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TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, June 71. 1944 GOLD HILL FLIER LEAD BOMBARDIER IN HAUL FORAY Headquarters, 13th AAF, South Pacific Flying his first mission as lead bombardier of an entire squadron of 13th AAF bombers, First Lieutenant Jack P. Martin of Gold Hill, Oregon was assigned one of the hardest targets to hit In the South Paci fic's Rabaul area. But thanks to Bombardier Martin the Japs probably spent their next meal picking bomb shrapnel from their rapidly dwindling rice supply. The target was a supply dump In the middle of a dense Jungle, The Japs are artists at camou flage and this area minus the clear boundaries drawn on the map was no picnic. Bombardier Martin paid no attention to the anti-aircraft bursts, one of which nicked a nearby plane. He followed the same procedure he had used on 19 previous missions, just as he was taught before he graduated from Albuquerque bombardier lng school, New Mexico, April 17, 1943. A large explosion followed by a column of dark brown smoke blossomed from the center of the target. Official reports after photo graphs of the bombing had been Interpreted: "A pattern of bombs blanketed approximately 80 of the target. Several small build ings were also hit." Lieutenant Martin's parents live at Gold Hill, Oregon. Gold Hill Family Sees Soldier Son In Invasion Film JOSE RODRIGUES TO BE M. C. FOR Members of the Case family of Gold Hill received the thrill of a lifetime while viewing the in vasion pictures at Medford thea ters last week for one of the close-ups was of Pvt. Donald Case, in an army anti-aircraft unit. First to see the picture was the private's sister, Mrs. John Nelson of Medford. In great ex citement, Mrs. Nelson informed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson of Gold Hill, and the couple came to Medford Friday to see the picture. As a favor to the parents, the operator at the Craterlan thea ter removed one frame from the film, which In no way damages the film for further showings, and this is being enlarged by a Medford photographer in order that a permanent print may be made for the Cases. FOUR BURN TO DEATH IN RESIDENCE FIRE San Anselmo, Calif., June 27 (U.PJ Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Johnson and their two sons, Everett, 8, and Wesley, 14, months, were burned to death when their two-story home was destroyed by fire of undeter mined origin. Al Fourmet, a neighbor, said he was awakened by screams from the Johnson home about 2:30 a. m. He opened the door to their house and the flames rushed out. The Johnsons came to San Anselmo from Arkansas about two years ago. OCD REGIONAL OFFICES ORDERED ABOLISHED Salem, June 27 Effective Ju ly 1, the nine regional offices of civilian defense will cease to exist as such, under provisions of administrative order No. 38, Issued by OCD Director William N. Haskell on June 7, 1944. The ninth regional office of civilian defense, located In Snn Francis co, will become a field headquar ters of the national office of ci vilian defense. RHODE ISLAND FIRST TO PASS BOND QUOTA Washington, June 27 U.R Rhode Island became the first slate to surpass its goal in the fifth war loan drive, roister ing sales of $91,207,000, Ted R. Gamble, national war finance chairman announced today. Rhode Island's goal was $90,-000,000. Closing time for Clalflrd 1s v a. m. Too UW to dually. IJ 30 p. m. Jose Rodrigucs will act as master of ceremonies for the kiddies' bond premiere sched uled for Friday morning of this week to promote the sale of bonds In the current Fifth War Loan drive. Rodrigues, with three of his co-workers from the farm labor supply center at Camp Prcscott, will also present a program of Mexican music for the premiere. Rodrigues will appear In gui tar and vocal solos, and with Fe lix Ortiz and Lois Alfaro will present song trios. Also appear ing will be Miguel Espindola and Ignacio Mondragon. It Is planned that the musical program will last about 45 mlnues. ' In addition to the Mexican pro gram, on the screen there will be Walt Disney's famous feature cartoon, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," In technicolor. Tickets for the premiere may be had upon presentation of any bond purchased during the drive, which started June 12, and which has not previously been used for the show at the Crate rlan last week. The bonds may be presented at the Cratcrian theater or at the drive headquar ters, 21 North Central avenue, where tickets will be available. Portland, Ore., June 27 (U.R) Following a meeting of the executive board, officials of the Northwestern Council of Lum ber and Sawmill Workers (AFL), announced today that no imme diate action was contemplated in regard to the National War Labor Board's rejection of wage Increases for more than 100,000 northwest lumber workers. Kenneth Davis, northwestern council secretary, said he had telegraphed Washington, D. C. for clarification, of various points contained in a 30-page statement issued by the WLB, which confirmed denial of hour ly wage boosts from 90 cents to $1.05 for the AFL. and to $1.02V4 for the CIO. DRY ICE PLANT HAS GOVERNMENT'S 0KEH Ashland, June 27 Accord ing to word received here today from Congressman Harris Ells worth, the Gas Ice corporation's application for a dry ice plant to be located at the site of the Llthla Springs has been given fi nal approval in Washington. This means that the apnlication has cleared all necessary boards. A letter from R. B. Newbern. president of the Gas Ice corpora tion, stated that the best possible delivery on the huge compressor necessary to operate the plant is 15 weeks. Parts for the snow press must be made in machine shops of the Pacific coast and Newbern Is trying to get this done in the machine shops here. SOCE WORKSHOP PUPILS GUESTS AT BREAKFAST Southern Oregon College of Education, Ashlnnd, June 27 Students engaged in the work shop activities at the Southern Oregon College of Education this summer were entertained recently by the Lincoln Train ing School faculty, at a break fast. Part of the program was a report by Miss Jcanette Smith. SOCE representative to the an nual Northwest Institute of In ternational Relations held re cently at Reed College, Portland. RING'S KIN MISSING London, June 27 (U.R) Lord Lascelles, 21, nephew of the King, reported missing in ac tion In Italy, "was believed to day to have been wounded and captured by the Germans. WEATHER Northern California: Fair to day, tonight and Wednesday ex cept low clouds near the coast south of San Francisco. Cm Mull Tribune Want Actl. if .-Jfi FARM PRODUCTION! PORTABLE BRIDGE SECRET USED BY ALLIES Allied Supreme Headquar ters, London, June 27' (U.R) Details of another allied secret weapon, a portable bridge, were revealed today after Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery credit ed it with much of the success of the Tunisian, Sicilian and Italian campaigns. The Bailey bridge, named after its inventor Donald Cole man Bailey, a ministry of sup ply worker who designed it on the back of an envelope, fits together like a jig saw puzzle. But it is so simple any group of soldiers, with the aid of a hand book, can fit it together. Each section of the bridge is 10 feet long, made of 17 parts, the heaviest of which can be handled by six men. As the parts are fitted together they are pushed on rollers until the gap is bridged. The bridge can cross any gap up to 240 feet without the aid of pontoons. With pontoons the stretch is almost limitless. A Bailey bridge which Brit ish engineers threw across a 300 foot gap of the Trigno river in Italy in 36 hours was called one of the most remarkable achieve ments in the history of military operations. i The bridge, now being used in Normandy, was developed after other types of bridges failed to support the Increased weight of new tanks. War Material to Pour Into France When Port Taken Washington, June 27 (U.R) Men and materials for the liber ation of France will begin pour ing into the deep-water port of Cherbourg 48 hours after Ger man resistance there ceases, au thoritative military quarters here predicted today. These sources said the port should be fully re opened in two weeks' time. Reports of the Imminent cap ture of the city were hailed as a great victory both for Allied arms and Allied strategy, and the feeling in general was, "now the battle of France can really begin." It is believed that no matter how extended are German demo litions of port facilities and at temps to block the harbor, Al lied engineers experienced In rush Jobs In Africa, Sicily and Naples will meet the challenge with unprecedented speed. GRANTS PASS BOY Grants Pass, June 27 Guy Guy Junior Jackson, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Jackson, S12 East M street, was drowned in the Rogue river about 8 o'clock . Sunday night when he waded out over his depth a short distance down river from the railroad bridge, Chief of Police Carl Dallas told the Courier today. The body was found at 9:16, wedged against a pier of the bridge 35 or 40 feet up river from where the boy went under. Artificial respiration and the E and J resuscitator from the city fire department were used un til 11:30 p. m., when Dr. S. B, Osgood, county health doctor, pronounced him dead. The boy's parents had gone to the show about 7:30 Sunday night, when Guy, his sister Thelma, a smaller brother and sister, and a neighbor, Raymond Rigel, decided to go wading, When the boy went under, the others ran to a telephone to summon help. The parents were notified at once. JACKSONVILLE MEN FORM CHURCH CHOIR Jacksonville, June 27 (U.R) Seventeen men formed the choir for the Father's Day serv ice last Sunday morning at the Presbyterian church. The ob servance was postponed one week from the established date due to Children's Day on June 18. Except for Mrs. Ray J. Harris, pianist, the women usually helping with the music took seats in the congregation. A male chorus number Who Will Our, Pilot Be?" was sung with Chester Wendt and the Rev. L. H. Mitchclmore singing the duet. Mr. Mitchelmore spoke on "Honor Thy Father." Closing time for Sunday Too Late to Classify 6 30 Saturday afternoon I'leaae rememoer. T COMPANY'S FAULT Houston, Texas, June 27 (U.R) A walkout which has virtually halted war production at the Hughes Tool company s vast Houston plant was characterized today by labor leaders as the product of a "showdnwn fight between the United States gov ernment and the Hughes com pany." Martin Burns, an International representative of the United Steelworkers of America (CIO), told 4000 cheering workers at a mass meeting last night that the company had provoked the walkout by refusing to obey di rectives of the War Labor Board over a 14-month period. The work stoppage which be gan last Saturday, gairfed mo mentum. It was estimated that 3800 workemn roughly 70 to 75 per cent of the Hughes work ing force were off the Job. GRADUATION HELD FOR PHOENIX BIBLE SCHOOL Phoenix, June 27 Graduation exercises for fifty boys and girls who had attended the commu nity vacation church school were held at the Presbyterian church on Sunday morning. It was mnounced that average at tendance for the six days was 42. About 100 attended the program. This year all followed Ihe study of "We Would See Jesus" for the six days of the school. Craft work was for the Junior Red Cross. On the teaching staff were the Rev. L. H. Mitchelmore and Miss Lulu Roberts for the junior de partment. Beverly Wilson, Helen Rutherford, T o m a 1 e n a Cook, Jewell Hutton and Victoria Cook directed the primary and be ginners. BOLIVIA INVITED Washington. June 27 0J.P The state department announced today that President Roosevelt has invited Bolivia to partici pate in the International mone tary conference to be held at Bretton Woods, N. H., beginning July 1. Conserving food ii patriotic , . . food must not be waited. Amerlca'sworVers help bring Victory ... they must be kept healthy. An Important added safeguard for both Hi family's food and the family's health is a Clorox-Gean refrig erator. It's easy to make your refrigerator hygienlcally clean by using Clorox in routine cleans ing of enamel, porcelain, tile, wood surfaces. Clorox disin fects, destroys mold, deodor- AMItKi'J HVOJITt IIIMH IN0 H0UIIH010 SIIINHCUNT lies, removes stains. Clorox Is approved by health author ities... It l used In hospitals and In public health sanitation ...on added proof of its effec tiveness. For greater home health protection simply follow directions on the label. MAW MS Entrances on Main St and Central Ave. S ummer D 1 ' 'SAu resses Town and Country Dresses to See You Smartly and Comfortably Through the Rest of Summer Cool Summer Sheers, Rayons and Washable Cottons, Polka Dots, Col orful Prints, popular Stripes and, of course, Checks. Many cleverly trimmed with crisp lingerie and others with embroidery and lovely buttons. One and two-piece styles in both regular and half siies. Budget priced. Youthful Summertime Frocks for the small woman and Junior Miss. Adorable Wash Cottons, Cool Sheers and lovely Jersey in a col orful assortment of the season's smartest patterns. These new ar rivals are shown in one and two piece styles in sixes 9 to 15. Choice $898 to$ 1295 $898to$1095 Seersucker Frocks & Suits That Summer Wardrobe is not quite complete without a Seersucker Suit and Dress. Here in all their washable glory are seersucker checks and stripes in reds, greens, blues and browns, with contrasting buttons and other summertime trims. Regular and Junior sixes to choose from. Budget priced. $498 t0 $898 i . Dress Shop Second Floor jieek at the 1 . 9 mm I Mil if vIfim 7 1 1 1 in NEW ARRIVALS FOR SMART DRESSMAKERS TO USE WITH All Wool Checks $398 tin The Fabric Section calls your attention to these fine all wool checks and popular plaids for skirts and Jackets. 54 inches wide in black, navy, brown and blue. See these wools at Mann's to morrow. 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