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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE MKDFORP OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1942
i Flying Marine Safe After
j Seven-Day Adventure in
Jap Infested Solomons
Runyan Comedy Here Wednesday
REGISTRY OPENS
President Sees Souvenir of Makin Island Raid
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Br Robert C. Millar
United Press Staff Correspondent
Marine Headquarters in the Solomon Islands, Sept. 0 (U.FO
(Delayed) Lieut. Richard R. Amerine, 23, arrived at Marine
headquarters today clad only in his shorts, after killing four
Japanese with a rock and a captured pistol and trekking seven
days through enemy-infested territory with almost no food.
Amerine, of Lawrence, Kans.
is a marine fighting plane pilot.
He had ben missing since Aug.
31, when his plane failed to
return from patrol. Having been
treated for insect bites that
covered every inch of his body
and eaten his first meal with
the exception of ants, snails and
coconuts In a week, he told of
his adventures.
First Patrol Flight
"It was on my first patrol
flight when the thing began," he
said. "Something evidently went
wrong with my oxygen system
and I began to feel woozy. I lost
consciousness and when I came
to the plane was in a spin and
losing altitude fast. I still
couldn't see, but I did manage
to push the hood back, bail out
and pull the ripcord before pass
ing out again.
"When I regained conscious
ness again I was in the clouds
floating earthwards beneath the
opened chute.
Amerine fell into the sea about
three miles offshore and 25
miles from marine-occupied ter
ritory on Guadalcanal. He got
ashore late that afternoon, but
fell exhausted on the beach.
"Why the Japanese didn't spot
ma then I II never know, he said,
"for I must have lain right out
In the open for nearly an hour.
wnen I awoke, I could see
group of about 10 men less than
100 yards down the beach. I was
Just about to yell, thinking they
were American marines, when
one of them called out in Japa
nese to some fellows in the co
conut grove.
Gets First Jap
"I found a good trail In the
coconut grove and hadn't follow
ed it more than 13 minutes when
I came across a Jap lying asleep
under a tree. I sneaked past him
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at first and then came back
again. He had on a pair of shoes
that I needed badly as I was
barefoot and practically naked.
"I picked up a rock half as
big as my chest and bashed In
his head with one blow. I had
to have those shoes.
"After putting on his shoes and
strapping on his pistol, I went on
down the trail and stopped by a
creek to get a drink. While bend
ing over drinking. I was spot
ted by a group of Japs. They
opened fire and I hit for the
woods and mighty fast."
That night, next day and part
of the next night he spent trying
to find his way through the
Jungle to the coast.
Narrow Escape
Amerine had his narrowest
escaoe during the fifth night.
"As I crawled along the beach,
sometimes swimming and some
times ducking In among the
oalms that fringed the beach,
came to a strip about 40 yards
wide that was barren of cover
and was moving along cautious
ly when somebody hollered out
the equivalent of 'halt' in Japa
nese.
"I froze to the spot. The sen
try yelled again and I knew
darn well he was challenging me.
He was only about 100 yards
away and I could see him In the
moonlight silhouetted against
the ocean. There was only one
thing to do. That was to try to
oluff him, so I yelled right back
at him like a Jap with a mouth
ful of hot potatoes and cussed
hell out of him.
To make it more emphatic. I
waved my hand at him and then
started walking leisurely toward
the coconuts, figuring each step
would be my last and that I'd
get a bullet in my back.
Every Japanese in the nelsh
borhopd had been awakened and
they poured out of their camps
to see what the shouting was
about. Four emerged from a
grass hut near a clearing. Amer
ine ducked behind a log. Two
disappeared down the trail, but
the other two sat on the log be-
nina wmch Amerine was crouch
ing. Decided To Act
"That was Just about the last
straw," he continued. "All I
could do was lay there while
these two sat on the log talking.
It was getting close to dawn and
I imagined I could see it get
ting light in the east. I had to
be away from there by sunup.
"I rose up quietly and with
one roundhouse swing clipped
both Japs on the head with the
butt of my revolver. One of
A sudden change in booking
brings Damon Runyons 'The
Big Street," to the Craterian
theatre tomorrow for a four-day
run instead of "Here We -Go
Again." Henry Fonda and
Lucille Ball have starring roles
with a host of favorite Runyon,
comedy characters played by I
Eugene Pallette, Barton Mae
Lane, Sam Levine, Marion Mar
tin and Ozzie Nelson and his
orchestra. Two important short
subjects make up the side-splitting
program with Walt Disney's
Donald Duck in a brand new
cartoon and Pete Smith's new
"Football Thrills of 1941."
Employed Students May
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Thursday Nights is Word,
"Sundown Jim" Coming to Holly
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THERE'S HEALTH APLENTY
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DELICIOUS ALBERS OATSh
As fast on the draw as he was
an the gridiron, "Joltin Jawn"
KImbrought comes through as
thriller by that name coming to
the Holly theatre tomorrow for
a four-day fun as the added
fonfnr tarifk ' Vf 1. . 1
"Sundown Jim." in the Western Bobby Blake. "
them stayed down, but the other
tried to get up. I hit him again
and could feel his skull cave in
under the impact of the blow
I must have lost my head tem
porarily for I went back and
hit the first fellow again to
make sure."
"The last encounter I had with
the enemy was early today when
I came along the trail and over
took one going my way. I came
across him so suddenly I didn't
see him until he saw me. He
took a hasty shot at me. but be
fore he could shoot again I was
in me brush. He didn't bother
to chase me. A few hours later
I stumbled into one of our out
posts. Those marines were the
best sight I ever hope to see."
fnysicians said he would be
as fit as ever, with a few days
rest and a few solid meals.
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Portland Produce
Portland
Portland. Bept. 83 (VP) Cattle
200. calvee 200. Market alow, quality
plain, asking steady. Common grass
steers held around $9.60 to 10.50.
Best grasaera Monday $13.50. fed
steers to S14 35. Pew common hellers
iield above 110. Canner and cutter
cows $14.75 to SS.7S. Medium beet
cowe 17.73 to S8.50. Good young cows
Monday to $9.75. Medium to good
bulls $9 90 to ill. Choice vealera
SIS. Two loads range vealera unsold
held around $13.60 to 14 or above
Hogs: jso. Few sales steady with
late Monday or weak 29 cents under
early Monday. Good to choice 180-310
pound $i75. acme held huher
Oood 439-833 pound sows IIS. Feed
er pl;a quotable at 19.
Sheep 200. Oood to choice spring
lamha scarce, saleable steady or
around 111 40 to 111 79. Monday's top
mo. entrance lames, red food
feeders 19 90. Oood ewes to 14 30.
Portland. Sept. 22 (UP) Brans,
sales 8-lOc lb generally, LI mas In
shell around 11.90 lug.
Lablsh onions 11.30-1 38 for SOs.
Oreen onions mostly 90o dozen hun
ches. Cauliflower mostly 11.30 crate.
Cabbage scarce to 19 crate. '
Anjou pears to 11.23 box. a few
Bartletts 11.301 ticket 11.10 peach box.
Hale peaches to 11-35. Elbertaa 11.13
box.
81lclng cucumbers eoe box with
sickling aorta 70e-i box. Some
!cmon eucumbera 50c box.
Concord grapes moved at 83c lug.
Curly cabbage 75s cauliflower crate.
Red Peppers to 11.50 box.
Quinces II flat.
Jonathan applet to $1.75 box, with
some Gloria K.undsy 11.25.
Tomatoes S0c-1 23 box, the latter
for a few heavy packs.
Erea Prl-e to producers: A large
45c; B large 40c; A medium 40c.
Live poultry selling price by re
ceivers: Light hena 20Sc: medium
hena 21c; colored hena 2314 c
Registration for new pupils at
senior and junior high schools
will be held tomorrow and
Thursday form 2 to S d. m. and
e:30 until 10 p. m. at the schools
students not working should re
port during the afternoon period
ana mote wno are employed
may register during the evening
pen -ki, a. it. nedrlck, city school
superintendent announced to-
oay. ,
Senior and Junior high schools
open Monday and a genera
meeting for faculty members
will be held at Junior high
school Saturday at 9 a. m. with
oupi. Hedrick presiding. Prin
cipals' meetings with teachers of
me respective schools will fol
low Immediately.
Urged to Aid Harvest
supt. Hedrick said, "Although
it seems advisable that we open
" aviiuois at mis time to gel
the required number of dav. in
the school year, I strongly urge
an Doys ana gins who are em
ployed In the fruit harvest and
other necessary employment In
this community to remain at
meir jobs a week or two after
scnools open if necessary. The
teachers will so shape their in
struction mat they may eaten
up the work after thev come in
. "There are two good reasons
for this. Wages are high and
work is plentiful. Boys and girls
have a chance now to lay up a
little money for themselves
which they may not have again
very soon. Second, with the la
bor situation as critical as it is.
it is a patriotic duty to stay on
the Job until the peak of the la
bor need Is over."
. Pre-Flight Course
A course that is entirely new
in high school and one that is
being offered In the larger high
schools over the nation at the
suggestion of the government is
pre-flight aeronautics. This is
a full year course, open to both
boys and girls of the senior class
who can qualify for it. It is be
ing taught by Miss Mary Jean
Barnes, who is a graduate of
Southern Oregon College of Ed
ucation and is licensed DlloL
Two other classes that also re
flect the present emergency and
wnicn win oe offered If there is
sufficient demand are vocational
cooking for boys and a nutrition
course for girls. The cooking
class will be intense and practi
cal and designed to enable those
who complete it to accept posi
tions in civilian capacities or en
able them to gain better ratings
should they enlist in the army
and navy.
The girls' course will also
have both its civil and military
implications and will conform
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Ueut. Gen. Thomas Holcomb. commandant of the Marine Corps, offers President Roosevelt, right, a Japanese
nag which Major Jamss Reorevelt helped capture during 0:3 recent raid on the Jap-h;ld Makin Island in the
Pacific Tht President, however, refused the flag, suggesting that it be placed in the Marine Corps archives.
Roxy Romancing
Dorothy Lamour gives Wil
liam Holden a lot of attention
in "The Fleet's In," rousing
musical comedy opening a three-
night run tonight at the Roxy
meaire.
"Treat 'Em Roueh." featurlne
Eddie Albert, plays as the com
panion picture.
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Portland,' Ore.
Wheat range:
Open High
Sept. 1.10A 1.10
Dec 1.12A 1 12
Cash grain: Wheat:
Sept. 22 (UP)
Low Close
1.10 1.10A
1.12 1.12A
8. white (hd.
wm. app. MS: 8. white (hd. wh.
no Rext I.1S: White club 1.18: West
ern Red, t.18: hard red winter, ordi
nary. 1.11; hard whlte-Baart, ordinary,
no quote.
Oata: No. 2-48 lb. white. SO 30.
Barley: No. 2-43 lb. west, 23.73.
Corn: No 2-B. T. ship., no quote.
Aouth Ran rranrlseo
South San Pranelaco. Sept. 22
iUPi iUsdai cattle loo. . ruliy
; steady: medium to good fed steers
! absent, quoted 13 00-13 30; package
I range cowa a 30-B.73. few heavy dairy
i cows 8 00. cannrrs and cutters 8 30-
7 23: medium taueage bulls 130-10 00
calves: None, nominal.
i nis fum:na aoc higher, one
loan Oregon 13 33. extreme top; bulk
j 1S9-333 lb barrows and gllta 13 23.
one heavy load 14 83; good sows 25c
nivner. top 13 50.
Sheep 830. holdovers 20000 Slow,
weax: good t- choice lam&e scarce
numerous decgt medium to good
lamoa enable 11 00-12 00. lower
grades sharply discounted; medium to
choice twee 4 23-5 00.
Chicago
Chleeeo. Sept. 22 (PPI (CSDA)
Livestock: Hogs JIOOO; fairly ac
tive; mostly 18 to 23 o-nts hither
lulk pood and choice 200-300 lbs.
4 90-14 00 Sows 14 30-14 83.
Sheep 8 000; op.-nlng tales on all
daughter elasee around tteady; bulk
wod and choice ranee and nauve
spring lambs 14 23-14 30; few choice
natives held upward to 14 78 Several
decks good to choice slaughter ewes
3 7S-8 0O. small lot lightweight
natives 0 25
Cattle 000: calvet I 200; fed steers
and yearltn.-t top 18 90: bulk 15 00
18 50; hetfert 14 75-15 30; cutter
eowa to 8 00; heavy s.una?t bulls
12 25: vealera mainly 115 down: close
ly sorted. Stock cstt;e mainly 1100-
13 50. with good to choice calves
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closely to the needs dictated by
the national effort in this field
Enrollees in this course should
be girls of good personality, of
some maturity anjd purpose.
Both junior and senior high
schools will continue to give in
struction in first aid, air raid de
fense and other war work, Hed
rick stated.
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Kenneth A. McKenzIe, new
4-H Club agent for Jackson coun
ty has arrived and is taking over
the position vacated by L. E.
Francis, August IS. Mr. Me
Kenzie has a good background
in this type of work, graduating!
from Washington State College
in 1MZ7 and taking graduate
work in that institution in 1930
and 1931. He served as assist
ant county agent and club agent
in Yakima county, Washington
and in Wasco county, Oregon,
before coming to Jackson coun
ty. The Importance of 4-H club
work makes It necessary that no
serious break be made in the
continuity of the program, and
the arrival of Mr. McKenzie in
the county Just before the an
nual 4-H club fair will give him
a chance to get acquainted with
the club leaders and members.
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CRASH KILLS PILOT
Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 22 (U.R)
The pilot of an army pursuit
plane was burned to death to
day when his disabled ship
crashed and burned near tha
Middletown, Pa., air corpi de
pot. One body, burned beyond
recognition, was removed from
the wreckage.
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New York. Sept. - 22. (U R)
Selected issues, particularly
rails, led the stock market for
ward today to the best genera)
level since JJuly 9 and trading
volume also expanded to the
beat total since that date.
There were few features In
the main stock list, but relative
ly heavy demand came into
many lowest priced Issues and a
targe number set new 1942
peaks. Reorganization rails at
tracted main attention on the
outlook for favorable treatment
for those companies under the
proposed tax bill.
S. F. DAIRY PRICES
San Francisco, Sept. 22. AJ.R'
Butter prices were Irreeular
today on an otherwise firm dairy
prouucis market.
Butter: 92 score. 47; 91 score,
46; 89 score. 4Hi.
Cheese: Wholesale flats. 24ti:
triplets, 24.
E.uks: Large extras. 48'4:
medium. 45; large standards. 42:
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