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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1944)
PEOPLE AT HOI TOO OPTIMISTIC SAYS U.P. WRITER Circus Here For Two-Day Show f MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. 3an 10, 1M4 KVX ft- TT5 fi-rra.i rn - -.-! Portland, Ore., June 20. (U.PJ -r-People at home are too opti mistic about the war in the Pa cific, William C. Wilson, United Press Pacific war correspondent on his way to New York, said here today. "The Japs haven't begun to fight," he said. "We are already fighting part of the Jap navy and air force, but we are due for long, tough bloody months or years. He added he feared that as soon as Germany was knocked out of the war, Japan would sue for peace and the American pub lic tired of fighting, would get soft and not finish the job. "My warning is that as hard as it may be, we must prepare for at least a half million more casualties after Japan has sued for peace, for unless we crush Japan now, we will be in worse shape than when we started out. He believed the war in the Pacific would last at least two more years and said, "let's finish the job while we are at it. Wilson, in Portland after speaking at the Oregon News paper Publishers association, ex pects to return at once to over seas duty. Normandy Reports Close On Action New York, June 20 U.R Transmission of news on the progress of invasion forces to ward Cherbourg has been so fast that United States troops on the march in Normandy have been getting blow by blow de scriptions by radio from New York and London, United Press War Correspondent Henry T. Gorrell said in a message to his New York office today. He said the communications setup was the best he had en countered in nine years of war reporting. ' THE GRANGE Talent Grange Talent Grange met in regu lar session June 15. Attendance was smaller as many were at tending State Grange conven tion in Grants Pass. Following business session ladies of the Grange served pie and coffee. Remainder of the evening was spent in visiting and recreation. At the next regular meeting, July 6, men of the Grange will terve refreshments of ice cream and cake. Jay Terrill and Loy al Bates ere in charge. Griffin Creek Grange Griffin Creek grange will meet this evening at the hall at 8:30 p. m., with the lecture hour program to be in charge of members of the Home Eco nomics club. On the serving committee for the evening are Mr. and Mrs. Roy LaVender and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tolle. Daily Weather Report Forecasts Msdford and vicinity: Cloudy with ahowers tonight nd Wednesday. filUhtly cooler' Wednesday. Oregon: Cloudy In the west. Partly cloudy In the ea.t. A few ahowera tn the mountains, cloudiness and show ers becoming more general tonight and Wednesday. SUshtiy cooler. Loral Data Temperature a year ago today: Highest, 87; lowest, 43. Total monthly precipitation, 1J7 Inches. Excess for the month, .73 Inch. Total precipitation since Septem ber 1, 1843. 15.52 Inches. Excess tor the season, .62 Inch. Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m. yes terday, 71; 4:30 a. m. today, 90. Tomorrow Sunrise 6:35 a. m.. aunset 8:49 p. m. Past 34 hours: High Low Free. Boise 73 47 .03 Boston ... S3 .01 T XS T T T 1.41 31 Washington, D. C. .... Yakima : 71 Chhlcago OS 43 Denver 89 86 Fureka 1 41 Havre 81 69 Los Angeles 79 59 Mertford , 4 1M1 hew Yort ., ,.. , , 81 64 Omaha 78 68 Phoenix 103 60 Portland 75 81 Reno 70 53 Rosebur 62 47 Salt Lake 86 87 Ban Francisco 88 55 Peattle 73 63 Bookane 74 67 rMarm- UWM rvu Exemplifying man's dominance over the most savage, cruel, blood-thirsty, man-killing beasts ever assembled, Clyde Beatty appears twice daily with hit jungle performers at the Clyde Beatty and Russell Bros. Combined Circus. Long before Medford residents had enjoyed their toast and cof fee this morning, the newly com bined Clyde Beatty and Russell Bros. Circus rolled into town from Yreka and with no perplex ing delays erected an entertain ment city of gleaming white can vas on South Riverside at the end of South Central for two performances today and Wednes day at 2:30 and 8 p. m. The scores of men, women and children who assembled on the grounds this morning to watch the ever-alluring spectacle of erecting the tented city, wit nessed a free show which to many is as interesting as the actual circus performance. One . by- one the huge vans pulled onto . the lot and dis charged their cargoes. Ponder ous elephants lumbered from their wagons, shaggy-haired cam els and South American llamas alighted and stretched after their 50-mile move, while sleek horses and pert Shetland ponies pranced about awaiting the erec tion of the menagerie tent. Laborers set to work hoisting poles, driving stakes, spreading canvas and performing a multi CHIEF FIRES COPS J Jackson, Miss., June 20. (U.R) The city of Jackson was prac tically without police service after Chief of Police J. D. Holden dismissed between 35 and 40 patrolmen and detectives who were members of a newly organized union at noon today. At a meeting In Police court, Chief Holden asked that all pa trolmen who wanted to "stick by" the recently organized po licemen's union of the American Federation of Labor to move to seats at his right. About 35 pa trolmen and detectives crossed over and seated themselves. Chief Holden informed them that they were no longer police officials and asked for their badges. Optometrists Of Medford District In Meeting Here Eleven optometrists of Zone three, Oregon Optomctric asso ciation, met In Medford Sunday at the Medford Hotel, with Dr. Frank A. Freeburgcr, Medford, chairman, presiding. Klamath Falls, Grants Pass and Medford were represented at the gath ering. Main speaker was Ralph Bar- stow, Glendale, Calif., director of economics for the Optometric Extension program, who de clared that the Optometric as sociation had case records of 1950 young men who were en abled to pass army and navy requirements on eyesight after receiving optometric services. Barstow pointed out that thou sands of young men were re jected for service because of BUY WAR LEEVER HARDWARE STORE 225 EAST SIXTH ST. OPENS FRIDAY See Thursdays Tribune for Announcement yw mi y tude of other duties Incidental to erecting the various tents the sideshow of freaks and hu man oddities, living and dressing tents, menagerie, and the all-important dining tent in which nearly t800 meals are served daily, to the large circus family of some 600 performers, work ers and technicians. Finally, the big top nosed In to the air and by noon today everything was in readiness for the opening performance. Doors to the menagerie open daily at 1 and 7 p. m., giving patrons an entire hour to view the animals before the start of the big show. Highlighting the two-hour, action-packed, program is the one and only Clyde Beatty, world renowned wild animal trainer, who battles 40 ferocious jungle bred lions and tigers at every performance; Mrs. Harriett Beat ty, famed lad trainer; the Fly ing Concellos, Amazing Free hands, the Great Mario, Gutaris and Penny troupes, a gorgeously costumed aerial ballet, tons of performing elephants, magnifi cent horses and all manner of clowns, acrobats, wizards of the tightwire and artists of the fly ing trapeze. , defecient eyesight and that of the 1950 accepted after opto metric treatment, 1080 were ac cepted for the air corps, which has the strictest eyesight stand ards of all branches of service. He further said that while no statistics had been gathered, large numbers of workmen in war industries had been aided by optometrists. SETTLEMENT REACHED IN ELLIOTT LAWSUIT A settlement out of court was made yesterday in the suit of Marguerite Elliott against Dr. B. R. Elliott, for recovery of money. Amount involved was not re vealed in the stipulation filed between counsel. The agreement was reached following selection of a jury, opening statements, and a visit to the Elliott ranch by the jury. Mrs. Elliott was seeking $10, 000 under a community property division made in March, 1938, wherein the plaintiff was to make installment payments over a period of years, according to his net assets. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. LOW WEEKLY RATES CRATER HOTEL Across From Craterian Theatre Phone 4174 SINGLE $4.50 to $6. DOUBLE $7.50 to $12 New Simmons Inner Spring Mattresses Free Showers. Clean Roomsl BONDS w I Jir'--$szr-. V.-- ' - - . - is... I rM'n itCtl-f-.n WHAT NEWS WILL GEN. EISENHOWER GET FROM US? You know now what we've heard from him. We've heard that Eisenhower and his Americans have hurled themselves like a thunderbolt against the bristling defenses of Hitler's Wehrmacht! We've heard that they nre smashing at our foe sparing neither steel nor sweat nor blood in one final, furious assault that marks the supremo mili tary effort of this War! And what news do Eisenhower and hit men expecf from us? Men and women of America what the Invasion is to our fighting men, the 5th War Loan is to us at hornet For us, as well as for them, this is the crisis the time for tremendous, overwhelming effort! Make no mis take! The 5th War Loan will undoubt edly be the biggest, most vitally impor Published In Cooperation with the Treasury Department and the Jackson County War Bond Committee by . , . 5 'WAR 10M tant financial effort of this whole War! If the 5th War Loan is to succeed, each one of us must do more than ever before must buy double . . . yes, triple . . . the Bonds we bought last time. Our men expect to hear that we art buying double that we are matching their sacrifice as best we can that the American nation, soldiers and ci vilians together, is making one gigan tic effort to win this War! ThaCn the news our men expect to hear from us. WTill you prrxntwll see that they zet it?
