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News From Jackson County for
Men in the Armed Services
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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
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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."
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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,
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How would YOU like to wake up some morning soon and find yourself the proud
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