Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 23, 1945, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextEIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, Dee. 23, 1948 MEDFORD' UNB Everyone In Southern Or'ioa Read! uie mi iuuuw Dally Except Saturday Publlehed by MEDFORD PBINTINO CO. S7.SB North Fir St Phone J141 ROBERT W. RUHU Editor ERNEST R. GILSTRAP. Manager HERB GREY. Advertising Mr- c FERGUSON. Manaalnr Editor iQTuim PF.RRV. Sunday Editor WHS. OLIVE STARCHF.R. Soo. Editor GERALD LATHAM, iircmauuu An Independent Newipaper Entered ai aecond dam matter at Meaiora. uregun, unuci v . March 3. IB79 SUBSCRIPTION RATES ur.i In Advance: Dally and Sunday on year ...S7.50 Dally and Sunday lx month! 4 00 Dally and Sunday three moa. 3.10 rjallv and Sunday one month .75 By Carrier In Advance Medford. Anhland. Central Point. Jackson ville. Gold Hill. Phoenix, Talent, m A nn mnlnr mutes: Dally and Sunday one year.... 00 rjallv and Sunday one month .78 All terma cash In advance. Official Paper of the City of Medford Official paper oi acaon muaij United Preai Full Lcaifd wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS AHvertlilna ReDreaentatlve WEST.HOLLIDAY COMPANY, INC. Offlcei In New York, Chlcafo, De troit, San Franclico, Loe Anaelea, Seattle. Portland. St. Loula, Atlanta. Vancouver. B. C. Mtmit OlECWN PubiuhIer PAPER SOtiUIION Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Perry Christmas comes Tucs. Older Girls who believed Washington bureaucrats last fall when they promised nylons to wear and hang up, have lost their faith in bureaucrats. Friday was the shortest day In the year and ushered in winter. Outside of being, rather runtish, it was no different -from any other day, Whiskey was reported on tap here last week, guaranteed to be month old. It cooled off en route from the distillery in Ken tucky. Col, G. (Cannonball) Jackson Is scheduled to arrive home to morrow, from his war activity. Lt. John Dallalre, a former tired bank clerk, in the army, is now home on terminal leave. He 1b now tired of the army. a C. Wig Ashpole Is back from a spell at Yuma, Ariz. The eclipse of moon Tucs. started exactly on time as ad vertised, 4:38 p. m. No parade ever held in this burg, has been as prompt. J. Tannehlll and Bob Walker have their paw, In the Navy, home for the Yule season. a Leon Offenbacher of the Ap plegate is building a bridge across the river of the same name, so he can get his cows, hay, and self across in style. Joe Stalin of Russia is back In Moscow, after a long rest. It is suggested by many, he give the world one now. The plea of federal agencies for people to stay off trains, has resulted in a record number get ting on them. The Chamber of Commerce Is asleep. Every wakeful com munity in the nation is recom mending itself as the home of the UNO. Sidney Barker of Cent. Pt. towned during the week. He thinks the President's "cooling off period for strikes, needs boiling down. a Rural residents are getting ready to kill their hog shortages, between now and the new year. There already has been sonic pig-slicking. a a The next pull and haul at the Armory will be Wed. Jan. 0. The final show of the year was held last Thurs. A dusky vllllan was crushed, and a masked one es caped his Just desserts. a a Tires will go off the ration list Jan. 1., after many pessimistic predictions there would be none before 1947. a a a Scores of country people were In town during the week shop ping, all returned home loaded, a a John Brlcker of Ohio has the best wishes of Jack Co. repub licans for president. They got a good look at him, as he stood on a rear platform in 1944, and made a few well chosen remarks. It is not expected he will meet the approval of democrats, and the junior senator from Oregon. a a a There Is some talk of widen ing Oakdale Ave., one of the better residential speedways. This would necessitate the whacking down of a number of 39 year old trees that Improve the looks of things, but leave lawns In need of raking in the PEACE PROBLEMS Nervous Letdown of People Spurs Worries Heavy Travel Noted Washington, Dec. 22-4U.R) The government was in troubl ed recess tonight with the recently-won peace posirg prob lems than th. war it ended. They were tougher because the emotional spur and enforc ed unity of war were gone. Complicating the problems of peace and making them more difficult were politics, labor management disputes, and the nervous letdown and weariness which are the hangovers of war. The 79th congress shut up shop for three weeks; the gov ernment agencies came to a dead stop for four days; the Pearl Harbor Investigating committee recessed to Dec. 31; the presi dent's fact-finding panel in the General Motors strike quit work until Friday, and Its companion body in the oil dispute recessed to Jan. 7. All were taking holidays from controversy in a time ded icated to peace. But while they rested, in most cases their work and their responsibilities were mounting. Here is a partial listing of them: Atomic energy control, unenv ployment compensation and completion of action on a full employment bill, fact-finding boards for major labor disputes. Merger of the armed forces and compulsory military train ing for youth, Increased mini mum standards, housing price controls, a permanent fair em ployment practice commission. Tax revision, elimination of wartime controls and formal declaration of the war's end, compulsory health Insurance, disposal of surplus merchant shipping, and the proposed $4,400,000,000 loan to ureal Britain. Iu the forefront of most con gressmen's minds as they deal with these labors will be thoughts of the 1948 congres sional elections and the 1948 presidential campaign. The four-dHy shutdown ot government agencies contribut ed to the burden of roll and air lines already subject to record- breaking strains because of army-navy demobilization. It was estimated that a quar ter of million persons jammed the Union station and airport here late yesterday as the gov ernment holidays started. Traditional Rites Christmas Eve At Episcopal Church St. Mark's Episcopal church will hold the traditional choral Eucharist service Christmas Eve at 11:15 p. m. according to the rector, the Rev. Georgo R, Tur ncy. Christmas Day Holy Com munion services will be held at 8 p. m without music. The 11 a. m. service will be Holy Com munion with Christmas hymns. Order of the Christmas Eve service Is as follows: Prelude, Gesu Bambino" and "Christ mas Folk Song" by Yon; invita tory hymn, "O Little Town of Bethlehem"; processional hymn, O Come, All Ye Faithful": Ky- ric, Lutkln; gradual, "A Son is Given," Simper; Gloria and Laus Tlbl; hymn, "Hark, the Herald Angels Slug"; "Ave Maria," Bach-Gounod, by R. D, Werner, violinist. Anthem, "There Were Shep herds," Vlncct; "Sursuni Cnrda," bulletin and Bcnedlctus" und "Agnus Dei," Lutkln; "Gloria in Excelsls," old Scottish chant; by Slainer; recessional, The First Nowell," postlude, "Divln um Mysterium," Purvis. UNDERBIG LOAD Travel Jam Worst of Both Coasts 400 Fatalities Forecast Chicago, Dec. 22 (U.R) The nation's transportation system creaked tonight under the great est load of passengers, mail, freight and baggage in the nation's history. Everywhere, rail, bus and air lines officials described the situ ation as ranging from precari ous to chaotic. From New York to San Francisco and from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico it was the same. The national safety council expected traffic fatalities to run from 375 .o 400 for each of the two holidays Christmas and New Years unless motorists and pedestrians are extra care ful. This figure will Include all deaths from traffic accidents, including those who die months later. The worst jam was on the two coasts. In San Francisco, more than 50,000 servicemen were marooned as every avail able coach was moving across the seven main lines to the east In an effo.t to get soldiers, sail ors and marines "home by Christmas". The motto became, "every civilian Mho stays at home makes it possible for a service man to get home". Southern Pacific reported that 94 per cent of its eastbound passengers from the west coast was military personnel. The transportation picture by sections in-luded: Far West In Portland, Ore heavy military trains were re ceiving priority while military passengers were taking up 75 per cent of the remaining sleep er and coach space. Railroad agents said the situation was precarious. Airlines reserva tions east from Portlond, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and other far west points wee unavailable. Scores of passenger coaches from the east were added to trains, but still passengers jammed aisles and stood in the vestibules. Bus transportation was Just as cha otic. All availuble vehicles were being used. Appeal of "Messiah" Manifest in Growth of Rogue Valley Chorus to understand why the first au dience ever to hear the 'Mes siah' in London arose spontan eously during this chorus. Audi ences have since made this ris ing traditional for the Hallelu jah chorus. "Handel himself when ques tioned about his feelings during the composition of the Hallelujah chorus said 'I did think I did see all heaven be fore me, and the great God him self.' Handel always seemed to regard the 'Messiah' with a pe culiar reverence not given to his other compositions. Apparently he felt, as many since have felt, that the 'Messiah' was composed with a very special inspiration that comes to only the greatest composers once in a lifetime." The Rogue Valley chorus, which will present Handel's "Messiah" at the Presbyterian church Dec. 28, now has the larg est membership in its history, nearly 70 members. . One reason for the present growth, according to Almus Pruitt, president of the chorus, is the great appeal held by the music of the "Messiah." "The average chorister, once he has gotton the feel of the music, finds it more interesting to sing than ordinary choral numbers because each part has an inde pendence and melodic import ance of its own," Pruitt said. "The Hallelujah chorus from the 'Messiah' produces a spine; tingling effect that makes it easy PERRY J. GREGG, BIRTHS DUNLEVY To Set. and Mrs. James J., 243 N. Hollv St., Dec. 22, 1945, a girl. 8 lbs., at Sacred Heart Hospital. HOOVER To Mr. and Mrs. Claud, Rt. 3, Box 406, Dec. 20, 1945, a girl, 8 lbs. ,at Commun ity Hospital. NICHOLSON To Mr. and Mrs. J. D., 401 W. 2nd.. Dec. 21. 1945, a girl, 6 lbs., at Commun ity Hospital. VALLANCE To Mr. and Mrs. Leo, 525 Edwords, Dec. 21, 1945, a girl, 7 lbs., at Commun ity Hospital. SAVED TOJO FOR Columbus, 0., Dec. 22 (U.R) The Newark, O., army doctor whose emergency operation with borrowed Instruments sav ed the life of Hldekl Tojo so that the former Japanese pre mier could be brought before a war criminal tribunal was home today, unable to understand all the "fuss.' Capt. James B. Johnson said the incident started for him while he was at dinner one evening. "My commonding officer came into the room, and sold, 'Come on, Johnson, you're go ing to be famous. Tojo Just shot himself and they need a sur geon'." Capt. Johnson was driven to Tojo's home where the ex-premier had apparently given up hope and wished to die. But Copt. Johnson had orders to save Tojo If he could, so he borrowed a Japanese doctor's crude Instruments and went to work. When Tojo was removed In an ambulance, Johnson lost track of him after he went Into the first dressing station. MAY EARHART PATCHING DIES IN GLENDALE, CAL. Relatives here have been in formed of the death of May Ear hart Patching who passed away Dec. 18 at a hospital in Glendale, Calif. Survivors include two brothers, Frank L. and William C. Earhart of Medford. Mrs. Patching taught In the Medford schools for a number of years. She had been making her home in Glendale for the past 15 years. In Hotpital Mrs. Joe Wright of Central Point was taken to Sacred Heart hospital Saturday evening for a medical checkup. After 27 years in the Navy, Chief Warrant Officer Perry J. Gregg has returned to make his home in the Rogue River Valley. Mr. Gregg enlisted In the Navy, from Medford, July 30, 1918,' in Naval Aviation, and has been in that branch of the serv ice ever since. He was a mech anic on the NC4, in preparing it for the first flight of an air plane across the Atlantic. Since that time he has worked on all the various types of planes the Navy has had and has served on several of the aircraft carriers. He was commissioned war rant officer at the outbreak of World War II, and helped or ganize the original, famous Black Cat Squadron, V.P.12, which commenced operations against the Japs in Guadalcanal in December, 1942. He served twenty-one months in the South West Pacific area, the Black Cat Squadron having - operated a total of 5800 hours on various missions in combat area and over enemy territory. More than 2000 hours was on night mission over enemy territory, without the loss of a single plane by rea son of mechanical failure. Recently Gregg has beer) serv ing as engineering officer in ad vanced (Liberator and Privateer) combat training unit, at Jackson ville, Fla. At present Mr. and Mrs. Gregg are residing with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. James R. W. Gregg, Central Point. Court Records Justice Court Milton M. Parnell, passing mo tor vehicle without sufficient clearance, $1 and costs; violat ing basic rule, $2.50 and costs. Alfred E. Murray, drunk on public highway, $25 and costs. Joe A. Dallaire, drunk on pub lic highway, released on $29.50 bail. Jack T. Stallsworth, improper lights, cited. Phil J. Smith, violation of basic rule, $2.50 and costs. Vinson Vauhn, no clearance lights, cited. Leo K. Potter, failure to stop at stop sign, $1 and costs; no operator's license, $1 and costs. William H. White, no opera tor's license, $1 and costs; no PUC permit, cited. Victor M. Onstad, no opera tor's license, $1 and costs. Ivan R. Myers, failure to stop at stop sign, cited. Police Court Alonzo E. Alexander and Al bert A. Garrison, drunk, $10 fine suspended. James Franklin and Guy Conley, drunk, five days sus pended. Robert J. Duanne, violation of basic rule on Oakdale avenue, $10 fine. Armin M. Thompson, viola tion of basic rule on East Main street, $10 fine. Ruth A. C. Greene, double parked, $2.50 fine. Ralph White, no stop at stop street, $5 fine. Lawrence E. Neely, parked in alley, $5 fine. Flight o Time Medford and Jackson Co- His tory from the files oi the Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 yean aao TEN YEARS AGO December 23, 1935 (It Was Monday) Gov. Martin demands use of Oregon labor and material in new capitol. Tokyo brands Sen. Pittman of Nevada predicting war be tween America and Japan as "absurd." Bill Morgan, former Black Tornado player, named as tackle on All-Star pro team. Col. Lindbergh and family flee to England, as threats con tinue, and dread of kidnaping grows. Cloudy and unsettled. 43, low 23. High State liquor store to be open Christmas eve. TWENTY YEARS AGO December 23, 1925 (It Was Wednesday) Storms sweep Europe. Slump in turkey prices predicted. Frank A. Munsey, magazine publisher, passes. Rain. High 48, low 43. Potatoes soar to $2 per bushel. Ruch store and school robbed by auto yeggs. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO ' December 23, 1911 (It Was Saturday) Emerson Merrick plays the role of 'Billy' in "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch", present ed for the poor of the city, and was a financial and artistic success. BIG THREE HOLDS SE Moscow, Dec. 22 U.R) The Big Three foreign ministers, speeding their discussions at a heightened tempo, met in tfc". Kremlin for the first time today. The meeting opened at noon. Attendance was limited to U. S. Secretary of State James F. ta.-y Ernest rta b td hTifo 06 Bvrnes, British Foreign Secre tary Ernest Bevin and Soviet Foreign Minister Viacheslav Molotov. Talks were described as "go ing well" on the positive note achieved by the chief delegates yesterday during an informal session of nearly five hours at Soiridonovka Palace. Paul Wilson Wins Reading Contest At City Library Paul Wilson, of 402 King street, who is in the Washing ton school fourth grade, was winner in the pre-Christmas reading contest conducted in the boys and girls department of the Medford Public Library, accord ing to Miss Mildred Selby, chil dren's librarian. A total of 616 books were read by the 114 chil dren who took part, Paul, who read 76, received special recog nition in his school room. Special holiday-time displays appealing to both adult and young readers have been ar ranged at the library. Three beautiful and inspiring posters were painted by Miss Maccine Titus, a member of tht library staff. Closing time for Sunday Too Lata to Classify 4:00 Saturday afternoon. Please remember. I FIRST FEDERAL ! Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford 27 North Holly You Can Depend on Humphrey to Give You a Good Deal , it you want to Buy or Sell a USED CAR HunipSirey Motors Used Car Exchange 33 S. Riverside Ave. WINDSOR WALKOUT COSMO MILLION Windsor, Ont., Dec. 22 (U.R) The 99-day strike of CIO auto workers against Ford of .Canada plus sympathy walkouts cost this Canadian automobile cen ter about $10,000,000 in purchas ing power, Windsor sources estimated tonight. The long and bitter walkout was described as a "serious blow to the community' by Mayor Arthur J. Reaum. He re vealed plaiis for a new management-labor council designed to stave off future industrial strife. The strike against Ford end ed Wednesday night when work ers accepted a settlement pro posal of negotiations and arbi tration submitted by the Cana dian government. SACRED HEART MASSES ON CHRISTMAS MORNING Masses at Sacred Heart church on Christmas morning will be at 6, 8 and 10:30 o'clock. The St. Mory's Aoademy choir will sing Christmas hymns at 5:45 a. m., after which they will sing the High Mass at 6 a. m. The choir will also sing hymns at the 10:30 Mass. Closing time (or Sunday Too Late to Classify 4 TO Saturday afternoon Please remember. REQUEST DENIED San Francisco, Dec. 22 (U.R) Annie Irene Mansfeldt, widowed socialite matron who was con victed of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her suspected love rival, may yet spend Christ mas with her three children. Her aunt, Mrs. Jeanette Thome, who was a witness for her niece during her Jrial for the slaying of Nurse Vada Mar tin, said today she would take the children trene, 15, John, 14 and Terry, 12 to county jail on Christmas day if auth orities permit. Both superior and appelate courts yesterday rejected her at torney's pleas for temporary re lease and ordered her held in jail until Dec. 26 when her sec ond trial for insanity begins. Posthumous Medal For Patton Favored Washington, Dec. 22 (U.R) Rep. John E. Rankin, D., Miss., proposed tonight that the medal of honor be awarded posthum ously to the late Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. Rankin said he would intro duce legislation proposing the award as soon as- congress re convenes on Jan. 14. The pro posal appeared likely to win strong congressional support. Another posthumous honor for Patton has been recommended i by Sen. Alexander Wiley, R. Wis. Wiley asked that the per-: mancnt three-star rank of lieu tenant general be assigned to the dead hero. I White Christmas predicted for the Rogue River valley. University club to hold a Christmas Tree party. Ed. G. Brown leases the Star theater, and will stage free movies for children. TROOPS TAKE OFF Tl E Seattle, Dec. 22 (U.R) Two mammoth C-97 transport planes, j loaded with 201 overseas veter ans homeward bound for Christ- ...... onPn,,tA mnnininnl airport in Chicago tonight, ofter taking off on a special ferry flight from Boeing Field. The first oi the Boeing super transports took off at 2:12 p. m. (PST) carrying 100 Michigan so.diers, 46 of them from De troit, and the second took the air one hour and three minutes later, bearing 101 Illinois veter ans, most of them from the Chicago area. Court House News Divorce Decrees James Neely vs. Mattie O. Neely. Blanche Sipes vs. Wendall Sipes. Venita Nadean Correll vs. Lawrence E. Correll. Katherine M. Straus vs. Louis Straus. c THE FAMILY THEATRE Always 2 Features - TOBAY through TUESOAY ONLY EIGHT DAYS TO SHARE ITI I "58- 1 v6' fifP. mmm 111 K j UNITED ARTISTS SrefflftVou ' IMBUl nuns CONTINUOUS TODAY, 1:45 P. M. ON CHAMBERLAIN To Mr. and Mrs. Vernon, Shadv Cove, Dec. 22, 1945, a boy. 7 lbs., at Com munity Hispital. j SLIDE HITS RESORT Salt Lake City, Dec. 22 (U.R) A snowslide has struck Utah's famed winter skiing resort of Alta, 30 miles southeast of here. A forest ranger report said three skiers were caught in the avalanche but were rescued. QUOTATIONS ANALYSIS oi Listed and Unlisted Securities Conrad Bruce & Go. 313 FluKrer Bldg. Phone 741 vm .tl Miajali li J.al GlilK GENE THOMAS May this be your hap piest Christmas. For your kindness we wish to express our appre ciation and to pledge anew our policy of even greater service. OREGON FINANCE CO. Cratorian Bldg. 43 So. 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