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Shot Misses Eagle, Bird F elted Alive Herrln, 111. (U.PJ -When John Henson of Herrin, 111,, went duck hunting recently, he didn't expect to bag a Uve eagle with wing-spread of six feet. He took a shot at the eagle which was hot on the trail of some ducks, and much to his surprise, felled the bird. He was even more surprised to find it alive. What made the bird fall remained a mystery, however, because there were no wounds visible. "Must have been shell-shock," Henson concluded. Complete Factory Approved SAFETY SERVICE Chrysler Fac tory Engineer ed and Inspect :d Parts for Chrysler Dodge Plymouth Dodge Trucks L. G. TAYLOR GO. 0nnGErf?&t:TRUCK5 112 So. Riverside Phone 2965 On The Home Front MEDFORDfeTRIBUNE News From Jackson County for Men in the Armed Services The Mail Tribune suggests you clip and mail this news roundup to a relative or friend in service. n.t ,,,, ' ,, Dear.. The valley has had its first really warm spring weather the past few days. The pear or chards have come into full bloom and the residents are be ginning to think about picnics, swimming parties and barbecue , dinners. The small fry are also beginning to yearn for the clos ing of school. The home folk here spent a quiet week-end as the entire na tion mourned the death of ex president Roosevelt. All places i of business and public buildings were closed Saturday for the official day of mourning and Gov. Snell declared a "state of sorrow" for Oregon. Ray Offord, Jr., S2c, stationed at Bainbridge, Md., was one of a group of navy men selected to march in the funeral procession at Washington and described the experience in a letter home. City officials are busy with plans for several projects need ed because of the growth of the Fresh and full flavored a wonderful treat because they are Sablnlzed the remarkable new method that means better, freiher potato chips at leading grocers. Ask for Blue Bell ,when you want that grand rpotato flavor.' mm Potato Chips town and In the way of ordinary maintenance. Priorities have been granted by the WPB for materials for construction of an additional water reservoir to cost about $185,000 and the city plans its construction this spring just east of the present reservoir. The planning commission and council are also making prelim inary plans for an addition to the sewage disposal plant and other projects considered are a new bridge for Jackson boule vard and an addition to the city library. Plans for the new park on the banks of Bear Creek are also progressing. Workers are "tuning up" for tne seventh war loan drive and a race is on between ten counties to reach their "E" quotas, win ner to have the privilege of spon soring a Kaiser ship. Also being carried on now is the annual campaign for funds for cancer control. Cpl. John E. Gage -and Pfc. Paul Kent of the county are members of the crack 749th M. P. battalion from Camp Beale assigned to San Francisco for duty during the United Na tions peace conference . which opens next week. Both the silver star and the purple heart medals were re cently awarded to Pfc. Leon Evans of Central Point. The silver star was awarded Evans after he had rendered first aid to a companion while under fire and the purple heart for wounds received, Jan. 8 while he was engaged in battle near Rohr willer, France. Quite a different honor fell to Pvt. Sylvanus Hunt, of the ma rine corps, when a picture of his 14-month-old son won first prize in a baby picture contest held at a Pacific base by the Red Cross. Pvt. Hunt was presented a diaper for his "best-dressed" baby picture, the photo having shown his son in the nude. News from Europe says that Cpl. Edward W. Inman is serv ing with the 2nd armored di vision, now "knocking at the gates of Berlin," and that Lt. Ralph Van Cleave, Mustang fighter pilot, recently knocked down his first enemy plane. First Lt. Harry L. Corbin, B-17 pilat, is stationed at an eighth AAF Lase in England. Cpl. Ernest Akin is now serv ing with the Third army in Eu rope and Harold R. Brown, army section leader in Europe, has been promoted from private to sergeant. Charles Rice, serving with the 32nd Infantry In the Philippines, has been made a corporal. Home now from abroad are H Bruce Metzger, RDM3c, wjo served 17 months in the Pacific and who wears six battle stars; Howard R. Anderson, BMlc, who served three years in the South Pacific; Sgt. Joseph Hum- SEE EVELYN KEYES IN COLUMBIA'S TECHNICOLOR "A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS" This game's a breeze for Evelyn Keyes! A bright and lovely star is Evelyn Keyes. Maybe she'll surprise you with her knowledge of coffee or maybe you'll surprise Evelyn! Play M.J.B's Coffee Quiz game today and 6nd out. Here's all you do: Read through the coffee questions which follow and choose answers you think are right. Then compare your score with Evelyn's (see cor rect answers below). 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We guarantee there is no finer coffee. All the special goodness of this delirious blend is locked in by ht J. B's vacuum-pack (the highest vacuum proteo tion of any coffee). Try M. J. B and see if this isn't jour coffee! Make coffee with the same care you've used in the past . then you'll know I Double your money back If you don't ogrta lt' tha finast eoffaa you aver lostadl phrles, who served 32 months in the Mediterranean theater; and Staff Sgt. Warner Knowles, who recently completed 16 months' service in Iceland. Leroy Fernlund, MMlc, has gone to Bremerton after a visit in 'he county. He previously completed 15 months sea duty in the Atlantic. Fred H. Wilcox, EMlc, has gone to sea again af ter a leave at home and Lyle Wright has returned to sea duty with the merchant marine after a visit In the county. On this week's casualty list are Cpl. Marshall K. Williams killed in action in Germany; Arthur Eugene Muse, MM3c of the Seabees, who died -May 18 of an attack of spinal meningitis while serving in the Russell Is lands, and Pfc. Charles R. Tur ner, killed in action in Germany. Brig. Gen. Ralph Cowgill and family have received details of the death of the general's son, Sgt. Ralph Cowgill, an army doc tor returning to this country having informed the Cowgills that the young man died May 31, 1942 in McDonald Hospital in the Philippine Islands. Listed as wounded are Pvt. Don Cox, Germany; Cpl. Wal ter Dye, Germany; Pvt. Kenneth Dorman Hatch, Rogue River, wounded while serving with the marine corps Hubert Walter O'Quin, navy quartermaster; Cpl. Robert O. Bailey and Pfc. Joseph Fields, wounded while serving in Europe. Clifford Medley recently graduated from a course in elec tronics and hydrallcs at San Diego and S. Sgt. Melvln C. Bushnell has graduated , from the air forces flexible gunnery school ai Laredo, Tex. Sgt. Roy Huson, who returned to the states several weeks ago after 34 months in the South Pacific, is now in Seattle at the office of the provost marshal. Lt. Col. Fred Greene is home on leave and expects to return to South Pacific duty next month. He has been in this country several weeks, having taken a special course at the command and staff school. Ft. Leavenworth. Medford high's baseball sea son opened last Friday with Grants Pass scoring a 5 to 3 vic tory. Dick Fawcett held the Cavemen to four hits but hit four batters with pitched balls. Lutz. Grants Pass pitcher, hit a triple in the seventh inning with the bases loaded. Medford plays Ashland today. The Southern Oregon confer ence track and field meet, sched uled here last Saturday, was can celed out of respect for the late President Roosevelt. Medford won a dual meet with Ashland here Tuesday and will go to Klamath Falls April 28 for the annual invitational meet. Al Simpson, whose football team won the state championship for Medford last fall and who coached the basketball team to a third place in the state tourna ment, has renewed his contract with the local school for another year. Prospect Prospect, April 20. Mrs. Vic tor L. Chapman was hostess for the 20-30 club at her home April 12. After the business meeting, needlework and visiting were diversions, and later refresh ments were served. Mrs. Louis H. South received word on April 16 that her broth er, Pvt. Herbert Stovall was killed in action. Pvt. Stovall was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stovall, former Prospect resi dents, now living in Medford. Mrs. Volncy Jones of Cottage Grove was a guest over the week end at the home of Mr and Mrs. R. Ceford Garoutte. Joe Beck, fireman at the Jantzer mill, sustained a badly bruised and lacerated hand while at work, last week, and is a patient at Sacred Heart hospi tal at Medford. Donald Sherman, a student at the Canyonville Bible Academy at Canyonville, spent the week end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Sherman. Mrs. James H. Grlcva re turned to her home here, April 19, after a couple of days at the Community hospital in Medford. following dental surgery. Ensign Robert Dickey of the U. S. navy, arrived here from New York, April 12, and is visit lng with old friends. Ensign Dickey who graduated from Prospect high school in the class of 1942, has been attending Mid shipman school' in New York for a year, receiving his commis sion as ensign, Oct. 30, 1944. Since 'that time he attended Navy Scout school for two months, and this year, attended Naval Intelligence school in Florida, for the past three months. Pfc. John Hakkerup Is here from a California army camp, and spending his furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hakkerup, Sr. Mr. and Mrs.' Everett Shafer and children, May and Roma visited in Medford with the for mep"f brother, Howard Price Shafer, S2-e, April IS and 14. The bluejacket has just finished his "boot" training at San Diego, and is visiting his wife and chil dren for a few days. Mr. and Mrs.- A. Howard Arant of Klamath Falls, were guests of Mr. Arant'i parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey F. Arant over the week end. A recent visitor at tha home of Mrs. Kate M. Grieve was her daughter, T-5 Etta McNaughton. of the WAC, from San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. William Graj kowski and baby daughter have moved back to Carter's mill camp, from Vancouver, where he was employed in the ship yards for the past six months. Word was received here last week about the death of Mrs. Georgia Stlckel, April 10, at Oakland, Calif. 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