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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, Hot. 22. 1944 Gl 10 SEE BROTHER '. ON ITALY FRONT : Pittsburgh U.R To the . already abundant store of fan- ' tastie war tales, add the one about the 21-year-old Pittsburgh soldier who hitch-hiked from . North Africa to Italy on a 5-day pass to find his brother. As he worked tn an' army ' radio shoo in North Africa, Mey- er Reiss pondered' over the fact that he hadn't seen his brother, ' Paul, 25, who was in the front ' line with an artillery unit some : where in Italy, for more than, two years. He decided then and there that they should get together, so, with a five-day pass and the American custom of hitch-hiking he let neither war nor distance stop him as he set out to find Paul. The first leg of the Journey was easy a two-hour hop in an army plane to Naples, whence ' he thumbed rides on military vehicles to Rome, Once in the ' capital, he got the approximate location of Paul's outfit and he headed north, passing through a town that Paul's battery had ' helped wreck. I From there he went to Leg-! horn, where be learned that Paul's battery was near Pisa,' and he hitch-hiked to within 35 miles of there. By then Meyer was right up in the front lines. ' When he finally reached the battery, he found that Paul was ; up forward on a scouting mis-. ' sion, so the two brothers talked to one another on the military radio, with Paul promising to I see Meyer in the morning. Dur l lng the night, Meyer, who had ' never been under fire, moved , up with the battery and went on an air raid. Paul came in the next morn ing and the brothers had a happy reunion reminiscing about home and friends In Pittsburgh all day.' It was hard for Meyer to leave having come so far but the next day he departed and ar rived back In North Africa 10 hours late. When he explained where he had been the AWOL charge was erased. KILLERTOFACE T V v Let Angeles, Nov. 82 (U.B Otto Stephen Wilson, confessed killer of two women, faced ar raignment today before Superi or Judge Clement D, Nye, after a county grand Jury Indicted the 34-year-old war-plant cook on two counts of murder in two-hour session yesterday. . At the Inquest which pro ceeded the indictment, police and hotel attendants described 'the scene in the hotel rooms where they found the bodies of Mrs. Lillian Johnson, 42, and Mrs. Vlrgie Lee Griffin, 26. Mrs. Griffin's body was found early Wednesday afternoon In an untidy hotel room, a knife slash extending from collar bone to pelvis, a leg and an arm i hacked off and both breasts slashed away. A few hours later Mrs. John ' son's body was found in an other hotel, similarly butchered. Wilson was arrested late that day in a bar, where he sat quietly sipping beer with a third woman, THE GRANGE Upper Rogue Grange Upper Roguo Granite will give a dance Saturday nlRht, Novcm ' bcr 25, music by Gibson's or chestro. Everyone welcome, Come and have a good time. Enollment of civilian students In colleges and universities hod dropped 44 per cent since 1939. when 1.358.493 students were enrolled, compared with 761,630 I in the fall of 1943, accordlni to the U. S. off lea nf airliiratlnn II 27 Shopping 'TIL CHRISTMAS Greeting Cards - Seal - Wrappings SHOP for GIFTS AT WEST SIDE Shopping Center The Rexall Store, Medford, Oregon Wert Main and Grape Phone 3330 U.S. SMS SALMON Red Bluffs, Cal. (U.R De spite war, irrigation and flood control projects, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife service in northern California is -doing its Job of saving the salmon runs that oc cur In the Sacramento river in both spring and fall by artificial propagation. The conservation program was launched at the beginning of construction of Shasta dam, when fish that once were free to ascend to the upper reaches of the Sacramento, McCloud and Pitt rivers were forced to con fine their spawning to below the dam. Hauled In Trucks From traps at Keswick dam and Balls Ferry on the Sacra mento river, some spring sal mon are hauled in tank trucks to Deer creek, where they are allowed to spawn naturally, and to Battle creek, where they are artificially spawned in one of the two largest fish hatcheries in the world, completed last year at a cost of more than $1, 000,000. Other fish are counted through and allowed to ascend the river for natural spawning. To Collect Iggt John Pelnar, district super visor, expected to collect at least 2,500,000 spring salmon eggs and 10,000,000 from the fall run, considerably more than last year's take. The young fish are allowed to depart at will from the holding ponds to the Sacramento river. A second spawning station on Battle creek and a third on Mill creek, both Sacramento tribu taries, added to a total of abodt 20,000,000 flngerlings hatched from about 22,000,000 eggs last year. Prominent Movie , Stars Face Call In Divorce Trial Los Angeles, Nov. 22 (U.R) Some prominent movie actors today were facing the possibility of being named b'y Sugar Heir John D. Spreckels III as men who were Intimate with his wife, Mrs. Mary Lavinla Spreck els, as their divorce fight stag gered on.' Yesterday S u p e r lor Judge Alfred E. Paonessa sustained Mrs. Spreckels demurreV to her husband's cross complaint, and gave Spreckel's attorney, Paul R. Matthews, 90 days to be more specific about the adultery charges. "If wa are required to name one or more correspondents, it shall be done," Matthews told the court in answer to Judge Paenessa's order that names, dates and places regarding the movie actors be given. Previ ously Matthews had not men tioned names, claiming they were too prominent as movie stars. Spreckels Is now on sea duty with the U. S. Navy. More than 9,000,000 bushels of this fall's apple crop will be made into vinegar, while about 1,750.000 bushels will be used for elder. Parti, Interested in Christ mas Offer of Encyclopedia Brltannica or Brllannica Jr., can obtain complete Informa tion by writing the Oregon reoraientative. Mr. V. P. Dickson. 1723 N. E. Multno mah St.. Portland 12. Oregon. ANNOUNCING REOPENING OF HOLLY CAFE Monday, Nov. 20 6:00 A. M. 8:00 P. M. 31 N. Hotly THI IMS FATS. FOR HOSE Many different types of synthetlo rubber are uied In making various typea of hose, but used kitchen fat Is essential to each kind. Here Is Lillian Kobylarz Inspecting the braid on hose made of buna S at th United Statea Rubber Company plant at Paesale. N. J. N RIOTOUS STRIKE Seattle, Nov. 22 (U.R) Three hundred chain taxi drivers were forced Into idleness today by a riotous wildcat strike of more than 100 independent cab driv ers which left only nine cabs operating for emergencies for the city's half-million popula tion. The unauthorized walkout be gan when independent drivers abandoned their cabs In garages after a long dispute with union officials over the latters' alleged favoritism to chain. (Yellow) taxi operators. ' ' B. I. Bowen, secretary of the Taxicab Drivers union, AFL local 465, was slapped by sev eral strikers after speaking at a midnight meeting called to seek a solution to the strike. He was rescued by strike leaders. From Nov. 1, 1940, to Jan. I. 1944, 8,238,600 persons entered the army, including men induct ed through selective service and QUALITY IS ALWAYS WORTH WAITING FOR Blltz-Vi'einhard's outstanding qualify makes it tops in enjoyment. two-thirds of the national guard, and separations from the serv ice totaled 1,290,085. P.-T. A: Activities Oakgrove P-T. A. Oakgrove Parent-Teacher as sociation will hold its annual dinner and teachers' reception Friday night, Nov. 24, at 6:45 o'clock. Following dinner a pro-1 gram has been planned and main speaker will be Ben Schmidt,! executive secretary of the . Y. M. C. A., who will talk onl China. Mr. Schmidt made his! home in that country for a num ber of years. . Everyone In the district Is In vited to attend and those not contacted are asked to bring either a salad or a hot vegetable dish. Each person is to bring his own service. CUARANTffR to:por fOR THA NKSCIVINC BE SURE TO CE T&&L tfllsS rTirir'n iM ran M tnj this new iTaolO 1 One always "BUFFALO BILL' 1846-1917) William Frederick Cody, nicknamed "Buffalo Bill", in Ml day a noted Amtrlcan iceut, guide end frapp, wwAmtrlco'smoit famous wild wort thowman. Buffalo Bill's great show was always worth waiting for. Because of its unvarying goodness, it's always worth waiting for . . . this beer so good it's guaranteed satisfying! KIIP ASKINO FOR IT IY Guaranfeed Saftsfiiny BEER SUtl.WllNMAID COMPANY 0 t T I A N 0 , OlltO Distributed by SNIDER DAIRY & PRODUCE CO. AH SOLDIERS TO HAVE FEAST ON TURKEY DAY Kansas City, Mo. (U.R) American soldiers, the world around, will eat turkey again Thanksgiving day, officers at the Kansas City quartermaster depot report. Even American prisoners of war in German prison camps will share in the national feast. For this purpose, turkey already has been processed and packed into 12-ounce cans, which will be shipped to the prisoners by way of Switzerland and distrib uted, with other good things, by the Red Cross. Efforts will be made to make the same provision for Ameri cans in Japanese prison camps via Vladivostok, but as Japan is not a signatory to the Geneva convention, there is no assur ance that it will be possible. The quartermaster corps be gan working on plans for the army's Thanksgiving last June. The first and most important task was to make sure there would be enough to go around. This was accomplished through a war food administration set aside order, restricting sale of turkeys until the quartermaster corps has filled its requirements. Officers estimate the 1044 slaughter will reach 480 million pounds, 14 million pounds more! tnan that of last year. That fig ure would assure more turkey per capita for civilian consump tion, after needs of service men are met, than was produced dur ing the pre-war period of 1935 to 1939. Listed on the menu which will be served In every mess of the armed forces in the United States Thanksgiving day, and The Number One Thanksgiving Dessert! For the convenience of ' . our patrons. Hunt's will be open Thursday. Thanksgiv ing Day, from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. . stands out Inl f . 1 I NAM! which will be followed as close ly as possible in messes in every overseas theater, are grapefruit Juice, roast turkey with glblet sauce, sage dressing, mashed po tatoes, string beans, corn, cran berry sauce, celery, olives, pickles, hot rolls, butter, pump kin pie, apples, tangerines, can dy, cuts, coffee. 9th Corps Area Hot To Observe Holiday Fort Douglas, Utah, Nov. 22 (U.R) The only difference be tween tomorrow and any other day for all personnel at Ninth Service command installations throughout the west is that the noontime menu will feature tur key. ' Ma). Gen. William E. Shedd announced today that work will continue as usual. BIRTHS BERGNER To Mr. and Mrs. Robert C, 611 W. 10th, Nov. 21, 1944, a girl, 8V4 lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. WEATHER Northern California Clear today, . tonight, and Thursday, but local morning fogs and light frosts in the valleys. Slightly warmer afternoons. BIG DAY FOR GRANDMA Newburyport, Mass. (U.R) Mrs. Jennie Fowler became .a grandmother again and also a great-grandmother on the same day when her daughter and granddaughter gave birth to girls. Mrs. Fowler is 57 years old. ' CHEESY CHAF.D Cameron, Mo. (U.R) T h e News-Observer, daily newspaper here, reported recently that one of the city gardeners, after last year's attempt, says he has given all of his chard seeds back to the Swiss. Average altitude In Wyoming Is 6,700 feet, ranging from a 2,100-foot low in northeastern Wyoming to a 13,785-foot high on Gannett peak. . OUT'S LUSOIOUS- Wildcat Strike At Steel Plant Ends Gary, Ind., Nov. 22. (U.R) Steel production at the Gary works of the Camegie-Illtnois Steel company was resumed to day after striking crane oper Nothing finer than an . s' f i - fgN Sii Sk tji be VsssWIM Invest every dollar you can (pare In War Bonds . . . War Bond's to hasten victory, War Bonds to provide a postwar cash reserve. Purchase fhof extra $100 War Bond NOWI J he Mf!ED STATES Wmmki bank' 27 Branches In Oregon MIMIII MtllM eirOtlf INIVIANCI COIFOtrlON ators returned to work. The two-day wildcat t strike, which had tied up steel produc tion at the world's largest steel plant for, 24 hours, ended when the first two shifts of 13 crane men each reported to their Jobs at midnight and 8 a. m. could be lusfd
