Our Men and Women in the
Nation's Service
SYBIL B. REAMES
IS P R 0 MOTED TO
Marine Sergeant Sybil B.
Reames, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest E. Reames of Eagle
Point Star route, Medford, recen
j was promoted to that rank.
She is stationed at Parris Is-
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is the son of J. T. Buckley, Jacksonville.
Capt. W. H. Leaver
Capt. W. H. (Bill) Leever, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leever, Lee
Acres on the Old Stage Road,
recently wrote his parents tell
ing of sights he has seen in
France and Hnrmanu Pant
Leever was with the 3rd divi
sion on their invasion of Africa,
was in Tunisian, Italian and
southern France campaigns and
is now with Gen. Patton's 7th
army.
Capt. Leever'a letter, written
on nazi stationery, told of ex
cellent living conditions for Ger
mans found in that country and
of the forced laborsrs who have
been liberated by the U. S.
forces.
Sgt. Sybil Reames
land, S. C, with the First Re
cruit Battalion as an insurance
clerk.
A graduate of Southern Ore
gon College of Education, Ash
land, Sgt. Reames taught school
for a short time, prior to her en
listment In November, 1D43.
Pvt. Lewis Buckley
Pvt. Lewis T. Buckley is a
member of the T. C. Engineers
which was awarded the meritor
ious service plaque for superior
performance of duty. Pvt. Buck
ley has served 30 months over
seas, being in the North Africa,
Italy and France campaigns. He
S Sgt. Robert Yocom
SSgt. Robert Yocom, a gun
ner on a heavy bomber with the
Eighth Air Force in England, has
recently been awarded the air
medal and oak leaf cluster. Sgt.
Yocom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. M. Yocom, route 4. He grad
uated from Medford high school
in 1942 and enlisted in July,
1943.
Douglas Savoy
Douglas Eugene Savoy, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dailey, 256
Beatty street, recently graduated
from the naval air technical
training center at Norman,
Okla., with rank of seaman sec
ond class. He is a graduate of
Medford high school and enlisted
in the navy August 31 1944, at
Seattle.
George Payant
George Samuel Payant was re
cently promoted to rank of ser
geant at Camp Wolters, Texas,
according to an announcement
from the camp's public relations
office. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. George O. Payant, 539
West 10th street. His wife and
daughter are residing at Mineral
Wells, Tex.
T Sgt. John Latourretta
15th AAF in Italy A radio
operator-gunner on a B-24 Liber
ator plane, Technical Sgt. John
W. Latourrette, Jr., whose par
ents live at Route 1, Medford,
Ore., has flown his 50th combat
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Astor. .
mission In the Mediterranean
theater of operations.
His golden flight was to the
5th army front near Bologna
wher his unit has been bombing
troop concentrations and supply
lines with great frequency,
A graduate of Medford high
school, Latourrette has been in
the USAAF since May, 1943. He
received his radio schooling at
Sioux Falls, S. D., and won his
.wings at Yuma, Ariz. In Italy
since September, 1944, he has
been awarded the air medal with
three bronze oak leaf clusters.
Cpl. James McDowell
Chanute Field, 111., Corporal
James C. McDowell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. McDowell, P. O.
Box 117, Talent, Ore., has com
pleted training and' has been
graduated from the school of
the Army Air Forces Training
Command.
While attending this Army
Air Forces Training Command
school he received instruction in
the airplane electrical mechanic
course, and in various technical
operations vital to the mainten
ance of the country's fighting
planes.
LtRichard Wright
First Lieutenant Richard
Wright has reported for duty at
the Carlsbad Army Air Field,
Carlsbad, New Mexico.
He is the son of Captain and
Mrs. M. C. Wright, Hobbs, New
Mexico. His wife is the former
Jean May Hayse, Phoenix.
He was commissioned Oct. 2,
1943, upon completion of cadet
training at Roswell, New Mex
ico. He served with the 8th air
force in the European theater of
operations.
Lt. Harold Stevens
Lieutenant (junior grade) Har
old H. Stevens, U.S.N.R., of 415
Laurel street, Medford, flew a
navy torpedo bomber from the
flight deck of the "Fighting
Ladv" when that aircraft carrier
j lashed out at Tokyo.
Recently returned home on
i leave, Lieutenant (junior grade)
I Stevens was attached to air
j group three, operating aboard
j the carrier whose earlier ex
ploits are dramatized In the
! navy's documentary film, "The
j Fighting Lady," recently shown
; on the screen of the Craterlan
theater here.
I Lt. Stevens has returned to
duty after spending a 30-day
leave with his grandmother.
Mrs. Mary Page, 415 Laurel
street.
T'4 Alfred Hooker
T4 Alfred C. Hooker, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hooker,
Eagle Point Star Route, Med
ford, has arrived in the United
States on furlough from the
southwest Pacific theater of op
erations where he served 33
months with the Signal corps.
VETERANS TO GET GAS
FOR TAXICABS, TRUCKS
Portland, May 1 6 Veterans
of World War II will be granted
permits and gasoline to operate
taxicabs and trucks under a new
Veteran Preference Policy of
th- Office of Defense Transpor
tation, Donald F. Call, district
manager of ODT's Highway
Transport Department an
nounced today.
Call said that while ODT dur
ing the past several months had
granted veteran applications for
commercial gasoline "preferen
tial leeway," the new provisions
contained in t General Order
ODT 50 effective May 11 specify
"greater veteran privileges to
further the national policy ex
pressed in the Servicemen's Re
adjustment Act of 1944."
THE GRANGE
, Gold Hill Grange
Gold Hill Grange H.E.C. met
May 9. The 16 members present
enjoyed the usual covered dish
dinner. ' The ladies donated
$11.20 to' the Cancer Control
committee.
Chairman Mary Shaw an
nounced the quilt she is making
is progressing nicely. Sister
Shaw presented special birth
day cake in honor of Minnie
Fiene's birthday falling on V-E
day. A welcome home card was
sent to Faye and Charles Lee
who returned recently from Cal
ifornia. Cards were also sent to
Janette Green and Mr. Potter,
who have been ill, and cards and
presents to Nellie Smith, Edith
Bornaman and Minnie Fiene.
Carrie Puhl received the prize.
Serving committee for the
meeting May 17, is Lillie Mac
Kay, Nellie SmitlK and Ralph
and Eva Wigle.
Ladies attending the special
Pamona Meeting at Central
Point, May 26, at 8 p. m. are to
bring cookies.
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By George Wang
United Press Correspondent '
American Field Headquarters,
Hunan Province, May 16 U.R)
An authoritative American
source said today the Chinese
army's Hunan province counter
attack has recovered roughly 2,
700 square miles of territory and
driven the Japanese back to
within 18 miles of Paoching, base
for the ill-fated enemy drive on
Chihkiang air field.
The Chinese have forced the
Japanese back as much as 73
miles. The enemy troops are
now 110 air line miles from the
U. S. 14th air force base at the
nearest point. Two weeks ago
they were within 39 miles of
Chihkiang on the east.
Jap Lines Cut
American observers said the
Chinese, using flanking and rear
attacking methods, have cut the
Japanese advance line along the
Paoching-Chihkiang highway in
to pockets, trapping groups to
talling 7.000 Japanese troops.
The Chinese are fighting
viciously despite inferior land
weapons, backed up by the air
power of the U. S. 14th air force
and American medical and sup
ply aid.
American air power has com
pensated for Japanese superior
ity in heavy artillery, enabling
the Chinese to batter three crack
enemy divisions and account for
11,000 Japanese casualties In re
cent battles in Central China.
A Chungking communique an
nounced that American airmen,
roving through Hunan, Honan
and Kupeh provinces Sunday
and yesterday, killed 700 Japa
nese troops, damaged 19 locomo
tives, sank two river craft and
damaged a gunboat. .
Four hundred of the Japanese
troops were killed by fighter pi
lots backing up the Chinese in
the Yangchi area 40 miles north
of Paoching.
One enemy dive bomber was
shot down, with no American
planes being lost.
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Hollywood, May 16 (U.R)
United Artists Corp. today an
nounced its withdrawal effective
Sept. 21 from the Hays office,
filmland's self-regulatory agen
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