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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1945)
On The Home Front MEDFORDi&TRIBUNE News From Jackson County for Men in the Armed Services The Mail Tribune suggest! you clip and mail this newi roundup to a relative or friend in service. Date.. Dear. Sports have been In the lime light this week with interest in the wnr'd series high and many local people looking forward to a week-end of football in Eu gene. The Medford Black Tor nado play Eugene high school Friday and Saturday the Univer sity piays Idaho at Eugene. Last week the Tornado blanked Marshfield high 40 to 0 at Coos Bay. Hign school opened Monday with 088 students, an increase of 15.3 per cent over last year. That day turned out to be one of the warmest of early fall, with the mercury soaring to 93 degrees. September was un usuallv dry and rain is now needed for fall crops. A few fall forest fires brought the total for the season to 133 far above the annual average of 84. However, none were large. Preparations are being made for the annual Community Chest and war fund drive, which will start next week, and the Elks lodge is making plans to supply the public with wooden Boxes to mail Christmas boxes to servicemen and women still remaining overseas. The lodge celebrated old-timers night this week. Building permits issued by the city for September totalled the most since July of 1943. The building is widespread, cover ing new business houses, homes, garages and many improve ments Universal Studios pre sented the Sheriff's Posse with a chack for $250 for the posse building fund in appreciation for the posse's holp with the filming of "Canyon Passage' 'at Dia mond Lake It is thought the PLAY RADIO and STAGE CONCERTS ENROLL NOW for The Edgewood Symphonette The EDGEWOOD SCHOOL OF MUSIC is re ceiving applications for membership in the new Junior Orchestra now being organized. If you are between ages six and 25 and have musical ability, you may qualify for a place among this group of outstanding young musicians. Certain instruments can be pro vided by the school if you do not now have one. BEGINNERS JOIN OUR PIONEER GROUP By starting now you may be ready to play in concert before the school term closes. REGISTRATION 7:00 to 9:00 p. m. Each evening except Sunday through Oct. 13th. "You Shall Have Music" EDGEWOOD SCHOOL of MUSIC 218 Liberty Bldg., Medford, Ore. Use the Grape St. Entrance picture will be completed this week Elmer Sartln of Butte Falls has replaced William Gren bemer as a deputy sheriff and the Grenbemers have gone to Reedsport to live for the time being. In Ashland the residents are working to secure a federal building and a Veterans' Ad ministration hospital. Additional patients have ar rived for the naval hospital at Camp White, bringing the total to 560 In the news for receiving awards this week were Capt. Maynard Wilson, cited for meri torious service with the medical administrative corps and Cpl. Donald O. Dorothy and Sgt. Donald Ivie both of whom have been awarded bronze stars for outstanding service in Europe. A large number of interesting letters have been in the editor's mail in recent davs. One from Robert Gail, ARTlc, aboard the Alaska, told of the carrier's attack against Tokyo and other actiors. "Medford is heaven compared with Manila" wrote Myrhr Scott. BMl'c, who In his 34 months has made trips to practically all parts of the world and crossed the equator 10 times. Lt. jg) Oliver Taylor wrote to tell of a -econnaisance flight over Tokyo from the USS I idependence Among recent arrivals home is Johnnie Eads. who combined a sergeant's duties with sleight-of-hand during more than three vears 'n the army much of it in the South Pacific. He came home with a few new magician's tricks which he didn't learn from the Japs and has already given one show for the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Among others home after dis-.-harees from the services are Edward McFarlane, formerly a coxswain aboard the USS Con cord; Kenneth Murray, boats wain's mate first class who saw considerable service at Pacific bases; Cpl. Ray M. Huson; Wil liam M. Strode, who served in Italy: George E. Shults. who served 22 months in Europe: Warren C. Moody who spent 22 montl-s with a mapping unit in the C-B-I theater; Norval K. Lady, MMlf; Willard C. Oliver. CMlc who served in both the Atlantic and Pacific: Cpl. Walter F. Love, who served in Italy TSet. William D Davis, veter an of 42 months overseas and Douglas B Finch EM, who serv ed 30 months, both in the At lantic and Pacific theaters. Both E. A B. Glad and his wife have been discharged from (he service and are living on the UDDe' Applegate. Glad, chief boatswain's mate, was in the navy 42 months and overseas 37 months while his wife served nearly three years with the WAC. Robert F Marquess, EM2C is home on leave after a year and a half on submarine duty. and Cpl. John Bittle was recent ly home on leave after returning from overseas duty with the 91st Division. Bjth Capt Robert Iven and Neil Iven, formerly an air corps lieutenant, are home, the latter having been released trom the ormy. The captain, who LIABLE GROCERY CHET LEONARD PHIL WHITLOCK Free Delivery Service SIAI for FREE DELIVERY U I a a JF I conforming with new Ubm ill o.D.T. Regulations 117 NORTH CENTRAL AVE. 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Still overseas are Andrew Darrell Mitchell, RMSlc, now in Tokyo with a mobile com munications' unit, and SSgt. Lewis A. Rose, at present in Korea Engagements announced are those of Lois Yost to Frank Con verse, AMM, Battle Creek, Mich., and Ida Mae Mlynar, Ellsworth. Kan., to Pfc. George Bryant, stationed at Ft. Riley. Recent weddings were those of Warren Holbrook; Margaret Jacqueline McBee to SSgt. Jean Galbraith to SSgt. Law rence Kolkemo of Encinitas. Calif.; and Bernice McWethy to Jay Sequety of Los Angeles, formerly a first sergeant. The Rev. and Mrs L. F. Belk nap celebrated theii golden wed ding anniversary with a recep tion at the Methodist church Wednesday. LOCAL YOUTHS IN Frank Rogers Back From Business Trip; Discusses New Park Frank Rogers, city superin tendent, returned this week from a week's business trip to Fresno, Calif., where he attended a con ference of Pacific coast building officials, and San Francisco, and conferred with L. Glenn Hall of the San Francisco planning com mission and designing engineer of the new city park in Medford. En route south and back Rog ers visited at various commer cially and privately owned air ports to investigate air park operations. Closing time roi Classified Ads 8:30 m. loo Late to Classify 12:15 p m. According to word Just re ceived by Chief Stewart in charge of the local Navy Recruit ing Station the following local boys were enlisted in the U. S. Navy in Portland on September 28: Guy Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harris, Rt. 4, Box 299, Medford; Carl Leroy Fine, son of Mrs. Alma Price, Rt. 4, Box 89A, Medford; Jack H. Jones, son of Mrs. Florence L. Hunter, 1040 W. 11th street. Medford, and Gouvcrncur C. Backus, son of Mrs. Lorraine Backus, Eagle Point. Chief Stewart also stated that the Navy Recruiting Stations all over the country are initiating an all out drive for voluntary en listments, particularly in the regular navy, among men in the age group to 17 to 30. The term of enlistment In the regular navy is now reduced from six years to four. Those de siring additional Information may call at the Navy Recruiting Station in the Medford Post Of fice building, . Retired Army Men To Make Home Here Capt Weldon H. McBee. Med ford man who served in the early Pacific war and is now sta tioned with the army at Cleve land, O., recently sent a clipping to friends here that Col. Preston B. Wnterbury plans to move to Medford and "fish for a year upon his discharge from the army. Col. Watcrbury, who recently has been retired after S3 years. established the present strength cours'i physical training pro gram for the army The program is based on a series of courses designed to develop strength, alertness confidence, toughness and anility. It is being incorpor ated in the new edition of FM 21-20, official army physical training manual. CAPTAIN PAULS Camp White, Oct. 5 (U.PJ Capt. Henry J. Pauls of Fayctte ville, N. C, has been named to succeed Lt. Col. Lou J. 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