Medford mail tribune., February 28, 1946, Image 5

IN ROGUE VALLEY
Watermaster Clinton Smith
reports snow conditions in the
hills are now bright for a rea
sonable supply of irrigation wa
ter for the Rogue River valley
the coming season, with the
strong probability there will be
sufficient watei to last until the
last of August, when it is most
needed.
All reservoirs of the Medford,
Talent, and Rogue Valley dis
tricts are now nearly full, and
prospects are that the late spring
run-off will bring them to full
capacity, the watermaster states.
Snowfall which normally comes
in the mountains during early
March will add to the prospects.
The watermaster says this sec
tion had an early fall of snow
which later froze, forming an
Ice-caked foundation that will
melt slowly ii. the late spring.
Snow now in the hills has a wa
ter content of 40 per cent, where
normally it is 25 per cent.
A final snow survey with estl
mates of the water prospects will
be made the 1: tter part of March
Johnny's Happy in Texas
MEASLES RISK
Chicago, Feb. 28 U.R Wom
en who suffer with German
measles during pregnancy risk
giving birth to malformed chil
dren the Journal of the Amer
ican Medical association said to
day.
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MEATS VEGETABLES .
FRUITS DESSERTS
CAREFULLY, SKILLFULL
PREPARED By A COMPANY
I1 AM ED 77 YEARS FOR
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Johnny Camera, 13-year-old Italian boy, to happy. He Is with his friend,
former Sgt Curley Thompson, this time In Waxahachle, Texas, Instead of
Italy, where they met and Curley decided to adopt Johnny. Curley's fam
ily met the youth after his long airline flight to Texas, and the whole
town turned out for a welcoming.
41st Division Played Major
Part In Winning Jap Battle
San Francisco High praise
for the performance and morale
of the Pacific northwest's own
41st (Supset) infantry division in
the Japanese war came from
one of the men best qualified to
know, Major General Jens A.
Doe, the division commander.
General Doe unstintingly gave
major credit for the division's
splendid record to ' the staunch
backbone provided by officers,
non-coms and men from the na
tional guard units of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Montana.
"The 41st originally was com
posed entirely of national guards
men from the four northwest
states. Battle casualties, replace
ments, rotation and finally point
system discharges changed its
complexion progressively
through five and one-third years
of service, most of it overseas
in the Pacific.
"There remained throughout,
despite the many changes, a
nucleus of the old guard. It was
these officers and men who pro
vided the impetus and the drive
which carried the division to
high accomplishment in the
war."
Deactivated In Japan
The divis'on, its members
scattered to other assignments
or sent home for discharge, was
deactivated in Japan in January,
1945.
"In the closing months of the
war, the 41st was undoubtedly
the best division in the Pacific,"
said its prideful commander,
who returned recently to San
Francisco port of embarkation
en route to his Carmel, Calif.,
home for a 45-day leave.
"The 41st never lost a fight.
It took every objective right
on schedule and there were
some tough ones.
"It killed 24 Japs for every
one of its own men it lost
through death on the battlefield
or from wounds suffered in bat
tle. Its .ratio of 24 to 1 compares
with the Sixth army's overall
ration of 19 to 1. The 41st's
final score was 21,065 Japs kill
ed, 2,022 taken prisoner.
"Although its peak active
strength was never more than
13,000, its members earned more
than 5,300 decorations for valor
and efficiency. And there is a
large number of recommenda
tions for decorations still wait
ing approval.
Jap Tanks Wracked
"It fought the first tank-to-tank
engagement of the Pacific
war at Biak and its score was
12 to 0, with every Jap tank
destroyed without loss of a
single one of its own.
"Its . 162nd infantry regiment
stormed ashore at Salamaua on
June 29, 1943. and fought there
without relief for 76 consecutive
days, setting a record for con
tinuous time in line for the
theater.
"We went out of business
without fanfare or ceremony,'
General Doe, who took command
in 1944, said. "Once we got set
for demobilization, we started
moving men to replacement de
pots at a rate of 500 to 1000
a day.
"Soon there was nothing left
at our headquarters at Hiro-wan,
Japan, but a handful of staff
officers and a small cadre of
headquarters clerks. When they
finished their work of checking
and compiling the records and
shipping them to the adjutant
general in Washington, the 41st
closed shop as an active unit."
It was- an outstanding record
that was written on the final
reports that -vent to Washington
for inclusion in the war depart
ment archives.
At "Bloody Samananda"
It epitomized the story of
America's armed success from
New Guinea to Japan. The 41st
and the 32nd were the first U
S. divisions to go Into action in
the Pacific. The 41st plunged
into full scale battle at "Bloody
Sanananda" on January 2, 1943.
It finished the Sanananda cam
paign in rags but with the
enemy's drive on Port Moresby
ended forever and with the Japs
turned back for the first time.
There followed the Salamaua.
Aitape, Hollandia, Toem-Wadke,
Biak and Sum Archipelago campaigns.
At the time the war ended the
41st was engaged in preparations
for landing on Kyushu as one of
the three divisions assigned to
the "Olympic operation." Reor
ganized at Zamboanaga, It mov
ed into Japan as part of the
Sixth army forces in October
last year and occupied the Hlro-
A BEL
OF
ONE OF LARGEST
Phoenix, Feb. 28 One of the
largest Courts of Honor ever
held for Boy Scouts of this dis
trict took place Wednesday eve
ning following a dinner in the
Presbyterian church in honor of
the scouts. The Rev. Lawrence
Mitchelmore acted as chairman
of the court and T. Williams,
Henry Frame and Gordon Gil
more were members.
Many awards were made. Ten
derfoot badges went to Ronald
Robblns, Bob Marshall and Mel
vin Rennick, and second class
awards to Keith Spalding, Fred
Furry and Richard Keene. Jim
mie Williams, Gary Robbins and
Floyd Holloway were presented
first class awards. Merit badges
were won by Leslie Green in
carpentry and music; Bill Hut
ton, public net 1th and personal
health; Tom Sloan, mechanical
drawing, scholarship and safety;
Christopher Williams, first aid;
Jlmmie Williams, music; Tom E.
Williams, music and safety.
Special awards were made to
Jimmie Williams, senior patrol
leader; Thomas Williams and
Thomas Sloan, patrol leaders;
Fred Furry a-d Floyd Holloway,
assistant patrol leaders; Jimmie
Williams and Floyd Holloway,
den chief lanyards. Perfect at
tendance pins were presented to
Jimmie Williams, Jim Shafer,
Burton Skinner, Gordon Germer,
Tom Williams Harold Holloway,
Richard Keene,' Chris Williams,
Tom Sloan and Keith Spalding.
More than half Nebraska's
farms are eligible for Rural Elec
trification loans. A survey show
ed that 84,012, 69.4 per cent of
the total, still are without cen
tral station electric service.
shima-Kure-Hirowan area. Its
job there was destruction jf
enemy war stores and enemy war
potential.
Among the decorations the of
ficers and men of the division
earned in that long and success
ful drive from Buna to Hiro
wan were 27 distinguished serv
ice crosses, 2 distinguished serv
ice medals. 552 silver stars, 1425
bronze medals, and 3216 purple:
hearts, 1
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MOST KITCHEN FAT,'
CALIFORNIA VISIONS
FLOOD OF VISITORS
Los Angeles, Feb. 28 (U.PJ
Predicting a tremendous influx
of visitors, the California State
Chamber of Commerce today
urged Increased congressional
appropriations for development
of California national forests.
The chamber had just com
pleted a survey which it said in
dicated "badly deteriorated or
obsolete facilities in national
parks and forests through war
time cessation of recreational
improvements."
BIRTHS
LARIMER To Mr. and Mrs.
C. R., 608 N. Riverside, Feb. 27,
1946, a girl, eight pounds, at
Community hospital.
JOHNSON To Mr. and Mrs.
Gayle, 541 Austin, Feb. 27, 1946.
a girl, six pounds, at Community
hospital.
AYRES To Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton, 612 West Fourth, Feb.
28, 1946, a boy, seven pounds, at
Community hospital,
Closing time for CliMitned Ada 8:30
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MARDI GRAS REVIVED
New Orleans, Feb. 28 0J.R)
His royal highness Momus, lord
of mockery, will ride out of his
recluse den tonight upon a glit
tering throne to lead the first
Mardi Gras parade since 1941.
For gay New Orleans, resump
tion of the traditional French
inspired celebration signifies that
the years of war restrictions are
gone.
In 1944, California, Iowa and
Texas showed agricultural pro
duction valued at more than
one billion dollars each.
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Yes, Del Monte Tomato Sauce has
been the grand old cooking sauce of western
housewives, for years! Was their favorite
is their favoritel
And even during the war, when It
was hard to get, they didn't forget
it Certainly not I
How do we know? Well, one of America'i
largest independent research organizations
went out and asked them.
And what did Del Monte users
jay about Del Monte Tomato
Sauce? Plenty I Two out of three
women preferring Del Monte have
used it over 10 years. Listen to
Mrs. Ragland, for instance;
For 30 years I've counted
on its rich tomato flavor!'
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must be a treatl
-Sayi MRS. lUZAItTH MOUND, ISir-llr Avtana, SAN FIANCIICO, CAUFOINIA
You've boon cooking
for a long lime?
"About half a century. I learned
to cook in the Technical School
of Cookery in Worcestershire,
England. I'm what's called a 'rich'
cook. I like lots of flavor and zest
in foods and for tomato flavor,
nothing suits me so well as Del
Monte Tomato Sauce."
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for other Del Monte Foods, too
and I use a lot of them. I have
yet to taste any canned peaches
to compare with Del Montel"
"My friends say so. It does
my heart good to see folks
enjoy food. You should be here
at Christmas time. Plum
pudding, mincemeat, jam tarts
everywhere! One of my most
popular Tomato Sauce dishes is
Beef and Baked Egg Surprise.
It's a different meat loaf very
nourishing and delicious. Of
course it's easy to make good
things with Del Monte
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