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SIX MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE ' Tuesday, Dee. II, 1943 MEDFORDIWrRIBUNB everyone In Southern Oreion Reade Uie Mill Tribune" Dally Kictpt Saturday Publlihed by MEDFORD PRINTINO CO. 1.M North Fir St Phone 2141 ROBERT W. RUHL. Editor ERNEST R CILSTRAP. Manaier tmn nnT.v Advertlalne: MKT. M. C. TERGUSON. Menalnr Editor a oTirnn pmRV Sunday Editor MRS. OLIVE STARCHER. Soe. Edltot GERALU UVinAM. mtMwuuii An Independent Newipaper Knturerf aa aecond claaa matter at Medford. Oregon, under Act of March 3, 1679 SUBSCRIPTION RATES m un In A Hi'inra: Dally and Sunday on year ... $7 80 Dally and Sunday ela montha 4 00 Ttlv and Sunday three moa. 2.10 tiaiw end Sunday one month .75 t Carrier In Advance Medford, A.hland. Central Point. Jackeon- Yille. Gold Hill. Phoenix, Talent, mnA nn mnlnr mutei! Dally and Sunday ona yaar....lS.OO Dallv and Sunday one month .75 All terma cash In advance. Official Paper of the City of Medford Official rapcr oi aacaMm i.wuu7 United Preii Full Leaied Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertltlng Repreientatlve WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY, INC. Offloaa In New York. Chicago. De troit. San Franclaco, Loe Angelea, Seattle, Portland. St. Loula, AUanu. Vancouver, B. C. 2 OtECWN PublishIe R. PAPER SOUIATIOR Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Parry A number of valley autoists couldn't wait lor a different car, and are now driving 1036 mod els at 1046 prices. e a a A political campaign In Ar gentina, the late "good neigh bor," is something. A press dis patch says "four persons were killed and 33 injured as 200,000 persons braved three hours of gunfire and oratory . . ." a e e Two mighty hunters have re turned from Klamath county. They made the trip on a motor cycle, then laid down in a mud cuddle, but outwitted no migra tory fowls. They then returned as they went, and will do no more flirting with pneumonia this winter. a a e CRUEL & UNUSUAL (S.F. Chronicle) "There wasn't a dry eye In the house as Mr. Boyer and Miss Darrleux whispered their lines, but the picture would have played to drier houses if, instead, it had shown Rudolph berating the baroness for talk ing too much at party, the baroness retaliating with a bottle against the archducal noggin and the archduke's valet shooting the baroness in the excitement." a Col. H. Flewher, the demon baker and wonder worker with a screwdriver, is back on home shores. Comes Sat. he will be a dignatary at the wedding of his Com. Off. in Cincinnati, and then head West. a An epidemic of colds now sweeps the nation, and people are warned "not to try and wear them out." Frequently, the cold is apt to last longer than they do, the doctors point out. a a e "Popular fears" of radio-activity created by an atomic bomb explosion have been proven groundless, scientists explain. There is nothing popular about atomic fears. It has left millions scared and afraid to pick up an empty .22 calibre shell. a a a THE MONEY ROLLS IN (Oregonlan) "Trinity church held a rum mage sale and made $4700 and Chapman school held one and made $5500. Showing how anxious people are to buy anything in the line of merchandise." a a The junior senator from Ore gon, as usual, is disappointed in the republican statement of pol icy, and describes it as "evasive" and "double-talk." As time rolls on, and the statesman Is up for re-election it is anticipated, with out too much of a strain, he will find something good in the re publican party. Up to now it has done nothing worth-while, except elect him. a a a The housing situation con tinues a thorn In the side and pain in the neck from Coast to Coast, and border to border. In the depression days of the 30's when lumber was plentiful, nails cheap, and carpenters jobless there was a "Build a Home" month. Copco came to the front nobly and built a "Model House" on West Main. a a a "He dropped In on a session of parliament just in time to hear one of the British law mak ers deliver himself of a verbal masterpiece as follows: The Americans are too well fed for their own good and therefore should take It upon themselves to feed Europe'." (Astoria Astor-ian-Budgct, H. Haynes Col.) Good old Uncle Sam, the inter national meal-ticket and do- soodee Editorial Correspondence Boston, Mass., Dec. 6 "I like to think of all this as a product of our great strides in science and technology. I like to think of it as a series of cargoes which we would gladly ship to Russia for her use. In turn we would expect Russia to welcome our tech nical and scientific men and work with us to set up an inter national agency for inspection and control of atomic energy through the United Nations Organization. "Surely there is nothing sinister in our desire to see a world order develop which eliminates the threat of the atomic bomb. Surely there is nothing sinister In suggesting that as the international machine proves Itself we will dispatch our cargoes of technical information according to a definite schedule. . As the very first step and WITHOUT DELAY an interchange of scientists and scientific information should take place. This would be the welcome signal of the opening of the road of mutual understanding between ourselves and Russia, a road which for the interests of both nations (Russia and the United States) we must surely eventually travel to gether." a e a Who said that? Oh, Just another one of these "impractical idealists and doctrinaire dreamers" who opposes trying to keep the atomic bomb a secret, not for the benefit of any other nation but for our own benefit and salvation and that of the world. He had something to do with the construction of the atomic bomb. also, and is holding down a fairly Important Job in one of Boston's suburbs. But of course he doesn t know as much about the sub ject as Senator Wheeler of Montana or Congressman Sorghum of Siwash. His name Is Conant, Dr. James Bryant Conant, and he is president of Harvard University. He had more to say the othei night, all very much to the point, but the above was the milk In the cocoanut. And now comes General H. H. Arnold again, "Happy" Arnold, who lncidently once told the writer he hoped to have a fishine cabin on Rogue river when he retired, the one "big shot" in the recent war who seems to appreciate the tremendous significance of the atomic bomb, or at least who admits it, with the statement that: "The atomic bomb makes our huge air-fleets as obsolete as the Spanish Armada." And here is another one by Dr. Opoenheimer who is recoe- nlzed as the genius who perfected the atomic bomb: Ihe atomic bomb will be even more effective as'a depth charge at sea than on tho land as at Hiroshima." In other words an atomic bomb dropped at sea will deslrov every submerged U-boat within an area of 100 square miles. Ana yet we have apparently SANE citizens who want to keeD a secret that can't be kept and refuse to raise a hand to prevent the world rushing into an armament race in the atomic field which can only result In either the complete destruction of the world, or the enslavement of all nations by ONE, more likely the former. We have said it before but it will bear repeating: "Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit be fore a fall." Let Mr. PhlliD Murray, head of CIO. nfrr in hl Wpll.lhnmliMl Bible and ponder this truth. For Just as sure as the sun will rise tnmnrrnw If onnni.i labor continues on its present arrogant, mihlic once trod so ruthlessly by "Big Business" to the lxtter's downfall, "Big Labor" will meet the same sad fate of Big Business, or Demo cracy in this country, the rule of the people will be destroyed Yes, Mr. Murray, as his insolent reply to President Truman's reasonable request demonstrated, thinks because of labor's voting H". .- ii.j me wurm oy me urn with a down-hill pull. Jay Gould of the Erie railroad had the same Idea once upon a time because he bought and sold legislators, but the people of this country got up on their hind legs and showed him otherwise! Don't worry, let Mr. Murray and those like him, continue their present dictatorial course a few years longer and the people of the country will show him and them the SAME thlngl i a a a a a The testimony of the forceful and dramatic Pat Hurley In Washington yesterday, was no surprise to those who have followed the situation in China and the State department the past few years. There has been disunity from the outset, still Is, and probably will continue to be. There is the same disunity that exists in the congress and throughout the country for that matter, the time honored cleavage between tho liberals and conservatives, or the "reds" and the "fascists" if one prefers. . General Hurley is a Republican in politics and a conservative In character. Ho went to China primarily to stimulate the Chinese war effort against Japan and he felt this could be done best by aiding and upholding the existing. Chinese government under Chiang Kai-Shek. Others not only In the State department, but In the Roosevelt administration felt then, and do now fhat the Chineso government was hopelessly reactionary, that tho coming power in China would be communistic and therefore favored aid to the communists and worked for the downfall of Chungking e e a a a Which was right, which wrong? We don't know, and doubt If anyone 10,000 miles away from China could know. But we do know this: the only hope for a solution of the Chinese problem is to get unity within China, to some how, some way compose the inner conflicts there between the two factions, reds and whites. That Is now General Marshall's Job. If ho con do It, he will go down In history as not only one of our greatest military leaders but one of our most skillful diplomats! a a a Finally an accolade and three long tigers for General Leonard T. Gerow, who without a word of complaint or apology takes en tire blame for Inadequate preparation at Pearl Harbor, as far ns informing General Short is concerned. Nothing the general did in active combat in Europe, and his record was an excellent one. an compare with this as a testimony to his honesty, his courage and the all-around nobility and magnanimity of his character! The country should let him know It. R.W.R. On The Side-By e. v. During (Dlitributed by King Feature)! Syndicate. Inc.) I.HIMMMlfctMMMHIHI, Mill, lift God keep you aafe, my love, All through Ihe nlRht, Rett t-loae In Mil em-lrt-llni arnil Until the night. For I, thotiiti 1 am far away. Feel aafe and trona, To trim you thin, dear love, and yet The ntxht la long. I aay with lublilnr breath, The old fond prayer; '(loud nlnhll Sweet dreamt! Uod keep yon everywhere!" I'harlea u. llatvlry. Once more I see mentioned that new brake which it Is stated Is capable of stopping an auto mobile going 62 miles an hour In less than three feet. Remark able! But what would happen to the driver of a car stopped that quickly? Wouldn't he be tossed through the windshield? Or will he be strapped to the seat? Diicouraglng Discrepancy The most recent statistics In dicate there are In the United States 1,700,000 single men be tween 20 and 34 as compared with 4,000,000 unmarried wom en In the same age group. An i amazing and discouraging dis crepancy. If you are not appre ciated at home Just call the at tention of your wife to these statistics so she will realize how lucky she was to get you. Scientific Note Man of science says eating radishes is good for brain fag. Think 1 will send the office boy MtHMHt,MMnmHnMn out for a couple of radishes be fore I start making my selec tions for today. My brain must be very fagged. Yesterday I could only pick three winners out of eight races. Passing By Atwater Kent. Of the world of radio. On his recent birthday he was honored at a luncheon given by 14 women, eight of whom were beautiful and six good looking. He wns the only man present. The ladies, according to report "showered their guest with attention, including birth day kisses." (Note to feminine subscribers: My birthday is July 24. I can dream, can't 1?). Historic Note In addition to being the date of the French revolution the year 1789 was notable for two other events the discovery of uranium and the start of the manufacturing of Bourbon whiskey. I do not know the name of the genius who started making whiskey in Bourbon county, Kentucky, but it was a Germon named Klaporth who discovered uranium. This, of course, was the first of a chain of events that led to the tossing of those two atomic bombs on the hapless Nipponese. Maybe you and Clifton Kacliman knew all along how uranium got its name. But I didn't until yester day. Shortly before Klaporth discovered this substance his friend Herchel had discovered the planet Uranus. So Klaporth to honor Herchel named his dis covery uranium. Asking Queries from clients: Q. What Is the thistle chin? A. That's cir cus slang. It is the name given by circus people to residents of the town where the show is playing. Please Note Six million couples In the United States have been mar ried less than five years accord ing to statisticians. Think of that, six million newlyweds, most of whom have one or more children. What a market! If you can figure out something these young couples would like to buy your fortune is made. Cooks A contemporary says the French are the world's best cooks. I disagree with this old boy. The Italians are the best cooks. History tells us that cooking, as We know it today originated in Italy in the Middle Ages. When Catherine De Medici went to Paris she, brought along her own cooks. These Ital ians taught the French how to cook. In handling the so-called continental cuisine the Italian cook of today has no superior. This is especially true of the cooks of Tuscany. Coins Possessors of old coins almost Invariably overestimate their value. It is surprising how little some old coins are worth. How ever, a few can command im portant money. For example, an 1804 U. S. silver dollar is worth from $1,000 to $1500. Almost Confidential The landlords of the country conl-ibuted the best effort to keep the cost of living in line during the war. For example, the cost of food went up 50 per cent while that of rent went up only three per cent . . . Thirteen single comb White Leghorns of the Babcock Poultry Farm, Ith aca, N. Y laid 4,057 eggs in 51 weeks. That is a world s record. It gives the Rhode Island Reds something to shoot at. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, Dec. 11 A few of the bravest administration congressmen said God loves everyone .and the B r 1 1 is h loan agree ment is a good one, immedi ately after it was announc ed. The suspi cious or know ing congress men roundly denounced it. But the bulk ducked and saw newsmen fx IS si. Pi tlaimn ran when they coming to seek comment. These detected a high aroma of unpop ularity about the whole affair wafted In the first puff of the news from the state department. They did not know much of its vast unfanthomable ramifica tions. What they knew, they did not like. And the deeper they went into It, the less they liked it. It wns so bad few wanted to be connected with It one way or another. a a e INDEED its sponsors, in the cntrorl Ktnll. V. - J . ment, were not eager to cham pion the success of their negotia tions In congress. They rather made plain they would welcome a delay at least until parliament has acted on the Bretton Woods agreement, and would not press for approval until after the Christmas holidays. If Britain turns down Bretton Woods, our sensationally mod est official enthusiasm for this thing will be revised downward. The first superficial examina tion of the proposition by the congressmen was enough for most. We are to lend Britain $3, 750,000,000. The only way we can raise this money is by bor- j rowing from our people. The : Interest charge to us is not less ! than 2 per cent. The loan to the British carries only 2 per cent. But we must pay our peo ple interest from the date of the loan. For the British, interest will not start until five years, at least so the publicity said. Ac tually her interest payments will not start until five years after December 31, 1946 more than six years hence. The British permanent under- chancellor of exchequer, Sir Edmond Bridges, suceeded In slipping the extra year in at the last moment. a DRITAIN can use this money any way she chooses. The publicity put stress upon her likelihood of buying American products. This is but one pur pose among many specified. The others are so broad as to permit her to spend the sums through her treasury any way she wishes. Simultaneous announcement was made by Mr. Attlee to par liament that, of course, he was going ahead with the socializa tion of Britain. To buy coal mines, utilities and other bus! nesses, he will issue bonds to his people, but not delayed action bonds. No one can give me off hand the cost of British sociali zation but It will be certainly $3,750,000,000 added to British exchequer obligations. The use of our money to pro tect the British financial posi tion permits the socialist experi ment. Otherwise that added debt could not be carried, judg ing from the official British statements of her financial plight. But on our loan, we get noth ing for five years (what will happen In this atomic age by then?) while Britain can draw the money as she wants it. Flight o Time Modiord and Jackson Co His tory from the files ol the Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years aqo limited so drastically that only one hot meal a day will be pos sible in most households, Mel bourne said. "The Star Spangled Banner legally was designated as the na tional anthem by an act of con gress, March 3, 1931. TEN YEARS AGO December-11, 1935 (It Was Tuesday) Grocers and druggists open soap campaign in valley. Big fund sought for enlarging Medford airport. "Managed money" advocated by New Deal to boost farm prices. Occasional rain. High 46, low 40. Seeley V. Hall promoted to as sistant vice president of United Air Lines. Railroad up Rogue River from Coast proposed. TWENTY YEARS AGO December 11, 192S (It Was Friday) Increase in federal expenses irk President Coolidge. Two prisoners escape from county jail at Jacksonville. Occasional rain. High 48, low TTHIS Is, strangely enough, the best feature of the deal. It gets worse from here on. The lend-lease deal Is almost unbe lievable. Britain owes us about $25,000,000,000 under what Mr Roosevelt deceptively called "lend-lease." Britain gets the title to every thing we have given her for what the agreement calls a pay ment of $50,000,000 to $700, 000,000. This Is not a "pay ment." We merely add it on to the loan which Is to start becom ing a loan six years after the money is paid. Actually Britain pays nothing unless or until she pays the new loan 56 years hence. In short we throw away $25,000,000,000 of debt for a new debt of "$50,000,000 to $700,000,000" to begin in six years. e a WHAT do we get? We get " promises. Nothing definite about anything. No time limit or signed specific plan of im mediate action. We get a hope of negotiating the abandonment of the various gypping arrange ments by which Britain has maintained her trade empire preferences, anti-dollar pools, sterling, blocs and cartels. They do not promise to aban don all these, immediately or at any time. They promise to nego tiate about abandoning them, which, of course, means noth ing. Whether they do abandon these practices or not is left to future negotiation and a world trade conference next year. ...nil -P.-1 1 m -i n 'o oai-o. Vil words about the credit "mak ing it possible" for the unitea Kingdom to expand multilateral trade; and Mr. Vinson's claim that it opened "the likelihood" of a less competitive trade world. We get "possibilities" and "likelihoods," and they get the $25,000,000,000 we have already supplied plus $3,750,000,000 more at less interest than it will cost our treasury to raise the money for any purpose she chooses. Wyoming has ranked last among the 48 states in popula tion since 1890. 35. Section of plaster falls from city hall ceiling narrowly mis sing Mayor Alenderfer. Willow Springs ships carload of mistletoe to Seattle. Amazing Discovery in a Hearing Aid A big improvement has been made in a hearing aid and is now welcomed by thousands. It is a new hearing aid that does not require separate battery pack, battery wire .battery case or garment to weigh you down. The tone is natural, noiseless, clear and powerful. So made that you can adjust it yourself to suit your hearing as your hearing changes. It was developed by Beltone Laboratories of Chicago, who have had many years of electronic experience. In Oregon and Southern Washington it is distributed by James Taft and Associates, who have been serving the hard of hearing since 1934 and are widely recognized in this work. MR. S. C. MITCHELL, of 214 Miner Bldg., Eugene, Ore., who is associated with Mr. Taft of 611 Lumbermen! Bldq., Portland, will conduct a clinic at the MEDFORD HOTEL, THUR. and FRI., DEC. 13-14. Just Ask the Clerk for Mr. Mitchell For A Wonderful CHRISTMAS GIFT Buy A Beltone Mono-Pac Phoenix High to hold carnival to pay off debt. GRANTS PASS DISTRICT IRRIGATION ASSESSMENTS FOURTH QUARTER-1945 Become Delinquent SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 Payable to the office of the GRANTS PASS IRRIGATION DISTRICT In the Courthouse (Grants Pass, Oregon) By order of Board of Directors THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO December 11, 1911 (It Was Monday) Birdman Rogers completes flight from Coast to Coast in 83 days and 22 hours. Ashland plans to sell its elec tric light plant. Cluster lights on Main street are turned on and burn night and day as somebody forgot to install switch to turn them off. Methodist church south plan new building. Degree of Honor Officers Elected, Four Initiated Degree of Honor Junior club met in the Lincoln school gym Dec. 8 and the following officers were elected: Carlene Mark, past president; Beverly Mero, president; Collene Rose, first vice president; Pattie Johnson, second vice president; Barbara Johnson, flag bearer; Katheleen Carrara, musician; Dennis O'Tool, usher; Donna Lee Pool, assistant usher; Ada Rose Brown, secretary; Robert Hill yer, treasurer; Richard Pool, in ner watch and Alfred Anderson, outer watch. New members initiated were Tiny Knight, Douglas and Jan Ice Jean Atkins and Virginia Guen Carlson. Visitors were Mrs. Mamie Atkins, Mrs. Cora Carlson, Mrs. Ken Williams and Robert Wil liams, Jr. Mrs. Ida Wilson, junior direc tor, explained ways to earn sun shine and service caps, and a Christmas party was planned. Australia Shivers As Miners Strike San Francisco, Dec. 11 (U.R) A strike in Australian coal and steel industries today caused drastic restrictions to be imposed on heating and lighting through out Australia, Melbourne radio reported. In New South Wales, private homes were allowed to burn only one electric light which must be extinguished by 9 p. m. and the use of all electric ap pliances except refrigerators was banned, said a broadcast heard by United Press. Per missable hours for cooking were A FLAT DRINK IS A DUD KEEP YOURS WITH I ar4 1 tANADA 01 WATER Only Canada Dry Water hai "PlN-PoiST CARBONATlON" to insure longer-lasting sparkle. And a special formula to point up flavor. Always use Canada Dry Water. ' canadSdry WATER Wonderful HoadColdsi gA ost ij'Jr Yes, you get quick relief from sniffly, stuffy distress ol head colds when you put a little Va-tro-nol in each nostril. 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