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TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. Aug. 22, 1945 after than to FIRE RAGES OUT OF CONTROL IN KANIKSU FOREST Bonncrs Ferry, Ida., Aug. 22 j(U.Ri A raging forest fire In the Kaniksu forest was still out of control after sweeping through more than 7,500 acres of second-growth timber since Fridav. forest service officials reported. Approximately 1,000 men from Montana, Idaho and Wash ington were battling the wind swept flames in an effort to bring the forset's most disastrous fire in more than two decades under control before it reached the Canadian boundary. Believed to have been caused by a careless smoker, the blaze started early Friday and fed by high winds, has moved north east more than eight miles from the point of its origin, about 15 miles north of here. All available fire fighters from within a radius of 200 miles have been called to battle the fljmes. The huge fire fighting crew was composed of aviation engin eers from Gciger Flew in apu kane, German prisoners of war from the Farragut naval base, soldiers from Fort Missoula, Mont . and forest service crews from adjoining national forests. Seven bulldozers and more than 350 men from Gciger Field com prised the nucleus of the fire fighting army. Meinwhile. another blaze In the Clearwater National Forest near Orofino was-Dcing brought under coniroi humir.ff through more 1,500 acres of virgin timber. a flro was reported have broken out early today In ... w..-. Porr National Forest i ,.,fnn Ida. Forest scr- -iriinU Issued a call for 300 men to help battle the blaze which State Fire Warden fcei n; -niH wan nut of control. All of northern Idaho today ,. engulfed In a heavy smoke haze which forest officials Mia i lookouts and tire nh'i fmm detecting other possible new outbreaks. THE GRANGE The Enterprise Grange of Wl mer met recently with Muster Robert Wales presiding. The n run ire has been making a steady growth In membership, nnd the names of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McCoy were accepted for membership and they will be Initiated at the next meeting. Mr. and Mrs. McCoy have recently bought property In the locality, and Mrs. McCoy will teach the primary grades of the Wlmer elementary school. Mrs. Lyna bell Deck, another newcomer to the district and owner of the Bridge Cafe made application for membership. It was with much regret that the Grange accepted the resigna tion of Mrs. Neva Moore as sec retary, as she has filled this posi tion faithfully for a number of years. Mrs. Minnie Jensen was appointed to fill the unexpired term. The Grange has been planning improvement for the hall, hav ing roofing material to rcroof a part of the hall. They recently purchased an electric phono graph to use for their parties and dunces. The members ar looking for ward to Booster night, and Betty Nrquette, lecturer, will have committees chosen at the next meeting to assist her In planning the event. A speciot project of this month was u parly given to honor the member of the Wimer Ml club. James Martin, Sr., leader, has been assisting the youngsters In a leather craft project. Members of the club attending were John Baker, Brtly Fisher, Lois Grls wold, Bill Clone, Dick Hoffman, Robert and Margaret Butter- field, Lee and Micky Wales, Jim- mic, Freddy and Carl Martin Donald Butterficld and Emerson Griswold were guests. Grange members assisting with the par ty were James Martin, leader, and overseer of the Grange, Bet ty Nequettc, lecturer, Leo Ne- quettc, member of the executive board, Alice Wales and Fern Badcock of the Home Economics Committee. The next meeting of the Grange will be held the second Saturday of September, after which time the meetings will swing back to the winter sched ule of two meetings a month. PYLE MEMORIAL AT PLAN CHANGE New York. Aug. 22 (U,R) Richard Condon, campaign di rector of Ernie Pyle Memorial, Inc., said today that he was sur prised to read of Mrs. Pyle's criticism of the proposed memor ial in Dana, Ind inasmuch as in mid-June she gave full approval to the committee s plans. He said the outline of the plans including several fea tures later discarded was giv en Mrs. Pyle through Roy John son, executor of the Pyle estate who returned the outline with written confirmation after six weeks perusal. "The committee will, as it has at all times, accede to the wishes of Mrs. Pyle on any point," Con don said. "I am deeply sorry that she did not communicate with us first so that any points at issue might have been readily adjusted by the committee to her desires." Condon, president of Richard Condon, Inc., publicity firm, said ho had been contracted by the memorial committee at a fee of $0,000 "only after Mrs. Pyle's approval of the plans had been received." He said the campaign for funds for the memorial will open tomorrow as scheduled "barring further developments." Sailor TellsOf Views Of Buddies Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Day, route 3, box 126, recently received a letter from their son, TM 2c Lloyd C. Kinsey. in which ho expressed the views of servicemen with whom he has come In contact, regarding the fate of Hlrohlto, cmperor-god of Japan. The opinion seemed to largely favor ousting the ruler from any connection with Japan, the letter stated. Klusey has been In the service three years, eight months and has been at sea for the past six months. Ho previously attended the navy V-12 program at Wil lamette University and HOTC at Los Angeles. Oh, So Velly Happy Now) Please " ."'.sty ? (Acme Telephoto) While Japanese soldiers In other part of world mirror their disappointment over loss of war, this group of prisoners of war at Anuel Island. 6an Francisco Bay, Calif., appears happy upon receiving news of capitulation. II- Court Records Justice Court Arthur D. Gray, no truck cense, $1 and costs. John G. Fanning, driver axle overload, $3.25 and costs. Melvin J. Pagano, trailer unit overload, $12.50 and costs; com bination overload, $9 and costs. Roger D. Clement, and James P. Heath, combination overload, cited. Roger D. Clement, and James P. Heath, combination overload, cited. Ascenclon Maya, Intoxicated on public highway, fined $4.50 court costs. John Charles Desmond, un lawful transportation of alcohol ic liquor, $50 and costs. Iris B. Millard, combination overload, $!).2S and costs. Gl JOE OVERSEAS, LETTER REVEALS Bad Tolz, Germany, Aug. 22 U.R; The only WAC detach ment in this area was up in arms today against ,an unidenti fied WAC sergeant who asked the army newspaper Stars and Stripes if it was permissible for WACS to fraternize with Ger man men. Her query provoked a storm of bitter letters from GI's, who charged that WACS in general had been "snooty" toward American soldiers and particu larly that they habitually ig nored American enlisted men whenever the companionship of officers was available. Acrimonious GI letters still were appearing in Stars and Strines today. One letter said thnt during the d.iy WACS "give the enlist ed man a smile and a doughnut. But they spend the evening rid ing with officers in jeeps and staff cars." Pvt. Demarls Clark of Port land. Ore., said: "If I like a man, I'd go out with him if he was a Hottentot but not a German. We'd like tn B.t our hands on that WAC sergeant for even thinking about fraternizing with Ger mans who have killed so many of our boys." Letter Exposes Hardships Found On Ocean Voyage A letter telling of the hard ships encountered in the army was recently received from Cpl. Walter L Miller, Jr., by his mother, Mrs. Walter L. Miller, Sr., at Sams Valley. Among other things, Cpl. 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Discussion will be held on fu ture work of the association and committees will be appointed, Dover said. IS SELECTED AS BYRNES' HELPER Washington, Aug. 22 (U.R) President Truman has appointed Col. Frank McCarthy of Rich mond, Va., to be an assistant secretary of state succeeding Julius C. Holme,' resigned. McCarthy has served on the war department's general staff as an aide to Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of staff. In his new post, McCarthy will direct administration of the state department and the U. S. foreign service. McCarthy graduated from Vir ginia military institute only 12 years ago and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the field artillery reserve. He sandwiched a year of news reporting on the Richmond News Leader in be tween Tour years as an instruc tor at VMI. . McCarthy earned a master's degree in government at the University of Virginia in 1940, then entered active military duty as first lieutenant in the office of the assistant chief of staff. 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