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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1942)
r PAGE TIN . Tho OBEGON STATESMAN. Salem, Onqan. Friday Mcning. August 1. 1942 :' 1 FDR Godfather for Prince . : y--;:). w.. y.r-. 4 Li V- -X t ' " " f 3 fr ii,nwi"irtjftf'--i' '-' V - ay fMrti 1 1 fiTii'i iiWi'i" A Tint picturs of th Duk of Kent's Infknt noa. Prince Georn of Kent, born July 4 and christened Michael Gevgt Charlei Franklia the lut Bm ln honor of Pretidtnt JlooMTelt, on of his rod fathers) Is shown abore. Ths Duchess of Kint bolda her child as the proud father stands behind her. In back Is the duke's brother Kin Georra of Gnat Britain, and front, tha Dowager Queen Maryl The Kent now hare three children, two sons and a daughter, This .tea radiopboto from London. New Caledonia Adopts Yank Soldipi'WhoiJke Strange Land and Amaze Natives . ; '. By MURLIN SPENCER Wide World reature NEW CALEDONIA Th- American irmv'i rnctnm nt wnrV Ins all hours of the dav and nicht has Nw rlMionia but otherwise inhabitants of .the strategic French island in the soumwest acuic ana tne aoughboys from America have "clicked" M-! x i a k irom ue nan. , Many French families have vir tually, adopted certain soldiers, and it is a rare home that has not entertained a soldier for dinner, even though the guests and hosts have had a difficult time under Standing each other. ' ; Rllt whit r.ll..l...1 close their shops aad stares for "la heure liesta" tfm 11 aim. until t pjb. each oar. Aaaeriean army traffic roes an St hours a day and th Islanders watch In amaseaaeat. Soldiers from many estates are on active duty in the scenic tropical island about 1000 miles northeaitcf Ausiaalia. They have found it impressive with Its warm climate, h r h tnountains, green vaueys and -palm trees. The war has 'brought marked changes to the JafcarSa blackouts, prohibition of liquor to soldiers and -, rationmi of gaaoline and Just as masawd changea In the lives of the lohSers who have gone tnere. , The business of Stettin a date wittv a girl U dlffenait from what It was. in thr UmtesTStates; the weather isr Jillereait; the Insects are different, and the food is dif- fereat. , ' -; ' ' " i Soldiers fertawaie eaeagh to meet sean f the ciefy. dark eyed Fveswlt sirta CJaMl they mast ebtaba peraaiasie frem the girl's . fathrr befere - they aaay call en her. Those aMe im ar raaga a date may have te bring ' a friend far the girl's sister or eoasia. Some- parents 'believe nuptial arrangements . are tn.erder after young man calls on their daugh ter two or three-timea,. although . ' ''Peace-Ahead?, .tago may ne me scene of a. conference hetweea American,' Federation of Labor and Congress Of Industrial Organizations of ficials in a move for labor peace ' Ixstween ttie rival oriSftnkaUons. A. P. of I j President . Will lam ,preea announced , In , Chicago, Vhcre he is shown, that the fed gration's standing peace commit ee was ready to meet a similar f,M.vip njivuucu VV.1.U. uuez TiiUp Murray. The A. F, of L, 6,000,000 members and the C L. O., 6,000,000. the soldiers probably will help to liquidate that custom. Leeal re strictions make marriage between local gtrls and American soldiers next to impossible, so American sweethearts of soldiers in New Caledonia have little to worry about. New Caledonia was discovered by Captain Cook in 1774. It first gained attention as a penal colony, Later valuable tninerals were dis covered and Societe le Nickel, in ternationally owned corporation, mined t per cent of the world's supply of nickel, second only to Canada's output. Our first -wew of the Island was the- wavering, line of mountains and the coral reef. We soon tti- coverad thai this new home was a land with foreign, tongue. raoraW-trade winds help to keep the average temperature xsem. fl to W Vtegreee for tae of the IX months of the year and snow Is unheard of. The seaseru are rerewed from those in the Uaiead States. tWH aaaaaria la-vlrtaally an. kaewm there, waaa tratbially say wahave never seen se xaaay aer saeh lacge meaeaiUes ta oar Uvea. Soldiers are indiridaally eatnjaed with bed and head raeeax The freaaient. liaht rata salas. also are jui inconvenience, compensated far party by the beaaUfal rainbows which fel low. . Noumea, the capital, was known as me -raris.of the Pacific. al though few soldiers can under I stand why. There are no nioht dubs or ballrooms, so the armed lorces lau back on . occasional movies. The soldiers hive found ' lob sters, oysters, crabs, rousette saute ( Hying fox), bat soun and muiva jelly to their liking. In the hotels, Javanese garcons are waiters. These clean, rumble fiffurea. nuiet. lyr mete around the tables, are oressea in ciean wnite, uniforms, but? are barefoot .to toe last man. "Soldiers also are impressed by the abundance of fresh ... fruit. Bananas, oranges, cocoanuts, lem ons may be picked off trees or purchased from natives at low cost The bananas are smaller than those grown in Centra America, .although just as tasty, and we have learned to eat them Ereen with', little salt added. y Nearly every aoldier agrees that .uum vjri iuw Xa rood, though it does become mo notonous at times. Fresh meat was :a rarity at first, but now' beef is available and the large herds of deS.ve Provided venison steak. There ' were Japanese on the island when war broke out, many of them engaged in retail trades. ney : nave been interned shipped away, , While the American soldiers miss their families and friends. the customary generosity and hospitality of the French, as i well as of the natives, have done mch te make us feel at home Many a firm frendship has been formed between- soldiers and the New Caledonians, aa Is ev ideneed by the number of let ters .being exchanged between them and the soldiers families in the states. We all await anxiously the day we victoriously sail for home, but well alwavs remember the enr going, comfortable life of the bod. ulation, the beauty of the couctry and the friendships . we stave formed at our wartime home. or Church Group Plans Meeting Silvertoii Folk Have Many Guests From Afar Throughout Week SILVERTON Calvarv Luther an Ladies Air society will meet Wednesday at 2 pjn. as the social rooms of the church, with Mrs. Lester Standard as hostess. The Young Adults of the Meth odist church will meet at the Smith Creek camp for a picnic supper Sunday night and will later join for the evening service with tne uistnct Young Adult confer ence which op -ens there Sunday night The Loval Guards nf the Methodist church will meet Tues day afternoon at the church at 2 o'clock. The Silverton WCTU are spon soring a watermelon party at the Methodist lawn Friday from 2 to 5 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Geer of Willa mina are visiting their son and daughter,. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Geer this week. The younger Geer is leaving for the navy soon. Mrs. T. E. Preston plans to return to Willamina with the Geers f or a week's visit Mrs. Geer is a sister of the late Mr. Preston, Mrs. Har vy Good will remain with Mrs. Preston's sister, Mrs. Ida .Ded rick, during Mrs. Preston's ab sence. R. B. Duncan has returned from a week attending to business at San Francisco. Miss Dorothy Haugen has re turned to her work at the water office after a week's vacation. J The Loyal Berean class of the Christian church will nlcnie Ani ust 19 at the city park. Mrs. Lyd4 ia uawes, vice president, will serve in the absence of Mrs t r Preston, president. . : " ' f .. . - - ; Mrs. George Cusiter, president, is completing Dlans for the annual Widow's picnic at SUverton'a citv park, August 22. ; i v ? Evacuees Leave Coast for Inland Relocation Center t A - I r 4 -,t t - . . Japanese technicians and laborers boarding the train, which took the first contingent of Nipponese AflMIUi 'MM 4 Vm..11h1. WT 1 1 . ... . . . . . fl J -1 "----- wu u hjuui, nasn, HNrnDir 'toiier m me permanent reiocauon center at jthhiu In southern Idaho. They will prepare the Idaho center for others te follow them. ,,J- ti iim m irnti i n - E ' : . . 5 i - I , , n . . . . i ... . . - rii ttX -il -.T Fire Destroys Flax Field EUGENE, Aug. lS-tflVA field fire destroyed five hundred tons of flax, valued at S10,OOdV near the Springfield plant of the Ore gon Fiber Flax company Wednes day. 1 - - -: - J' ... Gus Devos, plant superintendent, said the fire was confined to five stacks of drying flax and one small building. Origin of the blaze was not announced. i IVIrs. RIcMillaii Is Home From South SUNNYSIDE Mrs. Georee Mc Millan has returned from a three week's visit in Kansas. She made the trip with the Luther Billing family. . , : ' Mrs. D. S. Dickson and daugh ter of Eureka, Calif., are visiting Mrs. Dickson's parents." Mr. ana Mrs. C. I PooL ; i i r r i i i ix. w -rxk put '"-v rj 1 .r V 0 NUMBER SI Hints and tuggntkms for box lunches Safeway week-end prices 7 new good every day A shopping lesson from a girl named Nora Is your family recllv well fed? ' V ' IfyoufoUowtbeSGoldenRules ot rxutriuon tnen your lam 3y w well fed: These rules are discussed in lesson No. 1 of the 10-lesson "Kitchen Course in Nutrition" an easy, workable coursc4r-maQ. Send name and address and C5c for the entire course to Julia Lee Wright, Box WO-CC, Oakland, California. Looking for ways to ma ho box lunches more interesting? Mor than vor, it is imperatiye that the meals you serve your family be appe tizing, filling, and up to nutritional stand ards. And that goes for a box lunch as well as any other meal of the day. In many cases (war workers on night shifts, for instance) the box lunch is the most important meal of the day. And it must not only be appe tizing and nutritious, it mast be planned and packed, lo stay attractive for several hours after it's been prepared. 1 1 bo don t use leti of your menu-planning 1 1 ingenuity 6a box lunches-4-UM mors. 1 ; Here are m few hints and a few menus, planned and tested by the Safeway Homemakers' Bureau, ta taught help yoa in your planning. Use the best tv'tpneutawailMe. Be sure the tope mil jsrs and UttUt fit per fectly. Use plenty of vraxpsper. Vary tit breael for saadVkW Use the aaore aneommon types of hrasi am in a wnile pumperakfcel rsisin, aut bread, esaaie seed, etc. Us lots of htetor. Th4t Uift hoof umJ. wkbes from-drymg $ut, Dwflt IfKhlsle saaslekhes 4. tomato and lettuce. They're ahmost eertaia U wilt. ws a - m - ai ae mxes tomatoes, put ka a whole iaetead. Im t r it Ml m Edwards Col&o Now in the new VICTORY BAG to neip eonserre nUi metals. ri -:rjt: lb. ) Bag Czx Yes; but they're now good early In the uee!i at Safeuay! FLOUR FLOUR 24 Kitchen Craft 24Vi-lb. sk. 85 Crown Patent 2 -lb. 6k. 93c $1.59 49-lb. nnrniTf! nnrmrrr aMcr gw unnuiu auifUJbU CilliE FLOUR GORII nEikLV 2-Ib. can Swansdown Large pkg. C4 Sack 200 210 320 mmm$i 180 "ftii-r7W:Cotinental f . ' f 7lf i 5 "Jtiunental 3 J.'aeUa. Chicken-Noodle O pkgs. dD Highway, All Green 10 Yi-oz. can TliriA-TflPC All Good in juiet A Will AUU-I No. 2, can ASPiillAGUS r ATCIID Red HiU ' "d, tasty Vaim auua 14-oz. bottle CATSUP C-H-B Brand rmti ennn? Moncta UWU iaaUbiJ 12 oz. bottle . Tnnn im rr ah: Good A Vaa'alAal Ail l) U lltU GRPFRT JUICE 2 14-oz. bottles 46-oz. can . TownHouse 46-oz. can ... Dakcd Deans cc3I3 Dinner iTo? gi. CM-1.All! d Meat Balls M.jMui 1-lb. can . Dviled Han SfSTf Isaa Flakci n& u cm fakilaM a m 1 AneTioan can 23c 15c 22c 2Cs 37c 13: 17c 33: 41c Ha lis id Ilaycssaiss ot. 4Se Erelf Ilayesssiss qL 153s :BKtH; llircdi Tfti? Ckerci Ililli Baby Tins . B for lUfhS Ilflk CarnaUen . Lipia Tea Dagatr M bag, ICS loyl Box of 25 Syrro ' estOCa; Aunt Dinah 1-lb, Hriipy Crackers i-ib. Pkg. Soya fcrfrcn 5 led Ckzzzz "2-Ib. loaf Dill PWxks Cniibcrry Ss" w West Peak 17-oz. 24c 25c 23c IDs aWe 31c 17c "EC"' 'lie 13c 4-lb. Egg Hoodies .SSV . PffVA f Atf1 . lfla. tue asuau lb. I(W pkg, Ianl'Tapieca tZT fii rra.il n..j. Asst 150 180 110 250 150 190 200 15c 69c 17c ni ter Gza cri Cedy Dsn 3 nsniaalbtn . 4 pka -Z for es .Devf Tei:u 11-OC .Ee 1C: Us 15: Pkrs. , wed Iltarls lr 23c JeU-Elj Petiia L3 22t Eerr Ilaxea Jen. & 03c Ilcrca Jar Cc:SSL!LJ2Ic Zet Tiisnt Absorbent Bathroom Tissue 4 rolls 15C Fell Ilaplha Laundry Soap 5c eg. Bar Ml n ' I J JuKa Lee "Wiigbt's . UrCwa 1-lb. loaf Elastic Starch 12-oz. Hob IM Cclfes lb. bJ. 23o Airvay Coffee n, htLt 2C3 Hwnty Pkktt" That's the name of an article in this week's Family Circle that we recommend you read. i bout "jck-proceas pickles and piced fruits. LoU of recipes. Family Circle i out Ter Thursday-rf at Safeway. Safeway Homemakers' BureaM JULIA LEE WRIGHT, Duretf Sccli towels For Hundreds of Household Uses 3 roib 25c PENNEY SAVERS! 12c -2 pkgs. 15c : Clsrox Bleach Quart T I4c 7Ml8 Ilagic DleacH qi. ., 10c Fly Hihisai Falcon : 3 for 5c DCJ Feed Strongheart .2pkgt 15c luy War lends and Stamps wtth tfia money you serve rt Scfaway. SU-PERD SOAP Sefsft1- 24-oz. Box T7rf1TlT7 Cnnn Sods in Cold Water rTTTITl? T mtli Granulated Soap 23-azS pkg. 1S0 220 220 mojJ T "s " yVr--.-,, Ksferdleei ef cat or pike Safeway Meeb ate imwH te be leader aad Jelcy or alt year awoy beck. , Skinned Hans xmU Ik Dclcgna cr Liver Sansag lh. Lmcheea Heals Aborted lh. Dry Sail Perk ' FlaTorseme ' " " ' ' ' Ih.2ic Veal or Lanb Stew :- ' -'HiV'g' Smoked Pork Sausage ; Ih. Sliced HaUbut.lb. 35c Boiling BeZZIlb: 15 Pork Sausage lb. 29c Veal or Lamb Stew, lb. 19c nncKEiis New Sold leady, for the Pan! COLORED FAWT. t uTlv-JrIaVamtAtmaaf ta AMaaT Ilk LEGHORN FOWL, lighter weio-fct bene lb COLORED FRYERSw 2V.UJk sn.r. iv - - e a mm "a T . im.niii NOTE: Abore cbleken prices are for dressed weights. 3. :.45 57t -s. a INb' Hf fbC ;:; OOrff MUO CCXUaiHiarut" 1 fTDSg FOR A FEW TWNOS'.i.SOT IW BOir OUT HALF THE STO eTW ejrnasIVatf alauM atiS ivelL after, ail f -OlUOL,rMiHKOf WHAX I SAVE ON WE1 SVECIA1S. : v; vwkavtalottd lAAM ABBOT SMOreiMS 6.WEEN0 SWCMtf" WST fffMf LOOK AT ' lies SAF&wy ao! KKFEKW3 . ABOVS AW - POlfTTIWCTO TI4t IARCC usnva IN THE CENTEX v.U,fc...J..J(v,..A.Vk .. ii.,,. SeUeted by esaerii, sWe .hipped oWt to SWeway. If H r,a w nr yea coeipietely, wall rtf and H yow money. YoummnEs NO KEASON 1DCCT VOUA StG OKDCJt ON CXnjffOAy. SAFEUMVlS LOW AOVEirnSEO PRICES , A NOW CO0OI WEflC. lnmyeeSNT SOMEOMS TEU Mf THAT 71 VfAK. SATWDM fHOmNCCNBK ALREADY ftp VEE; MOW THAT t GET MV fWO OKOeft QuajMCTHS WEEK, OCR rYCEXCNDS Agf 'MUCH MOt FUN. I WISH SOMEONE MAD TO SOONEIt THAT SAFCWAV 5ATUROA PWCT5 ARM COOO EAaxy W TH? WEEK SPSS v ' ,. r Why don't you pet your "blql - order on a weekday too , Weekends will be much more fun If yoi get your hi grocery order on a weekday Inen, on Saturdaj, just fill in your week-1 , end needs. Safeway prices, you know, art always low, on everything, early in. tk Prices labject te Market Changea f v