LOCAL and PERSONAL
rluh To Meet The Oak Grove
Neighborhood club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Ethel Root,
Jacksonville highway, Wednes
day at 1 p.m .
Visitor Here Mrs. E. Carlson,
Vancouver, B.C., is visiting at
the home of her aunt and uncle,
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Anderson,
244 South Ivy street. She will be
here about a month.
On Vacation Miss Jean
Brown Is spending a vacation
with her father, Harry Brown of
Applegate. She will leave Thurs
day to return to Berkeley, Calif.,
where she is attending school.
Group to Meet The service
group of the Local Officers'
Wives club will meet at the Out
post tonight at 7:30 p.m. to
make stuffed toys and booties
for refugee children. It is stated
that it is not necessary for those
attending to know how to sew.
From Portland Mrr. Lee
Bishop of Portland is visiting at
the home of her mother, Mrs. J.
W. Wakefield, 315 South Orange
street. She plans to return to her
home next Monday. Mrs. Bishop
made her home here for many
years and has many friends in
the city.
From Russia T-Sgt. Paul I.
Losey, of the army air corps, is
visiting his sister and brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E.
Merit, Route 4, and his brother,
Gene Losey, Rt 4, on furlough.
Sgt. Losey returned to the States
recently from Russia where he
has been stationed for the past
year.
CALENDAR
Wednesday
8:00 p. m. American Legion,
at armory, last meeting of the
season.
Thursday
12 Noon Luncheon for
League of Women Voters board
members at home of Mrs. Leon
ard Carpenter, Veritas Orchard,
to meet with national and state
officers.
1:00 p. m. Medford Sojourn
ers' club. Girls' Community club,
election. Reservations, call Mrs.
L. L. Rentz, 2604.
Car Recovered A Chevrolet
pickup stolen from Ralph E.
Dean, 320 North Ivy street, was
found wrecked and abandoned
near Camp Prescott, state police
said today.
Window Broken State police
reported today someone threw a
beer bottle through a large plate
glass window at the Medford
Auto Wreckers,.1618 North Riv
erside avenue.
To Spend Summer Miss Mar
garet Kavanaugh, of Gatzke,
Minn., arrived in Medford to
spend the summer with her aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. U. J.
Carpenter, 811 Sherman street.
Aerie To Meet Crater Lake
Aerie No. 2093 and auxiliary
will meet Thursday at the hall,
219 West Main street, at 8 p.m.
Initiation will be featured and
a dance will conclude the meet
ings. Worthy President Dale
Carr requests all members to be
on time.
Flue Fire Firemen were
called to the home of Mary Wes
ton, 52 North Peach street, yes
terday evening to extinguish a
flue fire, which reportedly
caused no damage.
Wilson Home Lawrence Wil
son; AS, arrived home Sunday
from . Carroll college, Helena,
Mont., and is visiting his mother,
Mrs. Helen Holt Wilson, and
grandparents. Dr. and Mrs. Wil
liam W. P. Holt, 11 Corning
Court. He will report back to the
school, where he Is under the
naval V-12 training plan, July 2.
To Enter Service Warren
Mee, who is to be inducted into
the army in the bay area this
week, spent the week-end in
Medford visiting relatives and
friends. He was accompanied by
his wife and family who returned
with him to the Mee home in
Richmond. Mrs. Effie Mee has
returned from Richmond after
spending a month there with re
latives. Sergeant Home Sgt. Roland
F. Hogue, who returned to the
U. S. recently from Italy, Is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Frances
Taylor, 108 Newtown street, and
brothers, Russell and Everett, of
Medford, on a 30-day furlough.
Sgt. Hogue, who served overseas
for 18 months, will report to
Bangor, Me., at the end of his
furlough.
Barraclough Home John E.
Barraclough, warrant officer in
the air corps, who arrived in
Medford last month, is at the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. F. Barraclough, 1115
West Tenth street, awaiting a
discharge from the army on the
point system. Barraclough, who
served three and one-half years
with the air corps in the Pacific,
has been in the service eight
years. His wife and son also
make their home with Mr. and
Mrs. Barraclough.
Purse Stolen Lorna Leine,
Route 1, box 47, reported to pol
ice this morning Uiat a white
leather purse belonging to her
was stolen sometime yesterday
from her car which was parked
on North Central avenue. The
purse contained a small pin, a
baby locket, and a wallet con
taining approximately $9, the
police were told.
Apply For Permiti Four ap
plications for building permits
were filed with the office of city
superintendent yesterday. They
were filed by Firestone Stores,
214 South Riverside, add parti
tion, $1,500; Dr. E. G. Riddell,
55 North Orange street, repair
porch, $100; Sam Colton, 1619
East Main street, erect patio,
$200, and A. W. Smith, 910 East
Main street, to add two rooms to
a residence, $250.
Union Oil Brings in
La Habra Hill Well
' Union Oil company announced
today the successful completion
of its wildcat well Sansinena No.
15. This well located in -the La
Habra Hills of Los Angeles
county, midway between the
cities of Whittier and Fullerton
was spudded on April 4, 1945
and Is now considered complet
ed after a three weeks' produc
tion test.
The well was brought in on
the pump from a total depth of
3,595 feet.
DIVORCES AVERAGE 24
PER MONTH IN COUNTY
So far this year 143 divorces
have been filed with the Jack
son county clerk, an average of
24 per month. In June to date
20 have been filed, including
five last Saturday. The 1945
monthly record is:
January, 19; February, 27;
March, 20; April, 22, and May,
35.
Included among the litigants
are many army and navy couples.
Potted Palm Listed
Stolen From Hotel
Seattle, OI.R) Seattle's big
gest hotel has its worries.
Closing the books on 1944, the
management has written off as
purloined by guests:
Five hundred dozen teaspoons;
250 dozen forks; 250 dozen
knives; 200 dozen bouillon
spoons; 250 dozen oyster forks;
577 dozen napkins; 500 phone
books, and one potted palm.
Court Records
Justice Court
Nelson Theo Walls, no tail
light, $1 and costs.
Robert Edgar Rose, reckless
driving, $10 and costs.
Paul Morrie Byrme, failure to
display license, $2,50 and costs.
Arnold Ernest Junghans, driv
ing with more than three persons
over 12 years of age In driver's
scat, $1 and costs.
Slate Police
Jack Luther Porter, failure to
stop at stop sign, cited.
Wiley Ecton Pendleton, Jr.,
violation basic rule, cited.
Divorce Complaints
Chloe L. Baxter vs. Walter J.
Baxter.
Daisy Janes Kerth vs. Paul
Edward Kerth.
Holmes Verne Hansen vs. Lily
M. Hansen, annullment.
A. D. M'REYNOLDS
TO LEAVE JULY 1
NOTICE I will not be responsible for
any debts contracted by Lily Han
sen. Holmes Verne Hansen, 15 Oak
5t , Central Point. Oregon.
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This true short-story was adapted from
"Priority Special," by Harry Bcdwell,
S. P. operator and noted writer of rail
road ttoriet for national magazine. It
was dramatized recently on "The Main
Line," our weekly radio show.
SGT. ERNIE WALL hospital train
patient and ex-S.P. railroader eyed
the three silent patients in the bunka
opposite, and the Medical Corps Major.
The teres wounded men had been carried aboard
in Los Angeles in heavy body casts. Every
slight jar and jolt caused them waves of pain.
Buddies from the same Arizona range land, they'd
been seriously wounded by the same Jap mortar
shell. They hadn't rallied in the hospital, and now
they were being returned to a hospital near
their home a final, desperate attempt to save
their lives.
But, as the train left the station, there'd been
a sudden application of the air brakes for
an auto trying to beat the train to the crossing.
The jolt had brought them unbearable agony.
More such jolts might come and even the
small vibrations of starting and stopping were
T told yon that was a good hoghead! Sir, the
station's there on the left. Go in, and you'll see
a guy harnessed to a headphone. He's the brass
pounder: the op. Give him the picture! Just ask
him to tell the DS to give us a good run, and to
slip it to the hogger to take it extra easy on how
he puts the air under this train.'
Somehow, Ernie hypnotized the Major with
his sincerity and strange language. Major
obeyed Sergeant and Ernie settled back. He
knew S. P. people like Harva White, the en
gineer ahead; Si Youngblood, the station's
veteran operator; Ed Farwell, Los Angeles dis
patcher, the "DS." Sure, they'd give 'em a
good run ... '
In a few momenta the Major returned, an un
decided look on his face. Quickly, before he could
speak, Ernie began, "Did the brass pounder get
word to the DS the dispatcher, sir?"
wearing. As Ernie watched, the Major made a
decision. He told his orderly, 'Tell the conduc
tor we'll have to remove three stretcher patients
at the next station.''
Ernie could feel the hope draining from the
three boys. He could sense how vital it was they
get borne and be moved in. "That jolt, sir,''
be said, "don't have to happen again, now that
we're away from city traffic, and if the DS can
keep his hands off us from here on. We're com
ing into Alhambra now, and we're going to stop.
Let's see how the eagle-eye does it when he's
not forced."
They had lost momentum, but the Major
couldn't tell by how much. The train drifted
quietly; then, all motion was gone. Quickly,
Ernie pushed his advantage.
"Yes, he told the dispatcher,' the Major
answered vaguely.
"And did the dispatcher get word to the eagle
eye the engineer?"
"Yes," the Major nodded absently, "he called
the engineer to the phone. Said something to
him about a Priority Special. "
"He did? Well sir, you've got sot a thing to
worry about from here out. Why, a Priority
Special's the kind of train the President of the
United Slates gets!"
Ernie leaned over the edge of the bunk and
grinned. The three hurt men relaxed, grinned
back and the Major was aware then that there
are elements of the spirit that medical science
couldn't reach.
Ernie listened to far, familiar sounds, gave
complacent nod, and made a remark which jolted
the Major. "Had you noticed we're on the way
again?"
The Major glanced quickly out of the window.
The town lights were streaming by, thinning
rapidly as the Priority Special swung into the
open country at growing speed. Yet Ernie
alone had felt it when Harva White put his
train into gliding motion . . i
On went the train . : : on through the night. In
the cab, Harva and his fireman . , . in the DS
office, Ed ... along the way, other dispatchers and
operators, the yardmasters, and all the others . . ;
all making split-second decisions to give the Prior
ity Special a "good run" . . . letting it go through
unchecked while other trains paused momentarily
at meeting points ...
The miles clicked by . : . telephone and telegraph
wires hummed , . . schedules were re-worked, timed
to the second. On went the train . . . Alhambra,
Colton... up San Gorgonio Pass ... India. Not a
single stop, despite the many other war trains
crowding the division . . .
Then Ernie became aware of a stir in the op
posite bunks. The current of life suddenly quick
ened. The eyes of the three burned with an
expectant glow.
'The deeertt one of them whispered. "Mister,
don't that smell good!"
Through the odors of drugs and
medicines and germ-proof cleanliness,
they had caught the first faint fra
grance of their homeland. And at
last, they were at peace.
Again, the Major was conscious of
elements far beyond our horizons.
And then, aa he turned away, he
saw Ernie. "How did you know we
could have a run' like this? With all
the people involved ... all those other trains on
the track.;."
"Why," said Ernie, "that's just bow K had
to be done. It's men and women with the know
how, hitting it off together. They'd just naturally
handle a job like this without a stumble." He
said It with candid conviction.
The Major considered this a "I think
you're right, Sergeant," he said, and went grate
fully to bed.
The complete story, "Priority
Special," by Harry Bed well, is now
in booklet form (32 pages, illus
trated), and you may have copy
free by writing
Cloud E. Peterson, Vice President
Southern Pacific,
Room 735, 65 Market Street,
San Francisco 5, California
The friendly Southern Pacific
Austin D. McReynolds, who
has been state forester stationed
at Medford for the past four
years, will leave the first of July
to become forest engineer for the
West Coast Lumbermen's associ
ation, with headquarters at
Eugene. McReynolds will be ad
visor to operator-members of
the association and will direct
a forest conservation program
recently adopted by the associ
ation. For the present Dwight Phipps,
former warden here and assist
ant state forester in charge of
protection for the southern Ore
gon district, will handle Mc
Reynolds' work here and . it is
understood that a successor will
be appointed in the fall.
Mrs. McReynolds and the Mc
Reynolds' daughter will accom
pany him to Eugene. The family
has resided on Midway Road,
T-Sgt. Crowl Home
From Overseas Duty
J Is Given Discharge
T-Sgt. Delbert Crowl, having
received an hnnnrahlA rit
.
by the point system Sunday from
me army at rt. Lewis, Wash.,
is at the hnmp fit hla nap.nf.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Crowl,
725 South Central avenue.
The sergeant has been in the
service for over four years and
has a totol of 127 points. He was
overseas in the African and
European threater 31 months,
beginning with the invasion of
North Africa.
T-Sgt. Crowl wears the com
bat infantryman's badge, bronze
star and eicht bronzn hnttio
stars.
Tuesday, June 26, 1941
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE TVfZ
Argonne Vet Tells
Cold Weather Tale
Frenchtown, R. I. (U.R)
Harry Furnlnst, a World War I
veteran who lost a leg in the
Argonne, copped the blue ribbon
with this cold weather story;
"During the cold spell, my
wooden leg was frozen brittle. I
left it standing in the woodshed
for a couple of days, and when
I went after it I found the cat
licking it. I picked it up, and
sure enough it was dripping
maple syrup."
ACTOR DIES
Hollywood, June 28 (U.B
Alec Craig, Scottish-born stage
and screen character actor, died
late yesterday after a long Ill
ness. He was 60.
British Mistake
Glider Pilot For
Japanese Soldier
Austin, Tex. (U.R) Lt. Clifford
Pederson would like it known
that he is not a Japanese, even
though he almost got shot for
one. He is a hard-working,
courageous American glider pi
lot who wears not only the air
medal but an oak leaf cluster
and two bronze stars.
After landing his plane In the
Burma jungle "and walking
miles to get help, he felt pretty
sore when soldiers in the British
camp he finally found took him
for a Japanese, The mistake was
made because he was wearing
a mechanic's cap resembling the
headgear of men of the Rising
Sun.
Luckily, as Lt. Pederson ap
proached, expecting a bullet to
thud into him at any moment
from the carbines raised to
greet him, the British received
a radio message to be on the
lookout for an American glider
pilot in the vicinity.
After that, everything went
along right, but it was a pretty
close call.
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