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4 LOCAL and PERSONAL Sergeant To Leave T'Sgt. Wayne Fairchild will leave to night for his new assignment at Reams, Utah, after spending a delay en route at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Fairchild, route 1, box 187. Visiting Here Fritz 'Nissen, department adjutant of the Ore gon American Legion, and his wife, former Medford residents, are visiting in the city at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Herbert W. Gifford, 719 East Oth street. Nissen Is a past commander of Medford Amer ican Legion Post 15. Receives Permit Mrs. Charles A. Driscoll, 927 South Central avenue, received a permit yes terday from the office of the city superintendent to move a cottage at a cost of $200. Attend Exercises Mrs. Eugene Burton, Beryle Ingle and Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Ricter, all of San Francisco, attended graduation exercises at Rogue River May 17. They also spent a few days calling on friends in Medford and Grants Pass. Rob ert Burton was one of the graduates. MC The Family Theatre jlc Always - 2 - Features TODAY Thru Tuesday t - i r nj v I. v ft, -it 1 t if ClowcJ Mkhat fydny RAINS-MORGAN. GREENSTREET Philip Htlnuf Polar Oaorg O0RN.DANIINE.LORRE.T0B1AS rjf ' The Comedy Diet nus"YMZKB AHOY" Continuous Today 1:45 p.m. on Nival Officer Here George R. Rogers, warrant officer with the navy, is in Medford visiting his sister, Mrs. J. O. Colburn. Rogers has been in the navy 20 years and has had much over seas experience. He will be in Medford for the next week. . Brother Dies Paul Hanlln, 1016 East Jackson street, left for Tacoma Saturday where he was called by, the death of his brother, Thomas J. Hanlin. The deceased, 39 years of age, died as the result of severe injuries suffered several weeks ago while he was on duty with the Wash ington state police force of which he was a member. In addition to his brother, survivors are a wife and son, Terry, his parents, who also reside in Tacoma, and fiver sisters. It is expected Mr. Hanlin, deputy United States marshal here, will return the lat ter part of the week. TOE DALLES, DAY. GET Washington, May 26 (U.FD The National Housing Agency today authorized construction of nearly 1,200 privately financed houses to relieve congestion in 12 areas, including John Day, 24; The Dalles, 33, in Oregon. Four More Jackson County Casualties Latest casualty lists of the Office of War Information con tain the names of four Jackson county servicemen. Alton Carroll Powell, aviation ' chief radioman with the navy j and husband of Mrs. Marjorie , Mae Powell, Rogue River, is list ! ed as missing in action. Sgt. Norman A. Meeds, son of Mrs. Martha J. Meeds, Jacksonville; Pfc. Evon O. Pennington, broth er of Joseph M. Pennington, Pro volt, and Pvt. Cleo A. Knighten, husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Knighten, Ashland, are listed as having been wounded while serving in the Pacific. Court Records Justice Court Rudolph Thomas Weidman, combination overload, cited. Jeanne Fabrlck Selby, failure to display 1945 sticker, $1 and costs. Arvid Ingnald Rlsland, no op erator's license, $1 and costs, no tail light, $1 and costs. Carl Alonzo Folkenberg, fail ure to stop at traffic signal, $1 and costs. Ralph Herman Shlrtecliff, trailer unit overload, $15.25 and costs. Homer Bruson Stephenson, trailer unit 6verload, $8.75 . and costs. Ernest Wilson Evans, combina tion overload, $15.75 and costs. Lyle Miller Paul, combination overload, $13.75 and costs. Robert Preston Mclllroy reckless driving, $10 and costs. Dm Mall Tribune Want Ada. fiestBL sue Brakes - jT ford owners" CClSfB f MAKE THIS IASY J . Cr SAFE: Two or more Inches clearance between the bottom of your brake pedal and the floorboard normally Indicates good brakes . . . which should completely stop your car within 30 feet or less when traveling at 20 miles per hour. UNSAFE: If the clearance between the bottom of your brake pedal and the floor board is one inch or lest, your brakes are not safe . . . perhaps dangerous! To over come this trouble, bring your ear in for cor recti on NOW. LET US RESTORE YOUR BRAKE EFFICIENCY TOP SERVICE PREFERENCE In our shop, you get top preference on brake service. We use Genuine Ford Parts and installation is made by me chanics trained in factory-approved Ford service methods, $1550 Crater Lake Motors Sixth & Ivy Sts. Phone 2297 W -mfeoane thit opportunity to oo-optmf with th pallet or th ntHon the tfaffen "Check Your firajtea" Piofrun. 1 E STREET CONCERT In order that the men of the marine band from the Klamath Falls barracks may have a hear ty welcome in Medford Monday, members of the Elks Lodge and the county war finance commit tee yesterday urged everyone to attend the street concert, sched uled for 4:30 p. m. In addition, it is hoped that a capacity audi ence will be at the Holly thea ter in the evening for the concert and film showing. Tickets are available only on purchase of "E" bonds of any denomination. The band is to parade from the Elks club to Main street and the concert will be given on the street between the two Medford banks. Both banks will be open from 4 to 5 p. m., for the pur chase of bonds. In the evening the band, every member of which is an overseas veteran, will open the theatre nroeram and numbers will be given by a 16-piece orchestra taken from the band. There will be a variety of feature numbers, including solos and comedy spots. Featured will be Sgt. Wil liam B. Fields, hero of Saipan; Sgt. Talbot Vogler Bougainville hero, Carl Nagel, Cookie Blan chard, Art Schlenker and Colin Romoff, the latter a corporal known as "the nose" who stages a comedy act said to be over ajhelmlnslv funny. Appearance of the band here is being arranged jointly by the Elks lodge and the county war finance committee to support tne Seventh War Loan drive. ARMYlDlTSPLAN TO DRAFTNURSES Washington, May 26 (U.B The army dropped its demand for a nurse draft coincident with a proposal tonight from a vet erans organization that it adopt a more liberal policy for dis charging older men and those with large famines. The. army decision on the nurse draft was disclosed by Chairman Elbert D. Thomas, D., Titnv. n tha. Senate Mllltarv Af fairs committee, who made pub lic a letter from unaersecrexary nil, Rnhort P. Patterson. The letter said the War department was BDanaoning iw proposal iu draft nurses because of "the rapidly changing circumstances of the past six weeKs. JAPANESETEAVE rhiinskins. Mav 26 (U.B The Japanese have withdrawn three divisions irom nunan, Honan and Kwangsi provinces in oantral Chlnn. a Chinese mili tary spokesman announced to day. THE GRANGE Jacksonille Grange Jacksonville Grange met May 22 with Master Ike Dunford in the chair. An agricultural report was made by Henry Conger, who gave an interesting report of his recent trip to several Co- Op's in Washington. In an education report, G. B. Goddard told about the world's strangest garden on Ascension Island and also gave some inter esting information on the Japa nese balloons recently reported to have landed on the west coast. The agriculture committee 1 provided the program after 1 which refreshments were served ! by Mr. and Mrs. Arnold and 1 Mary Kelly. I Driving a car with tires below i recommended pressure not only i-results in more rapid tire wear, i but wastes gasoline because more power is needed to move the car. WHAT BETTER (5ift THAN A B00K-0F-THE-M0NTH CLUB MEMBERSHIP? VrrAtfw right hm ml omr ltt, yd Gjt Ctrtjfitst ign4 wubwrnMt Yoa will be tmnc book nlitt. fif verr tw Club vicaiont rtccired, the member alio frta one iIubU hook dividend free. Mk ot about (t tods 7 i will amir alt details u 00 cm coat. And witn each new jlrmr I'ftAMX IhSTOf lilumttd br Cail feat. Th mm imm. mg nrdtts ot lh hook oftii. th theatre, movie! anal apona, and awe ot tlx arm totucatifit aboM Bfxiaa, Setail Statt HM. SWEM'S Book and Gift Shop TRY AND STOP Ml By SIMNITT CfM LISTED AT 81,754 Washington, May 26 (U.R) The Philippines and Okinawa campaigns thus far has cost the army and navy more than 81, 754 casualties, a survey of latest reports disclosed tonight. In the Philippines, the latest compilation showed army casual ties including 10.432 killed, 35, 699 wounded, and 507 missing. Navy casualties suffered in Phil ippine waters are not available. Casualties on Okinawa through the middle of this week were: Army: 3,706 killed and mis sing and 13,910 wounded. -Marines: 1.626 killed and mising and 7,433 wounded. Navy (including operations in support of the Okinaw cam paign) 4,270 killed and missing and 4,171 wounded. War Nursery and 'Outpost' Get Fund To aid with preparation of the budget of the Outpost, Mrs. Helen Splild of Portland, rep resentative of the Federal Works agency, was in- Medford last week. Mrs. Spliid stated while here that while federal funds for civilian agencies were being heavily curtailed, recreation cen ters for. servicemen would con tinue to receive federal assist ance. In addition to the Outonst nn other agency, the war nursery, received tunas through the war community service branch of tha Federal Works agency.' Corvallis Naval Air Base to Open Seattle, May 26 (U.R) An other U. S. naval auxiliary sta tion will become available for training fleet air squadrons after June 1 at Corvallis, Ore.. The Corvallis station, which has been operating a year as a marine corps air facility, will be placed under direction of naval air base authorities of the thir teenth naval district. This re designatlon was authorized by the secretary of the navy. Driving an automobile on a flat, even for a very short dis tance, is likely to ruin the tube, the tire, or both. ,W"Mi.T?eBw r im ii r i him BS YOUR CAS! m SALE? ' SEE HUMPHREY NOW for a HIGH CASH PRICE! HUMPHREY MOTORS USED CAR EXCHANGE 33 S. Riverside Ave. Roy Tremaine. aged 55, Med ford painter, was taken to the Sacred Heart hospital early yes terday morning after attempting suicide by cutting his throat with a butcher knife, according to a report from local police yesterday. Tremaine reportedly told po lice that he had fallen and cut himself. He had been doing con siderable drinking, the report said. Hospital staff members report ed that Tremaine is resting com fortably and that he will re cover. CAVEMEN AT LAUNCHING OF "USS GRANTS PASS" Grants Pass, May 26 Six members of the tribe of Oregon Cavemen, led by their queen, Ina Blakely, and Chief Big Horn Francis G. Prescott, attended launching ceremonies of the Sunday. May 27, 1945 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE SETT Grants Pass" at Swan shipyards, Portland, to- "USS Island day. If the pressure in an automo bile tire is only 5 pounds less than recommended, the tire's life will be reduced 32 per cent, and If it Is 9 pounds less the tire life will be reduced 52 per cent. Um Mall Tribune Want Ada. C. L. PERKINS Doctor of OPTOMETRY Succvtaor to Or. C. D. Elwood Bettermnt of Human Vtiloa LENSES PRESCRIBED Ph. 1SS1 Cor. Main ana 114 riuhrer Bids CantraL, Madford PUBLIC ACCOUNTING Phil L. Lay Mae L. Lay Announcing the opening of our Medford office June 1st. We solicit your bookkeeping troubles. Particular attention to small accounts. OPA, Federal and State Reports. Subscribers to Prentice Hall Tax Guide Latest Type Friden Calculating Equipment Business Bookkeeping MEDFORD: Room 407 Liberty Bldg. 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