Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 28, 1945, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextOur Men and Women in the Nation's Service T IS New that her husband was en of 510 freed from the Jap's Cabanatuan prison camp on Lit ion has been received by Mrs. Lucille Batcheler, enlisted WAVE at the U.'S. naval station at Astoria. The report that S. Set. John F. Batcheler was among those liberated came in the cold, im personal voice of a radio an nouncer early in the evening. WAVE Batcheler's excited friends who heard the broadcast made every effort to find her, having her paged in downtown restaurants and theatres to no avail. She was attending a vio lin concert at the time and did not receive the news until she returned to her barracks lp.te in the evening. Married 5 Years It was five years ago last Octo- E a Complete and Understanding Service OP a r 1 ' s cherished reputation for beautiful services, per sonal attention to every detail and consistently fair charges has been built up through many years of serving this community. Our home like chapel, our up-to-, the-minute facilities, our long experience all combine to assure fullest ' satisfaction. PHONE 2675 Ambulance Service Lady Attendant FUNERAL HOME 426 WEST SIXTH ST. ber that the vouns .ir.i - married. She is the daughter of .. iv. von or Ashland and bub spent most of her life there, and he ! th ann - Iff vii V .'Al . CUCIl F. Batcheler of Newton. Mass. year laier. in 1940, he left the United Statu fa mi.. ..iiu his air corps unit In the Philip- fines. ... Though Mrs. Batcheler re ceived but one letter from her nusDand during the soul-searing days of Bataan and Corregidor, she knnwa h wont tv. . . , u .u - Japanese raids on Nichols field. as a prisoner , of the Japanese, he was allowed to send out only three cards In three long years, the sterotyped form "Well, not under treatment" and signed with his name. In Sept., 1943, she decided to Join the WAVES and took her training at Stillwater Okln nnri then was assigned to the naval air siauon at Tongue Point. Af ter five months she was trans ferred to the naval atntlnn at A- toria. Never Gave Up Hope "I really feel that I may have done something to bring him back," she said modestly, "be cause two weeks after I took my present job I saw the man I re placed leave for sea duty and was he glad!" Asked if she had ever given up hope that her husband would return, she shook her head. "I never requested foreign service because I felt that he might come back and I wanted to be here." Asked If her husband knew she was In service, Mrs. Batch eler said, "No, I don't believe he even knows what the WAVES are, unless he has learned on the hidden radio set which the pris oners had. I told him in the tele gram which I sent, but I'm not worried about that as much as I am about his health." Mrs. Batcheler's step-father, in the air corps, Is also a Japan ese prisoner and no word has been received from him since July, 1944. He was at Cabana tuan until that time, but pre sumably has been moved to an other camp. FRANKLIN F ANGER In a special ceremony at Chanute Field, 111., AAF Train ing Command installation, in which twenty-two officers and enlisted men received battle awards for meritorious achieve ment In combat theaters of op erations. Technical Sergeant Franklin Fanger, of Medford Ore., was awarded the Silver Star. The citation accompanying the presentation read as follows: "For gallantry in action as crew member of a B-24 aircraft. On 16 June 1944, this gallant crew led squadron on an extremely dangerous mission to bomb high ly important and strategic enemy " Ms Mart Mn MONTRIW FEMALE PAIN You who suffer fueh pain with tired, nervous, "dressed out" feeling til due to functional perlodlo dle turbenco etert at once try Lydla X. PlnHhaina Vegetable Compound to relieve such symptoms. Made especially for women it help, na ture Aleo a grand itomaehlo tonlo. Follow label directions. LYDIA L PINKHAM'S lB I ' ' '''' ""V V I m toy rr , tip NOT GI Combat Crewman Sgt. Fred A. Dodge, of Stalton, N.J, and Sgt, Fred A. Dodge of West Point, Pa., will be glad to shed Yugoslav blankets-for doughboys' clothes again. Members of 15th Air Force escaped from behind German lines in Yugoslavia and arrived safely at Yank airfield in Italy. They are en route to rei placement center for clean-up and medical check-u- lnstallptlons In Hungary. While approaching the target, the for mation was attacked by approxi mately forty enemy fighters and in the ensuing aerial battle, the wing structure was ' damaged severely, the hydraulic, fuel, electrical and radio systems were rendered useless and the pilot and engineer seriously wounded. In spite of the almost unflyable condition of the air craft, the crew continued to lead the formation over the target.'! Sgt. Fanger entered the army in February, 1943. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Fanger, Jr., Jacksonville Star Route. A second son of the Fan gers, Archie, was killed in action in Italy several months ago and a third son, Carlton, is also in the service. SGT. JESSE BABCOCK With the Fifth Army, Italy Sgt. Jesse P. Babcock, construc tion foreman of route 2, Jack sonville, Oregon, is a member of the 19th Combat Engineer Regiment, Mediterranean Thea- ter veterans now maintaining roads, bridges and trails for the Fifth Army in rugged mountain terrain before the Po Valley in Italy. The 19th has maintained or re built more than 4000 miles of road and built or repaired more than 200 bridges in the Italian campaign and has served in conv bat for more than S50 days, in- eluding action at Kasserine Pass, Tunisia, and Casslno, Italy. s STANLEY S. SMITH Marine Technical Sergeant Stanley S. Smith, 33, whose wife, Mrs. Bernice E. Smith lives on Tomas Road, was recently pro moted to his present rank. He is on duty somewhere in the Pa cific with an aircraft group at tached to the fourth marine air wing, commanded by Major Gen eral Louis E. Woods. Smith enlisted in August, 1942. OLAF W. SEVERSON Marine Technical Sergeant Olaf W. Severson, 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Severson, Route one, was recently promoted to his present rank. He is in the marine corps air station, Mojave, Calif., where he is in the ord nance department of the station headquarters squadron. Severson was graduated from Medford Senior high school in 193S. Prior to enlisting in May. 1942, he was employed by the Emils Super Market In Medford. Fireman Has Close Call Hosing Teeth Akron, O., (U.R) Art Fink warns other firemen that clean ing teeth by squishing them with a fire hose is a poor system. When offered ' sandwich while fighting a fire at a rubber plant here, Fink decided to cleanse his teeth of chewing to bacco by holding them in front of the nozzle. Art, heart sinking, watched his false teeth sail upward and fall into the burning scrap rub ber nearby. The firemen, after digging grimly in the blackened scrap pile, shouted joyously and held up a pair of sooty but still smiling teeth. Let's all refresh... Have a Coca-Cola ...or being friendly along the way The spirit of camaraderie of the open road is summed up in the three words Hat a Coke. At stops, everyone steps op to the familiar red cooler for the friendly refreshment of ice-cold Coca-Cola. America's streets and highways are dotted with such places tbst invite you to pause sod refresh with a Coke. Wherever you go, Coci-CoU stands for thtpan that rtjrnbtt, a symbol of friendly refreshment. IOTHI0 UND.t AUtrlOlltr Of 1MI COCA-COIA CO A.FANT IT - Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Medford i i Fl 1 To atarally beer Caca-Col i called by tie friendly abbreviation 1 Toke .Both mean the quality prod- U set of The Coca-Cola Company. .0 IM TW C-C C. RESOLUTION FOR TAX COMMISSION Salem. Ore., Feb. 28 (U.R) Gov. Earl Snell's plan for a "tax study commission" was well on its way to enactment today, al thought in a modified form. The house passed a senate resolution yesterday calling for creation of the commission. The measure (SJR2, McKenna) as revised by the house taxation and revenue committee would provide for 13-member com mission, (instead of the original IS) with three members of the state tax commission. Another change eliminates provision for hiring a firm of "nationally recognized tax ex perts," but a last-minute amend ment would allow the commis sion to hire "assistants with rec ognized knowledge in the field of taxation." Tax on Fags The ways and means commit tee, meanwhile, decided to rec ommend for passage a plan whereby colleges and institu tions of the state would get $10,- 000,000 for buildings during the next blennlum from a five-mill property tax levy, and $4,000, 000 biennially from a two-cent tax on cigarettes. The committee also recom mended that $3,000,000 of in come tax revenues go to school support during the coming two years. Sal. rr Fph 28 (U.R) A bill to provide uniform sheriffs' fees in all Oregon counties was ai,Fn "Ha naee" recommendation today by the senate Judiciary committee.. There are IS counties wun fee scales and 21 without, ' so HB35 averaged the various charges into an overall scale. Bolom flrn Fen. 28 (U.R) Thft i"!nrnatt re-annortionment bill today was referred to the senate elections and privileges committee, where Chairman Renro-e Winslow indicated hear ings would begin this week. The bill would reaistrict cer tain eastern Oregon counties in the senate. Snlom Or Fph 28 (U.R) The Oregon senate irrigation committee today gave "do pass" approval to a memorial to con gress opposing creation of a fed rni rnlnmhla vnllpv authority. Meeting in executive session following a public hearing, tne Kranmlllne sent, trie measure to the floor with the assertion that such an authority would en croach on states' rights. On be half of the committee. Sen. Irv ing Rand, Portland, will support the measure on the floor Thurs day. ELLSWORTH FOR LOAN EXTENSION Washington, Feb. 28 (U.R) Rep. Harris Ellsworth, R., Ore., Introduced a b!H today to extend to 10 years after a veteran leaves the service the period during u.MnH hit mnv nnnlv for S loan guaranteed by the government under the G.I. Bill 01 nignis. Fiiaumrth described as an un nvMian Density the G.I. bill nrovision limiting the loan appli cation period to two years after separation from service or two years after tne war, wnicn ever is longer. Chairman Elbert D. Thomas, D., Utah, of the Senate Military Affairs Committee introduced a hin in mules Merchant Marine personnel eligible for the educa tional benefits of the G.I. Din. TRUE SCOUT Farragut, Ida., (U.R) One of the routine questions always asked recruits at the Navy's "boot camp" here .concerns the highest rank of leadership the inductee has held. One enter prising 18-year-old sailor ans wered, "Tenderfoot in tne coy Scouts. Millions Switch To Mutton Suet Idea For Chest Colds Quickly Relieve! Children's ColdV Coughs, Loo ten l Phlegm Many mothers all over America are switching to this idea 01 get ting fast relief for these chest cold miseries. They are simply follow ing Grandma. 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WW 0 fill DOUBLE FEATURE Hugs muff of blended mink worked into looped, loose panels giving goshamer weight is combined with gray satin hat extrava gantly trimmed with fur and dipping over eye, adding glam-l or to any wardrobe for sDring.i FACE COURT QUIZ Portland, Ore., Feb. 28 (U.R) Vilma Suberly, 23-year-old blonde for whom married life began at 12, today was ordered held In Jail' here pending her Wednesday. Feb. 21. 194J MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUKK UTaW appearance In federal court Thursday for a review of her case in which she is charged with use of the mails in a serv ice allotment fraud. The'U. S. Commissioner, be fore whom she appeared today at a hearing for removal to Stockton, Calif., denied a plea to throw out the indictment, which defense counsel had al leged to be improperly drawn. He ordered her held for federal court for review of his findings. The Texas-born woman con tinued to deny, however, the charge that she illegally accept ed allotments from service men. 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