Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1943)
" . '" MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ' OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1943 PAGE FIVE A YANKS GIVE JAPS Admiral' Gives Piggy-Back Ride FIGHT FORMAKM Hand to Hand Combat Feat ures Gilberts Invasion Nips Try Many Tricks. Br H. D. Qulgg United Press Correspondent With Fighting 69th,' Makln. Gilberts, Nov. 25 01SOA fan atical Japanese officer dived in to an American foxhole in' the dark and ran his sword under the shoulder blade and into, the left lung of a private of the 27th division. The soldier grabbed the sword, keeping the Japanese from withdrawing It for another blow, and started swinging his Jungle knife. The Japanese died, slashed wide open. The soldier went to a field hospital with his wounds. Smmi rf InmtaneM Such has been the heroic fighting on this island. There are scores of other instances. ' Sgt. Chester Dey of Lambert ..ma m .t ont mad when four Japanese rushed his machinegun and wounded all but one mem ber of his crew. He picked up a rifle and went out, swinging the weapon like a club. He won back his gun from the dying Japanese. eoiHidr whose name. .UlUkl'U ' ' " " t that nt th man who tussled with the sword wlelder must be kept secret, received orders not tn flro from his foxhole iol feBT nf nitt.no his comrades. When a Japanese Jumped into his fox knio h milled off his helmet and beat the Japanese to death with it, then, to mane sure, Buaugi him with a strip 01 canvas. - fiat Jan Snioer Pvt. Vernon L. Woods of West Point, Ga a company first aid man was with a Dlatoon Dinned 'down amidst trees by enemy vifla nnri machlneffun fire Mlrllaf with Wnnda saw a Jni on oca sninar niminff and killed him irith a miirlr hit! shnL ther the soldier charged other Jap vanasa. He sot a bullet in the ab domen. Woods dres.td the wound under fire until both warn racpllpri. A Japanese sniper thought it was funny and kept laughing as he drove corp. nouen v. rt ' V.iifn ftf Ctomfnrfi Pnnn an. "J other first aid man, back Into a foxhole as u neeie iriea inree times to reach Fvt. ueorge w Carpenter' of Marshfield, O., rlii hari turn laff wnnnris. O'Keefe mace it on the fourth frv Thn lainfhinff Jananese nut In another bullet that passed under O'Keefe s arm and infuct ad a third lee wound on Caroen- ter. The two stuck It out through the night, firing rifles and machineguns. Next day 18 dead Jananese. killed by Car ' center and his squad, lay in front of the position. flvanada fmnaiaai ' When a grenade landed in his foxhole, Pvt. cnaner uononue of Brooklyn, N. Y., rammed it tntn tha sand with a rifle butt It exploded, knocking out one nlriiar hut naifhar Dnnnhna nor three others with him was in jured. A Jananese sneaked up to rvnv T.nran Smtt of Overland Me., in the dark, trying to find position, and said in excellent Ara vnil In thara?" "Yeah," said Scott, and shot him through the heart, Navv Snios Edge Of Middie Blouse Washington, Dec. 18 (U.PJ The navy is eliminating four to six inches from the length of the uniform Jumper-sometlms called "middie blouse" worn by all enlisted men below the ratine of chief petty omcer. The navy estimated today that it will save $2,000,000 an nually as a result B Cream Deodorant safely Stops Perspiration 1 Does not roe dresses or men's shins. Does doc imtste skin. 2m No wiang to dry. Cn be aed right titer stuns. S, I tuandy scom pertpirmtioo for 1 to 5 Urs. Prevents odor. 4. A pare, white, gresselMS, stsiaiess nnisbtaf cram. . . Awarded Appro! Sesl or . American Instirateot Launder. 9mmt Bewstoaysq 39. i AlaaklMMdlMIM hnnipj JAPANESE RADIO m a Aaerfcaa " , IE RAIDS ON REICH Alaska is scheduled tor Janu ary when a composite force of troops from Alaskan and Aleu tian bases participate in the most extensive combat maneu vers ever held in the territory. Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buck ner Jr., commander of the Alaskan department, today an nounced the six-week maneu vers would take place in the rugged foothills of an ' Alaska range north of Talkeetna. Geologists believe the Sierra Nevada range is still rising. Nazi Plane Output Reduced by Raids ' London, Dee. 16 (U.R The Dally Telegraph's air correspond- ieni amia waay uiai onusn ana ' A marlr-.fi air mid. tiava rut German . plan production by one-third. Only 6S0 planes were pro duced in October out of the quo ta of 800 to 1000, the correspond ent said. Mt mil Trunin win aas. London. Deo.. 18 (U.P.) A powerful force of U. S. Flying Fortresses and Liberators re- siimad thn davlight bombinff offensive against Germany to day, battling through one of the most heavily-defended areas in the reich to drive nome u neavy and concentrated attack on an important enemy target. Raturnlns to the attack after a two-day lull, an hour-long pro cession of the giant bombers and their Thunderbolt and Light ning fighter escorts streamed out across northwest Germany hrniith haaw anti-aircraft fire and sporadic Nazi fighter oppo sition. Preliminary resorts on the mm .bM tha tnrcat. not Imme diately identified by the U. S. 8th air force, was given a thorough-going plastering. Nazarene Choir To Give Cantata Sunday Evening The thirty-voice choir of the Medford Church of the Naza rene will Dresent a cantata. "The ; Chorus in the SKles," at 7:30 p. m. Sunday, under direc tion 01 John liDy wun ivirs. Ruth Eby accompanist. . The cantata numbers inciuae: 'O Hill and Vales of Beth lehem," choir. "While Shepherds Watched. ladles' quartet, Clara Dennison. Velma- Duneean, verl Micnaei and Esther McUne. "Room in My Heart for Thee," mezzo-soprano solo, Mrs. ' ilea trice Yoakum. "Come and Worship," choir.1 "Peace, Good Will," ladles' chorus. 'Glory to God," soprano obli gate, Mrs. Helen VonSteln. "Mary Watched Beside the Manger, "contralto obligate, Mrs. Ethel Kornstad. . "Follow Yonder Star," bass solo, George McUne. -"The Lord Is Como," choir. 'The Chorus in the Skies," choir. During the intermission break In the cantata the pastor. Rev. Fred M. Weatherford, will speak briefly on "The Magi and the King of Kings." At the 10:45 morning hour a dominant feature will be the presentation of some of the old Christmas carols by the choir and a message by the Reverend Weatherford on "The Prince of Peace and a Sword." Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 16.T-JU.B L. D. Brewer, monitor for the British Broadcasting corpora tion, reported today he recorded a Tokyo radio broadcast saying American forces have invaded New Britain island In the Solo mon islands. The same broadcast. Brewer reported, claimed the American aircraft carrier Saratoga was sunk in the South Pacific New Britain is the seat of Japan's big Rabaul naval base, the enemy's "Pearl Harbor" of the South Pacific (The Japanese frequently and erroneously .in the past have claimed the sinking of the Sara toga and many other American aircraft carriers. It was re ported officially yesterday that the Saratoga was a unit of a naval task force which ap proached close to the big Japa nese naval base at Truk in an unsuccessful effort to lure the Japanese fleet out for fight.) PLEEIANESE CHASED, STRAFED British Flu Deaths Thousand in Week London, Dec. 18 (U.PJ The Daily Telegraph said today that official figures on influenza deaths throughout Great Britain to be released this weekend would show nearly 1,000 vlc .ims during the past week, highest total since the epidemic began. Last week s total was 709. ' (The British radio, broadcast ing a report from Stockholm and recorded by CBS, said the disease killed 2,000 Berlin resl dents last week.) Chungking, Dec. 16. (U.R) Chinese troops pursued retreat ing Japanese columns north eastward through the Rice Bowl area of central China today, while American and Chinese warplanes bombed and machine gunned the fleeing invaders. A Chinese high command communique said the Japanese forces driven out of Changteh last week were withdrawing rapidly toward the Yangtze river under relentless attack by land and air. Enemy rear-guards battled the pursuing Chinese and the communique said heavy fighting was in progress at a number of points.. ALASKA FORCES PLAN DRILL FOR DEFENSE Headquarters. Alaskan De partment, Dec. 16 (U.PJ A full fledged dress rehearsal for pre paredness in the defense of GOOD COFFEE MEANS A LOT - " - ' V, ' " ... in any weather Silver lining! Every cloud his one, for Schilling Coffee is walling'to bring delicious, bracing good cheer. VACUUM ACKID Schilling . - ... GHRISTMAS... symbolic of all the good things In our lives... happiness, fellowship, gift luxuries and delicacies... many now sacrificed that Christmas may again be as we remember it. Although our gifts this year may not include Societe chocolates... and the usual bon bon dishes of Societe fine candies may be missing from our homes... there's pleasure in knowing that the men who fight for us are enjoying them. Like the Christmas that will come again so will these delicious confections. oocieie CHOCOLATES tut FIRE CUDDIES IMPERIAL CANDY COMPANY SEATTIE BURELSON'So BEGINS FRIDAY! A GIGANTIC OF WOMEN'S iJIP r JUST WHAT THE WOMEN OF MEDFORD AND SOUTHERN OREGON HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR O JANUARY CLEARANCE JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS MAKES IT A WARTIME CHRISTMAS! BUY A COAT -NOW! , ... GROUP ONE- 100 ALL WOOL COATS ALL WOOL CAMEL FLEECES COVERTS HERRINGBONES BOTANYS Junior 9 to 15 Regular 10 to 40 ALL COLORS AND SIZES INCLUDING MILLER HALF SIZES Half Slim ' HVi to 28Vi 36' to 48ft Regular Values $35 and $29.75 CLEARANCE $23 GROUP TWO- FLEECES O SAHARA O WATER REPELLENT FABRICS IIERRIIIGB0I1ES O TWEEDS All Sizes -Values to $29.75 CLEARANCE $1988 LARGE GROUP of SUITS Dressy Styles - Bobby and Tailored Types in Junior and Regular Sizes-9 to 15 and 10 to 40 R'-te life m il ':W Hi COVERT TWILLS HERRINGBONES STROOKS COLORFUL PLAIDS CHECKS RED GREEN BLACK NAVY SOLDIER BLUI Regular $29.75 CLEARANCE $1Q88 A Large Group off FUR TRIMMED COATS This fin array of Fur Trimmed Coatt features Fox, Lynx, Badger and Persian. Regular '. $69.50 CLEARANCE $4950 Hundreds of RAIN and REVERSIBLE RAIN COATS sizes io to 42 S7.98-S9.85 $12.95 $19.75 Headquarter for Form fit, Leg ant, Vasserettes, Jantzens and .Bon Ton foundation garment. Life brassier and Alure EURELSON'S LADIES1 READY-TO-WEAR MEDFORD BUILDING . TELEPHONE 2428 I
