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.rOUH MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE Monday, Dm. It, ItU KISER TO FACE. HERE Tl Jack Klser, Pacific coast light heavyweight wrestling cham pion, will clash with "Gorgeous" George Wagner in the top half Jit a double main event at Med ord armory Thursday night. The title will not be at stake. Klser held ttfe Gray Mask to a draw in his last appearance here. Wagner, who came north from series of successes In Holly wood for the purpose of getting a title matcn wan tuser, win be able to strengthen his claim to such a bout if he is able to come up with a victory Thurs day. ; The other half of the twin bill will see Gust Johnson, coast Junior-heavy champion, in non title clash with Tony Ross. John son volunteered to wrestle two men last week when Bulldog Jackson failed to appear and dropped a match with Ross after winnnlg from Buck Davidson. Both main events will be for one Hour straight time or the best ,wo out of three falls. In the three-round opener, filt Olson will face Herb Parks, Canadian champion. Both are fast and clever wrestlers. HELLERlAISED FOR SURPLUS JOB Washington, Dec, 11 U.R) The personal character and fi nancial ability of Lt. Col. Ed. ward H. Heller, nominated by president Roosevelt to be a mem ber of the surplus property board, are beyond reproach, a parade of California witnesses told the senate military affairs committee today. Randolph C. Walker, president of the Aircraft Accessories cor poration of Burbank, Cal., said Heller, in civilian life a banker, is "one of the five leading in dustrlallsts in California, with a keen analytical mind and the highest reputation for Integrity." niELlJATION ED Washington, Pee. 11rflJ.R) The office of price administra tion today announced that fuel oil ration will remain unchang ed at 10 gallons par unit for period two, which begins today is the Pacific northwest area and Dae. 18 in aU other area. OPA said, period three cou pon, having 10-gallon unit val ues, also will become valid Deo. 18 in the mldwestern and south ern states under 'fuel oil ration ing, since periods two and three are combined in those states. Period three will begin Jan, 8, in the far west BIRTHS ROBBINS To Mr. and Mrs. Keaton, SO Park. Deo. 10. 1944 girl, eight pounds, at Sacred nean nospuai. SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward M.. Rt. S. Dor 0 1044 hnv eight pounds, at Sacred Heart nospiwu. LASSITER To Mr. and Mrs. Robert H.. 712 W. Second. Deo, 9, 1844, girl,, six pounds, at eacrea Heart hospital. . DECREE" UPHELD Washington. Dec. 11. (U.R) The supreme court today af firmed with one modification a Tennessee federal district court decree holding that an affilia tion of six chain motion picture theater corporations operating in fiev southern states violated the Sherman anti-trust act. CIO LEADER PASSES Seattle, Dec. U(U.R Worth Lowery, 38-year-old president of the International Woodworkers of America (CIO), of Jewell, Ore., collapsed with a heart at tack on a Seattle street yester day and died two hours later. Meg A 0"S S&)lf ftB'onded Whiskey 86.8 Proof -l-f - . r-Q1 J 65 Grain Neutrl Splrlu RANDOLPH FIELD DEFEATS FLYERS FOR TENTH TIME Los Angeles, Dee. 11 (U.R) Randolph field today had skim med another hurdle in its quest of the national service football championship by defeating March Field, 80-7, yesterday be fore Gen. H. H. (Hap) Arnold commanding general of U. S. army air forces and 49.999 other fans. Virginia All American Bill Dudley shed his running togs and turned passer to pace the Ramblers to their tenth straight victory. It was the first defeat for the Flyers, who had the con solation of giving the mighty Ramblers their toughest test and scoring one more point than all previous teams were able to make against them. Randolph got a 7-0 lead In the first period, set up when Dudley intercepted Jimmy Nelson's pass on his own 40 and raced down the sidelines to the March field 7. Elmer Mararlk broke through the Flyer line for the score. The Flyers came back mid way in the second quarter after having failed to make a single first down and scored on a 61 yard pass from Jack Jacobs to Gene Meeks. - With 25 seconds to Bo tn the half, Lea Cantor fumbled 'on his own 2 and the Texans recovered. Ken Holley went over on the first play. - In the closing minutes two quick passes by Dudley, the sec ond for 20 yards, gave the Ramblers a third touchdown. T SINATRA'S TRAIL New York. Deo. 11 --(U.H) Police searched today for five bobby soxera dressed alike In maroon coats and blue shoes who may have headed for Hollywood In pursuit of Frank Sinatra. The runaways, ranging in age from 10 to 16, were chums in the same New York neighborhood. Police revealed their excursion was being financed by Concetta Laveli, 16, whose brilliant scholastic record at New York university had prompted rela tives to send her more than $700 for school expenses.. Scanty Glaus si;t 4.J$-v. 1 X) Mcmi '1'eUphotot For obvious reuons, the Warner Bros. "Hollywood Canteen" publicity department tagged starlet Andrea King their "Scanty claus." "til. f - 1... ;ij m.tmtm Watirtfte hm 0s'" v Byron Nelson, golfdom'. top money winner, receives eongratuJation, on winnmg u. - tourney from Sgt. Jim Ferrler (let tl, busk former Aus trallan golf c h a m p 1 o n a S ?y: 07 7 - nroke, Kelson topped Ferrttr ta win tournament fo- second consecutive rear. Smokes Available k "s. i wa as' J c5 The boys are still puffing elgareta In New Guinea and even the natives enjoy a puff of the fragrarit tobacco now and then. Coast Guardsman Ray I. Sterling of Miami, Flav gives a light to a native dancer during celebration staged In honor of the fighting men who had a hand In free ing the island from the Japs. Coast Guard photo. BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET mm London, Deo. 11 W.rWBrUr aln announced today the crea tion of a large new Paclflo fleet described by some sources as big enough to challenge the re maining Japanese fleet and said it would operate as needed under the supreme command of Admiral Chester W. Nimiti or Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The announcement underlined Britain's determination to play a strong role in the defeat of Japan and marked her first ap pearance In naval strength in Pacific waters since her loss of Hong Kong and Singapore in 1942. Yule Reunion For Wounded CB, Mother Van Nuys. Cal.. Deo. 11 U.R) A mother and her 26-year-old son, reunited recently after a 23 year separation, planned today a Christmas celebration that will make up for the years they were separated. Charles McGulre. chief petty officer with the Seabees, who is convalescing at the San Diego naval hospital after being wounded In the south Pacific, is arranfllnff a 1 e a 11 m an ha can spend the holidava with his long lost mother, Mrs. Beatrice Fisher. END "WILDCAT" STRIKE Omaha, Neb., Dee. 11. U, Approximately 250 livestock handlers at the Union Stock yards went back to work shortly Lefore noon today after partlcl pating In what stockyards and union officials called a "wildcat strike." DO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR GAR? See Us Top Prices No Delay Any Make er Medal Skinner's Gang. 142 S. Riverside Ph. 2T40 J Nelson Captures San Francisco Open .... in New Guinea ml . ..V.::. . v."wj- a ; lAcm TtUphalol TO JAIL OUSTER Jollet, TU., Pec, It.-rflJ.RW- Em(l Lustlg, complaining and grumbling, was evicted today from the Illinois state prison where he .lad. finished "a mighty comfortable" year. "They shouldn't do It," Lustlg complained as the prison gate clanged shut behind him and he turned up hia coat collar against the falling snow. "Especially in weather like this," Lustlg, 83, who has been ar rested 7 times on confidence game charges, had asked Warden Joseph Hagen to let him stay in the 'prison beyond the termina tion of his one-year sentence. CHINESE EXECUTED Chungking, Dee. 11 (U.R) Three Chinese, disguised aa Tao- lst priests, were arrested and executed as traitors for supply ing military intelligence and performing espionage work for the Japanese at Kweiyang, for mer American air base In Kwei- chow province, Central News Agency reported today. Cloilnc ttma (or Sunday Too Lata to Cluifty S 30 Saturday attarnoon Plaasa ramambar. Heavy Fir Slab Vood H (3 inch Immediate Delivery Immidlali Delivery Datt to Be the Week of Dee. 11-17 BIG DOUBLE LOAD $7.50 SOUTHERN OREGON FUEL CO. Phone SIM, Medford 71, Central Polnr tacmm lewpww vwmnnliiiA frnon crnlf E DESIGN NEW TYPE SAW FOR FALLING A new type saw, to be called the ''Eager Beaver," has been designed by Earl McBee and built by McBee, and Karl the Welder at Rogue River. It will be ideal for bucking, falling and piling, the designer said. It is powered by a three-horse air cooled motor and has a 24- inch blade. . The saw, which is mounted on bicycle wheels, can be handled by one man. Moving of a pin. will adjust the blade for falling or bucking. It will cut as low as five inches above the ground, the designer said. McBee stated he sawed two cord of wood with the new saw and used one gallon of gasoline. The saw will be on display at Rogue River where the builders, who have applied for a patent, plan to manufacture the saws on order. OBITUARY MRS. GERTRUDE SCHLUND Gertrude Amelia Schlund, 61, a resident of southern Oregon for the past six years, passed away at the family home, 531 Palm street Saturday, after a brief illness. She and Mr. Sch lund formerly lived at Phoenix, Ore., and after Mr, Schlund pass ed away on June B, last, she moved to Medford to be near her daughter. Mrs, Schlund was born on October 10, 1883. She spent her real early Ufa in Illinois. . and was united in marriage to Wll.' Ham a e h 1 u n d at Colorado Springs, Colo., later moving to Nebraska. She la survived by four children, two daughters. Mrs. Shirley White, Medford, Mrs. Winifred Uridel, Gladstone, Ore., two sons, Lyle T. Schlund, Portland, and Harry V. Schlund, Long Beach, Calif.) a brother. C. A. Trego, Omaha, Neb., and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be con ducted from the Peri funeral home on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev, L. H. Mitchel more officiating. Interment will take place In the Siskiyou Me morial Park. THOMAS B. POWELL Services for Thomas B. Powell, who passed away at Prospect last Tuesday evening, will be held in the Conger Morris chapel at 2 p. m. Tuesday with the 'Rev. Delbert Daniels officiating. Interment will be in the IOQF cemetery. Civilian employes In the ship ping ' department of the Army Avitnm. m AManel oi fian Arli jtonlo, Tex., salvage approxi mately 1,000 pounds of eorrug 'ated paper cartons a day, ' AUTOISTS FINED FOR DRIVE T Several traffic violators ap peared before Justice William P. Tucker Saturday and today. Charles Martin, 203 North Holly street, was fined $10 and costs Saturday atfer having been arrested by state police on a charge of reckless driving. Ac cording to reports Martin was arrested when he drove his car through a group of cars and persons gathered on the high way when the state police were investigating another motorist. James Brown Rednor of Long Beach. Calif., was fined $5 and costs on the same charge, hav ing been arrested under circum stances similar to the Martin ar rest Kelly William Ethrdlge, ar rested at the same time on a charge of being intoxicated on a highway, posted bail and is to appear this afternoon before the justice.' This morning. Hazel Berry Wright of Jacksonville was fin ed $1 and costs for having no license to operate a motor ve hicle and Cecil William Gardner and William L. McDonald were cited for having overloaded trucks, ' FORMER GUERILLA SLAYS 3,000 JAPS Chungking,' Dee. 12 (U.R)-i-The New China Daily today pub lished the story of LI, a farmer guerilla and genius of the land mine, whose 700 proteges are credited with killing more than 8,000 Japanese. Li, a husky, six-foot native of Shantung province, personally haa accounted for 76 Japanese. The communist newspaper said that at the first congress of Shan tung's peoples guerilla forces LI was elected "land 'mine hero." After his wife, two children and parents were killed by in vading Japanese, Li made a brief but intensive study of land mines. Thereafter he developed four effective methods of hand ling these deadly weapons. AWARD BRONZESTAR Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Dec. 11 (U.R) Lt. Cmdr. Rich ard W. Emory,- USNR, Balti more, Md and Lt. (Jg) Joseph Callen, USNR, Chicago; have been awarded' bronze star .med als for "meritorious achieve ment," it was reported today. IS BELIEVED ACTIVE A rnnall doa belonnlna to Glenn H. Utz, 301 Crater Lake, w nolsnned late Friday while in his yard. All indication show ed arsenic, according to Utz who took the dog to e. . fimips, vet erinarian. . Utz stated ho poison had been used in the yard and felt it to be some malicious intent. He aid ha urnulri nffer ft reward for conviction of the poisoner. 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