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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. April II, 194S Our Men anJ Women in the Nation's Service IS FIGHTING WITH MARS TASK FORCE General Sultan'i Headquar- ten, Burma: A soldier from Medford, Ore., Technician 6th Grade LeRoy Morris, 213 Iowa Street, is a member of the Mar: Task force fighting the Japs in Burma who have made a record for foot slogging GI's in the ' other theaters of war to shoot at Since February, 1944, these Infantrymen, the only American ground combat unit in action In Southeast Asia, have marched , more than 1,000 miles over what is described as some of the worst terrain In the world, to drive the Jaos out of North Burma and down toward Lashlo, starting colnt of the old Burma Road. - Volunteering for service with the Marauders during the early stages of the North Burma cam paign, they marched more man 700 miles in four momns, mucn of It through trackless jungle and mountains. The final lap was a 20-day forced march over a 7,000 foot mountain, which brought them to the Myitkyina airstrip on May 17. 1944. They attacked the strip the next dnv and then participated in the 78 day siege of the key city. Many of them marched Into the city when It fell on August 4th. They had fought and licked the Japs 3 Dignity Your Tribute to Their ' Memory A simple yet dignified ser vice Is the last tribute of your love to those who nave passed on. Such a ser vice remains a ' fond and lasting mamorr of your loved ones. We are pre pared to take en all the cares of the funeral ar rangements.' Our years of exoarlence is your guar antee of a funerKl that has beauty, and d'qnlty and yet is not expensive. PHONE 2675 AMBULANCE SERVICI LADY ATTENDANT Peri's FUNERAL HOME 426 WEST SIXTH ST. during one of Burma'i worst monsoon seasons. Sgi. Weldon Sloan SSgt. Weldon R. Sloan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Delno R. Sloan, Route 4, Medford, Oregon, was named to receive specialized training at the North African Air Transport Command Division's Non-Commissioned School at Fe- dala in French Morocco. Sgt. Sloan was one of the hand-picked upper-grade non- commissioned officers selected from throughout the vast North African Division to attend the school. ' Following graduation from the NCO School. Sgt. Sloan returned to his duties at the ATC Air Base at Casablanca where he ts assistant chief clerk of the Prior ities and Traffic Section. Donald Stelnmenti With the AAF Engineer Com' mand in Italy T'5 Donald H Stelnmentz. Box 114, Gold Hill. Oregon, recently completed two ears of active duty with the aviation engineers building bases for-Allled air power In the Medt- terranean Theatre of Operations Lt. Ernest Pinkham An Eighth Air Force Bomber Station, England Second Lieu tenant Ernest J. Pinkham, 25. son of Mrs. Alice M. Pinkham, of Central Point, Ore., has been awarded the Air medal for meritorious achievement" dur lng Eighth Air Force bombing attacks on German military and Industrial installations. The B 17 Flying Fortress pilot is a member of the 493rd Bomb Group. Lt. Pinkham, a graduate of the Central Point High School, was grocer for Emirs Market- at Medford before entering the AAF in January, 1941. He was trained In advanced flying at Marfa, Texas, where he received his wings In May, 1944. Lt. James Hembree An Eighth Air Force Libera tor Station, England Jamns W. Hembree, of Amarlllo, Texas, a co-pilot on four-engine B-24 Liberator bombers, has been promoted from Second Lleuten ant to First Lieutenant, it has been announced by Colonel W R. Robertson, Jr., commanding officer of the 93rd Bombardment Group. Lieutenant Hembree ts the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Hem bree, Amarlllo. He graduated from Medford High School Medford, Oregon, In 1939. He Joined the 93rd Bombardment Group In November, 1944. . Col. Leroy Hartley Camp Gruber, Oklahoma Colonel Leroy P. Hartley is cur rently stationed at Camp Cm ber. A member of the Army Service Forces, Eighth Service Command, he is the Camp Den tal Surgeon at this Post. He has been In the regular Army Dental Corps since 1917. Prior to his assignment at Gruber. Col. Hartley was Camp Denial Surgeon at Camp White Oregon, Pvt. William Clute Peninsular Base Headquarters Italy Pvt. William W. Clute. son of Bert M. Clute, Route 1 Applcgate, Is a member of the 800th Engineer Forestry Com pany of this Base which recent ly received a Meritorious Service Unit Plaque and citation "for superior performance of excep tionally difficult tasks and out standing devotion to duty." Before entering the military service. Pvt. Clut was employ ed at the Henry Kaiser Ship yards In Portland. He has been In the Army for 24 months and has been overseas for 18 months, serving in North Africa and Italy. Pvt. Clute ii a graduate of the Medford High School, Sgt. Ernest Kell ' A Ninth Air Force Bomber Base, Franc Sergeant Ernest F. Kell, Gold Hill, has been awarded the Army Air Force Parachute Rigger Technician badge at this Ninth Air Force Bomber Base In France where he is stationed with the 386th Bombardment Group command ed by Col. Thomas G. Corbin of Fremont, N. C. Sergeant Kell Is the son of Mr and Mrs. Charles A. Kell of Box 807, Gold Hill, Oregon. Edward Kendall -; Bremerton, Washington Ed ward L. Kendall, Motor machin ist's mate, first class, USNR, of Medford, Is now stationed with the Ship Repair Unit which is In training at the Puget Sound Navy Yard In Bremerton. Wash Ington. His wife, Jesslj. and two children, Harry, 15, and Bill, 14 are residing near Redlands, California. SANDALS OF FAILLE AND AATCHIN3 LEATHER Pretty ramps are the vogue la sling pumps at Indeed they are In many shoes thia Spring. You'll like "Orono" with its open toe, open shank and very pretty vamp. M. M. DEPT. STOKE Sgt. Robert Boucher With the Fifth Army. Italy sergeant Robert E. Boucher. Medford, Oregon, recently was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in action He Is serving on the Fifth Army front In Italy. When four civilians were ser iously wounded by onemy mines. related the award citation, Bou cher volunteered to probe the minefield and open a safe path to the suffering civilians. Pro ceeding with skill and caution he cleared a path for 30 yards, removing 40 Sehu mines. wnen a suitable lane wa3 found he assisted in removing me injured civilians to a wait ing ambulance. His mother, Mrs. Bertha Bou cher, lives at 820 West 12th St., Medford. , man, his been awarded the Bronze Star medal for meritor ious service in connection with military operations against the enemy on Luzon during the open lng days of the campaign at Lingayen Gull. Reynolds re moved four wounded men from the firing lines and after giving them first aid guarded them until they could be evacuated that night by medical aid men. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Reynolds, 36 North Peach Street In Medford. Sgt. Carroll Lewis At a 12th AAF P-47 Base In Italy Master Sgt. Carroll N. Lewis, brother of Arthur H Lewis, Box 153, Jacksonville Oregon, now wears five bronze battle stars on his theater rib bon for having taken part In five major campaigns the Tunisian Sicilian, two phases of the Ital lan and Southern France. Overseas more than 28 months, Sergeant Lewis is with a veteran fighter-bomber group of the lzth Air Force. BURNETTE TELLS DETERMINATION TO FINISH TASK Pfe. Kenneth Corliss Word has been received bv Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Corliss that their son, Pfc. Kenneth R. Cor liss, serving with the 7th Army In France, has received the Bronze Star and the Presidential Citation. Early last month It was learned that he had been award ed the Combat Infantryman's Badge. Corliss is a graduate of St. Mary's Academy, class of '43. Pfe. Lee Reynolds With the 4ard Infantry (Winged Victory) Division on Lu zon Private First Class Lee M. Reynolds, Medford Infantry I Lyle White Visits Butte Falls Home From Pacific Duty Lyle White, a graduate of Butte Falls high school who' en listed in the merchant marine Immediately after Pearl Harbor left Butte Falls Sunday to visit his mother, Mrs. Harry Stokes. at Grants Pass before returning to his ship at Bremerton. White and his wife have been visiting with his brother. Herbert White, on Elk creek and with Ralph Ettel route one, box 250. He is now a master seaman. having been promoted from an ordinary seaman. He has been torpedoed several times and holds the presidential citation and other citations for valor under fire. White had Just ar rived from a trip to Iwo Jima and has seen service all over the Pacific. FAT PLASTIC INGREDIENT Used kitchen fat Is a plastic ingredient. The clear vision plastic windows 1n fighter and bomber planes give our fighting men a bird's eye view and a bull's eye hit. Save every drop of used fat. Piano Instruction MRS. E. MORRIS Classical ft Popular Music 23 Gibson Ave. Talent, Ore. Writing bravely about the "set determination to finish the job laid out for us," but wishing he had some of "Ma's poor -man soup," Staff Sgt. William O. Burnette recently wrote his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bur nette. 425 North Holly street, from Germany. The sergeant Is serving with an armored divi sion. "We are In a rest area now. but I'm beginning to wonder where the rest begins and the work leaves off," the sergeant wrote, in part. "I'd rather be busy, anyway, than have noth ing to do. That isn't good for one, especially over here. This place here is nice end clean and I've bad a chance to get caught up on a lot of neglected things like washing and writing. It has been anything but an easy life since I left England, but I can't complain a bit be cause I still feel like I'm ac complishing something side by side with the other soldiers. While I was In the states 1 didn't feel like a soldier. I felt like most of my time was being more or less wasted." The pe'geant ended by saying that "I've sweated, I've nearly frozen, I've done both at the same time and I've had the bap tism of being under fire, I've traveled night and day without rest and with little food and it has brought us to the land to ward which we fought and will eventually cbnquer." The university press that has operated the longest in succession is the University of tnicago press. It has worked for 54 years without interruption. Methodists Raise Huge Relief Fund Chicago. April 11 0J.PJ The Methodist church has raised $26,040,749 for relief and recon struction In more than 50 coun tries in all parts of the world Bishop J. Ralph Magee, nation al director of the Crusade for Christ, announced today. More than $11,000,000 of that sum has been paid in cash, with the balan.'e in pledges payable up to Jan. 31, 1946. Magee said. Uh Vail Tribune Want Ada. The ICE ARENA WILL CLOSE TEMPORARILY AFTER SUNDAY, KARCH 15 Watch for Re-opening Date! A big bowl of crisp golden Ruskets with milk and fruit is a real energy building breakfast! These flaked biscuit of choice whole wheat provide proteins, vitamins and minerals for active days. Good to the last flake! RljtssrWA your ' tr"Cr' SPORTSWEAR DOES IT-- for - WORK or PLAY Getting Into the spirit of spring Isn't hard espec ially in clothes such as these. Off duty or on duty, port clothes are your forte . . . Sports clothes at you desire them for round-the-clock wear. SLACK SUITS Light and dark shades In Strutter or Frost Point. Siiet 10 to 44.' S9.95 to $12.95 PLAYSUITS 3-plece Playsulti In Rayon Gabardine and Strutter Cloth. Siiei 10 to 20. S6.95 to S10.95 fc. rtf.&Sj Sport JACKETS Stunning Jackets In plaids and heavenly solids. 100 wool. Siiet 10 to 20. $4.95 to $14.95 PAY LESS AND DRESS BETTER M. M. DEPT. STORE I Pay Less -Park Easier At the 313 315 NORTH RIVERSIDE 3WM ' dio ' Brand 341' mULSAlh. IJ HOT LOCATED OH THE LEFT SIDE Vegetable, Tomato, Pea, Asparagus Can c CHICKEN NOODLE 3 for 25c 10 pounds ............ (Look Below for Explanation) oi save time, money and gasoline wRen you shop at the Riverside Market. miMll WKIP I Salad BRESSINS Pint ' Garden C DEXTER'S HONEY BUTTER No. 2 lie f-8WabIeJNc:n 2 m BISPCK Large Package 20 HI m CMCXEBS bo,23c TIM FISH Jttts? 25c IISSIS ' 4-Pound Package SSO SCOT TISSUE 3 2Qc PEANUT BUTTER Skippy 27C BABY FOOD Gcrber'i 3 ,or 2Co T3i3 Heart Is Not Located Cn the Left Side It is in the cavity 'of the thorax between the lungs, and is about as near the center of the body as its shape will permit., K a vertical plane were run through the center of the breastbone halt if not more of the heart would fall on the right side. 1. "Uncommon Knowledge" Geo. W. Stimpson. 0 SEE OUR DISPLAY JAMS & JELLIES W Sugar is scarce. Save sugar by n g these items. miliars PORK Smoked Pork Steak 8 Points Pork Shoulder Roast Points Center 12 Cuts Points 35c lb. 33c lb. 3Sc lb. 6 Points Pork Chops BEEF Pure Ground Beef Round Steak Sirloin Steak 9 Points POINT FREE Sauerkraut Northern Kraut Bill Pickles Taylor's large Chicken Tamales ST These Valuei Are Good Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10 Points 25c lb. 3Sc lb. 29c lb. 15c Qt. 3 fof 10c 2 ' 85c PRODUCE We Have a Good Supply of Fine KLAMATH POTATOES if 3 Lb 10c CARROTS 5c ES 7c In Bulk Pound ... Fancy 283 Pound
