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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1944)
DUFF APPOINTED HEAD OF SALVAGE E Appointment of Robert A. Duff, manager of the Medford city war 'department, as chair man of the Jackson . County Salvage committee, succeeding Wayne H. Jamison who recently resigned due ., to pressure of business duties, was announced Monday by Frank Hull, coordi nator of the County Defense Council. Mr. Duff is immediately as suming his new duties as volun teer head of salvage' in this county, Coordinator Hull as serted and plans now are be ing made for the formulation of a county central salvage com mittee to cooperate with and as sist schools, industry and civic organizations of the county in the intensified salvage of waste paper, tin cans and all other ma terials which may be called for now or in the future to aid the war effort. Committee Named Other members of the county central committee include E. H. Hedrick, Medford city school superintendent; C, R. Bowman, county school superintendent; G. M. Greene, Ashland city salv age chairman; Herb Grey and Coordinator Hull. Additional appointments for both the city and county and expected to be announced shortly, Mr. Duff said. In accepting Mr. Jamison's resignation Mr. Hull was joined by Roderick Finney, executive secretary of the State Salvage committee, Portland, in express ing appreciation for the great tuiiuuiH ui time ana eiiori me retihing chairman devoted to the salvage program during the past months and for the many tons of waste paper and tin cans which patriotic citizens of Jack son county had made available for essential war use during his tenure of office. Visiting Medford Friday and Saturday to confer with salvage and school officials concerning further salvage plans, Finney pointed, out that both waste pap per and tin cans remain critical war needs and that all citizens who play their patriotic part in the salvage, collection and ship .. ment of these materials are making highly important con tributions to the. war effort. Airfield Objective of Mindoro Invasion Troops ST VfiSSa &rT - -J rn-rn ' ' -' .. fftjflipk I VALLEY IN ARE mm 03? . -- tAcmt Teltpholo) Aerial view of Watereus airfield at Mangarta In Mindoro, one of the objectives of beachhead set up by U. B. forces In sudden amphibious attack. Lt. Gen. Walter Kruger, commander of the Bixtb Army, acknowledged that the Invasion was risky but, If guccwifulljr completed, would virtually split the Japanese empire., U. 8. Navy photo. ; In spite - of war dangers, American fishing boats last year brought in 4,000,000,000 pounds of food, including 150 species of fish, oysters and other seafoods. L OF WAC SERVICE Major Bernard P. Cody, com manding officer of 'the Oregon WAC recruiting district, an nounced today that Lt. Betty Herring' and SSgt. Evelyn Dett mer, Women's army corps repre sentatives, will be in Medford on Dec. 20 and 21 to interview any women interested in the corps. They will make their headquarters at the Army" re cruiting office, room 1, Post Of fice building. "At the present time the greatest need for women in the WACs is serving with the Med ical department of the army," said Major Cody. "With the in creasing fury with which our men are fighting, casualties are becoming greater and greater. Army doctors and nurses must have help in a myriad of ways in order to cope with the extra demands now being placed upon their skills." . Lt. Herring has Just returned from the east where she has at tended a conference concerning the Medical department's needs and the opportunities it is now ages of 20 and 49. Women inter ested in this or any other branch of the service in the WACs may contact Lt. Aida Ingraham, WAC recruiting officer of 'the Medford area, for an appoint- 1 mm mmmmmm 1 ireo NON-SKID PROTtCTlON for FALL and WINTER DRIVING WITH FAGTUKT-lUmKULLEU HECgAlPlPDK NO OTHER RECAPPING GIVES YOU ALL THESE: 1. Grade A Quality Caoielback 2. Prompt, Courteous Service 3. All Work by Factory-Trained Experts 4. Materials and Workmanship Guaranteed 5. Any Make Tire Recapped with the Famous Firestone Gear-Grip Tread No Ration Certificafo Needed STORES 214 SO. RIVERSIDE PHONE 4757 ment with Lt. Herring by cal ling S022. Forest fires cost the United States $86 a minute last year. Use Mall Tribune Want Adi. TO BATTLE LINE Men in the 399th Infantry Regiment of the 100th Division, including Pfc. Robert F. Kyle, Jr., son of Mrs. and Mrs. R. F. Kyle, 600 S. Oakdale Ave., and Pvt. David M. Cox, Star Route, Ashland, set some kind of rec ord for the speed with which it said goodbye to the East River and hello to the Rhine, according to a release from their field headquarters. Some of the men in the regi ment marched down Fifth Ave nue in New York City to help inaugurate the 5th War Bond Drive, and they were in action on the U. S. 7th Army front in Eastern France when they read about the results- of the same drive. Arriving in France on Oct. 20, the men, commanded by Col. Andrew W. Tychson of Mad donsfleld, N. J., spent several days assembling their equip ment and regaining their land legs. Then came the order to move up; and for three days and nights the regiment rolled to ward the front. The men dis mounted from their vehicles one night and the next morning they were in the lines. They had relieved veteran regiment that had seen service in Sicily, Italy, Anzio and Southern France and they took over sector that was one of the tough est along the entire front. The sector, then in the Foret de Ste. Barbe, was densely. wooded and mountainous, with an almost jungle-like under growth impeding progress. But the 399th fought its way against a fanatic enemy, against count less land mines and booby traps, mm 72tmau.Smimt wjZ? W PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK ADDS TO ITS GOODNESS it!.-"'-- Tuesday. Dee. lt, 1144 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THBCI and against terrain and weather difficulties that favored well entrenched enemy. While the French army drove to Strasbourg in enveloping movements fom the north and south, the 399th helped the Nazis backward toward tne Rhine, and soon won a repute tion for being an experienced, hard-driving relentless fighting unit I FANCY I NUTS is For Christmas Choice pecans, filberts, almonds, Of. walnuts and mixed nuts for the Holidays. 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