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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
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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.
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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, ;
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War arts on such applications.
though filed ' with local OPA
boards. - '
OPEN
THURSDAY, FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY
FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING CONVENIENCE
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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
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