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CONCENTRATING ON FIGURES, General Dwight D. Elsenhower Is
In serious mood as he studies results of New Jersey presidential
primary In which he won minimum of 31 of 38 delegates. Picture
was made at Paris airport before he flew to Brussels. (International)
Local Soldier Takes Part
In Unit's First Fighting
"No one could be found who
could cite each man for his in
dividual bravery, for each man
had carried out orders to the
letter" such was the conclu
sion of a March 22nd story con
cerning PFC- James A. Davis,
Rt. 3, Box 236-C, Medford, and
ihis buddies in Korea.
the article appeared In the
publication, the Bulldoozo, of
the first 578th Engineer (combat)
battalion which gave the account
of the first combat action in
which any element of thig or
ganization has been involved
since its arrival in Korea.
The story read in part, "Every
man knew the assault plan. At
the far side of the wide valley
stood a tall, barren hill. On this
hill were enemy bunkers which
were to be destroyed. Directly
behind this hill another higher
one rose up. More bunkers. These
were to be blasted open. No at
tempt would be made to hold the
positions once taken. Upon com
pletion of the operation, the
troops were to withdraw.
"Shortly before daybreak the
foot soldiers and engineers start
ed forward, supported by artil
lery and mortar fire , , . Enemy
fire was now coming too, but
with only a pause the men
fanned out and proceeded to ad
vance on the hill . . . Tanks rum
bled into the valley to support
the attack by direct fire upon
bunkers on the objective. An
anti-tank mine was hit by the
lead tank.
"The engineers who were
aboard were thrown off but un
hurt. They immediately started
probing for mines. Quickly and
efficiently some 17 mines were
located and detonated, leaving
an open path for the tanks. Once
the tanks were in a firing posi
tion, the mine clearing detail pro
ceeded to clear an additional
path on the left flank for evacu
ation of wounded.
"From bunker positions on the
objective, the Communist Chi
nese forces opposed the advance
with intense automatic, small
arms fire and grenades. Added to
this, enemy artillery and mortar
fire crashed about and among
the assaulting infantry and engineers.
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"The tanks were joined by two
quad 50's to strengthen the fire
support. Still the men on foot
were unable to overcome the
positions. They were pinned
down, unable to move forward
or backward. Suddenly, a break
men could be seen advancing!
. . . Just as the mission's suc
cess seemed assured, orders were
received to withdraw. From an
artillery liaison plane, approxi
mately a battalion of Chinese
troops had been observed mov
ing forward to bolster the wav
ering defenders. After aiding the
medics to evacuate all casualties
the withdrawal was effected un
der heavy enemy mortar and
machine-gun fire.
". . . By lunch-time, only six
hours after the jump-off, the
engineers had returned to their
area ..." '
Behavior Described
Maj. William L. Geissert, bat
talion executive officer, ". . . de
scribed the men's behavior and
attention to duty under fire as
exceedingly heroic and com
mended their calmness and will
ingness to follow their leaders
throughout the action."
Pfc Davis, 22, graduated from
Phoenix high school in 1947 and
has been in the service since
Nov. 2, 19S0. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Davis, Fern
valley road and is unmarried.
Until January of 1952 when
he went to Korea, Private Davis
was in Japan during his over
seas duty as a combat engineer.
While there, he worked in re
constructing bomb-out airfields,
building roads and doing other
combat preparations.
Brother In Air Force
His brother. Bill Davis, 19, is
a Pfc in the Air Force and Is
now visiting with his parents.
He also graduated from Phoenix
high school and received his ba
sic training at Sheppard Air
Force base. He is a gunner on
B-29's. He will report at the close
of his three - week leave to
Forbes Air Force base, Topeka,
Kan., for further training.
News of 4-H
CLUBS
Pirn and Needles Club'
The Oak Grove Pins and
Needles club met April 15 with
their leader, Mrs. Hattie Sand
berg. A short business session
was held and members sewed on
their pincushions and discussed
material to be used for head
scarfs. Next meeting will be
April 22.
Verna Jean Hall, reporter.
Sew and Sew Club
Oak Grove Sew and Sew club
met April 16 at the home of
Mrs. Joan Bailey. There was a
business session with all present
except Glenna Lee Hobbs, Sonja
Peterson and Judy Watson
served ice cream. Mrs. Bailey
served candy. Next meeting will
be April 22.
Pat Hall, reporter.
Obituary
LULU LILLY
Services for Mrs. Lulu Flor
ence Lilly, who died In a local
hospital Thursday, will be held
in the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, Ashland,
at 3 p.m. Tuesday with the Elder
Floyd Davis officiating. Commit
tal will be in Mt. view teme
tery, Ashland. Funeral arrange
ments are in care of the Conger
Morris funeral home.
Mrs. Lilly was born In Mis
souri, Nov. 15, 1871, and had
made her home here for the past
15 years.
Surviving are eight children;
Jesse, Riddle, Ore.; Walter, Mon
trose, Calif.; WallSte, Lakeside,
Ariz.; Mrs. Maude Duncan and
Willard Lilly, Del Norte, Colo.;
Alfred, Fallon, Nev.; ;Mrs. Glen
Pearson and Roy Lilly, Medford;
a brother, Will Crum, Safford,
Ariz.; three sisters, Mrs. David
Angle, San Diego; Mrs. Evie Ful-
gum, Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. Minnie
Carnes, Safford, Ariz.; 29 grand
children and 87 great grandchildren.
DAVID GRISHAM
Services for David Marshall
Grisham, 92, who died Thurs
day, will be held In Conger
Morris chapel Monday at 10:30
a.m., with the Rev. J. S. Man
chester, of the Assembly of God
Church, officiating. Committal
will be in Central Point ceme
tery.
Mr. Grisham was born March
2, 1860, in Illinois, coming to
Oregon from Nebraska in 1900
and making his home in Jackson
county most of the time since
then. On Sept. 8, 1886, in Au
rora, Neb., he was married to
Zena Antoinette Abbot, who died
in April, 1945.
He is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Earl Heft, Medford;
and Mrs. A. G. Thompson,
Grants Pass; a son, Nathan D
Grisham, Central Pqint; a half
sister, Mrs. Emma Hafer, Lodge
Pole, Neb.; five grand children
and eight great-grandchildren.
Old Wafer Pipeline
To Be Shut Down
Tuesday for Repair
Pipeline No. 1, running be
tween Big Butte springs and
Medford, will be shut down for
six hours next Tuesday for
much-needed repairs, it was an
nounced Saturday by the Med
ford water department.
Customers who get their do
mestic water from the old pipe
line, between Antelope creek
and the Medford city limits,
were advised that their service
will be off between 9 a.m. and
3 p.m. Tuesday.
Repairs to the pipeline were
delayed until the new pipeline,
No. 2, was in full and continu
ous operation. It has been oper
ated on a part-time basis during
the winter, but went into full
use last Friday. The brief shut
down of the old line will not im
pair city service.
Was Principal Source
Line No. 1 was completed In
July, 1927, and until the com
pletion of No. 2 has been Med-
ford's source of water, also sup
plying other communities.
Water department spokesmen
also said tHut there are no imme
diate plans to restrict the use of
water to Medford residents.
They have received many calls
about rumored restrictions since
appearance of a statement in the
"Little Daisy" advertisement in
The Mail Tribune last week, say
ing restrictions are due to begin,
. Little Daisy may have f5n,
tney intimated, but as a report
er, she's strictly inaccurate.
CPL. DONALD DUNSTON
Services for Cpl. Donald Dun-
stan, 25, who died last Sunday
in Madison, Wis., will be held in
Conger-Morris Chapel Tuesday
at 2:30 p.m., with Chaplain Hen
ry Anderson, Camp White, offi
ciating. Committal will be In
the new Camp White cemetery.
Mr. Dunstan was born Dec. 5.
1926, in Oakland, Calif. He
came to Jacksonville 11 years
ago with his parents from Cali
fornia. On Feb. 11, 1948, he en
listed in the army, and reenlist-
ed March 1, 1952. He had served
m Korea as a corporal with Bat
tery "B", 13th AAA.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Dun
stan, Jacksonville; and a brother,
William D. Jr., in the U.S. Navy.
MARGARET DYER
Mrs. Margaret Dyer. Apple-
gate, died at home Saturday
morning. Funeral arrangements
are in care of Conger-Morris fu
neral home.
Locals
Moves Office Dick House of
the House Insurance agency has
moved his office from the Lever-'
ette building to the second floor j
of the Masonic lodge building,
218 West Main street.
Sunday. April 20, 1952
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FJVB
BIRTHS
SLOPER To Mr. and Mrs.
Willard, 816 Broad street, April
19, a girl, 6'4 pounds, at Os
teopathic hospital.
KOUNZ To Mr. and Mrs.
Monte, Walnut Mere orchard,
April 16, a girl, 8V4 pounds, at
Sacred Heart hospital.
FAIRCHILD To Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn, Central Point, April
16, a girl, 8 pounds, at Sacred
Heart hospital.
CASEY To Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin, 6o8'4 Newtown, April
16, a girl, 734 pounds, at Sacred
Heart hospital.
GLASS To Mr. and Mrs. Ro
land, 2054 N. Pacific highway,
April 18, a girl, 634 pounds, at
Community hospital.
KEEN To Mr. and Mrs. Alto.
712 Summit, April 19, a boy 9
pounds, at Community hospital.
McCULLEY To Mr. and Mrs.
William, 27 Myrtle, April 19, a
boy, 9 pounds, at Community
hospital.
Tonsillectomy Miss Rhoda
Work, ,826 East Main street
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thom
as Work, underwent a tonsil op
eration yesterday at the Osteo
pathic hospital, according to hos
pital officials.
HANDY SHOPPING SERVICE
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by our store for the convenience of our customers; We am
particularly proud of it and eager that you shall become
acquainted with its many benefits. It offers invaluable help in
any PLANS FOR EITHER MODERNIZING OR EQUIPPING
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Variety Will Mark
Public Election
Night YMCA Party
Election returns, boxing match
es and a social gathering are
planned for the evening of May
16 at the Medford YMCA. Two
blackboards will be provided,
one in the gymnasium and one
in the social hall, on which cu
mulative returns, especially for
county candidates, will be
shown. In the gymnasium YMCA
boxers of Medford and Roseburg
will be paired in a number of
bouts and there will also be a
feature set-to between democrat
and republican, both well known
local men, whose names will not
be announced until the evening
of the fight.
Mrs. A. E. Hartley has been
named general chairman for the
evening and her assistants will
be Col. H. J. Meiring and Glen
Fabrick, ticket sales promotion;
John Green, chairman of box
ing program: Hueh Jennlnm.
boxing coach and nuhliHtv
chairman, assisted by Jim Zack;
t-laud Miles, radio publicity;
Ralph E. Pierce and James Dun
levy, election returns and box
ing results announcers.
Election returns from radio
station KYJC will be given in
both the evm and social hnll and
those who 'prefer to do so may
enjoy refreshments and visiting
without attending the boxing
program.
Dead line Sunday Classified! ts al
nooi, Saturdays
Parents Here Mr. and Mrs.
M. B. Doughton, Salem, are visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. Richard
Jewctt and family, 921 Win
chester avenue.
To Hold Sale Adarel Social
club will hold a plant and rum
mage sale Monday and Tuesday,
April 21 and 22, at the KP'hall,
are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each
Fifth and Grape streets. Hours
day.
Wrong Address The street
number published Thursday for
the new location of the Thrift
shop should have read 36 South
Bartlett street. The new address
is two doors north of the former
location of the same business,
the owner reported yesterday.
Phoenix Club A regular
meting of the Phoenix Commu
nity club and Youth center will
be held Monday, April 21, at
8 p.m. 'in the clubhouse. There
also will be a coordinator's meet
ing and al committee members
are expected to atend. May fes
tival plans will be discussed. 1
Knee Dislocated M r s. Wil
liam Moore, Phoenix, was treat
ed and released yesterday at
Community hospital for a dis
located knee suffered in an ac
cident at her home, according
to attendants.
Car Fire An automobile
owned by Lee Ellis Bodin, Cen
tral Point, caught fire while
parked at the Sacred Heart hos- I
pital at noon yesterday, accord- ;
ing to firemen. A 12-inch hole .
was burned across the back seat
and an 8-inch hole in the back
rest upholstery, according to the i
fire department. I
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Guest Conductor Alexander
Borodin's Polovetsian dances
from "Prince Igor" will be pre-j
sented on u the Guest Conductor;
program today from 4 to 5 p.m. j
on radio station KYJC. Other j
selections will be "Caucasian
Sketches," by Ippolitov-Ivanov;
and Tschaikowsky's "Francesca
Da Rimini." Leonard Eichcr.dorf,
of The Toggery, will be the
guest conductor and the selec
tions are from his music library.
Benefit A ham dinner, open
to the public, is bein sponsored
today by Griffin Creek school,
to benefit the school's hot lunch
program. Serving hours are be
tween 1 and 5 p.m. Arrange
ments for the dining room are
in charge of Mrs. G. G. Merritt.
Mrs. Glenn Allen, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Goehring and Mrs. Chester
Guches are the kitchen and food
committee.
Flue Fire The Medford fire
department answered a call at
the residence of Eileen Darn
well, 331 South Ivy, yesterday
at 6:30 p.m., firemen said. No
damage resulted from the fire
and the firemen extinguished an
unattended large trash fire in
back of St. Mary's academy be
fore returning to the fire hall.
Theater Group
To Show Play
Monday Night
Footlighters, civic theater
group, will resume performances
of "Goodbye My Fancy," Mon
day at 8:15 p.m. in the little
theater at the fairgrounds. The
play opened Friday night and
continued Saturday night with
no production scheduled for to
night. The schedule will run
through Tuesday and Wednes
day nights.
Friday's opening played to an
enthusiastic audience which in
cluded two troops of Girls scouts.
An informal atmosphere pre
vailed with coffee served during
the intermission between Acts
2 and 3. Serving coffee was in
stituted during the production of
"George Washington Slept
Here," the opening play in the
new little theater earlier this
spring. This practice will con
tinue .through the showing of
"Goodbye," those in charge said
yesterday.
Numerous improvements have
been made to the little theater
since the first play, Including
installation of theater seats in
the forepart of the theater. Fold
ing chairs complete the seating
arrangement at the present time.
The box office has been com
pleted and a sign placed in the
exterior of the building facing
the highway.
The organization will add to
the improvements of the theater
as proceeds from the plays permit.
Blown Down Tree Delays
Traffic on Highway 99
Highway 99 traffic over a
section of the road between
Gold Hill and Rogue River was
re-routed for several hours Fri
day night, according to state po
lice yesterday.
A tree had blown down, po
lice said, and until it could
be removed the traffic flow was
put on the Ben Hur Lampman
park road.
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(April 18th to May 18th Inclusive)
$20.00 CASH for LARGEST Fish
$ 5.00 CASH for SMALLEST Fish
$10.00 CASH goes to person with larg
est number of fish entered in his name
by end of derby.
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(In case of ties, prizes will be divided equally)
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