- 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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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