.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.
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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..
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For obvious reuons, the Warner
Bros. "Hollywood Canteen" publicity
department tagged starlet Andrea
King their "Scanty claus."
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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. The
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