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!
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" 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
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Todoy't ricord-brtoking
prices for tqq dtmand thor y
yuu gcf n maiimum pro
auction from your flock. I
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a palarobU, corefullv built.
balanced rotion.
supply.
, From where I sit ...Joe Marsh.
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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
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