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BrOKT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE rrldiy, Jan. IS. 1946 Ereryon In Southern Oregoa Bcadi tha Mall Trlbona" Dally Except Saturday Published by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 27-19 North Fir St Phone 1141 ROBERT W. HT7HU Editor SRNE5T R GLL-8TRAP. Manager HERB GREY. Adverilalng Mrr. C. FERGUSON. ManaKlnr Editor ARTHUR PERRY. Sunday Editor MRS. OLIVE STARCHER. Soc. Edltot GERALD LATHAM, L-ircuiauon Mgr. An Independent Newipapar Xutered aa aecond clasa matter at Medford, Oregon, under Act of March 3. 1870 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Br Mall In Advance: Dally and Sunday one year.- T 50 Dally and Sunday elx m on tha 400 Daily and Sunday three moa. 1-10 Dally and Sunday one month .75 By Carrier In Advance Mr dford, A inland, Central Point. Jackson ville, Gold Hill, Phoenix, Talent and on motor route: Dally and Sunday one year..,.ft.00 Dally and Sunday one month ,75 All terma caih In advance. Officii! Paper of tha City of Madford Official Paper ef Jackson County -Full Leated Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS AdvertU'jf Representative WEST.HOLLIDAV COMPANY. INC. Office In New York, Chicago, De troit San Franelaco, Loe Angeles, Seattle, Portland, St Louis, Atlanta, Vancouver. B. C. Mini ORt CRN PuuishIer )UII OK Ye Smudge Pot Bf Arthur Perry It continues too wet to build n ark, if one was included in the post-war projects. Many auto accidents are caus ed by parking space maneuvers, Jn many instances, a survey ahows, the autolst backs out In front of lady drivers and there goes another fender. They wouldn't think of walking in front of her in the parlor. Franca Is now flirting with a socialistic form of government. This is one of the things that caused the nation to flop and faint in 1940, while trying to fight Germany on a 44-hour week, the enemy employing a 168-hour week. Army doctors report postmor tem studies show the late B. Mussolini of Italy was "an un usually healthy man," up to the time citizens of Milan, Italy, held a necktie party in his hon or, and the festivities were too much for the late dictator. 11 Duce Is now as dead as any door nail or mackerel. SAFETY FIRST ITEM (Siskiyou Cl; News) "Friend of ours sends along bit of sage advice he stole from some other sheet: 'Never go around with a married woman unless you can go two rounds with her husband.' " The House, for the time being, voted to eliminate funds for al terations of the White House. It Js part of a republican drive for economy, and knocks In the head plans to enlarge the President's office. It is so small now, some of the labor leaders have to stand up, while telling him what to do. Army scientists have made radar contact with the moon they claim, in 2.S seconds. This feat Is of great value on con' trolling long-range rocket bombs In War III, which Is not sup posed to occur. "The ladles of the Baptist church spent Thursday making quilts for foreign relief. The chilliest nights of the winter have been experienced here the past week." (Salmon River Items.) A gentle hint that warmth should begin at home, A fleet of 97 American and Japanese warships will be atom' bombed In a lonely section of the Pacific next May, "In the mightiest scientific experiment ever attempted by man." Why- fore of sinking American ships is not explained, except they are rather old, as warships go. The enemy was unable to sink them, and the experiment will con vince Japan and Germany, If they need convincing. It can be done. RED Or FACE k EARS "What prominent matron, aft er having carried home a twin aluminum tea kettle belonging to a fellow club-member, after the recent Women's Club tea in the belief that it was her very own, discovered upon reaching for her coat belt that she had donned her neighbor's coat in lieu of her own, following the pot-luck function. Friends are consoling her with the thought that as long as she discovers her own propensity for walking off with her neighbor's property they will not start counting napery and sterling." Del Norte (Cal.) Triplicate.) Twenty-nine per cent of rail way crossing accidents are caus ed by automobiles running into the sides of trains. Unfortunate When President Truman yesterday rejected the ; sup-gestion of Benjamin F. Fairless, president of U. S. : Steel, to call a conference of Big Business executives j to discuss the striKe we Deneve ne tne rresiaenu was rierht. When he added that the best thing President Fairless could do would be to accept the wage com promise Mr. Truman had offered, an increase of 18y2 cents, he was also right. For this increase represented an equal conces sion by both capital and labor, and its acceptance would have accomplished what the people of this country want accomplished I An end to these waiK-outs ana a return to worm BUT when President Truman at the conclusion or his remarks leaned back in his chair with a sigh and declared he had done all he could to bring order out of chaos in this labor-management war, he could do nothing more, he was WRONG. FOR that remark, even though it may be literally true. which we doubt, is the type of remark which the resident ot tne country in sucn a crisis a now exists, should never make. Cou d anvone imairine ihoeaore itooseven, t Jrnvpr Cleveland, or Andrew Jackson making any such defeatist statement in the midst of battle? The latter had serious internal troubles to settle, the first two had even more serious troubles particularly Cleveland, but while at times matters threatened to reach an impasse or even defeat, they never quit trying, they never quit lighting, ana in eacn case oy fearless aggressive and persistent leadership, they won. ... NOT only was that remark a serious tactical mis take at this time but we fear it represents.a char acteristic of President Truman's which is untoitunate, and before his term expires, may prove tragic. Thnr. rharacteristie is a disnosition to avoid trouble, to go the easy way not to come firmly to o-rina with thinirs. to be satisfied with half measures, to be content with words as a substitute for deeds. WE may be doing the President an injustice we sincerely hope we are. But this "quitting" state ment at the most serious period of our post-war labor troubles, taken with other statements since he as sumed office, does create an uneasy suspicion, that Mr. Truman has yet to develop those qualities of self-confi dence, fearlessness and aggressiveness, so necessary in establishing that leadership, which under prevail- .... i : . ... ;e v,t nrlmimolvotinn tng conditions, IS SO lmiJiMiuive, n inn ou,,..,....w.. is to be a success. R.W.R. Deserved Recognition Tha nwnrdinfr of the Distininiished Service MnJoi mm nf tViA nntidn's hichest awards, to Major 1UCVIUI) WV - n ... . . . e , Chnrlos H. Gerhardt for his leadership ot tne 29th Infantry Division in the invasion of Europe re iio .,..i,r ri-iva nf Hip war hp re when he activated and trained the 91st Division at Camp White. Ihe citation points to his "outstanding aggressiveness, in spiring personal courage and gifted leadership which was directly responsible for the magnificent perform ance of his division and its important contribution to the defeat of Germany. THE award comes as no surprise to (jenerai uei v,0,.rif'a fvionHa hnrp in southern Orccron. Those who knew the dynamic, colorful young general were confident that he would give a good account of him self as an inspiring leader and shrewd tactician on the firing line. Apparently the high command had the same opinion when Gerhardt was relieved of his command of the 91st ana sent to cngianu to nt-au division chosen to spearhead the invasion of Nor mandy. , , . . . A DRIVER and stern disciplinarian, General Ger hardfs rigorous training of the 91st brought its full share of gripes from the GI's, but he instilled in the "Powder River, Let 'or Buck" outfit a toughness and "espit de corps" that paid dividends in the sub sequent Italian compaign.. In thoso busy days he found time to take an active part in the Medford Rotary club and other civic groups, and his friends here are many. TTHE 29th Division under General Gerhardt estab- lished a beach head on the French coast on D-day and pushed inland against bitter German resistance. His men fought doggedly through the tangled hedge rows on the Normandy peninsula, smashing ahead to capture St. Lo and Vire before heading south, then west to aid in the assault on Brest. In Holland General Gerhardt directed a success ful crossing of the Roer river under heavy fire and flood water conditions. The important city of Julich and the industrial and communication centers of Rheydt and Muchen-Gladbach fell to his command. Mnr'h pnemv territory, vast stores and thousands of prisoners were the fruits of the 29th's campaign. Suitable reeocnition of the distinguished sen-ice of this gallant and resourceful leader and former neighbor is pleasing to the people oi mis community. H.G. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon fial Majlno Washington, D. C, Jan. 25 The confounding results of Mr. Truman's submission of his domestic 9 economic pro- a gram 10 con gress are p 1 a i n ly evi dent no deep er than the news paper headlines. His plans to thwart infla tion were greeted with an immediate rising cf the stock market In expectation of inflation. News headlines on his message generally said: "Truman calls for action to pre vent Inflation." The New York Times' account of stock price in creases of the following day was headed: "Inflation Outlook Advances Stocks." The mart men simply did not believe the program would stop rising prices and neither do I. How could anyone? If auto wages are to be hiked 18.5 per cent and the cost of steel In creased by $4 a ton as originally prooosed, or more, how can the selling price of cars be kept from increasing? , Steel is the basic Ingredient of autos and labor the main cost factor of their manufacture. JNOWING souls In congress wink their eye and say prices will sneak up as a result of the Truman measures now on the fire, regardless of OPA or high water. If waRcs and basic materials In general eo up, can orlccs be far behind? War experience developed many ways In which price In creases could be accomplished Indirectly if not directly re duction of quality, creation of new products which cannot be price-catalogued, and many oiners. Yet It seems no one oblects to what Truman says, onlv to what Truman does. His recita tion of his purposes drew no criticism from concress and little elsewhere. The country evidently wonts the basic idea of a hlirh wase-orice economy with full employment, will pay hiqh taxes and is opnosed to further Inflation. So does con gress. No one wants deflation. But the things Mr. Truman proposes to do are slmnlv not generally In accord with his purposes. TO think that costs can be in- ....m win-nut a nncp in crease is' not the only strain noon averane Intelligence. Mr. Truman wants conoress to pass immediately the CI O. full em ployment bill, pledging the gov ernment to great expenditures, and Is already Increasing prac tically everv aporonrlatlon for peace activities of the govern ment, even nlanning a big wing on the White House, and pro posing Increases of salaries of congress at a time when we nre threatened with inflation. Normal reasoning would call, for the opposite tactics of gov ernment economy In a battle1 against Inflation. A-raln. a main problem of the fight against Inflation Is to get our men back to work, but his budget calls for SIB ,000 000 000 for national defense (a new ! kind of spending, the economic effects of which are not clear, as much of the money mav wind up In foreign lands). Al though he says veterans are lounging before going to work (war workers also?) he demands that congress Increase the tin employment compensation al lowance, and extend the num ber of weeks men may get It. thus counteracting his quick re employment purpose. 'T'HE president wants congress to Increase the minimum wage (for unskilled labor large ly) but this labor is already gen erally getting a higher wage than the proposed figure. Yet. by whatever degree It Increases minimum wages In some indus tries it will serve the cause of inflation. His recommendation for con tinuance of OPA controls Is about the only one which Jibes with his anti-Inflationary pur poses, but he Is simultaneously digging hole In that celling j for steel, and is proposing to I pay bigger government subsl- dies on foods in an effort to conceal a price increase by hav I Ing the government pay for it. Ke is paying subsidies to pack ers to hold down meat prices, but the workers are striking for wage increases which must Increase prices oi subsidies. Thus his actions rur. counter to his theory in basic funda mentals. He has the right pro gram, but is defeating it him self in many ways. The above reasoning repre sents not only what I think, but what congress believes, as well as the stock market. This ex plains the incongruities of the White House-congress stalemate which was not broken by the president's earnest message. Flight o Time Medford and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of tha Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years aqo. Diseased Baby Brings $125 In Sale To Wife Of Sailor TEH YEARS AGO January 25, 1936 (It Was Saturday) Al Smith denounces New Deal and "will .ake a walk" if Demo crats nominate Roosevelt for second term. By Patricia Clary United Press Correspondent Los Angeles, Jan. 25 U.R) The wife of a discharged sailor was told by an "astrologer" that she was born to be a "wonderful mo'her." And she said she I thougnl. he was kind when he sold her an "opera stars" baby for $125. But today Mrs. Robert Bluck er, the "mother," discovered that the month-old girl had an inherited, probably fatal, dis ease. Police went looking for the unnamed astrologer. They said he had packed his crystal ball and vanished. The baby, Bobbie Jean, lay near death in General hospital. It was taken there after Mr. and Mrs. Blucker discovered that it turned black when they fed it. Doctors said that the infant had only one chance in 10 of surviving, and, if it recovered it would be blind. Its condition must have been known to who ever gave the baby for adoption, attendants said. "We consented to the unusual adoption because we wanted a baby more than anything else In the world and couldn't have one of our own," Mrs. Blucker said. Her chief machinists mate husband recently was discharg ed after eight years in the navy. IAMVXV1 naviaoaAVr mom M,ltlllWIIU USE xoa 'sz VU3 Elj igHii.nA mW 7:30 lo Let's Go ROLLER SKATING MEDFORD mWM . . . m i v i rnk.i kvi iruTC in. On THUM.1 mi., jai. ar.a aun. Mivjn. SKATING PARTIES by SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Millionaire found on relief rolls in Georgia. Special election to vote on sales tax to provide old age pen sion funds opposed by many beneficiaries. Generally fair. High 40, low 32. Harry Bridges, labor leader, visions civil war in coast dock dispute. TWENTY YEARS AGO January 25, 1926 (It Was Monday) Gov. Pierce undecided about running for U. S. senate. Klan organization in Oregon plans to re-organize. Gen. Andrews lays "dry law farce" to courts. Unsettled with rain. High 42. low 32. De Luxe open cars to be on market this year. China swept by famine, floods, and bandits. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO January 25, 1912 (It Was Thursday) "Many picket fences in town have bee. i torn down or painted the past week" (Jacksonville News) Medford women rally to work for woman's suffrage. Government to come here and study ho'v valley orchardists keep Jack Frost at bay. Socialists plan Idle" at Portland, to materialize. "riot of the but it fails Rain. High 57, low 34. WEATHER Northern California: Clear to day tonight and Saturday. Cool er today and tonight. Gentle to moderate northerly winds off coast. Bud's Stove Repair Service Any Place Any Time Oil Burners, Brooders and Furnaces Work Guaranteed Phone 3405 Complete Factory Approved SAFETY SERVICE Chrysler Fac tory Engineer ed and (nrpect d Parts tor Chrysler Dodgt Plymouth Dodqe Trucks OOOGE Job-Rated TRUCKS L. G. TAYLOR CO. 112 So. Riverside Phone 2985 I Dependable 7 f SERVICE J Park View Convalescent Home 153 Granite St. Ashland Ore Rtei.t.rtd Nurse In Charg. 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