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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1953)
I Korea Casualties Listed at 142,277 Washington U.R The Ko rean war cost 142,277 American casualties, including 25,604 dead, the Defense department reported today in its final week ly casualty report. The report gave this break down of American, casualties in the three year wan 23,604 dead, 103,492 wounded, 8,529 missing, 2,219 captured and 2,433 pre viously reported captured or missing but since returned to military control. A defense spokesman said It includes all the late casualties in the Korean war and repre sents a "preliminary total" of all American casualties. Defense officials expect it will be at least another year be fore the final official tabulation is completed, but they said the final toll will not vary substan tially from today's figure. Springs Auto or Track Welding Blacksmithing Bergman's Shop Abe Overload Springs for Passenger Cars nis.ftftfatt - riM Mm West Felt Too Busy Seeking Collapse or Russia s Satellites (Editor's note: Waller G. Bundle, United Press foreign news writer, is substituting for Phil Mewsom while the latter is vacationing.) An uneasy suspicion is devel oping that the West has been so busy watching for evidence that the roof is about to fall in on Rumia'a lerrv-built satellite structure that we've failed to notice that a number of founda tion stones have been kicked loose in our own European se curity system. Western diplomats, who read similar motives into the Krem lin's latest "peace and unity" proposals on Germany, suggest it's time to wake up to the fact that Mnscow has been cashing in handsomely in West Europe on its phony "let s oe inenas fMtaffv While we've been preoccupied with such interesting speciacies as anti-Communist riots in East Germany, Poland ad Czechoslo vakia and hieh level knile wieia ing in the Kremlin itself, here's what's been going on in our own back yard: Not Sitlina Down 1. Italy's pro-Western govern ment of Alicide De Gasperi has toppled, largely through the co operative efforts oi the Italian unit htrncm? That for Value, Service, Quality and Satisfaction you are Invited to bring your prescriptions to McLain's, your Professional Pharmacy. Prescriptions delivered free within city limits or immediate vicinity at any time and promptly McLain's Drug Centre Brophy Bldg. No. 8 North Central Ave. Melvin Peterson, Reg. Ph., Manager Richard Sherrill, Reg. Ph.-Wayne Mack, Reg. Ph., Prop. Phono 2-7113 Open daily from Emergency T 8:30 "" iw:ju p.m. Sundays and Holidays. - 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Communists and left-wing so cialists. 2. The Communists have egg ed on and taken advantage oi the wave of French strikes which have further weakened the tottering economy of that Western ally. 3. The six-nation West Euro pean defense community has been quietly shelved with no in clinations of early revival of this important European defense project. 4. Moves toward European unification have slowed to standstill. Wat aiuf Km To a considerable extent, these developments can be traced to the lulling effects of Moscow's iron onnir of "neace and friend ship" which has encouraged a wait-and-see policy in West Eu rope and infyienced its leaders to channel some of their vital energies into the old avenues of internal strife and tardy de fense. Now the Kremlin is concen trating on Germany. Important Elections Due Important elections are com ing up in West Germany in three weeks. At stake, for the West, is the political future of the , government of Chancellor Ttnnrni Adenauer, most deter mined champion of German co operation with the West and a German contribution to an Eu ropean defense force. Tha Kremlin's week end note was a thinly disguised attempt to buy the election lor Aaen auer's political foes. Transportation Growth On Pendleton Show Pendleton U.R) The story of the growth of transportation in the West will unfold during the annual Westward Ho parade which will be staged here Sep tember 11 during the Pendleton Roundup. ( ' Parade Director Dan Bell said all commercialism will be barred in the parade which will tell the story of transportation from the first rude drags and vehicles to more modern wagons and Mor mon carts. The Pendleton Roundup, a three-day affair, lasts from Sep tember 10 to 12. r J- : i J? 1 COURT-MARTIALED George bcnreioer; zs, USAF 2nd Lieut (above), has been convicted by a court-martial in Taegu, Korea, of premeditated murder and con spiracy to commit murder hi death of a Korean national last September. The conviction is sub ject to review. Battery Powder Maker Expects End Of Fraud Order Washington U.R) Manufac turer Jess M. Ritchie said today he expects the Post Office De partment to announce soon that it has cancelled a seven-month- old mail fraud order against his controversial battery pep pow der, AD-X2. A spokesman for the depart ment confirmed that we are going to issue something on AD X2 in the next three or four days." He refused to elaborate on that statement. Seen as Vindication Ritchie said he has "reason to believe" that the department will officially vacate the fraud order, which has been "suspend ed" since March 2. He said he regards the impending action as a "vindication" of his product, which has been labeled worth less by the Bureau of Standards. The order, which forbade Ritchie to use the mails to sell or advertise AD-X2, was issued last January on the basis of the Bureau of Standards' finding that the powder would not reju venate old storage batteries as Ritchie claimed. Wednesday. August IS. 1SS3 MEBFOBD (OKEQOsT) HAIL In and Around Gold Hill Gold Hill' Mr. and Mrs. Later Parker, and family, of the Old Stage road had as their re cent guests, Mrs. Noel Kellogg, and son Jimmy, of Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Fields of Lafayette, Calif., were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Fields, of 4th street the past week. Other guests at the Field's home were their son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fields, of Albany. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Molloy, and sons David and Johnny, spent last week end at Crescent City, where they visited friends They were accompanied on their trip by Miss Gertrude Molloy, sister of Mr. Molloy. i Gold Hill Garden Club held its regular meeting August 7 at the home of Mrs. Otto Jones, on North 99 highway. There was a smaller attendance than usual due to summer vacation, and the group had one visitor. Mrs. George Dorman will be the hostess for the September meet ing, with Mrs. Lester Thompson as co-hostess. The date will be announced later. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Sgt. and Mrs. Richard Abbott, Oceanside, Calif., are the par ents of their first child, a daugh ter, Deborah Joy, who weighed in at five pounds, 12 ounces, August 12. Mrs. Abbott is the former Joanne Cogswell, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cogs well, and well known in -Gold HilL Abbott, the son of the How ard Abbotts of Grants Pass, is in the Marine corps, and sailed for Japan on August 13. "Grandma" Rowe, mother of Mrs. Lucy Eddington, celebrat ed her 94th birthday recently. Many close friends and neigh bors joined in the community in wishing her welL District Superintendent and Mrs. Meredith Groves, formerly of Medford, and now of Eugene, were special guests at the Gold Hill Community Methodist church Sunday, August 16. The church was filled to overflow ing to hear Dr. Groves speak, and many were friends and members of the Medford Metho dist church, his former pastor ate. Special music was provided by Mrs. Norman Gail, Mrs. Paul Molloy and Mrs. Roy Eskew, ac companied on the piano by Miss Nadra Moore. The services were followed by a basket dinner held in the church dining room, with between 60-65 in attendance. A quarterly business meeting fol lowed, conducted by Dr. Groves, and the Rev. H. A. Dierdorff, pastor of the church. As a spec- lial event of the day, the Wo men s Society of Christian ser vice presented Rev. and Mrs. Dierdorff with a beautiful rug in commemoration of their 81st anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lester and children Rick and Vickl, spent the week end at Diamond lake, where they tried out their new boat, recently completed by Les ter. Friendship club members and their families of the Amethyst Rebekah lodge will hold their second picnic of the summer Fri day, August 21st, at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Charles Bell on Second avenue. Members are asked to bring card tables, fold ing chairs and table service. For information concerning the plan ned potluck, call Mrs. Paul Mol loy, chairman, at Gold Hill, 59222. Mr. and Mrs. William Hall and son Raymond, of 4th avenue, are visiting in Phoenix, Ariz., at the home of Mrs. Hall's father. They plan to return to Gold Hill about the last of August to prepare for the new school year. Gold Hill Lion's club held Its regular meeting August 13 at the Dardenelles, conducted by Jack Cannon, president. A spec ial guest was Dr. Lee Mellish of Medford, the new district gov ernor of the Lion's. Dr. Mellish gave an interesting talk, accom panied by colored moving pict ures, of his attendance at the in ternational convention of Lions held in Chicago last June. Six teen members and several guests enjoyed the evening. During the business meeting plans were made for a membership drive, with final discussion to be held at the next meeting. 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