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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1943)
lie CC:i CtXIZZZZXO. Cclta. Ciejca. WedrTsday X-IciLis, fell 2L x::3 JFherm They Are-What They Arm Doing : I William Nathaniel. Ingram ol Ealem reported last week to the navy pre-flight ichool it Del Monte, Calif, for three months of physical training in preparation for primary flight training else where. i Mr. and Mrs. Max Schlesin ger hare received word from their son, Sidney, that he baa graduated from the army air corps administration in Miami Beach, Flavwith a second lieu tenant's commission. Schlesin fer is a graduate of Salem hish scbool sad of ( Willamette nl verslty and took graduate work at University of Washington. Staff Sgt. Reg Saunders, ..sta tioned with, the army air corps at Pendleton Field, was a visitor at the home of his parents, Mr, and Mrs. D. A. Saunders from Friday until Sunday. - Glen V. Brooks, an employe of the Day Heat Company, Inc., Sar lem, at the time of his enlistment in the navy last June, is now' on duty at the sub-chaser training center in Miami, Fla., the only service activity of its kind In the United States. Young Brooks, now a motor me chinist mate, second class, is at tached to the school's engineering department He is the son of Mr.- and Mrs. Donald R. Brooks, 464 South 24th street, Salem, and graduated from the Salem high . school. He was in apprentice metalsmith at the Day Heat' company. Gordon W. Gilkey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gilkey, 57 South Liberty street, Salem, has Just received his promotion to first lieutenant, his parents have revealed. Lt. Gilkey is with the army air force at Ellingston Field, Huston, Tex. Before en tering the army he was on the faculty of Stevens college, Co lumbia, Mo. A new organization has been formed, the Good Housekeeping . Bureau of New Guinea, writes . " Pfc Douglas Jones to bis par 7 ents, Mr. and' Mrs. C. F. Jones, , CSS North 17th street. Other T members who are familiar to Salem residents Include Joe Meier and Art. Gray, chefs de lux, and their staff, Hank Me Claln, Lonnie Pierce, Mike Ellis, i Gil Davidson.. Arden Holt, Paul De Witt .and Frank Schwarts. They mixed, tested tasted, ate " And approved ' the ' following i recipe, designed to be within - the reach of all, without too . much strain r on ration cards. - SOLDIER'S DELICACY NEW GUINEA- 2 gallons water 8 packages crushed hard tack , 1 can bully beef, finely" minced 10 bouillon cubes . . 2 small cans: deviled meat 12 salt tablets To mix, place hard tack in water and bring to boiL Dissolve bouil lon cubes in cup of hot water and pour over hard taek. Add bully beef and deviled meat; season with salt, and pepper, when available. Mix . well and serve white hot. Makes ten servings, one canteen cup apiece. ; - 7 ; Pfc. Jones told his parents that the American soldiers in New Guinea had been receiving news of the war on the African and Russian fronts and were much heartened by it. He is still await ing his birthday present, mailed several months ago. At the time of writing, he remarked that it was a sunny day, "makes you feel like you would like to lay down in some nice green shady park and watch the white clouds go drifting by. The letter was written on paper supplied by the American Red Cross. Jones and his buddies , were members of. company B of the Oregon guards before mobiliza tion. He was stationed at Fort Lewis three years ago, taught draftees just inducted, and was transferred about a year ago to Australia before ; continuing to New Guinea. He was a senior in high school at Taft when the guards were mobilized, and had attended Salem high school also. Master Sgt Wilfred R. McKay has been transferred to Camp Cooke, Calif., from Fort Lewis, Wash. Mrs. McKay, the former Clara Bell, started toward Santa Barbara, Calif., Tuesday where the couple will make their home. GERVAIS - Tech. Sgt. Chaun ey L. McDougall of the US army and Ross E. McDougall, - naval ' construction battalion at Los An- eles, Calif., have spent short fur- oughs with their mother, Mrs. Nettie McDougall. Sgt. McDou gall has returned to Fort Sheridan, 111. Ross is again on duty in Los Angeles.' . . Ken B. De Long, yeoman sec ond class in the navy, has written the Statesman, saying that his friends here can contact him by CANDLELIGHT Communion Service Thursday 8 P.M. Everyone Welcome First Prcsbytcrfcn addressing their letters to him In care of the Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif. Yeoman De Long la a former Salem resident. Capt A. W. Irvine of Tillamook has been stationed with the army air force advanced flying school, Marra, Tex. Capt. . Irvine's new post is in the heart of the Big Bend country of west Texas. Pfc. .Norman W. Bell,- son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Bell of Portland,- telephoned his parents re cently from San Francisco, Calif., when' hie returned from ; the Ha waiian islands. He flew back to Hawaii within a few days. This was the first time his parents had heard from him in three months. "Seaman First Class Jack Groves is spending a 30 day furlough in Salem with his mother, Mrs. D. J. Ritchie. Seaman Groves, who en listed three years ago, has been in the South Pacific area for the past two years. Sgt. Dwight Manning, former employe of the EL H. Burrell bat tery shop, is now in north Africa, according to word received In Mc Minnville by his wife. Maj. Vera W. Miller, former member of the Morse, Robertson clinic here, said in a letter to D. W. Eyre, manager of the local branch of the US National bank, that while serving in the medical corps In New Guinea he has met many Salem men, including Lt CoL rf. G. Maison, Dow LovelL Lt. Gerald j Simpson, J o h n n y George, : Bob Kitchen and Dr. Kenneth Power. Dr. Miller said that the May or June issue of For tune magazine should prove of in terest to Salem residents. William E. Johnson, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Johnson, 261 South 23rd street, and Don ald B. Whelan, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Whelan, 1480 Broad way street, graduated from the navy signalman school at the University of Illinois at Urban last Thursday with the grading of signalmen, third class. ! Gus and John Hockett of Salem have been awarded their wings after completion of their training at Mather flying field, Sacramen to, Calif. Their father, Walter B. Hockett of Monitor, is a Spanish war veteran," ; f A year ago It was; Second Lt. James Haley but today fit's first lieutenant. Haley Was employed by the Oregon public utility com mission In Salem when .he joined the 'army. The interim between enlistment and returlf td visit pals here was' spent mainly -In Eng land. 1 On his return to America, he came on to Oregon by plane. "And does this old state look good to me," said Haley. "I was glad, mighty glad, to get back to Sea side for a visit with my folks, where I spent a week. After a vis it with the boys in Salem, I will be on my way to Alabama, where I will become an instructor for a time at least" Lt Haley was put under a barrage of questions by friends but was as communicative, they reported, as one of the clams which make Seaside famous. He did say that the morale of the British people, after all the de mands that have been made on them and the assaults that they have weathered, is just, reaching lis. peak. Lt Haley will leave for Alabama the latter part of this week. i STAYTON Vincent Pietrok, seaman first class,' arrived in Sa lem Tuesday on a 15 day leave. He was met by his parents, Mr. and Frs. John Pietrak of Stayton. He has been in the service since last July, having taken part In 11 naval battles in the south Pacific. He will report to a base in Cali fornia when his leave is up. : SWEGLE Pvt Ralph Costlow of Camp Adair was a guest : last weekend of his friend, James As kamit, at the E. E. Brandt home on East Garden Road, Friday As kamit left for army service. He has made his home with the Brandts for several months, com ing west from Nebraska to await his call to service. - KINGS VALLEY Earl Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Price, has been promoted to an officer's rank. He is home on V rxr. i Outstanding Negro Tenor FRIDAY, SIS fnrlovgfc viaitlag bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Price. FOX. VALLEY Earl Thayer re ceived a three-day extension on his leave, lengthening his visit with his wife and infant son. He had planned to return to Farra gut, Idaho, Sunday.. JEFFERSON Staff Sgt Wil liam La n don Hague and Mrs. Hague arrived from Fort Benning", Ga, Saturday for five day's visit at the. home of Hague's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Hague, , and family. Staff Sgt Hague recently was married to Miss Mary Maud ine Pettus, daughter of Mr. . and Mrs. L. C Pettus of." LaGrange, Ga. Hague has been In the serv ice - since his enlistment August 18, 1941, and since leaving the in duction center at Fort Lewis, has been stationed at Camp. Walters, Texas, Fort Knox, Ky, and is now with the armored division at Fort Benning. Hague had a 15-day fur lough and they are leaving today for Georgia. Mrs. Hague is em ployed in a textile mill at La Grange. Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hague and daughters, Miss Vera Hague of Portland, Miss Georgia Hague and Mrs.. Wilma Pennick of Salem, Mrs." Melvina Etzel, Rowena; David and Charles Hague, and the visitors motored to Silver Creek Falls. i t ROBERTS Mr. and Mrs. Lou is Johnston received a letter Mon day from New Guinea, written by their son Paul. He is out of the hospital, feeling fine and work ing with his unit again. He told several "tall stories" of the "in sects there, such "as a mosquito settling on the landing field and the men . putting 500 ; gallons of gasoline in it before they noticed it was a mosquito. He said also the ants could be used for horses. ALBANY Rolland Martin, first class pharmacist's mate, writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mar- I tin of Albany, that he has been accepted for a college; program and will leave San Diego, Calif June 20, to enter some university to study for his. doctor's degree. Rolland received the second high est grade on his ship, he also re ported. He was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. j Mrs. Maicel Falwell received a phone call from her son, Claude D. Falwell, US navy, that he had come into Boston, Mass., after be ing out to sea for three months. Falwell has been In the navy since last December. - Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wallace of Albany are in receipt of a' tele gram telling them that their son, Ernest L. Wallace, private first class. Is a prisoner of war of the Japanese la the Philip pine " Islands; The parents re ceived the announcement from the war department, and this was the first word they had had of their son since the outbreak of the war oh December 7, 194L Young Wallace went to the Phil . ipplnes three and a half years ago, and had been stationed at Nichols Field, near Manila, with the army air force. Mrs. Joseph Felton received a cablegram from her brother, George William Huffman, on Sun day in which he reported that he is safe. Huffman, in the marine air corps stationed overseas, since the first of the year, has already seen combat duty. He is believed to be resting in Australia. SUNNYSIDE Roy Sherwood of the US navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Sherwood who has been home on a ten day furlough, returned to the San Diego naval training station "Friday.".: L Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barry of Sunnyside received word' that their son, Cpl. Robert Barry, has been ill with the flu. Cph Barry is stationed at Ogden, Utah. WEST SALEM Marion Don oldson is spending a 15-day fur lough with his wife at their home on Third street Donaldson en listed in the US naval construc tion center in October; and has been in training at Camp Perry, Va. ' r : ... -:- ; ; Edward Chapman, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Wood of 1233 Elm street who Is. serving in the navy, was identified in the rescue of the crew; of a Russian merchantman when their vessel recently was wrecked in a storm somewhere off the north Pacific coast All of the i crew j which was composed of about . equal numbers of men and women. SATUDDAY, SUIID AY, APML 233D, 24TD7 25TII AND BACK HOIVIE HOUR MALE QUARTET , (With Instruments Thursday, Same Hour) ,f . - FIRST EVANGELICAL CHURCH , . Marion & Summer Sis. Kenneth Wishart, Minister - Salem, Ore. . . Yea Uill Receive A Etcsrly Y7clc::c! t PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM CALCUTTA AND DELIIL CALCUTTA:-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1941 , , cm . - . r ' :.'. - - - - ..t ............. It Looks, Same but Reads Differently, Sgt. Spence Finds Looks like the Oregon ' Statesman, doesn't it? That must have been the thought flashing through the mind of Staff Sgt Gordon F. Spence, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Spence, 567 North Summer street, as he picked up The Statesman, Calcutta style, one blistering day last month in deepest India. At any rate, he de termined his parents should see It clipped the paper's leading story and mailed it through the censors to give the Spences an Idea of life and literature In the middle east The lead story deals with prep arations for air operations during the monsoon season, as announced by Gen. Clayton Bissell, com manding officer, at a press con ference. The story continues? to tell of the efficient way in which American airmen - are ; shooting down an enemy plane per day, average, the number of sorties and photographic expeditions made by American flyers and the number and. extent of attacks made by Japanese. - , Quoting from -The Statesman's quotation of Gen. Bissell, "A very Sen. , . . --" To Address ; County Grange WEST SALEM Mrs. Arthur Brown,! lecturer of the Polk coun ty Pomona grange announces that the grange will meet at Brush College Saturday, April 24 for an all day session. All business mat ters will all be transacted in the forenoon. A potluck dinner will be served at noon. . , The guest speaker for the after noon will be Senator Fred Lam port from Salem, who will speak on measures passed by the last state legislature which effect the farmer, W. C Leth, county agri- were saved except one woman who miscalculated in her leap and fell between the ship's side and the rescue boat Helen Chap man, wife of Edward, and daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wood, lives at Neah Bay, Wash. ' -s ,j; - 4. i SCI0 Pvt Otto Weidman, US army, returned to his Jordan farm Thursday of this week, having been discharged, from service be cause of having reached the age maximum. Pvt Weidman had served, since last September, lo cated at California and Arizona bases. He was also in service In World war one. Donald Gonser, MBCG, captain of the fort at an Oregon base, has returned to service after vis iting briefly at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Mor ris. " . : Raymond F. Chromy, carpen ter's mate first class, US navy, spent the week at his home here, recently having arrived at a Cal ifornia base from the Atlantic coast where he had been station ed since last fahV He left Satur day for Vancouver to visit bis brother, Walter, before returning to the service. , Eugene L. Boucher now is a , corporal In the US army, ac cording to recent word receiv ed by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Boucher. He Is a mem ber of a bomb squad. . . ; ; i Howard Rober tso n, coast guardsman at a Pacific base, 'vis ited his family a few days ago near Scio. Mrs. Robertson and little jdaughter are making their home i with Mrs. Robertson's par ents. Mr. and Mrs. -O. " A. Hall, on the farm near this city. . All's well, reports Jack Yeager, at sea in the US navy, when he wrote his uncle and aunt, ; Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Hoagland, Scio. - MILL CITY Gordon Wheit maniof the navy Is visiting his parents In Lyons while on a short leave. He attended Mill City high school and now is a guard on a merchant ship, having been in many of the islands and war torn areas. " . " . ' Lampor Wit wklift TUB FMIKND Ot INDIA to laMrimMl considerable number of our peo ple had -their first combat with the enemy during this action. Al most without exception, they state that the Japanese did not put up a good fight; they seemed intent on getting away. We were glad to have the attacks. They have given our pilots experience and confidence and given us a full scale dress rehearsal and improved bur readiness and ability to do our job. This has occurred with almost negligible, loss to us." j - It Bissell released foil particu lars of the heroic story of First Lt. Cecil N. Yaccare of Greens borg, Pa who saved. the lives ef a number of Indian work men during a Jap attack. When the air . raid siren : sounded, Americans took cover in slit culturist, will speak on weed con trol and insect pests. -An Interest ing literary program also is plan ned ' consisting of music, readings and a quiz. i R. B. Swenson of Monmouth Is Pomona master and Helen - Van Santen of Rickreall is secretary. . Arthur Brown, state ' grange chaplain, has received official no tice that the meeting place of the state conference 4n June has been changed from LaGrande to Eu gene. The army has taken over most of the hotel rooms In the city of LaGrande and the state grange convention would increase the population anywhere from 1000 to 1500, the housing problem for the week of the, convention could not be overcome. The coming session probably will be one of the most important to agriculture of any conference in many years. The entire agrl cultural situation will be consid ered, from meat rationing to the farm labor problem. Visiting officers are expected from several of the western grange states, and it is probable that the national master will be present Fox Valley Residents Spend Sunday Visiting FOX VALLEY Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Clark of Salem were call ing on Fox Valley and Mill City friends Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Johnston and Kathryn. were Woodburn call ers Sunday. - - Mr. and Mrs. Albert Julian re turned home Sunday night from Bend. J Mrs. Stanley Forrest and Sandra and Mrs. Hugh Johnston and Kathryn spent Saturday in Al bany. It's taste that Una And gives Master Broad favou Fine wgredient plus skill . Brin? out all tho flavor. AT YOUR GROCER'S U I." Outstanding Negro Tenor ; Illi - ' " :: Ft DAK EDIT10P AJVIEIUCAN AIR OPERATIONS .. LAST UONTB-S WORK OFFICER'S ItRAVE DEED IN ASSAM KAIU NXW OCU1I Mar AN , tia kav ban mtmtt m cuau ' apemwM 1 ik lui USAAr I I CBDIl T am M Gr -SI n4 -V - , "rfl- . trenches bet the Indians, either because they had not heard the' warning or did not understand,' remained on the air field. Vae eare raced out of the trench to . warn them and open his return was killed when a bomb ex ploded nearby with a fragment striking; him on the side of the helmet. The Indiana were an hnrU - "Interesting as. the story of the American operations in India is, the Spences found the back side of the clipping Just as much fun reading. Fos page two , of this British newspaper Is devoted to classified ads. Listed in the help wanted were offers for an ex perienced recording engineer, pay Rs. 15-per month; a clerk-typist for the HMI naval office, Calcutta; fA' ana FOR DIG SISTERt Honeylone frocks In adorable Spring styles - every one on out standing Sears value! Featuring basque, torso and midriff models... 2pc effects ...quaint peasant types. Chambrayt, per cales and sheer cottons; sizes 7 to 14. -j -'"v - - ' --rs s - "'.:.t "' . . v.--: JyS'J-::-. v : . , v , V FOR LITTLE SISTCts Honeysuckle dress vp and toiloed favorites with new and pretty details. Gaysmock!ng, dainty loco trims, and bright contrasts. Printed or solid color cottons; sizes 1 to 3; and 3 to 6. SUSIES, ROSBUCK - CI Sld3 EL Enlcnif Orcrjcn a male candidate to fin. the post of superintending engineer, elec trical circle In the Bengal General Service. Pay was 1150-1300 for an Asiatic and 1550-1700 . lor non Asiatic Qualifications: degree in electrical engineering from a rec ognized university in the British empire or equivalent degree -from s foreign university with three years practical : experience and ten years regular engagements. , Properties turned up such Inter esting items as: wanted to buy a decent house in Darjeeling; sani tary fittings essential. Most of the furniture for sale' included . al mirahs but here and there a Sin ger i sewing machine, .Hectrolux refrigerator, . and other American mechanical devices crept in. Un der miscellaneous, Axminster car pets were offered for sale with African lions and leopards' skins. An plea for an ediascope rubbed type with another for "four motor tyres; others were hatching eggs, pedigreed Labrador puppies, . bi noculars and. announcement of a sale of fresh summer flower and vegetable seeds from an Ameri can nursery. . The ' Indian paper greatly re sembled those of Australia, Spence wrote his parents. It Is published simultaneously In Calcutta and Newj Delhi. Spence Is an airplane mechanic with a around crew sta tioned with American air . forces near! Calcutta. 15 Cents Over Quota ? GRAND' ISLAND Mrs. Dale Fowler, local ' chairman for the Red Cross, and her assistants, Mrs. Fred Finnlenm and Mrs. Worth WBey, have completed the annual membership roll call. The Quota for this district was $158 and $150.15 was collected m CO, STORE nOURS: f :S9 A. M. U P. U. Daily t:l9 A. It-to P. XL ." Saturday - . GueGto Vioit Families at Grand Island GRAND ISLAND Mrs. Ro bert Tindall and little son, Bobby, of Enid, Okla and her aunt, Mrs, Edna Brewink of Lewis ton, Idaho, arrived Sunday at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Will, where they will be guest for two or more weeks. Mrs. Tin dall Is the former Mildred Will and will visit her parents while her husband Is taking special training as an army chaplain In the east. Brewing Is. a sister of Mrs. WflL ; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Will and granddaughter, Sarella, all of Jen nings badge, were guests Sunday In the home of their two sons, Roy E. and Louis Will and families. Louise Will, who Is a student at Cascade college In Portland, ac companied , them and visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wilt. Nellie Ferguson and Iva Rock hilL members of the eighth grade class, accompanied their teacher, Mrs. Grace Durentlnd her daugh ter, Mrs. Ruth Stephens, on a pleasure trip to Portland Satur-. day. Vada May Rorabaugh, the third girl In the class, was unable to go because of Illness. Mr. and Mrs. C A. Rockhin spent several days this past week in The Dalles, where they were guests of the former's brother an4 sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Joe RockhUL i with more money promised la ter. ; outi .Xeors stores, have petted er morltcf 9iling prices in cempI nee with Government regulations Church i U II Chemeketa ' A Winter -
