Illinois Valley News, Thursday, April 20, 1911 hour Service Officer Busy Official NEWS FROM OUR BOYS IN SERVICE •v. BY TEFF The taxpayers of the county i Gay K. Smith in Florida should appreciate what the County April 2. 1944. Service Officer, Hugh Could, is doing for the citizens of the coun­ Dear Mr. and Mrs. Athey: This is just a short note to let ty. Any endeavor that brings in you know of my new address. Af­ money, foreign money, to the coun­ ter every change of station it ty is certainly a paying propose takes about two weeks for the I. tion, and through the efforts of V. News to catch up wi^h me and Mr. Gould, almost $20,000.00 has I sure miss getting it every week. As you would imagine the weath­ been paid to veterans in Josephine county. Of course some of this er “way down" here in Florida is would have come anyway, but a really great—nice sunshiny days, large share of the money would warm sea breezes and plenty of never have reached here without white fleecy clouds. Carlstrom field is nearly out of the help of the service officer. Here is what Mr. Gould has done this world” compared to most army posts. In fact it is more like a in one month : 406 resort establishment than an army Contacts made 36 field. Of course, the army disci­ Cases reviewed 3 pline here is just as straight-laced Hospitalization .... 135 as it is anywhere but the beauty Letters written 101 of this place sure helps to brighten Letters received ............. 3 army life. On top of all that we 1 > . < hargCB $2,230.32 couldn’t ask for better living quar­ Compensation secured $992.69 ters or better food than we get Back pay secured M right here. Affidavits made I’ve only been here a week and Cases sent to national service 1 1 I’m already well occupied with the officer ...13 job of learning to fly. If I con­ Same to state tinue making reasonable progress $12,200.00 Mustered out pay $2.736.00 I should solo in about a week or Dependents pay $975.75 10 days, in any cae. I’m giving Back pay dependents this flying all I’ve got. Our in­ — o— structors here at Carlstrom field are as good or better than any, Threats of Further other instructors in this world. (¡as Cuts Are Voiced 1 want to thank you for keep­ ing the good “olile” I. V. News Further cuts in gasoline rations coming my way. and here’s hop­ are faced by Pacific Coast motor­ ing you have- a beautiful day there ists unless a share-the-ride program in the valley for Easter Sunday. to be introduced this month results Sincerely your friend, in extensive savings of fuel. Gel­ CAY K. SMITH. JR. ton C. Judah. San Francisco, re­ Address: A c Cay K. Smith, gional officer of the Office of De­ Squadron 4, Class 44-1 fense Transportation (ODT) has Carlstrom Field, disclosed. Arcadia, Florida. Judah told a State War council o----- advis iry committee applicants for “It” and “C" cards will soon be re-1 quired to clear through share-the-, Another Slant on l ide desks at ration boards before Death of lohn Alling obtaining renewals. Steps pointing to further reduc­ Recently we published a re­ tions in gasoline consumption have port that the car John Alling was been necessitated because the cut found dead in, had been stolen in “A” coupon values has result­ from a Klamath. Calif., resident. ed in no appreciable decrease in A new item in the Cresent City driving, Judah said. American gives us another slant, Further coupon-value cuts are and we are glad to correct any er- planned unless the share-the-ride ror. Following is the American program is KO per cent successful, story: the committee was told. The body of John Henry Alling, ■ o — 35, was found slumped over the wheel of a 1933 Ford coupe he had State Fertilizer Guide been driving on a side road near 1 the Oregon-California line Monday Issued by OSC Station morning. The car, it is said, be­ An Oregon guide to the use of longed to Virgil P. Hoschouer of I fortailiz.ers under food production Klamath, from whom Alli.ag had order No. 5 has been issued by the borrowed it to take Mr. and Mrs. O. S. C. experiment station as sta lames Robins, also 'f Klamath, to tion circular of information 325, the hospital in this city. Instead, which is a revision of a similar cir­ it is said, Alling took the couple to Grants Pass and it was on the cular issued a year ago. This lu ief mimeographed circu return trip that his death occured. It is reported that the death was lar gives the maximum amounts of fertilizer per ac re for \ arious crops apparently due to natural causes. Attendants at the state quar- ’ as recommended by the experl­ meat station. Under the federal antine station notified Sheriff order the rate of application pel Huffman of the finding of the body acre allowed is based on exneri- and he t igether with Under Sheriff tn ent station findings in this state. F r a n k Blackerby investigated. OUR DEMOCRACY- AMERICAN HEROES by m .» Deposit Plan to save your Time Quick - Easy - Safe Write or call for complete information— Grants Pass Branch o/ the United States National Bank Head Office, Portland, Orogen $ x' BEPOSIT INSBRBNCE CMMH1II» The World’s News Seen Through T he C hristian S cience M onitor An International Daily Newspaper Seriously wound’d b> an cxn! <1 ig grertaib’. Marine Gunner \ngus R. (»<>•» of Tampu, Florida, bra\