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TEW MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, Jan. 24, 1948 Med: Everyone la iouthern Orciom Read tha Mall Tribune1 Dally Except tatorday published by MED70RD PHI NT IN (3 CO. 37-29 North Fir Et Phona 3141 ROBERT W. RUHL, Editor ERNEST R. GILS TRAP. Manage HERB GREY. Advarttilnff Mr. S. C. rERGUSON, Manaitlnf Editor ARTHUR PERRY. Sunday Editor MRS. OLIVE 8TARCHER, Soe. Editor GERALD LATHAM, CirculaUon Mir, An Independent Nawtpapar Entered aa aacond cUua matter at Medford. Oregon, under Act of March 3, 1B70 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Br Mall In Advance: Dally and Sunday ono year. TJO Dally and Sunday t montha 400 Daily and Sunday three moa. 3.10 Dally and Sunday one month .7ft JJy Carrier In Advance Medford, Axhland, Central Point, Jackson ville, Gold Hill, Phoenix, Talent, and on motor routes: Dally and Sunday one year... .0.00 Dally and Sunday one month ,73 All termi caih In advance. 6ff1r1l Paper of the City ef Medford Official Paper of Jack-ton County United Preei -Pull Leased Wire MEMBER Or AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertising Representative WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY, WC Offices m New York, Chicago, De troit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, St Louts, Atlanta, Vancouver, B. C. OlEC P fl L I S M E i. fkttt Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Perry The government threatens to defy the CIO and take over the meat packing Industry next Sat urday. Another Nari war criminal Is suffering from a heart attack The ailment had a difficult time hlttnlg the shrivelled, pea-sized organ. One of the Older GJrls was upset yesterday at a social func tion. She fretted about a hole In the heel of her stocking, while both knees were exposed. OR. THE CHICAGO FIRE (Astoria Astorlan-Budget) "The two-day visit of Mrs. Kalsu Mlrjaml Rydberg, the Finnish columnist, was the biggest event In Uniontown since the burning of the Han nula boarding house." Two lady wrestlers grappled at the military base last evening. A number of soprnnoes In the congregation recognized the win' nlng hold, as the one they used on their better-halves to make him toe the line, and. wipe the upper dishes. . The state high school basket' ball tournament will be held again this year at Salem In the same old gymnasium, wholly in- adequate In seating capacity The promise to have space for all of last spring has gone with the roses of last June, and the snows of 1944. "The local (Sa lem) booster organizations are hard at work ot uncover a suit able seating answer for future tournaments," a news dispatch assures. "Due to a lack of build ing material," (the popular alibi of the day to get out of a civic duty), and "A prior lease," (a new excuse), the classic event will be staged In the pioneer cigar box. Moving the tourna ment to McArthur court in Eu gene, where there is room for all, until bululing material Is available, and the lease priority Ironed out, would be the proper caper now. It would halt the Salem stalling, and provide a suitable spare there speedily. 3 Cheers for Gen. Arnold! The three big men of the recent war, as far as I administration croes, were: General Marshall, General Arnold and Admiral King. Of these three, General Arnold stands out.Uke a woodpecker on a telephone pole as the only one sens ing the vital, world-shattering, importance ot trie atomic bomb. IN the current "Geographic," which, like all issues of that magazine, is superbly illustrated in color, General Arnold first notes an obvious fact, that of the three major arms of warfare, the air arm in World War No. II was the most important, and then states: "It Is entirely possible that the progressive development of the air arm, especially with the concurrent development of the atomic explosive, guided missies and other modern devices, will reduce the requirement for, or employment of, mass armies and navies." And that from a professional military man, no lonerer young and trained in the old school ! And it is supported by every scrap of evidence revealed by research, experiment, practice and scien tific fact. Could a stronger argument be imagined for this countrv NOl. Kushine into universal military training, ana into building our already huge navy into a larger one with all the billions involved until we know, as the saying goes, "WHERE we are at!" General Arnold continues : "The application of atomic energy to war has made air power all-Important. Air power provides not only the best present means of striking an enemy with atomic bombs, but also the best available defense against them.'"It is our obli gation now and in the future to organize our armed forces with the most modern weapons, to secure the best powerful striking force at the least expense to the taxpayer." Again entirely true ! And instead of Uncle Sam throwing in countless millions of dollars merely for mass and size, these mil lions should be spent on research and the invention and operation of the latest and most up-to-date MACHINES. But before all, and above all, this country should at the same time, throw all its intelligence, resources and energies into the supreme task of forming with other nations an organization that will PREVENT an other war. In other words the UNO. p ENERAL ARNOLD, unlike most professional military men in the upper brackets appreciates this supremely important fact for he continues as follows: "Wo must do this (equip our armed forces with the most modem weapons) not to prcpnre for another war, because such a catastrophe would almost certainly throw the whole world back for centuries, if Indeed it did not destroy our present civilization. Wo must do this to prevent another war, to perpctuato peacel" "Amen" again General 1 For as the world is now constituted, to gain world peace, peace must be backed by supreme POWER! R.W.R. A Railroad Strike? And now a railroad strike is threatened. A. F. Whitnev. president of the trainmen, says strike ballots are being printed, and if the requested wage increase is not granted, a strike can be called in three or four weeks. Observe that "CAN." Mr. Whitney does not say "WILL." A ND with good reason, for since the formation of the Railway Mediation Board there has not been a serious walk-out on American railroads nv two de cades, and it is a pretty safe wager there won't be this time. , Why? Simply because the President's proposal of a com milsorv fact-findinir coolincr off period of 30 days, was adopted a long time ago for rail transportation. And it has worked, worked admirably. IN fact these present railway mediation proceedings started over a month ago Dec. 1 8 to be exact, and are now continuing, with every indication agree ment will eventually be reached and no strike called. With this evidence of the outstanding success ot a compulsory 30-day period before a strike in a vital industry can be called, it is difficult to understand the opposition to such a program in other industrial fields, either from labor or management. A ND how supine and absurd for the House of Rep resentatives to pass such a measure after delet ing fact-finding and compulsion! Like favoring a race-track bill providing each race horse entering nas a leg cut off. hat fools we mortals be I 1 here is the road to industrial peace as far as walk-outs are concerned. And nn nnp. nr lirnftirnllv nn nnp. in nnt.horitv ex- own Crlsa Cross raft which wasl ... r. ... . rr,' , 4. t a rank failure and broke the l tT1' nesiutriu -minimi, mis uic r-rur-o ui vuuiod i outfit. advocate it! R.W.R. "I made one Ant raft at Sum ner from orders taken from the Empire L'j.. Co., (or what was it called at that time) it wasn't so hot cither and I took a cuss ing from half tho boatmen on " Coos bay. I saw what was railed a Shoe string raft .nade at Daniels Creek around 1935 or '36, but I won't mention the man's name that made It, he Is a friend of mine. (Coos Bay Times) "CRY OF DESPAIR" (Pendleton East Oregonlan) STRAIGHT JACKET WANTED if I don't find a place to live. Don Foxley, Phone 1 or 333. The sun appeared for the first time this year in the Far North last Tuesday This phenomena Is said to be ahead of a number f northern Oregon points. "The Henry Pancake auto slipped ovir the bluff Saturday, and was badly battered" (Ore luans Jottings) No doubt, Mr. Pancake was left flat. CONFESSION OF FAILURE "Watched them break up a Cigar raft, and while In San Pedro harbor 1 have made my The Northern cities of Min neapolis and St. Paul, Minn., are In the same hockey league as Dallas, Texas. Closing tlnw for atinflajr Too Late to Clanliv 4:M Salurda Jiarnooa PImm ramambar. On The Side-By e. v. Duriing (Diitrlbuttd by King Faaturaa Syndicate. Inc.) Wa mw ana wf4 each eth.r't yis, Mr soul rontrart.4 then with with thine And hoth burnt In one aacrlftra Anil so our marrlaaa steer dlrtne. Hablnctoa o e Recent dispatches Indicate the possibility of John Loder being the third husband to fail to make Hedy Lamarr happy. A divorce may result. We don't prominence and popularity making so many appearances In the divorce courts. It seta a bad example for her a d m t r e r s. Therefore, I have instructed our Horses & Won.en experts to en gage In some research which will be filed under the head of "How to Make Hedy Lamarr Happy" and will be available to all who may be Interested in this accomplishment. Hedy Is like to soe a person of Hedy 'f Scorpio tOct, 23 Nov. 32) born All itargazer j seem agreed! Scorpios have dangerous tern-1 pers which make them difficult to get along with. Therefore husbands of Scorpios should practice making soft answers to turn away wrath. The Scorpio gins are said to be inclined to try to dominate their mates. It It also claimed by stargazers mat tney screech, scream and toss tantrums If they do not hove their own way. However, we see no reason why a man of strong character and great en durance who has the patience of Job should not be able, with the aid of the advice of our Horses Jt Women experts, to make a Scorpio woman happy. Asking Queries from clients: Q. Do you recall a film star named Jacqueline Logan? A. Certainly, sne was a corsicana. Texas e rl and was one of the first of the Lone Star state beauties to make good oil .'.oadway and In Hollywood. She was a Zlegfeld Follies girl. Came to Hollywood In the 1920s and was a silent film star for many years. O What was the passage from Shakespeare that your Horses & Women experts suggested that girls who have had their hearts broken by unfeeling aouDiecrossing male heels re cite Instead of moaning torch songs? A. It is the following: Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers even One foot in sea, and one on shore To one thing constant never. Then sigh not so But let them go And be you blithe and bon ny Converting all your sounds of woe f Into hey, nonny, nonny. -Shakespeare. Passing By J. Ford Coots. The Brooklyn minstrel. Also said to be one of the country's most uncannv pickers of longshots. Fred wrote that hit song of a couple of years ago, "Goodbye, Mama, I'm Off for Yokohama." He should change the words of thl- a little so the GI Joes who are striving to get out of the army and the Far East could sing it now. The title of the new version would be "Oh, Mama, Can't You Get Me Out of Yokohama?" Problem As the horses parade to the post for the Kentucky Derby the band softly plays "My Old Ken tucky Home." For the post par ade of the preakness at Pimlico the band plays "Maryland, My Maryland." Now there is talk of having a band present at San ta Anita the day the $100,000 handicap is run. The problem is. what will the band play for the parade to the post for what sportscribes so fondly refer to as "The hundred grander." How about "My Little Gray Home in the West" or "Home on the Range." Just can't decide on this post parade number. How ever, have a good idea of an exit march after Santa Anita's baf fling eighth race. What could be more appropriate than "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" Happy Though Married "My husband and I are still honeymooning after 12 years of marriage," writes a Pittsburgh er. "Undoubtedly the fact we have so much in common helps. We both dabble in oil paints and do a Utile soap sculpture. We also play a lot of pool together on our table at home. Occasion ally we shoot craps. On week ends we stage a small party and have a few highballs together. We also read a great many good books and discuss them. Last In Book As I previously Informed you the last name In the Detroit tel ls no such person as Zekc Zzzpt. am now reliably informed there Is 10 such person as eke Zzzpt. Esq. The name is a coined one used by a group of automobile engineers who live in one of the city's old mansions. My Inform ant states that when the cares of business, day . are behind them these engineers constitute a gay group that is famous for its hos pitality. By the way, what is the Inst number in the telephone book In your town. Better look It up. You may be missing some thing Interesting. Briefly A memory cherished by all young old timers among baseball fans is that of Heine Groh, the greatest leadoff man of all time. standing far away from the plate waving his celebrated "bottle bat at the pitcher ... It was Julia Sanderson who sang Jer ome Kern's first hit, that de lightful and haunting dlttv titled "They Didn't Believe Me." That was in "The Girl From Utah" which was produced about 31 years ago. Taller Than She It was Louis XIV of France who started the "now you can be taller than she Is" movement. So put out by the fact many ladies of his court towered over him was Louis that he ordered the royal bootmaker to make him high heeled shoes. This was the origin of the high heel style later so monopolized by women that tor a man to wear them seemed effeminate. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon PjJawui ilj,.jjw WW rem uauoD Washington, D. C. Jan. 24 (Special) Mr. Truman not only covered but hid the state of the nation In his mass of 25.000 words, He got his floor leaders to delay presen tation of his annual net sage for - fouri days hoping the steel strike would be set tled and the state of the un- 1 o n w o u 1 d thereby be made somewhat more presentable But the great strike in me Key industry was called lending gloomy auspices for his nrai major message, so he did the next best thing. He bundled his thick legislation message with his thicker budget, and hurled the whole mass at the congress. I oome polite comment has Deen jtfred that this was wise departure from established custom, because the two snh. iccts are related. Impolitely, it may also be said the move was wise politically, because no in dividual subject could be treated adequately by the congressional nines, me newspapers, com-, mentators or public. Indeed, neither press nor radio tiener- any nad space to report the message in full. Sheer size dis couraged reporting, analysis and criticisms. Ex-Jackson County Resident Taken By Death In G. Pass The death of Mrs. Catherine M. Palmer, former resident of Bedford and Gold Hill, occurred Tuesday at the Josephine Gen eral hospital in Grants Fass. Mrs. Falmei was born In Harlan county, Nebraska, May 2, 1877. For the past three years she had lived in Grants Pass but prior to that lived near ."edford and at Geld Hill. Survivors are her husband, Orville C. Palmer, Grants Pass one daughter, Beatrice Kidd, Klamath Falls, and a son, Carl Palmer, overseas with the army. Hull and Hull funeral home of Grants Pass is in charge of arrangements. CONDEMNED SOLDIER IS GRANTED REVIEW Washington, Jan. 24 (U.R) i Pfc. Joseph E. Hicswa, 20, of Wallington, N. J., was assured today of a final review in Wash-j ington of his court martial death sentence for the slaying of two Japanese civilians. Acting Secretary of War Ken neth C. Royall announced Hie swa's sentence would be subject to final review m Washing ton" if it is confirmed by his commanding officer in Japan. Flight o Time Mediord asd Jackson Co. His tory from the files of tha Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years ago. TEN YEARS AGO January 24, 1938 (It Was Friday) House overrides Roosevelt's veto of bonus, and senate scheduled to follow suit. Medford defeated 21 to 13 In first game here of annual Med-ford-Ashland series. Mussolini says security treaty perils peace of Europe. Fair. High 38, low 31. Court Records CONGRESS ON STRIKE New York, Jan. 24 (UP Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas. D., Cal.. said today that "Con gress has simply .gone on a strike" asainst president Tru man's legislative program. THE essence of the Truman game can be discerned by digging into the budget. It is mis: Mr. Truman proposes to col lect tor his first full peacetime year :ive times more than Mr. Roosevelt ever spent. This is the project for the year beginning next July 1 and ending 18 months hence, and it could almost be called his sec ond peacetime fiscal, because this one includes less than two months of the war against Japan and none of the major war in Europe. The greatest sum Mr. Roose velt ever taxed from the people was $6,200,000,000 in 1938: Mr. Truman's tax receipts for next year are estimated at $31,500, 000,000. The highest Roosevelt expenditure was $9,200,000,000 In 1940; Mr. Truman proposes 5jo,juu,uuu,uuu tor 1947. e e IS THIS the Keynes SDendln theory of prosperity come to fruition at long last, as the new dealers (dissatisfied with Mr. R.'s refusal to spend more) have long wanted? It Is not. The Keyneslsts advocated deficit spending. Mr. Truman proposes nearly to pay for his through tax-tion. The Truman theory simply contemplates m a 1 n t e nance of a considerable degree of war prosperity by keeping considerable war expenditures ($l(..000,)a0,000). The secret of his prospect that the budget will be "nearly bal anced" is that he will keep going a greater portion of war taxes than of war expenditures. But even this leaves him short, s i he will tap the huge till of i nnecessary stores of cash which die treasury built up during .he war ($'6,000,000,000) to take care of any financial disaster in the war effort, and use this for debt retirement and making up deficits. Mr. Truman, then, is dealing fn bigger chips than anyone ever thought of In this game before. We thought we were in cloudy financial heights in 1929. The government budget for 1929 was $4,000,000,000, one-ninth of, the Truman expenditures fori next year. Indeed the whole cost of government In 1929 was -0 per cent less than the interest on the public debt alone next year. j - . . . THE proposed budget balanc ing has nothing to do with economy, either. All expendi tures for oractically everything from the Interstate commerce commission to the state depart- j ment are to be Increasied (state' by a colossal $1,500,000,000 for yet undefined purposes of spreading culture, news and other things around the world) To all this congress paid little attention, and will pay less. Con gress . ill make its own budget as it goes long. A tax reduction is likely, this being an election year. Appropriations will run much less than proposed expen-' ditures. although the bulk spend ing Is likely to approximate the Triman plan inasmuch as nearly half is for "defense" and 15 per cent more for Interest on the debt. Justice Court Thomas V. Scott, James A. Wade, Percy C. Bearden, Mar garet M. Anderson and Morrie P. McMahan, no operator's li cense, $1 and costs each. James N Glascock and Clar ence E. Smith, no chauffeur's license, $1 and costs each. Elmer E. Crawford and Al fred D. Jenson, no trailer license, $1 and costs each. Harold R. Wilson, throwing Injurious substance on highway, $5 and costs. James E. Camden, driving while operator's license revoked, $1 and costs. Cecile L. Michael, no warning device, $1 and costs. John W. Harbison, no vehicle license, $1 and costs. John B. Nosier, one headlight and no registration card, cited. Police Court Robert Simmons, two on bi cycle, $1 fine. John E. Smith, disorderly con duct, released on $10 ball. Oliver Panter .and Charles Larson, double parked, $2.50 fine each. Mrs. L. Bergstrom, double parked, $2.50 bail. Court House News Marriage Licenses Ray Horatio Vancil and Don nle Mae Tilson. Wesley Herman Riley and Irene Frances Bullock. George Nelson Gitzen and Marjorie Jane Bowman. Clifford Wallace Curl, Jr., and Patricia hae Harbour. Loyd Allen Womack and Aca cia Lee Belt. Leon Stibitz Miller and Pa tricia Mae Snyder. George Di.nald Kerby and Verna Grace Quackenbush. Jack Sherman Stevenson and Lily Betty Davis. Bernard George Bell, Jr., and Geneva Grace Mclntyre. William Hutchinson, Jr., and Dorothy Moffat Wilkie. James Hubert Huffman and Eloise Marie LeBlanc. Lockout on coast docks looms, says Harry Bridges. TWENTY YEARS AGO January 23. 1926 Sen. Norris of Nebraska as sails President Coolldje for stand on tariff. standing to regain that favor. . It brings a feeling of distaste to expose the actions of a man ' who is .no longer with us, but it is equally distasteful to ignore the truth and carry the idea of hero worship almost to the point of idolotry. Just for the record and the novelty of it let us try to keep a few things straight. CName on file) A. L. Medford, Jan. 22 BAND LEADER FREED Hollywood, Jan. 24 (U.R) Cowboy Band Leader "Spade" Cooley was free today of charges that he raped Ruthie Jane Reece, 18-year-old singer in his band. The judge said the case looked more like one of persuasion than force. Miss Reece charged that Cooley forced his attentions on her in the back seat of his car after a night performance of the show. Cloalnff time tor Classified Ads 8:30 a.m Too Late to Classify 12:15 p-m. Dr. Cook's claim to !if?-c of North Pole upheld by R. Amundsen, famed Norwegian explorer. Southern Oregon fans to ob serve radio broadcasting week. New cold spell grips Middle west. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO January 24, 1912 Ot Was Wednesday) Socialist party to boss Ger man Reichstag. Rural Route No. 2 out of Tal ent to be established soon. Divorce Decrees Frances Gene Goobaudy vs. William H. Goodbaudy. Margaret McGinty vs. Edward McGinty. Nellie AI. Kimble vs. Victor W. Kimble. Closlns time for Classified Ada 8:30 a m. Too Late to Classify 12't5 p.m CROSBY SUIT SETTLED New York. Jan. 24 (U.Ri Everett Crosby, business mana ger of Bing Crosby, said today that the suit filed against the singer by the Kraft Foods com pany seeking to prevent him from appearing on any radio program without their consent had been settled and that papers rr::ing the action will be signed today. Prompt Courteous Service! PHONE AIRLINE PARCEL DELIVERY CO. Finest Equipment UNIFORMED DRIVERS 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sundays and Holidays Excepted BONDED INSURED Following protest of Greater Medford club, Espee orders building of spray tank stopped. State to vote on Single Tax measure at next election. COMMUNICATIONS Letters to the Kdltur mail beat the name and adrtresi tl the writer althntiih th use -il a pn-name or initial tnr puhlirathtn I prrmia tMf I he Mall rrlhunt rnnervtt the mhi to edit all letters with ew tn clarity and onndamatlon COURT ST. GAFE 1182 Court St. Formerly "Lillie's" OPEN Under New Management 24-Hour Service Chicken and Steak Dinners GAS OIL Wants Record Kept Straight To the editor: In a recent edi torial on the "March of Dimes," signed by H. G., he spoke of this movement as being started by President Roosevelt. This Is a very incorrect statement but is just one more link in the chain that surrounds and supports the Roosevelt myth. If you will consult one of your back numbers you will find an article by Pegler (it was publish ed just before you substituted "On the Side" for the P. com ments) you will find a complete and authentic account of how! this movement started. I can noti now, recall the name of the man, a resident of Warm Springs, who started it but it was done as a political appeasement gesture! toward Roosevelt and when it! went over so successfully it ac- complishcd it's purpose. This: man started it with a personal! contribution of $50,000 but there' is no record that Roosevelt ever, gave anything but to loan hisi birthday. 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