SOUTHERN OREGON MINER, THURSDAY, AUGUST ij , 1945 TALENT NEWS morning for Bremerton, Wash I ington for reassignment Wayne Cowdrey had a toe re moved on his right foot Saturday morning at the Community hos pital in Ashland. Japs W ho Chose to Surrender TALENT, August 21—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Estes arrived in Talent last week from Crescent - City to spend some time here, putting up fruit and vegetables. They are staying at the Childers Highways Crowded as apartment. Mr. Jack Meaghan who has Gas Rationing Ends J The highways of this section been on Silver Creek at a mine the past month spent the week were crowded to capacity over end at his home here. the week end as motorists were Miss Laura Tryor of Marysvil again able to say “Fill’er up” le,, California, and her sister Mrs and head wherever desire dictat Edith Brant of Stockton, Cali ed. All day Sunday, cat's stream fornia spent a few days at the ed through Ashland, headed both home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Clark into California and north through They are former residents of Oregon Talent and’ Medford. But even though gasoline is Mr. and Mrs. Albert Murry plentiful, motorists are finding moved into the property recently that tires are not what they used vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Jack to be, and many, many cases of tire trouble were in evidence. Boatright on Gibson Avenue. Mrs. I. E. Buchanan and daugh- j Motorists were finding that four ter Rebecca Buchanan and Lela1 Years of war had played havoc Tucker of Breckenridge, Michi- w‘th the tires, so that many of gan are visiting Mrs. Buchanan’s them will be confined quite close Here Is one croup of the large number of Jap* on Okinawa who daughter Mrs. Helen Weisner and to home until new tires are again 1 ehose to surrender rather than to be killed or to commit hara klrL family. available for general distribution. | Those who surrendered were poorly farbcd and emaciated, but the Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Coats of fact th a t so many chose to give up indicates a possible change In Phoenix were calling on friends Church cf Christ to the Jap viewpoint on surrender. (V. S. M« c I m Corp« Photo) in Talent Friday evening. Mrs. Emma Morris who has Try for S. S. Record been visiting her daughter, Mrs The third annual BREAK THE Harry Walters and family left RECORD DAY of the Church of vanced flight instruction at pen- State to Open Bids on Friday morning for Chico, Calif Christ Bible School will be Sun sacola, Fla., or Corpus Cristi, Tex. ornia to make that her home. day. Three years ago the first Graduates are commissioned of Local Highway Work The state highway commission Ralph Conner who has been Break the Record Day was held ficers in the naval or marine overseas for some time has re the last Sunday in August. The corps reserve and wear the has announced that bids will be received in Portland on August turned home and is now employ goal was set to break the best Navy’s coveted wings of gold. Boys are urged by the Navy to 30 for work totalling some $200,- ed in orchard work. summer record The last Sunday Mrs. Art Baccus and daughter in August was chosen because it write the Seattle or Portland of 000. Among others will be a pro of Jacksonville were business is the day that attendance is us fices for information or to come ject for slide correction on 2.65 callers here Monday morning. ually the lowest. Again last year there for written and flight phy miles of roadway on the Bear Don Montgomery who is em the day was observed and 189 sical examinations. Applicants Canyon, State line section of Pac ployed with the Skeeters logging were present. This is a high re who live outside Seattle or Port ific highway. Engineers estimate company underwent an appendi cord, but the school is endeavor land will be furnished round-trip that 27,000 cubic yards of dirt citis operation at the Community ing to break it this Sunday. N01 transportation by the Navy if will be involved. hospital in Ashland Friday morn special attractions are being fea-' they meet the minimum qualifi ing. tured to draw people. The only, cations. Sgt. Howard Smyth Mrs. Helen Weisner is employ appeal is to the challenge to | Gets Medals, Advance ed at the Park View Convalesent break the recoil. With the 7th Infantry Division Home in Ashland. Break the Record Day this on Okinawa, August 14—Howard Mr. and Mrs. Bill Boyd of year will bring to a close the F. Smyth, 28, Ashland, Ore., hal Medford called on friends in Tal Homecoming Campaign of July been awarded the Bronze Star ent Thursday afternoon. They and August to ready the school Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster for were in the confectionary and for the homecoming of Service two acts of heroism, and has been grocery business here several Men and Women. promoted in grade from sergeant years ago. to staff sergeant as the result of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest White are outstanding service during the adding 200 new stalls in their Navy V-5 Program battle for Okinawa Shima. locker plant. Still Open to Youths A squad leader in an anti Tiny Combest of the Seabees A Tale Out of this World! Despite the end of the war, 17 tank infantry company of the who spent the past 20 days in ] an dl8-year-old boys may still famed 7th Division, Sgt. Smyth Talent with' his mother and other, enlist in the Navy’s famous V-5 relatives and friends left Monday flight training program, it was participated in his fourth Pacific campaign here, having seen pre announced today by the Naval vious action on Attu, Kwajalein Aviation Cadet Selection Board, and Leyte. 117 Marion St., Seattle, and 426 Park Bldg., Portland. Prior to entering the service, | he attended Union High School Applicants must graduate from high school before Oct. 1 and be and was employed by the Bell ready to go on active duty in the Telephone Company in Dunsmuir Calif. Navy Nov. 1. Enlistments, how ever, may close by Sept. 15. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Har “Aviation will play an import vey B. Cole, reside at 505 S. ant part in the post-war Navy to Highway, Dunsmuir. -------o------- help assure this nation’s security,’ The Federal Intermediate Cre said Lieut. Comdr. J. Green Jr., dit Bank of Spokane paid the Director of naval officer procure federal treasury a franchise tax ment in the 13th naval district. of more than $48,000 on its opera “The Navy feels that enlist tions during the fiscal year ended ment for flight training, which is June 30, 1945, W. E. Meyer, pre equal to a $27,000 aeronautical plus education, ranks next in prestige sident, reported today. The Spo kane institution’s tax was the se to an appointment in the naval ACTION PACKED academy.” cond largest paid by any of the WESTERN One year of college study is 12 credit banks in the United States. first on the list for every naval BUSTER CRABBE in aviation cadet. That is followed “This tax,” said Mr. Meyer, “re by 26 weeks of pre-flight school, presents a portion of the bank’s 16 weeks of primary flight train net earnings, and is, in effect, a ing, and about 20 weeks of ad- dividend. Since the bank started operations in Spokane in 1923, it for 3 Days has paid approximately $650,000 in franchise taxes to the United tien i with AL ST. JOHN States treasury. The 12 banks in the system have paid $6,670,527 OF PA R A D ISE in taxes since organization.” The bank's fiscal year report shows that during the 12-month TOGETHER! < period ended June 30, 1945, loans and discounts closed, including renewals, reached $78,583,217, an increase of $9,687,442 over the preceding year. Since organiza tion in 1923, loans and discounts closed have approximated $843,- 000,000. LITHIA NOW PLAYING Ends Sat. 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STORE “On The Plaza” .AW Frances LANGFORD Guy KIBBEE R E A L IN S U R A N C E Phon« 8781 41 E ast M ain "Recently muny crops vital to Irving Raymond Cabrul of the war effort have demanded un Santa Clara, California, appeared increasing amount of production in justice court Tuesday on credit with the result that our charges of opeiutmg u tuxi with bunk now serves practically out a PWC permit. He wus fined every of diversified agriculture," $10.00 und $4.50 costs und allow said Mr. Myer. ed to continue on to Portland. A breakdown of the bunk's Andrew Fletcher Sluter was cited loans und discounts during the to appear Thursday on a charge lust fisetd year shows u decrease of operating u truck without a of almost $2,000,000 in advanced I tail light. Eugene South was fin for sheep and an increase of mor ed $2.50 und costs on a charge i f than $1,700,000 for crop product failure to yield right of way. lion. The lutter included substan tial amounts for potato produc tion in Idaho, sugar beet produc Before you buy or renew your tion in Montuna and Idaho, and automobile or truck insurance, in wheat and dairy and poultry pro vestigate the savings of our con duction in Oregon and Washing tinous policy. L. H. Gallatin, 14* ton. Central Ave. Phone 7118. Sixth Anniversary Sale THURSDAY-FRIDAY-SATURDAY Coats - Blouses - Skirts Millinery - Robes AT GIVE-AWAY PRICES Water Tumblers, 2 for 9c VEGETABLE BRUSH, 2 for 9c SCRUB BRUSH, each 9c Regular 25c STICK-ON SOLES 19c CLOTHES PINS, 3 dozen 19c 16 Steel Wool Pads, box 9c Regular 49c All-Metal Heavy Dust Pans, 35c Red and Green Handled PARING KNIVES, special 9c Whitehouse Regular size FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES 9c 27 X 3 0 IRFANTS BLARKETS Special - 3 for 99c Waterproof, Washable Baby Pants Special 9c Baby Nipples, 2 in pkge. ALL PURSES Values up to $2.98 49c Ladies Wrp-Around Turbans Regular 35c Special 25c 3c