On The Home Front
MEDFORDJhTRIBUNE
News From Jackson County for
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Dear-
Medord and the county
staged its first "heroes' home
coming" Thursda with a pa
rade and program at the park.
Business houses closed for a
short time and schools were dis
missed early Especially honored
were five former prisoners re
cently returned from the Philip
pines and all men returned from
overseas were also honored. In
troduced were Sgt. William E.
Davis, Sgt. Lome B. Cox, Sgt.
Bill Lorton and Sgt. William
Distell, all former prisoners of
the Japanese; also SSgt. Clinton
Culley, Merchant Seaman
George Campbell, Don Cook,
U. S. N.; Pfc. Joe Sutton, Sgt.
Earl Jones, Fred Wilcox, Emlc,
and Lt. H. D. Byington, U. S. N.
As usual, the home folks are
engaged in drives. Saturday men
of the Order of the Purple
Heart are to hold the annual tag
sale to raise funds for the or
der's rehabilitation program for
veterans and the entire county
Is starting on a new drive to
collect clothing for people of the
United Nations.
Because Jackson county col
lected more salvage tin than
Klamath Falls in the last tin
Fragrant
Schilling
VACUUM PACKED
COFFEE
drive, flobert Duff, county chair
man, won a 100-pound sack of
Klamnth nntntnps Final figures
on the Red Cross drive showed
that this county raised 140 per
cent of its quota.
Two fires were In the news
Monday. That morning the plan
ing building of the Southern
Oregon Planing mill In Central
Pntnt wn Hp.qtrnved bv fire and
early Sunday morning the home
of Dr. and Mrs. George uooa
rich in Griffin Creek burned
to the ground, the family barely
escaping.
Medford high's spring sport
nmtfrflm nnen Frldav afternoon
when the baseball team meets
Rogue River on the local dia
mond. It will be a warm-up
game for the league opener
against Grants Pass here Apru
13.
tv,o (rai.1i nnrf field team will
have a dual practice meet with
Klamath Falls here baturoay
afternoon. It is a tuneup affair
for the annual Invitational meet
here April 14 between Klamath
Falls, Ashland, Grants Pass and
Medford.
Memorial rites were held here
Tuesday for William J. Cox of
the marine corps, killed Feb. 21
on Iwo Jlma. His brother, Reed,
with the army paratroopers, re
cently sailed for overseas duty.
Listed as missing in action are
Pvt. Rodney A. Witham of the
3d army in Europe, John Dale
Blair, AOM3C, following a
plane crash in the Pacific area,
and Pfc. Robert Lowe Stacy,
who had been serving In Eu
rnnR Rlntr has a brother. Merle.
AAM3C. stationed at Pearl
Harbor.
pf Plnrpnr P. Nelson is
listed as a prisoner-of-war of the
Germans ana ra. ogi. r-ari wm
iamson, serving In Europe, and
Cat T.nurpll Flrinn Ornw. marine
on Iwo Jima, are listed as among
the wounded.
Two posthumous awards were
marif here recentlv to the fam
ilies of servicemen. A silver star
was presented to Mrs. Maxine
Hammond, wife of 1st Lt. Rob
ert R. Hammond for gallant
action on the Italian front and
an nir merial wa awarded to
Mrs. Elizabeth Sample, wife of
2d Lt. Murice J. sample, lost in
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a Tald over Germany. '
A letter from Pfc. C. L. Rob
erts, now in the Philippines,
told how he and two buddies
paid $11 for a meal of eggs,
bread and coffee in a Philippine
cafe and Bob C. Reynolds, SK3C,
wrote to tell how he watched
the American flag raised on Iwo
Jima. Reynolds' brother, Pfc.
Lee Reynolds, was wounded on
Luzon and is in a hospital.
Wendell Marvin Vaughn, cox
swain, has been awarded the
navy and marine corps medal for
bravery during the assault on
D-day last summer and Pfc.
Ernest J. Parker of Central
Point has been awarded one of
the first certificates of merit be
stowed in his group at an 8th
AAF bomber station in Eng
land. News of overseas promotions
includes that of Douglas Eden,
bombardier In England to cap
tain; Lanar Coverstone, navi
gator In England, to first lieu
tenant; Laurence C. Wills, gun
ner serving in England, to staff
sergeant; Robert G. Parker,
serving in Burma, to private
first class, and Ira Brooks to
corporal with the 9th armored
division on the western front.
Home now for overseas duty
are SSgt. Clinton Culley, who
survived four crash landings
while making 30 missions out of
England; Lt. (jg) Harold H. Stev
ens, naval aviator who served a
year in the south Pacific; Pfc.
Fred Grigsby, who served 34
months overseas and most re
cently in Italy; TSgt. Sam Rich
ardson, who has been in Italy
with the air corps. Lt. W. H.
Jones, who served 18 months in
the European theater, has re
ported to Ft. Lewis after a visit
at home. He wears the bronze
star medal and purple heart and
holds a presidential citation.
Newly arrived overseas are
Sgt. L. L. Neff, who is in the
Philippines, and Pfc. James W.
Gibbs, now at Pearl Harbor.
Staff Sgt. George Simmons
has returned to the states after
22 months overseas service and
is hospitalized in Texas for the
present. Sgt. Simmons has the
silver star for action in the Ital
ian campaign and the purple
heart for wounds received in
France. He has never seen his
daughter, nearly 2 years old.
Stan Sherwood, who served
with the navy for two and one
half years, has resumed his work
at the postoffico after an honor
able discharge. '
Four weddings were an
nounced last week. They were
Janice Nealon to Dean C. Inglis,
U. S. N of Birmingham, Ala.;
Edith Lendermann to Cpl.
Charles H. Walden; Anne Carter
to David W. Bralnerd of Grants
Pass, navy photographer; Doro
thy Gill to Robert F. Llndstrom
of San Mateo, Cal. The engage
ment of Norrene Bohnert to
John Gray Thompson, signal
man with the navy now in the
south Pacific.
THE GRANGE
Phoenix Grange
At the last regular meeting
the Blue Cross plan was read
by the master. It was suggested
that all interested look up the
last few issues of the Grange
Bulletin where the plan is, ex
plained ip detail.
Jess Fish, chairman of the
music committee, brught sam
ple copies of community song
books for members to look over.
A motion was carried- that we
purchase a supply to usa in our
community singing.
Lecturer called on the differ
ent members to whom she had
given questions at last meeting.
A cake walk was conducted by
H. E. C. to raise money for the
scholarship fund.
Demits were Issued to Lorn
and Al Boswell and we are sor
ry to lose them.
H. E. C. chairman called at
tention to the exhibit of scrap
book material. The scrapbook
committee wishes the help of
the members in gathering to
gether material for children's
scrapbooks and those for conval
escent soldiers.
Serving committee for next
reguar meeting, April 10, Is the
Stancliffs, Ellisons and Hackneys.
Roxy Ann Grange
Roxy Ann Grange will enter
tain Griffin Creek Grange this
evening, starting 8:15, Roxy
Ann ladies are requested to
bring pie and sandwiches. A
special program will provide a
good time.
Carradine Reveals
Bigamous Marriage
In Court Hearing
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radine faced a possible bigamy
chsrge today as a resuii of an
alimony battle with his former
wife, Ardanelle.
When the Shakespearean ac
tor testified yesterday that he
married his present wife Sonia
Sorel in Las Vegas, Nev., last
August before his California di
vorce from Ardanelle was final,
Judge Clarence Hanson de
clared: , 'I don't want to overlook the
fact that on the testimony here,
the defendant has committed an
act of bigamy. That matter will
be referred by the court to the
district attorney for such action
as he deems fit and proper."
Carradine had - obtained
Mexican divorce before his se
ond marriage.
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