EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
Friday, Sept. 7. 1943
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Congressmen are warning the
nation "not to put all Its eggs In
one basket." After more than
12 years of putting nil the nuts
under the tree, this makes sense.
Citizens have started talking
about cutting down shade trees
In their front yards. The trees
are killing the grass, their
wives have such a time persuad
ing them they should run a
lawnmower over It.
Have To Wait For Sugar
American housewives might just as well face the
facts. America's sugar barrel is pretty empty right
now and there is little prospect of relief for a long
time to come. It will probably be 1947 before the
family sugar bowl is heaping once more and un
limited supplies will be available for home canning.
The reasons are many. The government mis
handled" the domestic sugar beet industry, which,
added to labor shortages and other factors, resulted
in production during 1944 of 40 per cent under nor
mal. This year's production will be only 20 per cent
over 1944.
pLINTON ANDERSON'S forthright approach of the
problem as secretary of agriculture has slashed
bureaucratic red tape which has slowed the procure
ment, allocation and distribution of all foods. In ad
dition to OPA many agencies have been involved in
the handling of sugar including the WPB, ODT,
WSA, FEA, WMC, WLB, the Office of War Mobiliza
tion and Reconversion, the Office of Economic Stabi
lization, the Army and the Navy, the Bureau of the
Budget, and the Departments of Agriculture, State
and Treasury. Mishandling was the natural result.
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VUI UCH as we may resent the allocation of 60,000
tons to Franco's Spain, it is only fair to point
out that this supply of precious sugar was used to
help pay for quantities of tungsten ore purchased
from the Spaniards so that the Nazis would not get
it. It was a wartime commitment which was un
doubtedly justified in the emergency. There's noth
ing that the Department of Agriculture can do about
it now.
PHILIPPINE cane sugar supply, comprising 15 per
cent of America's pre-war consumption, will not
be back until 1947 when cane fields are reclaimed,
factories and railroads rebuilt and water buffalo, the
principal work animal, replenished. Cuba's dry spell
this year will reduce the normal supply from that
country: Hawaiian and Puerto Rico's crops are about
normal but insufficient to solve the immediate problem.
he believed he could place the.
fleet in certain positions around
the world and win the European j
war. He got big appropriations !
for his pet department and is '
supposed to have been the god
father of the fleet. It can now
be related a large part of the
navy did not like this. He ran
things too much his own way,
which was not the way of those
admirals who retained inde
denpent minds. (
He gave away destroyers to
Britain, moved half the fleet
into the Atlantic and left only
half of it to face Jepan, thereby
opening the opportunity for the
Jap attack,
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'THESE criticisms have long
been murmured off-stage In
congress. Lately there has been
another unconfirmed story in
circulation that Mr. Roosevelt
required the half fleet in the
Pacific to remain largely bottled
up in Pearl Harbor for fear of
giving Japan an opportunity to
start shooting. Adm. Richard
son is said to have been relieved
of Pearl Harbor command be
cause he refused to set the ships
up at anchor In that small space,
without maneuverability, like
ducks in a pond.
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A POWERFUL segment within
a-l.
Flight o' Time
Mediord and Jackson Co His
tory from the filet of the Mail
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO
September 7, 1935
(It Was Saturday)
Henry Ford, auto king, men
tioned as opponent of Roosevelt
for president next year.
Fair and cooler. High 91, low
83 degrees.
Pope sees peace prospect In
Ethiopian fuss.
Bill Bowerman takes over as
high school coach, and lacks foot
ball veterans.
Coquille takes firm action to
halt strike disturbances.
The end of ga
.i , ' THE needs of the military and naval forces will still
sollne rationing I , , , , ,, i v
., l-i n Divnhln n f linnirn i-nf luirinTifl lin I no mqr a novo
be sizable although reductions will be made here,
It is interesting to note that per capita consumption
of sugar in the Armed Forces is double the pre-war
U. S. consumption.
Here on the Pacific Coast, where normal supplies
of raw cane sugar have been received from Hawaii,
the sugar situation is better than in the East. Early
this year many grocers on the Atlantic seaboard were
completely out of sugar.
CO, if the OPA seems a bit tough in dispensing
sugar the real facts should be considered. The
situation is about as bad as it can be now and can
hardly do otherwise than improve. When it does,
the housewife has been promised number one priority.
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson under-
has caused some congestion of
auto traffic at railroad crossings.
Vociferous horn-tooting as ypt
has failed to uncouple a single
freight train.
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JOYS OF JOURNALISM
(Exchange)
'The Rs In our linotype
have not been dropping too
well. Just why, we haven't
been able to figure it out. In
rereading some of the society
items In this newspaper, we
were rather appalled that a
great many hostesses have
been entertaining groups of
'fiends.' "
A dawn-to-dusk curfew has
Deen imposed Dy we conquering , , ,, ' , . " , , . i ft
army upon the residents of stands the problem, seems to know the remedy, it
. , . , ... ,i i -ill , i i .1- l if ii
i nwn ran nrtttnr Di'nr.i raiion, '
.ivnju. .u uwuuh
juvenile violator will be from
Yokohama, like all local kids are
from Phoenix, under similar cir
cumstances. a
Fall hats for the women folks
have appeared, causing the usual
catty comment by male critics.
An autolst "ticked" a boy on
bicycle late yes. Everybody
had a good scare, and the boy Is
still ticking.
Hunters are reported roaming
the hills, armed with rifles, but
not hunting. Of course, If a
deer sneaks up, grabs the gun,
and commits suicide, It wouldn't
be right to let the meat spoil.
A military expert predicts
American troops will have to
occupy Japan for 20 years. He
has nothing to do with that other
expert, who a few months aim
predicted It would tnke until the
lute full of 19(10 to bent the
Mikado's forces Into submission.
A COURAGEOUS CRAWL
(Brandt (111.) News)
"At a board of supervisors'
meeting a member engaged In
debute, declaring: 'This is what
I think about it and I don't
care who knows it!' But, In
the same breath, he admon
ished: 'Mr. Newspaper Report
er, would you please put
down your notebook while 1
talk.' "
The first poem on autumn
leaves has appeared In the Coat
press, and more of them ran be
expected, ere the last one falls,
than autumn leaves.
other bureaus will keep their hands out of the nation's
sugar bowl this problem will be solved but not soon.
It takes a long time to grow sugar beets and re-establish
pre-war cane production. H.G.
The Buckeroos Are Back
Bronco-busters and bulkloggers will hold the spot
light this week-end when the Jackson County Sheriff's
Posse holds its annual rodeo at the Fairgrounds Satur
day night and Sunday afternoon. Those who enjoy
the ancient and honorable western sport of the old
corral, with all the thrills of steer-roping and bull
riding, will not miss this show.
THE Sheriff Posse rodeo is fast becoming an insti-
tution, here in the Rogue River Valley, and it is
quite conceivable that Medford's yearly affair will
some day reach the proportions of the Salinas and
Pendleton roundups.
THIS year, as an added attraction, the stars of "Can
yon Passage," now in production at Diamond
Lake, will be on hand to witness and participate in
the Fairgrounds rodeo. The author of "Canyon Pass
age," Ernest Haycox who holds a membership in
the local Sheriff's Posse will also be present.
With buckeroos and Hollywood stars teaming up,
this rodeo should be the best yet. H.G.
the navy would like to have
these matters publicly explored
to clear its name, and is quietly
pushing the investigation idea
along.
In the face of this phalanx, the
administration seems coming
around to the view that there
must be an investigation, and in
tends to do the next best thing
about it run it themselves.
Signs are visible that they in
tend to take the issue out of the
hands of the republicans and
carefully choose the investigat
ing committee, not only to pro
tect the fair name of Mr. Roose
velt, but themselves politically.
Such is the probable culmina
tion of the current controversy,
but in my personal opinion, the
administration is making a mistake.
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THE Truman government Is
now in no discernible politi
cal danger. The fair name of Mr.
Rosevelt in history will be what
ever it will be, whether the
Pearl Harbor facts reach full
daylight or not. His name is in
no danger I can see. But the
morale of the navy and the
army is In danger from this sit
uation. A sickening condition
has been caused in the services
by the manner in which the
whole Pearl Harbor blunder was
covered all these years, and
those deemed responsible were
allowed to occupy the most
prominent war jobs, or get re
tirement pay and otherwise were
protected.
I understand, for Instance,
that the two lieutenant colonels
at Pearl Harbor, shown in the
army board report to have been
alert to the danger and wanting
to do something about it, have
never been promoted through
out this war. A condition has
resulted, harmful to initiative,
alertness and efficiency. An in
vestigation could act like a
democratic purge to cleanse this
condition, and establish a sound
er navy and army morale.
I think the Truman adminis
tration is running a great poli
tical risk in trying to sit on the
lid of this internal deterioration,
but might gain great prestige by
lotting the facts fall where they
should in a fully free, nonpoliti
cal inquiry.
Packing plants of city swamp
ed by crop to work tomorrow.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
September 7. 1925
(It Was Monday)
William Green assails Com
munism and "Big Business" in
Labor Day speech.
Col William Mitchell wants
court martial for criticism of
army and navy air policy.
Rene Viviani former premier,
and g'eatest French orator of a
generation, dies in Paris.
Stores of city closed for Labor
Day.
THIKTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
September 7, 1911
(It Was Thursday)
"Alfred E", famous southern
Oregon racer, sprains ankle, and
racing days are over.
but
Rain falls over valley,
more is needed.
War panic hits Germany over
Morocco with France.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Among the Nazi supermen, In ' Washington, Sept. 7 The
the lower brackets, scheduled to ! Poarl Harbor matter has devolv-
be tried for war crimes Is Ar- ed into a semi-subtle political
maneuver o f
the new deal
ers to prevent
ex p o s u r e of
Mr. R o o s e
velt's responsi
bility. T heir
commentHto r s
and congress
thur Seyss-Inquart, former gau
lelter of Holland. A Paris dis
patch states he has "a bubbling
personality,' as his name suggests.
Inventions and scientific dis
coveries have caused the world,
as a result f the war to shrink,
It is claimed. It was not gener
ally suspected a laundry bornb
had been produced to keep the
atomic bomb company,
a
"To the suddenly reformed
clerk, falling all over himself to
be agreeable, a customer crack
ed this morning, "Little man, I
didn't know you cared." (Sen.
Soapcr In Oregonlan) The war
Is over, and the customer is
right again.
CJoalm time foi Claaalfled Adi ( SO
ft. m. Too Late to Claaalfy 11:16 p. ra.
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men. since the
reports, have
dead) as If the worst of all blows
to American arms was now a
matter of etiquette.
Hence also, Mr. Truman did
what he could for his old chief
by blaming the public and con
gress for the disaster, as the
whole departmental administra
tion below Mr. Truman had
blamed one another. This drew
the blnme over everyone In the
country except Mr. Roosevelt
(as Mr. T. was then serving in
congress.)
eaui ataiu.o it would bo
useless to rake
those cooled coals further and
sully proud, official names
(rarely mentioning Mr. Roose
velt's.) Why not let bygones be
bygones and get on with recon
version or whatever it is we are
doing? Among themselves, they
say: "De mortuls nil nisi bonom"
(say nothing but good of the
A LL this, of course, repre
'"sented genuine inner fear of
what a full inquiry might do not
only to the president, but politi
cally to the party. Seeing this,
the republicans started champ
ioning in congress the cause of
ii n Investigation. They have suf
ficient strength alone to force
dally raised lone, but they are getting quiet
the theme that ; helping hands from some min
now-dealing democrats who
want Justice done. Deeper in
side, an invisible Impetus for ex
posure is coming from o f all
places the navy department
and to a lesser extent the army.
KltR. ROOSEVELT, you will re-
call, recognized his talent for
naval strategy. He once told a
friend of mine, before our war,
Naval Academy Is
California's Hope
Washington. Sept. 7 (U.R)
Sen. Sheridan Downey, D., Cal.,
said today ho was "very hope
ful" that the Navy department
Minnesota farmers Irked by
President Taft's stand on tariff.
Navy Drops Plan
Monterey Hospital
San Francisco Sept. 7 (U.R)
The navy announced today It
has abandoned plans to buy Ho
tel Del Monte near Monterey
and convert It into a hospital.
The announcement was made
by Vice Adm Ross T. Mclntire,
medical corps USN, chief of the
bureau of meAicine and surgery.
Preliminary negotiations already
had begun when the navy de
cided against purchase.
CONVICTS RETURN
Canon City Colo., Sept. 7
(U.R) Three long term convicts
were in solitary confinement to
day after shooting their way to
freedom with tear gas only to
sneak back lo their cells a few
hours before roll call.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, E. L. Peterson, Di
rector of agriculture of the State
of Oregon, will conduct a public
hearing at the Chamber of Com
merce, Medford. Oregon, on Sep
tember 13, 1945, at 1:30 p. m.
to receive evidence and testi
mony pertaining to the minimum
Drices paid by distributors and
consumers for fluid milk in the
Jackson Countv Marketing Arera
No. 2 and No. 3 and Canro White
Marketing Area: to nooling reg
ulations regulating the purchase
of milk from producers: to reg
ulations riertaining to fair trade
Dractices relating to the distri-1
bution and sale of fluid milk: and
all other -matters pertaining to
the nroduction and distribution
of fluid milk in the Jackson
County Marketing Areas No. 2
and No. 3 and Camp White Mar
keting Area, and to repeal all
orders now in effect in said mar
keting areas.
E. L. PETERSON
would formulate a training Director State Department of
policy providing for the estab
lishment of a naval academy on
the west coast.
His senate committee to In
vestigate the proposal still is at
work, he said.
Hero Wainwright
To Lead Parade
San Francisco, Sept. 7 (U.R)
Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright,
hero of Corregidor, will lead a
Victory parade here Sunday,
army officials Informed Mayor
Roger Lapham today.
Wainwright will ride at the
head of a parade of 20,000 serv
ice men and war workers, MaJ.
W. C. Powers, army liaison of
ficer said.
Agriculture.
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Frederick W. Snook
1104 Queen Anna
Tel. 2S12. Madford. Ora.
From where I sit ... 6y Joe Marsh,
Jeb Wilkins
loses the wanderlust
Jeb Wilkins was always a
great one for traveling. Two
weeks a year he used to cover
more ground than a Pullman
conductor. I'sed to come back
from vacations tuckered out
Hut the war has rhangrd all
that. t;;i-olinp (.nonages and
raving spare on trains for serv
ice men-has got Jrb spending
his vacations horn . . . anj lik
ing It!
"Never knew staying homa
could be such fun," says Jeb.
"Outdoor barbecues . . . silting
around and chatting with tha
kids and family . . . basking in
the sunshine with a glass of cold
beer . . . that's living," Jeb says.
From where I sit, Jeb's dis
covered what millions of other
Americans have learnrd through
the war. Whether jronr choice is
berr or buttermilk . . . horse
shoes or checkers... a quiet book
or a bit of friendly conversation
. . . there's no place like home . . .
where we grumble the most and
get treated the brstt
Oct QlLut
TOURIST TRAVEL
DISCUSSED HERE
Executives of the Grants Pass
and Josephine County, Ashland
and Jackson County chambers of
commerce met here Thursday
night to discuss tourist travel
promotion and matters of mutual
interest to the southwestern
Oregon area. The meeting was
held at the Jackson County
chamber of commerce building,
the business session following a
social hour and dinner.
In attendance at the inter-city
meeting were Senator and Mrs.
Earl T. Newbry of Ashland, Don
McGregor, president of the Jose
phine County chamber and Mrs.
McGregor, Warren Whitlock,
manager of the Grants Pass or
ganization and Mrs. Whitlock,
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Grey and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hull, represent
ing the Jackson County chamber
of commerce.
Senator Newbry Is president
of the Ashland chamber of commerce.
tobacconist Joseph Stephen
Crane, was expected today to
marry Turkish Actor Turhan
Bey before the end of the month.
The curvaceous actress received
her final decree yesterday. She
charged cruelty.
Closing time tor Sunday Too Late
to Classify 4:00 Saturday afternoon
SOCIALITES PART
Reno, Nev Sept. 7 (U.R)
Mrs. Margaret Mason Colt was
divorced yesterday from Samuel
Sloan Colt, New York banker,
on grounds of cruelty. Both
social rcgisterites, they were
married in 1918 and have sev
eral children.
EXPERIENCED
LANA DIVORCED I
Hollywood, Sept. 7 (U.R)
Lana Turner, sweater-girl movie
star awarded a divorce from
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