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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1942)
fAGS THREE PDCTdM Ml Mi 22 Tfc CZEG0Z1 OTATCMAIL Ec!a Ortgosu Cdsrday IIcniLag. fttbrucry X3, 1U2 ASSOC DAT IIP IS km AAr' 7V,ii it 'If By KIRKE L. Wide World War Analyst In view of the bitter British tempt to bolster Norway against Bcandinavia that the Germans fear formance there are subject to suspicion. Desirable as it would be to rhile the revived Russian counter ttack on his east front is still at Its height, Norway offers little prospect of success. The British discovered to their sorrow that the leep fjords of that rugged coast line could become deadly traps. That does not discount the diversion value of such hit-and run commando raids as have already been stated on the Nor wegian islands or exposed coast al areas. They tend to pin sub stantial German forces in Nor way that would be useful to Hitler against Russia. It would be a different matter, however, to attempt to land heavy forces for a major counter in vasion. The Atlantic is too peri lous a sea for that still; the Nor wegian coast too well adopted to rubmarine and air defense. Nor could a successful invasion of Norway, even if the naris were driven out, be decisive. It can be surmised therefore, that the rumors of nasi invasion fears have been deliberately set afloat in Scandinavia for some other purpose. They are cou pled with reports of extensive Service Men Local selective service boards have started the job of reclassi fying hundreds of men, previous ly deferred because of having artificial teeth or defective vision, so they may be called into mili tary service, Colonel Elmer V. Wooton, state ' selective service director, announced here Friday. Wooton said approximately 22 per cent of all men examined up to this time were deferred for these reasons. Many other men, deferred because of employment vital to the war effort, also are being classified to make them available for military service. Most of the men with dependents taken into the army have wives who have been supporting them selves. Included- in the reclassification also are men who were divorced since they registered or who had dependents who have died since that time. Carroll F. Addison and Robert Ji. Hamilton, both of Salem, and Howard T. Jeffries, Corvallis en listed in the naval reserve in t'ortland recently. The coveted "Honor Badge for Sfficiency," awarded to outstand ing recruits after preliminary training was awarded recently to Russell K. Satter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Satter, 3249 Center street, Salem, at the US Marine corps base at San Diego, Calif. The award, for which every man in the platoon competes, was made to Pvt. Satter by Lt. Col. John Groff at dress inspection. Satter is a graduate of Salem high school and attended Willam ette university as a freshman be fore joining the marines. Warren Stoddard, son of Mr and Mrs. William M. Stoddard, of route 1, Salem, has recently been promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant at Barksdale field, Louisiana. Sgt Stoddard, a graduate of the air corps, technical school at Cha nute field, HI., holds an air me chanic first class rating in his organization. Visitor on the Willamette uni versity campus Friday was Lt Jack Haek, former Bearcat grid player who is in the army air corps. Haek, on his way to Arizona to be an instructor, was a stu dent until the national guard was called into service to Tort Ste vens. He later transferred to the air corps and completed the training two weeks ago. Edward C. Hinkle, fireman second class in the navy,-is spend ing a few days furlough at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Mc Lain, , Salem. Hinkle, who has been in the navy for about a year, was at Pearl Harbor at the time of the bombingfHe was former ly at Hunt Bros, cannery' here. " WOODBURN Mrs. Winton Hunt plans to join her husband, Lt. Hunt, who has been notified that he will be stationed at Fort Warren, Wyoming, for the next 60 days. . ' . " ;- WOODBURN Ben Robb, who recently enlisted in the navy, was sent to San Diego last week. Kenneth : SchieL who has en listed, left Portland Saturday for San Diego. Jerry Adamski has. enlisted in the navy.-" NORTH HOWELL Joe Ditch en, son of Mrs. Frank Ditchen, sr., and James Manning, son of TAX. and Mrs. Fred Manning, were SIMPSON For The Statesman experience in the ill-fated at nazi invasion, rumors afloat in a repeat anglo-American per involve Hitler in two-front war new German activity in Nor way that actually may prove to be the preliminaries of the Hit ler spring offensive In the At lantic rather than a defensive move. Unquestionably German efforts to shut off the Arctic supply route to Russia via Archangel are to be expected. There have been re ports that even though the trio of nazi heavy warcraft which es caped from Brest are still out of action, even more powerful naval forces have been sent northward in Norwegian waters for that pur pose. The Tirpitz, sister ship of the powerful lost Bismarck, is among the ships said to have been dis patched on that mission. Spotting them by air would be a difficult task. Norway's fjords offer nu merous hide-aways. Air patrols would have to pass directly over a deep and narrow sea-gorge at fairly low altitude to be certain what lay below it. Shore and ship anti-aircraft batteries easily could prevent that. Where They Are What They're Doing Reenlists Back to the US marines after ten years is the plan of Elwood W. "Happy" Hewitt, Salem police officer since 1937. He has enlisted and expects to leave Monday for San Diego. Friday was his final shift as traffic pa trol officer. Hewett served in the corps from 1928 to 1932 and was a private first class when honorably discharged. Part of his enlistment was served on the USS Idaho. He has been a Sa lem residence since 1920. inducted into the army this month and sent to Ft. Lewis for pre liminary training. Harold Dunn has been sent to Camp Callan, San Diego, where he is training in the coast artil lery. CAMP BARKLEY, Tex., Feb 26-(P)-Sgt. Walter Carens, Cush- ing, Okla., was whizzing down a highway toward a date with his girl friend when a patrolman nabbed him for speeding. A judge fined him $14 and costs. Garens had only $6 in his jeans. Okay, the jurist ruled, he would either have to leave his spare tire for security or go to jail. "Lock me up," the sergeant de cided quickly. "I'm not parting with any tires." PORTLAND, Feb. 27-(;P)-Col Joseph L. Stromme, commander of the Portland army air base, Thursday announced temporary promotion of Ernest G. Clark, Sa lem, and Derrell R. Davis, Silver- ton, to sergeant, and George W, Koski, Salem, and Joseph Ever, sole, jr., Silverton, to corporal. PORTLAND, Feb. 27-F- Among. recruits to the navy an nounced here Friday were Car roll F. Addison and Robert H. Hamilton, both Salem. Linn Resident Dies Thursday LEBANON Samuel W. Bowser died Thursday morning at his home in Sweet Home. Funeral services have not been set but will probably be held Saturday or Sunday from the Howe Funeral home chapel in Sweet Home. ' The deceased, who had lived in this country for 35 years, was born in Illinois March 29, 1857. He is survived by three sons and two daughters: Harley Bowser, Mrs Faye Thompson and Mrs. Edna Simmons, : Sweet Home; Heber Bowser, Medford, and Dall Bows er, Grants Pass. He had 12 grand children and three great grand children. ,. . (? f V "TV,- J-.: WHITE SAILS DESPITE WAR CLOUD S Trim craft from many parts of the Pacific coast tone op for the annual Southern California midwinter regatta off Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor. In left foreground is the Altamar. at right the Trade Wind. . '- v. r T , . f If r v h 't TRYOUT FOR TITANIC TRANSPOR T A huge new transport plane built for the U.S. wheeled out for its trial spin at Santa Monica, Calif., in a "restricted area." The ship, now In production, test cruise, bat its flying range, speed, passenger capacity and other details are guarded as i; . . C. A aJ A Y f f at m a a wnm". v.i"V . A conference at American nlf? 11 Serv,cesJe,a' Washington, brought together iiu f SMe word ,or " Soni Converse, instructor; Alice Fowler; and Mrs. Donald Church, assistant director. ..V M t Aa 1 V ' 1 , U 1 C E L E B R A NT iris Kwong (above) helped celebrate the 'Chinese New Year In Los An geles. She hold Chinese raitar. -g-y-yg.g'i"'"'Miiiiw. s v v A mm it -.', V " - - X r liiili NEEDLE R Eleanor Rse velt atom center in OCD. lends her support to drive to "sew and save" for defense bonds. 1 "1 :?.-itfBliUT - if t'V . i". ';4 M I- mm PASTEL PLAID m bine and beige, a fashion favorite for spring. s worn by Adele Mara, actress, la this trim salt. HITLER was a "terrible" ' paper-hanger, says former co worker, Benny Nnssbanm, (above), now a VS. clUsen. v Vs if": r - ' .. - - X : r ? : i . ' - j - A :';r: : . Army the Douglas C-54 is made a successful 24-mlnuU military secrets. 1 I i ;a: ; ;A i v : - a - ' A' , S K " V"v . ROOFTOP T A K E 0 F F LVng a cabin rooftop at Mt Kcrway, Alberta, for a takeoff. Donne Liwthwalte. Banff ski expert does a bit of tmssnal Juasplng nd lands safely. r . -:::-:.:::-.. i s I ' : : t ' i I - s LINCOLN AT BROOKS F I E L D visiting Brooks Field, Texas, this stranger spanned the gap between America's wars of 1942 and 1865. The sad-eyed visitor who looks like Lincoln was H. L. Snmmerville, San Antonio photographer. 1 ' ""yn-K iiiiiii 7" "x. r SHIPBOARD FIRE FICHTER-Durlnr the U.S. Navy's attack on the Japanese-held Marshall and Gilbert Islands two sailors aboard a cruiser help a companion don a fire-resisting suit A member of the crew pot together this outfit . , ' " 4 5 if- Si 4l XX'. x';; v . , w.yl -1 -l