KOHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
Friday. Feb. 8. 194
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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Parry
There Is some question what
the public will do fastest: Be
lieve rumor without thinking.
or sign petition without read
Inf.
a
Bull Head City is the name of
town located near $77,000,
000 reclamation project in Ari
zona. It could be Just the place
for the UNO capitol now experi
encing difficulty finding a site,
a a e
The Older Girls are having
mors itouble getting Nylons
than their husbands had getting
shotgun shells during the warj
time shortage,
BOUNDS PLAUSIBLE
; (Canyon City News)
'The local rationing board
ceased to exist as such Feb. 1.
An urgent need of such an or
ganization at certain times.,
goes without question, but the
trail to Its door was fraught
with disappointment end
many cuss words."
e e
Uruguay might some day re
gret she recommended life terms,
Instead of death, for the Nazi
war criminals. If by some wild
whirl of the wheel of fate, they
should be meted what Uruguay
asks, Uruguay would be the top
choice as their land of exile,
e a ,e
People are growing Impatient
ever the delay In the arrival of
Spring. In many Februarys of
the past, the John Perl almond
tree has been killed by frost
three times before Lincoln's
birthday.
Many veterans, home from
the war, have less hair on their
beads than when they marched
way. This is considered quite
Joke by civilians, who have
less hair than when the veteran
marched away, though the vet
eran does not mention it
HOLD THE PRESSI
(Astoria Astorian-Budget)
The Astoriaii-Budgct'a sports
editor) who is also court house
reporter, photographer, print de
veloper, farm news editor, vet
erans editor and proof reader,
was out of action on all fronts at
7:22 a. m. today. It's a boy."
e e e
Along with all his other woes.
President Truman Is now afoul
of Secretary Ickes, who charges
the presidential choice for under
secretary of navy offered a large
political contribution to avert a
federal oil suit. The secretary,
who said many mean things
bout republicans, has been say
ing meaner things about New
Deal shennanigans at a Senate
hearing. The secretary la re
portedly on his way out. Be
fore he gets out, he may reveal
other fancy didoes of his clique
to "keep the social gains" and
themselves in power.
e e e
El Had Abryzanmuktnrtropll
sus, a Syrian military leader
sustained a broken Jaw In an
uto accident. As the cause is
known, It eliminates any suspl
- elon It was caused it by trying
to tell somebody who he was.
a a e
CHINESE CURRENCY
'He rlckshawed all over the
place, visited temples, bounht
souvenirs, dined In the swanky
restaurants, ui wnen the day
was over he still had a little of
that $7,000,000 (worth about 150
here) left. Last week Sgt. ditch-
in returned with the change
bills lor si 0.000, 13,000 and
$200. The Press hasn't yet de
cided what to do with Its $15,-
300." press uispatch.)
A new process developed at
the University of Wisconsin for
converting nitrogen in the air In
to nitrates promises more econ
omical fertilizers for farmers,
MEDFORDvksTELBUNB
News of the Week Condensed
(Clip and Mall to Those in Service or Distant Friends)
Dear..
Date..
The groundhog's prediction
six weeks additional winter
weather has been true of
past week, with blustery, cold
winds and rain. The January
weather review shows t h a
month to have been somewhat
cooler and wetter than usual
with an excess of .69 inches
rainfall, Including a little snow
This week's "people are fu
ny" story centers around a
mor which had the town on It'
ear for about 24 hours. The
rumor won S3 for Virginia
Longe, one-time Medfordlte now
living in San Francisco, who bet
her friend. Barbara Stone, that
she could prove Medford still
fell for gossip. They told three
neople that "Virginia ionge
had been killed in an automo-.
bile accident, with the result that
the family of Virginia Long
hlnh school student, received
score of telephone calls from
sympathetic friends while po
lice, the coroner and reporters
tried to find the "corpus de
licti." The two perpetrators con
fessed Wednesday morning and
gave the $3 to the Infantile pa
ralysis fund.
In the "believe it or not oe-
partment we have a story about
six horses on the Claud Hoover
farm wrecking 16 hives of bees
and eating the honey, along witn
any bees that happened to be in
the way.
The Rogue River country
broke Into print in this week's
Issue of the Saturday Evening
Post, an article by Jean Muir
of Portland telling how the nes-
ters, miners and old-timers of
the middle and lower Rogue dis
trict resent the Intrusion of Hoi
lywood stars and other outsld
ers into their terirtory," where
the bears outnumber the people
40 to one." Pictures of fisher
men, boatmen and beautiful riv
er scenes illustrate the article.
School patrons and officials
are beginning to mull over ten
tative plans for remodeling and
enlarging the Junior high school
which has an enrollment of
about 250 more pupils than it
was built to handle. Schoolrooms
are so crowded students can't
pass from one side of the room
to the other without the teacher
standing against the wall, so It
Is said.
Finding a place to live re
mains the number one problem
of scores of people in spite of
the dozens of new homes being
erected In all parts of the city
and valley. January was the
largest month for building per
mits on record, with 84 permits
issued by the city. Parking me
ters are to be Installed this
month and In Central Point final
plana are being made for In
stalling new water mains and
for remodeling the fire hall to
accommodate a new fire engine
The Fluhrcr building Is being re
modeled to provide more space
for Barker s store, snd a boys
clothing department is to be set
up In the basement.
Reorganization of the Rogue
River National Forest Is under
way and the present four ranger
districts will be made Into six,
with new stations at Ashland
and Prospect. Unusually heavy
recreational use of the forest Is
anticipated for the coming next
few years.
At a farm planning conference
the horticultural committee sug
gestcd limited apple Increase
maintenance of pear varieties
careful peach expansion and op
erating of housing facilities for
permanent workers. The crops
committee advised growing of
subterranean clover or vetch on
low production lands, use of
larger tracts by the experiment
station, production of small seed
crops, limited acreage of sugar
beet seed crops and maintenance
of corn production as feed. Re
duction of herds was advised,
and expansion of chicken flocks
with reduction of turkey flocks.
A 16 per cent Increase In the
rural population was noted. A
profit shu.lng plan was discuss
ed at a meeting of producers
with the Uagley Canning com
pany of Ashland.
A favorable picture of the lo
cal lumber Industry was painted
at a meeting of Jackson and
Josephine county lumbermen
held here this week.
ivledford high's cagers con
tinued at tho top of the Southern
Oregon conference ladder this
week with four straight wins.
They meet Klamath Falls here
tonight and Ashland here Feb.
15 in the only remaining con
ference games. Annual district
four tournament for a berth In
the state - play-offs at Salem1
March 13, 14, 15 and 16, Willi
be held at Ashland March 1 :
and 2.
First Place tie In the Southern
Oregon independent basketball!
league wi broken this week
when the Ashland Elks edged!
the Camp White Navy 52 to 42 1
u take command of first place I
Medford Junior high, under I
Im or,hley. 'ormer chief
Petty officer, cinched the South- i
ern Oregon Junior high crown
by stopping Ashland 26 to 18
this week.
County Judge J. B. Coleman
will be a candidate for re-elec
tion and George Carter, county
clerk, has also filed for the nomi
nation. Vern Smith and Howard
Gault have both stated they will
run for sheriff while Frank Van
Dyke and O. H. Bengston have
both indicated they will run for
another term In the legislature
Also seekini, re-election are
Commissioner William Perry and
Circuit Judge H. K. Henna,
The war department has de
clared Lt. David S. Williams of
ficially dead, a year having pass
ed since he was reported miss
ing In action after a flight to
Cologne Jan. 10, 1045. He was
co-pilot of a B-17.
Newest dischargees are Ray
Childress, former corporal with
the transportation corps in Ma
nila; Lewis A. (Bud) Rose, last
stationed on Korea after leav
ing Okinawa; Clyde Rolland
Varner, former technical ser
geant with the signal corps who
served in the Pacific; Edgar M.
Cleven, who spent 10 months
overseas with a hospital unit
and Bill J. Gitzen, veteran of
three years service with the en
gineer corps, including several
months in Italy.
Home for the first time In
four years is Paul Chesnut, FC
1c In the navy and now serv
ing on the USS Portsmouth
Richard Stout, who spent 15
months in Germany with the
70th division, was recently dis
charged and William Gaines,
AOM 3c, has also been dis
charged. Ardo Stocks has been
discharged from the army medl
cal corps after serving with the
84th division and Paul Parson
Ptr 2c who spent 27 months
In the Pacific, has been released.
Cpl. Harris Janes is at Camp
Attcrbury, Ind., for discharge
and plans then to enter Hanover
college, Ind, Ensign McDonald
Devaney is on terminal leave
from the navy after three years
in the Pacific.
William C. Bryant has been
discharged after service in Ire
land and England and will work
Los Angeles while George
Bryant, at Ft. Riley for the past
two and one-half years, was re
leased last week. Recently in
ducted into the army were Wil
liam Patton, Lawrence Scheigh,
Charles H. Smith, Alfred C. Of-
ford, Richard L. Shafer, Henry
Dunham and Calvin O Neale
William Cushman, Ralph Fow
ler, Warren Wright and Merle
Harper, all of Prospect, have
enlisted in the air corps.
When the cable attached to
the hydrophone In Crater lake
broke last week, the geologist
abandoned his watch at the lake
and returned to Medford from
where he left for Washington.
The attempt to record a return
of volcanic activity to the lake
was abandoned when a snow
slide broke the cable connecting
the hydrophone with the record
ing Instrument In the lodge.
I of us, comprises about one per
cent or our population. Labor is
Dasia ox bu our weaiui ana
wages paid govern all prices. In
cluding the cost of living.
You might as well try to hold
down the lid of a boiling kettle
as to hold prices down when
wages are raised.
The ultimate result of labor's
present demonstrations will be
to show democracy's weakness
In government. Passing a law
by legislators does not make it
right, neither can a biased su
preme court's ruling.
Laws now passed do not rep
resent tne intelligence of the
legislators but usually the will
of organized pressure groups.
A preferred class has no place
in democracy. Asking special
privileges is admission of Infer
iority, in the same class as with
Infants and insane.
The greatest aid to commerce
that could be devised, would be
a universal currency and stand
ard scale of wages.
It would also be the greatest
step in progress of world peace
ana equal opportunity that could
be taken.
We might as well have the ba
by vote on more candy, as to
nave laborers vote on more oav
they are no better qualified to
decide the matter as it affects
the entire world. We sure need
a fact-finding body to give us a
rational world policy for the
best interests of ajl instead of
leaving lt to the scramble of sel
fish greed.
Our present democracy is
shame Instead of a model.
I. C. JONES.
ENJOY
$3,000 EXEMPTION
ON STATE TAXES
COMMUNICATIONS
Ltlra to the tCditui muil 0i
tba namr ind ftdttrvu il the wriiai
altftuuih th tist n a pa nam ui
iniiiaif tin puol'raimn u pirum
-tthia I ha Man I riburtf raaarvat
tha riht u edit all laiiert with a
via to olartty and anodanaaUno
Flight o Time
Madford and Jackson Co fits
ory from the filet ot the Meil
Tribune 10 20 and 34 years
TEV YEARS AGO
February 8, 1938
Ot Was Saturday)
California maintains ban on
transients in SIskiyous.
Congress moves to pass neu
trality bill at once. .
Unsettled with rain,
low 32 degrees.
High 53,
Medford high quint defeats
Chemawa in two games.
Building boom seen here in
spring.
Next week National Defense
week to ie observed here.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 8, 1928
(It Was Monday)
Germany is rolled by fiery
speech of Duce Mussolini of
Italy.
and
Threat to Invade Austria,
block L of N seen.
Lincoln banquet to be main
civic event of this week.
Medford high five
Boseburg 31 to 9.
defeats
President Coolidge still firm
government shall not Interfere
in coal strike.
Former Senator Chamberlain
of Oregon sustains stroke in
Washington, D. C.
THIRTY FOUR YEARS AGO
February 8, 1912
Ot Was Thursday)
New Carnegie library to be
opened tonight.
Frank Brown of Eagle Point
to be named county commission
er to fill vacancy due to resigna
tion of George L. Davis.
TRUTH NEEDED
To the editor: The President
is right, what labor and capital
need is someone to find facts for
them. In fact we all need to be
told the truth, especially the la
boring class and our legislators.
An atom ot common sense, put
to use, is better than one to ex
plode. Expanding production
and distribution, getting a sur
plus to a place of need, is better
than restraint of trade, and kill
ing little pigs. The world Is full
of needy. Free transportation to
the needy would be better than
tariff measures or subsidies.
We must now get a world
vision and supervision. Any un
restrained power is dangerous.
The most hopeful sign of today
Is the trials now going on to pun
ish war criminals and higher-ups,
never before attempted.
There can be no veto of Jus
tice.
Unionists now comprise about
one-tenth of our population,
about 23 of the laboring class.
It Is unseemly for the tail to wag
the dog. The clique now forcing
up the price of steel, and virtual
ly devaluating the dollar for all
CHUCK'S
PUMP SERVICE
All types of pumps and
pressure systems repaired
Work Guaranteed
STAMPER and GOFF
HARDWARE
Phone 3939 Night 7451
Applegate "Vigilante commit
tee," catch two cattle thieves
red-handed, and force them to
depart.
The Texas Jack rabbit has
been clocked at a speed in ex
cess of 45 miles an hour.
Although a $3000 deduction
for any part of each year in serv
ice will exempt the majority
fiom paying an income tax, Ore
gon's returning servicemen were
reminded today that they must
file a state income tax return,
the same as civilians, by the
April 13 deadline.
Details of income tax obliga
tions and exemptions pertaining
to Oregon veterans as passed by
the 1943 legislature were simpli
fied by state Income tax com
mission officials at the request
of Hugh E. Rosson, state veter
ans' affairs director, and were
released today as follows:
The veteran must file a report
on his 1943 earnings.
He is allowed a deduction of
$3000 from his net income for
any part of each year in active
service, for the years 1942
through 1945. This means that
veterans who served as enlisted
personnel or in the lower ranks
of commissioned officers, and
who had little or no income oth
er than service pay, will have no
tax liability in most cases for
the years of service.
He may save money by filing
a Joint income tax return with
his wife. By so doing, if his
$3000 deduction was not used
up, the remainder of this deduc
tion can be applied to his wife's
deductible income. What this
does. In-effect, is to give his wife
a greater reduction than she
would otherwise have.
Assistance in preparing re
turns may be obtained at the of
fices of the Tax Commission in
Calam inn C 1-1 -
Building, or in Portland. Room I
709, Oregon Building. For infor
mation ond forms, write the
State Tax Commission, Salem.
DAMAGED SEQUIN CLUB
UNDERGOING REPAIRS
Announcement was made to
day that the attractive Sequin
club dining room in the Del
Rogue hotel. Grants Pass, is be
ing rebuilt following the fire
which damaged the hotel on
February 1. Eighteen rooms and
the coffee shop, also severely
damaged by fire, are being re
habilitated. Temporary dining
Bring us your mailing Mat and
. ,. we will address envelopea
on our New Elliott
Addressing machine
Morse's
Mailing Service
Phone 3723 39 So. Grape
L. C. TAYLOR CO.
pays the
HIGHEST MARKET PRICES
If you have a CAR or TRUCK
to sell, we advise selling H
now.
Call er Phone
Dodge-Plymouth Dealer
L C. TAYLOR CO.
Phone 296S
Home Buyers
Attention
If the seller wants all cash for the
property you wish to buy, and you
haven't all the cash, see us about
financing the balance.
Friendly
H.iptui
Assistance
at
i
Jackson County Federal
Savings & Loan Assn.
126 E. Main
Medford, Oregon
service is being provided in the
Rose room at the Del Rogue witn
Paul Bulkin, well known chef,
former operator of Portland's
Russian Village, charge of the
kitchen.
The Sequin club was consid
ered one of Oregon's finest night
clubs before the fire and assur
ance is given that the recon
struction will provide even more
handsome clubrooms. Improve
ments will also be made in the
Del Rogue's coffee shop, it was
announced. Rebuilding will oe
completed within 30 days.
COMPLETE
WATCH SERVICE
New Watches
Bands
Crystals
Repairs
J K's
Timepiece Specialties
21S Medford Center Bldg.
Mules consume .4 of an ounce. There is only one known
of salt per 1,000 pounds of live in Texas in which a brand
weight dally. I applied to a human being.
neve'
rdSff" this!
"VEGETABLE SOUtH
If. different! It's Western.. '.with
nppy navor tang ... a dozen
different "blue-ribbon vegeta
bles.. .a hearty, lip-smaddn' fla
vor goodness you'll really go fori
Try it and at for yourself!
Trjr (taM tOm dtliciaa Caecae Sanaa
femefe Cream ef Mushroeei Caltkse)
, Aieeroflvs Fee
loon rot
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Since MOMEY
doesric qrow on.
THRIFT DEPARTMENT
$1.00 Jergen's Lotion 79c
60c Alka Seltzer ....49c
Pint Peroxide 25c
I Oc Turns 3 25c
$1.00 Woodbury Make-Up. .89c
$1.25 Woodbury Creams... 97c
75c Woodbury Creams. ... .59c
50c Jergen's Face Cr.. 43c
10c Pipe Cleaners Be
COOL SWEEJ SMOKI
CHOCOLATE FUDGE
Like Fresh Pound Cello C i
Homemade 89c Bag 03
ENS
15-oz.
M rRKOtCAIC tea.
ySWEErV
II POTATOES i
II Large 2'i Can II
s. & w.
FANCY pkg.
SUNSHINE KRISPY
CRACKERS
2-Pound Caddie
35'
33e
MATCHES
6-Box Carton
23c
row -wow
CLEANSER
4 pkgs. 29
SWIFT'S
PREM i
ffl Luncheon Meat II
2 - 69c
ICE CREAM
Smoolh & 0Tc
Tasty, qt. OD
Argo Sweet
Sugar PEAS
3 No. 2 2Qc
Cans 07
CUT. GREEN BEANS
No. 2 J
Cans VcansOV
CAMPBELL'S TOMATO
SOUP
LIGHT MEAT
TUNA
3 cans 2 5
29
12 Flat
Tin
ff TOMATO .
if HOT SAUCE i
11 Hunt's Quality II
4 cAZiJ
BEDFORD'S FINEST PRODUCE
DRY OHIONS 6 lbs. 48c
LETTUCE -large solid heads 2 for 31c
AVOCADO -large size 3 for 39c
GRAPEFRUIT u,r 4 for 38c
CELERY - lb. 13c
TURNIPS It 59! omi
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