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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1944)
TWELVE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE MONDAY IS FINAL DAY FOR miLEEm TO HAIL TRIBUNE Wlh yearly subscription re newals counted Saturday after noon already numbering 15 per cent above last year's total fig ure, Circulation Manager Ger ald T. Latham emphasized the fact that Monday is definitely the last day new or renewal subscriptions may be made during the annual Mail Tribune "bargain days" drive. Many subscribers who have formerly paid by the monthly rate are taking advantage of the extra savings offered by the yearly terms, Latham reports. Deliv ered by carrier where routes are maintained, cost of tho yearly subscription to the Mail Trib une is 57.50, and when deliver ed by mail anywhere in Jack son, Josephine or Siskiyou coun ties the cost is $6. Mail deliv eries outside those counties take the $7.50 yearly subscription rale. Latham again urged persons who are working or otherwise busy and often away from home during the afternoon to take advantage of the yearly subscription, helping to elimi nate difficulties caused when carriers must make extra trips to contact subscribers and col lect each month. The Mail Tribune office will be open until 10 p. m. Monday to accept subscriptions, Latham announces. Subscriptions mail ed into the office, bearing a post mark of Sept. ll, Monday will be accepted. He also urged subscribers to avoid telephon ing the office and requesting that carriers' contact them for subscriptions, as the carriers' V and j i Hull. In bow mini a Una. utextl to tUmtt a yiMra. - fJTNn ni NO MflNKY , . . OnnKR K CAT iir 11 in i,:u, r. v. a! a '' , pr--,I.T. , , .i i ?A .until? ...Ilola Ih.11.1, Aai aa. Band rMi, naioa and add,... tai a r lltaV MICMIOAN 11IJ1.I1 CO., Pent. I1-B7J 14H Monroe Ave. N.W., Urania Itanidl z, Mimical! msssm to men xsn wmmS W illi liki; GOOD CLOTHES We extend a cordlnl Invitation to lee our unuiunl diiplay of woolem for lull and winter wear under the porional direction of Mr. Charles Wobbe CLOTHES SPECIALIST From STORRS SCHAEFER, Cincinnati This service will be limited to a few days only Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday September 11, 12, 13 So don't mist the opportunity to make your selection early, while thii fine stock ot woolem it on display. AIM IMS Entrance! On Main Sunday, Sept. 10. 1544 ' I schedules for tho flnol day are I already filled. apiii ARin nirnrnnn;WIMQ HflfJfllK if! f.MIW. HtLIWlftUL L SAVE 52 FLYERS Four Oregon men have return ed from a tour of duty in the Pacific with the navy's Patrol Squadron 01, which is credited with having rescued 52 aviators and PT boatmen adrift in the Pacific ocean. Pilots of the vet eran Catalina flying boat squad ron made 20 open sea landings to effect tho rescues. Oregon members of the squad ron are Lt. (jg) Ralph A. Rine hart, 320 S. W. Broadway, Port land; David Gander, aviation machinist mate, second class, Newberg; Curl Eugene Young, aviation ordnanceman, first class, Ashland, and Marvin L. Crocker, aviation radioman, sec ond class, Medford. Thirteen PT boatmen and their dog "Chopper," survivors of an unfortunate "mistaken Identity," incident between our own air planes and boats, were picked up in one landing by Lt. Gerald A. Glaze, USNR, of 504 Sylvan Ave., San Mateo, Calif., and his seven-man crew. The 30 others rescued In 19 landings, five of them under enemy shell fire, were navy, army, and marine corps aviators who had made crash landings at sea and were battling the waves in life rafts or "Mae West" life jackets. I Made during the last three' months of its cscond tour, these rescues climaxed two busy tours of duty for the versatile Cata lina squadron. During its first tour, it participated in the battle of Midway, ferrying torpedoes and bombs to Midway island and doing patrol and rescue work. BIRTHS WILSON To Cpl. and Mrs. Aay , 401 S. Riverside, Sept. 0, 1944, n girl, six pounds, at Community Hospital. NORTIIRUP To Mr. and Mrs. Edward, Butte Falls, Sept. 8, 1944, a boy, eight pounds, at Community Hospital. cahd of" thanks We wl.sh to Ihank nil throe who woru no kind In piiltinK out thn fn'ii fflra mi Iti.lln VVnli.i-u tli.iwl Mr .....I ' Mrs. Floyd January. St. & Central Ave. YSTXM LT. n n . With the Americal Division, Somewhere in the Southwest Pa cific 1st Lt. Raymond H. Ross of Medford, Ore., who has es tablished a reputation as one of the best jungle patrol leaders in the Southwest Pacific, has been assigned as commanding officer of one of the infantry line com panies in this division. The diminutive officer, who stands five feet, five inches high and weighs only 125 lbs., and who is known as "the most pa trolled" soldier on this island, was company executive officer and platoon leader before being upped to the status of company commander. Ross, who has personally ac counted for 11 Japs in his 26 excursions against them here in eight months, joined the Ameri cal division in Fiji more than a year ago as a second lieutenant and moved up with this unit in their campaign against the Nips on Bougainville several months later. Lt. Ross, who resided in Med ford with his uncle, Rev. Joseph Knotts, now of the Methodist church in Salem, Ore., before enlisting in the army in Feb ruary, 1939, was commissioned at Fort Benning, Ga., July 28, 1942, and promoted to first lieu tenant 13 months later. He served two years as an enlisted man in the chemical warfare service at Schofield Bar racks in Hawaii before being transferred to Ft. McDowell Calif., where he served as a chaplain's assistant for one year prior to entering the infantry OCS at Ft. Benning. Lt. Ross has been awarded the Combat Infantryman's badge and the Bronze Star, and has been I decorated with the Silver Star since his arrival overseas. FI1L CALL FOR IB. LINDSAY, 80 Jefferson Beaugard Lindsay passed away at his home, 206 W. Jackson street, early Satur day morning at the age of 80. lie was born in Saline Coun- ty, Mo., on Jan. 7, 1864. His . uririinlti Flnvirl nnrl .TiiHiHn Ann I Lindsay left there the following May and settled in .the Willa mette Valley. Two years later they moved to Josephine Coun ty where he lived until a young man. Then ho moved on the Applegate where on April 17, 18U0, he was united in marriage to Susie Tempie Ramey. To this union 14 children were born, six of which are surviv ing. In 1920, after his wife's death, he sold his farm and Iv.mght a place on Rogue River near Eagle Point. On March 11, 1931, he was united in mar riage to Mary L. Morrison and resided there until 1943 when he moved to Medford. Besides his wife, Mrs. Mary Lindsay, he leaves four sons and two daughters, Mrs. Joe Foster, Lakeview, Loyd Lind say, Bend, Conrad Lindsay, Oakland. Calif., Robert Lind say, Jacksonville, Mrs. James McGillery, Springfield, Ore gon, Bert Lindsay, Prospect, and Harold Briggs, Eagle Point. There arc also 21 grandchildren, 13 groat grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Luclla Dean, Grants Pass. Time of the services will be announced upon the arrival of t ic children. Arrangements are m care of the Conger-Morris Chapel. IT Due to hot weigher and ex tremely low humidity recently, no mure fire permits for burn ing trash within Medford's city limits will he issued until the weather permits, i was an nounced Saturday by Fire Chief Hoy Elliott. Elliott states that fire danger is extremely high now, and again urges persons to cut dry grass awny from garages and other out buildings. Parents are also warned to keep matches away from small rhildren, as the fire chief states that at least 80 per cent of the grass fires reported in IMedford this summer were caused by children between the STA-0FF) CORN REMOVER GiTtt Intunt raitaf from pLa and pmmm Uly rin.'vt hrd ccrna. toil corn blwa ih !. cUoitsa, wtru, ptpillamaa. club A... II rentatna tr Til diltrnt tla thai aoftaa. loi and da not taut llta Irritatlm at da ati-ontf acid nutura. Whan all thara ha Uilod ity ihia mam. 14 mm bark ajuaialte xrluiv.tf at WESURN THRIFT ages of 9 and II years, playing with matches. Also, one or two garage fires were traced to youngsters. Medford firemen were called to extinguish two grass fires yes terday afternoon, one on Wil lamette street and the other at McAndrcws road and Clark, street. Elliott reports that the latter was set by children play ing with matches. 10 Employees of Timber Products company have been granted a citation by the treasury depart ment for "continued and merit orious participation in the war effort," it was revealed Satur - day, thus adding another to the list of Jackson county firms re- ceiving special awards for wan efforts. Tho citation, in the form of a U Li mm mm. mi mm 'scroll from the t'nlted States Treasury department, reads: "For patriotic cooperation ren- dered in behalf of the war fi j nance program this citation is awarded to the Timber Products, I given under my hand and seal on August 22, 1944. Henry Mor genthau, Jr., secretary of the treasury. E. R. Sammons, state chairman." SEEK SNIPER San Francisco, Sept. 9 'U.R) San Francisco police and ma rines searched today for a mys terious sniper who shot the cap MONEY to loan: On JEWELRY, CAMERAS and MUSICAL INSTRU MENTS. Used and unre deemed jewelry at great savings PEOPLES LOMGO. 229i E. Main Street State License P I 37 1 j: ' (r -J J;? I fcl '-art 1 tikis pWB m mm wmmam MIoY ME If EE MAY Ho Calls Will Be Made at Homes CaH cr Mail Your Subscription Please off the head of a marine on leuard beneath an approach to, the bay bridge last night. CHURCHILL UPHELD Washington, Sept. 9 U.R Indirectly answering' the criti- cism of Britain's India policy by U. S. Ambassador William Phil lips, the British information '' "fl'a. lTf -II1TII Ciaibs Co Help Win! Dry Clean Thesn Often! 24 hour service (if desired) We furnish hangers and garment bags with each order at no additional charge. We solicit civilian work. MODERN CLEANERS 211 WEST MAIN ST. "THE HOME OF BEAUTIFUL DRY GLEANING" mm era f rain , service said today that Winston l Churchill had never stated that the Atlantic Charter d,id not ap ply to India. Honolulu, Sept. 9 (U.R) The U. S. army board investigating the Japanese aerial attack on Pearl Harbor arrived here today to continue its official inquiry, I ELI m Y09S CO i mi lire mm sept. 11 army headquarters for the Pa. cific ocean area announced. G.L'S WANT BEER New York, Sept. 9 (U.PJ- Ann Sheridan, minus 12 pounds lost during a 60,000-mile tour of the China-Burma theater, said today that what American sol. diers in China most want is beer. HEiCE
