LI. FRED C. SHERE
REPORTED KILLED
News of the death of Lt. Fred
C. Shere, Jr., oldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. C. Shere; 212 South
Ivt street, has been received by
his parents. Official notice of
the flier's death came from the
American Red Cross and was
sent to his wife, who lives in
Seminole, Tex. Lt. Shere had
been on about five missions and
it was during one of the heaviest
raids over Germany, on the 29th
of April, that he was shot down
Lt. Shere's navigator has been
reported a German prisoner. Lt.
Shere was first reported missing
in action and it was hoped he
had joined the underground.
Lt. Shere left Ashland, where
the family formerly resided
with the National Guard 249th
Coast Artillery and was station'
ed at Ft. Stevens and Canby for
over a year. From there he en
tered the air corps, making high
grades in all his tests and studies
at seven different air bases
where he trained. He received
his wings at Mather Field, Calif.
The young man vas a graduate
of the 1940 class of Ashland
high school, having been popular
with his classmates. He was
active in school athletics.
The flier was married to Miss
Katherine I. Price on Sept. 27,
1943, at the Gowon Field chapel
Boise, Ida. Survivors, in addition
to his wife and parents, are a
younger brother. Bill, who has
Just entered the air corps two
weeks ago, and a sister, Barbara.
He was a member of the Catholic
church.
Lt. Shere's father is a veteran
of the first Warld War and serv
ed as commander of the Ashland
American Legion post at one
time.
Use Mall Tribune Want Ads,
Let's call bim John Jones.
Our John Jones has a fighting
heart to match another of that
name John Paul Jones. But
John hasn't a chance at a uni
form. The doctors would laugh.
The draft board would tell him
to run along home. For John
'is 67.
)' Yet John Jones is fighting
' In this war. At 67, willing and
skillful, he is doing a bang-up
Job in one of our company's
war plants. He is one of many
senior Standard Oilers who have
earned retirement but are back
on duty because there's a war
on.
Since they, were young,
these oldsters have worked to
ward independence. What's
more, they already bad achieved
it. They had an assured income.
Iach was his own boss. Yet,
voluntarily, they've gone back
into harness to help along the
uar.
Now, youth gives the most
to war. But youth gives from
morning of life. These others
are giving the precious sunset
hours. Such was the .very spirit
of the John Jones who signaled
the enemy, "I have not yet be
gun to fight!" He didn't mean
he hadn't started. He meant
that, under fire, he would never
quit!
To our own John Joneses
special mention is due for their
sacrifices to help on our vast
war job
Years ego, when this Com
pany set up its retirement sys
tem, it was natural to think of
it as something special for its
people which, of course, was
'true.
But so many of our retired
employees have elected to serve
instead of enjoying the relaxa
tion and pleasures they had
earned that we thought you
would like to heat about it. This
is the real American spirit that
wt'l rin the war.
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Livestock
Portland, Ore., J una 36 (UP)
Livestock :
Cattle, 3400; calve, 600. Few loads
fed steers sharply higher at $16.65 4
17.00; top, 18.00, an all-time high;
other cattle steady but lower grades
low; led grass steers. $14.50; bulk,
10.00 14.00; grass belters, 12.50
down; medium grass cows, ay .00 13
10.60; good cows held to $11.90; cau
uers and cutters, $5.00 6.00; common
to medium bulls, $7.00 & 8.50; good to
choice vealers, $14.0015.00; range
vealers to $15.50.
Hogs, 3200. Active, steady. Good to
choice 180-370 lbs., $13.75; light lights,
10.003 11.00; SOd sows, $8.0OS.5O;
choice .feeaer pigs, $10.50.
Sheep, 1500. Steady. Good to choice
spring lambs, $13.50; tew, $13.75; good
ewes, $4-00.
South San Francisco. June 26
(UP) (U8DA) Livestock:
Cattle, 1300. Largest run of the year,
mostly range offerings. Active. Desir
able grade steady. Early two loads
medium feeder steers, S12.50( 13.60;
half load medium 950-lb. heifers,
13.00; two loads good 970-1080-lb.
range cows, 113.25 13.75; numerous
loads aged medium cows, S10.00; sort
ed, 1 1.00; canners and cutters weak,
mostly $6.00 w 7.50; common to me
dium bulls, 19.50 3 10.25.
Calves, 100. Steady. Few good to
choice vealers, 614.00 14.50.
Hcgs. 600. Steady. Bulk good to
choice 180-270-lb. barrows and gilts,
15.00; sows steady to weak, medium
to good, 19.009.50: few choice, S9.75.
Sheep, 6000. Choice lambs scarce,
undertone steady, largely medium to
good north coast and Oregon offer
ings, nothing scaled early. Shorn ewes
quoted S3.50g5.50.
Chicago, June 26 (UP) Livestock:
Hogs, 21,000. Moderately active,
steady to 15c higher. Prospects good
clearance. Good and choice 150-330
lbs., Sll.65al3.75; 350-550-lb. sows,
$10.65 19 10.90.
Cattle, 15,000: calves, 1500. Fed
steers and yearlings fully steady.
Largely steer and heifer run. Top
steers, $17.40; bulk, $14.00 16.85;
choice to prime heifers, $17.35; bulk,
$13.60(9 16.00; cutter cows, $8.00
down; most fat offerings, $8.5011.50.
Sheep, 3000. Scattered early sales
and most bids on slaughter lambs
weak to 25c lower. Good and choice
natives held above $15.25; few me
dium and good old crop wooled lambs
sold $14.00.
Portland Produce
Portland, June 26 (UP) whole
sale market prices: '
Eggs To producers: Nominal prices,
case count, 30 g 33c; select henneries,
33i.jc; mediums, 27c.
Apples New crab, $6.00 for 80-lb.
box.
Cherries Fancy H. R., 24&C lb.
Grapes Seedless, 35c lb.
Asparagus Northwest 30-32C. $4.28.
Corn California Golden Bantam,
$4.50.
Lettuce Local Ss, S2.00q2.50.
Onions Texas Wax Conchella Was.
$2.75; California red, $2.50; Walla
Walla. $2 25.
Peas No. 1 Oregon local, 10 11c.
Tomatoes California Coactiella,
$4.00 a 6.00.
Chicago Wheat
Chicago. June 26 (UP) Wheat:
Open High Low Close
July ..$1.55; $1.57!, $1.65H 81.56
Sept. .155'; 1.57 1.55S, 1.56'i
Dec. 1. 57 14 1.58i 1.57 1 i 1.58';
May . 169S4 1.6014 t-S87a 1.60,
S. F. DAIRY PRICES
San Francisco, June 26.(U.R)
Dairy market:
Butter 93 score, 43c; D2
score, 42'ic; 90 score, 4214c; 89
score, 43.
Cheese Wholesale prices,
loaf, 27.9c; triplets, 27.2c.
Eggs Large grade A, 36-37c;
medium grade A 30-21Vsc; small
grade A 21-23 Vic; large grade
B, 29-30c.
Wall Street
New York, June 26. (U.R)
Stocks advanced fractions to
more than a point over a broad
front today and lifted the gen
eral average to within touching
distance of its best level since
Sept. 22, 1937, on active turn
over. Rising tendencies were preva
lent from the time of the open
ing. They were induced by the
ability of the market to hold
steady last week during a period
of profit-taking and by further
favorable war news.
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American Tel. Sc Tel. 160H
Anaconda 264'
Chrysler 963i
Curtiss Wright 5H
General Electric 38H
General Motors .... 64Ti
Montgomery Ward .. 48" 4
Penn. R. R 30Vt
Phillips Petroleum . 44
J. C. Penney ..102V4
Radio 1114
Southern Pacific 3134
Standard Oil Cal. 37Ts
Texas Gulf Sulphur 35 '4
Transamerica - 10H
United Aircrafts .......
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Steel 57V4
BIRTHS
HOGUE To Mr. and Mrs.
Russell, 1028 N. Central, June
25, 1944, boy, eight pounds, at
Sacred Heart hospital.
LAMB To. Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. W 818 King, June 24,
1944, girl, eight and one-half
pounds, at Sacred Heart hos
pital. MUSE To Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur, 103 Mistletoe, June 25,
1944, girl, four and one-half
pounds, at Sacred Heart hos
pital. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada.
NOTICE
The Following Transfer Will Be Closed
JULY 2-3-4
City Transfer and Storage Co.
Davis Transfer and Storage Co.
Eads Transfer and Storage Co.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Close to 100 people. Including
many from this city, but chiefly
from the Applegate section, at
tended the birthday party held
yesterday at the home of Her
man Offenbacher. It was the
social event of the year on the
Applegate, and is held every
year when the birthday falls
on Sunday. Neighbors started
gathering early and at 1 o'clock
a sumptuous lunch was served.
Before and after the lunch, ice
cream and soft drinks were
served a regiment of children
and the older generation.
The lunch saw the cutting of
a huge birthday cake and the
presentation to Mr. Offenbacher
of a beautiful Elks lodge ring.
The host has been a member of
the order for 25 years.
"Maw" Wilcox, a widely
known Applegate district pio
neer, was the oldest person pres
ent! County Judge J. B. Cole
man, and County Commissioners
William Perry and Arthur E.
Powell also attended.
LIEUT. BELLAMY
LISTED MISSING
Relatives of Second Lt. Boyd
P. Bellamy, Jr., have received
word from the war department
that he has been reported miss
ing in action. The young man,
bombardier in the AAF, failed
to return from a raid over Ger
many May 29, hs third mission
since arriving in England a few
weeks before.
Lt. Bellamy's wife and six-year-old
son are residing with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. T.
Prince, Rt. 4, Box 345. The of
ficer had been in the army since
April of 1942 and before that
was chief finance officer for
WPA in the North Bend, Ore.
district and resided in North
Bend. '
HOPKINS APPOINTED
S. P. DIVISION CHIEF
Appointment of L. P. Hopkins
as superintendent of the South
ern Pacific railway's Portland
division, with headquarters in
Portland, was announced last
week by J. W. Corbett, general
manager for the company. Hop
kins now heads the railroad's
Salt Lake division. M. L. Jen
nings, whom he succeeds, has
been promoted to the superin
tendency of the Sacramento di
vision.
Hopkins, who started with the
firm as a car repairer, has had
nearly 38 years service with the
Southern Pacific.
Boy Scout News
By Scribe Roland Glass
Notice to all members of
troop 2, a regular meeting will
be held on the lawn of the Lin
coln school June 27. No meeting
will be held on July 4 but will
be on July 3.
June 20 a regular meeting was
held in the Lincoln school gym
nasiums. There were nearly fif
teen memDers present at mat
time. Four Camp McLoughlin
badges were awarded. Cold
drinks were served that had
been won on the' Commander
game with troop 8 previously.
The patrols held short meetings,
then the main meeting was ad
journed. '
CAT MARKS OFF 2
Newark, O. (U.R) Cats may
not have the legendary number
of nine lives, but a feline be
longing to a city street foreman
proved that she had at least two.
She was trapped in a burning
warehouse and wasn't found un
til four days, crouched under a
beam beneath the building's
ruins. She had been imprisoned
in the building throughout the
fire.
234 Awards in 2 contests for
writing 30 -word statements
about Fisher's Biskit Mix
DOUBLE - QUICK Cake, a
revolutionary New Cake, and
ZOOM "HAPPIES," a Super
delicious Cooky confection.
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DOIBI.F.-IIKAOF.R CONTEST
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Locals
Leaving Pfc. Eldon Tolle, in
Medford the past few days visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Tolle, Stewart avenue,
and other relatives, leaves to
night to return to Camp Davis,
N. C, where he is now stationed.
Stark Here Pvt. Stanley
Stark is in Medford from Camp
Fannin, Tex., to visit his wife
at the family home on Route 2.
He leaves tonight to visit his
parents in Portland. Before en
tering the army. Pvt. Stark was
employed by the Oregon Fi
nance company.
Promoted Theodore L. Tay
lor, in the southwest Pacific for
the past 26 months, has been
promoted to first lieutenant, ac
cording to word received by
relatives. He left Medford with
the National Guard unit in 1940.
Lt. Taylor graduated with the
class from" Medford high school.
Lt. Taylor's wife resides at 710
Park street here. He is the son
of Mrs. Blanche M. Taylor, Port
land, and L. C. Taylor, Medford.
MRS. JAMES FARLEY TO
CAST REPUBLICAN VOTE
Convention Headquarters, Chi
cago, June 26 (U.R) Mrs.
James A. Farley, wife of the
former democratic national com
mittee chairman and campaign
manager for President Roosevelt,
has bolted the democratic party
and will cast a republican ballot
in November.
Mrs. Farley revealed her plans
soon after arriving here yester
day to attend the republican na
tional convention.
We're not telling ourselves that the war
is practically over. There's still a tre
mendous job to do. Put even so, as lmsy
United Mainlinors speed along the Pacifio
Coast, we're ecing the lights start to come
on again. It is the beginning of the brighter
tomorrow which lies ahead.
United has always had implicit confidence
in the future of the 'rst. From a modest
beginning, Unitcd's famous Main Line Air'
way today links 17 Pacific Coast cities with
Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, AVach
ington and many other of the nation's East
Coast cities. A record of more than 260
million miles of flying experience bas been
established.
The men and women of United continue
to plan ahead. They know that as soon as
aircraft plants can turn from building
bombers to producing commercial planes,
you will travel in great, ncw,4-cngine Main'
DOUGLAS TO FISH
IN WALLOWA AREA
Portland, Ore., June 26. (U.R)
Associate Justice William O.
Douglas of the supreme court
of the United States planned
to leave Portland tonight for
Lostine in the Wallowa moun
tains of eastern Oregon for a
summer of fishing and work.
He arrived last night from
San Francisco, vhere he pre
sided over a meeting of district
and circuit court judges of the
ninth district. He will take back
to Washngton, D. C, the views
of the western judges on a pro
posed new criminal code pro
cedure. He will Intersperse fishing
with consideration of cases com
ing up for decision when the
fall .court term opens. The court
clerk will send hiirl an average
of 25 cases a week.
RELIEF GROUPS BUSY
' IN TORNADO SECTION
Pittsburgh, June 26 (U.R)
Rehabilitation was underway to
day throughout a 220-mile sec
tion of Pennsylvania, Maryland
and West Virginia which at dusk
Friday was struck with winds
of tornadic velocity, causing 152
deaths, 1,000 injured, and
$3,000,000 damage.
The Red Cross, Salvation
Army, police, soldiers and civil
ian defense workers joined with
hundreds of volunteers to house;
and feed hundreds of homeless:
families and begin reconstruc
tion in the tri-state area. I
e'ir seebg the laighSs
cone on agaan
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U. S. NAVY SHIP
REPORTED LOST
Washington, June 26. U.R)
The 1,000-ton U. S. destroyer
escort Fechteler was sunk last
month as a result of enemy ac
tion in the Mediterranean, the
navy announced today.
The Fechteler is the second
destroyer escort lost so far in
this war and brings to 161- the
number of American naval ves
sels sent to the bottom since
Pearl Harbor.
The communique announcing
the loss did not indicate how
many of the crew were lost. The
normal complement of a de
stroyer escort is about 150.
The vessel, which was about a
year old, was commanded by
Lt. Calvert B. Gill, of Brooklyn,
N. Y., who is reported a survi
vor. Gov. Dewey Enjoys
Quiet Day on Farm
Albany, N. Y., Juno 26. U.R)
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey re
turned to his executive duties
today after a quiet week-end at
his 300-acre Pawling, N. Y.,
farm.
The governor spent the pre
Republican convention week
end advising farmers on potato
plantings and talking with
workmen about a new driveway
on the farm.
James C. Hagerty, Dewey's
assistant, said the governor play
ed a round of golf Sunday on
a nine-hole course near Pawling.
liners that will servo the Pacific Coast : I
planes that will cruise at 300 miles an hour.
There will be luxurious flight accommo
dations for 52 passengers ; ; : details of
service and cuisine that will be even finer
than Unitcd's present high standards ... at
fares that will be consistently lowered.
Rrgnrtlle.a nJ uhern ynu iron e to no, call us for
enmplete air travel information. Hit. vol wear
with meeting imrlimat traffic demand, tee' 11 do
all ire ran to help you. f.'ivn if your destination
i on a route) other than Vnited'e, ice leant In
err as your travel Information headquarter:
FLIGHT TIMI
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SEATTLE 3M HOURS
Monday, June 28, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THRSI
NELSON HOSPITALIZED
ACCOUNT CHEST COLD
Washington, June 26 (U.R)
War Production Chief Donald M.
Nelson was in Doctor's hospital
today as the result of "consider
able strain, due chiefly from
overwork," his office reported.
Nelson has been under pres
sure for some time, according to
WPB Information Chief Bruce
Catton, and went to the hospital
Friday after contracting a chest
cold.
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