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EIGHT MEDFOHD MAIL-TRIBUN2 Tuesday, Sepi. 18. 1945 ill. Hollenbeck, 722 North River I side avenue. On The Home Front MedfordUHWribune News From Jackson County for Men in the Armed Services The Mall Tribune suggests you clip end mall this mwi roundup to a relative or Iriend in lervice. Date.. Dear.. 0. H.SWEARiNGEN IS WITH SEMES AT Wilh A Seabce Detachment In The Philippines Oris Henry Swearingen, machinist's male, second class (Scabces) whose wife, Birdie E. Sweanngnn, lives at 321 West Jackson, Mcdtord, is a member of this naval con struction battalion attached to service force, Pacific fleet, which was engaged in building a huge staging area for U. S. military forces here when news of Japan's surrender was received. The battalion landed with in vasion forces and fought its way through Jap snipers and mortar fire for its share in the success ful Philippine conquest. The unit was on its second Pacific tour of duty when hos tilities ceased. During the first 21 months overseas, the battalion personnel built a large supply and repair base on Midway island and an airfield and base in Hawaii, which remains one of the world's largest and most widely used air terminals. The second oldest organized construction battalion In the navy, the unit Is in its fourth year of service. George T. Dunphy With The 32nd Infantry Divi sion in Northern Luzon, P. I. George T. Dunphy, son of Air. and Mrs. George E. Dunphy, route 1, Medford, Oregon, has been promoted from private first class to T5. Corporal Dunphy, driver of a inirlt in Headauarters battery. Division Artillery of the veteran :HnH "Red Arrow" infantry di vision, has been In the army since February. 1943. and ovi ci 23 months. Ho wears three combat stars in his Asiatic-Paci- fin ribbon and also holds the Philippines liberation ribbon. Cpl. Paul Cuihman Kessler Field, Biloxi, Miss. Pfc. Paul E. Cnshman, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cushman Trail, Ore., has been promoted to the grade of corporal, it was announced at Kessler Field post headquarters. He is serving at the AAF training command sta tion as correspondence clerk. i TSgt. Walter Bish ! TSgt. Walter E. Bish of route 4, Medford, left the Utah ASF i depot, Ogden, Utah, recently for a separation center and early release from the army. Sergeant Bish has served four years and eleven months in the : armed forces and wears the American Defense ribbon, Pur ple Heart, Combat Infantryman's : badge and Asiatic-Pacific theater of Operations ribbon with two i battle stars. He has accumulat ed a total of 104 points. ! Capt, John Huntor l Fort Lewis, Wash. Capt. John A. Hunter, 1)09 North Central i avenue, Medford, Ore., arrived recently at the Fort Lewis army service forces training center for duty, it was announced bv Mr.i Gen. Joseph D. Patch, command ing rort Lewis. Sgt. Orvllle Caster MSgt. Orvllle Caster, whose wife, Velma Mac, resides at 320 Portland avenue, now wears a gold wreath on his right sleeve, denoting membership in an or ganization which recently was awarded the meritorious service unit plaque for superior perform ance of duty In the accomplish ment of exceptionally difficult tasks with the Firth army in Italy. Ho is a motor sergeant. m sell IHE SENSATIONAL V '"TvURAClE WAll FINISH 2 CAUON ONIY S ACME HARDWARE CO. Every Day Is Bargain Day at Acme Main it Grape Phone 5976 mmmmm Sgt. Robert Krieger Manila Sgt. Itobert D. Krieg er, husband of Mrs. Lois Krieger, 245 N. Crape street, Medford, Ore., is now serving as a surgi cal technician with the 80th Gen eral hospital in Manila, Pfc. Rodney Witham Santa Barbara, Calif. Pfc Rodney A. Witham, 1408 East Main street, Medford, Ore., has reported to the army ground and service forces redistribution sta tion hero for two weeks of rest and relaxation at this soutnern California city's famed resort hotels, now under army manage ment. The veteran recently , re turned from 12 months' over seas duty in France and Germany. Sgt. Lynn DeMille Sergeant Lynn R. DeMille has received an honorablo discharge from the army at the AAF Re gional and Convalescent hos pital, Fort George Wright, Wash., after 37 months in the service, including 27 months overseas. Sergeant DcMlllu served as a welder with the Tenth Air force in the Asiatic theater. He wears the Good Conduct medal and the Asiatic Pacific theater of opera tions ribbon with two campaign stars. Before entering the service Sergeant DeMille was a welder with the Mare Island Navy yp.rd In California. Sergeant DeMille Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy DeMille, 9 Granite street, Ash-land. Lt. Wllllard Hollenbeck Willi The 24th Infantry (Vic tory) Division On Mindanao First Lieut. Williard B. Hollen beck, Quartermaster corps, Mid- ford, has been awarded the Bronze Star medal for meritori ous achievement against the enemy at Leytc and Mindoro, Philippine Islands. He is the -son of Mrs. Nellie Mwi cat tHMdffl&welb If it's a Studebaker, your lucky, because it's tops in engineering and craftsmanship 70lvRK well ml vised to keep n sharp eye on the comlnion ol ihc car you're driving. Mew cars won'i he plcniilul tor some lime. So, ii's juM prudent transportation insurance lo keep your present tar up to par. You're particularly fortunate, tl your ear is a Studibaker. Quality workmanship and brilliant engineering give Studehnker cars outstanding advantages in reliable perform ante and low-cost operation. few U4 V. IaAmm. U. I A. Pioneer and Pacmaltr In Automotive Progress Bob Reynolds Sees Duty in Tokyo Bay Aboard USS Ozark Bob C. Reynolds, SK 2'c, is aboard the USS Ozark in Tokyo Bay, according to a recent letter received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Reynolds, 36 North Peach street. Reynolds was one of the sai lors to take part in the history making transfer of 1,000 marines and sailors at sea, the largest transfer ever attempted, the let ter said. While in Tokyo Bay, Reynolds wrote that he saw several Jap anese submarines flying the black flag, of surrender from their conning towers. Reynolds also participated in landings on the Japanese mainland and help ed evacuate prisoners of war. A brother, Lee, who has been visiting here on furlough, will report to McCaw General hos pital, Walla Walla, Wash., Sept. 24. H ong Kong Again In British Hands Hong Kontf. Sent. 1B (IIP) The crown colony of Hong Kong once again functioned today as a working link in the British em pire following vestcrdav's cere mony which saw the two Jap anese participants released from jail long enough to sign the for mal surrender papers. It took 12 minutes for Mn Gen. Umckichl Okada, Japanese army commander at Hong Kong, and Viee-Admiral Ruitako Fu jita, chief of the Jananeso South China fleet, to return the big sea port to Rear Admiral Cecil Halli day Jepson Harcourt, British commander-in-chief in the Hong Kong area. SEEK BILLBOARD BAN Boise, Ida , Sept. 18 (U.R) The state highway department is conducting a campaign In an effort to clear billboards off the sides of highways In the state. ARCHDUKE FELIX OF AUSTRIA TO GIVE TALK HERE The Archduke Felix of Aus tria, scion of the ancient ruling House of Hapsburg, will speak to members of the Knife and Fork Club, their ladies and immediate Archduke Felix members of their families at the Medford high school auditorium Tuesday night, Sept. 25, club president Rev. George R. Tur ney said today. The Archduke will speak on "Rebuilding Eur ope." He was a cadet at Wiener Neustadt, Austria's West Point, at the time of Hitler's attack and went to South America in 1943 to get additional first hand in formation on the world situation. Archduke Felix is 26 years old and has experienced the most tempctuous years which have confronted the Hapsburg dynas ty since it was first established in 1275 A. D. Since coming to America with his brother, Otto, claimant to the Austrian throne, and other members of the Haps burg royalty, the Archduke Felix has achieved sensational success as a public speaker. His com mand of the English language and ability to present his subject have made him an outstanding personality of the American plat form, Rev. Turney said. 62,740 Navy Men Freed Since V-J Washington, Sept. 18 (U.R) The navy has released 62.740 men since Japan surrendered and plans the release of 3,000, 000 by Sept. 1, 1946. This was disclosed today by Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, chief of the bureau of naval per sonnel in testimony before the senate military affairs commit tee hearing on demobilization of the aimed forces. Vn'k km fe If wi It V'.t w I ; hf I ' m S $3950 Varsity-Town designers had one thought in mind when they planned this double breasted and that was to have a coat that would compliment you . . . that would flatter your appearance. And Varsity-Town tailors had a single thought in con structing this model , to give you comfort, cjisualness, a very definite ease. So if you have a thought of getting your self the smartest double breasted suit in America . . . here it is. MANN'S STORE FOR MEN is- GfVEN TO KIN OF LT. A bronze star medal has been posthumously awarded to First Lt. Ralph Lamb, the medal hav ing been sent to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lamb, North Cen tral avenue, recently. The dec oration was forwarded through Col. John R. Young, Camp White. Lt. Lamb, 24 at the time of his death, received the medal for an act of heroism Dec. 14, 1944, in Franch which resulted in his death. The citation which ac companied the medal reads "Dur ing the afternoon of Dec. 14, while our troops were attacking, radio communications between our mortar section and the com pany commander failed at a crit ical time when the battalion commander directed our mortar fire to be shifted so that troops could enter the town. Lt. Lamb went forward from the battalion observation post to the mortar observers, braving intense en emy fire, and succeeded in shift ing our fire. This mission was undertaken with full knowledge of the danger and also the neces sity for reaching the mortar ob servers. Prior to being fatally wounded, he succeeded in his mission. His actions reflect the highest traditions of the military service." The officer attended grade school in Medford and graduated from Eagle Point high school be fore attending Southern Oregon College of Education. He had been a member of the local unit of the National Guard and had been in the regular army since before Pearl Harbor. He was trained and commissioned at Ft. Benning, Ga. FUNERAL SERVICE SET FOR ASHLAND PIONEER Ashland, Sept. 18 Funeral services for William Bugbee Penniston, 67, who passed away in a San Francisco hospital, will be held at Litwiller Funeral Home Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. Interment will be in Hargadine cemetery. Penniston came to Ashland In 1903 and discovered the granite quarry on Neil creek while on a fishing trip in the early 1900 s. He and his father operated the quarry for many years, later sel ling their interests. Court Records State Police Ruby J. Hamton, no operator's license, cited. Wendell A. Colby, failure to display license, cited. Edward K. Prager, improper lights, cited. Robert L. Radke, no operator's license, cited. Erwin B. Mateer, violation basic rule, cited. Police Court Thomas Tiner and Sherman G. Riggs, drunk, released on $10 bail. Charles Campbell, George Christensen, George B. Doss, and Hollister C. McCay, drunk, $10 fine. Vern White, double parking. $2.50 bail. BEATEN WIFE AVENGED San Francisco, Sept. 18 (U.R) A 33-year-old shipyard work er, whose beatings prompted his wife to reveal a well-kept, grisly secret to police, today awaited trial for the 10-year-old iron bar murder of Clair McFar land, Salinas sugar factory em ployee. 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