Bob Hurd, Eagle Point Soldier
Interviewed by Roving Reporter
At Officers' School in England
. Ln"ed,1Press he Mall Tribune last week, told
B rrfof riof. pi """"""1 " lieutenant of Roberl
E'h? ?A rf,.n,? PAUlt; f F- 8- rmy otiic'"' candidate
school In England. An interesting sidelight on the local man's
experience oversees was published recently in the Sioux City
(Iowa) Times. Several Timet subscribers clipped the piece and
aent It to Lt Hurd'. parents. Mr. and Mr. E Hurt. o7 Eagle
Point
In addition to Robert, who
graduated from Medford high
school in 1931, and is a former
member of Medford's National
Guard Co. A, the Hurd'i have
another son, George Hurd, who
graduated from Medford high
In 1939, and has been assistant
controller at the airport in Seat
tle since the first of this year.
He recently Joined the army air
corps and Is awaiting a call to
duty.
The Iowa paper's reference to
the Eagle Point soldier is con
tained in a column written by
"Ernie Pyle, the Roving Re
porter," and Is datelined from
"Somewhere In England." The
article follows, in part
"This new army officers'
school over here is scheduled
so rigidly that I couldn't move
in with the soldiers as at other
camps without disrupting their
routine, so I've been living as
a guest at the colonel's home.
"However, I did want to have
more than a passing chat with
some of them. So Col. Layman
said for me to choose any of
the student soldiers I wanted
and he would ask them over
to his house that evening, and
excuse them from their study
period.
"So I picked out three names
at random, and the colonel sent
word for the three men to be
at his house between 8 and
8:19, which, of course, is after
blackout
"They arrived full of wonder
ment over why they were be
ing called to the commandant's
borne, and they practically glis
tened, they were so clean.
" 'You should have seen us
shining the heels of our shoes
before we came over,' one of
them said after the colonel had
introduced us and left The
colonel Is cranky about the
heels of your shoes.' The four
of us sat and chatted for two
hours. They left at 10:30, and
felt their way home In the dark
of a downpour. They were all
swell.
"These three future officers
were Robert W. Erkert, from
Toledo, Ohio; Irving Ward Le
maux, Jr., from Indianapolis,
and Robert B. Hurd, from Eagle
Point, Ore.
"Bob Hurd Is short and black
haired and you can see the west
erner in his still tanned face.
He has been in the army for
five years. I asked him how he
happened to enlist. He said,
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'Well, we Just had a tough win
ter, so I went in the army.'
"Bob's father Is manager of
the Eagle Point Irrigation Dis
trict near Medford, in southern
Oregon. Bob worked on a ranch
after high school, and then for
a fruit packing company. He
is 28.
'Tor the last few years he
has been driver and orderly for
MaJ. Gen. Lee. The general
personally picked Hurd for of
ficers' school. '
"As one of the boys said:
It's plenty tough here, but we
love it."
"And they do love it. These
three, and all the others of the
first class of 50. They love it
because they've got a chance in
a million, a chance none of
them ever dreamed of getting."
The Grange
Eagle Point Grange
A Christmas program will
precede the regular Eagle Point
Grange meeting Tuesday night
in the Grange hall. The public Is
Invited to attend the program
which will start at 8 p. m.
The program follows:
Christmas songs, skit, "Is
There a Santa Claus?"; solo, Mrs.
Jessie McGraw; talk, "My Ex
periences," by Lt. Lyle Cing
cade, home on furlough from
army duty In Alaska; solo, "Holy
City," A. C. Hyde.
Phoenix Grange
Home Economics Club of
Phoenix will meet at the hall
Wednesday with a covered dish
dinner at noon. Project for the
morning will be the cleaning of
the Grange Hall. During the aft
ernoon, the regular meeting will
be held, and an exchange of
Christmas gifts will be had. AU
ladies are urged to be on band
to assist with the cleaning, and
enjoy the Christmas exchange.
Fairlawn, N. J., Dec. 12 U.R)
The war developed a new
shortage today. John Clauss, a
livestock dealer, reported a seri
ous scarcity of cats, which are
needed in New York laboratories
for testing digitalis, a heart stim
ulant used in the armed forces.
The cats are not injured in the
tests. He said farmers used to
raise them, but have stopped
since the war started.
YOUR
HOLIDAY
SUPPLY
DEPOSIT FOR CONTAINERS
OR BRING YOUR OWN
50c
AND
UP
75'
AND
UP
AND
ST.
MEDFORD MAIL
OF 11. P. '
TO SPEAK HERE
The Mail Tribune, cooperating
with the Medford Rotary club
and the League of Women Vot
ers, has arranged for a lecture
here by Virgil Pinkley, United
Virgil Pinkley
Press European manager,
who
has just returned from a
10-
months, 68,000-mile newsgather
ing trip which carried him
around the world and in the
course of which he visited 22
countries which are either in
volved or vitally affected by the
war.
Pinkley's talk will be given
In the Medford high school
auditorium, Saturday, December
19, at 8:30 p. m. Admission -vill
be free and a section of seats
will be reserved for the 91st
with Major General C. H. Ger
heardt. Since the outbreak of World
War II, Pinkley has covered
more fighting fronts than any
other American correspondent.
He estimates that he has travel
ed more than 179,000 miles and
visited 43 countries, covering as
signments, inspecting coverage
and transmission facilities, and
opening new bureaus for United
Press.
In the course of his latest
globe-girdling tour, Pinkley
visited Hawaii, the Philippines.
Guam, Midway, Singapore. He
spent six weeks in India where
he Interviewed many Indian
leaders. He visited Iran, Iraq and
spent three weeks in Palestine.
Pinkley arrived in Libya at the
start of the British drive last
fall and spent several weeks at
the front and in Cairo from
where he directed the United
Press staff which once more Is
covering vital desert action.
During his assignment to the
Libyan front Pinkley twice had
narrow escapes from serious in-
Jury. Once a machine-gun bullet ,
from a dive-bombing German i
plane cut through his muffler i
and grazed his neck. Inflicting a ,
slight flesh wound. On another j
occasion, as he dived Into a fox .
hole, an exploding shell from an j
Axis aerial cannon drove a piece !
of sharpnel through his shoe, i
The toe and sole of the shoe
were cut through, the sharpnel
passing between his big and sec
ond toes without injuring him.
35-Year-Old Veteran
The newspaper career of this
39-year-old "young veteran" of
the United Press began in 1924
when he was attending San Ber
nardino, Cal., high school. Dur
ing that period he corresponded
for southern California news
papers. He spent his high school
and summer vacations working
on newspapers and, after being
i graduated from the University
of Southern California, worked
his way to Europe on a lumber
, boat in 1929.
I Pinkley Joined the United
! Press London sta. that same
I year. He was there at the time
of the fall of the second British
Labor government, election of
the first National government
, and Britain's departure from the
1 gold standard.
I Later in 1931 Pinkley was
transferred to Washington for a
year and a haU. There he cover
ed such key runs as the treasury
and Justice departments. .
At Olympic Games
After a series of domestic as
signments In bureaus in Cal If or-
! nia and Oregon, Pinkley went
to Rome. He was on hand for the
outbreak of the Italo-Ethloplan
conflict. Latir he co-ered the
l 1938 Olympic games in Ger
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TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1942
many and from there went to
London.
While in London Pinkley
broke the story of the Hoover
moratorium, on which the
United Press scored a note
worthy beat And from Rome he-
correctly forecast the Italian In
vasion of Ethiopia.
, Pinkley covered the divorce
hearing of Mrs. Wallis Simpson,
at Ipswich, England, in October,
1938, transmitting the story
direct to New York by trans
Atlantic phone.
In addition to being an out
standing news executive and re
porter, Pinkley is an accomplish
ed speaker. Last year, during a
brief visit to the United States
ha spoke to audiences totaling
more than 40,000 people in a
series of appearances in princi
pal cities from coast to coast and
his account of his personal ex
periences covering war were
carried to additional thousands
by radio.
Cat Matt mbune Want Ma,'
Too Late to Classify
FOR BATiTi Ouwowy ow, 1st calf
S helfcre. 9-montht and u-raonthe.
old; 1 16Mb, bets; 40 heavy pul
lets, laying. Sunday or after 6 p. m.
Ed Morton, Old Stag Road. Bout
a. box dii.
CHRISTMAS TREES WANTED NOW
Will pay 38 eatra lor 100 trees. S to
e It., 11 delivered by Dee. IS. 333 5.
Riverside.
WANTED Transportation to Portland
Between the nth and iota Dee.
Phone BOSS.
FOR RALE Brown Swiss row, will
freshen Mar. 10. Price 385. Mrs. I.
Andrea, J'Tllle Highway. Box 17-B
WANTED Oasollne w a a h I n g ma
chine, good condition. Writ P. O.
Boa 171, Talent. .
GREENHOUSE II a 14. heating equip.
ment, for aala or trade. P. O. Box
413. Ashland.
SPECIAL TURKEY DINNER, Sunday
1.1:30 to 7 at Amy riaoe, jacJtson
Tills. Phone 331.
SMALL CREAM SEPARATOR, excel.
lent condition. Price 130. Dial flail
Sunday, or after 6 p. m. week days.
117
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I Oev arrsn-arennda V ' ' "
II In rayon errpa that
waabetl 14-44.
FOR SALB Three Corker Spaniel
puppies, aoa-t No. Riverside.
WUTt
FOR SALE
We are arm selling those ales Rot
Turkey Plat Dinners far
43 eta.
Corned Beef Cebbecs S3 eta.
ALSO Steaks. Bsndwlcno. Cniu
Fountain Service
Home mad Plea. Corn la and get
acquainted. Learn about the 4th
Wheel It eoaoame you Around
the corner from the Allen Hotel.
SS a. Front St.
J. O. Barnes Phone 4011.
FOR SALE 13- and IS" dry rtr slab.
Call A47B alter S p. m.
FOR RENT Comer of King and
Steward Uvlns quarters, S rooms;
also out building used for sleeping
querters; also service station. Total
rent too 00 or PM 00 without serv
ice station. PoaaeasloB Jan. 1st. See
J. C. Barnes at 4th Wheal, SI a.
Front St.
FOR SALE IS bead mixed dairy end
beef heifers. Inquire Talent Peed
Store, mornings.
FOR SALE Ground grains for your
dairy, bog and poultry feeds. Rome
ry iseaa. name
grains. Victor
grown of
quality
Bursell.
DR. NELSON. D. C office at resi
dence, onffln Creek.
FOR RENT Large house. Phone 6061.
FOR KENT 3-room apt, furntahed.
1097 Court St. Call after 3:30 p. m..
except Sunday.
FOR SALE Zenith S volt battery
radio: gas washing machine motor;
30 gal. hot water tank. Rt. 3, Box
S3, Ashland, Oregon. Morgan.
WANTED Used combination reoord
player and radio. Call Lt, Feno.
Camp White, 6333.
FOR EXCLUSIVE original gift eea at
tractive display of plactlo art
ecanea. Oregon plastic4 artist, Ited
M. Hanaen. at Pittsburgh Paint
Store. 193 W. Main St. Alaa large
variety of choice framed acenea of
every alaa and kind.
LOST -Soldier's mother's alpper coin
purse. Near Manna Store, con
taining money. Reward. 31 Oeneeee.
BICYCLE LIOHTS. carrlera. baakets.
cnam guards, aire that boy eome j
of the things he needs or his bike.
Sims Broa-
Sm rhtsa ond oth
leetlonl All alias, all fabrics, all prlcasl
SOUTH CENTRA.
CHEMISTRY SETS Tool chests. 31 JS
up. Suns Bros, S3 It. Fir.
LIONEL ELECTRIO TRAIN
lea. No trains left. But Blase Bros,
have a few "extras' left.
XACTO KNIFE BETS for the Model
Builder's Chrlstmaa. Will Improve
his work 100. 30c to S3-SO. other
model knives. Se up. Slme Bros.
WAOONS Rubber Urea. Large etas
Sims Bros.
MODEL AIRPLANE MOTORS Sata.
air wheels, props. Complete line of
supplies. Sims Bros.
TOY WHEEL BARROWS eSSO, Blsts
Bros.
TRAPPERS I The market la good
Sell your fur to Eagle Point Pox
OrVE MYRTLB WOOD gVta for
Chrlstmaa. See our dlsplsy si prices
you can afford to pay. 309 aV lack
aoa (near the Armory).
RAW FURS WANTED Eastern prlrss
sia lor musktsis. Minx, Bkuns
ob Ceu, etc Deer, Elk. Beef and
Pelts. Oame traps for aala. Medford
Bargain Mouse, x i pi. orape st
Ph. 3744. Buy War Stamps and
VILLIS
Loves
PIIILLIS!
($ Pg 3)
HEMORRHOIDS?
If you are troubled wMi
HEMORRHOIDS (PILES)
get a bottle or SE UP today
You must be absolutely sat
isfied or your money will be
refunded.
WESTERN THRIFT
MONTGOMERY WARD
art In Words tramandout i
FOS) BAL3J Weaner sigK day-old
calf. 3S White Leghorn pullete. lay
ing. W. O. Utile. Buckshot Bill R4,
near Lena Pin Store.
AOATES and ether fine stones la
Jewelry, for Christmas pressnts
Our stock Is larger and flner than
aver. The Oem Ootufe, 7 collet
North of Oold Rill, on U. a a-
SHE WANTS
PRICES YOU
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imM HOt OWN
SCHOOL COLORS!
Get her Cjui Snaggles
tey're a M wM coiteae
gjMtl Cuddly reyo plma si
her ichool teem eotortt 4w.
...WITH BUNNY
FUR TRIM!
Gel her rfrpperi wtltl e poufF
'jtf wMtsj wMiwy he sr! hsf
hits i- wi wIm of bluo rayon
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bouss. double garage, large) lot,
hardwood floors, uving room, din
ing room, also fireplace, wood
rang with coils. See Denny Top
Notch Cafe.
FOB SALE Registered cocker spaniel
Sups. rea. eu e. mversiae. Phone
TJ7 altar t p. m.
MONTOOMISY WARD
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1.29
...WITH OAT
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Oet her embroidered sRs
pert they're ft, aiw,
miM RICH
RAYON SATIN I
Oet her Dutch girl sippet
hal Whe or haie.
...WITH SHAGOY
PLUSH CUFFS!
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wMi warn fleece Mna wed
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They're eery o con eel
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