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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1941)
V FAGS TESTS Th OREGON STATESMAN, Seism, Oregon, Saturday Morning, December 13. 1911 v 1 Long Struggle Predicted by Gen. Martin PORTLAND Ore., Dec. Xl-iJFr Malor-General Charles H. Martin, US army retired, predicted Fri day that the United States would win the war but only after a long, hard struggle. He told two civic clubs meeting Jointly that the Japanese were good soldiers and this nation had sadly underestimated them. It took the United States three years to defeat the Fili pinos after the war with Spain, and if the Japanese get Into the Philippines this country would have a real Job getting them oat of swamps and Jungles. General Martin, former gover nor of Oregon scored talk of win nine the war with claries. "Tt'a still the tnueh infantryman sloceine t h r o u eh the m'ud who win wars," he said. "The airplane is Just an auxiliary arm. It can raise a lot of hell but it can't take ground and hold it." On Destroyer sftfj itiSiiHii " Douglas Coker, son of Mrs. Irene Coker, 1127 Hines street, Is a seaman aboard a US destroyer stationed at Pearl Harbor in the midst of the Pacific battle zone. Coker was last heard from about two weeks ago. Draft Status Report Asked Of WUMen Approximately half of Willam ette university's men students will Monday fill out copies of a "stu dent report on selective service status, part of a nationwide sur vey of colleges and universities, according to Registrar Walter Er- ickson. The results are to be included in a report to the senate commit tee on military affairs concerning deferment and postponement of induction of college students. Exact figures were not avail able on the number , of students who were 21 by last July 1, but estimates averaged about one- half of the 397 men. University officials are compil ing data for two other question naires on selective service. One for the American Council of Edu cation concerns the flexibility of university curriculum to meet the present emergency. Treasurer for a Day Receives City Defense Bonds Starts Today HITS a Those scrap-happy Tenement Ter rors in a wild battle of shrieks and howls! 150 Till 5:00 (Plus Tax) Continuous Today A Sun. From 12:45 The Dead End Kids Bela Lugosl I School Rules In Emergency Are Outlined Recommendations as to the con duct of the Oreeon schools during the war emergency were issued by the state educational department here Friday, following a series of conferences this week. The recommendations cover air raid drills, protection of school children during air raids, safety precautions and the general school defense program. Copies of the recommendations are being mailed to all school of ficials in the state. Xj4 1 Niavy Accepts 61 Salem Men During Week Sixty-one navy recruits had been accepted up to noon Friday at the Salem navy recruiting sta tion in the postoffice building. since the outbreak of war with Japan, Chief Quartermaster Rob ert B. Fallon, in charge, report ed. About twice that many appli cants had been rejected. Alto gether, some 400 men had made initial inquiry at the recruiting station. Fallon declared that -his office was unable to keep abreast of all the work which the sudden rush of aDDlicants had entailed, and he asked that any former navy veoman able to spare iome time report to him for volunteer duty. The navT recruiting office will be keot open Saturday night and Sundav at all hours possible in view of whatever blackout regu lations may prevail. the use of cellophtnt blue tad green shields' outside of bl&ckoct periods. Motorists were wtsttd against this practice and Owen ad-, vised that they mask their lights at such times at their own risk as the amount of light showing is not legal for normal driving. Always X gnash Hits Last Times Today! Treasurer for only a day, but Bill Habernicht here receives $50,000 worth of defense bonds for the city - a tll.koV G.l.i Knnnl. mon . a-w Mot MIah.I tianlr of nri1alA fta (Mtv TreAS- Oi oaiein iruui uu; a. . i ud, ... - , urer Paul H. Hauser sits In. Habernicht was one of the members of ChemekeU chapter. Order of De Molay, who served Friday as city officials. Purchase of the bonds was authorised by the city council Thursday afternoon. In War Zone SeiVice Men Plus Companion Feature Out -Thrills "Underground" for Excitement and Suspense!! Radio Experts Need of Navy Physically fit high school grad uates with amateur or commer cial radio experience or a federal communications commission li cense will be enlisted in the naval reserve for training as specialist petty officers, first class, the Thirteenth Naval district has announced. SDecial eisht months instruc tion course will qualify the men so enlisting to fill important navy billets as radio maintenance men afloat and ashore. Upon completion of the train ing course, men are 'eligible for advancement in rating to chief petty officer (acting appoint ment) before being assigned to duty. Their pay during training will be $72 per month, plus food and quarters, and extra allowance for dependants. 1 . 5 4Wi Mil I If :i 1 Where They Are What They're Doing MONMOUTH James C. Chat- zauk, who was discharged from the coast artillery at Fort Lewis last September after serving three years of enlistment, has been liv ing with his grandmother, Mrs. C. C. Yeater here, while employed at Dallas. On hearing of the JaDanese attack on Pearl Harbor. he immediately went to Portland and reenlisted. the non-commissioned officers' pilot training course, the States man learned Friday night Stationed at Hickam field, Hon olulu, is Sergeant Howard F. Wat ers, brother of Dr. Kenneth Wat ers nf RalATn TTp 1 with the 15th pursuit squadron of the army alri Auto Lights Rule Cleared Regulations issued here recently by Jerrold Owen, state civilian de fense coordinator, and Charles P. Pray, superintendent of state po lice, covennc the use of motor ve hicle liehts durin blackout per iods, were relaxed Friday, as they relate to the use of auxiliary lights. In cases where motor vehicles are equipped with two auxiliary lights, so placed that they can be used as alternate headlights, these liehts are permissible, provided Ithey are properly masked. Owen said traffic hazards are corps, it is reported. being definitely increased through Plus 2nd Big Hit! Thrill-Packed with Warrea wmiaa 10c Mats. 15C Eves. Flos Tax Flos Chap. 14 SPIDER Bxm:NS Cartoon mad SCIO Mrs. Dollie Yeager has received no word from her son. Jack, aboard the aircraft carrier Lexington, stated in unconfirmed reports to have been sunk m Ha waiian waters. Jack enlisted m the navy about a year ago. He is a former Scio high student. Tom Kinr. ex-Salem hish and Willamette university athlete, who is In the Marine corps di vision aboard the USS Portland. In a letter postmarked Decem ber S at Pearl Harbor and re ceived In Salem Friday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. V. King of 1770 South Liberty, Tom said he had seen the Willamette university football party but that -lie would be unable to see the Willamette-Hawaii game as his shin was Ieavmg Pearl Harbor. MONMOUTH Merrill McKern, Mt Vernon, vice-president of the OCE student body, left this week to ioin the naval reserves. He has been active in student coun cil work, and in dramatics while on the campus. Robert Barclay, son of Mrs. Margaret Barclay, 2060 Myrtle avenue, and a graduate of Salem high school last June, has enlisted in the marines. He left for San Diego Thursday night. HSBiMGE? ADDED e falshrotinff the 150th Anniversary of the Bill Of Rights, we Fresenx: "Bill or mgnis' in Technicolor Chapter 2 Serial "Jungle Girl" Latest News Identity Sign Doubles Trade PORTLAND, Dec lZ-(ff)-Salvador Santos, Portland gro cer, said Friday MI put a sign 1 am Filipino' in my store and doubled my business." The sign was displayed, he added, because Filipinos often are mistaken for Japanese. M Ira L. Arnold of Salem is with an inlantry replacement training center at Camp Roberts, Calif., it is reported. M Sergeant Dick Severin, 39th air base squadron, son of Mr. and s. R. G. Severin, 740 Tillman anue, left this week for Kelly field, Tex., where he will take Club Notes ial I jjll I 1 1 I 1 f ! a 1 1 V ' I 1 I I Vil ISSH Mil III 1 J J I All the BigNewHits at 2Zr? f" I I I I I i I 1 ew Low 01C Any I run i i i ' i - in 11 tm pr2inTVrc. ipnnnv Mm - " line dianid 1UUA1 tnusxax, Mil I fl III I MJU1 Tll nothina II II I . I - III V " . r I . . .L......L i I Mil I f 7 " I DUI ino iruin iwi I 1 1 1 I ! j:k l l -m . I llll ; -flfciS not mo framed: I 1 1 1 1! 1 ihem"CAU6HT IN THE Mil llll 1 A IBSWI..-.-."-. I 1 K V J nothing but the trvthl Wntlil EDVIARD ARNOLD fsS" 1 lftS AY Villi Bst Hels Ihsa, 1 1 T i ..i,.i,.n, IHIPTr -"""T ULJ7T?itn'!-S'ri w vJ firpetines Mice! One week from todav the Mickey Mouse club will relebrate Christmas. Santa Claus will be here to give gifts to those of you who are lucky enough to win them. Everyone will nave I chance too. Santa will make his annual trip out into the audience and those of you who are "quicK the trigger" will get some enroll nrpeonts. Besides all oi this, the program will be broad cast over KSLM, giving every I - I !1 one a chance to near ix. MMC Pamamhor if anV Of VOU MlCe would like to be in on this par ticular Droeram. see me today without fail. There will be Christ mas songs, specialties, ana many other novel acts. Let's make this Christmas the best one yet, possible. MMC Today Mice, starts the new ser- "Winslow of the Navy." Its timely, now that war has been declared. MMC Today's show, Mice, is tops in entertainment The stage show has been rehearsed and ready to present The feature pictures are: Bob Hope and Paulette uoaaara in "Nothine but the Trutn" ana "Fiesta" with an all star cast. Please come early. Mice, so that everyone will get in for the com plete show. So until one ocioc Your Mickey Mouse uuei, WES. Just Pair of Jones Boys PORTLAND, Dec 12-)-The navy recruiting office was more than a little confused Fri day over Alfred LeRoy Jones, whose age, residence and par ents differed in two enlistment applications. A recruiting officer finally discovered that there were two Alfred LeRoy Joneses and that both wanted in the navy. Call Board pi ri t n A a v Boh Hodc. Paulette God- dard In "Nothing but the Truth.' "Fiesta." r.u wi4v TTuctnn Ann Baxter. Walter Brennan, virgini uumuie "Swamp Water." Bruce Bennett. T)rwViiia Wurinon. Roeer Pry or in "Officer and the Lady." STATE Today Don Amecne, Mary aiaron. YukB&s& it " k Trias nnvi tuuu bve." John Bairymore. Francii Farmer in "World Premier." ta, n.u t nsnal TVn End Kids m A VUOJ www.. " spooKi nun wuu. ' ruir,. wvnard in "Voice in the Night." rnrDTV Today Tim McCoy In "Ride" of BlacK Mountain, warren numuu u 'itn Wolf Takes a Chance. ri.w -.!, vihhj in "Scatteriood Meets eroaaway. iutuu " i inHv rwvin in -'Raldera of the Desert." Blackout 'Most' Girl Named by Fraternity HOLLYWOOD, Dec 1-W)r This had to come sooner or la- i r- Actress Anne Gwynne has been chosen by the University f KAnt)trn California chapter of the Sigma Alpha EpsQoa fraternity as "the girl with mnu mast prefer to be caught In blackout,! 4m C 1 vP & - Special Hazel Green Regular Time Tonight If Blackest Is Scheduled Dance Will Begin S3 Adm. 55e Per Couple DANCE TOMIGHT HOURS: 8 to 11 M.T0H BniEDicrs qncmsTBA 2 Miles North of Independence Admission 25c cmd 40c "' - .if v. ; : a m Kn U trn Your Regular Army is calling for volunteers 1 Men between 18 and 35 are needed for all of the Aims and Services. The Air Force wants thousands of young men, immedutely. Training schools are ready now for large numbers of AffMechanics, Aerial Photographers and other specialists. AVIATION CAD ITS Many thousands of aviation cadets, 20 to 26 years of age, inclusive, see needed to become flying officers as bombardiers, navigators and pilots. - You can help in building the world's most powerful Air Force, and in the nec essary expansion of the Regular Army ACTION IS NEZDLD NOW! Your country has decided. The treacher ous attack on America has aroused the United States as nothing else could. Your Army ts ready. OH at the nearest Army Recruiting Station for advice. You will be given full informa tion on how you can serve your country best how you can defend that free . dom which is your birthright. Let's go! U.S. A. Kttp 'em FrymgH 1 U;CIl 1 DEcnoifino seduice 211 Postoffice Bdlldiiig, Salem, Ore;V : ? J ; . : ; -; r' :i SHEYSoiS TODAY - lO P. M. SERIAL STAGE SHOW
