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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1943)
PAGE FOU5TEE7I tna OSEGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon Sundar Morning. March S3. 1943 - Where They Are What They Are Doing ; Ronald A. Harlan, son of Ralph . A. Harlan, was inducted into the army infantry on Friday. Satur day Ralph Harlan entered the navy.- The father was a ? concrete : contractor ' and ' builder until called. He was working on a FHA project at Bonneville. Iristructdr Mrs. A. L. Lindbeck received . a telephone call Friday from her on, Lt John lindbeck, US navy, who ha'd returned to a North Pa cific port after six months of sea duty. His wife, whom he married Juat four days before going out to sea and who has remained on this .- coast, is with him for his stay , ashore. " George Rossman, stationed in a 'navy "hospital near Los Angeles, visited his parents, Judge and Mrs. George Rossman last week. Li. Charles Mills has returned to an army camp near Watson- ville, Calif., where he is serving as an instructor, following a visit at : the home of his parents. Mi. and Mrs. Roy H. Mills, 1474 Court street. Mr. and Mrs. Will Carver, 725 Judson street, Salem, expect their son, Pvt. Eugene Sarver of the US marine corps, to arrive home on ' sick leave today from the Solo mon islands, where he sustained a severe thigh wound by Japan ese shrapnel last October. Pvt. Carver has been in hospitals in the south Pacific region and at San Diego, Calif., since h;.s injury. Pvt. Carver, who will be 19 on April 7, told his father by long distance telephone last week from San Diego that the Red Cross and blood plasma were responsible for his narrow escape from death. Blood flowed freely from the 42 stitch injury until he received medical attention. The Marion county chapter of the Red Cross " informed his parents of his ar- rival on the North American con tinent and of his plans to return home. The young marine, who enlisted on December 8, 1941, has been placed on inactive duty for 18 months. 'Chute Rigger , . , v - - mm L 1 3$ f , I s I tef . it in the most perfect way known td you." ' AUMSVILLE Herman Branch of Camp Farragut, Idaho, taking naval training, has returned to the camp after-- spending a ten-day leave at the -home of his mother, Mrs. Dorothy Branch. - William A. Howard, jr- is tak ing naval training at Chapman college in Los Angeles, Calif. A letter received from E." C. Ogle by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ogle, states that he is in ser vice somewhere in the South Pa cific and that he has been in con tact with Clarence Loci, also of Aumsville. Loci is a naval gunner. He stated that along with fighting the enemy, they are having bat tles with clouds of mosquitoes. The two report deep tans until their skin resembles negro's, i ; Guy Roland, Phelp's aunt, enter tained at a family dinner for him. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Clausie Amnion, Mr. and .Mrs. Cleave Hampton, Gerald Phelps of Port land and Mrs. Earl Phelps. ABIQUA Albert' I HowelL son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Howell, now is training in bomber com bat duty at Walla Walla, Wash. SMITH FIELD John E. McCrow (above) writes his aunt,' Mrs. .Milton Barth, that he has been appointed an instructor at ; the naval aviation machinists'' mate school at Norman, Okla. His appointment followed gifad ca tion from the training school as an honor student. During , his study he received instruction in all phases of aviation machin ery and made the rating of third class petty , officer, j McCrow spent his childhood) In the Smithfield area, although his parents now reside at iTilla mook. Sgt. George Rasmusseh, son of Mrs. Mary Hasmussen, expects to return from the Pacific and spend a short furlough with his mother soon when he pletes his four-year term) with the marine air force. Sgt. Hasmussen enlisted while still a Saleni high school student His brother, Rasmussen, is stationed at Francisco, Calif., as a naval gun ner. He was employed by the Oregon Pulp and Paper f company before his enlistment Merle San V s ) Sgt. Harvey Kuck, who is sta tioned at Santa Ana, Califl, with the air force, made a recent vis it to his sister, Mrs. Gilbert Downing, 2190 South Church street Salem. Lloyd Taylor, who has! vorking on construction at larbor, Hawaii, is visiting .ome of Roy Downing, )75 Ernest Le Roy Gray, jr., 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest j L.I Gray, route three, box 694, Salem, will be assigned to active duty on a been Pearl at the Hood. SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs. John Zahler of Silverton this week welcomed as good news word from Washington,. DC, that their son. Field Musician, First Class Melvin Zahler of the US marines was "well and - alive, although a prisoner of the Japanese. This is the first word the fam ily has had from their son since! the Philippines and Wake Island; battles. Three Silverton men also in this area at that time have not! yet been heard from. These are1 Sheldon Cunningham, Marion Hoblitt and Roger Baker. MONMOUTH Four men stu- dents of Oregon College of Edu-j cation last week received their! call to the armed forces, and will be inducted within the next ten days. Charles Wilbur of Portland and Charles Holt of Dallas will go into the army air corps. Charles Coffman, Kings Valley and Leonard Hyman, Los Ange4 les, will enter the navy. Hyman a transfer from Oregon State last winter, was an outstanding mem. ber of the OCE basketball team this season. Mrs. O. A. Wolverton and Mrj and Mrs. H. Hagmeier have had recent V-mail letters from Capt Donald H. Searing, who is serving with the medical corps in the South Pacific. Dr. Searing former ly was engaged in private prac tice here for five years, and served as school doctor for OCEi His wife and daughter are liv4 ing in Washington. naval aircraft carrier or base soon. Gray just from an aviation course Pier, Chicago, 111. at an air graduated at Navy Ffe. George H. Kellogg; sta tioned at Camp Santa Anita. Arcadia, Calif., has beenj pro moted to the grade of corporal. His closest 'relatives are Frank R. and Allis H. Kellogg, Salem route six, box, 566. 'etty Officer Jimmy Arnold '(above), son of Mr. and Mrs. X. T. Arnold, has changed his duties from aviation machin ist's mate to parachute rigger sooand class, according to a let- . ter received by his parents. He was present at the bombing of Pearl Harbor and Is now station ed i a Pacific Island base. He has been In the naval air corps for the past three years. Jesse Lee "Bud" Gilmore, Grants Pass, who graduated from Willamette university in 1941, has been stationed in Warren ton, Va., with the US signal corps. Gilmore, who held the northwest tonlerence tennis singles champ ionship for four consecutive years while at Willamette, is now a corporal. Marlon Jean Forrest, as of Mrs. Ethel Forrest, 75 Lansing avenue, Salem, has been pro moted W signalman third class la the US naval reserve. Alan B. Smith, who enlisted in the army enlisted reserve corps Mast July and was left on inactive " status . until he . graduated from Oberlin college, Oberlin, Ohio, re ' ported for active duty at Fort Lewis, Wash., last Wednesday. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Smith of route seven, Salem, was a member of the football and box ing teams at Salem high school and took an active part in debates here. He majored in political sci ence at Oberlin. . -:r;-- t George F. Gutekunst, Jr., a .member of the merchant marine, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Guetkunst of 1353 - Cheweketa street, while on fur- lough. r Gutekunst, a Willamette graduate in the class of '41, has j been sailing on troop and cargo -Teasels in the south Pacific war zone and along the Atlantic sea board since January 23, 1942. Pfc. John Z. Zumstein of Wood- burn has completed an intensive course in aviation mechanics at the army air base near Lincoln, Nebr. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zumstein, 910 Young street Woodburn. i Pvt. Benjamin Franklin . Evans, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. 1 Frank Evans, 2025 Market street Salem, has begun a five month; army air force course at Henderson State Teachers' college, Arkadelphia, Ark. When he completes this training. Pvt. Evans will be clas sified as a pilot bombardier or navigator and go to! another school' for further instruction. Cpl. Ambrose W. Schoecher of Camp Hathaway, Vanco u v e r, Wash., visited last Sunday at the home of his father, brothers and sisters at Mt Angel. ! Pvt Richard P. Freyj di Camp Carson, Colo., left Mt Angel Wednesday after spending a 12 day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johijt Frey. William Bowes, a member of the army enlisted reserve1 while at Willamette university, left tea days age for the induction enter at Fort Lewis and! writes is parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Bewea, that he will be j trans ferred aeon to Camp Hale, Cole, where he will be a skt trooper. Be was ' a prominent j skier in the Pacific northwest before en- - toriar the army. Pfc. George A. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams of route three, Silverton, is spending a 15-day furlough with his fam ily before reporting back to Camp Burner, NC. He was inducted into the army' m the medical corps in August, 1942. Williams recently was commended by his regimental commander. Col. M. E. Qlmstead, who said, " You have shown a spir it of cheerfulness in coping with any task 'assigned to you as well as the admirable trait of pomplet- wanllea L1L t-j' G all ; ODbc O Salomon for used Dept. O Furniture Finisher O Shipping Clerk Individuals Making Application Must Be Experienced IL L. STIFF FUnillTDIlE rCO.! LAKE LABISH Jack Steigerj son of J. Walter Steiger, is at San Jose, Calif., completing train ing in the signal corps. AUBURN Mrs. Glenn J. La4 verty has received a telegram from her husband saying that he has returned to San Francisc from a convoy trip which took him to Australia and other war ronesr. He is a gunner in the US navy. BRUSH CREEK That George Glazier, jr., a native of this district has been brought home from England in a ser ious condition was learned by former friends here Thursday when Mrs. Ida Keester Mad- sen! called on Mrs. M. J. Mad sen. Young Glazier is a son of Mr and Mrs. George Glazier, now of Oak Grove but former residents of Paradise Road. Mrs. Glazier was the former Miss Made Rans fordj who spent her youth here Glazier enlisted in the army shortly after war broke out and was in England with a chemical division. He was in a bombing raid and now is suffering from shell shock and gas from chemi cal fumes at the time of the raid. Shortly after the first of this yeir he was brought back to New York City where he was confined to a hospital for six weeks. He was met there by his parents. When able to be moved again, he was taken to a hospital at Roseburg, where he now is. JEFFERSON - Francis Phelps, aviation metalsmith, who enjoyed a 15-day furlough at his home here, left Thursday for his base at Norman, Okla. His mother, Mrs.! Earl Phelps, accompanied him to Portland. Phelps has be n in the service since February, 1942; He graduated from Jeffer son high school, and attend Oregon State college two yea also ; attended the sheet metal school in Salem before leaving nere. He graduated from " "inun scnoot at Kormaii, UKia., last November. He is it structor of a class of WAVES h Norman. Tuesday nlsht Mr 1INITORM Moathty MTaciu; "! expeasc; M iaereas tm Merest rate. A PrsaleatiaJ m-Tm) Mertaic Is lk ufi way tm fiauce year homo. Avails! Im lct secttoasJBA flaaaclag eptleaal BAWEJXS ROBCBTS, tNC. AatkrlM Mrtac Ull SHchW f Tk rrattaJ laavraaca Ci - . . of Ajnerlca. : . . , I Guardian Building. Salem, Oregotj INDEPENDENCE Ral ph Hill. son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hill. who left last week for duty with the navy, is stationed at Farragut Ida no. ., JEFFERSON-Tommy Gee. son fo Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Gee of Far ragut Idaho, who enjoyed an eight-day leave from navr dutv. left for, Idaho Thursday, ' SCIO-Harrr Ziesrler rerentiv discharged from the army because of disability was a mia A cr: , - " UVIU relatives and friends Wednesday. He is again employed at the. US veterans hospital in Portland. Donald Conser is recovering at J , home; there from an injured leg sustained while in the coast guard a short time ago. He plans to re turn to his base as soon as able. Eugene Pepper, a son of Mrs.' Minnis Pepper,"" recently was called! to the colors. 2 j . LYONS Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Surry have received word from their! Jon, Bill, that he is in the medic4l division of the air corps, and stationed at Keevns, Utah. Mrj. land Mrs. George Berry re ceived word from their son, Del- be rt, hat he is; in the ' infantry stationed at Camp Roberts, Calif." P4 Benri LLAS Mr. and Mrs. Elmo ett has received word that mnn Pnl Keith T' Rnnptt is a prisoner of war. Hie mes sage j Was from marine head quarters and stated that Keith was jalive and well. It also gave an j address for correspondence. He had been at Cavite, Manila, Corregidor or Bataan.- CpL Ben nett previously ; h a d - been : re ported missing and no word had been received as to his where abouts for over a year, t Jack Boydston, son of Mr and - Mrs. r William A. Boydston, is now in training at Santa Ana, Calif as an army air, cadet He attended Oregon State ; college until called for service. -James Boydston, son ' of Mr. and Mrs. R. V., Boydston, Port land, reported at Fort Lewis for the army. He : has been attend ing Oregon State college in en gineering. H graduated from Dallas high school in 1941. i Donald Pinkerton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pinkerton, Port land, has reported at Farragut, Idaho, for naval training. Don- . aid was a 1942 . Dallas .high school graduate and has been attending Oregon State.- He and James Boydston yisjted their many friends in j Dallas before ." leaving tor ". the service. ; j -ry i . .s , , ,4. . - I ; " MILL CCTYT i Pvt Edward Bowe visited his 6ister, Mr?. Eu- gene Gregory, herei: last keek. He was accompanied; by a buddy . from Fort Lewis, jBnjd Mrs. j Gre gory's parents, Mr. ind Mrs. E. D. : Bowe, and Doris Ring of Portland., i Merchant 3Iarine Tells Rotarians ! Of Sea Elxperiehces - WOODBURN The regular Ro tary club meeting was held Thurs day noon , at Chefs.-! Cafe.) with' Robert Holenbec 0f the . United States merchant marine as the guest speaker. Holen bee told ' of his many experiences with the merchant marine in! all parts. of the world. ii Straustraufs ; Buy Home on North Lane - r i - . ' ;. SWEGLE Mr.' and Mrs. Frank Straustrauf of Salem have, pur chased a small home on North Lane' just off Garden road. They are remodeling the ""house and building (on more rooms. They i l : ' - . have! a daughter, Elaine, who will be, al "Swegle student next year. Their son, Vernon, has recently entered the army. -- i . i ... ' Mrs. George Brown has had as her j guest the j past week her daughter i Wilma and small grand daughter J They are now; living in Portland. ; . , i ' Several ' in the community have been 111 with a' new epidemic 'of flu i jthis J past week. Mrs. Cecil Frame and daughter Marilyn were quite ill for a few days. PEIIIIEY'S 41ST AIIIIIVEnSARY PEIIIIivY'S ilIIIIIiVEIlSiRY mm I I Is. U vv .... I II I ' .... . - : 1 i sassuuuuuau i I ? s I- ! ' t : - . . i mm DRASTIC PRICE REDUCTIOIIS! TREHEIIDOUS PRICE COTS! : -81; " ..- -a . . . i .. s i ': i - . i m I : s i .- nf . Slightly Soiled Ilerctandise, Odds and Ends Disconlinned Lines All I Ins! Go Ho u.u.D. s! Ilo Phone Calls! 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