FOUR MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE
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Br Arthur Perry
In the trial of P. Laval, the
Viper of Vichy, charged with
treason, the French court pro
cedure resembles a Keystone cop
comedy of the silent screen days.
It is also rcminesecnt of some
rabid monkoyshines, once com
mitted in Jackson county, in the
name of "law and order." The
French Judge and Jurors hurled
Insults at the slimy defendant,
who did some insult hurling him
self. In American courts this
could never be. The opposing.
lawyers do the insulting. They
call each other "learned coun
sel," and don't mean a word ot
it.
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Geologists discover that Eeast
ern Oregon mountains, moved
around considerable, once upon
a time. Indians and stray trap
pers around at the time, all man
aged to get out of the way, It
appears.
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Four and 20,000,000 black
birds have started mobilizing in
the Applcgntc hills, preparatory
to flying south, before they get
- baked In a pie,
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The administration Is reported
fretting about "the revolutionary
unrest" In Argentine. They can
send a plane load of diplomats to
Duciios Detroit, and find similar
conditions,
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"Local hunters are staying at
home biding their time until the
outsiders have cleared out.
(Grant County News) And,
Safety First.
eve .
The army intelligence service
has plans mapped to expose any
one who poses as Hcrr Hitler.
Anybody who poses as Hitler, is
apt to be Hitler,
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Pictures of mighty hunters
standing proud beside dead deer
hanging by its heels appear in
the upstate press. This is a sure
sign the editors are eating veni
son, e e
'ALL MAKE MISTAKES'
(Woodland, Cal., Democrat)
"Even the most lovothy
neighbor sort of person, even
the most rabid 'one-world-cr,"
can hardly condone the com
plete exoneration of those who
violated all the laws of God
and Man in their gross crimes.
Failure to exact penalty is tan
tamount to saying, "It's quite
all right, old man. We know
you were worked up. Heat of
battle, and all that sort of
thing. Boys will be boys!"
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There is a decided trend to
wards Prohibition in the land.
The recent unleashing of a tidal
wave of blended brands, the
most ardent s w I g g e r, never
heard of before, has not helped
the wet cause. It tastes Jtkc Pro
hibition moonshine, but 'comes In
handier bottles, ami contains no
charcoal.
PTA Influence Needed
The annual membership campaign of Parent-
Teacher associations of this city affords excellent op
portunity to appraise the worth of these groups in
advancing both the welfare of children and their
effectiveness as guardians of the young. Public
awareness of the objectives of the P.-T.A. and the
increasing need for closer alignment of home and
schoolroom is important in these post-war days of re
adjustment.
rURING the war families were separated through
military service and work in industrial plants.
Mothers moved from kitchens to factories. Young
sters were often forced to shift for themselves, and
resulting increases in juvenile misbehavior were only
natural.
Today there is a slow but sure return to family
circles and family ties. And it is high time to con
sider the welfare of these youngsters in whom we
must entrust the future security of this nation and the
guardianship of cherished heritages of freedom and
lustice. It behooves us to seek, quickly, a full and
sympathetic understanding of this new crop of young
people so that we may guide them wisely and well.
We must broaden acquaintanceship, mutual trust and
friendly understanding between their parents p.nd
their teachers if the fullest influence of both is to be
felt.
X7ISE parents seek a closer relationship between
the home and school and want a voice in shaping
the policies and purposes of their educational system.
Wise teachers, too, want a fuller understanding of
home problems and environment of the young folks
thev teach and acquaintanceship with their parents.
Their usefulness is amplified by such knowledge and
friendly contact.
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"THUS, the solution of many of our youth problems
resolves itself into a simple partnership between
parent and teacher so important to have, so easy to
achieve.
It is such a partnership that the P.-T.A. seeks to
create. In this confused and changing world it is a
wise parent and duty-conscious teacher who recog
nizes its urgent need. It seems to us that the P.-T.A.,
now striving to expand its membership, offers the
best means of putting the home and school into
double harness for a real job ahead. H.G.
Colossal!
"HOSE HUNTKHS OCT ON
'LIMBS' " (G I c n d a 1 e, Cal.,
News-Press Hdline) No Shank-ri-La.
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VETERAN EATER ENTHUSES
"Then there was a finely chop
ped bit of cabbage, with possibly
a little celery, o( such consisten
cy that it would fondly take to
a fork and ride out the perilous
trip to the waiting mouth with
out falling, without nervousness
or dangling alliance with the
other foods on the table.
Somewhere in the preparation
of it the King's Daughters hud
applied the proper proportions
of mild vinegar to sugar and sea
soning. Such delicate seasoning,
such inviting simplicity, such un
derstanding of the affinity of
good vinegar for sugar In just
tlie right proportion, we have not
come across in a life-time ot
banqueting!" (Oregon City En-
icrpriity
From Hollywood have come many "super-colos
sal" productions which ambitious publicity writers
have lauded to the skies with all the superlatives at
their command.
But now "The Tine Glory" comes along which
dwarfs the widest heralded extravaganzas of the
cinema art. This documentary picture of the invasion
and conquest of Europe, filmed on the beaches of Nor
mandy and the battlefields of i ranee and Germany,
will be shown here this week in conjunction with an
Army recruiting campaign.
IT is a heartening bit of realism that such a picture
1 would be used in connection with the recruiting
campaign in this country. Of course, we must have
new men to fill the peace-time ranks of our rapidly
demobilized army and to give those who did the fight
ing a much needed rest. Farsighted people also realize
that America's military might must be maintained un
til human stupidity that brings about wars is sup
planted by enlightened cooperation and neighborli
ness between nations.
'"THE True Glory" was produced by a joint Anylo
American film planning committee, with five
and one-half million feet of factual war film boiled
down to 8,000 feet, running about one and one-half
hours. It represents the work of 1,400 cameramen,
32 of whom were killed, 101 wounded and 16 are still
missing in action.
Webster would fail the most adept picture plug-
ger in describing such a production. And what an
array of stars! Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Mont
gomery and Von Rilndstedt to say nothing of the mud
spattered G.I.'s in their foxholes and tanks.
LJERE is a picture that shows the misery and mud,
the heroism and horror of the bitterest battles in
til history the sound, the fury, the sobs and the pain
of a frightful mess that was the greatest adventure in
the annals of the ages. It shows, too, the vast com
plexities of this great military venture, the teamwork
that made victory possible, the resourcefulness and
cunning of our determined foe.
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CIMPLY presented, unbelievably thrilling, "The
True Glory" should be seen by every American
and by people throughout the world. Here is a pic
ture that tells eloquently the grim lessons of war; no
person can sec it without a solemn realization that
there must not be another war. We believe that this
film might awaken humanity, which has been too
careless, too indifferent, too stupid to organize itself
against war. The certain, sobering realization that
Another war an atomic war would be tar more Hor
rible should speed this- awakening. World peace is
now a simple matter of self-preservation for all hu
manity. It is necessity to lasting civilization.
tUT, until the day of enlightenment is at hand, mili
tary power must be maintained. The Army is
making enlistments more attractive than ever before
for men from 18 to 31 years of age. There is a choice
of several branches of service and of numerous
theatres of operations. We hope that many will re
cognize this new opportunity for peace-time service
which will help to keep America strong in trying da.s
to CQUie, ll.fi
Westbrook Pegler
Copyright 1945. by King Features Syndicate
Washington, Oct 8 There is
no reason now for anyone to be
lieve that President Truman
will recommend to congress any
legal reform to diminish the
dangerous powers of unions.
Therefore It may be anticipated
that strikes will increase In
number during the fall and win
ter and that, by means of the
iugular strike, countless non
strikers will be thrown out of
work through the interrupting
of public services such as trans
portation, electric power and
water supply and the produc
tion of materials such as roller
bearings, for lack of which
nany other industries must quit
ppera'lons.
There are some In congress
who look forward to a winter of
fighting and public suffering
and rather grimly welcome the
prospect as a show-down, be
lieving" that an element of the
nation which only recently has
been discovering its own exist
ence will then demand relief
and protection under law This
element Is known as "the pub
lic." It includes, of course.
some union members but, on the
face of all credible statistics, it
is overwhelmingly non-union
and to some extent angrily anti
union.
been unmistakably registered.
Even in that case, however, it
probably would be a mistake to
look at Mr. Truman for any
courageous initiative.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington. Oct. 8 A minor
3do has appeared fragmentarily
in the papers about a report of
the special
lW''W committee for
re organiz i n g
n a t i o nal de
t e n s e which
was completed
last April, and
has been lost
under the mas
sive table of
the joint chiefs
of staff since
that time. You
may have seen
an editor i a 1
inquiring what
raw elauttn
now and then
became of it
I found it.
It was in the
FROM THE STANDPOINT of
those who have preached reform
for years, and desire peace in
the long run such a reckless
program of strikes, however
painful and costly, would seem
ultimately desirable, tvery
ether way has failed. Every
reasonable proposal Intended to
guarantee responsible union ad
ministration honest strike votes,
peaceful arbitration, honest
union elections, freedom of
membership and freedom from
persecution of individual work-
has been howled down by
men who have shown them
felves to be incapable of leading
labor in a manner consistent
with the public good and the
ights of their subject members.
The late President Roosevelt
reated this condition and pre-
erved the powers of the union-
oers, but Mr. Truman s record
hows no special affection for
them He could, if he had the
strength of personality or char
acter, go over their heads In pro
posing reasonable reforms. To
et such reforms he would only
have to ask congress for them.
The same great majority in
the house of representatives
which even in Roosevelt's time
voted for restrictions on union
racketeering, expressed in de-
'iant highway robbery, would
vote die same way again, prob
nblv -vith added strength from
those docile rubber-stamps who
would "uphold the president.
Given an honest request from
Mr. Truman, the senate would
defv the powerful union lobby
and Sidney Hlllman, whose
political position in relation to
congress Is now comparable to
that of the prohibition forces In
the last year of the eighteenth
intendment. Like the Metho
dist board of prohibition and
public morals In that decisive
period Hillman and his political
action committee are only fear
ed, not trusted or regarded as
political allies or nipporters.
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EVFN CONGRESSMEN from
Ponna. where the coal and steel
unions enjoy terroristic power
over candidates and, in years of
protection under the new deal,
appalling corruption has devel
oped, admit privately that the
voters including many of the
union workers ward reform.
Latfly, on Labor day, three
conspicuous spokesmen of the
old Roosevelt bigotry in union
matters, uttered " warnings" os
tensibly to the workers but
actually to the union bosses
which showed a realization that
"the public" is neat the point of
revolt
Lewis Sehwcllenbach. t h e
secretary of labor Harold Ickes
and Florello La Guardla, all
made speeches adopting de
mands which for vears had been
presented as criticism In these
dispatches and consistently de
nounced by new dealers as "re
actionary" propaganda. Among
them they repudiated arbitrary
strikes in disregard of the rights
of "the public." denounced the
familnr thieving type ot union
official and pointed out other
elvls which can he corrected
onlv by law although none of
them could as vet summon the
honesty to advocate such laws.
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AS WINTER appioaches there
are In prospect snortages ot
coal and oil due to strikes and
the men who rule the electrical
unions will not overlook the fact
that In the northern states, they
have the power to pull the
switches and shut off the power
that runs electric furnaces In
millions .of homes and In office
buildings.
The personal distress ot me
public" thus victimized in
squabbles over jurisdiction, re
cognition or some fine legal
phrase in the contract, the cost .
of frozen plumbing and the en-,
courapement to congress to ;
enact remedial laws, may bejt
imagined. And some members I
of co.-gress arc counting on
such distress. Inflicted without j
mercy by overbearing and law- j
less individuals . to encourage
weaker members to vote for
the public" when the anger of
street gutter around the corner
from my office when I went
home last night, and while the
night was dark, somehow my
eye did not miss It. It seemed
to be phosphorescent.
On my copy there was no re
striction against looking at it,
and censorship is over anyway.
I hurried back to the office to
study this document so myster
ious that the heavy minds of the
war department had been sit
ting upon It for seven months
seven long months mind you
with a secrecy beyond ordi
nary secrecy.
I found out what had happen
ed. This committee plan of
defense which is to keep the
peace of the world if peace
treaties can be made had re
quested urgent action in report
ing to the president their con
clusions for a complete reorgan
ization of the entire defense
setup. I am told the report had
the approval of the fighting gen
erals and even fighting admirals
Eisenhower, MacArthur, Hal
sey. Nimitz.
Furthermore It says itself a
great majority of field army
officers and half the navy offic
ers at the fighting fronts agreed
on the basic recommendations.
Indeed, the report itself is sign
ed by one admiral and three
army officers, with only one dis
senting voice, the voice of a re
tired admiral.
THIS then Is what the fight-
Ing leaders want, and what
they want is a single defense
department taking in the army,
navy and air forces, under
single-headed control. It would
be called the department of the
armed forces.
The whole tone stressed the
necessity for team work, closer
co-operation, economy in sup
plies an deffieiency by coherent
group action and true integra
tion. It conceded duplication
and some lack of mutual under
standing as well as jealousies in
past competition between the
services.
It wanted a single cabinet of
ficer. This would mean at least
one cf the existing navy and
army cabinet men would have to
go. Yet such a consideration
hardly explained the filing of
the report under a table ih the
war department because I know
War Secretary Patterson is for
it.
Of course it would also mean
combining the war and navy
committees in congress and
some congressmen would lose
good jobs also. A little inquiry
disclosed the most powerfully
placed but not necessarily most
numerous opposition came from
heads of the house and senate
war and navy committees.
(They control appropriations.)
A lilt'e further checking Indi
cated Admiral King, the navy
director, also is against the idea.
As near as I can find these corn-
fined forces were being awarded
the chief inside credit, if you
can cnll it that, for a skillful de
laying action.
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THE report sets down what
looks like a new streamlined
organization with a good chance
for efficiency if the men who
operate it can keep it more on
its toes than they were at Pearl
Harbor.
Top man would be the presi-
d e n t. commander-in-chief as
now. Next in line would be the
cabinet secretary of the armed
forces, then the commander of
the aimed forces (a sort of chief
of staff like General Marshall)
and finally the commanders of
army, navy and air on an equal
footing to operate the divisions
under them
Thua the air force made, up
mostly of the younger general
officers who know most thor
oughly the revolutionary science
of modern warfare would attain
equal ranking with army and
navy, at long last, in one single
armed force. Their minds are
less bound by tradition than the
others and therefore they seem
best fitted to take at least an
equal footing with the others in
maintaining our interest in the
boundless new concepts of security.
Down below this top
alignment, the navy and war
departments would operate
about as present with duplicat
ing bureaus combined and some
other minor changes.
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WELL who can find fault with
this? What objection could
there be? The majority report
of the single retired admiral
actually agrees the plan is bet
ter than any proposed. He him
self recommends placing the
war and navy departments un
der a single head but continuing
the independent setups other
wise as they are. He does not
say there would not be greater
efficiency in a single depart
ment, but he just is far from
convinced there would be. He
sees danger in one man having
so much power at the top (a
president runs the bigger job of
the country without danger)
and he suspects there will be
practical difficulties of function
ing at the bottom (which no
doubt there will be at first as
the combination will require
months of paper work.)
Flight o Time
Mediord and Jackson Co. His
tory from th files of the Mail
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years
a oo.
TEN YEARS AGO
October 8, 1935
(It was Tuesday)
Special train arrives to take
375 CCC. enrollees to new jersey.
Col. Frank L. TouVelle of
Jacksonville named member of
state highway board.
Clear with night fog predict
ed. High 84, low 43 degrees.
Sentember was the warmest
in loc-il weather bureau records,
Klwanis club starts drive for
new s-orage reservoir.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October 8. 1925
(It was Thursday)
City to vote tomorrow on
bonds for purchase of Big
Butte Springs for water supply,
and new city hall.
Slow signs
busy corner.
to be placed at
Pittsburgh defeats Washing
ton 3 to 2, to even world series.
Generally fair. High 86, low
56.
Start building fence around
high school athletic field.
work In
Storm halts paving
Crater Lake park.
AGO
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS
October 8. 1911
(It was Sunday)
Jacksonville rowdies who
tried to lasso Shorty Garnett
while riding In a buggy are
freed.
P&E runs last excursion
season to Butte Falls.
of
given nothing, never been over
seas, only across country from
one camp to another. -Many boys
have been across for years and
never had a chance to see their
loved ones at home and many
never receive mail for months
at a time.
How they could keep up their
courage to fight from day to day
with only meals from tin cans
and many not even that, while
others at home demanded defer
ment after deferment so that
they could stay and make big
money and have good times.
I should think every man or
woman that thinks of striking
should hang their heads in
shame. They show no respect for
our brave boys who gladly gave
their lives so that we here in
America might be safe.
Thousands of homes have been
broken by this terrible war. We
lost a very dear son who we
miss more than words can tell.
Our other son and only child
left, is somewhere in the South
Pacific and has been in many
battles. He will not be home
with his company which will
leave for home November 1, as
he has not enough points.
We think every loyal Ameri
can should insist that every man
who has been in combat be given
an honorable discharge and that
all those that have had no com
bat, those that left good jobs for
higher wages should, with all
those that do not believe in kill
ing, be sent across to guard so
that our weary soldiers can come
home for a much needed rest.
We would really like to know
what would happen if our boys
would have gone on strike and
refused to go across and fight.
It must make them feel like
giving up when they pick up the
home paper and read about all
the strikes.
Lets show respect for our dead
and be faithful to the living and
pull one hundred per cent for
them to trade places with the
boys here at home and let the
boys who have done so much
and got so little have a break
and make some money so that
they can start again.
So why not think twice before
you strike; just look around your
neighborhood, see how many
boys there have paid dearly for
the good times you have had and
the big wages you have made.
Mary Ehrk
PHOENIX RALLY DAY
PROGRAM ON OCT. U-
Phoenix, Oct. 8 The Rally
day program and promotion
Sunday will be observed at the
Presbyterian Sunday school on
Sunday, Oct. 14, instead of Oct.
7 as previously stated. The pro
gram will be given during the
Sunday school hour commencing
ct 10 a.m. AU parents of chil
dren in the Sunday school are
invited to attend.
Closing time tor Sunflay Too Late
to Classify 4:00 Saturday afternoon.
Please remember
CONFAB POSTPONED
Rio De Janeiro, Oct. 8 (U.R)
The conference of American
foreign ministers, scheduled to
open Oct. 20, has been postponed
indefinitely, the Brazilian for
eign office announced. Brazil
was to have been host to the
group.
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