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4 A ON THE HOME FRONT MedfordITribunb News From Jackson County for Men in the Armed Services The Mail Tribune suggests rou clip and mail thU news roundup to a relative or friend in service. Date. Dear. Kelatives of Cpl. B. J. Lorton i big nleht for fnofhn received with Joy this week the Medford High Black Tornado news that the corporal was one i of 83 American officers and f-men rescued from the Japanese some time ago when the ship on which they were being trans ported was sunk by an Amer ican submarine, upi. morion naa been a prisoner since the fall of the Philippines and since April 10, 19 2, the only word from him had been a routine communication from tne japa nHa crnvernment. The corporal had been In the army three years before Pearl Harbor, and was trained as an aerial Dhotographer. Assigned to the fifth air base, he was on Luzon when war was aeciarea Pvt. Walter Miller, who re ceived the silver star recently 4nr rescuing a fellow service man while under enemy fire has also been awarded the pur ple heart. The private is sta tioned in New Guinea and in writing stated that he had a grenade wound in a hand. He has been overseas since June of 1943. Another purple neari f wearer is Pvt. Carl Vogel wounded In France September 1 and now in an English hos pital According to Pvt. Charles P. Johnson, "German mortar came between him and his good luck in France recently and as a re sult, the private is in an army hospital in England He was at tached to a military police-unit at the time of being wounded and has been overseas since last November. Sgt. Lloyd L. Albern is a prisoner of war of the Germans, the war department states, hay ing been shot down on a raid over Czechoslovakia. Lt. Mau rice J. Sample has been re ported missing in action since September 22, his ship being unreported after a flight oyer Germany. The lieutenant is first pilot of a B-17. Flight Utticer fircnie '"6. injured during the airborne in vasion of southern France, is back In this country and was home briefly this week before n.rin Dibble General hos pital, Menlo Park, Cal. Also here was his wife, Pvt. Olive t.) Wic stationed at the Pairfiplrt nrmv air base. Lt. Col. Jackson is also home this week. The coionei base near Rome, Italy, at 7 m., October 21, with Gen. Ira Eaker and landed in Washing ton n. C the next day at 3 o'clock. Coming across the con tinent by plane, the officer was in Medford by 5 p. m. on the 23d. Col. Jackson has been over seas about a year ana in u. Italian area the past several months. . ,. The Iven brothers, Lt. Neil and Lt. Bob, have been home this week. Lt. Neil, who has been overseas with the air corps for several months, left last night for Sauta Monica and Lt. Bob Iven leaves tomorrow for Peterson field in Colorado. Jack F. Helman, ART 2'c, and Bob Hanlin, SK l-'c, recently met in Pearl Harbor when Han lin's ship was in the harbor for a time and Pvt. Gordon Hayes writes that he and Lee Reynolds meet frequently on New Guinea. Both are in medical units. Sgt. Floyd E. Davidson Is a member of a ground crew at an eighth AAF base In England recently cited for "outstanding service." When he graduated recently ,, . maritime service base at Los Angeles, Ens. Nathan Rob-1 Denver rt Deaver was pi-"u i Havre award of merit for excellence t An,,,., In navigation. u"" commissioned Ens. Deaver served In he Atlantic. Mediter ranean and Pacific theaters as an enlisted man. .Dean and Dale Pruot have completed training at the naval station, Memphis, Tenn., and have been transferred to gun nerv school while Joseph James McAllister has been transferred from Farragut to a school in California. Sgt. Arils Cowan recently graduated from Cha nute field in Illinois, having taken special training In elec tronics. Barbara Stone has com pleted Wave training In New York and is now stationed at Astoria. Last Friday night was a very toppling the Klamath Pelicans, 21 to 0. It was Medford's game from the start. Marvin Dotv carried the ball for all three loucnaowns and in t h e final quarter Bob Watson gave the fans a big thrill when he made a 92-yard run. Tonight the Tor nado meets the Grants Pass i-avemen. Merton Bradshaw, Jackson county 4-H club worker for the past nine years, has been judged suue winner in the national meat animal contest and will have his records entered in the state contest. A gift box pattern worked out by the Jackson County Junior ttea Lross for boxes sent over seas to war refugees and prison ers has been accepted as a na tional pattern and is on display at headquarters in Washington. Recently the Veterans of For eign Wars shipped 50 fruit cakes to servicemen who are members of the group and serving in this war. So many servicemen have been home in recent days that this column will have to ' skip lightly" over them. Among them are Bill Bauman, AS, Willam ette university; Jim Elliott, AS, who has completed his work at Willamette and will report next at Bremerton navy hospital Cpl. Kenneth Lamb from Marfa Tex.; Sgt. Charles E. Clark from Camp Pickett, Va.; Pvt. Harold Fawcett, en route to McClelland field from radar school in Bell- ville, HI.; Coxswain Marvin Stark, recently transferred to the Puget Sound navy yard Bremerton; Pvt. J. Carlisle Crouch from Camp Belvoir, Va. and en route to Ft. Lewis; Jim Miller, air cadet at the Merced air base; Lt. Jim Henry, Oak land naval air station and Rich ard Stuart, navy student at the University of California Dick Morrow, navy student at the University of Colorado is now playing halfback for the university s football team Among the latest weddings announced were those of Mar garet Lucille Grayson to Lt. Jack F. Keaveny in Bosqueville, Tex., October 4; Violet Moore to Bueford W. Coleman, Octo ber 8 in Medford and Betty Louise Glaves to Robert Alan Loeffler in Portland September 23. The engagement of Pat Fisher to Sgt. William Dean, Dayton, O., and stationed at the Medford air base, has been announced. "Sensations of 1945" Coming I lvWWWm-V'lilMlWj1.,". ,wi.ii.iiuhii mmwuew 1 -MN k r "J AWAIT SENTENCE Los Angeles, Oct. 27 flJ.P) John W. Chaney, chemist, and Charles Landis and Joseph G. Mays, service station operators, today awaited sentence on con viction of conspiring to counter feit and distribute 25,000,000 gallons worth of counterfeit gas coupons. Daily Weather Report Forecasts Medford nd vicinity; Fair and mild tonifrht and Saturday. Oregon Clear east of Cascades, partlv cloudy witH mornlnr clouds west of them. Mild temperatures. Local Data Temperature a year ago today: HlEhest. 6fl; lowest, 42. Total monthly precipitation, .T8 inches. Deficiency for the month, .33 inches. Tnta! preelpitatton since September 1. 1044, 1 58 Inches. Deficiency for the season. .18 inches. Rolativn humidity at 4:30 p. m. yes terday, 37; 4-30 today, 91. Tomorrow Sunrise. 718 a. m.; sunset, 6:11 p m. W. C. Fields examines the ruins of still another straw hat He's one of the important play ers in the merry musical "Sen sations of 1945", starring Elea nor Powell, with Dennis O'Keefe, C. Aubrey Smith, Sophie Tucker and Eugene Pal lette. The film starts Sunday for a three day program at the Craterian. Rialto Stars Y .. ... Carole Landis and Pat O'Brien are co-starred In the "Secret Command", starting Sunday at the Rialto. Sched uled as the companion feature Basil Rathbone again portrays the famous Sherlock Holmes in his latest adventure "The Scar let Claw". Salvation Army Leaders Will Be Guests At Rally Mrs. James Dee, Portland, di visional Salvation Army Home league secretary, and Mrs. Paul ine Eberheart, San Francisco, territorial Home league secre tary, will be in Medford tomor row to attend a local league rally dinner. The dinner will be at the hall, Fourth and Bart lett streets, at 8:30 p. m. Sunday morning Mrs. Dee and Mrs. Eberheart will have charge of the 11 a. m. service at the Salvation Army hall. In the afternoon a group of Mrs. Eve Prentice's accordion pupils will present a concert at 2 p m. In the evening Mrs. Dee and Mrs. Eberheart will have charge of the services at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Eberheart, an accomplished singer, will appear on the pro gram. It Is stated that the pub lic Is cordially Invited to all of the Sunday meetings. Chamber Is Lauded For Help In Chest, War Fund Campaign A letter expressing the appre ciation of the Medford Com munity Chest and War Fund for the aid of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, In the current drive for funds has been received by the chamber. The letter, written by A. M. Cannon, president of the chest, states "the directors and mem ber agencies of the Community Chest and War Fund appreciate very much the help of your sec retary, Mr. Hull, and your of fice staff as well as office space provided in connection with the current campaign for funds." Past 24 hours: Bolst Boston ChlCQRO New York Omahs Phoenix Portland Reno RoseburK . Salt Lake - San Francisco . Seattle Spokane Washington, D. C. , Yakima Hlirh . 71 . S3 . m . 71 . 70 . 7 . SO . 77 . M . 7I . 83 . 73 . 7S . 78 . 72 . 72 . 72 . 72 HODGEN BREWSTER CALF SCOUR REMEDY We urge you to try this effective remedy, when troubled with scouring calves. Jackson County FEED CO. Phon 3454 Oss Man rrlbuna Want Ada. MONEY TO LOAN! On JEWELRY CAMERAS and MUSICAL INSTRU MENT3. Used and unr dtemed lewelry at graat iT'ngs PE0FLE3 LOAN CO. .291 E. Main Streat Stat Lictnta P 137 RALPH G. JENNINGS TALENT FARMER Democratic Candidate For COUNTY COMMISSIONER QUALIFIED EXPERIENCED (Paid Adv.) 3 TRENCH MOUTH AND 1 UNDULANT FEVER LISTED Three cases of trench mouth and one case of undulant fever were reported to the county health officer, Dr. A. Erin Mer kel, during the wcelc ending Oct. 20. Two cases of the trench mouth are at Camp White and one in Medford, while the un dulant fever case is In Medford. Also reported were four cases of Influenza in Medlord, onei case of measles in Medford, two cases of pneumonia, one at the camp and one in Medford and seven cases of recurrent malaria at Camp White. Cloalns time for cta&stned ads B . m Too Lata to Clabalfj. 12:30' CLOTHING DRIVE FOR EUROPEANS The first drive for clothing for the destitute people in the vliberated sections of Europe has finished, according to the Med ford Ministerial association and Council of Church Women, in charge of the drive, with 2.780 pounds of fine usable clothing shipped to Portland from here, where the treasury department and theUNRRA will take over, and the UNRRA will take over, exceptionally high and little had to be discarded because of not meeting the regulations of the UNRRA, the local spon sors said. The committees In charge to day voiced their thanks to the large corps of women who re ceived and sorted the materials; the men who packaged, tied and addressed the boxes; H. S. Deuel for the use of the building, and for the co-operation of Copco, the Salvation Army, City Sani tary service and other agencies; together with all who gave and took part in any way. A number of Inquiries have come in about the next drive. No certain word his arrived; however, there will no doubt be another call In a few weeks. NEED 'TRAVEL AGENCY' Lawrence, Kan. (U.R) New est student "war activity" at the University of Kansas a "travel agency" to arrange transporta tion home on week-ends and vacations. OBITUARY FRANCIS PETERSON Francis Peterson of Eagle Point died at a local hospital Wednesday. Mr. Peterson was born in Cottonwood, Utah, on February H, 1878. In Septem ber, 1909, he was married to Olive Edna Blunt at Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Peterson Is survived by three children, Orsen Peterson of Kellogg, Idaho; Mrs. Emerald Iris Thompson and Beatrice Ada Hayes, both of Kellogg, Idaho. He Is also survived by one niece, Mrs. Eva Owens of Eagle Point, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Perl funeral home, Mon day at 2 p. m. The Latter Day Saints church will officiate and Interment will be In Siskiyou Memorial park. ALBERT STEVENS Funeral services for Albert Stevens, who passed away Oe- Frlday, Oct. 17. 1944 MEDFORD MAIL "TRIBUNE SZTPk tober 25, at his home at 1016 Stevens street, will be held Sat urday at 11 a. m, at the Perl funeral home. The Rev. Fred Weatherford of the Naiarine church will officiate and inter ment will be In Siskiyou Me morial park. FATHER OF NATIONAL 4-H MOVEMENT DIES Ontarla, Cal., Oct, 27 AJ.R) Funeral services were being ar ranged today for Edward C. Bishop, 74, father of the 4-H movement In America, who died last night after a lingering illness. Bishop conceived the Idea of organizing farm boys and girls into clubs to coordinate school activities with home duties 48 years ago when he was a teach er in rural Nebraska schools. Shoe production during 1943 totaled 469,044,000 pairs, accord- Schilling- always wy fir finey Coffee Ing to the Office of Price Administration, VETERAN SHERIFF DIES Los Angeles, Oct. 27 (U.R)- Charles A. Bryant, 88-year-old veteran sheriff who witnessed the hanging of the notorious Joaquin Marrletta, early Cali fornia desperado was dead to day. The colorful California figure was born In Contra Costa county on Sept. 6, 18S8, this better flavor tO t(6Wl potato salad An easy-to-enter contest ...for westerners only. . . to acquaint yoa with Sperry Drifted Snow Flour How would YOU like to wake up some morning soon and find yourself the proud owner of a crisp, new thousand-dollar War Bond? , , . That's going to happen to SOMEBODY who enters this contest! And a hundred-thirty-one other "somebodies" are going to win a hundred-thirty-one other important prizes 1 Why shouldn't YOU be a winner I You simply write a slogan about the man on every bag of Drifted Snow Flour. The first idea that pops into your head may win. See the Contest Rules below. These suggestions may gho yoa Ideas . . . help yoa win a prize V V V T T " UV Here are the things the man on the bag stands for. Whenever you see him you know the flour inside the bag Is dependable. Its baking performance is test ed regularly by 117 western women right in their own homea. So your slogan about the man might be "Master of successful baking." Then, too, Sperry Flour has been a western favorite for 92 yeara. This might suggest a slogan audi aa "Friend of four generation." See how simple It Is? ITre's another thought: Since Drifted Snow is an all purpose flour that you can use for everything, your slogan about the man might be, "Bake everything better." Then, there's the fact that Drifted Snow la vitamin and mineral-enriched. That might suggest "Guardian of rood health." But thcae are only suggestions to help you get started. You'll have your own idea ... an write it down and send It in. It may win yoq a prize t skTO rJ FIRST PRIZE $1,000 WAR BOND 2ndPf...$500 War Bond lOPrr.iof $100 War Bonds WPrizu pf $25 War Bonds uuruanr wuutll Eg 1. Writ riocu ftKMt tb mm Jn Uff DrifW ftnnv "Hom-Prf.rtd I-Vnir. 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