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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1945.
NO. 234.
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St. Nick on Hand
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Santa Claua, who knows no transportation tie-ups with Donner and Bllt
len, la on hand at pier to present newly returned Pacific vets presents
from citizens and merchants of San Francisco, Calif., where thousands of
service men must spend the holidays for lack of transportation home. San
Franciscans are malting a concerted effort to entertain as many of the
vets as possible in private homes and organizations throughout the city.
(Travel Jam Eases But Thousands
Will Not Get Home For Christmas
By United Prese
The nation's greatest trans
portation jam eased consider
ably today but thousands of re
turning servicemen were doom
ed to spend their first back
home Christmas at debarkation
points or on shipboard.
Rail, bus and airline officials
agreed that the pre-holiday
travel peak had passed. But
they predicted gloomily that
another tieup would come late
Tuesday and Wednesday as holi
day crowds return to their Jobs.
In many areas, the home-for-Christmas
pressure slacked off
when wouldbe travelers, dis
couraged by Saturday's all-time
record crowds, cancelled reserv
ed space at the last moment.
Army and navy authorities,
however, predicted that some
130,000 Pacific veterans still
would be stranded without
transportation tomorrow, and
OF
RELEASE PAPERS
Among those recently dis
charged from the armed forces
are Norman Wyatt, 549 North
Main street: SSgt. Walbert
Flackus, 672 B street; Harold
Mattoon, Y l'c. 107 Fourth
street; S'Sgt. Harry Heitz, box
224- T Sgt. Vernon Hopkins,
route 1, box 440; T4 Gifford
Lee, route 1, box 240; S'Sgt.
David Barker, 108 North Pion
eer street; Charles Wilson, CSK:
T 5 Carl Fenige, 375 B street:
and Pvt. LeRoy McNeil, route
2, box 31. all of Ashland; Har
old Arnold, cox. route 1. box 66:
T5 Ray Maready, box 658, and
Sat. Robert Remington, route 1.
all of Central Point: S Sgt. Rod
prick O'Connor, box 144, Talent;
Richard McLaren, aviation chief
ordnance man. Rogue River:
Cpl. George Davis, Gold Hill;
Sgt. Harold Clarke, box 770;
and S Sgt. Henry Hoebner.
route 3. box 617, both of Eagle
Polrt; SSgt. Ervin Lewis. T'5
Elton Gaine. and Cpl. Charles
Young, all of Jacksonville.
T 5 Dale Atkins, route 1, box
187; T'5 Marcelias Morton,
route 2, box 308; Lloyd Klnsey.
torpedoman 2 c. route 3. box
126: Thomas Shepard, EM 2c,
34 Quince street; Paul Turner.
SK 2 c. 531 Austin street; Harry
Frey, MoMM 3c: Arlee Lee,
MoMM 3 c, 621 11th street: Ro
bert Lindsay, PhM 3 'c, route 4.
box 172; James Stelle. S:: 3'c.
345 North Bartlrtt street: Clif
ford Parkor EM 2 c. route 1.
box 486: Frank Brown. BM 1 c.
505 Beaitv street; T'5 Lyle Mc-I
Kinncv. 718 Palm street; s Sjt.!
Joe Welsh, gen. del : Pfc. Glen i
Watson. 718' i West Main:
street: Pfc. Eldon Tnlle. route1
1. box 119: Cpl. Orval Thomas:!
Pvt. Bert Gemahlich: T4
Emory Parrish. box 166: S 'Sgt.i
Donald House, route 4. box 217; j
T4 Charles Johnson. 121 Cra-j
ter Lake avenue: Bill Hazen. ;
AETM 2 c. 51 North Pe .ch ;
street: and George Ray. AMM I
L 5T. U iltuiiii. 1
to Welcome Boys
Miami, Fla., officials were un
able to determine which was
heavier incoming or outgoing
traffic.
By today, travelers for the
most part had reached their des
tinations or given up in despair.
New York's Grand Central and
Pennsylvania stations had little
more than the usual Monday
morning crowds, and Chicago
railroads reported business ap
proximating regular weekend
volume.
Everywhere, trains and buses
are running hours late, with
equipment shortages and bad
weather combining in the form
of unprecedented delays for
holiday weekenders.
NO TRUE PEACE
POPE DECLARES;
Rome. Dec. 24 (U.R) Pope
Pius XII, in his annual Christ
mas message to the world, said
today "There is no true peace
but only the 'postwar,' a sor
rowful and very meaningful ex
pression . . .and therefore this
Christmas is only one of expecta
tion, hope and prayer."
The address followed a Sun
day announcement that the pope
had appointed 32 prelates in 19
countries, including four in the
United States, for elevation to
the rank of cardinals at a secret
consistory Feb. 18.
The American nominees were
Archbishops Francis J. Spell
man of New York: John J. Glcn
non of St. Louis; Edward Mooney
of Detroit; and Samuel Alphon
sus Stritch of Chicago. The only
American cardinal at present is
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of
Philadelphia.
60 Per Cent of ATC
Out by January 1st
Washington, Dec. 24 (U R
The War department said today
that more than 60 per cent of
the army air transport com
mand's strength in Europe and
the Pacific will have been de'-
mobilized by Jan. 1.
ATC's Pacific division, which
had a peak strength of 41.180,
was down to 26.350 on Dec. 1
and will total only 17,135 by the
first of the year.
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Louise Basford having fun
dressing dolls for Christmas, her
handiwork including smart doll
hats with rosebuds on them.
Paul Horsey, Norman Spencer
Dale Stephenson and other Jav
Cees breathing a sigh of relief
when Santa Claus left for the
north and glad that Christmas
comes but once a year.
A certain columnist furtively
pinching parcels placed under
the Tribune Christmas tree.
OF
Raw Wind Swirls Across
Cemetery as Leader Joins
7,933 Soldier Dead.
Hamm, Luxembourg, Dec. 24
(U.R) Gen. George S. Patton was
buried on a bluff beneath wind
swept pirtes today, surrounded
by white crosses above the
graves of soldiers who fell along
his Third army's victory road.
Paris, Dec. 24 (U.R) Mrs.
George S. Patton pasted
through Paris today on her
way home by plane after at
tending the funeral of her
husband.
She arrived at Orly field
abroad a special plane, and
left for Washington at 3:50
p. m. Army officers at the
field said she asked that no
pictures be taken of her.
Raw blasts of wind swirled
across the U. S. military ceme
tery and snapped the khaki can
vas canopy while the burial serv
ice was read before the open
grave.
Wife At Grave
Three rounds of salutes from
a 12-man firing squad rattled
against the leaden sky. Then a
lone bugler, his back to the
wind, sounded taps.
The general's wife Beatrice
stood quietly through the com
mittal service but almost broke
down when Patton'a negro ord
erly, Sgt. William G. Meeks,
Junction City, Kans., handed her
the American flag that had cov
ered the casket.
There were tears in Meeks'
eyes and his face was stained as
he bowed slowly and handed her
the folded flag. He saluted with
a gloved hand and peered di
rectly into her eyes, exchanging
a final message of condolence.
No Rank In Death
Like the 7,933 crosses around
it, Patton'g simple white marker
held only his name and metal
serial number tag, just "George
S. Patton. Jr." The American
army knows no rank in death.
The burial ceremony, attended
by military dignitaries of 11 na
tions, was brief. It was execut
ed as the "spit and polish" gen
eral would have wanted, in per
fect discipline. Mrs. Patton in
black beaver coat, black hat and
black galoshes stood to the left
of Lt. Geoffrey Keyes, command
er of the U. S. Seventh army.
William CI. Hrtwes rnnt. 1
Gold Hill, was taon to Sacred
Heart hospital Saturday night
for treatment of injuries sus
tained in a traffic accident at
about 7:30 o'clock when oars
operated by Edith L. Cummlngs,
Gold Hill, and Bert C. Parrack.
345 ADDle street, collided on
highway 99, one mile north of
ooiQ mil, city police and hos
pital reports stated today. He
was reported in fair condition.
Howes, who is prominent in
Jackson county Grange circles,
was a passenger in one of the
vehicles, Mrs. Cummlngs, and
W. James Cummlngs, also pas
sengers, were reported as slight
ly injured.
Damaee estimated at SI 75 was
caused the Cummings auto, the
report said.
Cab Calloway In
Ballroom Brawl
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 24
(U.R) Cab Calloway, negro Dand
leader, was scheduled to appear
in municipal court today to
answer charges of drunkenress
and disturbing the peace after
an altercation with a special of
ficer at a Kansas city ballroom.
Calloway told police he and
Felix Payne, Sr., son of a Kan
sas City negro politician, had
gone to the ballroom to hear
the music of Lionel Hampton,
another negro musician.
The scuffle developed at the
entrance to the ballroom when
Bill Todd, special officer em
ployed by the dance hall, denied
Calloway and Payne entranre.
TOO MUCH HAPPINESS
Big Sandy, Mont., Dec. 24
U.Rj Mrs. Mary Labuda, 65, vis
ited with her returned soldier
son for seven hours and then
dropped dead of a heart attack
CUly Suatid morpirj.
Crewless Plane
Crashes After
Four-Hour Hop
Chillicothe, O., Dec. 24 !U.R)
Army air force officials today
began investigation of the crash
of a C-47 transport plane which
piled up In a field 12 miles west
of here last night after flying
approximately 1,000 miles with
out a crew.
The plane was abandoned by
its six-man crew near Dwight,
Neb., at 5:30 p. m, (CST) while
it was making a routine training
flight from Denver, Colo., to
Lincoln, Neb., army air field.
It crash-landed on the farm
of Milton McCutcheon near
Bourneville, C, at about 10.30
p. m., after a pilotless flight of
about four hours.
8 HURT IN CRASH
Eight persons were Injured
about 11:15 p. m. yesterday
when two cars collided about a
half mile north of the Big Y
Market during a heavy fog, ac
cording to stale police and
Deputy Coroner Carlos Morris,
who were called to the scene.
Suffering from numerous cuts
and bruises and taken to the
Community hospital In the Conger-Morris
ambulance were Har
ry Gill and his sister, Bernice
Gill, and Ann Gridley, all
of 122 Cottage street, and
Dwight Davis, route 2, box 428,
driver of the 1937 Pontiac se
dan, and his brother, Edmond
Davis, owner of the car.
Major Injured
Owner and driver of the
other car, a Chrysler coach, was
Major Robert Beckwith, 7538
SE 27th street, Portland, who
was on terminal leave and en
route home to spend Christmas.
Also in Major Beckwith's car
were , two sailors, MoMM 3c
Thomas Runnels, 927 Austin
street, Seattle, and F 1c Glyn
R. Cook, Lakeside, Wash. The
sailors had 10-day leaves and
were en route to their homes for
the holidays, Morris said. Each
had a round trip ticket but was
hitchhiking because no other
means of transportation was
available, Morris said he was
told.
Major Beckwith and the sail
ors were taken to the Camp
White hospital where they were
found to be suffering from cuts
and bruises in addition to a bro
ken left ankle suffered by
Major Beckwith.
SOLDIEREaINS
Washington, Dec. 24 (U.R)
President Truman today re
turned to full citizenship several
thousand ex-convicts who served
honorably in the armed forces
for more than one year. By
proclamation, he granted them
full pardons.
The White House said that
"somewhat more than 2,000"
prisoners had been paroled from
federal penal Institutions for in
duction into the army. Several
thousand more completed their
sentences before becoming sol
diers or members of the other
branches forces.
Men whose civil rights were
restored to them were those who
joined the armed services on or
after July 29, 1941, and who
have served in active status for
at least one year before being
honorably discharged or separ
ated form the armed forces.
No man was so pardoned if he
had been convicted of any of
fense against the service laws
while he was a member of the
armed forces.
Glass Eye's Fate
Known Wednesday
Yokohama, Dec. 24 (U.R)
Tatsuo (Little Glass Eye) Tsuch-'
iya. Japanese prison camp guard
whose trial on charges of brut
ally beating American prisoners
was adjourned today because of
an "incompetent" interpreter, is
expected to learn his fate Wed
nesday. The prosecution is asking the
death sentence for the first sus
pected Japanese war criminal to
be tried in the homeland.
CIRCUS BURNS UP
Mullins, S. C, Dec. 24 'U.R)
Fire Saturday destroyed the
James E. Strates circus, level
ling the huge tent city and ware
houses in which the circus had
citablubcd. wixttcr H'-iiiV.ts.
AUTO INDUSTRY
HAS MOST IDLE
ON STRIKE LIST
Federal Labor Officials Pre
dict Post-Holiday Devel
ments May Break Jam.
By United Press
Disputes in the auto industry,
directly or indirectly accounting
for nearly 320,000 of the nation's
491,000 total of idle workers,
continued to monopolize the U.
S. labor picture today.
An estimated 175,000 United
Automobile Workers (CIO) re
mained on strike at General Mo
tors plants across the country,
and the Ford, Packard and
Briggs automotive companies all
were forced to lay off workers
in their Detroit plants because
of work stoppages in supplier
firms.
Hope Held
Meanwhile, government labor
officials predicted post-holiday
developments in several
major industrial disputes which
might serve to break the log-jam
of stalemated walkouts over
higher pay, basic issue in nine
out of 10 reconversion strikes.
CIO oil workers, like the auto
workers seeking a 30-per-cent
wage increase, were reported on
the verge of settling a long
standing dispute with 10 major
refining companies.
The settlement was expected
to follow the pattern set be
tween the Oil Workers Interna
tional Union (CIO) and the Sin
clair Refining Co., in which the
parties agreed to an 18-per-cent
pay boost and a 40-hour week.
Elsewhere, publication was
scheduled to resume Wednesday
for the first time in 15 weeks at
two Reading, Pa., newspapers
following settlement of a strike
of composing room employes.
The strike of 80 typographers
.idled 200 other workers.
AUTO HITS TRAIN
Salem, Ore., Dec. 24 (U.R)
One person was killed and two
hospitalized as the result of an
automobile-freight train col
lision at West Stayton last
night.
James Helms, 19-year-old
Jefferson resident died en route
to a Snlem hospital after an
automobile he was driving
crashed against the side of a
speeding locomotive at a rail
road crossing.
Two companions Mary
Louis Snoddy, 16, and Edwin
Ball, 18, both of Turner were
hospitalized here. The girl's
condition was reported as criti
cal. Ball suffered an arm frac
ture. 12 Soldiers Die
In Shikoku Fire
Sixth Army Headquarters,
Kyoto, Japan, Dec. 24 (U.R)
Twelve American soldiers were
burned to death and 22 others
injured when a flash fire swept
a two-story, frame barracks on
Shikoku early Sunday, head
quarters said today.
Names of the dead were with
held pending notification of
their next of kin.
KAY KYSER EXPECTING
Los Angeles. Dee. 24 (U.R!
Band leader Kay Kyser expects
to become a father next May.
He announced the Impending ar
rival at a Christmas party for
his band last night. Kay said he
didn't care whether It's a boy or
girl. He and Mrs. Kyser, the
former Georgia Carroll, were
married last June.
Little Girl's Presents Under Tree
Mute Evidence of Speeder's Guilt
Portland, Ore., Dec. 24 (U.R)
The Christmas tree and pres
ents will stand untouched to
morrow at the Al Roesclet home
In Portland and the doll six-year-old
Annette always wanted
will have to find another
"little mother."
Annette was killed late Sun
day when a speeding automo
bile plowed into five children
playing in a dead-end street.
Her nine-year-old brother, Ed
die, was severely Injured in the
same accident.
As the grief-stricken parents
waited at a hospital while doc
tJ UuUOiAttl ii?, lt)cy Igjd.
Truman Calls
Follow Chr
As Solution For All Ills
Washington, Dec. 24 (U.R)
President Truman, leading the
nation's first peacetime Christ
mas observance in four years,
called on all the world today to
follow the Christian teaching of
brotherly love If it would "find
a solution for all its ills."
Mr. Truman voiced his plea In
a Christmas Eve address from
the snow-covered south lawn of
the White House. He spoke after
lighting the national Christmas
tree in the first Yulctide observ
ance since Dec. 24. 1941, when
the nation was only beginning
to rally for World War II from
the Pearl Harbor disaster of 17
days before.
War Gloom Fades
"This is the Christmas that
a war-wenry world has prayed
for through long and awful
years," Mr. Truman said In a
nationally broadcast message.
"With pence come joy and glad
ness. The gloom of the war
years fades as once more we
light the national community
Christmas tree."
It is fitting, the President said,
that we remember that peace
and love and charity are the
spirit of Christmas. And we
must never forget, he said, the
appeal that sprang from the
manger at Bethlehem "a new
commandment I give unto you,
that ye love one another."
"In love, which is of the very
essence of the message of the
prince of peace, the world would
find a solution for all its ills,"
the President said.
Solution For All
"I do not believe there Is one
problem in this country in the
world today which could not
be settled if approached through
the teaching of the sermon on
the mount.
"The poet's dream, the lesson
of priest and patriarch and the
prophets' vision of a new heaven
and a new earth, are all summed
up in the message delivered In
the Judean hills beside the Sea
of Galilee.
"Would that the world would
accept the message In this time
of its great need!"
To his fellow Americans the
President sent a plea for unstint
ing effort to preserve forever
the peace won at so great a
price.
With our enemies vanquished,
we must gird ourselves for the
work that lies ahead," he said.
"Peace has its victories no less
hard won than success at arms.
We must not fail or falter. We
must strive without ceasing to
make real the prophecy of
Isaiah:
And War No More
'"They shall beat their swords
DEATH CLII IN
HOLIDAY TRAVEL
By United Press
Increased driving on the na
tion's highways today boosted
holiday traffic fatalities to 93,
and 71 others were dead as a re
sult of miscellaneous accidents
in the first peacetime Christmas
celebration In five years.
The highway toll gradually
climbed during the day as Amer
ica's drivers took advantage of
their first holiday season un
marked by gasoline or tire ra
tioning. The National Safety Council
had predicted, on the basis of
past records, a total of 220 traf
fic deaths during the long
Christinas week-end, estimated
that 75 motorists would be kill
ed today and a similar number
on Christmas Day.
Severe weather conditions
kept many drivers off the roads,
but contributed to many of the
deaths In various parts of the
country,
of the "beautiful doll about as
big as she was" waiting under
the Christmas tree. There were
other presents, too, "every
thing a little girl could want." It
had been hard work to keep her
from opening them early.
Annette's father is a partially
disabled, unemployed veteran
who was discharged from the
army in July !944. lie was in
the army four years and was
wounded In the Aleutian cam
paign. The driver, Lyle A. Darrow
of Scappoosc, has been charged
with negligent homicide, police
. World To
in Teaching
into plowshares and their spears
Into pruning hooks; nation shall
not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any
more.' "
When that day comes, Mr.
Truman said, be it far or near,
"the kingdom of the world shall
become indeed the kingdom of
God and He will reign forever
and ever. Lord of Lords and
King of Kings.
"With that message I wish my
countrymen a merry Christmas
and joyous days in the new
year.'
Thousands of Americans from
all walks of life crowded into
the south lawn of the White
House to attend the ceremonies.
The President joined the audi
ence in singing "Oh Little Town
of Bethlehem" and received the
season's greetings from the Boy
Scouts of America.
It was in just such a setting
that the late President Roosevelt
addressed the last previous
Christmas tree ceremony In
1941. While British Prime Min
ister Winston Churchill stood at
his side, Mr. Roosevelt said that
preparation for war by making
weapons should also be accom
panied by "preparation of our
hearts."
CHILDREN GREET
SANTA CLAUS ON
DEPOT ARRIVAL
"Santa Claus "came to town"
Saturday night and was practi
cally overwhelmed by several
hundred valley little folk who
met him at the train and ac
companied the Jolly old man to
the high school auditorium.
Santa arrived on tie evening
train. Knowing what an impor
tant passenger he had, the en
gineer heralded the arrival of
the train with a series of ear
splitting tools as it drew Into
the station.
After a wild welcome, Santa
was loaded into a traffic motor
cycle side-car and taken to the
high school auditorium. He was
accompnnied by the Boy Scout
drum and bugle corps and the
Eve Prentice Accordion Troop
ers, who had played at the sta
tion, and at the auditorium
music by the combined Junior
and senior high school bands
greeted his arrival.
After musie and community
singing Santa, with the aid of
the Junior Chamber of Com
merce, distributed more than
1000 gifts and the program
closed with "Silent Night".
Plans Changed
Since rain fell Saturdny after
noon, the young men arranging
for Santa's visit decided to hold
the program indoors and ar
rangement were hurriedly
made for the auditorium.
Watchers were posted at the
park to Inform people of the
change and it Is hoped that no
one failed to find Santa Claus
because of the change.
After the program Santa hur
ried off to the North Pole, de
claring that since he had ans
wered more than a thousand
telephone calls Friday and Sat
urday, he was a little behind
schedule with his gift work.
The telephone calls were also
arranged by the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce and members
reported the kiddies kept three
telephone lines musy most of
Friday and Saturday.
Truman Veto May
Bring Showdown
Washington, Dec. 24 (U.R)
President Truman appeared
headed for a showdown fight
with congress today by his veto
of a bill to return L. S. employ
ment service offices to state
control.
Mr. Truman said in a state
ment last night that the trans
fer would "disrupt" employ
ment at a time when efficient
operation was most urgently
needed. He therefore vetoed an
administration-hacked bill re
scinding $51,800,000,000 In war
appropriations, to which the
employment service provision
had been attached as a rider.
NAZI CRIMINAL BETTER
Nuernberg, Dec. 24 (U.R)
Ernest Kaltenbrunner, one of
the 20 defendants in the war
crimes trial, who suffered a re-i
currence of his cerrcbral hemor-i
rhage Monday, was rautli im-
proved totluy. J
OPTIMISM TINGES
P
JINISTMET
Byrnes and Bevin Given
Great Ovation In Appear
ance at Moscow's Theater,
London. Dee. 24 (U.R) The
Big Three foreign ministers
have agreed upon a comprom.
mite procedure for drafting
peace treaties with Italy, Hun
gary. Romania. Bulgaria and
Finland and will resume work
on the documents immediate
ly, radio Moscow reported to
night. The announcement was con
tained in an Interview com
munique of the Big Three
meeting.
The compromise ends 'the
deadlock on the treaties which
hat existed since the breakup
of the London foreign minis
ters conference and fixe a
deadline of May 1 by which
the treaties are to be complet
ed. Moscow, Dec. 24 (U.R) The
Big Three conference of foreign
ministers was pervaded in its
closing hours today by an air.
of optimism promntine Amerl.
can abservers to forthright, un
qualified predictions of "good
results."
The last business Ketnn rt
the conference was scheduled
for 4 D. m. todav. Thereafter thn
social program was expected to
take up the time of the visitors
until their departure.
Some Problems Left
(A CBS broadcast said "It
looks now as though the confer
ence' might succeed In settling
some problems, while many
others remain to be solved," the
broadcaster said. New problems
keep cropping up.")
The conference of James F.
Byrnes and Bevin and V. M.
Molotov swung toward its con
clusion yesterday evening when
Byrnes talked for two hours
with Premier Stalin and other
developments augured well for
the Anglo-Sovlet-American meet
ing. Byrnes and Bevin later went
to the Bolshol theater, where
they received an unprecedented
ovation. Anglo-American quar
ters were inclined to attach mora
than fnrmnl. ivmhnllr? aipnlfi.
cance to the fact that Molotov
raised the arms of Bevin and
Byrnes, precipitating the rarej
demonstration.
Byrnes Has Chill
Later In the evening, Byrnes
went home to nurse a alight
chill. Bevin made merry at a
midnight party In the French
embassy. Gathering a small
group of ambassadors and min
isters In the corner of the ball
room, Bevin led them in a lusty
rendition of the old English
drinking song, "The More Wa
Are Together, the Merrier Wa
Will Be."
There wasn't a hint of any
sort of topics discussed by
Stalin and Byrnes, but it is
known that control of the atomlo
bomb has been a dominant topia
of the ministers' talks during
the past 48 hours. U. S. Ambas
sador W. Averell Harriman ac
companied Byrnes to see Stalin.
Charles Bnhlen of the state de
partment was the Interpreter.
MRS. SULA A. DOUGLAS
SUCCUMBS AGED 79
Mrs. Sula A. Douglas, 79.
passed away at the home of her
son, Joe Douglas, 227 S. Holly,
early Saturday. She was bora
in Illinois Jan. 1, 1868 and had
made her home in this commun
ity for the past three years. Sur
viving are three children, Joa
and Ross Douglas, Medford, and
Mrs. Olive Ncwby, Santa Bar
bara, Calif.
Services will be held in tha
Conger-Morris Chapel at 3 p. m.
Wednesday with the Rev. Louie
C. Kirby officiating. Interment
will be in IOOF cemetery.
TONY MARTIN OUT
Hollywood, Dec. 24 (U.R)
Sgt. Tony Martin, former screen
and radio singer, today was dis
charged from the army after
four years of service, ami
planned to resume his career a
an entertainer. He got his dis
charge papers at Fort MacAr
thur.
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