Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1945)
EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE rldaf. Sept. 21, 1943 MEDFOwUJtlWrRIBUNl Bally xctpl SatarSaj Puhllihed b MIDrOBD PiUNTINO CO. rr. Nirth rir at. Pi""' ROBKrVT W. BUHU Wltor DIKEST K. CILSTRAP Uanaser. HERB GREY. AdvertMnf r. B. C. FETIGUSON, Mnlnf td' ARTHUR PERRV. Sunday Editor MR "T?UVE SEARCHER. loc. Editor GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Mgr. Newapaper. t An Independent Entered at Medford. , LU matter 3regon, unaer An w SUBSCRIPTION RATES Br Mall In Advancer aily and sunday-ona Tr Dally and Sunday-al monthi 00 Dally and Sunday three moa. 1.10 Sally and Sunday on n"'"ii,.rlS By Carrier In Advance Medford, VUhland. Central lJo'n),J'c,lu.0": villa. Cold Hill, Phoenix, Talent, and on motor rout-.-.: Pally and Sunday ora year ..W 00 Dally and Sunday one month .7. All lertna caab In advance. Official Paper el the City of Mefor Official Paper of Jackaon County United Preie Poll Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU Of CIRCULATIONS . if Repreacpuuvo WEST-HOLXIDAY COMPANi. Advertialn; cc Offlc In New York rrnll Sin FrancllCO. Li ttlt, Portland, St Louli, Vancouver. INC. Chicax Lot AnjelM. Se- , B. C. OMc1oCT)fltTsFiMi P I L I S H E ILS 4-4sTc)l A T 1 0 Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry Militant groups have started to "March on Washington," to demand passage by Congress of their favorite legislation. The first delegation hailed from New York City, and not bunion ached, as they made the hike by train, and proceeded from the depot to the capitol by limousine, e e e A scientific report reveals 11 billion atoms can be placed In the eye of a needle and leave plenty of room for a thread, or "a rich man to enter the king dom of Heaven." e e e Nuts will be more plentiful the coming fall and winter, the department of agriculture re ports, and news from Los An geles indicates. e e e Hope Is expressed In many cir cles that In the oncoming deer hunting season In this state, some lucky hunter, taking carefree shot "at a movement behind a bush" and wounds Hcrr Hitler. The late Fuehrer and slippery fugitive has been reported every where, from the tip of Patagonia to the top of a Japanese moun tain. e e e MIGHTY EFFORT ITEM (Del Norte Triplicate) "It was a tough Job getting the government to release 'Tony.' It required 102 tele phone calls to Washington, 11 telephone calls to Minneapo lis, and the combined pressure ' of Oregon's Senator Guy Gor don, Congressman Ellsworth, Curry and Del Norte County officials and civic leaders to get 'Tony' released for ditch ing and sump digging In this area." e e Next year (1946) has two Fri days the 13th. The first comes In September, and the other In De cember. Hunters are returning from the California hills, reporting luck other than getting back in tact. e e e The tender-hearted feel Japan lias suffered more than slio should. Along with the atomic bombs, the block-busters, lack of food, typhoons, and the sting of defeat, she is afflicted with a den of 3000 Nazis. e e . SUCH IS LIFE (Woodland (Cal.) Democrat) "They HAD a house; a good ' one. There was nothing the matter with it. In fact, it suit ed their every need and even catered to their liking for lux ury. But they succumbed to the lure of easy money, and to day they are wishing they ' could find a good stout tent in a nice sunny location." Nylon stocking production by Christmas will nut be as high as expected, and there will only be 3.300,000 dozen pairs for Santa Clans and shapely shanks to fill by then. e e e The average American not yet fully understands the atomic bomb and its scientific details, a poll shows. Rural residents have a better grasp of it than city dwellers it is claimed. A farmer, who for three years plowed all day and filled out OPA question naires all night Is in better con dition for a mental struggle. a e e Demobilization Is getting easi er. Soon a GI will not have to fight harder to get out of the army than in a major battle, CARD OF THANKS .... We wish to thank our many friends for their kindness and beautiful flowers during our re cent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Flynn, and Family. Editorial Correspondence Washington, D. C, Sept. 18 This place is one of contradic tions. Many claim it is a beautiful city. It is, in some portions. But it Is one of the ugliest in others. It is one of the few large American cities laid out originally on a comprehensive, organic plan. True again. But due to the urgencies of two world wars that original plan hos been knocked into a cocked hat, particularly as far as new building has been concerned. In fact, it is pretty much a hodge-podge, a crazy-quilt, the housing of one federal agency may be scattered all over the place, and within a stone's throw of the beautiful new Supreme Court building is one of the most squalid and disgraceful slum districts (Negro) in the land. Washington as a city is greatly in need of a thorough house clean ing, but we predict it will be many years before it gets one. The form of Its municipal government is one big reason'. , e e e o Surprisingly enough the national capital is a great sports town. Baseball, football, boxing, fortunes have been made and more promise to be by those who promote these activities, for they can almost always count on enthusiastic popular support. The same in the theatre and movie line. One reason, no doubt, Is the tremendous floating population so many people, young and middle-aged, who have no home here, or roots, and are looking for something to do after working hours. Here, too, Is the center of American culture, statesmanship, education, also the gathering-place for some of the cheapest sports and greatest flim-flam artists, male and female, the coun try has ever produced. So, it is pretty much mixed up, a yes and no community, promising to be one of the most attractive capitals In tho world eventually, but far from being mature or crystallized, as yet. To our surprise, Just had a visit from "General" (Colonel) alias "Cyclone" Jackson who arrived via trans-Atlantic plane last night a few minutes before the storm which is now soaking the entire Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida and blowing the gals' skirts skyward. The more one learns about this trip of the general with some of the administration's "Big Shots" the more amazing it is and the more honor and glory to Medford's famous "buzz bomb" se lected to conduct it on behalf of the War department. The "Gen eral" is one of the few live-wire humdingers, however, who HONESTLY does NOT like personal publicity, and we respect him for it though it is hard on the newspaper business. Perhaps when he gets home and he hopes to be there soon, one of the service clubs can persuade him to tell some of the story, and the M.-T. can then print it. It is a good onel e e Here is a tip' on Senator Guy Cordon, straight from the feed box. As before stated, Guy has a very able secretary in one Rob ert Parkman, a blue-eyed, soft voiced and urbane Southern gentle man, who started his work In Washington as the secretary of the late Nicholas Longworth (the husband of Alice Roosevelt) and generally recognized as one of the ablest speakers who ever pre sided over the lower house. Bob was also first secretary for former Senator Fred Steiwer, Senator Rufus Holman and several notables. In short he knows the ropes here around the caDilol. and has a first hand i ntimntp knowledge of the caliber of the peoples' representatives on the nui. Says he: "Senator Cordon is the smartest nf them nil! Tf I. n Joy to see him work and an inspiration to be one of his assistants. ne may not always get the publicity but he gets the results. And results are what count in this business as in every other." Those who know Bob and his freedom from palaver, will grant one could hardly ask for a better boost than that. t e e e We believe, If anyone cares to look up the files of the Mail Tribune they will find a similar tribute to Guy Cordon's ability In this column before the former district attorney of Roseburg was ever considered for public office, at least outside of the state. It was the result of watching Guy work when he handled the O and C tax bill before the senate committee here, starting out with two strikes against him, and winning in the 10th inning with a home-run, the result of hard work, careful preparation, shrewd management' and persistence. e e e An old friend invited us over to tho Cosmos club for luncheon, and we had an interesting talk, Interesting to the undersigned at least, for the host lived in Japan many years and was for a time public relations adviser to the government. It is fair to as sume he knows more about Japan and the Japanese than Amer icans who hove never been in Japan or only fought agulnst Japan, and therefore can hardly be unprejudiced. We mentioned the fact we hud seen General Wainwright on the street here yesterday and he looked greatly Improved over his San Francisco appearance, but still reminded us so strongly of "Slim" Stimmerville that we found it difficult to accept him as entirely is troglc figure, though we realized ho was. "Yes, he is," was the reply, "and it may be tragic for the United States as well as for Japan if the general, whom I know and highly respect should devote his life to steeling the United States against the resumption of friendly relations with that country, as he says he will. "Tho point Is, no country should be Judged by Its Jailors, or its military men, or for that matter by enemy military men. How would we like the people of Japan to Judge this country by that prison-camp guard who turned a machine gun on a tent full of defenseless Germans and shot them down in cold blood?" "More than any other country, Japan has a Dr. Jckyll and Mr. Hyde nature, a good and an evil side and the best thing not only for Japan, but for this country and the world is to move every effort to put tho good side on top and In control. That can be done, and If true statesmanship prevails will be done. And it can best bo done by working through the present emperor who is far more enlightened and modern than most Americans realiee and In my Judgment would greatly prefer being in something of the position of the King of England under the British parliamen tary system, than in tho type of position of medieval autocratic power he now occupies. "Whether I am corrcst In this or not, there can be no ques tion, that the Jopanese military class has lost face as never be foro by this shattering defeat; that if there is an IMMEDIATE effort on the part of tho U. S. A. and her Allies to capitalize on this fact, support the forces of democracy and peace which exist, and have always existed in Japan, then not only Is there every reason to believe Japan will cease to be a threat to world Dcace for generations, perhaps for all time, but it should also insure peace throughout the Far East for the forseeable future. It is worth making a hard fight for and if one must fight General Wainwright in the bargain, that I intend to do." e e o o o Many will disagree with this viewpoint, many with that of General Wainwright; it is the conviction of this department the BEST parts of both viewpoints should be incorporated, and adopted, as the permanent policy of the United States regarding Japan. R.W .11. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Caul Muino COMMUNICATIONS Letter to the Kdltut null! btal tha name and addm. il the writer although the ue ,il a pen-name it tnlllali tot publiration I permit thle I'he Mill Tribune reiervei the Mini tn erih all letter! with a view to elartty and enndentaUnn Uh Mall TriDune want Ada, Regarding Delinquency To the editor: We hear much nowdays regarding delinquency of children but very little con cerning delinquency of parents. This must indeed seem a queer world to the child mind to be constantly criticized and punish ed ro; following the example set belore him. II. tier proved conclusively that a child can be taught any kind nf a lie and made to be lieve It is the truth and his life will manifest his teachings. It is recorded in the Bible that Jesus wept over the sins nf tho world and He must In deed weep when he beholds a young mother with a pure. Inno cent baby in her arms, smoking cigarettes. How can children be expected to gre w into good, law abiding citizens when their parents con stantly set them an example of low morality, cigarette smoking drinking and glorying in shady business transactions. If our children are to grow Into men and women of fine character and high ideals, they must have right examples be fore them. Our schools are crowded to overflowing but what of our churches, do they need additions because of the largo attendance? Since parents seem to take so little Interest In their children's spiritual welfare, 1 would sug gest that a large copy of the Ten Commandments bo hung in each school room and the pupils be taught their meaning. The Ten Commandments are God's laws for everyone, regard less t-l creed and unless we Ic-arn to live by them America cannot be a strong, healthy nation. Mrs R. J. Earl Washington, Sept. 21 Mr. Truman's nominal political men tor, Robert Hannegan, dropped a few words in Missouri which meant more than they seemed to. He said the presi dent was not trying to go "left" or "right," but Is only concerned about being "w r o n g" o r "right." Hannegan had been rather significantly quiet since Truman made a display of keeping Harold Ickes in the cab inet. Ickes is a sort of unofficial chairman of a sort of political party of his own. He Is a fire- builder. He builds them front or back. If something to his dislike is being attempted, he has been known to run out and set fire to the C. I. O., new dealers, left wingers and pressure groups in order to smoke the president In to doing what he wants. What Ickes would consider an Ideal government is one in which he. Hillman and left-wing column ists would run Truman. He is no democrat or republican. e e e HANNEGAN had something different in mind for the Tru man administration. He wanted to build up the democratic party as the dominant political force of the country, rather than C. I. O. The coming of peace was a signal for launching a swerving series of events from the White House, thwarting that purpose. After Ickes' retention, the whole C. I. O. economic program was presented to congress by the president, along with a $91,000, 000,000 budget - spending pro gram as a starter for the next two years, and the C.I.O.-P.A.C. payroll worker McKeough was nominated to the maritime com mission, where he could favor the radical unions against A.F.L. The lone republican was shoved out in the state department re organization. Knowing people have winked then and said the government was "going political.' Another thing they said was: When the ex - economic stabilizer Davis practically invited C. I. O. to de mand an economically disruptive 30 or more per cent wage in crease, several thinking people here threw up their hands, fig uring frankly the inflation snow ball was being invited to roll over the country. Those are the factors behind an entirely new series of events presented from the White House last Tuesday. A new tack was indicated. . e e THE supreme court choice for retired, discouraged republi can Justice Roberts was a fair and clear-minded r e p u b 1 1 can Senator Burton, who is not yet discouraged. Legally, this pre served the court as was torn in the same pieces. Politically, Tru man swiped a republican senate seat thereby, because Ohio's dem ocratic governor was expected to supplant Burton with his own man. War Secretary Stimson went out for age, nothing else, partic ularly not for Pearl Harbor. His successor, Patterson, is a repub lican, but not a party man. Pat terson has been running the de partment. No change, therefore. is Implied there. The significance behind the Truman action lies chiefly In what he might have done. Some democrats wanted him to seize the war department politically by putting Sherman Minton in there. But the presi dent contented himself with tak ing control of the great surplus property treasure, by putting his man Symington in, replacing the three-man board. On labor the action was mild, yet C.I.O.-ish. Mr. Truman knocked down all the walls around the Davis of fice, and. by implication, invited him to notice all the free air out side his administration. Soon after, Mr. Davis resigned. The war labor board, which has been inwardly fighting C. I. O.-ish against Labor Scc'y Schwellen- bsch, was blanketed In under Its adversary, who was given Ines timable power to act in labor dis putes or not, as he chooses. The Davis invitation for the wage strike was directly repudiated, e e e THIS newly established ground is about where Roosevelt had it spending and all. Now the winkers are saying: "Mr. Tru man's trip out to see his home folks did him some good; he had a chance to talk with some real people." Strangely no one ob jects to Wallace in the cabinet, although Wallace is just as left Ish as the interior secretary. Wal lace, however, does not carry C. I. O. matches, only the torch. The administration no doubt will continue to be "political." Mr. Truman has a distinct po litical bent. But the question Is whether the backfire builders are in to stay or whether now he will go the Hannegan way, disavowing both "right" and "left" and being guided by what is "right" and "wrong." TIRES FROM GOLDENROD New Orleans tU.PJ Many cyclist owes his tires to the low ly goldenrod. Die Mall Tribune Wan! Ada, Olive Barber's 'p Letter as Mussolini rejecrs peace plan. Longshore strike on coast may break out anew. U. S. Chamber of Commerce proposes new NRA to help business. Joe Louis to fight Max Baer in New York Tuesday night. Federal court to open here Oc tober 1. tract Is let by council. Posts to be "artistic design." PLAN VETERANS' HOME . N.ui Orleans (U.R) The local chapter of the Disabled Ameri-1 can Veterans has issued a plea; for a veterans' home as a mem-i orial to servicemen or W o I 1 d War 11. The group already has , worked on the plan nearly a- year and has received first donations. No. 1 Concrete BRICK 546 Pearl St. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY September 21, 1925 (It Was Monday) Washington, D. C, speeder nearly runs over President Cool idge, and is fined $35. Fair and warmer. High 76, low 48 degrees. l iAntir,,i In I rati musiuuuina itiiHiw, valley meadows. Seasonal decline in labor not ed here. Secretary of navy testifies air service okay as is. ' Rancher lost in huckleberry patch. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO September 21, 1911 (It Was Thursday) Car of valley Bartletts sell in Chicago for $1046. Attempt made to dethrone Al fonso, king of Spain. Cluster lights to adorn new Main street lamp posts, and con- WANTED EXPERIENCED MILLWRIGHTS and R0USH CARPENTERS mm CORPORATION North Riverside J m 7:30 to 10:30 Let's Go ROLLER SKATING WED., FRI., SAT. and SUN NIGHTS SKATING PARTIES by SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT rc- i i i ii i The changed expression of the bay would tell us fall is here, were there no other evidences about. Summer mornings there is a play of light and shadow over the surface of the water. Later on in the day, the wind plays over it and it is then that you can fairly feel the vitality, the deathlessness of it. But in the fall, fogs press down. Sounds and sights, which were clear in summer, take on an eerie quality. The fog magni fies small craft so that a row boat is almost steamer size; the raucous cry of a gull suddenly becomes a sound of mystery, made so by the fog. Soon will come the grebe, out-ranking all other water birds in grace, speed and alertness. Seemingly adrift, only its wake of silvered ripples tells of the swiftly paddling feet. Suddenly it will plunge beneath the surface of the water, Its stil etto bill cleaving the way with out a splash. The approaching winter will give a life to our bay it never knew in the summer. There will be loons, mergansers and many species of ducks. Before winter actually sets in, there may be brown pelican visitors. I have watched them clowning on the lower bay and have wished they would stay. I know to see the young feeding from the mother's widely opened mouth would give me many a hearty chuckle. And what an opportunity feeding times gives Mr. Pelican. He can then speak his mind without fear of interruption, since, perforce, a woman with her mouth full of her children's heads must be a silent woman. Many of our sportsmen disap prove of the mergenser because of its greediness for fish. True, they may do considerable dam age at the head of streams but as a whole, I think fishermen give the merganser credit for a prow ess and energy he does not pos sess. This bird-fisherman wants something easily caught; some thing with little spirit, while your man-fisherman values only the game fighter; a fish wary enough to call out all his skill and dexterity, so I feel the ang ler grows heated over an imagi nary menace. Yes, fall time Is here, with its fogs, its ducks, loons, mud hens and mergansers for the bay. And may the sportsman shoot only what he can eat; and of these leave enough to carry on the breed for yet other falls. menu la ii nir.n armtiifrUa ir mis I Flight o Time Medtord and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years ago. TEN YEARS AGO September 21. 1935 (It Was Saturday) Moore Hamilton enters race for speaker ef the lower house. Ethiopia awaits "zero hour," A (ft ' f Ufmiei From where I sit ... ly Joe Marsh Andy Botlcin has a hobby Andy Botkln, tavern keeper at Hie Garden Cafe, has a hobby. It's writing to all the service men who used to make his place a sort of club. And do they appreciate Itt One of them sent htm a German com bat helmet; another, a Jap flag. He's got pictures and coins and souvenirs of all kinds on the trait--mementos yrtth "To Andy" written on them. And he showed me the letters that he's got back . . . from home sick privates to reminiscent colo nels. Letters about home and Main Street and the Garden Cafe ... from men who remember lis tening to football scores on Andy's radio, sharing a mild glass of beer with friends . . . From where I sit, Andy's do ing a one-man Job of boosting morale. Andy's spotless tavern, with lu decent, homelike ear rounding, is doing a Job on the home front, too . . . tn promoting moderation and wholesome re taxation. O UNO i AY ft rmwmR, Int. MEDIUM MILD RICAH CHEESE Feint Ff.EE Pound 35 See- our offers and decide FAMfrY FRYERS MILK -FED COLORED 3 to 4-lh. Avsrage ASSORTED uich f i hats Pound 33c Pound 48c Typo 2 2 Points PEANUT BUTIEi 2-lb m 49 CARNIVAL GREEN BEANS 12 cans $1.59 liKm S faML&mlftyi 5-sz. jar A-lm TOMATO CATSUP C.H.B., large 7 lb. jar .$1.19 IO I APPLE THE KITES' lb. Pc JELL I CUllT FAVORITE JL Jars V HI HO CRACKERS Crisp round wafers lb. box 21 LtCaMUiiiij KEISPY JL box BEDFORD'S FINEST "Dew Kist" Vegetables LOCAL BARTLETT PEARS u9d 81,49 WORLD'S FINEST TOMATOES lb- 5c Tender Local SUMMER SQUASH lb, 5c KLAMATH "NETTED GE&S" "Grown in the Sand" J"A II lift The best to buy. jU ID. UtfC "Your last Chance" CANOQ PEACHES Crate SI 79 CORN GSnGr; 29c doz LIPTON'S Pound 98c a$fr Pound JSMg0& Quarter tmMP$M$$ Pound ' PUREX HALF GALLON AMERICA'S ECONOMY BLEACH SARDINES CALIFORNIA One-lb. NATURAL PACK Tin SPERRY DRIFTED SNOW FLOUR 25 lbs. $1.19 50 lbs. $2.38 Ccpynfh IMS, I'ntfi Stout Bmrm Fmietaien pe..... IT II iii.iiiii in ii 'aiai fsantufcili i hlisTMs-.n, I .. lVi.'ta,..A.awLYyg'" I
