GENERAL PLEASED
AFTER W OVER
LEYIE BEACHHEAD
Tour of Inspection Brings
MacArthur Within 200
Yards of Jap Snipers.
Youngster "Casts First Ballot
n
By William B. Dickinson
United Press War Correspondent
Gen. MacArthur's Headquar
ters in the Philippines, Oct. 22
U.R) Troops o the 24th corps
holding the southern beachhead
on Leyte island have "establish
ed themselves very satisfactor
ily," Gen. Douglas MacArthur
said today after a 10-mile tour
of inspection that brought him
within 200 yards of Jap snipers,
presumably gunning for him.
MacArthur was escorted
throughout the beach tour by
Maj. Gen. R. R. Hodge, com
mander of the 24th corps, who
was with him in the launch
which carried him south along
the beach to Hodge's area.
Meets Krueger
During the tour he also met
Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger, com
mander of the sixth army; Maj.
Gen. A. V. Arnold, commanding
the seventh division, and Maj.
Gen. James Bradley, command
er of the 96th division.
Gen. MacArthur congratulated
all of them on progress so far
made our troops at several
points are four to five miles in
land but exhorted them to ex
ert every possible effort to over
come difficulties of terrain and
spotty but fierce Japanese re
sistance. For the first time since he
reached the Philippines MacAr
thur today made a dry landing
from his launch instead of hav
ing to wade ashore through
knee-deep water. The launch I
was made fast at a newly-constructed
jetty and a "jeep-buffalo"
a small tracked vehicle
much like the larger buffalo
was waiting for him there.
Jap Snipers
As the general was about to
climb into the vehicle, Japa
nese sniper fire sounded so near
that many curious GIs who had
gathered around MacArthur
hastily seized their rifles and
took cover.
Within five minutes a bull
dozer and a rifleman unearthed
and killed one sniper, who had
been only 200 yards from the
general and his party. It seemed
probable he had heard the gen
eral was to visit the area.
At division headquarters Krue
ger and Arnold were waiting.
MacArthur stepped briskly .from
a Jeep into which he had trans
ferred a short distance from the
beach. He walked forward and
threw both arms around
Krueger.
Casualties Light
Arnold and Krueger then
showed the supreme commander
detailed maps of their positions.
Arnold told MacArthur that cas
ualties had been light in his sec
tor, but that several hundred
Japanese had been killed.
As the generals' jeep started
toward captured Dulag airfield,
a short, dark, wiry little man
wearing the eagles of a full col
onel hurried across the road.
MacArthur stepped from the
jeep and warmly shook hands
with Col. Rupcrto Kangelon.
leader of the Leyte gucrrilas. .
Dulag Devastated
We drove through the smash
ed and burned town of Dulag.
past a shattered Catholic church.
the front wall of which with its i
cross was still standing. Every j
pitiful house had burned to thej
ground, and shattered bits of
some were still burning. Bull
dozer pushed through the smold
ering embers to level sites for
army construction.
As we left the city Filipinos
waved, cheered and gave mock
military salutes, some of which
the general returned.
"I haven't worked with these
divisions before," MacArthur
I f) . c j
(Acme Telephoto)
The responsibility of easting his first vote apparently weighs heavily on
P. M. 3C A. E. Bailey. 18, Macon, Ga., who takes advantage of Georgia's
18-ycar-old soldier voting privileges to mark his first ballot at remow
Southwest Pacific bas-
s a i d as we returned to the
launch, "but they are fine out
fits. The have certainly taken
hold in a very satisfactory man
ner. There are difficulties of
terrain and some Japanese re
sistance, but things are going
very well. I'm glad to have those
divisions with me."
Olive .v3?-
Barber's QJ
Observations
It was mighty hard to keep a
straight face through it all but
I managed. I hope.
A friend of mine is book
keeper for a certain business
firm. I was to call for her at
noon and we'd have lunch to
gether. ' I arrived on time.
Now my friend is a small
woman; a sparrow-like woman,
high strung, rapid of speech.
She's constantly alert lest her
rights be infringed upon and
when the are she becomes sput
teringly belligerent. Which she
did when the owner of the store
told her she must postpone her
lunch until an absent member
of the office force returned.
The proprietor was an elder
ly, thickset, mild mannered
man. There was apprehension
in his face and voice when he
told her she'd have to wait; an
apprehension founded, no doubt,
on previous encounters with
her. The deference of employe
to employer isn't what it used
to be. So now my friend! her
eyes snapping, little body vi
brant with indignation, stuck
her sharp featured face as close
to the be-spectacled one as she
could and not rub noses with
him, and let loose such a blast
of shrill protest I thought the
old gentleman might well be
blown over.
He tried to retreat but she
followed after and further
sounded the pibroch. This was
always her time off! He'd said
so- himself! Who did he think
he was anyway to push her
lunch hour all over the clock!
She'd had only coffee and toast
for breakfast; her friend had
had only coffee and toast for
breakfast. Did he want women
fainting right there before him
from hunger?
At this the man's badgered
expression gave way to one of
whimsical amusement as he
looked at my buxum self. As
a prospective faintee from un
dernourishment I didn't alarm
him. But the close range verbal
barrange went on. It was her
lunch hour! She was being put
upon! This was a democracy!
Look at the clock! Ten minutes
late already! All this delivered
with machine gun rapidity and
in a voice cracklingly electric.
With an outflung of arms in
acknowledged defeat the old
gentleman told her for Pete's
sake go to lunch. We did, leav
ing him wagging his head in
weak bewilderment. I could al
most hear his thoughts: Was he
the boss or was she? A man's
world? Phooey!
Merchant Marine
Development Is
Roosevelt Wish
Washington, Oct. 26 U.R
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land,
chairman of ,the maritime com
mission, and Henry J. Kaiser,
Pacific coast industrialist, an
nounced today after a luncheon
conference with President
Roosevelt that he had requested
"immediate inauguration" of a
"bold and daring" program to
improve the American merchant
marine.
The President urged construc
tion of new, modernized cargo
vessels and low-travel-cost pas
senger ships in yards erected
for war production, the men
said.
Land and Kaiser quoted the
President as telling them:
"We must not let our mer
chant marine become static
design and build our advance
models as soon as shipyard
space and manpower are available.
WEATHER
Northern California: Clear
today and tonight, partly cloudy
Friday,' cooler along the coast
today and in coastal valleys Friday.
CUTS MILK COOLING COST
Farmers using electric power
find that milk can be cooled
at 0i cents per 100 pounds, as
against 40',i cents by ice.
rj
E. f 6.00-16 j
ISE1
CARS
Urgently Needed!
SEE US BEFORE YOU SELL
CRATER LAKE MOTORS
Sixth and Ivy
Phon. 2297
COUNTY 4-H BOY
TAKES PRIZE IN
STATE CONTEST
Valleyview and Brownsboro
Girls Win Awards With
Projects in Contests.
Cake CreeE 4-H'er
Morton Bradshaw, Jackson
county 4H club boy for the past
nine years has been judged state
winner in the National Meat
Animal contest sponsored by
Thos. E. Wilson Co., according
to word just received from II
C. Seymour, state club leader
He will be awarded a gold
watch by Mr. Wilson. Judging
of the contest was done entirely
on records submitted by Morton
m competition with boys from
all over the state. Merlon's rec
ords are now being sent to Chi
cago where they will be judged
for sectional and national hon
ors. If he wins in the sectional
competition, which includes tiie
eleven western states, Merton
will receive a trip to the 23rd
National 4H Club Congress, to
be held in Chicago, December
3 to 6, 1944. The winner in na
tional competition will receive
a $200 scholarship to any land
grant college in the United
States that he chooses to attend.
Merton started his club work
in 1935 with one baby beef calf
t " 1
"1 J, O, 8-
Merton Bradshaw, Lake
Creek 4-H member, state winner
in the National Meat Animal
contest sponsored by the Thos.
E. Wilson Co., will be awarded
a gold watch. The Jackson
county boy is shown above with
his Hereford which he exhibited
in the recent 4-H club show and
Pacific International Livestock
Exposition in Portland.
and one half acre of corn. With
this beginning his club work has
grown to include 29 steers and
eight hogs for show during his
club career. Since Jits father!
death in 1940, Merton has been
operating the ranch for his
mother and doing his club work
at odd times.
Hard work and tenacity have
won for Merton one of the high
est 411 club honors in the state
of Oregon.
Allenc Owens of Valleyview
will receive a $25 war bond for
winning a place in the state
blue award group of the Na
tional Food for Victory contest.
This is Allene's second war
bond in state competition in
two years, she having been
placed in the blue award group
of the National Garden Contest
last year.
Dorothy Stanley of Browns
boro will receive a gold medal
as the county winner in the Na
tional Clothing Achievement
contest.
Use Mali Tribunt Want Aat.
Thursday. Oci. S, 1844 MEDFORD MAIL THIBUNE ELZVBI?
AMMUNITION CUT
TO
New York, Oct. 26 (U.PJ
Regional Director Lewis S.
Greenlcaf, Jr., of the War Pro
duction Board, said in a press
conference today that ammuni
tion was being rationed to fight
ing men because of shortages.
He quoted Lt. Gen. Brehon
Somervell, chief of army ser
vice forces as his authority.
Grcenleaf opposed plans for
early reconversion to civilian
production and said "war pro
duction and not reconversion is
our immediate job."
"Lack of adequate munitions,
r
Schilling:
Curry Powder
the rich zestful
blend with true
oriental flavor
ships, and equipment Is delay,
lng scheduled operations In Eu.
rope and in the Pacific," he said.
(IIP
r Mt . . . -
lcs, wauics, Discuits, muttuu, pin-t
cakes, breads of every kind all taste
better when you spread them thick
with Durkee'i Troco Margarine.
Durkee's Troco Margarine is made1
by an improved process that churns
the pure, nutritious vegetable oils
right in with the fresh pasteurized;
kim milk. (
linsrovct all (ooJl . IN thtm tnt ON thank)
AT REGULAR Elk!lrU FOR f& )i'lUjl (yQs
; PRICE yl ONtrfSE!
GOOD FOR YOU 1 p
wheat ready to eat. CIx'
While they last.
Supply it limited,
So Hurryl
BOTH ARE DELICIOUS WHOLE WHEAT-GOOD TO EAT-
Delicious Hot Ralston is the fastest selling hot
whole u'hcat'ccrcal in America! No better build-up
breakfast for all the family. Protects from the
inside by supplying whole wheat energy and
nourishment plus extra amounts of wheat germ
. . . richeat cereal source of the protective
B-vitamins. Cooks in 5 minutes. Try it todayl
Shredded Ralston is whole
So popular the flavor secret is patented! Crisp
toasty bite size biscuits fit right on your spoon.
A delicious energy breakfast that helps your
family get going keep going. Don't miss out
on this one-cent sale. It's a thrifty way to
better breakfasts!
y mi
( if Jo t1 vou )
rT