OUHTEEH MEDrOHD MAIL
BLACK NIGHTS OF
PACIFIC THEATER
Seventh AAF Headquarters
Central Pacific (U.R) In the
central Pacific, where the velvet
blackness of the tropical night
produces strange natural phe
nomena, even the morning star
coesn t get the benefit of doubt
fro m7th AAF aerial gunners
on night raids against Japanese
bases. They shoot first and ask
questions later.
Wary of Japanese trickery in
the inky skies, the gunners blast
anything that moves. Sometimes
the results are amusing; some
times they're significant.
Recently the entire crew of
Liberator bomber, returning
from a successful mission over
Truk, sighted a mysterious light
off the wing. Three gunners
almultancously poured 50-cal-ibcr
slugs toward It. Nothing
happened. Another burst had
the same result. The pilot tried
evasive action, but still the light
atayed with the B-24.
Puts Plane in Circle
, After 30 anxious minutes, the
navigator suggested putting the
plane into a complete circle.
The light remained stationary
and the navigator solved the
problem. The plane had been
"stalked" by the morning star.
Another time a crew was ap
proaching Ponape, preparing to
let down for a bomb run.,
Suddenly the top turret gun
ner .alert and tense, saw a flash
of light, and jammed home a
long burst at what he thought
was a .Japanese interceptor. The
other gunners filled the Inter
phone with questions and anxi
ously manipulated their guns.
"Sorry, fellows," the gunner
apologized, "I gues I took a shot
at a siiooting star. Don't think I
touched it, though."
Japanese Tries Trickery
, But all llghjs are not morn
ing stars or shooting stars.
' With a heavy cloud riding the
rear of a bomber formation re
turning from a raid, and visibil
ity difficult in the darkness, a
tail - gunner noticed a dark
shape shadowed by .the cloud.
. For a few minutes he disregard
ed it and then straining his eyes,
be made out the contour of a
plane moving in to assume a
position in the formation.
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Announcing the
OF MEDFORD"S NEWEST
TIRE STORE
O K. RUBBER
WELDERS
North Riverside-At the "V"
SPECIALIZING IN
THE MODERN
RECAPPING AND REPAIRING
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condition. Ti;e materials
the best available. And
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O. JL RUBBER
Ho. Riverside at the "Y"
Harold 0. Kregor,
TRIBUNE Sunder. Hot. 8. 1M4
"Hey, that's a single engine
Job," he shouted over the inter
phone, "Zero at 5 o'clock." And
he let loose a long burst at the
plane. The Japanese fighter
swung out of the formation with
tracers cutting the air around
him.
"Simetlmes, you feel silly
about the whole thing," one gun
ner admitted, "but when you're
up there trying to look out into
the night and get the same re
sults as you would looking
through a piece of black velvet,
you don t take chances.
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APPLEGATE AREA
Formation of a herd district
between Applegate and Provolt
has become a hot issue in Tues
day's election for voters of that
area, according to I. L. Brown
and C. E. Stoner, Applegate
dairymen, who declared Satur
day that stockmen of the neigh
borhood have been circulating
petitions in an effort to beat the
herd law proposal.
The dairymen said the dist
rict in qujstlon is the paved
highway between Applegate ana
Provolt. "It would appear from
statements by the stock men
that this district Is bounded on
al! sides by open range," the
spokesmen for the dairymen
said. "However, this is in error,
and ' the fact, is there is not a
foot of open range the entire dis
tance, the land all being private
ly owned and farmed.
"The dairymen," iney contin
ued, "want to Join up With the
highway at Provolt where the
law is in effect in Josephine
county, and everybody likes it.
The stock men want to pasture
the highway which all pay taxes
to maintain."
'The spokesmen point out that
although stock at large on the
highway danger automobile trai-
fic, autoists must pay stockmen
for any animal which way be
accidentally killed.
American railroads are carry
ing twice, the amount of freight
moved by rail in. the last war
with 600,000 fewer cars, accord
ing to office of defense transpor
tation figures.
Oloilos tln.o tor Sunday Too fcste
to Olaaalfy 6:30 Saturday alu-noon
n.as. remamner.
METHOD OF
TIRES
BEST method of tibfti
everything In tire Repairing and
Recapping it's O. K. RUBBER
WELOing.
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jobs are not all alike.
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used ior the job must he
the work mail be right.
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HE HOLDS A TREASURE
A tin cup, his only eating uten
sil, Is held tightly by this small
youngster as the soup queue
forms In the rear. French Relief
Fund, member agency of National
War Fund, has provided dried
milk and other nourishment foi
war-starved French children.
NEW TIRE STORE
WILL OPEN IRE
Harold O. Kreger, formerly of
Hood River, will open a new
tire store at 1760 North River
side here Monday under the
firm name of O. K. Rubber Weld
ers. The new concern will be
located at the "Y" in the build,
ing which previously housed
Denny's grocery. Complete
equipment has been Installed for
"precision" recapping, using the
widely known "O K. welding"
method.
Vernon Gibbs, also an exper
ienced tire man of Hood River,
has come to this city to Join the
staff of the new concern.
The O.K. system of tire re
capping and repairing grew out
of the depression era, according
to Kreger, and is today one of
the world's largest tire servicing
organizations. Through the use
of controlled electrical heat and
mechanical pressure a perfect
circle cap is achieved without
the application of heat directly
on the sldewalls and strain on
the tire casing. Equipment used
in this process is now on display
at the new firm and the public
has been invited to inspect it.
The O.K. Rubber Welders offer
a full guarantee of workman
ship and materials, according to
Mr. Kreger.
Mr. and Mrs. Kreger and son,
Dick, have purchased a home in
this city and will make Medford
their permanent residence. The
friendliness and courtesy of the
people of this community and
the beauty of the southern Ore
gon country were factors in the
selection of Medford for Mr.
Kreger's business enterprise. He
will continue as owner of the
Hood River concern, operating
under the O.K. franchise.
Portland Runaways
Under Arrest Here
Two runaway boys, Glenn'l
Rolelgh, 14, and Earl Lee Mar-I
tin, 13, both from Portland, were
apprehended today,' when Mrs. I
Alvln Grcb Bush of Central J
Point, reported to city police !
that money was missing from!
her purse after she had picked
up two boy hitchhikers on the
highway, this morning and
brought them into Medford in
her car. !
Mrs. Bush told police that her
baby had thrown her purse into;
the back seat where the boys
were, and later she missed her I
coin purse and $13 in cash. Thei
boys were found In Medford, j
arid $11 ef Mrs. Bush's money j
was recovered. They had left
iertland last Wednesday,
Oia Mall Trlbuna Waoi Ada.
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Klamath Tobacco
Firm Pays Fine
For Overcharges
Portland S ale of 54,320
packages of cigarettes at 20c
each, an overcharge of 4c per
package, by the Pioneer Tobac
co Company, doing business as
the Klamath Vending Company,
604 S. Seventh Street, Klamath
Falls, has resulted in settlement
of OPA administrator's treble
damage claim in the amount of
$3,261.00, Charles Kaufman,
OPA compliance chief, announc
ed Saturday.
Kaufman said the cigarettes
were sold through vending ma
chines for 20c a package and
that no change Was given. The
payment of $3,261.00 represents
one and' one-half times the
TO
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200 More Women Are Needed Actual
pa e king and instruct c I asses s t a r t
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, 8:30 A. M.
O Years of pioneering have helped us develop the best
methods. Our excellent packing room, helpful super
visors, who have been here since we started, will TEACH
YOU A TRADE THAT IS AS INTERESTING AS IT IS
PROFITABLE AND PAY YOU WHILE YOU LEARN.
Olf you have packed here before your experience in the
past will help you make more (on a piece work basis) .
" Our baskets are standardized this year to two sizes of sim
ilar tray-type shapes. They will pack easily and fast.
OAnd hero you will find the most modern methods, best
equipment, excellent cafeteria, our own bus service and
. folks you'll enjoy working with.
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amount of actual overcharges,
lie said.
The firm Is located in an area
which serves the U. S. Marine
Rehabilitation Center, so un
doubtedly many of the cigaret
tes were purchased by service
men, Kaufman emphasized.
Kin May Send Word
To War Prisoners
The Red Cross office here now
has facilities whereby any rela
tive or friend of a U. S. prisoner
of war or civilian internee
known to be in the Philippine
islands, may send one message
to such person during the month
of November only.
Further information may be
secured at the Red Cross office
in the court house.
Ua. Man Trlbun. Want Ada.
OUR FRIEN
OGUE RIVE
Since 1933 thousands of you neighbors have earned your Christ
mas money packing the gift boxes of ROYAL RIVIERA PEARS
and ROYAL GIFT BASKETS that hare. thrilled the nation and
helped us pioneer and bring a great winter industry to our valley.
Every year the fame of these gifts brings a demand far in excess
of our supplies.
750 of you were here last year
making Medford's biggest winter payroll
Please
Uiopia "Auto Courh
On South Riverside
Sold By Housechild
Purchase by O. L. Williams
of the Utopia Auto Court on the
south Pacific highway was an
nounced Saturday by Clinton
Spencer of the Spencer Bagley
Agency which handled the deal.
The court, which includes eight
units and is one of the finest in
this area, has been owned and
operated for the past five years
by Mr. and Mrs. I. W. House
child. Mr. and Mrs. Williams will
operate the court and have tak
en up residence there. They plan
additional construction when
war restrictions permit. The
new owners moved here about
four years ago from Klamath
Telephone
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Harry and David Holmes
BEAR CREEK ORCHARDS
SOUTH PACIFIC
Falls where ha owneS on of the
larger garages.
Mr. and Mrs. Housechild are
making their home at the Ev
elyn apartments.
Limited Parcel
Post Service To
Italian Centers
Washington, D. C. Gift par
cels will be accepted for ship
ment to Rome, Naples, Palmero
(Sicily) and Vatican City State,
under limited parcel post ser
vice which will be available at
once, Postmaster General Frank
C. Walker announced last night.
Resumption of the service is a
step in the President's program
for restoring normal relations
with Italy. '
Shipping limitations, and
transportation difficulties with
2161
HIGHWAY
DS IN
VALLE
in Itu, necessitate restriction of
the service. In handling pack
ages sent overseas, preference
will be given to Christmas pack
ages and other parcels addressed
to members ot our armed forces.
Brougher Preaches
Three Times Today
. Evangelist Russell M. Brough
er will preach at three services
at the First Baptist church to
day. His 11 a. m. topic will be
"The Christian's Coronation." At
3 p. m. his topic will be 'The
Battle of Anrlageddon and at,
7:30 p. m. his topic will be
"Clown or King."
A Milwaukee company in war
production saved thousands of
man-hours and dollars through '
1.800 suggestions sub
mitted by employes.
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