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
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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
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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.
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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"
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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!
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SNIDER DAIRY &
Coming Sunday
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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.
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Calc. Gluconate 1 A and D Tablets I Calcium j
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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
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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
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