Medford mail tribune., July 20, 1944, Page 3, Image 3

REP. ELLSWORTH
FOR jW PLANT
Springfield Ceremony Marks
Start of $2,500,000 In
stallation, Great Industry
Springfield, Ore., July 20 A
new "war and post-war" indus
try began in the United States on
the hot flat land east of Spring
field Monday afternoon when
Congressman Harris Ellsworth
"broke the sod" for construction
of this nation's first plant to
make ethyl alcohol from wood
waste.
The maiden venture of the
Willamette Valley Wood Chem
ical company, the plant brings to
Lane county the honor of being
the first to concentrate its re
sources and pioneering vision on
an industry which within a few
years is expected to turn out
100,000,000 gallons of wood al
cohol a year and countless other
products as well.
The $2,500,000 plant, located
just west of the Rosboro mill, is
being built under arrangement
with the Defense Plants corpora
tion, a subsidiary of the Recon
struction Finance corporation.
200 Attended
The mid-afternoon ceremony
was attended by 200 loggers, mill
workers, officials, housewives,
who gathered around a small
damp patch in a field to watch
Congressman Ellsworth take the
first spadeful of soil, symbolizing
the beginning of construction.
Ellsworth told onlookers that
"this moment" and plant were
"an exceedingly important part
in the whole economic future of
this country." In mentioning that
the plant would be the first in
the U. S. to utilize wood waste,
he pointed out that until now 75
per cent of wood wastage has
been thrown away, burned, or
plowed under after it rotted.
Ellsworth declared that at
present, alcohol was an extreme
ly Important product in the pur
suit of war, but that in the post
war period it would play an
even more important role. Count
less other by-products already
located and still others to be dis
covered, will be derived from
the wastage left after the alcohol
has been removed and refined,
he said. He referred to plastics
as one of the products which
will, be manufactured through
this utilization. Ellsworth also
opined that prices for the alco
hol and other wood derivatives
would become lower as the plant
leaders and chemists learned
how to use them on a mass
scale.
Age of Chemistry
Dr. Albert Hall, chief bio
chemist, forest service, U. S. de
partment of agriculture, empha
sized the work of chemists at the
production laboratory at Mar
quette, Mich., who aided in the
development of the processes to
be used in the work of the plant.
He prophesied that not one, but
a hundred things will be made
from wood waste as research
proves its value in this field.
The biochemist advanced the
belief that the Springfield fac
tory wouid be the germ for a
whole string of chemical plants
in the United States. He said that
the Job ahead would be hard
especially getting the structure
built ind put into proper opera
tion, that many unforeseen diffi
culties would develop but would
be surmounted to culminate in
an industry of magnitude and
service.
Susan Hayward
Will Wed Actor
Hollywood, July 20 (U.R)
Red-haired Film Actress Susan
Hayward today disclosed she
will marry Jess Barker, North
Carolina actor whom she met1
at the Hollywood Canteen while
both were entertaining service
men. Miss Hayward, who chang
ed her name from Edythe Mar
rene when she came from
Brooklyn, N. Y., said the cere
mony would probably take place
Sunday.
War Manpower Commission
estimates that Between April 1,
1944, and Jan. 1 1945 1,400,000
men will be Inducted into the
armed services, while during
that period about 400.000 serv
icemen will be returned to civil
ian employment.
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JACKSON COUNTY FARM NOTES
Compiled by County Office O. S. C. Extension Service
Poultry Mtetlng
A meeting of Southern Oregon
poultry producers will be held
Friday, July 21, at 8:30 p. m.,'
in the courthouse auditorium.
This meeting may be very im
portant to egg producers of the
Rogue River valley as represen
tatives of the Pacific Cooperative
Poultry Producers of Portland
will be present to discuss estab
lishment of a receiving plant in
Medford.
The Pacific Cooperative Is one
of the largest organizations of its
kind in the country and the man
ager, Mr. Kenney, will explain
the workings of the organiza
tion. A number of Southern Ore
gon egg producers have been
shipping eggs to this cooperative
with very satisfactory results.
All egg producers should at
tend this meeting.
Wheat Loan Rates
Wheat loan rates have been
established for Jackson county
with the base rate of $1.38 for
Medford. This is equal to $46
per ton. Details on wheat loans
can be obtained at the AAA of
fice, third floor, courthouse.
Glass Jars
The salvage branch at Camp
White has a large assortment of
glass jars which are available
without charge to anyone who
will make application for them.
The glass containers are in the
following classifications:, squat
glass jars which can be used for
jelly glases; one gallon glass jars
with screw tops; glass jugs, one
gallon; vinegar and catsup
bottles. Anyone wishing a sup
plyof this salvaged material
should apply at the county
agent's office, as the glassware
will be delivered to the court
house the first of next week for
distribution.
Farm Lumber Allocated
Allocation of lumber to Ore
gon Imnties for farm use has
been made by the state AAA of
fice, which has been informed by
national officials that the situa
tion is "tighter" than ever be
fore. The amounts allocated will
be distributed by the county
committees to applicants purely
on the basis of need, as in the
past, according to R. B. Taylor
state AAA chairman. Contrary
to some reports, there is no re
quirement whatever that a farm
er be a cooperator in AAA pro
grams to obtain needed lumber.
Turkeys Set Aside
War Food Administration has
again issued an order that all
turkeys produced and marketed
in 25 important turkey-produc
ing states. Including Oregon, be
set aside during a part of the sea.
son for purchase by the Quarter
master Corps. This order is sim
ilar to that of last year and is
given to make sure that armed
forces stationed over-seas and
in this country have the tradi
tional turkey dinner on Thanks
giving. Christmas and New
Years.
The order requires that tur
keys be slaughtered by author
ized processors and held for sale
and delivery through Quarter-
master Marketing centers or to
a wholesale receiver tor um
mate sale through the Quarter
master Corns.
R. G. Fowler, County Agent
4-H Club Summer Camp
Jackson county 4-H club camp
will open Monday, July 24,
Lake o' Woods. Chartered buses
will leave Medford and Ashland
Monday morning to transport
the club members to camp.
One hundred boys and girls
from the county are expected to
participate in this activity. The
program for the week will in
clude swimming, fishing, base
ball, volleyball, craft studies
and forest conservation instruc
tion.
The camp will close Saturday,
July 29.
4-H Club Fair
September 26, 27 and 28 were
the dates set for the 1944 Jack
son county 4-H club fair at a re
cent meeting of the 4-H club
leaders association.
Increased enrollment in all
4-H projects indicates that the
fair this year will be larger than
ever before. An extra building Is
being made ready to accommo
date the expected increase in ex
hiblts.
It is estimated that Jackson
county will have one of the
largest county 4-H livestock
shows In Oregon this year.
Earle Jossy,
County Club Agent
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Plan Your Needs
As You Can
Homemakers who are familiar
with the nutritional require
ments of their families will make
an effort this season to store, can
and preserve an adequate
variety of fruits and vegetables.
The variety should include
vegetables of different colors,
with greatest attention given to
the green and yellow vegetables.
The family who has a good home
food supply will find that they
are money ahead. Food prices
on the market are apt to be much
higher as the war progress
makes demands greater.
The tomato is a fruit of major
nutrititnal importance because
of its high vitamin C value. For
a family of five it is recommend
ed that 250 quarts of tomatoes
be canned and served through
out ten months when fresh to
matoes are not available. Plan
ned servings of four times a
week are advisable.
Of the leafy, green or yellow
vegetables, it is considered neces
sary to preserve 280 pints for a
family of five. They may be
canned, frozen or brined. Four
hundred pounds of this group
of vegetables should be stored,
in addition to that canned. Beets,
turnips, parsnips, onions and
radishes will be needed for
variety along with the yellow,
green and leafy vegetables.
Vegetables that can be stored
successfully should be kept by
that means. Later, if they are
found to not be keeping well,
the vegetables may be canned
or dried to prevent food waste.
Two hundred fifty quarts of
fruit canned or frozen is con
sidered adequate for a family of
five with the addition of 50
pounds of dried fruit and 250
pounds of stored fdod.
Nutritional requirements set
up by government standards call
for tomatoes or citrus fruit
every day; potatoes every day;
and at least one other serving
of vegetables or fruit a day. The
family who has had a good vic
tory garden and a good canning
program will have the best
chance for eating wisely through
the months to come.
Virginia M. Walt,
Emergency Assistant H.D.A.
Foots Creek
Foots Creek, July 20 Mr. and
Mrs. T. W. Harms of Long Beach,
Cal., and Mr. and Mrs. M. G.
Harms of Los Angeles Cal., are
spending the week here, looking
after their property, which is
part of the former Hosmer ranch
on the right fork of the creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Poyner, who re
cently bought the Amos Walker
ranch, left last week for Eugene,
where Mr. Poyner will enter a
hospital for medical treatment.
About forty people attended
the community picnic at the
Foots Creek store Sunday, July
16. Mr. and Mrs. Pickard, who
have had the store leased for the
past two years, will move to
their home at Medford, August 1.
Mrs. Lee Kile, daughters Patri
cia, Jean and Raymond Kile, and
Pfc Anna Lee Kile, visited Mr.
and Mrs. George Lance July 16.
Pfc. Kile came home by plane
Sunday, Aug. 16, from Camp
Miramar, San Diego, to spend a
two weeks vacation. The Kiles
son, George, who is in the south
Pacific, has been promoted to
storekeep third class.
Mrs. Amy Ross of Gold Hill
and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Evans
of Medford called on friends
here July 16.
Mrs. Joe Hope of Gold Hill
spent several days here last
week with her grandparents, Mr.
ana Mrs. George w. Lance.
Vance Wolgamott went to Se
attle July 12 to remain several
days on business and visit his
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Hartley.
Mr. Hobbs, who recently
bought the Eugene Burton prop
erty on the right fork of the
creek, has as guests this week
his daughter from San Fran
Cisco and son, who Is in the
marines.
Club will meet Wednesday,
July 26, at the home of Mrs. R.
L. Miller.
Mrs. Hazel J. Mohn, traffic
director for Cleveland army ord
nance rontrnrte nt WM1v.nvpr.
land Motors, Inc., Invests 80 per
cent of her wages in war bonds
every month.
ERNIE PYLE GETS
FAN MAIL FLOOD
FROM HOI FOLK
War Reporter Receives Many
Strange Requests All
Sorts of Gifts Sent
By Henry T. Gorrell
United Press War Correspondent
First U. S. Army Headquar
ters, July 18 (U.R) Ernie Pyle
is swamped with fan mail these
days so much that if he an
swered even a small percentage
of his daily letters he would
have no time left to write his
column.
But every night he religiously
reads his letters with their many
and varied requests, mostly from
folks in the United States who
have been advised that a mem
ber of their family has been
killed In action. They appeal to
Ernie to ferret out additional in
timate details.
"Finest Hotel"
Such is Pyle's fame that last
night, he received a letter from
Cincinnati, Ohio, addressed.
'Ernie Pyle, Finest Hotel in
London." That one tickled him
because of the moment of de
livery, Ernie painstakingly was
mending his only pair of khaki
pants by candlelight under can
vas to the accompaniment of an
artillery barrage.
The next letter he opened was
from a doctor in Michigan, who
had enclosed a dollar bill. The
doctor wrote:
"Pardon-me for writing to you
when you are so busy doing a
fine job of reporting the war.
"I have a sort of hobby; that
of collecting buttons. Not just
ordinary one, but only those that
have been worn by prominent
people or connected with im
portant events.
"For example, I have one
worn by Lowell Thomas on his
overcoat when he was with
Lawrence of Arabia in the first
world war. And I have a shirt
button worn by Jimmy Doolittle
when he bombed Tokyo.
"I would really appreciate the
button that you have worn in
some exciting event with a state
ment to that effect to go along
with it enclosed is money to
cover postage."
Sends Shirt Button
Pyle thought this one took the
prize and snipped off a button
from his shirt collar.
. "That's the only one I can
spare, and anyway the collar Is
always open at the neck," he
grinned. He couldn't spare one
off his nants. because he has
onlv one Dair. That button which
is now en route to the United
Stales accompanied Ernie when
he landed with the doughboys
from Omaha on the beach.
When Pyle was in Africa, he
was once reauested to procure a
camel bell for one of his U. S.
fans, and he also had numerous
renuests for cameos from Sicily.
In addition to letters from ad
mirers. Pvle receives all sorts
of gifts ranging from good-luck
charms to huge fruitcakes and
the pair of knitted wristlets
which arrived yesterday.
He often says he wishes peo
ple would quit sending him such
like, because he doesn't need
most of them and feels it's a
waste of shipping space.
Pyle isn't superstitious, but he
hates to throw anything away
and hence his kit is a confusion
of every trinket Imaginable In
cluding rabbits feet, lockets con
taining four leaf clovers, and St.
Christophers crosses.
"I'm not sure whether they
bring good luck," he said, "but
I don't want to tempt fate by
throwing them away."
Eagle Point
Eaglo Point, July 20. Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Sturgil and three
children recently of El Scgundo,
Calif., are visiting Mrs. Sturgil's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cham
berlain of this place.
Mrs. Roy Swan returned Mon
day from attending the dog
show at Vancouver, July 15,
and at Portland July 16. She
took and handle their black
cocker spaniel Swan-ee Sir
Courtney, who won five cham-
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Dig, sister, digl Pretty Lt. Lucille Irene Shorthill tries digging
a foxhole in the Oregon terra-firma. Lt. Shorthill could go a long
way toward making foxholes more popular places for GI's to spend
their time, no doubt. (Engraving courtesy Camp White Grenade.)
poinship points and went best of
variety, also won third place in
sporting group.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Hyde and
Mrs. Hyde's mother Mrs. Vera
Nelson of Medford called on
Mrs. Roy Stanley and Mrs. Orvil
Henderson Monday.
Miss Helen Carle left Monday
for Long Beach, Calif., to make
her home, She spent nearly two
years here caring for her aunt,
the late Mrs. Frances Campbell.
It is hoped by her friends here,
that she will be happy in her
new environment.
Royal Brown returned Mon
day from a six weeks vacation
trip spent with Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Taylor in Portland, Mr. and
Mrs. Clark Rippey, of Baker,
and with his grand-daughter,
Ruth Dunn and husband at
Boise, Idaho. He reported a won
derful time and he looks as
though it surely agreed with
him.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stowell of
Butte Falls called at the Hen
derson home last Tuesday on
their way home from a business
trip to Medford.
Mrs. Lottie Van-Scoy is on a
two weeks trip to San Bruno,
Calif., where she will visit her
son Harold nnd family, and the
Harold and Ted Guerin families
Mrs. Wm. Lang, Eagle Point,
mother, Mrs. Minnie Bowman,
Mrs. Velma Martin and little
granddaughter from California
Mrs. Clarence Davies and daugh
ter Kathleen of Antelope district
and Mrs. Orvil Henderson
Eagle Point, attended a tea Mon
day at the home of Mrs. Erna
Dyke, on W. Jackson street in
Medford, in honor of her house
auest Mrs. Marian Brown of
Bremerton, Wash.
Real estate sales In this local
ity, are the Anna Brophy ranch,
on Nichols Branch, bought by
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stanley, the
Roy Swan ranch, recently
bought from the Stanleys, sold
to two families by name of Mc-
Intyrc and Andrews of Los An
geles, and the Eagle Point pro-
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perty of Mr. and Mrs. Orvil
Henderson, sold to Mrs. Rudy
Young of the Long Mountain
district.
The Brown family, here, re
cently received word that their
nephew Lloyd Guerin, who was
stationed at Camp White for
awhile is now somewhere in
Italy. He and wife "Jackie"
stayed with his aunt Lottie Van
Scoy while he was stationed
here. Jackie is with her parents
in Arkansas at present.
Mrs. Don Brittson and two
children "Buz" and Judy left
Wednesday to return to their
home in Plcasanton, Calif., after
a few days here on business and
a visit with Mrs. Brittson s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Brandon of
Medford.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ottinger
of Talent were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orvil
Henderson.
Victor Hay is getting along
nicely with the addition he is
building on the house ho recent-
Thursday. July 20, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
ly moved from the Campbell
property onto the piece of land
he purchased in the west end of
Eagle Point.
Merton Emerick, who recent
ly bought the John Smith place
here, was taken to a hospital in
Medford Monday in a critical
condition.
Business callers in Eagle
Point Wednesday were Fred
Pettegrew, Mrs. Jessie Hammell
of Reese Creek, Dr. Mallory of
Elk creek and Bert O'Conner of
North Crater Lake highway. .
Mrs. Gladys Force and two
children who have been living
here for several months, and
whose husband Captain Ronald
Force is now overseas, moved to
Medford last Friday.
Sgt. Jones who is stationed at
Camp Adair is a guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Hoyle Jordan at pres
ent. Rogue River
Rogue River, July 20 Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Toner and
small son Larry returned this
week from a vacation visit to
Mrs. Toner's parents at Lake-
view.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dengler
are visiting their daughter and
husband, the Geo. Witticks, at
Marshfield and will stop In Rose
burg on their return trip and
visit their son Orville and fam
ily. A whistle has been installed
on the sawmill and all of Rogue
River enjoys hearing it blow.
Richard Scott, who was In
jured while at work at Kodiak
Alaska, some months ago, had to
return to the Marine hospital at
Seattle and on July 13 under
went another operation. Richard
spent about 3 weeks at the home
of his mother, Mrs. James Whip
ple, before returning to the hos
pital. Dick Skevlngton returned to
his camp in Colorado Friday af
ter a ten-day furlough visiting
his grandmother, Mrs. Elton
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Langworthy and husband. Other
service men visiting home folks
recently were Cloyd Porter and
Dan Evcansizer.
Junior Cummings of Jackson
ville Is spending some of his va
cation visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. Mae Shults.
New coats of paint have been
added to several houses lately.
Among those who have repaint
ed are the Burnetts, Depuys,
Harts and Greens. Chet Whitney
is putting a new roof on his
shoe shop. A new office building
has been erected and is all com
pleted for the Sullivan lima
plant and the Bristol silica plant.
Mrs. Enos Thornton and small
son Jimmy returned to their
home at Vallejo, Cal., last week,
after spending some time at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Garfield Laws. Mrs. Laws
is recovering from an operation.
Another daughter, Mrs. Martha
Baugert of Salem, has been stay
ing with her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Steihl and
two children arrived Tuesday
from Honolulu for a visit with
Willis' parents and other rela
tives. Mr. and Mrs. Baker, who have
lived on Cedar street for the past
year, are moving to their new
home on the Evans Valley road.
Arthur Whims, who recently
built a new house on the corner
of School street and Broadway,
is now building a garage on his
property
Sam Reed has returned to the
home of his nephew, Reed Car
ter, after visiting for some time
with relatives near Portland.
OPEN TO CHALLENGE
Wakefield, Mass. (U.R) A
reader wrote in to the editor of
the Wakefield Item: "They
should stop showing that picture,
'You Can't Ration Love.' Some
ambitious Washington bureau,
crat is likely to take the dare,
because they're pretty nearly
out of new Ideas now."
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