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SIX MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. Aug. U, 1943 Our Men and Women in the Nation's Service RE IS With the flflth Division on Oki nawaFor leading a piece-work unit which repelled one of the heaviest Jap counterattacks of the Okinawa campaign, t-api. Robert E. Rector, a company commander of the 382nd Infan try, haj been awarded the silver star by MaJ. Gen. James L. Brad ley, division commanoer. During the assault on the main Japanese line north of Shurl, Capt. Rector was In command of one of the lead rifle com panies. Due to casualties from fierce Jap resistance, the ele ments of the entire battalion in which he was serving were uni fied under one control In a des perate attempt to hold valuable Liiin. To Cant. Rector fell the lob of commanding the con solidated unit. Then during the night of May 23, the Nip counterattack was launched, aimca hv ""'""": of remaining American forces In the area. Througnoui "' """ fanatical Japs charged with hand grenades and satchel charges even as Jap mortars pounded way t American positions. The attack was repelled, how ever, although It was ru early the following day. Capt. Rector earlier had serv ed through the Leyte campaign with the 382nd Infantry. In ad dition to the silver star, ne i no. the purple heart and combat in fantry badge. His mother, Mrs. Golds Rec tor, resides at 308 W. South St., Bluffton, Ind. His fiance, Miss Jean Leonard, la a resident of Medford, Ore. medal, and the good conduct medal. He is the stepson of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Mollet, route 3, Medford, Ore. Carl W. Scott U. S. Naval Air Station, Jack sonville, Fla. Carl W. Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie F Scott, Trail, Ore., recently grad uated from the aviation store keeper's school here and was promoted to aviation storekeep er third class In the U. S. navy Entering the navy Oct. 19, 1944, he received his recruit training at Farragut, Idaho, lat er being transferred to the naval air technical training center here. Scott Is now a qualified avia tion storekeeper. Plo. Neal Grubbs Pfc. Neal A. Grubbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Grubbs, route 4, box 218, Medford, is now a member of the 473rd In fantry regiment in Italy. The 473rd had one of the most unusual battle histories In the Mediterranean theater of opera tions. It was made up of anti aircraft artillery soldiers with Infantry training and drove up he L cur an coast to Ucnoa mir ing the closing phase of the bit ter Italian campaign. Pfc. Grubbs has been In the army for 15 months. Ho was trained at Camp Roberts, Calif., and has been overseas for 11 months. M. Barnlce GUI Paris. France Lt. Bernlce M. Gill, 122 Cottage street, Med ford, Ore., assistant chief nurse ef the 48th General hospital, has recently completed a special course of Instruction at the new ly openpd Medical Service Cen ter, LeMarais. The classes held In the historic I.eMarals chateau built In 1770 Include course In technical and military nt.rslng practice which Is intended to qualify Lt. Gill as a unit Instruc tor for the technical training of army nurses and medical de partment enlisted men. Melvln D. Freeman Aboard the USS Mobile In the Pacific Molvin D. Freeman, pharmacist's mate, second class, of Shady Cove, Ore,, served aboard this light cruiser which ducked a dozen Kamikaze planes and evaded , enemy mines, tor pedos and suicide boats in order to move In close and smash more than 350 Jap shore targets as her contribution to victory at Okinawa. APPLEGATE WINS STAR FOR MERIT California's Pick for 'Miss America' it r- - T5 Guy Payne A member of the 11th air borne (Thunderbolt) dvision, T5 Guy E. Payne is a patient at McCaw General hospital, Walla Walla, Wash., recovering from injuries received in Austria. Entering the service In 1942 Payne went overseas In August 1944 with the 41st tank battal ion. He was the jeep driver for his executive officer and rode In the leading spearheads on the Third army front. Payne wears the European theatre ribbon with three stars, and the good conduct medal. His wife, Doris, and son live on route 2, Ashland, Ore. His moth er, Mrs. W. H. Bradley, lives at Long Beach, Calif. Pfc. Vpton 8. Laporte With 28th Infantry Division fn Assembly Area rfc. Upton S. Laporte is en route home from the European theater of op erations with the veteran "Bloody Bucket" division, which In eight months saw vicious rom bm action from Normandy's hedgerows to the heart of the relrh. Tfc. Laporte Is ihe son of Mis. Annie L. Laporte, Phoenix. He holds the purple heart, ETO ribbon, four bntle stars. Rood conduct medal, combat badge. BSgt. Paul Trahan With the Fifth Army, Italy SSgt. Paul Trahan, Medford, Ore., recently was awarded the bronze star medal for meritor ious service In combat In Italy. He served on the Fifth army front In the 91st reconnaissance troops of the. 91st "Powder Riv er " division. The award citation read: "His willingness to share the rcspon siblllty of the platoon comman der in assuring the success of Its missions, his outstanding con duct and performance of duties under fire, and his versatility and adaptability In leading the platoon despite Its wide deploy ment are instrumental toward the overall success of the pla toon." His wife, Mrs. Dixie M. Tra han, Uvea at 504 South Holly In Medford. William Fitigerald William Walter Fitzgerald. 28. fire controlman, first class. UoN, of Porter, Wash., Is at the Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va. training for dutlrs aboard a new destroyer of the Atlantic fleet Fitzgerald Is a veteran of seven years of duty aboard a destroyer and a battleship In the Pacific. lie wears ribbons for the American, the Aslatlc-Ppcltic theaters with four stars, the Philippine liberation with one star, the American defense Pfc, Darrel Montelth Miami Beach, Fla. Pfc. Dar rel L. Montelth, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Montelth of 531 Pearl street, Medford, Ore., has been awarded a meritorious service unit Insignia at the Miami Beach service base of the air technical service command. Pfc. Montelth is a clerk In the plans and training office. theTgrange Lake Creek Grange Lake Creek Grange wishes to announce their annual picnic will be held Sunday, Aug. 2(1 at Government Camp, Soda Springs. All come and bring well-filled baskets. Ellyn Charley. BACK FROM FRONT New York, Aug. 24 (U.R Thirteen colonels from the in fantry school at Fort Bcnning, Gn., who answered an urgent call from Gen. Dwlght D. Eisen hower last January to set up a school for second lieutenants be hind the front, were home ai.aln today. With the 14th Antiaircraft Command on Luzon Tech nician Third Grade Darrell W. Rolls, son of Mrs. Dortia Rolls, Applcgate, Ore., has been award ed a bronze star medal by Major General William F. Mar- quat, commander of the 14th Antiaircraft Command under General Douglas MacArthur. for meritorious achievement in con nection with military operations against the enemy in the south west Pacific theater. The award covers a period from Feb. 16, 1945 to March 25, 1945 when Sgt. Rolls was a member of an engineer search light maintenance detachment In Manila city. The citation accompanying the award reads in part: "T3 Roil6 assisted in the establishment of a searchlight depot to service antiaircraft organizations on Luzon shortly after the occupa tion of the city of Manila, in augmentation of normal flow of supplies, T3 Rolls succeeded in recovering a large amount of searchlight equipment captured from the enemy and affected salvage and repair tor immedi ate employment in the field. "Working tirelessly above and beyond the call of duty, under the hazards of enemy ground and aerial activity, and despite fatigue and illness, he made possible the securing of vitally! needed searchlight parts In a minimum of time to maintain antiaircraft organization at oeak combat efficiency. T3 Rolls Initiative, loyalty and devotion to duty contributed materially to the success of a major com mand In operations against the enemy. r rrF Jill; (Arm Tnlfnhttnt I (Acme Telephnlo) Here's California's choice for the title of "Miss America" when the flnah are run off at Atlantic City on Labor Day. She's lovely Polly Ellis, IS and If you're Interested In statistics, she's blonde, brown-eyed, 6 feet 3 and carries a well distributed 110 pounds. The War Is Over Babson Discusses Atomic Bomb LVANIA IS HI! BYTORPEDO Guam, Aug. 24 (U.R) The veteran battleship Pennsylvania. long called the "luckiest ship in the fleet," was the American war vessel damaged by an enemy aerial torpedo off Okinawa on Aug. 12, Admiral Chester W. Nlmitz announced today. The Pennsylvania was tor pedoed by a low-flying Japanese plane which attacked the ship whllo it was anchored in Buck ner bny. The attack came two days after Tokyo's first report that It was willing to surrender and two days before President Truman announced the end of Pacific hostilities. Court Records Justice Court Michael Beck, no mirror on motor vehicle, $1 and costs: passing without sufficient clear ance; $1 and costs. Joseph Lake, violation of ba ste rule, $2.50 and costs; no op erator's license, $1 and costs. Lester C. Gordon, driver axle overload, $7.75 and costs: com bination overload, $10.25 and costs. Donald S. Kendall, no oper ator's license, $1 and costs. William R. Francisco, combin ation overload, cited. Lloyd J. Cozo, no operator's license, $1 and costs; failure to transfer title, $1 and costs. Joseph M. Pagona and Doug las W. Plumley, Jr., trailer unit overload, cited. Alfred William Schultz, driv ing while intoxicated, released on $105 bad, to appear later. Police Court E. Sherman Rlggs. drunk. $10 tine. Albert W. Calhoun and Ber nlce Modlc, drunk, released on $10 ball. Jesse Graham and George Bradford, dmnk, five days Jail each. mill Turn Ycur 1942 or 1941 Car Into CASH! SEE HUMPHREY NOW to TRADE, BUY er SELL HUMPHREY MOTORS USED CAR EXCHANGE 33 S. Riverside Ave. FOR SALE We Offer for Sale Our CIRCULAR Ml Ivi B L L Located 17 Miles North of Medford on the Crater Lake Highway Daily Capacity 20,000 Feet 125 H. P. Dieael Motor and other necessary equipment Gulf Red Cedar Company, Inc. S. C. Star Route, Eagle Point, Oregon Telephone Eagle Point 2313 xou may like to call your readers' attention to Mr. Bab- son's forecasts of the termina tion of the War which you gave your readers In the "OUTLOOK FOR 1945". This was published by you around January first. We, herewith, quote four para graphs: War Outlook "The greater part of Ger many's army will collapse be fore the German planting season opens in the spring of 1945. Be fore surrendering, Germany will try poison gas. "Japan will not hold out as long as most people think. Japan will collapse within six or twelve months after Germany collapses. "If Stalin's health continues, he will be the world's most powerful man In 1945 and may dictate the peace terms, espec ially (or the Pacific. "Sometime after April, 1945, Russia will Join (or threaten to) the Allies ag.iinst Japan but only after the promise of terri tory Drivileges and a huge loan." It Is true that Germany did not use poison gas although it has since been officially stated that she had great quantities of it on hand which probably would have been used If she had been able to hold out a few days more. Otherwise, this forecast pretty well hit the bull's eye. Considering the general pessi mism which existed around Jan uary first, this forecast la worthy of careful consideration. This Is especially true as you had the rouraqe to print the same when the German bulge was at its height with General Rundstedt running wild toward Antwerp. At thnt time (January 1, 1945 it was almost universally believed that there was little chance of Germany collapsing during 1945; while very lew expected Japan to collapse before the lat ter part of 1946. (Fublishers Fi nancial Bureau.) Bahson Tark. Mass., August 24. World War II is over. Nu merous scares may occur in con nection with working out de tails, especially during the Peace Conference when the spoils will be divided amongst the United Nations. I am just as certain, however, that these coming threats will amount to nothing, as I was last year when I said "Germany will collapse next Spring and Japan a few months later". Last week, when the news of Japan's surrender came, I wrote a column for far mers, who I fear will be the greatest sufferers from an econ omlc standpoint. This week I will vrtie for investors. Securities To Avoid Considering industry as a whole, peace must be bullish. If destruction and death are bear ish, the end of World War II must result In Improved funda mental conditions. Of course, certain war industries, such as shipping, aircraft and munitions face a tremendous readjustment. On the other hand, these stocks have already discounted much of this readjustment. In fact. the total value of the stocks of soma cf these companies are sell ing for less than the net liquid assets of the companies. How ever, even this Is no assurance that their stocks will not sell at even lowei figures than at pres ent. The Industry, which is strictly a war industry, which has not yet discountad peace is the rail roads. I have already called readers' attention to this; but I again say that railroad stocks and second-grade railroad bonds are selling too high. It is true they may have another good year In "getting the boys home." but they are threatened both by lower earnings and higher oper ating costs. Railroad securities which paid dividends before the war may be expected to continue to do so. But the "war babies" will soon begin to pass their divi dends. I believe the stocks of all railroads good and bad will go off in price. Tax Legislation All Important Now that World War II is over. Congress should Immedi ately reconvene and repeal the war taxes, especially the greater portion of the excess-profits tax. For political reasons I presume all taxes must be reduced some what so that all groups will re-! celve some relief. This reduc tion, however, should be In pro- FRUIT GROWERS HORMONE SPRAYING by Airplane! Hormone Spraying by Airplane was developed by . CENTRAL AIRCRAFT Last Year the Results Were Highly Satisfactory. Central Aircraft Will Be In the Medford District Until September 15 Growers desiring application of Hormone Spraying by Airplane should make arrange ments promptly. Contact Harold Conner, Central Aircraft, HOTEL MEDFORD or Paul Beddoe, Sherwin-Williams Co., Hotel Holland CENTRAL AIRCRAFT "Leaders and Developers of Agricultural Aviation" portion to their former Increase!. Thus, the excess-profits tax could be 80 reduced against a 20 reduction in other taxes and yet all groups would be treated alike. Unless Congress very soon greatly reduces the excess-profits tax, many industries will be obliged to shut down causing much unemployment. Surely the labor situation has now been entirely changed. Already news paper advertisements, that here tofore asked for more employees, are being pulled out of the pa pers; while the "Jobs Wanted" columns have begun to increase. Employers need no longer worry about the help situation; but workers may well change their attitude. If you now have a job, give your employer the best service possible. Atomic Bombs Now let us consider the possi ble long-range effects of the-new Atomic Bomb on investments Briefly these are as follows; The Atomic Bomb is bearish on downtown city real estate, but bullish on suburban and country property. It is bearish on the airplane manufacturing indus try, but bullish on the automo bile industry. It is bearish on railroads, but bullish on high way construction. It is bearish upon large department stores, but bullish on chain stores. It is bearish on naval developments, but should help peaceful pur suits. The Atomic Bomb should aid appropriations for high school and college science courses; but it will kill present plans for compulsory universal military training. It is a warn ing to investors in public utili ties to watch cash book values. If these Atomic Bombs are as powerful as the reports indicate, it means that a world organiza tion with teeth is absolutely es sential to save civilization. The manufacture of these bombs can not be kept secret. Every nation will know how to make them. There will be bootlegging in Atoms! However, even this is bullish and insures world peace for a long time to come, if ac companied by a spiritual awak ening. Hence, I am more opti mistic today than for many years. pliers need not be returned to consumers and may be discarded too. OPA Instructed ration banks to close out all consumer and industry accounts on gasoline and fuel oil so that no more de posits or withdrawals can be or should be made. The double-dip Ice cream eona first saw the light of dsy in New Orleans. Cloiini time (or Sunday Too Late to Classify 4:00 Saturday afternoon Pleaie temember. U HAVE THE GAS WE Have the Radio Parts Come Out and See Ui BOB LEE RADIO-ELECTRIC J'hono-Motors Plck-Ups Sound Systems JACKSONVILLE Washington, Aug. 24 (U.R) The OPA said today that ration ing coupons and certificates for gasoline and fuel oil may be thrown away. Gasoline ration coupons are not needed to obtain tire pur chase certificates. 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