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7 Our Men and Nation's Women in the Service LIEUT. HAMMOND PACIFIC HEROISM Marine First Lieutenant Her bert L. Hammond. Jr., of 20 Newton street, Medford, recent- in . r 11' fry. . Lt. Herbert Hammond, Jr. ly wa. awarded a bronze star medal at a Pacific base for hero ism as commander of an engi neer platoon on Iwo Jima, the marine corps announced today. A graduate of Oregon State College, he was employed by the Oregon State Forest service be fore entering the service in 1943. His citation roads, in part: "First Lieutenant Hammond, in command of an engineer pla toon, employed his unit skillful ly throughout the operation, de stroying many fanatically de fended enemy emplacements. "During the period March 2 to March 3, the platoon, under his fearless leadership, used a m ''-niiii SEE HUMPHREY FOR CASH for your 1941 or 1942 Gar HUMPHREY MOTORS USED CAR EXCHANGE 33 S. Riverside Are. total of two and one-half tons of demolitions to destroy a strong point of enemy caves and pill boxes, many of them in front of friendly lines." Sgt. Donald Higgini TSgt. Donald L. Higgins. 712 West 1 1th street, is a member of the 660th Engineer-Topographi cal Battalion, which has mapped every American military opera tion from the air war against Germany to D-Day and the cam paigns of France and Germany The mappers will use more than 5.000 aerial photographs for their work in mapping Bavaria and Austria. Lt. Walker Trent United States Forces in Aus tria First Lt. Walker M Trcese, whose wife. Barbara Jean, resides at 112 Medford Heights. Medford, Oregon, was among the first Americans to en ter Vienna as a member of Gen Mark Clark's forces. The force will function as an army of oc cupation in the American sector of Austria, exercising military control over governmental agen cies during the .rehabilitation period. Sgt. Ted Vance Ted Vance, whose wife and two sons reside at route 3, box 190, Medford, was recently pro moted to sergeant at the .Infan try Replacement Training Cen ter, Camp Roberts, cant. Robert Rigot Aboard the USS North Caro lina, Off Japan (Delayed) Rob ert E. Riggs. 22. coxswain USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oli ver S. Riggs, Route 2, is serving aboard this battleship which is part of the powerful Pacific fleet engaged in occupying J n Dan. Under the operational control of Admiral William F. Halsey. USN, Commander of the 3rd fleet, the North Carolina, one of the "glamor" ships of the fleet, assembled with 11 other battle ships, 17 aircraft carriers, five escort carriers, 20 cruisers and more than 290 other U. S. ships to carry out the first stages of the occupation of the Japanese home islands. ! Brmerhaven, Germany Henry t S. Fitch, Route 1. Medford, Ore ; gon, serving with the pharma ; ceutical service of the 248th sta : tion was recently promoted to sergeant. Sgt. Fitch's unit recently took over directly from the Germans the second largest naval hospi tal of the German Reich. During 21 months' service overseas, Sgt. Fitch was sta tioned with his unit in Wales. England and France. He was formerly employed as a Junior with the Federal Fish and Wild Life service. 'S Japs Under British Control Soon Learn Who Won War Donald McClure Tn the Western Pacific Don ald William McClure, radioman, first class, USN, Route 1, Med ford, Ore., Is serving aboard the USS The Sullivans, which car ries more than the legend of the five Sullivan brothers. On her stack is painted the only green shamrock in the United States Fleet. The battle record carried by USS The Sullivajis includes six iimjur eiifc;ab"t-1n-"-cU ii- aihi shalls, New Guinea, the Mari anas, the Philippines, Iwo Jima and Okinawa eight Jop planes shot down and the rescue of 347 officers and men. Henry Fitch With U. S. Service Troops, Schilling Mustard Sauce A special treat with cold meats and cheese Sgt. Douglas North With the 40th Infantry Divi sion in the Philippines Staff Sergeant Douglas E. North, 839 W. 13th street, Medford. Oregon, has been awarded the air medal "for meritorious achievement while participating In aerial flight near Fort Stotsenbury, Luzon." Sgt. North volunteered and on three separate ilights acted as observer for an artillery liaison plane flying through intense en emy fire to drop supplies to an isolated unit of the veteran 40th infantry division surrounded by the enemy. Russel Seaman On the USS Bowie in the Pa cific Russel E. Seaman, cox swain, USNR, 628 West 10th street, Medford, Ore., was en gaged in practice landing opera tions preparatory to the storm ing of Japan's beaches, when the announcement of peace came. The maneuvers, carried out as planned, had a sobering influ ence on the crew of this attack transport and gave the peace a personal meaning. E HOLD SPOTLIGHT AT COURT Two damage actions were filed in circuit court yesterday. James Mclntyre in a suit against hit brother, George Mclntyre and wife, seeks an accounting be tween them relative to the oper ation of a Josephine county farm. In the other, I. O. Chap man against Harvey Hertlcin, damages are sought for an auto truck crash on the Pacific high way, September 12. James Mclntyre in his com plaint sets forth that in August, 1943, he quit his war defense job in California, sold his war bonds, auto and converted other assets into cash, as his share of the farm purchase. He alleges that the defendant then refused to enter Into any partnership agreement, between August 1943 and last March 31, when he left the farm. Last summer, the com plaint recites, the defendant sold the farm at a profit. The plaintiff seeks $1800 for labor performed on the farm, $1150 for money advanced for improvements, and asks that the defendant's records and his own be brought into court and an ac counting be made. Chapman in his action alleges that on September 12, Hertlein drove his auto on the Pacific Highway in a negligent manner resulting in a crash with the truck and trailer, driven by Chapman. He seeks $600 for damages to the truck and trailer and $720 for loss of their use. PASTRAMI CHEAPER Washington, Sept. 20 (U.R) Pastrami and peppered beef, popular sandwich meats fn Ko sher delicatessens, arc coming down in price, the office of price administration said today. The price for sliced dried beef also is being reduced. Closing time fnr Sunday Too Late to Classify 4:00 Saturday afternoon Please lemember Concise Picture Given By Commission Summaries; Railroads Highest Value. By Eldon Barrett (United Press Correspondent) Salem, Ore., Sept. 2 1 (U.R) Statistically speaking, there are 78,769 horses and mules in the state of Oregon valued at a total of $1,913,590, an average of $24.29 a head. That bit of information Is con tained in one of three charts compiled by the Slate Tax com mission and printed on a sheet of paper, 33 by 13 inches, show ing the summaries of the assess ment rollB of Oregon for 1945. ConclsePicture The charts give a concise pic ture of Oregon's wealth in real, personal and public service prop erties. For instance if a person wants to know how many pigs are rootin' around in Yamhill coun ty, all he has to do is look under the column titled "swine" and count down through 35 counties to No. 36. There it shows that the pig population of County Yamhill is 5,625. Value of those Yamhill pigs is set at $'J8, 250, an average of $5.02 each, which is way under ceiling price at my meat market. The chart shows there are 4,735,500.94 acres of tillable lands in Oregon, with an aver age value of $34.44 an acre. Average worth of the state's 16, 987.237.33 acres of non-tillable land is set at $3.76 an acre. In the public service property chart, it is revealed that the total true cash value of Oregon public service companies is $360,349,938.94. The apportion ed value set by the tax Commis sion is $194,288,100.87. Railroads Valuable Steam railroads, union stations and depot companies (all con sidered together) have the greatest wealth with a cash value set at $170,583,660.50. Electri cal companies are second with a cash value of $122,801,219. Express companies have the smallest value with $213,867.20. Total value of real and per sonal property In the 36 coun ties Is figured at $803,877,232. However, after veterans' and widows' exemptions are taken out the total taxable property is figured at $890,270,071. The total taxable added tn the apportioned value of the public service companies gives a grand total of $1,084,558,171.67 on whic hthe state may collect taxes. By James F. McQUncy United Press Correspondent Hong Kong, Sept. 21 (U.R) British forces in this crown col- j ony are treating the Japanese , far more firmly than American occupation authorities have been 1 handling the enemy In his home- Kind and in Korea. Here the Japanese know they have lost the war and no non sense about It. When British officers tell the Japanese to jump, they Jump and jump high. Put In Cempi All Japanese troops and sai lors In the colony were rounded up in the first few days of the occupation, disarmed, and put into concentration camps. Scattered rations were given them. When they complained, the British told them: "This is just what you fed al lied prisoners. It it was good enough for them, it's bloody well good enough for you!" The only time the Japanese come Out of their concentration camps is to repair roads, put the local airstrip back into shape and clean up camp areas. In Korea, American occupa tion authorities kept Japanese officers in power temporarily, but the British in Hong Kong ousted enemy authorities imme diately. British soldiers took over and In a few , hours had a powcf plant operating and trains run ning on limited schedule. Japs Stripped In Japan, American officers argued that a soft approach was necessary until sufficient occu pation troops were landed. Here, a couple of thousand members of an RAF regiment took control of Kowloon from 8.000 Japanese. They did not ask the Japanese to turn in their arms. The British made them strip naked, then made sure that all guns and ammunition were confiscated. British marine followd the same pattern in occupying Hong Kong Itself. A practical example of the British altitude was the conduct of a press interview with Jap anese Vice -Admiral Ruiparo Fumlta. It was enlightening to watch the British public rela tions officer tell a Juoanese guard: "Tell the admiral to come here. I want to sea the admiral right now." Fumita's hands shook through out the interview. He answered questions readily. Unlike mili tary and navy leaders with whom I talked in Japan, ho did not say he quit fighting only be cause the emperor ordered him to do so. He said Japan was forced to surrender. Friday. Sept. 11, 194S MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE SEVEN As a final treat, the British have abolished censorship here because the war is over. This is the first uncensorcd dispatch I've forwarded from abroad without fear of repercussion since 1941, My only concern Is that come American censor might intercept it en route. SALT SUBSTITUTED FOR CEMENT! TUf WALLS Of AS AWH.VT VILlA6f OV THf SAHARA DESesrAHf MALV ' HfnatlY OF I i-'.-Vi'v'Vu Ik TUf WALLS Of AS ANCItSTT VIUA6f OH THf Jp HYPERACID JUi" DISTRESS 0U; "You must got rASI, trrtCilVfc RtLltr with iebjin from miserable discomfort, or your money back. At HEATH'S DRUG STORE 29 N. Central Phone 3551 Ue Mall Tribune Want Ada. With victory and peace, the good things of life are coming back again among them Blue Bell potato chips, fresh and crisp as always. Within 90 days there should be plenty for everyone no more shortages no more rationing all the famous and delicious Blue Bell chips you want when you want them. Until then, bear with your grocer if he is temporarily low in stock. Hunters Discover Japanese Balloon Mineral, Cal., Sept. 21 (UP) Two deer hunters disclosed to day they found a Japanese bal loon in the Dry Lake vicinity near the border of Lassen Na tional park yesterday. The hunters said they did not touch the balloon and saw noth ing to indicate how long it had been there. They reported the find to the U. S. Forest Service which in turn notified army officials and it was taken in charge by an army party. HALSEY AT PEARL Pearl Harbor, Sept. 21 (U.R) Adm. William F. Halsey today was back from Tokyo, where the war ended, to Pearl Harbor where it started. The navy de clined to comment on his presence here, but it was known the "Bull" arrived yesterday, He is expected to take part in week-end celebrations in honor, of him and other returning vet erans of the Pacific war. Closlnit time for Sunday Too Lat ro Classify 4.00 Saturday aflarnooD Plaaia ram amber Uia Mail Tribuna Want Ada. mm5 . . . mo da with CINCH CORN BREAD MIX. Each package con toinj ALL ntccuory ingrtditnff. Juit odd water, ml and bake. Try this I Split muffin,. Till with a dab of butter Igtittia&aku PfW? 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