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Things could have been worse
in 1949. There were 1,302 wed
dings in Jackson county, without
the added terrors of a.shlvaree.
e e
An Irate subscriber to a met
ropolitan dally lets fly against
"nut drivers," in a letter to the
ed. He calls them "deadly
threats." What the type needs
is a monkey-wrench that fits
them.
Many started out the New
Year with a 1940 auto and a
1945 calendar.
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NOT NOMINATED
(Ft. Williams (Ont.) Journal)
"Walter Allison wishes to
thank the few who were pres-
ent, the multitude who were
absent, the homeless, the per
plexed and the dissatisfied, for
their lack of interest In Civic
Nominations, Allison was
present to offer his services,
therefore feels the onus rests
now, as in the past, on the
shoulders of the disinterested
public.
Signed: Walter Allison,
e e
The next event of public In
terest is Ground Hog Day, Feb
ruary 2, a Saturday. The day
Is widely talked about by urban
and rural residents each year. It
lacks any significance and is
not even an excuse for barber
shops to close up two days,
e e e
An Applegate co-ed home
from the campus, churned
batch of butter to get out of
washing the dishes. The churn
crossed the plains by ox-team,
and was operated by hand. She
reports her wrist has not been so
tired since she played tennis all
afternoon with a Lieut, from
Alabama, now In Okinawa.
e e e
"How to Find a Wife" Is the
title of a book. Just do some
thing you shouldn't, and she'll
show up." (Dubuqui (la.) Her
old.) Great truth Item.
e e
The fair sex greeted the New
Year in their formal gowns, cut
lo and behold, and displaying
expanses of feminine backbone.
The skirts Just missed the floor,
causing many a pair of nylons
to blush unseen.
e e
The banks report an Increase
In saving deposits the past year.
This i wonderful the way the
masses have been throwing their
money at the birds and not hit
ting any, the post year.
e e a
THE WHYFORE
(Astoria Astorian-Budgct)
"An officer at the hospital
offered to drive Hogg to Port
land where he could get a pair
of nylon stockings for each
he invested in bonds.
Hogg said he would buy the
bonds in Astoria. Mrs. Hogg
was not present."
...
A Louisville, Ken., man has
been named the world's cham
pion liar. He did very well con
sidering he was not running for
any political office.
...
Diplomats and bureaucrats in
Moscow and Washington, D. C.
have rubbed the fur the wrong
way and ruffled the dignity of
Gen. MacArthur In Tokyo. Eith
er city is about the right dis
tance to be away from a mad
flv.-Btar general Commentators
say the fuss is one of the state
department's cute conspiracies
at which they always get caught.
...
Southern California took a 34
14 pastime in the Rose Bowl yes.
Until Alabama cased off in the
last quarters, it looked like the
board of directors of the Los An
geles Chamber of Commerce
were doing the playing for Troy.
Editorial Correspondence
A sunny day and It seems
only a few degrees above
New York City, N. Y., Dec. 28:
warm even thoueh the mercury is
freezing. A nephew Just out of the Presbyterian hospital after
ten days with the flu wonders why the temperature in the coun
try Is so much lower than in the city, only a few miles away, a
differential of about 15 degrees. The answer must be in the huge
masses of heated brick and stone, rising high in the air, with
the human-beings and their mercuries far below in the narrow,
warm and protected canyons.
Spencer Tracy In Sherwood's "Rugged Path" has decided to
close two weeks hence after an 8-weeks run. This was the play
we saw last fall when it opened in Washington and pronounced
n. g., as did practically all the theater critics. And it WAS, but
Tracy wasn't and he held the "turkey" up by his personal popu
larity alone, making it click at the box office if nowhere else,
for two months. That Is some feat. Sherwood's prestige was im
paired by the experience but not Tracy's. He is a good actor and
a fine chap, something rare In Hollywood.
.....
The Moscow "Big Three" conference has adjourned and the
front page of the newspapers are plastered with the results. No
two of the papers agree as to what was actually accomplished.
and we doubt if the participants themselves know either. Prob
ably no one CAN know for a year or two, for what was really
accomplished at Moscow depends upon what IS accomplished
during the next 15 or 20 months in other words on the CHARAC
TER of the agreement rather than the precise terms.
Compared with the complete failure at London, this gathering
does represent a tremendous Improvement, but does it mean that
hereafter Russia, Great Britain and the United States are to work
in an atmosphere of general friendship, good will and confidence,
or in an atmosphere of suspicion, ill will and distrust? With the
proper spirit prevailing anything can be done; without it noth-'
ing nothing of Importance at least can be.
.....
To fully understand the exact terms ,of the agreement will
require time and study but after only as much examination as
the hour's train ride in from Mt. Kisco allowed we would say
there is no reasonable doubt of the following:
RUSSIA WINS AGAIN!
In fact we can't find a single important concession on the
part of Molotov and a flock of them on the part of Secretary
Byrnes.
Which might explain why Molotov got up so early in the
morning to pay Secretary Byrnes the high honor of seeing him
off and giving him such a hearty hand-shake it brought tears to
the American envoy s eyesl Winners can afford to be magnani'
mous.
. . .
Russia wins In the Baltic provinces; Russia wins In Bulgaria
and the Balkans: Russia wins in the exclusion of France and
China and Russia wins in the retention of the one-nation veto.
Russia declares her firm and dictatorial actions in Iran and
Turkey concern only her and the countries involved is no busi
ness of the United Natlonsl
Yet Russia signed the UNO pact which declared each and every
nation retained the right to decide what form of government It
desired, each was secure in its territorial integrity, and any de
nials of these sacred rights (which might threaten world peace)
should be the Immediate concern of the UNO counclll
But what could the UNO council do, even if a majority were
so disposed? The answer to that is NOTHING nothing as long
as Russia has its veto. And this meeting in Moscow merely af
firms once more that Russia will NEVER give up her veto!
So what?
Does this mean war with Russia Is Inevitable?
NOT AT ALLI
That is a mistake so often made by these Russophilcs, who
not only believe Russia can do no wrong but the only alternative
to opposing Russia s foreign policy is to fight her,
This Is not the case at all.
It might be If Russia WANTED war. For war Is merely the
extension of political differences Into the realm ol lorce.
But Russia does NOT want wan
And no other nation in the world WANTS war. And this strong
desire for peace as we view It will in all probability continue
for a generation at least perhaps until an International police
force to maintain peace is established
So all this supine, hush-hush talk about "don't dare to criticize
anything that Russia does because that might mean war Is un
mitigated nonsense.
The only thing for this country or any other country to
do as far as international relations are concerned, is to enunclnte
Its principles and then stick up for them, through thick and
thin, lettlne the cIiIds fall where they may. And where these
principles are threatened by other countries oppose those coun
tries in that direction.
This is the only self-respecting policy and the only honorable
policy and as far as that goes eventually the only FEACfctUL,
policy.
For the only alternative is the policy of appeasement, con
tinually retreating before intransigcance and yielding on funda
mental principles thus creating the impression abroad, that all
any foreign country has to do to get Its way, Is to threaten trouble,
if it DOESN'T.
That Is the policy that led to World War II; it will lead to war
eventually, with any nation or group of nations that adopt it.
R. W. R.
and Intelligently loved by her
husband never voices strong
criticisms of men in general. She
never says men are not to be
trusted or that they are selfish
.or that she hates men. And so
on. Only women who are unin
telllgently and inexpertly han
died by their husbands talk that
way. Or so states an expert on
the subject of the workings of
the female mind. Our Horses
& Women department has been
Instructed to thoroughly check
on this claim.
Yearlings
Am ready to start my one
horse racing stable. Was look
ing at yearlings today. Saw one
that reminded me of the time
my uncle Al took me to a yearl
ing sale. As he looked at one
colt he said, "That animal will
be left at the post many a time."
I asked why. He said, "Look at
his small eyes, too much sunk in
his head. That shows he Is a bad
actor."
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
On The Side-By e. v. Doling
(Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc.)
Ton smiled upon me.
And I thought It wai fprtnr.
And my heart put forth
The tlowera of hope.
Petrarch.
Among the comments on the
recent war the following obser
vation by Al Schacht is worth
noting: "It has struck me that
the guy who goes around look
ing for a fight always gets a
beating, whether it's in a war
or in a saloon."
Celebrities
It is interesting to consider
how many celebrated successful
men would never have been
born If either parents had prac
ticed birth control. Edward
Lear, famous nonsense rhymer
and limerick specialist, was
the 21st child of his parents.
Keep that in mind it you are
anxious to have a celebrity in
your family. Of course, having
21 children Is perhaps overdoing
the thing. You could stop at the
15th child. And if you didn't
produce a celebrity I don't think
anyone could rightly say you
didn't try.
Horns Managing
Due shortly Is something
called "high frequency electron
ic cookery." This will enable
a home manager to cook a roast
In four minutes. Now devices
to be available in the near future
will enable a housewife to do
her work in about one-fifth the
time it now takes. The average
home manager will have her
work completed In two hours or
less and have the rest of the day
to herself. That will be fine.
Still it must be considered that
wives with too much time misiu
MWIIWHMWMIMIMlin
get Into mischief. All husbands
should give this matter serious
thought. I will bring It up at
the next meeting of the Hus
bands Protective association.
Mules and Men
Aries (March 2I-Aprll 20)hus
bands are bossy, quarrelsome,
vain and conceited. They re
quire a "yes woman" type for
a wife. Saggltarlus (Nov. 23
Dec. 21) husbands are "married
bachelors." It Is practically Im
possible to break them into mat
rimonial harness In a satisfac
tory way. Virgi (Aug. 23-Sept.
22) husbands are good providers,
easy to tame but are not much
as lovers. That Is what three
young matrons' of New York
claim, saying their findings re
sult from a careful study of a
number of husbands which In
cludeed checking .vith the wives
of the men studied.
Asking
Queries from clients: Q. Have
you found out what Suzette Is
honored by the naming of crepe
suzette? A. Henry Charpentier.
world famed chef, originated the
crepe suzette at Monte Carlo.
The occasion was a luncheon at
tended by the Prince of Wales,
later King Edward VII, and
eight friends, also present was
the daughter of one of the guests
named Suzette. She is the Su
zette honored. Charpentier says
he does not recall her last name.
Sorry we have not the complete
Information on this. We will do
better If somebody asks us how
the peach melba got its name.
Horses at Women
A woman who Is completely
Washington, Jan. 2 Mr.
Byrnes avows the Christmas
season peace he made at Moscow
is an excellent
compromise of
difficult diver
gent views a
50-50 settle
m e n t. He Is
prejudiced. He
made the
agreement,
To an objec
1 1 v e analyst,
the agreement
resembles the
rabbit stew
prepared b y
IMS
faui aiauon
Old Trader Joe out In the Dako-
tas and sold to the Indians. One
day an Indian complained about
the rabbit:
"It tastes like horse meat."
"Oh no," said Trader Joe In
an injured tone. "It has good
rabbit in it."
"But does It have any horse
meat? asked the Indian,
"Only 50-50," conceded Joe
"Whattayamean fifty - fifty?
shouted the Indian. "This Is
horse meat."
"Well, if you want to know,
confessed Joe. "I always use In
each preparation one rabbit
and one horse."
...
C"OE Japan, a nation we con-
a miprpi-t nnri nlnnp
there Is to be established i
governing commission of the so
called United Nations, each with
a veto power. We are to sur
render our control to other
nations, Including Russia
But for the nations Russia
conquered and occupied alone,
there are to be no governing
commissions. We do not have a
veto power In any. Nor does any
other nation.
In Romania and Bulgaria
both enemy nations now In Rus
sian hands. Mr. Stalin pronounc
ed himself In favor of the mat
ters as thev now stand, says our
state secretary. But Mr. Byrnes
thinks he won something he con
siders as "concessions" by Rus
sia In Bulsarla and Romania. As
regards Bulgaria, the agree
ment says:
"The soviet government takes
unon Itself the resnonsibility of
Jiving friendly advice to the
Bi'l"arian government."
There It will insist imon some
additional leaders who "are real
ly suitable" (and who will
work loyally ").
As soon as Stalin finds men
who are really suitable and who
will work loyally, then the
United States and Great Britain
will recognize that government
but Mr. Bvrnes says Stalin Is
already satisfied.
...
THE rabbit Is somewhat larger
for Romania. "Free and un
fettered elections," ar advised
there, "as soon as possible," and
the reorganized government
should" mark you, need not
but "should" give assurances
concerning the grant of freedom
to the press, speech, religion and
association none of which
basic Atlantic charter freedoms
are mentioned for Bulgaria.
Mr. Stalin will let a three-
nation committee In to see
things and allow one represent
ative of two parties get Into the
government somewhere.
THESE are the hares of Mr.
Ions" he won for our wav of
life. Even the remaining horse
meat Is doubtful and vague.
Korea we split with Russia
50-50, China, we will withdraw
from, leaving Chiang to survive
communist revolution If he can.
The conquest of northern
ran by Russia Is not mentioned-
nor Is Yugoslavia, alreody under
Rtuslan controls.
Mr. Byrnes says Gen. Mac
Arthur will have a free hand lr.
apan, but the agreement say;
otherwise. To the United
Nations commission Is speclfical
entrusted all matters of
policies, principles and stand-
practical effect, by demanding a
"review."
Mr. Byrnes forgot to mention
that we can act in emergencies
"only following consultation
and the attainment of agree
ments" In the commission, even
as to "fundamental changes" in
the regime of control."
...
AS for the atomic bomb, Mr.
RvrfiM cave a ro in on
away no secrets but the agree
ment says the United Nations
commission, which Is to have
charge, is to proceed "with the
utmost dispatch" to "exchange
basic scientific information" be
tween all nations, and even pro
vide methods of Inspection In
side nations to protect against
violations In the use of the
bomb.
A seat for Russia Is specific
ally provided on that commis
sion, and the commission Is to
be set up by the assembly of the
United Nations meeting tn Lon
don, January 7.
The wording of the agree
ment, therefore, naturally sug
gests Russia would have to get
basic scientific information
within a few weeks or a few
months at most and a few days
at least, If everyone acts "with
utmost dispatch" and Inspect
our bomb plants.
The Byrnes recipe for peace
thus certainly includes:
The hair of one hare. -
The tail of another.
One horse (with a secret In
gredient of bear, Russian bear).
Arraigned
Editorial Comment
Hospitalisation of Veterans
(From The Oregon Journal)
The United States Veterans
Administration has obtained the
use of 20,000 beds in civilian
hospitals for the wounded and
sick of World War II. In addi
tion, it Is "borrowing" the use
of 10,000 beds in army and 9375
beds in navy hospitals.
As to the use of private hos
pitals, a news dispatch quotes
Mai. Gen. Paul R. Hawley, act
ing surgeon general of the Vet
erans Administration, in this
haDDV vein:
"The government will not be
gouged. The rate will be the
same as the hospital' receives
from Its other patients."
On the basis of local exper
ience, such rate may run from
$7 to $9 a day. Also on the basis
not only of local but of national
experience, from every oea 10
be occupied by a hospitalized
veteran will have to be moved
an ailing civilian.
Frankly, the statement that
the Veterans Administration
must move into private hospitals
already congested with patients
at rates that are often disastrous
to financial resources, arouses
the most serious question.
What use is being made of
the hospitals built for use at
great expense to taxpayers and
war bond Investors of this coun
try. These were called "tempor
ary, but are still good. For ex
ample, the Barnes General hos
pital, with a capacity of 1000
beds, located at Vancouver,
Wash., was recently discontin
ued. Why doesn't the Veterans
Administration use this splendid
institution, which was exception
ally well staffed?
At Camp White, In Southern
Oregon, hospital facilities of
semi-permanent character were
provided. Why doesn t the Vet
erans Administration use the
Camp White hospital?
Not long ago, General Omar
Bradley, himself a veteran of
World War II. with a distineulsh-
ed European service record, an
nounced that the building pro
gram ot the Veterans Admini
stratlon would eliminate "nork"
and politically influenced loca
tions. He said new hospitals
would be built In centers where
medical and surgical service
were readily available. He is the
new director of the Veterans Ad
ministration. Portland is a medical-surgical
center of the West.
The Veterans hosDital in Sam
Jackson pork has made an out
standing record. Yet in the build
ing program, expansion of the
Veterans hospital in Portland
has been left in a fog. The fog
is still so dense that Mayor Riley
of .Portland has just received
from Lt. Col. Harry E. Brown,
acting director of veterans hos
pitalization service, a letter
which says:
I regret that, due to the ur
gency of problems in connection
with the reorganization of the
veterans Administration, and the
expanding hospitalization pro
gram, lt is not possible at this
time to give you a definite date
with regard to a visit to Port.
land."
The 'Visit to Portland" has
' 4. '
Ar . 7S
Flight o Time
Medtord and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files ot the Mai)
Tribuna 10. 20 and 34 Tr
aqo
(Acme Telephoto)
Pert blonde, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Prioste, 27-year-old Hayward, Calif,
file clerk, is arraigned before Federal
Judge Roche on charge of harboring
Pvt. Herbert E. Williams, U. S. Army
deserter. Mrs. Prioste is former wile
of an Army corporal.
I .
LOANS j
for
Home
Remodeling
See Mr. Kyle at
seem to cover
everything. ,
While Russia has but one vote
(and Britain six against our two
on the commission anv nation, J
can veto any MacArthur act In J
FIRST FEDERAL !
Savings st Loan Assn. of
Medford
27 North Holly
been the -subject of months of
pleading to show that the local
Veterans hospital can be doubled
on its present site. All that has
been done is to announce that,
on the grounds, a tuberculosis
unit will be constructed, which
probably could be better estab
lished separately.
The appalling fact which now
appears is that the Veterans Ad
ministration will be at least two
years late in its own building
program. It has nearly 90,000
veterans now under hospital
care. The number is increasing
at a rate of 2000 a month. The
local situation, which is bad.
multiplied a thousandfold in the
nation. The inevitable flood, to
which official eyes have been too
nearly closed, is unon us.
By sending patients to private
nospuais the Veterans Admini
stration may scatter its efforts
and dangerously reduce its re
sources. Its own information dis
closes no possible reason whv it
should not use hospitals, war-
oum, at great expense. Public
opinion deserves more respect
Veterans deserve better treatment.
TEN YEARS AGO
January 2. 1926
Ot Was Saturday)
Moonshine still seized south
of Ashland.
I MOUNTBATTElf TIPPED
London, Jan. 2 (U.R) Lord
I Louis Mountbatten, allied su
preme commander in Southeast
Asia, was promoted to the per
manent rank of rear admiral to
night. Mountbatten, whose nam
was omitted from the New
Year's honors list, held the war
time rank of acting admiral.
Pioneer Indian fighters of val
ley meet in Gold Hill.
Valley Is enshrouded In heavy
fog, and warm rain predicted.
Belgium Is ravaged' by great
est flood In European history.
King of Rumania quits throne
for love of a Jewess.
Ashland, above the fog, enjoys
sunny winter weather.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
January 2, 1936
Ot Was Thursday)
New Year starts with heavy
rains.
Marked economic upturn
shown here during past year.
New
here.
Chrysler auto shown
FROM SNIFFLY, STUFFY DISTRESS OF
Head Colds!
f DOUHI-DUTY "Vtlsv.
' I NOSI DROPS WORKS A JSk 1
V FAST 1IOHT WHERI N JH'
Instantly relief from head cold dis
tress starts to come when you put a
little Va-tro-nol In each nostril. Also
it helps prevent many colds from
developing if used In tlmel Try ltl
Follow directions In package.
V1CKS VA-TRO-NOL
z:
Congress convenes, and
adjourns until after Roosevelt's
radio talk tonight.
France fears Italian Invasion
and asks promise of war aid
from LofN.
Squirrel Ransacks
Interior Of House
Rochester, N. Y. (U.P)
Francis Crouse and his family
returned home recently to find
their home ransacked apparent
ly Dy vanaals. Decorations and
furnishings were upset, curtains
were torn, shades ripped apart.
Dishes and bric-a-brac had been
smashed to bits and walls and
furniture were scarred and
scratched.
The police were called and
began to search the house, guns
In hand. On examining the bed
room, they saw a slight move
ment beneath the covers. One
of the officers swung with his
blackjack, pulled back the
blankets, and discovered a stone-
dead gray squirrel.
TO TELEVISE MESSAGE
New York, Jan. 2 (U.R)
President Truman's annual mes
sage to congress January 15 will
be televised in New York, Wash
ington, and other cities the
first television transmission of
a president addressing congress
and the first television pickup
from the interior of the capitol.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
January 2, 1912
Ot Was Tuesday)
Mother of local girl missing
for month advised she Is in
California.
Cloudy. High 31, low 24.
Fishermen demand fishway
at Ament Dam.
Hotel Holland opens for busi
ness, with many visitors.
TWOHY RESIGNS
Washington, Jan. 2 (U.R)
James Twohy, governor of the
federal home loan bank system,!
has resigned to return to private;
business in San Francisco, it was !
announced today.
JAPS SURRENDER I
San Francisco, Jan. 2 (U.R) !
Twenty Japanese soldiers and
sailors who had been hiding in
caves on Corregidor island In
Manila Bay since February have
surrendered to an amazed Amer
ican graves registration detail,
Melbourne radio said today.
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THE OLD JUDGE SAYS...
STEVE: "How was tfie hospital dinner.
Judge? Sorry I couldn't get there."
OLD JUDGE:"'eiy interesting. Steve. One
of the doctors on the staff read a paper on
the research vrork that is going on at one of
the big universities ".here they are studying
chronic alcoholism."
S TE VE: " I'd like to have heard that. Judge."
OLD JUDGE:" He pointed out that approx
imately 95 of the people who drink do so
sensibly. Only 5 abuse the privilege oc
casionally and included in that 5 is the
very small number known as alcoholics.
Then he quoced a doctor from a famous
university who said 'Alcoholics are sick per
sons and, if treated as such, mav be cured.'
Alcoholism, he said, is not caused by alcohol
but by deep-rooted emotional derailments
which can r prevented by education and
often cured through modem psychology!"
ff;" Jhat'S,themct -MiW broach
to the problem I've heard." "Jiu,lca
af uu j, c,