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YOUTH ARRESTED Ashland, Dec. 1 Another member of Ashland's juvenile criminal gang was fined $200 and court costs of $2.50 in city court this morning. The sentence also stated he was not to drive an automobile. He is Eugene Uriah Gresham, 18, who is be ing held in city jail in lieu of payment of his fine, $100 of which was suspended on condi tion of future good behavior and that he repay owners for all stolen merchandise. Gresham, who was recently given a medical discharge from the navy, made a long statement revealing theft of some 300 gal lons of gasoline and many other articles. Chief of Police C. P. Talent said Gresham confessed to being involved with the five other boyi who have already been sen tenced. Talent also stated there are two or three more suspects yet to be rounded up. The police chief said the youths had been stealing tires and wheels from automobiles and selling them to junk dealers. HOME DEFENsFTROOPS VOLUNTEER FOR DUTY Terrace, B. C, Dec. 1 U.R) Some home defense troops who demonstrated against overseas conscription now are volunteer ing for such service, it was re vealed today as conditions at this camp swiftly returned , to normal after four days of anti draft unrest. The troops stopped their dis turbances after the army's riot act was published, warning sol diers of the consequences of continued protests. S ev e r a 1 score home defense troops were understood to have volunteered for active service rather than wait to be drafted. Closing time for Classified Ads 9 . m. Too Late to Classify 13:30 Luscious Fresh FISH and CRABS Oysters, Fresh Shrimp, Fillet Red Snapper, Halibut, Salmon. Order your Lutifisk now for Christmas. Qt. 15c KRAUT New Pack . WEINERS L AA. Best Grade ID. LVQ Rib Steak, no pis., lb. 29c POT BEEF ROAST No Points Pound.... GROUND BEEF No Cereal lb. 25c ORDER TURKEYS and GEESE RIGHT NOW FOR CHRISTMAS RABBITS, Frying size, lb. 49c FANCY FRYERS AND HENS GUYER'S MARKET U. S. AND FEDERALLY GRADED MEATS PIGGY WIGGLY So. Riverside at 13th & So. Central 25c Mrs. Mollle P. Holmes, a resi dent of southern Oregon for the past 40 years, passed away at her home on Alder street in Cen tral Point, on November 30, Mrs. Holmes was born in Sparta, 111.", July 8, 1865. Al though of advanced age her mind was clear until the last, and she took a keen interest in her family and local and world affairs. Her husband, Joseph B. Holmes, passed away in Febru ary, 1922. Mrs. Holmes is the last sur viving member of the Harmer family, her parents, Colonel and Mrs. Robert Harmer were early pioneers of southern Illinois. She is survived by four daugh ters, Mrs. Miml Jeffrey, Napa, Calif.; Mrs. Audrey Alderson, Independence, Ore.; Mrs. Mar guerite Brophy, Medford, and Gladys Holmes, Central Point; three sons, Dr. J. B. Holmes, in the navy in the south Pacific: Robert H. Holmes, Medford, and Hartzell Holmes, Central Point; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral arrangements are in charge of the Perl Funeral Home and will be announced later. Lady Astor To Quit Parliament Office London, Dec. 1 tU.R) Vir ginia-born Lady Astor, first wo man to sit in parliament, will re tire at the expiration of her cur rent term, it was revealed today. She disclosed her intention not to seek reelection in a letter signed jointly yesterday by her and her husband, Lord Astor, on the 25th anniversary of the day she first took her seat. MRS. EMMA McKRAY ' IS TAKEN BY DEATH , Mrs. Emma Anna McKray, mother of Mrs. P. R. Bateman, passed away at 1232 N. River side avenue, Wednesday after noon. A complete obituary will be published later. Perl funeral home in charge. Use Mail Tribune Want Ads. Rev. Patxsch Ends Evangelistic Work At Church Sunday Sunday will be the concluding day of the two-week evangelis tic campaign conducted in the Medford' Church of the Nazar- ene. Holly at First, by the Rev. E. E. Patzsch. According to Rev. Fred M. Weatherford, pastor. much good has been accomplish ed during the series to date re sulting in a class of new mem bers to be received into the church Sunday. There will be a youth rally at 7:30 tonight. A special service will be held Saturday at 7:30 p. m. which will largely take the form of a sing-praise program with a brief message from the evangelist. A special Sunday school rally will open Sunday's program at 9:45 a. m. at which time the Rev. Patzsch will address the Sun day school. The guest speaker will also be heard at 10:45 a. m. Sunday morning. A special service has been arranged for 2:30 p. m. Sunday when the evangelist will give his life story. ' Closing service of the cam paign will be conducted at 7:30 Sunday night. Daily Weather Report forecasts Medford and vlcnilty: Cloudy with showers and slightly cooler tonleht; Saturday, partly cloudy with little chlmge In temperature. Oregon: Light showers tonight with snow higher elevations: slightly colder tonight: Saturday, partly clouBy with snow Hurries m cxereiuw whuu -tlon. Lnml Tlata Temperature a lyear ago .today: Highest 51; lowest 41. Total monthly precipitation 3.19 J9 Inches. Excess for the month .85 inches.- , , Total precipitation since September 1, 1944. 5.53 inches. Excess for the season 1.13 incnes. Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m. yesterday 89: 4:30 today 98. Tomorrow Sunrise 8:21 a. m.; sunset 5:41 p. m. Pant 24 hours: Hieh Low Prec. Boise 51 39 Trace Boston 59 31 Chicago 32 18 .02 Denver 20 14 Eureka .. 55 47 1.01 Havre 21 3 T,ns Anselea 69 49 Medford 48 35 .28 New York 43 29 . .46 Omaha 16 -2 Phoenix 70 38 Portland 45 40 Reno 53 30 Roseburg .. 54 40 .69 Salt Lake 48 28 San Francisco 58 52 .09 Seattle 52 39 Sookane 43 36 .15 Washington, D. C 45 27 .01 Yakima 38 32 .38 U.S. CASUALTIES TOTAL 536,950 Washington, Dec. 1 U.R Announced casualties of the U. S. armed forces today reached the total of 536,950, an increase of 8,155 in the past week. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson told a news conference that the total of announced army casualties now stands at 481, 058. This figure includes 89.840 killed, 258,108 wounded, 57,514 missing and 55,598 prisoners of war. He added that 124,533 of the wounded have returned to duty. A navy casualty list released today showed 75,892 casualties among navy, marine and coast guard personnel. The total in. eluded 29,480, dead, 32,600 wounded,- 9,326 missing and 4,486 prisoners. Ration Calendar GASOLINE. December 21 Expiration date of stamps No. 13 in A book (4 gallons each). Value of other gasoline stamps now valid; B4, C4, B5, C5, T, Rl and R2 Btamps worth 5 gallons each; D, 1V4 gallons; El, E2, 1 gallon. MEATS, FATS Red stamps A8 through Z8 and A5 through P5 in ration book No. 4 valid indefinitely. Each stamp worth 10 points, No more red stamps validated until December 3. PROCESSED FOODS Blue stamps A8 through Z8 and A5 through W5 in ration Each stamp worth 10 points. Blue stamps X5, Y5, Z5, A2 and B2 became valid on Decem ber 1. SUGAR Stamps Nos. 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34 in book No. 4 valid indefinite ly. No. 40 valid for five pounds home canning sugar to Feb. 28, 1945. SHOES Airplane stamps Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in ration book No. 3 valid in definitely if not detached from book (each good for one pair). FUEL OIL Period 4 and 5 coupons. (1943 44 series) and new puiod 1 coupons (1944-45 series) valid through August 31, 1945. E EASTERN STATES By United Presi No relief from the season's first general cold wave is in sight until Sunday the federal weather forecaster at Chicago predicted today. - Sub-zero temperatures were reported throughout Nebraska, northern Minnesota and the Da- kotas, while storm warnings were posted along the eastern coast from Block Island to Hat teras. In metropolitan New York 57-mile-an-hour winds disrupted railroad, ferry and air service. The cold snap, which moved in from centra Canada Wednes day, is moving rapidly eastward, the weatherman said.-Cooling ef fects were felt as far south as Friday. Dee. 1, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE TT7X Atlanta, Ga., and Vlcksburg, Miss., which reported freezing temperatures of 30 degrees. The coldest temperatures last night were registered at Atlan tic, la., where the mercury drop ped to five below zero and Fargo, N. D., which recorded three below. Closing time tor Classified Ads a. m. Too Lata to Classify 13 p. m. Garlic Salt adds variety to ordinary dishes - a I GASLIC SALT I 1 I I ONION SA1T ESfg) I I CUIKY SALT '-Z I I SAVOt SAIT SEASONING No muss, no fuss... just shake in appetiz ing garlic flavor this easy way. Schillings ) In the first 18 months of U. S. participation In the war. accidents In factories, on streets and highways, In homes and on farms, killed and Injured more Americans than were lost In war operations! MOST ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED In the year 1943 . . . 97,500 persons were killed and 350,000 were permanently disabled by accidents. t And the figures for 1944 will be even higher! MOST ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED During the first year of the war people were more careful. They watched out at work, at home, on the streets, highways remembered accident prevention rules. Result: a reduction in the accident rate. MOST ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED ajBjjjaaaVBjsjBj But in 1943 and 1944 carelessness and other.f actors brought an increase in accidents. Among some of the people war always means a reckless devil-may-care attitude. MOST ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED And you can save a life perhaps your own by taking a little more care at work, at home, on the streets and highways. You can do your share in preventing these casualties on the home front MOST ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED a 1 Sive a dief Tbh tttttmtnt pnptrti tod tiltuti by BLITZ-WE INHARD COMPANY ttilb lb ipproril ibt Htlimul Stilly Council TRAFFIC t Observe the speed regulations. -. 2. Check periodically on brakes, lights and other ccpiipcneob . . 3. Obey all traffic signals, signs tad markings, 4. Be prepared at all times to stop for noioreseea enefgeDcicfl 5. As s pedestrian always be alert and be sura coast is dear before crossing. HOME 1. Keep stairs well-lighted and httl of obstructions. 2. Keep chimneys, stovepipes and (as connections in good condition. 5. See that all electrical extension cords are well Insulated. 4. Do not accumulate the fire-hazard of rubbish, old newspapers, etc 5. Keep matches, pins, needles and medicines oat of children's reach. INDUSTRIAL J. Know the hazards of your Job and rrold them, 2. Keep machinery-protect! re guards In place 3. Wear goggles, protective clothing, safety shoes, 4. Don't try to adjust or repair moving machinery. 5. Get first aid for even small Injuries FARM 1. Always stop s machine before undogglng, offing, or adjusting It 2. Know how to notch and guide tree (O It will fall the way yon want it to. 3. Keep guns unloaded except when you are using them. But always treat a gun, loaded or not, as though it intra loaded. 4. If a rowboat you're in overturns, Mar wih It It will float 5. Remember, when animals cause Injury, 1ft us ually because they're frightened. Speaking calmly, especially when you approach them, helps keep them calm. 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