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f,-, ill i I,-, ! i i S i I ; 5 3 j! J?! " i r.r HTWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, Dee. . 1944 NAZIS THROW IN MOTLEY TROOPS IT With Ninth Army, Germany, Deo. 4 U.R Motley units of lithe Volksturm Germany', lait ditch people's army, have been ' thrown into action on the west ern front with only 10 hours 'military training and some of them do not even know how to load their rifles, prisoners dis closed today. The high command apparent ly was using them as sacrifice troops to protect the withdrawal ei regular army units, t An entire reconnaissance pa trol was captured at one point and found to be armed mainly "t , WhlA ! ynr tw hisbaads , It tossing heme tonight , , , Constipation nay make anyone a Mr. or Mn. Glum. Tak Nature's Itmady(Na . . Tableti). Containa no ohem- i tads, no nlaeraU.no phenol ' derlvailvea.NHTabletaaro different act different. Purely vcgcublt a combi- ii nation of 10 vegetable ingre- ON WEST FRON dlents formulated over 60 years ago. Vnooated or candy coated, their action is dependable, thorough, yet rintle, as millions of Kit's era proved. Get 254 Convincer Box today! All druggiita. Cautloal TaU only as directed. ALL-VEGETABLE , LAXATIVE , ni to-worn, tomomo w AUiom 'j "J Shopping 'TIL CHRISTMAS Greeting Cards - Seals Wrappings SHOP for GIFTS AT THI WEST SIDE Shopping Center The Rexall Store, Medford, Oregon West Main and Grape Phone 3330 Bis (rf I ' Branches In . v . , i t a I . v ',.. I THE UNITED BTATM NATIONAL BANK ' ,. , f ' - 19 m IKar.i.jniil,()iiiii . i UN v 27 with obsolete French carbines. A few had German rifles but no ammunition for them. Their uniforms consisted of German army trousers and blouses, Italian overcoats and miscellaneous types of boots and shoes. Orange and red arm bands lettered "Deutscher Voolk sturm Wehrmacht" were their only Insignia. ' Another group of prisoners captured from a Volksturm unit in the line said they bad re ceived only 1Q hours of military training over a period of two weeks and that some of them had not learned yet how to load their rifles. DISNEY ORDERED San Francisco, Dec. 2 (U.R) The ninth circuit court of ap peals late yesterday ordered the Walt Disney Productions, of Bur bank, Calif., to comply with a national labor relations board order and cease alleged "discrim inatory" practices discouraging its employes from Joining a un ion. - ' VyreTV IMS '4, You $av9 procJovt gasofn on J prtonal wear and far. Bring im ai coi to you at your near ost mailbox by mailing your chocks for rfopocf In Special Bank-by-Mall onvoopo. MEDFORD BRANCH Oregon Member PAYROLL FREEZE E Washington, Dee. ft (U.B The house, rebuffing the admin istration on major legislation for the first time since the election, today passed and sent to the sen ate a bill to freeze the social security payroll tax at its pres ent level through 1949. The vote was 262 to 72. Desnlte prosoects of a presi dential veto, the house decided that the old-age insurance tax should remain at Its present level of 1 per cent each on em ployers and employes next year. Under the existing law, the tax would double January 1. Sched uled increases in the levy al ready have been blocked for three consecutive years, Supporters of the bill argued that the old-age Insurance trust fund was far above earlier fore casts and that no tax Increase was needed at this time at least until the ways and means com mittee has completed a study which It has promised to under take next year. Opponents con tended that although the tax re ceipts had exceeded earlier esti mates there had been a corre sponding Increase In the liabili ties of the trust fund. Gold Hill Gold Hill, Dec. 6 Miss Lorene Kell, Wave who has been con fined to the U. S. naval hospital in Seattle, returned to her home here Monday. Mrs. Beulah Hatley of Los An geles, Cat , and Clifford Hale of Grants Pass are here visiting their mother, Mrs, Effle Counce, Home extension unit will meet Friday at W. R. C. hall with Mrs. Lottie Frost and Mrs. Fan nie Kies as hostesses. Past Noble Grand -club will meet for their Christmas party on Thursday, December 14, at the home of Mrs. Bessie Fergu son. . . Mr. and Mrs. Mel Hood and children, .Helen and Suzanne, entertained Monday evening Mrs. Hood's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Jones of Medford. the occasion being Mrs. Jones' birth day. Mr. 'and Mrs. Clyde Walker, daughter, Charlotte, and son, Leo of the U. S. N., left Monday for Portland to visit for a week with their son and brother, Les lie Walker, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baker and children who have been living in California, are visiting at the home of Mrs, Baker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hayes. Mr. Baker Is now employed at Camp White and they will move to F. D. I. C. "Youih Runs Wild" Coming Sunday TaiaMali'wM aiaM fiiiiftaiiii'Hiriaiw ann af i mm t tax- Starting Sunday at the Rialto for three days is "Youth Runs Wild," one of the most daring, Medford as soon as their home on West 4th is vacated. Mrs. Jeanette Greer, daughter, Mrs. Bernlce Adams, and grand son, Paul Adams of Portland are visiting at the home of Mrs. Greer's son, F. 'N. Tygart and family. Mrs. Louise Stein and two grandchildren of Portland and Mrs. Harvey Isham of Grants Pass visited Friday with Mrs. George Dorman. Dr. Silas E. Fairham of Salem, district superintendent of the Cascade district, Oregon Meth odist conference, held quarterly conference at the Methodist church Sunday after which all present enjoyed a pot luck luncheon. Mrs. Maude Coy Robinson at tended the Medford-La Grande football game in Portland Satur day. She was accompanied by friends from Medfoxd. Miss Nellie Jones of Medford spent the week end here, the guest of Miss Rosemary Kirsh ner. Mrs, Ray Chamberlln of Pros pect spent several days this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bozey Tepovac. - Mrs. C. L. Dusenberry attend ed the birthday party of h e r granddaughter, Carole Iverson, in Medford on Saturday. - Richard Wolf left Thursday for Portland to enter the navy. Norman Gail, Leon Wise, Gus Blgman and son enjoyed a hunt ing trip to Klamath Falls over the week end. - Mrs. Mildred Swindler and children, Robert and Lexle Ann, left Thursday for Springfield to visit Mrs. Swindler's sister, Mrs. Harold Wilson, and family. Mrs. Roy Centers entertained Saturday for her daughters, Donna and Joan. Enjoying the evening were Stanley and Wayne Newnham, Gary Glennon, Jack Smith, Joanna Cogswell, Donna and Joan Centers, - . I Miss Jill Martin, Mrs. Joe Hope and Fred Herrln of Med' ford visited Thursday with Jill's mother, Mrs. C. W. Martin. Mrs. Elinor Ganong returned Friday from Mt. Shasta, Cel., to the home of her sister, Mrs, R. E. Shaw. She will leave this week for Gold Beach where she will visit for about a week, going from there to Longvtew, Wash., to spend Christmas with her daughter. Mrs. Anita Blair and sister. Miss Irene Meunler, left the last of the week for Canada where they will visit for some time. Mr. and Mrs. William Force moved last week on Evans creek where Mr. Force Is logging. Mrs. Charles Kell, who has been under a doctor's care in Portland since last AuguBt, re turned to her home here Wednes day. Mr. Kell and grandson. Gary, had spent the week end in Portland and accompanied her home. Thomas H. Smith, S 2'c, left Tnursday night for Farragut, Idaho, after spending a five-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith, and family. Mrs. Tony Holmutz and grand daughter, Shirley of Swlsshome, Ore., visited several days re cently with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Densmore and family. Here from a distance to attend the funeral of Wilson Wolf were his mother, Mrs. Pearl Wolf of Ponca City, Okla.j his brother, Ed Wolf and wife, and his sis ter, Mrs. E. L. Blair of Los An- PROMPT SERVICE REASONABLE RATES ON umnur.V&N SERVICE l"u,inw 1 PACKING, CRMINU STORAGE DISTRIBUTION LOCAl CARTAGE CALL US WHEN YOU NEED ANT OF THESE SERVICES, 103 North Central PKONE 7104 , timely pictures of the year, with Bonita Granville, Kent Smith I and Jean Brooks. geles, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Smith of Satanta, Kans., parents of Mrs. Wolf; Mrs. Kathryn Sparksman, Tulsa, Okla.; Miss Bonnie Anderson, Borger, Tex., and Cpl. Dale J. Anderson, El Paso, Tex., sisters and brother of Mrs. Wolf. F DIFFERS IN BILLS Salem, Ore., Dee. 8 (U.R) A difference of $3,000,000 in the amount of money that would 'be made available to Oregon for postwar roar building from fed eral funds was noted between the bills passed by the U. S. senate and . the house of repre sentatives by R. H. Baldock. state highway engineer, today. The senate bill would provide $43,000,000 as Oregon's share of the total, while the house meas ure would allow $42,000,000 for the first three postwar years. The main difference is that the house bill has no provision for funds for railroad grade crossing elimination, and limits tho maximum for that purpose to IS per cent Baldock said. . saipan"Thakes Headquarters, 21st Bomber Command, Salpan, Dec. 6 (U.R) (Via Navy Radio) A light earthquake, lasting about eight seconds, shook Salpan island about 6:30 a. m. (local time) to day but caused no damage. MMIlFiuK PERFECT TEAMWORK between iraTn f men, station agent and all other JJ& C ynion Pacific employees, has made y CP&PlrS possible efficient transportation of a J K fJwf t K. gigantic wartime traffic load. n f J ' x'ttA &fc&'xfc i ii i- if . ,rvr Rl-'-ift'" I t :s If' fp 1,11 Ki-iL rmi I ttVfCv ., ill V .t 1 THBV KBBtP Wa BBUIHB1 THE RAILROADS ARE THE BACKBONE OF OFFENSE IWIN TO "IfeW AMIMCA? ON YOVR AVOiTI MUTVA1 ITATION IVUT WWAY I P, AV PAtlflC WAR TIMI RESPONSIBLE FOR Jackson county's 16 granges will be responsible for this coun ty's farm quota of $490,000 In the Sixth War Loan, It was an nounced today by the Oregon War Finance committee. Port land. Granges of eastern Oregon are competing In selling bonds in this campaign for registered Aberdeen Angus bull and a pure bred Duroc Jersey sow, while in western Oregon granges are in competition for a registered Jersey bull and a pure bred Romney ram, according to Mor ton Thoropklns, master of the state grange. Grange quotas for this coun ty as reported to Wm. G. Howes, master of the Jackson county Pomona grange are: Enterprise, $13,800; Gold HiU, $85,500; Live usk, 43,suo; Eagle Point, $82,. 000; Sams Valley, 41500; Lake Creek 17,000; Central Point, $112,000; Talent, $58,000; Jack sonville, $33,000; Belleview, $75,500; Applegate, $47,500; Phoenix $65,500; Roxy Ann, $49,500; Upper Rogue, $47,000; Upper Applegate, $40,000; Grif fin Creek, $46,500, Bishop Institutes New Episcopalian Rector At Church At a special service at St. Mark's Episcopal church Sun day afternoon the Rev. George K. Turney, priest, was instituted as rector of the church by the Rt. Rev. B. D. Dagwell, bishop of the diocese of Oregon. The Rev. Turney gave a word of greeting and then presented a class of candidates to the bishop for the sacrament of confirma tion. In the class were Florence J. Benner, F. Noel Evans, Beverly A. Gilberson, Milllcent C. Gil bert, Samuel L. Gilbert, Rober ta R. Gregory, L. Geraldine Henbest, L. Jacqueline Henbest, Dolores L. Morris, Kathleen C. Seekatz and Christopher P. S. Williams. The bishop made an address on the responsibilities of those confirmed and the office oi rector. Major A. R. Livingston, senior warden, presented the keys. Dr. L. D. Inskeep, junior warden, read the letter of insti tution. Jap Battle Flag Is Received Here A battle-scarred Japanese flag taken In the battle of the Philip pines on November 7 by T5 Nicholas Benjamin of the 06th division has been received by his wife, who resides at 317 South Orange. The flag was captured by T5 NOTICE CHANGE OF STORE HOURS Formerly 10:30 A.M. -9:20 P.M. HOW 10:30 A. II 6:90 P. 1.1. Due to quota restrictions we find It necessary te close the store at 6:00 p. m. Same high quality being maintained. . ' HUNFS SPECIALTY IGE CREAM SHOP 301 E. MAIN GREEN Ml 12 INCH OR 16 INCH LENGTHS 300 CU. FT. LOAD DIAL 2123 Timber P " 'I Benjamin the same day Ms so: was born at a hospital here. Uaa Mall Tribune Want Ada. TO LOAN! 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