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Newspaper Page TextOUR MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE WednearJir. Aug. I, 1141 MEDFO UNE Bvaryona In KouUiern Oreio Dally Eicspt wray Published by MEOrORD PRINTINO CO. 17.M North Fir St. Phon ROBERT SANEST B. W. RIIHU Editor. G1LSTRAP. Manafi HERB GREY. Advertising; Mar. C FERGUSON. Managing Editor ARTHUR PEBRY. Sunday Editor MRS OLIVE STARCIIER. Soc. Editor GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Mr. An Independent Newspaper. Intered aa second claaa matler at Mediord, Oregon, under Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES t Mail In Advance: Dallv and Sunday ona year 7 BO gaily and Sunday alx montha 4 00 ally and Sunday three moa. 1 10 ntiv and Sunday one month.. .70 Sy Carrier In Advance Medford, A.ki.rf font! Point. Jackson. villa. Cold Hill. Phoenix, Talent, and on motor routes: Dally and Sunday ona year. n 00 Dallv and Sunday ona month .79 All lermi cash in advance. Official Paper of the rlty of Medford Official Papar or -aoKson uooniy United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Arfvnrflalntf RnrantJltive HTMT.HOLI.inAV COMPANY. fNC. Offices In New York Chicago, Da trnlt. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Se attle, Portland, St. Louis, Atlanta, Vancouver, B. c. Mtmit OIEGWN PubiuhIer S P E tt S0) A T 1 0 M Ye Smudge Pot 1 By Arthur Purr The power of the "atomic bombs," now dropping on Ja- pan, are terrifying in their de- tructiveness. One of them ex ploded 17 miles from this burg, would knock everything down. ind render same defunct, but Che 34-year-old Main Stem lampposts- Only a "deep dish" think er can understand the "atomic theory." It is more befuddling than an Income tax report ques tionnaire. It has to' do with "atoms," "ions," "proton s." "electrons," "solar dynamics." "molecules," particles and pecks. They are just as bad, as painted over the radio, by a scared announcer. Atomic Bombs & U. S. Training One of the well known commentators declares this atomic bomb will end the drive for universal military training. Mebbe so though we rather doubt it. But it does bring into sharp relief, one of the strongest arsru ments against it namely: the war of the future, if and when it comes, will be a war of machines not of men of the latest lethal weapons, not of combat MASSES. And as a result miiltary training that may be de sirable one year, may well be completely out of date the next. A trained reserve therefore "of millions of men" will be practically useless by the time they are called their training will be obsolete. News Behind The News ByPauIMalloD A TRAINED reserve of technical men on the other hand with an expert knowledge of war machines and their operation, would be priceless. A research bureau kept constantly abreast of the latest developments in weapons of destruction, would be equally invaluable. But masses of drilled robots fighting wars of yesteryear JNU I "Over the gate of the West Virginia penitentiary Is the state motto: "Montanl semper llberi" (mountaineers are always free). (Press Filler) Example of saying the wrong thing in the Tong place. Federal bureaus are gradually changing from letters of the alphabet to numerals to desig nate orders, agencies, directives, etc., etc. It was a great little alphabet, while It lasted. valley two days ago- JAP MIND AT WORK (Press Dispatch) "With a straight (if unsaved) face, Japan today changed Its ambassador to the Philippines which it doesn't have any more) or at least to the islands' puppet government (which hRi fled somewhere). "Tokyo radio said Ko Ishll, foreign office spokesman at the time of Pearl Harbor, suc ceeds Shozo Murals as am bassador to the puppet govern ment of Jose P. Laurel, last reported In Japan-" The Ooldcr Girls of the post war world will be knee-high In clover, because a Chicago inven tor has concocted a combination washing machine, potato peeler, and dishwashing machine, with tee cream freezer attached, all in I single contraption, that will 'make everyday playday." If 'he manufacturer had his mind n his work, he would have adr the entire contraption con ertible into an armored tank, with cannon, to force her man to mow the lawn, when told in tead of sneaking off to the fish ing hole or the golf Jinks T,','r!S0NER "EGRETS CAP. TURE."-Del Glen NewsHe must also be sorry about ever going away, , a e . 1 Before the war. this was the time of year, when I male Arton i n" hJf b,l,,,ln8 ". dove gr.ee jully 41 feet, unsuccessfully into two feet of water. "For Salel8:6 Ford. Rux te 1 sxle, good- mechanical con- a3a?,L,exce'lent ,ir"- Cheep." Slsklyou News ad) It, bird Farmers are becoming blue- Hie third cutting of alfalfa . for',0,, rC'n 'L'"" ' 'rc,t for th. ,,,, drj lnK Th a e "He it nnr, Trt n ... Imiirvi.-a , ' ' "Ptmeoaoro koumontourogianakopoulos, the dlSDatr-h' bm o ' icle)What has. "THE trouble with so many proponents of universal training is their failure to distinguish between a military training that is universal all young men of a certain age not a selected group and proper mili tary preparedness. The terms are not synonymous. This country should be strong, should have a larg er well trained standing army, should never again be as unprepared, as was true at the time 01 rem Harbor: but on the other hand, it should not devote a dollar, or an hour of time, to military preparation, which is not imDerative. . .... a TV TTTTnriO A T And in the view of this department, uiniv&koal. military training not voluntary or selective at least for the next decade or two is not essential ; wouia in view of facts which can't be denied, be time and money thrown awav. The invention of the atomic bomb merely accen tuates this fact, the fact existed before the new inven tion was announced ! R. W. R. (ijai'miil Paui Mauon Yes and No Historians declare the invention of the steam en gine caused no excitement at the time. Yet that in vention revolutionized .the world. We clearly recall when the Wright Brothers flew their first airplane at Kittyhawk. That story barely got on the first page people were interested but very few at the time visualized in the slightest degree, the tremendous importance of conquering gravity in transportation. So it is probably not surprising that in spite of the tremendous ballyhoo that has accompanied tne 1 -- I j i 1 I. ll f .' 1 MAWtnin An "nnhflnrrl nt elm-m that lll'SL USe 01 tne aiOITUC 0UII1U, Uie Ictllft clllU 1IIC icuiaiu everybody heard, broke over the Isomewhat Sceptical. It s-the me news of the day. bveryone is interest ed. But very few believe it can end war, or solve the problem of perpetual motion. Yet claims are made that this new discovery will ultimately do both. Probably, as usual, the truth lies somewhere in between the discovery no doubt is more important than the rank and file now realize; and not so sensa tionally important as some of the more excitable pro ponents claim. R. W. R. Step in Right Direction Announcement that the OPA will suspend price controls on some types of commodities and services at an early date is a step in the right direction. It will clear the decks for speedier, more efficient handling of reconversion Dricine problems. It will expedite the job of setting prices for civilian goods coming back into production. "THIS step should not be mistaken as an indication that inflationary pressures are lessening they are not. V-J Day will bring with it many economic pitfalls that must be avoided. It does not mean that suspension or termination of controls on major items such as foods, clothing and fuels, so important to American economy, are contemplated at this time. THE severest critics of the OPA are agreed that juice irunuui un many Kerns must continue through the period of adjustment following this war until the buying power of the people is in reasonable balance with the supply of goods that can be pur chased. It is heartening, however, to see the first step in eventual abolishment of all irksome regulations of this nature. The final windup cannot be expected for a long time only when economic stabilization is a reality. piIE early removal of controls will only effect items now below their legal ceiling and others which do not enter vitally into the cost of living. Earliest possible action should be taken on these products, however, for many heavy consumer goods such as au tomobiles, electric household refrigerators and ap pliances, radios, etc., which have been out of pro duction will soon be on the market Firm ceilings will be required for these items until onnnch nrnrlimtinn has been attained to reduce or completely satisfy the huge t pent-up demand. That's going to increase the OPA's job, and the administrative capacity of this sald."(s. F. Chron- long tail our cat Of the Missouri farm homes served by RE A, 81 per cent have adioa R.I nF xnnl ...... machines and 72 per cent have agency should be devoted to the problems that rcallv refrigerator.. IcOUnt. H. G. ... J Washington, Aug. 8 The key to the Polish settlement at Pots dam was.not found here to be in the chapter on that subject but was hid den or tucked in u n o bstru sively In the r e p a r a tions provisions, to wit, c h a p t er IV, section 2: "The U. S. S. R. undertakes to , settle the r e p a r a t ion claims of Po land from Its own share of re parations." in snort, the German pay ments for damages to allied Poland, the invasion of which brought Britain (not Russia) in to the war, are to be handled by Russia. The text of the chapter of the Polish political settlement expressed. "pleasure" at the in formation of the new Polish government, but no pleasure was mentioned at the abandon ment of pretense in handling Poland s repayments due from having been a battleground. When it came to the crash, Rus sia directly, and no doubt to her own exclusive pleasure, volun teered to handle that end, lthough she worded her author ity rather graciously, as if she would take care of Poland out of what she would get anyway. The German settlements (rep arations and political) are rath er generally agreed to be busi nesslike, fair, enforcible. As far as the military wrote them, they are clear and precide. When the economists composed the economic parts, they were vague about some things (specifically where the 75 per cent of indus try goes from our zone, which Germany does not need and be yond the 25 per cent which Rus sia does not get.) But these clearly purposed sections of the Potsdam plan will certainly I London probably In December ' to the first United Nations meeting. These assembly votes and Poland s, for whom Rus sia is handling the cash are to be added to the two extras al lowed her by Mr. Roosevelt at Yalta in "recognition of the great part" played by the Ukraine and White Russia in the war. Russia is picking up power in the postwar setup at such speed some issues, especially in view as to possibly imperil control on of the new collaboration attitude of the British government to ward Russian aims in Europe, and the development of govern ments there not necessarily favorable to Britain but appar ently unresisting toward Russia. COMMUNICATIONS Letters to tli Editor mast beaf the nam and addreii ot tha writer, although the use ot a pen-name or Initials tor publication la per mis slble. The Mall Tribune reserves the rleht to edit all letters with a view to clarity and enndgniatlnn To Seek Pardon, Citizenship Rights .air.asaW'iew4H r 2 vzhUv make Germany a pastoral nation or three national pastures, de- industrialized, but run by dif ferent herdsmen, one American, one British and one Russian. without slave labor. "THE other European political settlements, however, at tempted or forecast by specific mention, will have a hard time gaining champions here. They obtained largely passive accept ance by men who think not much otherwise could be done in existing circumstances. T h ) s the whole development has been received as if this corner of the world sat in a dim twilight, peering out at the rest of it. hopefully but uncertainly, able to discern little ahead and not able to think of anything which could be done to clear the atmosphere. "Perhaps, said one senator, 'it is better to be in the twi light than in the dark." what he and the others really felt, however, is that the United States faces a terrific task ahead in this kind of a world. Their private information suggested Mr. Truman, for ex- mple, had saved Greece from the indefinite fall prescribed tor Spain. British Premier Attlec wished to reverse the Churchill policy for Greece, where a gov ernment to resist Russia and the small domestic communist group has been set up, and for Spain, where Churchill had been play ing the Franco regime at long distance slyly to impede Russian control. A break in Greece to open the way for Stalin is ex pected to develop naturally in the future from the Attlee policy but the conferees based their pecific declaration against Spain in restricted form, in a re fusal to allow its present gov ernment to become a member of the United Nations on the ground ot "support of the axis powers." a a a T other matters were settled the Spanish was unsettled. Greece is an ally, of course, so no nation other than Spain seems likely to get Spain's dose, under the restricted prescrip tion, not even Argentina, which came around belatedly. But Spain will have to conduct a re volution now to get Into the United Nations indeed is Invit ed to do so although such an event would no doubt put Stalin's people on top there gain and add another vote for Russia In the postwar setup. A government truly democratic or more friendly to us than to Rus sia is hardly possible In Spain unless Franco intends to give it to us as a surprise to thwart Russia. Four other votes to Russia were directly and assuredly promised in the Potsdam plan. Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary nd Filand all occupied bv Russia and considered her snt- lites are to be Welcomed In at Do We Need Universal Service To the Editor: Would results have been better or worse if we had had two or three million military trained boys out there at the time the Japs decided to return some of the scrap iron. gasoline, and explosives, we had been furnishing them? Is it cannon-fodder we need, or more intelligence in handling what we have? The most important item in the life of every individual is to be fitted into the nitch, the Creator qualified them for. A misfit in life is a tragedy, espec ially in the army, as Gen. Patton can testify. The' greatest service that could be rendered to hu manity, would be to give our youth the best and most scien tific air, in helping them get in to the service for which they are best fitted. Military training for those not suited for it, is worse than foolish. A hundred well select ed men can be worth more than a thousand average draftees, especially in this mechanical age. We have just now heard of the exploded atom, the signi- ficense of which makes our mil itary training insignificent, and probably obsolete. Let us now use an atom of common sense. collect all war material (not useable in industry) into one pile, and with the exploding atom blow it into the lower re gions where it belongs. Then proclaim, the edict, any more ever found, will be served likewise. With alt waring energy, turn ed to industry, what a "one World" we can have. I. C, Jones. mam? "nq if , i I" "Perhaps X" To the editor: Regarding the question raised by W. W. Truax as to the fate of the 16 Polish defendants In the trial at Mos cow, there was a very interesting eye-witness account of this trial by Time correspondent Craig Thompson in the July 2nd Time magazine- Newsweek also had an account. According to Thompson, 15 of the IB were put on trial. The remaining one was ill- Fourteen pleaded partially guilty. (This seems to be permissible under Soviet procedure), 1 pleaded not guilty, 1 was sentenced to 10 years in jail, 1 to 8 years, 2 to 5 years, 8 to shorter terms, and 3 were acquitted. The "trial" seems to have been more of a political show than anything else. The fact, that the Editor of the Mail-Tribune had no confir mation of this is interesting. How often have I become inter ested in a newspaper story only to search in vain through sub sequent Issues for the eventual outcome. I am not singling out the Mail Tribune for special blame in this respect. Many of the metroooli tan papers with their far greater number of pages are even worse. Perhaps their editors go on the theory that there are far more readers Interested In the latest doings of Frankle Sinatra than in the outcome of this trial. And who could prove them wrong? Or perhaps the press associa tions sent out. nothing on the trial. Or perhaps the Mail-Tribune carried the story and Editor Ruhl, Mr- Truax, and I over looked It. Almus Pruitt "METEOR' JUST ORE New Orleans U.R The huge meteor" in Audubon Park, around which several genera tions of children have plaved here. Is really nothing but a big lump bf Mexican iron ore that was on exhibition at the Cotton Centennial In the 1880s. The last remaining relic of the Centen nial, it was considered too un wieldy to move. (Acme Tehpholo) Warran K. Billings. San Francisco watchmaker (left), who served 23 years in Polsom Prison for allegedly aiding Tom Mooney in Preparedness Day bombing, has full support of Attorney James P. Brennan (right) in plea for pardon and citizenship restoration to be presented in San Mateo, Calif, court. Brennan was assistant district attorney who convicted Billings. Later sought term commutation, granted Billings in 1S38. IS Harbor Day Queen TO PET OF Clrwln time for -Sunday Too Late to chiMtfy 4 00 Saturday afternoon Plfae remember Red Wing, Minn., (U.R You can make a sow's ear out of a silk purse, regardless of whether the reverse is true, C. J. Jack son, superintendent, implied in a statistical report on the per sonnel at the Minnesota State Training School for Boys. The report threw several established social theories for a loss. For instance, the one about most wayward boys coming from broken families. Jackson said there were 279 boys living at his institution. Parents of 157 of them are 'living together. In 139 of those 157 cases both par ents are rated "good" on the youth's enrollment cards. 9 P.C. From Divorced Couples Although the divorce rate in Minnesota is 18 per cent of all marriages, only 8.9 per cent of Jackson's boys are sons of di vorced couples. Twenty-five of them are in this category. The superintendents figures also ran contrary to the popular notion that the offspring of for eign-born people contribute in large measure to juvenile delin quency problems. Only 15 of the state training school inmates are from families In which both father and mother were immi grants. In 33 cases one of the parents was a native of some other land. Information was lacking in this respect in four cases, but 227 A the boys are sons of American born couples. 152 From 'Ideal' Homes Supposedly ideal for family rearing is the situation in which the father is employed and the mother stays at home tending the house and training the chil dren. Jackson said, however, that 152 of the school's inmates have such a background. Both parents of 51 of the boys are employed, while 22 repre sent homes in which widowed mothers work. One hundred fifty are sons of temperate parents, and in just four cases are both parents in temperate. Jackson reported that crimes in-olving property thefts Bnd related acts resulted in the sen tencing of most of the reform school inmates. Generally speak ing, he said, their wrongdoing did not result from poverty. SAMS VALLEY SOLDIER HURT IN JEEP WRECK T-5 Guv E. Payne. Sams Val ley, was injured in a Jeep acci dent in Austria about a month ago, according to word received by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Payne. Now in McCaw General Hospital at Walla Wal la, Wash., T-5 Payne writes that his pelvis was broken in five places, his right ankle was frac tured and he suffered a slight injury to his spine. He Is In a body cast, according to the let ter, where he will remain for some time, after which he ex pects to visit his parents on a furlough. The accident occurred when T-5 Payne was returning to his base after a visit with his bro ther. Maxwell, in France. M w - -a V T TO" (Acme Telcphoto) Beautiful Ann Curtis, 6an Fran cisco, Calif., swimming champion will be queen of the 16th annua) San Francisco Harbor Day celebra tion, Aug. 10, 11 and 12. Queen Ann will be crowned at a ball to be held in Civic Center Auditorium, to which 15,000 servicemen and 5,000 USC hostesses have been invited. RALPH SWISHER GIVEN DISCHARGE FROM ARMY, S-Sgt. Ralph Swisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank V. Swisher, 1 route 4. box 363-B, received an I honorable discharge from the' army at Fort Lewis, Wash., Inst week, it was learned today. The' discharge was given on the point system. ! In the army three years, two and one half of which were spent overseas, Sgt. Swisher was wounded several times. He served in France, Italy, and was In Germany at the time of the Nazi capitulation. i The exportable Spanish lemon ' production is estimated at a half million boxes per year. Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 yean ago. TEN YEARS AGO August 8, 1935 (It Was Thursday) Air bombers, with 130 men and 15 planes to come here Aug ust 18, for week's practice. Wiley Post and Will Rogers arrive at Juneau on world flight. Fair, with above normal tem peratures. High 91, low 54 degrees. Harvesting of field crops starta in county. Joe Louis knocks out Kins- fish Levinsky in first round. Postoffice crew to picnic Sun day at Grants Pass. TWENTY YEARS AGO August 8, 1925 (It Was Saturday) Work to start on new high school in September. Bartlett picking starts in Wil- low Springs district. "Cinderella girl" adopted bv New York millionaire tries to commit suicide- Hugh crowd sees Klan parade in Washington, D. C. Nation never in better shaDe from every angle, Secretary of Commerce Hoover reports- Continued warm. Hieh 102. low 64 degrees. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO August 8, 1911 (It Was Tuesday) Thirty-eight road shows book ed for Medford coming season. Col. TouVelle ' returns trip to Chico, Cal. from Medford initiates bill to re mi- late Espee freight rates. Lady Cox of Sineanoro hen. to visit Crater Lake. REFUGE ON CAMPUS Harpers Ferry. W. Va. U.P) The old engine house in which John Brown and his men took refuge, and in which they were besieged and the survivors can- tured, now stands on the campus of Storer college, an institution of higher education for Negroes near here. The spectacular raid on the engine house was the basis of the song "John Brown's Body." CloslnB flma fnr fitmrtjiv Tm t ta to Classify 4:0n SntnrHnv BftAn.nAn Please lemember. Blackheads, Too, Went Fast lt. It la tni.. lhre la a saf-, overnight m It tcti to loosen and rrmov- Ugly blarkripanii. Thote who followed wm- r! cilreetJont and pplird Klnrn m y iiirjnaecl when t. earl i had r!lMrreaia"l- mii-in. i i : InuntJ thHrplmplfiand hUrkhe 7 h eniamNMUcallv prajM KlMrti and happy with their dr-ar eoroplMiona. Un KImni. li ot-e aprl ic.it Inn doe not Mtufy. vou gft douhl w saoaav back. Ak fo Klaaraa trxUr. anrw nainscottf Pharmacy Turn Your 1942 or 1941 Gar Into CASH! SEE HUMPHREY NOW to TRADE, BUY er SELL HUMPHREY MOTORS USED CAR EXCHANGE 33 S. Riverside Ave. BEAT j THE heat Turn mwl nnarttne. tilng ing fr.Mry of diaprr ruo that roakM Ntny rtt wp daily on wfltcimi night. catfl powder quickly rhtvka torment haby ran rM. Family fa-orit fr t'ch of minor nkin imuhlr. BROILERS O FRYERS HENS Sell Your Chickens Now To Get Maximum Returns Please Contact S. Cr M. Now Operated by the GRANTS PASS CREAMERY DmiiTDV rr Phon S a W hm I IX I W We 741 MERRICK'S BALLROOM MEDFORD MON. NITE o AUG. 13 lVCE TREAT ' ,he SUMMER SEASON r mi MHO? &r Of JL On Their Annual Tour-N.w York to Califomi. H Proved t . Con,i.t.f Bo, Office A,t,(l- B M.lli. Big Crowds-Little Hills, Standing Room Onlyl The Cream of Talent, Beauty and Charm Make a Dale Now! Dancing 9 to . I Tickels $1.20 Per Person, Including Tax 7 h'lJL ralYTHf.