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SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tueiday, Aug. 7, 194S Tribune MEDFORD' "Everyone In Soutnern Orefo Read U MU Trlbuoe" Dally Eicepr Saturday Published by MEDFORD PB1NTJNO CO. 27-29 North fir St. Phone 2141. POBtRT W RIJHL, Editor. ERNEST ft CILSTRAP Manater. HERB OREY, AdverUsInf MsT. I C FERGUSON. Managing Editor ARTHUR PERRV. Sunday Editor MRS OU VE ST ARCHER. Soc. Editor GERALD LATHAM, Circulation Mgr. An Independent Newspaper. Entered Medtord ae second nreeon. March 3. 1679. clan matter at under Act ol SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance TJally and Sunday one year .7 .50 Daily end Sunday aix month! 4 00 Dally and Sunday three mos. a.iu Dally and Sunday one month 75 By Carrier In Advance Medtord, Ashland. Central Point. Jackson vllle. Gold Hill. Phoenix, Talent, end on motor routes: Dally and Sunday one year. 29 00 Dally and Sunday one month .70 All terma cash In advance. Worth Considering General von Rundstedt declares that he knew, and the German general staff knew, Germany was beaten when "The Battle of the Bulge" failed last December. Had the surrender terms, presented in July, been offered then, the same action would have been taken by Germany, that was finally taken six months later. The reason it is stated they were not offered, was the blind adherence on the part of the Allied com mand to the slogan of "Unconditional Surrender." News Behind The News By Paul Mallon JL. 'Off to Kamaishi Tarnets 0 Official Paper ol the City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Praia Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Representative WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANJ Advertislnit Offices In New York trnit Bun Pranclaco. ttle. Portland, St. Louia, Vancouver. B. C. Chlcax Los Angeles, Se- INC. De. .eS?Je Memis Ore g1o(n PubushIer nun s o cJi a r i o n Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry The German people have been given the details of the Potsdam conference by the Berlin press and radio, and "express satisfac tion Germany is to remain an en tity." If they do not behave, it will be no trouble for the Big Three to put a "non" in front of the "entity." "A Salem editor has written an editorial six columns long. One copy of the paper contain ing It will put a man to sleep. It is a sure cure for insomnia." (Pendleton East Oregonian edi torial, August 4, 1895) Journal istic wlndiness beset the pio neers, as well as Indians, e The duck and goose hunting season will open September 20, for an 80-day season. Hunters flying too low, and honking or quacking, are apt to get shot for one, or the other, e THE LESSER EVIL (Pageant) "A few years ago the Wis consin Industrial Commission received the following letter from a widow who was en titled to an award because of the death of her husband: "I am having go much trouble In trying to collect the money that I sometimes almost wish I had my husband back." e e The post-war auto will cost $1000 more than the pre-war model, It is estimated. The new go-cart will "pay for Itself," like the salesman claimed the old one would, but never did. e e e Ike Stenerson, the apartment house and lumber tycoon, is now a Grandpaw, and wouldn't trade places with Gen. Eisenhower, medals and gold braid included. (XNE doesn't place a great deal of confidence in any postmortem by General von Rundstedt or any other high-ranking German militarist. But, if this statement has any truth to it at all, then it is high time the entire question of "Unconditional Surrender" were given a careful examination and re-examination as to its practical value in the field of military statesmanship and strategy, and especi ally in relation to further dealings with Japan. In the six months which elapsed from the "Battle nf the Bultre" to the final German collapse, the Amer ican army suffered approximately a quarter of a mil lion casualties, 250,000 men, killed, wounded and missing! .... IF that many lives, or, if one SINGLE life of one American Doughboy could be saved by abandon ing the phrase "Unconditional Surrender," or any other phrase, or any combination of them, without imnairimr the essential completeness of final Allied victory, then it hardly needs to be stated: It should be done! And the sooner it is done the better ! K.VV.K. That Atomic Bomb If the atomic bomb lives up to the advance notices then the war with Japan may end in a few days, con ditional or unconditional surrender. For there is a limit to what flesh and blood can stand, be it red, white or yellow. And there is no limit, or practically none to the number of bombs the American air forces can drop on Japan. Thus, with complete mastery of the air- as well as the sea, and a bomb that can level everything off the earth for 20 square miles and even change the com position of its surface, what can the people of Japan do but quit? rF course, there may be some slip between the cup of prediction and the lip of fulfillment. There is always a chance that what can be done on paper, can't be so easily done in practice. But certainly President Truman would not person ally endorse the bomb and officially uphold its sensa tional character, if there were any reasonable doubt that it does mark a new epoch in the science of aerial destruction. A ND as the President states, this achievement is something to be proud of, another feather in the cap of Uncle Sam and American democracy, for while England aided in' the research the bomb is be ing made in this country alone. Of course, if Japan has placed any consiaeranie amount of her war industry underground as Tokyo has claimed, there may be some delay in the final fold-up. . But probably this claim is no more justified than a similar claim by Germany six months before she de cided further resistance to be futile. Paul Mallon Thunder rolled and roared over the valley last eve. As no political campaign was raging no candidate tried to steal It. e HOW TO SHIVER (Ad In Tim Mag.) "It says In this book: "Hu midity? You needn't mind It! Just close your eyes and vis ualize a bitter winter night. For hours, now, you've wal lowed hip-deep in snow. Your breath turns to icicles. Your legs will barely move. Then ... In the pitch-black sky, a light, pale at first. Brighter it grows, till suddenly . . . blazing sun! Oh boy, Isn't it wonderful to be warm?" e The Jr. sen. from Ore. hones for the return of Sen. LaFolletto of Wisconsin to the Republican fold and assures him a welcome Son. LaFollettc is up for re-c!cc-tion next year, and at such times has always been an ardent ad mirer of Republican votes. P. Lavnl, testifying for old Marshal Pctain, at the latlcr's 'trial for treason, admits when the skullduggery was at its height, he said: "Here Is where we overthrow the French repub lic," but In Jest. On this basis, he probably figured the Nnzl in vasion was Just a bit of malicious mischief, and they didn't know their cannons were loaded. THAT'S DIFFERENT "But if you continue to feel the urge to fire a rifle Indiscrim inately I would advise you to step around to your local draft board (obviously neither of you men have had nny instruction on the use of firearms from Uncle Sam) where It could possibly be arranged that you could fire a piece out In a little ruckus went of here known as the Japanese War and your efforts would be appreciated yea, even wel comed". (Oakland Cal.) Trib une letter). Clnelne lime fnr Sunday Toe Late to cialfy ami Saturday alternoon Plea, leinember. WHETHER we like it or not POWER rules the wm-lrl Until tho nmvpr the Enrrlish-sneakinir democracies have created to defend themselves against the Axis is equalled by some other nation or combination of them, the United Stats and England are LITERALLY masters of all they survey ! R.W.R. The End of War? Yes, according to the latest reports England parti cipated in the research which produced the atomic bomb and shares with the United States the secret of its manufacture. So, again, if the bomb is as astounding and devas tating as claimed, in the wink of an eyelash, the en tire international set-up has been transformed. For, as stated, power rules and this new bomb means. power, SUPREME power! Of course, eventually, other nations will learn the secret, but until they do the English-speaking people can write their own ticket diplomatically, and as both England and the United States sincerely want peace, this should mean peace for the world, for a decade at least! UOWEVER. when the other nations, including Soviet Russia, start making atomic bombs, what then? Will the next war be an atomic-bomb warY All the wisebovs arc declaring that would mean destruc tion of the human race, so there will be no more war. We hope they are right. And they should be, for nothing is more monstrous and more needless and in sane than war. DUT, that same prediction was made before when new weapons of destruction were invented, but it never worked but that way. j After all. the cenus homo can escape the new bomb if he cares to live and work underground. Will he do so? Will the city of the future be an undergrouwd city with men and women scurrying about their various tasks, like so many moles? R.W.R. Washington, Aug. 7 Ten new deal senators presented a bill practically doubling the mini mum wage law, proposing to slide it up from the cur rent 40 cents to 73 cents In two years, or less- Their brief fan -fare of stateme n t s sounded as if they all wrote It. As a mat- ter of fact, none of them did. It Is a C. I. O. bill, al though Its true authorship was not mentioned. The two leading sponsors (Florida's Senator Pepper and New York's Mead) issued ex planations in a tone as if this was somewhat a routine matter. As you know, even the least ef ficient help is not available nowadays for 40 cents an hour ($16 for a 40-hour week.) Work not requiring either aptitude or amplication pays 65 cents ($26 a 40-hour week), which is the pro posed immediate new minimum, to be increased five cents a year to 75 cents $30 a week.) In truth, President Truman has al ready advocated a $25 a week minimum. So on the surface, the 10 new deal senators, front ing for the C. I- O-, acted as if they were simply stealing a march, and $5 more a week, on Truman just a little political grab with the congressional elec tions coming on and many votes to be cast by those least apt and least inclined to apply them selves, who are the minimum wage workers. tr z i. id Northern Japan home Islands receive sample of U. S. wrath as big warships of Yank 3rd Fleet polntf barrels of mighty 16-inch guns toward Imperial Iron and Steel works at Kamaishi, on northern Honshu, hurUnit salvo of explosives which liquidated the plants, second largest In Japan. U. S, Navy photo. ress will finally enact. The C. I. O. surely will not be allowed to get away with its plan- The circumstances of the case, however, require the comment that the prevailing C. I. O- man agement handles national econo mics as a personal grab bag. Clearly it has not yet developed a sense of economic responsi bility commensurate with its political power. OBITUARY JERRY WRIGHT Services for the infant son of Mr- and Mrs. Eugene R. Wright of 229 Apple street, will be held at the graveside Aug. 8 at 10 a. m. T . : 1 , V . , n j jiuciiiiciii win ue in i.KJ.Kj.r. I cemetery, with the Rev. W. A I Dawes officiating. Conger-Mor-j ris are in charge of the arrange ments. DISEASES BORNE By AIR TRAVEL I Livestock Portland. Ore.. Aug. 7 (UP) Live stock: Cattle 100, calves 25. Active steady. Few common-medium steers 112.00-13.75: common heifers $10.00; canner-cutter cows $6.50-8 50: medium-good beef cows $10 50-12 25; medium sausage bulls fl.50; good choice vealers $14.00-14.50. Hogs 23. Steady Good-choice 280 292 lb. Barrows and flits $15.75: sows salable $15.00; feeder pigs quotable $17.50-22.00; according to weights and grades. Sheep 400. Early supply common medium lambs; demand broad. All classes quotable steady. Good-choice spring lambs salable $13.00-13.50; me dium grades $12.00; common $9.00 11.00; good ewes $5.75-6.00. Chicago, 'Aug. 7 (UP) (WFA) Livestock: Hogs 6.000. Active, fullv steadv; Rood and choice barrows and gilts 140 lbs. and up at $14.75 ceiling; good and choice sows $14.00. Cattle: 7,000. Calves: 1,000. Choice fed steers and yearlings steady at $17.25 upwards; top $18.00. the cell ing, paid for two loads; best yearlings S17.75; heifer yearlings $17.25; all other grades steers and heifers weak to 25 cents lower, hnwovup vafv iinw bulk fed steers and yearlings $15.00 to $17.50; grassy kind $12.00 to $14.50. Sheeo: 5,000 Early sales slaughter nauve tprinf inmns steady to ia cents higher: generally asking strong to 25 cents higher on both western and natives: odd lots Rood and choice na tive spring lambs $14.25 to $14.50 with Portland Produce Portland, Aug. 7 (UP). Eggs To retailera AA extra large anc; a extra large 54c: A large 52c; medium 47c: amall (oullett 41-42c. Cucumbers Local hot house 20.9c ID.. Held grown S1.Z3-1-50. Lettuce Local 3c S3 73-4 23. Apricots The Dallea No. t $1.60. DUT that is on the surface. The negligence of the spon sors in explaining their bill ex tended vastly beyond their con cealment of its C. I. O. author ship. They also avoided men tioning that hidden down in It is an apparent directive to the government to alter the whole wage policy of the nation, not Just the minimum, but all wa?es on up the scale, through reclas sification. The bill presents a whole new theory of government direction of wages beyond any thing conceived by union lead ers previously. The old minimum wage law expressed the will of congress that the government, through Its labor boards, establish a pol icy of eliminating substandard wages in short abolish the ab normally low wage standards in some industries, and bring them up to normal (40 cents.) This new 10-man-fronted C. I. O- bill adds another directive to the boards: 'To provide for the main tenance of reasonable wage dif ferentials between the interre lated job classifications in such industries " Thus, it orders re classification all up the line. When the minimum is intreased for those least apt and least ap plying, the scales of the apt and applying must be increased also to preserve the gap between. In short, the skilled must get the same increase granted the un skilled. IF you ask one of the sponsors nHnut fhla vnti .l.lll lm In. formed this was put in merely "because the war labor board has made a lot of new classifica tions in its orders, and we want ed to continue these. "This is a sensational understatement. In both particulars. The WLB has studiously worked out a national system of overthrowing the little steel formula without seeming to, by Increasing the classification of nearly every worker, elevating him to the next higher grade or two or three grades higher, so he would get more money, and keep quiet, and not rail too much about the little steel restrictions. This workers' reclassification de vice has raised the national wttge scale fnr beyond the 15 per cent of the little steel formula, and that formula has only been nominally retained for more than a year. THUS proposed law, disguised as a minimum wage act, would put the compulsion power of the government to work in labor's collective bargaining. The C. I- O. seems to have decided the government can get more than it can by direct methods, which may be true, now that wage scales have reached the hillh DOint Where arnnnmli. tification for further increases ' American Tel. & Tel 178H Is hard to find, and where furth- Anaconda ...... 32 er increases are running counter! Chrysler .....106's to the government's p o 1 1 c y 1 Curtisa Wright 6'i against Inflation. Under this siv ! General Electric 4214 S. F. DAIRY PRICES San Francisco, Aug. 7 (U.R) Dairy market: Butter: 93 score 43, 92 score 43, 90 score 42?4. Cheese: Loafs 28.2, triplets 27.2. Eggs: Large grade A 50' i, medium grade A 45',5, small grade A 3914, large grade B 4414. Wall Street New York, Aug. 7 (U.R) The stock market was unsettled to day by a new "short war" scare touched off by reports that Jap an had been given 48 hours in which to surrender or be annihi lated. The list lost 1 to more than 2 points In accelerated trading, with the widest losses noted in such "war baby" groups as the Rails. Motors and Steel shares. Although most of the selling was traceable to strengthened belief that Japan soon would sur render, some of the liquidation reflected uncertainties concern ing the' place of atomic power in the industrial future of the United States and of the world. Preliminary closing Dow Jones stock averages: Industrial 161.55, off 1.64; Railroads 56.28, off 1.08; Utilities 32.11, off 0.34; 65 stocks 61.56, off b. 78. Sales totaled 980,000 shares compared with 490,000 shares yesterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: Cleveland, (U.R) Americans need have no fear of contagi ous diseases brought to this country by ocean liners and air travel after the war, according to Dr. James A. Doull, medical consultant for the United Na tions Relief and Rehabilitation administration. Dr. Doull, professor of hygiene and public health at Western Reserve University here, said the United States has adequate means of controlling cholera, yellow fever, typhus fever. smallpox and other diseases that can be carried in International traffic. Danger to Orient However, he said that in other nations, particularly India and the Orient, the transmission of yellow fever presents the great est danger because millions of people in those areas have never been exposed to the disease and therefore have not built up any immunity. Eighteen of the United Na tions have signed and placed In effect for the next two years the International Sanitary Conven tions of 1944 amending the Inter national Sanitary Convention of 1928 and the International Con vention for Aerial Navigation of 1933, he said. The signature of the United States must be rati fied by the senate. Dr. Doull, who was sent to London by UNRRA a year ago to organize the committee of ex perts to draft the conventions in their new form, said one of the important achievements was a small pocket-size book of stand ard vaccination certificates to be carried by passengers and crews to certify their status as protect ed against various diseases. International "Book" The aim to have all travel agencies provide prospective travelers a book of "internation al certificates of inoculation" against cholera, yellow fever, ty phus, and "certificates of vacci nation" against smallpox and other contagions. Dr. Doull said. He pointed out, however, that the amended conventions just signed will expire In two years and "it is hoped that before the expiration period, either the In ternational Office of Public Health in Paris will resume its prewar functions or possibly a new international agencv will k agreed upon." Dr. Doull said thai nllhnnph large numbers of yellow fever mosquitoes breed close to the borders of the United States, this country is not endangered be cause we have effective control measures. Court Records State Police Loren Fredrick Meeker, fail ure to display license, fined $1.50 and $4.50 court costs. John Joseph Gritsch, failure to stop at stop sign, no operator's license, cued. Jastice Court Charlei O. Long, combination overload. $15 and costs. Lila F Harris, failure to drive on right side of highway, $1 and costs. Harry R. Farnsworth, viola tion of basic rule, $1 and costs. Warren J. Davis, no operator's license, $1 and costs. Benjamin L. Lockwood, trail er unit overload, $10.75 and costs. William B. Hotchkiss, no tail light, cited. Raymond L. Greene, no tail light, no operator's license, cited. Earl Stephenson, unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, 30 days jail. Carl F. Christensen, Gerald D. Golden, drunk and disorderly, 30 days jail each. Bill C. Jones, unlawful posses sion of intoxicating liquor, 30 days jail; drunk and disorderly, 30 days jail. Police Court Robert A. Tanner, Robert T. Rogers, drunk, jailed. Flight o Time Medtord and Jackson Co. Hit. tory from the files of the Mail Tribun 10. 20 and 34 yean aao. TEN YEARS AGO August 7, 1945 (It was Wednesday) Contract for new sewage dis posal plant to be let this week. Fair. High 86, low 55 degrees. Steps taken by government to erase "chiselers" on relief rolls. Pressure tests for pears under-way. Oliver Hardy, screen come dian, visits Diamond Lake. Plans for new Jacksonville water system approved. Kiwanis club picnics at Rogu Elk. TWENTY YEARS AGO August 7, 1925 (It was Friday) Work starts on new building at Sixth and Central, to be oc cupied by a grocery store. Fair and warm. 56 degrees. High 98, low First car of Bartletts of sea son shipped East. July a record month for hot and dry weather. Watermelon thief is shot, slight ly wounded, by Phoenix farmer. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO August 7. 1911 (It was Tuesday) Blue Ledge mine development reported in offing. Pope Pius in failing health. route No. 2 recom- Rural mended. Foothills orchard tennis tour nament opens. Help needed to harvest pear crop. More men needed. Farm wages on June 1 were about double those paid three years ago. Court House News Divorce Complaints Evelyn C. Kemp vs. William Kemp. James Neely vs. Mattie O. Neely. FRIES 'EM IN BEAR FAT Cherryfield, Me. (U.R) Harry Smith, a fishing and hunting guide who lives in bear country. is not worried about the lack of shortening on the market. He claims that doughnuts fried in bear fat are far better than those cooked in more prosaic shortenings. i Use Mall Tribune Want Ads. Summons for Publication In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Jackson County. H. R. HATCH, Plaintiff, vs. EVA M. HATCH, Defendant. To Eva M. Hatch the above named Defendant: IN THE -NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON you are hereby summoned and required to appear in the above entitled Court and cause and answer the Complaint of Plaintiff therein on or before four (4) weeks from and after August 7, 1945, the date of the first publication of this Summons, and if you fail to so appear and answer within the time required, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief prayed for in his Complaint, namely for a decree of absolute divorce from you. The date of the Order for ser vice by publication is August 7th, 1945. DON R. NEWBURY, Attorney for Plaintiff. Room 207, U. S. National Bank Building, Medford, Oregon. BIRTHS COWAN To Ph.M. and Mrs William, 528 Boardman street, Aug. 6, 1945, a girl, six pounds, at Community hospital. GLATHER To TSgt. and Mrs. Robert L 26 Newtown street, Aug. 6, 1945, a girl, six pounds, at Community hospital- HOOVER To Pvt. and Mrs. Roy,, 8 South Orange, Aug. 7, 1945, a girl, 614 pounds, at Com munity hospital- McDOWELL To Mr. and Mrs. John, Trail, Ore., Aug. 7, 1945, a girl, five pounds, at Com munity hospital. A little fire Is easy to fight, but the easiest fire to fight is one that never starts. Watch that match. General Motors Montgomery Ward 60' 4 Penn. R. R- 3BU Joker, no justification for a wage increase need be furnished and no consideration is given the problem of inflation- The only reason any union would have to offer is that the minimum was raised and the bill proposes that this be nenrlv douhlprl Let me make clear thnt A p i Texas Gulf Sulphur of L. did not sponsor this trick, : Tra'isanicrica as lar as is piimicly discernible. -""1" It has come out for a 65 ctnt s- Rubber i minimum, which is about what u' s- Siee I Truman wants and what cong- Phillips Petroleum J. C. Penney Radio Southern Pacific Standard Oil of Cal. 48'4 119'4 12-1 46's 42 43's 12' 27 '4 53 6634 I'M Mail Tribune Kant Ada. Hatching Eggs Wanted Long oitab. California Hatch ery desires to buy New Hamp., New Hamp.-Rock crott, or New Hamp. -Cornish crott hatching tggt direct from pro ducer, for fall of 1945 season ot 1946. Mutt be pullorum tested under state supervision and thow less than 1 re actor. Liberal premium, catet furniihed. C.O.D. thipmentt. 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