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ON THE HOME FRONT MedfordWTribune News From Jackson County for Men in the Armed Services The Mail Tribune suggests rou clip and mail this ncwi roundup to a relative or friend In service. Dear, Burrounded with clippings from seven issues of the" Mail Tribune, the Home Front writer can see at a glance that Medford post of the American Legion was cited by state leaders, that Jackson County tops in August bond sales, that logging is halt ed in Oregon by fire threats and the Elks lodge is making boxes for mailing servicemen's gifts. Other headlines during the week said that Medford is sending the third greatest num ber of students to the Univer sity this fall, being topped only by Portland and Eugene, that the local OPA board recently was commended for a perfect record in keeping track of thou sands of ration coupons and that 800 servicemen have re quested absentee ballots. The forest fire threat has somewhat subsided, with cooler weather and higher humidity. Last week from Sept. 5 to 9 there was a record heat wave, with five consecutive days of 100 degrees or higher which coupled with tinder dry forests and exceedingly low humidity readings, resulted in a serious fire threat. Other sections of the state had many fires, but to date this district has had but one small fire in recent weeks. The fruit harvest is proceed ing as usual the only interrup tion this week being a few hours off by the Mexican Na tionals to celebrate the Mexi can Independence Day. Nearly 700 Nationals are aiding in the food harvest in this district. The number of Medford men returning home after service overseas is increasing. Recent arrivals are Lt. Jack Keaveny and Lt. Robert Wilcox who served in Africa and Italy and met in Naples for the trip home. Lt. Keaveny, first pilot of a Lib erator, made 51 missions in Italy and has the air medal and five oak leaf clusters. Lt. Wil cox is a bombardier and saw action in both Italy and Africa. Also arriving home were Mas ter Sgt. George D. Landes, crew chief and engineer for an AAF transport who has served in the Mediterranean, middle East and and European theaters, and Cpl. August Vosika, member of the oldest bomb squadron serv ing in the Mediterranean thea ter. Cpl. Vosika's squadron re ceived a presidential citation for the low level bombing of the Ploesti oil fields in Ro mania. The corporal wears an oak leaf cluster and four battle stars. Tommy Burdett, avia tion metalsmith, has reported to Seattle after a month's leave at home. The leave terminated 26 months of service at an air base in Hawaii. Two Jackson county men, Carl Eugene Young, aviation ordnanceman, Ashland, and Marvin L. Crocker, aviation ra dioman, Medford, have re turned from a tour of duty in the Pacific with the navy's pa trol squadron 91 which is cred ited with having rescued 52 aviators and PT boatmen adrift in the Pacific. The rescue crew made 20 open sea landings to effect the rescues. From England has come word of the awarding of the Disting uished Flying Cross to Cnpt. Kenneth C Edwards. He has made more than 30 missions as pilot of a Flying Fortress. Lt. Max R. Handson has been dec orated with the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in Italy. In a letter home First Lt. Thomas J. Fuson, in France 3 16 - .1 r fef 6,00 MM Date- with the third army medical corps, described how the GI's barter with the country folk, trading "C" and "K" rations, candy, coffee, soap and cigar ettes for vegetables, eggs and chickens. The officer declared his medical unit had little to do other than treat the men for such things as athlete's foot. Lt. Bernice Gill, A.N.C., and Major Edwin R. Durno both have written home to describe a chance meeting on board a ship crossing from England to France the middle of August and a dispatch from England states that Staff Sgt. Donald J. McCullach is a crew chief in the Eighth AAF command. He is assigned to a Mustang base. Cpl. Johnnie D. Harris is as signed to a Mitchel bomb group in the Mediterranean theater which recently received a pres idential citation. After serving as an enlisted man in the army medical corps, being commissioned as an in fantry officer, Lt. John L. Ap plegate switched to the air corps and has graduated from Wil liams Field, Ariz., as a pilot. Ward C. Williamson has also graduated from Williams Field and was commissioned and Merle E. McGraw has been commissioned at .Douglas Field upon completion of his pilot's training. Bob Bauman, ARM3c. was one of a group of men or dered to Pensacola for training after completing work at Dallas, Tex. Ernest R. Rice, company clerk with the 25th Infantry Di vision in the South Pacific, has been promoted to corporal after two years overseas service. Gene F. Davis has been promot ed to first lieutenant at Doug las, Ariz. Leo Wagner, sta tioned in France, has been made a technical sergeant. Raymond Palm is now at Camp Pendleton for communi cations, training in the marine corps and Carlton Fanger, Sic, is home before reporting to Chicago for radio training. Lt. John M. Saulsberry leaves to night ,for Rapid City, S. D. where he has been engaged in bambardier practice, after a brief visit at home. Others home were Capt. Woodrow A. Jones of Camp Davis, N. C, and Pfc. Harry L. Oliver, San Diego. Oscar Loudcrback, Jr., has gone to Farragut for his navy "boot" training. Jean J. Gibbons has enlisted in the WAVEs and Mary Jean Barnes has completed her train ing at Sweetwater, Tex., and was commissioned in the WASPs. . That big bird, the stork, has been a busy fellow lately. Twin sons were born Sept. 2 to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stclle, the father a chief petty officer, being on duty in the South Pacific. Pfc. and Mrs. Chester Martin have a son, born Aug. 29, and the news has been sent to Pfc. Mar tin in Italy. Pfc. and Mrs. Adri an L. Wigley are the parents of a daughter, and this announce ment must go to France, where Pfc. Wigley is with the invasion forces. A son was born Aug, 24 to Pfc. and Mrs. Chet Grimes, Pfc. Grimes being on duty at Hammer Field in California KM The Blue Goose Santa Claus Dept. is taking application! from those wanting work in our Blue Goose Gift Box Department. We are accepting applications from those both with experience and without experience. This work starts November 1st, and lasts until just before Christmas Eve. Several hundred both men and women will be needed in this Gift Package Department and all work will be done at our beautiful new packing plant on South Fir Street. The hourly rate of pay is very good, and it offers a splen did opportunity for housewives and others in the community not now employed to not only learn a fascinating and interesting vocation, but while doing so, lo earn for themselves a sizable Christmas check. Those interested in the production department of our Gift Box deal, please see Thelma Toilet. Those Interested in typing and office work, pleaso see Frances Bulkin. Both are located at our new plant. AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS. IIIC. Pfc. and Mrs Bob Brown have a .daughter, born Sept. S Pfc. Brown is stationed at Camp Swift, Tex. First announcement of the wedding of a Jackson county serviceman to an English girl was published Sunday, this be ing the wedding of Sgt. Mark Hoefft of Lake Creek to Eva Grainger of Macclesfield, Eng land. The wedding was July 7 at the parish church in Mac clesfield. The sergeant has been in England for two years. Other weddings announced were those of Alice Johrson to Pvt. Donald Poling; Jean Peters to George H. Conant, veteran of two years' service in the South Pacific, and Charlene Shores to Clarence John Rose of San Francisco. Among the social news last week was a report of the an nual gathering of the Winning- ham clan, the war having whit tled the attendance to a mere 50 or so. Completing their nurses courses this month are Donna Stevens and Mary Gritsch, both of whom have been attending Portland University college of nursing. Miss Stevens will go to Yakima to Instruct nursing and Miss Gritsch is to be a laboratory technician for. a Portland specialist. 10 GREET DEWEY ON Portland, Sept. 15 Portland Is preparing to entertain Gov. Thomas E. Dewey republican presidential nominee, next Tues day with a program oi meetings that will put the candidate in touch with all segements of Ore gon's republicans and will con clude with a radio broadcast to the nation, 7:30 to 8 00 p m. Dewey is scheduled to arrive at 9:30 a. m. and aftei being greeted by Gov. Earl Snell and a long list of party workers will be escorted to his suite at the Multnomah hotel. First conference of the day will be in the marine room at the Multnomah hotel where Charles P. Ohllng, publicity chairman, has invited all Ore- eon newsDaper men to gather, meet and interview the candi date at 10:30 o'clock. Other morning conference will include one with labor leaders now being arranged by Charles Crane of the barbers' union; one with negroes being arranged by Dnn VanBosklrk chairman of the Multnomah county central committee; a meeting with re publican veterans headed by Harold J. Warner; and at noon a meeting with the delegates to the Oregon Republican club headed by Ray Carr which will be holding its annual state con vention at the hotel. At 1 o'clock Gov Dewey will sit down with county chairmen, vice-chairmen and other repub lican leaders at a luncheon pre sided over by State Chairman Nicl R Allen This will be lol. lowed by a conference with agri cultural leaders and a meeting with all the precinct committee men and women of the state with Multnomah County Chair man VanBoskirk presiding. While the governor is meeting men in the morning, a separate reception for Mrs Dewey will be held in the same hotel with Mrs. George T. Gerllnger, national committeewoman, Mrs. Ruth Rose Richardson, vice-chairman of the state committee, and Mrs. Charles A. Johns in charge. California manufacturing had a gross income estimated at $10, 526,541,000 for 1943. Arkansas river extends 1,460 miles In length. Now! "Up In Arms" ..-..-. r- - .. m sir- . ( . I "V . . Dana Andrews, Constance Dowling and Danny Kaye in a scene from their latest techni color musical triumph, "Up In Investment Trusts Babson Advises By Roger W. Babson Babson Park, Mass., Sept. 15 (Special Correspondence) In vestment trusts are useful for small investors. After one buys a home and some life Insurance and has a small savings account, I now advise him to divide the balance between war bonds (series "E") and some good in vestment trust stock. When one has his first $500 to put into securities, it is very necessary to get diversification. It is consid erable of a bother to divide $500 up among ten stocks; but one can get the same results by. put ting $500 into a good investment trust stock. Advantages Include Expert Supervision Investment trust stocks, like everything else in this world, have their advantages and their disadvantages. In addition to their advantage of diversifica tion already outlined, there is the advantage of supervision. Every investment trust has a manager who takes considerable pride in securing for his trust the highest possible rate of in terest combined with fair safety. I like those without any pre ferreds or bond Issues so that you will have a first lien on the assets. Although these managers make mistakes at times, yet you should be much better off in having your holdings watched in this way. Otherwise, you should employ a personal investment advisor. Stocks and bonds can not be put away in a safe de posit box and forgotten any more than can eggs, fruit, or even clothing. Remember what the Bible says about "where moth and rust doth corrupt and thieves break through and steal." S.E.C. Is Helpful; Making Honest Effort Many bankers and corporation officials like to throw mud at the securities and exchange com mission who at times are very slow and provoking. On the oth er hand, I ain certain that they School Begins Monday! p. SNIDER DAIRY & Coming Sunday r Arms." The picture starts Sun day for a three-day program at the Craterian. Against Switches are honest and that their inten-1 tions are of the best. Their dif ficulty is that they are "biting off more than they can chew" and are perhaps suffering from a bad case of indigestion. The cure for this is for them to trust ! more details to the judgment of those needing their approvals. The securities and exchange commission is certainly doing much for investors in connection with investment trusts. Some years ago some of the invest ment trusts did very wicked things. Insiders loaded them up with securities which they knew were no good, and purchased from them for themselves secur ities which they felt were valu able and would go up in price. Of course, this was very wrong but it has all been stopped by the securities and exchange com mission. Investment trusts are now watched almost as carefully as are state banks. Loading Charges Usually About 7i In order to get this diversifi cation and management, inves tors must pay a "loading charge." The sponsors of an in vestment trust or the "manu facturers" so-called usually take a commission of M of 1 plus the cost of supervision. They, in turn, usually allow 2 to the wholesalers plus 57o to the retailers from whom you buy the investment trust stock. This means that there usually is a loading charge of about 7Vi, equivalent to about $75 per $1000, which is Included in the price of the stock. If you will be content to buy the stock and hold it, this load ing charge is not unreasonable; but if you say once a year switch into some other Invest ment trust then you will be pay ing this loading charge uncon sciously every year and it finally RADIO SERVICE All makes repaired or Completely reconditioned PHILLIPS' RADIO SERVICE Phone 3659. 1307 N. Riverside AFTER jghf SCHOOL SNACKS must be Nourishing When school is out and the children rush home for that afternoon snack be sure to serve a tall glass of our creamy rich milk along with the bread and Jam. This Is PRODUCE COMPANY could eat up all of your Invest ment. Avoid Switches and , Save Commissions As soon as a person buys an Investment trust slock and it goes up in price, or some other stock goes dovn, the salesman will come around and want you to switch in order for him to get another commission. There are a hundred different good Investment trusts and these sales men watch them all with the eye of a hawk. If they find one that yields a trifle more or shows a little more rapid appreciation, they may advise you to sell what you have and switch into this other investment trust stock. They fail to tell you that the slight increase in yield or ap preciation may be but tempor ary. Also that what they switch you into has probably gone up as much or more than what they want you to sell. LOS ANGELES WOULD CLEAR SMOKE CLOUD Los Angeles, Sept. 15 (U.R) The county grand jury and the ?ys?-ffrye,eyefy For Aid In Retaining Your From the largest Vitamin assortment in Southern Oregon, at Rock Bottom Prices. This year, more so than ever, we should all try to keep fit and strong. Help nature to help you stay well, by adequate daily vitamin intakes. SQUIBB'S LOWERS VITAMIN PRICES! A-B-D-G and VIGRAN CAPSULES REDUCED! A-B-D-G VIGRAN STANDARD POTENCY A-B-C-D-G VITAMINS 50 capsules '. 89e 50 capsules $1 .59 100 capsules $1.59 100 capsules $2.89 250 capsules $3.59 250 capsules $6.49 A-B-D-G HIGH POTENCY 50 capsules $1.45 100 capsules $2.59 250 capsules $5.79 Why Pay More Than This? Why Get Less for Your Money? Let the DOCTOR write it . . . Don't try to 'Vritn your own prpncriiiion" untl don't rely on old-fanhionrfl, hit-or mini "home rcmeilir.' In (he trying times SicknfM U Aalioletir. Wo enn't atTonl to lake clitnreH, to ililly-tUllf n'l delay. Time ii too valu able to waste even moment. When yon are ill, conmlt a re.poniMe 1'hyaician. And he ure, if he give you a pro rriptinn, to tiring it to us for accurate compounding. Medford's Open Week Days 8:30 A. THRIFT I 0,chi-v Lcmon Flavorod THRIFT CCD-O-EX nF pun- Dicalcium Phosphate mm Ut THUO Calc. Gluconate 1 A and D Tablets I Calcium j L CLOSE -OUT! I Gluconate With Vitamin D f Wifh Vitamin D 100 70 I 00 29C I 100 fiQ : Capsule. SO fflr 51,00 I Tab,C,, USti I pggj'j rrji ntxszr- mwiw, mmtf mvmi.mmm) wmm ymyw jt.;vyw 'f.fJ'PSV !PV':T?T''!'y?J!''J i''".''lJi'-"" Friday, Sept. IS, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE city attorney's office today mov ed to clear up the smoke and fumes nuisance hanging over the city, and the Altadcna Property Owners' Association appealed to Gov. Earl Warren for state ac- tion. BEAUTIFUL HEW COLORS! Yes, we have some brand shades you'll like in MIRACLE WALL FINISH $2.98 a Gallon 98c a Quarr LkklUl 225 East 6th St. Upjohn's UMP Vitamins Eight import; nt Vitamins In one tiny capsule, and they cost less than many unknown brands. 24 Days' Supply jjflj 100 Days' Supply AA AfJ UNiCAPS JC UNICAPS .jJO r ) Protect Your Health With Defender Vitamins! These Are Identical to the CapBuloi Iitued to Our Soldieri, Mado by the Makers of GROVE'S Cold Tablets Capsules S2.67 Ordinal Price Cutters M. to 9:30 P. M. The city attorney Issued five, citations to concerns to show cause why they should not be prosecuted for violation of the city's anti-smoke ordinance. I 0 Mall TTIbuno Wane Ads. new One gallon ($2.98) does an average room Covers wall paper and most in terior surfaces. Mixes with water, easy for any one to apply. Dries in 1 hour. No offensive paint odor. Wash able! Let us dem onstrate! 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