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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1945)
CALL MBR General's Fan Mail Offers Suggestions, Criticism .Some Seek Favors. Tokyo. Nov. '29 (U.R) The Japanese may have been fearful of Gen. Douglas MacArthur once, but he rates now as every thing from their deliverer to a one-man employment agency, his fan mail disclosed today. Hundreds of letters mailed CERTIFIED ACCORDION STUDIO 1211 W. Main Ph. 2755 MEDFORD NEGN CO. SIGNS and SERVICE Personally supervised by RALPH ELLIS S27 Putnam Phone 327S through the regular Japanese post reach MacArthur's head quarters each week. Some are "crank" letters, others praise him as the savior of Japan. Many ask for favors and a few offer constructive criticism and suggestions that have been in corporated into his directives. Letters Examined But every letter or package Is examined closely before It reaches the supreme command er's desk, as a precaution against possible attempts on his life. Most of the fen mail writers register a calm acceptance of Japan's utter defeat, but express a will to build a new and demo cratic nation. Some of them are pathetic, a good many ask for jobs, and vir tually all are addressed to "Marshal MacArthur." Rice Not Enough Yoshihicki Okasaki wrote: "My dear marshall I am 88 years old work man. Everyday take care on hour. ' pound rice is make me hungry all day long. "Please marshall distribution me one pound rice every day. Then I am never forget your kindness and affections all my life." Miss Kaoru Mlgaml, who said she attended school for three years in Berkeley, Calif., wrote: "Yes, we have to suffer deep ly but we are hopeful now . . . ; our country suffered from the ilack of truth more than we can Seedling Reminder h r -i iff : M iX , r!r " K -1 1 : A " 1 IN LJ Mayor Earl L. McNutt of Eugene, left, hands to H. J. Cox, president of the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, a Douglas fir seed ling, on Cox's departure for Chicago, to be presented to that city at a reminder that Oregon expects to be producing lumber for many years. Cox, who is secretary-manager of the Willamette Valley Lumbermen's association, went to Chicago for a convention of the National Lumber Manufacturers association. The little seed ling If the kind which will replace timber such as that shown on the model logging truck in the foreground. Commander of B-29 On Non-Stop Flight Is Med ford Visitor Major John C. Cox, Jr., who commanded one of the Super fortresses which made a non stop flight from Hokkaida, northernmost Japanese home island to Washington, D. C, November 1, Is in Medford as a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Andrews, 1628 East Main street. Mrs. Cox, here with her husband, is a sister of Mr. Andrews. The plane which Major Cox commanded on the historic flight made the best time for the trip. The bombers flew the great circle route across the Pa cific, via Agattu to Kodlak, Sit ka, Port St. John, Winnipeg, and Detroit. Shortly after, their record was bettered by another bomber which took off from Guam and flew non-stop to Washington. Major Cox, now on terminal leave from the army, and Mrs. Cox will leave In about 10 days for Palm Springs where they will visit relatives of the major. Before entering the service the officer was regional merchan dising manager for the DeSota corporation. In 1944, 181 seta of twins and two sets of triplets were born in San Francisco. . tJ8 Thursday. Not. 19, 194S MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE NIKS SINUS SUFFERERS Tf you fuffer aranlzJng alnus headache, aching cheek bones, pressure In forehead, soreness tn back of head and down neck, our amarlng new treatment gives quick relief In most cases In few minutes, writ tor 5-day free trial, no cost or obligation except to return If not aaUafled. NATIONAL, LABORATORIES Beat tU Loglewood, California. Saber-toothed tigers over de-1 out because these teeth grev to veloped the two teeth for which I large they Interfered with eat they are named, and finally died ' ing. PASTEURIZED SKIM ADDS TO ITS GOODNESS c say in the past few years, but we have to suffer more for the building up of the true life in the country." Would Keep Hirohlto Virtually all of the writers re quested that emperor Hirohito be retained on the throne, ex pressing the opinion that his spiritual leadership would in sure the support of the people. One correspondent, who mere ly signed himself a Japanese subject." told MacArthur that the measures taken by American occupation forces were "in ac cord with the sentiments of all intellectual and liberal-minded Japanese people, who are in reality applauding the various directives of general headquar ters which have urged our irre solute government to take dras tic measures to the end of de mocratising Japan." Emperor Misled The writer added that Emper or Hirohito had been misled by his cabinet in supporting the war and "stopped the war when he learned the truth." One man asked permission to keep his hunting rifle, another accused a neighbor of "war crimes," and many complained about the continued freedom of Japanese bankers. A group of students protested against the admission of former army and navy academy students Into their schools. A winery In Fresno has the greatest storage capacity of any winery in the world more than 15,000,000 gallons. IE PRODUCTION INCREASING FAS! Washington. Nov. 29 U.R Production of passenger tires has risen sharply in the past few weeks but rationing cannot end immediately, the Office of Price Administration and Office of Civilian Production reported to day. The OPA announced that pas senger -car tire quota for De cember will be 2,500,000, the same as in the past six months. It said quotas were announced earlier than usual because of re ports that some tire dealers were taking unrationed orders. The December allotment of large-size truck tires will re main unchanged at 250,000 but the quota of small truck tires 7.50 inches and under will be cut 50,000 from the November allotments of 350,000 tires. OPA said the small1 tire quotas had been reduced because of the large number of new trucks re quiring these sizes. A message to returning serv icemen your government needs funds to help rehabilitate your buddies. Sink some of that mus-terlng-out pay and accumulated savings in Victory Loan bonds. Closing time for Sunday Too Lata to ClasMfy 4:00 Saturday afternoon Please remember It! : v3r 1 iv) iV V sf J if V :i ft you WW "You have that atisf action of paying an honest debt to- our i.ervice men and women, particularly those whoare- sick or disabled. 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