MX MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE
Wednesday. Dec. S, 1944
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MRS. OLIVE STARCH ER, Soc. Editor
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Medford, Oregon, under Act of
March 3, 1870
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An Important Meeting
This city will be host to the Oregon State Horti
cultural Society Thursday and Friday when the 60th
annual meeting of that organization is held at the
Holly theatre. The official program boasts a veritable
galaxy of stars in the horticultural field educators,
pomologists, entomologists, experts m farm labor
problems and market specialists. To these "headlin-
ers" and to all who come to Medford for this import
ant meeting, this community extends a warm and
friendly welcome.
Ihe results of scientific study, experimentation
and practical experience will be freely discussed. Bet
ter produce, larger crops, improved processing meth
ods and more profitable marketing should follow
such a meeting.
yHE public generally is interested in this horticul-
tural session for more reasons than one. Jackson
county's economy is deeply rooted in the soil, and the
contribution made to our prosperity by orchards and
farms is well known and thoroughly appreciated
here. Moreover, three Medford men hold key posts
in the Oregon State Horticultural Society this year
C. C. Clemens is president, Leonard Carpenter is third
vice-president, and C. B. Cordy is assistant secretary.
OORTICULTURE is a $110,000,000 business in
Oregon this year. Jackson county's own pear
crop will have an estimated gross value in 1945 of
11 million dollars. This county and the Hood River
area, with 19,000 acres of productive orchards, grow
more winter pears than any state in the union. It is
a record to be proud of! The fact that this state, with
only 7 per cent of the nation's pear acreage, produces
14 per cent of the U. s. crop clearly indicates tne
sound practices of Oregon fruitgrowers.
Things are dull these short WitH the pioneering of the fruit gift package busi-
wlnter days down on the farm. I Vi0rn !n Janlrcnn fmintv vpnr 'rnunrl nn vrnlls have
There Is nothing to do but tne -...j, j ------
oeen creaieu. nunureus uj. men aim wumeu cue uvw
busy in local plants, fashioning artistic boxes and
baskets of luscious pears for markets throughout the
country. It won't be long before export business will
return and these gift packages will go forth into world
markets, from Svdnev to Stockholm. Payrolls thus
created flow freely through the arteries of business
here everyone directly or indirectly benetits.
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THE fruitmen who have battled blight and. waged
relentless warfare against red spider and cod
dling moth through the years, and who have had the
vision and courage to create year 'round markets for
their products well deserve this present period of
prosperity. New techniques in ireezing ana preserv
ing parden nroduce and improved marketing prac
tices should make that field more profitable in years
to come.
BECAUSE of the importance of orchards and farms
to our prosperity here, we have more than a
neighborly interest in. this meeting of the Oregon
State Horticultural Society tomorrow and Friday. It
is planned so that growers can do a good job better.
The excellent program should certainly achieve that
nhioftivp. nnrl ns "nartners" in this business of horti
culture here in Oregon, we have a real and personal
desire to see a well attended and thorougniy success
ful meeting. H. G.
Ye Smudge Pot
Br Arthur Perry
100 with the following statement credited to him In the morn
ing Herald:
"I would like to see the United States stand up to Russia
and say In serious dignity:
"Brother, you haven't thing on this earth we covet
other than your cooperation, friendship and good will. But
don't make the mistake of pushing us around. We won't
take It!"
Amen say well There is our Idea of the proper policy to adopt
toward xtussia in a nutshell. It could be elaborated and couched
In more impressive diplomatic language but in principle could
noi be improved.
And we applaud the same senator when he later declared the
atomic bomb had completely changed his attitude toward the
united Nations and the necessity of not only sunortine this or
ganization, improving and strengthening it, but arming it with
me atomic nomo. Again we quote:
"Before Hiroshima I might have approved Senator
Taft's amendments to the enabling act, I even might have
opposed the UNO pact outright as does Senator Wheeler;
but now I certainly favor the organized world effort to
stop war backed by force, and this country supplying the
required force with the atomic bomb Every' peace
loving nation who fears aggression and has faith in our
high ideals -and our good faith will like it. And we ought
not to care whether others, If there be any, like it or not!"
Again a long and fervent AMEN!
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And while on this subject we hereby emphatically endorse the
statement maae yesterday in far-off Capetown, South Africa, by
one of the wisest, ablest and most genuinely beloved delegates
me iwu garnering in oan iranclsco:
We quote:
"With the Invention of the atomic bomb and with this
new organization of the United Nations there is a chance
for perpetual peace and a new and better order for man
kind. But if the San Francisco charter goes and we are
left with the atomic bomb, there will be nothing left for
us but destruction."
We mentioned those three consecutive days of beautiful sunny
weather cold but invigorating. The local weather man is making
up for it now one of the worst rain and ivinHtnr. ,,
ever listened to is now raging outside, and as is always true un-
tu"u,"uns. laxis are just not to be had. R. W. R.
', M IIIIIIIIM, 1,1,1
MMMIIMIM (Mil IMIIIIII nm
chores before dark, eat supper,
wait for the 0 o'clock news, hit
the hay, and sleep straight
through till 4:45 a. m., farmers
boast.
The President proposes "fact
finding boards," and a "cooling
off" period to halt labor strikes.
It is believed plenty of facts can
be found, without the use of
bloodhounds. It Is doubtful if the
proposed 30 days "coollng-off"
period Is long enough to reduce
the temperature of the army and
navy "top brass," who for a cou
ple of weeks, have been receiv
ing orders from the longshore
union on how to handle troop
ship sailings.
TH08E RUSSIAN NAMES
(Eugene Register-Guard)
"The Associated Press dis
patch that we got the above
information from doesn't tay
anything about the Tallassee
opposition but we suppose they
. play such surrounding towns
as Tuckahatchle, Chunnenug
gee, Wetumka, Chattasofkee,
Loachapoka, Weogufka and
Hlssop."
V
Snow adorns the high hills,
and word comes many amateur
ish and reckless skiers are slid
ing down the steep places, at
great risk to their own, as well
as Uie limbs and necks of inno
cent bystanders. It is great fun
to flit down the side of a stately
mountain on a pair of college.
bred barrelstaves, in pair of
ski britches Imported from New
York. If a sapling gets in the
road, the results are the somo as
having a phone pole Jump Into
the middle of the highway, while
speeding home from a country
dance.
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' A metropolitan daily editor
ially discusses the advantages of
small city over a large city
and, concludes It all boils down
to "freedom from bargain-counter
rushes," as the main satisfac
tion in a small city. There is an
other one. In the large city, auto
istg run citizens down, and In the
small city the gossips do it.
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"As for her favorite activity
"Either swimming or ice skat
ing.' She can't decide whether
she wants to be on top or under
the water." (Lakevlew Exami
ner) Make up your mind, ladyl
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Two New Jersey gents have
swapped wives and kids, and are
now on a second honeymoon,
the proceedings shocking even a
divorce-hardened Nevada Judge,
the press report says. Both sL'll
drive their old autos, as far as
is known.
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The Nazi war criminals await
lng trial, blame A. Hitler for all
the aboriginal cussedncss they
committed agniii5t small natii.ns
and peoples. All opposed It, but
went ahead and did It. If the
author of "Meln Kampf" Is H1I
on earth as many suspect, he
is probably writing a book, to be
called, "Meln Scampfs."
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WHAT AILS AMERICA
"The fat belly of America has
so completely greased her brain,
her traditions have been so kick
ed around, the sacred Implements
of her altars so completely raped
that she has deviated from truth
into civil and moral serfdom.
"O Lord, who docs not mock
us even in all our gut-happiness
give us a man with an oil lantern
who will search the world (oi
this honest man; for as Thou
knowest such honest men are as
carte as hens' teeth." (Em
porta, Kan., Gazette)
Clnetnt lima mi sunaa Toe t-ati
to Claalt t-oa Saturday afternoon
aliens itnwmhea.
On The Side By e. v. Duriing !
(Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc.)
IMIMfHtmilMIMMflMltlMfllMt
Since we parted yetter t
I do love you. believe.
Twelve tlraei dearer, twelve hourt
longer,
One dream deeper, one night
stronger,
One nm aurer thui much more
Than 1 loved thee, love, before.
Uulwer aCytton.
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I Editorial Correspondence
Psychological dramas appear
very popular with producers of
both stage and screen. "The
Seventh Veil," a film of this
type is a sensational success In
England. The title is inspired
by the claim that the human
mind is veiled to the outside
world. With friends the average
person drops two or three veils
With a lover five or six. But
only a psychiatrist can tear
down the seventh veil.
Three Wheeler
The three-wheel automobile
may be quite a factor in the fu
ture of motoring. Emile Mathls,
the French Henry Ford, has an
nounced plans to immediately
produce a three-wheel car made
of Alpax (a light alloy contain
Ing forty per cent aluminum.)
This car will weigh only 200
pounds and go eighty miles on
one gallon of gasoline. Will
have a top speed of from sev
enty to eighty miles an hour.
Asking
Queries from clients. Q. What
is the longest highway In the U.
S. A? I believe that distinction
goes to Highway No. 40 which
runs from Atlantic City, N. J.,
to San Francisco, Calif. Q. In
what part of the world are black
canary birds found? A. There is
no such animal. There are yel
low, red, o'range and blue can
aries but no black ones. How
ever, breeders are trying hard
to produce a black canary.
Bachelors
Successful middle-aged bache
lors who have comfortable and
well-managed homes are usually
a source of irritation to married
woman and bachclorettcs. That
a man can get along so well
without a wife's aid is believed,
by the ladies, to encourage eligi
ble young men to remain bach
elors. Wives also believe a hap
py bachelor makes a husband
wonder if he wouldn't have been
better off as a single man.
Among the celebrated successful
ba rhetors who have well organ
Ized homes are Robert L. Ripley.
Herman Rodheaver and Cesar
Romero. Ripley and Rodheaver
hae both city and country
homes: Romero has a very com
fortable house in Beverly Hills.
Greer Garson, Jcanctte MacDon
aid and Andrea Leeds Howard
of the "Matchmaking Commit
tee of the Bel-Air. and Beverly
Hills Married Woman's Associa
tion" have for some time been
unsuccessfully trying to per
suade Mr. Romero to marry and
settle down. He Is thought to
have a bad influence on the Bev
erly Hills and Bel-Air husbands.
Pasting By
Anna Sosenko. Manager of
HiUlegardc Lorctta Sell, the Mil
waukee chanteuse. Anna wrote
the song that made Hildegarde
famous, namely "Darling, Je
Vous Aime Beaucoup" . . . Wal
ter Catlett, another of the many
brilliant stage comedians who
first saw the light in San Fran-
cis:o, made his first New York
appearance in "The Prince of
Pilsen." His first big hit was In
"So Long Letty." Incidentally, f
there's a musical that could ;
stand a revival. ! J
Horses i
Doping a racehorse is a three- :
way criminal offense: A con
spiracy to defraud the public, il
legal use of narcotics, and cruel
ty to animals.' Cruelty to horses
inspired the organization of the
American Society for Preven
tion of cruelty to Animals. Hen
ry Jergh, of the U. S. diplomatic
service, nott-a wnn norror tne a
We don't know much about Senator Johnson of Colorado, and beating administered horses in 1 1
lb UtUa we do know has not been favorable, but we agree j Russia by DroshkyMouJiks. Re-
Boston, Mass.. Nov. 28: A cold night so cold the ponds m Bos
ton Common were half frozen over. The ducks would have liked
't better had they been frozen over entirely for no doubt then they
would have been placed in winter quarters. Half-and-half proved
too much for the duck mentality. They would swim peacefully
along, hit the ice and before they realized It be on top of
It They would then try to continue swimming, get no foothold
on the slick surface and fall on their faces or bills to be exact.
Scramble along a few paces then fall again!
Only "Donald Duck" himself could have properly expressed
the amazement, consternation and indignation of these mallards
they looked like mallards at least. (We would have to have Dr.
Kcnly here to be sure.) There was quite a crowd of people on
the little rustic bridge watching them this didn't muke the ducks
any happier, they are very proud birds and hate to be laughed at.
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No doubt when No. I grandson comes up from N. Y. to visit
Boston the first time he will consider it a "hick town." And It is.
in some wavs no doubt walk up Washington-or Tremont on a
Saturday night, and while the crowds are tremendous they don't
Impress one as metropolitan; nor as rural for that matter, they
remind one somehow of Saturday night crowds in Glasgow a
bit shabby, but decidedly robust.
That verdict, however, would be the verdict of Inexperienced
youth and therefore fnlse. It is entirely different with one o( the
"older boys," for Boston Is remarkable In that way, Its strange,
narrow dusky winding streets; Its old rambling stone and brick
buildings, and then suddenly run into say Faneull Marketi
or the old state house and flash! there you are back In your
youth! Boston was old then and it Is not much older now and so
why should anyone else be? A bit Intricate and Involved per
haps but that may be one reason why Boston has such an appeal
tor those who after many years, return to It. Not the same with
youth.
The appointment of General Marshall to take Ambassador Hur
ley' place in China will be good for the country, but we doubt
it it will be so good for General Marshall.
For the problem over there, as we see It, Is for the present
practically Insoluble at least according to occidental standntds.
And while General Marshall will do as well, or better, than any
other American that could have been named, even to him we
fear the net result will be a headache and frustration. In othei
words we believe General Murshall deserved some high honor
in his country's service, but something less hazardous and dif
(icult than trying to bring order out of chaos in the hapless
kingdom-democracy the other side of the earth, In Its present state
of mess and confusion.
We do not agree, however, with those who believe General
Marshall will fail because he Is a military man, used to having
supreme authority and unused to the ways of Oriental diplomacy
That would be true of nine out of ten military leaders, out
not of Marshall or Elsenhower. At least these two heroes of World
War No. II impress this department as being that rare exception
to the rule good military men who are also potentially ood
statesmen. Incidenlly Medford had one of them also lheslatc
Colonel Gordon Voorhles, who was a West Pointer, saw active
tervlce In two wars, but who possessed qualties of good Juris
Trent, tolerance, keen human nderstanding and Insight, which
Highly qualified him for public service had he ever been called
In that direction.
HMIMItMHHM,.'
turning to the United States in
1865 Bergh founded the
A.3.P.C.A. to protect horses and
otner animals here.
Sidelights
As you may have noted Cali
fornia has received another dis
couraging set-back in its efforts
to top Brooklyn. I am referrini?
of course, to the achievement of
Brooklynite Mrs. Zack Gabel,
who gave birth to two pairs of
twins in less than a year . . .
Headline from New York City
newspaper: "First whispers of
snow flutter lightly on city."
Very poetic. Can it be the Man
hattan newspapers are going to
give the snow the same headline
treatment accorded the rain bv
Los Angeles newspapers as In
dicated in the immortal head
line: "Gentle rain falls on sunny
southland?"
Settling Down
Have you moved from the
town of your birth? What made
you decide to live where you are
now located? George Bernard
Shaw was taking a trip through
the English countryside some
years ago when he stopped to
wander around the town of Avot
St. Lawrence, Herts, Eng. In the
course of his wandering he came
upon the village graveyard. He
noted by the tombstones thai the
average age of the natives at
death was ninety-three. "What
a healthy place this must be,'
observed Mr. Shaw. "I believe
I will settle down here." And
so he did.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, Dec. 5 The la
bor-management conference
broke down completely. A few
hours before
the final insip
id report was
made to Presi
dent Truman,
the White
House had
been informed
there was
good chance of
agreement In
favor of fact
finding. The
conferees were
x then seeking a
report favoring the establish
ment of Just what Mr. Truman
later recommended to congress
the establishment of an inves
tigating committee to determine
the facts in big national wage
disputes.
But labor balked at this. The
proposal for such a settlement
had come, In the beginning,
from the side of management
and by final hours the conferees
had reached what seemed to
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GOOD
BUSINESS
to obtain a First
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build your home.
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27 North Holly
White House observers at a
stage of childish petulance,
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THE mere fact that manage
ment had proposed the idea
was enough to defeat it in the
eyes of labor. In substance, how
ever, it represented .the mildest
possible escape for labor from
the predicament of unpopular
strikes and the threat of real
labor reform legislation from
congress. It was a fur-lined way
out for C.I.O. and A.F. of L., but
they did not take it, and, indeed,
conducted some sham show of
resistance when Mr. Truman of
fered the same proposition.
If you think this is silly, the
inner dallyings of the conference
were actually much worse.
Alone, C. I. O. President Phil
Murray offered a last-plan reso
lution, merely stating that the
conference was in favor of wage
increases. Not even manage
ment could oppose such a propo
sition, as an increase of 10 per
cent already had been offered
far, far back, only to be de
clined by labor then.
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pHE Murray resolution did not
even mention 10 per cent,
but merely said "wage increase."
Smite me if you will, so help
me, A. F. of L. President Wil
liam Green voted against the
resolution and caused its defeat.
When asked by Murray why A.
F. of L. was voting against the
wage Increase resolution, Mr.
Green responded that the time
was wrong for such a proposi
tion.
There may have been some
reasonable substance to what
Mr. Green responded that ' the
time was wrong for such a prop
osition.
There may have been some
reasonable substance to what
Mr. Green contended, but the
residue point was nevertheless
clear, namely not even A. F,
of L. and C. I. O. could agree on
anything.
As far as management was
concerned, it could see arising
in congress out of public dis
taste for the strikes against pub
lic convenience, the various leg
islative proposals to require la
bor to assume a legal responsi
bility commensurate with its
new national political power. If
matters were drifting that way.
management naturally may also
nae resisted agreement.
But the salient fact behind
the whole collapse was the
knowledge on both sides that
this is the crisis. The White
House apparently is playing for
a wage settlement providing a
15 to 20 per cent increase. La
bor has demanded 30 per cent,
which its leaders do not really
expect to get. Management has
offered 10 per cent, which labor
has refused. Therefore, 15 or
20 per cent is the logical medi
um. a a a
lylY very definite information
" suggests that the arithmeti
cal compromise is what is be
hind Mr. Truman's proposal for
a fact-finding commission. In
short, he expects the investiga
tion to work toward that con
clusion, and is privately work
ing that way himself.
This, of course, would settle
nothing but only alleviate the
immediate pressing condition.
The unions could very well
strike next year for another 15.
30, or 100 per cent and the year
following for that is their pur
pose. The essence of the trouble
is far beyond arithmetic.
What remains to be settled,
and must be settled, Is the place
of the unions in the national
economy. If they can direct our
economics by wages demands
and c o m p r o m ise settlements I
continuously over the period of
coming years they will control
the national economy. They will
fix prices as well as wages and
thus even control profits.
An arithmetical compromise
would leave their power to do
so full and unimpaired. A set
tlement by which they would be
made responsible for strikes or
power misuse would relegate
them to unpolitical unionism,
the old position they formerly
nrr-iiniorl hefnre coming into
sweeping, rich and ruthless po-1
Utical action.
What the situation needs Is
plain some authority to take
both sides by the neck and point
a finger, directing their excited
gazes to what is Just and reason
able. The authority must de
prive both sides of their power
and act in the public interest.
That time is coming.
rookie the greatest end In foot
baU.
Closing time ror Sunday Too Lata
to Classify 4 (JO Saturday afternoon.
Please -pmemhei
Flight o' Time
Medtord and Jackson Co His
tory from the filet of the Mail
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years
aao
TEN YEARS AGO
December 5, 1935
(It Was Thursday)
Britain warns Japan to clar
ify her position on China.
Railroad urged from Port Or
ford to valley.
Increasing cloudiness with
light rain. High 40, low 28.
Dry leaders train guns on
Roosevelt, and claim repeal is
failure.
Trade agreement with Swe
den will help pear shipments, is
word.
Heavy snowfall hits Klamath
area.
Gov. Martin vigorously blasts
state senate as "numbskulls un
able to rise above hidebound
tactics." '
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 5, 1925
(It Was Saturday)
Medford high defeats Salem
16 to 13 in- thrilling battle In
doubt until the final quarter.
After recovering a Salem
fumble, Fullback Senn plunged
for first down on a series of line
bucks. With the final minute
showing on the timekeeper's
watch, Ray Singler, end, caught
a long pass from Quarterback
Clarence Dunn, over the goal
line for the winning margin.
Coach Callison given credit for
victory.
Twelve mules hard at work
hauling gravel for forest service
warehouse.
Express safe is cracked but
no loot secured.
THIRTY FOUR YEARS AGO
December 5, 1911
(It was Tuesday)
Minneapolis capitalist buys
Suncrest orchards.
Cannery to be b ii 1 1 1 on
'desert' near P&E tracks. .
Rain. High 54, low 37.
William Von der Hellen de
feats his father-in-law for Mayor
of Eagle Point.
HUTSON QUITS AGAIN
Chicago, Dec. 5 (U.R) After
three false alarms, Don Hutson
turned In his Green Bay foot
ball suit for good today with
the announcement that he has
pupil, Clyde Goodnight, who
may become Just as good as he
was which would make the
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them lately.
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