Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 08, 1944, Page 5, Image 5

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    ON THE HOME FRONT
MEDFORDvTRIBUNE
News From Jackson County for
Men in the Armed Services
The Mail Tribun tuggastt you clip and mail thu oewi
roundup to a relative or friend In tervice.
Data.
Dear.
After a few coolish days
which brought out fall clothes
and started the leaves to turn
ing red, summer decided to
take a final stand with the re
sult that Tuesday was the hot
test day in two years, with the
mercury going to 103 degrees.
School children are enjoying
the last few days before the
opening of schools, which start
Sept. 11 in the country and
Sept. 18 in town. Junior and
senior high schools are delayed
until the 25th because of the
fruit harvest and Central Point
school opening has been de-
WANTED
Experienced
OFFICE GIRL
Good pay, permanent em
ployment, pheasant work
ing conditions.
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layed because of the lack of
teachers and for harvest. The
Black Tornado squad held the
first workout of the season
Monday, with 32 reporting to
Coach Al Simpson. The Torna
do has an eight-game schedule.
Labor Day was a quiet holi
day, with many people attract
ed to the golf tournament at
the Valley Golf club or going
to Ashland for the horse show
there. Eddie Simmons captured
his fifth tournament, defeating
Leland Clark, defending cham
pion, 3 and 2. During the tour
nament, Simmons shot the first
hole-in-one in the 16-year his
tory of the tournament, the shot
; being made on the tenth hole.
'. Both Simmons and Clark were
j awarded the Lt. Robert R. Ham
mond memorial trophy for 73s
in the qualifying rounds. Lt.
Hammond, twice winner of the
tourney, was killed in action in
Italy several weeks ago.
Red Cross workers last week
completed the summer quota of
210,000 surgical dressings and
the Auxiliary of the United
Spanish War Veterans donated
$300, results of a carnation sale,
GUYER'S MARKET
U.S. AND FEDERAL' GRADED MEATS
DELICIOUS FRESH FISH
Halibut
Salmon
Filet Red
Snapper
Ling Cod
Fresh Shrimp
Salt Mackerel
New pack grand
for Sunday breakfast.
spring Lamb
Grade A
Legs lb. 39c
Shldr lb. 35c
Spare Stamp 25
good for 10 points
on lamb.
Sausage
No cereal season
ed just right!
lb. 35c
Fryers - Hens
Rabbits
Frying Size
Home Made Salad
Pint 30c .
Piggly Wiggly S. Riverside at 13th & South Central
'for the chapter's blood plasma
fund. Other residents are busy
rounding up waste paper and
one Boy Scout Troop sponsored
, by the Catholic church has
turned In more than 16,000
' pounds.
Last Sunday the Brethren
church dedicated a new build
ing erected at the corner of
Mary and Saling streets. A. Z.
(Tubby) Dean has purchased
the three lots formerly occu
pied by the Maid-Rite Sandwich
and the present Groceteria
parking lots and will erect a
super-service station there when
materials are available.
Several Medford men were
in the news this past week for
receiving war honors. Silver
Stars have been awarded to Lt.
Raymond Ross in the South Pa
cific and Sgt. Wayne White in
France. Lt. Ross,, founder of
the "Dime A Dozen" club (he
pays his men a dime for every
dozen Japs) is said to be one
of the ace patrol leaders of the
famous Americal Division,
only army division bearing a
name Instead of a number. Sgt.
Earl Jones and Sgt. Charles K.
Culbertson have . both been
awarded Bronze . stars, Sgt.
Jones for action with the Fifth
Army in Italy and Sgt. Culbert
son for operations against the
enemy at Alesan airdrome, Cor
sica, in May.
Pfe. J. Seibold was awarded
the Purple Heart for wounds
received in France June 29 and
Lt. (jg) John R. Marsh, navy
flier, has been awarded the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross. Lt.
Marsh is a torpedo plane pilot.
W. E. Wakefield, aviation ma
chinists mate first class, has
been given a letter of com
mendation from Com. W. F.
Arnold for constructing a p re
oiler of original design for use
in the work of his carrier air
craft service unit. Wakefield
has been overseas for 18
months.
First Sgt. Hugh McGinty has
been wounded in action a sec
ond time. He is with a special
service force of United States
Canadian Commandos and was
wounded during the early Ital
ian campaign and again during
the trench campaign.
Cpl. Melvin W. Kohn has
written his parents from France
describing conditions In the
area in which his engineer's
unit is serving, stating that
"things are sure blown to hell
in this country" and adding that
is might be a good thing if a
few more Americans could
realize what war is like when
you have it at home instead of
in some other country. The
Home Front editor took time
out over the week-end to read
a bulletin sent by Sgt. John
Eads telling of the deeds of the
amphibian engineers in the
Southwest Pacific, and found it
highly interesting.
Sgt. Robert C. Taylor Is now
serving as a squadron adminis-
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CEILING PAPERS!
In Wards complete Wallpaper Department you can still buy ceiling
papers for the rooms of your home I All are full, standard weight . . .
all have Wards famous "Trim Easy" cudgel Top-quality fade-proof
and washable papers are included in Wards fine selection; all at the
money-saving low prices traditional at Wards.
From Single 7Vzc to 21c a Roll
(W reserve lh right fo limit quonlhin)
A GREAT SELECTION OF WALLPAPERS, TOOl
At Wards you'll find a fine, fresh selection of Wallpapers for every
room in your home. You'll find fade-proof, washable, embossed and
scrubbable papers, too. And a selection of ensemble-patterns specially
designed to "go together" in adjoining rooms. Yes ... all are priced
to save you money.
(From Single 7 Vic to $1.50 a roll)
Montgomery Ward
trafor specialist with a troop
carrier of the Ninth AAF, a
news report states, and word of
T. Sgt. Everett Chapman was
recently brought to his parents
by Lt. Dale LeRoy Kaegi, home
on leave after combat duty in
Italy. The two served in the
same AAF squadron.
Pfc. Roberta Ivanhoe of the
WAC has written from London
describing how she met Lt. j
Betty Vilm while walking down
the street, and stated that the
two planned many future meet
ings. Speakers at Rotary club this j
week were Capt. Howard
Schrecengost, back from Alaska, J
and Sgt. Dick Roberts, Fortress !
gunner back from England after
many missions over Germany.
Ensign Morris B. Leonard, Jr., j
has been home on leave, having
Just graduated from the United 1
States Naval Academy at Ann
apolis. Manfred I. Douglas
completed college work under :
the navy v-12 at the southern
branch of the University of
Idaho and took his midship
man's oath at Northwestern
university last week.
Sgt. C. B. McCracken has
been selected for officer's train
ing and has started the training
at Aberdeen, Md. Robert A.
Naumes, now at Presque Isle,
Me., following a year in Labra
dor with the North Atlantic Air
Command, has been promoted
to captain. Pfc. Hugh Power
is now at Brookley Field, Ala.,
Pvt. Roy C. Gray is at Camp
Wolters, Tex., for infantry train
ing and Charles L. Cummons
is at the Great Lakes Naval
Training station. Franklin Geb
hard, radioman third class, re
cently completed training at
Pt. Isabel, Tex., and has been
transferred to Washington, D.
C. Ruth Fitch has completed a
course in physio-therapy at
Camp White and will be com
missioned a second lieutenant ,
in the army nurse corps Sept.
13.
Several marriages and en
gagements were on the social
page Sunday. Joan Holmes and
Lt. Eugene P. Myers of Oak
land, Calif., were married Aug.
26; Helen Johnson and LaVerne
Dunagan, seaman first class,
were married Aug. 25 and the
wedding of Lila Stillwcll and
Donald Richey, gunner's mate,
took place Aug. 11 in San Fran
cisco. Robert Dooms and Olive
Davis of Ashland were married
last week and Mary Alice John
son and Pfc. Ralph E. Gillmore,
the latter of Ashland, were mar
ried Aug. 12 in Columbus, Ind.
Engagements announced were
those of Ann Luman to Gordon
Corum of Eugene; Dolly Age to
Sgt. William E. Ritter of Lyn
wood, Calif.; Paula Blanton to
Pvt. Ray Casebccr.
Among those home now, or
recently home were Lt. Del
Cooley of Ardmorc, Okla.; Pfc.
Alvin A. Alexander, Santa Bar
barbara; Wallace Johnson, Flc,
en route to Treasure Island aft
er graduating from Purdue uni
versity; Sgt. and Mrs. Dale
Forncrook, Camp Van Dorn;
Marvin L. Crocker, ARM2c,
member of the famous "Black
Cat" patrol of the South Pacific
for nine months; Pvt. Donald
Casper, who is returning to
Camp Robinson, Ark., and T.
Sgt. Herbert R. Fitzgerald,
home from Talahassee, Fla.
rrlday. Sept. 8, 1344
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
Emotional Colored
Gentleman Cleared
Philadelphia, Sept. 8. (U.R)
Charles White, 40-year-old negro
arrested on Aug. 3, for violating
a national monument when he
rang the Liberty Bell in Inde
pendence Hall, was exonerated
today by a jury of nine women
and three men.
White, a Frankfort arsenal
employe pleaded an "uncontroll
able emotional outbreak," which
made him awe stricken and filled
him with a desire to hear the
bell ring. Accordingly he struck
the bell with a piece of stone
and was promptly arrested. The
incident occurred during the
Philadelphia Transportation
company strike.
Closing time for Sunday Too Lat
to Claitslfy 6:30 Saturday afternoon
rieaae rememoer.
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Troniform ordinary notcalrat
Into thoie rar. deticocic .
10 famous in the North Woodi.
LUMBER JACK it 0 bland of
finest sugars, with a famous
flavor (inclusively Nolley's.
Lumberjack
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$1.50 Pinkham eg. Contp. 88c
...77c
HfV.n VCMPT EC.
$1.25 JS.
ci nn mm
After Inventory" Bargains
Regular $1.09 Money Belts now selling at 50c
Camp White Pillow Tops, Regular 89c, now... 59c
Empty Toilet Kit Bags, Cloth and Leather, 12 Price
16-Inch Zipper Closing Week-End Bags "i" $1.39
Service lien's Button Bag, Formerly 49c, now Sc
10c Victory Pot Cleaners 2c
19c Victory Fly Swatters 5c
10c Chum Razor Blades... 6c
25c White Shoe Cleaners 15c
Palmolive Soap v7o bar 5c
"er Waxiex Paper, Heavy Ro.i 15c
Sheets Household Tissue 25c
$1.59 TMARA POWDER 88c
75c BOIL'S PSLLS 44c
33c
Bring us your prescription with lh
comforting ossuranco that it will be com
poundedby qualified pharmacists,
exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
And, to make assurance doubly sure,
we use whenever possible Squibb
quality chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
Save Phoney On School Supplies Of Top Quality
BIS CT FILLER PAPER, 2-Ring or 3-Ring 3 for 25c
Extra Heavy Pre-Wsr 3-Ring CANVAS BINDERS 89c
Standard Weight Gray Cloth Covered 3-Ring BINDERS . .29c
EIS FIVE mm. TABLETS, Pre-War Count 4 for 15c
TYPEWRITER PAPER, 3 pkgs. 25c; 12 pkgs. for S8c
EXTRA )
SPECIAL
16 Genuine
CRAYOLAS
Mechanical
SCRIPTO PENCIL .
Fountain Pen
STRATFORD .
$1.25
Fountain Pen
ZENITH
S-195
SCHOOL NECESSITIES
$1.14 Value From Our Regular Stock
ALL
THESE
ITEMS
FOR
ONLY
3-Ring Heavy Black Binder .29
2 Pkgs. Ruled 3-Ring Filler .20
2 Pkgs. 3-Ring Binder
Index
.10
2 Pkgs. Gummed
Reinforcements 10
2 Good Med. Lead Pencils .10
1 Soft Pink Pencil Eraier .05
1 Pen Holder, 6 Pen Points .10
1 Btl. Washable Bluo Ink .10
2 Assignment Note Books .10
Total Price if
Bought Singly $1.14
75
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, i Open Stock and Is Regular Top Quality for
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12-Inch
RULERS
5c-10c
All Kinds of Paste, 4 A
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Vitamin B Complex
100 $479
Capsules
aatiai
60 WAFERS
DICALCIUM
Phosphate and
Calcium Gluconal-a
With
Vitamin D
49c
50 MGM
VITAMIN C
Ascorbic Acid
New Low Pric
100
Tablets
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4 B-COMPLEX
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KALSAPAN
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10 MGM Tablets
100
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MILES
ONE-A-DAY
MULTIPLE
VITAMINS
60 Days $-196
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MILES
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90 Days $4 96
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