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Our Men and Nation's BUTTE FALLS BOY L Though his bomber received direct hit. T'Sgt. Jess F. Francis, 20, of Butte Falls, Ore., was ope of a Liberator crew which sur vived an attack on the Florisdorf oil refineries in Vienna, accord- lngto a 15th Army Air Force press release received by the Mail Tribune Sgt. Francis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Francis, was fly ing his 29th combat mission as nose, gunner in the attack on Germany's dwindling oil re serves. "I had a feeling we were going to get it, said Francis. "They had our range and 1 fig ured it was lust i. matter of time. When it came it gave me an aw ful Jolt and 1 later learned that It came through our wing before exploding. I knew it was a direct hit and was expecting the ball out alarm to ring but it didn't." The explosion showered up wards of 350 pieces of metal into the fuselage and through the wings. The ailerons were ripped and the rudders damaged and piece of flak tearing through the tail turret, wounded the gunner. "Our pilot took a chance bring ing it back," continued Francis. "He had practically no rudder or aileron controls left and bal anced the ship at an angle to keep us going. We were told that any popwash would flip us over and we sweated it out for hours on the way back. I fully expect ed to be wearing either horns or a halo today and with any other 3 Years of War... Yet We Eat Steak! Jn thti fourth war-year, wt all eat steak sometimes. Our wir riors eat meat often. So why not give a salute to good "Bill Cleaver," the corner butcher, as we struggle to make our meat: stamps and his inventory come to terms? Before the war, your butch er along with the nation's other "Bill Cleavers" was among the country's biggest employers. The packers worked for him. The railroads ran those ' long sheep and cattle and hog trains for him. The livestock in dustry was on his payroll. That's why each of our 12 million service men gets rough ly one pound of meat every day. That's why we home-folks eat meat most days. That's why the meat people on farm and ranch, in stock yards and packing houses could crash through with a "miracle." Once a multitude was fed miraculously with 12 small fishes. This modern "miracle" involves such items as four bil lion more pounds of meat in a single year. It means a war year production 29.7 per cent above a 10-year average de spite every war-time handicap. It means a meat supply so big that, after 17 per cent goes to our own Fighting Joes, some is left over. After another 12 per cent feeds the fighting men of our allies, some is left over. After a further 4 per cent is put In reserve, the remaining 67 per cent is enough to sustain a pop ulation that now works harder and gets hungrier. ' And don't forget about mo rale. Americans are meat-eaters. Without meat, most of us would feel we were starving to death even amid meatless plenty. So let's say "Thank you' to the wonder-working meat industry that stands behind "Bill Cleav er," the corner butcher. I A. Wff 4 arM M Mr ttt tiftM Women in the Service pilot, I think I would be." Sgt. Francis, a graduate of Butte Falls high school, was in ducted in May, 1943. He arrived overseas last August and holds the air medal with cluster, won in aerial combat with the enemy. SGT. ROY L. HUSON Sgt Roy L. Huson, 24, son of Mrs. Ina M. Huson, 438 West Main street, Is temporarily rest ing at the spacious Biltmore Ho tel section of the Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribu tion Station in Santa Barbara, t-aiu., while awaiting assign ment to new duties following his recent return from 34 months overseas. Sgt. Huson served as clerk in an infantry unit In New Guinea. He was Inducted into the army September 16, 1940 'here. He graduated from Medford high scnool in 1938. . CADET CECIL HANSCAM Aviation Cadet Cecil Ellis Hanscam, son of A. R. Hanscam, Rt. 2, Box 183-B, Medford, and Mrs. Zella V. Hanscam, Rt. 3 Box 464, Medford, has reported at Carlsbad, N. M., Army Air Field where he will receive ad vanced flight training in high level bombardierlng and dead reckoning navigation. On graduation from the 24- weeks course. Cadet Hanscam will be awarded silver bombar dier's wings and will be ready for active duty as an officer in the Army Air Forces. WILSON E. SHELLY Promotion of Wilson E. Shelly, of Medford, from second lieuten ant to first lieutenant was re cently announced In a press re lease from Tie 98th Division headquarters'in the Philippines Lt. Shelley, a platoon leader for the Division Headquarters Com pany, participated in the libera tion of the Island of Leyte. He wears . the American Defense Ribbon for pre-Pearl Harbor service In the army: His wife Mrs. Wilson Shelley, resides on Holly street. - TSGT. GENE BLACKFORD T'Sgt. Gene R. Blackford, 25, of 404 South Ivy street, a. Fort ress nose gunner and bomb tog gelier, of the 388th Bomber Group, a unit of the Third Air Division, stationed in England has been, decorated for "meri torious achievement" during bombing attacks on Nazi war Industries and military . targets in cooperation with allied ground forces. TSgt. Blackford Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Blackford of 312 North Central avenue, Chi cago, and was employed by the Oregon Film company at Port land before entering the AAF in December, 1942. Pfc. Eugene J. Hughes, hus band of Deana Hughes, 1716 North Riverside avenue, was a member of a patrol which held off an all night attack by an esti mated 80 Germans, who were firing upon a house taken In an earlier attack. When morning and reinforcements arrived, it was found there 'were only three men holding the position under fire, according to a release from the Third Infantry division of the Seventh army In France. I still can't figure out why they didn't try to get into the house," a sergeant commented. They could have taken us without any great loss to themselves. There were only three of us, but maybe they didn't know that." Hughes wrote two weeks ago that he had received the purp'.e heart but did not state the na ture of his wound. Daily Weather Report Forecasts Merifnrd and vicinity: Partly cloudy with ihowers tonight. Clearing Tues day. Llttlo change In temperature. Oregon: partly ciouoy tomgni win, showers west of Cascades. Snow flur ries In mountains. Clearing Tuesday UtUe change In temoerature. Loni uaia Temoerature a year ago today: Hlehest 51 deprees, lowest 32. Total monthly precipitation a." Inches. Excess for the month a.08 inches. . Total preeioltatlon since September t, 1944. 11.77 Inches. Excess (or the season .36 inch. Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m. yesterday 64. 4:30 today 62. Tomorrow Sunrise 7:51 a. m., sunset 6:57 Past 24 nours: High Low Boise , 43 , 43 , 53 . 30 53 , 23 64 , 0 , 48 ' 63 ' , 59 , 45 , 99 . 39 . 61 54 , 46 . 56 . 55 Boston Chicago Denver Eureka Havre Los Angeles Medford New York Omaha Phoenix Portland Reno Ro-eburg Salt Lake San Francisco . Seattle Washington, D. C. Yakima Closing time for Sunday Too Late limht a saruroay enarnoon Please remember MONEY TO LOAN! On JEWELRY CAMERAS and MUSICAL INSTRU MENTS Used and unre deemed tawdry at great savings PEOPLES LOAN GO. 229V. E. Main Street State License P 137 71 I Bride or Brig, ..At - j&S N f ' A ' r-i 11 1 " Lieutenant Clyde Monaghan, 30-year-old Navy pilot, pictured with his a S-snotBun" bride, Nancy. In a divorce suit filed In San Francisco, the vy flyer says wlie of his commanding officer at Georgia airfield attend bta cLice ol marrying Nancy or facing courtmartlai. Now h. wants bis freedom. OF Washington, Feb. 26 (U.PJ Vice Adm. R. S. Edwards said today that "If we'd suffered all the damage the Japs say wc have at Iwo Jima, our fleet wouldn't be operating any more. Edwards, deputy commander in-chief of the U. S. fleet, made it clear that the fleet not only is still operating despite enemy claims of great losses inflicted but is itching for a chance to get at what is left of the Jap anese navy. Sight-Saving . Class Aid to Handicapped New Orleans, La. (U.R) Sight-saving classes, which New Orleans public schools have led ine state in establishing, were inspected here by H. B. Aycock. state director of services for the blind and sight conservation, Administered under the divis ion of special services of the Or leans parish school board, the classes help youngsters who might not be able to get an edu cation in regular classes because of poor sight or who might lose tneir sight trying to keep up with children of normal vision. With the aid of books printed in large type, typewriters with large "bul letin" type, and other equip ment, the Jjight-saving teachers maintain the fsme standards in their work as other pupils with Detter eyesight. RAIL LINE NEEDED Seattle, Feb. 26 (U.R) U. S. Senator Hugh B. Mitchell said today he believes a railroad line from the U. S. to Alaska is needed for the future protection of this country and for the pro per post-war development of Alaska. ELECT WOMAN DOORKEEPER Concord, N. H., (U.R) Miss Annette Leclerc, a 28-year-old in surance agent In Berlin, has be come the first woman ever elected doorkeeper in the New Hampshire Legislature. Glenmore Distilleries Co., tut i i&m WRrMri i II 3l .it y"ri " X 1 Jr , ) ! ... .41 Ik r II BM1 III nitP .Al laaaa , n i j Says Flyer Teltinhotot Several Perish in South Africa Heat Wave; Cattle Die Johannesburg, S. A. (U.R) Most of South Africa has bee: in the grip of a heat wave and drought this summer and reports from outlying areas tell of shriv eled grazing, cattle dying by thousands of thirst and lack of feed, rivers and streams drying up and failure of crops on an alarming scale. One small town called Koma tipoort, on the border of the eastern Transvaal province and Portuguese East Africa, has had temperatures up to 117 and 120 degrees. The whole town had to keep inside, except for a few minutes at a time, to escape sun stroke. Several Negro women found their babies, which they had tied to their backs, were dead from suffocation at the end of the day. The officially recorded maxi mum temperature for any day was 123 degrees, in the district of Tembuland, in Eastern Cape Province, on Jan. 28, 1903. Smart MPs Use Head,' Not Club St. Louis (U.R) The military policeman who makes his head save his club and "yes sirs" righi back to the men is a wnart MP. in the opinion of Col. William Hi Maglin, who recently attend ed the army air forces' provost marshal conference here. The colonel stressed the point of politeness in MPs in a lec ture. "The MP," he said, "must keep his head and use his club only as a weapon of defense. He must be taught that each infraction of military regulations is not a personal affront to himself." SHOWOFF FATAL Beverly Hills, Calif., Feb. 26 U.PJ William James Cord, 28 year-old son of E. L. Cord, for mer automobile manufacturer. oiea yesterday when he fell down a stairwell to the marble floor of a Beverly Hills pent house. His host, Dr. John Lor- den, said young Cord called "see how strong I am" and attempted a hand-stand on the narrow bal cony rail. He lost his balance, plunging 28 feet to the ornate entry way. IIOUI'SOY Blndtd Whhktj B6.9 Proof 6 Grant Smlrtl Spirit! Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky NEW ARTIFICIAL , EYE DEVELOPED Southbridge, Mass. (U.R) The new adjustable plastic artificial eye developed by American re searchers to aid war casualties may capture the world market formerly held by German manu facturers of glass eyes. The artificial eye made of dur able, non-irritating plastic was designed by scientists at the American Optical Co. here. The new synthetic eye is natural In appearance, resists breakage and corrosion. Unlike glass eyes, the plastic substitute can be re shaped to fit the eye socket, thus guaranteeing maximum comfort. Company spokesmen said that for more than three centuries artificial eyes have been made and worn, with scientists of all ages struggling to make the syn thetic eye a match in natural ness to the human eye. War Spurred Scientists American scientists, faced with the lack of imports from Germany once war was declared, went to work on the problem. They realized they were work ing against a deadline, that every day war was claiming more and more eyes. Finally, Frit. Jardon. Conrad Noelle, Dr.. Reuel W Bennett and Dr. Richard I. Jack son of the American Optical Co. developed the plastic eye. Officials said that already 50, 000 of the new eyes are on their way to Russia, an indication that after the war the United States may be in a position to export artificial eyes, instead of Import ing them. Riviera Riviera, Feb. 26 Roy Cam eron received word recently from his sons, LeRoy, who Is now a staff sergeant with the cavalry in Manila - and Pfc. Douglas Cameron, who Is with the 3rd army in France. Mrs. Maud Martin and Mrs. Lyndall Cameron entertained Feb. 14 with a one o'clock lunch eon at the Delta Farm. The dec orations and menu carried out the' "fifty years ago" theme. Guests were Celia Bailey, Jan ette Spencer, Lucile Sheffel, Lela Shores, and LaVesta Gardner from Medford, and Effie'Birs eye from here. Duane Hutchlns son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hutchlns expects to leave for Ft. Lewis next week In the Army, there are no fewer than 41 different bugle calls. rfrf-em iiiii riiiiii i r t i Draft Boards To Begin Inducting 30-33 Year Men Washington, Feb. 26 (U.R) Local draft boards were under order today to begin drafting a large number of the 1,800,000 deferred men in the 30-33 year age brackets. Selective Service Headquar ters announced over the week end that such deferments will be allowed to continue only if the registrant Is "necessary" to an essential industry. Hereto fore, a man who was simply "en gaged" in an essential industry was eligible for deferment. There was no estimate of the exact number of 30-33 year men who will be called up. But offi cials said a "large number" of the estimated 1,500,000 deferred registrants of those ages would be affected. Men over 30 are ex pected to make up 30 per cent of-the entire draft call by the end of 1943. Education Aid In Poorer States Is Sen. Taft's Plan Washington, Feb. 26 (U.R) Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O., said today he is preparing a federal- aia-to-education bill to guaran tee a "basic, minimum educa tion" to children in states which cannot afford it. Taft said in an Interview that he would offer the measure as a substitute to the education bill now pending before the Senate Education and Labor Committee The Taft proposal would set a definite figure possibly $100 a year per child as the na tional standard. All states would then be required to spend a cer tain percentage of their own in comes for education. If that amount should not be enough to meet the national standard, the federal government would make up the balance. BIRTHS BARKER To Mr. and Mrs. George M., Rt. 1, Box 356, Med ford. Feb. 26. 1943. a girl. 8 pounds 4 ounces, at Sacred Heart Hospital. . Two-thirds of the coal moved into New England in 1943 was transported by rail, compared with slightly less than one-third in 1940. drona of Peuetro Nose Drons In each noa- in, BnrmK mem- branea. 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