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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1944)
l"5. 1 ! o n tu N M W ni Rl W Tl N( ni TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. Dee. JO, 1144 TO PREPARE FOR SALVAGE DRIVE All citizen! of Jackson county were urged today by Robert A. Duff, chairman of the County Salvage committee to redouble their efforts In the saving of waste caper and tin cans pend ing definite county-wide collec tions of these materials shortly niter the first of the year. . Following conferences . this week with E. H. Hedrlck, city school superintendent; C. R, Bowman, county school superin tendent, and G. M. Green, chair man of the Ashland salvage committee, Duff announced that county and city schools will soon be making plans for an intensive waste paper drive throughout the county early in January and that a similar county-wide col lection of tin cans will be con ducted by schools and school children early in February. Definite dates for collections will be announced by school ad ministrators and salvage offi cials at an early date, Mr. Duff said. "Meanwhile," the chairman pointed out, "each Individual householder of Jackson county can be preparing for these cam paigns by accumulating all possi ble quantities of these materials in their homes, pending the start of actual collections." v Newspapers, magazines and cardboard cartons should be flat tened and tied securely in small compact bundles for easy hand ling by collectors. "Proper tieing of bundles is especially import ant," the chairman said, In point ing out that salvage collections re made possible entirely thru the efforts of patriotic volun teers and that what each indi vidual falls to do in properly preparing his salvage materials must be done later by others who also are giving freely of their time and effort to this cause. All tin cans should be saved nd prepared by washing the cans thoroughly, removing la bels, cutting 'off or folding tin tops and bottoms and then flat tening the cans firmly by step ping on them full weight. Only prepared tin cans are acceptable for salvage. TO 8E RESUMED ' San Francisco, Dec. 20. U,R) Civilian flight training will be resumed within the western de fense command "in the near fu ture," Ma). Gen. H. C. Pratt, commanding general of the west ern defense command, an nounced today. Pratt said regualtions under Which such flying would be per mitted will be published by the Fourth Air Force on or about January 18, 1949. Resumption of civilian flying, outlawed in the coastal area , after Pearl Harbor, will hinge en "the approval of the Interde partmental air traffic control board, Pratt said. Areas to be used for civilian flying will not be approved for locations which might adversely affect defense of the coast or Jeopardize mili tary security, he said. BOY SCOUT CUB PACK 6 :T0 ENTERTAIN PARENTS ' Boy Scout Cub pack No. 6 will hold its monthly pack meeting end achievement council in the Washington school gym Thurs day at 7 p. m. All parents are requested to attend. A special program has been arranged by the Cubs for their parents and each Cub will receive a present. BOSTON BANS BOOK Boston, Dec. 20. (U.R) Ersklne Caldwell's latest novel "Tragic Ground" was "banned" In Boston today. The novel, a (tory of poor southern whites stranded far from their homes by the closing of a war plant, was voluntarily withdrawn from most book stores. WILL HOT OPEN ANY EVENING BEFORE CHRISTMAS EXCEPT Saturday Night Please Do Your Shopping During the Day CENTRAL POINT Gl ADDS TO LAURELS AGAINST Sgt. MacDonald Coleman, Central Point soldier with the Sth army in Italy, has added to his laurels since publication of his last exploits, according to a dispatch from the Sth army. Sgt. Coleman and a small group of doughboys, the article said, recently killed 16 Germans and captured IS in a fierce bat tle for a strongpoint in north ern Italy. The group, members of the 88th "Blue Devil" division of Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark's Sth army, were attempting to set up and maintain a road block. Discover ing a German-held house, the doughboys attacked. After a skirmish they captured the strongpoint and rounded up 15 prisoners. The Germans counter-attacked and were repulsed. The enemy, however, had ' the house sur rounded, making it impossible for the Yanks to withdraw. The "Blue Devils" killed 18 Krauts In the fierce fight which followed. The enemy fired sev eral weapons and one nazl crawl ed within close range of the building and fired a rocket launcher, setting the house on fire. Under cover of smoke and confusion the Yanks slipped back to their lines. Sgt. Coleman, who serves with the 349th "krautkiller" regi ment, is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Cassman of Cen tral Point and husband of La vonne Cassman Coleman, also of Central Point. JAP PRISONERS DIE IN BUILDING ENEMY RAILWAY London, Dec. 20. U,R) The British government said today that about 25,000 British, Aus tralian, and Dutch prisoners of the Japanese died while work ing on the construction of a railroad between Burma and Thailand. The death were reported In an official statement supple menting a report to commons by War. Minister Sir James Grlgg that the Japanese used more than 60,000 white prisoners, most of them from the United Kingdom and Australia, in building the railroad. Grlgg said Britain Is protest ing to Japan against tha past treatment of war prisoners In Burma and Thailand, which Im proved after October, 1943. He said the men worked "with all speed and regardless of the cost in human life." The supplemental statement by the government said the Jap anese erected a memorial to some 25,000 who died on the project, of whom fewer than 1,000 were Japanese, the re mainder being English, Austra lian, and Dutch. Phoenix Church To Present Christmas Service On Sunday Phoenix, Dec. 20, Phoenix Presbyterian church choir will present a service of Christmas music Sunday at 10 A. M., ac cording to the pastor, the Rev. Lawrence H. Mltchelmore. M. F. Sheets U director and Mrs. H. W. Frame organist. Numbers include: "O Zlon that Brlngest Good Tidings," "O Lit tle Town of Bethlehem." "One Midnight Still," "No Room for the Christ Child" and chorus "Sing Unto God," Solo parts are sung by Henry W, Frame, Mrs. Allen and Mrs. George Carpen ter, with a duet by Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Carpenter, Mr. Mltchelmore will speak briefly on "Christmas." LU A. LEWIS . IN GROUP CITED FOR AIR ATTACK First Lt. Robert A. Lewis, 27, son of Mrs. Grace Buck of Jack sonville and pilot of an Italy based 15th AAF B-l7 Flying Fortress Is a member of a heavy bombardment group cited re cently for "outstanding perform ance of duty in armed conflict with the enemy," according to an announcement from his base. Graduated from Medford high school in 1938, Lewis was em ployed by the Medford Distribut ing Co. prior to his enlistment in the armed forces September 16, 1939. He won his wings and commission July 28, 1943, upon completion of advanced training at Columbus, Miss. . Presentation of tha War De partment unit citation, a blue battle streamer, was made to the Fortress group for a bombing attack against the Romano-Americano Oil Refinery, Ploestl, Ro mania, May 18, 1944. When all other groups turned back be cause of extremely adverse weather conditions, the Fortress unit continued alone, the head quarters report states. To Help Bring - "PEACE ON EARTH" t Sesptte intense, heavy and ac curate anti-aircraft fire augment ed by the devastating cannon fire of 100 enemy fighter planes the group inflicted severe dam age on the refinery, f inal ac count of the running air battle read: seven heavy bombers for 28 enemy fighters destroyed and 30 probably destroyed. Since the group's first bomb- big mission on March 30,vl944, against an airfield at Immotski, Yugoslavia, the heavy bombers have flown a total of 133 mis sions and dropped more than 9000 tons of bombs. Fortress gunners have accunted for 70 enemy aircraft destroyed and 40 more probably destroyed. BODY OF ANN C. WOOD- TAKEN TO'GRANTS PASS The remains of Mrs. Ann C. Wood, 38, wife of Harvey Wood, Grants Pass, who took .her life In Rogue river last Saturday eve ning, were forwarded to Grants Pass Tuesday by the Conger Morris chapel for services and Interment upon the arrivaj of relatives. MRS. ADDIE S. McCOY PASSES AWAY AT HOME Mrs. Addle S. McCoy, 80, passed away at her home, 121 .Cottage st., early Tuesday morn ing. She had been a resident of this community for the past 40 years. Arrangements are in care of Conger-Morris chapel. Ufa Mill Tribuna Want Ada. "X i iiTF i- - ' fa GEORGE A. HUNT THEATRES, Inc. CRATERIAN O RIALTO O ROXY SHORTAGE OF OIL" TIGHTENS CURB ON FUEL USERS Present short supplies of fuel oil,, coupled with dangerously low inventories of new oil stoves, make It Impossible for local OPA boards to approve ap plications from new users for fuel oil or for oil stove rationing certificates unless special condi tions warrant, It was stated to day by George L. Curry, district OPA fuel rationing representa tive. Only In rare cases are certifi cates for oil or for stoves issued. rules requiring that to be elig ible, no one In the household is physically capable of operating a wood or coal stove; the oil stove was acquired before Aug ust 23, 1943, and possession re tained since that date; the oil stove heats the same rooms as before August 23, 1943; or that the oil stove is to replace one worn out beyond repair. Curry also said that appli cants for new installations for oil fired furnaces must meet similar rigid requirements but the Petroleum Administration V r-jrmjf<lWfV"" '"ajTtfin, ; ) War arts on such applications. though filed ' with local OPA boards. - ' OPEN THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING CONVENIENCE " o LARGE VARIETY OF GIFTS FOR ALL THE FAMILY J. J. NEWBERRY CO. 36 North Central Ave. Consumers war a d T 1 1 e d never to Invest in new or used I oil-burning equipment for heat - EVEHIHGS, i tag or ether ism vnleas they ftret check with their local board a 'to eligibility for .oil rations. BUY MORE WAR BONDS - i
