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Santa Claus, also known as
Kris Kringle and Good St. Nick,
and regarded In all foreign
lands as Uncle Sam, arrives to
night and In the morning. He is
loved as much as Herr Hitler is
hated. He is the benevolent, be-
whlskered gent of whom the
late Alfred E. Smith once said
with eternal and everlasting
truth:
"No sane official who has
hung up an empty stocking over
the municipal fireplace is going
to shoot Santa Claus Just before
a hard Christmas."
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The National Safety Council
has a slogan:
"For a Merry Christmas-
Look out for Holldayngerl"
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The grip of Winter upstate Is
relaxing. For several days cli
mate conscious areas of the
'Willamette valley and the me
tropolis thought they were ahnk
Ing hands with Dewey Hill, the
Prospect hired man and ath
lete, while in a rolllcky mood
The rain now poureth, and ev
erybody will get a new umbrella
In his stocking.
Al (Dock) Lantls, who has
been going to the Marshall
Field's school In Chicago, is
home for the Yule.
e
There are 82,000 Paclflo vet
erans waiting In Los Angeles
for transportation home. They
have reached every objective
but the depot,
SOMETHING FOR DADDY
"So many families worry
about what to give Father for
Christmas. Just why this should
be it is Impossible to say when
Father is so easy to please and
there are so many suitable gifts
for him.
For example, he might be
given a new doormat for the one
that is six years old. Or a soft
cushion to match the cushion
now on the sofa. Then there is
the shades on the beside lamp
In the guest room that the last
guest scorched by tilting to one
aide. A now one would be suit
able for Father.
Father would delight In
nice wood basket to sit beside
the open fireplace and enthuse
over a dozen glass tumblers to
replace those broken during the
lost year. He would surely find
much use for a new monkey
wrench and a pair of pliers and
a saw and he would get as much
benefit as anybody else from a
nice new aluminum roaster.
Why not a spare tire for the
car and a new pair of gloves to
use when he goes down to the
furnaceT Or, for that matter, a
mg for the living room or a new
set of shades for the dining room
lights or a brass nozzle for the
garden hose, since there seems
no longer any chance of the old
one turning up? Why not a cov
er for the telephone book or a
flashlight that could be kept In
the kitchen so that the cook can
find her way to the icebox? Or
a vacuum cleaner or a new elec
tric iron?
Surely he could not object to
a new clothes hamper, or a pot
ted plant for a centerpiece on
the dining-room table, or new
shades for the front hall, or an
electric coffee pot or a tea tray.
In fact, you have only to look
at any room in the house to see
at once a dozen things that
Father needs and needs badly.
(Exchange.)
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO
ALL.
The Wyoming turkey crop this
year has been estimated at 199,
000, or 19 per cent more than
last year.
Cloelne time for Classified Ads a so
m.i" loo lata to cutfttirv I 11 n M
It's Christmas Eve
"Twas the night before Christmas."
The anniversary of the birth of Mary's babe in
a humble manger in Bethlehem 1945 years ago is now
very near. It will be remembered that on this eve
the angel of the Lord appeared to some shepherds
out on the hills; the glory of the Lord shone round
them, and the angel said :
"Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people. And suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly host, prais
ing God and saying: Ulory to uod in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward men .
A LTHOUGH the "Prince of Peace" was born, there
waa nn rtaztna in TTia rlav nnrl wnra wit Vi oil tnoir
horror and destruction, their agony and shattered
hopes, have followed through the ages. But the hope
of ultimate "peace on earth" was born in the hearts
of men of good will on that Christmas day more than
nineteen hundred years ago, and that faith has burned
as brightly through the centuries as the Star of Bethle
hem which guided the Three Wise Men to the Christ
Child. . .
It is this faith which has carried us through the
bitter years of war, and above the sickening thunder
of cannon, the crash or Dursung doitids ana me grim
chatter of machine guns, the song ot the angeis over
Judea's hills sounded forth clearly. It is this faith
which will build from the ashes of the past a cleaner,
safer, kindlier world in which the spirit of Christmas
of peace, of good will, of human dignity, tolerance
and justice will guide the lives of men.
To seek this goal is our sacred obligation toward
those who fought and died for the principles which
Christmas symbolizes. We must not fail them.
was Impossible. And not a day when train travel was, behind
schedule perhaps but not abandoned.
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We have had to abandon our trip to the UNO meeting In Lon
don for reasons which should be fairly obvious. It was not hard
lo secure credentials, but London at this time of year is worse
than Boston as far as climate goes, and the Atlantic crossing
wouia De worse, it may maks it a bit tough for the United
Nations but can t be helped!! (Please note the two exclamation
points which we hope will render the sarcasm evident even to
those who like to send complaints to the letter-box.) R.W.R.
HRISTMAS this year must be celebrated, not
alone as an anniversary of a past event, but even
more as a prophecy of ultimate peace on earth. The
simnle nhilosophv brought to this world by a man of
Nazareth centuries ago "whatsoever ye would that
men should do unto you do ye even so unto them"
must rule forever the conduct of men in the ages to
come. This philosophy we accept as our common
American heritage. The world must now accept it or
perish.
ON this Yuletide season the "Silent Night" in distant
lands will not be shattered by screeching shells.
Glowine litrhts. the sound of Christmas carols, the
tinkle of bells at Salvation Army kettles, bustling
crowds all are reminiscent of years before the war
here in the Rogue River Valley. Tonight, the kindly,
pink-cheeked old gentlemen with the crimson jacket
and flowing beard will visit our firesides and how
we wish that the clatter of his reindeer and merry
tingle of his sleigh bells might be heard in far lands
by those who are homeless and destitute from war.
And on this unnstmas eve tne man inoune aiau
from Dublishers to carrier boys wish one and all
the Merriest of Christmases I H.G. "
I Editorial Correspondence
ItlHIIISMIMMMII
On The Side By e. v. Duriing
(Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.)
Horses end mutes men may try
And rlns s"spected vessels ere
they buy.
But wives, a random choice, un
tried they take
They dream In courtship but la
wedlock wake.
Then, nor till then, the veil Is
removed awsy
And all the woman glares In open
day.
Pope.
New York. N. Y.. Dec. 19 It's going to be a white Christmas
Mnln lr Mnrvlnnrt at least. HOVB U5l conipicieu a nvc-
hour trip via the coast route from Boston, and everything Includ-
ing the automobiles parked in tne streets are cuvnra ......
white blanket. With the sun blazing in a clear oiue sny uuuvc,
was a beautiful sight but hard on the eyes.
D.oiiu .nrr in inavn nld Boston town for there was much we
wished to see, but the doctor advised otherwise so that must be
left until some other time. Coming back here Is like returning to
Niagara Falls after a sojourn In the Old Homestead duck pond,
the Boston and New York tempos are Just as dissimilar as that.
a. invlori frnm the hotel to South Station we saw children
skating wildly on the ponds In Boston Common.the inevltnhle
big black dog trying to keep up with them on the Ice, and having
hard time doing it.
New York anoears to be In the midst of a terrific flu epidemic.
At least practically everyone we know within a radius of 80 miles
either Is laid un with It or has been. And much pneumonia also
This clear, cold weather, with clean white snow covering all ugli
ness should be healthful, well, perhaps that is true, but it ar
rived too lata.
Fifth avenue and Boylston street In Boston:
Both swarming with Christmas shoppers, but again what a
contrast! The New York window dlsploys are dazzling, breath
taking, some of them strike this department as super modernistic
works of art, Boylston? a few nice shops especially In the
Jewelry line, but as a whole, dull, drab, much the same as they
were 40 or SO years ago.
Mt.'Klsco, N. Y. Out here bag and baggage In a snowstorm
and It Is still snowing. Some wise-guy told us last summer this
was going to be a hard winter and he was right. The station taxi
man first said he couldn't make the Lawrence Farms Inn beyond
the gate, we would hove to walk the rest of the way. But when
he looked over our Impedimenta and the personnel of our safari,
he relented and sold he would try It. (That is one thing we can
say for rural New York and New England, unlike Greater Man
hattan the people arv essentially accommodating and kind.) He
mad It with chains, but It was hard going.
The Boston "hospital" has now Joined the Mt. Klseo hospital
and there is another branch of the family In the Presbyterian hos
pital In New York. Just one big unhappy family! But as Is usu-
lly the case it might be worse, no one very sick, it looks as
though all would be able to gat out of bed by Christmas. (Con
siderable tapping on wood at this Juncture!)
Tht prediction Is for continued snow tomorrow In which case
e might well be snow-bound. Which reminds us of the Gold
Rush" we saw in Boston where Charley Chaplin and Mack Sennett
were snowbound in their delapldated Alaska cabin. Mack was
desperate and became panicky, but not the Imaginative and re
sourceful Charley. He proceeded to boll his leather boots, and ate
them down to the last shoe-nail, scraping each nail clean of
ourishmcnt as one might an artichoke leaf! Charley s private
life may have been as sordid and disgraceful as the court reco.'ds
indicate, but he was and still is. a GREAT artist!
We had expected to return tonight and see the Oregon basket
ball team play Long Island at Madison Square Garden but no
soap, except on snow shoes and we didn't bring ours on this
trip. (The next time we will!) All planes are grounded and most
of the buses, but the railroads are still operating. at least the
Harlem Division from here to New York. Those who are selling
the railroads short might bear this In mind particularly as far as
ir competition Is concerned. Since we came last September we
venlura to say there have been at least 10 days when air travel
The League of Forgotten Hus
bands. That is an organization
of British army officers who
have been given tha "brushoff
by their wives. Was formed In
Syria in 1943 by three officers.
tacn officer had received a
wholly unexpected letter from
his wife saying she no longer
loved him and desired a divorce.
Members of the organization
wear a gold badge on the face
of which is inscribed L.O.F.H.
on the back four symbols are
Inscribed; the ring which sol
emnized the wrecked marriage,
the ship which took the husband
overseas, the letter that brought
sad news of his wife's change of
heart and the mug of beer in
which the husband sought for-
getfulness.
Over There
Rome now has 32 dally news
papers. It also has 90 political
parties. Then there is the Asso
ciozione Per Le Popolo Sensa
Politic! which translated means
The Association for People With
out Political Parties. That Is the
first time I have heard of a po
litical lonesome club.
School Girl Complexion
Radishes are good for the com
plexion. That is what I am told
by a man who says he knew a
Polish countess who at 68 still
had her school girl complexion.
This countess ate six little rad
ishes before every meal, includ
ing breakfast. She said the wom
en of her family had been do
ing that for 300 years and were
famous throughout Europe for
their beautiful complexions.
Invention
British Inventor John W. Wil
son claims to have driven his
automobile thousands of miles
without the use of gasoline. He
utilized atomic power In the
form of an attachment he de
scribes as " a uranium unit."
This device, says Wilson, can be
manufactured for about $10.
With this gadget attached to a
car the necessity of buying gas
oline Is eliminated. For unlim
ited driving with a "uranium
unit" the cost of operation would
be about $1 a week. Hearing
about tilings like this must make
the owners of oil wells and gaso
line service stations shudder a
little.
Mules St Men
Annually In the United States
50,000 husbands desert their
wives. So states a statistician
who further expresses the view
that in at least 70 per cent of
these cases the wife is to blame
because of Ignorance as to the
proper manner in which to han
dle a husband. A sad state of
affairs. In view of this deplora
ble situation we strongly urge
that our married feminine sub
scribers pay close attention to
the periodic advice on husband
handling offered by our Mules
& Men department experts.
Richest Man
The Nlazam of Hyderabad Is
now the richest man In the
world. His Jewels alone are
worth $300,000,000. His annual
Income is $12,000,000. However,
before the Nipponese surren
dered Emperor Hirohito was the
richest man in the world. He
had an annual Income of $100,
000.000. Queries from clients: Q. I
was married at 12, became a
mother as 13, divorced at 17, re
married at 22. I'm a Pennsyl-
vnnian. Can Brooklyn top mv
record of being married at 12?
A. Am afraid not. Only Tennes
see. Q. I claim you stated the
stargazers said any husband who
can hold an Aquarius wife for
five years deserves a medal. My
mHmimmNMiHiiniimmii
husband claims you said anv.
body who can stand an Aquar
ius wife for five years deserves a
medal. How about it? A. Your
husband seems to be giving you
a bit of a ribbing. The stargaz
ers claim it takes a very clever
man who thoroughly under
stands love to hold an Aquarius
wife five years. Not that the
Aquarius girls are fickle but
they demand a lot of expert at
tention. Pleas Not
A six-year-old Brooklynlte
named Joan had heard her aunt
Dorothy, who is 22, express con
cern about the return of her
soldier sweetheart. So little
Joan decided to pray for her
auntie's boy friend. That nieht
she did so, saying: "God bless
me and make me a good girl and
send Auntie Dorothy's soldier
home safe, sound and single."
Coyotes and Dogs
In the west domesticated does
are reported running away from
home to Join packs of coyotes.
The coyotes spend their nights
Killing sheep. Recently a ranch
er thought he had shot two coy
otes but found one of the ani
mals he had killed was a dofi
with a collar and license tae
from a nearby city. Some of the
dogs roam around with the coy
otes at night return home in the
day and act their part as family
pets. You might call these ani
mals Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
dogs. The rancher says the
home dogs are lured to wildness
by female coyotes. So it goes.
The "Cherchez La Femme" idea
even applies to coyotes and dogs.
COMMUNICATIONS
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Tribune 10. 20 and 34 yeart
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TEN YEARS AGO
December 24, 1935
(It Was Tuesday)
Britain and France form solid
front to oppose war aims of
Italy.
Rolland Beach, who fell down
the elevator shaft at the post
office is resting easy.
NRA. keystone of the New
Deal is ended by Roosevelt.
No Mail Tribune will be Is
sued tomorrow Christmas.
Cloudy, with probable light
rain. High 45, low 28.
Postofflce will make delivery
of Yule mail tomorrow.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 24, 1925
Ot Was Thursday)
Record number of Christmas
cards received at local post-
office.
Generally fair. High 48, low
40.
Turkeys plentiful
at 45c per pound.
In Oregon
Christmas party at Copco
Forum is huge success.
Henry Ford plans air flight
over North Pole.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
December 24,. 1911
(It Was Sunday)
Bridge over Rogue River near
Gold Hill, built in 1876, torn
down.
Completion of roads In Crater
Lake national park urged by
army engineers.
City set to observe Christmas.
All stores to close.
Christmas Spirit
To the Editor:
Harry Watson, congenial
manager of the popular hos
telry, the Medford Hotel, has
added a touch of the Christmas
spirit into a business enterprise,
by erecting in one corner of the
spacious lobby a beautiful
frosty white Christmas tree
adorned with colored lights,
while In the writing room and
ladles lobby he has set up a
biblical scene, the three wise
men following the star of the
east on their journey to Beth
lehem. These figures are mount
ed on a shelf on a mountain side
that looks down in a valley in
to which the wise men are gaz
ing. The valley scene with the
star of the east shining brightly
is done on canvas with brush
and oil and I am sure will meet
the hearty approval of the per
manent guests who make the
hotel their home, as well as by
the traveling public.
Harry evidently knows his
Bible and. his Idea of a white
ChrLstma; tree is very good in
this beautiful Rogue Valley that
seldom sees a white Christmas.
G. H. Young.
Snow or rain. High 47, low 23.
What's Doing at
U. S. O.
An "at home" evening will be
spent tonight at the Riverside
USO. Card games will be play
ed and nuts and popcorn will be
served.
Mrs. . Lester Throckmorton
and daughter, Eleanor, and Bill
LaChance will prepare a waffle
breakfast Christmas morning.
Waffles are to be served from
10 a. m. to 1 p. m. Open house
will be held all day and a tea
will be held at 7:30 o'clock.
Closing time for Classified Ads 8:30
a m Too Late to Classify 12:15 pm
ASHLAND PHYSICIAN
TO RESUME PRACTICE
Ashland, Dec. 24 Major
Harvey A. Woods, who has been
medical officer at Station hos
pital, Merced, Calif., for nearly
three years, has returned to
Ashland to resume his practice
as physician and surgeon. Major
Woods was recently given an
honorable discharge from the
army air forces at McClellan
Field, Calif.
Major Woods, a graduate from
the University of Oregon Medi
cal school, practiced as a physi
cian and surgeon in Ashland for
several years before Joining the
service In November, 1942.
Coming
THURSDAY
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THEATRE
1 ffPmi8 XelTCUOT
' SirfTl 1 Ml rtlsitr
' W V
sswro-aiirtiiniTisBsaraiTsaiMtssBl
"Carol, brothers, carol,
Carol joyfully,
Carol the good tiding j,
Carol merrily;
And pray a gladsome Christmas
For all your fellow men;
Carol, brothers, carol
Christmas Day Again."
From Kate Dooflal Wlfsia
PAJUn
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DA V Says Amputees
Dissatisfied With
Artificial Limbs
Because of mounting com
plaints from amputees, the Dis
abled American Veterans some
time ago realized the wounoea
were not getting the right kind
of devices, according to J. P
Graham, spokesman for the
Jackson County DAV chapter.
"The returning veteran faces
a psychological crisis while ad
Justing to his disability, which
is Intensified when the limb
substitute impedes rather than
aids," Graham declared.
According to John A. Meals,
commander of the DAV chap
ter, the recent national conven
tion of the organization authoriz
ed appointment of a national
committee for scientific re
search and development to
work In the field of artificial
limbs and prosthetic appliances
for disabled veterans.
Veterans of Foreign Wart,
wishes to thank 1U member!
who helped with this work and
also the Tru Mix Concrete Com
pany, who generously donated
their trucks.
QUOTATIONS
and
ANALYSIS
on Listed and
Unlisted Securities
Conrad Bruce & Co.
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Phone 7471
VFW CLEANING UP SITE
OF NEW POST QUARTERS
Work has been started on
cleaning up the property on
Front St., near 6th, recently
purchased by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, In preparation
for remodeling the building as
a meeting place and quarters
for their Service Officer now lo
cated In the Liberty Building.
A club room for use of return
ing service men will be on. the
ground floor.
Crater Lake Post No. 1833,
FIRST FEDERAL
a. Savings & Loan Atin. of
j Medtora
I 27 North Holly
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May the
Spirit of
Christinas
Endure
Conger-Morris Funeral Parlors
Extend Sincere Christmas Greetings
to One and All
Greetings
Season's
May this be your hap
piest Christmas of
them all . . . and the
New Year eb the most
prosperous, our Yule
tide wish for each of
our customers.
JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL
Savings and Loan Association
126 East Main
Hubbard Bros. Inc.
WILL BE CLOSED
FOR INVENTORY
December 26-27-28
In Cases of Emergency
Phone 2189