TWO MEDFOHD tflAIL TRIBUNE
Giants Turn Back Cubs;
Ott Eyes Pennant Hopes
, SCORES YESTERDAY
National
New York 6; Chicago 8
Brooklyn 4; Pittsburgh 1
Cincinnati 5; Philadelphia 4
New York, May 154U.P.)
The happiest guy in town today
was ageless Mcl Ott, the little
elant who has high hopes at last
of rewarding his loyal legion of
fans with a National league
nnnnant.
His team, with 17 victories In
22 starts, is off to the best get
away for the league since Cin
cinnati won the pennant in 1840
and there are no indications of
8 crack-up.
There are plenty of factors
to account for the upsurge, but
the biggest is a terrorizing dis
play of home run and extra base
power. That was the case yester
day when the Giants won their
ninth game in the last 10, beat
ing the well regarded Chicago
Cubs, 6 to 5. The game went into
extra innings and Phil Wein
traub had to break it up with a
single in the 10th which scored
Ray Treadway from second.
The second place Dodgers kept
on winning at Brooklyn, making
it nine straight by defeating the
Pirates, 4 to 1.
At Philadelphia, the Cincin
nati Reds cashed in on three
errors to score four unearned
runs in the fourth and
5 to 4.
All American league games
were rained out and St. Louis
at Boston in the National moved
up their game to create a double
bill Wednesday.
PANAMA SERVICEMEN
PREFER SPORT NEWS
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 15
j.k borvicemen in the Panama
Canal Zone "want more news of
athletics and less of how sports
are being curtailed," Athletic Di
rector Fritr Crlsler of Michigan
aid todny after returning from
the defense area. Crlsler went to
the Canal Zone In March to help
set up a sports program for serv
icemen there.
(500 KISS
"Milwaukee, Wis., May 19
ftl.R) A kiss she gave Arthur J.
Machek, Milwaukee machine
shop operator, on a date 46 years
ago, paid Mrs. 'Clara Carey,
Highland Park, III., $300 today.
Machek, who died May 7, speci
fied In bis will that Mrs. Carey
was to receive that amount for
the kiss which was "the only
voluntary demonstration of af
fection I received in my life."
ClOftl
Mtn tim. for ci.m,d Ad. iaolor yf and color b
Too ui to cia.niy i2;i3 p. m. gan to play a part in apparel arts,
C$Cy country, "'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountain-side
Let Freedom ring."
ffTH WAR LOAN
May 14 to June 30
. Tut.day. My IS. I94S
Junior Hi Softball
Season Ends In Tie
Medford and Ashland Junior
high school Softball teams ended
their season in a tie with two
wins and two losses each, ac
cording to Norman Sting, Med'
ford coach.
A play-off was scheduled yes
terday but was postponed be
cause of rain. It was mutually
agreed to cancel the play-off be
cause of too many activities In
both schools which would not
permit time to play the game,
Sting said.
HOW THEY?
STAMD
National
17
14
u-10
ZZT. 9
8
New York
Brooklyn ,
Chicago ..
St. Louis .
Pittsburgh
Boston .....
Cincinnati
Philadelphia . 5
American
Chicago -....12
New York 13
Detroit 11
St. Louis 0
Washington .10
Philadelphia 9
Boston 8
Cleveland .6
Pacific Coast
Portland
...30
.23
23
13
.18
20
22
23
22
23
30
.608
Seattle
Oakland
San Diego
Los Angeles .
Sacramento ....
San Francisco ,
Hollywood ,
.561
.533
.500
..22
..21
..20
..20
..12
.477
.476
.485
.285
PIMLICO TO OPEN
Baltimore, Md.. Mav 15 MR)
Megogo and Sollure, two of
1944 s leading HandicaD tier.
formers, were co-favorites todav
for the 11th running of the $5,-
uuu Baltimore Handicap, which
opens the 10-day Pimlico meet
ing tomorrow.
CIVIL CODE FAVORED
Arcadia, Calif.. May 15 (U.PJ
Civil Code, Charles S. How
ard's long-legged sprinter, carry
ing top weight at 118 pounds,
Whs tavored to win today's fea,
tured Anita Chlqulta race in the
first running ot the Santa Anita
race track since March, 1941.
It was more than 6,000 years
ago that the Egyptians discov
ered mineral dyes and color be-
BEAVERS TO FACE
ANGELS; SEATTLE
SCHEDULES SEALS
By United Press
The surprising Portland Beav
ers, continuing their policy of
clouting the ball when hits mean
business and ball games, return
to the home fold to take on the
Los Angeles Angels in a seven-
tilt series opening Wednesday
night.
Manager Marv Owen's nine
has Just completed one of the
most successful road trips in Pa
cific Coast League history win-
nlng 11 out of 14 games on for
eign territory. The Bevos
trounced Hollywood in a 6-1
series, then ended on a high note
at San Dlcgo by taking the last
five games in a row for a 5-2 tri
umph. The slugging Seattle array,
back in second place after a 4-1
series triumph at Sacramento,
also returns to the home lot to
take on the rejuvenated San
Francisco ' Seals, also starting
Wednesday.
Hollywood s bleak outlook for
the future probably wont be
aided any by the invasion of San
Diego tonight. The Padres have
just dropped two heart-breaking
4-3 series in a row and the. ace
mound staff of the border-town
gang should find the silent star
bats made to order.
Sacramento at Oakland offers
(Jie followers of the fine art of
slugging a probable, chance to
get their fill. Both clubs are
well stocked with gentlemen
who can sock the ball, and after
a slim week of base hits on both
outfits, a rash of slugging is pre
dicted. E TIRES FOR
Washington, May 15 U.R)
The AR Production Board an
nounced today that 500,000 more
passenger-car tires have been re
leased for rationing during May.
The total number of tires
available for civilian replace
ments in May thus was increased
to 1.500,00.
This figure is 500,000 more
than in April, but 100,000 fewer
than in March.
W. James Sears, deputy direc
tor of WPB's Rubber Board, said
that three weeks ago passenger-
car tire production was sched
uled at 5,200,000 tires for the
second quarter, an increase in
production of 2,000,000.
As this schedule is met, he
said, tires will be released In
increasing numbers.
Ensign Young Had Narrow Escape
When Japanese Bomb Hit Carrier
Ensign Wallace Young, tor
pedo bomber pilot, recently
home on leave, declares the Jap
anese airmen are not so hot as
comDoi tners dui ineir single
ness of nurnose sometimes en
ables them to land a lucky
Dunch. The Medford pilot de-
which landed on his carrier, one
of. the units in Admiral Miis-
phpr' facie force.
somewhat resembling an Amer
ican model, managed to ap-
nMopti fha parrlar uhlln Ihft par-
(jtvn.. ...v. -----
flni-'a nlonai wan fnWinff titt
Ttia .Tan't hnmhf wr Hrnnned
tfntm avtpama lnu, ltnvpl flmnnu
the planes warming up on the
carrier s aecK ana me ensumn
vnlnsinn set off bombs loaded
on the carrier s macnlnes.
Thn lrolnrar was Immedi
nfpiv ahnf rinum hv eunners on
v.p mri-inr hut the mischief had
been done and fire and explo
sions rosuuea. r,nsigi iuuhb,
ivha had -int reached the deck
nrenaratorv to manning his
plane, when the raider reached
the scene, was ordered to "hit
l las '" Ha started to slide
down a rope dangling overside
but found that it was oniy ten
4fnBf ln anri he wa forced tO
plunge the remaining distance in
full flying regana wniun -
1 U!m far Keneath the surface.
lieu uiiii
Regaining the surface ne inea
to inflate his "Mae wesi- me
belt but this proved faulty and
v.- .,-., orrleH frantically to Stay
ohm, the surface. Just as he
was about to give up a piece of
life mft hnhbed near
WICV " " "
and the officer grasped it. He
clung desperately to the bit of
i,... fioM.ni the numbing
W 1 -l laV , & o - -
effects of the icy water and after
nearly two hours again tnougni
he would have to give up as his
cold hands could no longer re
tain a grip. But again luck was
with him, this time in the shape
- in,iran riestrnver which
qi mi finvi.w..
came knifing through the seas
close enough so tnai crewmsu
.aw the distressed flier and soon
hauled him aboard.
In another thrilling experi
ence, Ensign Young flying with
250 planes on a sirme gi'
Iivihii aw the nlanes on
either side of him hit by flak
4-
e vKfjr
tw 1 M Ml M II a KM I J f fl f If MM Mm -
and felt his own plane struck
several times. One of his bud
dies was forced to take to his
'chute and in order to give the
Japs a poor target for strafing
delayed pulling his rip-cord un
til he had fallen 12,000 feet. The
Japs followed him down, never
theless, and made several passes
at the parachute and helpless
man dangling beneath.
The American fell in the wa
ter and was later rescued by a
small plane from one of the task
force battleships.
Ensign Young, son of Ray
Young, and Mrs. Lena Young, of
Medford, completed high scnooi
here in 1941. His brother, Jack,
an army flier, was recently shot
down in Germany and is now in
a hospital in France.
Prospect
Prosnect. May 15 One of the
most outstanding social events
of this season was the Junior
Senior banquet and prom, May
At the tables, beautifully dec
orated with the senior class flow
er, carnations, and class colors
green and white, the Jinior
class were hosts to the senior
class, the board of education,
and wives, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
B. Broomficld, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Carlton, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Ulrich, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
K. Kelley, the .faculty, Supt.
Maurice E. Scheel, and Mrs.
Scheel, Mrs. Elizabeth Flannery,
Miss Rachel Jones, and Albert
F. Neuman; also Miss Edna
Marie Hale, of Jacksonville, who
has been elected to teach in
Prospect high next term, and
Cpl. Thayer Shearin, a former
student, home on a furlough.
Bill Fowler, master of cere
monies, was introduced by the
junior class president. Jack Can-
field. Readings were given by
Miss Norma Dean Chandler and
Mrs. Maurice E. Scheel. Dee
Neville, student body president,
introduced the senior class mem
bers and each gave a brief talk.
At 9 o'clock the King and Queen
of the prom, Dee Jay Neville and
Miss Virginia Ridgway entered,
and the coronation took place,
followed by the grand march.
Mrs. Paul Dalton entertained
i the 20-30 club at her home, May
10. A pink and blue shower was
given for one of the mempers
Mrs. R. Ceford Garoutte. Later,
refreshments were served to
Mrs. Garoutte, Mrs. Archie Mo
Killop, Mrs. Lewis Jantzer, Mrs.
Paul Snook, Mrs. Ralph Lacy,"
Mrs. Chas. B. Broomfleld, Mrs
Eldon Bean, Mrs. Ben Haynes,
Mrs. Donald Koenig, Mrs. Ralph
Mallory, Mrs. Victor Chapman,
and Mrs. Dalton.
A group of friends gave a sur
prise party for Fannie snook at
her home, May 8, and presented
her with gifts for her new home
recently purchased near Med
ford. Potluck lunch was enjoyed,
followed by a social afternoon.
Attending were Mrs. Fannie
Snook, Mrs. Christine Dobbyn,
Mrs. L. Conger, Mrs. Georgia
Jantzer, Mrs. Hazel Mather, and
Mrs. Florence Shafer.
Honoring Mrs. Mary E. Grieve
on her birthday, Mr. and Mrs.
James H. Grieve gave an eve
ning pinochle party, May 10.
High scores were won by Ever,
ett Fraedrick and Mrs. Wallace
Dinkens, and Mrs. Fraedrick
won the traveling prize. Guests
included one guest of honor,
Mrs. Mary E. Grieve, Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Fraedrick, Mr. and
Mrs. Tracy Boothby, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Ulrich, Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Dinkens, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Kelley, Dewey Hill, Mrs.
Elizabeth Flannery, Mrs. Elmer
Clemens, Miss Rachel Jones, and
Mr. and Mrs. Grieve.
Elmer Clemens has been con
fined to his home since May 10,
when he sustained a badly
bruised upper right leg, in an
accident with his power chain
saw. -
Mrs. Harry Goode is spending
a few days with Mr. and Mrs. W.
Fowler, following a minor oper
ation on her right ear, May 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hart .left
May 9 for San Francisco to
spend several days visiting
friends and attending to busi
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Ceford Ga
routte and daughter Glenda
Gayle, went to Cottage Grove,
May 8, to visit the former's
mother, who has just returned
home from the St. Vincent hos
pital in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis L. Jantzer
spent May 6 with Mrs. Jantzer's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ves
tal in the Reese Creek district.
Mr. Vestal is recovering from a
5TANPARP.9F. CALIFORNIA
serious attack of bronchitis.-
Word has been received that
Stanley E, Jantzer, former Pros
pect resident, and son-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Nye, has
fully recovered from his arm
wound received Easter Sunday
on Luzon, and is back in active
service. Pvt. Jantzer, who is
with the 158th Infantry,
awarded the Purple Heart.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hopper and
twin daughters, Darlene and
Charlene, left last week for
Weiser, Idaho, to reside.
With U. S. 12th Army Group,
May IS U.fi) Millions of Ger
man prisoners who have stream
ed into the American and Brit
ish lines since the surrender
have created a huge problem for
the occupation armies.
It is estimated that more than
6,000,000 Germans have given
up to the western allies since
the peace was signed. Most of
them surrendered to avoid being
captured by the Russians.
Approximately 2,000,000 have
surrendered .to the 12th army
group and these, together with
a vast number who surrendered
during Gen. Omar N. Bradley's
advance to . the Elbe, have
brought about a situation where
the Germans have more military
forces in the occupied territory
than the total number' of occupy
ing forces.
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
Br United Press
Philadelphia Jose Basora,
154, San Juan, P. R., drew with
Ray Robinson, 149, New York
(10).
Holyoke, Mass. Jimmy Mc
Daniels, 150, Los Angeles,
knocked out Solomon Stewart,
150, New York, (9).
Washington Arturo Godoy,
199, Santiago, Chile, knocked
out Buddy Walker, 190, Colum
bus, O., (5).
Detroit Tony Ollvera, 122,
San F.ancisco, outpointed Chil
indrina Valencia, 12H1i, Mexico
City, (10).
SYNOPSIS OF ANNUAL STATSUVNI 1
OF THE
Metropolitan Life Iniuranc
Company
of 1 Vtdlion ftvenu. New York 10, lo Utt
tatt of New York, on tho Slit day of De
cember, 1044, madt to Iht Insurance Com
miMioncr of the tiuu ot Oreioo, pursuant
Capital
Amount of capital itock
i paid up (a mutual com
; parij) Mom
Intern
Total premium Income tot
the year $ 06,ttT,4.
Interest, dividend! and real
. estate income received
during the year IM.82MU.M
Income from other sources:
. received during the year .
, (including r2. 329,927.03
laA, all division) 101.T8,H M
Total income l,J58,5M,0ll.Oi
Diabancnuals
Paid for losses, endow
' ments, annuals! and sur
render values $ l.Ml.WT.H
(Dividend! paid to policy-
f holders durlnr the year.. J05,fl8l(lM.li
(Amount returned to policy
holders (or direct pay
ment of weekly DremluniB 1. 023. Ml. 4S
Dividends paid on cspttai
stock during the year
Commissions and salaries
paid during the year
Taxes, licenses and feel
too,42,n,tt
pnia during me year (ex
cluding 17,517,752.51 tax
es on real estate)....... I8,4SS,0T1,M
Amount of all other ex-
Sendlturea (Including
45.787.119.03 In A. ft H.
division) 19S,28t,ST3.St
Total eipendltures 1 87t,7flT,0.
ASKti
Value of real estate owned
J market value) (Including
49.HS-672.32 owned UO-
der contract of sale) $ I10,TB3,M.J
Loans on mortgages and
collateral, etc. (Including. t
J175.366.54 lore c 1 o s e 3
Ileus subject to redemp
tion) 1,41I,M.M
Valua of bonds owned
(amortized) 4, 988,373,987. IS
Value of stocks owned
(market value) 104,586, Ml. IS
Premium notes and policy
loans S70,86T,M0.4
Cash in hank! la transit
and on hand 143,063iQT8.M
Interest and rents due and
accrued 08, 131, 928. M
Net uncollected and de
ferred nremmma 101.T91.042.or
Other asieti (net) 3,411, 890.18
Total admitted assets... 1 6, 993,450, 37 1.41
Liabilities
Net reserves (5,909, 343, AM. OS
Oross claims for losses un
paid
Aliother liabilities (Includ
40,flll,5l.9
ing l'6,96J.V6.l in A.
H. division.
... eo8,si8.r.i
Dlvldeudi payabl in 1945. 111,611,687.0
Total liabilities, except
capital S6.5aT.TD2.TS0.4C
Capital paid up . None
Eurrjlus over aU liabilities 427.rtt7.TOl.fla
Surplus aa regards policy-
ooiaers ................ 7,oot,7I1.v
Total .................. 6, 993,450, 5U.44
Baeloess bi Oreiroa for tH Tear
Net premiums and annuities
receivea aurinn tne year
(Including 369,330.13 In
A. A H. dlvllon f 1. (UT.aST.M
Dividends paid during the
year (inctuaing ti.ovv.ou
In A. A H. division) - SA0.8U.il
Net losses and claims, en-
aowmenta, mirrrndera ana
annuities naid durlne tha i
year (including 135,452 la
A. A U. division) ' 1.60T.T6I.M
UZTBOPOXJTAH LIFE ZNBTJBANCB
COMPANY
LEROT A, LINCOLN", President
, James p. BRADLEY, acretaryv
ISRAEL E. HERVIN,
fftatutorjr jealdent attorney or lervtoa.