SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
Tueiday, Aug. 7, 194S
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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
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By Paul Mallon
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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,
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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,
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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?"
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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.
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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
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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.
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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-
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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.
Write Two Rock Valley Hatch
ery. Rt. 4. Box 220, PeUluma.
Calif.
Here's the handsome
WATERPROOF WATCH
you need for rugged service
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