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EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, August 8, 1344
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Chamorro Says Stores and
Homes Looted, Women
Raped; All Work in Fields,
By Mac R. Johnson
United Press Correspondent
Guam. Aug. 3 (U.R) Life on
Guam under Japanese rule since
December, 1941, has been any
thing but a bed of roses.
Take the word of Thomas
Tajalle Tajalle (his middle and
last names are the same), intein
gent 32-year-old Chamorro who
never has been off the island.
TvdIebI Case
"I have never had such a
tough life," Tajalle told me to
day. His story was typical of
the Chamorros who saw the
Japanese occupy their island
then lived 30 months under en
emy rule of occupation. Ta
llin's stnrv A fnirlv accurate
civilian history of Guam during
that time, follows:
"The Jap planes came in on
Dec. 8 and 9 to bomb the Amer
ican air base at Sumay, set the
hotel on fire, destroyed the
Standard Oil gas tanks and hit
the Pitl naval yards, also bomb
ing the U.S.S. Penguin. - But
many of the bombs missed the
targets entirely .
"At Towayem on Dec. 10, Jap
soldiers came ashore and five
hours later the Jap flag was
raised above Agana. There were
103 natives who were members
of the Insular Guard force and
I was one of them.
Finally Surrender
"We put up some resistance
at the Plaza Government house
with rifle and machine gun fire,
but we finally had to surrender
after six Chamorros were killed
and we were completely sur
rounded. We killed some Japs
but I don't know how many.
"The Japs kept us prisoners
In Agana from Dec. 11 of 1B41
until Feb. 1, 1942, then released
us to work In the rice fields.
The Japs kept telling us never
to expect the Americans to come
back, but none of us believed
that.
Japs Run Wild
"The first two weeks the Jap
soldiers ran wild, looting our
stores and our homes of food
and furniture, and raped some
of our women. Then the sol
diers were ordered to leave the
women alone and with the ex
. ccptlon of a few cases they did
so.
"The Japs ordered all people
from eight to 60 years old to
work in the rico fields and gar
dens, unload ships and later on
In 1943-44, to work on airfields,
dig trenches, work on military
bases, and unload ammunition
from ships.
"The Japs treated us badly
and made us work like slaves.
They stole all our food ban
anas, sweet potatoes and rice.
While working on the Ilarrig
ada, I got eight yen per month,
with one cup of rice every third
day.
"The Japs made us sharecrop
pers on rice fields. One ycor I
and other members of my fam
ily raised and harvested seven
acres of rice. The Japs took it
all, weighed it, then said they'd
mid the rice and they paid us
80 yen for our share.
"They prohibited us from
xpeuking English and even
threatened to 'cut off our necks'
If we violated the rule."
ss.oo. Todsv. mostlv odds tnd cndi:
medium to calmer cows dull, few
common. S0.00ae.60: cutters, S7.00
8.00: canners more numerous. t0.00r
6.60; grans bulls, 10 003 10.60; can
ners, SB.00lOB.60.
Calves, 60. Steadr. Odd head 300
lb. choice vealers, SI4.00; common to
medium. S 10.00a 13.00.
Hoes. 400. Active, steady, yew loads
good to choice 180-240-lb. barrows
and irtlts. S1S.76; lew 250-270-lb.
16.00; sows sharply 75c higher at
li.oo under wide demand.
Sheep, 2000. Undertone steady. Mon
day steady to 25c hlKher, About 600
head good to choice 74-lb. north
coast lambs, S13.75, extreme top; bulk
medium to good lambs, 12.00 13.50,
Chicago, Aug. 8 (UP) (WFA
uvestocK:
Hogs, 10,000. Complete early clear-
ance. Fully steady. Good and choice
100-240-10., 14.7B; nogs over 240 lbs.
and most sows under 650 lbs., C14.00,
Cattle. 8000: calves. 1000. Vealers,
16.00 down; largely fat steer and
grass run; top steers, 918.00; several
loads, 17.5017.85; bulk steers and
heifers unsold; cutter cows mpstly
7.85 down; most beef cows, 8.60(,e
11.00; practical top weighty suusuge
bulls, (11.00.
Bheep, 2000. Opened steady. Five
doubles good and choice 84-lb Wash
ington spring lambs carrying about
o per cent meuium end, sid.00. wun
100 head gate cut at (15.10; little
done early on native springers.
Portland Produce
Portland. Aub..& fUIM
Ekrs To producers, candled baits:
neiect nenner.es, 401941c; mediums,
34c dozen.
E&k To retailers: A large, 44f45c;
a mediums, a Be; small (pullets) A,
30 w 31c dozen.
Blueberries $3.78 per 13 -basket
crate.
Beans OretTon green. 10a 12c: vol
low, B 12c lb.
Chicago Wheat
Chicago. Aug. 8 (UP) Wheat:
Open HlKh Low Close
Sept. -11.634 1.54 1.63'. $1.64
Due. .. 1.63 V, 1.6414 1.63 1.64
May 1.63 1.6434 1.63 1 .64 '4
July .. 1.48 Vi 1.48 ,1.48'A 1,48
S. F. DAIRY PRICES
San Francisco, Aug. 8 (U.R)
Dairy market:
Butter: 03 score 43. 92 score
42A, DO score 4214, 90 score
41.
Cheese: Wholesale prices, loaf
Z7.B, triplets Z7.2.
Eggs: Largo grade A 48-47
medium grade A 39'fc-40V4
small grade A 24,4-25'2, large
grade B 33-34.
Livestock
Portland, Ore.. Aug. 8 (UP) Live
stock :
Cuttle, 125: calves. 75. Market ac
tlw. lully steady. Cows strong to 26c
litKher (it two Ua)s. Cutter to com
limn steers, 11.00m 11.00; hellers, a M)
m H.00; good hrllrrs above $13 50; cau
imt and cutter cows. 94 60m Ooo; good
ItYd cows quotable to 10.50; good
to rholce puler, 13.&0 16 00; one
choice lot. S15 J5.
Hogs. 400. Mitrkct Tery active. Ful
ly st-ndy. tlo.d to choice 180-240
lbs., l!..5: 241-270 lbs.. I5O0; good
sows. SlOAOftf 11.50; Irrder ilgs sal
able 12 MI ..I 12 50.
tihep, tIMi. Market active, steady,
flood to choir spring lainos largely
12.00; ewes. 12 26, common to me
dium grades, SHOO,.tinuo; uirdlltra
to good ewes, 3.00j3.60.
South flan rYanctsco, Aug. 8 (UP)
(UMD.M Livestock:
Cattle. SM). Active, grnerally steady.
Late Monday, load fed 1060-lb. steers,
16 60; few loads Mrxtrftn style,
11.25; load cutter Holsteln steers.
Wall Street
Now York, Aug. (U.R)
Stocks were irregularly higher
today with emphasis on selected
issues. Trading was around yes
terdays pace.
Late in the session a few
stocks, among the recognized
market leaders, backed away
from their best levels, in some
cases replacing small gains with
losses.
Most of the stocks bid up In
the session were in the "pcocc"
category, the gain reflecting
good, post-war prospects, par
ticularly for companies in the
building field. Low-priced mo
tor shares were active as a
group but met profit-taking.
Speculative automobile stocks
for a week past have provided
a daily market feature on pub
lic anticipation of speedy re
sumption of production of cars
for civilian purchases after the
full of Germany.
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American Tel. & Tel 162V4
Anaconda .. 25:!i
Chrysler 89 li
Curtiss Wright P 5's
General Electric .. ... 379
General Motors ................ 61
Montgomery Ward 47
Penn. R. R 287s
Phillips Petroleum 44H
J. C. Penney 104 U
Radio 10U
Southern Pacific 2ft
Standard Oil of California 37U
Texas Gulf Sulphur 33
Transomerica
United Aircraft!
U. S. Rubber...
U. S. Steel
DRUG STORE SOLD
TO JOHN TAYLOR
BY MARC JARMIN
Sale of Jarmln's Drug store,
323 East Main street, to John W.
Taylor, was announced today by
Marc Jarmin, Sr., who has
owned and operated the store
since September of 1941. The
new owner came to Medford
from San Francisco but prior to
last October had resided in the
Hawaiian islands for seven
years.
Mr. Taylor, who for the past
15 years has been employed by
the Upjohn Drug company, na
tlonally known firm, Is a gradu
ate pharmacist, having taken his
degree at Oregon State college,
He stated that there would bo
no change in the policy or serv
ice of the store and that he
would be on duty in the pre
scription department at all times.
Taylor and Jarmin were boy
hood friends, both having been
raised in the Corvallis district.
Mrs. Taylor, who accompanied
her husband to Medford is also
a former Oregon resident, hav
ing lived In Portland. The Tay
lors have taken an apartment
located above the drug store and
will reside there for the present.
Mr. Jarmin stated that he did
not plan to leave Medford and
for the present would take an
extended vacation. He has been
in the drug business in Medford
Intermittently since 1925 having
first been associated with
Charles Woods. Later he owned
a store on Central at the loca
tion of the present Western
Thrift store.
FEWER OVERLOAD
Wheat Threshing
Well Under Way
In Rogue Valley
Wheat threshing in the valley
Is now well underway in many
sections with a fair and better,
crop than expected, according
to County Agent Robert G.
Fowler. Most of the larger
fields hnve been threshed, with
good yields. Threshing started
this week on the Applegate.
The commercial tomato crop
of the valley is reported prog
ressing favorably with the crop
now in the green stage.
Picking of the main peach
crop is not expected to get start
ed before the last week of this
month. The main crop is El
bcrtas and Hales, with some
early Crawfords,
The first complaints filed in
four days, for overload viola
tions were presented today to
Justice of the Peace W. P.
Tucker. There has been a
steady decline the past month
in the number of offenses, par
ticularly those using the Crater
Lake Highway.
According to Justice of the
Peace Tucker, the drop is due
to a number of trucks laid up
on account of lack of tires and
gasoline, and the - campaign
waged against violators by the
state police and state weigh
masters. Some of those no long
er operating were classed by
the authorities as "chronic of
fenders" who paid regular and
heavy fines and costs. Restric
tions on gas and tires are put
ting a crimp in logging opera
tions throughout the Northwest.
KEEP YOUR A GAS
Prospect to Hear
Rev. J. Cochran
Prospect, Aug. 8 Rev. John
Cochran, who has spent several
years in Argentina, will speak
Saturday, Aug. 12, at 8 p. m. at
the Prospect Church of the
Nazarene. Mr. Cochran is well
informed concerning the country
where he has labored as a mis
sionary and is an interesting and
dynamic speaker. The public is
cordially Invited to hear him.
Holders of "A" gasoline cou
pons must not discard the cover
of the book when the coupons
are gone, it was stressed today
by the local war price and ra
tion board, because the book
cover will be used in applying
for the next rations. The pres
ent stamps expire Sept. 21, it
was said, and applications for re
newal will begin some time after
September 1.
A few persons whose coupons
have already been used up are
sending the book covers in now,
but it was stated that the hold
ers should merely keep tnem un
til such time as authorized to
send them in with the new applications.
Choice of Fields
Given Women Who
Enter WAC Ranks
TO
FOR TIN SALVAGE
Housewives and others In the
Medford district were urged to
day to bring in all tin cans for
the salvage drive now in prog
ress as soon as possible. Permis
sion has been granted through
the heads of all oil firms In the
city for the cans to be left at
any service station within the
city limits and from the stations
the cans will be collected and
taken to Camp White for disposi
tion through the salvage depot.
Proper preparation of the cans
is very important according to
Wayne Jamison, chairman of the
county salvage committee. The
cans should have the paper re
moved, should be washed, the
ends removed, placed inside and
the can should then be well flat
tened. The containers in which
they are placed should be sub
stantial, he said, such as a heavy
cardboard or wooden box or a
gunnysack.
The drive opened yesterday
and will continue through Satur
day. Sunday a committee will
collect the salvaged cans and
truck them to the camp.
Ashland Masons
Picnic Tonight
Ashland, Aug. 8 The Masonic
and Eastern Star picnic of the
Ashland Blue Lodge No. 23 and
Alpha Chapter No. 1 will be held
tonight at seven o'clock at Jack
son Hot Springs.
The Lodge will furnish coffee,
cream, rolls, butter and dessert.
Members please bring covered
dish and own table service.
All members' of these organ
izations and their families are
urged to attend, and all visiting
Masons and Eastern Stars are
cordially invited.
.Stating that women joining
the Women's Army Corps can
now be definitely assured of
going to the station of their
choice after six weeks basic
training, Capt. D. D. Rasco an
nounced today that recruiters
for the Los Angeles Port of Em
barkation will be on duty at
the post office building in Med
ford today and tomorrow to in
terview women interested in
the corps.
The group of three, Capt. Ras
co, and S'Sgt. Elizabeth Glass
and Cpl. Catherine David of the
WAC, arrived in the city Mon
day and will proceed to Grants
Pass Wednesdoy, thence north
to Eugene. At least one mem
ber of the group will be on duty
at the NV'dford headquarters
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MEASLES AND MUMPS
ON WEEKLY REPORT
Listed on the weekly report
of communicable diseases re
ported to Dr. A. Erin Merkel,
county health officer, were two
rases of measles In Medford,
three eases of mumps, two In
Gold Hill and one In the How
ard district, and one case of
chicken pox, in Medford.
Also listed were 10 cases of
gonorrhea, covering two weeks'
reports, and three cases of syph
ilis, also for a period of two
weeks. Twenty-four cases of re
current malaria were listed
from Camp White.
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day, tonight and Wednesday ex
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