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Ye Smudge Pot
Br Arthur Parry
The Supreme Court has grant
ed a stay of execution to Gen.
T. Yamafihlta, convicted of war
atrocities, and sentenced to
hang. This gives the 'Tiger of
Malay' break, but leaves his
neck Intact. He should have
been hanged In the first place.
The legality of staging the for-
mal necktie party In the second
place, awaits decision.
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"THIRD HUSBAND KILLS
4th HUSBAND, AS 2nd HUS
BAND CALLS COPS" (Hdlinc
Siskiyou News) Rather confus
Ing, isn't it.
Pork shortrlbs have started
showing up In market places
The presence of meat on the
ribs brought forth much favor
able comment from purchasers,
who recall the well-sandpapered
and highly polished war time
variety,
The coming year will see the
end of many federal agencies
designated by the alphabet. The
alphabet did yeoman service,
and sure earned a rest.
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LUNGS ft LARNYX ITEM
(Lakevlew Examiner)
"One of the most popular
concessions was the Bingo coun
ter which was at the last
moment substituted for the for
tune telling booth. Its success
was due largely to the vocifer
ous and loquacious salesman
ship of Martin J. Hammersley
and Grange Master Raymond
Fisher who handled the conces
sions. Their vocal exploits re
minded one more of the typical
news vendor of a large city
whose sonorous sing-song at
tracts thousands and brings in
the dimes."
a
Lt. Col. H. Flewher, the
demon baker In civilian life,
still In the army air corp. Is
home for the Yule season, after
a selge of Europe. His last stop
was In Austria, where he snw
the blue Danube', which Is dun
colored. He Is still as noisy as
Peoria Bill Gates, and the Dick
Phalr boy Dick.
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Today is the shortest day of
the year. The runt day official
ly ushers In Winter, already
here, and nearly over.
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All signs now Indicate voters
will be called upon the coming
spring to issue a couple of their
notorious mandates at the polls,
viz.: upon parking meters, and
the Columbia Valley authority,
the last having to do with more
electricity In the wide-open
spaces. There is also liable to
be a lining up of the Sales Tax
Issue before the Grange-Labor
firing squad. It would provide
a commonsense way of raising
taxes, but Is never used except
as a lsst resort.
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"BRIGHT, NEW WORLD"
"The Applegates are New
Deal Republicans. They espec
ially liked being paid for not
planting and cultivating and
Uncle Sam taking rare of their
old folks. Mr. McGillleuiiy says
the Applegates have quit think
ing. They let government of
ficials and radio commentators
do that for them. They think
the larger the federal debt gets
the happier and more prosper
ous everybody Is going to be.
They do not know where the
billions are going to come from
to retire the debt, pay the In
terest, keep up subsidies, old
age relief, soldier bonuses, hos
pitalization and pensions and a
score of other expenses but are
certain that Washington may
be they are thinking of George
will attend to everything."
Lyons (Kan) News).
rrld.T- Dee. 21, 1943
On The Side-By e. v. Duriing
(Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.)
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Leave her to heaven,
And to those thorni
That In her boiom lodge
To prick and attng her.
Shakeipeare.
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(Above quoted in answer to a
query as to the inspiration of
the title of Ben Ames Williams'
novel "Leave Her To Heaven."
The lines are from Hamlet, Act
1, Scene 5.)
"Jeanne Eagcls was a cap
able actress but her career was
greatly handicapped by an ex
cess of temperament and a ten
dency toward wlldness in her
private life." Such is the state
ment of a contemporary. What
does the man mean "a capable
actress"? Jeanne Eagels was
one of the most brilliant actress
es of all time. Of all the actress
es I have seen she was my
favorite. What the poet Victor
Pliirr said of another brilliant
woman I would say of Jeanne:
Oh, It would be a pity,
To o'er praise her or to flout
her
She was wild, and sweet, and
witty.
Let's not ssy dull things about
her.
Suggestion
So San Francisco and Los
Angeles have been refused major
league baseball franchises, too
bad. I figure the Los Angeles
team, if any suggestions were
followed, could be baseball's
greatest attraction. My Idea
would be to build the club to a
point where it perfectly fitted
the slogan: "The Team You Love
to Hate." Its road uniforms
would be orange color. On the
front of the shirt with a back
ground of the sun shining full
blast would be Inscribed "Los
Angeles In the Heart of God's
Country." On the back would
be inscribed the city's latest
population figures and its tem
perature record. In every city
visited the Los Angeles manager
would be Instructed to complain
bitterly about the climate, ex
cept In New York where he
would never fall to say to the
Manhattan scribes: "I wouldn't
live here If you gave me ihe
place." If San Francisco was
mentioned the Los Angeles man
ager would of course ask: "What,
is San Francisco still In the
league?"
Passing By
Oscar Hnimo, president of the
International Barmen's associa
tion, has written a book titled
"Cocktail and Wine Digest."
This explains in detail the mak
ing of every known cocktail.
Also tells what wine should be
ordered with what food. So if
you don't know how to make a
Brooklyn or a Bill Corum cock
tall or are not sure what wine
you should drink with boiled
codfish you should look Oscar's
book over. . . Bryan Field, the
gentlemanly turf announcer,
ordinarily a man of great self
control and poise. However,
last season at Jamaica when they
had that three-horse dead heat
Mr. Field became so excited he
lost his Harvard accent.
Asking
Queries from clients: G. I
say Mme. Nordlca, the operatic
star, was a German. My wife
says she wss Norwegian. Do I
win the stogies or does my wife
get the bottle of perfume? A.
Hey, mister, you gave your wife
top much odds. Or don't you
know what they are charging
for perfume these days? Any
way, you don't lose this time.
Nor do you win. Nordlca was
born In Maine. Her real name
was Lillian Norton. You prob
ably got the Impression she was
German because of her unusual
ability In the handling of Wag
nerian opera. Q. Ever smoke
cubed cigarettes? A. Certainly.
Also smoked cinnamon cigar
ettes. Both of these retailed for
two for a cent In a store around
the corner from good old nuhllr.
school No. 2, Brooklyn.
invention
A Toledo subscriber savs he
Is working on the invention of
a non-showabla slln. "It isn't
money I am after," snys he, "but
I have a wife and throe grown
daughters and am tired of hear
ing mem ask if their slips are
showing." ne
SaVS hie nnn.
showable slip Is based on tho
principle or the w ndotv .h.w.
and adds: "The slip is rolled up
and fixed In place In the begin
ning. It just can't show. It Is
moiproof. as of course anv in.
vention intended for female use
must be."
GI Toast
At farewell parties overseas
given to soldiers starting for
home some of our bovs in the
occupation forces are using the
louowing toast, authored, I be
lieve, by Charles Major:
Oil, hero's to other meetings
NEW YEARS EVE CHRISTIAN CELEBRATION
At LIBRARY AUDITORIUM
Grants Pass, Oregon, at 8:30 P. M.
4 ACTS Of GOOD TALENT ORCHESTRA
MUSIC SEE THE MYSTIC PRIZE TABLE
Illuminated Serrlce. Pray Old Year Out, New Year In. Set
Demonstrations RefrethmanU Serred Do Not Forget
Monday Ere.. Dec. 3 lit, 1945 All Welcome.
UNIVERSAL SPIRITUAL TEMPLE
Dr. Edward C. LiVyne and Rv. Darlene LeVyne, Pastors
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And merry greetings then,
And here's to those we've drunk
with
But never can again.
Longest Highway
My claim was that the longest
highway in the country is No.
1; Atlantic City, N. J., to San
Francisco. A Californian, de
manding a stogie, claims the
longest Is Highway No. 6 fiom
Long Beach, Calif., to Province
town, Mass. That I will have
to check. It Is so long since I
went on an auto tour that I have
lost all my maps.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mailon
Washington, Dec. 21 The
republicans are being pinched
and pressed by a demand for
a forward-
looklng . plat
form which
will rouse the
people to en
thusiasm. The news has
caused them to
look weak on
this score. A
statement of
principles tedi
ously accumu-
Haui Mannn lated, and then
watered down
for full agreement among repub
lican memners of congress, fa 1
ed to please the national com
mittee meeting at Chicago.
A number of national com
mitteemen thought there should
be something stronger, more
flashy, and they extracted a
promise for the creation of a
committee on development of
national policy.
e a a
TIIS committee Is now ap
pointed; one a member of
congress, who Is a national com
mitteeman, two others who are
lawyers and state leaders (but
not governors), and three wom
en. The committee has no Intra
partisan complexion which Is
noticeable, except that all are
representatives of the big states.
It Is to be a permanent commit
tee, to function as a platform
declaration board from time to
time, consulting, they say, with
members of congress.
Frankly, nothing flashy can
be expected. My Information
suggests the wiser heads at the
highest desks In the party were
thinking of publicity more than
anything else In this . move.
They see Mr. Truman holding
frequent press conferences, from
which his every word circulates
throughout the nation.
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""THE republican position Is
presented only in congres
sional speeches, which are read
only In the Congressional Rec
ord, which la to say hardly at
all. The hue and cry for a stir
ring platform, therefore, may
bring some balancing publicity.
But actually, the real plat
form has been written, not in
the watered-down declaration
of the congressmen, but in their
votes. You hear people say
these days there la not much
difference between a republican
and a democrat, and, when the
republicans attempt to get to
gether to compose broad gener
alities which will be agreeable
to every person and offend no
one, this seems to be true.
Actually, it Is not. The repub
licans have made a record of
opposition to the Truman ad
ministration in which the cleav
age between the two la clear. It
could be accurately expressed
in one sentence. The republi
cans are against the C. I. O.I
economic, political and Interna
tional theories of government.
The Truman administration is
against them only In exceptions
and not as a rule. (Full employ
ment spending, unemployment
compensation, labor control leg
islation!. The republicans vote against
them In such complete majority
as to establish party character.
It all seems a little extrane
ous, therefore, to talk about
soul stirring platforms, and his
tory rather Indicates It is a
waste of time. No party in my
time has won an election with
a declaration of principles.
In particular, platform dec
larations have been the least
Important phase of politics. The
leaders get together and haggle
over language for weeks and
months. Finally they come out
with many thousands of words,
which have been leveled to the
iiHJl. jjuijaummui;
ifv fife
ii i a-iV'tltf ihli iiiii
lowest eommon denomination
of appeal, and tha day after
they are issued no one can re
member what wss In them
This is necessarily so. Look
at tne democratic party expert.
ence for proof if you need It.
While Mr. Truman has taken
one position on issues as a titled
leader, his democratic congress
men have generally taken an
opposite stand, as they did with
ivir. Koosevelt.
a
A republican tells me none
of the Truman program has
been enacted by his congress
except the bill to abolish war
time. I have not checked this,
but I have heard authentically
that the democratic congress
men have met and decided they
will not attempt to draw up a
statement of party problems for
the coming race, but will let
each man run on, his own rec
ord, using the Truman coattails
or not, as each chooses. There is
to be no democratic "platform
My idea is that unless you
have a single man heading
ticket, you can't get a concise
and worthwhile declaration of
principles the people can under
stand. Only In the expression
of individual personality can
such cleavage be expressed
clearly to the people. Now I
know many fine politicos be
lieve that a strong assertion at
Chicago would have electrified
the people, and are sincerely
hoping one will now come from
the new committee.
In their fond hope, they re
mind me of popular public
thought during the depression.
Nine out of ten men then be
lieved that, if some particular
economic device could be cre
ated, the economic faults of civ
ilization could be perfected.
They were lust wrong in
their original premises; it was
not true that there could be
such a thing. I do not believe
there can be such a thing as an
electrifying political platform.
Flight o Time
Madlord and Jackson Co. His
tory from tha files of the Mail
Tribune 10, 30 and 34 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AOO
December 21, 1933
(It was Saturday)
Liberals launch boom for Sen.
Borah of Idaho for president.
Lady Lions hold Christmas
tree for needy children.
Relief rolls to increase soon,
officials fear.
Wagner law held Invalid by
Missouri supreme court.
Fair, but with valley fog.
High 49, low 21.
Premier Mussolini of Italy
defies LofN sanctions, and will
fight to the finish.
George Codding elected presi
dent of State District Attorney
association.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 21, 192S
(It was Monday)
Christmas trade in Portland
best In several years.
Rain. High 51, low 4S.
Owen-Oregon company gives
dinner to 100 employees.
Jackson county leads north
west In farm values.
Local pair plead guilty to
bootlegging, fined $300, and
sentenced to six months in Jail.
Christmas rush hits peak at
postoffice.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
December 21, 1911
(It was Thursday)
Bulgaria trying to start war
in Balkans.
San Francisco demands 'wide
open town' for New Year's cele
bration. Special train to be run to Los
Angeles for excursionists next
month. ,'
Electric poles and lines being
removed from East Main street
by Rogue River Electric com
pany. WEATHER
Northern California Inter-'
mittent rain today and tonight'
with showers Saturday. Little ;
temperature change. Fresh to I
strong southerly wind off coast '
2 pS
'TIL CHRISTMAS
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Greeting Cards - Seals - Wrappings
SHOP for GIFTS
The Rexail Store,
West Main and Grape
Bringing with them s sno-cat
purchased from the Tucker Sno
Cat company of Grass Valley,
Calif., George L. Howard, Bill
Hrri and William Hansen re
turned Wednesday from the
California town. George How
ard, manager of Diamond Lake
reenrt ctntprl tnri&V that the
machine would be used for trips!
to the lake in the winter ana
Ii exnrrfcted to be especially use-!
ful In case of emergencies. I
Hnuinrri ninted that Tucker si
Hon machine, which i
had been in use here, would be!
replaced by the new sno-cat. j
frnuiHn 'Gathered around the.
machine at every stop along the,
highway, Howard reports. The
resort manager stated that he
had tried out three other types j
of machines built for traveling
over nnw hut that the sno-cat,
was the first to prove success
ful. A number or experiment
runs were made with the ma
chine last winter.
a n WnrV of the Soil Con-
Medford. is
now at Grass Valley preparing
to return with one of the snow
machines. Walter Leverette,
MarifAfri rtrehnrdist and theater
owner has also taken delivery
and another will be denverea to
ik. ri-atn T.nlro National Park
service. This Is to be used in
the near future to transport a
-.-i .-I. n rvator T.ake where
an instrument will be installed
in the lake waters in an eiion vu
othpr there is a
return of volcanic activity to
the crater.
Gun Club Turkey
Shoot Slated For
4 Corners Sunday
Another holiday turkey shoot
will be held at the Medford Gun
Club at Snowy Butte Four Cor
ners at 10:30 a. m. Sunday with
the public invited as spectators
or contestants.
Original plans for the Central
Point Sportsmen's club to hold
the shoot in Central Point were
abandoned because of Inability
to complete new trap equipment
and resulting in the two clubs
Park View
Convalescent Home
153 Granite St.. Ashland. Ore
Registered Nurse In Charge
Equipment for bed patients.
MEDFORD NEON GO.
SIGNS and SERVICE
Personally supervised by
RALPH ELLIS
527 Putnsro Phone 3276
Interior and Exterior
PAINTING
PAPER HANGING
Work Guaranteed
CALL 2419
Younger's Appliance
DUTCH BOY PAINTS
31 N. Bartlett
You Can
Depend on
Humphrey
to Give You
a Good Deal
if you want to
Buy or Sell a
USED CAR
Humphrey Motors
Used Car Exchange
33 S. Riverside Ave.
AT THE
WEST SIDE
SHOPPING CENTER
Medford, Oregon
Phone 3330
pooling the shoot at the Gun
Club.
The usual well heated club
house will assure comfort for
the crowd and a hot lunch, cof
fee and doughnuts and soft
drinks will be served from 11
o'clock on. Ammunition will be
available for all shooters.
MEDFORD HOTEL TEAM j
THUMPS BUTTE FALLS !
Medford Hotel Independent
basketball team defeated Butte
Falls independents by a score
of 40 to 21 at Butte Falls last
night. Schcer led the winners
2 'caddie 33C
The -,lis am
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It Plump Fancy Ija
( TURKEYS I
U "Baby Beef" Broad B
Breasted Beauties ft
Famous HI -HO
CRACKERS, lb. 21c
YOUR FAVORITE
COFFEE ... lb. 29c
Serve the Best for
Christmas Breakfast
ft Yours i&lllfg, Smooth
Now! Shapes
LARGE CRISP
with 11 points and Rodgers top
ped Butte Falls with seven. The
hotel team plays Medford Ath
letic association at Jackson
school tonight.
TUGWELL TO TEACH
Chicago, Dec. 21 (U.PJ Pres-
JAMES K. HOEY
Registered Engineer
Plana and Specifications
Mechanical Structural
ReaUns and Air Conditioning
Design of
BuUdlnga and Residences
Ph. 4078 48 Quince St.
Special Prices Are Effect
ive Sat., Sun., Mon., Dec.
22, 23, 24 -Subject to
Quantities on Hand. Store
Closed December 25
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Solid Pack
PUMPKIN
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Box
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Taperlite
CANDLES
2 for 15c
$1.00 Plum
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Good Eati
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Fancy Tomato 4 "an.2 39c
V-8 Mixed 2 S;.2 29c
Grapefruit
PURE ORANGE
20 oz. 43c
CELERY
pound 12c
LETTUCE 2 heads 31;
ldent Ernest C. Colwell of the
University of Chicago today an
nounced the appointment of
Rexford Guy Tugwell, governor
of Puerto Rico, as professor of
political science.
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All of Us-A Heart
felt Thank You and
a Joyous Yuletide
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and Mixed Nuts in cellophane
bags. i .
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