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EIGHT MEDFOHD MAIL-TRIBUNE Monday. Nor. 12, 1945 Sgt. Barnes Home From Air Service With Dog Which Shared War Career Staff Sergeant Kenneth M. Barnes, honorably discharged from the army air force, Oct. 27 at Camp Beale, Calif., is now at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Barnes, 39 Glen Oak court, formerly of Spo kane, Wash. SSgt. Barnes was a crew chief with the 525lh fighter squadron, 86th fighter group, and served 30 months, of 45 months in the service, in the European - Mediterranean theater. He wears the presidential unit citation with oak leaf clus ter, good conduct medal, the American campaign medal and the European - African - Middle Eastern campaign medal with seven campaign stars for the fol lowing campaigns: Sicily, Naples - Foggia, Southern France, Rome-Arno, North Ap penniencs, Central Europe and the Rhincland. Of unusual Interest is the miniature Lewelly n setter which has accompanied Barnes on his full tour of duty overseas, on the long Journey home and is now with him in Mcdford. The dog was given him when about six weeks old by a French soldier in North Africa, in May, 1943, soon after the sergeant had arrived there, and has been his constant and faith ful companion during 30 months overseas. She is known as Taffy, named for the town of Taforoui, in Algeria, where she was born. Taffy has traveled many thousands of miles by plane, jeep, truck, train, ship, and auto mobile, and has added a trip by auto to Boise, Ida., after a weeks Journey by train from Camp Kilmer, N. J., since her arrival in Medford. She is known and loved by hundreds of people, civilians of the various countries where she has lived, as well as by count less G. I.'s, and will no doubt add many friends to the list here In Medford. Relieves VIJa Miseries of VCPtAtft Duftingt'ight o ; y Penetrates to uppr bronchial tubal wilt) lis toothing medicinal vipors. Stimulate tha chsit and back lurficfli lilt nlca, warming poultlc. Warming, soothing relief grand relief comes when you rub good old Vicks VnpoRub on the throat, chest and back at bedtime. Its penetrating-stimulating action keeps on working for hours. In vites restful sleep. And often by morning most misery of the cold is gone. No wonder most mothers use VapoRub.Try tifitC it tonight- fldd home-proved w VAPORui L CLOSE ASHLAND OFFICE Ashland, Nov. 12 The local OPA office will apparently be discontinued by January 1, when an extensive consolidation program will become effective, according to a current OPA bulletin. By January 1st, the plan calls for the consolidation of 600 War Price and Rationing Boards, such as the local setup, into 130 new area Price Control Boards, mainly to effect an economy. Under this system, a Price Control Board will be continu ed in Medford, but the Ashland and Grants Pass offices will be closed, with Medford controlling a large southern Oregon area. Offices will also be continued in Roscburg and Klamath Falls. YULE CHEER FOR E A two-fold program to bring Christmas to the serviceman whether he be on the high seas or in the Camp White Naval Hospital is being worked out by the Jackson County Camp and Hospital Committee of the Red Cross, according to Mrs. Leonard Carpenter, chairman. A letter, mailed to over 500 organizations and individuals during the past week urging their cooperation, read in part: "At the Camp White Navy Hospital there are still men, wounded in our service, who will not be able to be home for Christmas. Let's do something for them. We can't bring them to our homes but we can take Christmas to them. Won't you as an organization and as in dividuals make this your Christ mas project? This year too, we want to send gifts to the men on the high seas. These men are leaving the United States to spend two or three years in the army of occupation. Their gifts will be wrapped here and sent to embarkation centers and de livercd to them C h r i s t m a morning." November 23 and 24 have been named receiving days at the court house auditorium. Red Cross workers will be on duty from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. to re ceive, wrap, and tag gifts. List of acceptable gifts will be dis played in store windows and printed in the newspaper. and Jack T. Keaveny, 1st Lt., box 969, all of Medford. Wyoming's death rate from tuberculosis is the lowest of any state in the nation. The rate is 10.9 per 100,000 population. WANTED Several Girls for Fountain Work Steady Employment Good Pay Good Working Conditions APPLY IN PERSON TAYLOR'S PENNY WISE Valley Men Given Discharges From Service Branches ROOFING BY EXPERT WORKERS Aibestot or Ahphalr Roofing for flat or tfeep roofi. For any kind of roofing work Phone 2695 MEDFORD ROOFING CO. TO THOSE WHO HAVE ASKED US SO MANY TIMESt "WHY DON'T YOU BUY WHOLE MILK?" THE ANSWER IS NOW WE HD So you can tell that cow with trie big dreamy eyes who uses her long tail to switch the flies, that the GRANTS PASS CREAMERY will buy all she has to offer. Any amount of Whole Milk as well as Cream. Phone 26 11 Among those recently given honorable discharges from the armed forces are Pvt. Leland R, Coffman and Pfc. Dallas H. Zimmcrlce, both of Butte Falls SSgt. Edsel E. White and Sgt, Henry H. Baker, route 1, box 86, both of Rogue River; Sgt Manley J. Leggelt, 143 Moun tain avenue, Sgt. Lemuel E Miller, 468 C street, Pfc. Robert E, Jones, 176 Mountain avenue and Sgt. Paul W. Garren, 155 Eighth street, all of Ashland TSgt. Ermel J. Shaver, route I, box 83, Pfc. Ray 11. Mann, box 276, and Ronald V. Pink- ham, SM 2c, box 223, all of Central Point; Cecil E. Gover nor, S 1c, Trail; Pfc. Andrew L. Matney, box 23, Jackson ville; T4 George L. Evans, route 2, box 232, Gold Hill; T3 Kenneth J. Dufour, route 3, box 630, and SSgt. Robert T. Dally, Star route box 20, both of Eagle Point. Sgt. James W. Devon, Ever green Studio, T5 Robert S, Batzer, 51 North Oakdale ave nue; Sgt. David C. Handa, Ever green Studio, T5 Loren E. Deavcr, route 2, box 16 A, SSgt. Roy G. Swanson, 5 Kath- erine Court, Pfc. Wallace M. Crank, route 3, box 40, Pfc, Leroy Close, 208 West Main street, T5 William A. Lowe, 410 Clark street. Earl Allen, S 1c, route 1, box 29, Harley H. Hall, KM, box 22, Lawrence V. Smith, CM 2c, route 4, box 346C, Theodore M. O'Neill, A MM 2c, T5 James D. Rock, 329 Jeanette street, T5 John F, Wilson, route 1, box 373, Pfc. William S. Barnum, route 4, box 362, Thomas C. Kegg, wx 2c, 124 Washington street, What's a hoot question? Why, whether or not an owl Is wise. We think not because no owl hat ever called up and or dered Shell Hearing Oil And Shell Heating Oil la ao clean-burning, de pendable and Hoot Mon Economical, too. To get tome, Just phona Shell Oil Co.; Inc. 1002 S. Central At. Ph. 2181 KHFLLirm7nr?i Col. Albert Warner Wins Citation For Tact and Judgment Col. Albert L. Warner, for merly chief of war Intelligence for the war department's bureau of public relations, has been awarded the Legion of Merit for "handling his task with the greatest tact and Judgment" according to information receiv ed by his sister, Mrs. C. Reese Braley, 245 Valley View. The officer, now on inactive duty. was given the award Oct. 31 at Washington, D. C, by MaJ. Gen. A. D. Surles. Col. Warner, who before the war was Washington correspon dent for the New York Herald Tribune and later Washington news analyst for the Columbia Broadcasting company, is now director of news and special events for the Mutual Broad casting company. Referred to recently In a pub lication as "probably the best in formed newsman in Washing ton", Col. Warner will be re membered by many valley peo ple as the "voice of the war de partment" giving the official re port of the week each Sunday on the Army Hour. E TO EYE TORNADO A visitor in Medford Friday and Saturday was Gil Lieser, director of publicity for Wil lamette university, who accom panied Al Lightner, Salem sports editor, who officiated the Medford-Ashland football game Friday. Coming to Medford to see the highly touted Medford Torna does in action, Lieser stayed overnight as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Al Simpson, as did Light ner. Mr. Lieser, discussing post war plans of Willamette univer sity, said housing conditions in Salem are not too bad for vet erans returning to continue their education. He stated that up to the present the university had not had to turn away any veter ans with families. Mr. Lieser expressed confi dence that the new men's dormi tory for which funds are being solicited this year nd upon which work will begin next spring, will solve much of the housing problem by providing living accomodations for single men, some of whom are now in quarters that could be occupied by ex-servicemen with families. Espee e Refuses To Oust Jap Workers San Francisco, Nov. 12 U.PJ Southern Pacific railroad today rejected the request of Placer county residents to remove eight Japanese workers from a rail crew at Clipper Gap, Calif. Declaring that the west faces a "critical shortage of workers for the maintenance of its tracks" the company said it could "not reasonably grant the request." All Japanese employed on Southern Pacific lines have been certified loyal by the federal gov ernment, the company said. Cant Find Laundry Soaps? That's because fats are scarce. Your used fats are needed in making soap . , . as well as nylons and many other items. TURN IN YOUR UStD fATSI CASUALTY LIST TOLD Corpus Christi, Tex., Nov. 12 (U.PJ The naval air station to day announced names of 15 of the 22 flyers killed Thursday night when two seaplanes col lided and crashed into Corpus Christi bay. The 30-caliber Garand bullet spins at a speed of 200,000 revo lutions a minute when it leaves the rifle, or 18 times tha ipe of the 37-mm. artillery shell. u BREATHE FREER ! V 3 drops in each nos- 1J tril at night open up r cold-clogged nosel land you will aleepl jfv i better. Caution: VselC" i only as directed. Getty-a 3? WBNSOFSPARKUHGSHWBfORADft,, Atk for a. pat. orf ay v r, PASTE SHOE POLISH - - .i ' 1 yN Mod. by '"T", .Miin nTrw"" .. :j rw.mhine has War cona ;.- - dealer wi" tl coto U 2 rUb . available. . Uw 0edae on i MMMCe We, who faced the sacrifice and sufferings of war, now head into Peace with the same high courage. We have only to think of our martyred dead and their bereaved, we have only to be reminded of the single-hearted purpose for which these heroes bled. Victory has but deepened our responsibilities. Out of this memory of war's anguish and in a renewed declaration of our faith and pride in the World Peace for which all America fought, emerges our Pledge for this Armistice Day of 1945. We pledge to Peace and to its principles, the same fervent devotion which fired our war aims. We pledge continued dedication to our democracy and its preservation in Peace as in War ... no matter how great the struggle. We pledge an unwavering vigilance against any possible forces of aggres sion and oppression, both at home and abroad. ' We pledge to Peace a fulfillment of the promises made in war ... a safe, sound America where man can live in dignity . . . free . from fear and want. We pledge to work and build as we never worked and built before, that Civilization may rise to new heights of glory. We pledge to invest in permanem World Peace by buying Victory Bonds . . . regularly, gladly. Wi r 1 OHHZLJ Buy Victory Bonds TM mjig In thalf ef the VIC TORY LOAN DRIVE published as public service by ' Ona of Oregon's Fine Dept. Stores II!
