SIX MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE '
Tuesday, Dee. II, 1943
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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.
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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 . . ."
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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"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
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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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Monday 9:45 p.m.
Tuesday 5:15 p.m.
Wednesday 9:15 p.m.
Thursday, 3:15 p.m.
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