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News From Jackson County for
Men in the Armed Services
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Dear-
Much front page newa this
past week has centered around
labor troubles both In the
county, In Oregon and through
out the nation. In the three
f- northwestern states many lum
r. ber workers are on strike or are
V negotiating for increased wages,
and In this county eight mills
are reported closed. A fuel
shortage may result unless work
is resumed soon, fuel dealers
state.
Last week-end Crater Lake
park temporarily closed when a
record early snowfall fell, but
warmer weather has permitted
reopening of the south entrance.
The early snowfall stopped film
ing of "Canyon Passage" at Dia
mond Lake, but work was re
newed later.
A new Veterans of Foreign
War post has been instituted at
Central Point, with Marshal Day
as commander, and the Amer
ican Legion posts and auxiliaries
of Medford and Ashland in
stalled officers at a big meet
ing here Wednesday. Anticipat
ing the return of heavy tourist
travel, the Pacific Highway as
sociation recently held a meet-
j, ing anu piuuiieu tin uuverusiug
B campaign.
ine nuun annual coumy -n
club show Is being held this
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week, with much stock being
shown and more than 500 ex
hibits. Headquarters for the
annual Community Chest drive
have been opened at the Cham
ber of Commerce building.
First speaker for the new
Knife and Fork club was Arch
duke Felix of Austria, and he
urged the nation to work for "a
broad Christian peace" which he
believes is an absolute necessity
if an "atomic war" Is to be pre
vented.
Housewives were relieved to
read that one-third of the meats
now under rationing are to be
released Sunday.
Declaring that soldiers of the
41st Division celebrated V-J day
in a tamer fashion than the folks
at home, Lt. Col. Clifton Pond,
division chaplain, recently wrote
to a Medford friend of condi
tions in the Philippine Islands.
Lt. Herbert Hammond, USMC,
has been awarded a bronze star
for heroic action with an engi
neer's unit on Iwo Jima and Pfc.
Tracy J. Muse has been awarded
a purple heart for wounds re
ceived on Okinawa.
Staff Sgt. Douglas E. North,
with the 40th Infantry Division
in the Philippines, has been
awarded an air medal. Promo
tions in the news were those of
Henry Fitch, with the 248th
Station hospital In Germany, to
I sergeant; Ted Vance to sergeant
at Camp Roberts, Calif., and
Houston Pitts to technical ser
geant at a B-I base where he is
a liaison pilot.
From Europe comes word that
TSgt. Donald Higgins of the
660th Engineer's unit is still en
gaged in making maps, the work
which his outfit has carried on
throughout the war. Donald
Wm. McClure, Rlc, is on the
USS The Sullivans, only ship of
the fleet adorned with a green
shamrock, and Robert S. Riggs,
on the USS North Carolina as
coxswain, is now with the occu
pation forces in the Japanese
area. Russel E. Seaman, coxs
wain, is with the USS Bowie.
From England relatives have
received details of the wedding
of Lt. Donald Richardson and
Miss Doreen Mary Gamett of
Daisy Bank, Leek. Other wed
dings announced are those of
Pauline Clement to Lawrence
Jones, Eloise Wrangham of Los
Angeles to TSgt. William Psd
ersen; Doris Babcock to Cpl.
Kenneth Schurman; Lt. John B.
Harr and Dorothy Lewis of
Houston, Tex., and Jeanne
Davis, Shady Cove to Warren
Helm, Medford.
Kenneth Maurice Thurston, re
cently discharged from the navy,
has entered Washington State
cnlleee to studv veterinary medi
cine and Del Cooley plans to re
enter Oregon state college as a
sophomore. He was formerly a
lieutenant in the air corps.
Robert R. Leavltt, S2c, has been
sent to Norman, Okla., for com
bat air crewman training, while
Ensign Sam Young, who just
finished advance radar training
at MIT, Boston, is home on leave
before reporting to Newport,
R. I.
the laree number of
men returning home in recent
days after discharges from the
army was Franklyn Fanger,
former technical sergeant who
served with the 45Uth oomD
group and who holds the air
medal and silver star after 50
combat missions. Others home
are Paul Jennings, who served
20 months with the Atlantic
fleet; Robert M. Tuttle, who
o,-ri nine months with the air
corps in the Pacific theater and
wears the purple nean,
medal with tnree obk ii
i,,ctor and the distinguished
flying cross, and Wayne Harris.
who served wltn me navy nvc
years, including 26 months with
tha Ooniftn flppt.
Charles Wharton, RT2c, has
been on leave after sea fluty ana
,hii vicitine here he was
joined by his brother, Lt. S. T.
Wharton, who is leaving soon to
join the Japanese occupation
f Fanrlall M. Gifford,
EM3c, is here on leave from the
"Golden City" after a trip irom
Leyte and Major Donald Moore
is home after two years in the
South Pacific with the army.
Also home from overseas is
Lloyd E. Pitts, AMMlc, now at
Bremerton awaiting discharge
from the navy, and Preston J.
Card, metalsmith. and Gage San
den, EMlc. Card was recently
discharged and Sanden will re
turn to duty on a carrier. Roger
Card, CB, Is now on Okinawa
after a year in the Aleutians.
Lt. Richard Wright is now on
inactive duty after serving over
seas as a bombardier and in this
country as an instructor. Mortr,
(Red) Edwards, former sergeant
who served in the African
Sicilian and C-B-I theaters, has
been discharged and is home.
Men returning now are In
time to see the opening football
games of the season. Medford
high's Black Tornado took the
first step in defense of their Ore
gon high school football cham
pionship when they trounced Al
bany 68 to 0 here last Fridsv
night. Tonight Medford wiil
face Marshfield high school at
Coos Bay.
SGI. JOHN SMITH
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M. M. DEPT. STORE
SSgt. John J. Smith, son of
Mr and Mrs. W. H. Smith, Port
land, formerly of Medford, has
been officially declared dead by
the war department after having
been reported missing Nov. 11.
1943, In action with the air
corps in the European theater.
His wife resides in Pennsylvan
ia
Word from the sergeant's par
ents was received this week by
his brother, Prank A. Smith,
route 1, Central Point.
Sgt. Smith, who was born In
Medfnrd and attended St. Mary's
academy and Medford high
schooi. was stationed in England
with a heavy bomber squadron
He was employed with Mason
Erhman and Co , before enter
ing the service.
KEEP SEABEE PORT
Washington, Sept. 28 (U.R)
The navy department said today
that Port Hueneme at Los An
geles would be continued as a
seabee depot "indefinitely" but
that the training of special Acorn
seabee units would be ended aft
er the graduation of the present
class. The department added
that Point Mugu also would be
retained but that it had not been
decided for what purpose the
base would be used.
EX-JAP CAPITAL
DISPLAYS LITTLE
SIGN OF BATTLE
Untouched by Bombs, Nara
Shows Little of War On
Surface; Supplies Found.
saw the bags used by the chil
dren for bayonet practice with
sticks.
Riding through the parks,
where the oldest shrines of Japan
are located, I saw a group of 20
children approximately S or 6
years old taking exercise with
an adult leader. It was not the
type of game American children
that age would play. Instead,
these youngsters were running
three abreast at a steady pace.
Army Goods In Shrine
Inside the Nara temple where
the world's largest Buddha 53
Friday. Sept. 21, 194S
MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBTJKZ SCVEH
feet 6 Inches high Is located,
va found stacks of what ap
peared to be army stores. Bales
of shoe soles, shoe laces, army
tarpaulins, cotton yarn and felt
were stored In this shrine.
The shrine building was filled
with barbed wire and other
stores. Even these buildings dat
ing back to the eighth century
did not completely escape the
touch of war.
Dm lull Trroun Want Ada.
A total of 0,255 persons axe
living In the 10 housing project
administered by the King Coun
ty, Washington, housing authority.
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By Hasel Hirtiog
United Press Correspondent
Nara, Central Japan, Sept. 28
(U.R) On the surface, Nara has
been In another world from war.
The parks, temples, shrines
and business houses of Japan's
first capital are much the same
as they have been for hundreds
of years. The people are still
provincial, rather than Industrial
or military-conscious as are tne
people of Tokyo or Osaka.
But underneath you can feel
the greater spirit of Old Japan
and ancient principles, probably
because this once was the re
ligious and historic center of the
empire.
Untouched By Bombs
Nara has been untouched by
bombs. Nestled at the foot of
green mountains, it looks like
another country. While the peo
ple of Osaka, Kobe, Tokyo and
Yokohama trudged through rub
ble, wearing bewildered or even
resentful looks, the citizens of
Nara seemed to look upon our
small party of correspondents
and soldiers as tourists.
A few children ran and hid
when we approached but over
night word of our arrival spread.
Shops suddenly put out wares ap
parently hidden or saved until
the Americans reached here. A
shortage of food spurred the Jap
anese to offer to barter wares for
sugar, cigarets and canned food.
Insufficient Imports
Although Nara Is surrounded
by farms, which looked prosper
ous enough to feed the populace,
there have not been sufficient
imports.
Amid the peaceful parks and
shrines, however, some evidence
of war-mindedness cropped up.
Some of our party visited
I schools for children under 12 and
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PEACE
This is no time to let down. There's a big Job ahead befora ri7thlag
will be back to normal Since October of 1942 the Bllte-Veinhard Compatry hat
been urging the support of worthy wartime projects. Today r repeal
a few of the advertisements we Hava published. They represent soma el
the things vre must contirtua to do if w an to enjoy a lasting pac.
Remember, all of our boys aren't home. Soma of
them never will return. So let as carry on, doing tba
things that must be dooe If wa ara to b victorious
In peace as well as war I
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