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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1945)
On The Home Front UK! News From Jackson County for Men in the Armed Services The Mail Tribune fuggeiti Teu elip and mail this diwi roundup to a relative or friend in irric. Date.. Dear.. Medford seems to be olf to an early start in the predicted post war building boom, with plans already underway for new busi ness buildings and dwellings. This week the new Southwest Oregon Dairymen's cooperative announced purchase of the Lost River Dairy plant and of the Nansen retail milk route and that land had been bought to erect a cheese factory on a site just south of the Lost River Dairy. The county housing au thority has been notified that Medford has been approved for 50 new family dwelling units to be privately financed and 60 i J ... til KAI paw';:. 110 AGlC OBltS IN ONE HOD ..it MO oil IAS" J- ulY I mm building permits, greatest since September of 1944, were issued by the city for August. City and county authorities completed plans this week for swapping'' of land at the fair grounds with the result that Jackson county will own all property on which buildings are located and the city will own the new air strip. The citv coun cil has selected an engineer to plan the city's new park and work on the plans will start at once. A new bus service for the city has been started, with hourly service the length of Main street and two trips daily to Jackson ville, Universal film company from Hollywood has a cast and com pany at Diamond Lake this week to start filming of "Canyon Pas sage , Ernest Haycox novel of pioneer Jacksonville days and visitors at the lake have been watching with Interest the erec tion of "old" buildings to be used in the movie scenes, spraying of grass and bushes in order that it will be properly green for the technicolor and replacement of the barbed wire fences with rails. Pear harvest Is in full swing with growers and packing hous es frantically working to harvest the largest Bartlett crop ever grown here. Picking of D'Anjous will probably start next week. September, of course, has brought the start of school. A few rural schools opened this week, more plan to open Sept. 10 and others the week follow ing. High school has been delay ed until October in order that students may harvest crops. Quite a large fire along the headwaters of Anderson Creek was controlled during mid-week by fire fighters and a brief rain. Even though dozens of men are returning nome weeKiy, news from overseas continues to come in. Uapt. cnarles over- meyer has been awarded the bronze star for heroic achieve ment on Luzon, Fred Green, now in Manila, has been promoted to full colonel and James H. Ber rian, RDMl'c, has been com mended for service aboard a ves sel during action in the south west Pacific. First Lt. Cecil F. Reich and Capt. Dean W. Ford, both polits stationed in India, have been awarded air medals and F. C. Clark, EM3 c, has been commended for service aboard the USS California which was struck by a suicide plane during nre-invasion bombardment on Lingayen Gulf. A purple heart has been awarded Pfc. Cecil E. Rogers, wounded on Luzon in March while with the 43rd Division and Cpl. William J. LaComb has been awarded an oak leaf cluster to the bronze star for heroic action In Italy with the 91st, S Sgt. Norman A. Meeds shares a citation awarded Company C of the Red Arrow Division for action on Leyte Island. He wears the purple heart and other awards. A letter from Phil Robinson, Grfl'c. relates the "now it can be told" happenings in connec tion with the cruiser Concord, which has the honor of firing the last shot from a major vessel during shore bombardment of the Japanese. From lurepe comes word that Pfc. Edward L. Walter was in the military po lice escort for President Truman during the visit of the commander-in-chief to Belgium on his way to Germany. Lt. (jg Don Stanley, shot down over Formosa last October and then declared missing in action, is on hia way home aboard a hospital ship. His par ents did not know that he was a prisoner until news of his release came. Others on their way home from various parts of the world are First Lt. Keal Curry, in Eu- rope for two years; First Lt. Ar- i thur L. Cook, Sgt. Msnley Leg gett, Sgt. Clyde Blaylock, Pfc. Jack E. Morris and Pvt. Charles Daily, all from the .European theater; Donald D. Williams, army engineer, from Attu; Cpl. Jack Bickler, formerly with the "Old Hickory" Division in Eu rope; S Sgt. Kenneth Williams, who spent 30 months in Europe; Capt Robert I. Iven, in the Pa cific with the air corps for the past 10 months, and Pfc. William Dennie Wood, in the Pacific for 19 months. Lt. jg) Leighton Piatt is now in Medford on leave after two years in the Pacific, First Sgt. Walter Gillette is home after service in Europe and Sgt. Tol leson, wounded in Italy last fall, is home on convalescent fur lough from Hammond hospital in California. Also here on con valescent furlough Is Pfc. Mil- dren Henney who spent se'en months in the Pacific with the 96th. Newest marriages are Jean Coffin to Raymond P. Hickey of Boston; Ruth Ellen Nutter, Wave, to Melvin Maurice La- Grone. AOM, Detroit, at Kahi lui, Maui, Hawaiian Islands; Frieda Nichols to Bill J. Lorton, former army sergeant who spent two and one-half years as a Jap anese prisoner; Virginia Hawley to Vernon Cleaves, S 2'c; Vir ginia Schneiter of Dallas, Tex to Lt. Com. Richard S. Roberts; Virginia Sims to T Sgt. Wood son Duncan of Portland; Doreen Garnett of Leek, England, to Lt, Donald S. Richardson; Marilyn Larsen, Portland, to Staff Sgt. Marc B. Jarmin: Dorothy Wil liams and Cpl, Perry Dale Re gan. Engagements announced are those of Jacqueline McBee to Staff Sgt. Warren Holbrook; Carlin Piatt to Maurice Davis of Yreka, Calif.; and Mona Kluk kert to Pfc, Wade Coulter. Pete Schefeich, Camp White soldier, defeated Hobart Price of Medford, 4 and 3 to win the 17th annual Southern Oregon ama teur golf championship here over the week-end. Eddie Simmons, prominent local golfer and last year's winner, was unable to en ter due to ill health. About 35 grid aspirants. In cluding six regulars from last year's Medford high school stale championship football team, ans wered Coach Al Simpson's call for workouts Monday. The Black Tornado opens the season Sept. 21 against Albany here. Before the bridges were built across the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate. 50 million pas sengers a year passed through the Ferry Building. i VALLEY HORSEMEN TO HAVE PART IN HAYCOX PICTURE CENSORSHIP EHBS About 50 members of the Jackson County Sheriff's Posse and the Ashland Riding Associa tion will ride their horses Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday of next week in scenes of "Can yon Passage" which is now be ing filmed at Diamond Lake by Universal Studios. Arrangements to secure the riders were madej between Henry Sprtz, Universal Studios officibl, and the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Dana Andiews, who Is playing the lead in the picture, Andy De vine, Brian Donlevy and other stars and featured players will attend the Victory Rodeo at the Fairgrounds Saturday night and Sunday, Some of the film folk will participate in the rodeo while others will attend as spectators Ernest Havcox, author of "Canyon Passage." yesterday no tified chamber of commerc au thorities that he will attend the rsdeo Saturday night end f s to ft had been flying for years", Friday, Sept. ? 1S4S niamnnd lake in watch fiksina the test oilot whs took the H : - Sunday. He will be accompanied ship on its maiden flight said ! oy nui w . vu, ?. Paris, Sept. ? (UR) At mid In Medford yesterday to attend I "The test went even better nighl toj,jgfct censorship ended to details in connection with the than anticipated," Veteran Flyer) on outgotag cables filed by film were Spttz, Mrs. Bobbie Ben O. Howard declared. HjfoiKn respondents. For Sleeks. Edward Keyes and Frank guided the 77-ton plane on a the first time since Sept 1,1839, Phillips, all of Universal. jtest flight over the Los Angeles! " . ...... ."! . ! area yesterday. Largest Land Plane I , Th mlM? swP, with 173- . , , . ji t t wing span ana speed of IS iiOSIly Handled more than 300 miles per hour, "I 1 A on FIZahf will have its commercial counter- MEDFOBB MAIL TH1B8H0 4Ef BH dispatches left the French capt tal with no rubber stamp mar rtag their appearance. C -5 - j tsm or : - J i Too Ij . Long Beach. Calif., Sept. 7 flJ.PJ The giant Douglas C-74 Globemaster, world's largest land part in the DC-?, which will carry 108 passengers and a crew of 13. plane, "handles as though m Too i-t to classify 13 is p. m L. C. TAYLOR 00. pays the HIGHEST MARKET PRICES 1 you have a CAR or TRUCK to tell, we adviie telling it now. Call or Phom Dodge-Plymouth Dealer C. TAYLOR Phone 296S CO. HUBBARD BROTHERS, Inc. Main and Rivenid Phone 2189 FRUIT GROWERS HORMONE SPRAYING by Airplane! Hormone Spraying by Airplane wa developed by . . CENTRAL AIRCRAFT Last Year the Reiuit Were Highly Satitfaetory, Central Aircraft Will Ba In the Medford District Until September 15 Growers detiring application of Hormona Spraying by Airplane should mate 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" Enjoy Plenty AH Year 'Round - WXfN IT t!N$ If POUii! SAW SOME AWAY UHumt sweats atyovh tman.now,' WAMfll Girls Women & for Sorting and Miscel laneous work in Packing House. Bear Creek Orchards South Pacific Highway Phone 2161 ill '1 i j ?, "iy v"s fa one thing young Mrs. Jones declines to hunt. Instead, thU after- noon she will go to Wards, and vx if today's shipments have brought in anything of interest. She may find what she's looking for. Or, she may have to come back. Or she may tell us her needs, and well notify her when her selection comes in. But she is not going to traipse all over town wearing out hershoes and her nerves. She knows that furniture is being made. She knows that Wards is getting iia share, Above all, she knows what she buys at Wards will be style-right, dependable, and priced to save her money. Doesn't Mrs. Jones idea sound sensible? You too should , , MAKE IT A " SHOP AT WARDS IFOR FURNITURE ontgomery mrd M
