TL OUTGO!! CTATm-IilTZt Cc!sa Qnqoa, Tusaday tZcrc&g; January 12, 1S13 Local News Briefs Names FSedCertificate of as- aumed business name for the t Fletcher Oil company, general . wholesale and retail -petroleutn business, was Hied Monday with "the Marlon county clerk by D, S. Fletcher,:! Angeles; "F. :; O. - Fletcher; -." Reno. Nev., and ' H. Fletcher O'ConnelL Boise, Idaho A .similar certificate for the Fletcher Transportation' company, petroleum trucking, was filed by ' D. S, Fletcher and F. O. Fletcher. . The oil company commenced op . era tions here last Novembert the " transportation, concern in October. " Ledge InstallsInstallation of . off icera was fceld by the Sons of Norway lodse at the Moose hall Saturday night. Theo Jesten acted as installing, officer and Louise Arheson was reelected president Other officers installed werev A. S. Jenson, vice-president; Eleanor Sholseth, regent; Louis Thompson, judge; June Moen, treasurer; J. A. Sholseth. treasurer: E; A. Ar- neson, financial secretary; Clara Scott, marshal; Gladys Anderson, assistant marshal; Del Mager, in " ner suard: Theo Jesten, trustee. Refreshments were served after ' the business meeting. Bridre Repairs Held Up Until a more detailed statement as to essential needs, war production board offices in Portland cannot rive the county court authority to use Douglas fir timbers in re pairing the Pudding river bridge on the north Silverton road, it wax said Monday. Only a few releases of such timbers are to be made this season, the boards personnel in Portland indicated. Meanwhile, the road is open to lizhl traffic while trucks and heavy loads are routed over the south road. Old Papers. 10c bundle. Paper shortage is ticked so you may have them now tor those- num ous household uses. Statesman office. First Alders Called Mrs. Han nah Cox. 52. 809 South High, be came ill while doing the washing Monday and city first aid men were called to take her to Salem 'Deaconess hospital, where she is ' in a serious condition. Sunday, Mrs. Adeline Jones was taken to Salem General hospital after she slipped and fell on icy pave; ment. C M. Roberts, 815 Ship ping, slipped on the steps of the Jason -Lee church and fainted; ' first aid men took him home. No. 4 Net Gm4 YetNumber four coupons for gasoline are not m .good until January 22, the state OPA cautioned motorists Mon ; day. ' Some stations have been reported already accepting the -number four coupons in ex . . change for "gasoline, and then holding the coupons until they come valid, the OPA said. Deal ers who do this run the risk of not getting replenishment of their supplies, it was stated. Lutx florist. Ph. 9592. 1276 N. Lib. Laws Asks . Bus Service An effort to get city bus service be tween Salem and Fairview home to accommodate the suburban district is being made by L L Laws, superintendent of the state flax industry at the penitentiary. No reply has been received from the Oregon Moter Stages, so a letter has been sent to State Pub lic Commissioner Ormond R. Bean. May Lay Tile Authority to lay a tile under the county road near the Detroit schoolhouse was granted Monday by Marion coun ty court on request of Harley Johnson, Detroit, who advised the court that the schoolhouse base ment had. been flooded. Permis sion was granted with the under standing that the school district should be responsible for placing fine road in shape again. Eagles- Entertained The Fra ternal Order of Eagles - will en tertain Eaale -members of. the State legislature at tonight's meeting. Special guests and members invited are Governor- Elect Earn SnelL Secretary of State Robert Farrell, State Presi dent George Fields of Gresham and . District Director John Ben nett of McMinnville A - vaude ville 1 show from Portland has been secured. Fear Fire Calls Monday Four fire 'alarms, including one false alarnv were answered by city firemen Monday. None was reported serious. At 1:30 a. m. they were called to the Valley ; Grill on South Commercial street, at 238 p. m. to the Square Deal radio shop where a radio set . went up in flames, at 2:45 p. m. to the Salem Brewery on a false alarm and at 3:50 p. m. to the Midget Market Sawmill Inquiries Made The Salem chamber of commerce has received 1 inquiries .from the Con sumer's Cooperative association in North , Kansas City, Mo, concern ing . possibilities : of acquinng a . small sawmill in the Douglas fir district on the west coast. The let ter, from F. R. Creedon, states that a mill with a J capacity -of about 50,000 feet dally Is desired. KGlveit Jan Sentence Robert A 11 ' Mif4an twvtlcfKl : In the - xucu ....w, - county Jail" Sunday by state po lice, was sentenced to serve five days there when he i appeared tT9v Kfor Justice 3 of the Peace Joseph Fdton on a charge -a -' a. - v--, mm ol vagrancy? jrauurc w fClCWUVC v aww son contributed to the charge, it was understooo.- tiers f er Legislature F. L. Phipps, : executive secretary of the Association of Oregon Coun ties, has been Instructed to re main in Salem during; the current session of the legislature "to watch legislation of interest to the, association dnd its members, County Judge Grant Murphy said Monday following his return from a meeting of the association in Portland .on Saturday. Smith Improves County Com missioner Jim E. Smith was in excellent spirits and apparently improving health' when they, vis ited him at St. Vincent's hospital in ? Portland on Sunday, County Judge Grant Murphy and Com missioner Ralph Girod said Mon day." Smith said he expected to return to his home in Salem late this wk.--v Ledre Members Take Office The Salem Bnai Brith lodge re cently installed the following-officers: Harry Pear! man, presi dent; Phil Kailis, vice president; Mike Steinbeck, assistant raoni tor; Dr. Harry Brown, secretary; Isaac Saffron, treasurer; Phil Steinbock, inside guardian; Jack Meltzer, outside guardian; Harry Shusterowitz, trustee. Hener Y Secretary Jack Poxn- eroy, for the past few months act ing boys work secretary at the Salem YMCA, will be honored at a banquet Wednesday night in the dining rooms at the . Y. Pom- eroy is expected to leave for the armed forces in the near future. Only 150 boys making reserva tions will be allowed to attend. Constable Pre Teas Asked To replace D. George Cole, regularly elected constable for the Stayton justice district, who has entered the armed forces, appointment of a constable pro tern has been sought by Justice of the Peace Walter TC Bell from Marion county court. Name of Marc Landon was suggested by Bell. Over Ralph LeRoy Warren, 24, Turner, was held to answer to the grand jury follow ing preliminary hearing Monday in Justice court here on charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was committed to the county jail on faUure to post $2500 bail. Lather to Speak Dr. Chester F. Luther, dean of the college of lib eral arts and professor of mathe matics at Willamette university. will speak to Salem Kiwanians to day at a noon luncheon meeting at the Marion hotel. His subject wfll be "Mathematics in War." Cenchsde Princess Selections Club day at Salem senior high school Wednesday will see final selections of princesses by var ious clubs for the annual Civics dub carnival slated for Febr uary 19. Out en Bail Alf John Thomp son, 46, Oak Grove, was released the past weekend following post ing of $100 at the sheriffs office here. He had been arrested at Wood burn by state police, who charged him with drunken driv ing. Want Flood Pictures? Flood pho tos for sale. Contact Al Ugh trier at the Statesman. 4 Store Theft Keyarted Mrs. J L. Shawyer, an employe of the Moderne Variety store, told po lice that a pair of bronze book ends valued at $18 had been mis sing from the store since De cember 24. Baildiag Permits Granted City building inspector's office Mon day issued permits to Minnie T. Graham, 481 South High street, to reroof a dwelling, $100; and to Mrs. Clarence Ballard to con struct a chimney at 3210 Lee street $. Ceaaty's Share Figured Mar- ion county's share of general as sistance expense for January is to be $3139.19, according to noti fication -received by the county court from the state welfare committer Monday. dab Te Celebrate Town- send dub 14 will celebrate Mrs. Kolsky's and Mr. NeUdrk'a birth days Wecinesday at 7:30 p. nx, at the Kolslcy 110016, one mile east on the first road north of Liberty. Hall ateslgns Eugene W. Hall, who during 1942 had charge of organization and personnel man agement for the state budget di rector,-: has resigned. - He plans to move to Portland. BillfaU Lest Anne Wmslow route omv left her billfold in a telephone: booth at a local hotel about 3 . m. Sunday and when she telephoned the desk clerk ten minutes later it was not to be found,'; she told police. Tor hornet loans see Salem Fed eral, 1130 South Liberty. Man's Coat Missing S. H. Jones, 1(195 South Commercial street, told police that his black camel's hair coat was taken from the coat loom of the Presbyterian church Sunday , morning. Mother's Clab Meets Beta Chi Mother's club will meet at the chapter house this afternoon at 2:30. The business meeting will be followed . by a - musical program. . A . .... ; " Ctothesilne Looted Mrs. R. W. Caton. 711 North Cottage street. told Saletn police that six slips were1 takim from her clothesline about 9 p. m. Wednesday. Noth t ing else was disturbed. . Chairman J- . ... - 'I Chandler Brawn, snember. of - the Salem water eemmlsslea since 1S49. kas seen named chairman ef the body far 1942. da. ' -Private Ketaraed to Barracks Private Allan Moeller, held for the army at the sheriffs office, was turned over to officers from Vancouver Barracks Monday. Death Notice Received Word has been received by Mrs. Ella C Hathaway, 1140 Market street, of the death of her sister, Mrs. H. A. Rush of Hollywood, Calif. Talent Show Set A gala tal ent show for the associated stu dent body of Salem senior high school will be presented Thurs day; afternoon by the senior class. A Salem Lodge No. 4, A. F. & VfVA. M. will open at 1:00 P.M. VTue. Jan. 12 to conduct the funeral service of Bro. C E. LakeJ Bond Filed A bond for $1000 for Joseph Brockhaus, Mt Angel district constable, has been ap proved by Marion county court. Leame To Meet The Marine Corps league will meet at 8 p. m. Thursday in the YMCA. Amundson Loses 100 Drums, Flood G. E. Amundson, who operates an oH refinery at 809 Edgewater street, reported Monday the loss of around 100 drums durmg the flood. Ten drums, salvaged dur ing the flood and piled by Amundson near the railroad tracks presumably to keep until they could be returned to the re finery, were- stolen, he said. Some of the empty and full drums might -be salvaged by per sons living along the river, he said, and he is attempting to con tact those persons. Some were marked with yellow ends some with "Christenson Oil company " and some were unmarked Amundson said. He estimated their average value at $25.00. Marriases Fewer MEDFORD, Jan. 11 -W The volume of Medford marriages Is declining with only 19 licenses issued so far in January compar ed to the record of 119 in De cember. Most of the December licenses were issued to soldiers stationed at Camp White. OBITUARY Charles E. Lake, late resident of 1560 North Capitol street, Fri day, January 8, at a local hos pital, at the ago of 81 years. Husband of Mrs. Claire E. Lake of Salem; brother of Mrs. Marion Ripley of Meedsville, Mo, Mrs. Lawrence Olds and Clarke Lake of Kansas City, Missouri, and Walter Lake of Detroit, Mich, A. B. Lake of Portland. Survived also by several nieces and nephews, in ducing Mrs. Lyle Braunaugh, Mss. Kenneth Mecklen, bote of Portland, and Mrs. "Marven Bra- den of Seattle. Services will bet held from Clough-Barrick chapel Tuesday, January 12, at ISO o'clock, with Dr. J. C Harrison officiating. Interment in City View cemetery. Duneaa William Alfred Duncan at the age of 65, at a Vancouver hos pital, January 8. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Wesley Wil liams of Silverton, Miss Bonnie Duncan of Portland, and five sis ters, Mrs. C A. Parpen ter of Silverton, Mrs, Bertha Coffey of Los Angeles. Mrs. W, R. Lewis of. Eldorado Springs, Missouri, Mrs. G. W. Oliver of Carthage, Missouri, Mrs. Josie Williams of Oklahoma" City. Announcement of services will be made later by Larson and Son Funeral home. DeSart Belle DeSart at the residence, route one, Salem, Saturday, Jan uary 9, at the age of 62. Survived by husband, ' Schuyler DeSart nf Salem; two sisters, - Mrs. Belle Peck of-Erryville, Ore., Mrs. Anna Dieu of Vallejo, Calif.; one bro ther, E. H. Harris of Dallas, Ore. Services will be held from Clough- Barrick chapd Thursday, Janu ary 14. at 11 a. m. Interment in KX)F cemetery. McFJroy ' Mrs. Edith May McElroy, 52, at a local hospital 1 January 10, Wife of Chariest G. McElroy. of 1488 State street; Salem; mother of Mrs. Roy Ohlund and Mrs. E. C Tandy, both of Salem; daugh ter of John TL Brokaw of Salem; sister of Mrs. A. XL' Jackson of Vancouver, Wash, Mrs. Maude Park of Portland, Mrs. Theron Northrop of North Bend, - Fred Taxes pi Nutshell There ARE Some Bright Spots . (last of Sete-"!r By ALEXANDER : R. G20RGE. AP Features Writer WASHINGTON Sundry ; tax payers, including business and travelers, telephone users, . camera, fans and cabaret patrons, arer al ready getting, a taste, of uncle Sam's new tax medicine in addi tion to the victory tax, which arrived with the new yearf ! , Increased excise levies on tele phone tolls, train,; airplane and bus transportation,' cigars and- - carets, distilled spirits and wines went into effect on November rt. Also a tax of 4 cents a.short ton on coal transportatioa and of v$ per: cent on freight and express shipments. -A' jj Amateur photographers are ,hit by a sharp advance in the tax on cameras weighing not more than 4 pounds, the levy going up from 10 to 25 per cent. The tax on photographic films plates and sensitized paper has been increas ed from 10 to IS per cent xf the price. ; ' ' Hep cats, and perhaps devotees of the old-fashioned waltz, should be interested in a new revision of the law which dosed a loophole in the cabaret tax. The S per cent cabaret tax is levied on the amount you pay for admission, refreshments or service even if no increase is made in the charges by reason of furnishing dancing or other entertainment The federal charge on telephone tolls is now 20 per cent of the toll. The old tax was per cent on calls costing under 25 cents and a nickel for each 50 cents of hieher-Driced calls. The rate of tax on local telephone service has been increased from 6 to 10 per cent. The tax on railroad, bus and airplane tickets and for special seating or sleeping accomoda tions in connection with transpor tation has been raised from 5 to 10 per cent. But there are few bright spots. believe it or not, in the generally dismal tax outlook for 1943 The -most outstanding bit of re lief is designed to alleviate the burden on those who have had to pay heavy medical bills. The new law allows a limited deduction for the medical care of the taxpayer his wife and his dependents. It induder amounts paid for acci dent and health insurance as well as payments for doctors, dentists, nurses, hospital facilities and med ical supplies However, only those medical expenses which exceed S per cent of the net income of the taxpayer are deductible. The maximum deduction al lowed for medical expenses is $2,500 in the case of a head of a family or a husband and wife fil ing joint returns. In all other cases the top deduction is $L250. Another innovation is the elim ination of the requirement that returns be made under oath. A simple affirmation as to correct ness of the return will take the place of swearing to returns be fore a notary public or a similar officer. The new law also reduces the burden somewhat on persons in Brokaw of Los Angeles, Rayi Brokaw of Wilder, Idaho, and Ar thur Brokaw of Forest Grove; j grandmother of Judith Ann and Robert Tandy of Salem. Member; of Salem Rebekah lodge No. 1. Services wfll be held from- the Walker-Howell chapel Wednes day, January IS, at 2 p. mvDr." J. C. Harrison officiating. Ritual istic services in charge of the Sa lem Rebekah lodge No. L Con-i duding services in City View cemetery. Antrlcaa William Antrican, 81, at the x a. w . - 1 mm of EoU; sons, J. Wesley Antrican of San Diego and Edward Antri can of Salem; daughters, Mrs. Noah Keseel of Salem and Mrs. Demi Hewett of Independence; brother, Harrison Antrican of Tennessee; Sisters, Mrs. Mary Car penter of Missouri and Mrs. Laura Diamond and Mrs. Liza Davis of Tennessee; nephew, Wiley Car penter of Eugene, j and eight grandchildren. Announcement of services later by W T. Rigdon company. ' " i Stearns , Anna Elizabeth Stearns, 1150 Spruce street, at a local hospital January 1L Survived by hus band, Wilbur S. Stearns; daugh ter, Irene L. Wolff f of Salem; stepsons, Ralph, S. 1 Stearns' of Portland, Richard M. Stearns, US army; sister, Mrs. Mabel Siewert of Salem; two brothers, Frank; M. Strausbaugh of Salem, Richard A. Strausbaugh of Portland; step sisters, Mrs. Dana Bffleter of Sa lem, Mrs. Ora Williams of Salem; stepbrother, Walter Curtis of New Jersey; one grandchild, several nephews, nieces and cousins-An- nouncements later by Clough- Barrick company. .. V- Daeloaaeit: - Thomas Leon Davidson, late resident of route one; at local hospital January 1L Survived; by wife, Jessie M. of Salem; daugh ter. Mrs. Leona Ostexman of Mc Minnville; son, Thoxnas-L. of Sa lem; granddaughter, , Larrie Lou Osterman of McMinnville. An nouncements later by Clough- Barrick company. - ; the armed forces. Married soldiers and sailors in active service are allowed an ! exclusion from gross Income of $300 and single men an exemption of $250. The exemption is limited to persons below the grade pi commissioned officers. PUBLIC RECORDS cxkccxt comer I. Lovelace vs. Eugene L Lovelace; complaint for divorce charging. defendant with cruel and! inhuman treatment, asks custody of minor child with an award of i$Z0 a month support money, that plaintiff be declared sole owner of three Salem city lots, for judg ment against defendant for $25 court costs and $75 attorney's fee together with $240 alimony to be paid at rate of $20 a month and for order requiring, defendant to pay accounts of plaintiff and de fendant; married .October 2Q 1938. The First National Bank of Portland vs. Frank Patton and others; answer and cross con plaint by C. V. Bennett, one of de fendants, admitting allegations in complaint and alleging that Oat sop county circuit court on Feb- f ruary 4, 1942, entered a judgment in favor of answering defendant and against Defendant Frank Pat ton for sums totaling $199 LOS and interest, and asking that court Is sue execution to enforce the judg ment and that specified real prop erty in Marion county be sold by sheriff and funds . derived there from be applied, first, to .payment of costs and disbursements of plaintiff in this case and of sale, second, to payment to plaintiff of suais found to be due to it, and third, to payment of costs and dis bursements of cross-compia inant who is answering defendant; fourth, to payment of amount of judgment in favor of safe defen dant and cross complainant; and, fifth, any balance remaining to be paid into court and distributed among parties who may establish right thereto, City of Salem vs. George Ray mond Ray;, order, on motion of plaintiffs attorney, dismissing case as amicably settled by defendant in municipal court. PKOBATE COURT ; Anna C Myers estate; decree of final settlement to Administrator Arno V. Myers and establishing names of heirs and law and lega- tees. ; Gerald Eugene Boggs applica tion- for change of name; order provides that name of applicant be changed to Gerald Eugene Hampton, i George Burgett, sr, guardian- shin: ywitiirf report of William Neimyer. guardian, shows receipts totaling $1265.40, disbursements of $316.74. Evelyn Bales Butts guardian ship; James M. Butts appointed guardian of bis minor daughter who has property interest in state of Florida of estimated $5000 val ue; F. N. Burch, C N. Anderson and R. B. Duncan appointed ap praisers. Otto Legard estate; order for sale of partnership property to Earl J. Adams, surviving partner, in accordance with agreement of August 30, 1930, for sum of $11,- 333.44. Charles Zielinski estate; final account shows receipts and dis bursemonts of $265S1 by Charles A. Zielinski, executor, asks that payment on $9 check turned over to Donald 'Zielinski as his full legacy, right title and in terest and distributive share, and all claims against executor and estate be stopped unless it has been previously cashed and that executor be allowed to deposit $5 cash with derk of court as Donald Zidmsktfs interest; declares that wul left $5 to "Donald Zielinski, $1000 to St Joseph's church of Sa- Our Sorrowful Mother, Ine of Portland, and bequeaths the bal ance and residue of estate in equal shares to Joseph Zielinski, Bert Zielinski, ' Gertrude Domogalla, Bliss Zielinski, Agness F eil e n , Qharles A. Zielinski, Rosa Carro (Cairo), Ceila (Celia) Peilen, Mar ton Zielinski. Edward Zielinski and Powell (Paul) Zielinski; or der sets February 11 as date tori hearing. --'.- - . Conrad Falk estate; E. MV Daue, E. H, Thompson and J.'Lee Stew art appointed appraisers. Arthur Jv Allenby guardianship; general demurrer by N. C Ernt son, guardian, declares that peti tion on which an order of citation was issued has never been served uson guardian of Arthur J. Alien- by, that petition fails to state facts Ballroom r Dancing Registration Now Open High School Classes 7:30 P. L Saturday Adult Classes : 8:30 P. BL Saturday Tap Dancing Tuesday, at S P. L, Saturday at I P. M. : FRANCES Associate of: Ed Cheney 7 Center St - Phone S171 or SS12 sufficient if true j to entitle peti tioner to relief sought, and that pe titioner, Thorns N Allenby, is not within th group or class of per sons permitted to petition for re lief in. a case of this character in that he is neither A creditor nor a person having any claim to the estate involved in expectancy, but, on the contrary, is debtor to said estate in sum of $2348.83 plus in terest at t .per cent since Febru ary 6, 1940, and exceeding in value he amount of said estate inven toried, r :V?rr ; to!-: ' J . MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS William D. Wager. 20, clerical. 10S MUIer., avenue. Dallas, : and Elaine Edwards, 19, employe of Jantzen Rnitting mills, Portland. Jack A. Emery, 24, US army, Camp Adair, and. Betty. Jean Me Caslin, 21 cook. SS3 North Com- G. B. Wallace, 19, farmer, route two, and Helena Lassie, 19. 240 Evergreen avenue, 4oth of Salem. Meriyn Frances DeGeer, 22, re tail derk; 282 South Church street, and Loir Peterson. 23, 1140 Cross street, both of Salem. - '; William R. Hau, 21, US. army, Camp Adair, and Elry E. Trader, 18, derk. 173 South Cottage street. Salem. V ! j Joseph Harrell Solomon, 21, US army. Camp Adair, and Margaret D. Nelson, IS, 1792; Broadway,; Sa lem. : , ' i j Jesus Torres, 30, US army, Camp Adair, and Marjorie JonesJ 27, diet xitchen maid, 344 North 23rd street, Salem. Vernon Duncan, 22, US army, Camp Adair, and Emma Ludnda Simpson, 19, bookkeeper, Streetor, Bl. " . j MUNICIPAL COURT Clarence Forkis; violation basic rule, $5 fine. Clarence E. Daugherty; per xnitting cow to graze on certain premises without consent of own er. $5 fine -Tom Wolgomott; violation "ba sic rule. $730 fine Steve H. Schwartz, Canby; faU ure to stoD. $2.50 baiU Robert V. Barker, Albany; fail ure to step, $230 baO. 5 Collisions Involve Gars Five , automobile J collisions oc curing Sunday were investigated by police and found to be due to icy pavement and fog er bright sun. No arrests were made and no injuries sustained. First accident occurred at 1230 ajn. when the cars of Leon Ells worth Fisher, Independence, and Danid Hay, Marion hotel, col lided in the 500 block on South Commercial street.! A bus driven by Frank Anthony Meier, 1145 East Avenue, and a car driven; by Harvey Aston, 1570 D street, col lided at Hood and Winter streets Sunday at 9:53 ajn. A cab driven by Royal Richard Cole 1640 Grant street, and a car driven by Alice Janet Baillie, 660 South street, hit at Marion and High streets at 1030 Sunday morning. Fifteen minutes later at Liberty and Court .streets, cars driven by J. J. Hoffman, Camp Adair, and Chester Raymond Miller, 218 North 21st street, col lided. At 11 o'dock at North Commercial and Marvin streets two more cars crashed, those be longing to Leonard Ed KUffd, 213 South 19th street and W. A. J-ot- tis, 274$ Norm River road. Killed by Tree i MEDFORD, Jan. 11 -P A falling tree killed Fred W, Conley, Prospect logger, Monday. Births fctsysTe Ur. aa Mrs. Xo Clair MMmpterers. lass "TV1 tobr SO. ISM. at S1B D e ie 7$Um-TM. a4 SSrs, COrl MM wartf Patemn, Indaeadioc. aaauga ter. Judith Carlotta. January 3 at nZitST atrTMS ten.' wuum laScsW, use wcta uowtr sttMt a asaV Wnuam Jack, Jaavary at Sala Csneral aopti1. - nilHrn Tt Mr. aad a ?ud DmjM Clslhas . raytayoe. Off- mtar IX. ISO. at Salem Clascal bfppuat 1 f 1 ' VidK5l7clcKas! OLYIIPIA BREWING COIIPAriY, Sorvico Men CAMP LEE, Va Jan, 11 Lloyd A. Claggett, 742 SW Visa avenue. Portland, Ore- has been promot ed from technician fifth grade to corporal in Camp Lee's quarter master replacement training cen ter. He is the son of Mrs. C F. Patton,- 492 South High street, Salem, Ore. ' '' Corp. Claggett is a clerk in the personnd section and is attached to headquarters detachment, -13th QM - training regiment. He was -formerly construction accountant at ' the Portland Gas : and Coke company, PorQatKL He was In-! ducted at Fort Lewis, Wash, Sep tember 1, 1842. SHEPPARD FIELD, - Tex Jan. 11 Pvt. Frank- A. Staples,' son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Staples, 1145 Hoyt street, Salem, Ore, has graduated - from an - intensive course in aviation mechanics here. He now is eligible to become crew chief on a bomber , and to win rating as corporal or sergeant. Aviation Cadd Thomas J, Riches, who is in the naval air corps at Pasco, Wash-, has been visiting his parents, Mr. and .Mrs. Lloyd Riches of 351 North Sum mer street, this week. -He is a former Willamette university stu dent and was business manager of the Collegian in 1940. Three men, ' formerly of Sa lem, hare enrolled in a social cours of instruction in the army signal corps school at Camp Murphy, Fla. They are James W. Martsfldd, son of Mr. and Mrs. a J. Martsfidd, 1398 Waller street; Adam S. Deibert, 1340 Chemeketa street and - Jack H. Duriand, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Duriand, 930 North 19th street, all technical corporals. , Jack Harbison, signalman third class in the US navy, was in Sa lem. for. a abort time. Saturday to see his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Harbison. He was employed at Tacoma, Wash, by a rubber company at the time he entered service last April. Hal W. Leasasa. formerly with the state highway depart ment.' entered the air corps in September. 1942. He baa to the ratine of sow Is stationed, at Atlantis City. NJ. Mrs. Leh man has Joined her husband there. ; I- A letter received here this week from Carl Greider reveals that the former YMCA physical director is now a second lieuten ant in the US marine corpi and Is now in further training at Quantico, Va. Induded in Greid ers company are Buddy Rynolds, Talbot Bennett, Gordon Black and Jim Smart Mrs. Greider and Mrs. Bennett arrived in nearby Fredricksburg, Va, Friday.; SILVERTON CpL Kerntit E. Barkhurst, parachute student in the south, reported in a recent let ter to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Barkhurst that there was a time he feared the old saying "all that goes up comes down, might be wrong. . When time for CpL Barkhurst te bail eat was called, he junteed. the paraehate opened oa schedule, bat instead of go ing downward. Barkhnrst start ed apward. He was seea eat of ' sight of the ptaae and still go ing ap. Not nntil he reached several taoasaad feet from the earth, did the current chance and he started his taw ward way. Be landed safely, he re pertei. - ! Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Preston have received word from their son, Graham, that he is somewhere in Africa. The Preetons heard last from Graham New York and for several weeks heard no mere. This was 'the first information they had had as to his location. SILVERTON IHLLg John nartler. nephew ef Abrta gatt loy, was haaarad reeeatly ta Af rlea whea bo reeelved a decora tion for bravery by General Doellttle. Yoaag Sartler. ta sat ties two yoars. has been fer- big iasshfrs aereas. He Is i-z VTher Thar Fn the sen of Rev. 'Albert Hartley . now of Gooding, Idaho, bat for merly a resident of the Silverton XEls. : , MONMOUTH -Mrs. Paul Riley has received letters from her son, PfC Donald Smith, that he hu arrived safely in North Africa. ? Don attended Monmouth hisi-r school, enlisting in the air corps in 1941 at age 17. He has been sta tioned at Swan Island airport, . wUh a six Weeks training course a year ago at Aberdeen proving .; groonas, suamor ma. WEST SALEM Robert Brown is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown. He is In the naval armed guard. Mrs. Brown- accompanied her husband hereon his visit ., SILVJLH'ION Knu te Digerness, . former prominent Cremsn at C3-. vert enrised rjlaiii'cs, and-, friends SaTurday rught by a brief . visit here, returning again Sun day for hie division at the Seventh v Medical supply depot at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Digerness is a brother of Mrs. Nelson Adams at" Suverton: wmm m a a - , . a lie ouieimin uas just re ceived a letter from a former West Salem man, Irving Under wood, now stationed at the Cod dington Point naval station near Newport, RL The letter reads as, follows: ' T am writing this letter be cause I thought you might be in terested in the whereabouts of some Oregon sailors. ' "1 am .stationed at Ceddington Point naval training stationg, go ing to trade school in order to be come a fire controlman third class, which I hope I make. Also, stationed here in my company, are Glen Grant, formerly of For est Grove, Philip Wilcox of Sweet Home and Gene Trout of Pott land. We ell took "boot" training , in San Diego.. I am from West Salem, a graduate of Salem high, and a loyal dtixen of Oregon, Three boys I joined up with from West Salem are: Merle Win chester, in Lafayette, Ind taking -training at Purdue U to become an electrician's mate third dass; Kenneth Wolfe,-at Norman, Okla., taking training at U of Oklahoma to become an aviation machinist's mate third class; and Kent Mc Vey, Moscow, Ida, at U of Idaho, dioman third class. They, too, took boots in r San Diego. We have all been in training about two months (in schoo). "My brother, Seth Underwood, a . former Statesman carrier, has . just completed boot training t the marine base In -San D,--v-He graduated from Salem hSla 1940. . , : ' "Lewis Nelson of Lebanon Is stationed at Roosevelt base, Ter- minu uniiu, muu. "I hope you are interested ta this information; there are sever al more ooys from baiem ana vi cinity with whom I am not In contact." i McNary's Choice Sets New Record . ; WASHINGTON, Janl 11 By choosing Oregon's .Charles L. McNary as senate minority lead er for the sixth time, republicans paid him a tribute never before given any republican leader. The longest any other republi can ever served as leader was the SVi terms by Senator Lodge ef Massachusetts. Bullet-Struck Boat Floats Onto Beach ROCKAWAY, Jan. 11 -()-Townspeople Monday . were esi deavering to identify a bullet riddled, storm-battered lifeboat, held together with ropes, that Jack Hankin, Neterte fisherman, found floating near here. Some believe it may have drift ed all the way from Japanese waters It II 1 u 1 C!rtp:2,7rr! - :t03, U.S. A.