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- MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1913 PAT3E THREE .on TO 91st Division Artillery Com ; mander To Become Head : Of 15th Artillery. Camp White, Ore., Sept. 22 Brig. Gen. Edward S. Ott, com manding general. Division Ar tilley, 91st Infantry Division, has received orders to transfer to Camp Young, Calif., where "he will be assigned as command ing officer of the 15th Corps Ar tillery. A native of Mt. Hermon, La., Gen. Ott was graduated from Louisiana State University In 1917. He was a member of the first officers' training camp in 01917. Commissioned a second lieutenant in the Field Artillery August 15, 1917, he was as t signed to the 10th Field Artil lery. He was made a provisional second lieutenant in the Regular Army in October, 1917; a tem porary first lieutenant In Febru ary, 1918; a first lieutenant in February, 1919; a captain in July, 1920; a major In August, 193S; a lieutenant colonel in August, 1940; a colonel AUS in , - December, 1941, and a brigadier general in June, 1942. i Brilliant Record Gen. Ott served with the 10th Field Artillery Third Division throughout World War L After , serving in Hawaii for two years, he was graduated in 1925 from the. Field Artillery School Bat tery Officers' Course. He taught gunnery in the Field Artillery School for four years and was then assigned as assistant at f P.M.S. & T. Alabama Polytech- nic Institute. He attended the Command and General Staff School for - two years, after which he was instructor at that school for two years. He was graduated from the Army War College in 1938 and was a mem' ber of the War Department Gen eral Staff for three years. He served with the AGF staff for three months prior to becoming Division Artillery commander for the 91st Infantry Division June 1, 1942. During this brilliant period of service, Gen. Ott has received the Silver Star award, the award of the Purple Heart and an Oak Leaf Cluster. He was wounded twice in World War I. Gen. Ott Is married to the for- mer Denise Koch of Bayou V Goula, La., and is the father of two children 2nd Lt. Edward S. Ott and David, who is now first classman at U.S.M.A. Gen. Ott's hobbies are hunting and fishing. Probably one of the most pop ular men In Camp White, and also among the civilian popula tion around the post. Gen. Ott's transfer was given and received with regret Coast Gas Ration May Be Reduced , San Francisco, Sept. 22-U.H) A cut In gasoline rations on the Pacific coast may become neces sary in the near future if con sumption continues at its present rate, the Office of price Aomin Istration indicated today. , ft Amos T- Croll, OPA regional w gasoline and tire representative, expressed the belief it would be Impossible for drivers to con- - tinue to use gas at the present rate. "The only solution Is a cut in rations," he said. Us Mill Trunin want Ads. SALT YOUR War Bondl today mean oppertunlHei tomorrow .. a ready fund stored away for new implements !ZZa uLkinmy lor Improvements on the place for better ' fc.uk acwni e r.t 1 r education of your boys and girls for leisure . "" j jand travel for fee missus and yourself. Besides ' ulSy u hoping flnonceas well as rW our armed forces.f-' Medford Branch of the EXITED STATES NATIONAL BANK - of Portland American Legion Honor Won By Mail Tribune Editorial Indianapolis. Sept. 22. U.R Peoria, 111., Journal-Transcript and written by George W. Bar rette, editor, won the 1943 American Legion editorial appreciation award today. ine jlos Angeles Times and Editorial writer Ed Alnsworth were given special honorable mention. Honorable mention was given to Herbert G. Grey of the Medford (Ore.) Mail Tribune; Frank S. Hoag of the Pueblo (Colo.) Star-Journal and Chieftain, end Paul Martin-Dillon of the Cumberland (Md.) Evening Times. (Mr. Grey's editorial, published 1943, was selected by the American Legion state department as the best appearing in Oregon and was submitted by the department as Oregon's entry in the national editorial comnetition. Th adi. torial is reprinted below), Th,Amricin Legion There hasn't been a great deal said In recent months concern ing the activities of the Ameri can Legion. That Isn't because the Legion has not been busily engaged in vital and varied war work. It has. And the effort of a million and a quarter veterans of the first World War and aux iliary has been an Important factor in waging the war in the home front. They have gone" about the tasks of aiding civilian defense. organizing disaster squads, sel ling war bonds and similar ne cessary Jobs with quiet deter mination and efficiency witn out fuss or fanfare. Some Le gionnaires moreover are with the armed forces where military experience counts a great deal. And now, with veterans of the present war, who have been hon orably discharged for one rea son or another, joining their ranks, the American Legion faces the responsibilities of war time and the problems of post war, with determination and en thusiasm. This decision to open the membership to veterans of this war was, indeed, a wise and farsighted one. The transfusion of younger blood should revital ize the Legion and make it, more than ever, a living force in building a greater America. This youthful outlook also will be needed. The boys who went off to war in 1917 to the tune of "Tipperary" and "Over There" are older men and with out the soldiers of today to bol ster their muster rolls the Le sion might have followed the inevitably fading footsteps of the Grand Army of the Repub lic. It was after the victorious A.E.F. was wending its way to the Rhine, flushed with glory from Chateau Thierry, the Ar- gonne, Belleau Wood and St. Mlhiel, that a group of serious minded veterans met in Paris to organize "an association which will keep alive the principles of justice, freedom and democ racy." On the battle fields of France and in training camps here, millions of young Ameri cans had learned Intimately and well the lessons of individual and national responsibility. Sin cere and emotional patriotism, the kind that America needed so much a quarter-century ago and does today, was a motivat ing factor in the organization of the Legion. That motive has never been lost sight of in the 25 years of armistice and sub sequent days of war. ' Indeed, lt was not the swash buckling kind of nationalism, the chip-on-the-shoulder type that furnished inspiration for the Legion. These men had wit nessed first hand in Germany the results of that kind. Instead lt was nationalism that went hand-in-hand with American life that sought to awake smugly complacent people to the urgent need of adequate de fense -and universal military service. It was the kind of na tionalism that encouraged new and greater appreciation for Americanism In youth, that MONEY AWAY WaL Bond1. An editorial appearing in the in the Mall Tribune en Julv 25. strived " for a greater nation through a grass-roots policy of public service in hamlet, city and state. . The Legion's patriotism was not sandwiched in between brass bands and dressy uni forms, although the members had these too. The gay gath erings, very much a part of Americana in recent years, was not at the expense of serious Dusmess. Although the organi zation was formed as a "non partisan and non-political" vet erans' group its Influence has been felt many times within the halls of Congress. It is better to say that the Legion has been more concerned with policies than politics. Its political ob jectives, however, have been more concerned with general aid for veterans, and a sound program of hospitalization and rehabilitation. The nation will heed strong and vigorous American Legion, with the experience of age and the vitality of youth, during the uncertain years to come. We will need such a medium to bring soldier-thinking and civilian-thinking in common un- derstading In the transition from war to peace. If the Legion will pursue, with courage and energy, its present forthright program of sound, practical Americanism and general public service, it will, become more than ever force for good In the future life of this nation. H.G. Desertion Charged By Mrs. Spreckels Los Angeles. Sept. 22 UJ9 Mrs. Emily Hall Spreckles, so cialite and fourth wife of Adolph Spreckels, said today the sugar scion "willfully deserted her when his cruelty forced her to leave their, dwelling. Filing her second divorce suit in two years, Mrs. Spreckels asked only that her maiden name, Emily Hall, be restored. She said she wanted no alimony and that there was no commu nity property to be divided. S. F. DAIRY PRICES San Francisco, Sept. 22 (U.R) Dairy market: Butter 93 score 43c, 92 score 42V4c, 90 score 424c; 89 score 41c. Cheese Wholesale- prices loar Z7VSC, triplets 27c Eggs Large grade A 65c, medium grade A. Sic, small grade A 47c, large grade B 46c. Dm 1111 Tribune Wnt Ada, . PROTECT ' YOUR INCOME With one of eur complete pro tection Health and Accident policies that pays you (100.00 per month for life when you are unable to work. Mutual Benefit Health k Accident Assn. 110 Medford Center Building R. N. High, Diit. Manager Phone 4553 - Medford, Ore. ; jjw LUXURIOUS HOTEL RECREATION SPOT Ornate Mt. McKinley Nation al Park Inn Now Open to G.l.'s Only Rank Erased By Russell Annabel ' United Press Staff Correspondent Army Recreation Camp, Mt McKinley National Park, Alas ka, Sept. Z (U.R) (Delayed) This ornate, super-luxurious ho tel set among the sky-busting snow peaks of the Alaska range Is one army establishment In which Joe Private and the com manding general receive precise ly the same treatment and like it. They get quarters that were designed and furnished for va cationing millionaires. They get meticulous service,, the best food .-4: a BWWWi . Hi rtMWl IP Mill the army can obtain, free access to 3000 square miles of the greatest big-game lands on the continent, guides and equipment for fishing and hunting expedi tions, and complete freedom from military formality. Met With Musla When a soldier arrives on a seven-day furlough from the mud, fog, rain and monotony of an outpost assignment, he steps off the train to the music of a brass band playing "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," and Im mediately thereafter he Is sur rounded by what amounts to n flying wedge of hotel staff mem bers whose sole duty Is to see that he has a swell time. These gentlemen wrest the be wildered GI's baggage from him and escort him across a series of lawns to the hotel, a vast structure erected against a spec tacular backdrop of purple, snow- topped peaks. More than any thing else the hotel reminds you of a combination of Grand Central station and the Holly wood version of a Swiss chalet Regal Rooms He Is ceremoniously Installed In a large room with hardwood panels, thick carpets, authentic oil paintings, overstuffed furni ture, soft lighting and a superb wtell : : ' mm mi M'H 1st -I L-S : ........... ... '..... ...:,ij, ffl. . "sKysl w smwA, -Sv Pranttot EmlwHk ' vUjpi view from plate-glass windows. There is a private bathroom, cvromlum - trimmed, with an oversized tub and apparently un limited supplies of soap, towels and hot water Items of almost unimaginable luxury to troops from the more primitive outly ing garrisons. A waiter drops by with a printed schedule of meals. The manager comes in to shake hands and Impart special Infor mation regarding movies, dances horseback trips, fishing parties, archery contests and lectures. The chief hostess, Mrs- Helen Margery Lewis, Great Barrlnn ton, Mass. wearing diamonds and an orchid which 24 hours ago was In a florist window In Seattle comes In and asks how about going down to the tap room for a coke or some ice cream, or both. Built by Railroad The hotel was built by the Alaska Railroad as a major bid for Alaska's tourist trade, but when the war curtailed civilian travel. Col. Otto F. Ohlson, gen eral manager of the road, turned the building over to the army as a recreation center. The only civilians now permit ted here or In the park are those directly employed by the army Now, it's Last week a new star rose over busy Richmond Refinery, a star just added by the Army and Navy to the "E" pennant awarded the Refinery men and women earlier this year. ' And it's a star that men In the fight ' Ing fronts can steer by, a promise that to the very limit of our capacity , their submarines and planes and tanks and surprising majority of these turn out to be pretty girl stenographers and typists whose visits and activities are arranged, supervised and chaperoned by Mrs. Lewis. Liquor is not permitted here. nor are firearms. Use Serial Number In Soldier Queries Washington, Sept. 22 (U.R) The war department today asked the public to use a soldier s army serial number whenever they submit Inquiries to official agen cies concerning officers or enlist ed personnel. Many members of the armed I cgnR be sure it's PURE CANE SUGAR insist on Star - Spangled, too! will get the fuels and lubricants they need. The men and women at Standard of California's Richmond Refinery know that their star-spangled "E" flag is not only a reward; it's a responsibility, too. ; And this they pledge that until our fighting men have won victory, out men and women on the home front will be backing them up with all their might forces have Identical names, the war department explained, and the only method of absolute Iden tification is by serial number. HOLLY CAFE CLOSED ALL THIS WEEK Re-Opening Monday Sept. 27 J GHZ SUGAR (CANE ) ' Y ''l-fTHfjMiHI S2
