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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1942 PAGE THREE Gerhardt Trains 'Em Tough Says Time Magazine Story Early this month William Gray, representative of Time, Intu publisher o( Life and Time magazines, visited Med ford and Camp White. At the cantonment he watched the Slit Infantry Division troops go through their training routine .talked with MaJ. Gen. Charles H. Gerhardt. In the Dec. 14 issue of Time, the country's leading news week ly, appeared the following sketch of the Dlst's commanding officer: Perhaps the toughest trainer In the U. S. Array is a wiry little man who carries a full pack and a rifle while marching his troops across stony Oregon desert and who expects bis middle-aged staff officers to be as taut-bellied as the hardiest young private. Ma jor General Charles Hunter Ger hardt breaks In new men "gent- Only More Shopping Days CQIQQK-S Tender, roman tic fragrances in stunning replies bottles. Cotton Blossom Cologne. brilliant new and original fra grance in vase bottle. $1.25. at f Plantation Gar den Bouquet or Woodland Spice Colognes in sparkling De canter Jugs at $1.00 and $1.75. WE GIFT WRAP PURCHASES HEATH DRUG STORE, INC. ' Medford Center Bldg. ly" by sleeping them In pup tents in the rain, making them swim ley Oregon rivers. Since General Gerhardt for mally activated the 81st ("Wild West") Division at Camp White last August, some of his Junior officers have developed conve nient hernias or obtained trans fers to softer outfits; but he him self takes raw men under pack five miles through the rain In one hour, nine miles in two, fin ishes at the double, insists that every officer under him be able to do the same. Even Gerhardt's chaplains practice marksman ship, swim Icy rivers, make them' selves physical as well as moral exemplars. . For critics who call Camp White the Alcatraz of training camps, Charlie Gerhardt has an answer: "We are trying to guar antee every man that, by God, when his platoon leader takes him Into action, he ll have a chance of getting back alive." COUNTY GAS SALE The Gllmore Oil company was awarded the contract for furnishing gasoline to Jackson county during 1943 at a session of the county court yesterday. Gllmore submitted the low bid of 13.89 cents per gallon for 10, 000 or more gallons. The bid in cludes the five cents per gallon state tax that will be rebated to the county, making the cost per gallon 8.88 cents, County Judge J. B. Coleman said. There were six bidders. It Is expected the county will buy, under the contract, in the neighborhood of 80,000 gallons to operate Its 75 pieces of gaso line propelled machinery used in road work. The normal amount is around 100,000 per year, but less than this was used this year, due to a short road work year. PUPPETS DESERT JAPS Chungking, Dec. 17 (U.F9 More than 10,000 troops of the Nanking Chinese puppet govern ment army deserted last week and Joined the forces of Gener alissimo . Chiang . Kai-shek, military spokesman said today. AMERICA EXPENDS $48,000,000,000 IN ONEWAR YEAR Treasury Struggles to Keep Government on Even Keel Borrowing Important. Want to Play Host to Soldier For Christmas Day Dinner? Just Fill Out Invitation Blank By Richard A. Blackburn United Press Correspondent Washington (U.R) Mechanized global warfare costs a lot. The United States already has committed itself to spend the staggering sum of 8240,000,000.- 000, the amount voted by Con gress since Franca fell before the German Juggernaut In June, 1840. A new budget of close to 8100,000,000.000 soon will be placed before Congress. During the year since Pearl Harbor, Congress has provided 8160,000,000,000 in cash or con tract authorizations for planes, tanks, guns, ships, ammunition and all the other hundreds of materials needed to keep mil lions of armed men fighting or ready to fight on fronts scat tered all over the world. Actual war expenditures have leaped commensurately until government disbursements chargeable' to the war now are at a rate of nearly $6,000,000, 000 a month. Since June, 1840, they have amounted to about $60,000,000,000. During the past year alone war expendi tures have approximated $48, 000,000.000. Nine Billion Tax Bill To finance these vast expend itures. Congress two months ago enacted a record-breaking $8, 000,000,000 tax bill and is pre pared to take up a new revenue bill soon after the new legisla ture meets in January. It has raised the national debt limit from $65,000,000,000 to $125, 000,000.000, and soon will boost that ceiling again. Estimates are that by the close of the current fiscal year June 30, 1843 the national debt will be within $15,000,000,000 of the present limit The Treasury, struggling to keep the government's fiscal structure on an even keel and to ward off inflation, has called on all Americans to invest at least 10 per cent of their income in War Savings Bonds. On January 1, wage earners will find deducted from their pay checks or envelopes the new Victorly tax, amounting to five per cent of everything earned in excess of $12 a week. Some of this tax, however, will be re- - II you wish to Invite one or mere Camp White Servicemen to your home for dinner Christinas Day. December 25. either afternoon or evening, fill In this coupon and mail or take imme diately to THE OUTPOST. Sixth Street noxt to Holly Theatre, or the U.B.Om corner Main and Bartlett Streets. Medford. Oregon Name- Phone- Address Number of Servicemen you wish to entertain: Transportation will be furnished by you from either the OUTPOST or U. S. O. Check recreation center at which you wish to make pickup and exact time. Time ef pickup. , Outpoit.. . U. S. O- Hospitality offered and other remarks. LET'S MAKE CHRISTMAS A JOYOUS DAY FOR EVERY CAMP WHITE SERVICE MAN AT CLUB NO. 1 turned eventually to the tax payer as a credit 25 per cent to single persons, 40 per cent to married persons with an addi tional two per cent for each extra dependent. And income taxes will be computed next March on the basis of the record rates pro vided in the 1842 tax law. Despite the Increased taxes, however, the Treasury is com pelled to finance nearly three fourths of war expenditures by borrowing. Thus far, most of the borowing has been from banks, but the Treasury cur rently is seeking to put new vigor into the campaign to sell war bonds to the public. Sales of these bonds in recent months have averaged a little more than $800,000,000 a month, but the Treasury hopes this figure will show a sharp rise. The war bond sales drive is being in augurated in connection with the $8,000,000,000 government borrowing operation for Decem ber, largest in history. Estimates Upward Estimates of future war ex penditures have risen steadily during the year since Pearl Har bor. Last January, President Roosevelt in his budget message to Congress estimated that dur ing the fiscal year 1843 June 30, 1942, to June 30, 1843 war expenditures would amount to $56,000,000,000. In April he re vised that estimate upward to $70,000,000,000. In October he revised it to $78,000,000,000. War expenditures during the first . year of America-at-war have amounted to nearly $58, 000,000,000. This fact becomes more impressive when it is real ized that expenditures for war materials In Dec., 1841, amount ed to only $1,896,000,000. Final figures are not yet available, but the amount for Nov., 1842, was about $6,000,000,000. MIX SALE CHARGE There will be a gala time at Service club No. 1 at Camp White Monday evening when enlisted men enjoy the formal Christmas ball which begins at 8 o'clock. A floor show with outstanding numbers Is in charge of the Special Service department of the 81st division. Girls from Medford and vici nity who desire to attend are asked to telephone the Outpost by 10 a. m. Monday to make re servations for transportation. Buses will leave the chamber of commerce at 7:30 p. m. Decora tions will be in keeping with the holiday season and the club pro mises to be gay with Christmas trees, bells and other holiday motifs. This formal dance Is one of a series of evenings planned for the entertainment of Camp White soldiers during Christmas holidays and is in charge of Mrs. Curt Hopkins, director of the club. Dancing will be con cluded at 11:30 p. m. A. K. (Si) Owens and Bertha Van Hill, operators of the Zero club, near the northern city limits, just off the Pacific high way, charged with sale of mix, and providing of facilities for mixing intoxicating liquor, waived preliminary hearing in justice court yesterday and the case was referred direct to the next grand jury session, sched uled for early in January. Counsel for the defense had previously contended the jus tice court had no Jurisdiction in the case. The complaint was signed by the state police and State Liquor commission agents, following an Investigation by the latter last week. TAYLOR AND STANWYCK PREFER SCREEN NAMES Hollywood, Dec. 17 (U.R) Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck, husband and wife in real life, today filed petitions In court asking their screen names be made their legal names. Taylor in off-screen life is Spanglcr Arlington Brugh, and his wife, Ruby Stevens. Use Mall Tribune Want Ads. WMfifl H . DO T Have yon, too, Ea3 tEe feeling that there Is still Something more you can do to help? You've bought war bonds, you've prepared your home for air raids, you've worked in Victory gardens . . . all that's been asked you've done . . . and felt it wasn't enough! There is more to be done before this war is won much more. And there is a place, a very impor tant place for you. One of the most urgent pro grams of the Office of Civilian Defense is under way right now. It's called the Block Plan for organization for civilian war services. Right now in Oregon the OCD needs thousands of Block Leaders to carry out this plan. Block Leaders should not be confused with Block har dens who are a part of the Air Raid or protective branch of the OCD. Block Leaders are members pf the Service branches of Gvilian Defense. As the name suggests, a Block Leader will be assigned to one block the block in which their home is located. The functions of a Block Leader are in general these: 1) To promote a spirit, of cooperation In neighbor hood enterprises, such as block discussion meet ings, rallies, car sharing plans, the sharing of scarce mechanical household equipment, and any other activity of the committee's war services. 2) To carry forward civilian war activity, quickly and effectively. 3) To collect information which may be needed for community war planning, and to bring back to the homes the answers to questions which have been raised. 4) To get vital civilian war information into every home rapidly and accurately. Hundreds of Oregon people Have already volun teered for the job of Block Leader in their neigh borhoods: housewives, professional and business people. Thousands are needed. How about you? Volunteer today at the Jackson County Civilian Defense Headquarters. Address Chamber of Com . -neree lldg.r Medford A musical program Is pre sented each Sunday afternoon at Service club No. 1 at Camp White for enlisted men. Talent for the program, which begins at 3 o'clock is furnished by the Medford Musical society. Last Sunday the woman's trio, Mrs. Darrell Huson, Mrs. William McAllister and Mrs. Chester Wendt presented a group of se lections and Mrs. Elsie Alex ander's stringed Hawaiian band was also in attendance. A group of selections were played by Roger Wolf, Medford pianist: Miss Mary Ann Gates, vocalist. and Miss Clara Daniels, reader. Community singing is enjoyed at 7:30 p. m. in the evening and especially features boys at Camp wnite. Last Sunday the pro gram Included a series of re quest numbers by Pvt. Ray Wat son and his solavex. Ashland high school acappella choir of 62 voices will give the program this Sunday. and to a Russian soldier la what ham and eggs are to an American doughboy. 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