Tli OrXGON STATESMAN, Sedans. Oregon. Wednesday Morning. April 23. 1S43
ScBnv3(B Mem
Where They Are What They Are Doing -
Mr. and MrsJBruce Cunning
ham of Salem, received a tele
tram Tuesday telling of the
death of their son, Lieut. Charles ;
C. Cunningham of the-US army
air service, who was killed in -an
airplane accident near Hr
" ding Field, Idaho, Monday. No ,
details of the accident were
available.
' Lt, Cunningham was a grad
uate of Salem high and attend
ed Willamette university. Ho
was a member of one of the 1
cal units of the national guard.;
From Fort Stevens, he was
transferred Into the air service.
.The body will be brought to Sa
lem for burial.
In addition to his parents, Lt.
Cnnnlngham . is survived by a
brother, Robert, in Australia
with the Seabees, and a sister,
Mrs. Clarence Rutherford of -Bremerton.
.
Dan Morley, an assistant in
'structor in electricity at the naval
school at . University " of Minneso-
ta, left Salem Tuesday to report
"back to Minneapolis. Electricians
Mate Morley had been in town on
seven days liberty. Mrs. Morley
will remain in Salem.
John D. Ashton of Washington
D. C, a navigator on a ferrying
command, is visiting at "the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Ashton of route seven.
; John was a graduate of Salem
high in 1940.
Mrs. Richard Lee, of Salem, is
leaving Wednesday for her home
in Fargo, North Dakota, to be
nearer her husband who ; is sta
tioned at . Fort Leonard, Wood,
Missouri. - . vv
WAR ENCYCLOPEDIA
WEAPONS
ANTI-TANK MINE
THESE MINES, PlACtD ABOUT
ONE FOOT UNDERGROUND, ARE
ADJUSTED SO THAT THEY WU.L
NOT EXPLODE IP STEPPED ON
BY FOOT SOLDIERS.
Thomas- A. f De Temple, first
class, USN, medical division, spent
his 18th birthday on Easter Sun
day at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
James Noles, Radcliff Drive.
De Temple left Fresno State col
lege in January ; to enlist in the
navy. He earneda rating of ex
cellent' hv rifle marksmanship - at
Farragut, Idaho, and is now sta
tioned at the Puget Sound Naval
yard. ,
-, His father, Thomas A. De Tem
ple, sr., made a hurried trip to Sa
lem from Fresno.
Pfe. ; Gordon E. Duval, re
ported missing; in North Africa
February 12, recently sent word ,
to his father, Ed Duval, that he
Is a prisoner In Germany. Pri
vate Duval has been overseas
since June, 1942, and In North
Africa since December.
BRUSH COLLEGE Dr.
Charles Quiney Davis, former
ly of Houston, Texas, but now .
at Camp Hulon, recently has
been promoted to lieutenant
colonel, according- to word re
ceived here. Dr. Davis was born
la this community, and he with
his sister, Mrs. Frank Ferguson,
now of Bay Town, Texas. 'still
own the eld Davis farm en'
Paradise lane. He was graduat
ed from, the Silverton high
school and later attended the
University of Oregon and Ore
gon medical school. He complet
ed his medical , study in Texas
.and southern California and
practiced in Houston until the '
war broke out, when he enlisted."
. LABISH CENTER- CpL Bill
LaFountain returned home Friday
morning after serving in the army
for some time. He . has been dis
charged as he is in the over-age
group. LaFountain also served
during World War I.
WEST SALEM Ed Ellis has
received word from his nephew,
Morris N. Ellis, who has been em
ployed at a Dallas sawmill, that
he has enlisted in the navy as a
first class fireman. He joined two
weeks ago and now is stationed
at Camp Peary, Va. His wife will
make her home with the FJlises
for the present
JEFFERSON Mrs. Leta Thom
as has received word from her
eon, Lyle Thomas, who left April
16 for navy duty, that he has
arrived at Farragut, Idaho. He
writes that he will be in quaran
tine for three weeks. He had been
employed at the naval - base at
Tillamook for some time.
AMITY Royal Cochran, who is
with the US armed' forces, is
spending a ten-day furlough here
at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Cochran.
DETROIT Mrs. G. W. Moore
left' Friday for Pueblo, Colo., to
visit a week with her son, CpL
Keith Moore.
Elmo Fryer, naval air reserve,
Pasco, Wash., is spending a leave
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Fryer.
MARION Harold Robbins has
been home on a 12-day furlough
from Camp White, Medf ord. He
is in the medical corps, having
entered the service last Novem
THE IMMELMANN TURN
WAR ENCYCLOPEDIA
AEROBATICS
9-
UNUSUAL MAN LU VERS,CALIED
"STUNTING" IN CIVILIAN AVIATION.
ARE KNOWN AS'AEROBATICS"
IN MILITARY AVIATION. THESE
-AEROBATICS" ARE OF VITAL T
IMPORTANCE TO FI6HTER PILOTS
ber. Robbins is the great grandson
of . Mrs. Orilla Rhoten, who was
buried - at Marion Saturday; he
obtained 'the furlough; to attend
the funeral. ' , '
j.y 4: ..t..ti . :
MT. ANGEL Pvt Michael V.
Welton in the glider division of
fice at Warrensburg, Mo, arrived
here: Saturday to spend a 15-day
furlough with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. J. Welton, and rela
tives ; in ML Angel. He was sta
tioned : first at Sheppard Field,
Texas, with the army air corps
and later was transferred to War
rensburg. This is his first visit
home since his induction 16
months ago. 1
Three Salem men. Cpl. Sidney
Schlesinger, Pvt. Alfred Baker and
Sgt. James J. Wilson, who have
been j attending the air force of-
ncer i candidate school at Miami
Beach, Florida, have received
their J commissions' as 2nd lieu
tenants. Their duties will be to
direct vital administrative and
supply operations of the rapidly
expanding ground forces, thus re
lieving training pilots for full time
flying duty.
Donald E. Zahradnik, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Zahradnik,
route 3, box 973, Salem, has
been promoted to the grade of
private, first class, upon assign
ment to the Technical school, at
Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
where he will receive training as
a radio operator mechanic
Zahradnik is a graduate' of
Salem high, attended William
ette university and was induct
ed Into the army at Fort Lewis,
Wash on February 17.- He took
his basic training at Fresno,
Calif. !
George EL Van Santen. son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Van Santen
of Rickreall, Ore., and Dwight K.
Runner; son of Mr. K. O. Runner,
joutef C, ibox278, have arrived
at Texas A and M college, College
Station, Texas, for training in the
army; air force.
Glenn C. Roberts, of the US
navy, has graduated from the
hospital corps school at Farra
gut, j Idaho and has been pro-,
mated to hospital attendant, sec
ond class, according to word re
ceived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Roberts of Mill City.
He is now stationed at the
Treasurer Island naval station
In California.
Pfc, Ronald Nopp from Camp
Polk, j La and his wife, who has
been f living; in Portland, are
spending 15 days in Salem as the
guests of Private Nopp's mother
and his brothers, George and Clif
ford Nopp.
' Leo F. Huber, son of Mr. and
: Mrs. Karl Huber of route one.
Turner, has been promoted to
the petty officer rating of mo
tor machinist's mate, second
class following graduation from
the navy's trade school for diesel
operators at the University of
Illinois, Urban. HL He was one
of 4t bluejackets out of a class
of 12t to receive promotion.
Huber ; now awaits assignment
to duty with the fleet or at a
- shore station. .
Capt Emory V. Lehman and
family of Portland were in Salem
on Monday for the funeral of his
aunt, Mrs. Lydia Lehman, and
also spent some time with his
mother, Mrs. Grace Lehman. Capt
Lehman is stationed in Ft Law
ton, Wash, and was in Portland
over the weekend on business.
Ensign Arnold Hardman has ar
rived in Corpus Christi for train
ing at the naval air base, accord
ing to word received by Salem
friends. ' . I
KANSAS CITY-?VRip Van
Winkle was late in police court
today but awake and alert.
So much so, in fact, that Judge
Edmund B. Smith dismissed the
speeding charge against him al
though - two - policemen testified
against him. ,
Van Winkle,' 22-year-old war
worker, had his wife and three
women passengers testify he was
driving only 28 miles an hour by
his speedometer.
Good Morning
IT'S
e iff
mm
1L1
77
SEE PAGE 7
Silverton Club
Elects Officers
SILVEKTON Election late
Tuesday afternoon of the Dowell
district officers; of the Royal
Neighbors of America resulted in
the selection of Verda Beckner of
Labish as new. oracle. About 100
Royal Neighbor s represen ting
camps ; from Portland, Salem,
Woodburn, Labish and Scotts Mills
were guests of the Silverton camp
and its oracle, Mrs.: Marian Tuck
er, Tuesday at an all-day conven
tion. . ; : u l": I i'"M
Other officers are Edith Grace,
Saverton, vice oracle; t Myrtle
Beckner, ' Labish, secretary-treas
urer; Dora J. Pratt, Salem, chan
cellor. Appointive officers include
Mildred Yetter, Salem, marshall;
Belle Gortmaker, Salem, assistant
marshall; Josephine HartmanV Sil
verton, flag bearer; Mabel Short,
Salem, 'musician; Pauline Swart-
out, Scotts Mills, -inner sentinel;
Carrie Tyler. Woodburn, ' o u t e r
sentinel; and from Labish, ' Mabel
Robertson, Faith; Juanita Odam,
Modesty; Esther McCandlish, un
selfishness ; Bonnie f Polk, endur
ance and Emma Jane Jones, cour
age. -
Agnes Naegeli, Silverton, retir
ing oracle, presided at the ses
sions. Specially honored was Myr
tle Crandall, now of Portland but
formerly of Silverton and first or
acle of the Silverton lodge. State
officers present were Mae E. Lo
gan, Portland, supervisor; Maude
Davis, Eugene, supreme outer sen
tinel; Sarah Peterson, Salem, state
oracle; and Nellie Redlinger, Port
land, past supreme outer sentinel.
All sessions were held in the
Knights of Pythias hall with the
noon luncheon and night banquet ,
in the Royal Neighbors of Amer-
ica hall. Talks, music and instal- j
ation of the new officers featured
the night meeting which ended the
convention. "
Norwegian Air Force Trains In Canada
r
I
Li
v.vy-
-
Norway now has an air force. Despite the fact that Norway was one of the first countries to, come under
the heel of the Germans, her present air force Is more powerful than before the war: The new Nor
wegian air force Is supported largely from revenue derived by the Norwegian merchant marine,' which
escaped the clutches of the axis. Pictured here is a flight of Norwegian trainers near Gravenhurst, On
tario. The Norwegian main air force if being organised and trained in Canada HN Photo.
GM Production
Of War Goods
Sets Record
NEW YORK, April 27-(VRe-
cord deliveries of war materials
at a rate of $3,000,000,000 a year
and new peaks of employment and
pay rolls were reported for Gen
eral Motors Corp. Tuesday by Al
fred P. Sloan, jr., chairman, in a
quarterly -statement to stockholders.
War material products delivered
during the three months were val
ued at $765,250,835, Sloan said,
compared with $753,711,139 in the
first quarter of last year, after
adjustments for retroactive price
cuts.'
Sloan reported net income for
the first quarter was $33,074,031,
equal after preferred dividend re
quirements to 71 cents a common
share, against $23,229,991 or 48
cents a common share in the like
period of 1942.
CHARLOTTE, NC -P)- .Mrs.
Polly Ann Byrum Hartis will be
100 years old soon. A news report
er went to her country home to
interview here. He found her wor
king in her garden. Victory gar
den? Well, she's been working in
one for 78 years!
County Receives
Tax Monies
Marion county received a $53,
165.67 "cut" from state income tax
funds Tuesday in lieu of one-half
the. two-mill state elementary
school tax.
The state treasurer's $995,778.33
distribution to the counties of
Oregon for this purpose, made for
the last half of the fiscal year end
ing . June 30, takes the place of
real property taxes. V ,
Other counties', shares included:
Benton, $15,302.91; Clackamas,
$46,400.83; Linn, $34,260.16; Mult
nomah. $339,669.83; Polk $18,
106.92; Yamhill, $22,065.22.
OPA Locks
Licpior Price,
; WASHINGTON, April 2T
OPA intends to . fix gross profit
margins- for wholesale and - retail
whisky dealers and set flat prices
for "new brands of liquors, it
made known, Tuesday," as part of
a campaign, against what officials
called a "black market in dimin
ishing supplies of beverage spirits.
1 J. K. Galbraith, deputy - price
administrator, said criminal ac
tions . are contemplated against
"any large operators who are
found to have ' purchased - bulk
whisky in excess of ceilings," and
"treble damage Suits' against the
sellers. - "v . 1 - - -
Galbraith related OPA's plans
In a letter to Rep. May (D-Ky.)
who had complained in the house
last week that' "the liquor trust'
was attempting to gain a mono
poly on whisky.
Army Nurse. Is
Killed in Action
SWEDESBORO, NJ, April 17
Lieut .Mildred Shimp, 23-year-old
Swedesbora army nurse, lost
her life serving as a ' member of
the Cooper hospital (Camden) un
it serving in North Africa, the war
department haS informed her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Abner . H.
Shimp. - '' ;
Lieutenant. Shimp was one of
the ; first , war casualties among
American service women. No de
tails of her death were given.
Fire Chiefs Home
Hit by Flames
BAKER, April 27-(A5)rIt prob
ably was a good thing that the
Baker fire department responded
quickly and extinguished the fire
at 2958 Campbell street with only
a $300 loss.
It was the home of Fire Chief
Otto Karg.
Leads Greeks
COLONEL CoL ChrUto-'
. douols Gigantes (above) com
mands the j "sacred squadron,?
, composed entirely of .. Greek
Army officers who escaped from.
Greece, which was attached to
the British Eighth Army in it
chase ef Marshal KommcL
Presbytery
Elects Head
Rev. James! A. Smith, Salem,
pastor of the Gervais Presbyterian
church, was elected moderator of
the Willamette presbytery Tues
day afternoon at the group's meet
ing, replacing the Rev. W. Irvin
Williams, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church in Salem, where
the meeting was held. Other offi
cers are Rev. C. C. Barnes of Mc
Minnville, stated clerk; Rev. RalpU
Wagner of D a 1 1 a s, permanent
clerk; Rev. John W. Hood of Wald-
port, temporary clerk. '
Rev. Williams presided over the
sessions; aevouonais were iea Dy
the Rev. Jaspar Lamb of NelscotL
The sessions will continue through
this afternoon. l
v st
a a m m j . m a m a m a m a a a a a. m
. .'. a ill in
xeti i.ea,
Oi1 ' -. t.-llU3
a a a
troop tievrco-. A btaJi
Aprii 12th htm
Here is the
Chelsea has given service... timely,
practical service when service was
needed! Actually- Chelsea's repre
sentation overseas is but 37 of the
total overseas cigarette volume .
But boats dorCt wait for brands! Due to
the uncertainties of wartime transporta
tion, it is not always possible to govern
the distribution of the various brands
when the convoys sail.
pie explanation:
Service is the simple explanation of the
above 'Mystery. Naturally, we are glad
that Chelsea Cigarettes were available...
It is a matter of record that Army
specifications call for only the highest
quality foods, cigarettes -in fact, all sup
plies for our soldiers. -
The makers of Chelseas are proud
not only of the high quality of our ciga
rettes but of the services which we have
been able to render the Armed Forces.
Has any other Cigarette Company given
the Armed Forces greater service?
5INCE Pearl Harbor this com'
party resolved to direct its
energies and facilities in"aR-ouP ,
' service to the Armed Fbrces. The
record, in part: -?l
FIRST to package and deliver
cigarettes in "4V for the famous
Field Ration"K."
FiRST 'to packaga and dalivar
cigarettes in"3Vfor the Field
FiRSTto package and deliver the tobacco supple
ment of the Field Ration which is given to the troops
' where sales stores are not available.
FIRST io package and de
' liver cigarettes in odd-size
tins, utilising material allo
cated to the Army for a
special purpose. , (Contract
completed 2 months ahead
of expected 'schedule.) .
i ii mil pi ii i ., ., 1 1 k
V ill '
I T T BT :P
...vecaiide au ( J
FIRST o develop
water-proof overall
- package for tobacco
; . products.' (Note: now
an Army, overseaa
specification for the
industry.) ' Makes
; possible floating cases
- ashore where wharves are not available. Guaran
tees cigarettes to be in first class condition in
j extremes of climate. .
, - The company also operates two large plants
on the East and .West' Coasts for the assem
bling and Tjackinc of
Qrs. ' - assorted brands (of
7 i-YS'fj
t n - k w
various tobacco man
ufacturers) in water-
,0$: proof, space-eaying
overnight service to
ports of embarkation.
Chelseas ire FRESHER when
you open the package. Notice
that new moisture -retaining.
silvery gray inner wrapper a basic improvement
in packaging. a ,
Chelseas are RICHER to your tastea rich blend of
16 select grades of imported and domestic tobaccos.
. . ' ' :;-;U.-t',;- : '
Chelseas are 'cleaner bmokxng because the
' tobaccos are "air-washed to remove small tobae
co particles ' 1
: Chelseas art BLENDED by the maker of Edgeworth,
America Finest Pipe Tofacco,
"-
V-w'--r,, : 'V ; - y I . " ; 1-
DISCOVER CHELSEA, the better cigarette, your
self. Look for the handsome white package at
your favorite dealers.
e a
UUUS A E BOTHER COMAIIYf INC, Klchmond, Vtrfilnki
v ; mmmmfmttmnn timm Ukmnm FrWMfs Slace 177
.1