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News From Jackson County for
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Dear-
With but one week remaining i
in August, thoughts of the home
folks are of Labor Day, the I
opening of school, fruit and to
mato harvest, huckleberry pick
ing, and some even look as-far
ahead as the world series and
the hunting season. The fruit
harvest is in full swing with
both packing sheds and can
neries employing large crews
and everyone is enjoying a week
of cool, bright weather.
Sept. 1 to 4 are the dates of
the annual Southern Oregon
Golf tournament and about 80
players are expected to enter.
At the courthouse workers in
the clerk's office have been busy
with nearly 500 applications for
absentee ballots for the Novem
ber election received from ser
vicemen and women. It is
thought the number may reach
1000 before the closing date. In
the Red Cross workrooms in the
courthouse, groups of women
are hurrying with the making of
surgical dressings since a quota
of 210,000 for the summer must
be completed this month.
Pears, flowers, apples and fish
from Medford were loaded Tues
day night on a special United
Air Lines cargoliner which flew
to New York city with the first
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I Ml plane load of perishables
' ever flown from coast to coast.
The plane carried three tons of
, perishables from several coast
! points and these were to be spe
j cially displayed at the Waldorf
I Astoria hotel.
i A tentative county plan for
spending some three million dol
! lars on a post-war highway pro
i gram has been outlined by the
! co'unty engineer, the program to
j spread over five years and tie
! in with state and highway plans.
I A special sinking fund has been
; created to save money for the
! project.
j Among the week's interesting
! news was word of Tom Tarns,
torpedoman's mate, second class,
who participated in the June 6
invasion as a member of the
crew of the McCook. Tarns
wrote his parents that "It wasn't
as bad as I expected." Also in
the news this week were Sgt.
Roger J. Headlee and Cpl. Bruce
Merrifield. These two have been
close friends for many years,
through .school, engineering
work in Panama and now are
living in the same native bam
boo hut in India, they write
relatives.
Relatives of Cpl. William E.
Davis, prisoner of the Japanese
since the fall of Corregidor,
have had a second typewritten
message from the corporal, this
signed in his own handwriting.
He stated that he was well and
urged relatives to write through
the Red Cross. For many months
it was not possible to write pris
oners confined in Philippine
camps.
James J. Hamilton, fonner
pastor of the Christian church
here and now a chaplain with
the 90th Infantry, has been dec
orated for heroic action on the
Normandy battlefields and M.
Sgt. George C. Smith, at one
time stationed at the Medford
airport and whose wife is the
former Patricia Hayes, has been
decorated with the Soldier's
Medal for saving the battle
famed Flying Fortress, "Suzy
Q" from destruction by fire. The
decoration took place in Eng
land, but the incident occurred
in Ogden, Utah, before the ser-
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geant was sent overseas. i
From England it is reported
that Staff Sgt. Leslie Corey is
now a technical inspector at a
major repair and supply depot
of the AAF and Pfc. Claude E.
Atkins is now stationed at a
north African air service com
mand base.
Lone casualty of the week Is
Pfc. Norman P. Blais, infantry
man killed in France August 3
but a few days after arriving
overseas.
Pvt. Robert G. Jennings was
recently selected the outstanding
man of his recruit platoon at the
San Diego marine base and Lt.
Thomas A. Helman, who return
ed to this country a few months
ago after many missions over
Europe as a bomber pilot, has
reported to the AAF training
command at Columbus, O., to
attend Instructor's school.
T. H. Gleason, a veteran fight
er pilot who has seen action in
the European theater, has been
advanced to lieutenant, junior
grade, and Is now at Norfolk,
Va. Home after nearly three
years In the China-Burma-India
theater of operations are Staff
Sgt. Lester C. Cass and Master
Sgt. Wesley A. Cox. Sgt. Cass
declares that during all the
months overseas he never once
met anyone from his home dis
trict. J. C. Reinhart, CM2c. is
home after having been dis
charged from the naval hospital
at San Diego. He was overseas
for several months.
Lt. Richard Finch is now an
instructor of gunnery at Mill
Field, N. J. He pilots P-47 fight
er planes. William R. Van Dyke
recently graduated from the
naval air center at Norman,
Okla., and Jack C. Orey, avia
tion radioman third class, has
graduated from the Hutchinson
air station in Kansas. Pvt. James
C. Gould has been assigned to
Camp Plauch, New Orleans, and
Pvt. George Samuel Payant to
Camp Wolters, Tex.
Cpl. Lester L. Neff recently
qualified as marksman with the
carbine at the Ephrata, Wash.,
air base. Marshall K. Williams,
overseas with the Fifth army,
has been sending his family
many German souvenirs.
Several servicewomen are in
the news this week, one being
Cpl. Georgia Green, now serving
as secretary to the post comman
der at Camp Pickett, Va. Cpl.
Green writes that Dolph Janes,
LeRoy Edwards and Phyllis
Curry are all stationed at Camp
Pickett and that she recently
spent some time with LaMurle
Beck Witt, WAC stationed at
Ft. Washington, Md. Fern Kin
sey has been selected for special
ist training at the WAVEs school
at Sampson, N. Y., and Mary
Wilson, yeoman second class in
the WAVEs and stationed in
Seattle, was home last week on
leave. Pvt. Florence Runnion is
now at Pine Bluff, Ark., and
Pvt. Irene R. Chetwood is sta
tioned at the Santa Ana, Calif.,
air base.
Those home now, or recently
home are Sgt. Robert Tuttle,
senior gunner for one of the new
B-29's, Pratt, Kan.; Clyde Flcht
ner, SP(T)2c, Treasure Island;
Pvt. R. L. Harper, Camp Maxey,
Tex.; Pvt. Charles Vanderpool,
Texas; Lt. Jack Langston, Boca
Raton, Fla.; Gerald Corcoran,
coast guardsman home from
South Pacific duty, and his bro
ther, Pvt. Myron Corcoran, Ft.
Lewis; Ray McKnight, S2c, Far
ragut; Carrol M. White, seaman
lc, Farragut; Cpl. Pursel, Camp
Cooke, Cal.j Pfc. Louis W.
Powell, San Luis Obispo; Pvt.
Andrew Lee Matncy, Greens
boro, N. C; Cpl. Bill Mansfield,
Ft. Riley, Kan.; T. Sgt. Royce
Finlcy, Los Angeles.
Marriages announced are
those of Frankie Handey to Lt.
George E. Kelsch, in Portland,
where the couple live, and Miss
Margaret Mulroney of Missoula,
Mont., to Capt. George E. An
drews. Capt. Andrews is a vet
rean of the north African and
Italian campaigns, being in the
air corps, and is now in Kansas
City. Beverly Malone has an
nounced her engagement to
Sgt. Ted Bergold of Alameda,
Calif.
MPS WITH GOOD
BOMBERS CRASH
Muroc Army Air Base, Calif.,
Aug. 25 (U.R) Six crow mem
bers were killed yesterday when
two Liberator bombers crashed
within half an hour of each
other, base officers reported today.
New York, Aug. 25 (U.R)
Cotton futures opened 3 to 5
points higher today.
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NOTICE
In the County Court of the State
of Oregon for Jackson County.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Peter Dietrich, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned has filed her Final
Account in the above entitled
matter, and the above entitled
Court has fixed September 23rd,
1944, at 10 o'clock A. M., In the
County Court Room, in the Court
House In Medford, Oregon, as the
time and place for hearing ob
cctions to said Final Account,
and fur the settlement thereof.
MATILDA G. DIETRICH,
Administratrix.
HARRY C. SKYRMAN,
Attorney for Administratrix.
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Los Angeles, Aug. 25 (U.R)
Japanese-Americans with good
records may be returned to the
Pacific coast on an individual
basis despite an army exclusion
order, it appeared today as a war
widow and an army veteran
were exempted from the regula
tion. Mrs. Shizuko Shiramizu, sister
of a soldier in India and widow
of one killed in Italy, and Masaru
Baba, the ex-service man, were
granted permission to return, it
was disclosed as U. S. Attorney
Charles Carr moved to dismiss
suits they had brought against
the Western Defense Command
to permit their re-entry.
Carr also asked dismissal of a
suit by George Ochikubo, den
tist, who has volunteered for mil
itary service on grounds it was
filed in state court. It subse
quently was transferred to fed
eral court.
The U. S. attorney said Mrs.
Shiramizu and Baba were per
mitted by the army to return be
cause their records are clear and
contain no facts Indicating they
might be dangerous to security.
Mrs. Shiramizu formerly lived
In Salinas, Calif., and Baba In
Berkeley. Both have been in re
location centers outside the
Western Defense area.
f Friday. August 23, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
SCIENTIST VERSATILE
Pasadena, Calif., Aug. 25
(U.R) Dr. Robert A. Millikan,
one of the nation's top physicists I
stitute of Technology, today
wrote the end of the movie ver-
) sion of a brainy scholar.
The Tigris river Is 1150 miles
and president of California In-1 In length.
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DEL MONTE REPORTS ON
CANNED FRUIT AND VEGETABLE
PROSPECTS
Ever since the war started, Del Monte has tried
to interpret the canned fruit and vegetable picture in a
way that would help our many friends and customers
adjust themselves to wartime shortages.
As the largest canner of fruits and vegetables in
America, we feel it is our responsibility again to make
clear how prospects look to us why today's situation
exists and what everyone can do to make the best of it.
Big Crops Don't Always Mean
Big Packs for Civilians
The farmers of this country are doing a great Job.
Peas are a good example. The acreage of green peas
sown for processing in 1944 is estimated at 48 more
than the five year pre-war average.
Many people feel news like this means our
canned fooii troubles are over. This isn't true.
One reason is the weather. We had a late spring with
rains and floods. Planting was late and replanting waa
crowded into a few short weeks.
Complicating our problem was the shortage of cjw
perienced workers.
Peas must be canned at one certain stage in their
development to produce a quality pack. This year, the
pea crop matured much faster tban usual and wo
started our Del Monte pea operations willi a staff of
regular field and cannery workers 30 below normal.
One tiling that saved the day for us on peas was tho
patriotic help of hundreds of citizens of DcKalb and
Rochelle, Illinois; Sleepy Eye and Wells, Minnesota;
Arlington, Wisconsin; Ogden, Smithfield and Spanish
Fork, Utah; Franklin, Idaho; and Toppenish, Wash
ington. Among them were housewives, office workers,
public officials many of whom had never set foot in
a cannery before.
Willi everybody pulling together, we were
able to can 50 more than our average pre
war pack. But military needs hnve grown.
Last year, every member of the industry turned over
to the government 20 of its puck of canned peas. This
year, the government will require double that amount.
So despite all the fine news about crops and packs, there
probably will be fewer canned peas for civilians.
The harvest of green beans and com is not com
pleted. Wealher is always a tremendous hazard with
any vegetable crop. It looks today as if there would be
plenty of string beans. There is some clanger lliat con
tinued dry wealher will affect the corn crop. Hut even
if it doesn't the best we can hope for is a civilian sup
ply of corn somewhat less than last year's.
Tomatoes are only beginning to ripen. Present pros
pects are for a pack as large as last year's. But this
amount going into civilian distribution will be consid
erably lets.
In short, the vegetable outlook is not promising.
What About the Outlook on Canned Fruit?
Canned fruit is one of the most popular foods willi
the armed forces. The government is reserving tho
equivalent of better than two-thirds of the pack a
material increase over last year's requirements.
This entire amount must he set aside for
the armed forces lrcfore. civilians can' get a
single can or jar. And rightly for what good
American would deny a serviceman first call
on the food lie needs?
The canned fruit situation has one bright spot. A
bumper crop of apricots produced a good supply for
civilians despite manpower shortages and larger
government requirements.
But the pear crop is short meaning considerably
fewer canned pears for us at home. We will have less
canned pineapple on our tables, too.
There are two big "ifs" in this year's sizable peach
crop weather and manpower. A hot spell could ripen
peaches so fast that we couldn't find enough workers
to handle them. With Uncle Sam needing more than
last year it looks (even with good weather) like defi
nitely fewer peaches for the home front.
Fruit cocktail? Canners hope to "put up" even more
than last year. But quotas for our fighters have grown
still faster. Again, this means less at your grocer's.
So, it should ho clear that there simply can't he a
fruit pack big enough to leave a normal supply of fruit
for civilians, after increased military needs are met.
Count on Your Fair Share
of Del Monte
Whatever amounts of Del Monte are finally avail
able, however, you can depend on this
We are doing everything we can to see that
you can get your share of them. ,
Ever since the war started, we have apportioned
Del Monte Foods to Del Monte distributors in every
section of the country, on a fair and square basis.
Furthermore, we are spreading out our Del Monto
deliveries throughout the year. This means that you
can hope to find several varieties of Del Monte Fruits
and Vegetables on your grocer's shelves at most times.
So look, for and ask for Del Monte Foods.
You have a right to your shore, and your
chances of getting some Del Monte Product to
answer your purpose arc good.
Use Del Monte's wide variety, too. Switching and
swapping within the Del Monte lino is one of the best
answers to wartimo shortages, because it is the best
way to be sure of quality and flavor.
Other Ways to Help
If you live war a food processing plant, yon can
help produce, a bigger pack yourself by working there
part or full time. Check with tho U. S. Employment
Service or your nearest plant. Yoix can see by this
report how much your help is still needed.
And do continue to he patient with your grocer.
Understand his problems. Remember that the better
known brands are the first to be taken from his shelves.
Try to help ease his load by such thoughtfulness as
shopping early in the day and early in the week.
Neither America's food producers nor America's
gTocers can win the battle of the food front alone. Your
intelligent cooperation with the industry, your grocer
and your government is very important.
It's a big responsibility. But we have yet to see ho
problem that is too big for American women. Espe
cially when it means their families will bo better fed.
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