The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, August 25, 1943, Page 12, Image 12

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    PAGS TWELVE
Where They Are-rWkat They Are Doing
John E. "Bill Marr. son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Marr, left Salem
- on Thursday morning for Farra-
gat, Idaho, to enter naval train
ing. His wife and young son will
remain for, the present in Salem.
The younger son of the J. G.
Marrs, Robert, arrived later the
same day for short leave with
his. parents. He has been in the
south Pacific, , and upon his ar
rival at the armed guard center
in Treasure Island, was notified
of his promotion to petty officer
' second class. He has now returned
to his station.
WOODBURN Mr. and Mrs. R.
'I. Guiss have received a cable
cram from' their son, Dr.' Warner
L. Guiss, , a . captain ..with an
evacuation hospital unit, that he
has arrived at his destination and
is safe and well. He sailed about
seven weeks ago from the eastern
seaboard. Dr. Guiss is a surgeon.
BROOKS Charles W. Cottew,
who is attending the gunnery
school at the. naval air training
station at Sandpoint, Wash., spent
the weekend with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Cottew. of
Brooks. A
Reported by the war depart
ment as wounded in action in the
southwest Pacific battle area was
Pfc. Walter S. Smith, husband of
Mrs. Juanita P. Smith of Rick
re all. :
Richard Grabenhorst, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Grabenhorst
of Salem, and who is stationed in
the south Pacific area, has been
promoted from the rank of second
lieutenant to that of first lieu
tenant. Lt. ' Grabenhorst is con
nected with the ordnance branch
of the army air corps.
Marine Cpl. D. N. Smith is
spending a brief leave in Salem
at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Smith. Cpl. Smith
has only recently returned from
active service in the south Pacific
battle area. He-enlisted in De
cember, 1941. -
- Spending a short leave from the
Tongue Point naval training . sta
tion Saturday and . Sunday ' was
Seaman First Class' William Grev
son. Seaman Grevson. spent his
leave at the home of his sister,
Mrs. E. E. Brandt.'.
The war department has seat
word to Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Simp
son informing them that their son,
Lt. Garold I. Simpson, had been
wounded in action in "the south
Pacific. Lt. Simpson was with the
national guard company prior to
- the outbreak , of war. He grad
uated from Salem high school in
1930, serving as student body yell
king that year.
ho, was . a -visitor - in Rickreall
Sunday.
Georro Fuller, Jr., Is to report
to Camp Warren, Colo., by Sep
tember 2. He will be fin the ski
troop.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Larkins re
ceived a letter Tuesday from their
son. Staff Sgt. Melvin Larkins, in
New Guinea, the first they've had
since Junesaying that all the men
in company B are grand and that
they managed their, first shave
on July 25 after fighting so con
tinuously that they couldn't re
member the last one. The Larkins
have ' three sons in company B
First Sgt. Marvin and Cpl. Howard,
besides Melvin. ' "Everyone says
company B is lucky but we don't
think so. We're just good, Melvm
commented on their lack of in
juries.' : :.r
IX and Mrs. William Porter
have been visiting the capital city
and coastal points during Lt Por
ter's leave from duties at Camp
White, Medford. The couple have
visited with Mrs. R. L. Pen ton
and Mrs. Eugene Halley, rela
tives of . the lieutenant and Mrs.
Eugene Halley, Mrs. Porter's
mother, Mrs. Margaret Gilbert
Word , has been received here
by Mrs. Regina Miller, 1845 North
Summer, that - her son, ' Mica el
"Mike" Miller has arrived safely
in England. Miller- is a member
of the AAF. Miller praised the
morale of the English people and
reported having seen much
bombed territory. He is a Salem
high school graduate.
- - RICKREALL ' Staff Set Har
vey Beaver and his wife, Elsie, ar
rived; here last - Wednesday to
A t m m . .
pena a iwoweexs iuriougn wiin
his parents, Mr. and. Mrs; Arthur
Beaver. Harvey was on combat
duty in Australia and Java for a
year. Last December he was sta
tioned in'Pyote, Texas. Mrs. Bea
ver who until that time was em
ployed in '. Portland,-joined - him
there., They are visiting in -Port
land for a few days before re
turning to Texas.
Bill Byron Is now In training
with the navy at Astoria.. He vis
ited here Sunday, I
? Don Pence, now 1 at the naval
training station . at FariVgut, Ida-
Said Violating
Broker Law
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-(ff)-The
federal trade commission an
nounced Tuesday the Columbia
River Packers Association, Inc., of
Astoria, Ore., which packs, cans
and distributes Salmon,' shad and
other sea food products, has been
charged with violating the brokerage-section
or the Robinson-Pat-man
act. - -
The commission said the associa
tion sells through intermediaries
who are paid commissions of 2
per cent of the net purchase price,
and directly to other buyers who
are paid, directly or indirectly,
commissions of 5 per cent
The commission said the associa
tion has sold its products to buyers
m various states since 1836, paying
them commissions or similar fees,
or allowing them discounts. This
is in violation of the law, it added,
since the products ultimately- are
marketed under buyers' or sellers'
labels.
The association was given 20
days in which to answer the com
plaint - - . .
Drive Against
Black Markets
Is Launched
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Details of a nation-wide, cooper
ative campaign by homemakers
and 'merchants to hold down, the
cost i of living and ; combat black
markets were announced . Tuesday
by the office of price administra
tion as volunteer civic committees
in more than 100 communities
throughout the country conducted
local drives to secure signers for
a "Home Front Pledge.
Those signing the Home Front
Pledge agree, (1) . "I . will pay no
more than top legal price, and
(2) "1 will accept no rationed
goods without giving up ration
stamps. . i . :
In many communities, including
Oregon, merchants, retail associa
tions and chambers of commerce
are being asked to assist in the
campaign and retailers tire pledg
ing that they will neither seU
above , top legal prices, nor give
up rationed goods without collect
ing stamps, Richard G. Montgom
ery, OPA - district director ex
plained.
All persons signing the Home
Front, pledge will receive red,
white and blue stickers to display
in home or store windows signify
ing that they are willing to do
their part on the home front to
keep down the- cost living and
share scarce goods fairly with their
neighbors. ,
In' announcing details for the
program today, Chester Bowles,
general manager, said:
"The purpose of this program
is to permit every citizen retail
er, housewife, employer and em
ployeto become partners in un
derstanding and observing the
price and rationing regulations
which this war has forced upon
us.
. "This is not a program of the
office of price administration or
any other government agency, ft
is a people's program in which ev-1
ery thinking citizen can cooper
ate. ; All of us should remember
that in a democracy it is not the
government which must fight'
black ' markets ' or rising living
costs. It must be the people, for
they and they alone, have the
power to protect themselves from
the inroads of the black marketeer
and the chiseler ... .
During each local camrjaisn the
following eight-point program will
be stressed on the proper use of
ration stamps: i ;
.1. Do not attempt to make pur
chases with loose ration stamps.
2. Do not trade ration stamps.
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Beforetffey
Co Back
to School!
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GLASSES FOU ALL
EYES... Of J CREDIT
1, Do not lend ration books to
friends.
4. Do not purchase rationed
goods without stamps.-.
5. Do not attempt to use ration
stamps after they have expired."
6. Do not purchase rationed ar
ticles with ration books which are
not issued to you." l". ;.-4
7. Do not fail to return any ra
tion books or. stamps you may find
and
8. Do not give unused stamps to
your retailer.
Alumina Plant
For Northwest
Still Pending
TACOMA, Aug. 24,-vTr-Pos-sibility
of establishment of an
other aluminum' plant in either
Oregon or Washington are good.
Rep. . John M. Coffee (D-Wash.)
said here Tuesday, i - j ;1
Representative Coffee said Don
ald M. Nelson, chief of the war
production board ' told him - in . a
letter: "No final decision has been
reached regarding this project al
though it is . our present hope to
be able to find some suitable lo
cation: which will allow. for the
utilization of the advantages of
placing this plant . in ,-the Pacific
northwest, without incurring1 fur
ther manpower difficulties. We
see definite advantages in locat
ing the new alumina pUant in that
area." ' -
Cabbage Spoils;
OPA Blamed
EUGENE. Ore, Aug. 24.-WPV-
The Eugene Vegetable - Growers
association charged .Tuesday that
more than 100 tons of cabbage
have spoiled in this, area because
of OPA regulations, j H
G. Bernhard Fedde, association
attorney, said several; hundred
more tons may spoil unless price
ceilings are adjusted to enable
growers to make profitable ship
ments to southern . Oregon and
California markets.
Fedde said ho Would confer
with OPA officials in t Portland
this week.
Manager Removed
From Camp of '
Stricken Mexicans
GRANTS PASS, Ore., Aug. 24.-
UP)T. B. MitchelL , manager of
the war food administration camp
here where 280 Mexicans became
ill . of food poisoning last week,
was removed Tuesday. ?
V. C. Wood, assistant regional
chief of the WFA, said Mitchell
would be transferred to another
camp. Glen Thomas, Portland, is
to replace him here ; ;"
Source of the poisoning has not
been ; determined. All the Mexi
cans recovered. " '
Jap Threat
Said Removed
From Coast
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 24
(CP) - Maj.-Gen. G. R. Fearkes,
general officer commanding-in-chief.
Pacific 'command, following
his return from Kiska, said Tues
day that results accruing from the
taking of the last Aleutian Japa
nese strongholds removed in very
large part the threat . which had
existed against the Pacific coast
At a press conference, Gen.
Pearkes said that the operation
was completed with , virtually no
loss of personnel and consider
ably ahead of scheduled time.
The enemy had been forced to
vacate - the island. This was
achieved by cutting his communi
cation lines with the - seizure of
Attu; by sustained bombardment
from: air and sea; and the assem
bling of a force powerful enough
to ensure his destruction had he
remained.'
- "The Kiska operation,", said
Gen. Pearkes,; "proved that " Ca
nadian and American troops can
operate fside ;by side in the Pa
cific and have the greatest con
fidence, one in the other, and"
hold each other in the ' highest
regard. - "
. The Americans had been highly
impressed by the Canadian sol
diers, particularly their willing
ness to tackle any -job and their
fearlessness in carrying out their
duties. Handling barges in icy
water, they had displayed a ' high
standard of efficiency and. speed.
"And it must be remembered that
they were expecting to go into
action, to meet the enemy at any
time." t
Unopposed seizure of Kiska had
debunked the legend ; that every
Japanese . was a superman and
would fight to the last They had
simply quit s ; . -"
Some may have got back to Ja
pan from Kiska and some - may
have been caught'. Those return
ing took with them a story of de
feat and, abandonment of a great
deal of materiel; of ships in Kiska
harbor; of an enormous pile of
ruined Japanese aircraft and sub-'
marines destroyed at their base. '
"The story of such a defeat may
be of greater value' to the allied
cause than several thousand dead
Japanese on Kiska had the enemy
elected to stand and fight"
Opening of the northern route
to Japan would , be most useful
when the right time came. It was
the shortest route and led to the
very heart of the Japanese em
pire.
' The Regiment de Hull from
Quebec had caught the fancy of
Canadians . and Americans alike
with their boyish cheerfulness and
singing. The Americans quickly
adopted the song "Allouette.
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Army Trainer
Crash Kills Two
OLYMPIA, August 24--!P)-Two
army flier were killed when their
trainer plane from Olympiad air
port plunged to the ground in
flames about 10 miles south of here
late Tuesday - afternoon. Deputy
Sheriff C E. Van Allen said;
The plane struck a tree, clipping
off a wing,, after having circled
four times as it lost altitude, the
officer said. Flames spread quick
ly to adjacent loed-off land but
firefighters expected, to have the
blaze under control by nightfall.
Van Fleet's Right
To Post Challenged
PORTLAND, August 24 -
The right of Clark C" Van Fleet,
former OPA district raUonir-2 ci
ficer, to serve in the Portland city
commission, was challenged Tues
day by Walter V, Whitbcck, dem
ocratic candidate . for US senator
last year;. , '
Whitbeck said Van Fleet, " ap
pointed to a commission vacancy
last week, had not lived in the
city : three years, as required by
law. Van Fleet said he would take
no part in commission proceedings
until the city slt-.rr.ey passes ca
the question.
Hopycrcl3 Pay
Shipyard
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