SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
Monday. Tib. 23, 1946
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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Parry
Parking meters started opera
tions this morning. A number of
citizens had to cease dropping
nlckles In a tavern juke box,
long enough to put one in the
outdoor contraption.
A new lawn mower with
pnuematic tires, ball bearlnga,
minimum noise, and self-adjusting
handles, is now on the mar
ket. It will do practically every
thing but push itself around the
yard, without family argu
ment. It Is conservatively estimated
B.000 people will seek admit
slon daily to the state basket
ball tournament at Salem, but
only 2,000 will make It. The
reason for this is due to the in
ability of the powers-that-be. In
the face of several alleged
shortages, due to the war, to
move a basketball floor to a
horse pavilion, already built,
and erect circus seats therein,
There is also the little matter
of paying for moving the bas
ketball floor and back, to Its
traditional spot. Besides, Its
less trouble to count the cssh
from 2,000 customers, than
5,000. There is always room
for one more, at all well manag
ed public attractions, In which
Interest is high. The same con
dition, to a greater or less de
gree has prevailed, since the
sport classic started. Each year
It has been promised conditions
would be better next year but
never is. It is high time the
el via moss was yanked off, or
the tournament- moved where
the ardent fans would have at
least a S0-B0 chance of getting
In, stead of not at all.
PRIDE OF ANCESTRY'
(Pendleton East Oregonlan)
"The Grandparents nao
ctation (hypothetical) admits
to membership only those
who have grandchildren of
unusual ability and up to this
time we have never heard of
anyone being denied admis
sion." a
There was a prodigious out
pouring of the electorate up
state In a recent school district
election. Out of a registered
vote of nearly 4000, only 43
persons struggled to the polls.
If a measure was before the
people providing compulsory
voting, with a penalty for stay
lng homo, there would be no
such reticence about register
ing for what. In 'the dark days
of 1933,' was known as a 'man
date', "MAGICIAN APPEARING"
(Hdllne Exchange) Not his
best trick.
e o a
Argentine Is voting for a
president. Slgnor Tamborlnl' Is
either administering a thump
lng, or taking one.
e
LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD
(Lakevlew Examiner)
"Ralph E. Pierce of Lake
view was over at Klamath
Falls over the week end, and
managed to get picked up by
police for driving his car
without a muffler."
'
Riots In Egypt fall to excite
citizens. Memory then recalls
the Egyptian brands they smok
ed or nothing, during the late
alleged cigarette shortage at
home, and dnn't blame them,
e e o
"New York. Feb. 22 Flames
swept the upper floors of a
Broadway building today, de
stroying S000 tire extinguish
ers." (Press Dispatch),
Nina foreign students are en
rolled this year at the Univer
sity of Wyoming.
Make It A Veterans Center
The Invitation extended by the American Legion
to all veteran groups to share the recently acquired
Riverside USO building offers a sensible, money-saving
solution to the problem of adequate quarters for
local ex-servicemen s organizations here.
We hope that the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Dis
abled American Veterans, Purple Heart and all
similar etouds. Dresent and future, will accept the in
vitation to make this fine building their home. It
should, by all means, become a veterans' memorial
ppntpr in fact and in name. The contributors who
gave the $147,000, with which the Federal Works
Ae-encv bought and eemmnea ine ruversiae uou win,
we are sure, prefer that it be used by ALL who have
served the nation, not alone Dy one group or iacuon.
e a a e
THERE has been an apparent lack of unity and har
mony among veteran organizations here in the
past. The men who foueht toeetner siae py siae on
the battlefield in a common cause have found it some
what difficult to avoid the pitfalls of jealousies and
rivalry in the every day, peacetime activities of their
various groups. We have an idea that, under the
same roof, the comradeship that goes hand-in-hand
with common service and mutual interests will be re
captured. Unity is certain to be furthered by joint
tenancy of the Kiversme u&u puiiaing. ahu we ww
need every bit of unity that can possibly be attained
to meet the problems of tne iuture.
THE Legion's invitation seems to be entirely above
board. There is no apparent nigger lurking in
the woodpile. It is obviously a sincere and generous
rroarnre nnrl should not tto unheeded. The USO build
ing, according to the plan, will be owned and admin
istered, bv a veteran-manned holding company, yet
the actual operation of the proposed veterans' center
11 i - ! LL . . . ,' 4-1. nwnni9lfinna oi-
Will rest in & cuiniiuwee wim uaci-uijiuiisouu""
corded equal representation, rights and privileges.
This plan seems eminently fair to all.
THE Riverside USO building, under wise business-
like management, can become a revenue produc
ing, self-liquidating project. Street level space can
be made available for renting, easing the present
scarcity of available business locations. This will
leave the entire second floor for veterans' clubrooms
and recreation. Once the indebtedness is retired it
is proposed that participating veteran-groups will
divide the building revenue on the ratio of member
ship. . a a
pROM the standpoint of harmony in veterans' circles
here; as a matter of sensible, business-like eco
nomy, the Riverside USO building should become a
veterans' memorial center for the enjoyment and
benefit of all ex-service men regardless of affiliation.
Prompt enforcement Of the plan should mark a new
era in comradeship and cooperation among DAV,
VFW and Legion members of '18 and '45. H.G.
Is War Inconceivable?
"War with Russia is unthinkable," says Foreign
Minister Bevin. "I can not conceive of any circum
stances under which Great Britain and the Soviet
Union should go to war."
Come, come Mr. Bevin what is wrong with your
imagination?
As a matter of fact, however, one doesn't need
to draw on the imagination at all but merely take the
situation as it now exists.
Not only is war today CONCEIVABLE, but the
big job of the civilized world today is to prevent it,
and in the judgment of this department, it is going to
be "some job.
WHY?
Because all this silly talk by Mr. Bevin for home
consumption aside, everyone who knows anything
about the realities of the situation in Europe today
knows this:
Great Britain, with its back to the wall, is doing
everything in its power to hold its empire together.
Russia is doing everything in its power to pull it
apart.
One or the other will eventually have to back
down or, war can't be avoided. Such a political con
flict between two world-powers in the past has never
failed to bring war, when similar conditions have
existed.
THE only hope of preventing such a tragedy this
lima of tanaf no itro oaa if ia fVtA TTnifoH M of inn a
Not the United Nations as it is now constituted,
but the United Nations without the present unilateral
veto-power, and with force and we mean force,
behind it And this force must, of course, include
atomic power.
THERE is the only chance.
Let nature take its course and the diplomats of
the world continue to engage in make-believe and
double-talk, pretending certain things are tme when
everyone knows they aren't, and another world war,
and a more terrible one than any preceding it,
simply can't be avoided.
ALL the essential ingredients are in this devil's brew
nmu A II UI !. l UC A T
i-l II tiiab ia Ul'l'llUU 19 1 1 Ljf I ,
And the more official hicrher-UDs like Forpitrn
Minister Bevin, adopt the course he has recentlv
adopted, calling Russia names one minute and talk
ing about a 60-year peace treaty with Russia the next,
the more rapidly the mercury in the bulb of inter
national relations will expand to the breaking point.
rpu! : it a. i.n. I a il . i M . . e
a Ilia la I1U UlllU IU UUK HUUUl UIB impussionuy OI
war and the beauties and inevitability of peace 1
- it is no time to face the facts, realize the dangers
and then get busy through the UNO to prevent a catas-
tropne tnat is as certain as tomorrow s sunrise, unless
extraordinary and drastic measures are taken to pre
vent it. K.W.K.
What Price Curley?
What next?
"Jim" Curley, convicted of using the mails to de
fraud, a confessed grafter and corruptionist, who
would be in jail today if it were not for the size of
his bank account, returns to Boston and is given such
an uproarious welcome by the masses of that metro
polis, that the police have - difficulty maintaining
order.
"Boston loves you Jim !" they cry, as the bands
play popular tunes and men and women dance in tne
streets as they throw flowers at Jim's family and pat
the old gang-leader on the back.
a e e e e
1XHAT does it all add up to anyway?
' Well, in this department's judgment merely
this:
Boston or at least a maloritv of the voters
WHO GO TO THE POLLS, want machine-boss-
government, which means corrupt and dishonest
government because, for certain selfish reasons they
prefer it to any other government.
They prefer it because they get, or at least the
key-men of the machine get, certain financial bene
fits. The rank and file get certain material benefits,
food and shelter in time of need, financial aid in ill
ness, and finally and probably more important than
most observers realize, a sense of power, of being
a part, even if a very minor part, of the RULING
class.
THIS political psychology and the general situation
in Boston is not essentially unlike that in New
York under Tammany, Chicago under Mayor Kelley,
Missouri under Pendergast or what have you, ex
cept there are a few more spectacular features.
It doesn't mean a majority of the people of these
large cities really are dishonest or favor corruption
and crooked government.
It DOES mean a sufficient number of the ma
jority are indifferent, and a crooked minority is suf
ficiently skillful in manipulation and administration
to remain in power just as long as they can count on
that majority apathy and indinerence.
THERE are enough decent voters in Boston to kick
Jim Curley out, lust as there are in Chicago and
Kansas City, and other large cities.
But only a small proportion of them go to the
polls and vote. When they do, honest government
wins, and every now and then this happens, the
rascals are turned out. ' .
But thev the honest people soon calm down,
return to the general apathy of laissez faire, and the
crooks always ready at such a time, get their machine
functioning once more. -
In short, the people of these large cities can
have p-ood and honest government whenever they care
enough about it to organize and fight for it, they can't
and they don t, otherwise I K.W.K.
MEAT DEALERS ARE HEROES
OF FAT SALVAGE OPERATION
"To the 300,000 meat dealers ia casta, but hare taken it upon them
UUs country go a great share of aelvea to remind customers to
the credit for save used fats and bring them
keeping car- Into the store,
rent fat salv- The eSectirenesa of this per-
age collections aonal touch can never be over
on par with rated," Tba American Fat Salvage
war years, and Committee polnta out It ia prob-
tbe years dur- ably the biggest factor today In
lng which ra- keeping housewives on the Job of
lion points saving fat, despite the end of
were paid for used cooking fat," a point rationing and keeping soap
spokesman tor the American Fat and other shortages-from getting
Salvage Committee pointed out. worse." they say.
Housewives have received both "Reports from our Seld stall.
a easb and point bonus for their DP"nt of Agriculture Coun
ty Agents, and chain store execu
tives constantly point out that
meat dealers have taken over the
!h.e" .'rv0 "n.k,.,.,;
kitchen salvage, (tenderers are In
the business of picking up used.
cooking fat, and processing It But
housewife and renderer, gets little
reward either monetary or hon
oraryfor his efforts.
Meat dealers
have not only
weighed over
400 million
pounda of used
cooking fat.
JIB
"American
meat dealera
have handled
more than 425,
000,000 pounds
of used cook
ing fat. In the
last three and
one half years,
paid house- and are truly the unsung heroes
wives in ration ot the whole fat salvage opera
points and tion," the statement concludes.
On The Side By e. v. Duriing
(Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc.)
,M,mmMMHtM,..
Sweet la the amlle ot home;
The mutual look.
Where hearts are of each other
urt- - ...
Keble.
"What musical piece did the
British band play when the
English general Cornwallis sur
rendered at Yorktown?" That
was the query recently tossed
at this department. And those
fellows on "Information Please"
think they get tough questions.
Well, anyway, I have the ans
wer. From the "Student's Amer
ican History" by D. H. Mont
gomery I quote: "On Oct. 17,
1781, Cornwallis sent out a
white flag and asked for terms.
Two days later, Oct. 19, 1781.
the British garrison, with
colors cased, marched out be
tween Ihe lines of the American
and French forces, which form
ed an avenue more than a mile
in length. The captive army
moved with slow and solemn
steps, their drums beating the
quaint but highly appropriate
tune of 'The World's Upside
Down"."
Engagement Rings
So far I have never seen a
man wearing an engagement
ring. But it is being done. A
New Jersey subscriber says she
presented her fiance with a to
paz engagement ring. Topaz is
stone. He was very proud of the
ring and has been wearing It
all the time he has been In the
armed forces, including his ser
vice on fighting fronts. He is
still wearing it, but in conjunc
tion with a wedding ring as he
and the girl of his dreams are
now a merry matrimonial pair.
Keep this In mind, young wo
man. After accepting that pro
posal of marriage don't fail to
buy an engagement ring to shy
ly slip on the trembling finger
of your fiance. Needless to say
after slipping the ring on the
lucky man's hand It is you that
should take the initiative in the
- eaocm urn aaue ma
001OAl COrt NIW ton 10.
matter of the kiss. And make
it good!
Exception
Transferred from the outfield
to first base Detroit's Hank
Greenberg demanded more
money. He said the task of
guarding of the initial sack was
so arduous It shortened a play
ers career. Maybe Hank is
right. But there have been ex
ceptions. "Pop" Anson of Chi
cago played first base for 27
years.
Young Grandma
A grandma at the age of 31.
that is the record of Mrs. Mil
dred Bologna of Long Island
City, N. Y. Her daughter Leona,
the proud mother, Is 18. Mrs.
Bologna was married at the age
of 12. During the recent .var
she drove a truck. My inform
ant says: "So the borough of
Queens has a 31-year-old truck
driver who Is a grandmother.
Let Brooklyn try to top that
Mr. Benny's Cat
Jack Benny was recently pre
sented with a cat. Visiting a
Beverly Hills market Mr. Ben
ny, after considerable bargain
ing, arranged to have the butch
er put aside a small amount of
meat dally for the cat. After
two days Jack called the butch
er and cancelled the order for
the meat. "What's the matter,
has your cat died, Mr. Benny?"
asked the butcher. "No," said
Jack, "He's caught a mouse."
Asides
It is claimed by those who
should know that the American
soldier was given a better time
and a squarer deal in Chicago
than in any other city in the
USA ... It was John Hay who
said: "Abraham Lincoln was as
just and generous to the rich
and well born as to the poor
and humble a thing rare
among politicians."
Passing By
Darryl Zanuck. Has been a
film executive for nearly 20
years. Evidently the task is be
ginning to get on his nerves.
In a recent conference with
some of his subordinates Mr.
Zanuck exclaimed pettishly:
Don't say yes until I've finish
ed talking."
Grammar Again
Writes a Chicagoan: "In re
sponse to a query as to wnat
sort of place Florida was for
dogs you answered 'don't know
Never brought a dog there.' Only
people reared in Brooklyn use
bring' where the English lan
guage sanctions nothing out
take'." (Note: Thanks for the
correction, mister, but before I
send you the stogie I will have
to brush off my. book of gram
mar and check. This discussion
recalls that at a ball In Chicago
V. alter O'Keefe, then a student
at Notre Dame, asked a young
woman for the next dance. The
girl replied: "I'm gonna dance
with the guy that brung me."
Recalling this in later years
Walter used it as an idea for a
song.)
Justice Triumphs
The last name In the Cham-paign-Urbana,
111. tele phone
book is again Bob Zuppke. Af
ter the name of the celebrated
football coach had occupied this
honored position over 20 years
It was unexpectedly usurped by
the name of Elmer Zylch. In
vestigation revealed, this was
one of those "phoney" phone
names used as a listing for a
group of local wits. The multi
tude of admirers of the Illinois
coaching genius indignantly
protested with the result the
name of Zylch was eliminated
and that of Zuppke restored to
its rightful position. Another
triumph for justice.
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Race Suicide
To the editor: A U. S. A. army
major, medical corps, Just re
turned, was proud of lives saved
by our medical research. He said
it cut m a 1 a r i a-hospltalization
from 84 to 7. This is the
fruit of research.
Eugenists are Interested in the
fact the research group unfor
tunately has a tragically low
birthrate. Our citizens are alarm-
"MY TOWN"
"My town Is the place where my home Is founded,
where my business is situated and where my vote
Is casti where my children are educated, where my
neighbors dwell and where my life Is chiefly lived,
ItMs the home spot for me.
"My town has the right to my civic loyalty. It
supports me and I shall support it. My town wanta
my cltiienahlp. not my partisanship, my friendli
ness, not my distanslom my sympathy, not my criti
cism) my Intelligence, not my tndlfiarence. My
town supplies me with protection, trade, friends,
education, schools churches and the right to free
moral American cttisenshlp.
"It has some things that are better than others) the
best thlnoa I should seek to make better, the worst
thtnqe I should help to reduce.
"Take It all in all, It is my town, and it is entitled
to the best there la In me.
CONGER-MORRIS
H. W. Conger Carlos W. Morris
ed that our chromlte, tungsten
are exhausted. Our lead, zinc
are approaching depletion. We
worry about this. We do not
seem to be even slightly Inter
ested that, instead of increasing
our next generation's research
ers, we herein are race-suiciding.
J. F. Woodard
Sacramento, Calif.
PAULEY FIRM ON
Flight o' Time
Medtord and Jackson Co His
'ory from the files ot the Mail
Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years
ago.
TE YEARS AGO
February 25, 193S
(It Was . Tuesday)
Sun and rain remove the heav
iest snow of year from city
streets. Roads to Klamath Falls
are blocked by snow.
Mild
state.
flu epidemic sweeps
Senate discovers chairman of
Democratic national committee
holds two fat federal jobs at
$90,000 per year.
Occasional rain. High 37, low
30. -
Butter and eggs plentiful and
price drops on Portland market
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 25, 1926
(It Was Thursday)
Federal- Council of Churches
flays report on Prohibition law.
President Coolidge announces
he will veto any and all spend
ing measures passed by congress.
County Republican committee
to meet Saturday.
Senate passes bill slashing in
come tax rates.
Occasional rain. High 60, low
45.
Countyrabbit growers urge
people to eat a rabbit day.
THIRTY -FOUR YEARS AGO
February 25, 1912
(It Was Sunday)
High water in Butte Creek
threatens P & E bridge.
Big Pines builds new plaster
shed.
Spring seeding
Kane's Creek.
starts on
William J. Bryan visits Portland.
.California was the leading ce
ment producing state in 1944,
with $21,000,000 production.
Washington, Feb. 28 (U.B
Edwin W. Pauley stood firm to
day by his decision to fight to
the last to win senate confirma
tion as undersecretary of the
navy.
Despite mounting opposition
from Democrats as well as Re
publicans, a spokesman for the
California oil man said he was
eager to make another appear
ance before the senate naval af
fairs committee, preferably after
all opposition testimony has been
presented.
The committee resumes hear
ings on the controversial nomina
tion tomorrow.
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