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EIGHT MESrORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, Bee. 8. 1144 ES It RITES AT POSTCHAPEL Over 100 Kin of Southern Oregon Men Who Died in War Are Honored Guests RECEIVE ENOl SON'S CHIEF More than 100 relatives of southern Oregon men who have died In World War II heard a , memorial service in the post chapel at Camp White Sunday for those men. Similar services were conduct ed at every post and station throughout the ninth service , command, encompassing most of . the west, at the same time, Chaplain Speaks The memorial address was Riven by ' Chaplain John V Richert, who declared that "could those who nave fallen in battle speak from their graves today, they would plead with us: 'Fight, and work, and pray that the cause for which we sacrific ed ourselves may not be lost. " 'Strive with all your might for a better nation, yea, a better world In which people may live. Work and pray for a God-pleasing victory, and a Just and last ing peace'." Describing the tasks that He ahead for all, Chaplain Richert, stated, "Nor yet Is this war over. There is yet a long row to hoe. A formidable foe is still facing our armies in Europe and the Pacific. As the Lord grants suc cess to our arms as well as those of the United Nations, there will be an ever-increasing number of battle casualties. "Many more of those blue stars on our service flags and ' honor rolls will be turned into gold. Many niore in our armed forces will distinguish them selves in combat. They will show gallant bravery in action. They will fight courageously. They will die gloriously. Consolation "And our consolation will be that they have dona nobly In defense of our country and all its liberties and freedoms. They will have executed their oath of allegiance to our flag. They will have given their most highly prized possession, which can never be measured in dollars and cents their very life and blood." In addition to the families of war dead from the vicinity of camp wnite, military personnel of the post also attended the service. The service opened with an organ prelude by Mist Kay Cen ter, followed by the invocation by Chaplain Richert and a solo by Pvt. William H. Adam.. After his address, Chaplain - invuuwmu III lCIUCUJU" tion. The program ended with the national anthem followed by one minute of silence and the playing of "Taps" by a bugler. NEW CRUISER Philadelphia, Dec. B-j(U.R) The light cruiser, USS Atlan ta, fourth fighting ship to be named after the Georgia capital, was the latest addition to the U. S. fleet today following its commissioning at the Philadel phia navy yard yesterday. Use Mb 11 Tribune WantAda. A letter of condolence from J. W. Ireland, commanding of ficer of the United States marine corps air service at Cherry Point, N. C, has been received by Mr. and Mrs. David E. Wil son, Eagle Point. The Wilsons son, Second Lt. Horace David Wilson, was killed recently at the Cherry Point training cen ter when his fighter plane col lided with another during ma The officer wrote: "Lt. Wil son performed his duties in such a splendid and forthright man ner that all of us were proud to work with him. He was liked and respected by everyone and was considered , an excellent aviator by all those who flew with him." The officer added that there was no evidence of misconduct on the part of either flyer and that the accident was considered one pf the unavoid able results of strenuous com bat training. FUneral services for the lieu tenant were conducted here Nov. 28. DO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR CAR? m u. Top Prices No Delay Any Make or Model , Skinner's Garagr 143 8. Riverside Ph. 2740 J Corporal Ivanhoe Of Women's Corps Honored In Paris " Cpl. Roberta K. Ivanhoe of Medford was one of 191 mem bers of the Women's Air Corps presented with good .conduct medals at a recent ceremony in Paris according to a news re lease from headquarters of the European theater of operations. The medals were presented at a formal inspection in front of the WAC billets in Paris by Gen, Allen R, Kimball, the release states. The medal is awarded to mili tary personnel who, at the end of one year of exemplary be havior and efficiency and loyal service, are recommended by the commanding officer con cerned. 4- Cpl. Ivanhoe was stationed In England for several months be fore being sent to. France. She attended Medford schools and made her home with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bates, 32 South New town street. MAJOR THOMPSON NEW . CAMP VETERINARIAN Camp White MaJ. William H. Thompson has replaced MaJ. Hans J. Magens as chief of the veterinary - service branch at Camp White. MaJ. Magens has been transferred to Camp Cook. Calif. - . '' Previous to his assignment to. Camp White, Ma). Thompson served for 19 months at eastern remount area headquarters vet erinarian at' the. Quatermaster Remount depot, Front Royal, Va. MaJ. Magens was stationed at Camp White for one year. Daily Weather Report Forscaiti Medford unci vicinity! Increasing cloudiness with Intermittent rain to night and Wednesday, warmer to night. Oregon! Intermittent rain apreadlnf over north and west portions tonight and Wednesday; snow in Cascades; warmer southern portion today and tonight Local Data , Temperature a year a go today : Highest 47; lowest 30 degrees. Total monthly precipitation .06 Inches. Deiiciency or the month .30 Inches. Total precipitation fine September I, 1944, 5.59 Inches. Excess for the season .63 Inches. Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m. yes terday 63; 4:30 today 100. Tomorrow , Sunrise 8:33 a. m.; sunset 9:40 p. m. Past 24 hours: Utah Lnw Ptac Boise ..... 40 Boston . 37 Chicago - . I, . , 43 UNA INCH IN LINE FOR PRESIDENCY OF Lot Angelea . Meaiora ... New York , Omaha WM, Phoentx Portland ,. Reno Roaeburf Halt LaK. San Franclaco Seattle Spokane Waihinirton, D. C. Yaktma OS , ss . a , 34 . en , S7 . St , so , 37 , S3 . ss . 40 , 43 . 38 81 27 30 48 43 43 34 30 30 34 SO an 43 34 44 S3 38 .04 Closing- time for Sunday Ton Late to Classify B 30 Saturday afternoon Please remember. . GREEN Fill SLABS 12 INCH OR 16 INCH LENGTHS 300 CU. FT. LOAD DIAL 2123 $75 Timber p Miejeaa DIAL 2123 Company aieoM Mrs. Una B. Inch, rural super visor of Jackson County schools was elected vice-president of the Oregon State Teachers Associa tion, an office which will auto matlcally make her president of the association next year, ac cording to R. H. Gandee, prin cipal of the Oak Grove school and a delegate to the Council of Oregon State Teachers at its an nual meeting In Portland last Friday and Saturday. Roland Parks, Ashland's Jun ior high school principal, was the other delegate representing teachers from Jackson County. Glenn Linn, Medford Junior high school principal, represent ed junior high school principals throughout the state and Mary Schuler, principal of Lone Pine school, represented elementary principals from Southern Ore gon. Gandee, who returned' home Sunday, stated that Frank W. Thomas of Grants Pass had been elected director from district 4, which comprises all of Southern Oregon. Seabees Want Men ' For Construction ' In Naval Program After a year's ntupncn from the recruiting scene, tha IT s Navy's famed Seabee construc tion battalions again have hung out the "Men Wanted Uroentl" sigp, and petty officer ratings agajn are available In the naval construction regiment to mm who can qualify technically and physically, according to . Herb Crain of the Medford Navy re cruiting station. So raDid. the.Navv renrenantn. tlve asserted, has been the Unit ed otaies- military progress in the Pacific that the originally authorized ntrensth nt ths sea bees now is insufficient to keep pace with our advancing forces. Consequently, a major expansion of the Navy's, construction arm has just been approved. - Men 17 to Suva, not In essen tial industry, may apply. Men in the tinner nffA hrnr.lrr.ta whn have had substantial experience in varied building trade skills may qualify for petty officer ratings. REDWOODS HOTEL Grants Pass, Dec. 5. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. (Bill) Saunders an nounced today that they have purchased the Redwoods hotel and will, take over the manage ment; on December 13. The new owners arrived Friday from San Francisco, where Mr. Saun ders had oerated the 197-room Broadmoor hotel since January, 1939 ." This is the first time the Red woods has been locally owned and operated since purchase of tne hotel, by W. W. Chadwick of Salem about six years ago from C.-H. Demaray. Machlin Robinson, who with Mrs. -Robinson has managed the Redwoods hotel for the past five years, will go to Medford to take over management of the . Jack son hotel on December 26. Prior to coming to Grants Pass, Mr. Robinson was . assistant man ager of the Jackson hotel for five or six years. Mrs. Robinson has been manager of the coffee shop at the Redwoods. REACHES $12,351 Camp White Soldiers and civilians at Camp White bought $12,351.25 worth of war bonds during the first week of the Sixth War Loan drive, Lt. John B. Cowan, post bond officer, an nounced today. Quota for the camp in the four-week drive is $50,000. In addition to cash purchases of bonds, Lt. Cowan said pur chase of bonds by payroll de ductions had shown considerable increase, particularly among the military personnel. . , The cash sales during the first week were: . Civilian employes. $7,400: of ficers, . $3,050; enlisted men, $1,345, and post exchange em ployes, $556.25. . STRANGE FRUIT: ? Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 5 . (U.R) Superior Judge Edward F. Hanify today upheld a $200 fine imposed on a Harvard Square book dealer by a district judge for selling a copy of the banned novel "Strange Fruit" in a test case. BUTTE-BALLS Gl WRITES OF BAD MAIL SITUATION Mr. and Mrs. A. Herrmann. Butte Falls, have received an in teresting letter from their son, Arnold Hofmann serving with the army engineers somewhere in France. Hofmann graduated from Ashland high school in 1942 and was employed as a me chanic until he entered, the ser vice in 1943. He has been over seas since April of this year. His letter follows: "The mail situation is bad at this - end of .the line, and the trouble seems to be lack of suf ficient personnel ' to handle it. We can look around us here In France and see mail bags stack ed eight or ten feet deep over acres and acres. The biggest part of this war is the problem of sup plies. , . "When , the war prisoners around here see the great heaps of supplies and long convoys leaving for the front they admit they can t possibly win the war. They say the most amazing thing to them is that the U. S. should bring over their railroad equip ment, but here it is where they can see it. ... "I feel fine and am working hard. I am still an electrician." BREMERTON STUDIED Washington, Dec 5 (U.R) The senate war investigating committee today began a pre liminary study of reportedly heavy labor turnover at the Bremerton, Wash., navy yard as prelude to a possible full-dress manpower Investigation at all war production centers in the country. Closinff tlm for Sunrlav Ton Late to Classify 3:30 Saturday afternoon riease rememoer. PACK'S Your Christmas Store A Grand GIFT Suggestion! Luxurious FURRED af" as - m.. -si. je- .... Sv h A-y ) w flfl 1 An rre t:. I REDUCED 2 O i-Christmas Coat Event You Cannot Afford to Miss! FURS ARE Wolf Fox Squirrel Raccoon Persian . 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