SOUTHERN OREGON MINER, THURSDAY, SEPT, ay, 1945 TALENT NEWS Mr Lewis Hill Sr. of Ashland 1 booked for traffic violations: John Luyben of Medford, Ore­ called on friends in Talent Mon­ Glenn R. Wools, double park­ gon s local representative of Col­ day afternoon. Mr. Hill und fam­ ing, forfeited $1 bail. Maude umbia Equipment, w * a business ily are former residents of Talent Bugren, parking in a pedestrian caller in Talent Saturday. Mr. before moving to Ashland. lane, forfeited $1 bail. Vesta Mor­ Luyben delivered a Guston West­ gan ,and Raymond A. Taylor, The regular meeting of the Paris, and here his group render­ on grader to the Charles L. Skee­ Services Tuesday double parking, each forfeited $1 Lions club was held Tuesduy ed air support to advancing ters Logging Company for use in bail. evening in the Civic club house American infantry and armored connection with their logging op­ For Mrs. Garrett The City Court had three traf­ He was in on the fight eration near Prospect, Ore. Services were held Tuesday fic cases Monday. Carl Surber 591 with wives of members as guests ' divisions. Mr. and Mi's. Dale O’Harra re­ afternoon at 1:30 at the First Fairview St. Ashland, Oregon A covered dish dinner was en­ at the now*famous Belgian Bulge, turned to their home in Talent Presbyterian church for Mrs. Ella was arrested Saturday night for joyed by a large gathering. The helped support Gen. Geo. S. Pat last week. Mrs. O’Harra has been Garrett, pioneer of this section, operating a motor vehicle with Ladies night is a regular month­ ton's fighting, und other fighting wth her husband the past sum­ who died at Community Hospital. no headlights. He appeared in ly features of the Lions club in going on at the lime. In all of his 65 missions, Mr. Francis and his mer in California. Mr. O’Harra Sunday, following a prolonged City Court Monday where he Ashland. two crewmen were never wound­ On the program arranged by a has been n the army the past 2la illness. Rev. George Shuman of­ plead gulty to the churge and committee of wives, with Mrs. ed, ulthough on one mission, years and has been discharged. ficiated and interment was made was fined $3.00 and $2.50 costs. Harry Chipman as chairman, while he hud a relief gunner, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Boatright in the Hargadine cemetery. Robert Edgar Rose Rt. 4 box and family left Tuesday for Ore- Mrs. Garrett was born at Tal­ 148 Medford was arrested early were two songs by the Junior the relief man was wounded in land, California to visit Mr. Boat­ ent, June 16, 1859, the daughter Sunday morning for violation ol High school choral group, led by the arm. Several times his plane right's mother, Mrs. Bertha Boat- of Mr. and Mrs. James Thornton, the basic rule and was arraigned Miss Scroggins. The numbers was badly shot up und on one right pioneers of Jackson county. As in City Court Monday where he were nicely rendered and receiv occasion was so badly damaged Mrs. Milo O’Harra and Mrs. a child Mrs. Garrett moved to plead guilty and was fined $12.50 ed the applause of the audience., that it was feured he would be The main feature on the program unable to make his home field, Florence Millburn of Ashland Ashland with her parents, where and $2.50 costs. was a recounting of his exper-: but after sticking it out, he made called on friends here Sunday. she has since made her home. In Laurence Jagger, 11 Chestnut iences as a bomber pilot over! an emergency landing on his Mrs. Emma Morris of Chico, 1877 she was married to Robert St. Medford, was arrested Sunday California spent last week with M. Garrett, who preceded her in afternoon on a reckless driving Germany by Jack Francis, band home field with his controls shot director at the high school, who out, and very little gas left. For her daughter Mrs. Harry Walters death by twenty-three years. charge. He appeared in City recently discharged from the • this accomplishment he and his and family. Mrs. Garrett ' was an active Court Monday to plead guilty to air forces after having com crew received the distinguished Mrs. Urbon Cumbee and son members of the Southern Oregon the charge. He was fined $25.00 army Flying Cross. He described gra- of Rogue Elk who recently re­ Pioneer Society. She had been a and $2.50 costs and given a 15- pleted 65 missions in a A-20i phiculy the raid on marshalling bomber as pilot. Mr. Francis told turned from the Navy with a member of the Presbyter i a n day jail sentence. The jail sen- in Germany which brought discharge were business callers church for many years. She serv- j tence was suspended on good be- of his experiences first as fledgl­ yards ing pilot in England, wth his presidential unit citation to his in Talent, Saturday. ed for a number of years as Pre­ havior provided the fine and first mission on June 7, 1944 from group. Mr. P. J. McAbee returned sident of the Ladies Aid Society, costs were paid. Visitors present besides, Miss a base near London. Later after home from the hospital at Med­ and at the time of her death was Scroggins and her group and Mr France was taken from the Ger­ ford where he was a patient the honorary president of the Wom­ Harvey Bergstrom on mans, his bombardment group and Mrs. Francis were Mr. and past two weeks. He is now con- en’s Association of the church. was moved to an airfield near Mrs. Carlton Rice. Six children grew to manhood U. S. Oil Tanker valesing at his home. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Homes and womanhood here and all Pearl Harbor, T. J. —Harvey Assigned’ the task of re-build-' 1943, when five persons were kill­ of Ashland called on relatives in were present during her final ill­ Nelson Bergstrom, watertender, ness. Surviving her are: Frank A. first class, of 467 Chestnut st, ing sufficient units to house the j in one accident to bring the week Talent Sunday afternoon. Garrett, Oceanside, California; Ashland, Oregon, has been ser­ Berlin headquarters, the engin-' end total up to ten, the 1945 toll Mrs. F. S. Engle, Ashland; Mrs. ving with the crew of the oil eers, long veterans of combat was the highest in recent years, In 1944, there were no fatalities Laura Mattern, Reno, Nevada; tanker USS BRAZOS, which has tasks, have accomplished numer- Mrs. L. D. McKee. Michigan City, won the commendation of Rear ous tasks in wiring, refitting, and reported in Labor Day traffic, Indiana; Mrs. Bessie Canfield, Admiral I. N. Kiland for its work generally re-building the sector One person died in Labor Day Ashland; Fred R. Garrett, Kermit, in support of operations at Okina­ of Germany that now houses the driving m 1942 and in 1941, the present American forces. I lalt pre-war year, there were Texas, one brother S. F. Thorn­ wa. ton, Grants Pass one sister, Mrs. The BRAZOS was the first Assisting in the direction of the Of the eight futalities this year, Hatie Hayes, Portland, sev e n tanker on the scene, arriving as re-building of the most bombed two pedestrians both of grandchildren and three great­ the first waves of assault troops city in the world, the engineer whom were were struck walking grandchildren. swept onto the Okinawa beaches, and construction experts will in rural areas, four while died in two- and was the last one to leave, generally supervise the German car collisions, one in a non-col­ after refueling 575 ships in 86 labor and methods employed in lision accident and one in a prade Arrests Continue days. once more making Berlin a self- crossing accident. On Traffic Counts Despite attacks by Jap suicide sufficient operative city. THRILLING IN SIMPLE GRANDEUR! Farrell attributed the heavy The Ashland police department planes, the BRAZOS escaped As a part of Headquarters Ber­ traffic toll for the holiday week­ Z DOROTHY f without damage, although three has continued its drive to bring lin District the engineers and end to the greatly increased num- about a closer observance of the of her crewmen were struck by other attached units will aid in I bere of vehicles on the highways traffic regulations in the city, last wild shots from the little island the procurement of food, clothing an(j the higher travel pace pre- week end tne following were of Tokashiki, where American and direct the general re-educa- vailing. Traffic volume and travel ARTURO 1 troops were mopping up the last tion and re-construction of the pace both increased following the Jap defenders. German nation. In addition the end of the war and the lifting of District Command will furnish. gasoline and speed restrictions, Pvt. Fred Stewart in security for the military govern- he said. He urged drivers to re ment under the control of Colonel members the hazards of conges­ Occupation Army Frank Howley, of Philadelphia, tion combined with speed and to With the First Airborne, Army former military governor of both| regulate their driving according­ Occupying Berlin—Entering Ber­ Cherbourgh and Paris, lin with elements of Major Gen­ Assigned with the First Air­ ly. eral Floyd L. Park's First Air­ borne Army as the occupational Sulmeribe for The Miner today. borne Army, now occupyi n g force in Berlin shortly after the force in Berlin, Pvt. Fred C. Ste­ capitulation of Germany, Com­ The