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!
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PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM CALCUTTA AND DELIIL
CALCUTTA:-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1941 , ,
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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.
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Outstanding Negro Tenor ;
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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;
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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.
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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
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STORE nOURS:
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Daily
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." 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
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