EIGHT MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, Jn. 31. IS8
MISSING PRIVATE
The mystery of tht missing
private was solved today when
his father, William P. McMahan,
of Rt. 1. box 489, came Into Med
ford to claim his son's mail
which had been piling up for
the last 10 days In box 408,
Medford. .
Soon after the Mall-Trlbune
appeared last night with a story
of the bewilderment ot t:. u
Colbaugh, 141 S. Holly, over the
Influx of letters Into his box
Box 489 addressed to Pvt. Ed'
die B. McMahan, 27, a complete
stranger to Colbaugh, the sen
ior McMahan appeared.
Eddie, it turned out, received
an honorable discharge from the
army January 13, 1945, at De
wltt General hospital, Auburn.
Calif., after more than four years
in the service.
Forgot Something
When he left Dewitt, he left
a forwarding address Box 489
Medford. He forgot to include
Million Switch To
Mutton Suet Idea
For Cheat Colds
Qvlcklv Relieves Children's Colds'
Coughs, Loomiis Phlann
Many mothers all over America
are switching to this idea ot get
ting fast relief for these chest cold
miseries. They are simply follow
ing Grandma. For years she count
ed on mutton suet to help carry her
home medication to do its pain-easing
work on nerve ends in the skin.
No wonder so many more now wel
come Grandma's idea as Improved
by science Penetro, with its multi
medicated formula in a base con
taining mutton suet that acts both
at counter-irritant and pain-reliever
when you spread it on, and as
a toothing aromatic when breathed
In. And so today Penetro hurries
along newer help In the old reliable
way help that eases painful mis
ery, lessens coughing, loosens
phlegm, soothes chest rawness so
that you can rest more comfortably
and give nature a chance to restore
vitality. That's why millions -are
twitching to Penetro today why
draraists are recommending It 25c,
double supply 85c For all your fam
ily's chest cold miseries, be sure
you get white, easy-to-use Penetro
"Rural Route No. 1," in the ad
dress.
Eddie came straight home and
waited for letters from his wife
in Pasadena. None came. Eddie
was worried and to his family
wondered "if a marine has run
off with her."
Last week he left for Pasa
dena to bring her home. Mean'
time, a letter a day was piling
up in Mr. Colbaugh's box each
one from Mrs. McMahan in Pasadena.
By this time he doubtless Is
trying to convince Mrs. McMa
han he never received her let
ters.
Colbaugh Relieved
The relieved Mr. Colbaugh
after turning over Eddie's mail
to Mr. McMahan last night,
commented:
"I would like to say thanks
to each one that was so willing
to help the Mail-Tribune, Red
Cross, selective service board
post office, Copco, and personnel
of Camp White.
' I hope Mr. McMahan will en
joy the letters when he returns
with his wife, and she can say
'I told you I wrote those eight
or 10 letters'." .
The search which Mr. Col
baugh instigated for Eddie, it
seems, was thorough.
Passenger Tires
Further Reduced
Washington, Jan. 31 U.R)
Military demands today took an
other large slice of the civilian
passenger tire supply.
The Office of Price Admlnis
tration announced February civ
ilian tire quotes at 1,600,000,
including motorcycle tires. This
compares with quotas of 1,800,-
000 in January and 2,000,000 in
December.
Rationing Chief Max McCul-
lough said that as long as the
military demands for tires con
tinue, civilian allocations wilT
remain short.
Portland Sends
Meat To Bay Area
Portland, Ore., Jan. 31 (U.R)
In an effort to relieve San
Francisco's meat famine and
ease Portland's surplus, 6,290
pounds of federally inspected
hind-quarter beef today was en
route to the bay city.
The trade contended that, be
cause of high ration points, Port-
landers were unable to pur
chase choice cuts which asserted
ly were spoiling in market lock
ers.
Un Mall Tribune Want Ada.
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of a trained medical technician to help him back to
health. If you have had previous medical training
you will be sent to an army hospital immediately
after basic training in the women's Army Corps to
help that soldier. If you have not had training, an
army school Is waiting for you if you can qualify.
Don't shirk that duty.
If You Are Between the Ages of
20 and 49, Mail the Coupon Now
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U. S. Sea Giants in Lingayen Gulf
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(AcmtTehphoto)
Steaming in for the attack, these giant U. S. Navy battlewagons move in this dramatic, impressive formatloa
as they opened up their heaviest guns on Japanese defenses on shores of Lingayen Gulf. Their timing and
accuracy accounted in large part for the success ot the Luzon landings. U. S. Navy photo.
SCOTT D ESCRIBES
OF. AIDING
DISCHARGED VETS
Machinery for extending as
sistance to veterans under the
G. I. Bill of Rights was de
scribed by members of the Med
ford Rotary club Tuesday by
Ernest L. Scott, chairman of Se
lective Service Board number
two.
Speaking at the Hotel Med
ford, Scott outlined the program
of job procurement and educa
tional and vocational aid now
underway in this county, em
phasizing the need for public
understanding and cooperation
in meeting the immediate and
post-war problems of discharged
soldiers.
Formed In- May
Jackson Countv'a nl-crnnlTn.
tlon was formed last May and
includes the selective service
RrOUD. the U. S. lemnlnvmont
service, civil service, American
Red Cross, county agent's office,
Jackson County public welfare
association, railroad retirement
board and the state broad of vo
cational education.
Coonferatlnir with thw M-DDn.
izationt are veterans' groups,
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce, and fraternal, re
ligious and civic committees.
Scott emphasized the import
ance of discharged soldiers
regis ter In ff at nnnn with hir
selective service boards so that
fullest cooperation may be ex
tended in placing them in gain
ful emDlovment or obtain! nff vn.
cational training. It was esti
mated one year would be needed
to establish some veterans in
civilian life. R. F. C. loans will
be available for those who wish
to enter business, and housing
loans are planned for soldiers
who wish to build homes.
Action Told
The recent action of selective
service boards In reclassifying
deferred men to meet urgent
manpower and military needs
was outlined by Scott, who
pointed out manpower of men
from 18 to 28 years of age was
insufficient to meet critical
needs, making necessary a re
view of classifications extend
ing Into the 26 to 37 year
group. ,
Full consideration will be
given to contributions to the
war effort and every effort will
be made to keep men in essen
tial war work for which they
were deferred. Lumbering and
agriculture are the two out
standing essential classifica
tions in this particular area.
L TO MEET
The Jackson County Primary
Teachers council will meet Sat
urday at 10 a. m. In the court
house auditorium.
Miss Ida O'Brien of the South
ern Oregon College of Education
will be guest speaker, using
"Tests" as her theme.
Group discussion leaders will
be: Mrs. Mae B. Richardson, of
Central Point school, first grade;
Mrs. Margaret Mann, of Bell
view school, second grade; Mrs.
Edith Thompson, of Phoenix
school, third grade.
All primary teachers are in
vited to be present.
Frank Fitch, 74,
Dies In Ashland;
Funeral Thursday
Ashland, Jan. 31 Frank Hen
ry Fitch, 74, well known resi
dent of Ashland for many years,
died at the family home, No. 2
Beach avenue, Monday night.
Funeral services will be held
at the Litwiller Funeral Home
tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. with the
Christian Science service.
Mr. Fitch, who came to Ash
land in 1902, was an architect
and planned and remodeled
Ashland's city hall and remodel.
ed the Ashland hotel among oth
er buildings and homes.
Surviving are his wife. Affie
May; five children, Mrs. Charles
Muscutt, Ashland; Miss Vieva
Fitch, Klamath Falls; Mrs. EIna
May Gibson, Napa, Calif.; Cur
tis Fitch, Medford, and Warren
Fitch, Phoenix; nine grandchil
dren and one great-grandchild
Vn Mall Trlbun Want Ad
F
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ON BATTLEFIELD
Second Lt. Russell M. Mc
Kelvey, formerly stationed at
Camp White with the 91st In
fantry Division and now in
Italy with the Fifth Army, is
officially credited with person
ally knocking out a pillbox and
capturing five Germans and
helping to capture 33 more ac
cording to a news release from
Italy.
Lt. McKelvey was a first ser
geant when he arrived in Italy
for duty and was given a field
promotion as the result ot his
battle exploits.
Lt. McKelvey and his wife
lived at 512 Edwards street with
Mrs. D. E. Evans while the sol
dier was stationed at Camp
White.
According to the release, Lt.
McKelvey, serving as platoon
leader as the result of several
officer casualties, advanced on
the pillbox and after tossing
three "Molotov cocktails" went
into the sub-cellar and took the
five occupants prisoner.
Later in clearing out a wood
ed sector after the Gothic line
had been broken, McKelvey's
platoon advanced on a house
only to hear a German sergeant
shout "Don't shoot, boys!"
Twenty-five Germans came out,
the platoon then rounded up
nine others and the scrap was
over.
OP A Ration Order
Tangle Is Solved
Washington, Jan. 31 0J.F9
The Office of Price Administra
tion will take no action against
retailers "who "violated" the
Christmas week for rationing or
der prior to the official filing of
the regulation, it was decided today.
OPA explained that this
amounts to a suspension of the
order from a legal standpoint for
the neriod from Dec. 26, 12:01
a. m. in each time zone, to 5:05
p. m., E.W.T., when the docu
ment was officially nieo.
Let American Fruit Growers' Skilled Mechanics
Keep YOUR
TRACTOR, SPRAYER
and FARM EQUIPMENT
Producing Food FOR VICTORY!
Four expert mechanics, one skilled In Clesel
equipment, are here at our new repair shops,
ready to keep your farm equipment at peak
efiiciency. Quality work, in keeping with the
high tradition oi American Fruit Growers'
service, is enured in this large, completely
equipped shop.
NOW!
while winter weather keeps your equip
ment inactive, is the time to have It thorough
ly checked and made ready for busy seasons
ahead. CLETRAC and OLIVER parts are In
stock and parts for all makes ol tractors,
sprayers and equipment are available.
American Fruit Growers, Inc.
South Fir Street, Medford
VAST SCOPE OF
INVASION EFFORT
TOLDJNREPORJ
Over Two Million Men, 450,
000 Vehicles Landed in
France in First 100 Days
ment without due procesi of law I Carry Nation bin, said that San.
wherever he finds it. ta Fe and Albuquerque would
Legislators, who dubbed lt the 1 be happy hunting grounds.
Paris, Jan. 31 (U.O The
scoDe of the allied naval effort
involved in the invasion of west
ern Europe was revealed for the
first time today in a headquar
ters review disclosing that more
than 2,200,000 troops, 430,000
vehicles, and 4,000,000 tons of
supplies were landed in France
in the first luu days alter u-aay.
The review, covering the com
bined naval operations from D-
day on June 6 to the end of 1944,
paid tribute to the precision and
timing of the amphibious assault
and the close-in support lent by
American, British, and French
warships after they got their car
goes of men and equipment
ashore.
In the opening 28 days of the
invasion alone, 1,000,000 men,
180,000 combat vehicles and 600,-
000 tons of supplies were landed
safely and allied ships success
fully towed across the channel
more than 1,500,000 tons of gear
for the formation of pre-fabri-
cated harbors in ; the invasion
coast.
Pre-Fab Anchorage
The ' prefabricated- anchorage
at Arromanches, covering rough
ly 200 square miles, was estab
lished and held against repeated
attacks by artillery, human tor
pedoes, planes, and other de
vices.
In the seven months from D-
day to the close of 1944, the al
lied navies fired more than 148,
000 rounds into enemy positions
ashore, destroyed 68 enemy ves
sels and swept up more than
1,700 enemy mines. A further
232 Nazi vessels were scuttled,
mined and sunk, damaged uy
surface or air forces, or immobil
ized in the few Biscay ports still
in German hands.
Get Out the Axes,
Men! It's Hunting
i Time In Old N. M.
Santa Fe, N. M., Jan. 31 (U.PJ
Disgruntled gamblers are go
ing to have a field day chopping
up gambling equipment in New
Mexico, provided legislators
give their nod to a bill intro
duced today.
Rep. PhU Ludl, (D, San Mi-
guel) proposed a bill which
would authorize any private citi
zen to destroy gambling equip-
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