BrOKT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
rrldiy, Jan. IS. 1946
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Training Planes
Offered Public
Washington, Jan. 25 IU.R
The war assets corporation to
day placed some 1.059 North
American AT 8 training planes
on sale for $1,500 each.
The AT-6 Is two place low
wing allmetal monoplane with
Clems um. tor ri...ifi aa. so 'nwg coexpn canopy ami
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Is powered by a 550-horsepower
Wasp engine. The planes can
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with certain modifications.
They are stored at depots al
Albuquerque, N. M., Alius.
Okla., Augusta, G , Camden,
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