Organizer of "Dime A Dozen"
Club Arrives Home On Leave
Capt. Raymond Ross, the In
fantry officer who organized the
well-known "Dime a Dozen"
club and paid his scouts ten
cents for each 12 Japs they
killed while fighting with the
famous American Infantry divi
sion In the South Pacific, has
returned to the United States
and Medford after an absence of
two and one-half years.
It's possible that even at the
National Foreit Timber for Sale
Sealed bids will be received
by the Forest Supervisor, Med
ford, Oregon, up to and not later
than 2:00 P.M., May 26, 1945,
for all the live timber marked or
designated for cutting and all
merchantable dead timber locat
ed on an area embracing about
80 acres within Sections 7 and
17, T. 32 S., R. 2 E., Rogue River
National Forest, Oregon, estim
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more or less, of Douglas-fir, and
180,000 feet B.M., more or less,
of ponderosa pine, and 40,000
feet B.M., more or less of sugar
pine. No bid of less than $3.00
per M feet for Douglas-fir, $6.55
per M feet for ponderosa pine
and $9.60 per M feet for sugar
pine will be considered. In de
termining the high bid, the rate
for Douglas-fir and ponderosa
pine only will be considered.
Bids with rates in excess of those
permissible undfer MPR 460 will
be reduced to the allowable
maximum in making the award.
In addition to the prices bid for
the stumpage, a -cooperative
deposit of $0.50 per M feet B.M.
to be used by the Forest Service
for paying the cost of slash dis
posal, and a cooperative deposit
of $0.25 per M feet B.M. to cover
the cost of tree planting, seed
sowing and timber stand im
provement work on the area cut
over, for the total cut of timber
under the terms of the agree
ment, will be required. S2.500.00
must accompany each bid, to be
applied on the purchase price,
refunded or retained in part as
liquidated damages, according to
conditions of sale. The right to
reject any and all bids is re
served. Before bids are submit
ted, full information concerning
the timber, the conditions of sale
and submission of bids should
be obtained from the Forest
Supervisor, Medford, Oregon. I
low price of ten cents a dozen
the captain's club cost him
some money for the" officer and
five hand-picked scouts earned
the reputation of being the best
patrol in the entire division and
public relations writers with the
division wrote many an inter
esting story about their feats, ,
"Capt. Ross," one dispatch
said, "is one of the smallest offi
cers in his division and is known
as one of the most fearless and
highly respected jungle patrol
leaders in the Pacific war thea
ter. He stands five feet, five
inches tall and weighs but 125
pounds. His men idolize him.
Perhaps one reason they do is
because he would not ask any
of his' men to do anything he
wouldn't attempt himself."
Started As Chaplain
The captain began his army
career as a chaplain's assistant
and served for a year at Ft.
McDowell, Calif., before enter
ing officer candidate school at
Ft. Benning, Ga. He joined the
Americal Infantry division
while the men were resting at
a Fiji Island camp and when he
asked to be assigned to a jungle
mission, was at first tactfully re
fused. Later his commanding
officer relented and the cap
tain's scouting career began on
Bougainville during the cam
paign there.
Capt. Ross says he organized
his "dime" club in an effort to
bring his scouts some of the rec
ognition which he felt they de
served. The captain, who read
ily admitted that killing his first
Jap so unnerved him that he
could scarcely hold his rifle in
position, said the sight of his
dying and dead companions soon
changed his frame of mind. He
now plans to remain in the serv
ice and follow the army as a
career. .
Commenting on the nervous
and mental breakdown of some
of the men in service, the offi
cer said he had diverted his
mind from the pressure of war
by concentrating on the beauty
and interest of the jungle. "If
the men take time to notice, the
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jungle can be beautiful," the
officer said. "The tropical
plants, the beautiful birds, the
gorgeous waterfalls and the
magnificent rainbows tended to
offset the horrors of battle."
Problem In Return
. Like many servicemen over
seas for long periods, the officer
admitted that the problem of
meeting friends and loved ones
when he returned home trou
bled him a little. He found,
however, that the problem dis
solved into nothing when he ac
tually arrived and "in 15 min
utes after I met my financee at
the train, it seemed like I had
never been away." Thursday
night Miss Dorothea Olsen of
Medford and the officer are to
be married at the local Metho
dist church.
Capt. Ross spent his two and
AnA-Vioi vpan nverseas on Guad
alcanal, Bougainville, the Fiji
Islands, Hawaii ana mi rauir
pines and will return to the
math Tnfantrv of the Americal
division later. He reports to Ft.
Lewis June i. no
awarded the silver star and the
bronze star with two oak leaf
clusters.
Central Point
Central Point, April 26 At
.. . ,i . t i :
the second meeting oi me Luira
Auxiliary of the American Le
gion, held at the Woodman hallj
Wednesday, temporary officers
elected were: Mary E. Hawley.
odrfont- Martha E. Krupp,
treasurer; and Zoe Hill, secre-
Mrs. Henry Freeman returned
last week to the hospital for
further treatment.
Friends of Corporal and Mrs.
J. J. Munshaw were entertained,
April 17, at the home of Mrs.
John Clark in honor of the Mun
shaw's first wedding anniver
sary. Missionary Circle met at tne
home of Mrs. Edwin Jones, Fri
day, with a large number pres
ent, A splendid program wag
presented. '
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bigham
and children, Dale, Delia, and
Bernice, from Antelope, were
dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Mose.
Mr. arid Mrs. Wm. Tetherow
visited Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kite
Sunday. Mr. Kite is still unable
to work because of a .leg injury
received several weeks ago.
Lulu Floux left Sunday for
Martinis, Calif., to visit her
mother, who is 77 years old and
In falling health. -Mrs. Floux
plans to return May 3.
Handball Tourney
Near Final Round
Chicago, April 26 (U.R)
Another title match between de
fending Champion Frank Coyle,
New York, and Joe Platak, Chi
cago, runnerup last year, was
in the offing today as the Na
tional AAU Handball Singles
Meet moved into the semi-final
round today at the Town club.
Coyle meets Jack Srenco, St.
Louis, today and Platak opposed
Lt. Paul Turner, St. ram. n
n n,4 Plntnlr survive they
will meet tomorrow in the finals
Just as they did last year when
Coyle defeated Platak, 1943
champion.
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PAROLE VIOLATOR
IS BEFORE COURT
AS
Keith L. Larson, 17, charged
with being a reform school
parole violator, appeared before
Circuit Judge Herbert K. Hanna
today as a problem boy. His case
was continued until it can be de
termined if it is possible to re
turn Larson to the state Indus
trial school and then transfer
him to the state prison, pending
induction Into the army for
which he is eligible.
District Attorney George W.
Neilson told the court that Lar
son "is too old for the reform
school, and too young .for the
penitentiary. Maybe a hitch in
the army wuld teach him some
discipline nothing else has."
The district attorney said
Larson, in an auto, nearly ran
over him in front of the Neilson
home one -time. Following a
warning by the police, Larson
then drove past the district at
torney's house on Bartlett street
three or four times, each time
yelling "Is this slow enough for
you?"
Juvenile Officer Robert M.
Elder said Larson, when paroled
recently, was permitted to re
turn to Jackson county, over his
objections.
The district attorney further
stated Larson had a long record
and that "he has been a source
of constant trouble here in one
way or another, flying around
most of the time in an auto."
Attorney George A. Codding
representing Larson, said the
boy was not as bad as his record
indicated, and suggested "the
public take some of the blame"
for non-regulation of the sale of
wine and beer to juveniles. In
outlying and suburban areas.
Gunder Haegg Will
Be In Penn Relays
Philadelphia, April 26 (U.R)
Gunder Haegg, Swedish dis
tance star, will have a field of 11
runners opposing him at the
Penn Relays Saturday when he
makes his "get-away" race on
American soil before sailing for
home.
Relay Director H. Jamison
Swarts said only one of Haegg's
opponents will start from scratch
against him in the Invitation
Handicap. Donald O'Leary, U.S.
Coast Guard champion from At
lantic City, N. J., informed
Swarts that he wanted to run
even against Haegg. The others
will be given starts of from 60
to 180 yards.
Musical Program
Set By Students
Of Griffin Creek
Mrs. Myma Frink, principal
of the Griffin Creek school, an
nounces a program to be given
in the school gymnasium Friday
night, beginning at 8 o'clock.
Orchestra numbers will be un
der direction of Edwin Root.
1 The program opens with a
number by the Junior orchestra,
followed by a flute solo by June
Verschoor. Shirley Cox ' and
Bruce Nllei will offer accordion
solos, which will be followed by
two orchestra numbers.
Students from the third and
fourth grades will sing two
songs, followed by renditions by
fifth and sixth grade students
and seventh and eighth grade
students. The senior orchestra,
assisted by orchestras from Lone
Pine, Howard and Oak Grove
schools, will play seven selec
tions. Carlene Mark will entertain
with two cornet solos and Bev
erly Mere and Muriel Toll will
give two piano duets.
RUTH McCULLAH WINS
Palm Sgrlngs, Calif., April 26
(U.R) Pint sized Ruth McCul
lah today held the 10th annual
Palm Springs women's golf
crown with a 146 total for the
36 hole event over the O'Donnell
desert course. She finished seven
strokes ahead of the second
leavts Hands Stft aut
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