ON THE HOME FRONT
Medford$Wtribune
News From Jackson County for
Men in the Armed Services
The Mail Tribune suggests you clip and mail thU newi
roundup to a relative or friend In service.
Dear..
Many matters of public inter
est here have been sharing the
good war news in recent days,
and while the folks at home
have been planning how V-day
will be celebrated, when the
Europeaa war is ended, they
also are considering the matter
of building a new county hospi
tal, are pondering on whether
or not to support the proposal
to build irrigation and power
dams on the upper Rogue and
are showing interest in the idea
of acquiring river frontage on
the Camp White reservation for
a state park when the camp land
is put up fo sale.
OVER TH
LABOR DAY
WEE&-E.U a!
ASHLAND
TWIN M
PLUNGES !mk
Two Fool
ONE WARM 9 ONE COOL
2 New Barbecue Pits
Everyone Invited!
Concession Stand Hot Dogs, Ice
Cream, etc. Make Ihe most of swim
ming NOW. We close our season
after September 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen C. Gragg, Owners
zzzzzz:
Once In m
APPLY AT ANY MEDFORD
PACKING PLANT NOW!
Date.
The county, hospital matter
will be on the November ballot,
enough signers have been ob
tained for an initiative petition.
Dairymen are workine nn n nrn.
posal to build a cooperative I
creamery and cheese factory.
Marking Labor Day will be
the close of the annual tourna
ment at the Rogue Valley golf
course and the horse show plan
ned by the Ashland Riding asso
ciation. In connection with the
annual tournament it has been
announced that the club plans a
memorial trophy which will
honor Lt. Robert R. Hammond,
one of the city's finest golfers
m lid if LJ -s!
Experienced Fruit
Urgently Needed
Packin
Rogue River Valley's perishable fruit crop must be packed with
out delay. All who have had experience in packing fruit are
asked to lend a hand in this Important job. The lucceti of this
year's crop it vitally necessary to the economic welfare of thil
area in monthi to come. Here it your opportunity to earn
money and help your country and your neighbors!
who was killed In action In Italy
May 28.
Rain started falling yesterday
morning, first for more than a
month. It brought to an end sev
eral hot days during which the
season's largest fire burned over
about 125 acres of land in the
Elk creek district and logging
operations were temporarily
suspended in some areas due to
the fire hazards.
Two letters from the Pacific
theater published this week
made interesting reading to the
people at home. In one Lt. Spen
cer Weills, marine fighter pilot,
told of being stationed on Guam
and described the "mess" which
was the aftermath of battle.
Weills maintained he was get
ting fat on K rations. From India
Sgt. Bob Archer wrote of his
method of snitching rides while
en route to Calcutta and describ
ed his visit to numerous
"shrines", including Firpos bar.
Like many other servicemen,
the sergeant complains that he
misses plain, cold milk 'more
than anything else in the way of
food.
Another interesting letter was
from Lt. Corinne D'Albini, army
nurse who wrote that her hospi
tal unit was having a hard time
keeping up with the Third army
in France. Casualties are lighter
than expected, she said, and
captured Germans are simply
amazed over the American sup
plies and equipment. Staff Sgt.
Joe Pruitt wrote from Corsica
to say that the island reminded
him of Oregon and that he was
too busy to go swimming. Action
in the southwest Pacific was de
scribed in a letter by Pvt. Lee
Reynolds, who said that he had
just ended a combat period and
was glad to get back to
meals and a cot to sleep on,
A story about First Lt. Ray
mond Ross, with the Americal
division, is to the effect that he
has worked out a way to cook
"choka", a native vegetable
which he described as a cross
between a summer squash and
a cucumber.
Leading the news of honors
and decorations is award of the
Silver Star to Sgt. George Sim
mons for gallantry in action in
Italy. The story recites that the
sergeant, though wounded, cov
ered the withdrawal of his pla
toon, holding his position until
the enemy fled. Staff Sgt. Geo.
R. Roberts has been given the
Distinguished Flying Cross fol
lowing 30 missions from an Eng
lish base as a Fortress waist gun
ner and is expected home soon.
Air Medals have been presented
to First Lt. R. A. Wilcox, Marau
der bombardier based in Europe;
to Second Lt. Mark K. Miller,
Fortress bombardier at an Eng
lish base; First Lt. Robert von
der Hellen, bomber pilot in Eng
land, and Capt. Thomas Shearin
has been awarded two Oak Leaf
clusters for his Air Medal. Capt.
Shearin is with the 13th AAF
in the South Pacific and is pilot
edf ord Fruit
"Make Your Own Bed" Coming
Starting Sunday for a three .
day showing at the Craterian,
is "Make Your Own Bed," star-1
of a B-24.
From a 12th AAF base in the
Mediterranean comes word that
Sgt. Donald R. Stone recently
flew his 50th mission as radio
operator of a B-25. Eugene R.
Birk, with the 25th Infantry Di
vision in the South Pacific, has
.been promoted to staff sergeant
and Claude E. Atkins has been
promoted to corporal at an Afrl-I
can air service command base.
Pfc. Dean Davis and Roy Rus
sell, S-C 3c, recently met in
Hawaii for the first time in a
year. The two are school friends.
Capt. H. E. Schrecengost arrived
in Medford last week from Alas
ka, where he spent two years, in
time for some hundred-degree
weather which the officer found
rather a contrast to the Alaskan
climate. He returns to his post
after a month's leave. Harlin
Seiler, government construction
employee, is in Medford on a
brief vacation after two and a
half years in Hawaii.
Visitors here this week were
Lt. Worlow C. Purdin and his
bride, the former Marjorie Scott
whose father is W. D. Scott of
Aruba, Netherlands West Indies,
and who had been attending
school in Arizona and Arkansas.
The wedding took place shortly
after Lt. Purdin returned from
overseas after serving 14 months
as a pilot with the 15th AAF.
Other weddings announced were
those of Pfc. Edward Shoemaker
to Miss Elsie Gleason of Chicago,
and Dorothie Rice to Sgt. Daniel
Boverini of Cicero, 111., who was
stationed at Camp White for
many months as leader of the
SCU orchestra. Jack C. Orey,
aviation radioman third class,
has been home after graduating
from the navy air base at
Hutchinson, Kan., and also here
was his fiancee,. Miss Norma
Larson of Berkeley, Calif.
Tom Gerety is now stationed
at Miami, Fla., for naval gun
nery training and Bill Van Dyke
Plants!
ring Jack Carson, Jane Wyman
and Alan Hale,
recent "graduate of the naval
aviation ordnance school at Nor
man, Okla., is now stationed at
the Los Alamitos air base in
California. William Bostwlck
recently completed training at
the Naval Air center at Norman,
being fourth highest man in his
class. Verne L. Still, navy hospi
tal apprentice first class, has
graduated from the field medi
cal school at the marine base at
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pvt. Walter McEwen, recently
Inducted, is training at Ft. Knox
and has been awarded medals
for marksmanship. Pvt. Johnny
Baldwin has reported at Camp,
Savannah, Ga., for basic train-1
ing.
C. Aubrey Sander of the air
corps enlisted reserves has been
promoted to squadron comman-
der at Dorr Field, Arcadia, Fla. ,
His brother, Capt. Harold Snn
der of the Ferrying command is
stationed at Long Beach, Calif., j
and a younger brother, Fred
Cyril Sander, is stationed at
Drew Field, Tampa, Fla.
On the "at home" list this
week are Jeanne Lorraine
Swayne, electricians mate from
Washington, D. C; Lt. R. D.
Fifer, Harvard, Neb., air field;
Lt. Max Peirce, engineering offi
cer for the navy, Oakland; David
Irving, (with Mrs. Irving and
baby David) from Treasure
Island, where Irving is a chief
petty officer; Sgt. Russell W.
Roseborough, Mountain' Home,
Ida.; Sheldon Muir, Farragut,
Ida.; Don Caton, also from Far
ragut; T. Sgt. John E. Wilkin
son, with Mrs. Wilson, from Ft.
Benning, Ga.; Pvt. Willace R.
Casebeer, Camp Roberts; Sgt.
James R. Bell, Hobbs, N. M.
Among the "new arrivals"
are twin daughters born to Lt.
and Mrs. Aaron J. Ayres at Red
lands, Calif. Lt. Ayres recently
returned from England where
he completed 30 missions as
pilot of a B-17.
imii't jsu mm mmjjmjmt
At
Y
PLAN FOR RETURN
HOMEJHROOPS
Nazi Collapse Means Exo
dus For Some Others
Needed In Pacific Zone.
Washington, Sept. 1 (UB
With the collapse of German re
sistance, the exodus of hundreds
of American troops from Europe
will begin.
Today, five years after the
second world war started, the
army Is perfecting plans to re
verse its great mass movement
of humanity.
Some of the Americans In
Europe will come home fairly
soon after Germany quits, some
will go directly to the Far East
to fight the Japanese, and some
will remain abroad to enforce
the first phases of European
peace.
American commanders in the
Pacific will have first call on
American manpower released
with Germany's defeat to meet
their immediate needs, subject
to limitation of transportation
facilities and the strategic situa
tion in that theater.
Because of the type o war
fare in the Pacific, the Allies
will not need there Immediately
too large a portion of the troops
released in Europe. In the is
land to island fighting amphib
ious combat forces are small
compared with the large Euro
pean armies. Until there is a
place for them to fight large
numbers cannot be utilized. And
it is not anticipated that the Pa
cific commanders will ever need
all the forces released by peace
in Europe.
So when Germany capitulates,
that part of the American forces
freed from combat there and not
needed immediately for occupa
tion in Europe or combat in the
Far East will start moving home
ward as transport is available.
Some repatriated individuals
and units may expect later to
proceed to the Pacific after. an
interval at home. But the shrink
ing over-all combat manpower
requirements will permit the
army to commence discharging
troops after victory in Europe.
Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson said recently that this
plan would be ready for an
nouncement soon. Meanwhile
army sources will not discuss the
plan.
SEES TELEVISION
5 YRS. AFTER WAR
Chicago, Sept. 1 U.m At
least 100 master television sta
tions serving areas containing
67,000,000 persons will be in
operation within five years after
the war, according to Paul
Chamberlain of the General
Electric Co.
Chamberlain told the closing
session of the National Associa
tion of Broadcasters executives
war conference yesterday that
the feasibility of television net
works has been proven by four
years of experimental operation
of a relay between New York
City and Schenectady, N. Y.
Find Mother Guilty
of Death Own Baby
Los Angeles, Sept. 1 (U.R)
Mrs. Lrla Eva Pruitt, 21, today
awaited sentence on a verdict of
manslaughter for killing her de
formed five-months-old son.
A Jury convicted the red
haired young Texan late yester
dny after a three-day trial dur
Ing which Mrs. Pruitt denied
repeatedly that she had hurled
the child into a chair In a Jealous
rage. Earlier she assertedly had
confessed to police that she was
angered when her husband, Pvt.
James Earl Pruitt, wrote her
from Camp Polk, La., that he no
longer loved her.
America was named for
Amerigo Vespucci, a Florentine
! who made earlv exDloratlons
J sailing for Portugal.
m
EVERY
WRECKED
Car can be repaired,
and . . .
That'i
for .
our busineit
We are serving on the
home front . .
To help you to produce
for our boyi on the bat
tle front.
CRATER LAKE
MOTORS
Bth (t Itt Phone 2297
Friday, Sept. 1, 1944
FAREWELL SUNDAY
FOR REV. W. A. RICE
The public Is invited to at
tend union farewell services
honoring the Rev. Ward A. Rice
who will soon leave the city,
being held in the First Metho
dist church on West Main and
Laurel streets Sunday at 7:45
p. m., under auspices of the
Medford Ministerial Associa
tion. Rev. Louis C. Kiiby, pastor
of the church, announces the
service will be presided over
by Rev. Harry W. Hansen, as
sociation president, assisted by
four other ministers.
Rev. Rice will preach the
sermon on "Christ s Greatest
Question." Mrs. Rice will sing
a solo and special music will
be directed by John M. Eby,
BABS FIGHTS ON
Hollywood, Sept. 1 (U.R)
Count Kurt Hnugwitz-Reventlow
may be In Boston, but his legal
residence is here, Barbara Hut
ton said today In announcing she
would continue to seek full cus
tody of their son in California
courts.
Balboa discovered the Pacific
ocean in 1513.
Plu
I ujK?fyA I lXr T I
Iwk J J n
'jVWijijy $ f $ iff
,;Mrf J frg JtJ
w;Vifi:
Provides Afore Protection Than Pre-war Rivort'tdeil
Yei, the GRS Rivenldo ti a lofer tlrel It provldei )2 more
protection ogoinit rupturej Ihe moit common eauie of blow
outil It'i long-wearing, too giving complete satisfaction to lit
hundredi of thousands of new ownersl Good reasons why you
should bring your ration ordor to Wards.
CHcCX WARD3 LOW PRICES
Tubl Tlra
4.404.3O-7t..UaS
4.717J.OO-H.. 2.45 10.9J
9.23 '3 30-11.. 2.65 12.13
1.233.30-17.. 2.73 13.73
ftdtroi
117 SO. CENTRAL
"ffifTTvTJ ?KV"l3WA mf'wm inm hi mm
-svr,--jii i i ittim '.mi iii m ii in
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
The Spaniards conquered and
settled Puerto Rico and Cuba In
1508.
Complete Factory Approved
SAFETY
SERVICE
Chrysler Fao
lory Engineer
td and Inspect
ec Parts for
Chrysler
Dodge
PLYMOUTH
Dodge Truck
L. G. TAYLOR CO.
112 So. Riverside Phone 2965
WEEKLY
RATES
CUTTER
HOTEL
Across From Craterian
Theatre Phone 4174
SINGLE $4.50 to $6.
DOUBLE $7.50 to $12
New 8 i m -n o n Inner
Sprinq Mattresras Free
Showon. Clean Roomil
IL-awnin ii mi
6.00-16 size
Federal Tax
Tub Tire .
00-14 (2.93 (14.1S
6.2J 6 JO-16.. 133 17.71
7.00-13 SI.4S 19.6J
7 00-16 1.65 19.91
hcitt fa frtrfl
PHONE 3930
I
IS