HUNS IN FLIGHT
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By Henry T. Gorrell
United Press War Correspondent
With U. S. First Army Spear
heads Near the Belgian Border,
Sept. 2 (U.R) Desperate fear
maddened Germans are burning
entire villages and murdering
scores of French civilians as
they hurriedly withdraw from
this border area.
The reports of German atroc
ities, most of them carried out
by men of Adolf Hitler's Elite
SS, are mounting by the hour.
I have personally seen some of
the evidences of their brutality
at the small village of Plomig,
where the mutilated bodies of 14
Frenchmen lie in state in a small
schoolhouse, surrounded by Al
lied flags and flowers and with
nn inscription on .one of the
blackboards reading:
"Here are 14 French martyrs
murdered by the Germans our
allies will avenge them."
According to eyewitnesses, the
14 Frenchmen, clad in peas
ants' work clothes, were bound
hand and foot, riddled with ma
chinegun fire and then mauled
with pickaxes.
Before the executions, which
took place in the courtyard of
the town hall, the houses of the
victims were set afire and when
I came on the scene last night
they were still burning.
All around the village I could
see other fires from burning
haylofts.
It was in this fashion that the
Germans avenged the killing of
a lone German soldier by an un
identified French man in Plo
mig. Some of the 14 bodies were
so badly mutilated with clubs
and axes that they were unfit to
be seen, so they had been cov
ered with white sheets. The
heads of all the corpses were
caved in.
CHURCHES TO CELEBRATE
New Marlboro, Mass. (U.R)
The Rev. Arthur Simmons, new
ly-appointed Congregational min-j
ister, is looking forward to a
year of anniversary celebrations.
His church here will observe its
200th aniversary, his church in
Hartsville its 150, and his Mill
River chapel its 100th.
Gebhard Transferred Frank
lin Hal Gebhard, radio man
third class recently completed
six months' stay at a naval ra
dio station at Port Isabel, Tex.,
on the Gulf coast and has been
transferred to Washington, D.C.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Gebhard of Central Point.
PARATROOPER A COP
Portland, Ore., Sept. 2 (U.R)
Clifford R. Cunningham, who
participated in D-day as a para
trooper, was today in a new uni
form that of the Portland po
lice department.
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LOCAL and
Cited State police Friday
cited John A. Tepouac, 28, of
Gold Hill to appear in justice
of the peace court at 3 p. m,
Sept. 11 on a charge of driving
a car without a tail light.
Sentenced Mildred Ruth
Morgan Smith, 19, charged
with disorderly conduct, was
sentenced in city police court
Saturday morning to serve 10
days in the county jail.
Fined $25 Ole Burreson of
Gold Hill, charged with being
drunk in a Dublic dace. Daid a '
fine of $25 and S4.50 costs in I
justice of the peace court Sat
urday morning.
Return! To Duty Pf c. Alvin . .
A. Alexander left Tuesday to Lutenant Visits Mr. and
return to his army station at Mrs- Claude Chapman of North
Sana Barbara after spending six Pa''c highway, Gold Hill,
days here visiting his parents, were Pleasantly surprised Thurs
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Alexander day evening when Lt. Dale Le-
of Almond St.
Returns Mrs. Edward C.
Evanson returned to Medford
Friday from Oxnard, Calif.,
where she had been visiting her
husband, a storekeeper second
class stationed at present at the
naval base. Port Hueneme.
Slightly Hurt Mrs. R. E.
Carley of Central Point .was
slightly hurt Friday afternoon
when her car ran off the road
near the Table Rock store and
struck a chuck hole. She re
ceived medical attention at
Community hospital.
On Furlough Sgt. and Mrs.
Dale Forncrook are visiting rel
atives and friends in Medford
for a few days while the ser
geant is on furlough from Camp
Van Dorn, Miss. Mrs. Forn
crook makes her home at pres- j
ent near the sergeant s station.
They will leave here Tuesday
to return to Mississippi.
Two Resign Two employees
of the local war price and ra
tion board resigned last week.
Mrs. Evelyn H. Wamburg is
leaving soon with her husband,
Lawrence, to reside in San
Francisco and Miss Joan Burke
plans to enter the fall term of
the University of Oregon the
middle of this month.
On Leave Marvin L. Crock
er, aviation radioman second
class, member of the famous
"Black Cat" patrol squadron,
is spending a 21-day leave with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Crocker on Lone Pine road,
after having been on active
duty in the South Pacific for
nine months.
To Roseburg Mr. and Mrs.
Paul A. Hess and son, Vaughan
of 512 W. Palm St., are moving
to Roseburg where Mr. Hess
will have charge of the freight
office of Oregon-California Fast
Freight. Hess recently received
a medical discharge from the
Third Marines after being in
several hospitals following the
first battle at Bougainville.
Entertains Mrs. Virginia
Carr, an employe of the Port
land postoffice, Mrs. Bertha
King of the Grants Pass post
office and her husband, Sid
King and Mrs. and Mrs. I. B.
Matney of Grants Pass were en
tertained by Virginia Ramskill
fit 115 Kincr Kf yvrpntlv Mrs '
Matney is the mother of Mrs.
Carr and Mrs. King, and Mrs.
Carr, Mrs. King and Mrs. Ram
skill are cousins.
Forfeits Bond Doris M.
Curtwright, 19, Medford, who
was arrested by Ashland city
police Wednesday on a charge
of reckless driving, forfeited a
bond of $25 when she failed to
appear in Ashland city police
court Friday. In driving out of
Lithia Park, she narrowly
missed a police car and motor
cycle and hit the rear of a
parked car belonging to Fred
Taylor, parked in front of the
city hall. No serious damage
resulted to either vehicle.
PERSONAL
Receiving Training Charles
L. Cummons, 25, 403 W. Clark
St., is receiving his initial naval
indoctrination at the naval train
ing center, Great Lakes, 111., ac
cording to an announcement
from the station. His recruit
training consists of instruction
in seamanship, military drill and
general naval procedure.,
Johnson Home Wallace John
son, Flc, is home on leave, hav
ing completed a naval electri
cian's course at Purdue univer
sity in Indiana. Johnson will
leave Wednesday for Treasure
Island, where he will report for
gyro-compass training. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl John
son, 1416 West Tenth street.
Roy Kaegi of Ashland, home on
leave after his recent return
from combat duty in Italy, vis
isted them to bring news of
their son, Technical Sgt. Ever
ett Chapman who served in
Italy in the same AAF squad
ron with the lieutenant. Sgt.
Chapman was crew chief of the
plane piloted by Lt. Kaegi.
Selected Sgt. C. B. McCrack-!
en, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. ;
McCracken of 1129 Niantic
street, has been selected for of
ficer's training and is now at the
officer candidate school at Ab
erdeen, Md., according to re
ports received by his parents.
Sgt. McCracken was a manager
for the nation-wide Thomas
Scalp Specialist company before
going into service and resided
in Pittsburgh. Pa. His wife is a
lieutenant in the Women's Army
Corps and is now stationed at
Camp Kohler, Cal. She is the
former Florence Howe of Med
ford. 16
LISTED WOUNDED
Washington, Sept. 2 U.R)
The War Department made pub
lic tonight the names of 1793
U. S. soldiers wounded in ac
tion, including, from Oregon:
Central Pacific area:
Clark, Pfc. Dale R., Oakridge.
Joplin, Pfc. David G., Klam
ath Falls.
Slampher, Capt. Joseph P.,
Portland.
Wooldridge, Pfs., Charles A..
I Portland.
European area:
Abramson, Pvt. Vernon D.,
Portland.
Adams,
Portland.
Cipolla,
waukee.
Denby,
land.
T4th Gr., Jack T.,
Pfc, Roger J., Mil
Sgt. John A., Port-
Hardie,
Pvt. Earl E Condon.
Hurley, Pvt
Portland.
William H. Jr.,
Kiser, Pvt. Joseph D., Baker.
Moore, Pvt. James E., Port
land. Peek, Pvt. Alva J Portland.
Perkins, Pvt. Bernard B.,
Portland.
Rhorer, Pfc. Harry M. Jr.,
Lakeview.
Ludvikscn, 1st Lt. Lester P.,
Silverton.
DEATH COMES 10
ELMER J.
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Elmer J. Wright, a resident
of the Sams Valley district for
Vr last 26 years, passed away
at his home early Thursday eve
ning following a brief illness.
Mr. Wright was born In Frank
fort, Kan., on December, 19,
1890.
On February 14, 1918, Mr.
Wright was married to Miss
Clara Rinehart at Topcka, Kan.
To this union were born three
children, one son passing away
in his early youth.
Mr. Wright is survived by his
widow, Clara Wright, two chil
dren, Harold E. Wright, located
at Fort Benning, Ga., Mrs.
Eleanor Cummings of Bcatty.
Ore. He is also survived by six
brothers, three sisters and two
grandchildren.
Rev. D. E. Millard will offi
ciate and grave side services
will be held at the cemetery in
Sams Valley.
Time of service will be an
nounced later, pending arrival
of the son from Georgia. Perl
Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
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LOST IN ATTACK
Allied Headquarters, South
west Pacific, Sunday, Sept. 3
U.R) Liberator bombers unload
ed 110 tons of explosives on
three Davao airdromes in day
light Friday and destroyed 38
enemy planes in the heaviest at
tack of the war against the Japanese-held
Philippines, Gen Doug
last MacArthur announced to
day. The Liberator force overcame
extremely bad weather to ex
tend the American bombing1 line
to the Philippines for the first
time since 1942 and the heavy
strike against Davao airdromes
apparently caught the enemy by
surprise, with only nine fighter
planes taking to the air to inter
cept the raiders.
Following up three weeks of
aerial activity by long-range pa
trol planes over Mindanao isl
and, the B 24s attacked the Da
vao area and spread fragmenta
tion bombs among parked planes
and installations, causing exten
sive damage and large fires, Mac-
Arthur s communique said
Thirty-seven Dlancs on the
ground 26 fighters and 11
bombers were destroyed in the
attack. One of the nine inter-
ceptors was shot down by Lib
erator gunners, against the loss
of two bombers to anti-aircraft
fire.
Large fires were caused among
barracks and installations and
other areas surrounding the
three important airfields, a
spokesman said.
WANT WLB RETAINED
Los Angeles, Sept. 2 (U.R)
Delegates to the seventh annual
state CIO convention today
urged that the National War La
bor Board be retained as a me
dium of solving labor-management
disputes but vigorously
condemned its present policies
and personnel.
Boston (U.R) A nursery shop
sign solemnly admonished
mothers as follows: "Don't feed
the baby pickles, pie, beer or
caviar."
MAIL TRIBUNE
OBITUARY
LINDA ANNE HOSICK
Services for Linda Anne Ho
sick, infant daughter of Cpl. and
Mrs. Joseph R. Hosick, Talent,
were held at the graveside in
the Talent cemetery Thursday
afternoon. Arrangements were
in care of the Conger-Morris
chapel. I
Cpl. Hosick flew here from
Fort Riley, Kansas, where he is
stationed, to attend the services.
Also surviving are the grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford I
Garvin, Talent, and Mr. and :
Mrs. Raymond Hosick, Eliza
bethtown, 111.
FELONS FIGHT FIRE
San Rafael, Cal., Sept. 2 (U.R)
Warden Clinton T. Duffy to
night sent 40 convirts from San
Quentin to help fight the forest
fire raging near Willots, Cal.
The men, who were requested
by the state division of forestry,
went in a special bus and were
accompanied by guards.
MARINE LEAGUE ELECTS
Sacramento, Sept. 2 (U.R)
The Marine Corps league, wind
ing up its 1944 lutlional conven
tion, today elected Allan Steven
son, Utica, N. Y., as its com
mandant, succeeding
Wood, Cincinnati, Ohio
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AVERAGE, NORMAL
Weather conditions during
the seasonal year completed at
the local weather bureau station
September 1 were quite aver
age, staying within normal lim
its throughout the year, it was
reported Saturday by officials.
Highest temperature during the
year was 102 degrees registered
August 29 while the minimum
of 21 degrees was noted in De
cember, January and March.
Total precipitation was 16.25
inches which is .59 below the
16.83 average.
Monthly report for August,
the month just passed, show
the high temperature as 102
degrees on August 29 and low
est, 45 degrees on August 25.
Total precipitation was .31
inches, or .17 above normal for
the month. Monthly mean max
imum temperature was 87.4,
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Thomas minimum, 52.3, making a
monthly mean temperature of
CLOSED Monday-LABOR Day
Sunday. September 3, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
69.9, 1.2 below the average 71.1
mean temperature. All reports
show that weather during Aug
ust was entirely normal, offi
cials state. Twenty-one days of
the month were clear, eight
partly cloudy and two cloudy.
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! will be at The LITHIA HOTEL, Ashland, TODAY
and MONDAY MORNING.
Extreme high temperature
for the month of August record
ed at the local weather bureau
since 1911 was 108 degrees,
while the lowest ever noted waa
I 40 degrees.
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