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1 FOUR MEDFOBD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, Aug. 13, 1145 Medford. -Ireryone to Boathern Offom Reads ine " Dally cspt gtturiUy Publlnhed by MTOFOHD PBINTINO CO. tT-l North rir St. PI""" '" RUHU Editor. ERNEST GILSTRAP, Menajer. HERB GREY, Advertislne. MB. I C FERGUSON, Maiusinf Editor ARTHUR PERRY, Sunday Editor una. ouvi i starcher. sc. Editor GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Mtr. An Independent Newipaper. Entered u aocond claai matter at Medford. OreBon, under Act or " March 3. 1870. SUBSCRIPTION RATES are Mall In Advance! Daily and Sunday one year ..S7.50 Dally and Sunday el montha J 00 Dally and Sunday three moa. a.10 Daily and Sunday one month .75 By Carrier In Advance Medford, Ashland, Central Point, Jackson ville. Gold Hill, Phoenix, Talent, and ' on motor reutes: I Dally and Sunday one year.... JO ' Daily and Sunday one month .78 All terma caih In advance. Official Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jacmon County United Preit Full Leaaed Wire MEMBER or AUDIT BUREAU Of CIRCULATIONS rrTHflI.I.inAV COMPANY. INC. Office! In New York Chicago, pe trolr. San FrancUco, Lot Angeles. Se attle. Portland, St. Loula, Atlanta. Vnncouver, B. C. 0tco(r)NE,WspiPf P U B L I S HJ.E 4 S3l A T 1 0 M Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry ITS OVER This is the day the nation has been longing and waiting for since the black treachery of Pearl Harbor. A hateful foe, America lifted from semi-barbar ism, and helped elevate to a first rate power, has been reduced to a third rate power, her empire shrunken to four home islands, and navy reduced to a few war ships. The 'God-Emperor', In an address to his subjects, admitted defeat, a most humiliating occasion to a mere man, posing as a divine personage. The surrender terms are as hard as the heart of a Nipponese general. It provides that the perpetrators of the infamous sneak attack, will never again have a navy, worthy of the name, Japan for months after World War I, diplomatically pleaded for a 8-S-3 navy one on a par with Britain and the U. a It is now a 5-0-0 navy. The coming of peace brings an end to war, on a grand scale. It will take another year to root out all the enemy, now hiding in Island Jungles, and caves. This includes the paunchy Yamashlta, conqueror of Singapore and Manila, and originator of the Battan "March of Death'. At his peak, he boasted he would dictate the terms of peace In Washington. American troops, with British and Russian forces, will occupy Japan. Tokyo will know the tramp of Yankee soldiers, while the Emperor docs the bidding of his conqueror. Every official act of the Mikado will be pre ps red for him. He will talk to Ilia followers, only as a royal phonograph. In this town, the musical drama, 'The Mikado" has been presented many times, by ama teurs and the high school actors, It was a sort of hometown favor ite. Lots of folks would like to enact the role of 'Koko. the Lord High Executioner', both for III- rohito and Yamashlta. He sang: "The criminal cried, as he drop ped him down, In a state of wild alarm With a frightful, frantic, fearful frown I bared my big right arm. I seized him by his little pig tall, And on his knees fell he, And he squirmed and struggl ed And guggled and guggled, I drew my snikersnee! O never shall I Forget the cry, Or the shriek that shrieked he, As 1 gnashed my teeth, When from Its shenth I drew my snickersnee!" THE GRANGE Upper Applegale Grange Upper Applcoate grange met Saturday with 30 members and one visitor present. Lecturer Grace Back led group singing, and presented a progrant Includ ing discussion of opinions on compulsory military training program led by Mrs. Wallace Haskins, vocal solos by Imogene Smith and a Trading by Stella Wlnningham. A guessing game on song titles was handled by Evelyn Byrne, and a skit, "The Man With the Hoc." was given by Alexander Smith and Hert Harr. Gladys and Evelyn Byrne sang a duet, and Gladys Byrne a solo. Lt. John Harr spoke briefly, and Maude Port expressed thanks to those who helped ex tinguish recent forest fires In the Applegale district. Refresh ments were served by the Mes dames Cory Culy, W, E. Haskins, and Gerald Buck. Although Nevada has been in the Union more than 80 years, only two native Nevadans have served In the V- S. senate Sen. Pat McCarran and Rep. Berke ley Bunker. "Never In a time of emotional stress the simple, unassum ing things are always the most affecting. The self-conscious pretentious things, always the least so. CO LAST night, of all that came over the air from New York marking the big peace celebration, a few remarks by some unknown army sergeant de served the sweepstakes prize as far as this department was concerned. We did not catch his he said in fact broke into Rut we will not soon anyone else who heard it will for it was so complete ly o-pnm'nfl. Rn free from frills and tremelos, so straight from the heart, and so hit to the wor d means or ticularly.here in America. WE TOOK no notes, but here is tne gist 01 ine doughboy's remarks as we recall them inci dently they were not well-phrased, not even gramati cal but how they did hit the bulls-eye ! "Guess all this whoopee feel that way. I keep thinkin' of my buddies over there in the South Pacific, those who stayed there and ain't goin' to come back- No bettor fellows in the world than them, and no one would a wanted more to be here now and Join in all this fun and everything. Whit a bang they would a got out of It. But they have to stay there with little white crosses over 'cm and some with not even that. Yep, I keep thinkin' of them and wish they was here too. And I think of what this place this country meant to us over there and to them, and the tougher it was the more It meant. And we decided this was the one place In the world we wanted to be, because it was the one place where a guy could be sure to be treated right and get a square deal, and could go out of a Saturday night with the wife and kids and do what he wanted to do with no one to tell him dif ferent. And we went into that mlx-up mess because some big shots told us we couldn't do that way any more we had to take orders from them or else and we told 'em' they could chase 'emselves or elsel And now the Job is done, and we are all comin' home to this country, and its a great country the best in the world and we will never forget it and hope no one else will!" U. S. Has Stern For Army Rule Washington, Aug. 13 (U.B The United States has completed directive outlining a stern policy to govern the immediate military occupation of Japan, lt was learned today. Informed sources said the or der was now being circulated for final approval among the various government agencies in volved and would be ready when U. S. troops move into beaten Japan. It was described as a formula for "corrective but not punitive" occupation. Some 2,000 specially trained army officers are set to take over administration of the homeland. Officials emphasized that the directive was intended only for the initial period of occupation and that it in no way was com parable to the control program set forth at Potsdam. More de Cheap Power From Wind Is Seen In Post-War Period Margarita, Canal Zone (U.B A device which Is claimed to be the "missing link between wind-power and modern Indus trialization" is now In the hands of Washington, D. C, patent at torneys and patents are In the process of being granted cover Ing all principal countries, ac cording to its Inventor, Wallace E. Rushing of Margarita. Rush ing is a former martime radio operator and now is working as an electrician for the Panama Canal's commissary division. "Little has been done up to the present time to modernize wind mills as a cheap form of power and bring their efficiency up to 20th century standards of engi neering," Rushing maintains. He revealed that patent appli cations have been made on a wind-power plant which ho be lieves may have a great Influ ence on postwar economic de velopments, not only In the Unit ed Slates but In Central and South America and Europe and Asia as well. He foresees Its Immediate utilization In rural areas and small factories where it is Impractical to construct ex pensive transmission power lines. Uses Hydraulic Fluid Rustling's Invention, which patent attorneys say has pre viously not been used In connec- tion with electrical power gen eration, consists of a high-pressure cylinder into which hydrau lie fluid Is pumped during per iods of strong wind and from which the fluid Is relrased at high pressure to operate a high speed turbine. The combination of high pressure and speed as sures good efficiency from the system, and friction losses arc reduced to a minimum by the lubricating action of the fluid, making maintenance costs low Rushing said. The fluid, after leaving the turbine, Is returned to a tank and re-used. Connected to the turbine Is a standard poly-phase alternating current generator which has Its speed automatically controlled that power is generated at commercial frequencies which make it practical to use conven l Forget It! , ' name. We did not hear all his talk by accident. forget it. And we doubt 11 the heart of what this peace should mean to us an, par- Is ok, but somehow I don't Plan Ready Over Japan tailed plans for Japan's econo mic disarmament and control still are being formulated. It was suggested that the United States, Britain, China and Russia may decide to under take Joint occupation, with each of the big four responsible for one of the main enemy home Is lands Hokkaido, Honshu, Shi koku and Kyushu. Because of her major role in the Pacific war, the United States would wield dominant in fluence In any such program and would undoubtedly be assigned the principal home island of Honshu, on which Tokyo Is lo cated. In event the four powers occupy Japan Jointly, the Unit ed States would urge adoption of a single, coordinated control policy for the entire country as she did In the case of Germany. tlonal motors In the operation of equipment, Rushing said. Rellned Windmills Refinements of aerodynamics are employed In the actual con struction of the wind sections of Hie plant so that It will operate In even a gentle breeze. Provis ions also are made for protecting ine assembly from storms and also from ice accumulations wnen u is used in cold climates. A native of Georgia Rushing worked as a civilian employee at an army air base before coming to the Canal Zone two and one half years ago. This invention is not his first. He developed a process In the radio communication field at the age of 19. Butte Falls Butte Falls, Aug. 13 Charles Edmondson was taken to the Sa cred Heart hospital Thursday suffering from a heart attack. Betty Hodgson returned from Portland Tuesday evening. Pvt and Mrs. Eddie Ellis are vLsltit.g Mr. and Mrs. Les Ellis, his parents. Lt. Hargraves Is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Edmondson. Lt. H:irgraves served In the Aleu tlons for 17 months, returning to the States he went overseas with the 96th Division and was In the battle of Okinawa where he was seriously wounded. He was awarded the purple heart and wears 5 battle stars. He leaves soon for Texas to visit relatives. Sgt. Harry II. Lowe. Jr.. left for his air base at llayward. Calif., after spending a 13-day furlough with his parents. Sgt. Lowe returned home from over sea duty in December after spending 32 months with the fa mous Bridge Busters In the Bur ma, India, theatre of war. Mrs. Gertrude Holfs Is spend ing her vacation visiting friends and relatives In Portland. Guests at the Lowe home Sun day were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stennerson and daughter. Caro line and son. James of Medford. and Sgt. Otis Ernst of Camp White Mr. and Mrs. Bob Edmondson, 550 Mcme Telephnlo Past s a bullet, new TJSAAF P-80 "Shooting Star" In flight. Powered by new Jet propelled engine, the Star Is capable of 550 miles per hour cruising speed and Is maneuverable at altitude of 40,000 feet. Is one of several U. S. secret weapons to bi used soon in Pacific. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Moore and Mrs. Cora Zimerlee and Lt. Har graves, motored to Crater Lake Sunday. Word has been received by Mrs. Clara Kent, that her son, John, who is in the navy, expects to be home soon. Sgt and Mrs. Steve Sonavitch and daughter of Medford are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Elgie Ab bott. The sergeant has been in the European theatre of war for several months and just returned recently. Mrs. Heryford and son, Wil lard of Grants Pass visited with her son and family. Harry Hery ford, for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Austrom of Grants Pass, also. visited at the Hery ford ranch. The concrete crosswalks are nearing completion. The work was done by Mr. Bradford and Earl Jones. The baseball season ended Sunday for the Loggers, the last game was with Central Point Sunday. Butte Falls was defeat ed 9 to 1. Mose Driscoll. who was in jured in a speeder accident, is Improving and expects to be back on the job soon. Opening date for school has been set for Sept. 17. Mrs. Lottie Allen, and Lcola Edmondson left for Seneca, Ore gon, to visit relatives. Mr. Goss has sold his house to Vcrnie Stevenson. WAR WILL ALTER RELIGIOUS LIFE Cleveland (U.R) Clergymen of all denominations who are serv ing as chaplains in the armed services can have a tremendous effect on the future religious life of the country. This view was expressed by Lt. Comdr. Joseph Timothy O'Callahan, Catholic chaplain whose heroic deeds aboard the razed aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin have won him national acclaim. Father O'Callahan said that great gains along spiritual lines have been made under wartime stresses. 'Men under battle stress in stinctively turn to prayer," said the priest. "But this does not necessarily mean that the con dition will be permanent." Praises Others Passing lightly over his own exploits, he said "too little" has been said of the courage of hun dreds of other men during the terrible hours aboard the carrier after it had almost been sent to the bottom by a series of blasts started by Jap bombs. One he singled out as especial ly deserving was Grimes W, G a 1 1 i n, Protestant chaplain aboard the carrier. "Chaplain Gatlin did a magni ficent Job among hundreds of men who were trapped below decks for hours before they were rescued. There was no namby pamby stuff on his purl, lie quietly chatted with many of these men aud helped them get their feet on the ground." Father O'Callahan taught mathematics, philosophy and logic at Holy Cross College be fore entering the Navy as a chaplain five years ago. He ex pects to go back aboard another carrier shortly. 'WRITER' GETS 60 DAYS Chinook, Mont. il.R1 A wo man was caught shoplifting in a Chinook store. Her alibi was that she needed "first-hand knowl edge of what happens when a shoplifter Is caught with the goods." for a magazine story she was writing. The Jtidue was un impressed. He gave her 60 davs in jail. . Many bare hills In Oregon are constant reminders to be sure that the lost spark is out before leaving any fire. Keep Oregon Green. Gas on Stomach R.berW I 1 ro tf s t VeX.. i lt,f.'1 (Vll tat NltUl .twtf.lt Ml rww Wit null , IK Miles Per Hour Wiffi St ' ' ' ' ' R AT UAL STATION Earle Carkin, a native of Med ford, has been named air cargo representative for United Air Lines at Chicago, according to word received by friends here. Carkin joined United A I r Lines in January 1942, as a re servations salesman at San Fran cisco. He was transferred to United's military transport ser vice at Salt Lake Cite in 1943 and subsequently returned to San Francisco as manager of sta tion cargo service and cargo crew chief. In his new position he will assist in facilitating movement of the company's heavy volume of war-vital car goes and air mail out of Chicago. A son of John H. Carkin, sup erintendent of transportation for the Oregon Public Utilities Com mission, Carkin was reared at Salem. He attended the Uni versity of Oregon and was agent for the Pacific Truck and Ex press company at Salem and Eugene in 1938 and 1939. Mrs. Carkin and son, who will join Mr. Carkin in Chicago shortly, have been visiting her mother, Mrs. Neva McKenzie, at Corvallis and Mr. Carkin's par ents at Salem. EASE NAVY TASK Schenectady, N. Y. U.R) Operating far from the most ad vanced permanent bases, the navy's floating drydocks have gone into action with a radical effect on the whole concept of naval warfare. General Electric Co. engi neers, who provided electrical equipment for these floating fac tories, say that availability of fixed bases is no longer a prob lem for naval strategists. Pre viously, ships were required to operate within an approximate 2,000 mile area of stationary re pair bases. Now, the navy can bring Its own repair shops to the fighting zone. Newest model of the seagoing drydocks, which can lift a dam aged vessel completely out of the woter, is the advanced base sectional type made up of barges. Ten of the sections, each with a lifting capacity of 10,000 long tons, can accommodate a battle ship, while an assembly of seven sections can handle a cruiser. -Each borge Is a complete unit In itself and carries a "hotel" for Its service crew. Unable to navigate under her own power, the section drydocks arc towed to protected locations where they are assembled and readied for servicing the fight ing crafts. LOSES ALL AROUND Worcester. Mass. (UP) Haled into court for disturbing the peace, Wilbcrt Larson ex plained to the judge thot when he parked double he heard some one behind him blowing his horn. He got out to argue, he said, but discovered too lute that the horn belonged to a police cruising car. He was fined $10 CAREFUL BUS DRIVERS New Orleans tU.R Eight Louisiana bus drivers who have driven more than 1.000. 000 miles without so much as dent ing a fender have been honored at a safety award banquet hyld by Techc Greyhound Bus lines. ANY PULLET EGGS FOR SALE? GRANTS PASS CREAMERY BUYS EGGS PAYS TOP PRICES For PULLET PELLETS Phone 26 Ease Gl E RISE IN FRANCE Paris (U.R) The number of French girls applying for legal aid in marrying American sol diers has more than trebled in the last six months, Lt. Rene Fernier, the army's assistant Cupid for international mar riages, told the United Press "The girls who come here for advice, and we have several nun dred a month, are only a few of those who marry American sol diers," Fernier said. "Many mar riages are contracted without help from this bureau." Few Speak English Few of the French girls who come to Fernier speak more Eng lish than 'the necessary .mini mum for marriage" Fernier said without defining the minimum. An army paper quick course in handy French phrases for Amer ican soldiers led off with "I love you, mademoiselle" and went on to "My wife doesn't understand me." Fernier gives the French girl a copy of the United Slates army regulations on the marriage of military personel in European countries. He gives the Ameri can soldier a copy of the French civil code on marriage. Husband Heads House According to the code, the hus band is the legal head of the family, and "exercises this func tion in the Interest of the fam ily." The husband chooses the place the family shall live and must "receive his wife." Unless the parties to the marriage make some other arrangement, man and wife are responsible for the family expenses "in proportion to their respective means." An American soldier has to wait 60 days after getting the ne cessary permission to marry from his superior officer and filling out a formidable set of blanks. The couple can marry 10 days after French legal permis sion is granted. Marriages are performed by the mayor at the town hall and are free except for revenue stamps which vary with the size and number of documents in volved, and "gifts" to the mayor and clerk which vary with the size of the heart and pocketbook of the marrying parties. "Gifts" are turned over to some chari table .enterprise. Fernier said. SELZNICKS SPLIT Hollywood. Aug. 15 (U.R) Mrs. Mildred Selznick, 40, yes terday filed suit to divorce Howard Selznick, member of the pioneer motion picture fam ily which she once charged of fered her a life of luxury if she withheld the divorce action. No! For You I Iran- VJl IIk Mildred Bailey, aongitretl, tens her pooch that he will get no fat in hit food till alter V J Day. Used fat it esaential for military and in dustrial uses and is needed until imports of fats and oils from the South Pacific can again be resumed. iA - 3 - Tti. J Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson Co. His tory from the filet of the Mai) Tribune 10. 20 and 34 7" ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY August IS, 1935 (It was Thursday) Posloffice robber suspect nab bed here. Packing plants start work on Bartlett crop of valley. TArllanJ lahnr iininnt vntft Hls- approval of Gov. Martin's tac tics. Fair. High 91, low 34 degrees. Valley hogs sell at 11 cents per pound. British see world war peril in Italy's stand on Ethiopia. Everett Gillespie's home is en tered by burglar who steals a typewriter, watch and clothing. Prowlers enter David Reese's home and take dollar bilL TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY August 13. 1923 (It was Saturday) Eden Valley grain crop Is a record breaker. Central Point business is brisk, and town is growing. ' Fair and warmer. High 80, low 44 degrees. Man hunt for escaped Salem convicts continues upstate with no clues. Pear shipments to date total 240 cars. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO August 15. 1911 (It was Tuesday) In wave of crime, watermel ons, cook book. Jewelry, and money are stolen from local firms and people. President Taft vetoes bill to admit Arizona to statehood. Rogue river re-stocked with three million trout. Stockyards opposite depot to be removed to Crater Junction soon. Foots Creek Foots Creek, Aug. 15 H. Ben nett of Kelso, Wash., came Aug ust 4 to spend a couple of weeks with his family at the Foots Creek store. The Bennetts are remodeling their cabins, and making them modern. Mrs. J. H. McMasters and children, John, Sally and David, have returned to their home in Bakersficld, Calif., after a month's visit with Mrs. McMas- ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kofahl at their new home on Rogue River near the W. Boye place. Also a recent visitor at the Kofahl home was their son, Col. Harold E. Kofahl of the In spection Branch Army Air Force Training Command, Fort Worth, Texas, who had 31 months over seas, and was commanding offi cer of the 86th A 36 Fighter Bomber Group. His awards in cluded flie Presidential Unit citation, Distinguished Flying Cross, air medal with two clus ters, European theater ribbon with four battle stars. Asiatic ribbon with one battle star, American defense ribbon with one battle star, American theater ribbon and the Croix de Guerre with bronze star. Mr. and Mrs. Kofahl moved here from Fellows, Calif., where Mr. Kofahl held an executive po sition with the Tide-Water As sociated Oil Co., and was retired after 34 years of service, due to ill health. Mrs. John Clmfe, who was taken to a Medford hospital Aug. 4, for medical care, was able to return home August 11. Mr. and Mrs. V. Wolgamott and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hornsday of Grants Pass spent a couple of days last week at McCallister Soda Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lance, son Bobby and daughter, Mrs. Joe Hope, of Medford, and Mr. and Mrs. George Lance spent the evening of Aug. 6 witb Mr. nd Mrs. R. E. Cook at their cabin here. Mrs. Hope and Miss Jill Mar tin returned Aug. 4 from Cleve land, Ohio, where they had vis ited a week with Mrs. Hope's parents-in-law. They accompan ied Lt. Wally Iverson, as far as Omaha on his return to Rogers FOR SALE ONE COMPLETE SAWMILL BLOWER SYSTEM 40 hp., 1800 RPM, 440 volt motor One 45-inch fan and extrance cone Approximately 180 feet of 19-inch discharge pipe. One 5-ft. TO BE SOLD AS A UNIT ONLY ALSO one 8-aw foot operated trimmer. ROGUE RIVER LUMBER Rogue River, Oregon . . . Phone Rogue River 5 i Field, Okla., and then continued , by train. They returned hom : in Mrs. Hope's car, and en route : spent two nights in Chicago with I Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cook. I Mrs. Hope's husband is now sta : tioned in Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. Hilderbrant of Grants Pass visited Aug. 13 with Mr. and Mrs. Charles McLallen. The reindeer industry of Alas ka is administered by the Office of Indian Affairs on behalf of Eskimos and Indians. DEAFNESS HERE JS iX. . & JUL- J x f-. ' 4 a kit Mr. H. A. Pawlik, well known New York and Chicago labora tory hearing aid expert is in Medford to conduct the new and radically different "Acousticon Speech-Hearing Test" for the hard of hearing at the opening of the new Acousticon offices, Aug. 14th through Aug. 18th at Suite 407 Medford Center Bldg., (Central at 6th Str.) This new Acousticon office is under the di rection of Mr. Sam Mete, Acous--ticon and dealer who with his family has resided in Medford many years. Mr. Mete has taken specialized laboratory training and takes an understanding in terest in the problems of the hard of hearing. If you have a hearing loss you are cordially invited to attend this Hearing Aid Clinic where you will bo given the revolutionary Acous ticon Speech-Hearing Test free of cost and without obligation. Al so you may enjoy a demonstra tion of the new War-Born Devel opment "Hearing Lenses" which help ears as properly fitted glasses help and rest eyes. Learn also of the New Eight Point Acousticon Hearing System based on U. S. Gov't Research. Findings and Recommendations. Bring a friend or relative with you Adv. Turn Your 1942 or 1941 Car Into CASH! SEE HUMPHREY NOW to TRADE, BUY or SELL HUMPHREY MOTORS USED CAR EXCHANGE 33 S. Riverside Ave. PROMPT SFRVICE REASONABLE HATES a at I .MOVING VHN SERVICE I .PACKING, CRAWNU STORAGE ..nTinu UnSTR.BU.lUit iLOCM CARTAGE CALL US WHEN YOU NEED ANY OF THESE SERVICES 703 NORTH CENTRAL Phone 7104 Separator
