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KTGHT MEOrORD MAIL TRIBTJNH Monday. Dee. 91, 1948 MEDFORDWrBIBUNB iTcryon In Bouthern Orrgoa Beadi th Mall Trlbuna1 Dally Excapt latnrday Publlined by MEDFORD PKINTINO CO. to NArth Fir St. Phona 2141 ROBERT W. RUHL, Editor KRNEST R. GILS TRAP. Manaar am iBW Auaktt1rtn MafT. Z C FERGUSON. ManaKlnr Editor . Jr nvnnv C.h.u FHiinr Anl flU rt.nn a , uuhu MRS- OLIVE STARCHER, Soc. Editor GERALD LATHAM, tircuiauon An Independent Newipapar So tared ai second clau matter a Medford, Oreiron, under Act of March 8. 1870 SUBSCRIPTION RATES y Mall In Advance: Daily and Sunday one year....$7.5( Dally and Sunday alx montha 4 0( Dally and Sunday three moa. 2.H Dally and Sunday one month .7f By Carrier In Advance Medford i.ki.. r.ni.il Ptlnt Jackson Tllle. Gold Kill. Phoenix Talent, and on motor routea: Dally and Sunday one year....9 Dally and Sunday one month All term cash In advance. Official Paper of the City of Medford Official rapar 01 cvu vouni United Praia Full Ltaied Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS AHvftrllalna Reoreaentatlva WMT.HOLLIDAY COMPANY. INC. Offices In New York. Chlcaio, De- trnit. San rrenclico. Loa Anfeies, Seattle. Portland. St. Louie, Atlanta. Vancouver, a. Oitco()NLWsMft PuensHCRy 4-s5c)i a t i o a Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur P.rry TIME ROLLS ON. HURRAHI A New Year dawns tomorrow, and finds this region out of but ter, and with no OreRonlans for two whole days. "All Hall 1946," shouts the city and county, as one or two men, with the ex ception of the pear growers, who don't want any, as the Insurance rate is apt to be too high. The prospects for next year, as al ways, looks rosy. This is a great next year country. The final week of the dying year, it rained cats and dogs, pitchforks, and what-have-you. The moisture left assorted sizes of mud puddles dotting the land scape, and caused the Older Girls to fear the valley would be hazed by a rousing fog. The situ ation was better than upstate, where a citizen needed a one man submarine to get the mull. Late yesterday the Sun broke through momentarily, and beam ed with the Illumination power of the ancient and venerable 1010 Main Stem street lights, weather-beaten, and k n o c k i d askew by kid autolsts. Daniel Cupid enjoyed a busy year, but with not as many en tering the holy bonds of starve lock as the year previous. James Divorce also worked overtime. The final week of 1949 it was so dull around the courthouse, not even a lawyer stirred. Quite a few sold their houses, and learned about the housing short age, first-hand. There was no outstanding lo cal news. A local bulldog bit the wrong man, and crawled under the davenport to mourn. Nobody got shot for a deer, though one nlmrod had daylight admitted to his hat. Jack Dempsey visited the city. The "Medford Fight" spirit was dormant, and nobody tried to lick the former world heavyweight champion. The final month of the year, the fair sex starting wearing the upswing hairdo, with a part in the middle of the back of the head. Frequently the part was off-center like the scam in their stockings. Throughout the year, work was plentiful. Many experienced no difficulty in lying down be side it, in accordnnce with long established custom. There are signs many will not be Infatuat ed with the idea, the coming year. The Black Tornado football quad missed being state cham pions two years in a row, by a hair and a thin one. Next fall they will be no mild zephyr. Six of the crop will go to college in the fall, and continue to fool with the pigskin. They will go to a college, where their scholar ships won't be cut off, when their football playing days are over, is the word. Reforestation of the moln busi ness arteries was discarded at the gay Yuletlde. They served well in past years as a repository for empty bottles, and a roosting place for sparrows. The customary end of the year resolutions were made by citi zens. Several vowed to cut out Demon Rum, and not become evangelists doing It. In a week they will have the fun of break ing them. People have started campaign ing for an early spring. They want to hear the birds sing, and the mill whistles blow again. They want a different kind of peace, than the kind now raging. HAPPY NEW YEAR'S TO ALL. 17m Mall Tribune Wnt Ads. Net Income of Farm Families Nearly As Much As In 1945 Is Outlook For Coming Year Pointing out that farm family Incomes are generally continu ing above the pre-war level and that, with some reduction in in come taxes in prospect for 1946, cash on hand for farm family living may be nearly as much as in 1945, a circular, "Agricultural Situation and Outlook," pre pared at Oregon State college, seeks to advise Oregon farmers as to nostwar trends. Major farm improvements and more interest in college training of farm youth should be a result of this favorable con dition. With the end of large scale food exports from the United States approaching, the agricul tural trend may be toward the prewar status. To what extent depends upon such factors as population changes, new con sumer demands, transportation facilities, marketing methods and costs. A tendency toward more unemployment and lower national income in 1946 will help force reduction of the over all level of farm prices an estl mated 10 per cent and of net farm income, 15 per cent. Furth er decline in the coming years of unprcdicted rate and extent Is to be expected, the circular declares. Most of the 1946 re duction of prices will probably occur after mid-year. Lower Income In 1950 The pamphlet shows Deport ment of Agriculture figures esti mating lowering of farm income in 1930 to 9.3 billion dollars with full employment, 6.5 billions with intermediate employment and three billions with severe unemployment. This is a drop from the 13 billion dollar net ncome of 1945. Increase In farm Income dur- ng wor In Itself has brought about a situation that may prove detrimental to agriculture in the post war era. Gross farm In come hos risen 248 per cent over the 19.19 total and the net total In 1944 was 367 per cent of that In 1939 according to the c rcu- lar. A raise In land prices has re- suited and high capitalization of land reul estate has come about. General farm costs have taken a tremendous upward trend. After past wars decent of high costs has been slower than income rie. cllne. In some Instances net In come has nearly disappeared. Farmers may well suffer the same plight this time. Federal Help In the matter of infrnmni help to maintain farm prices It is explained that such support iimy cnecK DUt not Drevent rfo. cllne In average farm prices dur ing me next row yeors. If funds are available nrlro. tnr Oregon farm products as milk, umicrint, eggs, hogs, wheat and potatoes will be upheld at not less than 90 ner cent nf nu-u., Only about 45 per cent of farm mmiteung volues in the 1935 to 1039 period are accounted for here. Since prices on the liom. are much over the proposed rate a large over all reduction from the present level is possible and luiraecn. Farmers will nn to meet slightly smaller market ing prospects changed consumer demands. Efforts mc made to increase rinmnnri ,., certain prodqets as large scale fuuui-uun win continue. Consumer ir.r,,;,, should bo at a high level during iiMH because of greater savings nd credit and that factor com blned with better knowledge of food values should result in con sumption of higher priced, more nutritive foods. Mct. ,mu eggs, vegetables and r..i.J should be in greater demand than potatoes and groins. But use of grains as livestock feed my oainnce lho situation. population Grows An aid to rr,.i,i n.-i..i.. ,. - " tt, iti-iiiiK s the gain of additional con sumers through an increasing population in the west. Popu lation has boomed up 50 per cent since 1930 on the Pacific coast to over 12 million, the pamphlet reports. Facing the farmer will h i-nn. tlnued high production costs and somewhat increased marketing iiwis. fvaK of producing ex penses during the war was reached In 1943, the circular says, but maintenance and le- placement costs of buildings and equipment may Increase. But the condition may be offset by reductions on other items. Pro- duction expenses of farm opera tors in Oregon have reacned a level of nearly 180 million dol lars, almost double the pre-war expenses and greater than the averago gross agricultural in come in the 1935 to 1939 period While no actual prices were named the upward trend In re gard to costs of farm land was pointed out. The boom In land sales is now subsiding and prices will depend on net income and number of voluntary transfers of farm reol estate with the trend shoplng up a year or so after ignificant change in those two aspects. Volunteer tramfvrs were many during the war. In 1944 seven per cent of Oregon's farms changed hands. The rate was highest In the nation. Sta tistics quoted show the average price of farm land as of March 1, 1945 to be 165 per cent of that recorded from 1935 to 1939. As for farm living prospects, circular editors explain that commodities in the clothing and equipment line will be short of demand, yet, during the next year. However, smaH articles, electric irons, clocks, kitchen utensils, may be fairly plentiful in 1946. Production of refrigera tors, washing machines and like larger items is held back by labor and material shortage. Nevertheless, production is ex pected to be greater than pre war by the end of 1946. Controls To Help Continuation of OPA policy to keep price controls while de mand is high will aid the farmer consumer. Home raised and preserved food will furnish the chief por tion of farm diet. Relief from war-time pressure will cause de cline In this respect among the higher incomed families. Ex panded use of frozen food lock ers is a tendency. Serving of lunches at rural schools maj be a development with the release of kitchen equipment. Much building of new farm homes and the repair and re modeling of old is planned. Security- Lags Farm, family security con tinues to lag. Agricultural production out look indicates added Improve ment of farm methods. This, rcgordless of demand, will un doubtedly bring a cut-down in acreage necessary for production wjth utilization required, prob ably, of 325 to 330 million acres In contrast to 379 million in 1944 and 345 million in the 1935 to 1939 span. The condition re leases meadow and pasture land needed for livestock to suprly diet demand under full employ ment conditions. That post-war demand will outstrip that of pre war is pointed out. But esti mates Indicate a lag behind war time production. Statistics presented by the cir cular show in 1944 a 41 per cent Increase In farm production over the 1935 to 1939 average. This occurred In spite of adverse in terferences such as labor shsrt- age. Principal reasons for the gain are improved methods, bet ter seed and livestock and use of more fertilizer. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, Dec. 31 The business prophecies for 1948 are taking a common line predict ing prices will fji go higher, and all the rest of the business picture will fit into that infla ti o n a r y pat- I r n w I h Ijla h'Khcr general public e a r n ings, a contin ued s e 1 1 e r s' market and a vw MamiD high-level, free flow of money. The only thing I know for sure about it is that always In the post, when the grcot busi ness prophets unanimously agreed on the future, it seldom turned out their way. WHEN Mr. Hoover was elect- ed, all were sure there would be two cars in every ga rage and two chickens in every pot; yet within his presidential span we were at the depths of all time. Mr. Roosevelt, we all thought, at first, would surely cure the depression, but it never got cured. Then later we all thought it would never get cured. During the latter part of the Roosevelt regime, along came the war and pushed us so high out of it we cannot yet see the ground through the economic stratosphere. Thereafter, during the war, the great prophets all agreed there would be a terrific crash at the end, with great unem ployment. Now here we are at the end, with our Christmas sales much higher than in the last year of the war, with more Jobs untaken than men unem ployed, and we are now think ing of a higher plane ahead unanimously as usual. I wonder. I ET us look at the facts we have, atom by atom, and be hind the atoms. They say there will be "higher prices." Prices generally are based on the availability of goods. When there are shortages, any amount can be charged for goods, and collected from the urn people, If they have money as they do now. But in the next year we are planning to get back to our peacetime mass production. We hava more machines and men than ever before. War has de veloped manufacturing shortcuts for production. As production brings goods to the market, competition will be restored. This means not only competition in quality but in price. It Is quite clear then that the expectations of expanding pro duction ahead will work against higher prices. Indeed, this will work gradually as production swells in the latter months of the year toward lower prices, DUT the unions are wangling great unprecedentedly large wage increases from in dustry, and this development, coupled with the announced in tention of the government to maintain a high price level, will surely force prices higher, they say. Yes, certainly this would seem to force an increase of the price of union-made goods. On the other hand people have grown, during the war, to be satisfied with patches, with old things, with repaired machines. If only the unions get these tremendous wage increases, and the rest of us must plod along on our same salaries in the face of higher prices for union-made goods, the common foresight of the business prophets may not prove true. There has been every other kind of strike in this country except a buyers' strike. The conditions being created may force one. Therefore, I believe the hu man element will determine the course of business for 1946. We know the economic factors. We do not know how the people will react to them. We know the shortages of goods will not be completely cured next year, but a plentiful supply will be restored in many lines. Union wages will be up, but how many others? THE administration wants high prices, but how can it move them higher than now in the face of the coming restora tion of competition? Will people pay the prices asked? Will labor's human lead ership strike on and hold back production? Will the human leadership of the administra tion accomplish its purposes, and to what degree? With a congressional election ahead, how far will the spend ing faucets of inflation be turn ed still further? These are matters no human can possibly now know. IINT EFFECTIVE JAN. 1 Washington, Dec. 31 (U.R) A new increase of $6 a ton In the price of newsprint will go into effect the first of the year, the office of price administration reminded the publishing indus try today. This makes a total Increase of $17 a ton since the war began. The new ceiling price for standard newsprint paper deliv ered to 38 port cities will be $67 a ton. There are higher ceilings for deliveries in other parts of the country. The first wartime increase of $4 a ton was granted on March 1, 1943. The latest Increase was grant ed to maintain producers' earn ings at pre-war levels and to stimulate production. RITES FOR GENERAL Vienna, Dec. 31 (U.R) Simple funeral services were held in the chapel at American army head quarters here today for Maj Gen. Donald W. Brann, 50, de puty U. S. commander in Aus tria, who was killed in a fall from a cliff while hunting In the Tyrol Saturday. The battle for standard meas urements has been going on for a long time and still is far from being won, according to offi cials of the National Bureau of Standards, which was establish ed In 1901. Iflll All the prayers of the past for pace are now answered, and we can go forward with 1946 to a future of peace and happiness. Conger Morris wish one and all a finer, hap pier New Year! CONGER-MORRIS FUNERAL PARLORS On The Side-By e. v. Duriing (Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc.) MtHnMi,m,i,nMit,.Hn When raindrops, ' glistening from the thatch. I.Ike dropt of ellver run. Our dear old frandmm lift the latch. To feel the cheering run. She seel no rainbow In the sky. But when the cuckoo sung, She thought upon the years gone by When she was blithe and young. William Lisle Bowles. Nancy Bruff, the Park avenue literary lady, reports she has written a novel about Brooklyn Heights. That's the part of Brooklyn where the trees grow. Miss Bruff has written eight novels. One, "The Manatee," has been published. To exploit this brain child Nancy hired Russell Birdwell, who made the photo genic Jane Russell famous as an actress before she had ever ap peared In a picture. In exploiting the Bruff novel Birdwell practically Ignored the literary merits of the book by invading editorial sanctums with a minimum of written pub licity and a maximum of photo graphs of the author. He didn't say "The Manatee" was better than "Forever Amber" but stoutly claimed Nancy Bruff was better looking than Kath leen WInsor. Anyway, about 90,000 copies of "The Manatee" have been sold. This Is about 45 times as many copies as the average novel. So we rrlay soon expect a deluge of novels writ ten by women who photograph well and have high powered press agents. But, gentlemen, have a heort. Please, no "leg art" In the literary sections. Sideliqhti You're young, If you like plays or films that make you cry. If you like those that make you laugh you're getting old. So states a character analyst . . . holdups, robberies and murders have increased 100 percent in London the past seven years. But still no London Doliceman carries a gun ... as the Hollywoodians seem to be reviving a lot of western films why not revive "The Girl of the Goiden West?" Remember Frank Keenan and Holbrook BHnn in that? Please Note Helen Mercy scored a sensa tional success when as an under study she took over the ailing Betty Field's Dart in "The Dream Girl." Helen is a gradu ate of Yale dramatic school. Young females with stage aspir ations should give this fact a thought. What could be a more nleasant place for a girl to study for a career than on the Yale campus surrounded by all those gay young men. many of whom are rich and socially prominent? If vou have a daughter who wants to be an actress call this to her attention. Asking Queries from clients: Q. Who would be your choice to play the port of Lord Bruce Carlton in the film version of "Forever Amber?" A. Could not say. Haven't read "Forever Amber." James Mason, the British actor, was offered this part and turn ed It down. He wasn't Impress ed with its possibilities. Q. How Is the Horses Be Women club of Pittsburgh doing? Also the Hus bands Protective Association of New Haven? A. Haven't heard from the New Haven husbands lately but am informed the Pittsburghers have Just conclud ed a successful campaign with the slogan "two razors for every home." Asides How many keys are there on a piano? If you can't answer that correctly in half a flash cease calling yourself observing. Passing By Constance Collier. Is chiefly celebrated as a stage actress biV she has been plying in films off and on for 30 years. Made her Hollywood debut In "Macbeth." in which Sir Herbert Tree was starred. She played Lady Mac beth . . . Private Ncven Hauden schlld. Highest paid private In the U. S. army. Receives $325 a month In dependents allot ment. Is the father of 13 chil dren. An army major's pay Is $3,000 a year; captain, $2,400: first lieutenant. $2,000; second lieutenant $1,800. So Private Haudenschlld has an Income that tops them all. Shows what a man can achieve if he doesn't believe in birth control. Asides George Arthur Griffith called his wife "The Neck." Seems Mrs. Griffith once said to her husband: "George, you're the head of the house but I'm the neck and the head has to be twisted around to where the neck wants it" . . . Am asked what is my favorite mixed drink. No mixed drinks for me. I am a very moderate consumer of bourbon highballs with plain water and a bit of brandy with the after dinner cigar and coffee. Flight o Time Medford and Jackson Co. His tory from the files oi th. Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years BOO. TEN YEARS AGO December 31, 1935 Ot Was Tuesday) Gov. Martin says 1936 will be great year for state, indust rially. Snider's buy Gold Seal Dairy. Partly cloudy with fog. High 46, low 39. Crater Lake park is covered with 66 inches of snow. Business was fair in city and valley despite recession. City to welcome New Years tonight with many house par ties and dances. TWENTY YEARS AGO December 31. 1925 (It Was Thursday) Record cold hits Klamath Falls, Eugene, and Albany. Ashland chief of police ad dresses Valley Ministerial asso ciation meeting. Past year best for business in history of city, and next year's prospects even better. Frank Hinkey, greatest end in football records, and Yale captain in the 90s passes. Cloudy. High 32, low 26. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO December 31, 1911 (It Was Sunday) New auto licenses are green colored. Christian church congregation votes to build new church soon. City and valley shows pro gress socially and financially past year. Infant 1912 to get quiet wel come in city. NEW PHOTO PLANE Farmingdale, N. Y., Dec. 31 (U.RJDevelopment of a huge, speedy and long-range photo re connaissance plane that is ex pected to revolutionize aerial photography was revealed today by Republic Aviation Corpora tion with army approval. C-C MEETING SET Washington, Dec. 31 U.R) The U. S. chamber of commerce ' will hold its 32nd annual meet- j ing in Atlantic City from April i 30 through May 2, 1946, it was ; announced today. It will be the ! first such meeting since 1943. ! Its business has been conducted , by mail in the interim. On June 12, 1905, the Penn sylvania Special of the Pennsyl vania railroad covered three miles in 85 seconds, traveling at the rate of 127.06 miles an hour, the fastest train ever recorded In the United States. Osburn Hotel . EUGENE Wishing Very Prosperous NEW YEAR Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Earley Joe E. Earley, Jr. Held J A (Arm Telephoto) Mrs. Gwendolyn Wallls, San Ber nardino, Calif., is In custody follow ing slaying of Mrs. Ruby Clark, girls' school teacher. Mrs. Clark was re portedly slain while she was in com pany of Don Wallls, husband of the assertedly confessed killer. PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL FOR HOUSING VETERAN FAMILIES Washington, Dec. 31 (U.R) President Truman today signed into law a bill authorizing the national housing agency to spend $160,000,000 to provide temporary housing for veterans and their families. The bill would authorize the government to reimburse cities, states, towns and universities for the money they have spent to acquire surplus government- 44'44"M"M-4'4-44'4-4"8'4"S, May Your New Home Dreamt Come True J In 1946 FIRST FEDERAL Savings Si Loan Assn. of Medford 27 North Holly Humphrey Motors Used Car Exchange 33 S. Riverside Ave. . Holland Hotel MEDFORD You All a fSNEW YEAR fEWVWnl owned housing units, tvio national housine adminis trator would be authorized to acquire all surplus housing units owned by other govern ment agencies, and transfer them to localities where the housing shortage has wonted an unusual hardship upon vet. erans and their families. The president signed the bill aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg, which is anchor ed off Quantico, Va. White House sources said the president spent a good part of the day working on his Jan. 3 radio speech. Closing Ume tor Sunday Too Late to Classify 4:00 Saturday afternoon. 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