FOOT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. August II, 1944
ON THE HOME FRONT
MEDFORD,kTRIBUNE
News From Jackson County for
Men in the Armed Services-
Tht Mail Tribune suggests jou slip and mail this new.
roundup to relative or friend in service.
Data.
Dear..
The valley's annual fruit har
vest is again near with growers
and packers making plans for
picking and packing to Degin in
a week or so. In Medford the
riew packing plant of the Amer
ican Fruit Growers is being com
pleted this week and open house
will be held Saturday ana sun
day. A fair crop of Bartlctt pears
Is anticipated, with the iruu re
torted to be of good size. Thresh.
ing of wheat and other grains Is
also underway now and stores
are showing locally grown corn
small fruits and melons.
With the weather still hot and
picnics the order of the day,
postal officials are warning resi
dents that Christmas packages
for overseas servicemen should
be prepared before long. Mall
Ing Is to start September 13,
Another sign of the approach
of fall is the effort of school
boards to cign up teachers and
a statement by the county school
superintendent that several
schools are still short of teach
ers, especially men teachers.
Coach Al Simpson has an
nounced that the Medford Black
Tornado squad will hold the first
workout September 4.
Senator Guy Cordon was in
Medford last week to discuss
local problems with citizens and
left shortly after for Washington
in order to arrive for the first
of the reconversion legislation
now up in congress.
Jarmin's Drug store has been
fold to John W, Taylor and sale
of several city and country rest
dences has been announced, the
local real estate market remain
ing brisk. Medford post of the
American Legion, now having a
membership of 385, has sent
Ix delegates to the annual con
vention in Portland this week.
Of the membership, 67
World War II veterans.
Making the fourth member of
her family to go Into service
Laurene Kell of Gold Hill has
enlisted in the Waves. A brother,
Leonard, is In the Fifth army,
Italy; Ernest is a sergeant with
the AAF England, and a third
brother, Clarence, is a sergeant
in the medical corps, Ft. Ben
ning. Mary Wall, electrician's
mate, also made the fourth mem
ber of her family in service when
flie joined the Waves. Her sis
ter, Janet, is a storekeeper sec
ond class at San Diego, a broth
er, John, Runner's mate second
class, is at San Bruno, and an
other broihcr, Albert, fireman
for the merchant marine, Is now
home after sea duty. Mary Wall
Is currently stationed at Wash
ington, D. C.
Among the few young women
from Medford to go overseas is
C h 1 o e Ellcnburg, Instrument
technician. She specializes In the
testing and overhauling of gy
roscopic instruments for bomb
ers and is leaving soon from
Seattle for an air depot in the
central Pacific. A former Med
ford nurse, Lt. Patricia Clen-
denning, was one of two evacua
tion nurses to spend the night in
France following the invasion!
the hospital supply ship on
which she was stationed having
grounded.
A story from Italy relates that
T. Sgt. Wayne M. Fairchild is
serving with a veteran B-25 bom
bardment wing and has been
given the Distinguished Unit
Badge. Sgt. Fairchild s group
came up through Egypt and sup
ported the Eighth army in its
drives against Rommel and then
engaged in the Tunisian and
Sicilian campaigns before going
into Italy. He has been overseas
since February of 1943.
Another story from the 12th
AAF tells of Staff Sgt. Donald
R. Stone, radio operator and gun
ner on a Mitchell bomber, par
ticipating n the 400th mission of
his group, which operates in the
Mediterranean area. This group
was the first to bomb Rome and
Sofia and the first to operate
from Italian bases. Also from the
12th AAF comes word that First
Lt. Robert A. Wilcox has flown
49 bombing missions over Italy
and Germany.
S. Sgt. George R. (Dick) Rob
erts, gunner on a B-17, has com
pleted the required missions
from an English base and is
awaiting further orders. He
holds the Distinguished Flying
Cross, the Air Medal and four
Oak Leaf Clusters. Sgt. Joseph
A. Boardman is due to arrive
home after serving 26 months
overseas with the air force. Pvt.
Dale Job Is now serving with a
chemical warfare unit in the
Southwest Pacific and Sgt. Mark
W. Roefft is stationed at an air
service depot in England. Lt.
Frank H. Rogers, Jr., has ar
rived in Ireland with .an air
force ur.lt.
On the "missing in action"
list this week are Second Lt.
Harry M. Beaslcy. bombardier
of a B-17, declared missing after
a raid over Europe from Eng
.land, and Sgt. Herbert R. Bolts,
paratrooper, declared missing
since June 8 In France. Sgt.
Botts has a sister, Cpl. Gynell
Powell, serving at the Seattle
Port of Embarkation with the
WAC. Pvt Stanley Clyde Mor
gan, wounded during the latter
days of the battle of Salpan, Is
now In an army hospital in
Hawaii. He has been awarded
the Purple Heart.
After having been closed for
some time navy recruiting was
reopened In this area-for a few
days and during that time 27
17-ycar-olds enlisted.
Warrant Officer George Peck-
ham writes from tho ure-fllght
school at San Antonio Hint he is
continuing his musical activities
there and set some sort of a rec
ord one day by singing for seven
chapel services in a four-hour
period.
Among graduates at the naval
academy, Annapolis, this month
Is Morris Leonard, who expects
to return to the west coast after
wards, since he has been as
signed to duty in the Pacific
Alvln L. Wimer graduated Aug.
4 from the field at Douglas,
Ariz., and was commissioned a
second lieutenant. He and Mrs.
Wimer (Jeanette House) are now
home. Ensign D. C. Wimer is
stationed on a carrier operating
in the South Pacific.
Another promotion in the
news is that of Louis N. Iven to
first lieutenant at an Eighth
AAF bomber station. He is bom
bardier of a B-17. Herbert Ewing
Harper will graduate August 15
from the nrvy'g reserve officers'
Indoctrination school at Tucson
and will be commissioned an en
sign. Second Lt. William F. Cate,
fighter pilot, is home on leave
and Cadet Harvey M. Morrell
has completed basic flying at
the Marana field. Recently ar
rived in England, Lt. Maurice J.
Sample has completed his orien
tation course. Col. Frank (Har
old) Taylor, with an engineer's
unit, Is now In France and has
Been awarded the Good Conduct
Medal.
Completing his tralnlnz. Cnl
Jess Francis is now a gunner for
a Liberator bomber and expects
an overseas assignment and Cpl
Louis J Clave has also com
pleted his gunnery training.
Charles A Chaplin will soon
graduate from the naval air cen
ter at Norman, Okla. Gerald
Kubll, now in Hawaii, writes
that he has been promoted to
the rating of chief pharmacist's
mate. John D. Blair has com
pleted naval ordnance trainine
and was rated seaman first class
and will be reassigned soon.
Pfc. Ted E. Marshall Is en
rolled at Scott Field. 111., for
radio training and Thomas Ger
ety, seaman first class, has com
pleted his course in aviation ord
nance at Memphis. Pfc. Louis W.
Powell has been transferred to
Camp San Louis Obispo and Pfc.
A. A. Alexander is stationed at
the Santa Barbara marine base
for radio and radar training.
ueiDen jroxeii, seaman sec
ond class, Is home after indoctri
nation training at San Diego and
James Ganfield, seaman first
class, Is home from the Bremer
ton navy yard. Sgt. Abe Halfhill
Is home on furlough from Green
ville, Miss.
Completing service with the
army in Australia and New
Guinea, Clarence Betz Is home
again and Gaylord L. Loop has
reccivea nis honorable discharge
from the navy after a year of
service.
Mary Jane Lewis and Pfc. Ber
tram! Ellis of Shelton, Wash
have announced their engage
ment. Pfc Ellis is in France with
n antiaircraft unit. Marriages
announced are those of Capt.
Kenneth Patlon to Marv Lov
Reed of Hall, Tenn.; Evelyn
Mina Maxfield of Burlington,
Vt., and Ensign Eugene Haves:
Evelyn Louise Zittercob, On
tario, Ore , to Cadet Harry Lyle
Thurman. Capt. and Mrs. Patton
are at Boise, Ida.; Ensign and
Mrs. Hayes were married at
Camp MacDonough, N. Y., and
Coming Sunday
i
; ri.;-
Dick Powell and Lucille Ball
are starring In "Meet the
People", coming Sunday to the
Rialto for a three day engage
ment. "Slightly Terrific", starts
Leon Errol and Eddie Quillan.
Cadet and Mrs. Thurman are liv
ing near Yale university where
the cadet is enrolled.
THE GRANGE
Eagle Point Grange
At the last Tegular meeting of
the Eagle Point Grange, Aug
ust 1, Kermit and Melba De
Haas were elected to member
ship and first and second de
grees were given James Towne.
During lecture hour, Com
missioner E. A. Powell discussed
the proposed initiative measure
for a more modern county hos
pital. Other visitors were Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Brooks of Jose
hine County.
Pomona Master Brooks, rep
resenting a trucking association,
urged support of a uniform
freighting truck law.
The order voted to give the
hall a new coat of paint.
On the serving committee for
the next meeting, Aug. 13, are
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith and
daughter, Barbara, and Ed
Cowden.
H.E.C. will meet Aug. 30 at
the home of Mrs. P. J. Robin
son, with Lottie VanScoy act
ing as co-hostess.
Gold Hill Grange
Gold Hill H.E.C. held another
quilting party with covered
dish luncheon at 12:30 p. m.
August 9, with 14 members
present. Chairman Florence
Howes headed the business
meeting. She invited members
to her home "Glendora Gar
dens," on Aug. 23 at 10 a. m.
Covered dish luncheon will be
served at 12:30 p. m. and ladies
are asked to bring their own
work. Ladies attending eranee
meeting Aug. 17 when the Gold
Hill Grange exemplifies third
and fourth degrees for
Hill, Sams Valley and
candidates, are asked to
cake or cookies.
A Grange picnic is to be held
at tho home of Nellie Smith on
the Old Stage road at 1 p. m.
August 13. Those attending are
asked to bring dishes for a pot
luck dinner, family and friends.
Ethel .Martin was remem
bered by her Flora friend and
Eleanor Ganong received a gift.
PLANE PROGRAM
SHIFTS EMPHASIS
TO SUPER SHIPS
More B-29's, B-32's Aim;
Change to Bring Release
Over 100,000 Workers
Washington, Aug. 11. U.R)
The vast aircraft building pro
gram, which sent aloft a mighty
air army to help roll back axis
armies in Europe and Africa,
faced its first major retrench
ment today and a shift in em
phasis to the giant "super"
bombers needed to defeat Japan.
The war department advised
the war production board last
night that as a result of tne
successful Normandy invasion
it was cutting back production
of four-motored B-24 Liberator
bombers, C-46 cargo planes, and
possibly P-47 Thunderbolt fight
ers.
The drastic readjustment will
release 120,000 aircraft workers
by the- end of 1944, but all of
them will be needed in other
vital industries.
B-29 and B-32 Needed
The war department said that
emphasis in remaining plane
output was being shifted to in
creasing the production of B-29
Super-Fortresses, such as those
that raided Japan and Sumatra
yesterday, and the new B-32,
another giant long range bomb
er, whose full details have not
yet been disclosed.
The cutback, announced after
extended consultations between
military and civilian officials,
was described as "the first ex
ample of a long-range forward
planning cutback of schedules
by any of the procurement agen-1
cies." '
According to war department
estimates it will release 20,000
workers in the next 30 days and
an additional 100,000 during the
remainder of the year.
Los Angeles, Aug. 11. U.R)
Shuffling of aircraft production
schedules to emphasize long
range types will not affect west
coast plants, pre-war hub of the
Industry and source of more
than half the nation's output,
army and industry men said to
day. "Our schedules call for 100
per cent utilization of the pro
duction facilities of the 12 fac
tories of the seven aircraft com
panies in California and Wash
ington," said Brig. Gen. D. F.
Stace, commanding general of
the western district air force
material command. I
S. S. NICARAGUA
Richmond, Cal., Aug. 11 (U.R)
The S. S Nicaragua Victory was
launched at the Permanente
Metals Corp. yard here last
night with Mrs. Matilda Quin
tana, wife of the Nicaraguan
consul in Los Angeles, sponsor
ing the ship.
It takes a year's food from 155 I
acres to feed a bomber-building
crew for the time it takes to
build a single bomber.
Daily Weather Report
Forecasts:
Medford and vicinity: Clear tonlcht
and Saturday. Cooler Saturday.
Oregon: Clear tonight and Satur
day, but four on coast and partly
cloudy In Willamette valley. Cooler
Saturday.
Local Data:
Temperature a year ago today :
Highest, 92; lowest, 49.
Total monthly precipitation, .1 1
inches. Excess for the month. .06
Inches.
Total precipitation since September
1, 1943. 16.04 inches. Deficiency for
the season, .67 Inches.
Relative humidity at 4:30 p. r
yesterday, 17: at 4:30 today, 73e,t.
Tomorrow:
Sunrise 6:16 a. m. Sunset 8:16 p. m.
rast 24 nours: man JjOw rrec.
Boise ... fi9 63
Boston 90 72
Chicago 99 77 .
Denver 94 58
Eureka 68 52
Havre 77 50
Los Angelea 93 63
Meurord .... 95 as
SIGN OF THE TIMES
Price, Utah, Aug. 11 U.R
Sign of the times, from the clas
sified columns of the Price Sun
Advocate: "Will the person who stole my
alarm clock the evening of July
24th either return U. or awaken
me every morning at 6:15?"
MONTGOMERY WARD
mrds
.03
New York .
Omaha
Phoenix
Portland
Reno .
Roseburg
Salt LakB
San Francisco ,
Seattle
.100
.102
- 85
. 92
, 64
. 74
Spokane .... 85
Washington, D. c. - ....
Yakima 79
73
58
60
47
67
56
55
54
66
63
Gold
other
bring
Commercial shipbuilding in I
the United States grew from '
around a million tons of ships
In 1941 to almost 20 million tonsj
in 1843. says WPB.
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