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EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL THIBUNB Tuesday. July 84, li5 APPLEGATE CROPS IN FINECONDITION Due to the recent warm weath nrUI urn in fine condition on places in the Upper Applegate valley irrigated by water irom small streams, according to Watormadpr Clinton Smith fol lowing a trip to that area. Smlth reported the streams now nrop ping and expected to reach their low stage by mid-August. Harvesting of grain and seed crops is now in full swing in the Ttogue valley and County Agpnt Robert G. Fowler reports many farmers are behind with their work, due to lack of help. The corn crop has benefited from the hot weather and warm nights. Local roasting ears are coming to market in quantities. The wild blackberries and huc kleberries have started to "green." Woodsmen report some areas have large crops in sight, while In other districts the ber ries have some kind of a blight with reduced crops. DR. JONES CONDUCTS CATTLE TESTS HERE Dr. Dallen H. Jones, federal veterinarian of the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry in Salem, ar rived in Mcdford yesterday to take over the ri.utles of Dr. Ken neth C. Farley, who is recover ing in Community hospital from injuries sustained last week when attacked by a bull while testing the animal on the Minear farm near Jacksonville. Dr. Jones will continue testing county cattle for tuberculosis and Bangs' disease until Dr. Far ley, who is said to be getting along nicely, is able to resume the work. ' OFFICER IS ROBBED, BEATEN BY NEGROES Los Angeles, July 24 U.R) Military personnel were warned today against accepting rides from strangers when for the sec ond time in two weeks an officer was robbed and shot by two men who picked him up as he. was hitch-hiking. Lt. Armand H. Bedford, 21, Victorvllle, Calif., army air base, was in critical condition after being shot by two negroes who beat him, took his wallet anfl threw him from their car a few minutes after they offered him a ride. CAMP WHITE PICNIC IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT Camp White Civilian work ers at Camp White, military per sonnel and their guests are all invited to attend the annual ci vilian employes' picnic to be held at the post tomorrow. Dinner will be served between 8 and 8 o'clock on the' 91st divi sion memorial picnic grounds. A bathing beauty contest will be held at 7:30 p. m., and opcn-alr dancing on a specially construct ed floor near the Rogue River will follow at 9 p. m., with music by the post's swing band. Horse shoe pitching matches, a bingo party and a ball game between two girl teams from the camp will complete the program. Court House News Divorce Complaints Owen Jones vs. Mary Ethel Jones. , Gladys Casley vs. Raymond O. Casley. John W. Hasklns vs. Lucille Jewel Haskins. Sylvia J. Strahan vs. William C. Strahan. Ethel I .Caldwell vs. John L. Caldwell. vs. Divorce Decrees Charles E. Clark. Jr., Olive Ryan Clark. Alice H. Mcvay vs. Loris George McVay, decree and judg ment. WRONG GLAMOR BOY London, July 24 (U.PJ The Daily Mail reported that women stood in line for five hours in Glasgow Sunday to see Robert Montgomery. Then they discov ered that he was not the film actor but a public relations offi cer returning to duty in Europe. SOLDIERS POISONED Paris. July 24 (U.R) The Army disclosed today that 188 American soldiers died in Ger many and France from Jan. 1 to July 10 from drinking disguised methyl alcohol. All troops In those countries were warned to be extremely careful where they get their drinking liquor. .5 READY FOR PUBLIC DECEMBER 3 TO 1 5 Washington, July 24 (U.B Price Chief Chester Bowles an nounced today that 150,000.000 copies of war ration book five which he hopes will be WAi last will be distributed between Dec. 3 and 15. At the same time, he said, 23,- 000,000 motorists will get new "A" gasoline books, the third edition since gas rationing be gan. The agency hopes, Bowles said, these will be the last of the war-time ration series and that there will be plenty of stamps in them "we won't have to use." Bowles said book five was de signed to serve for 10 to 15 months because "It looks as if a ration book will be needed at least through most of next year." He said the supply agencies the Department of Agriculture and War Production board had in formed OPA that meats and fats, canned goods, sugar and shoes all will be in tight supply for some months to come." Bowles described book five as "smaller than a dollar bill" and as much of a delight to a house wife's eyes as a ration book can be. He said the stamps are the same size as in book four but the number and letter combina tion is "out." " Chlckenpox Leads Diseases of Week Chickenpox continues to lead the list of communicable diseases in Jackson county with nine new cases reported by Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county health officer, for the week ending July 20." Six of the patients are in Medford, two in Talent and one in Griffin Creek. Also reported are four new cases of whooping cough and three of measles, all In Medford, and two cases of trench mouth, one each in Medford and Ashland. Cloning lime for Sunday Too Late to Clasilfy 4:00 Saturday afternoon. Please temember. They Brought TToif TKem selves - - i I - I till' i ' ' " ym.m .. . " ' , - ' t, '.." 3r - m m .'A -f i. .w a ISA (Acme TtUphoto) A tour of the German capital, now a spectre city strewn with rubble and studded with skeleton buildings, brought out the comment from President Harry S. Truman that "This terrible thing they brought on them selves." Photo shows section of central Berlin. 75,000 WORKERS RIGHT Washington, July 24 (U.B Director J. Monroe Johnson of the Office of Defense Transpor tation told Senate War Investi gators today that the railroads need 75,000 more workers "right iw." Otherwise, he said, the army's 2,000,000-man redeployment pro gram cannot possibly be carried out In the scheduled 10 months. 'Extra engines and more equipment are no salvation now. Johnson roared, pounamg the mahogany witness table. Only Problem 'Manpower if our only prob lem. If they will give me the manpower, we can get this job done. But if they don't, we can't." At the same time, Johnson said if civilians keep on behav ing as they are now he thinks "we can get by" without fur ther travel restrictions. "The public has really cut their travel," he said. The "if" in this outlook ap peared to be sizable. Asked if his remarks meant there was noth ing to reports that ODT was con sidering extension of the 450 mile Pullman ban to runs of 750 miles, Johnson said: "You've heard .me. If civilians keep on behaving like they're behaving and if I get the man power I really think I won't have to add any more restrictions." AMNESTY FOR POLES London, July 24 (U.R) Radio Warsaw said today that the Polish National Council has passed a bill of general amnesty for political and administrative offenses. Use Mail Tribune Want Adj. COL. HOTTER OIES Word of the death on June 26 of Col. Charles G. Hutter, head of the Camp White army hospi tal from July, 1942 until Febru ary, 1943, was received here yesterday by friends from his wife who resides at Santa Bar bara, Calif. The officer died at the Hoff general hospital in Santa Bar bara where he had beeri a pa tient for some time. With him at the time of his death were his wife and son, Frank, of the army air corps. Another son, Charles, Jr.. is with the medical corps in India. Col. Charles Renard and H. A. C. Krebs built and flew an electrically powered dirigible in 1884. Telling the Nation about EEKI In its 1945 magazine advertising, Union Pacific again pays tribute to the eleven western states served by its "Strategic Middle Route." These advertisements portray in illustration and words the scenic beauty and the agricultural and industrial activities of this great western area of Your America. Thus, in July, the story of OREGON is brought to the attention of millions of America's magazine readers. This attractive advertise ment appears in full color in the following publications : Cosmopolitan July U.S.News July 27 New Yorker -July 28 Time -July 9 Collier's July 21 Banking July Business Week July 1 4 National Geographic July issue The same advertisement in black and white appears in . . . Life-July 16; Liberty-July 14; Pathfinder-July 9 Time (Overseas Edition) June 25 Watch for these advertisements telling the na tion about Oregon. K Ml . ;t.U'' s "-''Jii.'.. UW.4.VWl ZoREGOM I : ; From the beginning, Ore gon was destined to have bright future. It is one of Na ture's "treasure chests." Its bountiful (oil Is blessed with moisture; soil that mothers the tall timber, the abundant or chards, the many products of farm and ranch. Oregon's high yield of lumber, its fruits, vege tables, grains, livestock, wool, seafood and valuable ores fill trainloads of precious war time freight shipped overUnion Pacific's Stra tegic Middle Route, uniting Oregon with the East. The state's industrious cltirens : : : endowed with the f ioneering spirit of individual enter- rrt notussrrt UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD f"VOCR AMFRier anm ,. r. T. prise ; : : confidently look forward to prosper ous postwar development. They point to the raw materials for industry, the power provided by Bonneville Dam, the coastline shipping ports and the convenient rail transportation. And, In peacetime, Oregon's healthful climate, pleasant living conditions and remarkable scenic beauty will attract, not only vacation ists, hut many present-day "pioneers" who seek full security and contentment in the vast western area ofyor Am fries, NOTE- WrlH V PtHfe. 0A Srki fir mftrmstml rtnHmt mJmttrit r imm ntu tan m OrttM 9r tbrr wtsttrn ilttn. Tune In tadio'i diUaraol prefltim "TOUR AMERICA" with otcnwtri, ekonu, tad dramatic ttoria ol yout Amtiica l wotk and at war. Bioadoajt ovai Mutual Bread- caahng Syih-m Natwoik: 123 slatioiu horn lha East to West Coast Canada to Maxice. This Union Pacific program is on tn an arery Sunday, 1 to 1 :30 P. W.T. 7te 7Oi UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD NO SOAP RATION SAYS ANDERSON Washington. July 24 VJ R) Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson said today there would be no rationing of soap. He also promised civilians a 100,000,000 pound increase in their next year's supply of heavy-duty laundry flakes, chips and granulated soap. If we were to have soap ration ing," Anderson said, "it would be necessary for me, as secretary of agriculture, to authorize it, and I do not plan to issue such authorization." He explained that a recent statement by Herbert Lehman, director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation admin istration, describing large soap needs of Europe apparently led to rumors that soap soon would be rationed. WEATHER Northern California Clear to day, tonight and Wednesday, with fog on the coast tonight and Wednesday; slightly cooler in coastal section Wednesday; mod erate northwest wind off coast. LEGION ELECTS Los Angeles, July 24 (U.R) Unofficial returns received by the Los Angeles county council in a telegraph poll today indicat ed election of Irvin (Bob) Snyder of Tujunga as California depart ment commander of the Ameri can legion. BACK TO WORK Morenci, Ariz., July 24 (U.R) Two thousand workers at the Phelps Dodge Corp. copper mine and smelter returned to work to day, ending a strike which" be gan Sunday over the dlscharg i of two women workers. The E women's case will be considered f in future union-management dis- cussions. Take Good Car of Your Mercury Good care, nowadays, mean rguUr care. Why not bring your Mercury to ua at least once a month for a complete check-up? We inspect it from bumper to bumper, inside and out and give you a report on your car's condition. If repairs are absolutely necessary, our skilled mechanics do the tob quickly, efficiently and economically. LET US HELP YOU FNGINaf-rtsi n chck elf focton tjovsm. (ng ogPKorn.oixa and toiwf wi our speciabiad tsit quipmnt. SPARK PtUGS CUan and rs.poes avsry 5000 mils. IGNTON ThIrfl3n of yowcor.Oiadi Ignition iyitm rwka a ysor. BATTER r Osck wotar Uvsl wary waakj tail copociry avsry 90 day BRAKES Sofs brokat arm good Intur ones. 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