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TLe CHZCCII 'C7ATZ2T4L"jr.-CcIsra. Crcor Saturday Mortis , ".titizt 7, 1CI3 TAGS TCI V Aircrak Warning Service 'Keeps .1 ? iiuit, .- ' .. ... c7;vt Assertlnr that the work of the aircraft warning service la China was ene ef the main factors contrib uting to the effeetlreness ef army air force operations, Capt. Robert E. Smith (extreme right), and Lieats. (left to rljht) Joseph BL Griffin, Harold K. Stuart and Frank W. Ladd. were unanimously screed as to the Importance of such a service to pilots. These pilots, Jnst returned from the Chlna-Indla-Barma theatre of operations, bacced six Zeros and two Jap bombers. Collectively, these men flew on 23? combat missions,' j . . ' " , Posts in Polk Need Workers Voluntary Service Excellent Reports Area Supervisor ' DALLAS Need for additional observers at all the posts in this area ' Is reported by Glen Wick of Dallas, area supervisor. The district includes the Dallas, Falls City, Grand Ronde, Red Prairie and Perry dale communities. The Dallas ' post is headed by Chief Observer Ed C. Dunn. Un der his general supervision are about 200 ; trained and efficient observers. The post is housed in a comfortable one-room wooden structure. Lumber for the build ing was donated by the Willam ette " Valley ; Lumber company, which also has furnished the fuel for heating, i i - The Dallas post has functioned continuously 24 hours a day since its inception i except for a short ' time when the new building was being constructed and personnel reorganized. Although the peo ple of Dallas have been prompt to answer the call for volunteer observers, ' there . is still a - need for a large reserve list These would be called" to fjjl in in case of illness of a regular observer or if for some other reason an observer was unable to serve. ' According j to Chief Observer Dunn quite a number of local ob servers already have earned their 100-hour arm bands and there are a number of others who win soon have completed 100 hours of ser vice and be entitled to them. Mr. Dunn states that Rev. ' Charles Dale, who recently attended a School for Aircraft Observers at Eugene, will conduct a similar school in Dallas in the near fu ture so that observers will be able to identify quickly all types of planes sighted. Chief observer of the Falls City post is Chester Benefiel with Mrs Benefiel as assistant observer. The post there has been manned con tinuously 24 hours a day since it was started about 18 months ago. There are 75 regular observers with one observer already having earned a 500-hour arm , band and . now nearing 1000 hours of ser vice. One other is nearing 500 hours of service while 40 observ ers have been presented 100 hour arm bands. : Some observers have never missed a shift since the post started and there are several more who have been on duty ev ery week. i. k. ?' " i Falls City, also has erected a well-built 1 wooden - structure t to house "the post with lumber fur nished by a local mill. The various local business firms,, lodges, 'and other organizations have 'been most , generous in making dona tions as have many individuals. : : Falls City, too, needs additional - observers;" although the - response of citizens there has been gratify ing.-This-need is especially urgent during the "summer months when many students and others " are working away from home and are unable to serve.- Falls City is proud of the num ber of young men and women now in the armed forces of the United States who were former observers. These include Ray Gardner, Roy Gardner, Robert Gardner, Jim In man, , Doyle Lorimer, Vern Slim mer, Melvin TergusonFred Dorn-hecker,- Keaneth Graham, Lonnie Salyer, Cecil Dill, Stanley Reiber. Ted Pacquette; Richard Marr and Wilma Wallace. . -; ij Mrs. '1 Lawrence "X Woodhall of Sheridan Is Chief Observer of the Red Prairie post, with Mrs. O. O. Kilmer of Ilallston, Mrs William Re'ddicopp of Salt Creek, Mrs. Ed ward Zielimkie of Red Prairie and Mrs. Leland Sackett of Sheridan, assistant 1 btcervers. . llrs. ' Alison Fry is "post instructor. There are 220 persons: working as observers.' .The ; Red -Prairie post started February; 1, 1942, and has con tinued since that time. A substan tial building has been erected with material donated by Sheridan tules5 fin as and t!e work done s.4)Cly.'.-!'.v 8 -: U - - STzj: - - , 1 - l- nf nun r - t " I rlT 'I " 1 ' t . .... ...... Eleven Hours Without Food , One Hardship SPRING VALLEY At most observation posts there was diffi culty, one way or another, at the time of the heavy snow last win ter. At the Spring Valley post the observers on duty, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martin, experienced a good start toward starvation. They went on duty at 1 am., were ; to be relieved j at 7 ajn., but by that time were snowbound. unable to drive their car out. A neighbor came with a tractor and broke the road by noon. There was plenty of oak wood for the observation post heater, but no food.; Observers Are Faithful Day Leader System Used at Perry dale ; Leader Efficient PERRYDALE In furtherance of the slogan "The post must be manned," a new system has been Initiated here. The area has been divided into seven sections with a day leader for each. Observers serve a four-hour shift once . a month, though in some of the sec tions two from a family serve once' each. . Harold Stapleton. chief observ er, has been an efficient manager for the post A large number of observers have served well over 100 hours but the record has not been brought up to date. .. Last winter during the: snow storm Joe Heibanthal walked four miles to take his shift at mid night, shoveling snow away for footing in many places. Ross Cha phv who : lives near the post, pnonea tne party who was to re lieve , him at . midnight and he served it through from 8 pm. un til 9 a.m, . Mr. and Mrs. , George Bverle spent Christinas day on the alert post and Mrs. Vivian Brown was on watch on New Year's day. Explosion Livens Period on Post " SPRING VALLEY A i r c r a ft warning observers look tnr nnrt anything except an explosion in- nae me oDservation post. Mrs. L R. Utterback and Miss Jeannie Smith, "serving at the local post which is n' one of the highest hills in the district besides being built : high t off the ground,' were experiencing . a particularly un eventful period of duty when bang! . . . - It was a glass jug f uU of kero sene, kept to replenish the lamp used by observers on night duty, that had exploded.. The reason is still a mystery, inasmuch as the jug was in the shade, not exposed to direct rays of the sun. by "several observers. A food deal of credit . for constructing th building goes to J. C. Gross, who iert a good carpenter business and worked steadily on the post .until it was completed. . Harold Stapleton is Chief Ob server at the Perrjdale" post, and Mr, Cone is Chief Observer at the Grand Ronde post, with Mrs. J. F. Neal assistant observer. Sofh rvwf a are efficiently manned 24 hours a aay cy an excellent corps of work ers The Grand Ronde cost was built and starting operating soon aiier j-ean iiaroor, with over '200 observers. Over 100 nf th receiving arm bands for having watched a year or more. v , Classes 'for aircraft identifia. tion are being held at the Grand Ronde grade ; school this .week, with Mrs. Carrol Tine as instruc tor. There ara afternoon classes for the 'women and a class in the evening for the men. ' 'Em Flying Post Is Early In Operation Unionvale Observers - On Job Soon After Pearl Harbor Raid UNIONVALE It was 1 p. m. on December 8, 1941, that the Un ionvale observation post was put into; operation by Mrs. Lizzie Withee who had previously been appointed chief observer, and it was her home that was tempor arily used to serve las the post. That same night , the chief ob server called a meeting at which plans were made or regular four- hour shifts for observers. ' This was a weekly schedule but later the 'two-weeks schedule still in effect was worked out. About a week after operation was start ed, Arnold J. Braat donated a trailer house, which is still being used; but there is enough lumber and other material on the ground now to build a tower, and as soon as some of the observers can spare the time a new tower will be built. A no-host dinner is being planned in that connection, j Though the post is situated in the heart of one of Oregon's busi est farming areas, the - post has been continuously manned except for one break of hours. Com munity clubs in the several dis tricts which serve the post each contributed $5 toward operation expenses and a pie social netted about $35. Individual contribu tions of wood, gravel, labor and other items have been numerous. Now the observers : are" planning a service flag to honor boys who have served on the post and those who are sons and husbands of the observers. ; - ; ' Lucille McFarlane, who attend ed a recognition course in Port land, recently conducted a series of classes here but unfortunately, because it was the busy season many found it impossible to at tend. " V Mrs. Witheev the chief observer, has 1500 hours to her credit. Out standing observer for the past month was David Launer who handled his own 4 to 8 p. m. shift and also a 12 to 4 a. m. shift for his uncle who was unable to serve. Recruits Are - LEBANON - Aircraft. Warning Service week' has been l made . the occasion for an effort to recruit new observers here. A booth was set up downtown to facilitate reg istration. , - - " Mrs.. Cora Harden Is ' chief ob server for Lebanon. Mrs. Evelyn. uownmg, zirsx assistant ctuex od server. Is now conducting a class in aircraft identification? Mrs. Eleanor Groves is second assist ant: observer, Mrs.- Eloise Miller is i personnel t assistant, Margaret Sinclair post assistant and - Mar garet Reeves post correspondent. Oscar Davis is the city council member : appointed by. Mayor Tweed to cooperate with the post. Two Lebanon women have 500- hour pins; Mrs. Elvatta Bates and Mrs. s Frank .-, Davis. Mrs. Davis earned her pin while living in California. Mrs. Anna -i Herchele hsa worked 224 hours in this post. Julia Simons 192 hours, Margaret Gray 147, Eloise Miller 138. Car rie Nichols 115, Edna Kemp 114, George Simons 105 and Ha Kirk 100.' - ! ' i ; ' w r. Vern Reeves, district area" iun- ervisor, has It other posts "under his direction; at Hofley: Craw fordsville, Sweet Home, Browns ville. Rowland. Shedd. Tanfent Crabtree,' Berlin, Roger Mountain ana Lacomb. r , Nearing 500 Hours MIDDLE GROVE Among the several .; persons from this com munity who serve at the Central Howell observation dosL Lee Dow has his arm band for, 100 hours and is nearing the 500-hour mark which wflX entitle him to a "one bar" victory pin. Being Comfortable - Post Is Built - -Grimy Shack -Is No vr " Replaced, Kit. Angel i 7atcbers on Job MT. - ANGEL Started even be fore Pearl Harbor was raided, aircraft warning service was car ried on : here for many months In a . grimy shack more than a mile, from town, the only place available at . the time. . Some of the men who took night watches walked the distance, often In pour ing rain which left them uncom fortable for the entire watch, and at other times lln freezing cold. But things are improved now, tor a new observation post was built" about six months ago in the north end of the city; a nice, clean building with t windows on three sides and a stove which keens it comfortable oik the coldest nights; r And the walking distance has been so shortened by the new lo cation, at least for the people from town, that everyone , seems highly pleased with the new post Through w the " instruction now being imparted by Alex Scharbach in special classes for. the observ ers, a more' intelligent and inter ested corps is being evolved. . : Chief observer has been and still is Ed Stolle. His are the worries of seeing that enough men and women are found who are willing to ; take over the watch. ! The going is a bit diffi cult at times. ;: His assistant is Leonard Ficker. Things are. not easy for him eith er, nor; for the, captains who must see that their shift is taken care of. The. f worries may be for the ones in charge, but after all is said, the hardest job of all is perhaps that of the observer who overcomes his desire to throttle the alarm dock and go back to sleep, crawls wearily out of bed and makes his way to the post where the light must not go out so that safety may hover over all the darkened houses where the citizens sleep securely. Radio Programs (Continued .from page 4) 4:15 Th Band Stand. I 4:30 Stories for Boys and Girls. : 5 MO Swinging Down tha Lane. 5:30 Evening Vespers. S:45--It"s Oregon's War. . 15 News. - :3& Evening- Farm Hour.; 7 JO Music 14)0 Opera 8:45 Sports. r 9:00 Music. "SO News 0:49 Treasury Star Parade. KSLM SUNDAY 139 Ke. OO Langworth Foursome. 80 Music. .-00 News In Brief. r trOS Spiritual Interlude; 20 Organ. Harp. Violin Trio, i JO Popular Salute. 10:00 World tn - Review. -10:15 Moonbeam Trio. 1030 Hit Tunes of Tomorrow. 11 AO American Lutheran Church. 124)0 Sunset Trio 12:15 War -Commentary. 120 Golden Melody. 14)0 Young People's Church. 130 Music' 24)0 Isle of Paradise. 2:15 Voice of Restoration. 230 Vocal Varieties. S.WBoys" Town": 3:30 Four Square Church. 430 Book Quiz. 54)0 Ola Fashioned Revival Hour. 4)0 Tonight's Headlines . 6:15 Anita Boy er and Tomboyers S 30 Del Courtney Orchestra. 74)0 Bob Hamilton's Qu in tones. 730 Langwortb Novelty and Salon Group. 00 First Presbyterian Church.' 830 Music. . 4)0 News Summary. :15 Organahties. 9:30 Back Home Hour. 104)0 News.; : 10:15 Dream Time. KALE MBS SUN DAT ISM It 4)0 Wesley Radio League. 30 Central Church of Christ. -:45 Little Show. 4)0 Detroit Bible Class. ; 30 News. : . ...... 8:43 Letters to My Son. 104MV Nh M 10:15 Romance of tha Hl-Wajra, " i h 10 30 Puf ker ITn 10:45 News. 11 4)0 Pilgrim Hour. . 12:00 Concert. 12:15 News. , , 1230 Music. . ,t 1 4)0 Lutheran Hour. v 130 Young People's Church. 24)0 Temple Baptist Church. ' 230 Portland Bible Classes. 34)0 Murder Clinic. 330 Upton Close. 3:45 Music. ' 44)0 Dr. Johnson. 430 Melodies. ,.: 4-45 News. 54)0 Mediation Board. 8:45 Gabriel. Heatter. . 4)0 Old Faton Revival Hour 1 4)0 John B Hughes. 7:15 Musie of the Masters. 75 Rocking Horse Rhythms. 4)0 Hinson Memorial Church. - 4)0 News. 8:15 Voice of Prophecy.. : . :45 Sunday Serenade. 104)0 Old Fashioned Revival Hour, 11 4)0 Answering You. 1130 Star and Stripes In Britain , KEXBN SUNDAY im Ke. 4)0 Soldiere of Production. ; " ". ' 30 African Trek. . .94)0 The -Qutet Hour. -' 30 SUrs from the Blue. J ' 104)0 This it OfnclaL - t .1030 The Kidoodlers. . . . 10:45 rarm and War Fronts. 114)0 Coast to Coast on a Bus. : 11 M5 Speaking of Glamour. 124)0 The Three Romeos. 12:15 Hanson W. Baldwla. 1230 Hot Copy. . , 1. -00 Sunday Vespers. '130 Serenade. " 15 Music.- -2 4)0 Remember, i-' 230 Sneak Preview. - . - - 34)0 News. K - -. - 34)5 Here's to Romance. 330 The Green Hornet. 44)0 Chaplain Jim. USA. -.": 430 Serenade. . - 4)0 Christian Science Program. " d 5 Neighbors. - . . 830-r-MusiC .. . , 5:45 Drew Pearson. - 4)0 Commentator. ' " .-' :15 Musie. ." .- ? 6 .-45 Jimmie Ptrfler. ' y " 74)0 Good. Will Hour 4)0 Watch the World Co By. , ' 1 :15 Music. - 830 Quia Kids. 4)0 Inner Sanctum Mysteries. ' 30 News Headlines. 5 For All Humanity. .t 10. -00 University Cxs4orer. '10:15 Organ Reveries. , . . 1030 The Quiet Hour 114)0 Melody. 1130 War News Roundup. t I . KOIN CBS SUNDAY S5t Ke. 4)0 News of the World. :1 3 Organist.. :45 Muaie - - -70 Church of the Air. " ? : 730 Wines Over Jordan. , 40 Warren Sweeney. News. a. -05 West Coast .Church. 30 Invitation to Learning. , 4)0 Salt Lake Tabernacle. - - Five in Family Are Observers IIA-YESVILLE "Aircraft warn ing service begins at home" might be the slogan of Lewis . Schultz, chief observer at the Chemawa posL Setting an example' for the rest of the community, there are five observers in the Schultz fam ily. Hisr daughter Elizabeth also teaches the "aircraft identification classes each W ednesday and Thursday night. ' , i j Another patriotic family Is that of J. S. Spaulding; there are three boys serving in the navy and the four others in the family are ob servers.: Mrs.' Spaulding, with the help of small children who act as scouts, takes her turn while clerk ing in the store. , ; t, Mrs-- Robin Day I of this com munity, assistant to the . chief ob server at Salem, : insists l there is real excitement in serving at an observation post,' with the obliga tion of seeing every plane that en ters the area and reporting it asj quickly as possible. She has 270 hours to her credit and her hus- band ' has 150 " with a record of never having missed a - watch to which he was assigned. - ! World Wheat Crop May Fall 12 PerCent WASHINGTON, August Wn rThe -agriculture department said Friday, the 1943 , world wheat pro-; duction, excluding. Soviet .Russia" and China, may be about 12 per cent ' below the 240.OO0.000 bu shels estimated for 1842. ; This prospective change in' pro duction reflects-a large reduction in North ' America, Offset only in small part by better prospects for Europe and India. With a crop of 791,000,000 bu shels indicated . for the .United States, the reduction from last year in North America may to tal about 500,000.000 bushels. Prospects in ; England, .Turkey, and Hungary were reported above average, in Rumania and Bulgaria. above average, and in, Portugal, Spain, Germany and ' the occu pied countries below average. No estimates were available for Rus sia and China. Some reduction in acreagewas forecast for: Australia. - In Argentine the: government recently , announced the annul ment of wheat agreements with growers which j provided for re ductions in wheaT acreages, and requested growers ; to increase their acreages, i Wheat stocks in the four major exporting ; countries- Canada, the - United States," Argentine and Australia on 'July 1 were esti mated at about 1,770,000,000 bu shels, or about 300,000,000 bushels above the record ' reached a year earlier and almost three times the ten-year (1932-41) average. The departmenf said . these stocks are large enough to take care of normal total, world trade for ; three years. ; Army Of ficer Dies In Training Plane SPOKANE, Aug.: 6-(P)-An ar my officer was killed late Friday afternoon when the small training plane he was piloting crashed at the : Seven ; Mile ; gunnery range northwest of the city, the Geiger field 'public relations " office an nounced. His name was withheld pending notification of the next of kin. . 1 - JOV-Ncws. ' ; -i- 9:45 Music - - , : 104)0 Church of the Air. ; ; 10 JO Trans-Atlantic Caa i . 11 4)0 CeUing' Unlimited. 1130 World News Today. ' 1 1 5 Muffet Show. 134)0 Concert. ' , 1 30 The Pause that Refreshes on : the Air.- 4)0 The Xamtty Hour.. 3:45 Dear John 3.-00 Silvet Theatre ; - 3 J0 Sgt Gene Autry. - i -44)0 Jerry Lester. 430 Question, of the Week. - S 4)0 News, i - , " :15 Songs for Sunday. - ... . 830 Wultam Winter. Newt- 5:45 Music. -.' ?, - - 5 :55 Ned Calmer. -? - , S 4)0 Radio Readers Digest. . 430 Summer Theatre 74)0 Take It or Uiv It." 730 News - .... i.r---w. , 7:45 Concert. ' S 4)0 Crime Doctor. . 8 35 News. -, ' V, 'f? 30 Calling America. 104)0 rive SUr-rtnaL . . 10:15 Wartime Women. " 10:20 Air -no of the Air. " 1030 Orchestra. ; 5 114)0 Music - - 11S5 News. . .. . ' -Midnight to a.m Musi and News "KGW NBC BVNDAT-2t K. 4 4)0 Dawn Patrol. "-4 NeWS-,1 f...-.-..'...-irtfh':' ' 6:15 Commando Mary. 30 Music i -r7!00 Bible ' " " ." ' 730 Words" and Music. ' -v 84)0 The Charch in Your Borne .,30 News ' 1:45 The Dinning Sisters. : . 4)0 Commentator. - !. :15 Mewa. . . . r. 30 That They Might. Live. 104)0 Rupert Hughes. : ; 10:15 Labor for Victory - ' 1030 Salute to Switzerland. . , 10:45 The Thrasher Sisters. 114)0 Chicago. Round Table. i 11:30 Jotm- Charles Thomaa.- -184)0 Washington He ports on Ra tioning. - 18:15 Upton Close. Commentator. 13 30 The Army Hour. . 1 JO Land of the free. ; -135 News. t-A JT:v't v.:. 3 0 Symphony Orchestra. -, s-oo News Headlines and Highlight ' 3:15 Catholic Hour. t i. ' 3-45 Newsmaaers. 44MM-Thoae We. Love. j . - 4-30 Band "Wafion. - i . 4 35 New a. !;-- " . ' -" ! -0O Paul Whitman. ' t -? 330 One Man's ramfly -8.-00 Manhattan Merry Go Round 830 American Album Tamiliar - : Music . j i;-f . 1 i-j 74)0 Hour of Charm. :330 Bob Crosby. r 4)0 Tarragut Calling. - 30 Stop and tio. -' 104)0 News rushes 10:15 Walter WincneU. 1030 Pacific Story.. ' t . : 114)0 st rraocis Hotel Orchestra ll;4i News. Where They AreJ7Iuzt They Are Doing Vf'OC2ZTJX A cablerrant ar rived this morning from Staff Sgt. Ben Reeser and Jack Cannovitt, who have been' fighting in the jungles of New Guinea, saying that they are back on the main land of Australia after six months of active service against the. Japs. The two are members of : the Woodburn Howitzer company- i ' . Frank Krupicka, son of Mr. and Mra. A.: Rrupicka of Woodburn, came home Saturday from the army; hospital at Brigham City, Utah. CpL Krupicka served in a machine gun unit on Guadalcanal from the end of December till ear ly . April, during which , time he lost seven of his orgiinal ten men through ' disease or Japanese at tack. He himself contracted yellow fever and jaundice, and was hog-; pitalized first, in New Caledonia, thence he was sent to Aukland, and in late May came to a hospi tal in San Francisco, before being sent, to -Brigham City. While at the front he engaged in active and bitter fighting ' against Japanese snipers,- both in the jungle and in more open p!aces.He does not re port to the army hospital again until Jate August,! and does not know where he will serve next. . Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Barrett of Woodburn received notice last week from 'marine corps head quarters in Washington that the Order of ; the Purple. Heart , had bean . awarded , posthumously , . to their son, Charles Barrett,' who was killed in action on Guadal canal. -J: r':-' 4 V.; I . Roy IV. Thompson, seaman first class of the US coast guard who has been serving the past ' two years in the North Pacific, is on leave at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. J.- C Thompson, 1 Adrian Schooler, who has ' been taking a course In motor mechan ics at a training center' in Okla homa, f has ..returned" ' to Camp Adair. ' ' . - Word has come to Mr. and Mrs. Al Beck from their son, CpL Jack Beck, that he has been returned to Australia after six months' ser vice " with an anti-tank company in New Guinea. . r : . i Edward and Mickey leClore, sons of Oliver McClure of Wood burn, are both . at ' Camp . Elliott; Calif. Edward recently was trans ferred from San Diego' and pro moted to corporal in the niarine corps. Mickey -is- a pharmacist's mate second class in the navy. IA ' Peter y j Larson ; arrived la Woodburn last week end for a visit with - his- parents, Mr. and-Mrs. O. F. Larson. He has a 15-day leave after completing his officer's training course . at Fort Benning, Ga. He will visit at Eugene and Medford before reporting for duty at Camp Beal, Calif. Mrs. Larson is traveling with her husband. :- Lt. Elwin Chrlsman of Monitor, a navy flier whose plane was shot down in south Pacific waters ear ly in the war, forcing him to swim 23 miles L to : land, : and who I has since : been in Florida, has been transferred to the air field at San Diego.- i,;"y f ;- i'..- . Floyd. Marical has resigned as deputy city marshal to be induct ed into the army. . His duties 'will be assumed by the chief mars hall, Delbert Coyner. t Pfe. E. E. Beckman, at home on furlough at 1655 Pearl street, has received . word that he has been made a corporal; at the Dalhart, Tex, army air base,: his station. CpL Beckman is spending his 'fur lough with his wife and relatives. Lt. Donald R. Allenby, former ly of South 14th street, Salem, is taking post-graduate work in pi lot education at the Liberal army air field in Kansas, where he is learning to fly the four-motored bombers of the army. Allenby al ready has his silver pilot's wings, but will be trained for another 100 hours in the air and 50 in ground school before he will be sent over seas for bombing missions, c Franklin ninkle, son or Mri and Mrs. Grover Hinkle,,has recently returned1 to the Farragut, Idaho, naval: training j station,-' where he will take a six months course in the navy's program " for special ..e' j m,, .- .i... .i. .nni ITamiag wreckage waa all that renuiaed of an American Airlines pUne Xty, killing 29 of the ZZ persons aooara. xne iwt pwscmcn ww pUne Lit the greand. They stambled three-aaaxters ef a mEe far ists training. Hinkle was formerly employed -by . the estate "highway department. ; ' " 7 ' Lawrence Moorman, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Moorman of Sa lem, left recently .for Fort Lewis, Wash, where he will take his basic army training.- ' ; - ' Kenneth Kenagy. son of BIr.'and Mrs. Thomas B. " Kenagy" of " 1975 West Nob Hill street, Salenv wUi leave for" a Texas army. air corps training field soon, following the successful completion of; his ' ex amination - for admission to the corps. ' " ' , , John M. Lamb, son of Mr. and llrs, J. M.. Lamb.. 850 Market street, Salem, on completion of his primary flight training in Oxnard, Calif,' is being transferred to the Merona basic flight school in Ari zona for further training. . DAXLAS Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith .have received, .word ' that their son,' Joe Smith, jr, has been promoted to prarmacist's - mate second class. He is stationed at San " Diego, Calit 1 Mrs. P. R. Henderson has re ceived word from her, son, Henry F. Henderson, that he was grad uated from the service school for gunner's mates July 26 after com pleting a 16 weeks course of stu dy. He now is qualified for assign ment to active duty with the fleet or t a shore station.' " " Mrs.. A. C .Sias has received word from her husband, IJL Siasj that he : has been promoted; to captain. CapL Sias is stationed in Alaska-and is a chaplain with the army; " . ; .. ';..rr,. : Mrs. Ken Geller arrived 1st Dal las for a month's stay from Camp Perry, Va, where her-husband is stationed. . Seabee Ken Feller- is chief electrician's mate and is in charge of five t area- theatres at Camp Perry. Feller-enlisted in the Seabees last f alL .... Mr. and Mrs. Tlctor Collins spent the weekend visiting their son, Victor H. Collins, jr, who is attending flying school there. He expects to complete his training at Ellensburg in about two weeks. Measles mumps and 'scarlet- fe ver; have . retarded his progress Since; entering winter, f. V the service ' last ".i - Beyd Tarfc of Farracat, Idaho, has' been given 'a medical . dis charge following-several months confinement. to a-naval hospital following an attack, of lnflamma tory rheumatism. He is at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. York. 1't CapL Frank NenfeldIs home for a 30 day-leave. He is the son of ii Mr. and Mrs. Pete Neufeld and this is his first leave since entering the service July 22, 1940. He Is with the navy air corps and has seen considerable action in the Pacific I - McALPIN Mr, and Mrs. Thee dore Fisher have received word from their son, Pfc. Donald R. Fisher, that he has arrived safely overseas, is feeling fine and get ting plenty, of good food. " HULL CITY- Wayne Kerr, aft er one and one-half years since his last trip home, returned on a surprise furlough from the east coast He has been serving in the navy...;S;:..:fa. 3 W HAZEL : GREEN Second Class Seaman Donald ZielinskJ, son i of Mrs. W. P. WUiiamaon, left f or Farragut, Idaho, Thursday night Junior Williamson,' his mother, wife and daughter Sharon, took him as far as Portland.' While here hig mother entertained with a din ner for him on his 20th birthday anniversary. His aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Phillips of Scio, entertained with a dinner also. He was a guest of his grand mother, Mrs pepperling, . at SciO also. ' ; - - -k I Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weathers and family have been enjoying a few days visit with their son Clif ford Weathers, i a fireman first class in the navy, who has had a few daysJeave. He gave the fam- 20 Die in Kentucky Air Crash 1. n ily a pleasant surprise, arrivlr.2 home without advance notice. lie is wearing a medal for brilliant service, acquired while in the south. Pacific .lie reported one meeting with his brother, Ray mond Weathers, who is a seaman second class and is also serving in the south Pacific. Both boys entered the service in July, 1942. Second Class Seaman James O. Sheldon, son of. Mrs. Opal Shel don, ; 1245 . South 16th street, is soending a 15-day leave here from the Farragut, Idaho, naval train ing base. He (thinks the navy is a swell place to be and hopes to be assigned to submarine school. , Private Robert Fisher, son ef Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fisher, 1902 Broadway, is home on a five-day leave from Camp Stewart, - G a. He took his preliminary training at Fort Knox, Ky. Before being inducted in the army six months ago Private Fisher was a member of the Montgomery Ward staff. ' LL Otto R. Skopil, jr, disburse ment officer in the supply corps for a Seabees battalion at Camp Peary, Va, arrived In Salem Thursday night by plane to spend a 12-day leave with his wife and parents, - Mr. - and Mrs Otto R. SkopiL. Skopil was attending Wil lamefte university law school here when he was called to service "a year ago. He was in the naval re serve and was stationed first at Seattle for four months, then at Boston for five before being sent to Camp Peary. A graduate of Sa lem high school, Skopil was a basketball player during high school and college days. At Wil lamette he affiliated with Alpha Psi: Delta and Delta Theta Phi, national 1 law honorary. He was employed by the Union Oil company- here also. :. 1 : :- , . -: INDEPENDENCE . SgL IL F. Olsen arrived home last Friday for" a 15 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and. Mrs. IL Olsen. Sgt Olsen is stationed, at Savan nah, Ga. Sunday, Sgt Olsen aad Mr. and Mrs. H. Olsen visited in Toledo with Charles and Frank Miller and Mrs. Olsen, who has been living there with her par ents. Mrs. OlsenaXeturned to Inde pendence with her husband for the rest of his furlough. j - GRAND ISLAND Earl Clark, taking naval training at St. Louis, Mo, came to .Bremerton Sunday, met his half brother, James Jen sen of Seattle, and the two walked in unannounced on their mother, Mrs. Helen Rorabaugh early Tuesday morning. Clark reported back to Bremerton Wednesday. S1XVERTON j- Mr. and , Mrs. Milton Thostrud are expecting their son kenneth on a furlough the latter part of this month. This will be the first time home in 20 months. Kenneth, who is not yet 19, joined the navy at 17 and has spent much of the time in the South Pacific battle area. 30 Promoted At Camp Adair The promotion of 30 soldiers of the SCU 1911 has been announced by 'Colonel Gordon TH. McCoy, Camp Adair commanding ; off icer. The l men and their new rank are; Medical section, 1st Sgt. John L. Easterwood, T3 Ned B. Brock way, T4 Emil Hagen, T4 Amer ico Mongiello, Pfc. John piPaolo, Pfe. Louis J. Queirolo, and Pfc. Dominick Sheffo. Headquarters company,1 SSgt Benjamin Tow sky, TSgt. i George L. Ludlow, SSgt Michael Holz- man, SSgt Bruce L. Dyer, Sgt Charles R. Coffman, Sgt Clem ent F.lAmenschloss, Sgt Michael L. Bozza III, T4 Donald G. John son, T4 Orville L. Shront2, CpL John J. Lyons, T5 Glen B. Bown, T5 Reed T. Dunn, T5 Williaih B. VogeL and T5 David Kaplan. Military Police, SSgt. Bruce LV Dyer, - CpL Homer M. Keeling, CpL Elmer E. KrolL ' "r Quartermaster, T4 Russell D. Hoff, jr., T4 ! Francis X. Kosik, T4 Howard :W. McNeilly, CpL John, J. .Bagnall, CpL Elmer. F, Daley, CpL Wilbern O. Wondy, and T5 Elmer RGoff. which crashed near Trs - -el. w h .-..- ? help. ,
