MEDFORD 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.
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FOR STORAGE
Repairing and Restyling
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Building Phone 456?
3rd Floor Medford Center
Shop
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p. m.
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FLOOR AND
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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
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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