Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 01, 1942, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1942. PAGE TWO Letter From Bataan Reveals Courage Of American Defenders To The Editor: You will re member me as pastor of the Christian church in your city from 1937 to 1940. After leav ing Medford, I became pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational church in Los Angeles. In Feb ruary of this year, I entered upon duties as chaplain In the army at Camp Roberts, cam, and when the 90th Division was activated at Camp Barkeley. Texas, on March 2$, I was then transferred here to become chaplain of the division's artil lery. I can truthfully say that I have greatly missed the keen an alysis of world events that I used to enjoy by reading your editorials. What prompts me to write to you however, is to send you a copy of a letter released In our chapel last Sunday and to our artillery in general on Mon day of this week. Somehow I believe that you will be glad to have a copy of the same. It seems to me that it hits a new high in correspondence from the field of action. You may be Interested to know that this letter was car ried out, along with ' a great many others, by General Mc Ar thur himself. With every good wish for you and your associates, and the citizens of Medford In general. James M. Hamilton, First Lt. Chaplain 90th Div; Artillery. Camp Barkeley, Texas. The letter follows: I am happy to present to you a copy of the following letter written by First Lt. Henry G. Lee and made available to Chap lin James M. Hamilton by Lt. Lee's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas R. Lee of South Pasa dena, Calif.: J. E. Lewis, Brigadier Gen. U. S. Army, Commanding. Feb. 12, 1942, "In the Field" Dear Mother, Dad and Frances: This letter may never be de livered. It will go to Corregt dor and there wait for transpor tation. Perhaps I'll be able to cable before it arrives. 'Quien abe'f About the war I can say noth ing. You back home know mora about it than we do. All we see is our own little theater of operation, AH I can say Is that we are getting enough to eat, and that I am reasonably comfortable, moderately happy and disgustingly healthy. Also, I am proud to be a part of the fight that is being made here; and would not, even if lt were possible, leave here -until it is over and we have won, as we Inevitably will. By "we" I mean my country In general. Bataan may fall, but the eventual out come of the war is foreordained. I have seen some horrible things happen, and have had my share of narrow escapes, but I have also seen some wonderful acts of courage, self-sacrifice and loyalty. At last I have found what I have searched for all my life a cause and a Job in which I can lose myself completely and to which I can give every ounce of my strength and my mind. And I have mentally and spirit ually conquered my fear of death. Pure animal terror (a protective emotion can not be entirely subdued by the mental ity but it can, and has been con trolled.) My prayer each night is that God will send you, wlto are suf fering so much more than I am, His strength and peace. During the first few days of war I also prayed for personal protection from physical harm but now that I may be given the strength to bear what I must bear, and do whatever I must do so that those men under me will have every reasonable chance. Life and my family have been very good to rqe and have given me everything I have ever really wanted, and should any thing happen to me here it will not be like closing a book in the middle, as It would have been had I been killed in the first few days of the war. For in the last two months I have done a lifetime of living, and have been a part of one of the most unsel fish, cooperative efforts that has ever been made by any group of Individuals. Mistakes have been made but that has nothing to do with the manner in which my com rades on Bataan both Phillpino and American have reacted to their trial by fire. If the same selfless spirit were devoted to world betterment in time of peace, what a good world we would have, (and "How Dull" I can hear the younger generation muttering.) The purpose of this letter is to send you my love and my thanks for Just being my family. It is written with no so-called premonitions. Really, all in all my chances are pretty good. Much better than most of the line officers of my grade and age. For, as I told you many times in my letters before the war, my particular Job and it hasn't been changed is about as safe a one as any soldier could have in war time. So with all my love to all three of you, I'll start this letter on its way. "Keep "em flying" WEST! and as the government has an nounced "No news is good news." Your loving son and brother, Henry P. S. Dad was right. He al ways said that actually being in a war is not as bad as reading or thinking about one. "A man can do what he must do" is an other apt phrase of his which I've never forgotten. TEST NEW FERRY Portland, Ore., July I. (Pi Test run of a 800-man ferry across the Columbia river to the Kaiser-Vancouver shipyard was made today and regular service will be instituted Friday. A 900-passenger double deck barge ferry will be added later. WILL BE STAGED FOR USO TALENT An opportunity for Jackson county talent to participate in weekly amateur nights has been announced by the United Serv ice Organization under the di rection of A. O. Bauman. Each Thursday at 7:30 p. m, USO will sponsor Mr. Bauman's Amateur Night. At that time a committee of soldiers and girls will act as Judges for the numbers appear ing and those selected will be used as floor shows for USO dances and as material for daily programs on the air, A pianist will be present each Thursday to provide accompani ment as needed and civilians and soldiers are urged to attend and display their talents. Junior hostesses and enlisted men are invited to attend the Little Theatre and Radio Drama meetings at 229 North Bartlett street each Friday at 7:30 p. m. under the supervision of Mrs. Ed Kelly. An international eve ning is being planned for USO. one night each month, at which plays and dances of the allied countries will be presented. r-"rmrar-tra for two Russian comedies will be selected Friday evening and the first interna tional evening, featuring Russia, will be presented in the USO center July 23. Service station attendants, mak. ing neighborhood canvasses or helping on oil company trucks while their businesses were closed between 1 and 6 p. m. yesterday, aided considerably in bringing Jackson county's scrap rubber stock pile to 831,868 pounds as of last night at the end of the first two weeks of the nationwide drive, it was announced today by Kenneth Parrett, county chairman of the petroleum committee in charge of the collections. Parrett said that mn f tv,. oil companies still had tons of ruDoeryei w collect in the rural arA befnrra th mU .l- ...w MUSG ui .tic drive July 10. Jackson county's per capita rubber yield is thus far above that for the state, which ranks as one of the high est in the nation. . Kannapolis, N. C, Is the larg est unincorporated place in the United States. CRACKING SAFE Beall Dempsey Sexton of 217 South Riverside avenue, was being held in custody in the city Jail today on a charge of larceny after he was apprehended early this morning by city police in the office of the Cooksey Motor company. Sexton told city police that he had resided in southern Oregon for the past eight months. Last evening he attend ed the late show at a local thea tre and later entered the Cook-t sey Motpr company and wa 1 ' opening the safe when spottedi by the city police, the officers " p said. He was to appear before f Justice court sometime today. j Colorado is the second oldest . oil producing state in the union. i Discovery of oil was made in 1862 near Canon City, the sec three years after the first well was drilled in Pennsylvania, I. Da Mail Tnoune want sds. ' ; FOR STORAGE Repairing and Restyling Arista Fur Building Phone 456? 3rd Floor Medford Center Shop Closing tlma for Claaairiad Ads 0 a. m Too lata to Classify 11:80 p. m. Th Pr.sfd.nr says we inouM fake VACATIONS' y rv fctrpt from Stirtmtni tor Prfil. flltni Room vtlti "h hai bta Crovrn btron. doubt thai humia tins, cannot limam connnutd and prolong td work for vtry long arilhour obtaining a aroptr bat net batwtan work en iht on hand and vacation and recrtalioa oa lb other." TMl Ma Ckaaie USl SAN FRANCISCO natlfr NOnt SIR FRANCIS DRAKE TOU'U INI0T INS 10 Hmt laM IN1HI IMUTIIUl Mllla. 100 ( -.1 ' ' ASK vwin WINDS A IK ABOUT If jj Hotel Sir Francis DRAKE DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO OIOIOI I tnOMPSON MANAQtl I. A. PNONI MUTUAL 1410 n It Stands Hard Wear.. Weather it5 a FLOOR AND DECK ENAMEL! For alt wood floors, Indoors or outdoors! Stands up against sua, rsin, the scufnng of feet. Tough, elastic, quick-drying. Attractive colors. FOR PORCHES AND INTERIOR FLOORS J quart DULIEN'S AT HANSEN HARDWARF 3$ NORTH BARTLETT Salad Dressing Honekt Maid Quart 23c Sandwich Spread Harvest Maid Quart 25c Salad Mustard Quart 14c Potato Chips Blue Bell 25c pkg. 19c Upton's Tea Black for Iced tea. 14 Lb. 25c Park Avenue Coffee Iced coffee is delicious. Lb. pkg. 25c Pancake Flour Aunt Jemima Lrg. pkg. 23c Drip Syrup Tea Garden 24-oz jug 33c Coca-Cola 6 bll. cfn. 25c Plus Deposit Oven Baked Beans Standby. 20-os. 2 for 25c Tillamook Cheese Slice for Sandwiches 2-lb. loaf 69c Tomato Juice Llbby's J4-oz., 3 for 25c 47-oz. tin 23c Fruit Cocktail l3Vroz. tin 10c Grape Juice Tea Garten Quart bll. 3 1 c Corned Beef Llbby's 12-oz. tin 27c SALAD DRESSING, Miracle Whip, qt FRENCH DRESSING, Kraft, I6-01. bottle AIR MAIL COFFEE, Lb. pkg SHEFFORD MACARONI DINNER, 3 pkgs A delicious meal. No baking required 1 package serves 4. Shredded Wheat Kellogg'. Pkg. 10c Oro Shortening 3-lb. pkg. 53c Shoestring Beets Fey. No. 2 tin 9c Catsup Monte Rio 14-oz. btl. 12c Cling Peaches Llbby's 21 2 size 23c Swift's Prem AU Pork Lunch Meat 12-oz. tin 35c Grapefruit Juice Libby's Texas 47-oz. tin 23c Deviled Meat Swift's Premium 1 4 size, 4 for 25c Jello Pellaco Shrimp 25c Large wet pack S-oi. tin Crab Meat 39c Old Ocean, Vi sise tin Sardines Mustard, Tomato or Natural, "J4 ? ' oval tin. 3 for G g Dill Pickles 23c Happyvals, quart Jar Ripe Olives Welcome, medium ripe. Mo. 1 tin I7c Apple Butter 23c Libbr 33-os. jar Seedless Raisins package -"JB Sliced Pineapple Libby fancy 94m No. 2 tin wM&CA n XfiS Original 6 flavors 4 pkgs. 25c Fla-Vor-Aid For a cool soft drink. 1 paLayA Ca 1 pkg. makes 2 quarts, at pig. Sweet Pickles Km!:.0; Marmalade Trupack. Orange. qt. jar 33c qt. jar 33c 41c 25c 21c 25c i-Lvl -rfJ - V Is ma 3? 3 - - em rSB WM I, BUY EARLY BIG T BUY EARLY Will Be Closed Saturday and Sunday, July 4th and 5th, in Observance of This NATIONAL HOLIDAY. FRESH FRUITS and VEGETABLES WATERMELONS ...... . . Lb. 234c - Small additional charge lc. cold RADISHES or GREEN ONIONS, local, 2 bu. 5c LEMONS, Sunkist, 432 size . . . Doz. 15c CUCUMBERS, large hothouse . . 2 for 13c GRAPES, Thompson Seedless . . 2 lbs. 25c ORANGES, wraped, 344 size . . 2 doz. 25c Produce Prices Thursday and Friday Only PAPER NAPKINS, 80-counr pkg., 2 for WAX PAPER, 100-foot roll KRAFT CHEESE FOOD and Pimento Spread, 5-oa. glass. RITZ CRACKERS, II). pkg 19c 15c 14c 21c TI.RIFT DEPARTMENT HOLIDAY NEEDS llJAH ' tunburn, I1UIUCA Large Tub. 29c Three Mosquiters Mosquito Repellant 29c Gray's Poison Oak Lotion 23c Absorbine Jr 79c BATHING CAPS, THERMO JUGS, SUN GLASSES, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S ANKLETS, CIGARETTES, FISHING TACKLE Our 4th of July calibration, will be clot, to home this year se hare plenty of FRESH EASTMAN FILM to take these piclur.a you hare be.n planning. V.rlchrom. tlO or 120. 32c BIG "Y" SUPER MARKET Prices Effective Thursday and Friday, July 2nd and 3rd 2 utirv nnicirrr mire id f MEATY BRISKET CUTS, LB. POT ROAST Lb. 25c LOIN STEAK Lb. 29c 15 MILK-FED VEAL .f9k a3t M I FRESH GROUND Steak i. 29 BEEF 19c PURE LARD KETTLE RENDERED 3 lbs. 49c GENUINE SPRING Rib Chops, lb 31c Legs, lb 33c WAFFER SLICED TENDERIZED SUGAR CURED Dried Beef, l2 lb. 33c Smoked Picnics lb. 29c ASSORTED LUNCH MEATS, Lb 29c Ham and V.al Loaf, lb 25c Beef Cubes 27c Bon. l.i. Lb. Pigs Feet 17l2c Pickled Lb. Metwurst or Smoked Pork Sausage, lb 35c MEAT SPECIALS THURSDAY and FRIDAY Market Will B. Closed Saturday and Sunday