fOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
Friday, Mar " 141
On The Home Front
MedfordiTribune
News From Jackson County for
Men in the Armed Services
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Dear.
Officials and veterans of this
district were pleased to learn
this week that the United States
Veterans' Administration plans
to establish a Medford office
with a contact representative of
the i 'ministration. It is be
lieved that this will do away
with the necessity of appoint
rnent of a county service officer
by the county, court.
. The city fathers have set June
J 2 as the date when Medford
residei.ts will vote on special
bond issue to cover the cost of
six contemplated city Improve
ment projects. Separate votes
will be taken on bond issues for
storm sewers, sanitary sewers,
enlargement of the sewage dis
posal plant, enlargements of the
city library and improvement of
the new city park on the banks
of Bear Creek as well as con
struction of a new Jackson
street bridge.
V e t e r a ns' organizations are
planning the annual observance
of Memorial Day and the Med
ford AAUW chapter is carrying
OPEN HOUSE
SATURDAY, MAY 19
AT THE NEW HOME OF THE
O. K. POULTRY CO.
2nd and FIR STREETS
Everyone Invited: Special prises. Watch this newspaper for
our opening announcement next week.
NEWLY INSTALLED
Complete Mechanical Service
BRAKE CHECK-UP
MOTOR TUNE-UP
LUBRICATION .
YORK'S SERVICE STATION
9th and Central
on a drive for books for overseas
Red Cross libraries, A music fes
tival was held yesterday by stu
dents of Medford, Ashland and
Grants Pass high schools, with a
concert in the evening.
Littrell Parts is holding open
house Saturday in their new
building at the corner of Sixth
and Bartlett streets.
After having been a prisoner
of the Germans for more than
two years, Cpl. Raymond B.
Crosby has been released, a mes
sage to his parents stated this
week. Crosby was captured in
Tunisia, was taken from -there to
Italy and later into Germany,
and was in Austria at the time of
being released. Ho was awarded
thj silver star during his lmpris-
onmei ' presentation being made
to. his parents. Sgt. Herbert
Botts, a prisoner of the Germans
since "D" Pay, was released by
the Russians from fatalag 3C Jan.
31 and is now home. From his
prison weight of 120 pounds
Botts has gone to 105 since being
released. Also freed is Cpl. Wil
liam Klme, taken prisoner in
Belgium December 17, and he
has written his parents that he
expects to be home soon.
A wire was received this week
from Pvt. Rodney Witham stat
ing tliat he was alive and safe.
Ha had been reported missing
March 6 while serving with
i .ijn. Sgt. James Lewis was
wounded before hostilities
ceased ' Germany and Sgt. Car
roll Watson is now in a station
hospital In England recovering
from wounds suffered during a
cross! J of the Roer in Germany.
He holds the purple heart for
wound t received in Holland last
September, ,
Wearers of five battle stars
each are M. Sgt. Bruce L. Blew,
serving at a troop carrier base in
the European theater, and Sgt
Robert Taylor, serving with the
439th troop carried group in the
European theater. Staff Sgt.
Lawrence C. Wills, serving with
the T' .hth AAF in England, has
been awarded the second oak
leaf cluster to his air medal and
First Lt. John M. Saulsberry, al
so with the Eighth, has been
awarded an oak leaf cluster to
the air medal. S. Sgt. Robert
Yocom, with the same force, has
received the air medal and one
cluster.
From Italy 'comes word that
Sgt. John W. Latourrette flew
hi- BOth combat mission as a
radlo-i .ierator gunner with the
ISth -iAF before action ceased
in the Bologna area and Sgt. Jos-
There's a telephone
in the h
ouse w
liere I
am
movin
an vou
connect it or me
itfc
In normal times the answer would bes "Certainlyl
When would you like to have it done?"
We wish that we could give that answer today.
But there is a serious shortage of telephone
facilities. Telephone factories and manpower have
been producing almost entirely for war. Others,
like you, are waiting for telephone service. That
telephone in the house you are moving to may be
already "spoken for"- by somebody who has
been waiting longer.
We are sorry that the shortage in telephones,
central office equipment, outside wires and . other
facilities causes inconvenience to anyone. We will
do our best to take care of as many orders as
possible.
Thanks for understanding.
For Victory Boy United States War Bonds
TH! PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY J3U
143 North Bartlett. , Telephone 2101
eph 7. Hope's maintenance unit
in England has been awarded the
meritorious service plague. Pvt.
Lewis T. Buckley's engineering
unit I'.as also been awarded the
service plaque. He has served 30
months in north Africa, Italy
and F-ance.
Among the week's Interesting
letters were those . from Capt.
Thomas J. Fuson, medical officer
serving In Germany, and Capt,
W. H. Leever, who has seen ac
tio.) in Tunisia, Italy and France.
Included among the returning
service. aen this week are Lt.
James J. Boyle, silver star hold
er, who served nine months In
Europe with the Seventh Army;
Lt, Harmon Edge, merchant ma
rine veteran who survived three
sinkings; and Lt. Col. Floyd
Hart, who served nearly two
years In the western Pacific
with t!ie Seventh air force and
wears the bronze star.
Otht.'s home are T. Sgt. Olaf
W. C.verson, who served on
Bougainville, Guadalcanal and
New Guinea for a year; Orville
N. Stephenson, Sic, who wears
four 1 nze battle stars earned
du.ing seven months . in the
southwest Pacific; T. Sgt. Robert
D. Konroe, who served 27
months with the 14th air force
in China and James Fredenburg,
CM3c, in the south Pacific for
twj years with a Seabee unit
Lari Carlson, KMUc, has been
home after seven month. Pacific
sea duty, M. Sgt. Ancil B. Gunter
is back in the United States after
28 months with the signal corps
in the European theater and Sgt.
Alfred Hooker has returned aft
er 33 r nths in the southwest
Pacific, also with the signal
corps. Lt. (Jg) Harold H. Stevens,
who flew a navy torpedo bomb
er from the deck of the "Fight-
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