The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, April 17, 1942, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text5 PAGE TWO Tit OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Orecjon. Friday Morning. April 17. 1942 A Correspondent's Wife Looks at War Alma Be Luce Sees Downfall Of Greece, Goes to Turkey She and AP Writer Miss One Boat, Argue Over Visas Into Turkey, And Find Meal Awaiting Them (Editor's note: This is the last of three exciting- stories by wife who has ,Deen, with, or nearby, her husband while he cot ered the war op many battle fronts during- the last ZVi rears. Daniel Do Lace,' Associated lress and Wide World correspondent. Is now flf htlnc In Burma. Mrs. Do Luce was ordered home when he left India for his present assicnment). By ALMA DE LUCE NEW YORK, April 16-(Wide World)-It was midnight, and I was standing on the rocky slopes; of Lycabettus hill in Athens ' watching flames eat at the city of Pireaus. , The German bombers had been over. Like harbingers of the added destruction to come, they ranged far ahead of the German army rolling down the Green peninsula and fired the port city ; a few miles away. The Greeks had stopped the u Italians in their t r a c ks. The J Greeks, buttressed by the Brit ,lsh, could not stop the Germans. ' ' Tracer ammunition la the 1 anti-aircraft ru drew long. , dotted linos from the ground Into the smoke. Occasionally : ; one of the specks fell, even so . slowly, trailing- sooty smoke. When it struck, a flash of white llg-ht marked Its death. Then i 'Athens wonld roar and clap Its ' enthusiasm. Human sounds al most drowned oat the crash of the guns. The nation that was Greece was being destroyed. We knew It was being destroyed. My gray- haired maid Calliope, ran into the streets, shaking her fists and wringing her hands. "The Germans will not bomb Athens," Dan had told me. "They won't destroy the Greek arche ological treasures.' They didn't bomb Athens, but day after day there was the sound of anti-aircraft guns and the drone of planes overhead. Then, one morning. I was awak en en by the steady banging of the guns of Lycabettus. They hook the house and threated through the roar was the snarl of planes crossing the city. Inexplic ably, I was scared. The war would last for weeks more, of course. Everybody said it would. Up north the retreat was purely strategic. I told mat to Calliope. She crossed herself. Bat K was a doomed city, a doomed country. On a Wednes day night, late. Dan back from i the front and I walked home 4 from his office tat the King George hotel. "Wo may have to leave sooa," aid Dan. "See what yon eaa find oat about boats tomorrow.'' At 9 o'clock the next morning, when I left the house, Athens was calm. Two hours later it was in panic Taxis were at a premium. At the British legation refugees milled around packed trunks. Ru mors sold for a song. Hurrying crowds swarmed through the streets. At the old palace a government official said we must get out that day or not at all. The Germans would be in the city in two or three days. The Aegean would be filled with boats evacuating sol diers. Finding a boat was a nightmare. We tried futilely to arrange for deck space on two boats. Then we heard of a tobacco boat, leav ing that night for Turkey. It would be at Eleusig, about 20 miles away. We packed our bags and raced to the wharf. The boat wasn't there. It had been moved up the coast 30 miles. We drove interminably through a rain and the blackout to its new berth. The port was closed. The tobacco boat set sail. It was never heard from again. We drove home. It rained drearily. We were exhausted. Back at the house I pat the key in the lock. Inside, the tele phone was tinging-. I thrust the door open. Reilly O'Snlllvan, a member of the Associated Press and Wide World staff In Athens, was on the telephone. "Cy Sulzberger is leaving at 9 o'clock for Turkey." said Reilly, "There is space for you If you want to go." Cy was the New York Times correspondent. It was 1 O'clock. It seemed like such a tiny boat, when we arrived at the water front at daybreak. It was owned by a sponge fisherman. Its SO feet, from stem to stern, held 14 persons and a dog, not counting sponge fishing equipment strewn everywhere. Except for floating mines and airplanes droning overhead, it might have been a pleasure cruise through the Aegean islands. Dolphins leaped from the water. Sea and sky were a deep blue and the sun shone. We put in at the Fort of Chios. Its population was std frightened from a machine-gunning by Ger man planes two hours before. We wore out three interpreters and the chief of police in a debate over exit visas. Turkey was almost within touching distance. We could see the houses of the little village of Cesme and a ruined cas tle on a hill, reddened by the set ting sun. Chios officials finally capit ulated. We found another boat to bridge that silver of the sea separating us from freedom. It was dark when, finally, we felt Turkish soil beneath onr feet It was 1 o'clock la the morning before a bus deposited us at a homey little inn at Is-mlr. Light flooded from the doorway of the Inn. Then it was blotted out as our Turkish proprieter ap peared. Ho had a girth that stoppered the doorway as effec tively as a cork closes a bottle. "I was telephoned," he said in French. "A hot meal is laid for you." He beamed. He opened his arms. Turkey's Mohammedans have their own tradition of the Good Samaritan. School Band Concert Given Salem high school's colorful 93 piece band presented its annual spring concert in the school audi torium Thursday night. A fea ture of the opening and closing of the program was the parade of the American flag by the Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts along with the playing of the national an them. Vernon Wiscarson, director, should be given praise tor his excellent directing and producing of a first class band. Solo numbers were given by Alan Robertson, French horn; Lloyd Griffiths, Cameron Mc Donald, George Frum and Rlch- Scouts Advanced At Honor Court r Glen Welch was advanced to life scout rank in the Salem Boy Scout court of honor Wednesday ard Thompson, baritone quartet; Arleen. Frogley, alto saxophone. Proceeds from the concert will be used to purchase uniforms. night' j " . Lyle -Blakelyv William Forerv Wallace Ft, Danny He-ten and Larry Klinefelter!: all of troop 14, and Robert "Wagers, jr, .of troop 42 attained star rank. ; , ; Walter Bown, troop 8, Dtlton Hobbs .troop JL and Gerald Be aulaurier, troop It, received see ond class rank. Eddie ' Jackman and-Iiorman -Maniv troop 4; -Ray Jordan, Clyde Ketchum and Del- mar Mlchener troop . 14, and Ber nard Enunons, troop 16, were pre sented merit Jbadges.'x: , Indian Fighter Dies " BEEDSPOBT, April - 1MF) Funeral services for Isaac? N. Mc Ginn, 74, Indian war veteran and former lower ttmpqua valley dep uty sheriff and constable,, will bo held here Friday. He died at bis home Tuesday. i . Gasoline Cut Takes Effect PORTLAND, April l-()-The war production board's new reg ulatiotis for reduced deliveries of gasoline and fuel oil became ef fective in Oregon Thursday.' An earlier order calling for oil companies to cut deliveries to ser vice stations by 20 per cent in dis card in favor of the new restric tion which provides a cut of one- third. Fuel oil deliveries to residences. hotels, apartments and office buildings were cut down by 25 per cent Portland Building Evacuation Tried PORTLAND, April lt-CP) Portland had its first official prac tice evacuation of a downtown of fice building under simulated air raid conditions Thursday. One thousand occupants of the 15-story Public Service building cleared the designated dangerous floors and reached assigned cafe floors in 19 minutes without bene fit of elevators. the - t Finest Ingredients make ACME beer with the high I. Q. (it Quenches!) ACME is a pure product made solely from bops, malt, some rice, yeast and water ... die finest ob tainable. No sugar or foam substi tutes are used. That's why ACME'S the beer with the high L Q. 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BUY 'EM BY THE Juica is the brportont port of oranges and uiope'ruit. it weight heavy, whila txcass. ptrip and skin weigh. lights That's why you profit when you buy by weight the fair way ot Safeway. Produce priees effoetivo FtL and Sat. only. 8c POUND! Vcn i o Pork & Beans 2W Cans E22 C:jcTi ;3&. 25 Argo Starch pkgs. 1S 5 Ultra Modern Stores to Serve Ton in Salem 935 8. Commercial X12 N. Falrrrouds Koa4 245 Cow Street 1239 N. Broadway 1121 State Street GRANyjTED 22 23-oz. pockoge INSTANT CLEANIR PORK AND BEANS. No. IVi cans RIPPLED WHEAT. 2 pkgs. SPERRY PANCAKE FLOUR, 10 lb. bag SUGAR BELLE PEAS. 2 No. 2 cans SEA ROCK TOMATOES. 2 No. cans SOAP .23c Country Home Corn. Cream Style. No. 2 Cans 12c HEINZ BEANS. Tomato Sauce or Veaefarlan. 18 ox. can ', t 12c PRINCE LEO PINK SALMON, lb. can 19c Full Cream Cheese, Bcrtfloground. Ib. . ,,,..., 24e HEINZ PICKLES. Spicy Sweets. 24-ox. far 23c BJTZ CRACKERS. 1 lb. Pkg. lSc BLUE BELL Saoesfcing Patatoea. No. 2 ft can 10c USSY APPLE BUTTER. SS-ox. Jar 1tt BEVERLY PEANUT BUTTER. Dx Jar 21c GLENN AIRE GRAPEFRUIT. 2 No. 2 cans 25c GRAPEFRUIT JUICE. Town House. 4S-c can 17e TOMATO JUICE. Sunny Dawn. 4S02 can lSc V-S VEGETABLE COO-TAIL IS-ox. . 29c CAKE FLOUR. SOFTASHX la. Pkg. 21c CHERUB MILK. TALL CANS. 3 for . 25c PET MILK, and olhorm. 3 kxR cans 2Se WESTAG VANILLA. LEMON. oc bottfe 10c SCHILLING'S SPICES. Complete Stocksl MORTON'S SALT, Plain or foc-sed. 2 Pkgs. 15c EOYAL GELATIN OR PUDDING. Pkg. 5a ROYAL SATUT SHORTENING. Sb. can 55e CRISCO. 3-LB. CAN. 67c. S4J. CAN 1.33 Oroeetr Prioeo Effective FtL Thru 25c X, X I I iiA VCn-Pca-b Gtvv V S0AP Today's Lowost Food Prices Are Safe war's Prices. It Is not Scdewar's poHcy to cut a price below a legitimate profit but Safeway wfll meet any and all such prices at any time. This fact plus thelow eet every day food prices assures you poatuVely more for your food dollar than obtainable elsewhere. WE INVITE YOUR COMPARISON. 5 KELLOGG3 ALL-BRAN, Lg. Pkg. POST TOASTHS REGULAR, Pkg. 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