EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE
Friday. Dee. 7. 1943
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Ye Smudge Pot
Br Arthur Parry
Mn immpHiflts anlntlnn is In
Ight for the housing shortage
anywhere In the nation, the tim
bered northwest Included. The
houseless might hustle around
like the pioneers, and build a
Inrr fnhln. ThpV might do UkC
the early Dakota settlers, erect
sod-house. There is noi enougn
now handy to Imitate the
Eskimos, and have an Igloo.
Officials and real estate agents
believe It will take two years
to Iron out all the factors. In
the depression years a craze to
live In an auto trailer swept the
land. People even swapped ineir
bungalows for a cookstovc on
wheels. If the masses wanted a
house now, as bad as they want
ed a trailer In 1939, It would not
take as long officials and real
estate agents believe. In 1S35,
they had determination, but no
money, wow they nave me lat
ter, but not the former.
Mighty hunters are still flock
Ing to the Klamath county titles
to shoot migratory fowls. Dur
ing their absence their wives
swat mora flies, than they shoot
ducks.
Premier Stalin Is still absent
from Moscow. He has been awny
since October S. His long ab
sence Is listed, of all things, as
a rebuke to the allies, who have
not yet fully realized they have
been rebuked.
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MEANING THE FLOOR
(Future Fashions)
"The fashion notes continue
to carry the disquieting infor
mation of a determined effort
to restore the status quo ante
In the matter of women's
skirts. Dresses for street and
afternoon wear are to drop
several Inches below the knee
and evening gowns are to
touch bottom."
"The cutting affray occurred
outside the barbershop, and last
ed quick." (Fort Sewell items)
Most of them occur inside the
shop.
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The warden of the Utah state
prison attributes a recent riot
"to a low class of Inmates."
There will always be riots In
prison, until a better grade of
prisoners are sent there.
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NOW RELINQUISH IT
(La Planta Home Press)
"The funniest error tint hits
thus far crept Into the typo
graphy of the Home Press was
found In the very nice card
of thanks issued by Elliott St
Finchpaugh to the firefighters
whom we caused to "distin
guish" the fire."
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Most of the new auto adver
tisements announce the behold
er, "will be struck by the super
ior accessories provided." This
won t help any, as the average
pedestrian is still a poor shock
absorber.
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BELIEVE IT OH NOT
For one agency which kept
falih with its public during war
time we pin a ruse on the Rail
way Express company. It was
one concern to which you could
turn for service and get it with
smile.
Never once, during our war
time dealing with the Corvallls
Railway Express office were we
reminded "There is a war on!"
It is refreshing to really en
counter a concern unspoiled by
n era that has been a seller's
paradise. We'll not soon forgt't
and. whenever possible, we'll
ship by Railway Express.
Philomath Review
Editorial Correspondence
Boston, Mass., Dec. 3 Dear old Alma Mater Is doing her
best to make "Ye Editor" feel at home, leaden skies, damp pene
trating wind and Harvard slaughtered by Yale by the largest
score since 19001
At least that Is what the sportswriter we read claimed, and
he Is right, for as we recall It the score In 1900 was also 28 to 0
We know, for "we were therel"
It took us two weeks to get over that massacre, but we were
prepared for this one and taking over the radio in front of a huge
fire, instead of shivering in the bleachers. So there Is one de
partment where we can "take it" better than we could 45 years
ago.
But nothing so humiliating happened In 1900 as at New
Haven on Saturday, have a Harvard player by the good Irish
name of O'Donnell (Pat O'Donncll was the boxing Instructed at
Cambridge years ago) intercept a pass and start down the field
for a touchdown, whereupon the 220-lb. captain and end of Yale,
not only caught him, but put on a hammerlock and took away
the ball!
That Is certainly adding murder to manslaughter, or some
thing!
A friend just returned from New Haven maintains It was a
pathetic and depressing exhibition, about like the old days when
the Varsity took on the Freshmen for a work-out following prac
tice. The only consolation was Harvard excelled at kicking, a
freshman back outkicking the big hefty Ell captain who hammer-
locked O'Donnell (the big bully!) And since that game Harvard
has continued to excell in this department, maintaining Yale won
by calling in two ringers, one from Notre Dame and the other
from Washington who played end in the East-West game at San
Francisco last New Year's. "It haint right!"
Oh well, we can't get very hot and bothered about anything
like that. Army and Navy transferees were gobbled up by both
sides we imagine, and If Yale grabbed the better ones that Is
where Yale was lucky and smart. We agree with the sportswriter
on the Globe here regarding recruiting for football players in the
Ivy league, let there be one hard and fast rule and see that it
is strictly enforced and that is:
SCHOLARSHIP!
If the football player Is of college material, going to college
In good faith to LEARN something, stands well In his classes;
then whether his parents are able to pay all his expenses or not.
is immaterial. He is In college where he belongs and he is getting
tne training physically and mentally which will best fit him to
get somewhere In life. And if he happens to be another Red
Grange or Ernie Nevers to boot, OKI And if he doesn't happen
to be, OK also. But don't allow a man on the team who isn't
college matcriall
Haven't seen so much snow since that skiing week-end at
Shasta City many, many years ago.
On Commonwealth avenue it Is plied waist-high along the
sidewalks and In the parking strips, while the roofs are covered
with thick blankets of it with long icicles hanging down from the
eaves.
The "beautiful" Is not so bad In the country or the suburbs,
but In the center of a large city like this it is a pain in the neck
And an expensive pain, getting rid of it It.
Which reminds us we have it on excellent authority that
Boston the municipality is about busted that Mayor-Elect Curley
will find he has inherited the largest accumulation of red-ink In
the city's history. We are also Informed taxes are so high here
that aimost any residence In Back Bay can be purchased for around
$5,000 cash, that is, if the purchaser will assume the debts and
keep up the taxes. There Is added evidence across the street at
the corner of Massachusetts and Commonwealth, where the pala
tial Governor Ames brown-stone mansion still stands. On the side
entrance Instead of displaying a grilled window and large brass
knocker as in days of yore, there is only a brass sign reading:
"American Casket companyl"
Like the London "ministers' conference," President Truman's
labor conference at Washington ends in failure, complete failure
as far as any constructive accomplishment is concerned. And we
believe for essentially the same reason, lack of confidence, sus
picion, fear.
At London, Russia on one side, England and the United States
on the other, could come to no common agreement. In this de
pertinent's opinion Russia was chiefly to blame, but it is also
true that more might have been accomplished if the Anglo-American
delegates had been better prepared and better Informed re
garding the Moscow attitude and actual conditions in the Balkans
and Middle Europe.
Very little Information has been given out concerning the
goings-on at the Washington labor-management confab, or if
there has we have missed It. But we are reasonably certain man
agement's suspicion of organized labor and organized labor's sus
picion of management, were basically the cause of the failure.
The great need in the world today, In all directions, is better
understanding, and a better understanding can't be had if there
Is no mutual confidence, no trust, no faith in the "other man" or
the "other nation." Serious breakers are ahead unless SOMEHOW,
SOMEWAY, a new and better spirit Is created between individuals
within nations and between the nations themselves. Without surh
a spirit we fear ultimate tragedy can't be delayed for long.
Which takes us back to Roger Babson who may be cockeyed
In many directions but we believe is dead right In one when he
maintains the great need In the world today is a spiritual re
awakening. R.W.R.
MIMMtinilMtinHIHIMIItIMlltIIIH
On The Side-By e. v. Duriing !
(Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc.) I
t,MMH,mi,,IIUIlltH,
The dames of Franca are fond and
free
And Flemlih lips are wllllns.
And soft the maids of Italy
And SpenUh eyes are thrilling.
Still, thouih 1 bask beneath their
smile
Their charms they fall ta bind
me.
And my heart falls hark the while
To the girl 1 life behind tne.
Old Bong.
Industrial leaders are con
tinuing payroll savings for Vic
tory Loan Bonds because they
know the value of systematic
avings.
(Above ballad has been sung
by soldiers for nearly two hun
dred years having been In Dub
lin in 1759 by an anonymous
composer.)
Note a New Yorker states: "In
the eighties you could get a big
juicy steak at Smith & McNeil's
restaurant near Washington Mar
ket for twenty-five cents and a
generous drink of fine Bourbon
at Perry's on Park Row for a
dime." No doubt you could. But
in the eighties the average work
ing man was being paid a dollar
a day or six dollars a week. Of
fice workers were not paid much
more. So in those days a quar
ter and a dime was of much
greater importance to the pos
sessor than now.
Asking
Queries from clients. Q. I
claim there was a stage actress
whoso first name was Gypsy
playing on Broadway botore
Gypsy Rose Lee made her first
New York appearance. Am 1
right? A. I think you are. Sir.
You are probably referring to
that charming actress named
Gypsy O'Brien. Q. What is the
flower of people born undei the
sign of Saggitarius? A. The
florists say it is the poinsctta.
However, my girl friend was
m(H,t,,nmnnti,im,M.
born under Saggitarlus and
though a flower enthusiast, she
doesn't like'polnscttas.
That Shaggy Dog
Have been asked, what Is the
original "shaggy dog story?"
Couldn't definitely say. First
one I heard, which was during
World War One, was as follows:
"A New York City newspaper
carried an advertisement read
ing: "Wanted A shaggy dog.' A
man In Omaha who had a shaggy
dog brought It to New York to
sell but found the advertiser had
left for London. The man with
the shaggy dog went to London
and found the advertiser had
left for Paris. In Paris he learn
ed the advertiser had left for
Berlin. After having a number
of similar disappointments in
other cities, the Omaha man fi
nally caught up with the New
Yorker in the Balkans and
proudly displayed his shoggy
dog. The New Yorker looked at
the dog and said: 'Sorry I don't
want htm. He's not shaggy
enough.' "
Sidelights
Before the war Japan pro
duced over ninety-five per cent
of the silk used In the United
States. Now the Nipponese are
going to lose much of that busi
ness. Callfornians claim they
can produce three crops of silk
an.iually to Japan's one. And
that it wlli be. better silk. The
U i' 1 1 i s h Women's Association
continues active. This organiza
tion which campaigns for a bet
ter break for wives is very ag
gressive. However, practically
I all Its crusades seem to deal with
the question of how much of his
, salary a man should give bis
j wife.
Passing By
Spencer Tracy, Milwaukee's
gift to Hollywood and Broad
way. The critics didn t enthuse
over "The Rugged Path" in
which he is starring but it's a
smash hit at the box-office. Rea
son is that Mr. Tracy is extreme
ly popular with the feminine
theatregoers. He draws the la
dies to the box-office like the
great matinee idols of the yes
teryear such as James K. Hack
ett, Robert Hilliard, Henry E.
Dixey, John Barrymore and
Forrest Stanley. The last name
was matinee idol No. one on the
Pacific coast. Especially in San
francisco. He never became a
New York heart-throb though he
did appear on the Broadway
stage.
Bitter Battle
A young old-timer claims the
all-time high for bittet football
battle was that played between
Central and Centennial high
schools of Pueblo, Col. Central
high is on the south side of the
Arkansas river which splits- the
town. Centennial is on the
north side. The rivalry is ter
rific. In this game not only the
teams and cheering sections bat
tled but the north side and south
sida residents joined in the fray
which lasted all night. As a re
sult all athletic contests betwean
the two schools were prohibited
for ten years. And even when
relations were resumed no foot
ball game was permitted.
Star
Ever hear of Behldja Hafez?
She is Egypt's most popular film
star. She is a triplcthreat, writ
ing, directing and acting in all
her pictures. As for her private
life, Behidja was first married
at the age of thirteen and di
vorced when fifteen. Since then
she has married twice and been
divorced twice. That's three
marriage and three divorces.
The Hollywood record is five
marriages and four divorces. Or
was up until a late hour last
night.
Over There-
When a British bettor tries to
put over "a double" it is by at
tempting to name the winners of
two great stake races such as the
Ca:sarwitch and the Cambridge
shire. On such doubles some
Britishers have won as much as
the equivalent of $100,000. On
this no income tatf is paid. If a
man won a $100,000 race bet in
the U.S.A. at this time, he would
have to pay an income tax of
around $70,000 on it.
Please Note
New Yorker claims that while
statistics reveal women buy
more cigarettes than men It does
not necessarily mean the ladies
smoke more. It is because they
hae been buying so many cigar
ettes for men In the armed
forces. That could be so, but I
am still inclined to think wom
en smoke more cigarettes than
men. When a female becomes a
chain-smoker she really goes to
town. Besides many women
don't really know how to smoke
a cigarette. They smoke too rap
idly and therefore use more cigarettes.
Flight o' Time
Madtord and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files ol the Mai)
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 ra
qo.
TEN YEARS AGO
December 7, 1935
(It was Saturday)
Coming address of Roosevelt
in Chicago expected to woo
farm votes.
BIG FIVE PLAN
Washington. Dee. 7 (IIP)
The "Bie Five" foreign mlnltr
plan to meet before long in
Moscow to resume consideration
of problems left unsettled by the
unproductive meetintf In T.nnHnn
earlier this fall, it was reported
today.
Representative nf Out Tlnltprl
States, Great Britain. Russia,
France and .China would attend.
The Potsdam conference last
summer set up a plan for per
iodic meetings of the foreign
ministers. The ensuing meeting
In London failed to settle many
of the questions brought up
This caused some doubt as to
whether further meetings would
be held.
HYDE PARK OPEN IN MAY
New York, Dec. 7 (U.R)
The department of Interior will
open the late President Roose
velt's Hyde Park estate to the
public next May, it was report
ed today. An admission, prob
ably 25 cents, will be charged.
Supreme court in review of
conviction of Bruno Hajptman,
German carpenter, sentenced to
die for murder and kidnaping
of Col. Lindbergh's young son.
Unsettled with rain. High 48,
low 40 degrees.
Social regulation at Corvallis
prohibits co-eds from wearing
corsages.
Rain grounds three planes
here; gale hits coast.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 7, 1925
(It was Monday)
Ped r.rance. Illinois football
star, signs movie contract. v
President Coolidee in Chicago
speech favors co-operative mar
keting plan, as best solution of
farmers problems. ,
Increasing cloudiness. High 37,
low 28.
Football team is guest of the
Kiwanis club.
Three hurelaries and a hold-!
up start local crime wave.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO j
December 7, 1911
(It was Thursday) I
. anA vnllev nroducts
score hit at unicago uvcbiu
show.
Italv continues to threaten
war with Turkey.
Ten mill school tax levied at
Prospect.
frant Rrnwn is elected nresi-
dent of Eagle Point Commercial
club.
Sugar Stamp No. 39
Is Good January 1
WacVilnirtnn. Dec. 7 (U.R)
Sugar stamp No. 39 will be good
Jan. 1. Sugar stamp 38 will be
worthless after Dec. 31.
Thni'i the OPA's latest word
on sugar, which the government
says will continue to De ration
al -hirins n lame nart of 1946-
The new stamp will be good
through April 30. '
Industrial users will get":
about the same allotment in tne
first three months they are get
ting now, OPA said.
WEATHER
Northern California Part
ly cloudy today. Clear tonight
and Saturday. Local frost to
night but mild afternoons.
Moderate to fresh northwest
wind off coast decreasing to
night. Use Malt Tribune Want Ads.
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SHOP for GIFTS
AT THE
WEST SIDE
SHOPPING CENTER
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West Main and Grape Phone 3330
Jewish Housing
In UNRRA Camp
Termed Filthy
Landsberg, Germany, Dec. 7
(U.R) A high-ranking Ameri
can military commission con
firmed after personal investiga
tion today that Jewish displaced
persons were being housed tin
der filthy, unsanitary conditions
in the UNRRA camp at Lands
berg. Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith,
chief of staff of the U. S. occu
pation army, led the investigat
ing party and a group of corres
pondents on a surprise visit to
the camp.
He denounced the camp as
"atrocious," and called the UN
RRA official in charge, A. C.
Glasgow, for a personal account
ing. "You, as camp commander,
should be ashamed," Smith told
him angrily. "I can say no more.
The stink speaks for itself." '
HEADS MANUFACTURERS
New York, Dec 7 U.PJ
The national association of
manufacturers elected Robert
R. Wason, president of Mann
ing, Maxwell and Moore, Ine.,
New York, today as its presi
dent for 1948. Wason, 57, suc
ceeds Ira Mosher as president
of the NAM.
Are You An Ex-G.l.?
Then you've passed inspection often enough
to know the importance of neatness; and any
girl is sure to be as critical as your ex-sergeant!
You can rely on us for cleaning and
pressing that will make you rate high.
Acme Dry Cleaners
1728 North Riverside
Phone 4263
Jack Thurman, Owner
DROP I
prove
and
we'll
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