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TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, August 24, 1944 LEAVE EVIDENCE ARE REUNITED AT OF THEIR CRIMES Wake of 7th Army Strewn With Articles Stolen from Thousands French Homes Bv Edward W. Beattle United Press War Correspondent Wilh British Troops, Beyond Trun, Aug. 22 (U.R) Amid the wreckage of the German Sev enth army lies the telltale evi dence of how the Nazis robbed the French even when they were surrounded and their out look was hopeless. The fields and hedgerows around here are strewn with the small goods the Germans stole from thousands of French homes with the hope of taking them back to their homes in the Reich. Kent Loot to Last Thev had held onto their loot clothing, shoes and little trinkets until the last minute. They abandoned them only when they threw away their tin hats, put on peaked caps and came out of hiding with hands ciaspca behind their heads as prisoners. But even before that, hope It self long had gone from the hearts of these men. Only a couple of 19-year-old SS troops, among all the Germans I talked to, thought the war possibly could be won. They based their 'faith on the still unrcvealed V 2, which will have to be some thing apocalyptic to justify the hopes of this handful of Ger mans believing In victory. In the faces of the men who streamed into prisoners' cages today by the tens, twenties and hundreds, there was no hope. In one cage, there were several thousand without the slightest sign of spirit. They lay on the ground quietly or sulked or chatted fitfully. Most of them were the common garden vari ety of infantry men not fan atics. Prisoners Dased During the day, dozens of trucks carled them farther back, about SO at a time. And as the trucks moved on, they stared out over the tailboards in a daze. The Strang thing about these men was how they tried to cling to their loot all sorts of odds and ends long after they dis carded their fighting equipment, which lies scattered over 500 square miles of fields, woods and villages. They carted the stuff along even when then transport was shot up and wrecked along the ditches and hedgerows. One of the prizes strewn among the debris of war ma chines was an Imitation caracul cape, which shines under the hot sun. It was not the sort of genu ine fur which the Germans once stole In Russia, but the man who took that from some French home thought it would be a fine memento back in Berlin or Mannheim or Cologne. Cookbooks Takan Amid the wreckage of a Ger man field kit;hen were six French cookbooks emblems of the hope the company chef must have had of some day saying goodbye to corned beef and slews and opening a restaurant somewhere in Germany. You find big red French elder down quilts, women's dresses and bolts of cloth. At one place was a battered little statuette which might have come from a French cathedral. Alongside a burncd-out Ger man amphibious volksuagon I picked up a pair of size nine women's shoes They were shod dy, but brand now There were a few pink underclothes made of artificial silk. Behind a ditched truck were couple of chairs, one of which was gilded ani looked like a Louis XIV or a good Imitation. They apparently had been load ed on the trucK to enaole the master race to retreat In reason able comfort. Counterfeit Gas Coupons Appear Sacramento, Aug. 24 (U.R) The district office of price ad ministration today announced that the first counterfeit "A-12" gasoline coupons have appeared In the northern California dis trict. The OPA said the coupons were similar to thousands that have appeared In southern Cali fornia cities. Since they are printed in separate sheets, not in Identifying folders, service station operators should have no difficulty In detecting the coun terfeit coupons, the OPA added. ENRAGED MAN SHOOTS Los Angeles, Aug. 24 (U.R) Police said today that Ray Da vis, 31, became enraged and shot Bob Sahaigin, 21, a Sioux In dian, in the back, in a restau rant, because the latter refused to pass him a napkin. From oth er patrons who beat him nearly unconscious, Davis learned that Sahaigin was blind. Sahaigin will recover. , - fnr MlinriKV TOO LatS to Classify 6 30 6aturday afwrnoon Please reracmuw. JAPS KILL GRID STAR Guam, Aug. 22 (U.R) Ma rine 1st Lt. Max Belko, one-time All American football star at the University of Southern Cal ifornia, was killed in action to day while leading ' the assault rifle platoon which he com manded. SPRAT BURNS FATAL Berkeley, Cal.. Aug. 24 U.R) Fred W Kiesel, 70, died last night in the Berkeley hospital from burns sustained July 18 when a sprayer he used in his orchard exploded and scattered fluid over his body. Csa Mall Tribune Want Ada. Harvard college was establish ed In 1630. POST Ifl JUNGLE Two M e d f o r d men, close friends throughout their school years and later in civilian work ing life and army life, are still together, stationed now in In dia In the same aviation engi neer unit and billeted in the same basha (native bamboo hut), lt was revealed today by the wife of one of the men. Sgt. Roger J. Hcadlee and Cpl. Bruce Merrifield both attended the Medford schools, graduating from Medford Senior high school. Later, living in the city, both young men were members of the local Masonic order and both went to Panama with a group of civilian engineers to serve 7 months In that country. Following this, they volunteered for induction into the army in August, 1943, and were trained as aviation engineers at Geiger Field. Spokane, Wash. After a short period In New Mytico, the unit was spilt before truing sent overseas, the section In which Hcadlee was included going in April to the China-Burma-India theater of war by way of the Mediterranean sea, and Merri ficld's group going to the same area by the Pacific route. Re united in India, the men have remained together since their ar rival there, living now in the jungle, Mrs. Hcadlee states. Hcadlee's wife makes her home in Central Point now and his mother is Mrs. William A. Morand of Portland. Mrs. Mer rifield and small daughter live at Loring Court, Medford. Ration Calendar j Gasoline September 21 Exnlration date of stamps No. 12 in A book (three gallons ench). B3, C3, B4, C4, T, Rl and R2 stamps worth 5 gallons each; D, l'i gallons; E, 1 gallon. Fuel Oil Septamber 30 Expiration ! date of period 4 and S coupons. New period 1 coupons may be , used as soon as received. v ' Meats Fats I Red . mps A8 through Z8 i and A5 through D5 in ration , book No. 4 valid Indefinitely. ! Each stnmp worth 10 points. I Processed Foods Blue stamps A8 through Z8 and A5 through F5 In ration book No. 4 valid indefinitely, i Each stamp worth 10 points. Sugar Stamps Nos. 30, 31 and 32 In ' book No 4 valid InrteVutely (5 ' pounds each). Stamp No. 40 valid for 5 pounds home canning sugar to February 28, 1945. Stamp No. ' 33 valid on September 1 for five pounds. Apply at local boards on form. R-323 for addillmal home can ning sugar, affixing spare stamp J No. 37 for each person (20 pounds maximum a person), j Shoes Airplane stamps Nos. 1 and 2 In ration book No. 3 valid in definitely (each good for one pair). f&tK'-' i' WW Jc &0& 'l To Kgb school, fc-cSrfcgfc a,eTounger set goes, At lAl&Y4 k f V 4 " 74V''- All smartly dressed-up in new Back-to-School Clothes! SZS4&flly&"'" llll YSV'AVACT" They find the right outfits from head down to toes, mSI' "" ' VAV c By shoppins at Penney's as everyone knows! ' : " I I trl A o ' ?sV j v ro, school wotki S f.MxWjr, JPtt ti X? ' LOOP OXFORDS HEM'S HATS $19' fP ) ) " g. Stvle-rlght felt Marathons I TJ , A Iw ,' 4 1 J )S 1-M eX- v- , Etir V. "?. with bound or hand-felted I I If M V ' --a TV r; ' 1 ' j 1 TT-'--!t S" N. edijes. Your choice of snap, III 1 .: .1 1 ? V1 V,'"Ef- . J Ci 3io jfn , JS " S roll or straight brims. If Ei'il J JlS'' S ' ' -rXSlU XWilhWW WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION M If h' VE4 III ' ' ' ' If M U Wr" f I r Knitted back, -M W i U III III X-TRA i PRnriTQ ifvj rnr.c Todoy't ricord-brtoking prices for tqq dtmand thor y yuu gcf n maiimum pro auction from your flock. I v .. c. d' J a palarobU, corefullv built. balanced rotion. supply. , From where I sit ...Joe Marsh. ' ,f mm KM ...... - How Different Will be Post-war Homes? Matt Doorly, our local parpen ter, has lepn showing us archi tect's drawings of the kind of post-war houses that we're go lng to live in. Some of them look like squaredoff dominoes; some ore streamlined like they were poing to fly. And they're all filled with fancy things like air conditioning and what-not. "Hure change our home life!" Matt ttf ItnportJintljr. "Shucks," says Dan Mason, "it Isn't tho shape of a house, or the gadgets In It, that make up your home life." "What Is lt then?" (taya Matt "It's the Jltlje things," any Han. "I.Ike u well-worn cluiir brtore the (Irr-nml a good look and n friendly rIiis of beer nflrr a hard day's work. I.ltlln thing, that are a part of living," From where I sit, Pan's abso lutely right And 1 think the men who dream of home from overseas agree -that It's iho small, familiar pleasures, that add up to home. Caarrvch; 1944, Brrmnf li&uiry FmrnhlKm Town-Clads for Falll ALL-WOCL SUITS 1.75 Pin and chalk stripes, plaids and overplnlds . . . all represented in the new Fall selection styled by Town Clnd. They're all-wool-worsteds, in the pop ular single- breasted or double-breasted models. Men's Smart Towncraft FOOTWEAR 3 .79 Give you top style at low budupt prices! Fine leathers In dress anil sport models, expertly stitched. Russet. Reg. U.S. Tat. Off. ALL-WOOL CREPE JACKETS Classic three-button style, tailored of zephyr-soft all-wool crepe! In p"r rich fall colors. Sizes 12 to 20. ALL-WOOL CREPE SKIRTS Soft, warm all-wool for beauty and wear, pleated all-around for a grace ful swinging fit. Colors. 24-32. Tailored, Long-sleoved Rayon Blouses, Sixes 32 to 40 Long-wearing, soft wool crepe tai lored in the school girls' favorite three-button style. Sizes 7-14. 3.98 GIRLS' ALL-WOOL JACKETS 5.90 GIRLS' ALL-WOOL SKIRTS 2-98 To match her breeze-soft wool crepe jacket ... a pleated skirt in lovely solid shades. Sizes 7-14. Classroom Favorites for Fall and Winter! GIRLS' MISS PREP SWEATIRS Cardigan Stylet Slipover Types Classic or long-length styles with push-up sleeves . . . some in all-wool, others in wool -and-rayon. Colors to match or blend with her suits. Sizes 10-16. SPORT SWEATERS FOR GIRLS 50 96 warm wool, 50o lus trous rayon, knitted in long or short sleeved crew neck slip over styles. Pretty colors. 10-16 1 Fabric shrinkage will not exceed 1. 2.98; Girls' Sixes 1.98 2.98 mm m Boys' Jim Penney COAT SWEATERS Wool cloth front. . Knitted back, sleeves, trim. Bugged! Colorful! BOYS' SLACKS Poplin Twill in an QO blue and tan. San- i ' forized. 6 to 18. SPORT SHIRTS Poplin Twill, plain a QO' colors. Sanforized I for fit. All Woo! BOYS' JACKETS All wool plaid , lor wear and warmth. Button ' front. . Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. 3 .98 Sensible Shoes for School at Sensible Prices Penney's Shoe Department .49 CHILDREN'S SHOES Moccasin oxfords for school, and dressy 1 .strap pumps. Nips H i. SIki V ta ItVi Ay la. . WOMEN'S SHOES Step-ins spectators, f 1A tnd tailored oxtotd Coorfvcnr ITff Comlruction MEN'S OXFORDS Moccaiii or plain toe m 70 v.u. . . , ... -.e... -n .1 (in
