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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TBIBPWE Sunday, Oct 1. 1944
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IRNEST R. CILSTRAP, Manasar,
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Br Arthur Perry
"Democrats for Dewey" clubs
are organizing in California, and
local fears are felt they will get
by the quarantine station In the
Sisklyous and invade thli state.
Rain fell Frl. It was welcomed
by deer hunters and fanners in
need of an excuse to go hunting.
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Deputy B. Grenbemer li mad
at this col. He states all our com
ments about the New Deal are
old, tired and quarrelsome, like
the administration.
H. Flewher, the demon baker,
is In India, and travels In a Jeep.
He has not yet run into M.
Gandui, who wears a shirt, like
a diaper.
The F. Perl boy Billie has
turned out for football at Junior
high, and promises to be a
"tower of strength", and young
Gibraltar on the left side of the
line.
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The Dick Phalr girl Karolyn,
the tltian-halred beauty, had
some words with her Paw, who
never got a chance to use his,
during a mid-week argument.
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Quite a number of cowmen
were In town during the week,
discussing the surplus of the
beef shortage, and how to get
rid of It.
Harvesting of apples Is under
way In the valley. Several are
making vinegar, and hope they
have no bad luck and it turns
to hard cider.
Royal Brown of the E. Pt.
Browns towned In mid-week,
tending to matters at barber
shop and bank.
Thanksgiving will be observed
In this state Thursday, Novem
ber 23, officially. All straw vote
Dolls indlcato the people will
feel thankful for two weeks be
fore they eat too much turkey.
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The regular Thurs. eve may
hem at the armory was fairly
well attended. The congregation
suspected the Gray Mask had a
pine knot or door knob con
cealed in his headgear, ana were
rolled.
Andrew Jackson Simpson, of
the Griffin Creek hills, plans to
move Into flat country soon. One
of his knees played out on him,
and no longer cares to climb
mountains. ,
Candidates have started to
show up, and all shake hands
with evangelistic fervor.
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The fuel shortage feared last
spring has failed to materialize,
and the citizenry has been busy
hustling wood. There are plenty
of matches, so people will not
have to learn the Boy Scout
trick of rubbing two sticks to
gether to start a fire.
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The B. Tornado scrunched the
Marshficld foe Frl. eve in a de
cisive manner. All through the
first half the rain thrummed on
the grandstand roof. Both squads
and many of the customers were
as wet as wet hens.
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The Hale Wheeler boy Gary
Is five months old and feels as
young as he ever did. His Paw
compared sons and pride, with
Flctch Fish, the boom day tenor
of Phoenix Wed. They had a
good word to say for their off
spring and selves.
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Nlmrods are running around
beneath red hats. They harmon
lze with a few faces, autumn
leaves, and slacks, dresses, and
coats of the fair sex.
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Daniel Cupid, the county clerk
reports, after strenuous efforts
In the early part of the war, is
enjoying a hard earned rest.
V.Y.C. CHIEF DIES
New York. Sept. 30 U.PJ
tvHrirk Elv Williamson,
who resigned as president of the .
a. . " . 1 i I .n. MR
new Tom l-enirai laiuueu
August 14, 1944, because of ill-J
nest, died today. '
As G. I. Comes Marching Home
rpu il dUm-ial cnona l'a tnlrori im tnrlav With &
letter from the war front in the South Pacific which
we believe will be of far more value ana interest; w
,.. iUnn nvurfViinrr Vo rVrliffir TTllWlt. VlflVfi tO
(Jul jeaucio uiau aiijium,),
sav. We are indebted to Wm. A. Schoenfeld, dean
and director 01 agriculture at uregun oiaie -uuege,
for sending a dopy to this office. The original was
transmitted from New Guinea by Lieut. Gordon R.
o:it ,.n,h,ntn an A fniTnni- mpmhpr nf the School
of Agriculture staff at Oregon State College, who
said it had been written by a master sergeant in the
Army Air Force who preferred to remain anonymous.
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The tun text 01 tne leuer ionuws;
"How changed will the soldier be when he comes home
from war? Take the boys in my outfit for example. We left
the states one month after Pearl Harbor and haven't been
back since. In the two years that the Southwest Pacific has
been our home, we've been bombed, shelled, strafed,
invaded. We've slept In mud, lived on bully beef and tea,
gone without mail, sleep, cigarettes and soap for weeks at
a time.
"We're still In New Guinea riding the forward crest
of the wave that Is sweeping the yellow locusts back to
Tokyo. It may be another two years before we can see our
native land again. We're not complaining just explaining
why we couldn't help changing.
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OST of us are homesick, naturally. For many of the
boys, army life has meant their first real separation
from home. The average Yank still gets a soft light In his
eyes when he thinks of times past. Stubbornly he rejects
evidence that the war has wrought changes in his old corner
of the American scene. For him that world has stood still
existing somewhere in time and space, to be found again
when ho returns.
"He remembers tulips In the garden, the youthful way
his mother wore her hair, the smell of strawberry shortcake
in the kitchen, Sunday drives through the country with
his girl, summer night weinie roasts at the lake with the
'bunch', the friendly comfort of his room.
"Perhaps his intuition is correct and the picture hasn't
changed. I wouldn't know has it?
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E realizes, of course, that he Is changed. But with
sublime optimism he expects that once he is back,
the Iron In his soul will dissolve. He is counting on his
girl for that.
"When he comes home she'll notice the difference in
him. A new firmness in his manner, a new hard set to his
lips. He'll be more candid in saying what he thinks, less
reticent to voice his opinion.
'This new hardness may be distressing at first it may
even make him seem a stranger spiritually.
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yOST of us were gentle souls before Pearl Harbor.
"1 wo accepted Imposition or Injustice without
protest as a rule, because wo shrank from the unpleasant
tension of arguments ... but no more, the army code of
equality teaches a soldier to insist upon his rights In addition
to being conscious of his obligations.
"His manner will bo brusque, perhaps even rough and
his language will require a certain amount of translation.
He's not naturally profane, it's Just the army way of talk
ing. He will probably be a bit cynical ,too. He may be
resentful of local personalities who have benefitted financi
ally from the war effort.
rjE particularly will not want to listen to cousin Fred
talk about 'tough times on maneuvers', nor to
Uncle Frank describing the hardships of night work as an
air warden. Nor will he be overly fond of Aunt Matilda
when she prattles about having done "her bit' by serving
soup at the local USO and selling a few war bonds. As a
matter of fact he will definitely prefer the company of one
who says quietly 'glad to see you bock Johnny, It's been a
long time maybe a dinner and a show if you're not doing
anything tonight?'
"There'll be a new streok of generosity In the returning
soldier. He'll risk his neck to savo a stranger's life.
Reason? . . . Just a soldier's natural reaction to a fellow in
trouble. He's been given a helping hand so many times
himself, he's learned the peculiar beauty and valor of ren
dering aid when none is expected.
a
lJO hungry stranger, car bogged down In the mud at
' night will ever lack food or lodging at his home,
because he'll never forget the way he, a lonesome stranger
In another land, was welcomed ond made at home by gener
ous hospitality, Australian In our case.
"Yes, a lot of the old narrow selfishness and meanness
Is gone. When the buttlo of Milne Bay was raging in New
Guinea, I saw our boys tiike their precious cigarettes,
matches, candy bars, all worth their weight in gold at that
time, and hand them over to the Aussie infantryman fight
ing in the Jungles close by.
"WHAT will he want at first, this returning soldier?
" Well there's a fairly uniform sentiment about that
among us here. First ... a long period of peace and quiet
with no obligations and no duties. He'll want to sleep late
In the mornings, even tho habit will Ret him up at six or
earlier. He won't bo angry If he is occasionally spoiled with
breakfast in bed.
He'll want to laze around, watching blucjnys hopping
In the garden, and the man next door mowing the lawn. At
night he'll be eager to crowd In moments of fun and forget
fuiness. And to be candid, If he's older, he may want
drinking bout or two to help forget the war and all Its
misery.
"He won't want to discuss his 'plans' or make decisions
... not for awhile. He'll want to taste his freedom. He'll
probably enjoy drying the dishes occasionally, for the
novelty of doing it voluntarily. He'll like to tinker around
the house, fixing up fence breaks or leaky valves. He'll cer
tainly take charge of putting the car back In running shape.
The army hns taught him to use his hnnds for his own com
forts in the Jungle, and he's proud of that ability.
tfT course he'll want love . . . he's been a long time
without It. But he'll prefer the affection that mani
fests itself In gentle words and thoughtful deeds. Emotion
will rmbarrass him, and he'll be uncomfortoble if any fuss
Is made over him.
"He'll want privacy . . . there is very little of that In tho
army. He may not be In the mood for questions or em
barrassing pralso of friends and relatives. Ho doesn't want
to rehearse his war experiences for the benefit of every
stray aunt or uncle who comes calling. He may prefer to
forget them. And he doesn't want to be goggled at.
"If he's had experience In the combat zone, he may bo
allergic to sudden noises. An automobile's backfire or
plane motor roaring overhead may send him flying to a
prone position ... ho may stop suddenly at the sound of a
policeman's whistle or car siren. But these reactions will
disappear In time.
IF he returns after long years In the tropics, his skin
will be coarsened and toughened by tho sun, and his
hair may be receding. His energy may not be as great as It
once was . . , tropical climate and Jungle warfare takes a
lot out of man. Perhaps too, he will be subject to occa
sional fevers.
"But If he comes down with a fever, he'll need to be
treated with a light cheerful touch. Some men, alter a hard
time at war, are susceptible to self pity and too much sympa
thetic worrying might encourage hypochondriac tendencies
and retard his recovery, The most successful therapy will be
a warm smile. He'll want to find an air of leisure, relaxation
and peace In his home. He believes now that the voices of
his women folk always smile at him when they speak.
He'd certainly appreciate his bureau drawers well stocked
with clean underclothes, with the soiled things vanishing
mysteriously out of his room. He's done his own wash for
a long time.
"IE may have very decided Ideas about what he
wants to do with his life. During the dreary years
of war he's had a lot of time to think things out. Perhaps
he will want to try a new line of work, perhaps he may
have decided to live In some remote corner of the country
... or even abroad. Perhaps he may want to Join an organi
zation to help build a decent, war-free society. He might
want to marry almost at once ... or launch a business of
his own on a shoestring.
"It's his life, and he believes he's earned the right to say
what he wants to do with it . . . he'll want advice or opinion,
naturally . . . but not interference. Any attempt to guide his
destiny, no matter if the ones at home once had that right,
would not succeed now.
"He will need no protection, but the strength and inspira
tion of encouragement. When he comes home, a wise woman
can make the things he's been dreaming about In the Jungle
come true. She will know how to make the Jungle a dream
and his dreams reality at last."
Medford Soldiers . j
Cain Promotions
On Italian Front
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15th AAF in Italy Charles
Oregon, has been promoted re
A. Krueger, 19, of Medford,
cently to the rank of Staff Ser
geant. He is tail gunner on an
AAF Flying Fortress operating
from an Italian base.
Sergeant Krueger has glown
27 combat missions and has
been awarded the Air Medal.
Ho received his gunner wings
at Las Vegas, Nevada, January
16, 1944.
He was employed as a truck
driver before entering the Army
August 18, 1943.
He is the son of Mrs. Anna
Krueger of Medford.
With the Fifth Army, Italy ;
Corporal Raymond V. Carroll,
; whose home is on Route 2, Med-1
ford, Oregon, has been promot
i ed to sergeant. He Is a squad
leader with the 91st Infantry
! Division of the Fifth Army in
; Italy.
Flight o Time
Medford and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files of the Mail
Tribune 10. 20. and 34 yaart
go.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
October 1 1934
(It was Monday)
President asks for truce be
tween capital and labor to give
mediation a trial.
YULE SEALS OKAY
. ON G.LPACKAGES
Christmas seals of the Tuber
culosis association may be placed
on packages being prepared for
overseas mailing to servicemen
if they are not placed on the
same side with the address, it
was. stated yesterday by Mrs.
Ruth Bauer of the lackson Coun
ty Public Health association.
Local postal officials were doubt
ful if the seals could be used.
Mrs. Bauer reported, but a con
ference with other postal offic
ials revealed that they are usable
with the above restriction. Mrs.
Bauer states that the seals are
on sale at Mann's Department
store and the Public Health as
sociation office In the court
house and she urges everyone
sending packages overseas to
buy and use them.
LESS THAN HALF
REVENUES, TAXES
Salem, Ore., Sept. 30 U.R)
Leslie M. Scott, state treasurer,
announced today that less than
half the $146,000,000 which
passes through the Oregon state
treasury annually is tax rev
enue. Except for a small amount in
1940, no ad valorem property
taxes have been levied for state
purposes between 1938 and
1944.
A total of $118,491,761 was
collected in taxes during the
1942-44 biennium out of the
$291,000,000 taken In.
Income, excise and Intangi
bles taxes and unemployment
compensation taxes, were the
largest sources of revenue out
side of liquor sales during the
biennium, Scott said.
SOLDIERS LISTED
!
I Washington, Sept. 30 (U.R)
The war department tonight an
nounced the names of 2,096 U. S.
I soldiers wounded in the Euro
pean area, including:
Oregon:
1 Bechen, SSgt. Harry B., Hills
boro; Bowman, Pfc. James R.,
Albany; Brooks, Pvt. Lee B.,
' Portland; Floyd, Pvt. Joseph D.,
Molalla; Johnson, Sgt. Thomas
C- Portland.
Marvin, Pvt. Lawrence H.,
Portland: Miles. Pfc. Robert G.,
Baker; Ojala, Pfc. Rudolph N.,
Portland; Ray, Sgt. Lyle L , Sico;
Scott, Pfc. Robert D., Portland;
Snvder. Pfc Benjamin E., Port
land; Sweet. Pvt. Dale R., Maple-ton.
Grass fire in Applegatei
spreads and destroys 410 acres
of pine on Elliott creek in Cali
fornia. Coke Brlte, arrested for
drunkenness In Jacksonville, es
capes from officer.
Detroit rigers and St. Louis
Cardinals to start world series
Wednesday at Detroit.
Labor unions back 30-hour
week.
tmost of her young life at least
up to this point, anyhow on an
1 army post.
The seven-pound five-ounce
daughter of 1st Lt. and Mrs. L.
E. Fritze was born Sept 23 at the
Camn White Station hospital.
Her father is camp provost
marshal.
Other than a few healthy out
bursts, which even the most ex
pert on baby language have been
unable to interpret, she has given
no indication of how well she
likes army life..
Her father Is a former resi
dent of Forest Hills, L. I. Mrs.
Fritze is the former Famine
Spiegel of Ozone Park, L. I.
Fair, with some cloudiness.
Hogh 89, low 44 degrees.
County democrats open head
quarters In Holland Hotel.
Melon and tomato growers
who have been forced to sell
their produce at reduced prices
asked to report to NRA.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
October 1. 1924
at was Wednesday)
National Bankers association
in resolution declares "the great
est menace to the future of
America" is a demagogue.
New plan for world peace Is
presented to the League of Nations.
Unsettled. High 69, low 48 de
grees. Grass fire burns barn on South
Oakdale.
DIES IN FRANCE
Word has been received here
that Lieut. William Murray,
formerly a member of the 91st
Division was killed In the Inva
sion of France. Lieut. Murray
who hade many friends here
during his stay with the 91st at
Camp White, transferred to a
paratrooper contingent after
leaving here and it is believed
he met his death while in ac
tion with the latter force.
His wife has been making her
home at Route 1, Milford Cen
ter, Ohio.
ETO
FIRST FALL
.80 OF AN
First heavy rainfall of the
season occurred Friday and Sat
urday, the weather bureau re
porting .80 of an inch precipita
tion up to Saturday evening.
Heaviest of the rainfall was Fri
day afternoon, a downpour in
the late afternoon drenching
shoppers and workers homeward
bound from offices
Clogged gutters caused pud
dles on streets and stopped-up
drain sDouts brought grief to
homeowners in a few cases.
This was the first rainfall of
any consequence since early
summer with but 30 falling in
July and .31 in August. A trace!
was reported twice during oep-
l tcmber.
Attorney Rawles Moore moves
law office into Cratenan building.
Quail season opens in valley,
Ducks are plentiful.
New Craterian theater to open
October 20.
CARD OF THANKS
vtjm wish tn express our flncere
thanks to our friends tor their many
kindnesses during our recent bereave
ment; also tor tne Deauuiui uuwc.
Mrs. Roscoe Edwards and children.
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6.00-16
Building boom hits Klamath
Falls.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
October 1. 1910
(It was Saturday)
Orchard inspection underway
In valley.
Local postoffice receipts gain
96 per oent,
'Rogue River valley University
club is formed.
Judith Ann Fritze
Is New Arrival At
Station Hospital
Camp White, Ore. Judith
Ann Fritze isn't a WAC. but she
can lay claim to having lived
LOW
WEEKLY
RATES
C!
1ATER
mm
Across From Craterian
Theatre -r Phone 4174
SINGLE $4.50 to $6.
OOUBLE ... $7.50 to $12
New S t m -n o o s Inner
Spring Mattresres Free
Showers Clean Roomsl
Portland, Ore., Sept. 30 U.R)
Wayne Morse, long-term re
publican candidate for U. S.
senator, has announced his
southern Oregon itinerary for
week.
It includes: Monday noon, Mc
Minnville; Tuesday at Roseburg;
Wednesday at Grants Pass;
Thursday in Medford and Ash
land; Friday at Klamath Falls,
and Saturday in Lakevicw.
FLIERS INJURED
Portland, Ore., Sept. 30 (U.R)
The Portland army air base an
nounced today that two army air
force officers were seriously in
jured In the crash of an army
i B-T airplane 22 miles southeast
of Redmond, Ore., yesterday.
Use Mall mouue Want Ada
iCOFFEE PRICE HIKE :
IS BRAZIL DEMAND i
Washington, Sept. 30 (U.R)
The Office of Price Administra-!
tion was 'faced today with the
problem of raising the price of
coffee or seeing the nation's
supply dwindle to the point
where rationing again may be
necessary.
Coffee stocks now on hand. It
was learned, are enough to last
no more than six months more
probably about four. And im
porters have advised OPA they
are unable to import more from
Brazil, this country's principal
supplier, at present ceiling
prices.
RABIES QUARANTINE
San Dimas, Cal., Sept. 30
(U.R) A 90-day rabies quaran
tine was placed in effect in the
San Dimas-Verne district today
by county health officers.
1AII I lflC CAYC WCflRfl
PRflRI FM IS SKIRTED
Washington, Sept. 30 (U.P
Wendell L. Willkie. former Re-
rpubllcan presidential candidate.
said today that both party plat
forms fulled to face realistically
the problem of the nation's Neg
ro minority but that the Repub
lican platfoim 'is distinctly bet
ter." In an article In Collier's Maga
zine, Willkie said the Democrats
merely offer "lip service" to
laws already in force while the
Republicans recognize four out
standing evils, the poll tax.
lynching, and discrimination
against Negroes both In the arm
ed forces and civilian life.
SUarLCT MfcLU
Mnrysvillc, Cal., Sept. 30
tUR) inspector J. W. Cooper
and Captain P. Norwood of the
highway patrol today arrested
Paul Maynord Skaug, a hitch
hiker, as a suspect in the burglary-slaying
of Mrs. George
Vows in Reno, Nov., Sept. 10.
BATTERIES CHARGED
WHILE YOU WAIT!
Amatlnq last charger puts new ie In old
botferei In a few minutes tlmel
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POISON OAK?
Try bottle ol 2EMACOL
Von mii t aaiutlrit ni toui mnr
cheeiliilK reMmlM " bottle lo
da; at HtslLU.N lUttlH.
Herb's a real help lor burr
war workers. Our modern
lail charging serricb c;lea
your battery new tip to
one abort stop. Wb hook It
right up without taking the
battery out ol your car.
It's lasl . , . scientific , ,
salel
Oee-iroe lervlcb tavbi
Urn: tint i bolblleb b
reafel Claras to pay.
There's no nbd to learo
your battbry with ue. pay
a rbntal chargb and thbn
make another trip back for
your recharged battery.
You gat your battbry
charged with ene-elop.
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