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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON," MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1943. 69 Dead in North Carolina Train Wreck Generals in Sicily TAKEN OFF ATOLL FOR DEEPER CUT FIRST OF YEAR ' ' -- ' t, :- a w J 'Ml OPEN Miami. FI., Dec. 20 (U.B Steve Warga, Jr., the swing ihlft war worker, pocketed a (1,000 war bond today aa the winner of the (5,000 Miami open golf tournament. Warga, the leader since the end ol the second day of the four day medal play contest, played even par golf yesterday to post a TO and collect the first place prize. The 27-year-old linksman headed a field of 123 professional and amateur play ers with a 72-hole total of 280 three strokes better than Sammy Byrd, Detroit pro who won the Tam O'Shanter tournament at Chicago earlier this year, posted for the runner-up prize of (700 In war bonds. Top man among the amateurs was Ensign Willie Turnsea, for mer national amateur champion. ' whose sub-par 60 yesterday placed him in a tie for third place with Johnny Bulla, Atlan ta, On., professional. Both men posted total of 284. Fifth place wound up In a ' three way tie between pre-tour-ney favorite and national open champion Craig Wood, Willie Goggin and Tony Penna. All three finished with 289. MAPLE LEAFS ANNEX . LEAGUE SECOND SPOT By Unllsd Press The Toronto Maple Leafs cored two week-end - victories over the Chicago Black Hawks to move Into undisputed pos session of the National Hockey league's second spot. The Leafs ended the Hawks' skein of seven home triumphs last night with a 5-2 victory. The New York Rangers won their second game of the season by defeating the Detroit Red Wings, 6-2. . The front running Montreal Canadlena Increased their lead In the league standings with a 8-1 victory over the Boston Brulni. REDSKINS REVIVE TO ' WALLOP GIANTS 28-0 New York, Dee. 20 (U.R fellngln' Sammy Baugh arid the Washington Redskins held the National Professional Football league's eastern championship today as they headed west for a title renrtazvnna with tha Phi. cago Bears. ; ' - The "crippled" Redskins, 9 to 8 underdogs after twice being favored as they lost to the New York Giants, came to life before 42,800 fans at the Polo Grounds yesterday to wallop the Giants. 28-0, In a playoff for the divi sional title. They thus earned the right to face the Bears at Chicago next Sunday lor the league title. . UHLE'S APPOINTMENT ' CONFIRMED BY 0SSIE' Washington, D. C, Dec 20 (U.PJ Manager Ossle Bluege of the Washington Senators today confirmed reports that George Uhle, former pitching star of the Cleveland Indians, would Join the senators next year as a coach. He will be used principally for coaching rookie pitchers, Bluege said. PILOT USES CHUTE Hamilton Field, Cel., Dec. SO U.B A single-seat fighter plane crashed Into San Francisco bay near the Oakland Municipal Air port today after the pilot para chuted to safety, Hamilton Field public relations office an nounced. The pilot was 2nd Lt. Earl D. Ody, 23, single, Moga don, O. CLUB HAS OWN POLICE St. Petersburg, Fla. IU.W Tne St. Petersburg Shuffleboard club, a tourist organization with membership of more than 8.000, maintains its own police force and publishes Its own newspaper. ZERO CLUB Out o bounds, civilians only Delicious chicken and steak dinners 7 00 p m lam sxcept Sunday Phone day time 5300. nlghl 9101 " aV v 'v . jr TROWDRIDOE Ct FLYNN Electric Co. - 214 W. Main Phone 5221 The toll of 69 dud sod 100. Injured way throuah the wreckage of two Army Jeeps .- ..-.,, .. t - ff?! f ' ' 1 7'l"lTltHTl Army Jeeps equipped with railroad wheels eaa haul loads of supplies along the tracks, thus sating locoou Ura. Tbe V. S. Arms Is attemptinc ta Bte all Jeeps far this purpose In Australia. DIES J N ALAMEDA Curtis Anderson, 80, former Medford resident, died suddenly of a heart attack Dec. 18 at his home In Alameda, CaL, accord ing to word received here Satur day.. At the time of his death, Mr. Anderson was . serving as executive secretary of the Ala meda Housing Authority and di rector of that city's war housing projects. i The Anderson family former ly lived In Medford, at the cor ner of Orange street and West Main street. Curtis was the son of Bert Anderson, local politic Ian, and was well known throughout this area. Hailed as one of Alameda's most prominent civic and fra ternal leaders, Curtis Anderson was president of the city Boy Scout Council; commander of Alameda Post No. 9, American Legion; and a member of the Oak Grove lodge of Masons. He also served as city council man for two months In 1941, before resigning to become housing official. Survivors Include his widow, Veata, of Alameda, two sons, Herbert and Curtis . Anderson, both of whom are In the army, and an aunt, Mrs. S. Sumpter Smith, living at the Jackson Hotel in Medford. Livestock Portland, Dec. 20 (UP) Livestock: Cattle. 1600: calves, 300. Steere and beef belters strong to 36c higher, oth er clauses steady. Load good led steera. $16.00; mrdluin snort tea. minis 1400: sood fed hellers. $14 00; com mon to medium, $8 60 13.50; canner and outter cows, $4.60 a 8.00; medturn- aod beef cows. $8 60011.50; com mon-medium bull, $7.00a0.00; choice vealers, $14.50 good grass calves, $12O0al8O0. Hqjs, 4000. Slow, steady. Good to choice 100-280 lbs.. $14.35; 340-370 be., $18.76)14 0O; good sows. $10.00; feeder pigs. $10.00 10.50. Sheep, 1000. Common to medium Ismbs steady at 00 e 10.50; good shorn Ismbs, $11.00; good-cholc wooled lambs salable $1240al3 00: good ewea, $4.00 n 4.60. South Ban Francisco, Dee. 30 (UP) (UbDA Livestock: . Csttls, 75. Ite-hollday receipts very light. NYtmlnal market on medium to good steers, heifers and good raws cows altsr recent rains. Pew oommon cowa, $0OOa0.6O; cannara and cut ters, a.vj lusher: bulk, 6 008.00; Remember Hamburg The greater the destruction We wreak on Hitler's war making Idas, the greater our eost ta Ian equipment and bombs, But the nor bombs w drop the Use the Nails can make. This Liber ator costs one-third el a million dollars. Air carfare 1$ the cheapest for us. It costs only dollars. It saves the Uvea of thousands ol our bop. But them mere bombers. Jll'Y MORE WAR BONDS. ... r-rr!7Kr2jrm .. -r eontlnued to mount at Lumberton, N. Atlanta Coast Line luxury streamlined view of the wreck. Fitted With Railroad Wheels r- i w. J1 I ,". 1 I in pujmi i 'mi pi,n ii ii, i.",i qui ), I . imw.M wmii 1111 in, medium sausago built, $10.00 a) 10.60. calves, 10. Nominal. Good to choloe veaiors quoted aiaOo13.fiO. Hogs, soo. Steady. One load sis-lb Oregon, S14.B0, extreme top; bulk good to choice SOO-270-lb. barrows and gilt. $13.75; sorted under 300 lb, at $1439; few good sow, $11.25. No noiaovers. Sheep. 3400. Undertone full stead Medium to choice lamba quoted $14.00 15.00; cull to good ewes quoted $2J05.00. Chlcaio. Dec. 30 (UP1 (WPA1 Uvestookt Hoga, 38.000. Slow, stead to 3c lower. Good and choice 160-380 lba.. 1 1.50 18.76; S00-650.1b. sows, $13.00 12.SS. . , . Cattle, 19.000; calve. 1200. Bulk choloe fed steere and jearllnga steady to ?oo lower, strictly cnoloe aoarce. Lemely fat steer run. Steere, $13.60 coo; top. $10.60. Sheep, 8000. No earl aalee. Asking ateady wltb Prlday'a average or up to $14.86 for good to choice fed west era lambs, Portland Produce Portland. Dec. 80 (DP) Wholesale market: aass Pries to producers! A lars. SOc: A medium, 45o; A small, too; B large, 41o dos. Cmnberrlea coast. $8.00 8.35: Coos Bay, $8.35 Bushel box. Carrots Local lugs, 75c. Spinach No. t local. $3.1013.16 box; California. $1.50. Tomatoes Texas, 33o ID. Chicago Wheat Chicago, Dee. 30 (UP) Wheat! Open High Low Close Dec $1.70H $1.72 $1.70H $1.73 May l.SS 1.6714 1.8814 1.87U, July 1.834 155 1.88H 1 4H oepi. . l.oast ixaft l.oata lASft Wall Street New York. Dee. 20. 0J.B Stocks moved irregularly in mod erate trading today. Enough of the Industrial Is sues showed gains to bring a small rise in the industrial ave rage. Ralls and utilities were mixed. In the industrial section, the steels held steady to firm, motors firm and oils steady to firm. Nu Montgomery Ward WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL Tuesday O Wednesday O Thursday Christmas Eve Until 6 P.M. o (Acms TtUphott) O, as rescue crews worked their trains, which collided. Hera Is a v merous special stocks made new highs for the year and 'longer Heaviest volume centered on the lowly general Gas and Electric A stock, which appeared on large blocks. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American Tel & Tel '. 154 Anaconda 24 H Chrysler .. . ; 81 Curtlss Wright . 8V4 General Electric ........ 37V4 General Motors 81V4 Montgomery Ward .. 44 Penn R B .... 25 Phillips Petroleum 45 J C Penney .n . 9734 Radio 9 Southern Pacific ....... 24 Standard Oil of Cal 36 Texas Gulf Sulphur 34V4 Transamerica ........ 8V4 United Alrcrafts ... 28V4 U S Rubber ; 43 U S Steel ,m BlVi . r. DAIRY PRICES San Francisco, Dec, 20. (U.R) Dairy market: Butter 83 score 43, 82 (core z v. go score 42V4, 89 score 41. . . . Cheese Wholesale prices, loaf 27Vi. triplets 27. Eggs Large grade A 82, me dium grade A 48, small grade A 41, large grade B 45. KEEP GI'S TOUGH Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.R) The soldiers at Camp Carson may not be seeing battlefield action, but they receive regular workouts to make certain they don't soften up. Officials at the infantry camp reveal that one training course consists of 34 push-ups, a 300-yard dash, cal isthenics, a 75-yard pick-a-back carry, a 70-yard zigzag run and a fourmlle march with full field equipment. FINALLY CATCHES LT. Lancaster, N. H. (U.R) After trailing Lt. (jg) John E. Gorm ley to several points in the Pacific, 1942 Christmas re membrance from the town's vic tory fund finally caught up with him at home here while he was on leave. Oe Hall moun Want Ads. V ; 1 Pilot and Gunner Without Food or Water For 3 Days Flying Boat to Rescue. By Frank Tremaine UP Staff Correspondent. An Advanced , South Pacific Air Base, Dec. 11. (U.R) Two marine filers, who had to dodge American bullets while, attempt ing to attract attention of res cuers, have returned safely to this base after spending three days on a tiny atoll within gun shot of three Japanese air bases off the southern coast of Bou gainville Island. MaJ. Earl P. Paris, New Or leans, La., and his radioman gunner, T-Sgt. Alden Ek Chris tiansen, White Bear, Minn., were rescued on the morning of the fourth day by a flying boat, which landed despite the pres ence of enemy bases within three or four miles on each side of the small island. No Food, Water Paris, commander of a marine dive bomber squadron here, told marine public relations officer and Lt. Penn T. Kimball. New Britain, Conn., that he -md Chris - tlanun lk.t ...J ..ji'"'" """" - n.viiuub IUW tU.U water until the third day after their dive bomber wni hnt down by enemy anti-aircraft fire during an attack on Ballale island airdrome, about 15 mile off the Bougainville coast. me two fliers became seo- arated when they parachuted from their cripplqd plane. Paris swam for six hours arrd finally reached a small atoll.. where he found no water, trees or signs of edible vegetation. His shoulders and knees were covered with sores where they had been rubbed by his flying suit and llfejacket during the six-hour swim and his bare feet were covered with coral cuts. The evening of the second day. on another atoll separated from him by a 100-yard channel, Paris saw a lone coconut tree and the dim figure of a man. The following mornlna he crossed the channel in search of food and drink and. on landing discovered that the man he had seen was his missing flying mate, Christiansen. Dine On Fish . The-two men made a meal of small fish and briny water. That afternoon American tor- pedo and dive bombers attackcdwlth hand-wrought Iron railings. -v- a" v . . t LT "ow . j ii7ls,,i.; . A ' w j n h1 Ci. '; y Uujhlnf heartily on his return to the V. 8. from the Middle East, Presi dent Roosevelt Is greeted In Washington by Rep. Joseph Martin Jr. House minority leader, with whom he shakes hands, and Rep. Sol Bloom. swiwi, uumi ui rreuueae icua puua snirs. GREEN 300 CUBIC FT. LOAD Timber P DIAL Mm I ii! i l"T ' - On hand to greet President Roosevelt on his recent visit to Sicily were, left to right, Lt. Gen. George s. Patton, Jr., Seventh Army -ommanoeri oen. n. n. Arnoia, 1 !u?t now inspecting strategic Installations in the Middle East. Army Air Bougainville's south coast and swept over the little Islands in the area in a strafing attack. Paris and Christiansen, trying to signal the planes with their undershirts, had to duck behind rocks to avoid bullets. "We spent the next few min utes alternately dodging and waving," Paris said, until the gunner of a torpedo plane saw them. The next morning twef fight ers came over, escorting a flying boat. The two fliers swam out to the plane when it landed '50 yards off short and were carried to safety within sight of all three enemy airdromes In the area, including the one which had shot them down 'four days before. MANSION RAZED ' Ququesne, Pa. (U.R) Wreck ers have torn down the 20-room showplace mansion occupied for 35 years by the late E. R Craw- ford, millionaire president ot the McKeesport .Tin Plate Co who took pride in the house s I white Italian marble staircase X5 FIR Company 2123 if .e"W -(. . (Acmt Teleiihow i.j aiu or u. d. Army Air rorcesi CITY CHIEF OFFENDER Houston, Tex. (U.R) Dr. Aus tin E. Hill, city health officer. says he can do nothing about this situation, which is Just a bit em barrassing. He has been conduct ing a city campaign to get ad ults and restaurants to ration their milk purchases so there will be enough milk for babies. In the middle of the campaign, ne discovered that the city cafe teria is buying as much milk as always. COPS OFFER REWARD Denver (U.R) City police in Denver have reached the point where they are offering the public a $25 reward to help them catch the thief who is pilfering nickels from parking meters. The department esti mates the man his stolen $1,000 worth of coins from meters on city streets, and believe he must have a master key. ' A ' Liberty ship has been named for Mason C ("Parson") Weems, early biographer of George Washington and reputed originator of the cherry tree story. HELP WANTED flEII and W0F.1EII SALES CLERKS BAR CLERKS CAFE HELP JANITORS Apply- CAMP WHITE EXCHANGE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE Near Camp Bui Terminal on Avenue A off Crater Lake Hwy. m1 .... -w V" t w BROWN'S CAFE & BILLIARDS Washington, Dee. 20. (U.FD Chairman Donald M. Nelson of the war production board today formally announced further re ductions in the use ot paper for newspapers, magazines, books and commercial printing in "full scale attempt" to adjust the supply situation with re quirements. , The new. cuts, which will be come effective Jan. 1, are ex pected to save more than 1,250, 000 tons of paper a year, he said. In each case, the curtailments are In accordance with recom mendations submitted to WPB by industry advisory committees representing the respective in dustries. Nelson said the hew regular Hons will bring consumption In the four industries substantially into balance with the pulp sup plies which will be made avail able to them under the new allo cation program. He said it would arrest the sharply declining in ventories in these industries. Under the new orders, large publishers and printers will have their consumption reduced about 25 per cent from their base period usage, with a sliding scale of proportionately lighter cuts for the smaller business units. GIFTS TO ENGLAND ' Mansfield, HI. (UP) If the kids in Mansfield, Eng., have a Merry Christmas this year that will make the children in this small central Illinois town of 693 persons happy, too. Recently. Col. O. H. Standley, commander ' of an American army medical unit stationed in Mansfield, Eng., wrote Mayor Robert Leach that his men were making plans to give the English youngsters a "real American Christ m a s." Shortly after a large shipment of toys and other gifts was on its way to England from here. Near ly every family in town contrib uetd something. NO MORE APPETITE Blytheville Army Air Field, Ark, (U.B Hungry GIs hastily read the menu board in the mess hall and licked their lips when they read they were to have "Juicy hot dogs with gravy." But their appetite died as they roor) tirhat urea m-IHiin rfl .nttw -wu .. . . v ...... i. - . . uu.vw; under the day's menu: "Lost: fine Hncr a Pni-lroi finnnlol R ward." - Oea Mall maun Want ads. i - 23- ' I -