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Dear-
Medlord bleb's bas k e t b a 1 1
team, already holders of the
southern Oregon conference
championship, won the district
four playoff at Ashland last
week-end. They took a thrilling
- 28 to 25 win over Klamath Falls
in an overtime period the first
night and went on to down Ash
land 46 to 33 in the finals. They
now must play the winner of
district three, to be decided In a
tournament to be played this
week-end, for the right to enter
state meet at Salem March 15,
16 and 17.
Annual selection of all-star
conference basketball team was
made the past week with first
team berths going to Jerry Ross
Bob Watson, Darrell Riggs and
Larry Hayes, all of Medford, and
Al Riebel, Grants Pass, and Jim
Palmer, Klamath Falls. . Riggs
and Palmer tied.
Home folk have had a busy
week, with early gardeners tak-.
A ' lng advantage of a few warm
days to burn weeds and spade
the victory garden plot, house
wives washing windows and
curtains and schoolboys wonder
ing if it isn't time to make a
kite to try on the March winds
The first day of March was a
typical day with a little snow,
. a little rain and a little sun
shine, without much warmth,
however.
Snow and rain last week-end
and Monday brightened irriga
tion prospects and reports of
the snow readings taken Feb. 25
on the Annie Spring course
showed the snow depth to be
a bit higher than the same time
last year and much above the
January reading. -
Many of the home folk are
preparing to aid the annual Red
Cross war fund d rive, which
i starts this week with Ben Hard
er again serving as county chair
man. This county's quota is
$54,000, same as last year. Cir
cuit court, however, had a hard
time finding anyone to serve on
; the spring jury, business men
farmers and housewives all
pleading lack of time.
A new cooperative dairy or
ganization for the county was
formed this week and directors
elected. Donald Campbell has
been awarded a citation of merit
, from the state defense council
for his work as chief air raid
warden for two Medford pre
cincts. The marriage license bureau
hit a new war low February
with but 21 licenses issued. The
divorce court, however, finds
' business increasing.
Some kind of a record must
have been set during the week
for news about servicemen,
with stories coming from many
parts of the world. Good news
to friends of Mrs. Ed. Barnett,
the former Cecile Elizabeth
! Humphreys, was that she had
been released from the Santo
Tomas prison camp in the Phil
ippines and was reported "in
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Citations and awards make an
Impressive array this week. Sec
ond Lt. Ralph D. Van Clever,
with the 19th fighter unit in
France, has been awarded an
air medal and oak leaf cluster
for flights with his Thunderbolt,
"Who Cres"j T. Sgt. Samuel P.
Hamilton, at an 8th AAF sta
tion in England, has been award
ed an oak leaf cluster to the ait
medal and T. Sgt. .Gene Black
ford has been decorated for
"meritorious achievement". He
is with the Third air division in
England.
Pfc. Eugene J. Hughes, with
the Seventh army in France, has
been given the purple heart and
another purple heart wearer Is
Staff Sgt. Bob Tuttle, B-29 gun
ner based on Saipan, who wrote
that he had a bump on his head
and a scratch on his chin" after
a raid over Tokyo. Lee Reynolds
has been awarded the bronze
star for military operations in
the Philippines and T. Sgt.
Franklin Fanger has received
the silver star for gallantry in
action during raids over Hun
gary. Sgt. Fanger has been re
turned to this country and the
award was made at Chanute
Field. ......
A letter of commendation has
been given Staff Sgt. Howard
McNamara for action on Tinian
and Saipan.
In the headlines for being
wounded in action this week
were Pfc. Lee Hubler, wounded
on Luzon; Sgt. Charles E. Clark,
wounded in Belgium and now
in a hospital in France: Pfc
Lucius Lull, wounded in the
.European theater. Sgt. Clark
has been awarded a bronze star
Wendall M. Vaughn, Sic, has
been awarded the Navy and
Marine corps medal for heroism
Now listed as missing is Sgt.
Ray Casebeer who had been
serving in Germany. He was an
infantryman with the Fourth
Division and had been on the
continent since November. Ma
rine Sgt. S. M. Bullis has been
hospitalized at a Pacific island
base for burns received from ex
ploding gasoline in his tank."
Pvt. James Misenhimer died
Jan. 29 of wounds suffered dur
ing the battle of Manila, Pvt.
William H. Bartlett was killed in
Belgium Feb. 6 and Lt Robert
W.i Riddle, Ashland, was killed
in action on Luzon Feb. 6.
From hither and yon around
the world comes word that Pfc.
Edward H. McLean is serving
with the Fifth army in Italy,
that Sgt. Jesse P. Babcock is
with an engineer's regiment of
the Fifth army and Sgt. Charles
L. Johnston is now with the
allied "force headquarters in
Italy. Cpl. Cecil H. Wise, also
serving as a member of the
signal center, allied force head
quarters in Italy, is with a com
pany recently receiving the
meritorious service unit plaque
Cpl. James Jack recently cele
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brated his second anniversary of
overseas service at a special din
ner and dance staged by the Red
Cross for men at an AAF service
command hospital in Italy.
From the Pacific area it was an
nounced that Stanley S. Smith
'has been promoted to technical
sergeant in the marine corps and
Wilson E. Shelly has been pro
noted to first lieutenant with
the 98th Division in the Philip
pines. Thos. S. Humphries is now
a technical sergeant with the
Eighth AAF, England, and
Leslie L. McCue has been made
a captain. He is serving with the
Third army as a chaplain.
Home from overseas now are
Seely Johnston, CMlc, Seabees,
after two years in the Pacific
and L. W. Robinson, overseas 21
months with the Seabees. Mayn-
ard O. Atterbury, EMlc, and
Pfc. Gilbert B. Thompson, are
both home now, the former hav
ing spent 23 months in the Pa
cific and the latter 14 months in
the same war theater.
Major Bruce H. Hammond
and, his bride were here for a
few days last week. The major.
on sea duty for the marine corps
for a long period, reports next to
San Diego. Lt. Dowd Cooper,
who spent many months In the
South Pacific with the air corps,
is also back in the states on
leave.
First Lt. Richard Wright, who
made 34 missions over nprmnnt
before returning home, is now at
Midland, Tex., attending instruc
tors' school. Returning to the
COUntV this WPelr oftar Hoi no
honorably discharged from the
service were uilbert Stuart, for
merlv a chief
in the Seabees; Marvin C. Heide-
man, formerly a machinist in
the navy and Cpl. Gordon Ash
craft. Stuart Kprvprl In tho Cmith
Pacific, Heideman in the Medi
terranean area and Ashcraft in
ine Tunisian and Italian cam
paigns.
Ensign Robert Webber Is
nome on leave having graduated
and been pnmmiHinnui n, 7 i
university several days ago, and
-pi. dames it. uiark has entered
the field nrtlllorv ntti-
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date school at Ft. Sill, A-C Cecil
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Hanscam has reported at Carls-.
bad. N. M., for advanced flight
training. Olaf W. Severson has
been promoted to the rank of
technical sergeant in the marine
corps.
The Pruett twins, Dean and
Dale, ARM3c, were here briefly
after graduating from gunners'
school at Miami, Fla., and have
now reported at San Diego. Pvt.
Harlow Carpenter has reported
at Camp Roberta for basic infan
try training.
June Younger, widow of Lt.
Donald Younger, has joined the
Waves, and Betty Latham has
gone to Portland to start train
ing as an army cadet nurse.
Among the servicemen home
this week after completing vari
ous phases of training are Rich
ard David Holmes from Farra
but; Charles Alvln Pena, Farra
gut; Charles Alvin Pena, Farra-
lough from Mississippi; Bob
Weisenburger, Great Lakes
training station; Jim Tucker,
San Diego; Dick Alford, Carroll
college; Bill Bauman, Willam
ette university; Donald L. Ca
hill, S2c, San Diego; Pvt. Paul
Atkins, Camp Wolters; R. B. Mc
Kay, Willamette university; C
A. Hansen, UCLA; Robert N
Funk, S2c, Farragut; Bill Ha
gen, reporting next to Alameda,
Calif., after duty at Corpus
ChristL
Engagements of interest are
those of Dorthea Olsen to Capt
Raymond H. Ross of the famous
Amprirnl Division: Elizabeth
Evanson to William Fellersen of
Orland, Calif.; Dorothy Gill to
Rnhert F I.lndstrom. San MateO.
Calif. Weddings were those of
Nancy Greger, Tacoma, to -pi
Roger W. Cram; D'Lorraine
Stockstill of Picayne, Miss., to
Cpl. Ted G. Jantzer; and Donna
Jacobs to Cpl. Eldon unastain
Both Cpl. Cram and Cpl. Chas
tain are returned veterans.
WEATHER
Northern California Partly
cloudy today, tonight and bat
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ers extreme south portion to
day and in extreme north por
tion Saturday, slightly warmer
north portion today.
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RHINELAND BREAK
IS RAZZLE DAZZLE
RACE FORRWNE
Yankees Moving So Fast
No Time to Halt for Meals;
Both Sides Dead Unburied
By Ann Strlngar
United Press War Correspondent
Herrath, Germany, Feb. 28
(U.PJIt s a real break-through on
the Rhlneland front Normandy
all over againl
Everything Is moving and
moving fast. '
The Yanks raced through this
little town five and a half miles
from Muenchen-Gladbach so fast
they munched their rations on
the march. They didn't even
stop for a cup of water to wash
them down.
German civilians had no time
to seek shelter In their cellars
as the war passed them by.
Race for Rhine
It's a razzle-dazzle race for the
Rhine.
Prisoners are pouring In by
the hundreds. Some told me they
had marched 40 miles to rein
force the front line only to Vtnt
the Americans already were be
hind them.
All along the line, American
command posts are on the move
trying to catch up with their
troops. Even the military police
are not sure where the next post
Is located, what roads are safe
or what towns are cleared.
One colonel said one of his
battalions had been completely
out of contact for the past 24
hours. Another had not been
heard from since dawn.
Burning villages a few hun
dred yards off the line of march
are by-passed without even a
search. So long as there is' no
artillery fire fro mthat direction.
Point
We've many point -saving
suggestions, too, which help
to stretch precious point
and provide really good eat
ing for all the family. Wider
choice of food to vary
the menu personal
courteous service conven
ient delivery service in town
are all added advantages of
Reliable shopping.
the doughboys keep going.
In many nlaces. American and
German medical men are tend
ing wounded in the same shel
ters. They use the same ambu
lances and share medicine, band
ages and stretchers. Some have
been without sleep for 48 hours.
Llka Generals' Dteara
It's the kind nf an nHvnno
generals dream about. But it's an
advance in war. And In war, an
advance is not Just a game.
mere is smoke and piles of
eiTlDtv. shell In rtltr-ho. Th
are ugly splotches of blood soak
ing into me mud.
There are scattered nazl hel
mets hurled carelessly into fields
beside the road. There are GI
nelmets, too.
And there Is the unmistakable
smell of an advance heavy, hot
and sweetish. It means that
troops are moving so fast they
haven't time to bur ythe enemy
dead or even their own some
times. Passing doughboys pause pen-
hans to nlaPA A hlnnlrot nr toinv.
be a blood-soaked flag, over their
own fallen comrades. But that's
all they have time to do.
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Friday. March I, I94S MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
They have to keep marching,
keep advancing. There's no stop
ping, no slowing down. They are
headed for the Rhine.
And today the Rhine doesn't
seem so far away.
Cambodia U the richest coun
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