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MEDFORDiKTRIBUNB
News From Jackson County for
Men in the Armed Services
Tha Mall Trlbunt suiaasts vou clip and malS this aews
roundup to a reltie or friend In service.
Dear-
Local residents who (pent a
j.uiet weekend over Christmas
are preparing for another double
holiday this weeK, wiui lew
public gatherings planned ex
cept by church and fraternal
groups. Several "watch night '
parties ore being held tonight to
usher out the old year and greet
the new year '44. Most Medford
stores will bo closed Jan. 1, and
no paper will be published Sun
day. Two babies were bom on
Christmas Day to Medford cou
ples, the parents being Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Stonehockcr who
have a daughter, and Mr. and
Mrs. 6tanley Hyde, a son.
Bob Hanlln, storekeeper first
class serving aboard an aircraft
carrier which has participated
In almost every major naval ac
tion in the southwest Pacific,
wrote this week to say he recent
ly enjoyed the experience of sit
ting down to "chow" and eating
a pear from his own Rogue Riv
er valley. Unable to state his
present location, Hanlln said,
"it surely Isn't very close to
home," and added that the pear,
enclosed in the wrapper of
Holmes Brothers' Bear Creek
Orchards, brought back mem
ories of the valley and home.
Tew Medford people knew un
til this week that Major William
Martin Johnson, cna of Ameri
ca's outstanding military con
sulting engineers, was formerly
Medford boy and received his
early education In the Roosevelt
ichool of this city. Major John
son Is now chief engineer of the
division of health and sanitation
of the office of coordinatov of
inter-American affairs at Mexico
City.
Glenn L. Jackson, in England
with the Eighth Army Air Force,
has been promoted to the rank
of lieutenant-colonel, according
to word received hero. Lt. Col.
Jackson has been in the army
since September of 1942, and
was sent to England last August.
Jack K. James, who is sta
tioned in Alaska, has been ad
vanced to the rank of captain.
Capt. James left Medford witli
the National Guard unit in the
fall of 1040, and has been in
Alaska since last May.
Archie Lalng has- been ap
pointed flight officer at South
Plains army air field, Lubbock,
Tex., having completed training
in large cargo and troop carry
ing gliders, and Second Lt. Bar
ton LaFon has arrived at Pecos
army air field, Pecos, Tex., and
has been assigned to duty as in
structor. Lt. LaFon was last sta
tioned at Yuma army air field,
Yuma, Ariz., as an Instructor.
Pvt. John Patterson Shurtleff is
now at Lowry Fiold, Colo., and
la being trained in photography,
Pfc. Chester O. Webb was
r-nduated Dec. 24 from the B-S4
Iberator bomber mechanics
school at Keesler Field, Biloxi.
Miss., and will now be sent to
a factory school for further spe
cialized training or to one of
the AAF's flexible gunnery
schools to be trained as an aerial
gunner. Pvt. Robert L. Yocum
has been transferred from Ft,
Knox, Ky., to Jefferson Bar
racks, Mo., a post now being
used as a baalo training center
for the. AAF.
Aviation Cadet Cloyd L. Por
ter of Jacksonville is now at
Oxr.ard, Cal., attending an AAF
primary flying school. In a re
cent letter, he status that he has
been flying from 30 minutes to
an hour each day, and will soon
be ready to "solo." Pvt. Ray-
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Sato.
mond Morris, recently taken in
to the army, has been sent to the
ordnance replacement center,
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Ma,,
where he wll lrecelve his basic
training, and Pvt. John P. Mof
fat, Jr., is at Ft. Bennlng, Ga.,
for his basic army training. Pvt.
Moffat left Medford Nov. . 27,
and was Inducted at Ft Lewis,
Wash.
Stanley Jones, Jr., has been
enrolled in the U.S.N.R. mid
shipmen's schools at Columbia
University, New York, under the
V-7 program. He recently com
pleted college training study at
Park College, Mo., and was for
merly enrolled at the University
of Oregon with senior standing.
His brother, Kenneth Jones, is
also enrolled In the college train
ing as an aviation student in the
army air corps at Jamestown
College, N. D.
Robert F. Kyle, Jr., left this
week to report for active duty
with the army at Ft. Lewis,
Wash. He enlisted in the army
last summer immediately upon
graduating from Medford sen
ior high school. He has passtd
the A-12 examination and is
qualified for assignment to col
lege training.
Cpl. Irvin E. House is In Let-
terman General hospital in San
Francisco, suffering from filarla-
sls, according to word received
by his parents in Fern valley. He
has been serving with the avia
tion signal service as radio en
gineer in the southwest Pacific
for the past 14 months. A broth
er, Sgt. Don F. House, Is serving
with the combat engineers in
New Guinea.
Lome Webster of Central
Point was recently promoted to
the rank of flying officer in the
Royal Canadian Air Force. Web
ster is a reconnaissance pilot
flying with the coastal com
mand in England, and tha fam
ily formerly lived in Canada. A
flying officer in the Canadian
Force ranks with a first lieuten
ant In the American army.
Word was received in Med
ford this week that Lt John R.
(Jack) Prultt has been reported
missing in action after a bomb
ing mission over Germany on
Dec. 22. Lt. Prultt was a mem
ber of a fighter squadron based
in England, and piloted a P-38.
Lt. Bernard Glldea, formerly of
Medford, was killed in an air
plane crash Nov. 30 near Beak
shlor, England, it was learned
this week.
. Several serviceman and wo
men were in Medford to spend
Christmas with friends and rela
tives, some leaving on Christmas
day or immediately afterward,
and others with longer leaves or
furloughi, remaining. Stanley
Gibson, gunner s mate third class
Is home on a 30-day leave from
the navy. Stationed on a de
stroyer, this Is his first visit
home In nearly two years. Rob
ert L. Herring, gunner's mate 1st
class, is here on a 15-day leave
from his station with the navy
Seabees at Gulfport, La. Her
ring enlisted last August, and
was first sent to a special school
where he learned the handling
of dynamite, land torpedoes,
booby traps and general demo
lition work.
Sgt. Clyde Van Ortwlrk Is in
Medford until Jan. 7, when he
will return to Camp Hann, Cal.
Lpl. E. A. Edwards has arrived
from Liberal, Kansas, where he
is stationed with the AAF, and
Is spending a furlough here. Cpl.
Edwards is a mechanic for Lib
erator bombers, and this is first
New Year Right-
MEDFORD MAIL
visit home since entering the
army a year ago. Pvt F. Cyril
Sander, who was to have left
last week for Drew Field, Fla.,
after a visit here, became ill
with inflenza and was forced to
remain in Medford. His leave
has been extended until Jan. 8.
Lt Marjorie Kelly of the WAC
was here thii week from Eglln
Field, Fla., and Miss Pauline A.
Champlin, yoeman third class in
the WAVEs, also spent Christ
mas in Medford. Miss Champlin
is signed to the office of the
port director in San Francisco,
having been in the WAVEs since
last June.
Apprentice Seaman Bill Bau
man was here from Salem, Ore.,
where he is a pre-medical stu
dent at Willamette university
under the navy V-12 training
program. Manfred I. Douglas,
who is stationed at Pocatello,
Idaho, in a navy navigation
school, left Christmas day to re
turn to his station after a brief
leave spent in Medford. Doug
las his been in the navy since
June. Bob Bryant, a navy V-12
student at the University of Cali
fornia, Berkeley, has returned
to the institution after a five
day visit here. William R. Van
Dyke, USNR, - was here from
Carroll College, Helena, Mont.,
where he is an aviation student.
L. L. Whiteside, carpenter's
mate first class in the Seabees,
was here this week, as was Pfc.
Harry S. Pitts, who is stationed
at Denver, Colo.
Cpl. Bill Thorndlke left this
week after spending a five-day
visit with local friends and rela
tives, to return to Camp Bland-
lng, Fla. Nathan Robert Gris-
ham, radioman third class, was
here after IS months In the navy,
being on sea duty recently. Pvt.
Kenneth Knapp of Jacksonville
spent a short furlough visiting
locally. Until recently, he has
been stationed at Camp Rob
erts, Cal. John C. Smith, chief
petty officer, left Chiistmas day
to return to his base at Gulfport,
Miss., after visiting friends and
relatives.
Ralph Matlack, stationed with
the army at Camp Adair, and his
brother, Jack Matlack, formerly
connected with Medford theatres
and now ot Portland, were here
last weekend. Pfc. Robert B.
Slagle, USMCR, spent a 10-day
furlough with relatives at Pros
pect -aving last weekend to re
turn to Mlramar, Cal.
A recent visit with Ma, Gen.
Charles Gerhardt was described
by VirgU Plnkley of the United
Press in a letter received this
week by a friend in Medford.
Gen. Gerhardt, stationed at
Camp White for many months
as commander of the 91st infan
try division, is now in England.
The flu epidemic which has
gripped Medford and vicinity for
the past few weeks, was report
ed to be declining in intensity
this past week, according to Dr.
A. Erin Merkel, county health
officer.
Mayor and Mrs. Clarence A.
Meeker have returned to Med
ford from a brief wedding trip.
They were married here last
week. Mrs. Meeker is the for
mer Miss Ruth Esther Wheaton
of Cheboygan, Mich., and for
the past three years has been a
field worker for the Women's
Society of Christian Service of
the Methodist church.
Miss Paula Blanton, third year
student at Medford senior high
school, will represent the school
in the annual Daughters of the
American Revolution good citi
zenship pilgrimage contest for
1843-44. If transportation can
be provided, Miss Blanton will
attend the D.A.R. Continental
Congress being held in New
York City this year, otherwise,
she will receive a $100 war bond.
The Rev. and Mrs. Harry W.
Hansen this week announced the
engagement ot their daughter,
Hfilen Marie, to Sgt. Weldon M,
Schnell of Millersburg, Ohio.
Sgt. Schnell has been stationed
at Bakersfleld, Cal., and left this
week for an undisclosed destina
tion, a weather station of the
army air force in the far north.
Weddings announced this week
ot interest to local people in
clude that ot Miss Helen Chirg
wln and William Ray Thomas of
Salem; Miss Frances Myers and
Ml
At DREAMLAND
AN OLD-TIME NEW YEAR
WITH OLD-TIME DANC2NQ-.A
For Everyone!
A iunseme frolle to ring out tha eld jFi' I
and uthar In the New Year! Plenty oi ,
HaIia mibHil Dnn.il n.l.ul VtAmilaa Sat. - I
urday Night Dance, tool
TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,
NURSES AIDES TO
HEAR CONSULTANT
MONDAY, TUESDAY
Miss Mary Gray, Red Cross
visiting nurse consultant for
Oregon, will arrive in Medford
from San Francisco monaay,
Jan. 3, and remain two days. A
full program has been arranged
by Mrs. Don Newbury, chairman
of the nurses' aide corps; Miss
Helen Bullts, chairman of home
nursing; Mrs. Blanche Frlsbie,
chairman of nurse recruitment,
and Miss Vera Humphrey, chair
man of Junior Red Cross, for the
two days.
Monday at 1 p. m. Miss Gray
will talk to the new nurses' aide
class at Sacred Heart hospital
and at 2:30 p. m. she will confer
with the nurses' aide committee
at the county health department
rooms. At 6:30 p. m. she will be
main speaker at a dinner at
Ehrheart's restaurant which will
be attended by the active nurses'
aide corps and the new class
members.
Tuesday at 10 a. m. Miss Gray
will speak to all senior high
school girls Interested in joining
a nurses' aide class this semester.
This meeting, to be held at the
senior high school building, will
alse be open to the Junior and
senior girls taking Red Cross
staff assistants' course and to all
members of the high school nome
nursing class under Mrs. Helen
Starnes.
Mrs. Newbury and Leonard
Mayfield, high school principal,
have announced that the theory
course for nurseV aides will be
given for high uchool credit and
will be offered as part of the
high school curriculum for sen
ior students only. Home nursing
classes now conducted regularly
are open to sophomore and jun
ior students.
It Is stated that this is in line
with national Red Cross policy
to open up to Junior Red Cross
members training In Red Cross
working corps, in cooperation
with school authorities.
F
PASSES AGED 80
Frank Jantzer, 80, of Cen
tral Point, passed away at a
local hospital Thursday. Mr.
Jantzer was born in Germany
on May 4, 1863, and came to
the United States 62 years ago.
He was a farmer by occupation
and lived tor many years at
Glendale, Ore.
He is survived by nine chil
dren, Frank X. Jantzer, Cen
tral Point; George L. Jantzer,
Prospect; John H. Jantzer,
Azalea, Ore.; Mrs. D. C. Franks,
Uriand, Calif.; Mrs. Mads Mad
sen, St Louis, Mo,; Mrs. Floyd
Kelly, Prospect; Charles Jant
zer, central Point; William P.
Jantzer, Azalea; Mrs. Carl Uhly,
lawima, Ore.; also 18 grand
children and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at Glendale, Tuesday, at 2 p.
m. Perl Funeral Home is in
charge.
BIRTHS
BOWMAN To Mr. and Mrs,
Floyd, R 3, Box 244, Dec. 30.
a boy, 7 lbs., at Community Hos
pital. ,
Capt. Leigh R. Iverson of Hous
ton, Minn.; Miss Dee Scheffel
and Lawrence E. Edmonds of
Ashland; Miss Edith Nichols and
Earl P. Updike of Portland, and
Miss Ruth Woodson ot Balboa,
Panama, and Thomas J. Estes of
Medford, radioman with the
navy and stationed near Balboa.
MAKE A "DATE" NOW
OLD TIME
HEW
YEAR'S EVE
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OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1943
HULSE WINNER IN
T. A. Hulse, 62, of Jackson
ville was judged winner ot the
"Old Fiddlers' Contest" 'at the
Riverside USO last night, in
competition with seven other
fiddlers from this area. Chief
judge was Nick Kime.
The contestants, all 60 years
or over, remind of the time
when the square dance, scot
tlsche, polka, quadrille, minuet
and lamode were popular. Old
est fiddlers were Frank Simp
son, 80, Charlie Skeeters, 77,
and Billy Davison, 73. Mr. Da
vidson, a prospector, came into
town from his mining claim for
the contest. Others were Leon
ard Hulse H. A. Hulse, Jim
Dorsey, and H. W. Conger. Mrs.
Charles Skeeters accompanied
uie iiaaiers.
A laptfA ArnwH nt civilian And
soldiers saw groups, directed by
Mrs. H. Messinger, perform the
odl-tlme dances , as the men
played, and then joined In the
dances themselves. 'Cpl. John
Chapalon of Michigan called
as master of ceremonies and al
so called dances. Harry Coping
er of Central Point did novelty
tricks on the banjo.
OFFICES, BANKS.
All city and county offices,
banks and almost all places of
business will be closed tomor
row in observance of New
Year's Day. Frank DeSouza,
postmaster, stated that the post
office windows would be closed
and . that there would be no
mail deliveries on either city or
rural routes.
An exception to the general
closing are federal office, such
as the Rogue River Forest Serv
ice and the Selective Service
boards. Some time ago the fed
eral departments were issued or
ders that no holidays, with the
exception of Christmas, would
be taken for the duration of the
war.
Wendover, Utah. Dec. 31 U.PJ
Two heavy bombers have been
missing over Holbrook, Ida.,
since late yesterday, Wendover
air base officials reported this
afternoon.
EVERYONE INVITED!
Grand NEW YEAR'S
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BALLROOM
TONITE
NEW
YEAR'S
EVE!
Ring Out the Old Year -Ring in the New!
A innd climax to 1943 Join your friends in glorious
fun folic!
TO SPREAD OUT
LIQUOR SUPPLY
By Nick Bourne
UP Staff Correspondent
San Francisco, Dec.31. (U.B
American ingenuity will meet
the domestic, or home bar,
liauor shortage tonight with
stretched quarts, extra ice and
very short snorts, a pantry, ice
box and basement survey show
ed today.
Hosts who hit their whiskey
hoard too heavily entertaining
in the Christmas spirit last
week-end will greet New Year's
eve guests with a broader smile
and slimmer drink than ever be
fore, the California Liquor Deal
ers association predicted.
Four ways to keep the classes
tinkling without running out of
liquor were described:
1. Mix drinks- with plain
water to let what alcohol there
may be speak for Itself.
2. Put plenty of ice in the
glass before jiggerlng with the
liquor, so when the Ice melts, the
bottom of the glass will appear
to have more liquor. After four
or five of these, the visitor's arm
will be tired, or he will feol
ashamed of himself and refuse
"just one- little one more be
fore you go."
3. If you really don't like
who s coming, serve hot, sweet
drinks such ns Tom & Jerry,
because nobody can drink many
of them. Throw another log on
the fire for extra quick depar
tures. 4. Avoid fruit juice mixers
which take points you haven t
got and disguise the liquor you
didn't put in the drink.
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Plenty of noise makers! A
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Smooth floor! Popular prices!
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ADJ. AND IS. COX
Adj. and Mrs. Charles K. Cox
have received their "farewell"
orders from the supervisor of
the Salvation Army USO work,
Col. H. French, Ad. Cox an
nounced this morning. The or
ders, which state that Adj. and
Mrs. Cox are to be appointed di
rectors of the Salvation Army
USO club in Tacoma, Wash., ar
rived yesterday. Adj. Cox has
been director ot the Medtord
Salvation Army USO club since
its opening a year ago.
Adj. Cox stated that the date
ot their departure from Med
ford will be announced later.
Adj. and Mrs. Cox have resided
in Medford nearly four years.
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