Russia, and Truman of America,
will do the talking. Fears are felt
In some circles, the president
will emerge from the little end
of the horn In the conversations.
He halls from Mlssouriskl In
Russia, and Missourlshire In
England. He wears the bronze
Show Me' medal for diplomacy,
instead of the Distinguished Ly
ing Cross.
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IRA IS IRED
(Independence Enterprise)
"Ira Mix, president of the
First National Bank of Inde
pendence, left the bank Wed
nesday morning to see a lady
on soma bank business. Soon
after he returned a lady came
to the bank carrying his hat.
She asked, "Is that man here?
I guess he forgot his hat." To
ssy the least Ira was embar
rassed, especially with all the
good-looking lady bank em
ployes being present."
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A detailed Inspection of rail
road equipment Is sought in
bill before Congress. Nobody
cares what kind of an automo
bile Is driven on the highways
and byways.
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Social tact Is making your
company feel at home, even
though you wish they were'
(Exchange). All the Older Girls
know this trick.
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Another citizen this week ob
serves his 30th anniversary of
doing what he Is told.
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The State Game Commission
has set September 2Bth, as the
opening date for legally getting
shot for a deer. Many hunters
can hardly wait but they bet
ter.
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COW COUNTRY JOY
(Lakevlew Examiner)
"The cook. Lloyd Ogle,
threw all restraint to the
winds what there was of wind)
and stripped to the waist. He
really could cook steak and
did. He s r v e d the steaks
"Bawling'' or you could rope
'em yourself. They were wonderful."
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In this age of steel tanks and ships it is interesting
to note that the Army is as dependent upon wood to
day as it was in the days of the log stockade, and the
Navy is dependent upon lumber as it was in the days
of John Paul Jones.
The Army needs wood for great cantonments; the
Navy uses 300,000 feet of lumber for the decking on
a single steel-hulled battleship and a million feet for
t la sintne moDiie ary aocK. inai is wny me mius 01
this area and the entire nation are working at capacity
in an effort to meet military needs. That is why men
are sorely needed in sawmills and woods of Jackson
county so that war requirements can be satisiiea.
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JACKSON County has a sizeable stake in this indus
try. More than 11 million dollars worth of lumber
was marketed from the Medford working circle last
year, with Uncle Sam directly or indirectly the major
customer. Lumber dollars have flowed freely
through the arteries of trade in this section of the
state. They should continue to db so in the form of
payrolls after the war, as this industry needs no
peacetime conversion and postwar demands are cer
tain to be heavy.
"IXE must, of course, guard carefully such an im-
portant source of income. Technological prog-
ress Unas wood producing almost everything
homes, plywoods and plastics, synthetic tires, motor
fuels, paper, textiles and even explosives. New words
such as"compreg," "papreg" and "impreg" hint of
developments of which we are scarcely aware today.
And the greater the expansion of wood uses the more
will be the payrolls of this industry to bolster Rogue
River Valley's postwar economy.
FIRE is, of course, the greatest single threat to the
forests the source of immediate and future
wealth.
And rierht now is the dancer time for fire in
southern Oregon.
A destructive forest fire at this time would curtail
wartime production and thus hamper the war effort
t would lay waste southern 'Oregon s great scenic
resources, destroy wilaliie and ravage trie an-im
portant water-shed sources of municipal and irriga
tion water and hydro-electric power.
MORE than that, it would divert manpower from
Via -lftVi ft i-Arli-f inn vifallv raaAaA way ma.
terials to the non-productive task of. fighting fire,
Lightning-caused fires are keeping present fire-fight
ing staffs busy. Every precaution should be taken to
see that man-made fires do not increase the serious
problem now faced.
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THROUGH the energetic work of "Keep Oregon
Green" committees, this program has become al
most a religion with the people of this valley. Educa
tion with young folks through the Green Guards is
paying dividends too. The public here is alert to the
danger of forest fires and aware of loss that a damag
ing blaze would mean to every person living in
southern Oregon. Keeping Oregon green is a matter
of self-interest as well as a responsibility of good
citizenship in this state.
A ND so, with temperatures high and humidity low
" at this time of year, it behooves everyone who
enters the forests to drown theircampfires and see
that cigarettes are not carelessly tossed aside. Never
was an ounce of prevention quite so important. H.G.
. Eden Was Right
The failure of the Simla conference sustains For
eign Minister Anthony Eden in his declaration at San
Francisco.
Subject to severe criticism by the members of the
East Indian press and the "rebel" delegation for his
statement that Britain would give India Dominion
status, whenever the Indians could agree among
themselves, the official spokesman of the British dele
gation nevertheless stuck to his guns, insisted that
Britain had done her share to bring about a satis
factory settlement the delay was due, not to Britain
but solely to the inability of the Indian factions to
agree.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, July 16 The
Berlin conference, of Messrs.
Truman, Churchill and Stalin
t the head of
substantial en
tourages, will
be long and
thorough.
Those who
left here early,
including
Joseph Davies
(who seems to
be a sort of
new Harry
Hopkins to Mr,
Truman on
Russia) made
plans to be away a month. In
ner plans call for Mr. Truman's
return about Aug. 13.
What will be the subjects for
discussion is a matter of com,
mon popular speculation, tne
commonest and most popular
running to International diplo
matic crises on the front pages.
Last week's crisis was Turkey.
This week added Tangiers and
Berlin food. A few weeks ear
lier it was Syria, and so on.
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British BattfesK.D torpedoecf in Mediterranean
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Italy, at long last, has de
clared war on Jnpan. This
should be a bitter struggle be
tween two of the most pulver
iied nailons on earth, and comes
when the Mikado's realm Is In
worse shape thnt either Ethiopia
or Greece, and her back more
vulnerable to a stab than France.
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"FARMERS TOLD TO LEAN
ON SELVES." (Hdllne Del
Norte (Cal.) Triplicates There
has been enoiiRh lifting them
selves up by their own boot
straps. a a e
Watermelons are gaining ro
tundity rapidly and will soon be
big enough to steal.
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Bristol. Conn.. July 16. (UP.)
Police reported today that Ste
phen Ostroskl, 36, was so "burn
ed up" over his arrest on charges
of Intoxication and breach of the
peace that he set afire $300 he
had on hit person in the police
lock-up.
AT a subsequent press conference held by Mrs.
Pandit, this statement was vehemently denied.
It was declared the British Foreign Minister was en
gaging in typical "double-talk," that there was no
internal disagreement in India, the only difficulty
being that what all East Indians wanted "complete
independence," Great Britain denied.
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"THE reports from Simla certainly do not sustain
1 this contention. The new offer from Viceroy
Wavell apparently was favorably received by many
East Indian delegates but the old feud between the
various factions, especially between the Moslem
League and the Hindu groups again broke out, and
once more any attempt to get together on any definite
proposals had to be abandoned.
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AS before remarked in this department, it is this
aversion to any sort of give and take, any work
able compromise, this stubborn insistence upon a
whole loaf or none at all, on the part of the East In
dian zealots that makes the entire East Indian prob
lem so baffling and so persistently insoluable.
As Foreign Minister Eden remarked, there can be
no hope of Britain solving the Indian problem until
some agreement can be reached among the Indians
themselves as to what solution they w ill accept
R.W.R.
rOR many generations Britain
has been accustomed to a
diplomatic crisis a 'week, some
times two in good weeks. Our
venture into world leadership
has, for the first apparent result,
plunged us into the realm of
succeeding endless crises in one
part of the world or another.
My guess is that the handling
of whatever crises are upper
most in the news of the moment
may dominate the reports from
the conference, but not the con
ference. But that to be success
ful, the meeting itself must deal
inevitably with what causes all
these crises, and eliminate the
causes.
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THE new president, Mr. Tru-
man, and bis new state secre
tary, Brynes, are being sent on
their way .with the private sena
torial comment that they are
not men "accustomed to giving
things away." To this observa
tion, one senator has rejoined:
"Yes, but we have nothing to
give away.
This may be somewhat true
in a territorial sense, but in a
more accurate consideration we
have the entire world to give
away. We can give away other
nations quite freely. The truth
is we have leadership to assert.
The cause of these crises is a
developing imperialist policy by
nussia. tier army occupation of
European territory was blocked
off from all news, by Moscow,
ior several weeks after the sur.
render, until a few days ago.
ine commonly ascribed rea
son for our exclusion, as of
fered authoritatively, but priv
ately, here, Is that Russia wished
to liquidate all her enemies in
those nations before letting us
even into Berlin.
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1941, by U-361. Lost with Barham were 859 officers and men.
dictatorship, empires and hege
monies) and they want our of
ficials to pursue this without
fearful appeasement on the one
hand or belligerency on the
other.
They want us now, I believe,
to assume the leadership4 respon
sibility which we profess. I
think this will be the Truman-
Byrnes course in Berlin.
A LONG with this development,
n Russia has pursued a policy
of extension of her borders, start
ing before her Invasion by Hit
ler, by tak.ing half of Poland
then afterw&rd taking it all into
her sphere of influence, com
pletely liquidating Estonia. Lat
via and Lithuania. getUns back
Carpatho-Ukraine from Czecho
slovakia, slicing off a piece of
Finland, demanding provinces
irom neutral Turkey and so on,
where does this stoD? If Rus
sia turns next to Asia, despite
any temporary or tentative un
derstandings with T. V. Soong
on joining us as an ally, will she
demand territory formerly lost
to Japan, and go back into his
tory far enough to find grounds
for encroaching upon Asia, step
by step, crisis by crisis, in com
ing months or years?
is the holy Russian errmlre
coming back into the world un
der new management? With no
noticeable expansion in holi-
ness?
Along with this visible evtrn.
sion of actual emDire. Ruia
also is proceeding; to extend her
hegemony over other states, in
serting friendly presidents, cab
inet ministers and otherwise
gaining control which is visible
only in results trade prefer
ences, special Interests, alli
ances, etc.
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JESSRS. TRU MA N and
"J'nw nave iu UGVeiup
and present a new American
foreign policy to deal with this
basic matter, now the most Im
portant underlying question of
the world, and assert affirmative
American leadership In the
world. I do not believe they
favor war to stop Russia or appeasement.
No popular sentiment for r
exists in this country, but an In
consequential minority is loudly
promoting appeasement. In past
diplomacy we have tried both
war and appeasement. Neither
meinod Is popular as a course
now.
If Russia forces lift VL-m Oa-Mlls)
be required to adopt pressure
politics In self-defense, but this
would be popular onlv If n.mi.
does not atop her present course.
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VlfHAT our people plainly want
' is above-board dealing and
Justice for all people (not mora
COMMUNICATIONS
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alUiooch the use ol e pen-oame.or
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view to clarity and condensation
AXY nnZVDS TODAY? By BIng Crosby
Illustrated by George Lichty .
State Engineer Approves
To the editor: Vour editorial
in The Medford Mail Tribune re
garding the fish problem, in the
issue of July 2, 1045, has been
noted. You are to be commend
ed upon this article. In my opin
ion, your suggestions are con
structive and sound. Nothing
can be gained by the extremists
continuing to fight, but If all
will join in having surveys and
investigations and studies made
of the difficulties can be worked
out.
It is hoped that local interests
and others will read your edi
torial and join in having the sur
veys and investigations and stud
ies made by those qualified to
do so.
Very truly yours,
CHAS. E. STRICKL1N,
Slate Engineer,
Salem, Ore.
The Other Side of the Rogue
(With apologies to Dale Vincent)
To the editor: Today has been
a day for meditation here by the
beautiful Rogue. One can't do
other than meditate, can one,
when it's 190 in the shade?
I was reflecting how much big
ger the mosquitoes are this year.
Due, no doubt, to the fact that
meat rationing hasn't struck
them yet. An interesting sight
caught my eye; a busy little go
pher, bless his heart, was busy
pulling my pea vines under
ground. Now there is an animal
who really stores for winter.
The rattlesnakes along here,
fat little rascals, merely nip a
bite out of your shin and think
that is enough to keep them
growing. I was so busy ponder
ing this phenomenal fact, I didn t
notice the big hawk when he
scooped up one of my prize fry
ers and made off. just as an old
doe gathered into her maw the
last leaf on my Elberta.
I thought how amazing a bird
the hawk is, to unerringly choose
the fattest chicken and the
amount they consume. And It s
absolutely astounding what you
can do tono, with a dear lit
tle deer by raisiftg an orchard
for its benefit.
Ah, well' Now do my eyes de
ceive me, or is that another one
of those California fishermen in
over his waders BRain'
ZELLA TULLIS,
Trail, Ore.
nYonr honor, I object! The defendant la obvlonaly trying t
away the Jury by exhibiting her U. S. War Bonde."
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WEATHER
Northern California Clear to
day, tonight and Tuesday but
with coastal fog mainly along
the coastal and southern por
tions. Few afternoon and eve
ning thunder showers In central
and southern ranges. Little tem
perature change. Moderate
northwest wind off the coast.
Berkeley established the first
junior high school in the United
States.
Chicago (U.R) American hos
pitals are working on a plan to
prevent a shortage of child spe
cialists after the war, according
to an official of the American
Medical Assn.
Dr. Victor Johnson, chairman
of the association's council on
medical education and hospitals.
said the program was nation
wide. It was started because
American standards of maternal
and child care were endangered
by a wartime speedup in training
of doctors..
American mothers and their
children receive the finest care
in the world because we have
the specialists to apply our ad
vanced knowledge in this field,
-Dr. Johnson said.
War Cut Training
It takes ffve years of training
and experience after internship
to produce a specialist in obstet
rics, howevpr, and war demands
have ended opportunities for this
kind of training, he explained.
The usual methpd through
which doctor obtains such
training is by residency in a
hospital and "most medical
graduates are now permitted
only nine months ot hospital
work before entering active ser
vice and a very small number is
permitted a total of 27 months,"
Dr. Johnson said. 'This is entire
ly inadequate to qualify a physi
cian as a specialist."
Before the council opened Its
campaign to. help provide more
residencies in obstetrics, it made
some studies, starting in 1942,
according to a report by Dr.
Johnson and Dr. M. G. West
moreland, in a recent quarterly
bulletin of the American com
mittee on Maternal Welfare.
"The council made prelimin
ary estimates that it would be
necessary to supply about 12,000
residencies for two to four years
after the war instead of the nor
mal complement of about 6,000
for that period," the report said,
700 Residencies Goal
Questionnaires to doctors in
service indicated that of the
12,000 to 15,000 who plan to
seek hospital residency training
in all fields of medicine after
the war, between 1,300 and 1,500
will want such training in ob
stetrics and gynecology.
To meet this need, the council
has contacted 1,200 hospitals to
date and urged their co-operation
in the council program
which will reach 1,500 hospitals
eventually. Under the plan, the
more advanced hospitals help
the smaller ones to establish
residencies and training pro
grams in the field. The larger
hospitals also are asked to sur
vey their facilities to learn
whether they can add more resi
dencies in obstetrics.
The goal of the program Is to
develop the 700 residencies in
this field which must be assured
in order to keep and improve
the high quality of care for
we took for granted before the
war, Dr. Johnson said.
Ex-Mental Patient
Held in Slayings
Eas'ton, Pa., July 16 (U.R)
Ernest Rittenhouse, 30-year-old
former mental patient who shot
and killed a New Jersey state
trooper, was captured today at
nearby Martin's Creek by Penn
sylvania state policemen.
Rittenhouse fled Into the
swamps yesterday after he fa
tally wounded Sgt. C. A. O'Don
nell, 40, of the New Jersev State
police who had picked him up
for questioning in the axe-slay-
ing oi nis who.
Flight o Time
Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from tha files of the Mail
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO
July IS, 1835 '
Ot was Tuesday)
AAA is. held illegal in su
preme court opinion. Congresi
invaded Judicial field Is claim.
New Deal plans new moves.,
E. C. Faber store is burglar
Ized for 20th time, at Central
Point.
Fair and cooler. High 89, low
44 degrees.
Local petitions circulated pre
testing liberation of L. A. Banki
from state prison. N
Private pension plans block so
cial security bill in congress.
Leslie M. Scott drops out of
proposed recall of Gov. Martin.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
July 16, 1925
(It was Thursday)
President Coolidge optimistic
over the prospect for prosperity.
Continued warm,
low 63 degrees.
High 108,
Dr. W. W. P. Holt and family
have returned from . Berkeley,
where he took a special course
at the University of California.
Local Elks who attended the
national convention at Portland
return home.
Forest fire still burning in Cra
ter Lake Park.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
July 16, 1311
(It was Sunday)
Heat wave continues in valley
with temperatures over 100.
Mass meeting to be held to
plan pear show in fall.
Triple alliance between Brit
ain, America and Japan predict
ed. '
Australia has been settled for
156 years, the first establish
ment having been founded as a
penal colony in 1788.
Fifty modern vegetable pro
cessing plants operate in Maine.
Damaged Destroyer
Stripped, Scuttled
Guam, July 16 (U.R) The de
stroyer U.S.S. Gamble, irrepar
ably dama'ged by Japanese'
bombs during the battle for Iwo
Jima, was blown up and sunk
outside Apra harbor yesterday.
The 27-year-old veteran of the
navy was towed by a tug past
many younger warships into the
open sea. She bore proudly on
two black stacks rising suns,
showing she destroyed one plane,
one submarine, one destroyer
and two merchant ships.
The Gamble had been stripped
of her fittings.
Court House News
Marriages
Joseph J. Brucker and Edyth
Marie Conner.
Arlee H. Lee and Sarah Fran
ces Green.
James William Grlgsby, Jr.,
and Juanita Gunter.
Rolen William Rosecrans and
Edro June Davis.
Herbert A. Cox and Thaia
Webster.
Divorce Decree
Howard B. Dow vs. Ella Dow.
Divorce Complaints
Mary Catherine Patterson vs.
Vernon Earl Patterson.
THE GRANGE
Griffin Creek Grange
Griffin Creek Grange will
meet for regular business session
Tuesday at 8:30 p. m., when ju
venile grangers from Roxy Ann
will be entertained. Lecturer
Isabel LeVander has planned a
recreational program, and grange
officials urge all members to attend.
ue Mall Tribune Want Ada.
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