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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1945)
Tokyo Existence Wacky j American Writer Finds By Frank H. Bartholomew United Press Staff Correspondent Tokyo "Wacky-Go-Roiind." Oct. 12 (U.R) Our pillows at the hotel Dai Iti Shich were popu larly believed filled with sand. But I slit mine open today and found it was only rice. This hotel, taken over by the army for the headquarters staff and correspondents, is the cen tral point for the mad world we live in. Japanese firemen apologize for coming to put out a fire arriving too late, anyway The telephone operator? ring vigor ously for five minutes and when you finally can break in and hout "hello.'' you are blandly informed: "Your telephone is ringing." "Oh Suianna" A seven-piece Japanese or chestra playing Spanish music, fingers working over "Oh Su sanna'' in Japanese and several other odi habits are indicative of the ' Japanese way of life today. Whatever else they think of the Japanese, correspondents agree they are a game race. Liv ing amid the shambles and chaos of their capital city, the Japan ese have not yet been heard to utter on complaint Our hotel meals are improv ing. The era of "rubber" hash wrapped in defunct cabbage leaves is past. Last night's fried chicken dinner topped with ice cream was not bad for 25 cents. Not when you consider the quart of beer and that or chestra playing Spanish tunes. The hotel is now socially stratified." A screened-off cor ner of the dining room is mark ed "colonels only." So exclusive is it that even the colonels rare ly eat with each ether at the same tables. Queues For Movies In the world outside, Japan ese women line up by the hun dreds for food at ration stores. But both men and women line up by the thousands in queues three blocks long in front of movie houses. The Japanese male's idea of open-air sanitation is extremely primitive. An occasional cor rective treatment of boots ap plied to pants seats by outraged GI s is correcting this. The local brand of logic is typically shown by the fleet of Baby Austin picket trucks run ning around town with the en tire truck body taken up by charcoal gas producing appara tus. No one has yet figured out what constitutes a "pay load." A philosophical Yank truck driver summed it all up in blue chalk on the side of his cab with the inscription: "The world is mad." E, Fairfield, Cal., Oct. 13U.R) Devastation caused by the Oki nawa typhoon was described here tonight by Tech. Sgt. Harry J. Phillips, Chicago, who arriv ed here by army transport plane. Phillips toured Okinawa with 10th photo technical unit be fore departing on the second plane to leave the island after the destructive storm last Wed nesday and Thursday. "Installations of the eighth air force on Okinawa were complete ly devastated," said Phillips. "At Yanten and Naha airfields, hang ers and tents were blown down. "It was a miracle that only slight damage was caused to heavy bombers and transport planes based on the island. Just a few of the small Cub-type planes were demolished." Phillips said the navy suffer ed heaviest losses. Five ships anchored in Hana bay were beached, and Quonsett huts and a naval air transport operations building were destroyed. Communications lines through out the island were blown down, the sergeant said. IS GIVEN STUDY Salem. Oct. 13 With the pos sible complete abandonment of Camp Adair within the next few months, industrial-minded citi zens here, including chamber of commerce officials, are studying the potential industrial use of the camp area, buildings and utilities that comprise the pro ject. Clay Cochran, chamber man ager, said the camp buildings whi?h are suitable for warehous ing, caved streets, water, light and power systems would prove ideal for some large industrial concern. While no names were mentioned officials indicated that the Du Pont company, em ploying many thousands of men, is looking for a location in Ore Court Records Justice Court Clifford Horn and Lyle M. Paull, combination overload, cited. Gold Hill Gold Hill Oct. 12 Gold Hill boys recently discharged from the .evvice and now at home include La Verne Walker, La Verne Dungey Leo Walker, Creighton Thompson, D u a n e (Buzt) Shoemaker. Thos. (Ro bey) Robinson, Pat Becker and Stuart Chisholm. Mr. and Mrs Fritz Snider and Harve Newnham spent several davs last week at Alhambra, Calif While there. Mrs. Sni der's son arrived home from over seas, which was a glad sur prise to her. Mrs. Snider's daughter, Mrs. EvaRene Bower, returned home with them. Her son will be here as soon as re ceiving his discharge. Go'd Hill Garden club met at the home of Mrs F. W. Jones, Oct. 5. Plans were made for fall RP.d winter meetings. Mrs. Jones served refreshments to ten members and two visitors. Next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Robt. Kics on Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. to make dry bou quets ond fall corsages. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hales and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kelley of Dr.yton, Ohio, arrived by auto Oct. 2 to visit Mr. and Mrs. Georf? Potter. Mrs. Hales and Mrs. Kelley are sisters of Mrs. Potter. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ritter and daughter Joan visited over the weekend with relatives in Klamath Falls Mi. and Mrs. Wm. Davidson visited Wednesday with Mrs. Jane Cook, they being neigh bors vears aso in Sams Valley The Davidsons have been living on the coast near Portland and were on their way to California Milton Steuimetz of Seattle is visiting his wife and son, Harry Lee. Mrs. W I Morgan returned Monday from a weeks visit with relatives in Los Angeles. Mrs. T. C Buckingham visited friend:, in Cottage Grove several davs Ust week. Mr. and Mrs. . C r e 1 g h t o n Thon.pson and daughter Jennie Lou. l'aul Thompson and George Police Court George Jones, drunk, released on $10 bail. Opening Oct. 14th Jimmy O'Brien's Band From Hollywood Steak and Chicken Dinners Take-It-Easy Lodge 6 Miles So. Grants Pass Mac ond Ann McBee Resuming Management Closed Fridays HELP WANTED O PICKERS O PACKERS O SORTERS O WAREHOUSEMEN Apply Anytime at Modoc Orchard Co. 511 SO. FIR Today! Today! Today! The Last and Final Day of This GIGANTIC CLOSE-OUT SALE Doors Close Forever at 8:30 Tonight On This Final Day Come In and BARGAIN for YOUR PRICE ON EACH ITEM Last Chance for Unheard Of Values! Don't Miss It! YOU SAVE-WE LOSE! Hoff visited over the weekend n Bend with Mrs Thompson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Winn. Col. Arden Van Dorn visited his mother, Mrs. R. Robinson, Oct. 1, reporting to Ft. Lewis. Mrs. Carrie Sneed of Salem, Ore., has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Clco Gilchrist and tainily. J. M Shaver of the maritime service spent several days here last week with his grandfather, R. G. Wigle. Hardy Cook of Portland visit ed last week with his brother. R. E. Cook ond other relatives. ! Mrs. Lawton Hayes and chil dren of Eugene visited several days last week In the John Hayes home. Duane Eskew, S2 'c, is spend ing his leave with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eskew and family. Ml. and Mrs: Harold Wilson and daughter Virginia of Spring field visited last week with Mrs. Wilson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Z Smith and family. Mrs. Nellie Smith left last week lor Snohomifh. Wash., to visit for about a month, stopping for n visit In Eugene en route home. On her return she will go to Concord, Calif, to spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Dclgado Miss Mareia Centers visited friends in Ashland over the weekend. Mrs. Nellie Pugh and daugh- C. L. PERKINS Doctor ol OPTOMETRY Snccessor to Dr. B. D Rlwood Betterment of Human Vtiton LENSES PRESCRIBED Ph. last 214 riahrrr Rldi Cor. Main and Central. Medtord Sunday. Oct. 14. I94S MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE SEVEN ler, Mrs. Dale Clement, left the last of the week for Canada, called there by the death of Mrs. Pugh' mother. Cloalns tlm foi Claulfled Aril B:3U i m Too Late to Classify 12:15 p ra FOR RENT! SOUND TRUCK and Public Address Systems , Anj Place Any i'tme Kny Occasion F IDLER NEWS AGENCY Phone 4034 ot 6038 111 No. Riverside. Medtord BIRTHS STITT To Mr. and Mrs. Ivan D., 82 Niantic, Oct. 13. 1945, a girl, 8 lbs., at Community hospital. J.H. Clabby and O.E. Hlllm.n CIVIL ENGINEERS Surveys Estimates Plant Specifications Room 203 Holly Bldg. Phone 7229 Medford. Ore. 6 Tmmfmffl iiSiiiiiaeMeeeejeMssseaeaMeMnsaJL "re giving again... AT LEAST ONE DAY'S PAY YOUR Community Chest and the United War Fond NEED YOUR SUPPORT 4T 1 Vim tr' NOWHERE else can your dollar do a much good . . . help as many deserving people. You help all our men and women in the armed forces through the U. S. O. . . . our Merchant Marine through the United Seamen's Service. You provide maternity care for wives of servicemen, day care for war workers' children, public health activities, family and child welfare work. And you help our needy allies in foreign lands. Our own community organizations are important, too, for the building of character in our young folks and the betterment of health and social conditions right here in Jackson County. Filling the Chest, meeting our obligation In the National War Fund Drive is our biggest job NOW. Let's put our shoulder to the wheel dig DEEP and get that job done AT ONCE! f A7 mi r ? tr aiV 17 -V 18 1 wm line I, Give Generously Continue the Work of the Salvation Army - Boy Scouts - Girl Scouts - Y. M. C. A. - Girls' Community Club - Jackson County Public Health Association - U.S.O. United Seamen Service - War Prisoners' Aid - American Field Service - United Nations Relief - Refugee Relief REMEMBER I YOUR SHARE IS AT LEAST ONE DAY'S PAY! Thil menage published In be half of the Community Chest of Medford and the United War Fund by the bakers of dellcioue, fresh OPEN 8:30 to 8:30 35 North Bartlelt BREAD and CAKES
