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BIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE vervene Is Southern OreiOB rieada the Hall Tribune" Dallr laaept Saturday Published by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. I7-JS North Fir St Phone 1141 ROBERT W. RUHU Editor CRN EST R. GILS TRAP. MuulB HERB GREY. AdvertUlnf Mir. X C rERGU80N, Manadnf Editor ARTHUR PERRY. Sunday Editor MRS OLIVE STARCHER. Soe. Editor GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Mgr. An Independent Newepaper getered aa aaeond claaa mattar at Medford. Oreson. under Act li March I. 187 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Br Mall In Advance: Dally and Sunday one yaar....TJO Dally and Sunday elx month! 4 00 Dally and Sunday three moi. J.10 Dally and Sunday one month .75 By Carrier In Advance Medford. Aahland, Central Point, Jackeon ville. Gold Hill, Phoenix, Talent and on motor routaa: Dally and Sunday one year.... 00 Dally and Sunday one month .7fl All terma cash In advance. Official Paper ef the City of Madferl Official Paper ef Jackaen Connty United Preee roll Leaeed Wire MEMBER OP AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertlilnff Repreaentatlve WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY. INC. Offlcaa In New York, Chicago, De troit, San Franclaco, Loa Angelea, Seattle. Portland, St Loula. Atlanta. Vancouver. B. C. Oitco()HysFlPii P o t l 1 1 h t Bar 4-a-s T 1 0 Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Parry The net-mans, all moans to the contrary notwithstanding, re tht best and warmest dressea people of Europe, a correspond ent reports. The peoples of the lands they conquered shiver, thnnka tn tint thelvlntf efficiency of the Nazis, who stole every- thing they could lay their nana! on, Including clothing materials Thara hna heen Rome interna' tlonal whining about famine talking Germany, and the dire and urgent need of food. The Germans, In all probability, are s hungry, as they claim to be naked. e Trade Journals report an abun dance of canned peas, and they may show up for every eatery meal but breakfast, as did string beans during war times, a a e "What President Truman needs Is a good vacation in Florida, or somewhere anywhere but Mis souri and an opportunity to think up foreign policy." (Royce Brier in the S.F. Chronl cle) Time for one of Show-off states, Instead of the "Show Me," to get a presidential visit, a e e Republican "liberals" are now lambasting the Republicans "Old Guards." All any "liberal" wants Is the right to spend the con servative's money. . e e In Chlhauhau, Mexico, a bolt of . lightning hit a reckless auto 1st, singed his hair, removed his shoes, and wrecked his vehicle. The average American from his knowledge of speed-Idiots, would hold tht lightning blameless. a e e An Albany, Ore., tavern, In an ad, admonishes: "Folks, come In and get all the ham and bacon you can eat." It sounds like an Item from a 10 Years ago col umn. e e SCENIC LARCENY AGAIN Corvallis Gazette-Times) "We have become accustom ed to California claiming the good things of Oregon but when they are claimed for South America that is going too far. Here is an item from a Mexican paper: "Crater Lake In South America lies more than 2,000 feet below the top of an extinct volcanic crater." e e e Cussing of the slightly rugged winter weather around here, has tapered somewhat, due to citi zens pouring the major portion of their profane vocabulary and energy on the colored and flav ored in wood chips" whiskey, now being Inflicted on the thirs ty of Oregon. It makes the wick edest 1925 moonshine taste like "Cyrus Noble." a e e A California commentator ob serves, "You can't separate poll tics from a politician." Neither can a peanut get a divorce from a peanut politician. a a e The special Congressional elec tion campaign In the First dis trict upstate Friday is one of the quietest in Oregon history. Neither candidate raged through the counties Involved, with his tremolo wide open. a a e The legality and regularity of the purported wedding of A.' Hitler and Eva Braun, a short time before Berlin fell to the Ruslsans, Is still questioned. It Is alleged the "marriage regis trar" had no license. Der Fuerher was the type, that would sneak off into a dark corner of the bomb shelter without paying him, and order htm shot if he asked for his fee. Paul Tulane for whom Tu lane University was named, con tributed more than tl.000.00u for education of New Orleanlans. Wednesday. Jan. t. 1948 Editorial Correspondence Washington, D. C, Jan. 3: What a difference Just a few months makel No difficulty getting a room or anything else except a white shirt. In fact one of the largest department stores here Hecht U Co. has no men's shirts at all and won't have until the mid- , i . ... ,u T'U - - .nmm ant-T Othprwiaa the QIC Ol LI Id 1I1UI1W1. iiHk acw.u it DU...U national capital is far more pleasant than usual, one factor of course being tne congress is not in session. a e e e And a nice sunshiny day also, as was true In New York. Several degrees warmer here, however. Over to the Press club . i -i 1-1.. A - ttnnA Cniilhsni Tlnmnrrat and to see nri uiu ucwspajjc, iiimu a euw" ardent New Dealer. He was amused over Eleanor Roosevelt and President Truman no love lost there. But the latter being ad- of New Deal votes with her, named her on the UNO delegation w i . . n . j.iii.t.j l . .1 A nla I J i f-f-ir 10 lonoon, ivtrs. n. was so ueiiBincu duo uvwucu w b.vc a terrific boost in her "My Day" for his veto of the state control of reemployment, declaring this action showed the highest qual ity of progressive vision and courageous leadership. His conclusion: "Don't sell Harry short as a smart politician. He really doesn't like being president, but he has a fanatical de votion lO 1113 UUi iy UUU IJ1B Ulllitsi ohm ... .. o"-o lose a single vote If he can help it. This goes for CIO, they are Oil 11 1 III HOW UUl II uuiu YYUIR can do It, will be won back." Senator Cordon not here cess. Senator Morse here but not in when we called. Found Con gressman Ellsworth and had luncheon with him. Guess how much the Congressman weighs? Well to diet. He refused dessert and took three cups of coffee which would take weight off most people, but the former editor of the Roseburg News Review looked fairly well nourished when we parted. Met the youngest admiral In the navy and an Oregon news paper man. the former, a pal of "Ep" Hoyt of the Oregonlan, but failed to Identify the latter or get either of their names. Good thing "Ye Editor" never had any political ambitions, he would be doomed to bitter disappointment, for if you refuse to remember names you can't get the votes! Got into the tail-end of the Stark on the stand. The Admiral looks like one with his closely cropped snow-white hair and pink face, also acted like one while we were there. For he was plainly annoyed by the questions and made no bones about It in He couldn't remember what happened in detail during the last week in November 1941, but did admit that the Jap attack on December 7th was a surprise to him and he believed to every one else, including General Marshall and President Roosevelt. He was asked if that did not explain the effectiveness of the sneak attack, everyone in authority being taken by surprise in cluding Kimmcl and Short, and he said he did not. But as be fore stated In this column we are convinced it did. That Is merely a matter of opinion of course, it can never be factually established but we fail to see how with EVERYONE in authority in Wash ington convinced the Japs would not, and COULD not, hit Pearl Harbor effectively through the air, this fact could fail to con tribute to the success of the attack and the ineffectiveness of the defense against It. The senate committee particularly Senators Barkley and Lucas looked bored and tired, the only member In fact who didn't was Congressman Gearhart of California who was asking the ques tions. When the admiral's testimony is completed the hearing will adjourn until January 15th be called. That will be the big moment of the performance sorry we can't take It In. (Voices from the gallery, WHY can't you?) Incldently one feature of Admiral Stark s testimony was some what amusing. He said that had proper precautions In the direction of radar and air- reconnais sance, the Jap attack would never have been as effective aa It was. Then In the next breath, Indignantly denied he had criticized Admiral Kimmel or anyone else in the Pearl Harbor drama as it was not his place to Judge others, only hlmselfl All in all it seemed to us the admiral made a poor witness but we only heard about 20 minutes of his testimony so we may be doing him an Injustice. Took a walk around the White Truman was delivering his "fireside talk" on the necessity of congressional action particularly In the direction of abating strikes and preventing a runaway Inflation. The grounds are no longer patrolled by whlte-hclmetcd soldiers as was the case during the war, but all entrances have policemen on guard, so only those with credentials can get In. The entire White House and the executive offices were ablaze with lights, some of the huge glass chandeliers looking like diamond Christmas trees through the un curtained windows. There were many cars parked within also, Indicating that the President was The night was cool but not a clear dark blue sky, the Washington monument still sporting its red light at the peak to warn night-owls, looked like a ghostly sentinel, running far back through the years. We tried to get through one of M.T. press card but It failed, as we expected. Washington police men, however, do treat the press, big or little, with great cour tesy and consideration. The minion of the law suggested we get in touch with the President's secretary but It was too late for that. We liked the President's message better than any he has yet delivered. That is we liked all of it, whereas in sp many there have been flaws or what seemed so to us. But on strike legisla tion, full employment, Inflation, minimum wage, we felt the Presi dent was both courageous and right. The radical Republicans here, demn the President for declaring its books to the fact finding tribunal in case of a hearing to determine the Justification or lack of Justification of the walkout. Such an objection is understandable from the standpoint of the Implications, but not the bare fact of determination of facts facts which would be the property of the commission and no one else. As the President well says, profits are a factor in any wage scale; all facts concerning them are now given to the U. S. Internal revenue department. Why dealing with labor and wages? We hope the popular response be such that the congress will be says, either endorse his program lems or present a program of their own. R. W. R. On The Side-By e. v. Duribg (Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.) IMNMimrnHHIIMnUIIHIMI Atk not overmuch for fair Farm and fare; 1ft woman be But rood: llrautv li but a inara Oladly woo, If sood li the. After the strewn Iravea of rotel Richer the rich mind ttnclolea. Boorish la ha, and unwlta Who Judgea women by their eye. JKhro lllthelL Haven't read Forever Amber. However, I was Interested in an excerpt I noted from this book which dealt with what an astrologer told Amber St. Clare, the heroine. Said the stargazer to Amber: "You were born with Venus In separating square as pect to Mars in the fifth house. Hence you are inclined, ma dame, to ovcrardent affections and to rash impulsive attrac tions to the opposite sex. I see that some day you will have, madame, a hundred lovers." (Note: If you read Forever Am ber can you tell me how many I1U luinwui bumnuuiw w .hwv- gone back to Oregon for the re its too much and he has decided Pearl Harbor probe with Admiral his testy, brusque replies. when Kimmel and Short will Messrs Kimmel and Short taken House last night as President not alone with the mike. cold, the stars twinkled above in aviators, rather than to attract the gates on the strength of an Judging by the papers, con General Motors should open 1 not to a governmental agency to the President's appeal will forced to act aa Mr. Truman dealing with these vital prob lovers the heroine had In all? Or haven't you an adding machine?) Asking Queries from clients: Q. Can you straighten out a colonel and major in the Philippines who are arguing as to whether it was Joe Wolcott or Sam Lang ford who was known as "The Giant Killer?" A. Wolcott was called the "Giant Killer" be cause he was always knocking out men much larger than him self. Langford was "The Bos ton Tar Baby." Q. Is the ele gant and Impeccable Lucius Beebe a native of Boston or New York City? A. Mr. Beebe was born In Lynn, Mass. Q. My red haired wife, who like ail strawberry blondes is a little stubborn and positive In an ar gument, says Greta Garbo's first talking picture was Anna Christie. I claim it was Ro mance or Grand Hotel. A. Your wife wins the argument. Greta made her talking picture debut in Anna Christie with a part especially selected to match her Swedish accent. As you will recall the film was exploited with the slogan Garbo Talks! That was IS years ago. Sidelights Writes a New Yorker. "That triple dead heat which so ex cited Bryan Field, the turf an nouncer, that he lost his Har vard accent was not at Jamaica but Aqueduct. Horses concern ed were Brownie, Bossuet and Wait A Bit. One stogie please" . . . The Bureau County Re publican, published at Prince ton, 111., carries the slogan "The Nation's Largest Country Weekly." Any challengers? Auld Lang Syne Today I saw Anita Stewart, one of the darlings of the silent films. How many of her pic tures can you remember? I'll give you a little help. She was starred in "Never the Twain Shall Meet," "In Old Kentucky' and "Virtuous Wives." Believe Anita was the first film star hired by that great star-maker, Louis B. Mayer, who subse quently discovered among others Greta Garbo, Hedy La marr and Greer Garson. If I am wrong about Anita being Mr. Mayer's first star I will buy him a box of snuff. He doesn't smoke stogies. Please Note So the vest pocket radio has arrived. If you are not familiar with this remarkable radio please be informed that it weighs 10 ounces, including bat teries, is three Inches wide. three-quarters inch thick and six and a quarter Inches high. It sells for $30 and up. One of the more Interesting moments will be when all the passengers on a bus or streetcar pull out their vest pocket radios and start tuning In on different sta tions. Passing By Paulette Goddard. A notice ably graceful walker and car ries herself exceedingly well. She would have made a good drum majorette. Paulette Is said to be the smartest business woman In Hollywood. I ques tion that claim. Believe the smart business women in the film colony are 1, Mary Pick ford; 2, Janet Gaynor; 3, Joan Crawford; 4, Paulette Goddard. There Is probably not a man alive who ever got the better of any of these girls in a business deal. Midnight Snack What Is your favorite food for a midnight snack? Mine is a cold turkey sandwich and coffee. Beau Brummel once asked this, replied "I take a lit tle lobster and an apricot puff or two and some burned cham pagne around midnight and get to bed about 3 a. m." (Note: Mr. Brummel must have had a cast- iron stomach. If I had a mid night snack like that I probably would wake up screaming that I was being chased by three pink alligators. And, by the way, what Is "burned cham pagne?") Small Towns Sixty percent of the 140,000,- 000 residents of the United States live In towns of 30.000 population or under. My favor ite towns of under 30,000 are Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Lara mie, Wyo., Hot Springs, Ark., Snnta Maria, Calif.. Reno, Nev., Atlantic, Ia Allenhurst, N. J., and Provo, Utah. Clever Machine Now there Is a vending ma chine that sells a product for a nickel and makes change for quarters and dimes. Yes, sir, you drop the quarter in the slot and you get the product and 20 cents change. The owners of this machine will take a terri fic beating If some slickers originate a slug that will make It work. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Chicago, Jan. S President Truman is losing popularity with the hundreds of people with whom I ten-day trip th r o u g h the north central states but not for the reasons hotly discussed in Washington, not upon the issues of his battle with congress. The average man eaui alaniin and woman are not concerned much today Rev. Edward C. Le-Vyne D.D. Nationally Known Spiritual Adviser For appointment Ph. 1151 Grants Pass, Ore. Circles Message assembly each Tuesday and Friday Eve. 8 p.m. Universal Spiritual Temple 211 So. 6th St. (Doyle Bldg.) Grants Pats. Ore. Open daily Sunday services 2 p.m., S p.m. with the discussions of the high pressure groups. No one I saw mentiontd the full employment spending proposal, boosting em ployment compensation, fair em ployment practices or the other bills before congress. Indeed, few brought up the subject of strikes which are all over the front pages. a e a IF YOU mention the walkouts first, you will find most peo ple bitter and wanting to go much further than Mr. Truman to curb them, but the portion of the public I was able to consult has an interesting and new at titude about the union cam paign. You might call It a seething but suppressed resentment, based on a factor the union strategists apparently have not considered, namely that the average man and woman sees no hope of a 30 per cent wage increase or greater postwar considerations for their wants, but seems only news of union demands beyond their own hopes and strikes which incon venience them and ignore their interests (strikes against their getting autos, refrigerators, radios; strikes in public service monopolies such as telephones and telegraph), but as I say this feeling is latent and covered by the conditions of war in which the public got accustom ed to being kicked around and also by a hangover desire from the war to be cheerful in the face of all Inconvenience, with out any real knowledge of the justice or Injustice of union claims. This is definitely hurting the cause of the strikers but it is only a secondary phase in basic cause of public dissatisfaction, which is founded upon visible evidence all too intimate to every citizen, yet not to the president, his high officials or those who may ride In special planes and live their lives ex clusive of normal conditions of living which beset the average citizens. Observable facts are simply these: This country is not recov ered from the wartime demoral ization of goods and services. The public is being pushed around now more than during the war. Complications and dif ficulties of living have greatly worsened in the last eight months since the end in Europe People cannot get any of the things they want whether but ter, Christmas presents, clothes, cleaning, proper service in any line, including transportation, a e e VOU can understand the gen- Orol innrtillrtn In 41.A Avna ience one business man related concerning his business travels He bought a drawing room from Washington to Chicago, but be fore he picked it up, it was sold by a ticket clerk who told him the room was for wounded sol diers and he would have to take lowers. On the train there were not only no wounded soldiers In his drawing room, but none on the entire train. His associates reminded him the bootlegging of train reservations makes drawing rooms worth $2S bribes. But leaving Washington, he found not even his lower avail able. He had to ride one sixth of his trip in a day coach, pile out in the cold to another train to get his lower. Of this ha did not complain. His point of complaint was that the railroad did not offer him or any of the possibly 200 passengers the refund due them, not only for failure to supply Pullman but for the difference In basic fare due to the coach ride. So also with food. The diner was out of nearly everything on the memi for breakfast ex cept eggs, but the price of the breakfast was not reduced. The coffee served was cold: the service poor; customer resent ment so high few tips were left. The train was seven hours late at Chicago, which was a daily circumstance. I found many trains run from three to eight hours late as a custom, established for months and ap parently to continue indefinite ly. I sat up all night until 4 a. m. for a train, which the porter told me was always that 'ate (although the company er roneously kept reporting it only MUSIC Hear Evang. Nels G. Lien At Youth Crusade I. Tonight 7:30 Hear "The Old Rugged Cross," "Stranger ef Galilee," "God's Tomorrow." rendered on violin by Mr. Lien, accompanied by Miss Geneva Millard on Bibra-harp, ASSEMBLY OF 1 1 Newotwn St. a little late to keep you In the station). The historic demoralization of train service in Europe never reached these proportions. Com mon sad Joke in the smoking rooms, which Mr. Truman should hear, was: "Well, they say Mussolini t least made the trains run on time." Only explanation of porters was: "It seems to me no one is trying to make them run on time now." The country is much in that same low spirit. Flight o Time Mediord and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mai) Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years aao FLIGHT OF TIME TEN YEARS AGO January 9, 1936 (It was Thursday) Roosevelt in Jackson Day ban quet speech declares "fight against greed and privilage to continue." John Gilbert, 'great lover' of the screen dies of heart attack. Ethiopians halt Italians in major battle. Occassional rain. High 41, low 36. Klamath county blanketed by heaviest snow In years. TWENTY YEARS AGO January 9, 1926 (It was Saturday) W. F. Charley of Climax traps one coyote and seven wildcats. Surveyors at work on golf course near Phoenix. Albert Straus Is made master of Sams Valley Grange. Fog and frost sweep Pacific ccxst states. Gov. Pierce comes out for lower taxes. Cloudy with fog. High SS. Low 24. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO January 9, 1912 (It was Tuesday) Flood conditions prevail up state, due to 'chlnook' wind fol lowing recent cold wave. Cold. High 27, low 24. John M. Dnrlfff nenrlv nn. dressed while digging well near Asniana, wnen clothes catch in belt. Teddy Roosevelt may be presi dential candidate. Committee Chosen To Study Plan For Rogue River Book Rogue River, Jan. Eliza beth Covey, Patricia Winters. Chapman Hilger and Phillip Carlile have been selected as a preliminary committee to in vestigate the matter of publish ing an annual at the high school here, according to Principal A. B. Mekvold. No yearbook has been edited since 1942. If the book is published, the editorial staff will be chosen from the journalism class, Mek vold states. Initiation ceremonies for six new members will be held by the high school lctterman's club, Saturday evening, January 12. The new men are Eugene Lound ers. Dick Huntoon, Roscoe Har gitt, Micke Mills, Edward Pre fountain, and Herman Howard. Phillip Carlile,- lcttermen presi dent is in charge. Semester exams are schedul ed for January 30 and 31, Mek vold says. Gl PUNISHMENT IS UP TO LOCAL COMMANDERS Washington, Jan. 9 U.P) Military law authorities said today the question of possible disciplinary action against the Manila G.I.'s who demonstrated for an early return home would be entirely up to local com manders. The war department has not commented on the possibility of punishing the protesting sol diers in the Philippines. LOVERS 2. Special Request Numbers Acknowledged as far as possible. 3. Thursday Night 7:30 "World's Problems Solved." Hear the evangelist discuss this all im portant subject. "Precious Lord Take My Hand" negro spiritual. Hear this beautiful bass solo as sung by Nels Lien. GOD CHURCH G. O. Baker. Pastor LAST JAP POWS LEAVING TODAY Washington, Jan. 9 (U.R) The last Japanese prisoners of war in the United States are scheduled to sail for Hawaii and Japan today from two west coast ports. The largest group of 441 able bodied prisoners will sail from Los Angeles for Fort Shafter, Hawaii, where they will be used for essential labor. A second group of 182 "non workers," mostly officers and non-commissioned officers, will leave Seattle for Japan. A total of 5,431 Japanese war prisoners was interned in the U. S. at one time, the army said. Of these, 2,585 already are do ing essential work in Hawaii. CENTRAL POINT POLICE CHIEF RETURNS TO JOB Central Point, Jan. 9 Arden j Pinkham, chief of police and water superintendent here prior to his induction into the army, i returned to his city duties yes-; terday. Pinkham, who saw ser vice with the 80th division in the European theater, was dis charged in October. He was overseas 14 months. j Henry Waelty, who has fill ed in at Plnkham's position for , the past year and one half, will continue as street superintend ent and will be retained as city policeman. KaWaJWT Thru ' SATURDAY FAST FIGHTIN '-FUR1 fill I a BaaVa E 1 i0SSS I keaSaMsLl m m I -Gabby" kkw Jf. HAYES Wrc f 1 J Mac Arthur Asks To Dump Ammunition in Sea To Free Ships Tokyo, Jan. 9 (U.R) Gen. MacArthur has requested War Department permission to dump surplus American ammunition into the sea in order to free ships for other purposes, it was re vealed today. Brig. Gen. H. E. Eastwood, deputy assistant chief of staff for supply, told of MacArthur's re quest in explaining problems of handling, storing and disposing of military supplies to a senate subcommittee. He said most of the supplies were sent from the United States for the planned invasion of Japan. 1 1 Our MODERN Ihome loan PLAN Will Let You Enjoy Real Home Ownership See Mr. Kyle at FIRST FEDERAL Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford 27 North Kelly "ITU I 0US EXCITEMENT! 1 ' r ait . 4 J JJ? -a- -If , "2 I w a j Wi. -"v. TSF " ifHMH r
