HERO'S FIANCEE
REVEALS HOW HE
Sgt. Huff's Exploits in Italy
Told Wipes Out Nazi
Machine-Gun Nest.
By Patt Patterson
United Press Correspondent
Jacksonville, Fla. (U.R) Typ
ical of thousands of engaged
and married young couples all
over America who, though
separated by hundreds of miles,
are still working "together" for
themselves and victory are
Ruth Gentry and her fiance,
Staff Sgt. Paul B. Huff, both
natives of Cleveland, Tenn.
Miss Gentry is a metalsmith's
helper in the huge assembly
and repair shops of the Jackson
ville naval air station. Huff Is
"Somewhere in Italy" where,
according to Ruth, he has been
awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor for his work
on the Anzio beachhead,
Ruth said she came to the
naval air station from her home
In Cleveland in order to play a
part In the war effort while
waiting for Paul to come home.
An attractive brunette, she
wields a riveting gun with fin
esse, getting navy planes back
into condition.
"You shouldn't say much
about me," she smilingly de
clared. "Paul's the hero not
me. Thats the way I want it
and that's the way it should be.
We just want to get this thing
over with as soon as possible, so
we can be together again."
The story of how Sergeant
Huff who comes from the
Fame hill country that gave
America Sgt. Alvin York in
World War I won his Congres
sional Medal, is a classic of this
war.
Huff, a corporal at that time,
led his six-man patrol into ac
tion near Carana, Italy, on Feb.
8, 1944. Weather conditions
were ideal for the Germans!
The sky was clear, there was
almost no cover and the Nazis
had good observation posts cov
ering almost every route to
their position.
A shallow draw was selected
by Huff and his patrol of parachute-infantrymen
as their best
approach but the draw was
mined and covered with fire
from three machineguns. As
they found out later.
But they got within 350 yards
without drawing fire then ev
erything cut loose at once! Huff
ordered the men to take cover
and went on alone. He crawled
up behind one of the machine
gun nests and wiped out the
' crew with his tommygun; fir
ing from a kneeling position in
order to draw fire from the oth
er positions and thus determine
their exact location.
Four hours from the time
they left, Huff and his squad ,
returned and without a single J
casualty. The information they
brought back resulted in the
reath of 27 Nazis, capture of 21
others, and the routing of an
entire enemy company. All this,
at the cost of only two Ameri
cans dead and one wounded.
Huff's heroic action led to his
promotion to staff sergeant and
award of the Congressional
Medal of Honor at a ceremony
held at Anzio headquarters.
' Ruth added: "Paul has sent
more than $1,300 in war bonds
home since he Joined the army
only two years ago."
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It Is Tinian, less than three miles from Salpan, and the third in the group to be Invaded In less Wan six weeks.
Taiits roar ashure from lauding cralt, drive up oeacti ruad gouged out by a bulldozer toward Island's vital air
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Vice President Sergio Osmena (right) of the Philippine Commonwealth, takes oath of office as second presi
dent of the Philippines following death of President Manuel Luis Quezon. U. 8. Supreme Court Justice Robert
Jackson administers the oath In Washington.
MUSICIANS DEFY
WLB DIRECTIVE
Washington, Aug. 17 U.R)
The American Federation of
Musicians (AFL) again refused
to obey a War Labor Board di
rective to lift its ban cn the
making of transcriptions and re
cordings for the Columbia Re
cording Corp., Radio Corpora
tion of America, and the Nation
al Broadcasting Co.
Joseph A. Palway, counsel
for James C. Petrillo, union
president, said the union "can
not comply with the order of
the board because in this case
the war effort is nbt involved.'"
Padway accused the WLB of
"starting a train of events to
impose Involuntary servitude
upon us" in violation of the
13th amendment of the consti
tution. Rivi
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Riviera, Aug. 17. Mrs. Ben
Newell and small son Rex of
Salem and Mrs. Millie Walker of
Portland have been visiting Mrs.
Ne well's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Miller for the past two
weeks. They are returning to
their homes Aug. 20th.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bolz and
two children of Medford visited
Mrs. Ben Newell Aug. 13. Mrs.
Bolz lived here several years
ago and will be remembered as
Loraine Thompkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gray, now
of Grants Pass, visited friends
here Aug. 13 and attended the
Gold Hill Grange picnic. The
Grays will help Campbell harv
est their peach crop.
Lt. Kenneth Ward of the air
force who has just returned
from overseas duty, and his wife
visited his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Biles and friend
Sunday.
Fifty Live Oak Grangers and
friends held a picnic at the
Frank Hall home near Rogue
River Aug. 13. Among those
attending from here were: Otto
Fuhrman. Marie Block, Beth
Potter, Millie Walker, Phyllis
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Newell, Mapel Garrison, Letsy
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Smith, Shirley Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mattson and Mrs.
Florinne Higinbotham and small
daughter Sharon.
Mrs. Joe Hope and Bobby
Lance of Gold Hill were visiting
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Lance, Aug. 9.
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Lloyd Tucker Dies
In Klamath Falls
Conger-Morris will announce
details for the funeral of Lloyd
D. Tucker, 47, former Medford
resident who died in Klamath
Falls Monday. He will be burled
here.
His mother, Mrs. Sarah E.
Tucker, and his sister, Mrs. May
Anning, reside at 517 Western
avenue.
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ESTATE, CHURCH
SUED IN EQUITY
A suit In equity has been
filed in circuit court by Charles
E. Applegate against Jeannettc
Carlton, executrix of the estate
of his sister, the late Flora Ap
plegate Combs White, and the
First Church of Christ Scientist
of Medford, one-half of the
estate of Mrs. White, who passed
away here last May 28.
The complaint sets forth that
by the terms of a family arrange
ment the plaintiff was to receive
one-half of the estate of Mrs.
White, due to cash advances
made by their father, Henry
Clay Applegate, to Mrs. White
before his death at the age of 93
years. A will making this pro
vision was made, it is alleged.
The plaintiff declares under the
will filed he was bequeathed the
sum of $5 and that others were
made beneficiaries of the bal
ance. L. B. Sandblast, attorney of
Portland, appears as counsel for
Applegate.
BIRTHS
LaGRAVE To Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest, Rt. 2, Box 130, Ashlard.
August 15, 1944, boy, 'IKi
pounds, at Sacred Heart hos
pital. FIGHT FOREST FIHES
Moncton, N. B., Aug. 17
(U.R) Thousands of service men
and civilian volunteers fought
today to control forest fires in
the Boundary Creek area of
southern New Brunswick threat
ening this city of 20.000. Offi
cials held some hope that slack
ening winds and a slight change
of direction might force the
flames to bypass the city to the
north.
MAN AT WORK
Los Angeles, Aug. 17 U.R)
Radio Patrolman R. H. Martin
today reported a pickpocket at
work on a strcctrar. The loot:
Martin's wallet and badge.
In 1943, record war produc
tion year, the steel industry con
sumed enough electricity to sup
ply 17 178,000 families for 12
months.
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With a lump In her throat and tears
welling In htr eyes, 10-year-old
Joyce Sicveklng of Indlnnapolts,
Ind., tells of her sorrow in not being
nllowed to Join Nnvy ns mascot and
Runner's mate. Her consolation was
Uint she has been made Junior re
cruiter for WAVES.
DRYER BURNS
Modesto, Cal., Aug. 17 (U.R)
A $175,000 fire of unknown
origin completely destroyed the
Pacific Coast dehydrator plant,
'2 mile south of here, yesterday
and ruined large quantities of
grapes and carrots.
GOLD BRAID
Cambridge, Mass. (U.R)
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, with 67 generals and 20
admirals, has more ranking of
ficers among its alumni than
any other college except West
Point and Annapolis. And even
the service schools cannot match
the combination of stars and
gold braids.
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MEXICANS SPEED
BARRETT PICKING
Bartlett pear harvest went In
to high gear this morning fol
lowing arrival yesterday of 383
Mexican National farm work
ers. The labor was apportioned
to orchard ists as nearly as pos
sible in the number requested
previously. Pickers also includ
ed boys and girls who can sit in
to the tops of trees without
breaking limbs.
A majority of the packing
plants started this morning and
afternoon, County Agent Robert
G. Fowler reported more trans
ient fruit workers available at
any time since Pearl Harbor
and that with the available lo
cal help the labor situation Is
well in hand.
The county agent said it was
likely more Mexican Nationals
would be available for the late
pear harvesting.
VETERAN 100 DIES
Los Angeles, Aug. 17 (U.R)
Veterans' hospital attendants
today confirmed the death
Tuesday night of Austin C.
Shafcr, 100, Civil War veteran
who participated in the siege of
Atlanta and marched through
Georgia with the 02nd Ohio infantry.
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JAIL MAN WHO HOPPED
RIDE ON FDR'S TRAIN
Wlllmar, Minn., Aug. 17 U.F
Frank Roberts, Chicago,- went
to jail today for hopping ride
on President Roosevelt's special
train from Breckenridge, Mlnn
to Wlllmar.
Roberts rode behind the ten
dcr. Before the judge sentenced
him to IS days in the county
jail for trespassing on railroad
property he said he wouldn't
have done it if he had known
the train was the presidential
special,
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