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That OBEGON STATESMAN. Scdem, Orogon, Friday Morning, March 20. 1942
FAGS TUTJS..
Service Men
her ton, Darret Hntchens, 'chief
petty officer on the TJSS Lex
inrton. Written an February 22,
Hotchens stated he had J st
heard over the Japanese radio
broadcast where the "good ship
Lex had been sank, and all the
Jap i planes returned safely
Boy, i they had better cheek
them 'ever arala." Be' told his
mother not to worry, that the
ship had been reported tank
four times now by the Japs and
that he was safe.
' Turner firemen have' received
word from their former chief, Al
bert Jensen, that he is "deep in
the heart of Texas." Jensen is now
at Sheppard field. His wife, Mrs.
Mabel Jensen, is a teacher in the
Turner grade school.
ST. LOUIS Michael Mahoney,
mail carrier, , left , Sunday : for
Georgia, where he will attend
officers' training school for a few
weeks. .
. Thomas Ferschweiler, St Louis,
surprised his parents ' by coming
home. He is recovering from an
appendicitis operation and is on
vacation while recovering. In
about a week -he will leave for
California. ; - ; : - .
Word was received recently by;
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schomus
from their son, Francis,' who had
not been heard : from for three
weeks. v . i ? r? --;
7oman Found Dead
PORTLAND, March M-W)
Mrs. Harion Fee, It, Portland,
whose body was found In a down
town hotel room Wednesday night;
died of- a self-inflicted bullet.
Deputy C o r o n e r Gideon Snook
said.' -, ;' ;'. v.'f.
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Where They Are
What They're Doing""
PORTLAND, March 19-W
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Navy enlistments announced
Thursday by the Portland district
A long-distance: telephone call
Thursday ; .night informed v Mr.
and VLn.- J. B. Wilt, . Salem," that
their son," Wilson, had been pro
moted from first lieutenant to
recruiting: headquarters included:
Alton B. Shannon, ' Henry F.
captain. Captain Wilt is stationed
at Ft. Lewis. ' ' .
Doner, Warren D. Shannon,' Carl
C Anderson, all of Salem. $ i ;
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a A "if I'ft- ir-v m watr h
the mission of the British desert
army In North Africa changed.
It became a defensive Instead of
an offensive force.
It seems likely, also, that the
composition of that empire force
has been undergoing a change.
With Australia : and India men
aced, withdrawal from Libya of
veteran Australian, New Zealand
and Indian troops . for home de
fense duty would be a logical pro
cedure.
. .By KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Wide World War Analyst for The Statesman
a Hard knocks xained by growing allied air power in Aus
tralia on Japanese sea supply lines, and weather certainties in
Burma, are forcing the Tokyo war management to show its hand
soon as to which way, if either, it intends to strike next in the
, Pacific. The alternative is to halt
for consolidation and! let Herr
Hitler take over .the offensive for
the. axis. . . . - .
It is still uncertain whether
Japanese invasion thrusts at New
Guinea are a prelude to a full
- Hedged incursion Into Australia.
.:. Footholds , the enemy has seized
there and that he is seeking to ex
. pand would be equally useful as
bases from which to harry American-Australian
supply lines. Those
lines constitute the greatest threat
to the conquest pattern Tokyo is
trying to work out
There are very urgent rea-
sons for a Japanese coneentra-
tion Immediately In Banna,
I however. The campaign must
: come to a halt In lower Banna
within a few weeks for weather
reasons.
Once the vast winds of the In
dian Ocean make their annual
turnabout beginning; in late April
, to pour the April-toOctober "wet
monsoon" across - the Delta of Ir-
, rawaddy, the war on the Burma
front must subside. To maintain
adequate supply lines in lower
Burma in that period of tremend
ous thunder-storms and continu
ous tropical downpours appears as
much an ' impossibility as mass
troop movements or effective air
work. ,
' General Wavell's hopes of stall
ing the Japanese thrust against his
British forces and Chinese armies,
now under American command,
rests heavily upon the time and
weather elements. Old General
Mud has been the master of many
a battle field and lower Burma is
likely to prove no exception.
" r There seems, too, little donbt
V that a tremendous shifting of
' British ' empire forces all the
" way- from England to India has
been gathering momentum ever
since Japan struck In the Paci
fic to change the whole nature
- - of the war. From that moment.
Soldier Pays $99
For Phone Call
THE DALLES, March
- City Recorder Joe Steers de
manded an investigation of m
$99 long-distance telephone call
charged to the city.
It turned out that a Negro
soldier stationed here had used
the Civic auditorium phone to
talk to his lady love, in Balti
more, Md.
Army officers said the soldier,
whose pay Is $44 a month,
would serve without pay for the
next two and one-half months to
reimburse the city.
Smelt Run Starts
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- PORTLAND, March 19 -(P)-Smelt
began running in the Sandy
river Thursday. Assistant Game
Supervisor Charles Lockwood
said indications were that the
new run would compare favor
ably with any in the past.
Postmasters Okehed :
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WASHINGTON, March 19-(JP)
Appointment of George A. Hart
as postmaster j at Vale, Ore., and
Henry W. Gof f at Waldport, Ore.,
has been confirmed by the senate
MONMOUTH Mrs. R. D. Elli
ott has received word from her
sister, Mrs. John Harry," San Di
ego, t hat the - latter husband,
Lieut-Col. John Harry, has been
ordered to a northern post for
several months. He is an engineer
by vocation and has been station
ed : at Fort Rosecrans, Calif, for
the last few years. ,; , ; v
. Prior to that the Harrys, were
in the Philippines for a time. Mrs.
Elliott and her s daughter, ' Betty
Lou, spent last summer visiting
at the Harry home in San Diego.
COLFAX, Wash, March 19-iP)
The last letter written by Marine
Lieutenant John F. Kinney, hero
of Wake island,, before he was
taken prisoner by the , Japanese
has been received here by his
mother, Mrs. E. A. Kinney. -
The letter, written-. December
21, the day before the invaders
finally overcame the heroic band,
and forwarded from Honolulu by
Capt Bob Galer, who received it,
said:
"Getting some good gunnery
practice (aerial) - although the
targets shoot back. Had my
goggles shot off last week when
I went in on eight bombers
seven got away. No more news
except what would be censored.
GERVAIS Maj. Michael J.
Mahoney, rural mail carrier, left
Tuesday for Ft Benning, Ga,
from where he will be in charge
of a group going to an eastern
camp. Maj. Mahoney is a veteran
of World war I. Ted Nibler is
carrying the mail during his absence.
TURNER Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Spencer have received word from
their son Cyril, at Pearl Harbor,
naval radio technician, that he is
well and spending part of his time
in the air.
A wire this week to Mrs. L. E.
Peterson from her son Herschel
with no postmark. When last
heard from, their son, who has
been in Texas and Wyoming, was
at San Francisco.
Sgt. Harlan Bones, son of Mrs.
Maude Bones, who has been at
Ft. Lewis, is now at Camp Luis
Obispo, Calif, awaiting further
orders. f, , . . . . ; ,
Mrs. N. W. Hutchens received
an airmail letter Friday, from
10,(0)00 WORCCEKS
They know there's a job to be done, and they
know that they can depend on the Army &
Navy Goods Store for the highest quality
merchandise at the lowest prices. Day in and .
day out they turn to Salem's headquarters
for worjc and dress clothing, blankets, uni
forms, shoes, and hundreds of other items
because they can depend on the constantly
better bays to be found here.
WAIST OVERALLS
Durable 8-ounce weight Sanforized. Our
most popular model. S1.19 each, or :
2 for $2.00
Bring a Friend Sav 38c
Hen's Athletic Shirts
1 4.4
Reg. 29c
190
Buy two for, only 9c more than the
regular price of just one.
A large group of odds and
ends in Men's Dress Sweat
ers at Sensational Sayings.
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Sanforized Work Shirts A
79C
Reg. $1.00
value, now
none shoes
Highest quality materials
and workmanship. Rug
ged harvest style.
$.98
Sturdy black work shoes. A reg
ular $2.49 value, C Q'T
now.J - JL m
UTILITY OXFORDS
Heavy cord sole. A bear for pun
ishment Reg. . C 7Q
iiEirs socss
Attractive . rib-stitch, in
grain sport heather socks.
19c
pr.
3 pr. 50c
7
$2.49 value..
Udder's St:cs
Built to last, with dou
ble sole, extra rubber tap
and logger heeL
Reg. $7.50
VaL, Now
$590
Carpenter's Overalls
Phoenix Brand, v Ci 1 Ofl
Extra fine quality- 1 A iwU
DRESS OXFORDS
Men's tan Flex Stride, all leather
dress shoes.
Regular $3.95 value-
33.19
lien's Y7crk Sox
A large group of the fam
ous Rockford work socks
in medium weight styles.
Our regular 17c
sock. SPECIAL
14c
Ililihry Oxfords
Tan, all leather oxfords
with one Military buckle.
Reg. $4.50 MQ7
VaU Now
BLACK DRESS OXFORDS A
The - famous- Flex . Stride Brand
with extra : heavy sole. Regular
value....,-, .1... 03.19
SHEET BLANKETS
Stock up now with a number of
these fine blankets, Om
Reg. 85c value, now w w V .
DRESS CLOTHES
For Men. Before you out
fit yourself for Spring,
drop in and look over our
complete selection of
dress slacks, shirts, sweat
ers, sport shirts, etc Put
the savings you make in
to defense bonds.
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For the Boys in the Service
GREETING CARDS
1 z&0$ (stez JftPl
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I Candy Specials I Y)JHfWf(Ci Easier Baskets
Stripes, pastels, white
feTo-10C nu3f JV " ; IOC u 50C wltl, uy., .lastic
IHen-gg I v . Or CSr-j .Bright,- big .beautiful baskets - i a . 1
I Miniature "Animal IDC I AS-St &IA med rint here with luscious , . K I ICT C
I Cream Candy, 8 ozs. w I iALlSXQJ ' eggs, rabbits and Easter can- Only I J l
I BeST'lb 15C j dhsS
lii " rs s Easier Goodies . .
Oilgjrf On Dresa Parade! 7 4
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1 5; Eggs, rabbits and novelty fig- - y? l A
50 I . ; with decorations. I ..: 'Kf- C -
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10n Easier Egg Dyes
mm W W I LTI II I - I
Ef- VV Xji dyes. Whichever you choose,
vw a I they're easy to use and each
mmk goes a Ions, long way!'
jLOC ' " HPPr Bnnny Dyes ... Only 5e
For the Easier Basket
Big Easter Baskets 150
4 4 -inch Baskets
5 Y2 -inch Baskets
Green or Purple
Groaa" .
Candy Chicks.
Lqqs. Bunnies ...
Chocolate
Marshmallow Eaos
Big Chocolate
Cream Eqts
COLLAB'n CUFFS
Dainty lingerie styles in
embroidered and lacy
open-work effects. Grand
with your Easter suit
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Glanour
Ilwiery
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NEW SUPS -I - celanese
fit Tea rose. A won 39 C
deriui .
value:
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S1.19 ro-
LACY HANKIES "S-
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XI.;: with embroi- 7 fx
nnr. - nnifaea.
violets,
Soring Al3 W
time colors. - 3Jba
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Men :
HANKIES
Extra fine quality
lawn handkerchiefs for
his Easter gift Beau
tifully hemstitched.
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MEN'S HOSIERY
m Crepetone :; rayon
material . with cot
ton tops, heel and
toe. New, very good,
looking' patterns.
2190
Pr.
NEW NECKTIES
Summer p-rlntt ,.
... handsome and
very new. The col
ors and patterns ev
ery man likes. '
250
NEW! Popular!
Slacli Suits
. Sises
Gm& 12 U 29
U I JLft Worth Ml
Manly Ladies'
SLACKS
Value! 79 C
FAIUI
New!
Popular!
at a
low price.
JACKET
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1ETTES
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(( Regularly '25c pound. (
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DDOOIIS
1.00 Value!
2-T7ay SirelcH
GIRDLES
mUe They Last
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Ledhcrcild
SLIPPEDS
, AO Sizes for
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Women '
O Children
Regularly 39c pair.
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