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PAGE TEN BLUES POISE FOR IT Fourth Corps Headquarter!, Oregon Maneuver Area, Sept. 29 (U.PJ The Blue forces were waging their heaviest onslaught today, using tanks against tne Reds who, ooviousiy out-numbered in fourth corps maneuvers, apparently were committed to defense of the grocery store-post- office village of wagontire on the Oregon desert. The Blues seemed to be poised for a knockout blow sometime today or tomorrow. 20-Mile Front The fiercest fighting was be ing waged along a 20-mile front near Wagontire, where the Reds were in strong defense positions on mountain slopes and to the east, crossing highway 393 thirty miles southwest of Burns. The combat team commanded by Col. Michael Halloran, held the left flank while the force commanded by Col. Macey Dill anchored the right flank across the highway and to the east. Blue assault units were spear ing south on highway 20 under Ma. Gen. William Llvesay on the west and Brig. Cen. W. C. Dunckol on the east. The blues attempted all day Tuesday to crack Red outposts and reach their main battle positions. The Blues were using land mines as a defense against the Reds. FRISCHTOGUIDE New York, Sept. 20. (U.B Frankle Frlsch, veteran manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates was named manuger today of the overseas National league team of 18 players that will go into the Pacific area after the world series to entertain American troops. Three members of the St. Louis Cardinals are in the squad announced by National League President Ford Frlck. They are Catcher Walker Cooper, Infield er Lou Klein and Outfielder Stan Musial, the league's leading hitter. "We think under the circum stances it is the best team we could have gotten together," Frlck said. "I think It will be a pretty representative group." FULBilPLAN Washington, Sept. 29. (U.R) A senate foreign relations sub committee voted today to draft its own resolution on the subject of post-war peace negotiations between the United States and other nations. The decision was announced by Chairman Tom Connelly, D., Tex., at conclusion of a closed session of his special subcommit tee on post-war peace arrange ment. It virtually killed any chance that the senate aver will act on the Fulbrlght peace collaboration resolution approved by the house last week and now pending be fore Connally'a special sub-committee. Waves Denied Duty Outside Continent Washington, Sept. 29. U.t9 The senate naval affairs commit tee today scuttled hopes of Waves for oversets duty by eliminating from a pending house-approved bill a provision which would have permitted some women re servists to serve outside conti nental United States. Chairman David I. Walsh, D., Mass., of the senate committee aald the navy department ap proved his group's action with the understanding that if it be comes advisable later to use Waves overseas, a new bill will be submitted. HITLER TELLS HENCHMEN AXIS VICTORY CERTAIN London, Sept'. 29 (U.R) Adolf Hitler marked the third anniversary of the Axis pact last Monday with messages to Benito Mussolini and Emperor Hhohilo of Japan reaffirming his belief in Axis victory "however great the resistance may be," Berlin broadcasts said today. LACK GRAIN CARS Washington, Sept. 29 (U.R) Gov. John Mosci of North Da kota today placed before Presi dent Roosevelt a complaint about a lack of sufficient freight tars to transport the record grain crop of hla state to market ZERO CLUB Out ol bounds, civilians only Delicious chicken and steak dinners 7:00 p ,n 3 00 a. m except Sunday. Phone day time 5300. night B101. E E Pvt. Melvin T. (Bud) Hoover, in field training at Camp Rob erts, Calif., under the four-year R. O. T. C. program, was recent ly selected for officer candidate school at Ft. Bennlng, Ga ac cording to word received from Pvt. Hoover by bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hoover, R. 4. Upon completion of the officer candidate course Pvt. Hoover is to be transferred to the army air corps for cadet training, he wrote. The young man now has a grade average of 99.65, at present data highest man in his company by six points, accord' ing to the communication. Pvt. Hoover stated that he has qualified as expert in anti-tank weapons, 35 mm guns,' small bore rule, driver W and W guns, and as sharpshooter in carbines, and then ended his letter by saying he was "darned anxious" to see Medford and that he was counting on the Medford Black Tornado to finish the season in fine style. Pvt. Hoover is in a company which Includes three men from Grants Pass and two from Klamath Falls. When taken into the army last spring, Pvt. Hoover was a student at Oregon State college. TEASLEfORDERED BACK TO PRISON James Richard Teasley, charged with burglary not In a dwelling, waived arraignment and grand Jury presentation yes terday in circuit court and was ordered returned to Washington State prison at Walla Walla. Teasley, serving a life term under the habitual criminal act, escaped last January while act ing as a trusty. He 'entered a Jacksonville store two weeks ago and stole $20, two bottles of wine and cigarettes. Floyd Morgan Fisher, charged with forgery, and Harold M. Thompson, Mackie Cashier Bias and Lee Petersen, charged with auto theft, had their sentences continued, conditional upon en listing in the army. Otherwise they will be sentenced. All reg l 'y MEDFORD. MAIL istered In California for the draft. The local draft board will be interviewed to see if their reg titration can be changed, anJ in duction made here. Petersen, the authorities say. has a previous record. TAKEN BY DEATH Flossie May Campbell Parker, 32, of 1215 Sailing street, passed away at a local hospital this morning. Mrs. Parker was born in Nebraska June 15, 1911. Flossie May Campbell was united in marriage to Joseph S. Parker at Pocatello, Idaho, in 1931, where they lived until coming to Medford in 1941. She Is survived by her hus band, one son, Edward Jack Parker, aged 8; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell, of Pocatello, Idaho; five sisters, Mrs. Don Kelly, Pocatello; Mrs. S. L. Wright, Buhl, Ida.; Mrs. C. C. Forge, Everett, Wash., Mrs. Bill Stevenson, Bend, Ore gon, and Miss. Jean .Campbell, Pocatello. : Funeral arrangements will be announced later through Perl funeral home. Allied Prisoners Liberated in Italy Ottawa, Sept. 29. (U.R) Mal colm MacDonald, British high commissioner to Canada, said to day that "quite a lot of allied prisoners perhaps 40 per cent held in Italy have been freed." MacDonald said he was unable to give the exact number of al lied prisoners freed since the in vasion of Italy began, but he had been assured by a Red Cross of ficial that it was "substantial." DRAFT THREATENED FOR TRUCK MEN ON STRIKE Providence, R. I., Sept. 29 (U.R) State selective service of ficials have threatened to draft 1000 striking Rhode Island truck drivers who allegedly participat ed in an unauthorized walkout which is halting vital war pro duction throughout the state. The walkout was similar to one that began July 26 and last eded 41 hours. At that time, the dispute Involved new union con tract demands. ' Olotlni time for Clauiried ads 9 a. m. Too late to Classify 13:30 p. m. 1 rffl " 'nvls'on Warbonds Now! 9 tJr Jw 1 jj champion doesn't slow up when his opponent is on the run. Sri-'! wjf:'j Ins,eal ne tightens his belt and steps quickly in for the finish." .Aj &j We've got Benito out of the way Adolph and Tojo we on run tighten our belt by buying Invasion .ji) TTfcMSJ M'M War Bonds. Every bond is another killing blow for the Axis.' "V. "f ' t1li figllt Ty Lel' not aUow the enem7 ,!me ,0 recoup." r (( The time to finish it is NOW. Buy more bonds than you AjOa m an' t'1Cm t'iem ou evei7 Yft?2iiC$cv. Sf Ji bond you can. Save them for the day when every $3 you invesl V. 2 mr $1 now e worth $4 In good American money. V? ' THE CALIFORNIA ' W pPN. Ik ' OREGON POWER &V XTV COMPANY TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, FOR FALL SPUDS Portland, Sept. 29 (Spl) Celling prices for Oregon s late fall potato crop were announced today by the district OPA price division. An amendment to revised maximum price regulation No. 271, effective October 1, covers ceiling prices t. o. b. country shipping points for all varieties of white flesh U. S. No. 1 po tatoes. For October the ceiling In Cur ry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake and Harney counties is $2.30 a 100 pounds. By months the ceilings In these counties are; November, $2.40; December, $2.50; January, $2.55; February. $2.60; March, $2.70; April, $2.80; May, $2.90, and June, 2.90. GRANTS PASS PAPER HAS PRESS TROUBLE Grants Pass, Sept. 29 (Spl) Monday's edition of the Grants Pass Courier was printed on the Ashland Dally Tidings press, due to a breakdown of machinery in the Climate City. For the sec ond time within a week, gears were stripped on the Courier press. The papers reached Grants Pass about midnight and were delivered Tuesday morning. RITES FOR MRS. CASEY ARE HELD IN OAKLAND Mrs. Ethel Casey of Casey State Park on the Crater Lake highway was Interred in an Oak land, Calif., cemetery last Friday after passing away two days earlier in that city, where she had gone for an operation. Mrs. Casey, who was well- known in southern Oregon, is survived by her husband, Jim Casey, operator of the park, and four children. FALLS IN SEA Santa Barbara, Cal., Sept. 29 (U.R) Captr Gregory L o e s c h, USMC, Montrose, Cal., veteran of the Guadalcanal campaign, was listed officially as missing today after his plane crashed into the ocean near here Mon day. Navy officers said circum stances of the crash warranted presumption of death. His body had not been recovered today. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FOR CATTLE USE Washington, Sept 29. (U.R) War food administration offic ials today assured livestock pro ducers and dairymen that there will be sufficient quantities of protein feed to meet demands of the nation s increased production through Oct 1, 1944. Grover B. Hill, acting assistant war food administrator, told a senate agriculture subcommittee there will be "about the same amount of protein feeds per ani mal unit that we had in the 1935 39 period." Gold Hill Gold Hill, Sept. 29 (Spl.) Mr. and Mrs. Walter McLean are spending several days at Idleyld Park, near Roseburg, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. McCarn. Friends here have received announcement of the birth of a son to Lt. and Mrs. Eugene Brown on Sept. 22, at Corvallis. While Lt. Brown was stationed at Camp White, they resided in the Lovey Scott house. Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wise were Mark Forest, brother of Mrs. Wise, 'of Leaven worth, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. Darwin George of Boise, Idaho. Mrs. Stella Bell of Tacoma, Wash., is a. guest of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bell, who bought the former Lively house on Chis holm Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hammett of Medford- were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Merriman on Sept. 23 and the two couples en joyed a picnic on the Applegate. Airs. Milton stelnmetz and son, Harry Leigh, left Sept. 27 for Deer Park, Wash., to visit Mr. Stelnmetz who is employed there. . . Mrs. Cleo Swindler spent a few days in Chehalis, Wash., re cently with her husband who has been employed there for some time. Miss Theresa Ross has return ed to her home here to attend high school, after several weeks visit with relatives In Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wilson, former residents of this city, where they operated the Gold Hill hotel for some time, visited SEPTEMBER 29, 1948 their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Nor man Wilson, recently. They were enroute to Canyonville to make their home after residing in Los Angeles for the past year or more. Earl Cook is reported as being Improved since an operation at Sacred Heart hospital on Sept. 23. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fields left Sept. 28 for Washington, where they will visit the former's mother. Recent guests of Mrs. James Clement and family were Mrs. Algln Byerley and Mrs. Gwen Dysert and daughter, Frances, of Macdoel, Calif. Also guests at the Clement home are Mrs. Harvey Arbuckle and two sons of Weaverville, Calif. Mrs. Ar buckle is a niece of Mrs. Clem ent and plans to move to Gold Hill, while her husband Is sta tioned with army engineers in North Carolina. Henry Barney of Medford visited last week at the home of his sister, Mrs. Amy Hammersly of this city. Prospect Prospect, Sept. 29 (Spl.) Mrs. Willard Singleton gave a party Sept. 19 In honor of her daughter Judy's third birthday. Refreshments were served to Patty Sloper, Joanne Lanr.lng, Doreen and Diane Hornbuckle, Betty Reel, Karen Petersen, Le roy Reel, Benny Mills, Martin Johnson, Mrs. Maude Dungey, Mrs. Karl Petersen, and Mrs. Hornbuckle, and the hostess. Ensign Ralph Greene, of the U. S. merchant marine, spent Sept. 22 with Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Dobbyn. Ensign Greene's home is in Medford. Pvt. Dwyght Moore of the U. S. army air corps arrived here from Lemoore Field, Calif., Sept. 24, and will spend a 15 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ruebeh E. Moore, and sisters. Miss Calleen and Mrs. Eldon Bean. Mrs. Dorothy Goldine of Med ford was elected to teach the sixth grade in Prospect school, at a special school board meet ing Sept. 24. Mrs. Golding is taking the place of Mrs. Laura Cooke, who resigned. Charles Jantzer and son, Rob ert, of Central Point transacted business and visited relatives here Sept. 25. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wilson visited friends here three flays of last week, returning to Med ford Sunday. Wilson, a member of the Seabees, has been station ed at Camp Perry, Va., for the past several months, and this is his first leave. Mrs. Wilson is employed in the office of the Groceteria at Medford. They are well known here as Wilson was a member of the local high school faculty from the fall of 1937 to the spring of 1940. Elmer Clemens Is suffering with an attack of rheumatism this week. He made two trips to Grants Pass for medical atten tion during the past few days. Lake Creek Lake Creek, Sept 29 (Spl.) Mr. and Mrs. John Walch en tertained Sunday evening with a party honoring Cpl. Donald Grissom who has been on fur lough and spent the past week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J.- Grissom; and Wesley Householder, who will leave for Camp Lewis October 7 for in duction into the service. After an evening of games, refresh ments were served. Among thase present were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burrell and son, Dwlght, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wor ley and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Householder, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Grissom, Mrs. L. J. Grissom, Mrs. Wesley House holder, Misses Edith Hoefft, Nellie Grissom, Betty Lou Walch, Virginia Pech and Shir ley Walch, Loyd Walch, the honorees, Donald Grissom and Wesley Householder, and the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. John Walch. Cpl. Grissom left Tuesday for Fort Barkley, Texas. ' Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Miller en joyed a visit last week from Mrs. Miller's son, Leo Day, who is in the marines and stationed in California. He was accompanied by Mrs. Day. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Davis and son, Elbert, were guests Satur day at the L. J. Grissom home. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tonn and family visited Sunday at the Tonn home. San Francisco, Sept. 29 (U.R) A federal district court decision requiring the government to sur render possession of a privately-' owned warehouse located with in the army port of embarka tion at Seattle was stayed today pending a review of the case by the Ninth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. TO AID CENSOR New York, Sept. 28 (U.R) The United Press announced to day that Joe Alex Morris, its loreign eaitor, naa been granted a leave of absence to join the office of censorship In Washing ton. Byron Price, director of censorship, said Morris was be ing drafted to assist In admin istering the code under which -13,000 newspapers and hundreds of magazines, book publishing houses and others are cooperat ing to withhold information from the enemy. 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