Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 2, 1944)
"3 MEDFORD YOUTHS T)ouqkoys Do3ge Jap Machine-Gun Fire' HADE MOUNTAIN mountain or told that the Jade was not of commercial quality, now are enjoying the last laugh as they watch the new rush into their old hunting grounds. Thursday. Wot. I. H44 MEDFORD HAIL TKWW-ltWXd f 4 i! V Greek relief food shipments, In which several nations co-operate, have been increased to approxlm ately 11.000 kM monthly, according to th Van eign Economic Administration. I F STARTS RUSH TO LT. DONALD PEART INGE Ashland, Nov. 2 Throwing eggs from an automobile at pe destrians and other motorists, an overgrown Hallowe'en prank that didn't stand the test in the police department and the city court Wednesday resulted in fines for six youths, who pleaded guilty to the charge. The youths, who appeared in court and plead guilty to dis orderly conduct charges and who were each fined $3 and costs, were: Leonard 'Williams, Ashland, and Charles Earl Jones, Glenn Bostwick. Carl Phillip Reich, Aubrey C. Davis, Glenn L. Ting ley, all of Medford. The most reprehensible of fence, however, of the evening was the destruction of tomb stones in the City Cemetery near Junior high school by a gang of boys who were reported to have . escaped in an old model T Ford. Clarence Lane, who lives ad joining the cemetery, heard the noise in the cemetery and fright ened the marauders away with a few shotgun blasts. The police were notified. About ' 25 tombstones were (Acmm Telephoto) Three Tank Infantrymen hug the earth, one keeping alert eye open for snipers firing from trees, as heavy Jap machine-gun fire pinned them down during "mopping up" operations on Leyte Island In the Philippines. 6moke In background Is from firea started by heavy air and sea bombardment. Signal Corps photo. damaged, some seriously. Many of the ornaments on the tomb stones were hroken off and a few, which were upset, were cracked and broken. - BASEBALL STAR KILLED Spokane, Was., Nov. 2 4U.R) Edward (Lefty) Brandt, 39, of Spokane,-former big league base ball star, was- fatally injured when struck by a car at a down town intersection shortly before midnight last night. Police said Brandt was standing in the street talking to two men when he was struck by a car driven by Lt, Louis T. Sanchez of Fort George Wright. Sanchez was held for questioning, and officers said they had been in pursuit of him for speeding before the accident. Twenty per cent of the coun try's automobile dealers have closed or gone out of business during the war. ompare them yourself wi th furs selling at $69 089! WARDS PRICE $ m LA x Efi'50 ' 1 pA20 ;: Shop around I Convince yourself that these Ward furs are $10 to $30 under other stores I Compare 1 workmanship I Styling ! Beauty, of furl At Wards, you'll find China mink-dyed coney in sizes up to 44, platina-dyed coney, skunk-dyed opossum ' ' " j j all at $59.50 1 Toy can buy U today Ask about Words Convenient Tm Payment Plat 1 IVAontgomenf Ward 117 So. Central Phone 3930 : 11 ft " L r I hm hlrk W I if 4 By Rutiell Annabel United Press Staff Correspendent Nome, Alaska U.PJ When the squat, left-fingered Eskimo artisans gather this winter in their sod-roofed underground huts to fashion their season's output of trade Jewelry, the more expert among them will not follow ancient custom and and necklaces of . fossil walrus lvory-rbut Instead will carve them from nuggets of clear multi-colored jade. The jade will be brought down the Kobuk river by kayak and dog-team from the half mythical "mountain of Jade." concerning which white pros pectors and wilderness wander ers have told gaudy tales to a skeptical public since the days or the early gold rushes. Laughed at Sourdoughs ' Like Jim Bridger's yams of the Great Salt Lake and the geysers of the Yellowstone, the sourdoughs' tales of the Kobuk jade were set down as so much frontier fiction. But they con tinued to keep the story alive. They would come in off the high tundra and tell of finding bould ers of bright green, milkv. white and" black jade in the streams tributary to the Kobuk. This' summer, Maj. Marvin Marston, Seattle, Wash., mili tary aide to Governor Ernest Gruening, journeyed Into the re mote Kobuk country to investi gate the story of Jade mountain If the jade actually were there he foresaw a new and profitable industry for the Eskimo tribes men a new medium for their skill as makers of jewelry. When Marston returned from the upper Kobuk, his stories of what he had seen were gaudier tnan any of the old-timers had told to. the traders and gold- nunters of the Bering rim. Boulders of Jade "The jade is there, all right, the major said. T saw the moun tain and saw the float jade In the stream beds, and it is jew elry jade, as fine as any I ever saw. It ranges from black to white, and there are enormous chunks of it boulders larger than a dozen men could lift." Maj. Marston carried a 164- pound nugget of clear green Jade down a creek bed to the river, where his Eskimo canoe- men loaded it into their walrus- skin boat and freighted lt down to the seacoast. -After making certain of its quality, Marston ordered cutting tools for the Eskimos and plans have been made for the- manufacture this winter of jade necklaces and bracelets of Eskimo design for sale in the native co-operative stores. White .mining men and trad-l ers, suddenly aliva to the pos sibilities of the Kobuk jade im mediately found they had busi ness upriver business chiefly concerned with the staking of claims along streams where the alluvial jade was most plentiful. The old-timers, who for up wards of 40 years had been laughed at for their tales of Jade LISTED MISSING Mrs. Gertrude E. Peart, 707 1 West Main street, has received ; word that her son, Second Lt. Donald. L. Peart, has been miss- ing in action since October 17. The officer, pilot of a B-29, was declared missing after a flight over Austria. i Lt. Peart graduated from Med ford senior high school with the class of 1933, graduated from Heald Business college in Sacra mento, Calif., and before enlist ingln the air corps was employ ed by the Edwards Display com pany of Sacremento 'as head bookkeeper and credit manager. 39 St. Mark's Church Discusses Plans At Annual Fall Dinner About 140 members and friends of St. Mark's Episcopal church gathered at the church Guild hall last evening for the annual fall parish dinner and to make plans for the church ac tivities during the coming win ter and spring. Reports by church officials showed that the church now has an indebtedness of $3,500, The annual church canvass is now being conducted by letter, phone and personal calls and Is to be concluded Sunday, it was an nounced. It was stated that funds for operation of the MarKade, re creation center for enlisted serv icemen, have been included in the budget for the coming months since attendance at the center during recent weeks has been Increasing. Avoid the Danger f Winter SkUdimgl FACTORY - COCTmOIXEB RECAPPING 4.00-li 7.00 No Ration Ctrtificat Naedad . Heavy nferlectttl Platu 7.95 Exchange NO OTHIR OWIRS YOU! . .. 1. Orida A Quality Oumlbsik. 9. Prompt Barries. 3. All Work by Factory-Trained Exvarts. 4. Fall Guarantee. 6. Famous Flnston Ooar-Orlp Tread Design. POLONIUM SPARK PLUGS 59 Evangelist Holds Church Services Coming Week-End : Dr. Russell Brougher will preach tonight on "The Devil's Boomerang" at First Baptist church. Meeting will begin at 7:30 and will be preceded by colored moving pictures of Yo. Semite valley. ' On Saturday evening Dr. Brougher will give a lecture on "Wonders of the Holy. Land," showing 2,000 feet of movies in connection with his talk. He will dress in native costume and will display mummies' (eet said to be 5,000 years old. On Sunday he will hold three services; at 11 a. m., 3 p. m., and 7:30 p. m. Standard Battery Bas Fll-O-Matlo covere, best quality separators and other features of more expensive batteries. Polonium alloy e1eetr4 gives quicker, easiar start-',. Ing. Precision-engineered. RAIN PUTS SOIL IN SHAPE FOR FARMERS A general rain has fallen the past week In the high hills but as yet no general snow has been reported, according to Ed Judd, general manager of the Medford irrigation district. The rains have been highly beneficial to farmers and orch a relists, putting the ground in shape for fall plowing and seed ing. . . Friday and Saturday FALL FESTIVAL CAKE Mobile Trouble Light .......... ... . $4.49 Underseat Heater $9.95 Heater Thermostats .89 to $1.39 Fire Extinguisher $8.95 Windshield Wiper Arms 69J Windshield Wiper Blades 40t; suy christwias fiin J Smooth, Satin Finish WAR BOND . . . An ideal dessert for chilly days! Filled with spicy goodness and iced with a delicious caramel. 59 ea. AND Butterscotch Coffee Cakes 25c ea. QlMmm's u BREAD and CAKE It Hat A Zippml 4 KITCHEN STEP STOOK 6.45 Just pull up tlie seat . . . ana stop upi Hanaion stool you ever owned I Hardwood. wnlto enaramcd. She's 19 lncht Tall I MISS PKVAFORE 4.98 TRAVEL KIT 3.98 Tin. mutt leather vltk ! water-repellent lining. Sft Inch length. Plw Fad. fctlia tea For Their Very Oml Itockln' Chair 9.45 She has moving eyes with glamour girl lashes I lively lifelike curls. Completely and beautifully dressed. A Hit with th Boy. Bich red simulated teatnt. Very well constructed. Pot ages z to B. Fun for a tilth Girt mSt I f". Ilomber Plane 2.49 The flying fort! 28-lnoh wing spread, natural wood finish I 1 AA Kiubrolderr Ttlrtlflsfaa - aJ , si SlTSj-pxtjsjsj . Jtwcli.on let with all U i iivgitlllT llama i I -""loiuariBI' . 0OD 214 SO. RIVERSIDE PHONI 47S7 . I
