KTGHT MEOrORD MAIL TRIBTJNH Monday. Dee. 91, 1948
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Medford, Oreiron, under Act of
March 8. 1870
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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
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(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
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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.
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